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the_o egg_n /_o or_z under_o the_o hide_v ¶_o the_o ii_o degree_n of_o sobrenes_n &_o of_o measure_n ca._n c.lvi_o the_o second_o degree_n of_o sobrenes_n &_o of_o measure_n /_o be_v the_o one_o put_v measure_n in_o thappetyte_n /_o and_z in_o the_o desire_n of_o his_o will_n so_o that_o he_o lete_fw-la not_o the_o rain_n of_o the_o bridle_n over_o moche_n at_o large_a that_o he_o run_v not_o after_o the_o desire_n of_o his_o flesh_n /_o ne_z to_o the_o covetise_n of_o the_o world_n whereof_o the_o wise_a man_n say_v in_o the_o scrypture_n ne_o ensyewe_v not_o say_v he_o thy_o covetyse_n ne_o the_o desire_v of_o thy_o body_n /_o ne_z of_o thy_o flesh_n and_o beware_v /_o and_o keep_v the_o that_o thou_o accomplysshe_v not_o thy_o wylle_n for_o if_o thou_o do_v to_o thy_o herte_n his_o desire_n thou_o shall_v make_v joy_n to_o the_o fende_v of_o hell_n like_o as_o he_o that_o do_v to_o his_o adversarye_n a_o against_o who_o he_o must_v fight_v when_o he_o yield_v he_o vaynquyssh_v to_o he_o he_o yield_v high_a over_o come_fw-mi of_o the_o devyll_n that_o consent_v to_o evyll_n desire_v /_o &_o there_o fore_o say_v saint_n peter_n the_o apostle_n i_o conioure_fw-fr you_o as_o stranger_n and_o pylgryme_n /_o that_o you_o make_v abstynence_n of_o flesshe_o desire_v /_o and_o keep_v you_o well_o /_o for_z they_o make_v their_o batayle_n /_o and_o war_n ageyn_v the_o soul_n he_o that_o be_v a_o pylgryme_n and_o a_o stranger_n be_v out_o of_o his_o land_n and_o country_n and_o be_v in_o the_o country_n where_o as_o be_v many_o thief_n &_o robber_n that_o espi_v the_o pylgryme_n and_o lie_v in_o a_o wait_n in_o the_o way_n wherefore_o he_o ought_v to_o keep_v he_o well_o that_o he_o fall_v not_o in_o their_o ande_fw-mi /_o and_o think_v how_o he_o may_v go_v sure_o all_z the_o good_a man_n in_o this_o world_n be_v stranger_n and_o pylgrym_n they_o be_v stranger_n /_o for_z they_o be_v out_o of_o their_o country_n /_o that_o be_v heaven_n /_o which_o be_v the_o herytage_n 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say_v /_o if_o thou_o will_v gete_v the_o virtue_n of_o sobrenes_n and_o of_o attempraunce_n /_o thou_o must_v put_v fro_o the_o and_o take_v away_o thy_o desire_v /_o and_o set_v a_o bridle_n afore_o thy_o covetyse_n for_o like_a as_o a_o man_n hold_v a_o horse_n by_o the_o bridle_n that_o he_o go_v not_o at_o his_o will_n right_o so_o ought_v one_o to_o retain_v his_o herte_n /_o his_o desire_v /_o and_z his_o will_n /_o by_o the_o bridle_n of_o sobrenesse_n and_o of_o attemperaunce_n /_o that_o he_o abandon_v he_o not_o ne_o gyve_v himself_o all_o over_o to_o the_o vanyte_n and_o to_z the_o covetyse_n of_o the_o world_n ¶_o the_o three_o degree_n of_o sobrenes_n and_o of_o the_o virtue_n of_o attemperaunce_n ca._n c.lvii_o the_o three_o degree_n of_o the_o virtue_n of_o sobrenes_n /_o &_o of_o attempraunce_n be_v to_o set_v &_o keep_v measure_n in_o word_n /_o whereof_o solomon_n say_v /_o that_o the_o wise_n and_o well_o attemper_v mesure_v his_o word_n as_o saint_n iherom_n say_v that_o by_z the_o point_n of_o word_n be_v the_o life_n porue_v that_o be_v to_o say_v /_o after_z the_o word_n may_v one_o know_v the_o wit_n &_o the_o folly_n of_o a_o man_n /_o like_o as_o a_o hog_n or_o a_o swine_n be_v know_v by_o the_o tongue_n /_o if_o he_o be_v hole_n or_o mesell_n and_o therefore_o say_v the_o wise_a man_n in_o the_o scrypture_n /_o that_o the_o word_n of_o a_o wise_a man_n be_v poise_v in_o a_o balance_n /_o that_o be_v to_o say_v /_o that_o a_o wise_a man_n ought_v to_o peyse_v his_o word_n in_o the_o balance_n of_o reason_n /_o and_z of_o dyscrescyon_n /_o that_o he_o be_v not_o reprehend_v there_o be_v some_o people_n that_o may_v not_o be_v still_o ne_o keep_v theym_fw-mi fro_o speak_v /_o be_v it_o true_a or_o be_v it_o lose_v /_o which_o be_v like_o to_o a_o water_n mill_v without_o skluy_v /_o that_o always_o tourn_v after_o the_o course_n of_o the_o water_n for_o they_o have_v as_o many_o word_n as_o water_n at_o mill_v but_o the_o wise_a man_n set_v 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