as_o the_o semyth_n be_v contrary_a thereto_o for_o that_o styre_a be_v not_o thy_o faith_n but_o the_o faith_n of_o holy_a chyrche_n be_v thy_o faith_n though_o thou_o never_o see_v it_o ne_o feel_v it_o and_o bear_v then_o such_o styrynge_v pacyent_o as_o a_o scourge_n of_o our_o lord_n by_o the_o which_o he_o will_v cleanse_v thy_o heart_n &_o make_v thy_o faith_n steadfast_a also_o the_o behove_v to_o love_n &_o worship_n in_o thy_o herte_n all_o the_o law_n &_o ordinance_n make_v by_o prelate_n &_o ruler_n of_o holy_a chyrche_n other_o in_o declare_v of_o the_o faith_n or_o of_o the_o sacrament_n or_o in_o general_a of_o all_o crysten_v man_n meke_o &_o true_o assent_v to_o they_o though_o it_o be_v so_o that_o thou_o know_v not_o the_o cause_n of_o her_o ordinance_n and_o though_o the_o think_v that_o some_o be_v unskylful_a thou_o shall_v not_o deem_v they_o ne_o reprove_v they_o but_z worship_n hem_v all_o though_o they_o long_o but_o lytyl_o to_o the_o ne_n receyve_v thou_o non_fw-fr opinion_n ne_fw-fr fantasye_a ne_o syngule_a conceit_n under_o colour_n of_o more_o holiness_n as_o some_o do_v y_o it_o be_v not_o wise_a neither_o by_o thy_o own_o ymagining_a ne_o by_o teching_n of_o none_o other_o man_n which_o contrary_v to_o the_o the_o least_o ordinance_n or_o general_a teching_n of_o all_o holy_a chyrche_n and_o over_o this_o thou_o shall_v hope_v steadfast_o y_fw-mi t_o thou_o be_v orden_v of_o our_o lord_n to_o be_v save_v as_o one_o of_o his_o choose_a by_o his_o mercy_n &_o stir_v not_o fro_o this_o hope_n what_o so_o thou_o heryst_n or_o see_v or_o what_o temptation_n thou_o be_v in_o and_o though_o thou_o think_v so_o y_o â—_o great_a a_o wretch_n y_fw-fr t_o thou_o be_v worthy_a to_o sink_v in_o to_o hell_n for_o that_o thou_o do_v no_o good_a ne_o serve_v god_n as_o thou_o shall_v do_v yet_o hold_v the_o in_o this_o troth_n &_o in_o this_o hope_n &_o ask_v mercy_n &_o all_o shall_v be_v right_a well_o you_o &_o though_o all_o y_fw-fr e_fw-la devylles_n of_o hell_n apere_v in_o bodily_a lyknes_n sleep_a or_o wake_v sayenge_a to_o you_o e_o that_o thou_o shall_v not_o be_v save_v or_o all_o man_n lyve_v in_o earth_n or_o all_o the_o angel_n in_o heaven_n if_o it_o may_v be_v say_v to_o the_o the_o same_o thou_o shall_v not_o leave_v they_o ne_o be_v styre_v moche_n from_o the_o hope_n of_o saluacyon_n this_o i_o say_v to_o the_o for_z some_o ben_fw-mi so_o weyke_a &_o so_o simple_a y_o it_o when_o they_o have_v yeven_v hemself_n all_o hooly_a to_o serve_v god_n after_o her_o cunning_a if_o they_o feel_v any_o styre_v within_o by_o thy_o cast_a of_o themmye_n or_o elles_fw-fr fro_o without_o of_o any_o of_o the_o devylles_n prophetis_fw-la which_o men_z callen_v soothe_v sayer_n that_o they_o shall_v not_o be_v save_v or_z her_o state_n of_o her_o manner_n of_o lyve_v be_v not_o pâ—esaunt_n to_o god_n they_o ben_fw-mi astony_v &_o styre_v with_o such_o word_n &_o so_o for_o uncâ—ning_a they_o fall_v sontyme_o in_o a_o great_a hâ—uynes_n &_o as_o it_o werein_o a_o dyspayr_a of_o saluacyon_n wherefore_o as_o i_o think_v it_o be_v spedfull_a to_o eâ—ery_a creature_n which_o by_o our_o lord_n ihesu_n cryst_n be_v in_o full_a will_n to_o forsake_v sin_n &_o as_o cler_o as_o his_o conscyence_n tellyth_v he_o he_o suffer_v no_o dede_o sin_n rest_n in_o he_o y_o it_o he_o ne_o shrive_v he_o soon_o thereof_o &_o make_v he_o to_o y_z e_z sacrament_n of_o holy_a chyrche_fw-fr for_o to_o have_v a_o trust_n of_o saluacyon_n and_o moche_n more_o than_o they_o that_o yeven_v they_o hoo_o to_o god_n &_o fleen_n venyal_n sin_n after_o she_o may_v and_o on_o the_o contrary_a wise_n as_o peryllous_a it_o be_v to_o he_o which_o lie_v wyttyng_o in_o dede_o sin_n for_o to_o have_v trust_n of_o saluacyon_n &_o in_o hope_n of_o y_fw-fr e_o trust_n will_v not_o forsake_v his_o sign_n ne_o low_a he_o true_o to_o god_n &_o holy_a chyrche_n ¶_o how_o a_o stable_a intent_n be_v nedeful_a to_o thyse_n y_o it_o shall_v please_v god_n &_o dyscrecyon_n in_o bodily_a werke_n ca_n xxii_o the_o three_o thing_n which_o be_v nedeful_a to_o the_o for_o to_o have_v in_o thy_o beginning_n be_v a_o hole_n &_o a_o stable_a entencyon_n that_o be_v for_o to_o say_v a_z whole_a will_n &_o a_o desire_n only_o for_o to_o please_v god_n for_o that_o be_v charyte_v without_o which_o all_o be_v nought_o that_o thou_o do_v and_o thou_o shall_v set_v thin_a intent_n always_o for_o to_o serche_fw-fr and_o traveyle_n how_o thou_o may_v please_v he_o no_o time_n for_o to_o cease_v wilful_o of_o good_a ocupacyon_n other_o bodily_a or_o ghostly_a ne_o thou_o shall_v not_o set_v a_o time_n in_o thy_o heart_n as_o thus_o long_o thou_o will_v serve_v god_n &_o sythen_a to_o suffer_v thy_o heart_n wilful_o fall_v down_o in_o to_o vain_a thought_n &_o idle_a ocupation_n wen_a that_o it_o be_v nedful_a for_o save_v of_o thy_o bodily_a kind_n leve_v y_o e_o keep_a of_o thy_o heart_n &_o good_a ocupacyon_n seek_v a_o rest_n &_o comfort_n for_o a_o time_n outward_a by_o thy_o bodily_a wytte_n or_o inward_o vanytee_n as_o it_o be_v for_o recreacyon_n of_o thy_o spirit_n \_o for_o it_o shall_v be_v more_o sharp_a afterward_o to_o ghostly_a traveyle_n for_o i_o trow_v it_o be_v not_o sooth_n i_o say_v not_o that_o thou_o may_v in_o deed_n perform_v thy_o intent_n for_o oft_o scythe_n thy_o bodily_a need_n eâ—ing_n drynk_v sleep_v &_o speak_v &_o y_o e_o fraylte_n of_o y_fw-fr e_o flesh_n shall_v let_v the_o be_v thou_o never_o so_o besye_v &_o hynder_n the_o but_o i_o will_v that_o thy_o will_n &_o thy_o extent_n be_v always_o whole_o to_o traveyle_v ghostly_a or_o bodily_a &_o no_o time_n to_o be_v idle_a but_o always_o lyft_v up_o thy_o heart_n by_o desire_n to_o god_n &_o to_o y_fw-fr e_o bliss_n of_o heaven_n whether_o thou_o eat_v or_o drink_v or_o any_o other_o bodily_a traveyle_n that_o thou_o use_v asmoche_o as_o thou_o may_v wilful_o leave_v it_o not_o for_o if_o thou_o have_v this_o intent_n it_o shall_v make_v the_o ever_o quick_a &_o sharpein_o thy_o travail_v &_o if_o thou_o fall_v by_o fraylte_n or_o neclygence_n in_o any_o idle_a ocupacyon_n or_o vaynspeche_n it_o shall_v smyre_v upon_o thy_o heart_n sharp_o as_o a_o prycke_n &_o make_v y_o it_o for_o to_o irk_v &_o be_v weary_a of_o all_o vanytee_n &_o for_o to_o tear_v again_o hasty_o to_o inward_a think_n of_o ihun_n cryst_n or_o to_o some_o good_a ocupacyon_n for_o anence_n thy_o bodily_a kind_n it_o be_v good_a for_o to_o use_v descresyon_n in_o eting_a drynk_n &_o sleep_a &_o in_o all_o manner_n bodily_a penance_n &_o in_o long_a prayer_n by_o speech_n or_o in_o bodily_a feeling_n by_o great_a fervour_n of_o devocyon_n other_o in_o weep_a or_o such_o other_o &_o also_o in_o ymagyne_v of_o the_o spirit_n when_o a_o man_n felyth_v no_o grace_n in_z all_o thyse_n werke_n it_o be_v good_a to_o keep_v discrecyon_n for_o the_o mean_a be_v y_z e_z best_o but_o in_o deserve_v of_o sign_n by_o keep_v of_o thy_o herâ—_n &_o in_o continue_v â–ª_o desire_n of_o virtue_n &_o you_o e_o bliss_n of_o heaven_n &_o for_o to_o have_v the_o ghostly_a know_v &_o the_o love_a of_o ihun_n cryst_n hold_v thou_o no_o mean_a for_o the_o more_o that_o it_o be_v of_o this_o the_o good_a it_o be_v for_o thou_o shall_v have_v sign_n &_o all_o flesshly_a love_n &_o drede_n in_o thy_o heart_n without_o see_v and_z thou_o shall_v love_v virtue_n &_o clenes_n &_o desire_v they_o without_o stint_v if_o thou_o may_v i_o say_v not_o that_o it_o be_v nedful_a to_o saluacyon_n but_z i_o hope_v it_o be_v spedful_a &_o if_o thou_o keep_v it_o thou_o shall_v profit_n more_o in_o one_o year_n in_o virtue_n than_o thou_o shall_v without_o this_o profit_n in_o viâ—_n year_n ¶_o of_o a_o lytyl_o â—ehersing_v of_o thing_n say_v before_o &_o of_o make_v of_o offering_n that_o shall_v be_v offer_v to_o god_n caplm_n xxiii_o now_o i_o have_v tell_v the_o first_o of_o end_n which_o thou_o shall_v behold_v in_o thy_o desire_v &_o draw_v toward_o it_o as_o nigh_o as_o thou_o may_v also_o i_o have_v say_v the_o of_o the_o beginning_n what_o y_o e_o need_v for_o to_o have_v as_o mekenes_n sike_a troth_n &_o a_o hole_n intent_n to_o god_n upon_o y_fw-es e_fw-es which_o ground_n thou_o shall_v set_v thy_o ghostly_a house_n by_o prayer_n &_o by_o medytacyon_n &_o other_o ghostly_a virtue_n thene_n say_v i_o to_o the_o thus_o pray_v thou_o or_o think_v thou_o or_o any_o other_o deed_n y_fw-fr t_o thou_o do_v good_a by_o grace_n or_z bad_a by_o thy_o own_o freilte_n or_o what_o y_o it_o thou_o fely_v see_v or_o hear_v smell_v or_o
ghostly_a fire_n as_o is_z y_z t_z love_n of_o god_n bren_v &_o waste_v all_o flesshly_a love_n &_o lykynge_n in_o a_o man_n soul_n and_o this_o fire_n be_v stokyn_n in_o my_o bone_n as_o the_o ê“phete_n say_v of_o himself_o that_o be_v for_o to_o say_v this_o love_v fulfyllyth_a y_o e_o myghte_v of_o my_o soul_n as_o mind_n reason_n and_o will_n of_o grace_n &_o ghostly_a swetnes_n as_o marrow_n fyllyth_v full_a y_fw-mi e_o bone_n &_o y_z t_z within_z and_o not_o wihout_n in_o the_o wytte_n nevertheless_o it_o be_v so_o mighty_a within_o y_o t_o it_o smit_v out_o in_o to_o the_o body_n &_o makyth_v all_o the_o body_n quake_v &_o tremyse_v it_o be_v so_o for_o fro_o the_o bodily_a kind_n &_o so_o unkouth_n y_fw-mi t_z he_o can_v no_o skill_n on_o it_o &_o may_v not_o bear_v it_o but_z fall_v &_o fall_v down_o as_o the_o prophet_n say_v and_o therefore_o our_o lord_n temperith_v it_o &_o withdraw_v the_o fervour_n &_o suffer_v the_o heart_n to_o fall_v in_o to_o a_o sobyrte_n of_o more_o softness_n who_o can_v pray_v thus_o oft_o he_o spede_v soon_o in_o his_o traveyle_n he_o shall_v gete_v more_o of_o virtue_n in_o a_o lytyl_o time_n than_o some_o man_n without_o this_o or_o a_o neither_o as_o good_a shall_v gete_v in_o long_a tyme._n for_o all_o the_o bodily_a penance_n y_o it_o he_o may_v do_v \_o and_o who_o have_v this_o it_o need_v not_o for_o to_o charge_v y_z e_o bodily_a kind_n with_o more_o penance_n than_o it_o berith_v if_o he_o have_v it_o oft_o ¶_o of_o the_o three_o manner_n of_o prayer_n that_o be_v onn_o in_o y_fw-fr e_fw-la herte_fw-la without_o speech_n outward_a caplm_fw-ge xxxii_o the_o three_o manner_n of_o prayer_n be_v onn_o in_o the_o heart_n without_o speech_n by_o grece_z rest_n &_o softness_n of_o y_fw-es e_fw-es bodi_fw-la &_o of_o the_o soul_n a_z clean_a heart_n he_o behove_v to_o have_v that_o shall_v pray_v well_o thus_o for_o it_o be_v of_o such_o man_n &_o wyman_n that_o by_o long_o traveylle_v bodily_a &_o ghostly_a or_o elles_fw-fr by_o such_o sharp_a smytynge_n of_o love_n as_o i_o have_v before_o say_v come_fw-mi into_o rest_n of_o speryte_n so_o that_o her_o affeccyon_n be_v turn_v in_o to_o ghostly_a savour_n that_o they_o mowenygh_fw-mi contynuel_o pray_v in_o her_o heart_n and_o love_n &_o praise_v god_n withowt_n great_a let_v of_o temptacyon_n or_o of_o vanytee_n as_o i_o have_v before_o say_v in_o the_o second_o part_n of_o contemplacyon_n of_o this_o manner_n of_o prayer_n say_v saint_n poule_n thus_o no_o si_fw-la orem_fw-la lingua_fw-la spiritus_fw-la meus_fw-la orat_fw-la xiiii_o mens_fw-la autem_fw-la mesine_fw-la fructu_fw-la est_fw-la quidergo_v orabo_fw-la et_fw-fr spritu_fw-la orabo_fw-la &_o ment_fw-la psallam_fw-la spiritu_fw-la psallam_fw-la &_o ment_fw-la that_o be_v to_o say_v if_o i_o pray_v with_o my_o tongue_n by_o the_o will_n of_o spirit_n &_o by_o traveyle_n the_o prayer_n be_v medeful_a but_o my_o soul_n be_v not_o feed_v for_o it_o felyth_v not_o the_o fruit_n of_o ghostly_a sweetness_n by_o understond_v what_o shall_v i_o then_o do_v say_v saint_n paul_a and_o he_o answeryth_v &_o say_v i_o shall_v pray_v by_o traveyle_n &_o desire_v of_o the_o spirit_n and_o i_o shall_v pray_v also_o more_o inward_o in_o my_o spirit_n without_o travail_n in_o ghostly_a savour_n &_o swetnes_n of_o the_o love_n &_o y_o e_o sight_n of_o god_n by_o the_o which_o sight_n &_o feeling_n of_o love_n my_o soul_n be_v feed_v thus_o as_o i_o understonde_v saint_n paul_n cowde_o pray_v of_o this_o manner_n of_o prayer_n speak_v our_o lord_n in_o holy_a wrytte_n by_o fygure_n thus_o ¶_o ignis_fw-la in_o altari_fw-la meo_fw-la semê‘_n ardebit_fw-la ê¯_n &_o cotidie_fw-la sacerdos_fw-la surgens_fw-la mane_n subiciet_fw-la ligna_fw-la ut_fw-la ignis_fw-la non_fw-la extinguatur_fw-la this_o be_v for_o to_o say_v the_z tire_v of_o love_n shall_v ever_o be_v light_n in_o the_o soul_n of_o a_o devoute_a &_o clean_a man_n or_o woman_n the_z which_o be_v the_o awter_n of_o our_o lord_n and_o they_o press_v shall_v every_o day_n at_o morn_n lie_v to_o stycke_n &_o norysshe_v the_o fire_n that_o be_v to_o say_v this_o man_n shall_v by_o holy_a psalm_n clean_a thought_n &_o fervent_a desire_n norysshe_v the_o fire_n of_o love_n in_o his_o heart_n that_o it_o go_fw-mi no_o tout_o in_o any_o time_n this_o test_n our_o lord_n yevyth_v to_o some_o of_o his_o servant_n as_o it_o be_v a_o reward_n of_o her_o travail_n and_o a_o shadow_n of_o the_o love_n which_o they_o shall_v have_v in_o y_z e_z bliss_n of_o heaven_n ¶_o how_o man_n shall_v do_v that_o ben_fw-mi traveyl_v with_o vain_a thought_n in_o her_o prayer_n ca._n xxxiii_o but_o now_o see_v thou_o that_o i_o speak_v over_o high_a to_o the_o in_o this_o manner_n of_o prayer_n for_o it_o be_v no_o mastery_n to_o i_o for_o to_o say_v it_o for_z it_o be_v no_o mastery_n to_o i_o say_v that_o thou_o can_v not_o pray_v thus_o devout_o ne_v so_o holy_a in_o heart_n as_o i_o speak_v of_o for_o when_o thou_o will_v have_v y_o e_o mind_n of_o thy_o heart_n upwarde_o to_o god_n in_o thy_o prayer_n thou_o fely_v so_o many_o thought_n in_o vain_a of_o thy_o own_o dede_n before_o do_v or_o what_o thou_o shall_v do_v &_o of_o other_o menens_fw-la dede_n and_o such_o many_o other_o let_v &_o taryengne_n so_o y_o â—_o thou_o may_v neither_o feel_v savour_n ne_o rest_n ne_o devocyon_n in_o thy_o say_n and_o oft_o scythe_n the_o more_o thou_o travayle_v to_o keep_v thy_o heart_n the_o ferder_n it_o be_v fro_o the_o &_o the_o hard_a sometime_o from_o the_o beginning_a to_o the_o last_o end_n that_o the_o think_v it_o be_v but_o lose_v all_o that_o thou_o do_v and_o unto_o this_o that_o thou_o say_v that_o i_o speak_v to_o high_a to_o the_o of_o prayer_n i_o grant_v well_o that_o i_o speak_v otherwise_o than_o i_o can_v or_o may_v do_v nevertheless_o i_o say_v it_o for_o this_o intent_n that_o thou_o sholdee_v know_v how_o we_o ought_v to_o pray_v if_o we_o die_v well_o and_o sythen_a we_o may_v not_o do_v so_o that_z we_o know_v thene_n our_o feblenes_n meke_o and_o cry_v god_n mercy_n our_o lord_n bid_v thus_o himself_o when_o he_o say_v â—diliges_v dnmm_n deum_fw-la tuum_fw-la ex_fw-la toto_fw-la cord_n tuo_fw-la mxxii_o ex_fw-la tota_fw-la aina_fw-la tua_fw-la &_o exorimbê°_n viribus_fw-la â—uis_fw-fr thou_o shall_v love_v god_n of_o all_o thin_a heart_n &_o all_o thy_o soul_n &_o all_o thy_o may_v it_o be_v impossible_a to_o any_o man_n for_o to_o fulfylle_v this_o bidding_n so_o full_o as_o it_o be_v say_v lyve_v in_o erche_fw-fr and_o yet_o nevertheke_n our_o lord_n bid_v we_o for_o to_o love_v so_o for_o this_o entenct_n as_o saint_n bernard_v say_v that_o we_o shall_v know_v thereby_o our_o feblenes_n and_o thenne_fw-fr mekely_a cry_n after_o mercy_n and_z we_o â—hal_v have_v it_o nevertheless_o i_o shall_v tell_v the_o as_o i_o thynk_v in_o this_o ask_n what_o thou_o shall_v pray_v make_v thy_o intent_n &_o thy_o wylle_n in_o the_o beginning_a as_o hole_n and_o as_o clean_o 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mind_n for_o to_o stir_v the_o affeccyon_n &_o y_o e_o reason_n of_o man_n soul_n to_o loath_a vanytee_n of_o this_o world_n &_o for_o to_o desire_v the_o joy_n of_o heaven_n thyse_n word_n i_o say_v not_o to_o the_o as_o i_o have_v full_o show_v the_o y_o â—_o manner_n of_o medytacyon_n as_o they_o be_v wrought_v in_o a_o man_n soul_n but_o i_o touch_v hen_n to_o the_o a_o lytyll_a y_fw-fr â—_o thou_o may_v by_o this_o have_v more_o understond_v ¶_o how_o a_o man_n shall_v do_v when_o he_o felyth_v no_o savour_n ne_o comfort_n in_o his_o medytacyon_n caplm_fw-ge xv_o nevertheless_o i_o thynk_v it_o be_v good_a to_o the_o y_fw-es e_fw-it when_o thou_o dysposy_v the_o to_o think_v on_o god_n as_o i_o have_v before_o say_v or_o on_o otherwise_o &_o peraventure_fw-fr thau_fw-fr fely_v no_o savour_n ne_o devocyon_n in_o thy_o think_n but_o oon_o a_o naked_a mind_n &_o a_o weyke_a will_n y_a t_o thou_o will_v fain_o think_v on_o god_n but_o thou_o can_v not_o than_o i_o hope_v it_o be_v good_a to_o the_o y_o t_o thou_o stryve_v not_o to_o mekyl_v with_o thyself_o for_o thou_o may_v so_o lyght_o fall_v it_o too_o more_o derknes_n but_o if_o thou_o be_v more_o sly_a in_o thy_o werk_n &_o therefore_o i_o hold_v it_o most_o syker_n unto_o y_fw-fr â—_o for_o to_o say_v thy_o pater_fw-la noster_fw-la &_o thin_a aue._n or_o ellis_fw-la thy_o matyne_n or_o elly_n for_o to_o rede_n upon_o thy_o sauter_n for_o you_o â—_o severmore_o a_o syke_a standard_n y_o it_o will_v not_o fail_v who_o so_o may_v cleve_v thereto_o he_o shall_v not_o err_v &_o if_o thou_o may_v by_o thy_o prayer_n gete_a devocyon_n look_n than_o this_o devocyon_n be_v only_o in_o affeccyon_n y_o it_o be_v to_o say_v in_o great_a desire_n to_o god_n with_o ghostly_a delyte_n hold_v forth_o than_o thy_o say_n &_o break_v not_o lyght_o of_o for_o often_o it_o fallyth_v you_o to_o prayeng_v with_o y_z e_z mouth_n getyth_o &_o keep_v devocyon_n &_o if_o a_o man_n cese_n of_o say_v devocyon_n vanyssh_v away_o 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