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criste_n nyd_v our_o lord_n iesu_fw-la criste_fw-fr this_o be_v a_o holy_a man_n ¶_o you_o shall_v understonde_v thaâ—_n sainte_fw-fr john_n the_o evangelyst_n die_v the_o same_o day_n but_o holy_a church_n make_v no_o mention_v thereof_o for_o his_o day_n be_v hold_v in_o cristmas_n week_n then_o for_o these_o two_o johns_n beholden_a the_o worthy_a saint_n in_o hevyn_n thenne_n there_o be_v two_o scolar_n of_o dyvynite_a the_o one_o lovyd_v john_n baptyst_n &_o the_o other_o john_n evamgelyst_n and_o on_o a_o day_n they_o purpose_v to_o dispute_v in_o this_o mater_fw-la and_o the_o day_n be_v assign_v but_o thenne_n the_o night_n bifore_fw-la either_o johnes_n appear_v to_o their_o lover_n and_o bad_a theym_n leave_v their_o disputation_n for_o they_o be_v well_o accord_v in_o hevyn_n and_o make_v not_o stryf_v and_o thenne_n on_o the_o morrow_n bifore_fw-la all_o the_o people_n either_o tell_v his_o vision_n that_o be_v come_v to_o here_o theym_a dispute_n ¶_o and_o thenne_v all_o 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pauli_n good_a friend_n such_o a_o day_n you_o shall_v have_v the_o feste_fw-la of_o saint_n peter_n and_o poule_n and_o you_o shall_v fast_a the_o evyn_n and_o on_o the_o morrow_n come_v unto_o the_o chirche_n and_o worship_n god_n and_o prey_n to_o thyse_n two_o saint_n that_o be_v holy_a apostle_n to_o pray_v for_o us._n our_o lord_n have_v peter_n on_o the_o one_o side_n &_o poule_n on_o the_o other_o side_n and_o he_o have_v his_o wound_n open_a and_o fresh_a bleeding_n show_v to_o all_o manner_n of_o cristen_v people_n that_o he_o suffer_v those_o wound_n for_o us._n that_o be_v the_o v._o well_n of_o mercy_n that_o he_o suffer_v for_o us._n ¶_o you_o shall_v understonde_v that_o thyse_n two_o apostle_n be_v first_o great_a sinner_n but_o for_o they_o leave_v her_o sin_n and_o be_v sorry_a
criste_fw-fr a_o great_a fest_n not_o in_o delicate_a mete_n and_o drink_v but_o in_o fee_a criste_n and_o all_o his_o company_n for_o he_o feed_v all_o that_o will_v come_v for_o cryste_n sake_n for_o moche_n people_n sue_v criste_n where_o soevir_a he_o go_v secute_v sunt_fw-la cunturbe_v multe_n for_o dyvers_a cause_n many_o follow_v he_o some_o to_o be_v hele_v of_o her_o sore_n and_o of_o diverse_a sekenes_n and_o some_o to_o see_v miracle_n that_o criste_n do_v show_v some_o to_o eat_v and_o to_o drink_v with_o he_o and_o some_o that_o be_v his_o enemy_n that_o be_v learn_v in_o the_o law_n if_o they_o may_v have_v take_v he_o with_o any_o word_n whereby_o they_o may_v have_v accuse_v he_o and_o some_o to_o be_v reform_v in_o virtue_n &_o to_o here_o his_o doctrine_n and_o teching_n as_o the_o appostylle_n &_o many_o other_o vnde_fw-la uâ—â—â—â—s_fw-la morbus_fw-la signa_fw-la cibus_fw-la blasphemia_fw-la doctrina_fw-la fuere_fw-la cause_o cur_n dominum_fw-la turba_fw-la secuta_fw-la fuit_fw-la ¶_o and_o wahnne_n mathewe_n have_v feed_v criste_n thus_o &_o all_o that_o come_v with_o he_o criste_n make_v he_o oone_o of_o his_o descyciple_n and_o give_v he_o knowlege_a to_z prithee_o the_o bileve_n and_o god_n word_n so_o bold_o evir_a after_o that_o he_o spare_v neither_o for_o love_n ne_fw-mi for_o drede_fw-la so_o this_o matthew_v thappostell_n come_v on_o a_o time_n into_o 〈◊〉_d and_o prechyd_a that_o be_v calledâ—â—dabar_fw-la calledâ—â—dabar_fw-la and_o there_o he_o find_v moche_n people_n teach_v by_o the_o fende_v craft_n in_o nygramancy_n and_o teach_v so_o many_o thing_n &_o so_o merueylous_a that_o it_o be_v great_a wondre_fw-fr to_z here_o many_o mennys_n wytte_v and_o all_o for_o the_o people_n shall_v byleve_v in_o hem_n and_o do_v worship_n to_o theym_a thenne_n mathewe_v delyver_v their_o nygramancy_n so_o that_o all_o the_o people_n know_v open_o that_o it_o be_v the_o fende_v craft_n wherefore_o these_o people_n that_o bylevyd_v on_o this_o nygramancy_n make_v dragon_n by_o the_o fende_v craft_n to_o spit_n fire_n out_o of_o their_o mouth_n and_o brenne_n so_o that_o the_o stynche_n of_o theym_n slay_v moche_v people_n and_o they_o bring_v this_o dragon_n to_o have_v devour_v faint_a matthew_v and_o whanne_v matthew_v herd_n hereof_o he_o make_v a_o cross_n bifore_fw-la hem_n and_o go_v ayenste_n theym_a and_o anon_o the_o dragon_n fell_a down_o deed_n bifore_fw-la he_o thenne_n say_v matthew_v to_o the_o people_n if_o you_o have_v any_o may_v raise_v they_o again_o to_o lyf_v but_o they_o have_v no_o power_n ¶_o thennne_n say_v mathewe_v if_o i_o be_v not_o god_n servant_n i_o will_v make_v be_v there_o two_o roche_n of_o stone_n on_o either_o side_n that_o the_o werke_n may_v not_o up_o thenne_fw-fr saint_n mychael_v apere_v to_o a_o man_n that_o hyght_n haymo_n and_o bid_v he_o go_v and_o put_v away_o the_o roche_z and_o drede_v no_o thing_n so_o this_o man_n go_v thyder_n and_o set_v to_o his_o shoulder_n and_o bid_v the_o roche_z go_fw-mi utter_a in_o the_o name_n of_o god_n and_o saint_n mychaell_n and_o so_o the_o hyllis_n go_v utter_a as_o moche_v as_o need_v to_o the_o werke_n ¶_o narracio_fw-la ¶_o we_o rede_v also_o in_o the_o lyf_v of_o saint_n gregory_n how_o there_o be_v a_o great_a multytude_n of_o people_n in_o room_n and_o they_o see_v arrow_n of_o fire_n come_v 〈◊〉_d of_o the_o air_n and_o slay_v moche_n people_n thenne_n saint_n gregory_n pray_v to_o god_n to_o â—ease_v that_o pestilence_n thenne_n he_o see_v a_o angel_n stond_v upon_o a_o castle_n wall_n wipe_v his_o bloody_a sword_n but_o that_o angel_n he_o say_v be_v saint_n mychaell_o that_o be_v send_v thyde_a to_o punysshe_v the_o people_n for_o sin_n thus_o mychaell_o be_v marvelous_a in_o miracle_n werk_n also_o he_o be_v vyctoryous_a in_o fight_a for_o when_o the_o cytezen_n of_o sepotine_n be_v oppress_v with_o paynyme_n &_o shall_v gyve_v they_o batayle_n they_o pray_v oft_o to_o saint_n mychaell_n of_o help_n thenne_n the_o night_n before_o as_o the_o batayle_n shall_v be_v mychaell_o appear_v to_o the_o bysshop_n and_o say_v to_o he_o have_v no_o drede_n but_o go_v to_o the_o batayle_n bold_o and_o he_o will_v help_v he_o &_o so_o on_o the_o morrow_n when_o the_o batayle_n shall_v be_v the_o hill_n of_o garganê°_n be_v over_o cover_v with_o a_o great_a mist_n and_o arrow_n come_v out_o of_o the_o mist_n fleenge_v off_o fire_n and_o bolt_n of_o thunder_n and_o hatred_n moche_n people_n of_o the_o paynyme_n in_o so_o moche_v that_o they_o slay_v that_o night_n many_o and_o so_o many_o be_v sleyne_v and_o they_o that_o be_v a_o live_v see_v the_o great_a miracle_n of_o god_n and_o be_v crysten_v saint_a john_n the_o evangeliste_a seyth_n in_o he_o apocalypse_v how_o mychaell_o and_o his_o angellis_fw-la foughte_v with_o lucyfer_n in_o heaven_n that_o be_v call_v the_o dragon_n and_o his_o angellis_fw-la and_o with_o help_n of_o god_n mychaell_o have_v the_o better_a and_o drive_v out_o the_o dragon_n and_o all_o his_o felisship_n in_o to_o the_o air_n between_o heaven_n and_o earth_n and_o so_o they_o be_v there_o yet_o as_o thick_a as_o mote_n in_o the_o son_n and_o for_o cry_v come_v to_o heaven_n in_o a_o blast_n of_o thunder_n and_o therefore_o yet_o when_o they_o here_o thunder_v they_o fall_v down_o to_o the_o earth_n for_o fere_n and_o thenne_n they_o go_v not_o up_o again_o till_o they_o have_v do_v some_o harm_n for_o thenne_n they_o make_v â—ates_n stryve_v and_o manslaughter_n and_o make_v great_a wind_n both_o in_o land_n and_o in_o water_n and_o do_v moche_n harm_n and_o yet_o they_o will_v do_v moche_n more_o than_o they_o do_v never_o saint_n mychaell_o for_o all_o their_o sorrow_n be_v to_o see_v soul_n angellis_fw-la in_o heaven_n in_o the_o place_n there_o they_o be_v in_o to_o fore_fw-la also_o there_o be_v other_o spirit_n that_o stand_v not_o stedfaste_v towards_o god_n but_o flatter_a the_o which_o saint_n mychaell_o drive_v out_o of_o heaven_n all_o in_o to_o a_o isle_n off_o of_o the_o see_v as_o you_o shall_v here_o as_o faint_a brandon_n seyl_v in_o the_o see_v he_o come_v to_o a_o isle_n and_o see_v a_o tree_n that_o be_v right_o great_a both_o in_o height_n and_o in_o breed_n that_o be_v wonder_n to_o tell_v on_o the_o which_o tree_n sit_v many_o bird_n thyck_a than_o the_o bow_n and_o be_v as_o white_a as_o snow_n thenne_n he_o pray_v to_o god_n to_o know_v what_o they_o be_v thenne_n come_v one_o off_o they_o and_o sit_v on_o the_o shâ—ppis_fw-la â—â—â—de_v &_o batter_v with_o his_o wing_n â–ª_o and_o make_v a_o swoon_n like_o a_o organ_n â—â—â—me_v say_v brandon_v â–ª_o if_o thou_o become_v like_o a_o messenger_n speak_v and_o tell_v what_o you_o be_v thenne_n he_o say_v we_o be_v angellis_fw-la that_o stand_v not_o steadfast_a in_o the_o byleve_n as_o mychael_n be_v and_o therefore_o we_o be_v dreven_v out_o when_o mychaell_o drive_v out_o lucyfe_o &_o his_o angellis_fw-la but_o yet_o we_o have_v every_o day_n a_o remedy_n to_o worship_n god_n thenne_n be_v mychaell_o wonderful_a in_o appear_v merueylous_a in_o miracle_n do_v wherefore_o lete_fw-la we_o worship_n this_o holy_a angel_n that_o he_o may_v be_v our_o shield_v in_o fight_v against_o our_o goostly_a enemy_n the_o fiend_n so_o that_o we_o may_v have_v the_o victory_n of_o he_o now_o and_o ever_o amen_n ¶_o de_n festo_fw-la sancti_fw-la luce._n â—ood_a friend_n such_o a_o day_n you_o shall_v have_v faint_a luke_n day_n the_o evangelyst·_n you_o shall_v understonde_v the_o cryste_n have_v four_o evangelistis_fw-la that_o be_v mark_n matthew_v luke_o and_o john-thyse_a write_v the_o gospel_n the_o gospel_n be_v no_o more_o to_o say_v but_o goddis_fw-la word_n these_o holy_a evangelistis_fw-la write_v not_o oon_o that_o god_n speak_v but_o also_o what_o he_o die_v &_o what_o he_o suffer_v for_o mankind_n for_o it_o shall_v be_v know_v to_o all_o mankind_n for_o ever_o more_o to_o think_v on_o goddis_fw-la word_n and_o to_o do_v thereafter_o these_o four_o be_v liken_v to_o four_o dyverse_a beeste_n and_o so_o they_o be_v porture_v in_o four_o party_n off_o the_o cross_n on_o every_o side_n of_o cryste_n for_o mark_v a_o lion_n for_o matthew_v a_o man_n for_o luke_n a_o ox_n and_o for_o john_n a_o egle._n but_o lete_fw-la noman_n suppose_v that_o they_o be_v such_o beeste_n but_o liken_v to_o such_o beeste_n for_o dyverse_a cause_n for_o by_o cause_n that_o matthew_n write_v most_o of_o cristis_fw-la man_n heed_n therefore_o he_o be_v liken_v to_o a_o man_n and_o luke_o write_v moost_n of_o crystis_fw-la sacrefyce_n and_o his_o death_n â—herfore_o he_o be_v liken_v to_o a_o ox_n for_o a_o ox_n be_v offer_v in_o sacrifice_n of_o the_o old_a law_n in_o token_v that_o cryste_n shall_v be_v offer_v for_o sin_n of_o the_o peple_n in_o