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io._n 8._o than_o shall_v you_o be_v in_o deed_n my_o disciple_n &_o so_o know_v for_o my_o disciple_n /_o so_o be_v obedience_n than_o êfytable_a unto_o the_o soul_n ¶_o of_o the_o final_a meryte_n and_o high_a reward_n of_o obedience_n the_o twenty_o chapitre_fw-fr the_o final_a meryte_n and_o high_a reward_n of_o obedience_n be_v grace_n in_o this_o life_n present_v /_o and_o glory_n in_o the_o life_n to_o come_v for_o sure_o obedience_n do_v obtain_v here_o moche_n grace_n and_o do_v also_o multiply_v the_o same_o super_fw-la quem_fw-la say_v our_o lord_n requiescet_fw-la spiritus_fw-la meus_fw-la etc._n etc._n upon_o who_o say_v he_o shall_v my_o spirit_n rest_n /_o dwell_v /_o bide_v and_o continue_v but_o upon_o the_o person_n that_o be_v meek_a in_o spirit_n and_o obedient_a thereafter_o god_n be_v ever_o ready_a and_o present_a by_o his_o grace_n to_o help_v and_o conforte_v the_o person_n obedient_a /_o as_o do_v appear_v in_o saint_n petre_n when_o he_o at_o the_o bidding_n 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that_o angel_n do_v ascend_v and_o descend_v by_o that_o ladder_n /_o which_o thing_n do_v signify_v the_o manifold_a grace_n that_o our_o lord_n do_v daily_a minister_n by_o his_o holy_a angel_n unto_o the_o person_n obedient_a our_o lord_n say_v also_o of_o himself_o c._n io._n 14._o c._n who_o so_o do_v love_v i_o say_v he_o will_v be_v obedient_a unto_o my_o bid_n /_o the_o reward_v whereof_o do_v follow_v and_o my_o father_n of_o heaven_n will_v love_v he_o /_o and_z we_o both_o will_v come_v unto_o he_o or_o unto_o his_o house_n /_o that_z be_v to_o say_v /_o into_z his_o soul_n and_o there_o will_v we_o make_v our_o mansion_n and_o dwell_a place_n with_o he_o /_o a_z good_a gift_n /_o and_o moche_v comfortable_a unto_o the_o soul_n i_o assure_v you_o 81._o glosa_fw-la suê_n illud_fw-la qua_fw-la si_fw-la peccatum_fw-la alielandi_fw-la est_fw-la repung_n 1._o re._n 15_o e._n psal_n 81._o the_o merit_n of_o obedience_n be_v so_o moche_n that_o thereof_o be_v say_v sola_fw-la obedientia_fw-la est_fw-la quae_fw-la fidei_fw-la meritum_fw-la possidet_fw-la sine_fw-la qua_fw-la infidelis_fw-la cuique_fw-la convincitur_fw-la obedience_n be_v that_o virtue_n that_o alone_o have_v the_o merit_n of_o feythe_n without_o which_o every_o êsone_n be_v account_v &_o condemn_v as_o a_o infidele_n /_o or_z unfeythful_a êsone_n and_o the_o êphet_n say_v preceptum_fw-la dni_fw-la lucidun_fw-la etc._n etc._n the_o commandment_n of_o our_o lord_n /_o is_z unto_o the_o êsone_fw-mi obediente_a /_o bright_a and_o shine_a /_o and_o do_v illumine_v and_o gyve_v light_a unto_o the_o eye_n and_o sight_n that_o be_v to_o mean_v do_v teach_v the_o conscience_n to_o perceyve_v the_o troth_n in_o all_o doubt_n or_o error_n for_o the_o iugemente_n of_o our_o lord_n as_o folowethe_v there_o bene_fw-la unto_o the_o person_n obediente_a true_a in_o themselves_o /_o and_o so_o be_v they_o show_v and_o byleve_v of_o the_o say_v êsones_o /_o nothing_o dout_v of_o they_o in_o any_o wise_n but_o unto_o they_o more_o desyrable_a and_o pleasant_a /_o than_o any_o riches_n /_o silver_n /_o gold_n /_o or_z precious_a stone_n and_o more_o sweet_a &_o delectable_a unto_o the_o herte_n &_o soul_n of_o the_o odient_a êsone_n than_o be_v honey_n or_o sugar_n unto_o the_o mouth_n or_o palate_n and_o therefore_o say_v he_o good_a lord_n /_o thy_o love_a servant_n do_v keep_v thy_o commandment_n and_o in_o keep_a of_o they_o be_v moche_n meryte_n and_o most_o high_a reward_n and_o in_o a_o other_o place_n ideo_fw-la dilexi_fw-la mandata_fw-la tua_fw-la super_fw-la aurum_fw-la et_fw-la topasion_n 118._o psal_n 118._o i_o have_v therefore_o as_o a_o liberal_a obedienser_n love_v thy_o commandment_n above_o and_o moche_v more_o than_o any_o gold_n or_o pcious_a stone_n and_o therefore_o have_v i_o with_o all_o due_a diligence_n order_v myself_o unto_o obedience_n and_o thereby_o have_v i_o hate_v and_o avoid_v the_o way_n of_o wickedness_n /_o or_o all_o wyke_v way_n august_n august_n saint_n augustyne_n also_o say_v that_o the_o more_o obedient_a one_o person_n be_v in_o this_o life_n above_o a_o neither_o the_o more_o large_a shall_v be_v his_o meryte_n &_o reward_v in_o the_o life_n to_o come_v ibidem_fw-la ibidem_fw-la and_o mortal_a man_n say_v he_o shall_v by_o the_o meryt_n reward_n of_o obedience_n pass_v /_o attain_v /_o and_o come_v /_o unto_o the_o immortalite_n of_o angel_n and_o so_o to_o conclude_v obedience_n do_v open_a heaven_n gate_n /_o &_o do_v convey_v and_o carry_v the_o obedient_a person_n there_o into_o for_o without_o due_a obedience_n can_v never_o man_n be_v the_o child_n of_o salvation_n /_o ne_o entre_fw-fr the_o gate_n of_o heaven_n /_o our_o saviour_n to_o wytne_v /_o where_o he_o say_v b._n matth._n 19_o b._n si_fw-mi vis_fw-la
self_n but_o yet_o so_o far_o move_v /_o that_o he_o will_v be_v glad_a if_o it_o shall_v hap_n /_o &_o fortune_n hin_a by_o any_o other_o mean_v to_o be_v hurt_v you_o ask_v now_o in_o this_o case_n whether_o the_o êsone_fw-mi may_v with_o good_a conscience_n /_o say_v mass_n or_o be_v commune_v stand_v that_o motion_n &_o displeasure_n or_o else_o whether_o he_o shall_v &_o be_v bind_v to_o wtdraw_v hin_a self_n /_o unto_o such_o time_n the_o motion_n /_o &_o displesure_n be_v rebate_v &_o swage_v i_o bysech_v our_o lord_n /_o it_o never_o chance_v ne_o fortune_n i_o to_o apêche_v unto_o the_o holy_a sacrifice_n of_o peace_n with_o any_o such_o trouble_v /_o nor_o with_o ire_n /_o or_o displeasure_n /_o stryft_n nor_o disceptation_n &_o combraunce_n of_o mind_n to_o touch_v the_o holy_a sacrament_n /_o where_o undouted_a god_n himself_o be_v pnsent_v /_o recounsâling_a unto_o hin_n all_o the_o hole_n world_n certain_o that_o oblation_n or_o offering_n that_o any_o êsone_fw-mi do_v present_a unto_o our_o lord_n d._n matt._n 5._o d._n shall_v never_o be_v thankful_o receyve_v except_o he_o first_o apeace_n and_o rest_n his_o brother_n /_o who_o he_o know_v and_o remember_v well_o he_o have_v before_o in_o case_n greve_v and_o hurt_v so_o much_o than_o the_o less_o thankful_a shall_v his_o offer_n or_o deed_n be_v if_o he_o do_v not_o first_o appease_v and_o rest_v himself_o toward_o his_o neghboure_n forthermore_o yet_o you_o ask_v a_o question_n of_o the_o contrariete_a that_o semethe_v to_o be_v in_o these_o two_o sentence_n and_o sa_n of_o saint_n paul_n the_o first_o where_o he_o say_v unto_o the_o philippense_n nostra_fw-la conversacio_fw-la in_o coelis_fw-la est_fw-la 3._o philip_n 3._o our_o conversation_n be_v in_o heaven_n the_o second_o unto_o the_o corrinthe_n quamdiu_fw-la sumus_fw-la in_o hoc_fw-la corpore_fw-la 5._o 2._o cor._n 5._o peregrinamur_fw-la a_o domino_fw-la as_o long_o as_o we_o be_v in_o this_o body_n we_o do_v labour_n in_o pilgrimage_n 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