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displease_v the_o celestyall_a realm_n of_o paradyse_n that_o be_v a_o honder_v thousand_o time_n of_o more_o valour_n think_v that_o god_n have_v give_v you_o understond_v and_o reason_n for_o to_o teach_v they_o the_o which_o be_v unprudent_a and_z dyscrete_a wherefore_o hide_v you_o the_o passage_n of_o truth_n wherefore_o speak_v you_o not_o hardly_o prithee_o the_o holy_a scrypture_n have_v you_o take_v money_n or_o fear_v you_o to_o be_v in_o evyll_n grace_n for_z the_o which_o you_o dare_v not_o tell_v the_o truth_n know_v you_o not_o evydent_o that_o our_o lord_n ihesu_fw-la cryste_n have_v give_v you_o this_o excellent_a scyence_n for_o to_o declare_v the_o truth_n unto_o every_o body_n of_o you_o i_o can_v not_o hold_v my_o pease_n know_v you_o not_o that_o you_o leave_v the_o simple_a folk_n all_o devoyde_a of_o virtue_n by_o your_o evyll_n preaching_n you_o ought_v to_o exorte_v every_o body_n to_o live_v well_o alas_o and_o you_o do_v nothing_o you_o know_v well_o by_o experience_n that_o you_o less_o both_o your_o body_n and_o your_o soul_n myserable_o take_v ensample_n of_o the_o good_a uyrgyll_n for_z johannes_n eccle._n iiii_o et_fw-la nineteeen_o xi_o q._n 〈◊〉_d nemo_fw-la xxii_o q._n two_o ne_fw-la quis_fw-la arbitre_fw-fr uirgilius_fw-la de_fw-la viro_fw-la bono_fw-mi jwenalis_n de_fw-la thauro_fw-la phalâ—_n dionysius_n thobie_n iiii_o johannes_n he_o the_o which_o be_v a_o clerk_n refulgente_fw-la say_v he_o be_v moche_o doutable_a that_o hyde_v truth_n and_o he_o be_v right_a virtuous_a that_o tell_v the_o crime_n &_o the_o evylles_n of_o the_o vycyous_a man_n and_o woman_n how_o well_o that_o for_o telling_n of_o truth_n there_o have_v be_v see_v dyvers_a hang_v and_o quarter_v and_o for_o all_o that_o if_o that_o you_o shall_v have_v the_o same_o punysshement_n you_o ought_v ever_o to_o say_v the_o truth_n the_o wise_a man_n never_o fer_v pain_n nor_o favour_n but_o keep_v stedfaste_v foting_a against_o every_o body_n virtue_n favour_v he_o for_o he_o be_v content_a to_o less_o all_o his_o good_n for_o to_o say_v truth_n how_o well_o that_o if_o he_o cheese_n for_o to_o correcke_n he_o dethe_v those_o word_n be_v of_o no_o substance_n he_o fer_v not_o the_o shame_n of_o the_o vycyous_a man_n for_z their_o word_n be_v opprobryous_a and_z of_o none_o effect_n for_o the_o virtue_n nor_o the_o honour_n of_o a_o good_a man_n is_z not_o the_o worse_a for_o the_o babeling_n of_o a_o evyll_n person_n correccyon_n be_v ever_o replete_a with_o scyence_n for_o it_o repreve_v the_o sinner_n of_o their_o vice_n and_o reduse_v they_o unto_o virtuous_a li._n ê“ueâ—_n ix_o luce._n seven_o eccâ—_n xxxviâ—_n eccle._n xxi_o heir_n li._n lyve_v think_v on_o saint_n johan_n bapty_v the_o which_o be_v replenyssh_v with_o all_o holiness_n and_o that_o ensue_v virtue_n &_o flee_v vice_n and_o for_o his_o holiness_n &_o good_a life_n god_n humyly_v he_o unto_o he_o in_o pra_v he_o to_o bapty_a sehym_n he_o feign_v he_o not_o for_o to_o correcke_n herode_fw-la antypas_n because_o that_o he_o hold_v the_o wife_n of_o herodiades_n the_o which_o be_v the_o brother_n of_o herode_fw-la antypas_n ¶_o correcke_v then_o their_o vice_n and_o sin_n with_o sweet_a word_n and_o if_o they_o receyve_v not_o correccyon_n yet_o shall_v you_o receyve_v meryte_v one_o way_n or_o other_o for_o the_o repreve_v of_o sin_n &_o for_o correck_v and_o so_o thy_o good_a deed_n shall_v not_o be_v lose_v for_z worldly_a thing_n hide_v not_o truth_n for_o who_o that_o let_v to_o say_v truth_n for_o gift_n dampn_v his_o soul_n true_o â–ª_o when_o the_o doctor_n ben_fw-mi bysshoppe_n or_o have_v benefyce_n you_o shall_v not_o hear_v they_o prithee_o nor_o cry_v no_o more_o for_z truth_n in_o they_o be_v hide_v and_o may_v not_o take_v the_o pain_n no_o more_o and_o on_o the_o other_o side_n they_o dare_v not_o say_v nothing_o lest_z they_o shall_v less_o their_o benefyce_n to_o withdraw_v the_o good_a deed_n &_o what_o it_o be_v ca._n c._n i._n ¶_o who_o that_o will_v let_v a_o man_n prudent_a to_o do_v werke_n of_o honest_a or_o put_v any_o empesshement_n between_o folk_n of_o affynyte_n he_o be_v a_o fool_n for_o certainty_n so_o think_v to_o let_v the_o good_a deed_n the_o which_o he_o may_v not_o by_o no_o speed_n from_o all_o part_n assemble_v fool_n the_o which_o thynk_v to_o withdraw_v the_o good_a dede_n by_o xxxvi_o math._n xuj_o marti_fw-la viij_o ê“uer_n xxiiii_o ad_fw-la roma_fw-la i._o ps_n xxxvi_o your_o great_a folly_n come_v and_o rede_v this_o scryptu_fw-fr re_fw-mi and_z you_o shall_v find_v thing_n right_a prouffytable_a to_o the_o helthe_n of_o your_o soul_n he_o be_v a_o very_a fool_n full_a of_o wanhope_o the_z which_o thynk_v to_o let_v the_o good_a operacyon_n he_o be_v impetuous_a and_o full_a of_o crudelyte_n he_o take_v they_o not_o by_o the_o hand_n and_o for_o to_o have_v intellygence_n of_o my_o saynge_n i_o will_v say_v that_o the_o just_a man_n rcherse_v some_o good_a purpose_n shall_v be_v argue_v 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