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odour_n /_o in_o likewise_o delit_v the_o soul_n in_o great_a swetenes_n of_o good_a council_n &_o in_o the_o good_a word_n of_o a_o veraye_v friend_n that_o be_v that_o he_o love_v also_o well_o in_o adversyte_n as_o in_o prosperyte_n for_o at_o need_v it_o be_v seen_v who_o be_v a_o friend_n /_o &_o in_o adversyte_n be_v the_o good_a &_o true_a friend_n prove_v /_o &_o thou_o ought_v to_o know_v the_o four_o thing_n comfort_n moche_v a_o man_n /_o that_z be_v in_o adversyte_n /_o in_o trybulacyon_n or_o in_o malady_n the_o first_o thing_n be_v to_o think_v on_o the_o pain_n of_o hell_n /_o which_o be_v so_o moche_n hear_v /_o sharp_a /_o and_z horryble_a /_o that_o it_o ne_fw-mi be_v but_o a_o shadow_n and_o a_o anoint_v all_o that_o that_o may_v be_v suffer_v in_o this_o world_n as_o to_o the_o regard_n of_o the_o pain_n of_o hell_n /_o whereof_o the_o holy_a saint_n austyn_n say_v unto_o our_o lord_n o_o good_a lord_n brenne_fw-fr i_o here_o /_o and_z hew_v i_o all_o in_o pyece_n 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the_o earth_n a_o great_a sign_n of_o love_n sheweth_z the_o king_n &_o great_a honour_n do_v he_o to_o he_o /_o to_o who_o he_o send_v his_o cup_n to_o drink_v of_o the_o cup_n of_o our_o lord_n of_o which_o he_o drink_v ben_fw-mi the_o trybulacyon_n thaduersytee_n &_o the_o myschyeve_n of_o this_o world_n this_o be_v the_o first_o sauce_n /_o with_o which_o one_o ought_v to_o eat_v such_o mete_v that_o be_v to_o think_v on_o the_o pain_n of_o hell_n this_o be_v a_o sauce_n of_o vynaygre_n /_o which_o take_v away_o the_o savour_n of_o wine_n of_o the_o delyce_n of_o this_o world_n like_a as_o the_o vynaygre_n take_v away_o the_o savour_n of_o good_a wine_n the_o second_o thing_n that_o moche_n comfort_v in_o suffer_v pacyent_o tribulation_n /_o be_v to_o think_v on_o the_o reward_n of_o heaven_n that_o one_o gete_v for_o like_a as_o say_v saint_n gregory_n /_o that_o allege_v &_o assuage_v moche_v the_o pain_n &_o the_o travaylle_v /_o when_o a_o person_n have_v a_o hope_n to_o have_v 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