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than_o to_o bear_v a_o evil_n disposid_v or_o a_o wikked_a child_n ¶_o and_o say_v the_o commpanie_n of_o a_o pour_fw-fr wiese_n man_n be_v bettir_v than_o of_o a_o scotfree_a ignorant_a that_o wen_v to_o br_v wise_a by_o subtilitee_n ¶_o and_o say_v he_o that_o offend_v god_n his_o creator_n by_o gretter_n reason_n he_o fail_v to_o other_o ¶_o and_o say_a bileve_v not_o in_o he_o that_o seith_n he_o love_v and_o know_v trowth_n and_o do_v the_o contrary_n ¶_o and_o say_v the_o ignorant_a man_n wool_fw-mi not_o abstyn_a they_o from_o their_o sensualitee_n but_o love_n their_o lâ—…f_n for_o their_o pleasaunce_n what_o defence_n so_o ever_o be_v make_v unto_o tâ—…m_n right_n as_o child_n enforce_v them self_o to_o eat_v sweet_a thin_a ge_n and_o the_o rather_o that_o they_o be_v charge_v the_o contrary_a but_o it_o be_v other_o wiese_n with_o wieseman_n fâ—…r_v they_o love_v their_o life_n but_o only_o to_o do_v good_a dedis_n and_o to_o leave_v idleness_n &_o the_o delecta_fw-la conn_n of_o this_o world_n ¶_o and_o say_v how_o may_v be_v compare_v the_o werke_n of_o they_o that_o intend_v the_o ê‘fection_n of_o the_o good_a thing_n perpetuel_a to_o thaim_v that_o wool_fw-mi but_o their_o delight_n transytory_n ¶_o and_o say_v that_o the_o wiese_n man_n bear_v their_o greve_n &_o sorrow_n as_o they_o be_v sweet_a unto_o they_o know_v their_o trouble_n patient_a lie_v take_v the_o end_n thereof_o shall_v be_v to_o their_o merit_n ¶_o and_o say_a þ_n t_o it_o be_v ê“ufitable_a &_o good_a to_o do_v well_o to_o they_o that_o have_v deserve_v it_o and_o that_o it_o be_v eville_v do_v to_o do_v well_o to_o thaym_v that_o have_v not_o deserve_v it_o for_z all_o be_v lose_v that_o be_v yeve_v unto_o they_o right_o as_o the_o rein_n that_o fall_v upon_o the_o gravel_n ¶_o and_o say_v he_o be_v happy_a that_o usith_v his_o day_n in_o do_v covenable_a thing_n and_o takith_n in_o this_o world_n but_o that_o that_o be_v necessary_a unto_o he_o and_o may_v not_o forbere_fw-la apply_v himself_o to_o do_v good_a dedis_n &_o to_o leave_v the_o bad_a ¶_o and_o say_v a_o man_n ought_v not_o to_o be_v deem_v by_o his_o word_n but_o by_o his_o workis_n for_o comenly_a word_n ben_fw-mi vain_a but_o by_o the_o dede_n be_v know_v the_o harm_n or_o the_o prouf_a fit_a of_o every_o thing_n ¶_o and_o say_v when_o that_o alm_n be_v distribute_v to_o pover_fw-mi indigent_a peple_n it_o proffit_v as_o a_o good_a medicine_n covenable_o yeven_v to_o they_o that_o be_v seek_v but_o the_o alm_n yeven_v to_o the_o not_o indigent_a be_v a_o medicine_n yeven_v without_o cause_n and_o say_v he_o be_v happy_a that_o withdraw_v his_o ere_n &_o his_o eye_n from_o alle_fw-mi vile_a thing_n ¶_o and_o say_v the_o moost_n covenable_a dispen_a ce_fw-fr that_o eny_z man_n may_v make_v in_o his_o lyf_v be_v hit_v that_o be_v set_v in_o the_o service_n of_o god_n &_o in_o good_a workis_n and_o the_o second_o be_v that_o be_v spend_v in_o necessary_a thing_n that_o may_v not_o be_v forbear_v 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