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of_o god_n that_o forbid_v he_o the_o tree_n example_n if_o a_o simple_a man_n be_v unconning_a and_z by_o desceyte_n of_o some_o shrew_n do_v a_o folly_n wen_v not_o to_o do_v amiss_o and_z he_o come_v to_o his_o prelate_n or_o his_o bysshop_n &_o counseyll_v he_o to_o do_v the_o same_o and_z his_o prelate_n or_o his_o bysshop_n do_v the_o same_o wit_v well_o that_o he_o do_v amiss_o and_o that_o it_o be_v a_o grevouse_n sin_n every_o man_n will_v deem_v that_o the_o bysshop_n and_o his_o prelate_n syn_v more_o grevous_o than_o the_o simple_a man_n that_o wend_v not_o to_o do_v amiss_o and_o thus_o nyghe_a all_o circumstance_n thaâ—_n aggreggen_fw-mi any_o sin_n aggreg_v the_o sin_n of_o adam_n more_o than_o yâ—_z sin_n of_o eve_n for_o he_o be_v soverayne_a and_o parfyght_o more_o in_o kind_n wise_a and_o myghty_a to_o withstand_v the_o fende_v fode_v and_z with_o less_o temptaconn_n fall_v in_o sin_n &_o brake_n god_n commandment_n wityng_o but_o eve_n by_o desceyte_n of_o the_o 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the_o inform_v thou_o i_o in_o the_o seventhe_n commandment_n ¶_o pauper_fw-la the_o seven_o commandment_n be_v this_o non_fw-la furtum_fw-la facies_fw-la that_o be_v to_o say_v thou_o shall_v do_v no_o theeft_n neither_o in_o will_n ne_z in_o deed_n as_o the_o gloze_n say_v and_o so_o by_o this_o commandment_n be_v forboden_v all_o manner_n miss_v take_v &_o all_o manner_n false_a with_o hold_v &_o withdraw_v of_o other_o man_n good_a against_o their_o will_n &_o all_o the_o mean_n that_o lede_v to_o theeft_v be_v also_o forboden_a by_o this_o commandment_n as_z false_a weyghtes_n false_a mesure_n fall_v oath_n gylous_a speech_n gyle_v in_o craft_n &_o gyle_v in_o chafayre_n false_a werkmanshyp_n &_o faint_a
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