¶_o this_o tretyse_n be_v of_o love_n and_o spekyth_n of_o iiij_o of_o the_o most_o specyall_a lovy_v that_o be_v in_o the_o world_n and_o shewyth_o very_o and_o perfect_o by_o great_a reason_n and_o causis_fw-la how_o the_o marvelous_a &_o bountevous_a love_n that_o our_o lord_n ihesu_n cryste_n have_v to_o manny_n soul_n excedyth_v to_o far_o alle_fw-mi other_o love_v as_o apperith_n well_o by_o the_o painful_a passion_n and_o tormentis_fw-la y_z t_o he_o suffryd_v for_o the_o redempcyon_n thereof_o so_o that_o alle_fw-mi lovis_fw-la y_z t_o evyr_n be_v or_o evyr_n shall_v be_v arne_v not_o to_o be_v like_o nyd_v to_o the_o least_o part_n of_o y_fw-fr e_o love_n that_o be_v in_o he_o which_o tretyse_n be_v translatid_v out_o of_o frenshe_fw-mi into_o englyshe_a the_o year_n of_o our_o lord_n mcccclxxxxiij_fw-la by_o a_o person_n that_o be_v unp_a fight_n in_o such_o werke_n wherefore_o he_o humble_o byseche_v the_o lernyd_v reder_n with_o pacyens_n to_o correct_v it_o where_o they_o find_v need_n and_o they_o &_o alle_fw-mi other_o redder_n of_o their_o charyte_n to_o pray_v for_o the_o soul_n of_o the_o say_a translator_n ¶_o canticum_fw-la beat_v marry_v de_fw-fr dolore_fw-la svo_fw-la in_o passione_n silij_fw-la svi_fw-la plenitudo_fw-la legis_fw-la est_fw-la dilectio_fw-la the_o apostel_n seinte_v poule_n seyth_v the_o fulfylling_a of_o the_o law_n be_v love_n &_o seynte_v gregory_n seyth_v ¶_o quicquid_fw-la precipitur_fw-la in_o sola_fw-la caritate_fw-la solidatur_fw-la all_o this_o that_o be_v command_v in_o y_z e_z old_a law_n and_o in_o the_o new_a be_v onn_o in_o love_n conferm_v for_o this_o seyth_v seynt_a austyn_a ¶_o habe_fw-la caritatem_fw-la et_fw-la quicquid_fw-la vis_fw-la have_v you_o charite_v and_o do_v what_o you_o will_v so_o it_o agree_v with_o charite_n and_o all_o shall_v turn_v to_o your_o we_o will_v as_z seynt_a ambrose_n seyth_v after_o that_o same_o effect_n in_o contrary_a wordy_n ¶_o qui_fw-la non_fw-la habet_fw-la caritatem_fw-la omne_fw-la bonum_fw-la quod_fw-la habet_fw-la amittit_fw-la who_o that_o have_v no_o charyte_n he_o lese_v alle_fw-mi the_o wele_n that_o he_o have_v or_o any_o thing_n that_o man_n do_v wythoute_n love_n be_v not_o acceptable_a to_o god_n &_o of_o this_o seyth_v seynte_a poule_n ¶_o si_fw-la linguis_fw-la hominn_n loquar_fw-la et_fw-la angelorum_fw-la iten_n si_fw-la tradidero_fw-la corpus_fw-la meum_fw-la ita_fw-la ut_fw-la ardean_fw-la et_fw-la si_fw-la distribuero_fw-la onnes_fw-fr facultates_fw-la meas_fw-la in_o cibos_fw-la pauperrum_fw-la caritatem_fw-la auten_v non_fw-la habuero_fw-la nichil_fw-la michi_fw-la prodest_fw-la though_o that_o i_o coude_fw-fr speak_v with_o tongue_n of_o angel_n &_o man_n and_o that_o i_o shall_v do_v never_o so_o moche_v penance_n and_o yield_v my_o body_n to_o the_o fire_n to_o be_v brente_a and_o give_v alle_fw-mi my_o good_a to_o feed_v poor_a folk_n if_o i_o have_v not_o with_o this_o love_n in_o god_n and_o to_o alle_fw-mi folk_n for_o god_n all_o this_o shall_v not_o thing_n profit_n for_o as_o seyth_v the_o holi_fw-la abbot_n mose_n all_o the_o penance_n that_o we_o suffer_v and_o other_o good_a werke_n that_o we_o do_v or_o cause_n to_o be_v do_v ne_o be_v but_o instrumentis_fw-la for_o to_z aredy_o the_o herte_a that_o love_n may_v more_o soon_o grow_v there_o in_o with_o holy_a devocon_fw-mi and_o this_o may_v you_o see_v be_v ensample_n if_o a_o nedill_n sowyd_v not_o nor_o sherid_fw-la clip_v not_o who_o will_v hold_v they_o in_o their_o handys_n man_n love_v not_o such_o thyngis_n for_o them self_o but_o for_o the_o wely_n that_o man_n do_v with_o hem_o so_o be_v it_o of_o the_o werky_n of_o penance_n they_o be_v not_o to_o be_v be_v love_v for_o them self_o only_o but_z for_o y_z e_z holy_a love_n that_o growyth_o in_o the_o herte_n of_o man_n be_v their_o help_n and_o be_v their_o procreacyon_n and_o that_o ihun_v criste_n more_o soon_o send_v his_o grace_n &_o make_v the_o herte_a clean_a and_o of_o clear_a sight_n which_o none_o may_v have_v that_o be_v ocupy_v and_o ovyr_a corian_n about_o worldy_a vanytey_n and_o carnal_a love_n for_o this_o that_o the_o love_n of_o the_o world_n derkyth_fw-mi y_fw-mi e_z eye_n of_o y_fw-fr e_o thought_n that_o it_o may_v not_o know_v god_n nor_o gyve_v no_o conforte_n in_o behold_v he_o specyal_o that_o be_v full_a of_o joy_n clear_a love_n of_o herte_a as_o saint_v bernard_v seyth_o do_v seyth_o he_o ij_o thing_n oon_fw-gr be_v this_o all_o that_o you_o do_v of_o we_o will_v do_v it_o specyal_o for_o the_o love_n of_o god_n or_o for_o the_o love_n of_o your_o neighbour_n in_o god_n in_o alle_fw-mi your_o dedy_n have_v one_o of_o these_o ij_o entente_n or_o both_o for_o the_o secunde_a come_v of_o the_o first_o and_o who_o have_v his_o herte_a enclerde_n of_o this_o specyall_a love_n no_o well_o be_v do_v in_o hevene_n nor_o in_o earth_n but_o he_o be_v partner_n thereof_o as_z seyth_o saint_n paul_o ¶_o omnia_fw-la munda_fw-la mundis_fw-la 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seyth_fw-mi ¶_o caritas_fw-la non_fw-la querit_fw-la que_fw-la sva_fw-la sunt_fw-la charyte_n desire_v not_o that_o be_v his_o own_o and_z right_a marueylous_o love_v the_o sweet_a god_n charite_v for_o he_o makith_v hytte_a his_o chambyrleyn_n his_o counsellor_n he_o spouse_n from_o who_o he_o may_v hide_v no_o thing_n that_o he_o will_v do_v of_o thought_n that_o he_o have_v in_o his_o herte_n as_o he_o seyd_v to_o abraham_n in_o genysis_n ¶_o nunquit_fw-la celare_fw-la potero_fw-la abraham_n que_fw-la gesturus_fw-la sum_fw-la shall_v i_o say_v our_o lord_n hide_v from_o abraham_n any_o thing_n that_o j_a may_v do_v nay_o in_o no_o manner_n so_o dear_o be_v love_n with_o he_o that_o he_o makyth_v it_o his_o felaw_n and_o yet_o will_v j_a say_v more_o y_z e_o god_n makyth_v it_o his_o master_n for_o this_o that_o he_o do_v all_o that_o love_v he_o comaundyth_n shall_v i_o mow_v preve_v this_o you_o wythowte_n fail_v be_v these_o wordys_n for_o here_o spekyth_v he_o that_o be_v the_o man_n of_o the_o world_n that_o most_o love_a god_n in_o his_o time_n in_o y_z e_z book_n of_o nombrys_n ¶_o divisi_fw-la iuxta_fw-la verbum_fw-la tuum_fw-la non_fw-la dicit_fw-la preces_fw-la i_o have_v think_v seyd_v our_o lord_n to_o mose_n to_o avenge_v i_o on_o this_o people_n but_o you_o say_v i_o that_o j_a shall_v not_o your_o word_n be_v there_o warrant_v man_n say_v that_o love_n bind_v you_o for_o troth_n love_n bond_n the_o almighty_a god_n so_o ferme_o that_o he_o may_v no_o thing_n do_v but_o as_o love_v gaf_fw-mi he_o leave_v now_o preve_v we_o this_o marvel_v ¶_o comune_fw-la non_fw-la est_fw-la qui_fw-la consurgat_fw-la et_fw-la teneat_fw-la te_fw-la lord_n seyd_v i_o say_v will_v you_o strike_v a_o we_o may_v say_v alas_o theridamas_n be_v none_o that_o hold_v you_o as_o he_o ought_v for_o if_o any_o love_v you_o ryhnt_v he_o may_v hold_v you_o and_o let_v you_o that_o you_o will_v not_o do_v it_o ¶_o in_o gene_z si_fw-la ad_fw-la loath_a
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