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his_o craft_n and_o suggestion_n sontyme_o he_o wool_fw-mi speak_v in_o his_o own_o dynellyshe_a parson_n &_o cast_v his_o most_o terryble_a engine_n of_o fere_n in_o man_n soul_n to_z his_o great_a unquietnes_n and_o say_v thus_o if_o thou_o leave_v not_o this_o parfection_n or_o this_o work_n i_o shall_v mete_v with_o the_o in_o such_o a_o cornar_n or_o if_o thou_o do_v thus_o &_o thus_o i_o shall_v bring_v the_o to_o this_o confusion_n or_o that_o mystyef_a i_o shall_v never_o leave_v the_o but_z ever_o ê‘sew_o the_o tempt_v the_z &_o trouble_v the_o unto_o i_o have_v bring_v the_o to_o hell_n and_o sontyme_o he_o will_v put_v he_o in_o great_a fere_n &_o daily_o vex_v he_o for_o a_o season_n though_o he_o may_v not_o overcome_v he_o &_o say_v if_o thou_o cease_v not_o from_o this_o work_n or_o that_o work_n thou_o shall_v fall_v in_o this_o horryble_a syknes_n as_o the_o fal_v syknes_n the_o frenzy_n the_o pawlsey_n or_o the_o pestilence_n on_o this_o manner_n he_o speak_v to_o the_o holy_a father_n saint_n francy_n but_z he_o set_v nothing_o thereby_o but_o prechyd_a the_o more_o not_o withstand_v his_o suttyll_a suggestion_n and_o also_o to_o saint_n martin_n &_o say_v that_o he_o will_v never_o leave_v he_o whither_o so_o ever_o he_o go_v but_o he_o feryd_v not_o his_o thretening_n but_o say_v thus_o duns_n michâ—_n adiutor_fw-la non_fw-la timebo_fw-la vias_fw-la tuas_fw-la god_n be_v my_o socour_n &_o help_v i_o fear_v not_o all_o thy_o way_n &_o so_o he_o be_v confoundyd_v these_o thing_n though_o they_o be_v terryble_a to_o every_o man_n yet_o they_o be_v most_o vexation_n to_o the_o ferefull_a &_o scrupulous_a ê“son_n who_o conscience_n by_o cause_n of_o the_o fear_n &_o doutfulnes_n of_o the_o same_o semyth_n to_o consent_n to_o such_o &_o yet_o it_o be_v not_o so_o of_o these_o terryble_a suggestion_n motion_n &_o fear_n the_o prophet_n david_n spekyth_v in_o his_o psalm_n where_o he_o say_v and_o pray_v on_o this_o wise_n lxiii_o â—sal_n lxiii_o exaudi_fw-la deus_fw-la orationem_fw-la meam_fw-la cum_fw-la deprecor_fw-la a_o timore_fw-la inimici_fw-la eripe_fw-la animam_fw-la meam_fw-la good_a lord_n gracious_o here_o my_o prayer_n &_o delyver_v i_o from_o the_o fere_n of_o my_o enemy_n in_o a_o other_o place_n also_o he_o say_v liâ—_n psalmo_fw-la liâ—_n contristatus_fw-la sum_fw-la in_o excercitacione_fw-la mea_fw-la a_o voce_fw-mi inimici_fw-la etc._n etc._n blyssyd_v lord_n i_o be_o sore_o vexyd_v in_o my_o excercise_n through_o the_o voice_n of_o my_o enemy_n and_o in_o the_o xl_o psalm_n also_o inimici_fw-la mei_fw-la dixerunt_fw-la mala_fw-la michi_fw-la my_o enemy_n have_v speak_v to_o i_o most_o teryble_a yvel_a &_o ferefull_a word_n upon_o the_o which_o terte_a saint_n austyn_n askyth_v what_o enemy_n be_v these_o but_o our_o goostly_a advarsary_n the_o dyvell_n and_o the_o ordinary_a gloze_n of_o the_o same_o say_v these_o enemy_n be_v the_o dampnyd_v spirit_n which_o sometime_o with_o fery_n &_o sontyme_o with_o false_a joy_n troubelyth_a the_o saruante_n of_o cryste_n but_o let_v never_o any_o ê‘son_n or_o parson_n be_v feryd_v of_o such_o suggestion_n that_o will_v serve_v god_n &_o have_v a_o mind_n thereto_o though_o they_o be_v darkyd_v in_o reason_n sometime_o &_o can_v not_o discuss_v that_o thing_n they_o shall_v nor_o see_v themselves_o nor_o their_o act_n ne_o life_n that_o they_o have_v lead_v in_o time_n paste_n for_o there_o be_v nothing_o more_o necessary_a to_o make_v a_o man_n know_v that_o of_o himself_o he_o be_v noughte_v then_o these_o pain_n &_o that_o all_o his_o help_n comfort_n &_o strengthe_n be_v of_o god_n but_o such_o a_o soul_n that_o be_v in_o trouble_n &_o pain_n of_o temptation_n if_o he_o cleve_v in_o heart_n to_o god_n &_o call_v to_o his_o mercy_n he_o shall_v never_o be_v overcome_v for_o as_o saint_n gregory_n say_v in_o his_o moral_n in_o all_o anguyshe_n of_o spyrite_n &_o temptation_n how_o moche_n so_o ever_o thy_o sense_n reason_v thought_n &_o dede_n be_v darkid_v &_o seem_v not_o sweet_a nor_o meritorious_a as_z long_a as_o in_o the_o bottom_n of_o thy_o heart_n &_o root_n of_o thy_o will_n thou_o lely_v a_o contrary_a inclination_n that_o thou_o will_v not_o consent_v for_o any_o thing_n &_o that_o such_o temptation_n be_v painful_a to_o the_o &_o not_o pleasure_v nor_o volutary_o desyryd_v so_o long_o thou_o be_v safe_a and_o not_o overcome_v in_o that_o temptation_n saint_n jerom_n say_v also_o that_o in_o such_o anguyssnes_n of_o spirit_n if_o thou_o but_o suspyre_v or_o sygh_v up_o to_o god_n for_o mercy_n thou_o be_v safe_a in_o soul_n but_o as_o saint_n thomas_n say_v better_o it_o be_v to_o despise_v they_o for_z that_o be_v a_o token_n of_o great_a grace_n every_o man_n say_v