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lete_fw-la clepe_v forth_o your_o other_o two_o sister_n the_o which_o you_o see_v ready_a ayenste_n you_o &_o lete_fw-la we_o see_v also_o what_o they_o wool_fw-mi say_v here_o to_o &_o they_o be_v 〈…〉_o miserâ—â—â—â—_n 〈…〉_o corâ—â—â—_n 〈…〉_o sâ—â—_n oâ—â—_n m_o 〈…〉_o nâ—_n 〈…〉_o clepe_v &_o come_fw-mi all_o to_o guider_n mercy_n begin_v &_o say_v in_o this_o wise_n my_o fader_fw-mi of_o mercy_n it_o be_v your_o will_n ever_o without_o end_n a_o among_o your_o other_o douÈter_n my_o sister_n to_o yeve_v i_o that_o prerogatyve_a above_o all_o other_o werke_n that_o only_o i_o shall_v special_o regne_fw-la here_o with_o you_o in_o heaven_n but_o also_o that_o the_o earth_n shall_v be_v replenysh_v with_o i_o to_o so_o moche_n virtue_n that_o who_o so_o will_v true_o &_o besely_a ask_v my_o help_n in_o any_o meschyef_a or_o need_n he_o shall_v without_o fail_v find_v your_o socour_n &_o help_v thoruÈ_n the_o meditaconn_n of_o i_o but_o now_o lo_o my_o dear_a fader_fw-mi that_o worthi_a 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sister_n that_o â—actuâ—â—sâ—â—ocuâ—â—â—â—â—_n in_o pace_n â—actuâ—â—sâ—â—ocuâ—â—â—â—â—_n our_o fader_fw-mi have_v ordain_v &_o make_v his_o place_n only_o there_o as_o i_o be_o &_o i_o may_v not_o abide_v ne_o dwell_v there_o as_o be_v stryf_v &_o dissension_n and_o that_o be_v not_o seem_o but_o full_o ageyn_v kind_n to_o be_v among_o virtue_n wherefore_o but_o you_o cease_v of_o stryf_v &_o be_v acord_v i_o must_v forsake_v you_o &_o my_o fader_fw-mi also_o lo_o here_o be_v agrete_a contraversy_n bytwene_v the_o se_fw-mi four_o douÈter_n of_o our_o lord_n &_o so_o great_a reason_n that_o it_o be_v not_o see_v how_o that_o in_o man_n savation_n mercy_n &_o sothfastnes_n â–ª_o pee_z &_o ryÈtwysnes_n may_v full_o be_v keep_v &_o accord_v than_o bad_a diâ—â—iâ—iâ—_n pater_fw-la onnâ—â—udicuim_fw-la de_fw-fr diâ—â—iâ—iâ—_n the_o fader_fw-mi of_o heaven_n that_o for_o as_o moche_v as_o he_o have_v commit_v &_o you_o ven_v all_o his_o doom_n to_o his_o dear_a soon_o soverayne_a wisdom_n 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lord_n jhesus_n willing_a &_o purpose_v so_o for_o the_o to_o wyrche_v and_o prithee_o open_o for_o the_o savation_n of_o man_n he_z go_v fro_o that_o place_n with_o his_o mother_n and_o his_o disciple_n in_o to_o capharnaum_n beside_o nasareth_n leding_n his_o mother_n by_o the_o weigh_n and_o follow_v his_o discyple_n &_o besy_o hear_a his_o word_n and_o his_o teching_n for_o he_o be_v not_o idle_a â–ª_o but_o do_v and_o wrought_v good_a or_o teach_v and_o speak_v to_o edyfycacyon_n and_o so_o do_v we_o in_o ¶_o of_o yâ—_z excellent_a his_o name_n yâ—_z blessid_v be_v without_o end_n amen_o srmon_n of_o our_o lord_n jhun_v make_v in_o yâ—_z hylle_v caplm_fw-ge xviii_o whane_v our_o lord_n jhun_v have_v choose_v &_o gadr_v his_o disciple_n as_o it_o be_v say_v before_o willing_n to_o teach_v they_o and_o inform_v they_o the_o perfection_n of_o yâ—_z new_a law_n he_o lad_n they_o up_o in_o to_o a_o hill_n that_o be_v call_v thabor_n about_o two_o mile_n from_o nazareth_n after_o the_o comyn_v opinion_n and_o there_o he_o make_v to_o hem_v a_o long_a sermon_n monâ—â—_n augustinê°_n de_fw-fr sermonâ—_n dni_fw-la in_o monâ—â—_n &_o full_a of_o fruit_n the_o which_o as_o saint_v austin_a say_v in_o the_o begin_n of_o this_o book_n that_o he_o make_v of_o that_o sermon_n it_o contain_v alle_fw-mi the_o perfection_n of_o cristen_n live_v for_o in_o that_o sermon_n he_o teach_v they_o first_o which_o man_n of_o god_n be_v blessyd_v &_o worthy_a to_o have_v his_o bliss_n also_o he_o teach_v they_o the_o true_a manner_n of_o prayer_n of_o fastinge_n of_o almesdede_n &_o other_o virtue_n long_a to_o the_o perfect_a lyf_v of_o man_n as_o the_o text_n of_o the_o gospel_n open_o tell_v and_z diverse_a doctoures_fw-la &_o clerk_n expounen_n it_o suffisaunt_o the_o which_o process_n we_o may_v pass_v over_o here_o for_z as_o mykel_n as_o it_o be_v write_v both_o in_o latyn_a &_o in_o englysshe_n in_o many_o other_o place_n and_o also_o it_o be_v full_o long_a process_n to_o 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that_o he_o be_v knit_v to_o god_n as_o for_o the_o more_o part_n wherefore_o say_v the_o saint_n bernard_n in_o a_o sermon_n that_o poverte_a be_v a_o great_a feather_n adventâ—_n bernerdê°_n ay_o sâ—â—_n quarto_fw-la de_fw-fr adventâ—_n or_o a_o great_a wing_v thorugh_o the_o which_o man_n flee_v so_o soon_o in_o the_o kingdom_n of_o hevene_n for_o as_o to_o other_o virtue_n that_o folowen_v in_o this_o place_n of_o the_o gospel_n the_o meed_n of_o hem_n be_v behight_a for_o to_o come_v as_o in_o time_n that_o follow_v after_o but_o to_o the_o virtue_n of_o poverte_a it_o be_v not_o only_a behygthe_n for_o to_o come_v but_o as_o in_o time_n that_o be_v now_o present_v it_o be_v yeven_v of_o cryste_n by_o
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