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et_fw-la n_z â—_o ¶_o dives_fw-la i_o hold_v it_o a_o full_a good_a deed_n to_o take_v a_o thief_n with_o his_o theft_n by_o what_o craft_n yâ—_z a_o man_n may_v for_o saluacyon_n of_o the_o people_n &_o to_o punysshe_v or_o slay_v a_o thief_n by_o the_o law_n for_o ensample_n of_o other_o caplm_n xxxu_o pauper_fw-la it_o be_v not_o lawful_a to_o any_o man_n for_o to_o slay_v a_o thief_n against_o the_o king_n law_n &_o without_o process_n of_o the_o londe_n law_n and_o without_o auctoryte_n of_o his_o lyege_n lord_n ne_z without_o a_o lawful_a juge_n ordain_v of_o his_o lyege_n lord_n &_o yet_o be_v the_o thief_n worthy_a to_o dye_n ¶_o dives_fw-la that_o be_v sothe_o for_o if_o every_o man_n may_v slay_v a_o thief_n at_o his_o own_o will_n &_o by_o his_o own_o doom_n man_n shall_v und_fw-ge colour_n of_o theft_n slay_v many_o a_o true_a man_n for_o wrath_n covetyse_v &_o hate_n ¶_o pauê‘_n sythen_n man_n do_v so_o moche_v reverence_n to_o the_o king_n law_n &_o the_o londe_n law_n 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goo_v lyght_v in_o crystus_n apostle_n and_o his_o dyscyple_n that_o day_n god_n shall_v come_v to_o doom_n as_o say_v a_o great_a clerk_n dock_v suê‘_n deutro_fw-mi â—_o and_o also_o that_o day_n be_v the_o first_o day_n &_o shall_v be_v the_o last_o day_n that_o never_o shall_v have_v end_n but_o it_o shall_v be_v a_o day_n of_o endless_a bliss_n to_o theym_v that_o shall_v be_v save_v for_o right_a as_o cryste_n rise_v up_o from_o death_n to_o life_n on_o the_o sondaye_n &_o never_o dey_v afterward_o ne_v never_o shall_v dye_n so_o shall_v we_o all_o in_o the_o last_o sondaye_n yâ—_z shall_v be_v yâ—_z last_o day_n rise_v up_o from_o death_n to_o lyf_v &_o never_o dye_n after_o but_o live_v in_o bliss_n without_o end_n if_o we_o make_v here_o a_o good_a end_n this_o day_n be_v so_o worshipful_a yâ—_z no_o bysshop_n may_v be_v sacred_a but_o on_o the_o sondaye_n as_z raymunde_a say_v li.i.ti._fw-la de_fw-la ferijs_fw-la and_o right_o as_o yâ—_z satyrdaye_v be_v hallow_v in_o the_o old_a law_n for_o the_o rest_n yâ—_z god_n make_v in_o the_o satyrdaye_n after_o yâ—_z creaconn_v &_o the_o werke_n that_o he_o make_v in_o the_o first_o vi_fw-la day_n so_o holy_a chirche_n through_o teching_n of_o the_o holy_a ghoost_n have_v ordain_v the_o sondaye_n to_o be_v hallow_v for_o the_o rest_n that_o mankind_n shall_v take_v after_o the_o vi_o age_n of_o this_o world_n on_o yâ—_z sondaye_v which_o rest_n &_o sabbot_n shall_v never_o have_v end_n their_o sabbot_n that_o be_v on_o the_o satyrdaye_n tourn_v always_o again_o to_o travayll_v but_z our_o sabbot_n yâ—_z be_v in_o the_o sondaye_n atte_fw-mi last_o shall_v turn_v in_o to_o endless_a rest_n joy_n &_o bliss_n sabbot_n in_o hebrewe_n be_v rest_n in_o englysshe_n and_o every_o day_n in_o the_o week_n be_v call_v sabbot_n &_o ferir_fw-fr yâ—_z be_v rest_n in_o englysshe_n for_o every_o day_n we_o be_v bind_v to_o very_o &_o to_o rest_n from_o sin_n also_o all_o the_o week_n be_v call_v sabbot_n as_o there_o jeâ—unio_fw-la bis_fw-la in_o sabbato_fw-la and_o math_n ulti_fw-la â—_o the_o sondaye_fw-mi be_v call_v the_o first_o day_n of_o the_o sabbotte_n as_o there_o una_fw-la sabbatorum_fw-la and_o math_n ulti_fw-la â—_o it_o be_v say_v prima_fw-la sabbati_fw-la for_o it_o be_v first_o not_o oon_o in_o order_fw-fr of_o day_n but_o it_o be_v also_o first_o in_o dygnyte_n for_o yâ—_z sabbot_n &_o the_o rest_n in_o the_o solempnyte_n of_o the_o satyrdaye_n of_o the_o old_a law_n be_v now_o change_v in_o to_o yâ—_z sondaye_v for_o sin_n of_o yâ—_z jew_o which_o slay_v cryste_n on_o good_a frydaye_n &_o so_o put_v our_o lady_n saint_n mary_n &_o all_o holy_a chirche_n in_o sorrow_n &_o care_n &_o great_a travayll_n both_o frydaye_n &_o satyrdaye_v while_o cryste_n lie_v in_o his_o grave_n but_o for_o asmoche_n as_o he_o rise_v from_o death_n to_o lyf_v on_o the_o sondaye_n &_o apperyd_v to_o his_o mod_n &_o to_o his_o dyscyple_n vij_o time_n yâ—_z day_n &_o so_o on_o the_o sondaye_n begin_v the_o first_o joy_n bliss_n &_o rest_n of_o the_o new_a law_n therefore_o by_o god_n rightful_a doom_n the_o jew_n sabbot_n on_o the_o satyrdaye_n torn_v they_o to_o sorrow_n &_o care_n and_o moche_n travayll_v &_o our_o sondaye_n torn_v we_o in_o to_o great_a rest_n and_o joy_n &_o bliss_n and_o as_o the_o satyrdaye_n be_v hallow_v by_o the_o old_a law_n for_o god_n grant_v that_o day_n first_o rest_n to_o all_o mankind_n after_o his_o dampnacyon_n to_o perpetuell_a travayll_n for_o adam_n sin_n so_o be_v now_o the_o sondaye_n hallow_v for_o than_o cryste_n grant_v first_o rest_n joy_n &_o bliss_n to_o mankind_n in_o the_o new_a law_n
be_v a_o manslee_a ghooste_o that_o deny_v the_o sacrament_n of_o penance_n to_o man_n or_o woman_n in_o his_o last_o end_n and_o will_v not_o assoil_v theym_a when_o they_o repent_v they_o and_o axe_n absolucyon_n for_o so_o they_o put_v folk_n in_o dyspayre_n against_o the_o goodness_n and_o mercy_n of_o god_n that_o be_v endeles_a and_o always_o ready_a to_o all_o that_o seek_v mercy_fw-mi as_o long_o as_o the_o soul_n &_o the_o body_n be_v knit_v to_o gydre_v example_n of_o the_o thief_n that_o hang_n on_o the_o right_a side_n of_o cryste_n the_o which_o of_o pain_n knowlech_v his_o sin_n and_o axed_a grace_n &_o gate_n the_o bliss_n of_o paradyse_n when_o he_o say_v lord_n have_v thou_o mind_n of_o i_o when_o thou_o come_v in_o to_o thy_o kyngdom_n and_o anon_o cryste_n ryghtful_a juge_n that_o best_o know_v his_o herte_n say_v to_o he_o i_o say_v the_o forsooth_o this_o day_n thou_o shall_v be_v with_o i_o in_o paradyse_n xxvi.q.vi_fw-fr si_fw-fr presbyter_n &_o â—_o agnovimê°_n where_o the_o law_n say_v that_o they_o that_o be_v so_o hard_a upon_o man_n in_o their_o de_v do_v not_o elly_n but_o put_v death_n to_o death_n death_n of_o soul_n to_o dethe_v of_o body_n ¶_o dives_fw-la moche_n folk_n presume_v so_o moche_n on_o yâ—_z mercy_n of_o god_n that_o they_o gyve_v no_o tale_n to_o live_v in_o their_o sin_n moche_n of_o all_o there_o lyf_v in_o hope_n to_o have_v mercy_n in_o yâ—_z last_o end_n ¶_o pauper_fw-la and_o yet_o if_o they_o axe_n mercy_n in_o due_a manner_n they_o shall_v have_v mercy_n as_o yâ—_z law_n say_v well_o in_o yâ—_z same_o place_n and_z holy_a write_v in_o many_o place_n for_o god_n say_v by_o the_o prophet_n ezechielis_n xxxiij.ca_fw-la that_o in_o what_o hour_n yâ—_z sinner_n syge_v for_o his_o sin_n &_o axe_n mercy_n i_o shall_v forgyve_v he_o his_o sin_n &_o forgete_v his_o sin_n netheles_o i_o dare_v not_o behote_v such_o folk_n yâ—_z they_o shall_v have_v grace_n stead_n &_o time_n to_o axe_n mercy_n as_o they_o need_v to_o axe_n for_o common_o such_o manner_n folk_n be_v dysceyve_v by_o sudden_a death_n or_o elles_fw-fr in_o their_o de_v they_o less_o their_o hede_n &_o there_o wytte_v &_o begin_v to_o rave_v or_o elly_n they_o have_v so_o moche_n pain_n in_o their_o body_n and_o so_o moche_v besynesse_n with_o the_o world_n that_o they_o think_v neither_o of_o god_n ne_o of_o themselves_o and_o as_o saint_n austen_n say_v in_o his_o sermon_n de_fw-fr innocentibus_fw-la justo_fw-la dei_fw-la iudicio_fw-la agitâ—_n ut_fw-la moriens_fw-la obliviscatâ—_n svi_fw-la qui_fw-la dum_fw-la viveret_fw-la oblitus_fw-la est_fw-la it_o be_v god_n rightful_a doom_n that_o he_o forgete_v himself_o in_o his_o de_v that_o have_v forgeten_v god_n in_o his_o lyve_a as_o fall_v in_o englonde_fw-fr besides_o oxenford_n there_o be_v a_o tyrant_n in_o the_o country_n that_o dredde_v not_o god_n ne_o have_v pyte_v of_o man_n oft_o man_n preched_a he_o &_o counseyl_v he_o to_o good_a he_o have_v despite_n of_o their_o word_n and_o say_v that_o if_o he_o may_v have_v three_o word_n before_o his_o de_v he_o shall_v be_v save_v as_o well_o as_o the_o best_a man_n lyve_v at_o the_o last_o it_o befall_v that_o he_o ride_v by_o the_o way_n to_o be_v on_o a_o queste_n before_o a_o justyce_n and_o he_o begin_v to_o sleep_v his_o horse_n stumble_v &_o he_o fill_v down_o &_o break_v his_o neck_n and_o in_o his_o falling_n he_o say_v with_o great_a herte_n over_o vaunt_v a_o deblis_n that_o be_v to_o say_v in_o englysshe_n now_o forth_o to_o the_o devyll_n and_o so_o he_o have_v three_o word_n to_o his_o daâ—pnacyon_n not_o to_o his_o saluacyon_n therefore_o the_o wise_a man_n say_v de_fw-fr propiciatu_fw-la pcconrum_fw-la noli_fw-la esse_fw-la sine_fw-la metu_fw-la be_v not_o without_o drede_n of_o forgyvesse_n of_o thy_o sin_n ne_o put_v sin_n to_o sin_n ne_o say_v not_o that_o the_o mercy_n of_o god_n be_v great_a he_o shall_v have_v mercy_n on_o the_o multytude_n of_o thy_o sin_n for_o mercy_n &_o wrath_n also_o hasty_o come_v from_o he_o nyghe_a to_o mankind_n but_o his_o wrath_n look_v to_o sinner_n that_o will_v not_o amend_v theym_fw-mi &_o his_o mercy_n to_o theym_fw-mi that_o will_v amend_v theym_a ne_fw-fr tardas_fw-la converti_fw-la ad_fw-la dominum_fw-la &_o â—_o therefore_o let_v not_o to_o turn_v the_o to_o god_n &_o delay_v not_o from_o day_n to_o day_n for_o if_o you_o do_v his_z wrath_a shall_v come_v sudden_o and_o destroy_v the._n ecclesiastici_fw-la v._o for_o such_o folk_n that_o be_v so_o bold_a in_o their_o sin_n in_o hope_n of_o the_o mercy_n of_o god_n &_o do_v the_o worse_a because_o of_o his_o goodness_n they_o scorn_v god_n &_o seek_v vengeance_n &_o no_o mercy_n they_o take_v heed_n to_o his_o mercy_n and_o not_o to_o his_o ryghtfulnesse_n davyd_v say_v universe_n vie_fw-fr dni_fw-fr misericordia_fw-la et_fw-la veritas_fw-la all_o the_o way_n of_o god_n and_o all_o his_o dome_n be_v mercy_n &_o troth_n if_o thou_o seek_v mercy_n it_o be_v against_o his_o ryghtfulnesse_n but_o he_o show_v mercy_n and_o but_o thou_o seek_v mercy_n ryghtfulnesse_n must_v dampne_v the._n seek_v mercy_n and_o mercy_n and_o his_o ryghtfulnesse_n will_v save_v the_o if_o thou_o seek_v it_o in_o due_a manner_n caplm_n twelve_o diues_fw-la these_o word_n be_v good_a and_o comfortable_a &_o reasonable_a saye_z forth_o what_o thou_o will_v ¶_o pauper_fw-la also_o he_o be_v a_o manslee_a ghooste_o that_o make_v any_o man_n or_o woman_n to_o forswear_v they_o for_o he_o slee_v his_o own_o soul_n and_o his_o soul_n that_o he_o do_v so_o forswear_v he_o xxij.questione_fw-la u_o ille_fw-la also_o man_n slay_v themselves_o as_o oftentyme_o as_o they_o assent_v to_o wicked_a thought_n in_o herte_n &_o turn_v they_o away_o from_o god_n in_o who_o be_v all_o our_o life_n and_o therefore_o solomon_n say_v auersio_fw-la paruulorum_fw-la interficiet_fw-la eos_fw-la prover._n ay_o that_o the_o tourning_a away_o of_o the_o lytyll_a child_n slay_v they_o for_o they_o that_o soon_o be_v overcome_v in_o temptaconn_n and_o soon_o assent_v to_o the_o fiend_n be_v liken_v to_o young_a child_n that_o be_v faint_a &_o feeble_a to_o withstand_v any_o thing_n of_o such_o child_n god_n say_v that_o a_o child_n of_o a_o hondred_a year_n shall_v be_v acurse_v of_o god_n ysa_n lxv_o also_o they_o slay_v their_o soul_n that_o gydre_fw-fr foul_a lusty_n &_o unlefull_a desire_n in_o their_o herte_n &_o will_v not_o rede_o put_v they_o out_o therefore_o the_o wise_a man_n say_v desideria_fw-la occidunt_fw-la pigrum_fw-la prover._n xxi_o wicked_a desire_v sle_v they_o that_o be_v slow_a to_o put_v they_o out_o and_o therefore_o davyd_v say_v beatus_fw-la â—_o tenebit_fw-la et_fw-fr allidet_fw-la ê‘uulos_fw-la svos_fw-la ad_fw-la petram_fw-la blessyd_v be_v he_o that_o shall_v hold_v he_o with_o god_n &_o smite_v down_o his_o small_a young_a thought_n &_o desire_n to_o the_o stone_n that_z be_v cryste_n blessyd_v be_v he_o that_o anon_o as_o he_o begyn_v to_o have_v such_o wicked_a thought_n anon_o begin_v to_o think_v on_o crystus_fw-la passion_n &_o of_o god_n law_n as_o saint_n jerome_n say_v in_o his_o pystle_n ad_fw-la paulan_n et_fw-la eustochium_fw-la ¶_o dives_fw-la it_o follow_v of_o thy_o word_n that_o whâ—_n so_o do_v any_o dede_o sin_n he_o be_v a_o mansleer_n and_o so_o every_o sin_n be_v forboden_v by_o this_o commandment_n non_fw-la occides_fw-la thou_o shall_v not_o slay_v why_o have_v than_o god_n ten_o commandment_n sythen_a tâ—ey_n be_v all_o comprehend_v in_o one_o ¶_o pauper_fw-la for_o dulness_n of_o man_n wit_n it_o need_v to_o gyve_v mothan_fw-ge one_o to_o declare_v man_n sin_n that_o he_o may_v know_v when_o he_o syn_v and_o how_o he_o may_v flee_v sin_n all_o the_o law_n &_o all_o the_o â—phecye_v as_o cryste_n say_v in_o the_o gospel_n hang_v in_o two_o commandment_n of_o charyte_n which_o teach_v we_o to_o love_v our_o god_n above_o all_o thing_n &_o out_o even_o crysten_v as_o ourself_o but_o yet_o god_n will_v declare_v tho_o two_o commandment_n by_o ten_o commandment_n that_o man_n &_o woman_n shall_v yâ—_z better_o know_v they_o &_o please_v he_o &_o the_o more_o flee_v his_o offence_n ¶_o dives_fw-la why_o declare_v he_o they_o more_o by_o ten_o commandment_n than_o by_o twelve_o or_o by_o nine_o for_z he_o may_v have_v give_v many_o mo_z when_o he_o give_v but_o ten_o ¶_o pauper_fw-la to_o gyve_v overmoche_n many_o be_v not_o profitable_a ne_o to_o gyve_v over_o few_o and_o therefore_o god_n give_v his_o byheste_n in_o the_o nombre_fw-fr of_o ten_o for_z as_o ten_o be_v nombre_fw-fr perfyght_n &_o contain_v all_o number_n so_o god_n law_n be_v perfyght_a and_o all_o be_v comprehend_v in_o ten_o byheste_n that_o be_v so_o knytte_a to_o gydre_v &_o of_o so_o great_a acorde_fw-fr that_o who_o so_o trespace_v in_o one_o
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