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say_v xxiii_o cue_n viij_o petrê°_n he_z slow_a they_o not_o wythe_v material_a sword_n but_o only_o by_o power_n that_o god_n have_v hin_a to_o do_v myracly_n wythe_v his_o prayer_n he_o reyse_v a_o woman_n from_o death_n to_o life_n who_o name_n be_v thabita_fw-la auctuum_fw-la ix.c_fw-la and_o wythe_v wordy_n of_o his_o blame_a he_o take_v her_o life_n from_o ananye_n and_o safira_fw-la he_o pray_v not_o for_o she_o dethe_v but_o only_o under_o name_n they_o for_o their_o sin_n and_o a_o non_fw-la they_o fall_v down_o deed_n by_o the_o virtue_n of_o the_o sword_n of_o goddys_n word_n that_o peter_n speak_v and_o the_o holy_a gooste_n by_o peter_n for_o as_o saint_n poule_z say_v the_o sword_n of_o god_n word_n full_o oft_o depart_v the_o soul_n from_o the_o body_n and_o therefore_o the_o word_n and_o the_o curse_v and_o undernyme_v of_o holy_a man_n and_o of_o man_n of_o holy_a church_n be_v moche_n for_o to_o drede_v or_o else_o by_o sufferance_n of_o god_n anon_o as_o seint_a petyr_n undernam_fw-la they_o for_o they_o repent_v they_o not_o the_o fiend_n sathanas_fw-la take_v power_n over_o they_o and_o slow_a they_o bodily_a as_o he_o slow_a theym_n first_o goostly_a by_o the_o sin_n of_o false_a covetyse_n the_o xxi_o chapter_n diues_fw-la be_v it_o leful_a in_o oni_n caâ—_n to_o sle_n oni_n man_n or_o woman_n ungylty_a pauper_fw-la in_o no_o case_n as_o the_o law_n say_v open_o twenty_o cue_n v._o si_fw-la non_fw-la dives_fw-la i_o suppose_v that_o you_o queste_n dampnethe_v a_o man_n that_o you_o justice_n knowethe_v ungylty_a shall_v not_o the_o justice_n yeve_v the_o sentence_n and_o dampne_v he_o since_o the_o queste_n say_v that_o he_o be_v guilty_a pauper_fw-la god_n forbede_o for_o thamne_v fallethe_v the_o justice_n in_o manslaughter_n for_o he_o may_v by_o no_o law_n sle_v he_o that_o he_o knowethe_v ungilty_a xxiii_o cue_n v._o si_fw-la non_fw-la dives_fw-la what_o shall_v he_o do_v thanne_n pauper_fw-la if_o he_o have_v no_o iuge_n above_o he_o he_o shall_v save_v hin_a by_o his_o plain_n power_n and_o if_o he_o have_v a_o iuge_a above_o he_o he_o shall_v send_v the_o man_n to_o he_o &_o tell_v he_o all_o the_o case_n that_o he_o may_v of_o his_o plain_n power_n deliver_v he_o and_o save_v he_o from_o the_o dethe_v or_o else_o seek_v some_o other_o weigh_v for_o to_o save_v he_o but_o he_o shall_v not_o yeve_v the_o sentence_n of_o his_o death_n pylat_fw-la traveyl_v full_o besy_o to_o save_v criste_n from_o death_n for_o that_o he_o wyste_v he_o ungylty_a much_o more_o a_o cristen_v iuge_a owe_v to_o travail_v to_o save_v the_o innocenty_n lyf_v who_o crist_n buy_v with_o his_o blood_n and_o flee_v false_a sentence_n pylat_fw-la might_n and_o ought_v by_o law_n have_v save_v criste_fw-fr but_o for_o to_o please_v the_o peple_n and_z for_o dread_n that_o they_o shall_v have_v accuse_v he_o to_o the_o emperor_n he_o follow_v their_o wylle_n and_o put_v criste_n to_o the_o death_n and_o therefore_o afterward_o he_o be_v damn_a for_o the_o false_a queste_n pilot_n will_v not_o have_v damn_a he_o in_o that_o that_o he_o wyste_v he_o ungylty_a but_o only_o for_o drede_v and_o to_o please_v the_o people_n he_o dampnede_v he_o and_o since_o hethen_a law_n sleethe_v no_o man_n ungilty_a moche_n more_o cristen_v law_n shall_v sle_v no_o man_n ungylty_a but_o the_o iuge_n shall_v do_v all_o his_o besynesse_n to_o flee_v shed_v of_o blood_n without_o guilt_n therefore_o he_o be_v make_v iuge_a to_o descuse_v the_o truth_n to_o save_v the_o ungilty_a and_o to_o punyssh_v the_o guilty_a and_o to_o let_v malice_n folly_n and_o falsehood_n of_o the_o questy_n &_o of_o the_o false_a wytnessy_n therefore_o god_n seyth_v thus_o to_o every_o iuge_n thou_o shall_v not_o take_v the_o voice_n of_o lesinge_n ne_o thou_o shlat_a nof_n joy_n ne_o thin_a hon_n to_o say_v false_a wytnes_n for_o the_o wicked_a man_n that_o be_v to_o say_v thou_o shall_v make_v no_o covenaunt_n to_o say_v false_a wytnesse_n ne_o assent_v thereto_o thou_o shall_v not_o follow_v the_o peple_n will_v to_o do_v any_o evil_a thing_n or_o any_o falseness_n in_o doom_n thou_o shall_v not_o assent_v to_o the_o sentence_n of_o many_o to_o go_v aweye_n from_o the_o truth_n exo._n xxiii_o c_o therefore_o the_o law_n bid_v that_o the_o justice_n be_v not_o to_o light_v ne_fw-fr to_o ready_a to_o leave_v ne_o to_o ready_a to_o take_v vengeance_n di._n lxxxvi_o si_fw-la quid_fw-la et_fw-la xi_o cue_n vi.iii._fw-la quamuis_fw-la et_fw-la xuj_o cue_n viij_o si_fw-la quid_fw-la the_o end_n of_o every_o doom_n shall_v be_v iusticia_fw-la that_o be_v riyhtwisnesse_n in_o englisshe_n and_o rightwisnesse_n be_v a_o virtue_n and_o a_o stedfaste_a will_n alwey_a to_o yield_v every_o man_n &_o woman_n his_o right_n extra_n the_o v._o significacione_n co._n forum_n in_o glosa_fw-la and_o therefore_o whanne_v the_o justice_n do_v wrong_v in_o his_o sentence_n yeve_v that_o be_v no_o rightful_a doom_n for_o it_o end_v not_o in_o rightwysnes_n but_o more_o wrong_n may_v he_o not_o do_v to_o man_n or_o woman_n thanne_v rob_v he_o of_o his_o life_n and_o slay_v he_o with_o out_o guilt_n therefore_o thanne_v what_o iuge_n slee_v man_n or_o woman_n ungilty_a wyte_o he_o be_v no_o iuge_n but_o he_o be_v a_o tyrant_n and_o do_v ayens_n all_o law_n which_o be_v ordain_v to_o do_v right_a to_o every_o man_n to_o punissh_v the_o guilty_a and_o to_o save_v the_o ungilty_a and_o therefore_o seyth_v the_o law_n that_o he_o be_v no_o iuge_a if_o rightwysnesse_n be_v not_o in_o he_o non_fw-fr est_fw-fr iudex_fw-la si_fw-la non_fw-la est_fw-la in_o eo_fw-la iusticia_fw-la xxiii_o cue_n two_o iustum_fw-la the_o xxii_o chapter_n diues_fw-la it_o be_v lefulle_a to_o any_o man_n or_o woman_n in_o any_o case_n to_o slay_v themsylfe_a pauê‘_n in_o no_o case_n and_o that_o for_o many_o skylly_n first_o for_o by_o weigh_n of_o kind_a every_o man_n lovethe_v himsilf_a and_o be_v besy_n to_o save_v himsilfe_n and_o to_o withstond_v all_o thing_n that_o will_v destroy_v he_o and_o therefore_o it_o be_v sin_n ayens_fw-fr all_o kind_a man_n or_o woman_n to_o sle_v he_o silfe_n also_o it_o be_v ayens_n charite_v ffor_o each_o man_n be_v bind_v to_o love_v he_o silfe_n and_o his_o even_o cristen_v as_o hinsilf_o also_o he_o do_v wrong_a to_o you_o comontye_v of_o mankind_n for_o as_o the_o philosofre_o say_v vto_o ethicorum_fw-la every_o man_n be_v apart_o of_o the_o comonte_n as_o every_o menbre_n be_v apart_o of_o the_o body_n also_o for_o manny_n life_n be_v a_o high_a gift_n of_o god_n yoven_v to_o man_n to_o serve_v god_n and_o only_a god_n may_v take_v it_o away_o whanne_v he_o will_v and_o therefore_o he_o that_o slee_v hymsilfe_n he_o syn_v ayens_n his_o god_n in_o that_o that_o he_o slee_v his_o servant_n ayens_n his_o will_n for_o though_o god_n yeve_v a_o man_n auctorite_n to_o sle_v another_o man_n for_o his_o misdeed_n yet_o god_n yeve_v no_o man_n auctoritye_n to_o sle_n hymsilfe_n and_o therefore_o say_v the_o law_n xxiii_o cue_n v._o non_fw-la licet_fw-la that_o no_o man_n ne_o woman_n shall_v sle_v hinsilfe_n neither_o to_o flee_v myscheeffeof_o of_o this_o world_n ne_o to_o flee_v other_o mennys_n sin_n ne_o for_o sorrow_n of_o his_o own_o sin_n that_o he_o have_v do_v ne_o for_o to_o go_v the_o soon_o to_o heaven_n for_o if_o he_o sle_v himsylfe_a as_o say_v there_o the_o law_n he_o goth_v to_o endless_a mischeeffe_n and_o he_o fallethe_v in_o over_o grevous_a sin_n and_o in_o that_o he_o sleethe_o hymsilfe_n fall_v in_o wanehope_o and_o do_v dispyte_n to_o the_o mercy_n of_o god_n as_o juda_n dydde_v for_o after_o his_o death_n he_o may_v not_o amend_v he_o of_o that_o grevous_a sin_n of_o manslaughter_n and_o by_o that_o manslaughter_n he_o lese_v his_o life_n in_o this_o world_n and_o his_o life_n in_o heaven_n bliss_n and_o goth_v to_o the_o dethe_v in_o hell_n wythe_v out_o end_n and_o therefore_o there_o shall_v no_o woman_n sle_n hirsilfe_n to_o save_v her_o chastity_n that_o she_o be_v not_o defouled_a for_o if_o she_o be_v defoul_v by_o violence_n ayens_fw-fr her_o will_n she_o syn_v not_o for_o as_o saint_n lucy_a say_v to_o the_o tyrant_n paschasius_fw-la you_o body_n be_v not_o defoul_v but_o by_o assent_n of_o the_o soul_n but_o the_o sin_n be_v in_o he_o that_o so_o defoul_v her_o and_o less_o sin_n it_o be_v to_o fall_v in_o lechery_n than_o man_n or_o woman_n to_o sle_n himsilfe_n for_o there_o be_v no_o help_n after_o nether_a shall_v not_o man_n ne_o woman_n slay_v himsilfe_n ne_o maim_n himsilfe_n for_o drâ—d_n that_o he_o shall_v ê¯sent_v to_o sin_n but_o trust_v in_o god_n that_o may_v keep_v he_o from_o consent_v and_o let_v occation_n of_o sin_n and_o though_o man_n or_o woman_n be_v constrain_v to_o sin_n for_o drede_n of_o
man_n shall_v not_o meddle_v with_o such_o fornicary_n and_o with_o such_o wicked_a lyver_n not_o eat_v with_o they_o ne_o drink_v with_o they_o for_o they_o be_v acursid_v of_o god_n and_o of_o all_o the_o company_n of_o heaven_n and_o in_o another_o pystle_n saint_n poule_n say_v thus_o wit_n you_o it_o well_o and_o understond_v you_o it_o that_o no_o fornicarie_n ne_o uncleene_n man_n of_o his_o body_n ne_o fall_v covetous_a man_n shall_v have_v eritage_n in_o the_o kingdom_n of_o criste_n and_o of_o god_n and_o therefore_o seythe_v he_o late_o you_o no_o fornicaconn_n ne_o unclennesse_n ne_o avarice_n be_v name_v in_o you_o ne_o filth_n ne_o folly_n speech_n ne_o harlottre_v but_o all_o manner_n oneste_a as_o it_o bicome_v sayntis_fw-la ad_fw-la ephe_n vo._n and_o in_o another_o place_n he_o say_v that_o god_n shalle_fw-mi deem_v fornicary_n and_o they_o that_o do_v avoutrye_n ad_fw-la hebre_fw-la .xiiio._n that_o be_v to_o seye_v as_o seyth_v the_o gloze_n god_n shall_v dampne_v they_o without_o end_v although_o they_o ween_v not_o so_o but_o since_o that_o god_n yeve_v no_o tale_n of_o flesshly_a sin_n and_o therefore_o saint_n john_n say_v in_o the_o book_n of_o god_n previtee_n to_o fornicary_n and_o manqueller_n liar_n and_o periureris_fw-la and_o such_o other_o curse_a folk_n their_o part_n shall_v be_v in_o you_o pit_n well_v and_o brenning_a with_o fire_n and_o brimstone_n which_o be_v the_o secunde_a death_n of_o hell_n apo·_n xxio._n co._n and_o the_o wise_a man_n bid_v that_o thou_o shall_v not_o yeve_v thy_o soul_n too_o fornicary_n in_o any_o thing_n that_o thou_o less_o not_z the_z and_o thy_o soul_n and_o thin_a eritage_n in_o heaven_n and_o every_o woman_n fornica_fw-la tie_v shall_v be_v tread_v under_o foot_n of_o the_o fendis_fw-la as_o drit_fw-fr inye_a weigh_n eccle._n ix_o c._n dives_fw-la contra_fw-la al_n the_o pcepty_n of_o the_o secunde_a table_n be_v yoven_v of_o god_n to_o let_v wrongys_n that_o man_n shall_v else_o do_v to_o there_o even_o cristen_v but_o whamne_v a_o sengle_v man_n meddle_v with_o a_o sengle_v woman_n he_o do_v no_o man_n ne_o woman_n any_o wrong_n for_o either_o of_o they_o be_v in_o his_o own_o power_n pauper_fw-la though_o each_o of_o theym_n be_v in_o his_o own_o power_n yet_o each_o of_o they_o do_v other_o great_a wrong_n for_o each_o of_o theym_n slethe_v other_o by_o deadly_a sin_n and_o each_o of_o they_o slee_v himsylfe_a and_o each_o of_o they_o do_v wrong_a to_o god_n in_o that_o they_o do_v ayens_fw-fr he_o forbid_v and_o slay_v the_o soul_n that_o he_o buy_v so_o dear_a and_o both_o they_o do_v wrong_a to_o there_o even_o cristen_v in_o that_o they_o yeve_v they_o wicked_a ensaumple_v and_o matter_n of_o sclaundre_v dives_fw-la yet_o contra_fw-la te_fw-la god_n seyth_v to_o every_o man_n and_o woman_n crescite_fw-la et_fw-la multiplicamini_fw-la wax_v you_o and_o be_v you_o multiply_v therefore_o thanne_v if_o a_o syngle_a man_n meddle_v with_o a_o syngle_a wooman_n to_o bring_v forth_o child_n it_o seem_v to_o i_o no_o sin_n pauper_fw-la god_n say_v notte_fw-it though_o word_n to_o every_o man_n and_o woman_n butt_n only_o to_o they_o that_o be_v wed_v to_o gidre_v by_o god_n law_n that_o as_o they_o be_v wed_v to_o gydre_a to_o bring_v forth_o child_n so_o god_n bid_v theym_n bring_v forth_o child_n god_n say_v not_o though_o wordy_n to_o sengle_v folk_n but_o to_o ada_z and_o eve_o his_o wife_n and_o un_fw-mi to_o no_n and_o his_o wife_n and_z to_o his_o son_n and_o their_o wyve_n and_o therefore_o toby_n say_v to_o his_o son_n attendite_fw-la tibi_fw-la fili_fw-la mi_fw-mi ab_fw-la omni_fw-la fornicaconne_n &_o ceterus_fw-la my_o son_n keep_v the_o fro_o all_o man_a fornicacioun_n ne_o meddle_v with_o non_fw-fr wooman_n but_o only_o with_o thy_o wife_n toby_n quarto_fw-la capitulo_fw-la and_o saint_n poule_n say_v mortificate_n membra_fw-la vestra_fw-la que_fw-la sunt_fw-la suê‘_n terram_fw-la sle_n you_o your_o synful_a membry_n that_o be_v open_a etthe_fw-mi slee_n you_o fornication_n unclennesse_n lechery_n these_o be_v the_o membry_n that_o he_o byddethe_v we_o sle_n not_o the_o ê‘tye_n of_o our_o body_n as_o the_o gloze_n say_v and_o the_o gloze_n say_v also_o that_o every_o liing_n with_o a_o woman_n out_o of_o lawful_a wedlok_n be_v clepe_v fornication_n and_o forbid_v as_o deadly_a sin_n and_o therefore_o god_n bad_a in_o the_o old_a law_n that_o if_o the_o preeste_n doughtir_v be_v take_v in_o fornication_n she_o shall_v be_v burn_v levytici_fw-la xxio._n c_o o_o and_o if_o any_o other_o mamny_n doughtir_v fall_v into_o fornication_n in_o her_o faders_n house_n or_o she_o be_v wed_v she_o shall_v be_v stone_v to_o death_n deu._n xxii_o c_o therefore_o god_a will_v that_o his_o mother_n marry_o shall_v be_v wed_v or_o he_o be_v conseyve_v of_o she_o for_o if_o she_o have_v be_v find_v with_o child_n out_o of_o wedlok_n the_o iewy_n shall_v have_v stone_v she_o without_o mercy_n and_o if_o it_o be_v leful_a to_o syngle_v man_n and_o syngle_a wooman_n to_o meddle_v to_o gydre_n &_o gendre_a god_n have_v make_v matrimony_n in_o vain_a and_o there_o will_v no_o man_n knytte_n he_o undepartable_o to_o any_o wooman_n if_o he_o may_v without_o sin_n meddle_v with_o what_o wooman_n he_o will_v therefore_o crist_n in_o the_o gospel_n dampnethe_v simple_a fornication_n and_o all_o manner_n lechery_n and_o say_v that_o who_o so_o lokethe_v on_o any_o woman_n in_o will_n to_o meddle_v with_o she_o out_o of_o matrymonye_n he_o do_v lechery_n ayens_fw-fr god_n commaundementt_n and_o syn_v deadly_a mat._n vo._n co._n and_o therefore_o as_o i_o say_v first_o generation_n and_o bryng_a forth_o of_o child_n be_v grant_v only_o to_o theym_v that_o be_v wed_v too_o gydre_a lawful_o the_o nine_o chapter_n diues_fw-la be_v all_o wed_a folk_n bind_v by_o this_o precept_n of_o god_n crescite_fw-la et_fw-la multiplicamini_fw-la to_o do_v their_o diligence_n to_o byget_v child_n pauper_fw-la before_o mankind_n be_v multiply_v wed_a folk_n be_v bind_v to_o do_v their_o diligence_n to_o bring_v forth_o child_n butte_n now_o that_o mankind_n be_v multiply_v the_o precept_n bind_v they_o not_o so_o much_o to_o generation_n but_o they_o be_v free_a to_o continence_n and_o keep_v they_o chaste_a if_o they_o be_v both_o of_o one_o assent_n thereto_o for_o many_o skylly_n god_n ordain_v that_o man_n and_o woman_n shall_v not_o meddle_v to_o gydre_v but_o they_o be_v wed_v to_o gydre_n for_o by_o avoutrye_n and_o fornication_n fall_v full_a oft_o that_o you_o brother_n lie_v by_o his_o sustre_n and_o the_o fader_fw-mi by_o his_o daughter_n and_o many_o a_o unlawfulle_a wedlok_n be_v make_v by_o cause_n of_o anoutrie_n and_o he_o that_o do_v avoutrye_n he_o be_v a_o thief_n and_o rob_v the_o man_n or_o woman_n of_o his_o body_n that_o be_v better_a than_o any_o worldly_a catel_n for_o the_o wyves_n body_n be_v the_o husbondis_fw-la body_n and_o his_o body_n be_v her_o body_n for_o neither_o of_o they_o have_v power_n of_o his_o own_o body_n to_o yeve_v it_o to_o any_o other_o by_o flesshly_a lust_n and_o he_o that_o do_v fornication_n he_o rob_v crist_n of_o his_o right_n both_o bodily_a and_o goostlye_o and_o therefore_o saint_n poule_n say_v that_o the_o lechoure_n take_v the_o member_n of_o criste_n &_o make_v it_o you_o member_n of_o you_o strumpet_n with_o who_o he_o meddle_v i_o ad_fw-la corum_fw-la vi_fw-mi o_o also_o by_o avoutrye_n be_v make_v false_a eyris_n and_o true_a eiry_n true_o bigote_n put_v out_o of_o their_o eriatcte_n also_o by_o avoutrye_n god_n law_n that_o he_o make_v so_o solempne_o in_o the_o begin_n of_o the_o word_n first_o of_o all_o law_n be_v break_a and_o therefore_o he_o that_o breke_v it_o be_v a_o open_a traitoure_n to_o this_o accord_v you_o word_n of_o the_o wise_a man_n where_o he_o seyth_v that_o the_o woman_n which_o forsake_v her_o husbonde_n and_o take_v another_z and_o make_v eritage_n of_o another_o matrimony_n do_v many_o sin_n first_o she_o be_v 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thyself_o by_o drede_n and_o sorrow_n of_o heart_n &_o put_v the_o in_o the_o doom_n of_o god_n iuge_a that_o be_v thy_o confessoure_fw-mi &_o make_v amends_n after_o his_o doom_n and_o by_o his_o assent_n for_o god_n against_o who_o thou_o have_v so_o high_o offendid_a will_n stone_v to_o his_o rightful_a doom_n and_o accept_v such_o satisfaction_n as_o he_o assign_v the_o by_o the_o law_n of_o god_n to_o do_v if_o thou_o do_v it_o with_o good_a wylle_n the_o xiiii_o chapter_n thus_o deem_v thou_o thyself_o and_z thanne_a shall_v thou_o be_v syker_n at_o the_o dredeful_a doom_n when_o criste_n our_o brother_n very_a god_n and_z very_a man_n shall_v come_v down_o to_o deem_v the_o quick_o and_o the_o deed_n and_o as_o say_v seint_a poule_z he_z shall_v come_v down_o with_o the_o voice_n of_o a_o trump_n that_o be_v to_o say_v with_o the_o voice_n of_o angel_n and_o of_o archaungelle_n which_o shall_v cry_v and_o say_v surgite_fw-la mortui_fw-la venite_fw-la ad_fw-la iudicium_fw-la 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wend_v up_o &_o mete_v with_o criste_n in_o the_o air_n as_o say_v seint_a poule_n to_o his_o child_n crist_n shall_v say_v venite_fw-la &c_n &c_n come_v you_o my_o fader_n blessyd_v child_n &_o take_v you_o the_o kingdom_n of_o heaven_n that_o be_v ordain_v to_o you_o before_o the_o beginning_a of_o you_o world_n but_o to_o these_o bestial_a folk_n &_o wicked_a lyver_n to_o the_o proud_a to_o the_o covetouse_n to_o the_o enuiouse_a &_o to_o lechouris_fw-la glotoun_n and_o to_o vengeable_a folk_n his_o voice_n shall_v be_v full_a dreadful_a and_o full_a bitter_a whanne_n he_o shall_v say_v to_o they_o discedite_fw-la a_o i_o maledicti_fw-la etc_n wend_v you_o hen_n from_o i_o you_o curse_a wretch_n into_o the_o fire_n of_o hell_n without_o end_n there_o to_o dwell_v with_o the_o fiend_n and_o his_o aungelis_fw-la and_o so_o he_o shall_v send_v they_o to_o sorry_a place_n and_o to_o sorry_a company_n without_o any_o remedy_n be_v there_o never_o thunderbla_v so_o dreadful_a as_o his_o 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aungelis_fw-la shall_v bring_v forth_o the_o cross_n the_o spear_n the_o nail_n the_o scourge_n and_o the_o garland_n of_o thorn_n with_o which_o criste_n suffer_v his_o passion_n thanne_n shall_v crist_n sit_v on_o high_a to_o deem_v you_o qcke_a &_o the_o deed_n he_o shall_v depart_v the_o good_a from_o the_o wicked_a and_o set_v the_o good_a on_o the_o right_a side_n the_o wicked_a on_o the_o liftesyde_v he_o shall_v turn_v hin_a to_o the_o wicked_a on_o the_o liftsyde_o and_o show_v theym_a the_o cross_n the_o spear_n the_o nail_n the_o scourge_n and_o the_o garland_n of_o thorn_n and_o his_o wound_n alle_fw-mi fresh_a which_o he_o suffer_v for_o alle_fw-mi mankind_n and_o say_v to_o the_o wicked_a on_o this_o wise_n ecce_fw-la miseri_fw-la et_fw-la ingrati_fw-la quanta_fw-la ê“vobis_fw-la sustinui_fw-la ê“pter_fw-la vos_fw-la homo_fw-la factus_fw-la sum_fw-la etc._n etc._n see_v you_o unkind_a curse_a wretch_n what_o i_o suffer_v for_o your_o sake_n for_o when_o i_o be_v god_n &_o 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