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the_o holy_a man_n have_v give_v thankynge_n to_o god_n in_o their_o adversytee_n /_o thenne_fw-fr shall_v we_o sinner_n endure_n pacyent_o the_o evylles_n that_o come_v to_o us._n for_o it_o be_v write_v that_o by_o dyverse_a trybulaconn_n /_o aught_o man_n to_o come_v to_o heaven_n thenne_n ought_v we_o strong_o to_o love_v trybulaconn_n to_o the_o end_n that_o we_o be_v heretrer_n of_o that_o soverayne_a glory_n for_o the_o sinner_n that_o shall_v not_o be_v punyssh_v here_o /_o shall_v be_v punyssh_v in_o hell_n also_o while_o that_o we_o live_v we_o ought_v to_o desire_v to_o bear_v &_o endure_v sekeness_n &_o trybulaconn_n
emperor_n his_o absolucyon_n and_o that_o do_v he_o suffer_v he_o to_o entre_fw-fr in_o to_o the_o chirche_n in_o which_o he_o enter_v not_o upryght_o but_o prosteâ—ned_v and_o flat_a to_o the_o ground_n upon_o the_o pament_n and_o begin_v to_o say_v with_o the_o psalmyste_a lord_n god_n my_o tongue_n clyve_v to_o my_o cheky_v /_o please_v if_o the_o to_o quyckene_n i_o after_o thy_o word_n and_o in_o take_v his_o heed_n with_o his_o two_o ande_fw-mi rend_n his_o here_o be_v and_o witting_a the_o pament_n of_o the_o chirche_n with_o great_a habundaunce_n of_o teere_n /_o demand_v humble_o pardon_n and_o mercy_n of_o our_o savyour_fw-mi ihesu_n cryste_n and_o the_o hour_n come_fw-mi for_fw-mi to_o go_v to_o the_o offer_v make_v his_o oblacyon_n in_o great_a wepynge_n and_o wayl_n lynge_v and_o after_o that_o he_o set_v he_o down_o in_o the_o quyre_v or_o â—hore_n like_o as_o he_o tofore_o have_v be_v accustom_v the_o which_o thing_n see_v saint_n ambrose_n ask_v he_o what_o thing_n he_o make_v there_o to_o who_o humble_o he_o answer_v /_o that_o he_o intend_v to_o receyve_v the_o holy_a sacrament_n of_o the_o altar_n and_o anon_o after_o saint_n ambrose_n die_v do_v say_v to_o he_o by_o a_o archedeken_fw-mi that_o the_o chore_n or_o the_o quyre_v of_o the_o chirche_n be_v oon_o ordain_v for_o the_o preeste_n and_o that_o it_o be_v not_o leeffull_v to_o other_o to_o entre_fw-fr in_o to_o it_o /_o command_n he_o that_o he_o shall_v go_v out_o abide_a the_o percepcyon_n of_o the_o precyous_a body_n of_o ihesu_n cryste_n with_o the_o other_o theodosius_n hear_v these_o word_n /_o meke_o answer_v thus_o i_o be_o not_o set_v here_o by_o presumpcyon_n /_o but_z for_o as_o â—oche_v as_o in_o constantynople_n the_o custom_n be_v such_o that_o the_o emperor_n /_o when_o the_o seruyce_n of_o god_n be_v in_o do_v syt_v in_o the_o chore_n or_o quyre_v with_o the_o preeste_n and_o in_o his_o excusacyon_n thus_o make_v /_o he_o yssue_v in_o thank_n humble_o saint_n ambrose_n of_o his_o good_a exhortacyon_n by_o which_o example_n may_v be_v know_v the_o great_a justyce_n of_o that_o one_o and_o of_o that_o other_o how_o be_v it_o /_o that_z i_o have_v great_a meruaylle_v of_o the_o great_a hardynes_n of_o saint_n ambrose_n toward_o the_o say_a emperor_n and_o also_o of_o the_o obeyssaunce_n of_o he_o in_o which_o thou_o have_v matere_a to_o take_v good_a example_n of_o the_o end_n tofore_o allege_v and_o therefore_o i_o pray_v the_o that_o oft_o thou_o rede_v this_o history_n /_o and_o if_o thou_o so_o do_v put_v it_o in_o effect_n /_o thou_o shall_v eschew_v all_o vice_n and_o sin_n /_o the_o which_o thing_n nevertheless_o thou_o may_v not_o do_v without_o the_o specyalle_a aid_n and_o help_v of_o our_o savyour_fw-mi and_o redeemer_n ihesu_n cryste_n /_o as_o say_v saint_n johan_n in_o his_o first_o gospel_n /_o speak_n in_o the_o person_n of_o our_o lord_n ihesu_n cryste_n say_v thus_o without_o i_o you_o may_v do_v no_o good_a thing_n that_o be_v merytorye_n 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and_o therefore_o if_o thou_o do_v any_o good_a werke_n /_o presume_v not_o that_o it_o procee_v of_o the_o /_o but_z of_o god_n which_o have_v give_v to_o the_o his_o grace_n to_o do_v &_o accomplysshe_v it_o ¶_o how_o one_o ought_v glad_o rede_v the_o scripture_n /_o begin_v in_o latyn_a sanctarum_fw-la &c_n &c_n caplm_v xu_o to_o rede_n the_o scripture_n /_o is_z in_o party_n to_o know_v the_o felycyte_n eternal_a for_o in_o theym_a a_o man_n may_v see_v what_o he_o ought_v to_o do_v in_o conversacyon_n also_o that_o lyght_o he_o may_v see_v his_o face_n in_o a_o mirror_n oft_o to_o rede_n purge_v the_o soul_n from_o sin_n /_o it_o engender_v drede_v of_o god_n /_o and_o it_o keep_v the_o soul_n from_o eternal_a dampnacyon_n and_o all_o in_o like_a wise_n as_o we_o be_v nouryssh_v with_o bodily_a mete_v as_o touch_v the_o body_n in_o like_o wise_n as_o touch_v the_o soul_n we_o be_v nouryssh_v by_o the_o lecture_n and_o rede_a of_o scrypture_n to_o this_o purpose_n sâ—â—â—â—_n 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whereof_o may_v ensyewe_a prouffyte_n infenyte_n and_o also_o he_o shall_v find_v in_o theym_n what_o he_o ought_v to_o do_v ¶_o of_o the_o yefte_a of_o pease_n /_o beginning_z in_o latyn_a saluator_fw-la etc._n etc._n capittulum_fw-la xvi_o the_o yefte_n of_o pease_n the_o which_o among_o all_o other_o be_v soverayne_a /_o leave_v our_o lord_n ihesu_n cryste_n to_o his_o apostle_n /_o when_o he_o ascend_v in_o to_o heaven_n the_o day_n of_o his_o ascencyon_n to_o the_o right_a side_n of_o god_n the_o fader_fw-mi in_o saying_n to_o theym_v i_o gyve_v to_o you_o my_o pease_n i_o have_v leave_v to_o you_o pease_n /_o and_o so_o shall_v i_o find_v you_o again_o and_o this_o that_o he_o gaaf_n to_o theym_fw-mi /_o that_o be_v to_o say_v pea_n /_o he_o desire_v to_o find_v again_o at_o the_o day_n of_o doom_n in_o every_o crysten_v man_n and_o he_o himself_o show_v to_o we_o in_o a_o other_o place_n of_o the_o gospel_n the_o good_n of_o pease_n where_o he_o say_v blessyd_v be_v the_o peasyble_a /_o for_z he_o that_o be_v very_o peasyble_a in_o his_o conscyence_n be_v the_o soon_o of_o god_n /_o but_z he_o that_o have_v no_o pease_n in_o his_o herte_n be_v the_o soon_o of_o the_o devyll_n and_o this_o we_o ought_v to_o understande_v of_o very_a pea_n /_o which_o be_v oon_o in_o the_o conscyence_n of_o rightful_a man_n for_o the_o evyll_n person_n have_v pea_n with_o their_o felawe_n but_o in_o their_o conscyence_n they_o have_v it_o not_o the_o first_o pease_n bring_v &_o lede_v to_o saluaconn_v /_o the_o second_o to_o dampnacyon_n pea_n be_v with_o the_o good_a &_o virtuous_a /_o &_o war_n be_v with_o the_o evyll_n &_o vycyous_a /_o pea_n be_v cause_n of_o the_o receyve_n of_o the_o holy_a ghoost_n pea_n be_v mother_n of_o love_n &_o dylecconn_v /_o pea_n be_v sign_n of_o holiness_n /_o of_o the_o which_o say_v the_o prophet_n love_v you_o pease_n and_o veryte_n pea_n be_v the_o health_n of_o the_o people_n /_o the_z great_a honour_n of_o the_o prince_n /_o the_o joy_n of_o the_o contree_n /_o and_o the_o drede_n of_o enemy_n thenne_n it_o ought_v always_o to_o be_v keep_v /_o for_o who_o be_v with_o it_o be_v with_o god_n thoffyce_v of_o a_o priest_n be_v to_o admoneste_a the_o people_n of_o the_o which_o they_o ought_v to_o do_v and_o the_o people_n ought_v to_o here_o humble_o for_o the_o herdeman_n ought_v to_o deffende_v his_o sheep_n from_o all_o thing_n uniuste_a and_o the_o people_n ought_v to_o be_v to_o he_o obeyssaunt_a ¶_o here_o follow_v the_o pystle_n of_o saint_n macharye_n to_o monk_n /_o which_o begyn_v in_o latyn_a in_o primis_fw-la etc._n etc._n