<County: Cambridgeshire>
<Code: L4773>
<MS reference: Oxford, Bodleian Library, Bodley 505>
<Text: Chastising of God's Children, Myrrour of Symple Soulis>

<fol. 28v>CASE AND RESTE BI FOULE PRIDE AND PreSUMPCION
OF yESE yRE yER COMEy A SPIRITUAL OR A GOOSTLI
LECHERIE FOR WHAN A MAN WOL HAUE RESTE IN
A MANER YDELNESSE WIyOUT ANY DESIRE OR BESI
SEEKYNG / TO GOD . yAN HE IS FUL DISPOSED IN-TO
ALLE ERROURS / BI-CAUSE HE IS TURNED AWEI FRO
GOD AND BICAUSE yAT HE DESIRIy AND SEEKEy AL y\T
IS TO PLESAUNCE AND LUST AND LIKYNGE / SUCHE
A MAN IS LIKE TO A MARCHAUNT / FOR IN AL HIS
WERKIS HE IS EUer INCLYNENG AND BOWYNG BI
ENTENCIOUN TO HIS OWNE RESTE AND TO HIS OW#
NE PROFITE / BUT NOyING FOR yE WORCHIP OF
GOD / yIS MAN yAT RESTIy SO VPON HIS OWNE
LOUE TO HIS PROPIR PLEASAUNCE : MAY WELE BE
CLEPID A PROPRETARIE / WHICHE VICE IS DAMP#
NABLE IN ALLE OBEISHAUNT CHILDREN / NEyELES
SUM OF / yESE MEN LYUEN IN GRETE PENAUNCE
AND DON MANY yINGES OUTWARD yAT HER LIF
MOWE BE KNOWE AND HER NAME BE IN REPUTA#
CION AMONGE HOLI MEN FOR ECHE SUCHE LOUE
OF KYNDE . IS FAUORABLE TO HYM SILF <pph> *ALSO
SUM OF yESE MEN BI A GRETE SINGULARITE DE#
SIREN OF GOD SUM SPECIAL zIFTE ABOUE OTHER
EIyer OF WORCHYNGE MYRACLIS EIyer REUELA#
CIONS OR SUM Oyer SPECIALTE WHERFOR OFTE
<fol. 29r>TYMES yEI BIEN DISCEYUED OF yE DEUEL FOR SUM
TYME YEI HAUE OF yE DEUEL yAT yEI DESIREN / yAN
yEI WENE IT COMEy TO HEM FOR HER MERITE . AND
WENE yAT IT BE SENT FRO GOD FOR HER HOLI LYUEnG
SUCHE MEN BIEN BOy PROUDE AND BLYNDE . FOR HEm
LACKIy AL GOOSTLI LIzT AND FEELYNG / / AND A FUL
LITEL yING MAY COMFORTE SUCHE MEN : FOR yEI
KNOWEN NAT WHAT HEM LACKIy / yIS IS CLE#
PID A SPIRITUAL LECHERIE . FOR IT IS AN VNRESO#
NABLE AND VNORDYNAT WIL AzENS REASON
EUerMORE BOWYNG DOUN BI yE LOUE OF KYNDE
TO HIS OWNE PROFITE AND AL EASE AND RESTE /
*SUCHE MEN ALSO BIEN PROUDE AND FUL SOLEYN
OF WIL : AND TO HARDE OF HERTE / yERFOR HER DE#
SIRE AND HER FOULE COUETISE STRECCHIy SUMTY#
ME AND SPREDIy . SO FERFORy yAT WHAT yEI .
DESIREN yEI HAUE AND SO OFT / SIyES yEI BIEN
DISCEYUED . AND SUM I%N yIS LYUENG / HAN BE
TAKE WIy yE FIEND . AND LONGE TYME TRAUELD
WIy SPIRITES . AND SUM IN-TO HER LYUES ENDE
<pph> *ALSO yESE MEN yAT yUS LYUEN . LYUEN
CONTRARIOUSLI TO CHARITE AND TO yE LOUE OF
GOD . WIy yE WHICHE A MAN OFFRIy HYM SILF
FULLI INWARD AND OUTWARD IN AL yAT HE MAY
IN-TO yE WORCHIP OF GOD / FOR yer MAY NOyING
<fol. 29v>SUFFICE TO A PARFITE LOUER~ . NE NOyING MAY
HYM PLEASE . SAUE OONLI O GOODENESSE yAT
MAY NAT BE COMPREHENDID WHICHE GOODE#
NESSE IS GOD HYM SILF : FOR HE IS AL CHARITE
AND GOODENESSE / FOR CHARITE IS A BOND OF LO#
UE . WHICHE DRAWIy US TO GOD IN WHICHE
LOUE WE FORSAKEN OURE SILF ; AND yERWIy
WE BIEN OONED TO GOD BUT yE LOUE OF KYnDE
DWELLIy ON HYM SILF . AND EUerMORE IS LO#
WYNG TO HIS OWNE PROFITE NEyELES yE LO#
UE OF KYNDE IS AS LICHE TO CHARITE AS TO yE
WORCHYNG OUTWARD AS TWO HEERIS OF OON#
HED BUT yE WILLIS AND yE MENYNGES . BIEN
MYCHE DISCORDYNGE AND FUL VNLICHE FOR A
GOODE MANS HERTE IS EUerE UPWARD TO GOD IN
HIS ENTENCION . AND ALWEY DESIREy yE WOR#
CHIP OF GOD / BUT IN NATUREL LOUE A MANS
WIL BOWIy TO HIS PROFITE AND EASE / WHAN
yE LOUE OF KYNDE PASSIy yUS OF yE LOUE OF
GOD AND CHARITE BE CONTRARIOUS WILLE AND
WORCHYNG yANNE A MAN FALLIy INTO FOURE
PerELOUS SYNNES THAT IS TO SEIE IN-TO PRIDE AUA#
RICE GLOTENYE AND LECHERIE <pph> yUS FEL ADAM
IN PARADISE AND AL+MANKYNDE WIy HYM ; FOR
BICAUSE OF yE LOUE yAT HE HAD TO HYM SILF ;
<fol. 30r>HE TURNED FRO yE WIL OF GOD AND BI PriDE . HE DIDE
AzENS GODDIS COMANDEMENT / AND BI AUARICE
HE COUEITED KNOWYNG AND WISDOM / HE SOUzT
BI GLOTENYE SAUOUR AND DELITE / AND yANNE
AFTIR yIS ; HE WAS STIRED TO LECHERIE / BUT OURE
BLISFUL LADI : FONDE yE GRACE AzEN WHICHE
ADAM HAD LOST / yAT GLORIOUS LADI AND MODIR
OF LOUE ; zAF US ENSAMPLE IN LYUENG / HOU WE
SHULDEN LOUE / yIS NOBLE LADI FROM yE TYME
OF HIR BIRyE EUerMORE TURNE HIR HERTE TO GOD
BOy ACTIFLY AND GOOSTLI / yAT IS TO SEIE WIy
GRETE EXCERCISES OF OUTWARD AND INWARD
UERTUES BI GRETE DESIRE AND FERUENT LOUE TO
GOD RECEYUED CRIST WIy AL MANER LOWNESSE
AND MEKENESSE / IN yIS yAT BLISFUL LADI FONDE
GRACE AzENS PriDE / ALSO SHE OFFRID UP y\T WORyI
LORD HIR DERE SONE TO yE FADIR OF HEUENE WIy
HIR WORLDLI POSSESSIONS : AND WIy AL MANer
PLENTE OR LARGETE OF HERTE . IN FUL AFFECCION
IN zELDYNG yANKYNGES AND WORSHIPPES TO
ALMYzTI GOD / AND IN yIS SHE FOND GRACE ANEN#
TIS AUARICE *ALSO SHE RESTE NEUer UP COMFORT
NE UP GRACIOUSE zIFTES . WHICHE PLENTEUOUS#
LI SHE RECEYUED OF ALMYzTI GOD ; BUT AL yAT
SAUOUR AND SWETNESSE SHE zAF / AL HOOLI TO
<fol. 30v>HYM . yAT AL GOODENESSE SENT / AND HEERE SHE FOND
GRACE AzENS GLOTENYE / ALSO WHAT CLENNESSE
SHE HAD IN BODI AND IN SOULE : IT NEDIy NAT TO
EXPRESSE / FOR AL CRISTEN FEy KNOWIy WELE : yER
WAS NEUer ERyLI CREATURE . yAT HAD yAT GRACE
OF SO FUL CLENNESSE AS SHE HAD / IN WHICHE CLEn#
NESSE AzENS LECHERIE SHE FOND GRACE <pph> yUS
THAN yE GRACE yAT ADAM LOST : yAT GLORIOUS
LADI FOOND AzEN / WHO SO WIL yANNE OUerCOME
OR WIySTONDE yE CONTRARIOUS LYUENG WHICHE
*J REHERSED BIFORE : MUST FOLWE TO HIS POWER~
OURE BLISFUL LADI OUTWARD AND INWARD IN
MEKENESSE AND LARGETE . IN ABSTINENCE AND
CLENNESSE / BUT FOR WE BIEN FIEBLE TO STONDE AND
BI FREALTE DREDEFUL TO FALLE yERFOR AS *J SEIDE BI#
FORE WAKEy AND PREIEy yAT zE FALLE NAT IN#
TO TEMPTACION . <lat></lat><rub>*HOU
SUM Oyer MEN WENEN <the W is partial> yAT yEI HAUE FREDOM OF
SPIRIT & yAT yEI BIEN OONED TO GOD WIyOUTE
ANY MEANE WHERFOR yEI SEIE yEI BIEN BOUNDE¨
TO NO LAWES OF HOOLI CHIRCHE AND yEI BIEN
DISCHARGED OF AL MANER WIRCHYNGES &
OF AL OUTWARD UERTUES</rub>
**W*HAT TYME A MAN HAy IN SUCHE YDELNESE
KYNDELI RESTE AS I SEIDE BIFORE & OONLI
<fol. 31r>BIHOLDIy HYM SILF AND STONDIy UPON HIS OWNE
PROPRE WIL : yERWHILES HE MAY NAT BE OONED
TO GOD . BI-CAUSE HE LYUEy IN A MANer CONTRARIOUSTE
TO HAUE yE LOUE OF GOD . FOR CLENE HE IS WIyOUTEN
CHARITE / yERFOR AFTIR yIS BIGYNNYNGE yE yRID
CONTRARIOUS LYUENG WHICHE IS WORSE yAN ANY
OF yE yRE WHICHE I HAUE REHERSED / FOR yANNE BI#
GYNNEy A LIF VNRIzTFUL AND VNSKILFUL FUL OF
GOOSTLI ERROURS AND AL MANER WRECCHIDNESSE
WHAT SUCHE MEN BIEN AND HOU zE SHULLEN KNOWE
HEM ; AS BI yER OPYNIONS I SHAL SHEWE zOU
<pph> yESE MEN IN yER OWNE SIzT ; BIEN FUL CONTEM#
PLATIF BUT IN GODDIS SIzT yEI BIEN VERRAY FUGI#
TIUES . BI-CAUSE yEI HAUE RUNNE A-WEI AND FLEDDE
FRO GOD : SO IT IS NEDEFUL yAT AL MEN FLE AWEI FRO
HEM . AS FROM A GOSTLI ENEMYE yESE MEN WENEn
yAT yEI BIEN yE HOLIEST MEN yAT LYUEN . NAT#
WIySTONDYNG yAT yEI LYUEN CONTRARIOUSLI
TO ALLE GOODE MEN FOR yESE BIEN yer OPYNIONS
yEI HOLDEN BI yAT KYNDELI RESTE yAT yEI HAUE
AND BI yAT YDELNESSE WHICHE yEI HAUE WHAn
yEI STONDEN SO ALONE VPON HEM SILF yAT yEI
BE FREE IN SPIRIT AND OONED TO GOD WIyOUT
ANY MEANE <pph> *ALSO yAT yEI BIEN ENHAUNSID
BI PERFECCION . ABOUE AL OBSERUAUNCES OF
<fol. 31v>LOUE yAT HE IS . FOR yE MOST STRONG MENEy IN
HIM yE MOST FIEBLE *yIS UNIAUNCE IS RIzT DELI#
CIOUS y\T WOTE yEI yAT HAUE ASSAIED IT yER IS
NO PERLE OF yE IzE SO DAUNGEROUSE WHANNE
OON PUTTIy WIy-YNNE <ct> <mrg>IT</mrg> yE YRUN . OR LYNT . OR
STOON yAT IS yE DEEy OF HIM ; AS IS DIUINE LOUE
IF OON DO AzENS HIM / HIS BEYNG IS ALWEI IN PerFIJT
PLAYN OF PURE WILLE OF HIM <pph> *NOW MAY zE
VNDIRSTANDE HOU MY WIKIDNESSE CAUSEy TO
HAUE HIS BOUNTE ; FOR ENCHESON OF MY NECESSITE
FOR GOD SUFFRIy SUMTYME SUM YUEL TO BE DO
FOR GRETTER GOODE yAT AFTIRWARDE SHAL GROWE
FOR AL yOO yAT BIEN PLAUNTID OF yE FADIR AND
COMEN INTO yIS WORLDE ; BIEN DESCENDID OF PAR#
FIJTE . IN-TO VNPARFIJTE . FOR TO ATTEYNE TO yE MO#
RE PARFITE . AND yANNE IS OPENED yE WOUNDE
FOR TO BE HELID yER IT IS HURT ; WIyOUTEN HIR
WITYNG / *yESE FOLKIS BIEN MEKID OF GOD HIM <sub>SILF</sub>
**I *BIHIzTE SEIy yIS SOULE . OF THE
TAKYNGES OF LOUE SUM yINGES TO SEIE
OF yE SEUENE ESTATIS yAT WE CLEPEN BEYNGES
FOR SO IT IS AND YESE BIEN yE DEGREES . BI WHI#
CHE MEN STIEN OF yE UALEY TO yE TOP OF THE
MOUNTAYNE yAT IS SO SEUEREL ; yAT IS SEEy BUT
GOD . AND EUerY DEGRE HAy IN IT HIS FUL ASSISE

<Tranche 2>
<fol. 213v>LOUE IT BETTRE yAN FOR TO DWELLE IN y\T GLORIE
<pph> *AND yOUz *J WISTE yAT IT MIzT BE . yAT yE
SWETE MANHEDE OF CRIST IHesU AND yE UIRGYNE
AND AL yE COURT OF HEUENE MIzT NOT SUFFRE
yAT *J HAD yE TORMENTIS EUERLASTYNGLI . BUT
yAT *J HAD yE BEYNG yAT *J WAS COME FRO . AND
GOD SEEy yIS IN HI%M IF IT MIzT BE yIS PITE OF
HEM AND yIS GOODE WILLE ; yUS SEIy TO ME IF
yOU WILT *J SHAL zILDE yEE yAT WHICHE yOU ART
COMEN FRO BI MY WIL . FOR yIS yAT MY FRIEN#
DIS OF MY COURT WOLEN IT BUT NE WERE HER
WILLE ; yOU SHULDEST NOT HAUE IT WHERFORE
*J zILDE yEE yIS zIFTE IF yOU WOLT TAKE IT *JT
SHULDE FALLE IN MY CHOYS RAyer WIyOUTEN
ENDE TO DWELLE IN TORMENT ; yAN *J SHULD TAKE
IT SIyyE *J HAD IT NAT OF HIS OONLI WILLE / SO
*J REFUSID IT AT yE PRAIERS OF yE HUMANITE
AND OF SEINTES . AND OF yE UirGYNE MARIE . *J+MIzT
NOT SUFFRE IT BUT IF *J HAD IT OF yE PURE LOUE
yAT HE HAy TO ME FOR ME OF HIS PURE BOUNTE
AND OF HIS ALLOONE WILLE AND LOUE ; y\T LOUED
HAy TO LOUER <pph> *AND yANNE *J SEIDE TO HIM
yAT IF *J WISTE IT MIzTE MORE PLESE HIM yAT
*J LOUED ANOyER MORE yAN HIM ; HEERE ME FAI#
LIy WIT yUS IT GOIy . yAT *J NE FEELE MYzT NE
<fol. 214r>WILLE TO GRAUNTE ; BUT *J AUNSWERD yAT . *J
SHULDE COUNSAILE ME <pph> *AND yANNE *J SEIDE
yIS yAT IF IT MIzT BE yAT HE MIzT LOUE ANOy
MORE yAN ME ; HEERE ME FAILIy WIT *J KAN-NOT
AUNSWER . NE WILLE . NE GRAUNTE <pph> *AND yAn
yIS *J SEIDE TO HIM yAT IF IT MIzT BE yAT HE MIzT
WILLE yAT ANOyIR LOUED ME MORE yAN HE LO#
UEy ME . HERE ME FAILEy ALSO WITTE . *J KAN NOT
ANSWERE NO+MORE yAN AFORE / BUT ALWEI
*J SEIDE yAT OF AL yAT *J SHULD COUNSAILE ME ; AND
RIzT SO *J DIDE . *J COUNSAILED ME AT HIM SILF &
SEIDE HIM yAT yESE yRE yINGES WEREN RIGHT
HARDE ; FOR BI yE TOyIR WEREN BIFORE / yAT *J
SHULDE LOUE ANOyIR MORE yANNE HIM . AND HE
ANOyer MORE yANE ME & yAT ANOyER SHULD LOUE
ME MORE yAN HE ; WITT FAILID ME HEERE FOR
*J MIzT NOT TO NOON OF yESE yRE yINGES WILLE
NE GRAUNTE . AND ALWEI HE ASSAILED ME FOR
TO HAUE AUNSWERE AND SO+MOCHE *J LOUED ME
WIy HIM ; yAT *J MIzT NOT FOR NOyING HAUE
MANER IN yIS AND yUS *J WAS AT DISTRESSE
SO WENT *J NOT LIzTLI A-WEI / yIS WOTE NOON .
BUT IF HE HAUE ASSAIED yIS POYNT AND AL#
WEIES *J MIzT HAUE NOO PEES ; BUT IF *J AUN#
SWERD TO yIS FORSAIDE <pph> *A *J LOUED ME yIS
<fol. 214v>HADDE ME yERFOR *J MIzT NOT LIzTLI AUNSWER
AND IF *J HADDE NOT LOUED ME ; yE AUNSWER
HADDE BE SWIFT AND LIzT AND ALWEIES ME
BIHOUIDE TO AUNSWERE ; IF *J WOLDE NOT LEESE
OF ME IN HIM FOR WHICHE MYN HERT SUFFRI\D
SO GREETE DISTRESSE
**N*OU *J SHAL SEIE zOU MYN AUNSWERE *J
SEID TO HIM OF HIM yAT HE WOLD ProUE
ME OF AL POYNTES *ALAS WHAT HAUE *J SEID
*J SHAL SPEKE NO WORD MORE yE HERT MADE
ALONE OF HIM IN yIS BATAILE WHAT SHAL
*J AUNSWERE IN ANGWISSH OF DEEy ; yAT HE
yUS WOLDE DEPARTE FROM HIS LOUYER~ . yE
WHICHE HE HAD SO WELE ARRAIED yAT WEL
*J WEND MIzT IT HAUE ENDURED BUT AND
SO MIzTE BE . AND IF SO WERE yAT BI PARTIE
OF CHAUNGE HE MIzT yIS WILLE *J AUNSWERD
yUS AND SEID TO HIM <pph> *O LORD IF IT MIzT
BE yAT yIS CHAUNGE MIzT EUerLASTYNGLI
ENDURE IN SOOyENESSE . AS IT IS IN DEMAUN#
DES ; *J LOUE zOU FOR zOU AND AND OF zOU yERFOR
yAT *J VNWOLDE FOR zOU AND IF Y HAD yE
SAME yAT zE HAUE WIy yE CREACION yAT zE
HAUE zOUEN ME . AND MIzTE ALSO WELE DO
<fol. 215r>MY WILLE AS *J DO OF yE WILLE yAT zE HAUE
zOUE ME / AND ALSO IF *J HADDE yIS ; yAT *J WERE
EGAL VNTO zOU SAUE IN yIS yAT *J MIzT CHAN#
GE MY WILLE FOR OyIR yAN FOR ME yIS SHULD
zE NAT DO . SIyEN yAT zE WOLDE IT WIyOUTEN
ENY OF zOURE GOODENESSE . yESE yRE POYNTES
yAT BIEN RIzT GREUOUSE TO GRAUNTE / AND
IF *J WISTE WIyOUTEN DOUTE yAT zOURE WILLE
WOLDE IT . WIyOUTEN AMYNNSYNG<?> OF zOUR
DIUINE GOODENESSE : *J WOLDE IT WIyOUT ENY
yING WILLYNG MORE MY WILLE TAKEy HIS
ENDYNG IN YIS SEIENG *yUS MY WIL IS
MARTIRED . AND MY LOUE MARTIRED ; zE HAUE
HEM TO MARTIRDOM BROUzT . HER WENYNGES
BIEN FUL ENCLINAUNT . MYN HERTE WENDE
SUMTYME ALWEI TO HAUE LYUED OF LOUE
BI DESIRE OF GOODE WILLE *NOW BIEN yESE
TWO yINGES ENDID IN ME : yAT MADEn ME
OUT OF MY CHILDEHODE GOON / AND yERE IT
SHEWID ME yE CUNTREY OF FREENESSE /
<pph> *yANNE CAM TO ME RIzTWISNESSE AND ASKID
ME WHAT SPARYNG *J WOLDE HAUE OF HYm
OR OF yING yAT TORMENT MIzT ME DO
*yANNE CAM MERCY AND ASKID ME WHAT
HELP *J WOLDE HAUE OF HIM <pph> *J AUNSWERD
<fol. 215v>ANOON yIS yAT *J WAS . *J WOLDE NO+MORE
HELP OF HIM ; NE OF yING yAT GOODE MIzT
ME DO <pph> *AND yANNE CAME LOUE TO ME FUL#
FILLED WIy BOUNTE yAT SO OFTEN TYMES ME
HAD OUT OF WITT Y-yROWE ; AND IN yE FIRE
ME HADDE yE DEEy Y-zOUEN : zE HAUE SUmyING
HERD HEERE HE SEIDE TO ME . *J HOLDE AL-yINGE
yAT WAS AND IS AND SHAL BE ; *J AM OF AL GO#
DENESSE FULFILLED . TAKE OF ME WHAT zEE
WOLE / IF zE WILLE HAUE ME AL : *J VNWILLE IT
NOT SEIy MY FRIEND / HOU SEMEy IT zOU OF
ME . *J AM LOUE FULFILLED WIy BOUNTE / yIS
yAT zE WILLE : WE WOLE IT SEIy FRIEND DRA#
WIy zOURE OWNE WILLE <pph> *J AUNSWERDE
ANOON yIS yAT *J AM ; *J AM PURE NOUzT<ct> <mrg>*ALAS WHAT WOLDE PURE NOUzT</mrg>
IT HAy NEUer NOyING OF WIL *J WIL NOyING
yAT IS NOT OF yE BOUNTE OF LOUE ALyING
yAT IS OF HIM . IT IS OF HIM UerILI FULFILLED
AND yUS IT IS . yAT NOyING IS . BUT IF IT BE
OF HYM AND yIS *J SEIE ME HAy OF AL CON#
SUMED / *NOW *J BEGAN AT yIS ASSISE OF MY
zOUyE AND OF MY SPIRITES OOLDE . TO AzEN+COm
yAT WILLE WAS DREDE . AND MY WERKIS .
ENDID . AND MY LOUE ALSO yAT MADE ME
IOLY FOR yE SPREDYNG OF yE DIUINE LOUE
<fol. 216r>SHEWID ME BI DIUINE LIzT ; AN+HIzEFUL OPE#
NYNG APROCHYNGE TO yE SOOyENESSE . yAT
SHEWID ME SODAINLI HIM AND ME / HIM SO
HIzE AND ME SO LOWE ; yAT *J MIzT NO+MORE
OF yENNES RISE . NE HELP OF MY SILF HAUE
AND yERE WAS BEST <pph> *JF zE VNDIRSTONDE
NAT yIS ; *J MAY NOT AMENDE IT / yIS IS A
WERK MYRACLEFUL . yIS yANNE MAY NOT
HIS WEYMENTYNGES SEN<?> **HEERE zE HAUE
SEIy yIS SOULE SUM BIHOLDYNG . HOU *J ME
COMPLEYNED FOR TO VNCOMBRE ME ; AND FOR
yE WEY TO FYNDE yAT *J COMPLEYNED WHAn
*J WAS MARRED yIS yAT *J WAS yANNE IS
MARRYNG FOR ALLE yO <cro>yAT</cro> BIEN MARRED
yAT HAUE ENY-yING OF AFFECCION OF SPIRIT
*AND yIS BIHOLDYNG IS IN LIJF OF SPIRIT
BI AFFECCION OF TENDIRNESSE OF LOUE y\T yE
SOULE HAy TO HIR SILF / BUT SHE WENEy yAT
IT IS IN GOD yIS LOUE yAT SHE HAy ; OF WHI#
CHE SHE IS SO ATTAYNT BUT IN WELE VNDIR#
STANDYNG IT IS IN HIR SILF yAT SHE LOUEy
WIyOUTEN HIR WITYNG / AND yERE yEI BIEN
DISCEYUED yAT LOUEN BI yE TENDIRNESSE yAT
yEI HAUE TO AFFECCION ; yAT SUFFREy HEM NOT ;
TO COME TO KNOWYNG / yUS yEI LEDEN AS
<fol. 216v>yEI DIDEN IN WERK OF zOUyE ; AND DWELLEN
SO LONG IN WERKIS . TIL yEI HAUE AFFECCION
OF SPIRIT <pph> *O GOD SEIy DIUINE LOUE yAT OF
yIS RESTIy OF HIM IN SOULE NOUzTED . WHaT
yIS LIJF IS FER FROM yE LIJF OF FREENESSE ; OF
yE WHICHE NAT WILLYNG HAy LORDSHIPPE
OUer / AND yIS NOUzT WILLYNG SOWYy IN
SOULES yE DIUINE SEEDIS : FULFILLID OF DIUI#
NE WILLE OF GOD / yIS SEED MAI NEUer FAILE
BUT FEWE FOLKES DISPOSEN HEM TO RECEYUE
yIS SEED <pph> *J HAUE FOUNDE MANY OF PerISSHED
IN AFFECCION . AND OF MARRID IN LIJF OF SPI#
RIT . BI WERKIS OF UerTUES IN DESIRES OF GOO#
DE WILLE / BUT *J HAUE FOUNDEN FEWE OF GEN#
TIL IN BEYNG : AND FEWER OF HEM yAT BIEN
IN FREDOM WIyOUTE FAILE . OF WHICHE yIS
BOOKE SPEKIy OF y\T HAUE OON ALONE WILLE
yAT FYNE LOUE MAKIy TO HAUE / FOR FYNE LO#
UE MAKEy TO HAUE OON WILLE AND OON LOUE
AND yERFOR DIUINE WILLE IS ALWEI OON SAME
WILLE IN LOUE / AND yIS LOUE IS OF yAT yAT IS
AL OONLI FYNE IN STONDYNG OF WERK DIUINE
*yIS SOULE IS NOON BI NOUzTYNG . AND SHE NE
RECKEy IN yIS NOUzTYNG yOUz yE SERPENT
HIR DEUOURE SIyEN GOD MAY NEIyer WEXE NE