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yE DAY OF DOME *NE CAN NAT VNDYRSTONDYn NE SE *yE PEYNYS yAT AFTYR yIS LYF SCHULYn BE *TO SYNFUL MEN yAT LOUYn FOLYE *NE yE BLYSSE yAT GODE MEn BEn WORyYE *BUT IN HIS DELITYS SETTYTH HIS HerTE FASTE *AND FARITH AS HYS LYF SCHOLDE AY LASTE *AND zEUYTH HYm TO NOUzT BUT TO VANYTE *AND TO AL yAT LYKYNG MYzTE BE *SWECHE MEN BEN NAT LED W\T SKYL *BUT FOLWYn EUerE HER~ OWNE WIL *AND OF NAT ELLIS yYNKYTH NE+TAKI%y HEDE *WHAT WONDYR yOW yEY HAUE NO DREDE *FOR WHAT yEY SCHOLDE DREDE yEI KNOWE NOUzT *yerFORE yEI COnNE HAN NO DR~DE In yOUzT *AND y\T IS FOR DEFAUTE OF KNOWYNG *yAT MYzTE HEM TO DR~DE BRYNG *zIT SOME MEN WELYN NAT VNDYRSTONDYn *yInG yAT MYzTE MAKE HEm TO DR~DYN *FOR yAT yEY NELLE NAT HER~ BUT y\T ^HEM PAYYS *yerFORE y\E PROPHETE IN y\E SAUTer SAYS **HE SEYTH HE HATH NO WIL TO FELE *NE TO VNDYRSTONDYN ^FOR TO DON WELE *yE WORDIS MAY BEn VNDYRSTANDYn OF HEm HER~ *yAT WIL NEYyer VNDYRSTONDYn NE LER~ *TO DR~DE GOD & DON HIS WIL *BUT FOLWYn HER~ LYKYnG & DON & LOUYN YL *SOME VNDIRSTONDYn AS yEY HER~ TELLE *BUT NO DR~DE IN HER~ HERTE MAY DWELLE *FOR yEY BELEUYN NOUzT BUT yEY IT SE *AND FOR DEFAUTE OF TR~UTHE IT MAY BE *BUT GRUCCHITH WHAN yEI DR~DFUL yYnG HER~ *yerFORE yE ProPHETE SeYTH IN yIS MANER~ *yE ProPHETE SEYTH yEY TROWEDE NOUzT *BUT GROCCHEDYn & WERYn ANGRY In yOUTz *yer BEN MANYE yAT BELEUYn NO yYNG *yAT MEN HEm SEYN AGEYNYS HER~ LYKYnG *BUT GRUCCHITH GR~TLY & WEXITH FROWARD *WHAN MEN SEYN HEM OUzT yAT HEm yInKITH HARD *SOME CUnNE SE I%N BOKE & R~DE *BUT SYzTNESSE I%N HerTE REUYTH HER~ DREDE *SO yAT IT MAY NAT WITH HEm DWELLE *AND yerFORE SEYTH GOD I%N yE GOSPELLE **TO A TYME SOME LEUYN A yYNG *AND PASSYN yer-FRO IN TYME OF FONDYnG **ALSO SEYy yE ProPHETE DAUYD *JN A PSALME yAT CORDITH yer-WITH **HE SEITH IN HIS WORDIS LEUEDYn yEY *AND LOUEDYn HIS WORDIS AS yEY COUDE SEY *BUT SONE yEI HADDE DON & FORGET *HIS WERKIS & yOUzTYn NO MORE OF yAT *SWECHE MEN BEN AY VNSTEDFAST *yAT NO DR~DE MAY WITH HEm LAST *FOR yEI BEN SO WILDE WHAN yEI HAN GWERT *yAT ON CRIST IS NAT HER~ HERT *BUT WHO-SO CAN NAT DREDE MAY LER~ *yAT yIS TRETYS WELE REDE OR HER~ *zIF yEY IT R~DE & HER~ TO yE ENDE *yE MATIRIS yAT BEN yer-I%N CONTENDE *AND VNDIRSTONDE ALLE & TROWE *PER-AUENTUR~ HER~ HERTYS yAn SCHAL BOWE *yURGH yAT y\T yEY SCHOLYn COnCEYUE yer-BY *TO WERCHYn GODE WERKIS & FLE FOLY *yerFOR~ IS yIS IN YNGLYS DraWYN *OF MATYRIS FELE yAT BEN VNKNOWYN *TO LEWDE MEN yAT BEN VNCOnNAnDE *yAT CUnNYn NO LATYN VNDIRSTANDE *TO MAKE HEm-SELF FYRST TO KNOWE *AND FRO SYNNE & FRO VANYTES HEm DraWE *FOR TO STER~ HEM TO RYzT DREDE *WHEN yEY yIS TR~TYS HER~ OR R~DE *yAT SCHAL PRYKE CONCYENSE WITH-YNNE *AND OF yAT DREDE MAY A LOUE BYGYNNE *yURGH CONFORT OF HEFNYS HER~ *AS MEn MAY AFTYRWARD REDE & HER~ *yYS BOK AS HIS SELF BERYTH WITNESSE *JN SEUENE ParTYES DYUYSYD YSSE *yE FYRSTE PART TO HOLDYN I%N MYNDE *JS OF yE WRECCHYDNESSE OF MANNYS+KYNDE *yE SECUnDE IS OF SENNYS SER~ *AND OF yE VNSTABLENESSE OF yIS WORLD HER~ *yE yRIDDE ParT IN yIS BOK IS TO R~DE *OF yE DETH & WHI IT IS TO DREDE *yE FERy\E ParT IS OF PurGATORY *WHERE SOULYS BEN CLENSYD FOR HER~ FOLY *yE FIFyE ParT IS OF yE DAY OF DOME *AND OF yE TOKNYS yAT BEFORN SHULLYn COME *yE SYXTE OF yE PEYNYS OF HELLE *yER~ yE DAMPNEDE SCHULLE AY DWELLE *yE SEUENy\E IS OF yE *JOYIS OF HEFNE *yESE BEN yE ParTYIS OF yIS BOOK SEFNE *AND OF ECH ParT FYNDYn MAN MAY *SOR~ MATYRYS FOR+TO SAY In yIS BOOK FOR+TO SAY *GO WE NOW TO yAT ParT yAT *FERST IS *yAT SPEKYTH OF MAnNYS WR~CHCHYDNES *FOR AL yAT BEFORN IS WR~TYN TO LOKE *JS BUT AN ENTR~ OF yIS BOKE *HERE BEGYnNYTH yE FIRSTE PART OF yIS *BOOK yAT IS OF MAnNYS WR~CCHIDNESSE *FYRST WHAN GOD MADE ALLE yYNGes OF NOUzT *OF yE FOULESTE ^MATYR MAN HE WROWzT *yAT WAS OF yE ERTHE TWO SKELYS TO HOLDE *yAT ON IS FOR yAT GOD IT WOLDE *OF FOUL MATERYE MAKE MAN IN DYSPYzT *OF LUCYFER yAT FEL SO TYzT *TO HELLE WHEN HE SYNNEDE In PriDE *AND ALLE yAT FELLYn WITH HYm yAT TYDE HOU HE SCHULDE HAUE y\E MOR~ SCHEnSCHEPE *AND yE MOR~ SORWE WHAN yEY TOKE KEPE *y\T yAT MAN OF SO FOUL MATER~ SCHULDE DWELLE *JN y\T PLASE FRO WICH yEI FELLE *yAT Oyer SKYL IS yIS TO SE *FOR MAN SCHOLDE y\E MEKER~ BE <1 word> WHEN HE SEYTH & yYnKYTH I%N yOWzT *OF HOW FOUL MATER~ MAN IS WROWzT *FOR GOD yURW HIS GODNESSE & HIS MYzT *WOLDE SEN yAT PLASE IN HEFNE BRYzT *WAS MAD VOYDE yURW y\E SEnNE OF PRIDE *yAT WAS FELYD ON EUerY SYDE *yURW yE VerTU OF MEKNESSE *yAT EUENE CONTraRYE TO PriDE YSSE *yAN MAY NO MAN yEDYR COM *BUT HE yAT MEEK IS & BUXUM *yAT PreUYTH yE GOSPEL y\T SEYTH TO VS *HOU GOD SEIDE TO HIS DIS ^SIPLYS *BUT zIF zE BE HE SEIDE AS A CHILD *yAT IS TO SEYzE MEEK & MYLD *zE SCHULLE NAT ENTR~ IN NO WEYE *JN-TO yE KYNGDOM yAT LASTYTH AYE *yAN BEHOUYTH A MAN AY TO SEKE *yYNG yAT MAKYTH A MAN SONEST MEKE *BUT O+yYNG MAY HEm MEKE MORE *TO yYNKE IN HERTE AS J SEIDE ORE *HOU HE WAS MAD OF FOUL MATER~ *AND IS NAT ELLYS BUT ERyE HER~ *FOR yIS SEIy A KLERK AS J zOW SEYzE *WHAT IS MAN BUT ERyE & CLEYzE *AND POUDIR yAT WITH y\E WYND BR~KITH *AND yerFORE *JOOP yUS TO GOD SPEKYTH *HE SEITH yENK LORD HOU y\U MADE ME *FOUL ERy\E & CLAY HER~ TO BE *RIzT SO *J SCHAL TURNYn ME A-GEYN *TO ERy\E & POUDIR yAT IS SerTEYN *yAN SEITH OUR~ LORD GOD ALMYzTY *AGEYN TO MAN yUS SCHORTLY *yENK MAN HE SEYy ASSCHIS ART y\U NOW *AND IN-TO ASCHIS AGEYN TurNE SCHALT yOW *yAN IS MAN NAT ELLYS TO SAY *BUT ASSCHIS & POUDR & ERyE & CLAY *OF yIS SCHULDE EUerY MAN HAN HER~ MYNDE *AND KNOWE yE WR~CCHIDNESSE OF HIS KYNDE *yAT MAY BE SEYN AS J SCHEWE CAN *JN ALLE yE ParTYYS OF LYF OF MAN *AL A MANNYS LYF CASTEN MAY BE *PRYNCIPALY I%N yESE ParTYYS yRE *yAT BEN yESE TO OUR~ VNDYRSTONDYNG *BYGYnNYNG *MIDWARDE & ENDYnG *yESE yR~ ParTYIS BEN yR~ SPASES CALD *OF LYF OF ECH MAN zONG & OLD *BEGYnNYNG OF MAnNYS LYF y\T FERST IS *CONTENYTH MOCHE WR~CCHIDNES *yerFORE J WELE OR J FERyER~ PASE *SCHEWE zOW WHAT A MAN FYRST WASE *SUM TYME WAS WHAN A MAN WAS NOWzT *BEFORE yAT HE WAS FORy Y-BROUzT *HE WAS BE-GETYN AS J FYNDE & KNOWE *OF VIL SEED WITH-YNNE MAN Y-SOWE *HE WAS CONCEYUYD SYNFULLY *WITH-YNNE HIS MODYRes BODY *WHER~ HIS 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