<County: London>
<Code: L6430>
<MS reference: St John's Cambs. 71>
<Text: Myrrour of Symple Soules>

<fol. 15v><line 23> <pph> *THE NYNyE POYNT SEIy LOUE IS yIS .
yAT yIS SOULE HAy NO WILLE / *O WIyOUTEN FAILE NOO .
FOR AL yAT SCHE WILLEy IN CONSENTYNGE OF WILLE ; IT IS y\T
yAT GOD WOLE yAT SCHE WOLE / AND yAT WILLIy SCHE SEIy
<fol. 16r> LOUE . FOR GODDIS WIL TO FULFILLE . AND NOT FOR HER WIL / *AND
yIS MAY SCHE NOT WILLE OF HIR ; BUT IT IS yE WIL OF GOD y\T
WILLIy IN HUR / SO yAT yIS SOULE HAy NO WILLE ; BUT yE WIL
OF GOD yAT MAKEy HIR WILLE . AL yAT SCHE OWIy TO WILLE /
<pph> *THIS HEERIy AND VNDIRSTANDIy zE AUDITOURES OF yIS
BOOKE ; yE VerREI VNDIRSTANDI%NGE OF yESE WORDIS / & WHAT
yIS IS TO SEIE . yAT yIS BOOKE SEIy I%N SO MANY PLACES & y\T
A SOULE NOUzTED HAy NOUzT OF WILLE ; NE NOUzT MAY HA#
UE . NE NOUzT MAY WILLE / *AND IN yIS yE DI%UINE WILLE ; Per=#
FI%J%TH IS FULFILLID / NE IN-TO yIS TYME ; MAY NOT yE SOULE
HAUE HIR FUL SUFFICIAUNCE OF DI%UI%NE LOUE / NE DI%UI%NE LO#
UE OF yE SOULE ; TIL yE SOULE BE I%N GOD AND GOD I%N yE SOU#
LE . OF HI%M . BI HIM . I%N yIS BEYNGE BI DI%UI%NE SITTI%NGE /
AND yANNE yE SOULE HAy AL HIR SUFFICI%AUnCE <pph> *SOyELI
zHE SEIy yE VNDIRSTANDI%NGE OF RESON . BUT IT SEMEy yAT
yE NYNyE POYNT SEIy AL yE CONTRARI%E / yAT SEIy y\T y\S SOULE
NOUzTED WILLEy NOUzT ; AS I%N REGARDE OF yAT y\T SCHE WOLDE
WILLE / NE SCHE MAY NOT HAUE yAT ; y\T GOD WOLE y\T SCHE
WILLE / *AND yAT HIR WIL IS NOUzT AS IN REGARDE OF HIR
SUFFICIAUNCE ; yAT NEUerE WAS zOUE HIR . NE NEUerE SCHAL BE
zOUE HIR <pph> *OF yIS SEIy RESON *J VNDIRSTONDE . yAT yIS
SOULE WILLIy A WILLE . AND GOD WOLE yAT SCHE WILLE A WIL
yE WHICHE SCHE MAY NOT HAUE / AND yIS HAy OF y\T FAI%#
LAUNCE ; AND NOT OF SUBSTAUNCE <pph> *JT SEMEy ME LADY
LOUE SEIy yE VNDIRSTANDI%NGE OF RESON ; y\T yIS NYNyE
POYNT MAKIy ME yUS TO VNDIRSTANDE yE SEI%YNGE OF
<fol. 16v> yIS BOOKE / yAT SEIy FORSOyE . yAT yE FREE SOULE HAy NO
WILLE . NE NOUzT MAY HAUE . NE NOUzT MAY WILLE . NE yE
DI%UI%NE TRINITE WOLE NOT yAT SCHE HAUE / AND yIS BOOKE
SEIy . yAT SCHE HAy I%N AL yI%NG BI DIUINE LOUE ; HIR FUL
SUFFICI%AUNCE <pph> *O VNDIRSTANDI%NGE OF RESON SEIy THI%S
SOULE NOUzTED . WHAT yOU HAST OF RUDENESSE / THOU TA#
KEST yE SCHELLE OR yE CHAAF ; AND LEUEST yE KERNEL OR yE
GRAYNE / yINE VNDIRSTANDINGE IS SO LOWE . y\T yOU MAIST
NOT SO HIzELI ARECHE ; AS HE BIHOUEy yAT WEL WOLDE
HAUE yE VNDIRSTANDI%NGE OF yE BEYNGE yAT WE SPEKE
OF / *BUT yE VNDIRSTANDINGE OF DI%UI%NE LOUE . y\T LEDIy
I%N A SOULE NOUzTED yAT IS MADE FREE ; VNDISTANDIy IT
WIyOUTE EERYNGE . FOR SCHE IS yE SAME / *O yOU VNDIR=#
STANDI%NGE OF RESON SEIy yE HIzENESSE OF VNDIRSTANDIN=#
GE OF LOUE ; NOW VNDIRSTANDE yE RUDENESSE OF yI MYS=#
VNDIRSTANDI%NGE / *JF yIS LADY NOUzTED WILLIy yE WIL
OF GOD ; yE MORE yAT SCHE WILLIy IT . yE MORE SCHE WOLDE
WILLE IT / AND yAT MAY SCHE NOT HAUE ; FOR yE LITILNESSE
OF CREATURE / FOR GOD WIyHOLDEy yE GREETNESSE OF HIS DIUI#
NE RIzTWISNESSE / BUT GOD WOLE yAT SCHE WILLE yIS ; AND y\T
SCHE HAUE SUCHE WILLE / FOR SUCHE WILLE IS DI%UI%NE WILLE /
yE WHICHE DIUINE WILLE ; zIUEy BEYNGE TO FREE CREATURES /
FOR yE DIUINE WILLE yAT GOD MAKIy TO WILLE ; DRAWIy
I%N HEM yE BEEMYS OF DIUI%NE KNOWI%NGES . AND yE FELIN#
GES OF DI%UINE LOUE . AND yE VNYON OF DIUI%NE MAGNIFI=#
CENCE AND LAUDE / *AND yANNE SEIy LOUE TO yIS CREATURE /
<fol. 17r> *HOU MAY yIS SOULE HAUE WILLE . WHANNE CLEER KNO=#
WINGE KNOWIy yAT yER IS A BEYNGE AMONG yE BEYN=#
GES ; yE WHICHE IS MOOST NOBLE OF ALLE BEYNGES / WHI%=#
CHE yAT CREATURES MAY NOT HAUE ; BUT IF yEI HAUE IT
BI yE NOUzT WILLINGE <pph> *NOW HAy SEIy LOUE RESON HERD
yE ANSWERE OF HIS DEMAUNDES / SAUE yERE IT SEIy . yAT yE
FRE SOULE HAy I%N HIR DEFAUTE OF SUFFICIAUNCE / BUT THIS *J
SEIE TO HIR WHEROF TO WILLE yE DIUINE WILLE / SOyELI yE
MOORE YAT SCHE WILLIy IT ; yE LASSE HAy SUCHE WILLE OF
yAT HIR SUFFICIENCE / BUT yIS SAME IS yE OONLI WILLE
OF GOD : AND yE SOULES GLORIE / <pph> *A LOUE SEIy RESON zE
DON OURE PIECE FOR yE ACTYUES AND CONTEMPLATIUES /
NOW *J PreIE zOU TO DECLARE AND EXPOWNE TO yE COMUNE
PEPLE ; yESE DOWBLE WORDIS y\T BEN HARD TO VNDI%RSTOnDE TO
HER VNDIRSTANDINGE / yAT SUmME BI AUENTURE MAY
COME TO yIS BEYNGE BI WHICHE yIS BOOKE MAY SCHE=#
WE TO ALLE : yE VerREY LIzT OF TROUyE . AND yE PerFECCION
OF CHARITE OF HEM ; yAT PreCIOUSLI BEN CLEPID & CHOSEN
OF GOD . AND SOUerAYNLI BELOUED OF HI%M <pph> *RESON SEIy
LOUE TO yIS *J WOLE ANSWERE FOR yE ProFITE OF HEM ; FOR
WHOM yOU MAKEST TO US yIS PITOUSE REQUESTE / *RESON
SEIy LOUE WHERE BEN yESE DOUBLE WORDIS y\T yOU PreIEST
ME TO DISCUSSE FOR yE AUDITOURES OF yIS BOOKE ; yAT IN
WILLE AND I%N DESIRE DWELLEN / yE WHICHE BOOKE WE CLEPE
yE MYRROUR OF SYMPLE SOULES . <pph> *TO yIS *J ANSWERE
LADY LOUE SEIy RESON . FOR yIS BOOKE SEIy GREETE MERUAI=#
<fol. 17v> LIS OF yIS SOULE / yAT SEIy SCHE NE RECKEy OF SCHAME . NE OF WORSCHIP . NE OF POUERT . NE OF RICHESSE . NE OF EESE . NE OF
DISEESE . NE OF LOUE . NE OF HATE . NE OF . ELLE . NE OF PARA=#
DISE / *AND ALSO IT SEIy yAT yIS SOULE HAy AL : & SCHE HAy
NOUzT / SCHE WOOTE AL ; AND SCHE WOOTE NOUzT / SCHE WIL=#
LIy AL ; AND SCHE WILLEy NOUzT / *NE SCHE NE DESIREy SEIy RE#
SON DESPITE . NE POUERT . NE NO MARTIRDOME . NE TRIBULACI=#
ON . NE SERMONS . NE FASTINGES . NE ORISONS / *AND SCHE zE=#
UEy TO NATURE AL HIS ASKI%NGE ; WIyOUTEN GRUCCHI%NGE
OF CONSCIENCE / WIyOUTE FAILE LOUE SEIy RESON . yIS MAY
NOON VNDIRSTONDE BE MYN VNDIRSTANDINGE ; BUT IF yEI
LEEUE IT OF zOU BI zOURE TECHINGE / *FOR MY COUNSAIL IS
AS FOR yE BESTE yAT *J KAN COUNSAILE ; yAT MEN DESIRE
DISPITE . AND POUERT . AND ALLE MANER OF TRIBULACION .
MASSIS . SERMONS . FASTI%NGES . AND ORISONS / AND yAT
MEN HAUE DREDE OF ALLE MANER LOUES WHAT EUerE yEI BE :
FOR PERELS yAT MYzTE FALLE / AND yAT MEN DESIRE PARA=#
DISE SOUERAYNLI : AND ALSO yAT MEN HAUE DREDE TO GO
TO HELLE / AND yAT yEI REFUSE ALLE MANER OF WORSCHIPES .
AND TEMPOREL yINGES . AND ALLE EESES . IN BENYMYNGE
NATURE AL yAT HE ASKIy . BUT OONLI yAT : WIyOUTE WHI=#
CHE yEI MYzTEN NOT LYUE . AFTIR yE ENSAMPLE OF SUFFE=#
RAUNCE : yAT OURE LORD IHesU CRIST SUFFRIDE / *yIS IS yE BES=#
TE yAT *J KAN COUNSAILE SEIy RESON ; TO ALLE yOO y\T LYUEN
VNDIR MYN OBEDIENCE / *AND yerFORE *J SEIE y\T NOON SCHAL
VNDIRSTANDE yIS BOOKE BE MYN VNDIRSTANDI%NGE : BUT
<fol. 18r> IF yEI VNDIRSTANDE IT BI yE UERTU OF FEIy . AND BI yE
STRENGyE OF LOUE . yAT BEN MY MASTRESSIS / FOR *J OBEIE
TO HEM IN AL / *AND zIT SEIy RESON yUS MYCHE *J SEIE .
yAT WHO HAy yESE TWO CORDIS I%N HIS HERTE . yE LIzT OF
FEIy . AND yE STRENGyE OF LOUE : HE HAy LEEUE TO DO WHAT
HIM LIKEy . WITNESSE OF GOD HIM SILF yAT SEIy TO yE SOU=#
LE . *LOUE LOUEy ; AND DOIy WHAT zE WOLE *RESON SEIy
LOUE yOU ART FUL WISE : OF AL yING yAT PerTEYNEy TO yEE /
yAT WOLDEST HAUE ANSWERES TO yESE WORDIS A-FORE SEID .
AND yAT yOU ASKIST WHAT IT IS TO SEIE : IT IS WEL YASKED /
*AND *J WOLE SEIy LOUE ANSWERE yEE ; TO ALLE yINE ASKInGES /
*RESON SEIy *LOUE *J CERTEFI%E yEE . yAT yESE SOULES y\T FYNE
LOUE LEDEy : yEI HAUE AS LEEF SCHAME AS WORSCHIP . AND
WORSCHIP AS SCHAME / AND POUERT AS RICHESSE : AND RI=#
CHESSE AS POUERT / AND TORMEnTI%S OF GOD AND OF HIS CREA=#
TURES ; AS CONFORTES OF GOD AND OF HIS CREATURES / AND
TO BE HATED AS LOUED : AND LOUED AS HATED / AND HELLE
AS PARADISE ; AND PARADISE AS HELLE / AND LITEL ESTATE
AS GREET ; AND GREET ESTATE AS LITEL / *yIS IS TO SEIE IN
SOOy . yAT yEI NE WILLEN NE VNWILLEN . NOONE OF yESE
ProSPERITEES : NE NOONE OF yESE ADUerSITEES / FOR yESE SOULES
HAUE NO WILLE : BUT yING yAT GOD WILLIy IN HEM / AND
yE DIUI%NE WILLE CLEPIy NOT yESE SURMOUNTED CREATURES :
WIy SUCHE ENCOMBRAUNCES AS WE HAUE HEERE DEUYSED /
*J HAUE SEIy LOUE AFORE SEID . yAT yESE SOULES HAUE AS
LEEF ALLE MANER OF ADUerSITEES OF HERTE FOR BODY AND FOR
<fol. 18v> SOULE ; AS PROSPerITEES . AND PROSPerITEES AS ADUERSITEES /
yIS IS SOy SEIy LOUE . IF IT COME TO HEM ; SIyEN HER WILLE
IS NOT yE CAUSE / yE SOULES WOOTE NOT WHERE yE EENDE
LIEy / NE FOR WHAT CAUSE GOD WOLE FYNDE HER SAUACIOn .
NE yE SAUACION OF HER EUEN CRISTEN / NE FOR WHAT EUCHESON :
GOD WOLE DO RIzTWISNESSE OR MENY / NE FOR WHAT CAUSE
GOD WOLE zIUE TO yE SOULE ; yE SURMOUNTED zIFTES OF yE
GOODNESSE . OF HIS DI%UI%NE NOBLESSE / AND FOR yIS SKILE .
yE FRE SOULE HAy NO WILLE TO WILLE NE VNWILLE : BUT OON=#
LI TO WILLE yE WILLE OF GOD . AND SUFFRE IN PEES HIS DIUI=#
NE ORDENAUnCE *zITT LOUE SEIy RESON . *J AM AT MY DE=#
MAUNDE / FOR yIS BOOKE SEIy yAT yIS SOULE HAy AL : AND
SCHE HAy NOUzT <pph> *JT IS SOOy SEIy LOUE . FOR yIS SOULE
HAy GOD I%N HI%R BI DI%UI%NE GRACE / AND WHO HAy GOD ;
HAy AL / AND IT SEIy yAT SCHE HAy NOUzT / FOR AL yAT yIS
SOULE HAy OF GOD I%N HIR BI zIFTE OF DI%UI%NE GRACE ; IT SE=#
MEy HIR NOUzT . NE NO+MORE IT IS AS I%N REGARDE OF yAT
yAT SCHE LOUEy . yAT IS IN HI%M . WHICHE HE zI%UEy TO
NOON BUT TO HI%M / *AND BI yIS VNDIRSTANDINGE . yIS
SOULE HAy AL ; AND SCHE HAy NOUzT / SCHE WOTE AL : AND
SCHE WOTE NOUzT / SCHE WOTE AL SEIy LOUE BI UERTU OF FEIy :
yAT GOD IS AL MYzT . AL WISDOME . AND AL GOODNESSE / &
yAT GOD yE FADIR HAy DO yE WERK OF INCARNACION ; &
yE SONE ALSO . AND yE HOOLIGOOST ALSO / *SO yAT GOD yE
FADIR HAy IOYNED AND VNYED MANLI NATURE ; TO yE Per=#
SOONE OF GOD yE SONE / AND GOD yE SONE HAy Y-IOYNED
<fol. 19r> IT ; TO yE PerSOONE OF HIM SILF / AND GOD yE HOOLIGOOST ; HAy
IOYNED IT TO yE PerSOONE OF GOD yE SONE / *SO yAT GOD yE
FADI%R HAy I%N HI%M OONLI OON NATURE ; NATURE DI%UINE /
AND GOD yE SONE HAy I%N HI%M yRE NATURES ; y\T SAME
NATURE DI%UI%NE . AND NATURE OF SOULE . AND NATURE OF
BODY / yIS IS OON PerSOONE I%N yE TRI%NITE / AND GOD yE HOOLIGOOST
HAy IN HI%M yIS SAME NATURE . NATURE DIUINE /
*yIS TO BILEEUE . yIS TO SEIE . AND yI%S TO yENKE ; IS UER=#
REI CONTEMPLACIOUN / *HE IS OON MYzT . OON WISDOME .
OON WILLE . AND OONLI OON GOD IN yRE PerSOONES / yRE PerSOONES
AND OON GOOD / *yIS GOD IS OUERAL ; I%N HIS DI%=#
UI%NE NATURE / BUT yE MANHODE IS IN HEUENE GLORIFI=#
ED . AND IOYNED TO yE DIUINE PerSOONE OF yE SONE ; AND
OONLI I%N yE HOOLI SACRAMENT OF yE AUTER / *yIS DIUI=#
NI%TE AND yI%S MANHODE RECEYUEN yE UerREY CRISTENE ;
WHANNE yEI TAKE yE HOOLI SACRAMENT OF yE AUTERE /
*HOU WEL yIS MANHOODE DWELLIy WIy HEM : FEIy TE=#
CHIy IT / yIS WOTE CLERKIS / AND WE SCHAL SEIE zOU HOU
SEIy yE LIzT OF FEIy . HOU yIS HUMANI%TE DWELLIy WIy
HEM ; AS yUS BI SIMILITUDE <pph> *TAKE yIS SACRAMENT
AND PUTTE IT IN MORTER WIy OyIR yI%NGES . AND BRAY yIS
SACRAMENT <cro>WIy OyIR yINGES</cro> : SO yAT zE MAY NOT SE NE
FEELE OF yE PerSOONE yAT zEE HAUE PUT YN / *J SEIE zOU FORSOyE
SEIy FEIy y\T IT IS NOT NOW : SIyEN IT MAY NOT BE SEEN
NE FELID / *TO yI%S zE MAY ANSWERE . WHERE IS IT yANNE
BICOME / *NAY SEIy TROUyE . IT WAS . AND NOW IT IS NOT .
<fol. 19v> VNDIRSTANDE HOOLLI OF yE HUMANITE / <ct><mrg>*yANNE MAY zE ASKE IF IT BE GOON AS IT CAME *J SEIE zOU
SEIy TROUyE . yAT yE HUMANITE OF CRIST IHesU NEIyer COMEy NE GOIy / </mrg> & HOW MAY yIS
BE SEIy TEMPTACI%ON / *M <pph> *JT IS yUS . yAT yE MANHO=#
DE NEIyer COMEy NE GOIy OF CRIST IHesU / BUT BI HIS DI%UI%=#
NE MYzT . AND BI yE UERTU OF HIS HOOLI WORD : yE OOST
TURNEy IN TO HIS OWEN PreCIOUSE BODY OF FLEISCH AND
BLOOD / *HIS GLORIOUSE BODI yAT IS I%N HEUENE & KNYT
TO yE DIUI%NE PerSOONE OF yE SONE . COMEy NOT DOWN I%N
TO yE OOST ; BUT yE OOST TURNEy I%N TO HIM . AS IT IS A-FO=#
RE SEID / SO yAT IT IS UERRILI HI%S OWEN PreCIOUSE BODY :
yAT FOR US SUFFRIDE DEEy . yANKID AND WORSCHIPID BE
HE EUerE yerFORE / *yus yE DIUINE MYzT HAy ORDEYNED yIS
WORyI SACRAMENT . *N <pph> *yE SEYNTES yAT BEN IN HE=#
UENE SCHULDEN SE HIM IN NOON OyIR SEMBLAUnCE yAN
WE SELF DON ; IF yEI SAWEN HIM IN SUCH SEMBLAUNCE AS
WE SEEN HI%M / BUT yEI SEEN BI VNDIRSTANDINGE OF SPI=#
RITE / *FOR FOR TO SE yE HUMANITE OF IHesUs CRIST IN yE SACRAMENT
OF yE AUTER~ GLORIFIED . BUT BI VNDIRSTANDINGE :
IT APerTENEy <sup>NOT</sup> TO yE GLORIE OF HEM OF GLORIE / *yERFORE yEI
SE HIM NOT GLORIFIED : BUT BI VNDIRSTANDI%NGE / AND WE
SEEN HI%M BI UERTU OF FEIy / yER~ AzENST SEIYNGE yE RESON
OF OURE WITTES ; yAT WE SEEN BUT BREED . NE FEELE . NE SAUOur .
NE SMELLE / BUT OURE FEIy WIy-SEIy AL yAT . AND BILEEUEy
VerRILI AND SOyELI WIyOUTEN ONY DOWTE : yAT IT NE HAy
WHITNESSE . NE TAAST . NE SMELLE . BUT yE PreCIOUSE BODY
OF OURE LORD CRIST IHesU UerREI% GOD AND MAN / NOW WE SEEN
HIM BI FEIy ; SO DOON NOT yEI OF GLORIE / FOR yEI yAN BEN
<fol. 20r> GLORIFIED ; NE VSEN NOT OF FEIy / yEI SEEN NOT BI FEIy AS WE
DON / *JN yIS SECRETE . yE DI%UI%NE TRI%NI%TE HAy ORDEYNED yE
HOOLI SACRAMENT OF yE AUTER~ . HOOLI CHIRCHE TO NORISCHE
AND TO SUSTENE SEIy yE SOULE OF FEIy ILLUMYNED OF yE
DI%UI%NE TRI%NITE / SUCH IS yE <ADD>ORDENAUnCE OF yE< /ADD> SACRAMENT OF yE AUTERe . IN
KNOWINGE OF HIM ; AND IN BILEEUE OF ME BI DI%UI%NE
MYzT <pph> *NE MERUEILE zOU NOT SEIy CURTESIE OF yE GOOD=#
NESSE OF LOUE ; yOUz WE FOR LOUE SEIE zOU yESE yINGES /
*FOR *J SEIE zOU I%N SOOyE . yAT NOON MAY COME TO DEEPE
FOUNDEMENT . NE TO HIzE EDIFIYNGE ; BUT IF yEI COME BI%
SOTILTE OF GREET WIT OF NATURE . AND BI GLADNESSE OF yE
VNDIRSTANDI%NGE OF yE SPI%RI%TE / *AND BI yIS . A CREATURE
MAY NOT TO MYCHE KNOWE ; I%N ASKINGE yE DI%UI%NE
WILLE / FOR yE VNDIRSTANDI%NGE . yAT zI%UEy LIzT . SCHEW\T
TO yE SOULE yI%NG yAT SCHE LOUEy / *AND yE SOULE yAT RE=#
CEYUEy BI LIzT OF VNDIRSTANDI%NGE . yE NEIzYNGE AND yE
KNYTTI%NGE BI ACORDE OF VNYON IN PLENTEUOUSE LOUE .
SEEy yE BEYNGE WHERE yAT SCHE HOLDEy TO HAUE HIR ASSISE ;
HEERIy GLADLI yE LIzT OF KNOWINGE . yAT BRI%NGEy HIR
TIDI%NGES OF LOUE / AND yANNE SCHE WOLDE BE BI%COME
SOO ; yAT SCHE HADDE BUT OON WILLE I%N LOUE / AND yAT IS
yE OONLI WILLE OF HI%M yAT SCHE LOUEy <pph> *RESON SEIy LO=#
UE *J ANSWERE TO yEE . FOR *J HAUE SEID yAT A SOULE yAT IS
MADE FREE WOOTE AL : AND SCHE WOTE NOUzT / *SCHE WOOTE
BI yE UERTU OF FEIy ; yAT y\T HIR NEDIy TO WITE FOR SAUA=#
CION / AND SCHE WOOTE NOUzT : FOR SCHE WOOTE NOUzT OF
<fol. 20v> yAT WHICHE GOD HAy IN HIM . OF HIM . FOR HIM / yAT
HE zI%UEy TO NOON BUT TO HI%M SILF / *yANNE BI yIS VNDIR=#
STANDINGE yIS SOULE WOTE AL ; AND SCHE WOTE NOUzT /
SCHE WILLEy ; AND SCHE WILLEy NOUzT <pph> *FOR yIS SOULE
SEIy LOUE WILLEy SO PARFI%J%TLI yE WILLE OF GOD ; yAT SCHE
NE KAN WILLE . NE NOT MAY WILLE . BUT yE WILLE OF GOD /
*JN SUCHE PriSON LOUE HAy RECLUSID HI%R / *AND SCHE WILLEy
NOUzT / FOR IT IS SO LITIL yIS yAT SCHE WILLIy . AND y\T GOD
WILLIy I%N HI%R . I%N REGARDE OF yIS yAT SCHE WOLDE WILLE ;
yAT SCHE MAY NOT HAUE yAT GOD WOLE y\T SCHE HAUE / &
yIS yAT HIR WIL IS NOUzT AS I%N REGARDE OF HIR SUFFI%CI%ENCE .
WHICHE WAS NEUerE zOUE . NE NEUerE SCHAL BE zOUE . IT IS TO
MENE TO WILLE yE WILLE OF GOD AS IT IS SEID BIFORE / yAN=#
NE BI yIS VNDIRSTANDINGE yIS SOULE WILLIy AL : AND
SCHE WILLIy NOUzT / <rub>*THIS DOUzTER OF SYON DESIREy
NEIyer MASSIS NE SERMONS . FASTI%NGES NE ORISONS / </rub>
<pph> WHI SO SEIy RESON LADY LOUE : IT IS yE FOODE OF HOOLI SOU=#
LIS / <pph> *JT IS SOOy FOR HEM yAT CRAUEN SEIy LOUE . BUT
yIS SOULE CRAUEy NOT / FOR SCHE HAy I%N HIR I%NWARDNESSE
NO NATURE TO DESIRE yING yAT IS WIyOUTE HIR / *NOW
VNDIRSTANDE RESON SEIy LOUE . WHI DESIREN SUCHE SOULES
yESE yINGES AFORE SEID : SIyyE IT IS SO y\T GOD IS OUERAL
WIyOUTE yAT . AS WEL AS WIy AL yAT / yIS SOULE NE HAy
yOUzT WORD . NE WERK ; BUT yE USAGE OF yE DI%UI%NE GRACE
OF yE TRI%NI%TE / SCHE NE HAy DISEESE FOR SYNNE yAT SCHE
EUerE DIDE . NE FOR SUFFERAUnCE yAT CRIST IHesU SUFFRIDE FOR HIR .
<fol. 21r> NE FOR SYNNE NE DISEESE yAT HER EUEN-CRISTEN HAUE /
<pph> *A GOD SEIy RESON WHAT IS yIS TO SEIE . *LOUE TECHE ME
yE VNDIRSTANDINGE yAT OF MYN OyIR DEMAUNDES
HAUE APEESID ME / <pph> *yIS IS TO SEIE SEIy LOUE . yAT yIS
IS NOT WIy HIR . NE yIS MAY SCHE NOT HAUE OFF HIR :
FOR HIR yOUzT IS SETT IN yE PESIBLE . yAT IS IN yE TRI%NITE /
*SCHE MAY NOT yENNES MEUE . NE HAUE DISEESE ; AS
LONGE AS HIR LOUED IS IN EESE . yOUz yAT ONY FALLE IN
TO SYNNE . NE FOR SYNNE yAT EUerE WAS DOON / *JT DISPLEE=#
SIy TO HIR WILLE : AND SO IT DOIy TO GOD / IT IS HIS OWEN
DISPLESYNGE ; yAT TO yIS SOULE zIUEy SUCH DISPLESI%NGE /
*JN SOOyE SEIy LOUE . BUT yE TRI%NITE HAy I%N HI%M NO DIS=#
EESE FOR SUCH DISPLESYNGE / NOMORE HAy yIS SOULE yAT
I%N HI%M IS SETT ; AND BI HI%M YLED / *BUT AND yIS SOULE
yAT IS HIzE SETT . MYzTE HELPE ONY OF HIS EUENCriSTEN ;
SCHE WOLDE HELPE HEM AT HER NEEDE WIy AL HER MYzT /
*BUT yE yOUzTIS OF yESE SOULES BEN SO DI%UI%NE ; y\T yEI
RESTEN NOT SO MYCHE I%N yINGES yAT BEN PASSI%NGE . NE
MADE . yAT yEI SCHULDEN CONCEYUE ONY DISESE FORE IN
HER I%NWARDNESSE . SIyEN yAT GOD IS GOOD WIyOUTEN
COMPreHENDINGE / *THI%S SOULE zI%UEy TO NATURE AL y\T
HE ASKIy HIR : WI%yOUTEN GRUCCHI%NGE OF CONSCIENCE /
*FOR ALLE ProPIRTEES OF NATURE ; BEN MORTEFIED IN yESE CRE=#
ATURES / AND yerFORE yE LAWE OR OURE LORD IHesU CRIST IS
WIyYNNE SUCHE LI%J%F CLOSED ; AND yE DI%UI%NE zIFTES BEN
ABOUE yIS LAWE / *yIS IS SOOyE SEIy LOUE . yAT yIS SOULE