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¶ Here begyneth a litylt treatife ſporte and abredged ſpe⸗
kynge of the arte geꝛafte to finolde well to dye

NI it ys ſoo that what a may maketh or weth / it
goode and well made / it muſte nedes come to goode |

lacyons goo to heuen vnlo god and his ſeyntes i
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that aduyſe e mock as they oughte to
T ehe! te or olde / t 5
a eS J adcpente or olde / Nnd to them cos

Tots he acts
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Gisprefent treatyſe be made in ſhorte termes / foꝛ

hym to be the bete: warned enfourmed and kaughte / Che
Whiehe traptie is drupdrd into Bj partxes / Of whiche the fir
ſte treateth of te preyſinge of deth / And Gord one oughte to
deye gladly. The ij. treateth of the temptaeyons that they ha
ue whiche bey or lye in thartycle of deth / The ij. trea tyſe is
of the queſtions that ought be made ko theym thenne . The
fourth eonteyneth a maneꝛ of inſtrueexons and of terhyng
that ought to be made to theym . T he Fifthe of the remembꝛa⸗
nee what god hath doon and fuff ted for 8s / The y t laſte
treateth of oertayn oꝛeyſons and deuoule pꝛayers / khat they
oughte to fave pf they maye. oꝛ elles ought to be ſayd tofoꝛe
theym. by ſome that be aſfiſtente. oꝛ pꝛeſent:

¶ Of the allowynge oꝛ prayſynge e bow one

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ought gladly for bo wpe

S tenne thebodyli deth is che moſt feafull Bing of
all other thinges ſoo / yet is che deth of the ſoule of as
mocke more terꝛybſe and repronchable. as che ſoule te more
noble and more precpous than the body. & nd the deth of ſyn
ners is ryg bie eurſyd and euyll. But the deth of iuſte and
. 1 55 for kee ki 15
oontynuelt remembra ice of che deth is ſouerayn loyſedom. al
fo for trouth the Booph seth of good peopke alle axe is none
other Binge. but the yſſue or goynge oute of pryſon. ande
of exyle / and dyſchaꝛgynge of a rpabte greuouſe burthen
is to wyte of the body fyniſſhynge of alt thinges and ende
of all maladyes and ſeſteneſſes and alſo of alt offer ſtry⸗
nes mortall. It is thanopdynge of this pwfent turetefeos
neſſe qt is conſumpexoy of alte euyllis / and the brelynge
of alt che bondes of Gre eurſid g euylt looꝛlde qt is the pap
ment of the dette of nature / retouꝛne in to the eoůtree / and 2
tree in to tope and glorye: Cherfore ſapth ii wyſemay. chat
the dave of Be deth ie better than the daye of the byrthe. dut
this worde oughte bo be vnderſktande foꝛ cheym that be woo
de onely@] nd therfore euere goode eryſten man. and alfo
enerpehe ſynner verily contryte oughte not to & ſoroufult
ne trouble hym of the temporall oꝛ kodyly deth / ne he oughte
not to fere ne double hit / For what ſome euer mater oꝛ cau⸗
feBelays tohym but he oughte to ſuffre and recepue it paz
eyently and in antic and aladly ineonfezmyng him ſel⸗
fe playnlu & nd in r holy his proper toptt to qos
dope woyſte. tke as he is bounden to hym ¶ For wall tor
pe is gladly to deye: ¶ nd to oonne depe is ko haue in al
tymes his horte redy and appareylẽd to thynges benen le e

ſupemall / Andthat atencrp Goure Whan the deth ſgallome
to the peꝛſone that he be foũde redy / and ck eee
out ompcontradrecpo ee [Bold aBine the
compnge of his good o thits pin poſe ſaytß the phj
ee catene reaſon Welt conſeyllyd se 7 thatÿ
goode deth ougßibetter to be ehoſen tgan the euyl lyfe / End
one ought ſoner to chyſe the bodilpdeth than doe ony
apenſt the wele of dertue: Thus kappe f
prayfing of tze deth and that euery good peꝛſone g religpons
ought to befitedepaatong of the Sopp and che foute f to be
our for Mu eryſte: and for to leue this pfent world:
e
temptacpons that ne Hath at 0
Fer eet they

yey Sone wud tex oan f

in thartyele o aue manꝝ greuo
tacõns vereli ſuche chat ty their eee
bee. nd of theſe temptacyde cher Ben S. pryncipall Th fi
rfte to of the farth. for by eauſe p fayth is fũdaeion of alle
helth ¶ End that wytheute fayth itis inpoſſpble to plesſe
god / re it is Bat thenne in thys poynt the deuy lt
Fron bis fante e Oe tte he mae pp d goo
6 o make hym to goo
ante of tetoape fer bie fautfe Cd Lafoure kme
moch ely for to dyſceyne hym by [ome errours ſupeꝛ⸗
ſtyeious oꝛ ¶ End by cauſe eueꝛy goode eryſten
perfone is lounden to 1 Mot onelp in the aꝛtyeles
of the fapthe catholyte: ¶ uk all the holy ſerypture and
oughte ko be ſubgyette and ſub mytte hym ſelfe to alle the
ſtalates of the ehyrehe of Vome / Ind fermely to aßyde and
deye in the fame creance and ¶ For etys vf &
Motte beg ynne to erre in ony of the thynges A ay ſard
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Henne incontynent he (olde goo oute of the fayth of lyf g
waye of belthe. Nlwape oughte to be Rnotven certapnly
that in thie temptaeyon of the ſayth / no in other Binges
ſolowynge. the deuyll mape not oueꝛeome the peꝛſone. as
longe as be (ball haue the vſage of his free wyll well dyſ
poſed / pf bp his olone agrementhe wyll not oonſent top
deuil / & nd therfore it is good ga thing mock pro

5 aboutthepm p trauay tt in thartyele of dett be vepeteo Lopes
an bye voys § erede / and ſymbole of Be fayth / to Bend that
by that meane the perſone deyeng be the more heꝛted and ens
coraged fy the eonſtanee of the fayth / To the ende alſo that p
deuylles whypehe haue boꝛrour to here it Be putte aBacke and
dryuen awap: Certapulp the fayth of the true aũ eyent mey
as ſomtyme were abraham. xlaac and Jacoß. &lſo of for
me payuyms g gentylis / as were Jobe / aab Puth Bier —
gotzer ſemblable / nd alſo they of thappoſtelys. and of the
Innumeꝛable martyꝛis. confeſſours and Zirgynes / The fa⸗
pth of fucke e, che [eke man
to the conſtaunes and [berefaftne fle of che faytß / For by fap
the alte they of tyme paſſed and of this preſente tyme haue
pleaſed god / ¶ End it is Inpollp Ble to pleaſe god wython
tr faythe / or fapth mage arte & nd verax faytz geteth alt
that it requyreth ¶ The ſeconde temptacpon is ayenſte hope
Gy opfpapre. Foꝛ à perſone oughte to haue alle hope ano
confprence in god & nd it happeth terme when a peꝛſone
beynge (eRe in his Boop is tormented wyth crete payne aud
ſoꝛoddes / that the deuylle enſoꝛ ſeth to bꝛynge to him ſorolde
Bpon ſorolv. y bryngyng tofore his rememBraunce alt his
ſennes bp all the wayes that he mayeſ at leſte cheym p he ne
uer conſeſſpo hym of to thende that Bp 3 meane he dꝛawe him
into diſperaedn Bpon this purpos ſayttz Innoeẽt. Hat euerx

etpſten peꝛſone be he goode oꝛ cupll to fore that his fonle yſſu
eth oute of his Doe ſeeth oure lorde ißeſu eryſte ſette in the
eroſſeſ that is to wyte he euyl to theyr eonfuſion to the end
at they haue ſhame and oben that they haue not
goten in lyf the fruytof the vedempeyon / Ind the go
ode fo theyꝛ honour and pleaſyr. Metheles none oughte to
haue deſpayre in noo wyſe How mock felon and cuplt he
Bath bey. though that he had commyſed as many murtheꝛs
and theftes as Bere ben dropes of water and ſmi alle grao
uell in the fee! yet were it fo that of them he had neuer door
penaunce ne confeſſyd theym l as longe as the pacpence of
our loꝛde holdeth hym in this mortall lyf / nd that he haue
power and mygßhte to repente Sym! Mo twytß ſtandyng that
then by force of maladye and ſeſtenes he maye not confeſſe
him. For onely contryeyon wytßinfoꝛth may ſuffpſe in fu:
ehe a eas? Foꝛ god dyſpyſeth neuer a contryte Beste and hum
le / And alſo the pyte and merey of god is moche more Ha
onp iniqupte oꝛ wyeliednes. Wnd theꝛfore the ſynne and
eryme of deſperaeyon is to hym that onely by Which he maz
ve not be ſaued ne guaryſſed ¶ For hy this ſynne god vol
7 is ꝛyghte ppteons is ouer moche offendyd. End the o

Ber ſynnes be ſo mock the more agreued / ¶ nd alſo the
payne etern alle is of ſo moche more augmentyd Vnto the
Infenyte ¶ The euyltes and ſynnes oommpſed and paſſed
greue not fo mock . But diſpayre dyſpleaſetg more. nd
cherfore none ouggte to dyſpapre of tbe meꝛey of god. the
ugß that he onely had comyſed all the ſynnes of the world
pet thaugh he ſuppoſe to be of te nombre of that be damp⸗
nes / In trouth the dyſpoſiexon of ÿ body of our loꝛd Aan
eriſte hẽgyng in the eroſſe ought mocks e duee a ſele pſone
paynyng to che deth to haue verzx hope g = ingod /

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For he bath the Gre indpred and bowed to piles) the
armes pati a brode for tenBrace vs (the handes perevd g
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0 255 to gyue to Be. the ſyde open for to loue vs / es
all his body ſtracko for to gyue hym ſelfe alt to vs /

therine is a vertue moth lo wable and of grete meꝛpte to
esd To this purpoſe comen many examples ag of
aynk peter. Biche venyed and forfoRe Jheſu eryſte. Of fer
ynt poule / lohiche perſecuted holp chyrehe / Of ſeynt mathew
C of ʒacheus whiehe were publyeana / Of maꝛpe magdale⸗
ne the ſynner / OF the womay that was faken iy aduoul⸗
trye Of the the ef that Benge on dhe ryghte {pre of Jeſu ery⸗
ſte. Of ſaynt marye egypexen . N nd of many moo ober
whyeße were grete ſynners & hoꝛryble. Wdiche alway fete
alle Bepr hope in god. and were ſaued. The thyue tempta⸗
cpon (Bat (Be deuyt maketh to kheym that deye. is by Impa⸗
cpence:that is ayenſte charyte / For by charpte we ben holden
to loue god a boue alle thynges. ow is it thus that bo
chem that dexe / cometh ryght get ſorowe g payne of hert g
of body. Be it that the deth come naturellp / or that it
came By ony other euyll aceydent. For bypayne g ſorolde
many ther be that len Impaepent g grutehynge. and sepen
in fucke wyſe as they ſemen made 02 oute of theyr wytte
as it apyereth ofte / wherfor it is certayn that ſuehe peple hen
out of Gerp loue e charpte.c that they loue not god ſuffyſaũ
tly and therfor it is neceflarpto euert man p wyll deye. that
in kwhat ſelenes be it Bort or long. hat Be murmurene grut
che not / but ſuffre it paciently for wwe fuffre by good vyght
all theuylles that comen to Os / c pet be not the paſſpous of
this woꝛld cõdygne ne woꝛthp to the glorpe tocomelthis is
then gechyng moehe Iniuſte yfof the tuſte paſſpon we mur⸗
mure or gꝛudche. For lpRe as the ſoule is poſſeſſyd ty pa:

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eyence and zy murmure he ſoule is loſte and dampned / ou
beg our ford thus entre in to his glorye and kno

pe that the Infipmpte to fore the deth is lyle as a pure
gatore (oo that it be ſuffred lyfe as it ateꝛteyneth / that is
to ſape / paepentiyigladly ¢ E nnd it cometh by dps
unt dyſpenſac dg that to the lengeſt vyeeg ſynne is gyutn
che nd that god mereyfully ſendeth tem

apppereth

body what ſo euer they le ew e to be
wythoute gꝛutehynge / for tetdat well loueth to bym is no
thynge Impoſſyble l The fourth temptacpor of cheym that
275 is Becomplacence or plaſpꝛ of theym ſelſe / and that is
a poritull e by the whiehe Be deuplle aſſaylleth moſt
ſheym chat be deuoule / and it happeth wan the deuyll hach
not moe ne can not induce the man to god oute of the
faxth. he to make hym fall in to deſpeꝛaeyoh or into Impa
pencel Chat then Ge aſſaulteth hym by compl acence oꝛ plaifyr
bym ſelfe / to hym pſentyng in his hert ſueße choughtes / o
Bom thou art ferme g ſtedfafte in the faytß / o how Mou arte
ſure in hope. o how thou art ſtronge ¢ paeyent / o how thou
haſte doon many good dedes. or ſuche thynges ſemblable for
fo put hym in vayn glorye / but ayenſt thys late none gyue
to hymſelfe no maner prayſpng / ne auaunte hym ne none
glorifye hemſelfe of his good ave. ne preſume nothynge of
rn ſelfe / ne not attꝛybute hym ſelfe to doo nothyng well
for this eõplacenoe is vayn glorye. and it may be fo grele
that by it a man myght be dampned / & may nye his athe
ought to be well aduyſed. whan by ſuche pryde be fel hym ſel
fe tempted. lat they hehũble a mete hym ſelfe fo mock the
move / E hat be wychdꝛa we hym in thynn nge his wet

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tae and Bie ſynnes / Foꝛ none is ceꝛtaxn . yf ke le dyg
orthp to haue deſeꝛued the loue of god / oꝛ the hate of
ese none ougßt to deſſ relay ut bs ig
herte to god By. good Kore in thynkynge and
agen Ais merey of god to be aloue alle his wertzit
The fyfche bempeacyon that moſt troubleth the ſeeule:s and
Ywordlp men. is the ouer grebe ocupacpon of outwaꝛde thin
ges and temporal, as towarre his wyf his eßyldꝛey g his
frendes caꝛn all / to warde hi ryebeſſes oꝛ towaꝛde ocher thyn
ges / whiche be Bath mooſt loued in his lyf And therfore
whoſomeuer wylt well g ſurely dexe / be ought to ſet ſymplx
and all from hym alle out warde thynges g temporell / and
oughte alle to cõmytte bo god fullx / and fe 1 90 doo inſuf
eee ee, dethſße ſatyſfpeth for alt his
alle ſynnes / & nd that more is be bꝛyngeth ſome thyn
ge for to fatyffpe for the dedely ſynnes / itt Bappeth not
ofte that ony be foũde be he ſeculer or veguleꝛ / that hepeth not
vr e ſro e e 3 this folyſtze hope is a thin
moch dyſorored in euery eryſten man
and 5 a cometh Op — 775 deuyl / che whiebe
map not ſurmoũte the man in none of the ſayd e
ons ne in none other what ſomeuer they bes But
Baupnge thufage of rayſon toptt by his owne agremente
conſent to hym. For our en me is foo feble Bat he may not
oueromeſbuthym that wyll le vaynquyſſhed / &nd god is
(oo good and iuſte that he [Batt not fuffre Ye to be tempted
ech that wohiehe we map not wytz ſtonde ut he Bait
doo to BS apde and ptouffpte wyth the temptaeyon To the
ende that we may ſuſteyne it ¶ nd euer man ought to
ſtno we chat the die tore of temptaeyons eometh alwape Bp
bumplite æ meßenes / For ttey that haue not in theymthe

to

citer moge, Bete A Gor Souda Agana his eee
be made fo fore or that e cage ech. .

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medye rmacyon ere

map be. & nd alſo oughbe to ke ſhewed berehe

re and bolſome drede he haue on and be ſaued

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Spon. but it is a thyngedialo eet t to acrpftey man be
vnge in thartpeh of dech for to hyde from hym the perplle of

not eee fe aah 5 thie putin ane ae
fered holſomelp the leyng sec ebe

arsed ng to bymthat eee

and neneetbel seeps not. In lybe wyſe dyd fapnt gre

gore when hy fered Golfo en bis ies for his proprpte.

e a in lhaꝛtyele of delh / Item oughte

han at ee oF Ge erucpfix

soon Bath sets 1. —

Bath moft loued ae iy his 5
she chen imbue he
afoute theym. ko uyllys & putte a⸗
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des / ne loyf / ne ehyldren / ne rycheſſes. ne other goodes tempo

vell / But onely as moche n of the

ls demaundeth g requp Who ſomeuer then wyl
ne lo depe. late hym come g lerne alle the thynges ſorſayd

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people truly woythoute nombre haue deceyued lheym
and lounden theym ſelfe in abydyng the laſte 1 00

grue ne

by ſome dylygente cure / by Befp dyſpo ſiexon g alſo by ſtudy⸗

ſite renneth Spor theym ſodaynly. that yf it were poſſpble
alle ay hole eyte oughte renne Haſtelp to a peꝛſone that
deyeth:
The oroyſons and prayers that oughtey to be ſayd vpoy
the ſeſie peꝛſone in thartyele of det:
pnallpꝑ it oughte to be knowen that the oroyſons whi
che folowen oughte lo be ſayd vpon or ouer a fee per
fone aboue the prapers that our modeꝛ holy ehiꝛehe bath
aeeuſtomed fo ſape ouer the eRe peꝛſones lalorynge tothe
delh¶ nd pl the (eRe peꝛſone be relygxous / T& couente

oughte to be aſſembled bp the tablelas it is accuftumeds
nd after they oughte to ſaye che Eetarpe/ opty e A

the Reel er re arte
rde Hefur eryſte ſone of the Farerly charpte/ J byſe⸗
Bethe for the loue that thou zyght mock worthy / ry⸗

She Innocente / « moche delgeatyf madeſt thy felfe lo Be com
man / to be wounded and deye for the Belthe of man. Bat
thou wylte pardone and foꝛgeue this thy ſeruaunt. l. Shes
ſus rygbt meteyful forpene hym all that bp by wo⸗
de /oꝛ By dede / by affeccpons, or moeupnges / by bis ſtrong⸗

aby bie wytle of Bodp cof ſoule he Bath treſpaord. Ind

ttempflpon gpue lo Byes for that rage ſaffiſal cen,
daexon Bp the wbiehe thou vnbondeſt tbe ſynne of all toe
worde: nd for full fulfpllynge of alt neelygencis / Sop!
ne to hymthat rygzt reop and valyaunt converfacpoy that
Gon haddeſt ſyth and from the hour of thp concepepoy vnto
tte oure of thy detß ¶ End more ouer apne to hym the
fruyt of all the Weekes made and dooy Bp all
etoſen ſayntee ſytß the begynnynge of the worlde vn bo
ende Qui Finis et regnas deus peꝛ oĩa 928 aie

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(WtheBonoure of the ryght feruent loue by the wizi⸗

che the lpf of alte lyuynge conſtrayned the lo be in

caꝛnate / Q nd in anguyſſßous eſpeꝛpte bo dexe on
tze eroſſe ¶ We remember oy a newe of thy ryght benyg⸗
ne herte / to the ende that to thys thy ſeruaunte. M. ourbro
e awaꝝ alle bps e Gino thet eae
pene him all. Spthy rpabt holy connerfacpon! Nnd by the
meꝛpte of thy spate holy paflpor: That mtn hym to
Tenne multplude ſuperß aßsundaunt 1 5
cpalt hie perfone our Brother . G bene tn batt
(cd haſtely to calle to the Bp 2 11 e
thatit be to hym 2 7 et ee
¶ y veraypenaunce. Bp playne remyſſpon. bre befen
fapts | by fete bope / End hy rygbt Aedes Bary, In
ſuehe wyſe that in ꝛyght paꝛfpght eſtate he map bleſſyd
ly departe and exſppre bytwene (hy rygßt ſwete embra⸗
C05 7 chy prapſynge eteꝛnall / men

To godt
UW to the Santee of thy merey ineſtymabbe holx fa⸗

9 Juſte fader / and moehe byloued / We recommadls —

1 5 ſoule of thy ſeꝛuaunt. Qt. our Brother. Fy
pꝛapenge the humbly afteꝛ the gretnes of the loue Bythe
whiehe the ryghe holy foute of thx fone rerommaunded hym
to the in the eroſſẽ ¶ That bi the ineſtymable Barpte of
oplecepor By the whiehe / tou wohiehe artt paternyte deuyne
dreweſte to the tte ſame ryght holy ſoule ¶ Shou
wylte atte thys i this thy ſeꝛuaimt. .
our bᷣrother receyue ty (Be fame loue his Amen:

To god the ſone:

ny mock louyd redemer ryght pyetous: Bele
0) iy abt Benpgne/ We praye thy lacrpmabe Boys hy

che whreße iy the huma am thou ſbaloeſt for
Is depe / Chou were conſumed of labonꝛs and ſorodves / i
ſuebe wyſe that thou were lefte of Bp fadeꝛ Thal thou
dradoe not the belpe and apde of thy merny to thys. N. hy
e

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nes 4
taunt / And that Bp pardoy of rempffpor Boyoefte tbe eal |
pe and blame of all ſynnes ¶ Beholde wylh pytye vpon
this thy ſeruaunte (M. our yee Yobick Yopth alle con:
feſſyoy of keꝛte vequpreth the of pardone. and maden of
att his ſywus / & coorde and graunte it to hym ye
the / nd renne in hym mock 1 ee alle 0
ae worldely fraplte hath be in hym a And
that whiehe By Frande opabolph bath be in hym dra
g defoyled / and aſſemble hym in the vnyte ‘sf our moder heli
cbireheſas one of the noͤbre of redempeyoy / lord baue meꝛet
oy his waylynges / haue merey oy bis beeris / and b
bym bo the ſacrament of pr holy e Sor
bath no truft But in thyne In

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tentyer and eternalle bleſſyd vyꝛgyne gloryo⸗
0 marpel apoerefle and fee Pall cra and
neceffpte ſocoure Bo ſwetily now. And Bere fo
thy fernaitt Bere, (. ouꝛ e in this
laſte nereſſite / wythdra Se oct uote f

the Bertue erchemgde thyryght dere forte ourloꝛd tBu eryſte
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the che holy angettes fes of god / The arehangellys. Che Oer⸗
tues. Che poteſtates / The ompnacpons, The trones. Sh
cheubyns / & nd the ſyraphyns / Come to Bpne Sele and
apde. C hte patrparſtes / and the pwyhetes / T he apoſteles and
euaungelyſtes / T he maꝛtyres and oonfeſſouns / Che mons
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to of our loꝛ
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ynt anſelme the ſe maneꝛs of demaũdes oughten to be ſayd
thus as here foloweth. C ew bꝛoder or ſuſter in namynge
the name. art thou Joyfult that thou deyeſt in the fayth of
our lorde Jheſu eryſte. nd he or ſteongte lo anſuer ye / re⸗
pen teſt the of that or fuck tyynge wierio thou were e nely⸗
neo] &nſuere pe Haſte tou Vopite to amende the yf thou
haddefte (pace to lꝑue / & nſuere pe] ¶yſtueſte thou that
fuerte anv pe pullin! Gade vel Dee toby

u and hy his pa ete pe Pelde to Sym
een Whiles that chy ſoule is
in the / ¶ End conſtytube and fete alle Bp tꝛuſte in this
deth thatthou abydeſte noth pꝛeſently. Nnd haue no truſte
| —_ th onpothes thynge. gyue thy ſelfe ouer / ooueꝛ the alle / and
TNꝛuꝛappe the inchis deth / Nnd yf god wyll Judge the. faye
ftt⸗hus tohym. Lorre J putte thy deth bytwene thy Jugemẽ
| te and me Otherlvyſe J wyll not debate ne ſtꝛyue apenſt
che J offer the Ge merptes of thy ryghe Worthy pallor:
by mem y 5 ougßt to haue goten.· doßiehe J haue nothyn
ge don g wo is metherſo rnolwo / and recomaũde atthis tyme

my ſpyꝛpte in bo lhy handes. theſe de maildes and queftyone
tofore ſapd ought to be ſayd / as well to religyouſes as to fe
cufers, to thende that in the payne of athe they be the Better
enfoꝛmed of theyr eſtate. End yf the tyme ſuffre it men on
ghte pet to ſaye this that foloweth / Oyleueſt thou alle
2 neypall artyeles of the fayth of holy chirehe / g alle the
ee in alle thynges and theopoficdy of the catßolp
fie and atte holy doetours of our modeꝛ holy ehirehe. anfuew
pel deſpyſeſt thou g repreueſt alle hereſies / erwouꝛs ¢ f.
eyons / hick be reproued of holy chiꝛche / he oughte bo anf⸗
uer ye / knowleeheſte thou that ofte cin many maners thou
baſte rygbt qrenouflp offended thy matter / anſuer pe. Ns
ſayth ſaynt bern ardel ther is none ſaued / wythoute to haue
te noboleche of hy ſelſe. for of this knolwleche grolweth Buz
mylyte. whieße is moderof heltha / pet ought 2
Groder oꝛ ſuſter ſoroweſte thou ſoꝛ alle Bp ſynnes Whiehe
thou Haft eõmyſed ayenſt ÿ mageſte. the loue / the goodnes
of god / e of the good deres p chou haſt not con cof the grar
cess of god of Wubiche p halt & neelygent. he ougßt to anfuet
a Bou oughteſt not onely to foro w for doubbe of the deth
Biche tou attendeſt or for onp paint / but for the loue of
god or of Juſtyee. and (Bou voquyreſt pardon Vopth alle thy
herte. & nſuer pe / Deſpreſt thou alſo that Hyp herte map be
melied fo the linolulege of the def aultes of lwohiec thou arte
not rememhred preſentelp / To the ende that thou mayſt du
ly repente the / He oughte to anſueve ye ¶ Murpoſiſt thou
Lerptablp to amende the / pf thou myghlefte lyue and be ho⸗
fei End that thou wol deſt neueꝛ ſynne dedely in erneſte.
End haddeſte benen to loſe the beſte thynge that thou loueſt
pe thy bodylylyf. to fore thou Woldeſt offende thy mater

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t to anſuere pe / yleueſte thou that
5 1 Tela cryſte be ded for tze. And 75 ocherwyſe §
hteſt not be ſaued. But hythe meryte of bis preeyous
pale Bankeft hym theꝛ far wyth all thy hert / aſuer pe.
¶ In twuth Woo ſomeueꝛ ſhart mowe affyrmatyfly anſ⸗
uere e waa to 70 fapo/ gor eu
and oute faynyn aue euyden
figne and aꝛgument of bach Gs that be (Batt be of the
nom ve of theym that Balt be ſaued / yf he eye in this 1
ent ¶ End pF there be none to demaunde hym. he oughte to
LX eks,etorne to hym ſelſe. Nno to dem aun de hym felfe in confide,
1 e ſubtylly that be ſpalte oonne mowe / Mf he
13 3 d lyſte as ſapd is ¶ For wych oute thie dyſpo⸗
ſeeyon may no man by ony manere & ſaued ¶ & nd Tob

| fomener (Balle fete hy ſalfe thus webt apfefo/ Be oughte

to recdmaund hym all to the paſſpon of oure fore Wefrcrp
fte@] & nd to putte hym {pl fe alt in the vememb raunce and
in medytacpon of the ſame as he ſhalle mowe : End that
2s his Inſprmpte (hatte ſuffre Spy & nd by Bis moyen &

ũted q ouereomen all che temptaeyons of che deuylt

and his pahtefubtpt mares and fattaces:
Eynt gregoꝛre fapth that alt the aceyon and wer
Be of ouꝛ loꝛde Meſu cꝛpſte / oughte to be ouꝛ Inſtrue
epo / & nd therfore euer goode cryſten perſone diſ⸗
poſeo Yell Go reper oughte to doo after hig manere and poſ
ply 6e in Bislafte onde [phe as dyd our lord / rußan Be dey⸗
to on the eroſſe. Mod it is ſoo that our Low dyd fyue (Spit
des pryncipaliy hangyng Be on eroſſeſhe adoured q prapd
he Woepte / he coped. be commaůded his ſouls lo god / and he pel
ded to hym his bio fern C bus femblably euerp fee man con
ſtytuted in thaꝛtyele of rth oughte bo adouve and prape at
lefte in his hert pF be map not 12 For aes faye} ſaynt q⸗
ſodore it aũaplith more toprape Yopth bert in ſeylener and
wychout ſpeltynge Ban by wordes onely wytßoute talpng
bete of the thought / Secondly Be ought to wepe / not wytß
2 bodyly epery onelp. But wyth the taeves of his bert n re⸗
pentynge Berely hym ſelfe ¶ Chndly be e to
e fw the depnes of his herte and not or god
ploeth more the deſire of e the Sov
lſo to erpe Vopth che herte is none eis * But
to defire r eee,
Fouꝛthly he ought to recõmaũde his ſoule lo
ns in mer, us @2 ite thelyße ought to pelo bi
5 to god Volũtarely in cõfoꝛmyng him all 3
of god phic as tt apeꝛteynith / e is ieee
eraeyons that .
ouerayn deyte right gret boũte 8 ape teinp
te fouciapy dilecõn.loue g Bavite haue meꝛey onme
2 de 2 22 Fates right yy
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le belples nots g deſolate / bo theneꝛ (Batre be not deuoured 84
ige hol dis i eee nl belouyd lord
Jeeſu eryſt ſe weck Rupr god. for the loue g hondure. and
Bp the Gale ep paſſyon cy ee ag the

that q ke now veceyued amonge the nomber of thy
cy 8 ſoules / Oe ſaueour and my redemeꝛ J pelde
vefuſe me not J come to be putte me not fro
7 iheſu eryſte J alis of Be Gruen) nothinge for
ha of me ert) § Foꝛ Jam no thinge but duſte and
fee and a ſynner rygdte myſeraßlell Idemaũde of
the inp Bertue and in the value e
tze whiehe thou es wylned to iehe ama
e ynner opt} fhp moch preexon
eee apa go Sie
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in the kree of the . —..—
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thou haue merep on my moſte Vretetee foul! at his depan⸗

ee e
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Ban tot (hat ſserifpee to
[hall call on p name of our loꝛde

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che vertu p if a man N Bersp ed cõ fapth in thence of his
lyf bis ſynnes ben to him forgyuẽ after tBefe thingis 5 fes
Re ma onght if he may moche ẽtieꝛly Vopth het ¢ mouth the
leſt wyße chta heſbatt modwe vequyre e call into his heipe j
. 6 viꝛgyn mau webt is j Berap meane of
alt fnnesie fle ae adreſſich them in Ber Hertener to
hiꝛ in this mane: Quene of heuen modeꝛ of meꝛeyg refuge

offpmnees meelt the brsetz that chen Welte reconfile

me to the dere ſone / in callynge his YWoorthi goodnes
Sanne forthe presi be wylt per
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neth bab e btily fro the awaytes
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mse FC ͤ
dern @ Reper/ I prape and requpre the that thou not» ayde g
helre me. Ind after he oug ht to requyre the appoſtelig. the
prea oonfeſſours and the vergynes / tna in eſpeey⸗
alt the ſayntes 1 moſte loued euer ¶ ¶fteꝛ alt thyſe
thynges 5 fape thre tymes pf he mape tele wor
des that folowwe an
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Lee ba le ae: Che fi me of in
Te entyeꝛneſſe of the humplpte of th e dirgyne marie:

Sk e of alle te ſayntes: The of the arts.

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man 02 woman mape ne ean not or
pꝛapers toſore ſ en,,

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te bo baene! aap inet is a
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Au as mock as he ſhalle mowe ¶

p e rendre and pelde his ſoule lo god. and loythoute
Fate ſhal le ſaued

et ought to be lnowen thatenerppafone hauyng th

Cone e drede of god in hym elfe and alſo the cure of
ſoules o é mache lt a dilygentiy induce and admoneſ
fe (he feke perſone conſtptuled in perylt of body oꝛ of ſoule.
Nen 8 erf be ee . ats wyth⸗
oute onp del ape for remedpe of medieyne pe ſpprituel
For it Bappeth ofte that th pnfpꝛmyte e ſebenes of the body
taketh his bigymnyng of the langour of the ſoule / And
therfore the pope cõmaumdeth (traptly to all leehes æ phyſiei
ens of the body. that to no maner feRenes they myniſtre ne
gyus bodily medieyne.lyll that thx haue admoneſted g twa
ined theym to gebe and Cake fyrſte the ſpyrituel med ieyne /
Chat is to Vopte in reetpuynge deuouteli the facramente of
bolp Birches In oꝛdeynynge bia teſtament / and in opfpofin
ge lawfully his ßouſe g olbeꝛ gootes and nedes. Q no Here
oughhbe not to le gyuen to onp (eke perfone ouer m
eee bodyle helthe / Hew le it that ofte tps
mes many don the oontꝛee in piudyee of thepr ſowles. pe
to theym other while p e eee
de Batty wut rot har Fee oft ann (0 y foc Fal
coforte Sp ſuehe faynt tꝛuſt of leit / p (eRe pfon falleth in
dapnacis.and cheꝛfor q ſele peꝛſon ought lo de tboꝛted e deſt
wee Bi Ser cBterepon @ Bp Sep cöſeſſiöhe voum the hatze
of his ſoule / alſo j ſame may moctze auapll for Bath of his
Boop / if it be to him exrediẽt e he (Balt be bett apeaſed ¢ moꝛe
aſſurid. forit ſeld happeth faith fait cregorp p Geri cdtriend
ce vgs ape tlhe dad e Bp ehen

ya other helth / End they in e

as it is ſinowẽ in all Be ee eee

commaũidemẽt is of god / or Beper vodves voluntaryly. but
oneſt fayntip and by ſemblaunt / yet oughteuertman lo in /
duce hym that is in thaꝛtpele of eth. Ke
be and Bp reaſon of (houqhte. chat he do payne and
ere sie ey ordred paepence / that is to ſaye that not⸗
pihſtandyng ſorowe ne drede Tubjefe femme Lang 1625
ee eee
voluntary diſpleaſurt
Beslan xd that he eee
2 irae byfore takers deloetaexon and that he doo
papne to ſaunece as moche as he (Batt mowe:
Denen but to iht ende chat Be renne nol
tele fees be pa
thynges Gattoere ſayd ty the focomee partye
treatipe Spon the temptaepon of deſperaepon. Me ought ab
ſo bo he ad moneſted to Be covaged and ſtronge axen ſte allo
Bea temptacyons there seclenes Qtifp la ne to de
The bee thucts ba ben e f exeomunpeaci⸗
no in of excom
on / And that wytß all his mygbte he fuBmeptte hym to the
oꝛdynaunoꝛ of our modeꝛ Bolt chyꝛeße/ to thende that he be [a
ved: Item pf the ſele man haue longe ſpace of tyme. and ỹ
Ge Gent oppnehpo ofhaſty deth. the affpftentis ought tore
d toſore hym hiſtoryes and deuoute & whiche tofore
he delyted g tolte plraſur in ¢ men oughle to remẽ hre hym
eee, brofa 4
rep onde Fonte any thynge in
I

compfeo and treſ⸗
Be Be re
pendent ee a

. femme lane oustlprae ofp i

of alt degrees of the ehirehe calholybe lo He ende (hat
place be 1 Gnd Bat thyn habptacpor be in
| Beculleniper rpnya fin noftad Ken

Mae ee Bae f 3 of ee

eas
de. Cuery ne mock Befilp tafte Bere lopour
L. . come bo a goode —
he bath can lexʒer ¶ To this 1 — 5 moche wele
ue a felawe g trewe frende deuoule and oonuenable
e hem trulx / nd Bat he oo

le and ooꝛage hym in e e of the fayth wyth 8508
pacpence and deuoeyoy / wyth good eonfydenee and
raunce. And that ouer hym Taye alt thyſe ſard oropſons
Yell ententyfly and deuoutely whilys thatbe is in tꝛauayl
of det ut ae . to come to the effeete of theſe

prapers / is alle neceſſarpe the dyſpoſieyoy of hym that oops

able as it hath be ſayd here to fore / Nnd theꝛfor to eue⸗

p yerſone that wel and ſurely wyl deye. is of neceſſpte Bat
he lerne bo deye / oꝛ the deth conte and prevente hym.

Thus endeth the tꝛaytiye e e
e

che xö. fae Sens the yee of cu loc a
Qn ius Gxvvx.

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