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Every man a moral ply otherwise called a treasures. How the high Father of
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Heaven sendeth death to summon every creature to come and give account of their lives
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in this world. Translated from the Dutch ply alkalook. I pray you all
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give your audience and hid this matter with reverence. The figure moral play the
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summoning of every man called it is that of our lives, and ending shows
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her transitory be all day. This matter is wondrous, precious, but the
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intent of it is more gracious and sweet to be away. The story says
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man in the beginning, look well and take good heat to the ending beyond.
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Never so gay he thinks thin in the beginning full suite, which in
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the end causes her soul to weep. When the body lies in lay,
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Here shall you see her fellowship and both strengths pleasure and beauty will faith from
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tears the flower may. For ye shall hear how our heaving King calleth every
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man to a general reckoning, Give audience and hear what it does. Say.
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I perceive here, in my majesty, how that all creatures be to
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me unkind, living without dread, and worthy prosperity of ghostly sight. The
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people be so blind, drowned in sin, they know me not, for
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their God in worldly riches is all their mind. They fear not my right
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wiseness, the sharp rod, my law that I should when I for them
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died, they forget clean and shedding of my blood red I hanged between two.
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It cannot be denied. To get them life I suffered to be dead.
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I healed their feet with thorns. Hurts my head. I could do
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no more than I did, truly, And now I see the people do
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clean forsake me. They use the seven deadly sins, damnable as pride,
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coveties, wrath, and letchery now in the world be made commendable. And
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thus they leave of angels the heavenly company. Every man liveth so after his
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own pleasure, and yet of their life they be nothing. Sure I see
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the more that I them forbear, the worse they be. From year to
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year, all that liveth appeareth fast. Therefore I will, in all the
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haste have a reckoning of every man's person. For and I leave the people
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thus alone in their life and wicked tempests. Verily they will become much worse
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than beasts. For now one would by envy another upeat charity. They all
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do clean forget. I hoped well that every man in my glory would make
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his mansion, and there too I had them all elect. But now I
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see, like traitors deject they thank me not for the pleasure that I to
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them meant, nor yet for their being that I them have lent. I
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proffered the people great multitude of mercy, and few there be that asketh it
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heartily. They be so cumbered with worldly riches that needs on them. I
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must do justice on every man living without fear. Where art thou death,
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Thou mighty Messenger, Almighty God, I am here at your will, your
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commandment to fulfill. Go thou to every man and show him in my name
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a pilgrimage he must on him take, which he in no wise may escape,
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and that he bring with him a sure reckoning, without delay or any
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tarrying. Lord, I will in the world go run over all and cruelly
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out search both great and small. Every man. Will I beset that liveth
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beastly out of God's laws and dreadeth not folly He that loveth riches. I
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will strike with my dart his sight to blind and from heaven to depart,
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except that alms be his good friend in hell, for to dwell world without
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end lo yonder. I see every man walking full little he thinketh on my
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coming. His mind is on fleshly lusts and his treasure and great pain it
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shall cause him to endure before the Lord heaven King. Every man stands still.
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Whither art thou going? Thus? Gaily est thou, thy maker?
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Forget? Why asks thou wouldst thou wit? Yea, sir, I will
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show you in great haste. I am sent to THEE from God out of
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his majesty. What sent to me? Yea? Certainly, though thou have
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forget him here he thinketh on THEE in the heavenly sphere. As or we
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depart, Thou shalt know what desireth God of me? That shall I show
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THEE a reckoning? He will needs have without any longer respite to give a
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reckoning longer leisure. I crave this blind matter troubleth my wit on THEE.
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Thou must take a long journey. Therefore thy book of count with THEE thou
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bring for turn again Thou cannot by no way, and look thou be sure
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of thy reckoning, For before God thou shalt answer and show thy many bad
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deeds and good but a few. How thou hast spent thy life? And
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in what wise before the chief Lord of Paradise have ado that we were in
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that way? For weet thou well, thou shalt none make attorney full on
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Ready, I am such reckoning to give. I know THEE, not what
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messenger art thou. I am death, that no man dreadeth. For every
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man I rest, and no man spareth. For it is God's commandment that
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all to me should be obedient. O death, thou comest when I have
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the least in mind, in thy power it lieth me to save. Yet,
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if my good will I give THEE, if you will be kind yea
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a thousand pounds, shalt thou have and defer this matter till another day,
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every man, it may not be by no way. I set, not
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by gold, silver, nor riches, knee, by pope, Emperor,
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king, duke, ni princes. Fore end I would receive gifts great all
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the world I might get, But my custom is clean. Contrary, I
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give THEE no respite it come hence and not terry alas shall I have no
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longer respite? I may say death, giveth no warning to think on THEE.
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It maketh my heart sick. For all I'm ready is my book of
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reckoning. But twelve year and I might have abiding my counting book. I
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would make so clear that my reckoning I should not need to fear. Wherefore
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death, I pray THEE for God's mercy spare me till I be provided of
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remedy. THEE availeth not to cry, weep and pray, but haste THEE
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lightly that you were gone the journey and prove thy friends. If thou can
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for weet thou well THEE tide abideth no man, and in the world each
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living creature for Adam's sin must die of nature death. If I should this
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pilgrimage take and my reckoning, surely make show me for Saint charity. Should
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I not come again shortly, No, every man, an thou be once
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there, Thou mayst never more come here. Trust me verily, Oh gracious
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God in the high seat celestial, have mercy on me in this most need.
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Shall I have no company from this veiled terrestrial of mine acquaintance that weigh
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me to lead? Yeay, if any be so hearty that would go with
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THEE and bear THEE company. Hi, THEE, that you were gone to
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God's magnificence, thy reckoning to give before His presence. What weenest thou thy
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life is given THEE and thy worldly goods. Also I had wen so verily.
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Nay, nay it was but lent THEE. For as soon as thou
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art go another a while shall have it, and then go therefro. Even
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as thou hast done, ry man, thou art mad, Thou hast thy
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wits five and here on earth will not amend thy life. For suddenly I
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do come, o, wretched kate, if whither shall I flee that I
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might escape this endless sorrow. Now, gentle death, spare me till tomorrow
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that I may amend me with good advisement. Nay thereto, I will not
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consent, nor no man will I resp it. But to the heart.
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Suddenly I shall smite without any advisement. And now out of thy sight I
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will thee high see thou make THEE ready shortly, for thou mayst say this
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is the day that no man living may escape away hollas I may well weep
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with sighs deep. I have no manner of company to help me in my
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journey and me to keep and also my writing is full unready How shall I
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do now? For to excuse me, I would to God I had never
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beget to my soul a full great profit it had been. For now I
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fear pains, huge and great. The time passeth, Lord, help that
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all wrought. For though I mourn it, availeth not the day passeth.
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And as almost to go, I WoT not well what for to do?
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To whom were I best my complaint to make hum What am I to fellowship?
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Thereof spake and showed him of this sudden chance, For in him is
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all mine. Affiance. We have in the world so many a day,
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been good friends and sport and play. I see him yonder certainly I trust
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that he will bear me company. Therefore to him, will I speak to
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ease my sorrow? Well met, good fellowship, and good morrow, every
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man? Good morrow? By this day, sir? Why lookest thou so
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piteously? If anything be amiss? I pray thee me say that I may
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help to remedy. Yea good fellowship. YEA, I am in great jeopardy,
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my true friend, Show to me your mind. I will not forsake
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thee unto my life's end in the way of good company that was well spoken
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and lovingly. Sir, I must needs know your heaviness. I have pity
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to see you in any distress. If any have you wronged, ye shall
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revenge me, though I on the ground be slain for THEE. Though that
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I know before that I should die fairly, fellowship, grow mercy, tush
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by thy thanks. I set not a straw. Show me your grief and
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say no more. If I my heart should to you break, and then
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you to turn your mind from me, and would not me comfort when you
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hear me speak, then should I ten times sorrier be? Sir? I
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say as I will do. Indeed, then be you a good friend at
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need? I have found you true here before, and so ye shall evermore,
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for in faith, and thou go to Hell, I will not forsake
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thee. By the way you speak like a good friend, I believe you
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well. I shall deserve it, and I may I speak of no deserving
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by this day, for he that will say and nothing do is not worthy
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with good company to go. Therefore, show me the grief of your mind.
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As to your friend, most loving and kind, I shall show you
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how it is command that I am to go a journey a long way,
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hard and dangerous, and give a straight count without delay before for the High
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Judge, I don't I. Wherefore I pray you bear me company as you
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have promised in this journey. That is matter. Indeed, promise is duty.
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But and I should take such a voyage on me, I know it
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well, it should be to my pain. Also it make me a feared
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certain But let us take counsel here as well as we can. For your
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words would fear a strong man, well, you said, if I had
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need, you would mean never forsake quick nor dead, though it were to
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hell. Truly so I said, certainly, But such pleasures be set aside.
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These sooth to say. And also if we took such a journey,
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when should we come again? Nay, never again till the day of doom?
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In faith? Then will not I come there? Who hath you these
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tidings brought? Indeed, death was with me here now by God that i'll
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hath bought. If death were the messenger for no man that is living today,
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I will not go that loath journey, not for the father that begat
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me. Yeah promised. Otherwise, Pardie I WoT well, I say so
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truly. And yet if thou wilt eat and drink and make good cheer or
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haunt to women the lusty company, I would not forsake you. While the
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day is clear. Trust me verily. Yay, there too you would be
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ready to go to mirth, solace and play. Your mind will sooner apply
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than to bear me company in my long journey. Now, in good faith,
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I will not that way. But then thou wilt murder or any man
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kill in that I will help THEE with a good will. Oh, that
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is a simple advice. Indeed, gentle fellow, help me in my necessity.
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We have loved long and now I need. And now, gentle fellowship,
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whether ye have loved me or no, by Saint John, I will
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not with THEE go. Yet I pray THEE take the labor and do so
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much for me to bring me forward for saint charity and comfort me till I
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come without the town. Nay, and thou would give me a new gown.
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I will not afoot with THEE go. But and you had tarried,
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I would not have left THEE. So and as now god speed THEE in
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thy journey. For from THEE I will depart as fast as I may whither
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away, Fellowship, will you forsake me? Yay, by my fay to
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God, I betake thee. Farewell, good fellowship, For this my heart
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is sore. Adieu forever I shall see thee no more in faith, every
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man, farewell now at the end for you, I will remember that parting
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is mourning a lock. Shall we thus depart? Indeed, our lady help
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without any more comfort? Low fellowship forsaketh me in my most need for help
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in this world? Whither shall I resort? Fellowship? Here? Before with
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me would marry make? And now little sorrow for me doth he take?
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It is said, and prosperity men, friends may find, which in adversity
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be full unkind Now whither for succor shall I flee? So that that fellowship
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hath forsaken me? To my kinsmen, I will truly praying them to help
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me in my necessity. I believe that they will do so. For kind
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will creep where it may not go. I will go, say, for
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yonder I see them go? Where be ye? Now, my friends and
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kinsmen, here be we now at your commandment, Cousin, I pray you
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show us your intent in any wise and not spare Yeah, every man,
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and to us to if yet is susposed to any whither or weat you well,
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we will live and die together in wealth and woe. We will with
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you hold for over his kin a man may be bold commercy, my friends
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and kinsmankind. Now shall I show you the grief of my mind? I
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was commanded by a messenger, that is in high King's chief officer. He
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bade me go a pilgrimage to my pain, and I know well I shall
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never come again. Also I must give a reckoning straight, for I have
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a great enemy that hath me in weight, which intendeth me for to hinder.
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What account is that which he must render? That would I know?
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Of all my works? I must show how I have lived and my days
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spent, also of ill deeds that I have used in my time since life
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was me lent, and of all virtues that I have refused. Therefore I
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pray you go thither with me to help to make mine account for Saint charity.
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What to go thither? Is that the matter? Nay, every man,
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I had liver, fast, bread and water all this five year,
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and more alas that ever I was boor for now, shall I never be
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merry if that you forsake me? Ah, sir, what he be a
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merry man? Take good heart to you and make no moan. But one
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thing I warn you, by Saint Anne, as for me, he shall
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go alone, my cousin, Will you not with me? Go no,
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by our lady, I have the cramp in my toe. Trust not to
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me, for so god me speed. I will deceive you in your most
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need. It availeth not us to tice. He shall have my maid with
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all my heart. She loveth to go to feasts there, to be nice,
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and to dance, and abroad to start. I will give her leave
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to help you in that journey, if that you and she may agree.
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Now show me the very effect of your mind. Will you go with me?
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Or abide behind? Abide behind? Yea that I will, And I
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may therefore farewell until another day? How should I be merry or glad?
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For fair promises to me make? But when I have most need they me
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forsake. I am deceived. That maketh me sad. Cousin, every man,
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farewell now, for verily I will not go with you. Also of
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my own and unready reckoning, I have to account. Therefore I make tarrying.
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Now God keep thee for now I go. Jesus is all come here
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too? Lo fair words maketh fools fame they promise, and nothing will do
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certain My kinsman promised me faithfully for to abide with me steadfastly, and now
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fast away do they flee? Even so fellowship promised me what friend were best
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me of to provide? I lose my time here longer to abide. Yet
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in my mind a thing there is all my life. I have loved riches.
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If that my good now helped me, might he would make my heart
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full light? I will speak to him in this distress. Where art thou
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my goods and riches? Who calleth me? Every man? What haste thou
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hast? I lie here in corners trust and piled so high, and in
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chests I am locked so fast, also sacked in bags Thou mayest see with
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thine eye I cannot stir in packs? Lo I lie? What would ye
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have lightly me? Say? Come hither good? In all the haste thou
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may for of counsel, I must desire thee sir, and ye in the
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world have trouble or adversity, that can I help you to remedy shortly.
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It is another disease that grieveth me in this world. It is not,
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I tell THEE. So I am sent for another way to go, to
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give a straight account general before the highest Jupiter of all and all my life,
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I have had joy and pleasure in THEE. Therefore I pray THEE go
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with me for peradventure. Thou mayst before God Almighty my reckoning, help to
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clean and purify. For it is said, ever among that money maketh all
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right, that is wrong. Nay, every man, I sing another song.
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I follow no man in such voyages. For and I went with THEE.
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Thou shouldst fare much the worse for me. For because on me thou
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didst set thy mind thy reckoning, I have made blotted and blind. That
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thine account thou cannot make truly, And that hast thou for the love of
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me, that would grieve me full sore when I should come to that fearful
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answer. Up, let us go thither together. Nay, not, so
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I am too brittle, I may not endure. I will follow no man
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one foot. Be ye sure, alas I have THEE loved and had great
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pleasure all my life days on good and treasure, that is, to thy
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damnation without leasing, for my love is contrary to the love everlasting. But
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if thou had me loved moderately during as to the poor give part of me,
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then shouldst thou not in this dolor be nor in this great sorrow and
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care? Lo Now was I deceived or I was ware? And all I
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may wait my spending of time? What weenest thou that I am thine I
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had wean soul? Nay, every man, I say no, as for
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a while I was lent THEE a season, Thou hast had me in prosperity.
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My condition is man's soul to kill. If I save one a thousand,
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I do spill. Weenest thou that I will follow THEE nay from this
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world, not verily I had waned otherwise. Therefore to thy soul good is
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a thief. For when thou art dead, this is my guise another to
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deceive in the same wise as I have done THEE and all to his soul's
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reprieve O false good courseer thou be thou traitor to God that has deceived me
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and caught me in thy snare. Marry thou brought thyself in care whereof I
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am glad, I must needs laugh. I cannot be sad ah good thou
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hast had long my heartly love. I gave THEE that which should be the
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lords above. But wilt thou not go with me? Indeed, I pray
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THEE truth to say no, So God me speed. Therefore, farewell and
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have good day? Oh to whom shall I make my moan for to go
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with me in that heavy journey? First fellowship said he would with me gon
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His words were very pleasant and gay, but afterward he left me alone.
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Then spake I to my kinsmen, all in despair, and also they gave
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me words fair. They lacked no fair speaking, but all forsake me in
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the ending. Then went I to my goods that I loved best, in
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hope to have comfort. But there had I least for my goods. Sharply
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did me tell that he bringeth many into hell? Then of myself I was
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ashamed, and so I am worthy to be blamed. Thus may I well
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myself? Hate of whom shall I now counsel take? I think that I
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shall never speed till that I go to my good deed. But alas she
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is so weak that she can neither go nor speak. Yet will I venture
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on her? Now? My good deeds? Where be you? Here?
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I lie called in the ground. Thy sins had me so bound that I
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cannot stir, Oh good deeds, I stand in fear. I must you
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pray of counsel for help. Now should come right well, every man,
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I have understanding that ye be summoned a count to make before Messiahs of Jerusalem
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King. And you do by me that journey what you will I take?
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Therefore I come to you my moan to me. I pray you that you
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will go with me. I would full fain, but I cannot stand verily.
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Why is there anything on you fall? Yea, sir, I may
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thank you of all if ye had perfectly cheered me your book of account now,
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for already had been look the books of your works. Indeed, seek
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oh see how they lie under the feet to your soul's heaviness. Our Lord
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Jesus helped me for one letter. Here I cannot see there is a blind
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reckoning in time of distress good deeds. I pray you help me in this
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need, or else I am forever damned. Indeed, Therefore, help me
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to make reckoning before the redeemer of all things, that king is and was
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and ever shall every man. I am sorry of your fall and fain would
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I help you, and I were able good deeds your counsel. I pray
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you give me that shall I do verily, though that on my feet I
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may not go. I have a sister that shall with you also court knowledge,
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which shall with you abide to help you to make that dreadful reckoning every
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man. I will go with THEE and be thy guide in thy most need,
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to go by thy side in good condition. I am now in everything
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and am wholly content with this good thing. Thanked be God, my creator.
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And when he had brought THEE there where thou shalt heal thee of thy
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smart then go you, with your reckoning and your good deeds together, for
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to make you joyful at hurt before the blessed Trinity my good deeds from mercy,
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I am well content certainly with your words. Sweet Now go we together
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lovingly to confession that cleansing river, for joy I weep. I would we
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were there, But I pray you give me cognition where dwelleth that holy man
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confession in the House of Salvation, we shall find him in that place that
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shall us comfort by God's grace. Lo, this is confession. Kneel down
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and ask mercy, for he is in good conceit with God Almighty, O
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glorious fountain, that all uncleanness doth clarify. Wash from me the spots of
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vices unclean, that on me no sin may be seen. I come with
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knowledge for my redemption, repent with hearty and full contrition, for I am
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commanded a pilgrimage to take, and great accounts before God to make. Now
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I pray you, Shrift, Mother of Salvation, help my good deeds for
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my piteous exclamation. I know your sorrow well, every man, because with
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knowledge ye come to me. I will you comfort as well as I can,
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and a precious jewel. I will give THEE called penance, wise voider
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of adversity therewith shall your bodyst diet. It be with abstinence and perseverance in
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God's service. Here shall you receive that scourge of me, which is penance,
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strong that ye must endure to remember, Thy savior was scourged for thee
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with sharp scourges, and suffered it patiently. So must thou or thou escape
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that painful pilgrimage. Knowledge keep him in this voyage, and by that time
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good deeds will be with THEE. But in anywise be sure of mercy.
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For your time draweth fast, and ye will save it. Be ask God
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mercy, and he will grant truly. When with the scourge of penance man
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doth him bind the oil of forgiveness, then shall he find thanked be God
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for his gracious work. For now I will my penance begin. This hath
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rejoiced and lighted my heart, though the naught be painful and hard within every
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man. Look your penance, that ye fulfill, what pain that ever it
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to you be, And knowledge shall give you counsel at will. How your
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accounts ye shall make clearly. O Eternal God, O heavenly figure, a
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way of righteousness, so goodly vision, which descended down in a virgin pure
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because he would every man redeem which Adam forfeited by his disobedience. Oh,
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blessed Godhead elect and High Divine, forgive my grievous offense. Here I cry
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thee mercy in this presence, O ghostly treasure, O Ransomer and Redeemer of
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all the world, Hope and conductor mirror of joy and founder of mercy,
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which illumineth heaven and earth. Thereby hear my clamorous complaints, though it late
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be receive my prayers unworthy in this heavy life. Though I be a sinner,
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most abominable, Yet let my name be written in Moses's table. Oh
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Mary, pray to the maker of all thing me for to help at my
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ending and save me from the power of my enemy for death. Assaileth me
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strongly, and lady, that I may, by means of thy prayer,
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of your Son's glory, to be partaker by the means of his passion.
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I at crave, I beseech you help my soul to save knowledge, give
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me the scourge of penance. My flesh therewith shall give a quittance. I
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will now begin, if God give me grace every man, God give you
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time and space. Thus I bequeath you in the hands of our Savior.
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Thus may you make your reckoning sure in the name of the Holy Trinity.
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My body sore punished, shall be take this body for the sin of the
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flesh. Ah. Also, thou delightest to go gay and fresh, and
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in the way of damnation, Thou did me bring Therefore suffer now strokes and
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punishing. Ah. Now of penance, I will weigh the water clear to
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save me from purgatory. That's sharp fire. Ah. I thank God.
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Now I can walk and go. I am delivered of my sickness and woe.
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Therefore with every man I will go and not spare his good works.
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I will help him to declare. Now, every man, be merry and
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glad. Your good deeds cometh Now, ye may not be sad. Now
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is your good deeds whole and sound, going upright upon the ground. My
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heart is light and shall be evermore. Now will I smite faster than I
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did before. Ah, every man, pilgrim, my special friend. Blessed
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be thou without end, for these prepared the eternal glory. He have made
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me whole and sound. Therefore I will abide by THEE in every stone.
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Welcome my good deeds. Now I hear thy voice, I weep for very
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sweetness of love. Be no more sad, but ever rejoice. God seeth
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thy living in his throne above. Put on this garment to thy behoove,
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which is wet with your tears, or else before God, you may it
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miss. When you to your journey's end, come shall gentle knowledge what you
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would call it is a garment of sorrow from pain? It will you borrow
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contrition? It is that gadeth forgiveness. It pleases God passing well every man?
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Will you wear it for your heel? Now? Blessed be James Mary's
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son. For now have I on true contrition? And let us go now
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without tarrying good deeds? Have we clear our reckoning? Yea, indeed I
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have it here? Then I trust we need not fear. Now, friends,
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let us not part in twain. Nay, every man that will we
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not certain? Yet? Must thou lead with thee three persons of great might?
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Who should they be? Discretion and strength they height, and thy beauty
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may not abide behind. Also ye must call to mind your five wits.
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As for your counselors, you must have them ready at allll ours. How
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shall I get them hither? You must call them all together, and they
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will hear you incontinent, My friends, come hither and be present, discretion,
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strength, my five wits and beauty hear at your will? We be
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all ready? What will ye that we should do? That ye would with
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every man go and help him in his pilgrimage advise you will ye with him
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or not in that voyage. We will bring him all thither to his help
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and comfort. Ye may believe me, so will we go with them altogether.
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Almighty God, love thou be. I give thee lad that I have
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hither brought strength, discretion, beauty, and five wits like I not,
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and my good deeds with knowledge clear. All be in my company at my
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will. Here I desire no more to my business, and I strength will
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by you stand in distress, though thou would in battle, fight on the
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ground, and though it were through the world round. We will not depart
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for sweet nor sour. No more will I unto deaths hour whatsoever thereof Before
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every man advise you first of all go with a good advisement and deliberation.
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We all give you virtuous monition that all shall be well. My friends,
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hearken what I will tell. I pray God reward you in his heavenly sphere.
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Now hearken all that be here, for I will make my testament here
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before you all present in alms. Half my good I will give with my
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hands twain in the way of charity with good intent, and the other half
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still shall remain in quiet to be returned there. It ought to be this
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I do, in despite of the fiend of Hell, to go quite out
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of his peril ever after. And this day every man hearken what I say,
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go to priesthood, iye advise, and receive of him in any wise
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the Holy Sacrament and ointment together. Then shortly see ye turn again hither we
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will all abide you here yea every man high you that ye ready were.
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There is no emperor, King Duke Ney Baron that of God hath commission,
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as hath the least priest in the world, being for of the blessed sacraments
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pure and benign. He beareth the keys, and therefore hath the cure for
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man's redemption. It is ever sure which God, for our soul's medicine,
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gave us out of his heart with great pine. Here in this transitory life
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for thee and me, the blessed sacraments seven there be Baptism, confirmation with
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priesthood good and the sacrament of God's precious flesh and blood, Marriage, the
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Holy extreme Unction, and penance. These seven be good to heave in remembrance,
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gracious sacraments of high divinity. Fain would I receive that holy body,
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and meekly to my ghostly Father. I will go every man that is the
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best that ye can do. God, will you to salvation bring for priesthood
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exceedeth all other thing to us. Holy scripture they do teach and converteth man
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from sin heaven to reach. God hath to them more power given than to
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any angel that is in heaven. With five words, he may consecrate God's
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body in flesh and blood, to make and handleth his maker between his hands.
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The priest bindeth and unbindeth all bands, both in earth and in heaven.
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Thou ministerst all the sacraments. Seven, though we kissed thy feet,
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thou wre worthy. Thou art surgeon that cureth sin deadly. No remedy we
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find under God, but all only priesthood every man. God gave priest that
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dignity and setteth them in His stead among us to be Thus be they above
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angels in degree. If priests be good, it is so surely. But
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when Jesus hanged on the cross with great smart there he gave out of his
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blessed heart the same sacrament in great torment. He sold them not to us
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that Lord omnipotent. Therefore, Saint Peter the Apostle doth say that Jesu's curse
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hath all they, which God their savior do buy or sell, or they
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for any money do take or tell. Sinful priests giveth the sinner's example.
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Bad their children sitteth by other men's fires. I have heard, and some
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haunteth women's company with unclean life, as lusts of leachery. These be with
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sin made blind. I trust to God no such may we find. Therefore,
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let us priesthood honor and follow their doctrine. For our soul's succor.
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We be their sheep, and they shepherds be by whom we all be kept
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in surety peace. For yonder I see every man come, which hath made
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true satisfaction. Methinketh it is he. Indeed, now jes wull be our
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alder speed. I have received the sacrament from my redemption, and then mine
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extreme unction. Blessed be all day that counseled me to take it. And
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now friends, let us go without longer respite. I thank God that ye
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have tarried so long. Now set each of you on this rod your hand,
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and shortly follow me. I go before there I would be God be
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our guide. Every man. We will not from you go till ye have
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gone this voyage. I discretion will bide by you also. And though this
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pilgrimage be never so strong, I will never part you fro every man,
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I will be as sure by THEE as ever I did by Judas Maccabee.
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Alas I am so faint, I may not stand my limbs under me to
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fold. Friends, let us not turn again to this land, not for
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all the world's gold. For into this cave must I creep and turn to
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the earth, and there to sleep? What into this grave? Alas,
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yeay, there shall you consume more and less? And what should I smother?
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Here? Yay? By my faith, and never more appear in this
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world live no more we shall, but in heaven before the highest Lord of
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all. I cross out all this adieu by Saint John. I take my
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cap in my lap and am gone. What beauty whither will ye? Peace?
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I am death. I look not behind me not, and thou would
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give me all the gold in thy chest. Alas, where too, may
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I trust? Beauty goeth fast away? Hi, she promised with me to
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live and die. Every man, I will THEE also forsake and deny.
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They game liketh me not at all. Why then you will forsake me all
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sweet strength, tarry a little space, nay, sir, by the rood
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of grace, I will hie me from THEE fast though thou weep till thy
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heart breast. Ye would ever bye by me? He said, yea,
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I have you far enough conveyed? Ye be old enough. I understand your
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pilgrimage to take on hand me that I hither came strength. You to displease,
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I am to blame. Will you break promise that his debt in faith?
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I cannot thou art but a fool to complain. You spend your speech
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and waste your brain. Go thrust THEE into the ground I had when sure
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or I should you have found he that trusteth in his strength? She him
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deceiveth at the length both strength and beauty forsaketh me. Yet they promised me
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fair and lovingly. Every man, I will after strength be gone. As
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for me, I will leave you alone. Why discretion, will ye forsake
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me? Yea, in faith I will go from THEE. For when strength
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goeth before, I follow after evermore. Yet I pray THEE for the love
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of the Trinity, look in my grave once piteously. Nay, so nigh
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I'm not come. Farewell, every one, Oh all thing, faileth save
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God alone, beauty, strength and discretion, For when death bloweth his blast,
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they all run from me full fast, every man, my leave Now
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of THEE I take, I will follow the other, for hear I THEE
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forsake Alas, then may I wail and weep, for I took you for
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my best friend. I will no longer THEE keep. Now farewell and there
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an end, Oh chase, O help all a forsaken me. Nay,
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every man, I will bide with THEE. I will not forsake THEE.
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Indeed, thou shalt find me a good friend at need, commercy, good
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deeds. Now may I true friends see they have forsaken me, every one.
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I love them better than my good deeds alone. Knowledge will ye forsake
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me also? Yea every man, when ye to death do go, But
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not yet, for no manner of danger, Crome, mercy, knowledge,
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with all my heart. Nay yet, I will not from hence depart till
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I see where ye shall become. Methinketh alas that I must be gone to
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make my reckoning, and my debts pay for I see my time is nigh
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spent away. Take example all ye that this do hear? Or see how
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they that I lov'd best do forsake me except my good deeds that bideth truly
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All earthly things is but vanity, beauty, strength, and discretion. Do
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men forsake foolish friends and kinsmen that fear spake all fleeth, save good deeds,
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and that am ie have mercy on me, God most Mighty, and
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stand by me, Thou mother and maid, Holy Mary, fear not.
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I will speak for thee. Here I cry, God, mercy, short
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our end and minish our pain. Let us go and never come again into
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Thy hands. Lord my soul, I commend receive it, Lord, that
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it be not lost. Hast thou me bodest, sow me defend and saved
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me from the fiend's boast, that I may appear with that blessed host that
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shall be saved at the day of doom. In manus to us of Might's
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most forever, commendo spiritum num. Now hath he suffered that we all shall
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endure the good deeds shall make all sure. Now hath he made ending methinketh
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that I hear angels say, and make great joy and malady were every man's
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soul received, shall be come excellent elect spouse to Jesu. Here above thou
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shalt go because of thy singular virtue. Now the soul is taken the body
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fro their reckoning is crystal clear. Now shalt thou into the heavenly sphere,
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unto the which all ye shall come that liveth well before the day of doom.
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This moral men may have in mind. Ye hearers take it of worth,
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old and young, and forsake pride, for He deceiveth you in the
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end. And remember Beauty five wits strength and discretion. They all at the
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last do every man forsake save his good deeds there doth he take. But
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beware an they be small Before God. He hath no help at all,
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None excuse may be there for every man alas how shall he do? Then?
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For after death amend may no man make. For then mercy and pity
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do him forsake. If his reckoning be not clear. When he do come,
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God will say it a maledicti in igname eternum. And he that hath
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his account whole and sound high in heaven, he shall be crowned unto which
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place. God bring us all thither, that we may live body and soul
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together there too, help the Trinity. Amen, say ye for Saint Charity.
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Thus endeth the s moral play of every man.