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On / In latin is Ampte / oꝛ loue in eng 
SPN”. N. lyche whiche is a thinge necellary not only 
* 8 vnto Relpgioule perſones / but alſo vnto 
all Chꝛypſtyaneſt cõmaunded of almyghty 
god chyelly to be had vnto hym ſelke / and 
Xs IN ſecondary vato theneyghbur/wherevpon 

all Lawe and lernynge dothe hange / as in them coͤpꝛehen 
ded and cdteyned koꝛ by depe canſpderacyon theror / euer 
perſone map take occaſpon to haue hym̃ lelte in due garde 
and warnes that he do not offende/ and to kepe hym ſeife 
ſole & cloſe / Wout delpꝛe of pꝛayſe oꝛ reputacyõ / but rather 
content to be ſet at nought wherin ſhalbe moze — 
then to be in kauoure ot the people. 
¶ Benignite and Weniuolencr. r 

y the fozlayde conlyderacpon / dothe aryſe _ 

te and Benpuoletice / lo that the pexſone chau vnn 

all other in god and koꝛ hym / be Jentle / benpgne and cur⸗ 

teys / kynde / louynge and charitablt / and vnto * perlone 
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Uſtodp of Herte dothe then kolowe / that ps to ſape 
_A. Lliole kepynge of the mynde frome all wauerrnge 
voyde/ and vayne thoughtes. And lyke wyle the mouthe. 
from all voyde {peche/and pdle woꝛdes / lo allo of all the. v 
wrttes/hervnge/leynge/fmellynge/taſiynge/#towehynge 
all to be ſubducd/ and gouerned vnder therygoure al dyl⸗ 
Spplyne/and good relygyous byhaupyoure. 
[ Dylpgence. 

Npgence then is moche pꝛokytable in all maner of 

ourwarde werkes / as well in dtuyne lerupce / as in 
bodely laboures. neuer to be dle / but euery wher e to be oc 
cupped / and pet loue well folycude to be alone / and tokepe 
ſcylence wyth graupte / koꝛ ſo mape a perſone lpue in quie⸗ 
tude and reſte / and in moſte clene conlcpence. 

CE £lection. 

Lection here vnto ys neceſſary/ that vg toſd chat 

a perſone do electe / and choyſe ſome certeyne ercet⸗ 
cyle (by lyde deute) wherein they map be occupped of con- 
tynuaunce / Ind that all wape koꝛ the comune welthe and 
pꝛokyt / and not vnto pꝛoper / oꝛ ſelte avauntage oz pleaſu 
de / But rather to affecte and deſyꝛe pouertt to lyue wyth a 
lytell in ſcarcetye wythout murmure / 02 grudge RGAPRE 
eye thards vie plentye.” ak 

"C Kdt. 

ELyght then dothe well folowe thys appoynte 8 

that ys ta ſape / to flpe and aporte the companpat* 
allmaner of ſuche perſones as ſhulde be contrarrous vn 
| tothac appoyntedexcercyſe.fozns perſone maye bothe ſer 
ne god andthe wozlde/ ne be occupped in thynges yy 
4 oer and heuenip. 


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928 te is a byhaupoure in a perſone in woꝛdes / is 
kes / coũtenaunte / geſture /c ſuche other diſcyplyncs 
whiche is a meane bytwene lyghtnes / wantones/folpſſhe | 
nes / i rughnes/cruelte/rudenes/iUmpnge/ lowzpnge lul⸗ 
kylſhenes / and ſuche other / Foꝛ grauite cauſpch euer a per | 
lone to ſeme wyſe/ſad/well manered / conſtant feythfull. | 
and moche dothe edyfy the neyghbur lo yt perleuer / & city ö 8 
neu as well in ꝓlperite / as in aduerſpte / as well in welthe 
as in wo / in payne / as well as in plealure / ſt euer to pꝛapſe 
and thanke oure loꝛde / as well fo2 the one as foꝛ the other 
knowynge and beleupnge / chat he accoꝛdynge vnto rygyt 
iudgement / dothe alwayedyſpence/myuyſtre t dyſpole un 
to all maner of pcrſones Wout percyallyte vnto the beſt, 
C Yumylyce, 
Umpylycemay welt be Joyned vnto grauite. foꝛ: the 
meke perſone (the Goſpell to wytnes) dothe obrey- | 
ne ab- gerte grate and fauour bothe or god and man / and 
dothe moolte valeantly chaſe and put to flyght che gooftly 


enempe. auoyde all ſynne/and molle ſurely perſcuer in all | 
manecr of verteu. 


 Cintencysn. | 

Ntende well / meane well/purpoſe well / c pon max 

be ſure to be rewarded well / koꝛ euery acte / werke. o 

dede ok man / is iudged afccr hys intent / koꝛ yf the intency | 
( ſapthe the Soſpel)be lympie & Wout dyſceptein wyll and | 
knawlege / then is all the werke pleaſant and mcricoryous | 
And cõtrary:pł᷑ the intent be vycpate and blemylched then 
rs all the werke alter the fame maner / loꝛ oure loꝛde behol 
dethe / nandereth / z weyeth the intent of the herre t mynde. 
t he loueth moche the pure / clene / lymple/ſ iulte petlones. 4 


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| Nowe Sod by ryght feyth/ knowe thy ſelfe / by tTew 
* B txampnacpon / by iuſt iudgement | ryghtcodempna 
yon / knowe thy neybur / by loue / kyndnes / and charite.foʒ 
tharite ot cucry perſone / dothe euer iudge the belt / ano we 
thy krende / and knowe thy foo / iudge no pirlone to be thy 
koo oꝛ cnemye/ but hym that dot he coũlell / entple oz moue 
the vnto ſyn; oꝛ els that dothe flatter the / ſt fanoure thy de⸗ 
kaulte / and thynke thow tho perſones thy beſt frendes that 
ben moſte plapne W the / and redyco refo2me in the that is 
amyſlle / and belcue thow / that thep done moſte pꝛokyt ther 
that done moſtenop che. oppzelle the /ſt kepetige vnder / and 
then yf thou ſauer of the ſpiryte/# taſte well how lwyete Þ 
poke is ot᷑ oure loꝛde /thow ſhalt by that excercyſe obt epne 
moſte goſtly pacpence / and mericozyus pꝛokpt. | 
¶ Laboure. 
II 2 boure here / muſte be ourelyfe. Foꝛ man (C ythe 705. SB 
1 ſcrypture) ys boꝛne to laboure / t the byꝛde to ue. Judith. 8. 
Bp laboure.papne. penaũce / and by many trybulacpons I. . 14. 5 
haue all faythfull petſones palled thys lyfe. And by them 
only. muſt we entre the kyng done ok heuen / andcontrary = 
rdlenes / cale and pleaſure /in honoure and delycaerꝛdo the 
teche a man moche mpſchyet and puell / and bzyngeth hym | 


a the laſt vnto the pyt ot perdytyon. 
¶ Mercer. 


Ache is the merep ot oure loꝛde / ſhewed vnto man 
ö in many ſõd ey wyſe. and amonge otter ſpecpaliy 
vnco themchathaue the tpp;preof pouckte. tharis to ſage 
| Adeterminate wpll e mynde / to be poꝛe toꝛ the icurofgod 


And be vopt e as well ot all honcures hyghe roume / t de⸗ 
Ne / as ot ryches & woꝛldelp goodes/ koꝛ poucrie bꝛyngethʒ 


a perfone viiio mekenes. r the other bꝛin zeth him(hy inty 
cement / c ſuggeſtpõ of che enempe ) to clymbe on hepght. to 
che intent & ende / that he may kalle kerre t be loꝛe hurte.ta⸗ 
ke c acoũte pouerte therkoꝛe as a greate gyfce ofthe mercy | 
of god / t wo lo euer ducly dothe gyue chankes koꝛ the lptel 
gyktes:chall mercyfully delerue to haue greater gyktes. 
¶ Nopance. | 
Euer ſhulde a very chꝛiſtiane / nope oꝛ hurte.ne yet 
Lutte. 6. D I ee anp perſone.bur rather (ſpch by the golpel 
weſboũde to loue our enemps)we mall be loꝛp koꝛ the noy⸗ 
ance. gurt t trouble of any perlone / cõkoꝛt them in all we 
may / & els (hall we be accoũted as dyldapners of other per 
fo ns. extoliynge oꝛ exaltynge / and pzeferrynge our ſelfe. | 
C Dblacyon, 
fre thy herte holely vato our oꝛde. Foꝛ that oblacys 
on is vnto him acceptablepleſanc. Da mihi coꝛ tuũ 
et ſu it mii. Gyue vnto 2 he)thyne herte t that | 
1 Latfplpth clitenceth / and is ynough foz me. lpende thy tyme 
therkoꝛe wich hym in hys lerupce. and iudge and thynke ns 
thinge moꝛe pꝛecpous then tyme.wherin we map here mes | 
rpte / t delerue to be where oure treaſure is / and oure herte 
* "(ide be ch it ys in blplle. O dre then thy ſelke koꝛ hys ſane 
vnta all perſones / Jentle.Rynde t curteys : and as moche 
map be conuenient cũpenable / referrpnge euer and apply-- | 
ynge all chat ys good / vnto oute loꝛde / and in all * 
folowe countell wyttdelyberacyont. 
7 8 7 Cbleaſure. 223 
# Ondꝛe / and weh it euety thinge the preafure ofour 
E londe/ that is co meane.that in euerp werke o⸗ dede | 
we ſhulde tyzſte conlydet / and waye in conſcpence: wether: | 
that dedelhuide pleale hym 62 no. and then neuer (koꝛ fas } 


uoure ne keare)to do cotrary vnto that conſcyence. And pt 
any doubte be in conſcpence: we mult then leue the werkes 
(koꝛ the tyme) and reloꝛte & haue recouvle other vnto holy 
(crypture. oz els vnto determinacyon of the churche / oz at 
the leſte vnto ſure/wyſe and lernyd cofiſell.ſpectally of our 
" Pzelateozcurate. And neuer (hulde we truſte ſpngulerly 
vnto our ſelte / ne leyne vnto oure cune wyttes / we ſhulde 
aͤccuſtũ our ſelfe to leme doũbe rather then to lpeke and to 
be moꝛe glad to lerne then to teche / to be rekoꝛmed. then to 
refoꝛme / c to byde ſecrete as an vnknowen perlone rather 
then to ſhewe our ſelke / c appere out warde after our owne 
pꝛopꝛe eſtymacpon / and ofte deceyuable opynyon. 
1 ([ AQuietude. n 
Ulictude and / reſt ot mynde: is a greate koꝛtherer of 
e all maner of vertues. we ſhulde therefoze ſtudy to 
quenche all yze/ and to repꝛeſſe all hally pallyons as well 
in woꝛdes / lpgnes / tokens / countenaũce / andchphauroure 
às in outwarde dedes. And neuer ſhulde we take vpon vs 
to iudge / oꝛ to be buſp / oꝛ ca medel W other folkes matters 
ſpecpally that nothinge done appertepne oꝛ bylonge vnto 
vs / Foꝛ the cõmune pꝛouerbe is. In lytle medlynge vs mo 
che reſte. So that we ſhulde neuer gyue occaſyon of vnrelt 
but rather ſtudy by Jentle wozdes/to:appraleeiteryocca = 
ſyon gpuen/-fo2 a ſwyete. and Jentle woꝛde (ſapth tie wp Ei, c. 2 
le man) ſtaketh pꝛe / and multiplyeth / and makech krendes. 
yet ſhulde we not veterly lle / and a voyde occaſyon ot vn⸗ 
reſte gyuen vnto vs / as rebuke / perlecutyon / x luche other 
troubles: but rather chulde we oꝛder oure leite vnto pacy 
ence. Foz ſo (wpthourſyn)ro folowe the tõmune mant / d 
to vopdee all ſyngularite:ſhall we beſt edyfye/andbuplde- 
loue & charice/ and cum vnto perkeccron. & ot all typnges 


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s. ws 5 | 
vnto quſetude of mynde / auapleth moche the clennes of c6 | 
ſcience. Fo2 yf we doa well oure duetpe in due tyme: oute 
coicience ſhall be the moꝛe lyght / and our hert careles and 
merpe. and we lo quiete in mynde. | 


_ C RKekenynge. 
8 Etoꝛnyng ofcymes/and hauynge recourſe vnto che |. 
F inwarde partpes of our here: we ſhulde( at the leſte) 
ones in the daye recoũte / and matze rckenynge wyth oure 
loꝛde / and conſydes how we ſpende the tyme that by the tẽp 
tacyon of the enempe / by oure oune fraylce, #neglygency |; 
ſpecyatly in leupnge open oure doꝛes and wyndoes that is 
to lape / our ſenſes t wyttes / we royle not aboute / ne wans | 
der / oꝛ walke amonge the vayne plealures / and variante 
delpꝛes ot the woꝛlde. And that we ſuffre not luche gelles | 
to entre by oure ſapd wyndoes. # doꝛes / in to the chambze | 
of our mynde: that ſhulde noye vs / t be ryght lothe (Woute 
vpolence /t excremelaboure) to departe. To byde therkoꝛe 
wych oure loꝛde in the lecrecpe of ſcylenct / t in the pzecple | 
concynence of our ſayde wyttes / is a greate ſuerte / and re? 
dynes fo: our ſapd dayly rekenynge / c acolpte. The engly | 
che ꝓuerbe W holdeth longe fclyGpp | 
¶¶ Sobꝛpete. 7 
JO byete 02 ſobꝛenes:is p:op2ely a due kemperafice | 
8 in meatt / and dꝛinke / and ofcymes pt is taken foz8a | 
moderacyon.a due meane/ t dylcreſſpon in all other thyn⸗ 
ges / and therkoꝛe is vt necellary fo; all chzyſtyanes.ſpecy* | 
ally relygyous perſones that mulſt (by theyꝛ oꝛdynaunce ) 
euer take in keding: rather ſlũwhat to lytle / then any thinge 
to mache / t to be moderate in arav. puydent. ware. c wyſẽ 
in woꝛdes. honeſt in maners / t all byhaupoure / ſadde and 
charitable in counſeyle.Stronge in aduerſyte. Dʒedkull in 


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p:oſperite.meke. lowly / pacyent itt cotumely.rebukes 0 

vpbꝛaydes. in ſoꝛow. deieccyon /e delſpectes:cherekull and 

tractable, nd in all werkes: lobꝛe dylcrete ſt moderate. 
¶ Timoꝛoule. 


Jmozate oꝛ( as comunely is ſayd)timoꝛouſe:is as 


moche to ſaye as dꝛedkull t ferefull to offende. Job 
the lymple / t dꝛedkull perlon / and of hygh perfeccyon was 
(not witondynge) in all hys wertes d2edfull. how moche 
moꝛe than ſhulde pr become / oꝛ byſeme vs / that ben frayle 
perſones:to be dꝛedkul / and euer in keere to offende our loz 
de in the leſteneglygency.offence oꝛ dekaulte / t neuer to pꝛe 
ſume vpon any good dede. ne yet to deſpeyre foz any puell 
oz ſyntull dede. The begynnyng of all wyſedomtis the dꝛe 
de of god. and in all oure le (After the wylſe man) ſhulde -! 
we be d2edfull. Foz he that dꝛedyth god (lapth he) (hall at 
his ende haue good paſſage. Foꝛ the dꝛede of god cauleth 
vs to lle / and avoyde lyn / & moche helpyth and koꝛthl eth. 
that euer good dede may be done wich due cyꝛcumſtance / 
and lo be merytoꝛpouſe. The dzedfull perlone:wpll lutfre 
t take payne to pleaſe our Loꝛde / and lo ſhall that thynge 
that ſemed verp harde in the begynnynge: war in pꝛoceſle 
dk tyme / lyghr ealy. and pleaſant. foz all papne / and trou 
ble taken / and vled / koꝛ the kyngdome ok heuen:is of Res 


3 contoꝛte / and gladues. 


C| Uawntage. 
Tylyte/pzofyt oz vawntage:is toſell/ozcharge a 
th:nge of [malle p:yce.foz a thinge of greate pzyce 
oꝛ cõtrary:to bye foꝛ lytle.that ys moche wozthe The ſtate 
of pfectio(in this lyte)is moche woꝛthe. but heuen is moze, 
woꝛthe. our loꝛde /t laupour thertoꝛe coltſeled/# aduyſed a 
perlone to fozſake/ (ell alt his woꝛldely * het 


Job. 9. 5. 


ꝓverbioꝛũ. 
9: L.etEcci. 
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vnto the lyfe of perfectis.and after he ſhulde allo haue fo: 
them / the tr:aſure of heuen. And pk a man haue no goodes 
to ſell:pet mar he bye heuen: koꝛ a cuppe ot colde water. an 
happy bargyn makyth he:that foꝛ loue alone:dothe bye ou 
re loꝛde / t laupoute Jelu. that by his croſle.bytter paſſpon 
- & deth;boughte all the woꝛlde. here pou may ſe mochegay- | 
nes ſt greate abaſitage: who wyll now foꝛſake this bargin 
ſuerip none that is wyle. happy / o: gracyus / than gyue thy 
ſelfe man holly foꝛ hym / that gaue hym ſelke holly koꝛ the. 
C[.ryſte. Chꝛiſte 
-Piſte: is a woꝛde ot the greke tongue. weiten com 
monly in latyn wyth the greke letters. as thus. xps 
Chꝛiſt. foꝛ this letter. x.W them:is with vs. ch. & this pg | 
p. w them. is with vs. r. che other letters: ben with vs / and 
them: in lyke bothe in koꝛme / t lowne (Lhziſt in our tõgue 
is as moche to ſay as a perſon oynted /t bycauſe we in our 
bap'*" me be oynted: we bene of Lhziſt/callyd Lyziſttanes 
{op we ſhulde of right / dedycate our lyfe holly vnto chzifte 
t he ſhulde be our very lyfe/# our loue. Lhziſt ſhulde be our 
lellon /t our lernyng / chꝛiſt allo cur medytacpon / t cõmu⸗ 
nycacys6 Chꝛyſt alone our lucre.gapnes pkt /t avaũtage. 
Chꝛiſt our treaſure.riches / our hole deſpꝛe. Chꝛiſt all our i 
hope/tcruſte Foz yf we put our cruſte/o2 any thingedeſyze | 
but Chꝛiſt:we ſhall (ſuer)be deceyued.laboure in vapne / | 
neuer kynde rell. let Chꝛiſt therkoꝛe vnto every Lhzyſtyane | 
be all and fynally hys meryte. reſt / and rewarde. 
C.ymnes. þ 
p. is a letter of the greke tongue /ſt neuer wꝛiten in latn 
but pet is pt cõmunely wꝛiten in the Englyſhe tongue and 
therfoze done we here wepte ymnes afcer che Englyſhe ma 
ner(an ymne. oꝛ ymnes / ps as moche to ape / as ſonge o: 


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ſonges.alawde/02 pzapſe. Suthe longes ſpecyally/as the 
churche dothe vle in metres. to lawde / c p:ayſe god / and fo 

done the Angels and holy Sayntes in heuen. yt becometh 
therfoze euerp Chꝛiſtiane to laude. and p2ayſe oure loꝛde /t 

to be dplygent in his leruyce. And to cõſydꝛe what dyfferen 

ce is bytwene the ſerupce of god / dt the ferupce of the lleſche 

the woꝛlde / and the dyule. who ſo dothe iyn: is the bonde ler 
uande of ſyn / tt ſo felawe vnto the Dyule/ and in the lame 5. D. 
ſtate(fo2 che cyme)W hym. And thoſe that bene all wozlde 
ly:ben ſeruantes vntothe woꝛlde. that is vnto auarice whi 
che lapnt Paule calleth the bondage and thꝛalle leruyce of 
Pdolles, and the carnall perlones. ben thzalles and bonde 1 
leruantes vnto the fleſhe.# ſo done they lerupce vnto deth 
koꝛ the fleſſhe ys but woꝛmes meate. the cozrupcyon ok the 
body / and pet moze ſtynkepng /R lotheſlum:then ot any bꝛu 
te beaſte. pt is tode of inkyꝛmpte. the lyke of ſyn. the lodgyn 
ge place of fendes.yt is the enmp. ot the ſpyꝛyte and defoz 
meth the loule. deſteyneth and blotteth Chꝛyſtiane diſcyply 
ne / t all good maner and byhauyoure.hyndzeth & holdethe 
backe all maner of vertue. And the fleſhe ys vnrelonable. 
lo that by no meanes wyll pt be cozrectyd and venquiſhed 
oꝛ duercome / but oney bp vpolence. coſpdze now what pt 
is to do ſerupre ſuche a loꝛte. And cdntrarp. the ſeruy 
ce dt godipeche he hoof ws be body. che quirtude / and reſt ot 
the mynde. the conkoꝛte of Loſcyence.The pꝛudence t wyl 
dome of the ſpyꝛite. The pꝛomoter of vertue. Che beaute 
of the ſoule / and the !pfe of heuenly biys. a doulce ſwyete t 
nleaſante ymne to ſexue god with: is(withn letnge hart) 
to lawde / and pꝛate hym in eueryv eerbulacron: Ni 0726; 

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tacyon as moche to ſape as a perlone Jnnocent.pure cle⸗ 
ne / and iuſte o? right wyle. and after lum auctours / a per⸗ 
lone iuſtyfped and makynge haſte / and zache: was the p20 | 
Luc . 19 · . pꝛe name of a perlone.that ( By the teſtimonp of the Goſ- | 
peli) toꝛ the greate delyꝛe he had to le oure laupoure: dyd 
clymbe in to a tree. by cauſe he was of ſtature very lytle /t 

that wich greate halte and gladnes / delcended e came dow 
ne / at hys cõmaundement / to receyue hym into his howle. 
where (Bp oure ſauyoure) he was Juflyfyed and rendꝛed 
apte vnto che waye of laluacyon. Thys name 3ache than 
dothe well frame/and agre vnto euery faychfull Lhzyſlta-. | 
ne that by hys pꝛofelſpon ſhulde be innocent. pure and cle⸗ 
ne. glad by kapth) to ſe and knowe oure loꝛde. Ind redy W | 
haſte and dylygence to deſcende and come downe from the | 
heyght of ſeculer ſcyence.and of all wozldely ſtate. And to 
g receyue hym in to the howle of hys lo wle. by treu kepynge 
q 12 of hy2 woꝛde and cõmaundement / koꝛ vnto luche perlons 
j Joh he pzompyled to cum wyth the father of heuen.# wyth them 
to make hys manſpon / t dwellynge place. And afterchere 
by:co bꝛynge them vnto his owne celeſtpall paleyle/ inthe 

glozp of eterne and euerlaltynge blyſle. Amen. 


¶ The Contlulyon js 


C euerp fapthfull perſone.wꝛyte this Aphabete 
A. . o: croſrowe:in the boke of his hart. as im 
the boke or lyte⸗ And euerp dape / hy daprtloke therr vpon. 
and vſe the maners / and effecte cõtepned in the lam. Foꝛ 
here bene but few woꝛdes. and ſhoꝛte lellons. but in mylle 


ry they bene greate. and the very waye / and werkes orper⸗ 


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kect ion. where with euery petſotte may outwardly / be ado? 
ned / and garnyllhed wyih Thꝛyſtiane diſcyplyne / t good / 
and godly byhauyoure. And inwardly moche in harte / and 

mynde be quietyd / and reſtyd. and cenceyued and bzough- 
te oꝛ led: vnto the grounde / and begynnynge of all good 
perkeccpon. that ys that a perlone ſhulde dyſtruſte hym ſel 
ke. Foꝛſake hym lelfe.Dyſpyle hym ſelfe. From the which 
grounde: he {hall be taken vp / and pꝛomoted. pꝛokecte and 
atteyne to the heyghte here of contemplacpon / and ſpiritn 
all felynge of oure loꝛde god / and mooſte lwyete ſauyoure 
Jeſu. whiche ſhall from that poynte / and concluſyon/bzyn 
ge hyim / vnto the full perfeccyon thereof.that ys vnto hys 
mooſte Joyefull and bleſſyd-pzeſence. whyther he bzynge 
Va ail that bought vs. Amen. 


¶ Ot poure Charite pꝛay foꝛ the Tranllatoure 
The wꝛechvd Bꝛother of Spon.Bicharde whytkozde, 


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2X C Ilwayelote pouerte / wyth vyle thynges be content 

B Be allo in good werkes / byſpe and dy!ygent. 

L Z0uyt not moche to ſpeke:but rather to kepe ſ[cylence 

D Deme/in euery place:t tyme that god is in thy pꝛeſence. 
E Euer loue well to kalte / and glotony to refrapne 
J Feaſtes koꝛ to folowe be lothe: and them dyldapne. 

G Glad be / wych the gladfull/wyth wepers wepe in doloure 
H Humble be wyth che meke: thy betters: duely honoure. 

In euerp thinge obey. Namely vnco youre pzelacte 

1 Bepe Charite with all perlones: after thepꝛ aſtate 

L Let pour lleſhe be kept vnder / bꝛought lo we by godly dzede 
A Mundpkpe poure cõſcpence:ſo chat you not excede. 

N Neuer haue you pꝛopꝛpete / but nakyd folowe Chꝛyſte 
O MDuerpaſſe.W burthen lyght:this woꝛlde W all hys myſte. 
13 Pytuoullp remembꝛe / the paſſyon of thy loꝛde 
QQ Muenche.onely foz hys ſake:the gloꝛy of thys wozlde, 
R Kelyſte ſtrongelp all vyce.and pꝛape contynually 
S Zo receyue the lacrament:otte / and moſte reuerendelv. 
T The mocyons of the mynde / repꝛelle. Ire mytigate 

U Uayne comunycacyon;(hecteclene out of thy gate. 
. x. xpiſte co kepe:coupc you molte moche alone toꝛ to byde 
y. pou muſi( chylde)then fo2 his lake: ſet all this wozlpe alyde 
. zele haue you vnto hys lawe / wyth keruent charite 
t. t koꝛgvue you poure toes all:as you koꝛgyuen wolde be. 
2. ⁊cepue here.ii.tytles moo / two pꝛeceptes / foꝛ ten 

Loue god & youreneyghbur bothe: lo cõclude.eſt Amer, 


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¶ Thus haue we rendꝛed the latyn in lentence. 

Ifcer the ſame metre/ in maner and meaſure.pf 
pou lerne pertectely this Croſrowe:pou may the 
better ſpeile and do to gether. and ſo moꝛe redely 
rede. and fynally(by laboure ) you map the rather 
kele. perceyue / t vnderſtonde in che lcole of CThꝛil 
te the duetye of a Chꝛyltvane. whyche J beleche 
oure lozde we map do all. Amen. 


¶ alete. voure pꝛayers ol Charite. 


¶ The lame wꝛeche of Syon. 
the layd Richarde Whytkoꝛde. 


(Explicit. 


¶ Thus Endeth two. Opulcles / oꝛ ſmalle werkes 
of laynte Bonauenture / moche necellarp / and 
pDꝛokxtable vnto all good Chꝛyſten people. 
¶ Impꝛynted In the famous Lytye 
of London by Bycharde Fawkes 
Dwellynge in Buram rent oz 
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