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The Parson's Tale Folio 443v 68 of 74 folios

of Ihū Crist is more strong for to onbynde ; thaō syōne
is strong for to bynde .

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¶ A geyns the secunde wā-
hope / he schal thynke that as ofte as he fallyth he may
arye a geyn / by penytence & thow he neuere so longe
haue leyn in sȳne / the mercy of Crist is eueremore re-
dy to resceyue hȳ to mercy

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¶ A geyns the wanhope
that he demyth / that he schulde nat longe perseuere
in goodnesse / he schal thȳke that the febilnesse of the
deuyl may no thyng don but if men wele suffere hym

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And ek he schal han strenthe of the helpe of ihū cⁱst
& of al holy chyrche / & of the protexioū of angelis ȝif
hȳ leste //

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Thāne schal man vndyrstonde what is the
\meryt/ of penaūce / & aftyr the word of ihū Cryst it
is the endeles blysse / of heuene /

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theere Ioye hat nō
ende / no contrarite of woo / ne greuaūce / there alle
harmys been passid of this present lyf / theere as is
the sekyrnesse frō the peyne of helle / theere as is
the blysful cūpany that reioysȳ hē euere moo euere-
yche of otheris Ioye /

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theere as the body of man
that whilom was foul & derk ; is moore cler thā is
the sūne / there as the body that whylom was sik
frel & febele & mortal ; is inmortal / & so strong & so
hol that theere may no man apeyre it /

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1005

there as
ne is neythyr hungir thrust ne cold but euery
soule replenyschid / w^t the syghte of the parfite
knowynge of god

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¶ This blysful regne / may mē
purchase by pouerte espirituel / & the glorye by
lounesse / the plente of Ioye w^t hūgir & thurst
& the reste ; by trauayle / & the lyf be deth & morti-
ficacioū of synne / ~

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Here takyt the makere of this bok his leue

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