est necessaire, ne plus ne moins ne

nat the soule by proces of tyme contynewe without her propre
norsinge,
peult lame par diuturnite de temps subsister sans sa propre
nourriture,

for her meate his the dyvyn commandement, her drinke is
car sa uiande est le diuin comandement, son beuurage est

pure praier, her bath is fastyng trew and ryghtwyse, her
oraison pure, son baing est june legitime et droituriere, sea

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clothyng almesses of her propre goodes, her songe and melody is the
uestementz sont aulmosne de son propre, son chant et melodie est la

contynuall laude of God, her rest is parfait poverte, her helth
continuelle louenge de Dieu, son repos est parfaitte pourete, sa sante

is the sekenes of the body, her socour is pure penaunce, her peace is
est la maladye du corps, son refuge est pure penitence, sa paix est

charite plentyfull, wherfore we ought well to folow our creatour
charite habondante, pourquoy nous debuons bien ensuiuir nostre creatour

Jesu Christ, and the saintes fathers whiche have ben before us in
Jhesu Crist, et les saintz peres qui nous ont precedes en

lernyng mekeness of Jesu Christ, devotyon of saynt Peter, charitie
apprenant humilite de Jhesuh Crist, deuotion de saint Pierre, charite

of saynt Johan, obedyence of Abraham, hospitalytie of Loth, longe
abidyng
de saint Jehan, obedience dAbraham, hospitalite de Loth, longanimite

of Isaac, sufferaunce of Jacob, pacience of Job, chastitie of Joseph,
de Isaac, tolerance de Jacob, pacience de Job, chastete de Joseph,

softnesse of Moyses, stedfastnesse of Josue, benignytie of Samuell,
mansuetude de Moyse, constance de Josue, benignite de Samuel,

mercy of Davyd, almysdede of Tobye, abstynence of Danyell,
misericorde de Dauid, aulmosne de Tobie, abstinence de Daniel,

speculation of Hely, experience of saynt Paule, penaunce soroufull of
theoricque de Helie, practicque de saint Pol, penitence lacrimeuse de

Mary Magdaleyne, pure confessiyon of the thefe, martiyrdome of saynt
Marie Magdalaine, pure confessyon du laron, martire de saint

Stephane, and lyberalytie of saynt Laurence. Ye may se, right noble