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Nota quod vii sunt celi, scilicet celum aereum, ethereum, Olimpium, igneum, siderium, cristalinum & empirium & celum sancte trinitatis supra omnes.
Another heuen in world is her
that resonablie callide is,
A riȝt-wis mon & to God der
that dos al wel & noȝt amys,
that resonablie callide is,
A riȝt-wis mon & to God der
that dos al wel & noȝt amys,
by thre skilles preue I may
that sich a mon of gode lyuyng
In heuen blis is dwellyng ay,
And heuenly weel in hym wonyng.
that sich a mon of gode lyuyng
In heuen blis is dwellyng ay,
And heuenly weel in hym wonyng.
ffor as heuen is Goddes se
And wonyng, as sais Isaie,
so riȝtwis monnus saule may be
A see of wisdome witerly:
And wonyng, as sais Isaie,
so riȝtwis monnus saule may be
A see of wisdome witerly:
Isaie xxxo: Celum mihi sedes est. & in Sapientia: Anima iusti sedes est sapientie.
Als a monnus soule in this
may callide be heuen by resoun,
that holi & gode alway is
In his conuersacioun,
may callide be heuen by resoun,
that holi & gode alway is
In his conuersacioun,
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ffor he thenkes neuer amys,
but ay toward that blis is boun,
And holdes this world noȝt worth I-wis
so grete is his deuocioun,
but ay toward that blis is boun,
And holdes this world noȝt worth I-wis
so grete is his deuocioun,
Vnde dicit apostolus: Nostra conuersacio in celis est.
therfore sais þe apostle her
by hym-self & oþer mo,
that in þis world thoȝten nothin[g] der
but alway towarde heuen to go,
by hym-self & oþer mo,
that in þis world thoȝten nothin[g] der
but alway towarde heuen to go,
‘Our lyuyng is in heuen cler,’
And sothly he myȝt say then so,
for til þai alle martiride wer
The soule in heuen, þe body in wo.
And sothly he myȝt say then so,
for til þai alle martiride wer
The soule in heuen, þe body in wo.
the thrid cause qverfore & qvy
that monnus saule of gode lyuyng
Is callide heuen worthily,
ffor continuel gode worchyng.
that monnus saule of gode lyuyng
Is callide heuen worthily,
ffor continuel gode worchyng.
ffor right as heuen meues all way,
So meuen sainteȝ hor soules her
toward the blisse that lastes ay
whit continuel pray[er],
So meuen sainteȝ hor soules her
toward the blisse that lastes ay
whit continuel pray[er],
And meuen the deuel als day for day,
when he wold [no]ye, [no]ght to cum ner,
that the soule, I may wel say,
his werrai heuen whil hit is kler.
when he wold [no]ye, [no]ght to cum ner,
that the soule, I may wel say,
his werrai heuen whil hit is kler.
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