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De amore Dei.
I haue a loue is heuen Kyng;
I loue His loue fore euer more.
Fore loue is loue and euer schal be,
And loue has bene ore we were bore;
Fore loue he askys no noþer fe,
Bot loue aȝayn; he kepis no more;
I say here-fore.
I loue His loue fore euer more.
Fore loue is loue and euer schal be,
And loue has bene ore we were bore;
Fore loue he askys no noþer fe,
Bot loue aȝayn; he kepis no more;
I say here-fore.
Trew loue is tresoure; trust is store,
To a loue to Godis plesyng;
Bot leude loue makis men e-lore,
To loue here lust and here lykyng;
I say here-fore.
To a loue to Godis plesyng;
Bot leude loue makis men e-lore,
To loue here lust and here lykyng;
I say here-fore.
In good loue þer is no syn;
Witho[u]t loue is heuenes;
Here-fore to loue I nyl not bly[n],
To loue my God and His goodnes;
I say here-fore.
Witho[u]t loue is heuenes;
Here-fore to loue I nyl not bly[n],
To loue my God and His goodnes;
I say here-fore.
For He me louyd or I Him knew,
Þer-fore I loue Him alþer best,
Ellis my loue I myȝt hit rew;
I loue with Him to take my rest;
I say here-fore.
Þer-fore I loue Him alþer best,
Ellis my loue I myȝt hit rew;
I loue with Him to take my rest;
I say here-fore.
Of al loueres þat euer was borne,
His loue hit passid euerechon;
Nad He vs louy[d], we were forelorne;
With[out] [H]is loue, trew loue is non;
I say here-fore.
His loue hit passid euerechon;
Nad He vs louy[d], we were forelorne;
With[out] [H]is loue, trew loue is non;
I say here-fore.
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