The Fire of Love, and the Mending of Life Volume 106; Or, the Rule of Living. the First Englisht in 1435, from the de Incendio Amoris, the Second in 1

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1896 Excerpt: ...iw-to fame is send a ioyfuH sownd!-with myrth vntrowed!: And fis in actife men in bis lyfe ar neuer fun, for only to heuynly bingi's f ai 36 take not hede fat so in Ihesu fa myght be worbi to ioy. & berfore worbily actife lyfe is put be-hynd!, & contemplatyf in bis present & in lyfe to cum worbily is preferryd. IT Qwharfore in be meetbuyrd! of trew Salainon be pilars ar 40 siluer. & his resting-placc cold!. IT Pilars of be chayr ar stronge vp in soiomon' ..,,.. chariot, the berars And gude gouyrnours of holy kyrk1: bis ar siluer, for in pillars are. i j silver, anil conuersaciofi bai ar clore, & in preching f ul of sounde. be resting-the bottom 4 place gold! ar men cowtemplatife, in be whilk in he rest beand, criste w, 1 i"). specially restis his heed. / & ba forsoth in hym syngulerly restis. ?" mena'TM bis ar goldly, for purare & darrar ba er in honeste of lyfynge, U And 1,uxx a l reddar in byrnynge of lufynge and corcteiitplacion. U God forsoth 8 before has ordand hys chosyn diuers seruys to fulfyH; to ilk1 man truly it is not gifyn al offis to execute or fulfyH, bof ilk man Every man is (jiven what has bat to his state is moste acordyng1. Qwarfore be Apostil says: i t uit hu Vnicuique nostrum data est gratia secundum mensuram donacionu 12 christi, / bat is to say: "to ilkofi of vs is grace gifyn aftyr be mesure of crisU's gyff." Sum truly of rightwesly gettyn gude dos almus, odyr to ber dede be treuth defendis. Odyr godis worde clerely & Som strongely prechis & to odyr to preche in per writtynge ba scheu. m! P""0i'; 16 Odyr for god grete penance & wrechidnes in bis lyfe sofyrs. Ii Odyr be be giff of contewiplacion only to...