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Atuminat totū mundū vl̓ omnē hominemvenientē in hunc mūdū ¶ Itē ſmaragdustēpeſtatibꝰ reſiſtit. Et ſic ip̄a ꝯtra mūdi tēpeſtates ſeu aduerſitates benigne auxiliūimpēdit. vn̄ etiā ab eccl̓ia vocat̉ ſtella maʳris: qꝛ nos in huius marꝭ mūdi .ſ. tēꝑeſtatibus ſeu fluctibꝰ dirigit ⁊ detēdit. ¶ Iteꝫdicit̉ Maria .i. dominatrix maris: qꝛ velutpia dn̄a in omni caſu amaritudinis nobisinuocantibꝰ eā deuote īpetrat remediū iocūde ꝯſolatiōiſ. vn̄ d̓r Eccī. xxxij. Sicut infabricatione auri ſignū ē ſmaragdi: ſic numerus muſicoꝝ in iocūdo ⁊ moderato cōuiuio. Quaſi enī in auro ſignuꝫ ſmaragdieſt beata virgo maria refulgēs vt gemmain gl̓ia celeſti. de quo etiā ſigno d̓r Apoc̄.xij. Signū magnū apparuit ī celo: mulieramicta ſole ⁊cͣ. Ex quo videlicet ſigno ꝓuenit ꝙ nobis in artitudinibꝰ poſitꝭ īfundit̉ aliqn̄ muſicalis iocūditas modulationis. Et hͦ eſt qn̄ ꝑ vocē ſeu ꝑ ſonū alicuiusexhortationiſ ea ꝓcurāte īfundit̉ nob̓ dulcedo alicuiꝰ ꝯſolatiōis. Aliqn̄ ꝟo ꝓpinat̉nobis iocūditas ꝑ eā interne refectionis.puta qn̄ ea impetrante infundit̉ cordi nr̄ogratia interne inſpiratiōis ſeu alicuiꝰ dulcedinis animā ꝯſolātis ⁊ reficiētis: ⁊ hͦ eſtꝯuiuiū iocundū quidē: ſed tn̄ moderatū.Itē beata Maria aſſimilat̉ lapidi ſardonico ¶ Primo rōne coloratiōis. Nā ſardonix vt dicit Iſid̓. ex ſardio ⁊ onyce nomenſuſcepit. Cōſtat enī ex tribꝰ coloribꝰ. nā niger eſt in imo: candidus in medio: ⁊ rubeꝰquaſi vinū in ſup̄mo. Sic beata virgo maria fuit nigra in imo ꝑ humilitatē: ẜm illd̓Cantꝭ. j. Nigra ſū ſed formoſa ⁊cͣ. Sed cādida in medio ꝑ puritatē mentꝭ: ⁊ virginitateꝫ carnis: Eccī̓. xliij. Pulchritudinemcandoris eiꝰ admirabit̉ oculꝰ ¶ Itē rubeain ſup̄mo ꝑ feruentē charitatē: Prou̓. vlt̓.Purpura indumētū eiꝰ. purpura enim rubeum habet colorē. ¶ Secūdo rōne ſigillatiōis: qꝛ hec ſola gēma in ſigillatiōe de ſubſtātia cere nihil euellit: ⁊ ſic ſola beata maria generādo de corruptiōe carnis vel pctīnihil accepit. ¶ Tertio rōne virtuoſe actionis ꝓpter quā iſte p̄cioſiſſimꝰ appellatur:Iob. .xxviij. Nec lapidi ſardonyco ⁊cͣ. Nāhic lapis luxuriā repellere dicit̉: humilemefficit ⁊ pudicū. Sic dn̄a nr̄a deuotos ſuoſdocet eſſe caſtos in corporibꝰ: hūiles ī cordibus: ⁊ etiam pudicos in moribus.
¶ Capitulum: XXIIIſericordia aſſimilat̉ illi lapidi qui vocat̉ iris.¶ Primo ratione figure: qꝛ hic lapiſ eſt exſex angulis vt dicit Iſid̓. Qui ſex angulicōpetūt ſex operibꝰ miſericordie: q̄ chriſtꝰenumerat Mat xxv. Eſuriui ⁊ dediſtꝭ mihi māducare ⁊cͣ. ¶ Secūdo ratione tincture ſiue reſplēdētie. ꝓpterea enī dicit̉ iris:qꝛ ſub tecto poſitus ⁊ ſole ꝑcuſſus coloreſiridis .i. celeſtis arcꝰ in ꝓximos parietesrep̄ſentat. Similiter hō miſericors ſub tecto .i. ſb̓ tegumēto hūilitatis poſitꝰ ⁊ ſole:id eſt luce diuine gratie perfuſus coloresarcus celeſtis .i. affectus ſiue effectꝰ xp̄i inꝓximos ſibi pauperes rep̄ſentat ¶ Tertiorōne efficacie. qꝛ hic lapis cooperat̉ pariēti vt citius pariat: vel vt ſaltē dolores partus facilius ferat: ⁊ nō tātū de periculo timeat. Cōſimili modo miſericordia ſiue miſericordie oꝑatio cooꝑatur penitēti vt citius ſatiſfaciat: vl̓ ſaltē vt anguſtiā ⁊ laborēpenitētie facilius ferat: ⁊ de tētationū periculo minus timeat. ꝓpter primū dicit̉ Daniel̓. iiij. Peccata tua elemoſynis redime:⁊ iniquitates tuas miſericordijs paupeꝝ.propter ſcd̓m dicitur in Psͣ .xl. Beatusqui intelligit ſuper egenū ⁊ pauperē. ⁊ poſtea: Dominꝰ oꝑē ferat illi ſuꝑ lectū doloris eius. ꝓpter tertiū dicit̉ Eccī. xxix. Conclude elemoſynā in ſinu pauperis: ⁊ hec ꝓte orabit ab omni malo. Et poſtea: Superſcutū potētis ⁊ ſuꝑ lanceā aduerſus inimi¶ Ca. XXIIIcum pugnabit.Puſ bonum aſſimilat̉ illi lapidi qͥ dicit̉ alabandina. de quo dicit Diaſc̄. ꝙ ē gēma clara et ſubrufa vt ſardis: cuius ē virtus ſanguinē augmētare ⁊ ꝓuocare. Sil̓ropꝰ bonū debet eſſe clarū .i. factū cū claritate: hoc eſt cū mūdicia cōſciētie ⁊ intētionis puritate: Prouer. xxj. Qui mundusē rectū eſt opꝰ eiꝰ: Grego. Incaſſū exteriuſopus agit̉ ſi nō ꝓ eo interiꝰ innocētie victima in ara cordis īmolet̉. vn̄ ecōtrario opera cum immūda cōſcientia vel nō recta ītetione facta erūt opera tenebroſa. de quibꝰRo. xiij. Abijciamus opera tenebrarum.Itē debet eſſe ſubrufū: ⁊ hoc ꝑ feruoremdilectiōis: Ecc̄s. ix. Bibe cū gaudio vinū