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fuſti lignū vite. Sicut em̄ lignū vite qd̓ fuitin medio paradiſi terreſtris virtutē habuitſeruandi vitā nature. ſic certe fructus ventris marie. qui eſt lignū vite. ⁊ fructus vite īmedio paradiſi eccleſie cōſeruat vitā gratie.in medio paradiſi celeſtis patrie vitam gl̓iCōſeruat quideꝫ vitā gratie a corruptioneculpe. vitā vero glorie a corruptōe omīs miſerie. vt ſic recipiamꝰ in fructu marie qd̓ amiſimus ī fructu adā ⁊ eue. ſicut bene notauitBeda dicēs. Benedictꝰ fructus vētris illiis. ꝑ quē ⁊ ſemen incorruptiōis in agro ſuperne hereditatis quē in adā perdidimus.fructū recipimꝰ. Sit ergo benedictꝰ fructꝰmarie ſalutē dando ſpiritualiter. ſaluādosmultiplicādo vniuerſaliter. multiplicatoscōſeruando eternaliter virtuoſiſſimus.Quarto conſideremꝰ chariſſimi quomodo ẜginalis vteri fructꝰ ſit copioſiſſimꝰ. Reuera em̄ tā copioſus eſt ꝙ animā plene pōtreficere. tā copioſus eſt ꝙ om̄ībꝰ poteſt ſufficere. tā copioſus eſt ꝙ nunqͣꝫ poteſt deficereIn pͥmo quidē copioſus. in ſecūdo copioſior. in tertio copioſiſſimꝰ eſt. Dico chariſſimi ꝙ fructꝰ iſte benedictꝰ tam copioſus ē ꝙanimā rationalē quā totꝰ mūdꝰ om̄iſqꝫ creatura ſatiare n̄ poteſt. fructꝰ iſte ad ſatietatēreficere poteſt. Unde ſcriptū eſt. De fructuoperū tuoꝝ ſatiabit̉ terra. Fructꝰ ventrismarie eſt fructꝰ operū tuoꝝ dn̄e. Tuoꝝ vtiqꝫ tuoꝝ. nō humanoꝝ. non mortaliū. ſꝫ tuorum. Tuū em̄ dn̄e opus eſt tāte virginis p̄paratio. tuū opꝰ eſt gabrielis miſſio. tuū opꝰſpirituſſancti ſuꝑuentio. tuū opus eſt verbit carnis vnitio. Caliū operū tuoꝝ domineeſt fructꝰ iſte. quia de talibꝰ operibꝰ quaſi dequibuſdā floribꝰ proceſſit fructꝰ iſte. Undeetiā in nazareth qd̓ flos interpretat̉ bn̄ apparuerūt flores iſti. Dicit em̄ beatꝰ BernardꝰIn nazareth nunciat̉ chriſtꝰ naſciturꝰ. quiain flore ſperat̉ fructus ꝓceſſurꝰ. Terra queiſto fructu ſatiat̉ eſt aīma humana q̄ ad modum terre ſemꝑ eſt germinatiua. ſiue vtiliūſiue inutiliū herbaꝝ. id eſt. cogitationū ⁊ deſideriorū. Iſta inqͣꝫ terra fructu marie ſatiatur ſicut ſcriptū eſt. Satiabor cū apparuerit gloria tua. Quid miꝝ ſi in gloria ſatient̉hoc fructu fruētes cū etiā in miſeria ſatientur credentes. Unde Caſſiodorꝰ exclamāsdicit. O fructꝰ ille miradilis qui humanuꝫgenus dulciſſima credulitate ſatiauit. Unde non guſtare peccare eſt. Uide ergo qͣꝫ co
pioſus iſte fructus eſt qui animā ſatiare poteſt. quā totus mūdus ſatiare nō poteſt Itēchariſſimi fructus iſte benedictus nō ſoluꝫtam copioſus eſt ꝙ animā inſatiabilē poteſtplene reficere. ſed etiā tā copioſus eſt ꝙ vniuerſitati ſaluādoꝝ poteſt bene ſufficere. Hicenim eſt fructꝰ arboris illiꝰ glorioſe. de quadicit̉ Dan̄. iiij. Fructus eiꝰ nimiꝰ. ⁊ eſca vniuerſorum in ea. Uniuerſoꝝ certe in dn̄o viuentiū. quieſcentiū. reſurgentiū. Sicut pulcre ſignatū poteſt eſſe Leuit̓. xxv. vbi dicit̉.Dabo vobis benedictōem meā anno ſexto⁊ faciet fructus triū annorū. Annus ſextusetatē ſextā. ſeptimus ſeptimā. octauꝰ octauāſignat. Iſte annus ſextꝰ eſt annꝰ plenitudinis. ẜm illud apoſtoli Gal̓. iiij. At vbi venitplenitudo tēporis. miſit deꝰ filiū ſuum. ⁊c̄.Hic itaqꝫ annus ꝓtulit fructū dei filiū. fructum vtiqꝫ tā copioſum ꝙ per ip̄m anno ſexto viuentiū. anno ſeptimo quieſcentiū. annō octauo reſurgentiū habemꝰ om̄es fructꝰanimaꝝ noſtraꝝ. Ip̄e ergo eſt fructꝰ ſufficiens vniuerſitati animaꝝ noſtraꝝ. qꝛ eſt dominus ſufficiēs vniuerſitati creaturaꝝ Hicautē eſt fructꝰ ventris marie. teſte Auguſtino qui ait. Illa virgo ſingulari gratia puenta eſt atqꝫ repleta. vt ip̄m haberet ventrꝭ ſuifructū. quē ex initio habet vniuerſitas dn̄mItē chariſſimi fructus noſter benedictꝰ nōſolū in hoc copioſus eſt ꝙ animas ſatiādaſpoteſt ad ſatietatē reficere. nō ſolū in hoc copioſior eſt ꝙ animaꝝ ſatiandaꝝ poteſt vniuerſitati ſufficere. ſed etiā tā copioſiſſimꝰ eſtꝙ ſatiādis animabꝰ ⁊ angelis nunqͣꝫ pōt deficere. iuxta illud Ezechiel̓. xlvij. Non deficiet fructus eiꝰ. O infinita copia. o copia defectus neſcia Deficere vtiqꝫ nō poteſt copiahuiꝰ fructus in eternū. cū ſit copioſiſſime benedictꝰ in eternū. Ait em̄ beatꝰ Bernardꝰ.Benedictus fructꝰ ventris tui qui eſt benedictus in eternū. Sic ergo fructus iſte bn̄dictus copioſus eſt dū ad ſatietateꝫ reficit.copioſior dū ſatiandoꝝ vniuerſitati ſufficitcopioſiſſimꝰ dū ſatiādis in ꝑpetuū non deficit. Uides nūc o lector. vides o auditor qͣꝫgeneroſiſſimꝰ. qͣꝫ delicioſiſſimus. qͣꝫ copioſiſſimus ſit fructꝰ ventris marie benedictus.Uides inqͣꝫ quomō ſit generoſus ex vteroregali. generoſior ex virginali. generoſiſſimꝰex paternali. Uides etiā quomō delicioſusſit odore. delicioſior decore. delicioſiſſimusſapore. Uides nihilominꝰ quō v̓tuoſꝰ ſit ad