¶ Capitulū ſeptimū.
colluctationē cordis ſꝫ cōſumē ⁊ ꝯterē ac interficere ip̄aꝫ carnalē naturā:⁊ quaſi trūcare ſubſtantiā ip̄am. quēadmodū ſi quis p̄cideret a corꝑe aliquod mēbroꝝ ip̄ius Si ergo he trespaſſiones naturales ſunt ⁊ intime etꝓprie nature carnalis: nullius paſſionis abſtinētia ſic ſcīficat corpus quōabſtinentia haꝝ. vt ſit caſtus. vt ſit ieiunus. vt ſit vigilijs perſeuerās. Etnulla illarū paſſionū ſic coinqͥnat corpus quō paſſiones iſte: vt ſit hō autfornicarius. aut epulator. aut deditusſomno: Ideo ⁊ apoſtolus dicit Om̄epeccatū qd̓cūqꝫ fecerit hō extra corpus eſt: qui aūt fornicatur in corpusſuū peccat. qꝛ ꝓprie de ip̄a natura corporis paſſio fornicatiōis egredit̉ Etdn̄s in euangelio epulatorē diuitemꝓponit cui pauper lazarus adiacebatEt abraam nō dicit ei. fili recordae̓ qꝛtii hoc ⁊ hoc feciſti in vita tua. ⁊ nūccruciaris: ſꝫ quia bona recepiſti Et vbiqꝫ in euāgelio dn̄s p̄cipit aſſidue vigilare Ergo ꝓpter oēs quidē iuſticias: p̄cipue aūt ꝓpter laborioſiſſimū ieiuniū dicit Intrate ꝑ anguſtā portaꝫ⁊cͣ. Porta ꝑditionis eſt diabolꝰ ꝑ quēintroitur in gehennā Porta āt viteeſt chriſtus. ꝑ quē introit̉ in regna celeſtia. de qͣ dictū eſt Hec porta dn̄i iuſti intrabūt in eā Lata aut porta dicitur diabolꝰ. nō magnitudīe ptātis extenſus: ſꝫ effrenate ſuꝑbie licētia dilatatus Tale aliqͥd dn̄s dicit Btī. pauperes ſpū Pauꝑ ſpū eſt qͥ cū ſit magnus modicū ſe oſtendit Diues aūtſpū eſt qui cū ſit modicus oſtendit ſemagnū: ſicut diabolus: ſuꝑbia elatuseſt qui cū eſſet mīſter dei in celo quaſideus ſuꝑ celos extendē ſe vſurpauitcōtra deū Porta aūt anguſta dr̄ chriſtus. nō ꝑuitate ptātis exiguꝰ. ſꝫ hūilitatis rōe collectus. ſicut ip̄e d̓ ſe teſtimoniū dat̉ Uidete ꝙ mitis ſuꝫ ⁊ hu
milis corde An nō tibi videtur ptāte latiſſimꝰ. hūilitate anguſtus. qui cūeſſet dn̄s maieſtatis qͣſi hō in hoc ſeculo voluit apparere. ⁊ quē totus nōcapit mūdus ſeip̄m inter anguſtias viteri virginalis incluſit? Et alias ītelligit̉ diabolus porta lata ⁊ chriſtꝰ anguſta qm̄ diabolus oēs pcc̄is innolutos ⁊ vniuerſam mūdi ſarcinā baiulātes: recipit ⁊ ducit in mortē ¶ Chriſtus aūt nō recipit in ſe niſi qͥ oībuspcc̄is ſe exuerint: ⁊ depoſuerint oēmſarcinā mūdi: ⁊ facti fuerint ſubtiles⁊ ſpūales: vt quales intrāt in mūdūtales exeant de mūdo ¶ Adhuc latꝰdicitur diabolus qm̄ apud illū ſine lege ſunt oīa Chriſtus aūt anguſtus ꝙſub rōne legis apud eū vniuerſa cōſiſtunt Quicqͥd ſine lege eſt ſolutū eſtqd̓ aūt ſub lege eſt anguſtū eſt ¶ Uiaaūt ꝑditionis eſt oīs iniqͥtas Dr̄ aūtſpaci oſa qꝛ nō eſt ītra regulā veritatis ⁊ diſciplīe incluſa. ſꝫ ꝑ diuerſa carnaliū voluptatū diffuſa: ⁊ ambulātesin ea. qd̓ debet agē hoc agūt. ſꝫ qd̓ eosdelectauerit hoc ſequūtur Uolūtaseorū: lex ē ip̄oꝝ: ⁊ n̄ ip̄i ſub̓ lege ſūt. ſꝫlex ſb̓ illis ¶ Ulia at vite eſt oīs iuſticia Dr̄ aūt arta eſſe. qꝛ intra regulamveritatis ⁊ diſciplīe incluſa eſt: Et ābulantes in ea n̄ qd̓ delectat eos hocfaciūt. ſꝫ qd̓ debet: qꝛ lex volūtas eorū eſt: nec eſt ſub illis lex. ſꝫ ip̄i ſb̓ lege¶ Cōſiderādū aūt eſt q via ducit adportā. ⁊ niſi qͥs ambulauerit ꝑ viā: nōpoteſt venire ad portam Sic ⁊ qͥ iuſticiam faciunt: illi ſoli poſſunt cognoſcere chriſtum ⁊ intrare per ip̄ꝫ Quiaut nō ambulant per viā iuſticie: impoſſibile ē vt vere cognoſcāt chriſtūqͣꝫuis multi etiā n̄ ābulātes ꝑ iuſticiam videant̉ cognoſce̓ chriſtū Si aūtnec fuiſti nec es in via iuſticie: ⁊ putas te cognoſcere chriſtum: mentirisSicut enī qui audit quia mel dulce