the cogitation
le sens appartient a la uie, la sapience a lentendement,
la cogitacion
to the counsel, the wyll to the defence. And howbeit that the sayd
soule
au conseil, la uoullente a la deffence. Et combien que la dicte
ame
be one, she hath nevertheles many kyndes and rayment in her,
soit unicque, elle a touttes fois plusieurs especes et aornament en soy,
for wher she doth brethe she is called sperit, whan she fele one
car la ou elle espire elle est appelee esperit, quant elle sent on la
do call her wit, and whan she take strength one call her corrage, whan
she
nomme sens, et quant elle prent uigueur on la dit courrage, quant
elle
understande, she is named understandyng, whan she discusse, one
call her
entend, elle est nommee entendement, quant elle discerne, on
lapelle
reason, whan she consente, one call her wyll, and whan she
raison, quant elle consent, on la nomme uoullente, et quant elle
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remembre she is sayde memory, and whan she doth grow and encrease
remembre elle est dicte memoire, et quant elle uegete et croist en
multipliant
the vertue, she is called the soule, the whiche lyveng justely is
la vertu, elle est appellee lame, laquelle uiuant loiallement est
the ymage of God, so pleasant that he of her make is chare and his
temple,
limage de Dieu, tant pleasant quil en fait sa chare et son temple,
as wytnesseth my lorde saynt Poule sayeng.
come le tiesmoigne monsieur saint Paul disant: Templum Dei quod estis
The beautie or raymentes of her ben, that by heryng she beleveth,
she sercheth
vos. Les aornementz dicelle sont que par louye elle croist,
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