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 but told it.

When that ſhe heard her ſiſter s mocks,

ſhe went unto the gate with ſpeed,

And aſked her who's there that knocks?

It's I the wife of Beith, indeed

She ſaid good miſtreſs you muſt ſtand,

till you be tried by tribulation.

Siſter ſhe ſays, give me your hand,

are we not of one vocation?

It is not through your occupation,

that you are placed ſo divine;

My faith is fix'd on CHRIS 'sCHRIST's [sic] paſſion,

my ſoul ſhall be as ſafe as thine,

Then went away in haſte.

the carling made her ſo aſham'd;

She had no will of ſuch a gueſt,

to loſe her pains and ſo be blam'd

Now good St, ſaid ,

for that you are a learn'd man,

Go and convince this woman then,

for I have done all that I can

Then went the good apoſtle ,

to put the wife in better tune

Waſh off that filth than files thy ſoul,

then ſhall Heaven's gates be opened ſoon.

Remember what thou haſt done,

for all the epiſtles thou did'ſt compile;

Though now thou ſitteſt up above

thou perſecuteſt CHRIST a while.

Saint ſaid ſhe, it is not ſo?

I did not know ſo well as ye;

But I will to my go,

who will his favours ſhew to me;

You think you are of flyting free,

becauſe you was rapt up above,

But yet it was CHRIST's grace to thee,

and matchleſſneſs of his dear love.

Then ſhe ſays, let  come,

if he be lying let him riſe;

To whom I will confeſs my ſin,