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General confession (inc. Beholde how the seek soule of mankynde sore woundyd knawynge his freelte dystresse and peryll cryeth to oure moste mercyful lorde) (Yale, Beinecke Library, Beinecke MS 317)

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General confession (inc. Beholde how the seek soule of mankynde sore woundyd knawynge his freelte dystresse and peryll cryeth to oure moste mercyful lorde) (Yale, Beinecke Library, Beinecke MS 317)

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Beholde how the seek soule of mankynde sore woundyd knawynge his freelte dystresse and peryll cryeth to oure moste mercyful lorde... mercy of oure most mercyfull lord Ihesu cryste now and euer Amen.

For similar forms of confession see P. S. Jolliffe, ed., A Check-list of Middle English Prose Writings of Spiritual Guidance (Toronto, 1974) pp. 69-73. This confession appears to be an expanded version of one found in Beinecke MS 163, ff. 179r-183v.

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ff. 42-50v

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