Thus endeth the doctrinal of sapyence the whyche is ryght vtile and prouffytable to alle crysten men, whyche is translated out of Frenshe in to englysshe by wyllyam Caxton at westmestter [sic] fynysshed the. vij. day of may the yere of our lord, M,cccc lxxx ix Caxton me fieri fecit

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Title: Thus endeth the doctrinal of sapyence the whyche is ryght vtile and prouffytable to alle crysten men, whyche is translated out of Frenshe in to englysshe by wyllyam Caxton at westmestter [sic] fynysshed the. vij. day of may the yere of our lord, M,cccc lxxx ix Caxton me fieri fecit
Author: Roye, Gui de, ca. 1345-1409.
Publication: [Westminster :: Printed by William Caxton,; after 7 May 1489]
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Subject terms: Christian life -- Early works to 1800.; Theology, Doctrinal -- Early works to 1800.
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¶ OF / the state of virgynyte Capitulo lxxijij (Book 74)

UIrgynyte. is so right hye estate & so. worthy / that it can not be onermoche preysed / For it is the lyf of Angellis celestyall and it is redde of many dyuerse sayntes whiche haue refused grete dignytes and haue suffred grete & hard tormēte•• & martyrdoms for theeyr virgynyte to kepe / O the right hye & noble tresour that he or sheleseth that playnly wold haue doon the synne of lecherye / but yf he doo soo nomore / and repenteth hym▪ of his eull wyll with good herte And confessyth hym therof / his / or hir virgynyte retourneth to hym or to hir agayn But & yf he or she accomplyssh the synne of the flesshe / he or she shal neuer be virgyne. yf one enforce a virgyne ayenst hir wyll the meryte of virgynyte lasseth not▪ But it encreaceth▪ wher∣of is wreton in the lyf of saynt lucye▪ the whiche sayde to the euyl tirannt that wold haue enforced and rauysshed hir yf thou ma¦ke me to be enforced and defouled ayenst my wyll The crow¦ne of my virgynite shal be doubled wherfor thou oughtest to be wel aduysed and resyste it strough /