The Scale of Perfection, Book 1, Part 3 – Chapter 5

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SECTION I: Of the Seven Deadly Sins, and first of Pride, what it is, and when it is a deadly Sin and when but venial
SECTION II: How Pride in Heretics and in Hypocrites is deadly sin
SECTION III: A short Exhortation to Humility and Charity, with a Conclusion how a Man may know how much Pride he hath in him

What pride is and whanne it is synne.
Whanne pride is deedli synne, and hou it is in fleischli lyvande men deedli synne.
Hou pride is in heretikes deedli synne.
Hou stirynges of pride and veynglorie in good men are but venial synne.
Hou sere states in holi chirche schulle have sere medes in the blisse of hevene, and of two medes, sovereyn and secundarie.
A schort stirynge to mekenesse and to charité.
Hou a man schal knowe hou mykil pride is in hym.
- Chapter titles from chapters 56 to 63 of The Scale of Perfection – Book 1 in Middle English

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