God loveth, and to love wol nought werne;
And in this world no lyves creature,
With-outen love, is worth, or may endure.
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3. Ye Ioves first to thilke effectes glade,
Thorugh which that thinges liven alle and be,
[Comeveden], and amorous [him] made
On mortal thing, and as yow list, ay ye
Yeve him in love ese or adversitee;
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