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[^TEXT:  LAMBETH HOMILIES.
OLD ENGLISH HOMILIES AND HOMILETIC
TREATISES... OF THE TWELFTH
AND THIRTEENTH CENTURIES.
FIRST SERIES.
EARLY ENGLISH TEXT SOCIETY, O.S. 29, 34.
ED. R. MORRIS.
NEW YORK, 1969 (1868).
PP. 3.1   - 11.7   (I)    (SAMPLE 1)
PP. 25.19 - 41.7   (III)
PP. 41.8  - 47.11  (IV)
PP. 73.1  - 77.27  (VII)  (SAMPLE 2)
PP. 79.1  - 85.32  (VIII)
PP. 139.6 - 145.6  (XIV)
PP. 145.7 - 149.30 (XV)^]

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[} [\I.\] }]

[} [\ (\IN DOMINICA PALMARUM.\) \] }]

   (\Quum appropinquasset ihesus ierosolimam & cetera.\) Gode
men hit is an heste dei to dei +te is on .xxi. mon+te +tis
godspel sed hu +te helend nehlechede to-ward ierusalem +tare
burh to dei mid his apostles and ec mid o+tere floc manna
+ta he com to +tere dune (\oliueti\) his ihaten +ta sende he is #
 .ii.
leornicnihtes and o+ted to heom God in +tane castel +tet is     #
on+gein
eou and +ge finded redliche +tar ane asse +ge-bunden mid
hire colt unbinded heo and leaded heo to me. +gif eniman seid
eawiht to eou segged +tet lauerd haued +tar-of neode and
redliche heo leted fere +ter-mid. (\Euntes autem discipuli
fecerunt sicut precepit illis ihesus & cetera.\) +Ta apostles   #
eoden
and dedeun alswa +te helende heom het heo nomen +te asse and
here colt and ledden to him and heo duden heore cla+tes huppon
+te asse fole and ure drihten seod+tan rad +ter-on uppen toward
ierusalem +ta wes hit cud ouer al +te burh +tet +te helind wes
+tiderward. heo urnen on-+gein him al +ta hebreisce men mid
godere heorte and summe mid ufele +teonke. Moni of +tan
floc manna +te ear+ton fulieden ure drihten and ec +ge-leafulle
of +tere burh heo nomen heore cla+tes and +te beste +tat heo
hefde and strehiten under +ta assa fet +ter drihten rad inne    #
+te
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weye. him to luue and heri+ginge +ta o+dre men +te reil nefden
heo sti+gen uppeon +te godes cunnes treowe and nomen +ta twigga
and +ta blostme and duden under +te assa fet and bistreweden
al +tane weye him to wur+tscipe and al +te hebreisce folc +te
eode efter him and biuoren him sungun +tisne lofsong hehliche
to heringe and cwe+ten. (\Osanna filio dauid benedictus qui
uenit in nomine domini.\) +tet is he is iblesced +te +te her    #
cumet
on drihtenes nome. +Tus ha hine hereden a +te +te rad in et
+tan est +gete +tere burh +tet +get me hat. (\Speciosa porta.\) #
+tet his   
+tet faire +get me hat hit and seod+tan +te cristindom wes;     #
nefre
ouer .xii. mon+te nis hit undon bute to dei al +tat folc eode
+tar ford to processiun to munte (\oliueti\) ; and in al swa.   #
Nu
leoue bro+dre nu ic eou habbe +tet godspel iseid anfaldeliche   #
nu
scule +ge understonden twafaldeliche +tet hit bi-tacnet. +ge
iherden er on +te godspel hu ure drihten sende his .ii.         #
apostles
petrum and iohannem on-+gein +tene castel +tet heo unbunden
+tat assa and hire fole mid hire. and hu hure drihten set uppen
+da assa fole. Leoue bro+dre and sustre +ge hi hered hu muchel
edmodnesce ure drihten dude for us. he mihte ridan +gif he
walde on riche stede and palefrai and mule and arabisz nalde
he no. na for+ton uppon +ta muchele assa a+gc uppon +ta lutthle
fole +tat +get hit wes sukinde ne ber hit nes nefre nane        #
bur+dene
ne hit nes nefere ifuled of nane o+dre assa. In swa muchele
edmodnesse godalmihti hine dude for us and ec sette us bisne
+ta+g habbe wele to ouer stohwennesse on +tisse liue ne beo +tu
+tereuore prud ne wilde ne sterc ne wemod ne ouer modi ah
+tes +te we heoueden mare wele on +tisse liue. +tes we ahte to
beon +te edmoddre. and +ta mare imete al swa hit ure wele
nere and +tonkien hit ure drihten +te hit us lende and don
+tan monna +terof +tat hit nabbet. Godemen +ta +ge-leafule
ebreisce folc eoden and streweden mid twigan in drihtenes
weye +ter he rad. +ta hit wes ifullet +tet ysaias +te prophete
iwitegede ueale hund wintra er +tis were and cwed.
   (\Parate uiam domini rectas facite semitas eius.\) Rede+d up
drihtenes wei and makiet his weo+ges rihte. +Tet tacnet +tet we
sulen habben ure heorte and habben godne ileafe to ure drihten.
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+te wite+ga het +tet we sculde makien his sti+ges +tenne make   #
we
ham rihte +gef we haldet his beode and +gef we beod under sod
scrifte and god fructe +turh-ut of alle +tinge. and we luuien   #
ure
efrec o+der us bi-twenen swa we weren bro+dre and sustre and
+gif we +tonkiet ure drihten alles +tinges +te he us sent. +tet
gode and +tet ufele. +gif we +tis do+d; +tenne make we rihte    #
and
clene godes weies and his sties +tet god almihti mei riden on.
+gif we +tis do+d +tenne wunet god almihti in us. Al swa ic er
cwet hu hure drihten rad to ierusalem +tat ebreisce folc sungen
heore leof song ure helende to wur+dinge summe hit sungen
+turh +tene halie gast walden heo naldden heo and +ta children
plo+geden in +tere strete heriende ure drihten and cwe+ten.     #
(\Osanna
filio dauid.\) +tis wite+gede dauid +te +te salm scop in +te    #
saltere
muchel erd+ton +ta wile he liuede and cwet. (\Ex ore infancium
& lactancium.\) +tis he wite+gede bi drihtene +turh +tene       #
halie gast.
Drihten +tu dest +te lof of milc drinkende childre mu+de wu
warpest +tene alde feont for +tine feonden and +tine feond +tu  #
biscildest.
Nu we wulle+d seggen mare wet +tis godspel itacnet
+te castel +te wes a+geines drih[{t{]nes twa leornikenehtes;    #
he bi-tacnet
+teos world is whilende and ontful and swi+de lewe. and         #
swincful
Ne swincke +tu nefre swa muchel; a hit bi+d undon and
misliche wederes comet o+der while. and unfrit. and hunger.
and licome un-hele al for ure gulte and +tenne +tu wenest +tet
+tu scalt libben alre best. +tenne gest +tu for+d and o+der     #
cumed for+ti
ne litmie namon to swi+de to +tisse liue. al heo us truket
+ter we lest wenet. Ne we ne beo+d iboren for to habbene nane
prudu ne for+de nane o+dre rencas ah we beo+d on +tisse liue    #
for
to ernien +ta eche blisse in houeneriche. +Ge habbet iherd hu
god almihti sende his apostles o+gein +tene castel efter +te    #
assa
fole +te wes ibunden and seo+dan un-bunden. +ta apostles        #
itacned
+ta leorneres +tet beo+d +ta wise witega +te beo+d nu ouer +te  #
halie
chirche and libbed gastliche heore lif heo sullen eure          #
un-binden
godes folc from +tam deofle and heom seggen godes lore hu
heo sculen leden heore lif and ernien +ta eche blisse mid ibede
and mid scrifte to betende mid festene and mid elmesse and
bidden for heom deies and nihtes +tet crist heom milcie of      #
heore
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misdede. +Tat assa itacned +te chirche o+der +te sinagoga heo   #
wes
ibunden on +ta ealde la+ge and nu+da heo is unbunden in +tisse
newe la+ge. Godemen wite +ge hwet +tes sinagoge on +tam alde
la+ge ere crist were iboren alswa hefden +te giwis heore        #
sinagoge
efter moises la+ge alswa we habbet nu chirche efter drihtenes
la+ge and efere to +tam setteres dei heo comen +ta iudeisce     #
folc
to settes tima to +tan sinagoge and hereden heore drihten swa
heore la+ge wes. +Tat wes heore sunedei and bet heo heolden
heore wur+ding dei +tene we do+d and +get do+d +ter +te heo     #
beo+d.
leofemen alle +ta ileafulle iudeisce men +te heolden wel heore
la+ge and hersumeden heore drihten her he come on +tisse
middelerd heo weren iclipet synagoge al swa is nu iclepet al
cristen folc. +ta ilke +ta haldet cristes heste. +Ta assa +te   #
wes
ibunden and seod+dan unbunden +tet itacned +te sinagoge +te wes
ibunden on +tan alde la+ge. +tet wes al +tet ileafule folc of   #
iudeus
heo weren strongliche ibunden er ure drihten come to +tisse
liue. heo heofden od+dre la+ge +tenne we habbet. +Tet wes +ta
la+ge +ta ilke wrake +te ic dude +te; +tu scoldest don me and   #
+gef
+tu sungedest to-ward +tine drihtene and me hit mihte witen
nou+ter gold ne seoluer ne moste gan for +te. ac me +te sculde
nimen and al to-teon mid horse o+der +te al to-toruion mid
stane. for-+ti leofe bre+dre hit is muchel neot +tet we         #
+tonkien
ure drihten +ta haued +ta stronge ealde la+ge auulsed mid +tere
newe. Nu ne +terf na mon his sunne mid wite abuggen
bute towar[{d{] crist ane mid scrifte swa him his preost lered
al swa his festen. +te swi+de ouerkimet +tes flesces wlongnesse
and chuc +gong and god to donne +teruore monie and feole
o+dre godere werke +te nu were long eou to telle. A. hu +tenne
+gif hwa is swa sunful and mid deofle biuon +tet nulle for his
ouer-mo+d. o+der for his prude. o+der his fule heorte wil his
scrift ihalden. +tenne segge ic eou to so+de +tet nis hit nan   #
+terf
+tet me her on +tisse liue for his saule bidde pater noster. ne
messe singe ne nan o+der god don. A. hu scolde o+dermonnes
goddede comen him to gode +te nefre on +tisse liue nanes godes
ne rohte; A. hwa is +tet mei +tet hors wectrien +te him self    #
nule
drinken; Na ma ne mei me her god don for +tere saule +te
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on +tisse liue god bi-+ginnen nalde. Muchel is us +tenne neod
leoue bre+dren wet we on +tisse middelerd liuien sod scrift and
swi+de adreden ure monifolde sunne. and +gerne bidden ure
milciende drihten +tet he us leue swa libben on +tisse scorte
liue +tet we moten heonene feren to +tan echeblisse +te hon
wunet. +te feder. and +te sune. and +te halie gast a buten      #
ende.
(\per omnia secula seculorum amen.\) 

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[} [\III.\] }]

[} [\ (\DOMINICA PRIMA IN QUADRAGESIMA.\) \] }]

   [{I{]n leinten time uwilc mon ga+d to scrifte; +ter beo+d    #
summe 
+te mare herm is +te ga+d al swa ic nu+te eow tellen wulle.
He sei+d mi+d +ta mu+de +tet nis naut in his heorte. ic wulle   #
gan 
to scrifte for scome alswa do+d o+der men. +gif ic forlete +te
preost me walde eskien on ester dei hwa me scriue er he me
+gefe husul and ec for monne weordes +dinge. he ne gad naut to
scrifte al swa do+d o+der men. Ah al swa he do+d swa +te swica
+te bi-swike+d hine seolfe on-ende and bi+d al swa is an eppel
iheowe+d. he bi+d wi+d-uten feire and frakel wi+d-innen. Awah
+tet he efre wulle +tristelechen o+der bi-+tenchen mid his fule
heorte +te heo wulle underfon swa he+g +ting and swa hali swa
is cristes licome in his sunfulle buke. and wene+d +tet hit     #
wulle
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him helpen; Neiso+dliche nawiht ah +tenne +te preost hit de+d   #
in
his mu+te. +tenne cume+d drihtenes engel and binime+d +ta       #
halinesse
mid him toward heouene riche. +tet +ter bilef+d in his mu+de.
ah +gif eni mon hit muste isean. he mahte iseon ane berninde
glede +tet hine al for-berna+d +turut to cole. Leofemen +gif    #
+tu
ert swi+de for-gult wi+d +tine eor+dliche lauerd he +te wule    #
forbeode
of his e+gane on siht. and ec +tu ne derst cumen bi-foren
him fore +tine gulte. Hu der +te wrecche mon underfon drihtenes
fleis and his blod in his licome. hu derst +tu mon +ter         #
on-+gein
underfon drihtenes [{fleis{] and his blod in +tine licome imong
+tan unwreste sunne and ec imong +tan deofle +te wune+d in him.
Mare hit him de+d to herme +tenne to gode for hit hine ti+d
to +tan bittre de+de to helle mare +tenne to +tan eche liue.    #
Swa
longe +te deofle wuna+d swa inne +te sunfulle men a +tet he     #
hine 
haue+d al ifonded to his wille +turhut. and +te deofel +tet to  #
so+te
+te rixat in-nan him +tet he nulle nefre forleten his sunne.    #
He 
+ten-che+d +te deofel. +tesne mon ic habbe itaken to mine       #
a+gene
bihof+te. Ma monna ic scolde bi+geten swa bi hulche monna 
sei+d drihten in his spelle. +ta he +tus cwe+tt (\Cum inmundus  #
spiritus
exierit ab homine ambulat per uia[{s{] inaquosa[{s{] querens    #
requiem
& non inuenit\) +te unclene gast +te ge+d him of +tan sunfulle  #
mon 
and ge+d him of +tan stude to stude. and seche+d reste hwer he
mei wunian. ah he ne mei in nane gode men. for+don +gif he 
bi+d wel iscrifen and godfurht ne +te deofel mey nefre cumen
in-ne him for his gode werkes. +tenne cwe+d he eft. (\Reuertar
in domum meam unde exiui.\) Nu ic mot in +tet ilke hus +tet ic
er wes. and +tenne fera+d he and nime+d him .vii. deofle +te    #
beo+d
muchele wurse +tenne he. heo fere+d swa ic er cwe+d. and        #
wunia+d
in him a mare and swa dreie+d his erme saule in eche pine
to helle grunde. Er+don he nefde bute enne deofel. nu he haue+d
sefene. Nu +tah he walde +ta ufele sunne for-leten; Ne mei he
for +tan deoflan. Ah wulche men ilimpe+d swa ic habbe er
icwe+den; witicrist +tet beo+d +ta men +te ga+d to scrifte mare
for worl[{d{]es scome +tenne for heore sunne to beten; and to
reusi[{e{]n. for hwet wule mon et scrifte bute he wulle for     #
leten
his misdede. and beten. So+dliche +gif +tu wreiest +te seolfen  #
to
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+tine scrifte; ne mei +te deofel +te wreienson +tan o+dre       #
liue. for
+te mon +te hele+d his sunne a+disse liue ne siht he nefre      #
almihtin
drihten. ne nawiht of his blisse. Hu maht +tu iseon +tine 
sceadewe in worie watere; Hwet is scrift bute forlete +tene
deofel. and +tine sunne. and bi-rewsien and beten and wepen.
and habben in his +tonke +te he nule nefre mare eft +ge don     #
+teo
sunnen; +te he ge+d to scrifte fore and cumen to +tan preoste
and werian hine seolfe. and cwe+den in his +tonke +tar hi bi+d.
Awah; +tet ic hit efre dude mid mine wrechede licome +tas       #
sunnen.
for godes luue bete+d ower sunnen +ta wile +ge beo+d heren on   #
+tisse
scorte liue. and i+tenche+d hu lutte hw[{i{]le +ge beo+d here.  #
Mid
so+de +tus sei+d +te boc. Rubberes. and +ta reueres. and +ta    #
+teoues.
and +ta mor+dsla+ga. and +gitteres. and +ta eawbrekeres. and    #
+ta
li+geres and +ta wohdemeres and +ta iuguleres. and +ta o+der    #
sottes
alle heo habbe+d an +tonc fulneh. hwet segge+d heo. we moten
idre+gan ure wil +te hwile +te we beo+d +gunge. and eft +tenne  #
we
beo+d eldre bete we hit +tenne weilawei wrecche. +tus cwe+d +te
boc. So+dliche al swa e+da +tu mihtest neoman +tine a+gen wepne
and smiten of +tin a+gen heaue+d. and gan eft to +tin a+gene    #
liche.
hu mahtest +tu gan to +tine a+gene liche +gif +tin hefet were   #
offe;
Nefre. Alswa nauest +tu nefre milce of heofenlic drihten; +gif  #
+tu 
eart inumen in +ton ilke +tonke. on enelpi luttele hwile mon    #
mei
underfon ane wunde on his licome; +tet ne mei beon longe 
hwile hal. And o+der hwile hit is on wane of his hele. +ta      #
lutle
hw[{i{]le +tu ha dest ha +te +tunche+d fulgod. and ful swete.   #
and eft
wite crist heo is ful biter to betene, and o+der hwile hit      #
itit +tet
+tu heo nefre ne ibettest on +tisse liue. hwet wene+d +tas      #
ruperes
and +tas reueres +tet neme+d o+dres monnes eahte mid wohe. +tet
crist heom wulle milcien +tah heo habbe+d inumen and heom
bi-+geten freondscipe et +ton monnen; +tet heo a-gult habbe+d;
nei. hwet +tenche+d heo +tus ic wulle bi-+geten mid wohe. +ta 
hwile ic mei. and seo+dan ic wulle gan to scrifte. and forleten
and festen +ter fore. he haue+d +tes deofles costes. +tet a     #
feste+d and
a de+d uuel. +tus ha +tenche+d +tet heo wulle+d bi+geten; and   #
nawiht 
a+gefen ah so+dliche al he hit mot a+gefen +gif he hit haue+d.  #
and
+gif he hit naue+d a+gefe swa muchel swa he mei and             #
for+geuenesse
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weorne bidde et +tan ouereake +tis him wule +tunche swi+de
strong and swi+de scondful +tet he scal al a-+geuen and         #
seod+dan
bisechen milce et +tan ilke monne +te he haue+d er istolen      #
o+der
o+der-weis wa idon. Blu+deliche +te mon wile gan to scrifte and
segge +te preoste +tet he haue+d ireaue+d and istolen. and      #
blu+deliche
he wule herkien. +tet +te preost him lei+d on; ah +tenne +te    #
preost
hine hat a+gefen +ta ehte +ton monne +tet hit er ahte. +tet he  #
nulle
iheren his +tonkes. ah he wile seggen. and foxliche sme+tien    #
mid
worde. Nabbe ic nawiht +ter-of ic hit habbe al ispened +tus     #
sei+d
+tenne +te preost +ter on+gein. God mon nim +tu nu+de of +tin   #
a+gen 
ehte and do +ter on+gein. hit mei ilimpen +tet he wile seggen   #
+tah
ic hefde al +tet ic efre bi+get ne mahtic +gelden swa muchel    #
swa
ic habbe idon to herme. witecrist he mot a+geuen al swa muchel 
swa he mei. for+don moni mon hit walde him for+geuen half o+der
+tridde lot +tenne he ise+ge +tet he ne mahte na mare           #
+ge-for+dian.
Hit mei ilimpen +tet he wile seggen +tam preoste. Lauer+d nat   #
ic
hwer heo beo+d +teo men +te ic +tene herm to dude. Summe beo+d
deade and summe on o+dre stude. ne ic cume to heom nawiht.
So+dliche +tus cwe+te+d +te boc he mot ham isecham. +gif he wat
to so+de +tet heo beo+d liues. and +tene preost he mot isechen  #
+te
hine acursede. +tet he hine iblecie on+gein +tet he hine        #
acursede.
and +gif he nat to so+te +tet heo beo+d liues +ta men ne +te    #
preost;
cume +tenne to +ter ilke chirche +ter er nom +ta ehte. and do
efter +tes preostes rede +te he +ter uinde+d. +te preost him    #
wile
haten +tet he nime +ta ilke ehte o+der his wur+d. and dele hit
wrecche monne o+der to brugge o+der to chirche weorke o+der
on sume stude +ter hit beo+d wel bito+gen for cristes luue. and
for +tene mon +tet hit er ahte. and +ta+get nime bote to        #
criste. +te
ilke +tet is iseli; +tis he wule don. and he his uniseli +gif   #
him
is la+d to donne +tis for+don +te he scal a+gein +geuen awiht.  #
+tus +te
uniselie +tenche+d +tes preost wile habben min ehte mid wohe.
and ne don me nan o+der bote buten a ic scal festen, and +ta 
+get hit were wel god moste ic alunges festen swa +tet ic mine
o+dre go+d al ne fors-spende. Bi +tam men +te +tus +tenche+d.   #
+tus
sei+d +te boc. he wule festen, and eaten. +gif he mei et ane    #
mele
swa muchel swa et twam. So+dliche ne con crist him nenne
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+tonc. Ne +tenche +ge herto. Gif +tu me dest woh and wit beon 
anes lauerdes men; ic hit mene to mine lauerde alre erest +tu
me scalt don riht. and seod+dan +te lauerde. witicrist muchele
strengere dom is of godalmihtine. Gif +tu wilt habben           #
for+gefenesse
of +tire misdede to drihten alre erest +tu most habben 
mine freonseipe +gif +tu wi+d me agultes. and seod+dan +tu most
bi+geten milce et +tine drihtene. Tobreoke anes eor+dliches     #
monnes
heste; he wile wre+de wi+d +te. hunfald mare +tu scoldest       #
halden
cristes biheste for +ton he is alra kinge king +te mon +te      #
leie .xii.
mone+d in ane prisune nalde he +gefen al +tet he efre mahte
bi+geten wi+d +tet he moste .xii. beo +der ut of. and +tah +tu  #
leie in 
ane prisune o+der hwile +tu hefdest cla+d to werien. and to     #
etene
and to drinken. +ge so+dliche on cristes prisune nis nan of     #
+tis
sere; +tet is in helle. ah a +ter is waning and graming. and
to+ten grisbating. hunger and +turst. and chele. and feonda
bitinga. and neddre slittinga. wa is him +tet he efre wes       #
iboren
on +tis liue +te +ter scal wunian. For godes luue ga+d to       #
scriffte of 
alla eower sunne. for +tah +ge gan of sunne ower sunne to bote.
and +ge nulle+d forleten hordomes. and +gifernesse and          #
druncnesse.
ne halt nawiht +tat scrift. and +tis beot +ta twa sunne +te men
fulie+d alra swi+dest. and wene+d +tet hit ne beo na sunne bute
ha habbe scrift. he is forloren in to helle. Gif eani mon bi+d
inumen in +tere sunne. So+dliche +tus sei+d +te boc. hwet       #
sei+d +te
dusie to ufele hele wes ic iboren +gif ic ne mot habben on      #
+tisse
weorlde +geuenesse. ah swa me helpe drihten. +te ilke mon +te
wule fulien alle his sunne lustes. (\Non intrabit in regnum     #
celorum.\)
+tet is ne kime+d he nefre inne heoueneriche. and eft +te
o+der witege sei+d. (\Nemo potest gaudere cum seculo. & in      #
eternum
regnare cum Christo.\) +tet is to understondene. Ne mei nan
mon habben al his wil. and blissien him mid +tisse wordle and
ec wunian a wi+d crist on heofene. +tah +tu liuedest of adames 
frum+de +tet come +tes dei and +tu ahtest al weorld iwald. and
alre welene mest. +tenne +tu scalt of +tisse liue nalde hit +te
+tinchen na mare bute al swa +tu ene unpri+gedest mid +tine     #
e+gen
for+don nis nawiht +teos weorld al heo a+ge+d on ane alpi       #
+tra+ge
+terihtes he ne bi+d wei hwi beo we uule on +tisse wrecche
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world. Sod+dliche heo us truket +tenne we lest wene+d. wei +tet
eni mon scal wi+d o+derne misdon for +tisse worldes +gifsunge.
So+dliche al heo a-ga+d. and +ta wrecche saule hit scal         #
abuggen. 
Ga to +tine feder burinesse o+der +ter eni of +tine cunne li+d  #
in. and
esca hine hwet he habbe bi+geten mid his wohe domas. and mid
his reuunge. mid his licome lustes. mid his o+dre sunne. hwile
he wes her on +tisse liue. So+dliche he walde seggen +gif he    #
mihte
speken. wa is me +tet ic efre dude swa muchele sunne. and heo
ne +ge bette. for swilche pine ic habbe +tet me were leofere    #
+tenne
al world +tah hit were min most ic habben an alpi +tra+ge summe
lisse and summe le+de. and ec mostic underfon minne licome and
beon on worlde a mare ic walde fein pinian and sitten on forste
and on snawe up et mine chinne. and +ta +get hit wal+d me       #
+tunchen
+tet softeste be+t. and +tet wunsemeste +tet ic efre ibad       #
moste ic
beon of +tisse earme liue. and +ta+get +tu maht understonden    #
+tenne
+tu stondest et his burienesse +tet he wes prud and wlonc. swa
+tu ert nu. and +tu forwur+dest. eca swa he is nu al to nohte;  #
and
+tu nast neure hwenne; Leof wes he on liue and la+d is he
nu+de. and +ta wrecche saule forloren; for-+ti leofemen         #
understondet.
eouseluen +ta hwile +ge mahten. Nis +tas weorld nawiht
+ge hit iseo+d eow seluen. Ne beo he nefre swa riche for+d he
scal +tenne is dei cume+d. for-+ti ga+d blu+deliche to bote of  #
eower
sunne +ta hwile +ge ma+gen. Vfel is +tet mon alde+t and his     #
da+ges.
him at-ga+d and nehleche+d his ende dei and nule him bi+tenchen
+tet his sunnen waxa+d. +tat is +tere saule de+d; for+don heo   #
ne
mei abeoren alla +ta sunne +te +te mon uppon hire de+d. +tenne  #
heo
wulle ut of +ton licome. So+dliche +tus sei+d +ta boc +tet moni
+tusent monne mahte libben fele +gere mare +tenne he do; +gif   #
he
were riht-wis and god-furht leoue men +tenne +ge gad to scrifte
ne forlete +ge for nane scame +tet +ge ne seggen +tam preoste   #
alle
eower sunne ne beo heo nefre swa ethelic. for nis nan sunne     #
+tet
he ne con o+der he heo wat +durh. +tet he heo dude him seolf    #
o+der
he heo haf+d i-escad o+der haf+d ifunden on boke. Nis nan sunne
+tet nis iwriten on boke. for-+ti betere eow is +tet eow        #
sceamie biforen
+tam preoste ane; +tenne on domes-dei biforen criste. and
bi-foren al heuene wara. and bi-foren al eor+de wara. and       #
biforen
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al helle wara. and +ta hwe+tere +tine saule feren scal in to 
eche pine. Leofe men ne mei +te preost for+gefen nane men 
his sunne ne his a+gene ah he is iset bi-twihan god almihtin.
and +te for +te wissine hu +tu scalt et god seolf habben +tine
sunne for+geuene. and he hauef+d +ta ilke mahte of Sancte
petre to bindene. and to unbindene. and of ure biscope +te
is on sancte petres stude for+don he ne mei beon on ewilche
stude for-+ti beo+d +ta preostes under heom. Gif +tu sunegest;
he +te scal reden on godes halfe hu +tu scalt habben cristes    #
freondscipe; 
So+dliche ne +terft +tu bidden namare. Ne mei nan mon 
seggen hu lihtliche +tu maht habben godes milce. gif +tu        #
sunegest;
forlet hit a mare. and +tet mid rihte scrifte. and bete a.      #
alswa ic
er cwe+d. +tah +tu ga to bote and for-heole summe +tine sunna.
nis +tet nawiht to +tine bi-heof+de. Ne recche+d crist nane
leasunge. ne him nis na neo+d. o+der +tu most hersumian crist.
o+der +tam deofle. Godemen uwile mon scal beon twi+gen awesseen
of his sunne enes et +tam fulhtbeda. for er +tonne +tet child   #
beo 
iful+ge+d hit is +tes deofles. o+der si+de +tu scalt beon       #
iwessen et 
so+d scrifte; +tenne +tu forletest +tine sunne. So+dliche +gif  #
+tu wult
habben bone to drihten; +tu most beon on ward +tine sunnen for
+tus cwe+d +ta boc. (\peccatores deus non audit.\) Sunfulles    #
monnes
bone nulle god almihtin iheren bute he wulle forleten +ta sunne
and gan to bote leofemen +tah +ge sunegien and gan to bote ne
lipnie +ge no al to eower festene +gif +ge ma+gen eni o+der     #
god don.
Nis nan mon +tet ne mei mare don +tene festen. Gif he ne mei 
don elmesse of cla+de ne of mete al swa mei an riche mon; do
summe of +tisse +tinge +te ic wulle nu cwe+ten. Alra erest +tu
scalt gan to scrifte and forleten +turhut +tine misdede and     #
festen
swa +tet +tin licome beo +te lenre +tet is fest for +dines      #
drihtenes
luue. +te mon +te +tus fest crist him +geue+d swilcne mete      #
+tet him
nefre eft ne hungre+d. +tet o+der is do +tine elmesse of +ton   #
+tet +tu
maht ifor+dien. Messen for alle cristine saule. Wrecche men
sceos and cla+des. and mete. and dringen. and werm+te. and
herbur+ge. and to seke gan. and +ta deden helpen to buriene and
helpen heom mid +ton +te +tu ma+ge. for +ta boc sei+d. (\Sicut  #
aqua
extinguit ignem; ita & elemosina extinguit peccatum.\) Al swa
<P 39>
+tet water acwenche+d +tet fur. swa +ta elmesse acwenche+d +ta  #
sunne 
+tat +tridde is +tet +tu scalt bi-wepen +tine sunne bi-eften    #
monnen
and +geoten +tine teres swi+de sariliche for +ton drihten       #
cwe+d on 
+tan god-spelle. (\Beati qui nunc fletis quoniam ridebitis.\)   #
+tet is
eadi beo+d +ta ilke +te nu wepe+d for heore sunne for heo       #
sceolen
beon iglede+d bi-foren drihten +tat for+de is +tet +tu scalt    #
wakien 
for +tines drihtenes luue. for+don +te boc cwe+d. (\Non sit     #
uobis
uanum surgere ante lucem. quia promisit dominus coronam
uigilantibus.\) Ne beo eow noht la+d to arisene er dei. for
drihten bi-hat +ton wakiende ane crune +tet scal beon           #
seofesi+de
brihtre +tene +ta sunne fifte is +tet +tu scalt for+geuen +ton  #
monne +te
wi+d +te agultet. and swa se +tu for+geuest +tam monne +te      #
wi+d +te
agulte+d; swa +tin drihten for+geue+d +te +tine misdede. and    #
swa +tu
hine biddest deihwamliche +tenne +tu seist. (\Dimitte nobis     #
debita
nostra sicut & nos dimittimus debitoribus nostris.\) Laue+d     #
feder
for+gef us alle ure gultes swa we for+geue+d +tan monne +te us  #
to
agulte+d. her is ane reowlic bone to biddene bute we inwarliche
imilcien and for+geuen +tan monne +te us wre+de+d and sceandet.
+tet seste is +tat +tu scalt sahtnien. +ta +te beo+d unisahte   #
mid alle
+tine mahte. +tenne bure+gest +tu here saule. and ec +tine      #
a+gene
from +tan ufele dea+de +tet is from helle pine. +tet seofe+de   #
is
cherite. heo fulled alle +ta o+dre +ting and ende+d. witicrist  #
+te mon
+te ne luue+d cherite ne cume+d he nefre in godes riche. Nu +ge
ma+gen iheren hwet is riht cherite. +tet uwilc mon ah to        #
habben 
+tet is +tet +tu luuie +tine drihten ofer +tin wif. and ofer    #
child and
ofer alle eor+dliche +ting and him +tonkien alles +tinges. and 
seo+ddan beoden uwilc mon swa +tu waldest +tet me +te bude.     #
+tis
is riht cherite. So+dliche +tus cwe+d +te boc. +tet +tis scal   #
beren
eower saule to heuene riche. Nu leofe men habbe +ge iherd
hwet ic habbe iseaid hwet +ge sculen don +gif +ge hit ma+gen    #
ifor+dian.
Nis nan mon swa riche. ne swa wrecche +tet he ne mei sum +ting
ifor+dian of +tan +te ic heou habbe iseid. +te de+d his         #
elmesse of
+tinge mid wohe bi+geten; ne con him crist na mare +tong +tene
+tah he slo+ge +tin child and bere +te his heaued to lake.      #
for-+ti
godemen forlete+d eower sunne and gad to rihte scrifte and      #
lete+d
eower stale and eower reaflac. for nis +ter nan feng on. and 
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eft +te boc sei+d. Ne scule +ge neure god don unforgolden. Ne   #
ec
ne scule +ge nefre ufel don +tet +ge hit ne sculen mid uuele    #
bitter
abuggen. For+di leofe breo+dre halde+d bro+terreddene eow       #
bitwenen. 
and earnie +ge eow nu on +tisse sceorte liue +tet we
bicumen moten to +tere upplican riche and +tere wunian mid +te
feder and mid +te sune and mid +te halie gast abuten ende.
Amen.

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<P 41>
[} [\IV.\] }]

[} (\IN DIEBUS DOMINICIS.\) }]

   [{L{]eofemen +gef +ge lusten wule+d. and +ge willeliche hit  #
understonden
we eow wulle+d suteliche seggen of +ta fredome +te
limpe+d to +tan deie +te is iclepe+d su sunedei. Sunedei is     #
ihaten
+tes lauerdes dei and ec +te dei of blisse and of lisse and of  #
alleirest.
On +ton deie +ta engles of heofene ham iblissie+d. for+di +te   #
+ta
erming saulen habbe+d rest of heore pine. Gif hwa wule witen
hwa erest bi-won reste +tam wrecche saule to so+te ic eow       #
segge.
+tet wes sancte paul +te apostel and mihhal +te archangel heo
tweien eoden et sume time in to helle alswa heom drihten het
for to lokien hu hit +ter ferde. Mihhal eode bi-foren and paul
com efter and +ta scawede mihhal to sancte paul +ta wrecche     #
sunfulle 
+te +ter were wuniende +ter-efter he him sceawede he+ge treon
eisliche beorninde et-foren helle +gete. and uppon +tan treon   #
he
him sceawede +te wrecche saulen a-honge. Summe bi +ta fet.
summe bi +ta honden. summe bi +te tunge. summe bi +te e+gen. 
summe bi +te hefede. summe bi +ter heorte. Seod+dan he him
sceaude an ouen on berninde fure he warp ut of him seofe leies
uwilan of seolcu+dre heowe +te alle weren eateliche to          #
bihaldene
and muchele strengre +ten eani +turg to +tolien. and +ter       #
wi+d-innen
weren swi+de feole saule a-honge. +gette he him sceawede ane    #
welle
of fure and alle hire stremes urnen fur berninde. and +ta welle
bi-wisten. xii. meister deoflen swilc ha weren kinges to pinen
+ter wi+dinnen +ta earming saulen +te for-gult weren; and heore
<P 43>
a+gene pine neure nere +te lesse +tah heo meistres weren. Efter
+ton he him sceawede +te sea of helle and innan +tan sea        #
weren. vii.
bittere u+te. +te forme wes swnan. +tat o+der is. +tet +tridde  #
fur. +tet
feor+de blod. +te fifte neddren. +te siste smor+der. +te        #
seofe+te ful
stunch. heo wes wurse to +tolien +tenne efreni of alle +ta      #
o+dre
pine. Innan +tan ilke sea weren un-aneomned deor summe fe+der
fotetd. Summe al bute fet. and heore e+gen weren al swilc swa
fur. and heore e+tem scean swa de+d +te leit a-monge +tunre.    #
+tas
ilke nefre ne swiken ne dei ne niht to brekene +ta erming       #
licome
of +ta ilca men +te on +tisse liue her hare scrift enden        #
nalden.
Summe of +tan monne sare wepe+d. Summe swa deor lude reme+d.
summe +ter graninde sike+d. summe +ter reowliche gne+ge+d his   #
a+gene
tunge. Summe +ter wepe+d. and alle heore teres beo+d berninde
gleden glidende ouer heore a+gene nebbe. and swi+de reowliche
ilome +gei+ge+d and +georne biseche+d +tat me ham ibure+ge      #
from +tam
uuele pinan of +tas pinan speked dauid +te halie wite+ge. and   #
+tus
sei+d. (\Miserere nostri domine quia penas inferni sustinere    #
non
possumus.\) Lauerd haue merci of us for+don +ta pinen of helle  #
we
ham ne ma+gen i+dolien. Seo+d-+tan he him sceawede and stude
inne midde-war+de helle. and bi-foren +tam ilke stude weren     #
seofen
clusterlokan +tar neh ne mihte nan liuiende mon gan for +tan
ufele bre+de and +ter wi+d-inna he him sceawede gan on ald mon
+tet .iiii. deoflen ledden abuten. +ta escade paul to mihhal    #
hwet +te
alde mon were. +ta cwe+d mihhal heh angel he wes an biscop on
eo+dre liue +te nefre nalde cristes la+gen lokien ne halden.    #
ofter he
walde anuppon his underlinges mid wohe motien and longe
dringan +tenne he walde salmes singen o+der eani o+der god don.
Herefter iseh paul hwer .iii. deoflen ledden an meiden swi+de
unbisor+geliche; +georne escade to mihhal hwi me heo swa ledde.
+ta cwe+d mihhal. heo wes an meiden on o+der liue +tet wel      #
wiste
hire licome in alle clenesse. ah heo nalde nefre nan o+der god  #
don.
Elmes+georn nes heo nefre. ah prud heo wes swi+de and modi. and
li+gere and swikel. and wre+dful and ontful. and for+di heo     #
bi+d
wuniende inne +tisse pine. Nu bi-gon paul to wepen wunderliche.
and mihhal heh engel +ter weop for+d mid him. +ta com ure
drihten of heueneriche to heom on wunres liche and +tus cwe+d.
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Ahwi wepest +tu paul. paul him onswerde. Lauer+d ic biwepe +tas
monifolde pine +de ic her in helle iseo. +ta cwe+d ure lauerd.  #
Ahwi
nalden heo witen mine la+ge +te hwile heo weren en eor+de; +ta
seide paul him mildeliche to +geines. Louerd nu ic bidde +te    #
+gef
+tin wille is +tet +tu heom +gefe rest la hwure +ten sunne dei  #
a +tet
cume domes-dei. +ta cwe+d drihten to him. paul wel ic wat hwer
ic sceal milcien. Ic heom wulle milcien +te weren efterward
mine milce +ta hwile heo on liue weren. +ta wes sancte paul     #
swi+de
wa. and abeh him redliche to his lauerdes fet and on halsien
hine gon mid +tas ilke weord +te +ge ma+gen iheren. Lauerd he
cwe+d +ta. Nu ic +te bidde for +tine kinedome and for +tine     #
engles.
and for +tine muchele milce. and for alle +tine weorkes. and    #
for
alle +tine hale+gen. and ec +tine icorene. +tat +tu heom        #
milcie +tes +te
red+ter +tet ic to heom com and reste +gefe +ten sunne-dei a    #
+tet cume
+tin heh domes dei. +ta onswerede him drihten mildere steuene.
Aris nu paul aris. Ic ham +geue reste alswa +tu ibeden hauest
from non on saterdai a +ta cume monedeis lihting. +tet efre     #
for+d to
domes dei. Nu leofe bre+dre +ge habbe+d iher+d hwa erest bi-won
reste +tam forgulte saule. Nu bi-cume+d hit +terfore to uwilche
cristene monne mucheles +te mare to hali+gen and to wur+dien
+tenne dei +te is icleped sunne-dei. for of +tam deie ure       #
lauerd seolf
sei+d. (\Dies dominicus est dies leticie & requiei.\) Sunne     #
dei is
dei of blisse and of alle ireste. (\Non facietur in ea aliquid  #
nisi
deum orare manducare & bibere cum pace et leticia.\) Ne beo in
hire na+ting iwrat bute chirche bisocnie and beode to criste    #
and
eoten and drinken mid gri+de and mid gledscipe. (\Sicut         #
dicitur.
pax in terra. pax in celo. pax inter homines.\) for swa is      #
iset. gri+d
on eor+de. and gri+d on hefene. and gri+d bitwenen uwilc        #
cristene
monne. eft ure lauerd seolf seit. (\Maledictus homo qui non     #
custodit
sabatum.\) Amansed beo +te mon +te sunne-dei nulle iloken.
And for-+ti leofemen uwilc sunne-dei is to locan alswa ester    #
dei
for heo is mune+ging of his halie ariste from de+de to liue.    #
and
mune+geing of +tam hali gast +te he sende in his apostles on    #
+ton
dei +te is icleped wit-sunne-dei. ec we understonde+d +tet on   #
sunne
dei drihten cume+d to demene al mon-cun; we a+gen +tene sunne
dei swi+teliche wel to wur+tien. and on alle clenesse to        #
locan. for
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heo haf+d mid hire +treo wurdliche mihte +te +ge iheren         #
ma+gen. +det
forme mihte is +tet heo on eor+de +geue+d reste to alle eor+de  #
+trelles
wepmen and wifmen of heore +trel weorkes. +tet o+der mihte is   #
on
heouene. for-+ti +ta engles hem heom rested mere +tenn on sum
o+der dei. +tet +tridde mihte is +tet +ta erming saule habbe+d  #
ireste
inne helle of heore muchele pine. Hwa efre +tenne ilokie wel
+tene sunne dei. o+der +ta o+der halie da+ges +te mon beot in   #
chirche
to lokien swa +te sunne dei. beo heo dal neominde of heofene
riches blisse; mid +tan ferde. and mid +tan sunne. and mid +tan
halie gast abuten ende. amen. (\Quod ipse prestare dignetur qui
uiuit & regnat deus. per omnia secula
seculorum\) . Amen. 

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<P 73>
[} [\VII.\] }]

[}CREDO.}]

   (\ [{T{]ria sunt hominum saluti nescessaria. fides.          #
baptissmus.
mundicia uite.\)
   +Tro +ting bod +tet ech .Mon. habbe mot +tet wile his        #
cristindom
fole+ge. +tet an is rihte ileue. +tet o+der; fulluht. +tet      #
+dridde; feir 
lif to leden on +tisse liue. he nis noht fulliche cristene mon  #
+tet
is awiht wone of +tisse +treo +ting. of ileue spek ure drihten
ine +te hali godspel and sei+d. (\Qui non crediderit            #
condempnabitur.\)
+te mon. +tet naue+d rihte ileue mid him. he wurh idemed to 
+tolien wawe mid douelen in helle. on o+der stude of rihte      #
ileue
spec +te apostle and sei+d. (\Inpossibile est hominem sine      #
fide posse
deo placere.\) Ne mei na man do +ting +tet beo god iqueme.
bute he habbe rihte ileue mid him. of +te halie fulht spec ure
drihten on o+der stude and sei+d. (\Nisi quis renatus fuerit    #
ex 
aqua & spiritu sancto non potest introire in regnum celorum.\) 
Ne mei na .Mon. cume in to godes riche bote he beo ifulhted.
of clene liflade spec +te prophete isaias and +tus sei+d.       #
(\Lauamini
mundi estote.\) wasche+d ou; and wonie+d clene. and dauid +te
prophete speke+d in an salm of clene lif and sei+d. (\Asperges  #
me
domine isopo & mundabor\) bi-spreng me lauerd mid buhsumnesse;
+tenne wur+de ic clene. (\& alibi. Delicto meo munda me
domine.\) and on o+der stude he sei+d. lauerd clense me of alle
mine fule sunnen. and +teh alle men beon of hore sunnen
iclensed et +te fulht; no+teles heo a+gen for to cumen heore
bileue. onforward +tos cristendomes ech man leornede his
bileue er he fulht underfenge. Ah +ta weren monie childre
dede fulhtles. and forlorne. +ter fore hit wes iloked bi godes
wissunge ine halie chirche. +tet mon scule childre fulhten and
heore godfaderes and heore godmoderes scullen onswerie for
hem et +te chirche dure and beo in bor+ges et +te fonstan +tet 
heo sculen beon bi-lefulle .Men. and heore bileue cunnen;
wenne heo lorne mu+ge. and +tis ne mei +te godfadres ne +te
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godmodres don; buten heo cunnen heore bileue. +tet is. pater 
noster. and credo. Ne na .Mon. nah him solue wernen henne
 .Mon. him for node +ter to bide. +ter fore we willen biginne 
ure larspel of bileue. +tet rihte ileue setten +te twelue       #
apostles
on write er heo to-wenden in to al +tis middelerd. and ec of
heom wrat +ter of his uers. and sancte peter wrat +tet ereste.
and +te salm +tet heo alle +tus writen wes ihaten. Credo. efter #
+tan
formeste word of +te salm. Alle +ge kunnen leste +tet ich wene
ower credo. +teh +ge nuten nawiht alle hwat hit sei+d. Nume+d
nu +geme +terto and ic ou wile seggen word efter word and
+termide hwat +tet word bi-que+t. +Tis word. credo. Mon mei   
understonden. on +tro wise. +tet on is; (\Credo deo.\) Ih ileue
gode. +tet o+der is; (\Credo deum.\) ich ileue +tet god is.     #
+tos twa
+ting do+d alle he+dene men. ah +tet [{+tridde{] ne leue+d      #
nan; bute
+te gode cristene .Mon. and +te godfurhte and +te lefulle (\qui
credit in deum.\) +te bileued in god. and to luuene ine god;
mote fif +ting. (\Silicet. eum dominum omnium cognoscere.
super omnia diligere. pre omnibus timere. & uenerari eique per
omnia obedire.\) +Tet an is iknawen him to lauerd ouer alle     #
+ting. 
+tet o+der is luuien him ouer alle +ting. +tet +tridde is;      #
habben
heie of him ouer alle +ting. +tet for+te is; wur+ten him ouer   #
alle
+ting. +tet fifte is; beon him ibucsum ouer alle +ting. +Te     #
 .Mon.
+tet haue+t +tis ilke fif +ting mid him; he is leful .Mon. and  #
if 
him is eni +ter of wane; he nis nawiht alse leful alse him      #
bi-houede.
(\Credo in deum.\) Ic ileue in god. (\patrem omnipotentem.\)    #
+te
fede[{r{] almihti. (\Creatorem celi & terre.\) scuppende and    #
weldende
of heouene and of or+de and of alle iscefte (\& in ihesum       #
christum\) .
and ich ileue on +te helende crist. (\filium eius unicum.\)     #
his enlepi
sune. (\dominum nostrum.\) ure lauerd he is ihaten helende for  #
he
moncun helede of +tan de+tliche atter. +tet +te alde deouel     #
blou
on adam. and on eue. and on al heore ofsprinke. swa +tet heore
fif-falde mihte hom wes al binumen. +tet is hore lust. hore     #
loking.
hore blawing. hore smelling. heore feling wes al iattret. ac he
hom helde mid his halie fif wunden +ta he +tolede for us ine    #
+te
halie rode. and gef hom eche frechipe alle +ta +tet hit alde    #
cunnen.
he is his enlipi sune. nawiht efter +to+tnunge. ac efter        #
istrone.
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for +tan he him alse +te sunne streon+t +te lome +tet ho spret  #
in to
al +tis wide worlde. and +te fader is ine +te sune on +tre      #
wise.
On wacste; for he is muchel and mihti ouer alle +ting. On 
wlite; for sunne and mone +tostre+t for his fairnesse. On       #
+tewe.
for he is ful of alle godnesse. and +te+d he beo alle ichefte   #
lauerd
for he alle +ting iscop. no+teles he nis nawiht alle monne      #
lauerd.
+tech alle men bon on his onwald; but lefulle monne lauer+d.
and +te godfurhte. and gode cristene .Monne. lauerd; +tet on    #
god
bileue+d. for alle o+dre .men. +tet heuie sunnen dreche+d. and  #
nulle+d
heore sunnen forleten; bo+d on +te doules on-walde. and +tet
hwile ne studed hom nawiht +tet ho singe pater noster. and
credo. God +gefe gode leue alle +ta +tet hit nabbet. and ihalde
hit us. and alle o+dre +ta hit habbe+d to hore liues ende.      #
(\Qui
conceptus est & cetera.\) We habbe+d bigunnen ou to seggen on 
englisch hwat bi-qu[{e{]+t +te crede. and habbe+d ou isei+d     #
twa uers.
and wule nu+te +tet +tridde. and ic ileue on +tene helend +te   #
+tet
halie meide in hire likame underfeng. nawiht efter flesces      #
wille.
ne efter likames ikunde; ah alswa alse +ge nime+d +te worde     #
+tet 
iho speke to ou of mine mu+te swa ho ifeng ure drihten. +ta +te
engel hire brohte +te blisfulle tidinge. +tus que+tende.        #
(\Ecce concipies 
in utero & paries filium.\) +tu scald underfon an child in +ti
wombe and bere knaue child; and haten hit helend and hit 
scal king bon on +tet endelese kineriche. and +tet hali meiden
onswerede and seide. (\quomodo fiet istud & cetera.\) hu scal   #
+tat 
bon so+t+ten na .Mon. mine likame irine+d ne mid me flesliche
nefde to donne. +Ta onswerede +te engel and seide. (\spiritus
sanctus & cetera.\)

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<P 79>
[} [\VIII.\] }]

[} (\DE NATALE DOMINI.\) }]

   (\ [{H{]omo quidam descendebat ab ierusalem in ierico. &     #
cetera.\)
Godalmihti sei+d an forbisne to his folk in +te halie
godspel and sei+d. A mon lihte from ierusalem in to ierico. and
fol imong +toues. ho him bireueden. and ho him ferwundeden and
letten hine liggen half quic. and wenden for+d. +Ter com a      #
prost
bi +te weie and him nawiht ne help; and wende for+d +ter com an
diacne. et cetera. +ta com +ter an helendis. Mon. and heuede    #
rou+te
of him. and wesch his wunden mid wine. and smerede mid oli
and bond his wunden. and brohte him huppen his werue. and 
brohte him to an hors huse. and bitahte hine +te hors horde; to
witene. A +te mar+gen bitahte him twa pene+ges to spenen on him
and seide. and +gif +tu mare spenest of +tine hwan ic a+gen     #
cherre;
al ic +te +gelde. Nu hit iburd breke +tas word; alse me breke+d
+te nute for to habbene +tene curnel. +Tes .Mon. +thet a lihte  #
from
ierusalem in to ierico. +tet his bitacned adam ure forme feder;
+tet alihte from hehe in to lahe. Ierusalem bitacne+d gri+tes   #
sih+te.
and ierico; trukinge of lihte. her me mei understonde +tet he
alihte from hehe to lahe from derewur+d wuninge; in to wone
of blisse. He uol imong +teues. hwet bo+d +tas +teues; +tet     #
bo+d +to
+tet weren imakede engles in houene. and fellen ut for hore
wrechede. +te he uel imong hom and fole+gede hore lare; and     #
brec
cristes heste. +ta ho hine bireueden of +tere muchele mihte.    #
+tet
crist him hafde i+gefen of al +ter or+te scrude of +te uisces   #
i+te
wetere. and fu+geles i+te lufte. and alles cunnes wilde dor;    #
and
alles cunnes wurmes. Al adam him mihte to clopie. and al
walde him to cume. Al se hwat se he forgulte wes; al hit him
ulel and scunede; +tet him er luuede ho him for wundeden; +ta
+te he heuede scome a+geines his scuppende. +ta he hefde        #
+turst and
hunger and chele and alle wreche si+te; ho hine bilefde liggen
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half quic. half quic ho wes; +ta +te he sarinesse heuede        #
wi+d-innen
him; for his sunnen. Her me ah to understonden for-whi hit
sei+d alf quic. and noht alf ded. her of me mei ane forbisne    #
of twa
brondes. hwanne +te an in aquenched al to gederes. and +te      #
o+der is
aquenched al buten a gnast +tene +tet haued +tene ene gnast     #
upen
him. me mei blauwen. and he wule aquikien and al +te brond
tenden. +te brond +te is al aquenched +tah me blouwe efre; ne
quike+d he neure. +tas twa brondes bitacne+d twein men. +te an
sunege+d. and is sari for his sunne. ah he ne mei his flesc     #
awelden.
+tis monne me mei sermonen mid godes worde. fro hwat he
scal his sunne uor-saken and bileuen and bon itent of +ten hali
gast. Alse is +te brond of +te lutle fure. +Tes o+der .Mon.     #
+tet
sunege+d and luue+d his sunnen alse de+d +tet fette swin +tet   #
fule
fen to liggen in. +tes ilke .Mon. is strong to sermonen; ah     #
crist
hine tende mid holde mode +ter we mu+gen understonde +tet adam
wes sari uor +te sunne +tet he heuede idon. and for +tisse      #
sarinesse
hit is seid; +tat he wes half quic bileued. Nu cume+d +te prest
+tet him nawiht ne help. +tis bitacne+d +te world +tet wes from
biginnegge and eue; +tat cume to moises +te prophete. In +tisse
worlde nas na la+ge ne na lar+teu. and +tah +tes patriarches    #
alse
abel and noe and abraham and ysaac. gode men weren +turh +tet
ho weren itende of +tan halie gast. and al +tos godnesse hom ne
mihte werien. +tet ho ne wenden alle in to helle. and al +tos   #
world
wende for+t and efre lei +tes wreche for-wunden. Nu is +tes     #
prest
uor+te. and him naue+t nawiht iholpen. Nu cume+d +tes diakne;
+tet bitacne+d moyses +te prophete. he brohte +te la+ge; +tet   #
me
sculde in +te ehtu+te dei +tet knaue child embsni+ten mid ane   #
ulint
sexe. and sette imong monkunne la+ge and lare hu me sulde
godalmihti serue. and his wille wurche in or+de. and al +tis    #
hom
helpe ne mihte; +tet ho ne wenden alle in to helle. Nu is
+tes deakne for+te. Nu kume+d +tes helendisse .Mon. and haue+d
reunesse of +tisse forwundede .Mon. elelendis he is icleped     #
for he
is of unku+te +tode. +te king of heuene +te com in to her+te    #
and
auenede him in to his iscefte. her of seid; seint Iohan +te     #
ewangeliste
in apocalipsi. A vuhel com flon from houene into or+de.
her he uette fe+ter-home and wenge mid +tisse fluhte he fleh    #
into
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houene +ter he uatte +tet he nes and nawiht ne lefde of +tet    #
he wes.
+tis is to understonden +tet hit wes +tes liuiendes godes sune  #
+te
muchele lauerd; +tet al +te world fulle+d of him solue.         #
bitunde him
solue in ane meidenes inne+te alse +te sunne scine+d +turh +te  #
glesne
eh+turl. +tet gles ne breke+d ne chine+d and +te sunne          #
aschine+d +ter
+turh. and ho nime+d al swuch hou alse ho +ter on uint. +gif    #
+tet
gles is red; ho schine+d red. Alse +te liuendes godes sune in   #
to
+te meidene com. and ho of hire meiden-had nawiht ne wemde.
+gef ho awemmed were of hire meiden-had; +tenne ne mihte noht
hire sune habbe +tene nome +tet him wes i+gefen at              #
circumcisiun +tet
wes helend. and +gef he hefde on his moder ibroken hire         #
meiden-had;
ne mihte nawiht brekere bon icloped helere. for-+ti he com
and bette +te ne brec nefre. for-+ti he is icleped elelendis.   #
for-+ti
+te here he is; and honen he nis. +tes .Mon. +tet com +tus from
houene in to hor+de and uppen him nom monnes icunde for
monnes node. Hwet node efde moncun +tet he .Mon. were; Mon
hefde uorloren efre stephne bi-uore gode. +Ta com +tes .Mon.
he nefre ne gulte. +tes mihte speken ouer al +tes .Mon bi-com
uorspeker. he isehtnede god and man. he com bi +tis forwundede
mon. Wel he com bi him; +ta he bicom alswich alse he; wi+tute
sunne ane. He wes iwunde mid wine. and smirede mid oli.
We a+gen to understonden hwet bo+d +te wepne +tet adam wes mide
forwunded. mid +ta ilke wepne we bo+d forwunded. mid spere of
prude. of +gitcunge. of +gifernesse. of eorre. of hordome. mid  #
onde.
mid aswolkenesse. +tis bo+d +ta wepne +tet adam was mide        #
forwunded.
Nu bihoue+d +te forwunded wreche +tet he habbe leche.
we bo+d forwunded us bi-houed leche. Adam wes ilechned +turh
god almihti solf. and us bi-houe+d leche +turh prestes mu+d. he
weis his wunde mid wine. hwet is win in wunde; Win make+d
wunde smerte. Ah +te smertinge clense+d +te wunde; swa +tet ho
ne scal of +tere wunde habbe nan o+der uuel. Al so hali scrift
bi+d in mine ure [\ure WRITTEN ABOVE THE LINE\]  wunde hwan we  #
scale festen. and fleis bileuen
and muchel of ure mine [\mine WRITTEN ABOVE THE LINE\] wille    #
for ure mine [\mine WRITTEN ABOVE THE LINE\]  wrechede. Hwet
is +tet oli; Oli haue+d huppen him lihtnesse and softnesse and
hele. Alse +tu scalt habben hwenne +tu hauest idon +ti scrift   #
of
+tine misdede +tenne +tu scalt habbe lihtnesse and softnesse    #
and
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hele. +tis is +tet oli +te muchele mede +tet +tu scalt habben
hwenne +tu hauest ibet +tine misdeden. +tenne he brohte hine
uppen his werue +tet is unorne mare. +tet bitacne+d ure unorne
fleis. hwense we habbe+d imaked +tene licome to +ter saule      #
bihoue.
he hine brohte to ane hors-huse. and bitahte hine +tan          #
hors-horde.
and bed hine witen +tene forwundede .Mon. H[{w{]et is
+tis hors-us; +tet is hali chirche. hali chirche hwet is; al    #
cristene
folc. for hwon; In halie chirche bo+d betere and wurse. Alse 
in hors-huse bo+d fule and clene. he +tet haue+d +tet hors-hus  #
te
witene; scal +ter. +ter hit is ful; makien hit clene. +tet      #
bitakne+d
+te prost +tet scal among cristene monkun +tene sunfulle of     #
sunne
clensen. he haue+d o+te mar+gen +ta twein pene+ges +te +te      #
helelendisse.
Mon. bitahte. +tet bo+d +ta twa la+gen +te alde and +te nowe    #
+tet prost
scal spenen among al his under+tede. +gef he mare spene+d of    #
his;
hwense he a+gein cherre+d al he hit him wule +gelden. hwet is   #
+tet
he mei mare spenen of his a+gen; feire forbisne of his a+gene
liflade. Alse alle +to +tet bo+d under+tede. +tet nime+d mare
uppen hom +ten +te heste of hali chirche. +tet is to            #
understonden.
Meiden +tet hire meiden-hat wit. and halde+t so se hit nis noht
heste of hali chirche. and widewe of hire widewe-had ne .Mon.
+te worlde to forsaken. In +te deie of liureisun hwense god     #
almihtin
wule windwin +tet er wes i+tor[{s{]chen. he wile ison hwiche
bo+d +to. +tet mu+ge stonden a+gein +tes fleisces lust and      #
wernen his
a+gene fleisces iwille. +tet bitakne+d +tet corn +tet +turle+d  #
+te wind. +tet
smal chef +tet flid ford mid +te winde; bicume+d wur+tinge +tet
corn me de+d in to gerner. +tet bitakene+d +te gode men +te     #
scule
bon idon in to heuene. +te ilke +te fole+ge+d +tes fleisces     #
lust. Alse
de+d +tet smalchef +te winde; +to scule bileuen in              #
+tosternesse.
God almihtin iscilde ut +tet we ne bo noht of +te smalcheue.
Ah +tet we moten bon of +te corne +te me scal don in to +te
gernere +tet is in to heuene; +te feder and +te sune and +te    #
halie
gast. (\per omnia secula seculorum.\) Amen. 

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<P 139>
[} [\XIV.\] }]

[} (\IN DIE DOMINICA.\) }]

   (\ [{R{]euerenda est nobis hec dies sancta que dicitur       #
dominica. &
ideo dicitur dominica quoniam hec dies sola dies domini
est.\) Muchel man ach to wur+ten +tis halie dei +tat is sunnen  #
dei
icleoped. for hit is godes a+gen dei. Alle o+der da+ges of +te  #
wike
beo+d to +treldome to +tis dei. +tis dei is +tet halie dei      #
+tet blescede
dei +te blisfulle dei +te murie dei. +te dei seouensi+te        #
brictere +tene
+te sunne. +te fo[{r{]meste dei +tet eauer +giete was ise+gen   #
buuen eor+de. 
(\In qua uisa est lux.\) Sunnen dei was ise+gan +tet formeste   #
liht
buuen eor+de for ure drihten seide +tis dei. (\Fiat lux &       #
facta est
lux.\) beo liht and hit wes liht. (\Ex hac enim die; relique    #
dies
sumpserunt exordium.\) Of +tisse dei nomen alle o+der heore
biginni[{n{]ge. (\Dies in qua conuenit plebs ad ecclesiam ad    #
predicandum
& ad celebrandum.\) Sunnedei ah efri cristenne .Mon.
nomeliche to chirche cume +te ahte for to techen +te folke      #
godes 
hesne to done. +te lewede godes hesne for to heren. and hom to
gode bidden. (\Dies in qua letantur agmina celi & terre.\)      #
Sunne
dei blisse+d to-gederes houeneware and hor+de ware. alse +te    #
halie
gast sei+d +turh daui+des mu+d +te prophete. (\Hec est dies     #
quam
fecit dominus exultemur & letemur in ea.\) +tis is +te dei      #
+tet god
makede. beo we bli+de and glade on +tis dei. (\In hac die multa
& magna mirabilia fecit dominus pro salute nostra.\) Monie
wundre and muchele dude ure drihten. for ure hele on +tisse     #
dei.
(\In die dominica creati sunt angeli ab ore dei.\) sunnendei;   #
weren
engles makede of godes mu+de. (\In die dominica resedit archa
post diluuium.\) sunnendei fond noe lond efter +tet ure drihten
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hefde +tet folc adreint. (\In die dominica pluit dominus manna
filiis israel.\) sunnedei god sende manna from houene +tam      #
israelisce
folc. (\In die dominica percussum est mare rubrum in 
uirtute dei per manum moysi & transierunt filii israel siccis 
pedibus per mare rubrum.\) Sunnedei smat Moyses +te rede see.
and +te see to-eode and +tet iraelisce folc wende ouer. (\Et    #
stetit
illis murus in dextera atque in sinistra.\) and +ter stod a     #
richt
halue and a luft; alse an castel wal. (\& iterum percussit      #
Moyses
mare & reuersum est in locum suum & mersus est pharao cum
curribus & equitibus eius.\) and eft sone Moyses smat +te see.  #
and
heo wende to gederes. and adreinte pharao. and al his ferede
mid him. swa +tet nes +tere nefre an bileued un-dreint. (\In    #
die
dominica percussit moyses petram in heremo & fluxerunt quatuor
flumina que diuisa sunt in duodecim partes ut traxerint sitim
populo.\) Sunnedei smat Moyses +tene stan ine +te wastine; +ta
+tet folc wes welnech for-faren drinkeles alse ure drihten him  #
het.
and +te stan to-chan; and fouwer walmes of watere sprungen ut
+ter of. and +ta fouwer weren ideled a twelue. for +ta twelf    #
kunreden 
sculden +ter mide heore +turst kelen. (\In die dominica 
natus est Christus ex Maria uirgine pro salute nostra.\)        #
Sunnendei
wes ure drihten iboren of +te halie Maiden Marie for ure
hele. (\In die dominica baptizatus est dominus noster in        #
iordane.\)
Sunnendei wes ure drihten ifulchted ine flum iordan. (\&        #
spiritus 
sanctus uenit super eum in specie columbe.\) and +te halie      #
gast com
uppen ure drihten in ane culfre liche. and iherde his fadre     #
stefne
of heouene and seide. (\Hic est filius meus dilectus. in quo
michi bene complacitum.\) +tis is min loue sune +tet me wel     #
like+d.
(\In die dominica resurexit Christus a mortuis.\) Sunnedei aras
ure drihten from de+de to liue. and makede arisen mid him alle
+ta +tet him efden er ihersumed. (\In die dominica post dies    #
octo
uenit ad dicipulos per clausas ianuas. & stetit in medio eorum
dicens. pax uobis.\) and on +te twelftu+ge+te dei efter +tet    #
he wes
arisen. he com among his disciples +ter +te +geten weren        #
ilokene.
+tet wes a sunnedei. and seide to heom setnesse beo mid eou.
Sunnedei makede ure drihten pes bitweone heouene and eor+de.
bi-tweone engles and monne. bi-tweone gode and monne.
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bi-tweone licome and saule. bi-tweone +te alde la+ge and +te
neowe. bi-tweone he+dene and cristene. (\Ipse enim est qui      #
facit
utraque unum.\) he is +tet make+d twa to an. (\In die dominica
misit dominus spiritum super apostolos.\) Sunnedei sende ure
drihten +tene halie gast his apostlen in fures liche. (\In die  #
dominica
uenturus est in maiestate sua cum sanctis angelis &
arcangelis in iudicium uiuorum & mortuorum.\) Sunnedei wile
ure drihten cumen ine his muchele stren+de mid alle heouenware
for to deme ba+te +te gode and +te uuele. and alle Men sculen   #
beon
igedered bi-foren him. and ech eor+te scal hwakien on his       #
ecsene.
alse deo+d +te see in storme. (\tunc montes liquescent sicut    #
cera a facie
ignis.\) +tenne uch dune scal berne. and al folc alse +te       #
p[{ro{]phete
sei+d. (\Ignis ante ipsum precedet & inflammabit in circuitu    #
inimicos
eius.\) +tet fur scal gan biforen and forbernen abuten him
fon. (\et iterum. Dominus noster cum uirtute ueniet. &          #
cetera.\) Vre
drihten wile cumen dredliche in fures liche and wile for-berne
alle his fon. and heom +tet beo+d iwunede uuel to done. (\Tunc
cantabunt angeli magna tuba & mortui resurgent.\) +tenne sculen
engles mid beme blauwen on fower halue +te world. and alle dede
arisen and steorren sculen +teostren. and +te sunne hire liht   #
forleose.
and steorren sculen from heouene falle. (\Et tunc iudicabit
iudicia nouissima. & reddet unicuique iuxta opera sua.\)
+tenne wille god deme his leste dom. and wile +gelden eche men
his mede efter his werke. +te sunfulle .Men. +tet spushad       #
breke+d.
+ta feste .Men. +ta +tet mei lutel to wreche. +te +toues. +te   #
+tet
speke+d faire bi-foren and false bi-hinden. +te ni+dfulle. +te  #
prude.
+te fordrunkene. +te chidinde. +te forsworene. +te he+dene.     #
+te erites.
(\eicientur cum fletu & lamentatione in penam sempiternam sine
ablutione & misericordia.\) sculen beon iwarpen ine eche pine.
wi+t-uten alesinge and wi+d-uten milce. Ach +te richtwise men.
+te treowe men. +te munekes. +te meidene. +te weddede wiues.    #
+te
gode .Men. +te softe .Men. and +te .Men. ful of milce. and +te  #
large.
Men. and +te milde .Men. +te herbe[{r{]gers. +te +tolemode.     #
+te elmesfulle.
+ta +te heom wi+d-teo+d of flesliche lustes. (\uocabuntur in
dextra dei patris omnipotentis.\) sculen beon icleoped on +te   #
fader 
riht halue. +ter scal beon worldwunne; wi+d-uten pouerte.
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fulle; wi+d-uten hungre. hele; wi+d-uten unhele. reste;         #
wi+d-uten
swinge. blisse; wi+d-uten sarinesse. Iv+ge+de; wi+d-uten
elde. Lokinge; wi+d-uten winkunge. song; wi+d-uten lisse.
smellinge; mid swetnesse. and dunge; wi+d-uten prikunge.
(\defectio omnis mali. Habundancia omnis boni.\) wone of alle
uuele; wole; and alle gode. Amen.

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[} [\XV.\] }]

[} (\SERMO IN MARCUM VIII. 34.\) }]

   (\ [{Q{]vi uult uenire post me. abneget semet ipsum & tollat
crucem suam & sequatur me.\) wa is +tan. Mon. +tet wa is
and me him mare bihat. and mei and wile hit him ileste. Ach
him is wel +tet is ila+ded from lutel weole to muchele. and     #
him is
ec muchele bet; +tet is ila+ded from muchele wowe; to muchele
wele. Alle we beo+d in monifald wawe ine +tisse wreche liue.
hwat for ure eldere werkes. hwat for ure a+gene gultes. ach god
almihtin us freure+d mid his milde word and teche+d us bi       #
hwiche
weie we ma+gen to him cume and sei+d. (\Qui uult uenire post me
et cetera.\) Hwa se wile cume efter me; for-sake him seolf. and
bere his rode. and folege me. +Tos word he seide et sumtime     #
to+geines
+tet he walde +tis lif forleten. he munegede alle +ta +tet +to
weren o+der seo+t+den habbe+d ikumen. o+der to kumene beo+d to
endeles blisse. ach heom +ting+d uuel to forleten +tet heo      #
muchel
luue+d. (\Alii quidem amant peccata sua. alii parentes. alii    #
possessiones.
alii uoluptatates & uicia.\) Summe men luuie+d heore
sunnen. summe heore kun. summe world wunne. summe; galiche
lectres and lu+dere lastes +ta +tet luuie+d heore sunne; he
mune+ge+d +tus and sei+d. (\penitenciam agite appropinquabit    #
enim
regnum celorum.\) Cume+d to sunbote and forlete+d eower sunne.
for domes dei nehlechet +ta +tet luue+d heore kun; he mune+ge+d
and sei+d. (\Omnis qui reliquerit patrem aut matrem. fratrem    #
aut
sororem. aut ceteros amicos propter nomen meum; centuplum. &
uitam eternam possidebit.\) Alle +ta +tet forlete+d fader       #
o+der moder.
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suster o+der bro+ter. o+der o+dre freond. for mine nome; heo    #
sculen
underfon hundfalde mede. and lif buten ende. +tet luue+d world
wunne; he mune+ge+d and sei+d. (\Qui non renunciauerit omnibus
que possidet non potest meus esse dicipulus.\) Ne mei na .Mon.
me fol+gen; bute he forlete al +tet he iwald ach. (\Duobus      #
modis
renunciatur possesis desinendo habere & desinendo amare.\) On
twa wise .Mon. mei forlete world winne. an is +tet he hit do    #
for
him; +tet he hit nabbe. an o+der is +tet he telle swa lutel     #
tale +ter
of; +tet he hit nawicht ne luuie. hit nis nawicht sunne muchel;
if .Mon. echte habbe. ach hit is muche sunne; if .Mon. echte
luuie+d. for he ne mei nawiht luuie god; and ec his ehte. +ta   #
+tet
luue+d galiche lectres; he mune+ge+d +tus and sei+d. (\Qui      #
uult uenire
et cetera.\) hwa se wule cume efter me; forsake him solf. and   #
bere
his rode. and fole+ge me. Ach hit is uuel to understonden on
hwulche wise .Mon. mei him solf forsake nime+d +geme +ter to;
and ic hit weo wile sugge b[{i{] godes leue. (\Duo sunt in      #
homine.
aliud per naturam conditum. aliud per culpam illatum.\) Twa
+ting beo+d ine +te .Mon. +tet an is +tet brochte icunde. and   #
+tet faire
icunde +tet is igedered bi-twene saule and licame. +tet o+der   #
is +te
fule on-kume +ta +te douel haue+d +teron ibroht. +terfore ne    #
mei na
 .Mon. to gode cume; bute he forlete +te fule on-cume +te +de   #
douel
haued on him ibroht of sunne. and het halde +tet faire ikunde.
+tet god haue+d on him idon of saule and of likame. and wunie
ine +tet clenesse; +tet he haue+d et his fulluhte ifet. (\tres  #
cruces
sunt de quibus hic agitur. due corporis una mentis.\) +treo     #
roden
beo+d +ta ich umbe speche. twa licamliche; and an gastliche.
(\Crux corporis est; quando corpus distensum menbratim          #
punitur.\)
+te likameliche rode is; hwenne +te likame +tole+d pine ine     #
+tis
liue ine rode and bi+d +ter on to-spred; alse ure helende wes   #
ine
+te halie rode for ure gultes. +tet nefde him solf nane. +ta    #
+te he
hefde uppen his hefde +tornene helm. and weren his side mid
speres orde iopened. and his fet mid irnene neiles              #
+turhstungen.
ach .Mon. mei to gode cume +tach his likame swiche pine ne      #
+tole.
Ac he munege+d us an o+der rode to berene; +tet is inemned.
(\Carnis maceratio.\) fleises lensing .Mon. lense+d his fleis,  #
hwenne
he him +gefe+d lutel to etene. and lesse to drinke. and ofte    #
for
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his sunne swinge+d him mid smele twige. (\Et hec est scala      #
peccatorum.\)
and +tis is alle sunfulle monne leddre +tet heo sculen in to
heouene sti+gen. (\Crux mentis est cordis contritio & proxumi   #
compassio.\)
+te gastliche rode is inemned; heorte sar for +te monnes
a+gene sunne. and row+de for his emcristenes wawe. horte sar
haue+d +te .Mon. [{hwenne{] him bi+teng+t +tet he isuneged      #
haue+d. and +tet
sare bi-murne+d and to scrifte kimet. and bi his prostes        #
wissunge
his sunne bete+d. Reu+te for his emcristenes wawe haue+d +te    #
 .Mon.
+tet isich his emcristene in sunne bi-falle. o+der mid          #
sicnesse bi-gan.
and ne mei buten helpe +ter cume. If he ne mei mid worldliche
echte his neode ibete; +tet him sare rowe+t. and his            #
emcristenes
wawe sare bi-murne+d. eft sone hwenne .Mon. him bi-+tenche+d
+tet he haue+d sunful ibeon. and to fele sunne idon. +tenne     #
wule
his heorte ake alse his heued wolde; if he hefde +ter uppon
+tornene helm. Eft sone hwenne +te .Mon. him bi+tench+t +tet he
haue+d on galiche dede to muche god iwre+ted. and naue+d inume
+geme hwe+der heo bi-wedded were +te nere; +tet he hefde mid
to donne; bute his fule lust were ikeled. +tenne +te .Mon. him  #
bi+teng+t
+tet he haue+d to selde igan to chirche. and ilome mid his
honde idon +tet he don ne sculde; +tenne wule his heorte ake    #
alse
his fet and his honde; if heo +turh irnene neile were           #
+turh-stunge.
and if we +tus us solue willeliche pine+d; +tenne ma+ge we beon
godes lornigkinchtes. +tenne we ma+ge him folege. and mid him
bileue. Bidde+d ure drihten +tet +ge moten efter him kume and
+tene fule onkume for-lete +ta +te douel haue+d in ow ibroht of
sunne and edhalde +tet brihte ikunde; +tet god haue+d in ow
ibroht of saule and of likame. and +te klennesse of ower        #
fulluhte
+tet +ge habbe+d et +te fonstan underfonge. and +tet +ge moten  #
+te rode
bere. +te god ow to munege+d. and him folege and mid him
bileue. (\Quod nobis prestare dignetur qui uiuit & cetera.\)    #
Amen. 



