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[^THE BLICKLING HOMILIES.
EARLY ENGLISH TEXT SOCIETY,
O.S. 58, 63, 73.
ED. R. MORRIS.
LONDON, 1967 (1874-1880).
PP. 15.1  - 25.36  (II)
PP. 65.27 - 83.4   (VI)
PP. 131.7 - 137.17 (XII)
PP. 107.8 - 115.25 (X)
PP. 197.1 - 211.9  (XVII)^]

[^B3.2.8^]
<P 15>
<R 1>
[} (\DOMINICA PRIMA IN QUINQVAGESIMA.\) }]
Gehera+d nu, men +ta leofestan, hu Lucas se godspellere
s+agde be +tisse ondweardan tide, ge eac be +t+are
toweardan, & hu Drihten wolde cuman to +t+are stowe +te
he on +trowian wolde.
<R 4>
+ta mid +ty +te hit neal+ahte +t+are tide, H+alend genam his
twelf +tegnas sundor of +t+am weorode, & him to
cw+a+t, Nu we fara+t to Gerusalem, & +tonne beo+d gefylde
ealle +ta halgan gewreotu +te be mannes suna
awritene w+aron.
<R 7>
& he bi+d geseald h+a+tnum mannum, +t+at hie hine bysmrian.
<R 8>
hie hine binda+d & swinga+t & sp+atlia+d on his onsyne; &
+after +t+are swinglan hie hine ofslea+d; & +ty
+triddan d+age he of dea+te arise+t.
<R 10>
Hi +ta +ta Cristes +tegnas +teossa worda nan ongeotan ne
mehton; ac hie w+aron him bediglede, for+ton +te
hie w+aron +tagyt mid worldge+tohtum bewrigene.
<R 13>
+ta w+as geworden +t+at H+alend geneal+ahte Gericho.
<R 14>
+ta s+at +t+ar sum blind +tearfa be +don wege, & gehyrde
myccle menigo him beforan feran; +ta ahsode he
hw+at +t+at w+are.
<R 16>
Hie him ondsworedon & cw+adon, Hit is H+alend se Nazarenisca.
<R 17>
He +ta cleopode hluddre stefne, & +tus cw+a+t: Miltsa me,
Dauides sunu, miltsa me.
<R 18>
+ta foreferendan him budon +t+at he swigade; & swa hie him
swy+tor styrdon, swa he hludor cleopode,
& +tus cw+a+t: Miltsa me, Dauides sunu, miltsa me.
<R 21>
H+alend +ta gestod, & hine het to him gel+adon; & mid +ty +te
he him geneal+ahte, he him tocw+a+t, Hw+at wilt
+tu +t+at ic +te do?
<R 23>
Se blinda him ondswerede & cw+a+t, Drihten, +t+at ic m+age
geseon.
<R 24>
H+alend him tocw+a+t, Loca nu; +tin agen geleafa +te h+af+t
geh+aledne.
<R 25>
He +ta sona inst+apes geseh, & +ta sona w+as Drihtne
fylgende; & hine herede & weor+tode.
<R 27>
& eal +t+at folc +te +tis wundor geseah, his noman myccledon.
<R 28>
Hw+at we nu gehyrdon +tis halige godspel beforan us r+adan, &
+teh we hit sceolan eft ofercwe+tan, +t+at
we +te geornor witon +t+at hit us to bysene belimpe+t eces
lifes.
<R 30>
Nu +ar we gehyrdon +t+at H+alend his +tegnum s+ade his
+trowunga & +ta sar & +da bysmra +te he mid Iudeum adreogan
wolde.
<R 32>
for+don he +tis dyde +t+at
<P 17>
he wolde +tonne hie gesawon his
+da heardan bendas, +t+at hie ne w+aron on heora
mode gedrefede.
<R 34>
&, +donne me hine gesawon sweltendne, +t+at hie +tonne
w+aron afrefrede, he him gehet his +ariste, swa
he +ta mid so+de gefylde, gelice swa he +ar +ta +trowunge
dyde.
<R 37>
His +tegnas w+aron +tagyt fl+asclices modes, & n+aron mid
gastes m+agene getremede.
<R 38>
for+ton hie ne mihton +ta word ongeotan +t+as heofonlican
gerynes, hw+a+tre he getrymede heora geleafan
mid +ton heofonlicon weorce, +teah hie +t+at word +t+as
heofonlican gerynes ne ongeaton.
<R 41>
Nu we sceolan, men +ta leofestan, +da wundor gecyrran on
so+tf+astnesse geleafan ures Drihtnes H+alendes
Cristes, +ta he +turh his +ta mycclan miht worhte beforan
manna eagum.
<R 44>
We nestan +ar hw+at se blinda w+as; nu we magon +tonne
ongytan hw+at +t+at geryne tacna+t.
<R 46>
Eal +tis mennisce cyn w+as on blindnesse, seo+d+dan +ta
+arestan men asceofene w+aron of gefean neorxnawanges,
& +ta beorhtnessa forleton +t+as heofonlican leohtes, &
+tisse worlde +teostro & erm+da +trowodan.
<R 49>
Drihten +ta +turh his tocyme +tysne middangeard onlyhte, &
eallum geleaffulum monnum heora gong gesta+telade
to lifes wege, +t+at hie magon +turh +ta
lustfulnesse heora modes, mid godum d+adum, geearnian
leoht +t+as ecan lifes.
<R 53>
Halige gewreotu us tacnia+t +tas world +turh +tone monan;
for+ton +tonne he wexe+t, he bi+d gelic +t+am godum
men +te ahopa+d to +t+am ecean leohte, & +tonne se mona
wana+d, +tonne tacna+d he ure dea+tlicnesse, &
+tisse worlde wanunge.
<R 57>
Cw+a+t se godspellere, mid +ty +te se H+alend geneal+ahte
Gericho, +t+at leoht cyrde to +ton blindan.
<R 58>
+t+at tacna+t +t+at seo godcundnes onfeng ure tydran gecynde.
<R 59>
+ta cyrde sona +t+at heofonlice leoht to +tyssum menniscan
cynne, +te se +aresta man forlet; & for+don
God to us ni+ter [{astahg{] +te he wolde +t+at we w+aron
upahafene to his godcundnesse.
<R 62>
Rihtlic +t+at w+as +t+at se blinda be +d+am wege s+ate
w+adliende; for+ton +te Drihten sylfa cw+a+t, Ic eom weg
so+df+astnesse; & se +te ne can +ta beorhtnesse +t+as ecan
leohtes, se bi+d blind.
<R 65>
& se leofa+d & gelyfe+t se +te site+t be +t+am wege
w+adliende, & +tonne bide+t +t+as ecan leohtes, & no ne
geblinne+t.
<R 67>
Se +tonne ne ongyte+t +ta +teostra his agenra synna, wite he
+t+at he bi+d wana
<P 19>
+t+as ecan leohtes, buton
he gebete +t+at he +ar forgiten h+afde.
<R 70>
Cleopian we nu in eglum mode & inneweardre heortan, swa se
blinda dyde, & cwe+tan, Miltsa me, Dauides
sunu, miltsa me.
<R 72>
Smeagean we nu & +tencan hw+at +t+at tacnode, +t+at seo
menigo styrde +t+am blindan +t+at he cleopode.
<R 73>
Ic +te secge hw+at seo menego tacnode, +ta fl+asclican willan
& +ta ungereclican uncysta.
<R 75>
+ta cuma+t oft +turh deofles sceonessa +ar to manna heortan,
+ar Drihtnes weorc +t+ar wunian mote; & hie
beo+t on heora mode mid mislicum ge+tohtum onstyrede, +t+at
seo stemn +t+are heortan bi+d swi+te gedrefed
on +t+am gebede.
<R 78>
Gehyran we nu forhwon se blinda leoht onfeng, & hw+at he dyde
+ta hine seo menego +treade +t+at he swigode.
<R 80>
He ma cegde & geornor b+ad +t+at H+alend him miltsade: +t+at
is +tonne +t+at we sceolan beon gel+arede mid
+tysse bysene, +tonne we beo+t mid mycclum hungre yfelra
ge+tohta abisgode, +tonne sceolan we geornlice
biddan +t+at he us gescylde wi+t +ta +tusendlican cr+aftas
deofles costunga.
<R 85>
Cw+a+t se godspellere, H+alend ferde +t+ar for+t, & +ta
gehyrde +tone blindan cleopian, & he sona gestod,
& +t+at wundor worhte +t+at he +tone blindan onlyhte.
<R 87>
Gehyra+t we nu +t+at seo mennisce gecynd bi+t a f+arende, &
seo godcunde meht a sta+tolf+astlice stonde+t.
<R 89>
Hw+at h+afde seo godcunde +turh +ta menniscan nemne buton
+t+at heo mihte beon acenned, & wacian, & arisan,
& faran of stowe to o+terre.
<R 91>
+tonne [{mar+ton{] +t+are godcundnesse n+anig onwendnesse on
carcerne w+as of +t+are menniscan gecynde, nalas
of +t+are godcundan miht.
<R 93>
he bi+d a wesende, & +aghw+ar ondweard, & +alce stowe he
gefyl+t & ufan oferwryh+t, & a bi+t ece.
<R 95>
+t+at us tacna+t +t+at he +turh +ta menniscan gecynd ure
stefne blindnesse gehyre+t; +tonne we ure synna ondetta+t
& us forgifnessa bidda+t, +tonne bi+d he sona us
efen+trowiende, & hra+te miltsiende & forgifende
ura synna.
<R 99>
Eac is to ge+tencenne hw+at Drihten spr+ac, +ta se blinda to
him com; he cw+a+t, Hw+at wilt +tu +t+at ic +te
do?
<R 100>
N+as +t+at na +t+at he nyste hw+at se blinda wolde, se ealle
+ting wat, & him leoht forgeaf; ah Drihten
wile +t+at hine mon bidde, se +te +ar geteod h+afde +t+at he
+ton biddendan ece lif forgeafe.
<R 103>
Gelimplice he us l+arde & monade, hu we us gebiddan sceoldan,
& hw+a+tere
<P 21>
cw+a+t, Eower F+ader se on heofenum
is, wat hw+as eow +tearf bi+t, +ar ge hine o biddan.
<R 106>
We magan ongytan +t+at he for+ton us gesette +t+at we hine
biddan sceoldan, +ty we sceolan +tonne eac, in
+ta tid +t+as gebedes, ure heortan gecl+ansian from o+trum
ge+tohtum.
<R 109>
Gehyran we eac +t+at se blinda ne b+ad goldes, ne seolfres,
ne worldglenga, ah b+ad his eagena leohtes.
<R 110>
Hw+at we witon +tonne se mon bi+d blind, +teah he mycel age &
feala f+ageres, +t+at him bi+d mycel daru,
gif he hit geseon ne m+ag.
<R 113>
Men +ta leofestan, onhyrgean we +tone blindan +te on lichoman
w+as geh+aled ge eac on mode.
<R 114>
Ne biddan we urne Drihten +tyses l+anan welan, ne +tyssa
eor+tlicra geofa +te hr+adlice from monnum gewita+t,
[{ac{] biddon we Drihten +t+as leohtes +te n+afre ne
geenda+d.
<R 117>
+tis leoht we habba+t wi+d nytenu gem+ane, ac +t+at leoht we
sceolan secan +t+at we motan habban mid englum
gem+ane, in +t+am gastlicum +trymmum.
<R 119>
+t+at leoht on nanre tide ne ablinne+t; o+ton leohte is
fulfremednesse weg +te we on feran sceolan, +t+at
is se rihta geleafa.
<R 121>
Swi+te ea+te +t+at m+ag beon +t+at sume men +tencan o+t+te
cwe+tan, hu m+ag ic secan +t+at gastlice leoht +te ic
geseon ne m+ag, o+t+te hwanan sceal me cu+t beon +t+at ic
mid lichomlicum eagum geseon ne m+ag?
<R 125>
+t+am men m+ag beon swi+te ra+te geondweard.
Hw+at gelyfe+t se lichoma butan +turh +ta sawle?
<R 126>
Ge+tencean +ta men +t+at hie heora sylfra sawla geseon ne
magon; ac eal swa hw+at swa se gesenelica lichama
de+t o+t+te wyrce+t, eal +t+at de+t seo ungesynelice
sawl +turh +tone lichoman.
<R 129>
& +tonne seo sawl hie ged+ale+t wi+tone lichoman, hwylc bi+d
he +tonne buton swylce stan, o+t+te treow?
<R 131>
Ne he hine na ne onstyre+t, sy+t+tan seo ungesynelice sawl
him of bi+t; ac sona he molsna+t, & wyr+t to
+t+are ilcan eor+tan +te he +ar of gesceapen w+as, o+t+t+at
Drihten cyme+t on domes d+ag, & hate+t +ta eor+tan
eft agifan +t+at heo +ar onfeng.
<R 135>
& bi+d +tonne undea+tlic, +teah he +ar dea+tlic w+are +ta heo
hine onfeng, & sceal +teah beon gelic his geearnungum.
<R 137>
Gehyron we nu, men +ta leofestan, hw+at awriten is on Godes
bocum, +t+at se mon se +te god onginne+t & +tonne
ablinne+t, ne bi+t he Godes leof on +t+am nehstan d+age.
<R 139>
Ac se +te god onginne+t, & on +ton +turhwuna+t o+t ende his
lifes, se bi+d hal
<P 23>
geworden.
<R 141>
For+ton we habba+t ned+tearfe +t+at we ongyton +ta blindnesse
ure +al+teodignesse; we send on +tisse worlde
+al+teodignesse.
<R 143>
we synd on +tisse worlde +al+teodige, & swa w+aron si+t+ton
se +aresta ealdor +tisses menniscan cynnes Godes
bebodu abr+ac.
<R 145>
& for+ton gylte we w+aron on +tysne wr+acsi+t sende, & nu eft
sceolon o+terne e+tel secan, swa wite, swa
wuldor, swe we nu geearnian willa+t.
<R 147>
Gif we willa+t nu on Drihten gelyfan, & hine ongytan, +tonne
beo we sittende be +t+am wege, swa se blinda dyde.
<R 149>
+t+at is +tonne +t+at we sceolon +tone geleafan & +t+at
ondgit mid godum d+adum gefyllan, +tonne beo we urum
H+alende fylgende, swa se blinda w+as, sy+t+tan he geseon
mihte.
<R 152>
Her us cy+t +t+at se godspellere s+ade hu Drihten cw+a+t to
Petre, +ta he b+ad +t+at he moste faran & his f+ader
bebyrgean.
<R 154>
H+alend him +ta ondswarede & cw+a+t, +tu scealt fylgean me,
& l+atan +ta deadan bergean heora deade.
<R 155>
On +ton he us bysene onstealde +t+at n+anig mon ne sceal
lufian ne ne geman his gesibbes, gif he hine
+arost ag+alde Godes +teowdomes.
<R 158>
Ge+tencean we eac +t+at Drihten his englas gesceop, & heofen
& eor+tan, s+a, & ealle +ta gesceafta +te on
+t+am syndon; ealle stowa he gefylle+t & ymbfeh+t & neo+tan
underwre+te+t, & +aghwar he bi+t ondweard.
<R 161>
hw+a+tere he hine to +ton geea+tmedde for ure ned+tearfe,
+t+at he astah on medmycelne inno+d +t+are a cl+anan
f+amnan, & he onfeng +ta ilcan gecynde for urum lufon +te
he +ar gesceop.
<R 164>
& +ta nolde he him geceosan welige yldran, ac +ta +te
h+afdon lytle worldspeda, ne hie n+afdan for him
lamb to syllenne, ah twegen culfran briddas him
genihtsumedan, & twegen turturan gem+accan.
<R 168>
& hw+a+tere hie w+aron of Dauides cynnes strynde, +t+as
rihtcynecynnes.
<R 169>
Nu we gehyra+d +t+at Drihten forseah +tone welan +tisse
worlde; & he eft +after f+ace +at +t+am unl+adum Iudeum
manig bysmor ge+trowade.
<R 171>
hie hine swungon, & bundon, & sp+atledon on his onsyne, & mid
bradre hand slogan, & mid heora fystum
beotan; & +ta wundan beag of +tornum & him setton on
heafod for cynehelme; & hine +ta on rode ahengon.
<R 175>
Eal +tis he +trowode for ure lufan & h+alo; +ty he wolde
+t+at we +t+at heofenlice rice onfengon, +t+at +ta +arestan
<P 25>
men forworhtan +turh heora gifernesse & oferhygde.
<R 177>
Hw+at wille we on domes d+ag for+tberan +t+as we for urum
Drihtne arefnedon, nu he swa mycel for ure lufan ge+trowode?
<R 179>
Monige men syndon +te cwe+ta+t +t+at hie on God gelyfon &
hine lufian, & +tonne hwe+tere nella+t ablinnan
from heora unrihtum gestreonum & gitsunga, ah hie beo+d
upahafene on oforhygde & eac beo+t onb+arnde
mid +t+are biteran +afeste, ge eac beo+t besmitene mid +t+am
[^MORRIS: +tem^] uncl+anan firenluste.
<R 184>
Men +ta men +te +tyssum uncystum fylga+d, ne healda+t hie
Drihtnes bebodu ne his bysenum ne fylgea+d;
ac hie swi+tor fylga+t deofles larum, & his sceonessum; symle
he hie getyh+t to eallum uncystum, & to
+t+are lufan +tisse worlde mid his leascr+aftum.
<R 188>
& se +te him +tonne ne wile wi+tstondan, he him +at his ende
grim geweor+te+t & hine gel+ade+t on ece forwyrd.
<R 190>
Gemunon we nu ure d+aghwamlican synna +te we wi+d Godes
willan geworht habba+t, +t+at we mid eallum m+agene
hie beton mid f+astenum, & mid gebedum, & mid
+almesweorcum, & mid so+tre hreowe.
<R 193>
+t+at bi+d seo so+te hreow +t+at mon +ta geworhtan synna
andette & georne bete.
<R 195>
Wepan we nu, & cwe+tan & ge+tencan hu Drihten cw+a+d, Eadige
beo+t +ta +te nu wepa+d, for+ton +te hi beo+t eft afrefrede.
<R 197>
Hw+at we nu gehyra+t +t+at we magon mid +t+are so+dan hreowe
ece blisse geearnian.
<R 198>
& eft he cw+a+t, Wa eow +te nu hliha+t, for+ton ge eft wepa+d
on ecnesse, +t+at is +t+at unasecgenlice wr+ac
& +t+at ungeendode wite, +t+at +ton unl+adon +t+ar
geteohhod bi+t; him w+are betere +t+at he n+afre geboren
n+are.
<R 202>
For+ton we sceolan beon gemyndige Godes beboda, & ure sawle
+tearfe, +ta hwile +te we motan, & biddan
we georne urne Drihten +t+at he us generige from +ton ecan
cwealme, & us gel+ade on +tone gefean his
wuldres.
<R 205>
+t+ar is ece blis & +t+at ungeendode rice; nis +t+ar +anig
sar gemeted, ne adl, ne ece, ne n+anig unrotnes;
nis +t+ar ege, ne geflit, ne yrre, ne n+anig
wi+terweardnes.
<R 208>
ac +t+ar is gefea, & blis, & [{f+agernes{] , & se ham is
gefylled mid heofonlicum gastum, mid englum &
heahenglum, mid heahf+aderum & apostolum, & mid +ty
unarimedan weorode haligra martyra +ta ealle motan
wunian mid Drihtne in eallra worlda world.
<R 212>
Amen.

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[^B3.2.21^]
<P 65>
<R 1>
[} (\DOMINICA SEXTA IN QUADRAGESIMA.\) }]
Her s+ag+t, men +ta leofestan, be +tisse halgan tide
arwyr+tnesse, hu se mildheorta Drihten, & se Alysend
+tysses menniscan cynnes hine sylfne geea+tmedde +t+at of
heh+te +t+as f+aderlican +trymmes to eor+tan
astag, to +ton +t+at he wolde +trowian for ealra manna
h+ale, & us gefreolsian from deofles +teowdome, & us 
<P 67>
+ateowan his mihte & his willan; & hu, unforhte mode, he
geneal+ahte +t+are stowe +te he on +drowian
wolde [{for{] [{ure{] onlesnesse, & deofles geny+terunge.
<R 8>
On +tyssum d+age ure Drihten H+alend w+as weor+tod & hered
from Iudea folce; for+ton +te hie ongeaton +t+at
he w+as H+alend Crist, +turh +t+at wundorgeweorc +te he
Lazarum awehte of dea+te +ty feor+tan d+age, +t+as
+te he on byrgenne w+as.
<R 12>
+ta b+aron hie him togeanes blowende palmtwigu; for+ton +te
hit w+as Iudisc +teaw, +tonne heora ciningas
h+afdon sige geworht on heora feondum, & hie w+aron eft ham
hweorfende, +tonne eodan hie him togeanes
mid blowendum palmtwigum, heora siges to wyor+tmyndum.
<R 17>
Wel +t+at gedafenode +t+at Drihten swa dyde on +ta gelicnesse;
for+ton +te he w+as wuldres cyning.
<R 18>
+tysne d+ag hie nemdon siges d+ag; se nama tacna+t +tone sige
+te Drihten gesigef+asted wi+tstod deofle,
+ta he mid his dea+te +tone ecan dea+t oferswi+tde, swa he
sylf +turh +tone witgan s+agde; he cw+a+t, Eala
dea+t, ic beo +tin dea+t, & ic beo +tin bite on helle.
<R 22>
Mycelne bite Drihten dyde on helle +ta he +tyder astag, &
helle bereafode, & +ta halgan sauwla +tonon
al+adde, & hie generede of deofles anwalde, +ta he to
+teowdome +tyder on fruman middangeardes gesamnode w+aron.
<R 26>
He hie eft al+adde of helle grunde on +ta hean +trymmas
heofona rices.
<R 27>
Iohannes, se deora +tegn, us cy+tde on +t+am godspelle, &
+tus cw+a+t: H+alend cwom syx dagum +ar Iudea eastrum,
to Bethania +t+ar Lazarus w+as for+tfered, & he hine
awehte of dea+te.
<R 30>
Martha his sweostor +ta gearwode +tam H+alende +afengereordu;
& hire sweostor ges+at big H+alendes fotum,
+t+are nama w+as Maria; for+ton +te heo wolde gehyran his
word & his lare.
<R 33>
Martha w+as geornful +t+at heo +ton H+alende to gecwemnesse
+tegnode; heo gestod beforan him, & him tocw+a+t,
Hwy nelt +tu geman +t+at min sweostor me l+at ane
+tegnian?
<R 36>
cw+a+t to hire +t+at heo me fultumie.
H+alend hire +ta ondswarode, & cw+a+t, Martha, Martha, wes
+tu behydig & gemyndig Marian +tinga, +t+at is,
+t+at +tu scealt on +aghwylce tid Godes willan wercan,
+t+at an +te is selost +t+at +tu Gode licie.
<R 40>
Maria hire geceas +tone betstan d+al, se ne bi+d n+afre fram
hire afyrred.
<R 41>
Lazarus +t+ar w+as ana sittende mid H+alende, & mid
<P 69>
his +tegnum; Maria genam an pund deorwyr+tre smerenesse,
& smerede +t+as H+alendes fet, & eft mid hire loccum
drygde.
<R 43>
+ta w+as eall +t+at hus gefylled mid +ton swetan stence
+t+are deorwyr+dan smerenesse.
<R 45>
H+alendes +tegna sum +ta w+as swy+te gebolgen, se w+as haten
Iudas se Scariothisca; for+ton he com of +t+am
tune +te Scariot hatte; he cw+a+t, To hwon sceolde +teos
smyrenes +tus beon to lore gedon?
<R 48>
ea+te heo mehte beon geseald to +trim hunde penega, & +t+at
ged+aled [{+tearfendum{] mannum.
<R 50>
Ne cw+a+t he +t+at na for+ton +te him w+are +anig gemynd
+tearfendra manna, ah he w+as gitsere, & se wyresta
scea+ta; for+ton +ta apostolas hine letan heora seodas beran
+t+at hie woldan mid +ton his gitsunga cunnian.
<R 53>
He w+as eac se wyresta gitsere, +te he gesealde wi+t feo
heofones Hlaford & ealles middangeardes.
<R 55>
H+alend him +ta ondswarede, & cw+a+t, Tohwon syndon ge +tyses
weorces swa hefige; god weorc heo w+as wyrcende on me.
<R 57>
Symle ge habba+t +tearfan, gif [{ge{] willa+t teala don, ah
ge nabba+t me symle, ac l+ata+t +tis +tus wesan to
cy+tnesse minre bebyrgednesse.
<R 59>
So+t is +t+at ic eow secgge, +t+at +tis godspell sceal beon
s+agd & bodad geond ealne middangeard; for+don
+tis w+as gedon on min gemynd.
<R 61>
+t+at Iudisce folc +ta wiste +t+at H+alend com to Lazares
ham, foran +ta +tyder; n+as +teah na for his lufon,
ac for fyrwetgeornnesse +t+as wundres, & woldan geseon
Lazarus +tone +te he +ar of dea+te awehte.
<R 64>
+da w+as gefylled +t+at +ar gecweden w+as, +tis folc me
weor+ta+t mid wordum, & is +teah heora heorte feor
fram me.
<R 66>
+ta ealdormen +ta +tohtan, & +ta witan, +t+at hie woldan
Lazarus acwellan; for+ton +te manige men gelyfdon
on H+alend +ta he hine of dea+te awehte.
<R 69>
+ta com +tyder on morgen mycel menigo for +ton symbeld+age.
<R 70>
H+alend +ta +tonon ferde to Hierusalem, mid +ty +te hie +t+at
gesawon, hie naman blowende palmtwigu, & b+aron
him togeanes, & him to onluton, & hine weor+todan swa
cinige gerise+t.
<R 73>
+ta he +ta geneal+ahte Gerusalem, +ta becom he +ar to Betfage
+t+am tune neh Oliuetes dune.
<R 74>
H+alend +ta cw+a+t to his twam +tegnum, to Petre & Iohanne,
Ganga+t nu on +tas ceasterwic +te inc ongean
stande+t, +tonne gemete gyt +t+ar eoselan ges+alede & hire
folan; ons+ala+t hie & to me gel+ada+t; & gif inc
<P 71>
hwa +t+as wi+tcwe+te, secgga+t +t+at Drihten +t+as ah
+tearfe, ra+te hie mon +tonne forl+ate+t to me.
<R 79>
+tis w+as geworden, for+ton +t+at se witedom w+are gefylled
+te +ar gecweden w+as, Secgga+t Siones dohtrum
+t+at heora cining cyme+t, milde & mon+tw+are, & bi+t
sittende ofor eoselan folan +t+as nytenes.
<R 82>
His +tegnas +ta dydon swa he him bebead, l+addon him to +tone
eosol, & gedydon +t+at he +t+ar on gesittan
mihte.
<R 84>
Eal +t+at folc +t+at +t+ar beforan ferde, streowodan heora
hr+agl him togeanes, sume naman +ta twigu of
+t+am treowum, & streowodan on +tone weg.
<R 86>
Seo menigo +te +t+ar beforan ferde, & seo se +t+ar +after
fylgde, ealle hie cegdon, & cw+adon, H+alend, Dauides
Sunu, +tu eart gebletsad on Drihtnes naman, h+al us on
heanessum.
<R 89>
Mid +ty +te H+alend +ta eode on +ta ceastre, eal seo burh
w+as onstyred, & +ta ceasterware cegdon & cw+adon,
hw+at is +tes mihtiga +te her +tus m+arlice fere+t?
<R 92>
+t+at folc him ondswarode & cw+a+t, Hit is se Nadzarenisca
witga of Galileum, se sceal beon gehered ofor
ealle +teoda, & geweor+tod ge of cilda mu+te
meolcsucendra.
<R 94>
He +ta ineode on +t+at halige Salemannes templ, & +ta ut
awearp +ta sceomolas +tara cypemanna, & +ta setl
+tara mynetera, & cw+a+t, Min hus sceal beon gebedhus
geceged, & ge hit do+t scea+tum to scrafum.
<R 98>
Him +ta to eodan blinde & healte, & he hie ra+te geh+alde.
<R 99>
Eal +tis w+as geworden to+ton +t+at we sceoldan ures Drihtnes
wundor oncnawan, & mid mycelre lufan hine arwyr+tian.
<R 101>
Cw+a+t se godspellere, H+alend com syx dagum +ar eastrum to
Bethania; on +ton is getacnod +t+at he com on
+t+are syxtan ylde on +tysne middangeard mancyn to alysenne.
<R 103>
Ne forlet ure Drihten +tysne middangeard na leng buton
lareowum +tonne twa hund wintra, ac he sende
hehf+aderas & witgan +ta hine toweard s+adon.
<R 106>
swa he +tonne +ta syx dagas +ar his +trowunga synderlic weorc
+alce d+age cy+tde, +arest on +t+am S+ateres d+age
he awehte Ladzarum of dea+te, & on +t+am drihtenlican
Sunnand+age +te nu ondweard is, he w+as to cinge
ongyten & gehered, ge of cilda mu+te gecnawen & weor+tad.
<R 110>
& on +t+am +afteran d+age he awergde +t+at fictreow, on +t+am
he nanne w+astm ne funde; +t+at getacna+t +ta synfullan
+te nabba+t nanne w+astm godra weorca.
<R 113>
+ty +triddan d+age he cw+a+t to his +tegnum,
<P 73>
Nu on twam nihtum bi+t mannes sunu geseald on
synfulra hand.
<R 115>
+ty feor+tan d+age he w+as on Simones huse +t+as
lic+troweres, +t+arin geat +t+at wif +ta deorwyr+tan
smerenesse on his heafod.
<R 117>
+ty fiftan d+age he +twoh his +tegna fet, & s+at mid him +at
+t+am +afengereordum, & his lichoman him sealde
on hlafe, & his blod on wine.
<R 119>
& +te syxtan d+age Iudeas hine ahengan on rode, +t+ar he his
blod ageat for ure h+ale, & us alesde of
deofles +teowdome.
<R 121>
Cw+a+t se godspellere, Martha & Maria getacnia+t +tis
l+anelice lif & +tis gewitendlice; Martha onfeng Crist
on hire hus +t+at heo him +tegnode.
<R 123>
hw+at tacna+t heo buton +ta halgan cyricean, +t+at synd
geleaffulle menn +ta gearwia+t cl+ane wununga on
heora heortum Criste sylfum?
<R 125>
He cw+a+t, Ic eardige on him, & ic beo heora God on ecnesse.
<R 126>
Be +t+am se apostol cw+a+t, Se +almihtiga God sec+t +ta
cl+anan heortan him on to eardienne; +tonne ne m+ag
+t+at Godes templ beon besmiten, ac se Godes man sceal beon
fulfremed on rihtwisum weorcum.
<R 130>
cw+a+t se writere +t+at Maria gename an pund deorwyr+tre
smyrenesse, & smyrede mid +t+as H+alendes fet, &
mid hire loccum dregde; +ta w+as eal +t+at hus gefylled mid
+ton swetan stence.
<R 133>
+teos smerenes w+as geworht of ehtatene cynna wyrtum, +t+ar
w+aron +treo +ta betstan ele, & nardus, & spica,
seo is brunes heowes & godes stences, & +t+at n+afre ne
afula+t +t+at mid hire gesmered bi+t.
<R 136>
+tis w+as us gedon to lifes bysene, & gif we nu willa+t ure
saula smerian mid mildheortnesse ele, +tonne
magon we bringan Drihtne unforwealwodne w+astm godra
weorca.
<R 139>
Gemunon we symle +t+at we +ta god don +te us Godes bec
l+ara+t, +t+at is +tonne, f+asten and halige w+accan,
& +almessylena +after urum gemete; & mid manegum o+trum
gastlicum m+agenum we magon geearnian +t+at we
urum Drihtne bringa+t godra weorca swetne stenc.
<R 143>
Maria seo +te s+at be H+alendes fotum +t+at heo wolde geheran
his word & his lara, heo tacna+t +ta halgan
cyricean on +t+are toweardan worlde, seo bi+t gefreolsod
fram eallum gewinnum, & heo bi+t on +t+are sceawunga
anre +t+as heofonlican +tremmes, & heo reste+t on
onsyne ures Drihtnes, & hine here+t unablinnendlice.
<R 148>
+t+at cy+tde Iohannes se godspellere, +t+at he geherde engla
+treatas Gode lof singan, & +tus
<P 75>
cwe+tan, Wyr+te +tu eart, Drihten God, +t+at +tu onfo wuldor, 
& are, & m+agen, & bletsunga, & d+ada +tancunga, ealra
+tinra gesceafta +te +tu gesceope, on heofenum & on eor+tan,
+after +tinum willan.
<R 153>
Lazarus, +te Crist awehte +ty feor+tan d+age +t+as +te he on
byrgenne w+as ful wunigende, he getacna+t +tysne
middangeard, se w+as mid +ton gewunon +t+are heofogoston
gewemmednesse synna & mana full.
<R 156>
Efne swa seo hefige byr+ten site+t on +t+am deadan lichoman
+t+are byrgenne & +t+as dea+tes, & hie se stan
& seo eor+te +trycce, swa s+at +tonne seo unar+afnedlice
byr+ten synna on eallum +tysum menniscan cynne
ures Drihtnes H+alendes Cristes.
<R 160>
Nu we sceolan onherian Marian +t+are +te smerede H+alendes
fet, & mid hire loccum drygde; +t+at is +tonne,
+t+at we sceolan god weorc wyricean, & rihtlice libban,
+tonne fylge we Drihtnes sw+a+te, +t+at is gif
we o+tre men teala l+ara+t, & hie be urum larum rihtlice for
Gode libba+t, +tonne bringe we Drihtne
swetne stenc on urum d+adum & larum.
<R 165>
Swa Paulus se apostol cw+a+t, Drihtnes fet we magon smerian,
gif we willa+t o+trum geleaffullum teala
don, & helpan +t+as earman se +te bet m+age, & beon symle
efen+trowgende o+tres earfo+tum, swylce eac on
o+tres gode beon swi+te gefeonde.
<R 169>
Cw+a+t se godspellere +t+at Iudas w+are swy+te gebolgen for
+t+are smerenesse; he cw+a+t +t+at nyttre w+are +t+at
hie man gesealde to +trim hunde penega, & +ta +tonne
ged+alde +tearfendum mannum.
<R 172>
Iudas h+afde onlicnesse +tara manna +te willa+t Godes
cyricean yfelian & strudan, & hw+a+tere se +te w+as
lareow, & so+tf+astnesse bysen, & cining ealre cl+annesse,
forlet mid him beon +tone godwracan +teof.
<R 175>
Ac mid +t+are bysene, he gecy+tde +t+at so+tf+aste men
habba+t mid him +teofas & synfulle men; & hw+a+tere hie
sceolan heora yfel ge+tylde arefnan on him selfum.
<R 178>
Crist us onstealde ge+tyldelice bysene; ne cw+a+t he na to
Iudan, +tis +tu cwist for +tinre gitsunge & for
+tinre stale; ac he cw+a+t, L+at +tis +tus wesan, god
weorc heo w+as wyrcende in me.
<R 181>
Mid +tyssum wordum he gecy+tde +t+at he wolde beon swyltende;
he cw+a+t, Symle ge habba+d +tearfan, ac ge
me symle nabba+t.
<R 183>
Ne bi+t seo halige cirice n+afre buton +tearfan.
<R 184>
+ta ane men habba+t Crist on heora heortan, +te geteode beo+t
to +ton ecean life.
<R 185>
Crist sylfa cw+a+t, Symle ge me habba+t mid
<P 77>
geleaffullum mannum ondweardne, +turh +tone m+agen+trym minre
[{godcundnesse{] ; hw+a+tere seo beholene ondweardnes ne
gewat from us.
<R 188>
Manige men hine habba+t +turh +t+at halige fulwiht, & +turh
rihtne geleafan Cristes ons+agdnesse, +te we
+at +t+am weofode nima+t; ac +ta men +ta +te on woh lifia+t,
nabba+t hie na Crist on heora heortan, ac hie
gearwia+t deoflum eardunga, & him selfum ece wite.
<R 192>
Cw+a+t se godspellere, +ta ealdormen +tara sacerda +tohtan
+t+at hie woldan Lazarum ofslean, & +ta unl+adan
noldan ge+tencean +t+at Drihten hine mihte eft aweccean,
swa he hine +ar of sawle dea+te awehte +turh
+tone m+agen+trym.
<R 196>
Matheus se godspellere s+agde, +ta H+alend wolde geneal+acean
Gerusalem, +ta com he +ar to Betfage.
<R 197>
Wel +t+at gedafenode +ta he of heofenum to eor+tan cwom,
+t+at he wolde +trowian for +tis mennisce cynn,
& +t+are tide neal+ahte ure alesnesse.
<R 199>
Betfage, se tun, getacna+t +ta halgan cyricean on +t+are
bi+t sungen +t+at halige geryne, & men +t+ar heora
synna andetta+t, & him +t+ar forgifnesse bidda+t.
<R 202>
We gehyrdan +ar +t+atte H+alend sende his twegen +tegnas; +ta
tacnia+t halige lareowas, +t+at hie sceolan
+turhwunian on rihtum geleafan & on fulfremedlicum weorcum,
& hie sceolan l+aran Godes lufan & manna,
buton +t+am twam ne m+ag nan man becuman to +t+am ecean
life.
<R 206>
He cw+a+t: Ga+t on +ta wic +te beforan inc stonde+d.
<R 207>
Hw+at Drihten +ta cynelican burh forhogodlice naman nemde;
for+ton oft wic beo+t on manegum stowum medmyccle
gesette; seo ceaster +tonne w+as heh & aldorlic; ah
for+ton Crist +ta mycclan burh & +ta halgan
Gerusalem swa forhogdlice nemde, for+ton +te +ta burhware
him w+aron for heora ungeleafan & mand+adum
swi+te forhogde & ungecorene.
<R 213>
& eac he wiste +t+at wite +t+at him toweard w+as, & +t+at
+t+at seo burh sceolde abrocen weor+tan & bereafod,
swa he his apostolum s+agde, +ta [{hie{] emb +tone +trym
& emb +ta f+agernesse +t+as temples & +d+are burge
to Criste spr+acan, & cw+adan +t+at hit w+are +trymlic
geweorc & f+ager.
<R 218>
Drihten him +ta ondswerede & cw+a+t, Hw+at ge nu geseo+t
ealle +ta f+agernessa +tissa getimbra, so+t is +t+at
ic eow seccge; +t+at +t+at geo weor+te+d for +tyses folces
synnum & mand+adum, +t+at ealle +tas getimbro
beo+t toworpene, & her ne bi+d forl+aten
<P 79>
stan ofor stan, +t+at +alc ne sy fram o+trum adon.
<R 222>
Swa swa hit seo+t+tan gelamp xl wintra +after +ton +de
hie Crist on rode ahengon, & for manna h+alo lichoman
dea+t he +trowode.
<R 224>
A he onbad, +turh +ta mycclan ge+tyld, +t+at feowertig
wintra hwe+ter hie gecyrran woldan, o+t+te +anige
hreowe & d+adbote don +t+as mycclan yfeles & manes, +te hie
wi+d heora Drihten gedydon, & eac wi+t manige his haligra.
<R 228>
+ta he +ta geseah +t+at hie n+anige bote ne hreowe don
noldan, ah hie for +ton heora yfelum +turhwunedon,
Drihten +ta sende on hie maran wr+ace +tonne +afre +ar
+anigu o+tru gelumpe, buton Sodomwarum anum.
<R 231>
+t+at w+as +tonne +ta Titus com mid Romana herige, & him
wr+ac +t+at hie heora cyning on rode ahengon.
<R 233>
+ta leode +ta flugon +ta hie +tone here toweardne wiston on
+ta burh Gerusalem.
<R 234>
Titus +ta se casere embs+at +ta burh utan mid herige, &
+t+ar lange gewicode, o+t+t+at hie hungre swultan
+te on +t+are byrig w+aron; and hie for +t+am hungre +ta
burh werian [{ne{] mihton, ac se casere hie +ta abr+ac,
& +t+as folces +t+ane m+astan d+al ofslog.
<R 238>
W+as +tara manna eallra +te +t+ar ofslegene w+aron & hungre
swultan, mid wifmannum & w+apnedmannum, endleofan
si+tum hund [{teontig{] +tusenda; & +ta hi gyt genaman
+t+as folces +te +t+ar to lafe w+as, & him selost
licodan, hund teontig +tusenda, and mid him l+addon on
h+aftned; & ehtatyne sy+tum hund teontig +tusenda
hi tosendon, & wi+d feo sealdon wide into leodscipas.
<R 244>
Ealles +t+as folces w+as, +te se casere Titus innon
Ierusalem beferde, +trittigun sy+tum hund teontig
+tusenda, & +t+at eal for Godes wr+ace fordyde, & +t+at land
gesetton swa hie sylfe woldon.
<R 248>
W+as +t+at wite swa strang, swa Godes ge+teld +ar mycel w+as.
<R 249>
Drihten cw+a+t to his +tegnum, Gyt gemeta+t eoselan gebundene
& hire folan, l+ada+d hine to me.
<R 250>
Hw+at tacna+t se eosel +te Drihten Crist on sittan wolde,
buton +t+at geleaffulle folc Iudea, and eac
o+tor manig +ta +te beo+d Gode under+teodde on godum willan,
& +t+as wyr+te beo+t +t+at hie heofon cining on
heora heortum beran?
<R 254>
He hie gerece+t to eallum godum, and he hie gel+ade+t on
sibbe gesyh+te; for+ton +t+are burge nama +te
<P 81>
is nemned Gerusalem is gereht sibbe gesyh+t, for+ton +te
halige saula +t+ar resta+t.
<R 257>
He cw+a+t +t+at his +tegnas dydon swa he him bebead.
<R 258>
Cu+tlice +t+at tacna+t +t+at +tas lareowas ne sceolan Godes
domas naw+ter ne na wanian ne ne ecan, buton swa
hie God sylf gesette.
<R 260>
+ta lareowas sceolan heora agenne lichoman swencean on
forh+afdnesse, & godes lifes bysene onstellan
+t+am +te him +after fylgeon, & Drihtnes weg gegearwian to
heora modum.
<R 263>
Hw+at tacna+t seo menigo +te +t+ar beforan ferde, buton +t+at
Iudisce folc on +t+am w+as se halga heap hehf+adera
& witgena, +ta +te Cristes tocyme wiston & fores+agdon,
& +ta wundro +te he worhte, & his +trowunga,
& his +ariste, & his upastignesse.
<R 267>
Ealle hie cleopodan & cw+adon anre stefne: H+alend, Dauides
sunu, +tu eart gebletsod, +tu +te come on Drihtnes
naman, h+al us on +t+am hehstan.
<R 269>
+t+at +afterfylgende weorod tacna+t ealle +ta+te seo+t+tan
+after Cristes cyme w+aron to gode gecyrrede.
<R 270>
Nu +tonne sceolan cleopian ealle geleaffulle mid cl+anre
heortan & mid hlutrum gebedum, & mid lare
haligra gewreota, +ta +te hine lufian & ongelyfan.
<R 273>
Hie cw+adon, h+al us on +ton hehstan, efne swa swa hie
openlice cw+adon, H+ale us on eor+tan, +tu +te godcund
m+agen hafast on heofenum.
<R 275>
Eac us is to ongytene +t+at hie cw+adon, H+al us on eor+tan
we +te synt on lichomum lifgende, & eac +ta
+te on helle synt bidda+t +tinre onlesnesse & +tinre h+alo, &
swa dydon fram fruman middangeardes.
<R 279>
Wel +t+at gedafenode +t+at +t+at +arre folc cw+ade & eac
+t+at +afterre, Gebletsad +tu eart, +tu +te come on Drihtnes
noman; for+ton hit w+as an geleafa & an hiht on +ta
halgan +trynesse +ar Cristes tocyme.
<R 282>
& +after +ton we singa+t rihtlice on his lof, H+al us on
+t+am hehstan.
<R 283>
Eal seo stihtung w+as gefremed on +t+are so+tan onfl+ascnesse
for gefyllnesse +t+as heofonlican e+tles.
<R 285>
+ta halgan +ar Cristes cyme on hine gelyfdon, & hine lufodan,
& hine toweardne s+agdon, & mid his +trowunga
hie wurdan alesde of helle wite, & mid his +ariste
geh+alde.
<R 288>
We +tonne synt +te +t+ar +after fylgea+t; & we witon eall +tis
+tus geworden, for+don we sceolan on hine gelyfan,
& hine lufian, & we eac witon +t+at he is toweard to
demenne, & +tas world to geendenne.
<R 291>
Nu we habba+t myccle ned+tearfe +t+at he
<P 83>
us gearwe finde.
<R 292>
We witon ful geare +t+at we sceolan on +tisse sceortan tide
geearnian ece r+aste, +tonne motan we in +t+are
engellican blisse gefeon mid urum Drihtne, +t+ar he
leofa+d & rixa+d abuton ende, on ecnesse, Amen.

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[^B3.2.47^]
<P 131>
[} (\IN DIE PENTECOSTE.\) }]
<R 1>
Men +ta leofestan, weor+todan we & bremdon nu unfyrn, for
ten nihtum, +tone myclan & +tone m+aron symbeld+ag
Drihtnes upstiges foran to +tyssum ondweardan d+age.
<R 3>
weor+tian we nu tod+ag +tone tocyme +t+as Halgan Gastes, se
w+as of heofenum onsended, & +t+am apostolum
to frofre gehaten for +t+are miclan langunga Drihtnes
framfundunga, & to wedde +t+as heofonlican e+tles,
swa we on Godes bocum leornodan, +t+at Drihten sylfa to
his gingrum cw+ade, +ar+ton +te he on heofenas
astige, +tonon he n+afre won w+as +turh his godcundnesse
miht.
<R 10>
Ac se hea+trym +t+as Godes hades +t+am englicum weorodum
simle ondweard w+as, +teah +te he +trage mid us wunode,
swa he Drihten gehet his leornerum, & +tus cw+a+t: he
cw+a+t, Ne forl+ate ic eow aldorlease, ac eow
sende frofre Gast.
<R 14>
Swa swa +t+at gelimplic w+as +t+at he his leornerum frofre
sende, se +te ealra so+tf+astra Frefrend w+as,
swa we magon ongeotan be us sylfum, +tonne hwylcum men
gelimpe+t +t+at his ful leof f+ader gef+ar+t, ne
m+ag +t+at na beon +t+at +ta bearn +te unbli+tran ne syn, &
langunga nabban +after +t+am freondum.
<R 18>
Swa gemunde & wiste ure se heofonlica F+ader his +ta leofan &
+ta gestreonfullan bearn afysed & on
myclum ymbhygdum w+aron +after him.
<R 20>
+ta wolde he se H+alend hie afrefran.
<R 21>
Se Halga
Gast hie +aghwylc god l+arde, & him +aghwylc yfel
bewerede, swa he Drihten ondweardlice spr+ac
to his gingrum, +ta he on lichoman w+as, & +tus cw+a+t,
To eow cyme+t Halig frofre Gast, +tone eow sende+d
F+ader on minum naman, se eow ealle +ta +ting l+are+t
to donne, +te ic eow fores+agde +t+at ge don sceoldon
+after minum upstige.
<R 26>
Se Halga  
<P 133>
Gast dihtode ealle +ta +ting +te halige men writon,
o+t+te on ealdum o+t+te on neowum +teodscipe.
<R 28>
So+tlice +tes d+ag is geweor+tod mid manegum godcundum
geofum, n+as +tara gifena l+as +tonne Drihtnes +arist,
& eac +tonne seo gifu +t+as Halgan Gastes, +te to
+tyssum d+age sended w+as ofor his apostolas.
<R 31>
Swylce +tes d+ag h+af+t +alcere wucan frym+te & ende.
<R 32>
For+ton us is swi+te mycel ned+tearf, bro+tor mine, +t+at we
swi+te geornfullice & ea+tmodlice us ge+tydon
on +tysne andweardan d+ag to urum reliquium & to urum
halgum gebedum; for+ton +te we witon +t+at se d+ag
w+as fruma +tyses l+anan leohtes, & he bi+t fruma +t+as
ecan +afterfylgendan.
<R 37>
Lucas se godspellere cw+a+t on +t+am bocum +te nemned is
(\Actus Apostolorum\) be +tyses d+ages weor+tunga, he
cw+a+t, Mid +ton d+age w+as gefylled se d+ag +te is nemned
Pentecosten ymb fiftig nihta +after +t+are gecy+tdan
+ariste, +ta w+aron ealle +ta apostolas wunigende on
anre stowe.
<R 41>
+ta w+as geworden to him sweg, se w+as of heofenum sended on
windes onlicnesse, +t+at w+as sweg +t+as Halgan
Gastes to him cumende.
<R 43>
& hie w+aron ealle gefylled +turh +ta gife +t+as Halgan
Gastes, +t+ar hie +atg+adere w+aron on heora gebedstowe.
<R 45>
Hie onfengon +t+am Halgan Gaste to heora heortan on fyrenra
lega onlicnesse, swa hit gecweden w+as +t+at
+t+at hus w+are Haliges Gastes gefylled.
<R 47>
Se sweg gefylde +t+at hus, se Halga Gast gefylde +ta halgan
apostolas, & +turh +tone Halgan Gast hie inneweardum
heortum ecelice burnon +t+are Godes lufan, swa
+t+at gelimplic w+as +t+at +ta +atg+adere w+aron on
ecre stowe, +ta +te on heora heortan & on willan on God
gecyrred w+aron.
<R 52>
Swylce is gecweden +t+at hie ealle on yppan wunedon, +tonen
bidende +t+as Halgan Gastes, se on underntid
& on windes onlicnesse ofer hie [{astag{] .
<R 54>
Be +t+am bryne witgode Dauid, & +tus cw+a+t to him:
For+tl+ate+t wind of his goldhordum, se is waldend windes
& goldes.
<R 56>
Se sweg w+as +t+as Halgan Gastes be winde meten, & +turh
witgan witgod; for+ton +ta halgan apostolas w+aron
gefylde +turh godspelles lare, +ta w+as heora lar sawen &
strogden betuh feower sceatum middangeardes,
swa on +t+are ilcan lare nemned is.
<R 60>
He cw+a+t, Geond ealle eor+tan g+a+t heora sweg, +at +ta
ytmestan gem+aro heora lar & heora word.
<R 62>
We leornedon, & on +t+am godspelle cwi+d, +t+at se Drihtnes
Gast
<P 135>
ofer hiene astige on culfran onlicnesse.
<R 63>
for+ton +te he w+as ealra fyrena leas, +te fyr cl+ansian
sceolde, +tonne w+as se Halga Gast ahafen ofer
+ta godes leorneras on anlicnesse fyrenra legea.
<R 65>
& +turh +t+at hie w+aron fram eallum synnum alesde, & to
+t+am ecean life gel+adde, ge eac +t+at hie mihton
+turh +ta gife o+terra manna synna adilegian, & getrymman
+turh +ta gife +t+as Halgan Gastes byr+tenne
+te ea+telicor & +te wynsumlicor +ta myclan byr+tenne & +ta
hefian aberan mihton +t+are mycclan langunga
heora +t+as leofan Hlafordes.
<R 71>
& swylce he eac wolde +t+at hie mihton +turh +ta gife +t+as
Halgan Gastes +te e+telicor & +te f+astlicor +t+am
wergan gaste wi+tstondan & ofercuman, & oferswi+tan +ta men
+te hie ongeaton +t+at wi+derwearde w+aron Godes
beboda & +t+as gastlican rihtes.
<R 75>
swa he seolfa to his gingrum cw+a+t: he cw+a+t, Swa me lufode
min f+ader, swa ic eow lufige.
<R 76>
Se H+alend wiste +t+at his gingran woldan unrote beon for his
framfundunga, for+ton +te he w+as se leofa
Lareow, & eac ealles middangeardes Scyppend, & hie eac
gesawon +t+at +ta halgan heofenware him hyrsumedon.
<R 80>
For+ton w+aron swa manigfealdlice sorga Cristes +tegnum on
heora heortum, for+ton +te hie hine lichomlice
gesawon, & him +after eor+tlicre wisan ea+tmodlice
hyrdon.
<R 82>
+ta w+as him micel langung & sorh on heora heortan +ta hie
+t+at ongeaton +t+at he leng mid him lichomlice wunian nolde.
<R 84>
he hie +ta +t+am gastlicum wordum frefrede for +t+are
gelomlican sorge, +te hie swa mycle gefylnesse h+afdon,
& he +tus cw+a+t, Ne +turfe ge beon unrote, ne
gedrefed eower heorte; ac ic eow freo+tige to F+ader
+t+at he eow gehealde +turh +t+at heofenlice anwald.
<R 88>
Hr+adlice him +ta w+as +t+at heofenlice gehat, & +t+are
gastlican strenge to+ton mycel hyht +t+at hie ealle
+ta eor+tlican sorga forleton, & +ta ingehyd heora heortan
ful f+astlice on +tone heofonlican hyht gesta+telodon.
<R 92>
& him ne w+as n+anig earfo+te +t+at lichomlice gedal on
+t+are neowan wyrde.
<R 93>
+after +teossum wordum se H+alend cw+a+t to his leornerum, Ic
eow sende frofre Gast.
<R 95>
+t+as wordes andgit is swa mon cwe+te +tingere, o+t+te
frefrend.
<R 96>
+after +tissum wordum hi +da onfengon +d+are m+astan strenge
+t+as heofonlican fultomes +turh +ta onfengnesse
+t+as Halgan Gastes.
<R 98>
hie w+aron to+don frome & to+ton strange, +t+at hie
<P 137>
mihtan +aghw+at gefremman mid Godes fultome +d+as +te hie 
woldan.
<R 100>
eac +tonne heora wegas onlihton +turh heora lare & +turh gife
+d+as Halgan Gastes.
<R 101>
Sona swa +deos geofu +turh Drihtnes miht on heora heortan
alegd wes, hie w+aron to+don frome & to+don
anrode, +t+at hie forhogodan ege ealra eor+dlicra cyninga;
to+don hie +dam Halgan Gaste onfengon on heora
sefan & +tone eor+dlican egsan forsawon, & he him forgeaf
eces lifes hyht.
<R 106>
Bro+dor mine, nu we gehyrdon secgan +ta weor+dunga +tyses
ondweardan d+ages, & eac +ta gife +te +dam halgan
apostolum seald w+as on +dysne ondweardan d+ag.
<R 108>
Nis hit +t+at an +t+at him anum +t+am apostolum w+are geofu
seald, ac eac +tonne eallum manna cynne forgifnes
w+as seald ealra synna, & eac se freodom +t+as
unar+afnedlican +teowdomes, +t+at is +d+as deofollican
onwaldes eallum welwyrcendum.
<R 112>
eac us is alefed edhwyrft to +t+am ecean life, & heofena rice
to gesittenne mid eallum halgum & mid
Drihtne sylfum, +t+am Drihtne sy lof & wuldor on worlda
world, a buton ende, on ecnesse.
<R 115>
AMEN.

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[^B3.4.20^]
<P 107>
[} (\ASSUMPTIO S. MARI+A VIRGINIS.\) }]
<R 1>
Men +da leofostan, hw+at nu anra manna gehwylcne ic myngie &
l+are, ge weras ge wif, ge geonge ge ealde,
ge snottre ge unwise, ge +ta welegan ge +ta +tearfan,
+t+at anra gehwylc hine sylfne sceawige & ongyte,
& swa hw+at swa he on mycclum gyltum o+t+te on
medmycclum gefremede, +t+at he +tonne hr+adlice gecyrre
to +tam selran & to +ton so+tan l+acedome.
<R 6>
+tonne magon we us God +almihtigne mildne habban; for+ton +te
Drihten wile +t+at ealle men syn hale & gesunde,
& to +ton so+tan andgite gecyrran.
<R 9>
swa Dauid cw+a+t, +ta ea+dmodan heortan & +ta forhtgendan &
+ta bifigendan & +ta cwacigendan & +ta ondr+adendan
heora Scyppend, ne forhoga+t +ta n+afre God ne ne
forsyh+t; ah heora bena he gehyre+d, +tonne hie
to him cleopia+d & him are bidda+t.
<R 13>
Magon we +tonne nu geseon & oncnawan & swi+te gearelice
ongeotan +t+at +tisses middangeardes ende swi+te
neah is, & manige frecnessa +ateowde & manna wohd+ada &
wonessa swi+te gemonigfealdode.
<R 16>
& we fram d+age to o+trum geaxia+d ungecyndelico witu &
ungecynelice dea+tas geond +teodland to mannum
cumene, & we oft ongyta+t +t+at arise+t +teod wi+t +teode, &
ungelimplico gefeoht on wolicum d+adum.
<R 19>
& we gehyra+t oft secggan gelome worldricra manna dea+t +te
heora lif mannum leof w+are, & +tuhte f+ager
& wlitig heora lif & wynsumlic.
<R 21>
swa we eac geaxia+d mislice adla on manegum stowum
<P 109>
middangeardes, & hungras wexende.
<R 23>
& manig yfel we geaxia+t her on life gelomlician & w+astmian,
& n+anig god awunigende & ealle worldlicu
+ting swi+te synlicu; & cola+t to swi+te seo lufu +te we
to urum H+alende habban sceoldan, & +ta godan
weorc we anforl+ata+t +te we for ure saule h+ale began
sceoldan.
<R 27>
+tas tacno +tyslico syndon +te ic nu hwile big s+agde be
+tisse worlde earfo+tnessum & fr+acnessum, swa
Crist sylfa his geongrum s+agde, +t+at +tas +ting ealle
geweor+tan sceoldan +ar +tisse worlde ende.
<R 31>
Uton we nu efstan ealle m+agene godra weorca, & geornfulle
beon Godes miltsa; nu we ongeotan magon
+t+at +tis neal+ac+t worlde forwyrde; for+ton ic myngige &
manige manna gehwylcne +t+at he his agene d+ada
georne smeage, +t+at he her on worlde for Gode rihtlice
lifge, & on gesyh+te +t+as hehstan Cyninges.
<R 36>
Syn we rummode +tearfendum mannum, & earmum +almesgeorne, swa
us God sylfa bebead +t+at we so+te sibbe
heoldan, & ge+tw+arnesse us betweonon habban.
<R 38>
& +ta men +te bearn habban l+aran hie +tam rihtne +teodscipe,
& him t+acean lifes weg & rihtne gang to
heofonum.
<R 40>
& gif hie on +anigum d+ale wolice libban heora lif, syn hie
+tonne sona from heora wonessum onwende,
& fram heora unrihtum oncyrron.
<R 42>
+t+at we +turh +t+at ealle Gode lician, swa hit eallum
geleaffullum folcum beboden stande+t, n+as na +tam
anum +te Gode sylfum under+teodde syndon mid myclum hadum,
biscopas, & cyningas, and m+assepreostas,
& heahdiaconas, ac eac so+tlice hit is beboden subdiaconum
& munecum.
<R 47>
& is eallum mannum ned+tearf & nytlic +t+at hie heora fulwiht
hadas wel gehealdan.
<R 48>
Ne beo n+anig man her on worldrice on his ge+tohte to modig,
ne on his lichoman to strang, ne ni+ta
to georn, ne bealwes to beald, ne bregda to full, ne inwit
to leof, ne wrohtas to webgenne, ne searo to renigenne.
<R 52>
Ne +tearf +t+as nan man wenan +t+at his lichama mote o+t+te
m+age +ta synbyr+tenna on eor+tscrafe gebetan.
<R 54>
ah he +t+ar on moldan gemolsna+t & +t+ar wyrde bide+t, hwonne
se +almihtiga God wille +tisse worlde ende
gewyricean, & +tonne he his byrnsweord getyh+t & +tas world
ealle +turhslyh+t, & +ta lichoman +turh sceote+d,
& +tysne middangeard tocleofe+d, & +ta deadan
upastanda+t, bi+t +tonne se fl+aschoma ascyred swa gl+as,
<P 111>
ne m+ag +d+as unrihtes beon awiht bedigled.
<R 59>
For+don we habba+t ned+tearfe +t+at we to lange ne fylgeon
unwitweorcum, ac we sceolan us geearnian +ta
siblecan w+ara Godes & manna, & +tone rihtan geleafan
f+aste sta+delian on urum heortum +t+at he +d+ar
wunian m+age & mote, & +t+ar growan & blowan.
<R 63>
& we sceolan andettan +ta so+tan geleaffulnesse on urne
Drihten H+alende Crist, & on his +done acendan
Suna & on +done Halgan Gast, se is efnece F+ader & Sunu.
<R 66>
& we sceolan gehyhtan on Godes +ta gehalgodan cyricean & on
+da rihtgelefedan, & we sceolan gelyfan
synna forl+atnessa & lichoman +aristes on domos d+ag.
<R 68>
& we sceolan gelefan on +t+at ece lif & on +t+at heofonlice
rice +t+at is gehaten eallum +te nu syndan
godes wyrhtan.
<R 70>
+tis is se rihta geleafa +te +aghwylcum men gebyre+d +t+at he
wel gehealde & gel+aste; for+don +te nan wyrhta
ne m+ag god weorc wyrcean for Gode buton lufon &
geleafan.
<R 73>
& us is mycel ned+tearf +t+at we us sylfe ge+dencean &
gemunan & +tonne geornost, +tonne we gehyron Godes
bec us beforan reccean & r+adan, & godspell secggean, &
his wuldor+trymmas mannum cy+tan.
<R 76>
Vton we +tonne georne teolian +t+at we +after +ton +de
beteran syn & +te selran for +d+are lare +de we oft
gehyrdon.
<R 78>
Eala men +da leofostan, hw+at we sceolan ge+dencean +t+at we
ne lufian to swy+te +t+at +t+at we forl+aton sceolan,
ne +t+at huru ne forl+atan to swi+te +t+at we ecelice
habban sceolan.
<R 80>
Geseo we nu forgeorne +t+at n+anig man on worlde to+d+as
mycelne welan nafa+d, ne to+don modelico gestreon
her on worlde +t+at se on medmycclum fyrste to ende ne
cume, & +t+at eall forl+ate+d +t+at him +ar her
on worlde wynsumlic w+as, & leofost to agenne & to h+abbene.
<R 85>
& se man n+afre to+don leof ne bi+d his nehmagum & his
worldfreondum, ne heora nan hine to +t+as swi+te
ne lufa+d +t+at he sona sy+t+tan ne sy onscungend, seo+t+tan
se lichoma & se gast ged+alde beo+t, & +tinc+d
his neawist la+tlico & unf+ager.
<R 88>
Nis +t+at nan wundor; hw+at bi+t hit la elles buton fl+asc
seo+d+dan se ecea d+al ofbi+t, +t+at is seo sawl?
<R 90>
hw+at bi+t la elles seo laf buton wyrma mete?
<R 91>
Hw+ar beo+t +tonne his welan & his wista?
<R 92>
hw+ar beo+d +tonne his wlencea & his anmedlan?
hw+ar beo+t +tonne his idlan gescyrplan?
<R 93>
hw+ar beo+t +donne +ta glengeas & +ta mycclan gegyrelan +te
he +tone lichoman +ar mid fr+atwode?
<P 113>
<R 95>
hw+ar cuma+t +tonne his willan & his fyrenlustas +de he her
on worlde beeode?
<R 96>
Hw+at he +tonne sceal mid his saule anre Gode +almihtigum
riht agyldan, ealles +t+as +te he her on worlde
to wommum gefremede.
<R 98>
Magon we nu geheran [{secggean{] be [{sumum{] [{welegum{]
[{men{] & worldricum; ahte he on +tysse worlde mycelne
welan & swi+de modelico gestreon & manigfealde, & on
wynsumnesse lifde.
<R 101>
+ta gelamp him +t+at his lif wear+d geendod, & f+arlic ende
onbecom +tisses l+anan lif+as.
<R 103>
+ta w+as his nehmaga sum & his worldfreonda +t+at hine swy+tor
lufode +tonne +anig [{o+tor{] man, he +ta for +t+are
langunga & for +t+are geomrunga +t+as o+tres dea+tes
leng on +tam lande gewunian ne mihte.
<R 106>
ac he unrotmod of his cy+t+te gewat & of his earde, & on
+t+am lande feala wintra wunode, & him n+afre
seo langung ne geteorode, ac hine swi+te gehyrde & +treade.
<R 108>
+ta ongan hine eft langian on his cy+t+te, for+ton +t+at he
wolde geseon eft & sceawian +ta byrgenne, hwylc
se w+are +te he oft +ar mid wlite & mid w+astmum
f+agerne [{m{] geseah.
<R 111>
him +ta tocleopodan +t+as deadan ban, & +tus cw+adon, Forhwon
come +tu hider us to sceawigenne?
<R 113>
Nu +tu miht her geseon moldan d+al & wyrmes lafe, +t+ar +tu
+ar gesawe godweb mid golde gefagod.
<R 114>
Sceawa +t+ar nu dust & dryge ban, +t+ar +t+ar +tu +ar gesawe
+after fl+asclicre gecynde f+agre leomu on to
seonne.
<R 116>
Eala +tu freond & min m+ag, gemyne +tis & ongyt +te sylfne,
+t+at +tu eart nu +t+at ic w+as io; & +tu byst +after
f+ace +t+at ic nu eom.
<R 118>
gemyne +tis & oncnaw +t+at mine welan +te ic io h+afde syndon
ealle gewitene & gedrorene, & mine herewic
syndon gebrosnode & gemolsnode.
<R 120>
Ac onwend +te to +te sylfum & +tine heortan to r+ade gecyr &
geearna +t+at +tine bena syn Gode +almihtigum andfenge.
<R 122>
He +ta swa geomor, & swa gnorngende, gewat from +t+are
dustsceawunga & hine +ta onwende from ealre +tisse
worlde begangum, & he ongan godes lof leornian & +t+at
l+aran, & +t+at gastlice m+agen lufian; & +turh
+t+at geearnode him +ta gife Haliges Gastes, & eac +t+as
o+tres saule of witum generede, & of tintregum alesde.
<R 127>
Magon we +tonne, men +ta leofestan, us +tis to gemyndum
habban, & +tas
<P 115>
bysene on urum heortum sta+telian,
+t+at we ne sceolan lufian worlde glengas to swi+te ne
+tysne middangeard; for+ton +te +teos world
is eall forwordenlic & gedrofenlic & gebrosnodlic &
feallendlic, & +teos world is eall gewiten.
<R 132>
Uton we +tonne geornlice ge+tencean & oncnawan be +tyses
middangeardes fruman, +ta he +arest gesceapen
w+as, +ta w+as he ealre f+agernesse full, & he w+as
blowende on him sylfum on swy+te manigfealdre wynsumnesse,
& on +ta tid w+as mannum leof ofor eor+tan, &
halwende & heal smyltnes w+as ofor eor+tan, & sibba
genihtsumnes, & tuddres +a+telnes.
<R 138>
& +tes middangeard w+as on +ta tid to+ton f+ager & to+ton
[{wynsumlic{] , +t+at he teah men to him +turh his wlite
& +turh his f+agernesse & wynsumnesse fram +ton
+almihtegan Gode; & +ta he +tus f+ager w+as & +tus wynsum,
+ta wisnode he on Cristes haligra heortum, & is nu on
urum heortum blowende swa hit gedafen is.
<R 143>
Nu is +aghwonon hream & wop, nu is heaf +aghwonon, & sibbe
tolesnes, nu is +aghwonon yfel & slege,
& +aghwonon +tes middangeard flyh+t from us mid mycelre
biternesse, & we him fleondum fylgea+t & hine
feallendne lufia+t.
<R 147>
Hw+at we on +tam gecnawan magon +t+at +teos world is scyndende
& heononweard.
<R 148>
Uton we +tonne +t+as ge+tencean, +ta hwile +te we magon
[{and{] moton, +t+at we us georne to gode +tydon.
<R 149>
Uton urum Drihtne hyran georne, & him +tancas secggan ealra
his geofena, & ealra his miltsa, & ealra
his ea+dmodnessa & fremsumnessa +te he wi+t us +afre
gecy+tde, +t+am heofonlican Cininge +te leofa+d &
rixa+t on worlda world aa buton ende on ecnesse, AMEN.



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<P 197>
<R 1>
[}TO SANCTAE MICHAHELES M+ASSAN.}]
MEN +da leofestan, mana+t us & mynga+t seo ar & seo eadignes
+t+as hean & +t+as halgan heahengles tid, +t+at
we hw+at hwugu be +t+are his eadgan gemynde se +te is on
ealra ymbhwyrfte to weor+tienne & to wuldrienne
his ciricean, gehwe+ter ge his agen geweorc ge on his
naman gehalgod.
<R 5>
& +tus +arest mannum +ateawde & gecy+tde.
<R 6>
Heo +tonne nalles on goldes wlite & on seolfres ne scine+t,
ac on sundorweor+tunge +turh godcundra m+agen
heo gewuldrad stonde+t.
<R 8>
Heo is eac on onsyne utan yfeles heowes, ac heo is innan mid
ece m+agene geweor+tod.
<R 10>
Swa hit ea+te beon m+ag +t+at se halga heahengel of heofenum
cumen w+are, & w+are gemyndig manna tyddernesse,
+t+at he hine geea+dmedde +t+at he hie mid his sylfes
handum gesette & geworhte, to +t+am +t+at he wolde
+t+at +t+ar mihten dea+tlice men gyrnan +tara uplicra
burhwara & +t+as ecean geferscipes.
<R 15>
+tonne is seo halige cirice Michaeles geseted on +t+am hean
cnolle sumes muntes, on scr+afes onlicnesse
w+as +ateowed; +tonne is seo cirice on Campania +t+as
landes gem+aro.
<R 18>
+donne is +t+ar on neaweste sum swi+te m+are burh betwih
+t+are s+a seo is nemned Adriaticus on +t+am munte
Garganus geseted, se is haten Sepontus.
<R 20>
+tonne syndon from +t+are burge weallum twelf mila ametene up
to +t+am hean cnolle, +te ic +ar big s+agde,
+t+as hean engles ciricean; & heo mid gefean & mid blisse
growende stande+t.
<R 23>
+das circean heo +tonne +tus +ateowde & gecy+tde +at fruman
seo ilce boc seo on +t+are ciricean funden w+as
& gemeted.
<R 25>
Sege+t +t+aron +t+at sum rice man & for worlde +ahtspedig
w+are on +t+are burh +t+as nama w+as Garganus.
<R 26>
Se welega man +t+am munte gesette +tone ilcan naman swa swa
he hatte.
<R 27>
Se man ahte mycelne welan; mid +ty +te +tas welegan mannes
<P 199>
ungeendod [{weorod{] & unarimed mengeo on hry+trum
& on manigfealdum ceapum geweox & gewridode, to+ton
+t+at he w+as geond +t+as muntes feld mid +ty
feo oferbr+aded & be+teaht.
<R 31>
+ta gelamp +t+at sum fearhry+ter +t+as o+tr+as ceapes
geferscipe oferhogode, & him gewunode +t+at he w+as geond
+t+at westen sundorgenga, & +ta +at nehstan eft hwyrfende
w+as to+t+am yrfe & to +t+am ceape & to heora gesetum.
<R 35>
He +ta se fear +t+as hyrdes drafe forhogode & him on +t+at
westen gewunode to sumes scr+afes dura.
<R 37>
+da +t+at se hlaford geahsode +t+at +t+at hry+ter swa on
wlencu geond +t+at westen ferde, +ta forbealh he hine
for+ton +te +t+at hry+ter him +tuhte onwedenheorte +te
+t+ar swa ferde geond +tone widgillan munt.
<R 40>
+ta gesamnode he mycel weorod his manna & hwearf +after wegum
ge buton geond +tone wudu, & sohton +t+at
forwlencte hry+t+ar.
<R 42>
+da gemette he hit +at nehstan on +t+as muntes cnolle, &
geseah +t+at hit stod an sumes scr+afes dura.
<R 44>
+ta w+as he mid yrre swi+dlice onstyred, for+don +te hit swa
wedende eode, & swa ofermodlice ferde.
<R 45>
+ta genam he his bogan & hine gebende, & +da mid ge+attredum
str+ale ongan sceotan wi+t +t+as +te he geseah
+t+at hry+ter stondan.
<R 47>
+da sona mid +tan +te se str+al on flyge w+as, +ta com swi+de
mycel windes bl+ad foran ongean, +t+at seo str+al
instepe wear+d eft gecyrred, & +da +tone ilcan welegan
mon, +te heo +ar from sended w+as, he sceat,
+t+at he sona dead w+as.
<R 51>
+da +t+at gesawon +da burgware, +da wurdon hie swi+de forhte
for +d+am f+are +te heo n+afre swylc wundor ne
gesawon.
<R 53>
Ond +ta ne dorstan hie +t+are stowe geneal+acan +te hie +t+at
hry+ter gesawon +at stondan.
<R 55>
+da w+as on +ta ilcan tid on +t+are heora byrig se w+as
haten Sepontus halig biscep.
<R 56>
+ta gesohtan hie hine & him +t+at wundor s+agdon, & hie hine
lare beahsodan, hw+at him +t+as to donne w+are.
<R 58>
+ta l+arde he hie & him to r+ade fand +t+at hie +try dagas
f+aston, & to Sancte Michaele +t+at hie wilnodan
+t+at God gecy+tde +t+at mannum bemi+den w+as & bedigled.
<R 61>
+ta hie +t+at gedon h+afdon ge on f+astenne, ge on
sealmsange, ge on +almessan, +da w+as +t+am ilcan biscepe
+atiewed on niht se hea & se halga heahengel Michahel.
<R 63>
& him +ta ea+dmodlice & luflice tospr+ac & +tus cw+a+d,
Weoroldlice &
<P 201>
wislice ge dyde +t+atte mannum bedigled
w+as on eor+dan +t+at ge +t+at on heofenas to Gode
sohtan.
<R 66>
Wite +tu eac +t+at se mon se +t+ar mid his agenum str+ale
ofsceoten w+as, +ta +t+at w+as mid minum willan gedon;
& min nama is Michael; ic eom heahengel Heofoncyninges &
ic on his gesih+te simle stonde.
<R 70>
Secgge ic +te nu eac +t+at ic onsundrum +ta stowe her on
eor+dan lufige, & ofer ealle o+tre ic hie geceas
& eac gecy+te on eallum +d+am tacnum +te +t+ar gelimpe+d,
+t+at ic eom +d+are stowe on sundran scyppend &
hyrde.
<R 73>
+da +t+at w+as +tus gesprecen & gecy+ded, hie +ta +ta
burgware swi+te bli+te & gefeonde mid +ton heora halgan
bisceope +ta stowe sohtan.
<R 75>
& +ta +after heora gewunon +t+ar +tone lifgendan God & +tone
halgan heahengel Michael meagollice geb+adon;
& Gode +t+ar ea+dmodlice lac ons+agdon.
<R 78>
& hie +ta +d+ar twa dura sceawodan on +t+are ciricean; +d+ar
w+as seo su+dduru hw+at hwega hade mare.
<R 79>
& +ta gyt hi ne mihton ofer +t+at scr+af swa sw+a+dhlype
+t+ar hi gongan, +ar+don hie gerymdon +tone upgang
& geworhtan.
<R 81>
Ac hie daga gehwylce geornlice +t+ar ute heora gebedum +at
fulgon.
<R 83>
On +ta ilcan tid Neapolite +da heora nehgeburas +ta +te +ta
giet on h+a+dnum +teawum dwelgende w+aron, & deoflum hyrdon.
<R 85>
Hie +ta +ta burgware Beneuentius & Sepontanus hatton, +ta
twa leode, hie +ta ongunnon anwigges biddan
& heora land to bismere oferhergodan, & him +d+as n+anige
bote dydon, buton ofermodlice wig & +treatunge.
<R 88>
Hie +ta l+arde se heora halga bisceop, & him to r+ade fand
+t+at hie dydon +treora daga f+asten & manigfealde
+almessan & halige lofsangas, & to +d+am heahengle
Michaele, swa to +d+am getreowestan mundboran,
+t+at hie him frofre & fultomes wilnodan, +t+at hie moston
+dara feonda searo beswican & ofercuman.
<R 93>
+ta on +ta ilcan tid +ta h+a+dnan bysmerlice & synlice heora
+ta leasan godas mid mislicum deofolgeldum
hie him la+todan on fultum.
<R 95>
+ta on +da ilcan tid w+as se eadiga engel Michahel +atiewed
+t+am hera bisceope on gesih+te, & him sige
toweardne geheht, & him s+agde +t+at heora bena w+aron +at
Gode gehyrede, & hie l+arde +d+at hie +at +t+are
+triddan tide on morgenne hie for+d trymedan ongean heora
feondum.
<R 100>
& him eac geheht, +t+at he wolde him
<P 203>
sylfa geseon heora geb+aro, & him +t+ar on fultume beon.
<R 101>
Hie +ta swa bli+te on morgenne w+aron, & gefeonde ferdon
ongean +t+am he+dnum.
<R 103>
& hie wiston be +t+as engles s+agenum, ge be heora sige, ge
eac be +tara h+a+tenra manna fleame [{&{] ondfylle.
<R 105>
& +ta sona on +d+are frym+te +t+as gefeohtes, +da w+as
Garganus se munt, se +te hie onfeohtan sceoldan, mid
mycclum brogan & mid ongryslan eall oferl+aded; & unhierlic
storm of +d+am munte astag, & mid +tystro genipum
+t+as muntes cnoll eal oferswogen w+as.
<R 109>
+da flugon +ta legetu swylce fyrene str+alas ongean +ta
h+a+dnan leode, to+d+am +ticce +t+at hie n+anige +tinga
ongean locian ne mihton for +d+as leges bryne.
<R 111>
+ta w+as gefylled +t+at se witga fores+agde; & Drihten herede
& +tus cw+a+d: (\Qui facit angelos suos spiritus
et ministros suos ignem urentem\) ; Hwilum se ilca God
sende+t his engla gastas to +arendwrecum,
hwilum he sende+t +turh fyres leg.
<R 115>
+da flugon +ta h+a+dnan leode, & gelice se leg hie cwylmde,
gelice +ta Cristenan him mid heora w+apnum
hyndon & onsetton, o+t+t+at hie unsofte [{+to{] [{Neapulite{]
& ofercomon +da h+a+tnan leode, +ta +te lifdon heora
burh healfcwice, & oferfeollan +ta +de +ta frecennesse &
yrm+to gen+ason.
<R 120>
+ta us +ta w+as gecy+ted Cristenum leodum, se Godes engel
+t+ar cwom on fultum & on frofre.
<R 121>
& +ta sona ealle ea+dmodlice to +t+am cyninga Cyninge, to
Criste sylfum, onhnigan.
<R 123>
& him ealle on hand eodan +ta h+a+dnan leode, & be +tara
Cristenra lare lifdon & fulwihte onfengon.
<R 124>
& hie ongeaton geornlice +t+at +t+am Cristenum leodum com
Godes engel on fultum & on frofre.
<R 126>
& +ta mid +ty +te +ta Cristenan leode +t+at wel sceawodan,
+da gesawon hie & getealdon +t+at +t+ar w+as eac syx
hund manna mid +ty lege anum & mid +t+am fyrenum str+alum
acweald, buton +t+am +te hie mid heora w+apnum
acwealdon & ofslogan.
<R 130>
Hie +ta swa sigebeorhte & swa gebegde mid mycelre blisse to
ham foran, & sona +t+am +almihtigan Gode
& +t+am heahengle Michaele to +t+are halgan ciricean hie
ea+dmodlice & luflice +tancudan +t+as siges +de hie
gefered h+afdon.
<R 134>
+ta gemittan hie eac beforan +d+are nor+ddura +t+are ciricean
on +t+am marmanstane swylce mannes swa+du, +ton
gelicost +te +t+ar sum mon +ta gestode.
<R 136>
& +ta fotlastas w+aron swutole & gesyne
<P 205>
on +t+am stane, swa hie on wexe w+aron a+dyde.
<R 137>
+ta ongeaton hie geornlice +t+at se eadiga Michael +t+ar w+as
toweard him to fultome, +da hwile +de hie +at
+t+am gefeohte w+aron.
<R 139>
& him sylfa +t+at tanc +t+as siges gesette, & gecy+dde
into +ty swi+dan sl+ape.
<R 140>
On +d+am stane hi +ta sona +d+ar ciricean ofergetimbredon &
+t+ar weofod inne wlitelice geworhtan & gegyredon.
<R 142>
& +ta stowe mid mycclum gefean seo+t+tan weor+todan &
beeodan, hie +ta h+afdan miccle lufan & geleafan
to +t+are ciricean.
<R 144>
Ond eac healico ondrysnu +ta leode.
<R 145>
& him w+as on mode myccle weorce & mycel tweo hw+at hie be
+t+are dorstan don, hwe+ter hie +ta ciricean
halgedon, o+t+te hw+at +d+as Godes willa w+are, & +t+as
halgan wyrhtan +te hie his hand geworhte.
<R 148>
Hie +ta +t+at to r+ade +arest fundon, +t+at hie ciricean
ar+ardon be eastan +t+are stowe, & +ta gehalgodan
on Sancte Petres naman, +t+as halgan Cristes +degnes.
<R 151>
& +t+ar gedydon twa weofedu in, & gehalgodan on Sanct+a
Marian noman Cristes modor, & o+der on Sancte
Iohannes Baptistan, Cristes fulwihtf+ader.
<R 153>
Him +ta se heora arwyr+da bisceop eadiglice & halwendlice
ge+deaht for+dbrohte, & hie l+arede +t+at hie
ra+dost to Rome sendon to +d+am papan, & +done papan & +t+at
papseld +t+at hie befrinon & beahsodan hw+at
him +t+as to r+ade +tuhte, hwe+ter hie +ta ciricean halgian
dorston on o+tre wisan.
<R 158>
+tislic +arende se eadiga papa +da +d+ar eft onsende & +tas
word cw+a+d, Gif hit sie mannes gemet +t+at he ciricean
halgian sceole, +donne is hit ealles gerisnost +t+at
hit sy on +d+am d+age +de se sige onseald
w+as.
<R 161>
gif hit +tonne hw+at elles +d+am halgan hirede be +t+are
stowe licige, & him leofre sie, +tonne is hit ealles
selest to +d+am d+age to secenne hw+at +t+as willa sie.
<R 164>
Ond +tonne seo tid neal+ace uton wit +tonne begen don mid
uncrum burhwarum feower daga f+asten, & +da
halgan +trynesse georne biddan +t+at heo +t+at lac +t+at hie
+turh +done halgan heahengel +arest +ateowde mannum
wundorlic tacn, +t+at hie +t+at mannum to fylgenne on
cy+dde, for+dgel+adde & gebringe.
<R 169>
Hie +da ealle ea+dmodlice, swa heora +a+tela bisceo+t l+arde,
feower daga f+asten gedydon.
<R 170>
+ta +d+are nihte +te hie +t+at f+asten gef+ast h+afdon, +ta
w+as Sanctus Michael +t+am bisceope on gesih+te +ateowed
& him cw+a+d to, Nis eow +d+as weorces +tearf +t+at
<P 207>
ge +da ciricean halgian, for+don +te ic hie geworhte
& ic hie gehalgode.
<R 174>
ge +tonne nu +tyder ingonga+d & me +atsonda+d, & geornlice
mundbyrde gelyfa+d to +d+are stowe, & hie genehge
mid gebedum secea+d.
<R 176>
+din is +tonne +t+at +tu +t+ar to morgne m+assan inne
gesinge, & +tis folc +t+ar +after +deawe to husle gange.
<R 178>
min is +tonne +t+at ic mid arwyr+dnesse tacne +ateowe &
gecy+te hine, +turh hine sylfne hie gehalgode & gebletsode.
<R 180>
Hie +da sona on morgenne swi+de gefeonde for +d+are andsware
mid mycelre anr+adnesse gebeda & mid haligra
lofsanga lacum +tyder coman, & +da eodan ealle on +da
ciricean.
<R 182>
Of +d+as portices dura +t+as +d+arscwolde w+as gesyne +t+at
+ta swa+do w+aron +arest utwearde ongunnen, +de ic
+ar s+agde +t+at +t+ar +arest on +d+am marmanstane gemeted
w+aron.
<R 185>
+teos circe mid +tys portice mihte hu hwego fif hund manna
befon & behabban.
<R 186>
+donne w+as +ateowed +t+at arwyr+de weofod wi+d +tone su+dwag
to middes hu hwega +d+as wages.
<R 188>
W+as hit eac bewrigen & oferbr+aded mid baswe godwebbe.
<R 189>
w+as +t+at ilce hus eac hwem dragen, nalas +after gewunan
mennisces weorces +t+at +ta wagas w+aron rihte,
ac git swi+dor on scr+afes onlicnesse +t+at w+as +ateowed.
<R 191>
& gelomlice +da stanas swa of o+drum clife st+a+dhlyplice ut
sceoredon.
<R 193>
Eac swylce se hrof w+as on mislicre heanesse; on sumre stowe
he w+as +t+at man mid his handa nealice ger+acean
mihte, in sumre ea+telice mid heafde gehrinan.
<R 195>
Ic +tonne gelyfe +t+at se heahengel ures Drihtnes miccle
swi+dor sohte & lufode +t+are heortan cl+annesse
+tonne +tara stana fr+atwednesse.
<R 197>
+donne w+as se cnoll swa hit nu cu+d is, +t+at se munt is
mycel uteweard; & he is styccem+alum mid hsomige
wuda oferwexen; sum mid grenum felda oferbr+aded.
<R 200>
Ond +ta +after +ton +te +d+ar w+aron +da halgan lofsangas &
m+assan gefyllede, hie +da mid mycclum gefean &
blisse & mid +t+as engles bletsunga eft hwyrfende w+aron to
heora husum.
<R 203>
Se bisceop +ta +d+ar gesette gode sangeras & m+assepreostas &
manigfealdlice ciricean +tegnas, +ta +t+ar
seo+d+dan d+aghwamlice mid gelimplicre endebyrdnesse
weor+dode.
<R 206>
n+as hwe+dre n+anig man +te +t+ar +afre nihtes tidum dorste
on +t+are ciricean cuman.
<R 207>
Ac on d+agred si+t+tan hit frumlyhte, hie +tyder inw+aron to
+d+am lofsangum gesamnode.
<R 208>
+tonne w+as
<P 209>
+t+ar eac of +t+am ilcan stane +t+are ciricean
hrofes on +ta nor+dhealfe +t+as weofodes swi+te wynsum
ond hluttor w+ata utflowende, +t+at +ta biggengan +te on
+d+are stowe stille wunodan.
<R 212>
+tonne w+as ongean +dyssum w+aterscipe gl+asen f+at on
seolfrenre racenteage ahangen +t+at +d+as wynsuman w+atan
+t+ar onfeng.
<R 214>
+t+ar w+as gewuna +t+am folce +tonne hie to husle gegangen
h+afdon, +t+at hie +after hl+addrum up to +d+am gl+asenum
f+ate astigon & +t+are heofonlican w+atan hie +t+ar
onfengon & onbyrigdon.
<R 217>
Seo +tonne w+as wynsumu on +d+are onbyrignesse, & heo w+as on
+t+am inno+de halwende.
<R 218>
Is +tis eac to tacne +t+at manige men on feforadle & on
mislicum o+trum untrumnessum +turh +tyses w+atan
onbyrignesse wurdan sona geh+alde.
<R 220>
Eac swylce o+trum gemetum unarimede manna untrumnessa +d+ar
w+aron oft & gelome geh+alde.
<R 222>
& manigfeald onlic wundor +dysum, +dam +te heora miht w+as
gelimplic & arwyr+de, +d+ar w+aron & gyt beo+d
+ateowed & gecy+ded, ealles oftost hwe+dre on +d+am d+age
+te seo tid bi+d & his weor+dung.
<R 225>
+donne of +d+am +teodlande +t+am +te +t+ar ymbsyndon +da folc
+t+ar cumende beo+d, +tonne is to gelyfenne & geare
to witenne +t+at +t+ar manigfealde & mislice untrumra
manna beo+d geh+alde.
<R 228>
& +d+as engles m+agen & his wundor +t+ar +tonne weor+dod
bi+d, & oftost +ateowed on +t+am d+age.
<R 229>
swa cw+a+d Sanctus Paulus, (\Qui ad ministrum summis\) ;
Englas beo+d to +degnunge g+astum fram Gode hider
on world sended, to +d+am +de +tone ecean e+del mid mode &
mid m+agene to Gode geearnia+d, +t+at him syn
on fultume +da +te wi+d +t+am awergdum gastum syngallice
feohtan sceolan.
<R 234>
Ac uton nu biddan +tone heahengel Sanctus Michahel & +da
nigen endebyrdnessa +dara haligra engla, +t+at
hie us syn on fultume wi+d helscea+dum.
<R 236>
Hie w+aron +ta halgan on onfenge manna saulum.
<R 237>
Swa Sanctus Paulus w+as geseonde on nor+danweardne +tisne
middangeard, +t+ar ealle w+atero ni+dergewita+d,
& he +t+ar geseah ofer +d+am w+atere sumne harne stan.
<R 240>
& w+aron nor+d of +d+am stane awexene swi+de hrimige bearwas,
& +d+ar w+aron +tystrogenipo, & under +t+am stane
w+as niccra eardung & wearga.
<R 242>
& he geseah +t+at on +d+am clife hangodan on +d+am isigean
bearwum manige swearte saula be heora handum
gebundne.
<R 244>
& +ta fynd +tara on nicra onlicnesse heora
<P 211>
gripende w+aron, swa swa gr+adig wulf.
<R 245>
& +t+at w+ater w+as sweart under +t+am clife neo+dan.
<R 246>
& betuh +t+am clife on +d+am w+atre w+aron swylce twelf mila.
<R 247>
& +donne +da twigo forburston +tonne gewitan +ta saula ni+der
+ta +te on +d+am twigum hangodan, & him onfengon
+da nicras.
<R 249>
+dis +donne w+aron +da saula +ta +de her on worlde mid
unrihte gefyrenode w+aron, & +d+as noldan geswican
+ar heora lifes ende.
<R 251>
Ac uton nu biddan Sanctus Michael geornlice +t+at he ure
saula gel+ade on gefean, +t+ar hie motan blissian
abuton ende on ecnesse.
<R 253>
AMEN.



