<P_16>

Incipit Speculum Sancti Edmundi Cantuarensis Archipiscopi in Anglicis .
(CMEDTHOR,16.2)

Here begynnys The Myrrour of Seynt Edmonde +te Ersebechope of
Canterberye . (CMEDTHOR,16.3)

Videte vocacionem vestram . (CMEDTHOR,16.4)

This wordes , sayse Saynte Paule , in his pistyll , (CMEDTHOR,16.5)

and thay are thus mekill to saye one ynglysche , (CMEDTHOR,16.6)

' Seese +gowre callynge . ' (CMEDTHOR,16.7)

This worde falles till vs folke of religioun : (CMEDTHOR,16.8)

and +tat sais he , till excite vs till perfeccyone . (CMEDTHOR,16.9)

And ther-fore , what houre +tat I thynke of my-selfe , one nyghte or on
day , On a syde hafe I gret Ioye , and on ano+ter syde gret sorowe : --
(CMEDTHOR,16.10)

Ioy , for +te haly religion ; (CMEDTHOR,16.11)

sorowe and confusyon for my febill conuersasione . (CMEDTHOR,16.12)

And +tat es na wondire , (CMEDTHOR,16.13)

for I hafe gret encheson . (CMEDTHOR,16.14)

Als +te wyese man saise in his sermon , he sais , ' to com to Religion
es souerayne perfeccyone ; (CMEDTHOR,16.15)

and there-In noghte perfitly to lyffe es souerayne dampnacyone . '
(CMEDTHOR,16.16)

And thar-for +tare es na turne of +te way bot ane , to come in
congregacyone , +tat es , to drawe to perfeccione als +tou will +ti
saluacyone , to leue all +tat es in this worlde and all +tat +ter-to
langys , and sett thi myghte to lyffe perfitly . (CMEDTHOR,16.17)

To lyffe perfitly , as Sayne Bernarde vs kennys , +tat es , to lyffe
honourabilly , mekely , & lufesomly . (CMEDTHOR,16.18)

Honourabilly , als to God , +tat +tou sett thyn Entente to do Hys will
, +tat es $at say in all thynges +tat +tou sall thynke in hert , or say
with mouthe , or doo in dede , with any of +ti fyve wittes ;
(CMEDTHOR,16.19)

alls with seynge of eghe , <P_17> Herynge of Ere , Smellynge of neese ,
Suellynge of throtte , towchynge of hande , Gangand , or standande ,
Lygand , or sittande , thynke at +te begynnynge if +tat it be Goddes
will or noghte . (CMEDTHOR,17.20)

And if it be Goddis will , do it at thy powere . (CMEDTHOR,17.21)

And if it be noughte Hys will , do it noghte , for to suffre +te dede .
(CMEDTHOR,17.22)

Bot now may +tou aske mee ' what es Goddes will ? ' (CMEDTHOR,17.23)

I say +te , His will es na no+ter thynge bot +ti haylnes .
(CMEDTHOR,17.24)

Als +te Appostill in his pystill : - Hec est Voluntas Dei ,
Sanctificacio vestra : +Tat is to say , +tat es Goddes will , +tat +ge
be haly . (CMEDTHOR,17.25)

bot now may +tou aske me : ' What mase man haly ? ' (CMEDTHOR,17.26)

I say +te , twa thynges with-owtten may , +tat es , knaweynge and lufe
. Knaweyng of sothefastnes , and Lufe of gudnes . (CMEDTHOR,17.27)

Bot to +te knaweynge of Godde , +tat es sothefastnes , ne may +tou
noughte com Bot be knaweynge of thi selfe ; (CMEDTHOR,17.28)

ne +git to +te luf of Godde may +tou noughte com , bot thurghe +te luf
of thynn evyn-crystyn . (CMEDTHOR,17.29)

To +te knaweyng of +ti selfe may +tou com with besy vmby-thynkynge ;
And to +te knaweynge of Godde thurghe pure contemplacionne .
(CMEDTHOR,17.30)

To +te knaweynge of +ti self +tou may com on +tis manere :
(CMEDTHOR,17.31)

Thynke besely and ofte what +tou erte , what +tou was , and what +tou
shall be . (CMEDTHOR,17.32)

Fyrste , als vn-to +ti body : +tou erte now vylere +tan any mukke ;
(CMEDTHOR,17.33)

+tou was getyn of sa vile matire and sa gret fylthe , +tat it is schame
for to nevynn , and abhomynacyon for to thynke ; (CMEDTHOR,17.34)

+tou sall be delyuerde to tades and to neddyrs for to ete .
(CMEDTHOR,17.35)

What +tou has bene and what thow erte , now sall +tou als to +ti saule
, thynke , (CMEDTHOR,17.36)

For what +tou sall be +tou may noghte wyete nowe . (CMEDTHOR,17.37)

Vmbe-thynke +te nowe how +tou has don gret synns and many , and how
thou has lefte gret gudnes and many . (CMEDTHOR,17.38)

Thynke how lange +tou hase lyffede , and what thow has rescheyuede ,
and how +tou has dyspende it . (CMEDTHOR,17.39)

For ilke an houre +tat +tou has noghte thoghte one Godde , +tou has it
tynte . (CMEDTHOR,17.40)

For +tou sall +gelde resonne of ilke-ane ydill thoghte , of ilke-ane
ydill dede , of ilke-ane ydill worde . (CMEDTHOR,17.41)

And righte as +tou has noghte ane hare of thi heude +tat it ne sall be
gloryfyede , if swa be +tou be safede , Righte swa sall schape nane
houre +tat it ne sall $be accountede . (CMEDTHOR,17.42)

A Ihesu , mercy ! (CMEDTHOR,17.43)

If all +tis worlde ware full of <P_18> smalle powdire , wha sulde be sa
qwaynte +tat he sulde or moghte Iugge ilke a thoghte , ilke a sawe ,
ilke a dede by +tam selfe , and twyn ilke ana fra o+ter ?
(CMEDTHOR,18.44)

Certis na thynge bot +te saule , +tat es a thowsande sythes gretter
+tan all +tis worlde , if it ware a thowsande sythes gretter +tan it es
. (CMEDTHOR,18.45)

And it es so full of dyuerse thoghtes , lykynges and +gernynges ,
(CMEDTHOR,18.46)

wha moghte +tan thus seke his herte +tat he moght knawe all +tat es
+tare-in or thynke it ? (CMEDTHOR,18.47)

See nowe , my dere hertly frende , howe +tou has gret nede of knawynge
of thi selfe . (CMEDTHOR,18.48)

Sythen aftyrwarde take gude hede whate +tou erte nowe , als vn-to +ti
saule ; howe +tow has littyll of gude in the , and littill of witte and
littill of powere ; (CMEDTHOR,18.49)

For +tou +gernys ilke a daye +tat at noghte avayles the , and euer mare
ouer lattyl +tat at may availe the . (CMEDTHOR,18.50)

Dere frende , +tou erte dessayfede sa ofte with vayne Ioye ; nowe
trauelde with drede , (CMEDTHOR,18.51)

nowe erte +tou lyftede one lofte with false trayste . (CMEDTHOR,18.52)

See now on +te to+ter syde : (CMEDTHOR,18.53)

+Tou ert chaungeabill : (CMEDTHOR,18.54)

+tat at +tou will doo to day , +tou will noghte to morne .
(CMEDTHOR,18.55)

And ofte sythes +tou erte anoyede eftire many thynges , and turment if
+tou hafe thaym noghte . (CMEDTHOR,18.56)

And sythen when +tou has +tam at +ti will , +tan erte +tou of thaa
thynges annoyede . (CMEDTHOR,18.57)

Thynke +gitt one +te to+ter syde , how +tou erte lyghte to fande ,
frele to agayne-stande , and redy to assente . (CMEDTHOR,18.58)

Off all +tese wrechidnes now has +te delyuerde Ihesu +ti spouse ,
(CMEDTHOR,18.59)

and delyuers +te ylke day mare and mare . (CMEDTHOR,18.60)

For when +tou was noghte , He mad +te in saule aftire His awen lyknesse
and His ymage , (CMEDTHOR,18.61)

and +ti body made of foule stynkande skyum of +te erthe , whare-of es
abhomynacyone to thynke , (CMEDTHOR,18.62)

He mad +te in witte and in membirs sa nobill and sa faire +tat nane can
deuyse . (CMEDTHOR,18.63)

Thynke now besyly , +ge +tat has fleschely frendis and kynredyn , why
+ge luffe +tam sa derely and sa tendirly . (CMEDTHOR,18.64)

If +tou say +tat +tou lufes +ti fadire or +ti modire for-thi +tat +tou
ert of +taire blude and of flesche getyn , Sa are +te wormes +tat comes
of +tam day be day . (CMEDTHOR,18.65)

On a-no+ter syde +tou has no+ter-1 of +tam body ne saule ,
(CMEDTHOR,18.66)

Bot +tou +tan has of God thurghe thaym . (CMEDTHOR,18.67)

For whate sulde +tou hafe bene if +tou had duellyde swilke as +tou was
of thaym , and +tou genderide in fylthe and in syn ? (CMEDTHOR,18.68)

One +te to+ter syd , if +tou lufe brethire or <P_19> systers or o+ter
kynredyn , for-thi +tat +tay are of +te same flesche of fadir or of
modire , and of +taire blude , by +te same skyll solde +tou lufe a pece
of +taire flesche if it $ware schorne a-waye ; (CMEDTHOR,19.69)

and +tat solde be errour gret with-owtten mesure . (CMEDTHOR,19.70)

+Gyfe +tou say +tat +tou lufes +tam for-thi +tat +tay hafe fleschely
fegure in lyknes of man , and for-thy +tat +tay haue saule ryghte als
+tou has , +tan es +ti bro+ter fleschely na nerre +tan ano+ter ;
(CMEDTHOR,19.71)

bot in als mekill als +tou and he hase bathe a fadire and a modire
fleschely , The begynnynge of +ti flesche , +tat es , a lyttill filth ,
stynkande and full to see . (CMEDTHOR,19.72)

Thare-fore +tou sall lufe Hym of whaym all +ti fairenes commes .
(CMEDTHOR,19.73)

And +tou sall lufe gastely ilk a man , and flee fra now-forthwarde to
lufe fleschly . (CMEDTHOR,19.74)

And swa sall +tou doo certaynly if +tou conabilly thynke of gudes +tat
He has done gudly for +te ; (CMEDTHOR,19.75)

and mare sall doo if +tou lufe Hyme enterely ; (CMEDTHOR,19.76)

For , als I saide at +te begynnynge , - when +tou was noghte , He made
+te of noghte ; (CMEDTHOR,19.77)

and when +tou was tynte , He fande +te ; (CMEDTHOR,19.78)

and when +tou was peryschede , He soghte +te ; (CMEDTHOR,19.79)

and when +tou was saulde with sin , +tan He boghte +te ;
(CMEDTHOR,19.80)

and when +tou was dampnede , +tan He sauede +te , (CMEDTHOR,19.81)

and when +tou was borne in syn , He bapty+gede +te ; (CMEDTHOR,19.82)

and sythen aftirwarde , when +tou synnede sa foully and sa ofte , +tan
He sufferde +te so frely , (CMEDTHOR,19.83)

and habade thynne amendemente sa lange , (CMEDTHOR,19.84)

and sythen rescheyuede +te sa swetly , (CMEDTHOR,19.85)

and +te has sett in sa swete a falachipe . (CMEDTHOR,19.86)

And ilke a day when +tou mysdose , +tan He reprofes +te ;
(CMEDTHOR,19.87)

and when +tou repentis +te ; +tan He forgyffes the ; (CMEDTHOR,19.88)

and when +tou erris , +tan He amendis +te ; (CMEDTHOR,19.89)

and when +tou dredis +te ; +tan He leris +te ; (CMEDTHOR,19.90)

and when +tou hungers , +tan He fedis +te ; (CMEDTHOR,19.91)

and when +tou erte calde , +tan He warmes +te ; (CMEDTHOR,19.92)

and when +tou has hete , +tan He kelis +te ; (CMEDTHOR,19.93)

and when +tou slepis , +tan He saues +te ; (CMEDTHOR,19.94)

and when +tou rysez vpe , +tan He vphaldes +te ; (CMEDTHOR,19.95)

and euer-mare when +tou erte at male eese , +tan He comforthes +te .
(CMEDTHOR,19.96)

Thyre gudnes , and many o+ter , hase done vnto +te thi swete spouse
Ihesu Criste . (CMEDTHOR,19.97)

And +te swettnes of His herte sall +tou thynke euer-mare , and euer
speke +tare-of , and euer-mare lofe Hym , and euer thanke Hym , and
that bathe nyghte & day , if +tou oghte kan of lufe . (CMEDTHOR,19.98)

And +tare-for , when +tou ryses of +ti bedde at morne or at <P_20>
mydnyghte , thynke als tite how many thowsand men & women ere
perischede in body or in saule +tat nyghte : Some in fyre , Some in
o+ter manere , als in water or one lande ; Some robbide , woundide ,
Slayne , dede sodanly with-owttyn sacramentis , and fallyn in-till
dampnacione ay lastande . (CMEDTHOR,20.99)

Thynk alswa how many thowsande +tat nyghte are in perill of saule ,
+tat es to say , in dedly syn , als in glotony , lechery , Couetyse ,
in manes-slaynge , and in many o+ter folyes . (CMEDTHOR,20.100)

And of all +tise illes , the has delyuered thy swete Lorde Ihesu ,
with-owtten +ti deserte . (CMEDTHOR,20.101)

What seruyce hase +tou donne , whare-fore He hase +tusgate keped +te ,
and many o+ter loste and forsaken ? (CMEDTHOR,20.102)

For sothe , if +tou take gud kepe how gret gude He has done +te on ilk
a syde , +tou sall fynd hym ocupiede aboute +ti profet , als He did nan
o+ter thynge , bot anely ware entendande to +te and to +ti hele , als
if He had forgetyn all +tis worlde for to be anely intendand vn-to +te
. (CMEDTHOR,20.103)

And when +tou hase +tis thoghte , lyfte vpe thi handis
(CMEDTHOR,20.104)

and thanke thi Lorde of +tis and of all o+ter gudes , (CMEDTHOR,20.105)

and say one +tis manere , ' My Lorde Ihesu Criste ! grace I +gelde ,
(CMEDTHOR,20.106)

and thanke +te , +tat me , thyne vnworthy seruande , +tou hase kepid
couerde and vesete in +tis nyghte <paren> Or in +tis day </paren> ,
hale , safe , and wemles vn-to +tis tym +tou hase made to come , and
for all o+ter gudes and benefitis +tat +tou hase geffyn me , anely
thurghe +ti gudnes and +ti pete , +tou +tat lyffes and regnes endles .
(CMEDTHOR,20.107)

Amen . ' (CMEDTHOR,20.108)

Dere frende , in +tis same manere sall +tou say when +tou rysez at
morne , and when +tou lygges down at evyn . (CMEDTHOR,20.109)

And when +tou has done swa , +tan sall +tou besyly thynke how +tou hase
spende +tat day <paren> or +tat nyght </paren> , and pray God of mercy
of +te ill +tat +tou hase done , and of +te gude +tat +tou hase lefte
vn-till +tat tym . (CMEDTHOR,20.110)

And , dere frende , do na thynge in +tis lyfe till +tou commend +ti
selfe , and thi frendes qwykke and dede , in the handis of this swete
Lorde Ihesu Criste , (CMEDTHOR,20.111)

and say one +tis maner , ' Lorde Ihesu Criste ! in <P_21> +ti handis ,
and in +te handis of thyn haly Angellis , I gyffe in +tis nyghte
<paren> or in +tis day </paren> my saule and my body , my Fadir and my
Modire , my brothire and my systirs , frendis and seruandes , neghtburs
and kynredyn , my gude-doers , and all folke righte trowande .
(CMEDTHOR,21.112)

Kepe vs , Lorde , in +tis nyghte <paren> or +tis day </paren> thurgh
+te gud dedis and +te prayere of +te blyssed mayden Marie and all thi
halous , fra vices and fra wykked +gernyngez , fra synns and fra
fandynges of +te deuell , fra sodayne and avysede dede , and fra +te
paynes of helle . (CMEDTHOR,21.113)

Lyght my herte of the Haly Gaste and of thi haly grace !
(CMEDTHOR,21.114)

Lorde ! +tou make me to be bouxsome euer-mare to +ti byddynges ,
(CMEDTHOR,21.115)

and suffire me neuer mare to twyn fra the , endles Ihesu Lorde in
Trinite ! (CMEDTHOR,21.116)

Amen ! ' (CMEDTHOR,21.117)

My dere frende , if +tou hase +tis manere , +tan sall +tou hafe verray
knaweynge of thi selfe , (CMEDTHOR,21.118)

For thus saise haly Writte , ' If +tou trayste one thy selfe , to +ti
selfe +tou sall be takyn ; (CMEDTHOR,21.119)

and +gif +tou trayste one Gode and noghte one +ti-selfe , to God +tou
sall be gyffen . ' (CMEDTHOR,21.120)

And +tis maner of consederatyone es callede ' medytacyone , '
(CMEDTHOR,21.121)

For by +tis maner of knawynge of +ti selfe , & by +tis maner of
medytacone , sall +tou come to +te knaweynge of Gode , by haly
contemplacyone . (CMEDTHOR,21.122)

Wiet +tou +tat +tare es thre manere of contemplacyone .
(CMEDTHOR,21.123)

The fyrste es in creaturs . (CMEDTHOR,21.124)

The to+ter es in haly scripture . (CMEDTHOR,21.125)

The thirde es in Gode hym-selfe in His nature . (CMEDTHOR,21.126)

Thow sall wyet +tat contemplacyone es na no+ter thynge bot thoghte of
Godde in gret lykynge in saule , And to se His gudness in His creaturs
. (CMEDTHOR,21.127)

His gudnes in His creaturs may +tou see one +tis manere .
(CMEDTHOR,21.128)

Thre thynges pryncypaly ere in Gode , +tat es to say , Myghte , Wysdome
, and gudnes . (CMEDTHOR,21.129)

Myghte es appropirde to Godd +te Fadire . Wysdome , to God +te Son .
Gudnes , to God +te Haly Gaste . (CMEDTHOR,21.130)

Thurgh Goddes myghte ere all thynges made , (CMEDTHOR,21.131)

and thurgh His wysdome ere all thynges meruailously ordaynede ;
(CMEDTHOR,21.132)

and thurgh His gudnes ilke a day ere all thynges waxande .
(CMEDTHOR,21.133)

His powere may +tou see by +taire gretness and by thaire makynge ; His
wysdom by +taire fairenes of +taire ordaynynge ; (CMEDTHOR,21.134)

His gudnes may +tou see by +taire Encressynge . (CMEDTHOR,21.135)

+Taire gretnes may +tou see by +taire four partynges , +tat es to saye
, by +taire heghte , and by <P_22> +taire depnes , and by +taire
largenes , and by +taire lenghe . (CMEDTHOR,22.136)

His wysdom may +tou see if +tou take kepe how He hase gyffen to ylke a
creature to be . (CMEDTHOR,22.137)

Some He hase gyffen to be anely , with-owtten mare , als vn-to stanes .
Till o+ter to be & to lyffe , als to grysse and trees . Till o+ter to
be , to lyffe , to fele , als to bestes . Till o+ter to be , to lyffe ,
to fele , and with resone to deme , als to mane and to angells .
(CMEDTHOR,22.138)

For stanes erre , (CMEDTHOR,22.139)

bot +tay ne hafe nogte lyffe , (CMEDTHOR,22.140)

ne felys noghte , (CMEDTHOR,22.141)

ne demes noghte . (CMEDTHOR,22.142)

Trees are : (CMEDTHOR,22.143)

+tay lyffe , (CMEDTHOR,22.144)

Both thay fele noghte . (CMEDTHOR,22.145)

Men are : (CMEDTHOR,22.146)

+tay lyffe , (CMEDTHOR,22.147)

+tay fele , (CMEDTHOR,22.148)

and +tay deme , (CMEDTHOR,22.149)

and +tay erre with stanes , (CMEDTHOR,22.150)

$+tay lyffe with trees , (CMEDTHOR,22.151)

+tay fele with bestes , (CMEDTHOR,22.152)

and demys with angells . (CMEDTHOR,22.153)

Here sall +tou thynke besyly +te worthynes of manes kynde , how it
ouer-passes ilke a creature . (CMEDTHOR,22.154)

And +tare-fore saise Saynt Austyn , ' I wald noghte hafe +te stede of
ane angelle , if I myghte hafe +te stede +tat es purvayede to man . '
(CMEDTHOR,22.155)

Thynk also +tat man es worthy gret schenchipe +tat will noghte lyffe
eftyre hys degre and eftyre his condicyone askis ; (CMEDTHOR,22.156)

For all +te creaturs in +te worlde ere made anley for man .
(CMEDTHOR,22.157)

+Tas +tat ere meke , ere made for thre skylles ; For to helpe us at
trauayle , als nate , Oxen , kye and horse ; For to couer vs & clethe
vs , als lyne , and wolle and lethire ; for to fede us and vphalde vs ,
als bestes , Corne of +te erthe , Fysche of +te See ; (CMEDTHOR,22.158)

and +te noyande creaturs , als ill trees and venemous bestes , +te
wylke are made for thre thynges , For oure chastyyng , for oure
amendement , and for oure kennynge . (CMEDTHOR,22.159)

We ere chastied and puneschet , when we ere hurte . (CMEDTHOR,22.160)

And +tat es gret mercy of Godde , +tat he will chasty vs bodyly +tat we
be noghte punescht lastandly . (CMEDTHOR,22.161)

We erre amendid when we thynke +tat all +tese ere broghte vs for oure
syn . (CMEDTHOR,22.162)

For when we see +tat sa lyttill creaturs may noye vs , +tan we thynke
one oure wrechidnes , (CMEDTHOR,22.163)

and +tan we ere mekyde . (CMEDTHOR,22.164)

We ere Eftir-warde kende , for-+ti +tat we see in +tise creaturs +te
wondirfull werkes of God oure Makere . (CMEDTHOR,22.165)

For mare vs availes till oure ensampill and Edifycacione , +te werkes
of +te pyssmowre +tan dose +te strenghe of +te lyone or of +te bere .
(CMEDTHOR,22.166)

Als-swa , righte als I haue said of bestes , reght swa vndirstande of
trees ; (CMEDTHOR,22.167)

and when +tou hase donne on +tis manere , Raise vp thy herte vn-till
<P_23> Godd , (CMEDTHOR,23.168)

and thynke how it es grete myghte to make all thynges of noghte , and
to gyffe +tam to bee , and grete wysdom to ordayne +tam in sa gret
fairenes , and in swa gret bounte , to multyply +tam ilk a day for oure
prowe . (CMEDTHOR,23.169)

A ! mercy Godd ! (CMEDTHOR,23.170)

how we are vnkynde ! (CMEDTHOR,23.171)

We dyspende all His creaturs , (CMEDTHOR,23.172)

and He +tam makes ! (CMEDTHOR,23.173)

We confound +tam , (CMEDTHOR,23.174)

and He +tam gouernes . (CMEDTHOR,23.175)

We distruy +tam ilke a day , (CMEDTHOR,23.176)

and He +tam multyplies . (CMEDTHOR,23.177)

And +tare-fore say till Hym in thi herte , ' Lorde ! for-+ti +tat +tou
arte , +tay ere , (CMEDTHOR,23.178)

and for-+ti +tat +tou arte fayre , +tay are faire ; (CMEDTHOR,23.179)

and for-+ti +tat +tou arte gude , +tay are gude . (CMEDTHOR,23.180)

With gud ryghte +tay loue +te , (CMEDTHOR,23.181)

and Onoures +te , (CMEDTHOR,23.182)

and gloryfyes +te , all thy creatures . (CMEDTHOR,23.183)

O blyssed Godd in Trinyte ! with gud ryghte +tay loue +te for +taire
gudness , (CMEDTHOR,23.184)

with gud ryghte +tay anouren +te for thaire fairenes ,
(CMEDTHOR,23.185)

with gud righte +tay glorifye +te for +taire profet , all +ti creaturs
, blyssed Trinyte ! Of wham all thynges ere thurgh His powere made ;
$Thurgh whaym all thynges are thurgh Hys wysdom gouernede ; In whaym
all thynges are thurgh His bounte multipliede ; (CMEDTHOR,23.186)

Till Hym honour and louynge with-owten $ende . (CMEDTHOR,23.187)

Amen ! ' (CMEDTHOR,23.188)

+TE to+ter degre of contemplacyone es in Haly Wryte . (CMEDTHOR,23.189)

Bot nowe may +tou say to me , ' I +tat knawes na letters , how may I
euer mare com to contemplacyone of haly Writte ? ' (CMEDTHOR,23.190)

Now , my dere frende , vndirstande me swetely , (CMEDTHOR,23.191)

and I sall say perchance to +te all +tat es wreten , if +tou kan noghte
vndirstand haly Writt . (CMEDTHOR,23.192)

Here gladly +te gud +tat men saise +te : (CMEDTHOR,23.193)

and when +tou heres Haly Wryte , ow+ter in sermon or in priue
collacyone , take kepe als tyte , if +tou here oghte +tat may availe
+te till edyfycacyon , to hate syn and to lufe vertue , and to dowte
payne , and to +gerne Ioye , To dispyse +tis worlde , and to hye to
blysse , and whate +tou sall doo and whate +tou sall lefe , and all
+tat lyghtes +tinne vndirstandynge in knawynge of sothefastnes , and
all +tat kyndills +ti lykynge in brynnynge of charite ;
(CMEDTHOR,23.194)

For of +tise twa gudnes , es all +tat es wretyn in preue or in apperte
. (CMEDTHOR,23.195)

Owte of haly writte sall +tou drawe and cun witte , whilke are +te
seuen dedly synnes , and +te seuen vertus , and +te ten comandmentis ,
and +te tuelfe artycles of +te trouthe , and +te seuen sacramentis of
Haly Kyrke and +te <P_24> seuen gyftis of +te Haly Gaste , and +te
seuen werkes of mercy , and +te seuen vertuz of +te Gospell , and +te
seuen prayers of +te pater noster . (CMEDTHOR,24.196)

+Tir are +te seuen dedly synnes : - Pryde and Envy , Ire , Slouth ,
Couetyse , Glotony and Lechery . (CMEDTHOR,24.197)

Pryde es lufe of vnkyndly heghyng ; (CMEDTHOR,24.198)

and +tar-of comes +tir seuen vnbouxomnes agayne God , or agayne
souerayngne , +tat es to say , to lefe +tat +tat es commandyd , and to
do +tat that es defendyde . (CMEDTHOR,24.199)

The to+ter branch of pride es surquytry , +tat es , to vndirtake thyng
ouer his powere , or wenys to be mare wyse +tan he es , or better +tan
he es , and auauntez hym of gude +tat he hase of o+ter , or of ill +tat
he hase of hym-selfe . (CMEDTHOR,24.200)

The thrid braunche of pride es ypocrisye , +tat es , when he feynys him
to hafe gudness +tat he has noghte , and hydes +te wykkednes +tat he
hase . (CMEDTHOR,24.201)

The ferth braunch of pride es despyte of thyne euencristen , +tat es ,
when man lesses gudnes of o+ter , for-thi +tat hym selfe suld seme +te
bettir . (CMEDTHOR,24.202)

The fyfte braunche , +tat es , when man makes lyknes be-twyx his awen
wykkednes and o+ter mens wikkednes , +tat his awen may seme +te lesse .
(CMEDTHOR,24.203)

The sexte braunche of Pryde es vnschamefulness , +tat es , when men
hase noghte schame of ill ded aperte . (CMEDTHOR,24.204)

The seuen braunche of pryde es Elacion , +tat es , when a man hase
heghe herte , +tat he will no+gte suffire to felawe ne mayster .
(CMEDTHOR,24.205)

Dere frende , +tou sall wit +tat thre thynges ere , whare-of a man
Enprides hym , +tat es to say , of +te gudez +tat he hase of kynde ,
als fairnes or strenghe or of gude witte or of nobille kynredyn .
(CMEDTHOR,24.206)

The to+ter thyng es +tat men hase of purchase , als cunnynge , Grace ,
gud loos , or dyngyte or offyce . (CMEDTHOR,24.207)

The thirde thynge es erthely thynge or erthely gude , als clethyngre ,
houssynge , Rentez , Possession , Men+ge , horssyng , and honour of
+tis worlde . (CMEDTHOR,24.208)

Pride makes man to be of gret herte and heghe , to despyse his
euencristen , and to +gerne heghenes and maystry ouer o+ter .
(CMEDTHOR,24.209)

The to+ter dedly syn es ' Envy . ' (CMEDTHOR,24.210)

And +tat es , Ioye of o+ter mens harme , and sorowe of o+ter mens
wele-fare . (CMEDTHOR,24.211)

And +tat may be in herte with lykynge , or in mouth with bakbyttynge ,
or in werke with mens gudnes wythdrawyng , or ells with ills procurynge
. (CMEDTHOR,24.212)

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Envye mase man to hafe +te herte hevy of +tat he sese o+ter men mare
worthi +tan he in any thyng . (CMEDTHOR,25.214)

The third dedly syn es ' wrethe , ' +tat es , ane vnresonabyll
temperoure of herte ; (CMEDTHOR,25.215)

and of it comes stryfes and contekes schamefull , and dyuerse wordes ,
and deuyouse and wikked sclandirs . (CMEDTHOR,25.216)

The ferthe dedly syn es ' slouthe ; ' (CMEDTHOR,25.217)

and +tat mase manes herte hevy and slawe in gude dede ,
(CMEDTHOR,25.218)

and makes man to yrke in prayere or halynes , (CMEDTHOR,25.219)

and puttes man in wykkedness of wanhope , (CMEDTHOR,25.220)

for it slokyns +te lykynge of gastely lufe . (CMEDTHOR,25.221)

The fyfte dedly syn es ' couetyse , ' (CMEDTHOR,25.222)

and +tat es , ane vn-mesurabill luffe to hafe erthely gudes ;
(CMEDTHOR,25.223)

and it destroyes & blyndes manes herte . (CMEDTHOR,25.224)

And +tare-of commes tresones , False athes , wykked reste , Malice and
hardnes of herte agaynes mercy . (CMEDTHOR,25.225)

The sexte dedly syn es ' glotony ; ' (CMEDTHOR,25.226)

and +tat makes man to serue and to be bouxome till wykked lykynges of
+te flesche , +te whilke man suld maister and ouercome with measure .
(CMEDTHOR,25.227)

Of glotony commes vayne Ioy , lyghtnes , and littill vndirstandynge .
(CMEDTHOR,25.228)

The seuen dedly syn es ' lecherye ; ' (CMEDTHOR,25.229)

and +tat mase manes herte to melte , and to playe thare +tare his herte
lykes , and heldes , and +tat with-owten gouernynge of resoune .
(CMEDTHOR,25.230)

Of lechery commes blyndynge of herte , in prayere vnstabilnes and fulle
hastynes , lufe of hym selfe , hatreden of Godde , lufe of +tis worlde
, vgglynes , and whanhope of +te blysse of heuen . (CMEDTHOR,25.231)

Dere frende , thire are +te seuen dedly synnes ; (CMEDTHOR,25.232)

and wele ere +tay callid dedly synnes , (CMEDTHOR,25.233)

For Pride twynnes fra man his Godde , Envy his euencristen ,
(CMEDTHOR,25.234)

Ire hym-selfe twynnes , (CMEDTHOR,25.235)

Slouthe hym tourmentes , (CMEDTHOR,25.236)

Couetyse hym be-gyles , (CMEDTHOR,25.237)

Glotony hym dessayues , (CMEDTHOR,25.238)

and Lecherye hym in thraledome settis . (CMEDTHOR,25.239)

Nowe hase +tou herde +te seuen sekenes of manes saule .
(CMEDTHOR,25.240)

Sythen aftirwarde commes +te souerayne leche , (CMEDTHOR,25.241)

and takes +tere medcynes , (CMEDTHOR,25.242)

and waresche man of +tese seuen seknes (CMEDTHOR,25.243)

and stabills hym in +te seuen vertus ; thurgh +te gyftes of +te Haly
Gaste . +Te whilke are +tese , +te gaste of wysdom and vndirstandynge ,
+te gaste of consaile and of stalworthenes , +te gaste of cunnynge and
of pete , and +te gaste of drede of Godde Almyghty . (CMEDTHOR,25.244)

Thurghe +tese gyftes oure Lord Ihesu lerres man all +tat he has myster
till +te lyfe +tat es callid actyfe and til +te lyfe called
contemplatyfe . (CMEDTHOR,25.245)

<P_26>

And se howe firste , man suld lefe +te euyll and do +te gude :
(CMEDTHOR,26.247)

lefe +te euyll , +tat teches vs +te gaste of drede of Godd Almyghty ;
(CMEDTHOR,26.248)

and do +te gude , $+tat leres vs +te gaste of pete . (CMEDTHOR,26.249)

And for-+ti +tat twa thynges are +tat lettis vs to do gude , that es at
saye , wele-fare and tributacione of +tis worlde ; (CMEDTHOR,26.250)

For wele-fare desayues vs with losengery , tribulacion with hardnes of
noyes & dysses ; (CMEDTHOR,26.251)

for-+ti sall +tou despyse +te wele-fare of +tis worlde , +tat +tou be
noghte +ter-with dessayued ; (CMEDTHOR,26.252)

and +tat leres +te +te gaste of cunnynge ; (CMEDTHOR,26.253)

and +tou sall stallworthly suffire tribulacyon , +tat +tou be noghte
ouercommen ; (CMEDTHOR,26.254)

and +tat teches vs +te gaste of stallworthenes . (CMEDTHOR,26.255)

And +tire foure suffice till +te lyfe +tat es callid actyfe .
(CMEDTHOR,26.256)

And +te to+ter thre fallys to +te lyfe +tat es callid contemplatyfe ,
For thre maners of contemplacion . (CMEDTHOR,26.257)

Ane es in creaturs ; (CMEDTHOR,26.258)

and +tat leres +te gaste of vndirstandynge . (CMEDTHOR,26.259)

The to+ter es in Haly Writte , whare +tou sese whatte +tou doo & what
+tou sall lefe , (CMEDTHOR,26.260)

and +tat leres +te gaste of consaile . (CMEDTHOR,26.261)

The thirde manere es in Godde Hym-selfe ; (CMEDTHOR,26.262)

and +tat leres vs +te gaste of wysdom . (CMEDTHOR,26.263)

Now +tou sese thurgh +te gyftes of Ihesu , how He es besy abowte oure
hele . (CMEDTHOR,26.264)

Eftire +tis sall +tou wiete whilke ere +te ten comandementis .
(CMEDTHOR,26.265)

+Te firste comandement es +tis , (CMEDTHOR,26.266)

' Thow sall wirchippe bot a Godde , +ti Lorde , (CMEDTHOR,26.267)

and till Hym anely +tou sall serue . ' +Tat es at say , wyrchipe Hym
with righte trouthe , (CMEDTHOR,26.268)

Serue untill anely with gude werkes . (CMEDTHOR,26.269)

Here sall +tou thynke if +tou hafe lelly serued Godde & wirchiped Godde
; if +tou hafe seruede Hym ouer all thynge , if +tou hafe +golden Hym
+tat that +tou hyghte , or if +tou hafe done lesse penance , and if
+tou hafe +goldyn Hym +tat that +tou hyghte Hym in +ti cristyndom ,
That was , to forsake +te deulle and all his werkes , and in God lelly
to trowe . (CMEDTHOR,26.270)

And thurghe +tis commandement es man ordaynede ynence God +te Fadire .
(CMEDTHOR,26.271)

+Te to+ter commandement es defendid to take Goddes name in vayne ;
(CMEDTHOR,26.272)

and lying and falsenes +tare-in es defendid ; (CMEDTHOR,26.273)

and thurghe +tis commandement es man ordaynede ynence Godd +te Son ,
+tat saise Hym-selfe ' I am sothefastnes . ' (CMEDTHOR,26.274)

+Te thirde commmandemente es , ' vmbythynke +te +tat +tou kepe +te
haly-dayes , ' +tat es to saye , in +tine awen herte , to kepe +te in
riste and pees with-owtten seruage of syn or of bodyly <P_27> dedis .
(CMEDTHOR,27.275)

And +tis commandement ordaynes man to reschayfe +te Haly Gaste .
(CMEDTHOR,27.276)

+Tise thre commandmentes lerres man how-gates he sall hafe hym ynence
Godd +te Trynite , to whas lyknes he es made in saule .
(CMEDTHOR,27.277)

+Te o+ter seuen commandementes leres man how he sall hafe him ynence
his euencristen . (CMEDTHOR,27.278)

+Te firste es , ' +tou sall honour +ti fadire and +ti modire fleschely
and gastely , and +tat in twa maners , +tat es to say , +tat +tou be
bouxom to thaym in reuerence and honour , and +tou helpe +tam at thy
powere in all thynges +tat +tay hafe myster , +tat +tou be of lange
lyfe in erthe ; (CMEDTHOR,27.279)

For if +tou will be of lange lyfe , it es reson +tat +tou honoure thaym
of whaym +tou hase +te lyfe ; (CMEDTHOR,27.280)

For he +tat will noghte honoure hym thurgh whaym he es , it es noghte
righte +tat he be mare +tan he es . (CMEDTHOR,27.281)

+Te to+ter commandement es +tis , (CMEDTHOR,27.282)

' +Tou sall sla na man . ' (CMEDTHOR,27.283)

Here sall +tou wyt +tat slaughter es of many maneres .
(CMEDTHOR,27.284)

For +ter es manes-slaghter of hand , of tunge , of herte .
(CMEDTHOR,27.285)

Mannes-slaynge of hande es when a man slaes ano+ter with his handez ,
or when he duse him in bandis of dede , als in preson or in o+ter stede
+tat may be encheson of his dede . (CMEDTHOR,27.286)

Manes-slaynge of tunge es in twa maners , thurghe commandement , or
thurghe enticement . (CMEDTHOR,27.287)

manes-slaynge of herte es alswa one twa maners , +tat es , when men
+gernys and couaytes ded of o+tter , and when he suffyrs man to dy ,
and will noghte delyuer him if he hafe powere . (CMEDTHOR,27.288)

+Te thirde commandement es +tis : (CMEDTHOR,27.289)

' +Tou sall do na lechery ; ' (CMEDTHOR,27.290)

and +tis es ryghte . (CMEDTHOR,27.291)

Wha-sa will hafe +te lyfe with-owteen corupeyone in +te Ioy of heuen ,
hym byhoues kepe his lyfe +tat es dedly , with-owtten corupcione of
body . (CMEDTHOR,27.292)

The ferthe commandement es +tis , (CMEDTHOR,27.293)

' +Tou sall do na thyfte ne na falsenes ; ' (CMEDTHOR,27.294)

and +tat es rygthe . (CMEDTHOR,27.295)

For he +tat will safe o+tther menes lyfe , he sall noughte do away +tat
that moghte his lyfe sustayne . (CMEDTHOR,27.296)

The fyfte commandement es +tis , (CMEDTHOR,27.297)

' +Tou sall noughte bere false wittnes agaynes thyne euen-cristyn with
hym +tat will noye hym or sla hym . ' (CMEDTHOR,27.298)

And +tat es ryghte ; (CMEDTHOR,27.299)

For he +tat will noghte sekathe his euencristyn , he sall noghte
consente , ne na consaile gyffe , to do hym ill . (CMEDTHOR,27.300)

+Te sexte commandement and +te seuend er +tir , (CMEDTHOR,27.301)

' +Tou sall noghte couaite +ti neghtboure wyfe , (CMEDTHOR,27.302)

ne +tou sall noghte couaite his <P_28> house , ne nane of his gude
wrangwystly , ' (CMEDTHOR,28.303)

For he +tat hase wykked will and ill Entente in his herte , he may
noghte lang with-haldynge hym fra wykkide dede ; (CMEDTHOR,28.304)

and +ter-fore , if +tou will noghte do lecherye , +tou sall noghte
consente to man ne to woman +tat it duse ; (CMEDTHOR,28.305)

and if +tou will noghte stele , +tou sall noughte couayte o+ter mennes
thynges in +ti herte . (CMEDTHOR,28.306)

Dere frende , +tir are +te ten commandementes +tat God gafe till Moyses
in the mounte of Synay . (CMEDTHOR,28.307)

The thre fyrste er pertenande to +te lufe of God , and the to+ter seuen
to +te lufe of +ti-selfe and of thyne euen crystyn . (CMEDTHOR,28.308)

Now , efter , sall +tou wyt whilke ere +te seuen vertus+g , +tat es to
saye Trouthe , Trayste , and lufe , Wysedom and Rightwysenes , Mesure
and Force . (CMEDTHOR,28.309)

Of +te same matire er +te seuen vertus +tat +te ten commandementis ,
(CMEDTHOR,28.310)

bot +tis es +te varyance be-twyx thaym : (CMEDTHOR,28.311)

The ten commandmentis kennes vs what we sall do , (CMEDTHOR,28.312)

and +te seuen vertus kennes vs how we shall doo . (CMEDTHOR,28.313)

The thre fyrste , +tat es to say , Trouthe , trayste and lufe ,
ordaynes the how +tou sall lyfe als to Godd : +te to+ter foure how +tou
sall ordayne thyne awen lyfe +tat sall lede till +te Ioye of heuen .
(CMEDTHOR,28.314)

Dere frende , the awe to wyt +tat we ere all made for ane End , +tat es
to say for to knawe Godde , to hafe Hym , and to lufe Hym .
(CMEDTHOR,28.315)

Bot thre thynges er nedefull at puruaye till oure cunnynge , That es to
wyte , whedyr we sall ga , and +tat we wyll comme thedyre , and +tat we
hafe trayste to com thedyre ; (CMEDTHOR,28.316)

For gret foly ware it to be-gyn +te thynge mane may noghte ende ;
(CMEDTHOR,28.317)

+gitte , one +te to+ter syde , +te mane +tat will wyele doo , hym
nedide to haf wysdom , myghte , and will ; +tat es to say , +tat he
konn doo , and +tat he may doo , and +tat he wyll doo .
(CMEDTHOR,28.318)

Bot for-+ti +tat we hafe noghte cunnynge , myghte , ne will of oure
selfe , for-+ti hase Godde gyfen vs trouthe , for to fulfill +te
defaute of oure myghte . (CMEDTHOR,28.319)

Sothefaste lufe es for to ordayne oure will to +te tane and to +te
to+ter . (CMEDTHOR,28.320)

Trouthe ordaynes vs to Godde +te Son , to whaym es appropyrde Wysdom :
Trayste , till Godd +te Fadyre , to whaym es appropyrde myghte ; Lufe ,
to +te Haly Gaste , till wham es appropyrde gudnes . (CMEDTHOR,28.321)

And +tare trouthe makes vs to hafe knawynge ; (CMEDTHOR,28.322)

and +tat knaweynge vs sayse +tat He es wondyrfull ; (CMEDTHOR,28.323)

Fre es He +tat <P_29> one +tis manere and tus largely gyffes of His
gudnes ; (CMEDTHOR,29.324)

and of +tat comes trayste , (CMEDTHOR,29.325)

and $of +tat knawynge , +tat sais +tat He es gude Commes +te thyrde
Sothefastnes , +tat es lufe , (CMEDTHOR,29.326)

For ylke a thynge luffes kyndely +te gude . (CMEDTHOR,29.327)

Dere frende , here sall +tou wyte whilke are +te twelue artycles of +te
trouthe . (CMEDTHOR,29.328)

The firste es +tis , +tat Godde es ane in Hym-selfe and thre in
personns , with-owteen begynnynge , and with-owtten Endynge , and +tat
all thynges $were made of noghte with His worde . (CMEDTHOR,29.329)

+Te to+ter artecle es , +tat Goddes son tuke flesche and blode of +te
blyssed mayden Marie and , was borne of hire , sothefaste Godd and
sothefaste man . (CMEDTHOR,29.330)

+Te thirdes es , +tat He was dede and grauen , noghte for nede , Bot
for to by vs of His fre will . (CMEDTHOR,29.331)

The ferthe artecle es , +tat +te same Ihesu rase fra dede to lyfe ,
(CMEDTHOR,29.332)

and we sall ryse alswa . (CMEDTHOR,29.333)

The fyfte artecle es , +tat +te same Sothefaste God and man , steighe
vp in till heuen in manhed and goldhede ; (CMEDTHOR,29.334)

and we sall steighte vp alswa thurgh His grace . (CMEDTHOR,29.335)

+Te sext artecle es baptymme , +tat mase man clene of syn +tat he
drawes of kynde , and gyffes grace to clense . (CMEDTHOR,29.336)

The Seuend artecle es confirmacion , +tat confermys +te Haly Gaste one
man +tat es cristenede . (CMEDTHOR,29.337)

+Te aughtened artecle es penance , +tat duse awaye all maner of syn
dedly and venyall . (CMEDTHOR,29.338)

+Te nynde es +te Sacrament of +te Auter , +tat confermys +te penance ,
and gyffes hym force +tat he fall noghte efte in syn , and vphaldes hym
and reconsailles hym . (CMEDTHOR,29.339)

+Te tend artecle es Ordyre , +tat gyffes powere till +taym +tat are
ordeynede to do +taire Offece and to do +te sacramentis .
(CMEDTHOR,29.340)

+Te elleuend artecle es Matrimone , +tat defendis dedly syn in werke of
generacyon by-twyx man and woman . (CMEDTHOR,29.341)

+Te twelfed artecle es Enoyntynge , +tat men enoyntes +te seke in
perell of dede , for alegeance of body and saule . (CMEDTHOR,29.342)

Dere frende , aftyre sall +tou wyt whilke are +te foure vertus
cardynalles , thurgh whilke all manes lyfe es gouernede in +tis worlde
, +tat es , Cunnynge and Rightwisnes , Force and Mesure .
(CMEDTHOR,29.343)

Of thir foure , saise +te Haly Gaste in +te buke of Wysdom , +tat +tare
es na thynge mare profytabill till man in erthe ; (CMEDTHOR,29.344)

and so nowe , whare-fore , wha-sa walde any thynge wele do , firste hym
byhouys +tat he konn chese +te ill fra +te gude , and of twa gude ,
chese <P_30> +te bettire and leffe +te lesse gude ; (CMEDTHOR,30.345)

and +tis es the vertu +tat es callede ryghtwysnes . (CMEDTHOR,30.346)

And for-+ti +tat twa thynges lettes man to do wele and lefe +te yll ,
+tat es at say , wele-fare of +tis worlde , for it dessayfes hym with
false vanytes ; (CMEDTHOR,30.347)

+te to+ter es tribulacyon , to putt hym down with many scharpnes :
(CMEDTHOR,30.348)

agaynes wele-fare sall +tou hafe mesure , +tat +tow be noghte ouer hye
. (CMEDTHOR,30.349)

And +tis vertu es called ' temperance . ' (CMEDTHOR,30.350)

And agayne aduersyte sall +tou hafe ' hardynes , ' +tat +tou be noghte
casten downne . (CMEDTHOR,30.351)

And +tat vertue es callyde Force or strenghe . (CMEDTHOR,30.352)

Here-eftyre sall +tou wyte whylke are +te seuen werkes of mercy .
(CMEDTHOR,30.353)

The firste werke of Mercy es , to gyffe mete to +te hunngry .
(CMEDTHOR,30.354)

The to+ter es , to gyffe drynke to +te thrysty . (CMEDTHOR,30.355)

The thirde es , to clethe +te nakede . (CMEDTHOR,30.356)

+Te ferthe es , to herbere +te herblerles . (CMEDTHOR,30.357)

+Te fyfte es , to vesete +tam +tat ere in prisonne . (CMEDTHOR,30.358)

+Te sexte es , to comforth +te seke . The Seuend , to bery +te dede .
(CMEDTHOR,30.359)

Thyse are +te seuen werkes of mercy +tat are langande to +te body .
(CMEDTHOR,30.360)

Bot nowe may +tou say to me , ' how sulde I +tat es in Relygyon , and
noghte hase to gyffe at ete ne at drynke , ne clathes to +te nakede ,
ne herbery to +te herberles , (CMEDTHOR,30.361)

For I am at o+ter mens will , and noghte at myn awen ?
(CMEDTHOR,30.362)

For-thi ware it better +tat I ware seculere , +tat I myghte do +tise
werkes of mercy . ' (CMEDTHOR,30.363)

A , dere frende , be noghte begylede ! (CMEDTHOR,30.364)

Better it es to hafe pete and compassione in +ti herte of hym +tat hase
mysese and wrechednes , Thane +tou hade all +tis werlde to gyffe for
charyte ; (CMEDTHOR,30.365)

For it es bettir wyth compassion to gyffe +ti-selfe als +tou erte ,
+tan it es to gyffe +tat that +tou hase . (CMEDTHOR,30.366)

There-fore , dere frende , gyffe thi-selfe ; (CMEDTHOR,30.367)

and +tan gyffes +tou mare +tan es in all +tis worlde .
(CMEDTHOR,30.368)

Bot now may +tou Say me one +tis manere : - (CMEDTHOR,30.369)

' Sothe it es +tat it es better to gyffe hym-selfe +tan it es to gyffe
of his , (CMEDTHOR,30.370)

bot better es +te tane and +te to+ter +tan es ane be it selfe ,
(CMEDTHOR,30.371)

for lesse es a gud +tan twa . ' (CMEDTHOR,30.372)

It es noghte swa : (CMEDTHOR,30.373)

For whethire es better be callede Godde , or His seruande .
(CMEDTHOR,30.374)

Thow wate wele +tat es better to be callede Godd . (CMEDTHOR,30.375)

Bot +tase +tat suffirs hunngere , thryste , caulde and defaute , and
o+ter wrechidnes and mysese , calles oure Lorde <P_31> Ihesu Criste
Hym-selfe ; (CMEDTHOR,31.376)

For He saise +tus in +te Gospelle , (CMEDTHOR,31.377)

' What als +tou dyde to +te leste of myn , +tou did to me . '
(CMEDTHOR,31.378)

Saynt Barnarde says , ' Thire pure hase noghte in erhte ,
(CMEDTHOR,31.379)

ne thire riche hase noghte in heuen ; (CMEDTHOR,31.380)

and +tare-fore , if +te Riche will it hafe , thaym byhoues bye it at
+te pure . ' (CMEDTHOR,31.381)

Now wate I wele +tou couaytes to wyte whilkes are verray pure , and
whilke noghte . (CMEDTHOR,31.382)

Now herken with deuocyon . (CMEDTHOR,31.383)

Sum are +tat hase reches and lufes thaym , (CMEDTHOR,31.384)

and +tase are +te haldande and couaytourse of +tis worlde .
(CMEDTHOR,31.385)

Othere are +tat hase +tam noghte , (CMEDTHOR,31.386)

bot thay luffe thaym , (CMEDTHOR,31.387)

and thay walde hafe thaym gladly ; (CMEDTHOR,31.388)

and +tase are +te wrechide beggers of +te worlde , and +te false folke
in religyon (CMEDTHOR,31.389)

and +tase are als riche and richere +tan +te o+ter . (CMEDTHOR,31.390)

And of tham Ihesu saise in +te gospelle +tat ' lyghtere it ware a
camelle to passe thurghe a nedill eghe , +tan +te riche to com in-to
+te blysse of heuen . ' (CMEDTHOR,31.391)

Sum are +tat hase reches , (CMEDTHOR,31.392)

bot thay lufe thaym noghte ; (CMEDTHOR,31.393)

Noghte for-thy +tay will wele hafe +tam ; (CMEDTHOR,31.394)

and +tase are +te gude folke +tat are in religion (CMEDTHOR,31.395)

and +tase are sothefastly pure ; (CMEDTHOR,31.396)

and +tairs es +te Ioye of heuen , (CMEDTHOR,31.397)

For +tat es the benyson of +te pure . (CMEDTHOR,31.398)

Than it behufes +tat +te riche hafe +te reuere of +tat benyson ;
(CMEDTHOR,31.399)

and +tarefore may I say , ' Blyssede be +te pouer , (CMEDTHOR,31.400)

for +taires es +te kyngdom and +te Ioye of heuen . ' (CMEDTHOR,31.401)

And swa may I say of +te riche , (CMEDTHOR,31.402)

For +tairs es pyne of helle . (CMEDTHOR,31.403)

Alswa pouer +tay are +tat hase Pouerte and lufes na reches ;
(CMEDTHOR,31.404)

and pouer +tay are +tat hase reches and lufes pouert .
(CMEDTHOR,31.405)

Now aftire +tis , awe +te to wyte whylke are +te seuen prayers of +te
Pater Noster , +tat duse away all ill and purchase all gude .
(CMEDTHOR,31.406)

And +tase seuen prayers er contende in +te Pater Noster , +te wilke
oure Lorde Ihesu Criste kennde till His discyples , how +tay $suld pray
Godd +te Fadire , (CMEDTHOR,31.407)

and said thaym one +tis manere , (CMEDTHOR,31.408)

' When +ge sall praye , one +tis wyese sall +ge say , (CMEDTHOR,31.409)

Pater noster qui es in celis , &c . (CMEDTHOR,31.410)

' Now , my frende , wit +tou +tat oure Lorde Ihesu Cryste kennes vs in
+te gospelle to make +tis prayere . (CMEDTHOR,31.411)

And +tare-fore I walde at +tou wyste at +te begynnynge whate es prayere
or orysone , and sythyn +tat +tou vndirstande <P_32> +te prayere of +te
pater noster . (CMEDTHOR,32.412)

Prayere or Oryson es noghte elles bot +gernyng of saule , with certayne
trayste +tat it commes +tat +tou prayes . (CMEDTHOR,32.413)

And in +tat trayste vs settis Ihesu Criste when He kennes vs to call
Godde oure fadyre +tat es in heuen , (CMEDTHOR,32.414)

For in Hym sall man hafe certayne trayste +tat He may and will all
gudness gyffe +tat oure saule kan +gerne , and mekill mare ; +te whilke
es betakynde by +tis wordes , (CMEDTHOR,32.415)

Qui es in celis , +tat es to say , +te whilke es in heuen .
(CMEDTHOR,32.416)

For if Godde will call Hym-selfe oure fadyre , +tan He makes vs to wiet
+tat He lufes vs als childyre , and at He will gyfe us all +tat we hafe
myster of . (CMEDTHOR,32.417)

Bot certanly if all +te lufe +tat euer had fadire or modire vn-to
+taire childyre , and all othire lufes of +tis worlde ware gedirde
to-gedyre in a lufe , and +git +tat lufe ware multipliede als mekill
als mans herte moghte thynke , +git it moghte na thynge atteyne to +te
lufe +tat Godde oure fadyre hase vn-till vs , +tare whare we are hys
enmys . (CMEDTHOR,32.418)

and +tat sall we wele see thurgh +te grace of Godde , If we se one what
manere He is oure Fadyr , and what He has don for vs .
(CMEDTHOR,32.419)

Wit +tou , +tat when God made all creaturs of noghte , we rede noghte
+tat He made any creature till His lyknes bot man allanne ;
(CMEDTHOR,32.420)

and +tare-fore Godd He es , and makere of all thynges of +te worlde ,
(CMEDTHOR,32.421)

Bot He es noghte +taire fadyre ; (CMEDTHOR,32.422)

Bot vn-till vs , thurghe His awen myghte full of mercy , es He Godd and
makere and Fadyr , For +tat our saule es lelly lyke vn-till +te lyknes
of +te Fadyr , and +te Son , and +te Haly Gaste , +tat ere hallyly a
Godd and persons thre . (CMEDTHOR,32.423)

And all +tis werlde He hase made to serue man , whils mane will duelle
in His lele lufe als His awen childyre . (CMEDTHOR,32.424)

Bot als tyte als we twyn fra +tat lele lufe , for lufe of +tis lyfe ,
or for any o+ter thynge , we losse +te lordechipe of +tis worlde ,
(CMEDTHOR,32.425)

and becommes thralles dreryly to +te deuelle , +tare we ware be-fore
fre and ayers of +te erytage of +te kyngdom of heuen , and to welde +te
welthe of +tis werlde . (CMEDTHOR,32.426)

Allas may saye , Allas ! Allas ! (CMEDTHOR,32.427)

what here es a sorowfull chaunge wha-sa it vndyrstode !
(CMEDTHOR,32.428)

Wit +tou wele +tat here es gret lykynge of lufe , when Godd +tat es
with-owttyn begynnynge , and es with-owtten chaungeyng , and duellys
with-owttyn Endynge , for He es al-+tir-myghtyeste and al+tirwyseste ,
and alswa al+tire-beste <P_33> +tat mannes herte may noghte thynke , in
whaym es lufe and Ioy endles , here , I say , es takyn of gret lufe ,
+tat He deyned Hym to make vs till His awen lyknes righte als we had
bene His awen chosen childyre , and moghte hafe lefte vs to be a
littill vyle matire als we ware made of oure modyr , +tat vile es to
neuen ; or He moghte hafe made vs at His will anykyn o+ter bestis ;
(CMEDTHOR,33.429)

and +tan had we dyede to-gedire , bathe body and saule .
(CMEDTHOR,33.430)

Bot when He hade made vs man , and gafe vs +te saule to His awen lyknes
, <paren> louede and luffede be +tat Lorde ! </paren> for to be ayers
of +te Erytage of heuen and lyfe in +tat gret Ioye with-owetten Ende ,
Now es na herte sa herde +tat it na moghte nesche , and lufe Swylke a
Godd with all his myghte . (CMEDTHOR,33.431)

And his herte suld melte , filled of Ioy , if it thoghte sothely of
+tat grace +tat oure Lorde hase don till vs by-fore all o+ter creaturs
. (CMEDTHOR,33.432)

And +gitt did He mare thurghe His mekill mercy ; (CMEDTHOR,33.433)

For , whene we ware , thurghe oure Sorofull syn , twynnede fra Godd ,
oure Sweteste Fadire , and become thralles to +te ill gaste , Than He ,
thurghe His maste mercy , Sente His awen Sonne , +tat with Hym es Godd
in His God-hede , for to take flesche and blode of +te Virgyn Marie ,
Mayden and modyr , lastand in Ioy ; (CMEDTHOR,33.434)

and one +tis manere did He +te dede . (CMEDTHOR,33.435)

In state of thralle tuke He oure flesche to suffre +te gylteste pouerte
, and schame , and noyes , and paynnes , +tat neuer dyd ill ne na maner
of syn , (CMEDTHOR,33.436)

and Sythen delyuerde Hym till +te vileste dede , and +te schamefulleste
+tat man moghte thynke , to delyuer vs wreches of sorowfull bandis ,
and of +te pynand preson puttid in hell , and to make vs to comme till
+te heghe heuen , whare we sall be als kynges corounde in blyse , if we
do +te will of +tat swet Lorde , +tat for vs ordeynede Hym to dye one
+te crosse als +tofe He had benne a wykkid thefe . (CMEDTHOR,33.437)

Dere Frende , nowe has +tou here twa thyngez in +te whilke Godde hase
schewede vs +tat He es oure fadire , and +tat He lufes vs als His awen
childyre +tare we are agayne Hym with oure wykked syn .
(CMEDTHOR,33.438)

The firste es , +tat He made vs till His awen lyknes ;
(CMEDTHOR,33.439)

and +te to+ter es , +tat He boghte vs fra presoun with His precyouse
dede of His manhede . (CMEDTHOR,33.440)

For +te fyrste , es man halden till Hym , for to lufe Hym with all his
herte . (CMEDTHOR,33.441)

Bot +tan may +tou aske , ' what sall I do Hym for +te to+ter <P_34>
thynge ? (CMEDTHOR,34.442)

For if I sall with pouerhede lofe Godd +te Fadyr , and lufe Hym and
serue Him with all my saule and with all my herte in all thynges ,
for-+ti +tat He made me of noghte and gafe me saule aftir His awen
lyknes , - als it was commandyd in +te alde lawe be-fore Godde was
borne and be-com man for vs , - what moghte I now do Hym , when He ,
for me wrechid synnere , sa mekill Hym lawede +tat He walde becomme man
, and He gafe Hym to me , when he , thurghe His sweteste mercy , walde
dye for me , and of +te maste noyouse and +te moste vile dede +tat euer
was thoghte ? (CMEDTHOR,34.443)

I wate neuer what I may say here ; (CMEDTHOR,34.444)

For if I myghte lyffe a hundrethe +gere , and if I moghte in +tat tym ,
ilk a day at a tym , dye als vile ded als He for me dide , +git ne ware
it noghte ynence His gret gyftez , when He es sothely said Goddes Sonne
of heuen , and gaffe Hym selfe till vs , +tat tynte was for syn thurgh
, and put in to +te pyne of helle , and +tare , in +te dispytte of Hym
, seruede to +te deuelle . (CMEDTHOR,34.445)

How sulde we +tan +gelde Hym +te gude gret gyfte , when He walde sende
His awen Sone to be pynede for oure syn ? ' (CMEDTHOR,34.446)

Now I sall lere the , if God gyffe me grace , how oure dere Fadir askes
nane o+ter store bot that we , with herte , knawe oure awen Febillnes
and oure wrechidnes , +tat we hafe for oure awen syn .
(CMEDTHOR,34.447)

Thane sall we be in bitternes of penance , and crye till Hym faste
mercy , +tat He vs saue for His haly name , (CMEDTHOR,34.448)

For of oure selfe hafe we noghte Hym for to +gelde ; (CMEDTHOR,34.449)

+tare-fore said the prophete in +te psalme , Quid retribuam Domino pro
omnibus que retribuit michi ? Calicem salutaris accipiam , et nomen
Domini invocabo , etc . ' +tat es , ' what sall I +gelde to God for all
His gud gyftes +tat He me gyffes als Lorde , with-owtten my deserte ?
(CMEDTHOR,34.450)

The coppe of hele I sall take , and calle +te name of my lorde . '
(CMEDTHOR,34.451)

The cope of hele whare-of dranke oure Lord Ihesu oure Saueour , +tat es
, the bytternes of +te penance in His grete pynes , (CMEDTHOR,34.452)

and +tat man in all his thoghtez calles Godez name , +tat sothefastly
knawes +tat he hase noghte of hym-selfe bot sorowe and synne .
(CMEDTHOR,34.453)

And wit thou +tat , if sothefastenes be sett faste in thi saule , +te
mare +tat +tou knawes +te for wrechide and febyll , +te mare sall +tou
<P_35> meke +te , and calle on Hys mercy . (CMEDTHOR,35.454)

And +tus it was of oure swete Lady , mayden and modyr ;
(CMEDTHOR,35.455)

For scho had mare of grace +tane any in this lyfe , man or woman +tat
euer was borne , (CMEDTHOR,35.456)

Thare-fore scho halde hir lesse and lawere +tan any o+ter wyghte ,
(CMEDTHOR,35.457)

and mare cryede scho mercy +tan any o+ter man , when sothefaste Goddes
Son lighte in hir wambe . (CMEDTHOR,35.458)

My dere frende , se now aftir-warde why oure Lord Ihesu kennes vs in
+te Gospelle to saye ' oure Fadire , ' and noghte ' my Fadir ' ;
(CMEDTHOR,35.459)

For by +tat will He kenn vs +tat we suld gedyre all men with vs in oure
prayers , (CMEDTHOR,35.460)

For all ere oure brethire , crystende and vncristend men , For +tat all
of a gouernaylle hafe we a Fadyr . (CMEDTHOR,35.461)

And +tat +tou may +tis thynge , thurghe +te grace of Godd , clerelyere
See , Gyffe gude Entente till +tat at I say . (CMEDTHOR,35.462)

Hym calles +tou ' thi fleschely bro+ter , ' +tat has his body of +te
same man and woman of whaym +tou hase thyne . (CMEDTHOR,35.463)

Thane sall +tou wele halde hym +ti bro+ter +tat hase his saule of +te
Same fadir of heuen of whaym +tou hase +ti saule , and of swylke a kynd
, and of swylke a lyknes ; (CMEDTHOR,35.464)

For als wele made Godd ilke man till lyknes of +te Trinyte als He did
+te . (CMEDTHOR,35.465)

And +tis bro+ter-hede mare suld we lufe , and mare dere halde , +tan
+te bro+terhede of +te flesche , in als mekill als +te saule es mare
nobyll +tan +te flesche , and in als mekill als Godd , oure fadir , of
heuen , es mare nobill , and mare for to lufe , +tan oure fleschly
fadir . (CMEDTHOR,35.466)

And +tat suld we do if we saghe als clerely with oure gastely eghe als
we do with oure bodyly eghe . (CMEDTHOR,35.467)

Bot for-thy +tat we see noghte bot with +te fleschely eghe , als it
ware bestes , we hafe na knawynge ne na lufe bot of +tat bro+terhede
+tat commes of +te flesche stynkande and foule . (CMEDTHOR,35.468)

Allas ! Allas ! what sorowfull thynge thus hase blyndid us !
(CMEDTHOR,35.469)

Certis , na thynge mare blyndis manes saule +tane lufe of erthely
thynge +tat sonne takes ende . (CMEDTHOR,35.470)

For-+ti behufes man lefe his propire will , if he will perfitly knawe
+te lufe-somest bro+terhede . Whare-of now mekill I hafe spoken ,
(CMEDTHOR,35.471)

For whate-sa-euer we hafe in body or in saule of gudnes or of fayrenes
, we hafe it of oure fadyr of heuen , Godd , +tat es till vs fadir ,
and Euenly till all His creaturs , noghte anely for His makynge of
noghte , ne for His gouernyng of His grace , for His purchasynge +tat
He made of vs +tat ware tynt <P_36> childir , with His flesche and His
blode +tat He for vs gafe , als Saynt Austyn +te nobill clerke witnes .
(CMEDTHOR,36.472)

He sayse ' +te Fadir gaffe His Son , thurgh whaym He walde by vs
thralles ; (CMEDTHOR,36.473)

He gafe +te Haly Gaste , thurgh whaym He walde purchase +te thralles in
His childire . (CMEDTHOR,36.474)

+Te Sonn , He gafe in pryse of raunson ; +te Haly Gaste , in preuelege
of purchase ; (CMEDTHOR,36.475)

and +tar-fore +te Fadir kepis Hym selfe in Erytage till His childir
+tat He $purchased . ' (CMEDTHOR,36.476)

And +tarefore , dere frende , na man sall mystrayste of +te lufe of His
swete Fadirhede , and His dere pete ; (CMEDTHOR,36.477)

For mare es His mercy +tan all oure wykkednes ; (CMEDTHOR,36.478)

For wha sa calles till Hym with all his herte , with-owteen faile He
will here hym , (CMEDTHOR,36.479)

for He es full of mercy . (CMEDTHOR,36.480)

And +tare-fore , als I be-fore saide , with +gernyge of saule and
certayne trayste , calle apon Hym trewely with all thi herte .
(CMEDTHOR,36.481)

He es +ti Fadir pereles , +tat purchacecez +te pees ; (CMEDTHOR,36.482)

and saye traystely till Hym als Hym-selfe vs lerede , Pater noster qui
es in celis , +tat es to say , Oure Fadir that es in heuen ;
(CMEDTHOR,36.483)

sanctificetur nomen tuum , +tat es to say , halyed be +ti name ;
(CMEDTHOR,36.484)

adveniat regnum tuum , (CMEDTHOR,36.485)

it com , +ti kyngedom ; (CMEDTHOR,36.486)

Fiat voluntas tua , sicut in celo et in terra , (CMEDTHOR,36.487)

+ti will be donne , swa in erthe als it es in heuen ; (CMEDTHOR,36.488)

panem nostrum cotidianum da nobis hodie , (CMEDTHOR,36.489)

Oure ylke day brede +tou gyffe vs to day ; (CMEDTHOR,36.490)

Et dimitte nobis debita nostra , sicut et nos dimittimus debitoribus
nostris , (CMEDTHOR,36.491)

and forgyffe vs oure dettis als we forgyffe our dettours ;
(CMEDTHOR,36.492)

Et ne nos inducas in temptacionem , (CMEDTHOR,36.493)

and suffire vs noghte be ledde in-to fandyngis , (CMEDTHOR,36.494)

Set libera nos a malo , (CMEDTHOR,36.495)

bot delyuer vs fra all ill thynges (CMEDTHOR,36.496)

Amen ! +Tat es to say , Swa mot it be ! (CMEDTHOR,36.497)

Now , my dere frende , +tou sall wyt +tat +tis Oryson passes all o+ter
prayers , pryncypally in twa thynges , +tat es to say , in worthynes
and in profyte . (CMEDTHOR,36.498)

In worthynes , for +tat God Hym-selfe mad it ; (CMEDTHOR,36.499)

and for-+ti do +tay gret schame and gret vnreuerence till Ihesu ,
Goddes Son , +tat takes +tam till wordis rynnand and curius , and leues
+te prayere +tat He vs kennede , +tat wate all +te will of Godd +te
Fadir , and +te whilke orysone commes mare till His plesynge , and
whate thynges +te wrechede caytyfe has myster at pray fore .
(CMEDTHOR,36.500)

Alswa , als I hafe sayde , He wate anely all +te Fadir wyll ,
(CMEDTHOR,36.501)

and He wate all oure nede ; (CMEDTHOR,36.502)

and +tare-fore a hundrethe thousande er <P_37> dyssayued with
multyplicatione of wordes and of orysouns ; (CMEDTHOR,37.503)

For , when +tay wene +tat +tay hafe grete deuocyon , +tan hafe +tai a
fulle fleschely lykynge , For-thy +tat ilk a fleschely lykynge delytes
+tam kyndely in swylke turnede langage ; (CMEDTHOR,37.504)

and +tare-fore I walde +tat +tou war warre , (CMEDTHOR,37.505)

For I say +te sykerly , +tat it es a foule lychery for to delyte +te in
rymmes and slyke gulyardy ; (CMEDTHOR,37.506)

+git one a-no+ter syde , Saynt Austyne , and Saynt Gregore , and o+ter
halowes +tat prayede als was +taire lykynge . (CMEDTHOR,37.507)

I blame noghte prayers , (CMEDTHOR,37.508)

bot I blame +tase +tat lefes +te prayere of Godd +tat Hym-selfe made ,
and lerede vs for to pray , +tat es , Pater noster , and takes +tam
till +te Orysons of a synfull Saynte whare +tay fynde it wretten ,
(CMEDTHOR,37.509)

For oure Lorde Ihesus Hym-selfe sayse in the gospell , ' when +ge will
praye , prayes noghte with many wordes , (CMEDTHOR,37.510)

bot praye one +tis manere , (CMEDTHOR,37.511)

Pater noster &c ' . ' (CMEDTHOR,37.512)

Dere frende , +git sall +tou wit one anot+ter syde +tat +te Pater
noster passes all o+ter prayers in worthynes ; (CMEDTHOR,37.513)

For +tare-in es contende all thyngez what-sa we hafe myster of , till
+tis lyfe or till +te to+ter . (CMEDTHOR,37.514)

For we praye +tare-in Godd +te Fadyr , +tat He delyuer vs of all illes
, and +tat He gyffe vs all gudes , and +tat He make vs swylke +tat we
may neuer do ill , ne +tat we may noghte fayle of gude .
(CMEDTHOR,37.515)

And now , all +te ille +tat vs greues , ou+ter es it , ille +tat es
donne , (CMEDTHOR,37.516)

or it es ille for to com , (CMEDTHOR,37.517)

or elles it es ille +tat we suffire nowe . (CMEDTHOR,37.518)

Of +tat ille +tat es donne and passede , we praye oure swete Lorde +tat
He delyuer vs +ter-of when we say Dimitte nobis debita nostra , etc ' .
(CMEDTHOR,37.519)

We pray Hym delyuer vs of ill +tat es for to com , when we say et ne
nos inducas in temptacionem . (CMEDTHOR,37.520)

Of illes +tat we suffire nowe , we praye Hym +tat He delyuer vs , when
we say Set libera nos a malo . (CMEDTHOR,37.521)

+Git , dere Frende , on a o+ter syde , wit +tou +tat all maner of gude
+tat es , Ou+ter it es erthely gude , or gastely gude , or gude
lastande endles . (CMEDTHOR,37.522)

For erthely gude we praye , when we saye Panem nostrum cotidianum da
nobis hodie ; (CMEDTHOR,37.523)

For gastely gude we praye , when we say Fiat voluntas tua , sicut in
celo et in terra ; (CMEDTHOR,37.524)

For endles gude we praye , when we say Adveniat regum tuum ;
(CMEDTHOR,37.525)

and confermyng of all this we praye , when we say Sanctificetur nomen
tuum . (CMEDTHOR,37.526)

<P_38>

Now , my dere frende , +tese ere seuen prayers of +te Ewangelle +tat
oure Lorde Ihesu Criste kenned till His dyscypills . (CMEDTHOR,38.528)

And +tou sall wit +tat +tese foure wordes +tat comes be-fore , +tat es
to wit , Pater noster qui es in celis , leres vs how we sall praye ,
and what oure selfe sall be in prayere ; (CMEDTHOR,38.529)

For we sall , in ylke ane Oryson , haue foure thynges , +tat es to say
, perfite lufe till Hym till whaym we praye , and certayne trayste to
haue +tat at we praye fore , and stabill trouth in Hym in whaym we
trowe , and sothefaste mekenes of +tat , that of oure selfe , na gude
we haue . (CMEDTHOR,38.530)

Perfite lufe es vndirstanden in +tis worde Pater , (CMEDTHOR,38.531)

For ylke a creature kyndly lufes his Fadir . (CMEDTHOR,38.532)

Certayne trayst es contende in +tis worde noster ; (CMEDTHOR,38.533)

For if He be ours , +tan may we sekerly trayst in Hym +tat He es halden
till vs . (CMEDTHOR,38.534)

Stabill trouthe es taken in +tise wordes Qui es ; (CMEDTHOR,38.535)

For when we say qui es , +tan graunt we wele +tat Godd es +tat we neuer
sawe ; (CMEDTHOR,38.536)

and +tat es ryghte trouthe , (CMEDTHOR,38.537)

For trouthe es na no+ter thyng bot trowyng of thyng +tat may noghte be
sene . (CMEDTHOR,38.538)

Sothefaste mekenes es betakynde in +tis worde In celis ,
(CMEDTHOR,38.539)

For when we thynke how He es heghe in Ioy , and how we are here lawe in
besynes , than we are mekide . (CMEDTHOR,38.540)

Bot when we hafe festenede +tere foure thynges in oure hertes , +tan
may we hardyly praye , and saye with all oure affeccyon , Sanctificetur
nomen tuum , +tat es to say , ' haly be thi name ! ' (CMEDTHOR,38.541)

als swa stabill +ti name , +tat es , Fadir , in vs , +tat we be one
+tat manere +ti childire +tat we do na thyng +tat be agaynes +ti will
and that euer-mare we doo +tat at commes to +ti plesyng , thurgh
grauntynge of +ti grace . (CMEDTHOR,38.542)

And for-thi +tat we may noghte euer-mare do +tat perfitely whyls we ere
in +tis caytifede worlde , +tare-fore pray we +tus , (CMEDTHOR,38.543)

and sayse , Adveniat regnum tuum , +tat es to say , it com till vs ,
+ti kyngdom , +tat we regne in +te , Ihesu , in +tis lyfe thurgh thi
grace and +tou in vs in +te to+ter lyfe turgh Ioy . (CMEDTHOR,38.544)

And +tis ilke we praye for +tase +tat are in purgatorie ;
(CMEDTHOR,38.545)

and for-+ti +tat we neuer-mare may hafe parte with Ioye of heuen if we
do noghte thi will in erthe , +tare-fore we praye thus , Fiat voluntas
tua , sicut in celo et in terra , +tat es to say , thi will be done ,
als in heuen , swa in erthe . (CMEDTHOR,38.546)

Alswa say ' make vs to do +ti wyll , ' +tat es to say , +tou gyffe
<P_39> vs grace to do all +tat +tou commandes , and to lefe all +tat
+tou defendis , and +tat swa in erthe als in heuen , +tat es to say ,
als Michaelle , and Gabrielle , and Raphaelle , Cherubyn and Seraphyn ,
and all +te o+ter angells and archangells , and all +tase +tat are
Ordeynede to +te endles lyfe in Ioy , in ilke a kynde , in ilke ane
ordire , and in ilke ane elde , thi wille duse ; (CMEDTHOR,39.547)

and for-thi +tat we may noghte do +ti will whills we lyffe in +tis body
, if +tou ne sustayne vs noghte , +tare-fore say we +tus , Panem
nostrum cotidianum da nobis hodie , +tat es to say , Oure ilke day
brede +tou gyffe vs to-day ; (CMEDTHOR,39.548)

als swa say ' +tou gyffe vs Force in body and in saule , and hele , if
it be +ti will , of +te tane and offe +te to+ter . ' (CMEDTHOR,39.549)

And here es for to wit , +tat +tare es thre maners of brede , +tat es ,
bodyly brede , +tat es to say , Fode and clethynge ; (CMEDTHOR,39.550)

+tare es brede gastely , +tat es to say , of haly wrytte +te leryng ;
(CMEDTHOR,39.551)

and +tare es +te brede of Eukaryste , +tat es +te grace in +te
sacrament of +te autere , for to comforthe +te kynde of +te tane and
+te to+ter . (CMEDTHOR,39.552)

Bot for-thi +tat we ere worthi na gudnes whills we ere bownden in synn
, +tare-fore say we +tus , Dimitte nobis debita nostra sicut et nos
dimittimus debitoribus nostris , +tis es to say , ' Forgyffe vs oure
dettis als we forgyffe oure dettours . ' (CMEDTHOR,39.553)

+tou sall wyt +tare oure synns byndis oure dettours to pynne ;
(CMEDTHOR,39.554)

+tare-fore we pray Ihesu to for-gyff vs synnes , +tat es to say , all
+tat we hafe synnede in thoghte , in worde and in dede ; and +tat
ryghte als we for-gyffe till +tase +tat hase mysdone agaynes vs .
(CMEDTHOR,39.555)

And for-+ti +tat a lyttill vs helpes to hafe forgyfnes of syn , if we
may noghte kepe vs fra syn , +tare-fore pray we +tus , Et ne nos
inducas in temptacionem , (CMEDTHOR,39.556)

and +tis es to say , ' lede us no+gte in-to na fandyngis ,
(CMEDTHOR,39.557)

als swa say , Suffere vs noghte be ouer-commen in fandyngez of +te
deuell , ne of +te flesch , ne of +te werlde . (CMEDTHOR,39.558)

And noghte allanly we pray +tat we be delyuered of all euyll fandyngez
, (CMEDTHOR,39.559)

Bot alswa we pray +tat we be delyuered of all ill thyngis , when we say
, Set libera nos a malo ; (CMEDTHOR,39.560)

and +tis es to say , ' Bot delyuer vs of all ill thyngis , ' +tat es ,
of body and of saule , of syn and of pyne , For syn that now es or sall
be . (CMEDTHOR,39.561)

Say we Amen ! +tat es to say , ' swa be it ! ' (CMEDTHOR,39.562)

and for-thi sayse oure Lorde <P_40> Ihesu Criste in +te gospelle , '
What sa +tou prayes my fadir in my name , He sall do it ; '
(CMEDTHOR,40.563)

and +ter-fore say at +te Ende , Per Dominum nostrum Iesum Cristum ,
filium tuum , &.c ' . (CMEDTHOR,40.564)

And now , my dere frende , vndirstande noghte +tat +tou sall say +ti
Pater noster with mouthe , als I hafe it here wretyn be-fore +te .
(CMEDTHOR,40.565)

Bot say all anely +te nakede lettir with +ti mouthe , (CMEDTHOR,40.566)

and thynke in +ti herte of this +tat I hafe said here , of ilke a worde
by it-selfe ; (CMEDTHOR,40.567)

and rekk noghte +tof +tou ne multyply many Pater nosters ;
(CMEDTHOR,40.568)

For it es better to say a Pater noster with gude deuocyon , +tan a
thousande with-owtten deuocyon ; (CMEDTHOR,40.569)

For +tus sais Saynte Paule appertly ; (CMEDTHOR,40.570)

he sayse , ' me ware leuer say fyve wordes in herte deuotely , +tane
fyve thousande with my mouthe with-owtten lykynge . ' (CMEDTHOR,40.571)

and one +te same manere sall +tou say and do at thyne offece in +te
qweire ; (CMEDTHOR,40.572)

for swa sayse +te prophete , Psallite sapienter ; (CMEDTHOR,40.573)

and +tat is to say , ' Synges and versy wysesly , ' +tat es , to say or
to syng wyesly , +tat es , +tat thi herte be one +tat at +tou saise ,
and one +tat at o+ter saise , +tat +tou here it besyly ;
(CMEDTHOR,40.574)

For if +ti body be at thi seruyce , and +ti mouthe speke one a wyse ,
and thi herte thynke of wrechidnes caytefly , +tan es +tou twynned .
(CMEDTHOR,40.575)

For when +tou swa es twynned , +tou tynes +te mede of +ti seruyce ;
(CMEDTHOR,40.576)

For +te awe to serue Godd with all +ti herte , with all +ti saule , and
with all +ti vertu ; (CMEDTHOR,40.577)

and swa +tou may pay +ti Godd . (CMEDTHOR,40.578)

Bot +tare es many thynges +tat ere cause of swylke wrechede twynnynge ,
als mete , drynke , Reste , cleythynge , layke , discorde , Thoghte ,
laboure , hethynge . (CMEDTHOR,40.579)

These makes hippynge , homerynge , of medles momellynge .
(CMEDTHOR,40.580)

And +tare-fore take kepe what oure Lorde Ihesu Criste saise in +te
gospell : (CMEDTHOR,40.581)

' Firste , ' He saise , ' sekes +te kyngdom of heuen ,
(CMEDTHOR,40.582)

and all +tat +ge hafe myster of sall be gyffen +gowe with-owttyn any
askynge . ' (CMEDTHOR,40.583)

Thare-fore , dere Frende , +tou sall wit what +tou sall hafe in +te
blysse of heuen . (CMEDTHOR,40.584)

Wit +tou wele +tat +tou sall hafe Seuen gyftes in body , and Seuen in
saule , +tat es to say , Fairenes in body with-owttyn fylth , lyghtenes
with-owttyn slewth , Force with-owtten Feblesce , Frenes with-owtten
thralledom , lykynge with-owtten noye , lufelynes with-owttyn envye ,
hele with-owttyn sekenes , lange lyfe with-owttyn ende .
(CMEDTHOR,40.585)

Thou sall hafe in salue , Wysedome <P_41> with-owtten ygnorance ,
Frenchipe with-owtten hateredyn , Accorde with-owtten discorde , Myghte
with-owtten wayknes , honour with-owtten dishonour , Sekirnes
with-owtten drede , Ioy with-owtten sorowe . Bot +te wreches in helle ,
all +te reuerce , both in body and in saule , +tat es to say , Fylth
with-owttyn fairenes , Slouthe with-owtten lyghtenes , Feblesce
with-owtten force , Thraldom with-owtten freenes , Angwyse with-owtten
lykynge , Sekenes with-owtten hele , ded with-outten ende .
(CMEDTHOR,41.586)

Thare sall be in +tair saules , Ignorance with-owttyn Wysdome ,
hatredyn with-owtten lufe , Discorde with-owtten Accorde , feblesce
with-owtten powere , Schame with-owtten honour , Dred with-owtten
sekernes , and Sorowe with-owtten Ioy . (CMEDTHOR,41.587)

And for +tis sall +tou seke with all +ti myghte , +tat +tou may wyn +te
Ioye of heuen ; (CMEDTHOR,41.588)

for +tare es sa gret Ioye and sa mekill swettnes +tat , if +tou myghte
lyffe fra +te begynnynge of +te worlde vn-till +te ende , and hafe all
+te lykynge +tat +tou couthe ordeyne , +git +tou sulde with gret ryghte
lefe all +tase for to be a day in +te Ioy of heuen . (CMEDTHOR,41.589)

And thus endys +te to+ter degre of contemplacyone , +tat es to say ,
+te contemplacione of haly writte ; of +te whylke , if +tou take gud
kepe in +ti herte , it sall be lyghte vnto +te , ilke a worde to halde
. (CMEDTHOR,41.590)

One ane o+ter syde , if +tou hafe mater to speke vn-to +te clerkez , be
+tay neuer sa wyse , or to lewede men , be +tay neuer so ruyde , of +te
clerkes +tou mofe som matirs of +tis , and alswa at +tou may lere more
. (CMEDTHOR,41.591)

And when +tou spekes till sympill men , and ruyde , gladly +tou lere
+tam with swettnes . (CMEDTHOR,41.592)

For +tou hafe enoghe whare-of +tou may speke , and how +tou sall +ti
lyfe amende and gouerne , and o+ter menes alswa . (CMEDTHOR,41.593)

+Te thirde degre of contemplacyon es in Godd Hym-selfe .
(CMEDTHOR,41.594)

And +tat may be on twa maners , +tat es , with-owtten in His manhede ,
and in His Godhede so blyschede . (CMEDTHOR,41.595)

For +tus saise Saynt Austyn , For-+ti be-come Godd man , For to make
mane to Se Godd in his kynde ; (CMEDTHOR,41.596)

For whe+ter som he +gode with-in or with-owtten , euer-mare moghte man
fynde pasture ; with-owtten , thurgh consederacyon of His manhed ;
with-in , thurghe contemplacyon of His Godhede . (CMEDTHOR,41.597)

Of His manhede sall +tou thynke <P_42> thre thyngez : +te meknes of His
Incarnacyon , +te sweteness of His conuersasion , and +te grete charite
of His passione . (CMEDTHOR,42.598)

Bot +tis may +tou noghte do all att anes ; (CMEDTHOR,42.599)

and +tare-fore hafe I twynnned the thaym by +te Seuen houres of +te
daye +tat +tou saise in +te kyrke , Swa +tat nan houre passe the , +tat
+tou ne sall be swetely ocupyed in +ti herte . (CMEDTHOR,42.600)

Bot nowe for to do +tis , +tan sall +tou wit +tat till ilke ane houre
of +te daye es dowbyll medytacyon , ane of His passyon , and ano+ter of
+te to+ter seson . (CMEDTHOR,42.601)

Now , dere frende , before matyns sall +tou thynke of +te swete byrthe
of Ihesu Cryste al-+ter-fyrste , and sythyn eftyrwarde of His passion .
(CMEDTHOR,42.602)

Of His byrth , sall thou thynke besyly +te tym , and +te stede and +te
houre , +tat oure Lorde Ihesus Criste was borne of His modir Marie .
(CMEDTHOR,42.603)

+Te tyme was in myd-wynter , when it was maste calde ;
(CMEDTHOR,42.604)

+te houre was at mydnyghte , +te hardeste houre +tat es :
(CMEDTHOR,42.605)

+te stede was in mydwarde +te strete , in a house with-owtten walles .
(CMEDTHOR,42.606)

In clowtis was He wonden , (CMEDTHOR,42.607)

and als a chylde was He bunden ; (CMEDTHOR,42.608)

and in a crybbe by-fore ane oxe and ane asse , +tat lufely lorde layde
was , (CMEDTHOR,42.609)

for +tare was na no+ter stede voyde . (CMEDTHOR,42.610)

And here sall +tou thynke of +te kepynge of Marye , and of hir childe ,
and of hir spouse Ioseph - wat Ioye Ihesu +tam sente .
(CMEDTHOR,42.611)

thou sall thynke also of +te hyrdes +tat saw +te takyn of His byrthe ;
(CMEDTHOR,42.612)

and +tou sall thynke of +te swete felachippe of Angells , and rayse vpe
thi herte and syng with +tam , Gloria in excelsis Deo , &c .
(CMEDTHOR,42.613)

Of +te passion sall +tou thynke how +tat He was at swylke a tym of +te
nyghte betrayed by His descyple , and taken als a traytoure , and
bownden als a thefe , and ledde als a felon . (CMEDTHOR,42.614)

Be-fore pryme +tou sall thynke of +te passion of Ihesu and of His
Ioyfull ryssynge . (CMEDTHOR,42.615)

Of His passyoun sall +tou thynke how +te Iewes ledd Hym into +taire
counsaile , and bare false wytnes agayne Hym , and put appone Hym +tat
He had saide blasefeme , +tat es , sclandyre in Godd , and +tat He had
said +tat He suld haue distroyede +te temple of Godd , and make agayne
ano+ter with-in the thirde day ; (CMEDTHOR,42.616)

and +tan +tay began to dryfe Hym till hethyng , and to fulle Hym als a
fule , and spite one Hym in dispyte in His faire face ;
(CMEDTHOR,42.617)

and sythyn thay hide His eghen , (CMEDTHOR,42.618)

and gafe Hym bofetes grete , (CMEDTHOR,42.619)

and sythen asked Hym whate He was +tat Hym <P_43> smate ;
(CMEDTHOR,43.620)

and sythen , +tay ledde Hym dreryly to +te dede (CMEDTHOR,43.621)

and +gitt neuer He sayde till thaym anes why +tay swa dyde .
(CMEDTHOR,43.622)

Many othyre wykkydnes +tay dide Hym , +tat lange ware to telle .
(CMEDTHOR,43.623)

+Gitt before pryme sall +tou thynke of +te haly rysesynge , +tat at
+tat tyme of +te daye Ihesu Ioyfully rase fra dede to lyfe , when +tat
He hade destruyede helle and delyuerede haly sawles owte of +te powere
of +te deuelle . (CMEDTHOR,43.624)

+Gitt before vndrone sall +tou thynke of +te passion and of +te
witsondaye . (CMEDTHOR,43.625)

Of +te passion sall +tou thynke , how +tat tyme oure Lorde Ihesu Cryste
dispytousely was dispuylede , nakkynde and bownden till a tree in
Pylate house , and swa wykkedly scourgede and doungen , +tat of His
swete body , fra +te heued till +te fute , noghte was lefte hale .
(CMEDTHOR,43.626)

And at +tat ilke houre +tou sall thynke of +te witsonnday , how +te tym
of +te day oure Lorde Ihesu Criste sente +te Haly Gaste till His
disciples , in liknes of fyre , and of tunnges , in takynnynge +tat
+tay sulde hafe abowndance in worde and brynnynge in lufe , and +tat
ryghte es +te purueance of oure Lorde puruayde ; (CMEDTHOR,43.627)

For in twa maners +te wykked gaste begylede man in paradyse , +tat es
to saye , with wykked entycement of his tunge , and with +te caldnes of
his venym . (CMEDTHOR,43.628)

And for-+ti come +te Haly Gaste in lyknes of tung , agayne +te
Entycement of +te deuelle , and in fyre for to distruye +te caldnes of
his venym . (CMEDTHOR,43.629)

Before myddaye sall +tou thynke of +te Anunciacyon , and of Ihesu
passion . (CMEDTHOR,43.630)

And of +te Anunciacion sall +tou thynke of +te grete mercy of oure
Lorde Ihesu Criste , whi +tat He walde be-comme man , and For vs
suffire +te dede in +tat swete manhed Sen He moghte hafe boghte vs
agayne on o+ter manere . (CMEDTHOR,43.631)

And +tat dyde He for till drawe till Hym +ti luffe . (CMEDTHOR,43.632)

For if ane hade bene +ti maker , and ano+ter thi byere , and hade
sufferde in thaire bodyes all oure sorowe for to by all oure lufe ,
Than hade noghte oure trouthe bene anely in ane . (CMEDTHOR,43.633)

Off +te passion sall +tou thynke at +tat houre how oure Lorde Ihesu was
done one +te Crosse be-twyx twa thefes , ane one His ryghte syde , and
ano+ter one His lefte syde , (CMEDTHOR,43.634)

and Hym-selfe +tay hangede be-twix +tam twa , alls mayster of thefes .
(CMEDTHOR,43.635)

For if all +te sekenes of +tis werlde and all +te sorowe ware in +te
body of a man anely , and +tat man myghte consayfe <P_44> alls mekill
noye and Angwysce and Sorowe in his body als all +te men of +tis werlde
moghte thynke , +gitt it ware full littill or ells noghte to regarde of
+te sorowe +tat He sufferde for vs ane houre of +te daye .
(CMEDTHOR,44.636)

Before nonne sall +tou thynke of +te passion and of +te gloriouse
Ascension . (CMEDTHOR,44.637)

Of +te passione sall +tou thynke , +tat at swylke a tym of +te daye
dyede +te makere of lyfe , for +ti lufe . (CMEDTHOR,44.638)

And here sall +tou thynke of +te wordes +tat Ihesu spake on +te crose ,
and of +te foure takynes +tat be-felle in His dede . (CMEDTHOR,44.639)

The fyrste worde was +tis +tat He spake , (CMEDTHOR,44.640)

' Fadire , for-gyffe +tam +tis syn , (CMEDTHOR,44.641)

for +tay wate noghte whate +tay doo . ' (CMEDTHOR,44.642)

The to+ter worde was +tis , +tat He said to +te thefe ,
(CMEDTHOR,44.643)

' For sothe I say the , +tis day sall +tou be with me in paradyse . '
(CMEDTHOR,44.644)

The thirde was +tat He saide to His modire of Sayne John His cosynne ,
(CMEDTHOR,44.645)

' Woman , lo +tare thi son ! ' (CMEDTHOR,44.646)

And to +te discyple saide He , ' Manne , lo +tare thy Modire ! '
(CMEDTHOR,44.647)

The ferthe worde +tat He saide was this , (CMEDTHOR,44.648)

' Godd , my Godd , whi hase +tou lefte me +tus . ' (CMEDTHOR,44.649)

The fyfte was , ' Scicio , ' +tat es to say , ' I haf thriste . '
(CMEDTHOR,44.650)

The sexte worde was this , (CMEDTHOR,44.651)

' In manus tuas Domine , &c . ' whilke es for to saye , ' Fadir , in-to
+ti haundis I gyffe my sawle . ' (CMEDTHOR,44.652)

The Seuend worde was +tis , (CMEDTHOR,44.653)

Consummatum est , +tat es to say , ' Now es +te prophecye fulfillede ,
' (CMEDTHOR,44.654)

and with +tat worde he helde His hede downne , (CMEDTHOR,44.655)

and gafe +te gaste . (CMEDTHOR,44.656)

Now +te takynes +tat ware in His dede ere +tire . (CMEDTHOR,44.657)

Firste , all +te erthe by-gane to tremble , (CMEDTHOR,44.658)

and +te vaile of +te temple braste in twa (CMEDTHOR,44.659)

and felle doun , (CMEDTHOR,44.660)

+te stanes raue in soundire , (CMEDTHOR,44.661)

+te groues opyned (CMEDTHOR,44.662)

and +te dede men rase , (CMEDTHOR,44.663)

and +te sonne with-drewe his lyghte fra +te werlde fra myddaye to noune
. (CMEDTHOR,44.664)

Of +te Ascencione sall +tou thynke that swylke a tym of +te daye wente
vpe oure Lorde Ihesu Criste in-till +te mounte of Olyuete , Seande His
discyples and His swete modire Marie , how He steighe in-till heuen ,
and sett Hym one Fadir righte hande ; and how His dysciples turnede
agayne into +te Cete , and ware in fastynge and in prayere vntill +te
commynge of +te Haly Gaste ; (CMEDTHOR,44.665)

and +tare ware togedire a hundreth and twentty in a house for to abyde
+te commynge of +te Haly Gaste , als oure Lorde commande +tam before .
(CMEDTHOR,44.666)

Before euensange sall +tou thynke of Ihesu passion and of His supere .
(CMEDTHOR,44.667)

Of +te passion sall +tou thynke how Iospeh <P_45> of Aramathy purchaste
Ihesu body of Pilate , and how +tey come to +te crosse +tare He hange ,
and +tay brakke +te twa thee-banes of +te twa thefes .
(CMEDTHOR,45.668)

And +tare was a knyghte redye with a spere , (CMEDTHOR,45.669)

and perchede +te syde of Ihesu , (CMEDTHOR,45.670)

and smate Hym to +te herte ; (CMEDTHOR,45.671)

and als sone come rynnande downe +te precyouse blode and watire .
(CMEDTHOR,45.672)

And +tat was +te Rawnsone of +te whilke I be-fore spake -
(CMEDTHOR,45.673)

louede be that Lorde ! - (CMEDTHOR,45.674)

And +tan Ioseph tuke Hym downe of +te crosse , for-+ti +tat na bodye
sulde duelle on +te crosse in so hye a daye als was one +te morne .
(CMEDTHOR,45.675)

Of +te supere of Ihesu sall +tou thynke , how +tat tym He gafe His
precyouse flesche and His blude in lyknes of brede and of wyne +tat we
may See ; (CMEDTHOR,45.676)

and it es sothefastely flesche and blude of Ihesu Criste , +tat we may
noghte See with bodyli eghen . (CMEDTHOR,45.677)

+Te thirde thynge es gastely , +te grace +tat we rescheyue when we take
+tat flesche and +tat blude . (CMEDTHOR,45.678)

We se +tare lyknes of brede and of wyne , (CMEDTHOR,45.679)

and it es noghte ; (CMEDTHOR,45.680)

bot we trowe +tat +tare es sothefastly +te flesche and +te blude of
Ihesu Criste . (CMEDTHOR,45.681)

And noghte forthi +te lyknes of flesche ne may we noghte see .
(CMEDTHOR,45.682)

And +tare-fore , +tare whare we sulde hafe vgglynes als vn-till oure
body , for to ete flesche and drynke blude of man , Oure Lorde Ihesu
Criste turnede His flesche and His blude in liknes of brede and of wyne
, for to comforthe oure bodily witte thurghe swylke fude als we ere
wounte for to see , and alswa for to helpe oure trouthe thurghe +tat ,
+tat we see a thynge and trowes ano+ter . (CMEDTHOR,45.683)

And +tare-fore , dere frende , when +tou sall gaa for to reschaife +tat
swete flesche and +tat blude of Ihesu thi saueour , luke at +tou haue
verray contricyon , and repentance , and clensynge of thi syn in thi
herte ; (CMEDTHOR,45.684)

For +tare +tou ressayfes in sacrament reghte als +tou ressayfede Hym in
flesche and blude - (CMEDTHOR,45.685)

blescede be +tat grace ! (CMEDTHOR,45.686)

Be-fore complyn sall +tou thynke how +tat Ioseph and Nicodemus wande
Ihesu body in faire schetis , and enoynte it with precyouse oynementes
, and laide it in a monumente of stane , and sett +taire seles apon +te
stane , and knyghtes +tat sulde it kepe . (CMEDTHOR,45.687)

The to+ter thynge +tat +tou sall thynke in +te same tyme es +tis , how
Ihesus , in +te daye of supere , when He had souppede , He +gode
in-till a gardyn with His discyples , and felle downe in Orysoun , and
bygann for <P_46> to swete one swilke manere +tat +te droppis of blode
droppede of His blyssede face vn-till +te erthe . (CMEDTHOR,46.688)

Now hase +tou matire and manere for to thynke of Goddis manhede .
(CMEDTHOR,46.689)

And eftirwarde sall +tou wit how +tou sall thynke one Hym in His heghe
Godhede . (CMEDTHOR,46.690)

To +tat sall +tou wit +tat Godd temperd swa His knaweynge fra +te
begynnynge of mankynde , +tat He walde noghte all hally schewe Hym to
man , ne all hally hele Hym fra man . (CMEDTHOR,46.691)

For if He hade all hally schewede Hym to man , +tan hadd trouthe noghte
bene worthe (CMEDTHOR,46.692)

and mysbileue had noghte bene +tan ouercomen , (CMEDTHOR,46.693)

For trouthe es of thynge +tat may noghte be sene ; (CMEDTHOR,46.694)

+tan +tat at I see es noghte trouthe ; (CMEDTHOR,46.695)

and if He had all hallily helede fra man , +tan had trouthe noghte bene
helpede , (CMEDTHOR,46.696)

and mysbileue hade bene excusede ; (CMEDTHOR,46.697)

and for-+ti +tan walde He in party schewe Hym , and in party hele Hym .
(CMEDTHOR,46.698)

Bot now may +tou aske me , ' in how many maners He walde schewe Hym . '
(CMEDTHOR,46.699)

I say in twa maners , ane with-in , ano+ter with-owtten .
(CMEDTHOR,46.700)

With-in He schewede Hym thurgh reuelacyon and thurgh resonn .
With-owtten , thurgh halye writte and thurgh creaturs .
(CMEDTHOR,46.701)

Thurgh reuelacyon , when He schewede Hym till any folke thurgh
inspiracion and thurghe myracle . (CMEDTHOR,46.702)

By resonn , commes He till +te knawynge of man one +tis manere : -
(CMEDTHOR,46.703)

Ilke a man may wele see in hym-selfe +tat at he es , and +tat at he
hase bene , (CMEDTHOR,46.704)

bot he may wele wit +tat he hase noghte bene ay , (CMEDTHOR,46.705)

and for +tat he wate wele +tat sum tym he be-gan for to be ;
(CMEDTHOR,46.706)

+tan was +taire sum tym when he was noghte . (CMEDTHOR,46.707)

Bot when he was noghte , +tan moghte he one na wyese make hym-selfe ;
(CMEDTHOR,46.708)

and +tis seghes man in his creature , (CMEDTHOR,46.709)

For he sees ilke a day sum ga and sum com , (CMEDTHOR,46.710)

For-+ti , sen ilke thynges erre , and +tay erre noghte of thaym selfe ,
+tare-fore it behoues nede +tat +tare be ane to gyffe all thynges to be
, +tat es to saye of whaym alle thynge are ; (CMEDTHOR,46.711)

+tare-fore it behoues of force +tat He thurghe whaym alle thynges erre
, be with-owtten begynnynge . (CMEDTHOR,46.712)

For if He hade begynnyng , than it behoufede +tat He had begynnyng of
sum o+ter ; (CMEDTHOR,46.713)

+tan had He noghte bene +te first autour and +te fyrste begynnyng of
all thyngez . (CMEDTHOR,46.714)

Bot +tare was na thynge before Hym , (CMEDTHOR,46.715)

+tan he come of na no+ter , (CMEDTHOR,46.716)

+tan hade He neuer na begynnynge . (CMEDTHOR,46.717)

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And +tare-fore it behoufes one all maner of +te werlde , +tat +tare be
a thynge +tat neuer hade begynnynge . (CMEDTHOR,47.719)

And when reson of man sese of force +tat it may na no+ter wysse be ,
+tan he begynnys for to trowe stabilly +tat a thynge +tat was
with-owtten begynnynge , +tat es Awtour , and makere , and gouernere of
all thynges +tat ere . (CMEDTHOR,47.720)

And Hym calles men Godd by This skill , For +tis worde Deus , +tat es
to say , Godd , commes of a worde of grewe +tat es called theos ,
(CMEDTHOR,47.721)

and +tat es als mekill for to say als ane anely Godd .
(CMEDTHOR,47.722)

And +tat betakyns +tis worde Godd . (CMEDTHOR,47.723)

And , dere frend , +tou awe to wit +tat +tare ne es bot a Godd ,
(CMEDTHOR,47.724)

and +tou awe to wit +tat na gude may faile to Godd . (CMEDTHOR,47.725)

Bot for-+ti +tat swete thynge and gud thynge es comforthe of felaschepe
, +tan may noghte Godd be with-owtten gudness of felaschipe .
(CMEDTHOR,47.726)

Than be-houede it nede +tat +tare ware many persones in Godd , +te
hegheste gudnes . (CMEDTHOR,47.727)

And for-+ti +tat felyschepe may noghte be be-twyx faere +tan twa ,
+tare-fore be-houes it be +tat in Godd be at +te leste twa persones .
(CMEDTHOR,47.728)

And for-+ti +tat felyschipe es littill worthe whare +tare es nan
Alyance ne lufe , For-thi it behoues +tat +te thirde person ware in
godd , +tat ware the alyance and +te lufe be-twyx the twa .
(CMEDTHOR,47.729)

And for-+ti +tat anehede es gude , and manyhede alswa , +tare-fore it
behouede nede +tat anehede and manyhede bathe ware in Godd .
(CMEDTHOR,47.730)

And by +tis skill commes man to +te knaweynge of Godd , +tat He es a
Godd in Hymselfe , and thre in persones . (CMEDTHOR,47.731)

And +tis ilke may man see in hym-selfe , (CMEDTHOR,47.732)

For he sese at +te begynnynge +tat he hase in hym-selfe Powere ,
(CMEDTHOR,47.733)

and sythen eftir powere he hase wysdom . (CMEDTHOR,47.734)

And sythen be-gane he for to lufe +tat wysdom ; (CMEDTHOR,47.735)

and +tan begynnes he for to knawe apertely +tat +tare es in +te saule
Mighte , (CMEDTHOR,47.736)

and of +tat myghte commes wysdom , (CMEDTHOR,47.737)

and of thayme bathe comes lufe . (CMEDTHOR,47.738)

And when man sese +tat it es one swylke manere in hym , Of +tat awe hym
to wit +tat one swylke man awe it to be in Godd +tat es abouen hym ,
+tat es to say , +tat in Godd es myghte , and of +tat commes his
wysdome ; and of powere and wysedom bathe comes lufe .
(CMEDTHOR,47.739)

And for-+ti +tat of +te fyrste personne commes +te to+ter , and oowte
of thaym bathe comes +te thyrde , For-thi calles he +te firste personne
Godd +te Fadire , +te to+ter Godd +te Sonne , +te thirde <P_48> Godd
+te Haly Gaste . (CMEDTHOR,48.740)

And for +tat it wounte to be thus in-manges men , +tat +te Fadir was
mare Febill +tan +te sonne , for his elde , and +te sonne mare vnwyse
+tan +te Fadire for his +gouthe ; (CMEDTHOR,48.741)

and for +tat a man sulde noghte wene +tat it ware swa of Godd ,
(CMEDTHOR,48.742)

Tharefore es powere appropirde to Godd +te Fadir , wysdom to Godd +te
Sonne . (CMEDTHOR,48.743)

And for-+ti +tat +tis worde Gaste sownnes sumwhate into fellenes ,
For-+ti es swetnes , lufe , and gudenes appropirde to +te Haly Gaste .
(CMEDTHOR,48.744)

Oppon +tis maner commes man firste to +te knaweynge of his Godd , how
He es with-owtten be-gynnynge , and whi He es called Godd , ane in
substance and thre in persones , and whi +te firste persone es callede
Godd +te Fadir , +te to+ter , Godd +te Sonne , +te thyrde , Godd +te
Haly Gaste ; and whi powere es appropirde to Godd +te Fadir , and
wysdom to Godd +te Sonne , and gudnes to Godd +te Haly Gaste .
(CMEDTHOR,48.745)

In swylke manere sall +tou knawe +ti Godd . (CMEDTHOR,48.746)

The fyrste degre of contemplacion es , +tat +te saule be ledde agayne
to +te selfe , and gedire it all with-in +te selfe . (CMEDTHOR,48.747)

The to+ter degre es , +tat man see whate he es , swa gedyrde to-gedire
. (CMEDTHOR,48.748)

The thirde degre es , +tat he lefte hym selfe abouen hym-selfe , and
payne hym for to luke one his Godd in his awen kynde .
(CMEDTHOR,48.749)

Bot till selfe may he neuer mare comme , vntill he hafe lerede to
resayfe ilke a bodyly ymagynacyone erthely and gastely , +tat commes to
his awen herte , ow+ter of herynge , or of tastynge , or of sweloynge ,
or of any o+ter bodily wite , to refuse it and to defule it , +tat it
may see the selfe swylke as it es with-owtten +te bodye .
(CMEDTHOR,48.750)

Thare-fore , dere Frende , take gud hede how +te saule es wondirfull in
+te selfe , and howe it es ane in +te kynde , and noghte forthi +git it
duse dyuerse thynges ; (CMEDTHOR,48.751)

For +te selfe , it sese +tat at +tou ses with thyn eghne , heris with
thyne eres , Swelawes with thi mouthe , Smelles with +ti nese , and al
swa +tat at +tou touches with all +ti membris . (CMEDTHOR,48.752)

Thynke +git Eftyrwarde , howe +ti saule es grete , +tat all anely with
a thoghte it may comprehende heuen and erthe and all +tat in thaym are
, if +tay ware a hundreth falde grettere +tan +tay are or may be .
(CMEDTHOR,48.753)

When manes lyfe es grete and swa nobill +tat na creature may <P_49>
vndirstande it perfitly , Thane grete and nobill es he +tat swa nobill
thynge made of noghte . (CMEDTHOR,49.754)

He es abouen all thynge , and with-in all thynge , and with-owtten all
thynge , and be-nethe all thynge . (CMEDTHOR,49.755)

He is abouen all thynge , all thynge gouerande , Be-nethe all thynge ,
berande all thynge , with-in all thynge , Fullfillande all ,
with-owtten all thynge , abowte gangande all . (CMEDTHOR,49.756)

Swylke manere of contemplacione Engendyrs in man Faste trouthe and
sekire deucyone . (CMEDTHOR,49.757)

Eftir +tis sall +tou thynke howe +tat he es large : (CMEDTHOR,49.758)

and +tat may +tou see one many maners . (CMEDTHOR,49.759)

See at +te begynnynge howe +tat he es large of erthely gude ; how he
gyfes his gudes als wele to +te ille als to +te gude in alle thynges
+tat +tou sese in erthe . (CMEDTHOR,49.760)

Sythen eftirward see howe +tat he es large for to Forgyffe :
(CMEDTHOR,49.761)

For if a man hym ane hade donne alls mekill ille als alle +te men of
+tis werlde moghte doo , +gitt sulde he be mare redy be +te hundrethe
parte for to Forgyffe hym +tan +tat caytife sulde bee for to sake of
hym forgyfenes . (CMEDTHOR,49.762)

Nowe , my dere Frende , if +tou lyfe eftir +tis kennynge , +tan sall
+tou lyfe honourabily , - (CMEDTHOR,49.763)

and +tat es +te fyrste parte of oure sermon +tat I touchede at +te
begynnynge , - (CMEDTHOR,49.764)

and eftir +tat sall +tou studye to lyffe lufely als to thyne
euencrysten ; (CMEDTHOR,49.765)

and vntill +tat sall +tou sette all hally +ti myghte to lufe and for to
be lufede . (CMEDTHOR,49.766)

Thou sall lufe all menne in Godd , +tat es at sayd , anely in gudnes ,
and noghte for +taire fairenes of bodye for to lufe , ne for force , ne
for na no+ter bodily vertu . (CMEDTHOR,49.767)

For +tay +tat lufes in swylke manere , +tay lufe noghte for Goddes sake
; (CMEDTHOR,49.768)

and for to lufe man in Godd es na no+ter thynge bot for to lufe hym for
any thynge +tat may noghte be lufede with-owtten Godd , als for gudnes
or for rightewysnes , or for sothefastenes . (CMEDTHOR,49.769)

If we do gude , +tane hafe we na frende bot gude , ne nane Enemy bot
ill ; (CMEDTHOR,49.770)

and +tar-fore +tase +tat er gude sall we lufe for-thi +tat +tay er gude
, (CMEDTHOR,49.771)

and +te ille sall we lufe for-+ti +tat +tay may be gude .
(CMEDTHOR,49.772)

In +tis manere lufe +tou na thynge bot gudnes , sen +tat +tou lufes all
thynges for gudnes ; (CMEDTHOR,49.773)

and if +tou will be lufede , schewe thi selfe lufely .
(CMEDTHOR,49.774)

Ife +tou will be lufely , resayfe these thre wordes with-owtten
forgetynge . (CMEDTHOR,49.775)

Do +tat at man biddis +te or praies +te +tat gude es ;
(CMEDTHOR,49.776)

Take +tat at man gyffes +te ; (CMEDTHOR,49.777)

and gruche noghte ; (CMEDTHOR,49.778)

<P_50>

and +tat at men will say +te , suffire it mekely , (CMEDTHOR,50.780)

and wrethe the noghte . (CMEDTHOR,50.781)

If +tou lyfe +tus lelely , +tan lyfes thou lufely . (CMEDTHOR,50.782)

Dere Syster and frende , Syen eftirward sall +tou studye for to lyffe
mekely ; (CMEDTHOR,50.783)

and to +tis sall +tou ewn wit +tat +tare are twa maners of mekenes .
(CMEDTHOR,50.784)

The tane commes of sothefastenes , (CMEDTHOR,50.785)

and +te to+ter commes of charite . (CMEDTHOR,50.786)

By +te firste may +tou hafe knaweynge of thi selfe , (CMEDTHOR,50.787)

For thou may noghte in na manere of +tis worlde see +ti selfe whate
+tou arte in sothefastenes , if +tou be noghte mekyde .
(CMEDTHOR,50.788)

The to+ter manere of meknes may +tou hafe if thou thynke of +te meknes
of Ihesu Crhiste , how +tat he mekid hym +tat neuer dyde syn ;
(CMEDTHOR,50.789)

and swylke mekenes commes clenely of charyte . (CMEDTHOR,50.790)

Now my dere syster and Frende , wate +tou whate it es to lyffe
honourabili , lufely , and mekely ; (CMEDTHOR,50.791)

and +tat es to lyffe perfitly . (CMEDTHOR,50.792)

Now oure swete Lorde Ihesu Christe gyffe vs grace swa Godd for to
honour , and oure euencristen for to lufe , and oure self for to meke ,
+tat we may for oure honourynge be honourede , and for oure lufe be
lufede , and for oure mekenes be lyftede vp in-to +te heghe blysse of
heuen +tat he boghte vs to , Ihesu with his swete blude and his
preciouse passion . (CMEDTHOR,50.793)

Amen ! (CMEDTHOR,50.794)

Explicit speculum sancti Edmundi Cantuarensis Archi - espiscopi . Dulce
nomen Domini nostri Ihesu Christi : sit benedictum in secula seculorum
! Amen ! (CMEDTHOR,50.795)