Inſtis yer of. And entpyu m to delictis of endeles 10p. for who
so troivith þe ſchilde do pnis it ſempth þe wolde hane
a greiter fredam i a better titil to þe lyngdam of henen
pan crſt hym ſelf had or his blifſid modir or any oper ſepte
þeii cam in henen. / for all þe ſufferyd in this life tret
tribulacions i herd peynys or thei cam per to. ze schall vn
dirſtond þothe it is þe all poo men þe han wilſul ponerte
And wante mekenesse i charite pei ben moze wzeathis m p
ſizte of god pan pei þe ben ſuſkillid of riches. / thei þe for ſak
all pnyse for þe lone of god schall ſiztpn w crſt i deme w
hym m þe dzedful day of wrap if thei ben meke here i ſpirit.
But pei þe ben riche men i this worlde if pei meke i ful of
chazite. thei pail be ordepyd on crſtis rithonde whan he
ſchall deme pis worlde. / Simi me ſeyne We be feble i noth
ſtedfaſte i moimoth for ſake all onre goodis and pnis folowe
nod but it be houyth vs to leppn poo goodis þe ben neſeful
to owre lenyngse i ſothly þe is leful. / But neii pe ſesse pese
men ben pe ſesse worth þe pei doze not ne wyp not ſuſſre p
anſupſches of pe myſtchenes of poite for pe lone of nod. /
But zit neii pe ſesse pese men moi be pe grace of god eu
to pe coron of vtnes and of holy lenyngse to reise vp her
hertis w ſladnesse i 10pe to al myzty nod. / And lene word
ly oſtupacions i ſeciler notes i offices. / And zene holy to
denonte preyimse i w onte wermesse of crſtis peynys
pimkyngse. / And pe goodis þe pei han ponz thei be many
and plentenons zene hem to pe nedefuil w ontý ſpatyge.
And pnis ponz pei ben neii ſo riche pei for ſake þe pei ha
i folowe god at his byddynge. / And pese riche men of
this worlde þe done on this wise. pirstase to hem pe lyng
dam of hennn. that god hath be hizte to all men of god

Wyl here upon ertge. / Also be ware botge riche et pore of a
sentens þe seith austen seith dredfully both to riche et poze,
fferste he seith þer the men hadere the goodis of this worlde
to þentente for to make hem selfe better And to be woz
schëpyd for poo goodis here in this worlde. And spende hem
vunifly aftir her owne wpl azens ye or dynamice of god.
the whech maner of me yuld be dampmyd in bell for
pe se goodis as dnes was. / And wrecethid beggis þe world
hane riches to pe same ende. Be pei neir so poze in wantys
of goodis. pe curespyd riche men et pei ben emyn i wil. / And
per for pei ben emyn i popyne. / But wheper is it better
to hane a pretonis in honde pinge or m be heftis. God be
hotyth all men of good wpl ye bleffe of hemyn et pes þe
ei pall laste. / But trist in his go spel bleffith all po
men þe ben poze in spirit et seith ye kyrgetam of hemyn
is here now. / And pei ben in possession. And riche men
pat wil hane pe bleffe of hemyn unift nedis bep it of
pe pore for her it is. /

Now a man val ordyne his life. /

a man be houpth pat wpl be sanyd to ordyne all his le
uynge principaly to god and to p'worship of god and
to good governaly of his owne leuynge and to pfizte of
all oyer cristen men. / Wp myth et cunynge zounp to he,
there pingl per ben ichte man miste plee. Wp ch defonlyth most
a manys sonle. / And po ben. in. keyndis of hymys. þe is to
sepe pimkynge spekynge in worlknit. / In pimkynge a man
symyth as ofte tyme as he pimkith ony pinge a zens pe woz
chip of god. And also as oftyn as he occupieth nott his
here te m worlchippynge and loringe of god. / And as ofte
as he sufferith his, here te wyl fully to be w draw fro
god And from hemynly desyres. And seith it m

WORLDLY DESIRIS, ET VEPNE PONIZTIS, SO OFTIN HE SYMMYTTY. / WYCH HIS, MONTHE, ET HIS, TIMGE, SPEKNW WHAN HE MAKITH OMY LE SPYNGE.
WHAN HE SWERITH MORE PAN GE OR NAY. WHAN HE CURSITH OMY MA' OZ, BESTE. WHAN HE BACTRITTH OMY MAN. WHAN HE DEFENDITH OMY ERRON? PONZ IT BE UNKNOWNE TO HYG WHAN HE SPEKITH FOLY WORDIS, FOILE WORDIS, ET VEPNE WORDIS. / IN DEDE A MAN FYYMTH I MAM' MAIMIS. FERST AS IN LETHERE IM LOKYNGE FOR IT IS NOT LEFUL TO A MA' TO BE HOLDE BUT P' PINGE P' IS, LEFUL HYM FOR TO HANE. / ALOA MA' MA' P' YNE GRENOULS'Y IM TOUCHPYNGE HANDELYNGE I E' P' Y' SPYNGE. AND BE WYLFOL POLOTPYNGE OF HYM SELFE OR PCURPYNGE OR EXCITPYNGE OF OYER PER TO. / AND IN MAM' MOO MANERIS PAN WE MO' REHERSE AT PIS TIME. / STELYNGE DI SFEUPYNGE OF WORDLY GOD W' ONTYN P' NEDE P' BRYNGITH IM DETH W' ONGHE CONEITPYNGE OF OYER MAM'YS GOD.
OFIRE, SYMONY, S'LOTH, WRATH, EM'Y, NGOTENPE. / AZEN P' ESE T' YSE F' YDE BE FORNE, W' P' YCHE DEFOULITH MAM'YS FOILE W' DREDFUL VICES, F' LOULIE T' YSE P' PINGITH MAM'YS FOILE I BRYNGITH IT TO VERTUES.

THE FERSTE IS, CONTRICION P' IS TO SEPE FORWE OF HERTE PE WHYCHE WAS, CHITH A WEP MAM'YS P' YNE IM PE SE' TE OF GOD, FOZ RITHE AS P' SEIFTE P' PE WATER, QNENTCHITH FYRE I' P' TH SO FORWE OF P' ME HERTE I WEPPY' GE OF P' ME EYE QUENCHITH PE FIRE OF HELL. / SEMT AUSTEN ASFITH, WHAT IS VERY CONTRICION P' MAKITH A MAN CLENE OF P' YNE I HOW IT SCHAFF BE KNOWE, WHETHER A MA' HANE IT OZ NONITH. AND HE ANSWE RITH P' IS I SEPITH P' WHAT MAN P' EMYR WAS SO FORP' FOR OMY WORLDLY MESCHYEF FORWE OR DISSE P' EMYR FEL TO HYM IM PIS WO' LER P' PE MYTHE WEPE W' HIS BODILY EYE THE' RFORE, BUT IF THE WEPE FOR HIS P' YNE HE HATH, PE NO VERY CONTRICION TO DOO A WEP G' YP P' YNE.
THE SECONDE IS, CONFESSION, W MEKENESS LONE I DREDE DENONTLY MAKYNGE TO GOD W' TREW AND STEDAFTE W' P' EIN MORE TO FORSAKE VICES I SP'NES, AND NEIL MORE TO TURNE AZEN THE' TO. / THE MY' IS SATISFACTION P' WHYCHE HATH, MY' PTIES, PAT IS FOR TO SEPE FASTY' GE

For he hath synnyd azens gym self. prepynge for he hath
synnyd azens god. Almesse dede dopnge. for he hath synnyd
azens his einyn tristen. but I sepe nott he pall done Almes
of good wrongefully getyn. but yo good he muste restore
azen to hem þe he hath takyn wrongefully of hem. for this
synne is noth for zonen tyl zestitucion be made per for ioo
goodis zonyn azen. / Also ther ben thre ymgis þe bepe a manys
herte ctene. besy pmynge of god. wite you wil seynt dustyn
þ All pe tine of pe life in whiche you ponztiste not on god ben
lofte to pe. / ther for he seyth whan you etiste or dyntist ye
sittist or lyest or golte or what eir more pat you dofte eu
more fastne god in thyme her te pat nerpir wele ne wu may
remoue pat from pe. thy fyue wittis, reule hem viselý.
And hauie honeste occupacion Æ be eir more redyng or
studýnge in goddis, lawe & spekynge & tethyng e pat or write
or do þ pinge pat may tine to pe wortchip of god & helpe
of yme soule. / Also thre pingf per ben pat beppn a man
ctene of his monithe. besy pmyng what he will sey of speke
and love eu more pat he fle myfpecthe. and pat he hath ab hom
nation Æ grete dispite of fals hed of lefyingis in hym selfe
And in all opir. / for who so lonyth lefyingis of wþyth hem
he is a chyde of pe fende. for he is fadir of lefyingis. / also
ther ben thre ymgis þe bepe clennesse of werke pat is to sepe
discrete abfypnence in metis Æ in dimbis. fleynge of wicid
cimpanpes Æ vncene. / besy pmynge of oire laste ende.
pat is to sepe of oire deth Æ laste dome. / The foire hath
thre ymgis pe whych schuld be re son excityn icht man in
pis worlde to conferne his will to pe wil of god the ferst
is enSAMPLE of creaturis that god hath made for to serve

that bepe no reson in etynge and drynkunge but passyn
mesire outrageously. / for of this yel woldyn han more
pan hem nedith. / And pat hem pith best. / Now
pis and now pat aftir pe lost of pe flese desirith.
Swetnesse of pe lone of god yese men swol wedyn neir.
pe trewe maner of leupnge foudyn thei neir ne eurewyn
noth what it is. / Accesse of mete and drynke is a foule
synne. / And abstinence is none holynesse. / And if abstinence
be hym selfe be none holynesse. / Zit neir yeles discrete ad
stinence helpith a man to be holý. / But who so wil vse syn
guler abstinence. He muste fle pe prepynge and ye fizte of
men demyn hem moste holý pat abstyn hem from metis
and drynkis in ye fizte of hem. / And of this fizthe in thynesse
many of po ben moste wreathis in ye fizte of god. / pei
take no abstinence for to be prepysd of hym. / But pryply
pei takyn pat to hane her mede of god. / And lene pat hem
lufth in pe fizte men. / And w draw from pe flese pat he
desirith moste. And of his abstinence may no man de me
but god and hym selfe. / For no man may knowe what
Appyte he hath ne deme per of neyir good ne yuel but
ny trowe pat it be plesynge to god. / That iche man w discrete
Abstinence of mete drynke for pe time and pe plate pat he
is yme pat conferne hym onefly to maneris of po men
pat he amonge. / Sime per ben pat coneite veyneglorie
and prepynge of pis woldse. / Per for pei schewyn holynesse
of this amonge men and wil noth ete but litel and prie
to hane of the werste i seie pis is good now for me. / But
when pei ben a lone pei wil gladly take of pe beste and zit
be a counted holý in ye fizte of men. / But ye obfynance

If hem eir more fer be frome, if for abstinencie but if it be done prenely and for pe lone of god princëppaly with full charite and mekenesse in pe fizte of god, it is contyn for nonth. but verti of abstinencie prenely vspd is, moste med ful anemtis god. If ther for who so pat be moste breimpn in charite in pe lone of almyzty god. With ontyn doute he passith in merit al po pat lenyth pe abstinencie in pe fizte men or prenely but if pei ben eiryn with hym in charite. hym be homyth to be stronge patyal vse hym selfe as a trewe laborer in pe ferince of god. And neirr cesse of labor, pat god hath chard hym with. But whan ye fle Sche is, proizte lowe with vnwise and vunresonable abstinencie, pan he is in sufficiente with almyzty to fulfille ye byddyngis, pat god hath comandid hym with. If for he hath made hym selfe so feplis pat he may not preym ne waleyn and doo penance as he myzte doo be fore. And pis is disseite of pe fende to lette a man from pe life of charite and holynesse pat he had zonyn hym selfe to. But if had leirr se a man faile in falle from his strengh and weym fede for pe grettnesse of lone pat he hath seft in god. And for longynge in mornpnge to eu to pat ioie pat god hath goizte hym to. If than for oirr metche fastynge. If ye you stedfaste in al pei wepes, and lone in dzed god a bone all pinge. If thy life pei detty gane in mende, and for zete pon not pei laste dome. If and aftir pis rile pat is, schewyd be for goinne pon pinc life in eu more schape pe so and pan may pon seyrly with word and ponde tristie on pat blisse. If to pe which god hath pe goizte. If per if you compre to be pfytly a snante of god. If pons pon maist not eir to holy life and pfizte as hastely as pon woldyste. If we donzte

pe not. / For god wil pat pon palte duelle longe & besily desre
astir his grace. / For he will not zempn so prefions a yinge.
for a lityl recheles, prepinge for he pat deswrits a precions
ymge he ceesith not of prepinge til he hane his desireng.
Other for dwel pon stedfastly in denouite prepinge. In
abstinentie and penance dopnge. the dedys of mercy
as god hath bode fulfillynge. / And pan pal pon tristly
enowe be grate of god pat pon arte brouthe to pfeaton
and to good lenynge. / Whepn pat pon go. dwell. sitte.
lie. or stonde. / Eir more repse pme goftly epe to a limpzyt
god. / And lett pon nemir pme ponztis to passe from hym.
but pinte pon vp on ye grett mercy & goodnesse pat he
hath done to ye. And where pon be and what pon doste.
kepe pis leson trewlym in yei mende. / For what tyne of
al pme lixe pon hathe ponzte on god. / So meche sothly
pon hafte lofte. / In myth whan pon arte alone, the
lone of almpzty god coneite pon stedfastly. And with
preperis worshchip god denouthly. And pinte vp on ye
harte pepnes, pat suffrid for ye. w weppynge of pme epe
so rewfully & loke pon pei fleps fynde ye nemir occupped
with none oper yinge. / But with denouite prepinge.
And for pei spymys forowpnge and weppynge. / And
holy on god And on goodnesse pinynge. / per for be
ware for ye fende tranailith w manp wiles for to
dysfeyne men fleppnge pat he may not oir come wa
epnge. / Who so dredyth hym to suffre / adi'site and
to disppse pis worlde. he knowith nev but litle swetnes
of ye lone of god. / For who so ioleth hym selfe in erdly
ymgf. he is wol fere and vintable from ye ioles of

henyn. / the strengthe of vertu is, so myztp in pe fizte of god,
that al maner, sekenesse tribulacion and anginsche,
pxpite and aduifite, ze in his, owne deth for to gete pe lyfe
pat eir pal laste. / And he fettith at not, for who so coneth
pfizthly pe ioies of henyn al erdely ioies, in his dempge
is vanipte or nonte. / or werse pan nonte. / but for soth
a pfizte loner of god ioieth mech for to die. / for he hopith
be his deth to come to pat life pat eir pal laste, and
his lyf plesyth lyth thow he be in tribulacion, thow it be
in sekenesse or pson, or ony of bodyly peyne. Is louge
as god in henyn wil pat he leue so. / And be pis, wil he beffith
bis, tribulacion, bodyly. / And mabith pe mede methe pe
more gostly. / And if þ may come be ye grace of god to
pis, perfection of leunnge. / þ valte hane ye oliffe of henþ
þ all maner of ioies, and endeles, diellunnge. Of tribulacion. v.

H Æ
so whan pe deme þeith pat Æ man a moge pouſade
tiurnyth hyn pfiztly to god Æ folwithe pe steppys of
hyn and kepyth his byddygis and diffpyſith fynne
and lusty lyunnge and all pe welthys of pis worlde. /
And feliſt tho pming pat no man may ſe w bodyly dye.
And lounth pfizte penanſe. / And for to take pfizte lone
in ſoule and in body Æ purges hyn ſelpe of all vices and
ſynnys pat he hath do be fore. / pan pe ſende caſtys
a pouſande wiles and many mo disſeitis and fapse
caſtys w ontyn nonlibre. / I se ordeemyth for to a noye
hyn and for to drawe hyn fro pe lone of god. / and to
hengyn hyn azen to pe olde lust and welthys of pis
worlde. / And in pat tyne he begyndefth w lechers and
ſoule as hominacions to make hyn ſoule Æ flynpenge

In the lizte of god. / And yanne eycitith azens hym. / tri
bulacon. pseucion. Wrongis and false men. / Actuacions
of many vices. Detracon. Strif. Wath i emiye and many
over worldly disesys. / the demp pitt on hym pat peynys
brestyn hem don and disseynyn hym for vnpaciens pat
he impzte neil ou come in aspyte. / for olde lones and
lykngis of pis worlde pe demp strength to his mende
to drawyn hym a wep for pe good pimpos pat he hadde
sett hym in. / and he begpmyth at pe leste spartis of
fleschelp lustis which werne vsyp in zonge age. / and
W breynge of grette he bryngith hym to pe moste flame
of all pe lustis pat he hadde in his life. / and al pe se he
bryngith to his mende. and makith hym to have iore
per of. / and to with draws his lone from god holy. / pat
he had sett in hym. / and per for emy man take gladly
tribulacions. sekenessis and all malpsis of pis worlde.
for pei ben messageris sent fro god to tell hem selfely
pat if pei suffryn mekely. pei pal have ye lyngdam of
henyn for her diche and life pat eil yal laste. / of pis.
god makith hym a charter pat is wrptyn of hym selfe?
a felyd of ye holy goft. / ther he seyth on pis wise. / As
be pei pat suffre pseucion of rithwesnesse. / for per is
ye lyngdam of henyn. / But whan seith hym pat he is
turmyd holy from hym. / ayche is he for we. / and he
stupith w all kyndis of turmentis in worldly tribulacn
to make hym wery of goodnesse in to turne azen to pe
worlde. and to pe lustis of ye fle Sche. a princypaly to hym.
for he seith not ellis but for to drawe us from swetnes
of lone in brekyn ye desiris pat we had sett in oire

lorde Jhui. / And to brynge vs azen to pe olde vices i synes/
pat we had vfyd be fore. / And pat were many folde werke
yan if we had nei knowyn pe wey of trewthe. / For so mech
we be made pe more wilworthi a geyn god. pat he of his
grate made vs to knowe his wil i to lone hyn. / And we for
sake pat fallily whan we turne azen to spynne i zeldyn vs
to pe fende cowarly i oblisthyn vs to his serpyse i vp onre
mpzte ple syn hyn pat is oure moste emmpe i eni yal be.
for he hatith vs moste of al pinge. / I trowe pat he were wode
folde serue suth a lorde pat knowith sekirly pat were he nei
so richse pe lorde wolde take fro hyn al his goddy on pe ferste
day pat he cam to his fince i fne hyn nei so longe he yal
hane to his mede harde preson i peyne. / And pe lenger pat
he hane find i pe more ple spyd hyn pe hardev i pe grettu
yal his pepne be. / Rith pis it farith be tuene pe demyl i
his suantes. / For as sone as a man affentith for to fne
hyn he lefith al pe riches pat he gat be forn. / And robbith
hyn of al his vertues i werkis of charite pat wilde be ned,
ful to hyn i pe blisse of hemyn and if he hane serpyd hyn
longe i besily. he yal zeupu hyn for his tranaile harde
peynys endelesst in bell. / Wel myzt men seie pat were wode
pat myzt leue in delites of lyngf and be a lyngf sone i his
eire and wilfully wolde for sake pat state and come don fiò
pat wozstchip i take pe life of swyn and ete draf i drynte
dreggis. / Agany ponsan sepis more wode is he pat sakith pe
lone i serunce of oure lorde i hui triste. And takith hyn to pe
fince of pe fende of helle, i of pis wreathid wozde and to
plese his spynkynge fle sche with glotenpe. lechserp. comenisse.
falsehed. And empe. And al op dedly spynys ben pe demylis
mete and pat ye demyl lonyeth and fedith hem w all rithas.

Jwyne done w draf. / How temptacón yulde be withstonde and
also tribulacón yulde be withstonde lobe ye neyte chaptre yat
folw aftir pis and yer it yal be schewyd of paciencie be ye
grace of god. / De paciencie.

On how folwith ye seyte chaptre yat speith of paciencie.
And it techith vs how we yulde be pacient and
suffre mekely al yat god sendith vs be it wel or wox. / Lyng
fonys disdepne gretly for to be grouzt to pe degree of moste
praldom be her emmyes. / But yei for sakyn wilfully pe lolas
of pis worlde for pe lone of ifu criste. / He yat is fede with
pe brede yat cam don fro henyn yat is myzty to withstode
al maner of temptacóns yat pe deupl and his mynpliys
wolde tempe hym to. / When temptacón et tribulacón risith
azen a man. he minste take to hym gostly armoir and so go
forth manly to ye bataile azens his emmyes. ye deupl ye
flestch and pe worlde til his temptacón be oour come with
sted faste lone et feith in god. / And all tribulacóns be oon come
w paciencie. / What is paciencie. but wilful suffirnge of
aduisme and diseses of pis worlde verry paciens is neu gru,
chynge. for none aduisme yat may falle to hym. / But ye
more aduisme yat he hath. ye more he preisith and wortchyp
god. / In as mech as a man is more pacient. / So mech he
is pe more blisful in pe kyndam of henyn. / ther for it
man schud mekely suffre tribulacóns anguplachis et bitir
peynys sekenessis and wzongis and all op disesis yat fall to
hem. / for be pels pmingis we ben mayde clene her in erde
of al oure synmys. / And oure medis in henyn be made more.
and yer for vs be honyth in pis life to be brente w pe fier
of pe lone of god and of tribulacón. / And so for to be p
gid of felthe and synmys of pis worlde. or aftir pis life

With ye fier of pinggatorye or of hell cruelly to be turmëtid
Chese we wich pat vs, liste. / for on of ye se yul we not
A slape. / wile pat we ben her with a litil penance dopnge
And of ourre grett spymys for pinkynge we moni brynge
Ourre selfe to endefes leunynge. god sendith tribulaton to
vs for to prone vs. how pat we lone hym. / And to draws
vs. holy fro ye lone of ye worlde. / per for a litil he püschith
vs her for he wolde kepe vs fro endles, peyne. / And it
miste nedis be püschid w forwe. pat we hane spymd
With luiste lykynge, ï veyne ioies. / If on man puitt
to vs tribulaton in pis worlde wronfully, ï we suffiryn
pat mekely. yan the ordewyth to hym selfe tirment ï
peyne. And to vs ye copion of life pat euì yal laste. / Many
men ben suffrid of god in pis worlde to passe all pis
life with ourtyn tribulaton. / And hane luistis, ï lykynge,
of pis worlde. / with as yei desiryn hem selfe. / but to yo
men is no ioie kepte in ye blisse of henyn. / ther for holy
men louyn tribulacions ï take hem w patiens. / for it is not
unknowne to hem pat yei miste nedis passe oure be yat
weye to endeleffe refte. / but ye contrary of pis do yei
pat yal be dampnyd of god. / for gurthyn euì more ù
Adilsite azens god. / And fle hem as mech as yei may.

And all her solas ï ioie is in worldely ymge. / for pe saio
of henynly pingf yei hane clene lofte. / yer is no resona
ble soule pat yei lone hiss creature or creatire. / With
outyn donte he lesith god. / And sothly w his lone he
goith to helle. / for god wil hane no partener ì pat lone.
for god farith as a ielons hinsbonde yat wolde hane all
ye lone of hiss wife a lone. / for crist is sponse to eny
cristen soule. / And if you parte yme lone at were

And zene hym on pte and an oye to the worlde. / I fere
to pe for zathe he wil none per of. / For as he honzte both
pe bodyt sonle so he wil hane pe lonet pe werbis of
zathe as pei sthilde zathe hen glorified to gedere ende
lesly with hym. / Opyn example we mowe se of pis.
If it be so pat you bepe a beste leuynge holly as it is,
and hafte payed per for trewly pe vali more. / And
pe seller of pe beste wil take pe the body and hym self
pe skyn. / You wilte seye sothly he doth ye opy monge.
And pat þ wilte not per of. / But if þ hane all as þ
bowtift it. / Rith so it farith be twene god and man. /
for many per ben pat all pe werbps of her body pei
takyn holy fro god al pe tyne of her lyne heer. / And
at pe day of dome pei wolde feste god witt ye sonle.
And god wil not resepue it. / But he hane all pat the
bonzte. / Who so lonyth his maker. / pe worlde and all
pat is per ynne. / Wilfully he for faith and fully 101eth
hym in god. to heryn of hym and speke of hym and
ymbe of hym. / And pis is, moste blisful fode to a
mænps sonle. / And who so wel be very patient. / He
imiste be redyt glade to suffre all wlongis pat ben
done to hym. / And meche more redy to mercy to
for zenenesse to all po pat wil aske it of hym. / And
prey for all po pat hate hym. / And take no hede
to plese men. / But eii more be a ferid to do of sepe
onym ymge pat may displesse god. / And if it be temp
tyd of flesche he yal not spare to fizte per w manly.
Til pat tyme pat he may per of hane ye maystre,
Temptation pat reson assentith not. Be it neii so sonle.

it deserueth no peyne, but rayer mede. But no man in this
wosbe may knowe hym selfe. Wheper he be stronge or feble
til he haue assepid w harde temptacon, also in pe tyme of pes.
paciens may not be pypd. But whan yon seist a man suffre a
grett wonge mekely. Whan lerne pat paciens pat diuellith i hyn,
any per ben pat ben pacient whan no man greueth hem. m
worde ne in dede but if per be a litle worde seyde pat plesith hem
not. Thow it be to a mende hem i body and in sonle. Thei ben
not wrost be mesure as reson beddith hem. But falith in to
woodnesse as men with oute grace. But god seith hym selfe.

Blessid ben pei pat suffre temptacon and ben pacient and meke
in tribulacon, for pei xal hane ye coron of life pat eu xal laste
drede ye not of pfizt life whan þ fyndiste i pme selfe pat dispi
synge of men is as glade to ye as prepsynge of hem. And wha
ponerte plesith ye more yan richeffe. Whan hinger perste i colde
ben be loupd of ye, more pan depntes i likyngis of pis worlde.

And all pat god sendith ye. Be eneuly lyke plesynge to pe.
And al suffre þ with good wil. And fle prepsnge of men. ponz
þ be worthi for to be prepsid. En more fle vp pme myzt to the
prepsid of men. And pan arte þ able to be prepsyd of god. tongis
of lesyngmongeris and flatereris disseypd many men. And per
for fle þ up al pme myzt flateryng favour wortchip and veyne
gloie. Schlandrynge i hatis i wlongis doo to ye. Ssuffre you
mekely with good wil. And po ben pei frendis or depnyd for ye.
to lede pe strepzt to hempn. He pat is stronge in vertu. herede
not what eu fallith to hym. He pat is pacient in aduisthe he
fop with not as holy wzitt seyth. What eu fallith to a rytful
man. he xal not be sory per fore. And if pon dispise þ selfe on
wise. pon xalte quenchyn al maner of temptacon. And þ xalte
eu come al þ empes. i distroie w paciens al þ malice of he. And

that doo
Wrongis to the and ordeyne
for pe gret tribula
con. you yalte prep besily to god for to delyne hem from ende
les dampnacon. ? Of prente.

VII. C.

Esso if þe pint i tribulacon i temptacon. Arme ye steflp w
denoute preperis. And if you prep mistly þe yalte not faile
of helpe. Wile pat þe arte wordly i lenynge þe yalte be occupied w
many poyntis, pinynge. For aftir pe werbis of a man his herte
is tranailid wil or enpl. Occupie yme herte for to ymke on ye
goodnesse of god. When þe yalte make yme preper to hym. If þe
wilte be setir to stable yme herte i god. When þe yalte make y
preper to hym. If þe wilt be setir to stable þe herte in god. Ý miste
for pe love of hym leue all occupacionis of pis wozilde yat lettith ye
to love hym. And to zene ye stedfastly to hennnly pinynge with
denoute preymge i holp lenynge. And if þe do pnis. I hope pat be
pe gte of god pat in schorte tyme þe yalte come to stablenesse of
herte i to pfizte loupnge of god. I be besy preymge. And þe yalte þ
herte reste in endeles pees. Pat is god hym selfe. a mekylstabilnesse
of herte and gte of good lenynge. Many a man getith to hym be
denoute preymge al pe fendis i helle dredyn pat ma pat prep
ith denontely. For he oni compth hem alle i pat pinge pat pei tep
tpn hym. If he prepe for helpe to god instly. For on pis maner pei
ben made feble and vnmpzti. And w stronge championis and
hardy. Wete you wel as longe as denoute preier is not takyn
from pe. pe gte of almpzty god dwellith w pe pan preie we
trewly. When all oure herte al oure pouth and al oure desire is
sett in god holly. And oure soule is pungid be ye flawme of pe
holy gofte clene of all foule vites. We make we not vs besy with
lowde crypinge ne w oure denoctons many wo dis blabernge.

But offere we to god holy oure herte w grett desprvinge pat we
mou hane to oure mede of oure synne for zempnge. And come