<fol. 3ra>it gladly for luf . not for drede alse wele in
desese as in hele . so þt is traauayle in godes
seruyse . be wt-ot noye . For suche a monnus wille
is not ydel nor schort . For hit is þoghtful
in goddus lawe & not ot þer-of in vanite & synne as
as euel mennus is But bysyly þenkynge þer
jnne in wele & in wo boþe day & ny3t . For A
deuoute monnus þoght is euer-more þer-jnne .
not only in þe letteres of þe lawe but in holynes
of stabul purpos of cristus luf . For stabul þo3t
in goddus lawe is lastynge kepynge of holines
<lat></lat>
<lat></lat>
Ande he schal be as a tre þt is set by-sydes
stremes of wateres . þe whuche schal 3if his
frut in his tyme ¶ As ho say . he þt lasteþ
in godnes . schal not only be goode in hym-self .
but he schal be as tre þt is profitabul to mony
& norischynge þt haþe euer wetynge of wateres
of grace . & of holy lore . 3if a tre be leyde in þe
fyre it is tende in it-self & 3ifeþ ly3t to oþer
Ry3t so a ry3twys mon brenneþ in þe luf
of god in his hert & schyneþ to men wt-ot . wt
ly3t of goode lyffynge wt-outen veyn-glorie
For suche+on 3ifeþ his frutes . þt is deuote
wordes & holy werkes in ensaumpul of oþer .
counseylenge & helpynge hem frely þt han nede
not sellynge is help for faylynge goodes of
þis worlde . or fauour . or . preysynge of men
as ypocrites done . but wilfully helpynge vch
on oþer aftur his power~ for þe luf of god .
þt quiteþ an-hundert-folde . & þt in his tyme
For alle þinges þt are gode wt descrecioun asken
tyme . 3if þey schul be wele done . Ande þis
a-3eyn selfe-willed men þe whuche 3ifen en
saumpul of couetyse þt wol nouþer prey for
men ne conseyle men but 3if þey 3ifen hom
of hir godes . & so þey 3ifen not of hur frut
frely in tyme as a treo þt schulde growe in
cristus vyne-3erde . þt is holy chirche . But
ben bastard braunches þt beren no frut . &
þer-fore þey schulde be kut a-wey for peyring
of þe treo Ande al-so þis by-houeful tyme
<fol. 3rb>is a-3eynus *<ill><crease></ill>aueros & churchus þt 3ifen no frut
but whenn hit is rotun & ot of tyme . Ande
þey schal ou3t 3if to hem . þt þey ben holden þt
is to pore nedy men . hit is wt so meche
delaynge & so wrothly 3ifen . þt hit is
worþe no mede þt þey do . for god loueþ
tymeful 3ifers & gladd . suche treos ben
wiccud þt for elde in synne beren no frut þt
goode is . Ande forþi þey schulden be smytun
doun & cast into þe fuyr~ of helle . & goode
treos schulde be planted in þe londe
of lyf þt neuer schal fayle & so euere lyfe in
joye <lat></lat>
<lat></lat> Ande þe lefe of hym schal <not added in margin by later hand>
welwe or falle doun . & alle þinge þt he
schal do schal habunde ¶ þe ry3twyse
mon euere doþe in tyme his dede . Ande
also is lef þt is his worde schal not fayle
for hit schal be certeyn & trewe not ydel
ne veyne ne deceyvable in vrthly þinges
ne lyinge . for suche vnresonable wordes . þt
ben vngrounded fallen doun in synne . where
vch worde trewly sayde . þey schal be medeful
ledynge þe wey to heuen . Ande so renne vp
warde in goddus plesaunce . & alle þingus þt he
schal do . wheþer þey be wordus or werkus . euere
þey schun habounde . þt is þey schul sprynge
from hym þt sayþe hem truly to oþer þe weche
per goddus grace he schal edifye in habundaunce
of euerlastynge mede . he þt feynet not in his
tonge is a perfyt mon . for is lufe schal not
fayle . þt is worde her~ sayde in charite . schal
preyse god wt-ot ende . But <lat></lat>
<lat></lat>
Nou3t so þe wiccod no3t so but as þe dust þt
þe wynde casteþ from þe face of þe vrthe
Here þe prophete departeþ euel men from crist &
from all þe company of alle goode men þe
wheche ben meke to god . & kepen of his
comaundemts . but he sayþe þe wicked men
ben not so buxum to god ne fastened in his
lawe . as ben goode men þt forsaken synne
& pride of þe worlde & 3ifen hem to vertues
<fol. 3va>lyfynge . but þe wyccod ben as þe drye
dust . þt þe wynde bloweþ a-way . þt is
þey ben drye wt-ot wetyng of grace . For
grace may not come to hem for synne & wic
codnes þt is in hem . & þer-fore þey Assent in
ly3tul to vche tempthaciun . for defaunte of
luf to god & his lawe . & so þe wynde of
of pride hy3eth hem & bloweþ hem a-bowt in-to
diuerse synnus . as þe wynde bloweþ þe dust in
to diuerse partes . so ben þe wiccod men blowen
fro stabulnes in cristus luf . þt norischiþ our soulus
in grace . as frutes of þe vrthe our bodies in
strengeþ & for euel men hauen no sauour to be
fed wt þt fode <lat></lat>
<lat></lat> þerfore þe wiccod
rysun not in dome . ne synful in conseyle of ry3t
wyse men ¶ For þt þey ben dryfen per pride
fro god to þe deuelus seruyse . þer-fore þey rysun
not in dome . þt is þey deme not hur self per
gostly rysynge fro synne per verrey forsakyng~
þer-of . & penaunce doynge þerfore . Ande 3it
mony euel men vse gret penaunce but hit a
valyeþ hem nou3t to saualcoun of her~ soulus
þe whyles þey lasten whylful in her~ synnus
For such~ rysen not ot of hur synne . aftur þe
conseyle of ry3twyse men . þt is þei þt ben blowen
wt pride couetyse & oþer synnus wole not set by
þe conseyle þt gode men þus tellen hem aftur
goddus lawe . ne setten not goddus wille by-fore
hor wille . but aftur þe desyre of hor owne
wille don aftur þe conseyl of þe deuele . &
þer-fore haue þey no <exp>wille</exp> grace to do wel aftur
þe techynge of goddus lawe . ne make wilfully
ne sufficiently a-mendus to god ne to hom whom
þey haue done wronges . þerfore ry3tfully wole
þt suche þt suche ben punysched aftur hor ma
lice . For-þi such schul not ryse to deme in þe
dome wt ry3twys+men . but to be demed & dam
ned in-to helle wt wiccod men Ande vndurston
deþ þt in þe dome schun be four orderes . On
schal be þt schal deme . & not be de-med . as
þe appostelus & oþer men moost perfyte . Oþer men
þer schul be . þt schul nouþer deme ne be demed
<fol. 3vb>as hethen men . for hor dampnacoun is knowen
to all holy chirche . For he þt trowes not nowe
he is demed . Ande he þt synneþ wt-ot lawe . he
schal perisch wt-ot lawe . þe þrid folke schal be
demed & saued . as þese þt ben trewe wedded
folke . & oþer þt byen hem heuen wt hor trauay
le & trewe lyuynge . almes-dede doynge . pen
aunce for hor synnes . wt oþer goode dedes to pore
nedy men & wymen . but þey comen not to
þe most perfyt liif in crist . as þe apostelus duden
& hor folwers . þe furþe folke schal be de
med & dampned as falles cristen men þt han
þe trewþ of jhesu crist wt-ot luf & gode werkus
Suche fals cristen men schul be dampned to
harder payne þenn hethen men . whi so for þey wy
tynli wrathed crist wt hor euel lyuyng~ & wolde
not luf hym kepynge his lawe . for alle þe go
denes þt he dud to hem . For þe wiche vnkyn
denes þe worme of consciens schal more bit
turly & more scharpely byte hem þen any heþen
men & peyne hem sarr~ þenn any mon may þenke
But as summ men sayn . þe dome of heþen
folke schal ˆ [be more] vyle . for þey schal be dampned
þere wt-oute demynge . But false cristen mennus
dome schal be more peynful for knowynnge
of treweþ . & nou3t worchynge þer-aftur . &
most of alle þey schul be punisched for hur
wilful a-3eynstondynge saynge þe treweþ of
of cristus lawe . tolde by his seruaundes & his
folwers <lat></lat>
<lat></lat> For our lord knoweþ þe wey of ry3twes
men . & goynge of wiccod men schal perisch~
¶ þt is our lord knoweþ deuoute þoghtus & holy
preyeres & perfyt werkus of ry3twyse men re
wardynge hem wt euer-lastynge joye . for lufynge
her~ of his lawe & lyfynge þer-aftur . for þt is
þe ry3twes weye of his louers . þe whuch schul
be rewarded wt euerlastynge blisse . Ande þe go
ynge of wiccod men schal perisch . for crist hateþ
alle þt gon wytynly in synne . & for-þi hur werkus
schun perisch for wantynge of mede . for þey
schul not receyue þe joye of heuen wt
ry3twyse men þt lufed crist her~ fulfillynge
<fol. 4ra>Ande for þe wiccod lifeden her~ in lust & in lykyng .
þe weye of hem schal perisch euer~ in helle peyne
<lat></lat>
<lat></lat> whi gnaysted þe folke & þe pe
pul . þoght veyn þou3tus . ¶ Þe prophete bla
med hem þt schulde turment crist as who wolde
say . what enchesoun hade þey . soþly non but
euel wille . For he contraried hir euel lyfynge
in werke & worde . þe folke þey wer~ þe kny3tes
of rome þt crucifixsed crist & gnasted a-3eynus
hym as wode bestus wt-ot resoun & þe pepul þt
was þe jewes þou3t in ydel . þt is in veyn was
hir þoghtus whenn þey wende to haue holde crist
euer ded . þt þey my3t not do . for þi in veyn þey
traueled . as uche mon doþ . þt per pride & ypocrysy
wenus cristus lawe to hyde . & is ry3tful ordinaunce
& medeful . <lat></lat>
<lat></lat> Þe kyn
gus of þe vrthe stoden to þe princes comen to-ge
der in on a-3eynus our lord & 3eynus his crist ¶ Nowe
only kny3tus of rome & jewes rysen a-3eynus
crist But also kyngus þt slowe þe jnnocentus &
þt oþer heroude his sone þt assented to cristus deþ
& princes as anna & cayphas þe whuche prin
ces of pru<hole in ms>stes assented to cristus deþ in a wic
cod willeful presumpcou@ .lo monnus foly þe
kynge of erþe comen to-geder a-3eynus þe
of heuen . For þey comen in a-3eyn saynge in
on . jhesu crist goddus sone . & nowe kyngus & princes
of erþe comen in on a-3eynus ihesu crist . whenn þey
<hole> do or suffer synne & vnry3twesnes in hor
sewurus & specialy for puttynge & suffryng~
in holy chirche But to gostly vndurstondyng
kyngus ben wicod þoghtus þe whuch~ spryngen
to euel worchyng folke . þt is . ydel þoghtus
& veyn in dede but nou3t in wille . þenn þese
folke gnasten whenn 3yrnyngus rysen & waxen
a-3eynus skylle . For þo þt stabulun not hir
þoght in god bysyly in tyme of temptacoun
deceyuen hem-self vnskilfuly . & folke
þenken veyn þoghtus whenn þey schulde
3if hem holy to goddus luf . þen kynde wolr
ly vanite & sotiltees þe whuch drawen
hem fro þe þoghte of heuen to worldely
<fol. 4rb>bysines To suche stonden kyngus of erþe
assentinge whenn þey done euel wytingely .
& sufferen oþer in hor euel . not usynge hor
power~ aftur hor conynge ne hor swerd
aftur þe wille of god . but þey by-gylen
hom-self & oþer . whenn þey for lust of co
uetyse dwellen & sufferen oþer to dwelle
in hor synne 3ifinge hom to vices & not
to liue as goddes lawe techeþ . Ande þen
þese princes þt ben here prestus comen a-3eynus
þe fader of heuen & his sone ihesu crist .
whenn per synne of couetyse & pride & lusty
lyfynge bycomen þe lymes of þe fende
of helle . For alle suche þt ben set to reule
holy chirche & folwen not crist in trewe ly
fynge in mekenes & pouerte & clene lifynge
in charite putten god ot of hor soule . &
per hor owne wiccod ensaunpul of alle oþer
þt in hom is . þt knowen or seen hor wic
cod lyf . & maken hem-self a restynge-place
to fendes . per false pride & couetyse & oþer
mony synnus Ande þerfore <lat></lat>
<lat></lat>
Br~ke we bondes of home & caste we from
vs hor 3oke ¶ þt is breke & alle-to-brest
we þe wiccod & cursed custome of synne
þt we haue lyued jnne . & caste we fro vs
alle þe spices & occasiun þer-of & wiccod cum
panie þt 3ifeus vs euel ensaumpul per pride
& couetyse & oþer synnus lyfen a-3eynus crist &
hele of soule . & 3if we wol drawe tow
arde heuen berste we hor bondes . þt is des
pise we hor werkus hor blandischynge
of pride wt ypocrisye & hor bostfuly . & kaste
we from vs hor 3ok þt is veyn-glorie
of þis false worlde . wher~-fore þey
traueyle bysile to gete grete lordschip
wher~ per þey be hyed a-boue knowynge
of hem-self . Al þis we schul set at
nou3t . so þt þe fendes haue no maystrey
of vs . for our assent <lat></lat>
<lat></lat> For he
þt woneþ in heuenus schal dryue hem
to scorken & our lord schal priuely scorn <mrg>hem</mrg>
<fol. 4va>hem For þey setten hor wit byfore þe
wysdam of god & holdun hor ordynaunce
& rewle more perfyt þenn þe rewle & þe or
denaunce of god as goddus lawe seyþe God
schal lawe in hor slaw3tre . þt is whenn
þey ben dampned to þe peyne of helle
fro endeles lyf in ioy . & whenn þt 3e drede
comus to 3ow seys god . j schal priuely skorn
3ow . þt is þey þt sechen euer to be in ese & wor
schip & ryches of þis world & wroþest
& most gruchyng~ whenn ani desese & tri
bulaciun or sekenes fallen to hem . & dreden
þis most god wol put hem when þey part
of þis worlde in-to euerlastynge peyne scha
me & repref wt þe fendes of helle Ande
þer-fore wel owes vs to berst þe bondus
of ˆ[such] couetyse & false ese of þe flesch &
desyre & euel drede þt byndeþ men in
synne . for god þt wonet in heuenus þt is in ho
ly soulus . & aungelus schun schewe þt þe foly
of suche folke is worthy to be skornet þt
nowe ben deceyuet per couetyse of þe deuel
& styringe of hur flesch & couetyse of þe
worlde <lat></lat>
<lat></lat> // þenn he schal
speke to hym in his wraþe & in his wodnes
he schal trouble hem . But wite wel
þt god is not wroþe ne wode . but his
wraþe is ry3tful peyne . þt he doþe to sinful
men . Ande hem þt he dampnet gon ry3twys
ly to helle . he makeþ hem as þey were
wod per torment & peyne . so þt þey knowe not
but of sorwe & wo & peyne þt þey ben jnne
Ande for-þi whenn god vengiþ hym his ven
gauns is cleped wodnes . for by his ry3twys
nes he may spare no more þenn a wod
mon . þt spareþ no þinge þe vndurston
dinge of þis verse is whenn god schal make
skornynge to hem þt won not here stynt of
syne . he schal speke to hem in his wraþe
þt speche schal be resunable vnder-nymynge
to hem þt wolden not kepe his commaunde
mentus Nowe he is stylle & sufferiþ lokynge
<fol. 4vb>3if synful won a-mende hem . But in þe
dome he wol harde venge hym & punis
che hem in euerlastynge peyne . per ry3twysnes .
þt wolden not her~ forsaken hyr synne .
& take hem to his mercy . Ande in his wod
nes þt is in his vertue in þe whuch he
vengeþ ry3tfuly . he schal troubul hem . þt
is he schal breue hem al hor bry3tnes
& joye . & put hem to helle in woful der
kenes wher~-jnne is fyre þt neuer schal be
quenched & þe peyneful worme þt neuer
schal dye . <lat></lat>
<lat></lat>
<lat></lat> J am ordeynet of hym
kynge of syon is his holy hul . prechynge
his commandemnt // þus schul wiccod men
be dampned ry3twysely for drawynge in þe
deueles 3oke & for-sakynge þe soft 3oke of
crist . For crist by his fader is set kynge of
syon þt is of holy churche for crist gouernes
& reules alle meke actyfe men & deuote
contemplatyf men þe wiche haue þe hy3e
of hor hert euer toward heuen . For suche
moun be calde þe holy hul of god for þey be
fast & hy3e in vertues . prechyng is commaun
demntus þt is charite . For in hit is contened
alle his comaundemnt . & þer-fore he commaun
det by-fore alle þingus . þt we be in þis worl
de in lufe & charite . For wtˆ[owte] charite may we
nou3t plese god . For þis makeþ men
onyd wt god . & ˆ [for] þis charite was most <ill><1 word></ill>
crist þer-fore <lat></lat>
<lat></lat> Oure lord sayde
to me my sone þu art . þis day j gat þe
// here þe prophete sayþe . þt þe sone of aur
lorde jhesu crist is of þe fadur of heuen . þt
is al-my3ty god wt-ot bygynynge . & he
euen to hym in godhed . þis day by-tokenus
tyme present . nou3t tyme þt is gon . ne
tyme þt is to come . for þe lastyngnes
of god is euermore al at onus . For alle þt
þinge þt was . or is . or schal be . is euere
presente to god . & þer-wt he is al-my3ty . & wyl
<fol. 5ra>ful to helpe all his luferes . & þer-fore he sayd
to his kyndely son crist <lat></lat>