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here no cyte· þat is dwelling· but we sechen
on þat is to come here after· And þ
þinkeþ þat we schulden ben longyng þiderward
alle þe tyme of oure lyf· wiþ al oure power· Siþ
we han no rest ne non abydyng but þere· But
more harme is I knowe no&yogh;t a ri&yogh;t þe weye
þe
weye toward þis place· & þ telle me þe weye toward þis place· Dere frend
oure lord & oure mayster i
disciples þat he hym siluen is the weye toward
heuene & he is truþe þat ledeþ vs sykurly i
oure weye & he is
sykurly lyf þat makeþ vs
lyue i
þat lyf he wil bringe vs to ablisful lif þat
schal lasten w
frend or þan þou passe ferþer I preye þe what is
þat lyf of soule & telle wheþir alle men han
þis lif· ¶Sire aman is made to þre manere of
liues ¶ þe first lif is þe lif of þe body· & þis
lif han boþe goodemen & schrewis·//¶þe secu
de lif is of þe soule· & þat is to lyuen out
of sy
þer as he seiþ but aman be born eft sones he
ne may not entren in to þe kyngdom· of heue
ne·//¶þe first bering of aman is·· wh
I born in to a bodyliche lyuyng of his moder
wombe· But he is boru
ryng is wh
derfongeþ cristene me
deuel & his werkes þat ben synnes //¶And þis
lif of soule mankynde hadde no&yogh;t from þe tyme
þat adam hadde I synned i
of crist· for as seynt poule seiþ· Deth regnede
from adam to moyses· & synne regnede from
moyses i
crist· ¶Ne al þe ri&yogh;twisnes of alle þe olde lawe
ne sacrifices þat weren I do
ne p
mi&yogh;t not make man kynde clene of
¶And þ
ne sone adou
& þe p
myhte noþ
I iustified of his synne· he of his g
of oure ri&yogh;twisnes· ne of oure disseruyng·
for &yogh;af alle þilk men her synnes þat bi leue
den i
ne i
be leueþ i
who þat lyueþ & be leueþ i
u
he is i
he is ded to an endeles lif of blis boþe in bo
dy & i
ses þ
is· ne be not worþi to þe blisse þat is to come
here aftur & schal be schewed i
he seiþ nouþer deþ ne lyf ne angeres
þat is to comen her after·· may departen vs from
þe charite þat is i
þis lif of soule þis lif of soule þat is for sakyng
of synne·· is þe ri&yogh;t weye to heuene· but we ben
ful vnstabul & ful vnconyng to go þis weye· & we
han strong temptac
uel & þe world & oure owne fleshe þ
teþ vs to synne· ¶And þer fore we moten putte vs
fulliche i
fytliche as he tau&yogh;t vs·· & as he lyuede hym silf
we hopen to ben saued· for he seiþ hym self who
þat be leueþ & is c
su
as &yogh;e hopen i
weye to heuene is for sakyng of synne· & þer
comeþ no ma
forsakynge of synne· is no more but þe kepyng
of goddis hestis & of his wordis & leuyng alle
þilk þinges þat god forbedeþ ¶And soth it is þ
þis is an hard wey & a streyt· for as crist seiþ
it is a streyt weye þat ledeþ a man to
heuene lif
& fewe þ
wey it is þ
ful many þ
it is also þat we ben vnstable & vncu
þ
also ¶But it is certeyn &yogh;if we desire wisdome
of god & stabulnes to a&yogh;enstonde synne· god wil
&yogh;euen vs þat we axen· so þat we axen trustiliche
¶ffor c
&yogh;oure childere
& myche more wille &yogh;oure heuenliche fadur &yogh;eue
eim & þ he seiþ secheþ & &yogh;e schullen ifynde· axeth & &yogh;e schul
len vnderfongen· knockeþ at þe dore & I schal open
hit to &yogh;ow· And seynt Jame seiþ who þat nedeþ wis
dome· axe hit of god þat &yogh;eueþ al men plenteuosly
che· &
oben obre hym· but axe he trustiliche & haue no dou&yogh;te· for he
þat dou&yogh;teþ i
þat is meued & I born abou&yogh;te wiþ þe wynd & þ
fore suche aman ne trowe he nou&yogh;t þ
derfongen any þing of god· And he seiþ þ
I blessed þat abydeþ temp
uid he schal vndurfong acro
hath be hote to þilk þat louen hym ne no man
wh
louen he is I tempted
of god· for he ne is no temptour of yuul ne he temp
teþ no man·· but eu
owne coueytyng· & wh
ceyued/hit bryngeþ forth synne & wh
is brou&yogh;t to þe ende hit engendereþ deþ· Of þes wor
des sire þou mi&yogh;t þen
mi&yogh;t I seen þat hit ne is but
oure defau&yogh;te þat we
he ne han cunes to a&yogh;eyn stonde oure temptac
strong enemyes & grete temptac
oure owne vnkyndenes & wickednesse þat we fal
len in to synne· for god suffereþ no man to ben i-
tempted passyng his mi&yogh;t· and alle þe deuels in
helle ne alle þe might of þe world ne of ma
flesche ne mown not maken aman / ne a wo
breken godis hestys a&yogh;ens his wille· for god haþ
I &yogh;eue
boþe good & yuul lif & deth· blessyng· & cursyng·
aman is buxum to his god & kepiþ his hestis· þanne
he cheseþ good lif & blessyng· and &yogh;if he for sakeþ
þe hestis of god þan he cheseþ yuul & deth· & þe cur
syng of god· as moyses seiþ i
lawe ¶And dauiþ seiþ i
cursed þat bowen a wey from þi hestis· þanne it is
bot oure owne folye &
len i
ten vs i
fulnes· iustifying oure self before god· for dauid
seiþ i
not ben iustified in þi si&yogh;t· But naþ
hop to come to heuene but if he leue synne· noþ
for þe be leue þat he haþ in crist· ne for þe grete m
of god· for as seynt jame seiþ deueles i
leuen & dreden· & he seiþ ri&yogh;t as a body is ded wiþ-
outen spiri&yogh;t· ri&yogh;t feiþ & beleue is ded wiþ outen
good werkes· And
þat seiþ
þat he knoweþ god & kepiþ not his hestes· he
is a lyere· & crist seiþ w
& doþ
al þilke þat sey&yogh;en to me lord lord ne schul not
entren i
doþ þe wille of my fader þ
entren in to þe kyngdom of heuene/and he seiþ
also i
ue we no&yogh;t I caste fendes ou&yogh;t of men i
& ne haue we no¶t ip
seiþ þat he wil þa
&yogh;ow neu
wickednes· & c
lk þat han wil I lyued schullen come
of heuene· & þe oþer þat han continued her lif i
synne schul gon to þe eu
helle þ
tes· And gode sire what schal cristes passiou
þe schedyng of his blood i
i c
but þ
certeyn seynt petre seiþ· it were better for ama
þ
his knewing turnen a&yogh;eyn to synne· for as he seiþ
such me
ne gon i
weren & he seiþ also þat þei ben liche houndes· þ
kasteþ vp þe mete þat þei han eete & sithen tur
nen hem a&yogh;en· & eten þat þei casten· ¶And for þes
foule maners of swyn & of hou
disciples· Ne &yogh;eue &yogh;e not holy þinges to hou
cast &yogh;e not margeri p
foulen hem wiþ here feet & þe hou
& al to tere &yogh;ow· frend now I se þ
heuene is lif of soule i
ping goddes hestes· & I see wil þ
may leuen synne if he wole hi
wele þ
ne· Noþer for þe grete m
ue þat a man haþ i
but if he haue goode werkes· But frende how
schullen &yogh;ung childeren ben I saued þat ben i-
cristened· & siþe dyen or þan þei ben of age to
knowe godes hestes ¶Sire &yogh;e wyteþ wil þat wh
p
his be leue is / ne mi&yogh;t forto speke whyche is his
be leue· & ri&yogh;t as
ne p
uel & his werkes & by hoteþ to ben buxum to god
& to kepen his hestes & so þe child is saued þoru
þe be leue· þat he vnderfongeþ & þoru þe forwa
þat he makeþ bi þes mene p
a man or a wo
i-sauyd: but he doþ þe werkes of his be leue
þ
ne· for as seynt poule seiþ alle we ben þ
tized i
i-birried wiþ hym i
fron
ri&yogh;t so walk we i
fore he seiþ knowe &yogh;e wil þ
crucified· þat þe body of synne he
we seruen no more to synne & þ
&yogh;e þat &yogh;e ben dede to synne But &yogh;e ben lyuyng to
god i
i
tynges and ne &yogh;eue &yogh;e nou&yogh;t &yogh;oure membris to be
armure of wickednes to synne but makeþ hem
armure of ri&yogh;tfulnesse to god· for synne schal
no lengere haue lordschipe of &yogh;ow ¶And seynt
petre seiþ riþt as i
eyghte weren i-saued by water ri&yogh;t so baptem
makeþ vs now saue / nou&yogh;t þe doyng a wey of þe
filþe of oure flesch· but as sechyng of a goode
co
to lif of oure lord i
þou&yogh;t· for he þat suffered in flesch laft synne þ
þe remenant þat lyueþ after ward i
lyuen not to þe desires of men· but to þe wil
le of god for þe tyme þ
maken an ende of mysbeleuid me
þ
in drynkynges ou&yogh;t of mesure & i
ryinges of mawmetis· ¶And whan seynt ion
baptized me
to watur &
i
þen am I· & I am not worþi to beren his schone
he schal baptize &yogh;ow i
i
sent þe holy gost among hem to ben her cou
and þo þei caste
was a solas & a mirþe to hem to suffre tribu
lac
luf is a fuyr to p
childere· of þis fuyr crist seiþ I come to senden
a fuyr i
tend· ¶Here sire þou mi&yogh;t i-sen two baptemes þ
c
þei be leuen i
gost þe whyche beleue wascheþ oure soule of
oure vnclennesse of synne ri&yogh;t as bodiliche
watur wascheþ oure body of bodily vnclennesse
¶þe oþer baptem is i