The English works of Wyclif hitherto unprinted.Edited by F. D. Matthew.

Ȝit þe fend disceyueþ men bi here fyue wittis & makeþ hem menys to synne where þei schulden be menys to vertue & [in X.] good gouernale of men: first he [þei X.] stiriþ men to seen vanyte of þis world & setten here herte þer-onne & forȝeten god & his werkis; also he stiriþ men to see faire wymmen, & bryngiþ mynde of hem & greet likynge of lecherie in-to mennus hertis til þei consenten to synne & fulfillen it in dede. ¶ Also whanne men seen lordischipis of þis world & precious iuelis & gold & siluer, faire hors & scheep & oþere goodis, þe fend stireþ hem to desire hem vnskilfully & sette more here herte on hem þan on vertues & blisse of heuene; & þanne þei fallen in-to pride & coueitise & oþere synnys. but men schulden see [page 184] goddis werkis, as heuene & erþe, & goddis creaturis & herbi knowen þe myȝt, þe wytt & good|nesse of þe lord þat made alle þingis of not, & drede hym ouer alle þingis & loue him ouer alle creaturis. ¶ Whanne men schulden here goddis comaundementis & poyntis of charite & riȝtwisnesse & treuþe, þe fend stiriþ hem to heren foul speche of leccherie, of bacbytynge of neiȝeboris & lesyngis for to haue mynde & likynge of synne & to stire men to hate & enuye & pledynge & fiȝttynge, so þat meke|nesse & pacience & charite schullen be lost & cursednesse of synne regneþ, þat vnneþe can ony man kepe his tonge fro fals & veyn swerynge & schrewid spekynge boþe of lecherie & false spekyngis. ¶ Whanne men schullen in spirit smelle þe swettenesse & þe holynesse of ihū crist & his lif, & smelle bi bodily witt þe swettenesse & good odour of herbis & spicis & trees & oþere creaturis, to loue god & serue god & herie hym for his goodnesse, þe fend stiriþ men to sette here lust in smellynge of lekerous metis & drynkis & [omitted X.] to take ouer|mochil of hem, til þei lesen here wittis & forȝeten god & his seruyce & fallen in lecherie & slepen as hooggis, & chiden & fiȝtten as woode houndis, & sweren herte & bonys, & cursen