Till þiss bridgumess bodeword,
& herrcnenn till hiss lare.
Þiss iss mi blisse þatt icc amm
Þuss wurrþedd her onn erþe,
Þurrh þiss bridgume, & nohht þurrh me,
Line 18470
Ne þurrh min aȝhenn mahhte,
Þatt icc maȝȝ þiss bridgume sen,
& tatt icc maȝȝ himm cnawenn,
& tatt icc wurrþenn amm hiss þeww,
& tatt icc maȝȝ himm cwemenn.
Line 18475
& Sannt Johan ȝe¯¯t seȝȝde þuss
Till hise Lerninngcnihhtess
Off ure Laferrd Jesu Crist,
& off hiss Goddcunndnesse,
Ned iss, & itt bihofeþþ wel
Line 18480
Þatt he nu forrþwarrd waxe,
& ec iss ned & god off me,
Þatt I nu forrþwarrd wannse.
& tiss wass seȝȝd alls iff he þuss
Wiþþ oþre wordess seȝȝde,
Line 18485
Himm birrþ nu forrþwarrd waxenn swa
Þurrh hise miccle tacness,
Þatt mann himm halde forr soþ Crist
& forr soþ Godd onn erþe,
Swa þatt mann lefe onn himm þe bett
Line 18490
& lisste till hiss lare.
[Coll. 399-406 wanting.] . . . . .
