Another prolog on the pistil to the Corinthis [This prologue is from y.] .
As the apostil wroot the pistil that goith bifore, to myȝti men and proude, that is to say, to the Romayns, stiringe hem to acoord and charite, the which is seelden among riche men and myȝti of the world, so he wroot this secunde pistel to wise men and kunnynge, that is to seie, to Corinthis, mouynge hem to oonhede and lownesse of witt, or vndirstondinge, the which is seelden among kunnynge men. Wherfore in the iiii. chap. he seith, If God wole, I schal come to you soone, and I schal not knowe the wordis of hem that ben blowen with pride, but the vertu. These Corinthis erriden in thre sacramentis, that is to seie, in baptym and in doctryne of it, of the which it is maad mynde vnto the fifth chap. Also thei erriden in matri|monye, and in causis of it, of the whiche it is seid fro the v. chapter vnto the eiȝthe chapiter. Also thei erriden in the sacrament of the auter and spiritual mete, of the which it is maad mynde fro the eiȝth chap. vnto the xii. chap. Also thei erriden in oonhede of witt, bi stryues that were maad among them, of the which it is maade mynde fro the xii. chap. vnto the xv. chap. Also thei erriden in the resurreccioun of dede men, of the which it is maad mynde in the xv. chap. In the xvi. chap. is maad mynde of almesdede, by the which synnes ben forȝouen. And so al this pistil is deuydid into vi. partis. In the first part he makith mynd of the errour of baptym; in the ii. part, of the error of matrimonye; in the iii. part, of the bodi of Crist; in the iiij. part, of striues and discordis; in the v. part, of errour of resurreccioun; in the vi. part, of almesdede to be maad.
