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CAP. V.

[verse 1] Forwhi ech bysshop takyn [takun vp MPT.] of men, is ordeyned for men in these [tho O.] thingis that ben to [in to T.] God, that he offre ȝyftis and sacryficis for synnes. [verse 2] The [Om. V.] which may to gidere sorwe with hem, that vnknowen [knowen not V.] and erren; for and he is enuyrowned [vmbylapped O.] with infirmyte [infirmytees MOP.] . [verse 3] And therfore he owith, as and for the peple, so also [Om. S.] and for hym silf, offre [to offre A pr. m. GMNPT.] for synnes. [verse 4] Neithir ony man takith to [Om. V.] him honour, no [Om. V.] but he that is clepid of God, as [as and O.] Aaron [Aaron was V.] . [verse 5] So and Crist clari|fiede not hym silf, that he were bisshop, but he that spak to him, Thou art my sone, to day I gendride thee. [verse 6] As and in

othere [an other OX.] place he seith, Thou art a prest into [Om. V.] with outen ende, vp [aftur T. bi V.] the ordre of Melchisedech. [verse 7] The [Om. V.] which in the [Om. Q.] dayes of his fleisch [Om. V.] offringe [offringe with greet cry and teeris V.] preieris and bi|sechingis to God [hym SV. Om. Y.] that myȝte make him saf fro deeth, `with greet cry and teeris [Om. V.] , is [was V.] herd for his reuerence. [verse 8] And sothli whanne he was Goddis sone, he lernede [lerede SX.] obedience of thes thingis that he suffride; [verse 9] and he endid [led to perfeccioun V.] is maad cause of euerlasting [verse 10] heelthe to alle [alle men T.] obeishinge to him, clepid [and is clepid V.] of God a bischop, bisydis [bi NV.] the ordre of Melchisedech. [verse 11] Of whom to [is to V.] vs a greet word, and able [vnable T.] for [Om. SX.] to be interpretid [expounned, or interpretid G. expouned interpretid MP. expowned T.] , for [Om. STX.] to seye, for ȝe ben maad feble for [Om. GMPSX.] to heere. [verse 12] Forsothe [For V.] whanne ȝe schulen [ouȝten to be V.] be maistris for tyme [tyme of long knowyng T. a tyme V pr. m.] , eftsoone ȝe neden that ȝe be tauȝt, whiche ben the [Om. T.] elementis, `or lettris [Om. X.] , of the bigynnyng of Goddis wordis. And ȝe ben maade, `tho to [into K. to V.] whom [whiche V.] is nede of mylk, and [Om. V.] not sad [of sad S.] mete. [verse 13] For|soth [Forwhi V.] ech that is parcener of mylk, is withoute part of the word of riȝtwysnesse, forsoth [for V.] he is a litil child. [verse 14] Forsoth of parfit men is sad mete, of hem that for `the ilke [the N. Om. V. that X.] custom han wittis [the wittis G. her wittis T.] excersysid [hauntid GMOPT. traueiliden V.] , `or trauelid [Om. OX.] , to discrecioun of good and yuel.