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[The epistle of James [The pistle of James. P. Jamys epistle. T. Now bigynneth the epistel of Jamys. Y. No initial rubric in AGNOQSVX.] .] CAP. I.

[verse 1] James, the seruaunt of God, and of oure Lord Jhesu Crist, to the twelue kyn|redis, that ben in scateringe abrood, helthe. [verse 2] My britheren, gesse ȝe [Om. AQV.] , `or deme [or deme ȝe ANQ. Om. OX. or demeth S. either deme ȝe A.] , al ioye, whan ȝe shulen falle in to diuerse tempta|ciouns [verse 3] , `or tribulaciouns [Om. OX.] , witynge, that the prouyng of ȝoure feith werchith pa|cience [verse 4] ; sotheli pacience hath [hath a OX.] parfijt werk,

that ȝe be parfijt and hool, in [and faile in V.] no thing faylinge [Om. V.] . [verse 5] Forsothe if ony of ȝou nedith wisdom, axe [aske Q.] he of God, `the which [whiche V. that X.] ȝiueth to alle men largeli, and vpbraydith not; and it shal be ȝouun to him. [verse 6] Sotheli axe he [ȝe V.] in feith, no [and doute no V.] thing doutynge [Om. V.] ; forsothe [for V.] he that doutith, is lijk to a wawe of the se, the [Om. V.] which `of wijnd [Om. V.] is moued and born aboute [aboute of wynd V.] . [verse 7] Therfore gesse not `the ilke [that X.] man, that he shal take ony thing of the Lord. [verse 8] A man double of inwit [wille V.] is vnstable in alle his weyes. [verse 9] Forsothe a meke brother glorye [haue glorie V.] in his enhaunsinge, [verse 10] sotheli a riche man in his mekenesse [low|nesse V.] ; for as the [Om. S.] flour of hay, `or grasse [Om. OX. either gras V.] , he shal passe. [verse 11] Sotheli [For V.] the sunne `is sprungun vp [roos V.] with brennynge, `or heete [Om. OX. either hete V.] , and driede the hay, and the flour of it fel [feldide V.] doun, and the fayrnesse of his cheere perischide; `so and [and so V.] a riche man welewith in his weies. [verse 12] Bles|sid is the man, that suffrith temptacioun; for whan he shal be proued, he shal re|ceyue the crown of lijf, the [Om. V.] which God aȝen bihiȝte to men louynge him. [verse 13] No man whan he is temptid, seie, for [that V.] he is temptid of God; sotheli [for whi V.] God is vn|tempter [not a temptere V.] of yuel thingis, forsothe [for V.] he temptith no man. [verse 14] Sotheli ech man is temptid of his [his owen O.] coueitinge, drawun [and is drawen V.] fro re|soun, and snaarid [is snarid V.] , `or deceyued [Om. OX.] . [verse 15] Thanne [Aftirward V.] coueityng, whan it hath conceyued, bring|ith forth synne; sotheli synne, whan it is fulfillid [fillid V.] , gendrith deeth. [verse 16] `And so [Therfore V.] , my moost derworth britheren [Om. S.] , nyle ȝe erre. [verse 17] Ech best `thing ȝouun [ȝifte V.] , and al parfijt ȝift is fro aboue, comynge doun of [fro O.] the fadir of liȝtis, anentis whom is not ouerchaung|inge [eny chaungyng S.] , nether schadewing of whileness, `or tyme [Om. OX.] . [verse 18] Forsothe [For V.] wilfully he gendride vs with [bi V.] the word of treuthe, that we be sum bigynnyng of the creature of him. [verse 19] Wite ȝe, my britheren moost loued, be ech man [Om. S.]

swift for [Om. SX.] to here, forsothe slowe [slow, either slac V.] for [Om. SX.] to [verse 20] speke, and slowe to wraththe; sotheli [for V.] the wrath of man werchith not the riȝt|wisnesse of God. [verse 21] For which thing `ȝe castinge [caste ȝe V.] awey al vnclennesse, and plente of malice, in [and in V.] myldenesse, `or homely|nesse [Om. OQVX.] , `receyue ȝe [resceyueth QX.] the word [Om. O.] insent [in sette OSX. plauntid V.] , `or ioyned [Om. OQVX.] , that mai saue ȝoure soules. [verse 22] For|sothe be ȝe doers of the word, and not herers onely, deceyuynge ȝou [ȝour GQTY sec. m.] silf. [verse 23] For if ony man is herer `of the word [Om. X.] , and not doer, this shal be comparsound, `or likned [or licnessid N. Om. QX.] , to a man biholdinge the cheere of his [verse 24] birthe in a myrour; sotheli [forsothe O. for V.] he biheld [biholdyng T.] him silf, and wente [wente awey V.] , and anoon he forȝat `what maner [what kynes O. what maner man QV.] he was. [verse 25] Forsothe he that `shal parfijtly [Om. V.] biholde [biholdith V.] in the lawe of par|fijt fredom [freedom perfitly V.] , and `shal dwelle [dwellith V.] in it, not maad a [Om. S.] forȝetful herer, but a [Om. NOSVX.] doer of werk, this shal be blessid in his dede. [verse 26] Forsothe if ony man gessith [gesse QT.] him silf for [Om. SX.] to be religious, `not refreynynge [and refreyneth not V.] his tunge, but deceyuynge [disseyueth V.] his herte, the religioun of him is veyn. [verse 27] This is a clene religioun, and vnwemmyd anentis God and the fadir, for [Om. SX.] to visite `pupilles, that is [Om. O.] , fadirles or modirles [modirles children Q.] , `or bothe [bothe N. Om. OQ.] , and widewes in her tribulacioun, and for [Om. QSX.] to kepe him silf vn|defoulid fro this [the Q.] world.