[6-text p 681] temptacion [1049] ¶ Ye shul vnderstanden also. that fast|ynge [¶ How fastynge stant in thre thynges.] stant in thre thynges. In forberynge of bodily mete and drynke. and in forberynge of worldly Iolitee. and in for|berynge of deedly synne. this is to seyn / that a man shal kepen hym fro deedly synne with al his myght/
[1050] And thou shalt vnderstanden eek that god [¶ Of .iiij. thynges þat apertenen to fastynge.] ordeyned fastynge. and to fastynge appertenen .iiij. thinges. [1051] Largenesse to poure folk/./ gladnesse of herte espiritueel. nat to been angry / ne anoyed / ne grucche for he fasteth. / and also / resonable houre for to ete by mesure. that is for to seyn. a man shal nat ete in vntyme / ne sitte the lenger at his table to ete for he fasteth
[1052] ¶ Thanne shaltow vnderstonde / that bodily [¶ How bodily peyne stant / in disciplyne / or techynge.] peyne / stant in disciplyne or techynge / by word and by writynge / or in ensample. / Also in werynge of heyres or of stamyn / or of haubergeons on hire naked flessh for cristes sake / and swiche manere penances. [1053] but war thee wel that swiche manere penances on thy flessh / ne make thee nat or angry or anoyed of thy self/. for bettre / is to caste awey thyn heyre. than for to caste awey / the siker|nesse of Ihesu crist [1054] ¶ And therfore seith seint Paul /. [¶ Sanctus Paulus] Clothe yow as they that been chosen of god in herte. of Misericorde. debonairetee / suffrance / and swich manere of clothynge. of whiche Ihesu crist is moore apayed / than of heyres or haubergeons / or hauberkes?
[1055] [folio 236a] ¶ Thanne is discipline eek in knokkynge of [¶ Of othere diuerse maneres of disciplyne] thy brest/ in scourgynge with yerdes. in knelynges. in tribulacions?. [1056] in suffrynge paciently wronges that been doon to thee. and eek/ in pacient suffrance of maladies / or lesynge of worldly catel / or of wyf/ or of child / or othere freendes
[1057] ¶ Thanne shaltow vnderstonde / whiche thynges [¶ Of the thynges that destourben penaunce] destourben penance. and this is in .iiij. maneres / that is. drede. shame. hope. and wanhope / that is desperacion [1058] ¶ And for to speke first/ of drede. for which he [¶ ffirst of drede /]
