[6-text p 646] to labour in praiyng to god for amendement of her . . . . . [no gap in the MS.] [¶ Estat of grace./] synnes [684] ¶ Another estate is the estate of grace in whiche estate he is holdyn to do werkis of penytence. And certis to alle thes thynges is Accidie Enmye & con|trarie. ffor he louyth no besynes at all.// [685] ¶ Now certis this foule synne Accidie is eke a full gret enuye to the liflode of the body. for it hath no puruyaunce a-yen temperall necessite . ffor it is for-sleuthe & for|sloggeth & distroieth alle godis temperallis bi rechilnes.
[686] ¶ The .4. thyng is. that Accidie is like hem [¶ Accidie is lik to hem þat ben in the peyne of helle./] that ben in the peyne of helle . bi cause of her slouthe & of her heuynes. ffor thei that ben dampned ben so boun [Harl. 1758 folio 220a] de that thei ne may well do ne well thenke. [687] ¶ Of Accidie cometh first that a man is anoied & encombrid to don eny goodnes & maketh that god hath abhomynacion of suche Accidie. as seith seynt Ion. [¶ Johannes./]
[688] ¶ Now cometh sleuthe that woll not suffre non [¶ Of Slewthe/] hardnes ne no penaunce. ffor sothe slouthe is so tendir & so delicate. As seith Salomon. That he woll not [¶ Salamon./] suffre non hardnes ne penaunce & therfore he schendith all that he doth [689] ¶ a-yens this rotyn [¶ Remedium./] hertid synne of Accidie & slouthe schulde men excercise hem self to don good werkis & manli & vertuousli cacchen corage well to don. thenk|yng that our lord ihesu crist quyteth euerye good [[Harl. extract ends.]] ] [folio 426a] [Cambr. be|gins.] deede be it neuere so lytil // [690] ¶ Vsage of labour is a greet thyng for it makyth as seyth seynt Bernard / the labourer to haue stronge armys & harde senewis / And slouthe makyth hem feble & tendre [691] ¶ Thanne comyth dreed to begynne to werke onye goode werkis / for certis he that is enclyned to synne; hym thynkyth it is to greet an enpryse / for to vndyrtake to doon werkis of goodnesse / [692] And castith in his herte / that the
