[6-text p 683] þinke þay mighte nought longe perseuer in good|nesse [1071] ¶ The firste wanhope comeþ of þat he demyth þat he synned so highly and so ofte and so longe layn in synne þat he schal not be saued [1072] ¶ Certis aȝens þat cursed wanhope schulde he þenke þat þe passioun of Ihū crist is more strong for to vnbynde þan synne is strong for to bynde [1073] ¶ Agains þe secounde wanhope he schal þinke þat als ofte as he fallith; he may arise agayn by penitence / And þough he neuer so longe haue leyn in synne; þe mercy of crist is alway redy to resceyue him to mercy [1074] ¶ Agains þe wanhope þat he demeth þat he þinkith he schulde not longe perseuere in goodnesse. he schal þinke þat þe febles of þe deuel may no þing doon but men wol suffre him. [1075] And eek he schal haue strengþe of þe help of god and of al holy chirche and of þe proteccioun of aungels if him list
[1076] ¶ Thanne schal men vnderstonde what is þe fruyt of penaunce And after þe word of ihū crist ¶ hit is þe endeles blisse of heuen [1077] þer ioye haþ no contrariete of wo ne of penaunce ne greuaunce. þer alle harmes ben passed of þis present lif. ther as is þe sikernesse fro þe peyne of helle. . . . .[1078] . . . . . [no gap in the MS.] þere as is þe body of man þat whilom was seek. frel and feble and is immortal. and so strong and so hool þat þer may no þing empeire it. [1079] þer nys neyþer honger þurst ne colde. but euery soule replenisched wiþ þe sight and þe parfyt knowyng of god [1080] ¶ This blisful regne may men purchace by pouerte espirituel and þe glorie by lowe|nes. þe plente of ioye by hunger and þurst and reste by trauaile and þe lif by deth and mortificacioun of synne. [[Small break in the MS.]]
