Robert of Brunne's "Handlyng synne".

And euery man þerof gan telle, Line 3895 Prestys þerof yn prechyng [yn prechynge þer-of.] gun spelle, So þat euery man yn þat [þe.] cuntre lyued wel þe more yn charyte, And allë men þe sunner forȝaue Line 3899 Here wraþþe þat þey to ouþer dyd haue.
Sekyr þou be þat he was dygne, Þat god shewed for hym [for hym shewede.] swyche a sygne; A sygne hyt was of gretë loue That God almyȝty, of heuene aboue, Line 3904 Profrede hym to kesse so louely, For he meked hys herte so hy.
Now mowe ȝe se þat God [se God.] loueþ hem dere Þat forȝyuen here wraþ in þys wrlde here. [O, here wraþ here Harl.] Line 3908 So shal hys wraþ on hem be sene Þat here wyl nat forȝeue here [Harl. he.] tene.
Of Ire and wraþ, wul [wyle.] we now blynne, And telle furþer of a-noþer synne Line 3912 God ȝyue vs grace, so wraþþe forȝyue Þat we may alle wyþ Ihesu lyue.

[Of Envy, the 3rd Deadly Sin.]

T[h]e þryd[ë] synnë ys enuye, Þat ys ful of felunnye; Line 3916 Holy wryt wytnessyþ hyt wel, [folio 26b:2] Þat hyt comþ of þe fende eche del. Þe man þat ys ful of enuye, He ys euer sorowful, we se with ye; Line 3920 Þe gode þat he seþ, [sykþ.] alle doþ hym euyl. And alle ys þe tycement of þe deuyl.
Loke now þarfore, at þe bygynnyng, ȝyf þou were euer payde of myschaunceful þyng Line 3924
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Robert of Brunne's "Handlyng synne".
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Mannyng, Robert, fl. 1288-1338.
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London :: Pub. for the Early English text society, by K. Paul, Trench, Trübner & co., ltd.,
1901-[03].

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