Robert of Brunne's "Handlyng synne".

Þat yn þe vyrgyne Mary lyȝt. [lyghte O, lyȝt D.] Line 580 He ys shapper33 [33_33 Left out of D.] of al þyng; [þynge O.] Of al þat ys, he wote þe endyng; [woot þe endynge O.] He ys boþë god and man; Alle [Al O, alle þinge was be-gynnynge D.] he wote, [woot O.] and alle [Al O, alle þinge was be-gynnynge D.] he can. Line 584 Þe touþer shappers þat men of telle, [D leaves out lines 585-6.] Beteche we hem þe fende of helle.
Ȝyf þou trowyst synne shal be forȝeue [trowe þi . . . for ȝeuyn D.] withoutë répentaunce & shryue, [repente here & be clene schreuyn D. D leaves out lines 589-596.] Line 588 As sum [some.] of þys lewed men seys, 'God of heuene ys so curteys, Þat he shal on domysday certeynly For-ȝyue þe synne of lechery; Line 592 lechery ys but lyght synne, he wyl [wyle.] haue mercy on al [alle.] þerynne;' Þus sey þey þat can no gode, And þouȝ [þoghe.] þey hemself vndyrstode. Line 596 Ȝyf þou þe certeyn wylt lere, Þyn forȝeuenes mote be [must gynne D.] here; yn þe touþer werlde [In oþer word D.] þer [wrlde þer.] we shul come Þere ys but ryȝtfulnes [ryȝtwysnesse D.] of dome; Line 600 Þere ys al ryȝtfulnes [is ryȝtwysnesse D.] at þe last ende; Aske mercy or [ar O, or D.] þou þedyr [hens D.] wende, Elles gest [Ellys getyst O, ellis getyst D.] þou no forȝeuenes, [forȝeuenesse OD.] Here ne þerë, more no lesse. Line 604 God ȝyue vs grace, or we be went, To kepë þys fyrst cómaundment. [þe ferste comaundement D.]
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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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