And ȝyf þou make a grete [make gret D.] sweryng [swerynge O, sueryng D.]
For to manteynë [susteyne D.] þy lesyng; [lesynge O.]
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Hym þan [þanne.] þat þou by sweryst, [swerys O.]
Fals wytnes on hym þou [þou om. D.] beryst. [berys O.]
Ȝyf þou by god, or oure [our O, be god & be oure D.] lady,
Or ouþer seyntes þat þou sweryst by,
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Þou dost hym berë fals [fals O, beryn fals D, fas Harl.] wytnes
Of þy lesyng, [lesynge O.] þat soþ yt [hyt O.] ys. [þat so ysse D.]
How shul [shulde OD.] þey þan help [helpe O, þei helpe D.] þe at þy [þy om. D.] nede,
whan þou hem drawyst [draghst O.] to þy falshede; [qwan þow drawyst hem to f. D.]
And þyn inwyt, þyn ownë [owyn D.] skyle,
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Aȝen þe seyþ [Aȝenseyþ þe þan O, a-geyn seiþ þe D.] and euermore wylle. [wyle O.] [folio 5a:2]
Ȝyf þou trowest [trowst O, trowe D.] þat god was nat byfore
Or [Ar O, not be-forn or D.] he was of þe maydyn bore; [beforn . . . . mayde born D.]
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Or ȝyf þou trowyst [trowst O, trowe D.] þat he was noght
Beforë or [Ar O, not be-forn or D.] þe worlde [wrlde O.] was wroght;
Ȝyf þou wene þat [þis D.] verement,
Hyt ys aȝens þys comaundement.
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God was euer wyþ outyn bygynnyng
Ar þe worlde, [wrlde O.] or man, or ouþer [or þe word was mad or ony D.] þyng.
Ȝyf þou trowyst [trowst O, trowe D.] þat hys manhede
Haþ no powere with þe [haue no p. w. his D.] godhede,
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Repentë þe, þou art yn synne,
For ydylnes hast þou hys name [In ydilnesse hast þou name with D.] ynne;
Ȝyf þou trowest [trowst O, trowe D.] þat he may naght [noghte O, not D.]
Yn heuene and erþe hys wyl haue wroȝt, [wroghte O, in erþe h. w. have wrouȝt D.]
Þe manhede þat toke flesshe & bone,
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Þat with þe godhede ys al one;—
But þou repente þe byfore þy fyn, [ende] [beforn for þi synne D.]
Þou mayst be lore, [myȝt be lorn D.] seyþ seynt Austyn.
