Robert of Brunne's "Handlyng synne".

But þere men of Ioyë spelle. Line 10120
Þe paste to þe vblè seyd byforne, Shal nat be 1of no medel1 [1_1 of medlede.] corne, But allë onëly of wete; Þe mastlyoun shul men lete. Line 10124 Þat yche meneþ, with no wyse we shul vs medel with coueytyse, And namëly with auaryce, For þat ys tolde a wykked vyce. Line 10128
[See French l. 7413-20.] Also þou seest þe vblè ys þynne, And grete dunhede ys noun þer-ynne; And þat wyl weyl sygnyfye Aȝens þe synne of glotonye; Line 10132 For þere ne wyl þe sacrament reste, [folio 67b] þere glotonye wyl hym oute keste. [keste O, kaste H.]
[See French l. 7389-94.] And þou seest, þe vblè ys whyte; And we shul hauë noun [no.] delyte Line 10136 Of no maner of flesshely lak, Of lechery, þat makeþ vs blak.
Þese are þe seuene propertes Yn þe vblè, as þou sees; Line 10140 And euery properte [a properte.] þer-ynne Ys aȝens a dedly synne.
Aȝens þys sacrament, þan do þo Þat are yn synne, and þar-to go, Line 10144 Or are yn wyl aȝen to wende To synne, and hemself shende.
Also a preste þat goþ, syngeþ hys messe, þat yn dedly synnë ys, Line 10148 An hunder folde he synneþ more Þan ȝyf he, a lewed man wore.
Alle þey þat receyue þys sacrament yn dedly synne, or wykked entent, Line 10152
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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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