The syxte grace þat shryfte ȝyueþ.
The syxtë grace of shryfte to neuene,
Hyt ioyeþ alle þe court of heuene.
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whan þou þe mekest to make þy shryfte,
Þe aungelys of heuene þou ȝyuest a ȝyfte;
A swetnes of ioye ys hem among,
Þat ys confermed with gospel song;
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'Yn heuene, ys more ioye auenaunt,
Of a synful man repentaunt,
Þan of nynty aungelys and nyne
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Þat neuer synned, ne were wurþy pyne;'
Þys ys Goddys ownë wurde,
And redde yn chyrchë at hys borde.
whan þou repentest with þy gode wyl,
And clene art shryue of alle þyn yl,
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Þe aungelys make for þe a þankyng,
Þat þou fulfyllest here grete longyng;
Longyng, ful ofte þe aungelys make,
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what tyme we wyl oure synnes forsake,
Þat we [we O, om. H.] were redy to haue þat blys
That for vs [vs alle.] ordeyned ys;
For þurgh þe manhede of Ihesus, [folio 80b:2]
Ys here ioye fulfylled yn vs.
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Þan ys hyt on þe touþer party
whan we synnë [synnen.] dedly;
we lese þe ioye þat þey are ynne,
For long lyggyng yn oure synne.
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Y trowe euery man þat had þys þoȝt,
wulde ful sone of synne be broȝt,
Þogh hyt were for noun oþer þyng,
But for þe aungelys grete longyng;
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Shryue we vs þan, most and leste,
And make þe aungelys a feyre feste.
Shryftë ys þe ȝate of heuene,
Hyt ys a wey þat ledeþ vs euene;
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