That þou falle nat yn wanhope.
Haue no wanhope, for no maner of kas;
Be nat lyke Kaym ne Iudas.
Þe werst þarfore, y wylle fyrst grope,
Þat man kalle 'wanhope:'
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Al tymes ys God more ['more' omitted.] wroþer with þys
Þan with any oþer þyng [synne.] þat ys;
Þyr ys no synne þat men of rede,
Só moche withseyþ þe godhede;
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For wanhope wenyþ þat þe foly
Be more þan [þan ys.] Goddës mercy;
And ȝyf þou wene þat synne be more,
Þou wenest þat þe godhede, so moche ne wore,
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Ne had so mochë myȝt hym ynne,
Þat hyt myȝt fórȝyue alle þy synne.
Se how wanhope, man wyl shende
Aȝens þe godhede with-outyn ende!
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Hyt ys no wundyr, þogh he be wroþe;
Hyt aȝenseyþ hys myȝt & hys ['hys' omitted.] mercy boþe.
Swych shryfte madë wreched Kaym,
whan he hadde hys broþer slayn;
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'Of God,' he seyd, 'he was nat wurþy,
For hys grete synne, to haue mercy.'
For hys wanhope, þat foule glotoun,
God ȝaue hym hys malysun;
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And alle þo, þat trowe synne may be
Morë þan Goddës pyte. [folio 82a]
And swych shryftë, made Iudas;
He shrouë hym of hys trespas,
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He hadde grete sorowe and contrycyun
Þat he ded hys lorde tresun;
Þer-of he repented hym so gretly,
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he ȝede and hyng hym self ful hy;
He shroue hym with grete répentaunce,
