Of þy synne to make shedyng;
And þys may be on two manere,
whan hyt shuld be hole and clere:—
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whan þou tellest but þe grete,
þe smalë synnes þan wylt þou lete;
þese clerkys kalle hem 'cyrcumstauncys,'
To þe grete synnes are þey puruyaunces; [purueyaunces.]
þou puruéyst fyrst, yn þy þoȝt
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How þe grete synnes shulde [shul.] be wroȝt;
Oftyn tyme, a foule þoȝt and an ['an' omitted.] yl,
wyþ lykyng þer-yn, gadereþ a wyl [folio 82b:2]
Aftyr þat wyl, cumþ a syȝt;
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Aftyr a [þe.] syghte, a speche ful ryȝt;
weytyng yn wey, and þarto ȝyftes;
Alle þese, to þe dede a man lyftes;
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Alle þese kalle men 'cyrcumstaunces,'
Þat vn-to þe grete dede men haunces.
Lo here ensample of oure tale;
Þou sëest [sest.] stykkës þat are smale,
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Þey brenne fyrst, feyre [lyght.] and shyre,
To brynge þe grete stokkes [stokes.] sone on fyre:
Ryȝt so do þése smale, þe with-ynne,
A gretë synnë to bygynne;
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Þarfore y warne þe, yn þy lyfe,
Of swychë smale þat þou þe shryue;
For ȝyf þou for-hele hem with þy wyl,
So mayst þou þy soulë spyl.
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Ryȝt so fareþ forholen synne,
As fyre, borë bosum ynne;
At þe lastë, hyt hym dereþ,
And brennyþ [brēnþ.] þat hym aboutë bereþ;
For no synne may be hyd,
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Þat hyt ne behoueþ opunly be kyd;
