nedith not that therfore be seid that [that is interlineated by a later (?) hand.] thei meenen and feelen that this ymage is the Trinyte, or that thilk ymage is verili Iesus, and so forth of othere; but that these ymagis ben the liknessis or the ymagis of hem.
That Holi Writt confermeth weel and allowith weel this answere, that the ymagis of thingis mowe weel be clepid bi the names of the thingis of whiche thei ben ymagis, lo, Sir, it is writun Exod. xxve. capitulum. that God bade to Moyses thus: Thou schalt make on euer|either side of Goddis answering place ij. cherubims of gold and beten out with hamer; oon cherub in the oon side, and an other cherub in the other side of Goddis answering place. Now y aske of thee, whe|ther God bade Moyses make ij. quyke aungelis of cherubym, or ellis ij. ymagis of cherubyim? [So the MS., possibly accidentally for cherubym.] If thou seie, that ij. ymagis; certis thanne folewith that the ymagis of cherubim God clepid cherubym. And if this be trewe, thanne folewith that Holi Scripture al|lowith what y haue seid now bifore in answering; or ellis thou muste make thi chaleng aȝens God, which thou bifore madist aȝens man, that God schulde feele amys or that he schulde be double. Ferthermore, not oonli in this now alleggid place Exodi xxve. capitulum., the ymagis of cherubim ben clepid cherubim, but also in lijk maner bi mo than half a dosen othere placis of Scripture the ymagis of cherubim ben clepid cherubim, as Exodi xxxvje. capitulum., ie. Reg. iiije. capitulum., ije. Reg. vje. capitulum., iije. Reg. vje. capitulum., iije. Reg. vije. capitulum., iije. Reg. viije. capitulum., ie. Paralip. xxviije. capitulum., ije. Paralip. iije. capitulum., ije. Paralip. ve. capitulum., whos textis or processis weren ouerlong to be here writun and rehercid. Also in the c. and xiije. Psalme, where it is spokun of ydolis, that is to seie of graued
