and the other of Poul, ie. Thim. ve. capitulum.,) the vije. trouthe is to be holde thoruȝ hise bothe bifore seid parties. And for dew vnderstonding of Crist and of Poul in the ij. now laste rehercid textis it is to wite that this word meede or reward mai be take propirli in his dewist and verriest maner of significacioun and bitokenyng, and he may be take vnpropirly out of his dewist and veriest maner of signifiyng and bitoken|yng, as ful manye othere wordis in Holi Scripture, and eke out of Holi Scripture, ben woned to be take.
Thanne ferther, if this word meede or reward be take in his dewist and propir maner of signifiyng, certis he bitokeneth a thing which is to be ȝouun or paid for a werk bifore doon, and is thanne first dew to be ȝouun or paied whanne the werk is doon and eendid, for which the same thing is to be ȝouun or paied, and in this maner Holi Scripture spekith of meede, Math. xxe. capitulum., where the lord of the vyner in the eende of the day and of the werk doon in his vyner, seide to his procutour thus, Clepe thou the werkmen, and ȝeelde to hem her meede, et cætera; not withstonding that perauenture bifore in the dai thei hadden her sufficient fynding, as in mete and drinke, forto so wirche into the eende of the day. And also in this maner God spake of meede and reward to Abraham, Gen. xve. capitulum., thus: I am thi defender and thi meede or reward, which is hugeli greet: Also in this maner it is writun, Sapience, ve. capitulum.: Forsothe riȝtful men schulen lyue for euer and her meede or reward [rewaward, MS.] is at the Lord. Also, Apocalips xxije. capitulum., God seith thus: Lo y come soone, and my reward or meede is with me forto ȝelde to ech after hise werkis, et cætera. Certis in these iiij. now bifore going textis and in manye mo than othere xl. conteyned in Holi Scripture,
