The Psalter, or Psalms of David and certain canticles / with a translation and exposition in English by Richard Rolle of Hampole ; ed. from manuscripts by the Rev. H. R. Bramley ... With an introduction and glossary.

8. Quoniam iustus dominus, & iusticias dilexit: equi|tatem vidit vultus eius. ¶ ffor rightwis is lord. and he lufid rightwisnessis: euennes sagh the face of him. ¶ If ȝe ask whi oure lord ȝeldis pyne til synful. lo here answere. for he is rightwis. alswa if ȝe will wit whi he gifis ioy til goed men. lo here answere. for he lufid rightwisnessis. that is rightwis men, in the whilk ere many rightwisnessis. thof an be the rightwisnes of god, in the whilk all rightwismen ere parceuel [S partiner.] . Euennes sagh his face. that is, euennes is sen in his knawynge, ynentes bath the partis of goed and ill: this is agayns wrechis that says if god saf me noght .i. dare say that he is vnrightwis; bot thof thai say it now, when he suffirs wrecchid men to erre in thoght and word and dede, thai sall noght be swa hardy to speke a word when he comes to dampne thaire errour. bot wha swa lufis him here and haldis that na vn|euennes may be in him, wham sa he dampnes. & wham sa he safis. he sall hafe thare myght to stand, and to speke goed space. Now ere swilk in a wondirful wodnes, that wenes fore thaire gret wordis to gett oght of god.