in his hert. in dale of teris in stede that he sett. ¶ As wha say, he is in the way til ioy. that is rewlid and led thorgh help of thi grace. noght in his presumpcioun. that settis his aghen witt bifor other mennys. and he ordaynd steghyngis in his degres til god. in the whilke he heghest steghis. that mast lufis. in dale of teris. that is. in delite of this warld. whare [S god makethe.] goed men makis sorow. that thai steghe in stede that god sett. that is, til the whilke he ordaynd that men sould cum bi [S in.] degres.
7. Etenim benedicciones dabit legislator, ibunt de vir|tute in virtutem: videbitur deus deorum in syon. ¶ ffor|whi benyson sall gif the bryngere of laghe, thai sall ga fra vertu in vertu: seyne sall be god of goddis in syon. ¶ That is. crist that gafe the laghe sall gif waxynge in vertus and grace. that his laghe, that is, charite be fulfild. and swa thai sall ga fra vertu of tem|peraunce and strengh in saule in til vertu that [S. & M. U this.] is crist. and when thai cum at the ende of the dale of teris god of goddis, that is, of cristen men, sall be sene in syon. that is, in fulnes of contem|placioun.
8. Domine deus virtutum exaudi oracionem meam: auri|bus percipe deus iacob. ¶ Lord god of vertus here my prayere; with eren persayfe god of iacob. ¶ That is, lord here me, that thou make me felaghe with tha vertus. of the whilke thou ert lord. that is aungels: and that thou make me israel of iacob. that is, of a man in trauaile. make me in rest seand god.
9. Protector noster aspice deus: & respice in faciem xpi tui. ¶ Oure hilere bihald god [S. U om.] : and loke in the face of thi crist. ¶ Oure hilere in were agayn the deuel and ill men, bihalde oure feghtynge, gifand pacience, that we lose noght oure corown. and loke, that is, make vs to loke and sett the eghe of oure hert in the face of thi [S. U oure.] crist: that is to see oure medis in the knawynge and sight of him whare rest is of oure trauails. that withouten ende is mare than oure merit. And the entent of my prayere is. that .i. won in thi hous.
10. Quia melior est dies vna in atrijs tuis: super milia. ¶ ffor bettire is a day in thi hallis; abouen thowsandis. ¶ A day that is endles til the whilke .i. sighe. that is in thi hallys. that is, amange the ordirs of aungels, is bettere abouen thowsandis of dayes
