mannys kynd. in myddis of ȝeris. that is, in fulnes of tyme qwykyn it. that is, send thi sun to qwykyn vs.
3. In medio annorum notum facies: cum iratus fueris misericordie recordaberis. ¶ In myddis of ȝeris thou sall make knawn; when thou ware wrethid of mercy thou sall vmthynke. ¶ In the last elde that now is. that is kald myddis of ȝeris. for it is in the fulnes of the tyme of grace, in whilke crist is made knawyn till all that will cum till him. for now is the tyme in the whilk he vmthoght forto do mercy.
4. Deus ab austro veniet: & sanctus de monte pharan. ¶ God sall cum of the south; and the haly of the hill of pharan. ¶ That is. ihū crist sall cum in trouth and luf of him. thorgh the hete of the haly gast. and knawynge of his laghe.
5. Operuit celos gloria eius: & laudis eius plena est terra. ¶ His ioy hild heuens; and of louynge of him ful is the erth. ¶ That is, trouth and luf, thorgh the whilk he is glorifyde. hild apostils and haly men. as honurabil clathynge [U chathynge. S clething.] . and swa he is louyd thorgh all haly kirke.
6. Splendor eius vt lux erit: cornua in manibus eius. ¶ The shynynge of him sall be as light; hornys in his hend. ¶ That is, the verray knawynge of him makis all men bright and shynand that lufis him. for hornys in his hend. that is, his hend was strekid and nailyd in twa corners of the cross.
7. Ibi abscondita est fortitudo eius: ante faciem eius ibit mors. ¶ Thare is hid his strenght; bifore his face ded sall ga. ¶ Thare, in meknes of the cross, was hid in manhede the strenght of his godhede. and thare ded wald hafe fled his presens, bot it myght noght. for he dyand ouertoke ded and slogh it. as he says in osee: ded .i. sall be thi ded. and hell .i. sall be thi bytynge. he that bytis a thyng he takis aparte tharof in his mouth. a nother parte he leuys withouten. swa did crist with hell. all goed men he toke with him. and all ill he left thare.
8. Egredietur diabolus ante pedes eius: stetit & mensus est terram. ¶ The deuyl sall gange out bifore his fete; he stode and he mete the erth. ¶ ffor at the cumynge of ihū crist the deuyl ȝed out of many bodys and saulys. and than crist stode and mete the erth. that is, men chosen he toke as his aghyn. and gafe thaim grace and ioy. eftire the mesure of his gifynge.
