The vision of William concerning Piers the Plowman, together with Vita de Dowel, Dobet, et Dobest, secundum Wit et Resoun, by William Langland (about 1362-1393 A. D.)
[eche] elkon C.]God þe fader, god þe sone · god holigoste of bothe,Maker of mankynde · and of bestes bothe. [Maker] Makers C; Naþeles (!) B.]Line 240 ¶ Austyn þe olde · here-of he made bokes, [he] WCOB om.]And hym-self ordeyned · to sadde vs in bileue. [ordeyned] ordeigned it CB.]Who was his autour? · alle þe foure euangelistes; [Who] Who so B.]And cryst clepid hym-self so · þe ewangelistes bereth witnesse:—
Ego in patre & pater in me est; &, qui videt me, videt et patrem meum.
[ewangelistes] euangelist COB. est] R om. videt me—meum] me vidit, patrem meum vidit R. W omits this Latin quotation.]Line 244 Alle þe clerkes vnder cryst · ne couthe þis assoille,But þus it bilongeth to bileue · to lewed þat willen dowel. [folio 41] [it] C om. bilongeth] longeth RO. lewed] men COB.]For had neuere freke fyne wytte · þe feyth to dispute, [For] Ne B.]Ne man had no merite · myȝte it ben yproued:
Fides non habet meritum, vbi humana racio prebet experimentum.
[Ne] For O. merite] mercy R. yproued] ypreued W; proued RB. prebet experimentum] &c R.]Line 248 ¶ Þanne is dobet to suffre · for þi soules helth, [þi] þe W. soules] soule RCB. helth] sake COB.]Al þat þe boke bit · by holycherche techyng; [Al] And B. bit] bides C. cherche] cherches W.]And þat is—'man, bi þi miȝte · for mercies sake,Line 251 Loke þow worche it in werke · þat þi worde sheweth; [þi] þis R. worde] werke CB.]Suche as þow semest in syȝte · be in assay y-founde;
Appare quod es, vel esto quod appares:
[yfounde] founden O. vel] aut R.]And lat no body be · bi þi beryng bygyled, [beryng] lernynge CB. bygyled] be bygiled R.]But be suche in þi soule · as þow semest with-oute.' [be] COB om.]¶ Þanne is dobest to be bolde · to blame þe gylty, [dobest] dobet B.]Line 256 Sithenes þow seest þi-self · as in soule clene;
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The vision of William concerning Piers the Plowman, together with Vita de Dowel, Dobet, et Dobest, secundum Wit et Resoun, by William Langland (about 1362-1393 A. D.)
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Langland, William, 1330?-1400?
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London,: Pub. for the Early English text society, by N. Trübner & co.,
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