ffeiþ of God ȝiueþ vs witerynge
Of vr Iurney þat is endynge;
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Hope vs ȝiueþ strengþe and miht
To come to him as heo han tiht;
But wille þen ȝiueþ vs Charite—
How miȝte we þenne for-go þeose þre?
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[The 4 cardinal virtues form a separate chapt. in the Spec.] Ne þe foure oþure neuer þe more.
Her þou now þe skile þerfore!
Þer may no mon God wel qweme
But he cunne good from vuel deme,
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Þe gode to hente, þe vuel forsake,
Of twei godes þe better to take.
Þat hit is good, vche mon troweþ,
ffor to ȝelde alle þing þat him oweþ,
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And for to wiþ-holde more or lesse
Is vuel: þat techeþ vs Rihtwysnesse. [vv. 483-6 corrupted.]
Of twey goodes þe beter to hente,
Qweyntise vs techeþ, verremente.
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Good þing men mihte mis-vse, I-wis:
Þerfore Mesure neodful is.
Vuel mihte mon to muche doun bringe:
Strengþe þerfore is nedful þinge,
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To [MS. Ta] make mon hard to suffre wo.
To ten Comaundemens now wol I go.
Of þe ten Comaundemens.
ÞEose biddinges wol I not ouer-hippe.
On God þou schalt worschippe.
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His nome þou ne schalt in Idel munginge (!). [r. munge, minge]
Halewe þin halyday, þe þridde biddinge.
Þeose rulen þi lyf, alle þre,
To þe holi Trinite.
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A-ȝeyn þe furste biddyng þou mischeuest,
On eny wicchecraft ȝif þou bileeuest.
Aȝeyn þe secunde þi-self þou derest,
Horible oþes whon þou swerest—
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Ȝit maiȝt þou swere wiþ-outen synne
ffalsede to dampne, þe riȝte to wynne.
Aȝeyn þe þridde þou dost wronge
Whon þou lyst in þi bed so longe
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