The minor poems of the Vernon ms. ... (with a few from the Digby mss. 2 and 86) ...

¶ How ihesus was gode counseillour. [folio 13] 

                                    NOw, man, behold thi saueour,
                                  
                                    Howe he was gode counseillour,
                                  
                                    To bringe the to thin heritage
                                  
                                    That was forfet thurgh outrage.
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                                    If thou wil ay folowe his rede,
                                  
                                    Thou sal eschue ay-lastand dede
                                  
                                    And so recouer the ioye of heuen,
                                  
                                    If thou wil folowe his counseill euen.
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                                    When he for the become man here,
                                  
                                    He fand the a thrall, of no power
                                  
                                    ffor to recouer that thou had lost,
                                  
                                    Bot he for thi riȝt wold pay the cost.
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                                    Then souerayn meknes and charite
                                  
                                    Schewed ihesu  [MS. xprist] christ, thi lord, for the;
                                  
                                    "Dere brothir," he said, "of the I haue pite grete,
                                  
                                    That al thi fair heritage fouly is forfait.
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                                    Neuer-the-lees fal noȝt in despeir,
                                  
                                    ffor of that heritage y am heir;
                                  
                                    To double riȝt hit falles to me: [515-522 al. Fr.] 
                                  
                                    The ton of thaim y may wele gyf the;
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                                    If thou wil kepe my comaundement,
                                  
                                    Thou sal ay haue it verrament.
                                  
                                    ffor I am god, blis is bounden to me so fast
                                  
                                    That y may neuer fro me hit cast;
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                                    ffor I am of adam kynde & with-outen synne,
                                  
                                    I may clayme his heritage & bi skil hit wynne.
                                  
                                    If thou wil [overlined.]  ouer al thing riȝt hertly loue me,
                                  
                                    And loue thin euen-cristen for the loue of me,
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                                    All thin enemys the agayn sal no-thing auaile,
                                  
                                    And y sal sone for thi sake to me ta this bataile,
                                  
                                    If thou wil hald [in] thi hert how y for the sal fiȝt.
                                  
                                    Mi ȝok sal ay be swete to the, & my birthin ful liȝt.
                                  
                                    Lerne at me, for I am mylde & also meke of hert."
                                  
                                    Ther-to may mekel help ay wilful pouert:
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                                    Meknes is a verray token of him that is in grace,
                                  
                                    And pride an euidence of him that charite non has;
                                  
                                    He that settes his hert to mekel on riches,
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                                    Thai drawe him sone te pride fro vertue of meknes.

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Title: The minor poems of the Vernon ms. ... (with a few from the Digby mss. 2 and 86) ...
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Publication: London,: Pub. by K. Paul, Trench, Trübner & Co., for the Early English Text Society,; 1892-1901.
Subject terms: English poetry

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