Proprium sanctorum zusatz-homilien des ms. Vernon fol. CCXV ff. zur nördlichen sammlung der dominicalia evangelia / mitgeteilt von C. Horstmann.

Confitebor tibi pater celi & terre (Math. 11, 25-30).

Vppon a tyme goode Jhesus Onswering he seide þus: "ffadur of heuene ad eorþe fre, her I knowleche me to þe, þe wȝuche hast hud þeose þinges [ 5] ffrom wyse and sleiȝe at þi likynges, And hast also hem schewed wyde To smale children hem bisyde. ffor so, ffadur, payinge hit was Tofore þe, folfuld of graas. [ 10] Alle þinges," he seide, "here Beon ȝiuen me of my fadur deore. And no mon þe sone knoweþ, Bote þe ffader, þat him oweþ: And who knoweþ þe ffader in wone [ 15] Bote his owne deore sone, And to whom þe sone wolde Beon I-schewed, as hit is tolde?" þenne seide Jhesu anon: "Comeþ to me euerichon, [ 20] Ȝe þat trauayl and charge han take, And al fresch I schal ȝou make. Bereþ my ȝok for ȝor prow, And lerneþ also at me now, ffor I am here verrey meke [ 25] And also tender of herte eke: Ȝe schul þenne fynde prest To oure soules muche rest. fforsoþe, my ȝok is swete bi riht, And my burþen also is liht." [ 30]

Gret meknes her we se Of God þat noumbred may not be, hit is schewed to vs ful wel In þe lessun of þis gospel. vre lord god, of mihtes most, [ 35] Seide here wiþ a glad gost 'ffadur, to þe I knoweleche, Of heuene and eorþe, in þis speche': Bi þeose wordus seo we may, Openliche knowe hit ay, [ 40] þat knowelechyng, soþ to sey, Nis not mad al-wey ffor Excusaciun of synne, Bote oþurwhile, to biginne, worschipe to declare in cas, [ 45] As hit stod in þis plas. þis knowleching of god so dere Gladful hit is vs to here: A dispensaciun hit þenne is Of vre hele, forsoþe i-wis. [ 50] Crist dude his ffadur calle Lord of heuene, eorþe and alle,

ffor to vs schewe wolde he þe godnesse of his grete pyte. Riht as þe ffader wiþ bisynes [ 55] Gouerneþ, Norisscheþ to redres And techeþ his children of pris, Riht so on þe same wis Only lord god, þat is aboue, lihtneþ and techeþ vs wiþ loue. [ 60] þer crist seide 'ffadur kud, þou hast þeose þinges hud, þat passen from my mouþ in hiȝ, ffrom hem þat aren wys and sleih, And hast schewed hem forte knowe [ 65] To luytel children and to lowe': þis was to mene þe wisdom þat þenne opened was to mon, To alle þe apostles trewe þat þenne wente him to suwe— [ 70] ffor luytel children weore þei told ffor þei weore meke monyfold; And þat hit was I-hud þo þe wyse Philosofres fro. he cald hem sleih and eke wyse, [ 75] ffor þei weore ful of fals queyntise, To alle oþere þei made scorn, wiþ bostyng set hem-self toforn: ffrom hem he hudde hit, soþ to say, ffor þei weore at þis aray. [ 80] hose wys him-self calle wolle, [81 Ms. is wys.] A fol he makeþ him atte fulle. þeose Apostles hedden wisdom, Ȝiuen to hem of god and mon: þerfore godus wordus of prys [ 85] ffolwed aftur on þis wys: 'Deore ffadur, on þis Manere hit was to þe likyng and deore': þis was of þe Apostles twelue, ffor he hem ordeynt to him-selue; [ 90] Bifore þe world mad was Or bigynnyng tok in plas, Ordeynt hit was to beo put wisdom in to heor hertus knut. þe Monhed hit spac her [ 95] To þe godhede wiþ-oute per. Crist seide þenne atte large 'Ȝe þat han trauayled and boren charge, I schal ow fede wiþ milde steuene wiþ þe foode þat is in heuene': [ 100] þeose beo þo þat trauayle þus In eorþe here for Jhesus And strongliche suffre wiþ heore miht Persecussion for þe riht And nulleþ not wiþ þe fend beo nomen [ 105] Ne in herte trauayle ouercomen. [106 l. here?] þis is þe ȝok, soþ to sey, þat crist on his meyne wol ley. To Monnes soule hit is ful sééte: þerfore he seide, hit was ful swééte; [ 110] þis burþen is ful liht also, ffrom eorþe to heuene hit makeþ us go. Bi him beo we þider lad þat on þe Roode for vs was sprad.

Amen.

Missus est angelus Gabriel.