[6-text p 647] . . . . . [no gap in the MS.] as seiþe seint Gregorie
[693] ¶ Nowe; commeþ wanhope þat is dispeire of þe mercie of god; þat commeþ sume time of to myche out|rageous sorwe ¶ And some time of muche drede ymagen|ynge; þat he haþ done so muche sinne þat it wil nouht aveile him þouhe he wold repent him; & for-saak & do goode; [694] þoruhe whiche dispeire or drede; he aboundeþ his hert to euery manere sinne; As seiþe seint Auguste; [695] whiche dampnable sinne if þat it continue vn to his ende; it is cleped sinnynge in þe holy gost; [696] þis orrible sinne is so perilous þat he þat is despeired; þere ne is no sinne þat he douteþ for to do as schewde wele be Iudas; [697] Certes þan a-bouen al sinnes þan is þis sinne most displesant to crist; & most aduersarie [698] to crist // Soþely he þat dispeyreþ him; is like þe cowarde champeoun recreant; & seiþe creant; al wiþoutene nede; Alas alas nedeles is he creant; & seiþe creant nedelesse despeired; // [699] for certes þe mercy of god is euer redy to þe penytence; it is aboue al his werkes [700] ¶ Alas can not a man be - þenke him of seint luke; 15o. where as criste seiþe þat as wele schal þere be; Ioye in heuen vpōn a sinful man þat doþe penitence; þan vpon 90 & .19. þat . . . . [no gap in the MS.] nedeþ no penitente [701] ¶ Loke ferþermore in þe gospel; þe Ioy & þe festes of þe good man þat hadde lost his sone; whan his sone wiþ repentance was retorned to his fader; [702] Can þei nouȝt remembre hem eke; þat as seiþe seinte luca 13o. co. how þat þe þef seiþe þat was hongede be-side ihesu cristes side; Lorde remembre on me whan þou commest vn to þi kingedome [703] ¶ For soþe seide crist; To daie þou schalt be with me in paradise; [704] Certes þer nys none so orrible sinne of
