the text Exodi xxe. capitulum. and Deut. ve. capitulum. muste nedis bitokene al maner graued ymage indifferentli, so that therbi al graued [graue, MS.; the d is added above by a later (?) hand.] ymagirie be forbode to be had; or ellis it muste nedis bitoken oonli a graued God, that ther bi be forbode oonli a graued God to be had. This ech man wote weel ynouȝ; but so it is, that it mai not be hold that in the seid text Exodi xxe. capitulum. and Deut. ve. capitulum. this word "graued thing" bitokeneth in the firste of these now spokun ij. maners. Forwhi ther aȝens meeten the iij. principal argumentis bifore goyng prouing vnsoilabili that thanne God were con|trarie to him silf. Wherfore nedis folewith that in the seid text of Exodi xxe. capitulum. and Deut. ve. capitulum. this word "graued thing" muste nedis bitokene in the ije. now spokun maner, that is to seie, that he bitokene and signifie oonli a graued God; and so the ije. premisse of this ve. principal argument is openly at the fulle proued: and therbi the ve. argument proueth vnsoilabli his entent. And thus myche fro the bi|gynnyng of the ie. principal argument in to the eende of this present ve. argument is ynouȝ for schewing, that the seid text Exodi xxe. capitulum. and Deut. ve. capitulum., Thou schalt not make to thee eny graued thing, reproueth not and lettith not graued ymagis of very God and of Seintis to be had and to [be] [Either be must be inserted, or to must be cancelled.] vsid vtterly.
The vje. principal argument for the firste conclu|sioun is this: Alle othere [othere is interlineated by a later (?) but early hand.] processis of Scripture bi eny colour speking aȝens graued thingis, that is to seie aȝens graued ymagis, ben writun in the now late named psalmes of the Sauter and Sapience the xiiije. capitulum., Ysaie xliiije. capitulum., and Baruk the vje. capitulum., whiche ben ouer long to be rehercid word bi word here;
