thingis in this wise deputid holi. And in this maner God clepid the clothing of the bischop and of the preestis in the oolde lawe holi; and also the taber|nacle, the temple, alle the vessellis and purtenauncis ther to weren clepid holi, as it is open ynouȝ in manye placis of the Oold Testament. And this is ynouȝ for answere to the iiije. argument.
That the ve. argument goith not forth y schewe thus: If the ve. argument were good, thanne this argument were good. The feendis wilis and hise deceitis ben fer awey to be fled; but so it is, that it hath ofte be knowun that feendis han spoke in men and wommen, as witness herof is had in the Gospelis in dyuerse placis, and Acts xvje. capitulum. of a ȝong womman, which gate myche money to her maistris bi answeris which the feend ȝaue and spake in hir and bi hir. And alle men mowe soone vndirstonde, that not but forto deceyue men the feend wolde take such an occupa|cioun vpon him, sithen he is euere oure enemy and not oure freende as Peter witnessith ie. Petri ve. capitulum. Wherfore no man speke or entermete or haue to do with eny other man or womman, or bileeue and truste to eny man or womman; bi cause that it is founde that the feend hath spoke bi men and wom|men, euen as he hath spoke bi ymagis. Certis this argument is lijk to the ve. argument, as ech man mai soone se; and this argument is nauȝt and hath no strengthe. Wherfore neither the ve. argument hath strengthe.
This therfore is the consideracioun and the obser|uaunce, awaite, and diligence which is to be had in such mater. It is diligentli to be awaitid whether the feend entermetith him with eny thing, (as ymage
