bodili streiȝt forth with the bodi of the ymage. And ȝit ferther into more loue and good affeccioun to be gendrid, thei kessiden the feet of the ymage; not as that the feet of the ymage weren al that thei there kissiden, but that ther with thei kessiden the feet of Crist whom thei ymagineden to be there in bodili maner present. And this deuout practik, namelich in his outward deede, abidith ȝit in al the West Chirche a this [athis, MS. See note on p. 268.] side Greek lond; how euer it be of the inward ymaginatijf deede, whiche (as y trowe) abidith ful litil or nouȝt,—the more harme is! And so it mai be seid that no thing is seid and sungun to the nakid and bare crosse in processioun of Palme-Sundai, nei|ther eny creping or offring or kissing is maad to the crosse in Good Fridai; but al this is doon to Cristis persoon in his manhede, which is ymagined there to be in and with the ymage crucified and streiȝt thoruȝ the ymage crucified, heed to heed, hond to hond, foot to foot; thouȝ it be not trowid so to be, but thouȝ the contrarie is trowid to be. And herbi is sufficient answere ȝouun to the xiiije. and xve. argu|mentis to gidere.
Who euer schal cleerli and perfitli vndirstonde the answere which is now bifore maad to the xiiije. and xve. argumentis, he schal therbi take sufficient ground forto excuse fro blame and fro vnfruytful and lewid gouernaunce alle tho whiche wolen touche with her hondis the feet and othere parties and the clothis of ymagis, and wolen thanne aftir sette to her visage and to her iȝen and to her mouthis her tho hondis, with whiche in the now seid maner thei touchiden the ymagis or the clothingis of the ymagis. Certis,—sithen it is openli knowe for sooth, that thou woldist be riȝt weel plesid and thou woldist myche make
