In an other maner to such creping toward an ymage crucified and to such kissing doon to the ymagis feet, and (bi lijk skile) to the now seid handling y haue answerid in The book of worschiping, the ije. parti, the iiije. chapiter. Of whiche answeris euer either is good ynouȝ and trewe ynowȝ, and neuerneither of hem is contrarie to other of hem; and therfore chese the reder of this place and of thilk place whether this or thilk or bothe he wole holde.
I haue bisett the lenger bisynes forto answere suf|ficientli and cleerli to the xiije. and xiiije. and xve. argumentis, bi cause that in tho deedis of Palme-Sun|day and Good Fridai, where upon the xiije. and xiiije. [and] xve. argumentis rennen, the aduersaries holden to be greet and cursid wickidnes. Not withstonding that if the conceitis ben had in vce, whiche the bifore [Probably we should read bifore seid.] reulis ȝeuen and techen, alle tho deedis doon in Palme-Sundai and in Good Fridai schulen be doon ful miche holili and blessidli and ful profitabli into making the doer strong and myȝti in othere tymes forto do and suffre for the loue and the lawe of Iesus Crist.
Neuertheles this y wolde that ech man knewe, (and herto y wolde that ech man toke hede,) thouȝ the excercise and vce of suche now seid visible signes, doon in deuocioun and with vndirstonding of tho signes what thei bitokenen, is good and profitable to be had at certein whilis, namelich of hem whiche kunnen not rede or moun not here the word of God red or prechid to hem,—ȝit y wole not that men schulden [schulde not, MS. (first hand).] haunte as it were alwey the excercise in suche visible signes, whanne thei coueiten to be mad spiritual, sweete, and deuoute with God, and stronge forto do and suffre for him; neither that thei haunte
