knawynge of god, in the whilke he has destaynd all goed men to be safe. forthi vndirestand not that he writes any man in this boke. whaim eftereward he dos of. bot vndirstand it thus. away be thai done of the boke. that is, fall thai fra that hope that thai wene thaim writen in heuen. in thaire aghen presumpcioun. noght in godis ordynaunce ere thai thare: for thi ere thai lightly done away. and with the rightwis that lastes [S. U h—.] in goednes til thaire ded, be thai not writen. that is, shewid be it. till thaim. that thai ere not destaynd to won with tha that lifes with god. wha is that may be sikere, ore life withouten drede, that heris this wordis, when naman wate what his endynge sall be. Noght all that sumtyme ere rightwis and dos wele dwellis in the boke of life. bot anly tha that endis in rightwisnes.
34. Ego sum pauper & dolens: salus tua deus suscepit me. ¶ I am pore and sorowand: thi hele god vptoke me. ¶ I sall not be done away, for .i. am pore, withouten ȝernynge of erthly thynge, and fleyssly lust, and soroand the syn of this life, and the dalayinge fra heuen. bot thi hele god. that is, thi medicyn heland my sares, vptoke me fra seknes of saule.
35. Laudabo nomen dei mei cum cantico: & magnificabo eum in laude. ¶ I sall loue the name of my god with sange; and .i. sall worschip him in louynge. ¶ Lo what he dos that is helid. he louys the name of .ihū. with sange. noght formed in notes of men. bot in sown of heuen, that he rasaifes in his hert. that perfitly lufis this name ihū. in the whilke sange is faire louynge and perfite. that nowre is bot in aful deuote gaste. and .i. sall worschip him in louynge. that is. louand .i. sall tell. that he is merciful, and forthi mykil louely.
36. Et placebit deo super vitulum nouellum: cornua producentem & vngulas. ¶ And it sall pay till god abouen the new kalf; forth bryngand hornes & nayles. ¶ And this oste of louynge sall be mare payand til god than the offrynge of the kalfe in the ald laghe. that bare the figure of this newhed: the whilke calf broght forth hornes, in puttynge away of thaire enmys. & nayls, in excitynge of slaw men.
37. Videant pauperes & letentur: querite deum & viuet anima vestra. ¶ The pore se and be fayn; sekis god and ȝoure saule sall life. ¶ Pore men, that forsakis this warld. and couaits [S couetyse.]
