41. Et vidit cum tribularentur: & audiuit oracionem eorum. ¶ And he saghe when thai ware in anguys: and he herd thaire prayere. ¶ ffor his mykil mercy despisid noght synful men.
42. Et memor fuit testamenti sui: & penituit eum secundum multitudinem misericordie sue. ¶ And menand he was of his testament: and it forthoght him eftere the mykilnes of his mercy. ¶ The new testament is cheson that israel peryssht noght for syn. he says that it forthoght god. noght that any for|thynkyng [S forthinkyngis. U forthynkynk.] may fall in him. bot for he chawngid that men wend he sould hafe done. that is, to lose the men. him forthynkis when he sees vs forthynke: swilke is he til vs as we til him.
43. Et dedit eos in misericordias: in conspectu omnium qui ceperant eos. ¶ And he gaf thaim in mercys: in syght of all that had takyn thaim. ¶ He says mercys, for ilk man hafis propire gift. The deuyl and his aungels held vs as kaytifis. bot bifor thaim we ere made fre thorgh his mercy.
44. Saluos fac nos domine deus noster: & congrega nos de nacionibus. ¶ Make vs safe lord oure god: and gedire vs of naciouns. ¶ That is, safe vs of vicys. and gidire vs of synful men to luf the. the fals iwes wenys that this verse sall be fulfild thorgh anticrist. bot gedire vs now.
45. Vt confiteamur nomini sancto tuo: & gloriemur in laude tua. ¶ That we shrife til thi haly name: and ioy in thi louynge. ¶ Noght in mannys rosynge and fauoure.
46. Benedictus dominus deus israel a seculo & vsque in seculum: & dicet omnis populus fiat fiat. ¶ Blessid lord god of israel. fra warld and in warld: and all folke sall say be it done. be it done. ¶ That is, blissid be oure lord fra withouten bigynnynge in withouten endynge. for withouten end he sall be louyd. and til this louynge sall [S om.] assent all men. that ere ordaynd to be safe.
