The vision of William concerning Piers the Plowman, together with Vita de Dowel, Dobet, et Dobest, secundum Wit et Resoun, by William Langland (about 1362-1393 A. D.)
And al to solace synful · þow soffredest hit so were;
Non ueni uocare iustos, sed peccatores ad peni|tenciam.
[to] so to I; forte M. solace] comforte þe S. ad penitenciam] IS om.]And al þat marc hath ymad · matheu, Iohan, and lucas, [Iohan] Ion ESM. and] or S.]Of þyne douhtieste dedes · was don [in] oure secte;
Uerbum caro factum est.
[douhtieste] douȝti MG; douȝtyokest (for douȝtylokest) I. was] þat was S. [in IMSFG] on PE; see l. 137. secte] siȝte M. Uerbum, &c.] M om.]Line 141 And by so moche hit semeþ · þe sykerloker we mowe [B page 85] Bydde and by-seche þe · yf hit be þy wil,Þat art ferst oure fader · and of flessh oure broþer, [art IMSF] ert PE. ferst] formest E.]Line 144 And sitthen oure saueour · and seidest with þy tonge, [seidest] seidest it I.]That what tyme we synful men · wolden be soryFor dedes þat we han don ille · dampned sholde we be neuere, [sholde] schulle S.]Line 147 Yff we knewelechid and cryde · crist þer-of mercy;
Quandocumque ingemuerit peccator, omnes ini|quitates eius non recordabor amplius.
[knewelechid] knowelechen M. cryde] crien M. þer-of] þer-of þi M; þer-fore I. recordabor amplius] recordabuntur MS; recordaberis F.]And for þat mochel mercy · and marie loue þy moder, [þat] I om. mochel] mochel or mechel P; mochul S; mychel EG; muchel I; mykel M.]Haue reuthe of alle þuse rybaudes · þat repenten hem sore, [of] on IM. þat repenten] and repenteden I. hem] M om.]Þat euere þei gulte aȝens þe, god · in gost oþer in dede." [gulte] agulte MS. þe] S om.]Thenne hente hope an horn · of deus, tu conuersus uiuificabis nos,Line 152 And blew hit with beati quorum · remisse sunt iniquita|tes, & cetera, [& cetera] et quorum tecta sunt peccata IG; et quorum tecta M.]Þat alle seyntes with synful men · songen with dauid,
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The vision of William concerning Piers the Plowman, together with Vita de Dowel, Dobet, et Dobest, secundum Wit et Resoun, by William Langland (about 1362-1393 A. D.)
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Langland, William, 1330?-1400?
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London,: Pub. for the Early English text society, by N. Trübner & co.,
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