Here endith a compendiouse treetise dyalogue. of Diues [and] paup[er]. that is to say. the riche [and] the pore fructuously tretyng vpon the x. co[m]man̄mentes ...

The xix. chaptre

PAuper.

Ferthermore I saide y^t goddes name is ta¦ken in veyne by mysheryng For if thou haue liking to here grete othes of other men / or any mys¦swerynge / Or if thou wate natl veyne othes ne art nat myspay∣ed whan thou heryst them / thou takest goddes name in veyne For thou doste no worship ther∣to: as thou oughtest to doo For as salomon saith a mānys here shulde ryse for fere / and he shuld stop his erys whan he herde god¦des name so dispised And if a man swere to the sadly ī goddes name and auysely / thou art boū¦dē to lene hī for worship of god¦des holy name / but you haue y^e more euidēce to y^e {con}trarie. And but thou accepte his othe & yeue

credence therto but ye knowe y^e contrarye / elles thou takyst god¦des name ī veyn For thou doste no due worshyp therto / but gre∣te dispite / in that that thou wylt nat leue so worshypfulle a wyt¦nes as god is / whome he takith to wytnesse so sweryng For ma¦ny a symple man wolde be mys¦payed if thou forsokest him for wytnesse of treuth

Diues.

If I fynde a man ofte false in his othes / though I leue him nat I do god no dishonoure.

Pau{per}.

That is soth / for thou may wel wete that god souerayne treuth beryth him no wytnesse ī his fals¦hode And therfore doo worshyp to his othe and to goddes name and repreue his falsehode & dys∣pyte. that he dothe to goddes ho¦ly dame Moreouir if thou here men swere or blasphemegoddes name / or name goddes name in vanytie / if thou haue likynge therin / thou takist goddes name in veyne. And but thou snyb or rep̄ue them if thou haue power ouir them / & gruche ayen a their synful speche / elles thou takyst goddes holy name in veyne. by heryng Also if thou haue likīge to here erroures ayenst the feithe of holy churche to cōsent to hem or shrewyd tales / or veyne tales medlyd with goddes name & vn¦honest speche / ayēst the worship¦ful name of criste and of cristen¦dome / whiche speche no gode cri¦sten man ne womā owith to he¦re / thou takyst goddes name in veyne by hering For if thou loue wele thy god thou shuldest natt here paciently any speche y^t sow∣neth dishonoure to his holy na∣me For if thou louedyst wele a∣ny man or woman / thou wolde here no speche sownynge ayenst their name and worship ne that might be causes of their offense. or velonye.