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¶ Some infirmytees & dyseases ben rather hyndred than cured by fedynge / & than is it necessary the seke persones take lytel fode / lest they hyndre nature / & yet whan ye sekenes is cured / & the persones weyke & fe∣ble / they must so be seen to / that they may the sooner be recouered. And in this maner of entreaty & cherys∣shynge / may be no parcialite / no difference bytwene ye poore & the ryche. For the same tendernes is caused in
the poore persones by sekenes / whiche was in the ry¦che & noble persones by vse & custome of theyr educa∣cyon. And who so be mercyfull vnto ye nedy / almygh∣ty god wyll be mercyfull vnto them. For he sayd hym selfe.* 1.1 Blessed be the mercyfull persones / for they shall gete and wynne mercy. And holy saynt Ioh̄n sayth. Who so seeth & perceyueth his broder in nede / & dothe close his bowelles frō hym / that is to say / doth with∣drawe from hym compassyon and pyte:* 1.2 how may the charite of our lord and fader abyde and dwell in hym? as though he sayd: he hath not charite. Yf we than wyll haue the charite of our lorde and fader / we must exercyse and werke charite vnto our company. And yf we so do / we shall (doubtles) do hym seruyce / that in the last iudgement shall saye vnto vs.* 1.3 I was seke and ye dyd visyte and conforte me / and therfore this shall be your rewarde. The possessyon of the realme & kyngdome of blysse / whiche is ordeyned for you from the begynnynge of the worlde. Yf than we serue our felowes for our lorde / the kyngdome of heuen shall be our reward. And so for temporall & transytory labour we shall haue wages & rewarde euerlastynge. The lettre.* 1.4 Sed cū vires pristinas reparauerīt: redeāt ad feliciorē {con}suetudinē suā. That is. But notwtstandyng whā they haue recouered theyr old strength & myght & ben hole / let them than returne vnto theyr more hap¦py & gracyous custom of harde lyuynge.* 1.5 Here ye may se / saȳt Augustyn (as I sayd) wyl not yt the discyples of this rule haue ony custom in delycates more thā is very nedefull to strength them vnto theyr duty. For ye custom of harde lyuynge is more gracyous / & of more meryte than ye other / so sayth
Math̄. v.
Ioh̄. iij.
Mat. xxv
••. l. recu∣••erauerīt
Exposy.