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[Of the Seventh Sacrament,—Aneylyng or Extreme Unction.]
Now of þe seuenþe sacrament:
Þese clerkys kalle hyt ‘oynament,’
On Englys hyt ys ‘anelyng’
whan man shal make hys endyng;
Seynt Iamë stable[d] hyt for to be
A sacrament þurgh crystyanyte.
Þese clerkys kalle hyt ‘oynament,’
On Englys hyt ys ‘anelyng’
whan man shal make hys endyng;
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A sacrament þurgh crystyanyte.
Ȝyf þou aske hyt wyþ gode wyl,
Of wykked gostes gest þou noun yl,
Ne þe fende haþ no powere
þy body for to comë nere.
Ȝyf þou of dedly synne be shryue,
þo þat are venyal beþ þe forȝyue;
þou mayst þan sykerly go þy weye,
what tyme as euer þat þou shalt deye.
Of wykked gostes gest þou noun yl,
Ne þe fende haþ no powere
þy body for to comë nere.
Ȝyf þou of dedly synne be shryue,
þo þat are venyal beþ þe forȝyue;
þou mayst þan sykerly go þy weye,
what tyme as euer þat þou shalt deye.
Ȝe þat loue þys sacrament,
Here mowe ȝe lerne, ȝyueþ gode entent.
Þat tymë þat þou shalt wende,
And draghest vn-to þy lyuës ende,
Þou shalt aske deuoutëly
Anelyng to þy body;
Þoȝt hyt be broȝt redy to þe,
Asked behoueþ hyt algate be.
Here mowe ȝe lerne, ȝyueþ gode entent.
Þat tymë þat þou shalt wende,
And draghest vn-to þy lyuës ende,
Þou shalt aske deuoutëly
Anelyng to þy body;
Þoȝt hyt be broȝt redy to þe,
Asked behoueþ hyt algate be.
Ȝyf þou vnwetyng hyt haue,
hyt helpeþ þe nat so moche to saue
As ȝyf þou asked hyt by name;
Þus seyþ þe apostle seynt Iame;
For whan þou askest hyt with gode wyl,
Þou mekyst þe þan to fulfyl
Þe sacramentes of holy cherche
with beleue, and gostely to werche;
Þan ys holy cherche holde þurgh ryȝt
To pray for þe boþe day and nyȝt.
hyt helpeþ þe nat so moche to saue
As ȝyf þou asked hyt by name;
Þus seyþ þe apostle seynt Iame;
For whan þou askest hyt with gode wyl,
Þou mekyst þe þan to fulfyl
Þe sacramentes of holy cherche
with beleue, and gostely to werche;
Þan ys holy cherche holde þurgh ryȝt
To pray for þe boþe day and nyȝt.
Hyt ys to be holde yn prys,
For hyt saueþ man on twey partys;
Þe soule hyt bryngeþ to saluacyoun,
And for hele of body hyt ys doun.
For hyt saueþ man on twey partys;
Þe soule hyt bryngeþ to saluacyoun,
And for hele of body hyt ys doun.
But many one þus hope and seye,
‘Anele hem nat but þey shulde deye;
For ȝyf he turne aȝen to lyfe,
He shulde lygge no more by hys wyfe.’
Al þo þat beleueþ þys,
wykkedly þey beleue a-mys.
Holy cherche makeþ no menyng,
For swyche þyng defende anelyng;
But yn euery an euyl strong—
lygge þou shortë whyle or long—
Þou shalt aske þys sacrament,
with gode wyl and gode entent,
Syn hyt auayleþ but lyghtly
But hyt be asked derwurly.
‘Anele hem nat but þey shulde deye;
For ȝyf he turne aȝen to lyfe,
He shulde lygge no more by hys wyfe.’
Al þo þat beleueþ þys,
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Holy cherche makeþ no menyng,
For swyche þyng defende anelyng;
But yn euery an euyl strong—
lygge þou shortë whyle or long—
Þou shalt aske þys sacrament,
with gode wyl and gode entent,
Syn hyt auayleþ but lyghtly
But hyt be asked derwurly.
Þy gode wyl shal stonde for oght,
Ȝyf þou hyt aske, and haue hyt noȝt;
For some are now a-lyue þou seest,
And dede are he may haue þe preste;
Þarfore, askë hyt be tyme,
For, deþ cumþ now as yn swyme;
yn euery sykenes, aske hyt al-weys;
God almyȝty ys ryȝt curteys,
he seeþ þy wyl, what þou wuldest haue,
Hys mercy ys þe more þe to saue.
Ȝyf þou hyt aske, and haue hyt noȝt;
For some are now a-lyue þou seest,
And dede are he may haue þe preste;
Þarfore, askë hyt be tyme,
For, deþ cumþ now as yn swyme;
yn euery sykenes, aske hyt al-weys;
God almyȝty ys ryȝt curteys,
he seeþ þy wyl, what þou wuldest haue,
Hys mercy ys þe more þe to saue.
Ihesu, y þanke þe of þy grace,
Þat hast lent me wyt and space,
Þys yn Englys for to drawe,
As holy men haue seyd yn sawe;
For lewed men hyt may auayle,
For hem y tokë þys trauayle.
Þat hast lent me wyt and space,
Þys yn Englys for to drawe,
As holy men haue seyd yn sawe;
For lewed men hyt may auayle,
For hem y tokë þys trauayle.
Of þys sacrament wyl y blynne;
Of shryfte, to telle, y wyl bygynne;
God ȝyue me gracë so to seye,
Of shryfte to shewë þe ryȝt weye,
Þat we receyue, are we be went,
with-outë synne, þys sacrament.
Of shryfte, to telle, y wyl bygynne;
God ȝyue me gracë so to seye,
Of shryfte to shewë þe ryȝt weye,
Þat we receyue, are we be went,
with-outë synne, þys sacrament.
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