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The þred poynt of shryfte.
Þe þryd poynt of þy shryfte,
‘Opunly þyn herte vp lyfte:’
So byt God to me and þe,
Þat opunly shal þy shryftë be.
‘Opunly þyn herte vp lyfte:’
So byt God to me and þe,
Þat opunly shal þy shryftë be.
Salamon to vs seyþ, and kalleþ,
‘Seuene tymes on a day þe ryȝtwys man falleþ;’
As oftë þan behoueþ þe ryse,
Ȝyf þou lyue yn ryȝt seruyse.
Þus seyþ þe clerke seynt Austyne,
Þat was a mayster of dyuyne,
‘Ȝyf þou to many prestes atwynne,
Al holyche wylt shryue þy synne,
Þou shalt fynde grace and forȝyuenes,
And mede to þe, for þy mekenes.’
‘Seuene tymes on a day þe ryȝtwys man falleþ;’
As oftë þan behoueþ þe ryse,
Ȝyf þou lyue yn ryȝt seruyse.
Þus seyþ þe clerke seynt Austyne,
Þat was a mayster of dyuyne,
‘Ȝyf þou to many prestes atwynne,
Al holyche wylt shryue þy synne,
Þou shalt fynde grace and forȝyuenes,
And mede to þe, for þy mekenes.’
Þre þyngës mayst þou fynde,
Þat wyl þe oute of synnë bynde;
Þat wyl þe oute of synnë bynde;
Þe fyrst ys, þat þou mayst lere,
And many dyuers samples here,
Of euery prest, a lessoun,
To knowë þy saluacyoun;
Ȝyf þou haue herde of many a-pryse,
þe morë þou canst, of queyntyse.
And many dyuers samples here,
Of euery prest, a lessoun,
To knowë þy saluacyoun;
Ȝyf þou haue herde of many a-pryse,
þe morë þou canst, of queyntyse.
þe touþer me þenkeþ a gode resoun,
Þat quyteþ þe fro dampnacyoun,
þe ofter þat þou shewest þy blame,
þe more me þenkeþ þou hast of shame;
þe shame þat þou hast yn þy shewyng,
hyt ys forȝyuenes, to gode endyng.
Þat quyteþ þe fro dampnacyoun,
þe ofter þat þou shewest þy blame,
þe more me þenkeþ þou hast of shame;
þe shame þat þou hast yn þy shewyng,
hyt ys forȝyuenes, to gode endyng.
Þe þred, ys, þat þe weyl weres,
For þou shalt be yn alle preyers
Of alle þe prestes þat þe haue shryue,
As longë tyme as euer þey lyue,
For þey are holdë þar-vn-to;
þe order of prest wyl hyt be so;
þe mo prestës þat for þe prey,
þe sunner art þou yn gode wey;
And, at þe day of Iugëment,
To God þey shul make þy present,
þat þou werë clenë shryue,
And þat þey mow be þe forȝyue.
For þou shalt be yn alle preyers
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As longë tyme as euer þey lyue,
For þey are holdë þar-vn-to;
þe order of prest wyl hyt be so;
þe mo prestës þat for þe prey,
þe sunner art þou yn gode wey;
And, at þe day of Iugëment,
To God þey shul make þy present,
þat þou werë clenë shryue,
And þat þey mow be þe forȝyue.
þo þat þou hast here hyd,
þurgh alle þe werld þey shul be kyd,
And askë domë on þe þere,
þat þou, of hem, neuer shryuë were;
For allë þyng þat euer ȝyt was,
Shal þe acoupe of þy trespas;
Þe synnë hymself shal forwreye;
Þyn Inwyt, on þe self, þe dome shal leye.
þurgh alle þe werld þey shul be kyd,
And askë domë on þe þere,
þat þou, of hem, neuer shryuë were;
For allë þyng þat euer ȝyt was,
Shal þe acoupe of þy trespas;
Þe synnë hymself shal forwreye;
Þyn Inwyt, on þe self, þe dome shal leye.
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