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Religious Lyrics of the XVth Century | ||
106. What More Could Christ Have Done?
Quid vltra debuit facere
Þat lorde þat dyed for þe & me?
Cryste made mane yn þis maner of wyse:
Lyke vnto þe trynite he deyd þe dewyse,
By resoun, vertue And orygynall Iustice,
And set þe in þe plesant place of paradyse. quid vltra etc.
Lyke vnto þe trynite he deyd þe dewyse,
By resoun, vertue And orygynall Iustice,
And set þe in þe plesant place of paradyse. quid vltra etc.
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He made þe all-so to be boþe lorde and kynge,
Off erþe & off all creatures þat beth þeryne levyng,
Sonne, moone & sterrys, contynuall shynynge,
ffor thy sake fynallye he made All maner thynge. quid vltra etc.
Off erþe & off all creatures þat beth þeryne levyng,
Sonne, moone & sterrys, contynuall shynynge,
ffor thy sake fynallye he made All maner thynge. quid vltra etc.
Wyth these grete gyftis þu cowdyst not be content,
Butt by grete presumpsioun Assentyst to þe serpent;
by-cause þu woldyst be lyke god omnipotent,
thane All thy grete vertues A-none Away þey wente. quid vltra etc.
Butt by grete presumpsioun Assentyst to þe serpent;
by-cause þu woldyst be lyke god omnipotent,
thane All thy grete vertues A-none Away þey wente. quid vltra etc.
Cryst þene, beholdynge þy grete & grewous fall,
Perseywynge þe spoyled off thy gyftis naturall,
Was Anone meked with pyte paternall,
the to make fre that by synne was thrall. quid vltra etc.
Perseywynge þe spoyled off thy gyftis naturall,
Was Anone meked with pyte paternall,
the to make fre that by synne was thrall. quid vltra etc.
The to redeme He founde sone remedye,
Vsynge humylite to þi pride clene contrarye,
ffor, where-as by pryde thou nere fall dedelye,
[he] by hys humilite restored the full hylye. quid vltra etc.
Vsynge humylite to þi pride clene contrarye,
ffor, where-as by pryde thou nere fall dedelye,
[he] by hys humilite restored the full hylye. quid vltra etc.
ffor where-as by pride þu were made dede,
with grete humylyte he toke one hyme manhede;
Off A vyrgyne was I-bore þe to restore in-dede,
Off Iesse-ys lyne and off hys kynrede. quid vltra etc.
with grete humylyte he toke one hyme manhede;
Off A vyrgyne was I-bore þe to restore in-dede,
Off Iesse-ys lyne and off hys kynrede. quid vltra etc.
By frute of A tree þu felle to dampnacyoun,
thane, be-holde & see thy makers provysyoun:
howe by A tree [he] restoreed þy saluacyoun,
one the crosse whene he suffred hys passyoun. quid vltra etc.
thane, be-holde & see thy makers provysyoun:
howe by A tree [he] restoreed þy saluacyoun,
one the crosse whene he suffred hys passyoun. quid vltra etc.
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þane were þu delyuerde fro þe captyuyte.
And by feythe And baptyme restored þe,
Remyttynge þe blame of orygynall Iniquite,
And þe restored Agayne to þy fre lyberte. quid vltra etc.
And by feythe And baptyme restored þe,
Remyttynge þe blame of orygynall Iniquite,
And þe restored Agayne to þy fre lyberte. quid vltra etc.
Sethe cryste hathe þe honoured þus by hys natyuyte,
Conueynge yne one persone þy nature with þe deyte.
by merytes of hys passyoun browȝt þe to felicite,
to þis for-seyde questyoun Ane Awnswere nowe geve me: quid vltra etc.
Conueynge yne one persone þy nature with þe deyte.
by merytes of hys passyoun browȝt þe to felicite,
to þis for-seyde questyoun Ane Awnswere nowe geve me: quid vltra etc.
Explicit.
Religious Lyrics of the XVth Century | ||