A Stanzaic Life of Christ Compiled from Higden's Polychronicon and the Legenda Aurea |
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Gregorius in omelia ponit alias tres rationes.
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Gregorius in omelia ponit alias tres rationes.
Sayn Gregory in his omely
schowes thes skilles that I shal say,
whi faurty daies continuely
we fasten byfore Pasche daie.
schowes thes skilles that I shal say,
whi faurty daies continuely
we fasten byfore Pasche daie.
For the ten commandements
& the vertue of hom commynge
shuld be fulfillet bout offence
by newe lawe in all thing.
& the vertue of hom commynge
shuld be fulfillet bout offence
by newe lawe in all thing.
Faur bokes of the ewangely
confirmen all thing don bifore
in the old lawe, as say I,
that laft was vs by Moiseȝ lore.
confirmen all thing don bifore
in the old lawe, as say I,
that laft was vs by Moiseȝ lore.
ffor nouther lawe ne profecye
vset in the old testament
was neuer fulfillet fullily
til Crist com and hit vs kent.
vset in the old testament
was neuer fulfillet fullily
til Crist com and hit vs kent.
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Now sithen in flesche that dedely is
our soule lenges, as wetten ȝe,
the whiche fleschely body i-wys
of four elamentes made ys he,
our soule lenges, as wetten ȝe,
the whiche fleschely body i-wys
of four elamentes made ys he,
And by that fleschely wylfulnesse
Goddes byddyng breken we,
ther-fore that flesche for to distresse
gode resoun ys, as thinkes me.
Goddes byddyng breken we,
ther-fore that flesche for to distresse
gode resoun ys, as thinkes me.
Sithen old lawe gos by ten
the new by four, as wreten ys hit,
by faur sithe ten to punische men
me think hit wel done by my wyt,
the new by four, as wreten ys hit,
by faur sithe ten to punische men
me think hit wel done by my wyt,
And faurty dayes for to fast,
syn four sythe ten euen fourty ys,
thus four and ten by my cast
ys sette togeder wel i-wys.
syn four sythe ten euen fourty ys,
thus four and ten by my cast
ys sette togeder wel i-wys.
And from this day to Pasche day
six wikes ther bene & no mo,
& in the six wikes ay
euen faurty daies and two,
six wikes ther bene & no mo,
& in the six wikes ay
euen faurty daies and two,
Of the whech take away
six Sonnendayes, at comptyng so,
in abstinence ther leues, I lay,
six & thritte daies tho.
six Sonnendayes, at comptyng so,
in abstinence ther leues, I lay,
six & thritte daies tho.
Then contenes all the ȝere
thre hundret daies fyue & sixte,
& teithe of th[o], withouten were,
is sixt & thritte, as said I.
thre hundret daies fyue & sixte,
& teithe of th[o], withouten were,
is sixt & thritte, as said I.
Thus teith we our flesche in fer
to God be dayes deuoutely,
as witnesse Goddes derlyng der,
the holi pope sain Gregori.
to God be dayes deuoutely,
as witnesse Goddes derlyng der,
the holi pope sain Gregori.
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