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The seuenþe ys, and þat weyl endyþ,
‘Þat oure shryfte, þe deuyl blyndeþ.’
whan he made vs falle yn plyght,
He refte vs allë gostely syȝt;
Fro synne to synne he made vs falle,
And oure fadres byfore vs alle.
Y rede we ȝelde hym þe countre paye,
And blyndë we hym fro hys praye.
‘Þat oure shryfte, þe deuyl blyndeþ.’
whan he made vs falle yn plyght,
He refte vs allë gostely syȝt;
Fro synne to synne he made vs falle,
And oure fadres byfore vs alle.
Y rede we ȝelde hym þe countre paye,
And blyndë we hym fro hys praye.
we put oute hys yȝe gostly
whan we shryue vs opunly;
Certes he may nat knowe vs efte,
For oure shryfte haþ hym þe syȝt refte.
þat may weyl y-shewed be
with a tale of an autoryte.
whan we shryue vs opunly;
Certes he may nat knowe vs efte,
For oure shryfte haþ hym þe syȝt refte.
þat may weyl y-shewed be
with a tale of an autoryte.
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