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The thrid poynt is god to knowe
how he stegh to heuen blis,
first myȝtily, as I shal showe,
As Isaie wel witnes þis:
how he stegh to heuen blis,
first myȝtily, as I shal showe,
As Isaie wel witnes þis:
Quis est iste, qui venit de Edom &c; gradiens in multitudine fortitudinis.
Also sayn Ion sais þat neuer none
stegh into heuen saue only he
that Goddes sone is & verray mon,
And now sittyng in that se.
stegh into heuen saue only he
that Goddes sone is & verray mon,
And now sittyng in that se.
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then sais þe glose made þer-opon
that neuer none thurȝe his owen powste,
for no creatur þat con,
hit wer impossibilite.
that neuer none thurȝe his owen powste,
for no creatur þat con,
hit wer impossibilite.
And al-thagh Crist in cloude vp went
not thurȝe the cloudes owen power,
but schowe hit was obedient
to serue Crist in that maner;
not thurȝe the cloudes owen power,
but schowe hit was obedient
to serue Crist in that maner;
For vche creatur is kent
be kind to serue his creatour,
ther-for that cloude was ther present
to do his office at that our.
be kind to serue his creatour,
ther-for that cloude was ther present
to do his office at that our.
So he stegh vp whit ful pouste
of his godhede, none other waye,
for none Aungels help hade he
ny other element, soth to say,
of his godhede, none other waye,
for none Aungels help hade he
ny other element, soth to say,
As hade Enok and Hely
that raueschet wer thurgh Godes might,
that one in fuyr, as sais the story,
that other in cloude whit Angels bright.
that raueschet wer thurgh Godes might,
that one in fuyr, as sais the story,
that other in cloude whit Angels bright.
Vnde dicit Gregorius: Primus per coitum generatus & generans Scilicet Enoc, Secundus generatus set non generans scilicet Helias, Tercius nec generatus nec generans scilicet Christus, qui propria virtute ascendit.
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