A Stanzaic Life of Christ Compiled from Higden's Polychronicon and the Legenda Aurea |
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Hec Augustinus vbi prius. Tercia vtilitas sue ascensionis est meritum fidei.
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Hec Augustinus vbi prius. Tercia vtilitas sue ascensionis est meritum fidei.
the thridde prophete in gode fay
of Ihesu Crist ascensione
is merit that mon wene may
To leue whit ful deuocion
of Ihesu Crist ascensione
is merit that mon wene may
To leue whit ful deuocion
that was done that ilk day
when he to heuen made him bouon,
and for to leue with hert werray
that no flesshely men se moun.
when he to heuen made him bouon,
and for to leue with hert werray
that no flesshely men se moun.
Leo papa In sermone de ascensione: Magnarum enim hic vigor est mencium incuntanter credere, que corporio non videntur in-tuitu, & ibi figere desiderium, quo nequeas inferre conspectum.
Saint Austyn tretes of this mater
opon a uerse that I sal say,
that Dauid writes in his Sauter,
whiche werse begynnyng rede ȝe may,
opon a uerse that I sal say,
that Dauid writes in his Sauter,
whiche werse begynnyng rede ȝe may,
Exultauit vt gigas, & cetera;
and sais that Crist tarit noght
to help vs whil that he was her,
but ran crying and vche way soght
to bring vs oute of grete daunger,
to help vs whil that he was her,
but ran crying and vche way soght
to bring vs oute of grete daunger,
Whit word and penible preching,
holy lif whit-outen synne,
suffring dethe, to helle goyng
to bring vs owte that wer þer-in,
holy lif whit-outen synne,
suffring dethe, to helle goyng
to bring vs owte that wer þer-in,
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Leuyng aȝayne, & hym showing
to his brether er he wold twinne,
and after-ward to heuen steghynge,
that selue wele vs for to wynne.
to his brether er he wold twinne,
and after-ward to heuen steghynge,
that selue wele vs for to wynne.
He ran crying that sinful men
schuld turne to him and sun forsake,
from hegh-sight he went then
that we schuld turne & herte wake,
schuld turne to him and sun forsake,
from hegh-sight he went then
that we schuld turne & herte wake,
in gode lif for to fynde him ther
as he went in heuen blis,
[and] this prophet wel vs to ber,
we movne be sekur of i-wis.
as he went in heuen blis,
[and] this prophet wel vs to ber,
we movne be sekur of i-wis.
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