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De quinto qualiter missus est.
Now how þo Holy Gost send was
hit is to wete & knaw I-wis,
with sowene & dyn þer in þat plaas
& tonges of fir, leue wele þis,
hit is to wete & knaw I-wis,
with sowene & dyn þer in þat plaas
& tonges of fir, leue wele þis,
And þos tonges forthe-schawyng
syttyng, þat iche mon myȝt see
his felawes on fir flaumyng,
As semed þer to þat meyne.
syttyng, þat iche mon myȝt see
his felawes on fir flaumyng,
As semed þer to þat meyne.
Sonus fuit repentinus, celestis, vehemens & replens, vt inferius declarabitur, &c.
That sowene wos sodayne, sothe to say,
heuenly, heuyng vp & ouer,
& fulfillyng, in gode fay,
As I shall declar þes four.
heuenly, heuyng vp & ouer,
& fulfillyng, in gode fay,
As I shall declar þes four.
Spiritus sanctus nescit tarda molumina.
Sodayn hit wos securly,
ffor þo Holy Gostes gras
is radde & con not come slawly
þer-as he will take his plaas.
ffor þo Holy Gostes gras
is radde & con not come slawly
þer-as he will take his plaas.
Heuenly also wos þat sowene,
ffor qwo-so hit is to sent
is made heuenly be resoun
of heuenly thyng, als fully kent.
ffor qwo-so hit is to sent
is made heuenly be resoun
of heuenly thyng, als fully kent.
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Vnde vehemens, quasi vehat mens.
Heuen[g] vp hit wos also
ffor erthely luf engendret hit
& wayued als euer-lastyng woo,
And wroȝt full wele in monnes witte.
ffor erthely luf engendret hit
& wayued als euer-lastyng woo,
And wroȝt full wele in monnes witte.
Also hit wos fulfillyng,
ffor þo Holy Gost Al-way
fulfilles hom þat he is In lengyng,
As by this clause knaw mon may:
ffor þo Holy Gost Al-way
fulfilles hom þat he is In lengyng,
As by this clause knaw mon may:
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