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Secunda causa quare apparuit in specie ignis pocius quam in Alio elemento sumitur penes sue deitatis excellenciam, &c.
The secunde cause quy he don went
In fir lykenes to mon-kynde
helder þen in oþer element,
I shall declare now as I fynde.
In fir lykenes to mon-kynde
helder þen in oþer element,
I shall declare now as I fynde.
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ffor fir is mor excellent
in thre maners, take þis in mynde,
þen ony other elyment,
And mor curiouse in his kynde,
in thre maners, take þis in mynde,
þen ony other elyment,
And mor curiouse in his kynde,
In schappe, in ordre & vertue eke.
& in schappe I shall say quy,
ffor fayren þen fir no mon may seke
þer leghtnes none so louelely;
& in schappe I shall say quy,
ffor fayren þen fir no mon may seke
þer leghtnes none so louelely;
Be ordre also preue I may
hit passes other mony moo,
ffor herr þen oþer fir is Ay
In settyng & doyng eke also;
hit passes other mony moo,
ffor herr þen oþer fir is Ay
In settyng & doyng eke also;
& vertu hit has als weterly
mor þen þes other thre,
& strengthe þer he comes by
to maystre hom all, leue ȝe me.
mor þen þes other thre,
& strengthe þer he comes by
to maystre hom all, leue ȝe me.
So fares hit of þo Holy Gost
of fayrenes he passes all,
& in rewle & ordre als is moost
ffor of All gostes he is wall,
of fayrenes he passes all,
& in rewle & ordre als is moost
ffor of All gostes he is wall,
And of vertue weterly
So excellent þer may none be,
As in Latyn preue will I
ffor clerkes be Autorite:
So excellent þer may none be,
As in Latyn preue will I
ffor clerkes be Autorite:
Sapiencie Septimo: Primo dicitur spiritus sanctus non quoinquinatus, pro secundo capit omnes spiritus intelligibiles, pro tercio habens omnem virtutem, &c.
Tercio sumitur penes multiplicem proprius efficaciam.
Tho thrid cause wele taken is
ffor kyndely profet þat fir has,
And faur kyndes he has I-wis,
Reherse I will now in this plaas.
ffor kyndely profet þat fir has,
And faur kyndes he has I-wis,
Reherse I will now in this plaas.
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