The Lay Folks' Catechism, or the English and Latin versions of Archbishop Thoresby's Instruction for the People Together with a Wycliffite adaptation of the same, and the corresponding canons of the council of Lambeth. With introduction, notes, glossary, and index, by the late Thomas Frederick Simmons ... and Henry Edward Nolloth |
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Alij. vij. de humanitate Cristi./ |
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Alij. vij. de humanitate Cristi./
These ben oþer seuen poyntys of cristys manhed
þat ar nedful to trow to al þat ar criston.
The fyrste ys þat iesus crist godyssone of heuyn
was conseyuyd of þe maydyn marie be vertu of þe holy gost.
And tok flesch and blod. and be-com man
thorwȝ myȝt and strenthe of þe fadyr of heuyn
þat ar nedful to trow to al þat ar criston.
The fyrste ys þat iesus crist godyssone of heuyn
was conseyuyd of þe maydyn marie be vertu of þe holy gost.
And tok flesch and blod. and be-com man
thorwȝ myȝt and strenthe of þe fadyr of heuyn
withowtyn ony marryng of hyr maydynhed.
The oþer poynt ys þat we schullen trow /
þat he god and man in on persone
was sothfastly born of þe mayden Marie.
god getyn of his fadyr be-fore eny tyme
and man born of his modyr ; and browȝt forþ in tyme.
The þryd artycule. þat we schul trow ys crystys passioun
þat he suffryd bodyly for synful man-kende.
and how he was betrayd with his owyn dyscyple. and takyn with þe iewys.
betyn with scorgys ; þat no skyn held hool.
and naylyd hym to a cros. and crownyd hym with thornys.
and many oþer harde paynys he suffryd. and deyde at þe laste./
The ferþe artycule ys. þat whan he was ded
and hys body takyn doun. and woundyn and leyde on a toumbe
ȝit whilys hys body lay on þe graue ;
þe gost with þe godhed ; went in-to helle.
and harwyd hyt. and tok owt þo þat were þerynne
as Adam and Eue. and oþer former fadrys
þe whiche thorwȝ original synne were in þat place.
and þat he ; thorw his forlok wold were sauyd.//
The .v. poynt ys. þat on þe thyrd day
aftyr þat he deyde ; he ros fro deþ to lyue ;
sothfast god and man in body and in sowle.
For as he deyde in seknesse of our manhed ;
so he roos thorwe strengthe of þe godhed.
And destroyd oure deþ ; thorwȝ hys dyynge.
and qwyknyd vs vn-to lyf ; thorowȝ hys rysynge./
The syxte poynt ys. we schul trow
þat þe .xl. day aftyr þat he roos.
thorwȝ strengthe of hym-self ; he stey in-to heuyn.
wher oure kende ys now in his blysful person
not only euyn and mete to his angelys ;
But hyȝ crownyd kyng a-bouyn alle angelys.
þat be-for-tyme was lasse þan þe kende of angelys.
The vij. poynt ys and þe laste ; þat ryȝt as he dyid
and aftyrward roos. and steyȝ in-to heuyn.
ryȝt so schal he come doun vp-on þe laste day.
Bothe for to deme þe qwyk and þe dede
For alle folk þat euer was. or ys. or schal be ;
schal sykyrly be schewyd. and seyn be-fore hys face.
þat day.
And ylke man answere for his owne dedys.
and be dampnyd or sauyd. wheþer-so þey haue seruyd.
For as his ryȝtwysnesse ys now mengyd with mercy ;
so schal yt þan be. withowtyn mercy.//
The oþer poynt ys þat we schullen trow /
þat he god and man in on persone
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god getyn of his fadyr be-fore eny tyme
and man born of his modyr ; and browȝt forþ in tyme.
The þryd artycule. þat we schul trow ys crystys passioun
þat he suffryd bodyly for synful man-kende.
and how he was betrayd with his owyn dyscyple. and takyn with þe iewys.
betyn with scorgys ; þat no skyn held hool.
and naylyd hym to a cros. and crownyd hym with thornys.
and many oþer harde paynys he suffryd. and deyde at þe laste./
The ferþe artycule ys. þat whan he was ded
and hys body takyn doun. and woundyn and leyde on a toumbe
ȝit whilys hys body lay on þe graue ;
þe gost with þe godhed ; went in-to helle.
and harwyd hyt. and tok owt þo þat were þerynne
as Adam and Eue. and oþer former fadrys
þe whiche thorwȝ original synne were in þat place.
and þat he ; thorw his forlok wold were sauyd.//
The .v. poynt ys. þat on þe thyrd day
aftyr þat he deyde ; he ros fro deþ to lyue ;
sothfast god and man in body and in sowle.
For as he deyde in seknesse of our manhed ;
so he roos thorwe strengthe of þe godhed.
And destroyd oure deþ ; thorwȝ hys dyynge.
and qwyknyd vs vn-to lyf ; thorowȝ hys rysynge./
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þat þe .xl. day aftyr þat he roos.
thorwȝ strengthe of hym-self ; he stey in-to heuyn.
wher oure kende ys now in his blysful person
not only euyn and mete to his angelys ;
But hyȝ crownyd kyng a-bouyn alle angelys.
þat be-for-tyme was lasse þan þe kende of angelys.
The vij. poynt ys and þe laste ; þat ryȝt as he dyid
and aftyrward roos. and steyȝ in-to heuyn.
ryȝt so schal he come doun vp-on þe laste day.
Bothe for to deme þe qwyk and þe dede
For alle folk þat euer was. or ys. or schal be ;
schal sykyrly be schewyd. and seyn be-fore hys face.
þat day.
And ylke man answere for his owne dedys.
and be dampnyd or sauyd. wheþer-so þey haue seruyd.
For as his ryȝtwysnesse ys now mengyd with mercy ;
so schal yt þan be. withowtyn mercy.//
Þe secunde thynge of þe syx to know god almyȝty
ys þe ten commaundementys. þat he has geuyn to vs.
of þe whiche þe thre þat arn furst. we owe to oure god./
and þe seuen oþer aftyrward we owe to oure euyn cristyne.
ys þe ten commaundementys. þat he has geuyn to vs.
of þe whiche þe thre þat arn furst. we owe to oure god./
and þe seuen oþer aftyrward we owe to oure euyn cristyne.
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