A Stanzaic Life of Christ Compiled from Higden's Polychronicon and the Legenda Aurea |
De secundo nomine, quare dicitur Christus.
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A Stanzaic Life of Christ | ||
De secundo nomine, quare dicitur Christus.
Crist callid he is als, bout lesyng,
that is to say, with crem anoynt,
ffor prophet, champion, prest & keng
I may wel preue hym by þis poynt.
that is to say, with crem anoynt,
ffor prophet, champion, prest & keng
I may wel preue hym by þis poynt.
In olde time þe vsage was
thes four persouns anoynt to be,
And preue I may al in þis plas
that alle þes four offices has he.
thes four persouns anoynt to be,
And preue I may al in þis plas
that alle þes four offices has he.
ffor prophet he was truwe & verray,
As preues þe holi euangely,
for er he deȝet þe sext day,
thes wordes he saide in prophecy:
As preues þe holi euangely,
for er he deȝet þe sext day,
thes wordes he saide in prophecy:
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