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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The sexte vertu ys Strengthe |
 | The Lay Folks' Catechism, or the English and Latin versions of Archbishop Thoresby's Instruction for the People |  |
The sexte vertu ys Strengthe
not only of þe body. but also of þe herte. and of þe wyl.
Stalworthly. and tholedmodly. to suffre wo and wele.
seknesse and hele. tribulacioun and temptacioun.
mekly to suffre ; wheþer so falle wo or wele.
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seknesse and hele. tribulacioun and temptacioun.
mekly to suffre ; wheþer so falle wo or wele.
and þat oure herte be not to hyȝ. for no welfare.
ne to heuy ; for no euyl fare.
But styfly to stond aȝen our foys bodyly and gostly.
so þat no foly fondyng make vs to falle
ne to be fals in oure feyþ aȝenst almyȝty god.
But hertely in godes querel to withstonde
yn our Euyn-cristyn in al þat we may./
The seuent vertu. and þe laste ys Mesure.
ne to heuy ; for no euyl fare.
But styfly to stond aȝen our foys bodyly and gostly.
so þat no foly fondyng make vs to falle
ne to be fals in oure feyþ aȝenst almyȝty god.
But hertely in godes querel to withstonde
yn our Euyn-cristyn in al þat we may./
The seuent vertu. and þe laste ys Mesure.
þat kepys vs fro vtrage and holhis vs in Euynhede.
and lettys fowl lykyng. and lustys of þis flesch.
and lettys fowl lykyng. and lustys of þis flesch.
and kepeþ vs in clennesse of þe body and sowle
For mesure ys mede to vs in al þat we do.
ȝif we lyue skylfully as goddys lawe vs teches.
For mesure ys mede to vs in al þat we do.
ȝif we lyue skylfully as goddys lawe vs teches.
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