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How Ihesus was gode counseillour
Now, man, behold thi saueour,Howe he was gode counseillour,
To bringe the to thin heritage,
That was forfet thurgh outrage.
If thou wil ay folowe his rede,
Thou sal eschue ay-lastand dede,
And so recouer the ioye of heuen,
If thou wil folowe his counseill euen.
When he for the become man here,
He fand the a thrall, of no power
For to recouer that thou had lost,
Bot he for thi riȝt wold pay the cost.
Then souerayn meknes and charite
Schewed Ihesu Christ, thi lord, for the.
“Dere brothir,” he said, “of the I haue pite grete,
That al thi fair heritage fouly is forfait.
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For of that heritage y am heir.
To double riȝt hit falles to me,
The ton of thaim y may wele gyf the;
If thou wil kepe my comaundement,
Thou sal ay haue it verrament,
For I am God, blis is bounden to me so fast
That y may neuer fro me hit cast;
For I am of Adam kynde and withouten synne,
I may clayme his heritage and bi skil hit wynne.
If thou [wil] ouer al thing riȝt hertly loue me
And loue thin euencristen for the loue of me,
All thin enemys the agayn sal no thing auaile,
And y sal sone for thi sake to me ta this bataile.
If thou wil hald [in] thi hert how y for the sal fiȝt,
Mi ȝok sal ay be swete to the and my birthin ful liȝt.
Lerne at me, for I am mylde and also meke of hert;
Therto may mekel help ay wilful pouert:
Meknes is a verray token of him that is in grace,
And pride an euidence of him that charite non has.
He that settes his hert to mekel on riches,
Thai drawe him sone te pride fro vertue of meknes.”
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