Thei ben corrupt be sondri weie;

So mai no mannes reson seie

That thei ben god in eny wise.

And ek, if men hem wel avise,

The Sonne and Mone eclipse bothe,

That be hem lieve or be hem lothe, 770

Thei soffre; and what thing is passible

To ben a god is impossible.

Et nota[1533] quod Nembroth quartus a Noe ignem tanquam deum in Chaldea primus adorari decreuit.

These elementz ben creatures,