And dede him such a reverence,

As thogh the hihe god it were:

Men hadden gret mervaille there

Of the worschipe which he dede.

This man aros fro thilke stede,

And forth with al the same tyde

He goth him up and be his side[1144] 2460

He set him doun as pier and pier,[1145]

And seide, ‘If thou that sittest hier

Art god, which alle thinges myht,