So stant thi regne of god and man confermed.
Ther is no man mai seie in other wise,
That god himself ne hath thi riht declared,[1909]
Whereof the lond is boun to thi servise,[1910]
Which for defalte of help hath longe cared:
Bot now ther is no mannes herte spared
To love and serve and wirche thi plesance, 20
And al is this thurgh godes pourveiance.[1911]
In alle thing which is of god begonne
Ther folwith grace, if it be wel governed: