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man begge but him neded. And if it be the leest perfeccion, why
lovest thou than other men more than thy-selfe? For so thou art
not well in charitè; sith thou shuldest seke the more perfeccion
after thy power, livinge thy-selfe moost after god; and thus, leving
that imperfeccion, thou shuldest not so begge for hem. And if
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it is a good mene thus to begge as thou doest, than shuld no man
do so but they ben in this good mene; and yet such a mene,
graunted to you, may never be grounded in goddes lawe; for