ffor that canst do bettyr than for to loke on book.
Jhesus. Stondynge that ȝe be so wytty and wyse,
Can ȝe owth tellyn how this werde was wrought?
How longe xal it laste can ȝe devyse,
With alle the cunnynge that ȝe han sought?
Primus doctor. Nay alle erthely clerkys that telle can nought,
It passyth oure wytt that for to contryve;
It is not possyble abought to be brought,—
The worldys endyng no man kan dyscryve.
Jhesus. How it was wrought, and how longe it xal endure,