He temptyd hym nowght be the faderes myght;
Of the gostys goodnes spak he ryght nowght,
But in connynge he temptyd hym ryght.
Myght is the Faderys owyn propyrté;
To the Gost apperyd is goodnes;
In none of these tweyn temptyd he
Mankende to synne, whan he dede dresse:
To the Sone connynge doth longe expres,
Therwith the serpent dyd Adam asay,—
“Ete of this appyl,” he seyd no lesse,