A 229. After habbe, him ofte deleted MS.
234. mine above meine MS. |
after habbe, ofsee deleted MS. seið warschipe welcume liues luue. ant for þe luue of godd seolf ȝef þu eauer sehe him; tele us sumhwet of him. ⁊ of his eche blisse. ȝe iseoð quoð liues luue; Murhdes sonde. Ich habbe isehen him ofte nawt tah alswa as he is; for aȝein þe brihtnesse ⁊ te 230 liht of his leor. þe sunne gleam is dosc ⁊ þuncheð a schadewe. ant for þi ne mahte ich nawt aȝein þe leome of his wlite lokin ne bihalden; bute þurh a schene schawere bituhhe me ⁊ him þ̵ schilde mine ehnen. Swa ich habbe ofte isehen þe hali þrumnesse. feader ⁊ sune. ⁊ hali gast. þreo an unto dealet. ah lutle hwile ich mahte þolie 235 þe leome. ah summes weis ich mahte bihalden ure lauerd ihesu crist. godes sune þ̵ bohte us o rode. Hu he sit blisful on his feader riht half þ̵ is al wealdent rixleð i þ̵ eche lit bute linnunge. se unimete feier; þ̵ te engles ne beoð neauer ful on him to bihalden. ant ȝet ich iseh etscene þe studen of his wunden. ⁊ hu he schaweð ham his 240 feader to cuðen hu he luuede us ⁊ hu he wes buhsum to him þe sende him swa to alesen us ⁊ bisecheð him a for moncunnes heale.
Efter 245. After se, wle deleted.
255. ha] ha ha MS.
266. cunfessurs] urs above ọṛẹṣ MS. him ich iseh on heh ouer alle heouenliche þe eadi meiden his moder marie i nempnet sitten in [f. 78 v] a trone se swiðe briht wid ȝimmes i stirret. ⁊ hire wlite se weoleful; þ̵ euch eorðlich liht; is 245 þeoster þe[r]o ȝeines. þear ich iseh as ha bit hire deore wurðe sune se ȝeornliche. ⁊ se inwardliche for þeo þ̵ hire seruið. ⁊ he hire ȝetteð blideliche al þ̵ ha bi secheð. Þet liht þa ich ne mahte lengre þolien; Ich biseh to þe engles ⁊ to þe archangles ant to þe oðre; þe beoð buuen ham. iblescede gastes þe beoð a biuore godd ⁊ seruið him 250 eauer. ⁊ singeð a unwergeð. Nihe wordes þer beoð. ah hu ha beoð i ordret ⁊ sunderliche isette. þe an buue þe oðre. ⁊ euchanes meoster were long to tellen. Se muche murhðe ich hefde on hare on sihðe; þ̵ ne mahte `ich´ longe hwile elles hwider lokin. Efter ham ich iseh towart te patriarches. ⁊ te prophetes þe makied swuch murhðe þ̵ ha 255 aren nuðe i þ̵ ilke lont of blisse þ̵ ha hefden of feor igret ear on eorðe ⁊ seoð nu al þ̵ isoðet. þ̵ ha hefden longe ear icwiddet of ure lauerd as he hefde ischawed ham igastelich sihðe. Ich iseh þe apostles poure. ⁊ lah on eorðe. ifullet ⁊ bigoten al of unimete blisse sitten i trones. ant al under hare uet þ̵ heh is i þe worlde. ȝarowe forte 260 demen i þe dei of dome kinges ⁊ keiseres. ⁊ alle cunreadnes of alle cunnes ledenes. [f. 79 r] Ich biheolt te Martyrs. ⁊ hare unimete murhðe þe þoleden her pinen. ⁊ deað for ure lauerd. ⁊ lihtliche talden to alles cunnes neowcins. ⁊ eorðliche tintreohen aȝeines þe blisse þ̵ godd in hare heorte schawede ham to cumene. Efter ham 265 ich biheolt þe cunfessurs hird þe liueden igod lif. ⁊ haliche deiden. þe schineð as doð steorren iþe eche blissen. ⁊ seoð godd in his wlite þ̵ haueð alle teares iwipet of hare ehnen. Ich iseh þ̵ schene ⁊ þ̵ brihte fer`r´eden of þe eadi meidnes ilikest towart engles. ant feolohlukest wið ham blissin ⁊ gleadien. þe libbinde iflesche ouergað 270 flesches lahe ant ouercumeð cunde þe leadeð heouenlich lif in eorðe as ha wunieð hare murhðe. ⁊ hare blisse. þe feierl`e´ac of hare wlite. þe swetnesse of hare song; ne mei na tunge tellen. Alle ha singeð þe þer beoð. Ah hare song ne mahe nane buten heo singen. Se swote sme`a´l ham folheð hwider se ha wendeð. þ̵ me mahte libben 275 aa bi þe swotnesse. hwam se heo bisecheð fore; is sikerliche iborhen. for aȝein hare bisocnen; godd him seolf ariseð þ̵ alle þe oðre halhen sittende ihereð.
Swiðe wel quoð warschipe likeð us þ̵ tu seist. Ah nu þu hauest se wel iseið of euch a setnesse; of þe seli sunder lepes sumhwet sei 280 us nu hwuch blisse is to alle iliche meane; ⁊ liues luue hire ondswereð. [f. 79 v] Þe imeane blisse is seouenfald. lengðe of lif. wit. ⁊ luue. ⁊ of þe luue a gleadunge. wið ute met murie. loft song. ⁊ lihtschipe. ant sikernesse. is þe seoueðe. þah ich þis seið warschipe sumdel understonde; þu most unwreo þis witerluker ⁊ openin to þeos oðre. 285 ant hit schal beon seið liues luue warschipe as þu wilnest.
Ha 291. After ⁊ godes, an erasure MS. liuieð á in awlite. þ̵ is brihtre seoueuald. ⁊ schenre þen þe sunne. ant eauer in a strengðe to don buten euch swinc al þ̵ ha wulleð. ⁊ eauer mare in a steal in al þ̵ eauer god is wið ute wonunge. wið uten euch þing þ̵ mahe hearmin oðer eilin. 290 in al þ̵ eauer is. softe oðer swote. ⁊ hare lif is godes sihðe. ⁊ godes cnawlechunge as ure lauerd seide. þ̵ is quoð he eche lif to seon ⁊ cnawen sod godd. ⁊ him þ̵ he sende ihesu crist ure lauerd to ure alesnesse ⁊ beoð for þi ilich him iþe ilke wlite þ̵ he is. for ha seoð him as he is. nebbe to nebbe. Ha beoð se wise þ̵ ha witen 295 alle godes reades. his runes ⁊ his domes þe derne beoð. ⁊ deopre þen eni sea dingle. ha seoð igodd alle þing. ⁊ witen of al þ̵ is ⁊ wes ⁊ eauer schal iwurden. hwet hit beo. hwi. ⁊ hwerto ⁊ hwer of hit bigunne. Ha luuieð god wið ute met. for þ̵ ha understondeð hu he haueð bi ham idon þurh his muchele godlec ⁊ hwet ha ahen his 300 deorewurde milce to ȝelden. ant euch an luueð oðer ase muchel as him seoluen. Se gleade ha beoð of godd; þ̵ al is hare blisse. se muchel 303. This leaf of the MS. defective.
312, 313. MS. defective here.
320-2. MS. defective here and at ll. 337-9. [f. 80 r] þ̵ ne mei hit munne na muð. ne spealie [na speche] for þi þ̵ euchan luueð oðer as him seoluen. Euchan haueð of odres god ase muche murhðe as of his ahne. bi þis ȝe mahen seon ⁊ witen. 305 þ̵ euchan haueð sunderlepes ase feole gleadschipes; as ha beod monie alle. ⁊ euch of þe ilke gleadschipes is to eauer euch an ase muche gleadunge; as his ahne sunderliche. ȝet ouer al þis. hwen euchan luueð godd mare þen him seoluen. ⁊ þen alle þe odre; mare he gleadeð of godd wið uten ei etlunge þen of his ahne gleadunge. 310 ⁊ of alle þe oðres. Neomeð nu þenne ȝeme ȝef neauer anes heorte ne mei in hire [und]eruon hire ahne gleadunge sunderliche. [iseide. se unim]ete muchel is þe anlepi blisse. þ̵ ha nimeð i[n] hi[re] þus monie. ⁊ þus muchele. for þi seide ure lauerd to þeo þe him hefden icwemet. Intra in gaudium. et c’. Ga quoð he in to þi 315 lauerdes blisse. þu most al gan þrin. ant al beon bigotten þrin for in þe ne mei hit nanesweis neomen in. her of ha herieð godd ⁊ singeð á un werget eauer iliche lusti in þis loft songes. as hit iwriten is. Beati qui habitant. et c’. Eadi beoð þeo lauerd. þe iþin hus wunieð. ha schulen herien þe from [worlde into worlde]. Ha beoð 320 alle ase li[hte ⁊ ase swifte as þe sunne.] gleam þe sc[heot from est into west. ase þin ehe[f. 80 v]lid tuneð ant openeð for hwer se eauer þe gast wule þe bodi is anan riht wið ute lettunge. for ne mei ham na þing aȝeines etstonden. for euch an is al mihti to don al þ̵ he wule. ȝe makie to cwakien heouene ba ⁊ eorðe wið his an finger. 325 Sikere ha beoð of al þis. of þulli lif. of þulli wit. of þulli luue ⁊ gleadunge þrof. ⁊ of þulli blisse. þ̵ hit ne me neauer mare lutlin ne wursin. ne neome nan ende. 329. seh] neh MS.
339. MS. Bod. ends with igarc; the rest is from MS. Royal 17 A 27. þis lutle ich habbe iseid of þ̵ ich iseh in heouene ah nower neh ne seh ich al. ne þ̵ ȝet þ̵ ich [iseh. ne] ne con ich half tellen. Witer[liche quoð] warschipe. wel we understondeð 330 þ̵ tu hauest ibeo þear ⁊ soð hauest iseid trof. efter þi sihðe. ant wel is him þ̵ is war. ⁊ bisið him hu he mahe beast halden his hus þ̵ godes tresor is in aȝeines godes unwine þe weorreð þer towart a wið unþeawes. for þet. schal bringen him þider as he schal. al þis þ̵ tu hauest ispeken of an hundret siðe mare of blisse buten euch bale 335 folhin ⁊ ifinden. Quoð strengðe hwen hit swa is; hwet mei tweamen us from godd ⁊ hald[en us þeonne. ich] am siker ine godd. [þ̵ ne schal lif ne deað; ne wa] ne wunne nowðer [to dealen us ant his luue. ah al þis] us haueð igarc [f. 10 r] ket. ȝef we as treowe tresures witeð wel his tresor þ̵ is bitaht us to halden. as we schulen ful wel undeR his wengen. 340
Varpeð ut quoð warschipe; farlac ure fa. nis nawt riht þ̵ an hus halde þeos tweien. for þeR as murðes sonde is; ⁊ soð luue of eche lif. farlac is fleme. nu ut quoð strenðe farlac ne schaltu na lengere leuen in uRe ende. nu quoð `he´ ich seide for god al þ̵ ich seide. ⁊ þah hit muri nere nes na lessere mi tale þen wes murhðes 345 sondes ne unbihefre to ow. þah hit ne beo so licwurðe ne icweme. Eiðer of ow haueð his stunde to speokene. ne nis inckeR noðres tale to schunien in his time. þu warnest of wa. he telleð of wunne. muche neod is þ̵ me ow ba ȝeornliche hercni. Flute nu faRlac þah. hwil liues luue is heRinne. ⁊ þole wið efne heorte þe dom of rihtwisnesse. 350 for þu schal[t]. ful bliðeliche beon under fon in as ofte as liues luue stutteð forto spekene.
Nv is wil þ̵ husewif al stille. þ̵ eR wes so willesful. Al ituht efter wittes wissunge þ̵ is husebonde. ⁊ Al þ̵ hird halt him stille. þ̵ wes i wunet to beon fulitohen ⁊ don efteR wil haRe lefdi. Ant 355 nawt efteR wit; lustneð nu his lare. ⁊ fondeð eueR euchan efteR þ̵ him limpeð to. þurh þeos twa sonden. þ̵ ha i heRd habbeð. ⁊ þ̵ fowr sustren lerden þruppe for euch unþeawes inȝong his warde te witene. ant te waRden treowliche. [f. 10 v]
Þvs ah mon te þenchen ofte Ant ilome. Ant wið þulliche þohtes 360 awecchen his heorte. þe islep of ȝemeles for ȝet hire sawle heale. efter þeos twa sonden. From helle sihðe biseon; to þe blisse of heouene. To habben farlac of þ̵ an; luue toward þ̵ oðeR. ant leaden him ant hinen. þ̵ beoð his limen alle. nawt efteR wil þe untohe lefdi ⁊ his lust leareð. ah efteR þ̵ wit wule þ̵ is husebonde. tuhten ⁊ teachen þ̵ wit ga 365 eueR biuore ant teache wil efter him. to al þ̵ he dihteð ⁊ demeð to donne. ant wið þe fowR sustren; þer fore þe fowr heued þeawes. WaRschipe. Strencðe in godd. Ant Með. Ant Rihtwisnesse. witen godes treosor þ̵ is his ahne sawle. iþe hus of þe bodi; from þe þeof of helle. þulli þoht makeð mon te fleon alle unþeawes ant ontent his 370 heorte toward þe blisse of heouene. þ̵ ure lauerd ȝeue us þurh his hali milce þ̵ wið þe fedeR. ant e sune ant e hali gast rixleð in þreo had á buten ende. AMEN.
Par seinte charite biddeð a pateR noster for iohan þ̵ þeos boc wrat. 375
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