Thanne weex that sherewe in wanhope,
And wolde han hanged hym;
Ne hadde Repentaunce the rather
Reconforted hym in this manere.
"Have mercy in thi mynde,
And with thi mouth biseche it;
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For Goddes mercy is moore
Than alle hise othere werkes.
And al the wikkednesse in this world