<fol. 6r><line 13> ¶ Also a man schal 3ulde rekenynge of alle
þe þou3tus of his herte . þat bowyde to ony
synne . As god seiþ bi his prophete . Synt gre
gori seiþ . þat god biholduþ so to eche man
nus lif . þat þe leeste þou3tus . leuen nat vndes
cussud . in þe doom . And nat oonli we schul
le 3ulde rekenynge . of dedus i-left vndo . whiche
we scholde haue i-doon . As þulke þat haueþ
nat i-do þe werkus of meercy . to pore & nedi
folk . Ne i-3iue hem . ne lent hum . ne i-holpe
hum in hure myschef . As crist schal reherse .
in þe doom . as he hym-sulf seiþ . ¶ Also of
alle þe tyme þat a man haþ i-had . in erþe
here . he schal 3ulde rekenynge . How he haþ
i-spend hit . as hit is i-write in þe book of
mornynge . And þerfore seiþ synt bernard .
Al þe tyme i-3iue to man ; god schal seche
how he haþ i-spend hit . ¶ Of mis-spendyn
ge of tyme ; spekuþ seynt anselme . seyinge
<fol. 6v>to man . O þou vnprofitable & drye tre . wor
þi to euerelastynge fuyr ; what schalt þu an
swere in þulke day . whanne al þe tyme i-3y
ue to þe schal be axud . how þou hast i-spend
hit . a-non to þe twynchynge of an y3e . Al
so a man schal a-counte ; for al his wordly goo
dus . Hou he haþ gete hum . i-kept hum . i-loued
hum . & i-spend hum . As crist menyþ . bi gostly vn
durstondynge . of ten besaunttus . & fyue talen
tus . ¶ Also of alle goodus of bodi . As streng
þe . Fayrnusse . Swetnusse . Cunynge of bo
dili wittus . And ˆ [in] whas seruise þese buþ i-spen
dud . ¶ Also euery man schal a-county hou
he haþ i-kept his owne soule . For if a kyng
hadde a dou3tur i-lich to him-self . to whom he
þou3te ˆ [to] 3yue gret dignite & worschup . & by
tok hure eny man of his reeme to kepe . þe
more neclygent . þat þis man were . a-bou
te hure . þe straytour rekenynge wolde þe
kyng axe for hure . þerfore what kyng of
heuene do to hym ; to wham he haþ bitake
his dou3tur moost i-lyk to him-self . þat is
to seye ; mannus soule: þat ful muche loued
dou3tur of his kyngdoom . And ordayne to
gret worschup ; in þe blisse of heuene . if
he kepe hure wel . And nat rechelousli ;
þerfore god commaunduþ in a book of his
lawe . þat ech man kepe wysli . or busili ; his
owne soule . ¶ Also þe fadur & þe modur . schul
len a-counte . for þe child ; þat is vnchastysud .
As hit is expressud in holi writ . How hely
<fol. 7r>was i-punschud . for his sonus . Bi-cause þat
he chastisud nat his sonus ; as he schulde ha
ue i-do . ¶ Also þe prelat oþur þe curat . schal
a-cownty for his sugettus . How he haþ i-tau3t
hum . bi lyuynge ; & bi word . As god seiþ by
his prophete . A gret drede schal be at þis doom .
for þe multitude of accusarus . Mannus oune
consciense ; þe whiche is defouled wt synne . &
nat a-mendud ; schal a-cuse him . Nat priueli ; bote
opunli . ¶ Also mannus owne synnus . schulle acu
se him . þei schulle be trussed as a burdun wiþ
him . whiche he a-mendude nat in his lif . As
hit is i-wryte in þe book of murnynge . And
ri3t as a þefte & stolyne þing . is tyed to a þe
fus necke & a-ccuseþ him ; ri3t so schullen synnes
nat a-mendud in þis lyue ; accuse synful
wrechus . ¶ Also holi writ schal accuse hem .
þat knowiþ hit . & hurde hit . & lyuede nat þer
aftur . Hi schulle bere wt hum lettrus of sen
tence . of hure deeþ . For þe seruaunt . þat kno
wiþ þe wil of his lord . & doþ hit nau3t ; schal
be bete . wt manye veniaunsus . And in en
saumpule her-of ; crist seiþ þat moyses lawe .
schal accuse þe iewis . ¶ Also godus creaturus . whi
che man haþ i-usud owt of mesur~ . & in syn
ne ; schullun acuse hum þere . And be as redi
to take veniaunce vp-on him ; as þei were bi
fore . to serue him . þe fuyr to brenne him . þe
watur to drenche him . þe erþe to swolowe him .
As seiþ hugo de archa noe . Also fendus
schullun be redi þere ; accusynge synful men
<fol. 7v>& wymmen ; for þei as traytourus entysede to
þe synne . And whennne þe synne is do ; þei
wolle acuse men þerof . And þerfore in þe
book of priueteus ; þe fuynd is i-clepud accu
sare . of cristene men . And synt austyn seiþ .
þat þe fend schal be þere redy ; rehersynge
þe couenaunt . þat men made at hure cristen
dom takynge . Castynge a3ens hum ; what
þei haue i-do of synne . & of wickudenusse .
And whanne þei haue i-synned ; & in what
place . And what goud þei my3tte haue i-do ;
& dude hit nau3t . And þenne þis aduersarie
schal seye ; as seynt austyn seiþ . ¶ Þou ri3t
ful domusman deme þese to be myne ; for syn
ne þat þei haue wrou3t . þat nolde nat be þi
ne bi grace . Þine þei were bi kynde ; for þou
madust hem of nou3t . Bote þei buþ myne nou ;
by synne . & wickudenusse þat þei han wrou3t .
Þine þei werun ; for bi þi passiun þu bou3ttus
hum . Mine þei buþ nouþe ; for þei dude þe syn
ne þat i putte in hure þou3t . To þe þei we
re vnbuxum ; & to me þei were buxum ; & to
myne entysynge . Of þe þei toke þe cloþ of
clennusse ; of me þei tok þe cote of synne &
of fulþede . Þi cloþ þei han i-lost ; and wt my
ne þei ben i-come hidur . Ri3tful domusman ;
deme þese to be myne . And to be dampnud
wiþ me . Alas . whare schal þulke wrecche
a-bide ; þat is þus harde biset . ¶ Also seyntus
schulle acuse hure pursuarus . & stoonde bi gret
stedeuastnesse . to bere wittenusse a-3ens hum .
<fol. 8r>As hit is i-write in þe book of wisdoom . also
sogettus schulle accuse hure euele curaturus .
Seynt bernard seiþ ; hi schulle come bifore
þe domus-man . or sete of crist . þt þe greuous
playnt of widewys . & of fadurles childrun
& modurles be hurd . And han an hardur al
leiawnce . for þei han i-lyued . In hure waius .
& nau3t i-do a-wey hure synnus . Also childrun
schulle accuse hure fadrus & modrus . for þei
were necligent to chastise & vndure-nyme hum .
As þe holi+gost techuþ in þe book of wysdoom .
¶ Also poure men schulle accuse þe riche . þat
hadde þe goodus of þe wordul ; & woolde nat
helpe þe poore ; in pouerte . & myscheef . Bote
suffrede moþþus to to ete hure cloþus . & rust to
frete hure mone . And þat schal stonde in wit
nusse . a-3ens hum . As seynt iame seiþ . ¶ Also
þe benefetus þat men han receyued of god .
and dude nat due þankyngus . & worschepede
nau3t him . wt duwe seruise for hum . schullen
accuse hum . and be a-leggud ; a-3ens hum . And
þis is i-figured in holi writ . where þat þe
aungel com to þe place ; of wepynge folk .
Bi whiche place ; is vndurstonde þe doom . For
þer schal be wepynge & waylynge . as ion
seiþ . in þe book of priuetes . ¶ And þere he
rehersuþ . þe benefetus & goode-nusse ; þat god
haþ i-do to þe puple . For þei hadde him nat in
mynde . ne worschepude nat him for hum . And
þe tormentus þat crist suffre . in tyme of his
passiun . Boþe woundus & cros . naylus & spere .
<fol. 8v>schullen accuse ; & bere witnusse ; a-3ens sin
ful men . As seynt bernard seiþ . Þerfore
alle cristene pepule . haue 3e stedefast myn
de vp-on þis sentense ; & fle 3e vnleful lustus
of 3oure flesch . & coueytise . & deseitus of þis
disseiuabule wordul . And bileue 3e . & ha
ueþ stedefaste mynde . þat crist wole a-pere
in þe doom ; sterne as lyun . to wickude
mennus syg3t . & deme boþe quike & dede . ¶ Of
þe grete drede of þulke day ; spekuþ god bi
his prophete . Þe day of þe lord . schal be a gret
day of deliueraunce . A day of wreche . & of
veniaunce . A day of wreþe . & of bale & of bi
turnusse . And þe day of playnynge & of ac
cusynge . Þe day of drede . & of trembelynge .
Þe day of cryinge . & of sorowe . Þe day of der
kenusse . & of mornynge . And þe hy3uste
day . of partynge fro god . for-euere a-wey .
of his presence . As seynt anselme seiþ .
¶ þerfore eche man amende his lif . þe while
he is of power . to do goud & euel . For meny
þingus þat semuþ now smale trespasus .
oþur none ; schulleþ a-pere þere . gastly sin
nus and grete . As seynt anselme rehersuþ .
þat is i-liknud to þe day of þe lord . For he
schal schewe þere ; noþing bote ry3tfulnus
se . Bote þese dayus þat we haueþ here ; buþ
i-clepud þe dayus of men . For crist is 3ut ;
as meek as a lomb . And redi for to for3iue
men ; sorowynge for synne . And turnyn
ge no+more a-3en . ¶ heerbi eche man may
<fol. 9r>wel i-se . þat þer nele be noon oþur help at
þe dredful doom ; bote onli þorou a-mende
ment of mannus lif . Sorwynge for his syn
ne ; & treweli to serue god . kepynge his hes
tus ; to his lyues ende . ¶ For goud lif & ri3tful .
schal moore helpe þere to man ; þan eny oþur
þing . Þerfore tarie 3e nat fro day to day ; to
turne to 3oure god . As þe holi+gost consayleþ
in þe book of wisdom . Fore sodaynliche . his
veniaunce schal come & destroye . his enemyes . þt
buþ i-funde in dedli synne . For as he fynduþ
a+man ; so he wole deme hym . Þerfore knou
leche 3e 3oure synnus . now wt bitur sorowe of
3our herte . And seche 3e to do godus wil in þou3t .
word . & dede . And helpe 3e 3oure euenecristene in
here nede ; as 3e wolde be holpe 3our-self . And
þenne god wole for3iue 3ow 3oure synnus ; & he
le+hem wt his mercy . Fore . þe loue of god & of
ney3ebores ; heluþ þe multitude of synnus . As
godus lawe seiþ . S-eynt bartelmew syde I bi
leue in þe holi+gost ; here we schulle bileue
þat þe holi+gost . is þe þridde persone . of þe
holi trinite . Verrili wt-oute bigynnynge . &
endynge . And euene in wit . & goodnusse . &
strengþe . wt þe fadur & þe sune . And þat þes
þre personus of þe holi trinite ; ben oon almy3ti
god . And euereche i-liche my3tty ; al on my3t
te . And endeles good ; & on goodnusse . And en
deles trewe . And endeles witti . And endles fayr .
And endeles louynge . And endeles ry3tful . And
endeles merciful . And alle þei buþ on trewþe .
<fol. 9v>On fayrnusse . On wisdoom . On loue . On ri3t
fulnusse . On treuþe . & On mercy . Seynt ma
theu seyde . I bileue in holi+churche & come
nynge of sayntus . Holi+churche is departud ;
in þre partyus . O parti is ; in þe wordul . Of
men & wymmen . þat schullun be sauyd . in þe
blisse of heuene . by þe grete meercy of god . &
bi hure owne goude lif . ¶ An[d] þis part is nat
3ut oute of drede ; bote stryuynge . a-3ens þre
gostly enemyus . Þe flesch . Þe wordul . & þe fend .
And my3tly to wiþstonde synne . bi þe help of
god . And þerfore hit is i-clepud ; þe fy3ttynge
churche . þerfore ho wole be ony of þis part .
of holi+churche ; wt-stonde he al vnleful desyrus .
of þese þre enemyus . ¶ A-noþur part of holi
churche is ; in purgatorie . of soulus þat buþ
þere ; abydynge þe mercy of god . And to [be] pur
ged of hure synnus ; for þe whiche þei dude nat
due satusfacciun in hure lif . Bote þis part of
holi+churche haþ ouercome . alle þe deseytus . & tempta
cions . of here þre gostli enemyes . And is eue
ry day more þan oþur . i-pured & i-mad clene .
And þerfore þis may be seyd . þe churche ouer
comynge . ¶ þe þridde part of holi+churche . is :
in heuene . As crist þat is hed of al holi+churche :
wt his sayntus . Þat part haþ fulli ouercome al
le enemyus . & is clene i-clenesud . fulli fro alle
fulþus & passuþ in-to blisse . And þat part is
fre ; for alle+manere desirus . As seynt poul seiþ .
Alle þes þre partyus schullen be to-gydere ; on .
aftur þe day of dome . ioynge in euerelastynge
<fol. 10r>blisse . wt crist þt is hure hed . ¶ Also hit is to
bileue . þat þe sacramentus of holi+churche . ben
souerayn medicynus to reconsile goude soulus .
forsakynge synne . & sorowynge þerfore .
¶ And þese buþ þe seuene sacramentus . of holi
churche . Baptem . Confirmaciun . Þe sacra
ment of þe auter . Þat is godus flesch & his blod .
in þe fourme of bred & wyn . Þe furþe is pe
nawnce . Þat is as synt gregori seiþ . to wepe
for synnus y-do . And eschewe to do þulke þingus: þt
ben a-3ens godus wil ; Þe fifte is ; wedlok ; Þe
sixte is holi ordore . And þe seueþe is þe laste .
Anoyntynge . ¶ Also we schulle bileue ; come
nynge of saynttus . Þat is þat eche of þes þre
partyus of holi+churche byfore seyd ; takuth
part of oþerus goodnusse . & helpuþ oþur .
As þulke part þat is in heuene ; helpuþ o
þur tweye partyus ; Prayinge for hum ; as
seynt bernard seiþ . Þulke part þat is in er
þe ; helpuþ þulke in purgatorie wt hure good
lyuynge . & deuout prayere . & almusdede doyn
ge . to þe nedi pepule . ¶ And þese tweye par
tyus buþ i-seyd ; to helpe hum in heuene ; when
ne hure blisse & hure ioie is encresud ; bi þe fe
laschup of þese . ffor~ euere þe mo þat buþ þe
re ; þe more is hure blisse . And þus ech of þes
þre partyus: comenuþ wt oþure . Synt sy
mound seyde I bileue þe for3yuenusse of
synnus . Here we schulluþ bileue . þat þei þt
amenduþ hur~ lif here ; doynge verrey penaun
ce . & levynge of synne . & kepynge godus comaun
<fol. 10v>dementus . & endun in cherite ; schullen haue for
3yuenusse of alle hure synnus . And also . þt crist
þorou his passiun & deþ ; gat vs of his fadur
for3yuenusse of owre synnus . And he him-self . vp
þe godhede . euene wt þe fadur for3yuet alle o
rigynal synnus & actual . in takynge of fullo
v3t .Seynt iude seyde . I bileue in rysynge
of body . Here we schulle bileue ; þat al+man
kynde schal a-rise at þe day of dome . fro þe deþ
to lyue . in bodi & soule: Ech in his owne kyn
de . And in his owne bodi ; vncorruptable . &
vndedli . And þey þi bodi were i-brent wt
fuyr . & þe pouþur þer-of i-þrowe . in to þe
four seus . þat gon a-bowte þe wordul ; 3ut
þe soule & þe bodi . schullun come to-gydure
a-3en . & a-rise fro deþ to lyue ; at þe dredful
day of dome . And fro þulke day forþward ; ne
uere aftur departi . ¶ And þei þat haueþ y
uel i-lyued . & i-endud in dedli synne ; schul
len go in bodi & soule to-gydere ; in to pay
ne for-euermore . And þt haueþ i-lyued wel:
& i-kept þe hestus of god . and fulfyld þe de
dus of mercy . & i-endud in cherite . boþe to
god & to man ; schulleþ wende in bodi & sou
le to-gydere . in-to þe blisse of heuene . for-e
uermore . Of þe whiche blisse & lif . Synt
matheu spekuþ in þe laste articule . Where
he seiþ . And i bileue in euerelastynge lif .
Jn þulke lif euerelastynge of ioye & blisse:
gowde men & wommen . þt endun wel . schullen
dwelle in body & soule . wordele wiþ-owten