<County: Durham>
<Code: L1351>
<MS reference: London, BL Harley 26>
<Text: Sermon>


<fol. 60v><lat>Ecce nunc tempus acceptable Ad core</lat> J/o 3e sall fathfully traste and trew stedefastley as god
biddes man and woma~ þt þai sall do gude agayne ill to the
qwilk commawndment he
gyues vs ensampell hym selfe and als be his haly saynte3 and
mertires þat when
þe Jewes had donne all þe dispyte to hym at þai myght do All þt
wald haue forgyfnes
he forgaff þam Also seyn Stewne when þe Jewes had staned : hym
to dede þer he forgaff þam &
sayd : <lat></lat> & c. lord Jhesu crist take no wrake of þame bod
trewly
þis ensampill now . on~ day is owr litill vsed for it es selden~
seyne þat any man
do gude agayne ill bot it es oftymes sene yf a+man do a+gude
turne he sall haue A
schrewde turne agayne For it now seyne all day and ane of vs
hafe a bodly enmy
and wald do vs a euell turne it es now our maner for to spy and
loke howe we may
comme to at do hym þe same . an~ whare yf we may what tyme we
may gete þe
þe ouerhand of hym and when we see we may comme to þa~ will we
thynk now is tyme
And yf our power be better þa~ his yan will we ouercome hyme and
we may And þus
suld we no3t do for we suld kepe vs fra hym and do as god biddes
<lat></lat>
& c. pray you þt wald do 3ow any ill at god amend þa~ and for-
gyff þame
<fol. 61r>bod be our lady þer as enmy both to our body and Sawle and hyme
luke we bot litill
vn to . ouercome þt es þe fende of ell the whilke es enmy till our
sawll wald we spy
hym . day and nyght at ouercome hym as we spy our euen~ cristen~ to ouercome and ouercome
yat fals fende as god biddes vs whare he says <lat></lat> Feght and
ouercome and J sall crone ye in the blisse of euen~ : Nowe yat we
may feght and ouercome
hym yt foull fende at tempes vs day and nyght euer mor to ill
praes to god hertly
for his passion~ yat he graunt3 vs grace yer to J comend me vn to
3our praeres all ye
state of haly kirk <lat>Ecce nunc tempus</lat> [<ill></ill>sus] als þe
Apostell seynt Paule seys see now
is tyme To yis spekes god and says yus Tyme is now . Tyme es for
to come
Tyme es gayne Tyme es gayne of ye synne and trespas yat we haue
done . agayn
the commawndment of god bot ye synne and trespas dwelles still with vs Tyme
es nowe yat we emend vs of yais synnes yat we haue donne be-fore . ye . dredefull
dey of dowme . of god Tyme es for to come yat yf we emend vs of yais synnes
yat we haue donne be-for ye dredefull d<?>y of dwme of god elles sall we
suffyr~ bitter paynes for yai~ and yer-for es tyme comen and ye day of hele for to
hele yat has beyne seke yat es our sawle for als lang als we ley in synne als
lang es our sawle seke and yer-for now es of hele of ye whilk tyme ilk cristen@
man and woman awe to be glade and joyfull yat god has graunt swilk a+tyme at we
may makes amendes till hym of all yat we haue in mend yat we haue donne
agayne the commawndmentes and agayne our sawle seyn ye tyme we war~ last at
our confession to þis day so yat we may be redey to reseyve the haly sacrament yat
is his Flessh and his bloude in remision~ of our synnes And yerfor may we say now es
a helefull tyme And pryncipaly to be mare in deuocon~ now yis tyme and a <?>yer tyme
of the 3ere for yis tyme es called ye tende partey of ye 3ere and þerfor right as we
gyff ye tende partes of our gudes right swa aght vs to gyff ye mar fastyng prayeng
more almus dede wakeng lesse in spekeng and euer to be in lufe and charety to
god and owre euen~ cristen~ And als to come to ye kirk and here guddys serueyse .
and pray for all cristen~ sawles and our gude doers and for all yat er in gude lyffyng
at god hald yam lang yerin and yais yt er in ill leuyng yt gode delyuer ya~ son~ þer of . And
sithen eft~ to haue in mynde of 3our synnes and trispas yt 3e haue donne agayne ye
commandmentes of god sithen tyme 3e war~ last at confession~ to yis day and <?> acorde
ya~ and wryt ya~ in . 3our hertes righ als we wald a geste or a sange ye whilk war~ lykeng
till vs to lere For trewly yf we acorde þat trewly and wele and gyff a+gude rakenyng
lettyng for no schame ne for no awe elles lose we our Awne saule . And yer for for godes
lufe by wele avysed or 3e come yer to for trewley yat at 3e forgete and 3e will nogh
schew and kennes yat 3e haue donne ill and will no3t schryf 3ow yer of ye fend
of hele he wryttes it full redy J. exemplum . We rede in ye lyfe of seynt Benett
of a man yat schrafe hyme of yat he kold thynk apon so when he had donne
and was soyled his fader onder god Jnioned hym his pennance he had Joned hym
for to a certeyn~ praers and for gyff of his gude and he went furth and fogayt his praeres
vnsayd almus dede had he donne nane als he bad hym And so sekenes com till hym yt hym
bud passe of yis world and a litill be-for he suld passe ye fend com till hym & seyd what
does yu here and he seyd J am comen~ to feche ye to me for sothe qd he yu has
no parte of me and yf yu haue any parte lat see how yu may prouet it / And þe fende
sayde yat sall J wele prouef and he tuke oute a role her fynd J yt yu did noght
yt was enyoned . 3ow in schrift þe last tyme þu was schrefen~ and yerfor yis mysse
es noght forgeten to yu haue donne yi penance now said he what es yt at yu
says J haue nogh donne Diabolus yu was in-ionede ij thynges the J dede yu noght
almus dede and praeres and y/is man avysed hym & he fand he had forgeten~ hys praers
be-hynd vn-sayd Now sayd he J commande ye in ye vertu of god to ga fra me and hafe
no powere of me and commen~ agayn~ als tyte <lat></lat>
<fol. 61v>and yan come ye fynde agayne & when ye man sawe hym luke now an yi role said he
and ye fende luked in his roule and all was away And yis fende flew a-way wt a grete
hidoes cry and saide yus <lat></lat> wt sorow
of hert euer more fordose and gase a-bowne all synne and yerfor J sey 3ow trewley schrift
fordose synne and yerfor record wele at yis enmy hafe no3t at do with 3ow for 3e see
by comyn curse and experiens a lorde yat has a grafe or a sergeaunt yai sall gyf yer counte
anes in ye 3ere yai will luke how wysely yai kan~ make yer bukes and yer tayles at no
fawte be fown~ for drede of punysseynge of yer body Now sithen we drede so mekill
punyssenge of our body yat sall last in yis word bod a while for ye tyme yat we lyff
here is body a cherey fayre now mekill mare suld we drede ye rekenyng yat we
sall gyff to god yat we hafe myspendid wt vrange and donne Agayn his commawndmet@
ye qwilk yat suld be lyfe to our sawle euer lastand For we sall be-for hym gyff rekenyng of
ye leste ydell word yat we speke here bot yf we make emendes yer- of in yis world
Now sithen we sall gyffe a reken<smudge, most probably yng> of all ydell wordes mekill more we drede vs of
our euyll dedes bod we emend yame or we passe hyne and gyf a- counte of ya@ &
trew rekenyng to our schryft fader in goddes stede wt schryft of mouth and sorow of hert
and as mercy and forgyfnes and be in will to emend vs and yan es a- counte wele gyue
for our sawle for right als our body dose here rigt swa sall our sawle hafe when we en-
gayne be it gude or ill for ye body did it and it gyfes neuer tale what yu dose wt it
out of yi hede yi leges yi Armes it feles no sore bod trewly ye sawle of of vs bydes
oyer in wele or in wa as we ordyn yer-for in our lyff yn to ye dome of god And yerfor for ye
lufe of hym yat boght 3ow and vs . be-gyles no3t 3our sawle for god 3e may no3t be
gyle for he gyfes vs knawlege both of gude and euyll. And þer for when 3e come to
schew 3our lyfe schryfe 3ow openly of all 3e can thynk apon and thynk no schame to
tell 3our schryft vn-to hym yat 3e schryf 3ow to bod right in ye same degre yat 3e hafe
trespassed telles it openly till hym yt settes þer in goddes stede and take gudely & mekely
3our penance yat he yones and thynk yat 3e wer~ worthy to hafe a hundereth so mekill