Haue I nat
nou{m}bred
{and} seid q{uod} she 2913
?
?
Chaucer - Boethius
2872
[Linenotes:
2838 _his_--H. ? is
_that_--H. {and} ? {a}t
2841 _blake_--H. blak
_hadde y-couered_--H. had cou{er}ed
2842 _lyhten_--H. light
2843 _dep[e]_--C. dep, H. depe
2847 _thing_--H. ? yng{es}
2863 _depthe_--H. depe
2864 [_is_]--from H.
_sholden_--H. shulde
2867 _nature[l]_--H. nat{ur}ell{e}]
[Headnote:
THE WORLD GOVERNED BY GOD. ]
TUM EGO PLATONI INQ{UA}M.
[Sidenote: [The . 12. p{ro}se. ]]
[Sidenote: _B. _ I am quite of Plato's opinion, for you have now a
second time recalled these things to my remembrance which had been
forgotten, first by the contagious union of soul and body, and
afterwards by the pressure of my afflictions. ]
++THanne seide I thus // I acorde me gretly to plato / for
thow remenbrist {and} recordist me thise thinges yit]
[Sidenote: [*_Addit. MS. 10,340, fol. 23. _]]
*? e seconde tyme. ? at is to seyn. first whan I lost[e] my
memorie by ? e co{n}tagio? s coniuncc{i}ou{n} of ? e body wi? 2876
? e soule. {and} eftsones afterward whan I lost[e] it co{n}founded
by ? e charge {and} by ? e burden of my sorwe.
[Sidenote: _P. _ If you will reflect upon the concessions you have
already made, you will soon call to mind that truth, of which you
lately confessed your ignorance. ]
? And ? an sayde she ? us. ? If ? ou look[e] q{uo}d she
firste ? e ? inges ? at ? ou hast graunted it ne shal nat 2880
ben ry? t feer ? at ? ou ne shalt remembren ? ilke ? ing ? at [[pg 102]]
? ou seidest ? at ? ou nistest nat.
[Sidenote: _B. _ What is that? ]
what ? ing q{uo}d I.
[Sidenote: _P. _ It was, by what power the world is governed. ]
? by whiche gouerme{n}t q{uo}d she ? at ? is worlde is
gouerned.
[Sidenote: _B. _ With regard to that, I own I confessed my
ignorance, but though I now remotely see what you infer, yet I
wish for further explanation from you. ]
Me remembri? it wel q{uo}d I. {and} I confesse 2884
wel ? at I ne wist[e] it nat ? But al be it so ? at
I se now fro{m} afer what ? ou p{ur}posest ? Algates I
desire ? it to herkene it of ? e more pleynely.
[Sidenote: _P. _ You acknowledged a little while ago that this
world was governed by God? ]
? ? ou ne
wendest nat q{uo}d she a litel here byforne ? at men 2888
sholden doute ? at ? is worlde is gouerned by god.
[Sidenote: _B. _ I still cling to this opinion, and will give you
my reasons for this belief. ]
? Certys q{uo}d I ne ? itte doute I it nau? t. ne I nil
neuer wene ? at it were to doute. as who sei? . but I
wot wel ? at god gouerne? ? is worlde. ? And I shal 2892
shortly answere ? e by what resou{n}s I am brou? t to ? is.
[Sidenote: The discordant elements of this world would never have
assumed their present form unless there had been a wise
Intelligence to unite them; and even after such a union, the
joining of such opposites would have disunited and ruined the
fabric made up of them, had not the same conjoining hand kept them
together. ]
? ? is worlde q{uod} I of so many dyuerse {and} co{n}trarious
p{ar}ties ne my? ten neuer han ben assembled in o forme.
but yif ? ere ne were oon ? at conioigned so many[e 2896
diu{er}se] ? inges. ? And ? e same diuersite of hire
natures ? at so discordeden ? at oon fro ? at o? er most[e]
dep{ar}ten {and} vnioigne{n} ? e ? i{n}ges ? at ben co{n}ioigned.
yif ? ere ne were oon ? at contened[e] ? at he ha? co{n}ioigned 2900
{and} ybounde.
[Sidenote: The order that reigns throughout nature could not
proceed so regularly and uniformly if there were not a Being,
unchangeable and stedfast, to order and dispose so great a
diversity of changes. ]
ne ? e certein ordre of nature ne
sholde. nat brynge fur? e so ordinee moeuynge. by
places. by tymes. by doynges. by spaces. by qualites.
yif ? ere ne were oon ? at were ay stedfast dwellynge. 2904
? at ordeyned[e] {and} disposed[e] ? ise diuersites of
moeuynges.
[Sidenote: This Being, the creator and ruler of all things, I call
God. ]
? and ? ilke ? inge what so euer it be. by
whiche ? at alle ? inges ben maked {and} ylad. I clepe
hym god ? at is a worde ? at is vsed to alle folke. 2908
[Sidenote: _P. _ As thy sentiments on these points are so just I
have but little more to do--for thou mayest be happy and secure,
and revisit thy own country. ]
? an seide she. syn ? ou felest ? us ? ise ? inges q{uo}d she. I
trowe ? at I haue lytel more to done. ? at ? ou my? ty of
wilfulnesse hool {and} sounde ne se eftsones ? i contre.
[Linenotes:
2875, 2877 _lost[e]_--loste
2878 _burden_--burdene
2879 _look[e]_--looke
2880 _firste_--fyrst
2883 _whiche_--which
_gouerment_--gou{er}nement
_worlde_--wordyl
2885 _wist[e]_--wiste
2887 _pleynely_--pleynly
2888 _here byforne_--her byforn
2889 _worlde is_--world nis
2890 _? itte doute_--yit ne dowte
_nil_--nel
2892 _wot_--MS. wote, C. wot
2892, 2894 _worlde_--world
2893 _answere_--answeren
2894 _many_--manye
2895 _my? ten_--myhte
2896 _? ere_--ther
_many[e]_--manye
2897 [_diuerse_]--from C.
_hire_--hir
2898 _most[e]_--moste
2900 _? ere_--ther
_contened[e]_--contenede
_ha? _--MS. ha? e
2902 _fur? e_--forth
_ordinee moeuynge_--ordene moeuynges
2904 _? ere_--ther
_stedfast_--stidefast
2905 _ordeyned[e]_--ordeynede
_disposed[e]_--disponede
2907 _whiche_--which
_ben_--be
_ylad_--MS. yladde, C. I-ladd
2908 _worde_--word
_folke_--foolk
2911 _wilfulnesse_--welefulnesse]
[Headnote:
GOD IS ALL-SUFFICIENT. ]
[Sidenote: But let us reflect a little more upon these matters. ]
? But lat vs loken ? e ? inges ? at we han
p{ur}posed her-byforn. [[pg 103]]
[Sidenote: Did we not agree that _Sufficiency_ is of the nature of
true happiness? ]
?
Haue I nat nou{m}bred {and} seid q{uod} she 2913
? at suffisaunce is in blisfulnesse.
[Sidenote: And have we not seen that God is that true felicity,
and that He needs no external aid nor instruments? ]
{and} we han accorded
? at god is {and} ? ilke same blisfulnesse. ? yis forso? e q{uo}d
I. {and} ? at to gouerne ? is worlde q{uod} she. ne shal he 2916
neuer han nede of none helpe fro wi? oute.
[Sidenote: For if he should, he would not be self-sufficient. ]
for ellys yif
he had[de] nede of any helpe. he ne sholde not haue
[no] ful suffisau{n}ce. ? is ? us it mot nedes be q{uo}d I.
[Sidenote: And he directs all things by himself alone? ]
? ? an ordeyne? he by hym self al oon alle ? inges q{uo}d 2920
she.
[Sidenote: _B. _ It cannot be gainsaid. ]
? at may nat ben denied q{uo}d I.
[Sidenote: _P. _ I have shown that God is the chief good; God must,
therefore, direct and order all things by _good_, since he governs
them by himself, whom we have proved to be the _supreme good_, and
he is that helm and rudder, by which this machine of the world is
steadily and securely conducted. ]
? And I haue
shewed ? at god is ? e same good. ? It reme{m}bre? me
wel q{uo}d I. ? ? an ordeine? he alle ? inges by ? ilke
goode q{uod} she. Syn he whiche we han accorded to 2924
ben good gouerne? alle ? i{n}g{us} by hym self. {and} he is a
keye {and} a stiere by whiche ? at ? e edifice of ? is worlde
is ykept stable {and} wi? oute corumpynge
[Sidenote: _B. _ I entirely agree to this, and partly anticipated
your remarks. ]
? I accorde
me gretly q{uod} I. {and} I ap{er}ceiuede a litel here byforn 2928
? at ? ou woldest seyne ? us. Al be it so ? at it were by
a ? inne suspeciou{n}.
[Sidenote: _P. _ I believe it; for your eyes are now more intent
upon these great truths relating to true felicity; but what I am
going to say is not less open to your view. ]
I trowe it wel q{uo}d she. ? For as
I trowe ? ou leedest nowe more ententifly ? ine eyen to
loken ? e verray goodes ? but na? eles ? e ? inges ? at I 2932
shal telle ? e ? it ne shewe? nat lasse to loken.
[Sidenote: _B. _ What is that? ]
what is
? at q{uo}d I.
[Sidenote: _P. _ As we believe that God governs all things by his
goodness, and that all things have a natural tendency towards the
_good_, can it be doubted but that they all voluntarily submit to
the will and control of their ruler? ]
? So as men trowen q{uo}d she {and} ? at
ry? tfully ? at god gouerne? alle ? inges by ? e keye of his
goodnesse. ? And alle ? ise same ? inges as I [haue] 2936
tau? t ? e. hasten hem by naturel ente{n}c{i}ou{n} to comen
to goode ? er may no man doute{n}. ? at ? ei ne ben
gouerned uoluntariely. {and} ? at ? ei ne conuerten [hem]
nat of her owe{n} wille to ? e wille of hire ordeno{ur}. 2940
[Linenotes:
2912 _han_--ha
2913 _seid_--MS. seide, C. seyd
2916 _worlde_--world
2917 _none helpe_--non help
2918 _had[de]_--hadde
_helpe_--help
2919 [_no_]--from C.
2920 _al oon_--allone
2921 _ben denied_--be denoyed
2924, 2926 _whiche_--which
2925 _ben_--be
2926 _worlde_--world
2928 _gretly_--gretely
_here_--her
2929 _seyne_--seye
2931 _nowe_--now
2932 _na? eles_--nat[h]les
2935 _ry? tfully_--MS. on ry? tfully
2936 [_haue_]--from C.
2938 _goode_--good
2939 [_hem_]--from C.
2940 _nat_--omitted
_her_--hir
_owen_--owne
_wille_ (_both_)--wil
_hire_--hyr]
[Headnote:
ALL THINGS SUBMIT TO GOD. ]
as ? ei ? at ben accordyng {and} enclinynge to her gouerno{ur}
{and} her kyng. [[pg 104]]
[Sidenote: _B. _ It cannot be otherwise. There would be no safety
for those who obey, if the discord of a portion were allowed. ]
? It mot nedys be so q{uo}d. I.
[Sidenote: [* Fol. 23 _b_. ]]
*? For ? e realme ne sholde not seme blisful ? if ? ere were a ? ok
of mysdrawynges in diu{er}se p{ar}ties ne ? e sauynge of 2944
obedient ? inges ne sholde nat be.
[Sidenote: _P. _ Is there anything that follows the dictates of
nature that seeks to counteract the will of God? ]
? an is ? ere no ? ing
q{uo}d she ? {a}t kepi? hys nature[;] ? at enforce? hym to
gone a? eyne god.
[Sidenote: _B. _ No. ]
? No q{uo}d. I.
[Sidenote: _P. _ If there should be any such, it could not prevail
against him, who is supremely happy and consequently omnipotent. ]
? And if ? at any ? i{n}g
enforced[e] hym to wi? stonde god. my? t[e] it auayle at 2948
? e laste a? eyns hym ? at we han g{ra}unted to ben al
my? ty by ? e ry? t of blisfulnesse. ? Certis q{uo}d I al
outerly it ne my? t[e] nat auaylen hym.
[Sidenote: Then there is nothing that either will or can withstand
this supreme good? ]
? an is ? ere no
? ing q{uo}d she ? at ey? er wol or may wi? stonde to ? is 2952
souereyne good.
[Sidenote: _B. _ Nothing, certainly. ]
? I trowe nat q{uo}d. I
[Sidenote: _P. _ It is then the supreme good that governs and
orders all things powerfully and benignly. ]
? ? an is
? ilke ? e souereyne good q{uo}d she ? at alle ? i{n}g{us}
gouerne? strongly {and} ordeyne? hem softly.
[Sidenote: _B. _ I am delighted with your _conclusions_, but much
more with your _language_; so that fools may be ashamed of their
objections to the divine government. ]
? a{n} seide I
? us. I delite me q{uo}d I nat oonly in ?
[Linenotes:
2838 _his_--H. ? is
_that_--H. {and} ? {a}t
2841 _blake_--H. blak
_hadde y-couered_--H. had cou{er}ed
2842 _lyhten_--H. light
2843 _dep[e]_--C. dep, H. depe
2847 _thing_--H. ? yng{es}
2863 _depthe_--H. depe
2864 [_is_]--from H.
_sholden_--H. shulde
2867 _nature[l]_--H. nat{ur}ell{e}]
[Headnote:
THE WORLD GOVERNED BY GOD. ]
TUM EGO PLATONI INQ{UA}M.
[Sidenote: [The . 12. p{ro}se. ]]
[Sidenote: _B. _ I am quite of Plato's opinion, for you have now a
second time recalled these things to my remembrance which had been
forgotten, first by the contagious union of soul and body, and
afterwards by the pressure of my afflictions. ]
++THanne seide I thus // I acorde me gretly to plato / for
thow remenbrist {and} recordist me thise thinges yit]
[Sidenote: [*_Addit. MS. 10,340, fol. 23. _]]
*? e seconde tyme. ? at is to seyn. first whan I lost[e] my
memorie by ? e co{n}tagio? s coniuncc{i}ou{n} of ? e body wi? 2876
? e soule. {and} eftsones afterward whan I lost[e] it co{n}founded
by ? e charge {and} by ? e burden of my sorwe.
[Sidenote: _P. _ If you will reflect upon the concessions you have
already made, you will soon call to mind that truth, of which you
lately confessed your ignorance. ]
? And ? an sayde she ? us. ? If ? ou look[e] q{uo}d she
firste ? e ? inges ? at ? ou hast graunted it ne shal nat 2880
ben ry? t feer ? at ? ou ne shalt remembren ? ilke ? ing ? at [[pg 102]]
? ou seidest ? at ? ou nistest nat.
[Sidenote: _B. _ What is that? ]
what ? ing q{uo}d I.
[Sidenote: _P. _ It was, by what power the world is governed. ]
? by whiche gouerme{n}t q{uo}d she ? at ? is worlde is
gouerned.
[Sidenote: _B. _ With regard to that, I own I confessed my
ignorance, but though I now remotely see what you infer, yet I
wish for further explanation from you. ]
Me remembri? it wel q{uo}d I. {and} I confesse 2884
wel ? at I ne wist[e] it nat ? But al be it so ? at
I se now fro{m} afer what ? ou p{ur}posest ? Algates I
desire ? it to herkene it of ? e more pleynely.
[Sidenote: _P. _ You acknowledged a little while ago that this
world was governed by God? ]
? ? ou ne
wendest nat q{uo}d she a litel here byforne ? at men 2888
sholden doute ? at ? is worlde is gouerned by god.
[Sidenote: _B. _ I still cling to this opinion, and will give you
my reasons for this belief. ]
? Certys q{uo}d I ne ? itte doute I it nau? t. ne I nil
neuer wene ? at it were to doute. as who sei? . but I
wot wel ? at god gouerne? ? is worlde. ? And I shal 2892
shortly answere ? e by what resou{n}s I am brou? t to ? is.
[Sidenote: The discordant elements of this world would never have
assumed their present form unless there had been a wise
Intelligence to unite them; and even after such a union, the
joining of such opposites would have disunited and ruined the
fabric made up of them, had not the same conjoining hand kept them
together. ]
? ? is worlde q{uod} I of so many dyuerse {and} co{n}trarious
p{ar}ties ne my? ten neuer han ben assembled in o forme.
but yif ? ere ne were oon ? at conioigned so many[e 2896
diu{er}se] ? inges. ? And ? e same diuersite of hire
natures ? at so discordeden ? at oon fro ? at o? er most[e]
dep{ar}ten {and} vnioigne{n} ? e ? i{n}ges ? at ben co{n}ioigned.
yif ? ere ne were oon ? at contened[e] ? at he ha? co{n}ioigned 2900
{and} ybounde.
[Sidenote: The order that reigns throughout nature could not
proceed so regularly and uniformly if there were not a Being,
unchangeable and stedfast, to order and dispose so great a
diversity of changes. ]
ne ? e certein ordre of nature ne
sholde. nat brynge fur? e so ordinee moeuynge. by
places. by tymes. by doynges. by spaces. by qualites.
yif ? ere ne were oon ? at were ay stedfast dwellynge. 2904
? at ordeyned[e] {and} disposed[e] ? ise diuersites of
moeuynges.
[Sidenote: This Being, the creator and ruler of all things, I call
God. ]
? and ? ilke ? inge what so euer it be. by
whiche ? at alle ? inges ben maked {and} ylad. I clepe
hym god ? at is a worde ? at is vsed to alle folke. 2908
[Sidenote: _P. _ As thy sentiments on these points are so just I
have but little more to do--for thou mayest be happy and secure,
and revisit thy own country. ]
? an seide she. syn ? ou felest ? us ? ise ? inges q{uo}d she. I
trowe ? at I haue lytel more to done. ? at ? ou my? ty of
wilfulnesse hool {and} sounde ne se eftsones ? i contre.
[Linenotes:
2875, 2877 _lost[e]_--loste
2878 _burden_--burdene
2879 _look[e]_--looke
2880 _firste_--fyrst
2883 _whiche_--which
_gouerment_--gou{er}nement
_worlde_--wordyl
2885 _wist[e]_--wiste
2887 _pleynely_--pleynly
2888 _here byforne_--her byforn
2889 _worlde is_--world nis
2890 _? itte doute_--yit ne dowte
_nil_--nel
2892 _wot_--MS. wote, C. wot
2892, 2894 _worlde_--world
2893 _answere_--answeren
2894 _many_--manye
2895 _my? ten_--myhte
2896 _? ere_--ther
_many[e]_--manye
2897 [_diuerse_]--from C.
_hire_--hir
2898 _most[e]_--moste
2900 _? ere_--ther
_contened[e]_--contenede
_ha? _--MS. ha? e
2902 _fur? e_--forth
_ordinee moeuynge_--ordene moeuynges
2904 _? ere_--ther
_stedfast_--stidefast
2905 _ordeyned[e]_--ordeynede
_disposed[e]_--disponede
2907 _whiche_--which
_ben_--be
_ylad_--MS. yladde, C. I-ladd
2908 _worde_--word
_folke_--foolk
2911 _wilfulnesse_--welefulnesse]
[Headnote:
GOD IS ALL-SUFFICIENT. ]
[Sidenote: But let us reflect a little more upon these matters. ]
? But lat vs loken ? e ? inges ? at we han
p{ur}posed her-byforn. [[pg 103]]
[Sidenote: Did we not agree that _Sufficiency_ is of the nature of
true happiness? ]
?
Haue I nat nou{m}bred {and} seid q{uod} she 2913
? at suffisaunce is in blisfulnesse.
[Sidenote: And have we not seen that God is that true felicity,
and that He needs no external aid nor instruments? ]
{and} we han accorded
? at god is {and} ? ilke same blisfulnesse. ? yis forso? e q{uo}d
I. {and} ? at to gouerne ? is worlde q{uod} she. ne shal he 2916
neuer han nede of none helpe fro wi? oute.
[Sidenote: For if he should, he would not be self-sufficient. ]
for ellys yif
he had[de] nede of any helpe. he ne sholde not haue
[no] ful suffisau{n}ce. ? is ? us it mot nedes be q{uo}d I.
[Sidenote: And he directs all things by himself alone? ]
? ? an ordeyne? he by hym self al oon alle ? inges q{uo}d 2920
she.
[Sidenote: _B. _ It cannot be gainsaid. ]
? at may nat ben denied q{uo}d I.
[Sidenote: _P. _ I have shown that God is the chief good; God must,
therefore, direct and order all things by _good_, since he governs
them by himself, whom we have proved to be the _supreme good_, and
he is that helm and rudder, by which this machine of the world is
steadily and securely conducted. ]
? And I haue
shewed ? at god is ? e same good. ? It reme{m}bre? me
wel q{uo}d I. ? ? an ordeine? he alle ? inges by ? ilke
goode q{uod} she. Syn he whiche we han accorded to 2924
ben good gouerne? alle ? i{n}g{us} by hym self. {and} he is a
keye {and} a stiere by whiche ? at ? e edifice of ? is worlde
is ykept stable {and} wi? oute corumpynge
[Sidenote: _B. _ I entirely agree to this, and partly anticipated
your remarks. ]
? I accorde
me gretly q{uod} I. {and} I ap{er}ceiuede a litel here byforn 2928
? at ? ou woldest seyne ? us. Al be it so ? at it were by
a ? inne suspeciou{n}.
[Sidenote: _P. _ I believe it; for your eyes are now more intent
upon these great truths relating to true felicity; but what I am
going to say is not less open to your view. ]
I trowe it wel q{uo}d she. ? For as
I trowe ? ou leedest nowe more ententifly ? ine eyen to
loken ? e verray goodes ? but na? eles ? e ? inges ? at I 2932
shal telle ? e ? it ne shewe? nat lasse to loken.
[Sidenote: _B. _ What is that? ]
what is
? at q{uo}d I.
[Sidenote: _P. _ As we believe that God governs all things by his
goodness, and that all things have a natural tendency towards the
_good_, can it be doubted but that they all voluntarily submit to
the will and control of their ruler? ]
? So as men trowen q{uo}d she {and} ? at
ry? tfully ? at god gouerne? alle ? inges by ? e keye of his
goodnesse. ? And alle ? ise same ? inges as I [haue] 2936
tau? t ? e. hasten hem by naturel ente{n}c{i}ou{n} to comen
to goode ? er may no man doute{n}. ? at ? ei ne ben
gouerned uoluntariely. {and} ? at ? ei ne conuerten [hem]
nat of her owe{n} wille to ? e wille of hire ordeno{ur}. 2940
[Linenotes:
2912 _han_--ha
2913 _seid_--MS. seide, C. seyd
2916 _worlde_--world
2917 _none helpe_--non help
2918 _had[de]_--hadde
_helpe_--help
2919 [_no_]--from C.
2920 _al oon_--allone
2921 _ben denied_--be denoyed
2924, 2926 _whiche_--which
2925 _ben_--be
2926 _worlde_--world
2928 _gretly_--gretely
_here_--her
2929 _seyne_--seye
2931 _nowe_--now
2932 _na? eles_--nat[h]les
2935 _ry? tfully_--MS. on ry? tfully
2936 [_haue_]--from C.
2938 _goode_--good
2939 [_hem_]--from C.
2940 _nat_--omitted
_her_--hir
_owen_--owne
_wille_ (_both_)--wil
_hire_--hyr]
[Headnote:
ALL THINGS SUBMIT TO GOD. ]
as ? ei ? at ben accordyng {and} enclinynge to her gouerno{ur}
{and} her kyng. [[pg 104]]
[Sidenote: _B. _ It cannot be otherwise. There would be no safety
for those who obey, if the discord of a portion were allowed. ]
? It mot nedys be so q{uo}d. I.
[Sidenote: [* Fol. 23 _b_. ]]
*? For ? e realme ne sholde not seme blisful ? if ? ere were a ? ok
of mysdrawynges in diu{er}se p{ar}ties ne ? e sauynge of 2944
obedient ? inges ne sholde nat be.
[Sidenote: _P. _ Is there anything that follows the dictates of
nature that seeks to counteract the will of God? ]
? an is ? ere no ? ing
q{uo}d she ? {a}t kepi? hys nature[;] ? at enforce? hym to
gone a? eyne god.
[Sidenote: _B. _ No. ]
? No q{uo}d. I.
[Sidenote: _P. _ If there should be any such, it could not prevail
against him, who is supremely happy and consequently omnipotent. ]
? And if ? at any ? i{n}g
enforced[e] hym to wi? stonde god. my? t[e] it auayle at 2948
? e laste a? eyns hym ? at we han g{ra}unted to ben al
my? ty by ? e ry? t of blisfulnesse. ? Certis q{uo}d I al
outerly it ne my? t[e] nat auaylen hym.
[Sidenote: Then there is nothing that either will or can withstand
this supreme good? ]
? an is ? ere no
? ing q{uo}d she ? at ey? er wol or may wi? stonde to ? is 2952
souereyne good.
[Sidenote: _B. _ Nothing, certainly. ]
? I trowe nat q{uo}d. I
[Sidenote: _P. _ It is then the supreme good that governs and
orders all things powerfully and benignly. ]
? ? an is
? ilke ? e souereyne good q{uo}d she ? at alle ? i{n}g{us}
gouerne? strongly {and} ordeyne? hem softly.
[Sidenote: _B. _ I am delighted with your _conclusions_, but much
more with your _language_; so that fools may be ashamed of their
objections to the divine government. ]
? a{n} seide I
? us. I delite me q{uo}d I nat oonly in ?
