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t as we ben p{ar}son{er}s of resou{n}.
ry?
t so as we han
demed. it byhoue? ? at ymaginac{i}ou{n} {and} wit ben byne? e resou{n}.
ry? t so wolde we deme{n} ? at it were ry? tful ? ing ? at ma{n}s resou{n}
au? t[e] to su{m}mitten it self {and} to ben byne? e ? e deuyne ? ou? t. for
whiche ? at yif we mowen. as who sei? . ? at yif ? at we mowe{n} I
conseil[e] ? at we enhanse vs in to ? e hey? t of ? ilke souereyne
i{n}telligence. for ? ere shal resou{n} wel seen ? at ? at it ne may nat
by-holden in it self. and certys ? at is ? is in what manere ? e
p{re}science of god see? alle ? inges c{er}teins {and} difinissed al ? ou?
? ei ne han no certein issues or by-tydynges. ne ? is is non oppiniou{n}
but it is ra? er ? e simplicite of ? e souereyn science ? at nis nat
enclosed nor yshet wi? i{n}ne no boundes.
QUAM UARIIS FIGURIS.
[Sidenote: [The 5^the Met{ur}. ]]
++? E bestes passen by ? e er? es by ful dyuerse figures for so{m}me of hem
han hir bodies strau? t {and} crepe{n} in ? e dust {and} drawen after
he{m} a t{ra}is or a forghe contynued. ? at is to sein as addres or
snakes. and o? er bestes by [the] wandryng ly? tnesse of hir wenges beten
? e wyndes {and} ouer-swymme{n} ? e spaces of ? e longe eyer by moist
flee[y]nge. and o? er bestes gladen hem to diggen her traas or her
stappes i{n} ? e er? e wi? hir goynge or wi? her feet. or to gone ey? e[r]
by ? e grene feldes or [elles] to walken vnder ? e wodes. {and} al be it
so ? {a}t ? ou seest ? at ? ei alle discorden by dyuerse formes. algate
hir{e} [faces] enclini[n]g heuie? hir{e} dulle wittes. Onlyche ? e lynage
of man heue? heyest hys hey? e heued {and} stonde? ly? t wi? hys vpry? t
body {and} byholde? ? e er? e vndir hym. [and] but-? if ? ou er? ely man
wexest yuel oute of ? i witte. ? is figure amoneste? ? e ? {a}t axest ? e
heuene wi? ? i ry? t[e] visage. {and} hast areised ? i forhede to beren vp
on heye ? i corage so ? at ? i ? ou? t ne be nat yheuied ne put lowe vndir
foot. sen ? at ? i body is so heye areised.
PR{O}SA VLTI{M}A.
QUONIA{M} IGITUR UTI PAULO ANTE.
[Sidenote: [The 6^te p{ro}se {and} the laste. ]]
++? Er-fore ? an as I haue shewed a litel her byforne ? at al ? inge ? at is
ywist nis nat knowen by hys nature p{ro}pre. but by ? e nature of he{m}
? at comp{re}henden it. ? Lat vs loke now in as moche as it is leueful to
vs. as who sei? lat vs loken now as we mowen whiche ? {a}t ? e estat is of
? e deuyne substaunce so ? at we mowen [ek] knowen what his science is. ? e
comune iugement of alle creatures resonables ? an is ? is ? at god is
eterne. lat vs considere ? a{n} what is et{er}nite. For certys ? at shal
shewen vs to-gidre ? e deuyne nature {and} ? e deuyne science ? Eternite
? an is p{er}fit possessiou{n} {and} al togidre of lijf interminable
{and} ? at shewe? more clerely by ? e co{m}parisou{n} or collac{i}ou{n} of
temp{or}el ? inges. for al ? ing ? at lyue? in tyme it is p{re}sent {and}
p{ro}cedi? fro preterit? in to fut{ur}es. ? at is to sein. fro tyme
passed in to tyme comynge. ne ? er nis no ? ing establissed i{n} tyme ? at
may enbracen to-gidre al ? e space of hys lijf. for certys ? it ne ha? it
nat taken ? e tyme of ? e morwe. {and} it ha? lost ? at of ? ister-day. and
certys in ? e lijf of ? is day ? e ne lyuen no more but ry? t as in ? is
moeueable {and} t{ra}nsitorie moment. ? an ? ilke ? inge ? at suffri?
temp{or}el condic{i}ou{n}. a[l]? ough{e} ? at [it] bygan neuer to be. ne
? ough{e} it neu{er}e cese forto be. as aristotle demde of ? e worlde. and
al ? ou? ? at ?
e lif of it be strecchid wi? infinite of tyme. ? it algates
nis it no swiche ? ing ? at men my? ten trowen by ry? t ? at it is eterne.
for al ? ou? ? at it comp{re}hende {and} embrace ? e space of life
infinite. ? it algates ne [em]brace? it nat ? e space of ? e lif
alto-gidre. for it ne ha? nat ? e fut{ur}es ? at ne ben nat ? it. ne it ne
ha? no lenger ? e p{re}t{er}it? ? at ben ydon or ypassed. but ? ilke ? ing
? an ? at ha? {and} co{m}prehendi? to-gidre alle ? e plente of ? e lif
i{n}terminable. to whom ? ere ne faili? nat of ? e fut{ur}e. {and} to whom
? er nis nat of ? e p{re}t{er}it escapid nor ypassed. ? ilk[e] same is
ywitnessed or yproued by ry? t to ben eterne. and it byhoue? by necessite
? at ? ilke ? inge be alwey p{re}sent to hym self {and} co{m}potent. as who
sei? alwey p{re}sent to hym self {and} so my? ty ? at al by ry? t at hys
plesaunce. {and} ? {a}t he haue al p{re}sent ? e infinit of ? e moeuable
tyme. wherfore som men trowe{n} wrongefully ? at whan ? ei heren ? at it
semid[e] to plato ? at ? is worlde ne had[de] neuer bygynnynge of tyme. ne
? at it neu{er}e shal haue faylynge. ? ei wenen i{n} ? is man{er}e ? at ? is
worlde ben maked coet{er}ne wi? his makere. as who sei? . ? ei wenen ? at
? is worlde {and} god ben maked to-gidre eterne. and it is a wrongful
wenynge. for o? er ? ing is it to ben yladd by lif interminable as plato
graunted[e] to ? e worlde. {and} o? er ? ing is it to embracen to-gidre
alle ? e p{re}sence to ? e lif interminable. ? e whiche ? ing it is clere
{and} manifest ? at it is p{ro}pre to ? e deuine ? ou? t. ne it ne sholde
nat semen to vs ? at god is elder ? an ? inges ? at ben ymaked by quantite
of tyme. but ra? er by ? e p{ro}prete of hys symple nature. for ? is ilke
infinit[e] moeuyng of temp{or}el ? inges folwi? ? is p{re}sentarie estat
of ? e lijf i{n}moeueable. {and} so as it ne may nat contrefeten it ne
feyne{n} it ne ben euene lyke to it. for ? e inmoeueablete. ? at is to
seyn ? at is i{n} ? e eternite of god. ? it faile? {and} falle? in to
moeuynge fro ? e simplicite of [the] p{re}sence of god. {and} disencresi?
to ? e infinite quantite of fut{ur}e {and} of p{re}terit. {and} so as it
ne may nat han togidre al ? e plente of ? e lif. algates ? itte for as
moche as it ne cesi? neuere forto ben in som manere it seme? somde[l] to
vs ? at it folwi? {and} resembli? ? ilke ? ing ? {a}t it ne may nat attayne
to. ne fulfille. {and} bynde? it self to som manere p{re}sence of ? is
litel {and} swifte moment. ? e whiche p{re}sence of ? is lytele {and}
swifte moment. for ? at it bere? a manere ymage or lykenesse of ? e ay
dwellynge p{re}sence of god. it graunte? to swiche manere ? inges as it
bitidi? to ? at it seme? hem ? at ? ise ? inges han ben {and} ben {and} for
[? {a}t] ? e p{re}sence of swiche litel moment ne may nat dwelle ? er-for
[it] rauyssid[e] {and} took ? e infinit[e] wey of tyme. ? at is to seyn by
successiou{n}. {and} by ? is man{er}e it is ydon. for ? at it sholde
continue ? e lif in goynge of ? e whiche lif it ne my? t[e] nat embrace ? e
plente in dwellynge. {and} for ? i yif we willen putte wor? i name[s] to
? inges {and} folwen plato. lat vs seyn ? a{n} so? ely ? at god is et{er}ne.
{and} ? at ? e worlde is p{er}petuel. ? an syn ? at euery iugeme{n}t knowe?
{and} comp{re}hendi? by hys owen nature ? inges ? at ben subiect vnto hym.
? ere is so? ely al-wey to god an et{er}ne {and} p{re}sentarie estat.
{and} ? e science of hym ? at ouer-passe? alle temp{or}el moe[ue]m{en}t
dwelli? in ?
demed. it byhoue? ? at ymaginac{i}ou{n} {and} wit ben byne? e resou{n}.
ry? t so wolde we deme{n} ? at it were ry? tful ? ing ? at ma{n}s resou{n}
au? t[e] to su{m}mitten it self {and} to ben byne? e ? e deuyne ? ou? t. for
whiche ? at yif we mowen. as who sei? . ? at yif ? at we mowe{n} I
conseil[e] ? at we enhanse vs in to ? e hey? t of ? ilke souereyne
i{n}telligence. for ? ere shal resou{n} wel seen ? at ? at it ne may nat
by-holden in it self. and certys ? at is ? is in what manere ? e
p{re}science of god see? alle ? inges c{er}teins {and} difinissed al ? ou?
? ei ne han no certein issues or by-tydynges. ne ? is is non oppiniou{n}
but it is ra? er ? e simplicite of ? e souereyn science ? at nis nat
enclosed nor yshet wi? i{n}ne no boundes.
QUAM UARIIS FIGURIS.
[Sidenote: [The 5^the Met{ur}. ]]
++? E bestes passen by ? e er? es by ful dyuerse figures for so{m}me of hem
han hir bodies strau? t {and} crepe{n} in ? e dust {and} drawen after
he{m} a t{ra}is or a forghe contynued. ? at is to sein as addres or
snakes. and o? er bestes by [the] wandryng ly? tnesse of hir wenges beten
? e wyndes {and} ouer-swymme{n} ? e spaces of ? e longe eyer by moist
flee[y]nge. and o? er bestes gladen hem to diggen her traas or her
stappes i{n} ? e er? e wi? hir goynge or wi? her feet. or to gone ey? e[r]
by ? e grene feldes or [elles] to walken vnder ? e wodes. {and} al be it
so ? {a}t ? ou seest ? at ? ei alle discorden by dyuerse formes. algate
hir{e} [faces] enclini[n]g heuie? hir{e} dulle wittes. Onlyche ? e lynage
of man heue? heyest hys hey? e heued {and} stonde? ly? t wi? hys vpry? t
body {and} byholde? ? e er? e vndir hym. [and] but-? if ? ou er? ely man
wexest yuel oute of ? i witte. ? is figure amoneste? ? e ? {a}t axest ? e
heuene wi? ? i ry? t[e] visage. {and} hast areised ? i forhede to beren vp
on heye ? i corage so ? at ? i ? ou? t ne be nat yheuied ne put lowe vndir
foot. sen ? at ? i body is so heye areised.
PR{O}SA VLTI{M}A.
QUONIA{M} IGITUR UTI PAULO ANTE.
[Sidenote: [The 6^te p{ro}se {and} the laste. ]]
++? Er-fore ? an as I haue shewed a litel her byforne ? at al ? inge ? at is
ywist nis nat knowen by hys nature p{ro}pre. but by ? e nature of he{m}
? at comp{re}henden it. ? Lat vs loke now in as moche as it is leueful to
vs. as who sei? lat vs loken now as we mowen whiche ? {a}t ? e estat is of
? e deuyne substaunce so ? at we mowen [ek] knowen what his science is. ? e
comune iugement of alle creatures resonables ? an is ? is ? at god is
eterne. lat vs considere ? a{n} what is et{er}nite. For certys ? at shal
shewen vs to-gidre ? e deuyne nature {and} ? e deuyne science ? Eternite
? an is p{er}fit possessiou{n} {and} al togidre of lijf interminable
{and} ? at shewe? more clerely by ? e co{m}parisou{n} or collac{i}ou{n} of
temp{or}el ? inges. for al ? ing ? at lyue? in tyme it is p{re}sent {and}
p{ro}cedi? fro preterit? in to fut{ur}es. ? at is to sein. fro tyme
passed in to tyme comynge. ne ? er nis no ? ing establissed i{n} tyme ? at
may enbracen to-gidre al ? e space of hys lijf. for certys ? it ne ha? it
nat taken ? e tyme of ? e morwe. {and} it ha? lost ? at of ? ister-day. and
certys in ? e lijf of ? is day ? e ne lyuen no more but ry? t as in ? is
moeueable {and} t{ra}nsitorie moment. ? an ? ilke ? inge ? at suffri?
temp{or}el condic{i}ou{n}. a[l]? ough{e} ? at [it] bygan neuer to be. ne
? ough{e} it neu{er}e cese forto be. as aristotle demde of ? e worlde. and
al ? ou? ? at ?
e lif of it be strecchid wi? infinite of tyme. ? it algates
nis it no swiche ? ing ? at men my? ten trowen by ry? t ? at it is eterne.
for al ? ou? ? at it comp{re}hende {and} embrace ? e space of life
infinite. ? it algates ne [em]brace? it nat ? e space of ? e lif
alto-gidre. for it ne ha? nat ? e fut{ur}es ? at ne ben nat ? it. ne it ne
ha? no lenger ? e p{re}t{er}it? ? at ben ydon or ypassed. but ? ilke ? ing
? an ? at ha? {and} co{m}prehendi? to-gidre alle ? e plente of ? e lif
i{n}terminable. to whom ? ere ne faili? nat of ? e fut{ur}e. {and} to whom
? er nis nat of ? e p{re}t{er}it escapid nor ypassed. ? ilk[e] same is
ywitnessed or yproued by ry? t to ben eterne. and it byhoue? by necessite
? at ? ilke ? inge be alwey p{re}sent to hym self {and} co{m}potent. as who
sei? alwey p{re}sent to hym self {and} so my? ty ? at al by ry? t at hys
plesaunce. {and} ? {a}t he haue al p{re}sent ? e infinit of ? e moeuable
tyme. wherfore som men trowe{n} wrongefully ? at whan ? ei heren ? at it
semid[e] to plato ? at ? is worlde ne had[de] neuer bygynnynge of tyme. ne
? at it neu{er}e shal haue faylynge. ? ei wenen i{n} ? is man{er}e ? at ? is
worlde ben maked coet{er}ne wi? his makere. as who sei? . ? ei wenen ? at
? is worlde {and} god ben maked to-gidre eterne. and it is a wrongful
wenynge. for o? er ? ing is it to ben yladd by lif interminable as plato
graunted[e] to ? e worlde. {and} o? er ? ing is it to embracen to-gidre
alle ? e p{re}sence to ? e lif interminable. ? e whiche ? ing it is clere
{and} manifest ? at it is p{ro}pre to ? e deuine ? ou? t. ne it ne sholde
nat semen to vs ? at god is elder ? an ? inges ? at ben ymaked by quantite
of tyme. but ra? er by ? e p{ro}prete of hys symple nature. for ? is ilke
infinit[e] moeuyng of temp{or}el ? inges folwi? ? is p{re}sentarie estat
of ? e lijf i{n}moeueable. {and} so as it ne may nat contrefeten it ne
feyne{n} it ne ben euene lyke to it. for ? e inmoeueablete. ? at is to
seyn ? at is i{n} ? e eternite of god. ? it faile? {and} falle? in to
moeuynge fro ? e simplicite of [the] p{re}sence of god. {and} disencresi?
to ? e infinite quantite of fut{ur}e {and} of p{re}terit. {and} so as it
ne may nat han togidre al ? e plente of ? e lif. algates ? itte for as
moche as it ne cesi? neuere forto ben in som manere it seme? somde[l] to
vs ? at it folwi? {and} resembli? ? ilke ? ing ? {a}t it ne may nat attayne
to. ne fulfille. {and} bynde? it self to som manere p{re}sence of ? is
litel {and} swifte moment. ? e whiche p{re}sence of ? is lytele {and}
swifte moment. for ? at it bere? a manere ymage or lykenesse of ? e ay
dwellynge p{re}sence of god. it graunte? to swiche manere ? inges as it
bitidi? to ? at it seme? hem ? at ? ise ? inges han ben {and} ben {and} for
[? {a}t] ? e p{re}sence of swiche litel moment ne may nat dwelle ? er-for
[it] rauyssid[e] {and} took ? e infinit[e] wey of tyme. ? at is to seyn by
successiou{n}. {and} by ? is man{er}e it is ydon. for ? at it sholde
continue ? e lif in goynge of ? e whiche lif it ne my? t[e] nat embrace ? e
plente in dwellynge. {and} for ? i yif we willen putte wor? i name[s] to
? inges {and} folwen plato. lat vs seyn ? a{n} so? ely ? at god is et{er}ne.
{and} ? at ? e worlde is p{er}petuel. ? an syn ? at euery iugeme{n}t knowe?
{and} comp{re}hendi? by hys owen nature ? inges ? at ben subiect vnto hym.
? ere is so? ely al-wey to god an et{er}ne {and} p{re}sentarie estat.
{and} ? e science of hym ? at ouer-passe? alle temp{or}el moe[ue]m{en}t
dwelli? in ?
