at so{m}me ben
to{ur}mentid
by asprenesse of
peyne.
peyne.
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ou ou?
t ?
at soules han 3624
any to{ur}ment after ? e de? e of ? e body.
[Sidenote: _P. _ Yes, and great ones too. Some punishments are
rigorous and eternal. ]
? Certis q{uo}d
she ? e {and} ? at ry? t grete. of whiche soules q{uo}d she I
trowe ?
at so{m}me ben to{ur}mentid by asprenesse of
peyne.
[Sidenote: Others have a corrective and purifying force, and are
of finite duration. ]
{and} so{m}me soules I trowe be exc{er}cised by a 3628
p{ur}ging mekenesse.
[Sidenote: But this is not to our purpose. ]
but my conseil nys nat to determyne
of ? is peyne. but I haue trauayled and told it
hider to.
[Sidenote: I want you to see that the power of the wicked is in
reality nothing, that the wicked never go unpunished; that their
licence to do evil is not of long duration, and that the wicked
would be more unhappy if it were longer, and infinitely wretched
if it were to continue for ever. ]
? For ? ou sholdest knowe ? at ? e mowynge
[. i. myght] of shrewes whiche mowynge ? e seme?
any to{ur}ment after ? e de? e of ? e body.
[Sidenote: _P. _ Yes, and great ones too. Some punishments are
rigorous and eternal. ]
? Certis q{uo}d
she ? e {and} ? at ry? t grete. of whiche soules q{uo}d she I
trowe ?
at so{m}me ben to{ur}mentid by asprenesse of
peyne.
[Sidenote: Others have a corrective and purifying force, and are
of finite duration. ]
{and} so{m}me soules I trowe be exc{er}cised by a 3628
p{ur}ging mekenesse.
[Sidenote: But this is not to our purpose. ]
but my conseil nys nat to determyne
of ? is peyne. but I haue trauayled and told it
hider to.
[Sidenote: I want you to see that the power of the wicked is in
reality nothing, that the wicked never go unpunished; that their
licence to do evil is not of long duration, and that the wicked
would be more unhappy if it were longer, and infinitely wretched
if it were to continue for ever. ]
? For ? ou sholdest knowe ? at ? e mowynge
[. i. myght] of shrewes whiche mowynge ? e seme?
