ilke oonly
alliaunce
bytwixen god {and} men.
Chaucer - Boethius
or whi sholde he p{re}ien
to god. syn ? at ? e ordenaunce of destine whiche ? at ne 4584
may nat ben enclined. knytte? {and} streini? alle ? inges
? at men may desire{n}.
[Sidenote: Hope and prayer being thus ineffectual, all intercourse
is cut off between God and man. ]
? ? an sholde ? ere be don awey
?
ilke oonly alliaunce bytwixen god {and} men. ? at is to
seien to hopen {and} to p{re}ien.
[Sidenote: By reverent and humble supplication we earn divine
grace, a most inestimable favour, and are able to associate with
the Deity, and to unite ourselves to the inaccessible light. ]
but by ? e p{re}is of ry? tfulnesse 4588
{and} of veray mekenesse we deserue ? e gerdou{n}
of ? e deuyne grace whiche ? at is inestimable. ? at is to
sein ? at it is so grete ? at it ne may nat ben ful yp{re}ised.
{and} ? is is oonly ?
to god. syn ? at ? e ordenaunce of destine whiche ? at ne 4584
may nat ben enclined. knytte? {and} streini? alle ? inges
? at men may desire{n}.
[Sidenote: Hope and prayer being thus ineffectual, all intercourse
is cut off between God and man. ]
? ? an sholde ? ere be don awey
?
ilke oonly alliaunce bytwixen god {and} men. ? at is to
seien to hopen {and} to p{re}ien.
[Sidenote: By reverent and humble supplication we earn divine
grace, a most inestimable favour, and are able to associate with
the Deity, and to unite ourselves to the inaccessible light. ]
but by ? e p{re}is of ry? tfulnesse 4588
{and} of veray mekenesse we deserue ? e gerdou{n}
of ? e deuyne grace whiche ? at is inestimable. ? at is to
sein ? at it is so grete ? at it ne may nat ben ful yp{re}ised.
{and} ? is is oonly ?
