at it shal be cause of continuac{i}ou{n} {and} 4072
ex{er}cisinge to good[e] folk.
ex{er}cisinge to good[e] folk.
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[Sidenote: Upon others unmerited happiness is conferred, which at
last precipitates them into deserved destruction. ]
to o? er folk is welefulnesse y? eue{n} vnwor? ily ? e whiche
ouer? rowe? hem in to destrucc{i}ou{n} ? at ? ei han deserued.
[Sidenote: To some there is given the power of chastisement, in
order both to exercise the virtues of the good and to punish the
wicked. ]
and to som o? er folk is ? euen power to
punisse{n}. for ?
at it shal be cause of continuac{i}ou{n} {and} 4072
ex{er}cisinge to good[e] folk. {and} cause of to{ur}ment to
shrewes.
[Sidenote: For as there is no alliance between good and bad, so
neither can the vicious agree together. ]
? For so as ? er nis none alyaunce bytwixe
good[e] folke {and} shrewes. ne shrewes ne mowen nat
accorde{n} amo{n}ges hem self
[Sidenote: And how should they? Their vices make them at war with
themselves, rending and tearing their consciences, and there is
scarce anything they do, but what afterwards they disapprove of. ]
{and} whi nat. for shrewes 4076
discorde{n} of hem self by her vices ? e whiche vices al to
renden her consciences. {and} don oft[e] tyme ? inges ? e
whiche ? inges whan ? ei han don hem.
[Sidenote: Upon others unmerited happiness is conferred, which at
last precipitates them into deserved destruction. ]
to o? er folk is welefulnesse y? eue{n} vnwor? ily ? e whiche
ouer? rowe? hem in to destrucc{i}ou{n} ? at ? ei han deserued.
[Sidenote: To some there is given the power of chastisement, in
order both to exercise the virtues of the good and to punish the
wicked. ]
and to som o? er folk is ? euen power to
punisse{n}. for ?
at it shal be cause of continuac{i}ou{n} {and} 4072
ex{er}cisinge to good[e] folk. {and} cause of to{ur}ment to
shrewes.
[Sidenote: For as there is no alliance between good and bad, so
neither can the vicious agree together. ]
? For so as ? er nis none alyaunce bytwixe
good[e] folke {and} shrewes. ne shrewes ne mowen nat
accorde{n} amo{n}ges hem self
[Sidenote: And how should they? Their vices make them at war with
themselves, rending and tearing their consciences, and there is
scarce anything they do, but what afterwards they disapprove of. ]
{and} whi nat. for shrewes 4076
discorde{n} of hem self by her vices ? e whiche vices al to
renden her consciences. {and} don oft[e] tyme ? inges ? e
whiche ? inges whan ? ei han don hem.
