at
necessite
nis nat in
?
?
Chaucer - Boethius
at enbrace?
alle ?
inge by his p{re}sentarie 5196
knowynge establisse? manere to alle ? i{n}g{us} {and} it
ne awi? nat to lattere ? inges.
[Sidenote: Since no necessity is imposed upon things by the Divine
prescience, there remains to men an inviolable freedom of will. ]
{and} syn ? at ? ise ? inges
ben ? us. ? at is to seyn syn ?
at necessite nis nat in
? inges by ? e deuyne p{re}science. ? an is ? er fredom of 5200
arbitre. ? at dwelle? hool {and} vnwemmed to mortal men.
[Sidenote: And those laws are just which assign rewards and
punishments to men possessing free-will. ]
ne ? e lawes ne p{ur}pose nat wikkedly meedes {and} peynes
to ? e willynges of men ? at ben vnbounde {and} quit of
alle necessite.
[Sidenote: Moreover, God, who sits on high, foreknows all things,
and the eternal presence of his knowledge concurs with the future
quality of our actions, dispensing rewards to good and punishments
to evil men. ]
?
knowynge establisse? manere to alle ? i{n}g{us} {and} it
ne awi? nat to lattere ? inges.
[Sidenote: Since no necessity is imposed upon things by the Divine
prescience, there remains to men an inviolable freedom of will. ]
{and} syn ? at ? ise ? inges
ben ? us. ? at is to seyn syn ?
at necessite nis nat in
? inges by ? e deuyne p{re}science. ? an is ? er fredom of 5200
arbitre. ? at dwelle? hool {and} vnwemmed to mortal men.
[Sidenote: And those laws are just which assign rewards and
punishments to men possessing free-will. ]
ne ? e lawes ne p{ur}pose nat wikkedly meedes {and} peynes
to ? e willynges of men ? at ben vnbounde {and} quit of
alle necessite.
[Sidenote: Moreover, God, who sits on high, foreknows all things,
and the eternal presence of his knowledge concurs with the future
quality of our actions, dispensing rewards to good and punishments
to evil men. ]
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