at it is
diu{er}s
from [hym] by wenyng
resou{n}.
resou{n}.
Chaucer - Boethius
[Sidenote: But we have concluded that there is nothing more
excellent than God. ]
? But I am byknowen {and} confesse
{and} ? at ry? t dignely ? at god is ry? t wor? i abouen alle
? inges.
[Sidenote: But if this supreme good is in Him by nature, and is
nevertheless of a different substance, we cannot conceive, since
God is the author of all things, what could have united these two
substances differing one from another. ]
? And yif so be ? at ? is good be in hym by 2516
nature. but ?
at it is diu{er}s from [hym] by wenyng
resou{n}. syn we speke of god p{r}ince of alle ? inges feyne
who so feyne may. who was he ? at [hath] co{n}ioigned
? ise diu{er}s ? inges to-gidre.
[Sidenote: Lastly, a thing which essentially differs from another
cannot be the same with that from which it is supposed to differ. ]
{and} eke at ? e last[e] se 2520
wel ? at o ? ing ? at is diu{er}s from any ? ing. ? at ?