e lawes ne p{ur}pose nat
wikkedly
meedes {and} peynes
to ?
to ?
Chaucer - Boethius
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. ]
? And god byholder {and} forwiter of 5204
alle ? inges dwelli? aboue {and} ? e p{re}sent eternite of hys
sy? t renne? alwey wi? ? e dyuerse qualite of oure dedes
dispe{n}syng {and} ordeynynge medes to good[e] men. {and}
tourment? to wicked men.
[Sidenote: Nor are our hopes and prayers reposed in, and addressed
to God in vain, which when they are sincere cannot be
inefficacious nor unsuccessful.
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. ]
? And god byholder {and} forwiter of 5204
alle ? inges dwelli? aboue {and} ? e p{re}sent eternite of hys
sy? t renne? alwey wi? ? e dyuerse qualite of oure dedes
dispe{n}syng {and} ordeynynge medes to good[e] men. {and}
tourment? to wicked men.
[Sidenote: Nor are our hopes and prayers reposed in, and addressed
to God in vain, which when they are sincere cannot be
inefficacious nor unsuccessful.