t bettre ?an god. it may nat ben douted ?an ?at [he
?{a}t] no ?ing is bettre. ?at he nys good. ? Certys resou{n} shewe? ?at
god is so goode ?at it p{ro}ue? by verray force ?
at
p{er}fit
goode is in
hym.
? For yif god ne is swiche. he ne may nat ben p{r}ince of alle
?inges. for certis som ?ing possessyng in hy{m} self p{er}fit goode
sholde ben more ?an god. {and} [it] sholde seme ?at ?ilke ?ing were
first {and} elder ?an god. ? For we han shewed ap{er}tly ?at alle ?