whiche god
ha? establissed so grete bataile bitwixe{n} ?ise two so?efast 4608
or verray ?inges. ?at is to sein bytwixen ?e p{ur}ueaunce
of god {and} fre wille. ?at ?ei ben synguler {and}
diuided. ne ?at ?ei ne wolen nat ben medeled ne
coupled to-gidre. but ?
er nis no
discorde
to [tho] verray 4612
?
inges. but ?ei cleuen certeyne al wey to hem self.
[Sidenote: The mind of man encumbered by the earthly body, can
never, with her cloudy sight, discover the subtle and close bonds
of things.]
but ?e ?ou?t of man co{n}founded {and} ouer?rowen by ?e dirke
membris of ?e body ne may nat by fir of his dirk[ed]
lokynge. ?at is to seyn by ?e vigo{ur} of hys insy?t while 4616
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