ei cleuen
certeyne
al wey to hem self.
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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
? e soule is in ? e body knowen ? e ?
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
? e soule is in ? e body knowen ? e ?
