No More Learning

at ? {o}u
ne mayst wel p{er}forme ? at ? ou by-hetest. but I preie ? e 3168
oonly ? is. ? at ? ou ne tarie nat to telle me ? ilke ? inges
? at ? ou hast meoued.

[Sidenote: _P.
_ You must first be convinced that the good are
always strong and powerful and the wicked destitute of strength. ]

first q{uo}d she ? ou most nedes
knowen. ? {a}t good[e] folk ben al wey strong[e] {and}
my? ty. and ? e shrewes ben feble {and} desert {and} naked 3172
of alle streng? es.

[Sidenote: These assertions do mutually demonstrate each other. ]

and of ? ise ? inges certys eueryche of
hem is declared {and} shewed by o? {er}.

[Sidenote: For since good and evil are contrary, if good be
powerful evil must be impotent. ]

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