Chapter X: Part 10

So as we habeþ i seid of diuers wordles. þet god almichti dede werkmen into his winyarde{;} so we mowe sigge of þo elde of eueriche me{n}. {260} For godalmichti deþ werkm{en} into his winyarde bi þe Morghen. Wanne ha clepeþ of swiche þer bieþ into his seruise ine here childhede. Wanne hi of þis world wendeþ. beswo þet hi ne be ine no diadlich senne. At undren ha se{n}t men in to his winyarde. þet a turneþ into his s{er}uise. of age of man. At Middai wanne þo dai is {265} alþer hotestd be tokned þo men of .xxx^ti. wyntre. oþer of furti. for þe nat{ur}e of Man is of greater stre{n}gþe and of greater hete ine þo age. Se euen bi tockneþ. elde of Man. þet is se ende of þe liue. Vre lord deþ werkmen into his winyarde a genes þo e[f. 133r²]uen{;} Wanne fele ine here elde wendeþ ut of here senne i{n} to cristes seruise. As so {270} solle hi habbe þo blisce of heuene{;} ase þo þet ferst come{n} into þe winyyarde. Nocht for þan for þise griate bunte þet ure iord yefþ ne solde no man targi for to wende to godalmichti ne him to serui. for al so seid þet holi writ þet now ne wot þane dai of his diaþe. for Man mai longe liues wene and ofte him legheþ se wre{n}ch.

Nu gode men {275} ye habbeþ i herd þet godspel and þe forbisne. Nu lokeþ yef ye bieþ with inne þo winyarde. þet is þet yef ye bieþ ine godes seruise yef ye bieþ with ute diadliche senne yef ye hatied þat he hateþ. yef ye luuieþ þet he luueþ. and doþ þet he hot. and but ye do{;} ye bieþ hut of his winyarde. þe is ut of his seruise. and ye doþ þet ure lord hóót, so ye {280} of serueþ þane peni. þet `is´ heueriche blisce. ye of s{er}ueþ þet good þet noon herte ne may i{}þenche ne noon yare i here ne tunge telle. þo blisce þet god [f. 133v¹] halt alle þo þet hine luuieþ. þider lord granti us to cumene. _Q{uo}d ipse pr{est}are dignet{ur}. p{er}._

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224. On margin, Multi s{un}t uocati{;} p{auci}. ||
235. _þan_] _þ[-a]_ MS. || 278. _he he_ MS.]

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