The Parson's Tale Folio 439v 2 of 74 folios
prest
his Iugement in ȝeuynge of thy
aftyr thy
aftyr that tyme that a man hath defouled his bap
teme by synne if he wele come to saluacio
is non othir weye but be penytence
satisfaccio
fessour to whiche he may schryue h
If he haue lyf to
and consydere that ȝif he wele make a trewe
ble confessio
herte /
The ferste is that confessio
not for to couere ne hyde his s
gilt his god
seynt Augustyn / the herte trauaylyth for schame
of his s
is digne to haue greet mercy of god
the confessio
vp hise eyen to heuene for he hadde offendit god of
heuene / for whiche schamefastnesse he hadde a non the
mercy of god /
sweche schameful folk been next forȝeuenesse
myssio
of whiche seyth seynt Petyr / h
the mygh of god / the hond of god is myghty in c
fessio
for he alone hath the power /
been in herte /
hath humylite to god in his herte / rygh so schul
de he h
sittyth in godis place /
that Crist is souereyn
atour be twethe Crist
is the laste be weye of reso
the s
by forn hym or at hise feet / but if maledye distur
beit / for he schal not take kep who sit there ; but in
whois place that he sittyth .