Part 14

So Harl. MS. 674; omitted in Harl, MS. 1022 and by Pepwell.

Gen. xxx. 18.

The MSS. read: "erles."

Gen. xlix, 14: "Issachar asinus fortis accubans interterminos" (Vulgate).

Rom. vii. 24.

Phil. i. 23.

Ps iv. 5. Harl. MS. 674 has: "Wraththes and willeth not synne, or thus: Beeth wrothe and synnith not."

Human nature in our fellow-man.

Fellow-Christian. The words in square brackets are omitted in Harl. MS. 674.

Ps. cxxxix. (Vulgate cxxxviii. ) 21.

Ps. cxix. (Vulgate cxviii.) 104.

Habitaculum fortitudinis.

Gen. xxx. 20.

Assuredly. Pepwell sometimes modernises this word, but not invariably.

1 John i. 8.

Cf. St. Augustine's various writings against the Pelagians, e.g. Epist. clvii. (Opera, ed. Migne, tom. ii. coll. 374 et seq.), Ad Hilarium.

Deliberate intention.

Warnes in the MSS.

Disposition.

Coaxing, beguiling. Harl. MS. 674 reads: "glosing."

Madness.

In particular. Pepwell has: "surely."

Regret.

Better is art than evil strength. A proverbial expression. Cf. Layamons Brut, 17210 (ed Madden, ii. p. 297); Ancren Riwle (ed. Morton), p. 268 (where it is rendered: "Skilful prudence is better than rude force"). Cf. Prov. xxi. 22.

The MSS. have: "ilke."

Invisibilia.

So Pepwell and Harl. MS. 674. Harl. MS. 1022, ed. Horstman, reads: "see thiself and the candell."

Pepwell reads: "waking."