171. TJie third kind of alms. 121 



thou wylte not forgyue, thou mayst not aske mercy of 



1 6 nght. Eadem mensura, qua mensi fueritis, remetieiur vobis. Matt. vii. 2. 

 The same measure that ye meate other men by, shall be 

 moten vnto you. Dimittere autem rancorem et maiiciam 

 omnino necessitatis est, dimittere vero actionem et emendam 



20 opus est consilii. To forgjnie all rancour and malyce, that 

 a manne oweth to the in his harte, thou arte bounden 

 of necessitie to forg}-ue all the hole trespace, or to leaue 

 thyne actyon, or a reasonable mendes. Therfore it is 



24 but a dede of mercye if thou so do, and no sj-nne though 

 thou sue the lawe with char}i;ie. But and a manne haue 

 done to the a trespace, and that thou arte gladde that 

 he hathe soo done, that thou mayste haue a quarell, orLFoi. 87*.] 



28 a matter, or an accyon agaraste h}-m, and nowe of malyce 

 or yll wyll thou wylte sue hym, rather than for the 

 trespace ; nowe thou synnest dedely, bycause thou doest 

 rather of malyce than for the trespace, and than haste 



32 thou loste thy charitie, Prouerbiorum .xxxii. Qui pronus Ptov.xiu. 9. 

 est ad misericordiam, benedicetur. He that is redy to for- 

 giue, shall be blessed. 



171. % The tliyrde maner of almes. 

 Errantem corrigere, et in viam veritatis reducere. To Three ways 



of correc- 



correcke a misdoer, and to brynge h}Tn into the waye of "°°- 

 rAghte. It is to be vnderstand, that there be thre maner 

 4 of corrections. 



•[ The fvTste correction is of an ennemye, the seconde First, as an 

 is of a fnnde, and the thyrde correction is of a lustyce. *'*^'°^" 

 The fyrste saj-the Chrisostome, Corripe non vt hostis Chiysostom. 

 8 expetens vindictam, sed vt medicus instituens medicinam. 

 Correcke not as an enemye doinge vengeaunce, but as 

 a phisicyon or surg}-on, mynistringe or g)-u}Tige a medi- Secondly, as 

 cyne. To the seconde saythe Salomon. Pius proficit 

 12 arnica correctio, quam correctio turbulenta. A frendelye 



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