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IN DIE DOMINICA.

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5    Reuerenda est nobis hec dies sancta que dicitur dominica. &
6ideo dicitur dominica quoniam hec dies sola dies domini
7est. Muchel man ach to wurþen þis halie dei þat is sunnen dei
8icleoped. for hit is godes aȝen dei. Alle oðer daȝes of þe wike
9beoð to þreldome to þis dei. þis dei is þet halie dei þet blescede
10dei þe blisfulle dei þe murie dei. þe dei seouensiþe brictere þene
11þe sunne. þe formeste dei þet eauer ȝiete was iseȝen buuen eorðe.
12In qua uisa est lux. Sunnen dei was iseȝan þet formeste liht
13buuen eorðe for ure drihten seide þis dei. Fiat lux & facta est
14lux. beo liht and hit wes liht. Ex hac enim die; relique dies
15sumpserunt exordium. Of þisse dei nomen alle oðer heore
16biginninge. Dies in qua conuenit plebs ad ecclesiam ad predicandum
17& ad celebrandum. Sunnedei ah efri cristenne .Mon.
18nomeliche to chirche cume þe ahte for to techen þe folke godes
19hesne to done. þe lewede godes hesne for to heren. and hom to
20gode bidden. Dies in qua letantur agmina celi & terre. Sunne
21dei blisseð to-gederes houeneware and horðe ware. alse þe halie
22gast seið þurh dauiðes muð þe prophete. Hec est dies quam
23fecit dominus exultemur & letemur in ea. þis is þe dei þet god
24makede. beo we bliðe and glade on þis dei. In hac die multa
25& magna mirabilia fecit dominus pro salute nostra. Monie
26wundre and muchele dude ure drihten. for ure hele on þisse dei.
27In die dominica creati sunt angeli ab ore dei. sunnendei; weren
28engles makede of godes muðe. In die dominica resedit archa
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30hefde þet folc adreint. In die dominica pluit dominus manna
31filiis israel. sunnedei god sende manna from houene þam israelisce
32folc. In die dominica percussum est mare rubrum in
33uirtute dei per manum moysi & transierunt filii israel siccis
34pedibus per mare rubrum. Sunnedei smat Moyses þe rede see.
35and þe see to-eode and þet iraelisce folc wende ouer. Et stetit
36illis murus in dextera atque in sinistra. and þer stod a richt
37halue and a luft; alse an castel wal. & iterum percussit Moyses
38mare & reuersum est in locum suum & mersus est pharao cum
39curribus & equitibus eius. and eft sone Moyses smat þe see. and
40heo wende to gederes. and adreinte pharao. and al his ferede
41mid him. swa þet nes þere nefre an bileued un-dreint. In die
42dominica percussit moyses petram in heremo & fluxerunt quatuor
43flumina que diuisa sunt in duodecim partes ut traxerint sitim
44populo. Sunnedei smat Moyses þene stan ine þe wastine; þa
45þet folc wes welnech for-faren drinkeles alse ure drihten him het.
46and þe stan to-chan; and fouwer walmes of watere sprungen ut
47þer of. and þa fouwer weren ideled a twelue. for þa twelf kunreden
48sculden þer mide heore þurst kelen. In die dominica
49natus est Christus ex Maria uirgine pro salute nostra. Sunnendei
50wes ure drihten iboren of þe halie Maiden Marie for ure
51hele. In die dominica baptizatus est dominus noster in iordane.
52Sunnendei wes ure drihten ifulchted ine flum iordan. & spiritus
53sanctus uenit super eum in specie columbe. and þe halie gast com
54uppen ure drihten in ane culfre liche. and iherde his fadre stefne
55of heouene and seide. Hic est filius meus dilectus. in quo
56michi bene complacitum. þis is min loue sune þet me wel likeð.
57In die dominica resurexit Christus a mortuis. Sunnedei aras
58ure drihten from deðe to liue. and makede arisen mid him alle
59þa þet him efden er ihersumed. In die dominica post dies octo
60uenit ad dicipulos per clausas ianuas. & stetit in medio eorum
61dicens. pax uobis. and on þe twelftuȝeþe dei efter þet he wes
62arisen. he com among his disciples þer þe ȝeten weren ilokene.
63þet wes a sunnedei. and seide to heom setnesse beo mid eou.
64Sunnedei makede ure drihten pes bitweone heouene and eorðe.
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66bi-tweone licome and saule. bi-tweone þe alde laȝe and þe
67neowe. bi-tweone heðene and cristene. Ipse enim est qui facit
68utraque unum. he is þet makeð twa to an. In die dominica
69misit dominus spiritum super apostolos. Sunnedei sende ure
70drihten þene halie gast his apostlen in fures liche. In die dominica
71uenturus est in maiestate sua cum sanctis angelis &
72arcangelis in iudicium uiuorum & mortuorum. Sunnedei wile
73ure drihten cumen ine his muchele strenðe mid alle heouenware
74for to deme baþe þe gode and þe uuele. and alle Men sculen beon
75igedered bi-foren him. and ech eorþe scal hwakien on his ecsene.
76alse deoð þe see in storme. tunc montes liquescent sicut cera a facie
77ignis. þenne uch dune scal berne. and al folc alse þe prophete
78seið. Ignis ante ipsum precedet & inflammabit in circuitu inimicos
79eius. þet fur scal gan biforen and forbernen abuten him
80fon. et iterum. Dominus noster cum uirtute ueniet. & cetera. Vre
81drihten wile cumen dredliche in fures liche and wile for-berne
82alle his fon. and heom þet beoð iwunede uuel to done. Tunc
83cantabunt angeli magna tuba & mortui resurgent. þenne sculen
84engles mid beme blauwen on fower halue þe world. and alle dede
85arisen and steorren sculen þeostren. and þe sunne hire liht forleose.
86and steorren sculen from heouene falle. Et tunc iudicabit
87iudicia nouissima. & reddet unicuique iuxta opera sua.
88þenne wille god deme his leste dom. and wile ȝelden eche men
89his mede efter his werke. þe sunfulle .Men. þet spushad brekeð.
90þa feste .Men. þa þet mei lutel to wreche. þe þoues. þe þet
91spekeð faire bi-foren and false bi-hinden. þe niðfulle. þe prude.
92þe fordrunkene. þe chidinde. þe forsworene. þe heðene. þe erites.
93eicientur cum fletu & lamentatione in penam sempiternam sine
94ablutione & misericordia. sculen beon iwarpen ine eche pine.
95wiþ-uten alesinge and wið-uten milce. Ach þe richtwise men.
96þe treowe men. þe munekes. þe meidene. þe weddede wiues. þe
97gode .Men. þe softe .Men. and þe .Men. ful of milce. and þe large.
98Men. and þe milde .Men. þe herbergers. þe þolemode. þe elmesfulle.
99þa þe heom wið-teoð of flesliche lustes. uocabuntur in
100dextra dei patris omnipotentis. sculen beon icleoped on þe fader
101riht halue. þer scal beon worldwunne; wið-uten pouerte.

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102fulle; wið-uten hungre. hele; wið-uten unhele. reste; wið-uten
103swinge. blisse; wið-uten sarinesse. Ivȝeðe; wið-uten
104elde. Lokinge; wið-uten winkunge. song; wið-uten lisse.
105smellinge; mid swetnesse. and dunge; wið-uten prikunge.
106defectio omnis mali. Habundancia omnis boni. wone of alle
107uuele; wole; and alle gode. Amen.