A   For the vngodly talke and ymagin thus amonge them selues (but not ryght:)The tyme of oure lyfe is but short and tedyous: and when a man is once gone, he hath nomore ioye ner pleasure, nether knowe we eny m&abar; that turneth agayne from death: for we are borne of naught, and we shall be herafter as though we had neuer bene. For oure breth is as a smoke in oure nosetrels, and the wordes as a sparck to moue oure herte. As for oure body, it shalbe very asshes that are quenched, and oure soule shall vanish as the soft ayre. Oure lyfe shal passe awaye as the trace of a cloude, and come to naught as the myst that is driu&ebar; awaye with þe; beames of the Sonne, and put downe with the heate therof. Oure name also shalbe forgotten by lytle ∧ lytle, and no man shall haue oure worckes in remembraunce.

B   For oure tyme is a very shadow þt; passeth awaye, ∧ after oure ende there is no returnyng, for it is fast sealed, so that no man c&obar;meth agayne. Come on therfore, let vs enioye the pleasures that ther are, and lett vs soone vse the creature lyke as in youth. Let vs fyll oure selues with good wyne ∧ oyntment, and let there no floure of the tyme go by vs. Let vs crowne our selues with roses afore they be wythered. Let there be no fayre medowe, but oure lust go thorow it. Lett euery one of you be partaker of oure volupteousnes. Let vs leaue some tok&ebar; of our pleasure in euery place, for that is oure porcion, els get we nothynge. Lett vs oppresse the poore ryghteous, let vs not spare the wyddow ner olde m&abar;: let vs not regarde the heades that are gray for age. Let þe; lawe of vnryghteousnesse be our auctorite, for þe; thing that is feble is nothing worth. C   Therfore let vs defraude the ryghteous, and why? he is not for oure profyt, yee he is cleane c&obar;trary to oure doynges. He checketh vs for offendynge agaynst þe; law, and scla&ubar;dreth vs as tr&abar;sgressours of all nurtour. He maketh his boast to haue the knowledge of God, yee he calleth him self Goddes sonne. He is the bewrayer of our thoughtes: It greueth vs also to loke vp&obar; him, for his life is not like other mens, his wayes are of another fashyon. He counteth vs but vayne personnes, he withdraweth hym selfe from oure wayes as fr&obar; fylthynes: he comm&ebar;deth greatly the latter ende of the iust, and maketh his boast that God is his father. Let vs se then yf his wordes be true, lett vs proue what shall come vpon hym: so shall we knowe what ende he shall haue. D   For yf he be þe; true sonne of God he wyll receaue him, and delyuer hym from the handes of hys enemyes. Let vs examen hym with despytefull rebuke and tormentynge, that we maye knowe his dignite, &abar;d proue hys pacience. Lett vs condemne hym with the most shameful death: for lyke as he hath spoken, so shall he be rewarded.

Soch thynges do the vngodly ymagin, and go astraye, for their awne wyckednes hath blynded them. As for the mysteries of God, they vnderstande th&ebar; not: they nether hope for the rewarde of ryghteousnesse, ner regarde þe; worship that holy soules shall haue. For God created m&abar; to be vndestroyed, yee after þe; ^note ymage of hys awne lyckenesse made he h&ibar;. Neuerthelesse thorow enuye of the deuell came death in to the worlde: and they that holde of hys syde, do as he doth.

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