but certys yif we myȝte{n} han þe iugeme{n}t of þe deuyne þouȝt as we *ben p{ar}son{er}s of resou{n}. ryȝt so as we han demed. it byhoueþ þat ymaginac{i}ou{n} {and} wit ben byneþe resou{n}. ryȝt so wolde 4944 we deme{n} þat it were ryȝtful þing þat ma{n}s resou{n} auȝt[e] to su{m}mitten it self {and} to ben byneþe þe deuyne þouȝt. [Sidenote: Let us, therefore, strive to elevate ourselves to the height of the supreme intelligence--there shall reason see what she cannot discover in herself; and that is in what manner the prescience of God sees and defines all things; although they have no certain event; and she will see that this is no mere conjecture, but rather simple, supreme, and unlimited knowledge.] for whiche þat yif we mowen. as who seiþ. þat yif þat we mowe{n} I conseil[e] þat we enhanse vs in 4948 to þe heyȝt of þilke souereyne i{n}telligence. for þere shal resou{n} wel seen þat þat it ne may nat by-holden in it self. and certys þat is þis in what manere þe p{re}science of god seeþ alle þinges c{er}teins {and} difinissed al þouȝ þei 4952 ne han no certein issues or by-tydynges. ne þis is non oppiniou{n} but it is raþer þe simplicite of þe souereyn science þat nis nat enclosed nor yshet wiþi{n}ne no boundes. [Linenotes: 4938 [_ther_]--from C. 4939 _trowen_--trowe 4942 _parsoners_--parsoneres 4945 _mans_--mannes 4946 _auȝt[e]_--owte 4947 _whiche_--which 4948 _þat yif_--yif þ{a}t 4949 _heyȝt_--heihte _þere_--ther 4952 _þouȝ_--MS. þouȝt 4955 _no_--none] QUAM UARIIS FIGURIS. [Sidenote: [The 5^the Met{ur}.]] [Sidenote: Various are the shapes of created beings. Some creep along the ground and trace the dust in furrows as they go;] ++ÞE bestes passen by þe erþes by ful dyuerse figures 4956 for so{m}me of hem han hir bodies strauȝt {and} crepe{n} in þe dust {and} drawen after he{m} a t{ra}is or a forghe contynued. þat is to sein as addres or snakes. [Sidenote: others with nimble wings float through the air;] and oþer bestes by [the] wandryng lyȝtnesse of hir 4960 wenges beten þe wyndes {and} ouer-swymme{n} þe spaces of þe longe eyer by moist flee[y]nge. [Sidenote: some with their feet impress the ground, or tread lightly o’er the meads, or seek the shady grove.] and oþer bestes gladen hem to diggen her traas or her stappes i{n} þe erþe wiþ hir goynge or wiþ her feet. or to gone eyþe[r] 4964 by þe grene feldes or [elles] to walken vnder þe wodes. [Sidenote: Though we see an endless variety of forms, yet all are prone; to the earth they bend their looks, increasing the heaviness of their dull sense.]