[Sidenote: When Jesus was on earth, little children were brought unto him. The disciples rebuked the parents. Christ said, “Suffer little children to come unto me,” etc.] Ryȝt-wysly quo con rede, He loke on bok & be awayed How Ih{esu}c hy{m} welke in are þede, & burneȝ her barneȝ vnto hy{m} brayde, 712 For happe & hele þat fro hy{m} ȝede, To touch[30] her chylder þay fayr hym prayed. His dessypeleȝ w{i}t{h} blame let be hy{m} bede, & wyth her resou{n}eȝ ful fele restayed; 716 Ih{esu}c þe{n}ne hem swetely sayde, “Do way, let chylder vnto me tyȝt. To suche is heuen-ryche arayed,” Þe i{n}nocent is ay saf by ryȝt. 720 [Sidenote 30: MS. _touth_.] XIII. [Sidenote: [Fol. 49a.]] [Sidenote: No one can win heaven except he be meek as a child.] Ih{esu}c con calle to hy{m} hys mylde & sayde hys ryche no wyȝ myȝt wy{n}ne. Bot he com þyder ryȝt as a chylde, Oþ{er} elleȝ neu{er} more com þer-i{n}ne, 724 Harmleȝ, trwe & vnde-fylde, W{i}t{h}-outen mote oþ{er} mascle of sulpande sy{n}ne; Quen such þer cnoken on þe bylde, Tyt schal hem men þe ȝate vnpy{n}ne, 728 Þer is þe blys þat con not bly{n}ne, Þat þe Iueler soȝte þurȝ perre pres & solde alle hys goud boþe wolen & ly{n}ne, To bye hy{m} a perle [þat] watȝ mascelleȝ. 732 [Headnote: FORSAKE THE MAD WORLD.] [Sidenote: The pearl of price is like the kingdom of heaven, pure and clean. Forsake the mad world and purchase the spotless pearl.] This makelleȝ perle þat boȝt is dere, Þe Ioueler gef fore alle hys god, Is lyke þe reme of heuenesse clere So sayde þe fader of folde & flode, 736 For hit is we{m}leȝ, clene & clere, & endeleȝ rou{n}de & blyþe of mode, & co{m}mune to alle þat ryȝtwys[31] were, Lo! euen i{n} myddeȝ my breste hit stode; 740 My lorde þe lombe þat schede hys blode, He pyȝt hit þere i{n} token of pes; I rede þe forsake þe worlde wode, & porchace þy perle maskelles.” 744 [Sidenote 31: MS. _ryȝtywys_.]