[Sidenote: [Fol. 57a.]] [Sidenote: Cleanness discloses fair forms.] Cla{n}nesse who-so kyndly cowþe co{m}ende, & rekken vp alle þe resou{n}ȝ þ{a}t ho by riȝt askeȝ, Fayre formeȝ myȝt he fy{n}de i{n} foreri{n}g his speche, & in þe co{n}traré, kark & co{m}brau{n}ce huge; 4 [Sidenote: God is angry with the unclean worshipper, and with false priests.] For wonder wroth is þe wyȝ þ{a}t wroȝt alle þi{n}g{es}, Wyth þe freke þat i{n} fylþe folȝes hy{m} aft{er}, As renkeȝ of relygiou{n} þat reden & sy{n}gen, & aprochen to hys presens, & presteȝ arn called; 8 Thay teen vnto his te{m}mple & teme{n} to hy{m} seluen, Reken w{i}t{h} reu{er}ence þay r[ec]hen his auter, Þay hondel þer his aune body & vsen hit boþe. [Sidenote: The pure worshipper receives great reward.] If þay in cla{n}nes be clos þay cleche gret mede, 12 Bot if þay conterfete crafte, & cortaysye wont, [Sidenote: The impure will bring upon them the anger of God, Who is pure and holy.] As be honest vtwyth, & i{n}-with alle fylþeȝ, Þen ar þay synful hemself & sulped altogeder, Boþe god & his gere, & hy{m} to greme cachen. 16 He is so clene in his co{ur}te, þe ky{n}g þ{a}t al weldeȝ, & honeste in his ho{us}-holde & hagherlych serued, With angeleȝ eno{ur}led in alle þat is clene, [Sidenote: It would be a marvel if God did not hate evil.] Boþe w{i}t{h}-i{n}ne & w{i}t{h}-outen, i{n} wedeȝ ful bryȝt. 20 Nif he nere scoym{us} & skyg & non scaþe louied, Hit were a meruayl to much, hit moȝt not falle; [Sidenote: Christ showed us that himself.] Kryst kydde hit hym self i{n} a carp oneȝ, Þer as he heuened aȝt happeȝ & hyȝt hem her medeȝ; 24 [Sidenote: St. Matthew records the discourse.] Me myneȝ on one amo{n}ge oþ{er}, as maþew recordeȝ, Þat þ{us} of clannesse vn-closeȝ a ful cler speche. [Sidenote: The clean of heart shall look on our Lord.] Þe haþel clene of his hert hapeneȝ ful fayre, For he schal loke on oure lorde w{i}t{h} a bone chere, 28 As so saytȝ, to þat syȝt seche schal he neu{er}, Þat any vncla{n}nesse hatȝ on, anwhere[1] abowte: For he þ{a}t flem{us} vch fylþe fer fro his hert, May not byde þat burne[2] þat hit his body neȝen; 32 For-þy hyȝ not to heuen i{n} hatereȝ to-torne, Ne i{n} þe harloteȝ hod & handeȝ vnwaschen; [Sidenote: What earthly noble, when seated at table above dukes, would like to see a lad badly attired approach the table with “rent cockers,” his coat torn and his toes out?] For what vrþly haþel þat hyȝ hono{ur} haldeȝ Wolde lyke, if a ladde com lyþ{er}ly attyred, 36 [Sidenote: [Fol. 57b.]] When he were sette solempnely i{n} a sete ryche, Abof dukes on dece, w{i}t{h} dayntys serued, Þen þe harlot w{i}t{h} haste helded to þe table