3 Nor devilish thoughts dismay your constant spirit. 4 In heavenly mercies have you not a part? 5 Why should you then despair, that chosen are? 6 Where justice grows, there grows eke greater grace, eke > in addition, also 7 Which does quench the brand of hellish smart, smart > pain, grief 8 And that accursed handwriting does deface. handwriting > (See _Col._ 2.14) 9 Arise, sir knight; arise, and leave this cursed place!" 109.54 So vp he rose, and thence amounted streight. 2 Which when the carle beheld, and saw his guest Would safe depart, for all his subtill sleight, 4 He chose an halter from among the rest, And with it hung himselfe, vnbid vnblest. 6 But death he could not worke himselfe thereby; For thousand times he so himselfe had drest, 8 Yet nathelesse it could not doe him die, Till he should die his last, that is eternally. 1 So up he rose, and thence amounted straight. amounted > mounted, mounted up straight > straightway 2 Which when the carl beheld, and saw his guest carl > villain, churl 3 Would safe depart, for all his subtle sleight, for > despite subtle > crafty, sly sleight > trickery; knowledge; nimbleness of mind 4 He chose a halter from among the rest, 5 And with it hanged himself, unbid, unblessed. unbid > not prayed for (cf. 101.30:7, 110.3:8) 6 But death he could not work himself thereby; 7 For thousand times he so himself had dressed, dressed > disposed; put in that position; arrayed [with the halter] 8 Yet natheless it could not do him die, natheless > nevertheless do him die > kill him 9 Till he should die his last, that is, eternally. CANTO X _Her faithfull knight faire Vna brings 2 to house of Holinesse, Where he is taught repentance, and 4 the way to heauenly blesse._ 1 Her faithful knight fair Una brings 2 to House of Holiness, 3 Where he is taught repentance, and 4 the way to heavenly bliss. 110.1 WHat man is he, that boasts of fleshly might, 2 And vaine assurance of mortality, Which all so soone, as it doth come to fight, 4 Against spirituall foes, yeelds by and by, Or from the field most cowardly doth fly? 6 Ne let the man ascribe it to his skill, That thorough grace hath gained victory. 8 If any strength we haue, it is to ill, But all the good is Gods, both power and eke will. 1 What man is he, that boasts of fleshly might 2 And vain assurance of mortality, 3 Who, all so soon as it does come to fight all so > just as 4 Against spiritual foes, yields by and by, by and by > before long; straightway 5 Or from the field most cowardly does fly? field > battle; field of battle fly > flee 6 Nor let the man ascribe it to his skill, 7 That through grace has gained victory. 8 If any strength we have, it is to ill, ill > evil, wickedness; ill purpose, ill result 9 But all the good is God's, both power and eke will. eke > also 110.2