665 and the law of God,
ledene me to Criste. and lead me to Christ.
Thu withsoke thene deofel. Thou renounced the devil,
efter drihtenes cw_ithe_. (after the Lord's word,)
_his_ modes and his wraenches. his moods, and his deceits,
and his wieles thaerto. 670 and his wiles thereto.
Seoththen thu hine lufedest. Afterwards thou lovedst him,
and for_w_inne drihten. and rebelled against the Lord,
for thu lufedest theo lawen. for thou lovedst the traitors
the drihten weren lothe. that were hateful to God;
unker team _for_loren. 675 our progeny lost
the wit scolden teman. that we should bring forth;
so ic was the betaeiht. as I was given to thee
that wit scolden teman. that we might propagate.
Thu _haue_st beon bearne faeder. Thou hast been father of children,
and ic hore moder. 680 and I their mother;
wit scolden fostrien bearn. we should foster our progeny,
and bring _ham_ to Criste. and bring them to Christ.
Thet beoth theos bearn. These are the children
so so bec maeneth. that the book mentions:
_Filii tui sicut novell_ * * * _Filii tui sicut novell_ * * *
_Cetera desunt.
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