After  tbis  tbou  shalt  undeirstonde^  tbat  bodily  peine
stont  in  waking.  For  ^e8u> Crist  saytb:  wake  ye  and
pray  ye,  tbat  ye  ne  enter  into  wicked  temptation.  Ye
sbm  understond  also,  that  fastmg  stont  in  tbree  tbinges:  in
forbering  of  bodily  mete  and  dmke,  in  forbering  of  worldly
jolitee,  and  in  forbering  of  dedly  sin:  tbis  is  to  say,  that
a  man  sball  kepe  bim  fro  dedly  sinne  witb  all  bis  might.
And  tbou  sbalt  imderstonde  also,  that  God  ordeined  fast-
ing, and  to  bating  apperteinetb  foure  tbinges.  Largenesse
to  poure  folk :  gladnesse  of  berte  spirituel :  not  to  be  angry
ne  annoied,  ne  grutcb  for  be  fasteth:  and  also  resonable
boure  for  to  ete  by  mesure,  tbat  is  to  say,  a  man  sbal  not
ete  in  untime,  ne  sit  i^e  longer  at  tbe  table,  for  be  &stetL

Than  sbalt  tbou  imdeaifitonde,  tbat  bodily  peine  stont  in
discipline,  or  tecbing,  by  word,  or  by  writing,  or  by  en-
sample.  Also  in  wering  of  here  or  of  stamin,*  or  of  haber-
geons on  bir  naked  flesh  for  Cristes  sake;  but  ware  thee
wel  that  swiche  maner  penances  ne  make  not  thin  berte
bitter  or  angry,  ne  annoied  of  thyself;  for  better  is  to  cast
away  thin  here  than  to  cast  away  the  swetenesse  of  our
Lord  Jesu  Crist.  And  therfore  saith  Seint  Poule:  clothe
you,  as  they  that  ben  chosen  of  Grod  in  berte,  of  miseri-
corde,  debonairtree,  suffinnce,  and  swiche  maner  of  clothing,
of  whiche  Jesu  Crist  is  more  plesed  than  with  the  beres  or
habergeons.
