When heaven is shut up, and there is no rain, because they have sinned against thee; if they pray toward this place, and confess thy name, and turn from their sin, when thou dost afflict them:
If heuene is closid, and reyneth not for þe synnes of hem, and þei preyen in this place, and doen penaunce to thi name, and ben conuertid fro her synnes for her turment,