generation, to pride of lyfe, and to all lyfe sensyble, the whiche
yelde her
generacion, a orgeul de uie, et a toutte uie sensuelle, qui
la rend
blunt, rude and forgetefull, and by the whiche she becomed spotted and
cancred,
obtuse, rude et ygnorante, et pourquoy elle deuient tachee et
enroulle,
as a harneys or clere glasse doth cancre by humydite of
come ung harnois ou cler mirouer senroullist par humidite de
rayne or other moystnesse, in suche wyse that by this meane she is
all togeder
pluie ou aultre moisteur, tellement que par ce moien elle est
du tout
blynded, and hath no knowlege of her pasture wherby she becometh
aueuglee, et na nulle cognoissance de sa pasture par quoy elle deuient
lene and folyshe; for as the wyse man saith, truth is the fote of the
mesgre et ignorante; car come dit le sage, uerite est le past de
soule. Aristotel saith that the soule is as a table made euyn and
clere,
lame. Aristotle dit que lame est come une table rase et
clere,
polished, in the whiche all maner shape and effigiation doth shyne
clerely so
polie, en laquelle toutes formes et effigie reluysent
clerement sy
well corporates as incorporates, by cause therof we understande with
bien corporeez come incorporeez, a cause de quoy nous entendons auec
the angels, that is to saye, in the meane tyme that she is nat cancred
by
les angeles, cest a dire tandis quelle nest pas enrouyllee
par
synne, as I have sayd before. Here myght I open unto you, what it is
peche, come jay dit deuant. Icy uous poulroy je ouurir que cest
of understandyng actyve and passyble, but in this doyng I shulde be
to tedyous.
dentendement agent et passyble, mais en ce faisant je seroie
trop tedieus.
Ma.
Trewly, Gyles, I laude your persuacion, for by that that ye have sayde
of it
Certes, Giles, je los uostre parsuasion, car par ce quen aues dit
I parceyve clerelye that it is nat possyble to declare it, the whiche
one may
japarcoy clerement quil nest possible a la declarer, ce quon
peult
conjecte by that that she doth resemble unto God and to be wyllynge
conjecturer parce quelle resemble a Dieu et uoulloir
to declare his ymage shalde be wyllyng to do a thyng impossyble,
declarer son image seroit uoulloir faire impossible,
bycause that he is uncomprehensyble.
pource quil est incomprehensyble.