By this tale a man may se that, whan a precher dothe rebuke any synne or vyce wherin he is knowen openly to be gyltie him selfe, suche prechynge shall lytell edefye to the people.
By this ye may se, that they that be accustomed in vyce and synne will alwaye fynde one excuse or other to cloke therewyth theyr vyce and vnthryftynes.
The lyttell morall boke[157] sayth: It is a foule thynge worthye rebuke and blame A vyce to reprehende and do the same.
This tale is aplyed to the couetous men, whiche by al crafte and meanes study to kepe and encreace theyr money and substance; agaynst whiche vyce many thinges ben wryten.
If so bee wee haue receiued pleasure or benefit of any man, neuer disdained I with al duety to acknowledge a good turne, stil shunning the vyce of ingratytude, to soyle the reputation wherein hitherto I haue passed my lyfe.
She putteth vyce clene out of her mynde, She fleeth from him, she leveth him behynde.
Who hath caused worthy folk to voyde vyce and shame?
The more vertu, the lasse is the pryde; Vertu so digne is, and so noble in kynde That vyce and she wol not in-fere abyde.
I can nat see but al is at oo stent, The good and il, the vyce and eek vertue!
His owne besynes whiche is in ieopardye Seynge to anothers forsoth he is vnwyse Of the vyce of vnkyndnes.
Nor take no waye whereby they heuyn may wynne But lye in that vyce that they rotyd ar in Leuynge the way that gydyth to ioy and rest Their owne sensualyte ensuynge as a beest Wherfore ye prestis that haue the charge and cure.
Whiche his chyldren fawtes forseth nat to see Hauynge no care for to induce theyr mynde To godly vertue: andvyce to leue behynde.
Of olde folys y^t gyue example of vyce to youth negligent & vnexpert.
Of the vyce of ingratytude or vnkyndnes and folys that vse it.
Is vyce more plesaunte to a good man then vertue, specially in hys chrldren?
And as cõmonlye it accustumeth it selfe to vyce, or euer it vnderstand what vyce is, so wyth lyke easynes maye it be accustumed to vertue.
Let not thys vyce of Femynine Flatterye spoyle the desertes of Noble Chyualrye, and vtterly deface those merytes with greater ignomynie than the cause of that offence is worthye of disprayse.
And among all the penaltyes conteyned in our lawes, the vyce of Ingratitude is moste bytterlye corrected.
And this vyce comth of a fals hope, that he thinketh that he shal live longe; but that hope faileth ful ofte.
Vertu was full heuy when he see frewyll ¶ Take part withvyce but yet neuerthelesse.
Than it shold be know what part he wyl take ¶ Whan Vertu & Vyce be her ambassatours.
With Vyce his rewarde he cam theym for to fet ¶ Then came there downe goodly ladyes tweyn.
This is the righte lyf that I am inne, To flemen alle manerevyce and sinne: This doth me so to vertu for to entende, That day by day I in my wil amende.
It is no shame un-to yow, ne no vyce Hir to with-holden, that ye loveth most.
Yet will I stand too't styll: To deter vyce heaven gives a power to will.
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