other occupacyons for that tyme or ony maner of excuse.

¶ The fyfthe is to do suche thynges with all thy myght and power /
thynkynge that thy rewarde shall be grete.

¶ The sixte is to do them also with al mekenesse bothe in spyryte
and gesture.

¶ The seuenth is to contynuye suche obedyence for the ende of thy
lyf / euer folowynge thy mayster Ihesu cryste / that was moost
obedyent for thy synne vnto deth Amen.

¶ The seuen degrees of pacyence thou mayst beholde here.

¶ To euyll done to the or aduersyte / make no resystence. ¶ Do no
euyll for euyll / ne gyue an euyl answere. ¶ Loue thyn enmye / &
do good for euyl to hym in recompence. ¶ Grutche not ayenst
aduersyte / but take it as swete as encence. ¶ Accõpt it for best
medycyne / and be gladde in thy payne. ¶ Thanke god therfore / &
loke for more with all benyuolence. ¶ And whan thou hast no
grutchynge in these / thenne meyst thou be fayne.

¶ The .xv. degrees of charyte.

¶ These make parfyte charyte after Poules epystle. ¶ Be pacyente
contynuelly for ony aduersyte. ¶ Lyberall to the nedy / & do good
for euyll. ¶ Of other mênes welfare. enuye not ne be heuy ¶ Lette
not by thy crokednesse good werkes to multeplye. ¶ Swelle not
inwarde by malyce yf thy nyghbour prospere. ¶ Loue to be in lowe
degree / & loth to be hye. ¶ To labour for other as thyself do thy