THE TALE（第7页）

andyethaveiwonnothinginthisday;

iwillintend*towinning，ifimay，*applymyself

andnotintendourthingestodeclare:

for，brothermine，thywitisalltoobare

tounderstand，althoughitoldthemthee.

*butfor*thouaskestwhylabourewe:*because*

forsometimeswebegoddesinstruments

andmeanestodohismandements，

whenthathimlist，uponhiscreatures，

indiversactsandindiversfigures

withoutehimwehavenomightcertain，

ifthathimlisttostandethereagain.**againstit

andsometimes，atourprayerhaveweleave

onlythebody，notthesoul，togrieve:

witnessonjob，whomthatwedidfullwoe，

andsometimeshavewemightonboththetwo，—

thisistosay，onsoulandbodyeke，

andsometimesbewesufferdfortoseek

uponamananddohissou露nrest

andnothisbody，andallisforthebest，

whenhewithstandethourtemptation，

itisacauseofhissalvation，

albeitthatitwasnotourintent

heshouldbesafe，butthatwewouldhimhent.**catch

andsometimesbeweservantsuntoman，

astothearchbishopsaintdunstan，

andtothapostleservantekewasi."

"yettellme，"quoththissompnour，"faithfully，

makeyeyounewebodiesthusalway

ofthelements?"thefiendanswered，"nay

sometimeswefeign，andsometimeswearise