. The Blickling homilies of the tenth century : from the Marquis of Lothian's unique ms. 971 . very good will,then shall those good things be pleasing to God which are done for himafterwards ; and the Lord will very joyfully requite the man for all thosegood things with the twofold reward of eternal life. We may also con-sider, what is more important, that a man inay earn disgrace for himselfby means of his sins and wickedness, while with good and just deeds hemay obtain eternal rest after this world. Then must we ever be mindfulof the awful Doomsday, which now cometh unexpectedly; and we
. The Blickling homilies of the tenth century : from the Marquis of Lothian's unique ms. 971 . very good will,then shall those good things be pleasing to God which are done for himafterwards ; and the Lord will very joyfully requite the man for all thosegood things with the twofold reward of eternal life. We may also con-sider, what is more important, that a man inay earn disgrace for himselfby means of his sins and wickedness, while with good and just deeds hemay obtain eternal rest after this world. Then must we ever be mindfulof the awful Doomsday, which now cometh unexpectedly; and we shallthen stand before the throne of God, and each man shall produce boththe good and the evil that he previously did, and shall then receive rewardaccording to his own deserts. Therefore ought we now to bear in mindour necessity and think sufficiently of our souls need, lest our deathbecome a cause of rejoicing to our enemies. Let us, [dearest] men, nowmerit it, that our last day may be angels joy, and that the heavenly blissmay receive us. Let us turn now to the Lords will, because he very K. SAUWLE )>EARF. 101 gewitene, & ofor ]KPt naefre efngemyndige hider eft ne cuma)?, ah heora lichoman licgsra^ on eoi-^an & beob to duste gewordne, Their bodies °° . ^ ° turn to dust. & hcct flaesc afula^, & wyimum awealleb, & neber afloweb, & worms issue J yy r r» from every beo|) gewitene from eallum heora gefogum, & jjser noht elles ne J^»t. \viina¥, biiton ]>cet an ^cei se ]?e gesaelig bi^ mseg hine sylfne be jjaere bysene laeran, & eac \>cet gyt mare is, ]>cpJ hie sceolan gefter j>8em wlencum ece edwit jjrowian, biiton him seo s6]>e hreow gefultmige. Foi-^on, men ¥a leofestan, don we sojje hreowe & bote ure synna, |?a hwile * ]>e we on jjyssum life syn; alesan we * p. 120. ure saule ]>sl hwile ]>e we ]>cet lif & \>cet weoY]> on urum gewealde habban, ]>e Ises se deaj> ser cume, & we jjonne set somne forleosan ]>cet lif & ]>cet weo
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