Cloud Of Unknowing
The Cloud of Unknozoing (bi pi supposing) in a trewe wille & by an hole entent, purposed him to be a parfite folower of Criste, not only in actyue leuyng, bot in pe souereinnest pointe of contemplatife leuing pe whiche is possible by grace for to be comen to in pis present lüf of a parfite g soule Šit abiding in pis deedly body ; & perto pat dop pat in him is, Š f. ... Kk The Cloud of nknozeŠing 3 Šit Š pis mater acordep noping to hem Š bot Šif it be to poo men pe f. ... Pa it] this worke Pa q The Cloud of Unknowing not be comen to by pe corioustee of witte, ne by ymagina- cion. ... Pa The Cloud of Unknowing pe twelfpe chapitre. ... Pa 6 The Cloud of Unknowing pe twenty chapitre How AI-miŠty God wil goodly answere for alle poo pat, for pe excusing of hem-self, list not leue pe besines aboute pe loue of hym. ... Här= The Cloud of Unknowing pe nine and twenti chapitre pat a man schuld bidingly trauaile in pis werk, & suffre pe pine per-of, & deme no man. ... Pa 8 The Cloud of UnknozeŠing pe [fourti] chapitre pat in pe tyme of pis werk, a soule hap no special beholding to any o vice in it-self ne to any o vertew in it-self. ... U Ro3 Pa schul] schuld Kk Harz The Cloud of Unknowing knowe when alle poo sounes & swetnes pat fallen into pe body in tyme of preier ben bope good & iuel. ... Harz 2o as wel] both Pa as in] & Pa z2 ben] ere Kk Har=; ar Ro U Ro3 folowen] folowep Kk Har2 io The Cloud of UnknoŠing pe six and fifti chapitre How pei ben disseiued [pat] lenen more to pe coriouste of kyn_ dely witte, & of clergie leerned in pe scole of men, pän to pe comoun doctyine Š counsel of Holi Chirche. ... Har2 The Cloud of Unknowing zI j7e pre and sixti chapitre Of pe miŠtes of a soule in general ; Š how f: zza minde in special is a pr_incipŠ,l miŠt, conprehending in it alle pe oper miŠtes Š alle poo pinges in pe whiche pei worchen. ... U Ia The Cloud of Unknowing pinges, so by pe defailing of oure goostly wittes we biginne moste redeliest to com to pe knowing of God; soche as is possible bi grace to be had here. ... RoI Ro3 ; Here endyth pe tabyll of pe booke whyche may wele be callyd pe clowde of contemplacion U ; Finis tabule Pa The Cloud of Unknowing I3 Goostly freende in God, I preie pee & I beseche pee pat pou wilt haue a besi beholding to pe cours & pe aner of pi cleeping. ... HarI sipen] syth U Ro3; after Pa The Cloud of UnknozeŠing bouŠt pee wip pe prise of his precious blood when pou were loste in Adam, miŠt not suffre pee be so fer fro him in forme & degree of leuyng. ... The Cloud of UnknozŠring pe singuler fourme of leuyng pat pou arte in ; bot pe more Š wrechid f. ... Pa I6 The Cloud of UnknozeŠing how pou berest pee. ... zűb HarI tyl] to RoŠ lyst] lust RoI The Cloud of Unknowing it were a cloude of vnknowyng,, pou wost neuey what, sauyng pat pou felist in pi wille a nakid enterit vnto God. ... U Ro3 Pa C ,: / I8 The Cloud of Unknowing tytne pat is Šouen to pee, it schal be askid of pee how pou haste dispendid it.