Now doth his scripture use .ij. figures of comfort / setting forth and declaring unto us .ij. images of evil and good things mixed in a dew and most wholesome temperature. As the wise Ecclesiastic saith. In the day of evils remember good things and in the day of good things remember evil things. Well knoweth the holy ghost that every thing is of such value and power to a man / as his mind & opinion is in it. For that which in his opinion vile & of no reputation / he casteth but little love unto it / if it chance to him and little regardeth if it fall from him, Therefore his labour is to pluck and call away a man from this mind and opinion of this worldly possessions. This done: now are all things indifferent / how be it sith this calling away is chiefly done by the word of God (whereby the opinion is revocate from the thing which presently is desired / to the thing which is absent & not desired) of very right we shall have comfort of nothing but scripture / which in the day of evils calleth us to look for goodness which other is present or to come / and in the day of goodness to look for ⟨image 49⟩evil. Howe be it that we may know these visions & images the better we shall divide each of them in to .vij. parts. The first image shall have evils which shall be considered: first with in him self. Secondly before him / thirdly / after him / fourthly beside him in the lift hand / fifthly on his right hand. sixthly / beneath him, Seventhly / above him.
Nowe doth his scripture vse .ij. figures of cōfort / settynge forth and declaryng vnto vs .ij. ymages of euyll and good thinges myxte in a dewe and most holsome temperature. As the wyse Ecclesiastique sayth. In the day of euylles remembre good thinges and in the day of good thinges remembre euyll thinges. Well knoweth the holy ghoost that euery thing is of suche value and power to a man / as his mynde & oppynion is in it. For that whiche in his oppinyōie vyle & of no reputacyon / he casteth but lytell loue vnto it / yf it chaunce to him and lytyll regardeth yf it falle from hym, Therfore his laboure is to plucke and cal awey a man from this mynde and opinion of this worldly possessyons. This done: now are all thinges indifferent / howe be it syth this calling awey is chiefly done by the worde of God (wherby thoppinyon is reuocate frō the thing whiche presently is desired / to the thing which is absent & not desired) of verey ryght we shall haue confort of nothyng but scripture / whiche in the day of euylles calleth vs to loke for goodnesse whiche other is present or to come / and in the day of goodnesse to loke for ⟨image 49⟩euyll. Howe be it that we may knowe these visyōs & ymages the better we shall deuide eche of theym in to .vij. partes. The fyrst ymage shall haue euylles whiche shalbe cō sidered: first with in hym selfe. Secundly byfore hym / thirdly / after hym / fourthly byside hym in the lyft hond / fyftly on his ryght hond. syxtly / beneth hym, Seuently / aboue hym.
