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670 		'Innoghe ther wex out of that welle,
Blod and water of brode wounde;
The blod uus boght fro bale of helle
And delyvered uus of the deth secounde;
The water is baptem, the sothe to telle,
That folwed the glayve so grymly grounde,
That wasches away the gyltes felle
That Adam wyth inne deth uus drounde.
Now is ther noght in the worlde rounde
Bytwene uus and blysse bot that he wythdrow,
And that is restored in sely stounde;
And the grace of God is gret innogh.

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Grace innogh the mon may have
That synnes thenne new, yif him repente,
Bot wyth sorw and syt he mot hit crave,
And byde the payne therto is bent.
Bot resoun, of ryght that con noght rave,
Saves evermore the innossent;
Hit is a dom that never God gave,
That ever the gyltles schulde be schente.
The gyltyf may contryssyoun hente
And be thurgh mercy to grace thryght;
Bot he to gyle that never glente,
As inoscente, is saf and ryghte.


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670 		Sufficient grace flows from that well,
Water and blood from gaping wound;
That blood frees us from pains of Hell,
No second death can us astound.
The water is baptism, truth to tell,
That followed the spear so cruelly ground;
It washes away offences fell
That us in death had Adam drowned.
Now there is naught in the whole world round
'Twixt us and joy e'er out of place;
They are restored, and healing found,
For great enough is God's good grace.

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Grace enough has every man
Who sins anew, if he repents
And in true grief does all he can
To pay the price for his offence.
Reason can do no other than
Save evermore the innocents;
It is no part of God's great plan
That they should suffer punishments.
The guilty may, through penitence,
In mercy win to grace outright.
He who 'gainst evil mounts defence,
Being innocent, is safe and right.



Sufficient there flowed from that well of blood and water from broad wound; the blood redeemed us from the torment of Hell and delivered us from the second death; the water is baptism, truth to tell, that followed the spear so cruelly sharpened, that washes away the deadly sins with which Adam drowned us in death. Now there is nothing in the wide world between us and the joy He has not withdrawn, and that is restored in a blessed hour; and the grace of God is great enough.

Sufficient grace that man may have who sins anew, if he repent, but in sorrow and grief he must ask (for it) and accept the penalty that comes with it. But reason, which cannot swerve from what is right, will always save the innocent. It is a judgement that God never gave that the guiltless should be destroyed. The guilty can find contrition and be through mercy brought to grace; but he who never strayed into sin, being innocent, is saved and justified.

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