a cause de la
sensitiue,

with the whiche she is lykewyse alyed, she hath her syght to
auec laquelle elle est semblablement aliee, elle a son respect a

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generation, to pride of lyfe, and to all lyfe sensyble, the whiche
yelde her
generacion, a orgeul de uie, et a toutte uie sensuelle, qui
la rend

blunt, rude and forgetefull, and by the whiche she becomed spotted and
cancred,
obtuse, rude et ygnorante, et pourquoy elle deuient tachee et
enroulle,

as a harneys or clere glasse doth cancre by humydite of
come ung harnois ou cler mirouer senroullist par humidite de

rayne or other moystnesse, in suche wyse that by this meane she is
all togeder
pluie ou aultre moisteur, tellement que par ce moien elle est
du tout

blynded, and hath no knowlege of her pasture wherby she becometh
aueuglee, et na nulle cognoissance de sa pasture par quoy elle deuient

lene and folyshe; for as the wyse man saith, truth is the fote of the
mesgre et ignorante; car come dit le sage, uerite est le past de

soule. Aristotel saith that the soule is as a table made euyn and
clere,
lame. Aristotle dit que lame est come une table rase et
clere,

polished, in the whiche all maner shape and effigiation doth shyne
clerely so
polie, en laquelle toutes formes et effigie reluysent
clerement sy

well corporates as incorporates, by cause therof we understande with
bien corporeez come incorporeez, a cause de quoy nous entendons auec

the angels, that is to saye, in the meane tyme that she is nat cancred
by
les angeles, cest a dire tandis quelle nest pas en