Peter Alphonse

“ Let us therefore as suppliants pray constantly for the great mercy of the omnipotent God, in order that we may by means of our good works deserve to be placed after the day of final judgment on the right hand of his Son, to enjoy eternal rest in the heavenly home together with the faithful in the presence of our Lord Jesus Christ, to whom are honor and glory with the Father and the Holy Spirit throughout the infinite ages. ”

“ Therfor this day take thow redempcioun; oo goode deede do thow bifore that the day of somounce come. Be thow turned vnto god and say nat (f. 135b) , "I shalbe torned tomorow." [5] forwhi so morowly [6] and daily [6] concupiscence shal lette the and haply withold the in to the last day. Therfor remembre and have mynde of the daies of the world and of the yeeris of old generaciouns whiche now bien past, and therof take thow wit and feele. Wherbe now princis, wherbe now kynges, wherbe now Riche men that gadreden tresours and therof wern thei prowde? Now bien they as whiche ne weren ”

“ Also an heremyte and philosopher in this maner correctid his soule and saide: 'Soule, wite thow and knowe thow while power is in the and in thyn hand, that thow werke and do bifore that thow moevist from thi place to the house in whiche right and justice dwellith and abidith, and to the yaate of the place wher thow shalt trede in a Rolle whatsumeuer thyn hand hath don and wrought in this world. ”