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Hatton MS.] hiera niehstum sua nytte beon, hwy hie ðara geearnunga & diegelnesee & anette bet truwigen ðonne ðære hu hie oðerra monna mæst gehelpen? Hwæt se ancenneda Godes sunu of his fæder bosme wæs ferende to urre andweardnesse ðæt he ure gehulpe.

VI. Bi ðæm ðe for eaðmodnesse fleoð ða byrðenne ðæs lareowdomes, ðonne hie beoð ryhtlice eaðmode ðonne hie ne winnað wið (ð)one godcundan dom.

Ðonne siendon monige ðe fleoð for eaðmodnesse anre, forðon hie noldon ðæt hie mon áhofe ofer ða ðe him beteran ðynceað ðonne hie selfe. Nis ðæs ðonne nan tweo, gif suelc eaðmodnes bið mid oðrum godum ðeawum begyrded, ðæt ðæt bið beforan Godes eagum soð eaðmodness, ðonne he for nanre anwielnesse ne wiðcuið ðam nyttan weorcum ðe him mon beodeð to underfonne. Ne bið ðæt na soð eaðmodnes, gif mon ongiett ðæt ðæt Godes willa sie ðæt he ofer oðre beon scyle, ðæt he ðonne wiðsace, ac beo underðieded Godes willan & his dome, & forlæte ða uncyste ðære anwielnesse. Ðonne [he] oferstæle[d] bið, & him gereaht bið ðæt he oðrum mæg nytt bion on ðam ðe him mon ðonne bebeodeð, mid his mode he hit sceal fleon & ðeah for hiersumnesse he hit sceal underfon.

VII. Ðætte oft ðæs lareowdomes ðenung bið swiðe untælwyrðlice gewilnad, & eac swiðe untælwierðlice monige beoð to geniedde.

Ðeahhwæðre monige wilniað folgoðes & ealdordomes suiðe untæl-

does not out of any obstinacy reject the useful works which are offered for his acceptance. It is not true humility, if a man perceives that it is God's will that he be above others, for him to refuse it, but to submit to God's will and decree, and relinquish the vice of obstinacy. When he is exalted and appointed that he may be useful to others in the post which is offered him, he should avoid in spirit, and yet out of obedience accept it. VII. That the ministration of teaching is also very blamelessly desired, and also many are compelled very blamelessly to undertake it. However, many desire tule and supremacy very blamelessly, and