Diſtinctio ſecunda

de huius celle ſepulcro q̄ ad p̄ſentis vite ꝑtinent ſtatū tibi cōferre ſolacia quē intantumxp̄s ab intentiōe mortificatōis arrepte velmodicū ad extrahēdū bouē tuū nō patit̉ relaxari. vt ne breuiſſimi qͥdē momēti īduciaſꝓ pr̄is indulſerit ſepultura. q̄ multo vtiqꝫceleriꝰ honeſtiꝰ ⁊ religioſiꝰ fuerat exhibēdaEx inſtitutis ſanctoꝝ patrūCCXXIIIIEatus iohannesMab adoleſcētia ſua vſqꝫ ad ꝑfectaꝫvirilēqꝫ etatē ſeniori ſuo deſeruiēſdonec in huiꝰ vite cōuerſatiōe durauit. tātahumilitate inheſit eius obſequijs vt ip̄i qͦqꝫſeni ſtuporē ſummū eis obuiā incuteret. cuius hāc v̓tutē vtꝝ de ꝟa fide ac ꝓfunda cordis intētione deſcēderet an ficticia. ⁊ qd̓ammō coacticia p̄beret̉ volēs manifeſtiꝰ explorare qͣꝫ plura ei etiā ſuꝑflua minꝰ qͣꝫ neceſſaria vel īpoſſibilia freq̄ntiꝰ iniūgebat. ex qͥbuſaliqͣ ponā ꝑ q̄ manifeſtari poſſit ſcire volētibus vl̓ mētis eiꝰ vel ſubiectōnis integritasSūpſit nāqꝫ de lignario ſuo ꝟgultū ſenex.qd̓ olim exciſū vſibꝰ foci fuerat p̄ꝑatū. dūqꝫcoctiōis retardat occaſio. nō mō aridū ſꝫ ꝓpe putridū iacebat tꝑis vetuſtate. cūqꝫ hocfixiſſꝫ coraꝫ ip̄o in terrā p̄cepit aduecta aqͣbis rigari qͦtidie vt .ſ. diurnis hūoribꝰ radicatū atqꝫ ī antiquā arborē reuiuiſcēs. diffuſis ramis amenitatē ocul̓ atqꝫ vmbraculū īeſtu feruēti ſubt̓ reſidētibꝰ exhiberet. qd̓ p̄ciptū veneratōe ſolita ſine vlla īpoſſibilitatisꝯſideratōe ſuſcipiēs adoleſcēs ita qͦtidianiſdiebꝰ expleuit vt aquā ꝑ duo fere miliaria īdeſinēter aſportās. nullatenꝰ lignum rigareceſſaret. atqꝫ ꝑ totū anni ſpaciū nō infirmitas corꝑis. nō feſtiuitatis ſolēnitas. non occupatio neceſſitatꝭ vllius q̄ illū etiā honeſteexcuſaret ab executiōe mādati. nō deniqꝫ hiemis aſperitas intercidēs ab obſeruātia p̄cepti huiꝰ potuit īpedire. Cūqꝫ hāc ſedulitatem eiꝰ tacitꝰ ſenex latēter diebꝰ ſingul̓ exploraret. videretqꝫ eum ſimplici cordis affectumandatū ſuū velut diuinitus emiſſum ſinevlla ꝑturbatōe vultus vel rōnis diſcuſſiōeſeruare. ſincerā humilitatis eius obediētiācōprobās. parit̓ etiā miſerās tam longuꝫ laborem quē ꝑ totū anni ſpaciū ſtudio deuotionis impenderat ad aridū virgultū accedēs. O inqͥt Ioh̓es miſit ne radices hec arbor an nō. Cūqꝫ ille ſe neſcire dixiſſet. ſenex

velut inquirens rei veritatem. ⁊ tanqͣꝫ temptans vtꝝ ſuis radicibꝰ iā vteret̉. euulſit coram ip̄o leui cōmotione virgultū. ſicqꝫ ꝓijciens illud p̄cepit vt deinceps rigare deſineret. Aliqͥbꝰ edificari cupientibꝰ beati Ioh̓isobediētie exēplo vocās ſenior Curre inquitIoh̓es ſaxū illud aduolue qͣꝫtotiꝰ. qͥꝯfeſtimſaxū illud immane qd̓ ml̓te hoīm turbe mouere nō poſſent applicata nūc ceruice. nunctoto pectore. toto niſu atqꝫ conatu ꝑuoluere ꝯtēdebat vt ſudore oīm mēbroꝝ ſuoꝝ nōſolū infunderet veſtimētū. ſꝫ etiā ip̄m ſaxuꝫſuis ceruicibꝰ humectaret. In hͦ qͦꝫ paꝝ metiēs impoſſibilitatē p̄cepti vel facti ꝓ reuerētia ſenis ⁊ obſequij ſimplicitate ſincera quacredebat ſenē tota fide nihil poſſe incaſſuꝫac ſine ratione p̄cipere.GCXXVAbbas pafnuciꝰ abrenūciare deſiderāshuic mundo tādiu ꝓ foribꝰ monaſterij excubans ꝑdurauit. donec immobili ꝑſeuerātiaſua ꝯͣ ꝯſuetudinē cenobioꝝ cū filio ꝑuo quiocto circiter erat annoꝝ vt ſuſciperet̉ elicerꝫCūqꝫ tandē recepti fuiſſent ꝯfeſtim nō ſolūdiuerſis p̄poſitis traditi. veꝝ etiam celle habitatione ſeiuncti ſunt. ne ſcꝫ iugi viſione ꝑuuli reminiſceret̉ pr̄ ex om̄i ſua quā abrenucians abiecerat facultate atqꝫ affectione carnali ſibi ſaltē filiū ſuꝑeſſe. ⁊ quēadmodū diuitem ſe iā nō eſſe ſciebat. ita etiā pr̄em ſe eēneſciret. Quod vt plenius ꝓbaret̉ vtꝝ videlicet plus faceret affectōe ſanguīs ac ſuoruꝫviſceꝝ charitate. an obedientia ⁊ mortificatione xp̄i quā renūcians qͥſqꝫ ꝓ eiꝰ dꝫ amoreꝓferre. de induſtria negligebat̉ paruulꝰ. pānis potius qͣꝫ veſtimētis indutꝰ ſordibꝰ qͦqꝫita obſitus ac fedatus vt offendere potiꝰ qͣꝫdelectare paternos oculos poſſet quotiensab eo fuiſſet aſpectus. ſꝫ ⁊ colaphis atqꝫ alapis expoſitus diuerſoꝝ. quas plerumqꝫ ſubobtutibꝰ ſuis innocēti paruulo etiaꝫ gratiscernebat infligi. ita vt nunqͣꝫ genas eius niſi lachrymaꝝ ſordētibꝰ veſtigijs videret infectas. Cūqꝫ talit̓ infans ꝑ dies ſingl̓os ſb̓oculis eius ageret̉. ꝓ amore nihilominꝰ xp̄i⁊ obedientie virtute. rigida ſꝑ atqꝫ īmobiliapatris viſcera ꝑmanſerunt. Non em̄ reputabat iam ſuū filiū quē ſecū pariter obtulerat xp̄o. nec curabat de p̄ſentibꝰ eiꝰ iniurijsſed potius exultabat ꝙ eas nequaqͣꝫ infructuoſe tolerare cernebat. parum cogitansde lachrymis eius. ſed de ꝓpria humilitate ⁊