they be less or worse disposed than it appertaineth;[1] and that they be by that moyen[2] the better informed and comforted. After [the saying of] Saint Anselm these manners of demands ought to be said thus, as here followeth:
Thou, brother or sister, (in naming the name) art thou joyful that thou diest in the faith of our Lord Jesu Christ? And he or she ought to answer yea.
Repentest thee of that (or such thing) whereto thou wert inclined? Answer: Yea.
Hast thou will to amend thee if thou haddest space to live? Answer: Yea.
Believest thou that thou mayst not be saved but by the death of our Lord Jesu Christ and by His passion? Answer: Yea.
Yield to Him thankings with all thine heart whiles that thy soul is in thee, and constitute and set all thy trust in His death that thou abidest now presently,[3] and have no trust in any other thing. Give thyself over, cover thee all and wrap thee in this death; and if God will judge thee, say thus to Him:
Lord, I put Thy death between Thy judgment and me; other wise I will not debate nor strive against Thee. I offer Thee the merits of Thy right worthy passion, by the merit that I ought to have gotten — which I have nothing done, and woe is me
