Recueil dominicain du couvent Sainte-Catherine-de-Sienne de Douai, Folio 23r

Douai. Bibliothèque municipale, Ms. 1170, Folio 23r

Despectus terrenorum. 
Christus utique (qui non fallitur) elegit quod carni molestius est. Id ergo melius, id utilius, id potius eligendum. S. Bern. Serm. I3. de nativit.

The Scorn of Earthly Things

Christ, Who could not be deceived, chose what was painful and troublesome ; therefore it is the best, the most profitable choice, that which is to be preferred to all others. (translation of passage from cited sermon in the public domain)

Sermon 3 on the Nativity

Concordantia caritatis – Quadragesima Sunday, Third Temptation

Morgan Library, MS M.1045, fol. 37v
ITEM DYABOLUS TEMPTAT CHRISTUM DE AUARICIA
OMNIA TIBI DABO SI CADENS ADORAUIS ME
Haec omnia tibi dabo, si cadens adoraveris me.
All these will I give thee, if falling down thou wilt adore me.
Matthew 4.9
DOMINUM DEUM TUUM ADORABIS ET ILLI SOLI SERUIES
Dominum Deum tuum adorabis, et illi soli servies.
The Lord thy God shalt thou adore, and him only shalt thou serve.
Matthew 4.10
TEMPTATUR DOMINUS IN MAGNIS CENSIT AUARUS:. SI QUIS AUARIS EUT DAMPNUM MORTIS SIBI QUERIT
DAUIT.
IRRITAT ADUERSARIUS NOMEN TUUM
Irritat adversarius nomen tuum in finem?
Is the adversary to provoke thy name for ever?
Psalm 73.10
ZACHARIE .3.
SATHAN STABAT UT ADUERSARETUR EI
Satan stabat a dextris ejus ut adversaretur ei.
 Satan stood on his right hand to be his adversary.
Zechariah 3.1
IOB .26.
ADUERSARIUS MEUS QUASI INIQUUS
Sit ut … adversarius meus, quasi iniquus.
Let my adversary be as the wicked one.
Job 27.7
NUMERI .20.
ADUERSUS DOMINUM REBELLIS FUIT
Adversus Dominum rebellis fuit.
He hath been rebellious against the Lord.
Numbers 15.30
REX SODOMORUM
ABRAHAM
DA MIHI ANIMAS CETERA TOLLE TIBI
Da mihi animas, cetera tolle tibi.
Give me the persons, and the rest take to thyself.
Genesis 14.21
QUOD NAAMAN DONAT HOC IDEMQUE PROPHETA RECUSAT
QUODQUE UOLUERIS DABO TIBI
HELISEUS
NICHIL ACCIPRAM EX OMNIBUS
4 Kings 5.15-16
CORNIX MAIORES UOLUCRES GRAUAT ET POCIORES
ELATOS FRANGIT FALENA QUE QUOS SIMUL ANGIT

Transcriptions of inscriptions from the Index of Medieval Art; translations are my own, rough as they may be, if not from source in public domain.