but without thy mind I would do nothing; that thy goodness should not be as of necessity, but of free will.

But I did not want to do anything without your consent, so that your goodness will not be out of compulsion, but by your own free will.

and apart from thy mind I willed to do nothing, that as of necessity thy good deed may not be, but of willingness,

but I have wished to do nothing without thy mind, that thy good might not be as of necessity but of willingness: