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An apology for Lollard doctrines, attributed to Wicliffe. Now first printed from a manuscript in the library of Trinity College, Dublin. With an introduction and notes by James Henthorn Todd.

lowist, as it semiþ to him þat beholdiþ. And as be titil of þis world, and of worlds lawe, he was moost pore, for he cleymyd no þing be þat titil, nor no þing to be proper to him, ne wold he not be iuge in þer þings, nor wan men wold not ȝeue him, he sowt no veniaunce vp on hem, but went his wey to oþer place. And þis techiþ his pouert. And his pouert was bi þis mikil þe more, as he is þe richist þing þat mai be, and grattist Lord; for his is God, þat is al riches; and in him he is riche gostly in mercy, riȝtwisnes, and pees, power, science, and al gostly þingis. And rich is seid, as he þat chefly haþ a þing; and Crist is rich, for he haþ chefly and richli alle þingis, and gouerniþ, and lediþ ouer alle oþer creaturis. And bi þis we mai see, how alle þings are his most properly; and to holdyn of him, and bi his lawe, and his seruice to be don to him þer for. And bi þe state of innocence he is verray Lord, for man was maad to lord in alle creaturis, and forfetid not þat wyche synniþ not; and Crist kepid ai þat state, so he had titil to be Lord; and bi þus mikil ouer Adam, as God is aboue man. And þus is opun, how Crist is at onis boþ richist and porist. And for þis seiþ doctors, þat to defend þe contrary pertinatly is heresy, contrary to þe feiþ. And þus he tauȝt his disciplis, to flee synful pouert, and to folow him in medful pouert; forbad hem to flee prid, and al fals coueyteis, and veyn glory, and to be mek and suget, and seruiciable, obedient and buxum to ilk man, and to hold hem paied of fode and helyng, and bisily to labor þer fore; and þole deseyce of body in wantyng, and taking a wey, wiþ out ani euynes, or sekeng to do veniaunce aȝen; and who þat wold be þe more, to be minister and seruaunt to alle, and nowt glad to mikil of þer power, or witte, or oþer þings, but glad in þis, if God haue chosun hem to grace, and ȝeue þe þank til him for alle þingis. Þus he tawt hem to do, and fle prid, and oþer synnes, þat maken man pore synfully; to ocupie oþer mennis þingis synfully, and þus to be rich, and falsly holde ryches. And so many wyse to renne
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An apology for Lollard doctrines, attributed to Wicliffe. Now first printed from a manuscript in the library of Trinity College, Dublin. With an introduction and notes by James Henthorn Todd.
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Wycliffe, John, supposed author. d. 1384.
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London,: Printed for the Camden Society, by J.B. Nichols,
1842.
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Lollards

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