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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.

and remissiouns, if þei sle cristun men wiþ þer oune handis. Þe nynt. Þe apostil seiþ, þe bischop be howuiþ to haue good wit|nes of þeis þat are wiþ out; and Jerom techiþ þat in chesing of þe [1 Tim. iijo.] prestis requiriþ þe assent of þe peple. But now bi new lawis þe [Jerom.] peple schal not wit þer of. Þe tente. It is seid to prelatis, ȝe are liȝt of þe world, and eft, snybbe þe synnar be for alle; and [Matt. uo.] after þe decrees of seyntis, and of þe kirk, he þat correctiþ not, schal be gilty as he þat ded þe dede. But now lawis ȝeuen leef to tak money for gret synnis, and þat non schal let hem to contune in synne for þat feynid correccoun. Þe elleuynt. It is seid to prestis, Frely ȝe han tan, frely ȝeuiþ; and to þis acordiþ mani decres [Matt. xo.] of þe kirk, and doctors, wiþ mani peynis. But now are found new constitucouns of procuracies and customis and oþer expensis, so þat noiþer sacrament, nor benefice, nor ministry, is ȝeuun nor tan frely after Cristis bidding; but oueral goþ symonie priualy or apert. Þe twelft. Þe prophet seiþ to prelatis, Crie, cese not, hie þi voyce as a troump, and schew to my peple þer synnis; cursid [Isa. luiijo.] be he þat forbediþ his suerd fro blod, þat is his tong, and his traueyl fro correccoun of synne; and doctors cordyn, and hold decres. But now new law kenniþ priuilegies and exempcouns fro iust correccouns of faiþful prelatis and curatis, so þat þey may not reise Sathanas out of his nest, nor hele þe seek. Vp on þis Lincoln crieþ out opon þe pope and seiþ, þat prelatis may not be [Lincoln.] excusid, no but þei happily wil lay al þe synne on þe pope. xiij. Þe Lord biddiþe kepe matrimony vndefoylid, and do non aduowtry; but now new lawis kennen þat þe man and þe woman han bi twex hem drawen to gidre verray matrimony, þat if þe man after tret wiþ a noþer woman, and lye bi her, if þe first woman may not proue her contract, þan þe secound schal be his wif, bi resoun of avowter, and he schal be cursid but if he tak to her as to his wif. And ȝet schal be enioynid bi þe law, in þe sacrament of schrift, vnder þe peyn of dedly synne, to tak þe first and touch
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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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