ful of detraccion & sclaundrynge. but what heresies myȝtte more blaspheme god, more distroie holy writt & vertuous lif, & more norische synne & cursed men in here lustis? & certis wiþ-inne þis seuene ȝeer worldly coueitouse clerkis & feyned religious [omitted X.] meyntened in scolis of dyuynite two þe firste heresies, & ȝit holden it a noble dede to susteyne hem; [page 214] & þe þridde heresie regnyd [regneþ X.] þan & ȝit doþ more & more among prelatis, feyned religious & lordis & comyns for þe more part. hou stiren suche heretikis & blasphemes god of treuþe to mercy bi here preieris, siþ god curseþ to here blyssyngis, as he seiþ bi prophete malechie, & here preiere is abhominable & [Malachi ii. 2.] cursed, for þei turnen awey & heren not goddis lawe & fulfillen it in dede. hou [and AA.] meyntenen lordis þe treuþe of þe gospel & holy writt, siþ þei meyntenen siche blaspheme heretikis to be dowid in seculer lordischipe aȝenst goddis comaundement & ensaumple of cristis lif & his apostlis? hou doun prestis here office þat schulde witnesse þe treuþe of goddis lawe to suffre peyne & deþ þerfore? hou don comunes here trewe seruyce to god, þat meyntenen siche heretikis & worschipen hem in word & dede whanne þei owen to knowen here opyn falsnesse? it is grett meruaile þat god of his endles riȝtwisnesse [mercy X.] distroieþ not alle þis cursed peple to helle for þes cursed blasphemyes & erresies [heretikis X.] & wickid meyntenynge; but certis þe lengere þat he spareþ bi mercy, þe sorere schal þe vengaunce be but ȝif men amenden hem.
Capitulum 2m.
See now hou þes cursed heretikis bryngen in þe firste blasphemye. first þei seyn & meyntenen þat clerkis may leffully haue seculer lordischipis & lyue in pompe & worldly welfare as lordis. & holy writt old & newe & cristis [crist X.] lif & his apostlis dampnen þis pride & wrecchednesse in clerkis. & neden hem to mekenesse & wilful traueile & pouert. &
