Corpus of Middle English Prose and Verse

The repressor of over much blaming of the clergy.

as Holi Scripture techith of eny of hem that he ouȝte be don of man, as experience soone can ther of make proof. And also hethen philsophiris bi her studie in natural witt founden and grauntiden alle hem to be doon; and that these philsophiris so founden and grauntiden bi her naturall witt, it is to be holde. Forwhi thei hem silf knewe of noon reuelacioun mad to hem bi God ther upon; and if eny such reuelacioun hadde be maad to hem, thei schulden bifore othere men haue knowe it so to be mad to hem. Neither othere men euere knewen that to tho philsophiris was maad such reuelacioun. Forwhi, if eny men wolen so holde, thei kunnen not schewe therto eny proof forto saue her seiyng and holding fro feynyng; no more than if it had likid to hem forto haue holde that an aungel spake to tho philsophiris fro heuene, as an aungel spake to Abraham and to Moises; and sithen to neuerneither thei han sufficient euy|dence, it folewith that forto eny of hem bothe holde is not but feyned waar; forwhi it is waar which lackith his ground, proof, and fundament. Ferther|more, with this now seid and ouer this now seid of the bifore spoken gouernauncis, trouthis, and vertues knowable and fyndeable sufficientli bi doom of reson, this is trewe, that of ech and vpon ech of hem, and of ech othir, and upon ech othir lijk to hem, mannis resoun can ȝeue miche more leernyng and kunnyng than is therof ȝouen in Holi Scripture, as experience ther upon openli schewith; ȝhe, ther is noon such now seid gouernaunce or vertu or trouthe of Goddis moral lawe tauȝt bi Scripture to be had and vsid: but that six sithis [sixsithis, MS.; but the words are divided by a later hand.] more leernyng and knowing muste be had upon him, eer he schal be sufficientli leerned and knowun, than is al the leernyng and know ing which is writun upon him in Holi Scripture, as it mai weel be seen to ech reeder in the book
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The repressor of over much blaming of the clergy.
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Recock, Reginald, bp. of Chichester, 1395?-1460?
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London,: Longman, Green, Longman, and Roberts,
1860.
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Lollards
Great Britain -- Church history

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