The repressor of over much blaming of the clergy.

newe sacramentis mowe not be groundid bi Holi Scripture to be oure gouernauncis now lyuyng in erthe withoute help of resonys doom, and withoute that lawe of kinde and moral philsophi and Holi Scripture grounde hem to gidere; and that into the grounding of hem the euydencis or premyssis which Holi Scripture bringith ben not more substancial and strenger into the grounding, than ben the euy|dencis and premissis which doom of resoun therto bringeth, as in the now alleggid bookis it is openli declarid. Wherfore folewith the treuth of this present xe. conclusioun, that the leernyng and kunnyng of lawe of kinde and moral philsophie in doom of resoun is so necessarie to Cristen men, that it is vnlackeable to hem forto be in eny worth seruauntis to God and kepers of his lawe in erthe.

Out of these bifore sett vije. viije. ixe. and xe. conclu|siouns and trouthis cometh forth ful openli and sureli this xje. conclusioun and trouthe. Ful weel ouȝten alle persoones of the lay parti not miche leerned in moral philsophi and lawe of kinde forto make miche of clerkis weel leerned in moral philsophi, that tho clerkis schulden helpe tho lay persoones forto ariȝt vndir|stonde Holi Scripture in alle tho placis in which Holi Scripture rehercith the bifore spoken conclusiouns and treuthis of moral philsophi, that is to seie of lawe of kinde. Forwhi withoute tho clerkis so leerned in moral philsophi and with oute her direccioun the now seid lay persoones schulen not esili, liȝtli, and anoon haue the dew vndirstonding of Holi Scripture in the now seid placis, as is bifore proued in the ixe. con|clusioun.

Also out of the same bifore sett vije. viije. ixe. and xe. conclusions and trouthis and out of the assay and experience which mai be had in the ouer reding and studiyng the bokis anoon aftir to be rehercid folewith this xije. conclusioun and trouthe. Ful weel ouȝten

/ 822
Pages Index

Actions

file_download Download Options Download this page PDF - Page 46 Image - Page 46 Plain Text - Page 46

About this Item

Title
The repressor of over much blaming of the clergy.
Author
Recock, Reginald, bp. of Chichester, 1395?-1460?
Canvas
Page 46
Publication
London,: Longman, Green, Longman, and Roberts,
1860.
Subject terms
Lollards
Great Britain -- Church history

Technical Details

Link to this Item
https://name.umdl.umich.edu/ahb1325.0001.001
Link to this scan
https://quod.lib.umich.edu/c/cme/ahb1325.0001.001/156:4

Rights and Permissions

The University of Michigan Library provides access to these materials for educational and research purposes. These materials are in the public domain. If you have questions about the collection, please contact [email protected]. If you have concerns about the inclusion of an item in this collection, please contact [email protected].

DPLA Rights Statement: No Copyright - United States

Manifest
https://quod.lib.umich.edu/cgi/t/text/api/manifest/cme:ahb1325.0001.001

Cite this Item

Full citation
"The repressor of over much blaming of the clergy." In the digital collection Corpus of Middle English Prose and Verse. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/ahb1325.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed May 2, 2025.
Do you have questions about this content? Need to report a problem? Please contact us.