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The repressor of over much blaming of the clergy.

the man bi the power of resoun) resoneth, making proposiciouns of simple wordis and termys knyt to gi|dere, and making sillogismys of proposiciouns knyȝt to gidere bi teching of certein reulis: and in this maner oonli it is to be vnderstonde, as ofte as we han spoke ther of fro the bigynnyng of the xje. chapiter bifore hidir to. In another maner doom of resoun is take for the kunnyng of the conclusioun which is con|cludid in a sillogisme mad bi doom of resoun takun in the firste maner, and in this ije. maner it is spokun bifore fro the bigynnyng of the ije. chapiter vnto the eende of the xe. chapiter, weelniȝ alwey, whanne it is there spokun of doom of resoun, or ellis namelich whanne euere there doom of resoun is clepid lawe of kinde or moral philsophie, and comparisoun is mad there bitwixe lawe of kinde or doom of resoun and Holi Scripture. Now, Sir, if we now in the ije. obieccion bifore sett take Holi Scripture in the ije. maner, and doom of resoun in the ije. maner, sotheli Holi Writt in alle the now seid trouthis, conclusiouns, and gouernauncis, whiche he rehercith, denouncith, and techith of moral lawe of kinde, is vnworthier than is the moral lawe of kinde; and therfore is vnworthier than is sum doom of resoun takun in the ije. maner. Forwhi alle tho trouthis and conclusions [conclusions of, MS. (first hand).] Holi Writt takith and borewith out of moral lawe of kinde, and [We seem to require thei after and.] ben not hise as bi grounding, and founding, and prouyng, but oonli bi rehercing, witnessing, and denouncing; and open ynow it is that the grounder and prouer of treuthis is in hem worthier than the rehercer of hem; as the lord of money is worthier in the money than he that hath it [it is interlineated by a later (?) hand.] bi mustring it and schewing it oonli; and therefore, thouȝ Holi Writt, as anentis alle the treuthis and conclusiouns whiche ben of moral phil|sophie
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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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