The repressor of over much blaming of the clergy.

mennys doctrines and in holi mennys exortaciouns, semyngli as that tho gouernauncis schulden alwey be contynued vndir lijk reule. Thanne comen forth men sumwhat lettrid as in grammer oonli or litle ferther, and not instructid in the kunnyng of moral philsophie and of lawe of kinde, neither considering or remem|bring that the godenes of a gouernaunce hangith upon hise circumstauncis; and that, if transmutacioun and chaunge be of the circumstauncis, so that thei not abiden vndir oon and the same reule, the gouernaunce ouȝte not abide and be contynued vndir oon and the same reule forto be good; and not considering that in lengthe of tyme ful greet transmutacioun and chaunge is alwey maad in and aboute the circum|stauncis of politik gouernauncis, ȝhe, and of monastik gouernauncis (that is to seie, of gouernauncis bi whiche oon man gouerneth him silf aloon); and thei reden these writingis so writen in eeldir daies, and anoon thei iugen that vndir lijk reule and maner thilke gouernauncis ouȝte be contynued now and alwey with oute excepcioun and without dyuersite, namelich for|that tho eeldir writingis were writingis of holi men. But, lo, how foule thei ben bigilid; for thei not con|sideren ferther in the writingis than is expressid in the same writingis, neither thei consideren that no man euere wrote in suche gouernauncis alle the excepciouns and alle the priuey condiciouns whiche ben priueily and impliedli includid in the same writingis; but who euere wrote or schal write in suche maters of moral gouernauncis, he muste needis comitte and bitake to the doom of resoun manie excepciouns and condi|ciouns, and myche more thing vnwritun of hem con|cernyng the same maters than is al what he ther of writith expresseli; and that bi cause of the seid trans|mutacioun which is alwey in the world; and therwith bicause that a gouernaunce is not good but bi hise circumstauncis, whiche ben thus changeable and trans|mutable.

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Title: The repressor of over much blaming of the clergy.
Author: Recock, Reginald, bp. of Chichester, 1395?-1460?
Canvas: Page 107
Publication: London,: Longman, Green, Longman, and Roberts,; 1860.
Subject terms: Lollards; Great Britain -- Church history

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