Corpus of Middle English Prose and Verse

The repressor of over much blaming of the clergy.

allegid, Thou shalt not make to thee a graued thing, constreyneth not that this word "graued thing" in thilk text bitokeneth an ymage of God not pretendid to be a God. But ȝit ouer this, in mo than in a dosen placis of Holi Scripture, this word "graued thing" is take in lijk maner as it is take in the now rehercid processe of Abacuk ije. capitulum. for a graued God. For whi [After this word we must sup|pose some such words as 'it must be so understood in' to have been ac|cidentally omitted, or else that the sentence is wholly ungrammatical.] Leuit. xvje. [Read xxvje] capitulum. in the bigynnyng, Deut. vije. capitulum. soone aftir the bigynnyng, ije. Reg. ve. capitulum. aboute the myddis, ije. Paralip. xxxiije. capitulum. soone aftir the bigyn|nyng, Isaie xxxe. capitulum. in the middis, and in the xle. capitulum. aftir the myddis, and in the xlije. capitulum. soone after the bigynnyng and also in the myddis, and in the xliiije. capitulum. aftir the bigynnyng and eftsoone aboute the myddis, also notabili Ieremye the xe. capitulum. aboute the myddis, and Daniel the xje. capitulum. after the bigynnyng, and notabili Michee in the ve. capitulum. aftir the myddis, and in the Sauter in psalmis, as in the psalme which bigynneth thus: In exitu Israel de Ægypto, et cætera, and in the psalme which bigynneth thus: Laudate nomen Domini, laudate serui Domini, et cætera. Wherfore if it like to eny man for to holde, that in lijk maner this word "graued thing" in the text al|leggid Exodi xxe. capitulum. and Deut. ve. capitulum. bitokeneth a graued fals pretendid God, certis no man mai dryue him ther fro; and therfore folewith that this text Exodi xxe. capitulum. and Deut. ve. capitulum. soone after the bigyn|nyng weerneth not neither reproueth alle graued ymagis to be had and vsid; neither eni man may seie for vndoutable sooth, that in the seid text Exodi xxe. capitulum. and Deut. ve. capitulum. is groundid that noon graued ymagis ouȝte be had and be vsid. Who therfore may make him so boold for to reproue alle
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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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