but this y dare avowe and dare leie what waiour eny man wole me forto leie, that in ech of these now alleggid iiij. placis the processe considerid weel bifore and aftir wole schewe openli ynouȝ, that al the rebuk which is ȝouun there to men making and vsing graued ymagis, is ȝouun to hem whiche token and helden tho ymagis to be her Goddis; and therfore noon of these iiij. now alleggid placis in Holi Scrip|ture lettith alle graued ymagis to be had and vsid in the chirche, so that tho ymagis ben not bileeued to be Goddis; and so folewith that no man, saue he which is vnable forto entermete with eny partie of the Bible, wole bi eny of thes [the, MS. (first hand).] iiij. placis now alleggid trowe alle graued ymagis in the chirche to be reproued. Be war, [It is not quite clear whether these words are here (twice) written conjunctim or (as usually) disjunc|tim.] therfore, who euer be war [It is not quite clear whether these words are here (twice) written conjunctim or (as usually) disjunc|tim.] wole; for who euer schewith him lewid, so as is now touchid, he is worthi to be forbode fro entermeting with the Bible in eny party ther of.
Also the place of Holi Writt iije. Reg. xje. capitulum., where into rebuke of Salomon it is rehercid that he, fonned and bidotid with hise wijfis, made ydolis false Goddis and worschipid hem, is not forto reproue alle maners of ymagis had and vsid in the chirche. Forwhi he was so miche fonned, masid, and dotid, that he wor|schipid tho ydolis as Goddis, for so seith Holi Scrip|ture there; but so no persoon dooth in these daies aboute the ymagis had and vsid in the chirche. Wherfore men now hauyng and vsing ymagis in the chirche ben not in the caas in which Salomon was, and therfore thilk proces so writun and speking of Salomon iije. Reg. xje. capitulum. weerneth not graued [grauēd, MS.] ymagis to be had and vsid in the chirche, as thei now ben had and vsid, not for Goddis, but for rememoratijf signes or mynding signes of God and of Seintis.
