The repressor of over much blaming of the clergy.

and vse, and no mo; neither othere seable rememora|tijf signes; (and tho ben the sacramentis whiche he wole to be had and vsid, with the hereable rememora|tijf signes of deuoute writingis;) and wole not that eny seable rememoratijf signes of mannys fynding schulde be take into vce. That this answere is a feyned and forgid thing bi pure volunte withoute eny for him sufficient evidence, y proue thus: Bi lijk wise it myȝte, ȝhe, and schulde be seid, that oonli tho heere|able signes which Crist him silf ordeyned and assigned and purueied to Cristen peple, as ben the bokis of the Bible, schulde be take into vce of Cristen men forto be to hem heereable rememoratijf signes; and so no deuoute writing mad bi man schulde be take of eny Cristen man to be an heereable rememoratijf signe: which is nedis vntrewe. Forwhi thanne the passiouns of Seintis and her holy lyues and conuer|saciouns and the deedis of eldir holi men schulden [schulde, MS. (first hand).] not be write, that we myȝten or schulden therbi re|membre us upon thingis passid so necessarie of us to be remembrid. And therfore vntrewe it is that Crist in this that he ȝaue to us these seable rememoratijf signes, he excludid fro oure hauyng and vsing alle othere seable rememoratijf signes.

Also thus: Bi this that Crist wolde us vse seable rememoratijf signes, we mowe holde that the vce of seable rememoratijf signes is leeful and expedient; and herewith Crist restreyned not us fro vce of eny othere seable rememoratijf signes. Forwhi nowhere it can be founde, that he seide we schulden [schulde, MS. (first hand), appa|rently.] vce noon othere seable signes into rememoracioun than the sacramentis. Wherfore forto vse alle othere maners of seable signes into rememoracioun and re|membraunce,

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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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