whiche doom of resoun forbedith not, it is in oure liberte forto vse. Also ellis we schulden holde us silf in a bondage aȝens oure liberte, of which bondage we han no ground neither sufficient euydence; and ȝit al such bondage the seid repugners holden to be aȝens the fredom of the Gospel and of the newe lawe; and so bi this answere thei schulden be contrarie to hem silf.
Confirmacioun herto is this: Therfore it is in oure fre liberte forto vse othere heereable signes allowe|able bi resoun into oure remembraunce making thanne the writingis of the Bible, bi cause that it is not founde ouȝwhere in Holi Scripture neither in doom of resoun, that it is forbodun to us forto vse the othere writingis dyuerse fro Holi Scripture which Crist pro|uidid to us. Wherfore, bi lijk skile, by cause it is not founde ouȝwhere in Holi Scripture neither in doom of reson, that it is to us forbode vse othere seable signes into oure remembring than ben [be, MS. (first hand).] the sacramentis whiche Crist ȝaue to us, (as therto helpen ful weel the firste and ije. principal conclusiouns of ymagis bifore sett in the ije., iije., and iiije. chapitris of this present ije. partie,) it folewith that it is leeful to us forto vse othere seable signes into oure remem|braunce than tho sacramentis ben.
Also thus: What euer is not forbodun to be vsid is leeful ynouȝ to be vsid: but so it is, that forto vse othere seable signes than the sacramentis is not more forbodun than forto vse othere heereable signes than Holi Scripture; ȝhe, and nouȝwhere it is forbodun such seid seable signes dyuerse fro Cristis sacramentis be vsid, as it is proued bifore bi the now spokun firste and ije. principal conclusiouns of ymagis. Wher|fore needis folewith that we ben fre with oute synne for to vse hem.
