Corpus of Middle English Prose and Verse

The repressor of over much blaming of the clergy.

in the myddil he was the redier and the abler forto waite into al her good and profit, (for to be seen of hem alle, and forto be herd of hem alle, and alle hem forto receyue mete of him the bettir,) he seith that his sitting in the myddil and his ther yn ouerte bering is as seruice to hem alle. Certis this ije. maner of ouerte bering, holding, and vsing Crist weerned not hise Apostlis forto haue and holde in the alleggid processe, Math. xxe. capitulum., and Mark the xe. capitulum., and Luk xxije. capitulum.: for thanne Crist hadde weerned to hem the same gouernaunce which he ensaumplid him silf to hem and bifore hem at his soper. And also the same bifore allegid processe, Math. xxe. capitulum., Mark xe. capitulum., and Luk xxije. capitulum., wolen proue sufficientli ynouȝ, that Crist ther yn ȝaue ground and teching that thei schulden haue, holde, and vse the ouerte of the ije. maner. Forwhi how euere schulde Crist teche and bidde to hem thus: He that is grettist among ȝou be maad as ȝonger, and he that is a bifore goer be mad as seruaunt [as aseruaunt, MS. (first hand).] ; but if [btuf, MS.] ther yn he schulde meene that among hem schulde oon be gretter than an other, and that oon schulde go bifore an other and ȝit ther with in sum maner [summaner, MS. (perhaps not accidentally. Cf. summan).] serue to the same othere bifore whom he gooth, and to whom he holdith him as gretter? Certis, but if Crist schulde meene thus, ellis he schulde teche such doctryne which includith repug|nance and contrariete. [contrarite, MS. (first hand).] Forwhi ellis he schulde meene that among hem schulde sum be gretter than othere and bifore goers to othere, and ȝit noon schulde be ouerer to othere neither gretter in degree than othere. And therfore needis cost it muste be grauntid, that Crist wolde among preestis be ouerte, and bitwixe hem
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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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