Corpus of Middle English Prose and Verse

The repressor of over much blaming of the clergy.

folewe summe ensaumplingis of Crist and in sum maner for this that it is writun Iohun xiije. capitulum., I haue ȝouun an ensaumple to ȝou, that ȝe do as y haue doon; and for this [this is interlineated by a later(?) hand, which has also inserted to after for, just below.] that is writun ie. Iohun ije. capitulum., He that dwellith in him (that is to seie in Crist) he owith for to walke as he walkid; and so of othere textis ther to alleggid in the book clepid The iust apprising of Holi Scripture, the first parti, the [A space left in the MS. for the number.] chapiter: and thouȝ herwith it is writun ije. Cor. viije. capitulum. that whanne Crist was riche, he was maad for us poor, that we bi his pouerte schulden be riche: ȝhe, and thouȝ it be writun, Luk ixe. capitulum. in the eende, that Crist was so poor, (namelich fro the hauyng of vn|movable godis,) that he hadde not an hous into which he myȝte bowe his heed: ȝit it is not cleer, open, and certeyn bi these textis now alleggid neither bi eny othere textis in Scripture, whether Crist ensaumplid his now seid so greet pouerte to alle Cristene or to preestis vndir comaundement or vndir counseil oonli. And if he ensamplid it vndir counseil oonli and not vnder comaundement, no man to whom it is so coun|seilid and profrid is bounde forto take it [it is interlineated by a later hand.] and per|forme it, as ech man may soone wite. And therfore sithen no thing lettith but that Crist myȝte haue ensaumplid it vndir counseil oonli and [not] vnder comaundement, as ech man muste needis graunte, we musten haue sum other thing than is Holi Scripture forto iuge whether Crist in this now seid ensaumpling ensaumplid to us vnder counseil and profre and pro|uoking oonly, as he ensaumplid chastite to alle Cristen that myȝten take it, Math. xixe. capitulum.: or ellis that he ensaumplid this seid pouerte to preestis or to 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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