and that in greete plente. That this conclu|sioun is trewe, y proue thus: What euer deede eny Apostle or his writing allowith to be in a preestis moral conuersacioun, thilk same deede is not aȝens resoun to be in the same preestis moral conuersacioun; for ellis the Apostle and his writing schulde reule aȝens resoun, which is not to be grauntid. But so it is, that this deede, a preest and ech other Cristen man forto frely receyue, take, and vce alle maners of metis and alle maners of drinkis into his sufficience with thankingis to God Holi Writt weel allowith, as it is open ie. Thim. iiije. capitulum., and of the ouer plus make doole to othere hauying therto nede, as it is writun [Luk xje. capitulum.]: [A space left in the MS. for the reference. Wiclif's (later) version of Luke xi. 41, substantially agrees: Netheles that that is ouer plus ȝyue ȝe almes.] The ouer plus ȝeue ȝe into almes.
Also this deede, a preest forto freli take and chese of alle maidens to him a wijf, so that he wedde not of the newe eftsoone, if his first wijf die him lyuyng, and forto bigete children, and forto haue meyne and holde house, and forto nurische and bringe up hise children, and forto reule his wijf, meyne, and children, and forto purveie for hem was allowid of Poul, and bi lijk skile of the othere Apostlis, as is open of Poul bi what is writun ie. Cor. vije. capitulum. in the bigynnyng, where he spekith generali to alle Cristen persoones of Corinthi, and therfore to preestis as to other, ie. Thim. iije. capitulum. and Tite ie. capitulum., in the vnderstonding which ther|upon was had in Poulis daies and fro [This and the three preceding words are added in a later hand.] Poulis daies into this dai thoruȝ al Grece, as the deede proueth weel; and also in the vndirstonding which the West Chirche hadde and took upon the same wordis fro the daies of Petir and Poul into the daies of Austyn, as the deedis of preestis in the West Chirche into the
