preest mai haue a wijf, children, and household with|out vnmouable possessioun, miche rather it is with the same now alleggid Scripture and resoun, that a preest mai haue vnmovable possessiouns in greet plente (and rather in greet plente than in scant suf|ficience), with chastite, and so withoute wijf and children, and folewingli withoute the greet cark falling to him for hem.
Also this present iiije. conclusion mai be proued bi a processe of iij. supposiciouns, and of an argument formed vpon hem toward the eende of the first parti in this present book; [See Part I. c. xix.] and for as miche as it is not fer fro this present place, therfore y wole not thilk processe here aȝen of the newe reherce.
The ve. principal conclusioun in this iije. principal parti is this: Doom of cleerli disposid resoun in kinde allowith and approueth the iije. principal gouernaunce sett in the bigynnyng of this present iije. partie. That this conclusioun is trewe mai be proued bi alle tho same argumentis bi which the next iiije. principal conclusioun is proued. For thouȝ tho argumentis goon upon the witnessing of Holi Scripture, ȝit in al it Holi Scripture dooth not ellis than witnesse what doom of resoun iugith in allowing and approuyng; and therfore alle tho same seid [seid is added in the margin by a later hand.] argumentis seruen lijk weel for proof of the iiije. conclusioun and for proof of the ve. conclusioun.
The vje. conclusioun is this: The seid iije. princi|pal gouernaunce is leeful in proprist maner of leeful|nes. That this conclusioun is trewe, y proue thus: Ech gouernaunce, which Holi Scripture or doom of cleer reson allowith and approueth, is leeful in proprist maner of leefulnes. But so it is, that Holi Scripture and also doom of cleer resoun allowen and approuen
