Corpus of Middle English Prose and Verse

The repressor of over much blaming of the clergy.

worthi he had and vsid. Forwhi it is impossible ij. religiouns be; [to be, MS. (first hand).] but that the oon of hem had in a persoon lettith and bifore barrith, ȝhe, and forbedith the other religioun to be for the while in the same persoon, sithen oon and the same man may not be to gidere in ij. religions. And therfore the seid firste premysse of the ije. argument maad up on the text of Iames is vntrewe and to be denyed, and so ceessith the strengthe of thilk argument fro geting of his en|tent. Also if thilk premysse were trewe, certis thanne weelnyȝ ech moral vertu of Goddis lawe were vnleeful and not to be had and vsid. Forwhi what euer moral vertu a man wole take and vse, al the while that he is is werking thilk vertu he is therbi lettid, forbarrid, and weerned forto wirche an other moral vertu of Goddis lawe; as, whilis a man is weddid and wole bigete children, he is therbi lettid and weerned to be chaast, and whilis a man wole do almes deedes in Ynglond he is lettid and weerned therbi for to do almesdeedis in Fraunce, and whilis a man rideth in a iorney for a good cause he is therbi lettid and weerned for to heere a preching; ȝhe, and if the wirching of thilk vertu first takun schulde stonde stille perpetuely, he schulde lette and weerne perpetuely the wirching of the other vertu which myȝte ellis be taken; and so, if the seid premysse were trewe, the vertu which is first takun of a man is euermore vn|leeful. And also ech office in a kingis hous schulde be needis displesaunt to the king, forwhi ech office in his hous lettith, forbarrith, [for barrith, MS., (without hyphen).] and weerneth the occupier fro an office in the same hous, which office the king loueth weel to be doon. And so, open it is, that the seid firste premisse is to be denyed; and thanne is thilk argument lettid fro his purpos.
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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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