bi euydencis being withoute tho textis, (as he muste needis for cause now late bifore in this present chapi|ter tauȝt,) Goddis forbode that he be weerned forto afferme, holde, and seie, that tho textis speken of per|soones, and lete him holde and seie tho persoones for to be reproued of Holi Writt and of the Apostlis; and noman schal him therfro weerne. And it is al that he mai haue toward his purpos bi the same seid noumbre of textis. But whanne he hath al this at his lust, what hath he therbi forto reproue and blame eny sect or religioun? Certis riȝt nouȝt, as it is openli schewid in this processe of answering. Wherfore noon of alle tho textis sewyng in rewe aftir the first text ȝeuen eny strook to eny religioun now had and vsid in the chirche.
Neuertheles for as myche as the blamers and re|prouers of the vje. principal gouernance ben aboute forto proue that the ije. text of the bifore sett noum|bre, which text is of Poul, ie. Thim. iiije. capitulum., spekith of sectis and religiouns, namelich now being, and not oonli of persoones being in religioun, therfore now next after al this going bifore her euydencis ben to be rehercid, that answere and solucioun be to hem paied. Thei arguen thus: Tho persoones of whom Poul spekith in the seid secunde text which is writun ie. Thim. iiije. capitulum. ben alle tho persoones whiche for|beden to be weddid, and also tho that bidden ab|steyne fro metis whiche God made to take with doing of thankingis, as it is open ynow bi wordis of the text; but so doon the persoones being in the reli|giouns now had and vsid in the chirche, and that not as bi her owne witt, wil, and entent oonli, but as bi strengthe and entent and reule of her religioun; wher|fore not oonli the persoones of these now had and vsid religiouns ben blamed and reproued bi the seid text of Poul, ie. Thim. iiije. capitulum.; but also the religiouns of the same persoones ben theryn and therbi also
