reherce here sumwhat what maners of dyuerse yuel and vntrewe sectis of Cristen men weren in eeldir daies, (summe in the daies of the Apostlis, and summe aftir the daies of the Apostlis,) that alle suche now seid reders and heerers mowen therbi leerne, that the wordis of Petir, ije. Pet. ije. capitulum., and the wordis of Poul, ie. Thim. iiije. capitulum. and ije. Thim. iije. capitulum., weren verified of manye sectis and persoones, eer eny of these religiose sectis weren whiche ben in the chirche.
Certis in the daies of the Apostlis in Cristen men was the sect of Menandrianis, whiche helden that the world was mad not of God but of aungelis. [August. Lib. de Hær. c. 2.]
Also the sect of Basilidianis, whiche helden that Crist suffrid not verili his passioun and his deeth, but apparentli and seemyngli oonli. [Aug. l.c. c. 4.]
Also the sect of Nycholaitis, which helden that weddid men myȝten chaunge to gidere her wyues. [Aug. l.c. c. 5.]
Also the sect of Carpocracianys, which helden that Crist was not God, but man oonli, and was bigetun bitwixe man and womman deling to gidere fleischli. [Aug. l.c. c. 7.]
Also the sect of Chirencianys, [The MS. reading is apparently a little corrupted. At all events Pecock intended to express the Ce|rinthians.] whiche helden that aftir the general resurreccioun [The MS. reading here and below looks like resurrectioun; but more probably resurreccioun is intended. The analogy of the orthography favours the latter, and c and t are often almost identical in form.] men and wommen thanne rising schulden lyue in greet fleischli welthe and delectacioun upon erthe a thousand of ȝeeris. [Aug. l.c. c. 8.]
Aftir the daies of the Apostlis roosen also manye vntrewe sectis of Cristen men, as the sect of Valen|tynyanys, whiche helden that Crist took no thing of Maries bodi, but passid forth thoruȝ hir as thoruȝ a pipe or a canal. [Aug. l.c. c. 11.]
