releeuyng her bodili and goostli neede and lak, as it is open to ech attender. And ȝit God biddith bodili almes deedis to be doon, as it is writun [Luk xje.] [Spaces left in the MS. for the references.] capitulum. thus, That that is ouer plus ȝeue ȝe almes; and also Math. xxve. capitulum. it is open that for vndoing or for the leuyng of such bodili almes vndoon men schulen be dampned. Wherfore forto do such almes is the comaundement of God. And also that ech man thus worschipe his fadir and modir is the comaundement of God, it is open, Mark [vije.] [Spaces left in the MS. for the references.] capitulum. and Effes. [vje.] [Spaces left in the MS. for the references.] capitulum. Wherfore alle suche now spokun religiouns ben vnleeful, and not worthi to be had and vsid.
The ije. semyng skile is this: Thilk thing or gouer|naunce, not being necessarie into oure saluacioun for that it is the comaundement of God, what euer he be, is to be kutt awey and to be leid aside and to be not had and vsid, of which myche goostli harme and synne comen, for that that he is the occasioun that thilk goostli harme and synne comen. Forwhi into the meenyng of this now rehercid proposicioun or sentence the Gospel is alleggid bifore in the [ve.] [Spaces left in the MS. for the references.] chapiter of the iije. [this v e., MS. See p. 307.] parti of this book thus: If thi riȝt iȝe or thi riȝt hond or thi riȝt foot sclaundre thee, pulle him out or kutte him awey, and caste him fro thee; but so it is, that of ech of the now spokun religiouns had and vsid in the chirche miche goostli harme and synne comen; so that ech of them is the occasioun wherbi and wherfro the goostli harme and synne comen. Wherfore folewith that ech of the now spokun religiouns ouȝte be pullid out of the chirche, and ouȝte be kutt awey, and be not had and vsid.
The iije. semyng skile is this: If suche now spokun religiouns ben so gode and so profitable to Cristen men as is now bifore pretendid hem to be, whi or|deyned
