Corpus of Middle English Prose and Verse

The repressor of over much blaming of the clergy.

comaundementis. Forwhi summe comaundementis of God ben negatyues, that is to seie, weernyngis or forbodis, as ben these: Thou schalt not do avoutrie; Thou schalt not bere fals witnes; Vnworschipe thou not thi fadir and modir, and suche othere; and these bynden to alwey, and to whom euere eny of these comaundementis is oonys a comaundement, to him thilk same comaundement is euermore perpetueli a comaundement. Summe othere comaundementis ben affirmatyue comaundementis, that is to seie, biddingis that certein deedis be doon, as ben these: Worschipe and releeue thi fadir and modir; Ȝeue thou almes to the poor; Teche thou the vnkunnyng, and suche othere: and these comaundementis binden not to [to is interlineated in a later hand.] alwey, and to whom these ben comaundementis for oon while, thei mowen ceese to be comaundementis, as for an other while. Forwhi sithen affirmatyue or bid|ding comandementis ben comaundementis that certein deedis be doon, and if tho deedis mowen not be doon with oute certein to hem required meenes, it muste needis folewe that if and whanne a man iustli lackith the meenes, bi whiche needis tho deedis schulden be doon, he is not bounde forto do thilke deedis; and if euer and whanne euer a man may resonabili and therfore lawfulli make him silf lacke the meenys, bi whiche tho deedis musten needis be doon, if thei schulden be doon, that thanne he may make him be not bounde to tho deedis, and may make that tho deedis be not to him comaundementis of God, thouȝ bifore whanne he hadde or myȝte haue the meenis of tho deedis, tho deedis weren to him comaundid deedis. And therfore folewith needis, that whanne euer a man iustli and withoute blame of resoun lackith the ricchessis, with whiche he myȝte visite
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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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Page 506
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London,: Longman, Green, Longman, and Roberts,
1860.
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Lollards
Great Britain -- Church history

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