The repressor of over much blaming of the clergy.

seing this spendith out al his seid worldli ricches into the now seid purpos, and makith him silf wil|fulli to lacke the meenys bi whiche he myȝte releeue the pouerte of his fadir and modir, into which thei ben falle aftir this expense. Thanne y aske heere this questioun: Whether this man in so expending dooth aȝens the comaundement of God, bi which God biddith that a man releeue the pouerte and nede of his fadir and modir, and releeue the neede of hise othere neiȝboris? Certis ech resonable man this heer|ing wole seie nay; ȝhe, and thouȝ eer than he hadde bigunne to make this expense he hadde seen his fader and modir falle into greet pouerte and bodili neede, ȝit he hadde not do amys forto bigynne and contynue his now seid expense, and forto leue his fadir and modir and othere neiȝboris in her pouerte and bodili nede. And thouȝ ouer al this seid expense it were so, that the leche wolde not do and make this seid cure, but if this man wolde bicome his per|petual seruaunt or boond man, and folewe him into a fer cuntre, and serue him for mete and drinke and clooth oonli; ȝit this man schulde not do amys forto so make him silf lacke power into wynnyng eft soone of worldli good in bycomyng [by comyng, MS.] boond to this leche for the seid effect and purpos, bisidis the expense of alle hise ricchessis now of him possessid and had, as it is open ynouȝ to resoun. But whi and for what cause is this trewe? Sotheli for thouȝ this man be bounde forto loue his fader and moder and hise othere neiȝ|boris as him silf, ȝit he is not bounde for to loue eny of hem more than him silf, neither so myche as him silf; but this man is bounde bi the dew ordre of charite which doom of resoun ȝeueth, and so bi the lawe of God forto loue him silf more than his fadir

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Title: The repressor of over much blaming of the clergy.
Author: Recock, Reginald, bp. of Chichester, 1395?-1460?
Canvas: Page 508
Publication: London,: Longman, Green, Longman, and Roberts,; 1860.
Subject terms: Lollards; Great Britain -- Church history

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