The repressor of over much blaming of the clergy.

But bi cause that thouȝ a man ouȝte loue in affect and effect ech of hise neiȝboris as him silf, ȝit he ouȝte not loue ech of hise neiȝboris lijk myche neither eny of hise neiȝboris so miche as him silf; but summe of hise neiȝboris, as ben Cristen men, he ouȝte loue in affect and effect more than Iewis or Sarazenys, whiche ben to us neiȝboris al the while thei ben in state in which thei mowen be conuertid and be saued; and summe of Cristen neiȝboris, as ben grete to him benefetouris, he ouȝte loue in affect and effect more than othere Cristene being not so grete to him bene|fetouris; and also hem, whiche ben trewe seruauntis to God and ben of him more loued, he ouȝte more loue in affect and effect than othere not being so gode seruauntis to God and not so myche of him loued. And if her with alle tho greete benefetouris or tho bettir seruauntis to God ben neer and more of his blood than ben othere, bi so myche also thei ouȝte be the more of him loued in affect and effect. And for as miche as comounli it is so, that a mannys fader and modir ben to him grettist benefetouris, or name|lich ben in grettist wil forto be benefetouris to him, and comounly noon other persoon ferther in blood is woned be so willi and so redy forto do and suffre for a man as ben his or weren bifore to him his fadir or modir, therfore that we be not vnkinde anentis hem whom we, as it comounli fallith, ben bounde forto moost loue of alle oure neiȝboris, God in wey of notifiyng and in wey of remembring to be waar of the gretter defaut bifore the lasse expressid to us in wordis thus, Worschipe thou thi fadir and thi modir. And ȝit her of and herfro folewith not, neither may eny [in eny, MS. (first hand), perhaps rightly.] colour be had, that God comaundith a man to bere him anentis his fadir and modir more and other

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Title: The repressor of over much blaming of the clergy.
Author: Recock, Reginald, bp. of Chichester, 1395?-1460?
Canvas: Page 511
Publication: London,: Longman, Green, Longman, and Roberts,; 1860.
Subject terms: Lollards; Great Britain -- Church history

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