Corpus of Middle English Prose and Verse

The repressor of over much blaming of the clergy.

ve. capitulum.] [Spaces left in the MS. for the references.] is brouȝte in forto enforce this secunde semyng skile. And therfore y seie therto thus: In twey maners out of a gouernaunce mai come yuel as it is seid before in the [iije.] [Spaces left in the MS. for the references.] chapiter of the [ive.] [Spaces left in the MS. for the references.] parti of this book, that is to seie, in oon maner as fro the cause of the yuel, and in an other maner as fro an occasioun of the yuel oonli. [See pp. 428-433.] Certis whanne euer synne cometh fro and bi eny gouernaunce in the first maner, thanne thilk gouernaunce is vnleeful and to be cast awey; and of [a] gouernaunce out, fro, and bi which cometh synne in to a persoon in this firste maner meened Crist in the place of the Gospel now alleggid [Math. ve. capitulum.]; [Spaces left in the MS. for the references.] and not of a gouernaunce out, fro, and bi which cometh synne to a persoon in the ije. maner oonli. Ferthermore, whanne euer the sclaundre (that is to seie, the synne,) cometh into a persoon out, fro, and bi a gouernaunce in the firste maner, it is alwey trewe that to the persoon sclaundrid (that is to seie, prouokid and putt into synne) the sclaundre (that is to seie, the synne) is ȝouun, and is not oonli of him and bi his side acceptid and takun withoute ȝeuyng. And whanne euer out, fro, and bi eny gouernaunce sclaundre (that is to seie, synne) cometh in the ije. maner, than it is trewe that the sclandre (that is to seie, the synne) is not ȝouun to the persoon, but it is of him takun and acceptid withoute therof to him maad eny ȝeuyng. And sithen it is so, that al the greet and notable synne, that cometh fro, out, and bi religiouns now had and vsid in the chirche, cometh fro hem into the persoones of hem in the secunde now seid maner oonli and not in the firste, therfore the sentence of the Gospel of [Math. ve. capitulum.] [Spaces left in the MS. for the references.] alleggid bifore in the argument fallith not vpon these reli|giouns, that thei for such sclaundring of persoones be
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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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London,: Longman, Green, Longman, and Roberts,
1860.
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Lollards
Great Britain -- Church history

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