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The repressor of over much blaming of the clergy.

lyuying, sithen it is profitable to men of Londoun and vnsparable that such a meyr and such a bischop schulden be in tyme comyng? ȝhe, whi made not God gownes and cootis, hosun and schoon to men, breed and potages and ale and beer and wijn, sithen these thingis ben so necessarie to men that men mowen not lake hem?" If thou answere to my questioun thus: That God ordeyned, made, and ȝaue to men tho thingis (that is to seie, witt, wille, speche, and othere powers of the soule and of the bodi bi whiche and with which thei hem silf and bi hem silf mowen make, ordeyne, and do to hem silf alle tho thingis, wherof thi questiouns asken; and therfore God wolde not, for it was no nede that he him silf schulde ordeyne, make, do, and ȝeue tho thingis to the same men—certis, if thin answere now mad to my questiouns is good, and such thanne a lijk answere schal be good and sufficient to thi questioun askid in the iije. semyng skile: That therfore Crist not ordeined, made, dide, and ȝaf bi him silf thes seid religiouns, for he ȝaue to men inward sensityue wittis and outward sensityue wittis, resoun, and wil, and moving power to speke, and othere deedis do, by whiche men myȝten knowe suche religiouns be worthi be had and vsid, and with whiche men myȝten make and ordeyne and do bi hem silf suche religiouns to hem silf, as that it was not nede to Crist that he him silf schulde make, do, ordeyne, and ȝeue hem to men. So that it is the maner of Crist, that tho thingis and deedis, whiche men hem silf bi ȝiftis of God bifore ȝouun to hem mowen [mowe, MS. (first hand) apparently, twice.] kunne, make, and do hem silf, God wole loke that thei so do, ordeyne, and make, if thei tho thingis wolen haue; and ellis tho powers whiche God hath ȝouun to men, bi whiche powers men mowen [mowe, MS. (first hand) apparently, twice.] make
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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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