But so it is, that Holi Writt of the Oold Testament affermeth and witnessith God haue do, mad, and or|deyned, and sett such now seid religiosite to the lawe of kinde and of feith. Wherfore such religiosite so sett to lawe of kinde and of feith is witnessid and confermed, or at the leest allowid, [allowid and approued, MS. (first hand).] of Holi Writt in the Oold Testament.
That Holi Writt affermeth and witnessith God haue do and maad such now seid religiosite, y proue thus: Holi Writt of the Oold Testament witnessith God to haue putt and sett Adam and Eue to such religiosite, Genes. ije. [i e., MS.] capitulum., whanne he forbade hem forto ete of a certeyn tree, of which ellis as bi the fredom of lawe of kinde thei myȝten haue ete. And also whanne God forbade to Noe and hise children forto ete fleisch to gidere with blood, Gen. [ixe.] [Spaces are left for the numbers.] capitulum. And whanne God bade Abraham and alle his children for euere to be circumcidid, Gen. [xvije.] [Spaces are left for the numbers.] capitulum.
And also whanne God ordeyned the cerymonyalis and the iudicialis so manye to the Iewis as the bookis of Exodi and of Numeri [Perhaps we should read Nume|rorum; or else Exodus above.] maken ther of men|sioun; what ellis dide he theryn, than that he made such now seid religiosite to be sett to lawe of kinde and of feith had bifore and puttid and assigned the Iewis therto for to be religiose persoones theryn and therbi? Certis resoun ful openli it schewith, so that it be bifore knowun what religioun is bi the dis|criuyng ther of now a litil bifore sett and tauȝt. Wherfore folewith needis, that Holi Writt of the Oold Testament allowith weel, ȝhe, and witnessith and con|fermeth such seid religiosite to be mowe leeffulli sett to the bifore had comoun lawe of kinde and of feith to gidere.
