Corpus of Middle English Prose and Verse

An apology for Lollard doctrines, attributed to Wicliffe. Now first printed from a manuscript in the library of Trinity College, Dublin. With an introduction and notes by James Henthorn Todd.

to him þow God ordeynd him not seculerly to execut seculer domis, as he seiþ, þat he is not ordeind juge ne departar vp on men, ne [Luc. xijo.] cum not to deme hem, ne to be cause of þer harme ne strif to be maad a mong hem. Neuerþeles al dome is ȝeuen to him in maner be for seid, to be rewlid bi him, and he to discusse al þingis. And for þis seiþ Poule, þat Crist is end of þe lawe to riȝtfulnes to ilk [Rom. xo.] man trowing. As Austeyn seiþ, Boþ of lawe of kind, and of [Austeyn.] law writun, and law of grace, he is þe first begining al riȝt mad, he is þe midyl, end, ordeyning, and gouerning, he is endfully consuming and keping, and to wam al laws strekyn; and he kepiþ in to lawfuly doing al þat goþ bi him, and he is end of þe oolde lawe, filling and ending and avoyding after þat riȝtwisnes axiþ. And Poul seiþ, Þoo þat vnknawen þe riȝtwisnes of God, [Rom. xo.] and seken to ordeyn riȝtwissnes to hem, þey are not soget to Goddis riȝtwisnes. And þan are þei proud apostatais and wrong doars. And Crist himsilf biddiþ þus, Wel ȝe not deme, and ȝe schal not [Luc. ujo.] be demid; þat is, wyl ȝe not of ȝor silf mak domis, neþer vse ani domis, not but as God schewiþ to ȝow to do, and os he wirkiþ be ȝowe; for oþer wis demiþ not Crist þe sone, bi cause to ani man to be vndur syn, bondage, nor damping nor desese, nor doþ wrong in ani dome, somoun or priuat, nor supprisiþ nor eniþ nor demiþ not after þe face, but demiþ iust dome. Be he fairar, be he strenger, þer schal be no distaunce of persoun, he schal ȝere þe smale als wel as þe grete, and accept no mannis persoun, nor take no ȝeftis, for þe dome is Goddis; seþ wat ȝe do, vse ȝe not þe dome to oftun but of God. And ȝe deme it schal turne aȝen to ȝowr mede, if ȝe deme iustly. And þan if ȝe do wrong and syn, þe dred of God be wiþ ȝowe, and doþ all þingis wiþ diligence; at our Lord God is not accepting of personis, nor couetous of ȝeftis, nor wickidnes; [Exod. xxiijo.] ȝe schal not tak þe vois of lesing, nor tak to hond to sey fals wit|nes for þe vnpitous, þu schal not folow þe rowt to do iuel, nor þu schalt not in dome folowe þe sentence of vile money, þat þu go a
/ 272
Pages Index

Actions

file_download Download Options Download this page PDF - Page 61 Image - Page 61 Plain Text - Page 61

About this Item

Title
An apology for Lollard doctrines, attributed to Wicliffe. Now first printed from a manuscript in the library of Trinity College, Dublin. With an introduction and notes by James Henthorn Todd.
Author
Wycliffe, John, supposed author. d. 1384.
Canvas
Page 61
Publication
London,: Printed for the Camden Society, by J.B. Nichols,
1842.
Subject terms
Lollards

Technical Details

Link to this Item
https://name.umdl.umich.edu/acm9160.0001.001
Link to this scan
https://quod.lib.umich.edu/c/cme/acm9160.0001.001/125

Rights and Permissions

The University of Michigan Library provides access to these materials for educational and research purposes. These materials are in the public domain. If you have questions about the collection, please contact [email protected]. If you have concerns about the inclusion of an item in this collection, please contact [email protected].

DPLA Rights Statement: No Copyright - United States

Related Links

Manifest
https://quod.lib.umich.edu/cgi/t/text/api/manifest/cme:acm9160.0001.001

Cite this Item

Full citation
"An apology for Lollard doctrines, attributed to Wicliffe. Now first printed from a manuscript in the library of Trinity College, Dublin. With an introduction and notes by James Henthorn Todd." In the digital collection Corpus of Middle English Prose and Verse. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/acm9160.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed May 16, 2025.
Do you have questions about this content? Need to report a problem? Please contact us.