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.

conciens biggiþ to helle. And þis not aȝenstonding þen schal man do þing aȝen his consciens, and curse him but if he obey, and þis is contrari in itsilf and to God boþe, þan þei sey þat a man schal raþer þole þer sentence þan do aȝen his consciens; but war profit wer þat if God curse al þat þei curse, for þan God schuld curse þis man. And it is iuel seid to bid man lett not to his wil for þe curse of God. After þey sey þat wat þing þo bindiþ in ȝerþ or þe kirk, it schal be confermid in heuen; and ȝet þei sey þey ȝef mani sentens þat bindun not anenst God. Þe xix. [xviii.] Eft þe apostil biddiþ men stond, and not be holden aȝen wiþ þe ȝok of seruage, [Gal. vo.] for law bringiþ no man to profit, not but þat þing þat is maad opun in þe lawe, but he þat sekiþ to be iustified in þe law is fallen fro Crist, for man be howuiþ be iustified of þe feiþ and grace and goodnes of Crist; in þis þat he frely and wilfully trowiþ in to Cristis teching, and felliþ his bidding. But now men seyn hem iust, if þey do þe law after þer wit; an þow þat þei do þing þat is aȝen Crist, and aȝen consciens, þe law schal excuse him, and is inow for him. Also þe pope seiþ in his lawe, þat þer are two lawis, as law of þe spirit, and law maad of men; and who þat is led be þe law of þe spirit is fre, and is not worþi þat he be dreuen vnder maad lawe, and þerfor go he fre bi oure autorite. But now are men lettid oftun bi maad lawis, rewlis, and constitucouns, to wirk after þe spirit, or to do þe merciful dedis or riȝtfulnes frely, bi autorite of Crist; þis is oft prouid many tymys bi deed, os boþ in religious, and oþer, wen it is not leful to hem to do þe dedis of mercy, noiþer bodily, nor gostly, if þer ouer man bid hem be stille, and lefe alle þeis or ani oþer lawis, rewl, or customis, wat euer þei be, wan þei ar not wiþ þo gospel in ani maner substauns formid or vsyng in to perfeccoun of fredum of þe gospel, but are in ani maner, ani tyme, for ani þing, letting, or trobling, or tarieng any þing þat gospel biddiþ, or counseyliþ to be don; in þis þei are aȝen Goddis law, and aȝenis God, aftur þe sentence of Crist befor seid, He þat is not wiþ me, he is aȝen me.