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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.

but as if folowid, and schuld proue, and schuld conferme wat þat him list to be don, as now is presumid of many; or led wiþ þe spirit of lust of flesche, graunt or behiȝt ani swilk þingis, oþer for mony or oþer ȝerþli bodili temporal good and fleschly þingis, or preyour or fauour of meed, or fleschli þings, or for swilk luf, haterad, or drede of swilk men, or for vndeu seruise, or oþer vndeu cause and vnpertinent, who schal þan dout but þat þe pope and oþer selle swilk þingis synfully, and for symonie, and þus alle þat per|sewen for swilke indulgens, or benfices, or oþer graces, wiþ swilk froward in witt, who doutiþ þat þei ne biȝe sinfully, or veriliar en|force to bye þing þat schal not geyt? Also if þe pope, and oþer men of þe kirke, wil not graunt indulgens or benfics to hem þat þei be grauntid to frely, but if money or sum oþer þing be ȝeuen to hem, or if minstris of þe kirke wele not frely minster to hem þat þei [schuld?] frely minster to, not but if mony or oþer þing be ȝeuen to hem, who dowtiþ þat ne swilk men sellen synfully swilk þings? þis semiþ be þe sawis of feiþful doctours, put in þe canon, so and þei þat wenun to bye indulgens for þer temporal goods, and wenun to be assoilid or for ȝeuun be hem, þof þei abiȝd in þer synnes, nor mak not satisfaccoun dewly of þer synnis on oþer syde, but also eft turnun aȝen þer to; byen synfully, and wenun to haue þat is takun a wey from hem. And also swilk are in defaut þat hopen not, ne turnen not to be forȝeuun of þer synnis; wan þei mend hem vp on Cristis bidding, ȝha if þe prest wil not mins|ter to hem, not but if money be gyuen to hem, and for þis þei selle þis iuil wille. Also how blam worþi are þo minstris þat wan men and women are foundun in synne, anoon þei forbed hem þe sacra|ments of þe kirke and comynng of cristun men, and enioyn hem gret penaunce, but if þat þei fynd better grace. But as sone as mony is ȝeuen þei reysen þe synnars to þe takyng of þe sacraments and comyning of þe folk, and joynun prestis to reseyue hem, and minster to hem, þof þei leue not þer synne, but contenun it more orribli, and
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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.
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Wycliffe, John, supposed author. d. 1384.
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London,: Printed for the Camden Society, by J.B. Nichols,
1842.
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Lollards

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