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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.

þe last son of Lia, and þe sonis of þe wengis were sette in þe hille of Hebal to curse hem þat were worþi curse. And wan we are tawȝt gostly of alle storis of þe wold testament how it is to do in tyme of grace, it semiþ þat half of þe linage blessing betokyn hem þat charitabli purli for desire of hietis of Crist comyn to þe hille; þe toþer half cursing meniþ hem þat for drede of torment filling þe lawe comun to þe hille. Also þei tokun actifis and contem|platifis; þat sterun to vertewe be þer two maneris. Þe souereynes of þe kirke howun not to curse for temporal þingis; ne bisy a bowt hem, but bles and preche. Þat it is leful for to curse semiþ of þe oold stori, and of þe newe testament; but þe canoun distinguiþ [Canoun.] þus; Cursing þat is forbidon is þis þat procediþ of wille of veniaunce or hate of þe perseware, not purli of þe luf of riȝtwisnes; and prouiþ þis of mani witts of seyntis. Þerfor it is certeyn þat iche man cursing, wiþ out stering of þe Holi Goost first cursing, or not þenkyng charitabli good of him þat is cursid, and good of þe kirk, he synniþ greuowsly; þerfor seiþ þe canoun, vnder autorite of Gre| [Canoun.] gori, Prestis synnen not in þat curse, in wilk þei discord not fro þe innare iuge. And after, vnder þe autorite of Austeyn, Sogets [Austeyn.] ben correctid of oþer prouastis wiþ correccoun comyng of charite, and for þe diuersite of synnis. But now it semiþ to men wel be haldyng þat prelats and prestis þeis daies in þe court of pleet, and þei þat persewen causis aȝen þer neybors, enfectun and warioun hem silf manifold and sinfully foilun ilk oþer. Also þat mani cursing now blowun in þe kirk are not to be dredde, not but in als mikil of þei smotte þe curse or oþer of cause on oþer side. And til is concordyng to þe first curse of God. It is semyng be þis wan it is noþer foundid in holi writt, ne in þe lif of Crist, ne of his Apostlis. But alle þings þat prelats owun to do are sufficienly groundid þer, and þan siþen þei curse not þus, it is not to drede oþer wise, þan as is seid before in þe strong autorite. Also for Crist forbediþ swilk maner of cursing, os now in case is vsid in þe
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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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