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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.

kirk. As þe gospel of Luc telliþ, and absteniþ þerfro as it semiþ [Luc.] of Scharioþ, and neuerþeles in him was more cause of cursing þan in sum þat to day are blawun in þe kirk. It valiþ not to seie þat Petre cursid Anani, and Poule þe fornicary, for þei cursid be a cursing þat mani prelats to day kan not, nor han not power to. Petre be tok Anani bi dede going be for to þe fend to be tormentid perpetuali. And Poule be toke þe fornicari to saþanas til a tyme, þat his spirit schulde be saue. But mani prelats are out of part of þis maner of cursing. Also bi þe feiþ of þe gospel no man owiþ to curse a noþer not but of charite þat he haþ to him, for of þe feiþ we owe to luf our enmies, and also for to do alle þings in charite, for mani man cursiþ now not for charite, and þerfor not feiþfully. A part prouid of þis signe, þat þei curse more souare and horribe|lare hem þat þei hatun, as it semiþ of hem þat are cursid for þei wil not ȝef money or reuerens to þe mynisteris of þe kirk. And þus it semiþ þat prelats mai mikil drede of þer cursyng hem silf, and oþer ioi of þer cursyng, and dred mikil þer blessing; for Salamon seiþ, Cursing veinli brout schal pletesuowsli descende in [Salamon.] to summe man; þat is as þe glose seiþ, in to him þat bringiþ it [Glose.] forþ. And seiþ þe salm, He lufid cursing, and it schal cum to him. [Salm. cviiio.] And he dede on cursyng os a cloþ, and entred as water in to his inword þings, and as oyly in to his bonis. Be it made to him a cloþe þat he is helid wiþ, and as belt þat is he ai gird wiþ. And Poul seiþ, Cursars schal not weld þo kyndam of God. And bi þe [1 Cor. vio.] Prophet God seiþ þus, Nowe to ȝow prestis þis sonde, if ȝe wil not [Mal. ijo.] sett to þe hert to ȝef glory to my name, seiþ þe Lord, I schal sende hunger vn to ȝow, and I schal curse to ȝor blessing, and I schal curse to hem, for ȝe sett not to þe herte. And on þe toþer side þe salme seiþ, þei schal curse, and þu Lord schalt blesse. And so seiþ [Salme cviiio.] Crist, ȝe schal be blessid wan men schal curse ȝow, and persew [Mat. uo.] ȝow, and sey al iuel aȝen ȝow, and reproue ȝow, and cast out ȝoure name as iuel, liand vp on ȝow for me, and for þe gospel; ioieþ 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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