made mannis soule to his ymage and liknes? Of which inward Scripture Poul spekith, Romans ije. capitulum., and Ieremye in his xxxje. chapiter; and Poul takith the same processe, Hebr. viije. capitulum. For certis this in|ward book or Scripture of lawe of kinde is more necessarie to Cristen men, and is more worthi than is the outward Bible and the kunnyng ther of, as fer as thei bothe treten of the more parti of Goddis lawe to man, as mai be taken bi the vije. conclusioun and his proof, and bi the xe. conclusion and his proof.
And more proof therto ech man may se at ful, if he wole rede and studie in the book clepid The iust apprising of Holi Scripture, which book if eny man wole wijsli reede and perfitli vndirstonde with this proces now afore going fro the bigynnyng of this book hidir to, y wole leie myn arme to be smyte of, but that he schal consente in his witt withinforth, wole he nyle he, amagrey his heed, that alle these now bifore going xiij. conclusiouns ben trewe, and that the firste of the iij. opinions sett bifore in the bigynnyng of this book is vntrewe.
The textis bifore alleggid in the firste chapiter of this book, Mat. xxije. capitulum. and Iohun ve. capitulum., which the holders of the now seid first opinioun weenen grounden thilk same opinioun, goon not therto. For|whi, if the processis forth and afore tho textis ligging be weel and diligentli considerid, it schal be open to ech such reeder and considerer, that tho ij. textis seruen and remytten or senden into othere Scripturis of prophecie whiche grounden feith: the oon of hem remittith or sendith into Scripture of prophecie, which schulde grounde feith of the laste resurreccioun; and the other sendith into Scripture of prophecie, which schulde grounde feith of Cristis incarnacioun. And sithen neuer neither of hem remyttith or sendith into other Scripture, whiche schulde speke of maters being in lawe of kinde and in moral philsophie
