to be groundid ther yn, therfore neuer neither of tho ij. textis, the oon Mat. xxije. capitulum. and the other Iohun ve. capitulum. alleggid bifore in the firste chapiter, where the firste opinioun is sett, serueth neither forto grounde neither forto verrifie the seid firste opinioun. And thouȝ the lay peple wolden holde that eche treuthe and conclusioun and article of catholik feith is groundid in Holi Scripture, so that ellis he is not to be take for catholik feith, y wolde not make me miche bisi forto seie ther aȝens.
xj. CHAPITER.
FERTHERMORE, for as miche as holders of the first opinioun glorien miche in these textis now to be rehercid, it is ful good with this that is seid forto sette forth also dewe vndirstondingis of tho textis.
The firste of tho textis is writen i. Cor. xiiije. capitulum. in the eende thus: Sotheli if eny man vnknowith, he schal be vnknowun. Bi this text thei taken that if eny man knowith not or putte not in what he mai his bisynes forto leerne the writing of the Bible, as it lijth in text, namelich the writing of the Newe Testa|ment, he schal be vnknowen of God forto be eny of hise. And for this, that thei bisien hem silf forto leerne and knowe the Bible, namelich the Newe Tes|tament, in the forme as it is writun word bi word in the Bible, thei ȝeuen a name propre to hem silf and clepen hem silf "knowun men," as thouȝ alle othere than hem ben vnknowun; and whanne oon of hem talkith with an other of hem of sum other iije. man. the heerer wole aske thus: "Is he a knowen man?" and if it answerid to him thus: "Ȝhe, he is a knowen man," al is saaf, perel is not forto dele with him; and if it be answerid to him thus: "He is no knowen man," thanne perel is castid forto miche homeli dele with him.
