is so perilose as Poul spekith of in the firste bifore seid text, may be had better out of the Bible by reding and studiyng and leernyng in the othere seid writingis, than bi reding and studiyng and leern|yng in the Bible oonli. And if this be trewe (as it is proued at ful now to be trewe), y mai seie to ech of these men whiche so glorien for her kunnyng and leernyng in the Bible oonli or in the Newe Testament oonli, and enhaunsen hem silf in her owne myndes therbi aboue othere men not so in the Bible reding studiyng, and leernyng, what Seint Poul, Romans [third] [A space left for the number in the MS.] capitulum., seith in sumwhat lijk caas to the conuersis of the Iewis, forthat thei enhaunciden hem silf aboue the conuersis of the hethen men, bi cause the conuersis of the Iewis had red bifore and studied and leerned the Oold Testament, and so hadden not leerned the conuersis of the hethen men. Where he seith thus: Where is thi gloriyng? He is excludid. Bi what lawe is he excludid? Certis bi the lawe of kinde and of feith, which mowe be leerned of tho lay peple and also of clerkis, thouȝ thei not rede and studie in the Bible oonly forto it leerne: ȝhe, and mowe be leerned [lererned, MS.] of hem sooner, clerelier, and fuller, than bi reeding and studiyng in the Bible oonli, and that bi reding and studiyng in the othere seid bokis. And therfore thi "gloriyng is excludid."
xij. CHAPITER.
THAT the vnderstonding which thei assignen to the secunde bifore sett text, writen ije. Cor. iiije. capitulum., forto seie that ther yn thilk text bi the Euangely Poul
