The repressor of over much blaming of the clergy.

gouernaunce in the world ouȝte be holde, meyntened, and kept; (for no gouernaunce in craft or out of craft is, but that [that is added in the margin.] of it cometh yuel;) and if alle tho gouer|nauncis schulden therfore be forbore, no good gouer|naunce schulde be had and vsid. And therfore aȝens this myschaunce that yuel cometh out of the good, the discrecioun and wijsdom wolde be had, which is had if a man that tilieth his gardein or feeld and sowith it with good seed, certis thouȝ there growe manye wedis bi occasioun of his planting, deluyng, ering, and sowing, ȝit he wole not ceese, but he wole drawe vp the wedis and lete the herbis stonde; so it muste be in this present purpos, and ellis, if for yuel which cometh bi occasioun of good we wolen forbere the good, thanne we schulen [schulden, MS. (first hand, appa|rently).] lacke al good. And this is ynow for answere to the vje. argument, thouȝ miche more therto perteynyng is seid bifore toward the eende of the first parti, and aftir in the iije. parti of this book, the [viije.] chapiter. And as to the text of Seint Poul ie. Tessalonic. ve. capitulum. whanne he seith thus: Abstene ȝou from al yuel spice; the dewe vnderstonding is this: that we abstene us fro ech spice of moral yuel. And open it is to ech leerned man, that ech spice of moral yuel is moral yuel, and is a morali yuel spice: and Goddis forbode, but that ech man schulde be aboute forto abstene him fro ech such spice; forwhi suche spicis ben glo|tenie, leccherie, pride, envie, and suche othere. But this makith not that a man abstene [abstene him, MS. (first hand).] fro eny morali good spice or fro eny spice of moral good, thouȝ therof, as bi occasioun, cometh sum moral yuel. And therfore thilk text of Seint Poul is not forto helpe forth the vje. argument.