Corpus of Middle English Prose and Verse

The repressor of over much blaming of the clergy.

whanne it is seid [seid there thus, MS. (first hand, but the whole written on an erasure).] thus: O cros, the oon hope in this tyme of passioun, encrese thou riȝtwisnes to piteful men, and ȝeue forȝeuenes to gilti men, may be this, if the speche be maad to a crosse in oure chirche: "O God, encrece riȝtwisnes to men hauyng pitee, and ȝeue forȝeuenes to gilti men bi the cros, which representith and signifieth the instrument of oure oon hope in this tyme representing the tyme of passioun." And in lijk maner dew vnderstonding of the preier, which is conteyned in the prose of the response, O crux viride lignum, et cætera, whanne it is preied there thus: Thou, which barist the Lord, make the patroun (that is to seie, Crist) forto be to us redi or boweable; and thou, stok, which were worthi to bere the price of the world, ȝeue and graunte to this peple the benefice of the crosse, mai be this, if the preier be mad to eny crosse now being in oure chirche: "O God make the patroun (that is to seie, Crist) be to us inclynable bi this cros signi|fiyng the instrument or the crosse which bare the Lord: and, O Lord, ȝeue and graunte to this peple of Crist the benefet of the crosse, bi the stok which signifieth the stok that deserued bere the price of the world." And eftsoone in lijk maner the dew vndirstonding of the preier conteyned in the anteme O crux splendidior, et cætera, if it be preied ther to [therto, MS.] a comon crosse among us thus, O sweete stok, bering sweete nailis and sweete birthens, saue thou this present cumpany gaderid into thi preising, may be this: "O God, this present cumpany gaderid into the preising of thee to be doon bi the crosse saue thou bi this stok, signifiyng the sweete crosse instrument bering sweete nailis and sweete birthens." And in lijk maner dew vndirstondingis mowen be ȝouun to
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The repressor of over much blaming of the clergy.
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Recock, Reginald, bp. of Chichester, 1395?-1460?
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London,: Longman, Green, Longman, and Roberts,
1860.
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Lollards
Great Britain -- Church history

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