poor vttirly, sithen this text was seid to hem as weel as to the Apostlis and disciplis.
Also, in the same chapiter of Luk, Crist seid to the same peple of hise Apostlis and of the othere comoun peple thus: If eny man cometh to me, and hatith not his fadir and moder and wijf and sones and britheren and sistren and ȝit his owne lijf, he mai not be my disciple. Who may seie other wise, but that Crist in this now laste alleggid text meened oonli thus, that ech man ouȝte forbere ouer myche loue to his fadir and modir, wijf and sones, britheren and sistris, and to his owne lijf; and not that he ouȝte forbere [for bere, MS. (without hyphen).] his al loue fro hem: namelich sithen Crist comaundid a man to worschipe his fadir and moder, and that he schulde loue ech neiȝbore as him silf, and so loue bothe his neiȝbour and him silf? Wherfore bi lijk skile the other alleggid text in the same xiiije. capitulum. of Luk mai resonabili and co|lorabili ynouȝ be vndirstonde, that Crist meened in it the forbering of ouer myche trust and loue to ricchessis. And if this be trewe that thilk text, Luk xiiije. capitulum., mai be so vndirstonde colorabili ynouȝ, it folewith needis that bi thilk text mai no ground be take aȝens the seid iije. principal gouernaunce of pre|latis endewing.
The iije. principal processe of the Newe Testament which seeme [Probably we should read myȝte seeme.] to meete aȝens the seid gouernaunce of prelatis endewing is write, Math. xxe. capitulum., where Crist seid to hise Apostlis thus: Ȝe witen that princis of hethen men ben lordis of hem, and thei that ben gretter vsen power on hem; it schal not be so among ȝou; but who euer wole be mad gretter among ȝou, be he ȝoure mynystre; and who euer among ȝou wole be the firste, he schal be ȝoure servaunt: as
