or hadde bede expresseli to men that thei schulden rere vp the seid iiije. gouernaunce into the clergie and into the chirche; namelich sithen Crist loued the clergie and the chirche more than eny othere men euere loueden the clergie, for which loue thei reriden up the seid iiije. principal gouernaunce in the chirche. But so it is, that we mowen not seie and holde that Crist in his owne persoon and in hise daies in this world immediatli puttid into the chirche the seid iiije. principal gouernaunce, neither that he expresseli bade it to be putt into the chirche. Forwhi neuerneither of these ij. thingis ben writun in the Newe Testament. Wherfore the seid iiije. principal gouernaunce is not to be had in the chirche.
Answere herto ful good and sufficient is sett bifore in the iije. partie of this book, the ixe. [vij e., MS. (twice). See p. 331, seq.] chapiter, thoruȝ|out al it what is seid there for answere to the ije. semyng skile bifore sett there in the same ixe. [vij e., MS. (twice). See p. 331, seq.] chapiter. Neuertheles another answere mai be sett to this ije. semyng doom of resoun here now bifore formed, which answere is this: That Crist willid the seid iiije. gouer|naunce to be rerid up bi prudence of men in the chirche aftir his passing fro this world, and that he allowith and approueth the seid rering up and setting up of the iiije. gouernaunce bi mennys prudence into the clergie and into the chirche, as if he had so do it immediatli bi his owne persoon. And herto suffi|cient euidence expresseli is had in the Newe Testament, Iohun the first chapiter, whanne Crist seide to Peter that "he schulde be clepid Cephas," or heed, [Pecock imagines that Cephas is connected with … see below.] and Math. xvje. capitulum., whanne Crist seid to Petir thus: And y seie to thee thou art Peter, and upon this stoon y schal bilde my chirche; as who euere wole se that these textis prouen and grounden this ije. answere, go
