mowen be exempt that thei be not the children of Adam, thei mowen be excusid that thei han noon ouerer ouer hem; and if thei mowen not be ther of exemptid, sotheli thei musten needis haue ouer hem reulers. More of this mater is pleinli seid and tauȝt in The book of preesthode, and therfore the lasse is sett here.
The vje. principal conclusioun concernyng and bi|holding the iiije. seid principal gouernaunce is this: The iiije. bifore spokun principal gouernaunce is leeful in proprist maner forto speke of leefulnes. That this conclusioun is trewe, y proue thus: What euer gouer|naunce Holi Scripture and doom of cleerli disposid resoun allowen and approuen is leeful in proprist maner of speche forto speke of leefulnes. But so it is, that [that bothe, MS. (first hand.)] Holi Scripture and cleer doom of resoun al|lowen and approuen the iiije. bifore spokun principal gouernaunce, as the next bifore going iiije. and ve. principal conclusiouns schewen and prouen. Wherfore the same seid iiije. principal gouernaunce is in proprist maner of leeffulnes leeful.
The vije. principal conclusioun concernyng and bi|holding the seid iiije. principal gouernaunce is this: The iiije. principal gouernaunce sett bifore in the bi|gynnyng of this present iiije. partie is a gouernaunce of Goddis lawe. That this conclusioun is trewe, y proue thus: What euer gouernaunce Holi Scripture and doom of kindeli weel disposid resoun allowen and approuen is a gouernaunce of Goddis lawe, as y haue ofte tauȝt and proued in my writingis, namelich in the firste parti of the book clepid The iust apprisyng of Holi Scripture. But so it is, that Holi Scripture and doom of kindeli weel disposid resoun allowen and approuen the iiije. seid principal gouernaunce, as the
