Corpus of Middle English Prose and Verse

The repressor of over much blaming of the clergy.

y proue thus: What euer thing weerneth or forbedith eny gouernaunce, he weerneth and forbedith [fobedith, MS.] in that ech other gouernaunce being of lijk condicioun and of lijk state or nature, namelich whanne the thing weernyng or forbeding weerneth not and forbedith not in mannys moral conuersacioun aftir pure uolunte, but aftir the meryt of the gouernancis which he fyndith to be weerned and forbodun. But so it is, that neither Holi Scripture, neither doom of cleer resoun weerneth and forbedith eny gouernaunce, which thei forbeden, for and bi eny other cause than for the state and the merit and the condicioun of the gouernaunce bi hem forbodun. Wherfore it folewith that if Holi Scripture or cleer resoun forbedun the now spokun ve. principal gouernaunce of mennys lawis to be maad and be vsid in the clergie and layfe, Holi Scripture and doom of cleer resoun schulden forbede lijk weel and lijk myche and lijk soone the iiije. principal go|uernaunce bifore spoken in this present iiije. partie, [and] the vje. principal gouernaunce spokun aftir in the ve. partie of this book; sithen thilk iiije. and vje. and this ve. gouernauncis ben of lijk condicioun, state, cause, and merit for to be forbodun and weerned, if eny of hem schulde bi Holi Writt or resoun be weerned, as bifore in the next chapiter of this iiije. partie it is schewid. But so it is, that neither Holi Scripture neither cleer resoun weerneth or forbedith the iiije. seid principal gouernaunce, as it is openli proued bifore fro the bigynnyng of this present iiije. partie hidirto in this present book; neither forbedith the vje. gouernaunce, as it is open after thoruȝ the ve. parti of this book. Wherfore nedis folewith, that neither Holi Scripture, neither doom of cleer resoun weerneth or forbedith this ve. principal gouernaunce to be had and be vsid.
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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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