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The repressor of over much blaming of the clergy.

religioun of monkehode to be had and vsid in the chirche; ["…." Pseudo-Dionys. Areop. De Eccl. Hierach. c. 6. (Op. tom. 1. p. 386. Ed. Cord.)] which religioun is of the vje. to be seid prin|cipal gouernaunce. And also Dynys in the same book thoruȝout weelnyȝ ech chapiter of the book makith mensioun of ful manye posytyue lawis mad bi the same now seid dukis and reulers of the chirche, whiche lyuyden in the tyme of the Apostlis; of which now seid mannys lawis and tradiciouns manye ben how and in which maners baptym schal be don aboute and upon him which is to be baptiside; [Id. c. 2.] and manye othere suche mennys lawis ben how the sa|crament of the auter schulde be mad, and how the masse schal be seid, and how the mynystris schulen be araied, and what officis thei schulen do; [Id. c. 3.] and manye othere suche lawis ther ben tauȝt what and how manie thingis schulen be doon aboute a man, whanne he schal be mad bischop; [Id. c. 5.] what and how manie thingis schulen be doon aboute a man, whanne he schal be mad preest; [Id. c. 5.] what and how manye thingis schulen be doon aboute him if he be mad deken; [Id. c. 5.] what and how manie thingis schulen be doon aboute a man, if he be mad a monk; [Id. c. 6.] and that to a bischop ben reserued these powers, that is to seie, for to halewe creme, for to halewe chirchis and au|teris, and for to ȝeue orderis of preesthode and of dekenhode; [Id. c. 5.] and so forth of othere posytyue lawis maad bi tho now seid worthi men ouerlong to be here rehercid. Wherfore folewith that the religioun of monkehode, which is of the vje. principal gouer|naunce,
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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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