Corpus of Middle English Prose and Verse

The repressor of over much blaming of the clergy.

and large speking of the textis in her wordis. But so it is, that thouȝ persoones in a religioun techen amys and lyuen amys, for that thei techen and lyuen other wise than her religioun wolde that thei schulde teche and lyue, ȝit therbi cometh noon hurte to the reli|gioun, as that therfore the religioun were the wors or were badde and vnleeful; but if it schulde be seid and holde therto answeringli and folewingly that the sect of Cristis Apostlis were badde and vnleeful, for that Iudas lyued theryn amys; and but if it schulde be seid that Crist blamed and reproued the state of preesthode and the state of bischophode in the oolde lawe as badde and vnleeful, bicause he blamed and reproued the persoones of tho statis; whiche noman ouȝte holde, for God him silf made tho statis, and he made no badde and vnleeful thing. Wherfore folew|ith needis that as bi alle tho textis of the bifore spokun noumbre, comyng in processe aftir the firste text of hem, is no strok ȝouun to eny sect or eny religioun forto therbi seie that eny sect or religioun is badde or vnleeful. Also open it is, that tho textis strecchen hem to viciose persoones being out of reli|gioun, as weel as to viciose persoones in religioun. How schulden thanne tho textis serue in special forto distroie eny religiouns more than forto distroie eny state, ȝhe, ech state which is not religioun, as the state of dekenhode, the state of preesthode, and othere; if in suche statis ben persoones vicioseli lyuyng? Certis no witti man can herto seie nay. And thanne ferther, sithen tho now seid textis speken of viciose persoones teching amys, bileeuyng amys, and lyuyng amys, whether thei ben in sect of religioun or in other state out of religioun, if eny man wole take vpon him forto proue that tho textis or summe of hem ben verified of persoones now lyuyng in religioun or in preesthode out of religioun, make he first ther of his proof; and whanne he hath maad ther of his proof
/ 822
Pages Index

Actions

file_download Download Options Download this page PDF - Page 490 Image - Page 490 Plain Text - Page 490

About this Item

Title
The repressor of over much blaming of the clergy.
Author
Recock, Reginald, bp. of Chichester, 1395?-1460?
Canvas
Page 490
Publication
London,: Longman, Green, Longman, and Roberts,
1860.
Subject terms
Lollards
Great Britain -- Church history

Technical Details

Link to this Item
https://name.umdl.umich.edu/ahb1325.0001.001
Link to this scan
https://quod.lib.umich.edu/c/cme/ahb1325.0001.001/600:8

Rights and Permissions

The University of Michigan Library provides access to these materials for educational and research purposes. These materials are in the public domain. If you have questions about the collection, please contact [email protected]. If you have concerns about the inclusion of an item in this collection, please contact [email protected].

DPLA Rights Statement: No Copyright - United States

Related Links

Manifest
https://quod.lib.umich.edu/cgi/t/text/api/manifest/cme:ahb1325.0001.001

Cite this Item

Full citation
"The repressor of over much blaming of the clergy." In the digital collection Corpus of Middle English Prose and Verse. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/ahb1325.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed June 15, 2025.
Do you have questions about this content? Need to report a problem? Please contact us.