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238 JOHANNIS WYCLIF CAP. XVII.<br />
tucionem inordinatam fit displicencia <strong>de</strong>o et Sanctis et<br />
per consequens evenit <strong>de</strong>tenus oranti. Nam in solum<br />
Christum, qui est sanctus sanctorum, <strong>de</strong>bemus cre<strong>de</strong>re<br />
membra eius, <strong>de</strong> quanto ad Christi amorem excitant<br />
et ad sequelam vie sue prcparant solum attendcre. 5<br />
Among these 4 vi<strong>de</strong>tur , quod in ordinando tales religiones pri-<br />
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are"he pii"atc vatas perpetuas, consistit magna blasfcmia; nam sic<br />
religions'; ordinans instituit, quod quicunque reliejonem illamBi23 c<br />
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which imply . .<br />
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that a man* ingreditur, <strong>de</strong> quanto in ilia permanet, <strong>de</strong> tanto e<br />
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'iema'inin" feccius colit <strong>de</strong>um. Quod <strong>de</strong>us induhie<br />
per-<br />
non ordinat; 10<br />
therein, ct s j c tanquam antichristus, ordinat aliquid " contra I. Cor. '<br />
worships God .<br />
,<br />
better. <strong>de</strong>um. Et hec racio quare apostolus i a Cor. 1° et 111° I, 10<br />
t r r<br />
• • •<br />
o<br />
prohibet tales sectas capitum citra Christum; quia lll » 3<br />
distrahunt ab observancia legts Christi, seminant dissencioncs<br />
in ecclesia et ex confe<strong>de</strong>racionibus temporalibus i5<br />
Or<strong>de</strong>rs were ai causant vecordias in <strong>de</strong>fensione cause <strong>de</strong>i. Augustinus<br />
God's P<br />
glo!-y and autem, et si qui alii meritorie constituerant tales sectas,<br />
the good oi |loc fecerunt illis qui Gratis venire voluerant ad honosouls.<br />
...<br />
rem <strong>de</strong>i et ad utihtatem ecclesie atque sui. Et quandocunque<br />
sentirent quod aliquod istorum trium <strong>de</strong>fuerit, 20<br />
nedum habeant licenciam sed <strong>de</strong>beant secundum Christi<br />
obedienciam illas sectas dimittere.<br />
Perpetual vows, Nee licet secundum aliam perpetuitatem, qualis E.<br />
Christ^cannot so lemnisatur I<br />
compel men to non potest compellere quemquam intrare religionem 25<br />
serve Him.<br />
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*<br />
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suam, nisi gratis voluent, nee potest quemquam cogere<br />
servare religionem suam, nisi gratis voluerit. Quomodo<br />
igitur potest Magog statuere quod homo servabit suum<br />
ordinem, velit, nolit? Gloriosa itaque foret condicio,<br />
si relicto ritu gentili incarceracionis sit in libera pote- 3o<br />
state cuiuscunque religiosi privati servare ritus humanos<br />
precise quantum vi<strong>de</strong>rit hoc So<br />
pro<strong>de</strong>sse ecclesie,<br />
honorem <strong>de</strong>i vergere; et alios ipsos dimittere.<br />
et ad<br />
Tunc<br />
1 1<br />
in ?! ! encases<br />
hodie, sectas statuere. Nam Christus A 1 i8 c<br />
enim solverentur confe<strong>de</strong>raciones dyabolice contra Chrisought<br />
to be<br />
turn, ' et ordo ecclesie secundum relitiionem Christi 35<br />
given up; it it .<br />
\Y<br />
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^vere, all would primevam ten<strong>de</strong>ret ad unitatem cantativam, consumpta<br />
e<br />
y<br />
c invida<br />
harity.<br />
comparacione sectarum, <strong>de</strong> qua conqueritur R 123''<br />
A foolish vow apostolus i a Cor. i°. Nee obligat votum fatuum, quod<br />
does not oblige<br />
anyone; nor a .<br />
vow to do 6. in <strong>de</strong>es* CD. 7. blasfemie <strong>de</strong>est BCD ; ib. sicut CD.. i3. qui CD.<br />
wrong. ,(3 dissensione C. 10. ad <strong>de</strong>est BCD. 20. aliquid A. 26, 27. nee —<br />
voluerit <strong>de</strong>est B. 3o. incarnacionis B. 3i. observare BCD. 32. se BCD.<br />
33. pergere BCD; ib. alias BCD. 37. invidia B.<br />
2 3. Aliam perpetuitatem seems here to be in opposition with<br />
religiones privatas perpetuas of 1. 6, 7; perpetuity of the Or<strong>de</strong>rs,<br />
perpetuity of vows in the Or<strong>de</strong>rs.<br />
,