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244 .JOHANNIS WYCLIF CAP. XVII.<br />
cum infinitis tradicionibus execucionem legis Christi<br />
tardantibus. Et ne <strong>de</strong>nt scandalum pru<strong>de</strong>nter dissimulant.<br />
leave it lawfully Quidam autem in secta succumbunt vecorditer. I Un<strong>de</strong>Bi25 c<br />
and unlawfully; , ,. ., ...'.,.<br />
lawfully, to duphciter exeunt quidam sectas hmusmodi, scilicet<br />
serye the<br />
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licite et illicite ; ' licite, vi<strong>de</strong>ndo quia aliter quam in 5<br />
Church better; .<br />
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unlawfully, by<br />
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claustro vel privatis conventiculis plus pro<strong>de</strong>ssent ecclesie;<br />
dispenses to live at ease,<br />
et illicite multis modis:<br />
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ut procurando exempcionem, A i 20''<br />
episcopatum vel licenciam standi extra vel in cura<br />
seculari; ut plus laute, plus effrene et plus ociose<br />
voluptentur et magis in causa dyaboli contra dominum 10<br />
These are truly ocientur. Et tales sunt qui extra sectam, propter cpisco-<br />
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apostates. ....<br />
,<br />
patum vel secte hrmamentum cum dominabus vel<br />
dominis vel quomodocunque in seculo evagantur. Et<br />
tales indubie sunt apostate inter homines a dyabolo<br />
agitati, cuiusmodi sunt episcopi propter copiam tempo- i:><br />
ralium. T 11 i qui<strong>de</strong>m seducunt ecclesiam et potentes, ut<br />
They do much constet sua privata religio. I Hi qui<strong>de</strong>m cupi<strong>de</strong> colligunt<br />
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harm. ,<br />
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temporaha ad nunc nnem. Et l)reviter omnes qui<br />
impediunt ne servetur Christiana religio in sua pristina<br />
If the care given Hbertate. Et sic pauci sunt quin sunt apostate plus vel 20<br />
we're bestowed minus, quia alienati a religione Christi, quam impediunt;<br />
on Peter's bark, cum tota solicitudo viancium disnersa in sectas privatas,<br />
she would hold . . ...<br />
a better course, si foret <strong>de</strong>bite collecta ad trahendum Petri naviculam<br />
in fiuctibus huius seculi pure secundum religionem<br />
Christi, militaret tucius contra procellas quam modo 25<br />
militat. I<strong>de</strong>o ve illis apostatis qui impediunt illud<br />
Even if human<br />
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navigium<br />
Similiter, posito quod<br />
adinvenciones humane et ficteM.<br />
inV<br />
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^owa"ds obediencie iuvant secundum religionem Christi ad meri-<br />
sanctity, turn : adhuc oportet concedcre quod non tantum quan- 3o<br />
we must admit r<br />
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... , , ,<br />
that they do so turn pura religio Christi ; quia aliter blasphemaretur in<br />
Christ's ipsum et scandalisa rentur apostoli, qui hoc instituere<br />
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ordinances. ex ncgligencia vel ignorancia omiserunt. Cum igitur non<br />
valet privata obediencia nisi <strong>de</strong> quanto fit Christo, sibi<br />
autem posset fieri eque meritorie vel meritorius sub- 35<br />
ductis religionibus privatis, ut patet <strong>de</strong> apostolis, mani-<br />
festum vi<strong>de</strong>tur quod tales religiones non iuvant ad<br />
The nearer to meritum, sed retardant. Similiter, <strong>de</strong> quanto religio est<br />
less <strong>de</strong>pen<strong>de</strong>nt L' eo propinquior et a confirmacione humana in<strong>de</strong>pen-<br />
on man any <strong>de</strong>ncior, est ipsa perfeccior; sed pura religio Christiana^<br />
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religion is, the<br />
better it is: this est<br />
is eminently<br />
true of the pure<br />
religion of<br />
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huiusmodi respectu<br />
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cuiuslibet<br />
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rehgionis private<br />
7. exceptionem A. 9. ocie A. |3. quocumque ACD. 33. omiserant<br />
A. 35, 36. subdifis CD.<br />
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