5 1 8 The Hif/ory of]ohn Wickliff. Four /Jllds ofCa!li11gs. Two forts of Preachers. ~~~~~1J~ \frh~;hco~~~;r.orr.hc ~~~~~~'off,~;[~ ~a~lfZ~1:l~tf21:tlir:~~c labor and Office of Preach· { ~:~~.} ~~:·\L ~~E~~~~~~~~~~i~Iil~ lt~f£;~~i~;t}~~!J~y~~~*~~~1i~~~~ =of• hrmfelfthe Office ofProchmg, as a thmg mdtffcreut, For mgyf feme mtra_dc, or by fomc fpccial Tcfiimonyof the ofP!m:b- ••-'"• Ei~~r.~i:f~;1f:~~·:,~rii~:~~~:;~~~t;:~ ;~::~~~;:~~::~1~i;i:!~~~, ~~~·~~;~:%,~ ... · E='}~1; ~~~~i~~h~ r: i~~ ~;,s~~~~~~c~~uG~~~~OivY~~~;hc~f~~ ~h;~~~o;~:ctbc~::~f?~~~;~~;11~1c !:P~~:;~~~h;o!~~ ClriU"dr. hisbcl_lyordain_tylrfc,orforanyvaul ~Ory:_ Buthcwh_ich in&Farth, rcfift_againfithevcrity; 'andthroughcovctoufdoch hvc accordmg unto the Laws ot Chnfl:, and lx~ng nds, by their fa.tntd words do make merchandize of the moved with the affc:Cl:ion of finccre Charity, iutendmg peoplc. And thefe men do give, and !hall give miracles, as ~rely the Honor of God, and the Salvation.ofhimfdf and our Saviour faith, Marrh. :24. Thcrcfhall arifcfulfe Chrifl:s, t~~;~~~~:~J.r:~OJ~~1!hc ·~~~f6~a.C:nd1 ~~; :!~;~,P~fr~:~n'n;n:n;~~~~h!1 c~v ~:rcf~~ ~~ minds of the holy Dodors. And ht that doth fo Preach, were by any means poffible, Jbould bt brought intocrror. necdlicyoccafio~ng ormoving·him themtnto, in cafe there And the Apofik in the.2. to the Thrffol. 2. As touching 'be noPopeorBiJbop1 or in cakpoffibleto wi th~tandthc thcirl~d Antkhrill,wntcth thus: Wh?fecoming Jballbe ~~~;:~teHO~!~~~r~:~i~~~~:di~~i~[h ~;:~~!~~ ~~~fu1~e~:~~:~i~~! :.~:;r.;i~~i:~ t~~rrw~~h7o no doubt but he is knt of God. And this d~th alfo :mfwcr perifu, becaufe they have not rcctived the charity and love ;;d~~~:~:~i:l:i~~~~!!::di~tidfi"~h~~:h~~:~~u':':i~ ~~~~;d'n.~;,a~11%e:r~~~~:;· Jt-;C::erha~1 ~ fib•lyfmtofGod, although notvifiblyof men, when as fhallgivc crcdituntolics: rharallfuchashavcnotbcliCYcd that. inviliblcfendingofGodismuchbccterthanthevifible the truth, butconftntuntowi~kednefs,.fhouldbcjudgcd. fendmgofmcn: Amanmayrcafon;;bly~nfwarh.a~nto, Behold how txprdly our Sav1ourb¥ ~unfclf, andbyhis~£tbtruJ that forfomttch as that Uttental fendm!? IS fccre;, 1t IS not Apofile ~oth teach us, how the DtfCJplcs of Amichrifi, ,.~·.,~of ~~~~~~1tt :~:e~.a~c~;:rc~o ;~~.;~~t ~~~~~ fb~: o~e~~h;o;~ :~~?~r~:~!~~:~~~~~~~~h~f~~r~~cifu;~:~~d~~~ Mlchua•• pro\'ethe fame h1s UlVIfible calh~1g by the workmg of fome the tlmeof Antrchrift. For as Saint Jfid~.~re fanh in his firfi: miracle, or by fome fpecial Tcihrnouyof the Scripture. Book, 22. De fummq bmo : Before chat Amichrifi Jball !f~n~l~:· hisH~;~lt~k o7 Q;:~~· ~~~:~~~J11~: ~~~i~~t tt:r~u~~'fo:~ :1r:h;. ~~Yv~~eu~~~~&~~t~~~~ ~~~. ~·~~~~: nmllill~ kinds o~ fending. The tirfi is from~ only, wherrof For th1s proht JlJall all mnadcs and fignsceafeunder An.. A·~~~~\1;;1~1 ff~:~d~~~ef~f;t~~;;~~~~:r~~~~yor~; ~~~~~. t~~~t~n~~b~h:;~r~}e~; ~t:CI!~~· ~h·i~h~~to~ ~~~::iat~o~~~gh~h~~~~~; Spir~:dr~;:~at~~~~~i~: ~:>r~yn:Mpe~cd~~~d ~~~etft~c:~c Th,~Y~~~~ ~c~ TLtco~ ~X?;~ft:ot~~~~;ti;th~~r ~v~erT~ ~~~~t [f10:;w~~~ ~~n! ~~~:~a:j1~~~~~~~:~ ~~ _u... ~~~f~!h~u~~a~~sh~~~=n~ :.~~i;h~~lyb~~~~ ~~:~~~t~~;l: ~~~~~ bcfur; t~~f':~e~;=~: for rranfgreffions. As for example, it is dructd i~ the c;.a.. appear in that mort w1cked and damnable Man, ~hofe nons, that none of the Clagy {hall go from one B1fhopJJck fhapc. he doth ~ke upon him. For prophecy is hiddm, unto :mother, without the~ters commendatory of his Bi.. the gJft of hca.ling is takm away, the vcrtuc of long abfti.. fhop ; the which was ordamtd only for off~1ders, that no nence is dimimfhtd,the words of fJrod:rine :uc put tol!lence, infamcd pnfons fhou1d be rtteh•ed of any Bdhop. Fo~ they and the WOixlcrful works of miracles arc extinguilhcd; \ycre wont, when the}: could not cdebratc or do therr<?£.. whic~ thin~ nothing can uttn~y ~ke aw~y, ~ut onl}· tice under their own Btlhoprkk,to go WJtoanothcr: which the d1fpcnfarion of God. But t!Us dtfpenfatl()n IS not fo Tkrprbatt now is forbidden by the Laws and Prrccprs. The private openly and t~a•lifoldlr declared, as it hath ~~ in timQO taw. Law is that, which, by the in.flruction of the Holy Ghofi, ptft ; the wh1ch alfo IS done by a m:uvdlous dtfpenfacion, ~.~;~~~~~~~h~hcla~vea:fo~tl~r~~f~l~~ {f:rr~~: A.~nl; ~~~~~¥~,fi~~.on~~;~l1l~ ~:~s ~~;:cl:JdJ~~~c~ anotha p\o.ce; forfomnch as the Gentiles have not the law w~ile t<lkcn away, the holy Church appcareth the mor~ of God, but naturally do thofe things which areof the law, abJeCt and forfaken, omd the reward of good mn1doch ~hate they arc Laws unto thcmftlves. And afterward he fa ith, ceafe, which rC\•erenced the fame for the hope of hea.. :::';!~" tile private Law .is much morev.'Ol'thy than the~blick venly riches,, and not f~r any prdcnt tigns: and that the ~~ !:C::~~ob;~l~csG;~~t0~~~ :r!};d;b~1;~etli1ww;c~~ ~~~n~,~;J~h~;~~;~1~ou~;~~~n~f1~~~ 1~U;:~Ju!h kubr llt-.:. And who IS he, dtat can wonh1ly refift ag:unfl the Holy the ChUI('h doth promife, whiles they be led With VIfiblc Ghofi? WhofocvcrthcreforeislcdbytheSpiritofGod, ligns. Tlwworoi• albeit his Bifllop do fay him nay, !er him go freely by our Forfomuch thm as the humility of the fuithful is as it ~::,r Authority; for the law isnot _appOint~ f.Or the jufi ~an, were defl:itutc of the multitude and appearing offigns by for where as the ~pirir of God 15, dtcre IS hbcny:, and 1f ye the lcn:ible working of Gods fecr~ difpmfation, whereby be ~~~~:h1.:i~~t ~f~:dl~ ~~~~~1~ 1C:di:1~ ~.wiJod, ~~~il~~~~0:~~~~~~~~tl~~~f~~.h~ rJ: ~~~ :nftcl~~t!! ~o:oo~t:~~~h~cl~= ::~~~~~t ~~fu;n~~Rtt!f~~fha~~~~;1lfur'tr~n~~:~i~m;he~;; Law. Secondly, that the Law is made. forTrnl~Ofs cimirncles lhall. be taken away fro•'!' the fai~ul) Then :~~r ~f;;~~~~~~~i:~f ~~~th!.~~~ ~~;~~ ~1 ~~~l~~·c:h~tn~~~ ~:c!;;~fc!h:'tfi~ a!l againft him, he may proceed ut~to a bcrter life. Whereby it wond~ fo ~ he the J?Orc man~y be vanqwi~ ~ ~~~~dl~tb;hc~/s~:d1&J';~~a~1;i;;~~h~:G~ ~~~hf~~ul~ w~l!~: :;~~~~whic:;";~c:a:cdA!n"~ h\~v?J~~· r:/!~ch th:S ~~~r~~~n~ha~fa~~~oX; ~~l;caji'';~~ ~~:cr~::dl~;~ailiayd~e~hlie;hed~ Jo~ 24 ' .Pricft do live well, and Prah fruitfully. Ergo,"1Jt may fpcak of the body of all evil, he fud,denly conrert1~
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