And the promises and testament which the sacrament of Christs body and blood did preach daily unto the people, that they put out of knowledge and say now that it is a sacrifice for the souls of purgatory, that they might the better sell their mass. And ⟨image 44⟩in the universities they have ordained that no man shall look on the scripture until he be nuzzled in heathen learning .viij. or nine year and armed with false principles,1 with which he is clean shit out of the understanding of the scripture. And at his first coming unto the university, he is sworn that he shall not defame the university what soever he seeth. And when he taketh first degree / he is sworn that he shall hold none opinion condemned by the church / but what such opinions be / that he shall not know. And they when they be admitted to study divinity, because the scripture is locked up with such false expositions and with false principles of natural philosophy that they can not enter in, they go about the out side and dispute all their lives about words and vain opinions pertaining as much unto the healing of a mans heel as health of his soul.2 Provided yet alway / lest god give his singular grace unto any parson / that none may preach except he be admitted of the bishops. Then cā Thomas de aquino & he made the pope a god with his sophistry,3 & the pope made him a saint for his labour, and called him doctour sanctus, for whose holiness no man ⟨image 45⟩may deny what soever he saith save in certain places where among so many lies he said now and then true. And in like manner who so ever defendeth his traditions, decrees and privileges, him he made a saint also for his labour, were his living never so contrary unto the scripture,4 as Thomas of Canterbury with many other like whose life was like Thomas cardinals but not Christs neither is Thomas cardinals life any thing save counterfeiting of saint Thomas of canterbury. Thomas becket was first seen in merchandise temporal,5 and then to learn spiritual merchandise, he gat him to Theobald Archbishop of Canterbury which sent him diverse times to Rome about business of holy church. And when Theobald had spied his activity, he shore him deacon lest he should go back, & made him Archdeacon of Canterbury & upon that, presented him to the king.
And the promises and testament which the sacrament of Christes body and bloud did preach daylye vnto ye people, that they put out of knowlege ād say now that it is a sacryfyce for the soules of purgatorye, yt they myght the better sell their masse. And ⟨image 44⟩in the vniuersytes they haue ordened that no man shall loke on the scriyture vntyl he be noseled in heathē learning .viij. or nyne yere and armed with false principles,1 with which he is clene shit out of the vnderstonding of the scripture. And at his fyrst cō mīg vnto the vniuersitie, he is sworne that he shall not defame the vniuersytie what soeuer he seeth. And when he taketh fyrste degre / he is sworne that he shal hold none opinion cōdemned by ye church / but what such opiniōs be / yt he shall not know. And they when they be admitted to studye diuinitie, because the scripture is locked vp with such false exposicions and wyth false prīciples of naturall philosofye that they can not enter in, they go aboute the out syde and dspute all their lyues aboute wordes and vayne opinyons pertaynynge as muche vnto the healyng of a mannes hele as helth of his soule.2 Prouided yet alway / lest god geue his syngular grace vnto any parson / that none may preach except he be admitted of the bisshopes. Thē cā Thomas de aquino & he made the pope a god with his sophystry,3 & the pope made him a saynct for his labour, and called him doctour sanctus, for whose holynes no man ⟨image 45⟩may deny what soeuer he sayth saue ī certayne places where amōg so many lyes he sayd now ād then true. And in like maner who so euer defendeth his tradicions, decrees and priuileges, him he made a sainct also for hys labour, were hys lyuyng neuer so cōtrary vnto the scripture,4 as Thomas of Canterbury with many other like whose life was like Thomas cardinalles but not Christs neyther is Thomas cardinalles life any thing saue coūtrefaytynge of sainct Thomas of canterbury. Thomas becket was first sene in marchaūdise temporall,5 and then to learn spirituall marchaundyse, he gatt him to Theobald Archbisshop of Canterburye which sent him diuerse tymes to Rome about busines of holy church. And when Theobald had spied his actiuitie, he shore hī deacō lest he shuld go backe, & made him Archdeacon of Canterbury & vpon yt, presented him to the kinge.
- 1the cast of the universities▪the cast of the vniuersities▪
- 2ProvisoProuiso
- 3Saint thomas de Aquino.
- 4Saints.Saintes.
- 5Thomas of canterbury.Thomas of caunterbury.
