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Author: Wycliffe, John, d. 1384.
Title: Tvvo short treatises, against the orders of the begging friars, compiled by that famous doctour of the Church, and preacher of Gods word John Wickliffe, sometime fellow of Merton, and master of Ballioll Coll. in Oxford, and afterwards parson of Lutterworth in Lecestershire. Faithfully printed according to two ancient manuscript copies, extant, the one in Benet Colledge in Cambridge, the other remaining in the publike librarie at Oxford
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Print source: Tvvo short treatises, against the orders of the begging friars, compiled by that famous doctour of the Church, and preacher of Gods word John Wickliffe, sometime fellow of Merton, and master of Ballioll Coll. in Oxford, and afterwards parson of Lutterworth in Lecestershire. Faithfully printed according to two ancient manuscript copies, extant, the one in Benet Colledge in Cambridge, the other remaining in the publike librarie at Oxford
Wycliffe, John, d. 1384., James, Thomas, 1573?-1629.
At Oxford: Printed by Ioseph Barnes, printer to the Vniversitie, 1608.
Subject terms:
Friars -- Controversial literature -- Early works to 1800.
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Faults escaped in the printing of these Treatises against the Friars.
TO THE RIGHT HONORABLE my singular good Lord, Sr THOMAS FLEMYNGE Knight, Lord Chiefe Iustice of England.
A COMPLAINT OF IOHN VVickliffe, exhibited to the King and Parliament.
The first Article.
The second Article.
The third Article.
The fourth Article.
A TREATISE OF IOHN VVickliffe against the orders of Friars.
Cap. 1. Friars orders perfiter then Christs.
Cah. 2. Friars hinder the free prea∣ching of the Gospel
Cap. 3. A man once professed to their religion may neuer leaue it.
Cap. 4. No preaching without licēe of their Soue∣raigne how bad soever.
Cap. 5 The lawful∣nes of beging maintained by Friars. Deut. 15.
Cap. 6. Friars draw al almes from poore & nee∣dy mē tomain tenance of their sinful & superfluous order.
Cap. 7. Traditions of Friars prefer∣red before Christs com∣mandements.
Cap. 8. Friars great Hypocrits, as poore as Christ in shew as sumptuous as Lords and Prelats in deed.
Cap. 9. Their stea∣ling of childrē & entising of them to there order.
Cap. 10. Cu∣rats defraud∣ed of their du¦ties by means of Friars.
Cap, 11. Friars come in vnder the name of Saints & for∣saken the Rule.
Cap. 12. Persecution of true Priests by false Friars
Cap 13 Capped Fri∣ars serued as Lords or Kings at table
Cap. 14. Great flatte∣rers of the people nether reproving nor removing there sinnes from among them.
Cap. 15 How much & how oft they deceaue and coosē the lay∣people by then letters of Fraternity.
Cap. 16. Fri∣ars peruert the right faith of the sacra∣ment of the Aultar by ma∣king it to bee an accident with∣out sub∣iect.
Cap. 17. There excesse in buil ding of great Churches and costly houses & Cloisters▪
Cap. 18. Friars teaching the vow of obedi∣ence contra∣ry to Gods law.
Cap. 19. How they forsake the perfection of ther order for wordly respects
Cap. 20. There rotten habit estee∣med aboue Christs bodie.
Cap. 21. Friars begge without need whē the poore want without remorse. See Chap. 6.
Cap 22. Friars re∣proue not there Brethrē as the Gospell willeth but as thēselues wil.
Cap. 23. Fri∣ars lawlesse egging the King and the mightie ones of the land to maintaine there sect beg¦ging there almes & beg∣gering the whole land.
Cap, 24. Fri∣ars no peace∣make is but makebates striuers them∣selues & stir∣rers vp of o∣thers to warrs & dissentions:
Cap. 25, Iudas children sel∣ing Christ & al for money.
Cap. 26. They sclaunder rue Priests & flat∣ter wicked men.
Cap. 27. Friars most impatiēt of al men liu∣ing, in bear∣ing reprooff.
Cap. 28. The Holy scripture accused by these vnholy men of fals∣hood.
Cap. 29. How strongly wed∣ded to there rotten habit.
Cap. 30. The Popes dispen∣sation or com∣mandement of the superi∣or more re∣garded then Christs com∣mandement.
Cap. 31 There vsery. Symony Couetousnes, extortion, sa∣pine & theft.
Cap. 32. Friars cannot indure to heare of Christs pouer∣tie preached.
Cap. 33. Friars like theeues cog into the Church by the window not by the dore.
Cap. 34. Bindē there novices to impossible things.
Cap. 35. The necessitie and multitude of there vaine & chāgeable Ceremonies.
Cap. 36. Friars returne euil for good.
Cap. 37. Friars vnder the ha∣bit holines led men into sinne.
Cap. 38 They perswad men to reckō more of there Ana∣themaes then of Gods curse.
Cap. 39. Friars heresie in affir ming the wick ed to be mem∣bers of Christ Church.
Cap, 40 Arro∣gating vnto themselues glorie due vn∣to other men and somtimes to God him selfe.
Cap. 41. Exal∣ting themselues aboue Christ himselfe.
Cap. 42. Christs rule no sufficient warrant for them to be ru∣led by.
Cap. 43 Friars policie in bin∣ding there nouices to vn∣knowē things
Cap. 44 Mis∣penders of the treasure of this land.
Cap. 45. Friars holier then o∣ther men.
Cap 46. Friars altogether et vppon couet∣ousnes.
Cap 47. Friars dead vnto the wordle but rai¦sed by Anti∣christ to pride Couetousnes and mainte∣nance of sinn
Cap. 48. Friars spiritual Sodo∣mits.
Cap. 49. Friars notable fact∣ors for the Pope herein England.
Cap. 50. Friars most Perilous enemies to ho ly Church & to al our land.
An exposition of the hardest words.