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Against the Begging Friars

Published: 1608
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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

At Oxford Printed by Ioseph Barnes, printer to the Vniversitie 1608.

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ErrataFaults escaped in the printing of these Treatises against the Friars.
DedicationTO THE RIGHT HONORABLE my singular good Lord, Sr THOMAS FLEMYNGE Knight, Lord Chiefe Iustice of England.
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ComplaintA COMPLAINT OF IOHN VVickliffe, exhibited to the King and Parliament.
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TreatiseA TREATISE OF IOHN VVickliffe against the orders of Friars.
Chapter 1Cap. 1. Friars orders perfiter then Christs.
Chapter 2Cah. 2. Friars hinder the free preaching of the Gospel
Chapter 3Cap. 3. A man once professed to their religion may neuer leaue it.
Chapter 4Cap. 4. No preaching without licēe of their Soueraigne how bad soever.
Chapter 5Cap. 5 The lawfulnes of beging maintained by Friars. Deut. 15.
Chapter 6Cap. 6. Friars draw al almes from poore & needy mē tomain tenance of their sinful & superfluous order.
Chapter 7Cap. 7. Traditions of Friars preferred before Christs commandements.
Chapter 8Cap. 8. Friars great Hypocrits, as poore as Christ in shew as sumptuous as Lords and Prelats in deed.
Chapter 9Cap. 9. Their stealing of childrē & entising of them to there order.
Chapter 10Cap. 10. Curats defrauded of their duties by means of Friars.
Chapter 11Cap, 11. Friars come in vnder the name of Saints & forsaken the Rule.
Chapter 12Cap. 12. Persecution of true Priests by false Friars
Chapter 13Cap 13 Capped Friars serued as Lords or Kings at table
Chapter 14Cap. 14. Great flatterers of the people nether reproving nor removing there sinnes from among them.
Chapter 15Cap. 15 How much & how oft they deceaue and coosē the laypeople by then letters of Fraternity.
Chapter 16Cap. 16. Friars peruert the right faith of the sacrament of the Aultar by making it to bee an accident…
Chapter 17Cap. 17. There excesse in buil ding of great Churches and costly houses & Cloisters▪
Chapter 18Cap. 18. Friars teaching the vow of obedience contrary to Gods law.
Chapter 19Cap. 19. How they forsake the perfection of ther order for wordly respects
Chapter 20Cap. 20. There rotten habit esteemed aboue Christs bodie.
Chapter 21Cap. 21. Friars begge without need whē the poore want without remorse. See Chap. 6.
Chapter 22Cap 22. Friars reproue not there Brethrē as the Gospell willeth but as thēselues wil.
Chapter 23Cap. 23. Friars lawlesse egging the King and the mightie ones of the land to maintaine there sect begging…
Chapter 24Cap, 24. Friars no peacemake is but makebates striuers themselues & stirrers vp of others to warrs &…
Chapter 25Cap. 25, Iudas children seling Christ & al for money.
Chapter 26Cap. 26. They sclaunder …rue Priests & flatter wicked men.
Chapter 27Cap. 27. Friars most impatiēt of al men liuing, in bearing reprooff.
Chapter 28Cap. 28. The Holy scripture accused by these vnholy men of falshood.
Chapter 29Cap. 29. How strongly wedded to there rotten habit.
Chapter 30Cap. 30. The Popes dispensation or commandement of the superior more regarded then Christs commandement.
Chapter 31Cap. 31 There vsery. Symony Couetousnes, extortion, sapine & theft.
Chapter 32Cap. 32. Friars cannot indure to heare of Christs pouertie preached.
Chapter 33Cap. 33. Friars like theeues co…g into the Church by the window not by the dore.
Chapter 34Cap. 34. Bindē there novices to impossible things.
Chapter 35Cap. 35. The necessitie and multitude of there vaine & chāgeable Ceremonies.
Chapter 36Cap. 36. Friars returne euil for good.
Chapter 37Cap. 37. Friars vnder the habit … holines le…d men into sinne.
Chapter 38Cap. 38 They perswad men to reckō more of there Anathemaes then of Gods curse.
Chapter 39Cap. 39. Friars heresie in affir ming the wick ed to be members of Christ Church.
Chapter 40Cap, 40 Arrogating vnto themselues glorie due vnto other men and somtimes to God him selfe.
Chapter 41Cap. 41. Exalting themselues aboue Christ himselfe.
Chapter 42Cap. 42. Christs rule no sufficient warrant for them to be ruled by.
Chapter 43Cap. 43 Friars policie in binding there nouices to vnknowē things
Chapter 44Cap. 44 Mispenders of the treasure of this land.
Chapter 45Cap. 45. Friars holier then other men.
Chapter 46Cap 46. Friars altogether …et vppon couetousnes.
Chapter 47Cap 47. Friars dead vnto the wordle but raised by Antichrist to pride Couetousnes and maintenance of sinn
Chapter 48Cap. 48. Friars spiritual Sodomits.
Chapter 49Cap. 49. Friars notable factors for the Pope herein England.
Chapter 50Cap. 50. Friars most Perilous enemies to ho ly Church & to al our land.
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