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HERE BEGINNETH THE SIX AND FIFTIETH CHAPTER

How they be deceived that lean more to the curiosity of natural wit, and of clergy learned in the school of men, than to the common doctrine and counsel of Holy Church.

SOME there be, that although they be not deceived with this error as it is set here, yet for pride and curiosity of natural wit and letterly cunning leave the common doctrine and the counsel of Holy Church. And these with all their favourers lean over much to their own knowing: and for they were never grounded in meek blind feeling and virtuous living, therefore they merit to have a false feeling, feigned and wrought by the ghostly enemy. Insomuch, that at the last they burst up and blaspheme all the saints, sacra-