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Excerpt from Iohannis Wyclif Tractatus De Blasphemia: Now First Edited From the Vienna Ms. 4514; With Critical and Historical Notes
Ch. II. (pp. T8-4t) deals for the most part with the Eucha-l ristic question (pp. It then returns to assail the authority of the Pope. After complaining of the exalting of traditions, the abasement of Christ's school, and the putting forward of evil doctrines under the appearance of good, Wyclif exemplifies the latter in the case of the Eucharist. It is idolatry to adore the visible Sacrament as God, for it certainly is not God. It is adored under pretext of devotion idolaters may be very devout, but false devotion cannot please the God of truth. The more abject the sign worshipped, the greater the crime: now, the Host is, according to these men, nothing but a lot of empty appearances; it is therefore the most degrading of all idolatries. The people believe that the Host which they see is iden tical with Christ; and the Friars, wishing, as they say, to favour popular devotion, allow this error to prevail, though their own doctors'
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