Then the Archbishop asked him, "What was Holy Church?"

He said, "I believe that Holy Church is the number of all them that

shall be saved; of whom CHRIST is head: of the which Church, one part is

in Heaven, another in Purgatory, and the third here in Earth. This part

here, standeth in three degrees and estates, Priesthood, Knighthood, and

the Comminalty, as I said plainly in my _Belief_."

Then the Archbishop said to him, "Wot you who is of this Church? It is

doubt to you who is thereof? Ye should not judge!"

The Lord said, "_Operibus credite! justum judicium judicate!_" that is

to say, "Believe ye the works! judge ye rightful judgement!"

Also he said to them all, "Where find ye by GOD's Law, that ye should

set thus upon any man, or any man's death, as ye do? But ANNAS and

CAIAPHAS sat and judged CHRIST; and so do you!"

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