+William.+ And I said, "SAMUEL the Prophet said to SAUL the wicked King, that _GOD was more pleased with the obedience of His commandment, than with any sacrifice of beasts_: but DAVID saith, and Saint PAUL and Saint GREGORY accordingly together, that not only they that do evil are worthy of death and damnation; but also all they that consent to evil doers. And, Sir, the law of Holy Church teacheth, in the _Decrees_, that no servant to his Lord, nor child to the father or mother, nor wife to her husband, nor monk to his abbot, ought to obey, except in lefull [_loyal_] things and lawful." +Archbishop.+ And the Archbishop said to me, "All these allegings that thou bringest forth are nought else but proud presumptuousness. For hereby thou enforcest [_endeavourest_] thee to prove, that thou and such others are so just, that ye owe [_ought_] not to obey to Prelates: and thus against the learning of Saint PAUL that telleth you _not to preach, but if ye were sent_, of your own authority, ye will go forth and preach, and do what ye list!" +William.+ And I said, "Sir, [re]presenteth not every priest the office of the Apostles or the office of the disciples of CHRIST?" +Archbishop.+ And the Archbishop said, "Yea!" =A PRIEST NOT PREACHING, IS ANTICHRIST.= +William.+ And I said, "Sir, as the 10th Chapter of Matthew and the last Chapter of Mark witnesseth, CHRIST sent his Apostles for to preach. And the 10th Chapter of Luke witnesseth CHRIST sent his two and seventy disciples for to preach in every place that CHRIST was to come to. And Saint GREGORY in the _Common Law_ saith, that every man that goeth to priesthood taketh upon him the office of preaching: for as he saith, _that priest stirreth GOD to great wrath, of whose mouth is not heard the voice of preaching_. And as other more glosses upon EZEKIEL witness, that the priest that preacheth not busily to the people shall be partaker of their damnation, that perish through his default: and though the people be saved by other special grace of GOD than by the priest's preaching; yet the priests (in that they are ordained to preach, and preach not) as before GOD, they are man-slayers. For as far as in them is, such priests as preach not busily and truly, slayeth all the people ghostly, in that they withhold from them the Word of GOD, that is [the] life and sustenance of men's souls. And Saint ISIDORE saith, _Priests shall be damned for_ [the] _wickedness of the people, if they teach not them that are ignorant, and condemn them that are sinners_. For all the work and witness of priests standeth in preaching and teaching; that they edify all men, as well by cunning of faith, as by discipline of works, that is virtuous teaching. And, as the gospel witnesseth, CHRIST said in his teaching, _I am born and come into this world to bear witness to the Truth, and he that is of the Truth heareth my voice._