"¶ Then, Sir, since by the word of Christ specially, that is his voice, priests are commanded to preach; whatsoever priest that it be, that hath not goodwill and full purpose to do thus, and ableth not himself after his cunning and power to do his office, by the example of Christ and his Apostles: whatsoever other thing that he doeth, displeaseth GOD. For, lo, Saint GREGORY saith, _That thing left, that a man is bound chiefly to do; whatsoever other thing that a man doeth, it is unthankful to the HOLY GHOST._ And therefore saith [ROBERT GROSSETETE, Bishop of] LINCOLN, _That priest that preacheth not the Word of GOD, though he be seen to have none other default, he is Antichrist and Sathanas, a night-thief and a day-thief, a slayer of souls, and an angel of light turned into darkness._ "Wherefore, Sir, these authorities and others well considered, I deem myself damnable, if I, either for pleasure or displeasure of any creature, apply me not diligently to preach the Word of GOD: and in the same damnation, I deem all those priests which, of good purpose and will, enforce them not busily to do thus, and also all them that have purpose or will to let [_hinder_] any priest of this business." =THE _PSALTER_ TAKEN FROM WILLIAM.= +Archbishop.+ And the Archbishop said to those three Clerks that stood before him, "Lo, Sirs, this is the manner and business of this losell and such others, to pick out such sharp sentences of Holy Scripture and of Doctors to maintain their sect and lore [_teaching_] against the ordinance of Holy Church. And therefore, losell! is it, that thou covetest to have again the _Psalter_ that I made to be taken from thee at Canterbury, to record sharp verses against us! But thou shalt never have that _Psalter_, nor none other book, till that I know that thy heart and thy mouth accord fully to be governed by Holy Church." +William.+ And I said, "Sir, all my will and power is, and ever shall be, I trust to GOD! to be governed by Holy Church." +Archbishop.+ And the Archbishop asked me, "What was Holy Church?" +William.+ And I said, "Sir, I told you before, what was Holy Church: but since ye ask me this demand, I call CHRIST and his saints, Holy Church." +Archbishop.+ And the Archbishop said unto me, "I wot well that CHRIST and his saints are Holy Church in heaven; but what is Holy Church in earth?"