be cruel and uncharitable of them to withhold that forgiveness from anyone, even if they refused to confess. Tenth conclusion: war, battle, and crusades The tenth conclusion asserts that Christians should refrain from battle and in particular wars that are given religious justifications, such as crusades, are blasphemous because Christ taught men to love and forgive their enemies. Eleventh conclusion: female vows of continence and abortion The eleventh conclusion asserts that women in the Church who have made vows of celibacy are having sex, becoming pregnant, and then seeking abortions to conceal the fact that they had broken their vows, a practice which the text strongly condemns. Twelfth conclusion: arts and crafts The twelfth conclusion asserts that Christians are devoting too much of their energy and attention to the making of beautiful objects of art and craft, and that people should simplify their lives and renew their devotion to godliness by refraining from unnecessary endeavors. General Prologue to the Wycliffe Bible The General Prologue of the Wycliffe Bible to the later version (1395) gives an allusion to the Lollard Twelve Conclusions by the use of the words "last parliament". It gives an indication that the General Prologue was written in 1395–1397 for the previous parliament that just took place in 1395 and before the next parliament that took place in 1397. The Twelve Conclusions and its expanded version of Thirty-Seven Conclusions is attributed to the author of the General Prologue of the Wycliffe Bible, John Purvey, written 1395. See also Trial of John Rykener Notes References Deanesly, Margaret, The Lollard Bible and other medieval Biblical versions, Cambridge University Press, 1920 Forshall, Josiah, The holy bible containing the old and new testaments with the apocryphal books in the earliest english versions made from the latin Vulgate by John Wycliffe and his followers edited by Josiah Forshall and Sir Frederic Madden, Austrian National Library, University press 1850 External links Text of the Twelve Conclusions of the Lollards, translated from Middle English. Lollardy Religion and politics 1390s works 1390s in England 14th-century Christian texts