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〈◊〉_d marriage_n be_v honourable_a in_o all_o man_n and_o the_o bed_n vudefiled_a or_o impolluted_a direct_o contrary_a to_o bellarmine_n proposition_n the_o apostle_n be_v herein_o follow_v by_o almost_o all_o the_o father_n i_o shall_v producce_fw-fr some_o of_o they_o and_o first_o the_o great_a paphnutius_fw-la who_o when_o in_o the_o council_n of_o nice_a the_o celibacy_n of_o the_o clergy_n be_v propose_v under_o the_o pretence_n of_o advance_v chastity_n 11._o pronounce_v the_o embrace_n of_o a_o lawful_a wife_n to_o be_v chastity_n and_o be_v therein_o applaud_v by_o the_o whole_a council_n so_o clemens_n alex._n 3._o just_a man_n under_o the_o old_a law_n beget_v child_n marry_v or_o use_v marriage_n incontinent_o ibid._n what_o may_v we_o not_o use_v marriage_n continent_o and_o not_o go_v about_o to_o dissolve_v that_o which_o god_n have_v join_v ibid._n he_o also_o who_o marry_v for_o the_o sake_n of_o procreation_n of_o child_n aught_o to_o use_v continence_n so_o as_o 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little_a or_o no_o account_n leave_v and_o therefore_o can_v 〈◊〉_d the_o time_n of_o this_o council_n the_o synod_n of_o 〈◊〉_d we_o shall_v mention_v afterward_o when_o we_o come_v to_o the_o affair_n of_o england_n in_o the_o year_n 1080._o gregory_n the_o seven_o be_v condemn_v and_o depose_v in_o the_o council_n of_o brixia_n as_o well_o for_o other_o crime_n as_o because_o hâ—…_n have_v â—…_n divorâ—…es_v between_o marry_a person_n to_o use_v the_o word_n of_o the_o historian_n chron._n or_o have_v violent_o separate_v the_o marry_a clergy_n from_o their_o wife_n to_o these_o we_o may_v add_v the_o council_n of_o beneventum_n hold_v eleven_o year_n after_o by_o urban_n the_o second_o which_o permit_v marriage_n to_o subdeacons_n as_o we_o before_o observe_v and_o the_o great_a lateran_n council_n under_o innoâ—…ent_a the_o three_o of_o which_o more_o hereafter_o if_o many_o bishop_n dislike_v annul_v and_o miâ—…igated_v the_o papal_a decree_n of_o celibacy_n with_o much_o morâ—…_n violence_n although_o with_o less_o authority_n do_v the_o inferior_a cleâ—…gy_n oppose_v this_o unjust_a imposition_n particular_o 〈◊〉_d hildebrand_n publish_v his_o decree_n the_o historian_n say_v 1074._o the_o clâ—…rgy_n be_v in_o a_o rage_n cry_v out_o the_o 〈◊〉_d be_v plain_o a_o heretic_n and_o maintainer_n of_o mad_a opinion_n who_o forget_v those_o word_n of_o christ_n all_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d tâ—…is_n and_o â—…e_v that_o can_v contain_v let_v he_o marry_v will_v by_o a_o violent_a exaction_n compel_v man_n to_o live_v the_o life_n of_o angel_n and_o while_o he_o stop_v the_o wont_a course_n of_o nature_n let_v loose_v the_o reins_o to_o a_o promisâ—…uous_a lust._n 〈◊〉_d the_o learned_a monk_n of_o gemblacâ—…_n write_v to_o henry_n archdeacon_n of_o liege_n a_o peculiar_a tâ—…eatise_n or_o apology_n against_o those_o who_o sâ—…andered_v or_o condemn_v the_o mass_n of_o marry_a priest_n as_o himself_o fine_a tell_v we_o which_o be_v now_o lose_v the_o same_o author_n in_o another_o 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into_o precipice_n that_o the_o apostle_n command_v that_o to_o avoid_v fornication_n every_o man_n
shall_v have_v his_o own_o wife_n and_o express_o teach_v all_o have_v not_o the_o gift_n of_o continence_n that_o the_o apostle_n advice_n of_o virginity_n be_v temporary_a himself_o profess_v that_o he_o cast_v no_o snare_n upon_o we_o that_o as_o for_o themselves_o they_o profess_v they_o can_v not_o contain_v without_o the_o use_n of_o marriage_n and_o therefore_o by_o the_o precept_n of_o the_o apostle_n have_v a_o right_a to_o marry_v that_o it_o be_v a_o vain_a and_o false_a pretence_n that_o this_o indulgence_n be_v give_v by_o the_o apostle_n only_o to_o the_o laity_n and_o not_o to_o the_o clergy_n that_o the_o yoke_n of_o celibacy_n be_v unlawful_a and_o intolerable_a condemn_v of_o old_a by_o dionysius_n corinthius_n and_o paphnutius_fw-la lay_v not_o therefore_o we_o beseech_v you_o this_o heavy_a burden_n upon_o we_o which_o we_o be_v not_o able_a to_o bear_v nor_o violate_v the_o reverence_n due_a to_o holy_a order_n and_o the_o sacred_a mystery_n for_o our_o sake_n certain_o you_o render_v both_o contemptible_a in_o the_o sight_n of_o man_n whilst_o you_o forbid_v the_o sacrament_n to_o be_v receive_v from_o our_o hand_n a_o prohibition_n direct_o contrary_a to_o the_o ancient_a canon_n which_o define_v that_o the_o sacrament_n lose_v not_o their_o efficacy_n by_o the_o unworthiness_n of_o he_o that_o administer_v they_o by_o these_o authority_n and_o reason_n you_o ought_v to_o be_v persuade_v and_o neither_o remove_v we_o from_o the_o sacred_a office_n nor_o deprive_v the_o laity_n of_o the_o benefit_n of_o the_o sacrament_n conclude_v with_o a_o protestation_n that_o they_o can_v not_o contain_v without_o marriage_n nor_o obtain_v continence_n any_o otherwise_o than_o by_o the_o peculiar_a gift_n of_o god._n thus_o the_o marry_a clergy_n want_v neither_o learning_n nor_o courage_n to_o defend_v the_o justice_n of_o their_o cause_n and_o however_o they_o be_v overbear_v by_o the_o violence_n of_o the_o court_n of_o rome_n and_o prevail_a interest_n of_o the_o monastic_a order_n yet_o many_o of_o they_o retain_v their_o wife_n for_o some_o age_n after_o the_o time_n of_o hildebrand_n although_o from_o his_o popedom_n the_o marriage_n of_o the_o clergy_n gradual_o decrease_v and_o at_o last_o be_v bear_v down_o by_o a_o universal_a celibacy_n for_o some_o time_n after_o that_o the_o priest_n of_o germany_n public_o cohabit_v with_o their_o wife_n say_v aventinus_n 1554._o as_o other_o christian_n do_v and_o beget_v child_n as_o appear_v from_o the_o record_n of_o grant_n make_v by_o they_o to_o church_n priest_n or_o monk_n wherein_o their_o wife_n by_o name_n subscribe_v as_o witness_n together_o with_o their_o husband_n and_o be_v call_v by_o the_o honest_a name_n of_o priestesses_z presbytâ—…rissae_n this_o constancy_n of_o the_o clergy_n in_o retain_v their_o wife_n be_v the_o only_a reason_n of_o the_o frequent_a renovation_n of_o the_o law_n of_o celibacy_n by_o the_o pope_n and_o council_n of_o the_o 12_o and_o 13_o age_n these_o law_n seem_v not_o to_o have_v be_v introduce_v into_o dalmatia_n till_o the_o year_n 1199._o when_o a_o council_n be_v hold_v there_o by_o the_o pope_n legate_n this_o canon_n 2._o be_v make_v whereas_o the_o priest_n of_o god_n ought_v to_o live_v continent_o they_o be_v say_v to_o hold_v both_o their_o wife_n and_o church_n in_o the_o part_n of_o dalmatia_n and_o dioclia_n wherefore_o we_o enact_v that_o clergyman_n have_v wife_n marry_v before_o ordination_n live_v with_o they_o and_o resign_v their_o benefice_n but_o that_o those_o who_o have_v wife_n marry_v after_o ordination_n dismiss_v their_o wife_n and_o retain_v their_o benefice_n to_o pass_v by_o other_o council_n i_o will_v produce_v only_o the_o great_a lateran_n council_n under_o innocent_a the_o three_o in_o the_o year_n 1215._o which_o not_o only_o allow_v the_o marriage_n of_o the_o clergy_n when_o contract_v to_o be_v valid_a but_o also_o permit_v marriage_n to_o the_o clergy_n of_o some_o province_n wherein_o the_o law_n of_o celibacy_n have_v not_o yet_o be_v receive_v the_o first_o appear_v from_o the_o 31_o canon_n conceive_v in_o these_o word_n to_o abolish_v a_o great_a corruption_n which_o 31._o have_v be_v introduce_v in_o divers_a church_n we_o straight_o forbid_v that_o the_o son_n of_o prebendary_n especial_o their_o bastard_n son_n be_v make_v prebendary_n in_o the_o secular_a church_n wherein_o their_o father_n be_v institute_v where_o by_o exclude_v especial_o the_o bastard_n son_n of_o the_o clergy_n it_o be_v acknowledge_v that_o their_o child_n bear_v in_o marriage_n be_v not_o bastard_n the_o latter_a be_v no_o less_o evident_a from_o the_o 14_o canon_n which_o enjoin_v continence_n to_o the_o clergy_n add_v this_o proviso_n but_o whereas_o 14._o many_o of_o the_o clergy_n according_a to_o the_o custom_n of_o their_o country_n have_v not_o renounce_v their_o wife_n if_o any_o of_o these_o commit_v fornication_n or_o adultery_n let_v they_o be_v more_o severe_o punish_v because_o they_o can_v make_v use_n of_o lawful_a marriage_n the_o latter_a writer_n of_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n to_o â—…lude_v the_o authority_n of_o a_o council_n so_o much_o reverence_v by_o they_o declare_v in_o favour_n of_o the_o clergy_n marriage_n will_v have_v this_o clause_n understand_v of_o the_o greek_a clergy_n but_o produce_v not_o the_o least_o show_n of_o reason_n for_o their_o pretence_n no_o mention_n be_v make_v of_o the_o greek_a clergy_n either_o before_o or_o after_o nor_o do_v the_o father_n of_o the_o council_n in_o form_v this_o canon_n any_o more_o dream_n of_o they_o than_o of_o the_o clergy_n of_o the_o abyssine_a church_n last_o almost_o the_o whole_a 17_o title_n of_o the_o first_o book_n of_o decretal_n of_o gregory_n the_o nine_o be_v make_v up_o of_o epistle_n write_v by_o alexander_n the_o second_o to_o the_o bishop_n of_o england_n about_z admitting_z or_o not_o admit_v the_o son_n of_o priest_n into_o the_o benefice_n of_o their_o father_n without_o any_o intermediate_v successor_n in_o these_o epistle_n bastardy_n be_v nowhere_o object_v to_o the_o son_n of_o the_o clergy_n but_o only_o the_o danger_n which_o may_v accrue_v to_o the_o church_n if_o ecclesiastical_a benefice_n shall_v descend_v like_o a_o lay_v inheritance_n from_o father_n to_o son._n and_o this_o danger_n the_o pope_n sometime_o dispense_v with_o for_o it_o be_v manifest_a from_o the_o 9th_o chapter_n that_o he_o have_v give_v a_o faculty_n to_o the_o archbishop_n of_o york_n of_o induct_v the_o son_n of_o the_o clergy_n into_o the_o benefice_n of_o their_o father_n immediate_o after_o the_o death_n or_o session_n of_o the_o latter_a the_o 12_o chapter_n have_v these_o word_n clement_n iii_o possunt_fw-la to_o the_o archbishop_n of_o cassels_n whereas_o your_o brotherhood_n inquire_v of_o we_o the_o son_n of_o priest_n or_o bishop_n may_v be_v promote_v to_o holy_a order_n if_o they_o be_v adorn_v with_o knowledge_n and_o sobriety_n know_v that_o if_o they_o be_v bear_v of_o lawful_a marriage_n and_o there_o be_v no_o other_o canonical_a impediment_n they_o may_v lawful_o ascend_v to_o holy_a order_n where_o it_o be_v manifest_a that_o the_o son_n of_o which_o pope_n clement_n speak_v be_v bear_v after_o the_o ordination_n of_o their_o father_n for_o none_o be_v ever_o so_o mad_a as_o to_o doubt_v whether_o the_o son_n of_o clergyman_n bear_v before_o their_o ordination_n be_v capable_a of_o holy_a order_n but_o if_o any_o scruple_n remain_v the_o 14_o chapter_n will_v remove_v it_o which_o be_v this_o we_o understand_v that_o n._n beget_v in_o priesthood_n bear_v conceptus_fw-la and_o conceive_v of_o a_o lawful_a wife_n desire_v to_o be_v admit_v into_o holy_a order_n wherefore_o let_v it_o be_v do_v thus_o do_v pope_n general_a council_n and_o the_o practice_n of_o the_o church_n after_o the_o time_n of_o hildebrand_n acknowledge_v the_o lawfulness_n of_o the_o clergy_n marriage_n and_o connive_v at_o it_o till_o the_o papal_a ambition_n draw_v the_o disposition_n of_o all_o ecclesiastical_a preferment_n to_o themselves_o and_o allow_v the_o use_n of_o concubine_n to_o the_o clergy_n marriage_n be_v at_o last_o force_v to_o yield_v to_o the_o more_o advantageous_a and_o easy_a way_n of_o fornication_n it_o remain_v that_o we_o speak_v somewhat_o more_o particular_o of_o the_o state_n of_o celibacy_n in_o the_o church_n of_o england_n which_o more_o peculiar_o concern_v we_o and_o probable_o the_o last_o of_o all_o the_o church_n in_o the_o west_n submit_v to_o the_o imposition_n of_o it_o the_o church_n of_o england_n be_v no_o part_n of_o the_o roman_a patriarchate_n nor_o intervening_a by_o her_o bishop_n in_o those_o western_a council_n which_o enjoin_v celibacy_n take_v no_o notice_n of_o nor_o give_v any_o obedience_n to_o the_o decree_n of_o pope_n or_o constitution_n of_o council_n in_o that_o matter_n but_o allow_v a_o uninterrupted_a freedom_n of_o marriage_n to_o the_o whole_a body_n of_o her_o
be_v so_o far_o from_o surpass_v conjugal_a chastity_n that_o even_o the_o guilt_n of_o no_o crime_n ever_o bring_v great_a disgrace_n to_o the_o holy_a order_n great_a damage_n to_o religion_n or_o great_a grief_n to_o all_o good_a man_n than_o the_o stain_n of_o the_o clergy_n lust._n wherefore_o it_o will_v perhaps_o be_v the_o interest_n as_o well_o of_o christianity_n as_o of_o the_o holy_a order_n that_o at_o last_o the_o right_n of_o public_a marriage_n be_v restore_v to_o the_o clergy_n which_o they_o may_v rather_o chaste_o pursue_v without_o infamy_n than_o defile_v themselves_o by_o such_o brutal_a lusts._n erasmus_n have_v the_o like_a word_n 3._o if_o any_o consider_v the_o state_n of_o these_o time_n how_o great_a a_o part_n of_o mankind_n the_o multitude_n of_o monk_n take_v up_o how_o great_a a_o part_n the_o college_n of_o priest_n and_o clergyman_n and_o then_o consider_v how_o few_o out_o of_o so_o great_a a_o number_n true_o preserve_v chastity_n of_o life_n with_o how_o great_a scandal_n most_o of_o they_o be_v open_o incestuous_a and_o incontinent_a into_o what_o kind_n of_o lust_n innumerable_a of_o they_o degenerate_a he_o will_v perhaps_o conclude_v it_o to_o be_v more_o convenient_a that_o those_o who_o do_v not_o contain_v may_v have_v the_o freedom_n of_o public_a marriage_n which_o they_o may_v pure_o and_o chaste_o without_o infamy_n maintain_v rather_o than_o that_o they_o shall_v commit_v unhappy_a and_o shameful_a lusts._n the_o world_n have_v now_o many_o unmarried_a man_n but_o few_o chaste_a although_o neither_o be_v he_o chaste_a who_o use_v not_o the_o company_n of_o a_o woman_n because_o it_o be_v forbid_v but_o i_o very_o much_o fear_n that_o the_o revenue_n of_o the_o church_n make_v more_o clergyman_n at_o this_o day_n eunuch_n than_o piety_n do_v while_o we_o be_v afraid_a lest_o our_o possession_n shall_v be_v intercept_v by_o wife_n and_o child_n or_o at_o lest_o nothing_o add_v to_o they_o by_o marry_a clergy_n cassander_n 23._o say_v that_o if_o ever_o there_o be_v a_o time_n to_o change_v any_o old_a custom_n certain_o these_o time_n seem_v to_o require_v some_o alteration_n of_o this_o however_o ancient_a custom_n last_o all_o prince_n and_o state_n before_o the_o council_n of_o trent_n in_o their_o petition_n and_o remonstrance_n for_o reformation_n of_o the_o church_n never_o omit_v to_o require_v the_o permission_n of_o marriage_n to_o be_v restore_v to_o the_o clergy_n in_o the_o time_n of_o the_o council_n and_o after_o the_o conclusion_n of_o it_o ferdiand_n ii_o and_o maximilian_n ii_o the_o emperor_n sigismond_n augustus_n king_n of_o poland_n albertus_n duke_n of_o bavaria_n and_o other_o prince_n earnest_o desire_v the_o same_o thing_n by_o their_o ambassador_n but_o that_o council_n too_o well_o know_v the_o interest_n of_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n to_o grant_v a_o petition_n of_o that_o nature_n rather_o by_o define_v that_o marriage_n contract_v after_o a_o vow_n of_o continence_n be_v neither_o lawful_a nor_o valid_a they_o have_v perhaps_o put_v the_o case_n beyond_o all_o remedy_n and_o take_v from_o the_o church_n all_o possibility_n of_o ever_o restore_a marriage_n to_o the_o clergy_n for_o if_o marriage_n after_o a_o vow_n be_v in_o itself_o unlawful_a the_o great_a authority_n upon_o earth_n can_v dispense_v with_o it_o nor_o permit_v marriage_n to_o the_o clergy_n who_o have_v already_o vow_v continence_n if_o in_o the_o precedent_n discourse_v i_o have_v say_v any_o thing_n injurious_a to_o the_o honour_n of_o true_a virginity_n i_o here_o retract_v it_o and_o profess_v that_o a_o great_a veneration_n be_v due_a to_o that_o state_n of_o life_n when_o a_o matter_n of_o choice_n not_o of_o force_n and_o that_o both_o in_o the_o entrance_n into_o it_o and_o continuance_n of_o it_o when_o undertake_v for_o the_o increase_n of_o piety_n and_o advancement_n of_o divine_a glory_n not_o for_o any_o secular_a end_n and_o advantage_n when_o take_v up_o by_o those_o who_o have_v the_o gift_n of_o continence_n not_o affect_v by_o such_o as_o can_v contain_v we_o believe_v there_o be_v somewhat_o in_o those_o word_n of_o our_o saviour_n he_o that_o be_v able_a to_o receive_v it_o let_v he_o receive_v it_o and_o with_o clemens_n alexandrinus_n initio_fw-la we_o reverence_v the_o happiness_n of_o the_o gift_n of_o continence_n in_o those_o to_o who_o it_o be_v bestow_v by_o god_n we_o admire_v monogamy_n and_o the_o decency_n of_o one_o marriage_n yet_o assert_v that_o we_o ought_v to_o indulge_v with_o and_o bear_v the_o burden_n of_o other_o lest_o he_o who_o think_v he_o stand_v firm_o shall_v fall_v we_o dislike_v not_o the_o virginity_n of_o the_o romish_a clergy_n but_o slight_a the_o pretence_n and_o condemn_v the_o imposition_n of_o it_o experience_n demonstrate_v the_o one_o to_o be_v false_a and_o reason_n the_o other_o to_o be_v unlawful_a we_o affect_v not_o the_o name_n but_o the_o purity_n of_o virginity_n and_o while_o we_o impose_v celibacy_n upon_o none_o nor_o deny_v marriage_n to_o any_o we_o promote_v a_o voluntary_a continence_n in_o many_o and_o secure_v a_o real_a chastity_n in_o all_o of_o the_o clergy_n finis_fw-la finis_fw-la in_o 4._o disp._n 2â—…_n qu._n 2._o 2._o de_fw-fr contin_fw-fr sacerd_v c._n 4._o 4._o de_fw-fr dogmatic_a carat_n l._n 2._o 2._o sess._n 24._o can._n 9_o 9_o controu._n tmo_n il._n l._n 1._o 18_o 19_o 19_o 1_o cor._n 7._o 25._o 25._o tit._n 1._o 1._o 1._o in_o joc._n joc._n strom._n l._n 3._o 3._o act._n 24._o 25._o 25._o ver._n 6._o 6._o ver._n 23._o 23._o ver._n 35._o 35._o ver._n 5._o 5._o ver._n 20._o 20._o ver._n 27._o 27._o ver._n 37._o 37._o ver._n 8_o 9_o 9_o ver._n 26._o 26._o ver._n 28_o 29._o 29._o ver._n 32._o 32._o copula_fw-la sacerdotalis_fw-la nec_fw-la legali_fw-la nec_fw-la eâ—…angelica_fw-la vel_fw-la apostolica_fw-la avihoritate_fw-la prohibeâ—…ur_fw-la ecclesiastica_fw-la â—…amen_fw-la lege_fw-la peniâ—…us_fw-la interdicitur_fw-la caus._n 26._o qu._n 2._o c._n 1._o 1._o ecclesia_fw-la post_fw-la aposâ—…olica_fw-la consâ—…ituta_fw-la quaedam_fw-la consilia_fw-la perfectionis_fw-la addidit_fw-la utpote_fw-la de_fw-la continentia_fw-la ministrorum_fw-la caus._n 35._o qu._n 1._o in_o fin_n fin_n constituo_fw-la sacerdotum_fw-la caelibatum_fw-la non_fw-la esse_fw-la juris_fw-la divini_fw-la aut_fw-la quoquam_fw-la modo_fw-la ab_fw-la apostolis_n prâ—…ceptum_fw-la sed_fw-la tantum_fw-la consâ—…ltum_fw-la si_fw-la nulla_fw-la lex_fw-la aut_fw-la nulla_fw-la essent_fw-la vota_fw-la monastica_fw-la liceret_fw-la sacerdotibus_fw-la aut_fw-la monachis_fw-la nubeâ—…e_fw-la council_n tom._n fourteen_o p._n 1551._o 1551._o 1_o tim._n 3._o 2_o 4._o 4._o tit._n 1._o 6._o 6._o 1_o tim._n 3._o 12._o 12._o 1_o cor._n 2._o 2._o 2._o tim._n 3._o 2._o 2._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d lib._n 6._o cap._n 17._o 17._o hom._n x._o in_o 1_o ep._n ad_fw-la tim._n &_o hom._n ii_o in_o ep._n ad_fw-la tit._n tit._n ep._n 83._o ad_fw-la oceanum_n comm_n in_o joc._n l._n 1._o adv_n jovin_n jovin_n comm._n in_o 1_o ep._n ad_fw-la tim._n cap._n 3._o 3._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d loc._n c._n 14._o 14._o hom._n 2._o in_o ep._n ad_fw-la tit._n tit._n comm._n in_o ep._n ad_fw-la tit._n c._n 1._o tom._n ix_o p._n 245_o 245_o ep._n 83._o ad_fw-la oceanum_n in_o init_fw-la init_fw-la 1_o tim._n 5._o 9_o 9_o in_o actu_fw-la vero_fw-la conjugii_fw-la negari_fw-la non_fw-la potest_fw-la quin_fw-la admixta_fw-la sit_fw-la quaedam_fw-la impuritas_fw-la &_o pollutio_fw-la non_fw-la quae_fw-la peccatum_fw-la sit_fw-la sed_fw-la quae_fw-la ex_fw-la peccato_fw-la tamen_fw-la nata_fw-la sit_fw-la controu._n tom._n ii_o lib._n 1._o cap._n 19_o 19_o heb._n 13._o 4._o 4._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d socrat_n l._n 1._o c._n 11._o 11._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d strom._n l._n 3._o 3._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d ibid._n ibid._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d ibid._n ibid._n sed_fw-la sicut_fw-la faeraina_fw-la castitatis_fw-la vinculis_fw-la obligata_fw-la est_fw-la ne_fw-la aliud_fw-la concupiscat_fw-la ita_fw-la vir_fw-la eadem_fw-la legetenetur_fw-la quo_fw-la quia_fw-la deus_n &_o viro_fw-la vxorem_fw-la unius_fw-la corporis_fw-la compage_fw-la solidavit_fw-la epitome_n cap._n 8._o 8._o sunt_fw-la ergo_fw-la virginitatis_fw-la praemia_fw-la sunt_fw-la merita_fw-la viduitatis_fw-la est_fw-la etiam_fw-la conjugali_fw-la pudicitiae_fw-la locus_fw-la epist_n 82._o add_v vercell_n vercell_n qui_fw-la unius_fw-la uxoris_fw-la virum_fw-la 〈◊〉_d esse_fw-la non_fw-la quo_fw-la exortem_fw-la excludat_fw-la conjugii_fw-la nam_fw-la hoc_fw-la supra_fw-la legem_fw-la praecepti_fw-la est_fw-la sed_fw-la ut_fw-la conjugali_fw-la castimonia_fw-la servet_fw-la ablutionis_fw-la suae_fw-la gratiam_fw-la ibid._n ante_fw-la med._n med._n gen._n 1._o 28._o 28._o exod_n 19_o 15._o 15._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d mat._n hom._n 56._o in_o fine_a fine_a strom._n l._n 3._o p._n 446._o 446._o adu._n jovin_n l._n 1._o in_o sin_n sin_n vid._n clâ—…m_n alex._n strâ—…m_n l._n 2._o p._n 421._o 421._o 1_o cor._n 7._o 32._o 32._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d strom._n l._n 3._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d clem._n alex._n