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 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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 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church_n but_o there_o be_v one_o reason_n peculiar_a to_o the_o western_a church_n which_o however_o it_o may_v seem_v light_n be_v of_o great_a efficacy_n and_o that_o be_v the_o unhappy_a fall_n of_o tertullian_n into_o montanism_n that_o great_a and_o learned_a person_n natural_o endow_v with_o a_o ardent_a genius_n of_o a_o severe_a and_o inflexible_a temper_n of_o mind_n infinite_o zealous_a for_o all_o outward_a appearance_n of_o religious_a mortification_n and_o after_o his_o fall_n prompt_v with_o that_o enthusiastic_a spirit_n which_o be_v the_o peculiar_a character_n of_o the_o montanist_n set_v himself_o to_o advance_v the_o opinion_n of_o his_o sect_n with_o all_o imaginable_a vigour_n the_o unlawfulness_n of_o digamy_n be_v the_o chief_a tenet_n of_o that_o sect_n and_o that_o found_v upon_o a_o erroneous_a supposition_n of_o some_o imperfection_n in_o the_o use_v even_o of_o first_o marriage_n in_o maintain_v and_o recommend_v these_o error_n to_o the_o world_n tertullian_n employ_v all_o the_o force_n of_o his_o wit_n and_o eloquence_n to_o debase_v the_o dignity_n of_o marriage_n and_o extol_v the_o merit_n of_o a_o single-life_n whether_o widowhood_n or_o virginity_n the_o extraordinary_a reverence_n and_o esteem_v which_o his_o great_a learning_n and_o apparent_a zeal_n procure_v to_o he_o in_o succeed_a age_n mighty_o propagate_v his_o error_n and_o corrupt_v his_o reader_n with_o false_a prejudices_fw-la and_o notion_n of_o marriage_n and_o virginity_n for_o although_o it_o have_v be_v reasonable_a and_o sufficient_a to_o say_v of_o he_o what_o st._n helvid_n hierome_n once_o say_v when_o press_v hard_o with_o his_o authority_n he_o be_v a_o schismatic_a no_o writer_n of_o the_o church_n yet_o few_o consider_v that_o the_o persuasive_a force_n of_o his_o eloquence_n be_v more_o sensible_a than_o the_o remembrance_n of_o his_o schism_n and_o then_o few_o inquire_v which_o book_n he_o write_v before_o and_o which_o after_o his_o fall_n 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prejudices_fw-la as_o well_o because_o the_o immoderate_a esteem_n of_o celibacy_n seem_v a_o matter_n of_o no_o great_a moment_n while_o it_o be_v forcible_o impose_v upon_o none_o nor_o make_v necessary_a to_o any_o as_o because_o the_o disfavour_n and_o unjust_a suspicion_n of_o the_o multitude_n will_v probable_o have_v attend_v such_o a_o undertake_n while_o unreasonable_a man_n will_v have_v esteem_v such_o a_o person_n as_o a_o libertine_n a_o enemy_n of_o refine_a and_o more_o severe_a religion_n and_o think_v he_o to_o have_v therein_o plead_v only_o for_o his_o own_o passion_n and_o inclination_n and_o when_o celibacy_n become_v once_o universal_o esteem_v and_o great_a number_n of_o layman_n vow_v virginity_n voluntary_o abstain_v from_o marriage_n who_o by_o their_o suppose_a sanctity_n and_o specious_a abstinence_n draw_v to_o themselves_o the_o eye_n and_o admiration_n of_o all_o man_n the_o clergy_n also_o be_v necessitate_v to_o make_v some_o advance_n in_o the_o use_n of_o celibacy_n that_o they_o may_v not_o suffer_v loss_n of_o reputation_n and_o seem_v less_o virtuous_a and_o spiritual_a than_o layman_n hence_o st._n hierome_n frequent_o urge_v the_o celibacy_n of_o the_o clergy_n by_o the_o example_n of_o lay-virgin_n affirm_v it_o to_o be_v high_o indecent_a that_o the_o laity_n shall_v exceed_v the_o clergy_n even_o in_o voluntary_a act_n of_o piety_n and_o mortification_n this_o reason_n afterward_o receive_v great_a advantage_n from_o the_o wonderful_a increase_n of_o monkery_n and_o vow_n of_o continence_n in_o the_o four_o and_o five_o age_n insomuch_o that_o 30._o faustus_n the_o manichee_n object_v to_o st._n austin_n that_o the_o immoderate_a commendation_n of_o virginity_n have_v among_o the_o catholic_n produce_v this_o effect_n that_o in_o all_o their_o church_n there_o seem_v to_o be_v a_o great_a number_n of_o profess_a virgin_n than_o marry_v woman_n no_o wonder_n then_o if_o reverence_n attend_v the_o unmarried_a and_o contempt_n the_o marry_a clegry_n celibacy_n prevail_v in_o the_o church_n and_o marriage_n by_o be_v dis-esteeemed_n become_v also_o dis-used_n especial_o since_o ambition_n contribute_v not_o a_o little_a to_o it_o for_o from_o the_o end_n of_o the_o four_o age_n the_o bishop_n and_o great_a clergy_n be_v general_o choose_v out_o of_o the_o monk_n and_o thereby_o celibacy_n become_v the_o near_a way_n to_o preferment_n but_o to_o return_v to_o the_o three_o age_n the_o frequent_a persecution_n of_o that_o time_n do_v not_o a_o little_a advance_v the_o cause_n of_o celibacy_n it_o be_v high_o convenient_a to_o the_o church_n that_o the_o clergy_n shall_v show_v a_o example_n of_o constancy_n and_o resolution_n to_o all_o other_o christian_n which_o it_o be_v believe_v they_o will_v more_o ready_o perform_v when_o free_v from_o the_o encumbrance_n of_o a_o marry_a state_n and_o not_o withheld_a with_o the_o temptation_n of_o wife_n and_o child_n for_o the_o fury_n of_o the_o heathen_a 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and_o there_o be_v a_o particular_a reason_n why_o this_o custom_n shall_v general_o obtain_v in_o egypt_n rather_o than_o in_o any_o other_o province_n of_o the_o east_n egypt_n be_v then_o the_o great_a school_n and_o nursery_n of_o monastic_a discipline_n which_o have_v probable_o at_o that_o time_n more_o monk_n reside_v in_o it_o than_o the_o whole_a world_n beside_o the_o bishop_n of_o egypt_n be_v almost_o all_o take_v out_o of_o these_o monk_n and_o consequent_o so_o great_a a_o veneration_n for_o celibacy_n possess_v the_o egyptian_n that_o those_o few_o marry_a bishop_n which_o be_v among_o they_o can_v by_o no_o other_o mean_n conserve_v the_o reverence_n and_o esteem_n which_o be_v due_a to_o their_o character_n than_o by_o a_o voluntary_a renunciation_n of_o their_o marriage_n synesius_n therefore_o that_o he_o may_v not_o deceive_v the_o expectation_n of_o the_o people_n and_o willing_a to_o decline_v the_o burden_n profess_v
they_o and_o ofttimes_o voluntary_o spill_v the_o consecrate_a blood_n upon_o the_o ground_n in_o germany_n as_o nauclerus_fw-la 37._o relate_v upon_o the_o prohibition_n of_o hear_v the_o mass_n of_o marry_a priest_n the_o laity_n be_v force_v to_o administer_v the_o sacrament_n themselves_o and_o baptize_v their_o own_o child_n this_o scandal_n arise_v much_o high_o in_o england_n where_o when_o the_o same_o prohibition_n be_v by_o the_o procurement_n of_o anselm_n enact_v in_o a_o national_a synod_n all_o divine_a service_n be_v for_o want_v of_o unmarried_a priest_n general_o discontinue_v in_o parochial_a church_n and_o the_o church-door_n overgrow_v with_o thorn_n as_o for_o the_o scandalous_a incontinence_n and_o uncleanness_n of_o the_o clergy_n that_o be_v not_o much_o to_o be_v admire_v be_v the_o natural_a effect_n of_o impose_v celibacy_n but_o it_o may_v be_v just_o wonder_v that_o while_o the_o pope_n engage_v with_o so_o much_o violence_n against_o the_o marriage_n of_o the_o clergy_n they_o willing_o overlook_v and_o connive_v at_o their_o fornication_n and_o prodigious_a impurity_n of_o life_n this_o petrus_n damiani_n ii_o himself_o assure_v we_o and_o affirm_v it_o to_o be_v the_o custom_n of_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n in_o his_o time_n severe_o to_o exact_v other_o point_n of_o ecclesiastical_a discipline_n but_o to_o connive_v at_o and_o dispense_v with_o the_o lust_n of_o the_o clergy_n which_o be_v then_o become_v so_o brutal_a and_o notorious_a that_o he_o write_v a_o book_n entitle_v gomorrhaeus_fw-la particular_o upon_o that_o subject_n this_o alone_a may_v justify_v what_o we_o before_o observe_v that_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n impose_v celibacy_n upon_o the_o clergy_n not_o for_o increase_v of_o piety_n or_o advancemenâ—…_n of_o purity_n but_o only_o for_o temporal_a end_n and_o secular_a advantage_n however_o the_o marriage_n of_o the_o clergy_n want_v not_o defendeâ—…s_n in_o this_o age_n to_o maintain_v its_o right_n against_o the_o calumny_n and_o tyranny_n of_o its_o adversary_n the_o decree_n of_o the_o pope_n be_v condemn_v by_o some_o council_n universal_o oppose_v by_o the_o clergy_n of_o all_o nation_n and_o gain_v not_o success_n till_o a_o long_a and_o sharp_a contention_n in_o the_o year_n 1061._o the_o bishop_n of_o lombardy_n by_o the_o instigation_n of_o guibert_n henric._n bishop_n of_o parma_n meet_v in_o a_o council_n at_o basil_n wherein_o they_o annul_v the_o decree_n of_o pope_n nicolas_n and_o decreâ—…d_n that_o no_o pope_n shall_v be_v obey_v who_o will_v not_o 〈◊〉_d and_o yield_v to_o their_o infirmity_n about_o the_o same_o time_n the_o clergy_n of_o laon_n be_v urge_v by_o petrus_n damiani_n cunipertum_fw-la to_o put_v away_o their_o wife_n produce_v in_o their_o defence_n a_o decree_n of_o the_o council_n of_o tribur_n which_o permit_v the_o use_n of_o marriage_n to_o the_o clergy_n several_a council_n be_v heâ—…l_o at_o tâ—…ibur_n in_o this_o age_n of_o who_o act_n we_o have_v 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 place_n giveâ—…h_v 1074._o this_o judgement_n of_o the_o decree_n of_o pope_n gregory_n that_o it_o be_v make_v by_o a_o unheard-of_a example_n and_o inconsiderate_a prejudice_n against_o the_o doctrine_n of_o the_o holy_a father_n matthew_n paris_n 1074._o use_v the_o same_o word_n in_o germany_n the_o clergy_n oppose_v the_o papal_a decree_n with_o great_a courage_n and_o animosity_n reject_v the_o persuasion_n of_o their_o bishop_n want_v little_a of_o tear_v in_o piece_n the_o pope_n legate_n who_o propose_v to_o they_o the_o imposition_n of_o celibacy_n and_o when_o at_o last_o by_o the_o violence_n of_o their_o adversary_n force_v to_o submit_v choose_v rather_o to_o quit_v their_o office_n than_o their_o wife_n in_o france_n the_o clergy_n of_o laon_n reject_v the_o solicitation_n of_o petruâ—…_n damiaâ—…i_n of_o england_n we_o shall_v speak_v more_o large_o afterward_o in_o italy_n damiaâ—…us_n be_v send_v to_o milan_n by_o nicolas_n the_o second_o in_o the_o year_n 1059._o 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under_o the_o gospel_n that_o the_o governor_n of_o the_o church_n be_v not_o invest_v with_o a_o arbitrary_a power_n nor_o can_v lay_v such_o grievous_a imposition_n on_o the_o clergy_n against_o their_o will._n that_o this_o yoke_n be_v impose_v for_o vain_a ostentation_n and_o worldly_a end_n that_o although_o many_o of_o the_o inferior_a clergy_n be_v awe_v by_o force_n authority_n threat_n or_o anathema_n to_o submit_v to_o this_o imposition_n yet_o they_o unwilling_o undergo_v the_o burden_n of_o celibacy_n and_o hate_v the_o cross_n lay_v upon_o they_o because_o they_o bear_v it_o rather_o to_o their_o destruction_n than_o salvation_n that_o from_o the_o imposition_n of_o celibacy_n great_a inconvenience_n arise_v sodomy_n adultery_n fornication_n incest_n and_o other_o horrid_a lusts._n that_o marriage_n be_v the_o only_a remedy_n assign_v by_o god_n to_o incontinent_a person_n which_o they_o who_o contemn_v and_o affect_v a_o great_a show_n of_o perfection_n common_o fall_v into_o precipice_n that_o the_o apostle_n command_v that_o to_o avoid_v fornication_n every_o man_n