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ought_v to_o be_v subject_a to_o our_o prince_n and_o ruler_n in_o all_o fear_v not_o only_o to_o the_o good_a and_o curteousse_n but_o also_o to_o the_o froward_a and_o unjust_a xxii_o marriage_n ought_v to_o be_v free_a aswell_o to_o minister_n of_o the_o church_n as_o other_o marriage_n of_o marriage_n and_o we_o believe_v that_o this_o be_v very_o necessary_a and_o behooveful_a to_o honesty_n to_o the_o salvation_n of_o minister_n and_o to_o the_o honour_n of_o the_o ministry_n itself_o and_o consequent_o to_o the_o true_a government_n of_o the_o church_n that_o it_o shall_v be_v permit_v as_o free_o unto_o they_o as_o it_o be_v to_o all_o lay_v man_n as_o they_o call_v they_o to_o marry_v since_o christ_n forbid_v it_o to_o no_o kind_n of_o man_n nay_o speak_v of_o single_a life_n he_o say_v that_o not_o all_o man_n do_v receive_v this_o namely_o to_o lead_v a_o single_a life_n mean_v that_o which_o the_o apostle_n in_o round_a word_n expound_v 13.4_o 1._o cor._n 7.9_o heb._n 13.4_o namely_o he_o which_o can_v contain_v he_o must_v marry_v a_o wife_n for_o marriage_n be_v honourable_a among_o all_o man_n &_o the_o bed_n undefiled_a as_o with_o the_o apostle_n we_o confess_v xxiii_o it_o be_v good_a and_o commendable_a if_o any_o be_v endue_v with_o the_o gift_n of_o continency_n abstain_v from_o marriage_n mean_o while_o we_o deny_v not_o but_o they_o which_o be_v endue_v of_o god_n with_o the_o gift_n of_o a_o pure_a single_a life_n they_o may_v more_o fit_o attend_v upon_o divine_a cause_n and_o more_o easy_o serve_v the_o church_n than_o they_o which_o be_v marry_v by_o reason_n of_o many_o grievous_a care_n and_o trouble_n which_o marriage_n bring_v with_o it_o and_o whereby_o often_o time_n even_o against_o our_o will_n we_o be_v draw_v away_o from_o follow_v the_o divine_a cause_n to_o deal_v in_o domestical_a and_o troublesome_a business_n of_o this_o life_n as_o the_o apostle_n also_o say_v the_o unmarried_a care_v for_o the_o thing_n of_o the_o 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