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man_n not_o tun_n touch_v a_o woman_n nevertheless_o to_o avoid_v fornicacyon_n let_v every_o man_n have_v his_o wife_n and_o let_v every_o woman_n have_v her_o husband_n ¶_o consider_v well_o the_o word_n and_o behold_v how_o short_o he_o break_v of_o make_o digression_n from_o his_o first_o sentence_n it_o be_v say_v he_o good_a if_o a_o man_n do_v not_o touch_v a_o woman_n but_o in_o this_o he_o do_v neither_o bid_v ne_o forbid_v eny_z man_n so_o for_o to_o do_v but_z incontinent_a he_o hy_v he_o unto_o matrimony_n as_o if_o he_o do_v fear_n soche_v a_o good_a thing_n to_o be_v rare_a and_o unwonte_a and_o that_o in_o time_n come_v will_v turn_v and_o be_v change_v into_o fornicacyon_n afferminge_v that_o for_o love_n of_o avoydinge_v fornicacyon_n every_o man_n ought_v to_o have_v his_o wife_n therefore_o this_o be_v his_o first_o sentence_n or_o conclusion_n that_o whosoever_o in_o he_o silfe_n do_v not_o feel_v this_o godly_a and_o good_a thing_n i_o mean_v chastite_n but_o do_v feel_v and_o perceive_v incontinency_n unto_o he_o i_o say_v be_v here_o commandment_n give_v that_o he_o be_v marry_v and_o this_o commandment_n oughteste_v thou_o to_o receive_v as_o the_o commandment_n of_o god_n and_o not_o of_o man_n then_o here_o of_o do_v follow_v that_o no_o parsone_n may_v make_v a_o vow_n or_o promise_v to_o live_v chaste_a and_o single_a and_o that_o no_o parson_n be_v bind_v to_o keep_v and_o perform_v eny_z such_o vow_n once_o make_v but_o rather_o to_o fordo_v unkepe_a and_o break_v they_o when_o in_o he_o silfe_n he_o do_v not_o find_v nor_o feel_v this_o precyous_a and_o goodly_a gift_n of_o chastite_n but_o know_v he_o silâ—e_o prone_a to_o lust_n and_o incontinencye_n for_o such_o a_o vow_n be_v plain_o make_v against_o this_o commandment_n but_o against_o the_o commandment_n of_o god_n may_v no_o vow_n be_v make_v therefore_o if_o eny_z such_o vow_n be_v make_v he_o that_o shall_v observe_v and_o kâ—pe_v â—t_a be_v damnabyll_n you_o and_o by_o the_o law_n of_o god_n all_o ready_a condemn_v this_o thouching_n of_o woman_n have_v some_o parsone_n diffine_v and_o compase_v moche_n strayt_o so_o y_o t_o they_o dare_v not_o touch_v a_o woman_n hand_n nor_o skin_n moreover_o they_o have_v find_v and_o imagine_v many_o both_o statute_n and_o ceremony_n by_o which_o they_o may_v keep_v then selve_o from_o the_o company_n of_o woman_n so_o y_o t_o they_o shall_v neither_o sâ—e_v nor_o hear_v they_o suppose_v that_o by_o such_o meany_n they_o have_v make_v royal_a provision_n to_o live_v chaste_a and_z unmaryed_a and_o thus_o they_o that_o first_o dydde_v build_v monasterye_n and_o abbey_n think_v that_o young_a man_n may_v be_v keep_v pure_a &_o chaste_a if_o they_o wear_v absente_v from_o young_a woman_n and_o likewise_o young_a woman_n from_o man_n but_o unto_o what_o prefe_n and_o how_o fortunate_o that_o thing_n have_v come_v to_o pass_v and_o what_o place_n thurby_o have_v be_v give_fw-ge to_o satan_n it_o be_v horrible_a both_o to_o be_v speak_v and_o also_o to_o be_v hear_v of_o such_o parsone_n be_v as_o man_n be_v wont_a to_o say_v common_o more_o blind_a than_o a_o betle_n they_z ween_z that_o chastyte_n may_v be_v dryven_v in_o to_o a_o man_n by_o outward_a mean_n when_o not_o whithstand_v this_o high_a and_o heavenly_a gift_n must_v springe_n out_o from_o the_o inner_a part_n of_o the_o heart_n for_o all_o if_o it_o be_v manifest_o know_v that_o lust_n be_v inflam_v when_o man_n and_o woman_n do_v come_v to_o gether_o yet_o have_v they_o therefore_o not_o make_v all_o gate_n so_o royal_a a_o provision_n against_o lust_n as_z they_o pretend_v in_o that_o they_o be_v keep_v separate_a from_o woman_n and_o the_o woman_n from_o man_n for_o what_o avayl_v i_o to_o see_v no_o woman_n ne_z hear_v neither_o yet_o touch_v she_o if_o my_o herte_n swymme_a fulle_n of_o they_o if_o in_o think_v it_o cleve_v un_fw-mi to_o they_o both_o day_n and_o night_n if_o it_o ymagine_v and_o purpose_v more_o fylthines_n then_o 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lust_n and_o love_n towards_o they_o but_o such_o be_v dissembler_n and_o hypocrite_n who_o clenne_n and_o chastite_n glister_v before_o the_o world_n but_z afore_o god_n it_o be_v lose_v and_o damnable_a you_o it_o be_v double_a lechery_n for_z faint_a paul_n saing_n be_v free_o spretuall_a wherefore_o it_o require_v a_o free_a spirit_n and_z in_o a_o free_a spirit_n it_o must_v be_v take_v &_o receive_v but_o hypocryte_n receive_v it_o grudginly_a make_o thereof_o a_o dead_a letter_n &_o a_o grevous_a law_n that_o dâ—yveth_v and_o compel_v they_o and_o so_o they_o make_v damnable_a &_o feign_a chastite_n by_o outward_a shunninge_a &_o avoidinge_v from_o woman_n dolorous_a &_o paynfulle_a mark_v now_o whatkyn_n soulesleer_v they_o be_v whâ—ch_o so_o entice_v and_o provoke_v folisshe_v youth_n to_o vow_v outward_a chastiâ—e_n causinge_v and_o compellinge_v they_o to_o norisshe_v with_o in_o they_o inward_o hide_v malice_n and_o evyll_n take_n no_o consyderation_n with_o themselves_o whether_o the_o parsone_n who_o they_o thus_o do_v entice_v and_o move_v be_v like_o wise_a with_o heart_n and_o desyer_n stir_v unto_o the_o same_o that_z be_v to_o wytt_n unto_o chastite_n or_o single_a live_v but_o the_o more_o hard_a and_o painful_a it_o be_v to_o man_n the_z more_o noble_a and_o precious_a do_v they_o ween_v that_o it_o be_v before_o god_n like_o wise_n as_o it_o be_v wont_a to_o be_v in_o other_o exterio_fw-la hurt_n damage_n and_o vexation_n of_o y_fw-fr e_o body_n and_o they_o do_v not_o see_v y_z t_o this_o evil_a of_o strain_a and_o unwill_a full_a continency_n &_o exterior_a pain_n or_o grief_n of_o the_o body_n be_v no_o less_o different_a than_o heaven_n and_o earth_n for_o as_o touchinge_v other_o eville_n and_o gresis_fw-la they_o may_v be_v endure_v and_o suffer_v with_o a_o meri_fw-la conscience_n with_o out_o sin_n and_z they_o do_v pain_n the_o body_n only_o but_o this_o evil_a and_o trouble_n be_v subject_n and_o in_o dawnger_n of_o sin_n be_v cause_n it_o can_v in_o no_o wise_n be_v endure_v with_o a_o merry_a conscience_n for_o it_o be_v sin_n and_o unright_a wisnes_n in_o it_o self_n wherefore_o this_o evil_a of_o unwilfull_a chastite_n can_v by_o no_o medicine_n be_v holpen_v and_o heal_v unless_o when_o a_o man_n be_v rid_v from_o dawng_a ofsinne_n which_o can_v be_v by_o no_o neither_o way_v then_o by_o the_o help_v and_o remedy_n of_o marriage_n but_o other_o exterior_a grefe_n or_o trouble_n concern_v man_n body_n may_v be_v holpen_v by_o patience_n although_o a_o man_n be_v never_o rid_v from_o they_o and_o in_o this_o manner_n will_v saint_n paul_n that_o say_v to_o be_v understande_v it_o be_v good_a for_o a_o man_n not_o to_o touch_v a_o woman_n etc._n etc._n so_o that_o this_o word_n good_a be_v not_o understande_v ne_o speak_v of_o merit_n and_o deservinge_v before_o god_n as_o though_o a_o unmarried_a body_n be_v better_a a_o before_o he_o than_o one_o y_z t_z be_v marry_v like_o as_o before_o time_n sainte_fw-fr hierome_n have_v this_o text_n expow_v for_o it_o concern_v only_a faith_n and_o no_o deed_n or_o work_n and_o it_o be_v speak_v of_o temporalle_fw-la tranquillite_fw-la and_o quietness_n of_o this_o life_n which_o a_o single_a or_o unmarried_a parsone_n have_v before_o one_o that_o be_v wed_v and_o mariedâ—_n for_o one_o that_o be_v single_a shall_v be_v quite_o and_o free_v from_o all_o misery_n vexation_n and_o drudgery_n that_o befalle_fw-mi in_o wedloke_n or_o marriage_n and_o for_o to_o tell_v you_o short_o it_o be_v a_o ioyfulle_a lovely_a precious_a and_o goodly_a gift_n if_o so_o a_o man_n have_v it_o very_o give_v he_o to_o â—yve_v with_o a_o glad_a heart_n and_o mind_n syngle_a and_o chaste_a but_o paul_n he_o sylfe_n shall_v here_o after_o excellent_o
descrybe_n unto_o you_o what_o he_o intend_v by_o such_o goodness_n for_o it_o be_v not_o syt_v for_o he_o that_o so_o do_v commend_v virginite_a and_o syngle_a live_n to_o leave_v they_o with_o out_o consolacyon_n which_o there_o unto_o be_v give_fw-ge with_o their_o very_a mind_n and_o will_n nevertheless_o this_o must_v you_o grant_v i_o that_o a_o wife_n and_o marry_a woman_n may_v be_v better_o afore_o god_n thean_v a_o vyrgyn_v all_o be_v it_o she_o in_o her_o state_n do_v suffer_v many_n pain_n toble_v and_o adversyte_v and_o the_o virgyn_v or_o maid_n have_v moche_n joy_n and_o tranquillyte_n pass_v her_o age_n in_o rest_n and_o quyetnes_n therefore_o this_o be_v the_o sentence_n or_o meaning_n of_o paul_n it_o be_v good_a for_o a_o man_n not_o to_o touch_v a_o woman_n neither_o be_v it_o â—ny_a offence_n now_o in_o the_o time_n of_o the_o new_a testament_fw-mi to_o live_v with_o out_o a_o wife_n and_o chyldre_fw-fr as_o it_o be_v in_o the_o time_n of_o the_o old_a testament_fw-mi but_o it_o be_v good_a as_o here_o wytness_v paul_n for_o a_o man_n not_o to_o touch_v a_o woman_n that_o be_v to_o say_v a_o man_n unto_o who_o be_v give_fw-ge of_n god_n that_o he_o can_v glad_o with_o his_o very_a heart_n and_o wylle_n abide_v syngle_a the_o same_o man_n may_v lead_v a_o quiet_a life_n this_o do_v report_n the_o common_a proverbe_n that_o man_n use_v to_o speak_v such_o as_o be_v thes_n be_v thou_o marry_v o_o foal_n do_v on_o say_v unto_o a_o other_o and_o thy_o joy_n shall_v short_o have_v a_o end_n also_o marriage_n be_v a_o short_a joy_n and_o a_o long_a sorrow_n and_o such_o other_o like_a which_o all_o do_v well_o agree_v with_o this_o place_n of_o paul_n it_o be_v good_a for_o a_o man_n not_o to_o touch_v a_o woman_n therefore_o do_v moses_n also_o commawnde_v in_o the_o law_n that_o a_o man_n new_o marry_v shall_v be_v quite_o and_o free_a from_o all_o public_a charge_n by_o the_o space_n of_o a_o whole_a year_n y_fw-es t_o he_o may_v have_v joy_n and_o make_v merry_a with_o his_o wife_n neither_o shall_v he_o be_v call_v to_o go_v in_o warfare_n neither_o to_o bear_v eny_z charge_n or_o office_n as_o though_o moses_n shall_v say_v he_o shall_v live_v a_o year_n in_o gladness_n and_o after_o he_o shall_v suffer_v trouble_n sorrow_n and_o angwysshe_n but_o if_o it_o be_v not_o give_fw-ge a_o man_n to_o live_v with_o his_o very_a heart_n and_o mind_n chaste_a or_o unmary_v it_o be_v better_a for_o he_o to_o take_v a_o wife_n to_o be_v his_o companion_n you_o there_o be_v no_o thing_n else_o at_o all_o left_a or_o remain_v that_o may_v ease_v and_o help_v the_o except_o honest_a and_o chaste_a matrimony_n wherefore_o where_o it_o be_v not_o give_fw-ge a_o man_n to_o enjoy_v and_o use_v the_o commodyte_n of_o syngle_a live_v and_o chastite_n it_o be_v necessary_a to_o geve_v he_o silf_o unto_o the_o trouble_n payâ—â—es_n and_o vexation_n of_o marriage_n for_o it_o be_v always_o better_a to_o lead_v a_o miserable_a or_o sorry_a life_n with_o out_o sin_n in_o marriage_n then_o to_o live_v joyful_o in_o the_o foul_a sin_n of_o lechery_n unmary_v but_o there_o be_v no_o body_n that_o will_v glad_o put_v themselves_o into_o such_o pain_n and_o sorinesse_n and_o therefore_o do_v well_o nigh_o every_o man_n for_o his_o part_n abhor_v wedlock_n wherefore_o it_o be_v a_o common_a use_v by_o word_n he_o must_v be_v hardy_a that_o shall_v marry_v a_o wife_n and_o with_o out_o fail_v he_o have_v need_n to_o be_v very_o hardy_a nother_n be_v there_o eny_z parsone_n that_o leve_v more_o blessyd_o or_o quiet_o than_o a_o pure_a christian_n which_o be_v lead_v and_o gyde_v by_o faith_n can_v so_o fashion_n he_o sylfe_o again_o trouble_n and_o stormy_a season_n of_o adversyte_n that_o he_o do_v no_o whit_n complain_v neither_o cry_v ne_o blaspheme_v god_n and_o his_o word_n like_a as_o do_v the_o mad_a and_o blindewise_o man_n of_o this_o world_n thus_o do_v faint_a paul_n here_o mean_v in_o this_o place_n when_z he_o so_o 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