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although_o many_o bishop_n do_v attempt_v to_o exact_v such_o
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person_n but_o fornicatour_n and_o adulterer_n god_n shall_v judge_v hebre._n xiij_o ¶_o the_o content_n of_o this_o book_n note_v in_o the_o page_n of_o the_o same_o as_o in_o these_o title_n follow_v 1_o a_o most_o humble_a supplication_n to_o the_o high_a and_o most_o myghtie_a prince_n the_o king_n and_o queen_n excellent_a majesty_n fol._n 1._o 2_o a_o humble_a suit_n to_o the_o right_a prudent_a and_o most_o honourable_a of_o their_o council_n fol._n 2._o fancy_n 2._o 3_o a_o lowly_a request_n and_o obsecration_n to_o the_o reverend_a father_n of_o the_o church_n fol._n 3._o fancy_n 2._o 4_o a_o tractation_n to_o the_o discrete_a judgement_n of_o the_o worshipful_a of_o the_o low_a house_n of_o parliament_n and_o to_o the_o professor_n of_o the_o law_n fol._n 7._o fancy_n 2._o c._n 5_z a_o admonition_n to_o the_o natural_a subject_n of_o the_o realm_n and_o certain_a note_n for_o their_o advertisemente_n fol._n 8._o fancy_n 2._o c._n fol._n 9_o fancy_n 2._o d._n 6_o a_o expostulation_n with_o certain_a of_o the_o clergy_n for_o lack_v of_o charitable_a indifferency_n fol._n 11._o fancy_n 2._o 7_o general_n consideration_n in_o the_o book_n follow_v 8_o that_o saint_n paul_n sentence_n for_o avoid_v of_o fornication_n let_v every_o man_n have_v his_o wife_n â–ª_o etc._n etc._n and_o if_o they_o can_v not_o contain_v let_v they_o marry_v be_v general_o speak_v to_o all_o person_n pag._n 133._o 136._o c._n 9_o to_o secular_a priest_n and_o to_o votary_n 140._o b._n 159._o a._n 10_o and_o that_o continency_n from_o marriage_n be_v a_o rare_a gift_n 201._o c._n 204._o a._n 247._o c._n 251._o 11_o and_o that_o it_o be_v not_o like_a that_o the_o apostle_n do_v enjoin_v the_o same_o to_o the_o clergy_n see_v they_o themselves_o and_o diverse_a other_o bushoppe_n and_o priest_n have_v wyve_n 32._o b._n 42._o 156._o d._n 12_o that_o it_o be_v only_o of_o man_n constitution_n for_o continency_n to_o be_v annex_v to_o order_n 71._o 72._o 153._o c._n 13_o and_o that_o secular_a priest_n &_o votary_n have_v be_v dispense_v with_o to_o marry_v 230._o 14_o and_o that_o our_o elder_n and_o the_o father_n of_o thâ—_n church_n have_v think_v it_o meet_v always_o for_o law_n and_o canon_n to_o be_v restrain_v &_o remit_v 41.85.175.179_o c._n 196._o a._n 197._o b._n 209._o a._n 210._o d._n 15_o and_o that_o the_o same_o have_v be_v dispense_v with_o in_o matter_n of_o great_a importance_n than_o priest_n marriage_n 204._o a._n 205._o 267_o a_o 16_o and_o have_v be_v dispense_v to_o keep_v their_o wife_n 222._o a._n 274._o a._n 17_o that_o secular_a priest_n order_v in_o england_n be_v no_o votary_n pag._n 181._o d._n 181._o c_o 184._o a._n 18_o and_o may_v marry_v after_o order_n as_z before_z 60.61.76.103.155_o d._n 253._o d._n 257.272_o a_o 19_o and_o that_o they_o have_v be_v before_o time_n marry_v in_o the_o realm_n fol._n 15._o b_o i_o 20_o and_o that_o it_o be_v no_o dishonour_n to_o the_o order_n nor_o burden_n to_o the_o realm_n for_o 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gratia_fw-la caesa_fw-la sunt_fw-la aegypti_n primogenita_fw-la &_o ne_fw-la iumentum_fw-la quidem_fw-la israeliticum_fw-la in_o aegypto_n derelictum_fw-la est_fw-la &_o consurgit_fw-la mihi_fw-la caina_n haeresis_fw-la atque_fw-la olim_fw-la emortua_fw-la vipera_fw-la contritum_fw-la caput_fw-la levat_fw-la quae_fw-la non_fw-la ex_fw-la parte_fw-la ut_fw-la ante_fw-la consueverat_fw-la sed_fw-la totum_fw-la christi_fw-la subruit_fw-la sacramentum_fw-la etc._n etc._n dicit_fw-la enim_fw-la esse_fw-la aliqua_fw-la peccata_fw-la quae_fw-la christus_fw-la non_fw-la possit_fw-la purgare_fw-la sanguine_fw-la svo_fw-la &_o tam_fw-la profundas_fw-la scelerum_fw-la pristinorum_fw-la inherere_fw-la corporibus_fw-la atque_fw-la animus_fw-la cicatrice_n ut_fw-la medicina_fw-la illius_fw-la attenuari_fw-la non_fw-la queant_fw-la quid_fw-la aliud_fw-la agit_fw-fr nisi_fw-la ut_fw-la christus_fw-la frustrà _fw-la mortuus_fw-la sit_fw-la etc._n etc._n a_o paraphrasis_fw-la of_o the_o same_o by_o sweet_a saint_n mary_n and_o good_a saint_n martin_n to_o i_o will_v never_o have_v think_v gentle_a master_n martin_n that_o it_o will_v ever_o have_v come_v to_o pass_v that_o the_o grant_n and_o concession_n of_o that_o most_o christian_a prince_n king_n edward_n in_o his_o high_a court_n of_o parliament_n ground_v upon_o god_n almighty_a word_n shall_v ever_o have_v be_v