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this_o article_n where-unto_a all_o the_o reform_a church_n whereof_o confession_n ex._n gall._n confession_n i_o have_v either_o hear_v or_o read_v do_v assent_n and_o agree_v we_o believe_v and_o acknowledge_v one_o only_a god_n who_o be_v one_o only_o and_o simple_a essence_n spiritual_a eternal_a invisible_a immutable_a infinite_a incomprehensible_a almighty_a most_o wise_a good_a just_a and_o merciful_a and_o that_o in_o that_o one_o and_o simple_a divine_a essence_n there_o be_v three_o person_n subsist_v the_o father_n the_o son_n and_o the_o holy_a ghost_n the_o father_n the_o first_o cause_n in_o order_n and_o the_o beginning_n of_o all_o thing_n the_o son_n his_o wisdom_n and_o everlasting_a word_n the_o holy_a ghost_n his_o true_a power_n and_o efficacy_n the_o son_n beget_v of_o the_o father_n from_o everlasting_a the_o holy_a ghost_n from_o everlasting_a proceed_n from_o the_o father_n and_o the_o son_n which_o three_o person_n be_v not_o confound_v but_o distinct_a and_o 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occasion_n of_o his_o marriage_n he_o ought_v not_o to_o offer_v and_o therefore_o do_v abstain_v from_o his_o offering_n be_v he_o accurse_v now_o these_o thing_n well_o weigh_v and_o consider_v let_v even_o this_o catholic_a gentlewoman_n herself_o judge_v whether_o we_o or_o her_o counterfeit_n catholic_n be_v like_a unto_o eustathius_n as_o touch_v such_o gad_v a_o pilgrimage_n unto_o idol_n and_o image_n as_o be_v use_v in_o popery_n that_o either_o such_o be_v then_o use_v or_o by_o eustaâ—bius_n condemn_v you_o shall_v never_o be_v able_a to_o prove_v this_o be_v that_o the_o council_n in_o that_o point_n decree_v si_fw-mi quis_fw-la superbiam_fw-la etc._n etc._n i._n if_o any_o through_o 20._o cap._n 20._o pride_n as_o think_v himself_o perfect_a do_v either_o accuse_v the_o assembly_n which_o be_v make_v at_o the_o church_n and_o place_n of_o the_o holy_a martyr_n or_o also_o believe_v that_o the_o oblation_n which_o there_o be_v celebrate_v be_v to_o be_v despise_v and_o the_o memory_n of_o saint_n to_o be_v condemn_v be_v he_o accurse_v but_o this_o be_v far_o from_o popish_a pilgrimage_n that_o simon_n magus_n deny_v free_a will_n i_o can_v find_v but_o 8._o vide_fw-la calu._n contra_fw-la pighium_n p._n 205._o lamb._n daneus_fw-la in_o august_n lib._n de_fw-fr heres_fw-la cap._n 1._o euseâ—i_fw-la lib._n 2._o cap_n 13._o act._n 8._o by_o that_o which_o i_o have_v read_v it_o may_v rather_o be_v gather_v that_o he_o maintain_v it_o for_o it_o be_v write_v of_o he_o that_o he_o affirm_v the_o soul_n not_o to_o be_v defile_v with_o vice_n but_o only_o the_o flesh_n and_o if_o the_o soul_n be_v not_o defile_v with_o vice_n then_o have_v it_o freewill_n but_o this_o i_o find_v write_v and_o receive_v of_o he_o yâ—_z he_o bring_v again_o the_o suspicion_n of_o image_n from_o the_o which_o the_o christian_n seem_v to_o have_v be_v deliver_v and_o that_o he_o will_v sell_v the_o give_n of_o the_o holy_a ghost_n and_o his_o grace_n &_o gift_n for_o money_n wherein_o whether_o the_o pope_n in_o sell_v pardon_n for_o sin_n and_o make_v of_o saikle_n for_o money_n be_v like_a to_o he_o or_o simon_n peter_n let_v wise_a man_n consider_v last_o you_o will_v fain_o match_v we_o with_o jovinian_a who_o you_o say_v affirm_v the_o marriage_n of_o priest_n but_o herein_o you_o mistake_v the_o matter_n for_o jovinian_n opinion_n be_v not_o direct_o concern_v the_o marriage_n of_o priest_n or_o minister_n but_o that_o he_o make_v marriage_n equal_a unto_o virginity_n and_o virginity_n of_o no_o great_a worthiness_n or_o as_o some_o term_n it_o merit_n more_o than_o matrimony_n saint_n hierome_n write_v against_o jovinian_a acknowledge_v jovini_fw-la lib._n 1._o contra_fw-la jovini_fw-la the_o marriage_n of_o priest_n si_fw-mi autem_fw-la samuel_n etc._n etc._n ay_o if_o samuel_n be_v nourish_v in_o the_o tabernacle_n marry_v a_o wife_n be_v this_o to_o the_o prejudice_n of_o virginity_n as_o though_o even_o now_o also_o many_o priest_n be_v not_o marry_v and_o the_o apostle_n describe_v 13._o 1._o sozom_n lib._n 1._o cap_n 2._o 2._o niceph._n lib._n 2._o cap._n 19_o 3_o greg._n naziâ—_n in_o oration_n funeb_fw-mi de_fw-fr patre_fw-la et_fw-la â—antu_fw-la lib._n 1._o fast_o 5._o euseb_n lib._n 6._o cap._n 42._o 6._o eusâ—b_n lib._n 8._o cap._n 9_o 7._o euseb_n lib._n 5._o cap._n 25._o â—t_z tom_fw-mi conc._n p._n 8._o polidor_n virgil_n cap_n 9_o the_o iwent_a erum_fw-la lib._n 5._o cap._n 9_o fabian_n part_n 7._o sol_fw-la 151._o math._n parrish_n 1._o in_o galiel_n conquest_n 9_o heb_fw-mi 13._o a_o bishop_n to_o be_v the_o husband_n of_o one_o wife_n have_v child_n with_o all_o chastity_n etc._n etc._n eliguntur_fw-la mariti_fw-la in_o sacerdotium_fw-la non_fw-la nego_fw-la etc._n etc._n i._n that_o marry_a man_n be_v choose_v to_o be_v priest_n i_o do_v not_o deny_v etc._n etc._n therefore_o if_o jovinian_n opinion_n have_v be_v about_o the_o marriage_n of_o ecclesiastical_a person_n saint_n hierome_n who_o write_v bitter_o against_o he_o have_v yield_v the_o cause_n unto_o he_o but_o if_o jovinian_a be_v a_o heretic_n for_o affirm_v priest_n marriage_n than_o be_v the_o priest_n of_o the_o old_a law_n heretic_n so_o be_v sundry_a godly_a bishop_n in_o christ_n church_n long_o after_o his_o ascension_n as_o first_o spiridion_n second_o gregorius_n nisines_n three_o gregory_n nazianzen_v father_n four_o prosper_v aquitanicus_n five_o cheremon_n six_o phileas_n seven_o polycrates_n etc._n etc._n which_o be_v marry_v bishop_n yea_o it_o may_v be_v prove_v that_o in_o england_n and_o other_o country_n priest_n be_v marry_v a_o thousand_o and_o more_o year_n after_o christ_n but_o to_o conclude_v this_o matter_n let_v the_o papist_n bark_n as_o much_o as_o they_o listen_v against_o the_o marriage_n of_o ecclesiastical_a person_n we_o say_v with_o the_o apostle_n marriage_n be_v honourable_a among_o all_o and_o the_o bed_n undefiled_a but_o whoremonger_n &_o adulterer_n god_n will_v judge_v they_o of_o with_o sort_v most_o popish_a priest_n have_v be_v for_o in_o the_o pope_n decree_n a_o q._n be_v ask_v whither_o a_o priest_n for_o fornication_n be_v to_o be_v deprive_v the_o gloze_n answer_v it_o seem_v not_o his_o reason_n be_v quia_fw-la pauci_fw-la sine_fw-la illovitio_fw-la 1._o distinct_a â—_o 1._o inveniuntur_fw-la first_o because_o few_o be_v find_v void_a of_o that_o vice_n now_o whereas_o this_o catholic_a gentlewoman_n say_v she_o hear_v that_o these_o aforenamed_a where_o a_o thousand_o year_n ago_o condemn_v for_o such_o heresy_n which_o be_v now_o as_o she_o say_v preach_v for_o god_n word_n although_o i_o have_v sufficient_o i_o suppose_v answer_v the_o same_o yet_o will_v i_o show_v she_o what_o â—_o have_v hear_v of_o other_o heretic_n condemn_v a_o thousand_o year_n ago_o and_o what_o doctrine_n they_o have_v maintain_v i_o have_v hear_v beside_o simon_n magus_n before_o name_v of_o 27._o irenâ—us_a lib._n 1._o cap._n 14._o â—pâ—phan_n heres_fw-la 27._o certain_a heretic_n call_v gnostici_fw-la &_o caâ—pocratitae_n which_o have_v image_n paint_v in_o gold_n and_o silver_n and_o other_o matter_n which_o they_o say_v be_v the_o image_n of_o jesus_n and_o be_v make_v under_o pontius_n pilate_n when_o christ_n be_v among_o man_n which_o they_o deck_v with_o garland_n and_o do_v set_v thâ—m_n forth_o etc._n etc._n i_o have_v hear_v beside_o that_o yâ—_z monster_n martion_n be_v charge_v martion_n epiphan_n heres_fw-la 42._o tertul._n lib._n 2._o contrâ—a_o martion_n beside_o other_o matter_n with_o these_o three_o thing_n first_o that_o he_o permit_v woman_n to_o baptize_v second_o that_o he_o think_v fish_v a_o more_o holy_a meat_n than_o flesh_n and_o three_o that_o he_o deny_v the_o truth_n of_o christ_n body_n and_o think_v that_o it_o be_v a_o phantasma_n or_o ghost_n such_o a_o body_n as_o the_o romish_a catholic_n seem_v to_o attribute_v unto_o he_o which_o they_o say_v be_v in_o heaven_n &_o earth_n and_o infinite_a place_n of_o the_o earth_n at_o one_o instant_a and_o be_v in_o the_o sacrament_n without_o any_o quality_n or_o quantity_n of_o a_o body_n without_o length_n breadth_n or_o thickenes_n form_n or_o figure_n &c_n &c_n i_o have_v hear_v of_o a_o heretic_n call_v montanus_n charge_v ibid._n euseb_n ex_fw-la apolonio_n ecclesi_n hist_o lib._n 5._o cap._n 18._o tertul._n advers_a praxâ—am_fw-la et_fw-la rhenan_n ibid._n above_o a_o thousand_o year_n pass_v with_o these_o thing_n first_o that_o he_o teach_v to_o dissolve_v marriage_n second_o that_o he_o prescribe_v law_n of_o fast_v and_o three_o that_o under_o precence_n of_o oblation_n he_o crafty_o devise_v a_o get_n of_o gift_n and_o that_o he_o bring_v in_o sundry_a unwritten_a tradition_n whereof_o it_o be_v think_v some_o have_v continue_v in_o the_o church_n until_o this_o time_n and_o the_o rather_o for_o that_o in_o tertullian_n and_o beatus_fw-la rhenanus_fw-la a_fw-la papist_n do_v affirm_v i_o have_v hear_v of_o certain_a 74_o angu_n epist_n 74_o heretic_n of_o which_o some_o be_v call_v tatianâ—_n some_o eucratitae_n some_o originiani_fw-la some_o manicheâ—_n of_o those_o some_o general_o condemn_a marriage_n some_o prohibit_v it_o only_o to_o their_o priest_n as_o namely_o the_o manichee_n and_o as_o touch_v the_o other_o i_o have_v hear_v that_o some_o write_v thus_o of_o 47._o epiphan_n heres_fw-la 47._o they_o â—actant_fw-la pudicitiam_fw-la fallaciter_fw-la omne_fw-la faâ—ientes_fw-la etc._n etc._n i._n they_o brag_v of_o continency_n do_v all_o thing_n deceitful_o for_o both_o they_o be_v find_v among_o woman_n and_o they_o every_o where_n deceive_v woman_n they_o take_v journey_n with_o woman_n they_o live_v together_o with_o they_o they_o admit_v the_o service_n of_o they_o so_o that_o they_o be_v far_o from_o the_o truth_n have_v a_o show_n of_o godliness_n but_o have_v deny_v the_o power_n thereof_o etc._n etc._n i_o have_v hear_v of_o certain_a heretic_n call_v pelagian_n which_o be_v charge_v with_o three_o opinion_n
say_v if_o your_o bishop_n deal_v not_o with_o you_o as_o i_o have_v do_v with_o my_o court_n to_o bring_v you_o to_o three_o dish_n i_o will_v he_o be_v hang_v this_o be_v the_o remedy_n that_o these_o gluttonous_a monk_n find_v at_o the_o hand_n of_o that_o prudent_a prince_n where_o the_o reader_n may_v note_v not_o only_o the_o great_a gluttony_n but_o shameless_a impudency_n of_o these_o man_n or_o monster_n in_o make_v such_o a_o lamentable_a complaint_n for_o want_v of_o three_o dish_n have_v ten_o râ—mayning_a the_o same_o cambrensis_fw-la write_v that_o in_o some_o abbey_v they_o have_v at_o every_o meal_n sixteen_o dish_n which_o slender_a diet_n barrel_n monk_n belly_n be_v bacchus_n barrel_n be_v a_o good_a mean_n to_o preserve_v their_o holy_a vow_a virginity_n hereof_o come_v the_o old_a rhyme_a verse_n o_o monachi_fw-la vestri_fw-la stomachi_fw-la sunt_fw-la amphora_fw-it bacchi_fw-la etc._n etc._n to_o come_v to_o the_o next_o i_o wish_v there_o be_v more_o pray_v and_o less_o play_v then_o there_o be_v yet_o this_o will_v i_o say_v that_o there_o be_v now_o more_o true_a pray_v according_a to_o the_o will_n of_o god_n &_o less_o play_v then_o be_v ever_o in_o popery_n dice_v and_o card_v be_v in_o some_o reform_a church_n abolish_v and_o of_o those_o that_o true_o profess_v the_o gospel_n less_o use_v than_o it_o have_v be_v of_o papist_n but_o i_o will_v not_o stand_v to_o prosecute_v the_o particularity_n that_o here_o you_o name_n ligario_fw-la cicero_n pro_fw-la ligario_fw-la i_o will_v say_v unto_o you_o as_o tully_n say_v to_o tubero_n habes_fw-la tubero_n quod_fw-la est_fw-la accusatori_fw-la maxim_n optandum_fw-la confitentem_fw-la reum_fw-la etc._n etc._n thou_o have_v o_o tubero_n that_o which_o a_o accuser_n will_v most_o wish_v for_o the_o party_n accuse_v confess_v himself_o guilty_a yet_o so_o confess_v that_o he_o be_v on_o the_o same_o side_n that_o thou_o tubero_n and_o thy_o father_n be_v so_o we_o say_v and_o confess_v that_o there_o be_v less_o devotion_n and_o more_o dissolution_n less_o religious_a fear_n and_o more_o vain_a security_n less_o zeal_n and_o mortification_n than_o there_o ought_v to_o be_v but_o i_o trust_v hereafter_o to_o show_v that_o these_o virtue_n have_v as_o much_o or_o more_o want_v &_o these_o vice_n abound_v among_o papist_n as_o they_o do_v with_o us._n now_o i_o will_v come_v to_o the_o second_o part_n of_o my_o answer_n promise_v to_o this_o article_n to_o show_v to_o what_o looseness_n &_o wickedness_n of_o life_n the_o popish_a doctrine_n do_v tend_v and_o what_o weed_n of_o wickedness_n it_o have_v bring_v forth_o first_o their_o doctrine_n of_o keep_v god_n word_n in_o a_o strange_a tongue_n and_o restrain_v god_n people_n from_o read_v and_o hear_v of_o it_o have_v be_v and_o be_v a_o great_a cause_n both_o of_o error_n in_o doctrine_n and_o wickedness_n in_o life_n our_o saviour_n christ_n say_v you_o err_v not_o know_v the_o scripture_n and_o the_o power_n of_o god_n david_n say_v that_o the_o law_n of_o god_n give_v wisdom_n to_o the_o 105._o mat._n 22_o 29._o psal_n 19_o 7_o 8._o psa_fw-la 119_o 105._o simple_a it_o lighten_v the_o eye_n it_o make_v god_n servant_n circumspect_a and_o that_o it_o be_v a_o light_n unto_o our_o foot_n and_o a_o lantern_n unto_o our_o step_n he_o show_v also_o that_o it_o be_v a_o mean_a to_o preserve_v man_n from_o sin_n for_o speak_v of_o the_o righteous_a man_n he_o say_v the_o law_n of_o his_o god_n be_v in_o his_o heart_n and_o his_o step_n shall_v not_o slide_v 11_o psa_fw-la 17_o 21_o psa_n 119._o 11_o and_o again_o i_o have_v hide_v thy_o word_n in_o my_o heart_n that_o i_o may_v not_o sin_v against_o thou_o that_o good_a father_n chrysostome_n who_o be_v a_o most_o earnest_a exhorte_a of_o all_o man_n to_o the_o read_n of_o praesatione_fw-la de_fw-fr lazaro_n &_o divite_fw-la homil._n 3_o &_o ad_fw-la râ—m_fw-la in_o praesatione_fw-la the_o scripture_n say_v magna_fw-la adversus_fw-la peccatum_fw-la munitâ—â—_fw-la scripturarum_fw-la lectio_fw-la magnum_fw-la praecipitium_fw-la profundum_fw-la barathrum_fw-la scripturarum_fw-la ignoratio_fw-la hâ—c_fw-la harese_n peperit_fw-la haec_fw-la vitam_fw-la corruptam_fw-la invexit_fw-la haec_fw-la sursum_fw-la &_o deorsum_fw-la omne_fw-la miscuit_fw-la the_o read_n of_o the_o scripture_n be_v a_o great_a safeguard_n against_o sin_n the_o ignorance_n of_o the_o scripture_n be_v a_o slippery_a mean_n to_o fall_v into_o sin_n and_o a_o deep_a gulf_n of_o sin_n this_o have_v breed_v heresy_n this_o have_v bring_v in_o corruption_n of_o life_n this_o have_v turn_v all_o thing_n upside_o down_o again_o hoc_fw-la ruâ—_a ad_fw-la coloss_n hom_n 9_o hierâ—n_n ad_fw-la ruâ—_a omnium_fw-la malorum_fw-la causa_fw-la est_fw-la quod_fw-la scripturae_fw-la ignorantur_fw-la this_o be_v the_o cause_n of_o all_o evil_n that_o man_n be_v ignorant_a of_o the_o scripture_n saint_n hierome_n who_o exhort_v lady_n to_o bring_v up_o their_o young_a daughtres_n be_v but_o seven_o year_n old_a in_o the_o read_n of_o the_o holy_a scripture_n say_v ama_n scientiam_fw-la scripturarum_fw-la &_o carnis_fw-la vitia_fw-la non_fw-la amabis_fw-la love_v the_o knowledge_n of_o the_o scripture_n and_o thou_o shall_v not_o love_v the_o vice_n of_o the_o flesh_n many_o such_o other_o say_n may_v be_v allege_v out_o of_o the_o father_n which_o plain_o show_v that_o the_o keep_n of_o the_o holy_a scripture_n in_o a_o unknown_a tongue_n and_o the_o restrain_v of_o god_n people_n from_o read_v and_o hear_v of_o they_o be_v a_o doctrine_n tend_v to_o looseness_n and_o great_a wickedness_n of_o life_n their_o doctrine_n of_o vow_v chastity_n and_o single_a life_n and_o prohibit_v matrimony_n what_o a_o occasion_n it_o have_v be_v of_o horrible_a filthiness_n and_o wickedness_n of_o life_n i_o will_v brief_o declare_v cohabitant_fw-la chrysost_n tom_fw-mi 5_o quod_fw-la regulares_fw-la faemi_fw-fr tum_fw-la viris_fw-la cohabitant_fw-la chrysostome_n of_o some_o woman_n in_o his_o time_n which_o under_o a_o profession_n of_o virginity_n live_v wicked_o say_v thus_o virginitas_fw-la ista_fw-la cum_fw-la viris_fw-la plus_fw-la ab_fw-la omnibus_fw-la arguitur_fw-la quà m_fw-la stuprum_fw-la ipsum_fw-la this_o virginity_n of_o woman_n with_o man_n be_v more_o reprove_v of_o all_o man_n than_o whoredom_n itself_o saint_n hierâ—me_n in_o his_o time_n complain_v of_o the_o like_a woman_n sanctum_fw-la virginum_fw-la propositum_fw-la etc._n etc._n the_o evil_a name_n of_o some_o which_o behave_v demetriadem_n hieron_n ad_fw-la virg_n demetriadem_n not_o themselves_o well_o do_v slander_v the_o holy_a purpose_n of_o virgin_n saluianus_n the_o bishop_n of_o massilia_n who_o live_v in_o the_o year_n of_o our_o lord_n 480._o write_v thus_o nowm_fw-la est_fw-la prorsus_fw-la religionis_fw-la genus_fw-la licita_fw-la non_fw-la faciunt_fw-la &_o illicita_fw-la committunt_fw-la tia_fw-la saluianus_n lib_n 5._o the_o providen_n tia_fw-la temperant_fw-la à _fw-la concubitu_fw-la quamuis_fw-la nec_fw-la hoc_fw-la faciunt_fw-la nisi_fw-la à _fw-la licito_fw-la &_o non_fw-la temperant_fw-la à _fw-la rapina_fw-la etc._n etc._n i._n this_o be_v a_o new_a kind_n of_o religion_n they_o do_v not_o thing_n lawful_a &_o commit_v thing_n unlawful_a they_o abstain_v from_o copulation_n although_o the_o abstâ—ine_v not_o from_o that_o neither_o but_o from_o that_o which_o be_v lawful_a and_o refrain_v not_o from_o rape_n what_o do_v thou_o o_o foolish_a persuasion_n god_n have_v forbid_v sin_n and_o not_o marriage_n your_o deed_n agree_v not_o with_o your_o study_n or_o profession_n you_o ought_v not_o to_o be_v favourer_n of_o vice_n there_o be_v extant_a a_o epistle_n of_o huldricus_n bishop_n of_o augusta_n who_o live_v about_o the_o 14_o paralip_n abba_n vsperg_n p._n 4._o 14_o year_n of_o our_o lord_n 860._o unto_o pope_n nicholas_n the_o first_o concern_v the_o forbid_v of_o priest_n marriage_n wherein_o be_v declare_v that_o gregory_n the_o pope_n have_v give_v forth_o a_o decree_n for_o the_o single_a life_n of_o priest_n upon_o the_o find_n of_o 6000._o child_n head_n in_o pond_n of_o water_n where_o they_o have_v be_v drown_v do_v revoke_v the_o same_o decree_n and_o commend_v the_o say_n of_o the_o apostle_n it_o be_v better_a to_o marry_v then_o to_o burn_v 9_o 1._o cor._n 7._o 9_o add_v thereunto_o that_o it_o be_v better_a to_o marry_v then_o to_o give_v occasion_n of_o murder_n of_o this_o epistle_n pope_n pius_n the_o second_o make_v mention_v entreat_v of_o germany_n and_o it_o be_v find_v in_o a_o library_n in_o holland_n before_o luther_n time_n bernard_n the_o abbot_n who_o live_v anno_fw-la domini_fw-la 1150._o complain_v of_o the_o wicked_a life_n of_o the_o clergy_n in_o these_o word_n episcopi_fw-la &_o romen_n bernardus_n in_o council_n romen_n sacerdotes_fw-la huius_fw-la temporis_fw-la câ—stitatis_fw-la sanctimoniam_fw-la sine_fw-la qua_fw-la nemo_fw-la videbit_fw-la deum_fw-la tam_fw-la in_o cord_n quam_fw-la in_o corporâ—_n quomodo_fw-la student_fw-la obseruare_fw-la traditi_fw-la in_o reprobum_fw-la sensum_fw-la faciunt_fw-la quae_fw-la non_fw-la conveniunt_fw-la