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to_o who_o god_n have_v give_v the_o gift_n of_o absolute_a continence_n we_o think_v they_o happy_a we_o admire_v the_o gravity_n and_o stayedness_n of_o those_o that_o content_n themselves_o with_o a_o single_a marriage_n but_o yet_o say_v withal_o that_o compassion_n ought_v to_o be_v have_v of_o other_o and_o that_o we_o shall_v bear_v one_o another_o burden_n lest_o he_o who_o seem_v to_o stand_v fair_a do_v fall_v himself_o and_o as_o for_o second_o marriage_n that_o of_o the_o apostle_n be_v to_o take_v place_n if_o they_o can_v contain_v they_o shall_v marry_v for_o it_o be_v better_a to_o marry_v than_o to_o burn_v however_o it_o be_v certain_a the_o father_n of_o old_a general_o do_v what_o they_o can_v to_o discourage_v second_o marriage_n neocaesar_n the_o ancient_a canon_n as_o zonaras_n tell_v we_o suspend_v such_o person_n from_o the_o communion_n for_o a_o whole_a year_n and_o the_o council_n of_o laodicea_n though_o it_o determine_v not_o the_o time_n 1._o yet_o it_o 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church_n wherein_o there_o be_v frequent_a mention_n of_o they_o be_v call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d such_o as_o be_v bring_v in_o take_v into_o the_o house_n as_o domestic_a assistant_n to_o ecclesiastic_a person_n but_o this_o prove_a matter_n of_o scandal_n and_o inconvenience_n be_v not_o only_o cry_v out_o against_o by_o private_a father_n but_o by_o public_a synod_n the_o council_n of_o antioch_n hold_v in_o the_o reign_n of_o aurelian_a the_o emperor_n euseb_n anno_fw-la two_o hundred_o seventy_o and_o two_o 281._o in_o a_o synodical_a epistle_n wherein_o they_o censure_v the_o doctrine_n and_o practice_n of_o paulus_n samosatenus_fw-la condemn_v this_o among_o the_o rest_n that_o he_o and_o his_o presbyter_n and_o deacon_n keep_v these_o introduce_v woman_n whereby_o horrible_a inconvenience_n do_v arise_v for_o beside_o the_o snare_n and_o temptation_n of_o it_o although_o they_o shall_v keep_v themselves_o innocent_a yet_o they_o can_v not_o avoid_v the_o suspicion_n and_o scandal_n that_o will_v arise_v and_o the_o danger_n of_o draw_v in_o other_o by_o their_o bad_a example_n paregor_n for_o which_o reason_n s._n basil_n write_v to_o a_o old_a presbyter_n in_o his_o diocese_n to_o abstain_v from_o the_o company_n of_o a_o woman_n with_o who_o he_o be_v wont_a to_o cohabit_v presbyt_fw-la not_o so_o much_o to_o avoid_v temptation_n to_o incontinence_n the_o man_n be_v then_o seventy_o year_n of_o age_n as_o that_o he_o may_v not_o lay_v a_o stumble_a stone_n 216._o and_o occasion_n of_o offence_n in_o his_o brother_n way_n the_o same_o be_v universal_o forbid_v by_o the_o great_a council_n of_o nice_a zonar_n and_o no_o man_n within_o the_o clergy_n allow_v to_o have_v any_o woman_n near_o he_o unless_o his_o mother_n his_o sister_n or_o his_o aunt_n or_o such_o only_a of_o who_o there_o can_v be_v no_o suspicion_n as_o we_o find_v it_o in_o the_o three_o canon_n of_o that_o council_n in_o the_o ancient_a version_n whereof_o these_o mulieres_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v style_v extraneae_fw-la stranger_n by_o which_o name_n they_o be_v also_o call_v in_o a_o law_n of_o the_o emperor_n honorius_n 44._o prohibit_v any_o clergyman_n whatsoever_o to_o keep_v company_n with_o these_o strange-woman_n limit_v their_o converse_n and_o cohabitation_n within_o the_o very_a same_o relation_n to_o which_o they_o be_v restrain_v by_o the_o nicene_n canon_n which_o it_o be_v not_o to_o be_v doubt_v that_o emperor_n have_v in_o his_o eye_n when_o he_o make_v that_o constitution_n synop_n and_o because_o bishop_n be_v the_o high_a order_n in_o the_o church_n 3._o therefore_o that_o their_o honour_n may_v be_v especial_o secure_v 29._o care_n be_v take_v that_o no_o bishop_n under_o penalty_n of_o be_v depose_v shall_v entertain_v or_o cohabit_v with_o any_o woman_n whatsoever_o either_o relation_n or_o stranger_n that_o so_o all_o pretence_n either_o of_o temptation_n or_o scandal_n may_v be_v cut_v off_o for_o the_o
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