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bishop_n presbyter_n deacon_n shall_v forsake_v his_o wife_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o pretence_n of_o religion_n upon_o pain_n of_o deposition_n it_o will_v move_v laughter_n to_o see_v how_o the_o jesuit_n gnaw_v upon_o this_o bone_n &_o suck_v in_o nothing_o but_o the_o blood_n of_o their_o own_o jaw_n while_o the_o sixth_o general_n council_n aver_n and_o proclaim_v this_o sense_n true_o apostolical_a in_o spite_n of_o all_o contradiction_n hitherto_o m_n hall_n in_o which_o word_n if_o you_o mark_v they_o well_o counterfeit_a m._n hall_n urge_v the_o apostle_n canon_n for_o proof_n &_o yet_o will_v have_v they_o to_o be_v counterfeit_a one_o part_n do_v overthrow_v the_o other_o for_o he_o say_v of_o the_o canon_n that_o the_o romish_a church_n father_n they_o upon_o the_o apostle_n &_o that_o the_o jesuit_n sweat_v to_o defend_v it_o which_o be_v as_o much_o as_o if_o he_o have_v say_v that_o they_o be_v not_o indeed_o they_o and_o by_o protestant_n they_o be_v disavow_v 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qui_fw-la unam_fw-la ducat_n vxorem_fw-la sed_fw-la qui_fw-la unam_fw-la habuerit_fw-la vxorem_fw-la s._n paul_n say_v not_o let_v a_o bishop_n be_v choose_v who_o may_v marry_v one_o wife_n but_o who_o have_v have_v one_o wife_n and_o this_o for_o the_o cleanes_n require_v in_o the_o episcopal_a and_o priestly_a function_n as_o else_o where_o he_o declare_v say_v si_fw-mi indignè_fw-la accipiunt_fw-la mariti_fw-la non_fw-la mihi_fw-la irascantur_fw-la sed_fw-la scripture_n sanctis_fw-la etc._n etc._n pammach_n apol._n ad_fw-la pammach_n if_o marry_a folk_n take_v it_o ill_n that_o i_o prefer_v virgin_n so_o much_o before_o they_o let_v they_o not_o be_v angry_a with_o i_o but_o with_o the_o holy_a scripture_n yea_o with_o the_o bishop_n priest_n and_o deacon_n with_o all_o the_o priestly_a and_o leviticall_a quire_n who_o know_v that_o they_o can_v offer_v up_o sacrifice_n if_o they_o attend_v to_o the_o duty_n of_o marriage_n so_o s._n hierome_n vigilant_a hieron_n in_o vigilant_a 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in_o the_o person_n of_o vigilantius_n to_o all_o our_o english_a clergy_n who_o suspect_v that_o none_o can_v live_v chaste_a and_o therefore_o will_v have_v all_o to_o marry_v to_o avoid_v forsooth_o this_o idle_a impossibility_n 33._o with_o s._n hierome_n agree_v in_o this_o exposition_n s._n augustine_n and_o s._n epiphanius_n and_o assign_v also_o the_o same_o reason_n to_o wit_n the_o purity_n require_v 18._o de_fw-fr boro_fw-la coniugali_fw-la cap._n 18._o in_o priest_n &_o clergy_n man_n non_fw-la absurdè_fw-la est_fw-la say_v s._n augustine_n eum_fw-la qui_fw-la excessit_fw-la uxorum_fw-la numerum_fw-la singularem_fw-la etc._n etc._n not_o without_o cause_n have_v it_o be_v esteem_v that_o he_o who_o have_v exceed_v the_o singular_a number_n of_o wife_n shall_v not_o thereby_o be_v think_v to_o have_v commit_v any_o sin_n but_o to_o have_v lose_v a_o certain_a decency_n require_v to_o the_o sacrament_n not_o necessary_a to_o the_o merit_n of_o good_a life_n but_o to_o the_o marry_v epiphan_n haeres_fw-la 59_o it_o be_v against_o the_o ancient_a canon_n that_o priest_n shall_v marry_v seal_n of_o ecclesiastical_a ordination_n so_o he_o with_o more_o to_o the_o same_o effect_n and_o s._n epiphanius_n non_fw-la suscipit_fw-la sancta_fw-la dei_fw-la praedicatio_fw-la post_fw-la christi_fw-la adventum_fw-la eos_fw-la etc._n etc._n the_o holy_a doctrine_n of_o god_n after_o the_o come_n of_o christ_n admit_v not_o those_o who_o after_o one_o marriage_n &_o death_n of_o their_o wife_n do_v marry_v again_o and_o that_o for_o the_o excellent_a honour_n and_o dignity_n of_o priesthood_n and_o this_o the_o holy_a church_n of_o god_n receave_v with_o all_o sincerity_n yea_o she_o do_v not_o receive_v the_o once_o marry_a person_n that_o yet_o use_v his_o wife_n and_o beget_v child_n but_o only_o such_o a_o one_o she_o take_v to_o be_v a_o deacon_n priest_n bishop_n or_o subdeacon_n as_o abstayn_v from_o his_o wife_n or_o be_v a_o widower_n special_o where_o the_o 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