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siricius_n who_o live_v a_o 387._o be_v the_o first_o who_o contradict_v marriage_n of_o priest_n and_o deacon_n gratian._n do_v 82._o and_o forbid_v their_o society_n with_o their_o wife_n who_o they_o have_v marry_v and_o pope_n pelagius_n do_v ordain_v that_o deacon_n who_o have_v wife_n shall_v either_o put_v they_o away_o or_o leave_v their_o benefice_n ibid._n but_o then_o pope_n gregory_n judge_v it_o contrary_a unto_o the_o gospel_n to_o put_v away_o a_o wife_n unless_o it_o be_v for_o fornication_n and_o he_o ordain_v that_o no_o sub-deacon_n shall_v be_v admit_v unless_o he_o promise_v chastity_n and_o he_o think_v by_o this_o mean_n to_o bring_v single_a life_n upon_o the_o clergy_n see_v they_o must_v be_v deacon_n ere_o they_o be_v priest_n pol._n verg._n de_fw-fr invent_v rer_n lib._n 5._o cap._n 4._o nevertheless_o afterward_o when_o he_o find_v that_o priest_n live_v not_o continentlie_o and_o thereby_o many_o child_n be_v murder_v as_o he_o see_v 6000._o head_n of_o child_n take_v out_o of_o a_o pond_n see_v hereafter_o in_o the_o 9_o centurie_n in_o the_o epistle_n of_o huldricus_n bishop_n of_o augusta_n he_o annull_v his_o own_o act_n and_o say_v it_o be_v better_a to_o marry_v then_o to_o burn_v and_o murder_v he_o be_v credulous_a of_o purgatory_n of_o which_o it_o follow_v for_o these_o and_o other_o conceit_n gregory_n be_v call_v worse_a than_o any_o of_o his_o predecessor_n but_o for_o his_o soundness_n in_o other_o article_n and_o for_o his_o virtue_n worthy_a of_o praise_n he_o be_v commend_v above_o all_o his_o successor_n for_o he_o teach_v far_o otherwise_o than_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n do_v now_o in_o lib._n 4._o ep._n 40._o he_o persuade_v leander_n a_o physician_n to_o diligent_a doctrine_n the_o faith_n of_o gregory_n for_o matter_n of_o doctrine_n read_n of_o the_o scripture_n and_o that_o upon_o such_o reason_n that_o concern_v all_o man_n say_v the_o scripture_n be_v a_o epistle_n send_v from_o god_n to_o his_o creature_n if_o thou_o receive_v a_o letter_n from_o a_o earthly_a king_n thou_o will_v not_o rest_v nor_o sleep_n till_o thou_o understand_v it_o but_o the_o king_n of_o heaven_n and_o god_n of_o man_n and_o angel_n have_v send_v his_o letter_n unto_o thou_o for_o the_o good_a of_o thy_o soul_n and_o yet_o thou_o neglecte_v the_o read_n of_o they_o i_o pray_v thou_o therefore_o study_v they_o and_o meditate_v daily_o on_o the_o word_n of_o thy_o creator_n and_o in_o the_o preface_n on_o job_n unto_o bishop_n leander_n cap._n 4._o in_o the_o scripture_n be_v milk_n for_o babe_n and_o meat_n for_o the_o strong_a there_o be_v a_o river_n plain_a and_o deep_a wherein_o lamb_n may_v wade_v and_o elephant_n may_v swim_v he_o have_v the_o same_o again_o in_o ezek._n lib._n 1._o hom_n 9_o in_o the_o end_n of_o this_o he_o say_v whatsoever_o serve_v for_o edification_n and_o instruction_n be_v contain_v in_o the_o holy_a scripture_n in_o job_n lib._n 19_o cap._n 17._o the_o book_n of_o maccabee_n be_v not_o canonical_a scripture_n and_o he_o permit_v a_o excuse_n of_o cite_v a_o testimony_n out_o of_o they_o to_o wit_n he_o do_v not_o inordinate_o herein_o because_o they_o be_v write_v for_o edification_n albeit_o they_o be_v not_o canonical_a again_o lib._n 5._o cap._n 7._o he_o say_v our_o righteousness_n be_v find_v to_o be_v unrighteous_a when_o it_o be_v narrow_o examine_v and_o it_o stink_v in_o the_o censure_n of_o the_o judge_n which_o glister_v in_o the_o esteem_n of_o the_o worker_n and_o lib._n 18._o cap._n 25._o some_o rejoice_v in_o their_o own_o power_n and_o they_o do_v glory_n that_o they_o be_v redeem_v by_o their_o precede_a merit_n who_o assertion_n certain_o be_v contrary_a to_o itself_o for_o while_o they_o say_v they_o be_v innocent_a and_o redeem_v
the_o moon_n in_o the_o first_o month_n hence_o it_o be_v clear_a that_o then_o they_o do_v reckon_v march_n to_o be_v the_o first_o month_n after_o the_o manner_n of_o the_o jew_n which_o be_v the_o custom_n in_o scotland_n till_o the_o year_n 1603._o and_o be_v still_o the_o custom_n of_o england_n whereupon_o arise_v difference_n in_o computation_n of_o year_n 2._o no_o bishop_n shall_v meddle_v with_o the_o diocy_n of_o another_o 3._o no_o clerk_n shall_v forsake_v his_o own_o bishop_n and_o go_v into_o another_o diocy_n without_o letter_n of_o commendation_n from_o his_o own_o bishop_n 4._o provincial_n synod_n shall_v be_v observe_v at_o least_o once_o a_o year_n 5._o let_v no_o bishop_n prefer_v himself_o before_o another_o but_o by_o priority_n of_o their_o consecration_n 6._o let_v no_o man_n put_v away_o his_o wife_n except_o as_o the_o gospel_n teach_v it_o be_v for_o sornication_n and_o if_o he_o put_v she_o away_o let_v he_o remain_v unmarried_a beda_n hist_o angl._n lib._n 4._o cap._n 5._o 9_o in_o the_o year_n 682._o be_v the_o general_a council_n of_o 150._o bishop_n or_o as_o some_o constantinople_n the_o vi_o general_a council_n at_o constantinople_n write_v 171._o at_o constantinople_n against_o the_o heresy_n of_o the_o monothelite_n of_o this_o council_n somewhat_o be_v speak_v before_o here_o the_o emperor_n constantine_n be_v present_a and_o precedent_n propound_v question_v command_a silence_n upon_o occasion_n rule_v and_o dismiss_v in_o every_o session_n or_o in_o his_o absence_n a_o nobleman_n who_o he_o ordain_v the_o nobleman_n sit_v on_o his_o right_a hand_n and_o on_o his_o left_a be_v the_o legate_n of_o pope_n agatho_n george_n bishop_n of_o constantinople_n macarius_n bishop_n of_o antiochia_n some_o presbyter_n for_o the_o bishop_n of_o alexandria_n and_o jerusalem_n for_o then_o these_o two_o city_n be_v under_o the_o saracen_n and_o the_o other_o bishop_n there_o they_o be_v accurse_v who_o hold_v that_o there_o be_v but_o 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be_v call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d because_o it_o be_v neither_o five_o nor_o six_o yet_o they_o set_v in_o form_n the_o constitution_n of_o both_o bellarm._n de_fw-fr conc_fw-fr lib._n 1._o cap._n 7._o in_o gratian._n decr_n do_v cap._n 16._o habeo_fw-la librum_fw-la peter_n bishop_n of_o nicomedia_n testify_v that_o they_o make_v 102._o canon_n which_o be_v not_o extant_a but_o some_o be_v preserve_v mart._n kemnitius_n in_o examine_v conc._n triden_n pag._n 3._o cit_v from_o nilus_n bishop_n of_o thessalonica_n and_o the_o greek_a nomocanon_n the_o thirteen_o canon_n in_o these_o word_n because_o we_o understand_v that_o it_o be_v deliver_v in_o the_o roman_a church_n as_o a_o canon_n that_o they_o who_o be_v think_v worthy_a of_o the_o order_n of_o a_o deacon_n or_o presbyter_n shall_v profess_v that_o they_o shall_v not_o bed_v with_o their_o own_o wife_n thereafter_o we_o follow_v the_o ancient_a canon_n of_o apostolical_a genuine_a and_o orderly_a constitution_n ordain_v 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