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jovin_n hier._n l._n 1._o in_o jovin_n say_v vnius_fw-la uxoris_fw-la virunt_fw-la qui_fw-la unam_fw-la vxorem_fw-la habuerit_fw-la non_fw-la habeat_fw-la the_o husband_n of_o one_o wife_n who_o have_v have_v one_o wife_n not_o he_o that_o have_v she_o that_o be_v none_o be_v to_o be_v make_v bishop_n who_o have_v be_v twice_o marry_v or_o who_o yet_o use_v his_o wife_n in_o matrimony_n but_o he_o who_o have_v be_v once_o marry_v purpose_v to_o live_v in_o perpetual_a continency_n episcopi_fw-la say_v he_o presbyteri_fw-la diaconi_fw-la aut_fw-la virgin_n eliguntur_fw-la aut_fw-la vidui_fw-la aut_fw-la certè_fw-la post_fw-la sacerdotium_fw-la fine_a apologia_fw-la ad_fw-la pammach_n in_o fine_a in_o eternum_fw-la pudiâ—i_fw-la bishop_n priest_n deacon_n be_v either_o choose_v virgin_n or_o widower_n or_o certes_o after_o their_o priesthood_n such_o as_o for_o ever_o be_v continent_n so_o he_o 32._o again_o he_o say_v non_fw-la enim_fw-la dicit_fw-la eligatur_fw-la episcopus_fw-la 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 and_o against_o vigilantius_n as_o though_o he_o have_v see_v as_o it_o be_v in_o that_o root_n the_o progeny_n of_o our_o marry_a bishop_n in_o england_n and_o order_v of_o minister_n who_o shall_v charge_v all_o the_o parish_n church_n with_o their_o plentiful_a offspring_n he_o cry_v out_o prohnefas_fw-la episcopos_fw-la svi_fw-la sceleris_fw-la dicitur_fw-la habere_fw-la consortes_fw-la etc._n etc._n o_o villainy_n vigilantius_n be_v say_v to_o have_v bishop_n partaker_n of_o his_o wickedness_n if_o they_o be_v to_o be_v name_v bishop_n who_o order_n not_o their_o deacon_n till_o they_o have_v marry_v wife_n mistrust_v the_o chastity_n of_o single_a man_n or_o rather_o show_v of_o hall_n note_v this_o m._n hall_n what_o holiness_n they_o be_v themselves_o who_o suspect_v ill_o of_o all_o and_o minister_v not_o the_o sacrament_n of_o christ_n till_o they_o see_v the_o wife_n of_o clergy_n man_n great_a with_o child_n and_o young_a babe_n cry_v in_o their_o arm_n so_o he_o speak_v 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 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take_v another_o wife_n after_o as_o carterius_n who_o he_o defend_v do_v he_o may_v notwithstanding_o his_o wife_n marry_v after_o baptism_n be_v also_o dead_a be_v make_v priest_n restrain_v bigamy_n to_o the_o second_o marriage_n ultimo_fw-la ambros_n l._n 3._o ep_v 25._o edit_n vaticanae_n ad_fw-la ecclesiam_fw-la vercellensem_fw-la idem_fw-la habetur_fw-la l._n 1._o officiorunâ—_n ultimo_fw-la of_o the_o faithful_a only_o s._n ambrose_n hereunto_o repli_v quisine_fw-la crimine_fw-la est_fw-la unius_fw-la uxoris_fw-la vir_fw-la teneatur_fw-la ad_fw-la legem_fw-la sacerdotij_fw-la suscipiendi_fw-la etc._n etc._n let_v he_o be_v prefer_v to_o priesthood_n who_o be_v without_o fault_n the_o husband_n of_o one_o wife_n he_o that_o have_v marry_v the_o second_o time_n have_v no_o fault_n by_o which_o he_o be_v defile_v but_o he_o be_v exclude_v from_o the_o prerogative_n of_o a_o priest_n so_o he_o and_o add_v the_o father_n in_o the_o nicen_n council_n to_o have_v decree_v none_o to_o 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inter_fw-la populum_fw-la &_o sacerdotem_fw-la man_n the_o life_n of_o priest_n ought_v to_o be_v more_o pure_a than_o the_o life_n of_o secular_a man_n si_fw-la ijsdem_fw-la adstringerentur_fw-la legibus_fw-la what_o difference_n shall_v there_o be_v between_o priest_n &_o people_n if_o they_o shall_v follow_v the_o same_o law_n if_o both_o shall_v marry_v and_o both_o live_v a_o like_a true_o none_o at_o all_o and_o yet_o as_o this_o father_n say_v debet_fw-la praeponderare_fw-la vita_fw-la sacerdotis_fw-la sicut_fw-la praeponderat_fw-la gratia_fw-la the_o life_n of_o the_o priest_n ought_v to_o be_v more_o eminent_a as_o his_o call_n be_v more_o high_a and_o m._n hall_n as_o though_o he_o acknowledge_v no_o purity_n out_o of_o wedlock_n or_o as_o though_o all_o that_o prefer_v continency_n be_v impure_a add_v after_o this_o testimony_n of_o the_o apostle_n that_o one_o ibidem_fw-la ibidem_fw-la word_n alone_o shall_v confirm_v i_o against_o all_o impure_a mouth_n but_o if_o s._n ambrose_n have_v be_v his_o bishop_n he_o will_v have_v teach_v he_o better_a to_o have_v understand_v the_o apostle_n and_o to_o have_v
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marriage_n so_o socrates_n and_o we_o see_v that_o beside_o the_o aspersion_n and_o touch_n of_o falsehood_n without_o which_o this_o man_n deliver_v nothing_o that_o the_o authority_n cite_v reach_v not_o half_a way_n home_n for_o proof_n of_o that_o wherefore_o it_o be_v bring_v although_o all_o be_v grant_v which_o this_o author_n report_v 18._o yea_o further_o this_o testimony_n due_o weigh_v make_v more_o for_o we_o then_o our_o adversary_n for_o if_o we_o make_v this_o first_o proposition_n out_o of_o socrates_n no_o clergy_n man_n after_o his_o order_n take_v can_v marry_v and_o then_o out_o of_o s._n hierome_n and_o s._n epiphanius_n add_v this_o other_o but_o in_o the_o church_n of_o greece_n egypt_n and_o rome_n all_o bishop_n priest_n deacon_n be_v choose_v virgin_n or_o widower_n or_o after_o their_o priesthood_n for_o ever_o continent_n the_o conclusion_n will_v follow_v that_o for_o the_o most_o part_n as_o i_o say_v even_o according_a to_o the_o ancient_a tradition_n 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