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abstinence_n from_o some_o meat_n for_o the_o chastisement_n of_o the_o body_n not_o for_o any_o uncleaness_n in_o the_o food_n and_o not_o forbid_v marriage_n to_o any_o single_a person_n absolute_o but_o only_o upon_o his_o voluntary_a undertake_v such_o a_o employment_n with_o which_o they_o imagine_v a_o marry_a condition_n not_o so_o well_o to_o suit_n in_o which_o case_n if_o necessary_a abstinence_n from_o marriage_n be_v a_o fault_n the_o apostle_n himself_o may_v seem_v to_o comply_v with_o it_o in_o those_o expression_n of_o his_o 1_o tim._n 5.11.12_o 2ly_n because_o experience_n have_v manifest_v the_o apostle_n prophecy_n to_o have_v be_v most_o eminent_o fulfil_v in_o other_o person_n of_o these_o latter_a time_n who_o these_o father_n even_o in_o these_o point_v most_o vehement_o resist_v affirm_v downright_o all_o marriage_n especial_o with_o reference_n to_o procreation_n of_o child_n therefore_o the_o marry_a be_v advise_v by_o they_o in_o such_o manner_n to_o use_v their_o wife_n as_o to_o avoid_v this_o see_v s._n aust_n de_fw-fr moribus_fw-la manich._n 18._o c._n to_o be_v unlawful_a and_o the_o work_n or_o design_n of_o the_o devil_n as_o likewise_o flesh-diet_n to_o be_v unclean_a and_o defile_v animata_fw-la abominantes_fw-la interdicunt_fw-la say_v epiphanius_n haer_fw-mi 47._o non_o continentioe_v gratia_fw-la neque_fw-la honestoe_fw-mi aquavitae_fw-la sed_fw-la ob_fw-la timorem_fw-la &_o imagination_n ut_fw-la non_fw-la contaminentur_fw-la ab_fw-la animatorum_fw-la esu_fw-la vino_fw-la vero_fw-la omnino_fw-la non_fw-la utuntur_fw-la diabolicum_fw-la esse_fw-la dicentes_fw-la and_o s._n austin_n contra_fw-la faust_n 30._o l._n 5._o c._n ipsam_fw-la creaturam_fw-la immundam_fw-la dicitis_fw-la quod_fw-la carnes_z diabolus_fw-la operetur_fw-la faeoulentioâ—e_fw-la materia_fw-la mali_fw-la and_o de_fw-la haeres_fw-la 46._o c._n non_fw-la vescuntur_fw-la carnibus_fw-la tanquam_fw-la de_fw-la mortuis_fw-la vel_fw-la occisis_fw-la fugerit_fw-la divina_fw-la substantia_fw-la vinum_fw-la non_fw-la bibunt_fw-la dicentes_fw-la fall_v esse_fw-la principum_fw-la tenebrarum_fw-la such_o be_v some_o of_o the_o gnostic_n encratites_n montanist_n marcionites_n and_o in_o the_o last_o place_n the_o manichee_n be_v as_o it_o be_v the_o last_o extract_n and_o quintessence_n of_o all_o those_o former_a gross_a error_n not_o a_o little_a potent_a even_o in_o s._n augustine_n time_n who_o not_o hold_v all_o thing_n to_o have_v be_v create_v by_o the_o same_o good_a god_n but_o this_o low_a world_n by_o a_o evil_a principle_n or_o by_o the_o prince_n of_o darkness_n as_o they_o call_v he_o affirm_v in_o the_o beget_n of_o a_o man_n that_o the_o soul_n which_o they_o account_v to_o be_v a_o part_n of_o the_o substance_n of_o god_n himself_o become_v fetter_v and_o imprison_v in_o the_o wall_n or_o handiwork_n of_o the_o devil_n i.e._n the_o body_n from_o which_o it_o be_v again_o release_v only_o by_o death_n therefore_o be_v marriage_n 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the_o same_o thing_n be_v now_o by_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n see_v concern_v this_o the_o contest_v between_o faustus_n the_o manichee_n and_o s._n austin_n cont_n faust_n manich._n 30._o l._n
deficiency_n otherwise_o be_v allay_v be_v by_o reason_n of_o our_o ordinary_a weakness_n not_o of_o our_o absolute_a necessity_n to_o who_o he_o in_o some_o time_n indulge_v a_o facile_a change_v also_o of_o those_o to_o who_o man_n be_v join_v but_o it_o likewise_o not_o for_o their_o necessity_n but_o for_o the_o hardness_n of_o their_o heart_n matt._n 19.8_o whereas_o now_o it_o be_v a_o fruit_n of_o the_o evangelical_n perfection_n that_o husband_n by_o mutual_a consent_n do_v separate_v from_o their_o wife_n without_o take_v other_o for_o the_o kingdom_n of_o god_n lu._n 18.29_o compare_v 28._o always_o secure_a of_o the_o gift_n of_o continency_n from_o god_n if_o resolute_a in_o their_o endeavour_n of_o preserve_v it_o else_o this_o will_v be_v a_o act_n most_o unlawful_a which_o our_o saviour_n make_v so_o heroical_a and_o promise_v to_o it_o so_o great_a a_o reward_n it_o seem_v therefore_o that_o god_n this_o gift_n be_v so_o advantageous_a to_o his_o service_n §_o 13_o see_v parag_n 1._o and_o so_o common_a see_v par_fw-fr 7._o not_o deny_v upon_o repentance_n and_o prayer_n &c_n &c_n to_o many_o grievous_a sinner_n after_o long_o contrary_a habit_n without_o their_o use_v the_o remedy_n of_o marriage_n that_o god_n i_o say_v deny_v not_o this_o power_n to_o any_o at_o all_o who_o first_o have_v power_n over_o their_o own_o will_n decree_n and_o stand_v steadfast_a in_o their_o heart_n 1_o cor._n 7.37_o resolute_o undertake_v and_o offer_v this_o their_o singleness_n to_o god_n for_o such_o a_o end_n as_o be_v so_o much_o approve_v by_o he_o and_o then_o practice_v also_o the_o mean_n conduce_v to_o it_o which_o be_v observe_v as_o abstinency_n for_o example_n natural_o to_o cure_v the_o burn_n of_o lust_n even_o in_o brute_n beast_n §_o 14_o which_o thing_n to_o confirm_v yet_o further_o both_o from_o the_o scripture_n and_o from_o the_o primitive_a time_n of_o the_o church_n first_o have_v god_n deny_v this_o gift_n to_o any_o 1._o it_o seem_v that_o st._n paul_n can_v not_o just_o have_v blame_v the_o widow_n when_o some_o of_o they_o young_a for_o remarry_v who_o marriage_n he_o say_v be_v out_o of_o wantonness_n and_o that_o they_o have_v damnation_n for_o have_v cast_v off_o their_o first_o faith_n and_o promise_n i._n e._n of_o live_v single_a and_o attend_v whole_o to_o those_o charitable_a duty_n &c._n &c._n which_o they_o have_v make_v to_o christ_n and_o the_o church_n but_o if_o god_n have_v not_o give_v they_o the_o power_n of_o observe_v their_o vow_n the_o apostle_n shall_v have_v allow_v their_o remarry_v and_o blame_v their_o vow_v who_o order_v also_o for_o the_o future_a that_o such_o young_a woman_n shall_v no_o more_o be_v admit_v to_o such_o vow_n or_o duty_n for_o public_a service_n of_o the_o church_n not_o because_o they_o can_v not_o but_o ordinary_o will_v not_o abstain_v §_o 15_o 2._o neither_o will_v our_o saviour_n have_v recommend_v the_o like_a resolution_n and_o attempt_n in_o those_o who_o he_o say_v make_v themselves_o eunuch_n for_o the_o kingdom_n of_o heaven_n matt._n 19.12_o if_o he_o will_v not_o also_o be_v assistant_n to_o they_o with_o his_o grace_n as_o he_o approve_v their_o purpose_n and_o design_n to_o which_o also_o they_o be_v allure_v by_o his_o encomium_n of_o that_o happy_a condition_n nor_o will_v he_o have_v and_o that_o in_o the_o general_a commend_v those_o who_o leave_v the_o pleasure_n of_o marriage_n for_o the_o kingdom_n of_o god_n sake_n that_o be_v for_o the_o better_a serve_v god_n in_o any_o way_n see_v 1_o cor._n 7.34_o 35._o or_o those_o who_o have_v forsake_v their_o wife_n i._n e._n by_o mutual_a consent_n 1_o cor._n 7.4_o 5._o see_v lu._n 18.29_o compare_v with_o matt._n 19.29_o there_o be_v none_o that_o have_v leave_v or_o every_o one_o that_o have_v forsake_v wife_n etc._n etc._n who_o shall_v not_o receive_v etc._n etc._n forsake_a i._n e._n as_o the_o apostle_n do_v in_o local_a separation_n from_o they_o see_v matt._n 19.27_o unless_o continency_n be_v a_o gift_n which_o all_o pious_a purpose_n use_v the_o mean_n for_o conserve_n it_o and_o intend_v god_n glory_n in_o it_o may_v presume_v upon_o though_o where_o we_o do_v not_o subdue_v our_o lust_n s._n paul_n as_o much_o prohibit_v any_o long_a separation_n as_o our_o saviour_n here_o encourage_v it_o see_v 1_o cor._n 7.5_o §_o 16_o 3_o neither_o will_v s._n paul_n have_v approve_v the_o same_o resolution_n in_o those_o who_o can_v master_v so_o far_o their_o own_o will_n 1_o cor._n 7.37_o who_o doubtless_o what_o he_o praise_v in_o the_o father_n who_o yet_o may_v be_v necessitate_v to_o go_v against_o his_o will_n by_o the_o virgin_n incontinacibility_n he_o will_v much_o more_o have_v approve_v in_o the_o virgin_n neither_o be_v that_o need_n ver_fw-la 36._o necessity_n absolute_a as_o appear_v by_o what_o follow_v do_v what_o he_o will_v the_o other_o do_v better_a §_o 17_o 4._o the_o prohibition_n likewise_o in_o the_o primitive_a time_n though_o not_o in_o all_o church_n that_o no_o marry_a person_n may_v be_v admit_v to_o sacred_a order_n or_o that_o every_o one_o upon_o these_o receive_v must_v separate_v from_o his_o wife_n yet_o that_o none_o single_a when_o enter_v into_o holy_a order_n i_o mean_v of_o priesthood_n may_v afterward_o marry_v show_v the_o persuasion_n of_o antiquity_n to_o be_v either_o that_o continency_n be_v deny_v to_o none_o use_v the_o mean_n or_o else_o that_o it_o be_v a_o special_a gift_n only_o to_o some_o every_o one_o before_o take_v order_n or_o make_v a_o vow_n may_v certain_o know_v not_o only_o whether_o he_o have_v the_o gift_n for_o the_o present_a but_o whether_o he_o may_v also_o persevere_v therein_o to_o his_o death_n forasmuch_o as_o concern_v god_n the_o donor_n thereof_o but_o here_o it_o be_v unintelligible_a how_o such_o assurance_n can_v arise_v only_o to_o some_o particular_a person_n nor_o can_v any_o direct_v how_o such_o a_o special_a gift_n not_o only_o for_o the_o present_a 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habere_fw-la vxores_fw-la nâ—â—_n posse_fw-la se_fw-la continere_fw-la where_o posse_fw-mi be_v take_v as_o expound_v §_o 24._o hi_o postea_fw-la si_fw-la ad_fw-la nuptias_fw-la venerint_fw-la maneant_fw-la in_o ministerio_fw-la propterea_fw-la quod_fw-la his_fw-la episcopus_fw-la licentiam_fw-la dederit_fw-la quicunque_fw-la sane_fw-la tacuerunt_fw-la &_o susceperunt_fw-la manus_fw-la impositionem_fw-la professi_fw-la continentiam_fw-la si_fw-la postea_fw-la ad_fw-la nuptias_fw-la venerint_fw-la a_o ministerio_fw-la cessare_fw-la debebunt_fw-la but_o note_n that_o si_fw-la protestati_fw-la sunt_fw-la be_v here_o say_v of_o deacon_n only_o conc._n naeocaesar_n before_o nice_a câ—n_n 1._o presbyter_n si_fw-fr vxorem_fw-la duxerit_fw-la ab_fw-la ordine_fw-la svo_fw-la illum_fw-la deponi_fw-la debere_fw-la conc._n nicaenum_n can_v 3._o omnibus_fw-la modis_fw-la interdixit_fw-la sancta_fw-la synodus_fw-la neque_fw-la episcopo_fw-la neque_fw-la presbytero_fw-la etc._n etc._n omnino_fw-la licere_fw-la habere_fw-la secum_fw-la mulierem_fw-la extraneam_fw-la nisi_fw-la forte_fw-fr sit_fw-la mater_fw-la aut_fw-la soror_fw-la aut_fw-la
avia_fw-la aut_fw-la amita_fw-la vel_fw-la matertera_fw-la in_o his_o namque_fw-la solis_fw-la personis_fw-la &_o harum_fw-la similibus_fw-la omnis_fw-la quae_fw-la ex_fw-la mulieribus_fw-la est_fw-la suspicio_fw-la declinatur_fw-la whereas_o may_v they_o have_v entertain_v a_o wife_n neither_o will_v there_o have_v be_v cause_n of_o such_o suspicion_n nor_o will_v it_o have_v be_v reasonable_a nor_o safe_a to_o deprive_v their_o wife_n of_o all_o women-attendance_n or_o society_n as_o for_o the_o story_n of_o paphnutius_fw-la in_o this_o council_n which_o make_v so_o great_a a_o noise_n among_o we_o so_o that_o this_o instance_n stand_v for_o a_o bulwark_n against_o all_o the_o other_o evidence_n in_o this_o point_n of_o antiquity_n see_v calvin_n institut_fw-la 4._o l._n 12._o c._n 26._o and_o general_o all_o our_o writer_n this_o be_v the_o all_o of_o it_o that_o motion_n be_v make_v by_o some_o in_o the_o council_n that_o the_o marry_a presbytery_n i._n e._n such_o as_o be_v marry_v before_o make_v presbyter_n shall_v after_o their_o ordination_n be_v separate_v from_o their_o wife_n which_v separation_n the_o greek_a church_n allow_v not_o to_o this_o day_n and_o of_o which_o the_o 6_o of_o those_o call_v canon_n apostolical_a say_v thus_o notwithstanding_o that_o the_o same_o canon_n prohibit_v marriage_n after_o ordination_n except_o to_o lectores_fw-la &_o cantores_fw-la episcopus_fw-la aut_fw-la presbyter_n vxorem_fw-la propriam_fw-la nequaquam_fw-la sub_fw-la obtentu_fw-la religionis_fw-la abjiciant_fw-la some_o conceive_v this_o to_o be_v mean_v *_o without_o her_o consent_n other_o *_o not_o for_o cohabitation_n but_o for_o maintenance_n only_o si_fw-la vero_fw-la rejecerit_fw-la excommunicetur_fw-la and_o council_n gangrense_n because_o some_o hold_v it_o unlawful_a to_o receive_v the_o communion_n from_o a_o presbyter_n former_o marry_v be_v necessitate_v to_o make_v this_o canon_n 4._o quicunque_fw-la discernit_fw-la a_o presbytero_fw-la qui_fw-la vxorem_fw-la habuit_fw-la here_o it_o be_v habuit_fw-la not_o habet_fw-la quod_fw-la non_fw-la oporteat_fw-la eo_fw-la ministrante_fw-la de_fw-la oblatione_fw-la percipere_fw-la anathema_n sit_v that_o such_o a_o motion_n be_v make_v i_o say_v paphnutius_fw-la a_o reverend_a bishop_n and_o a_o confessor_n though_o never_o marry_v withstand_v it_o say_v grave_a jugum_fw-la etc._n etc._n neque_fw-la a_o singulorum_fw-la uxoribus_fw-la fortasse_fw-la eam_fw-la castimoniae_fw-la normam_fw-la posse_fw-la seruari_fw-la but_o now_o mark_v what_o follow_v illud_fw-la satis_fw-la esse_fw-la ut_fw-la qui_fw-la in_o clerum_fw-la ante_fw-la ascripti_fw-la erant_fw-la quam_fw-la duxissent_fw-la vxores_fw-la hi_o secundum_fw-la veterem_fw-la ecclesiae_fw-la traditionem_fw-la deinceps_fw-la a_o nuptiis_fw-la se_fw-la abstinerent_fw-la non_fw-la tamen_fw-la quenquam_fw-la ab_fw-la illa_fw-la quam_fw-la jampridem_fw-la cum_fw-la laicus_fw-la erat_fw-la vxorem_fw-la duxisset_fw-la sejungi_fw-la debere_fw-la the_o story_n be_v in_o socrates_n eccl._n histor._n 1._o l._n 8._o c._n and_o in_o other_o from_o he_o sozomen_n 1._o l._n 22._o c._n judge_v now_o what_o cause_n there_o be_v to_o urge_v paphnutius_fw-la for_o the_o marry_n of_o the_o clergy_n after_o h._n order_n receive_v by_o they_o when_o as_o single_a i_o go_v on_o conc._n romanum_n under_o silvester_n in_o the_o time_n also_o of_o constantine_n the_o great_a can._n 7._o nullum_fw-la autem_fw-la subdiaconorum_fw-la ad_fw-la nuptias_fw-la transire_fw-la praecipimus_fw-la ne_fw-la aliquam_fw-la praevaricationem_fw-la sumpserit_fw-la elibertin_n council_n about_o the_o same_o time_n in_o spain_n can._n 33._o placuit_fw-la in_o totum_fw-la prohibere_fw-la episcopis_fw-la presbyteris_fw-la diaconis_fw-la ac_fw-la subdiaconis_fw-la positis_fw-la in_o ministerio_fw-la abstinere_fw-la se_fw-la a_o conjugibus_fw-la suis_fw-la &_o non_fw-la generare_fw-la silios_fw-la quod_fw-la quicunque_fw-la fecerit_fw-la ab_fw-la honore_fw-la clericatus_fw-la exterminetur_fw-la which_o canon_n plain_o show_v that_o at_o that_o time_n in_o the_o western_a though_o not_o in_o the_o eastern_a church_n not_o only_a marriage_n after_o holy_a order_n be_v forbear_v but_o abstinence_n from_o their_o wife_n by_o those_o who_o be_v marry_v before_o be_v common_o practise_v since_o he_o who_o shall_v do_v the_o contrary_a be_v so_o high_o punish_v conc._n arelatense_n secundum_fw-la under_o the_o same_o silvester_n can._n 2._o assumi_fw-la aliquem_fw-la in_o sacerdotium_fw-la in_o vinculo_fw-la conjugii_fw-la constitutum_fw-la nisi_fw-la fuerit_fw-la praemissa_fw-la conuersio_fw-la non_fw-la oportet_fw-la two_o council_n in_o which_o s._n austin_n be_v present_a *_o 1._o conc._n carthag_n 2._o can._n 2._o placuit_fw-la &_o condecet_fw-la sacrosanctos_a antistites_fw-la &_o dei_fw-la sacerdotes_fw-la necnon_fw-la &_o levitas_n i_o e._n deacon_n &c_n &c_n continentes_fw-la esse_fw-la in_o omnibus_fw-la etc._n etc._n ut_fw-la quod_fw-la apostoli_fw-la docuerunt_fw-la &_o ipsa_fw-la servavit_fw-la antiquitas_fw-la nos_fw-la quoque_fw-la custodiamus_fw-la ab_fw-la universis_fw-la episcopis_fw-la dictum_fw-la est_fw-la omnibus_fw-la placet_fw-la ut_fw-la episcopi_fw-la presbyteri_fw-la &c_n &c_n pudicitiae_fw-la custodes_fw-la etiam_fw-la ab_fw-la uxoribus_fw-la se_fw-la abstineant_fw-la hence_o s._n austin_n confess_v 10._o l._n 30._o c._n speak_v of_o his_o continency_n before_o oblige_v by_o priesthood_n to_o it_o say_v et_fw-la quoniam_fw-la dedisti_fw-la factum_fw-la est_fw-la &_o antequam_fw-la dispensator_fw-la sacramenti_fw-la tui_fw-la fierem_fw-la and_o *_o 2._o conc._n africanum_n cap._n 37._o praeterea_fw-la cum_fw-la de_fw-la quorundam_fw-la clericorum_fw-la quamvis_fw-la erga_fw-la vxores_fw-la proprias_fw-la incontinentia_fw-la referretur_fw-la placuit_fw-la episcopos_fw-la &_o presbyteros_fw-la &_o diaconos_fw-la secundum_fw-la priora_fw-la statuta_fw-la etiam_fw-la ab_fw-la uxoribus_fw-la continere_fw-la quod_fw-la nisi_fw-la fecerint_fw-la ab_fw-la ecclesiastico_fw-la removeantur_fw-la officio_fw-la caeteros_fw-la autem_fw-la clericos_fw-la ad_fw-la hoc_fw-la non_fw-la cogi_fw-la sed_fw-la secundum_fw-la uniuscujusque_fw-la ecclesiae_fw-la consuetudinâ—m_fw-la observari_fw-la debere_fw-la these_o be_v before_o the_o three_o general_n council_n add_v to_o these_o the_o four_o general_n council_n of_o chalcedon_n can._n 13._o quoniam_fw-la in_o quibusdam_fw-la provinciis_fw-la concessum_fw-la est_fw-la psalmistis_fw-la &_o lectoribus_fw-la se_fw-la apost_n can._n 27._o quote_v before_o vxores_fw-la ducere_fw-la constituit_fw-la sancta_fw-la synodus_fw-la prorsus_fw-la cviquam_fw-la ex_fw-la his_fw-la non_fw-la licere_fw-la alterius_fw-la sectae_fw-la accipere_fw-la vxorem_fw-la etc._n etc._n where_o it_o be_v plain_a that_o other_o clergy_n beside_o psalmist_n and_o reader_n may_v not_o marry_v at_o all_o §_o 19_o hitherto_o i_o have_v keep_v within_o the_o time_n of_o the_o first_o four_o general_n council_n to_o which_o we_o promise_v much_o conformity_n i_o will_v join_v to_o these_o a_o canon_n or_o two_o in_o constantinopol_n conc._n in_o trullo_n reckon_v by_o the_o eastern_a church_n for_o a_o part_n of_o the_o six_o general_n council_n though_o it_o be_v not_o consent_v to_o by_o the_o roman_a patriarch_n can._n 6._o quoniam_fw-la in_o apostolicis_fw-la canonibus_fw-la dictume_v corâ—m_o qui_fw-fr non_fw-fr dust_z ae_z uxore_fw-la in_o clerum_fw-la promoventur_fw-la solum_fw-la lectores_fw-la &_o cantores_fw-la vxorem_fw-la posse_fw-la ducere_fw-la &_o nos_fw-la hoc_fw-la servante_v decernimus_fw-la ut_fw-la deinceps_fw-la nulli_fw-la penitus_fw-la hypodiacono_n vel_fw-la diacono_fw-la vel_fw-la presbytero_fw-la post_fw-la svi_fw-la ordinationem_fw-la conjugium_fw-la centrahere_fw-la liceat_fw-la etc._n etc._n canon_n 12._o jubet_fw-la omnino_fw-la antistites_fw-la i._n e._n bishop_n postquam_fw-la sunt_fw-la ordinati_fw-la a_o propriis_fw-la uxoribus_fw-la secedere_fw-la and_o here_o they_o take_v notice_n of_o the_o 6_o apostol_n canon_n quote_v before_o in_o the_o last_o §_o and_o yet_o advance_v beyond_o it_o quoniam_fw-la apostoli_fw-la say_v they_o come_v side_n inciperet_fw-la ad_fw-la fidelium_fw-la imbecillitatem_fw-la se_fw-la magis_fw-la demittebant_fw-la etc._n etc._n can._n 13._o decernunt_fw-la presbyteros_fw-la a_o prioribus_fw-la suis_fw-la legitimis_fw-la uxoribus_fw-la non_fw-la separari_fw-la sed_fw-la eo_fw-la tempore_fw-la quo_fw-la sacrificant_a &_o expellentes_fw-la svas_fw-la vxores_fw-la pietatis_fw-la praetextu_fw-la excommunicandos_fw-la and_o this_o say_v they_o notwithstanding_o the_o contrary_a custom_n of_o the_o roman_a church_n thus_o the_o council_n in_o trullo_n and_o ever_o since_o have_v the_o same_o law_n and_o custom_n be_v preserve_v in_o the_o eastern_a church_n as_o we_o may_v see_v in_o the_o answer_n of_o jeremias_n patriarch_n of_o constantinople_n in_o epilogo_fw-la to_o the_o reform_a solicit_v his_o approbation_n of_o their_o innovation_n in_o this_o matter_n and_o remember_v he_o of_o the_o apostle_n rule_n melius_fw-la est_fw-la nubere_fw-la quam_fw-la uri_fw-la and_o his_o order_n oportet_fw-la episcopum_fw-la esse_fw-la unius_fw-la uxoris_fw-la virum_fw-la to_o which_o he_o reply_v this_o proinde_fw-la &_o nos_fw-la illis_fw-la sacerdotibus_fw-la qui_fw-la in_o virginitate_fw-la persistere_fw-la non_fw-la possunt_fw-la priusquam_fw-la tamen_fw-la consecrentur_fw-la &_o sacerdotes_fw-la i._n e._n futuri_fw-la siant_a etc._n etc._n ille_fw-la autem_fw-la sacerdos_n enter_v into_o order_n or_o other_o vow_v virginity_n qui_fw-fr semel_fw-la virginitatem_fw-la professus_fw-la est_fw-la virgo_fw-la permaneat_fw-la nec_fw-la jam_fw-la illi_fw-la ullam_fw-la amplius_fw-la licentiam_fw-la post_fw-la votum_fw-la susceptum_fw-la nubendi_fw-la damus_fw-la nemo_fw-la enim_fw-la mitten_n manum_fw-la ad_fw-la aratrum_fw-la &_o respiciens_fw-la retro_fw-la idoneus_fw-la
only_a old-testament-ceremonial_a holiness_n but_o see_v 1_o cor._n 7.5_o a_o place_n parallel_n to_o these_o defraud_n you_o not_o one_o the_o other_o except_o it_o be_v with_o consent_n for_o a_o time_n that_o you_o may_v give_v yourselves_o to_o fast_v and_o prayer_n where_o it_o may_v be_v note_v that_o as_o fast_v have_v no_o good_a correspondence_n with_o the_o act_n of_o the_o conjugal_a bed_n sine_fw-la cerere_fw-la etc._n etc._n so_o these_o also_o be_v as_o prejudicial_a to_o fast_v and_o its_o companion_n and_o suitable_a to_o these_o scripture_n be_v the_o decree_n of_o the_o ancient_a church_n diebus_fw-la orationis_fw-la &_o jejuniorum_fw-la &_o praeparationis_fw-la ad_fw-la eucharistiam_fw-la a_o conjuge_fw-la abstinendum_fw-la and_o this_o because_o carnal_a pleasure_n be_v some_o way_n or_o other_o always_o enemy_n to_o spiritual_a exercise_n either_o proceed_n to_o excess_n and_o so_o render_v we_o faulty_a or_o too_o much_o either_o heighten_v or_o also_o debilitate_v our_o temper_n and_o so_o make_v we_o undisposed_a or_o divide_v and_o divert_v some_o portion_n of_o that_o love_n and_o of_o those_o intention_n to_o thing_n inferior_a which_o be_v always_o all_o incomparable_o best_a spend_v upon_o and_o consecrate_v to_o god_n the_o supreme_a good_a §_o 4_o again_o we_o find_v after_o one_o marriage_n the_o abstain_v from_o a_o second_o both_o commend_v see_v lu._n 2.36_o and_o to_o some_o person_n to_o wit_n enjoin_v forbearance_n of_o second_o marriage_n commend_v in_o some_o case_n enjoin_v those_o entertain_v in_o the_o pious_a or_o holy_a service_n of_o god_n or_o the_o church_n enjoin_v as_o appear_v in_o the_o widow_n of_o the_o church_n 1_o tim._n 5.9_o of_o who_o it_o be_v there_o require_v that_o such_o widow_n have_v be_v the_o wife_n of_o one_o man_n which_o word_n be_v capable_a of_o several_a sense_n either_o that_o she_o have_v not_o have_v two_o husband_n at_o once_o or_o not_o two_o successive_o again_o not_o two_o successive_o either_o by_o a_o divorce_n from_o the_o former_a or_o upon_o the_o death_n of_o the_o former_a see_v that_o no_o woman_n may_v have_v two_o husband_n at_o one_o time_n nor_o any_o woman_n at_o all_o be_v allow_v remarry_v upon_o divorce_n see_v 1_o cor._n 7.11_o it_o follow_v that_o the_o apostle_n widow_n must_v be_v understand_v to_o be_v such_o as_o have_v not_o have_v a_o second_o husband_n after_o the_o first_o dead_a for_o this_o injunction_n seem_v to_o have_v something_o singular_a in_o it_o the_o same_o caution_n be_v give_v no_o where_o to_o any_o but_o only_o to_o church-officer_n and_o servant_n nor_o be_v it_o probable_a as_o some_o against_o the_o current_n of_o antiquity_n interpret_v it_o that_o the_o apostle_n here_o restrain_v only_o the_o admission_n of_o such_o a_o widow_n as_o have_v causeless_o turn_v away_o her_o husband_n and_o unlawful_o marry_v another_o man_n which_o be_v grant_v be_v do_v sometime_o but_o seldom_o and_o without_o any_o permission_n of_o moses_n law_n see_v mar._n 10.12_o or_o as_o have_v many_o husband_n at_o the_o same_o time_n of_o which_o there_o be_v some_o rare_a example_n among_o the_o heathen_a because_o such_o thing_n can_v well_o be_v imagine_v though_o possible_a to_o have_v happen_v in_o the_o church_n or_o when_o they_o happen_v not_o to_o have_v be_v severe_o punish_v with_o excommunication_n as_o we_o see_v the_o incestuous_a corinthian_a be_v and_o the_o apostle_n seem_v here_o rather_o to_o require_v something_o of_o extraordinary_a example_n and_o goodness_n above_o other_o in_o such_o as_o be_v thus_o to_o be_v devote_v to_o the_o church_n service_n and_o maintain_v by_o her_o charity_n than_o only_o to_o caution_n that_o they_o shall_v not_o be_v of_o the_o worst_a wicked_a among_o christian_n which_o be_v further_o confirm_v by_o st._n paul_n displeasure_n against_o those_o church-widdow_n that_o remarryed_a ver_fw-la 11._o and_o if_o this_o interpretation_n be_v admit_v for_o the_o widow_n much_o more_o may_v it_o upon_o the_o like_a expression_n a_o husband_n of_o one_o wife_n for_o the_o bishop_n of_o the_o church_n 1_o tim._n 3.2_o and_o for_o the_o deacon_n 1_o tim._n 3.12_o §_o 5_o iii_o though_o celibacy_n as_o it_o occasion_n large_a fruit_n of_o righteousness_n to_o many_o come_v have_v a_o great_a reward_n in_o the_o world_n to_o come_v yet_o if_o a_o marry_a condition_n also_o produce_v the_o same_o it_o have_v no_o pre-eminence_n in_o this_o beyond_o wedlock_n yet_o as_o in_o itself_o it_o be_v a_o strong_a resistance_n of_o the_o lust_a of_o the_o flesh_n and_o a_o great_a subduer_v of_o the_o natural_a concupiscence_n which_o all_o have_v less_o or_o more_o who_o importunity_n it_o heroical_o repell_v whilst_o the_o marry_v only_o lawful_o satisfy_v they_o thus_o it_o seem_v worthy_a of_o and_o so_o to_o have_v promise_v to_o it_o a_o high_a reward_n and_o crown_n in_o the_o world_n to_o come_v and_o be_v one_o of_o the_o eminent_a of_o all_o the_o virtue_n as_o not_o moderate_v but_o subdue_a the_o most_o violent_a of_o passion_n see_v esai_n 56.4_o 5._o where_o eunuch_n who_o as_o dry_a tree_n under_o the_o law_n be_v much_o disparage_v deut._n 23.1_o yet_o under_o the_o gospel_n have_v ample_a promise_n beyond_o those_o who_o beget_v child_n see_v matt._n 19.12_o where_o the_o kingdom_n of_o heaven_n be_v inheritable_a without_o it_o the_o use_n of_o this_o mean_n seem_v to_o be_v for_o something_o singular_a in_o that_o kingdom_n as_o well_o as_o for_o the_o more_o easy_a or_o certain_a attain_n it_o but_o however_o this_o be_v those_o who_o grant_v there_o several_a degree_n of_o glory_n proportion_v to_o those_o here_o of_o sanctity_n must_v give_v the_o high_a to_o virgin_n because_o if_o suppose_a only_o equal_a with_o the_o rest_n in_o all_o other_o grace_n they_o be_v grant_v in_o one_o to_o be_v superior_a see_v act._n 21.9_o where_o virgin_n seem_v to_o be_v a_o term_n of_o honour_n §_o 4_o clergy_n continency_n especial_o neâ—â—ssâ—â—y_a or_o the_o clergy_n iu._n single_a life_n be_v so_o advantageous_a for_o have_v our_o liberty_n free_v from_o any_o other_o conjugal_a fetter_n to_o bestow_v ourselves_o whole_o on_o christ_n and_o to_o wait_v upon_o he_o without_o distraction_n free_v from_o care_n and_o holy_a in_o body_n and_o spirit_n seem_v though_o worthy_a to_o be_v seek_v for_o by_o all_o yet_o so_o necessary_a to_o none_o as_o to_o those_o of_o the_o clergy_n so_o far_o as_o they_o find_v themselves_o capable_a of_o it_o that_o perfection_n which_o other_o as_o it_o be_v unnecessitate_v thereto_o attain_v by_o it_o be_v their_o constant_a duty_n and_o profession_n as_o it_o be_v especial_o that_o to_o give_v themselves_o unto_o prayer_n 1_o cor._n 7.5_o act._n 6.4_o and_o to_o wait_v upon_o the_o lord_n without_o distraction_n v._n 35._o and_o to_o take_v a_o special_a care_n of_o the_o poor_a act._n 6.3_o §_o 5_o god_n that_o it_o be_v the_o gift_n of_o god_n v._n it_o be_v plain_a that_o this_o continency_n and_o the_o power_n of_o live_v a_o single_a life_n be_v the_o gift_n of_o god_n both_o 1._o such_o a_o cool_a and_o moderate_a temper_n and_o calm_a passion_n as_o do_v not_o so_o eager_o provoke_v and_o kindle_v the_o fire_n of_o lust_n in_o we_o and_o 2_o the_o grace_n to_o be_v able_a to_o abstain_v and_o quench_v these_o fire_n when_o we_o be_v provoke_v if_o we_o will_v use_v the_o mean_n and_o 3_o the_o action_n or_o mean_n which_o we_o use_v by_o they_o to_o procure_v the_o grace_n to_o abstain_v as_o prayer_n mortification_n of_o the_o body_n avoid_v all_o temptation_n constant_a and_o diligent_a employment_n be_v the_o gift_n of_o god_n for_o so_o also_o be_v all_o other_o good_a thing_n say_v to_o be_v both_o natural_a and_o moral_a and_o spiritual_a even_o all_o those_o thing_n which_o we_o have_v most_o in_o our_o power_n and_o which_o our_o industry_n most_o procure_v and_o the_o power_n themselves_o and_o every_o action_n of_o they_o so_o to_o be_v rich_a to_o be_v honourable_a the_o condition_n of_o a_o freeman_n or_o of_o a_o servant_n etc._n etc._n be_v the_o gift_n of_o god_n see_v 1_o cor._n 7.17_o deut._n 8.17_o 18._o .3.27_o and_o if_o we_o can_v of_o ourselves_o think_v a_o good_a thought_n much_o less_o refrain_v the_o most_o violent_a of_o our_o lust_n except_o from_o the_o gift_n of_o the_o almighty_a vi_o take_v this_o ability_n to_o contain_v mâ—â—â—_n §._o 8_o n._n â—_o give_v to_o very_a mâ—â—â—_n not_o for_o a_o power_n of_o be_v free_v from_o all_o concupiscence_n and_o from_o the_o first_o motion_n of_o lust_n for_o so_o none_o at_o all_o have_v this_o power_n but_o for_o a_o power_n to_o suppress_v these_o first_o motion_n and_o quench_v these_o lesser_a spark_n before_o they_o break_v out_o into_o a_o flame_n 1._o either_o into_o fornication_n therefore_o v._n 2._o marriage_n be_v oppose_v to_o