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much_o less_o so_o far_o as_o luâ—her_n as_o to_o marry_v nun_n yet_o for_o that_o he_o do_v equal_a the_o meritâ—_n marriage_n with_o the_o meed_n of_o virginity_n &_o cause_v some_o to_o marry_v be_v by_o all_o condemn_a for_o a_o heretic_n of_o who_o thus_o writ_v s._n augustine_n virginitatem_fw-la etiam_fw-la sanctimoni-lium_a &_o continentiaâ—xus_fw-la 82._o august_n haeres_fw-la 82._o virilis_fw-la coniugiorum_fw-la castorum_fw-la &_o fidelium_fw-la meritis_fw-la â—â—_o quâ—bat_fw-la etc._n etc._n he_o do_v equal_v the_o virginity_n even_o â—_o nun_n and_o continency_n of_o man_n choose_v a_o sinâ—_n life_n with_o the_o merit_n of_o the_o chaste_a and_o fay_fw-fr thâ—â—_n marry_a folk_n and_o certain_a old_a virgin_n in_o râ—_n where_o he_o teach_v this_o doctrine_n be_v say_v â—_o hear_n of_o he_o to_o have_v marry_v himself_o true_o neither_o have_v nor_o will_v have_v a_o wife_n which_o â—_o say_v he_o do_v not_o teach_v for_o any_o great_a merith_n hold_v to_o be_v in_o virginity_n before_o god_n that_o migâ—_n avail_v we_o in_o the_o kingdom_n of_o everlasting_a life_n but_o for_o that_o it_o do_v more_o avail_n the_o present_a necessity_n of_o this_o that_o be_v lest_o a_o man_n shall_v be_v cumber_v with_o the_o trouble_n of_o marriage_n in_o which_o word_n of_o s._n augustin_n we_o see_v two_o thing_n graunt_a by_o our_o adversary_n and_o deny_v by_o this_o father_n &_o we_o the_o first_o that_o it_o be_v lawful_a for_o such_o as_o have_v vow_v to_o marry_v the_o other_o that_o virginity_n be_v not_o meritorious_a to_o everlasting_a life_n for_o m._n hall_n as_o after_o we_o shall_v see_v can_v endure_v no_o merit_n of_o our_o work_n and_o câ—luâ—â—â—n_o â—n_z this_o will_v have_v virginity_n only_o to_o be_v better_a than_o marriage_n because_o it_o be_v less_o subject_a to_o worldly_a entanglement_n not_o for_o any_o merit_n or_o sanctity_n that_o he_o will_v have_v to_o be_v in_o the_o same_o wherein_o he_o agree_v with_o jovinian_a as_o you_o see_v as_o we_o with_o s._n augustine_n and_o this_o much_o out_o of_o the_o father_n 52._o there_o rest_v to_o shut_v up_o this_o matter_n that_o we_o also_o allege_v the_o canon_n and_o civil_a law_n law_n proof_n out_o of_o the_o canon_n &_o civil_a law_n which_o for_o that_o i_o have_v be_v so_o prolix_a in_o the_o former_a authoritye_n of_o the_o father_n i_o will_v the_o soon_o dispatch_v and_o have_v to_o come_v to_o the_o other_o part_n of_o the_o impossibility_n avouch_v by_o m._n hall_n in_o which_o i_o shall_v be_v force_v to_o make_v some_o little_a demur_n the_o canon_n therefore_o show_v how_o eusebius_n 20._o gratim_fw-la causa_fw-la â—_o q._n 2._o cap._n dâ—ponsaâ—an_n &_o cap._n deâ—reta_n greg._n l._n 6._o epist_n 20._o the_o pope_n decree_v that_o if_o a_o virgin_n be_v betroth_v to_o one_o her_o parent_n can_v force_v she_o to_o marry_v with_o another_o but_o it_o be_v lawful_a for_o she_o to_o enter_v into_o a_o monastery_n and_o become_v religious_a which_o case_n 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episcop_n &_o cleric_a lege_fw-la si_fw-la quis_fw-la tantummodo_fw-la iungendi_fw-la causa_fw-la â—atrimonij_fw-la sacratissimas_fw-la virgin_n ausus_fw-la fuerit_fw-la capitali_fw-la poenaferiatur_fw-la if_o any_o one_o i_o will_v not_o say_v shall_v ravish_v but_o shall_v be_v so_o bold_a as_o to_o attempt_v only_o to_o solicit_v the_o most_o holy_a virgin_n with_o intention_n to_o marry_v they_o let_v he_o be_v put_v to_o death_n so_o the_o law_n and_o the_o occasion_n whereupon_o it_o be_v make_v be_v very_o remarkable_a for_o julian_n the_o apostata_fw-la attain_v to_o the_o empire_n &_o revolt_a from_o christian_a faith_n unto_o paganism_n deal_v with_o holy_a virgin_n as_o our_o king_n henry_n the_o eight_o with_o all_o the_o religious_a of_o england_n so_o well_o do_v these_o two_o prince_n agree_v for_o he_o permit_v certain_a lewd_a companion_n to_o marry_v some_o of_o they_o and_o without_o all_o check_n or_o rebuke_v to_o solicit_v other_o to_o that_o uncleanes_n the_o 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