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magistris_fw-la lib._n de_fw-fr temp_n cue_n 2._o de_fw-la luxuria_fw-la 3._o qu._n 7._o lata_fw-la extravag_n de_fw-fr bigamis_fw-la quia_fw-la circa_fw-la communiter_fw-la dicitur_fw-la quod_fw-la clericus_fw-la pro_fw-la simplici_fw-la formicatione_n deponi_fw-la non_fw-la debet_fw-la do_v 81._o maximianus_n glossa_fw-la in_o gratian._n of_o their_o most_o learned_a man_n will_v scarce_o allow_v fornication_n to_o be_v a_o sin_n however_o prefer_v it_o in_o ecclesiastic_o before_o lawful_a wedlock_n the_o forbid_v of_o marriage_n be_v contrary_a to_o scripture_n levit._n 21.13_o 1_o tim._n 3_o 2_o 12._o heb._n 13.4_o 1_o cor._n 7.2_o 9_o that_o the_o apostle_n be_v marry_v except_o st._n john_n be_v confess_v by_o these_o father_n ignatius_n ad_fw-la philadelph_n clemens_n stromat_n lib._n 7._o euseb_n histor_n eccles_n lib._n 3._o c._n 30._o who_o report_v that_o st._n paul_n be_v marry_v and_o st._n ambrose_n in_o 2_o cor._n c._n 11._o who_o acknowledge_v that_o all_o the_o 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