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A50760
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A general discourse of simony by Ja. Metford.
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Metford, James.
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1682
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Wing M1938; ESTC R1780
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pope_n leo_n 10_o to_o his_o face_n and_o his_o council_n in_o lateran_n that_o they_o give_v church_n live_n lenonibus_fw-la &_o catamitis_n to_o pimp_n and_o pander_n ganymedes_n and_o what_o not_o for_o money_n yea_o the_o very_a apostolical_a legate_n as_o they_o fanatical_o cant_v in_o the_o council_n of_o trent_n confess_v man_n be_v ordain_v into_o the_o church_n that_o have_v nothing_o canonical_a but_o their_o cope_n and_o cassock_n what_o nauclerus_fw-la confess_v of_o boniface_n 9th_o time_n curiam_fw-la romanam_fw-la labe_fw-la simoniacâ_fw-la infamem_fw-la esse_fw-la be_v true_a long_o before_o 49._o gen._n 49._o and_o it_o may_v serve_v for_o their_o character_n ever_o since_o let_v the_o engglish_a clergy_n rejoice_v that_o they_o live_v out_o of_o the_o reach_n of_o these_o tarpeian_a harpy_n which_o make_v our_o predecessor_n purse_n tremble_v at_o every_o screich_n of_o the_o impure_a bird._n 3._o and_o to_o buy_v and_o sell_v the_o mansion_n of_o the_o holy_a ghost_n 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and_o schaffnaburgensis_fw-la in_o their_o chronicle_n all_o along_o yea_o so_o hateful_a have_v it_o be_v to_o the_o whole_a christian_a community_n that_o a_o oath_n have_v be_v administer_v against_o it_o for_o many_o age_n and_o for_o england_n in_o particular_a it_o be_v decree_v in_o conc._n primo_fw-la oxon._n under_o the_o say_a archbishop_n stephen_n langton_n that_o all_o bishop_n shall_v impose_v a_o oath_n on_o any_o suspect_a person_n that_o nec_fw-la promiserit_fw-la jureju_fw-la lib._n 2_o tit_n 6._o de_fw-la jureju_fw-la nec_fw-la dederit_fw-la aliquod_fw-la praesentanti_fw-la nec_fw-la aliquam_fw-la propter_fw-la hoc_fw-la inierit_fw-la pactionem_fw-la i_o confess_v this_o oath_n be_v very_o large_a but_o it_o show_v the_o piety_n of_o those_o time_n will_v not_o endure_v any_o kind_n of_o bargain_n about_o these_o thing_n and_o so_o watchful_a be_v this_o council_n over_o the_o bishop_n that_o they_o decree_v in_o collation_n of_o a_o praebend_n commendum_fw-la or_o 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〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v put_v by_o good_a author_n for_o donarium_fw-la deo_fw-la consecratum_fw-la any_o thing_n devote_v to_o god_n and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d for_o exitio_fw-la desttinatus_fw-la one_o devote_v to_o perdition_n and_o both_o from_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d to_o set_v apart_o as_o believe_v the_o curse_n of_o god_n and_o man_n be_v entail_v on_o he_o that_o take_v to_o himself_o what_o be_v devote_v to_o god_n so_o that_o our_o patron_n panegyric_n be_v speak_v from_o mount_n ebat_fw-la 27.12_o gen._n 27.12_o and_o by_o these_o act_n as_o jacob_n tell_v his_o mother_n he_o rather_o bring_v a_o curse_n then_o a_o blessing_n on_o his_o family_n and_o this_o be_v justin_n martyr_n sense_n of_o anathema_n too_o 121._o v._o quaest_n 121._o yea_o their_o own_o father_n in_o their_o dedication_n do_v themselves_o load_v they_o that_o abridge_v or_o pervert_v their_o free_a donation_n with_o most_o 60._o most_o darius_n curse_n ezra_n 6.1_o the_o common_a form_n be_v 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