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A34974 Roman-Catholick doctrines no novelties, or, An answer to Dr. Pierce's court-sermon, miscall'd The primitive rule of Reformation by S.C. a Roman-Catholick. Cressy, Serenus, 1605-1674. 1663 (1663) Wing C6902; ESTC R1088 159,933 352

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do_v otherwise_o be_v not_o to_o observe_v the_o canon_n but_o to_o follow_v our_o natural_a inclination_n soon_o weary_a of_o such_o a_o burden_n and_o ●ow_o the_o doctor_n may_v do_v well_o to_o consider_v what_o a_o novelty_n he_o have_v find_v out_o to_o entertain_v his_o auditor_n with_o especial_o since_o all_o the_o forecited_a canon_n and_o practice_n which_o be_v within_o the_o time_n of_o the_o four_o first_o council_n be_v in_o force_n in_o england_n at_o the_o reformation_n as_o england_n be_v a_o member_n of_o the_o western_a patriarchat_n and_o therefore_o can_v not_o without_o a_o transgression_n of_o all_o ecclesiastical_a order_n be_v repeal_v by_o this_o single_a national_a church_n much_o less_o can_v this_o church_n without_o a_o criminal_a formal_a schism_n make_v such_o a_o general_o receive_v practise_v a_o pretence_n for_o separation_n 16._o his_o allegation_n out_o of_o clemens_n of_o alexandria_n that_o some_o of_o the_o apostle_n have_v wife_n be_v grant_v but_o do_v they_o after_o their_o execute_v their_o office_n of_o priesthood_n lie_v with_o they_o do_v they_o leave_v any_o young_a apostle_n behind_o they_o as_o for_o the_o apostolic_a canon_n which_o forbid_v priest_n etc._n etc._n to_o cast_v off_o their_o wife_n what_o will_v he_o infer_v from_o hence_o do_v he_o think_v marry_v person_n be_v husband_n and_o wife_n only_o in_o the_o night_n that_o which_o the_o canon_n intend_v be_v that_o ecclesiastical_a person_n shall_v not_o make_v their_o office_n a_o pretence_n to_o cast_v off_o the_o care_n of_o provide_v for_o their_o wife_n or_o to_o be_v divorce_v from_o they_o that_o be_v such_z as_o ●ere_z marry_v and_o have_v wife_n before_o they_o enter_v into_o order_n who_o afterward_o must_v not_o refuse_v cohabitation_n with_o they_o except_o when_o they_o officiate_v unless_o with_o their_o wife_n consent_n in_o the_o eastern_a church_n that_o the_o priest_n under_o the_o law_n be_v marry_v can_v be_v deny_v since_o priesthood_n necessary_o descend_v by_o generation_n marriage_n be_v thereore_o necessary_a but_o sure_o he_o do_v not_o think_v such_o a_o carnal_a umbratick_a priesthood_n be_v fit_a to_o be_v a_o pattern_n for_o our_o christian_a priesthood_n whole_o spiritual_a and_o withal_o elective_a yet_o he_o may_v take_v notice_n that_o even_o in_o that_o legal_a priesthood_n at_o the_o time_n when_o they_o solemn_o attend_v on_o the_o altar_n they_o have_v no_o matrimonial_a commerce_n with_o their_o wife_n they_o come_v not_o reek_v out_o of_o their_o bed_n into_o god_n sanctuary_n as_o may_v be_v gather_v from_o 1_o sam._n 2._o 4._o and_o the_o prohibition_n in_o exod._n 19_o 15_o 22._o be_v ready_a the_o three_o day_n and_o can_v at_o your_o wife_n on_o which_o place_n st._n ambrose_n discourse_v thus_o 5._o filios_fw-la susceperunt_fw-la &_o id_fw-la tanquam_fw-la usu_fw-la veteri_fw-la defendunt_fw-la there_o be_v priest_n and_o deacon_n in_o some_o secret_a place_n that_o defend_v their_o use_n of_o marriage_n by_o the_o practice_n of_o old_a when_o the_o duty_n of_o sacrifice_v have_v its_o interval_n of_o day_n and_o yet_o then_o even_o the_o people_n be_v sanctify_v by_o abstain_v from_o their_o wife_n two_o or_o three_o day_n before_o and_o wash_v their_o garment_n that_o they_o may_v approach_v pu●●_n unto_o the_o sacrifice_n si_fw-mi tanta_fw-la in_o figura_fw-la observanti●_n quanta_fw-la in_o veritate_fw-la if_o the_o observation_n of_o chastity_n be_v so_o strict_a in_o the_o figure_n what_o ought_v i●_n to_o be_v in_o the_o truth_n disce_fw-la sacerdos_fw-la atque_fw-la levi●_n quid_fw-la sit_fw-la lavare_fw-la vestimenta_fw-la tua_fw-la ●t_a mund●m_fw-la corpus_fw-la 〈◊〉_d lebr_n and_o be_v exhibeas_fw-la sacramentis_fw-la 17._o to_o conclude_v celibacy_n to_o the_o clergy_n be_v only_o enjoin_v by_o a_o ecclesiastical_a law_n as_o be_v a_o thing_n at_o the_o lest_o no_o way_n repugnant_a to_o the_o divine_a law_n nay_o much_o recommend_v therein_o it_o be_v certain_o lawful_a enough_o though_o from_o the_o beginning_n it_o have_v be_v otherwise_o for_o the_o church_n have_v liberty_n of_o make_v law_n concern_v such_o thing_n from_o time_n to_o time_n as_o she_o see_v fit_a and_o her_o subject_n be_v oblige_v to_o obey_v they_o chap._n xviii_o of_o divorce_n the_o practice_n of_o the_o roman_a church_n manifest_o mistake_v by_o the_o preacher_n 1._o the_o doctor_n last_o novelty_n be_v the_o church_n of_o rome_n allow_v liberty_n of_o divorce_n betwixt_o man_n and_o wife_n 19_o for_o many_o more_o cause_n then_o the_o cause_n of_o fornication_n contrary_a say_v he_o to_o the_o will_n of_o our_o bless_a saviour_n reveal_v to_o we_o without_o a_o parabl●_n as_o if_o they_o mean_v nothing_o more_o than_o the_o open_v a_o way_n to_o rebel_v against_o he_o a_o heavy_a charge_n but_o for_o the_o legality_n of_o it_o he_o allege_v in_o the_o margin_n a_o express_a canon_n of_o the_o council_n of_o trent_n which_o whether_o he_o read_v à_fw-la toto_fw-la or_o à_fw-la toro_fw-it say_v nothing_o at_o all_o to_o his_o purpose_n proper_a divorce_n be_v therein_o not_o so_o much_o as_o think_v of_o and_o he_o himself_o see_v and_o prove_v it_o make_v nothing_o to_o his_o purpose_n yet_o serve_v his_o turn_n because_o chemnitius_n a_o malicious_a lutheran_n say_v false_o and_o ridiculous_o that_o the_o papal_a separation_n from_o bed_n and_o board_n 〈◊〉_d in_o many_o way_n a_o dissolution_n of_o the_o conjugal_a tie_n he_o will_v ●ain_o have_v maldonate_fw-it thought_n to_o speak_v on_o his_o side_n too_o but_o it_o be_v apparent_o otherwise_o 2._o true_o this_o be_v a_o quarrel_n so_o proper_o al'_v alamand_n that_o one_o will_v think_v the_o doctor_n take_v only_o a_o occasion_n thereby_o to_o let_v the_o court_n see_v his_o critical_a diligence_n in_o observe_v the_o false_a and_o true_a impression_n of_o the_o canon_n of_o the_o council_n of_o trent_n in_o some_o of_o which_o he_o have_v read_v ●_o toto_fw-la which_o 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practise_v it_o but_o beside_o adultery_n only_a propter_fw-la turpitudinem_fw-la for_o some_o notorious_a uncleanness_n extreme_o distasteful_a now_o notwithstanding_o such_o permission_n which_o be_v mere_o for_o the_o hardness_n of_o jewish_a heart_n their_o divorce_n ●or_a any_o other_o cause_n and_o especial_o their_o second_o marriage_n after_o it_o be_v not_o excuse_v from_o sin_n but_o only_o from_o a_o legal_a punishment_n and_o the_o principal_a motive_n be_v leave_v worse_a effect_n as_o poison_v or_o any_o other_o way_n of_o murder_a etc._n etc._n shall_v be_v practise_v by_o the_o discontent_a party_n in_o case_n a_o total_a separation_n may_v not_o be_v permit_v this_o supreme_a degree_n of_o jewish_a separation_n or_o repudium_fw-la do_v not_o entire_o dissolve_v the_o matrimonial_a contract_n which_o be_v consummate_a of_o its_o own_o nature_n i●_n indissoluble_a for_o the_o party_n be_v by_o matrimony_n become_v one_o flesh_n and_o one_o principle_n of_o a_o new_a stock_n can_v by_o any_o follow_a act_n or_o