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observe_v that_o condemnatur_fw-la that_o luke_n 1.18.20_o hieron_n advers_a pelag_n lib._n 1._o idem_fw-la epistol_n 44._o ad_fw-la rusticum_n denique_fw-la &_o zacharias_n paâ—er_v joannis_n qui_fw-la scribitur_fw-la iustus_fw-la peccavit_fw-la in_o eo_fw-la quod_fw-la non_fw-la credidit_fw-la &_o statim_fw-la silentio_fw-la condemnatur_fw-la he_o sin_v in_o that_o he_o believe_v not_o and_o be_v incontinent_o adjudge_v to_o be_v dumb_a and_o not_o able_a to_o speak_v what_o be_v it_o then_o to_o be_v blameless_a 41._o blameless_a aug._n in_o joan._n tractatu_fw-la 41._o it_o be_v say_v saint_n austin_n to_o be_v without_o crime_n it_o be_v to_o live_v 48._o live_v idem_fw-la de_fw-la gratia_fw-la christi_fw-la lib._n 1._o c._n 48._o according_a to_o some_o approve_a and_o laudable_a conversation_n among_o man_n who_o none_o can_v just_o accuse_v and_o it_o be_v say_v that_o zacharie_n and_o his_o wife_n have_v have_v that_o righteousness_n before_o god_n because_o they_o deceive_v 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such_o care_n nor_o so_o many_o distraction_n in_o the_o time_n of_o persecution_n as_o the_o marry_a woman_n have_v but_o what_o serve_v all_o this_o to_o the_o cause_n of_o the_o vrselines_n and_o the_o counsel_n of_o the_o monkish_a life_n for_o the_o father_n that_o give_v not_o his_o virgin_n in_o marriage_n keep_v she_o at_o home_n and_o the_o widow_n remain_v so_o do_v serve_v god_n in_o her_o house_n this_o aught_o to_o be_v observe_v every_o where_n for_o there_o be_v not_o to_o be_v find_v any_o place_n of_o scripture_n what_o sense_n soever_o they_o coin_n and_o make_v thereof_o that_o conclude_v any_o thing_n for_o the_o monkish_a life_n and_o therefore_o that_o can_v be_v allege_v by_o they_o to_o the_o purpose_n in_o this_o controversy_n chap._n xix_o i._o the_o eight_o objection_n saint_n paul_n by_o a_o work_n of_o supererogation_n have_v preach_v the_o gospel_n free_o and_o frank_o 1._o cor._n 9_o ii_o this_o objection_n be_v nothing_o to_o the_o purpose_n be_v false_a and_o contrary_a to_o all_o saint_n paul_n doctrine_n iii_o the_o true_a meaning_n of_o the_o apostle_n word_n four_o in_o preach_v for_o nothing_o he_o aim_v not_o at_o any_o great_a perfection_n and_o reward_n in_o heaven_n and_o do_v nothing_o but_o that_o which_o he_o ought_v to_o have_v do_v v._o the_o nine_o objection_n take_v out_o of_o the_o revelation_n chap._n 14._o touch_v the_o hundred_o four_o and_o forty_o thousand_o virgin_n vi_o this_o be_v a_o fond_a and_o vain_a objection_n and_o which_o draw_v with_o it_o many_o falsehoode_n and_o inconvenience_n vii_o the_o true_a exposition_n of_o this_o place_n according_a to_o origen_n ambrose_n austin_n bellarmine_n set_v down_o his_o eight_o objection_n objection_n the_o 8_o objection_n say_v 61._o say_v bellar._n de_fw-fr monach_n c._n 19_o §._o 61._o that_o saint_n paul_n in_o the_o whole_a nine_o chapter_n of_o his_o first_o epistle_n to_o the_o corinthian_n do_v endeavour_n to_o show_v that_o he_o have_v do_v more_o than_o 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with_o unprofitable_a talk_n or_o with_o speech_n wherewith_o he_o can_v do_v no_o good_a yes_o for_o in_o all_o his_o discourse_n and_o purpose_n there_o be_v nothing_o that_o serve_v to_o the_o purpose_n whereof_o the_o question_n be_v for_o saint_n paul_n be_v no_o monk_n nor_o friar_n he_o preach_v not_o the_o gospel_n gratis_o and_o without_o cost_n by_o any_o counsel_n he_o receive_v of_o the_o lord_n who_o contrariwise_o declare_v that_o 10.10_o that_o mat._n 10.10_o the_o workman_n be_v worthy_a of_o his_o meat_n he_o preach_v not_o for_o nought_o by_o any_o vow_n for_o he_o shall_v have_v break_v his_o vow_n have_v etc._n have_v phi._n 4.15_o etc._n etc._n receive_v maintenance_n abundant_o of_o the_o philippian_n 11.8_o philippian_n 2._o cor._n 11.8_o and_o of_o
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so_o woeful_a a_o time_n wherein_o the_o
consequent_o neither_o perfect_a sound_a man_n nor_o eunuch_n but_o they_o be_v all_o one_o in_o christ_n jesus_n 10.35_o jesus_n act._n 10.35_o and_o that_o in_o every_o nation_n he_o that_o fear_v he_o and_o work_v righteousness_n be_v accept_v with_o he_o as_o saint_n peter_n say_v ix_o as_o this_o be_v the_o only_a true_a and_o sole_a exposition_n conformable_a to_o the_o text_n so_o be_v it_o of_o the_o ancient_a doctor_n 〈◊〉_d doctor_n clemens_n alexand_n stromat_fw-la lib._n 3._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d clement_n alexandrinus_n say_v that_o the_o eunuch_n be_v not_o he_o that_o be_v geld_v nor_o he_o that_o be_v not_o marry_v but_o he_o which_o engender_v not_o the_o truth_n such_o a_o one_o be_v heretofore_o dry_a wood_n but_o if_o he_o obey_v the_o word_n and_o keep_v the_o sabbath_n by_o abstinence_n from_o sin_n and_o do_v the_o commandment_n he_o shall_v be_v more_o honourable_a than_o those_o which_o without_o a_o upright_a conversation_n be_v instruct_v by_o the_o word_n alone_o etc._n etc._n and_o therefore_o the_o eunuch_n shall_v not_o enter_v in_o god_n church_n namely_o he_o which_o be_v barren_a and_o bear_v no_o fruit_n neither_o in_o conversation_n nor_o in_o word_n but_o they_o that_o geld_v themselves_o from_o all_o sin_n for_o the_o kingdom_n of_o heaven_n they_o be_v those_o happy_a one_o which_o fast_o and_o do_v abstain_v from_o the_o world_n that_o be_v to_o say_v from_o worldly_a desire_n this_o exposition_n be_v allegorical_a and_o come_v near_o the_o true_a one_o 3._o one_o cyrill_n in_o isai_n lib._n 5._o tom_n 3._o bellarmine_n belie_v saint_n cyrill_n who_o have_v show_v that_o the_o jew_n do_v glorify_v in_o their_o child_n and_o boast_v of_o they_o thus_o expound_v the_o prophet_n word_n orbitatem_fw-la id_fw-la est_fw-la carens_fw-la liberis_fw-la &_o sobole_fw-la id_fw-la est_fw-la ne_fw-fr molest_v è_fw-la ferat_fw-la orbitatem_fw-la although_o a_o man_n be_v a_o eunuch_n that_o be_v to_o say_v destitute_v of_o child_n and_o offspring_n let_v he_o not_o say_v in_o himself_o i_o be_o a_o dry_a tree_n that_o be_v to_o say_v let_v he_o not_o bear_v impatient_o the_o want_n of_o child_n for_o that_o be_v nothing_o towards_o god_n and_o god_n will_v not_o cast_v he_o off_o for_o that_o for_o what_o virtue_n be_v it_o what_o great_a exploit_n the_o lustre_n â—nd_v glister_a whereof_o be_v to_o have_v a_o lineage_n and_o succession_n of_o child_n for_o these_o thing_n be_v the_o work_n of_o the_o flesh_n and_o deserve_v neither_o reproof_n nor_o commendation_n for_o although_o that_o have_v be_v give_v to_o some_o in_o lieu_n of_o blessing_n god_n call_v they_o unto_o it_o it_o shall_v be_v no_o discommodity_n to_o they_o that_o have_v none_o at_o all_o incommodi_fw-la at_o nibil_n erit_fw-la non_fw-la habentibus_fw-la incommodi_fw-la he_o add_v that_o these_o word_n of_o god_n may_v be_v appropriate_v to_o they_o which_o have_v make_v themselves_o eunuch_n for_o the_o kingdom_n of_o heaven_n sake_n and_o in_o that_o he_o give_v we_o to_o understand_v that_o the_o natural_a sense_n and_o meaning_n of_o the_o text_n agree_v &_o consent_v with_o the_o true_a eunuch_n only_o and_o can_v be_v refer_v to_o those_o which_o make_v themselves_o eunuch_n for_o the_o kingdom_n of_o god_n but_o by_o application_n now_o to_o make_v himself_o a_o eunuch_n for_o the_o kingdom_n of_o heaven_n be_v not_o to_o enter_v into_o a_o cloister_n as_o it_o shall_v be_v show_v in_o his_o place_n he_o go_v on_o and_o expound_v the_o word_n of_o comfort_n give_v unto_o the_o stranger_n these_o word_n say_v he_o be_v to_o be_v annex_v unto_o the_o word_n go_v before_o that_o the_o meaning_n of_o that_o which_o have_v be_v say_v be_v the_o lord_n say_v these_o thing_n unto_o the_o eunuch_n and_o unto_o stranger_n which_o be_v worthy_a to_o be_v observe_v for_o in_o that_o the_o eunuch_n be_v place_v in_o the_o same_o rank_n the_o gentile_a be_v and_o be_v comfort_v alike_o it_o follow_v that_o as_o it_o be_v a_o vice_n and_o defect_n to_o be_v a_o gentile_a in_o like_a manner_n it_o be_v a_o defect_n to_o be_v a_o eunuch_n a_o defect_n of_o the_o one_o and_o of_o the_o other_o which_o have_v need_n of_o comfort_n whereas_o to_o be_v a_o voluntary_a eunuch_n and_o to_o abstain_v from_o marriage_n for_o the_o kingdom_n of_o heaven_n sake_n be_v not_o a_o vice_n but_o a_o virtue_n not_o a_o defect_n that_o want_v consolation_n but_o the_o high_a degree_n of_o perfection_n yea_o a_o work_n of_o supererogation_n worthy_a of_o recompense_n stipend_n and_o reward_n say_v our_o monk_n and_o friar_n saint_n jerom_n expound_v the_o same_o place_n etc._n place_n hieronim_n in_o esai_n c._n 56._o qai_fw-fr â—uâ—mliâ—er_fw-fr hunc_fw-la 〈◊〉_d intelligunt_fw-la ad_fw-la proselytoâ—_n ex_fw-la gentibus_fw-la &_o verè_fw-la eunuchos_fw-la referunt_fw-la quae_fw-la dicuntuâ—_n etc._n etc._n they_o which_o expound_v this_o text_n humble_o do_v refer_v the_o thing_n which_o be_v say_v unto_o the_o proselyte_n among_o the_o gentile_n and_o unto_o right_a eunuch_n that_o the_o stranger_n if_o they_o keep_v the_o law_n and_o be_v circumcise_v and_o the_o eunuch_n such_o as_o be_v the_o aethiopian_a eunuch_n of_o candace_n be_v not_o stranger_n from_o the_o salvation_n of_o god_n therefore_o he_o show_v that_o in_o his_o time_n some_o understand_v this_o place_n as_o we_o expound_v it_o although_o he_o prefer_v before_o it_o his_o allegorical_a exposition_n contrary_a to_o the_o text_n wherein_o god_n under_o the_o name_n of_o the_o person_n and_o service_n of_o that_o time_n do_v declare_v what_o grace_n and_o favour_n he_o will_v do_v unto_o all_o person_n without_o exception_n under_o the_o gospel_n now_o in_o that_o time_n there_o be_v no_o counsel_n of_o chastity_n but_o it_o be_v the_o glory_n of_o the_o jew_n to_o have_v wife_n and_o child_n saint_n impedimento_fw-la saint_n chrysost_n in_o mat._n homil_n 56._o in_o fine_a prophetae_fw-la quidem_fw-la omnes_fw-la &_o vxores_fw-la &_o domos_fw-la habebant_fw-la â—icut_fw-la esaâ—as_n &_o ezecâ—iel_n &_o eximius_fw-la ille_fw-la moses_n &_o nihil_fw-la hinc_fw-la virtuti_fw-la illorum_fw-la fuit_fw-la impedimento_fw-la chrysostome_n tell_v we_o that_o all_o the_o prophet_n have_v wife_n and_o child_n as_o isaiah_n ezechiel_n and_o that_o great_a man_n moses_n and_o that_o it_o have_v not_o be_v any_o hindrance_n to_o their_o virtue_n if_o all_o the_o prophet_n which_o be_v the_o holy_a and_o perfect_a be_v marry_v sure_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o people_n have_v not_o seek_v perfection_n in_o abstain_v from_o marriage_n fructum_fw-la marriage_n lyrienesin_n esai_n c._n 6._o jd_fw-la est_fw-la impotens_fw-la ad_fw-la generandum_fw-la non_fw-la faciens_fw-la prolis_fw-la fructum_fw-la lyriensis_n expound_v word_n for_o word_n as_o we_o do_v the_o eunuch_n that_o be_v to_o say_v he_o which_o be_v impotent_a to_o engender_v let_v he_o not_o say_v i_o be_o a_o dry_a tree_n and_o have_v not_o lineage_n for_o thus_o say_v the_o lord_n etc._n etc._n here_o the_o contrary_a truth_n be_v affirm_v namely_o that_o the_o eunuch_n and_o the_o gentile_a have_v faith_n shall_v obtain_v as_o much_o good_a grace_n in_o this_o life_n and_o glory_n in_o the_o world_n to_o come_v the_o other_o thing_n be_v alike_o as_o the_o jew_n by_o nation_n and_o he_o which_o be_v enrich_v and_o endow_v with_o many_o child_n shall_v receive_v and_o it_o appear_v that_o this_o have_v be_v fulfil_v in_o the_o new_a law_n act._n 10.44_o where_o it_o be_v say_v that_o the_o holy_a ghost_n fall_v on_o cornelius_n and_o the_o other_o gentile_n which_o hear_v the_o word_n with_o he_o as_o it_o fall_v on_o the_o apostle_n and_o other_o saint_n which_o be_v jew_n wherefore_o the_o apostle_n paul_n say_v rom._n 10.12_o there_o be_v no_o difference_n between_o the_o jew_n and_o the_o greek_a for_o the_o same_o lord_n over_o all_o be_v rich_a unto_o all_o that_o call_v upon_o he_o etc._n etc._n 11._o the_o second_o objection_n bellar._n de_fw-fr monach_n c_o 9_o §_o 11._o x._o the_o second_o argument_n of_o bellarmine_n be_v take_v out_o of_o the_o book_n of_o wisdom_n which_o book_n be_v never_o in_o hebrew_a and_o therefore_o have_v never_o be_v in_o the_o canon_n of_o the_o hebrew_n a_o book_n which_o 10._o which_o athanas_n in_o synop_n cypr._n in_o symbol_n hieron_n in_o prologo_fw-la galeato_fw-la &_o in_o praefatione_fw-la in_o libros_fw-la salâ—monis_fw-la epiphan_n lib._n de_fw-fr mensur_fw-fr &_o ponderib_n hugo_n de_fw-fr s._n victore_fw-la sacram_fw-la lib._n 1._o c_o 7._o lyran._n in_o esai_n c._n 1._o &_o in_o praefat_fw-la in_o tobiam_fw-la caietan_n in_o lib._n hest_n c._n 10._o athanasius_n cyprian_n or_o ruffinus_n in_o the_o exposition_n of_o the_o creed_n jerome_n epiphanius_n hugo_n de_fw-fr s._n victore_fw-la lyrinensis_n caietan_n etc._n etc._n do_v acknowledge_v be_v not_o canonical_a and_o have_v never_o be_v put_v in_o aaron_n neither_o in_o the_o ark_n of_o the_o