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A09914
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A defence for mariage of priestes by Scripture and aunciente wryters. Made by Iohn Ponet, Doctoure of Diuinitee.
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Ponet, John, 1516?-1556.
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1549
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STC 20176; ESTC S105304
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the_o apostle_n teach_v one_o thing_n the_o bishop_n of_o rome_n bring_v in_o another_o now_o judge_v you_o whether_o be_v best_a for_o we_o which_o profess_v christ_n to_o follow_v the_o apostle_n of_o christ_n or_o the_o romyshe_n antichrist_n the_o law_n of_o god_n which_o wyll_v byshope_n and_o preeste_n to_o marry_v or_o the_o doctrine_n of_o the_o devyll_n as_o paul_n call_v it_o which_o forbid_v theym_a marriage_n it_o be_v a_o extreme_a wickedness_n abhor_v of_o god_n to_o stablyshe_a &_o defend_v a_o doctrine_n of_o devil_n contrary_a to_o the_o word_n of_o god_n contrary_a to_o the_o example_n of_o the_o apostle_n contrary_a to_o the_o order_fw-fr of_o the_o primitive_a church_n to_o the_o subversion_n of_o chastity_n to_o the_o maintenance_n of_o hoordom_n &_o other_o fleshly_a beastliness_n but_o whosoever_o forbid_v marriage_n to_o they_o that_o have_v not_o the_o gift_n of_o sole_a life_n stablish_v a_o doctrine_n of_o devil_n with_o all_o the_o inconvenience_n before_o rehearse_v ergo_fw-la they_o that_o forbid_v marriage_n to_o they_o which_o have_v not_o the_o gift_n of_o sole_a life_n command_v a_o extreme_a wyckednesse_n abhor_v of_o god_n for_o a_o further_a proof_n of_o this_o my_o purpose_n i_o have_v think_v good_a here_o to_o recite_v certain_a practice_n of_o the_o bysshop_n of_o rome_n which_o he_o use_v to_o bring_v this_o matter_n to_o pass_v it_o be_v to_o tedious_a to_o rehearse_v all_o the_o name_n of_o those_o antichristian_a byshope_n that_o be_v the_o patcher_n &_o propper_n up_o of_o this_o decree_n yet_o one_o or_o two_o of_o they_o can_v i_o not_o well_o pass_v over_o but_o especial_o gregory_n the_o vii_o otherwise_o name_v hildebrande_n who_o life_n who_o soever_o have_v read_v may_v perceive_v that_o he_o be_v one_o of_o the_o chief_a author_n of_o the_o wyvelesse_a life_n of_o the_o clergye_n read_v throughout_o the_o chronicle_n and_o i_o think_v you_o shall_v find_v few_o or_o none_o more_o vicious_a more_o ambitious_a 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this_o note_n of_o inconstancy_n paul_n foresee_v that_o it_o shall_v be_v a_o blot_n to_o the_o widow_n which_o be_v choose_v to_o be_v feed_v of_o the_o congregation_n not_o easy_a to_o be_v wipe_v away_o but_o that_o ever_o they_o shall_v be_v subject_n for_o it_o to_o the_o obloqui_fw-la and_o accusation_n of_o the_o people_n and_o for_o that_o cause_n paul_n say_v that_o they_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d habentes_fw-la iudicium_fw-la 5._o 1._o tim._n 5._o mean_v thereby_o not_o the_o condemnation_n before_o god_n but_o the_o reproach_n and_o judgement_n of_o the_o world_n to_o advoyde_v this_o inconvenience_n paul_n admonysh_v timothye_a to_o refuse_v such_o as_o will_v show_v to_o be_v find_v of_o the_o congregation_n before_o the_o forename_a age_n sai_v juniores_fw-la reijce_fw-la admit_v none_o of_o the_o young_a sort_n for_o fear_n god_n shall_v be_v dishonour_v by_o such_o as_o have_v profess_v his_o name_n forasmuch_o then_o as_o the_o vow_n if_o you_o will_v so_o 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melius_fw-la est_fw-la ut_fw-la nubant_fw-la quam_fw-la in_o ignem_fw-la delitijs_fw-la suis_fw-la cadant_fw-la certain_o multum_fw-la fratribus_fw-la aut_fw-la sororibus_fw-la scandalum_fw-la faciant_fw-la that_o be_v to_o say_v if_o it_o so_o be_v that_o they_o have_v faithful_o dedicate_v they_o self_n to_o christ_n let_v they_o so_o without_o taâ—â—â—â—â—â—g_n chaste_o and_o reverent_o contâ—â—â—â—d_v but_o if_o so_o be_v that_o either_o they_o will_v not_o or_o can_v not_o so_o continue_v it_o be_v better_a for_o they_o to_o marry_v then_o that_o they_o shall_v fall_v to_o burn_v with_o their_o pleasure_n true_o they_o ought_v not_o to_o be_v the_o occasion_n of_o any_o offence_n to_o their_o brother_n or_o sister_n by_o these_o word_n it_o be_v plain_a that_o saint_n cyprian_n have_v not_o his_o eye_n set_v so_o much_o upon_o the_o vow_n that_o the_o maiden_n have_v make_v as_o upon_o the_o glory_n of_o god_n that_o he_o shall_v not_o be_v dishonour_v nor_o the_o congregation_n 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