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etc._n by_o mr._n boreman_n 24._o henry_n hilton_n of_o hilton_n in_o the_o county_n palatine_n of_o durham_n esq_n give_v by_o his_o will_n for_o the_o term_n of_o fourscore_o and_o nineteen_o year_n to_o the_o vicar_n of_o warmouth_n 20_o l._n per_fw-la annum_fw-la to_o the_o lord-mayor_n and_o four_o senior_a alderman_n of_o the_o city_n of_o london_n 100_o l._n per_fw-la annum_fw-la for_o their_o pain_n in_o distribute_v his_o legacy_n to_o a_o clerk_n for_o keep_v the_o account_n 10_o l._n per_fw-la annum_fw-la item_n for_o bind_v five_o child_n of_o his_o kindred_n apprentice_n yearly_o item_n the_o interest_n of_o 4000_o l._n for_o bind_v poor_a fatherless_a child_n apprenty_n yearly_a it._n to_o his_o servant_n nicholas_n sturt_n his_o lease_n of_o clapham-farm_n but_o 6_o l._n 13_o s._n 4_o d._n to_o the_o pay_v yearly_o out_o of_o it_o to_o his_o servant_n john_n cartret_fw-la and_o all_o his_o horse_n etc._n etc._n apparel_n book_n and_o plate_n and_o 30_o l._n in_o money_n it._n to_o all_o the_o rest_n of_o his_o servant_n 20_o l._n apiece_o to_o his_o friend_n mr._n thomas_n bradford_n of_o london_n 100_o l._n to_o richard_n williams_n of_o chichester_n gen._n 30_o l._n for_o erect_v tomb_n in_o st._n paul_n church_n london_n near_o the_o tomb_n of_o dr._n donn_n 1000_o l._n in_o a_o codicil_n to_o robert_n doy_o minister_n of_o goring_n 30._o item_n he_o give_v to_o poor_a labourer_n in_o all_o the_o parish_n hereafter_o name_v four_o and_o twenty_o pound_n a_o year_n during_o the_o say_a term_n of_o fourscore_o and_o nineteen_o year_n in_o the_o county_n palatine_n of_o durham_n hibton_n 24_o l._n fulwell_n 24_o l._n warmouth_n 24_o l._n ousworth_n magna_fw-la 24_o l._n hartlepoole_n 24_o l._n lumley_n 24_o l._n gateside_n 24_o l._n chester_n in_o the_o street_n 24_o l._n herrington_n 24_o l._n ferryhill_n 24_o l._n darlton_n 24_o l._n sunderland_n 24_o l._n houghton_n 24_o l._n reuton_n 24_o l._n bramspech_n 24_o l._n lanchester_n 24_o l._n brakley_n 24_o l._n southstreet_n 24_o l._n newcastle_n 24_o l._n durham_n 48_o l._n in_o the_o county_n of_o sussex_n clapham_n 24_o l._n patching_n 24_o l._n subdeanery_n in_o chichester_n 24_o l._n findon_n 24_o l._n ter_v 24_o l._n poling_n 24_o l._n arundel_n 24_o l._n angmering_n 24_o l._n selsey_n 24_o l._n sten_v 24_o l._n bramber_n 24_o l._n bright_a helmston_n 24_o l._n lewis_n 24_o l._n new_a shoreham_n 24_o l._n in_o surrey_n waltham_n upon_o thames_n 24_o l._n richmond_n 24_o l._n lambeth_n 24_o l._n camberwell_n 24_o l._n bark_v 24_o l._n in_o middlesex_n clement_n dean_n 24_o l._n the_o total_a sum_n amont_v to_o one_o thousand_o two_o hundred_o sixty_o two_o pound_n six_o shilling_n and_o eight_o penny_n chap._n xlii_o remarkable_a chastity_n chastity_n be_v a_o grace_n which_o set_v bound_n to_o all_o the_o pleasure_n of_o the_o flesh_n and_o teach_v we_o how_o to_o possess_v our_o vessel_n in_o sanctification_n and_o honour_n according_a to_o the_o rule_n of_o a_o single_a life_n or_o a_o marry_a state_n and_o this_o certain_o be_v the_o will_n of_o god_n even_o our_o sanctification_n which_o be_v intimate_v by_o the_o old_a judaical_a circumcision_n and_o it_o be_v a_o virtue_n that_o require_v self-denial_n in_o some_o more_o in_o some_o less_o according_a to_o the_o constitution_n of_o the_o body_n and_o the_o strength_n of_o accidental_a temptation_n and_o to_o enforce_v this_o duty_n we_o be_v to_o remember_v our_o near_a relation_n to_o the_o holy_a jesus_n and_o the_o holy_a ghost_n who_o member_n and_o who_o temple_n we_o be_v which_o be_v the_o two_o new_a argument_n of_o the_o new_a testament_n 1._o origen_n to_o preserve_v himself_o chaste_a lay_v upon_o the_o bare_a ground_n a-nights_o abstain_v from_o wine_n and_o castrate_v himself_o and_o when_o he_o be_v put_v to_o that_o hard_a dilemma_n whether_o he_o will_v rather_o expose_v his_o body_n to_o a_o black-a-moor_n or_o offer_v incense_n to_o a_o idol-god_n he_o choose_v the_o last_o 2._o cyprian_n chief_o study_v to_o keep_v his_o body_n continent_n and_o clean_a from_o fleshy_a lust_n say_v that_o then_o his_o heart_n will_v be_v true_o fit_a to_o reach_v the_o full_a capacity_n and_o understanding_n of_o the_o truth_n if_o once_o he_o can_v crample_v under_o concupiscence_n clark_n be_v marr._n of_o eccl._n hist_n 3._o ephrem_fw-la syrup_n shun_v the_o sight_n of_o a_o woman_n insomuch_o that_o when_o one_o of_o a_o ill_a life_n and_o impudent_a face_n by_o subornation_n as_o be_v suppose_v meet_v and_o stare_v he_o in_o the_o face_n he_o rebuke_v she_o sharp_o for_o it_o and_o have_v she_o look_v upon_o the_o ground_n but_o the_o woman_n answer_v how_o can_v i_o do_v that_o who_o be_o not_o make_v of_o the_o earth_n but_o of_o thou_o etc._n etc._n ephrem_n go_v his_o way_n write_v a_o book_n of_o of_o these_o passage_n between_o they_o which_o the_o learned_a in_o the_o syrian_a tongue_n must_v esteem_v ibid._n 4._o s._n augustine_n never_o admit_v woman_n into_o his_o house_n though_o of_o his_o own_o kindred_n no_o not_o his_o own_o sister_n when_o she_o be_v a_o widow_n and_o have_v whole_o devote_v herself_o to_o the_o service_n of_o god_n nor_o his_o uncle_n daughter_n nor_o his_o brother_n daughter_n say_v that_o though_o they_o may_v dwell_v in_o his_o house_n without_o suspicion_n yet_o they_o can_v not_o dwell_v without_o maid_n or_o other_o woman_n come_v to_o visit_v they_o which_o will_v be_v offensive_a and_o scandasous_a and_o when_o any_o woman_n send_v to_o he_o desire_v to_o speak_v with_o he_o he_o will_v always_o have_v some_o of_o his_o minister_n present_a and_o will_v never_o do_v it_o alone_o ibid._n 5._o s._n bernard_n look_v upon_o a_o fair_a woman_n so_o long_o till_o he_o find_v the_o fire_n of_o lust_n begin_v to_o burn_v within_o he_o recollect_v his_o thought_n present_o and_o blush_v for_o shame_n run_v straightway_o into_o a_o pool_n the_o wether_n be_v then_o cold_a up_o to_o the_o neck_n where_o he_o stay_v till_o he_o be_v almost_o starve_v and_o the_o flame_n of_o his_o lust_n extinguish_v and_o thereupon_o resolve_v afterward_o to_o enter_v into_o a_o monastery_n of_o the_o cistertian_n the_o then_o strict_a order_n of_o friar_n to_o retire_v from_o the_o world_n and_o enjoy_v a_o more_o free_a communion_n with_o god_n ibid._n p._n 104._o 6._o the_o chastity_n of_o the_o primitive_a christian_n appear_v in_o these_o particular_n 1._o they_o will_v not_o marry_v justin_n martyr_n say_v there_o be_v many_o christian_n in_o his_o time_n who_o for_o sixty_o or_o seventy_o year_n keep_v themselves_o uncorruptâ—_n it_o be_v very_o easy_a to_o find_v many_o among_o we_o both_o man_n and_o woman_n who_o remain_v unmarried_a even_o in_o old_a age._n athenag_fw-mi leg_n pro_fw-la christian_n yet_o this_o without_o the_o obligation_n of_o a_o oath_n of_o perpetual_a virginity_n 2._o when_o they_o do_v marry_v it_o be_v for_o no_o other_o end_n but_o the_o bring_v forth_o and_o bring_v up_o of_o child_n as_o husbandman_n till_o the_o ground_n with_o respect_n to_o the_o crop_n at_o harvest_n just_a mart._n 3._o they_o seldom_o marry_v twice_o chrysostom_n mother_n at_o 40_o year_n old_a have_v live_v 20_o year_n a_o widow_n tertullian_n cyprian_n herom_n athenagoras_n etc._n etc._n do_v inveigh_v bitter_o against_o second_o marriage_n as_o little_o better_a than_o aduitery_n 4._o they_o shun_v all_o occasion_n etc._n etc._n go_v to_o feast_n dance_v and_o music_n see_v more_o in_o my_o flist_n of_o all_o religion_n 7._o beringarius_n be_v report_v not_o to_o have_v suffer_v any_o woman_n to_o come_v in_o his_o sight_n not_o because_o he_o be_v a_o hater_n of_o the_o sex_n but_o because_o he_o be_v to_o deal_v with_o dangerous_a adversary_n he_o will_v wary_o cut_v off_o all_o occasion_n of_o suspicion_n fuller_n abel_n rediu._n p._n 3._o 8._o st._n hierom_n relate_v a_o story_n of_o a_o certain_a young_a man_n name_v nicetas_n under_o one_o of_o the_o primitive_a persecutor_n who_o be_v of_o such_o a_o invincible_a courage_n and_o constancy_n that_o the_o adversary_n of_o the_o truth_n have_v no_o hope_n of_o prevail_v by_o torture_n and_o torment_n against_o he_o and_o therefore_o they_o take_v another_o course_n with_o he_o they_o bring_v he_o into_o a_o most_o fragrant_a garden_n flow_v with_o all_o manner_n of_o sensual_a pleasure_n and_o delight_n and_o there_o they_o lay_v he_o upon_o a_o bed_n of_o down_o safe_o enwrap_v in_o a_o net_n of_o silk_n among_o the_o lily_n and_o rose_n with_o the_o delicious_a murmur_n of_o the_o stream_n and_o the_o sweet_a whistle_v of_o the_o leave_n and_o then_o all_o depart_v present_o in_o come_v a_o beautiful_a strumpet_n and_o use_v all_o the_o abominable_a trick_n of_o her_o impure_a art_n and_o whorish_a villainy_n to_o draw_v he_o to_o her_o desire_n