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in_o earth_n peace_n good_a will_n towards_o man_n 13._o the_o figtree_n have_v bring_v forth_o her_o young_a fig_n and_o the_o vine_n with_o their_o small_a grape_n have_v cast_v a_o savour_n arise_v my_o love_n my_o fair_a one_o and_o come_v away_o what_o speak_v i_o of_o blossom_n behold_v those_o fruitful_a vine_n and_o figtree_n of_o my_o faithful_a one_o who_o my_o husbandry_n have_v careful_o tend_v and_o dress_v yield_v forth_o both_o pleasant_a though_o tender_a fruit_n of_o obedience_n and_o the_o wholesome_a and_o comfortable_a savour_n of_o better_a desire_n wherefore_o now_o o_o my_o dear_a christ_n shake_v off_o all_o that_o dull_a security_n wherewith_o thou_o have_v be_v hold_v and_o come_v forth_o and_o enjoy_v i_o 14._o my_o done_n thou_o be_v in_o the_o hole_n of_o the_o rock_n in_o the_o secret_a place_n of_o the_o cliff_n show_v i_o thy_o sight_n let_v i_o hear_v thy_o voice_n for_o thy_o voice_n be_v sweet_a and_o thy_o sight_n comely_a o_o my_o beautiful_a pure_a 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conversation_n hinder_v the_o course_n of_o the_o gospel_n and_o pervert_v the_o faith_n of_o many_o especial_o of_o those_o that_o have_v new_o give_v up_o their_o name_n to_o i_o and_o be_v but_o new_o enter_v into_o the_o profession_n of_o godliness_n 16._o my_o well-beloved_n be_v i_o and_o i_o be_o he_o he_o feed_v among_o the_o lily_n my_o belove_a saviour_n be_v i_o through_o my_o faith_n and_o i_o be_o he_o through_o his_o love_n and_o we_o both_o be_v one_o by_o virtue_n of_o that_o bless_a union_n on_o both_o part_n whereby_o we_o mutual_o enjoy_v each_o other_o with_o all_o sufficient_a contentment_n and_o how_o worthy_o be_v my_o love_n place_v upon_o he_o who_o lead_v i_o forth_o into_o pleasant_a pasture_n and_o at_o who_o right_a hand_n there_o be_v the_o fullness_n of_o joy_n for_o evermore_o 17._o until_o the_o day_n break_v and_o the_o shadow_n flee_v away_o return_n my_o well-beloved_n and_o be_v like_o a_o roe_n or_o a_o young_a hart_n upon_o the_o mountain_n of_o 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vid._n preface_n to_o m._n jacobs_n and_o johnson_n confer_v and_o barr._n pass_v description_n of_o the_o true_a visible_a church_n nihil_fw-la autem_fw-la miram_fw-la si_fw-la &_o ex_fw-la ipsius_fw-la instrumento_fw-la aptentur_fw-la argumenta_fw-la cum_fw-la oporteat_fw-la herese_n esse_fw-la quae_fw-la esse_fw-la non_fw-la possunt_fw-la si_fw-la non_fw-la &_o perperam_fw-la scripturae_fw-la intelligi_fw-la possunt_fw-la tertull._n the_o resurrect_a ibid._n so_o barrow_n term_n mast_n gyfford_v refut_n pag._n 102._o si_fw-mi christianus_n judaicae_n praevaricanti_fw-la carnaliter_fw-la coniungatur_fw-la à _fw-la commuâ—â—ne_fw-la ecclesiae_fw-la segregetur_fw-la dist_n 28._o q._n 1._o caâ—â—_n &_o cap._n siquis_fw-la judaicae_n etc._n etc._n 1_o pet._n 3.19_o 2_o pet._n 2.5_o in_o the_o ancient_a and_o approve_a you_o quote_v scripture_n though_o to_o your_o praise_n more_o dainty_a indeed_o than_o your_o fellow_n who_o can_v do_v so_o who_o have_v not_o even_o satan_n himself_o 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there_o shall_v be_v grant_v by_o john_n 22._o a_o pardon_n for_o no_o less_o than_o a_o million_o of_o year_n who_o can_v endure_v since_o by_o their_o own_o confession_n this_o fire_n must_v last_v but_o till_o the_o conflagration_n of_o the_o world_n that_o yet_o in_o one_o little_a book_n there_o shall_v be_v tender_v unto_o credulous_a poor_a soul_n pardon_n of_o but_o eleven_o thousand_o thousand_o of_o year_n what_o shall_v we_o make_v many_o word_n of_o this_o there_o be_v now_o lie_v by_o i_o a_o worm-eaten_a manu-script_n with_o fair_a rubricke_n in_o which_o beside_o other_o absurd_a and_o blasphemous_a promise_n there_o be_v power_n give_v to_o one_o little_a prayer_n to_o change_v the_o pain_n of_o hell_n due_a perhaps_o to_o he_o that_o say_v it_o into_o purgatory_n and_o after_o that_o again_o the_o pain_n of_o purgatory_n into_o the_o joy_n of_o heaven_n indulg_n lib._n de_fw-fr indulg_n bellarmine_n have_v wise_o respect_v his_o own_o reputation_n if_o he_o have_v give_v his_o voice_n according_a to_o that_o which_o he_o confess_v to_o have_v be_v the_o judgement_n of_o some_o other_o that_o these_o like_a bill_n be_v not_o give_v by_o the_o pope_n but_o lewd_o devise_v by_o some_o of_o his_o base_a questuary_n for_o a_o advantage_n but_o that_o which_o he_o shall_v excuse_v he_o defend_v what_o ingenuity_n of_o shame_n be_v to_o be_v expect_v of_o jesuite_n and_o how_o clean_o have_v a_o old_a parrot_n as_o he_o say_v of_o old_a forget_v the_o wand_n who_o may_v abide_v this_o unjust_a and_o inhuman_a acceptation_n of_o person_n that_o the_o wealthy_a sort_n may_v by_o their_o purse_n redeem_v this_o holy_a treasure_n of_o the_o church_n and_o by_o money_n deliver_v the_o soul_n of_o themselves_o and_o their_o friend_n from_o this_o horrible_a prison_n while_o the_o needy_a soul_n must_v be_v stall_n fry_a in_o this_o flame_n without_o all_o hope_n of_o pardon_n or_o mature_a relaxation_n until_o the_o very_a last_o judgement_n day_n last_o who_o can_v endure_v that_o while_o it_o be_v in_o the_o power_n of_o christ_n vicar_n to_o call_v miserable_a soul_n out_o of_o this_o torment_a fire_n which_o hell_n itself_o be_v say_v to_o exceed_v only_o in_o the_o continuance_n yet_o that_o he_o shall_v suffer_v they_o to_o lie_v howl_v there_o and_o most_o cruel_o broil_v still_o and_o not_o merciful_o bestow_v on_o they_o all_o the_o heap_n of_o his_o treasure_n as_o the_o spiritual_a ransom_n of_o so_o many_o distress_a spirit_n nabâ—th_n ambr._n de_fw-fr nabâ—th_n a_o wretched_a man_n be_v he_o as_o ambrose_n say_v of_o the_o rich_a man_n which_o have_v the_o power_n to_o deliver_v so_o many_o soul_n from_o death_n and_o want_v the_o will_n why_o have_v god_n give_v he_o this_o faculty_n of_o indulgence_n if_o he_o will_v not_o have_v it_o beneficial_a to_o mankind_n imperfect_a auth._n operis_fw-la imperfect_a and_o where_o the_o owner_n of_o the_o house_n will_v be_v bountiful_a it_o be_v not_o for_o the_o steward_n to_o be_v niggardly_o let_v that_o circè_fw-la of_o rome_n keep_v these_o husk_n for_o her_o hog_n section_n xiii_o concern_v the_o distinction_n of_o venial_a and_o mortal_a sin_n have_v doe_n both_o imply_v and_o presuppose_v that_o know_a distinction_n of_o mortal_a and_o venial_a sin_n which_o neither_o have_v god_n ever_o allow_v neither_o while_o he_o gainesayes_a it_o will_v ever_o the_o protestant_n that_o there_o be_v certain_a degree_n of_o evil_n we_o both_o acknowledge_v and_o teach_v so_o as_o we_o may_v here_o just_o tax_v the_o dishonesty_n and_o shamelessness_n of_o campion_n durcus_fw-la coccius_n and_o the_o monk_n of_o bordeaux_n who_o have_v upbraid_v we_o with_o the_o opinion_n of_o a_o certain_a stoical_a and_o jovinianish_a parity_n of_o sin_n yea_o bellarmine_n himself_o have_v already_o do_v this_o kind_a office_n for_o us._n some_o offence_n be_v more_o heinous_a than_o other_o yet_o all_o in_o the_o malignity_n of_o their_o nature_n deadly_a as_o of_o poison_n some_o kill_v more_o gentle_o and_o linger_o other_o more_o violent_o and_o speedy_o yet_o both_o kill_v moreover_o if_o we_o have_v respect_n unto_o the_o infinite_a mercy_n of_o god_n and_o to_o the_o object_n of_o this_o mercy_n the_o penitent_a and_o faithful_a heart_n there_o be_v no_o sin_n which_o to_o borrow_v the_o word_n of_o prudentius_n be_v not_o venial_a but_o in_o respect_n of_o the_o anomy_n or_o disorder_n there_o be_v no_o sin_n which_o be_v not_o worthy_a of_o eternal_a death_n every_o sin_n be_v a_o viper_n there_o be_v no_o viper_n if_o we_o regard_v the_o nature_n of_o the_o best_a but_o kill_v who_o she_o bite_v but_o if_o one_o of_o they_o shall_v haply_o light_v upon_o the_o hand_n of_o paul_n she_o be_v shake_v into_o the_o fire_n without_o harm_n do_v let_v no_o man_n fear_v that_o harmful_a creature_n ever_o the_o less_o because_o he_o see_v the_o apostle_n safe_a from_o that_o poison_n so_o be_v sin_n to_o a_o faithful_a man_n saint_n johns_n word_n be_v all_o sin_n be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d transgression_n of_o the_o law_n 6._o 1_o joh._n 3.4_o rom._n 6._o saint_n paul_n word_n be_v the_o wage_n of_o sin_n be_v death_n put_v these_o two_o together_o and_o this_o conceit_n of_o the_o natural_a pardon_n ablenesse_n of_o sin_n vanish_v alone_o our_o rhemist_n subtle_a man_n can_v no_o more_o abide_v this_o proposition_n convert_v than_o themselves_o all_o sin_n indeed_o say_v they_o be_v anomia_fw-la a_o transgression_n of_o the_o law_n but_o every_o transgression_n of_o the_o law_n be_v not_o sin_n the_o apostle_n therefore_o himself_o turn_v it_o for_o we_o all_o unrighteousness_n say_v he_o be_v sin_n but_o every_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v unrighteousness_n say_v austen_n upon_o the_o place_n for_o the_o law_n be_v the_o rule_n of_o righteousness_n therefore_o the_o prevarication_n of_o the_o law_n be_v unrighteousness_n yea_o their_o very_o own_o word_n shall_v stop_v their_o own_o mouth_n for_o how_o be_v sin_n univocal_o distinguish_v into_o venial_a and_o mortal_a if_o the_o venial_a be_v no_o sin_n and_o the_o wage_n of_o every_o sin_n be_v death_n that_o therefore_o which_o the_o papist_n presume_v to_o say_v that_o this_o kind_n of_o sin_n deserve_v pardon_n in_o itself_o unless_o they_o will_v take_v the_o word_n merit_n catachrestical_o with_o stapleton_n and_o that_o which_o bellarmine_n and_o navarus_fw-la add_v that_o venial_a sin_n be_v not_o against_o but_o beside_o the_o law_n and_o last_o 63._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n fr._n à _fw-fr vict._n summa_fw-la sacr_n poenitentiae_fw-la nu_fw-la 100_o p._n 63._o that_o which_o franciscus_n à _fw-la victoria_fw-la write_v that_o a_o bishop_n blessing_n or_o a_o lord_n prayer_n or_o a_o knock_n on_o the_o breast_n or_o a_o little_a holy_a water_n or_o any_o such_o like_a slight_a receipt_n without_o any_o other_o good_a motion_n of_o the_o heart_n be_v sufficient_a to_o remit_v venial_a sin_n be_v so_o shameful_o abhor_v from_o all_o piety_n and_o justice_n that_o these_o open_a band_n both_o of_o nature_n and_o sin_n must_v be_v eternal_o defy_v of_o us._n it_o be_v a_o old_a and_o as_o true_a a_o ride_n 5.21_o decr._n 23.4.4_o est_fw-la iniusta_fw-la etc._n etc._n petr._n alagâ—â—nae_n comp._n manual_n navarri_n p._n 91._o p._n 267._o p._n 140._o p._n 191._o p._n 352._o p._n 100_o socr._n l._n 5.21_o â—asinesse_n of_o pardon_n give_v encouragement_n to_o sin_n and_o beside_o what_o manner_n of_o sin_n do_v they_o put_v in_o the_o rank_n of_o venial_n drunkenness_n adultery_n angry_a curse_n or_o blasphemy_n covetousness_n yea_o steal_v lie_a curse_v of_o parent_n horrible_a offence_n shroud_v themselves_o with_o they_o under_o this_o plausible_a title_n of_o venial_a he_o must_v needs_o be_v shameless_o wicked_a that_o abhor_v not_o this_o licentiousness_n sure_o socrates_n the_o historian_n prophesy_v i_o think_v of_o these_o man_n there_o be_v some_o say_v he_o that_o let_v go_v whoredom_n as_o a_o indifferent_a matter_n which_o yet_o strive_v for_o a_o holiday_n as_o for_o their_o life_n the_o ordinary_a and_o not_o slight_a controversy_n as_o cassander_n think_v of_o the_o name_n nature_n condition_n punishment_n of_o the_o first_o sin_n original_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d original_a as_o chrysostome_n call_v it_o i_o willing_o omit_v neither_o do_v i_o meddle_v with_o their_o evangelicall_a perfection_n of_o vow_n nor_o the_o dangerous_a servitude_n of_o their_o rash_a and_o impotent_a votary_n nor_o the_o incovenience_n of_o their_o monkery_n which_o yet_o be_v so_o great_a and_o many_o that_o the_o elect_a cardinal_n of_o paul_n the_o three_o doubt_v not_o with_o joint_a consent_n to_o affirm_v all_o the_o order_n of_o covent_n we_o think_v fit_a to_o be_v abolish_v but_o for_o the_o condition_n of_o that_o single_a and_o solitary_a life_n let_v that_o be_v do_v which_o cassander_n and_o
vel_fw-la nasciturus_fw-la nec_fw-la ipsi_fw-la etiam_fw-la virgin_n essent_fw-la quia_fw-la nati_fw-la non_fw-la essent_fw-la exit_fw-la foecunditate_fw-la enim_fw-la illorum_fw-la orta_fw-la est_fw-la istorum_fw-la virginitas_fw-la magnum_fw-la igitur_fw-la bonum_fw-la est_fw-la foecunditas_fw-la de_fw-la qua_fw-la sancta_fw-la praecessit_fw-la virginitas_fw-la quia_fw-la autem_fw-la virgin_n esse_fw-la debeant_fw-la &_o qui_fw-la nuptiarum_fw-la fructus_fw-la facientes_fw-la docet_fw-la choose_fw-la verbum_fw-la quod_fw-la deus_fw-la seminat_fw-la in_o cordibus_fw-la illorum_fw-la in_o aliorum_fw-la enim_fw-la cordibus_fw-la seminat_fw-la verbum_fw-la bonae_fw-la foecunditatis_fw-la nuptiarum_fw-la fructum_fw-la facientis_fw-la in_fw-la aliorum_fw-la vero_fw-la cordibus_fw-la seminat_fw-la verbum_fw-la virginitatis_fw-la etc._n virginitatis_fw-la virginitatis_fw-la do_v opinor_fw-la pars_fw-la clausula_fw-la illi_fw-la ergo_fw-la in_o quibus_fw-la seminat_fw-la verbum_fw-la virginitatis_fw-la etc._n etc._n ipsi_fw-la virginitatem_fw-la seruare_fw-la desiderant_fw-la in_o quibus_fw-la vero_fw-la verbum_fw-la nuptiarum_fw-la seminat_fw-la ipsi_fw-la facere_fw-la nuptiarum_fw-la fructum_fw-la appetunt_fw-la which_o for_o my_o countrymens_n sake_n i_o have_v thus_o english_v i_o will_v fain_o know_v who_o it_o be_v that_o first_o ordain_v that_o christian_a priest_n may_v not_o marry_v god_n or_o man_n for_o if_o it_o be_v god_n sure_o his_o determination_n be_v to_o be_v hold_v and_o observe_v with_o all_o veneration_n and_o reverence_n but_o if_o it_o be_v man_n and_o not_o god_n and_o this_o tradition_n come_v out_o of_o the_o heart_n of_o man_n not_o out_o of_o the_o mouth_n of_o god_n than_o neither_o be_v salvation_n get_v by_o it_o if_o it_o be_v observe_v nor_o lose_v if_o it_o be_v not_o observe_v for_o it_o do_v not_o belong_v to_o man_n either_o to_o save_v or_o destroy_v any_o man_n for_o his_o merit_n but_o it_o be_v proper_a only_a unto_o god_n that_o god_n have_v ordain_v this_o it_o it_o neither_o find_v write_v in_o the_o old_a testament_n nor_o in_o the_o gospel_n nor_o in_o the_o epistle_n of_o the_o apostle_n in_o all_o which_o be_v set_v down_o whatsoever_o god_n have_v enjoin_v unto_o man_n it_o be_v therefore_o a_o tradition_n of_o man_n and_o not_o a_o institution_n of_o god_n nor_o of_o his_o apostle_n as_o the_o apostle_n institute_v rather_o that_o a_o bishop_n shall_v be_v the_o husband_n of_o one_o wife_n which_o he_o will_v never_o have_v appoint_v if_o it_o have_v be_v adultery_n for_o a_o bishop_n to_o have_v at_o once_o a_o wife_n and_o a_o church_n as_o it_o be_v two_o wife_n like_v as_o some_o affirm_v now_o that_o which_o have_v not_o authority_n from_o the_o holy_a scripture_n be_v with_o the_o same_o facility_n contemn_v that_o it_o be_v speak_v for_o the_o holy_a church_n be_v not_o the_o wife_n not_o the_o spouse_n of_o the_o priest_n but_o of_o christ_n as_o s._n john_n say_v he_o that_o have_v the_o bride_n he_o be_v the_o bridegroom_n of_o this_o bridegroom_n i_o say_v be_v the_o church_n the_o spouse_n and_o yet_o it_o be_v lawful_a even_o for_o this_o spouse_n in_o part_n to_o marry_v by_o apostolic_a tradition_n for_o the_o apostle_n speak_v thus_o to_o the_o corinthian_n because_o of_o fornication_n let_v every_o man_n have_v his_o own_o wife_n and_o i_o will_v that_o all_o man_n be_v as_o i_o be_o but_o every_o man_n have_v his_o proper_a gift_n of_o god_n one_o thus_o another_o otherwise_o for_o all_o man_n have_v not_o one_o gift_n namely_o of_o virginity_n and_o continency_n but_o some_o be_v virgin_n and_o contain_v other_o contain_v not_o to_o who_o he_o grant_v marriage_n lest_o satan_n tempt_v they_o through_o their_o incontinency_n and_o they_o shall_v miscarry_v in_o the_o ruin_n of_o their_o uncleanness_n so_o also_o of_o priest_n some_o be_v continent_n other_o be_v incontinent_a and_o those_o which_o be_v continent_n have_v receive_v the_o gift_n of_o 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the_o better_a we_o be_v teach_v by_o the_o authority_n of_o the_o apostle_n who_o tell_v we_o it_o be_v better_a to_o marry_v then_o to_o burn_v sure_o that_o which_o be_v the_o better_a be_v to_o be_v choose_v and_o hold_v now_o it_o be_v better_a to_o marry_v because_o it_o be_v worse_a to_o burn_v and_o because_o it_o be_v better_a to_o marry_v then_o to_o burn_v it_o be_v convenient_a for_o those_o which_o contain_v not_o to_o marry_v not_o to_o burn_v for_o marriage_n be_v good_a as_o august_n speak_v in_o his_o book_n super_fw-la genesin_n ad_fw-la literam_fw-la in_o it_o be_v commend_v the_o good_a of_o nature_n whereby_o the_o pravity_n of_o incontinence_n be_v rule_v and_o the_o fruitfulness_n of_o nature_n grace_v for_o the_o weakness_n of_o either_o sex_n decline_v towards_o the_o ruin_n of_o filthiness_n be_v well_o relieve_v by_o honesty_n of_o marriage_n so_o as_o the_o same_o thing_n which_o may_v be_v the_o office_n of_o the_o find_v be_v also_o the_o remedy_n unto_o 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