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isidore_n bishop_n of_o seville_a who_o thus_o conform_v to_o the_o other_o father_n and_o truth_n also_o expound_v the_o former_a word_n 5._o isidor_n dâ—_n officiâ—s_v eccles_n l._n â—_o cap._n 5._o vnius_fw-la uxoris_fw-la virum_fw-la the_o husband_n of_o one_o wife_n thus_o sacerdotium_fw-la quaerit_fw-la ecclesia_fw-la aut_fw-la de_fw-la monogamia_fw-la ordinatum_fw-la aut_fw-la de_fw-la virginitate_fw-la sanctum_fw-la digamus_fw-la autem_fw-la haud_fw-la fertur_fw-la agere_fw-la sacerdotium_fw-la the_o church_n seek_v for_o priesthood_n either_o decent_a from_o single_a marriage_n or_o holy_a from_o virginity_n he_o that_o have_v be_v twice_o marry_v be_v not_o to_o be_v priest_n so_o he_o so_o other_o so_o all_o and_o by_o this_o any_o may_v see_v who_o agree_v with_o law_n no_o disagreement_n between_o s._n ambrose_n and_o s._n chrysostome_n though_o one_o do_v grant_v a_o law_n in_o s._n paul_n word_n &_o the_o other_o deny_v it_o because_o they_o do_v speak_v of_o different_a 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the_o other_o then_o be_v these_o author_n classical_a their_o work_n undoubted_a their_o word_n of_o weight_n their_o credit_n uncontrollable_a which_o point_n as_o i_o say_v be_v not_o hard_a to_o show_v in_o diverse_a particular_n if_o i_o will_v stand_v upon_o they_o 61._o m._n doctor_n whitgift_n late_o term_v of_o canterbury_n when_o he_o write_v against_o the_o puritan_n urge_v the_o authoritye_n of_o the_o four_o above_o name_v and_o for_o that_o they_o be_v deny_v by_o cartwright_n and_o other_o as_o brand_v with_o falsehood_n and_o supposition_n the_o author_n of_o the_o survey_v of_o the_o pretend_a discipline_n in_o a_o long_a chapter_n wherein_o the_o puritan_n deal_v with_o the_o ancient_a father_n ecclesiastical_a history_n and_o general_a counsel_n be_v lay_v open_a check_v they_o for_o the_o same_o for_o to_o pretermit_v themselves_o survey_v pag._n â—29_n 330._o &_o deinâ—eps_n pag._n â—â—6_n against_o the_o puritan_n the_o protestant_n object_n father_n which_o 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liceat_fw-la etc._n etc._n that_o hereafter_o it_o be_v not_o lawful_a for_o any_o subdeacon_n deacon_n or_o priest_n to_o marry_v after_o his_o ordination_n and_o if_o he_o presume_v to_o do_v it_o let_v he_o be_v depose_v but_o if_o any_o who_o be_v to_o be_v clergy_n man_n will_v by_o the_o law_n of_o matrimony_n have_v a_o wife_n let_v he_o marry_v before_o he_o be_v either_o subdeacon_n deacon_n or_o priest_n so_o there_o which_o particular_o touch_v m._n hall_n if_o he_o have_v any_o order_n for_o i_o understand_v that_o he_o be_v minister_n first_o and_o marry_v after_o which_o here_o to_o such_o as_o be_v in_o holy_a order_n be_v absolute_o forbid_v and_o thereupon_o it_o follow_v that_o such_o as_o be_v make_v priest_n deacon_n or_o subdeacons_n of_n marry_v man_n after_o the_o death_n of_o their_o wife_n be_v for_o eever_n debar_v from_o marry_v again_o 67._o the_o three_o thing_n decree_v be_v that_o which_o ordination_n bishop_n forbid_a to_o use_v their_o wive_fw-mi 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