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transubstantiation_n in_o the_o sacrament_n of_o the_o lord_n supper_n and_o though_o there_o be_v any_o the_o roman_a church_n ought_v not_o to_o take_v away_o the_o cup_n from_o the_o people_n because_o jesus_n christ_n his_o apostle_n and_o the_o primitive_a church_n do_v not_o take_v it_o from_o they_o and_o because_o st._n paul_n order_v every_o one_o to_o take_v it_o when_o he_o say_v let_v a_o man_n examine_v himself_o and_o so_o let_v he_o eat_v of_o that_o bread_n and_o drink_n of_o that_o cup._n 4._o i_o say_v that_o the_o roman_a church_n diminish_v from_o the_o word_n of_o god_n when_o she_o forbid_v every_o one_o to_o eat_v flesh_n in_o certain_a time_n and_o day_n and_o all_o priest_n monk_n and_o nun_n to_o marry_v for_o st._n paul_n write_v to_o the_o colossian_n 2._o 16._o speak_v thus_o let_v no_o man_n judge_v you_o in_o meat_n and_o drink_n and_o in_o his_o first_o epistle_n to_o the_o corinthian_n 10._o 24._o etc._n etc._n whatsoever_o say_v he_o be_v sell_v in_o 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we_o that_o forbid_v to_o marry_v and_o command_v to_o abstain_v from_o meat_n be_v a_o doctrine_n of_o devil_n and_o jesus_n christ_n himself_o honour_v so_o much_o the_o marriage_n of_o the_o priest_n that_o he_o do_v choose_v the_o son_n of_o the_o high_a priest_n zacharias_n to_o be_v his_o forerunner_n to_o avoid_v fornication_n say_v st._n paul_n 1_o cor._n 7._o 2._o let_v every_o man_n have_v his_o own_o wife_n and_o let_v every_o woman_n have_v she_o own_o husband_n and_o notwithstanding_o all_o these_o text_n of_o the_o holy_a scripture_n the_o roman_a church_n command_v under_o the_o pain_n of_o sin_n unto_o death_n and_o consequent_o of_o damnation_n to_o abstain_v from_o flesh_n in_o certain_a time_n and_o day_n and_o forbid_v all_o bishop_n priest_n and_o clerk_n to_o marry_v and_o though_o in_o the_o council_n of_o nice_a of_o which_o the_o ecclesiastical_a historian_n speak_v thus_o it_o please_v some_o bishop_n to_o introduce_v a_o new_a law_n in_o the_o church_n that_o 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11._o forbid_v marriage_n to_o all_o clerk_n that_o be_v in_o order_n and_o to_o all_o reguler_o or_o monk_n that_o have_v make_v a_o solemn_a vow_n of_o chastity_n and_o thunder_v anathema_n against_o those_o that_o say_v they_o may_v marry_v notwithstanding_o they_o feel_v they_o have_v not_o the_o gift_n of_o chastity_n and_o so_o this_o council_n do_v not_o only_o oppose_v the_o primitive_a church_n and_o the_o apostle_n but_o even_o the_o law_n which_o god_n himself_o have_v pronounce_v for_o when_o he_o say_v thou_o shall_v not_o commit_v adultery_n thou_o shall_v not_o be_v a_o whoremonger_n it_o be_v as_o if_o he_o shall_v say_v thou_o shall_v make_v use_n of_o marriage_n which_o be_v a_o proper_a mean_n to_o avoid_v these_o two_o great_a sin_n it_o be_v a_o implicit_a commandment_n of_o god_n make_v to_o all_o man_n and_o woman_n that_o have_v not_o the_o gift_n of_o continence_n in_o what_o state_n and_o condition_n soever_o they_o be_v objection_n the_o monk_n and_o nun_n 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