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&_o also_o do_v dissolve_v &_o break_v those_o which_o be_v alredye_n contract_v and_o this_o appear_v evident_o to_o be_v contrary_a to_o the_o commandment_n of_o christ_n which_o say_v who_o god_n have_v join_v let_v no_o man_n depart_v in_o sondre_fw-fr our_o adversary_n cry_v out_o in_o the_o confutation_n 19_o that_o to_o live_v single_a without_o wyve_n be_v command_v by_o the_o council_n we_o do_v not_o accuse_v the_o the_o decree_n of_o the_o council_n for_o these_o decree_n under_o a_o certain_a condition_n do_v permit_v wedlock_n but_z we_o do_v accuse_v the_o law_n which_o the_o byshoppe_n of_o rome_n have_v make_v syn_n the_o old_a general_a counsel_n contrary_a to_o the_o authority_n of_o the_o say_a council_n thus_o do_v the_o byshoppe_n of_o rome_n despise_v the_o auctority_n of_o the_o counsel_n which_o they_o will_v that_o other_o man_n shall_v think_v to_o be_v mooste_o holy_a &_o inviolable_a this_o law_n therefore_o of_o perpetual_a absteyn_v from_o marriage_n be_v 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yet_o we_o do_v not_o make_v virginity_n equal_a to_o matrimonye_n for_o likewise_o as_o one_o gift_n be_v better_a than_o another_o as_o prophecy_n be_v better_a than_o eloquence_n eloquence_n be_v better_a than_o carpenter_n craft_n so_o virginity_n be_v a_o more_o excellent_a gift_n than_o wedlock_n and_o yet_o as_o a_o orator_n be_v not_o more_o rightuous_a before_o god_n for_o cause_n of_o hê_n eloquence_n then_o a_o carpenter_n because_o of_o his_o carpentry_n so_o likewise_o a_o virgin_n merit_v nomore_o justification_n with_o her_o virginity_n than_o a_o wife_n do_v with_o the_o work_n appertein_v to_o a_o wife_n but_o every_o one_o in_o their_o gift_n ought_v to_o serve_v faytheful_o â–ª_o and_o to_o think_v that_o by_o father_n for_o christ_n sake_n they_o obtain_v remission_n of_o sin_n and_o by_o faith_n be_v repute_v righteous_a before_o
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enough_o that_o somewhere_o at_o this_o day_n there_o be_v good_a man_n in_o monastery_n which_o busy_a themselves_o in_o the_o ministration_n of_o the_o word_n and_o which_o use_v those_o obseruaunce_n without_o any_o wicked_a opinion_n but_o to_o think_v that_o those_o obseruaunce_n â—e_v seruicê_n and_o honoryngê_n of_o god_n by_o which_o we_o be_v count_v righteous_a before_o god_n and_o deserve_v everlasting_a life_n this_o be_v plain_a contrary_n to_o the_o gospel_n of_o the_o justice_n of_o faith_n which_o teach_v that_o for_o christis_fw-la sake_n justice_n be_v give_v to_o we_o and_o eternal_a life_n it_o be_v contrary_a to_o the_o sayenge_a of_o christ_n frustra_fw-la i_o colunt_fw-la mandatis_fw-la hominum_fw-la i_o in_o vain_a they_o worship_n i_o with_o tradition_n of_o man_n it_o be_v contrary_a also_o to_o this_o sentence_n omne_fw-la quod_fw-la non_fw-la est_fw-la ex_fw-la fide_fw-la peccâ—tum_fw-la â—st_fw-la 14._o all_o that_o be_v not_o of_o faith_n be_v sin_n but_o 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esâ—a_fw-la nos_fw-la non_fw-la commendat_fw-la deo_fw-la 8._o meat_n do_v not_o make_v we_o acceptable_a to_o god_n wherefore_o neither_o they_o be_v honour_n and_o service_n iustifienge_v neither_o be_v they_o perfection_n but_o rather_o when_o they_o be_v set_v forth_o cloak_v with_o these_o title_n they_o be_v the_o very_a doctrine_n of_o devylles_n uirginitie_n i_o grant_v be_v counsaylle_n but_o yet_o only_o to_o those_o ê‘sone_n which_o have_v the_o gift_n as_o it_o be_v say_v before_o but_o it_o be_v a_o very_a poysone_fw-mi erroure_n to_o think_v that_o the_o perfection_n of_o the_o gospel_n stand_v in_o tradition_n of_o man_n for_o so_o the_o religious_a person_n also_o of_o the_o machometiste_n may_v boast_v that_o they_o have_v the_o evamgelical_a ê‘fection_n neither_o do_v it_o stand_v in_o observe_v of_o other_o thing_n which_o be_v indifferent_a ê‘fection_n but_o because_o the_o kingdom_n of_o god_n be_v justice_n and_o life_n in_o the_o herte_n therefore_o ê‘fection_n be_v to_o increase_v the_o fear_n of_o god_n and_o the_o trust_n of_o the_o mercy_n promise_v in_o christ_n and_o diligence_n and_o care_n to_o obey_v our_o call_n likewise_o as_o paul_n describe_v perfection_n we_o be_v say_v he_o transfourm_v from_o clearness_n in_o to_o clearness_n as_o of_o the_o spirit_n of_o the_o lord_n he_o say_v not_o we_o take_v upon_o we_o now_o this_o &_o now_o that_o habit_n of_o religion_n or_o a_o sundry_a fashyon_n of_o shoe_n or_o another_o manner_n of_o girdle_n it_o be_v a_o pitiful_a thing_n that_o such_o pharisaical_a yea_o rather_o mahometical_a word_n be_v red_a and_o hear_v in_o the_o church_n that_o be_v to_o wit_n that_o the_o ê‘fection_n of_o the_o gospel_n and_o of_o the_o kingdom_n of_o christ_n which_o be_v eternal_a life_n do_v stand_v in_o these_o folyshe_a obseruaunce_n of_o garment_n of_o meat_n and_o of_o such_o other_o trifle_n now_o harken_v our_o sad_a and_o discrete_a judge_n how_o shameful_a a_o sentence_n they_o have_v put_v in_o the_o confutation_n thaduersary_n thus_o they_o say_v it_o be_v express_v in_o the_o holy_a scripture_n that_o the_o religious_a life_n due_o observe_v &_o keep_v which_o through_o goddê_n grace_v all_o religious_a person_n may_v observe_v and_o keep_v do_v merit_n eternal_a life_n and_o that_o christ_n have_v promise_v it_o more_o large_o to_o they_o which_o shall_v forsake_v house_n or_o brother_n etc._n etc._n these_o be_v the_o word_n of_o our_o adversary_n in_o which_o this_o be_v first_o a_o very_a shameless_a lie_n to_o say_v that_o it_o be_v express_v in_o holy_a scripture_n that_o monastical_a life_n do_v merit_n eternal_a life_n for_o where_o do_v the_o holy_a scripturê_n in_o any_o place_n speak_v of_o monastical_a life_n thus_o our_o adversary_n defend_v their_o cause_n thus_o the_o wretched_a man_n allege_v the_o scripture_n when_o every_o man_n know_v that_o monastical_a life_n be_v a_o thing_n new_o devise_v and_o yet_o they_o
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