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A10240 A rejoynder unto William Malone's reply to the first article Wherein the founders of unwritten traditions are confounded, out of the sure foundation of Scripture, and the true tradition of the Church. By Roger Puttocke, minister of Gods word at Novan. Puttock, Roger. 1632 (1632) STC 20520; ESTC S100925 167,226 214

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only_o a_o ordinance_n or_o institution_n of_o the_o church_n so_o 4._o so_o scotus_n in_o 4._o sent._n do_v 36._o aquin._n 2._o ●dae_n q._n 88_o be_v 11._o cusan_a epist_n ●●_o de_fw-fr usu_fw-la commun_n panorm_a extra_fw-la de_fw-fr clericis_fw-la conjug_n cap._n cùm_fw-la olim_fw-la peres_n de_fw-fr tradit_fw-la part_n 3_o tia_fw-la consider_v de_fw-fr voto_fw-la contine_v art_n 4._o scotus_n aquinas_n cusa●us_n bellarmine_n panormitane_n peresius_n with_o many_o other_o and_o in_o regard_n of_o the_o great_a inconvenience_n which_o come_v through_o the_o single_a life_n of_o priest_n the_o two_o latter_a as_o panormitane_n a_o great_a canonist_n and_o peresius_n a_o great_a bishop_n think_v it_o necessary_a that_o this_o custom_n be_v alter_v bernard_n say_v true_o 66._o true_o bernard_n in_o cant._n serm_n 66._o take_v away_o honourable_a marriage_n out_o of_o the_o church_n and_o the_o unpolluted_a bed_n and_o do_v you_o not_o fill_v the_o church_n with_o fornicator_n 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the_o world_n no_o child_n no_o possession_n this_o manner_n of_o life_n he_o commend_v very_o much_o then_o concern_v priest_n he_o say_v not_o that_o this_o state_n or_o manner_n of_o life_n be_v necessary_a but_o that_o for_o the_o avoid_n of_o care_n and_o trouble_n of_o the_o world_n this_o manner_n of_o life_n be_v necessary_a this_o be_v all_o that_o ca●_n be_v gather_v out_o of_o that_o passage_n of_o euscbius_n and_o this_o be_v no_o more_o than_o the_o scripture_n teach_v we_o 7._o we_o ma●th_n 19_o 12._o 1._o cor._n 7._o 7._o he_o that_o can_v receive_v it_o let_v he_o receive_v it_o and_o s._n paul_n will_v have_v all_o man_n ●_o to_o be_v unmarried_a and_o as_o himself_o be_v if_o they_o have_v that_o gift_n of_o god_n the_o council_n of_o carthage_n require_v priest_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d to_o observe_v chastity_n temperance_n or_o sobriety_n what_o be_v this_o for_o single_a life_n these_o virtue_n be_v require_v of_o they_o in_o the_o scripture_n and_o may_v 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