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spirit_n	act_n	holy_a	john_n	6,706	5	7.0083	4	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A66976	Two discourses the first concerning the spirit of Martin Luther and the original of the Reformation : the second concerning the celibacy of the clergy.	R. H., 1609-1678.	1687 (1687)	Wing W3460; ESTC R38320	133,828	156

finis_fw-la a_o discourse_n concern_v the_o celibacy_n of_o the_o clergy_n at_o oxford_n print_v anno_fw-la 1687._o content_n 1._o celibacy_n a_o better_a state_n than_o marriage_n §_o 1._o a_o holiness_n of_o the_o body_n as_o well_o as_o of_o the_o soul_n §_o 2._o as_o a_o holiness_n of_o it_o that_o be_v opposite_a to_o fornication_n so_o that_o be_v opposite_a to_o marriage_n §_o 2._o to_o the_o marry_a on_o pious_a occasion_n forbearance_n of_o the_o act_n of_o marriage_n advise_v §_o 3._o forbearance_n of_o second_o marriage_n commend_v in_o some_o case_n enjoin_v §_o 4._o 2._o have_v a_o great_a reward_n in_o the_o world_n to_o come_v §_o 5._o continency_n especial_o necessary_a for_o the_o clergy_n §_o 6._o that_o it_o be_v the_o gift_n of_o god_n §_o 7._o give_v to_o very_a many_o §_o 8._o for_o some_o space_n of_o time_n at_o least_o to_o all_o that_o none_o from_o not_o exercise_v the_o act_n of_o continency_n can_v say_v he_o have_v not_o the_o power_n §_o 9_o that_o he_o who_o have_v this_o gift_n do_v not_o exercise_v it_o in_o live_v unmarried_a sin_v not_o §_o 10._o whether_o the_o gift_n of_o continency_n suppose_v it_o to_o be_v give_v only_o to_o some_o may_v by_o they_o be_v certain_o know_v that_o though_o all_o have_v not_o yet_o all_o may_v have_v the_o gift_n of_o continency_n and_o that_o god_n deny_v it_o none_o at_o no_o time_n they_o use_v the_o mean_n §_o 12._o that_o it_o may_v be_v vow_v §_o 15._o yet_o it_o more_o difficult_a than_o the_o matter_n of_o any_o other_o vow_n §_o 25._o therefore_o not_o hasty_o to_o be_v vow_v §_o 26._o yet_o not_o unlawful_a for_o the_o church_n and_o very_o beneficial_a to_o restrain_v the_o sacred_a function_n of_o the_o ministry_n to_o single_a person_n §_o 27._o ambros_n de_fw-fr viduis_fw-la scit_fw-la creator_n omnium_fw-la affectus_fw-la esse_fw-la varios_fw-la singulorum_fw-la &_o ideo_fw-la praemiis_fw-la virtutem_fw-la provocavit_fw-la non_fw-la infirmitatem_fw-la vinculis_fw-la alligavit_fw-la sunt_fw-la spadones_fw-la qui_fw-la se_fw-la castraverunt_fw-la &c_n &c_n sed_fw-la hoc_fw-la non_fw-la omnibus_fw-la imperatur_fw-la sed_fw-la ab_fw-la omnibus_fw-la stagitatur_fw-la de_fw-fr virginibus_fw-la 3._o l._n dominus_fw-la qui_fw-la sciret_fw-la praedicandam_fw-la omnibus_fw-la integritatem_fw-la imitandam_fw-la paucis_fw-la non_fw-la omnes_fw-la inquit_fw-la capiunt_fw-la verbum_fw-la istud_fw-la hierom_n contra_fw-la vigilantium_fw-la 2._o ep._n f_o xortus_fw-la est_fw-la subito_fw-la vigilantius_n qui_fw-la damnandas_fw-la dicat_fw-la esse_fw-la vigilias_fw-la etc._n etc._n continentiam_fw-la haeresin_fw-la pudicitiam_fw-la libidinis_fw-la seminarium_fw-la dicat_fw-la etc._n etc._n dicat_fw-la proh_o nefas_n episcopos_fw-la svi_fw-la dicitur_fw-la sceleris_fw-la hahere_fw-la consortes_fw-la etc._n etc._n qui_fw-la nisi_fw-la praegnantes_fw-la vxores_fw-la viderint_fw-la clericorum_fw-la etc._n etc._n christi_fw-la sacramenta_fw-la non_fw-la tribuunt_fw-la quid_fw-la facient_fw-la orientis_fw-la ecclesiae_fw-la quid_fw-la aegypti_n &_o sedis_fw-la aposcolicae_fw-la quae_fw-la aut_fw-la virgin_n clericos_fw-la accipiunt_fw-la aut_fw-la continentes_fw-la aut_fw-la si_fw-la vxores_fw-la habuerint_fw-la mariti_fw-la esse_fw-la desistunt_fw-la conc._n trident._n sess_n 24.9_o can._n si_fw-mi quis_fw-la dixerit_fw-la clericos_fw-la in_o sacris_fw-la ordinibus_fw-la constitutos_fw-la posse_fw-la ma●rimonium_fw-la contrahere_fw-la non_fw-la obstante_fw-la lege_fw-la ecclesiastica_fw-la vel_fw-la voto_fw-la anathema_n sit_v cum_fw-la deus_fw-la id_fw-la donum_fw-la castitatis_fw-la recte_fw-la petentibus_fw-la non_fw-la deneget_fw-la nec_fw-la patiatur_fw-la nos_fw-la suprae_fw-la id_fw-la quod_fw-la possumus_fw-la tentari_fw-la bellarmin_n de_fw-fr clericis_fw-la 1.18_o c._n b._n thomas_n desert_n docet_fw-la votum_fw-la continentiae_fw-la esse_fw-la annexum_fw-la ordinibus_fw-la sacris_fw-la ex_fw-la solo_fw-la ecclesiae_fw-la decreto_fw-la ac_fw-la proinde_fw-la dispensabile_fw-la esse_fw-la quod_fw-la ego_fw-la verissimum_fw-la puto_fw-la again_o ibid._n in_o tota_fw-la scriptura_fw-la nullum_fw-la tale_n extat_fw-la praeceptum_fw-la viz._n ut_fw-la sacerdotes_fw-la non_fw-la ducant_fw-la vxores_fw-la ib._n ecclesia_fw-la romana_fw-la multis_fw-la jam_fw-la saeculis_fw-la permisit_fw-la graecis_fw-la sacerdotibus_fw-la usum_fw-la uxorum_fw-la ●●as_fw-la ante_fw-la ordinationem_fw-la duxerant_fw-la ut_fw-la pat●t_fw-la ex_fw-la c._n cum_fw-la olim_fw-la de_fw-la clericis_fw-la conjugatis_fw-la concern_v celibacy_n §_o 1_o marriage_n celibacy_n a_o better_a state_n than_o marriage_n i._n it_o must_v be_v grant_v concern_v celibacy_n that_o it_o be_v a_o better_a condition_n of_o life_n than_o marriage_n for_o prayer_n and_o fast_v and_o all_o other_o service_n of_o god_n without_o distraction_n and_o so_o for_o gain_v the_o kingdom_n of_o heaven_n matt._n 19.12_o for_o work_n of_o charity_n to_o our_o neighbour_n for_o avoid_v covetousness_n worldly_a care_n and_o impediment_n and_o this_o in_o all_o not_o only_o in_o afflict_a time_n for_o enjoy_v our_o liberty_n 1_o cor._n 7.4_o which_o when_o we_o can_v have_v we_o be_v rather_o to_o use_v it_o 1_o cor._n 7.21_o see_v for_o these_o 1_o cor._n 1_o 8_o 26_o 32._o to_o the_o 37_o 38._o lu._n 14.20_o 1_o cor._n 7.5_o §_o 2_o ii_o as_o there_o be_v a_o purity_n and_o holiness_n of_o the_o body_n as_o well_o as_o of_o the_o soul_n see_v 2_o cor._n 7.1_o 1_o thes_n 4.4_o jud._n 23._o compare_v with_o 8._o and_o 2_o pet._n 2.10_o 14._o opposite_a to_o fornication_n and_o uncleanness_n soul_n a_o hol●nes_n of_o the_o body_n as_o well_o as_o of_o the_o soul_n which_v uncleanness_n be_v more_o especial_o oppose_v to_o holiness_n than_o other_o vice_n see_v rom._n 6.19_o 1_o thes_n 4.7_o eph._n 5.3_o and_o have_v a_o natural_a shame_n and_o guilt_n upon_o it_o which_o make_v it_o seek_v privacy_n beyond_o any_o other_o sin_n whatsoever_o see_v the_o shame_n of_o our_o first_o parent_n upon_o the_o first_o appearance_n of_o concupiscence_n gen._n 2.25_o compare_v with_o gen._n 3.10_o and_o enjoin_v to_o be_v observe_v in_o reference_n to_o christ_n he_o be_v now_o the_o husband_n of_o the_o body_n and_o it_o his_o spouse_n see_v 1_o cor._n 6.20_o compare_v with_o 13_o 18_o etc._n etc._n marriage_n as_o a_o hol●nes_n of_o it_o that_o be_v opposite_a to_o fornication_n so_o th●t_o be_v opposite_a to_o marriage_n so_o there_o seem_v to_o be_v a_o great_a degree_n of_o this_o purity_n of_o the_o body_n opposite_a to_o matrimony_n see_v 1_o cor._n 7.34_o and_o rev._n 14.4_o where_o defilement_n with_o woman_n be_v oppose_v to_o virginity_n as_o another_o defilement_n be_v oppose_v to_o matrimony_n heb._n 13.14_o the_o marriagebed_n be_v undefiled_a that_o be_v with_o sin_n for_o this_o be_v appoint_v as_o for_o a_o mean_n of_o propagation_n to_o adam_n innocent_a so_o for_o a_o remedy_n against_o fornication_n 1_o cor._n 7.2_o to_o man_n fall_v and_o trouble_v with_o concupiscence_n yet_o the_o virgin's-bed_n it_o seem_v be_v more_o undefiled_a more_o angel-like_o in_o respect_n of_o corporeal_a purity_n undefiled_a be_v oppose_v to_o a_o imperfection_n of_o chastity_n virginal_a as_o well_o as_o to_o the_o sin_n of_o lust_n to_o the_o act_n of_o concupiscence_n as_o well_o as_o to_o prohibit_v copulation_n therefore_o hereafter_o not_o to_o marry_v nor_o be_v give_v in_o marriage_n but_o to_o be_v like_o the_o angel_n of_o god_n be_v reckon_v as_o a_o thing_n more_o honourable_a for_o the_o body_n lu._n 20.35_o and_o concupiscence_n one_o cause_n now_o of_o marriage_n and_o which_o can_v it_o be_v remedy_v the_o apostle_n will_v not_o advise_v so_o many_o to_o marriage_n be_v not_o know_v by_o adam_n when_o perfect_a and_o be_v a_o thing_n when_o appear_v upon_o his_o fall_n which_o he_o be_v ashamed_a of_o and_o seek_v to_o hide_v as_o his_o posterity_n ever_o since_o do_v those_o act_n even_o of_o the_o lawful_a bed_n to_o a_o high_a degree_n then_o of_o this_o primogeneal_a virginal_a purity_n of_o the_o body_n i_o suppose_v that_o expression_n relate_v 1_o cor._n 7.34_o the_o virgin_n care_v etc._n etc._n that_o she_o may_v be_v holy_a both_o in_o body_n and_o in_o spirit_n §_o 3_o and_o for_o this_o reason_n it_o seem_v to_o be_v that_o we_o find_v abstinence_n from_o the_o act_n of_o if_o i_o may_v so_o call_v it_o lawful_a lust_n advise_v for_o the_o better_a performance_n of_o holy_a duty_n advise_v to_o the_o mare_v on_o pious_a occasion_n forbearance_n of_o the_o act_n of_o marriage_n advise_v or_o in_o time_n of_o humiliation_n etc._n etc._n even_o to_o those_o who_o be_v in_o the_o state_n of_o marriage_n as_o doubtless_o conjugal_a chastity_n also_o have_v many_o degree_n in_o it_o and_o in_o some_o man_n be_v far_o more_o pure_a than_o in_o other_o and_o the_o permission_n of_o matrimonial_a privilege_n very_o easy_o transgress_v see_v exod._n 19.15_o three_o day_n sanctification_n and_o not_o come_v at_o their_o wife_n 1_o sam._n 21.4_o woman_n keep_v from_o they_o about_o three_o day_n and_o the_o vessel_n of_o the_o young_a man_n holy_a i.e._n from_o their_o wife_n zech._n 7.3_o where_o we_o see_v that_o in_o time_n of_o more_o earnest_a address_n to_o god_n this_o separation_n from_o carnality_n be_v continue_v

have_v go_v in_o the_o way_n of_o cain_n depart_v out_o of_o the_o church_n gen._n 4.19_o and_o errore_fw-la balaam_n effusi_fw-la have_v pour_v out_o themselves_o in_o the_o error_n of_o balaam_n curse_v the_o church_n and_o people_n of_o god_n num._n c._n 22._o and_o in_o contradictione_n core_n theuntes_fw-la perish_v in_o the_o contradiction_n of_o corah_n oppose_a moses_n the_o lawgiver_n and_o aaron_n the_o highpriest_n num._n c._n 16._o and_o muchwhat_a the_o same_o by_o st._n peter_n 2_o ep._n 2.10_o etc._n etc._n to_o be_v dominationem_fw-la contemnentes_fw-la audaces_fw-la sibi_fw-la placentes_fw-la sectas_fw-la non_fw-la metuentes_fw-la introducere_fw-la blasphemantes_fw-la or_o majestates_fw-la non_fw-la metuentes_fw-la blasphemare_fw-la contemner_n of_o dominion_n bold_a self-pleasers_a not_o fear_v to_o introduce_v sect_n blasphemer_n or_o not_o fear_v to_o blaspheme_v majesty_n i_o recite_v so_o many_o place_n to_o show_v the_o unanimous_a consent_n of_o the_o holy_a 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macerate_v my_o body_n with_o fasting_n watch_n prayer_n and_o other_o spiritual_a exercise_v more_o than_o they_o all_o who_o at_o this_o day_n so_o bitter_o hate_v and_o persecute_v i_o because_o i_o now_o detract_v from_o those_o good_a work_n the_o glory_n of_o justify_v for_o in_o the_o observation_n of_o they_o i_o be_v so_o over-diligent_a and_o superstitious_a that_o i_o lay_v a_o great_a burden_n on_o the_o body_n than_o without_o endanger_v its_o health_n it_o can_v well_o bear_v i_o reverence_v the_o pope_n out_o of_o pure_a conscience_n not_o for_o the_o sake_n of_o preferment_n again_o ibid._n on_o vers_fw-la 15._o ego_fw-la in_o monachatu_fw-la extern_a non_fw-la eram_fw-la sicut_fw-la caeteri_fw-la homines_fw-la raptores_fw-la injusti_fw-la adulteri_fw-la ●●sed_v servabam_fw-la castitatem_fw-la obedientiam_fw-la paupertatem_fw-la denique_fw-la libre_fw-la a_o curis_fw-la praesentis_fw-la aquavitae_fw-la totus_fw-la eram_fw-la deditus_fw-la jejuniis_fw-la vigiliis_fw-la orationibus_fw-la legendis_fw-la missis_fw-la etc._n etc._n whilst_o a_o monk_n i_o be_v not_o outward_o as_o other_o man_n extortioner_n unjust_a adulterer_n but_o i_o observe_v chastity_n obedience_n and_o poverty_n and_o last_o disengaged_a from_o the_o care_n of_o this_o present_a life_n i_o whole_o give_v myself_o up_o to_o fasting_n watch_n prayer_n say_v mass_n etc._n etc._n and_o tanta_fw-la erat_fw-la autoritas_fw-la papae_fw-la apud_fw-la i_o ut_fw-la vel_fw-la in_o minimus_fw-la dissentire_fw-la ab_fw-la ipso_fw-la putarem_fw-la crimen_fw-la aeterna_fw-la damnatione_fw-la dignum_fw-la so_o great_a with_o i_o be_v the_o authority_n of_o the_o pope_n that_o in_o the_o least_o to_o dissent_v from_o he_o i_o judge_v a_o crime_n worthy_a of_o eternal_a damnation_n and_o thus_o melancthon_n of_o he_o praefat._n in_o 2._o tom_n luther_n receptus_n in_fw-la monasterium_fw-la jam_fw-la non_fw-la solum_fw-la acerrimo_fw-la study_v doctrinam_fw-la ecclesiae_fw-la discit_fw-la sed_fw-la etiam_fw-la summa_fw-la disciplinae_fw-la severitate_fw-la se_fw-la ipse_fw-la regit_fw-la &_o omnibus_fw-la exereitiis_fw-la lectionum_fw-la disputationum_fw-la jejuniorum_fw-la precum_fw-la omnes_fw-la long_a superat_fw-la vidi_n continuis_fw-la quatuor_fw-la diebus_fw-la cum_fw-la quidem_fw-la recte_fw-la valeret_fw-la prorsus_fw-la nihil_fw-la edentem_fw-la aut_fw-la bibentem_fw-la be_v admit_v into_o the_o monastery_n he_o not_o only_o learn_v by_o very_o hard_o study_v the_o doctrine_n of_o the_o church_n but_o practise_v her_o discipline_n also_o with_o the_o utmost_a rigour_n and_o severity_n in_o all_o exercise_n of_o lecture_n disputation_n fast_n prayer_n etc._n etc._n surpass_v all_o other_o i_o have_v know_v he_o when_o in_o perfect_a health_n neither_o eat_v nor_o drink_v for_o four_o day_n together_o for_o there_o be_v also_o a_o monastery_n of_o augustine_n friar_n at_o wirtenberg_n wherein_o luther_n live_v for_o many_o year_n after_o he_o be_v remove_v from_o erford_n to_o that_o new-founded_n university_n for_o his_o pregnant_a part_n and_o learning_n neither_o do_v luther_n leave_v off_o his_o monk_n hood_n till_o 1524._o sixteen_o year_n after_o his_o come_n thither_o after_o which_o the_o mean_n of_o this_o monastery_n be_v give_v to_o the_o elector_n and_o he_o become_v a_o private_a housekeeper_n and_o the_o