two_o discourse_n the_o first_o concern_v the_o spirit_n of_o martin_n luther_n and_o the_o original_a of_o the_o reformation_n the_o second_o concern_v the_o celibacy_n of_o the_o clergy_n print_a at_o oxford_n an._n 1687._o consideration_n concern_v the_o spirit_n of_o m._n luther_n and_o the_o original_a of_o the_o reformation_n content_n property_n of_o the_o good_a and_o evil_a spirit_n §_o 1._o by_o which_o the_o spirit_n of_o new_a teacher_n be_v to_o be_v try_v luther_n holy_a life_n whilst_o a_o monk_n §_o 2._o the_o several_a degree_n of_o his_o fall_n §_o 3._o n._n 1._o the_o first_o degr_n his_o take_v up_o a_o new_a doctrine_n whilst_o yet_o a_o monk_n as_o more_o consolatory_a of_o justification_n by_o faith_n alone_o ib._n and_o devise_v new_a comment_n on_o the_o epistle_n to_o the_o roman_n and_o galatians_n prejudicial_a to_o good_a work_n proceed_v from_o grace_n §_o 4._o where_o 1._o that_o the_o church_n doctrine_n concern_v justification_n be_v much_o mistake_v or_o much_o mis-related_n by_o he_o §_o 6._o 2._o that_o his_o new_a opinion_n concern_v it_o be_v detest_v by_o many_o judicious_a protestant_n §_o 7._o 3._o void_a of_o consolation_n and_o contradict_v itself_o §_o 8._o the_o second_o degree_n upon_o the_o former_a doctrine_n his_o hold_v a_o parity_n of_o all_o justify_v as_o to_o their_o future_a reward_n §_o 9_o and_o vilify_a religious_a vow_n and_o work_n of_o mortification_n and_o penance_n especial_o celibacy_n §_o 10._o write_v against_o monastic_a vow_n §_o 11._o n._n 2._o and_o much_o recommend_v the_o state_n of_o marriage_n vilify_a celibacy_n §_o 11._o n._n 3.4_o 5_o 6_o 7._o throw_v off_o his_o monk_n hood_n and_o marry_v a_o nun._n §_o 12._o leave_v off_o his_o canonical_a hour_n of_o prayer_n §_o 13._o the_o 3d._n deg_fw-la his_o reject_v the_o authority_n of_o the_o present_a church_n §_o 14._o the_o four_o deg_fw-la his_o deny_v the_o then_o present_a to_o be_v a_o true_a church_n or_o the_o clergy_n thereof_o a_o true_a ministry_n affirm_v the_o pope_n to_o be_v antichrist_n amp_n c._n §_o 15._o n._n 1._o and_o §_o 16_o 17_o 18._o the_o 5_o deg_fw-la his_o reject_v the_o authority_n also_o of_o the_o former_a and_o ancient_a church_n council_n and_o father_n §_o 15._o n._n 2._o and_o §_o 19_o 20._o some_o instance_n and_o testimony_n 1._o concern_v his_o reject_v the_o present_a church-authority_n §_o 16._o 2._o maintain_v the_o pope_n to_o be_v antichrist_n §_o 17_o 3._o the_o former_a ordination_n of_o clergy_n invalid_a §_o 18._o 4._o his_o reject_v council_n §_o 19_o 5._o and_o father_n §_o 20._o the_o 6_o deg_fw-la his_o set_n up_o his_o own_o authority_n and_o maintain_v his_o own_o doctrine_n as_o certain_a and_o infallible_a truth_n §_o 21._o n._n 1._o and_o §_o 24._o n._n 1._o though_o these_o in_o his_o former_a and_o latter_a time_n much_o vary_v ib._n the_o seven_o deg_fw-la impatient_o suffer_v opposition_n excommunicate_v and_o anathematise_v any_o other_o though_o reform_v that_o contradict_v his_o doctrine_n §_o 22._o and_o §_o 25._o the_o 8_o deg_fw-la his_o alter_v the_o public_a service_n ordain_v a_o new_a ministry_n abrogate_a and_o burn_v the_o former_a canon_n law_n §_o 23._o instance_n and_o testimony_n for_o these_o 1._o concern_v his_o certainty_n of_o the_o truth_n of_o his_o own_o doctrine_n §_o 24._o n._n 1._o of_o those_o also_o that_o he_o maintain_v against_o other_o reform_a §_o 24._o n._n 3._o 2._o concern_v his_o censure_a and_o condemn_v those_o of_o the_o other_o reform_v oppose_v he_o §_o 25._o where_o also_o of_o their_o reciprocal_a censure_n of_o he_o for_o it_o §_o 26._o 3._o concern_v the_o instability_n of_o his_o doctrine_n §_o 27_o 9th_o deg_fw-la his_o fierce_a contentious_a and_o rail_a spirit_n discover_v in_o all_o his_o controversy-writing_n §_o 28._o some_o instance_n thereof_o 30._o 10_o his_o frequent_a communication_n with_o the_o devil_n acknowledge_v by_o himself_o §_o 32._o where_o of_o the_o great_a variety_n and_o subtlety_n of_o satan_n temptation_n §_o 34._o when_o this_o tempter_n be_v undiscovered_a §_o 35._o when_o this_o tempter_n be_v discover_v §_o 37._o and_o that_o luther_n have_v no_o secure_a ground_n to_o rely_v on_o that_o he_o be_v not_o by_o he_o most_o miserable_o delude_v §_o 38._o 11._o in_o particular_a concern_v satan_n famous_a disputation_n with_o he_o touch_v the_o mass_n nullity_n of_o the_o present_a clergy_n justify_v faith_n etc._n etc._n and_o luther_n behaviour_n therein_o §_o 39_o remark_n upon_o it_o and_o the_o invalidity_n of_o those_o argument_n of_o satan_n that_o prevail_v with_o luther_n §_o 40._o amp_n c._n of_o zuinglius_fw-la his_o being_n in_o like_a manner_n delude_v by_o satan_n §_o 44._o etc._n etc._n 12._o that_o probable_o luther_n discover_v not_o these_o wile_n of_o satan_n but_o serve_v he_o ignorant_o §_o 46._o and_o therefore_o be_v a_o more_o dangerous_a instrument_n of_o he_o §_o 47._o and_o that_o there_o want_v not_o specious_a pretence_n for_o several_a thing_n in_o his_o reformation_n §_o 49_o nor_o some_o personal_a quality_n that_o render_v he_o acceptable_a to_o his_o sect_n §_o 50._o 13._o the_o resemblance_n of_o luther_n change_n of_o religion_n in_o several_a particular_n to_o that_o former_a of_o mahomet_n 14._o the_o trial_n of_o luther_n spirit_n as_o before_o describe_v whether_o this_o be_v good_a or_o bad_a by_o the_o property_n of_o these_o two_o spirit_n mention_v in_o the_o begn_n of_o the_o discourse_n §_o 58._o where_o 1._o that_o truth_n and_o holiness_n error_n and_o vice_n have_v a_o necessary_a connexion_n §_o 60._o 2._o that_o where_o more_o corrupt_a doctrine_n be_v believe_v and_o teach_v there_o for_o the_o general_a must_v be_v find_v more_o dissolute_a life_n §_o 61._o the_o several_a bad_a fruit_n spring_v from_o luther_n doctrine_n that_o present_o appear_v and_o be_v confess_v in_o his_o own_o time_n §_o 62._o 15._o the_o manner_n of_o his_o death_n §_o 64._o conclusion_n where_o 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modestia_fw-la corripiens_fw-la etc._n etc._n no_o wrangler_n mild_a towards_o all_o man_n docible_a patient_a correct_v with_o modesty_n 2_o tim._n 2.24_o 25._o when_o he_o be_v revile_v to_o bless_v when_o he_o be_v defame_v to_o entreat_v when_o persecute_v without_o resistance_n to_o suffer_v it_o 1_o cor._n 4.12_o be_v describe_v to_o wage_v a_o continual_a war_n against_o the_o flesh_n in_o watch_n in_o fasting_n in_o various_a castigation_n subjection_n and_o mortification_n of_o the_o body_n 1_o cor._n 9.27_o 2_o cor._n 11.27_o these_o be_v the_o property_n of_o the_o good_a spirit_n spirit_n and_o evil_a spirit_n on_o the_o contrary_a the_o spirit_n of_o satan_n and_o of_o this_o world_n and_o those_o act_v therewith_o be_v describe_v by_o the_o apostle_n rom._n 1.29_o to_o be_v pleni_fw-la inuidia_fw-la contentione_n malignitate_fw-la detractores_fw-la contumeliosi_fw-la superbi_fw-la parentibus_fw-la superioribus_fw-la non_fw-it obedientes_fw-la inventores_fw-la 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sense_n thereof_o and_o this_o sense_n as_o his_o conscience_n must_v needs_o tell_v he_o contrary_a to_o that_o of_o the_o former_a church_n the_o devil_n bring_v it_o so_o near_o unto_o i_o with_o his_o crafty_a dispute_v will_v not_o one_o think_v it_o be_v his_o conscience_n rather_o that_o the_o sweat_n of_o anguish_n drop_v from_o i_o insomuch_o as_o many_o time_n i_o feel_v and_o understand_v that_o he_o sleep_v near_a unto_o i_o than_o my_o wife_n kate_n do_v that_o be_v he_o disquiet_v i_o more_o than_o she_o comfort_v or_o please_v i_o ib._n c._n 14._o p._n 234._o i_o say_v he_o can_v never_o be_v rid_v of_o these_o cogitation_n in_o wish_v i_o have_v never_o begin_v this_o business_n with_o the_o pope_n and_o p._n 396._o he_o say_v that_o evil_a cogitation_n plague_v he_o more_o than_o all_o his_o labour_n which_o have_v be_v innumerable_a oftentime_n say_v he_o i_o take_v business_n in_o hand_n thereby_o intend_v to_o drive_v away_o the_o devil_n but_o all_o will_v not_o 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omnibus_fw-la angelis_n ejus_fw-la we_o be_v all_o well_o except_o luther_n who_o sound_n in_o body_n yet_o be_v persecute_v from_o without_o by_o the_o whole_a world_n and_o inward_o by_o the_o devil_n and_o all_o his_o angel_n and_o in_o a_o epistle_n to_o melancthon_n vid._n adam_n vita_fw-la lutheri_fw-la 1529._o he_o profess_v as_o his_o strength_n in_o public_a conflict_n with_o man_n so_o his_o weakness_n in_o private_a one_o with_o satan_n §_o 33_o by_o all_o this_o you_o may_v observe_v i._o strange_a tumult_n in_o this_o man_n spirit_n sometime_o even_o to_o a_o deliquium_fw-la and_o faint_v away_o as_o adams_n and_o melancthon_n relate_v of_o he_o which_o he_o endeavour_v to_o remove_v sometime_o with_o sing_v or_o repeat_v psalm_n he_o and_o other_o with_o he_o venite_fw-la inquit_fw-la in_fw-la contemptum_fw-la diaboli_fw-la psalmum_fw-la de_fw-la profundis_fw-la quatuor_fw-la vicibus_fw-la cantemus_fw-la come_v say_v he_o in_o defiance_n of_o the_o devil_n let_v we_o 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the_o business_n that_o shall_v religion_n once_o come_v to_o be_v dispute_v the_o whole_a papacy_n with_o its_o adherent_n unable_a any_o long_o either_o to_o defend_v their_o own_o religion_n or_o to_o confute_v the_o mahometan_a must_v needs_o fall_v to_o the_o ground_n since_o they_o will_v be_v oblige_v to_o confute_v those_o thing_n themselves_o most_o of_o all_o allow_v of_o i._n e._n good_a life_n good_a work_n fasting_n ceremony_n etc._n etc._n name_v before_o yet_o worse_o discant_fw-la say_v he_o religionem_fw-la christi_fw-la aliud_fw-la esse_fw-la quam_fw-la caeremonias_fw-la &_o mores_fw-la atque_fw-la fidem_fw-la christi_fw-la prorsus_fw-la nihil_fw-la discernere_fw-la utrae_fw-la caeremoniae_fw-la mores_fw-la &_o leges_fw-la sint_fw-la meliores_fw-la aut_fw-la deteriores_fw-la sed_fw-la dâ—scant_fw-la omnes_fw-la in_o unam_fw-la massam_fw-la contusas_fw-la ad_fw-la justitiam_fw-la nec_fw-la esse_fw-la satis_fw-la nec_fw-la â—is_fw-la esse_fw-la opus_fw-la let_v they_o know_v say_v he_o that_o christianity_n be_v something_o else_o than_o ceremony_n and_o good_a live_n and_o that_o the_o faith_n of_o christ_n say_v not_o one_o word_n whether_o their_o ceremony_n custom_n and_o law_n or_o we_o be_v better_o or_o worse_o of_o the_o two_o but_o let_v they_o know_v this_o that_o all_o these_o pound_v in_o one_o heap_n together_o will_v neither_o be_v sufficient_a nor_o needful_a to_o justification_n and_o again_o si_fw-la quis_fw-la hos_fw-la articulos_fw-la teneat_fw-la scil_n quod_fw-la christus_fw-la sit_fw-la filius_fw-la dei_fw-la mortuus_fw-la pro_fw-la nostris_fw-la peccatis_fw-la resuscitatus_fw-la ad_fw-la vitam_fw-la nostram_fw-la quod_fw-la side_n in_o illu_z justi_fw-la &_o peccatis_fw-la remissis_fw-la salui_fw-la sumus_fw-la etc._n etc._n quid_fw-la illi_fw-la noceat_fw-la etc._n etc._n if_o one_o do_v but_o believe_v these_o article_n viz._n that_o christ_n be_v the_o son_n of_o god_n who_o die_v for_o our_o sin_n and_o rise_v again_o 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establish_v of_o sanctification_n and_o good_a work_n as_o to_o mortify_v the_o flesh_n and_o worldly_a lust_n as_o to_o the_o devout_a service_n of_o god_n pray_v watch_v fast_a etc._n etc._n and_o our_o lord_n who_o give_v himself_o for_o we_o that_o he_o may_v purify_v unto_o himself_o a_o peculiar_a people_n zealous_a of_o good_a work_n titus_n 2.14_o and_o who_o give_v himself_o for_o his_o spouse_n the_o church_n that_o he_o may_v sanctify_v cleanse_v and_o purify_v it_o unto_o himself_o not_o have_v spot_n or_o wrinkle_n etc._n etc._n eph._n 5.26_o 27._o be_v in_o this_o his_o chief_a end_n much_o outgo_v by_o other_o religion_n and_o their_o work_n upon_o the_o bare_a stock_n of_o nature_n nature_n deprave_v without_o regeneration_n without_o god_n spirit_n of_o grace_n at_o tibi_fw-la imperet_fw-la dominus_fw-la '_o the_o lord_n rebuke_v thou_o if_o christian_a religion_n be_v not_o the_o holy_a religion_n it_o be_v not_o god_n as_o for_o the_o relation_n he_o urge_v it_o 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or_o inherent_a righteousness_n through_o christ_n merit_n though_o it_o be_v most_o true_a that_o the_o regenerate_v be_v formal_o make_v just_a holy_a and_o righteous_a of_o former_o sinner_n and_o impious_a by_o grace_n infuse_v into_o they_o by_o god_n for_o christ_n merit_n sake_n but_o also_o in_o remission_n of_o sin_n through_o christ_n merit_n and_o in_o remission_n of_o sin_n not_o only_o before_o our_o regeneration_n but_o after_o it_o also_o in_o which_o also_o they_o acknowledge_v that_o in_o multis_fw-la offendimus_fw-la omnes_fw-la '_o in_o many_o thing_n we_o offend_v all_o see_v conc._n trent_n sess_v 6._o c._n 7._o justificatio_fw-la non_fw-la est_fw-la sola_fw-la peccatorum_fw-la remissio_fw-la sed_fw-la &_o renovatio_fw-la interioris_fw-la hominis_fw-la per_fw-la susceptionem_fw-la gratiae_fw-la etc._n etc._n justification_n be_v not_o only_a remission_n of_o sin_n but_o also_o renewal_a of_o the_o inward_a man_n by_o susception_n of_o grace_n therefore_o not_o 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that_o the_o life_n of_o some_o person_n labour_v under_o many_o erroneous_a principle_n yet_o may_v be_v very_o regular_a both_o by_o reason_n of_o other_o truth_n believe_v which_o though_o this_o not_o observe_v by_o they_o do_v contradict_v the_o other_o false_a one_o and_o may_v suspend_v the_o bad_a influence_n of_o they_o upon_o their_o practice_n as_o also_o by_o reason_n of_o a_o extraordinary_a good_a inclination_n of_o their_o nature_n and_o help_v also_o of_o god_n restrain_v grace_n for_o even_o among_o the_o heathen-error_n have_v be_v some_o person_n of_o a_o external_a virtuous_a and_o unreproachable_a conversation_n and_o therefore_o much_o more_o may_v they_o be_v so_o among_o any_o sect_n of_o christian_n who_o can_v but_o have_v many_o catholic_n truth_n mingle_v with_o their_o error_n and_o yet_o much_o more_o
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 maâ—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 â—â—as_fw-la ante_fw-la ordinationem_fw-la duxerant_fw-la ut_fw-la patâ—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 holâ—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 holâ—nes_n of_o it_o that_o be_v opposite_a to_o fornication_n so_o thâ—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