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of_o priest_n although_o many_o of_o you_o think_v it_o be_v a_o necessary_a and_o a_o godly_a law_n but_o how_o godly_a so_o ever_o it_o be_v saint_n paul_n call_v the_o forbyd_v of_o marriage_n the_o doctrine_n of_o divelle_n for_o thus_o he_o say_v the_o spirit_n speak_v evident_o 4._o that_o in_o the_o latter_a time_n some_o shall_v depart_v from_o the_o faith_n and_o shall_v give_v heed_n to_o spirit_n of_o error_n and_o devilish_a doctrine_n of_o they_o which_o speak_v false_o through_o hypocrisy_n and_o have_v their_o conscience_n mark_v with_o a_o hot_a iron_n forbyd_v to_o marry_v and_o command_v to_o abstain_v from_o meat_n which_o god_n have_v create_v to_o be_v receive_v with_o give_v thanks_n of_o they_o which_o believe_v and_o know_v the_o truth_n do_v not_o saint_n paul_n point_n out_o the_o pope_n doing_n here_o as_o plain_o as_o though_o he_o have_v utter_v he_o by_o name_n for_o in_o what_o religion_n in_o the_o world_n but_o he_o be_v marriage_n and_o eat_n of_o meat_n forbid_a and_o as_o this_o text_n do_v touch_v the_o pope_n wicked_a and_o superstitious_a fast_n which_o before_o be_v disprove_v even_o so_o it_o do_v touch_v his_o forbyd_v of_o marriage_n which_o be_v a_o abominable_a and_o detestable_a doctrine_n as_o hereafter_o shall_v be_v prove_v for_o whereas_o the_o pope_n law_n be_v that_o bishop_n and_o priest_n may_v not_o marry_v god_n law_n do_v permit_v and_o allow_v they_o to_o marry_v for_o saint_n paul_n say_v that_o a_o bishop_n must_v be_v faultless_a 3._o and_o the_o husband_n of_o one_o wife_n likewise_o say_v he_o must_v the_o deacon_n be_v honest_a not_o double_o tongue_v etc._n etc._n even_o so_o must_v their_o wyve_n be_v honest_a not_o evil_a speaker_n but_o sober_a and_o faithful_a in_o all_o thing_n let_v the_o deacon_n be_v the_o husband_n of_o one_o wife_n and_o such_o as_o rule_v their_o child_n well_o and_o their_o own_o household_n etc._n etc._n thus_o saint_n paul_n do_v allow_v that_o the_o bishop_n and_o the_o other_o minister_n of_o the_o church_n shall_v be_v marry_v and_o have_v wyve_n but_o the_o pope_n doctrine_n be_v that_o neither_o bishop_n nor_o priest_n which_o be_v minister_n of_o his_o church_n shall_v be_v marry_v and_o therefore_o the_o pope_n doctrine_n herein_o be_v the_o doctrine_n of_o the_o devil_n as_o s._n paul_n term_v it_o it_o be_v evident_a that_o aaron_n and_o the_o priest_n of_o the_o old_a law_n before_o christ_n be_v marry_v then_o why_o shall_v not_o our_o bishop_n priest_n and_o minister_n of_o the_o new_a law_n that_o be_v after_o christ_n be_v marry_v especial_o not_o forbid_a but_o allow_a by_o the_o scripture_n and_o that_o you_o may_v perceive_v that_o christ_n allow_v and_o like_v well_o of_o the_o preacher_n and_o minister_n of_o his_o church_n though_o they_o be_v marry_v he_o choose_v marry_v man_n to_o be_v his_o apostle_n for_o ignatius_n that_o be_v scholar_n to_o saint_n john_n the_o evangelist_n say_v 206._o that_o peter_n &_o other_o the_o apostle_n of_o christ_n be_v marry_v man_n and_o saint_n ambrose_n say_v that_o all_o the_o apostle_n have_v wyve_n only_a john_n and_o paul_n except_v yet_o origen_n say_v by_o report_n of_o other_o his_o ancestor_n that_o saint_n paul_n and_o his_o wife_n be_v call_v to_o the_o faith_n both_o at_o one_o time_n of_o which_o wife_n as_o he_o say_v he_o write_v thus_o in_o his_o epistle_n to_o the_o phillipian_n i_o beseech_v thou_o faithful_a yokefellowe_n help_v these_o woman_n that_o have_v labour_v with_o i_o in_o the_o gospel_n and_o moreover_o clemens_n alexandrinus_n eusebius_n &_o ignatius_n philadelphien_n that_o see_v christ_n after_o his_o resurrection_n and_o be_v in_o company_n with_o the_o apostle_n say_v in_o