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prove_v from_o s._n paul_n that_o a_o bishop_n may_v have_v one_o wife_n he_o prove_v by_o counsel_n and_o father_n that_o he_o may_v not_o have_v two_o it_o be_v pity_n that_o his_o master_n the_o jesuit_n have_v no_o more_o tree_n for_o he_o to_o set_v with_o the_o root_n upward_o any_o thing_n rather_o than_o to_o weary_a the_o world_n with_o this_o foolish_a clack_v out_o of_o this_o indiscreet_a and_o odious_a verbosity_n lest_o he_o shall_v want_v noise_n he_o stumble_v upon_o the_o council_n of_o constantinople_n before_o it_o come_v in_o his_o way_n and_o spend_v a_o whole_a leaf_n only_o to_o tell_v we_o that_o he_o will_v talk_v of_o it_o hereafter_o hereafter_o he_o shall_v receive_v answer_n enough_o what_o need_v this_o disorderly_a anticipation_n to_o conclude_v then_o this_o place_n of_o our_o apostle_n stand_v for_o we_o unshake_a by_o any_o the_o impotent_a blast_n of_o his_o frivolous_a elusion_n and_o shall_v warrant_v we_o against_o earth_n and_o hell_n that_o a_o 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a_o hot_a shot_n to_o batter_v this_o necessary_a illation_n and_o to_o
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cardinalem_fw-la quem_fw-la plus_fw-la dilexerat_fw-la &_o confessus_fw-la est_fw-la se_fw-la suscitasse_fw-la odium_fw-la &_o schisma_fw-la inter_fw-la imperatorem_fw-la &_o alios_fw-la christianos_n unde_fw-la dissoluit_fw-la vincula_fw-la bannorum_fw-la &_o obijt_fw-la refut_n p._n 295._o usque_fw-la ad_fw-la 306._o 306._o lamb._n schafnab_n hist_o rerum_fw-la german_n refut_n p._n 306_o usque_fw-la ad_fw-la 309._o antichristi_fw-la negotium_fw-la agitat_fw-la agitat_fw-la lamb._n schafnâ—burg_n l._n de_fw-fr rebus_fw-la german_n refut_n p._n 307._o ref._n p._n 310_o 311._o the_o virtue_n of_o c._n be_v saint_n refut_n p._n 316._o refut_n p._n 317._o refut_n p._n 318._o 318._o oswald_z and_o ethelwold_n ethelwold_n gul._n malmesb_n it._n legend_n etc._n etc._n etc._n the_o name_n of_o the_o founder_n of_o the_o church_n of_o worcester_n in_o the_o time_n of_o king_n ethelred_n be_v worcester_n make_v a_o episcopal_a see_v bosel_n be_v the_o first_o bishop_n the_o 17._o be_v saint_n oswald_n in_o who_o time_n king_n edgar_n give_v etc._n etc._n and_o by_o the_o mediation_n of_o saint_n oswald_n be_v this_o cathedral_n church_n translate_v from_o marry_a clerk_n unto_o monk_n monk_n so_o as_o it_o appear_v this_o number_n be_v set_v to_o king_n edgâ—r_n by_o dunstan_n for_o his_o penance_n penance_n that_o be_v their_o prebend_n prebend_n expulit_fw-la malos_fw-la praesbyteros_fw-la introduxit_fw-la peâ—ores_fw-la monachos_fw-la polyd._n from_o the_o great_a church_n refut_n p._n 321._o refut_n p._n 319._o refut_n 321._o 321._o h._n hunt_n l._n 5._o gul._n malme_n refut_n p._n 332._o 332._o d._n martin_n arg_n be_v priests_z crown_n signify_v their_o vow_n no_o other_o proof_n can_v be_v bring_v worth_n talk_v 〈◊〉_d but_o from_o the_o barber_n shop_n antiquit._fw-la britan_n def._n of_o pr._n marr._n p._n 282._o 282._o latinorum_n nomo_fw-la vel_fw-la veterium_fw-la vel_fw-la recentiorum_fw-la inter_fw-la graecorum_n errere_n aut_fw-la haereses_fw-la aut_fw-la schismata_fw-la hanc_fw-la coniugalis_fw-la usus_fw-la retentionem_fw-la supputavit_fw-la non_fw-la hugo_n eterianus_n non_fw-la tho._n aquinas_n non_fw-la guido_n carmelita_n ad_fw-la 26._o licet_fw-la hic_fw-la numeraverit_n non_fw-la alius_fw-la qui_fw-la vel_fw-la obiter_fw-la vel_fw-la peculiariter_fw-la de_fw-la ijs_fw-la egerit_fw-la espens_fw-la lib._n 1._o cap._n 4._o 4._o apud_fw-la winton_n &_o monachos_fw-la loco_fw-la clericorum_fw-la primus_fw-la instituit_fw-la de_fw-fr edgaro_n rogerus_fw-la cestrens_fw-la lâ—b_fw-la 6._o oswald_z archbishop_n of_o york_n york_n a_o clericis_fw-la in_o monachos_fw-la translata_fw-la est_fw-la sedes_fw-la pontif_n hon_fw-mi vid._n supr_n refut_n p._n 324._o non_fw-fr est_fw-fr scriptum_fw-la ergo_fw-la non_fw-la est_fw-la factum_fw-la etc._n etc._n etc._n gul._n malme_n de_fw-fr gest_n augl_n l._n 2._o c._n 9_o ref._n p._n 325._o 325._o greg._n resp_n ad_fw-la quaest_n 2._o aug._n ref._n p._n 326._o the_o noble_a star_n of_o monk_n monk_n bed_n eccles_n hist_o aug._n l._n 4._o i_o forbear_v the_o saxon_a word_n for_o lack_v of_o their_o character_n the_o reader_n shall_v find_v they_o cite_v in_o saxon_a by_o mat._n parker_n def._n of_o pr._n mar._n ref._n p._n 328._o 328._o vulstan_n in_o vita_fw-la ethelwoldi_n p._n 329_o 330_o 331._o ref._n p._n 332._o 332._o polyd._n hist_o aug._n l._n 6._o anno_fw-la â—70_n de_fw-fr inuentorib_n l._n 5._o refut_n p._n 335._o to_o king_n athâ—staâ—_n who_o first_o bring_v he_o from_o his_o cell_n cell_n the_o clergy_n of_o england_n do_v so_o well_o approve_v these_o monkish_a archbishop_n that_o after_o anselm_n and_o rodulph_n the_o bishop_n of_o the_o land_n become_v suitor_n to_o the_o king_n that_o they_o may_v never_o have_v any_o archbishop_n of_o canterb_fw-ge choose_a from_o the_o monkish_a profession_n sax._n chron._n ann._n 1123._o refut_n p._n 338._o 338._o stella_fw-la cadit_fw-la cleri_fw-la splendour_n marcet_fw-la nicolai_n stella_fw-la cadens_fw-la cleri_fw-la splendeat_fw-la arce_fw-la dei_fw-la huntingd_v l._n 7._o 7._o henr._n huntingd_v edit_fw-la savil._n p._n 378._o refut_n p._n 343._o vid._n supra_fw-la ref._n p._n 333._o ref._n p._n 348._o 348._o dist_n 96._o in_o script_n script_n so_o the_o chronicle_n tell_v we_o of_o adelme_n abbot_n of_o malmesbury_n who_o when_o he_o be_v stir_v to_o the_o vice_n of_o the_o flesh_n have_v wont_a to_o despite_v the_o devil_n and_o torment_v himself_o with_o hold_v a_o fair_a young_a virgin_n in_o his_o bed_n so_o long_o as_o he_o may_v say_v over_o the_o whole_a psalter_n with_fw-mi pask_n def._n polyd._n suppress_v the_o name_n tell_v the_o history_n history_n viz._n the_o marry_a so_o do_v the_o enemy_n of_o marriage_n disgraceful_o term_v the_o marry_a clergy_n and_o so_o be_v the_o word_n of_o the_o legate_n to_o be_v understand_v the_o latere_fw-la meretricis_fw-la he_o then_o rail_v against_o marriage_n not_o whoredom_n proper_o be_v deprehend_v in_o whoredom_n whoredom_n exit_fw-la act._n council_n wint._n sub_fw-la lanfr_n martyrol_n cant._n cant._n fox_n act._n &_o mon._n if_o he_o be_v the_o son_n of_o a_o bishop_n etc._n etc._n refut_n p._n 347._o 347._o vid._n supra_fw-la epist_n ad_fw-la ansel_n neubr_n l._n 3._o c._n 5._o 5._o pope_n paschalis_n write_v to_o anselm_n say_v that_o there_o be_v at_o this_o time_n so_o great_a a_o number_n of_o priest_n son_n in_o england_n that_o the_o great_a part_n of_o the_o clergy_n consist_v of_o they_o they_o chron._n saxon._n anno_fw-la 1129._o chron._n jornal_a jornal_a habet_fw-la excusationem_fw-la euangelicam_fw-la resp_n est_fw-la ab_fw-la epis_fw-la arelat_n alexandro_n papae_fw-la anno_fw-la 1250._o ref._n 351._o c._n e._n write_v in_o the_o margin_n master_n hall_n loose_a manner_n of_o dispute_v ref._n p._n 353._o etc._n etc._n etc._n i_o only_o except_o that_o one_o slip_n of_o my_o pen_n that_o i_o say_v gratian_n cite_v a_o sentence_n out_o of_o austin_n which_o be_v indeed_o his_o own_o of_o roan_n in_o france_n france_n as_o also_o the_o contention_n betwixt_o the_o church_n of_o roan_n and_o vienna_n râ—g_v hove_v hove_v do_v opinor_fw-la pars_fw-la clausulae_fw-la illi_fw-la ergo_fw-la in_o quibus_fw-la seminat_fw-la verbum_fw-la virginitatis_fw-la etc._n etc._n habetur_fw-la tomo_fw-la nono_fw-la op._n eras_n pag._n 982._o no_o in_o totum_fw-la quae_fw-la sunt_fw-la humani_fw-la iuris_fw-la quemadmodum_fw-la in_o morbis_fw-la remedia_fw-la etc._n etc._n inter_fw-la bos_fw-la quanta_fw-la raritas_fw-la corum_fw-la qui_fw-la castè_fw-fr viwnt_fw-la nec_fw-la enim_fw-la attingo_fw-la nunc_fw-la secretiorum_fw-la libidinum_fw-la mysteria_fw-la etc._n etc._n cur_n hic_fw-la humanam_fw-la constitutionem_fw-la urgemus_fw-la tam_fw-la obstinatè_fw-la prasertim_fw-la cum_fw-la tot_fw-la causae_fw-la suadeant_fw-la mutationem_fw-la primùm_fw-la enim_fw-la magna_fw-la pars_fw-la sacerdotum_fw-la vivit_fw-la cum_fw-la mala_fw-la famâ_fw-la parumque_fw-la requieta_fw-la conscientia_fw-la tractat_fw-la illa_fw-la sacrosancta_fw-la mysteria_fw-la etc._n etc._n