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against_o a_o twice_o marry_a man_n see_v a_o fornicator_n be_v free_a last_o of_o this_o opinion_n augustine_n seem_v to_o be_v that_o it_o be_v as_o lawful_a to_o marry_v the_o second_o time_n &_o the_o three_o as_o the_o first_o ait_fw-fr apostolus_fw-la mulier_fw-la alligata_fw-la est_fw-la viro_fw-la quamdiu_fw-la vir_fw-la eius_fw-la vivit_fw-la non_fw-la dixit_fw-la primus_fw-la secundus_fw-la tertius_fw-la aut_fw-la quartus_fw-la the_o woman_n be_v bind_v say_v the_o apostle_n so_o long_o as_o her_o husband_n live_v he_o say_v not_o 12._o the_o first_o husband_n second_o three_o or_o four_o so_o the_o woman_n be_v as_o free_v after_o the_o first_o or_o second_o husband_n death_n as_o when_o she_o be_v a_o virgin_n yet_o if_o she_o can_v content_v herself_o with_o her_o widow_n estate_n and_o have_v the_o gift_n of_o continency_n she_o shall_v do_v better_a not_o to_o marry_v but_o if_o she_o have_v not_o it_o be_v better_a to_o marry_v s._n paul_n say_v not_o the_o first_o second_o or_o three_o time_n but_o so_o often_o as_o she_o have_v need_v rather_o than_o to_o burn_v the_o three_o part_n whether_o minister_n ought_v to_o refrain_v the_o company_n of_o their_o wife_n be_v enter_v into_o order_n the_o papist_n they_o confess_v that_o peter_n and_o other_o of_o the_o apostle_n be_v marry_v but_o after_o their_o call_n they_o have_v no_o company_n with_o their_o wife_n rhemist_n math._n 8._o sect_n 3_o error_n 79_o and_o so_o ought_v the_o minister_n of_o the_o gospel_n say_v bellarmine_n be_v keep_v from_o the_o use_n of_o their_o wife_n to_o who_o they_o be_v marry_v before_o their_o call_n 1_o the_o priest_n of_o the_o law_n be_v bind_v to_o withdraw_v themselves_o during_o the_o time_n of_o their_o service_n while_o they_o attend_v upon_o the_o sacrifice_n and_o to_o forbear_v the_o company_n of_o their_o wife_n much_o more_o the_o priest_n of_o the_o law_n that_o must_v always_o offer_v sacrifice_n must_v be_v always_o free_a from_o matrimony_n rhemist_n luk._n 1._o sect_n 10._o ans._n 1._o the_o leviticall_a priesthood_n do_v represent_v and_o shadow_v forth_o the_o priesthood_n of_o christ_n and_o their_o legal_a cleansing_n wash_n abstinence_n purifying_n do_v show_v forth_o the_o holiness_n and_o perfection_n of_o the_o priesthood_n of_o christ_n wherefore_o the_o law_n of_o their_o abstinence_n do_v no_o more_o bind_v we_o than_o other_o of_o their_o legal_a purification_n they_o have_v their_o end_n in_o the_o priesthood_n of_o christ._n 2._o we_o acknowledge_v no_o sacrifice_a priesthood_n in_o the_o new_a testament_n nor_o any_o sacrifice_n in_o the_o church_n for_o sin_n but_o only_o that_o sacrifice_n of_o atonement_n upon_o the_o cross_n but_o our_o sacrifice_n be_v spiritual_a of_o praise_n and_o thanksgiving_n therefore_o the_o argument_n follow_v not_o from_o the_o priest_n of_o the_o law_n to_o those_o that_o be_v no_o priest_n fox_n pag._n 1166._o 3._o pureness_n of_o life_n we_o grant_v be_v as_o much_o require_v now_o in_o minister_n of_o the_o gospel_n as_o it_o be_v then_o in_o the_o priest_n of_o the_o law_n therefore_o they_o ought_v as_o well_o to_o have_v liberty_n to_o marry_v see_v matrimony_n be_v the_o best_a remedy_n against_o fornication_n and_o uncleanness_n of_o life_n 2_o another_o argument_n they_o pick_v out_o of_o s._n paul_n word_n 1._o corinth_n 7.5_o defraud_v you_o not_o one_o another_o unless_o it_o be_v by_o consent_n for_o a_o time_n that_o you_o may_v give_v yourselves_o to_o prayer_n if_o the_o lay_v man_n can_v pray_v unless_o he_o abstain_v from_o his_o wife_n the_o priest_n that_o must_v always_o pray_v must_v always_o abstain_v rhemist_n ans._n 1._o the_o lie_v man_n be_v bind_v to_o offer_v prayer_n always_o as_o well_o as_o the_o priest_n and_o so_o by_o this_o reason_n neither_o aught_o any_o lay_v man_n to_o perform_v his_o duty_n to_o his_o wife_n if_o it_o be_v a_o hindrance_n to_o prayer_n 2._o s._n paul_n speak_v not_o here_o of_o all_o prayer_n but_o of_o a_o special_a kind_n which_o to_o be_v make_v more_o fervent_a require_v fast_v and_o abstinence_n which_o kind_n be_v not_o always_o necessary_a but_o upon_o some_o certain_a occasion_n 3._o it_o be_v so_o far_o off_o that_o a_o lay_v man_n can_v pray_v unless_o he_o abstain_v from_o his_o wife_n that_o many_o time_n he_o pray_v more_o quiet_o than_o he_o that_o be_v unmarried_a or_o abstain_v if_o he_o have_v not_o dominion_n over_o his_o lust_n fulk_n annot_v 1._o cor._n 7.5_o the_o protestant_n neither_o the_o apostle_n forsake_v the_o company_n of_o their_o wife_n after_o they_o be_v call_v and_o choose_v of_o christ_n neither_o aught_o the_o minister_n of_o the_o gospel_n to_o renounce_v abandon_v and_o forswear_v the_o society_n and_o fellowship_n of_o their_o wife_n but_o rather_o to_o live_v with_o they_o in_o all_o temperance_n and_o sobriety_n for_o the_o good_a example_n of_o other_o 1_o it_o be_v prove_v out_o of_o the_o 1._o cor._n 9.5_o that_o peter_n &_o the_o other_o apostle_n do_v lead_v about_o their_o wife_n in_o their_o company_n and_o s._n paul_n there_o say_v that_o he_o also_o may_v use_v the_o same_o liberty_n likewise_o 1._o timoth._n 3.5_o s._n paul_n give_v rule_v concern_v the_o house_n and_o family_n of_o the_o minister_n his_o child_n the_o behaviour_n of_o their_o wife_n vers_fw-la 11._o but_o where_o i_o pray_v you_o be_v it_o fit_a for_o the_o minister_n wife_n and_o child_n to_o be_v then_o with_o her_o husband_n by_o these_o place_n it_o be_v apparent_a that_o minister_n wife_n be_v not_o exclude_v from_o their_o husband_n company_n as_o a_o thousand_o year_n after_o &_o more_o it_o be_v decree_v by_o anselme_n that_o they_o shall_v not_o dwell_v in_o house_n with_o their_o husband_n nor_o talk_v with_o they_o without_o two_o or_o three_o witness_n fox_n pag._n 1167._o 2_o it_o be_v clean_o contrary_a to_o the_o scripture_n first_o our_o saviour_n say_v whosoever_o put_v away_o his_o wife_n except_o it_o be_v for_o fornication_n cause_v she_o to_o commit_v adultery_n math._n 5.32_o by_o this_o rule_n therefore_o a_o minister_n ought_v not_o for_o any_o other_o cause_n to_o put_v away_o and_o dismiss_v his_o wife_n but_o for_o fornication_n ergo_fw-la it_o be_v not_o lawful_a because_o of_o his_o call_n or_o upon_o any_o other_o colour_n to_o send_v she_o away_o second_o s._n paul_n say_v they_o ought_v not_o to_o defraud_v one_o another_o but_o for_o a_o time_n and_o that_o with_o consent_n 1._o corinth_n 7.5_o therefore_o if_o the_o wife_n will_v not_o consent_v her_o husband_n can_v go_v from_o she_o nay_o though_o there_o be_v consent_n yet_o they_o must_v be_v asunder_o but_o for_o a_o time_n they_o can_v by_o consent_v altogether_o break_v off_o and_o dissolve_v their_o marriage_n which_o be_v make_v before_o god_n though_o they_o will_v never_o
division_n among_o christian_n as_o the_o monk_n &_o friar_n have_v do_v one_o sort_n persecute_v another_o for_o their_o opinion_n even_o to_o death_n fulk_n annot_v 1._o thess._n 1._o sect_n 2._o fox_n pag._n 798._o the_o protestant_n contrariwise_o we_o affirm_v that_o it_o be_v a_o great_a derogation_n to_o christ_n when_o the_o people_n shall_v say_v i_o follow_v the_o religion_n of_o augustine_n the_o religion_n of_o francis_n a_o other_o say_v i_o hold_v of_o dominick_n another_o i_o hold_v of_o jesus_n as_o the_o jesuite_n do_v fulk_n philip._n 3._o vers_fw-la 17._o 1_o saint_n paul_n reprove_v the_o corinthian_n because_o they_o make_v the_o like_a sect_n among_o themselves_o one_o say_v i_o be_o paul_n another_o i_o be_o apollo_n and_o conclude_v that_o therefore_o they_o be_v carnal_a 1._o cor._n 3.4_o and_o further_o he_o say_v they_o shall_v not_o rejoice_v in_o man_n for_o all_o thing_n be_v they_o whether_o paul_n apollo_n or_o cephas_n ver_fw-la 21.22_o that_o be_v they_o be_v not_o master_n of_o their_o faith_n to_o institute_v new_a religion_n and_o sect_n but_o the_o minister_n and_o servant_n of_o the_o lord_n inheritance_n if_o therefore_o it_o be_v not_o lawful_a to_o say_v i_o hold_v of_o paul_n i_o hold_v of_o cephas_n neither_o be_v it_o lawful_a to_o say_v i_o hold_v of_o dominick_n i_o hold_v of_o francis_n i_o hold_v of_o jesus_n for_o see_v they_o make_v their_o sect_n and_o jesus_n make_v he_o it_o be_v evident_a that_o they_o be_v not_o all_o refer_v to_o the_o imitation_n of_o jesus_n for_o than_o they_o may_v all_o as_o well_o be_v call_v jesuite_n 2_o the_o number_n of_o monk_n and_o friar_n be_v almost_o infinite_a sect_n upon_o sect_n and_o new_a order_n daily_a be_v devise_v as_o augustinian_n bernardines_n carmelites_n carthusian_n dominicane_n franciscanes_n and_o a_o great_a sort_n more_o to_o the_o number_n of_o a_o hundred_o sect_n as_o they_o be_v reckon_v by_o master_n fox_n pag._n 260._o and_o tilmane_n heshus_n set_v 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wilful_o separate_v himself_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o innocent_a party_n be_v no_o long_o in_o subjection_n that_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d have_v now_o power_n over_o his_o own_o body_n and_o be_v now_o become_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d free_a exempt_a from_o the_o marriage_n knot_n or_o bond_n in_o which_o sense_n the_o apostle_n use_v the_o word_n verse_n 39_o second_o we_o must_v know_v what_o kind_n of_o desertion_n it_o be_v that_o cause_v a_o dissolution_n of_o marriage_n and_o in_o what_o manner_n first_o it_o must_v be_v malitiosa_fw-la desertio_fw-la a_o malicious_a departure_n without_o any_o just_a cause_n but_o when_o as_o the_o husband_n be_v absent_a by_o consent_n about_o necessary_a affair_n as_o the_o merchant_n beyond_o the_o sea_n or_o be_v employ_v in_o some_o weighty_a business_n as_o in_o warfare_n in_o ambassage_n or_o such_o like_a or_o be_v violent_o detain_v in_o prison_n or_o captivity_n among_o the_o turk_n or_o elsewhere_o in_o 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