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flesh_n and_o conjugal_a cleanes_n must_v yield_v or_o give_v place_n so_o s._n austin_n and_o so_o far_o do_v this_o holy_a father_n proceed_v herein_o as_o he_o say_v sacratae_fw-la verò_fw-la virginitati_fw-la nuptias_fw-la â—8_o de_fw-fr eccles_n dogmat_fw-la cap._n â—8_o coaequare_fw-la etc._n etc._n to_o equal_a marriage_n with_o sacred_a virginity_n &_o to_o believe_v no_o merit_n to_o accrue_v to_o such_o as_o for_o the_o desire_n of_o chastize_v their_o body_n abstain_v from_o wife_n and_o flesh_n be_v not_o the_o part_n of_o a_o christian_a but_o of_o a_o heretical_a jovinian_a so_o he_o 39_o s._n cyril_n and_o s._n hierome_n also_o speak_v of_o 13â—_n cyril_n cateche_n 4._o hier._n apolog_n ad_fw-la pamach_n c._n 1._o lib._n 2._o ep_n 13â—_n the_o same_o thing_n say_v that_o virginity_n or_o continency_n in_o respect_n of_o marriage_n be_v like_o gold_n in_o respect_n of_o silver_n both_o be_v good_a both_o be_v clean_a yet_o the_o one_o more_o pure_a more_o precious_a 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write_v dicimus_fw-la à _fw-la sanctis_fw-la nuptijs_fw-la ubi_fw-la nubunt_fw-la qui_fw-la se_fw-la continere_fw-la non_fw-la
see_v s._n thom_n 2._o â—_o q._n 88_o artic_a 2._o for_o so_o this_o man_n will_v have_v it_o english_v change_v the_o determination_n in_o scan_v of_o which_o i_o can_v skant_o explicate_v or_o sufficient_o admire_v his_o ignorance_n for_o see_v that_o a_o vow_n be_v not_o proper_o of_o any_o indifferent_a thing_n much_o less_o of_o any_o ill_a or_o filthy_a thing_n for_o it_o be_v a_o voluntary_a promise_n make_v unto_o god_n de_fw-la meliore_fw-la bono_fw-mi there_o can_v be_v no_o such_o vow_n no_o exchange_n of_o decree_n and_o the_o word_n he_o cit_v do_v not_o bear_v that_o sense_n which_o he_o suppose_v for_o the_o word_n votum_fw-la be_v take_v there_o improper_o for_o a_o promise_n and_o so_o it_o will_v have_v appear_v have_v he_o put_v down_o the_o whole_a sentence_n of_o s._n isidore_n if_o it_o be_v his_o allege_v by_o gratian_n where_o 4._o gratian._n causa_fw-la 22._o quaest_n 4._o he_o treat_v of_o unlawful_a oath_n and_o promise_n for_o thus_o it_o stand_v in_o 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not_o so_o far_o as_o those_o old_a german_n proposse_v &_o nosse_fw-la or_o what_o care_v we_o if_o they_o grannt_v it_o not_o while_o we_o hold_v we_o firm_a to_o that_o sure_a rule_n of_o basil_n the_o great_a he_o that_o forbid_v what_o god_n enjoine_v or_o enjoine_v what_o god_n forbid_v let_v he_o be_v accurse_v i_o pass_v not_o what_o i_o hear_v man_n or_o angel_n say_v while_o i_o hear_v god_n say_v let_v he_o be_v the_o husband_n of_o one_o wife_n so_o he_o and_o who_o will_v not_o man_n 1._o tim._n 3._o answer_v by_o bellarmin_n c._n 20._o §._o argument_n 2._o english_a minister_n may_v lawful_o marry_v but_o they_o be_v not_o lawful_a clergy_n man_n think_v this_o controversy_n at_o a_o end_n see_v that_o both_o we_o allow_v the_o minister_n their_o wife_n and_o god_n himself_o not_o only_o to_o allow_v but_o also_o to_o appoint_v and_o enjoin_v they_o to_o marry_v 29._o and_o true_o for_o the_o first_o part_n i_o free_o with_o other_o catholic_n grant_v that_o our_o 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tertullian_n say_v that_o virgin_n be_v 12â—_n tertul._n l._n ad_fw-la vxorem_fw-la cap._n 4._o hieron_n ep_v 22._o ad_fw-la eustoc_n cap._n 8._o athan._n l._n de_fw-la virginit_fw-la cyril_n catechesi_fw-la 12â—_n de_fw-fr familia_fw-la angelica_n of_o the_o company_n or_o household_n of_o angel_n s._n hierome_n that_o the_o life_n of_o virgin_n be_v the_o life_n of_o angel_n s._n athanasius_n cry_v out_o o_o continentia_fw-la angelorum_fw-la vita_fw-la sanctorum_fw-la corona_fw-la o_o chastity_n the_o life_n of_o angel_n the_o crown_n of_o saint_n yea_o it_o be_v also_o a_o angelical_a crown_n as_o s._n cyrill_n of_o jerusalem_n say_v and_o above_o the_o perfection_n of_o humane_a nature_n &_o further_o he_o add_v that_o chaste_a liver_n be_v angel_n walk_v upon_o the_o earth_n s._n gregory_n nazianzen_n speak_v to_o a_o virgin_n say_v angelorum_fw-la 31._o nazian_n orat_fw-la 31._o tam_fw-la elegisti_fw-la in_fw-la eorum_fw-la ordinem_fw-la te_fw-la aggregasti_fw-la thou_o hâ—_n 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