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A19060 A refutation of M. Ioseph Hall his apologeticall discourse, for the marriage of ecclesiasticall persons directed vnto M. Iohn VVhiting. In which is demonstrated the marriages of bishops, priests &c. to want all warrant of Scriptures or antiquity: and the freedome for such marriages, so often in the sayd discourse vrged, mentioned, and challenged to be a meere fiction. Written at the request of an English Protestant, by C.E. a Catholike priest. Coffin, Edward, 1571-1626. 1619 (1619) STC 5475; ESTC S108444 239,667 398

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no_o one_o sentence_n word_n or_o syllable_n to_o be_v find_v 31._o and_o it_o argue_v little_a capacity_n in_o m._n hall_n when_o he_o say_v after_o the_o former_a rule_n 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 3._o 1._o tim._n 3._o say_v let_v he_o be_v the_o husband_n of_o one_o wife_n for_o i_o say_v that_o he_o understand_v not_o the_o apostle_n who_o in_o the_o judgement_n of_o luther_n himself_o as_o bellarmine_n note_v citat_fw-la bellarm._n loco_fw-la citat_fw-la be_v to_o be_v understand_v negative_o and_o the_o sense_n not_o to_o be_v that_o every_o bishop_n be_v bind_v to_o have_v a_o wife_n but_o that_o he_o be_v bind_v not_o to_o have_v other_o woman_n together_o with_o his_o wife_n so_o he_o but_o to_o our_o purpose_n and_o agreeable_a also_o unto_o truth_n s._n hierom_n
virgin_n by_o wrestle_v here_o on_o earth_n with_o the_o allurement_n and_o pleasure_n of_o the_o flesh_n and_o by_o continual_a combat_n overcome_v the_o tentation_n of_o the_o devil_n and_o with_o singular_a virtue_n before_o the_o eye●_n of_o their_o creator_n have_v preserve_v their_o integrity_n equal_a even_o unto_o the_o purity_n of_o angel_n so_o s._n basil_n but_o for_o that_o this_o point_n be_v more_o lively_o set_v down_o by_o s._n chrysostome_n i_o will_v with_o his_o word_n end_v this_o matter_n for_o he_o who_o by_o all_o these_o testimony_n be_v not_o convince_v will_v never_o be_v persuade_v by_o the_o authority_n of_o father_n 36._o thus_o then_o write_v this_o flow_a father_n in_o the_o praise_n of_o virginity_n bonum_fw-la est_fw-la virginitas_fw-la &_o 11._o chrysost_n l._n the_o virgin_n cap._n 10._o 11._o ego_fw-la consentio_fw-la &_o matrimonio_fw-la etiam_fw-la melior_fw-la &_o hoc_fw-la confiteor_fw-la etc._n etc._n you_o say_v then_o that_o virginity_n be_v a_o good_a thing_n and_o i_o do_v grant_v it_o it_o be_v better_a than_o matrimony_n and_o this_o also_o i_o grant_v and_o if_o you_o will_v i_o shall_v show_v you_o how_o much_o it_o be_v better_a to_o wit_n by_o how_o much_o heaven_n be_v better_a than_o earth_n angel_n than_o man_n yea_o to_o speak_v more_o resolut_o more_o than_o this_o for_o albeit_o that_o angel_n neither_o marry_v nor_o be_v marry_v yet_o be_v they_o not_o make_v of_o flesh_n and_o blood_n they_o dwell_v not_o on_o the_o earth_n they_o feel_v not_o the_o sting_n of_o the_o lust_n they_o need_v not_o meat_n nor_o drink_v they_o be_v not_o allure_v with_o sweet_a song_n beautiful_a aspect_n or_o any_o such_o like_a thing_n but_o as_o at_o high_a noon_n we_o see_v the_o clear_a heaven_n overcast_v with_o no_o cloud_n so_o their_o nature_n most_o clear_a and_o lightsome_a must_v needs_o be_v free_a from_o all_o lust_n but_o mankind_n inferior_a by_o nature_n to_o angel_n force_v itself_o and_o by_o all_o mean_n strive_v to_o match_v they_o and_o this_o by_o what_o mean_n angel_n marry_v no_o wife_n nor_o be_v marry_v no_o more_o do_v a_o virgin_n they_o assist_v and_o serve_v always_o before_o god_n the_o like_a do_v a_o virgin_n wherefore_o the_o apostle_n put_v they_o from_o all_o care_n or_o solicitude_n that_o they_o may_v be_v continual_a and_o not_o divide_v if_o so_o be_v that_o they_o can_v ascend_v into_o heaven_n as_o angel_n do_v their_o body_n keep_v they_o on_o earth_n yet_o from_o hence_o they_o have_v a_o noble_a recompense_n because_o they_o receive_v the_o lord_n himself_o of_o heaven_n because_o they_o be_v holy_a in_o body_n and_o mind_n do_v you_o see_v the_o honour_n of_o virginity_n it_o strive_v to_o make_v the_o life_n of_o they_o who_o live_v on_o earth_n to_o resemble_v the_o life_n of_o the_o heavenly_a spirit_n it_o make_v they_o contend_v with_o angel_n and_o not_o to_o be_v overcome_v by_o these_o spiritual_a troop_n it_o make_v they_o competitor_n with_o angel_n and_o again_o after_o allege_v the_o example_n of_o elias_n elizaeus_n and_o s._n joh●_n baptist_n he_o say_v etenim_fw-la qua_fw-la re_fw-la dic_fw-la sodes_fw-la ab_fw-la angelis_n disferebant_fw-la elias_n elizaeus_n joannes_n germani_fw-la hi_o virginitat●_n amatores_fw-la nulla_fw-la nisi_fw-la quòd_fw-la mortali_fw-la natura_fw-la erant_fw-la obstrich_n etc._n etc._n for_o tell_v i_o i_o pray_v you_o in_o what_o thing_n do_v elias_n elizaeus_n and_o john_n these_o sincere_a lover_n of_o virginity_n differ_v from_o angel_n in_o nothing_o but_o that_o by_o nature_n they_o be_v mortal_a in_o other_o thing_n if_o you_o consider_v they_o well_o you_o shall_v find_v than_o nothing_o inferior_a and_o this_o very_a thing_n wherein_o they_o seem_v inferior_a do_v much_o make_v to_o their_o commendation_n for_o live_v upon_o the_o earth_n and_o under_o the_o necessity_n of_o mortal_a nature_n consider_v what_o fortitude_n and_o industry_n be_v require_v to_o be_v able_a to_o reach_v to_o 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so_o will_v i_o on_o the_o other_o side_n answer_v he_o that_o this_o object_n be_v angelical_a and_o consequent_o the_o vow_n make_v for_o that_o end_n have_v no_o other_o ill_a circumstance_n annex_v must_v needs_o of_o his_o own_o nature_n be_v both_o lawful_a virtuous_a and_o commendable_a but_o these_o man_n measure_v all_o matter_n by_o their_o own_o manner_n will_v commend_v no_o more_o than_o themselves_o do_v practice_v or_o admit_v any_o other_o virgin_n than_o such_o as_o have_v know_v their_o husband_n be_v now_o ready_a to_o be_v make_v mother_n 38._o if_o m._n hall_n do_v say_v that_o in_o wedlock_n there_o virginity_n marriage_n much_o inferior_a to_o virginity_n be_v also_o chastity_n and_o that_o these_o praise_n may_v be_v give_v thereunto_o as_o i_o grant_v the_o former_a part_n to_o be_v true_a so_o i_o deny_v the_o late_a and_o he_o shall_v never_o show_v i_o in_o the_o ancient_a father_n the_o state_n of_o marriage_n to_o be_v call_v angelical_a but_o still_o to_o 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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 ●8_o de_fw-fr eccles_n dogmat_fw-la cap._n ●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 13●_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 13●_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 than_o the_o other_o 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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