A good wife Gods gift and, a wife indeed. Two marriage sermons. By Thomas…A good vvife Gods gift and, a vvife indeed. Tvvo mariage sermons. By Thomas…
A good wife Gods gift and, a wife indeed. Two marriage sermons. By Thomas Gataker B. of D. and pastor of Rotherhith.A good vvife Gods gift and, a vvife indeed. Tvvo mariage sermons. By Thomas Gataker B. of D. and pastor of Rotherhith.
Thomas Gataker 1574–1654London: printed by John Haviland for Fulke Clifton, 1623London: printed by Iohn Hauiland for Fulke Clifton, 1623
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The Roman Lady lCornelia counted her two worthy Sons her chiefest Jewels, whom she showed therefore to a stranger lodging with her, that desired to see what Jewels she had: as of ma Spartan Woman also the like is reported. Her nChildren were the richest Jewels that she had; She the preciousest Jewell that her Husband had. They were her Crown; as oSolomon also termeth them; She his. Well might She be termed her Husbands Crown, who for his sake and her Children's good, prefused a Crown offered her after his decease. And well may the Husband of such a Wife esteem her as his choicest Jewel, who by the testimony of Gods Spirit doth as much grace him that hath her, as a Crown doth him that weareth it.
The Romane Ladie lCornelia counted her two worthy Sons her chiefest Iewels, whom shee shewed therefore to a stranger lodging with her, that desired to see what Iewels shee had: as of ma Spartan Woman also the like is reported. Her nChildren were the richest Iewels that shee had; She the pretiousest Iewell that her Husband had. They were her Crowne; as oSalomon also termeth them; Shee his. Well might Shee be termed her Husbands Crowne, who for his sake and her Childrens good, prefused a Crowne offered her after his decease. And well may the Husband of such a Wife esteeme her as his choisest Iewel, who by the testimony of Gods Spirit doth as much grace him that hath her, as a Crowne doth him that weareth it.
lCornelia Gracchorum mater cum campana hospita ornamenta illi sua ostenderet, traxit eam sermone qu•usque è schola redirent liberi, & Haec, inquit, ornamenta mea sunt. Ex Pompon. Rufi. collect. Val. Max. memorab. l. 4. c. 4.Cornelia Gracchorum mater cum campana hospita ornamenta illi sua ostenderet, traxit eam sermone qu•usque è schola redirēt liberi, & Haec, inquit, ornamēta mea sunt. Ex Pompon. Rufi. collect. Val. Max. memorab. l. 4. c. 4.
m[Greek or Hebrew]. Ex Serini memorab. Stob. c. 73.〈non-Latin alphabet〉. Ex Serini memorab. Stob. c. 73.
n[Greek or Hebrew]. - Euripid. Meleagr. Maxima ornamenta matr••is liberi. Val. Max. l. 4. c. 4.〈non-Latin alphabet〉. - Euripid. Meleagr. Maxima ornamenta matr••is liberi. Val. Max. l. 4. c. 4.
oProv. 17. 6. [Greek or Hebrew]. Clem. paedag. l. 2. c. 8. [Greek or Hebrew]; Sophocl. Antigon.Prov. 17. 6. 〈non-Latin alphabet〉. Clem. paedag. l. 2. c. 8. 〈non-Latin alphabet〉; Sophocl. Antigon.
p[Greek or Hebrew]. Plut. in Grach.〈non-Latin alphabet〉. Plut. in Grach.
And thus you see some few Branches, and rude 1Lineaments of that goodness and beneficialness of this divine Ordinance, which the Spirit of God by the Pen of Solomon here pointeth us unto. A good Wife being, as you have heard,
The best Companion in Wealth;
The fittest and readiest Assistant in Work;
The greatest Comfort in Crosses and griefs;
⟨p. 40⟩The only warrantable and comfortable Means of Issue and posterity;
A singular and sovereign Remedy ordained by God against Incontinence;
And the greatest Grace and Honour, that can be, to him that hath her.
In regard whereof even qthe very Heathen themselves also, though led by the ba•e Light of Nature alone, yet have admired the excellency of this divine Ordinance, and have worthily preferred it before all other external and temporal Blessings whatsoever.
And thus you see some few Branches, and rude 1Lineaments of that goodnesse and beneficialnesse of this diuine Ordinance, which the Spirit of God by the Pen of Salomon here pointeth vs vnto. A good Wife being, as you haue heard,
The best Companion in Wealth;
The fittest and readiest Assistant in Worke;
The greatest Comfort in Crosses and griefes;
⟨p. 40⟩The only warrantable and comfortable Meanes of Issue and posteritie;
A singular and soueraigne Remedie ordained by God against Incontinencie;
And the greatest Grace and Honour, that can be, to him that hath her.
In regard whereof euen qthe very Heathen themselues also, though led by the ba•e Light of Nature alone, yet haue admired the excellencie of this diuine Ordinance, and haue worthily preferred it before all other externall and temporal Blessings whatsoeuer.
1Conclusion.
q[Greek or Hebrew]. Theogn. [Greek or Hebrew]. - Hesiod. apud Clem. Alex. Strom. l. 6. Greg. Naz. epitaph. Patr. & Stob. c. 65. [Greek or Hebrew]. Apollonid. apud Clement. paedag. l. 3. c. 11. [Greek or Hebrew]. - Euripid. Oedip. [Greek or Hebrew]. - Homer. Odyss. […]. Hierocl. de nupt. & Plut. erotic. & Clem. Alex. Strom. l. 3. Use 1.〈non-Latin alphabet〉. Theogn. 〈non-Latin alphabet〉. - Hesiod. apud Clem. Alex. Strom. l. 6. Greg. Naz. epitaph. Patr. & Stob. c. 65. 〈non-Latin alphabet〉. Apollonid. apud Clement. paedag. l. 3. c. 11. 〈non-Latin alphabet〉. - Euripid. Oedip. 〈non-Latin alphabet〉. - Homer. Odyss. 〈…〉. Hierocl. de nupt. & Plut. erotic. & Clem. Alex. Strom. l. 3. Vse 1.
First to control those of the Church of Rome, who labour so by all means to vilify, depress and debase this Divine Ordinance, as if they strove who should cast most muck, and dirt, and dung, and filth in the face of it. Nothing is more odious and contumelious among them than the Name of a Wife, or a Wived Person in some. The Name of a Concubine (as we shall show) is more acceptable with them, and more gracious in their Eyes.
First to controll those of the Church of Rome, who labour so by all meanes to vilifie, depresse and debase this Diuine Ordinance, as if they stroue who should cast most mucke, and durt, and dung, and filth in the face of it. Nothing is more odious and contumelious among them than the Name of a Wife, or a Wiued Person in some. The Name of a Concubine (as wee shall shew) is more acceptable with them, and more gratious in their Eyes.
kMarriage is Honourable (saith the Spirit of God by the Apostle) and that among all Men. Yea lso Honourable (saith Chrysostom) that a man may with it ascend to the Episcopal Chair; the highest Honour in the Church. mLet a Bishop (saith the Apostle) be the ⟨p. 41⟩Husband of one Wife. Which he may well be, and yet nUnblameable; as is there also implied. And, oThe Marriage Bed (saith the same Apostle) is of it self free from filth. pIt is so; and they are so, that rise from it, saith Primasius: it is no Sin or Blame; and consequently no blemish or stain to them. qWhat need they be ashamed (saith Chrysostom) of that that is honourable? What need they blush for that that defileth them not? As for rWhore-mongers and Adulterers; God indeed will sjudge, and tbe avenged on such.
kMariage is Honourable (saith the Spirit of God by the Apostle) and that among all Men. Yea lso Honorable (saith Chrysostome) that a man may with it ascend to the Episcopall Chaire; the highest Honour in the Church. mLet a Bishop (saith the Apostle) be the ⟨p. 41⟩Husband of one Wife. Which hee may well be, and yet nVnblameable; as is there also implied. And, oThe Mariage Bed (saith the same Apostle) is of it selfe free from filth. pIt is so; and they are so, that rise from it, saith Primasius: it is no Sinne or Blame; and consequently no blemish or staine to them. qWhat need they be ashamed (saith Chrysostome) of that that is honourable? What need they blush for that that defileth them not? As for rWhore-mongers and Adulterers; God indeed will siudge, and tbe auenged on such.
o[Greek or Hebrew]. Heb. 13. 4. [Greek or Hebrew], in Synodo Nicena. Paphnutius asseruit. Sozom. hist. l. 1. c. 23. Socrat. hist. l. 1. c. 8. & Gelas. Cyz. act. Sin. Nic. c. 33. Honorabiles professus est nuptias, & Cas•tatem cum propria coniuge concubitum. Cassi•d. h•st. Tri••rt. l. 2. c. 14. & Grat. d••t. 31. c. 12. C• been utitur Castitas coniuga•is. August. de Tri••. l. 13. c. 18. […]. [Greek or Hebrew]. Clem. Alex. Paedag lib. 2. c. 10. Pud ci•ia est unius scientia viri. Donat. in Ter. Sanctmum […] que um coniugium, Erased Conscr. epist.
But saith the Spirit of Satan speaking by these Men or Beasts rather; uMarriage is dishonourable: disabling men to holy Offices. For, xThose that be in the Flesh (so mis-apply they the yApostles words) cannot please God. And, zThe Marriage Bed is filth, luxury, ⟨p. 42⟩uncleanness, pollution, obsceneness, &c. (Albeit Ignatius saith, that they have athe Devil in them that so say.) And, bIt is better for some men to commit Whoredom, than to contract Marriage. For it is not ca less Sin only (as some mince it) but dan honester matter for them, to be naught with many secretly, yea fto keep (as it were) an Hundred Whores one after another, than to take openly one lawful Wife. gA point (to use Aventine's words) well pleasing Whoremaster Priests, who in stead of one Wife, might have dealing with six hundred Harlots.
But saith the Spirit of Satan speaking by these Men or Beasts rather; uMariage is dishonourable: disabling men to holy Offices. For, xThose that be in the Flesh (so mis-apply they the yApostles words) cannot please God. And, zThe Mariage Bed is filth, luxurie, ⟨p. 42⟩vncleannesse, pollution, obscenenesse, &c. (Albeit Ignatius saith, that they haue athe Deuill in them that so say.) And, bIt is better for some men to commit Whoredome, than to contract Mariage. For it is not ca lesse Sinne only (as some mince it) but dan honester matter for them, to be naught with many secretly, yea fto keepe (as it were) an Hundred Whores one after another, than to take openly one lawfull Wife. gA point (to vse Auentines words) well pleasing Whoremaster Priests, who in stead of one Wife, might haue dealing with six hundred Harlots.
u[…]: Nec quisqua• omni•ò ad S• in perpetuum vitam coelibem profiteatur. Gregor. 7. Pp. Lambert. S•. •n. 1079. Ide•que populo denunciat, ut Sacerdotes coniugat•s velut s•eleratos atque impi•s devi•: […], coll•quia, sermones, convivia, haud aliter quam contagionem fugiant. Qu•s & Nicolaitas appellat, […] condemnat, devovet, Curiasacerdotum movet, &c. Joan. […]. l. 5. Si p•st ord••ationem suam Ministers contigerit propriae uxoris cubile invader, sacrar. john intreat limi•a, neque sacrar• portitores s•t, neque altare contingant, neque oblationem suscipiant, neque ad Domini•i corporis portionē accedant, neque propinent, neque urceum vel cal•cem ad altare sugg•t. Lucius Pp. Dist. 81. c. 19.〈…〉: Nec quisqua• omni•ò ad S• in perpetuum vitam coelibem profiteatur. Gregor. 7. Pp. Lambert. S•. •n. 1079. Ide•que populo denunciat, ut Sacerdotes coniugat•s velut s•eleratos atque impi•s devi•: 〈…〉, coll•quia, sermones, convivia, haud aliter quam contagionem fugiant. Qus & Nicolaitas appellat, condemnat, devovet, Curiasacerdotum movet, &c. Ioan. . l. 5. Si pst ordationem suam Ministrs contigerit propriae uxoris cubile invadere, sacrar. jon intreat limia, neque sacrar portitores st, neque altare contingant, neque oblationem suscipiant, neque ad Dominii corporis portionē accedant, neque propinent, neque urceum vel calcem ad altare suggt. Lucius Pp. Dist. 81. c. 19.
Again, dIt is better, saith the Apostle, to marry, than to burn. And, eLet those therefore marry, (that have not fthe gift of Continency,) that cannot contain. gLet them contain, saith Hierome of Virgins, if they will not marry; or let them marry, if they cannot contain. For that is hthe better course for them, saith Augustine, and long before him Cyprian, iif either they cannot or will not continue as they are. Yea not of Virgins barely, but of Votaries Epiphanius, kBetter it is for one of them to take openly a lawful Wife, than to be wounded daily (l inwardly) with unseen shafts.
Againe, dIt is better, saith the Apostle, to marrie, than to burne. And, eLet those therefore marrie, (that haue not fthe gift of Continencie,) that cannot contain. gLet them containe, saith Hierome of Virgins, if they will not marrie; or let them marrie, if they cannot containe. For that is hthe better course for them, saith Augustine, and long before him Cyprian, iif either they cannot or will not continue as they are. Yea not of Virgins barely, but of Votaries Epiphanius, kBetter it is for one of them to take openly a lawfull Wife, than to be wounded daily (l inwardly) with vnseene shafts.
eIbid. Eis qui se non continent, expedit nubere. Aug. ad Poll. l. 1. c. 15.
fIbid. 7.
gAut nubant, si non possunt continere; aut contineant, si nolunt nubere. Hieron. ad Demetr.
hMelius enim nuberent, quam urerentur. Aug. de Virgin. c. 34.Melius enim nuberent, quam vrerentur. Aug. de Virgin. c. 34.
iSi perseverare aut nolunt, aut non possunt, melius est ut nubant, quam in ignem delitijs suis cadant. Cyprian. l. 1. ep. 11.Si perseuerare aut nolunt, aut non possunt, melius est ut nubant, quam in ignem delitijs suis cadant. Cyprian. l. 1. ep. 11.
k[Greek or Hebrew]. Epiphan. Haeres. 61.〈non-Latin alphabet〉. Epiphan. Haeres. 61.
li. Quam occulta flamma concupiscentiae in ipsa conscientia vastarentur. Aug. de Virgin. c. 34.
Nay, say these Men, mBoth are bad, but the latter is the better: (as if they strove directly herein t•oppose the Apostle) nIt is better for some to burn, than to marry, yea to do that that is far worse. For by Marriage their Votaries, Monks, Friars and Nuns, are disabled, saith Bellarmine, to the keeping of their Vow, which by Fornication, yea or a worse matter they are not. And, oby contracting Marriage, their Priests, they say, become Irregular: Whereas, as pby Whoredom, and Adultery, yea or qSodomy and rBestiality, though never so oft committed, if the fact be not notorious, they do not. So that, sMarriage in such, as our Rhemists say, is the very worst kind of Incontinence: worse belike indeed with them then either of those are. tA foolish persuasion, (to use Saluians words; yea a sottish superstition:) to forbear, (nay, to condemn) that that is lawful, and commit that that is unlawful: to abstain from the marriage Remedy, and to run out into all impurity; as Bernard complaineth that uso many of them in his time did, that neither for multitude they could be concealed, nor for shamelessness did they seek to be unseen. xIt is not Marriage, saith he, but Adultery that God condemneth. And, ywhat comparison is there between a Wife and an Whore or an Harlot? saith Jerome.
Nay, say these Men, mBoth are bad, but the latter is the better: (as if they stroue directly herein t•oppose the Apostle) nIt is better for some to burne, than to marrie, yea to doe that that is farre worse. For by Mariage their Votaries, Monkes, Friers and Nunnes, are disabled, saith Bellarmine, to the keeping of their Vow, which by Fornication, yea or a worse matter they are not. And, oby contracting Mariage, their Priests, they say, become Irregular: Whereas, as pby Whoredome, and Adulterie, yea or qSodomie and rBestialitie, though neuer so oft committed, if the fact be not notorious, they doe not. So that, sMariage in such, as our Rhemists say, is the very worst kinde of Incontinencie: worse belike indeed with them then either of those are. tA foolish perswasion, (to vse Saluians words; yea a sottish superstition:) to forbeare, (nay, to condemne) that that is lawfull, and commit that that is vnlawfull: to abstaine from the mariage Remedie, and to runne out into all impuritie; as Bernard complaineth that uso many of them in his time did, that neither for multitude they could be concealed, nor for shamelesnesse did they seeke to be vnseene. xIt is not Mariage, saith he, but Adultery that God condemneth. And, ywhat comparison is there betweene a Wife and an Whore or an Harlot? saith Ierome.
mUtrumque malum est, & nubere & uri. imò peius est nubere. Bellarm. de monach. c. 30.Vtrumque malum est, & nubere & vri. imò peius est nubere. Bellarm. de monach. c. 30.
nQuae nubit post votum, aliquo modo magis peccat, quam quae fornicatur: quia reddit se impotentem adseruandum votū, quod quae fornicatur non facit. B•ll ibid.Quae nubit post votum, aliquo modo magis peccat, quam quae fornicatur: quia reddit se impotentem adseruandum votū, quod quae fornicatur non facit. B•ll ibid.
oBigamia metaphorica, uti Hier. Llamas appellat; similitudinaria, ut Tole•us, irregularitatem induci. Lam. sum. part. 1. c. 12. §. 3. & Tolet. instruct. sac. l. 1. c. 67. §. 7.Bigamia metaphorica, vti Hier. Llamas appellat; similitudinaria, vt Tole•us, irregularitatem induci. Llam. sum. part. 1. c. 12. §. 3. & Tolet. instruct. sac. l. 1. c. 67. §. 7.
pPlures concubinas habens non incurr•t irregularitatem bigam•ae. Innocent. Pp. decret. l. 1. 22. c. 6.
qExcepto homicidio v•luntario, nullum occultum crimen, etiam omnium gravissimum, irreg•m inducit, nec S•d••ia ipsa vel Bestialitas. Llamas sum. part. 1. c. 12. §. 32. & Co•arr. in Clem. part. 1. §. 60.Excepto homicidio v•luntario, nullum occultum crimen, etiam omnium grauissimum, irreg•m inducit, nec S•d••ia ipsa vel Bestialitas. Llamas sum. part. 1. c. 12. §. 32. & Co•arr. in Clem. part. 1. §. 60.
But thus they strive ato dishonour that that God hath honoured, to disgrace that that he hath graced; bpreferring that before it (it is no new, but an old complaint) that cGod most of all detesteth and abhorreth. In so much that the Glossers on their Canon Law confess, (a dstrange matter, say they, and it is more than once in them:) that eLuxury hath more favour than Chastity in their Law.
But thus they striue ato dishonour that that God hath ••onoured, to disgrace that that he hath graced; bpreferring that before it (it is no new, butan old complaint) that cGod most of all detesteth and abhorreth. In so much that the Glossers on their Canon Law confesse, (a dstrange matter, say they, and it is more than once in them:) that eLuxurie hath more fauour than Chastitie in their Law.
bHinc in Concil. Bru. Episcopi de Gregor. 7. Pp. Suavis homo inter coniuges divortia fac•l: Sacerdo••s qui uxores habeant legi•imas Sacrisices esse pernegat. Interim tamen Scortatores, Adulieros, Incestu•sos aris admovet. Avent. annal. l. 5. Et in Concil. Wormat. Maritos ab Uxoribus separat: scorta pudicis con•ugibus; stupra, incestus, adulteria casto praefrrt connebio. Ibid.Hinc in Concil. Bru. Episcopi de Gregor. 7. Pp. Suauis homo int•r coniuges diuortia fac•l: Sacerdo••s qui vxores habeant legi•imas Sacrisices esse pernegat. Interim tamen Scortatores, Adulieros, Incestu•sos aris admovet. Avent. annal. l. 5. Et in Concil. Wormat. Maritos ab Vxoribus separat: scorta pudicis con•ugibus; stupra, incestus, adulteria casto praefrrt connebio. Ibid.
eQuod plus •uris habet Luxuria▪ quā Castitas. Gloss. ad Grat. dist. 34. can. 7. Et ad D•cretal. l. 1. t. 22. c. 6.Quod plus •uris habet Luxuria▪ quā Castitas. Gloss. ad Grat. dist. 34. can. 7. Et ad D•cretal. l. 1. t. 22. c. 6.
And so indeed hath it; For, fHe is admitted into the Ministry, that hath had a Wife and an Harlot, when he that hath had two lawful Wives successively, is excluded. Where, ghe that hath lived chastely (saith the Gloss) with a second Wife is refused, when a Fornicator is not. And, hHe may be dispensed with for continuance in his office, that hath kept many Queans, when he that hath married a second wife may not. Again, iA married Priest may by no means be endured. For, kif any Priest either openly or privately contract Marriage, he is ipso facto deprived; and therefore lmust by all means be removed. But, mAn Whoremaster Priest the Bishop is not bound to depose. And though some nOld moth-eaten Canons will that ⟨p. 45⟩such be deposed: yet those are now worn out of date; and oThey say now adays, (saith the Gloss, and they father it upon pBlessed Saint Sylvester, though qamong his Canons it be not found) that no man is to be deposed for Fornication, unless he continue still in it; because mens bodies are more frail now than formerly they have been. And, *It is commonly held, saith another Gloss, that for simple Fornication one ought •t to be deposed: since that few are found free from that vice. Indeed, rif they keep Harlots openly, (for here the Rule holdeth that the Gloss giveth, that sif they live not chastely, yet they must do that they do closely) or the be caught in the manner, and evidently convict of it, (but ehow can that be, saith another Gloss; when no Lay-mans witness may be received, fnor may they be believed deposing ought against a Priest, since they be their profest enemies; unless they will themselves gconfess it?) hthen unless within a months space (for some time of respite they must have) they put their Queans away from them, suspended they may be from office and benefice, until they have done due penance. And yet is that accounted itoo rigorous a course too, saith another Glosser, unless it were for incest, or adultery at least, albeit the delinquent were (not a bare Priest, but) a Bishop. Again, kThe Married Priest must be lcompelled to abjure his ⟨p. 46⟩Wife; but mthe Whore-master Priest may by no means constrained to abjure his Whore: yea nhe ought not to abjure her.
And so indeed hath it; For, fHe is admitted into the Ministerie, that hath had a Wife and an Harlot, when he that hath had two lawfull Wiues successiuely, is excluded. Where, ghe that hath liued chastly (saith the Glosse) with a second Wife is refused, when a Fornicator is not. And, hHe may be dispensed with for continuance in his office, that hath kept many Quean•s, when he that hath maried a second wife may not. Againe, iA maried Priest may by no meanes be endured. For, kif any Priest either openly or priuately contract Mariage, he is ipso facto depriued; and therefore lmust by all meanes be remoued. But, mAn Whoremaster Priest the Bishop is not bound to depese. And though some nOld moth-eaten Canons will that ⟨p. 45⟩such be deposed: yet those are now worne out of date; and oThey say now adaies, (saith the Glosse, and they father it vpon pBlessed Saint Syluester, though qamong his Canons it be not found) that no man is to be deposed for Fornication, vnlesse hee continue still in it; because mens bodies are more fraile now than formerly they haue beene. And, *It is commonly held, saith another Glosse, that for simple Fornication one ought •t to be deposed: since that few are found free from that vice. Indeed, r
fCum secundas nuptias expertus nen sucrit castitatem tamen cum priorinon servaverit coniugio, ut ad Diaconatus ordin•m possit provehi, •oncessimus. Pelag. Pp. Gratian. dist. 34 c. 7.Cum secundas nuptias expertus nen sucrit castitatem tamen cum priorinon servaverit coniugio, vt ad Diaconatus ordin•m possit provehi, •oncessimus. Pelag. Pp. Gratian. dist. 34 c. 7.
gCastus repelleretur, si convixisset cum s•cunda; •id foraicator non. Gloss. ibid.
hCum plures habentes concubinas irregularitatem bigamia non incurrerint, cum eis tanquam si• plici fornication notatis, quoad executionem saccrd•tal•• officij poterit dispensary. Innocent. 3. decret. Greg. l. 1. t. 22. c. 6.Cum plures habentes concubinas irregularitatem bigamia non incurrerint, cum eis tanquam si• plici fornicatione notatis, quoad executionem saccrd•tal•• officij poterit dispensari. Innocent. 3. decret. Greg. l. 1. t. 22. c. 6.
iVideantur Greg. Syric. & Innocent. supr.
kConstitutus in sacris contrabens matrimonium ipso facto perdit beneficia. Abbas de Cler. Coniug. c. 1. num. 7.
lQuicunque aut clam aut palam marrimonium contraxerunt, ab Ecclesia & Ecclesiastico benesicio sunt omninò removendi. Othon. constitut. de uxor. à ben. remov. c. 1. Omnibus modis submovendi sunt. Innocent. Pp. ep. 3. c. 1.Quicunque aut clam aut palam marrimonium contraxerunt, ab Ecclesia & Ecclesiastico benesicio sunt omninò removendi. Othon. constitut. de vxor. à ben. remov. c. 1. Omnibus modis submovendi sunt. Innocent. Pp. ep. 3. c. 1.
I might add that those that have been principal enacters, eager urgers, and severe executors of these their Canons against married Priests, have yet made no bones of living otherwise indeed loosely and filthily themselves. Witness oPope Honorius his Legate, who in a Synod here at London, having inveighed most bitterly against Priests Marriage, and made a solemn Decree against it, was the very next night taken himself with a Whore. As also Bishop Hulderick, who telleth Pope Nicholas in an Epistle of his to him, that ptheir Bishops and Archdeacons that make Priests marriage so unsavoury, and compel them to leave their Wives, are yet so lecherously given themselves, that they neither abhor or forbear adultery, no, nor incest, nor Sodomy. But one Instance more of their Iniquity in this kind shall suffice. They have a Canon, that qif a man shall have had two Wives successively, the one before Baptism, the other after he was baptised, he shall by the Apostles Rule, (as they rmis-expound it;) sThe Husband of one Wife, be made uncapable of holy Orders: Which yet the should not have been, had he before Baptism in stead of taking that one Wife lived never so loosely ⟨p. 47⟩otherwise. And the Reason they give for it is, ubecause the one being Sin, was in Baptism done away, the other being no Sin, was not. This when it was questioned in Jeromes time, what saith he (though one otherwise xnot so equal to the Married estate) to it? yThis is new learning, saith he, that something shall be reckoned therefore for sin, because it is not sin. zAre all Whoredoms, defilements with common Queans, impieties, parricides, incests even with parents, the unnatural pollutions of either sex by extraordinary lusts, washed off in Baptism? And do the stains of a lawful Wife stick on still? And are the Stews then preferred before the Bride-chamber? That athey pass by that that is not lawful, and object that that is. Or bis the Name of a Wife so foul a matter, that nothing can wipe it away? Belike cMen had need to take heed how they take wives before Baptism, and contract honest Marriage; Yea they were better to live as those that have Wives in common; or rather by all means avoid any Name of a wife whatsoever; lest that after they come to believe in Christ, it become prejudicial unto them that they had not Queans, or Harlots beforetime, but Wives.
I might adde that those that haue beene principall enacters, eager vrgers, and seuere executers of these their Canons against maried Priests, haue yet made no bones of liuing otherwise indeed loosely and filthily themselues. Witnesse oPope Honorius his Legate, who in a Synode here at London, hauing inueighed most bitterly against Priests Mariage, and made a solemne Decree against it, was the very next night taken himselfe with a Whore. As also Bishop Hulderick, who telleth Pope Nicholas in an Epistle of his to him, that ptheir Bishops and Archdeacons that make Priests mariage so vnsauourie, and compell them to leaue their Wiues, are yet so leacherously giuen themselues, that they neither abhorre or forbeare adulterie, no, nor incest, nor Sodomie. But one Instance more of their Iniquitie in this kinde shall suffice. They haue a Canon, that qif a man shall haue had two Wiues successiuely, the one before Baptisme, the other after he was baptised, he shall by the Apostles Rule, (as they rmis-expound it;) sThe Husband of one Wife, be made vncapable of holy Orders: Which yet thee should not haue beene, had hee before Baptisme in stead of taking that one Wife liued neuer so loosely ⟨p. 47⟩otherwise. And the Reason they giue for it is, ubecause the one being Sinne, was in Baptisme done away, the other being no Sinne, was not. This when it was questioned in Ieromes time, what saith he (though one otherwise xnot so equall to the Maried estate) to it? yThis is new learning, saith he, that something shall be reckoned therefore for sinne, because it is not sin. zAre all Whoredomes, defilements with common Queanes, impieties, paricides, incests euen with parents, the vnnaturall pollutions of either sex by extraordinarie lusts, washed off in Baptisme? And doe the staines of a lawfull Wife sticke on still? And are the Stewes then preferred before the Bride-chamber? That
oJoannes Cremensis Apostolicae sedis Cardinalis ubi in solemni apud Londonias Concilio de uxoribus Sacerdotum serenissimè tractasset, dicens summum esse scelus de latere surgere meretricis ad corpus Christi conficiendum; ipse cum die illa corpus Christi consecrasset, cum meretrice post vesperam interceptus est. Henric. Hunting. hist. l. 7. Koger. Hoveden annal. part. 1. Matth. Paris. in Henric. 1. & Matth. Westmonast. Florib. bist. lib. 2. an. 1125.Ioannes Cremensis Apostolicae sedis Cardinalis vbi in solemni apud Londonias Concilio de vxoribus Sacerdotum serenissimè tractasset, dicens summum esse scelus de latere surgere meretricis ad corpus Christi conficiendum; ipse cum die illa corpus Christi consecrasset, cum meretrice post vesperam interceptus est. Henric. Hunting. hist. l. 7. Koger. Hoveden annal. part. 1. Matth. Paris. in Henric. 1. & Matth. Westmonast. Florib. bist. lib. 2. an. 1125.
pCum quidam Episcopi & Archidiaconi ita praecipites sint in libidinem, ut neque adulteria, neque incaes•us, neque masculorum turpissimos amplexus sciant abhorrere, tamen casta Clericorum conjugia dicunt sibi foelere, & ab eis jabent & cogunt clericos abstinere. Hulderic. epist. ad Nicol. Pp.Cum quidam Episcopi & Archidiaconi ita praecipites sint in libidinem, vt neque adulteria, neque incaes•us, neque masculorum turpissimos amplexus sciant abhorrere, tamen casta Clericorum conjugia dicunt sibi foelere, & ab eis jabent & cogunt clericos abstinere. Hulderic. epist. ad Nicol. Pp.
qBigamum censendum, nec ordinandum esse, qui uxorem unam ante baptismum, alteram post baptismum habuerit, statuit Innocent. Pp. apud Grat. dist. 26. c. 3. epist. 2. c. 6. & ep. 22. c. 2. & ep. 24. c. 6.Bigamum censendum, nec ordinandum esse, qui vxorem vnam ante baptismum, alteram post baptismum habuerit, statuit Innocent. Pp. apud Grat. dist. 26. c. 3. epist. 2. c. 6. & ep. 22. c. 2. & ep. 24. c. 6.
rNe bina pariter aut trina conjugia sartiantur: sed ut singulas uno tempore uxores habeant. Hieron. ad Ocean. Neque enim secundum reiecit Matrimonium, qui illud saepe jussit fieri. Theodoret. in 1 Tim. 3.Ne bina pariter aut trina conjugia sartiantur: sed vt singulas vno tempore vxores habeant. Hieron. ad Ocean. Neque enim secundum reiecit Matrimonium, qui illud saepe iussit fieri. Theodoret. in
dThese are like the Scribes and Pharisees indeed, straining a Gnat, and swallowing a Camel. eThey punish Marriage; and (not pardon only, but even) crown Whoredom. fWhereas of the one it is ⟨p. 48⟩said, Marriage is Honourable, and the Marriage-bed is undefiled; of the other, Whore-mongers and Adulterers God will judge. gSure, if that that is filthy be cleansed in Baptism, that that is clean is not thereby defiled. And if for this one Particular Jerome charge them so deeply: how much more, all considered that before hath been said, may they be truly charged (as their own Glossers being Canonists also themselves confess of them) to show more grace and savour to Incontinence, than to Chastity, and to set lawful Wives behind Concubines and Queans? So that if it were, as these men seem to say, nay as they peremptorily avow, it were not only no great good, (as being no furtherance, but a main hhinderance to greater good things;) but a grievous and a foul evil, that Gods Spirit by Solomon here so highly commendeth.
dThese are like the Scribes and Pharisies indeed, straining a Gnat, and swallowing a Camel. eThey punish Martage; and (not pardon onely, but euen) crowne Whoredome. fWhereas of the one it is ⟨p. 48⟩said, Mariage is Honourable, and the Mariage-bed is vndefiled; of the other, Whore-mongers and Adulterers God will iudge. gSure, if that that is filthie be cleansed in Baptisme, that that is cleane is not thereby defiled. And if for this one Particular Ierome charge them so deepely: how much more, all considered that before hath beene said, may they bee truly charged (as their owne Glossers being Canonists also themselues confesse of them) to shew more grace and sauour to Incontinencie, than to Chastitie, and to set lawfull Wiues behind Concubines and Queanes? So that if it were, as these men seeme to say, nay as they peremptorily auow, it were not onely no great good, (as being no furtherance, but a maine hhinderance to greater good things;) but a grieuous and a foule euill, that Gods Spirit by Salomon here so highly commendeth.
fJu•scriptum est, Honorab•les Nuptiae, & cubile i•aculatum. Tibi Jegitur, F•rnicatores autem & Adult•ros judicabit Deus. Ibid.Iu•scriptum est, Honorab•les Nuptiae, & cubile i•aculatum. Tibi Iegitur, F•rnicatores autem & Adult•ros iudicabit Deus. Ibid.
gQuomodò tuae sordes lu•ae sunt, & meae munditiae sordidatae? Si sordes •mundantur, quanto magis munditiae non co•quinantur? Ibid.
hSunt opera bona, quae tamen maiora bona impediunt ut ducere uxorem. Bellarm. de Menach. c. 15.Sunt opera bona, quae tamen maiora bona impediunt vt ducere vxorem. Bellarm. de Menach. c. 15.
But herein indeed they are not alone; they tread in the steps of divers old iHeretics, long since condemned, who then spake of it, as they now do. And it is no marvel therefore if God justly punish them for this their contempt of, and contumely offered to that his holy Ordinance, by giving them up, as did the kHeathen sometime for their unthankfulness, and those ancient lHeretics, whom therein ⟨p. 49⟩they concur with, to the committing of such filthiness 4and beastliness, as is mscarce once to be named, that which even their own nAuthors themselves, not a few, confess of them.
But herein indeed they are not alone; they tread in the steps of diuers old iHeretikes, long since condemned, who then spake of it, as they now doe. And it is no maruell therefore if God iustly punish them for this their contempt of, and contumely offered to that his holy Ordinance, by giuing them vp, as did the kHeathen sometime for their vnthankfulnesse, and those ancient lHerctikes, whom therein ⟨p. 49⟩they concurre with, to the committing of such filthinesse 4and beastlinesse, as is mscarce once to be named, that which euen their owne nAuthors themselues, not a few, confesse of them.
i[Greek or Hebrew]. Nuptias damnant, & aversantur; paresque eas omn•. ò formcalionibus al•jsque corruptionibus faciunt; Saturniani, G•os•ici, Adamiani, Tatiant, Encrat•ae &c. Ir•n. adv. Valent. l. 1. c. 31. Cl•m. Alex. […]. l. 3. Epiphan. haer•s. 23. & 46. & 47. Aug. de haeres c. 25. & 31. Conc•bitum spu•ci•iae nomine, ut in. pudi•ae negotium damnant Mar jonitae. Tertull ad. Marc. l. 1. Stupri assine est Matrimonium: Nupt•aeque exeo constant, quod est stuprum Tert. ipse Montanizans exhort. cast. Coniunctio maritalis malum est apud Deum: Et quantum ad natura reiipsius peccatū est. Autor oper. imperf. in Mat hom. 1. Non concubitum, sed nuptias probibent Manichaei. Aug. de mor. Man. l. 2. c. 13.〈non-Latin alphabet〉. Nuptias damnant, & aversantur; paresque eas omn•. ò formcalionibus al•jsque corruptionibus faciunt; Saturniani, G•os•ici, Adamiani, Tatiant, Encrat•ae &c. Ir•n. adv. Valent. l. 1. c. 31. Cl•m. Alex. 〈…〉. l. 3. Epiphan. haer•s. 23. & 46. & 47. Aug. de haeres c. 25. & 31. Conc•bitum spu•ci•iae nomine, vt in. pudi•ae negotium damnant Mar ionitae. Tertull ad. Marc. l. 1. Stupri assine est Matrimonium: Nupt•aeque exeo constant, quod est stuprum Tert. ipse Montanizans exhort. cast. Coniunctio maritalis malum est apud Deum: Et quantum ad natura reiipsius peccatū est. Autor oper. imperf. in Mat hom. 1. Non concubitum, sed nuptias probibent Manichaei. Aug. de mor. Man. l. 2. c. 13.
Secondly, Is a Wife such a Benefit, where she is such as she should be? This may serve to put us in mind of the great corruption of Mans Nature, what a miserable depravation Sin hath brought upon Mankind, even to the inverting and corrupting of the greatest Blessings of God both on us and in us.
Secondly, Is a Wife such a Benefit, where shee is such as shee should be? This may serue to put vs in minde of the great corruption of Mans Nature, what a miserable deprauation Sinne hath brought vpon Mankinde, euen to the inuerting and corrupting of the greatest Blessings of God both on vs and in vs.
For awhat greater curse, or heavier cross befalleth a Man oft than a Wife? Or what one thing produceth more mischiefs and miseries than Marriage doth, where the parties are mismatched? Many a one *never knew what misery meant, till he came to know what a Wife was.
For awhat greater curse, or heauier crosse befalleth a Man oft than a Wife? Or what one thing produceth more mischiefes and miseries than Marriage doth, where the parties are mismatched? Many a one *neuer knew what miserie meant, till he came to know what a Wife was.
a[Greek or Hebrew]; Anuphan. [Greek or Hebrew]. Epicharm. [Greek or Hebrew]. M•nand. [Greek or Hebrew]. Idem St•b. c. 66.〈non-Latin alphabet〉; Anuphan. 〈non-Latin alphabet〉. Epicharm. 〈non-Latin alphabet〉. M•nand. 〈non-Latin alphabet〉. Idem St•b. c. 66.
*Sulla Foelix si non habuisset uxorem. Et Comi•us fortunatum putat, qui nunquam uxorem duxerit. Hteron. in Jovin. l. 1. Mitio•s Terentiani vox est. Anonymus quid• Graecus, [Greek or Hebrew].Sylla Foelix si non habuisset vxorem. Et Comi•us fortunatum putat, qui nunquam vxorem duxerit. Hteron. in Iovin. l. 1. Mitio•s Terentiani vox est. Anonymus quid• Graecus, 〈non-Latin alphabet〉.
And whence cometh all this but from Mans ⟨p. 50⟩corrupt Heart, that blike a Toad or Viper, turneth all that it taketh, and the juice of all that it feedeth on, though never so good and wholesome of it self, into rank poison? This their corrupt nature therefore must married folks seek to quell and to kill, if they desire to find that fruit in, and reap that benefit by this Ordinance, that Solomon here speaketh of, and to enjoy that sound comfort either in other, that Christian Man and Wife ought to do. And this their Corruption must they ascribe it unto, if they meet with the contrary, and find ought otherwise therein. cIt is not old Age, saith he, but the folly of old Men that maketh Old Age so burdensome as it is unto many: Nor is it Marriage it self, but dthe folly of Married Persons, that maketh the married estate so cumbersome to many: it is not the having of a Wife, but either thy Fault or hers that maketh her so burdensome unto thee.
And whence commeth all this but from Mans ⟨p. 50⟩corrupt Heart, that blike a Toad or Viper, turneth all that it taketh, and the juice of all that it feedeth on, though neuer so good and wholesome of it selfe, into rancke poison? This their corrupt nature therefore must married folkes seeke to quell and to kill, if they desire to finde that fruit in, and reape that benefit by this Ordinance, that Salomon here speaketh of, and to enioy that sound comfort either in other, that Christian Man and Wife ought to doe. And this their Corruption must they ascribe it vnto, if they meete with the contrarie, and finde ought otherwise therein. cIt is not old Age, saith he, but the solly of old Men that maketh Old Age so burdensom as it is vnto many: Nor is it Mariage it selfe, but dthe folly of Maried Persons, that maketh the maried estate so combersome to many: it is not the hauing of a Wife, but either thy Fault or hers that maketh her so burdensome vnto thee.
bApes ex herbis etiam acrioribus mel dulcissimum exprimit. At quae apes in liquorem meilisluum transfundit, aranea in venenum transmutat. Spinae. de provid. Pravo nihil prodest: quia quicquid ad illum pervenit, pravo usu corrumpitur. Sic stomachus morbo vitiatus, quos•unque accepit cibos mutat, atque omne alimentum in causam doloris trahit. Sen. de benef. l. 5. c. 12.Apes ex herbis etiam acrioribus mel dulcissimum exprimit. At quae apes in liquorem meilisluum transfundit, aranea in venenum transmutat. Spinae. de provid. Pravo nihil prodest: quia quicquid ad illum pervenit, pravo vsu corrumpitur. Sic stomachus morbo vitiatus, quos•unque accepit cibos mutat, atque omne alimentum in causam doloris trahit. Sen. de benef. l. 5. c. 12.
cIn moribus culpa est, non in aetate; in senum stultitia, non in vitio sen•ctutis. Cic. de Senect. Use 3.In moribus culpa est, non in aetate; in senum stultitia, non in vitio sen•ctutis. Cic. de Senect. Vse 3.
d[Greek or Hebrew]. Hierocl. de nupt. Vitium est hominum, non culpa nuptiarum. Aug. de hon. coniug. c. 6. Gratian. c. 32. q. 2.〈non-Latin alphabet〉. Hierocl. de nupt. Vitium est hominum, non culpa nuptiarum. Aug. de hon. coniug. c. 6. Gratian. c. 32. q. 2.
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pI• & inde surgen•es. […] peccat. inde n•n tr•es. Prim•s & […] in Hebr. Hinc Thea•o Pythagorae uxor interragata, e•q•ando […], [Greek or Hebrew]. […]. lib. 8.I• & inde surgen•es. 〈…〉 peccat. inde n•n tr•es. Prim•s & 〈…〉 in Hebr. Hinc Thea•o Pythagorae vxor interragata, e•q•ando 〈…〉, 〈non-Latin alphabet〉. 〈…〉. lib. 8.
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tEphes. 5. 5, 6. [Greek or Hebrew]. Chrysost. in Hebr. hom. 33.Ephes. 5. 5, 6. 〈non-Latin alphabet〉. Chrysost. in Hebr. hom. 33.
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xQui in carne sunt, D•• placere nonpossunt. Syric. Pp. ep. 1. c. 7. & Innocent. Pp. ep. 3. c. 1.
zCo• gium legitimum & copulam maritalem, co•• quinationem, contaminationem, immunditiam, […], &c. […] 1. c. 7. & ep. 4. c. 9. & apud Grat. Dist. 82. c. 3 4. I•. Pp. ep. 2. […]. 9. & •p. 3. c. […]. & […] Gr•t […] 3.Co• gium legitimum & copulam maritalem, co•• quinationem, contaminationem, immunditiam, 〈…〉, &c. 〈…〉 1. c. 7. & ep. 4. c. 9. & apud Grat. Dist. 82. c. 3 4. I•. Pp. ep. 2. 〈…〉. 9. & •p. 3. c. 〈…〉. & 〈…〉 Gr•t 〈…〉 3.
a[Greek or Hebrew]. Ignat. ep. ad Philadelph.〈non-Latin alphabet〉. Ignat. ep. ad Philadelph.
bConiugia quorundam esse Adulteria, ex Pseudo-Ambr. ad Virg. l•ps. Adulterijs peiora, ex Pseudo-Aug. de Bon. vid. cap. 11. asserunt Hosius Consess. Petric. cap. 26. & Harding contr. Apolog. p. 2. c. 8. Et Coster. Enchir. tr. de Caelib. c. 17. prop. 9. Sacerdos si fornicetur, aut domi concubinam ••veat, & si gravi sacrilegio see obstringat, gravius tamen pecca•, si contrahat matrimoniū.Coniugia quorundam esse Adulteria, ex Pseudo-Ambr. ad Virg. l•ps. Adulterijs peiora, ex Pseudo-Aug. de Bon. vid. cap. 11. asserunt Hosius Consess. Petric. cap. 26. & Harding contr. Apolog. p. 2. c. 8. Et Coster. Enchir. tr. de Caelib. c. 17. prop. 9. Sacerdos si fornicetur, aut domi concubinam ••veat, & si gravi sacrilegio se obstringat, gravius tamen pecca•, si contrahat matrimoniū.
cMinus malam. Harding ib. p. 4. c. 1.
dDicunt, honestius esse pluribus occuliè implicari, quā aperiè cum unâ ••gari. Huldric. ep. ad Nicol. Pp.Dicunt, honestius esse pluribus occuliè implicari, quā aperiè cum unâ ••gari. Huldric. ep. ad Nicol. Pp.
fMelius esse, si votarius continere non valens, centum habeat concubinas, ex ordine tamen & successivè, quam si unā uxorem ducat: Scriptor quidam Coloniensis teste Chemnit. exam. p. 3. tit. 2. c. 8.Melius esse, si votarius continere non valens, centum habeat concubinas, ex ordine tamen & successiuè, quam si vnā uxorem ducat: Scriptor quidam Coloniensis teste Chemnit. exam. p. 3. tit. 2. c. 8.
gGra•issima scortatoribus, quibus pro una uxore sexcentas mulieres inire licet. Aventin. Anal. l. 5.Gra•issima scortatoribus, quibus pro vna uxore sexcentas mulieres inire licet. Aventin. Anal. l. 5.
tNovum prorsus conversionis genus. Licita non faciunt; illicita commi••unt. Quid agis ••ult• persuasio? Salv. de provid. lib. 5.Novum prorsus conversionis genus. Licita non faciunt; illicita commi••unt. Quid agis ••ult• persuasio? Salv. de prouid. lib. 5.
uMulti enim, non tamen omnes; sed tamen multi, cer• est; nec latere queunt prae multitudine, nec prae impudentia querunt; &c. abstinentes remedio […], in omne deinde s••gitium effluentes. Bern. de convers. ad Cler. c. 29.Multi enim, non tamen omnes; sed tamen multi, cer• est; nec latere queunt prae multitudine, nec prae impudentia querunt; &c. abstinentes remedio 〈…〉, in omne deinde s••gitium effluentes. Bern. de convers. ad Cler. c. 29.
xPeccata interdixit Deus, non matrimonia. Salvian. de provid. l. 5.Peccata interdixit Deus, non matrimonia. Salvian. de prouid. l. 5.
yQuid simile uxor & Scortum• Hieron. ad Ocean.Quid simile vxor & Scortum• Hieron. ad Ocean.
if they keepe Harlots openly, (for here the Rule holdeth that the Glosse giueth, that
then vnlesse within a months space (for some time of respite they must haue) they put their Queanes away from them, suspended they may be from office and benefice, vntill they haue done due penance. And yet is that accounted
too rigorous a course too, saith another Glosser, vnlesse it were for incest, or adulterie at least, albeit the delinquent were (not a bare Priest, but) a Bishop. Againe,
Episcopi•s non tenctur deponere Clericum Concubinarium. Abbas de cohab. cler. & mull. c. 6. num. 3.Episcopi•s non tenctur deponere Clericum Concubinarium. Abbas de cohab. cler. & mul. c. 6. num. 3.
nSecundum Canones Apostolorum debet deponi. Grat. dist. 81. c. 12, 13. & d. 82. c. 5. Et Concil. Aurel. 5. ibid. d. 81. c. 10. Et Nicol. Pp. ibid. d. 50. c. 33.
oDi•unt hodiè pro fornication nei•• nem deponendum, nisi in […] perdu• et: […] qui• b•die frag […] su […] co•por• nost•a q• m•m era•t Gl••• ad Grat. d•st 82 c. 5.Di•unt hodiè pro fornicatione nei•• nem deponendum, nisi in 〈…〉 perdu• et: 〈…〉 qui• b•die frag 〈…〉 su 〈…〉 co•por• nost•a q• m•m era•t Gl••• ad Grat. d•st 82 c. 5.
pJuxta •utoritatem B. Sylvestri. Grat. dist. 82. c. 5.Iuxta •utoritatem B. Sylvestri. Grat. dist. 82. c. 5.
qHoc […] haben▪ in c•rpore C•nonum B. Syle estri. Glass. ibid.Hoc 〈…〉 haben▪ in c•rpore C•nonum B. Syle estri. Glass. ibid.
*Communiter dicitur, qu•d pro simpl ci for•atione quis deponi non debet: cum pa•i sine illo vitio inveniantur. Gloss. ad Grat. d•st 81. c. 6.
rSi concubinas publi. èdetincnt. Othon. constit. de Cl•r. Com•bin. remove.Si concubinas publi. èdetincnt. Othon. constit. de Cl•r. Com•bin. remov.
sSi non cas•e […] caute. Gloss. ibid.Si non cas•e 〈…〉 caute. Gloss. ibid.
tCaptus & convictus. Extra de Judic. G•ss. ad Grat. d. 81. c. 12.Captus & convictus. Extra de Iudic. G•ss. ad Grat. d. 81. c. 12.
eSed qualiter Lai•i pr. babu••ud esse, cum non possint testari contra C••ricum. Gl•ss. ibid.
fNon •r••ctur Laicis de […]: quia La••i • pidò nobis infesti sunt. Iiud.Non •r••ctur Laicis de 〈…〉: quia La••i • pidò nobis infesti sunt. Iiud.
gPer S•mentiam, vel consessionem propriam, &c. Ibid.
hEas intra mensem à see removea•t p•nitus, aut ab ossi•ia & benefici• usque ad condignam satisfactionem suspendantur. Othon. constit. de Cler. concub.Eas intra mensem à se removea•t p•nitus, aut ab ossi•ia & benefici• vsque ad condignam satisfactionem suspendantur. Othon. constit. de Cler. concub.
iRig•rosa esset ••c […], nisi ess•• pre ad•lterio v•l incestu, etia•: si Ep• esset […] ••bens. Gloss. ibid.Rig•rosa esset ••c 〈…〉, nisi ess•• pre ad•lterio v•l incestu, etia•: si Ep• esset 〈…〉••bens. Gloss. ibid.
k[…] v•orem, abjurare tene•ur: non qui co•cubi•am […]. Abbas de Cier. coning. & Gloss. ad Othen. constit.〈…〉 v•orem, abjurare tene•ur: non qui co•cubi•am 〈…〉. Abbas de Cier. coning. & Gloss. ad Othen. constit.
lQuod• quam in co•jugium sibi copulavit, abjarare fecis•i Subdiaconum: pr• tiam •in commendamus. Urban. Pp. C•••m. Ep. Decretal. l. 4. l. 6. c. 2.Quod• quam in co•jugium sibi copulavit, abjarare fecis•i Subdiaconum: pr• tiam •in commendamus. V•ban. Pp. C•••m. Ep. Decretal. l. 4. l. 6. c. 2.
mClericos qui publicè tenent Concubinas, ad eas abjurandas nolumus con pell•. Alexand. Pp. decretal. l. 3. tit. 2. c. 3.Clericos qui publicè tenent Concubinas, ad eas abjurandas nolumus cō pell•. Alexand. Pp. decretal. l. 3. tit. 2. c. 3.
nNon debet abjurare. Gloss. ad Grat. caus. 35. q. 6. c. 9.
Men had need to take heed how they take wiues before Baptisme, and contract honest Mariage; Yea they were better to liue as those that haue Wiues in common; or rather by all meanes auoid any Name of a wife whatsoeuer; lest that after they come to beleeue in Christ, it become preiudiciall vnto them that they had not Queanes, or Harlots beforetime, but Wiues.
tPosse fieri aiunt, si concubinam, non uxorem habuisset. Hieron. ad Ocean.Posse fieri aiunt, si concubinam, non vxorem habuisset. Hieron. ad Ocean.
uQuod peccatum non fuit, non est di• in bap. ibid. Et Inno▪ ent. ubi sup.Quod peccatum non fuit, non est di• in bap. ibid. Et Inno▪ ēt. vbi sup.
xDurior in Matrimomū, & Nupt•js iniquior. Erasm, prafat. in lib. contr. Jov•.Durior in Matrimomū, & Nupt•js iniquior. Erasm, prafat. in lib. contr. Iov•.
yRem novam audio. Quia peccatum non fuit in peccatū reputabitur. Hierō. ad Oce•n.Rem nouam audio. Quia peccatum non fuit in peccatū reputabitur. Hierō. ad Oce•n.
z[…] sorta, & publica colluvionis sordes, imp•etas in Deum, parricidiū, & incestus in pareutes, atque in extraordinarias voluptates utriusque sexus m••ata natura, Christi sonte purgantur? Uxoris •nbaerebunt maculae? Et lupanaria thalamis praefer•• tur? Ibid.〈…〉 s•orta, & publica colluvionis sordes, imp•etas in Deum, parricidiū, & incestus in pareutes, atque in extraordinarias voluptates vtriusque sexus m••ata natura, Christi sonte purgantur? Vxoris •nbaerebunt maculae? Et lupanaria thalamis praefer•• tur? Ibid.
aPraet•reunt quod non licet; & objiciunt quod concessum est. Ibid.
bTam ma•ulosum nomen uxoris non potest ulla novitate deleri. Ibid.Tam ma•ulosum nomen vxoris non potest vlla nouitate deleri. Ibid.
cAudiant Ethnici, &c. audiant Catechumeni, qui sunt fidei candidati: Ne uxores ducant ante baptisma, ne honesta jungant Matrimonia: sed promis•uas ux•res hab•ant, in▪ ò caeveant qual•cumque vocabulum Coniugis; ne postquam in Christo crediderint, noceat eis, quod aliquandò non con•• binas, nec meretrices, sed uxores habuerint. Ibid.Audiant Ethnici, &c. audiant Catechumeni, qui sunt fidei candidati: Ne vxores ducant ante baptisma, ne honesta jungant Matrimonia: sed promis•uas vx•res hab•ant, in▪ ò caeveant qual•cumque vocabulum Coniugis; ne postquam in Christo crediderint, noceat eis, quod aliquandò non con•• binas, nec meretrices, sed vxores habuerint. Ibid.
l[Greek or Hebrew]. Epiphan. de Origenianis haer. 63. [Greek or Hebrew]. Idem de Gnosticis haer. 26. Qui & […], a & […] […] Heretic antedictis p•ssim commen. orat.〈non-Latin alphabet〉. Epiphan. de Origenianis haer. 63. 〈non-Latin alphabet〉. Idem de Gnosticis haer. 26. Qui & 〈…〉, a & 〈…〉〈…〉 Haeretic• antedictis p•ssim commen. orat.
nPro paucissimis Veneri bellum indicentib•s, quibusdam castitatem jactantiae quaestus ergô simulantib•, maxima pars sub honesto castimoniae nomine stupra, incesius, adulteria passim & impune com•ittunt. Joan. Avent. Annal. l. 5. Sacerdotes moderni per luxuriam sunt Daemones Incu•i, (quod & Chaucer noster, No other Incub• there was than he:) & sacerdotes Priapi. Rob. Holcet in Sap. Lect. 182. Episcopi & Sa•erdotes huius temporis, in repr• bum sensum traditi, faciunt quae •en conveniunt. Quae enim in occul•o siunt ab Episcopis turpe est dicere. Sed non verecundab•r dicere, quae ipsi non ver•cundantur facere: Masculi in masculo• turpitude operantes. Sermoin •il. Rem•ns. Falsa specie continentiae a• hominibus place•e volunt, gravi•ra committunt, patrum uxores subagitant, masculorum ac pe•udum amplexus non abhorr•. Huldric. ep. ad Nicel. Pp. Ab Episiopis & Sacerdotibus nostris etiam in sacras aedes sit irruptio; ab illis etiam abiguntur faeminae ad •urum libidin•s oxplendas: sed & pueri meritorijà parentibus commodantur & condo•, qui & postea ad Sace•otierum gradus promoventur aegis flore transacio jam exoleti. Joan. Pi••ss ep. ad Leon. Pp. & Concil. Lateran. Petrid•mus polluta fluenti Marcescit luxu•n•lla hic ar•ana revelo; Nenign•ta loq•or; liceat vulgata referre: Sanctus ager scurris, venerabilis ara Ci•dis Seivit, hon•randae Vivum Ganymedibus aed•s. Man•. de Mandi calamit.P•rro paucissimis Veneri bellum indicentib•s, quibusdam castitatem iactantiae quaestus ergô simulantib•, maxima pars sub honesto castimoniae nomine stupra, incesius, adulteria passim & impune com•ittunt. Ioan. Avent. Annal. l. 5. Sacerdotes moderni per luxuriam sunt Daemones Incu•i, (quod & Chaucer noster, No other Incub• there was than he:) & sacerdotes Priapi. Rob. Holcet in Sap. Lect. 182. Episcopi & Sa•erdotes huius temporis, in repr• bum sensum traditi, faciunt quae •en conveniunt. Quae enim in occul•o siunt ab Episcopis turpe est dicere. Sed non verecundab•r dicere, quae ipsi non ver•cundantur facere: Masculi in masculo• turpitud• operantes. Sermoin •il. Rem•ns. Falsa specie continentiae a• hominibus place•e volunt, gravi•ra committunt, patrum vxores subagitant, masculorum ac pe•udum amplexus non abhorr•. Huldric. ep. ad Nicel. Pp. Ab Episiopis & Sacerdotibus nostris etiam in sacras aedes sit irruptio; ab illis etiam abiguntur faeminae ad •urum libidin•s oxplendas: sed & pueri meritorijà parentibus commodantur & condo•, qui & postea ad Sace•otierum gradus promoventur ae•is flore transacio iam exoleti. Ioan. Pi••ss ep. ad Leon. Pp. & Concil. Lateran. Petrid•mus polluta fluenti Marcescit luxu•n•lla hic ar•ana revelo; Nenignta loqor; liceat vulgata referre: Sanctus ager scurris, venerabilis ara Cidis Seivit, honrandae Vivum Ganymedibus aeds. Man. de Mandi calamit.
