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A defence of the Apology of the Church of England containing an answer to…A defence of the Apologie of the Churche of Englande conteininge an answeare to…
A defence of the Apology of the Church of England containing an answer to a certain book lately set forth by M. Harding, and entitled, A confutation of &c. By John Jewel Bishop of Salisbury.A defence of the Apologie of the Churche of Englande conteininge an answeare to a certaine booke lately set foorthe by M. Hardinge, and entituled, A confutation of &c. By Iohn Iewel Bishop of Sarisburie.
Imprinted at London : In Fleetestreate, at the sign of the Elephant, by Henry Wykes, Anno 1567. 27. OctobrisImprinted at London : In Fleetestreate, at the signe of the Elephante, by Henry VVykes, Anno 1567. 27. Octobris
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Touching the second,1 the Apostles forbid those, that come single to the Clergy, to marry, except such as remain in the inferior Orders, and proceed not to the greater, as we find in their Canons: Can 25. Paphnutius, as Socrates, and Sozomenus record in their Ecclesiastical story, said at the Nicene Council, that it was an Old Tradition of the Church, that such as come to the Degree or Order of Priesthood single, should not marry wives. And this is that Holy Bishop Paphnutius, whom these Evangelical Vowebreakers pretend to be their proctor for their unlawful Marriages.
Touchinge the seconde,1 the Apostles forbidde those, that come single to the Cleregie, to marie, excepte suche as remaine in the inferiour Orders, and procede not to the greater, as we finde in their Canons: Can 25. Paphnutius, as Socrates, and Sozomenus recorde in their Ecclesiastical storie, saide at the Nicene Councel, that it was an Olde Tradition of the Churche, that suche as come to the Degree or Order of Priesthood single, should not marie wiues. And this is that Holy Bishop Paphnutius, whome these Euangelicall Vowebreakers pretende to be their proctour for theire vnlauful Mariages.
- 1Clerks bound to continency. Lib. 1. C. 11. Paphoutius Li. 1. Ca. 23.Clerkes bounde to continēcie. Lib. 1. C. 11. Paphoutius Li. 1. Ca. 23.
Read who list the Epistle of Siricius ad Himerium Tarraconensem, Cap. 7.1 the second Epistle of Innocentius to Victricius Bishop of Rouen, Cap. 9. and his third Epistle to Exuperius B. of Toulouse, Cap. 1. And weighing well these places, he shall perceive, that these Holy Popes forbade the Ministers of the Church the use of Wedlock by the same Reason, by which the Priests of Moses Law were forbidden to come within their own houses in the time, when their course came to serve in the Holy Ministries.