A04468:1268
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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Alphonsus de Castro,1 one of M. Hardinges greatest Doctors, saith thus: Si quis Voverit, & continere non possit, & omnia expertus, nihil promoverit, ego illi author essem, non ut proprio Consilio, sed ut authoritate Pontificis saluti suae consulat per Matrimonium: If any man have Vowed, and Cannot contain, and having assayed all means, yet be never the near, I would advise him, that he should provide for the safety of his Soul by Marriage: And yet not of his own Counsel, but by licence, and authority of the Pope.
Alphonsus de Castro,1 one of M. Hardinges greatest Doctours, saithe thus: Si quis Vouerit, & continere non possit, & omnia expertus, nihil promouerit, ego illi author essem, non vt proprio Consilio, sed vt authoritate Pontificis saluti suae consulat per Matrimonium: If any man haue Vowed, and Cannot conteine, and hauinge assaied al meanes, yet be neuer the neare, I would aduise him, that he should prouide for the safetie of his Soule by Marriage: And yet not of his owne Counsel, but by licence, and authoritie of the Pope.
- 1Alphonsus Philippica. 19.
Likewise Thomas of Aquine saithe, 1Potest contingere, quòd in aliquo casu sit, vel simpliciter malum, vel inutile, vel Maioris boni impeditivum. Et ideo necesse est, quòd determinetur, in tali casu, Votum non esse seruandum: It may happen, that in some case a Vow may be, either utterly il, or unprofitable, or an hinderance unto some other good thing of more weight. And therefore it must of necessity be determined, that in such a case a Vow ought not to be kept. Therefore it was thus decreed in the Council of Toledo: 2