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The gratulation of the most famous clerk M. Martin Bucer a man of no…The gratulation of the mooste famous clerke M. Martin Bucer a man of no…
The gratulation of the most famous clerk M. Martin Bucer a man of no less learning and literature, then godly study and example of living, unto the church of England for the restitution of Christs religion. And his answer unto the two railing epistles of Steve[n], Bishop of Winchester, concerning the unmarried state of priests and cloisterers, wherein is evidently declared, that it is against the laws of God, and of his church to require of all such as be and must be admitted to priesthood, to refrain from holy matrimony. Translated out of Latin in to English.The gratulation of the mooste famous clerke M. Martin Bucer a man of no lesse learninge and lyterature, then godlye studie and example of lyuing, vnto the churche of Englande for the restitucion of Christes religion. And hys answere vnto the two raylinge epistles of Steue[n], Bisshoppe of Winchester, concerninge the vnmaried state of preestes and cloysterars, wherein is euidently declared, that it is against the lawes of God, and of his churche to require of all suche as be and must be admitted to preesthood, to refrain from holye matrimonie. Translated out of Latin in to Englishe.
printed by Richard Jugge, 1549printed by Richard Iugge, 1549
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But what need so much a do about so ungodly and wrangling schoolyshe brawlings? For whether (I beseech you) should a godly father consider in his daughter sooner such things as are vitions of her self, and pernicious, laid unto her by the devil, or such healthsome things as are given her of GOD, from whom proceedeth all good gift? Should the Godly father count it temerious desire or ⟨image 65⟩cupidity in his maiden, or rather whither as Gods will calleth her who le• death so his children with his spirit, & so bringeth to effect in them to will & to do that that is good, that every man may be the more certain of his vocation and others that belong unto him, if he search Godly for it after prayer and observe the tokens and appointments of the same.
But what nede so moche a do about so vngodly and wrangling schoolyshe brawlynges? For whether (I beseche yow) shold a godly father consyder in his doughter sooner such thinges as are vitions of her selfe, and pernicyous, layd vnto her by the dyuell, or such helthsome thynges as are geuen her of GOD, from whom procedethe all good gyft? Sholde the Godlye father count it temerious desyre or ⟨image 65⟩•upiditie in his mayden, or rather whither as Gods wyll calleth her who le• de•h so his children with his spirite, & so bringeth to effect in them to wyll & to do that that is good, that euerye mā may be the more certain of his vocation and others that belong vnto him, yf he searche Godlie for it after praier and obserue the tokens and apointmē tes of the same.
And so by this it is manifest that the interpretation which we alleged upon this place of Paul (And hath no need) is known and given as the very proper and peculiar interpretation both by the Apostles very words and also by the true author thereof, the holy ghost, and taken of all that interpret it any thing to the purpose both old and new: Yea and even of Photius him self whom Uvinchester brought against us with such a supercilious and proud prejudice, as a witness of all the old antiquity.