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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.
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And this I suppose be sufficiently spoken concerning the second place of our defence. Uvherin I took upon me to teach, that the authority of the holy fathers is clean contrary both to the law of God, and also of his church: for so much as they require and compel all that are, or must be admitted to priesthood or monastical life to forswear, and to abstain from holy matrimony.
And this I suppose be suffycyentlye spoken concerninge the seconde place of oure defense. Uvherin I tooke vpō me to teache, that the aucthoritie of the holye fathers is cleane contrarye both to the lawe of God, and also of his church: for so moche as they require and compell all that are, or must be admitted to preesthod or monasticall lyfe to forsweare, and to abstain from holye matrimonie.
Now let us make answer to the lye which Uvinchester falsely and wrongfully layeth to my charge, whereof I intended to speak in some certain ⟨image 47⟩place Uvinchester denieth that the same feigned matter, concerning the necessity whereby the father should be constrained to give his daughter in marriage, by the reason of his small substance, came into his brain, which I affirmed unto Latomus, I hard of him in our communication together.
Now let vs make answere to the lye whiche Uvinchester falselye and wrongefullye laythe to my charge, wherof I entended to speake in some certain ⟨image 47⟩place Uvinchester denieth that ye same fained matter, concerning the necessite wherbye ye father shold be constrained to geue his doughter in mariage, by ye reason of his smale substāce, came into his braine, which I affirmed vnto Latomus, I harde of him in oure communication together.