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Paul the chosen man of god writeth thus to the Corinthians: Fly from whoredom. All the ¹since that a man doth, are without his body but who so committeth whoredom, sinneth against his own body. And immediately afore the said words, he expresseth the understanding of this sentence, & sayeth. Know ye not that your bodies are the members of Christ? Shall I than take Christs members, & make them the members of an harlot? God forbid. Paul then wham he spake those words (All the since that a mā dothe, et c.) had respect unto wedlock. For like as wedlock maketh of two persons or bodies, one person and one body. Even so likewise ²the spiritual marriage, namely the receiving of gods grace, in that we are baptised into christ and become Christen maketh one body between Christ and us believers, so that we be called and are in deed Christs members. Now like as he y• is married (if he take another beside his wife doth sin against his own body: Even so likewise doth that Christen man sin against his own body, if he commit whoredom. For ⟨p. xxv⟩he dishonoureth the grace of Christ, & defileth the holy covenant made between: Christ and him. For it followeth in Paul: Know ye not, that he which joineth himself to an harlot, is be come one body For they two saith the lord shall be one flesh, or one body. But who so cleaveth unto the lord, is one spirit. Nevertheless through whoredom is the spirit banished and excluded. For thy spirit, heart and mind that ought to cleave unto y• lord, is joined to the harlot, with whom thou art one and incorporated Therefore they that commit whoredom, do sin against the covenant and spiritual marriage, where with we must be joined unto Christ.

Paul the chosen man of god writeth thus to the Corinthiās: Flye from whor•ome. All the ¹synnes that a man doth, are without his bodye but who so committeth whordome, synnethe agaynst his owne body. And immediately afore the sayd wordes, he expressethe the vnderstōding of this sētence, & sayeth. Know ye not that your bodies are the membres of Christ? Shall I than take Christes membres, & make them the membres of an harlot? God forbyd. Paul then whā he spake those wordes (All the synnes that a mā dothe, et c.) had repsecte vnto wedlocke. For lyke as wedlok maketh of two personnes or bodies, one personne and one bodye. Euen so lykewyse