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The whole works of W. Tyndall, John Frith, and Doct. Barnes, three worthy martyrs,…The vvhole workes of W. Tyndall, Iohn Frith, and Doct. Barnes, three worthy martyrs,…
The whole works of W. Tyndall, John Frith, and Doct. Barnes, three worthy martyrs, and principal teachers of this Church of England collected and compiled in one tome together, being before scattered, [and] now in print here exhibited to the Church. To the praise of God, and profit of all good Christian readers.The vvhole workes of W. Tyndall, Iohn Frith, and Doct. Barnes, three worthy martyrs, and principall teachers of this Churche of England collected and compiled in one tome togither, beyng before scattered, [and] now in print here exhibited to the Church. To the prayse of God, and profite of all good Christian readers.
London: printed by John Daye, 1573London: printed by Iohn Daye, 1573
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There were other certain heretics called Marciani. These did receive no man to be a Christen man, except he would refuse marriage. Mark what diversity is between these heretics and the Popes learning. The Pope receiveth no priests except they forswear marriage. The 1Marcianites, they receive no man to be a Christen man, except he forswear marriage. So that there is no diversity between the heretics and the Pope, but that these heretics doth except a greater number then yt Pope doth, and speaketh more generally: but the thing is all one. For the Marcianites judgeth marriage unclean for their sort, and so doth the Pope for his sort. Farthermore, Marcian saith, that among Christen men may be no temporal marriages, but all conjunctions must be turned unto a spiritual marriage. And the 2self same thing saith the Pope of his Priests. Wherefore seeing that they do grant how that blessed S. Paul, 3and also holy fathers hath condemned this heresy of Marcian, it m•st needs also follow, that the opinion of the Pope is likewise condemned. But yet peradventure here will be 4said, as Doctor Eckius, and other men writing of this matter saith, how that the Pope doth not condemn marriage, but he causeth men alonely ⟨p. 316⟩to keep their vow. I answer, that this is but a small evasion. For 5first the Pope compelleth them, if they will be priests, to vow, and to forswear marriage. For if there were no statute made before of the Pope, that all priests should forswear marriage, then should there no vows be made of priests against marriage, but the thing should be free. So that the vow cometh out of the Popes decree & prohibition, and not the decree out of the vow. Therefore the probation goeth before the vow. Wherefore this evasion can have no place.
There were other certayne heretikes called Marciani. These did receiue no man to bée a Christen man, excepte hée woulde refuse mariage. Marke what diuersitie is betwéene these heretickes and the Popes learning. The Pope receiueth no priests except they forsweare maryage. The