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Most fruitful [and] learned co[m]mentaries of Doctor Peter Martyr Vermil Florentine, professor of divinity,…Most fruitfull [and] learned co[m]mentaries of Doctor Peter Martir Vermil Florentine, professor of deuinitie,…
Most fruitful [and] learned co[m]mentaries of Doctor Peter Martyr Vermil Florentine, professor of divinity, in the University of Tygure with a very profitable tract of the matter and places. Herein is also added [and] contained two most ample tables, aswell of the matter, as of the words: with an index of the places in the holy scripture. Set forth & allowed, according to the order appointed in the Queens majesties injunctions.Most fruitfull [and] learned co[m]mentaries of Doctor Peter Martir Vermil Florentine, professor of deuinitie, in the Vniuersitye of Tygure with a very profitable tract of the matter and places. Herein is also added [and] contained two most ample tables, aswel of the matter, as of the wordes: wyth an index of the places in the holy scripture. Set forth & allowed, accordyng to thorder appointed in the Quenes maiesties iniunctions.
London: printed by John Day, 1564London: printed by Iohn Day, 1564
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There are some amongst them, which say,1 that ministers in the old time had wives, and sometimes used them: but they deny that after they had taken orders it was at any time lawful to marry wives. Undoubtedly they err: For in the synod of Ancyrana (as it is written in the decrees the 28. dist: chap. Diaconi) it is decreed, that if a Deacon while he is in ordering,2 shall deny when the state of continency is required of him and shall testify that he will not live without a wife, if the same Deacon after he is ordained do contract matrimony, he may not be hindered but may freely execute his ministry. By which place we are manifestly taught, that it was lawful to contract matrimony after orders received.3 Which Gratianus saw well enough, and therefore he writeth, that as touching that Synod a consideration ought to be had both to the time & place. For it is observed in the east Church, which in promotions of ministers admit not the promise of continency, but as touching time he addeth, that as yet this continency of Ministers was not then brought into the Church: but if thou shalt ask, when that council was had, we answer, as it also appeareth by the same decrees under Syricius and Innocentius, which lived in the time of Jerome and Augustine.
There are some amongst them, which say,1 that ministers in the old tyme had wiues, and somtimes vsed them: but they deny that after they had taken orders it was at any tyme lawfull to mary wiues. Vndoubtedly they erre: For in the sinode of Ancyrana (as it is written in the decrees the 28. dist: chap. Diaconi) it is decreed, that if a Deacon while he is in ordering,2 shal deny when the state of cō tinency is required of him and shall testifie that he wil not lyue without a wife, if the same Deacon after he is ordeyned do contract matrimony, he may not be hindred but may frely execute his ministery. By which place we are manifestly taught, that it was lawfull to cōtract matrimony after orders receaued.3