A ly cfcape~ allrhc cvills of folitarinclfc. You arc full of friends_; whofc fociery, !ntcr- , ..,. mixcd wuh your clofcnclfc, makesyou eo want lmleof pubhlce. The Defcrt IS too wilde, the Citie coo populous: the Country is ondy fir for relt. I know, there wanr nor fome obfcure corners, fo haunted with dulndfe, that as they yecld no outward unquiernelfc, fo no inward cooreormcnr. Yours is none ofrhofe ; bur fuch as !hives rarhcrwirh the pleafure of it, to require the folirarioelfe. The Court is for honour, the Cirie for gaine, the Country for quierne!fc; a bldling char need nor (in the judgemtntofthe wifeft) yecld to thc other two. Yea, how many have we knowne, that having nothingbut a coat of thatch to hide rhem from heaven , yet have piricd the carefull pompe ofthe mighty~ how much more may rhofe which have full hands and quiet hearcs, picic them both ~ I doe nor fo much praifc you in this, as wonder at B you. 1 know many upon whom theconfcienceofrhcirwanr_s forces a neceilary obfcurity; wh<> ifthey can fteale a vertue our ofa necefiiry, Jt •s well, bur, I no where know fo excellcnr parrs !hroudcd in fuch willing ftcrecic. The world knowcs you, and wanes you;andyet you arevoluntarily hid.Lovc your fclfe ftill1 and make much ofthis !hadow,unrill our commonmorhcr call you forth to her necelfary fcrvice, and chargeyou to ncgleayour fclfe, to pleafure her. Which once donc,you know where to find peace, Whether others applaud you, I am fure, you !hall your !elfe: and I !hall !!ill magnifie you, and (what I can) imirarcyou. c To M. J o aN VV a 1 T 1 N G. E P 1sT. I II. As Apologttica/ldifcourfo ofthtmariagtDf E<cltjiajlica/1ptrfons. IKnow not whether this quar<ll be worthy of an anfwer, or rather of a filenr fcorne1 or ifan anfwer, whether merry or ferious. I doe nor wiUingly fuffer my pen to wade into q.eltions : yet this argument f«mes !hallow enough for an Epiftk. lfl free not rhisrrurh, lee me bcpuni!hed with a divorcr. Somcidle rablcralkc cals us to plead for our wives. Perhaps fame Gallants grudge us one, who can be content to allow rhemfclv_os more. If they rhoug~r wives curfes, they would D afford them us. Our manage ISCenfured(l fpeake boldly) ofnone bur them which never knew ro live chaftly in mariage 1 who never knew that • Canoni!ls rrue difiinaion of Virginity. Wh~t carewe for their cenfure, where God approves ~ But fome perhaps mainraine it our of judgement : Bid them make much oftbar which Paul rclsthem, is • doc1rineofdtvils. Wcreit nor forrhis opinion, the Church ofRome would wane one evident brand of ~er Anrichriflianifmc. Let their !havclings fpcake for themfdves; upon whom rhe1r unlawfull Vow harh forced a wllfull and impollible necdlitie. !leave them eo fcanne the old rule o'f In t11rpi voto m•tadurttum· if they had nor rather, Caut e fi non <Ajle , Even moder:irc Papi!ls will grant us free' becaufe nor bound by Vow ; no, hor fo farre as'rhofe old Germaos pro poffe & nojf/ Or what care we, ifrhcy granr irnot ~while we hold us firmeto char fureruleof E /!aft/ the great; • Ht that forbids r. t.t GodinjoJnrs;or injo7nts wbal G•dforbids, ltt him bt auorfid. I pJffe not what I h<are men, or Angells fay, while I heare God fay, Ltt ?rm be tht_h111band ofon< wij<. That one \VOrd f!JJII confirme me againfi rhe barkmg of alltmpure momhes, He that made madage, fayes, ir i~ honourable: what car~ we for the di!honour of,rho_fe that corrupt it ~ yea, char which nature nore~q wuh fl1:1me l God menuons wnh honour, ~ 7i,w@-,i Mint; b Gregory with the rule of OJm <ajlum; Paphnmius, of ••~tJ•W:n, chafiitic• .Bur if God !hould be Ju?ge of rhis controverlie, ir werefoon~ at anend;who in rh' rimceveoof rharlcgali ftntlnelfe, allowed wedloclc to the Mtmfters of htsSanc.tuary. Let Cardinall Panarmrtan be heard fpeake. ' C•nlintn&J(faith he)i~ C/rrgitmrn,u mithu ofthefobjlan<eof • BtUtal. Zrixit~t{it: 1 Camu , virg. N.entis. Cauf. 35.q.s. C.Tuneratva· birur. Mulier fuarnvirginitarem bene fernr, li Kfeo nu· h:ttut6liospa- :~:p::~~~~~; conrincntlam corpotum ,mconrinc:ntilm debaccbJ.ntur animorum. De Rom.Clcr.Sal. vianus. • Q.ui.,crat quodllius przcipir 1 aut pr~cipir quod Dcusrc:mir; malc:didus ha. bcmtr ab om... ni~ qui am:an.r DominG. In Mor~lib. lnCum.c.r • . aHtb.IJ.Tht lll~:ri~t,!tbulis b,;uumd:lt. bNonqui:». c~njugibu1 commifceri: hoc c:nim.opus can urn non h:r.Nt culp:~m in conlugc,&c.Grq;.in Pfai.Pa-nir.~~e.;~wJ!w ~;J:,:~~~~t P..1~)uu.v~af G'l.lllihiu:m. Socr.Hdl.Eccl.c CesviRentia noo. eftmcltricis fecularibusdc C.tbfl:anril orditU.S. ncc de: jurcdi\·ino. J.l= lhti;
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