L1s.I. The Honour ofthe Maried Clerf{,ie. A •As furtheVow, it isfofar from beingeffentiallto holyOrders, as that iri•m•de ~ Ordinifoas dt!J11um cnu;. nmti~1UIIftJi tJ{tnrW!ur tmn~xum. DtJm. St1tt1~ l-1·1·4-dt ]~trH7Iujhf. 'Vidt Cajttan. Opu;:Jt Caflir. Afl.CO/t. 1"rjd, Aliatflcauf.: Mrmacbi,a/la Cltriu,Extr. d!!Vuto1&&. r {urapro/iundrJ pr3mittitMs· muh1u, q~Um mipimdo [acr;; tTrdiiUIJJ Cltri· by' fome learned Papifts adifference betwixt theObligation ofrheir Religious, and rbeirPridls · That their Religious are bound byafolemn Vow ro fingle lifein the veryimrinte~all narureoftheir Profeffion; their Priefts onely by a Church Conftitution without Vow. And thofe that go furtherwith their famous Cardinal,and teach Thit it is expre!ly forbidden ro Bithops,roordain any,without thepromifeoffingle life, ground thisbut upon an Epiftle ofPopeGregory •, a late •nd weake (oundation; and befides hold, that their Vow is but femi-folemn, and accidenraily incident imo this Profeffion: for fo much as here isneitheradirell: Exhibition ofthebodyto this purpofe in the Offerer, nor adi,:etl Confecration to this end in the Admitter, both which make up the folemnity oftbe vow : upon which reafon, according to them, aReligiousOrder, becaufe ityeeldsover the Body unro an cftate repugnant toMatrimony, doth ofit felfin it"sown nature, both hinderMariage,and nullifie it; not fo rhe Ecclefiaf\icall. To whichwe may adde, That according to their owne 'Dofrors, SolemGity and Simplicity make no difference ofche Vow beforeGod, though before theChurch. A difti~~?n too (]i~hr, too newly npftarr, to overturn an ancient and well grounded Inftttuuon. N etther need we any better , or orhe, :~:f.~~~;:,~; proofe ofthe inconnexionofthis Vow with holy Orders, then that oftheir own Do· f!liNi&IH a Solo, f NOli epdee.lfentiA Stlt:ertUtil) &c. It is notofthe efl'ence ofa Prieft ~;j~~:ubjfNprA. (faith he) to keepe fingle; for that the Grecian Clergyare permittedeven by the Ro· rolyd.Vi>!>&' man Church toconcinueinrhe ftateofMariage. What can be more cleare? If there M~d p wereaneceflary and infeparable connexion ofa vowed Continency with holyOr- q. , 1 .:;;:;- ders thenwould nor, neithercould the RomAoChurch acknowledge a rrue Priefl- u,., v"ifo~<n· C hood where it finds conjugall Society. Their all: ofallowance to the Gmi{.Church :~;,::,,~· implyesafaire independency of thefe two, which fomeofrheir clamorous Clients ' ""fi• •ft in· plead to have indivi iblycoupled. So as nowall the ftrength ofthis necefl'ary Cell.late . ;;;,~·;,;;:;~. is refolved into the powerofaChurchfrature; andofwhatChurch, but the Koma•? '"l•m•lnpf• Allother Churchesin theWorld, as ofArmeni4, Grecia, SJria, IEthiopia,theGeorgi- :;~'!·::;:,~,. 4!JI, &c. allow the conjuncbon ofMinifteryandMariage; and are fo fmefrom re- mndiro.. ,(n quiringaVow ofneceffiry Contmency, that they rather erronion!ly prerequire a Exr" "'"'• nece!Iiry ofMariage in the perfons tobe ordained. v"''""'"' "" Iris onely cheChurch o.f Rome, the great and imperiousMiftreffe oftheWorld, {."::.:'[;.O:{i~x that impofestheyokeofthtSvow upon her Vafl'als : Impofes ir, bur adlibitum; fo as ftm<to Eul•fi•· her great Paramour (in wh?fe vaft llof'?me that who!~ Church I yes) !""Y difpenfe 1;~~;:;-vo:•m D with it as he lifts. Hear rhat1rrefut2ble dlfcourfe ofCardinal Cnjetan: htSwords bear ' '"" o"'m ,,. weight, and are not unworthy the eyes ofmy R.eader. Therefore (faith he) (incethe "''""'"'!if." Pope maJ at hk plta{urekoft the 6ofld ofth4t Slal<tle,it foU011>s nmlfarilj,that ifa Prieft '&';J;,"';,;·,. oftheWejlerne Cburchjh4Umarry bJ the Popu leave, rPithout anyre•fono~k c.uft, that Ct<rni,&<. [MCh Ma"a8eofhk k atr11e Mariage,•nJ thepartlet marriedIre tn" HutbandandWifi, r ,.,. •fl a, •f4nd their Tjf><e trHij legitimate;although in [o marrying,both thepartietJho•ld finne mor- !•."'"' s.,.,a.. taO,, In !kin~ thk all"gainjltheYaw ofCh•JiitJ, JPithout areafonable, orat leaflapro- fi%~':~:";.. bahle ca•ft oftheir fo licen(iwg;asdconftqumtiJ,mitherjhouldthePopehi•nftlft6e exctr doq•i.Um Gud fedfrommo•·taU{tnne: B•l iftlxre be411J reafonable caufe ofdi{penfi•g J>ilh thk Vor¥1 of ""'"''b EuleChajlitf, thtn theP"lftbtH marryit~g,••d difpenfedwith, may bothfafiiJ marry, tmllive ~:t,~:,~ in M1lfi11ge. AndhereHpotJ it ~ppeAreJ, Thdt ji11ce 4 reafonahle UZ1lje •f difpen{itJgt~ith c1mjugii {rethrt E th;. VorPofChnjliiJ,m•J heoot only the publikgVtiliiJ, J>hether Civil/ or Ecci<Jiajlic•ll, \;;;::;.;\ 7 .d, but••Joiber greater good then theobjeroing of that ChajliiJ; it i•iflb foll•wu, that the J"'•,q+ Popewot oneiJ m•J, b•t ,.,t/J4(aft confcience maydifpence JPith aPriejl oftheWejlerM(or P. Vm:!.'"d. R.oman)ChNrch, thatl>e ma1ma,.,.,;even hejib.s thecouft ofapNblik!beneft• .4wdthere- ':;::;-;,:;::,.,, fore thedt tmninationoffo"" bath been too!rtfumptNOTH, in affirming, That ah[oiNte!J P''· Jnd"!,rf and':'itho•t f•chca•f• tht Popecannotdifpeoce :JPhereas(tHwebtvejheJPeJ)the PopemaJ :~.5~~~;" doe •tr~>ithout "'}eau(<, tho.gb '" {o ltilnghejhoul#finne; tndJ>itb 4TIJre•fonable c••Je, c"'h•·•·"''· ~>ithm fhme: •r,dinboth, theMatri,.oTI}jlandtfrme. Thus he. ~:;:.t:"::.U Puf. &1!.ult[u{f4lllt"11N llllivr.falil,ftd Lmilu. Efimc.l I.dt Cont.t.l3·Idtimcll!fl{11111111ttJPNni[rx ~ffit dJ/ 6bilM11J,:C~~j::~ ti•C4itatt.DMbi.:Jco[L Nun 3 Words
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