f, 1 8• I. The HontRt.r oftbeMaried C lergie. I 717 A himfelf grancs herein, •JI.J&Puri~• fJtltrll,, a diffe't'ulu 4111UIItfl1~~Mctt•l; And if[hef~ : Ff!,:tu. t. tft had nev<:rbeen,tl\e Text cle1rel it (dfe; for, not to inforce <he wotd (00%,..,) which ~· r, .,.oad b<u implyes apower over.the party cari<d, The A po~le f;>e.tksof • niltter ofcharge to T o 1 • the Church, by this c>rcnmdul:bon 1 Now, th•rnch M>rrons fhould fol!ow tile A- , poflle•, 2nd minilter to themoftheir fub!1~nce, w2,. mmer ofeall; to theChurch.· I • Neither was thi1 atttnda!l'ce for minillration; fo much .,an allof CtphM & rhe other Apoflles; M a volunt~ry att ofthe wo~en rhemfdveo• .To ~onclude, in tltio theApo!llesprafrice fh?uid havecroff..>d their Dofrnnc. For~fSa1nr P••lgavethat ch2rge 1 (ofbeing theHufbmd ofone Wife) on purpo~ ( a!Y ch'7foflo.,tfa>th) to lloprhe 'cb.,( H,,.. i• mouth of theEnemieoromariage; howmufrthis needs open them againe, andbre<d r.,.,,.,.,,,, 3 conceit of tbar impurity which Sainr P••l mcanr ro oppofe,rhar the Apofrles rhemB felveo., a!hamedof their wive, forfooke them, anrl chdfe rather to be attended by Strangers. Soaslmuftrakele•vetobeeverinrhis Herdie, rhar rhe Apo!tles had wh'e!, and caried thPm about. Stet. XXVII. D UT wbu Boyes-play is this, Togive ~nd cake? OurdctighryChampion bath l)granted us Cltlllt/11 of Ak:rw,lril, :in Cl now he pulls him backag1ine; ck"'"" (laith he)gr4nlltbt Apoplu 11 h"fJt b.4 JPiilu, lmt iJt dtttJtllhltthq •ftd t iJtmMrpjvu; cunningly diiTcmbling that which CltMtnt faid in the beginning of the fame periods """'·!·' ' '- For Peter and Pbilip (faith he) did beger children, &c. Howdid Pt lt1' beger them, ifhewere nor Ptler when he begorrhem? In rhe timeof their painfull Enngelicall C peregrination rhey forbore perhap~: do~h it.rherefofe follow rh1~ rhey did alwaye& forger robehulb1nds? Whence, tn ¥1 hkehhood, badS. l'tttr hiS PttrotrtUI, if!he were not borne afterhe was PtttrI W\iencewasrhar infctipti\)n on Pi/1gi•t1 Tomb, (ifwemaybeleeve •Ptrio»I¥J )Hk fit•<fi f}o,f'. Die11Jpi, TJ:t.,,. Apnjlolifili•l There , cit..bBf}rw. is nor (I grant) netdl'iry in this proofe, ihere is probabiljry. I r isrherefore too l«o<iw •. boldlyaffirmed bymyDerefror, rbar rhe A poll:!.,,, afr~ rhar publike callingunder- Here Hn rhe taken, ufed northeir Wives. HrhttofSainrit114fi•Jnorhingagainfrhim? optoDto o,reafl i<hop i/lgH111, 6-c. I itjire t• kfo¥,J••~thJo[GoJ; .;, Perer .,,.J Pap!, •mlthert.floftl>td- o:'J;:'.;, pojfltl .. hicb "'"' "'''*4,.,,•• .a,,, for l•ftl fo~. ~.,for prop4galio111fpoperitJ in- x=~ the ·IJ,a'lbeirW'hltt. Thus he. Somucliagainfr C.E. rhac C.E. is no leiTe againfr him. The • '!""· ~, . .a refiimonyofS.rg••tiv(uirh be) u 1 llltmfurg<'J, ealilp;anfwered. lfig•lliNI had '~·'•J<~,>b. eirherdenycdot diOiked rhefeMariageo, nomans word had beenmore aurhenriclc 1 ~.!:'~;:;:/:: 0 now, rhisd•ufeharhmade him fal!ilied: Hecannor (I hope) fay, rharrhe fenrence f"'"-""''"- cameour ofoar Forge, we rake him as we find him; neirher<jmh B.EJPmcuJ, orany ~"'"J"l:u ••- orher ingenuouswrlrer, rake fuch exception, bur finds the aurhoriry weighty. That ""'"'' moreunlikelyEpilllewhich Ign•titlt wrote ro S.Jok• and thebleiTed Virgin ( though palpably rejeCted by their OWR) is dafficall enotlf:h , when irmay fervea Coui11r, or 'alltUor.,int, ou PitrrtCott••• Buthere the Epiille ir felfe isnorqueQioned, only 'Blll.T'"'·'· thisclaufeisboredin rhe Eare. And why fo? Forfoorh rh~ anciedt Greek Copies P•t· 1 l7• have it nor. DoubtletTe theman harh vexed rheold Greek Ma~ufcriprs 1 bur when he • Thole wore. harhdone, hisownfellowfhallll:ivehim the lye; whoconfdll:~ irrobein all Copies (And the<>- borhGreekand Larine, oldand new, wbiles he Gith, thofe words (• Et •lti Apolloli) <h~, "k'n'-:,\ tX "'"" •hmltnila. Or ifrharwillnor ferve, there isyer to be feen i'o Baliol ('.olfedge ~'"''~r.h,~. inOxford, an old Copy ofthe age offeven hundred oreight hundred yeeres, where- -"«g.w. " ' ' E inthewordurefound; onely rhe words [ Saim P••/and thcothcrApofrles] blur- ·:;;~;·~~ ... red; yet fo, •sthey are !till robe well difcern 'd: Ifthe Greek lhould wantthe daufe, d" ph. what were rhis? The lirft edition oflg.oall•' inGreek wlS ( r s 58.) ~se he Ct•t•rijll ';:t, ""'!""•· have noted, & how eafy was ir roleaveourone femence that feemed prejudicial!?Ler ,..,.,;;;,~~ himnevercaft this upon the Gr.ecf1111: they never f9 excelledin this f•cu}ry of roun- '"'""'' '"" nrerfcitiogmhe ~ornan•: Gr~e in.r.his JI~ufiye~ld ~o lt>ly,. h~wevcrir pleafesPope ~:;;~~~;~·.._.., Crtt,•7 andCardmalllltU#rmmtheremonly ro gtve 11 foowonty. . '<!:..,; Amonglhberell, rhisvery place !'tits meip Jllinde of amcmorab:e juglingTrick •• I"'""'"''" ofhi! Fellowes. Theold Pl4tl1Uprinicd at.Nrit ~J Fr4"rir Rtgn~u/t, ""'" 1 soo. ;:;:;,~::;;.~· (whichlhavefeeoe)andorheroldCoPies,readrhuoofS. Lo~V/xii •"""' S+ V xo- ' "·1·1· •P· ,; _ _ rnn "ff N~erf,,.
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