L u. II. The H~nour oftheMariedClergje. . 1 -EL! A S&CT. ..VIII. IT pleafeth his difcrerion to marfbJ!l myEpiftfe.as•he li!ls; and then to 'com~l:oin of ''f"~· , ,4 . diforder, and my leapingover hundredsofyeares from the NictiJrCouncell toGr~ ·n,, p..·pwirb ttan rheC1nonifr: Mylteaderseyescanconfare him, which caono~ burwimefTc: rhar ~:~',,~~'t::~~:e Iname divers in all age! recorded for markd Bi!bops ~nd Prefhyters. Thi1 Etai-rok •fwmg ,,p,~, . (faith be);, iJk, btc••fo ljhen> not thaflht.rr!it.Nftd11JtiYWivtJ 1PbelflhtJ r»tre 'BifbopJ. '~>" ' '"'d"' of ! Ahard condit,ion; That .1mufrbringwiinefi<:ifronr their Bed-lides.ltisnotenough :s;'/7.~.'~;~ i that we fbew they had wtvcs,that they had.dnldren~ l'lo(fa!!h my R.efuter)It m.jl h · n,., ' ' "" pro:vtd.that th!} 'ha~ theft children hJ tht'fo!P~'Ue} ~tftr:f'ofdfhatir,n. We were neither their :~~fr~tfJ.:r~~.tMtdwtves nor chelr Goffips,ro keep fa nru.~ an account. Bur what meancs*CHIN NXQ- 'l.'}lnm!~JI(Jf ciri/JIH d~rmi111Jt? and, TunporeP.pifcop4hltjiTioJ gignldlttt propriint'XlJri!Jiu. Thiswe t~•tluJ_NP#IIhU have ihewedout of SDcrAtu. What was r~ar which D~"D"iji~1 ttii ancient B.·of CorhiJh ~;~~i~~~:~· (befor~ ever P4p/>MutiuJ was) wrote to Pt'!7IN1, chargmg hurl,' Negr4Vt Jeroallli.eell- 's=.t.>.<.J ;. JfitlltiJoiiNI n~ctjforio frdri blll impo11111. ~~f~t.f'.JSS· Wh}<W>~ that for which EuftlllbiNi,B.of se~aj/i•,the unworthy fon ofFuia"i*' E. ·v~/'j;;;.:"~s ofC.ef•ria was cenfured?was not thisooeoftheArticles, Y B<llttii/1ionem, &c. Th41 •fnow a<byos he tAught mento iitcline the 61ejfi11g andC0111111NIIion ofmarried Priejt1? Away then with ~~·PrJ-:~s this either ignoranr, or impudent fa:ing offo evident a f•l!hood. ."'"''~~ "" The tdl:imony of H ittom,rhe example ofVrhi<NJ B. ofclaramont, and of Gemh.tl- • G.,g.T."J·•· '"'B. ?f U•d~"'• !hew whot --:as th~ conceit & praaice. of thofe particular places ~!,·;~'!"' wherein they hved.And yet Htrro•m the fame book can fay;' ~·Ji """ hodie fNDijlle if'"'"•'~"" C piNrimifactrdotubabtaiJI 111alrill1oilil. In die frory ofL'rblcHJrelattd byGng. '(Nro- ''~"'" '~'b"' MIJjiJ, 1can·butwonderhow farre men may be tranfponed by fuperfrition; (oas to :::~%!!::. ' make theApoftles charge g·1ve way to • bufuaneopinion. The wife of• Vrbicul corns fft '."'"'"'"'"- to his dore, ~nd alkdge!S. P•ul.t charge(Meettoget/Jer •g•in,kft Satan1t111p1 JON,&c~) ~"''"' '1 '""· • Curconj•gemjpernis,&c? he yeeldsto dothedutyofahu!blnd, and now in remorl& ,;;,";;,':,~" injoyns himfelfa perpemall penance.What penance do we thinkS. Plml WJ11 worchy {";"""· '" uiJ · of, forgiving thischarge which fbe alledged I Letmy R.eader judge whether of.tlic ;7;-:;;r:· f<d rwowas thebetterDivine.How infolent is tradition thu~ to rr~mpleupon Scriptu'rc? ~uw1,;;.,~"' But !ince i,< ple~fed my R;efuter 10 lend me this one exampleof tlreg.'l'llron<njit,'~ <tbl :,'t;~~f};eJi , 1 ready rog•ve h1mufe for If. In the o. book ofTNronenji1 he fball finde •sta'olit.wa ,.by ~~·,1!: maried bifbopand his wife, a noble Matron, in all likelihood livingwith him, for fh•n>;i,.,., 1 D («foitnle conj•ge)withouthis wivesknowledge he gave Giver plate 10 the poore.' In :;;;·~~·~•:;!' the fourth book hefhall find Anaft•thea marledPrelbyter , feoffee! in (ome temPo- Fo.che h..ri, 1 I ralties;which hewouldrarherdie then not leave to hisi!fue.<ln theeight bookhefbal """en, Mm find E~tligijiiiH,the crueliBifbop ofthcCt1WmanJ,matchedwith an ill wife , who yet ~"'fi:'';;, "$"''"• 1 lived with him(as it feems)all his rime, and had alcercotions with Berlra"' Archdea- 'G"g"T""' con of Pari1,for hisgoods,decea(ed.Jn thefe three;s{\reng<h oflegall prefumption, ~~·'.d" · .,.,1 though no neceffi<y ofinference.Bu< what do l inftance in thefe, or any other,when v~.:/~";,p~ Balfamon telsuscleerly that before the fixt Synod' it was lawfull for Bi!hopS!O have "!. .x"P•p1 wives, Etr(i poj'f dig»!tl#ttl/l Epifcopa/em)Aod his own C3non Jawcan reil him that in ;;;:;r'l:::rq~ i- ·I the EaftChurch, theu PrieO:s,MtJtrimoni() coplll411t~tr; which his waricfr Mafrersex· xttJtbmfqllt;x, pounding,would interpret bycop•laro•t•""''· Jud~e then £\.eader,whu to thinkof ;,[i:%'X:.::~d E themetallofthis mans forehead, who would beare us down, that ~to ont Bijbopor Ap•Lq , 6 , 1.,.. Prieft D'tH tSUowefi, AfterOrden, to have anJ JVifi. Yea, evert for thevery contraftion :±:~::::~!!.· ofrn;riageir felfe after Orders, f honelll!.fpefJc.eiH can tire one s: Jo41Jnts M4rifH, a • Aftcrthci~" Durch-man bybirch,but a F'rench Hi!l:orion, to whombe allowes the titleof ( "'"' ~if:op<JI indiligetit)whowrices,that he knows that in the rimesofPope FDrmofiu, and L•io- ;, 'lf:f.;.';:f{;: fJicluBtdhw, Pr~e(bwere marie~, Et ii1 licNi{fo JPo•[~tm kKitima~ dNcere mot/0 Yi!gi~ Are Joyned 111 "'"'• no11ver~ VtiHam; '""th•t rt rP.nlar»foiJ for them to marJ ~wife, fo fbt 'IJ)erea fir- Mlrnoge, ,;d, (.iii,'IIOt4WJduw. {Mpr. Asfortha< bafeOanderwhetewith hisvenomous Pen befprinkles tbe nowglori- ~~;~:.''8' ous faceofour r<nowned Archbi!l10p andMartyrDo/tor Cranmer; wl1om bee moft '•/Pm.t., ·'·"· lewdlycltargeswith lafcivioufne!Te a~d incontinent living with I knoi",M! what ;{,;·,~:~;:, D•tc/JFr4w, is worthy no other anfwer than Increpetle DotniiiNI. ! ~ is true that •if>r~.p,,, .. · · Qqq ~ the
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