A holyVirginiryhlth proceeded: Now rhar chere fuould be fome Virgins, and 0 - cbersrharfhouldbearechefruirsofmariage, che word which God fowerhiorheir heucs, re:~cherh us. For in the hearts offgme he foweth thewordofgood f. uirfulnelle, yeelding the incteafeofmatiage; •nd in rhe beamofothers he fowesche word cfVic~inicy: Thofe rhen in whomhe fowes che word of virginity, rhey der.re ro ~eep virginiry;bur thofe in whom he fowes rheword ofmariage,theydelire ro yeeld rhe fruir <-fmariage. Whereto I wili adde foraConclufimJthewleandingenuous jmlgelnent of E'riljimts Roterodamw ; The rather, becaufe it pieakd my Re\u\erro lay this worrhy Auchorin otJrd,nt. In bis Epijllt to Cl\riftopher Bijbop ofBttjt!, conctrning humane ConJiil•ti•ns) Thw hewrilu. FOr tbofo things wbicb are altogetlm ofhmnane Coujlitutio/1, mrip ( li~ to remedres ill d'.fo~t.fes ) be a/temperedto tbe prefo11t tjlatc ofmatters and t11nes. Tho.fe tbings whicb were once religioufly inftituted, ajierC wardsaccording to occajiorz, and tbe cba11ged quality ofmamzerJ and times, 111ay be with more R.!igioll and fiery aqrogated; n·bich yet i< not to be do11e by the temerity ofthe people, but by tbe autbority ofGovmzors, tbat tmmdt maybe avoided, artd that t!Je publick.._Cujlome may be fo altered, tbat Concord maynot be brok.!;ll: the very fame is perbaps to be tbo~tgbt concemi11g tbe Mariage offriejls ofold, M tbet·e WM great pmtcity ofi'ritjlJ,Jogrrat l'rety a!Jo; They, that tbey migbt the more freely attmd tbofo boly Services, made tbemfolv<J thajle oftbeir ow11 accord; and fo mucb were tbofo AncimtJ 4: foCied to Chajltty, that tbey w.mld bard I)' permit Mari,rge llnlo t/;at Cbri(liD an, whom bii Baptifmefoundji-1glt, frut afocond klari,rgc )'Cl more bardly: Andnow tbat rvbicb.feemedplanjible in Bijbnps and l'ritjls, was tranjtrterl to Deacotu, and at !aft tojitb-Deacons; whicb volnntarily received Cufiame was confirmedby tbearttbority ofl'opu. In the meane time, tbe 1111111Ver rf Priejls mafafod, andtheirpiety decrea.fed. How many frvamres of fritjlJ arqntintained m MonajlerieJ and CoUedgeJ? nnd arnong{t tbem bow fln• are there tbat livcc/Jajlely? IJPeak.._oftbem which doe publiquely k.!;epc ConwbineJ illtbeir bo~t.fes' inJlead oftheil' w-ives : I doe not /WW meddlewitb the myjleriesoftb<ir more.fecret ltifls, I onely jpea~ oftbn.fe tbings whicb E ~re mofl notoriot<JlJ k.._nown to tbe world: Andyet, n·lmz we k.!rowthe.fe tbings, bow eajic are"'" to admit menintoboly Orders, andbow dijficrdt in rcleajing this conflittt.tion offingle life? wbm <If co11trarily S. Paul teacbo, cbac handsmu!lnoc be rafhly laid upon any;audmore tbwoncc fwb precribedwbat manner ofmm Pritjls and Deacons ougbt to be; but ofaJingle life, neit!J<r Chrift, nor bi.r Apojilu, bavc ever given ally Lan· intbe bof;• 'I Scriptlfres. Lmrg Jirzco batb tbe Clmrch abrogatedtbe 11igbtly Vigils at tbe r. Tomb.eso(M3rtyrs, w!Jirh yet bud bwz received by tb: publd<,! ClfSiome fCbriflialls, a/lCJ tb 1/ for div"s Ages. Tb".fe F,rjls whicb rvm wo/11 _ T t t :t to ~61 _I__ H.:k!Kr "t1.>r:# fll11111 Of f_r,tf. f.!_:!982· Naminttltflm q•.r {tllll run.a~ »ii·rril , qN~,. ad-r.tdumin mi!Tb;4 rtmtdi~ '"· l nttrf.llf]ll:m· ta1'o4rlt.tJ r~r,l qu; o.fJC viVUIItl Nut~:imatringl!nflncftcrru. mmltbidiHum myflaia,~e.
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