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HOw wel that maryage be a sacramēt. & that god hath made it. and moche honoured it: And moche pleasyth hym yf it be wel kept. Neuertheles the state of contynē¦ce of them that will lyue chastly. And kepe them fro maryeng
for the loue of god is more playsant to god. and is more ho∣nourable & more proffytable / Item yt ys A▪ victore that▪ one maketh of his flesshe / by cause he hath ouer come yt / For whi¦che victorye god shal crowne hym moche hyely in heuen / Itē it is a maner of martyrdom especyally in his yongthe / Item they that lyue chastly ben proprely the monastery of the holy ghoost / For these causes / and for the better to please god coun¦ceylleth Saynt poul to yong peple and to them that beu to ma¦rye / that they kepe them in suche estate / or ellis that they marie them for peryl to falle in the. synne▪ of lecherye / But he saith that moche happy shal they be▪ yf they may hold them in the sta¦te of contynence /