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A compend of the controversies of religion wherin the trueth is confirmed, and errour convinced, by authoritie of Scripture, witnessing of antiquitie, and confession of partie. Most necessary for all, in this backe-slyding age. By W.G. minister of God's word.
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- A compend of the controversies of religion wherin the trueth is confirmed, and errour convinced, by authoritie of Scripture, witnessing of antiquitie, and confession of partie. Most necessary for all, in this backe-slyding age. By W.G. minister of God's word.
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- Guild, William, 1586-1657.
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"A compend of the controversies of religion wherin the trueth is confirmed, and errour convinced, by authoritie of Scripture, witnessing of antiquitie, and confession of partie. Most necessary for all, in this backe-slyding age. By W.G. minister of God's word." In the digital collection Early English Books Online 2. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/A02349.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed June 16, 2024.
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everie man haue his owne Wyfe, and let everie woman haue her owne Husband.
If everie man, then, bee permitted to haue the remedie of Marriage, then Clergie-men are not debarred.
Verse 9. But if they (to wit, the vnmarried) cannot containe, let them marrie: for it is better to marrie, than burne.
But the Romane Doctors will say, That it is better to burne in lust, yea, to com∣mit adultery, for the quenching there-of, than that a Clergie-man marrie. Bellarm. lib. de monachis, c. 34. §. est autem. and their canon law, causa. 27. q. 1. c. 21. sayeth even the lyke.
1. Timoth. 3.2. A Bishop then must bee blamelesse, the husband of one wife.
But the Pope will crosse Paul, and say, That hee must bee the husband of no wife. So well doeth Trueth and Er∣rour agree.
1. Cor. 9.5. Haue wee not power to leade about a Sister, a
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Wyfe, as well as other Apostles, and as the brethren of the Lord, and Cephas?
Remarke then, That the verie Apostles, and Peter, were married men, and for∣sooke not their wiues companie, even in the time of their Apostleship.
1. Tim. 4.1.3. And the Spirit speaketh manifestlie, that in the latter tymes some shall de∣part from the fayth, giving heed to seducing spirits, and doctrines of devils, &c. forbidding to marrie.
Note then, That forbidding anie sort of persons, or calling, to marrie, is a cleare note of an Apostaticke Church, seduced by errour, and venting the do∣ctrine of Satan.
2. Witnessing of Antiquitie.
NOw the Apostle admitteth, that he shall bee the husband of one wyfe, (sayeth Clemens) whether hee bee Pres∣byter, or Deacon, or laicke, vsing mar∣riage without reproofe, Clemens, Alex. lib. 3. strō. And hee preasseth to stop the mouthes of Hereticks (sayeth Chryso∣stome)
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that condemneth marriage: sho∣wing, that it is so voyde of anie fault; yea, it is so precious, that a man may there-with be advanced to the holy or∣der of a Bishop. Chrys. in 1. ad Tit. hom. 2.
3. Confession of Partie.
BY the decreet of the Councell of Gan∣gra (sayth Alphonsus) it is most clear∣lie evident, that by the Law of God, single lyfe is no-wise needfull, to the re∣ceiving of holie orders, nor yet is mar∣riage (sayth hee) prejudiciall to Priest∣hood. Alphon. de castro, verbo sacerdotium.