Ie••••l.Likevvise Cardinal Caiet••n•• saith; Nec ratione, nec authoritat•• probari potest,* 1.1 quod absolute loquendo Sacerdos peccet, cōtra∣hēdo matrimonius▪ It can not be proued, neither by reason, nor by a••th••∣ritie, speaking absolutely that a Priest offendeth God, 〈◊〉〈◊〉 marrying a vvife,
Harding.
Cardinal Caietane hath his errours, for which he hath ben reproued and confuted. We are not bound to main∣teine, what so euer he saith. How be it this saying of his seemeth to haue no great errour,* 1.2 so it be vnderstanded, as he meant. There be two thinges, that make the mar∣riage of Priestes in the most Church vnlawful, the S•…•… of the Church, and the Vow annexed. The Statute and cōstitution of the Church, bindeth clerkes receiuing ho∣ly Orders neuer to marrie. As touching the Vow like as the Order and h••b••••e of Monkes (by which ••a••e al reli∣gious be vnderstanded) hath Chastitie ••••nexed by〈…〉〈…〉 that institut••d the habite, and the ••••le for monkes to〈…〉〈…〉 in, and therfore he that receiueth it, is said therewith to make a Vow cōsequently ••••••en so holy Order among the Latines, or thereof the West Church, by the Churches cōstitution, hath 〈◊〉〈◊〉 anne••••d inseperably, and ther∣fore who so euer t••k••th it, willingly bindeth him selfe therunto in fact and deede, though no word of the bo••d be spoken. So ••h••t this b••nde procedeth both of the sta∣tute of the C•••••••••• ••nd of the Vow.* 1.3 And for this consi∣d••ration the 〈…〉〈…〉 Priest•••• is vnlawful. Bu•• spea∣king ••bso••••t••ly sai••h 〈…〉〈…〉 that is to say, if there were no such stature, of the 〈◊〉〈◊〉, nor Vow at ••et in this case ••f •• Prie••st ••••rried for any thing that is in reason,〈…〉〈…〉 in th•• 〈◊〉〈◊〉 of 〈◊〉〈◊〉 presse Scriptures to the cont•…•…