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Marriage and the church (Clémanges; Jewel; Parker Society, ed., The works of John Jewel, 1848, 3rd portion)

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Text: " Neither shall he regard the God of his fathers, nor the desire of women ..." Daniel 11:37 "Now the Spirit speaketh expressly, that in the latter times some shall depart from the faith, giving heed to seducing spirits, and doctrines of devils; Speaking lies in hypocrisy; having their conscience seared with a hot iron;  Forbidding to marry ..." 1 Timothy 4:1-3 Quote:    Nicolaus de Clavengiis, complaining hereof, saith thus: Capellani et canonici similes episcopis, indocti, ebrii, scortatores 9 : "The chaplains and canons are like to the bishops, unlearned, drunken, and fornicators."    [ 9  De capellanis et canonicis qui similes sunt episcopis &c.—Rer. Mem. Paraleip. ad calc. Chronic. Abbat. Ursperg. Argent. 1537. p. 403.] Jewel, John; Parker Society (Great Britain), ed., The works of John Jewel, Bishop of Salisbury , Cambridge, Eng.: Printed at the University Press, 1848, 3rd portion: Apologia...

Priesthood and fornication (Clémanges; Oldys; Park, The Harleian miscellany, 1809, vol. 4)

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Text: " Neither shall he regard the God of his fathers, nor the desire of women ..." Daniel 11:37 "Now the Spirit speaketh expressly, that in the latter times some shall depart from the faith, giving heed to seducing spirits, and doctrines of devils; Speaking lies in hypocrisy; having their conscience seared with a hot iron;  Forbidding to marry ..." 1 Timothy 4:1-3 Quote:    Laici usque adeò persuasum habent, nullos cœlibes esse, ut in plerisque parochiis non alitèr velint presbyterum tolerare, nisi concubinam habeat; quo vel sic suis sit consultum uxoribus; quæ ne sic quidem usquequaque sunt extra periculum; saith 837  the same man [Nicholas Clemangis]: 'The lay-people are so conceited of the incontinence of all priests, that willingly they would not have a parish priest, unless he have a whore of his own, that so they might keep their own wives. And yet, for all that, they are scarce sure of their own by that co...

Pure clergy mocked (Clémanges; Oldys; Park, The Harleian miscellany, 1809, vol. 4)

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Text: " Neither shall he regard the God of his fathers, nor the desire of women ..." Daniel 11:37 "Now the Spirit speaketh expressly, that in the latter times some shall depart from the faith, giving heed to seducing spirits, and doctrines of devils; Speaking lies in hypocrisy; having their conscience seared with a hot iron;  Forbidding to marry ..." 1 Timothy 4:1-3 Quote:    Taceo de fornicationibus et adulteriis, à quibus qui alieni sunt, probro cæteris ac ludibrio esse solent, spadonesque aut sodomitæ appellantur; (saith 836 Nicholas Clemangis,) speaking of your priests: 'I say nought of your priests' fornications and adulteries, from which crimes, if any man be free, he is made a laughing-stock to the rest, and either called an eunuch or a sodomite.' Oldys, William; Park, Thomas, The Harleian miscellany: A collection of scarce, curious, and entertaining pamphlets and tracts, as well in manuscript a...

Nunneries (Clémanges; Oldys; Park, The Harleian miscellany, 1809, vol. 4)

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Text: " Neither shall he regard the God of his fathers, nor the desire of women ..." Daniel 11:37 "Now the Spirit speaketh expressly, that in the latter times some shall depart from the faith, giving heed to seducing spirits, and doctrines of devils; Speaking lies in hypocrisy; having their conscience seared with a hot iron;  Forbidding to marry ..." 1 Timothy 4:1-3 Quote:    Quid (obsecro) aliud sunt hoc tempore puellarum monasteria, nisi quædam Veneris execranda porstibula, et lascivorum, et impudicorum juvenum ad libidines explendas receptacula? ut idem sit hodiè pucellam velare, quod et publicè ad scortandum exponere; saith 839 Clemangis above-named: 'What are nunneries, I pray you, now, save cursed stews, and places for meeting of wanton and shameless youths to satisfy their lusts in? So that now it is all one, to make a wench a nun, and to make her a whore.' Oldys, William; Park, Thomas, The Harleian...