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. English: Fleuron from book: An essay on the law of celibacy imposed on the clergy of the Roman Catholic Church, and observed in all the religious orders abroad; in which are delineated its rise and Progress from the most early Ages of its Existence, down to the present Times; and the impropriety of this ecclesiastical constitution is shewn, whether it be considered in a Moral, a Physical, or a Political Light: as also, a summary account is given of the origin of the monastic life; of the Prejudices which chiefly contributed to introduce it, and in what Manner these have been perpetuated, &c.
. English: Fleuron from book: An essay on the law of celibacy imposed on the clergy of the Roman Catholic Church, and observed in all the religious orders abroad; in which are delineated its rise and Progress from the most early Ages of its Existence, down to the present Times; and the impropriety of this ecclesiastical constitution is shewn, whether it be considered in a Moral, a Physical, or a Political Light: as also, a summary account is given of the origin of the monastic life; of the Prejudices which chiefly contributed to introduce it, and in what Manner these have been perpetuated, &c. Interspersed with various Remarks upon several other Observances of the Roman Catholic discipline. By the Rev. John Hawkins. 325 An essay on the law of celibacy imposed on the clergy of the Roman Catholic Church Fleuron T202769-2
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