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1 3 | certainly refers to their state of life rather than to their
2 5 | remaining years in the unmarried state, and still others, after
3 6 | constitute the religious state,9 and is also required by
4 6 | constituted in a public state of perfection and yet by
5 8 | teaching on the sublime state of virginity, and so defend
6 16| way of escape from this state of life is better and more
7 19| spouses of Christ embraced the state of virginity, as St. Bonaventure
8 19| Christ the spouse, for that state makes virgins like unto
9 20| duties of their married state they can hardly be free
10 20| God's service embrace the state of virginity as a liberation,
11 21| and neighbor embrace the state of virginity. It is, as
12 32| superiority over the married state was, as We have already
13 37| duties of their married state, and it strengthens the
14 39| permitted in the married state, nonetheless it cannot thereby
15 42| or desire to enter this state, be properly taught their
16 50| candidates cease from seeking a state of perfect chastity, nor
17 51| have eagerly embraced the state of virginity or celibacy
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