θήσομαι. Σωθήσῃ, φησίν, καὶ πάντες, ὅσοι ἐὰν ταῦτα ποιήσωσιν. Ἠρώτησα αὐτὸν πάλιν λέγων: Κύριε, ἐπεὶ I Cor. 7, 38-40 ἅπαξ ἀνέχῃ μου, ἔτι μοι καὶ τοῦτο δήλωσον. Λέγε, φησίν. Ἐὰν γυνή, φημί, κύριε, ἢ πάλιν ἀνήρ τις κοιμηθῇ καὶ γαμήσῃ τις ἐξ αὐτῶν, μήτι ἁμαρτάνει ὁ γαμῶν; Οὐχ ἁμαρτά…

from marriage, it would seem that matrimony comes under a precept. On the contrary, It is written ( 1 Cor. 7:38 ): "He that giveth not his virgin in marriage doth better [*Vulg.: 'He that giveth his virgin in marriage doth well, and he that giveth her not doth better']," namely t…

ot hinder the greater. But the married state is a lesser good than the religious state, according to 1 Cor. 7:38. Therefore marriage ought not to hinder a man from being able to enter religion. Objection 3: Further, in every form of religious life there is a kind of spiritual mar…