lifetime of the other ; and that he is guilty of adultery other wife, as also she who, having put away the adul- hath taught, and doth teach, in accordance with the that it is not better and more blessed to remain in EXCELLENCE OF VIRGINITY 53 adultery of one of the married parties ; and that both, matrimony cannot be dissolved on account of the lowing anathemas. [Session 24.] terer, shall take another husband ; let him be anathema. evangelical and apostolical doctrine, that the bond of adultery, cannot contract another marriage during the placed above the state of virginity, or of celibacy, and lefct their pernicious contagion may draw more after it, that the more remarkable heresies and errors of the mony, let him be anathema. [Canon 10.] virginity, or celibacy, than to be united in matri- ing against the said heretics and their errors the fol- above-named schismatics be exterminated, by decree- If any one saith that the Church has erred, in that she profession on the part of virgins who are to be dedi- The holy Synod, having in view the freedom of the NUNS who, having put away the adulteress, shall take an- If any one saith, that the marriage state is to be or even the innocent one who gave not occasion to the [Oanon 7.] MARRIAGE AND VIRGINITY