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collection of his retreat talks

"Spiritual friendship" (PDF_OCR pp. 116-21) discussed in ch. 9 on chastity.

p. 106 (PDF_OCR p. 117) claims that

Only as a consequence of original sin is virginity to be preferred to matrimony (S.T. II-II, q. 152, a. 4 [Whether virginity is more excellent than marriage?]; and definition of the Council of Trent, sess. 24, can. 10 against Calvin and Luther).

Yet St. Thomas doesn't discuss in that article the pre-lapsarian state.