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ADVERSVS

FVRIOSVM

PARISIENSIVM THEOLOGA.
STRORVM DECRETVM
PHILIPPI MELAN,
PRO LVTHERO
APOLOGIA

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ADVERSVM FVRIOSVM PARL
ficnfium Theologaflrorum dccrctum,
Phiiip,Mel,pro.Luthero Apologia,
ID E ChnftiancleAor,qux Theologorû mon
{IragignitEuropafSupcrioreannoEuangeliQ
damnaruntColonienfesacLouanienfesSophi
fejpropofiris q uib ufda n udis Ten têcrjs,ncc rati
onib us,nec fcrip t u ra c5firmatis,Horum inlânio
amvicerenuncnon diflfimiliexemplo,quicunlt;$ tandéfunt
quiParifijLutherumdamnarunt(addud cnimnó poffam
vt eredam remcómunibus toriusordinis theologid fufFra#
gijsadam eire),Namprxterquaquod illic paudora repro^
bata funt,quanto durius hxc ô^immitius tradatur Lutherse
Primu adfcripta eftEpiftola cruenta,ddndeadied«{untad=
notationesinfingulas Lutheri rententias,amp; impie amp; atro*
lt;es„pleraqp huius etiam finiftre dc torra fun t,Et vel hinc eriä
poteft colligi,quifpiritus,quçint€perixagantdecretiaudo
res,quandofpiritusdeinihilnon facia tcandide^In vniuer«.
fum eiufmodiliber eft,quaiéLutetiîe fcribi poflTe nemo fack
lccrederet,fiquidéita vulgo perfuafum eft,in ea fchola,veluc
in arcequ adam regnare Chriftianasliteras,Neqp negaripo
teft,indeprodilTeolimgrauiffïmoshomines,adeoqp proxie
m o feculo G erfon em illij,plen um,vt a dp aret Chriftiani fpi»
fitus,Sediuxtaprouerbiû,vetcresaliqtî erât fortes MÜefr;,
Atcç illi fi nue reuiuifcercnthosiudices,quica($ funt, dege»
nerempoftcritaté,putas,agnofcerentc'Nequaquâ,fed deplo
rarenttu fchoIx,tum totius reipub,Chrifîianje forte in qua
pro Theologis Sophiftas,pro ChrifHanis doAoribus calü-
niatores regnare viderentjAgnofcerentq^ id efife temp^ qd*
apudHieremiamEcdefia déplorât his verbis, Abftulit oes
magnificos meos dominus de mcdio mei,vocauit aduerfum
mc tep uSjVt co terere t cledos meos'^QuâquS vbi rem propi'
c5fidero,videtLurician5peccarc nuncprimû,fed iam olim
incpdre,cû ecclefiaftica dodrinahumanis difputationibus
vida ta,philofopharicapitjConftatefnnatâeffeLuteciçpro

A ij phanam

phan5ill5fcholafliccn,quâtheologi5vocarïvolunf,qua ad^
milTanihilfaliü reliquu eft eccle(ïx,Euangeliû oblcuratû eft
fides extin(fta,reccp ta opcrû dodrin a,amp;: p ro Chnftiano p Op
pulOjiielegisquidefcdmoraliumArlftotclispopulusfum'^
Inbsp;Ôtlex Chriftianifmo contraomnem fenfum Ipiritus/acflaeft

I quxdâphjlofophicaviuendiradOjO vdnam conttngatvo?
bisfpiritualibus oculis cernere,quidEcclefix damni dederit
veftraiUa,apud VOSamp; nata,etexcultafcholaftica,qu5a vobis
aceeperunt^quafipermanusreliqua Europaî gymnafia,0»
portuit,Tî,idohsterram rcpleri,EtveIarticnlivcftri teftâtur.

îgo curritjeffcabfurdâ orationcmjamp;intcr^
cffe,nefdo quidjin ter has orationes,Cuiuflibcthorninis alL-
nuscûrrit,amp;:AfinuscuiuriibcthommiscutTirgt;Di8nâviddi
cetGhrifhanogymnaÜodogmata;lam ^paiarr. dccretûdl
philofophicàs dtîciphnas cHe ad pictatem ncce{Tanas,qui ar
oculusaquofpirituprofedlusfitnövidcmusCnempeab eo,
quiEuâgeliumobfcurarivoluithumanisdjfdphms,Ethû«.
icvtfucceflreritcon3tusn5cftobfcurû,Nam quiefchola vfi^
lt;Jocuitpurefacrasliteras^ParifiaGa vero cû hadcn^ tot ânos
philorophetur,histcmponbusn5iâpIiilorophatur,fcdnu»
gatur tantû deparuislogicalib^,Qmdenimnugacius Vèr*
fore,Tartarcto,ôlt;: rdiqujshuius farinx fcriptoribusc'quales
hocfcculopencinnumcrabilcstulitLutctia,V^idiIohannis
]yiaioriscômentarios(dcmoribushominisnÔiudtco)infé»
tentias.Longobardicas,queiii nuncitîter Lutetice Theolo»
gosregnareaiunr,Bonedcus,quxplauftra nugarû^Quot
paginisdifputatjVtrumad equitSdû requiratur equus'Tnû
îalfum mareadco conditûfitïvtinterim preteream,qu3mui
tairnpiafcripferitdevolûcatisJibcrtatG,nâcoloco nômodo
afcriptura,rcd ôc ab ojnnib''pariter fthoiaftidsvariat,Et eu
talesfintParif^'.non cft quod mirerislc(flor,curparum pro«
pidjfintLuth€ro,Nihilo quondâ xquiores erant Gerfoni
fuo,viroper oîa magno,cum faniorcs cnentLuteti« fAol»,

Nunc

Nuncquidficrct,cnomnia plenafuntSophifîidsfuds^C5=gt;
pertû aûthabco cfTc ibi ctiam^quibus nô difpIicetLuthcrus
icditacucnircfoktnonmodoinfâcris/edamp;dujlibusnfgo
gs,maximevcroinfacris,vtamp;paudorcs ft'nt,quiboni fint,
amp;plurimOpoirint,quosminimeoportuit,Idqiiodvidit cti
am Homcrus,quanquäc*cus,cum ait,pdora vinccrc, Quis
nefdt,n,in Capnioniacaufirapcrquaslaruasrcs3dafît,cum
racultasedâdicerctur decreuifire,Septé,ni fallor ad lummu,
amp;inhismonadiialiquotcöucnerant,quificut ipfi loquunc
tur,reprdcntabantfaculfatem,QuidfiidéhicacdditfQ_u5
quânon refcrtquidccrcuerint,quid dccretû fit,con fi de ran*
dumeftjNccangelis Euangcliû vidantibuscedcndum effe
jubet ApofîoIu5,Nos infuKîs iftis,ôc ben c pin g uib u s m agis
UrisnoftriSjquinefuaquidêpàrualogicaliarcdlcdidiccrût,
cedemuscApojflolûnec^potefîatcs ncc^ prindpatus ab E*
uangelio auellunt,Ncs aucUanth^thominû larueCquidcin
funt pra:tcrlaruas^Valcat nomen magiftrorûnoftrorû,va^
leatnomcnParificnlîum,fedinfuisfcholis,in re pnbl, Cbri^
fiiananihilvaIeatpractervoccmChrifîi,quamquinôaudit,
'S Chnïîi non cft,

€|Nô rGfcrebatadmodûre{ponderc,qu5doprxter nudas
propofiti5csnihilopponiturLuthcro,gfualîcvndiQ?fcpip

turac5munijt,in pdmis aûtin libello,quéinfcripfit Adferd
onéardculorum aLeone,X,dänatorum,vt impia iudicari,
nifiabimpf)snôpoffint,Tamenindicare pauds libuit vnö
autaltcrûlocum,cxquoaîftimarc reliqua,amp;iudicare de to#
to dccreto libcrius poffis,
•!Principio,nifi alicuiuscôdudtc^' rhctoris éEpifteIa,quî
prxfixcriïtdecrcto necgregieinepttjtjthcolog'^ille gfgs cft
qui fcnpfit,qux nihil praeter mulicbrcsquàfdâfurias conti^
net,Quaha,n,quxforuntc'foIusvultfapcrCic5ténitncs,Ma,
nichxuscft,lMontanusé,infanit,Coherceaturigniamp;flâina
quod nô fiuitira côgrue dicerç, Porro hic etiâvu fgus com u
nemfenfuminiftafidiciafacultate ddîderabit,qgt;igni pori'

pcrdendujiîai^quârationevincendumeffeLutherûjQuis

A iîj no ridcat

n5 rideat hic muh'ebfé,ôi plane monachalé impotentiâ,etctJ
ÂTpportacionericcatmihimoncrefpedabilem diîmDecanû
ParcadsdneDccanc,vos eftisiâiratuSjNû ignoraus,qd' ait
Pceta,Furor,iraqpmentéprxcipitat,Nuf(5pergratiasficin«
epricrûtvel CoIonietî,velLouanien,vt ,ppemodu crcdâ no
oino tcmcredilt;îli3eéaqburdâvetcrib'',cercbro galloscarcrc
iiAccufanthîsrefeosLutherUjnoqjafcriptura/edcjjabvc
niuerfitatib^,S,patrib'^C5cil^'sdi(TétiatJ3cindepnmaprirr
cipiafideivocîtVniuerfitatû,S,patrû,Conciliorufentétias,
Hic c^ veftris cdâ decreds,fi res é obfcura,vobifcû agerepo
irem,Q.uid aîjt manifeftius cfï,^ nec vniuerfitates nec,S ,pa
tres,necc5ciliapoITearticulosfïdeic5dere,qn gdéfieripo«
tcfl:,vterrcntn5m3Vniuerfitates,fcdamp;,Sgt;pati'esamp;C5ciha
qd'fi mihi nô crcdiris,Occhamofalté veftro credite,Ecqdigi
turprincipiafideivocatishominû opiniôesfQuis ignorât
aPaulo didu elTefundamétu aliudponi n5 poffcjpter idqd*
pofittjé,loqui6,n,dedo(n:rina,Ecquosnouos articules fidd
MagiftrinnParilïenfesaddêtfnififuosiiiosfortairerâddos
ctinpopinisnatosarticuiosrISci3articuUfideinullifint,mfî
qs prçfcripferût faci xliter^,cur impiû eft vel a CôcilîjSjvKab
VniuerfitatibVel a,S,pa trib' di(Tentire,m5 afcriptura n on
di(rentiam'',A£ni4difrentitafcripturaLuthcr'etiâveftrom
dicio,cu r igitur imp iet ans accufatr At difletit a fcripturç ex.
pofitione,qha(ften'perpatres,perCôcilia,perfcholasrecep*
taeft,Hxceft,vtvideo,c5trouerfiefumma,HicegoMagiftri
nfi,interrogo,itanefit,pditafcriptura,vtrineC5dliorû,pa«
trijjacfcholarûexpofîtione,certaciusfentêtiacoIligipoiïït,
ann5;Quodûnegabids,certâpcrfefefcrïpturçfentétiâ eé,
fine glolTis,n5 videocur oportuerîtedifdpturâ/inoluit fpi
ritus fandquot;' certoconftare,gd nosfcntireveUet,Atcur oino
nos adfcripturçftudiuinuitât Apoftolijfiincerta eft eiusfé*
tétiafQ.uidqd'catenusfibicredipatresvoIût,quatenusper
teftimoniafcripturxfuacômunierûtrQuidquodetiâvetc«
ra concilia finefcripturanihildccreuerunt,ÔChac ratione in
ter côçilta vera amp; falla difcernim^,qgt; hxc cû fcrip tura euidéte

confendunt

c5fc n tl u t,i Ha a fcn'p tu ra diffc tiC t,Pro in dc d abi tis mihi cer^
tâ eé fcrip tu re fen tétiâ ac pcrlpicuâ,ita vt ipfa,(ï g s alicubilo^
eus cü obfcurior/efecxponatjpfertim in tjs.quefciricredic^
voluit fadusfpirit^jVoluitaöt haud dubielegécognorci,vt
quâiubcbatetiSaediûvcfh'bulisinfcribijamp;inlculpi veüiurn
fim brijs,Voluit lté cognofci Eu Sgeli 14,hoe é'^ra tionéiuftiuac
donate perChriftûjNâcû debeateflepetra,vcrbû dei,cui in
iiitatanima,quaefogdfcntietdceo,niucertOfit,qfitfentenji
tia fpOs deijiâcû certa fitfcripturçfentétiaper fcfë,dcbctprc
ferri nö modo fcholis autpatrib^fed amp; cócil^s diuerfum fen
tiétibus,ApofloloadGalatasaud:ore,Siangelusdeca:loelt;.
u5gclizet,praJt:cr^qd'euâgelizauimusvobisanathema fit
LiccatigiïLutheroopponereccrtafcripturefentcimScóci^
lr)s,patrib'5lt;:rcholis,QuidhicSophifl:Erefpódebitis'rquas
hic nobis gloff^s^q parua logicalia^qs obligatiócs cSminif«
ceminicAutnegatc ccrtâ eélcripturçfentétiâ,autpermittite
Lurhero opponerefcripturâQibufuisdiuerfumfentiétibus
iläncchocpermittcmus vobis,aducrfari vel patrib^,vel
concili)s Lutherû,Et,vtdcpatrib'primQloquar,3n non Lu
theri delibero arbitrio,de gf a,fi redte ré aïflimes,fcn tétia toa
taAugufliniefljEthucpcroiafecutuséin cömétarioad Ga
latas,extStvtriufcp cômentar^',qsfic5feras,vidcbis cóueni^
reintercosdererûfi3ma,ExtâtAugufiinilibriadticrfusPc
Iagianos,qsilleiânutu grandior fcripiïf,eos fi cótbleris,cö
Lutheranis dógmatis,videbisdefummareicóuenireJForta

adrcifumman5itamultufacit,Ecceïprimariolocoadeo(^
in eo,in qpotiiTimiJ regnatLuther'',habetciufdéfarine Au
guft,amp;patronûminimevùlgaré,habetitéfuefentêtietèfîes
quotqtineadifputati5eAug,fuffr3ganf,Suftraga{aûtCy«
pria,nâiHiusenarrationéin9ratlonédiîicâfidelitercitatSu
ffraganf amp;gpofl Aug,fcripfcre,Audorlibelli de vocatiôc
gétiQ,n5 Ambrofrj nö videîeéjMaxéti^apud grçcos,Porro
cxAug^ibriseosrecipim^àqsipfepotiffimuin^barivoIuiti

At($haec

Atcj^ harcideo reccnfeo,n5 cjgt; mtgnïputcm rcfcrrc gdfcnp*
torc»lcnfcant,quïcun^ tandéfunt,qn de fcrip tur* fen ten*
tiacöftat/edvtlatisfaciamorofiSjquiputantnouafiTcoïaLu
thcrum,cûisaliudnôcgcrit,quâvtreuocaretnosadfciptu*
rî,adco(Çadpatrcsctiâ,quiadfcripturç(cnfumproxiniead
cefleruntjVosquidagitismû aliud,quâvtira Scotiformalt,«
tatibus,in Occhamiconotatisgrandefcantpotiusquamin
Chriilo,Cbriftianorû animi,Necalter ex priéti Euâgel^' lu*
ei(audite Sophifl:ar,non intellelt;n:uri)aduerfamini,at(Ç Mofi
lamncsacMambreSjQuorupoftcritaseftSorbonxfamilia,
nêpeexilIaSorbonitide/Egyptiaca,pgnata,Porroquafide
«liquociescitaueririsaduerfusLutheruAuguftinifentétias
paulo pod monebojam amp;prxterlocQ dclibcro arbitrio ÔC
gratia,veterum eft,quodnö vultdiftingui Luthcrus legem
in confijiaamp;prxccptajQuodcSmentû folifcholaftic^thco
logiaedebemus^quarvbiccEpitdiuinâlcgéadphûofophiam
Ari(lotcliscx!gcrç,prolibtdinercfixit,quasvoluitlegcsdei
Q;U is,n,vctcrn nô pro neccirarrjslcgib^abuit,ea quçfanci*^
ta l'un t de nô vindir.âdo,Hilarius,EXI.G VNT,inquitEuan
gcliavlciIcend.Tiniuriç diffîmuladonéjAuguftin^in fermo
ncdominiinm5tc,prîeceptavocat,qux ifti confilia,atcp ita
dilputar,vtnccelTariâelTelcgem denon vindicando adpare-
a t,E t in hac fcn ren tia cft Chryfoftom us,q ui tan tutn abeft vt
vindicaripermittat,vtnonaliâlegemexigatpertinacius,Ex
tatilliusOmdia.quâfili'cetvobispparualogicaliaMagiftri
noftri,rclegitc,Q.uod cû Ariftotelisphilofophia no cöucnit
lex,nonIaboramus,Q.uid cm adnos quid tlle impurusho»
mocômcntusfucNû Chrifto pluris Ariftotdcmfademusf
Sed dehaclcgcînftapaulo plura diflerem'Jn plerifcç locif
»If^s idem ortendipoteft,conuenireLutherocum veteribus,
Sed CÜ ex fen ten tt4 delibero arbitrio et gratia,ferc colligi po
(Tintjquae deconEcitione,ô(: fatisfadlione fcripfit Lutherus,
quidattinetmultispatrum teftimon^'s agere,nifiquodin
meridiclucernam,
ilSuntautquaedarainLutherani's,qux fn patrû fcriptis

non facile

n on facile repcrias,qualia funt qu» defacramentorû nîicro,
deconfcfrione,dcvotis,de^fimiIibus tcmporum noftrorû
cauffis prodiditjNon cnimiilortîtempprum ratio fcrebat,
ôdadhucpuriorerat Chriftianifm^,vt depaucioribuS,quâ
nuncdubitaretur,Nondumhabuer3t ea jetas Pontificûty»
rannicasleges,nondûhabuerafMagiftrosnoftrosParificn
fes^adcocç articulos Parificnfes,quiEu5gcliû adeo obfcura*
flquot;ent,Forta(remeridiescratEuâgel^',nuncveipercft,amp;vna
cum peccatis nofïris,ctiam C£edt3S,pcccatorû noftroru atro
cinimapocna,mentcsoccupauit,quxproEuangeliohumai.
nasdodrinaSjSorbonçTheologiâfuggcrfitjEampoenâhis
temporib'an non vbic^ interrriinatur Ipirit^dommi in'pro
phetiscEtPaulusaitforequiafide difcedât,qui corrumpât
humanis dodrinis Euan gelium,amp;hoc genus multa,hi,nifi
funtSorbonjetheologi,non intelligo quid velitApoftolus
Vides ledor c5 ucnir e m a gn a ex p ar te Lu thero cû Théo
logisveterib'jQuâtoiuffiusigiturinmagiftrosnoftrosPa
rifienfesretorferimusdneptireeos,quidieologiânobisprç
fcribunt,neperfomnitjquidécelcbcrrirriisEcclefiçdoâ:ori*
buscogitatâ,Cluodfîimpietaseftrefragaripatrïbus,nemo
magis impiuseftPanfienfibquot;'dilputatorib^,quiinprincipa*
hbusTheologi^lociSjVdutex diamctro cûpatrib' pugnât
Bona patrûpars,peccatû vocat amp; vitium,quidquid finefpi
rituChriftifit,Hinonmodonon peccatû,fedamp;meritû cô.
grui cenfentclTe moraliaquaîdâ,ficloquûtur,opera,0 cxd*
tatem,Bona patru pars negatpolTelegéfieri ab hominepcr
vireshumanas,hidiftinguunt,Audiled:orParifîenfesbIafi
phemias,polTelcgéfieri,quo ad operû fubftantiâ,n5 polTe,
quo adprxctpienrisintétionê,quafiveropraîter iubftantiâ
operis,amplius3liquidrequiratlegiflator,Vtin5mihiParï
fienfes ifta corâ vobifcû,in veftra illa Sorbon a,daref c5menlt;:
tari,vtvideré,numvos tam craffi,tamputidi,tam Sorjbqni?
ci c5 m en ri p u dcret e tia, Veftra eft lUa M agiftr i n oftrî,n 5 Lu
ther i Theolo g i a,qu e a p atrib^ di ften ti t. Ad vos Tr agi ca pa
veftraperrinét,impios effe,qui ab Ecdefîx dodorib' variât,

B i

®Ethalt;?lenusquidédedoaortbVNunccondijavid«ni'',
QuibustandecondlrjsrefragaturLuthmisCVidcnvnlriß
LutheddoAnnävcterum Condixi's damnatam^cum ex eo

Montanu,Manidieum,Hebionem,amp;quidnonffadris,Hic
autrhetoricanvoluxtEpifloIxau(flor,autnihileftSorbona
Pariüenfi tum maljgtiius,tüimpudcnrius,Veterumh»retv
corütiominaquoconfiliotnLutherucongeflennt,quiseft
quinon Qlfadat,ncmpequo odiofiusLutherinomcn fieret
Dcindcidquamalignefadum fit,fädle deprehendent ctiä
jiicdiocritcrerudiö^NamquodMotanoconfcrturLuther'^,
quisnonvidet,quanonfiatcandide,SibicrèdivoIebatMói
tanuSjamp;fidebat fuoquodäfpiritu,Lutherus nihil vult iibi
credi,fedeuidédamp;perfpicu3cfcnpturae,Nihildefuofpiritu,
fed de fcrip tura iaAat,Quato propius ad Mötanu vos adce^
ditis,qui vultisvt fpirituihominum,conciliorum,patrum,^
amp; vniuerfitatu credamus,potiusquäfcripturar,Immo nihil
nifiIMótanieftis,vosParifienfcsSophiftasvolo,qui hoc de^^^
cretumfinefcripturisedidiftis,iadatifC5vosfidereApofioli
comore,quaficonftctcundemc0efpiritumvobis,quiÄpo^
ftolis erat^Sed dehis poflea;,

il Q.u:efo te Chrifiia n e ledor^nuqufdp Utes elTe Chrifita^
ni fpiritus in Sorbona illa,qua adco nihilpudet menriri,NS
curnpalamfitipfirnetSorbonxnihileöucnircinterlMonta
jium,amp;Luthcrum,audettameMontam nomineopdmum
virum infam are,Iam amp;Ebionem cxeo fccit,nihilovel cädi*
dius,velcautiüs,ExigebatEbionceremonias.kgesJLuth€^'
non exigit/ed libcrasciTepermi£tit,vtquiuispro oportunt
tate,accaritatisofFiciofeattemperetvclinferuiatlcgi,velnetf
gUgatcitraculpa. Nam ita fcnriebatamp;Paulusin vltimo ad
Galatas capite excquas ceremonias,rituf(:^,J[n Chriüo lelu
necp eircudfi'o aliquidvalet,nc^ prepudu,fed nouacreatu»
ra,Etin primaad Corin,vr),Qrcuncifusaliquis ypcatuseß»
tiö adducatprxpu au,id eft,fi in ter legis obfouantès vocat*
cS;^nferuieoru cöfuetudinijn prjeputio autaliquisA'ocatu«

cft,nondrcundda4Circunfîomhûe{l,amp;:prg3utiûnihileft,
fedobfcruariomâdatorû dd,amp;c,Sat{s,opînor,perIpicuO eft
quidin£crvtran(^fenteti5inted'it/ariscti5putolic]uerc,
cididcLudierifcnfétiâadEbionis harrcfîn detorlcdntjEi^
modi cft lté,quod Matiidicu nomé fribuûtLuthcro,idêAu
guflinoPdagianitribuebât,ficutipfc tcfta^in primo libro
aducrfusduasPelagîanorû epiftolas,incapite lêcûdo,fic,n,
diftinxitfcdbagfpiâjNS pudebîtLuthcrûcf cöuicrj, fïgdé
cuAuguftinoc5munehabet,qnon habuicManicheafadio
vehementioréhofté,Pdagiani, immo Pclagianis impudo*
rcsfuntfdiolafticaî theologi2efcriptores,quaren5 eft,quod
mircmurcurManidieûvoceris Lutherû,g prêter fcholaftî
ca,hocé,bisPelagiananihilfapitis,EtAuguftin'.vt cxcufct
iManidieunomé,non eft obfcurij ex Apologia adued'usPc
lagiaiîorum Epiftolas,Atc^ coiocode feruitute voluntaris
«prius differcre videtur,quâvbi cum Foclice Manicheodifi
ccptat,Patrocmabiturîdélîrcdpias,ô(:nobis,Q.uodfiadeo
carcifuntMagiftriParificrcs,vtferioarbîtrcnînihilinterefl'c
inter LutheriacManicheïfentérias,quid,quxfo hoc homi»
nû generecxdus dtR urium fipcr malidam£ribuunt,quac
ad eû nihilperrinereintdlegût,quidmaligniusfEft aiit Ma
nichea fen técia prolixior,quâ qu ç hic recéferi deb eat,qgt; to to
doftrinac gcnere diflenriac a Chriftianis dogmaris/i gd Au
guftino illius dogmata piaffîm recéfcnricredif,Et,qd'adhâc
caufiTam adrinet,fic!ManicheusnegabathumanxvolQtaa U
bertaté,vt negarct eé fubftan tiâ,q u ç ren ouarefadeo^ liber
tarislt;^apacé,Lutherusitanegatlibertatê,vtdTe cenfcat fub^
ft:antïa,quç dû per fpiritiï renoua{,a feruituteadferif,Ex his

nuceovndedigrdrusfum,Palïeftvetertïc5cüi}snon cfifere
probat! Luthefidodrinam,fiquidécivfc5 adeo nihil cum
hatreticiscóucnitjQuanquamhocetiam loco cöfidcrandu
erat, VL maxime cohueniret cum illis Luchero, quid, qua
wtionein fingulis fadionibus hacrqricorum damnatum üt,

B ij namque

namqux tâdcplorata fuit haer efis,qux nullain re n5 pccca^
ritflam ha2comnia,itafcrjbo,non qjvelim cam etiam prifds
fynodisaudoriratceire,vt,fi opponateuidcntem fcriptura
Lutheruscuicunc^ Synodo^defcriptura credendü fit/edvt
moneam Icdorcm qu an tu tragids illis M agiftrorO Parien*
fium vodbus credendü fit,Lutherus damnat omnta conci.
,lia,fand:ospatres,Montanuseft,Ebion e(l,Manichïcus efl,
Artotyrita efl,amp;boc gen us alfjs,

flFueruntaûtPapiitica conciliaah'quotintrahoctempus
regniAnrichriftiRomani^iisrefragarifefateturLutherus
fedpraeeuntefcripturaeuidentijEtcurnôrefragareturîTqn
in illis tammultaimpiaaducrfusEuangeliü côftituta iunt,
ClauesEcdefi^effeomnibuscÓmunesnegatViennéfeCó*
cilium,Ecdefiam clTeprçdefiinatorû vniuerfitaté,negat Co
flantienfisSynodus^EadédecreuitclTequxdâ bona opera
praeter gratiam,quae fentériae ex diametro pugnantcûEuâ*
gclio,Aducrfetur igitur cöcÜQsLutherus Chrifto duce,ad.
uerfus qué qui decreuerût,n5 erât Chrifli ecdefta fed Anti»
chrifti,Nihilnepcccauernteaïiynodi Lugdunéfis credoS«:
Viennenfis,quxPonaficûEpiftolasadprobarunt^inquib,
velcap,adabolendâ,Itcmp VenerabilemquisferatcQuid
eftigiturquodc5dliaia(flarisSorbonxTheologi,nihilnift
Sorba,Negarenonpoteftis,quinaduerfumfcripturâ nihil
ïiceafconflirui,ô(:reueIlipolTe,fiquidcontraillâfitdecreta,
permittitcigiturLutherocôciliorudecretaadEuâgdiûexi
gere,permitritepraeferreEuâgeli0/iquiddiuerfum confti*
tutu eft, Verbo dei etiâ an gelos cedere par eft,cedan t amp;por-

tae inferorïï,cedanthomunculi,quibus conftitutionesFapi

fticasdebemus,

ÜDe Vniuerfitadbus non eft quod laboremus,nam oég
fcholasefrehxredcas vel Theologia fcholaftica coarguit,

Hicc5clamateMagiftdnoftri,Blaiphemauit,Gymnafiabç
refeos accufat,Re(fle,ftcubiprofitenî,lt;^uç ab Euâgelio diffe
tiunt,amp; dififentitParifiorum fchoIaftice,quçiam tola in om»
nib'fereEuropxfcholis re§nat,acLut€£iïe potifl«iiQ,Pro-

indc

in dc n ihil c,quod mircris le Aor,cur Acadcm^'saducrfet Ln
thcru3,doniiVflicndacó',vt Mtcheas appellat, Scd quis cr e^
datjinquies tot errarefErrant quotqtdiucrfurti afcriptura
doccnt,quotquotillaminipiî Icolafticcn probant,Sed tam
mulriCmaximc,Nâ in Samaria intet quâ multos facerdotes
Baat,quâpaucier5tHeli2e,Proponc oculis vniuerfum tum
Iuda,tQ Samarixhiftoriâjin quapraelufum eftEcdefiac.quâ
paucos,0)hctas,quâmultos ldolatras,amp; poftremo têporc
quantuZaddiceoru amp;ph3rifeorû,hoc é,facerdotû,acmona
chorû amp;fcholafticorûreperias,Nû oblcurû cfl:,quodabEzc
chieleprophctadid:ûefl:Sicutmater,itaamp;filia,lmitatirum'
immovicimusoîaSynagogac portcnta,vt prx nobis etiam
illa pia videri p o flfi t,v t p rophe tat fermon e v ta r,

•jlntelligis opinor,quantû Luthero cû patrib'',ac cócil^'«
CO ueniat,cû fchohs rcHgio vetat cô ucnirc,N une côfidera çjd
TapiStSorba ifta,cûprincipiafideiyocâtpatrcs,Synodos
icholas,quanquâ, nifi nihil video ,nô hoc dolet,c|7patrib'ÔC

lîô ita tcribebaris in illa vefttaplanc Sorbonica pfatiöe,Nos
fumus Magillrinoftrijamp;profïtcmur fcholafticâ theologiâ,
nihilnecß nobis cûfcrip£ura,neqp fcrïpturaenobifcû,Adûc
dc regno nofl;ro,nificSynagogaeiecerim',quîfchoiafHcen
non recipiunt,oia nobis moucnda,miicéda^ funt,ne cadac
fcholafi:ice,qnac nififaluafit,nosperierimus,E{lo cû fcriptu*
ra,cüvcjtcribuspatribus,cüveterGfynodiscóucniatLu£hc^
f o,pereat,nifi reiedis illis,nos adorct,Prin cipia fidd nos fu«
mus^51crtptura,ncqpveropugnandûcft:rati5ccûhominc
iUo,népcprincipia,hoceftlgt;iagiftrorû noftrorû Sorbonico
rûforania,negâte,VapuIet,pcreat,quianegatprima princi^
pia,Dcméti3eratvocarefideiprincipiaSynodos dC patres,
qtifundaracntumaliudpraetcrfcripturâponinôpoteftjAt
inlblensfuroreûjgorbonicorû cômenta fcripturç âteferrc,
Hîereticûsn5fit,gafcripturadiflfcntitjfithereticusg dififcn
£ita Sorbis gallids,Sed valeât incp dç,quid,n,amnetin re tTi
^nbsp;B ig manifefla

rentccdeßa SERMONE COPIOSO,NöcÜfi«fermo

ne,n5 dogmjitarequirunt,EcPetrus vult Chriftianospark«
tose(re,rcddererationcfideifuat,Id nuncorbis terrarû vos
quoCj^Magiftri noftriportulatjamantepalâcrat in fcholis
quid fen tiret Lutecia, Extan t,n,veftri c5 metar^',extan t fcho
ladica: difputationes,Nûcrarioilliusveftrx dodrine quxrié
Ns articulos illos aduerfusLutherû velin media Germania
potui(rctpucraIiquiseGabride,autScotofublegerc,Adeo
n5 eft oblcurû qdfentiatLutecia,fedoblcuriï eft,curita lèn*
tiatjRationévcftr« dodrinç pofcitLutherus,n5 dogmata,
nêpc,qucnifinoflretn5 dânaret,Atq^vtinâadcor redeatis,
cogitetiicp demaiorib''rebus aLuthero agi,quâ de quiljus
vrParifiacefcholç,vdLuthcrocitrafcripturçteftimoniQcre
didcbeat,àutpoffit,Q.uîLuthcrofauét'ideofauentquiare
iedishominQc5métisvidêtaliudn5docere,quâqd'ipfx,ptf
dideruntfacr2eliter:E,^'dênobiscredét,(îc5uenireintdligêt
cûfcriptura,quiaChrifturequiruntitûaLuthero,tumavoe
bis, Ar bitr amin i vos hab ere vafa ca n tici fi cu t D auid,fic,n,^,.
phetaloquitur,fedvobis tantîj,idcp intus,canitis ,Lutherus
canticQfuQjhoceft doârinâ adprobattoti orbi Chriftiano
perfcripturefuffragi3,Nihüiftiadchriftianos,Magiftrino
ftrifumus,Parifiêfesfumus,Sorbonidfumus,Parentesom*
nitï diatribarûfumus,Nâvananominafunt,adqu2eiâ penc
obfurduitGermania,Proindchortor,vtfîjpictatisnotâexlt;!
cufardvultis,ratione veftri deLuthero iudicrj exponatis,Cô
fertc,cuLutheranisn5 dogmatafedarguméta dogmatû ve-
ftro^,nifî Chriftianihaberi non vultis,Dedaratc aliqii quo
fpiritu a Sorbonicis Apoftolis dânatus fit Lutherusjd non
modonuncexpedatChriftianus orbis,fedôC poftulat iure
ChrtftianiofFicJ9,vtdöceatis,quid,cur,damnaucritis,

iîEtvtfiniam^iqn,in vnoatcg altero loco vifumeft often*
derequacinfcitia facrarû rerû,qu«impietasfit Sorbone,N3
in defacik rdiqua aeftimari potcruntXutherusfic de liamp;ero
iirbitriofcripfit,n5 polTc illud citra gratiâaliud quâ pcccarc
Nota res eft amp; plana fi fcripturS côÛdcres,Sic,n,ait Apoftol'

Paulus,

Paulus,A dfcd''carnisinimidtiaéaduerfusdeûXcgi,n,dcl
nô éfubdit'^ncc^,n,fubdipoteft,Quiin carnefunt,dco pla
ccre no poirunt,Etlo,T,Quin5 exfanguinib',nccç ex volû*
täte carnis,neq? ex volû täte vm,fed ex deo n ad fun t amp; fcrips
turâfecut'Aug,idêagitaduerfusPelagianos,hocé,Sorbo#
nicos Sophiïîas,n 5 vn o loco,Hic Sorb a ifta d jflfim ulât fcn'p
turâamp; Auguflinû excufantSorbonico c5méto,in quo folo
deprehédescîedtatéSorbonicâ,Quodfivn(5 dubitatû cft
inquogenereliterarûautardaveriquot;areîLutetia,idnuncde^
clarethiclocVnquopalâadparet,in tota iftaSorbonica fa^
CultatencminêelTequiAuguftinûattigerit,Inipfafcriptu»
raqdpofrintfacilesftimaripotcft,qnneAuguft,quidévui
garéalioquiintertheologosfcriptorévident,OtheoIogos,
oSorbonâ,Auguftinus,inquiût,cudegratiadifputat,non
poffeliberû arbitnû bene operari dtra gradâ,non de gratû
fadente gratialoquitur,C;ecitas cxdtaté ÖC oîa excitas,
•IDequatandégraaavirilledifferitrcûtoaes in vocabu.
lo grade variaffePclagiû fcribit,teftaffeexigere gradâiufti
ficâté,feufpiritû fandû diff'ufum in cordaiuftifïcatoi^, Do*
na naturxpalârcrjdt,fpeciale auxiliuSorbonicO ignorat,g
poteft igitnô degratiaiuftificâte loquifEtvtré ipfam xûù

fine graoa gratû faciéte deo aliquid acceptû cêfin gitis,Pug
natinterfeverba,amp;dogmataveftra,Nomcn gratû fadentis
grarix recipids ,vim vocab uli nô recipitis,Sed videam us in
quâpartêvfusfit Auguft,nomine gratix,Poffem eiustottî
librû defpiritu amp;literaadfcribere,qiî nullapaginaêinqua
n5fiatgratiaemêtio,Sedhecfunteiusverbain ca,iiç,de fpi-p
ritu amp;litera,Sedvbifand:^nô adiuuat(piritus,infpirâs pro
côcupifcéria mala,côcupifcenûâbon5,hoceft,caritaté diffu
desin cordib'noftris,pfe(flokx illa,Nö côcupifces, quSuis

EtvosSorbonkigdaiiudvûcatîsgraùâ,quâcarîtatcrSinttc
quefo împetrari a vobisvt Auguu,nödico relcgacîs/edin*
fpîdadstâtûjNâerroréveftrûnuUapaginaé.qnôcoarguac
Incapitcnonodc gradaloquentéindudtApoftolû,cûait,
luftidadeiperfidéleru Chrifti,inoésg crcdiJt,Hçcad gra*
tuita dona nature,aut adfpedaleauxiliû dctorqueri poffûtC
O vos rudesamp;vereSorbonid magiftrj'nn,gsdeinceps cro
dctvobis vfoculos,velmenté,vdcerebrûeffc,g in tldaralu*
cc,tänihilobfcureca»cudtisamp;halludnamini,Egohicpgra»
tias nihilfic miror,atcp in tota ifta (brbonica facultate ncmi*
ncfuiirCjCuiAugufttnirencentiacÔpcrtafueritjamp;velhocar*
guméto c,ab vno at(^ alterofophifta editûlibellum nomine
ilNecmaiorefidedeAmbroGj ferité^ (facultadsemétio,
tia iudicSt Gallicaifl:aforba,cQcôflet in tota difpucadôehoc
xgere audorélibelli,quifgs eft,devocarione gen tiu, peccata
euc,qcitragrafiâfiunt,EtdedaransdequagradaIoquaf,in
ter alla teftimonia hoc quocç .pducit,qd'ôCin epiftola ad Hc
breos ex Hieremia dtatû eft,Daboleges meas in vifcerib'eo
rû,amp;in corde eomfcribâeâ,q tantum abe{l,vt vdadfpecialc
auxiliûSorbonicuveladdonagratuitadetorqueripoflStvt
gratiâper Chriftû donatâ,quIvos gratum facientë vocads,
vix aliusfcripture locus accomodadus defcribat,
fINum adhucobfcurû eftamp;quomS citaritAuguft,ac Am
brofii3Luther',ôi:gd Sorbona fapiat,quä hicanimaduerti»
m'tScralTe errare,vt n e craffîus vn ^ LouanieEi.au t Coloni.
tn inep dcrin t,0 infodicé Galliâ cui taies cödgere céfores fa
crariî^ rerCî arbitri,digniores g doacas agât,quâ qfäcrasli.

lt;IExhacfentétia deliberoarbitrio,conle» (terastradét,
guûtur q dccôtririôeadeoq^ in vniuerfû depœnitédafcrip*
iitLuther'jEtomifcrosnosgiâaquadringêtisfere änis ne*
ruiné habuim** in ecdefia fcrip toré,q relt;flâac,ppriâ poenitcn
riaîformIj5didiflret,Impofitiîe(lali^sperfi(n:idas cötritiöes,
aliorum côfcientie ftint excarnificartç per fadsfad:i$cs,Nunc
tandé dei mifericordiâ refpexit nos,reudauitcç euâgeliû po
p ulo fuo,ô(:crcxit cofciendas eoi^ qs vocauit,Si quçris gd câ

tulerit

tuIerftcccIcfiafLuthcr^habcs hicfuminSrd,vet^pcenitcrfe
rarioncdocuitjvfum itefacrametoi^ often dit,quain retcfics
multorOcSfciedashabeOjNovolo authicde panitcdatfor?
niisautfacrameasdi(putarc,qn(orbaiftadSnarGttantu Lu
theru,noedäviccrütratioevlTcnptura,Statc^vcritasLuth€
ranaedoddnazincocufTaamp;^imobilisnömö aducrfus Sorba
ifta/edcria aduerfus redores tenebrai^,Vbtoppugnabunt
fcriptur^feteajsjcaq docuitLuthcr^nihil cotabimur tucr^
NähäcLuthendodrinIdepocitcria,necexmco,nccfiddi5
vllorecordeextorqbitvllavisinfcroi^,nedumforbonicaaut
•I Delege 6(:c6dlfjs gd attinetiteru monere, (papiftica,
cufupraoftededm plane bacpartecouemreLuthcrocuvetc
rib'jTn vtvideas ^ foruter difpefentdelege diuinaforboni
dfophiftxjlibuit ad eu locu veluri poftliminio redirc,Lcx a^
iut denö vindicado e nimiu onerariualegis ChfianXjQ im^:
pios (bphiftas,g on us legis ab Ariftotelica philofophia aefti^
mätAn no onus eftnaturcgt;xden5 c5cupifcedo,eigifabro
gada (cd'm forbonicos fophiftas,Onenlex eft,dc diligedo fo
lodco,eigi!abrog5da,Oinfanos,oimpioshoniics,advosß
tinetqd'didGeft,Quifolucritvnudeniinimismädaas,mi«;
Jiim^entin regno coclorG,Etcur n5ide cogitabariscG de fa«
tisfad:i5ib''pcipereris,NQiIl^ nöfuntoncriadflidjeper fefe
cöfcietieCfcdamp;nouaoneracöminifdminijamp;eaquediuinit'
impoütafuntabrogariSjSicdecetvosiplere^pheticasfcrip*
turas,C5firmareinipiu amp;contriftarecor iufli,Atc^ vtomif
fis muldsbreuiter docca exigi ne vindicem',n5 cöfuli, Loc*
eftapcrt^in,i,adCor,ca,vi,ISquideomo delidu e,^ iudicia
inter voshabctis,Quodfiddid;ueftrepctere re iudicio,nö
dubiG cftquinexigatlex,nevindieem^, iiHarcmoncrc
te Chfiancledorvolui^neaLutherana dodrinaabfierreret
forbon^audoritas,qgdrapiaü,exvnoatC^altcioIocobicfcö
gnofti,Etexhisquosadnotauim^,reIiquaaEftimabis,Eftjn,
fui fil'is forbona,Xpra in t^rfab ros drius ^ in iftogt^ rcpcri
aSjTuu eft interim vhamecGpoftulareLutetiamJEätioKffäi
iudicn,quävbiediderit,denoftrisnosqtio^i:opiofi«Siiiff€
remus, VALE, VVITTEMBERG/E, Etvoi^

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