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CALDAICA PARAPHRASIS
EGCLESIASTIS,
LATINA ÏACTA,
Authore Petro Cofto .
Qui Salomons Eccleßasiem ex tranßdtione fuul^uta, aduerßi^jn poßtimws.
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lerufàîeni. x Cùxn diuinationis (piritu præuiderct Salomon Rcx Ifraël,regnûnbsp;Rehabam filij fui cum Icrabaam filionbsp;Nebacdiuifùm iri,amp;imminentem le-rofolymis ôc templo vaftitatem,popu-lumq-, Ifraël, captiuum diidum iri, ait:nbsp;Vanitas vanitatum mundus iftc: vani-
tas vanitatum id omne, cui ego amp;: pa-ter operam dcdimus, omnc inquam, hAbet Am- yanitas. 3 Nam quid tandem rcliquûnbsp;°ùbore hominijpoftquâ è vita difeeffit, exnbsp;lAborAtfttb fol onanibus ftudijs fuis que eum fub foienbsp;inhacvitaoccupatumtenuerût,præ-terftudium legisrvt aliquando futuris
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TARGVM fèculis, diligentiæ fùæ à Domino Dconbsp;cxpéfùm fcrat? 4 Dicic item Salomon 4 Generatio{gt;rf'nbsp;Rcx in Ipiritu prælènfionis, Optimanbsp;(ànè iuftorum recordationbsp;nbsp;nbsp;fériés,quç
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propter veturæpolrgenerationis per-uerlqe fcelera ex hac vità migrât: terra ctiam omnibus feculis coftans amp; perpétua, vt quotidie impendétem mundo vindiótam fcrat. 5 Et quidem ab / Oritur fol,nbsp;orientis plaga primo die oritur fol, amp; occidit„amp; adl»'nbsp;ad vcfpcram in occafum vergit j Sgt;c innbsp;locum fuum quad obrepens,abyfrorÛ Y^^’^^^^nbsp;iter conficit, fub ipfamq; auroram exnbsp;eo quo nudiustertius conftiterat loco,nbsp;illucct. 6 Curfu fuo interdiu per Meridiem incitatus, noôte ad Scptctrioncsnbsp;tendit, amp; per abyflbrum iter rediens,nbsp;inipfàNifanamp; Tamuz conuerfione,nbsp;ad cam parte vergit, quæ eft Meri diénbsp;Verlus. Rurftis verôper circuitus fùosnbsp;in regreflu Tifri amp; Tebcth, reuertiturnbsp;ad earn partem,quç ad Septemtrionesnbsp;pcrtinet.Manè quoqi tanquam per fc-neftras orcus egrediés, ad multam ve-fperâ in occafum venir, -j Omnesflu-uij amp;aquarum riuiinOccanumex-currunt^cuiusambitu tanquam annu-lo mundus continetur. Cumqgt; per cu-nicLilos amp; abyfli commata,quo ex loco dcftuxcruntfluuij,côdem fcrantur,nbsp;Oceanus ipfè nullo completur modo.nbsp;$ hc in peHpiciêdis rebus futuris,anxiènbsp;yçrfàti
6 Gyrat fgt;er ridiem, amp; fie^i'nbsp;tur ad^qf(ilonegt;»‘nbsp;Luflrans 'rniaer-faineircuitu jer*nbsp;^it ß}irittn,nbsp;cireulos fuosre«^nbsp;titur, .
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^pfum ^uod facie» ^’^tnefl.Nihilfubnbsp;j »ouum:nbsp;iVecyaletquifnbsp;( ^'^‘trndicerejEccCynbsp;recens efi. lamnbsp;^’’impr^tceßit in fenbsp;^^Jk, qufi fueruntnbsp;nos.
Noneßpriorü ^^fnoria: fed necnbsp;^^^um quidem,qu^nbsp;^^^e-afutitrafunt^nbsp;recordaiio a-^‘*deosj qui futtsrinbsp;in nouißtmo.
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neq; bic fub {ble,neotcricum quiequa reperias. lo Deturetenim reside quanbsp;facile quifquâprædicet; Vide,nouuiTinbsp;inuentum eft;veruintamé veteru memoria., id aliquando contigit. ii Acnbsp;profeólb præteritarû nationû memoria nóextaqncc earum quæpôft futu-ræ ftint recordatio crit ijs, qui têpori-bus Regis Meftîç viôturi funt. ix Cûmnbsp;igitur Salomon Rex fèdiflet in thrononbsp;Imperij fui, rebus fccundis plus æquonbsp;clatus,ediôlû Dei tranfilijt,côparauitq;nbsp;cquitia,leâ:icas amp; equircs multos:ma-gnam prætercâ auri amp; argent! vim co-gregauic, amp; affinitatc cum exteris na-tionibus coniunôlus eft : qua re vehementer commotus Dominus in cumnbsp;- Afmodeum ¦'dæmonû Regê immiftt,nbsp;qui ilium regnopriuaret, amp; annülû dcnbsp;manu cius extrane‘ret,perfcólumq; eft,nbsp;'vtille vagus amp; profugiis orbem peranbsp;graretjhomiiiéfqi incrcparet:rcdiénfq; *nbsp;'nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;A iiij
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ad prouincias 8i iocz terræ Iftael, ncq; contincs lachrymas,fic vociferabatur:nbsp;Ego Ecclefiaftes olim Salomo appella-tus ,fui R^ex in lerufale. 15 Animumq;nbsp;adieci vt poftulare prudentiä à Domino, illo ipfo die, quo in Gibeon appa-ruit mihi, vc probarctme ócfcifcitarc-tur quidnä eflec,quod eum rogandumnbsp;exiftimare.Ncq; vero ab eo aliud qujc-quam contendi, quam (apientiam : vtinbsp;pofFem inter honcftum amp; turpc in bisnbsp;omnibus rebus quçfubfole vfuucnirenbsp;conftieueruntjudiciu amp;c fcientiam ad-hibcre. Animaduertiqj ßicinorola illanbsp;hominum opera malum quiddam ho-minibus àDeodatum, VC in eo feipfosnbsp;conficerent. 14 Vidi opera hominum,nbsp;quæ fub fole hoc in orbe hunt : hæc,nbsp;inquam,omnia funt vanitas, amp; animinbsp;moleftia. 15 Vir cuius icmica in hac vita extra legem pofita eft, fi moriens
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!ƒ it propofui if animo meo quartsnbsp;inuefiigat^nbsp;fapienter de omni-quot;nbsp;bus qua Jiant fubnbsp;fole:hanc occuÿit^nbsp;tioncmfeßimanbsp;dit Deus ßlijsho-winuntjditoccu^^-rentur in ea-
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14 Vidi cunib^ quaßitnt j'ubfolcnbsp;amp; ecce i-'niuerßnbsp;DanitASy^ affli'nbsp;dbio j^iritus-ij Peruerßdiff^quot;nbsp;fcipfum nonrecipic, iamnon poteft corriguntAhnbsp;poft extremum diem dirigi. Atq; adcónbsp;nbsp;nbsp;ƒ «/wr«»?/»/'
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qui legem amp; mandata viuens non compieuerit : poft mortem in eononnbsp;erit, vt in horto amcenitatiscum iuftisnbsp;recenftatur. 1Ô Mecum igitur ftca-nimo reputans dixi;: Proce/ft prudeÀ-tia, amp; omnibus ijs lapientibus præ-cellui y qui me in lerulalem temporenbsp;anteceflerunt, magnitudinémque, amp; Jnbsp;cumulum prudcntiæ ôç cognitionis fapëter^^didff’:nbsp;animo
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17 Dedi^ue cor fncii yt fcire prit-denttAm, atque do-^yinS, crroréjqite,nbsp;amp; ßultiriAtnnbsp;ignoui ^uod i» hisnbsp;(jito^iie cjjet labor Jnbsp;afflt^io Jpiri-tus:
iS 1.0 lt;juod iff mult A fapie/itia,nbsp;multaßt indigna-t'to: amp; qui additnbsp;fcietiantjAddttnbsp;dolorem.
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animo Gtis pcripcxi. 17 Meque ipfe dedidi vt intciligcrem ïàpicnti»î in gu-bcrnaculis amp; modcrationc rcgni:arri-puiq; animo fcicntiam amp; intelledum.nbsp;Veriim amp; hoc ægritudo Ipirituicft ci,nbsp;quitotus in his perueftigandis. verfa-tur. 18 Homo etenim omni gencrc la-pientiæ cumulatus, fi offcndcrit, neq;.nbsp;tandem adle fuerit rcuerlus,conflat lane in {c inuidia amp; iram Domini,à quonbsp;illeaudus fcientia fuerat. Quodfi in-eunte ætate moriatur,lecum iple intc-ftinam animi molcftiam adauget.
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meo, Vadam Afflua delicijs,nbsp;fruArbonis:amp; 'vinbsp;di quod hoc quo-que effet 'uanitas.nbsp;2 Jiifumreputauinbsp;frrorem: gau-dio dixi,Qj}idfrunbsp;fir a deciperis?nbsp;$ CogitAui in corde meo abßraherenbsp;A yino came mea^nbsp;animum meumnbsp;fransferrem adfa-fientiam , deuita-rémque flultitiam,nbsp;donee quot;vider^ quidnbsp;^fflet -vtile flli]s honbsp;^inum,qu odfa^onbsp;^pus efi flub foie
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autem conuerti, vt inter epulas amp; po-cula corpus meum produceré,ducém-que fapietiam lequerer: aut iuuenilcm llulcitiam edilcerem , donee mihi amp;
, t •« r videbo in fao' uesvoluptatlbusrru- no wundumnbsp;ar ; amp; 11 forte mole-ftiæ amp; ægritudines imprudentem menbsp;offendant, dixi hoc vanitatemeile.nbsp;z Iraq; de lætitia ipfo calamitatis tempore fie Ihm locutus, Ridiculaeft : amp;nbsp;de gaudio fic lenfi,(^id tadem com-pendij homini accidere polïît, *quod*'Adverbum,nbsp;co mirificeincenlus fuerit? 3 Animum ‘^*“**^’nbsp;probatum amp; perfpedu eft, quodnam.
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tandem bóntim in homines dimaïia- mtmeroiiierum yigt; repotcil, ex his qnæ dum hacfruun-tur luce fub fole faciunt. 4 In cx-xtruendis lanè Icrofolymæ magnificisnbsp;opcribus multus fui. ædifîcauf mihi «/ wzA/\Zowoi,lt;gt;nbsp;domos plurimas, ianóluarij opus in plantauiyiMeoi.nbsp;expiationem Ilrael, domum etiam re-giam tabulacis compaóiam, cœnacu-lum prætereà, amp; porcicum. hem forinbsp;amp;iudicij domum ex lapidibus cæfisnbsp;amp; cælatis, in qua fapientés amp; magi-ftratus ius diccrenc.fcci tribunal fédéranbsp;*auk*^ J^egni ex ebore amp; elephanto. * Inftituinbsp;in labne circuncirca vineas vt ego amp;:nbsp;filentiarij raei aliquando epulareraur,nbsp;S)C vinura nouura amp; vêtus ad altare li-baremus. 5 Plantaui hortos irriguosjnbsp;amp; araœnitatis plenifîiraa viridaria,vbinbsp;oranis generis olera feminaui, quæ adnbsp;viélura amp; conuiuia, aut ad fànita-tem vfùi forent : herbas quoque olfà-ôhu nobiles adieci: itéra amp; arbores he-riles amp;aroraata fèrentes, quasadraenbsp;dæmones amp; nocentes angeli ex Indianbsp;detulerant : omnes itéra arbores fru-ôlifèras. Horti autera termini erancnbsp;à muro lerufilem vfq; adlittus aqua-siiuaîi. rum Siluah. 6 Adicci preetercà ad do
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7 Pojjedi feruos arboribus confitamjiiTîgadam. -j Emi ancUldf mut- iTiancipia ancillas ex hlijs Ham, Ham.nbsp;tamtjue familiam •nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp; . .
hiihtti: armera (fno-^ite amp;• ma^noio-uium ^re?-es ~rltra omnes, ^nifueruntnbsp;ante mein lerußa-lem.
s Coaccrunui mihi argentum, Aiirum^amp;' fubßa-tiof rcgü, amp;quot; pro-uinciarÜ:feci mihinbsp;tifttorei jnbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;CAn-
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I« Et omnia^ lt;juit deßydtraue-*'untoctdim(i, non *nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;~nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;.
fgt;tgaui eig:necpro- ponuto,iulto aut turpi, «om interprc-
reliquijs gentium exterarum. Habui rationales annoiiç;domüs mcæ præfè-€los, qui amp; me amp; domclHcós duode-cim menfîbus anntexhibèrent.•äliumnbsp;verb qui méfè intercalari idem præfta-ret.Poßcdi’etiä armenta SiC ^rc^csjcoq^nbsp;gencre omnes qui ante me in lerüûlénbsp;fuerunt/upéraur. 8 Auri ôc argentinbsp;thefauros congregaui, conflauiquc exnbsp;auro puftulato Rateras amp;: pondéranbsp;qui amp; boni. Ccnfus quoque regumnbsp;amp; prouinciarum mihi in tributum iknbsp;lati flint. In domo verb fancluarij fe^ •nbsp;ci modorum inftrumenta, quibus Lc-uitæ in * faciendis viétimis perfona- * AdverbTu-.1nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;.nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;ft -1 •nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;• perüenfidis.
rent, citharas inquam^ amp; tibias, qui-bus inter pocula hymni decancaren-tur, amp; rcliqua id genus obleólamen-ta hominum, thermas, amp; fêcundum cas ædiheatos rcccptus , ex quibusnbsp;aquæ tepidæ Stcalidænili duceren -tur. P Deliciifque difluens opes con-geflijGumuIatiores fane quàm ante idnbsp;tempus‘in lerufalcm habuerit nemo:nbsp;idque fâpicntiæ m.eæ acceptum fero,nbsp;quæ mihi auxilium præftabat.nbsp;lo Quicquid verb ad me referretam'-. plifîimi indices, fine fuper fàcro autnbsp;fgt;tgaui eig:necpro- poUntOjiulto aùt turpi, eoru interpre-hihui cor meiw, tationesnôdenegauiineqj lititiam, amp;
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hilaritatem animo cxclufi meo. Erat quoque otium fummum in ca quç minbsp;hi (iiüinitusdata eratfquaquidcmcæ-teris hominibus prçftiti)fàpientia,mc-
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qui» omtii yoluptU-te fruerctur , amp; obleéfafet fe in hUnbsp;qudi prxparauera ‘nbsp;£t hafic ratuf futnnbsp;ipfiim rcficerc amp; rccrearc : ex eâquc pnrtemmea,ßyti-fummam laboris meivoluptatemce- fer laborcmeo.nbsp;pi.Et hæc profèôlô cft optima pars, irQM«»îÿ»e»Mfco-uertijjem ad y niquot;nbsp;uerfao(gt;era, qutfinbsp;cerant manm mc^,nbsp;amp;*ad laboreSji» quinbsp;buifru/tra ptdauenbsp;ritj yidi igt;t omnibusnbsp;yamaum, af-fliébione a»imi,amp;nbsp;»ihn permanerefubnbsp;file.
12 Tra»fiui ad con templandam fific»nbsp;tiam J erroréfiue,nbsp;amp; fiultitid. Qjfidnbsp;t^ldfiquawj homo,nbsp;ytfiqui paßit Re^nbsp;ge faéborë fiundnbsp;Et yidi quodnbsp;tantum frs,cederdnbsp;fipientia fiultitia,nbsp;quantum differtnbsp;lux à tencbris.
14 S a fie ntis ocu •• li in comité eitts:nbsp;fiultus tn tencbrifnbsp;ambulat. Etdtdicinbsp;qubd yntis ytrtufinbsp;queejfit interitua»
pi.Et hæc profèólo cft optima pars, quæ mihiiam olim conftitutaeft, vtnbsp;cxea venturis fècuiis, omnium mole-ftiarum perfêólam mcrccdé capiam.nbsp;u Cpgitatione autem (urn conucrftisnbsp;» Adver.quæ omnia ca opera, * in quibus anxiènbsp;mea,nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;vcrGtus, cófq; laboreSjin quibus
meipfumtorfi.-hæc verb omnia nihil nifi vanitas animi ægritudo: neq; a-liudcx eis reliquu eft in hac vica,quamnbsp;perFcóla illa bene aeftæ vitæ poft mortem mcrces.ii Animo etia luftraui fa-pientiam in regni adminiftratione, amp;nbsp;intelIigcntiam.QjLiid enimconferc honbsp;mini vti dcprecatione, lata iam a Rege lèntcntia,quum iam lüpplicium vtnbsp;de eo repetatur, decretum eft? 15 Per-fiïexi ctiam ßiritu prophetiæ, in quonbsp;(apientia ftulcitiæ dignicatc antecedic:nbsp;amp; tantum fane,quanto diei lux tc-nebris nolt;ftis præftanrior eft, 14 Sapiens enim vel a principio, quæ poftnbsp;euentura ftint animo cernit, oranf-queinfauftaDei iudicia ab hominibus auertit amp; retardât; fed nouiquodnbsp;fi non orauerit ßpiens, nequeex orbenbsp;inft-
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E GCL ESI ASTIS. j? infclix ill nd decrctu dcpulcrit, quumnbsp;in mundum venict vindida, omncsnbsp;codem cucntu ccnleri. 15 Apud meannbsp;tern fic cgi: * Quemadmodum eucnitnbsp;Sauli fillo Kis, idem quoque amp;mihifiiqKis,cglt;»nbsp;defertor, dido Domini quod ci fupcrnbsp;Amalechmandacufucrat,audicns eflenbsp;noluit, deciditque de maieftate Impc-rij fiii:quod mihi ctiam idem cuenict.nbsp;Quare igitur co ûpientior fui,nifinbsp;quod iure mco dicere poflim, amp; hocnbsp;vanitatem cflc,ldque ex edido fiimminbsp;Dei proficifci’ió^ lam vero non eft memoria in vitafutura prudencihus cumnbsp;ftulcis.amp;fimul acq; homo e viuis deccnbsp;dit,amp; ea quæ temporibus fuis accidc-runr,amp;quæ poft cum eueniét,omni-no obliuione contcrutur. Quare igitur cxiftimabunt homines eundem iunbsp;ftorum amp; fceleratorum cuentum efle ?nbsp;17 Odi certe improbam vitam degennbsp;tes. Neque enimnifi grauatc ferre pofnbsp;film nefaria ilia facinora^quorum homines hoc in orbe fiint perquam ftu-diofi. Omne cnim vanitas, amp; mole-ftia fpiritus. 18 Odi etia laborcs, quinbsp;me in hac vita fiib iole verfarunt.nbsp;Quod cnim rclinqucturRabaam filionbsp;meo,qui mihi in regnum fiicccdet,in-
V Et dixt in cor meo,Si igt;nusnbsp;fiultij meut oc~
eritj^uid mi- accidct. Hic cnim in ftultitia fiia legis hif rodefi,quod m«knbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;quot;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;'
iorewftpientiA de~ ^i Oper am? I.o-f:utupjue cum mente mea^ animaduernbsp;tiqubd hoc quoquenbsp;tjjet 'vanitas.
1^ Non enim er it tncmoria fapietifß-tttiliter Tf jîulti innbsp;ferpetuu: futu-tatepora obliuionenbsp;cuniia pariter 0 -per tent.Moritur donbsp;^ut ßmiliter ytnbsp;indo^us.
£t idcirco tA -duit me yitA me^t quot;»identem mala y-niuerjquot;tejße fub fo -le,amp; cunamp;ayani-tatem,amp; affli£lionbsp;'•em Ijiiritus.
iS Rurßut detefta tut ßum omnem in-duilriam meam,nbsp;qua ƒtb foie fiudio-ßßtme laboraui ha -nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;-nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;.nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;,
bituriM hftredem lerabaam leruus cius, deccm tribus de manu illius auferet ,amp; cum
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la har thus meis,q{ii-f')ltcitusfuj.amp;cß ijuicquam tarn ya-num?
20 Vnde ccffaui, renuntiauitq- cor-meum yltra laho^nbsp;r areßuh foie.
iiNacitm alius U höret injapihia^einbsp;dodrina, amp;folicinbsp;tudine^hombit otionbsp;fo qua ft a dimittit,nbsp;amp; hoc quoquc y i-nttas amp; magnumnbsp;malum,
22 Qjaid entmpro der it homtni denbsp;niucrfo labore fuo,nbsp;affliéhonenbsp;ritus, qua /uh foienbsp;cruciatus cfl?nbsp;2^ CunélidicseiuSnbsp;dolorihus aru-mntfplcni funt,necnbsp;per no cl cm mentenbsp;rcquiefdt. ^'hocnbsp;nonne yanitas eil?nbsp;2^ Nonne melitssnbsp;e/l comedere, amp;nbsp;htherejamp;* oitende^nbsp;re anima fua boni
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NZïQ probe iudicacum eft ûpiens eric '^t^um fapiens, an an ftultus Rcx,qui mihi fucceflor futunbsp;rus eft,quiqiicin omnibus bis labori- Moribusmeis,qubnbsp;bus quibus liîc opcram dcdijin iifque bus defudaui, amp;nbsp;rebus, quas ego bene amp;prudenter innbsp;bac vira gefli,imperabit. Stupens igi-tur mccum bc animo reputaui,amp; bocnbsp;vanicatem c/Iè. 2.0 Conucrsûfque lumnbsp;vc mentem adduccrem ad eas folicitunbsp;dînes,quibus vt nonnulla acquireremnbsp;plane ipfe Rim confcôhus; 8c iâpiétia innbsp;rebus gerendis boc in orbe procelïi.nbsp;il Hominê cnim inuenias cuius fum-muminfapientia, cognicionc rerum,nbsp;amp;c iufticia itudium cric : is abiq; liberisnbsp;ex bac vita migrans, cui non vigilauc-rit, (uatanquamillius partem derelin-quet. Nunquidamp;boc vanitasamp;inb-gne malum? zz Quid cnim homini exnbsp;biscLiris amp;concurfàtionibus, quibusnbsp;k fub foie viuens tam ftudiosèad-dixit, compendij accedere poted.'’nbsp;î,3 Ciim omnesdies calamitobffiminbsp;amp; indignîcatis pIcniÆmi , illi illu -ceanc : nçeàcot cogitationibus ani-mi , fomnum amp;c quictem impetrarcnbsp;qucat.amp; boc certèed vanicas. 14 Iginbsp;tur qua alia re fommum hominis bo-*EtcotîRii-s f^um cenferipobît,quàm vt edat amp; binbsp;hominum, ani bat, * séque in luce omniû îautîflîmènbsp;mæ fuE bonû . . p . /nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;.
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Quif ita'vora bit J amp;* delicts afnbsp;fluet ft e^o?
26 Homifiiboftoi» ^ößie^ufuo dcditnbsp;^etts fApientiu,amp;*nbsp;feieniiam, l^ti-tÎAm:igt;eccAtari aitnbsp;tetndedit affliébionbsp;curant fu-perfliiitj ytaddatnbsp;cofis'res'ef , 07*nbsp;bradai ei3 ^ui ^Ia-tuit Deo. fed Ciit*nbsp;hocyanitaiefi,amp;*nbsp;tajfafolicitudo mcnbsp;tts.
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AfJV Zu/f ' temj^us ha-bent3 amp;Juis Jpa-tiis tranfeuntnbsp;fterfaßb c£lo.
2 Ttmpits uafcedi, tcm^ta mariennbsp;di.TempiK plantaitnbsp;^ii^ tempits euel-lettdi quad planta-^»mefi.
ECGLE SIAS TIS. Ï5 camviani ingrediatur, quæ fibi prö'nbsp;batur magis, vt tandem illi pro laborenbsp;bene amp; féliciter cueniat.Mini enim itanbsp;feres habet, cùm homini in hac vitanbsp;fccundiim animi icntenciam omnianbsp;accidunt, hoe à fummo Deo ita eflcnbsp;dccrctum,vtcificcuenirct. 25 Ecquisnbsp;quæfo vel in fententia Icgis vigilatiornbsp;fuit, vel circa fummi illius venturi iu-dicij diem folicitus magis quam ego?nbsp;2.6 Deus enim ei, cuius opera reótanbsp;funt j concedit in hoe mundo fapien-tiam amp; cognitionem : tandem quo-que vcnturoièculo lætitiam.Improbonbsp;veto iîibijcit malû quiddam, vt opesnbsp;congreget congerâtque rcs multasnbsp;mancipi, vt aliquando ab eo receptæ,nbsp;illi quem elcgerit Deus tranferiban-tur. Hoc ctiam eft vanitas impio amp;nbsp;animi ægritudo.
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MNI fane homini tempus conftitutumnbsp;eftjamp;cuiufq; rei fùanbsp;eft dies amp; vieißitudo.
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creacioni amp; loboli : clt vero amp; tempus ficinfr» lêtn-ferocientes amp; contumelioios filios ad pœnam depofcendfvt illi ex præicri-ptq iudicum lapidibus obruantur:
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ficut tempus amp; confitionibus Sz euuL fionibus arborum fuum eft. 3 Tempus fæpc expoftulat in bello omnianbsp;àdwî/“’“'' * flammis amp; ferro mifeere , aliud verbnbsp;male babentibus mederi. Sic amp; tempus eft domos folo æquandi, amp; tempus aliud eftcollapfà reftituendi.
4 Tempore fuodeflendifùntægri, amp; alio tempore hilaritate amp; rifu recolli-gendus eft animus. Statuta die lugen-di funt mortui,amp; alia die gaudio exul-
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di,amp; tempus f*quot; ttandt. Tempus de“nbsp;flruendi,nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;tef»’'’
pus stdißcandi.
tempus longe ab amplexibtti.
6 nbsp;Temfifts ac(jui'nbsp;rendiamp;* temfUfnbsp;perdcndt ¦nbsp;cuß:odiendijamp;* te-“nbsp;ftti abiyciendi.
7 Tepuffeindedi,nbsp;amp;• tcmptts cofifue»nbsp;di. Tcmptts tacen-di,amp;* tempus lo-qucndi.
4 Tempus flettdh tempus ridett“nbsp;di. Tempus platt“nbsp;gendi, amp; tempt^nbsp;faltandi.
tandum eft. 5 Tempus eft aceruum ƒ Tempus Jpargi lapidum proijciendi,amp;: aliud etiam ad dilapides,amp;gt; te/ttjnbsp;ædificium lapides congrerandi. Suo ^odt^(»dj. Te“nbsp;tempore ad vxorem viro eft aditus,nbsp;feptem vero diebus luólus longe abnbsp;carecedendum eft* 6 Tempus efto-pibus difquirendis ftatutum, aliudnbsp;quæfîtas longe a fe abdicandi. Certonbsp;tempore rcsfùnt fèruandæ, temporenbsp;verb fæuientis tempeftatis, in mare ia-(ftura fàcicnda eft. 7 Die fua fûpernbsp;mortuo vcftiseft concidenda, amp; tandem etiam fradura farcienda eft. Ali-quando ponendus eft orationi amp; pre-cibus modus, alias verb contentionc
* Ad ver.cem verborum vtedum. 8 Quodam* tem-rZtvi?ujfIîpo’'e nos inter nos amemus neceflè eumfuum. gß. alîo Verb fceîeratos odifle debe-mus.Têpus eft bello decertandi, aliudnbsp;etiam pacis faciendæ. 9 Quî verb cb-ferre potefthomini labor quoaflîducnbsp;in
8 Tepus dileéliit-nis,amp;' tempus od Tempus belli,nbsp;tempus pacts.
Quid habet at»-plius homo de lab»* re fuo?
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10 Vidt affliâtio-ntm;, lt;jult;nn dedit
ßli}i homi-numy yt difiendA” turinea.
11 Cunélafecitho-na in tempore ßttOj
mundum tra-didit dij^utationi torum j Tt non in-ueniat homo oput,nbsp;^uod operatftf efinbsp;ttb initio -vß-ijne ad finem.
ECGtESIASTIS. in thefauris cumulandis,amp; opibus dif-quircndis frangitur, nifi propitionbsp;dextro aliqno (uperiorc fydcre ytaturZnbsp;lo Vidi fanè fupplicia, êc ærumnas ànbsp;Deo hominihus datas,c[uibus fceleratinbsp;affligcrcncLir. ii Prophetico Ipirttu lo-quens Salomon air. Omnia fecit Deusnbsp;tempore fuo pulcberrima. * Opportu- * Ad ver.quodnbsp;num enim iudicauit, vt ea qu^ tem- '““emcnsfuit.nbsp;poribus lerabaam filij Nebat diflèn/i'onbsp;fuitjfutura tarnen vt in tempus Sebaanbsp;filij Bicri confcrretur, paululum fufti-neretLir,amp; tcmporibus lerabaam euc-niretdienim diebus Sebaa contigiflet,,nbsp;domus ianóluarij vix temcre fuifletnbsp;ædificata, propter aureos illos vitu -los, quos impius lerabaam conflauit;nbsp;quorum vnum in Beth-cl,alium innbsp;Dan confècrauit : amp; ftationarios milites totis itincribus (cripfit, vt facrifi-cia amp; fcftorum dierum viófimas an-tiquaret. Quæ controuerfia vfquenbsp;dum conftrucretur tcmplum, pau-îulùm retardata eft. Quocirca ncqucnbsp;rcmifliorfedfus cft Ifraëlin ædifican-do. Verum amp; defcriptum illud amp;: ex-cifiim in lapide Sathio nomen, eos kr tapis Satiuuï.nbsp;tuicpræfcicbat enim fceleratas corumnbsp;cogitaciones. Quod quidem nomennbsp;fi quifquam potuiflct animo com-plelt;äi, in.eius vfu verlatus, inuenifnbsp;fee quæ nouiflîmis, tcmporibus fob
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Salomon rex, PerfpcólLim mihi eft ni-
finem feculorum futura funt. Dies etiam vicæ extremuseos latuit, ne ho-mini exploratum cfle poflit, quidanbsp;capitc ad rerum calcem cueturum cfnbsp;ftt. 12. Dixit vero (piritü propheciæ nEtco^nouiqtm^nbsp;Salomon rex, Peripcôlum mihi eft ni- t»elius,ni'nbsp;hil aut melius, aut præftantius homi-nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;fleert
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feipfos recreent,toramque vitam optf mis operibus tranfigant. ij Atquenbsp;ade'o qui ederit amp; biberit, fibique to 'nbsp;to æuo induliêritamp; filijs moriens
Omnu enim mo qui comedit amp;nbsp;bibitj ~igt;idet bo'nbsp;num de labere ftto,nbsp;hoc donum Dei eflgt;
* Adver.do-fruólus laboris fui reliquerit,* hocipfo num eft quod • 1nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;rnbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;j p • rT A
iiii datum eft yiueatur lummo benchcio- arreccus à Deo. 14 Peruidi etiam quæ fecitnbsp;Dominus in hoc mundo probis amp;nbsp;infipientibus. Quod enim decretumnbsp;eft ab eo,hoc erit conftans amp; perpetuum : ncque ad illud homini licet vclnbsp;addere vel derogate. Quuqj in mun-ftciUoHdnwvindida, * credendanbsp;eft dimanafle â fummo Deo, vt eumnbsp;homines obferuent amp; colant.
14 Didici (^odo' rnniit opera,nbsp;cit Detis ^perßtuC'nbsp;rent in perpetuunt,nbsp;N^on pojjumiis eifnbsp;ijuicquam addere,nbsp;nec auferre qua fenbsp;cit Deus -vt timea^
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^7 Etdixi in cor-mcüjlußum iudicahitnbsp;^orntnui amp; tem-omniirei tunenbsp;^^it.
*lt;? Dtxi in corde ^eo de fili\s ho~nbsp;^inumj'vt probA-tos Deus J amp;nbsp;^^enderet ßmilcsnbsp;^ffe befiijs.
Jdcirco -vnus ^nteritus eß ho~nbsp;ntinisnbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;iumen-
^^rum j £lt;jUA ytriufque coditio,nbsp;ßcut moritur ho-nto,ßcamp;* iïlamo^nbsp;*'iu»tur. ßmiliternbsp;ßirnnt omnici,amp;*nbsp;^ihil habet homonbsp;iumento amplim.nbsp;Cunéba fubiacentnbsp;'i'anitati:
20 £t omnia per-^untad Tgt;num lo^ eum. De terrafa-^a funt,^ in ter-^ampariter reuer-tKntur.
condcmnarent, nocenréfque (cnten-tijs fuis ablólucrent; amp; locum in quo inuenicur iuftus, prætereà amp;: impiusnbsp;qui ei præfic propter peccata genera-tionis huius. 17 Verùm fie mecumnbsp;tacitus dixi, Summo illo iudicij die^iu-ftos Sgt;c impiosiudicabic Deus: omniq;nbsp;operi fiatutum eft tempus ; deque hisnbsp;omnibus,quæ in hoc orbe gefta (iint,nbsp;ibi* refèretur. 18 Sic etiaraapudme*nbsp;fum locutus, Qua fçpenumero dolores amp; pefiimç ægritudines hominibusnbsp;accidût,* hoc fie a Deo efle Ilatutû,vç oeu^vuenutnbsp;eos periculo aliquo probe t,videâtq; nu ’»piob« eos.nbsp;ad pœnitentiam adducantur,vt dirait;nbsp;tatur eis ôc fànitatem recipiant : irapijnbsp;verb pecudis vitam dcgentçs, neq^ adnbsp;(ê redeuntesjhis arguantur, vtmalènbsp;illis eueniat. 19 Verùm amp; hominisnbsp;impij amp; bruti immundi idem euen-tus cft:amp; quemadmodum polluta be-ftiamorituT,fic amp;vita defungituris,,nbsp;qui ante fiiti diem feipfum no recepe-rit .-ócfpirabilis amborum anima iden-tidem in omnibus indicatur. Rcliquûnbsp;verb fcelerato homini à beftia immû-da nullum eft, præter ipfum iêpul-chrum;vertim omne vanitas. 20 O-mnia in vnum locum receptû habent,nbsp;quique terram inhabitant, omnes exnbsp;terra creati funt, amp; ex hac vita migrantes in puluerem conuertuntur-
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ONVERSVS c-H tiam animo,vidi con |cumclias, quibus innbsp;hac vita aiïïciütur ànbsp;*contumeliofis iufti:
ncquc rcpcrias hominem, qui eis ali-quam coafolatioiiem afFcrat, * ant op
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affligêtium in pnmenciuminiutiaSjVi oc armatama-
ford manu amp; vi.
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it felichrem conficiutur. 5 Sed ambobus feïicior ^troque iudicMt, eft,qui in retum natura nüquamfuir,nbsp;?»i Kcdii »atMcfi, neque vnquam creatus efl: non enim
ECCLESIASTI S. vidcntes quæ futuro (èculopoft mornbsp;tem hominem con(èquuntur,laudauinbsp;magis,quàmqui * adhuc hac ftuctes * viuunt innbsp;luce varijs ærumnis calamicatibus ^rumnTJqüenbsp;neque vnquam creatus eit: non enim
7fcelerata ilia opera vidic,quç toto orbe
4 Afpexictiamhbo-
le,o|)tiraagerat amp; prçftatiflîmajbelliP fime cû CO aget Deus. Quod fi alicui
in malû æmulatur,* vt cum illo in con * aj faeien. Z' 1.nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;.11. I- •nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;•nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;/T' dutnfîcutma-
luctudincm illius licentiæ veniat,pelli lumeius. me à Domino multabitunéftq; impionbsp;S stttltM coplicat inanitas Sgt;c animi morbus. 5 Stultusnbsp;T»A»»ffutu,amp; CO- ^ftatc* manibus bladitur fuis. amp; velu * Vad;t,amp;ma
hosaliquando in îudicio repcnfùrus C iij
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nitas cfi; amp; rcs peffima. 5? Meliores iu-fti duo in gencracionevnico:amp; hi qui-dem ad fyderum rationé feipfos com-ponentes, 6c verbis annuêtes parata il lis cflèftitura vita mercedé optima,e-ius laboris quo fèipfbs vt æqualcs fùosnbsp;enutrirent, impendio defatigarunt.nbsp;vnus Td’lias
.-cgtr reçu- buerit,alcer precibus ad Deû fufis,eû à lcóto cxcitabk. Si verb qui fblus eft innbsp;familiafùa iufi:us,ægrotusiacuerit, nbnbsp;efiilliincognationefua cornes ,quinbsp;faum fuTgeTà Pænbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;metito à
worbo. morbo recreetur necefic eft. n Accc-dit qubd Ci vir ^yxor cubitum diftefi ferint, mutuû fibi hyeme calorcpræ-ftatîvnus autem qui tandê incaleftetî
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Confyderairfj^ ri amp; AltAm yAninbsp;tAtemfub foie.nbsp;S Vftus cs7,amp; fe-ewtdumnoH h Abet,nbsp;non filium3 nonfr^nbsp;tAmelttquot;nbsp;borAre nonctjfitf^nbsp;nee fAttAntur oeuhnbsp;eiftf diuitijs,nec ri'nbsp;coo^itAt dices : Cuinbsp;laboro frAudonbsp;AnimAmmeA inbo-nù?.amp;* in hoc tjuo-^ufVAnitAS amp;nbsp;affliiiio^ßintA •
Melius e^er^o duos ejfe ßmul gt;nbsp;ijuÀm Dfium: IjAbetnbsp;enim emolumentsnbsp;focictAtis fut,.
10 nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;y»us cccidt'nbsp;rit, ab Alteroful'*nbsp;cietur.V tfoUj^utAnbsp;(juitm ceciderit,nonnbsp;habet fubleuantent
11 Et ß dormierifitnbsp;duo,fouebiitur rssnbsp;tuo; -vnus qsomO‘^f
EDIT.
U JEt fi quiJjitAm f^MOiiuerit contrAnbsp;’^f’Uyduo reßßut
• Funiculuitri-dißicile rum
^itur.
ecclesia;stis.
Melior eßpuer huper,amp;‘ /Aliens,nbsp;^^^efene amp;* ßul~nbsp;»efcit ffr^tuinbsp;in f/o^lerum.
Cluodamp;*de CAr ^^gt;~c,caten'ipjti~ in ¦¦nbsp;^frdü quii egrcdiA
Ad re^num: nAtuâ in re-S^f/^inoiiiA copurnAnbsp;tur,
Ktdi cusélos ’^iuentesj qui ambunbsp;fubp)le cii Adonbsp;^^fcete fecundo quinbsp;'^^pur^etp'oco.
iz Quod fi erumpat vir flagiciofüs amp; potcns,cuius reprobaoperapropen-fitate quadam fcrantur in occafionemnbsp;inuehédæ in hunc orbe vindid?,pro-dibunt iufti duo exaduerfojquimcfi-tis fuis imminentem banc vindidamnbsp;auertât. Quam ergo excellentes füntnbsp;iufti tres in generariöne, quibus mer-ces feripta eft: bmiles ianc propugna-culis tripiici ordinc, qu æ nifi ægre ex-rnbsp;pugnarinequeunt. 15 Melior Abraham infansamp; pauper,à Domino ipiri-tu prophetiæauÔlus, cuiq; tres annosnbsp;nato cognitus eft Dominusjongequenbsp;à cultu illo nefando abfuic,ip(o fceleranbsp;to Nemrot Rege lene amp; ftulto,qui A-brahamum idolorum cultui non connbsp;(enticntem,in ardentem ignis fornacénbsp;iniccit.fed fenfim illi obrepfit porten-tum Domini,qui cum ab incendio li-berauit.-perfcélûmque eß: vt üpientianbsp;ipfüm Nemrot fugerer, ne in pofterunbsp;admoneretur nonleruircidolisj* quo- * Qujecoiue-rum cultum antca adamarat. 14 Igi-’^*‘*'’®““^quot;«*nbsp;tur à familia idolis feruientium erc-ptus Abraham,regnauit in terra Cananbsp;nxorum,atque adeo imperante Abranbsp;hamoinfummam inopiam dedudusnbsp;eft Nemrot. 15 Dicit igitur Rex Salomo Ipiritu prophetiç â Domino orna-tus vidi viuetes omnes ad defèóftonc ànbsp;Rabaam filio mco propcrantes,cîque
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partem rcgni quæ lerabaam filio Nc-bat aflîgnetur, abfcindcntes : verùm * curiæBinianim amp; Icbuda * cum filio
câ pueto.ipfe mco RabaatTi in fide permanebunt. cftRabaimfi -i \
If ut meut. Hic alter a me regnabit, engctquc le.
amp; impcrabit in Icrulàlem loco bæredi-
mam confilij ad iuuenes rcfcret,qui cum imprudcntcr adducêt, vt in popunbsp;îum Ifraël onus, rcgni aggraiiet.Rclin-quens verb lêniorum confilium,in pa-fîerioru m lèntentiam fàciet difcefiio-nem. Qui rc tandem pcrlpeôla mira-buntur, parûmque voluptaris ex eonbsp;capienr.In caulà cnim erunt,vt deeemnbsp;tribus occafione quæfica de eius Im-perio décédant, quibus regnaturus cftnbsp;ncfandus lerabaam. Dixi ergo ôc hoc
vanitatem cfle fiomcoRabaai
rediens patientem aurcm accommo-
E C C L E SI ASTIS, dos homines,qui hoJocauftomata pronbsp;peccatisofFcrunt^neque ramen fe ancnbsp;tandis operibus; quæ manibus qiiaEnbsp;» conclufcrunc ftiis,auocant.Ideo Do-minus animo placatoea non fufcipit:nbsp;cum nee illi inter bonti «Sc malü facerenbsp;difcrimen norinc.
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1 ’N T E temere
1 N quid loquu-fit,ne que cw tuüm fit -uelox udfifofe-ytndum fermonemnbsp;drum IDeo. DeMnbsp;enim in dtlo,amp;'tnnbsp;fufgt;cr terrumjdctrnbsp;co fint puuci fermonbsp;nes tui.
2 Multas curas fenbsp;quiituy fbmnia.à^nbsp;tn multis fermoni-btss intseaietur fiulnbsp;titia.
E inconfulto ièrmo-
nc prorüpas *in ver-* AJconfun-I * nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;• - * -K Inbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;verba
borum Itrepitu. Ne oris tui.
* nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;.nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;* Nequecor
que præceps animus „„„ feinet tuusteratur, vt vim
amp;oracionis aculeos effundas, quum
tu ad Deum dcprccacurus venis.Nam in vniuerfum orbcm principatumnbsp;obtinet Deus,{cdétque in fummo cæ-lo^veluti fede gloriæ fùæ: tu verb cùmnbsp;depreflus humi iaccas,* in dicêdo mo-dcrationc vtere. z Nam ficut cogita-tiones noftras fomnia confequuntur,nbsp;fic amp; ftukorum vox ad verborum vel
j-z quid -vouifii inanium varietatem fertur. 3 Quum BeOiZze worfrierft/ qyi4 Domino voueris, ne fis auc tarnbsp;’•nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;remiifior ad diflbluendum:
flulta from,fiitgt; : ncq; enim Deus propcn^ate in ftuJ-fedquodcunque-vo tos ducitut , qui in pollicitationibus ueris,redde. fuis plus æquo négligentes, nihil ea-^Multóquemelitsó rependunt. C^odigitur vouerisnbsp;e/? «onbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;, Melius cft cnim non vouc-
post'votumprcmij nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;'nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;1
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Ne deder'u ot tuUj-rt^teccarefd'nbsp;das carnem tuant*nbsp;neque dicas corantnbsp;un^eloj Non eß ptonbsp;uidentia : ne fortènbsp;irattas Dominttsconbsp;tra fermones taos
5 Ne ßrmones tuos peruertas, vndc
L^Gehcnn« nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;iudicium Gelicnüç de-
fuper ante cor pofcacLiF. Ncquc ciiini funitno ludicij pus tuum.nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;/Vngelo qui tibi imperabit,
» Enoreft. prætcxerc , * Imprudens feci.
Tune cnim Dominus verbis quæ per contumeliam dixeris^offenfior faótus,nbsp;opera manuum tuarum labeEiólabic. dißspetcun^laopenbsp;iS Totautem {bmnijs Plcudopropbe-
„ v . nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;•nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;r J^bt multa lunt
tarum amp;diuinorumvanisrelponfis, infinicifq; impioru (ernionibus nc fide funt -vanitates,amp;nbsp;dederisded làpiétes Sgt;C iuftos cole amp; ab ƒ’rmones innumeri.nbsp;eis diiciplinä quçrc, Deumque time, Deutimt.nbsp;’ Opp„f.-lt;gt;7Si*opprciros pauiKres,amp;i« toæpanbsp;amp;«pSlu- trimonium inaliqua ciuitatcdireptumnbsp;ftitiæ. vides, ne commoueare,dicens, Quanbsp;tandem voluntate in hæc omnia aflè'nbsp;élus eft Deus? Ille enim ex fiimmo cx-lo hominum opera amp; æqua, amp;iniquanbsp;obicruat, virófque induftrios ÔC fortesnbsp;mittit,qui Iceleratis imperêt,incó(quenbsp;principatum gerant. 8 Omninoautenbsp;res omnes agrieukura dignitate ante-uertit.Si autem regni incolæ defece-rint, amp; P^cx oppido inclukis illis dedi-cionem fccerit, quum iani comeatus
óitjÖT* fubuerti ti*quot; fiitia in prouincU,nbsp;non mireris Ju^ernbsp;hoe ne^otio : qui Anbsp;exceljo exceißornbsp;eßuliuij fupernbsp;hos quoqu« eminen-tioresßfnt alt].
8 Et inßu^eryni-uerfa terra EeX im^erat feruienti.
6 frumentum deeft, Iiomini agricolçnbsp;venundabitur,amp; huius Icruitutem fu-
ÿ ^A^uarus non ir» plebitur pecunia:nbsp;qui amatdiut'nbsp;tias jfrudlum nonnbsp;capiet ex eis. amp;nbsp;hoc cr^Q 'vanitoi^
* Qui defy (le hire cogetur . Mercator*lucro pewnX”’'*', amp; pragmaticus argcutonbsp;congregando nunquam explebicur:nbsp;quique impêfiusquçrendis opibus re-tine-
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xo Vbi fünf fgt;pes,multi ^ui c.o-tnç^iHitfiâ^-Etcjuiinbsp;prodeft poffejjlbri,nbsp;nifi^ubdcernit di-uitioó ocultffuis?
11 Dulcts cß: fo-mHiisoperati,ßuepA ^um ,fiue miiltiimnbsp;comedut: futur itasnbsp;autem diuitis »onnbsp;finit eum dormire.
ECCLESIA STIS; 'v tinctur, futuro feculo à laude pluri-mdm aberit,nifï cas adiuftitia cóferat.nbsp;Quç enim merccs in abliguriedo pro-uécu? Verum amp; hoc vanitas. lo Quonbsp;tempore maior rerû vbercas eft,auge-tur ctia amp;: hominum numerus vthisnbsp;vtâtur.Quid ergo pofleifori cófèrt easnbsp;cumulate,nifi vt illis bonum faciat, vc
* aliquando parata illi futuro ièculo * videatfaw merces in oculis verletur ? ii (Qiam cedem dat» ianbsp;vero fuauis eftfbmnus homini, qui innbsp;fynceritatc animi Dominü mundi co-Iucrit:ei certè in fepulchro quies cft amp;nbsp;tranquillitas , Gue paululùm vixerit,nbsp;Gue multum diuque ætatc proceflèrit.nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;j
12 Eß idiu in-firtnitAS
-ridi fuhfo^ le:diuitist ^ofcruunbsp;t« in domt-fgt;i fui.
Perewit ttiim ^^ (tffli^ione fcf-fimu. Generuuit fi-l-ium^quiin funtntiinbsp;*^^lt;^ß(ite erit.
Poftquam enim in hac vita Deo fer-uicrit, futuro (cculo mcrecdcm ope -rum fuorum capiet.Prudentia quoque legis Dei homine multa lapientia prç-ditum,quum in eafiimmâ operam nanbsp;uauerit,amp; in illius difciplina Gudiosenbsp;fuerit verfatus, Gc iniplolcpulchro cunbsp;eo requiefeet, amp; folum non derelin^nbsp;quet: non aliter fine quam mu lier manbsp;ritum Gium iacentem non folet delè^-
rerc. u Eft autem perniciofum malum quod vidi fob iole,cui medicina non eftrhomo qui diuitias congregar,nbsp;*nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;,nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;fnbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;* Neaue fadt
neque eas ad pietate contert, parum ex ets bonum lane peruidens dieru Gnem. 13 Hæcnbsp;enim fobftatia illi in * perniciem ven- * alt;i maief»-r I rnbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;« , i • r • ûendumilü-
turo leculo Icruatur , ôc libens luis 'nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;¦ ¦ p ij -
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poft mortem relitfta omnino pcribit. Quia enim malis artibus compara-ueratjin filium cius non confirma-bicur,nec illi quieguam erit reliquum.nbsp;14 Quemadmodum nudus ex vtc-ro matris prodijt in lucem, nullo vc-ftimento,aut alio quouis bono or-natus, fic amp; ad fepulchrum rcuertc-
tur, omnibus certè mcritis ftiisipolia-
tus. Ita enim hunc vitæ curfum eratnbsp;ingreflus. Neque enim aliquod di-gnumlaboris fui præmium receptu-rus eft,quem (ccum in id quo per-
* vtfitinme git (cculum, * ouaft fpecimen luftitiæ
ntumin tnanu O nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;'dl
fuæ in manibus circunfert. 15 Eftq; malum cui medcri nuUa rationc pofnbsp;fumus.-ficut venitin mundum bomonbsp;» «luinbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;mcritis priuatus, fic in * aliud ièculum
perget. Quæ nam igitur acccflio illi éftè poteft, quod laborauit vt ventumnbsp;aucuparetur? Quinetiam in tene-» vtfoiuspa- bris manfit,* amp; fblus cpulatus cft^mul-Bcra guftaret. poj-fenta vidit, amp; in ægritudinc,
S)C iracundia vitæ curfiim confccit.
vj Hoe igitur intuens bominibuso-ptimum vthïc in eo veriarenturjudi-caui : vt edant fcilicct amp; bibant ftu-(ftum laborum fuorum , fic tarnen vt
* Ad vim 5c manus * à vi amp; furto continentes ha-tendant.’ beat, amp; dido Icgis audientes,afflidos
* Mifereatur. opibus * tucanturfuis : in omnibus
fiidoribus quibus féipios in boe fcculo
toto
WIG.
Statt eß nudtii de yteronbsp;rnatriffuteyße re^nbsp;uertetur, amp;* »ihdnbsp;auferet fecum denbsp;labors fuo.
!ƒ Mißrabiln prorßtu inßrmitmnbsp;qvomodo 'venitjßcnbsp;reuertetur. Q^idnbsp;trvo prod eß einbsp;qitbd laborauit innbsp;'ventum?
Cuttélis diebut yitte ßutt comeditnbsp;in tenebrif innbsp;curii multtt,amp;‘ g,-rumna, atque tri'nbsp;flitia. .
17 HocitaqueTt fitmeßmtht bonü,nbsp;'Kt comedat q»if}nbsp;bibat, amp; fruinbsp;tur Itetitia ex labonbsp;re fuo^quQ labord'nbsp;uitipjefub ßolenttnbsp;tnero dierum ~vit^nbsp;ÇuA, qtfos dedit einbsp;Dew j bgc eßnbsp;pars illius.
BDI T,
EC CLES I ASTIS. jr toto vitç ^tio,qQod bohiini in iÿdû-rc fuo à Deo aflignacum eftjinalè iia-bucruntjfibi bcUiïïitnèconfuIanc. Hçcnbsp;enim illius pars eft : êxcra qua dari po-^nbsp;teft nulla. i8 Cum quo enim fie faici-ter cgic DcuSjVt ci diuirias opes ad-deret:amp; bis in hoc ièculo frubiuftitiamnbsp;amp; pictatein colere,dignâmque futuranbsp;vita mcrcedem rccepcurum cum iuftisnbsp;in laborc fuo dcgere hilariter conce-
JÊt omnihomî^ eut dédit Dcmnbsp;diuitiatjAtque fnbsp;fiMtitim,foteß-A-fetnque ei tribuitnbsp;’i't comedit ex eù,nbsp;fruAtur pArtenbsp;fuAjamp; Itttetur denbsp;Ubore fuo:hoc eß deretfnunquidhoc munere iudicetur *nbsp;donuot Del.nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;ri- -r 1nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;\ rnbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;T-k
NonenimfAtis ^ecordubitur die^nbsp;gt;‘um yitte futt,eonbsp;qubdDeuf occupetnbsp;delic^sCQreitu.
CAT. VI.
1 T7 J*/- Ö7* utiudnbsp;y—^mAluntj (jiiod
tgt;tdi fub foie, quidemfrequent a-^nbsp;pud homines,
2 Vir cui dédit
eflèauôtus fèlicifydcre,à fummo Deo? mm eit îiii.
Neque veto tantum ætatc proue-hitur quifquâ,vt dicrum fuotum * re- » Memînem. putationem facere poflit, quot ex illisnbsp;felices amp; quot calamitofi illücebunt.nbsp;Non enim ex voto amp; arbicratu homi-nibus dati funt.-fcd a Domino decretûnbsp;pericriptumcft, quot ille dics*in ludu, * Affligetar.nbsp;quoique in animi tranquillitate Gtnbsp;traniâôlurus.
c P. r I.
STamp;c-amrqucm, fubfoievidi,qui inter honâincs ûne pernbsp;quàm multus eft.nbsp;2. Homo cui dextro
poteflAtë Deus -vt fydere adiccit Dominus patrimoniû, oomedAtex eo ,fed tjignjeatem opcs, cuiq^ nihil eorumnbsp;*tomoextrAneus-vonbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;i •nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;rquot;*
»•«tèif illud. Hoc dceit,quæ ad animum luum pertincre ^AnitAs, ^mife- cxiftimauerit,his tamen illi per Domi-wA^nA efi,nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;num propter malcfaéla- foà' v» non li-
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dcccdit,’ nc^, iJium fiœredi aliquctn agnatûfibi in Iiærcditatis fpénbsp;tandmn. i i •
aaoptabitvxor autem cius cxtcïo. n u-ptup collocabicur-ad qucm in hçEcdi-tatém v/um vcniçnt quæcunqj per fordes actjuifierac, nçoex his qiiiçquanbsp;* conuertcn^ botti cgérat. lllî ergo * afcribçntur tocnbsp;opes in vanitatem amp; peflimam çgritu-dincm. 3 Si centum liberos genueritnbsp;aliquis,niult61q; annosvixçrit^totâmq;
’ çwtcmirtimperioamp;amplkudinecge-. ' nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;rit , ncqî,ramen Iß bonis cxplcuit fuis,
quod diuitiarum efi'ct amantiflîmus, ncq; opcimam fibi exillimationépe-perit, tandemq; honore fepulturæ pri-uctur y prædicaui co feliciorem aborti-uum elle, qui banc lucem nc alpexitnbsp;quidem. 4 Nam amp;cumfummainani-tate inmundumvenit,amp;in teiiebrisnbsp;nomen eius Heli ttiic »quod longiflimenbsp;à iuftiria abelfet neq; nomen bonumnbsp;rooraiS*™'* concihalfet^vt * memoriam fui ab in-, iuria mortalitatis alïercret. 5 Nam amp;nbsp;legis lucem non peruidit, neq; boni amp;nbsp;mali cognitionem perlpeótam habuir,nbsp;vthuius aut futuri lècuîi deleótnm fa-ceret, 6 Si enim bis mille cóplcllct an-nos^neqj in lege opera dedit, amp; lacra-mento öpud Dominum obftriHus judicium amp; iufhtiam non fccitjlub mortis diem-iHius animus jprîeceps in tortnbsp;menu to^ri adjEUm beuiq qj^oerianbsp;jii Gnbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;proper
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Sigemcrit cjuif' pi am centtim liberos j amp; -ni'xeritnbsp;multos (tnno$ jnbsp;plures dies itïtiïitnbsp;habuerify ani-ma iUiusnofi yta-turbvfiis fubßaiiitnbsp;fd£, fèpultura jttenbsp;carc'ttr •• de hif e^onbsp;protiuntio, tptbd tnenbsp;Hor Ulo ßt abor -tiuut,
4 ïrttflraenim quot;Vt nit jnbsp;nbsp;nbsp;permit
nebraSi amp; obliuio-xe delcbitur Kome» eius,nbsp;p Non 'vidit fole,nbsp;ncilHe co^nouit di-flantidtnboninbsp;malt::
6 Etiaan fi duobitf millibtnnbsp;xerit,amp;«onnbsp;rit perfruitusnbsp;»is~N ónne adnbsp;luç«m propernbsp;bmditß
EDIT.
ƒ Omn'n labor ho in ore eiin:nbsp;Anima, ei»i nonnbsp;^m^lebitur.
Quid habet am-fiitK Japiens à ßul to?amp;* qaid pauper Jnbsp;*gt;ifi quot;ntpergat tÜucnbsp;^bi eß yita^
E CC L EStA STls: propcrant fcclerati omnes. Omnisnbsp;defatigatio pro .ah liomine,.r^-ftipitur, qu^^amen fâciJê'ÿcrbô Dp-mini educicur. Keqjhpminis animusnbsp;efculentis amp;*''po£qîéntfe làtiari poçeft.nbsp;8 Verùmquidprudcnti homini am-plius eft in hac vita quam ftultoproper improborû çœtus, a quibus ma-ßaccipitüf^Etquid^inquam'/ei hpmi-ni affliólö faótü opus èft, n'ifî vt in Icgènbsp;Dei animum aduertat, vt poftit co-gnofterc quo tandem lit proditurus,nbsp;proditurus inquam, * in oculis iufto- * corara.nbsp;rum ad hortum voluptati^ ?
P Melius eft honiini ad futurum fèculum gauderc, iuftîtiam colere,amp;nbsp;lummo iüdicii die bonam mercc-
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$ Meltui eßyi-dere ^uod cupias, ^uam defyderarenbsp;•juod nefcioi. Sednbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;-
hoe yanitoi eß, aem opefurn fuorum rcciperc, quam pr^fumptioßi haiic vitam in calamitatibus amp; animinbsp;perçurbatÏóniLLIS ingredi. hoc énim lt;nbsp;Içelerato homäni vanitas eft amp; afflióliónbsp;(piritus. IO Quod in hoc^orbe fuit,du-dum fane nomen eins * auditum fue- *nbsp;rat^atque ab ipfis Adami primi feculisnbsp;cognitum,amp; omne à ftritentiâ Domini dimanat, neque licet homini cuninbsp;Deo longe ‘ potcntiorc , in iudîciônbsp;* contendere, ii Sunt certe in hoc* infurgerej
to lt;^ifutur ui eß, iam yocatu efi no-tnen eins : f :iturnbsp;^'od homo ßtnbsp;non poßit contranbsp;fortiorem fe in iudinbsp;contendere.
ti Pquot;erba f tnt piu-
^ima, multamaue , nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;•nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;i inbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;.
dißutando ha^ leculo rcs innumerabiles , vanitatis ^entia yauitatem. pienilfimæ , quibus operam dare^nbsp;quid ‘ compendu homini accidefcnbsp;bbteftgt;
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VID vcro aliudno-dtia polïïs compre ' hédcrc, quod homininbsp;ad Glutem conférât,nbsp;præterquàm ad Je -
gcm ƒ quæ fola huius (èculi vita nomi nanda eft ), omni ftudio incumbercgt;nbsp;Reliqua vcro vanitatis fùæ ætas quamnbsp;confecit, ipfo mortis tempore,illi vcnbsp;kit vmbra æftimatur. Quis quonbsp;que homini renuntiabit, quod poftnbsp;CLimeuenturum eft in hacvita? x Prænbsp;ftantior.cft optima exiftimatio ,quamnbsp;fibi quærunt in hac vita iufti, olco cx-cellenti , quo regum amp; (acerdotumnbsp;capita inunguntur; Sgt;c mcliordics quonbsp;* In domum wcLierit homo,amp; * in tumulum bononbsp;^pukhtiindu nomine amp;meritis clarus, clatus fue-nomine amp; me ric^quamilleipfe dies , quo improbusnbsp;inluccm vcnit. Melius eft hominem molcftiaafteólum, vt cum conJônbsp;Icris, adire.’quâm ad domum conuiuijnbsp;*Etvini.nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;* pocu!orvm,in qua fuftirrones ad-
funt,contendere;k LuóluoG enim domus omnibus in (ccpum amp; ftnem, vt co proficifcantuE , propoftta cft : o-mnibufquc mortis dccrctu ftatutu cft.nbsp;Igitur in çrumnofàm domû fc rccipiêsnbsp;» G6uertetur. yjf iuftus^ * ad poenitcntiarn adduce-'tur j Sc mortis Jermóncs in animu in-.nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;* ducct
nimaiora Je qu^re rejCÜ ignorât quidnbsp;cottducAtphi in yfnbsp;ta fua numéro diC'nbsp;mm {Kre^rinatîo'nbsp;nif fua,,^ tempO'nbsp;re quod ye'ut yru'nbsp;brafgt;ritterit?tXittnbsp;quii ci poterit indhnbsp;carcjquidfofieüfttnbsp;turumfub folcpt^nbsp;2 Meliut eß nomen bonum quantnbsp;yn^uenta fretiofn,nbsp;CÎT* dies mortis ditnbsp;tiatiuitatis.
Melitss tfi irt addomum ludbttS)nbsp;quàm ad domii connbsp;viuij. In ilia enintnbsp;pntf cundb.orum adnbsp;monetur bominu,
yiuens cogitât quid futurum
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iCCLESl/iSTlS. „ ducetfuû:8c * fi aliquo inerrore yerk- ™-tur, ilium deferens ad Deum faciet co ^wnnsaii., 'nbsp;4 Melioreß im ueidîonê.4 Vtiliorcftiracundia,quanbsp;f ifu:quiaper trißinbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;Dominus in hac vita in iuftos
ƒ Corfapientiunt trifiittA efi,nbsp;cor ßubortimnbsp;Utitia.
( Melius tfi À pt fiete corrifi^quamnbsp;fiultorii dduliitio^nbsp;decipi:
C^uiaßcut foni-tusppinarum arde f iumpub Maße rinbsp;fus ßulti. fed amp;*nbsp;boe yanitas.
S Column id, con-turbat fapCfitc\amp; ferdet robur cordisnbsp;^Uius.
$ Melioreßßnif fgt;*'atio»iSjqua frtnnbsp;^i^ium..
flam-rultui,corn- gxcandefcit,rifu quocumimpiis ioca-tur.Nam in feueritate vultus Dei, an-nonæ caritas,amp; vindida in orbem per uadutjVt iu flor um animus melior fiatgt;nbsp;amp; oratione Dominum deprecetur, vtnbsp;adeamiferationemoucatur. 5 Sapiennbsp;turn animus euerfioncm rempli luget,nbsp;amp; mœrore conficitur fecum repuransnbsp;cxitium domus Ifraël.Excordesautemnbsp;gaudio elatiin domo * lætitiæcpulan- *nbsp;tur amp; bibunt, féque laute acerpiunt,nbsp;neq; memoria repetut calamitates * ç- *nbsp;qualium fuoru.4 Prçflantior eft qui innbsp;concioncamp;domodifciplinæ comora-tur, vt fapietis increpationcs circa legenbsp;intclligat^quam qui ad harmonia ftiiknbsp;torum audienda fe confert. 7 Quid e-nim aliud eft vox ftultorum rifus amp; ionbsp;cos agentiu, quàmfpinarû fob abenonbsp;ardentium quidaquafiftrepitus amp; fo-nus?Ethoccertevanitascft.8 Vis au-tem fapientem fàllic, quod à foa ipfiusnbsp;via fc reuocat, amp; fermone deprauatonbsp;prudentia fapietis animi labefadat^quinbsp;a Deo hominidono datus eft. p Me-lior loge eft negorij exitus ipfo princi-pio.Nam rei veftibulo, iudicari nequitnbsp;q^uis tandem exitus:confcquatur:at rei.
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mino is probatur magisjqui;afFc6hibus impcrat,amp; appctitiim coêrcet,q qui fcnbsp;clacioni animi fai domandu pcrmiièric.
QuLim auté te Dominus in caftiga tioné adduxerit,ne præceps animo fe-raris vt excandefcasjamp; in Dominu có-turnelioQ verba profundas. Sienim ç-quo animo ferasjdimitteturtibiifinvc-ro detreótaris ÔC cxar{êris,fichabeto funbsp;rórem tanto têpore ccruicibus ftulto-rum impaélü, donee eos omnino pefinbsp;fohdet. iiQuum verb iniuriampate-
* Bonumerat HS UC dîcaSyQuî fit qgt; aOtiquitUS * l'CS
inmuödo.‘ nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;ttito^amp;prima lila fecula cflent
præftantinîma, illiûfq; ætatis Homines rcólefaólis nobis præluxerint:quono-
* Noexfapië dimanarct-Verum * longiflîmè à fipié
tiahocinicrxo nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;.nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;.nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;O .
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tiens arrogAnte.!^^^ ßs -velox adiraß^nbsp;dinr.:qiiiA irA in ß'nbsp;nn finiti requit'nbsp;feit.
Il NedicttSjQui^ put AS CAuf£ efinbsp;qiiodpriorA temponbsp;rA melioi'A fnere,nbsp;qiiÀm nunc fundnbsp;Stu It A enimefihunbsp;mine omnia ad eos profpera amp; fecudanbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;mterro
tia^tuahæc abeft interrogatio. li Pul- iz vtiUorefifi' cherrima verb amp; bene confentiens fa pientiA cum dtui'nbsp;pientia Icgis cum patrimonio amp;:opi- ti'is^amp;’mA^ispro'nbsp;bus: (cd tarnen homini longe melius yidentibttsfonbsp;in tranquillitate cum æqualibus fuis, ij sicutenimpo'nbsp;qui hoc in Iceulo boni amp; mali cogni- te^it fApientiA ,nbsp;tioné habent,ætaté traducere. 13 Nam ßc protegit pecu'nbsp;quemadmodûhomoprçfidiojamp;velutnbsp;vmbraculisûpicnç defenditur,* fie amp;nbsp;v°.S'”'’fubvmbrajgt;ecuniarfiincoIumisdcgit ''„y
co potifiimum temporejquo illasadiu buunt poffefitri ftitiamconferr.Etlanedignjcascogni- fuo.
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tiofnisûpicntiæ amp; legis’ ab ipfo lêpuL chro ad fucarumfeculû poflcfl'ori vitanbsp;14 Confyden of»:- cönfert 414 Animjiim aùijçe ad operanbsp;ra DctjtjuodHimo fordtodiiie Ègt;ei.,qi.ii cæcos^gibbero-,,nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;‘ fos amp;: c Und CS ereaiiic, vt per vuiucrsu
çuontUe dslpcxe- gt;, nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;,nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;.nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;„
orbcm proicnnnarecur.lt;^is aiiçe po-
rerit vel ex eis vnü dirigere,nifi mundi V In die bona Dominus^qui iic eos cótorfit? 15 Quonbsp;fruere bonis, dicîccûfeUticer egerit Dominus,rcólènbsp;tnalam diem prfi- - habe,amp; dc ' omilibus bene me- * Omni munnbsp;banc,ßc tUam nc ætumnola ilwceat dics,trbinbsp;fecit Deus, Tt non pnj{piceamp; aduerte. Diêeiiim fecundunbsp;inuenüthomo con icelerato inuicêcóiüxitDeus,vtrcprc-tra eum tttflaa que- béderétur in hoe mundo homines, amp;:nbsp;rimontdf.nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;finiftri quidpia hoc in feculo fà
; bricctur aliquis. 16 Omnia h^c vanita-!- tismeç temporp vidi: à Pomino Deo
ffjec^MogweTÎ di in dicbiis -vaut-tatit mefi : luiius decretum elfc in hoc mundo euen’-ferit in iuffitid ßmnbsp;amp;• itnpiui multonbsp;quot;viuit tem^xtrenbsp;malitia fun»
in
turn boni amp; mali^idque ad fyderum, fub quibus homines i nati fimt, ratio-’nbsp;nem.Vidcas enim hominem iuftu,quinbsp;in iuftitia fua hoc feculo ad morte de-pofeitUFjCuius virtLis illi ad fucura vitanbsp;îeruatLirxric auce amp; feelcratus, qui cû:nbsp;fiagitijs fuis ad extremam çtatem pcr-iieniatjci malcfaótoru numerus ad. ve-tuTum feculum feruatur , vtde illis
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17 JVoZ» f^Tc t»;. fdmmiiudicij die pœnasluat.iÿ.Ncim {^tîtentia de impîo condemnando fc-flHS faifios, quam j • • i- • rnbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;i- • r
necej]7cfi,neob- rcndain iudicio,hs æouo religiofior. fitt^fctu. Sedccmâfuctudo paululûmoucat,ncnbsp;homine omnino dcleas.NeQi fepienfiÇ;
É ij, ’
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)â nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;ta'rgvm '
innitere tuæ ob multam improborum qui (une in curiù calliditatcm : nequenbsp;Tûituanbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;animo compledcrc,* ne te
de optimo vitæ gcncre deducant. i8 Ne te animi curæ coficiant, vt pec-ces multùm: neque te à diiciplina legisnbsp;Domini alienum facias’, vt infanirc vi-dcaris.Cur cnim caufàm mortis animçnbsp;afferes tuæ, amp; anni tui fàto extremonbsp;præcidentur, cùm nondum aduencritnbsp;moriendi tempus? ip Bonus eft quinbsp;mundihiiius profimdis amp; intimisim-plicatur, vt bona animo fuo rependatnbsp;in mcrcatorumvia,neque à libris legisnbsp;parte iè abdicat ftia. Quienim Deum tnhil ne^Hgtt.nbsp;timet,multos à noxis abducet. lo Sa- ¦nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;.
pientia verb lolcphi fibi lacobi, pJuri- ßytauir ßpietem,
» vL-bit?
\8 Ne imjsiea^iu tnultàm t noUnbsp;eße fiultuSf ne mO'nbsp;rinrii in temporenbsp;non tHO.
ip Bonüeßteß-ßenture iußu,ßd ab Ulo ne ßb-trahas manu tua^nbsp;quia qui timet Deii
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* nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;•nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;rj-*»nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;'1nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;• ' quot; fuper dectm Prin^
mum ei prælidij amp; prudentiæ coram \ nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;.. .
r -1 V . 1 nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;n- 1-nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;- ctpes ctuitatis.
iratnbusluis deeem lultis attuiit:qui cùm in timoré Domini multùm pof-fent,nihil in eos molitus eft mali, quonbsp;tempore in Ægypto eflentmeq; ctiamnbsp;violenter in fratremirrucTunt,qui turnnbsp;corum animos cxaïpcrarat. xi Nó eft eß enimnbsp;tanta probitate bomo in terra, qui to- J,omo iufius in rcr^nbsp;to vitæ tépore bene egerit, aut Deum ra,quifactatbo»u,nbsp;non ofFenderit.Verùm qui peccauerit,nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;»o»pecctt.
»zfpidteum.Dcus*ineum vclutioculispropêdet, nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;sed^cunélif
vt ad pœnitentiam adducat, neq-, mo- nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;' ¦ * quot;quot; '
* Loquuntur.^j^jyj., Omnibus quæ ^cclcrati *au-ribusincuicant tuis, ne ammum adie- ^te audiosferuiitfd*
niant.
Non (ß (niiH' us in ter'
fermonibuSj^uidi' €untur,ne uccomf^-des cortuum:nefofnbsp;ceris,vt eismorem geras.Nelt;j;diesvc- maledic€ntcmtihigt;
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ECCLESIXST.IS. 17 niant,quibus (cruum tuum naalcdióHsnbsp;tc appctcntcm, æquis auribus feras;nbsp;quum * iam no potcris tc ab eins ma-nibus explicarc:totus tarnen incumbe,nbsp;VC iuftum iudiciu feras quum dira im-prccabitur.qui tibi æqualis non eft.nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;,
‘ r • nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;¦ •nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;* I • rt- flnbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;* Noiikcof,
Satis cnim tibi teftis eft animus, quod * hoc in gcnerc maledicêciæ,fuc- * Tu alijj maris aliquädo in alios licentior. 14 Quçnbsp;dixi ego,borumßpientia mca pcricu-lum fcci, hæc fum locutus , iudica-tamq; habui fipientiam omncm;amp; ta-dem tarnen à mc longiflîmè abfuit.nbsp;2,5 Etiànèdudum homines fugiteo-rum quæ à diebus feculi fùerût cogni-tio, fccretum abfeonditümq; eft mo-riendi tempus. Atqjadeô quis eft tamnbsp;ûpientia prçditus,qui fecrecum adué-tus regis Meftiædiem poflit peruefti-gando îuuenirc? z6 Coucrlus fum verb vt animo ipfe perpcnderem,cogno-
Sàt cnîm cm-[tieittia 'î tit creM tntile-
Ctwél-a tentaui fipientia.
cjficiAr: lon^iusrenbsp;^^ßit i me J
Multo migis
4,ltA P^ofitndtt4«j^u if iffnbsp;fteniet eam?
Lufiraul yni-Attimo meo, '^tfcîrem,^ con~nbsp;fjgt;derAre,amp;‘ (jitét-rerem ptpientiAm,nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;* . - .nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;~
O rAti9ne,amp;* -vt fccrem,probatem amp; feifeitarer fapien-^o^ffofcerë imffie' tiam,amp; ratio nem mer cedis quæ iuftos tAtem ßultijCif* ernbsp;rarem impruden-tium:
Et ifiueni AmA-riorem morte mit-iierem,lt;ju£ latjuetts 'igt;efiatorumejï-jamp;*nbsp;fA^enA tor eiuf.nbsp;yi/iculA funtmA-»nbsp;niK mitts. lt;jui Jgt;Ia-
pro opcribus manet, amp; icelcrum quæ patrarunt impij (uppliciaintclligerem.*nbsp;item amp; induftriam quæ in rebus gerê-dis Sc regni adminiftratione verfatur.nbsp;Tandem autem offendi ego remnbsp;velipfo morns die afperiorem bomini,nbsp;mulicre quæ marito fiio tot moleftiasnbsp;ftruit, cuius animo vcnabula amp; offen-ccf Deo, effu^iet il dicula iippaóla funt.-eiuiq; manus colli-— -nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;g jjj
zS Ecce hoc inutfh dixit Eccl(ß-^ß(^gt;
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gat2E, nc illas ad mariti obïcquium i transférât. Qui ergo coram Dominonbsp;iuftus eftjcamomninoa feperlibcllunbsp;repudij dimittet, iéq^ab ca explicable.nbsp;^uiautcm in oculis Dei fceleratuseft,nbsp;in illiusmanum cóuenict, eiulq; adul-tcrijsirretietur. l8 Ad hoe auté quodnbsp;inueni attende qua;fo(aic Eclcehaftesnbsp;dióbus Salomo Rex Ifracl)me ipfum adnbsp;fingulos quolqs pUnetas retuli, vc ho-minum rationem inirem , quaiis tandem eriteorum finis. Elf verbnbsp;amp; aliud cui animum dedidi, fid nihilnbsp;promouj,neque enim adiebus Adaminbsp;primi iuueniri potnit homo perleólusnbsp;amp;probuSjfine aliqua peccati labe,vfqjnbsp;ad tempora quibus in lucem venitnbsp;Abrahâiufius^qui folus fidelis amp; pro-bus inter mille Reges qui ad ædifican-dum Babylonis propugnaculum con-uenerantjinuentus efi; fœminam auténbsp;ex cotRegum vxoribus iuftamjinueninbsp;nullam. 50 Veruraramen vide quid ;nbsp;iuueuerim.Creauit enim Dominus A.- ‘nbsp;dam um ilium primum, fortitudine amp; 'nbsp;iuftitia pra:fiantem,lêd Serpens amp; He-ua eum fefellerut^vt ffuélu arboris vc-fcerctur.quem edétes in (ópientes eua-derent, amp; habenres notitiam boni amp;nbsp;mali/ex quo elFeélu eft, vt in fe amp; po-fteros occafioné mortis afcifcerent. Etnbsp;hunc folilm in perquirendis quçftiorii-nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;bus
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Qjtam adbif(^ quamp;rit animanbsp;amp;Hcn imicnigt;Vnbsp;rum de mille ynurifnbsp;repcri multere eienbsp;offinibus noiaueut’
Solummodohof tnueni^ijuodfearitnbsp;Dem homtnemre'nbsp;élü:Ç^ipp; feinßnbsp;nit U mi/'euerft^uânbsp;ßionthtu..
büs illisfrüdu lunt conlccuti, vt mortem in omnes terræ incolas inuehcréc.
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i os Regis ob-feifuo,amp; pracefita ift^dmeftti Dei.
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»gt;egt;jttepermAgt;,eAs tn «ome Del lures. 3 Quumq; Domini ira ^pere mAlo:^uiad~ cxariêrit,nc modum orandi facias,tcq;nbsp;fnnequodyolutrit adeum citiflîmê confer, ilium depre-fdeiet:
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5 nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;eu/ioditnbsp;pritceptu)», nd ex-perietur quietjUAmnbsp;fnAli.Tempus amp;nbsp;^eßonfionecor fd-pisntif inteliigitl
tarum (ermonibus germanam inter' pretationem cognofeere? Sapientia tarnen hominis inter iuftos amp; æqualcsnbsp;fuos illius vultum periuftrat: impu?nbsp;dens verb omnino optimu iter in malum peruertit. z Aecuratcîautem innbsp;præceptis Domini os tuum obferda,vtnbsp;cane tranfilias quæ tibi mandata iùnt.nbsp;In iurciurando quod Deo præftitc-ris,fis perfpedus, vt nunquam fruftranbsp;c3.rc fùpplcx,amp;: ab eo eontendc placa-bilitatem clemctiam,ne luóluofumnbsp;quidpia eueniat.Ipfe enim totius mun-di Dominus, omnia fecundum animinbsp;fèntêtiam facere poteft. 4 Quum au-ditum fucrit decretu Regis, qui in vninbsp;uerfumorbem principatu obtinet, ce-leritate incrcdibili perficitur. Ecquisnbsp;verb erit qui inccrcefîîonc fèraf,amp; dicat, Quare ita ftatuifti?5 Qui madata
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Domini obfcruat amp; colit,nihil mali fu turo fcculocxpcrturus eft.Atque adconbsp;fupplicationis tempus, indicium amp;nbsp;veritas, in fàpientum animis probenbsp;(ûnt perfpeda. C Nam cuiufcunquenbsp;rei viciifitudo bona eft,amp;maÏa:amp; amp;nènbsp;iuftaicntcntiavniuerfus orbisiudica-bitur,quo tempore à Domino ftatuta
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depofeat, qüis eum certiorem faciet/ die mortis,nccfl/iir 8 Nullus in vitalem ipiritum id impe- tur ^uiefcm in'nbsp;rium obtinetjVt adioncs viucntis ani- beîlo^nequtnbsp;mæ prohibere poflit,quô minus c cor impietstnbsp;pons vinculis exeat.-quis enim earn do o^nnUlitetttsnbsp;minationem habet, vt ipfo die mortis fydernui^ amp;• dedinbsp;amicum liberate queat? Neque certc cormeiiin cunflitnbsp;impedimenta militaria quicquam opisnbsp;ad idduellum conferunt, neefiimminbsp;ludicij die dominuminiquitasfua fer-uare incolumen poterit. p Quæ in ƒ««»,.
hoc feculo fünt, omnia probe peruidi, lo. Vidi impios fe^ animumque ad cognicionem corum fffifo^^ffietiacumnbsp;quæ’totoorbcfiût appuli, quo têpore
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tt JËtentnKjuiaHO ffofertur cito coft~nbsp;mtlosfentettAjnbsp;ibßjue timoré -vUonbsp;ßlij hominum fer^nbsp;pttrant ma U.
^2 ^yfttamen pec-f^atorexeo quod ce fies facit malfsm,nbsp;frer patie»tiamnbsp;f»fientatur,e^o conbsp;^noui quoderit bo~nbsp;oii timentibusDeii,nbsp;qui -vereMur fa-tiem eius.
Non fit bonum impio, nec prolon-^entur dies eittSjfednbsp;quafi ymbra traf -tantjqui non timetnbsp;faciem Domini.nbsp;^4 'Etefialia ylt;i-nitas,qude fit fupernbsp;terram.Sunt iudli^nbsp;quibiis mala proue-niunt,quafi operanbsp;t^erint impiorum:
funt impq, qui itafecuri funt^quanbsp;fi iufiorum faélanbsp;baheant. fednbsp;boc 'vanifiimum iunbsp;^ico.
ECCLESIASTIS. 4, bent crepti, cxccflcrûntquc vt igné amp;nbsp;Gehenna conflagrarenc : hodic certènbsp;ex albo ciuium plane deleti fùnc ; amp;cnbsp;quemadmodum cæccris fccerunt, itanbsp;quoque in eos feuere* conftituitur.Et » Kt.nbsp;hoc vanitas cft, n Quia verb in vin-dicandiseorum fceleribus, no ita fub-itade illis pœna repecicurj facile eo-rum animus in hoc orbe * ad nefàrios * impien»nbsp;conatus adducitur. 11 Cùm autema^ faciendumnbsp;Z* »nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;1nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;.nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;1nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;tnalum.
iccleratus vel annis centum maleagat, ei tarnen à Domino ad pœnitentiamnbsp;laxior prorogatur dies : animo certonbsp;prophetiæ mihirenuntiatiimeft, pla-néque compertum habeo, qubd bel-liffimc cum his agetur qui Deum ve-rentur amp; riment, féq; omnino ad vo-luntatem eius conferunt. 13 Flagitio-fis verb non bene eueniet, nec futuronbsp;lèculo diuturnitas crit.-lèd hac vita eo-rum præcidentur dies,erumpéntq;, amp;nbsp;mutabuntur velut vmbra, qubd Deûnbsp;cum timoré non colucrint. 14 Eflamp;nbsp;vanitas quæ pridem vt * omnibus ter- * supernbsp;n- n • demterrx.nbsp;ræ partibus cucnirct,conitituta cltau-fti fcilicct, quibus perinde atquc fi lenbsp;(ficut impijs vluucnire fbler) omnibusnbsp;fceleribus polluiflènt, peffimè euenit.nbsp;Sunt verb amp; impij quibufeumitaagi-tur^atq; fi iuftorum more bene agcrct.nbsp;Sed tarnen in fpfritu prophetiæ conly-deraui, quæ optimis viris hîc contin-
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1Ö £t a^ptffui cor pientiftnij intelnbsp;ligerem difientio-nem,qu£. -nerfaturnbsp;in terra,.Efi homo,nbsp;^wi diebtm amp; no^nbsp;ébibtos fomnumnonbsp;ca^ir oculis»
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bere^ôc in labore amp; parte,quæ homini â Eimmo Deo data eft,animum oble-lt;ftarc,amp; â furco amp; violentia manus co-ciab^'^n hnere.‘hocenim tranquiilicate ali-‘^^“tecuio. ' quado conciliabic, vt tandé eorum la-borum,in quibus cum quiete omni æ-uo fiio,quod ei à Deo Fuerat aftîgnatû, meum -vtfiircmfnnbsp;laborauic,dignam merccdemfcrat.
\6 Quumqj racipfum refero ad nori, tiam Fipiériæ legis, amp; adea penitus vinbsp;denda quæ in terra fiuntjtadem expe-rior làpiérem qui fe ftudio legis amp; diCnbsp;quifitioni inueniendæ làpicntiæ addi-citjOihilnift moleftiam conlequi. ne-que enim interdiu quieftit ille, nequenbsp;no(ftu Idriinum capir. 17 Me quoquenbsp;eonuerti ad opus, magnificentiæ Dei,nbsp;quoni
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2 S(d ómniA in fti turumJeruaturin-certAyCo tjuocl yni^nbsp;tterfA i^quccucniiitnbsp;iujio impioihonbsp;no amp; mAlo^mun-do amp; immnndo:nbsp;immolanti 'viamp;i-ÇncrifictAnbsp;lontcmnenti. ßcutnbsp;hofiuf^ßc amp; f^‘CCAnbsp;tor ; Tt periurttSj,nbsp;itA famp;' ille quinbsp;^»w diisrAt.
;fti amp; fapienteshomi-'nes, ÔC qui fc eis in dilcipiina legis inftituendos pcrmile-runc, in manu Domini ftnc( a quo pri-dem in vniuerfum orbem ftatutumnbsp;eft, quid cuiufque diebus euenturumnbsp;ftt)imdamp;amicitiam,qua adamaruntnbsp;amp; ftrnulcatem, qua in alium exarfcruc.nbsp;* Quisautem Propheta bominû eue-hoi^”pïophenbsp;ta præftire poterit, quæ de illis fyderûnbsp;neccftitacc iamdudum ftatuta fùnt?
X Omnia a (yderibus pedent, amp; à Do^ raino feitû eft qiiod omnibus ahquâdonbsp;cft futurûddémqj euentus eft probo amp;nbsp;improbo;ijs qui fe paulùmâ via dimo-uent iuftitiâmqj animo cóplelt;ftütLir,amp;:nbsp;ijs qui ft vitijs inquinant: confecranti-busopes fuas in ftcrificium ,»amp; ijs quinbsp;tanquâniimpij nihil agut tale:periurqnbsp;: ,nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;F ij -
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homini, amp; ci qui in iurciurandopcr-quâtn titnidus cft. 5 Et hoceftfânèfà tumcotiorbiinamp;uftiflînium,quod innbsp;mûda accidit,quôd omnibus terra innbsp;habicatibus idem fit euentus. Vndc fitnbsp;vt hominû animi,toto vicç fpatio^tur-pitudinc Scprophano quodâcopleannbsp;tur. Sed poft finem illisca fèruantur,nbsp;vt aliquâckgt; cummortuis hoc nominenbsp;iudicentur. 4 Qui autcm fc omnibusnbsp;legis verbis componit, vt futuri fcculinbsp;fibi vitam parée, habet fane quod Ipe-rct.Canisenim viuus leone mortuonbsp;præftantior eft. 5 Sapientes autemnbsp;probe norunt,quôd fi offenderint, fu-turo feculotanquam mortui habebunnbsp;tur.Sibi itaque diligenter præcaucntnbsp;ne delinquanf.ôc fi pcccaucrint,vt pœnbsp;nitentiæ fc dedant.Improbi verb quianbsp;dum viuerent, nihil boni au t præclarinbsp;egerunt, nihil ctiam bonifuturo Iccu-lopenitus norunt ; vnde ncc illis poftnbsp;fàtidiem merees aliqua in Ipepolîtanbsp;cft, amp; c iuftorum cœtu illorura anti-quatur memoria. Accedit quod poftnbsp;mortem nullo in numéro funt. 6 Nânbsp;amp; horu amor,pdium amp;inuidia dudû ènbsp;feculocuanucrunt: nec illis aliqua cû
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4 Nemo eß ^ui femperyiuat : amp;nbsp;qui huiiK rei ha-beatßduciam : me-Hor eß canis 'viuutnbsp;leone mortuo^nbsp;ƒ Kiucntes euimnbsp;fciunt fe ejßemori'nbsp;turos^mortui ferbnbsp;nihil nouerunt am-fHuijUec habet ylnbsp;trà mercedem'.quianbsp;obliuioni trahit anbsp;eßmemeria coru^
d iAmor (juo^utf odium, ittUi^nbsp;diA ßmulfierieruffnbsp;nec habent part(fgt;*nbsp;neque eis ex omnibus quç fub foie fa- in o^erequodfubßnbsp;lt;fta funt quicquam comodi relinqui- le ^eritur.nbsp;tur. 7 DicitigiturSalomofpiritu pro- Vadeer^o,amp;nbsp;phet
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comede i/t Utitin phetiæ à Domino illuftratus. Omni pAnem tuum, amp; bi ßus iuftis,amp; ftngulis aliquando diótu-Ewngejjo,nbsp;be cum '^i-nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;—nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;' quot;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;• • -
O fi um ruu :^tiia Deonbsp;fUcent Opera tua.
rus eft Dominus, Age, iä in gaudio ci-bum hüc gun:a,qui tibi in cium ftatu-tus cft:büc cnim pie egenis famé pa tientibus conculiili:amp; lam alacrior bi-be idvinü cjuod tibi inaraœnitatishornbsp;to reconditum eft in mercedera illiusnbsp;meriquod paupetibus amp; fiti confeótisnbsp;fudifti. Dudum enimDominopientif-fimum opus tuu probatü cft. 8 Omninbsp;tempore fint veftes tuæcandidæ,amp;punbsp;rç ab omni peccati Iabe:amp; optimu nonbsp;men,primario oleo non abfimile,comnbsp;para, vtfeliciflima aufpicia in caputnbsp;tuuredundent, negate bona deficiät.nbsp;5gt; Ætatem verô féliciter tranfige cum
il Omni tempore fint ycßimeta tuanbsp;tandiditj'i^ oleumnbsp;de capite tuo nonnbsp;deßeiat.
Perfruere yita Cum yxore quamnbsp;dilio^ia cunóbtsdie-onbsp;bus y it ti tn habilitât is tu Si J qui dat i 'vxorctua., quam totavanitatis tuænbsp;funt tt bt fub fole^ ya Dco optimo maximo fu b fydercnbsp;omnt tempore yam donata,mirifLcè dcamafti. Hæc e-tnim pars in yita^ portio vitæ amp; labons, in quo an-o in labore tuo^ xiè hocfcculo verfâtus es. IO Quibufnbsp;quo labor as /«t cunq; rebus poteriSjiuftitiam amp; pieta-tern cum pauperibus amp; egcnis colcrc,nbsp;10 quodcwique fanbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;rcmifsior.Poft morteenim no eft
cere potejt manus , nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;.
tua, inßarer opera hormis opus,ratio,fcientia fapicn-»•e.- quia nec opus, tia in ipfo fepulchro quo pergis,nec a-nec ratio,necfapie liquid prçfidij præterquàm in folis be-
xièhocfcculo verfatus es.io Quibuf tem cum pauperibus amp; egcnis colcrc.
tia in ipfo fepulchro quó pergis,nec a-/idij præterquàm in folis be-tia,»ecfcietiaerut nefàôtis amp; iuftitia coHoccs. 11 Inquit SalomonRex,Quumprimümfedi innbsp;« rertimeada^ orcheftra regni mci,aBimo perpedi amp;nbsp;Itud^ amp;'yidt fub cognoui nuBos efle in orbe tâta ccle-F iij
* vtjquiisE ritate, * etiam fi cum aquilis in hoe ge fintceleres.nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;\nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;_ o
nerc tint conretendi, quiica curlu an tcuertanc, vc à mortis acic fè liberarenbsp;qucant: ncque eirehominum multanbsp;fortitudine,auc in prçîijs ineudis dextenbsp;ritatCjVincerc in bello.-ncc eße eorumnbsp;qui mirifica fipientia præditi (ùnt, vtnbsp;fè famis tempore cibo expicant : autnbsp;eorum qui in rerum cognitione apprinbsp;mèfunt cordari in fiimmas opes pro-uehi : nee intcllcólüipfum aliquid connbsp;ferre doólis,vt Regem ad bcneuolétianbsp;amp; mifêrationcm adducant.Stata enimnbsp;dies'eft, amp;euentusidem in fyderibusnbsp;omnibus accidic.ii Neque verb hominbsp;nl (hum tempus notu ctl,Gue fèiix hr,nbsp;fiue inaulpicatum,quodin hocfeculonbsp;illi euenturum eft. Quemadmodu e-nim hamo capiuntur piiees, Sc decipunbsp;laaucs concludütur,nó alirerianc connbsp;cidunt homines co die, qui vt illis velnbsp;punóho réporis accidat à Domino iamnbsp;abantiquo paratus cfè. 15 Ethanenbsp;quoque (apientiam vidi inhoemudo,nbsp;quam lèmper mccu ipfè magna iudi-caui. 14 Corpus hominis cxiguæciui-tati fimiïc,cuiusoppidani paruis admonbsp;» sicut leuia jQ prxfidijs Eiut initrud'i : * evim fibinbsp;funtmenta in Inbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;_
corde honii-leuiumadmodum mcritorumconiciu edetiaduerfus illud mouit praua cogi-tatiOjRegi magno amp; forti non abfiminbsp;lis, vt id oppugnaret, eiufquc animumnbsp;ad
fole^nec 3gt;elociuff^ ejfe curptm necnbsp;fortium bellum,fiicnbsp;fapienrium panent,nbsp;nee do âî-pritm diui-tinf^nec artißatrgt;tnbsp;gratium jßed tentpin cdfumque in o-mnibtn.
12 NeCcithomoß-nemßtiä^ßed ßcui pißccs ccipitifiHtfnbsp;niû, Mes laqueonbsp;comprehenduntiir .*nbsp;ßc CAshintur horninbsp;nés in tempore mit-to, cum eis extern-plo ßuperuenerit.
!ƒ HAnc quoqiie fub foie 'vidi fapienbsp;tiamjamp;' probAitinbsp;maximAm:
14 CiuitAS pArtfA, pAuci in eA quot;gt;lt;1-ri.-nenit contrAtAnbsp;Rex mAo-nus, amp;nbsp;O
'VA'lAuit eam,egt;:' truxitque munitioquot;nbsp;nés per^riim,nbsp;perfeé^A efi ohß-dio.
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ad defeótionem ßlicitaret, Sc in erro-rem adduceret:ædificauicque editû ia cum vt ibi confiitenSjid quo vellet imnbsp;pclleret,amp; à via coram Domino reólanbsp;reuocaret.’vt tandem infinicis Gehençnbsp;laqueiscapciuum duceret, amp; fèpties,nbsp;peccatorü nomine^flama coniumeret.
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TA RGVM nomine arguuntur, ciufinodi repre-henfionis diólo minime fe audiencesnbsp;præbcnc. 17 Supplicatoriæ Gpientum ^7 ^erbanbsp;preces in taciturnitace fàôlæ j Domino Audtunttir^nbsp;mundi longe accepciorcs funt, clamo-
* Qui da- æ improbi in itultos dominantis, cui terfitthos. dicurnbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;clamanti locus non relinquitur.
18 Melior eft lagacis lapientia die ca- iS Mellor efifu' lamicatis, inftrumencis milicaribus vel {gt;ie»tia, ^uàmnbsp;ipló dimicationis tempore ; ôc fccic-ratus vnusin generatione, fæpe (um-mum bonum ex orbe dimouet.
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CAP. X.
1V X moricmei per dunt fuauita 'nbsp;tem vn^uenti.'prC'nbsp;tioßoreßattrofa-pientia : parudqutnbsp;gloria j ad tempuinbsp;ßultitia.
E S S ] M A cogita-tioin foribus cordis habitans, fimilicudinbsp;ne cum mulca con-ucnic, interitumque
afFerc mundo,amp; in id tempus conij-cit hominem quo peccet.-omninóquc delet nomen bonum, iam olim com-paratLim oleo pretiofo amp; mirificc flagranti. Quantum autem lapientiumnbsp;prudencix amp; diuitum opibus præflatnbsp;isjcuius mediocris efl: amp; leuis ftukitia?
z PrudentLim animus in acquirenda 2 Cor fapictjtli 1» lege verlatur totus, quæ Dei dextcra (^lt;^xtera eiu^ , amp;nbsp;data efl. Stulcorum autem animus adnbsp;comparandas diuitias , argentumnbsp;aurum propendet. 3 Quum autem lè sedamp;in yinnbsp;ftultus in viam flnuolam cóiecerit, £a- ßultm ambulafthnbsp;'nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;cilc
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Si JfiritM pore^ fiatem habentis a~nbsp;fctndtrit fuper te.^nbsp;^ocum ril um ne di-iniferis:qtiia cura-t‘0 faciet eejfarenbsp;peccata maxima.
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ƒ ntAlum quod -vidt Çubfole,nbsp;qunß per erroremnbsp;^grediens à facienbsp;ptincipis:
Poßtuin flultum dignitiitefubli--iiii,et diuites federe deorfum.
da flint : vt omnis ßukum euin cf-fe facile prædicet. 4 Si fpiritus pra-' uæ cogitationis dominatur tihijidtca-’ tans maxime, vt in te impetum fa-ciat,ne de optima ea ftationein qua ftarc confùefti, décédas. Verba enimnbsp;legis in medicinam hoc mundo fadanbsp;funt,vt à Domino fumma peccata di -mitterenturj Sgt;c obliuionc tontereren-tur. 5 Eftamp; malum quod hoc in orbenbsp;in luce omnium elf ; quanta incommoda inorbem innehunt calumnio-fa verba quæ aperta, amp; à principe innbsp;quempiam dimanant. 6' Conihtuitnbsp;Dominus improbum amp; flulcum îdu-mçum fÿderequidem fuo extcriiimôinbsp;felicitate à fummo cælo fruentem^for-tiflîmifque amp; fummis copijs ; popu-lum verb Ifrael in illius ditione ca-pciuum : amp; qui in co opibus præfta-bant, propter mulcitudinem peccato-rum pauperes cfîedos, amp; in fummanbsp;humiîitate inter populos habitantes.
7 ^idi feruos in principesnbsp;‘^'i'nhulantes fupernbsp;,qitajï fermas.
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7 Ait igitur Salomon fînritu prophétisé, Vidi populos, qui olim principatu filiorum Ifraël tenebantur potentio-res fados,amp; ducum more in cquisnbsp;expeditos : Ifraëlitas autem amp; qui illisnbsp;imperabant, quafî mancipia, peditesnbsp;ire. 8 Refpondens autem * fummanbsp;G
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Dei itiftitiajGc loquitur,Priores illi hoc nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;gt; tncidct
omnc afciuerunc fibi, non aliter atque is qui in biuio cunicukim,amp;: foflain M
? . .n nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;r btt cum coluber-
egic, in iliam autem neceïiicate or -fendic : amp; populus qui Dci mandata tranhlijt, liipcrata traicdamundinbsp;mrceria, in man us fccicrati Regis in-cidec, qui cum ferpentis more denti-buspctct. s Inquit vcro Rex amp; Pro-pheca Salomon,Compertum habco pdes.affligetur i»nbsp;Manaffem lezekiæ filinm eo fcelerum (jiu fcinditnbsp;dcducturn iri,vc fimulachraamp;lapi- gt;~^’ulneri,bt'nbsp;des adorct-.qua rc in maniis Regis Afnbsp;fyriorum veniet, qui eum domabicnbsp;frænis : quia vel ab ipfis radicibus fcr-moncs legis in tabulis lapideis cxci-fos cLiulferac : cuius Iceleris nominenbsp;pœnas cercè dacurus eft. Rab fàcasnbsp;quoqueillius frater futurus eft vtli-gneas imagines adoret, ôc de verbisnbsp;legis, quæ in area ex lignis Setim fa-brefaôlijdonata amp; deferipea erant,de-cedat : cuius gratia per manu s Angelinbsp;Domini igné cremabitur. lo Quo Stretufumfue^nbsp;die in peccata prolapfus eft populus ferrum,^^nbsp;Ifrael, induraruntetiam, amp; veluti fer-nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;fucrit^ul'
rum riguerunt cçli neaquam pluuiam to hborc exacuc' demittcrent: ncque ramen generacio tur,egt;podl indu'nbsp;ilia Dominum deprccataeft: quo fa-nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;fequaurß
dum eft vt vniuerfus orbis fame fran-gerctur. Veium vbi primum feipfos receperunt, amp; conuentus babuerunc
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tt Verba orts fa-pientisgratia : amp;* ^abia inßftetts prdtnbsp;^iÿitabunr eum.
Initium -verbo-tnm eiua ßultitia, nouißimum o-
^is illitts error peß ßmui.
14 StultM -verba multiplicat : ignorât homo quid antenbsp;fe fuerit : quidnbsp;foil ƒe futurumnbsp;fit,qufs ei potent eft. Quis enim ei renuntiaturus eft?nbsp;indie ar e^
!ƒ Labor flultO' ^um affligit eos.nbsp;quinefeiunt in -vr-btm fernere.
ECCLESIASTIC. ftios,amp; afFcdibus imperarc cœperunt,nbsp;principefque ad poftulandam a domino bcneuoicntiam præfeccruntj il-liscælum, propter dignitatem amp; decorum fapientiæ illorum, omnia ex a-nimi voto tribuit, n Qu urn propternbsp;pcccata Iftaelitarum, quod *iii otto ft * infiientio.nbsp;ad ftudium legis non conferrentjper-nicioft ftrpentes immifti ftint, qui eosnbsp;morfu peterent, amp;c damnum orbi af-ftrrent, quænam tandem vtilitas de-latori efft potuit, qui etiam tertiumnbsp;mendax, Gchennæ flammis tandemnbsp;fit comburendus. 11 Sapientis hominis verba, qui quo tempore vindidanbsp;orbi impendet, inuenitur in genera-tione, Ci orat, auertit ftnè fuppliciumnbsp;amp; Dominum ad miferationem addu-cit. Labia autem infipientis hominisnbsp;increpationem iuuehunt,.atqueadcönbsp;vniuerfo orbiintcritum. 13 Initiu ora-tionis illius ftultitia , amp; * peroratio mm'oril^fiUinbsp;prauis motibus ftatet. 14 Stultus inmotiopra«».nbsp;inani verborum ftrepitu , quibus nihilnbsp;opus erat, totuseft.-neque ftire quif-quam poteft, quid illius diebus, amp;nbsp;quid fub eins exitum euenturum
15 Labor quo in ftultitia fta cx-cruciatur ftolidus, tantopere ilium conficit amp; fatigat , vt non fitnbsp;doótus plane ad earn ciuitatcra rc-
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ceptLim habere in qua fapiences habi-tanc, à quibus dodrinam feifeitetur.
ld V'a tibi terri, cuius Rex puer e fl,nbsp;amp; cuius principesnbsp;manè comedunt.
Vætibi terra Krael, quo die in tc regnaturus eft lerabaam impius,matunbsp;tinisoblationibus modum pofiturus,nbsp;amp; quunx principes tui,antequam autoram perpetuis Gerifieijs confecra-rint, conuiuijs retinentur. 17 Bene verb tibi erit o Ifrael,quum tinbsp;bi Hezekias filius Ahaz, è domo Danbsp;uid Regis Ifrael originem ducens,nbsp;impcraturus eft : qui in lege fordsnbsp;amp; ftrenuus , reliqua mandatorumnbsp;Dei perfoluet . Principes verb tuinbsp;poftquam oblationis perpetuæ mu-nus belle obierint, bora quarta con-uiuantur,vt fe alabore recolligant,nbsp;quern in excellentia legis impende-runt , non autem in remiflione amp;nbsp;leVua^îêÿs^oculorum cæcitate. 18 * In ftudionbsp;mandatorum vir animo fra-ólus libcris orbatur fuis. Fœmina au-tcm,fînegligentiuspræccptaquæ ei fiiUabit domus.nbsp;imperata funt, vt à menftruis pollutinbsp;Gnguinis caueret, no ftruarit, fummo
BeititerrijC^ i us Rex nobilis (fljnbsp;cuius princtp-^nbsp;'vefi:untur in ter»'nbsp;pore fiuocid refictS'nbsp;dum,amp;* non ad (inbsp;xuriam.
i8 In pi^ritiys hu' tniliabiiur conti-gnlt;itio^amp;* in tn fir'nbsp;mitite minuit per»
J P Inrifiuficiunt panemj amp; ~gt;’inur»nbsp;-y’t epulentur bibc»'nbsp;tes: p!cuni£ obenbsp;diunt omnti.
* inxifu. animi mœrore domi aftîcietur.ip * Hi lares panem faciuntiufti, ad edu-candos pauperes amp; fame confèélos:nbsp;vinum quoque quod fitientibus mi-fcent,illis deledationem futuro ftcu-» cptiuomw, afferet. Pretium etiam redemptio-' nis * teftimonium iuftitiæ futuro fccunbsp;lo
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i« In co^ttiitione
Rc^i ne. detm-yamp;' in Jecreto ^ubiculi tut non metnbsp;Udixeris diuiti :nbsp;^uiit amp;* dues caUnbsp;portiihunt 'voeem
bent pennetSjeinnun-fîabunt fentctÎAm.
lo proeis in lucc omnium reddet. lo Tuautem netacitus apud te innbsp;incimis amp; abditis cordis, Régi prauènbsp;impreccris;nequc in penetrali thalaminbsp;tuijfapientimaledixcrïs. Razielenim Raiiei.nbsp;Angelus, omni die (ùper montem Honbsp;reb clamat, amp; in vniuerRim orbemnbsp;vox eius peruagatur. Elias quoque là eiûs.nbsp;cerdos magnus, vckit aquila fummisnbsp;alis prçdita volans,aercm amp; cçlos per-Iuftrat,amp; quæ occulte faóla lîint , o-mnibus terrain inhabitantibus deferc,nbsp;amp; renuntiac.
CAP. XI.
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i Da partes fepte^ neenon oito : lt;juia
t^norai ^uidfuturum ßtfnalifupcr
terram.
Xi repletsfue-rint nubcSj imbrem fuper terrameffunnbsp;dent.Si cecideritlinbsp;gnum ad .^fufiruynbsp;aut ad.Aquilonem,
ROTENDE pa nem dimenfi tui pannbsp;peribus, qui manc innbsp;ueôli oram maris lenbsp;_____________.0^^^ • cnim poil tempore, tuturo feculo merce-deminuenies.x Optimam partem fe-minis confer menfe Tifri in agrumnbsp;tuum, neque tarnen amp; menie Kilîeiinbsp;à feminando auoceris . Neque enimnbsp;tibi exploratum elTc potclî: iplî terrænbsp;imminens malum, prima an fecun-da Icmentis lùpcratura fit .5 Sinbsp;imbribus nubes complcantur , eosnbsp;propter iuftorum mérita in terramnbsp;Ipargunt amp;effundunt. Quod fi iHonbsp;æuo iuftitia deficiat, in mare auc fo- .
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Iitudinememittunt,neab eis homines nbsp;nbsp;quo cun que loco
compendium fèrant.Atque vbi à Do- tbi erit. mino coftitutumeftvtRegemamp;ad-miflîonales illiuspmperio abrogct;autnbsp;ab eodem décréta cft futura vbertasnbsp;aut fàmes,fiueinAuftro,fiue in Septé-trione, auE alio quouis loco qui ei rcinbsp;, id confilium * exequccur
Dominus, amp; eueniet. 4 Qui obfèr- 4 (îui olfemiit uatdiuinos amp;ariolosvix réméré bacnbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;pmi-
vita res præclaras aget ; èc qui à (yde nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;cj)ßde
nous leniumaucupatur, non augebit mcrcedcm. Augures enim vento per-quàm (ànè iimiîcs funt, qui horninisnbsp;palma concîudi non potelbat’planetçnbsp;nubibus cæli coparantur, quæièmpernbsp;eunt,neque vnquam redeunt.5 Sicut ƒ Quomodo igno-non poteft tibi omnino eflè peripcélûnbsp;qua tandem via,anima (pirabilis Sgt;c vinbsp;tæ capax in corpus infàntis infundi-turjamp;infœtû qui vifeeribus vtero genbsp;HÆitat. rentis marris*continetur: amp; ignorasnbsp;plane,donee in luccm edatur,mafcu-îusnebranfccmina: Cic neciudicarcnbsp;potes opera Domini , quæ omnianbsp;fumraa prudentia perfecit. lt;gt; Ineiinnbsp;te ætace tua vxorê duc, vt liberos fo-feipias : fie enim te natu grandiorc iJIanbsp;veiutparstuijfinem pariendinon fa-ciet. neque tibi tarnen cognitum cflènbsp;pote rit, vnufne ex cis ad bonumnbsp;lit eleótus j sitne hic yel alter, duó-
ras qtl£ Jtt ~»tA Jpt-ritus, qua rationt compitt^antur opanbsp;in 'ventre prt^tfannbsp;tif:pc nepii operanbsp;Deijqu i pbricatornbsp;eß omnium-
é Manepmiftap* me» tuii}nyamp;nbsp;pere nccepetinti'nbsp;»Mtudcquia »eptinbsp;quid ma^if oria^nbsp;tur , hoc aut illudf
P ytrunque mulymebus erb’-
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Dftlce lumot, deleélubile efinbsp;oculis ytdcre fo-lem.
iSi (inttu ntultii yi xerit homo , innbsp;his omttibui lattisnbsp;ftterit , meminijjenbsp;debet tenebroft temnbsp;forif, dieritmnbsp;ntu[torum:qiii quunbsp;yenerintj'Vcinita.tKnbsp;Ar^ttentur frAte-^^itd.
$LAtdreerga iuue nif iH ddolefcentiAnbsp;in bono ßtnbsp;cortuum indtebtMnbsp;iuuentutü tit£,nbsp;ambula in yqs cor-dit tuijamp;' in intuitu oiulorum tuo-rum,nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;ßci to qu bd
pro omnibui hù dd-ducet teHetts in iu dicium.
10 tXufer irdm i corde tuo^^ amo^nbsp;vemilitiAm 4 Cdr-ttetud» ^Adolefcen-tidenimjamp;' yolu^nbsp;ptiu y and ßtnt.
EccLUsihsns,
UC etiäfitnulredifuturi fint 7 .Et fiia-uis efi lux legis amp; aptiflima eertê, quç oculis caligantibus lumen afFerat, vtnbsp;aliquando dignitatem vultus Domini tueantur , qui diuino quodamnbsp;fplendore iuftorum facicrn eft illuftra-turus , vt pulchritudine cum foienbsp;comparari queanc. 8 Si igitur mul-tûm diûque vixcrit homo, hoc iliumnbsp;decet maxime, vt fe gaudio expleat,nbsp;§gt;c ad Icgcm Domini ftudium ïuumnbsp;conférât, repetacque memoria oblcu-rum ilium mortisdiem,nein pecca-ta prolabatur . Multi enim funt diesnbsp;quibus mortuus a Domino (enten-tiam pafl'urus , in (èpulchro iacet.nbsp;Sufcipiat ergo viuens lubcnti a-nimo , fi quod forfan ei vanicatumnbsp;quas commifit , fupplicium acci -dat . 9 Lætare adolefcens temporenbsp;iuuentutis tuæ , amp; in cphebis tuisnbsp;fis hilarior, amp;: in manfuetudine ingre-dere (émitas animo acceptas tuo : amp;nbsp;fis cautior in obieôhis oculi tui, nequcnbsp;in malum aduerte. Tibi enim corn-pertLim efle poteft in omnibus hisnbsp;Dominum tecum iudicio ccrtatu-rum. 10 Aufer indignationem à cornbsp;de tuo,neque malioccafionem in cornbsp;pus tuum induxeris. luuentiisenimnbsp;amp; nigri capillitij tempus,inanitas.
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CAP. XII.
T in mentem rcduc Creatorem tuum^vtnbsp;illi honorem imper-tias tenera ætacc,nbsp;priufquàm te ante-
uertac dies peflimi, amp; tihi quafi obre-pant anni quitus dicas, lam in illis nullam voluptatcm capio. x Et an-tequàm fplendor gloriæ vultus tui,nbsp;qui foli fimilis eft,immutetur : amp; ocu-lorumtLiorum lumen caliget, gêna-rum decor obfcuretur ,oculorum panbsp;pillæ (imiles (ànè ftellis, obuoluantur,nbsp;amp;: fupercilia pluant lachrymas, nu-bium inftar poft imbres. 5 Quumnbsp;genua tua moucbuntur , amp; concu-tientLir lacerti, amp; dentes oris tui he-bctiorcs fient,amp; ad cibum manden-dum infîrmi, amp; oculi per capitis tuinbsp;feneftras intuentes, obfcurabuntur.
4 Pedes verb tui, ne foras egredia-ris,vincientur, ciborûmquc dcledum negabunt tibi : amp;ad concentum auis,nbsp;quail latronum de noôle graflàntium,nbsp;à lomno cxcitaberis, denciéntque tenbsp;labia tua,ne carmen decantes. 5 Ve-rùm amp; eorum quæ iam ab antiquonbsp;fàéta funt , caue ne rccorderis : amp;nbsp;quum ingreflus fueris fèmitas tuas, Ic-uiftîmus cumulus, edito propugnacu-
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affliôho^;u etaffrofinquet dft'nbsp;niydetjutbiu diOf]nbsp;Nonmihinbsp;2 ^fitcquàm tc-»cbrefcat fol,nbsp;lume»jnbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;ßclU',
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taatur »ubes ^oß pluutar»:
CiuAndo commo-ttebu»tur cufiodes domtUjamp;' »utdbütnbsp;quot;virifortißimi, amp;nbsp;Qtiofi eru»t molennbsp;tes ht minute) nu menbsp;roj,amp;* tenebrefcetnbsp;-videntes fer ford^nbsp;mind.
4 JEf cldudent o-* ßid in f late A, innbsp;humilitate yocifnbsp;molentis , con^nbsp;furgent dd yocemnbsp;yolucr'u,^ ohfitienbsp;def:ent omnesfli^nbsp;carminis,nbsp;ƒ Excelfa quoqutnbsp;timebunt, amp;*for'nbsp;midabunt in yia:nbsp;florebit amy^di^.
^tttequamrum^ fgtur funicultti ar
recur-rafuittaaure(ijamp;* contemtur hydrianbsp;fuper fontem,nbsp;confringatur rotanbsp;fIIper cifiernant.nbsp;7 I-t reuertaturnbsp;puluis in terrantnbsp;ftam ynde erat,amp;nbsp;ßitrittts rede at adnbsp;I^eum qui dédit ilium.
VanitM yani-tatum^dixit Eccle-fia^les, omnia an it 05.
ÿ Cûmque ejjetÇa pientißimu^ Ecclenbsp;pailes, docuir po-pulumjamp;' enarrattit qu£fecerat:amp;*nbsp;tnueftigans componbsp;ptitparabolofmul- 'nbsp;1
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lus,impinguabitur lo fimilis tibi videbitur, Sc fummum locufioj^ dißipa (pinæ dorfi tui præ macilencia ex-bttur capparis:quo- jcnJctuj. 3^ turgcntibus pedumnbsp;tuorum plancis tabernaculo prohi-futt,amp; circtiibunt bcberis. Conuertctur enim ad fe-inplateapla^entes. pulcbruni bomo,amp; circuncirca dißnbsp;current Angeli,tc ad indicium re-petentes, plorantium inftar, qui bi-uia circumeunt,vt lèntcntiæ tuænbsp;rationem ineanr. Donee linguanbsp;tua loqueneem te deficiat, decorq;nbsp;capitis tui concidat, amp; fcl iecorisnbsp;tuifrangatur, amp; properet cadauernbsp;tuum ad fcpulchrum. 7 Et reucr-tetur caro tua de puluerc expreP-fa, in terram^quo habitu quondam fuerat : amp; fpirabilis ille animus , quern tibi Deus dono dedit,nbsp;veniet, vt cum illo, iudicio confi-ftat. 8 Cum igitur Salomon Rexnbsp;Ifrael, inanicates mundi, in quibusnbsp;verlantur homines,mirifice efletnbsp;edoólus, ait concionans, Vniucr-fum vanitas. 9 Et facile omnesnbsp;homines dignitate fiiperauit Salomon , fapiens Concionator didus:nbsp;immo amp; populum Ilrael fapicn-tiam omnem edocuit : seq; fapicn-tum diólo audienrem præbuit, amp;nbsp;prudentiæ libres perueftigauit, di’
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VANTVM MEVM ftudium fuerit vcl illiiftrandænbsp;vclamplificaiidæ amicitiç no-ftræ,(âns ex his litcris quas adnbsp;tc multas dedi potuifti cognonbsp;{ccrc.Neqi,cnim tarn fuit autnbsp;obfcuraauc vulgaris in nos vo
luntasruaj^cuius non aliqua inliterisnoftris fignifica-ÛO delyderaretur. Edienim fempcr ftatuebam ipfc, tarn in vtriulq^nollrum animis eflcpofitam amp; planenbsp;dcfixam amiciciam hanc, vt ncquc teftibus neque labellis indigeret:tamen non inuitiis adduccbar vt ere-dcrem,a bcueuolentia tua non elle alienum^h aliquonbsp;Hoftro teftimonio comprobaretur. Eftquc mihi lanenbsp;^uam gracilEmum coniunólionem hanc nobis à natura datam,tantopercornamentis illuftrarttuis^ Neq;nbsp;enimgrauate fero tuis, offieijs. magis quam noflris,nbsp;nos inter nos coniunóliflimos.eflc. Ac erit, ni fallor,nbsp;tempus quo tanquam admotis arbicris,mea in te per-Ipici point amp; neceflitudinis pietas, amp; amicitiæ fides: qui diesetfià me diffifionibus. trahitur , nelcionbsp;tarnen qua tandem animi diuinationc permoucor, vtnbsp;ilium aliquando meæ in te bcncuolcntiæ.teftcm fb-ïc non dcfperem :maiorémquc- in modum â tc con-
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Cùm autem ijldcm ceôtis vteremur,mcmoria tencs non indeambulationibus amp; Ipatijs tantum, lèd etiamnbsp;aliquando inter pocula ilia rorantia, graues fane locos amp; à communi vfu abliorrentes tractari a nobisnbsp;folicos : qui à veteribus Philofôphis pcrtaóli, fusenbsp;in diuinis liceris recentionbus prælértim, cxplican-tur. Quo loco in mentem venir, quantos apud cosnbsp;ftrepitus amp; clamores moucrint, qui le in hoc généré aîiorum luminibus obftrucre facile exiftimabant*nbsp;In quo fàcis noflros homines mirari non poffuni,nbsp;præcepta quæ amp; ficillima fûnt , amp; plan^nbsp;frxlüta. fenfibus populi aGcommodata,fola fùnc complcxi’
-ocr page 67-quæ vcrô perfcólum quiddatn in animis Ii om in um inuruntjCane attigcrunc quideiTi. acque,vt libéré fcn-tiam,fi quæ mandata dune quæin arcæ di/pendiumnbsp;nullo modo pertinent,illis ca fantin amoribus, illa de-olcuIantLir amp; fouét.-quæ autem ad fpeciem illam hone-fti proximè accédant Çquam in Euangelijs expreiîamnbsp;animo cernimus,hanc fi oculis intueri poflemus, mi-rificum fui, vt ait Plato, defyderium faceret ) ea omni'nbsp;no repudiarunt. In quo etli nos placatos amp;. bcneuolosnbsp;habere debebtmt, quód nullus fit tam Lynceus qui innbsp;iftis tenebris nihil incnrrat : hoc tarnen illis fùm iratusnbsp;magis ’ qubd in ifto gencre non ofFendunt fdlûm lcdnbsp;hanc fuam noxam ponunt benefadi loco ; ôc dum iura omnia amp; diuina amp; humana populari iudicio metiû-tur, omnéque lâpicntiæ theatrum à Icipfis petunt : eanbsp;refpuunt,quæ à demagogis amp; populariblis luis decla-naatoribus diflîmulatione amp;ßlcntio prætermittuntur.nbsp;Optima opinor ratione, ne apud eos in quibus alterumnbsp;Athenienfe Prytancû ftatuunt,pro.fofla palam veritatc ¥ryt^eu»ûnbsp;in odium amp; fufpicionem veniât.Quanquam quo ma-gis. dicendi genere apud làpientes ôc Chriftianos gratianbsp;ineas,quâm fiea tu inlucemattulcris,inquibus ( fine-genturverbo ) Apofiolos ipfosjocupletifiîmos vindi-ces amp; auélores lau dare pofiis? Quod lane Chrifiianisnbsp;hominibus magis dolendum eft , quod quibus nosnbsp;leliis Chriftus vetcribus illis ludæis præftare vo-hierit , ea omnino iftis præftigijs concidunt per-^ertuntur . Quid enim diftridus illc viuentis Chriftinbsp;gladius agebac? { de verbo eius loquor ) quæ mens,nbsp;S’-fi Icnlus crat animorum fuorum ? nonne vt veterisnbsp;^gis vmbras, perfeóla iuftitiæ veritate abftcrgerct
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COS qui fe ad cius difciplinam conculiflènt, adfolida: Se minime adumbratæ virtucis genus traduccret?Quænbsp;ciim non tancùm hominibus Icuiter cruditis,ièd etiamnbsp;vulgo peruagata velue in ore finc,mirari no define,nbsp;quid cauflæ eft quod cantopere à fèntcntia Euangeli-cæ legis alieni fimus.Quid enim aut a Chrifto tam ab'nbsp;horrens, auc à veritate Euangelij tam longe poficum
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cedere, fèd ne ea quidem imitando conlequi, quæ im-maniflimus quifquc fàcere non reeufetîNam G teftan-te Deo,publicani ôc id genus homines,quos ne fimula-chra quidem virtutis appellare qucas,ad bene meren-dum de agnatis amp; coniundis naturç propenfitate im-pclluntur,quæpœnaChriftiano homini conftitui po tcft,qui neapud fuos , nifi fummis vfùrarumaut einsnbsp;quodintereft additamentis, in creditum cat? Quo innbsp;genere tam certè offendunt homines noftri quam qui
gclio de beneficijs collocandis, hoipitalitate nos inter nos rctincnda,amp; ofEcijs vitro citroque confêrendis fu-fius recitantur,ca confilio amp;voluntatc,non autem prç-feripto metiuntur. A quibus fi de dignitate amp; honeftonbsp;fermo fiat,non tantum Euangelicæ veritatis, fèd amp; phinbsp;lofôphiæ veteris præfidium deièritur.Qui qubd temponbsp;rum vitia fibi quibufeunque modis tuenda eflè iudica-- uerunt,nouum quoddam virtutis amp; perfcôti genus adnbsp;¦ vitam Schominum mores videntur attuliflè; in quo fi
Ce mirifieè exerceant, prÆclarifiîmê/ecum agi opinan-tur.Cui enim iliorum non ampliflîmum virtutis tefii-monium reddicurjfia benea^ndo amp; rcôtcfàéhis- cö^ ^àtiotte rem'otifiîmus,id tantum oneris fibi im
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vt minus amp; ocuîos ab iniuria cótinentes babcat? Que nonquafi fingulari virtutc præftantem in cælum cfte-rentlaudibus,{îmodô de niillo malcmereatur? Quid-damprofeóló magnificentius amp;vberius fidesnbsp;poftulat, in cuius honeftate ne ille quidem videbicur ‘nbsp;conftitifie qui altcri non nocucric, nifi ctiam ita fitnbsp;animo afFcótus, vtineo officijs omnibus amp; pietatcnbsp;rctinendo decumbat totus, ftatuâtque nihil eflenbsp;in quo magis Chriftiani hominis Iplendor cluceat,nbsp;quàm fi pliirimos obfequijs amp; liberalitate fibi ad-iungat. Sed ignorant homines quâm magnumnbsp;vc(^gal hoipitalitas : ncque probe animo cernuntnbsp;iiQa 'üs^\ioviip,icru7iuvTo$nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;ait antiquus illc Poeta. Tu Ueßt^us.
cùm Chriftiani hominis inftitutum ab agendo femo-ueas, amp; in ftudio rei familiaris immori vclis, nc-que quicquam eorum quibus maxime vitæ hone-ftas continetur , ad te putes pertinere , vllûmne tibi inter Chriftianos locum reliquendum eflenbsp;exiftimem ? Quid fi ne â Stoicis quidem in porticunbsp;dcambulandi poteftas fiat ƒ Quid fi in Cynofar-gc vcl Lyceo efle tibi per Philolôphos non li- cynoßariej.nbsp;ceat?apud quosfapiens habitus eftnemo,nifi cum vi-tiorum fuga virtutis aôtionesconiungeret.Itaquc belle lapientiflimi homines duo iniuftitiæ genera poiùe-ener^nbsp;runt, vt non tantum eum quialccri noceat de iniufti- fhinbsp;tia appellarent, fed qui nulli prodeflèt is in eiuf- bßfhij.nbsp;dem criminis inuidiam illis vocaretur. lam igiturnbsp;ûpudnos omnipietate amp; iuftitia excellentes efle per-hibentur, non qui in beneficijs in proximos collocan-dis perquàm faciles funt,tales enim ætas noftra nonnbsp;vidit : fed qui de (èipfis largiter merentur, etiam ad
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banc charitacis gloriam pcrtincrc {è omnino ucrant. Nam , vt illi inquiunc, bene conftitutanbsp;, eharitas à fcipfa initium habec. Qui b mihi fto-m^achum moucrint, ctiam belluas óc feras ne hu -ƒ««/ iüs quidem laudis expertes eflè prædicabo. Vt pcr-quam difficile diciu fit,an cumbeftijs fimili pietatcnbsp;fint comparandi : nifi quod hac in re forfan belluisnbsp;multo fiiperiores fint,cum illæ ad id quod adeft quód-que præfcns efi: moueantur folum , parumque Icn-tiant preteritum amp; futurum . At in in iftis homini-bus incredibilis quædam efi: futurorum præiênfio,nbsp;tantaque habendi cu^iditas vt nifi bene ac féliciternbsp;rem fecerint, plurimum de dignitate fua nominenbsp;decedere exiftiment. Itaque edi proximè aliquis no-veteris legis Nazaræos imitetur, sitque in fi-'nbsp;cris audiendis amp; affiduus amp; multus, aliquandonbsp;ieiunet, hbcque encomio dignus putetur, vt in conbsp;cupiditates omnes defèrbuifle vidcantur: nifi tarnennbsp;nietatem colat, amp; bcneficiorum magnitudine apudnbsp;nis Christ}a-pnbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;i
ni,. : multos gratiam meat, paupcribus adiumcnta rcrum concédât lu bens , amp; quo quique opis maxime indi-geant , eis plurimum liberalitatis conférât , ne isnbsp;certc minimam Chrifiiani hominis laudem videaturnbsp;efle confecutus . Nam priora ilia quanuis non o-mnino contemnenda , nobis tarnen cum ceterisnbsp;flint communia . At pietate amp; iuftitia preftare tamnbsp;Chriftianum efi,vt iilis fiiblatis non habeat fides no-flra in quo poffit confiftere. Que fi cogitationc ac-. tigiflent ij, qui fè Euangclicis aólionibus amp; omni vir-tute excellentes putant, plus forfitan ffiuffij amp; operænbsp;in CO gencre poffiifficnt, fine quo ChrifiiBWJUs effie que-
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quæfo ad probitatis aut male adæ vitæ confeientiam pertinerc poteft facultatum difceptatioîquæ tam ccr-tè fortuitæ amp; corporatæ func, vt illis cum animo nonnbsp;poflîc cfle focictas. league inepte amp; parùm philofo-quot;T)i»»enes: phicè Diogenes Cynicus diccre fôlebat ,HarpaIum,nbsp;quitemporibusillisfèlixprædohabcbatur,telhmo-nium ferre contraDeos, qui in proipera fortuna tan-diu viueret.Quôd fi vetera exêpladilpicimus,quàmnbsp;mukoamp;reperias quiomni crudelitatc amp; flagitijs im-OtonyltHs, puri féliciter impcrarunt.Nam amp; DionyfiusSyracu-îànus duo de xl. annos florentem opibus ciuitatemnbsp;tenuitzde quo tarnen plurimæ conièntiunt genres,nbsp;{purcum amp; icelcftum ducem fuifle. Omniûmqi Ion-c»»»x. gè crudelifiimus Cinna Romæ diu Didaturam gef-Hertdes. pj. ludæorum quidem hiftorijs Herodes parri-cidio vxoris amp; filiorum trium,cæterQrùmq; omniumnbsp;fàcinorum maculainfamis, cùm veterum ludæorumnbsp;armis florentiflîmam rempublicam â Populo Romano accepiflet, primus exterus earn rexit, amp; fummanbsp;cum gloria ad extremam fenedutem imperauit. Hosnbsp;igicur intantis vitæ fôrdibus, nemo Deo gratos cflenbsp;iudicauit, quod illis tanto tempore in omnibus rebusnbsp;fortuna refpondiffet. Qui autem ea quæ ab omnibusnbsp;expetuntur bonorum fubfidia negligunt, aut etiamnbsp;fi quid non modo aduerfi fed plane euerfi accidentnbsp;moderate ferunt:hi certc quanquam. noftris defiperenbsp;videantur,ne mihi tarnen procul ab Euangelij laudenbsp;abfucrint.Nam fi Icfùm Cliriftum, qui ira apud Mat-thæum loquens inducitur, audire placer, Ne folici-ti fitis animæ vefiræ quid manducetis : Item, Nolitcnbsp;No» jwx«?. ßjj—dicentes, Quid manducabimus aut bi-« O'**-nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;.nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;-Ilnbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;-Tnbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;1
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animum indue it , hune non modo etlinicum poft Chriftum, Talia enim ( inquicillc ) genees inquirunf,nbsp;fed hærccicum amp; blafphcmum eflc prædicabo.
Kc fuie tempus illud quum grauiorum ftudiorurn tempeftate iaéïatus, ad iàcraruni literarum otium,nbsp;tanquam in portum confugiflem incidi in Salomo-nis Regis Ecclcfiafte.Q^em ego quum Hcbraiccper-curriilem, nefcio quos in meamores citauit fui ( credo equidem quod a diuinis Euangclij noftri lenten-tijs non multiim difereparet) vtetiam incredibile plane defyderium iniecerit, exemplar aliud longe vbe-rius Caldæo fermone conlcriptum perlcgedi. In quonbsp;varia tortuna vcrlatus probe iudicare non poteram,nbsp;videreturnc Caldæus ille paraphraftes aliquid dignitatis amp; lu cis Archetypis ipiis attuliflc. cum tarnen peruiderem mukos Hebræorum codices apudnbsp;Græcos ôc Latinos in fidem Ibcietatem efl'e rece-ptos, Caldæum autem in Latinam linguam verlumnbsp;plane nullum, exiftimaui non ingratam multis remnbsp;taólurum, ß cnitcrer ipfc vtaliquando Caldæos Latine loquentes audiremus. Cumque Caldæus illenbsp;Ecclcfiaftes perpetuo orationis curfu ab Hebræo dißnbsp;’ iundidimus, dicendi genere ferretur, èc quæ à Sa-lomonc velutin pugnum crant contraóU,manu cx-plicata nefcio an féliciter ampliaftèt, vifus fum mini operæpretium Eicere ß Caldæus liber authori-bus nobis ad prxßdium Latinæ lingua; confugcret,nbsp;8gt;c à nobis Latinitate donaretur. Neque me tarnnbsp;£ff/fy?4!yîfjknguæ nouitas mouit,quam quod eumlibrum innbsp;ö*£«rf«»f/«jT^anus fiimpferam, qui ita Euangelio noftro con-tyn[en(ui.nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;eorum magnopere effet rcfertiffimus,qua:
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Chrifti à ludæis fidci noftræ inimiciflîmis confcriptas memoriæproditumcft ? Sed tamcn ne fcmperau-chorcs ipfos mcditemur fâtis libri illi rei filbicdîenbsp;dignitate fcipfbs tutancur amp; defendunt. Quid cnimnbsp;aliud agunc, quàm Hebræi contextus vcritatem ijfinbsp;dcm auc vberioribus verbis ad Caldæum dicendinbsp;genus traducere?Acccdit qubd æterna quædam elî/nbsp;vc dixi, vtriulque linguæ (ôcietas, tanta fine, vcnbsp;illotis manibus in Hebræis verfiri poflic,nbsp;focietas, nifi ad illam gloriam laudem Caldææ fipientiænbsp;, , ¦ adiecerit. Nam amp; vafta ilia Talmudæorum corn-pages, amp; magiltrorum commentarja,tam muJta anbsp;Caldæis mutuarunt, vc potius Babylonijs quàmnbsp;Hebraeis firipta efle videantur. Mihi quidem ecûnbsp;multis nominibus vtraque lingua commendeturjnbsp;hoc tarnen eft in delicijs niagis, quod ab illis pópu-lis omnesartesôc difciplinas in nos manaflè memoriçnbsp;proditum accepimus. Nam, vt Cicero author eft,nbsp;primi AfFyrij propter planitiem amp; magnitudincmnbsp;regionum, quas incolebanc cum cælum ex omninbsp;parte patens atque apertum .intucrencur, traiedio-nes motufque flillarum obferuauerunt. Qua in na-fMui' Caldæi, non ex artis fed gentis vocabulo no-M4«lt;//^o-;;zyminaci ,diuturna fyderum obferuatione fcientiamnbsp;putantureffcciftc, vt prædici poftet quidcuique eftnbsp;euenturum, amp; quo quifque fato natus eftet: quafi-pientia tantum fibi authoritacis apud rcliquos populos pepercrunt, vt abeis dies peterentur: quafiabnbsp;ipfi Natura diuinandi ftientiam amp; return futura-rum præfentiones accepifte, aiit cum laóle nutricis
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Ac fuit de bonorum amp;malorum fine varia inter Philofophos diiputatio; arque baud ftio an vnquamnbsp;ætate ilia inter dodos conftiterit . Vt verô àcapircnbsp;arceftàmus, primus Socrates à rébus occultis, ( vtaitnbsp;Cicero)amp; ab ipfa natura inuolutis,Philofophiam auonbsp;cafte amp; ad bominum mores adduxifle fertur: cûm-que tot eftèt arris amp; dodrinæ præfidijs a natura in-ftrudus, vt nihil in quæftioncm cadcrc poftet, quodnbsp;àquotidianis difputationibusfùis cxcluderet : cûm-quc eaeftetin dicendo facultatc, vt non modo denbsp;mulris rebus difputaret, iedetiam rem eandem(v£nbsp;fæpiftimc alius dies alios mores exçoftülat )alijs arque alijs modis tradaret , facile ex eius febolànbsp;profêminatæ funt diflentientes Pbilofôphorum fà -miliæ: amp; quod quifque in eius icrmonibusadama-rat, id certè animo eft complexus, séque in eo ma •nbsp;tÂriîîtifpM: ximè cxercuit. Vnûfque Ariftippus { à quo Cyrc-quipofteà didi fùnt Epicurei ) cûmquot; iucun-dicatem amp; ^fâlcs in Socratis coUoquijs permagninbsp;........ ' nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;aefti
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Quis dolorem in bonis,diuitias in malis babuit?Quis Cenfenfiii: noftrorum Hominum pcccata çqualia efle iudicauit?nbsp;pottenta quædâ videantur efle,fi quistarnennbsp;’ penitius intucri velit, nihil efle quod ad fententiamnbsp;Euangelij propius accedat,facile reperiet. Primumnbsp;enim in libris Euangelicis id eflicitur maxime, vt eXnbsp;hominum mentibus illapenituscuellatur opinio,quçnbsp;in omnibus nacuram ipfam tanquam optimam viuendi ducem,fequcndam efle cenfuit. Etli enim (um-mam confèruandæ hominum perpetuitatis rationemnbsp;aibitf
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^tbicrata eft ipû natura,fi omnes cÔmodis gauderent, ab incommodis abftincrenc, ^uod iliis amorcinnbsp;iùi indidiffet, hoc eft (vt ait Cicero) appetituni boninbsp;amp; fugam mali : quid tarnen in libris Euangelicisnbsp;îiliudagi vidcmuamp;, quam vt illa naturæ primogcnianbsp;(vt loquitur Taurus Philofophus apud Gellium: ) exnbsp;bominum mcntibuspenituseuellantur? Qui eniinnbsp;( vt ait diuinus nofter Legiflator ) amat animam.nbsp;(uam perdet eam. lubetigitur aosinadcundisperi-culis fortes amp; alacres efle. fiibdit prætereâ, Beaci eri^nbsp;tis quum vos oderint homines,,, amp; cærera. Quid?.quinbsp;in fumma paupertate amp; rationibus afflicfis Felicesnbsp;prædicat, qui ærumnis amp; doloribus confedos bea-tos cenfet, nunquid. maius quoddam quam ab iplànbsp;natura quæfijflè præfidium exiftimari poflît? Quo innbsp;genere minim quantus fit Stoicis, cum Chriftianis conbsp;fenfus- Etfi autem Stoici in optimis adionibus natu-ram ducemamp;quafi figniferam ftatuerint : ex reliquonbsp;tarnen omni corum fermone facile conicdura duci-naurjde ca natura verba fccifi'e^quæpropriam fibi amp;nbsp;quafi infitam virtutem habet:à qua nondum par-uuli illi adhoncftumigniculi exceflerint, habcatquenbsp;adhuc ipfa ßcum ea dignitatis feminaria, quæ fi ado-lefeerc fîncrent.ur,ipfâ fane homines ad, bcatam vitamnbsp;poflent perduecre . Vnde amp; vcremonct ille, iuftosnbsp;nos a natura efle fados.-quafiab ea tantum in homines dignitatis fit inuedum, vt ius vniuerfum æquinbsp;boni quafi cxcifum in animis hominum rcpcrire pofnbsp;fis. Quod fi de ea natura loquimurfcorrupta confuc-tudinem rcdius appclles)quæ vel tefte Dauide depranbsp;uata opinionil^s propenfitate in malum fertur, non.
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rant Eine in cam legem pedibus’ire,quænaturæ con-lentanca,amp; vekitin fenfibus pofita cû acrijs «Sc plane Hiuinis comutaret. Quod ß creator nofter lefijs Cbrinbsp;Hus perfonam CyriRegisPerfarum^aut Alexadri Manbsp;gni indues.,rerum geftarum magnicudine orbcm tcr-raruin impleuiH'etjCredendü efl: Iudæos,qui nihil melius,nihil expetendum magis impcrijsnbsp;nbsp;populari gio
ria iudicauerunCjfacile ad cum difceflionem faduros huifl'e.Ex quibus cfficitur virtueem iplam non Stoicisnbsp;rantùm,Ièd Chriftianis in flimmo bono efle. Diuitiasnbsp;autcin minime expetendas,planeque (apienti homininbsp;fugiendas.ln quo etfl Stoicis maxime gratuler,qui no luniadeior-bis in hoc genere de omni officio præierunt,dolêdumnbsp;tiSjChriftianis prçluxifle.Citentur ergo fepte fapientesnbsp;præclariffimæ virtutis omnis amp; continentiæ tefles.nbsp;Allcgetur Crates Thebanus, alijque innumerabiles,nbsp;qui opes fuas non tantùm fortiter contempferunt,fcdnbsp;à fe omnino repudiarunt : iudicantes hominemquinbsp;Vel pundum temporis his retincretur,illi nullum eflenbsp;cum virtute commercium . Quod fi veteres illinbsp;tantum Gpientia præftitcrunt , vt ftudia virtutisnbsp;Vel ab ipfa natura, vel magiftrorum difputatio-nibus accepta, folafunt amplexi; quid nos tandemnbsp;facere oportcbit,qui à Deooptimo maximolatam lenbsp;gem amp; â maioribus nobis traditam fouemusamp; defennbsp;dimus? (^id fi in diuitiarum defpedu amp;reru mun-darum cot’emptione, perpetuus fit Euangelij curfus?nbsp;Sed tarnen quid facias hominibus ijs, qui id beneficium naturæ inuiderunt fiiæ , vt non tantùm adnbsp;opes amp; dignitatum ambitum omnia référant, fed eos
eft tarnen Ethnicos homines dignitace amp; ftudijs virtu
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Lucæ apudeos ptofcras,Omnis ex vobis qui non tc-nuntiat omnibus quæ habet,nonpoteft cfTe dKcipu-lus meus, Humanius cette tccum agetetur, fi aut de legibus agratijspopulatedectetumfetas,aut ttibu-nitia intcrceflîonc authoritatem Icnatus velis minuc-Efaiaf. tc. Habcaut ergo in manibus Efaiam fiium, Auditenbsp;(inquit ) verbum Domini principesSodomorum , 5^nbsp;attenditeadlcgemDci noftripopulus Amorrhæ. Etnbsp;rurfus paulô poft^Væ qui domum addomum adiun-gitis, amp; agrum agro copulatis vlquc in finem loci,vtnbsp;loli tandem in vmbilico terræhabitetis.Sed tarnen nenbsp;femper excellens amp; pcrlcólum quiddam meditemuGnbsp;nonne viro politico amp; liberaliter cducato id pd'nbsp;mûm enitendum efle Philo{ôphivoluerunt,nc qf^
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dus vocat ) oculos amp; manus reftituit, atque vt breui dicam, hæc omnino Chriftianæ Ecclefiæ ftatum la-befaólauit. Prodigiofà certè res, atque ab omniumnbsp;fenfibus remotiflima. Quis enim vnquam in ani-mum inducetfeium, Eccleiiam à Chrifto diuitiarumnbsp;ofore acerrimo extruólam,amp; maximo velut pauper-tatis diplomate obfignatam, tanta fui diflimilitudi-ne ad pofteros dimanaftejVt tanquam aliquo Circæonbsp;poculo ex deprefla amp; humili,elata : ex parca amp; frugi,nbsp;plane regio luxu diffluens : ex inope,diucs fit fà(^?nbsp;Quis erit tanta animi facilitate,cui hæc faóla non fi-€la yideantur cflèîAc ft volumus vetera memoria re-
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plenos fiiifle:a quibus omnis pro religionc Chrifti di-micatio eft (uftepta. Cum verb diuiciæ in hccleiiani inucôlæ funt,cœpîtque Clerus in confuetndinem aufnbsp;Afiaticæ,aut Aphricanæ liccntiæ venire, nefcio quænbsp;religionem, animi magnitudincm, holpicalitaccna,nbsp;cæteras denique virtutesfùbito tcmpeftatis turbine,nbsp;noua quad procella peruertic. Videmus ergo omnesnbsp;D. vetrus. qui à diuo Petro vfque ad Sylueftrum Pontifes fuc-sylueßer. confïantilîîmè Si fortiffime pro fide dimicafinbsp;fè, idquc egifle maxime, vt quafi corporibus fuis,nbsp;exteris ritibus amp; Ethnicorum cukuiaditum interclu-derent, præclariflîmûmque pofteris monumentumnbsp;relinqucrent,âbfcindendæ de Republica fàlfæ rcii’nbsp;gionis. Quum verb rerum copia Chriftiana ciuitatenbsp;donataeft J repente auaritia tocum orbem peruafit,nbsp;cœpitque ipfe maiorum decor collabafccre ; eu pi diras autem nomini Chrifiiano iànè quàm infcftilnmanbsp;fie peruicit, vt veterem illam pulchritudinem de-turparet, amp; anriqiiam formam nocis quafi Trei^ijsnbsp;difpungeret; vt iam difficile fiibhu fit priftinæ Ecclefiænbsp;dignitatem agnoicere. Ac fi quisnos inea opinioncnbsp;efl'e exiffimec ,quæ omnino imperia, iuris dicendinbsp;potefiatem, principatus. amp; diuitias tanquam perni-cipfum quoddam venenum de Ecclefia decidereco-nata cft, errorc labicur fané. Quid enim magisadnbsp;Ecclefiæ amplitudinem pertinere poteft, quâm ijsnbsp;ipfis abundare,quibus adhofpicalicatem Sc liberalita-tem aditus çITe fbletîin quibus apud homines vir*
-ocr page 87-tutis fplcndor ineft maximus. Quisefttam cxpcrs humanicatis, qui pic tätem erga homines ( qua potiGnbsp;fitnùm fides noftra conrinctur ) ab Ecclefia amputare vclic? Nulla certe re propitis adDeum accedimus,nbsp;quam ftatutas expcnlas pauperibus dando : quaruranbsp;rcrum vel laus præftantior eilet euullä ex memorianbsp;vitaquenoftra, li opes iuaslaici principes tanquamnbsp;poftliminio ab Ecclefia recipere finerentur. Qtiapro-pter in Canonibus bene amp; ex ordine conilicutumnbsp;eft ( fi qui tarnen hodie Canones funt ) vt Epiicopo-rum amp; præfcôlorum Ecclefiæ bona quadritplici iure cenierentur : vna fcilicet pars illis ad tuendam remnbsp;fuam domefticam adiudicaretur : altera in fiieumnbsp;Ecclefiæ, quam fabricam vocant , committeretur:nbsp;tertia ad pauperes veniret : quarta Clcricis rclinquc-tetur. Hoc tarnen familiæ herciieundæ indicium,publicum filentium refutauit. Quanto verb Chriitia-norummalo ignorât nullus. Verum nunquid eaquænbsp;in luce fori eft loannis xxij. conftitutio,hæreticos pa loannes xxîj.nbsp;triçque hoftes iudicauit eos,qui Seruatorem noftrumnbsp;amp; Apoftolos nihil habuifle dicerent, qnlquc Ecclefiæ ampliflîmas opes inuiderent. A quorum fenten-tia longiftimè abfum.Ncque verb fit's mirari poifumnbsp;Bartolos, Baldos Panormitanos id genus hoftii*. J^onatioCcn'nbsp;nés, qui de Conftantini donatione tam multa pofte-ris reliqtierunt. Quid enitn opus fiiitinre tam aperça quaii inter fobrios debacenari? Etfienim donationbsp;ilia minime iure fubfiftat:(àtis tarnen iuris amp; præfi-dij Romanis Pontificibus diuturnitas temporis ,con-ciliauit. Nam fi volumus initia re^norum memo-narepecerc^quod tu ex tam multis^longioribus tem-
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j^f^óGxWA noftrisvedatifLint, multópoft Conftantinum Reges in Gallia dominari cœpiflc ; quorum authoritacemnbsp;amp; ius lacrofinólum ft quis in controuerftam vocet,nbsp;modó fènfu fed pœna indigerc vidcatur. Vidcantnbsp;^nenfit. vcro omnes in Italia principes,Gon2agas,Eftéfes,Mc-^edtcM. tlicæos qui aliquando fulminarc Italiam dióli füntnbsp;VKcci»mtesi_.nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;¦nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;•nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;•nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;r
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onentù. auólufquc cftïRcïlat ergo vtImpcratoriGræcorum rcpcytio detur ,qui vt optimi funt tcftcs.ij qui probenbsp;vtranque hiftoriam noucrunr, verus Romani Impcrij fuccefTor erat. Vcrïim incredibili ChriRianorumnbsp;cladc tota illadominatio aTurcis direpta cft. Cernentnbsp;Turcarum ’gi^ur hanc hærçditatis partem Turcarum Reges, amp;nbsp;tanquam mortua Ecclcfia in fticccflionem venientnbsp;adbona populi Romani capicnda?Scd hæcplus lâtis.
Mihi quidem nunquamperfuaderi potuit opes in Ec-
clcfta vcrienum lparfiftcjftaliqua authoritatc fieri pof fctjVt Clerici in officio retinerentur; amp; his ipfis non adnbsp;luxum, venatteos canes amp; omnis generis dclicias vtc-
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bepoficum in excernis bonis præfîdium ? Sed nefcio ^uæ improbitas Sc auaritia nonnullorum Clcrico-rum animos occupauir,vt diuitiarum ilLidijs fecularesnbsp;homines antecedant, neque quiequamin religioncnbsp;aggrediantur , nifi eos vis auri amp; pecuniarum tamesnbsp;inapellat. Hos certe maiores noltri tantis virtucumnbsp;ornamentis prædicos ede voluerunc, vt quæ Deusnbsp;nptimus maximus in cuiufque noftrum arbitratu ponbsp;præ cæteris perfcóli figniticacio in Clcricis illuceret:nbsp;indignum iudicantes eos quibus quafi interpretibusnbsp;3pudDcum vtimur,nonaliquad reliquis hominibusnbsp;Virtutis nota ceferLQuod Sc piè Sc religiose ab ijs ob-feruatum efle in futpicionem venio , qui primi nullonbsp;exemplo, intercedente G ræ co rum Ecclelia id onerisnbsp;fibi impotùerunt, vt tè nuptiarum expertes mallcnt.nbsp;Cuius decreti authoritas nomine ad pofteros perue-nit/e autem omnino antiquata etl. Qua indignitatenbsp;cómotus Pius Secundus Romanus Pontifex, prædica- riusnbsp;re auths eft. Summa ratione fublatas Clericis nuptias,nbsp;Uaaiori reftituendas videri.In quaïèntentia Sc Panor-uaitanus fuit, acerrimus tarnen eorum quæ à Romanbsp;nis olim Pontificibus rogata amp; tcita étant propugnanbsp;tor:qui Ecclcfiam medicorum tàpienciam debere iminbsp;tari ait :vteas leges principio quidem cum publicisnbsp;coinmodis coniunóliflimas , fed tarnen rerum amp;
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tctnporum fucceflii pcrniciofàs aut omnino anti-quaret , aut correótione adhibica moderaretur. Atque id fibi animum præfàgire ait, vt aliquandonbsp;jlla neceffitas Clericorum voluntati condonetur-t/tnum.nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;Et in concilio qui dem Nicæno fummè laudatus eft
Pannutius.qui cùm de cœlibatu Clericorum ad (ÿno dum referretur, eoque iam frequens iiEec concilium,nbsp;vt interdicendas Clericis nuptias ftatuerct : is licet expers matrimonij cflèt, graui certè amp; magni-fica oratione decreti (èueritatem dilTuafic , perui-, cltque ne continentes nuptiæ cum impudico cœlibatu commutarentur. Sed quid ego in tantorum vi-rorum (ententijs recitandis verfor totus, quas fâl-uis legibus probate , aut cum dignitatc im pro bare non pofliimus? Id tarnen cuperem maxime,vt quinbsp;fe ad hoc vitæ genus contulerunt, ei le quam proxi-mè fieri poflet addicercnt.Quocunque autem te ani-mo amp; cogicatione conuertcris,erit quod in iftis homi
nibus magnopcre delyderes. Namvt aliaquælûnt
innumerabilia omittamus, cuius animus cogitando non eredus eorum focordia amp; remiffione retinetur?nbsp;quern nofirum non cum quadam Ecclcfiæ amp; falutisnbsp;publicæ mifèratione, offendunt ij in quos omniumnbsp;gentium amp;populorum orafunt conuerla?in quibusnbsp;fapientes fumma remouendæ de Ecclefia ambitionisnbsp;auaritiæ Ipem colIocaucrimt.Hos rede Didatoresnbsp;appellemus, quibus hoc Senaculconfultum fit per-fcriptum, Cauetene quid detrimenti accipiat Chri-fhana Relpublica. Vident fane videnr,quanta de imnbsp;perio Chriftiano fadaefl diminutio : animaduertuntnbsp;Veteres colonos de amicitia amp; focietate dilcefliflè,
neque tarnen de iftis omnino ad principes amp; concilia référant. Patiunturcam ceruicibus nollris pe-ftcin impendere, quæ fociorum ftatum propè iam deturpaiiic : nos aucem in propinquum adduci dif-crimen. ilHs quidem magnopere gratificandum eflenbsp;ccnièo, quodhis clanum tenencibus tanquam ducenbsp;Cyno{ura,eum naéfifumusporcLim^vbi tutb fecu-rè confillamus.TantLim enina illis vel fapientum iudi-cio tributû eft, vt nÜi iibi pro Hde amp; refigione omnino aiit decernendum, aut decertandù elle ftatuiflcnt,nbsp;Ecclefîam quam vixdum tenemus, nullam cercè ha-beremus. Quibus qubd â Rcpublica Chriftiana nonnbsp;omnino dciecerunt oculos,magnamhabemus gratiâ.nbsp;Sed tarnen vellem vt reliqui corporis rationem etiamnbsp;habuiirent.Verùm vt Appelles Veneris caput amp;fum-ma peóloris policiffima arte perfecit, reliquam autemnbsp;partem inchoatam reliquit: iic amp; illi (timma capita fidei impense cLirarunt, reliquum autem cornusnbsp;rude amp; imperfedum reliquerunt. Itaque Eccleuamnbsp;Vel ab ipCa patrum noftrorum memoria repetens,minbsp;rari foleo, qubd cum illorum maiores turbulentifli-mis Eccicfiæ tcmporibus fe præclariflimè geflerint,nbsp;amp; mirificas fummorum Poncificum difcordias le- fludûfi.nbsp;darint : ica de priftina amp; velut bærediraria vigilan-tia amp; animi magnitudine deciderunt, vt in tantisnbsp;periculis verfari nos tandiu , æquo animo patiantur.nbsp;Meminerint ergo quanta fide amp; conftantia , eorumnbsp;maiores grauiflimas de Papatu difcordias in conci-lio Conftantienfi extinxerint : quot legationibusnbsp;ad populos amp; nationes milEs, Pontifices tres inter
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le diffidences ad æquitatem reuocauerint, amp; (è magi-ftraCLi abdicare coegerinc. Videanc qua fortitudine Cuncilium ft Latiiiis in ritibus diferepanres, in concilionbsp;^errAYicnfe. p-rrarienfi ad rcligionis noftræ focietatem adduxe-rinc.Exiftimauic ampliffimum illud doôtorum collegium fca non tantum interefle, regni ptincipatumnbsp;in fide retineri : fed ad officium fiiiim fpedlare,nbsp;Chriflianos vniuerfos locorum interuallis difiunôlifinbsp;fimos,vno eodem vitæ modo cenferi. Qjjod fi tamnbsp;ixcmflum laborem faffidiunt, vt externa parûm ad le pertine-inßgnis »f-rc exiftimcnt,curfuorum fàcerdotumflupra amp;;fbr-gligcnM.nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;coercent, quibus exteros homines ad
defedlionem impullos efle plufquam manifeflum effi Cur beneficiorum publicanos Sgt;c mancipes ad poe-nam non depofeunt, aut Clcricos cmanfores ôc cru-entis bellis implicatos,ad Ecclefiæ fuæ flationem nonnbsp;reuocant? Cur concilij Bafilienfis décréta obferuarinbsp;non cogunt ? quorum authoritatem cûm omninonbsp;Eugeniuî abrogate vellet Eugenius quartus ( qui iam olim iu-ffiscomitijs defignatus Pontifex multos annosma-giflratum gefferat ) fententia concilij priuatus elf.
Cur Epifeopos gregarijs hominibus, lixis Sgt;i imperi-tiffimis quibufque beneficia conferentes de officio non appellant : eófque de ambitu Clericorum amp; h-monia, deque manifeftis ftupris tranflatiuè conffi-tuentes non excitant,atque adeo Clericis ab illis innbsp;ordines cooptatis, dare beneficia iuxta canonum in-ffituta non cogunt? quorum tenuitate aut auaritianbsp;effedlum efle-videmus, vt præftantiffima quæque fa-cramenta abducantur ad mercedem. Qubd fî nosnbsp;communis falutis ratio aliquantulùm mouet,qgt;jisnbsp;adeq
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tas tanta obtigic forte , non tantum omni auaritiæ crimine, fed etiam fulpicione carere. Quia igitur ge-neralium conciliorumauthoritas,idtotfeculis à no-ftris hominibus impetrare non potuit, vt ea ipfi officia gererent per fc, quibus cum beneficio ffimmanbsp;amp; æterna eft fbcietas, tempeftati quæfo geramusnbsp;morem , amp; quafi mutata velificatione id aflequa-rnur,quod invnius (cntentiæ permanfione, amp; ve-luteundem curfum tenentcs ( vitio opinortcmpo-rum)rctinerc non potuimus : cogantûrque ij qui Ec-clefiæ fuæ ftationem delcrunt( quiaad id nulla eosnbsp;res poteft adducere ) partem rcdituum bis qui magi-ftratui Ecclefiaftico cæterlfque pietatis officijs in-feruicnt, tranfcribere. Non qubd vlla fit optanda in
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Ecclefia delèrtîo : fèd vt de duobus malis magis per-nicioïùni fugiamus. Arque vtinam eos qui nobis velue in fcopLim amp;: arcem quandam funt pofici non tantum Epifcopos,(èd plane lynceos haberemus, vc-réque taies vc optimo iure ab omnibus laudarcn-tur. Etfi enim peccare tamhumanum eftvt abho-mine alienum effe nonpoflît, homines tarnen tantosnbsp;in luce omnium olFenderc tam periculolîjm ell, vtnbsp;reôlè videatur dixillc qui ait, Principum cupiditati-hus amp; vitijs ciuitatcm infici folere. Quisenim ineanbsp;dcliôla licentior non incurrat,cùm ij qui ilia coërce-re debent, eiufdem cupiditatis tenenturî Nam fi mc-moriam temporum replicate volumus,videre licet,nbsp;qualcs fuerunt adminiftratores ciuitatum j talcs amp; re-liquos fuillè dues. Itaque magiftratum gerentibus finbsp;deliquerintjcb minus forlân ignofeendum efi:,qubdnbsp;non tantum peccant ipfi, lèd cæteris etiam pcccan-diillecebram afferunt. Præclara igitur ilia quæ flagi-tantibusomnibus bonis, concilia quondam conlti-tuerunc de fimoniacis, de concubinarijs,de comi-tijs in beneficiorum defignarione habendis, nifi fa-luberrimi cuiulque dccreti perferiptio illis data effet , per quos partum cfl'c vident omnes, vtetiam in-fimis quibulque contra ca licerct.Quoties ergo innbsp;làcrolanctis. illis conuentibus de manifeftis Clerico-rum ftuprislex lata efi? quot ijs qui duo làcerdotianbsp;poffiderent pœnæ confiitutæ ? Horum certè plena funt concilia;. Proferantur quæfo décréta Con-ftantiæ , quibus Sigifmundiis Imperator ( vt ab ijsnbsp;omnis abeflèt metus.) non modo interfuit,{èd etiamnbsp;præfLiic..His de rebus rôties fenacum haberi nonnbsp;'ynbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;admo
-ocr page 95-àdmodurn opus erat, fi confcftim illis mu lcædice|i* dæ potcftas data cflet,qui rertim Eiarum amp; vitæ op-porcunitate ab bis facinoribus aîicni eflè poffent.nbsp;Quid enitn attinet de rebus muleis rogationes fèrrCjnbsp;quç in tutela amp; præfidio corum iaceanr,qui (oli legesnbsp;illas poflunt offendereîSapientiflimè igitur apudLa-cedæmonios à Theopompo Rçgibus oppoliti fûnt Theopom^ut.nbsp;Ephori , vt regius dominatus magiftratuum illo-rum temperatione in officio retinerctur.QjJod fi Regem Régi oppoiüifl’ent, forfican èc quod volebantnbsp;minus client affiecuti, ôc eiufdem dignitatis focie-tatc, Reipublicæ libertas concidiflet. lam verb apudnbsp;Romanos authoritati Confulum intercefldres ex Compiles.nbsp;fgt;lebe dati ffint Tribuni, vt illorum imperio popu- Tribmti.
us à fè Patrum iniurias amp; fenatus licentiam amoue-ret, hifque ducibus infimi homines inter potentifi fimos ciuesiècuri veriarentur. Qubd fi ex Patritijsnbsp;aliqui ad eum magifiratum ledli efl'ent, vêtus ilianbsp;amp; fumma Confulum poteflas in plebem forfîtannbsp;fuiflèt impotentior. Eos ergo qui quondam de re-queatnemo. Sed tarnen peruellem tantum cautio-nis in fèrendis illis decretis adhibuifïc , vt in eosnbsp;qui illam temporum difciplinam violaflènt, perEi-cilis pœnæ certatio efle potuifîèt. Qui autem ijsnbsp;legibus quas ferme offendunt fbli, tutores ex fena-tufconfulco dantur, noninuiti carum authoritatemnbsp;apud homines fenefeerc patiuntur. Hæc fi benenbsp;fipienter attendiflent ij/ub quorum tutela amp; præfi-dio iacent ornamenta religionis noftræ^non tandiunbsp;dla auaritiæ fica in Ecclefîæ lateribus verfârctur.
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Quiaautem in rebus exulccrads, amp;propeiamaH fummam inopiam redaólis verfamur: reliquum eftnbsp;vein tantis calamitatibus amp;: anguftijs tcmporuninbsp;Deum optimum maximum deprecemur, vl feliciusnbsp;nobis eueniac quam Spartiacis, quos auaritiaperitu-ros Pythius vates mukisante ieculis præiagierat.nbsp;Quod à nobis {vt fpcro } auertet, ft Salomonis Ec-clciiaftem fccuti,amp; in Deum virtutemque defixi,quçnbsp;extra nos longe lu nt polita velut inanitatis plenifli-ma omnino contemnamus. Nihil enim eftamabi-litis virtute,nihilpræftantius : quam qui non probantnbsp;non video lane quid lit quod in natura rerum lau-dandum purent. Nunc verb opinionibus homi-num leuiter eruditorum deprauati, ita viuimus,nbsp;vt quail magnum ilium amp; vertenrem annum vi-cluri, operam, diligentiam, ftudia denique omnianbsp;quærcndis opibus conferamus. Si autem vitæ mile rias amp;calamitatem animo compleóleremur, omnisnbsp;mediusfidius, ille labor nobis è manibus cxcideret.nbsp;Itaque fapienter mihi videntur fecilfe Traces, quinbsp;cum hominum ærumnas longo vlù peruidiflent, nu-perin lueem æditos fummis lachrymis : qui verb enbsp;vita migrabantjincredibili læcitia amp; vilceratione pro-lequebantur.In quoamp;Theophrafti Icuitatem nemonbsp;non videt, qui ciim perlpiceret le corporis vinculisnbsp;mox liberandum efle, parum grate amp; lionorilice denbsp;natura prædicans , amp; cum ea quali damni difee-ptans de officio cxpoftulabat : qubd animantibusnbsp;brutis diuturniorem quam ipli homini vitam con-ceffilfet. Qua re quid inconftantius minus Phi-lofophicum ? Vilt;^ius opinor vitæ defyderio non me-mt
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terarum monumcntis fides eins confirmaretur vt Terfarnm Perfàrum Reges ab India ad Æthiopiam,centum vi-Tnna^atus. prouincijs quondam imperafle exiftimetîAc tari rcgni maieftas apudlflum vno prælio concidit. O-mitto Aflyrios, Babylonios amp; Macedonas, qui pa-triamfuamviólorijsamp;: hoftium manu bi js tantopcrenbsp;decorarunt. Quis veto non videt fimulachrum Ro-manæ Rcipubiicæ inïot literarum monumcntis pro-pemodum expreirum ? Ateius nevllareftatadum-bratio. Tantiimpcrij amplitudinem cum animo cer-?.Auguftinus, ic illitis videndi incredibili cupi-ditate incenium affirmabat. Vcrum quern Euripum,nbsp;quod Frctum,tot habere fluóluum agitationes exifii-marc poflumus, quot in gubernaculis Rerüpublica-rum commutationes obtinec ipß, Fortuna ? quæ cumnbsp;in omnibus rcbus,tum certe in principatibus ôc re militari plurimum potcft. Quis igitur næc cogitationcnbsp;perlpiciens^magis laudandos eos cum Salomonc nonnbsp;vi~ iudicat,qui his tenebris crepti, ca vita fruuntur quænbsp;«ii felicieres. fola vita cft nominauda, quàm qui adhuc in ambi-
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Habes mi frater, quæ ad Ecclefiaftis fententiam dicenda cxiftimauimus. Etfi autem longius forfan,nbsp;quam vel fingularis illa animi tui incitatio pari pofnbsp;fet, aut omnino decretum haberemus, noftra ex -curric oratio ; fic tarnen ftatuas velim , breuioresnbsp;nos fuiflc quam res tanta dici potuiflet. Sed quemadnbsp;modum nimium iecunda nauigatio fæpiflîmè oramnbsp;legentibus obefle folct, ne terram aut portum omnino queatcontingcre:’fic rei fubieôlæ curfu forlanjn-citatiore tamfiim inalcuminuc6lus,vtnifi e^re mcnbsp;ipfum reuocare polTcm, potiufque frænis quam cal-caribus viderer indigere. Sed tarnen de bis aliquan-do forlan copiofius. De mca autem voluntate fic ba-beto,nibiltibi magis promptum efle, quam ino-ninibus quæ ad te pertinebunt, oflicium ,fl:udium
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