REGIA ET CA� T^olica, cvr tam mvltinbsp;l^.'^^eadLuteranifmumde�ciant: 'Vtqinbsp;1 calamito�s temportbus^ aduers�snbsp;! �tan(e tentationes^ quihus h߻nbsp;j dem oppu�iatj re��en-'nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;dum�t'.

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2). GoS^rido Gro/ilieroy Illufin�in� 'Prinapu luliacen.Qiuen.amp;c.Coi^iliAriOinbsp;�Domino ac Tatronofuo colen-di�imo, S. T.

^bet hie Tua Di^itaS) l^e^axi�ime D.Do^or, amice amp; pair one haud^ulnbsp;garis, hominvs doEli Catholici opu-lcv,lum,nomtagrande quideJ'edpuoAnbsp;^^iudicio, breuitaxemfuam multipliei ^tilitatenbsp;eompenfet. In quo^Authoripje^qui illuinbsp;^^manice con�rip�t, magna induflria, pariquenbsp;^^teritate ob oculospomt Le^ori in�dio��imosnbsp;V^^fum nouorum dogmatifiarum amp; concionato-conatus, quibus illi no^es aique diesnttun-.nbsp;homines al ynitate corpor� Chrifl� in mon~^nbsp;fi^ofas amp; lubricas,miraqueinter�e'^a,rietaxepu~nbsp;^^ntesj'eilas�uaspertrahere:idque�b fplendidonbsp;�^^bi I)(inbsp;nbsp;Euangelijprtetextuz qute iflis in�~

f^^is quidem labrisjemper natanx�'eda totayi^ ip�orum ratione longi�rmx ab�unx, Uequenbsp;hoc eix�udio ytjint Euahgelici�ednbsp;titulo��e^enditent zmperiris, eosque incautoinbsp;^j^^^ji�bi �yiris Ejiangeltcismeiuentes, in frau~nbsp;ettius zmptllant. yerb hic illt non adhi-^nbsp;artes,machinas,dolos,yt mi�erisper�uadeant

ecrabile dogniA, cut adjh'uendo ^erlutA h�vninn'm ingemA nongo�intquiedAm jiriptura dimtue loynbsp;CA, AdlnbitA, mAHuque iniecia, Accommod�re-Inde Adeo Aufus Luterus iflorum ornMi^tnnbsp;pATcns�AcrA EibltA appelUre lihrum haretW-rum: ytdflicit quod htereticijAcrii literisjt'^dnbsp;imdximi tueri,amp;in Ammos hominiimblAndiM

! ^toit�an^olentEuangehum, '^erh�m�D�,ftwam ^^rinam: nun^uam tarnen reU'efapitnnbwper-f^^^^epoteruntfealiudelje^qu�m impiirosamp;flu-

, hxretzcos'.tantoqmdem. magtsfugiendos ^^teflandos, quanto detefiabiliw efl mendactu,nbsp;^^^d'^er�ement�taj^eney dumnonjentitur^atro-

j � ttedulum nimis mortalium genits^ ad cxtera ^^'idempleraque omnia huitts yttee �yiel captandanbsp;'�'�tnnioda,'tiel,incom3nodadeclinanda nonprors'uinbsp;fi'^pidum:inijsfohs qute adanimampertinent, amp;nbsp;^^otnnemfejeporngunt aternitatem, cxcumpla^nbsp;�^tflohdum. Exijlunt h(eretici,J^argunt nouanbsp;^'�gmata, immo horrendas �^omunt blaf^hemiasnbsp;i^�roi(;;^flanimis'^indicandas: amp; ecce tihi'^iliquenbsp;^^thannicredulam, inc un^ant er, intr�pide, immonbsp;procaciter atque confidenter eas ampleElentem,nbsp;P^mde qua� reUg�o Qhrifitana non nifi ludw qui-quo liceatjubind'e aliam jumereperfo-

amp; tn diuerfas mutariformas, ^nnon '�ter� ^it fumma oportebat'ygt;tt deUberatione, probaasnbsp;Jt�irittnytriim ex Deo�nt, conjulere re^iiisfapi-I *^tes,mbtl temer 'e credere, fuj^e^a habere nouanbsp;^^raamon iriflarparuulorufv.^uare,lt;i;s�eircun-! i'^riomni'^ntodoSlnntie, in nequitia hominum,

w ofluitA ad �rcunuent�onem, erroris?�Prlt;ibf�' dor,tam mhil ejje rationis in homimhns^qM r atio-ne'^elmaxime � bruti� antmantibut fefarantur^nbsp;Inter'tmtamenben�habet, ^uodnon omneshacdvinbsp;cuntur animi leuitate ac temeritate. (ognoV:^^nbsp;envm T)ominus,quifunt diut�.amp; bos non euertet netnbsp;ifi�us Lueiferi exercitati�imafupblamtandi amp;nbsp;lendi ^erfutia. ^gt;Ldhos quot;Vero etta tllipertinet,jVinbsp;hlt;e}-e�icorumfraudu,lentafimulationefelleUi fit'nbsp;dem in error es,non tarnen illispenitusfefe dedufft�nbsp;fed 'tbifraudemferfentifcunt, refiliunt, amp; ad ca'nbsp;fir a Ecele�a Qathohca fefe ex animo rec^wnt�nbsp;F at e'odim efi emm,plerunque eaartenbsp;nbsp;calliditp'

te '^tt h(sretieos,pr(efertim maioribus ingenij amp; do�rinx cofijs infiru^dos, '^/t dtfficiljmiim�t dlo'nbsp;Yumfraudibtisneutiaudm implicart. Fbequeemtitnbsp;frvfira S. ,gt;4pofioli tantopere monuerunt h�^*�nbsp;ticos deuitanaos. Serpitentm,dum latet,perfidia-Sednunquamdiuinagratia deferitfuos. Ladficn-'nbsp;tur tn error emplerunque etiam ele^i,fed nonp^'nbsp;titur Spiritus Oirifii eos^ermanere in errore^'nbsp;Itaque etiam tales,pofiquam odfanitaaem redief^gt;nbsp;non raroplunmum conf�rant tum illis,fui huia^nbsp;nainfrmitateprolapfifunt'.tumillis, quos divtnbsp;ckmentiaferuauitn� laberentwr, Fxempla ca'^j^^

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cteter� orm�is, huiv/shbe�tauthorem^ ^idem nee de facie notumfedquemferiftumnbsp;'filme te�etur yirum^um amp; eruditum. Fuit isnbsp;^fiuandiii errorum nexibw implicatus. t^ic, qute

^^ate, errortbus nuncium remiftfaSlus efi ex ani-^ '��'^^�atholicus^ amp;fiio exemple admenetalios^ytnbsp;^^�ant, 'videoMCn� codant: qui lapfijunt^nonfe-de�erentfed in quot;^iam rede ont, amp; ab iUa her^nbsp;^^amerte r'efurgant. Ediditidemipfe Qoncio~nbsp;banc,quam ego baudfeio. num qutfquam fatisnbsp;'�^�'quot;tmendare queat: nec dubito quin breutpluranbsp;ftt,quibufprofua�^irili confulat tum fa-'^^[i^i^mfaucijs. Fbolim egohicwi optimicnce-^pfien apere,ne non tarn yeritati quam adulatio-

fi^duyje'gt;eidear, quot;^hhi quidem boenonparuam ^^flit tfoluptatem, quodeumpercepi ob hareticisnbsp;^^lt;gt;thehc�s reuertijfe: adeoquelibens banc fius

EPISTOLA NVNCVPATORIA, tam'^olui,p lanermhiperfuadens, nonomr�no in^nbsp;gr at am earn Uli fornbsp;nbsp;nbsp;^otus efl omnibus candet

tuus amp; morum comitas^ aliie�uepermultte giteanimi dotes, ^uasegopoffemfufius^fequi, ni�nbsp;� mea confuetudme diufmodi laudandt/luamm al'nbsp;horreret.Moc quot;^num oro,�^t T.Ti.meam hanc eid'nbsp;guamhc�t operam, non tarnen ab exigua grati�'nbsp;candi '^oluntateprofeSlam, tequiboniq^confui^ynbsp;inequefibi,it�ytfolet,babeat commendatutn,nbsp;�x cellula mea Qtrthujiana, 4. �hdart�,nbsp;tAnno LX.III.

velis fuis mandat�t de te-, lt;i^inniAnt' bus totient tejn� forte offendas adla^l'nbsp;dempedem tuum. Ait Uli lefus rurs�mtnbsp;Scriptumefi, ISdontentabis Domintingt;�nbsp;Deum tuum.Itet'�m a�ump�t eum di�''^nbsp;^tolus in montem exceljum 'Vald�jnbsp;riam eorum,^ij^ dicit ei:Hiec omni^inbsp;dLlbo^ti cadpns adoraupri^ tnfgt;. TutlC'

EXPLANATIO EIVS- � bem Evangelii, ex qvanbsp;^ifcere liceat, quamobrem hac ternes-tamntul�� ^apatu ad Lute-vi�num deficiant'.�s''^tmaU��nbsp;dtemoms tentationibus�tnbsp;oblu^andum.

E'1 Vangcli� huius diei, quod quot;4 iam ae verbo ad verbumnbsp;-7 vobis meo ore rccitatum eftnbsp;'I�lcaiffimi, ccrtamen quoddamnbsp;pugnam dep�ngir, qua inter fcnbsp;^onflix�re in deferto duo ftrenu-�^fimi atq; audaci��mi dynaft�ipu�nbsp;filius Dei, �c princeps mundinbsp;^^�ius.Atq;tametfiprinccps huiusnbsp;^^undi tcrcrrimus fatan Dominum ac Seruatorem noftrum priornbsp;^�greflus eft, idq; tribus modis, atnbsp;^^Baen in qualibet tentatione eumnbsp;*0 modum � Domino fuperatus

amp; profligatus eft, vt cum dedecorc Scignominia pcd�referrecoa�lusnbsp;f�t. Quanu�s autcmilium cgregi�nbsp;fan� Dominus c�f�cerit,amp;caputnbsp;illius contriuerit, nihilo minusnbsp;femperinft�urat pugnam, contri-tunique verticem ruts�s fubrigerenbsp;conatuncuniq; de Chfifto Domino nullam fibipofth�c vidoriamnbsp;polliceri aufusfit, nos miferosin-cei�it amp; app�tit, qui Chrifti membra fumuS) ijfdemq; quibus olimnbsp;Dominum Seruatorem caput no-ftrum,tentationibus p�lfat.

Chriftum quidem principio deg�la tentauit, c�mdiceret;Sifilt;nbsp;lius Dei es,die vt lapides ifti panesnbsp;fiant. Deinde de fuperbiaamp; vananbsp;gloria,dicens:Si filius nei es, mittenbsp;te dcorsum. Poftrem� impugna-uit cum auaritia, dum ait: fixenbsp;omnia

Ijfdem plan� rebus hodi�quc Hos miferos oppugnat, dum innbsp;terris degirous, VtenirnapudD.nbsp;lohannem legere eftjOinne quodnbsp;eft in mundo,concupifcenti� Garnis concupifcenti� oculoru,nbsp;fup erbia vit�.Idem quoqu�pu-gn� genus, callidus ferpensin pa-fadifo cum primis parentibus no-ftris Adamo amp; Eua fuf�epit, fednbsp;iHos hifce tribus vitijs appetitosnbsp;c�ertit, Scinfuamditionemrede-git: Gula quidem,c�m honar�tur,^^nbsp;'^tv�tit� arboris frudu vef�eren^nbsp;t�nSuperbia verb,c�m dixit, Eri-tisficutDij, Adcxtr�m�mAuarbnbsp;da,vbi aitjS�ientes bonum �lt;ma-tib.�,deii.nbsp;^nm.Nanqj tefte AuguftinQ, Aua-Fbia,qu�4�*�n*f'lt;^dicitur,non in fo�nbsp;a 5 loar�

EXPLANATIO. EVANGELII loargento, velin nummis, vndenbsp;mag�s nom�duxiflerefonat, (ar-gento enim nummi, vel mixto ar-gentofrequcti�sapud veteres fichant) fedin omnibus rebus,quaenbsp;immoderate cupiuntur, intclligc-da eftjVbicuqu� omnin� plus vultnbsp;quifq; qu�mfatcft.

Quandoquidem ergo tartareus daemon ijfdem rebus nos tentaf,nbsp;quibusChriftum Dominum int-pugnauit, Sc primos parentes no-ftros Adamum Euam vicit,funi^nbsp;ma quidem amp; ineuitabilis id de-pofcit neceflitasjtametfi Chriftus,nbsp;vt hodiernum docet Euangeliuin,nbsp;vires eiusadmod�m elifitaedebi-litauitjVt nos nihilo min�s profenbsp;quifqucjconuenient�r Chrifti cx-cmplo remis velisq; earn in curantnbsp;fum mop er� incumbamus,quo ilbnbsp;refifta*

DOMINICAE INVOCAVIT. 7 refiftamus,nifi illius laqueis, quosnbsp;illenufqu�m nontet�dit, irrctiri,nbsp;atque in cius poteftatem venirenbsp;Vcliinus.

Quodidem docet nos Scruator in hodierno certamine amp; pugnanbsp;fuoipfius exemplo. Vt eniin intersnbsp;d�m athlet� velpal�ftr�ci, quo ar-ds fu� difcipulosnon verbis tan-t�m inftituant, quemadmod�mnbsp;C�in Antagonifta fuo rem gerc-f^jiftus declinare Sgt;c auertere debc*nbsp;data opera in pal�ftris cumnbsp;^iijscertamcn exercent, difeipulisnbsp;^�^fpedantibus, vt turn orationc,nbsp;exemplis parit�r inftruanturnbsp;^Cerudi�tur, quodq; auribuscon-j^qui nequeuntjoculis appr�hen�nbsp;^nt: it��c Chriftus in hodiernonbsp;comparauitEuangelio.Efum�nbsp;ille c�lorum arce in terras canbsp;a 4 caufa

1EXPLAN4TIQ EVANQ^Ul �aufademigr�rat, vtfortem arma#nbsp;tum, munaihuius prin�ipemde-belUr�t^alligaret, quinamp;proflionbsp;garet 4� �ij cer�t,Slt; vt D, lohannesnbsp;^it,opera diaboli diffblueret, primo quidem perfeipfum, deind�nbsp;�ti�m per nos, Itaquead eiufmodinbsp;�onfli�|:um non verbis duntaxar,nbsp;fcdfuo eti�m ipfins �xemplo nosnbsp;�rudiuit. Atqu� eam ob rem ordi#nbsp;n�nos,ficuttextus Euagelij comm�mor�t, infpic�reamp; expcnder�nbsp;i^mvolumus, ou� tandem amp; quitus de rebus malignusfatan Chrbnbsp;ftum Dominum tent�rit, amp; vt �nbsp;Domino vidus fit:qu� nos eti�mnbsp;�undem in modum in hisatqueidnbsp;genusalijs malignoillihoftidumnbsp;nos impugnac,obludari,ex epqu�nbsp;pa�mam referre queamus.

,exhodierno Euangelioid �onfiderandnm fufcipie-v� fata nequiffimus nos quot^nbsp;^�^i� adhu� per fuos adminiftros,nbsp;^^^ind� vt Porninum hodi� in

impugnetjnec vllum pr�termit ^^�^ftudi�acoperam, quo nos vclnbsp;^�nd�tn e� adducat, vt Catholicanbsp;^hrifti Ecclefia def�rt^in illius fe*nbsp;�e fadiones concedamus:tuinnbsp;Bi�m, quo padq ciufccmodi f�ta-

10 EXPLANATIO EVANGELII n�tentationibus exemplo Chriftinbsp;amp; poffimus �c debeamus relu-�.TenMt�o(�ari. �?�i

Suanx co* Primamtentationcm, quadia-Sua�- bolus Chriftum appetijt, Textus Euagebj hodierni bis verbis com-ple�iitur:

Et c�m ie 'ttinnjjet quadraginta diebwt quadraginta noSlibuSjpo�ea efuriji-Et accedenstentatorj d�x�tei:nbsp;Dei esydic quot;Vt lapides i�Upanes fiant.

Perfuafum habuit bcftia verfi^ pellis, cum tam diuturno Dombnbsp;nus ieiunio continent�r fefe ma-cerafletjatque propterea fame vf'nbsp;geretur, tantofaci�i�sabillofevbnbsp;doriam reportaturum. Naraqi^nbsp;tot dies Omni fc cibo abftinuit, il^�

^OMINICAE INVOCAVIT. U fua illurn fefellirars, quantun��nbsp;Vel plus mille artifex fit. Chri-enim ceu magnanimus quidanbsp;^(iellicofiflimus athleta oppofuicnbsp;arreptisque contra ilium ar-P^^Sjvicit eum fortiffim�, dum hecnbsp;�^niinimoilli cedit; imm� ver�nbsp;ex facris B�blijs prolatafenten*nbsp;^�^adc� illius os opprimit, vtnecnbsp;Pt�gredi, nee retrocedere iamnbsp;Poffit.

�b�i. xi r 1- nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;�nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;1 ''nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;MKth.4.�

Vtcrg�Domin�mlefumteter caeod�mon aggrcfl'us eft amp;nbsp;^Ppugnauit, it� inhodicrn�vfq;nbsp;^oseiusfatcllitcs�e adminiftriag*nbsp;|��ediuntllr:atquevt Chriftusdia*nbsp;^olo reftitit, fic etiam nos eins ad*�nbsp;^iniftrisrefiftam�oportet, modonbsp;neper

EXPLANATIO EVANGELH ? nc per illos in h�refes Se evrorcs ;nbsp;abduci velimus.Hac enim ex part^ Inbsp;nonmulto minus verfutiSlt;vete-ratorijillifuntjquam eorumprif'nbsp;ceptor amp; magifter diabolus :nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;|

Dominum de gula tentaturus,fan� i tifp�rdiftulitjdonec pro compere*�nbsp;haberet ilium efurire, Itid�m ilKuSnbsp;�tellitcs, dum nobis perfuadcr^ .nbsp;cupiunt, vt�Catholicafidedefci- fnbsp;fcamus,nonfuhitoacimpr�m�tli� Jnbsp;tato rem aggrediuntur, fedfuan^nbsp;accurate aucupantur �c fuftinent Pnbsp;opportunitatem,atq;eiufinodirc'nbsp;bus amp; argumentis nos appetuo^ |nbsp;amp;adoriuntur, q^u� baud ignorantnbsp;cti�mperfefua (ponte nofeiucu*nbsp;da amp; plaufibilia fore. Famelit^nbsp;hauddifficult�r perfuaRHs, vtiH* Jnbsp;cderelibeat.Nonidlatebatdiabo' �nbsp;lumjtaquc gul� illecebi^ Chrift^�nbsp;appo:

�enfuni amp;c cogitationem humani J^rdis in malum prona effe ab adonbsp;^^od�m naturae condition! hu-*^30$ fefc accommodant, auresnbsp;^'�''^rientes blande ac molliter fcal-^'^,�^batquc ijs duntaxat rebus ho- inbsp;tent�t, in quos alioqui fuo-t^^jngeniojppenfi amp; auidifunt.

Artifculis ifus, qui non lub�ns audiatChri' r Jh�oi'�. ftianum hominem nulla lege te* .nbsp;neri,efl'e omni lege folutum�^Ii*

mod�m noui Euangeliciprophe* t�docere amp; fcribcre nondubit�'nbsp;runt.^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;�

Quis dilTolutuSjperditusA omni p�nitentia remotus, no�Jnbsp;totis animi vifceribus optet verynbsp;effc,quod haden�s ex nouo Etia*nbsp;gelia depromptum, affertum j

Uominicae invocavit. 15 ^ercitia fcfe pr�par�rit:Nam quinbsp;affedi fint, cos fibi indiciumnbsp;�^anducare amp;: bibere: porr� quonbsp;4^is fit magis fcelcribusamp; flagitijsnbsp;'�^opertus, co ilium pr�paratior�nbsp;'^agisque idoneum amp; dignum ac-^edere,^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;LuteE�i

Cui improbo amp; fcelerato nc-oldc� Moni n�fitiucuda Sc plaufibilis M^cun�

^Oncio.Confcf�onem facramen- locircoXj toUnbsp;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;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;inun.de

quam auricularem vocant, coufc�^ '^eremfup eruacancam: nihil nc-quot;'*nbsp;effe faccraoti pcccata omnia,nbsp;quis meminerit, (pccia-edicere explicarend quodnbsp;^?^i Euangelici pr�cones publi-^'^Usedir��libri� affirm�runt. nee

Itf EXPLANATIO EVANGELII drinam non �quis ferat auribus,nbsp;hb.dquot; Ab. in nouo Teftamcnto nullumeffcnbsp;w�se. vcfum,vifibile,externum facerdo- Inbsp;g�nfDe�' tium, fed Chrifti�nos omneseflenbsp;Sacerdoces,pofleligare, foluerc,nbsp;clauium minifterio vti, ficutapudnbsp;fe�:arios in praxim dedudum cft^nbsp;palam q; docctui-?

jydianO�dum carnmcis tenetur otn-AnAod��d cultodia,non lit in vonSj Mow*, dogma illudEuangelij loco recipinbsp;toto orbe terrarum, quod ifti pr^*nbsp;clariEuangelift�eadferunt, omni^nbsp;tam mala quam bona, ineuitabibnbsp;amp;: abfoluta neceflitate fieri/item^l�nbsp;Deum caufam eflefcelerum(proljnbsp;nefas) non fol�m permifliu�,nbsp;cti�m effediu�, it� vtproditiolu'nbsp;dae no minus fucrit opus Dei,atqacnbsp;Pauli con uerfio/

bOMINICAE INVOCAVIT# I7 �cquis ver� tandem commenio-�andis omibiisfatis el�e queat,quitus nos teterrimus cacod�mon

Perfuosadminiftros amp;r Apoftolos appetijt amp; tentauit? Int�r�m tarn�.nbsp;Dominum lefum non priUS denbsp;^ulatentareinftituit, qu�misdi�nbsp;^tis ieiunio affe�tus efuriret : fic

erga nos fuamoperiturcom-�^oditatem occaGonem rei pro� ^per�gerend�:cumq;omnes eiusnbsp;�^pnatus co fer� fpe�tent, vt � clia-�'^ffinia parente noft ra, Chrifti Ca-j^iolica Ecclefia, nos ieparet amp; auelnbsp;^^^ijs tantummod� rebus nosap-P^fttamp;pertentat, adquas alioqu�nbsp;I^�'ocliuesamp; promptuli fumus, vt.nbsp;^^nto minori negocio nos propel�nbsp;in rui nam.

iS EXPLANATIO EVANGELI� �laret donee Chrift� cernerct fas*nbsp;me laborantem, actum deni�ni il*nbsp;luni tentaret,ijsq; rebus incefleret,nbsp;quas ille, vtpot� qui c�m neus effetnbsp;verus, eti�m veram affumpferatnbsp;humanitatem, natur�quadam jp*nbsp;penfione lubent�r ac cupid�am- ;nbsp;pledi potuifl'et: fed alia infup�f |nbsp;vfus eft maiori verfutia amp; callidifa;nbsp;te erga Dominum in huius dietnbsp;Euangelio, eodemque hodiequenbsp;per fuos f�tellites vtitur erga nos.

Non ille quidem hortatus eft j Dominum Iefum,vt fibi ex lapitli'nbsp;bus pr�clarumamp;infignealiquoel ,nbsp;cdulium c�ficeret,fed panem taU' ,nbsp;t�m. Vtcnimdeillodiuiniseftli'nbsp;terisannotatum,eratierpenscallb �nbsp;diorcundtis alijs animantibus.Et'nbsp;g� eti�m Ji�c incipit � minimo,nbsp;idqj non eo duntaxat nomine, vti

^^agnofcatur^fedetiam quod earn �art! fpem conccperat, fi quidcmnbsp;^hriftum initio in re exiguimo-^enti fupcrare pofletjCtiam in re*nbsp;facile fe vi�loriapotiturum,nbsp;Chriftu adaliagrauioraimpul-

Eadem omnino ratione faciunt Pfeudoprophet� omnes,h�reticinbsp;^laines, amp; quotquot funt noftronbsp;�uo impoftores dosmatift�.Nonnbsp;prim o aditu tam i n lulle amp; p r�-ration em ac impotenter irrum*nbsp;PpntjVt nobis dicere auG Gnt,fece*nbsp;^'te ab EccleGa Catho�ica,deferitenbsp;^abiurateGd�illam, in qua huc-^Jq;fandiomnes, continentes �rnbsp;''^rgines,religioG,Leuit� amp; facer-^otcsjtotconfeflbrum millia,in-^^inaera Martyrumfrequentia,quinbsp;*^�angelio fui fanguinis teftimo^�nbsp;b 2 nium

2,0 EXPLANATIO EVANGELH nium reddidcrunt, tam ingens co^nbsp;pia vrbiuin, vi corum amp;pagoruiTi?nbsp;tor inful�,regiones,reges, populi,nbsp;regnajprouinci�,deniq; totus ter-rarum orbis cum omnibusdulcif- inbsp;fimispar�tibus, probisamp;pijsMa- jnbsp;ioribusfelicit�r vixerunt, amp;:abfq;nbsp;dubio gaudiafempiterna �cregnunbsp;celefte confecuti funr. Nonfuntnbsp;i��ijinquamj tam nullofenfupr^- ,nbsp;ditij vthoc pado rem gerant.�nb-runr agere c�fiderati�s.-iniriumnbsp;ciuntinre exigua nulliusquemO'nbsp;mentijqu� non admod�m referrenbsp;videatur : ea verb obtenta Sc imp^'nbsp;tratajreliqua omnia cumulat�mfe'nbsp;quuntur.

Hocc�filioin huiusdieiEuan\ gelio vcrfutus Iatan oominum 3^'nbsp;greflus efbhoc confilio nos quo^�nbsp;fatanici proph et2gt;qui nos adnbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;i

- nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;_nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;dioiier^

bOMINICAE INVOCAVIT. 21 �:ioncm inducerepercupiut, ho-pertentant. Nam, vt de il lisnbsp;Apoftolus te�arurjeiufrnodi pfcusnbsp;dapoftoli, funt operarij fubdoii,nbsp;transfigur�tes feinapoftolos Chrinbsp;tti.Et non miru: ipie cnim latanasnbsp;transfigur�t fe in angelum iucis.nbsp;tion eft ergo magnum, fi miniftrinbsp;eius trailsfigur�tur, velut miniftrinbsp;iuftiti�.

Ced�,inquiunt,quid noxi� h�-Bet, fi in Quadragefima vefcaris tarnibus,quand� dcus cibos crea-i.Tw.4;nbsp;tiitad percipi�dum cum gratiarumnbsp;aftionefidelibus: Q^idinc�modinbsp;allaturum eft, fi fiib vtraque fpecienbsp;Coenam iuxta Chrifti inftitutionenbsp;ScprimitiuseEcclefi�morem-per-ripias.^ His atq; id genus al ij s,qu�nbsp;videntur non maximum haberenbsp;trionientum,primo nos tent�t cabnbsp;b 3 lidifib

il EXPLANATIO EVANGFLl! lidiffimiis cacod�inon :atque fi velnbsp;in minime nos luperare, eoqjad-ducere queat, vt eius confilio rao-rem geramus, �tqjin vnaamp; alteranbsp;re,qu� prima fronte non maximinbsp;mom�ti elfe videatur,� Catholicsnbsp;Chrifti Ecclefi� more amp; vfu difee-damusjiam illi parta vidoria efi, Scnbsp;opportuno tempore, quocunqu�nbsp;velit,nullo n�goci� in quafuis exi*nbsp;tiolas,perniciales,adeoque amp;fata-nicas h�rel�sinducere nos pote-

Quamobrem etiamvir quidam vit�lan�liraoniaSc do�rinainfi-gnis, qui noftris teporibusiibrosnbsp;edidit, id genus res, quibus initionbsp;diabolus nos tent�t,non inconuc-nient�reuneo comparauit.nbsp;Vt enim cuneus qua parte in lignunbsp;adigitur^tenuis Qc exi�uuseft,adeonbsp;vt

bOMINICAE INVOCAVIT. 2^ Vt qui eum principi� ad lignumnbsp;^pplicari confpicit, arbitrari queatnbsp;fieri non pofle, vt tam grande amp;:nbsp;ctafl'um lignum findat:at vbi mal-^eorum i�ibus pulfatur, tum de-*�i�m res ipfa docet,qu� vis amp; effi-caciafitillius tenuis amp;exigu� parfis. N�fimulatqu�eaparsnonni-infixa eftjiam totus reliquus eu��nbsp;^eusfens�mfubfequitur, amp;:tanti-fp�r intro adigitur, donee grandenbsp;^Hud lignum diftrahatur ac dillipe-^�r:Eundem in modumacciditinnbsp;ǜna b .b vtraq;{peciefumenda,nbsp;efu carnium permitt�do,amp; eiusnbsp;generis plerifque alijs,� quibus ca-cod�montentandifumitinitium,nbsp;^osq- ad defeclionem folicitatSenbsp;iiquot;npeller�molitur, queadmod�mnbsp;I innumeros haden�s id illinbsp;exanimi fui fententia. Namnbsp;b 4 vbi

24 EXPtANATIO EVANGELII vbi horum q�ippiamfem�lrece-ptum el�^non di�p�ft cunei huiusnbsp;-pars cralfior mox confecuta eftjnbsp;nemp� Confeffio Auguftana,qu�nbsp;turn facerdotium, tumauguftiflbnbsp;mum atq; fandiffimumM�T�nbsp;crificiuni prorfusaboleuit.Nequ^nbsp;b�c tamen conftitit fatan.-fecuta eftnbsp;� veftigio alia adhuc eti�m crafiio�nbsp;cunei pars, put� Sacrainetariorun' �nbsp;amp; Ca�uini Confeffio,qu� duo ilbnbsp;Sacramenta,qu� AuguftanaCon- ;

fefl�orebqfecerar, n�p� BapnimU amp; veritatem corporis �cfanguinbnbsp;Chriftiin Euchariftia, rulic�m^��nbsp;lt;lio; vt qu�admod�m fuperior ilbnbsp;Tedatores fuos Sacerdotio amp; M�fl�nbsp;��crificio; ficifta fuos his Sacrame*nbsp;tis priu�ric: atq; interim tn no minus LUteranos atq^nos catholicos,nbsp;id�lolatri� infimulat amp; cond�nat.

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Sedneq;li�cfat�seflevifumeft. ^^cdS�m infixus cuneus totus pe-^^trauir, necdum lignu plan� di-eft:itaq; resip�depofcit,nbsp;�^od� lignum pri�s integrum pe^nbsp;diffindi ac dirumpi debear,nbsp;^^parscuncicrafl�orabfque moranbsp;^�^pellatur. ld facit Suencfeldius,nbsp;S^i fcripturas omnes prorfus rc^nbsp;^^ouet, verbi minifteri�, ecu remnbsp;^�fternam re ij cit abrogat, nullisnbsp;prnninbparcitrfedqualem fepr�:�nbsp;ergaSacramentarios, eundemnbsp;^edeclarat erga Luteranos,amp;nosnbsp;$atholicos:omnes non alio quamnbsp;�dololatrarum loco habet amp; da-^^nat,quandoquid� fimul omnesnbsp;��^firmis elerncntis inh�reant: idnbsp;^ft/eo nomine eos idololatri�co-Kemnat, qu�dfefalutem Se beati-^�dinemj feripturis c�firmatijade-b 5 pturos

26 EXPLANATIO EVANGELH pturos fperent. Atq; haec qui�emnbsp;cunei huius pars craffifliina eft.

Cernitis igitur,atq; abud� ex his animaduertitis dile�iflimi, cuneinbsp;iftiusprimam partem exil�acpen ,nbsp;tenue fuifle:fed fimulatqu�fedu^nbsp;dorum amp; pernicioforum homi-num impu�fu fuos c�pit haberenbsp;progreflus, mox alias omnes d�-monumpr�ftigias,vtproh dolornbsp;ipl� rci experientia docetjefTe con*nbsp;fecutas:atq; it� quotidiana didici- ,nbsp;mus experi�tia, moxvbiinpaucisnbsp;quibufdam non maximimomen-ti rebus ab communi, vetufto Sinbsp;laudabili Catholic� Ecclefi� vfu inbsp;ac more difeeffum eft, abfq; mulw ;nbsp;dilationenonvnius generispeftj*nbsp;lenriftimasefteh�refes c�fecutaS� ,nbsp;Quifnamr, obfecro, initio vel innbsp;animum inducere potui�et,difpn ,nbsp;tationem haue fidci amp; religi�is cf'

bOMINICAE INVOCAVIT. 2/ ��,maxini� Sacrament! altaris no-�^ineenata, tandem e�euafuram,nbsp;noui ifti cuangelici c�tra expre�^nbsp;iUa Chrifti verbajHoc eft corpusnbsp;^e�jdocere no dubitarentjin alta-Sacram�to ver� Chrifti corpusnbsp;^^anguin� nonadeffeHmmove-

huius fabul� tentationis ^S^rent, eiufmodi blafphemiavfinbsp;^^cntjpafsimomnes ab illis,tan-certiffimis mali d�monisnbsp;fummoper� fibi cauiftent,nbsp;, illorum tentatione in vllam fcnbsp;^ie^ftionem pertrahi fiuiflent.nbsp;ver�jVtiam ante quoqucnbsp;fcripta diuina c�memorat,

aS EXPLANATIO EVANGELH^ erat ferpenscallidior cunctisnbsp;anantibusmeq; cftvllacuiufqu^^^nbsp;tanta ca�liditas,qu� ferpentisnbsp;verfuti� arti poffit �quipar^^��nbsp;Nouitilie, vtpot�non nifiexm^'nbsp;ris dolis, impofturis amp;:malisnbsp;busconHatusamp;confutus,nbsp;lem in ipfo primo adituexhib^^bnbsp;qualis eft in ��ipfojomn� fcfe op^'nbsp;ramlufurum.

- Enimuero fi per fuamembra^' artis fu� adminiftros mox prot�-pat amp; dicatjNon eft ifthuc corpusnbsp;Chriftijficut ipfe Chriftus aflet�^�^�nbsp;fed eft tat�m figura corporis Chrgt;'nbsp;fti, vel tantum fignificat Corpi�^nbsp;Chrifti: quotufquifq;,obfecro,t'^'nbsp;turus eft, qui tam impia oration^nbsp;vtentes ferre velit? quis non illo^nbsp;profligare, �e extremo fuppHci^nbsp;addicere cupiat.^ Voluit igiturbf'

J^OMINICAE INVOCAVIT.' 29* Verfutiffima morralium pe�oanbsp;^^^ens�m irrependo fibi vendicare.nbsp;occupare,eos pedet�t�m ac qua-y^niadhibita moradem�tare, atq;nbsp;!^^gradat�m ad extrem�m tandemnbsp;��^pietatem amp; blafphemiam mite-��^sfeducere.

�'rincipio quidem,c�m nulla ex-, P editior �c explicatior via lit ad im^nbsp;Petitum homin� vulgus in erro-*'em inducendura, qu�m fi nouusnbsp;^ogmatiftes affeuerct dogma fu�nbsp;^cris literis exprefs�fundat� con-^iHerinam ciufinodi pfeudopro-Pheta �c falfus do�:or, verbi Deinbsp;^peciem quandam pr�texens, pe*nbsp;e�liar� quand� de externis facro-^^n�t� Eucharifti� fpeciebus lit�nbsp;^ouetjVt hoc padto charitate, cui*nbsp;�s hoc Sacramcntum fymbolumnbsp;^uoddam eft,ex hon�inum pedo-ribus

JO EXPLANATIO EVANGELTI ribus euellat, amp; fcindat concordianbsp;ac vnitate.Hinc iam eo fe confert,nbsp;vtperfuadeatmiferis,primo guidenbsp;fub vna fpecie non nifi corpus ex-angue porrigi: deinde non verumnbsp;fanguinem, led feparatum gucn*nbsp;dam liquorem vel cruorem potamnbsp;dumexhiberi: videlicet idfignifi-care volens, fub panis fpecie fo-lum corpusabfq; fanguine,fubvi*nbsp;ni Ipeciefolum fanguinem abfq;nbsp;corpore haberilt;

His artis fu� machinis cum fatan co iam rem perduxilTet, vthomines minori deuotione ac reuer�ti^nbsp;ad venerabile facramentuaccede-retjqdodvita fruftrainde fperare-tur,vbi nulla effet vita:dcin porronbsp;progreffus eft,neq; tarnen repentenbsp;negauit. corp oris Chrifti in eucha*nbsp;riftia vcritatcra,neq; jptin�s afftquot;nbsp;mauit

I ^^ninatas hcrefes ab inferis excita� ! tarnen Chriftus non dixe�nbsp;JjjHicpaniseft corpus meu: fed,nbsp;^oceft corpus meum. D.Augu-n.nbsp;*^nus in titul� Pfalmi 33. qui tabs'�nbsp;, ^^jPfalmus Dauid, c�m mutauitnbsp;^^Itum fuum coram Abimelech,nbsp;pdimi(iteum,amp;abijt:loc�h�c exnbsp;� ^'^�Rcgum iuxta Septuaginta edi*nbsp;I f ^em interpr�tas,in verba ea, Etnbsp;� 5^ebaturin manibus fuis,(fic em* ��'^'**�nbsp;fcripfit hunc in mod�:

homine,quisintelIigat?Ma� I ^�^usaliorupoteft portarihomo:nbsp;^^nibus fuis nemo portatunouo*

5'1 EXPLANATIO EVANGELII modo intelligatur, in ipfoDauidnbsp;fecund�m litcr� noninuenimus,nbsp;in Chrirto autem inuenimus:fere-batur enim Chriftus in manibusnbsp;fuis,quand� commendansipiuninbsp;corpus fuum, ait: Hoc eft corpusnbsp;meum. Ferebat enim illudcorpusnbsp;in manibus fuis.Hec Auguftinus�nbsp;Cuius ex verbo liquido poteft ani*nbsp;maduerti, Chriftum feipfum fuisnbsp;geft�l�e manibusjc�m diceret,H0Cnbsp;eft corpus meum:non autem, Hic

� panis eft corpus meum,vtnunc fa tan per membra fua falso docerenbsp;nondubirat.nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;'

Hac autem opinione honiinuni animisaft�xa,qu�dpanisvn�cuu^.nbsp;Chrifti corpore in Euchariftia pc^'*nbsp;maneat, quo fuo vaniffimo do'nbsp;gmate huic celftft�mo Sacramc�nbsp;to non par�m reuerenti� ac

� 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�ii' !

^^tionis detraxit: tum ver� longi-prorepfit, fed it� tarnen, vt nee* plane fevidendum pr�beret,nbsp;quid machinaretur, fatis per-picilicerer: nee tum quidem ne-S^uit Chrifti corptfs pr�fens adef-in Euchariftia, fed id ad illud fo-*J*ni tempus pertinere voluit, quonbsp;�^tnitur Sacramentum: fi quis au-^^ni extra fumptionis horam illudnbsp;^dorare velit, ilium no alio quamnbsp;*'^ololatr� loco haberi oportere,nbsp;. Vbi verb illeperfenfit, ifthuc abnbsp;�pfoiadum fundamentum, locisnbsp;^on paucis apudinconftansamp;cunbsp;�^^ofum vulgus fuam habere firmi-^crn;deinde earn in curam in cub u*nbsp;�fjVthocipfo �e�cerdotium amp;la-^nficium parit�r deftrueretac pro-^�garet,qu�paulat�min omniumnbsp;^ortaliumpedoribus oblitereturnbsp;c memo-

explanatio EVANGELII memoria omnisimmcnforum benbsp;neficiorum Chrifti redemptorisnbsp;amp; faluatoris noftri, qui feineti-pfum c�lefti patri fuo vltr�tradi-ditoblationem�c hoftiam gratif-fimam pro peccatis noftris: cuiusnbsp;bcneficij memoria CatholicaEc*nbsp;clefiahucufq;in fan�tiflimo Mif-f� facrificio (Deo fit gratia)aduer-s�m inferorum portas omnes connbsp;feruauitj�cin hodiern� diemlau��nbsp;dabilit�r acpictatiChriftianseconnbsp;gruent�r co n feruat.

His autem omnibus � latana pro illiusarbitratu confcdis, amp; rebusnbsp;omnibus jpfperos deinde habeU'nbsp;tibus fiiccefluSjtum dem�m q�ounbsp;moliebatur, re ipfa aggreflusnbsp;quodq; ab initio confiituerat, ab'nbsp;foluitjit� vt iam ceu impius clarfl^nbsp;re, amp; vt infipicns dicere in coru^

�OMINICAE INVOCAVrr. 35 fuonon vereatur, Noneft Deus,nbsp;p�ta in venerabiii Sacramento,nbsp;^^9; Chrifti corpus illic habetur:nbsp;N� eft nifi panis piftorius: amp; qui�nbsp;9^iisei diuinos exhiber honores,nbsp;�dololatracenfcnduseft.

Hanc abominandam impietat� callidus amp; fanguinarius ferpensnbsp;^nipfismoxprimishuius Trag�^nbsp;^i�initi js per fua membra eiiorau�nbsp;^fl^et,quotquot it� dicere amp; docerenbsp;3�fi fuiffcnr, eorum mendax osnbsp;' muko ncgocio potuiffet op-I primiacobftrui: nec facile quifpi�nbsp;^iufcemodi impijs auditisfcrmo�nbsp;^ibusjhisfatanicislaqueis fefe ca:�nbsp;piamp;implicarifuftinuilfet. Con-fiiltius itaque vifum fuit verfutonbsp;ferpenti, vt per fuam fobolem abnbsp;�nfimo gradu aufpicaretur, fuoq;nbsp;Ventre fensim fursum nitens, �e

EXPLANATIO EVANGELH gradat�mad fuperiorafe trahens,anbsp;fummo gradu in hominum p�rora irrepere, in ijsq; pluslpuf'nbsp;citiei jpgignereacjppagare queat.nbsp;Quand� igitur malignus d�tno�^nbsp;vfqu^adeo nobis infidiatur, per#nbsp;niciemlt;^ue afferre molitur, feiri# ,nbsp;pcrqj circumit tanqu�m leo rugj* |nbsp;ens,qu�rens qucm deuoret,nosq;nbsp;inftar callidi aucupis blanda qu^nbsp;dam amp; fuaui fiftulaadfeille�ab eanbsp;�pi�Deivocem incitans: deniq^^^nbsp;'�nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;cfcam nobisfuau�fragrantem ap'

ponir, quara nos plerunque, ceu curiofi pifces huius proccllofinbsp;risjcupid�appr�h�dimus, necnbsp;terimperpendimus hamum mor-

DOMINICAE INVOCAVIT^ 57 plus, vt quoad eius fieri poffit, abnbsp;filiusfallaciofis artibus amp; dolis nonbsp;^is caueamus.

Quodfi qu�rat aliquis, qu�nam abhuius milleartificis impofturisnbsp;^fraudibus cauerc debeamus: fa=�nbsp;ciendu plan� eft, quemadmod�innbsp;Chriftusin hodierno fecit Euan-geliojciim iam Quadraginta dierunbsp;^xa�to ieiunio, efurire ccepiflet,nbsp;�deb vt teter cacod�mo iam omi-�operfuafum haberet, atque earnnbsp;fpem fua opinion e deuoraifet, fenbsp;Chriftum dextcrrime appetij fte Scnbsp;^ggreftum efte, atque euni in mo=�nbsp;^uui in fua pr�fidia adduxifle, vtnbsp;gt;nde non poftet fefe porro extricate, fed in illius deditionem con-cedere cogeretur: qu� illi caufa fu=gt;nbsp;pChriftum primo omnium gul�nbsp;illecebris p ertent�di: vb� tum Chrinbsp;c 3 fto

'38 EXPLANATIO EVANGELIf ftovtendumfuitgiadio fpiritusjtlnbsp;eftjVerbo Dei: quod amp; fecit,quan-dam illiobijciensfcriptur�diuin�nbsp;fententiam,atqueeiufmodi iliumnbsp;refponfione flagellas, vt deinc�psnbsp;merito ille � tentando Dominonbsp;abftinere debuerit. Scriptum eft,nbsp;ait ad fatanarn, Non in iolopancnbsp;viuit homo, fed in omni verbo,nbsp;quod procedit de ore Dei.Hac,in*nbsp;quam,rationenosquoqu� diabo^nbsp;lo refiftcre debemus, vt quotics illenbsp;nos flue in vno, flue pluribus, illisnbsp;pr�fert�m, qu� corrupt� natura:nbsp;noftr� grata amp;: iucunda funt, abnbsp;Catholica Chrifti Ecclefia abduce��nbsp;reconatur,toties nos quoq;Chrifti exemplo fcripturas illi oppona*nbsp;musjdicamusq;: Scriptum eft, Ec-cleflam efte columnam �c firma-mentum ventatis, cut nec

Ag�iamfunefte cacod�mon, noueris eum, qui fu'�Ecclefi� innbsp;terris degenti ifthuc pollicitus eft,nbsp;ipfiffimam efle veritatem,qu�necnbsp;filiere necm�tiri norit: cuius nosnbsp;t'erbisfident�rac optima fpe in ninbsp;dmur.Neque eti�m vllam prors�snbsp;^pudnos dubitation� habet; qu�nbsp;'^nanimi eiufdem Ecclefi�catho-lic� confenfu recipiuntur, ca nonnbsp;aliunde, qu�m ex Dei Spiritu, quinbsp;idem veritatis Spiritus eft, profici:=f��-^��4-fii. Itaque lic�t m�dius crepes ter*^� *nbsp;^xecrande i�tan, etiamfi port�nbsp;oinnes inferorum fefe nobis opanbsp;ponant, lic�t tui legati amp; concio-tiatoresmulto eti�m mag�s f�ui-ant ac debacchentur:at nos tarnennbsp;m DeiEcclefiaconftantes perma^nbsp;c 4 nemuS;,

40 explanatio evan�elii nemus, quippe extra quam nullanbsp;cuiquam falus amp; bcatitudo continnbsp;gerepoteft. Hanc nosEcclefiaiunbsp;in duodecim fymboli Apoftolicinbsp;amp; noftr� fidci articulis c�fitemur,nbsp;HacnosEcclefia gloriamur. H�cnbsp;ea Ecclcfia eft,de qua Chriftus ipftnbsp;dixit; Si Ecclefiam non audi�rit,fitnbsp;ethnicus amp; publicanus.nbsp;Pro hac Ecclefia Chriftus fudit ro-feum ac preciofum fanguinem fu-um, In hac Ecclefia,tanquam ma�nbsp;tre noftra,in qua nati �cperBapti-tifmura regenerati fumus, cenferinbsp;acnumerari volumus, donee fpi-ritushos reget artus.De illa enim,nbsp;deque do�trina, quam ea profite-tur,idcertum exploratumque nosnbsp;habemus, earn iam ind�ab Apo-ftolorii temporibus l�gitima luc-ceffione,fin� intermiffionc, velut

Dominicas invocavit. 41 P^rmanus traclitam, abfq- vlla de*nbsp;P^auatione puram ac mundam or^nbsp;ad nos vfque perucniffe.-cumnbsp;^^men c diuerfo inficias ire nonnbsp;Poffisteterrime fatanjtentator amp;nbsp;�cdudor populi Chriftiani, do-�rnata omiajqu� intra annosquin-

�bjnon nifi nouas efi�e dodnnas, ^adenus ift�ratione nunqua tra-^itas,nunquam hoc modo pr�dbnbsp;^atasjttunqu�m hocfenfu vel in-�^clledu annunciatas.

Immo ver� plus aliquid dicam: Hon potes tu ne vnum quideChrinbsp;ftianum, approbatum amp; CathoU-cumEcclefi� DeiDodoremno-��iinare, immo nechaereticu qui-dcra: qui velLuteran� vel Calui-

42 EXPLANATIO EVANGELI� nian�dodrin � corpus ante hanc jnbsp;�tatem fcripto compr�hendci'it:nbsp;quifcripta diuina, qu�dad pt�ci� |nbsp;pua Chriftian� religionis capiwnbsp;attinet, ficacceperit amp; interpr�ta- inbsp;tus fit, vt tui fidiflimi adminiftrijnbsp;longe lateque,atedimiffiamp;:able-gati, inpr�fentiar�m ea accipiunt jnbsp;amp; exponunt.

An nonauternhocomniulon-g� eft calamitofiffimuin.^an non vel maxim� mifer�dum ac lam en# Jnbsp;tandum,Mundum iamind� � Chrinbsp;fti in c�losaftcenfione longe vitranbsp;millequingentosdurauifl'eannos,,nbsp;nec tame tot feculis vel vnum ah*nbsp;quern extitifle, qui fcripta diuinanbsp;red�intellexeritjamp;verafueritfitl^nbsp;pr�ditus.^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;.

^ominicae invocav�T. 43� �^^�inangulisdelituifle, qui pernbsp;��iniaconfentaneamamp;: confon�nbsp;�cdo�tnnam retinuerint acnbsp;jppugn�rint,qu� graffantium ho*nbsp;^^�fe�arum vel vni alicuivfque-S^aque confentiat,equidem hancnbsp;^ihi velim nominatim expriminbsp;^indicari, quo loco extiterit, tra*nbsp;^ita amp; pi�dicata fit,qua in prouinnbsp;^'3) qua vrbe, quaEcclefia,e quonbsp;p�lpito, qua tempcftate,cuius Im*nbsp;Peratoris Romani Imperio: vt it�nbsp;'^ocentur libri,quibus nou� huiusnbsp;^o�rin� corpus confcripferint amp;nbsp;confign�rinu Atqui fat�s fuperq;nbsp;cognit�habeo, maligne d�mon,nbsp;cti�fi multo fis callidior atqu� es,nbsp;^equete,neque complices tuos idnbsp;Vnqu�mplan� cflefadturos.Namnbsp;probe me alTequaminijchariffi*nbsp;�iaijdi�aque meatena�i�s memoria

44 EXPLANAT�O EVANGELlI ria compledi poffitis, rurfus ead�nbsp;r�p�tons, plane �capert� lucul�tisnbsp;aedifertis ego verbis pronuncio,nbsp;nouis iftisEuangelicisbuccinato�nbsp;ribus efte prors�s impoflibile, vt

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Velvnum aliquem probum, dum, approbatum Ecclefi� Deinbsp;Dodorem Dominent,qui confef^nbsp;fionis ipforum corpus, id eft, con-fonam quandampr�cipuor� reli*nbsp;^ionis ipforum, quam hodi� pro�nbsp;fitentur ac docent, capitum wm-mamconfcripferit�cliteris confi-

Qu�dfiigitur ifthucveriim eftj j p vt eft fan� veriffimum, necdiuer*nbsp;fum vnquam doceripoterit:quilt;^gt;nbsp;oro,aliud hinc conficitur vel con*nbsp;fequitur, nifi hoe tantum, ft q^�*nbsp;dem illorum fides fit vera,Chrifti*nbsp;ana, Euangelica amp; faluans fid^^�nbsp;iai�

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amp; mortuum, rofeumque .^.�^guinem fuum in fancl� crucisnbsp;, pite inanit�rprofudiffe/Cui er�inbsp;attulit vtil�tatem�cui vel bo*nbsp;1 ^�^VcIcommodofuidcuieaquic-,nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;contulit,quad� totus rnun-

haud fecuSj atqu� antea, igno* tencbrisamp;idololatriamannbsp;� �^�niplicatus? Eum vero tal� per*nbsp;� p^^nfiffejind�conficiturjqu�d il-

' ^evn� quidem nominare que-' qui ante hoe t�pus fcriptadi-; ^�^agt;qu�d adreli gionisnoftr�ca-gt; ! J^�^^attinetjipforum more inter-At que verb vbi inte-' funt ill� ampliflim� Chrifti :nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;Ecc�ego

* confummationem fecu� � � �em^ue; Ego rogabo patrera,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;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;fCr

amp; alium paracletum dabit vobis, | vt maneat vobifcum in aeternum, jnbsp;fpiritumveritatis.nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;t

Nonpoteftigitur noneffe v�- lt; rum,atqueinomnem�ternitatem |nbsp;verupermanerc, quod eft ab iplanbsp;veritate didum: contraautem nul )nbsp;Ia poteft foliditate probari, quod ,nbsp;mentitaeftiniquitas fibi.Chrillus ,nbsp;Dominus, Ecclcfi� caput,hoc mV�nbsp;fticum fuum corpus, quod eft Ec*nbsp;clelia,non deferitmec deertEcclc' jnbsp;fi�,nec in omno �uum d�crit Spi'! (nbsp;ritufiandus,qui earn dirigat,reg3r, jnbsp;ducar,vt�n�invllospoffit labi cp jnbsp;rorcs. Atqueab hac Ecclefianofl inbsp;patiemur nos vel latum yngucii� ,nbsp;nee in re minima abduci,quando' inbsp;quidem extra illam,�qu�atqu�di* inbsp;ctntf.7. tempore extra No� arcai 1nbsp;nullus mortalium ab �terna p'J.'j =nbsp;td�'

damnatione feruari. Qu� �^obisifth�c fan�liffima at que fi-^iflimaparens noftra in rebus fir-�^fivelincaufa religionis pr�fcti-^itjcanos citravllam h�fitantiamnbsp;^eureda, pia, diuina, Chriftiana,nbsp;^Uangelica fentimus, tenemus,nbsp;^��edimus, confitemur. Qu� verbnbsp;vctat, ilia nos baud alit�r, atqu�nbsp;'^it�s exitiale,deuitamus.

V os igitur dilediflimi, vbi teters ��Ji�iod�moni, quoti�s ille rebusnbsp;^iiibufdain eti�m non maximinbsp;�^omenti vos tentare amp; oppugna*nbsp;atq; � Catholica Chrifti Eccle-ba auocare conabitur, hunc in monbsp;'^urn fcmper fortiter vos oppofueanbsp;��itisj perind� ille, vt in hodiernonbsp;cumDei filio conflidu, re infeda,nbsp;^euturpit�r vidus,cum dedecorenbsp;abfcedere compelletur.

48 EXPLANATIO EVANGELlt Porr� cum tantifit periculi, finbsp;quis etiam in re exigua,quam nonnbsp;putetmagnieffe momenti, malonbsp;d�moni affennaturamp;: ceclat,equi-dem vos chariffimi denu� h�c ominbsp;qua pofl'um fide admonitos ve*nbsp;lim, vt ab hoc veteratorio hoftenbsp;omnibus in rebus atque omni exnbsp;parte diligenter caueatis, neq;nbsp;vel in minimo cedatis: fed Chriftinbsp;exemplo,�qu� in minimis vt innbsp;maximis femperilli magna anifO*nbsp;contentionerelu�lemini. Qua^l^nbsp;re vifum eft, vnum atque altcrun*nbsp;lt;ertis quibuldamamp;fpecialibus i^

BOMINICAE INVOCAVIT. rant,fed eti�m officiant faluti fem:=nbsp;pitern�: tu plane re�u Ces, propter-e� quod Apoliokis verbis difertisnbsp;leftatus fit,redditurum oeum vnu�^'��'**nbsp;cuique fecund�m opera fuaratquenbsp;alibidixerit.�Bonuni facietes,nbsp;^eficiamus; tepore enim fiiorne-tcmus non d�ficientes. Et rursus;nbsp;Oinnes nos manifeffari oporrct*-^'�'^-'nbsp;ante tribunal Chrifti, vr referatnbsp;''nufquifq; propria corporis pro-iicgeflit,fiuebonuni,fiuemalum.

Sihortaturfatan, vtin Quadra-^cfima carnibiis velcaris,idq; pro-Pterea,vt Pontifici facerdotibus �gr�facias amp;infultes:diccns turnnbsp;^eni�mte effe germane Euange^nbsp;�cuin virum, fi edas cibum, quernnbsp;^^ns hominibus alendis condi*nbsp;5rit:tu illi morem ne g�ras.Siqui�nbsp;^^^Apoftolus difertis,perfpicuis,nbsp;d luCU-

JO EXPLANATIO EVANGELH luculentisait verbis, Si efca fcan-dalizat fratrem meum, non manti ucabo carnem in�tern�, n� fratrem meum fcandalizem.

Si fuadet fatan, ne deinceps fignum fand� crucis tibi impri-inasjaflerensididololatricu amp; ar-'tismagicseeffe, adeoq; tantudem, ac fi quis in acre exprim�t circulu,nbsp;cuiufmodi blafphemias quidam,nbsp;iniiouis iftisEuangelicispr�pofi-tisnon poftremum obtinens locum,non it�prid�m fcriberc,amp;rynbsp;pis exGufaSjpaldm edere nondubi*nbsp;rauif, tu vide n� Uli obtemp�res� !nbsp;Nam D. Paulus eius f�rin� ho'nbsp;minesinimicoscrucisClirifti vo'nbsp;iuiMMf.di fandiffimi Patres,Athanafi' inbsp;Chryfoftomus, AuguftinuSnbsp;t� eius wears pluresq; alij fcriptum reliquerunij 1nbsp;Zsrifofio, wprg�figni crucisformidinedaemO'

leere, �c ornne genus incantatiolt;=re/,cz��i7^ num proHigari arque iacerc:lpcci-y,^.j,j��,^^nbsp;atimver� fide dignus HiftoricusHo��f�5-?pi ,nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;, ynbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;ynbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;Mrttibxun:.

Ineodoretus de luiiano 1 nip era-^�^�7^;,, i� ' tore, quia fide Clirifti apoftata difi et

ceHerat,in luis huconjs annotauit, loannent. ex c�ni � quodam in finiulacrorum ��nbsp;' �dis adyta introdiu^us vidilTetde^T/�9(/lt;,r. ab.

mones ea,qua folet,facie apparen# tesjinetu coa�fii infcriplifie frontinbsp;' l'fign�crucis: atd�mones confpe-' 1 lt;^a figura Dominici troph�i, ��nbsp;ftragis f'u� memores, mox euanu*nbsp;�ifle.

51 EXPLANATIO EVANGELII Ecclefiamn�minare) non nififa^nbsp;bulisjanilibuscleliramentisj�cconnbsp;fi�lis mend^cijs niti, quemadmo-Jum frater R�ufchius Neoburgen*nbsp;quot;iieoburgen�s fis in fua Centonouella nup�r cdi-od Danubtu. fcriptitar, tu illi prprsus non af-fentias.Noftri em Parochi con*nbsp;cionatores, quos exDeibenigni-tate amp; gratia in Bauaria �calijs Ca-tholicis regionibus habemus,nul*nbsp;lam aliam fempitern� f�lutis viamnbsp;Sc rationem nobis commonftrat;

quam ipfum adeo Chriftum Ic' fura.Isenim verum eftatque vni-cum fLmdamentum,nec vllum p�nbsp;teftefl�evelponi aliud fundamen*nbsp;t.�wtai,. 3. tumjpfo quoqu� Paulo tefte,pra^*nbsp;ter id quod pofitumefi, quod eftnbsp;rc=gt; Chriftus lefiis: quo eti�m nolV^nbsp;U�oins. . fundata eft amp;nititurdo�lnna,ncU*'nbsp;tiqu�m verb his aut illis, vt tu qiJ'^nbsp;dei�

�OMINICAE INVOCAVIT. 55 ^em appellas,Lu2endi'scommen-L�'Wquot;]��*nbsp;r rt - catLtgenJitf,nbsp;iitJjs: quanquani ego lanCtoru, vt allui�i ai nanbsp;Vocant,Legendisquibufdainneq/,;�f-quot;^^^^nbsp;^rroEare, neque derogare hdem?�-'^^��#'��nbsp;V. Vnbsp;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;inenaacin'm^

Immoverofiquidem ifthuc te ^offe iuuatjin papatu hadteniis honbsp;��iines ad hiinc Chrifium lefum,nbsp;^on ad alium aliquem, tanquamnbsp;verum amp;: vnicumnoftr� fidei,nbsp;�^oftr�falutis, noftr� beatitatisla=�nbsp;pidem angularem, fcmp�rremininbsp;Chriftianique ante fexagin^�nbsp;^^jfeptuagintajodogintajcentum,nbsp;ducentos, trecentos, quadringen*nbsp;^osannosj�e adipf�mvfque dein-Ceps Apoftolor� �tatem, in Pon-hncia,id eh,Clirifti Catholica Ec-clcfiafemper ad vnum Chriftumnbsp;*efum,ceu vnicum Seruatorem acnbsp;^edemptorem noftrumjiion ad vl-d 3 luni

54 EX PL AN AT I o EVANGELTI lumaliumdire�tifuntjidque nonnbsp;folumfcriptis amp;�concionibus,fe(lnbsp;eti�m certis quibufdam inftituen-dis diebus ac teinporibus,externisnbsp;(ignis imaginibus, veftibiis,ge*nbsp;ftibus, atq; pluribus alijs c�rcmo^nbsp;nijs. Cur no igiturab ipfis intimisnbsp;vifceribus pudettc mifcrum, fidif^nbsp;fimam parentem tuam, Ecclefiamnbsp;Catholicam,quam tu percontem�nbsp;ptum Papifticani vocas,que te pernbsp;Baptifmatis Sacramentum, quodnbsp;n�gar� nopotesjregenerauit, qus�nbsp;V te in ele�horum nuineruin admi'nbsp;fit, que te initioduodecim facrO'nbsp;f�ni�� fidei noftr� articulos cdo^nbsp;cuit, tam mendacit�rconuicijsnbsp;contumelijs lacerare, atque abfqjnbsp;vllo veritatis adminiculo in ipi�nbsp;tui operis pr�fatione toto orbe tr^nbsp;ducerc ac inf�mare,perind� �c hnbsp;illaiii

Igt;OM�NICAE INvOCAVif. JJ , illam non docuerit amp; pr�dic�ritnbsp;fidem, qua nos confitemur, nonnbsp;^Hud nomen fub c�lo datum hoTAt7�r.4:nbsp;minibus, in quo oporteatnoslal-fieri, in quo quifqua vnqudmnbsp;^duus fa�rus fit, vel futurus fit i�l-pr�ter vnicum illudeius no-^en, qui eacaufa voluit lefus ap-Md�/,.�.;nbsp;Pcllari, qu�dipfe populum fuumnbsp;^�iluum faceret � peccatis eorum:nbsp;poti�s eiufmodi tradiderit fi-dem, que, vt tute loqueris, crafiis,nbsp;opimisjputentibusmendacijsfunnbsp;data fit?

Vnd�tibi tandem ifth�c confi-dentiaamp;s audaciafrater Raufchie, Vt tam procacit�r ac impudent�rnbsp;iftiufmodi apertiffimas calumniasnbsp;Scmendacia, qu� tarnen nulla vmnbsp;^udm ratione docere ac probarenbsp;Potens,aduers�s lu cul en tam, eui-d 4 den-

Jlj EXPLANATIO EVANGFLH^ dentem, manifeftam ventate�nbsp;lucemtypis excuG edcre nonnbsp;bitaris?Nimirum,vr permultaab^nbsp;filenti� pr�teream, fi tu vel folasnbsp;illaspr�claras�dinfignes fcrias a�nbsp;fol�nnitates, qu� per totius anninbsp;circulum in CatholicaEcclefianbsp;lebrantur, contemplatus elfes,nbsp;�pfa comperilfes in ipfo adcoP^^nbsp;patutotum annum in certa quS'nbsp;dam tempora mirific� diftributu,nbsp;it'�vtnullus fitdeChrillofidci nonbsp;ftr�articulus, qui non peculiarcSnbsp;intra anni curricula fuas habcatfe*nbsp;riasrvnd� fit, vt credentes bac rafi*nbsp;. one luculent�r �c pulchr� eorurnnbsp;omnium, qu�deChriRo' crederenbsp;debearit,admoneantur, adeo vth'nbsp;eri non poffit, eorum vt obliuio*nbsp;necapiantur.Quatuigitur frontenbsp;dicere aufus CS, fidemnoflra, qu9�nbsp;Chri*

^OMINICAE INVOCAVIT. �hrifto innititur, amp; in Chriftumnbsp;^^rigitur,mendacijs �ccommen-^�f�jsLeg�disfundatarn efle.^Quatnnbsp;h�c poflem tibi os opprimere,nbsp;^�^�terRaufchie, fi vifum efletarti-^^iosfidei omncs ordin�recenfe-fimul liquid� oftenderc,vr iUnbsp;'per ompes temporum fucceffi*nbsp;in Papatu traditifintjcertisq;nbsp;diebus non abfque pijsnbsp;^��eligiofis c�remonijs obicruati,nbsp;^�^p�lique animis fedul�amp; dili-inculcati Sc affixi:(vnd� planbsp;'^^rn fit, Pontificiam fidenn non

crucifixo fuifle femp�r, Sc ^bamnnm effe fundatam)vtq; dcnbsp;Chrifti cruce hadenus Passnbsp;P^tus docuerir, eam ci�e faliiteni,nbsp;^^demptionem, gloiiain, trium-Phumjpr�cipuani/pem Scfidutia

5? EXPLANATIO EVANGELII ; noftram.Verum quand�his coni'* 'j,nbsp;memorandis jplixiorfuturusfum,nbsp;inpr�fentianim ijs fuperfedeo.^ne*nbsp;que tarnen committere pofiim,nbsp;quin aliquot valcdidur� tibigt;qu�- jnbsp;ftionespriusobijciam.nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;|

Ccd� frater Raufchie,num tecla eft, in Papatu olim eo nomine ie* |nbsp;iuniumquadragintadierum,quo(J j �nbsp;Quadragefima vocantjinftitutuS^ jnbsp;�bferuatum, vt per illos dies fnbsp;quifque de cibo ac potudctrahe- jnbsp;ret,amp; ieiunando atqueorandofe^ ,nbsp;f�aptumamp;: idoneu redderet, qno jnbsp;c�teris rebus poftpofitisomibnSj � jnbsp;foli crucis amp;: pcrpefftonisChrinj ) jnbsp;meditationiSe commemoration^ jnbsp;tantocommodius Scattentiiis v3' jnbsp;care acmcumbere poft ednbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;j

^OMINICAE invocavit. ypi vulg� p�nofa,id eft, cruci-�lis di(ftaeft,perpetuistempon-non nili precibus, �c mortisnbsp;^'�pcrpeffi�is Chrifti comracmo*nbsp;amp; meditatione deuot� acnbsp;P�^lranfmiflam efl'e/nbsp;tefugitRaufchie, eamipfainnbsp;^^Momadam hoe folo nominenbsp;?nftam clTe nuncupatam, qu�dnbsp;illa nobis Dominic�paffionisnbsp;mortis, qua nos ablutijfan�ifi-^^tijiufti ficati fumus, myfteria jp-ponantur?

Nlefcis Raufehie iam olim in Pa-patu, id eft, vera amp; germana Chri-ftianitate, tota illa fandia hebdo� niada ferias celebratas, amp; propha-Haatquemundana n�gocia omia 'nbsp;Pepofita,totoque illo facro tempo:^nbsp;�e pios quofque nulla realia ani�nbsp;mum qccup.�ft'e, quam foils illisnbsp;com-

60 �xplAnatio evangelii commemorandis immenfis bcpe*nbsp;ficijs,que Chriftus Iefus,idemipfenbsp;amp;; facerdos facrifici�, in ara cru-cis nobis pro fua benignitate Si pnbsp;dementia contulit?nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;t;

An te latet, Chriftum quidern � facrofanCtapaffione amp; morte fuanbsp;jepeccatorum omnium impetr�fle j,

Hier.ji. He�r.n.

Ail^uflin.

ft.utate veniamjateamipfamtame ncmi-mtentie ca^. nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;�' �nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;.1 nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;

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eiJnt^ fuajceu tantorum Chrifti cru-ciainentorum caufam, pri�s inti-mocum dolore ferio commemo* ret, eadem detefteturjauerfetur Scnbsp;odio jpfcqiiatur: eorum caufame-dullit�s doleat,acerbe ploret, ficq;nbsp;ad facerdotem, tanqu�m Chriftinbsp;tniniftrumjpropcret,quippecuiftnbsp;foluendi poteftasdiuini*nbsp;57-A�.s�^�-�us collat� eft, coram-illo peccatanbsp;temforc. fuaordin� expliccr,eiusque^cer-

^OMINICAE INVOCAVIT. jSl quidejTi minifteriojat virtu-tanien amp; meritis paffionis Scnbsp;Mortis Chrifti fefe ab{olui,c� Deonbsp;P^fre,quem toti�s amp; tam imraani-offenderir, in gratiam reftituinbsp;^Qncupifcat.^nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;*

Poftrem�, num tu compertutn babes Raufchie, hancipfam,nbsp;jj^cvllam aliam ob caufam Chri-^^Catholicam Ecclefiam fanxifle,nbsp;orthodoxis filijs fuis pr�fcrisnbsp;^^�ffe,vtid genus pcenit�ti� opc-^^bocpotiflim�mfanlt;^� hebdo-�^^dis tempore finguli quique ex-�nbsp;^fceantzvt hocipfo quoqu� admonbsp;^^anturomes,peccatorum remif-�onem non nifi ex paffionis amp;nbsp;Mortis Chrifti meritis proficifci?nbsp;. Atqui ian� h�c amp; pleraq; alia ti-funt compertiffima, cum fitnbsp;Hufqu�m euidens, luculentumgt;

EXPLANATIO EVANGELH^ perfpicuum, actoto orbe notify*nbsp;mum Se apud omnes peruulgatu,nbsp;Ponti�ciam, id eft, vcram, germa*nbsp;namjantiquam,catholic� amp; Apo-ftolicam fidem, nullo alio inniftnbsp;i. atque infiftere fundarnento,qu�mnbsp;Apoftolorum 8lt; Prophetarumjnbsp;ipfo fummo angulari-lapide ChrPnbsp;ftolefu, in quo omnis �dificarionbsp;conftru�ta, crefcit in templ� fan-dum in Domino. Qui tu tgitur innbsp;animum inducere aufus cs, vttamnbsp;impudenter, falso ac terner�, c�tranbsp;tuam ipfius mentem 8^ confcien-tiam,Catholicam Ecclefiam calu-raniofis crirninibus innocentcmnbsp;infcdareris? O Raufchie Rau-fchie, illisfempiternis seftuatisgc-henn� flammis fulphureis fine vl*nbsp;Io finec�cremari amp;torreri,qu�ninbsp;cntacerb�amp;: intolerabile. Quan-

^OMINICAE INVOCAVITlt; 65 tu redi�s confuliiiffcs tum tibi,nbsp;alijsjfi hoc comment� tuum,nbsp;S�od non nifi in tuumipfius degt;nbsp;P^cusamp;ludibriuminlucem emi*nbsp;�fti) fupreffiffes poti�s, amp; te vn�nbsp;^,^niinifero grege tuodom� con^nbsp;^�nuifles.^ Nam id ego tibi cert�nbsp;^.^firrnare aufim, eiufmodifigm�-te neque mihi, nequevlli alijnbsp;P^rfuafuru, vt talisnugatoris feri-Uugaciffimo ac futiliffimo feienbsp;Perrnoueri finat, vt reli�a eccIc��

�atholica, ad veftras plane lace� diffedasfedasatque fa�tio-deficiat:pr�fert�m veto,quamnbsp;Apoftolicis inftituti literis, no�nbsp;hinaus vnum efleDeum,vnam fi-^'^^'-^ ,nbsp;J^ni,vnum Baptifma,vnam Eccle-�^mjvnum Chrifti myfticum cor�nbsp;P^s, vnam arcam,in qua nosnbsp;�fenio diluuio.conferuamur.

Huncigiturin modumjdiledif firm, exemplo Seruatoris nofiri,nbsp;cuiushodiernurn meminitEuan*nbsp;gelium,cacod�moni refillerenosnbsp;debemus,ipfuin quoqu�vn�cumnbsp;DominoSaluatore, certo amp;citra inbsp;dubium vllum hacratione fupera*nbsp;turi, quemadmodum apud D.Ia-cobum legere eft, it� dicent�; Re*nbsp;fiftite diabolo, Sc fugiet � vobis.Etnbsp;ha�tenusquidem de primoChri-fti Seruatoriscum diabolo confii*nbsp;(ftUjScexilJorelata viiftoria dixilftnbsp;fufiiciat.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;I

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I alia rem tentare c�pit. Vt hodierni Euangelij textus �nbsp;afliimpfiteum �iabolus in �nbsp;ciuitatem, Sc ftatuit eum �nbsp;pinn-aculum templi, �c di* �nbsp;ei: Sifilius Dei es, mitte te de- �nbsp;1 ^rs�trt. Scriptum eft enirn, Q�ia�-^'�^j ��'nbsp;^�^geiisfuis mandauitde te, Seinnbsp;*^anib�stonentte,n� forte oft'eni�nbsp;^^sadlapidem pedem tuum.

In horum explanatione verbo-��^nijoieum ego morem amp;inftitu=� ^UmretineSjUolo cerebri meifen^nbsp;^^ntiam Sc priuatam intelligenti�nbsp;^'^9ni,certus me hominem efle,6Cnbsp;Haidern �tateiuuenem acimperi�nbsp;^nin amp; indodum hominem, atq;nbsp;^acaufafacil� falli pofte: fedeor�nbsp;interpretation em di�orum ex in-l�gni illo Do�ore Vincentio Liri�nbsp;^enfi, qui tempore Epheftni con-*nbsp;c cilii

65 EXPLANATIO EVANGELII cilij,ante.annosplusminus miHcnbsp;ducenros vixit, vobis adferarn, cui*nbsp;usquid�h�c verba funtinlibcUonbsp;illojqui eft de Catholic� fidei vni-uerfttateamp;antiquitate:

Quid,in quit,diabolus faciet rtii-fellishominibus, qui ipfum Dominum Maieftatis, fcripturarum ' teftimonijs appetiuit? Si, inquit,nbsp;filius Dei es, mitte te deors�m.nbsp;Quar�/Scriptum eft enim, inquit.nbsp;Magnoper� nobis do�rina locinbsp;iftius attendenda atque retinendanbsp;cft,vttanto Euangelic� authorsnbsp;tatis ex�plo,quand�aliquos Apo-ftolica feu Prophetica verba prq-ferrecontraCatholicamfidem VI'nbsp;derimusjdiabolum per cos loquinbsp;xninime dubitemus. Na ficut tun^nbsp;caput capiti,ita nuc quoqu� m�br^nbsp;meiu-

i ^^'�'etdiaboli mcmbrisChrifti,per-quot;�retici poftrem�CathoIicis.Sed tandem dicit? Si, inquit, fili-'^sDeies, mitte te deorsum. Hocnbsp;^ft�FiliuseflevisDei, amp; h�redita-^^niregni c�leftis accipere, mittenbsp;^^deors�mjid eft,ex iftiusteftibli^nbsp;^is Ecclefi�,qu� etiain templumnbsp;putatur,doeb'ina �i traditionenbsp;^^naitte. Ac fi quis interrogernbsp;S^empiam h�reticorum ftbitalianbsp;P^tfuadentem, Vnd� probas? Vn�nbsp;^^doces,qn�d Ecclefi� Catholic�nbsp;'^^iucrfal� amp; antiqiiam fidem di�nbsp;bittere debeam? Stat�m ille, Scri-PturneftenimzEt continuo millenbsp;^^ftimonia, mille exempla, millenbsp;^^thoritates parat de Lege,de Pf�l-de Apoftolis, de Prophetis,

' quibusnouoS^ma�o moreinter-pretatis, ex arce Catholica in h�-refeos barathru infclix anima pr�# cipitet.Iam verb illis^q u� fequun-tur, proraiffionibus miro modonbsp;incautos homines h�retici deci-pere confueuerunt. Audet etenimnbsp;polliceri amp;docere,qu�dinEccle-fia fuajid eftjin communionis fu^enbsp;conuenticulo, magna amp; fpecialisnbsp;ac plan� perfona�is qu�d�fitDeinbsp;gratia,ade� vt line vJlo labore,fin�nbsp;vlloftudiojl�n�vllainduftriajeti�finbsp;neepetant, necqu�rantjnec pubnbsp;fent, quicunque illi ad numerurnnbsp;htum pertinent, ramen it� diuini-tus dilpenfentur, vtangelicis eue#nbsp;di manibus,id eft,angelica prote-dione fcruati, nunquam poflintnbsp;oftendere ad lapidem pcd�fuum,nbsp;id eft,nunquam Icandalizari.

I^OMINICAE INVOCAVIT. 6^ Ifth�c omnia iam ordin�recita^nbsp;�^�jHiemoratus Vinc�tius Lirinen�nbsp;f�s de hoc akero Chrifti aduers�snbsp;teterrimum Gtanam ajzone con-cripfit. Annonvero, tametfi illenbsp;fuoRim temporum h�rcticis �onbsp;Q�itur, eti�m hui us �tatis noiiosnbsp;�uangelicos buccinatores cum�nbsp;primis lepid�, eleganter, graphic�nbsp;Seadviuum, vtpl�sfat�s eosliceatnbsp;agnofcere,vobis di�cdiflimi effinnbsp;xif�e,fuisqj colorib� expre�liTe vhnbsp;detur? Omnino fie fe res habet,nbsp;chariffimi. Nam fi rem omnernnbsp;accurat� penficulemus, videmusnbsp;tnalignum d�monem perApo-ftolosfiios, nouosnoui�uangclijnbsp;pr�cones,nihilncq; maiori con-lentione, neque attentiori ftudionbsp;�c affiduitate moliri, qu�m vt per��nbsp;fuadeaturhominibus, qu�fcfede^nbsp;e 3 ors�m

70 EXPLANATIO EVANGEL^ ors�m mittant: id eft, vt abijciantnbsp;dodrinamjconftitutionesjtitusnbsp;mores vnic�ChriftiEcclefi� Ga*nbsp;tholic�, quam Dominus ipfe vo-catciuitatemfupra montem pofi-tam.

Id verovb�improbofatan�. Si membriscius ipfiaddi�is alicubinbsp;cedit cxanimi fententia, vt Eccle*nbsp;fiaeiusquedo�rina �econftituti-oneseuilefc�tapud homines, ianinbsp;illeplan�iubilatjcertus vidoria fenbsp;potitum. At quandiu ab hac fubh*nbsp;mivnius ver� amp;Catholic�ECcle-fi�ciuitate non difceditur,eti�mf�nbsp;hominem eiufmodiacrit�ramp;totisnbsp;virib� oppugn et, nihil tame apudnbsp;ilium obtinere poteft, oppugnati*nbsp;ones Scmachinationes eiusomesnbsp;rediguntur in nihilum, fuoq; co*nbsp;natu fruftratur, Porrofimulatque

Dominicas invocavit. 71 S^ifpiam fefe deors�m mittit, atq;nbsp;^^hac ciuitate clefcifcit,amp;: vel pedenbsp;extra hoc fcptiim profert,nbsp;�b hoc ouili defle�:it,ab hoc com-^�nigrege fe fegrcgat, iam � vc*nbsp;ftigio lupus in cius gutturinuadit,nbsp;^�rnque plane difcerpit.

Itaque inagnopere earn in cu-^rn amp; cogitationem incumbit fa-^3n,ncc quicquamomnino inten Saturn relinquit, vteo permoueatnbsp;adducat miferos, quo fe deor-S�m mittantjVt � Catholic�Eccle*nbsp;fi� do�rina, legibus, amp; bonis acnbsp;Uudedignis conftitutionibus dif-cedant, eas paruipendant vel dugt;nbsp;cant pro nihilo, vt quilibet fuasnbsp;priuatas a�hones,priuatas opinio-nes amp; fenlum jpprium, vel etianinbsp;cuiufpiam alterius priuatam fen-c 4 tentiam

72 EXPLANATIO EVAN�ELII tentiam amp; opinionerr� pluris fa-ciat, quam totius Catholic�EccIenbsp;fi� fenfum �c concordem arquenbsp;confonam fententiam, cum tam�nbsp;iw�. ly. 15. huicipfiEccIefi�Chriftus. Dominus toti�s Spiritumfandiim, fpirpnbsp;tum veritatis pollicitus fit.

Vt autem conatus iftcmaligni d�monis expeditioresamp;cfficacii�nbsp;ores habeatfucceflus, non d�funtnbsp;illifcripta diuina, quibus miferosnbsp;ad defe�lion� folicitet amp;:penno-ueat. Ait nanque:Scriptum eft ein:nbsp;Evf/Ato. pr�ceptis patrum veftror� no*nbsp;life incederc, nee iudicia eorumnbsp;cuftodiatis. Et rurs us. Scrip turn cinbsp;enim,inquit: Sine caufame coluf,nbsp;d ocentes dodrinas amp; mandata honbsp;rninurn.Atqui vbi fuo potitus vo-tofatan, idefficerepoteft,homininbsp;vt perfuadcat, vt vel in vno aliquo

. ^OMINICAE INVOCAVIT. 7J, �^iculo fefe deorsum mittat, iamnbsp;iftiufinodi hominem infu-ditionem redcgit, atque nullonbsp;^^gocioeum continent�r in dc-^^^iora propellit, it� vt in dies ma^nbsp;^�sac magis fefe deorsum mittat,nbsp;?^H�e alia p oh alia nulli us pen� hanbsp;, ^atjqu� ab EcclefiaferuanturScnbsp;vfu habetunneq; porro vllapo;�nbsp;tarn infolens amp; exotica extare

, �lt;�rina, quam no ceuEuangeli� ^pfum amp; Dei verb� ample�latur.nbsp;Hane igitur ob caufam teterri-diabolus per fuos fidiffimosnbsp;^^niiniftrostam continent�r,tarnnbsp;^dulo, tarn accurate dat operam,nbsp;''^hominib�perfuadeat, deors�mnbsp;^^fe mittant,vt totiusoibis Chri*nbsp;^��ni fenfum amp; confenfum du-^^nt pro nihilojfcd Eccle�afticisnbsp;^onftitutionibus amp; dccretis poft-e 5 habitis,

74 EXPLAKATIO EVANGELII habitis, quod cum illis pugnet c .nbsp;diametro, id faeianuAtqjVt remnbsp;omnem in pauca conferam, hoe jnbsp;illius ftudium, hic machinationunbsp;amp;laborumilliusomnium vnicusnbsp;fcopus eft, vt homines mittant fcnbsp;deorsumzhoceft, vtabEcclefiaCa |nbsp;tholicafefegregentjVtlubentibiis �nbsp;amp; iucudis animis contra Ecclefia- |nbsp;fticasfan�:iones6e d�cr�ta veni�tnbsp;amp;agantjamp;: fi quid ab Ecclefia con-iHtutum �e ordinatum eft, ipfi in fnbsp;Ecclefi� contemptum amp; Ecclefia^nbsp;infultandoprors�scontrariumfa-ciant. Atque hoe vnurn Sefoluin j.,nbsp;eft, dilediflirai, non plane aliudnbsp;quiddam, quodfatanasaucupatuf f|nbsp;amp; fpe�at.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;Ij

N� quis ver�putet, me ifthu^ (J animi quadam impotentia 6e ( f(nbsp;darum odio dicere, libet vn�atqj !nbsp;alte^

! ^ominicae invocavit. 75 exempli eau.fa adduccre.nbsp;^andoquidem Catholica Chri*nbsp;^� Ecclefia, noftr� falutis folicita,nbsp;paucis fan�, ijfdemque sra-),,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;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;- Satrametum

^'�usj vrgentibus, amp; �quuliniiS4/Mr� ^^ufis permota, laicis corporisnbsp;^^^guinis Chrifti Sacramentumnbsp;altera tantum fpecie porrigercnbsp;^olet,noui ifti Euangelici pr�dica-tantum vt Eccleliaftic� confti-^^doni fefe opponant,vtranq; po-p^lant �dvrgent fpeciemzaiuntq;

aliter quam fiib vtraq; fpc-^�caccipiat Euchariftia, eumnon ]Plt;3:�faccre:porr� autem fi Concisnbsp;Jl^nialiquod cenfear, Euchariftianbsp;vtraquefpecie miniftrandamnbsp;^}lt;-'is,inillius concilij contemptunbsp;nt vel vna duntaxat,vel neutranbsp;^yti veile.Et ne cui videaj* efle nunbsp;Luterum ipfum, quid hincnbsp;fenfe*

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J Si quo cafu, inquit, Concilium decerneret ac ftatueret,vtranq; Sa-cramentilpeciem vfquequaqu�amp;nbsp;porrigiamp;accipi debercjiam rumnbsp;nosvtranq; fpeciernfumcrc nol-Iemus:imm� vero rum demum in ' inbsp;-f �'nbsp;contempti^meius Concilij,eiquenbsp;infultando, vel alteram duntaxat,nbsp;vel neutradpeciem percipere vel* jnbsp;lemus, at minime gentium vtran*nbsp;que.�atqueadc�illosquoqu� nonnbsp;alio quam Excommunicatorumnbsp;loco habcremus, qui ex Concili)nbsp;decretovtranquefpeciemvfurpa-rent� Ha�len�sLuterus. �nbsp;An non autem chariffimi,cxnbsp;nbsp;nbsp;i

^OMINICAE INVOCAVIT. �7 ^Pcciebus difputatione, reipG nfinbsp;fp e �har e, n i h il ve n ari a� i ud, niftnbsp;Hos mittamus deorsum� vt atnnbsp;Catho�ic� Ecclefi� more Scnbsp;^^^iirecedamus?Reuer� nanqjnonnbsp;C�r� eft hofti teterrini�, nurqnbsp;altera vel vtraque fpecie fuma-*nbsp;Euchariftia: n ouit ill e i ft h u c fa�nbsp;nihil quicquam neq; confersnbsp;^^ncque demere, fiue c��icem fu-inbsp;j^at 1 ai cis, fiue n on fumat:nouit ihnbsp;^PoftremoconcilioBafileenfide ccndus e-t�nbsp;^'perafpecie rede acben�definit�-/'^�quot;-,�*c, �ehue fuh yna Ipecic) vt illicnbsp;^^oetjfiue fub dupliciquis com-J^�nicet, fecundum ordination�nbsp;obferuantiam Eccleft�, profi-dign� communicantibus adnbsp;j^putem, vbi diligenter pr�par�-

amp; repurgarint pri�s confcien� ^�^niam.Ifthuc,inqiiara,optim�nbsp;nouit

78 EXPLANATIO EVANGELll nouit hollistartareus�,nec eiim m� |nbsp;Ichabet, qu�d Chriftiani ialuber- 11nbsp;rimumhoc Sacramentiim fub al- {nbsp;tera tantum �pecie perd pi lint, neenbsp;app�tit vtranqj ab illisfpeciemfu- }nbsp;mi:fed id vnum pcfi'im� habet ne^ {nbsp;quiffimum hoftem, quodpr�cel- j |nbsp;fum illud Sacramentum vhiquc j |nbsp;vno ritu �e eodcmmodoin Ca- tnbsp;tholic� Chrifti Ecdefise vnitateS- tnbsp;concordiaaccipitur.Hoc eft quo3nbsp;ille ferre nullo modo poteft. Seit �nbsp;enimi�cramentum fandilfimum �nbsp;nihil neque prodefle neque con- Qnbsp;ferrepoffe, nili hoepado percipi''nbsp;atur. Itaq;tantoper�ille remis vc*nbsp;lisque e�contendit, vtdecretum? tnbsp;conftitutio Sc c�fuetudo vel moJ fnbsp;Ecclefi� minira� feruentur. Atq;nbsp;vtlummatim dicam,eft ille amp; dich ) 11nbsp;tur lt;atan,id eft,aduerfarius, ta�isq� |nbsp;hault;i^ '

�OMINICAE INVOCAVIT. ^auddubi�permanfurus eft, nem-PcChrifti capitis noftri, amp;: Eccle-corporis eius adueriarius:quic-^�idEcclefiaftatuitjdecernif, ob*nbsp;^'�ruat, femp�rillediuerfum vrgetnbsp;expetit. Si Euchariftia fub vnanbsp;Pcgt;rrigaturfpecie,ille vtranque rc-Pofcit. fivtraque miniftvetur fpe-^�es, aut alteram ille depofcit, vel 'nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;-

Eundem in modum fefe creritj'*�7lt;� ^rgaieiuniu Quadragelim�. Nos�;��/ c��nbsp;^�idein,qui ex Dei gratia Chrifti-^'quot;quot;�nbsp;^^i catholici amp; fumus dicimur,nbsp;��^orem hunc laudatiflimum abnbsp;��^antiffimis waioribusnoftrisac-^cpimusamp;didicimus, vt vbitcm-P�s illud aduentat, quoperpeftionbsp;^morsChrifti, quaredempti fu-commemorari folet, diebusnbsp;^�adraginta ante precibus, ieiu-

fo EXPLANAtiO EVANGEtll nijs,atq;al�jsp�js operibusnbsp;dijsad eiufmodi commemoriitio-nem nos pr�paremus^aptosquenbsp;idoneos nos rcddamus. �ft enin^nbsp;hoe per fe �q�iffimu, vt qui Chri-fto focij efle volumus confolatilt;gt;nbsp;nis illius, qua fruituri fumus, vbi ;nbsp;cum illo refurrexerimus �c in c$* !nbsp;4.cw�u.i.nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;afleenderimus, fimus eria1

^lonumfocij. Vtcnim Apoftolus, :-�aitjfi conimoitui furt�usj amp; conui-uemusjfi fuftinemus,amp; c�nregna�nbsp;bimus:fi c�patimur,amp;:c�ng�orifi*nbsp;j.,K. x4. cabimur. Nam, vt alibi fcriptu cft

Chriftum oportuitpati,amp;itain*J trare in gloriam fuam. Porr� is rC'nbsp;lt;�e dicirur vna cum Chriftonbsp;�i morijqui d�fijtapeccatis,lt;nbsp;nondefidcrijs homihiim, fed inbsp;luntateDei quod rcliquuni elinbsp;nbsp;nbsp;i

DOMINICAE INVOCAVm 8t min�s pr�ftare poffit, perpetu�nbsp;hominifua caro impcdimcto eft,nbsp;9�� acrir�r concupifcit aduersusnbsp;fpiritum, it� vt, quemadniod�mnbsp;�poftolus ipfe conqueritur, nonnbsp;^u�cunq; volumus, illa faciamus.nbsp;�ftigiturfub iugum mittenda 6cnbsp;clt;lomanda caro, idque abftinentianbsp;fobrietate, vt cum vitijs 6c con-C�pifccntijsfuistanto poffit faci-crucifigi. Nam quemadmo�nbsp;effr�ni 6c indornito equo,nbsp;^duersusfelTorem fuum contunu�nbsp;Scfr�num oredepellenti,dctra-�^�turdepabulo, 6cpro auena, velnbsp;� tip ula vel parum f�ni apponitur:nbsp;!^^etiam carni noftr�,qu� virtutcnbsp;�^ternorumfpirituum Sgt;c langui-^�s,atque etiamratione fucci na-lalisin corpore abundantis fpi-^^iiircfiftit, annona fubtrahendanbsp;f eft, ,

81 EXPLANATIO EVANGELII eft,amp; pro folita alimonia alius ci- ,nbsp;busapponendus, vthocpadoco-ercita, menti amp; rationi ceu feflbri gt;nbsp;fuo,tanto minus recalcitrct:corponbsp;innaoJum caftigato, jnbsp;in feruitutem redado, animus jnbsp;hominis tantoplus obtineat viri-um,diuinisquelaudibus conftan-tius vacare,amp; voluntati oeiprom- jnbsp;pti�s obtemperare queat. Enim- jnbsp;uer�, vt partim ctiam Apoftolusnbsp;ipfeteftatur,noneftidquidemdu*nbsp;bium,dum exterior homo nofter jnbsp;deficit St corrupitur, eum qui in- �nbsp;t�s eft, id eft, hominem interior^ (nbsp;1 de die in diem magis ac magis re- {nbsp;nouarirquantoque exterior noftn lt;nbsp;portio,nempe corpus,quotidianis jnbsp;laboribus amp; iciunijs imp�fi�s co-primitur fr�natur, tanto pot-tionem internam, eamquc po* (nbsp;tiorem?

; �OmINICAE invocavit. 85 � ^�orem, puta animam, ex carnis,nbsp;P^oieftiflimi holHs fui, defc�tionenbsp;�^feipfa augefcere, valentioremq;nbsp;^expeditiorem reddiad vacandunbsp;Peorebusque diuinis, Deiqj vo-��ntatem exequendam.

Hac rarionc, chari{fimi,addu-Ecclcfia catholica,fidiflima pa-��^ns noftra, Quadragefim� ieiu-

84 EXPLANATIO EVANGEL^ noui ifti Euangelici Pr�dicantesnbsp;iciunium hoc irrident, reijciunt,nbsp;contemnut? At quam tand�m ob inbsp;cau(�m?Non fan�aliam vllanijni-11 vt homines, qui tarnen ex natura amp;fua fpontead carnium efum ,nbsp;inhiantjhoc ipfoeo adducant, vtnbsp;fe pr�cipites deorsum mittat: hocnbsp;eft, vtabaliorum Chriftianorum,nbsp;toto orbe terrar� degentium more amp;c�fiietudine hac in re difere-pent. Hoc folu,inquam,nec quic�nbsp;quam aliud hac re fatanici jppbet�nbsp;moliuntur. Quod vt nullam pror*nbsp;SUS apudvos dubitationem habe-fortt atjipiius Luteri verba commcmo-rare vilum eft, qu� in altera partenbsp;aduers�s c�leftes pro-i^ttramento. fnbsp;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

phetas de Sacram�to hune in mo^ Juin h�bentur; C�m interdicitutnbsp;tibijinquit,efu carniuni diepifeu-lento,

^OMINICAE INVOCAVIT. 85 ^cntOjiam tu debes vefci carnibus:nbsp;pr�cipitur vt die qua carnesnbsp;^dere licet,edasj iam no debes ede^nbsp;��C�C�m coniugioiubeiis ablHne-^CjConiugium inire debes,aut cer-^citate c�mparare,tanquam id lu#nbsp;^enslacerevelis, atque it�in reli-^uis. Qu�fo h�c dilediflimi, ex ipfi#nbsp;�sadc� Luteri verbis amp; teftimo-�^iocognofcite, quidnam fped�tnbsp;^oui ifti Euangelift�, cum aduer-s�sChriftianor� Quadragefimalenbsp;leiuniumbucciscrepantibuscon- gt;nbsp;' cionantur.Nihiifan� aliudilliau-ciip�tur,qu�m quod malignus d�#nbsp;^on incapjte noftroChrifto Ser#nbsp;�atore in �uangelio hodierno ve-Hatus lcgiturm�p� vt nos per pr�#nbsp;' i cepsmittamusdeorsiim,ideft, ab

�cclefiaDeifeparemus. Atque vt i ' ifthuc citi�s amp;(. facili�s impetrent,nbsp;� Inbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;�3 per#

8d EXPLANATIO EVANGELT� perind� illi aiunt nobis, vt fatan adnbsp;Chrittum: Script�eft eniminho-dienio Euangelio, Chrillum pronbsp;nobisieiunalle, itaquenondebe*nbsp;re noslruftr�ieiunijs nos affligc-re,quad�prorsus impoffibile eft,nbsp;vt Chrifti ieiunium imitemur.

Scriptum quoqu� eftjatqjade� Chriftus lefus, qui ipfa veritas eft,nbsp;dixit,filios (Dei)Iiberos efle.Quidnbsp;igiturnecefs�eftj vtieiunando, amp;nbsp;id genus alia f�ciend�,rurs�m vbnbsp;tr�iugum ceruicibus,noftris im-ponamus, � quo per Chrift� iam*nbsp;prid�m liberati ftimus?

Scriptum eft. Non quod intrat in osjcoinquinat hominem: ftdnbsp;quod procedit ex ore, coinquinatnbsp;hominem. Cur ergo illisnolimn^nbsp;cibis vefci,qui per fe boninbsp;di funt.^

tgt;OMINICAE INVOCAVIT, 87 Kursus fcriptum eft; Nunqu�d*'^'��-poffuntfilij fponfi lugere, quan-^u cum illis eft fponfus.^ �t apudnbsp;Apoftolum difertis verbis fcriptu^^j^nbsp;^egimusjdo�lrinam efl'e d�monianbsp;orum,prohibere � cibis amp;c.

Immo verb no fat illi habet per-petim vociferari, fcriptum eftjlcri-pturn eft enim: fedvt improbiffi-tiiusfatanin huius dieiEuangelio dixit Seruatori, vtepinnaculo t�-plifedeorsum mitteret, fcriptumnbsp;cftenim,inquies,quiaangelisfuisnbsp;ttiandauit de te, Sc in manibus toisent tenta plan� eti�m npui Euan-gelift� faciunt, dura hominibusnbsp;perfuadere nituntur, vt � templonbsp;pr�cipites fedemittanr,hoc eft,abnbsp;Ecclefia Catholica fe fe^reuent:nbsp;Vbi tum illi fan� miferis perfuadet,nbsp;niodb quis ipforum nup�r confi-f 4 dam

BB EXPIANATIO evangelie lt;ftam fidem amplcdatur amp; habest,nbsp;etiamfi non modo nullum is ege-rit opus bonum,fed etiam flagitijsnbsp;�ifceleribus omnibus plane coo-pertusfit,at nihilo minus certumnbsp;cum cife atq; fccurum,diuin� gra=�nbsp;ti�participemfeefTe: imm� verbnbsp;euenturum ipfi,vt angeli veniant,nbsp;amp;fuis eum manibusferant, atquenbsp;in c�los vfq; fubuehantjVti ne vllanbsp;in re, licet minima,pedes fuos of-fendat: vtiiibetnoscerto ftatuerenbsp;h�c vox. Bead mortui, qui in Do*nbsp;mino moriuntur. Quam illifen*nbsp;tentiamad omes illos accommo*nbsp;dare folent, qui in ipforum fideinbsp;confeffioe mortiiifint,qualefqua-les dem�milli moribus Sc vita fu*nbsp;crint. -

Atqui � bone Deus,nihil ifthuc aliud eft, quam qu�dam teterriminbsp;fatani�

Miror qu�d fic tarn cito ^��^nsferimini ab eo, qui vos voca-in gratiaChrifti, in aliudEuan-�cli�;quod non eft aliud,nififuntnbsp;�^�lt;iui, qui VOS conturbant, amp;nbsp;'�nt c�ucrtere Euang�li� Chrift�nbsp;f 5 fcri

p� EXPtANATIO EVANGELIl fcripturarumteftimonio illum innbsp;fuam fententiam pertrahere vel*nbsp;let, vtatempli pinnaculo fefc de-orsiim mittetet, eidcm hocrcfp�*nbsp;fum dedit:Scriptum eft,Non ten-tabis Dominum Deumtuum: itanbsp;amp; nosfacere debemus,quand� il-le tortu�fus ferpens perluospr�*nbsp;dicantes � nobis exigit, vt� tem-plo pr�cipites nos mittamus, idnbsp;eft, ab Catholica Ecclefia in vnonbsp;aliquo vel plunbus articulis,nosnbsp;abiungamus.Tum enimid fol�mnbsp;cogitabimus,fieriifthuc obnoftrinbsp;tentationem amp; cxplorationcm,nbsp;num agnit� veritati Euangelica?,nbsp;qu�non nifi in CatholicaEccle*nbsp;fia,necvlpiam omnino alibi do-cetur, confiantes adh�rere veli-mus,n�c ne.Itaque quodChriftusnbsp;in huius di�iEuangelio deterrimonbsp;fata*

�^ominicae invocavit. �t ^�tan�jic� nos eius ntincijs',impro=nbsp;concionatoribus diccmus:Scfinbsp;pf�m quidem eft,quemadmod�rnnbsp;''osdicidsjamp;eadcmverbaindiui-^isbteris inuenioifed longe diuernbsp;^0 fenfu,longe alia Icntcntiain-^dle�u,qu�m � vobis adferatur.

Scriptum quidemnonabnuo, �rnm� veroetiamhodiern�Euans�nbsp;gclium difertis habet verbis,nbsp;Hum c�tinuis quadraginta diebusnbsp;^noftibusieiun�lTe�.fed qu�fote,nbsp;indeconfici potcft,nos ieiu�nbsp;nare neiitiqu�m debere.^Mihi quknbsp;nullam antehac vnquam connbsp;f^git eiufraodi audire confequen^nbsp;dam. Quodfi id genus argumeta,nbsp;��atiocinati�es amp;illa�iones p�dusnbsp;habere debeant, pofl'it itid� qui�nbsp;P�am diccre, Chriftum pro nobisnbsp;P^ccatum efie, amp;yt Paulus tcfta-tur,

p�, explanatio EVANGELH tur,exauditum pro fui reuerentia,nbsp;itaque nobis iamprecandum nonnbsp;effe: Chriftiim pro nobis palfumnbsp;cffe,iam crgo nos pari nondebe-re:Chriftum pro nobis legem im*nbsp;pleuifle, nos igitur jp viribus opc*nbsp;ram dare non debere,vtvitamno*nbsp;�ram conuenient�rlegi amp;pr�ce-ptis Dominicis exigamus.oeniq;,nbsp;�hriftum feciffe omnia, eapropternbsp;l�ihil nobis porr� faciendum elfe.nbsp;Ver�m quifquis no ominomen*nbsp;te eaptus eft, prob� animaduertitnbsp;abfurda elfe iltiufmodi argumeta:nbsp;iimmo poti�s diuerfam fcntentianbsp;xid�s ind� colligipolfe,qubdc�ninbsp;,Chriftus talia fecerit, nos quoqu�nbsp;i�militerfacere debcamus; queni--admod�m Chrill� ipfe d�m difc�nbsp;^uloriim ablueretpedes, argume--tatuseft,it� inquiens: Exempluninbsp;dedi

Jcnpt�m eft eti�m,Chrift�anos , liberos amp; in libertatem voca*nbsp;!-J^s:atver�proptereaiam liberumnbsp;JJllseffefacere quicquid collibitunbsp;I % leges amp; d�cr�ta omnia flocci-! J^ndere,moresomnesamp;: rituslaunbsp;^^liiles, bonamquepolitiam pro-^^lcaredd profedb ind� nullo pa^nbsp;confici poteft:amp; quifquis it� fenbsp;y^niparat, is necdum, quid fitnbsp;�^rtas Chriftiana, cognouit:quip-terw.

qu� non tam in rebus externis, J^�minfpiritu fita fit. Et eft qui*nbsp;ChriftianusfibijpfiKber,attanbsp;JJ^examore feipfum, inft�r Apo*nbsp;�^lijferuum omniu facit; nec lex*��quot;*nbsp;I Pofita vcl necejTaria eft homininbsp;Birmane Chriftiano, qu� ipfum�-'�''��*^'**nbsp;toinpellat, fed interim tarnen le

94 EXPLANATIO evangelii gesomnes fponte�c ex charitatenbsp;obferuat� Atqueh�c breuiterfcri*nbsp;ptur�diuin� mens ell Se fentcn-tia, vbi ea de Chrittiana libertatcnbsp;agit. Atquchunc in modumdc ilia eti�m Chnftus ipfe loquitur,nbsp;d�m aiuErg� liberi funt filij. Vt aUnbsp;tem non fcandalizemus eos, da eisnbsp;ftat�rem pro me amp; te.

Scriptum quidem eft,Non quod intrat in os,coinquinathomineninbsp;amp;c�t.fednon eo intelledu, nonnbsp;.ea fententia, quod iam hominesnbsp;quouis tempore indifcriminatimnbsp;mimda. quibuflibet efcis vtidebeantNamnbsp;tametfiefcaperfe immunda noOnbsp;eftjtametfi innoxia amp; bona eft: nanbsp;i.T/w.4. vt Apoftolus ait, omnis creaturanbsp;Dei bona eft, amp; nihil reijciendu,nbsp;quod cum gratiaruma�tione pet'nbsp;cipitur.' at nihilo miii�s in ipia fu'nbsp;�nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;- - mend�

i ^^nda efca peccatum vtiqu� ad-vel fcc�s, quam eft ^��init�s inftiruta,id cft,intcmpe-contra Scruatoris do�lrina,nbsp;^�^entis, Attcndite vobis,ne forte ^***^**nbsp;^�'^Uentur corda veftrain crapulanbsp;^^brietatc: vel eo tcpore,quo cer-ob caufas eius vftis interdidusnbsp;^^jpercipiatur. Ita nimir�m Deusnbsp;parentibus noftris Adamo

^E�� interdixit, ne de ligno fei? nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;f

^�eniquc plerafque alias in veteri , kanbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;rnbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;n.

*�iUrumeto vetat elcass non quod 14.17.1y.xx. Per fe vel ma��, vel noxi� forent,nbsp;^^lt;1 peculiaris cuiufdam vel fignifi�nbsp;^^tionis vel myfterij caufa. Sic eti�nbsp;^cclefia Dei, mater omnium cre- ,nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;�

^entium^pro ratione amp; conditio-wmb�! �^etempor� cibos quofdamnbsp;^ibetjqu� petul�tem carnem no-ftram

96 EXPLANATIO EVANGELI� ' ftram caftigemus ac edomemus.� :nbsp;non qu�d carnes, vel efuscarniu ! �nbsp;pcrfemalusvel improbus fit, fed

I nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;certis de caufis,3 me partim ianifu* �

prac�memoi;atis.D.Auguftinus, ) j quem Luterus ipfe (in Scripto illo !nbsp;fuo c�foJatoriopro f�minis, qui-bus incommod� cefi�t puerperi�/nbsp;Do�:orum omnium principemnbsp;inbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;vocat, cui pare iamind�ab Apo*

ftolis Ecclefia Dei non habuerif, ' hunc ipfum in modumind� fcri*nbsp;Chriftiani, inquit,nbsp;Snmiib. io, Catholici edomandi corporis eau*nbsp;la, propteranimam abirrationali-bus motibus ampli�s humiliandajnbsp;non qu�d ilia elTe immundanbsp;dant,n� folum acarnibus, ver�n'j^j^nbsp;� quibuldam etiam terr� fruclib�^^nbsp;abftinent,amp;c.nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;.

J�^^fuafio hominum animos ob-. qu�d efus carnium per fe , JJ^prob'us fir,qii�d carnes immunnbsp;I � fint,quod hominem coinqui-gt; I fied quando Ecclefi� Dei obnbsp;^�las qualdam non parui momen-ponderis caufas rationicon-j ^^taneumvifumfuit, � carnibusnbsp;temporibus abftinere,nbsp;carniuoris non nifi inobe-� �^ntia,fciHura,fegregatio5�lt;r pr��:nbsp;^^J'Ua rebellio repr�henfa amp;:cafti-\ S^ta eft, quod ij tarh procaciteriamp;:nbsp;' ^*^c�a(ft�rlegirimo NIagiftratuif�f�nbsp;' ^?ponere,abtotoGhrift�anorumnbsp;/ ^lt;�tu f�fegregare,5lt;abfquecaufisnbsp;^^ceftarijs res nouas rnoliri non

98 EXPLANATIO EVANGELH Ancyranu, quod ipfo quo-qu�Nicenovetuftiuseft,h�bitum jv.nbsp;� nato Seruatore Anno 308. vbinbsp;ifth�c verba cxprefi� legutur: Qui (},nbsp;� carnibus abftinent, non eas tan- 'nbsp;quam imm�das contemnat.Con- f�nbsp;lulatitemToletanum Concibuni �,nbsp;primum,aduersvs h�reticum Prv V;nbsp;lcillianum,qui carncs ceu immun��,nbsp;das reiecit, celebratum, vbi hunc (nbsp;in modum habctur.-Si quis dixerit �jnbsp;vel credidcrit carnes auium feu pc l);nbsp;cudum, qu� ad cfcam dat�funt, Qnbsp;non tant�m pro caftigatione ho*nbsp;niinumabftinendas,fed cxecraO'nbsp;das elfe, anathema fit. Hauddifli'nbsp;militer non mod� lacra Concilienbsp;omia tu rec�tia,tum ia olim habit�nbsp;Temper defini �ru nt atq;ftatuerufgt; Anbsp;verumetiam lan�ti pij Cathoi^'nbsp;c� Ecclefi� Patres omnes,

qui ante quadringenros y^�^itSefcripfitannoSjiteniq; fchonbsp;*^ftici DoiStorcs omnes, Thomasnbsp;Aquino,Albertus Magnus,Bo-^^Uentura, Gabriel Biel,amp; eorumnbsp;^^atorcsac difcipuli fenferur,do-^�ierunt,{criptoque prodiderunt,nbsp;''^n�quis exiftiniet carnes ceu im-^Undas in Papatu v�tiras reie-�^s:aut eiufmodi dodrinam tra-quod carnes edere, per fenbsp;Mum ac nefas fit. Longe eniinnbsp;��^cusfefe habet rei veritas, vt iamnbsp;efb

Scriptum pr�tere� quis nefciat, ^hriftum ipfum difcipulos fuos,nbsp;S^od non leiunarcnr, defcndiffcnbsp;^^�ers�m Pharif�os, atqj dixifl'e,nbsp;^�nqu�d poteftis filios Iponfi,nbsp;cum illis eft lponfus,lacere ie-^Unarc.^ Atqui eodem loco moxnbsp;e a fub*

JOO explanatio eva-ng.elii '^'�fubiundtDominus: Venicnt au-dni�t. tem dies, amp; cum ablatus ruent abnbsp;illis fponfus, tunc ieiunabunt in ilnbsp;lis diebus. Quod quidem illos fc-cifleconftat poftChrifti inc�losnbsp;affeenfionem, atqueetiam Chri-ftianos omnes ad ieiunia adhorta-a�ij. eti4. tos clTe. Itaque in Adis Apoftolpnbsp;cis legimusiMiniftrantibus autemnbsp;illis Domino, �c ieiunantibus, dixit illis SpiritulTandus amp;ic. Et rur-s�s:C�m coftituiflTcnt illis per fin-gulas Ecclefias presbyteros,amp; oratnbsp;lent cum ieiunijs, commendaue-runteos Domino.

quidem in Epiftola Apoiloli, do* lori��. (Arinas e�e d�moniorum vetarenbsp;cibos: at tarnen, quemadmodunanbsp;��= turn D. Auguftinus, turn alij omesnbsp;wwEcclcliaftici Do dores interpreta-tur,

Bom INI CAE INVOCAVIT. lot tUfjhos propri�defignatApofto-f lus,quinonpropterea temperantnbsp;a talibus cibisjVtautconcupifcenanbsp;. , Bamfuamrefr�nent, aut infirm�nbsp;; Utialterius parcant: fed quia ipfasnbsp;gt; Carnes immudasputant, Scearumnbsp;- creatorem Deum effe negant.Nosnbsp;t autem, inquit,teneamus Apofto-I Jicam difciplinamdicetem, quodnbsp;/ Omniamundamundis,feruatamoT/f.i.nbsp;deratione Euangelica,v.t non gra-^*quot;��'-' Oentur corda noftra �riiditate .�inbsp;� '^inolentia.H�c Auguftinus.nbsp;' C�rnigiturPon�ficij velPapia

oonum quendara amp; congruum � ^^odum atque ordinem inftitue-cibis legitime vtendi, neq; ta^nbsp;1nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;ciborum difcriminc

I ^�expartcfuam fidutiamcollo-1 nbsp;nbsp;�nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;S3 carint,

c�rint, autilH immoderatiiisinni- ; xi fint,fed prors�sadDeum �tad , |nbsp;fipiritum rctulerint accommo- f lt;nbsp;Jarint.' neq; hac quorunjibettcm ?nbsp;porumabftinentiaquicquamfpe* 4nbsp;d�rint aliud, nifi vt tempus ab la- 1nbsp;bore ipfis vacuum diuinoriim me- 1nbsp;ditationi beneficiorum attribue- jnbsp;rent, atque ed�manda amp; humili- 1nbsp;anda carne fua, vbi ea rationi fub- |nbsp;dita effet, feipfos liumiliores Si |nbsp;promptiotes redderent ad cadem inbsp;Dei beneficia accurati�s pen lieu* lt;nbsp;fandarc�m h�c,inquam, Cathol^nbsp;cinunqu�m non hactempcranti^ lt;nbsp;amp;fabftin�tianon �carnibus duO' gt;nbsp;taxatjfed ab alijs criam cibis�ip^^nbsp;tionibus(vtinecf�tanas ipfe cun�nbsp;toto ^rege fuo, etiamfi longe iH^nbsp;ferociusagat, vnqu�m negare ,nbsp;tefi) fpe��rinr, non poiTuntf^^^^ j

tgt;OMlNICAE INVOCAVIT. lOJ ^legata Apoftoli verba ad Catho�nbsp;^icosvlla rationc rcferri: maximenbsp;S�and� idemipfe alibi dicit,Bon�Kom�.i4.�nbsp;^ftnonmanducare carn�. Verumnbsp;Apoftolus Sandifpirit�s a�lusimnbsp;ftin�tu, his verbis pr�dixit de h�-feticisTatianisjMarcionitis,Cat�snbsp;phrygibuSj Adamitis, Manich�is,nbsp;Euhachianis, Prifcillianiftis, quinbsp;pofteris temporibus exorti,coniu*nbsp;gium,carnes Sc plerafq; alias efcas,nbsp;tanqu�m per fe immundas, cornnbsp;demn�runu

AtCatholici nihil eiufmodivn-attent�runt, fed perpetuis temporibus coniugium non modo bonum amp; i�n�um exiftim�-runt, vtpot� ab ipfo pr�potentcnbsp;inParadifoinftitutum, Scabce�.�.nbsp;�hrifto Domino in Cana Galil��^'quot;�quot;quot; �':nbsp;�phus fan�liffima pr�fentia coh�^^

104 E.XPLANATIO EVANGELII neftatum �c Confirmat�ifedeti�mnbsp;iuxtaPauli dodrinam, magni Sa-cramentilo�o habucrunt, dequonbsp;Kdr.ii. idem Apoftolus alibi dicit, Hono*nbsp;labile connubium Se torus imma^*nbsp;culatus. Verumcnimuer� femp�rnbsp;ijdemipfi Catholici virginitatcninbsp;^^c�libatum matrimonio pr�tu-Icrunt, longequc maioris gradusnbsp;amp; dignitatis.e.flTe �enfuer�t. Quodnbsp;fi qu�rasjqu�ddilliaurhoritate velnbsp;ratione fretifecerint, audi Apofio-lumipfiim, illud vas ele�fionisin-i.Cffr.7. d�loquent^ipj Qui matrimonio,nbsp;a�tjiungitiVjixginem fuam,ben�fa*nbsp;cit;.�lt; qui non ipngit,melius facit.nbsp;Eundem .iq .rq'odum Papift� (fienbsp;enim itti, d�fertores apo�atxnbsp;e� no�minafefolent)nullumcib�nbsp;con�cmpfcruqt, niillum refpue-runt, nuHumceuimmundum re-iccerunt.'

Apoftolic�, omnem Dei cre�t=i ^�ram bonam efle arbitrati funr.nbsp;^^�pfo.enimmundiexordio c�mnbsp;Deus condidiflet, vidit eanbsp;�rnnia,�c erant vald� bona,quem-3(lrnod�m diuinis eftliteris anno-^'quot;*'^^nbsp;At nihi�o minus abftinen-^^am, parfimoniam, temperantia,nbsp;^od� tarnen in Domino fiat, iu-^^aPaulidodrin�, Qui non man ~ Kernan. �4.nbsp;^�cat. Domino non manducat,nbsp;^ubliinioii acpr�ft�tiori loco cobnbsp;�oc�runtndq; ab ipfo Chrifto edo-^figt;qui tametfi non adco expreflanbsp;^ratione, at cert� innocentilfim�nbsp;^^quefan��ffim� vit�fu�exem^nbsp;Pjo fatis fupercj; fignificauit, mul-tumfibigratius �caccepti�s, tunbsp;hominis faluti conducibilius,cogt;nbsp;perp�tua poti�s caftigationenbsp;� 5 CO*

� 'explanaTio evangelii co�rcerc, quam fupcrfluo carniunbsp;cfu amp; vini potatione cius petulan�nbsp;tiara mag�s raagisquefouere.

Non idlatuitfacratiflim� Chri-fti Baptiftam lohannem: itaq; tam flfnpram ^V-r�CTiH;�i*n illp vitam du-pusfuum macerans: vti non tancnbsp;t�m a Chrifto Domino, totiusnbsp;mundi Saluatore,tam infignenbsp;pr�clarum obtinerct tcftimoni�,nbsp;quod inter natos mulicrum nonnbsp;furrexcrit maior lohanne Bapti-fta:qui, VI codera loco ait Domi--nuSjVenitnequemanducans neq;nbsp;bibens.�verumetiam vt cum illo?nbsp;cuius hicfuifletpcurfor,in omemnbsp;aeternitateminc�lis regnare pof*nbsp;fct:Cum � diuerfo nihil ccrtiusnbsp;quam carnes edere, amp; id gen�ah^

dominicae invocavit# io;^ animojfqu�admod�m nou�Euan-gelij praxis habet) no fol�m nihilnbsp;conferre ad obtinendam c�leftisnbsp;patri� beatitudinem,dicente Apo=�nbsp;ftolo, Non eftenimregnumnbsp;�fcaamp;potus:fedetiam non medi-ocriter reformidandumeflejeiufs�nbsp;modiprocaciumhelluonu quan-doqu� ingluuiem defituram, vb�nbsp;in eis compl�ta fueritea Seruato-tis fententia: V� vobisdiuitibus,�^,g^nbsp;qui habetis confolationem veftra:nbsp;Vx vobis qui faturati eftis, quianbsp;efurietis: quod quidem V�,M cft,nbsp;�ternam damnationem,� nobisnbsp;omnibus pr�potens Deuspropi*nbsp;tiusauertat.

Exhisigituralijsque iamallatis exemplis id vos colligite diledifli*nbsp;nh,non confeftim verbu Dei effe,nbsp;ybi ex fcriptis diufnis aliqua adfer-tur

IO8 EXPLANATIO EVANGELII , , tur fententia. Vt enim D. Hiero-hauersus 'Lusnbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;.

nymusaitjlcriptur�noniniegen�� do,fed in intelligendo confinut. � jnbsp;Itaque licet verbaipla non fecus, jnbsp;quain vtintextu babentur,addu-Cantur, at tarnen poteltin ijfipfis ;nbsp;dogma peftiferum amp;h�refis late- � Jnbsp;re.non quidemratioiieverboruni i,nbsp;ipforum, fed cauia expofitionis, inbsp;fens�s,mentis,amp;inteilig�ti� nonnbsp;,, l�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;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;J

Atquefivultischariffimideto- j fummatirn amp; compendia jnbsp;tuium.nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;^ipjftituij ipfa adeo fcriptura diuin^ lt;

veteris apfloui TeftamentijCaoui* j 'Um veftis eft, qua pfeudoprophe-tas �c lupos rapaces fe tegerc ait 'nbsp;^Dominus,n� poffintagnofci:HOlt;^nbsp;.eft, fcripturis amp;citatisexvcteri acnbsp;^nouolnftrumento fententijspetquot;nbsp;niciof� amp;:f4Uacidolt;tirin�fu� eiu^^

^OMINICAE INVOCAVIT. IO5gt; conciliare aurhoritatem, vtnbsp;^^^�umvnqu�m quifquam pofl�t

^pgereclogma,quin moxfu�inue* ^i^tfe�tatores, mod�dicere que-Sciip�urncft enimill�atq; ill�nbsp;�^co:Paulus it� docuit:Hoc pa�:o,nbsp;fec�s in fcriptis Ap�ftolicisnbsp;ere licet.

Cert� reuera non poteft quif-pfeudopropheta do�rin� fu� plaufibiliorem c�ciliare fpeciem,nbsp;^^que facili�shominibusperfua�nbsp;vt ipfi fidem commodent,ni-^�vteo illosadducat, vtputetipfi-doctrinam efle �hrilH dodri-^am^effe Euagelio, propheticisq;nbsp;^Apoftolicis fcripturis confenta*nbsp;Ea plane eft egregia veftisnbsp;^^ina, ftib qua liccatlupo delite-^nbsp;^^ete,taliquc fcheniate pr�textdnbsp;non

tio EXPLANATIO E�ANGELH | non difficile poffint homines in 'nbsp;fraudeminipelli,nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;'

It� nimir�m hanc ouillam ve-ftemjde qua Chriftus loquitur,an^ 'J te annos mille ducentos is, cuiusnbsp;fupr� mentionem habuimus, prae-ftantidoi�rina amp;pietate Vincemnbsp;tiusLirinenfis accepit amp; interpre- Ijnbsp;tatus eft:idemq; inter aliaexprefs�nbsp;dicit: Vtuntur plan� h�retici fcri- fjnbsp;ptur� diuin� fententijs,amp; vehe-rnenter quidem. Siue enim apult;l V(nbsp;fuosjfiuealienosjfiuepriuat�m, fi*�nbsp;ue public�j fiue in fermonibus, fi* dinbsp;ue in libris, fiue in conuiuijs, fiuc qnbsp;in plateis, nihil vnqu�m pen� de qnbsp;fuo prof�rant, quod non etiatnnbsp;fcriptur� verbis ad�brare conen- qnbsp;tur. Lege Pauli Samof�teni opU' Vjnbsp;feula,Prifeilliani, Eunomij, Ioup |i,nbsp;nianijreliquarumqjpeftium: CCPnbsp;n�S ,

idcirc� cos c�leftis eloquij quodam aromate adfper-�init,vt ille qui huraanum facilenbsp;^^fpiceret errorem,diu�na non fa*nbsp;^�l�contemnatoiacula. Itaque fa*

��iftera qu�dam temperaturi po* ^�la,pri�sora melle circ�linunr,nbsp;''t incauta �tasjc�m dulcedinemnbsp;Pr�fenferitj amaritudinenx nonnbsp;^cfonnidet.H�cille.

Horum veroexemplafi petan* tur, infpiciatur prim�m fcripturanbsp;ipfa diuina, ae deind� vniuerfusnbsp;Ecclefi� decurfus,ab ipfis adeo Aponbsp;ftolis vfque in hancnoftram�ta-tem, amp; obuiapafsim eruntpluri-ma. Nam quoti�s aliquidtentatunbsp;cft,quantunu�s Deo, honeftatinbsp;iuftiti�aduerfum, femperfcriptU'�nbsp;ra f�cra ad id accommodare fefenbsp;debuitj�cel�epellisouina. Immonbsp;verb ipfe teter cacod�mon c�m innbsp;hodiernoEuangeliotentaret Do*nbsp;minum ac Seruatorcm noftrum,nbsp;eiq; perfuadere n iteretur, vt � pin*nbsp;naculo rempli le deors�m mitff*nbsp;ret,an nolcripturis vfusert, diccs,nbsp;Scriptum eftenim, Quia Angelinnbsp;fuis mandauit de te, amp;c^ Neq; tnn^nbsp;fol�m ineremo per feipfum Icn^nbsp;pturis adhibendis Dominum im*

Dominica! invocavit. iij f�^gnauit: fed pofte� etiam pernbsp;^�niftros fuos amp; fciofum conatus

i ^usinEuangeliOjC�mlud�iDo� ' ^Hnif�ruatorisfermones audiuif=nbsp;* ^^iitjquofdam dixifle, Hic eftvercnbsp;; Propheta:aliosver�,HiceftChri-) ftus:quofdam autem,Nunquid �nbsp;j Galil�a vcnit Chriftus? Nonnenbsp;4 ^criptura dicit, quia ex femine Da-, ^idj amp; de Bethlehem caftello, vbinbsp;/ ^ratDauid,venitChriftus?Necta�nbsp;I ^en lathabebantjCx fcripturis planbsp;� ^um facere voluifl'e, eum neud-j ^u�m effejpphetam, fed infuper,nbsp;; '^tapudcundemEuangeliftam le-( gimusj clamabant, diccntes; Nosnbsp;it legem habemus, amp; fecundum le-

tI4 EXPLANATIO EVANGELlt gem debet mori, quia filiuni Deinbsp;fe fecit.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;,

�Quis non ad tantum prodigiu ! fumm� admiretur amp;obftupefcat,nbsp;quodiatellitesteterrimid^monis, inbsp;aufi funt legem �c prophetas ad-uers�m legis Se prophetarum do- inbsp;minum �eauthoremallegarejatq;nbsp;ind� teftatufacere veile, nonmo-d� prophetam eum non elfe, fed jnbsp;iure quoqu�necidareoportcre.^ jnbsp;lam ver� fi Chrifto ipfijc�mad*nbsp;hue in terris degeret, iftuc accidit,nbsp;non a d�mone tant�m, ver�mnbsp;ctiam ab hominibus, quid nobisnbsp;expe�landum eft,^ Si nequiffimusnbsp;fatan, feriptur� totius Dominurn i |nbsp;hoc pa�lo feripturis ipfis oppU'nbsp;gnarenon dubitauit:quidnam ih |nbsp;liusadminiftri contra nosra�'erosnbsp;vcrmicult�, quiChrifti compara' .nbsp;tion^ !

^OMINrCAE INV�CAVIT. II5 nihil fumus, non aufi emntnbsp;^^^ent�re/ Atquei�n� hac rationcnbsp;AportoloriinT tempore c�*nbsp;P�tilleChriftianosinceflere amp;imnbsp;Ngnare,vt� Apoftol� ipfe adCo-j,.ccr;/(^nbsp;�^*nthios Ga�atas conqucritur,nbsp;^^ofdam fub Euangclij pra�textu*^'�^'�^quot;�'nbsp;^^lt;3:aspcrditionis introduxific. Vcnbsp;ctiam ApoHolorum �tarenbsp;ifthuc coepir,it� dcinc�psper�ta-tcsonanesab h�reticis ^falfisdo-ftoribus omnibus idem f�ditat�nbsp;^ftgt;fitque in hodiernum vfque di-^�jjquemadmod�m faftdi Patresnbsp;Ecclefi� Dodorcs teft�tur^oiiie^nbsp;S^idtand�m rar�Se infolens qui-Ipi� c�minifci�iir, moxfcripturisnbsp;ceu verte ouina vtiturjcogitq; earnnbsp;peftiferum dogma luum amp; tegercnbsp;^tueri, quantunu�s male quadretnbsp;^�iremipfam. Vidcat hinc,qui vort Z IcL

II(J EXPLANATIO EVANGELII ktjOrigenem Homil. 31. in Luca,nbsp;amp;HomiI.3.inExodum,Tertullia-num de pr�fcriptionibus aduer*nbsp;s�sh�reticoSjCyprianum defim*nbsp;plicitate Pr�latorumjAmbrofiumnbsp;in cap.3. ad Tit. Hieronymu con�nbsp;tra Luciferianos, Hilarium in libr.nbsp;ad Conftantium, Athanafij orati-onem z.contra Arrianos,Chryfo-ftomumin fermoneaducrsiis hs�-reticos5Tom.3 Auguftinum lib.r.nbsp;contra Maximinuni, amp; innumc-ris alijslocis,

h�refiarcha, vt de illo Ib teris proditum eft, fupra quadra-gintafcriptorum diuinorum fen-tentias habuit, quibus conabatufnbsp;fatanicum fuuni dogma adftruerfjnbsp;Chridum non eiuldem cum patr^nbsp;fubftanti� el�e: necquicquami^nbsp;ia^tabac aliud, nee difcipuli eiujnbsp;aliu�!

^ominicae invocavit. �7 ^iud crepabant, nifi fcripturas fcrinbsp;P^�ras, �uangeliumEuangelium.nbsp;nihil certius eft, quam vtil-I Jp lcripturis vfuseft, non eas Dei,nbsp;^sddiaboli verbum fuifle.

pturis vtebatur,citas illud ex Apo-jj^j^ Impoffibile enim cft, eos,nbsp;9^i femel funt illuminatijguftaue�nbsp;etiam donum c�lefte, �e par-, �^^cipesfa�ifunt Spiritus fan di,amp;

; Auguftino obferuatu eft, iam qui� : dem Dei verba fuiffent, ncc Chri�^^'^*nbsp;i �oanusvllus toto orbe terraru con�'*

ij8 EXPLANATTO EVANGEL! I tr�mutire aufus effet. At qtiand�nbsp;ille verba h�c e� referre amp; inter-pretari voluit, tancju.sm il�s nonnbsp;X Baptiffni iteratio, fed peenitentianbsp;in peccata prolapfis negata lit, iamnbsp;tua fu�re verba deterrime fatanjo-quentis perNouatum h�reticum,nbsp;non veroDei.�pfe enim Spirituf-fan�tuSjCxcuius inft'inchi t� luec,nbsp;tum alia omniafcripfit Apoftolus,nbsp;quiep eft fummaamp; irnmenfa bo#nbsp;nitas,fpemin nobis excirans,nun#nbsp;qu�ni iffh�c verba hac voluit fi-gnificatione accipi, quafi omnbnbsp;nobis conciliationis fpcs pr�cil^nbsp;fft,� in peccata d�aptifmo relab^*nbsp;mur.

ltd flint hodieque, qui recept natos infantes BaptifiniSacram^*nbsp;to priuant, ad quos f�fepluriniinbsp;omnibus Cermani� regionibi^^ (nbsp;... , -

ditionibiis acliungunt con� Sedquid tandem iili faci-rationeifthuc homi-^ibvjsperfuadere moliuntur.^Quanbsp;^^nd�m alia,qu�m qua illoilim manbsp;giftet diabolus vfus eft.^vt hancimnbsp;piarn fuam do�trinain aflerantjVe�nbsp;ft^ ouillaeam contegut, dicentes:nbsp;^eriptum eftcnim,Quicredident, M/tre.ylt-^baptizatus fuerit, faluuserit.Etnbsp;rursus:Euntes docete omnes gen�nbsp;�^Sbaptizanteseosamp;c. Qu� qui-fteni verba fi ea fent�tia proferan-tur,qu�dadulti, qui legitimanivnbsp;�tatcm attigerint, poflintque rati-onevti, cumadBaptifmum veni=�nbsp;fidem fecum adferre debeant,nbsp;vtfin� qua nemo oeo placcre que-^t�qui verb in ca �tate fide deftitU:�nbsp;^usfitjcum faluum fieri non pofl'einbsp;lani plan� Dei verba fuiit, nosque�'^quot;-�-h 4 ea

no EXPLANATIO EVANGELII ea omni, qua par eft, reuer�tiaam-ple�limur amp;; exofculamur. At finbsp;hisverbis infantes � Baptifmoex*nbsp;cludere Velis, quod fidem, qu� exnbsp;Kema�. o.nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;habcant; iarn tua

funt verba improbiflime fata, qui homini falutem inuides, amp; modisnbsp;omnibus impedire conaris vbi-cunque potes: neutiqu�m autemnbsp;ChrifK funt.Nam qui vult o inn�snbsp;homines f�luos fieri, qui jp omnibus gudauit mortem, qui f�ngui-nem fu��qu� pro paruu�is atqu�nbsp;proadultisibdir, nunqu�miJIos�nbsp;regno fuo, in quodfin�Baptifino ( ijnbsp;fiio, velbaptifini voto nulli patet vnbsp;aditus, exclufit: quin poti�s c�ninbsp;adhuc in terris verfaretur, paterna pnbsp;ac jppenfiffimam ergaillos volun* pnbsp;tatem �e beneuolentiam fuam ps- i qnbsp;i�m dcclarauir,c�m diceret: Sinitc �jnbsp;paruu* /

(

�^OmiNICAE INVOCAVIT. I2I P^ru�los, amp; noli te eosprohiberenbsp;nie venire: talium eft enimre-S^�m c�lorum. ItemqjzNifi con�^quot;�nbsp;fueritis, Sic cfficiamini ficutnbsp;P3ru�li,nonintrabitis in regnumnbsp;�C�lorum�

� Chrifto ipfo vero '^^ico Gcerdote inftitutuni,reijci-ceu inimanem abominationnbsp;^^ni Se Dei blafphemiam atquenbsp;^�^ntumeliam in toto orbe procla�nbsp;^^re non dubitenncum tam� Ca-^^olicaEcclefia in illo nihil geratnbsp;agat aliud^quam qu�d ex Chrinnbsp;'b Domini fui mandate, eius cor-J^ys�efangiiinem, fub panisSevi-^^fl^ecie, Deo natri c�leftififtit Sgt;c

123 EXPLANATIO EVANGEL!! cruce litati facrificij, quodid�Deinbsp;filius in mortali corpore amp;: fan-guine fuo in totius mundi tonci-liationem inf�n�l�Crucisftipitenbsp;fem�l per eg it. In quonimirumnbsp;quotidiano facrificio fuojccecus finbsp;delium Deo patri c�lcfti fumniasnbsp;agit grates ob partant Chrifti paf*nbsp;fione �e morte redemptionent:nbsp;admonet amp; precatur Deura, vt nonbsp;bis efficaciaefle, ad falutem no-ftram valere amp; cedere velit, qua:nbsp;Chriftus in cruce pro vniucrionbsp;mundo confecit amp; impetrauit:ve*nbsp;lit efle placabilis Ecclefi� fu� pec'nbsp;catis,mala omnia � nobis auerte^nbsp;-re, bona omnia fuppeditare pefnbsp;Chriftum Dominum noftr�, qi^nbsp;caufa falutis noflr� corpus fuufl*nbsp;in cruce mortidedidit, langtiiquot;nbsp;nemfuum ob noftra expiada pc^'

- �gt;OMINICAE INVOCAVIT. lij proRidir. Vide hinc Irena; umnbsp;^^Uers�s h�refes Valentinilib.4.nbsp;^^P�S4.Cypria.lib.2.Epift.3.Chry�nbsp;^ftomum in cap.Epiftol� ad Heb.nbsp;^^�Homil.iy.amp;de dignitatefacer-^otijlib.6 .cap.4.amp;lib.3. ca.4. Au=gt;nbsp;S^ftinum de fide ad Petrum Dia-�^onum,cap.i9.�tem ad Bonifaciunbsp;^^BaptifmoEpift.ij. �einnume-*�*salijslocis.

It� videlicet per omnes tempo* �tates hoc fandiffimum �cnbsp;Pr�ftantiffimum Chriftianitatisnbsp;�crificium habitum eft,in quo ec-^lefiaDei omn� fua Ipem �cper-fugium conllituit collocauit,nbsp;^eque aduers�m peccata Sc vitianbsp;^ua aliam poteft capere confolati-onem, qu�m vt filium Dei, nobisnbsp;datum in falut�, plena fide appr�-^endat, coram D e o ilium fiftat amp;�.nbsp;exhi-

124 explanatio evangelii exhibeat, per eius m�rita veniatnnbsp;peccator�petat, amp; quicquid pr�-tere�fu� tum t�porari�, tum fem*nbsp;pitern� faluti neccflari�eft. C�mnbsp;em miferijs amp; calamitatibus preffinbsp;fumusamp;circundati, quidliberati*nbsp;onis impetrand�caufavel poflu*nbsp;mus vel debem� aliud offerre oeo,nbsp;quam ipfum adeo Chrifti corpus,nbsp;noftr� falutis ergo necioblatumnbsp;ac deditum/Quando peccatis pr�*nbsp;occupamur, quid(obfecro)ad ob-tinenda veniam coramDco pof-fumus adferre efFicacius, quamfa-lutifcrum preciofumque Domininbsp;ac Seruatoris noftri fanguinc, quinbsp;ob noftra amp; totius mundi expian-daamp;aboleda errata in crucefufusnbsp;cft? Atquc vt rem in peccata con-feram, vbi noftr� vires defieiuntjanbsp;Chrifto inprimis Deo ac laluatorenbsp;noftro

�OMINICAE INVOCAVIT. UJ ^o�ro, nec p crin de vfquam alibi,nbsp;^pem auxiliumque pofeere debe*nbsp;�Hus.

Vtver�CatholicaChrifti Eccle-5a om n e fuum folatium, totamqj ^�l�tis l'u� fpcm in hoc fando,nbsp;^�do Sc falutifero l�crificio con�nbsp;ftituit, vtpot� inquoChrifticha-�^fmataamp;: m�rita, tanqu�m fuumnbsp;^ibi diuinit�s donatum thefauru,nbsp;^fferuata�nuenit:it� his noftris ex�nbsp;fr�mis temporibus apud plerofqj,nbsp;S^iEuangelicipr�dicantes dicun�nbsp;nullum eft crimen capitaliusnbsp;terris, nulla deteriorin Deumnbsp;^ontumelia amp; abominatio, qu�mnbsp;^cr ofan�um verum ChrilU le-l� corpus amp; l�nguin� in altari volare {�crificium,amp;facrificij habercnbsp;�Oco.Ijdemq; proh dolor incom-pluribus prouincijs amp; ditionibus

�i� EXVLAKAT�O EVANGEL�I idiameffecerunt) vt iuxtaDanie#nbsp;lis vaticiniu, Chrifti Icfu inter-pretationeindugefacrificiurnpro^ |.nbsp;fligatum �iabolit�lit. Atqu�tan- �nbsp;d�millife gerunt? Quibus vijsnbsp;artibusifthuc hominibus perfua- }lt;nbsp;derenituntur?Nimir�mhuicfusenbsp;fatanic��cimpi�dodiin� vefteni �-ouinam induunt, dicuntquc per- 1]nbsp;ind�vtfatanasinhodiernoEuan-gelio; Scriptum eft enim,CliriftuS �jnbsp;HeJr.�, �em�l oblatus eft ad mu�toriim ex*nbsp;haurienda peccata, amp; rurs�s; Vnanbsp;Kebr.io. oblationeconfummauitinfempi �nbsp;ternum l�ndificatos. Qu� didanbsp;Apoftolica c�m fie accipiuntur, tjnbsp;quod Apoftolus his velit, corpusnbsp;Ghrifti i�m�l duntaxat vifibiliternbsp;�c fenfibiliter in ara crucis oblatu, fgnbsp;ficquefem�J tantum in totius po'nbsp;puliconfpc�upronobismorceiianbsp;eum

oppetijfle, neque deinc�ps ^��frnodi cruentum facrifici� ex-P^�:andum, quippe quod nee ne-^^flarium fitjC�m vnicum hoc f�-abund� fufFiciattoti hu-*^iano generi in libertatem vindi-^3ndo,mortalibus omnibus � pec*nbsp;^3tis expiandis, fan�tificandis, iu�

'�igens ex mortuis, �am non mo-�'iUir,necmors illi vitra dominabi^ ^�r.At verofi hoc pa�to Apoftol�nbsp;1K�.nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;1-nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;\ 1-nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;�

jnterpretan velis, quoaincruentup/,.^. berificium, vt Ecclefi� Do�oresnbsp;�A.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;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;ira

128 EXPLANATIO TVANGELI� �crepr�fentatio agitur amp;exhibe-tur facrificij iliius, quod fummusnbsp;facerdos �� pontifex, oominus nonbsp;fter lefus Chriftus in cruce pro no jnbsp;bisperegit, iam porroin Ecclefianbsp;banc ob caufam fieri amp; exhiberinbsp;non debeatjha�len�s quid� tuumnbsp;verbum eft maligne d�mon, quinbsp;per fatellites tu os, amp; indubitatosnbsp;Apoftoli tui Antichrifti antecuPnbsp;foreshominibus perfuadere �o-liriSjVthoc auguftifiimoatq; fan-diflimo Mifl� i�crificio conte-mnendo, meritis perpeflionisnbsp;mortis Chriftifefe priuent: prof'nbsp;s�sautem minime eft verbum ne^nbsp;Enimuero Spiritufiandus, ex eut'nbsp;us afflatu ilih�c Paulus fcripfi^?nbsp;n�quam ea voluit hac ratione ae^nbsp;cipi: quemadmod�mpr�ter alio^nbsp;compl�tes,quos inpr�s�ns ftut�^

' �Tius dexterrimus �poftoli inter- cap. ad Hebr. � : pres, in memoratam ad Hebr�osnbsp;� I �piftolam fcribens, difertis verbisnbsp;� ^eftatur.

Suntitid�m nonnulli hoc�uo � ^oftro, qui incredibili temeritatcnbsp;^^fifuntcodemnare. amp;:velutido- \

confiteri.confirmatos illis Domi# � niSeruatoris verbis, Hoc ell cor-pus meum; non vtiqu�exangue,nbsp;fed perfe�lumSc integrum.Atquenbsp;hi quidem Eccleli� Dei perduel-les, amp; omniuna piarum c�remo-niarumholles,permultislocisrcni j;nbsp;eo f'MTeadduxerejVt iam didum di^nbsp;uinum arque pietati Chrillian^nbsp;congrucntillimum corporis Chrinbsp;fli fellum, ceu abominatio qua;- pnbsp;dam �C Dei contuindia, abroga- jj,nbsp;turn lit.

Quodfi node cupias, quo pa- j �loidilli effecerint, non dubiuin 'nbsp;elljillos fatanicam opinione fuan^ [

^ominicae invocavit. 131 ouilla induiflc: Sc vt aiabo-^sul] nrnm nntprm F.nanap�m hr�

h 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*nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;i�.

Accipite Sgt;l comcdite: koc eir Mare. 14. ^�^rpus meum,HOc facitc in mearn^�'��nbsp;^^rnnicmorationeme Itemq^, Bi-^^guismeus nouitcftamentiScc.nbsp;, Qu� quidein verba inftitutio*nbsp;�^'spr�cclli huius Sacrafncti cumnbsp;^^^in modu intelliguntur, hancnbsp;Ntifiim�m Chrifti teftatoris fiuenbsp;'^ftitutoris voluntatem,mandat�.

X EXPLANATIO EVANGELII f�cite in rnea commemoration�;nbsp;vnd� etiam Eccle�a Dei, quo hancnbsp;Chrifti memoriam tanto mcliusnbsp;filiorum fuorum, omnium ortho�nbsp;doxorum Chriftianorum animisnbsp;affigere �eimprimerequeat,pr�- jnbsp;ter communionem fumptio� inbsp;nem,etiam coram oculisfideliumnbsp;prx�cipuumhoc Sacramentumre�nbsp;d�atquelaudabiliterfummacuni lt;nbsp;veneratione fpe�landum exhiber inbsp;atque circunfert: cumq; prohdo- Jnbsp;lor charitas in nobis plan�refrixe- Jnbsp;rit, atquead huius perceptionem inbsp;Sacramenti ade� defides, tardi 1nbsp;plan� faftidiofi fimus,ade� vtomi^ tnbsp;propemodum Chriffiac ingenth 1nbsp;urn beneficiorum eius, qu� iJle 1nbsp;tam muitis in nos modis conferr^ 1nbsp;non deffitit,apud nos omnin�Inbsp;olitaiit^huncthefaurum I

dominicae invocavitlt; 135 ��Urn etiam in plateis noftra eau fanbsp;geftat, perind� ac fi folicir� amp;l�-^ifl�m�par�tisinft�r,nobis amannbsp;tiffimis filiolis fuis dicat: Qu�fanbsp;^ile�liflimifilij mci,nuin prors�snbsp;obliuioni darc vultis,qu�m pr滻nbsp;alarum vobis Chriftus Dominusnbsp;ScSaluator vefter thei�urum re�i^nbsp;gu�rit � Cur tandem, obfccro, fp c mnbsp;^fidutiamvcftram collocatis, curnbsp;'quot;ohiptatem profperitatem nonnbsp;nif�in rebus fluxis, caducis, temporalijs aucupamini, c�m tarnennbsp;^^ijs nulla durabilis voluptas velnbsp;faills effe queat? Qu�fo vel t�d�mnbsp;advofipfos redite,in vofipfos de*nbsp;feendite, oculos voftros animosq;nbsp;h�c aduertitejSe c�left� hune the#nbsp;^aurum c�templamini.Quid,oro,nbsp;oenignus Se indul-gentiflimus oe-pr�ftantius Sgt;c excellentius vo-

134 EXPLANATIO evangeli� bis �argiri potuifTct,quam vnicumnbsp;eundemqj amantiffimurn filiumnbsp;f�um? Quid verb etiam Chriftusnbsp;Dominus ScSeruator nofter pre*nbsp;ciofiusatque perinde falutifcrumnbsp;liabuit,arqu� feipfum? En hic vo-bis inuenire licetjquod folidamnbsp;lutem Sefernpiternam vobis que*nbsp;atadferre voluptatem.

Qiiandb igitur,inquam, verba Chrifti, quibus c�nani facrofan-Ctam infiituit/noc pa�o accipiuntur, iamDei verba f�nf, �enos ea,nbsp;pro eoarqu� pared,fumma cumnbsp;reuerentiait� recipimus. Porrb �nbsp;ijfipfis fretuSj conremnere Sc damnare quis velit Chriftianum, re*nbsp;ligiofum Sc laudatiffimum Eccle-fi�morem, quofolet cahoeprs*nbsp;dantiffimum Sacramentum antenbsp;foresee oculos fideli� circunferf^^�nbsp;� V�

I�OMINICAE INVOCAVIT. 155 Chrifti memoria in eorum ani�nbsp;^isrefricetjdeuotionem ergahocnbsp;Pr�celfumSacrament� in eorumnbsp;Peftoribus exciter, fidemq; aduer-^usSacramentarios vel Sacram�tinbsp;oppugnatores amp; omne genus va-f^iftimas amp; fallaciofas h�refes comnbsp;' firmet: iazn reuera tua funt verbanbsp;perditifftme fatan, qui per egregiu ,nbsp;I organu tuum Nicolaum GalluiT

gt; omnem Chrifti memoria in mcgt;r-, talium pe�loribus penjtiis oblite-I rareacdelereconarisrnecvllopa^� i j lt;�o Dei verba dici poffunt. Quinbsp;' enim difertis amp; exprel�is verbis

� 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;� f i.Cor.ii.

' am commemorationem: quique / per hoc Sacramentumfu� memo^nbsp;; riam apud fideles fartam tedamnbsp;, conferuari vult, qu�nam ille gra*nbsp;�nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;14

3^5 EXPLANATIO EVANGELII i tum habere nolit, qu�d ip��usnbsp;difl�mafponfajEccIcfia Catholica,nbsp;hac tam infigni proceflioncjpfiusnbsp;memoria penitiffim�animis cre-dentium inhgit, atque apud iilos jnbsp;tam pr�clar� folenniter confer.� ,nbsp;uat/tum prastere�aciucrs�s Beren- jnbsp;gariura,petrum AbaiJardum,Hen* ,nbsp;ricianos,Petrobu�ianos, Zuingli* jnbsp;,anos,prifcos�lt; noiios Sacramen- ,nbsp;t.arioSjCoram orbevniuerfo fuam inbsp;p.vofiteturfidcm?nemp�,fubpanis inbsp;fpecie verum corpus Sc fanguin� jnbsp;Chriftihaberi: cuius confeffionis inbsp;etiamomnes illiusfiliosamp;; ortho* inbsp;doxos Chriftianos non rnodon� jnbsp;pudere debet, verumetia de hoe*nbsp;ipfo Euangelio, id eftjde annunci* .nbsp;atione crucisSe mortis Chriftigl onbsp;riarijl�tari, triumphare conucnit'nbsp;fiquidem in huius rei fidem Se (C'nbsp;ftimoniun�

dominicae invocavit. 157 Timonium eumipfurn, qui noftranbsp;^3ufa criici fuffixus, noirra cauf�nbsp;^cci datus eft, proceffionibus, ce-^ciSjVcxillis, cantionibus, campa-^arumpulfationibuSjMiffis, oda-^is, vt Gallus hinc fcriptitat, de-^iqu�infumma,cum ingentigaunbsp;^ioSciubilojfcdpanisfub fpccie,nbsp;per plateas,per forum publicit�snbsp;^ircunfer�t, honoremque, quemnbsp;Chrifti corpori impendere tene-^ur, eidemipfi corpori, fub panisnbsp;specie re veraamp;; fubftantialiter at*nbsp;9^6 corporaliter pr�fcnti palamnbsp;Exhibent, atqj hocipfo teftantur,nbsp;Chrifto Domino citra vllamnbsp;^�fitationcm totopeflore fidemnbsp;^ommodare,dicGnti, Ho�eft �or-tw.ti.

EXPIANATIO EVANGELII vbiqu�in Ecclefiacatholicajeue-r� nihil ellaliudjnil� lucul�taqu�^nbsp;d� amp; efficax crucis amp;: mords Chrbnbsp;ftiannunciatiojinfigne iubilum,nbsp;atqueiucundustriumphus, quodnbsp;faranaspercrucemjptritus amp; eli-fus,qu�d mors noftra Chrirti mofnbsp;te fupcrata, qgt; c�leftis rcgni h�-reditas nobis parta Sc c�ciliata eft.

Quid verb itthuc aliud eft, Galle,nifiEuangelium ipfum.^nemp� quod non pudet nosdiccre cumnbsp;Apoftolo; Mihi autem abfit glori-ari, nifi in cruce Domini noftdnbsp;lefu Chrifti.Nos quidem nihil aliud nouimus, nos nulla alia re gio*nbsp;riamur,nos nihil aliud fcire nos atnbsp;bitramur, nifilefum Chriftum,S^nbsp;hunccrucifixum; lud�is quidemnbsp;fcandalurn, gentibus autem ftul-tidam,Scc. Atqj vtinam faxit

potens DeuSj� Galle, ne hac quo� ^u� ca�amitofa tempeftate id ge-homines extent, quibus cruxnbsp;Sc mors Chrifti(in cuius memorianbsp;Sc commemorationern nos ifthucnbsp;feftum celebramus, geftam�s corpus eius,qui noftra caufa in crucenbsp;a�us eft,atque hocipfo coram orte vniuerfo teftamur, nos Chriftinbsp;t^rucifixi nec minimum pudere) f�nbsp;xitjinquamjGalle, Dominus De-^s,n� inter vos Euangelicos buc-�natores, eius farin� compluresnbsp;inueniantur, quibus id fcandalonbsp;fit, qui id �ultiti� loco habeant,nbsp;quos veritatcm iplam,vbi ea de futnbsp;corporis veritate loquitur,Hoc eftnbsp;corpus racum,nonpudeat men-dacij infimulare amp;carguere, quan-do vera'm amp;c fubftantialem atquenbsp;realem eius pr^fentiam in hoc ve�nbsp;nerabili

At interim tarnen his omnibus pofthabitis, nos Galle nihilominus pergimusiucundis animis amp;nbsp;cordibus fidem noftr� propal�mnbsp;coram toto m�do conHteri, nihilnbsp;prors�sncquetuo,nequeahoruninbsp;garrituabfterriti, Id cniin jp com-perto nos habemus,hanc noftramnbsp;adionemfcriptura^diuin� nequenbsp;diflentaneam, neque �ontrariatnnbsp;eflemouimus quoqu�,malignun�nbsp;d�monemfquippequi non ignorer falutem noltram vcl maximenbsp;/ in hac perp�tua Crucis �i mortisnbsp;Chrifti commemoratione ac me*nbsp;ditatione fitam cfl'c)perqu�m fe*nbsp;dul� idagerCjVt n os hinc auocet,nbsp;noftrisque ex animis hanceuellaf.nbsp;Sed quanto illeifthuc agit maiorinbsp;contentionctcura, ftudio labo'nbsp;re,

Siquidem tu exnobispercon-^^reris Galle, quidnam fibi velir, ^��d noshacdietam cclcbr� agi�nbsp;�^us folennitatem,quodEuchari-ftiam per platcas amp; loca publicanbsp;^ircunferimus, quod tot cereos �cnbsp;^uminariaaccendimus, qu�d nonnbsp;^od� cantu, fed etiam oranis ge-iieris muficis concentibus fingu,nbsp;^3ri qijadam iucunditate vtimur;nbsp;�iostibi breue quidem �cfirnplcx,nbsp;fed verum tarnen ac bene funda�nbsp;^�ni refponfum eiufmodi redde�nbsp;fenius.

Videlicet ifthuc noftrum ^uangelium, cuius nos non fol�mnbsp;pihil pudet aut piget, verumetiamnbsp;*ndc cum Apoftolo gloriamiir.nbsp;Chriftus lefus Dominus ac Serua-

141 explanatio evangelt� tor nofter, in illa fuprema coenanbsp;fua corpus amp; {anguinem fuum nonbsp;bis fumend� d�dit: it�vt fiue eda-mus �C bibamus ea ore,fiuecon-fpiciamus, amp; appr�hendamus fi*nbsp;d,e,fimulcogitemus SeanimO per-pendamusjhoc idem elTe corpus,nbsp;,quod jpptcr nos ncci datum:huncnbsp;eundem efie fanguiaern, qui innbsp;cruce propter nos fufus fit. Itaquenbsp;nos omnibus fpedandum exhi-bemus,itemqueveneramurnbsp;oramusidemipfum verum Chriftinbsp;corpus, quod pro nobis cruci fuf-lixum eft, idque fub ea ipecie,innbsp;quaipfe fefe difcipulis fuis lumen-dum pr�buit. Atque in hocipfonbsp;amp;de hocipfo latemur nos gloria-ri:agimusquetriumphum de mor*nbsp;te fuperatUjSe de diabolo pcrChri*nbsp;ftum crucifixum proftratoac pro*nbsp;fligato:nbsp;\

tgt;OMINICAE INVOCAVIT. I45 fijgato: vnaque Deo Patri c�leftinbsp;^otis animi vifccribus omni cumnbsp;^�mmiffionegratias agim�, qu�dnbsp;^obisper crucem amp;: mortem vni*.nbsp;^ifilijfuipeccatorum veniam,fili-�^rum Dei adoptionem, amp; regninbsp;^�leftis h�reditatem pro fua be*nbsp;^�gnitateamp; dementia impertiuit.

Quanto igitur acri�s malign us ^3tan per Galium,amp; eius farin� ali-�^s,noftris in pe�toribus hor� ramnbsp;^�^gentium nei beneficiorumme*nbsp;�^oriam penitus obliterarc con-^^ndif,tantonosardentiijs Serna*nbsp;! ^^ridefiderio eaccrtis quibufdaninbsp;J^ftituendis temporibus ac die-*^^5, fignis cxternis, imaginibus,nbsp;'quot;ribbus, geftibus, atqueomnigc*nbsp;ceremonijs animis noftris affi*nbsp;comple�ti fl:udemus:fimulnbsp;^bamadhortantes amp;admonentesnbsp;chan

l4jz{. EXPLANATIO EVANGELII chariffimos in Chrifto fratres amp; inbsp;forores noftras, vetercs orthodo# !nbsp;xosatque catholicos Chriftianos, Inbsp;vtfaclisamp; re ipfa d�clarent,atq; co ,nbsp;ram omnibus teftenturjfe huius ' �nbsp;Euangelijconfeflionem nulla exnbsp;parte iubterfugere vel reformida-re,ipfosque crucis amp; mortis Chrhnbsp;ftijcuius in hac fol�nitate memoria cumgaudio 5e triumpho c�l�br�t jUec tan tillum pudere� Quemnbsp;enim huius Euangelij, quem cru*nbsp;cis amp; mortis Chril� puder, is pro-fe�t� dignus non eft, qui Chriftia*nbsp;, nusvocetur: nee eftqu�d ea expe*nbsp;' dctpr�mia,qu�Chriftus Dornignbsp;nus illis folis pollicitus eft, quinbsp;omnem fpem Se fidutiam in ip�^�nbsp;uscruce�emortepotiffim�mcob 1)nbsp;loc�runt.Quime erubueritjinquitnbsp;jpfe Chriftus, Se meos ftrmones, fjnbsp;hun^

Dominicae invocavit. I4� Hunc fill� hominis erubefcct, c�mnbsp;Venerit in maieftate fua. Omnis Mxjw.io.nbsp;lt;|ui confitebitur me coram homi-nibus, confitebor �cego cum co-r�patre meo,qui in c�lis eft. Semper ergo Chriftum DeumacDo-ininum nollrum c�fiteamur, idq;nbsp;non fide duntaxat, fed etiam ore:nbsp;non tant�m intrinfec�s corde, fed.nbsp;etiam extrinfec�s his atque alijs idnbsp;genus c�remonijs amp; geftibus,quitus fides illuftratur: adeoqueinui-tomalo d�moneamp;totofodalitionbsp;i eiusjCrucis amp; mortis Chrifti im*nbsp;I nienfa beneficia, pr�cipua animinbsp;; deuotione amp; vera exultatione per-petim celebremus; hocipfo merianbsp;torum amp; morris eius participesnbsp;^auddubi� futuri, noftr�qjhuiusnbsp;; eonftanti� in vita �terna amplif-1 hi�iapr�miarecepturi.

IzJ.d EXPLANATIO EVANGELII Nimis quidcmprolixus futurusnbsp;, fim, � praua dogmata amp; imputasnbsp;h�refesjqu� fub verbi Dei pr�te-xtuhac t�peftate hincind� ferun-tur,recenferepergam. Probe ^ui-dem vos aflecuti eftis,dilediftimi,nbsp;ex allatis exemplis, non continuonbsp;Dei vcrburnefle,cum�fcriptisBinbsp;blicis fententi� allegantur; imm�nbsp;verb, quemadmod�m fatanas innbsp;huius dici EuangeliojChrifto per�� pnbsp;fuafiirus, vt�tcmpli pinnaculo fcnbsp;deorsum mitterct, hoe argumen- j,nbsp;to vfuseft, Scriptum eftenim, in-quiens: itaetiam adminidros illi- �nbsp;uSjh�rericos�c impoftoresc�cio^ j;nbsp;natores, cum nobis perfuadere in- �nbsp;ftituuntjVt�ciuitatis Dei in mon*nbsp;teexcelfopo(it�jitieft,abEccIeli� . vnbsp;Catholic�do�:rinaamp; fidein hoC jnbsp;y�l ill O articulo nos feparem�^iam; : tnbsp;t�m

bOMINrCAF. INVOCAVIT. 147 t�m perpetu� contenta ill os vocenbsp;clamitare,Scriptum eft enim. Ne-ccfs�eftit�itur Jiletftiflimi, cauti vtnbsp;lirtius, nec facile cuilibet ifthacnbsp;�uina pelle tedo hdem conirno-^emus.

Neque tarnen hoc it� dixeriitr,� incundarltcr pro h�reticonbsp;pfeudododore habendus fit,nbsp;S^ftquis dodrinam faam feriptu-�'� diuin� adferendis fententijsnbsp;' �Confirmer, Minime gentium idnbsp;Pntand�eft,nifiquishocipfopec-^arc velitin Spiritum�n�um,cubnbsp;' ?^sinftin�tufandi Apoftoli amp; jp-Phet� facra Biblia confcripf�runr.nbsp;^^dhoc indicate voleb�, feriptu-* ^3rn facram it� comparatam efie,nbsp;�n omnem partem detorquerinbsp;^^hit:itavt fiquifpiam h�reticusnbsp;dogma fuum pertinaciter

^8 EXPLANATIO EVANGELII ac mordicus retinere velit, nullonbsp;negociojfententiam quandamin�nbsp;d� pofl�t exccrperc, quam inicdanbsp;man n ad im probum 6e peruerfunanbsp;dogma fuurnacc�modare �econ-torquere queat. Non ergo fat�s eftnbsp;dixiiTe,Scriptura jp me facit, Fidesnbsp;meagerman��e verum cftEuan-gelion, Apud me eft purum puti^nbsp;Dei verbu. Poteft enim perquam^nbsp;facH� id accidere,vt verbis quideninbsp;Euangclij quifpiam inftrudus fibnbsp;amp; ramen mente Seintellecftu eofi^nbsp;dcftitutus fit:fjcquefub vefte ouibnbsp;la, id eft, i'ub Euangclij colore lupus 6e error delitefcat. ,nbsp;Euangelium quidem verifl�i^f^�^nbsp;eft, Biblia l�cra verifftma funt:nbsp;tus pariter atq; nouum TeftamcUnbsp;turn totum atque vniuerfumnbsp;ma cum reuerentia recipiniusnbsp;amp*^

Dominicae invocavit, ^nipIedimur.Et quid vis ampli�s?nbsp;�nim� ver� non poterit vnqu�mnbsp;Callus, Raufchius totafedario�nbsp;*'Uniturbaplanum facere, nos velnbsp;^iteram, vel iota vnum, vel mini-^l�mapicem fcriptur� diuin� re-�Jcerc vel negate, minimeque pronbsp;'^cto ac diuino ampledi.N on po-^^ftis ncgare,quotquoteftis fedalt;=nbsp;^�1 �c fc�arum complices, totamnbsp;^�^ripturam facram vos � noftris,nbsp;etiam vcftris chariflimisnbsp;^aioribus,qui probi,Catholiciq;nbsp;^hriftian� religionis culroresfu-^f^jSenouam atq;commentitiamnbsp;^^^�gionem veftram prots�s ignolt;nbsp;accepiffe, quemadmod�mnbsp;Luterusipfelibcrrim� difetsnbsp;verbis confitetur, fcribcnsnbsp;^^bus parochis huncin mod�:

EXPLANATIO EVA-NGELTl niultum cjj� Chrifliani boni^ adeo�t^^nbsp;��fol- '-^7- cnine bonum Cbri�ianurn.^ atque wdenbsp;etiam ad nos perucnijje. Videlicet fat�^nbsp;Murjm ^apatu ejjejacramfcripturanhnbsp;quot;Verum ^aptifmum-^ 'Vernm altaris Si-f'nbsp;cramenttim-, 'Veeas claues in peccatornnbsp;remifsionernjyierum l'erbimtni�eritanjnbsp;'Verum Catechilmu^u�-^omtionem d)oi�nbsp;mimcamy Decalognm-^et articiilosfideinbsp;C�c.H�cille. Vnde igitur contro-uertitur,vnde mutua h�c lis c�^nbsp;certatio, fi quidcm Papift� sequcnbsp;Iiabent Euangelium, �qu� vetusnbsp;ac nouum Teftamentum, vt iHbnbsp;qui � Papiftis,id eft^antiquis �cnbsp;mane Catho�icis fcfe fcgrcg�runf)nbsp;nouumque fibi nomen eonfinx�*nbsp;runtjdum m�lunt dic�Euangelici�nbsp;qu�m CUIT), fuis �r noftiis .duLcilp*nbsp;mis PatribuSj iam cum Chrifl^nbsp;ilia v�a fempiterna r�gnantibu^�nbsp;eu�:

^ominicae invocavit. 151 ^^n�tisquc alijs orthodoxis, qua-S^auers�m toto terrarum orbe difnbsp;^fisjCathoIici Chriftiani appella- -

Equidempaucisvobisaperiam in quo controuerGanbsp;^rnnis Gta fit. Veltis ouiila iuGgnisnbsp;^�thoritasjfallaciofus quidam pre�*nbsp;^extus amp; fucus cftiftorum nouor�nbsp;^ogmatiftarum,quandb illi nom�nbsp;�uangelicum fibi vfurparunt, no-detraxerunt, perind� �c � illinbsp;^uangelium habeat,nos minim�;nbsp;c�m tarnen non de Euangelionbsp;sue de fcriptura, fed deintelligen-Gaamp;interpretationeGt inter nosnbsp;controuerfiaamp;difputatio.

Scripturam quidem, id eft, fcri-ptamliteram veteris ac noui Te-ftamenti poftunt habere h�retici umneszfedG huiusgn*Gumacge^nbsp;k q. num uni

nuinum vel is fenfum �cintetl�-duin al�equijnon fan� is tibi qu�* rendus eft apudh�reticum,fed neenbsp;apudaliumquencunq; vnumho*nbsp;minem, qualifqualis ille fit: nonnbsp;eftenim quifquahitanta dodrinanbsp;pr�ditus, nequefu�rei ade� ccr-tus, quin aliquando hac in partenbsp;falii poflit; fed neccuiufqua mor-talium toto orbe terraruni tantinbsp;apud nos fieri debet eruditiovelnbsp;vit�fiindiinonia, vtinretatimo-mentijin qua non vilequippiam,nbsp;fed omni sial us noftra fitalir, pernbsp;omnia in omnibus illi credere vc*nbsp;]imus:ciim fcriptum fir,Omnishonbsp;mo mendax, �e poteft efle errorinbsp;obnoxiusridquodin fandisPatrbnbsp;bus Sc Ecclcfi� Dodoribus pic-rifque iatis ipft nos docuit expe-rientia.

�gt;OMINICAE INVOCAVIT. I� QuiSjOroj Adam�tio illo Orige-eruditior, Sc in fcriptis diuinisnbsp;^Xercitatior extitit^ Et tarnen librinbsp;j}H�snon paucis fcatct benecraf-

5^is tanto fuit Chriftian� fi-propugnand� zelo pr�ditus, Cyprianus, qui eo nominenbsp;^^ndern etiam fanguinem fudit?nbsp;^t(|uiilleipfevirtantus, humanunbsp;n^iddam paffus, in errorem de re-

154 BXPLANAT�O EVANGELir tum fit minime tibi imponerc,nbsp;teq; in errorem inducercjtalis pro�nbsp;fed�tibi qu�rendus eft, qui necnbsp;labi,ncc effare qucat.-alioqu� dift�-cilim�id impetraueris. Atqui veronbsp;vnd� aliquem eiufinodipetiturusnbsp;CS � Aged �m cquidem tribus verbisnbsp;eum tibi commoftrauero� Tenes,nbsp;opinor, facrofand� fidei noftrasnbsp;duodecira articulos. In ijs fuum lonbsp;cum etiam ifte o\iZ�nztyCredofati^^nbsp;Eccle�am Catholicam. Dum erg� aunbsp;dis, Catholicam, in bac ipfavocc

diturferiptur� expofitio,qu�ncc errare polfit, neque te in erroremnbsp;adduccre. Habes h�c ver�,ccrt�,amp;i !nbsp;qu� nemo inheiari, nemo in difi Inbsp;putationem raperepoftit,notam;nbsp;qua ftriptur� interpretatio, re�t^ {

Si ergo ea interpretatiofit Ca-^holica vel vniuerfalis,diibitari no et, q U1 n v era fit. S i vei � cathnbsp;^^ca non fit, non ab Apoftolisnbsp;^oi��fuccefloribus prtedicata, nonnbsp;Accepta in CathoUca Ecclefia amp;nbsp;yburpata,amp; vfquein pr�fens��Ma-�otibus noftris ad nos in omes hasnbsp;Regiones perdu�la, fed nup�rad-^�^od�m in hoc vel i�lo anguloabnbsp;'^Hoaliquo commenta, � tene-btis edu�la,p�rr� nunqu�m ante�nbsp;^umin modum habita, pr�dicata,nbsp;^l'adita: ,nec turn quidem.dubitarinbsp;^ebet eiufinodiinterpretationem,nbsp;9^antunlib�t ^xtcrnam feriptur�nbsp;bteram ia�:}tetj falfam atque im^nbsp;ftobamefiTe.nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;j

' Catholicum cnim, cuivera amp; ^mnis impoftur� expers fcriptu�nbsp;^�expofitiopariter alligataeftjidenbsp;.. ,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;eft

t 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;nbsp;'

I5lt;5 explanatio evangelii eft cum eOjVt d. Auguftinus inter- inbsp;�lt;��,o-s�r= pretatur,. quod femper amp; vbiqu� tnbsp;^�Tem/or�. eltjlcmperque pprdurauit,atqj ab ! Jnbsp;ortu foils vfque ad occafum vnius ( inbsp;fidci fpl�dore diffunditur; amp; iam� ,nbsp;inde ab Apoftolis vfq; in pr�fens 1nbsp;fine intermiffione �eabfquevlla Inbsp;diuulfione dilaceratione toto Inbsp;orbe terrarum,quaquaiiers�m pa- tnbsp;tet nomen Chriftianum, perfeue* 1nbsp;ra�itatquepcrmanlit,nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;i

Qu�d fi hac in re DJ\uguftinus i cuipiam non f�tisfacit, nequefatis 1nbsp;locuples teftis videtur, cui fid� ac* � ��nbsp;�ommodetjisag�audiatfili� Dei, 'nbsp;��ternam patrisfapientiam, Chri- Jnbsp;ft�m leftirn Doniinum ac Serua- 1nbsp;torem noftrum. Quic�mdifcipu* ]nbsp;i�s^'fiios potefiate �eauthoritarc inbsp;fcripturas interpretandi, veramq;

Se falutiferam fidern docendi in- 1 )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;ftruxiflef,

dominicae invocavit. 157 ftruxifler, an non id mandat! 'eisnbsp;^edityVtirentin mundum vniuer-^��^f�

Omni creatur�? An ver� putandu ^ftjcos hoc fui Domini amp; Magi�nbsp;ftri mandatum neutiqu�m execu-^mnided�Te? nequeillud Prophetnbsp;regij vaticinium completum,nbsp;�^icentisj In omnem terrarn exiuit ,8.nbsp;^onus eorum, in fines orbis ter� '^^�s***nbsp;Verba eorum?Atqu� null� omni�nbsp;dubitation� habet, eosifthucnbsp;^Omma fide amp;; quam fieri potuitnbsp;^ocuratiffim� efle executos,ver�q;nbsp;^te�tamfidem, � qua l�gitima 6enbsp;Sormana fcriptur� expontio abefi

' IjS EXPLANATIO EVANGELlt do)totique pf�dicatam humanOnbsp;gcnerijcuiufcunq; ftat�s, ordifiisnbsp;c�ditioniSj�Etatisjfamili�e, amp; gen-tis fint^eoderri ApoRolo itidcm te^nbsp;, ftante his verbis: Non eft dirtin-IvOfTI. 10*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;�

coicf.y. diio lud�i Gra�rciJtemq-: Non eft Gentilisamp; lud�us, circuncifionbsp;pr�putium,barbarus amp; Scytha,nbsp;fefuus amp;:libcr,mafculus amp;f�mbnbsp;na:fed omnia in omnibus Chrinbsp;ftus.Idem Dominus omnium, dbnbsp;uesin omnes quiinuocant illum�nbsp;Omnis enim quicunque inuoea*nbsp;uerit nomen Domini, faluus erir.nbsp;Deniqu�apudomnespopulos amp;nbsp;nationes, amp;regna omnia, dicentcnbsp;/iHn. 10. Apoftolo Petro: In veritate com-peri, quia non eft pcrfonarumnbsp;ceptor Deus:fed in orani genre,nbsp;qui timet eum,�e operatur i uftitia,nbsp;acceptus eft illnitemq; in D. loan*

^�lem attiner, non par�mvirium , '^ecefl'urum: n�lTe vos debetisdi-'f(�iffimi,ad Catholic� illud nonnbsp;^ol�m, V BI Q_v E5 fed etiam s e m-pertinere: hoc eft, vtgerma*nbsp;Chriftiana feriptur� inter-

EXPLANATIO EVANGEtH pretatio non mod� vbiqu�,nbsp;etiam femper recepta amp;: vfurpatanbsp;iit.Dei nanqueEccIefia (in quafonbsp;la, vtpot� qu� Spiritumfan�tu ac-cepcrit,n� vlla cx parte in erroreinnbsp;labi pof�it, vera fcriptur� facrse ex*nbsp;pofitioobtincri poteft) n�eftin*nbsp;ft�r alioruin humanor� c�tuurnnbsp;(quod quilpiam exiftimare pofl�t}nbsp;rnuro quodamcirc�datajnecbre^^nbsp;uibus quibufdam temporis fpatijsnbsp;inclufa, fed origine amp; durationsnbsp;ipfi mundo par eh, �e cum ipfnnbsp;mundo conditofumpfit exordiu^nbsp;amp;adfupremum vfqjmundidieronbsp;permanebit. Deusenim fundauiinbsp;earn in �tern�:qui alibi dixit,Eccsnbsp;egovobifc�m fum omnibus die-bus vfque ad confummationemnbsp;feculiz�^ rurs�s alio loco:Am�n di'nbsp;eo vobis, quia non pr�tenbit gc'nbsp;nerati^

bOMINICAE INVOCAVIT. l6l ^eratio h�c, donee omnia fiant,nbsp;^on eft ergo, qu�dfibiquifpiamnbsp;�^ou� fidei homo perfuadeat, fu-fidem eo nomine Catholicamnbsp;^ici poft e, etiamfi per regiones �cnbsp;��egna omnia longe lateque handnbsp;fec�s propagata fit,atqu� olim h�-^'efis Arriana vnqu�m fuit.Nanq;nbsp;^tiamfi poftibile foret earn, per-��^ittcntcDeOjobtinere vbiquita-^crn,vtit�dicam:nullatarnen vn-9��m ratione fieri poterit, vt einsnbsp;farin� homines, dogmata fuaper�nbsp;petuistemporibus�c femperper-^ur�fle,docere queant.

Quando igitur inter nos contro� ^erfiaeft,n� de Euangelio �Mat^nbsp;th�o, Marco, Luca, lohanne con-^cripto; non de alijs feriptisApo-ftolicis, qu� f��tarij haud fec�s at-nos aMaioribus noftrisincora

ruptaacceperuntmondeniqu�de veteriac noiioTeflaniento, quodnbsp;nos Catholici cum omnibus fuisnbsp;lius.Vt enim d. Hilarij verbis vtar,nbsp;Deintellig�tia h�refiseftjiion denbsp;fcriptura:hanc ergo obcaufam, nenbsp;vosdiledifiimi cgregiolplendorenbsp;tot fcnpturarum,quibus fefepfeu^nbsp;doprophet�tanqu�m ouillaveftenbsp;nunqu�m non contegere folent,nbsp;in h�refes abducamini, habetisianbsp;exmecertum,jpprium, indubita-tum,in diuinisfundatum literisj�^nbsp;ipfius Chrifti Seruatoris noftri orenbsp;comprobatum fignum,vnd� do-drinaSjUum re�l� an prau�, ver^nbsp;an falf�,Chriftian�acpi�an adfe-duccndum comparat� fmt, abfq;

�ominicae invoc�vit. 163 ^'Ho errore, nullo ncgocio inter-' ^lt;^fcercamp;fecernerequeatis.

Vidclicetjvbi fcriptur� ca inter-P^etatio, qii� in medium profer-^i^t5(de interpretatione cnim,vt fa bsiamdiclum cft, non defcriptu-^�sinternos lisef}amp;: conccrtatio)nbsp;^stholica cft, ita vt iuxta Chriftinbsp;*^andatum in toro orbe pr�dicata,nbsp;^'fecund�m eiufdcm Scruatorisnbsp;PoHicitationem, dicetis, Ecce egonbsp;''obifcum fum omnibus dicbusnbsp;^^quead confummationem fccu�!nbsp;^gt;50 pa�io iamind� ab iplius Chri-7 Apoftolorum tempore, per 'nbsp;�^uifdcm Domini lefu pr�fcntianinbsp;P^�petua temporum ferie fempernbsp;�^'^tenta amp;receptafit:iamp�an� cernbsp;acindubitatum habere debe*nbsp;�^^Sjciufmodi do�rinam amp;inter-^^^tationem, qiiandoquidcrn Ca*nbsp;1 1 tholica

l54 EXPLANATIO EVANGELIl tholicaeft,etiani re�lam,veram amp;nbsp;�uan2;elicam efl'e. Idenimfeciiinnbsp;adfertipfurn Catbolici nomen.Necnbsp;vlla rati�efccus feferes habere po-teft,etiamfiNicolaus Gallus longe impotenti�s bacchetur atq; rinnbsp;gatui'jtotusque in id incunibat, vtnbsp;nonmod� Cathohcam^ fed etiam,nbsp;V�iam Apo�olica, in fuo illo impionbsp;' de CliriRiano corporis Chrifti fe-llo, nup�r cdito libello reijciatnbsp;explodat: c�m tame eaipfa verba,nbsp;tan quam ccrta amp; nullam admit-tentia difputationem figna, vnd�nbsp;veraDeiEcclefia poflit citraerro^*nbsp;rem agnofci,in Symbolo Niceno,nbsp;vbi dicitur,b^ianijSan^am, Catholb

s�contineantur:quodquid�Sym� bolum cum Auguftana confelfionbsp;nunquam non receperit, fatis egf i

^OMINICAE INVOCAVIT. ^irari nonpofTumjiftumtamftrenbsp;^�um cius confeflionis jppugna�nbsp;CathoUcam lt;i�* A^io�o^nbsp;auda�ter reijcere no du-^itare. Sed de hoe alias. Nam Deonbsp;^en�fauente,ad illius argumentanbsp;^oncontumelijsamp;conuicijsia-�^andisjVtapudh�reticosinmore.nbsp;Pofitum eft,fed ex ipfisferiptursenbsp;^iuin� fundamentis, Segermanonbsp;Catholicoque eiuldem intelledu,nbsp;�tempore opportuno cumin mo-^�mrefpondebitur, vtvnufquili-^et, atque adeo etiam ipfufmet,nbsp;^od� ne plan� occalluerit ob-ftinatusfir, perfpicere 8c vel ma-�libus palpate queat, ipfius dodrianbsp;�lam non Catholicam,fed diaboli-earn,ac plan� fallaciofam h�rcfinnbsp;elfe.

l66 EXPLANATIO EVANGELT� fcrt fcriptur� intcrpretationetn,nbsp;qu� non fit Catholicajd el�, abnbsp;Aportolis amp;eorum difcipulis initio fic tradica,ncq; vbiqu�recepta,nbsp;�e fine cefl'atione vel inrermiifio-nc vfque in pr�fens tempus con��nbsp;corditer ret�ta Sc vfurpata; lain iti-d�m certi efie debemus,eam exiti-ofam amp;: virulentam herefin, pra^nbsp;uamque do�lrinam effejetiamfi ibnbsp;lius afiertor amp; propugnator camnbsp;pro Dei verbojpro iyncero ac pu-ro Euangelio venditet amp;procla-met,amp; vel rqilli�s blatcret atq; cre-pitet, Scriptum efienim his atquenbsp;illislocis. Fit enimtotum hoe innbsp;nortr� duntaxat tentation�, vtr�mnbsp;in Dei CatholicaEcclefia, Sc agni*nbsp;ta Euangelij veritate, confiantesnbsp;perfeucrare velimus, n�c nc. Itanbsp;nanqueetiamdeterri�usl�tan innbsp;hodi*

dominicae invocavit. 167 Hodierno Euangelio ipfurn Do-rninumChriftum profer�disfcri-pturiseo permouereinftituif, vt�nbsp;pinnaculo tem pli f� deorsum mit-teret. Atque h�c altera fuit maligninbsp;d�monis, qua Chriftum appetijt,nbsp;tcntatio, vbi fimul etiam diximus,nbsp;vt�hriftusilli fe oppofueritjSlt; vtnbsp;rgt;os etiam adminiftrisillius, h�resnbsp;dcisconcionatoribus eundem innbsp;�^odum ab illis appetiti, iuxta Ser=�nbsp;^atorisexemplum refiftere, eosq;nbsp;^�perare debeamus.Iam porr� etianbsp;tertiatentatione pauca di�turinbsp;fumus.

ertioigitur,nodum ccdere^ne^^^tan^ contra qucdum in pcdes fe c�ijcere vultnbsp;^atan,taraetfi i�m ab�dc vidus, amp;nbsp;�gnominia notatus:fed vt textusnbsp;liabetEuangelij,

i68 explanatio evangeli� tnontem excelfum 'Vald�, o�enJit etnbsp;omniaregnamundt ^�lortam eorunijnbsp;dicit er.Hlt;iec omnia tibi dabo, ftnbsp;dens adoraueris me.

Proh coenum fpurciffimum,ex^ ecrabilisamp;: maledide demon: ec-quifnamadidamenti�fe deuoluinbsp;finar, tevtadorarefuftineat: Nonnbsp;pofl�tiU�non plane perditus, de#nbsp;ploratus amp; nihili effe homuncio,nbsp;qui id facere velix. Et tarnen ecccnbsp;malignusifte, amp;:ferpensveterato#nbsp;riuSjChriftum Dominum ac Ser-uatorem noftrum eo prouocarenbsp;non dubitat.Ncq; tarnen ille dun#nbsp;taxatid temporis Dominum hacnbsp;de re folicitaiiit-fed in ho di er numnbsp;vfq; eiusfatellites nihil aliudagut,nbsp;quam quod expetunt � nobis, vtnbsp;cora eis cadentes,ipfos adoremus.nbsp;Qui tand�m hocjinquis? Net]; ta#nbsp;men

Dominical invocavit. 1^9 �ien vllum vnqu�tn conciona-torem mihiaudirecontigit, quifenbsp;Vellet adorari.Arqu� veto fie planenbsp;res habet, non aliteriadorari illinbsp;' Volunt. C�nlenim�nobisexige-�'c non dubitent,quanrunuis inloanbsp;peregrinu, prodigiofum do-I KDiaconfing�tjVtcitravllam coni' ^fadi��onem fumma cum reue-6c fummiffione illud haudnbsp;!^lt;^�s atqu� purum put� Dei vex-I -^�n, atqu� /acrofan�um Euan-^^hum, atqu� dodrinam prophe-pcisApofiolicisque feriptis con-^^ntaneamjampledamur, �c finenbsp;^ila contradidione pro tali habe-quidem hoc non eft expe-^^te8c poftulare,vt cadentes, ipfosnbsp;J^oremus, equidem quid fit Ido-^^atria,me ne�cire confiteor,nbsp;^�Hieronymus fciibens in h�c

170 EXPLANATIO EVANGELII Ef�i� verba,Et repleta eft terra eiusnbsp;iclolis:opus nianuuin fuarum ado-rauerunt, quod fecerunt digiti eo-rum:amp;incuruauitfehomo,amp;hu-miliatus ett vir:ita aitjPofiiimusnbsp;hoc dicere, qu�d ornne dogmanbsp;contrarium veritati, adoret operanbsp;manuam fuarum.

Vincentius Lirinenfis, cuius fupr�meminimus,fcribit hune innbsp;Dijaiieni '�rnodum;Noua dogmata v�tus tc*nbsp;�^�,gt;fi�ament� allegorico fermone de*nbsp;osalienosappellareconfueuit, eonbsp;qu�dfcilicetit� ab h�reticis ipfo*nbsp;rum opiniones, ficut � gentilibusnbsp;dij fui obferu entur.Scribit ergo innbsp;Deuteron omi O beatus Moifes; Sinbsp;neutij.nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;furrexeritjn quit, in medio tu� �;

pheta, autquifomnium vidifleic / dicat: pr�dixerit lignum atqusnbsp;port�tum, amp; euenerit quod Iocugt;nbsp;tus

DOMINI CAE INVOCAVIT. I7I tus cft:amp; dixerit tibi, Eamus amp; fe�nbsp;cluamurdeos alienos quos ignoras, amp; feruiamus eis: non audiesnbsp;Verba Prophet� illius aut fomnia-toris,quia tent�t vos nominus neus vefter,vt palam fiat, vtr�m dii�anbsp;gatis cum an non in toto cordenbsp;rntota anima veftra.

El�c verbadedijsalienis expo-Uens idem Vincentius Lirinenfis, Q�i funtjinquit, dij alien i, nifi ergotes extranei quos ignorabas.^ idnbsp;^fijnouiamp;:inauditi,quos propter-^a pr�dicari permittit neus, vtnonbsp;ftram in charitateconftantiam,amp;nbsp;^u�m fakitifer� Catholic�dodri-rieadh�reamus,prober. Vnd� amp;nbsp;Apoftolus dicit: Oportet h�refes jnbsp;^fle, vt qui probati funt, manknbsp;fefti fiant.

lyi EXPLANATIO EVANGELII ne amp;:fufiorilt;leclaratione op�s eft,nbsp;qua plan� fiat, nouos iftos Euan�nbsp;gelicos prophetas omes, quocun#nbsp;quedemum vocetur nomine, fuanbsp;phantaftica amp; fanatica fomnianbsp;priuatas opiniones no alio qu�ninbsp;verbi Dei loco amp; haberi amp; adorari

vclle. Res proh dolor plus fatis in aperto eftzcerta iddocet experien-tia:fcripta eorum, quibus conuin*nbsp;cipoffinr,extant. Verum ego bre��nbsp;uitatis ftudio vnicum protuliftenbsp;exemplum lat habebo,

Pfiftippus Melanchthon nouo-tap.adR.0m. rum Euangclicorum Antefigna-nus amp; coi-yph�us,c�m feprim�m ab Catholic� �cclefi� vnitate fe#nbsp;par�lTet, doccre aufus eft,innbsp;Ecclefia non nifi duo efl'e Sacra-

DOMINICAE INVOCAVIT. I75 pro puro ac fyncero Dei verbonbsp;amplexi funt, �e coram illo cadensnbsp;tesadorauerunt.-�e fi quifpiam idnbsp;�cere noluiffct, baud commodenbsp;fan�acceptas fuiflet. Atnonlon^i�j.^^;^.^^nbsp;gepoft alius ilium af��auitlpiritus,nbsp;cuiusinftincftudocuitj tria effe in��quot;quot;'nbsp;�cclefia Sacramenta; necdefuer�tnbsp;S^i mox in genua procumberenr,nbsp;earn itidem doctnnam baud ali-^'^�'atqueipfumfacrofan�u Euan^nbsp;Sclium comple�lerentur. Sedneanbsp;in bac fententia di� ille perfti-��^t,fcdrursus aliabaufta opinioncj ��r-^ffirmauit quatuor efle Ecclefi�nbsp;^acramenta. Et bocquoqu�,per-^^d� vt fuperiora duo, non alionbsp;^i^�m verbi Dei amp; Euangelij loconbsp;�^^eptum eft. An non verb iftbucnbsp;^^Hdololatriam exercercjbominenbsp;'^^um tanto in precio babere,tan-tarn que

EXPLANATIO EVAKGELI� tamque illi authoritatem tribuerCjnbsp;vtquicquiddieat vel doceat, qua*nbsp;lequaleilludfit, hodi� candidum,nbsp;crasatrum,incun�lanter pro Deinbsp;verboamp;Euagelio ducerc �ccom-plexari.^

Quand� verb noui ifti Euange-liciprophct�n�in hoc vnodun-taxatjfedin omnibus fer�Chrifti* an� fidei capitibus fecum ipfi pu#nbsp;gnantSc pugnantia hadenus do#nbsp;cu�rcjatq^indiesdocere non cef-lant; quotamen ira man em hancnbsp;abominationem Sc tam horrendanbsp;vulnera fuco quodam obducant,nbsp;n� vulgus hominum, maxim� au-temn� Principes amp; Magnates eanbsp;animaduertant, codem omnin�nbsp;artificio vtuntur, quod improbusnbsp;fataninhodierno certaminecon#nbsp;tra Dominum Seruatorem adhi#nbsp;buitj

�OMINICAE INVOCAVIT. J^uir,H�comniaJnqui�s,tibi da-�Ojfi cadens adoraucris me.Sic emnbsp;^damimpoftores ifti Pr�dicantesnbsp;i ^iunt;En tot pr�clara �cnbsp;Collegia feu fundationes, totam-PJiffima Coenobia amp; Ecclefi�,qu�nbsp;Spidern ornnia tibi dabimus, mo=nbsp;uos pro Apoftolisjdo�trinamq;nbsp;�^^ftram pro Euangelio 6�: nei \er^nbsp;^^ample�i�c habere velis. Sednbsp;iubet Plato quicfcere.

^terg�inhodierno Euangelio i^ialignusfatan Chrifto Domino,nbsp;^^ahodieq; eius adminiftri nobisnbsp;P^tfuadere moliuntur,vt corarn ilnbsp;proftrati, ipfos adoremus. Sednbsp;S^iemadmodiim � Chrifto repul-eft fatan,fic nos quoqu� eius �nbsp;^dlites,nouosdogmatiftas �^pr�-�^cantesrepelleredebemusjficquenbsp;**^^proculdubi� operam fe lufifle

, nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;com*

EXPLANATIO EVANGELII j comperient. Dicendumeft ergonbsp;eiufmodi prophet�: Apage te a I jnbsp;confpe�lu meo pfeudopropheta, � jnbsp;luperapax.Scriptumeftenim,DO- jnbsp;minum Deum tuum adorabisnbsp;nbsp;nbsp;i j

Cur igitur erga ilium Dominum ! amp;: �reatorem meum infidelitatis | jnbsp;acperfidi�fcelercme obllringcre ' jnbsp;velim,vt pr�ter ilium te mihi ido- ,nbsp;Ium conftituam? Longe hoc in ,nbsp;i omne �uum � me abefle velit pro j-immcnfa bonitate fua pate� ill^ j ;nbsp;c�lcftis,quimeiuffitaudire Eccle-1 ,nbsp;fiam dile�tam fponlam fuam,addi* � ,nbsp;ditque, quifquis earn non audie' .nbsp;inbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;rit,eummihicfledeberetanqu�m .

1 w4w.i8. ethnicum�c publicanum. InhaC j , ego, quandoquidem gubernator^^nbsp;�nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;' fu� habet Spiritumlandum,

Dominicae invocavit. 177 �irnen alioqui nullus vfqu�mor�nbsp;' ^�liumtoto orbe terrarum extite^nbsp;� ^ittantaintcgritate,iuftitiajfan�:i=�nbsp;�^te pr�ditus, vt non alicub� fiuenbsp;' hoc, hue in illud impegerit. Atnbsp;' ^'.croEcclefiaDei Catholica erro-� fil�biacere non poteft. Hac igiturnbsp;� fatione, Dilei�iflimi,� fi maiignonbsp;' ^�iuoni reftiterimus, eique rc�tanbsp;\ 9bui�rn perrexeriinus, nosex illonbsp;� I Palrtiamreferemus, etiamfi longenbsp;i f�^nosatroci�sincurrat, immani-: ^^csque nobis morfus intenter:nbsp;vt ftrenui �c imperterriti milisnbsp;f^s,quiin pugna l�gitim� certaue==nbsp;finaus, in ilia die, quando referetnbsp;f ^nufquifq; propria corporis pro-x-o^.y.nbsp;geflitjfiue bonum, fiue malum,nbsp;perennium gaudiorum �c nun-3^�m defitur� beatitudinis pr�-f'aiaconfequemur.

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Aud�ftis ergo iarn fummat�m �C compendi� in hac tota mea con-cionejdile�tiffiniijVt teterrimus canbsp;cod�mon Chriilum Dominuninbsp;ac Seruatorem noftrum de tribusnbsp;hodierno in Euangelio tentarit,nbsp;dequibus etiam primos illos parentes noftros Adam urn ^cEuarnnbsp;in Paradifo amp; tentarit amp; vicerit. Atnbsp;hac vidoria minime contentumnbsp;illurn falutis noftr� cruentiflirounbsp;hoftem, etiam nobis illorum filijsnbsp;amp;poRerisperpetu�laqueos tedere amp; moliri infidias: potiffim�mnbsp;verb tentare nos per miniftros fu*nbsp;os h�rcticos concionatores,pofsi^nbsp;ne eum in mod�,quo hodi� Chii*nbsp;ftum, amp;long�ant� primos prog^*nbsp;nitores noftros appetijt,ab Eccle-fta Catholica,�e verailla atqueaU'nbsp;tiqua, Catholica �i ialutifcra fide

fiias damnatas h�refes amp; dodri nos abducere. Vt ver� Chri-ftus Dominus ac Seruator nofternbsp;re quidem exigu ajputa,vt ex la-pidibus panes faceret, at ytam� op-portunovald�tempore, c�mtamnbsp;^iuturno exa�o ieiunio efuriret,nbsp;Regula ab illotentatus, necinmi-^imo quidem illi ceflit vllaex par-^c;ita nos quoqu�, dum eius fatebnbsp;rebus,qu� non maximi ef-naomenti vidcantur, fed tarnennbsp;^arnali naturae noftr� plaufibilesnbsp;^�ntjuos � Catholica Ecclefia auo-caremo�i�tur,nec tantill�m qui-dem eis obtemperare Secederede*nbsp;' tere. Et quemadmod�m Chriftusnbsp;' �ion fibi paffus eft ab illo tentato-re pcrfuaderi, vt � pinnaculo tem-pH fe deorsum mirteret, tamctfinbsp;icripturas allegaret fatan amp; dice-m 2 rct,

�48o EXPLANATIO EVANGELH ret,Scriptumeftenim: ficeti�nosnbsp;perpetinan dcbere, vt fcductoresnbsp;dogmatift� nobis perfuadcant,Vtnbsp;�ciuitate. D��) fupramontem ex*nbsp;ceifum pofita, nosdcmittamus,nbsp;eft,ab Dei Ecclefia ncque in mini*nbsp;mo,neqiiein maximo nosfegre-gemus. ae fbcedamus:. nihil pror-�s�s hocipfoperraoti, qubdperpe*nbsp;�tim illi.vocif erantur, ScriptLira fcrinbsp;pt�ra, EuangeJium Eiiangelium�nbsp;nanqjfcripturasquidem iliis nonnbsp;decffe, fed vcrani interpretation�nbsp;non fuppetcre, vtpot� qu� nonnbsp;nifi in temporum amp;locor� omni*nbsp;urn, vbi Chrifti nomen amp; fideinnbsp;homines profefii finr,amp; erianumnbsp;profitcanturj concordia amp; confo*nbsp;nantia reperiatur. Turn quoqu�nbsp;vtiChriftusDominus fatanamad*nbsp;orarc noluir, lic�t omnia mundinbsp;r�gna, ;

I DOMINICAE INVOCAVIT� 18t i r�gna,qu� tamcillius non erant,nbsp;offerentem: itid�m nos quoqu�nbsp;fallaciura concionatorum do�lri-nas,quas illi Dei verbum amp;fyncelt;?nbsp;rumEuangelium iaditant, modonbsp;nobis vlla lit falutis noftr� cura,nbsp;neutiqu�adorarerfed poti�s cor-porum, facultatum, languinis, �cnbsp;corum omnium,qu� nobis in hacnbsp;^ita chara fint, ia�uram facere de-qu�m ad eiufmodi horren*nbsp;^arnidol�latriam nos deducipari�nbsp;�rnur^Poftremovbinosin Eccle-fia Catholica hoc pa�o conftan-^er permanferimus, ad Chriftinbsp;cxemplum nuncijs fatan�jh�reti-cisbuccinatoribus, vtdi�um eft,nbsp;^eftiterimusjhaudfec�sillos� no-nis atqu�hodi�patereor��Chri-fto difcelfit, nunqu�m non re in-*C(�a cum dedecore, ludibrio amp;nbsp;m 3 igno*

�j8i ' �AVTH�R ignominia recefl'uros: nos vct�)nbsp;qu�admod�m in hodierno Euan*nbsp;gelio Chriftus, Angelicos fpirituS jnbsp;nobis miniftrantes habituros in jnbsp;gaudijs �ternis amp; perenni be�ti* .nbsp;tudine.Id quod nobis pfacftafe di* /nbsp;gnetur Deus Pater, Deus Filius, ,nbsp;Deus Spirituflan�lus, Amen* J

tm tjiiidemmihi hahttit e� �n^olfludij D�' firima Ci�adrage�rh�i Anno hotnbsp;L X11.�� med U. Manricif fnrlt;eciit,pia't'nii

verolgt;romeilgt;fo bine inde ex S.Vatribm z^^Ecclejit dioribttf, Att^u-�ino, Cbry��omo^Vincentio Lirinenfi,V'*nbsp;^ennt alifs,atqne Mis etiam, ijm nostra temfes�nte Cnth^�nbsp;iicam reiigionem aduersitmgra�aiues fe^ns fibi tnend^nbsp;fiimps�re, nempe, aofia,Cromero, Staphylo,nbsp;emniitm band ingratis ego me difcipulum confiteor,colle�t!nbsp;tteque id tarnen eo confiUo,qMgt;d hoc tempore, O' fetm celif�^nbsp;terpralo committi deberet. Cum eitim materia buitu concio'

CoBcisne hanc ifia ratione � me congefla,'Xypographigt; hb* �'ii vtri^; 'Viieifieitborn�re, me infciente, obtuli�ft, ab ijtnbsp;libeter aecef/ta, tyfts excudi c a^ta e�etitbi td e^a [lofle�nbsp;fercepi^inDei nomine i^fe qmxjue tt excnderetur a�en�.nbsp;enim me ynqu�m Catbolica reltgionis pudet,yti neenbsp;fndere debet:eamj; ego coram auibu�cunque palam ab�quenbsp;�*lla trepidatione fei lergtuerlatioe confiteor,^ratiiu etiamnbsp;oberes intentes omni ctm�ummi�tone agens Deo cale�inbsp;meo, quod nie ex barefieos cccnc,cui ego ali^naditiprohnbsp;'^�lorvltra aures immerfius fut, tarn dementer extraxit; fi*nbsp;rouans,yt me deinc�ps t^uo�iui. intravnicam banc cannbsp;^�gt;m,id efi,Catbolicam icclefiam, extra ejuam nMi neij; fa*nbsp;neijue beatitndopotefi contingere,vn� cum alijs orthodotnbsp;ChnftianiSjijuaijaaHers�m toto terraruin orbe diffufis,nbsp;quot;'[upremum yfque yita diem, propitius conferuare y �lit,nbsp;ci�andb yerb,bumant�ime Lcdor.fieri yixpotuit, yt 'nbsp;*^^�i�tafejiinatione,tamq;angufiis temporis�atijs cmnittnbsp;par frat, exafl� corriger�tur:ynde tpuotjui id atcidi�nbsp;�^tcefsi efl,yt alicubi inter excudendiim didioius aliapranbsp;��l'js pofita fint,atlt;pue id genus alia yitia inciderintiequideninbsp;peramic� rogatu te yelimfiqua eiufinodi errata qualiacuqsnbsp;lt;ienii:m fint,fe ttbi obtuleriia, vt ea non tam incurie, quantnbsp;ptoperciitia imputaadaputesihacqftnprefens boniconfuloi,nbsp;'^�nec habita opportunitate,emMulatiora dare Itceat. Vtetunnbsp;^it,tuam banc erga me beneuolentiam apud prepotententnbsp;^eumfeduiisprecibtu compenfare.�,eniyale. ingoljlad^nbsp;zz. Jipril�, Anno Jj�i.

croptere� �j' ego ampli�s non fuflinens,mifiad cognofcenii fidem yefiram,ne forte tentauerityos is qui tentatfnbsp;(y inanisfiat labor tiofier.