Viuo ego, didtDOMINVS DE VS,NoIo mor tem impq ,fed ut coucrtaiur impius a m'a fua amp; ui'uaunbsp;Ezcch.xxxiij

Venit autem filius hommis,C qui eft Chriftus lefus, pi'ecium pro peceato amp; morte, uocare peccatores adnbsp;pccnitentiam: Matth, ix.

mt:enti'a,quem quia Deus hoc tempore repurga*^^^*^oi�* rWnbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;ftituitEcclefi�fu�uer�dep�nitentiadodrinajT�gt;^^^(;3tgt;

ferOjUemo tam ferreo pecflorc efiTe debet,qui no DEO pro t�tobeneficiogratias agendas efl�.No pofl�nt etp �nbsp;farq quidem ipfi negarc,do�:rinam depcenitentia,antean�i^nbsp;rutam,fedprorfusfepultam fuifle flagitioGs erroribus,quipa*'*�*nbsp;rabant peccatum, Si. conGrmabant uaniffima hypocrifin op^*^ �nbsp;tollebant c confpedu ueram Grm�confolationem,8^ ftai'**'^nbsp;ti�, uidelicet ,dodrina de Gde. Etfi autem nouum genus Sopnbsp;�xoriatur,qui inextricabiles labyrinthos Si crrores,in fuperiori**�*,^^!*'nbsp;rumdodrinaquot;,aftutediftimulent,ac tolerabilioresinterpr�t�t*^nbsp;gant,tamenquia haccalliditatenon ftudent turbatas confck'**^^^e(^�nbsp;re,fed ueterem impietatem defendere amp; confirmare, multUi*^V^jji(f^nbsp;ut abfurdeSd impie dida Sententiariorum,uelutperfpicuai*^*'nbsp;pietatisteftimonia publice extent. Humanitatis quidem eft,nbsp;ca non odiofe exagitare , Slt; eos q rede fentire cupiutit, mtcinp^ynbsp;terismali exprobratione non perturbare.Sed fi errores itacxen^nbsp;non tarn uetus fuperftitio conftrmeturtquam noua pernicies j*�, /nbsp;feratur, certe in profpcdum producendi. Si confpicui reddend*nbsp;imperiti difcant,quid cauere,quid uitare debeant. Quarefentio anbsp;horum commentariorum bon�operam nauafte, qgt;nonfolu**d^,^^5!nbsp;dodrinam dcp�nitenua beneficioDei,EccleG�reftitutam,f*'*^ �nbsp;pie explicet,fed etiam corum fcriptorumdida,ex quibus prodig*^^iiinbsp;roresorti funt, diligenter recenfeat. Si nominatim refutet.nbsp;autem PontiGces,! yranni,8�eorum fatellites hancpurioremt*^ p/r*quot;nbsp;Iq dodrinam, qu� rurfus immenfa DEI mifericordia iIJuxit,cri**^^)li''nbsp;perfequantur,tarnen nos meminerimus offici),quod Deo deben^^^Cnbsp;urn Dei,ut Pfalmusiubet,pio ofculo reuerenter excipiamu?/nbsp;dodrinam grato pedore ampledamur, eamque uelut depoi**^nbsp;bona fide conferuemus. Ad quam rem fpero hos con*^nbsp;mentarios plurimum profuturos.

VIRO D. GREGORIO PON/ tano Dodori luris, Cancellano D�ci�nbsp;Saxoni� Electorjs, Joannesnbsp;Bren dus. S* D�

V C E T inprimi's in po�itqs fapi�da ac b�gt; nitas Del,qui cum tueriinftitutaina feciuil�nbsp;fodetatem uelic, fubindedat pr�fJantes ui/nbsp;ros,qui fapienda uirtutefuJciantautrefti-*nbsp;tuant refpubJea Solon Atticam efuitatem c�^nbsp;CLif��mdiJJenfionibus ciuium rurfus erexitJnbsp;Et AuguHus Iegibus,iudKtjs,prgfidtis,trannbsp;-------quiJlitatem Imperrj Romani muniuiu Ncc contumacia perfici h�cpoi��ntfine ingenti la/nbsp;^cc�lefti auxilio.Quar^ pr�apuum in terris decus eft in eo mu/nbsp;accedit longe maiusac grauius onus ,euminbsp;ciuilia negoda regunc,ut Solon Au/nbsp;tjualesfuer�t lofcpli# ,nbsp;qui cum intclligcrcnt Politias debere efle

ua rerlf�is ccclefl:isdo(ftring,ad curam regendorum Impcricrum,alicrarn do�tinif�nbsp;ff Ibgiones cmendarent. Ea ucro ilfis ingentianbsp;l^^l'^jna acpericula peperit. Nam Diabolus ardensborribili odionbsp;^^gt;*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;uirosjubicunquepotefl, 6cindigat

Epicurcos fapimtes,ut fumma immanitateodn,ur3r/ . ^spcrfequantur.Iraque nullum cftmaiusonus^quamuer� rcli/nbsp;c�terorum piorum fupplicia,tum pr�cipuenbsp;bladfiicticiics �t cruciatustcftantur.Hoscum castcrimortales#

EPISTOLA NVNCVPATORIA.' tum uero maxime principes mundi,amp; quiignari pieta�s,fapienna^nbsp;lunt,quid aliud quam naHagp-ocT-� ac piacula efl� fentiuntC proptcfnbsp;bitranturDE VM tonrerumnatur�irafci,propterliosnegafc�nbsp;frugesjamp;folem aclunam palIefcerejcIamit�t.Jdeoc�,quantum poni^nbsp;annituntur, uteosfunditusdeleant� Nec profedoprj, quihxcp^fnbsp;ciuntjperfcrre odia poflentjnift diuinitus erige cntur^ac uidetentnbsp;ganaamp; milites eiTefdi) DEI bellumgercntisiisnvAo(icum Diabonbsp;Cum autemamp; tePontane, uideamus infimili muncre,utEfaiaf�^��^^nbsp;Daniekmuerfari, boceft,ad gubernationcmreipubiic�adiungtr^ �nbsp;�rin� cccleftispropugnationem,conuenit,ut gratia s DEOaga^nbsp;qp dat nobis gubernatores reipublicg non folum fapientesjcd ctiam Pnbsp;os, acuotafaciamus utfiliusD E I, qui donatus eft nobis,nbsp;opera Diaboli,tc in fancftiftimo munere tuo adiuuet* Qiiotits tclt^nbsp;tern in corona principum amp; dicentem CHRISTI caunamnbsp;rannos uidijfubijtanimum imago Danielis fedentis internbsp;na, amp; cumde odiorumacpericulimagnitudinc cog!taui,tLimnbsp;xi animum meum rjsconfolationibus,qu� nobis diuinitusnbsp;funt� Prophcta DANIEL fignificatraulto etiam difficilio''^^'^^^^^nbsp;mina nobis impcndere his poftremis temporibus,quamquali^^^nbsp;rum fueruntjfed magna confolatio nobis propofita eft, q?nbsp;lt;ftusexpreffe uocat pios adhancmilitiam, neaflentianturPontiricibnbsp;jmpijs, qui inEcclefia defendent�ilt;^Aojxavi�tf,pr�dicitfuturaefl^lt;:^nbsp;minaingcntia,t�ftaturD B Oplacerelaboresnoftros, promittit^^nbsp;am auxilium, Quare, quodfacis, excelfo animo contemnas odianbsp;furorem fapientum Epicurcorum, tibique gratularchancuocationt��jnbsp;qp in hanc ftationcm diuinitus collocatus es,qua nulla eft ir*nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;^*^8

ftior, inqua tibi pr�lucent exempla fummorumuirorum,Efai�,l^ remi�, amp; fimilium, tequead perferendos labores hortantur, innbsp;cuftodcs habes angelos, ac ducem filium DEI, qui contereteap'j'nbsp;ferpentis, cum quo pr�liatur. Cum autem fcircm tepfjs amp; erudinbsp;fcriptis maxime fauere? Seis enim amp; eos, qui docent fuos labores^nbsp;bere cum ueftrisconiungcre, ac curare, utextetamp; ad pofterosp^nbsp;niat dodrina E VANGELII rede explicita,nbsp;aufpicio nominis tui h� condones de Poenitentia. D� Chriftop^nbsp;ro Hoffman, erudite �C pie fcript�,in publicum ederentur. inbsp;rabam enim fore, ut tuo nomine plures ad ledionem inuitarenn^*quot;�nbsp;(imul etiam uolui extare fignificationem obferuanti�amp; me�amp;^h�nbsp;rum , quam tibi debemus� Et quia precibus adiuuare

o noftrol BSV CHRIS TO com men'* quern oro, utte Ecclefi� 8lt;Lreipublic�fertietin/nbsp;columem . Bene uale Ex Hala Sueuorum.nbsp;decimo fanuarfj. Anno. M.

COMMENTARIORVM DE Pcenitcnti�a, Liber primus,in quonbsp;de uera pietare,amp; ueronbsp;DEIcuku*

PARS PRIMA, CONTINET PO�quot; nitenti� definirionem,in qua eft operisnbsp;todus fundamentum�

PARS SECVNdA, HABET expofitionem de uera contritione,nbsp;priore p�niteiiti� parte�

amp;: iuftificatione fcripta eft:feu,de con folationequ� fitperEuangelium,nbsp;pofteriore pccni'ten ti� parte.

GRIPS�T depocnitentiaLongobar duSjfcd cofarcinatis fere ex patribus feil/nbsp;tencrfSj amp; mutil�tis i Arque huile fecutinbsp;funtSchoIaft�ciTheologi,quibusfimi/ 'nbsp;liter peruerfum ac demens confiliuiii fil �nbsp;iCjfcribendi c�accruahdi c�tl�rti�t�ri/nbsp;os in Long�bardum,potius quamnbsp;ptur^ fertt�tiam eharranduBt crat q�id�nbsp;melius atc^�tiliusjnosprorfuscac�r�nbsp;hnbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;Chriftp

.�^�tentia di� ignorauerimus,q�am �el nominum eorumr� ^�di itj extirpari �C fepeliri poffent gt;. Sed qiioniam nunc reg/nbsp;graflantur in tonus prope orbis �ccleftjs:amp; ill� nonbsp;^li� '?^^^Ofdibus dodlrin� repurgari, nifi decorrupta per iftosnbsp;Ecclefiaftica Chriftiana dodrina admone�turtpernbsp;%nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;iudiciuttij�c de prophanata poenitenti� dodrina

l^'ncendi ac damnandi� � �^�r p�nitenti� quidem feccrurtttr�s partcs�Contritionem,nbsp;Satisfadionem^Sed omnino, fi quid boni in illisnbsp;11nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;crat,id totum uanifsitnis commends, uel philofophi� ra

� aut pharifaicarum traditionum f�de contaminauerunt 8d vQbu.nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;*nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;?

�^�perunt.Nam primum docent,ut homines p�nitentiam eli/ wnbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;deindeaddunt,quod hisoperibusftbi grati

�aluationis mereantur.Quo non folum p�nitentiam rede no ta^nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;Euangelium,quodconcionatur def�depla/

�COMMENT. DE POEN�TENT-tscacfcmsCjprorfusobfcurantatcpcxcludunt.Aclibeteadcrep� cis pr�fari,u� ledori confilium meum, quod contra iftorum dog''nbsp;mata,pro ueritatis amp; glorig Chrifti affertione, in hoe mconbsp;fecutus fum,plane apertam. Sic enim melius intelliget, quan�*�^^nbsp;ceflarium fit, omnibus modis amp; omnium uiribus, prophan^f^�*nbsp;Ecclefiafticam dodrinam, rurfus per San�fe feriptur� iudi�^��'nbsp;amp; fentenciam repurgare.

, - .. nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;Proinde contritio,feu copumflio cordis prima eft, quamnbsp;nbsp;nbsp;j

Schola^cit l�ftic� definiuntdolorem uoluntarie propeccatis affumptum�^/ ^uid.nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;li,(icut airjs operibus noftris,tribuuntmeritum grati� rcnno*

nispeccatt Verumh�cde contritioneperfuafio,eftinaniso^ fla rationis cogitatio 2lt; merum hominis fomniummecnbsp;aberratur in eoa Scholaflicis. Primumenim, quia contritio'y,nbsp;finguntefl� rationisopus,qu�eft opus Spiritus famfliinnbsp;quod fuis in locis claredemonftrabimus �i. euincemus.P^*

7 � quodoperinoftro tribuuntmeritum remifsionispeccati,4^^j/ natur gratis, propter folum Chriftum ,his qui promifsio'�^ .nbsp;ti�credunt.Q_uareitafentiendumeft,8cficconfirmanda^^ .nbsp;Ecclefi�,quod uera contritio amp; uerus animi dolor, in quo eunbsp;ra deteftatio peccati propterDeum offenfum, non fitnoftra�^�';nbsp;ftriatfedcontingitdono Dei, aliud plerunqueagentibusamp;^eonbsp;tibus nobis. Nee mereturremiffionem peccati,fed ferait ad hun�nbsp;Jiationem noftri ueram coram Deon'n primis autem ad depnuinbsp;dam,impiam illam,8c fuperbam ac uanam perfuafionem, leu^P.nbsp;nioncm,de merito amp; dignitate iuftici� rationis coram Deo.b'nbsp;que,fi quibus illa uenit,?ine fide gratuit� remiffionis peccati, eU^nbsp;protrudit acmergit in perpetuam defperationem:��ficnbsp;n� falute priuat.T antum abeft,ut cum a lij s operibus Icgis � uiC'fnbsp;toriafaluationiseflepofsit.

confe�io Porro Scholaftici fu� opinat� contritioni, fecundoloco a scholaRicoz duiit Confefsionem oris: qua parte intelligunt confefsioneiunbsp;tumquamfd li�:orum,qu�a contritisf�at. Etlicet fitaliqua delidorumnbsp;necert�ria quam prj faci�t coram Deo hominibus,ta'^^^nbsp;Scholafticijbelli dodores , banc folamnobis pr�dicant,ptc4nbsp;facienda Romani pontifices, etiam edi do requirun ta oobgt;sj .nbsp;tam omnium delidorum noftiorum enumerationem, Pnbsp;iiutifsimas cogitationes cordis. Porro iftam fcrupulofam, dfiunbsp;lem ,imo impofsibil� confef�ionem delidorum,iubentnbsp;fices a fingulis coram priuato facerdote,uel femel in anno.�utu*^^

P R A E F � T I o: nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;*

quam hypocrifim,in hac quoc^ partc,ab illi's docen, amp; re Scholaftici aiitem hanc non minus quam contnti'onem manbsp;1nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;iilen'ti efle,pro depulfione peccati fingunttipfarnquc uocant

^ffamentalem cum prorfus (ine omni mandato Dei doceatur, Inbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;uiol�ta,pharifaica,amp; multis modis impia amp; indigna Chri/

quod in quodam alio op�re, propitio Chrifto lelu, dicam ^cndam*nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;s�titfa�io

crtio loco agunt de fatisfadione operis. Et cu potuiflent hac operisscho� Scholaftici,de exteriore pcenitentia, qu� eft qugdam perpe laflkorum,nbsp;ftudi� pertinax,ut ita dicam, declinandi a manbsp;. ^hciendi bonum, dicerezquod tolerabiliter fatisfacftio uocarinbsp;�t.Non quia illo pro peccatis,autp�nis peccati fatisfiatrSanxnbsp;fnitn lefu Chrifti filq Dei emundat nos ab omni peccato linbsp;j^�^^tab�terna morte �Sed quia in eononnihil fatisfic uoluntatinbsp;uidelicet illam p�nit�iiam a nobis rcquiric.Nam a Chri/�nbsp;Q ^Apoftolisdocetur :adeoqp ab omnibus Prophetis. De quanbsp;dicimus:die befte bues nicht mer th�.Optima pcenPnbsp;uita.Qua nimirum receditur a peccato, �C implen/nbsp;WH�cinquamutiliaamp;ne^nbsp;parte Scholaftici tra(ftare,maluer�tnbsp;4 ^^uornore ineptire,quia iubent,ut latisf�iflionis nominequp/nbsp;ihf\ �^P^gt;�a a confitentibus requirantur:fcilicet,quibus fatisfaciancnbsp;diuin�,punienti alioqui noftra peccata.Porrohic nugannbsp;quibufdam operibusnon preceptisa Deo,qu� etiam inde t�lt;lt;scfeo/lt;lt;�nbsp;'^ocant,nempe, certam eleemofynam, certas precationes,amp;^ �konmhnbsp;ijj^^,^�dunia.Item, peregrinationes, redemptiones mifl�rum pronbsp;cfj rnortuis:denicp emptiones indulgentiarum, omnium pulnbsp;ilj.^**nas,amp; utihfsimas,non poenitentibus,c�tera intelligis.Sednbsp;la,, non tribuuntmeritum remifsionis peccat�quia pecca/nbsp;i-�k dicunt per contritionem confefsioncm : fed meritumnbsp;^ionis p�n�,non �tern�i�lius,fed in purgatorio perfoluennbsp;Vuanquamne hocfigm�toeuitarcpofi�nt,quin arguantur,

Chrifti gloriam oblit�rent amp; opprimant� fitlibidojiudicantium fine fcripturis de uo/nbsp;d�bita pietate.Exiftim�t Scholaftici,q? hominbsp;�gt; pins facere queant, quam fit omnibus a Deonbsp;: cum diuinis mandatis nemo latisfacere pofsit, ilianbsp;nobis relinquant,in quo pofl�mus alienis 8t nonnbsp;^pcis uacare. Sed huius exaclior�m difcufsionem referuo in

aliud opus.Satis eft hic tenere, quod etiam ipfis bus h�c pars pocnitenti�iioneftnififriuolumnbsp;nbsp;nbsp;audax^'*

commetum 8^ fomniumtamp;prorfus nulla autorit�re uerbi cctur * De quo certe in Ecclefia ita pronunciare oportet, utnbsp;ftus pronunciat.Matth.xv*produ(fto teftimonio ex Efaia t fnbsp;lus hiclabijs mehonorat : cor autem eorum longe eft a jnbsp;caulTa autein(jx�-rlu/,uane ac fruftra colut me:docentes dotnbsp;mandatahominum*nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;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

H�c fere eft fumma Theologi� Scholaftice Si. rattonis ojP nitentia,breuiteracpaucisdida /Ex qua liquet primo,nbsp;totanullaml�ciuntdelefuChriftomentionem.i^ancp�^nbsp;tuerunt illius mentionem faceretuidclicet,in dogmatenbsp;onis uiribus totum fubiacere putant,amp; illius obedientiabp��nbsp;fibigratiam Si falutem merer!. Denicp, fuper h�cgtau�sgt;nbsp;commoda dodrin� accedit, quod mandatum Dei deag^*^nbsp;nitentia,uanishominum commentis,ne quid durius hienbsp;maxima fui parte coiitaminauerunLEx quo iudicarenbsp;(piritumprodieritin mundu, atep regnet in illo,quidagat�^ �nbsp;quequamdextrepro Chriftiana dodrina a magnis m-j/nbsp;utriufque poteftatis defendatur : quo tarnen nihil quam ob *nbsp;tur, opprimitur Si negatur Euangelium de gratia redemp'nbsp;noftr� per Chriftum, fides uera extinguitur, Si fol�nbsp;mandata hominum extolluntur Si magnificantur.nbsp;gmata,quia a multis hoc tempore reuelati denuo nobisEuangnbsp;grati� Si falutis noftr� per Chriftum,pertinaciter in Ecdena�P^.nbsp;rimis in locis,reunentur,confutari debent, a quibufcunqof.nbsp;hoc fieri poieft,quantulifcuncp uiribus dedrin�. Nam kfubnbsp;ftoDomino Si feruatori noftro, hancconfefsionemnbsp;fu�glori� omnium primo,deindetoti Ecclefi�, uel periculonbsp;iusanim�debemus,nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;_

Oftendipaucis,qu�resdederitoccafioncm mihi,curanit^ gt; induxerim depocnitentia fcribere:quod hoc temporepon allt;nbsp;grauifsimos amp; fandifsimos laboreseolibentius faciam, quianbsp;phemi homines multi contra claram Euangelfj lucem, ab .nbsp;fandis 8i uindicandis erroribus fuis,tarn crafsis quam imp^^�nbsp;nullo mododefiftunt: in tantum inanes f�dei, �ialieni a gt;P�*^nbsp;lefu Chrifti. Nunc dicam de argumento huius libri,nbsp;feci partest�i in prima quidem expofui, quid fit pcrnitentia,qnbsp;liter maxime clarc acperfpicuedocer� debeat, Deindeadieo�^

P R. A E r A T 1 o: nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;s

i (emper in promptu habere , tanquam principia qu�danl gubernent difcencis animum in ChriftiaOa dodrina* Nec u�nbsp;�umeftalio magis idoneo Iqco pofle eas explicari^quam iri ea par/nbsp;exponit quid fit p�nitentia.Eft cnim in illis qu�ftionibuSnbsp;enarratio qu�dam conf�rmatio definicionis t quod fuisnbsp;locis cognofcecur,et aptius Si maiore frudu,quam hic dici pofnbsp;quot;fin reliquis duabus parribus egi de cotricione Si fidetnam Si pccnbsp;quot;�fenti� has duas principales partes ad pr�fcriptum facrarum litenbsp;dedirquibus deindeadieci tertiam illarn de frudibus p�ninbsp;externa nouitatc,operibus in Chriftiana refipifc�tia denbsp;'ffs�Sedilli poftrem�tradationi dabitur proprium uoliimen,finbsp;h is meis inceptis Si conatibus fauerit lefus Chriftus * No/nbsp;primus liber in nimiam molem excrefeat�

,j..^fh�cdeargumentofuturi operis:in quo etiam feparato uo�u L'^^pharifaica m dodrinam, de p�nitentia, perftringam ? lamnbsp;ac paucis percurram,quid omnino oporteat in Chriftinbsp;,^?poenit�tia a nobis fpedari.Sane enim uerax Si Chriftiana pcc/nbsp;JJ ^^�ff^hoc eftjuerax refipifeenria Si c�uerfio hominis peccatoris �futuerbinbsp;jj �^eum,nulla eft,nifi quam Deus in pcccatore, per uerbum fuquot; DeiinEtdt�nbsp;fpiritum fandum operatur ? Vnde Chriftianis, qu�renti/nbsp;Dei, �C fuam �cernam falutem, quam maxime corn/

^^�^fJataelI�debet uerbi Dei pr�dicatioSi dodrina:c� legis,turn PawVeWM (�J^figelri.Nam contrition�,ueram ill�, qu^non habet fimulatosnbsp;f� fidum odi� peccati ,fed in qua eft cognitio peccati uenbsp;^�^^��3f*l^omcpeccatorueracitercupit,efficit8i operanbsp;nobis Deus, per legis diuin� pr�dication�,�i per c�mina/nbsp;jj^^^^sillasdamnationisimpior�. Hacueroaniminoftri indicibilinbsp;I� ferroribus ita concutiuntur Si cruciantur, ut nihil minus uelnbsp;C*^*hil minus amare queant,quam fie conteri. Sed necefle eft itanbsp;Si ad defperationcm falutis redigirquia Deus non, qu�nbsp;^numiliatoSjC�folatur, nec fanat nifi contritos corde, Hanc ernbsp;quam amarius odimus Si peius fugimus, ipfa raorte,fecuri hynbsp;�j�pf*fa:finguntrationis uiribuselicianobispoft�.Deinde,qu�nbsp;(jjj^^^fationem meditatur, Siblafphemat Deum,diciturpaceni

operatur inconfcientrjs noftrispa Q. gt;promifsioneremifsionis peccati gratuitg,reconciliationis, iu

Buangc�q promifsion�,credimus.Neq� cnim ah'rer fanat impq 8i peccatoris contrit�ec c�territ�,nifi hac c�fo�anonenbsp;uangcli�rcuius apiid Scholafticos in ecclefia papirtaR�alnIs*'nbsp;fjlentium eft. Necp aliter a condemnatione �tern� mortis 1^*'nbsp;mur�tametli p�nas mords, multis alrjs mcdijs hypocrit�t�^^ jnbsp;cfFugereJed hoc inanitcr �d fruftra.Porro,quando fidem co*�;nbsp;mus per Euangelium,tunc oritur demutn uerax odium innbsp;difplicentiadepeccato,�d Deo per peccatum offenfo:nimirU�^ ,nbsp;quam qu�dam gratitude. Ipfa uero pax confcienti� de quac,nbsp;cft fidei fru�tus ille,qui aiiimum peccatoris,alioqui male afte^^ �nbsp;fanatjferenat amp;tranquillat, Sd prohibetne in defperationei�*^^^nbsp;tur,adeocp firmifsima fpe �tern� falutis munit : denique onjjlnbsp;illam perturbationcm.dequa di�um eft, dtfcutit amp;' tollit �nbsp;eft necefl�ria Euangelrj pr�dicatio,in p�nitenti�do�nna�^[^^^nbsp;drinx uero hominum plane nihil ad rem faciunt:nifi quolt;^

Chriftiana p�nitentia de qua loquor habetpr^� Met motuf motus alios fpiritualifsimos glorificandi Deum:amp; in oinnib^'nbsp;fuos fpirituit filqs, conatibus, didis amp; fadis ill� colendi. Nam amp; confers*�nbsp;lidorum pia inde nafcitur : nimirum no ex fola contritione,^nbsp;ti� CK fide,in qua eft indubitata fpes amp; certa fiducia accipicod^^nbsp;mifsionis peccati per Chriftum. Et fie qu�dem eft uolunfariiigt;^^^nbsp;minis opus,non uiolentum:n� modo confcfsio delidoru,nbsp;etiam tota p�nitentia amp; conuerfio ad Deum : fed innbsp;cff�cax eft Spiritus fandus.Neq? habet opus confefsio ilhnbsp;�dicta p�tificum ab inuitis extorqueatur : qu� fola utilis�nbsp;quia fua fponte faciunt e� homines pq:fiue ilia fit opus cor� P Jnbsp;fiue coram hominibus.Dixi aurem fupra,impiam efte,qu�^^�nbsp;uidsamp;nokntibusextorquetur.nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;.

Sic tota reliqua uit� nouitas, Bc uere opera bona,funt effedus hujus Chriftian� p�nitenti�. Nec exiftimare debef�nbsp;quod remifsionem peccatorum illis mereamur.H�c enimnbsp;�'fw�j?io()ec ^d nobis donatur:nempc,per mortem unigeniti filrf Deinbsp;catorum CW Sitamen Euangelio,quonobish�cmaximabeneficia Chrifi*^|^nbsp;niineoff�runtur,credimus.Etgratuitam efle hanc c�donaiio�\nbsp;delidorum noftrorum, hoc m�xime arguit, quod promifsio��^nbsp;arum Deus nobis tam preciofum pignusdedit:uidelicer,nbsp;um,qui incarnatus, paflus, mortuus, excitatus a morte,nbsp;jeterno glorificatus, nos r�deinit a peccato �d a morterade^j�^^^

LIBg^F� PR�MVS.' pfffe^�lifsima iufticia noftra,amp; uita Jaluscp �terna*

^^are oportet nos de meritis lufticiarum noftrarum plane dez *P^gt;�ave,amp; aliunde faluationem expetere* Nifi enim dediflet fernernbsp;�pl^umChriftus prcc!umamp; fatisfa�lionem pro noftn's peccaiis innbsp;��^oi'tern:amp;nifi gratis hoc benefici�nobis impendii�et, nemo om-'nbsp;^�utnnoftrum laluus fieripotuif�et, Neque tarnen prodcft ilia regt;nbsp;�fniptio,nifi illis qui credunt : Sd faluationem hanc fui agnofcuncnbsp;��'atuitam efl�.

HuncergoCanon�fequidebebunt, Ecclefi�do�lores pcrpe/ tiioiii pccnitenti� dodrina : uidclicet, utpoftconfcienti�dolo^nbsp;terrores illos in contritione, poft reuelatioiiem peceari SCnbsp;'�^^�Dcijadmoneantdifcentes confolationum Euaigelij,amp;rcconnbsp;^^�ationis erga Deum, qu� facta eft omnium noftrum per Chri^nbsp;. Nam tune demum doeftrina de bonis opcribiisfecuretradtnbsp;f�licitcrdifci,qu�do homines de uera in Ghriftum fidenbsp;P��^funtedocfti.Cpterum pcfsimeconfulunt infirmis perturba,nbsp;'yenfu cognitione peccati mentibus, qui homines non initt�cnbsp;��adoperum fuorum m�rita amp; fatisfadiones. Nihil en in pr�rznbsp;'^5�iiedctur afflid� confeienti�, nifi �ftimatioineff�bilispreci}.nbsp;'�^IneruIefuCJ^ridi^Sicut propherateftatur: Etnoticia fui f�ru usnbsp;p^'Jsiuftus, multos iuftificabitnpfe enim portabitpeccata ipfoRz.nbsp;^*cuero notitia non eft alia quam qu� fide per promifsionem Ez ,nbsp;''��gdij adprehendicur: deredemptionenoftri ,amp;:�ternafalutenbsp;f^*�Cliriftum.Sedfpiritu conftat,n�litera:cuius lausexDeo eft�.

J^l-enchus capitum prima- partis Jibriprimi,de p�nitentia? p p.nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;Quid fit p�nitentia.nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;Cap. primum?

1, p^bpfosrefurgerc:ite,de origine et caufsis impi) erroris quo Pp?�^^�3recocperiint,rec�ciliationecontingerepoire. Cap. fj*nbsp;ubiterdepeccato in Spiritum Sandumrquod dicitur peccat�nbsp;�'^^o�-tem.nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;Cap. iij.

kontraeosquilapfis,peccatiremifsionc,fcmcl duntaxat, mini ^Q^^dend� permifer�tzc�ea femperreddi debeat,nbsp;ad Deum conuertuntur, etiam in/nbsp;�'��smodi�Upf.s.nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;Cap.nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;Hii.

a2'ere:utrum omnium, Sf omni tem P^^to�iusuit�,nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;Cap.

Contra pr�fumptionem amp; defperationem : S� quod n fera p�nitentia, ni�i qu� deftituitur fide in Chriftum. nbsp;D� differentia ac notis uer� fucat� pcenitenti� ?nbsp;fedib�ScognofciSi iudicari poteft,contranbsp;dem.nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;Cap.

tarn. nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;Cap.nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;v'iiij*

SCripturus de p�nitentia, efficiam ante omnia utilKos^^^^^jj/ certam,ab hoc initiojeu defcripttonem ,feu definitioncJ^�nbsp;ftituam Sc proponam:quam deinceps in toto opere fequaf* ycnbsp;de alias quafdam illius circunftantias Sc acceflorias qu�uio*�,jj�y)nbsp;in earn dodrin� partem,aut fua fponte incidunt,aut cafusn^�nbsp;inferunt,pro uirili amp; mediocritate mea diligenter explicabo* .

Proinde,eruditi grammatici, qui gr�c� lingu� notida'^f^/ fitentur,deducuntp�nitenti�nomen,a fenfu retra�andolt;nbsp;ra in melius mutanda:fiue,arefipifcendo,mutatacpfcu�endgt;�nbsp;certum eft plane, rem qu� in iacris p�nitenti� nomine doee .nbsp;huic nominis fi'gnificationi prorfus conuenire.Nam uera^e re rnbsp;centia, qua cogitata Sc fada priora retradamus, adeotj innbsp;mutamuSjCompleditur utic^ totamrenouationem : non illa*�^ .nbsp;ternam cordis folum,fed etiam externam fadorum.In qua ��*�nbsp;'Cotttritia. *100 folum dolortrifticiaC� commifsi ,amp; fui maJifenfus qugt;u^ �nbsp;horror,fuga, acdifpliccntiaearum rerum, qu�nobispauloanbsp;arridebant amp; placuerunt : Verum etiam fides in Deumnbsp;ftum,quacorcontritum 8dperterritum cognitionepeccatio^U'nbsp;Dei,rurfus accipit firmam confolationem�ut pofsit in poenitcn unbsp;extema regt; debitoinftituto homo retineri, adeocp per externam fui emedatnbsp;noiMtio.nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;frudificare:fine fide enim nemo unquam pie dolebit de

ribus adionibus prauis : nec^ poterit ferio Sc perfeueranier uit^ fuam omnem in melius mutare.

Porrohuic nominis proprietati refpondet apud Hebr�oS uertendi uerbum, quo ufi funt c� ali) prophet�, turn Ezechiel lt;nbsp;p�nit�nti� pr�dicatione.Sicutcap. xviij. ubiait:Si impiuseg^^^nbsp;p�nitentia ab omnibus peccatis fuis,uita uiuet etn� morictur�*^ 'nbsp;C�uertimini Sc agite p�nitentia. Et ibid� : Reuertimini etuiiU^^'nbsp;jN� in illis omnibus locis,idem uerb�eft in hebrgo,ab ead�radKnbsp;utuocaiif�

LIBER 'FRIMVSr nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;?

^tuocant,5^ origine dedudum.Quod fignificat non ita pccniterc P[oprie,ntqui dolent folum de impie,fcelerate,flagiriofe amp; tur/nbsp;P�Cef admifsis:quemadmodum ludas p�nitentia dudus eftac donbsp;quiprodidit Chriftum: Verum etiam,utquibus fie difplinbsp;fua errata,delidta, iniquitates �C peccata, ut ex toto corde fe/nbsp;J�dDeum conuertantjfiduciagrati� concepta,refipifcant acre?nbsp;^�antin uiam. Qualis fuit p�nitentia Petri,qui poftq�am pecca?nbsp;^^�aaettemeritatem fuamblafphemamagnouiHet, itadoluitacfl� knbsp;^'aamare ut tarnen fiduciam grati� non abijeerendeniq? fide innbsp;priftum conceptaip�nitenti� frudum optimum fecit. Nelt;^ ez Cttujfa totiianbsp;^�ai pofsibile eft,uere �C ex animo ad Deum conuerti ,8lt; cum fruznbsp;p�^iquidecet filios Dei, nifi eos in quibus eft fides placati nobisnbsp;patris, amp;remifsi peccati noftri per Chriftum.

hune ergo modum uerbihebr�ietymologia,fignificationi j^^c�didioms pulchre confentit : Siipfaadeo rcs,qu�in facrisnbsp;, ut d J xi, p�nitenti� nomine docetur, aptifsime quadrat, jnbsp;jgt; ^��aiani uocant. Bues thontcum id quod audader, flagitiofe Sinbsp;^��a�e,item minus iufte,minus prudenter autpieadmifliim eft,nbsp;^p^fius caftigatur,cohercctur,comprimitur Si em�datur. Quodnbsp;^9^andofit,in erratisnoftris Sidelidis contra Oeum admifsistecnbsp;ex amore iuftici�,probitatis, amp; uoluntans Dei,tune pro?

P'^fede dicimur Si pie agere p�nitentiam. Sed amor ille non p!j�'�deexoriturin homine,uerusac firmus,quam perfidem innbsp;^dum:non enim cognofei a nobis Deus f�liciter poteft, nifinbsp;tiih I Chriftum:multominus amaripofl�t,finehac fidetut �^c^**^'^**nbsp;, qui p�nitentiam fine fide pr�di�ant :nifinbsp;animasmadant Siperdunt.

infpiciunt diligentcr,6i confyderantattente, illi intcl jj'^'^^pa�ofedo,pro Spiritus prudentia, p�nitentiam non effealinbsp;nouand� ftudium:quod ex fide oritur,eius quibenbsp;^��ga fe Dei per Chriftum redeagnouit, Triftitiautiquenbsp;i�(3�quemgignitpeccatiueracognitio. Simetusatc^terror TrUinpea�nbsp;quem Ieniend�m �C fanandum confolationbsp;placato deo per Chr�nbsp;ajjcum fide adprehcditur,acc�dit et animat hominis cor,nbsp;extern� iuftici�pium, uerax aefif''nbsp;^^udium pr�ftandum.

p�nitentiam agendiacdocendiratio schok�id e qua tam exorbitant qui nos docent, proChriftiana

COMMENT. DE POENIT�NT, p�nitehtia frigidifstmas attrition � Si contritionum hypocrif^^�^^jnbsp;alia inc�m�dla falf�amp;impigdodnn�tacca�n.Acfingi-int�'t�^'nbsp;on�peccati,illis operib�s nosttiereri: profedotam n�Chr**^^ ;

qui Chnftian�norn�a(rocifsimepfequuntur,etEcclefiani mifere lac�rant atcp deuaftant.Qii�enim noc�rior peftisnbsp;Ecclefiam poflet,quam eftimpia,iTi�daxJallaxc]^dodrinaCnbsp;Vere pcenU p^cenitentiam agens,non delet,non extinguit,p�nitentiani^o .nbsp;do,�ua peccata : quia remifsio peccati donatur gratis nobisnbsp;ter Chriftum Sed ad agendam pccnit�tiam accedens,pn�T�^��nbsp;cft ignarusfui malijin quo fuit amp; eftpropter peccat�:hoceft/nbsp;demnati�is atcp ir� Dei, quaeirrogantur,per legem,propt^PVnbsp;cat�.Qua re prohibetur ne de iu�ticrjs fuis,fuperbe, arroga*�^^ �nbsp;amp; pr^fumptuofe fentiat�qui optimus eft,8d prgdarifsfnius fr^�',

. contritionis . Deinde, necimmemor eft beneficiorum qu� uocatus ac receptus eft, per promifsionem Euangebi,nbsp;ter Chriftum:qu� cum fideadprehenditur,uetat ne innbsp;nem fal�tis corruamus,quin potius quam certifsimi [jjenbsp;curi,�tern�falutisefficiamur.Denicj�hanc promifsioncrnppnbsp;caufl�m habet,uitefu�in melius mutand�:quia totusin � j�jnbsp;Deus amp; pater Domini noftri lefu Chrifti,in omnibusnbsp;dis fuis giorifi�cetur.Satis nouit,iam non opus efle iibinbsp;remifsioispeccatiamp;fuit��tern�,qu�accepitacpofsidetp^*�^nbsp;ftum.Nam fi quismereri uelithoc grati�beneficium p^*quot;nbsp;ra,is blafphemus cft,in autore etern� falutis,Iefumnbsp;ftus enim redemit nos a peccato amp; a mortetadeoq^ ab cternisnbsp;didionibus legistdeniq? perfedifsimc nos deo patri rccond

In hac p�nitentia,feu refipifcentia prima eft contritio cof TMittntit amp;uehemes dolor,quioritur quidem,ut f�pcnbsp;(artes. ram cognitione peccati,quam lex moftrat. Hec enim eftnbsp;nis dodrinataccufans peccata uicia noftra, 8d fententiamnbsp;morris,quelata eft c�trapeccatoreSjC�firmans.Etideo prom'nbsp;gratig ad illam accedere debettquam nos oportet per fidem a P .nbsp;hendere.Euangeli�enim eft iuftificationis etfalutis �ternynbsp;na:Et lib�r�t a peccato amp;�terna morte, qua ten us qui andi^^^,nbsp;uangelium , in Chriftum filiumDeicrediint Quia contritioPnbsp;fe nulli poftet prodefte : imoeum, in quo eft fola, fem per utMnbsp;in defperationem. Sed per Euangelp confolationem crigin'i�A^nbsp;fpem falutis �tern� : propter filium Dei Chriftum, innbsp;dimus . Quapropter cum p�nitenti� dodrina �

L�6�L PR�MVS� nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;i

femper debet coniungi:ncc Euarigeli� fine pccm'teftha '^occri debet. Quanqu� fuut, qui uideri uolunt niult� Euangelidnbsp;'f�c,cum tarnen p�nitenti� pr�dication� uix unqiiam attingant:nbsp;9^alesnon poflTuntnon perniriofiefl� Ecclefqs doctores. Debc/nbsp;enim per legem doceri de inmundicqs noftris amp; pcccatis : ptnbsp;*�'iniiliter de nobis fentiamus. Per Euangelium autcmgrati�falnbsp;^^�itisadmoneri,qu� obtigit nobis propter Chriftum:ut credennbsp;jtutamamp;falutemhabeamus ? Nam iuflici� noftr�nbsp;reuera impcrfecfl� amp;.immundg,8d �a cauHa femper opus ha/nbsp;^'^tgratuitaremiffionepeccaticor�Deo. Deinde nec poteft ani/nbsp;feu uoluntatem p�nitendi,aut frudum p�nitentie firmumnbsp;l^ucintcgrumjYnpetrarea nobis,pr�terquam folagrati�fdes.nbsp;hac ipfa fide grata funt amp; accepta opera noftra cor� Deo�nbsp;'�'axime�'ntimperfeda. Quiaignofcitur hisapud Deum,pro/nbsp;^^hnftum,qui in hune feruatorem fuum credunt. Rom. vit).

t,' �am aliquot cxempla pr�dicat� in literis facris p�niten/ fubferibam. Tarn igitur Prophet��Cloannesnbsp;Apoftoli, fientoftendi, p�cnitentiamnbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;*

� grati� docuerunt. Ezceh.xxxirj. Viuo ego dicit Do mortem impi} : fed ut conuertatur impius a uia fuanbsp;li�� ^^^�^o^nitentiam requirit,amp; conuert�ti fe a uia fua praua pol/nbsp;uitam. Itno nifi h?c fpes propofita efl�t p�nitcti'nbsp;homini ilia eonuerl�oCDeus igitur gratis ignofz'nbsp;prornifTge 8^ oblat� grati� conuertuntur �Cnbsp;agite:nbsp;^��^��^^U�tenim regnum c�lorum. Atregnnm c�lorum,,nbsp;grati� amp;falutis,donat� a Deo contra tyranni/nbsp;^ij�f ^^�^�T^ortis: beneficiofili} fui, Domini amp;f�ruat�risnonbsp;/lt;^*'*^��Qpap�'opterignofcit nobis,amp;remittitgratispec/ 'nbsp;��tj]., .��^jquatenusinlefumChriftumcredimus:deindedifpo/nbsp;uitam�ternam,per lefum Chriftum.Proin/nbsp;eftufa benignitas, debet uticj^ impetrareanbsp;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;namt� erudimura gratia:Tit.i}�

j;'^iitj^^^��tmfticiamamp;uit�,feuregn�,peropera mereamur: � ^?'f*�*'^^��C�O�'if�c^mus.N�funtcerteingratietincrcdu/nbsp;O b�n�fices grati�,ad agenda poenitenti� poftuptnbsp;opera p�nitenti�iufticiam amp;^regn�mererinbsp;feruator� Chrtftum..Quanquam quidnbsp;^�id� �c m�ftruat� iuftiei� noftr�..ad �tern� gloria� rc

' Ergo fi quando ad pocnitcndam per grat�am uocamur � R gt; pua eft uricp gratig pr�dicatio,amp; laus grati�tqua adprehennbsp;(idem,ad p�nitentiam agendam,feu uit� nouitatem,anin�^^^^/nbsp;ftros pr�parare debemus�id quod Marei primo multonbsp;tius didtur: Poftqu� autem traditus eft loaiines, uenit kfu� *% jgnbsp;lil�am,pr�dicans Euangclium regni Deijdiccnsn'mpkii^JJ Jjnbsp;pus,amp;adpropinquauitregnum Dei:p�nitentiam, agit^*^nbsp;te Euangelio.Nihil habet etiim in uniuerfum Euangdijnbsp;atio,quam gratis remitti nobis peccata noftra,ctdonarinbsp;uitam �ternam ,amp;Iiberationemab �terna morte pr^P^^nbsp;ftum,fi in ilium credimus Hane enim unam condition^*��nbsp;nitEuangelium ut gratiam fiderecipiamus �. QuodfioPf� ^znbsp;ftra conditionaliter requirerct � iam lieeret, imo necefle^^^� Jnznbsp;ribusfidere : aepoffethomo contra pratiam gloriari � ^lenbsp;ne feriptura doctt,nc confidamus niit in Deum, 8^nbsp;fum Chrift�m *. ade�que exclufam efte meriti operumnbsp;gloriationem,n�,quam in Domino amp; gratia,glorieniunbsp;p�nitenti� pr�dicatio, non eft proprie Euangelq �nbsp;drinaiideo non alligatur ad operis noftri pocnitentiam � �nbsp;uangelijjfed gratis propter Chriftudonatur^Quanqua�^P^J^gjU^nbsp;gelium doceatur,quomodo fit grata Deo p�nit�tia noftfa �nbsp;pe,fi per fidem grati�,�^ per nomen Icfu Chrifti praeft^^*^'

Proinde,utEuangclq gratia,n�relinquitociofos,autli'l^� n�t�nftagt;eos qui uere crediderunt Euangelio t Ita nonpo^^nbsp;iftos bl�fphemos qui meritis operum fuorum pr�niiu*^nbsp;8^ falutis deberi contendunt� Sediftius impietatis tatu^^ �nbsp;musamp;autoresSCprofeflbres inEcclch'agt;Papiftasamp;Schol^nbsp;,Theologes� C�terum pr�di�is cxemplis pr�dicat櫫nbsp;cris p�nitenti�,ftmiles funt,omnes illi Prophetar�S^nbsp;rum loci qui ufquam extant de p�nitenti�,conuerfionis ^p,jZnbsp;rum noftror�,pr�Edicationc. Velut ille,qui eft Ezech.nbsp;nertimini amp; agite pOcnitentiam,ab omnibus iniquitatibus

non erit uobis in ruina iniquitas.Prorjcitea uqbis tates ueftraSjin quibus prpuaricati cftis:amp; fecite uobis cornbsp;8^ fpiritum nouum� (H�c eft �idelicet, Refipifeentia iHa� *nbsp;mutatioamp;renouatio mentistqusein Euangelionbsp;tur.Qu� cur prsecipiat�r,cum fit in nobis Spiritusfandinbsp;pe,renouatio cordis,fuo loco dicam��t quare moriemin�nbsp;iirael: Qjaia nolo mortem morien ns, di�DommusD�Wi_.^0l

�mlni amp; uimtc.(H�c eft grati� pr�dicatio^gratufto l'ndignjs ob l�tarqu�nulli tamenunquam profuit, nifi per fidem promifsi rcznbsp;^�ptoris Chrifti recepta)* Non ergo patresilli per fuas c�tritionesnbsp;fxtinguere potuerunc,aut uoluerunt fua peccata.�neqp per ulla alianbsp;^perafuaiuftid�diuin�fatisl�cere, fi quieoRtpcenit�tiam un^nbsp;^cegeruntjC�uerfi ab impietatc,erroribus etiniquitatibus fuis adnbsp;P^urn,fcdperpromifsionisfidem,fefein mifericordiam Dei connbsp;*^ccrunr,^per nouitatem uit� Deum glorificauerunt, graciasnbsp;�Sentes*

Exempla pr�dtcat� ab Apoftolis poCnirenti^r, infra qii�z fubfcriham. Vndc igitur funcnobis ort�.ift� uan� 8C ftuk�nbsp;^^tfinpjde attritione,prodme difponentcad contricionemtet denbsp;^^'itritione pr�parante hominem ad gratiam; Ethuiufmodi pro/nbsp;�^�ofafomnia alia Scmonftra docftiinx, de meritis iufticiarumnbsp;JkarumC Velut,de cnumeratioiie omnium delidtorum noftronbsp;, ^^^�'aiuhomfne facerdote:fine qua nemo faluiis fieri pofsitC�fc�nbsp;'atisfacfion(bus operum noftrorum quibus pcccati pccnas di/nbsp;^^uscNon enim funtnat�exuerbo Dei,fedoriginemhabentnbsp;J, ^arifaica opinione de carnalibusiufticiis, ex Chrifti igno/nbsp;anbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;fpiritu Antichrifti:quiquantu in fe fuit,conatus eft Chri S(gt;irifur

�^fepelirc^Qijglcm ludum pr�luferunclud�i, quando Chri/ Antichri^ et interfecerunt,dicentes.�NoJumus,ut hictegnecnbsp;quoep eonabantur Chrifti nomen quantumnbsp;Qj^^^fa^abolere* Pr�ualuit ergo fpiricus Antichrifti in illis quinbsp;hffum,autignorauerunt,autcontempferunt�

2*^ piarum mentium eft, iftas impietates delyris Monachis ociofo uulgo infeliei�iufticiariorum, Namnbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;�

,quoddixiin Chriftianap�nitentia % jdemum gratum eft �c acceptura cor� Deo,nbsp;poenitente fidesremifsi peccati,reconciliati Scpla�anbsp;Chriftum : qu�fine contritione quidem, horribiliternbsp;haben non poteft.Sed contritio nonnbsp;M^�SI*^�homini gratiam iuftificantem Scfaluantem merea/nbsp;^'^Pcq^ contingic remifsio peccati per opera noftra�fed gr�/nbsp;*^e(j Chriftum,folum(^ rjs qui in eum credunt,nec ullo alionbsp;per fidem.Nempe,ficredant,quod folius Chrifti benbsp;omnium delitftorum fuorumremifsionemamp;f �/nbsp;Etenim mors Chrifti eft illud precium,amp; ea fatis/nbsp;tollitur a nobis peccatum^�c reams, feu pccna peccati*

tametfi non mercatur I'uftifican'onem �i. faluationem : tarnen pftemiumer dubie accipit a Deo,multa corporalia 8lt; fpiritiialia pr�mia �nbsp;agi'mus in terris:amp; alia ingenna pr�mia in coelis Jtem, rn�lto^nbsp;rum grauium malorum 8C calamitatum, in corporalibus, fpin^'^.nbsp;alibusamp;�ternis,uelfugam,iielmingationemoperatur. gt;nbsp;P�nitentid C�terum h�c omnia,qu� iam dudum de Chrifbana pccnit^*�nbsp;ejf�ilusSpifi lortnr�!- rir orrini flpHpo llf �ntpl lierantUf effccfluS cfl�

ritumCbriftus quoep promeruicnobis Necdaturad principiu*^ operismeritorij: fedutopusiuftici�abfoluac, hoc eft,purifientnbsp;corda , creans fidemamp; pacemin confcientfjstamp;donans ueramnbsp;obedientiamlegis,qua fan�fi ex fide glorificentDeum patreitfnbsp;�dlefum Chriftumtnon quafentiant, agant amp; uiuant contranbsp;gloriam Dei contra fidem d� Chriftum. Quarum dodrinariin�

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ergo, ut tandem colligamus nos, uerap�nitentiaeit Opus nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;'

'iobis amp; ef��d�s Spi ritus Sandirquo propter peccatum Si coni praua ex animo dolemusrfed per fidem in Chriftum, remiPnbsp;I ^'^^nipcccati, lufticiam Si faluationem accipimus�ac denique in/nbsp;^retri uerbum,non defiderqs carnis, fed uoluntati Dei, quodnbsp;f eft temporis in carne, uiuimus. Nam h�ctriafempernbsp;f�^^^ari in iufta peenitentia debent:nempe,contritio,fides,Si no/nbsp;H�cenimno�itaseftpropriuseffedusfidei,hominisnbsp;in fnbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;confolationetideo poni ac numerari debet

I ^^clibuspocnitentiedignis^NarnetiamcompIeSliturillosom L ^uotquot in lege, aut ullis feriptis Prophetarum Si �pofto/nbsp;pr�dicantur.

� I Quare non fatisfacit in p�nitenti� do(ftrin3,quod ex Lon/ wdocitatur:pccn�tentia eftuirtus,qua commifla mala cum e/ uerjarunbsp;j^^iidationis propofito plangimustSiplang�nda ulterius commitnbsp;^^holumus.Siueillud: pocnitetltiaeftqu�dam dolentis�indi/nbsp;^�puniens in fe quod commififle doletNam has fententias cumnbsp;I J^catas citet L�gobardus ex patribusiSi qui eu fecuti funt Schonbsp;^�dTheologiSiSummift�ipr�terit� ac tacita fidei do(ftrina,nbsp;Chnftiani doeftores neg�igerc potueruntiobfcurantnbsp;p^�ifti gloriam ,et blafphemi fuiit in gratiam,et infigniter iniuri�nbsp;^^�^itpatribusfandis, quibus imputant quod nunquam docueznbsp;''haut cert� non itadocueruiitutScholaftici UongobardusSinbsp;Vnde,qui haemutilata di(fta acerbe urgent, Eu�gelqnbsp;r^^hnam penitus abolenttn�c aliud poi�unt docere, nifi PharPnbsp;quan dam fpecienl operum bonorum,qu�quilibet hyponbsp;^l^'^fimularepolTunt. Verampietatem non poftuntdocere, fednbsp;^tiiinabilem fuperbiam,arrogantiam 8iprajfumptionem:ac ta/nbsp;confjeere homines in blafphemantem defperationem,quan/nbsp;�ipOs uere reuelantur,in cordibus fuis,peccata fua.

Nos igitur iftas impierates deferamus : Si in p�enitentip doeftriz Ponamus quidetn contritionemtftd mox adqcientes Euangelijnbsp;j^'^�olationem,aderigendum5iconfirmandum fidemtdeniqucnbsp;(f^'^'^^ff^^unijfotiUs uit� renouationem.H�c do�rina nihO inznbsp;impij dogm�tis : quod facile intelznbsp;quicunque Spiritum Chrifti habent ? Quid enim tam fininbsp;�|^^Siapert� ueritatis effe poteft, quam c�m dicitur : pccnitentisnbsp;^�tirnore Dei,Si fide per Chriftum,c�uerti ad Deum,recederenbsp;; - quot;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;~ B ij �

a malo,amp; operari bonum�' denicp,de die in diem fieri 8C quid obfecro aliud hae�lenus docemusCNam his paucis'-i^*'nbsp;8lt; contritionem comprehcndimus,amp; fidem mifericordi�^*nbsp;ficatoris Chrifti,amp; totius uit�nouitatcm.H�c ueronbsp;nouatiojtota iuiticia,p�nitentia interior amp; exterior, caufianbsp;dus, plenitudo totius Chriftian� iiit� .Dequa huncinnbsp;fcribit Paulus,ad Ephe. capJirj. Deponite uos fecunduiflPnbsp;nam conuerfationem ueterem hominem,qui corrumpituf �nbsp;dum defideria erroris � Renouamini autem fpiritu mentisnbsp;(hoceft,ju.�T�yair7-i,nimirum, adi perfidem glori�gratisnbsp;nominis Chrifti,quam alijs locisdocet.Qug cui contingit*^nbsp;teft ftatuere, quod per opera fua faluationemacquirat^�^jf,nbsp;nouum hominem, qui fecundum Deum creatus eft, iniul^*nbsp;fanditatcuera�

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7^ VbLI debetmoleftumc{re,fidoccndicaufa,r^ni^^^C,tia *nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;hoc eftjpccnitenti� defcriptionem, finon clarioreex^ d

nc,quod fane libenter pr�ftaremus, tarnen adhuc copiai*� 3� firmioreilluftrareconemur.�pr�fertim his temporibuSjObi^'^ pgnbsp;in tantu amp; pcenitenti� dodrin�,amp; annunciationisEuangdO�^^^nbsp;inde quia funt multi impoftores, qui non defiftuntfinipfi^^^^^jjjnbsp;mentare,amp; alienare a fide lelu Chrifti:ut nihil fere fans, denbsp;renouat�Ecclefiaftic�dodrin�,diciqueat*

Igiturdocui,quodin pcenitenti� dodrina,fine malisdi�d^�^g caxholica Chriftiana,debcat comprehenditota refipifeend^*nbsp;eftjinterna renouatio omnium primo:in qua eft �C contridonbsp;6lt;^uera in Chriftum fides,quam deinde iequi debetnbsp;terna,hoceft,obferuatio mandatorum Dei,intern� iuftid^^^nbsp;dus acfrudus�Nam opera noftra per fe,amp;fine fide in Chni �nbsp;qualiacunque eorum amp; quantacunque operamur �i. pr^ft^*^nbsp;poftuntplacere : multo minus meritoria cfl�reninsi^�^^^nbsp;maltori^ peccati et uit� �tern�.Comparata enim ad indicium Dei,amp;^�nbsp;gis perfedam exadionem, habent perpetuam quandamnbsp;dionem�ut non modo no meritoria,uerum etiam damnabifi^ �nbsp;coramDeo. Quantum enim immundicl� h�retin carnali 0�^^nbsp;raǒamp; quot putas eft� homines, qui non ceftant Slt;non funtn^onbsp;gentes,in op�r� bonoC ut maxime flagitiaamp;fc�lcra uitent acnbsp;ant C Portoautem fi'deSjfinepeccati�^ir�Deicognitione,�^^nbsp;horribM

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^orribiliter tcrrct � fauciat concunt content,amp; cruciatanrmum pfccatoris,non poteft haben*. Denique contritio fine fide,defpe'- contritio�nbsp;^atio eft : quia cogit hominem fpem falutis tocam a fe abqcere, A-*nbsp;'^foh�c tria , contritio inquam, fides, Sc externa p�nitentiajc�nbsp;^�^terna obedientia erga legem , qu� credentcs fequatur, nat�ranbsp;'^�coh�rentin fan(ftis,amp;funtconiurtlt;fta*

gt; fentio ueram pccnitentiam ck cordis foncibus nafci:ubi eft om primo, uerus Dei timor. Ex quo oritur uera contritio � pernbsp;^^ampeccatorferioimprobatpeccatum,impia con(ilia,inftitura*nbsp;^hftafuaptiua * Quam internam nouitatem necefte eftcrearinbsp;*�^nobisperfpiritumfanlt;ftum.Namqui aftecftusfint nobiscon^nbsp;S^^iti, quantumque abftrahant nos, a ucro �lt;� perfefto Dei timo^nbsp;�'^�Scin fumma legi Deiaduerfentur acpugnent,nemo pius ponbsp;^�fignorare : cum omncs in pugna aduerfus peccarum id experi/nbsp;Deinde leftaturfacra fcriptura, neminem coram Deo ye/nbsp;^�^ue ex corde, i�ftum efte : Deiam 5gt;; fpiritualia amare.Gen.v�nbsp;Rom.iij.vq.virj* i.Cor.ijiamp;innumerisalrislocis.

h ^ ^^^tigitur h�c prima pars , noil eo folum , ut principium nypocrif�t ' A^itenti� intelligamus a Deoefte, quernadmodum mediunij

amp;^tota perfeuerantia � uerum etiam ad hypocrifeos 5gt;i. fimula ^pietatis deteftationem, accufationem Sd damnationem. Hyznbsp;enim mirabili arte Sd dol� fimulant omnia : fcilicet, tamnbsp;^j^'^fttpeccati, quam iuftici� amorem � Non faciunt enim fuasnbsp;Ji '^lt;iiinabilesiufticias,nifi ut abhominibus credanturiuftiefte:nbsp;exprobratur, Matth. vi.amp;C xxiq. autcerte, quinbsp;fj(j^*^*^oscreduntur meliores eiTe, utinfernum fugia'rtt,8^ ccelumnbsp;Idnbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;eft nc hoc Deo feruire, uel potius feipfum in

Dei,fed hocaffedu^ opinionc opus,ut faluationem fibimereantur � Sed ita ne Chrinbsp;coadicia �dfimulata iuftiznbsp;^eo M �^^�*ccnarrjs fpiritibus gehemia debetiir nice mercedis anbsp;Ian' �^^.'^^P^nficntiamipfi quoqueScholaftici Theologi,quinbsp;li�snbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;cxtiterunt, improbant � ut Bonauentura. Seri/� Bomtw�/w^,

hacuiuit et regnat mala uo takr. �Deus earn non accept�t : nee quis fic peenitens inue/nbsp;'|�gt;am,uelueniam.

pauloante dixi in quibus fpiritusChriftinon poteft eflcztriW^ rebelk animo agunt amp; operantur omnia.nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;-

Tertio, quando adficio externam nouitatem fcqui ck contntione8^fide,teftificorq)uerax poenitentia etiamnbsp;Irudus iiTtern�nouitatis pariat. Qu�pars ualetprimumcot'^�

fpiritusfrudu declarant. Dequibus eftilludPauli. adTit-�* Swwkorw Deum profitentur fe nofte,fa(ftisautem negant : cum fintabo

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pc�nitenti�:ut iftam hypocrifim, quantum in fc dodorc efai� Si praccone p�nitcnti� aufferret atque elideret . Suntnbsp;perpetuo , qui pocnitcntiam fimulant uerius , quam agnnt*nbsp;quorum commertia amp; �qualitatem , homines prj cauetcnbsp;bent.Nihilprodeft eiiim imonoxium eft, Deum fi�anbsp;colere.

res ifti hypocrit�, nihil eorum facere feu operari curant,qu� u.spr�cepit^

^^pf�ccpi'ti itaifti plusfacere,quam pr�ceptum eft, qiiod ne/ bonus paterfamilias apud homines ferre ac pad poftet, amp; omznbsp;j-^^hni improbarent,conantur.Nec fads habent, nifi etiam aliosnbsp;^^'^^miniftam impictatem SC hypocrifimpertrahant : ficut hocnbsp;^�^pore Pontifices Romani,Monachi amp; omnes papift�.Nam amp;nbsp;l^'^phift�in p�nitend�dodrina, dequibufdam indebitis open'

5 ut uocant, pr�cipiunt : de quibus fuo loco dicam. Monaz . �3utem,fuas confidashypocrifesappellant ftatum perfedioznbsp;^iquafi religiofius,fanc'tius, acperfedius quicquam pofsitanbsp;' - bjspr�ftari, quam eft omnibusa Deo pr�ceptum . Deniquenbsp;udlitatem habenttradidones hominum in Ecclefia.'nequenbsp;1^- ^ip.profunt. Acfatisapertum eft, meloquideiftis tradition!nbsp;^^�qu�fingunturcultus Deieft�: amp; omift�, imputantur hoznbsp;�'^ibus inmortalia peccata : Seruat� autem , in opus iuftici�,nbsp;r ^gratiamaDeomereatur* In quorum utroquefunt immcnznbsp;�^bfphemi�.Chriftiani fciant,uerum Dei cultum conftftereinnbsp;timor� Dei, in uera fidelefu Chrifti, adeoque mandatoznbsp;�^Deiobferuadone�nbsp;^'^�gfturiftasnoxiaspeftes , quibus dodrinauerbi Deiconznbsp;'tiatuf jjyj-jQf-jtaslabefadatur, perleues homines, utinznbsp;1* omnes caueamus, munire debemus confciennas noftrasnbsp;{jJ'^�hriftiana dodrina,qu� pr�dicat p�nitentiam fidem*nbsp;.J,-�� ut fada praua deferamus , 8C iuftici� operibus deditinbsp;f Hanc, ut cognita mifericordia Dei, a defperadone amp; pr�nbsp;^^^ptione conferuemur . Veram autem pocnitentiam docentnbsp;�j^Cfpta Dei : fed fidem , docet Euahgelium de Chrifto propiz

��unrurfus dico,qiiod non eft uerax p�nitenda, in qua peccatiperuenit: ut eftineorum opinioniznbsp;�jnbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;fe arbitr�tur,per opera fua diuinis legibus fadsfacere. C�

dodrinam,amp; de fandif �^uiotibuspr�cipicntem, de cordis puritate , confiditimpleznbsp;(j ^.^�'Pfiarifaicas , mortuas amp;uiolentasiufticias carnis: quam ipnbsp;fandinbsp;nbsp;nbsp;quorum corda a fpiritu fandoimbuta amp; tinda

f ^ntur perfede facere in hac uita nunquam poffunt, ut copio ^^�etur Rom.vrj�nbsp;fasnbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;agnof

te r nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;terroribus �tus c�cutiarisrnifi cti� fides placatiDei fit t

-^uiilsi peccati �C donatg falutis cterng,^pterChrift�:n�pe qu� quot; � �nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;' � ��). �

COMMENT. DE POENITE^T. peccatorcm, in iam didis pauoribus, erigat, confolcturnbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;.

ucta defperatione . Deniquepro poenitentia Chriftiana non dfbet quo nullum peruenituit� nouand�ftudium -�^'j^^nbsp;cmendatio fuiipfius 80 nulla opera bona, dequibusitinbsp;co,cum Domin�sdeder�t copiofe fenbarn. Apparuit enimnbsp;Dci,erudiens nos,amp;c. Tit.q.

Sunt autem non pauci, qui neque legem non intellig^*^^ dentur: neque Euangelio non credere ,fed in pr�ftant^^^^j^nbsp;rumiufticiafunt nimis tardi�amp;^eo ipfofe produnt,quodf*��nbsp;nuem licer� noticiam in fpiritualibus habent: uer�contbt*^nbsp;amp;�era� fidei inanes. Indulgent autem defyderijs carnisnbsp;bus Paulus fcribens, affirtt�at, quod regnum Dei h�rcdio^�^nbsp;cipere nequeant � Porro , horrendum ell uidere, quam��*^^^^nbsp;rum multi qui hoc tempore noticiam Euangelijamp;Chrift' P^^jnbsp;fitentur:quos hortari atque monere confilium eftjUtremf^nbsp;(ecum �ftiment uia, amp; glori� Dei amp;fu� ipforum falutin^Spnbsp;confulant, neque errent amp; decipiantur, quianulli flagin'o^nbsp;uationem accipere queant. Legantautem capite ad Col.nbsp;uitia fugere debeant, amp;qu� opera bonapr�flarc ? Quan4^^nbsp;in Apoflolicis literis nufquam non occurrant.

zlCtJ jpT h�cqu�pro defrribenda poenitentiahueufqueamco*nbsp;��*^unt,iam dudum fufficere poteranttnifi utile elfetjUel poti^��^nbsp;ceRarium, animos noflros hac Chriftiana dodrinacopioft��^,nbsp;nire.Nunquam enim futurum eft aliter, quin ficutfadum ef�cnbsp;demus,Satan perpetuoexcitabitfanaticosfpiritus,perquosCbr�^nbsp;(liana dodrina obfeurabitur. Addamigitur pr�didisqu�^I�i^nbsp;alia, pro iuuandis partibus noftris, contra aduerfarios : fimul^nbsp;quoad fieri poteft,clarifsimedoceam,amp;abhuiusoperisininoti*'nbsp;tnius ac folidius fundamentum ponam.nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;.

Proinde duo hoc in loco explicanda fumam : dodrinaiH^^ dei,quam pr�itcontritio: amp;externam poenitentiam, fiue extcf*^�nbsp;nouitatem.Etquanquam ift�partes coh�rentamp; fintconnexa:igt;'nbsp;ter fettamedocendi gratia illas feparabo.Quia poterit feorfimnbsp;de,S^ feorfim de operibus bonis dici,amp; difeerni inter fe ill�pan^^'nbsp;qu�admod�difcernitur effedusacaufa opus ab artifice. Et ab at''nbsp;borcfrudus.Pccnitentia cm,in qua eft uit� nouand� ftudi�^cai*^nbsp;�famhab^^

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habetf�d�. Qyarc fie difeernendo poterofaciliusdemonitraz dodrina, atqueadeoin Chriftianguit� profefsione,nbsp;nobilior:amp; difertc cxplicarc,cui rciproprieacceptam ferri oznbsp;{�^��tetjomnem noftram falutem.

Ergo fideidodrina eft,quoticsdocetur amp;cxplicatur, quom�z ^^iuftificatio amp;falus nobis unice propter Chrifturn contingat�nbsp;^.^^cftquicquam melius aut fan�tiusin homine,fiue denique bcanbsp;hacfidepr�ditum efle. Hacenim glorificatur Deus m *nbsp;Chrifto uere:^ homo glorificator liberavur ca re a peccatonbsp;r ?terna morte.Sicuc feript� efl.'dedit eis poteftat� fiiios Dei fieri,nbsp;i^quiCREDVNTin nomceius.Etiter�:Qui CREDIT in fiznbsp;Dei habet uitam eternam. Oportet igitur longifsime abeffe,nbsp;'�^quicreduntEu�gelio,ab hacimpia opini�e,qua pl�ricpopeznbsp;fuis tribuunt,meriti iuftificationis amp; faluationisgloriatione.

^roindein poenitenti� pr�dicatione, qus� eft operum doccriz ��^�obedi�ti�noftr� erga leg�,docetur quid�,qu� bona operanbsp;^�quot;^ftari a nobis debent: fed ea opera intelligi debent ficgrataelznbsp;� U^o,quando ex fide fluant. In renatis enim perfidem inChrjznbsp;fequidebent.Nam ilia obedientia non debemus fpedareinnbsp;.'^'^pHarifaicum finem,qni openbus noftn�s tribuit meritum graznbsp;fid hunc Chriftianum ,qui ftatuit Deo fcruiendum efle, graznbsp;gloriam eius,per Icfum Chrifturn. Sic enim funt fpiritualesnbsp;opera bona,accepts Deo,per lefum Chrifturn.

i Sic ueroconfiderata opera bona, Sdfeparata a fide, futit longe dignitatem fidei Nam fide adprehendimus Deum, miferiznbsp;^fdiamDeijChriftumferuatorera ,iufticiam amp;falutem: utneznbsp;'^perinde fui magis efle pofsit, atque h�c amplifsima grati� donbsp;� iinodo credat. ij. Pet i. per quam, ( gloriam amp; uirtutem Dei)nbsp;maxim�promifsionesexhibit�funt: utper easf�atisnbsp;^n�natur�conforteSjfugientescorruptionem ,qu�in munznbsp;uidimus �iaudiuimusann�ciamus uobis:nbsp;�cuosfodetatemhabeatisnobifcumramp;focictas noftra fitcumnbsp;P � filio eius lefu Chrifto. C'peribus autem,nos Deo quafinbsp;noltrisopibus aliquid reddimusinempe confefsiontm SCgrati 'nbsp;fijnbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;amp;qu�c�nque funt ilia qu�pr�ftari a nobis pof

quantulum obfecro hoc eft, (in comparatione adamz illam,quam a Deo accipimus. ) quod ipfi Deonbsp;� pf�fertim in tanta imm�dicia nature,et imp�rfeiftione .nbsp;itnti� noftrae �' M�rito ter quaterque maledicimus cos, qui

Cumigituradhuncmodumdifcernimus poenitentfanian� tunc eft efiedus feu frudusfidci. Sicautem difcernic Chriftus'Pnbsp;fe,Luc�.xxnij.Oportebat Chrift� pati,amp; refurgereanbsp;tia diejnbsp;nbsp;nbsp;pr�dicari in nomine eius pccnitentiam,amp;remifsio��^^

* quando pro contricione ufurpant, ( quod fere fit hoc teinpof^�^ his qui de pcenitenti'a fcribunt. ) perfpicuum eft, ipfam tuncp^^nbsp;cederefidem. Quare huiusmihi femel eft admonedus ledo''*�nbsp;loco, quod ubicunque de fide in Chriftum Ioquor,ibinbsp;pr�requircre ueram contritionem, SCuerumtimoremnbsp;foemtentia^ h�c,in fequentecollatioiie ,me p�nitenti� nomennbsp;froexterna rcut Chriftus uf�rpat�nempe,pro externanouitate,nbsp;�owwtf.nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;iiQ^rain cperibus bonis. In quo fequemur talem

tiac defcriptionem , qu� de folisbonis operibus agat� prxcipitur, deabftincntiaomnium carnalium delitiarum,^fnbsp;la?, ebrietatis auarici� ambitionis,contentionum, *nbsp;odiorum,ucneris,ocq,rapin�, calumniarum,nbsp;prohibitarum.Item cum docetur ftudium pacis, obedienti�^,nbsp;ledionis, feu operummifericordi�ergahomines.Sedhic��^nbsp;uandumeft,quodilla pccnitenti�, quorumcunquefi'topcf^^nbsp;norum,non poteft eft� uere bon a, �C accepta corani D^o�nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;�

Vide ergo qua circumfpecfte hxc ab Apoftolis pr�e�i^*^^ L�UIUnbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;lUUS IIUIU 13 di I ugi-til, VJUWU uns OOll aeociui .11'^quot;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;/

oolunt Chrifti gloriamabolere, ficutpapift� . Paulus ad -nos xq.fic fcribit : Obfecro itaqp uos fratres,per mifericordi�P �texhibeatis corpora ueftrahoftiam uiuentem,fan(ftam,D^�Pjfnbsp;centem * rationale obfequium ueftrum. ( h�c fcribit figurai etnbsp;madaiidis cupiditatibusprauis.)EtnoIite conformarihuic*''^^!;nbsp;lo:fed renouamini in nouitate feilfus ueftri (hoceftnbsp;^'betis qu� fit �oluntas Dei bona,amp; beneplaccnsnbsp;de reliqua (ptius capitis:Imo ufq; ad finem totius Epiftol� � j . jnbsp;quicquiddeoperibusbonisfcribit,idtotupertinet adiain dinbsp;hoftias fpirituales, amp; facrificia 0eo accepta.

Sed adqciamusaliud exempI�.q.Cor.v. Pro Chriftokg?! fungimur,t�q^ deo exhort�te per nos^obf�cramus^Chrifto/^jjnbsp;ciliamini Deo.E� enim qui n� nouerat peccatu, pro nobis

nos cff�ceremur lufticia Dei in ilia. Adiui�antes a�t �xh�t*/ ^�'^ur,ne in uacuum gratiarn Dei recipiatis. Ait enim,temporeacnbsp;1 ^^Pfoexaudiuite:amp;indiefalutisadiuuite. Eccenunc tempus ac/nbsp;l '�Upturn, eccenunc dies falutis. Nequam ufquamdemusoff�nfianbsp;l 5^^,amp;:Gltem,Tit.ij. Adparuit enim gratia Dei, amp; faluatoris nO

i p�culan'a defyderiajobrie, iufte amp; pie uiuanius in pr�fcnti fgc� Vides crgo, quam Apoftolus ille cauOain pr�dicec melio

I nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;illarn amplitudinem Sd immenfitatem grati�,

^^^certe non finit nos in propofito operis mahpermanere,nift ''oncredimus Euangelio.

quot;luribus exemplis non habemus opus. Ac pofiunt ilia? ftl�uifst ��^^fxhortationes cotda noftraemollire amp; uincere, ut officium fatnbsp;^'^�^bnifi prorfus faxei Gmus, �� duriores adamante. Ergo ucranbsp;fru(ftificat:fi tarnen occafio operandi detur. Non enim'nbsp;' ^^^atelediciaopera, fed oblata arripittid eft,arripit oportunira

Dene operandi, qu� profedo nufquam abeft.Quando enim �aturoccafioexercendedilecffi'onisC� V^idelicet,utdoneseg�ti,'nbsp;^^''lutu�pofcenti a te. Et in fumma, in bonis operibus excellas'/�nbsp;, ^J�andocarnem,inuocando Deum,confitendo amp;gratiasagennbsp;?* Vnde de iffi's hypocritis, quibus data eft occafio bene operandnbsp;. '?�pfi ueroarripereillam contempferunt,dicitur:difcedite amenbsp;'l5,'�iem �ternum, Efuriui amp; non dediftis mihi manducare, amp;c.'

^^^hanccollationem cern{muspropius,utdixi, difcrim�f�d�t '^Pfi'�:hoceft,beneficiorum grati�, perqu� folaiuftificamur;nbsp;credimus:amp;obedienti�noftr�,qua Deum iuftiamp;uit�nbsp;facftipergratiam non'nbsp;�. ^'Husnon ita uiucre,uthonori eft Deo, 8lt; fiffis Dei dignumtnbsp;g^^j^^Paulusdocet Ephe. ij. Gratia enim eftis faluati, per hdem,�

/^fnonexuobis: Dei enim donutn eft, non ex operibus: ne Qj^^�lorietur.( Et fequitur. ) fpfius enim fumus fa(ftura,creati per creatiadoptnbsp;op�ra bona, qu� pr^parauit Deus, ut in illisnbsp;I Dleiims. Qpi ergo finep�nitentiamanent,amp;fine operibusnbsp;t�Knbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;P*'ofundam incredulitatem in fe latere.'etiamfi iu/

^fideiin Chriftum participeseft�.Createnim ad opera bona ' perinde ut Chrifti beneficio faluat, eos qui Euangelionbsp;p�nitentiam uocat. Matth �i liffiSc

COMMENT. DE POENITENT. quifquis non habet,non poteft efl� Chrifti'. Rom.vifj. Confi*^nbsp;auccm apud temetipfum,qui pofsintefle fru�iisfpin'�usfandi-uide de ilhs agent�m Paul� GaI.v.Ro.xq.CoLifj.Ephe.nn-''',^j,nbsp;i.Cor.xifj.Att�dectiam,quodGaLv. ainQuiautemfuntC^'^' *nbsp;catnem fuam crucifixeruntjcunri affedbbus concupifc^nttl^'^^,nbsp;H�cdixi,non q? fenuanl Chriftianos pronnus perfe�los^nbsp;fine quod defperandum fit de eorum falute, quialicubdabi�i�^ gjnbsp;Sedneblandiantur fibiqui fecureSf odofe ftertunt innbsp;nullo modo curant cabiem fuam frenare : quin etiam nonnbsp;tur fcekribus fe pollucre�Q.uales nec Chriftiani elTe,nec uita: fnbsp;n� h�red�s fierip�flunt.Infraautem fans copiofi erimusif'*^:�'�nbsp;latione de lapfis,qui femper recipiuntur in gratiam:moHonbsp;tes ac reuertetesper p�nitenti�,ferio agant, quod aget^nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;Jele

iuntjhoc eft,pCcnitentiam agant ueresamp; cred�t in antur fua peccata.Nam uerum eft quidem, quod etiamnbsp;tur amp;pcccatjtamen aduocatum habemus apud patrc. Ifnbsp;ft�iuft�rti.Ec ipfe eftpropitiatio pro peccatis noftris.Hoct�^, �nbsp;non utconeupifcenttjs carnalibuslaxen-iur:fed utabnbsp;rati�ne retrahamur.nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;.pj

�gitur fans dare hadenusdocuijcuraeque fit neceflaha Ho ad falutempocnitentia,ut gratigfides.Tam enim operibus bo �nbsp;quam fide pura uult Deus a nobis glorificariretiamfi gmnsnbsp;que mentis operum noftrorumlargiatur nobis turnnbsp;peccatijtum uitS �tern�.Licet ftupidi, uel potius maliboHnbsp;huiusfpiritualis amp;fand� do�lrin�non fint capaces.Sedpnbsp;Deo in nobis,fides grati� fu�:placet etiam obedienria noftf^�nbsp;qperabona,qu�exhacinDeumf�depr�ftantur. AmateniO' .nbsp;borem bonam,cum frudibus bonis.Ideo docendum acnbsp;anteomnia,quomodo perfonareconcih�eturDeoproptfr^nbsp;ftum:nempe,fi in illu credat. Poftea quomodo opus illius plafnbsp;amp; quorfum fit faciendum. Nam amp; carnem frenare amp;nbsp;uire,amp;quicquid eftoperum bonorum ac totius poo�htend�Pj^.jnbsp;flare debemus, intuentes in folam uoluntatem Dei : nonnbsp;feruiamus,fed ut Deum amp; lefum Chriftum glorificemus.nbsp;autem opera amp; iufticie noftr� deo propter Chriftum:pernbsp;men ignofcit nobis Deus, fi quid immundic�� in carne ha fnbsp;aut minus perfekte facimus,quod iufsi fumus facere : ne mo onbsp;uamus fine omni ftudionouand�uit�.

'Rentes auteni necefTe habemus uoluntaci Dei parere,amp; inelius ut/ ^�inftitutum furnere, Deume^ pro gratia glorificare. Sed ilia ta/nbsp;��len necefsitas tab's eft, ut fi homini per fidem iuftificato iam mi/nbsp;^��andum fit ex bac uita^iufticia o per um n�dum perfedle pr^ftita,nbsp;^f*c�ta nemine unquam perfecte pr�ftari poteft ^honpofsiteuntnbsp;^j^ingreffuregni coclor�prohibere�ficutnec introducit, qualiternbsp;pr^ftita.Saluattir ergo etiamfi itig�tia peccata fec� portet:mcgt;nbsp;^ofidein Chriftum non careatmigrator ? Deus enim cum iuftifi/nbsp;faluat,n� refpicit iufticias noftr�s�fed fu� mifericordi� am/nbsp;plit�dinem,eamcp pr�ftat credenti in Chriftum* Quodexemplonbsp;facinorofi qui c� Chrifto crucifixus eft, teftatifsime liqueunbsp;^anihinc migrans deoperum iufticiaccrtenonpotuic gloriari,nbsp;^^nietfi agente in eo gratia, fidem fuam egregie exerceret � per quanbsp;aflecutus eft remifsioneni peccati, amp; introitum in paradi/nbsp;�^�^regniDei*

. Attan�enquandiuhic uiuimus,poftulatfa(^� nobis gratte ra/ ^'QjUtprompnfsima obedientiap�nitentiam agamus,amp; obferu�nbsp;^'�ne rtiandatorum Dei omnem uitam noftramin melius mute/nbsp;��^s.Hocenim pertiiietadexercitiumfidei �C illius-confirmatio/nbsp;^^�^�quiahispiet�tis ft�dqscrefcitamp;confirmatur fidestquemadnbsp;^Qdiimabhis,qui concupifcentqs carnalibus indulgent, �cflaginbsp;^�^f�ui�unt amittitur* Neep ehim poflunt taies Spiritum famftuinnbsp;*^^^inere * Vnde 5� Paulus dicittnos fide i�ftificari, qu� eft efficaxnbsp;t^ffdile�ionem.Idem ad Timotheum fcribcns,ait:Finis pr�cep/nbsp;^^fteharitas ,ex corde puro,�ii confeientia bona, ( quam, quomonbsp;^^pofi�ntretinerc,q�i carnaliter uiuuntC' ) Si. fide non fida�nbsp;pSedamp;h�cfumma eft toti�s fanlt;ft�fcriptur�*ExIiterisenimnbsp;*'^phetarum,fi fuftuleris duo ilia jqi��fuerunt c^rimoniarumnbsp;^�'dcarum obferu�tionum,populo ludaicotraditarum, pro temnbsp;^Qfeiiondum reuelati regni Dei in Chrifto lefutreliqua prgter donbsp;^*gt;�am,de grati� mifericordi� Dei fide, Item de uit� noftr�nbsp;j�^t�itentia amp; nouitate, nihil continent.Nam eatenus femper ua/nbsp;iufticia coram Deo,quatenus preftita eft per grati� amp; recon cinbsp;g^^tionisjleu ^atuit� ignofcentte deli�torum noftrorum, fidem:nbsp;t�nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;^�^c^IIi^*tj^^^P�*oprie faciuntad iufticiam Spiri/

^tim decalogo Mofi' comprehenduntur.Id liquet ex illo Hofeg, uolo, (quod Chriftus exponit, de benefi'/nbsp;�^^^icrgaproximum pr�ftita* )amp; non facrificium : amp; noticiamnbsp;c

Dei rnagis,quam holocaufta. Sic ergo bona opera nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;;

dempr�dicabanufed requirepluraexempla, Ela.i.amp;lv�j*^�' vi.Hiere.vq. Ezech.xviij. amp;c. Nam fan's eft aliquorumnbsp;meminifl�rut teneatur certius qua forma,cum fides tumnbsp;verti er pilt;inbsp;nbsp;nbsp;dtbeat pr�dicari.Nam hoc eft rede SC pie poenitere:

paen�entM. ricordiae dei, pr�ftit� propter Chriftum,nec� defperare in P. � catotneep meritum iuftici� propter opera fua fibiarroga''^^nbsp;gratuitoobfequiojobferuationimandator� Dei, ftudere.Etnnbsp;pro p�niteuti� definitione plus facts�

POSSE LAPSOS RESVRGERE: ITEM, DE ORl� gifle zir cdu�is impij erroris, quo cceptd efi /tegartnbsp;remi�io peccati lapfu,

O N ab re cr�t,pr�mifla p�niteuti�dcf�nitione,moxcxpH^ * re,de quo uideam dubitatumelfe, etiam a nonnullisnbsp;Theologorum:uidelicet, An qui poft fufeeptum baptifniu*Tnbsp;fi funt in peccatum,pofsint iterum refurgere,confequi remibionbsp;peccati apud Deum, �c Ecclefi� fa nd� den uo reconciliarinbsp;corporari.EtjUum hoc femel duntaxat in uitatautquoties talif^^^nbsp;ciliatione opus habere uideantur. Quid enim �que incertumnbsp;inhacuita,atc� perfeuerantia in operebonoC�Qtiihodie ftat/*^ jnbsp;labitur,ruit,cadit,amp; p�rit miferrime, penitusep euertiturn'd 4^�nbsp;exemph'squotidianis,proh Deum immortalem, plus fan�s cogUinbsp;turn amp;perfpedum habemus. Quis enim non uincitur aliquannbsp;peccati tentationecVidemus pr�terea alios frangi metu SiterfOnbsp;perfecutionum,egeftatis,ignomini� amp; mortis. Alios impatimnbsp;amp;^dolor in corporalibus alfjs calamitatibus euertittut nephanu^nbsp;fcelerata defign�t. Alios rurfus uincit ira,odiu,auaricia, ambiuo�nbsp;cur� huius f�culit� his fimiles alfj affedus irapij amp; motus carnanbsp;les in natura, qui hominem in diuerfum trahunt,et fere in grand*nbsp;fceleramergunt. Denic^ quotputas cflehomines,qui inbonoonbsp;pcreHunquamdeficiantamp; inculpate agant^Sed hoc cjuoquebnbsp;eft,amp; peccare contra uoluntatemDei. VerS quis horribilesift*� 'nbsp;deplorandosS^miferrimoscafusin Chriftianoorbeomncsoitnbsp;re pofletCFuerunt tarnen,qui lapfis arbitratifunt, non conceal jnbsp;dam efte fecundam reconciliationemtaut certe tertiam neg�dam�nbsp;Non enim f�pe peccantibus,iteratam p�nitentiam prodene-^

' eft Satan Ecclefi� Dei infenfifsimus uaftator, eamcp callidifsim*� artibus femper euertittadeo, utnecabfcp fpecie pietatis illani op^nbsp;primat.nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;enim, qui fie docuerunt, nonne impofsibilem

PHusquam fentiantur. Videmus enim ilium quotidiefuCcitarefa/� ��ticoshomines,quiolimfepulto5crrorcs,Slt;antiquatashcrefes, �nbsp;^fnuo renouant amp; inftaurantiNam Sdueteres Pelagi�niregnantnbsp;��^Papiftis * Concupifcentiam enim negant peccatum efle��C fin/nbsp;homines leai Ocinereobedirenone- amp; fatisfarere nature uiri

, �v-juanaarn operum noltrorum iulticiam,q^ baptilmu^Psla ^Pc^nitentia pr�cipiens,n� requifiuicmomentane� dolor�zimo

nee hune durare uoluit, fed exegit ueram fui emendationert^� per fidem grati� debuit in omni reliqua uita durarc. Sicutnbsp;^Mbdptifia mam pr�fcribit.i�Pet.iii}.Ergo quinol�tbaptizare,hocdVnbsp;rumerror, mifsionem peeeatiadmiteere, iiifiprius perfecte luftoSjGcut^^^^^nbsp;nabaptiftis dicitur,eos certum efl non tenere,necp quid pecf�*nbsp;fit,nelt;^ quid iuftieia,gratia, autChriftustneep uidecquonij*nbsp;pus fit fpiritu fando,amp; nihil meras hypoerifes docent.Rdiqnbsp;cftergo,utdeeorum pccnitentialoquar,quipoftfufceptuii��nbsp;tifmumnbsp;nbsp;nbsp;adeptam reconciliaticnem, eorrucruntme ignof^^'^�

quoep eonfequipofreremifsionem,amp;Deoiterum r�concili�t'� 1 Proinde eftquidem�rduumamp;magni�aboris,eriget'clap''� Znbsp;amp;confirmaredegratia:non quodfcriptur�teftimonijsdocct'nbsp;pofsit, lapfos recipi in tnifericordiam Dc),amp;placari ipfisnbsp;uelleDe�jCondonare�dignofcerepeccata/iconuertanturjP^nbsp;hpfosconfir agant,amp;inpromilsionem grati�crcdannfcdquiat^^j^nbsp;fnlt;tre. omnium difficillima,jn confcienticiudicio^ufuamp;experient�jP^nbsp;ne amp; perfede fendre ac credere,quod [)eus fppius lapfos,5-'�,nbsp;p�nit�tes,nun^ non recipiat in grad�.Et expert� c�fcientic*�nbsp;n�runt,qu� ardu� fit huie t�tationi refiftere,qu� dict�t delp^*nbsp;dum efle de gratia, cum iter� atep iterum fueris lapiusrac d�betnbsp;caufl� magis cauerepfi homines ,ne fie labantur, ut Deumirri�nbsp;uelleamp;c�temnereuideantur ? Securi hypocrit�amp; iuftieiatilquot;*nbsp;prorfus non intelligunttquibus ludus ell,c� de hisconfeienU^^'*^nbsp;roribus loqueris.Sed reuelato iudicio amp; ira Dei in confeientijs/�nbsp;guntur defperare.Proinde ualdeopus habemus certaacfirmanbsp;foladoneper Euangeli�,quaetefteturamp;Iapfisfuacor� Deop^tcanbsp;ta remitt�Quis eft enim omni� baptizatorum t� perfeueras inJ^P^nbsp;rebono,ut uideatur fibi poft adeptam reconciliationemnun^l^^nbsp;pfus efle C nullius mali confeius':�

Ergo Efa.u�t.dicit Deus. Ad quem refpiciam,n{fi ad paup^tci* lum,amp; contrit� fpiritu,�Ctrementem fermones meoscMatth.xiJ'nbsp;exeodem Propheta,cap.xlq. Arundinem quaflatam n�confiiquot;'*nbsp;get:amp; linum fumigans non extinguet. Item pfal.l. Sacrifi'ci�nbsp;fpirituscontribu�atusjcor contritum Schumiliatum Deus nonnbsp;fpicies � Eft enim in h is fententfjs generalis contio de gratia jCua�nbsp;omnesjtum ad eos difertepertinens,qui funtlapfi.Efaiasenimponbsp;pulum ludaicum his grati� promifsionibus ita confolatuseft.* ni^nbsp;mir� lapfum poft prima rec5ciliationem,qu� fiebat per circuncianbsp;on�.Necalio fine Chriftus,cumlud�is,ium omnibus Genobus

L 1 B E R P R r M T s. nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;i?

^andernc�folationempropofuit.Denicp Dauid ipfcad hune m�/ fefe p�nitentem confolatus eft : Slt; per fidem grad� in fpemnbsp;alutis �tern� erexit.Quare longe cerdfsimum eft,lap^osDeo re/nbsp;�^ondliaripoire : Si^debech�c fentenda omnibus perfuafifsima �Cnbsp;�^^l'tifsima effe,ut Deumomnes glorif(ccntprograda,amp;gradasa/nbsp;pnt:denicp fi forte pr�occupad func aliq deli(flo,a peccato amp; dianbsp;*^�O,c� fumma alacritaterefurganta peccato �d p�nitend�ag�r*.nbsp;Non aliter hortantur ad agendam p�nitend�, amp; confolanturnbsp;t�^J^idemreconciIiadonisdapfoSjhi ix fimiles Joci.Efadv^*Qu�rinbsp;j^Uorninumduminueniripotefl,inuoeateeumdumprope eft�nbsp;^'�dinquatimpius uiam fuam,8^ uir iniquus cogitadoncsfuas:etnbsp;^^naturad Domin�,etmilerebitur eius,amp;ad Deum fu�, quo/nbsp;am tnultus eftad isnofcendum.Ezech.xvin.Conuerdmini �i a/nbsp;g'^p�nitentiam,ab omnibus iniquitatibus uefi:rfs:amp; non erit uonbsp;z?�nruinam iniquitas.Item : Et quare moriemini domus Ifi-aeunbsp;nolo mortem moriends, dicit Dominus Deus. Reuertimininbsp;diiitegj autem peccauerit 111 te frater tuus,uadenbsp;jnbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;eum inter fe �c ipfum folum : fi te a�dierit lucratus es fratr�

(� �^dratrem appellat,qui eandem grati�fidem hobifcurn profigt; (^.^*�'81^,ut nunc habet, eodem lauacro regeneradonis amp; uit� 110/nbsp;Q^^nilotumrfedqui iamfit lapfus a d�bita obedientia hominisnbsp;^�quot;'ftiani, fed huiufmodi tarnen uult officio Ecclefi� reffit�hnbsp;Kp^ccertum eft loqui Chriftum deillis qui in externa uida pro��nbsp;,j�nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;Nam de alqs non habetiudiciumautcenfuram Ecclefia;

i^jpPoteftuidere, qui partim Chriftiane uiuant amp; fint corripi�dij 4^1 externis uitqs produnqfe i� perire, nifi rcuertantur in gra/nbsp;(ji^S^otrepdonis patientes amp; poenitentiam agant. Coiiftat �rgo^nbsp;P*-iudici� Ecclefi� reuocari ficutlapluinnbsp;^^'^�PbuelleDeum neullum hominem negligamus, quatumuisnbsp;perdnaciter mal� : nifieum quireeufet moni'znbsp;'�fitnbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;Ecclefie. Qui tarnen fi quando ad fe redeat amp; co

ijij � iterum ab Ecclefia recipi debet:ut liquet illiusexemplo, b Paulus excommunicatum iterum abfoluit. PoIIicetur ergonbsp;amp;pr�ftatoibus lapfis amp; p�nitentibus, remifsion� peccat�nbsp;pr�cipuauox Chrifti lem Domini no/nbsp;Qpoi'um remife/nbsp;]\^i^Peccata,remittuntur eis : �c quorum retinueritisretenta funr�.nbsp;retineri nifiincredu!is,duris etimp�nitctibustnbsp;nus illis aliquando reuerfis �Cfupplicibus ad gratiam,renlicnbsp;C ii)

tl.Male perdat Deus furore diabolGqui no qui'efcit impios^� am Dei obfcurare.Sciantboni,pocnit�u� pr�dication� ideo xnbsp;re,ne exiftim�t lapfi adoptionem (ui cafiTari aut euacuari poU^'nbsp;credanc uere in Chriftuni,�d banc fide retineant,poftnbsp;beat eis iterum couerti 8lt; in uiam redire. Pr�di�isnbsp;teftimonrjs adde exempla eoRt qui grauiter lapfi fu'nt,amp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;gc

conciliation� itcR2adepti.Velut Dauidis,Manafle,�C PetrU^ . clefi� qu� fuit Corinthi,amp;eius,qugapud Galatas.Quin jjnbsp;fius Ad� exempl� no debet remoueri a p�nit�tia laploi^.^^Unbsp;lapfi,rec�ciliari no poftent:nec Ad� rec�ciliatio contigilftf�^^ifnbsp;ftus � O ita reftituit nos � grati�,utiam nullius �iuria ilia pofl*^ ^,^^0nbsp;t�m�in fidepinaneamus,utdixi,etlapfiad De�per.pocnif^^^*nbsp;iterum c�uertamur.nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;Poftem multo plura teftimonia i��

fententi� j^ferre.Quia h�c eft^pprie ipfius grati� 8C Etiang^^]! lt;ftrina:De�SL peccatores amp;Iapfosrecipere,amp;pergrati�t�^^^^^nbsp;nitentes ac uere c�uerfos faluare, Venitenim Chriftus lefusp^.^^nbsp;tores ad pocnitenti� uocarc.Marth . ix ? Nec abfoluiturhaecij jjnbsp;mom�tozfed in omni uita Chriftianoi^:Slt; pr�fertim fi quafl^nbsp;pfi iteR^refurgunt amp; ad De� reuertuntur.Sed referu�danbsp;dam,uf(^ ad eum locum, in q dicend� erit,q) lapfis n�nbsp;quoties opus habere uidentur,fit donandaremift�opeccaOjP^.j^ynbsp;L�cusfecun uangeltj miniftros. Nuncexcutiend�funtcaufl�nbsp;dusfecundi pij erroris, quo primu c�pta eft lapfis negari remifsio peec^^*^0jnbsp;imputantur cuidamNouato:a quo deinde feminatof^g^/nbsp;jis errant. jnbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;fsJouanani.Fuit autem Nouatus ifte quidalt;^^

maiiuspresbyter:deqinhiftoriaTrip.lib.vif).cap.ix.ficftg^; J i^ouafut. licitando fcribcbat Ecclefqs,ne eos qd�monibus immolau^*'^*'

Sacramenta fufciperent:fed inuitarent quidem ad p�nit�tis�^ mifsion�uero Dei relinquer�t poteftati,c�ius folius eftnbsp;mittere.Hadcnus hiftori� uerba recitaui.nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;Ex his liqueUH

Nouatus quidem,non negauitjpofTelapfos refurgere, po�*^ Deo in gratiam redire, pofTe eis remifsionem peccati contin?^^^nbsp;fi conuertantur amp;pocnit�tiamagant:fed^hibuit, nefalib�s3^i,^gnbsp;clefi� miniftris remift�o peccati promitteretur. Ad h�cnbsp;dos cfte a Sacram�tis amp; c�munione. Neep tarne quoslibetnbsp;nbsp;nbsp;jj(j

fed eos qui imperatoris Decf) t�poribus metu amp; terrore n�jChrifti nomen abnegauift�nt.Et fie quid� Nouatusnbsp;iecit in Ecclefi�, pernitiofi amp; blafphemi erroris. Sed amp;nbsp;�atuit,quod etiam fie lapfos, ut dixi, iufsit ab Ecclefi�

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�l��rccrhNarn ipfius P�tri exempliim fatis teftatur,qLiibusIibet la p�s,etiam per abnegationem nominis Chrifti,deberi confolatiogt;'nbsp;�^sni/euertentibus �i denuo conuerfis ad Deum. Adde teftimoninbsp;^�^Chrifti^LuGxxf�.Ego rogaui^te, (Sic.n.loquiturad Petr�)nbsp;defic�'at fides tua:amp; tu aliquando c�uerftis,confirma iratres tu/nbsp;Vides q? Chriftus uult exempluni Petri perpetuo ualere, pronbsp;^��gcndis amp; confolandis lapfis.�ne reijciamus a falute,qui per poc/

Sunt igitur,ut modice digrediar,lapfi iterum recipiendi ab Ec-* dia:equa fe per peccatum eiecerunt.Imo Ecclefi� eft,iilos ultronbsp;'^^�itaread pcGnitenti�amp; remifsionispeccatifid�: ficut Chriftusnbsp;^'^confirma fratres tuos, Quibus ergo Deus ignofcit,illi non de/nbsp;^^*itac�folationeEuangelij amp;promifsioneremifsionis peccati,anbsp;^fi'am�tis et c�munione,arceri.EccIefiam.quicqd agic,non agitnbsp;p5'Oniina amp;miniftra fu�uoluntatis: fed utminiftra uoluntatisnbsp;hhi,qui eft Dominus amp; caput Ecclefig amp; feruator eius. Hue fanbsp;Pauli i.Cor.iiq.Sic nos exiftimet homo,ut miniftrosChrtnbsp;^difpenfaj-ores myfteriorum Dei.Ecclefi�igitur hocpr�cipunbsp;officiumeft,eos omnes qui quomodocuncp peccatum habentnbsp;ijlo^runtliberationem ab illo,confoiari etconf�rmare,per Euannbsp;promiflionem, de remiffo peccatc,ppter Chriftum. Deniq^nbsp;ad fidei amp; boni operis perfeuerantiam.Nunc ad rem�nbsp;(j^^j^ouati pernitiofus error amp; impia h�refis nimis inualuit.Namnbsp;(j � ^xorti funt,qui qualitercunc^ Iapfis,fpem remifsionispecca/nbsp;ti p^^pft�and�,penitus pr�ciderunt. Atq^ ifti ab Ecclefia fepara-^nbsp;oictipfos fuperbiflimo noie et titulo Ka9K.j.c�,hoc eft,mundos, KaSatfof.nbsp;t�^^^^cuimpollutos,appellauerunt pharifaicainfaniaexiftimaiinbsp;Wnbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;�Pnbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;haber�t,amp;q? pure,munde,

^^jacprorfusfine omni culpa uiuere pofTent.Et ad fuum impi ^fror�roborandum, abutebantur aliquot fcriptur�fenc�tijs:nbsp;nonihil dicctur� Prim� aut male colligeb�t:nbsp;^^ci �nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;,etipfum fpirituianetn

diaboli laqueos fefe uolunrarie pr�cipitare : ergo lapfis tk ^pfecataremitti.Graueequidepdrn, baptifmuper prcuaricanbsp;^^honeftarchdeo o�busmodis cauend� uitand�

� nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;Nouatiani,oim peftil�tiflimi hypocritg, et

^^pt� nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;fandu grauifsime lapfos e�. Dauid� uidelicet in

adulteriu amp; parrici'di�: ManalTei� j infandas cedes et inumerab�^� innoxior�, S�in f�dii�im� prophanatioii�unius ueri cultusDd�nbsp;Petrum denic^ in abiurationemnominis Chrifti, Et tarnennbsp;n�s iterum recepti in gratiam fuerunt : quanquam ex lila fefenbsp;fenuContaminatores quidem uerbi grati� amp; Sacramentorund^^nbsp;clituidelicet circuncifionis, adeoep baptifmi, quod de Petronbsp;piendum efttfed non euacuatores. Manfitenim gratia amp; dign'^^^nbsp;uerbi amp; Sacram�torum : etiamfi illi quibus communicata fucru'^

Graui�.l�pa nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;folum peccauit Petrus poft acceptum fpiritum

lusPetri, nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;Chriftum negauit� Verum etiam cum per fimulationcm

am,f�dem tam lud�orum fidelium,quam gentium propeiuoduiu euertifl�tt�Clibertati Chriftian�in tantumincommodaret,nbsp;fiiknio-nm IMnGir-r� Ifoi's nmp rnmniilifTpi- .-(ii'� z�.-. imn debCt

ftere,eumC^redarguereerrorisamp;accufare.Qu�quaiTi iiec dem potuit Petrus gratiam rec�ciliationis amittcretquianbsp;tumfideiretinebat, necreeufansauertiab erroreinquo dclilt;l^^**nbsp;rat.Sed de quibufdam alqs argutfjs, qu� Nouatianis �Cnbsp;impofuerunt,paulo poft loquemurt�d prtefertim in loco denbsp;to in fpiritum fanftum,dequoiam dicemus�

Nam fi Chriftus Pharif�is tribuithoc peccatum, qui fecund� P*'�fent�Ecclen� ftatum in populo Dei fuerunt,ncmo ob id dotenbsp;eos tune prim um amififie fpiritum fancluni,, quando o/nbsp;P^^'aamp;^fada Chriftiblafphemare cocpifl�nt, Sed efto ut eue dem�nbsp;P^Herit illis fpiritus:nec ideopoteftquifqpincrcdulos,8c qui ueriznbsp;^^ifemper reftiterunt, nun^ pr�diti fpiritu fan(fto,a b�alphernianbsp;P^�tusexeufare. Sed quod nam fit hoc peccatum exacte definirenbsp;p^opinorhumaniiudicqefletquemadmodum amp;uir clarilsimusnbsp;��ppus Melanthon ftatiiit,cuius in ea re iudicium non pofsumnbsp;�ehementer probare.Sic enim feribir in libro Locorum corn Deft�

pertinet ad iudicium noftrum uel EccIefia?*Qu(a il/ ^u's c�ftituendum efta pofteriori:tale peccatum noeffeinnbsp;ueniunt ad p�nitenti� 8d fid�, Ac docet id�,ipfum quoqjnbsp;p�^ftin� CO modo depeccato in fpiritu fandum^nunciauifl�,.

��^Dr audacTrer amp; impie Cathari,ac furiofo errore,dixe/ ^^�^'�S^uemu^s lapfum poft fufeeptum baptifmum SC cognitionemnbsp;t�t'^^^�^�P^ceatum irremifsibile eft�.Quo omnes prorfus a p�nigt;nbsp;Dt darum fithuiusratioh�, ficuteti�peceatiinnbsp;tenuifle. Supra enim docuimusnbsp;peccata condonari pofte� Sed ifti deterio/nbsp;^i^^ciebant condition em renatorum,quam infideliumrqui uer/nbsp;Bfati� et Sacramentum regenerationis nondum recepiflentJnbsp;futurus fit Deus g�nbus,uix tandem in fine uit� fu�

fuccefterit femper ? Quid autem Cathari po docere,nifiquandam perpetuam SC maleditftam hypoz

^'^11,' nbsp;nbsp;�^�^^^^ptift�.Nam amp; ifti fingunt,quod renati fine pecca

%� .^^P�^^��f�Slt;:ideonon baptizantquamadultos.Etpeccat� ^*^uegantef�epeccatum:amp; multos alios prodigiofos errorcsnbsp;quam raerasnbsp;hypocrifes docent,damnabili impietate. Sed ad Nonbsp;in o�bus habet �nabaptifte,nbsp;^bijjmaxime cGiftis locutus efte.Nec.n. uid�tur ulla in renbsp;difl�ntire,q trh tribuut fibi,cp fine peccato uiuere pofnbsp;reuertamur ad argutiam Nouatianorum,Diceb�t em:qgt;

COMMENT. DE POE NITENT. huila polTct pro peccatis reftare uenia, polluentibus fuutn bapt�nbsp;muiTi,amp; fpin'tum fandum efjdentibus.Nam talibus pcnrcor�'^nbsp;baptifmi frult;fl�:ncc elui dei'nccps peccati� pofl�,quia fec�donbsp;zari non liccret� Vide obfecro audadam 8� impietatemtqua�^^^nbsp;ceat fan dis precari,quod Chriftus docuit amp; iufsit:ncmpc,r^*..nbsp;nobis d�bita noftra,Quod fi licetjcertepeccatum habent,qii�� .jjnbsp;Iis per inuocatiohcnaignofcit�ramp;condonaturni�intemumi�nbsp;uerum etiaiu extern��Quoties enim obfecro labuntur fandi innbsp;terna peccataǒIam amp; Eucharifti�ufusgt;quinullus eflepoteft,nbsp;apud eos^qui promifsionem E�angelfj reccperuntj teftaturnbsp;tos non ita c�dere, uterigi amp;refl:it�iin gratiam nunquam pd�� nbsp;Confirm�t h. illius ufus peccatores,de quotidiaha remifsion^P^nbsp;cati per Ghriftum:amp;fighificatquod adoptioh�, qu�contigi^Pnbsp;baptifrhum,n� poffint amittere:modo retineant fidem,amp;bp��^^nbsp;agchdam p�nit�tiam refurgant. Denilt;^ nec deftjt baptiff^^^^^nbsp;pignus gratiapibis qui aliquando lab�ntur, uidenturnbsp;fand�m amitteretnon magis certe, q�am Euanadi� non ma�, jnbsp;�erbum grati�,uit� �c faliitis bis qui per p�nkentiamnbsp;Deum reuertuntur T aies enim habent fuiim baptifmum,nbsp;pignus amp; fignum �ternum coram Deo,fu�adoptionis. ,'fnbsp;H�c ergo blafpbemia,quam Cbriftusuocatpeccatuminlp'^.jnbsp;turn faudum,alia rationetantum c�lpam habet coramnbsp;irremifsibile peccatum : quam ifti ftolidi Hypocrit� -, Catha�*}nbsp;quam,amp; Nouatiani,c�finxerunt * N� Pharif�i, quibus Chr�nbsp;uidetur hoc peccatum tribuifte,ita fe gereb�t,ut qui in finaU�^ �nbsp;pocnitentiam amp; in credub'tatem corruilfen t Nam amp; bellumnbsp;bantcumgratia�amp;^incontumeliamdodringamp;operum Chnmnbsp;cebanthicnon eijcitd�mones nifi in Beelzebub,principcda^�^nbsp;niorum ? Nec iam melius uideb�turhabcre,quam ifti quifutt^nbsp;aliquando indurati, Sicut Ethnicus Pharao:Roma.ix.

apud Iud�os:ficuthabesEfa.v�Mar.iii).Rom.xi.Siuequio^ . tur a Deo in reprobam mentem fuift� traditi:ficut eft Rom.i.i^ -relinquitur NouatianosnointellexilTe, quid fit peccatumnbsp;tumn'mo in totum� nihil qua Pharifaico more de peccato ludic^nbsp;potuiffc.Quareetiam neceffe fuit,utin tota dodrina de pcenit^nbsp;tia nihil potuerunt quam errores amp; perditionem feminare,

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J Oannes difcernit peccata alia,a quod� peccato ad mort�.i.Io^' ��Nimiruni non aliud intelligens, quam quod a Cbrifto uocanbsp;blafpheiT�*�

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^lafphcm�a in Spiritum fandum,8^ irremifsibile pccGatum.Igitur '*Eillopeccato,quod diciturmortale jfiuepeccatumadmorcem,nbsp;JJon aliter pronunciamus,quam de peccato in Spiritum fandum�nbsp;�^9^oiamdidumeft,uidehcet eos habere peccatum ad morte,�nbsp;pcrtinaciter manent in imp�nitentia 8lt; incredulitatc� Et de tanbsp;��DusneceiTeeftloquiPaulum,i. Cor.vi*Neerretis,neqjfornica/nbsp;Idolis feruientes,nec� adukeri,ne(^ molles, neep mafcuznbsp;Ofum concubitores,necp fures,ncqp auari,neep ebrioG,neKp maznbsp;ne^ rapaces,regnum Dei pofsidebunt.Rom.vifj.Si fecunnbsp;carnem uixeritis moriemini.�dem docetGai.v. Ephe.v. amp;c.nbsp;^'ceff�ciunturpeccata mortalia,quaecunqj fiuntcontra confci/nbsp;?\^ni:non facere debitum officium,amp; uocationi non diligenternbsp;^'^��uire.i.Cor .ix. V� mihifinonEuangelizem.NollecognoC'nbsp;J^^^�^^Uerbum �eirfiue conf�rmatum teftimonio fpiricusfanc7i,nolnbsp;]^dpere,dequibus eftioan.xv. In harenamiufticiarum fuarumnbsp;*ficare,relida fidei petra Chrifto lefu.Rom.ix.etx. Videre egenbsp;pofsis pafcere ac ueftirc,et alia officia diledionis in ill osnbsp;x^kere:amp;tamen uifcera diledionis claudere,amp; nulla iftis operanbsp;xxv.i.Ioan.irj. Ver�inhisnbsp;'^ibus retinend� cft,condonari h�c omnia peccata,his qui tannbsp;J'^^poenitentiam aaunt�icreduntEuangeliotcuiushabes exemnbsp;JMiij. Qu�re non habet fignificationem peccati irrcmifnbsp;his qui tand� non c�uertunturiut necefl�rio confiteanbsp;,^^�^peccatum irremifsibileiSd quod loannes hic uocat peccat� adnbsp;L proprie,aliud quoddam genus ei�e:quod non temere de/nbsp;j^*id�eft, quam fupra fad�,ne quisap�nitentia abfterreatur*.nbsp;j,|?�onec qu�libetEuangelq pcrfecutio,utcuncp uideatur hofttnbsp;�j^^�^^ihaberi pro peccato ad mortem debet : Sicut teftatur Paulinbsp;�^plumiin quo h�c pr�cipua uicia, uidelicetjuperb� prgfuninbsp;Iji^amp;obftjnat� incredulitatis�dfumm�contra Euangeliunrnbsp;P^cmi�regnauer�t. Sedfanari potuerunt:necenim ueneratnbsp;f�^.^^^�etnam indurationem. C�terum oper�preciumefthicfubnbsp;tiQ ^'^^�4'^��poftolusilledeconuerfioneIuifcribit, inconfolanbsp;Chrift�cre/nbsp;'�'Pinbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;�hCcrtus fermo amp; dignus qui omnibus modis ac

f�� Chriftusiefus uenitin huncmund� peccatores faluos primus ego fum. Sed ideo mifericordia m confecitnbsp;Mnbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;primu odendcret Chriftus lefus omn� patientia

Hane firmam confolationem nulli Cathari potcrunt no � pcrc:quin conf�te�turnecefl^rio nobifcum,omnia pecca�nbsp;phemiasremittijhisquiadDeumper fidemin Chriftntn*^nbsp;tuntur amp; poenitentiam agunt ? Hue pertinet �C Manafl^nbsp;Item hoequod Paulus feribit. fj. Timoth.q iubens,utnbsp;manfuece eorripiamusaduerfarios, ( eos nimirum intellig^'�nbsp;Euangelio refiit�nt.�in quo peceato eft grauifsima blafp^^^*^nbsp;quando dctillis Deus patienriam, ad eognofeendum jjt,nbsp;refipiftant e diaboli laqueis, a quo eaptiui tenenturad ip�� Jnbsp;luhtatem.Tale fere eft illud ad Tit.ifj. H�retieum h om hinbsp;�nam amp; alteram eorreptioiiem uitabis : Sc in eo fpemnbsp;nam retinendam doeens de faluandis per eoiiuerfionem gt; Knbsp;conuertanturpeeeatoreSituneetiaremittuntureis peecata-^''nbsp;x\riq.Mar.nij.

Igitur ubi ioanncs uctat preeari pro illo peeeato , quod �r catpeeeatumad mortem Jentit nimirum de illo oenere,nbsp;iftorum,qui non obfeuris fignis produnt, fc in finalemnbsp;tiamScincredulitatemcorr�ifiTe* Qpaleexemplum legin�osnbsp;iqui ueritatem refurredionis Chrifti,eontra teftimoniumnbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;jji

ci� oblitct�r� eonati funt.Matth.xxviij. Aut q�ale eft eornj�J�J^ . funt h�retiei ineorrigibiles:Tit.irj.amp; apoftoli Antichrifti,*'�^jj/nbsp;itj.SC iiij.Proquibus, utmaximepofsispreeari, ut abnbsp;queis Diaboli liberentur: tarnen peeeati genus tale nonnbsp;pro quo preearipofsis,ne habeti in peeeat� imputetur. Skntnbsp;alioqui multa �ieia Scpeeeata, qu�SCuenialia funt, 8Cnbsp;peeeatis habetur. Difsimilia funtautem pr�didorum:8cnbsp;tempore Euangelium Chrifti opprimere laborant jquaks^^�^ .nbsp;contra iudicium eonfcienti�non uerentur ueritatirefiftere. * anbsp;ta eft exc�catio in iftis, amp; ira Dei.

Eius peeeati exemplum aliud legitur.q.Timoth.iiij.Alexa �. �rarius multa mala mihi often dit. Reddat illi Dominusnbsp;opera eius: (uidelieet mala, in ultioneet uindida irremifsibil'^jjnbsp;cati ) quern Sc tu uitabis. Valdcenimrcftitituerbismeis.Hk�^ onbsp;modo non precatur pro Alexandro Paulus : fed etiam malanbsp;tionem diuinam illi orat. Viditenim in finalem impccnitentia��^nbsp;cxc�eationem ineidifle.Quales eerte dC illi fuerunt, de quibn^nbsp;Hier. vrj*Tu ergo noli orare pro populo hoc, nee aftiimasnbsp;laudem SCorationem Sc non obfiftas mihi : Qjuia non exaudi�nbsp;te. Expende etiam, num hoc peccatum uiderit Helias,in quin �nbsp;genatQ^

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quibus deridebatur: Petrus in Anania amp; (jU^P^�Exiftimare em, quod gratia �i uirtute fpiritusfan di careant,nbsp;t^foRnbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;niifit, eft Deum ipfum irridere amp; contemncrc, Qiiodfine

N�i^^*anos,qui fi pcrmif�runt, rede fieriprccarioncs in ec/ utapeccatoconuertantir,nbsp;eua^efioamp; poenitentiam agant: cur nonetiam probaucrunt

I ^'cdentium erratis frecariC An Deus minus cicmcns eft ergafilios .. tjnarn erga alienos amp; filios Diaboli�'H�c dico, ut profunda in fiznbsp;�a corum, qui uerbo gtatig contradicunt, palpabilis fiat* Paulusnbsp;^^��dum gratig (piritum longe aliternos docet:utGaI.vi*Frau�es,5tfinbsp;t^|?.^^psttis fuerithomoin aliquo dclido, uos qui fpirinialcseftis,nbsp;r^^feuratemanfucto fpiritu: confiderans teipfumneamp;tu tenteris*nbsp;iii(nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;Nouatiani Slt; perdpiant in corde, fi qui ufqu� funt,�aten c

funt* ) Alter alterius on era portateScficperficietis legem t�t fi quis exiftimat fe aliquid efl�,cum nihil fit, ipfe fe dectnbsp;�^(^tPctrus,rj Pet.ifi*N� tard�t dominus promift�oncfu�,ficutquidanbsp;P*'opter uos, nolens aliquos perire, fednbsp;Hoccerteeftlapfoscolligere,erigcnbsp;*^t�aherc ad faluadoncm*

''oindeloannes, peccatum admortem, non hoc cenfuit effe, quod 'j^tiani: fed quo Chriftus abnegatur, quod ipfe met in eadem Epiznbsp;}J�cap.iitj. exponit* Nec^ rarumerat tunchoc peccatumin perfidisnbsp;quodtandem regnare in Nouatianis c�pit,excludentibtis lapznbsp;'^poenitentiaamp;a fide in Chiftum, amp;in Papiftis, qui pro impetranznbsp;J ^ccati rcmift�onc relegant peccatores amp; lapfos a Chrifto ad immun

'guidas carnis. Nam utrunque plane non aliud eft, quam fepelire Papifl^con� Q/*ftuni,amp;fing ercfruftramortuumefie.Siue,utIoannesait,negarenbsp;p^'�*ftuincarnem uenilfe^Namufum Chrifti, cumNouau'ani, tumnbsp;prorfus fuftulcrunt. Cuius peccati magnitudinem,fi quis attenznbsp;ueniam efle, quam hoc peccatum, uideltnbsp;i) � benefid�benignifl�maliberalitategratignobis donatum,nbsp;,j^�''fgt;abijcereamp; damnare* tttamen dubitarinon debet, quin omnes

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litanturquidam alrj loci quibus abufi funtperfidiNouatiani,in �bfterrendo lapfos a poenitentiaSiremifTionis peccati fide, amp;prcnbsp;illos in defperationem, uelutille Matt.x. Quimenegaucnbsp;^orara hotninibus, negabo amp; egoeumcor�paaetneo qui in coelis

C O M H E N T. DE P OE Nquot; I T E N T, cftJtcm: Qui non acceperir crucemfuam, amp;fcquiturme, n�i^�-dignus. Et fi qui a�ij h is fuut fimiles, qua�es h abcs Luc. xi).nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;^01

Sednunquid potua'untdoccre Nouanani,quod Apoftolt� nunc coram p�tre negctChriftus, qu�doipfum Ghriftumnbsp;hicenetnegauitC� Non poflunt.Quarc�'C�aiaptrnitenteiMi'cc^�^^i^nbsp;ftus. Deinde, non dixit Chriftus :Quimenegaucrir, cumnbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;�f

amp�nitcntem.Qiiin omnes uoeatadpeenitentiam excmplo r fupradocui, quod maximeeoualet, utconfolationem habe3^��^^ j^/nbsp;forte incidiffent in hoc grauiff�mum peccatum abnegati Chrift*�nbsp;fper�t,fcd ut feiantfe adhuc redpi,fi in fide mane�t et pcennbsp;Quarehis quoep fententijs nequiter amp; federate abufi fu'^^nbsp;tiani,pron�ciatisaChrifto defina�iperfeuer�tiainpeccato.nbsp;ignor�t, quod increduli, apoftat�, flagitiofi, quicuncpnbsp;.durant in perfidia impcenitentia,faluari nequeant�' fed �apfisP^^nbsp;tentiamagentibus,negareueniam,cftChrifi:umprocu�care,StDnbsp;gelium euertere-Euangelio enim uniucrfaliter omnes hominesnbsp;nitentiam uocantur, propofitaconditione, ut fi credant in Chrin^� �nbsp;accipiantoniniumddicf�orumfuorumremin�onem. '^1nbsp;nde eleganter quidam ex ueteribus, cuius breuc quoddaifli^'1nbsp;tumextat, attextuinoperibus Cypriani, adNouatianum h�t^�^nbsp;Qugnam,inquit, efttuaNouatianedementia, util�aqu�ade^'^*^nbsp;fa�utis pertineant tantum Icgas, 8Cqug admifericordiam,pr�'�^^^^^^nbsp;C�am�tefadptura Sf dicente: Conuertimini ad me in toto cordeue*nbsp;inieiunio, ploratione�dplandu. Et fein dite corda ueftra,�^norit�^,^^^nbsp;men ta. Et conuertimini ad Dominum Deumuefir�m, qnoniam*^*nbsp;ricor s eft amp; miferator, Slt;: mu�t� m iferationis. Idem ait: Legimusnbsp;ramus cccleft� Domini fententiam,qua a't, negaturumfe, nega'^^^nbsp;Nunquidamp;p�nitcntem7nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;,

herum ergo horribih'exemplocernei^e eftquamf�de errent,qui iufiicijs carnis,plus tribuunt acfidunt,quamgran�amp;^^^l^nbsp;toriChrifi:o.SedNouatianicorrupcruntprf(erea,quendamaIiu^�nbsp;cum Epifiol� adRo. cap.ii). de pr�teritor� dehcflorum rcmifi'^nbsp;Nam quod Paulus fimpliciffimedixit,dercmin�oneamp;abolidofl^^.nbsp;catiper Chriftum, cum non fit alia propcccatishofiia, idiftico^j^nbsp;lif�imc deprauarunt, contenden tes Paulum de qs peccatis foltimnbsp;cutum, qu�admifimus priufquam baptifatifumus, quafiqua:�^nbsp;ceps committimus, n� modo per eundem Chrifiumnon remittsPf.nbsp;fed prorfu s non remittantur. Con tra tot feriptur� fen tentias,nbsp;Iicen tur lapfis amp; p�nitentibus,pcr eandem fidem, propter Chrini�nbsp;qua renati funt omnium delidor� fuorum remiflion�. Contrah�* Lnbsp;modi ftolidosargutatoresjfi qui forte excitarentur a Diabolo,

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^o^omni�memini{rc,qugde lapfispcenitendbushucufc^dicTtafunCj Oit^confci'cntignoftr� firmiter muni�ndc funt, ne qui f�nantfepertur/nbsp;^gt;'i,amp;conf]ciin defperationem, lapfi forte poft fufcept�b�ptifmum�nbsp;^anqfatiseratin eatmtationeuincedajioc unum teftimonium, qdnbsp;Chriftum, �tcrnum Pontifice Si aduocatum noftruna, cora p�tre!nbsp;*^ccelis,mulus lods fcriptur� obuium,ueluti* loan Jj.Filio�i mei,hgcnbsp;�^ibo uobis, ne pcccetis, Cbc nim�R^ loquitrenatis �C per fidc nominisnbsp;^nriftidile�tis filqs Dci. ') fed Si fi quis peccaueritaduocat� habcmusnbsp;�piid patrcm lefum Chriftum iuftum. Si ipft eft propitiatio pro peccaznbsp;^^noftris.Non pro noftrisautemtantum, fed etiam pro totius mundi*nbsp;Hac fententia fatis ccrtum eft ,ae firm�, etiam lapfis rem itti fua peccanbsp;^pon�,necaliare nifi propter Chriftum,fipccniterttiamagant amp;a'e/nbsp;'^t^teuangelio. Qiia propter Nouatianicumfuo Diabo�icogloflemanbsp;^^��^udiandi funt.NamPaulus necp docuit,necp uolt�t^imo neepotunbsp;*^^ocerequodipfi confinxerunt.Sed hoc docet,q? nullis unqfua peccanbsp;aliter remittantur, quam grauita gratia per fid� in propitiator� Ch rPnbsp;Jdcclaratum fuiflc teftatur, prcteriti peccati rcmifl�ione:qua nulnbsp;f P^tiufticias legis impctrare potuerunt, multo nimus per alias oper�nbsp;.^^'^u�tiones, ficut nec ulli unq uUius peccati remiflion�acdpient Sinbsp;'l?pftrabuut,quam per fid� in Chrift�. H^c ita habere, liquet ex circu?nbsp;�^ntrjs totius lod, qui dtatur Si producitur ex Pau�o K oma.ii). que eanbsp;'^^ffahic fubfcribam.QuiaChiqiiit) ex operibus legis non iuftificatu�nbsp;jj^^iscaro, per leg�enim cognitio peccati. iS��caut� fine lege iuftidanbsp;P' nianifeftata eft, teftificata a lege Si prophetis. �ufticia aut� Dei, pernbsp;J^^IefLiChrifti,inomnes etfuper onincs,qui crcd�t.N5 emeftdiftinnbsp;. '^Omnes em peccauerunt,amp; egent gloria Dd.Iuftificati per gratianbsp;'^s,per redemption� qu� eft ih Chnfto lefu, quem propofuit Deusnbsp;T�tiaroriu, perfide,infanguincipfius.�utoftenderetiuftici�fuam,nbsp;Propter remilTionc pr�cedcnti � deli(ftoR2. Qpp tolerauic Deus, ut oft�nbsp;^^^iuftid� fuam,in hoc tempore, ut ipfe fitiuftus,Si iuftificans cum,nbsp;^^ieftexfide lefu.

. Haecomnia funt tonitrua cotracos,qu�remiftionc peccatiaccipiSi ^P^aripofl�exiftimant, periufticia�znoftraRjma'ita Si fatisfadlio/nbsp;i^u� nullis contingit,nifi gratis, propter Chriftum ,quaten us hi il

. �^ctedunt.Significatautem Paulus, q? Deus pr�teriti peccati condo I j^^*oncdcclaret,fcen'e,quinosiuftificatgratis,utdilt;ft5 eft,^terChrinbsp;^'^.N�quaaliare,potui(retill�iuftid�fuam, h.c. iuftificant�gratianbsp;Wuerax, iuftus,clcmcns, mifericorsSi fidelis, remittitpeccata, licutnbsp;crcd�t,oft�dcre Si dedarare, nifi pr�teriti peccati renbsp;Qu� cm alia rcmitti poflent,aut quomodo rcmitti que n�dumnbsp;^admifla'; Neq; hic c�fiderat Paulus,utr� iuftificati porro fintpcc

catnri, feddocct, perquemaccepcrintrerruff�on�de�i�:oR2. hi'nc fequit, n ul�a qug bapti fati admiferut peccata, illis remitri,nbsp;fcquitjnul�isunq ulla peccata aliter remitti,nifi gratis propternbsp;fi tarnen inilI�credant.Qu�admodumfubprioreteftam�to,id^�nbsp;te reuelat� gratiam,nuna rcmifla funt, ne quid� per iuftidasnbsp;quatcnus beati patres ercdiderunt in uentuRz Chrift�, qui eonioonbsp;bifcum fub gratia Noui teftameti uixerunt, i. Cor,x� loan� |(jnbsp;Proinde nihil agit Paulus appcllatione rem iffi prgteriti pecca��nbsp;declarari deu cflc iuftificator� noftri,pecGiti condonatione,quen^^^^nbsp;cft prgterita efl�,qu�doainc� nobis rcmittuntur. Gratis aut�c�uo��^^nbsp;Iafignificat,propter Chriftum, n�periuftidasnoftras,nbsp;fedg immund�. Hoc quid� eti� te�le requirit, ne qui iuftif�^^^^^nbsp;porro peccent,amp; ne rcdeantad uomitum,ficutad Rom.vi.copi^�'^' ,nbsp;certe,cum recondliamur Deo,erudit nos gratia,ut fobrie,iufc^jtnbsp;in hoc feculo uiuamus, 8Cc. T it. t). Sicut eti� Petrus docet,i.nbsp;emeftnobis, q?anteacflo uit� temporeuoluntat�gentiumnbsp;mus amp;c. VcR� hec nihil pro Nouatianis, qui lapfos p�nit�te��^nbsp;nibushoneftisamp;pijsftudijsdeditosjafaluationeexcludebant� .

Quid� dum hune Pauli locum exponunt depeccatooriginist^^^^ amp; de peccatis ante paff�on� Chrifti admif�is, negant Chrift�nbsp;mediator�faluationisefle. Q_ui contemnendi funt, utNouaciani'^G/nbsp;cm melius fapiunt q Nouatiani,ut ne dic�, peius il los de Chrino}^ /nbsp;re.N�Nouatianiquid�,c�cedebanthomincsgratisper ChriiW�^nbsp;ri,fedlapfis nihil reftare quo rccondliari poffen t, quianbsp;Chrifti exclufift�nt. Ve[?2 ifft nuperi Nouatiani,excluduntCh^nbsp;iuftificatorisloco,etdoc�t faluation� quprereper iuftidas legis-C^nbsp;quomodo quadret cum doctrina Pauli, de qua pauloanteeg^rt��^rJjnbsp;cileiudicareeft.Paulusdef��tarec�ciIiationcloquit,nelt;^deqeit^nbsp;ftum mediatoris loco,perquehabemusiuftid�amp;faluation�,nbsp;aliqu�do per imbedllitat� carnis labamur,modo f�d� retinean^ii^�nbsp;nuoperpcenitenti�cm�demur�nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;,

Rcliqui funtduoilliloci Epiftol�adHcbrg. quos fupi'acita^� quos quid refpondcdum fit, re(fte ccnfct,meoiudido, uir dod��nbsp;Philipp. MeL. in libello locors^ communium theologicoR2,denbsp;fupra m�tion� fed. Sed fi cui c�tentiofo n� fatisfacit,tutius eft to^^nbsp;ftol� rei') cere, q in eo redpere, quo uniuerfali pr�dicationinbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;-ij

rcmiflionispeccati aduerfari uidetur.C�eti�apud ucteresdejj, toritatedubitat�fit, ficut refertinEcdefiafticahiftoria abEufd�*nbsp;vi.cap.xvi. T ametG locij de facerdotio Chrifti dignift�me 8^ fennbsp;meexponat.Sedn�idcoadprobaridebet,fiqdineareperias,q'Jnbsp;adimat fpem faluationis.Quia hoc ipfum,eflet amp; Chrift�

Dettoris �terni deturbareamp; detjeere, amp; Ecclefiam in tot� dcuaflarc. Vt fgt;Kefl[ariorecipiamus,prgdidorumlocorumdus Epiftok ,ahqu�mianbsp;S�tionem,quam requiras,utdixi',ex Philippi �ibro�

CONTR.A EOS, QV I LAPSIS PECCATI REMISSIO� ��W� J femeldmtax^ttmni�mo Ecckfiie concedtndam permiferunt,cum ta femper reddi debeatnbsp;dtbitum, h� qui uere ad DeS reuertuntur^ etiamft in�nitis modk lap�f.

Lj Adenus in confutarionc contra Nouatianos, eorum fententiam J-repudiaui, quilapfis remiflion�peccaticontingercpofl�prorfusnbsp;��^auQ'unt.Nunc etiam ill i conueniendi funt, �i reuocandi ad iudidnnbsp;'^^�tatis feriptur�, adeoC^ erroris amp;impietatis conuinc�di,q fe magnisnbsp;�tribus ad argumenta rationisconuerterunt, non affirmantes quidem,nbsp;t^'^nitenti� lapforum prorfus nih il ualere, fed �gre concedentes pecca'*nbsp;^��ftniiTionelapfis.No l�petamen, adcoc^p uixfemel,

, Proinde iftihypocriteprplidis Nouatianis non paru clementiores ^l^i uoluerunt, �ed meo iudicio longe d�t�rior�s amp; nocentiores fue/nbsp;^�^t.Prim�,quia nec^ ignor�tia uericatis Euangelrj deliquiffe utdent,nbsp;�einde, q? a ueritatc euangelrj fimplidores in hypocrifim gloria/nbsp;^^-opei^fuorumdetraxerunt,nihilfecuti,qargumentaratioms.S�Cnbsp;^^^Higebanu Silapfisf�piusiterata p�nit�ti�prodeflet, gratiamnbsp;occafion� ad peccandum. It�,cautiores fieri homines, amp; ad pec/nbsp;. '^^'^cundatiores, fi credantlapfisn� femperremiffion�peccati con/nbsp;pofle* Et huiusmodi alia delyram�ta rationis profereb� t, quoRznbsp;f ^ngobardus meminit,acreprehenditeoR2infaniam, �ibroquartonbsp;j?^^tiarum,Diffixiiq,Ethisrationibusmouerihoctemporemukos,nbsp;^�'^traEuangelium fentiant, notumeftfatis. Sicern folent, quimagis

feat nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;ohiedion ibus nonnihil refpondere confilium eft, ut appa/

q, ea obfcuratanihil q inhypocrifim labantur� blafphemabauQuis no femper peccaret,fi femper redire pofnbsp;� Nodico, hochypocriticeinferri, quafi fithomini lapfoinmanu,nbsp;feLnbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;gt;poffie refurgere amp; redire,amp;,no efl�q folius gratip,�rig�/

^j�.P ^ff��amp;infide remiffionispee�ati c�firmare. Quod iureamp;uere �H.�p ^hocdico, argutaamp;be�hifima ratio eft, amp;folisiuftidarijs, .nbsp;^'ea^ �nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;quoq? Paulo,pre/

�^tal nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;mala, ut ueni�t bona.Scd

ffo - i^P�ftolusilIeficpron�dat,quor�d�natio iuftaeft.N�oble feu occafion�, pr�buer�t ifti hominibusnbsp;miferis in peccatoherentibus ad defper�dum; Nonnbsp;quiafiduci� human�iuftici�eopadodocuerjjt,ucrtieri�,nbsp;Mut cog�rent alios omnesdefpcrare, qui no erantipfisfimiles

COMMENT. D E POE N � r E N T. � hypocrKg.N�impoflibi�ecfthoiemjin haccarnali natura,n�f^iusflnbsp;bi.Necpotuer�tillgiuftirif iuuare eos, qui fibi Rare ��debant.Qp�ttnbsp;duciamin ban c poneban t:8C fidei petra euercebatur.

Ergo longe decepri fuerunt ifti,per fuas intentiones bonas.N�Jn^ tellexerunt ein,operanoftra per fe nihil effe cor� deo:non poflenbsp;dictum del fuftinere. PfaLcx�iq.Deinde no uiderunt, quefit uisp^nbsp;tiamp; Diabo�ijamp;qu�tainf�rmitasinhumananaturaad rcfift�duwwj^nbsp;Denic� quot holes in c�fcienti� agone, non folu ex his quinbsp;pfi fuiflentjUerumeria exfuogenere,protruferint indefperatioew�nbsp;besfcilicet quomodohoiesperignorantiam�Cabfc�fion�grafnbsp;oresreddantaddelinqu�dum.Sed audiamusdiuerfamali�rationr� �nbsp;rum Nouatianoiv ,�quefeftiuam,hoceft,infigniter impiam?nbsp;amp;bIafphema.Obiiciebante n Dhm uideri incitatoremmali^�^�*�^nbsp;- per peccamibus fubuenirec, ignofcendo illis peccata: eicp placcrcp^ranbsp;ta ,q femp prcfto effet ilia c�mict�tibusremittereJfta blafphoua comeiinbsp;ta,quis uir bonus poteft fineffomacho IcgereuelaudireC Curnonpotfnbsp;us hac fequela eliciebant:ideo no adprobare deu noftra peccata, gafo��nbsp;peri'�m�cri�i��a,n� fideconuerfis a peccato. N�h�cueraxefthrm�nbsp;ratiotideo cm ignofcit pccnitentibus,ut extirpet in illis,quod c�dit,nepcnbsp;peccatum .Nccalij efficaciter abftrahuntur a peccato, nifiquibusgra''inbsp;ti� magnitudo cognitiflima eft,

Loinbardus in fentctqs,citato loco ex Auguftino, nifi liberundc^**. �ducitur eft nothus,n� mala tarnen fentenaa,c�trapdidamopiniof^^�nbsp;ita refpondcczcrrant a�it.Conftatem peccata difplicerc,ei qui fern? pre-*nbsp;rto eft ilia deftruereffed h ea amarct, no femper ea deftrueret. In fumma�nbsp;gratia quo perfedius cognofeitur perueramfide, eopr^fentius feruatnbsp;hominene in ullum aliquod peccat� relabatur :8c fi forte per camisini^,nbsp;becillitate lapfusfuerit,itei^ erjoitin�adglorificand�dcum,qtf P^*^/nbsp;cata oditj�c omnibus modis uultillain fandisextirparitideo femper ��nbsp;donat lapfis peccata ad p�nit�tiamreuerfis,u� peccatu tand� intotuap'nbsp;olcatur.Rurfusaquibus creditur deus fiedurus elle Scimplacabilisif^nbsp;dex, ut laphsno facile ignofcat, adeoc^ uix fcmel,ifti non poffuntnbsp;deoirafci,amp; occultis blafphemfjsfremerc, donee tand� in apertacof*^nbsp;tia erupant ac defper�t * Qu^ profed� fapientig rationis debemus:nbsp;bonas intentioes pro arcendo 8c depcllendo peccato, fed inaniter iaftat-

Quare deus od it regnum peccati Diaboli:ac deftruit illud,eo ip'� qppdoribus nunq no ignofeir, p�nit�tibusillis,�Co�busingnc rn�^nbsp;quan�c�ceditfpaci�poenitendi:ficutamp;f Pet.docct,ij.Pet.iq.amp;PafIf^nbsp;Ro.ij.Rurfus plant�t pda, hypocri(imamp; defperati�em, SCadgeh�f^nbsp;�dific�tNouatiani,�Cqfcunq^ fp�s iftorum agit. Chriftus nullisn�enbsp;perpetuus feruator, nifi incredulis :qs h�c de gratia pdicata

fed pereant qper��t: amp; Icdant qui I�d�tur .Nos Chrifti bo / ��sodor fumus deo,tn his qui falui fiunt:amp; inhisqui pereunt. Alqs qgt;nbsp;odor mortis in tnortem:ali]s autem odor uit�, in u-tam. ij. Cor. q.

Sed addam terri� argutiam memoratoRz Nouatiano�i, ucl potius 1 u/ ^briSamp;illufion�Diaboli, qui fuos arte dem en tac. Sic ergo dicebant:nbsp;Que c^cum bis illuminauitCQue Icprofum bis m�dauit � Que inortu�nbsp;^isexcitauit�tcx eoinfereb�t,non ualcre f�piusiteratarnp�nitcnti�nbsp;hocpalt;ftoeti�inferrccoadifunt,nefemelquid�ualere:fifuas co/nbsp;S'Utiones att�tius infpexiflent. Sic ergo ifti nebulones talibus delyraih�nbsp;�S de�cclati funt: ut h ypocrifim opei^ ftatuer�c, pr�con ia g' atig euer/nbsp;Cumm�arciculum fidei,q eft de reinin��eplt;ftr,pr orius perderecnbsp;J^^deler�t.Quodfi taies allegorig ualer�t, nemot�eitin{�ns,quiqciesnbsp;�^et,n5 pofl�t fpiritui gratig c�uiti� diccretatq? eadocere,qbasCvhrinbsp;fid� prorf us irrideret, protereret SC c5culearct:amp; tn in terim g lorinbsp;�'^^gt;*,fet�nidoclorisofficio inecclefiafunclum effe. Oinoueroiiidinbsp;^^funciftgbIaiphe�Tienugg,qbusameinc�futat!onepIusrefp�dcat.'nbsp;hfnbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;fentetia tam pa�z Chriffiana, an fuffragator� habueriti

�^q�^TertuIiian�,egon�aufti'nai��rfnare.Ccrteinlib.qu�dep�/ fcnpfic, ita leg'tur: Piget fecundg, imo ultimg fpei fubtexere menbsp;jj, ''^*�i.Ncretra(ft�t*esderefiduoauxihopccnitcdi, fpacium adhuede/nbsp;dem�ffrare uideamur. Etqugdamalia paulopoff, eti�durio/nbsp;nolo referre. Quamq idem autor banc dur iffim� fen tenii� iubinnbsp;mitigat:ucuidcat ipfequoc^Tertunianus,hac, uefibi uifanbsp;l^�f^�aaftucia, rebus Chriftianis, paulaiimin detcriuslab�tibus, c�fu/nbsp;l'annbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;quiddtiriusin TertuI/

^^ic�:Cui in fid.ei rebus,rati�is omniac�fuia,{ufpeda eff� debue/ ffueritas Eu�gelq habet aperte confitebimur:nbsp;�iiif' ^^^Ud'ffonis noftrp feu perfeuer�tie in bono, dco comittamusrnbsp;j dhort�teSjtiefieuiuam9,utgratia deifruftra recepifieuideamur.

patet uia aperta ianua eft, reuerfis ad grati�, propter Sfiuniwt /lt;� fueri ^^�^^�^�fidem reiinc�c,nelt;� fucatep�nitcciamaguncqtiefcun j?nbsp;fin^^p�^^^pff�amp;^qcuncp tpcconuertantur.Ethuiu.�Chriftianpamp;faneffifnbsp;fideliflimum teft� atq- airertor� ip/nbsp;^^^u*TiChrift�,dnm Si^feruator�noftrum.N� interroganti Pcnbsp;Ephsnoxa amp;peccatis, �i.quoti�s illaremiftio fieri denbsp;rei pon dit. Non dico tibi ufep fepties, fed ufqj fepnbsp;1 ponens numerumfinitum proinfinito: 2lt; ea figura fernbsp;^dit ^^^^^^quod Iaplis-amp;refipifcentibus, minifterio eeeleft�, fem/nbsp;noxa tficutper mox fcquentem parabolam expbea/nbsp;lapfis ignofeit, quotiesfecmendant,(Sv' Edem gi anbsp;^^nt : debent etiam ccclefi� niiniftri pcenit�tes per Euange� luiu

COMMENT. DE P OE N I T E N T. confolarijamp;fremifl�on�peccati reddere,tanquam debitum � y,nbsp;qui ita non faciunt: S^agrad� fide miferos depellunt peccaio*^ �nbsp;abigunt.nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;^3

Exiftimabat Si Petrus c�emen�'am quidem, in c�donando errata Sidelidla eorum,fed non nimiam,exercendam efl�. Vnbsp;ftus correxit hanc eius carna�em opinionem: reuoc�s Petrum adj, ,0nbsp;mifericordigexemplum.Quam Chriftus alio loco itanobispffd jjnbsp;ftote mifericordeSjficut Si pater uefter mifericors eft.RcmittiteA. z^/nbsp;tef�r uobis.Hacergo refponfione Chrifti ad Petrum docemUf,^^ mnbsp;per omnibus nobis pr�ftandum efle utaltjs a�rj fua ergafi^*^nbsp;delida condonent,pro debito perfed� diledionis,qu� feoip^nbsp;Siefficax efl� in omnibus debet: cuius eft perfediflim� exempl^*^�^ .^9nbsp;ut qui nobis propter fi�ium unigenit�, Chriftum,femper igtioib*��^nbsp;tiefcunc^ fuerimuslapfi,modoreuertamur ex animo. jij/nbsp;Sic ergo docemur a Chrifto, nempe, ut faciles fimusnbsp;dum a�ijs fuade�i(fta.Q.ua caufaCut idem rurfus dicam.NonUH^nbsp;dienti� folum erga legem Si dei uo�untatemtfed e�am fideinbsp;retin camus deum femperignofcere uereconuerfis. Namregno^^j/nbsp;filq fuidi!elt;fti,ita femperreuocamuraddeumjutintenigamusud^nbsp;fericord� efte: Si mifericordiam il�am fuam erga peccatoresnbsp;ttnere.Neceft comparatio diledionis noftr� erga iratres, cuiusii�*nbsp;debitorcs: erga e�,qua nobis deus beneficia fua pr^ftat, eaq^g*^^*^�nbsp;Si tenuiter Si imperfedc nos exercemus d�bita dile��ionem: qufnbsp;re quid� in nobis debet Si qtidie augeri, ut tandcjm q proximenbsp;ad fiinilitudin�diledionis erga nos dei. Sicut quotidie pcamur�S^*^nbsp;te nobis d�bita noftra,ficut Si nos remittimus debitoribus

Sic eftfirmift�maSipcrfedfift�maconfolatio huius loci, citaties^ J fententie Chrifti,pro p�nit�tibuslapfisrquod in op�r� fuodcopb^'^^^^nbsp;m odo ex fide in Chriftu pcenitenti� agant. Deus em nulla peniti^�nbsp;cata n� remittit lapfis, quotiefcunC^ c�uertuntur Si de�pro gratis ynbsp;cant. Quod qui cred�tC ficut hocfidei uerb�ad o�s Chriftianospnbsp;net}ft uidelicet^ptcr lefum Chriftu in e�Sitant�gratiamreceptosC^nbsp;Sinunqnon recipi,eti�fifgpiusfuerintlapfi: eosdeceteoconniti,uynbsp;incondon�do clementiam Si facilitate ipfiquocp ergaproximos*^nbsp;exerceant quidem enixifl�me, Si glorfam grati� dei eopadioomnbsp;fed pr�terea Si fidem remifli peccati fibi apud deum, per folamg�^^ 4nbsp;am propter Chriftum muniantatque confirment. Nam utnbsp;nulla peccataremitti apud deum,hisqui tam funtduri,inflexibil�nbsp;dementes, ut neepropter deum uelintproximo quiequamremitf*-^^nbsp;fed ipfi feipfos ulcifci deiniuria . Ita rurfuscertum eft , deumnbsp;uere Si ignofcere, qui in obfequium cceleftis grati�, alijs fua

Sed nuc dcgratia feorfim ag�. Proinde hue inprimfs cft,ad confoIandS nos qui fepius lapfi fumus, hg c magnih'canbsp;qua nobis facr�litera� prsedicantaeproponunt Chrifi�,efl�{^]iiJnbsp;mediator�,reg�, facerdot�m,propitiatorc,pontif�c� ^aduoeati*^nbsp;apud D��jf�mpcr intercedent� pro nobis,ac pla�ante De�nbsp;q^Iapfosilli r�conciliante. SiceftemadRoma.viq. Chriftusi^f^,pjOnbsp;latpronobis.Hocemcurfaceretjfi femel recepti in gratiS,S^J�P jjjit)nbsp;pofthacreconciliari nunq poflemusc� IteHebr�.ix .In ccelui*^^nbsp;utadpareat nuncinconfpeduDeipronobis. Etne quisnbsp;h�e teftimonia,quafi non rede adplicemus ea ad pccnitenoanbsp;cofirmat fentaiti� noftr�,imo ecclefi� Chrifti, ille locus quinbsp;cio media ton's Chrifti i.Ioan.ij. fi quis peccauerit, aduocatu^^ ybinbsp;apudpatremlefumChriftij.SedhoctcftimonioSifupr�ufuS�^ ��nbsp;id�quoc^ no nihil expofui.Adid�pertinctlocusilIeadnbsp;Habentes ergo pontifice magn� ,qui penetrauit ccelosjcfuu�nbsp;filiumdei, teneamusprofefl�on�.Non emhabemuspontifie^4^nbsp;pofl�t compati infirmitatibus noftris,fed ten tatum per onini^�nbsp;iitudtnc,abfc^ peccato-Accedamus ergo c� fiducia ad thronugf�^nbsp;�SjUtmifericordi�confequam�r, amp; grati�inucniamus,in auxili^ ijfi/nbsp;tuno. H�ccertenihilfaciuntad eos hypocritas, quiexifbnAamp;'quot;^jjjinbsp;duntf�itaftarepofl�, utnunq labanturjfiue, ne f�pius labaut^'nbsp;cm in feconfid�tmagisqin gratia Dci Si. feruatorem Chrifttir^* j

Ezech. xxxirj. iureiur�do c�firmatDeus,feuencrec�cilia{*�^*^^�i fiducia grati� h abet, amp; p�n iten ti� agentes a peccato refurgut*nbsp;loquitnobisperprophet�: ViuocgodidtDhs,nolomort�in�P^l�^j/nbsp;utconuertattirimpiusauia fuaamp;uiuat. Nimisipiturabie�le�^^?nbsp;�iter,imo illiberalitcr Si impiedegratialocuti funt, qui illamnbsp;nunq,autraro Sino finedif�icu�tate concedend� ftatuer�t.nbsp;quoq; in h�cpart�, qui remiffion�peccaticontingcrehominib�S��^[^nbsp;prius concedunt, q ilia per op�ra fuamereatur. Quafiremifl�opj^'^^nbsp;non gratis donet h is qui credun t, propter fol� Chrift�,aut quafinbsp;poralibusbeneficrjs grade magisditff�fitjqdefpiritualibusSict�^^nbsp;gratis accepifhs, gratis date. Noftraautemdodrinadc gratiaomi^nbsp;tendit, ut lolatio fit h is qui peccat� h ab�t,ne defpcrct,n� ad laxai^^nbsp;carnij�i ut p p cen itenti� ad De� conuertantur tanq gratias adutf^^^ynbsp;h�cde p�nitentia lapforum hacflenus,cuius omnes hominesfui^ ,nbsp;bitores,etiam qui fibi flare uidaitur,fobrrj efl�, bene Si pulcbr^^^jnbsp;re.Imo omnium maxi.meindig�t taies pcenitenda, quod necnbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;7^^

peccat�fit,autgratia,re��:ecognorint.Eocpplanencfcrj funt, quod p�nitentia doceatur ,ficut mox planius explicabo.

S nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;utrum omnium quouis temport totiust�titipforum.

Oient igitur in qu�ftionc de p� ni t�t ia amp;:h�cdifputari,utrum uxz delicet fit omnium pcvniientiam agere,8C nump�nitenti�dcbito/'nbsp;f^sGmus, ut in quouis tempore tonus uitg noftrg illam pr�ftemus* Prinbsp;qui fibi p�nitentia non uidentur opus habere, liti necad Chivnbsp;pertin�t, qui nobis omnibus ica loquitur: No ueni uocaix iuftos,nbsp;peccatores ad p�nitentiam. Dcinde,qui noftrg f�itcnti� aduerfanznbsp;^^uadocernus,p�nitentiamoporteredurare inomni uita fidelium,nbsp;^'^dcealoquuntur, quamnos imitatione Chriftiamp;f Apoitolorumnbsp;Y^Jd'camus, fed de ilia qu� facerdot� minifterio celebratur,per conznbsp;oncmdeli�iorum �atisfa�onem, cuius nullum extat prccq?tumnbsp;'Geciamfi a doctoribus fuis uocetur facramentalis.Et quanquam fennbsp;'^�nnoftr� de uera p�nitentia,cuiusomnes 5�quouist�porea.qen/nbsp;perfpicucfatisdixi, tarnen mhil uetathic icorfimnbsp;^yainconfirinatius ea de re loqui amp; feribere, cum prgfertim pertineznbsp;Ij(j5^xaflior�dcf�nitionis expofitionc. Efto igitur, opinate facramenznbsp;^^bitores, nedum quouis tempore, imo prorfustnbsp;^litilliusdebitor, mea nihilrefert. (^uia hypocrifesinuentionurrinbsp;euro: imo illas, quatenusChnftianepr^dicationid�nbsp;pf^ntiaaducrfantur,prorfusdamno,

^^wiffim�eflcrgo, q? omnes homines p�nitentig profedu opus? ^�^t,quantumcuncp f�nde uiuant.N� uocati in grati�, d�bet fubiivnbsp;J'^ricere in iufticiayamp; per obferuationcm mandatoRz Dei in meliusnbsp;IL *''^c,coercere ac domarc carnales cupiditates. Ac ualet hgcfenteivnbsp;^�'pdmiscontra eos, qui affirmant iuftoi^ hominu op�ra nihil imznbsp;jnbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;amp; nihil imm�dicieampliushabere.Sed iffi qui fie docent,

timor� Deiabolcant, Si homines in ftudio pro i ffaciantremiffosjamp; cami frena laxent.Igiturnoffe oportet,rcftaznbsp;^ftisreliqutasp�ccati,ficut Paulusclariffime firmifftmedocetnbsp;uerbum Chrifti teffatur: C� feceritis omnia,qu�nbsp;^}^^untuobis,Cfic nimiR�loquit, fide iuftificatis.} dicite,ferui innbsp;�nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;debuimusfaccrefedmus. Sic amp; illa prophete fente

'�iftif� nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nobisfacit:Et ne in tres in iudici�cfiferuo tuo,quia n�

fiitjj, ''^''^�tur in confpedu tuo omn i s uiuen s. N� qu ia imperfede iufti

deuirture in uirtut� proficiamiis,amp; in bene ope illudtC^ti ]Liffuseft,iuftifinbsp;N�Scquadiuinhact�tanbsp;perfedion� Chriftian�uit� nemo perucnit:ficutipfa quoej?nbsp;^a omnes plusquamfatisdocet.

i^citj�pipfequoc'p loanncs baptiffa omnesdocuitpocnitentia �^^licanos, milites, plebemq^uniucrfam,atcp adeo ipfospharj

ff OS, inter quos omnes tarnen fuerunt baud dubiemuld boni, fexuSjUiri amp;mulia'es,iufti8cfan(fli homines,neinpe,per^a^^)^^^(jjnbsp;amp; deinde, timor� Dei S^ftudioobferuandf Icgis. NequeHubi^^^p^nbsp;quo quifque illorumfuit iuftioramp; fandior, hoc conatusnbsp;melius agere, quod bene c�perat. Sed addi preterea fupradict'nbsp;plurateftimonia po{Tunt,quf docent fandor� iufticiasnbsp;nabere, imperfedionem, ideoqueemundarioneaudiot^*'�nbsp;Pfal.cxxx.SiiniquitatesobferuauerisDomine,DominequisP^ jfl�nbsp;bicT Quiaapudtepropiciatio:uc timearisjob.ix. Verefdo.'l^�,,nbsp;iuftificctur homo, c0paratusDco.fi enim uolucritcontendci'^^-nonpoteritei refpondereunumpro mille.Exo.xxxiiii.Nun^nbsp;per fe eft innocens. Naum i. Deus mundans non facic inn^^nbsp;N�talibus fentetjtijsfcripturf fandg omnes accufamur:qna^^ jjfij/nbsp;que iufte �C pie uiuamus. Non ideo folum, quia naturanbsp;musamp;^ peccatores, uerumetiam, quiaiuftificati per gratiam/^nbsp;peccatiin carne retinemus,utn�fo�umopushab�ainus,rcUn^*^ �nbsp;to,neregnctin n obis, fed etiamut con fopiatur SCextirpetuf� JjiiJnbsp;Debent ergo omnes homines crefccre in ftudijs pictatisnbsp;bonis:amp;f hocagere, ut feipfis fempermclioresefficiantur.

dia melioris uite opprimuntac perdunt, qui iuftificatoruinop^^� 0 negant haberc,uel pcccatum aut defedum.In fumma, Chnftinbsp;tio ad omnes pertiiiet, non minus ad eos qui fide ftant,nbsp;quam qui in peccato funt,ut illud dcrehnquant. Et illi eius P�^nbsp;depoenitcntia,fempermor�gercreoportct, ficut mox pluribusnbsp;Fortaftiseft aliquisexpharifaiceiuftis,cui non uidetur, quodopnbsp;beatpoenitentia,ficutphariffus ifte,dcquoLuc.xviii.fedoin*^nbsp;�Cmiferum, imoperditum acdcpioratum hominem, quiuocaf*nbsp;secundat /o.Chrifti,unici omnium feruatoris,ridetatque contemnit.nbsp;CM�Wp.y.nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;Rel iqua eft pars altera, qua docendi fumus,quod ucrax amp;

na p�nitentiaduretperomnem fidelium uitam. Quanquam eus nihil habcatobfeuri, comparatusadfuperiorem. Si enimnbsp;bisdatur,quod omnes, quantumeunque f�nde uiuant,opush? ynbsp;pcenitentia �C profedu in melius:(quod obtinebimus fane,uelii�L�jnbsp;lint hypocritf,omnes coglomcrati inunum aceruum. ) ftcilenbsp;que concedetur,hunc profedum Chriftianor�t in melius,durar^nbsp;peroporterc,inomni ipforumuita. Prfceptum enim diuinum, .nbsp;lo momento reuocabile eft:eique omnes fempcrmoregereretcnti*nbsp;Quarenon habemus opus magna copia aut fylua argumai tonin��nbsp;huiusprobationem.Debitumcnim crefeendi in iuftida,omnesUnbsp;femperprgftarc oportet.nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;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�

^Oflcupifcentiauaria eft amp; multiplex, imo propc inenarrabi'Iis amp; jnfi/ liquetetiam quod uarius (itamp; multiplex in ea error amp; impietas SCnbsp;��wnain peccatum� Quibus uicqs femperrefifteredebemus,8dcurare,nbsp;per fpiritum in nobis bonum, quern a Chrifto lefu habemus, extin/nbsp;�uantur. Nunquamenim hec ftudia pietatis omittere, acneremitterenbsp;^uidemlirer mmfemper ad�tcaufl�cxtirpandih�cmala, uoluntas

COMMENT- DB P OE N I T E N T. ^'O� N��cxDcificcfifpirima�isdoctn'na, hoceft, huiiifino^^nbsp;affectus,Slt;^internosmotus,caftos acfanc^�\nbsp;gi per omnia confenrientcs, adcoq; fpiritu ucritatc cordis jpf/j��nbsp;mentes. Ncmpe,ueram in Deumfidem, timoremjdi�eflionci^^�^^nbsp;Slt; in quibuslibetafflidionibuspatientiam,qug quam fintnbsp;tu, fortaflisalio locodicetur. Sedamp;diledionemproximiiT^J^nbsp;eamqjfummam, cuius regularnarriperedebestuiarnorem� bnbsp;igiturrnanfuetudinem,mifericordiam,cIementiam,amp;:ignorlt;^�^�^^'^S^nbsp;illius erratorum, pacem amp;to�erantiam ma�orum, caftitatemnbsp;fimiles motus fan(ftos,finc quibus nihil externorum operuiTnbsp;probari poteft.Huc facit cap. v. apud Matth�um, in quo Chd^nbsp;rituales legis fermoncs adhunc modum exponit�nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;(if'

Ergo his rationibus docemur,etiam pocniLcntiam,qu3 externa i lia loquor, qu� totaeft fita, in fruc'tibus iuftia�boni^ ^^^tinbsp;effe acceptam coram Deo, nifi ex puriflimis amp; fan (ffiflimis cotd*^nbsp;bus proficifcacur,hoc,eft,extimore dei,h'de in deum,dileclilt;^^^^ii�nbsp;mi,amp; fimilibus alrjs affeclibus bonis, de quibus pauloant^^^ jj,nbsp;fum.Acfidesquidem,qu�primas in omnibus tenet, purifi^nbsp;illaq; lib�r�t abimpijsopinionibus in Deum, amp; uana hac pcrgt;^nbsp;qLia pleriqj operibus fuis tribuun t, quod his gratiam faluatioiH�nbsp;an tur,ac facit deniq? iufticias noftras acceptas coram Deo.

In hune modum, cum de interna cordis iufticjaloqun�^^�'�^, coniungimus extern g illi operum noftrorum amp;obedicn tic etgal^C�nbsp;fignificamus aliud quiddam e�e Chriftianam iufticiam, quaiiinbsp;turn eft in externa fpecie folum operum bonorum. �deoep Sinbsp;reomnespiosante omnia remiffione peccati. Si deinde fpidtuft�l ^5nbsp;cordium noftrorum purificatore. Nam fimulari quidempot^'f,nbsp;operum iufticia qu�dam,fed ilia coram Deo non poteft proiu^b^�,^nbsp;beri.Spiiritus enim Deuscft,8i eos qui adorant eum, oportetin'P�^nbsp;amp; ueritateadorare. Noftris carnalibus iufticijs non placatur,feult;�rnbsp;ueritatis fuo in nobis.nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;.(il

Nam 5iinudnofteoportet,acperfuafifl�mumhaberc,quouH srcundut lo*nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;p�nitentiam,hoceft,tam internam cordis,quam externainc^

ciMcap.6, nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;bonorum, Deusipfe in nobis operetur. Nam corda purifica�'^�^^0

quorum mundicie,nihil non damnabileeft coram Deo,folusin Deushabet.Et hucfaduntilli prophetarum loci,in quibus DeU^P^nbsp;licetur, hanc fpiritus �d cordium puritatem fe nobis donatutti'^j^nbsp;Hiere.xxxi. Ezech.xxxvi. locl.ij.lt;5lt;^c. Suntenim inilliscontio*�nbsp;gratia nouiteftamenti,qugnuna eft nifiper lefum Chriftum/*^^nbsp;mine fpiritumfancftumaccepimus. Rom. viij. Gai. iiij.

L I B E R P R 1 H VS. nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;ilt;

D O MINI i p�nitenriam agite, eu fit uerbum fumm � Sd perfe/ iuftici�, de fo�is externisoperibus interpreteinur: autuiribusnbsp;^oftris facere pr�fumamus. N� ifte conatus iioftcr irritus eft ac uanusnbsp;�^�uracinexigitp�nitentippredtcatio, q finefidein Chriftum fpingt;nbsp;prgftari a nobis poifit * Sed amp; Deus fuperbis k ypocritis refiGnbsp;longeinf�liciffimi fsnt, in hoc fuoconatu,qui fccxjftim�cper uinbsp;f^tationis abfolutam iuftici�pofleprgftare.Roma JxJfrael fe�lando lenbsp;S^��ftide,in legem iufticig n� peruenit,Ibidem capite x* Ignor�tes iufti

Dci (cuius eflDeusautorinnobis^S^fuamqu�rentesftatuere^ �^fiidae Del non funt fub ietfti.

, Quidergo'^NihiIneoperabimur,�lt;fnihil operisbonifeciemuspro ^Pbndouerbo dominijpcenitenti�agitevPianeacprorfus nihil ca o/nbsp;uicmandato noftrisactionibus 8lt;noftra obedientia fanbsp;minuspr�lbreua�eamus.Chriftusenimprseccpit cur pritciigt;(tnbsp;^^isdecordis iufticia�qu� eft longe ultra �Cfupra uires noftras*Et tla lt;��.nbsp;��^noftr� necelTeeft, cum omnibus uiribus rtoftris,prius interir�,nbsp;iuftici� fpiritus, plane ac perfefte impi�t� poffit.Cur igitur prgeinbsp;ynriftus utp�nitentiam agamusCldeo fcilicet,ut perfed� iufticip*nbsp;^�^bmUcijgpj^leg�requiric, nosdcbitorcs eftcagnofcarhus� Quamnbsp;j|f�^ijitelligimus,pr�ftari anobis non pofle,tum de fiducia oper� no/*nbsp;'^��Udcfpcrcmus,amp; peccati rcmiftionem apud Dcum qucramUs��deOnbsp;^'^^^iixilidfpjni;us,ad m�dati huius,de agendapocn{fcna,impleti�rle*nbsp;primus frudus in pocnitentip predication c,eft ucraxnoftri hu

P ^P^'obareagentespccnit�tiamillofcprecipereingratiam uelle: tonbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;fid� a p�n itentibus q m axim e requirit. Fidem autem di�

,j^�4^anobis pcccata ignofeit propter Chriftum: h ac em ad promiftio/ 1 liii refpicerc debemus. Quemadmod� bcati patres poenit�/nbsp;��7^P��omifi�ion�uenturi Chrifti,quiplacat omnibus patrc,ageb�t�nbsp;oportet: amp; pr�dperenebis Deum utpoenite/nbsp;: amp;fubminiftrarefpiritumfan(ft�, utilli prgeepto parcrc

J'4^fipolfimus. Omnino autem certumeft, Deu operari cternam tjijj ^��^hisqui feuerbofuofubqciunt formandosacreformandos: utnbsp;fidem in Chrift�jOpusp�nitctipadgrediuntur paratifu�carnbsp;ftu ^�^�ficatione perferrc.N�tunc demum prgeepta opcRz,n� finefrunbsp;r�).^j^?^plgt;ft�mo difeuntur. C�tra quibus hpc,qug dico,defunt, ill fs nonbsp;Vrnbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;prfcepta,nifi uel ad pr�fumptionc : ficut accidit ignaris

defperationemtut in alijs,qui dodtrinam deiuftP appr�hend�t. Proinde hac expofitioe oim maximenbsp;nosprccarircfcrata Deo: utiq? nc nos in perfidenda dcnbsp;^da uiribus noftris relinquat.Namita certe nihil un quam per/

COMMENT� de p OE nitent. foIuernus.Sedut quod i'pfepr�dp�t,dignetur pro amplitudincminbsp;cordi� fu� in nobis I'mplere.Sic eni'm amp;:Hieremias proph eta,nbsp;telligebatjfe non (ufficere ad iuftum ac perfedtum p�nitend�nbsp;Deo pr�ceptuin,precatus eft t Conuerte meDonnne,amp; conuens'quot; 'nbsp;Hieremi�xxxi. Cuius etiamDauid rnemor,nempe,m�datoDd^nbsp;nus fatiffaccre pofte, orata Deo internam renouationcm, quam^, pnbsp;nonpoteftnon fequi.utpfaLLCormundumcreainmeDcus,^ P^,nbsp;ritum redum renoua intra me. Sic nimirum Si nos faceredcbebini^^�nbsp;frudum poenitenti� bon um facere uelimus.

Contra praesvmptionem, et despe* ration�:fy ^H�d nulln e� fern nim� panitenM,ni� qu� defiiluiturnbsp;�de in Chrifliun.

ram pernitentiam in nobis operetur,aliqua mox fubijiciani,con^ eapr�dpua uida, qu�operi poenitcnti�in nobis bono, inpdn��^nbsp;uerfanturamp;pugnant:uidelicet, pr�fumptio Si defperationbsp;memini, Si in pccnitentie definitione, me nonihil deiftis uidjslo^^*^nbsp;efte, Q.uia talis debet efte definitio, utambitu fuo comp�edatu�*nbsp;qii�in re uerfantur,dequaeftqugftio,8iquamexponit;fic utfadl^'J�^nbsp;telligi poftit, qu� fint extrada. Si rei definit� aduerfentur. Sedhosnbsp;cosjin quorum enarratione n une uerfor, pofui ueluti exegefinnbsp;luculenuorem Si f�rmioremdefinitionis,

Pr�fumptionem igitur dico earn, qupregnatin fecuris hypo*^�^� quicxiftimanc,quod legi per opei-afuaiatiff�tere queant, l'nanfsqii�^nbsp;dam Sifuperba operum Cuorum fiducia: ac n ecefte eft h uic inefle cuninbsp;gis, turn promiftionum euange�rj horribilem ignorantiam. Si ptoWnnbsp;dam mentis c�citatem.Taies enim,�um prorfus non fedantkgem,^^^nbsp;que dubitent tarnen perfedamiufticiam fibi tribuere, Si iuftid'�P'^?^nbsp;mium fibipolliceri,hoceft,remiftionem peceati8iuitam�ternam,n^^nbsp;ceft�eft furore Si infania mentis a Deo inpcenamSi ultioncm pcccat*nbsp;pereuftos efte. Sed quan turn peccent contra iufticiam grau�,nbsp;mnibusqusehucufcp dixi intelligi poft�t, turn idem copiofe oftenth*^*nbsp;infra propicio Chrifto Iefu,in dodrinade contritionc Si fide feu im^nbsp;catione. Nam in fummafucatam iufticiam Si aliagrauiapeccatanbsp;crifeos humane, profummaiufticia, innocentia amp;pictate defendun^nbsp;homing finetimore Dei,Sif�nc fideinChriftum,Si quod extrernci^^^nbsp;fed�Si dcmenti�eftjin tantisSi tam craftismalis,fuummalunindcnnbsp;tiuntquidemtquin etiam opinanturperfedam ualetudinemclTetnec ui-*nbsp;dent fe commun! medico animarum Icfu Chrifto opus habere.

H �c autem pr�fumptionis i mpietas a fchofafticis th eologis Si Papi lt; ftis docetiu\ (^id enim aliud pr^diejnt nobis nifi fegantatejj ira, utg

'��ninamim'sChrifti illapr�dicarionepenicusabokanc ; Siccnim do/ �^�Hlcgern,uc nobis fiduciam faciant noftrarum carnali um iufiiciarum,nbsp;utdehistanquamopcribusmeritoriisgloriemur, amp;meritoznbsp;'��jsquidem,i*eminionispeccaci amp;uit��tcrn�. Quoseacaufla,poff�snbsp;*^onii�iuria,nouamquandam fe�lam Nouarianor�,adpenare� Quidnbsp;��cfertenim, fi autnegesIapGs remiffionempeccadcontingere polTe,nbsp;�'it�omittasindodnna peccatores, ubi nullam deli�toriiin fuorumnbsp;��nofcentiamreperire pof�unt�'lmoetiam, ubiperimpiamoperumf�/nbsp;magis peccatores amp; plus rei efficiuntur, amp; in peccatum negat�nbsp;S^tiaeincidunr� Hocuereclaudere eft regnum ccelorum antehomiznbsp;�J�dam um plus damnidederint amp;inuexerintjn Ecclcfiam, ueteresnbsp;^ouatiani, anfcholaftici theologi, eiusreiiudiciumrelinquo ,pio�dnbsp;^^ditolediori*

Contrarium pr�fumptioni uicium defperatio efi:,eorum quicum *''^iuntamp;intelliguiitlegem fpiritualiter nobis loqui. Si plura exigerenbsp;ipfi prgftare ualeant, a ut prgltiterin t, adh pc a ccufare Si damn ai'enbsp;��ftidas carna�es. tune anim� accipiendi prati� Si f�uorem Del nrorfus

COMMENT. DE P OE N I T E N T. rofum, coi�demnatum ad mortem,nbsp;nbsp;coii�erfum demum,cum

crucep�nas fc�lerumfuor�daret, utfa�Lianonis fpcm tuncu^j^^^y acciperepotui(Tet,nifi omnibus hgc una,qugc�ungitperfidciunbsp;ftu,propofita eflec. Adeohoc fumm� homin�s Chriftiani bom^nbsp;Sc�terna f�h�ci'tas, pofl� uer�in De�, perlefum Cbrift�fidcm^^^jnbsp;nere, quandocunc^ tand� ilia d.onet, modo donctur �i. c�tmg^Ynbsp;entm ai�t,fat dto,fi fatbene.Quod uerb�ucl maxime hic locu^nbsp;Quiatam uerap�nitentiafeuc�ucr�'oadDeum ,quamuerafio^�^nbsp;nantura Deo, qu� quandocum^ illo largietitc obtinueriinus,nbsp;contigerunu

faenitenlialc nbsp;nbsp;V na igitur res eft, qug feram f�dt, atc^ infrudtuofam

uidelicet, folos legis terrores, �i. accufadon� tui peccati, in fendre atcj? cxperiri, SC nullam fidei confolation� pof��admittcr^*,^^nbsp;Iis per eustugeli� offertur, quo promitdt remiffio peccati amp;nbsp;lia,h is qui in Chriftum lefum credunt.CgteRz iftius impif pocnit^nbsp;qu�dico,refcr�urexcmplu Matthf. xxvq.del�daq pi'ocliclir�nbsp;Qtud� feram p�nitenti�hancefl�definiunt, qua pria snbsp;turapeccadsfuis homo, quam ilia ipfcrelinquat, ficutquadcx^^^jjijnbsp;tum aliqu�, no dcledat magis uoluptatibus carnis opera dart�-b�%/nbsp;poi��s dicerc, qp prior a uicrjs relinquatur, quamilla ipfe fugdtnbsp;ferat. Sed hfcphilofophica 8lt; delyra ratio in hacqueffcione,nin*� L/nbsp;dicitncq, ualet,ut ne dicaq^ peccatores iubetdefperare, q noidunbsp;pijftima eft SC uan iftima. Cadit igitur fera p�nit�tia in qu�uisnbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;j

uidelicet,quenulliprodeft,amp; omnibus, qui habet,noxiaeft terem p�nitcnt,qui nihil qterrentur ,dolentamp;crucianturexnbsp;nefuipeccad,amp;fid�grade,quf eftperChriftunon poftuntcoOP^j^/nbsp;Alioquicerte, quandofentit homo peccator uerosterroresiu^nbsp;fcienda,quales oriunl�ex cognitionepeccati uera, cuius agnofcjtnbsp;el��, amp;fid� tand�,de placato fibi amp; rec�ciliato Deo per Ch.Lfnbsp;hendit, nihil poteft in tali p�nitentiafeiszautnoxi�cft�. Efto Wpqjnbsp;hominefua peccata prius,q ilia ipfefugiat amp;relinquat.Quanqtl^^^|,nbsp;hoc fit,amp;quem hominem fugitomnepeccatum'T�ierifortafl�sp^�qynbsp;utfenesa quibufdam uicrjs relinquantur,quciuuencs magis fe^I*^*^nbsp;lent amp;ample(fti, non tarnen ab omnibus. Multa enim graud^�nbsp;cum�tatecrefcunt, in decrepitisaimprimisetiamgranderob^nbsp;cipiunt. Sicut eftauari�a,ira,odium,�mulado, inuidentia ,amb�nbsp;8lt;c. qu� quid pariant non opus eft attcxere. Qui uero h �c pronbsp;nonagnolcunt,ifti nimirumcrafl�fl�mec�cutiunt,amp;peflimeinp^nbsp;dshabent.

, nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;LI B E R P M M VS.

. ^ai*cseft.Talicm promittereecclcfiadebetfirmifl�ma fecuritate �ter ?�Jamp;�utem�Qiiia quacunqp hora ingemuen't peccator,fitiens grari�nbsp;fe per feruator� Chriftum commendans, atlt;^ itaconuerfus fucnbsp;��iUuiuec, necmorietur ? Ofnninoenim,on�nisquicunqueinuo/nbsp;nomen Domi'n i, faluus cn't�

DE DIFFERENTIA AC NOTIS V E R AB CrfwiUa pceniteMi�:qii�exejfcilibKicoi!wfci c^iudicAripef=nbsp;Hfunt,contra ��am cr mortuam �dem.

Ocetiam paudsinquiramus,numintenigi po{Tit,quando ucrai�n , deumpietatepr�didfimus, hoc eft,quando fine fim�ladone poenbsp;^^^tiamagimus: aut contra, quado hgcfimu�atur ueriusquam agitur:nbsp;puibusutrunc^ notiscognofci anobisacdeprehendi po�fit. Igitur af/nbsp;utrunc^ hoFsz cognofci pofte ab hominefpirituali � Oportetnbsp;habeamus certum teftiinoni�,uiuen tis SCregnatisin nobis fpiritusnbsp;^��iftiiquia, ut Paulus dieft,Qui fp�m Chrifti no habet,non eft cius�nbsp;congefti quidem multa capita do dr in � hacin parte primi libri;nbsp;.^�ibiis Omnibus f�pe coadtus ftii,�ed;orenieiufd� rei admonere ? Sicnbsp;ubinecefteeftmuIcoiS2cauillisrefpondere, nunch�cn�calianbsp;(|,?'^ccupare:fiue cum opus eft imperitioribus cauere, ncDiaboli pr�znbsp;��gt;ofisartibus, Sdfallacibustechnis, quibusutitur minifterio impionbsp;� ^^odoi^jdecipiantur. Quo nune quolt;^ confilio de differentia uergnbsp;p�nit�tfg ferib�tq aliter,q ex effedtibus cognofci a nobis n� ponbsp;^�Eci�fi hoc ipfum argumait� fit an tea a me non obfcure explicatum�nbsp;^8'^rpoenitentiam uoco, inqua eftueraxcontri�o,Slt;uerainde/Defcripiiownbsp;^(i^^^IefumChrift� fides. Neep enim alia,aut p�nitentiaredtedici,nbsp;V[�^^P^ccatoripoteft.NiG eihpeccator conuertatur uerc,quid �1nbsp;poftetfiraulata piaas� Eft auteneceffariahomini contritio

�Ote defiderio teneri explendi c�piditates carnis prauas amp; uicia, qu� 8lt;L bonoB� operum accendi. Porro ad hanc cordis c�trinbsp;(^^�^Mebetaccedere fidestque terrores c�fcienti� fanet ,affercns pace.nbsp;�t3nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;p�nitentia affirmare licet, q? glorificetdeum amp;

t^??litilIi: nec aliam rcquirere ipfum a nobis,quam hanc, qu� fpirP 5j^7^�atecolitur.

'��w nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;p�nit�tia,paritmultosbonos fructiis*Nafonso^atur pccn�cntitc

^^�^^S�^ortificati�esjug� uicioR2 ,ftudi� etdilig�ti� redtefadoue�

qd�,n� funtalioR2 ope i^.^^�^P�'?dpit nobis in legedei.Cognofcit ergo,pocnic�ri�qugnbsp;efl�fucat�, qn fequitill�ard�s diligentiaamp;follicitudonbsp;�^^f�^�datis. Atep ita cefuit Petrus: qac�collacio�minftituif

COMMENT. DE POE UITENT, probationemamp;confirmation�, tand�inquir: Quapropter fratrfs^nbsp;gisftudete, ucccrtamuetlram uocanonemamp;e!eCtion�mfaciatiS�^*gt;nbsp;enimfacientes non labcinini.amp;cNecenim dealqs ftudfjsloqun'��^�^nbsp;obedi�ne noftreerga leg�rqua opcrabona,a deopr�ccptanbsp;Videndum ergo ut uocationi noftrg,que faiflaeft pcrdiuinad^nbsp;onem, per omnia refpondeamus. Accerc� efl,nos bene iUircfp��^ �nbsp;quando credimus in cum, qui pro peccatis no fir is mortuus eft�nbsp;fide,confcienti�nofi:r�accipiuntprimopac�:Slt;f conrritio fanatuf*nbsp;indcefficax eft in nobis,ut uicia fugiamus,nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;bon�i operemur:g^^,lt;

tes inomnibuSjCumdiftiSjtufa(ftis,deum amp; patrcm,Domini fu Chrifti,nbsp;nbsp;gratiasagentes. Vtmultocertiftimum fit, per�

amp; exerc(tia,homine no falli,in iudicio uocationisamp; ele�ionisfi�^^^^ facft�funtper Euangeliiima Deo: fedintelligit uereCedeifil�^��! g/nbsp;Non h�cadarrogantemgloriationerfedadneceftariamfecuti*^^�nbsp;ne qua nemo faluus fieri poftet.

Gonna ubi nullafunt excrcitiapietatis externa, nunaerga bedientia,plus uicioi^z corruptiftiinorum,quam bonorum morU'^Snbsp;perum, ut Cunt talesdiuin�uocationirebelles:ltanecbenefpei'a^^^^nbsp;ftorfi falute quifqua poteft. Otunetiam a propria co feien tianbsp;iantur:ficut loannes teftatur.iloan.fj. Per hoefeimus, quod

� J mus eu,fimandata eiusobferuamus.Quidicitfenoffedeum,�^'^� rlifcccftea^ �nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;r i i y o -nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;�

no�raobedi-- ciustiocuitod.t mcndax cit, oC in eoueritas non eft.Qpijiu tntid,(iMbo:i uerbumcius,uere in boe charitas dei perfi'citur.In hoe famus,lt;l^^g'i/nbsp;fumus.Qui dicit ie in ipfo manere,debctficutipfeambubii�^^� ^j-cnbsp;r*� zBw,nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;j }o3n^{jj jjj Omnisqui peccatnonuidetei�^^�^,11;

nouitcum.amp;'c.Sic enim plenaefttotaepifto�a loannis cumbon�tummal�confcienti�,amp;fpiritus ueritatisin nobis. *nbsp;porter fignaeapere,quandouerefili� Dei fumus.

Eft Paulus frequens in eo,utadmoneat, quod qui defidci^^^^ faciunt, eosnequcplacere deo, neque regn urn dei h�reditatr^^nbsp;pofte. Et rurCus ad Gala. v. ubi de fi uCtibus fpiritus agit:e�clnYj^jilt;�nbsp;hisuerbis: aduerfustalianoncftlex. Nonobfcurefignificansd^^^jr?nbsp;quibus fideiiru(ftusregnant, per lege non pofte d�nari.nbsp;c�trouerfiam eft, difpliceredeoqui mala operanturjplacereanf*^^^!!^nbsp;bernari, protegi, St defen di abeo,quibene operanturnbsp;ftudent.Necpoteftquifquamhisredecontradicere.

^aup^lten C�tei'um �mula pietatis hypocrifis fua quoque Cigna �gt; notas habet. Nempe, aut Cola externa legis opera, line eonnbsp;amp;Cine fide in Chriftum.Sieem habet quidam nihil qopeR^ldonbsp;ci�,nec terrent plt;ft0,amp;:fidei in ChriftuCuntpenitusignari.Qy^Sfjl^^nbsp;g�amarepoflunttquetnCinediledioncn�poteftimpleri.Rurli�^

L 1 BER P R IMV s nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;,9

U^tcontritionemfine fide:ficut Gain, ludas, amp;c.E�quanquera fides ^^contritionenon poffithaberi: necfidesfineexercitio bonorum openbsp;^exifta*e:camennonpaucosreperias,quiiact:antfidem, cuuacaitonbsp;�,�^ititnoredei ,8dcorrupnffimeuiuant,fineomnibusopcribus bonis^nbsp;fine fide eft defpcratio�fi'des aut�,quamnu�la operabona fe/nbsp;^�^'^^^rgt;eft inanis fidac^ cogitat(O,�d mortua fallaxq^ opinio radonis.nbsp;fent�tiazfinis pr�cepd eft charitas,ex corde pu/nbsp;J., �^confciaitia bona,amp;fide nonfidad Timodiu�.Item hgcftideiuftinbsp;'^�r,qu� eft efficax p erdilecftionem. Gat V.

Qui iginir cam funt ingrati Chrifto lefu, ut illi uocanti nos omhcs ^PoEnitenti�, ipfi innullo more gerant, non tribuences tantumiargi/nbsp;�terngjUt per nomen amp; g�oriam eius, cupiditatibus carnis fucnbsp;|^'^'^in�jcereiK,atq^arcerentfeaconfuetudinepecG�di ,amp;legemdi/nbsp;^unis quamtantopereanobisrequiritpr�ftarent. quid iftipoftentnbsp;fneri h ypo�rit� cfteC Efto uideantur euangelio fidem h abere.Li/nbsp;enim ea cognicio,non fpiritus,opinio dubitans, non ueritas: ra/nbsp;dei opus:in fumma,fides mortua amp; ficta�

^era in dcum fidcs, non eft res odofa 8lt;mortua : fed potentifl�/ jjj^�^uadfrimaamp;efFicadft�ma : nec finit quiefcere hominem. Quia utnbsp;(�nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;pcccato amp; gterna morte: Ita urgcthabentcm ad extirpandum in

delendum peccatum. Qui enim Chrifti funt carnem fuam ?'^^ixerunt,cum aff�ctibusamp;^concupifcentijs. Galat, quinto. Non Ko�rf4Kir^nbsp;t�t�moxfintpcrfeftijinoper�tiufticia:fed quia funtin fiiHun�ptrfinbsp;^^�oprofedujfubindeperfid�turetdedieindi�efficiuntmeliores.

tf xl�idmuIcisC�caueamus nobis a Diaboli �aqueis. N� ipfequoque �S^^'at fe in angelum hicis:amp;incautis atcp iecuris fpiritibus frequcnbsp;K ni irum in modum impon it. Que eft enim tua contrnio h gc, qui ti/nbsp;iK 7^i�qu� fides, ubituficuiuis,utuideariscumdeum,tumdiuinanbsp;(itgt;. ornnia,quafi dedita operacontemnae 8� abijcae; Sed h�cdenbsp;(�^S^efFec^ibus utriuftp pcenitentighadenus:uere amp;^fucatp.Dequinbsp;(rJ^^^gt;in quodamaliolibro, queminftitui dcfrudlibus iuftificator^,nbsp;^if ?^^^�iente domino lefu fatis'copiofi.Nunc enim eos admonere dunbsp;l� .�^.qui fe in Chriftianorum numero liaberi uolunt,cum hoc nulnbsp;P'^dtisfru(ftu d�clarent.

MVLTIS SACRAE SCRIPTVRAE � yKnbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;typis,Fcxnitentiam fuijj�adumbrdfiim,

''haundicpoccurrut,dequibusinhoc faiptode p�nitentiao/ cap.ix. �urand� eft ne fermo ultra mod� excurrac.

tand� prim� partis fine faciemus: fi prius paucis in dicaueri/ t'i's j�S^oniodo p�nit�tig feu Chriftian� uit�, inftitutum,aliquot ty/nbsp;feriptura fit pr�fi'guratum �

Proinde hac in parte primum Paulus occurrit:quinobiSjprohi�*^* declarations, ueteris pafch� figuram amp;rationem exponit.i.nbsp;modum: Expurgate uetus fermen turn,ut fins noua confpctf��nbsp;f ace e n �j.m-g(|jg32ymi.EtenimpafchanoftrumpronobisimmoIaaiscftnbsp;ft us, Epulemur itac^ non in fermen to ueteri net^ in fermentonbsp;amp; nequici�ifcd in azymis fynceritatis 2lt; ueritatis.Pulchre enimhi5nbsp;bis exponit Paulus ueterispafch� fignificationem: quod nuncaFnbsp;tuafibus, fpiritu amp; ucritate celebrari debet .Nempe,ut qui fciun^ Pnbsp;Cbriftum a peccato 8C m orte rcdemptos efle: memoria amp; fide ifiorigt;nbsp;neficiorum, uetercs mores exuant, amp;induantnouos, profcfliori^^nbsp;Chriftian�dignos:quod eft nouum pafcha cclebrare, in gloria Ctnbsp;norem, agni inculpati amp; immaculati Chrifti.

Legalidficri Eiufdem rationis eft, quod idem apoftolus Roma.xii.defaf*^^^, 1 egalibus exponit, ita fcribenstObfcero igitur uos fratres,pernbsp;diam Dei, ut exh ibeatis corpora ueftra hofdam uiuam,fanftam,nbsp;placentcm,rationale obfequium ueftrum. Etnolitcconformarihui^^xnbsp;culo:fedrenouamini in nouitatefenfus ucftri: utprobetis,qu2Efit�^��nbsp;tas Dei bona,bencplacens amp; perfcfta.nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;p

Huiufmodi allegoriam quandam tribuuntapoftoli,morti, Mon chrifit tur� rcfurreftioni lefu Chrifti. Nam quid requirat exempli�^nbsp;tis Chrifti a nobis: Petrusita exponit.i. Petri ttfj.Chriftonbsp;pro nobis in carne, 8lt;fuos eadem cogitatibn e armamin i. Quia qi�nbsp;eftin carnSjdefijta peccatis,utiamnon defiderfjshominum,ft^^� jjnbsp;tati Dei, quod reliquum eft temporis in carne, uiuat. Hocenin�nbsp;adfigurampeipertinet,quam ad exempliimitationcm.

Septil/ura nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;C�terumfepultur� Chriftifabbatum, amp;refurreftionisfigi'�*^�

chrifii. ponrturaPauloRo.vi.Confepultiemrumus,inquicns,cuminor tifmum in mortem,ucquemadmodurn Chriftus furrcxitamora^j�-quot;�Hpnbsp;gloria pa tris. Ita amp; nos in nouitate uit� ambulemus. Quo loconbsp;mi allegoria expofuit: cuius fignificationi fcmperinomni uitanbsp;re debemus. C^iai'efempermori Chriftiani carne dcbcntS^fp**^^^^nbsp;pcruiuificari,nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;,

Vtinam autemefficiat in nobis Deus S^patcr Domini Chrifti per magnam mifericordiamfuam,ut quod praccipit nobis�nbsp;gurarum inuolucriscommendat,idhbeat omnibus nobis amp*nbsp;per iuftam obedientiam fanftifl�m� uit�, ad rem tan*nbsp;pr�ceptam, quam figuratam, pio amp; magno ftudionbsp;tranfferre. Per I E S V M CHRIS/

PPiAE. FATIO IN SECVNDAH partem, qu,e eji de Contritione,nbsp;�Xpofui hadcnus,qtnd fit pccnitenoa:amp;qu�dam alia ge^nbsp;neralia capiudodrin� tradaui,quac prgdpue fad�t ad ilIunbsp;^Hftrand� definidon�. Si ad Chriftianam de p�nit�riadodtrinbsp;. nampureconferu�dam.Proximumcft,utdepardbuspoe/nbsp;fcribam: quarum in h oc op�r� pla�ait dua s pr�cipuasnbsp;externa nouitaSjcft illarumnbsp;jfj alio op�re conftitui fcribere,ut iam aliquoticsdixi.Ianbsp;'^c�tritionefeorfim agam:qu� eft animi crudatus quidam,triftixnbsp;confcientia.Oritur autex peccati ucra,nbsp;cognitione:quoRtmonflratorlexeft, Elinbsp;t)|;fjF'�^^�:necefrariaadfaIuationem:etiamfipropteraliudcontingatre/nbsp;li^V^P^ccati 8iuitactema:uidelicet,propter Chriftum,hisqui euangenbsp;^�'^dunt. Effeaut� neceflariam c�tritioncm,te/

, cap.uldmo. Ad qu�refpiciam aut�,ni 1^/paupercul� amp; contritum fpiritu,8itrement� fermones mcosCSic e/nbsp;loquitur de legis fermonibus,quibus retegitur- Si aceufatur noftrunbsp;�^tum : qui fadunt quidem homine coatrcmifcerc Si ueros pauoresnbsp;�^�d, dola'eSi angi,tedere Si meeftum efl�e,planecp interire ac mo^-q banc luc� intanto caiciatu fibi optare: nec a�iare,niftnbsp;Si ir� Dei cognidonetquo�j reue�ado fit in confdentia pnbsp;leg,�5 pr�dication �. b efertein declarari nobifmedpfis noftr� pecnbsp;[j f'i-utnos cognofeamus efle filios ir�propter peccat�. Siuere coramnbsp;^^h�miliemur.N� alioqui neminc ali� uult, autpot deusc�folari,.nbsp;t(,nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;igitur terretmetus irg Si formidabilis iudierj Dei propf pecca

L Deum irafd c�ftat, eos indubitatum eft h abere fads euiz tj ' ^^fignaucr�c�tridonis,Necefl�:efteniin,hocipfum ,q? decontri/nbsp;confdenri� iudido ferio agi. Alioqui ipfi quoep hypoertnbsp;^lent quend� dmorem Dd Sicontridon�fimulare, odium Si fug��nbsp;omnia pietaris opera fefetarnfformare: quoi^ omnium ta^nbsp;plane uacui funt: Side peccato quo Deus offenditur. Si quo pr�ci/nbsp;(� �^^iTinamur,ed�fi mille extern�tranfgrefl�onesefl�nt,null� pror/nbsp;^^nition�habent.Idprim� ex eo liquet, quod fibitribuunr, q? le^nbsp;illjnbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;uiribusrationis perfedifl�me pofl�int implere:8iddnde,quod

C O lUt�E'ST� DB T OB N I T B N T. nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;(^|(

libuseflepotcfttqui peccatiim fuum adeonon cognoucrunt^nc'l-J|y,7 pr�ceptum ei�e uident in diuinis legibus, quam quod ab .ynbsp;bus racionis impleri 8lt; pracftari poffit* Et in fumma,quodeat*^�nbsp;gant, qu�funtfoliusChrifti, amp;eorumquiinChriltumcrcd^*^*^�nbsp;fpiritufandogubernantur*

Magnates eft ucra Conttitio,nccmereturgratiaiTi, fcdf�t��^��^*jjiii na,in hisquipet euangelq confoIationem�lt;;fid�nonerigunlt;^*^:lt;(ij/nbsp;cnim intclligithomopeccatotjfe legis debitorem efl�,quse^^^ ^qoInbsp;ta amp; perfeda iufticia pr�dpit,quampr�ftare nullo modonbsp;tut defpcrare,accepta fuper fc fentcntia mortis amp; gterng rnak^id^ jnbsp;Q.uanquam fie conteri, amp; fie incuti terroremiudiciorum Dd,nbsp;bonum eft,non per fe quidem. Sed quia, quos uult Deusnbsp;faluos facerc a peccato amp; morte, eos primum ad h�c modump^�^nbsp;cit,ut uere humiliatos ad gratiam fuam mittau Ncceffe eft enin^�^^jijnbsp;trahi hominem,ubi per cognitionem fui peccati, de operum funbsp;fticia,qug reuera non eft iufticia coram Deo,defperet,S^ innbsp;nis euangeli} gratiam,per fidcm nominis Chrifti,fefe contjciat*nbsp;Quin ctiam fola Contritio,adeononliberat hominemnbsp;magis pcccatorem efficiat, multominus afentenoa morusipfuni�'nbsp;re poteft. Quia efticit magis reum� Nam dolor �lie uer^ contrlt;^��nbsp;quia oritur ex peccati cognitione , in quo natura omnes hon�^^nbsp;mus,amp; a quo nemo per uires fuasabcft� poteft, turn etiam ex�rr^ J/nbsp;fu,qu�resefttriftin�maamp; uiolentiffima, non excit�t in primis^^nbsp;bus iilis,quihom!ni in tali c5tritioncacciderefolent,nifi iram,nbsp;8d indignation cm frementis natur� contra legemamp;Deum,nbsp;nunthomini �ternam mortem, nifi aliud gratia operet.SicUtt^'^*] dinbsp;eft in toru exemplis, qui contriti,adgrati� fidemnon perueniu'^^^^/nbsp;J ta augeri peccatum in contritione,eft declarari,quod nihil boninbsp;tatinnobiSjhoceft, incarnenoftra, amp;:quodopamislegibusnbsp;res folumodo efficiamur,necpofrit ho ullo rcmedio melius hab^^'^�nbsp;fi per gratiam amp; medicum animarum noftrarum Chriftum� .fnbsp;Prodeft tamen,utdixi,hominem, talerndeclarari� QuiaciusP'jnbsp;reconditum in natura protrahi debet, ne fenbsp;iuftid� perfuafioncfallaL Nam quimorbiamp;qu� uidalateantilt;] .nbsp;ftra carne,ipfi qui habemus ignoramus, donee luminelegisrett^*^)^nbsp;Porto res i(i'a,reuocata ad ferium iudicium,clarum teftimoniumi^^j,^nbsp;nium hominum confdentijshabet, qui adlegis lumen perducun^^^nbsp;uidelicet, quodlegibus nemoiuftificctur,'nemo faluationemino pnbsp;fed miferabiliter amp; horribilitertantum crucietur* Quod itah^dnbsp;de uult Deus, ut fuperbia hominis coteratur amp; in nihilumnbsp;Quapropter qui ex lege iufticiam quf runt,p�rnidofe errant�

LIBER PRIMVS. nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;�i

y��^)C�u�fi'timbedIIitas noftraadrcfiftendupcccato,imo, qua? uo/ �Uptas amp; amor peccandi,amp;f propterea, quam iufiafcntcntia actcrne manbsp;^Q'ciionis contra pcccatores.Claretigitur,nosre�pfaadmoneri.fi ad �iadijcenda,nbsp;^^fai�i contridonem optemus autperuenire ipfi:Comnes autem ue�le denbsp;^�^quibusmodo cur�cftfuaipiorumfa�us, )aut alios in eamperznbsp;'JccxeuoIuntCquod proof�dofuoquilibetboni do�torcs prgftarecunbsp;^unt) utlcgem diuinam,pcccaa noftri amp; ir� Del indicCTn,ante om/nbsp;'^qu�^iligentiffime infpidant,difcanc acdoceant .Nam fine legis fernbsp;j^^nibusrecleintellecflis, nulla haberi a nobis poteft ueraxpeccadno/nbsp;^*^ognitio:amp; fine bac nec uerus dci tim or,nec humiliatio noftri uera�nbsp;c�fequens nulla falus. Quos em refpiciat dominus nift c�tricosC'

J, ^hucfacitpr�terfupracitacumlocumJlludpfal.li.Sacrifia�deo, |Pquot;^itus conrribulatus�cor contritum Slt; c�fra�lum deus non defpides.nbsp;^^illudEfai�.xli). Arundinemquaft�tam nonconfringer.amp;^ liilumnbsp;non cxtinguct.

.. ^in nbsp;nbsp;Chriftus ait : Pauperes cuange�izantur � non alios intelli/

afflidtos 5lt;c5territos pcccatores: quibus n�hil miferius eft,nccp coclo. Videlicct,qui per peccatum exiftuntnbsp;^�^perio DiaboliAmortis. Et ideohor�gratia demifitfefiliusDcinbsp;u^lOifadfus homo,cruci�xus,mortuus,amp; uica ac regno gterno glonbsp;ut pcccatores damnatos a pcccato amp; morte Iiberarct. Et pro/nbsp;uocat ad feGmncs,qui hoc confdenti� onus fentiunt: amp; promit/nbsp;J^^^'^cedentibus requiem amp; pcrfe�am libcrationem. Quia tanta fuitcanbsp;afolohlio Dcipotueritleuarj,actoni:amp;tam miferanda,nbsp;^cttit Dci clcmentiam amp; miferationem,

^^^ia igitur tes ncceflaria cft ,uera contritio,huius quolt;^ admoncn/ �j non poft�commodiusdoceri hommes de peccacofuo, amp;iranbsp;1 /^^?�?**^P^c^'aK)^s,quamperdiuin�legisprscdicarionem. Deusei�nbsp;^�uerbummaximecff�caxfoIctefte:ficutdocemurEfai�,cap. fv.

f, '^quam tarnen prodefte illis potuit euangelium fine cognitione 8� c� fui peccati: necfidcm promifl�onis euangelij habcrcpotuiftentnbsp;finenotida peccati :crgonec fine lege.Confdcntia enfmpecca/nbsp;^ifl�malexeft:amp; lex ipfa a deo fcripta, quatenus non fadt hoc prin/nbsp;officium fuum,hoceft,non arguit,nonaccufat,non oftenditpecnbsp;^,^'^�niinconfcientia,amp; pcccatoresnon humili�t, nonterrct,nec rcuin/nbsp;^P^ccatoresamp; filiosir�efte, qualia exempla cerncre eftin fecuris h y/nbsp;�j^�^^�tis,non eft lex: uidelicet, uero amp; pvindpa� fuo ufu. Etenim Icgisnbsp;^^onfcientrjsnoftr s loqui:quod quam diu non fit,lex etiam diui na,nbsp;illiusdodrinanihilconcutiuntur, pcrindehabet

ros, c�cos amp; mcredu�os pharif�os ,qui fibi per �egfs doc7r�i3'��^r^(^ �dintcgrief�c ,,8dbcne habereuid�tur, fedpern�aoiii�imoerrot^�nbsp;quomodo peccatum noftrum accufet �ex,amp; confcientfjs �oquatU**�nbsp;docebitur in dodrina de c�tridone.Eft e�. fpiritualis dodrina Janbsp;Dabimus igitur operam, in doctrina de contritione, ut brcu^4nbsp;legis amp; Decalogi cxpofitioneoftendamus,quod nam fitomntPnbsp;turn illud,quod Deus per legem accufat,reprehendit �C damnatnbsp;in quodam alio libro uberius de tota Icgis dodrina feribemus.nbsp;gusenim,eapars eftdiuinarumiegum, qu� feruitproprieat^tnnbsp;nem noftripeccari�atq^ adeofummaria methoduseft,omnium'C*�^^j^nbsp;rum totius fcriptur�, quibusagitur decorruptionehuman�nbsp;per peccatum :8d de obedienriaperfed� iuftid�, cuius ftimus�^nbsp;res coram Deo.

quamuis aliam dodrinam, qu� certo dcc�arat nos efle ut eft muldplex in proph etarum fcripds. T um denicp,uim qua�^'-^/j^^nbsp;aliam,qu� idem agit. Nam amp;per legem natur� Deus efficaxeft,nbsp;dereamp;:dedarare nobis noftrum peccatum. Proindcquilegem conl^nbsp;trjs loquentem non audiunt, fed habet earn pro iuftification is doo*nbsp;nihil poffuntquamuanihypocritc efle,permanere, quamdiu^ .nbsp;pharifaica periuafionehgrentrutamp;hoc malum fibi quocp atcidiu^^|gnbsp;rituracplorat, ad Romanos vij. PauIus.EgoCinquit) uiuebam�*�jnbsp;ge.�fcilicet tantuspharifrus,circuncifuso�lauodie, �i. fecundutui*^g^nbsp;ciam, qu� eft ex lege, uerfatus fine crimine. Raro profedo exenipi^nbsp;tarnen h�c defefcribit. Phil. irj.SedadChriftum c�nuerfus,oftt**nbsp;quid fibi phar i faico en-ore acciderit. Qii o pal am eft, qu am impieett^* �nbsp;fcedeq^ abutantur diuina Iege,quiiufticiam ex il�aqu�runt. In tah*^^nbsp;cnim,ficutnLiIlaeftueraxpeccaticognido: ItanullustimorDe�n^nbsp;Iis eorum.�multo minus uera in Deum per lefum Chnftum fides.�S^Pnbsp;confequensnullafalus:fed error, impietas,peccatum,mors amp; condeU�^nbsp;nario gterna. Ac rede de iftis hypocritis dicitar, quod fine lege utU3'^^nbsp;qu�adeonihil in eisoperatur:utcunc^fibi tribuant,quod omnianbsp;data legis fadan t SC imp�eanunon dift�miles ifti pharifeo, qui dixitonbsp;us gradasagodb{,quod non fum ficutc�ten homines, �lt;:GLucfxv^*^nbsp;Sedh�cpr�fati,deincepsdecontridoneipfadiduri:It�depeccato�Pnbsp;nis pcccadj�^ lege. Sed prius tarnende partibusp�nitenti�.

EL E NC H V s CAPITVM fecund� partis,bbri primi de ptxnitentilt;t.nbsp;De pardbus p�nitenti�.nbsp;De uera contridone.nbsp;De peccatojcuiusperfeda cognirione opus eft homini

DE PARTIBVS POENITENTIAE.

On eftres p�nitentia qu� in plures fpedes diftra/ CAP.r, hi poff�t :ficut apud philofophos uirtutis nomen,nbsp;in fuasfpecies diuiditur� Sed partes h abet, fine qui^-bus integra efle,amp; confifterc non poteft, amp; nihil m inbsp;nus quamp�nitentia Chriftiana efl�. Acfcholaftici Coutritio.nbsp;quidem Theologi,treseiusfeceruntpartes: Contriti

C O M M E N T. D E P OE N I T � N T. nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;,,

der, ignor�ter amp; impie faciat,oftendi n �nihil in prima prcfation^ operis. Quare relinquitur fcholafticos theo�ogos in totapceniten^*^nbsp;drina nihil fani pof�e docere:fed c�fufii�ime �C impijflime omni^quot;*nbsp;rumneepartitionem in hoc feripto fequemur:fcd inaliudreferuagt;�*'^lt;rnbsp;Panit�tM cS ^^dius partimur p�nitentiam in mortificationem, uiuific^t*^,./nbsp;tinetmortifa fcuin contritionem SC fidem,qu� habetconiundam externamnbsp;caiioHemer tcm. Et nosfane utemur contritionisamp; fidei adpellatione;non f��nbsp;ufitanora:uerumetiam,qui3�^^nbsp;ptifl�maad docendum, meo fane iudicio.Satis igituranteadixi,l�^^^[jnbsp;prium efl�amp; primum in pcenitentia, terrer iamp;crucian, agnitonbsp;in confeienoa ira Dei : in quo op�r�,feu uerius pafl�onenbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;,(j

iftic uera mortificatio.Deinde,inuda�terum oporrercaccederc, bis confolatio adfertur, per promilTionem Euangeirj de Chrifto^nbsp;habet com item p�cemnbsp;nbsp;totius uit� nouitatem. Loquor autenio^ j

� nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;fdenti� paceta qua impoflibile eft glorificandt Dei ftudiumab^�^^j

cernereeftinomni uitaamp;omnibus adionibus noftris* rededicitur uiuificatio : quia hominem non foJ um lib�r�tnbsp;terroribusamp;f mortetuci'umeti�totumrenoLiat, uere�^ efficitnbsp;viortij�cdtio, Igitur mortificatio,ea ipfacontritio eft,de quadixi,quod

� te Sdcon feien tia,per oftenfion� Sc acaifationem noftri peccati,5^r J �clation�ir� Deitquahomo pauoribus in cordegrauius cruciat^�^yji/nbsp;ullis uerbis dici poffit, Oportet tarnen tales terrores amp; cruciatusnbsp;gere,qualcs funtmorientium,qui iudidum Dei adpropinquafc^^^jiinbsp;amp; grauiffime mccuunt, �d acerbif�imeoderunt ; ubi eft quidamnbsp;guftus,horroramp;fenfusperpetu�damnationis.nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;,

Porro,uiuifieatio eft ipfa fides in lefum Chriftumtqu� aHp�L^fj/ Viuil�cMo, naiffion� Euangeli),deremift�onepeccati��uita �terna,propt^ynbsp;ftum.�deoque feruat hominem,ne incidat�n mortem defp^�^ jf}/nbsp;extrahiteum�x crudatibus terrorum in confeientia: facitquef^nbsp;re,qui in faucibus mords erant, SCgaudium atque pacem cordis^�t^�nbsp;tunDenicp amp;totum hominem renou�t, ut ficutfiiio Deidigm^�^/^ftnbsp;ta uiuat. Quodeft uere renafci,renouari amp; uiuificari, amp; adopta��*nbsp;lium Dei;ex filio peccati, ir� �lt;^ mords*

H�cannotarehocloco placuic,quia horum nominumufns / ficationis,inquam,Qi. uiuificationis,non infrequenseft apudnbsp;ut illi ipfi loci,in quibusoccun*unt,melius acredius intellig�tt*^' .�l�nbsp;cnini,quiina adoperum noftrorum hypocrifim torquent: prodnbsp;tra Pauli fententiam, �C cum obfcurationetonus Euangeirjnbsp;Rurfusfi quibus placet, pardum nominibusalijs udjillisnm Mnbsp;gno:modoquodp�nitentip nominedocetur,nonuarietanbsp;tenda amp;gloriam Chriftinonobfcuret Cum�rgo audispc�t�**'^^|,/

LIBER P R 1 H VS. nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;j�

legalem, 8^ aliam euangeli'cam, oportebit legalem intenig� ^^caiTiquain nosuocamus contritionem .Nam legis hocprincipaleoFnbsp;J^�Uineft ,on:eiidere uidclicetpeccatum, 8cterrerepeccatores,6lt;iti de/nbsp;P�^�tionemfalutis illosconrjcere.Euangelicamfcias recte dici eam,innbsp;^�;�a ad contritionem accedit fides, pax cordis,liberatioaterroribus le/nbsp;acmetu mords, amp; tota nouitas Chriftian� uit�, ut antea dixi.

Non ergo de nominibus pardum follicid erimus, nemo uir pru/ ^'^sdeillislidgabit, fi tarnen ueritas dotftrin�ita tradatur,uteftexpofinbsp;^'�l.iterisfacris.Mihicontritionisnomendixi,fatisplacere,cuiusn�cnbsp;j^^sefl:infcholis,quoamp;facr�liter�frequcnter utuntur,ubidGterrorinbsp;P^iquioriunmr exconlcientiapeccati, perlegem, loqu�rurnitpial. h\nbsp;j^^^'�ontritumamp;humiliatum Deus non defpicies. Itcpfal.cx�vi. Quinbsp;J^atcontritos corde,8C mu�tis alijs locis,fed �t res nominis conterendfnbsp;^�'00 aptiffim e exprimitur. Con teritur en im, quod i n brcu i iTimas quafnbsp;(^^rninudasfrangitur, dcftruitur amp; penitus coirumpirur. Sic Deus, conterilt;iuidnbsp;confolaturpeccatores, nequeconfertillisuitam�teinam, priufqnbsp;1 ^hemdeftruxerittoaim,auferens illi omnemfpem falutis,amp;fupernbsp;l^��*'niamilliusarrogandam in nihilumredigat:adeoc^ totum ueteremnbsp;inpuluercm.Genefis ii).nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;con�iTio

^Orroconfenionisnomen,uocabulumeflclarumamp;flafinu,amp;nihil ' '^^^''Pusincommodi habet. Remautcm, cuiaptatur,in padcnti�dodcr�nbsp;J^�^ppofitededarat. C�tcrumfidei nomen femperintelligi dcbet,7'�^�^^*nbsp;^�aoticia �dfiducia gratu{t�mifericordi.TDei,qua apeccato amp;�ter/nbsp;j,^lt;norte libcramur ,iufbciam amp; uitampternamh�reditamus, propternbsp;J�^^ator�Chriftum.Atuocabulum fatiffaclionis,in doclrina pccniten

gt; apudfcholafdcostheologos,rcm habet nouam ,inauditam, prodi ^'^Painet incognita literis facris: ideoque prorfus impi�,amp;r�pudi�t) da�nbsp;Pprimiteni grau�docT:rinam, amp;pharifaicahominuoperaextollitfunbsp;Glidern in Chriftum. De reliquis nominibus,quorum in hacpardti/nbsp;^'�ieniionem feci,prius fan�s didumeft.

j P^i'oindein pccnitentite doetrinaponimus has principales duas par/ C�^ontrition� uidelicet,amp;^fidem. Adquascti�reducimus,tum con/nbsp;J �^n�delidoRz,fed e�queeftiurisdiuini, autcerte fine inc�moditatenbsp;'^Idn�fidei rccipipoteft. Turn effedum ill�poenitenti�,qu� uocanbsp;J. sextern� noLiitatem,fiuc,opera externabona,Slt;dignospoenitentignbsp;� eus. V erax cnim pia confeflio dcli(florum,a uera contritionc nunbsp;. ^poteftabef�e. Nequeenim pi) excufantfuoscn'orcs: fedagnof/nbsp;fatentur amp;accufantipfi, ut remilTionempeccatorum conlrquanbsp;propter confcflionem , fed propter Chriftum,nbsp;fmundamurabomnipeccato, in querncredunt.Dein/nbsp;�^iueraeftin Chriflumfides,ibicertiflimum eftprodnusSdexter/�'nbsp;F if)

nam nouitatem fequi,tanqu� effedlum,quod antea c�arifl�rmjni�^'* firdmus,puto, m prima parte huius operis : tarnen mu Ito dariusa^i^��nbsp;idem efficiemus, cum per Chrilti gloriam fcribemus terti'um librun^nbsp;p�niten�a,etfru�:�bus iuftificatorum Sdpoenitenti� bonis.nbsp;nemautem propeccato amp;�terna morte, fiue, ut loqui folent, pro^^jnbsp;amp; p�na,ignoramus,pr�terquam trucem,mortem, gloriofair�' ,nbsp;redionem Domini amp; feruatorisnoftrilcfu Chrifti:cui fit huiusnbsp;nis�ternagloria. A M E N.

contritioG- Quodueropoenitentia,homineChriftiano digna,(inehis fidet coh�� I'bus duabu s partibus, quas dixi, nulla exiftere poffit, facile probant*'*'��'nbsp;Quia fic coh�rent ill� partes, contritio,inquam, amp; fides ,ut pton***nbsp;nonpoftintdiuelli, autdiuulf�, altera fine alteia, fitautinaneamp;Jnbsp;fum nomen,autrcs pcrnitiofa. Qtii enimexiftirnant contritioncmnbsp;nis opus efle,eamc]^ fine fide in Chriftum docet, ifii aut illuduntdi�*^^*^nbsp;tibusamp; nihilquamhypocrifim amp;fimulationem predicant:nbsp;pr�ter dodorum opinione Simaitem talibus uera contritio.�Cnbsp;doresipfos conftat ignaros efic. ;) contigerit, conqciunt miierosifl^^nbsp;Lairones ani fpet*ationcm Sc �tern� perditiom em. Non aliter fun t impofiorcsnbsp;tatwHin,nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;tr�nes animarum, qui fidem pr�dicat fine contritione: fine Dei

�C d�bita perfeda ilia obedientia erga legem. Et tarnen uidemusdo*quot;�� nam timor is con trition is a multis omitti:qui licet, fibi ualdefina*�?nbsp;lici efle uidentur zcumfidei dodrinafolis,qui uereconteruntur/o^�*^*^nbsp;efte polfit,ut quos confeienti� onus premit,amp; mors �terna terret.f*quot;^*^nbsp;inud,pfal. cxlvi.Quifanatcontritoscorde,amp;anigatcontriuo�t^^^^nbsp;rum.Necp Chriftus alios confeienti� onere, 8Cmetu mortisnbsp;poteftenim medicus en�,quampgrotis. Matth�i ix, Deniepnonp��^nbsp;funt uere cred ere in Chriftum,nifi qui prius ucrecognouer�tfuu*]}?^''^,nbsp;catum: Si indicium �tern�mortis,fibi debitum. Quidcredantci�)^��*nbsp;ne nouernntquidemunquamfnaina mala, qugaHerunthoniiniart^^nbsp;nam mortem, amp; fola in Chriftum fides abforbet, �itolIitomniaC'^^nbsp;hypocrit�fmulantomnia: contritionemfinefide,amp;rurfusfideiii,*quot;�^nbsp;c�tntione.Itan diledionem 8i legis impleuonemfine Chrifto,6i4'�'nbsp;non�'Verumift�impietatesnihiladnos.

Ergo Euangelio nemopoteft credere,nifi qui eftprimum uereton**� tus,hoceft,qui ad peccati (uiamp;ir� Deinoticiam, non fimpIiatti'F,nbsp;culatiuam,fed pradicamquoepperduduseft. Cognitioauiempettanbsp;ir� Dei, nonhabetlocum in Chriftiana poenitenfia,finefidc,fed*^nbsp;blafphemia,defperatio amp; mors �terna. Aut certeaftert defperatioi*^nbsp;amp; mortem, uidelicet, blafphemis contra Deum Si legem,nifiactenbsp;fides, qu� blafphemos,, dcfperabundos,fententia mortisin fenbsp;pta^rurfuseripiatjSi extrahat e.x morte damnationis. Tarn eftneed*�^

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contrito, remifiR peccati fides :qu� remiflio conringi^t gratis per �^�fericordiam, propter Chriftum.

, Neceffe eft ergo in facris literi s eam p�nitentiam doceri, quahomo �'�peccati fui amp; ir� Dei cognitionem ueram primo omnium perducagt;^nbsp;quot;��ciuaincipit dolere,propter Drum offenfum,ac deteftari fuum pcccat

Sic loquor de piorum contritione: quatenus incipi�t lanari amp; me/ '*ishabere.Deinde,qua rurfus confolationem capiat, propter reconri/nbsp;�atuni Deum; Si (pem�uftid� Si gtern� uit�, propcfitam atq^ donatanbsp;quot;�Chrifto lefu. Nihil enim p�nitenoa aliud eft,quam corde contcrinbsp;propter peccatum Si peccati p�naszmaxime autem propter De/nbsp;offenfum,qucm nolis ita offen fum efte. Ad hec confolationem acci/nbsp;^^e,per promiflionem Euangelrj de Chrifto:quam fequi peccati fuganbsp;^�^bdienti�eroa Iegem,Si totius uit� nouitat�,fatis an tea Si ueredixi�nbsp;Sacrilegah^ocrifis, in qua nullaeft,neque peccati cognitio neC]^nbsp;peccati fides,non poteftullumbonum opus prgftare,quodiuftinbsp;^'^nomine fit acceptum coram Deo :etiamfi conando currcndo mulnbsp;�quot;'^fudet atc� laboret-Sicut teftatur Paulus Roma.ixJfrael fetftando lenbsp;^^iuftiri�^in legem luftici�n� peruenit* QuareCQuia non ex fide;nbsp;^R�afi exoperbus.Et ibidem capite x. Ignorantesiuftiriam dei,8ifu/nbsp;p��lt;lu$rentesftatucrc,iuftici�deinonfuntfubied� Finis enim legisnbsp;^'��ftusjad iuftiriam omni cred�oJn hac uana Si impia hypocrifi fuit;nbsp;S'^^eumnon timens,8i homines contemncns,ita precatus eft,Sideonbsp;�Pfvbiflrimc locutus : Deus gracias agotibi,quodnonfui-nficutc�te/nbsp;^�^Qmines.Luc�xviq�

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. �O^aonum gran�neganrcHe gratuitum.biceltregnum^uelponus ly^^cri�s. I^^^tinis,Romani Pontificis,fcclefta Simaledida hypoa-ifis.Quid hanbsp;^fnitncumEuangelio ChrifticommuneC� c�Chriftumadeoneget,nbsp;^�00 agnofcat, non recipiat, pcccata noftragratis remitti nobis. Si i/nbsp;T'^^cipropter Chriftum.QuinetiamhancEuangelqfandiffimam dogt;nbsp;^quot;^datnpro peftilentii�imah�refi damnat. Deindetranffertmeritumnbsp;^^ifl�onispeccati,in obferuationem aliquotfrigidifl�marum tradiuonbsp;ftnbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;tranfgreffbribus iftarum,de quarum plgr jfque dubitarepoftis,

j fintmagisan impi�, comminatur mortisetern�pcenas : Item indignationemomnipotentis: utblafphemat.Denicpficfuntnbsp;��^ftianisfcandalum. Si remora pietatis, fecft�monachorum. Om/nbsp;r ^dmoperibusfi(ft� Si fimulatgpietatis tribuut meritum iuftirigSinbsp;��^�Naettatn infolens fuperbia in monachiseft,utmonachat�equa

C O Mtn E�JT� T)t P OE N I T E N T; rebaptifmo,quief� Chriftianqrum aChrifto,nihiI uereantur�^/^^!'nbsp;befcant.Oportet eniinde peftibus iftis,qug prope ad internedoO^Pnbsp;dertint Ecdefiam,per occafionem dicere, ut co�nofcantur, Sgt;Cnbsp;caueatur,quas Dominuslefusuelitdelerc, amp; mnditus extnpar^�nbsp;hgc de partibus pcenitentig ha(ftenus,nunc de contridonc feor�'�'nbsp;DE VERA CONTRITION E.

DeContridone,quamdocentScholafticiThcoIogi,gt; nem fecimus.Oportet enim node, pro conferuandanbsp;fb'anpdo�rinp, contraperfuafionescrroris, quam fit friuoIuiTjP^^^nbsp;in contritione dolore, uoluntariepropeccatisadumptum.nbsp;re feria,horribili,amaraactrifti,amp;quamnaturaplusquam.nbsp;fugimus, i�ciuntlepidum acfuauemrationis ludum. Nec^ .nbsp;fo�um contritionishomen, huicfido dolori :amp;perfe�tioneir^^ ,nbsp;ifti pharifaicpcontritioni,uerui-netiammeritumgrari�, ii� inbsp;tisjioc cft,acceptantis amp;adprobantis peccatorem,amp;: conferenO^nbsp;ritum ddecfbonis, quo accepto ille quidem mereatur fibi decon^'pnbsp;uitam �ternam.

Itaergo fepeliunt Chriftumac ftulte fimuIS: impie doccnG^ , peccatanobisremittanturproptercontritione,qucmadmodijali}^^fnbsp;ribus legis. Et quod dilecdion� h is Oper ibus mereamur,quanbsp;don urn uitc �ternp, de condigno per alia legis opera accipian^^� �nbsp;igituradoramus Chriftum, amp;n5 renunciamus eius nomini,nbsp;faluationis gloria adeo in manibusnoftris habemusC'O fophi^f�^^,nbsp;dicatcogitationibus ueftrisDeus:quibus Cbrifti gloripadcotd� jnbsp;Impoflibile eft contrition cm fine fide gratuitg remiflionis peccati a lunbsp;aft�rre,qu�dcfperation�8^ mort�:deinde,affirmare, quodn�p^^*-bominesjf�cientesprgcepta Dei fine grana, nedumcumbecfii��^�P Inbsp;nionemercndiiuftici�amp;faluation�jfalfumeftamp;contumeliofuni'nbsp;ti amp; uani,hypocrifimiacftatis efreiuftici�,amp;^ earn meritoria uicc�^^^^P'

Nondum attingo, quod corda pcrterrcEtfta ex dodrina poffirtt diligeredeum,8dquod uanif�mumeft,fingcredilelt;ftioncninbsp;amp; legis accipi pofte, fine fide gratuir� remiftionis peccati,nbsp;Chriftum.Nam horfidogmatum funtautores fcholaftici Theol^p �nbsp;qug alij loco obferuanda duxi. Vide ci*go quale fit hoc fcholafti^^^^^.^nbsp;dogma jfingunt in contritione efte dolorem, non folum quem g�pnbsp;metusp�narum, ucrum etiam charitasamp; diledio Dei, cum denbsp;quaadprehcndimusremiftionem peccatigratuitam, nihil ufq^an^^^nbsp;cannNeque poftintdeea dicere, quia remiftionem peccati negantp^nbsp;tuitam effe, amp; contendun t, quod per meritum operum noftrorumnbsp;tingat. HacnamquepharifaicaperCuafione ubicf impediuntuinbsp;ritatemglor/eChrifticcrnanu

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^os ergo contrition em intelligamus, non Humana rationefimula/ dolorem,fed ueros terrores, quos Deus incutit, quando confeien/nbsp;jjj^'^oftris loquitur, ac retegit ill is peccatum amp; reuelat: Item fententiamnbsp;maledidiionis �tern� ,qu� peccatoribus debetur,ut de contricionbsp;r detenus f�pedixi.Eftautemdolorilleomninomaior,quamab in/nbsp;natura fine defperatione ferri ac fuftineri poffet,nifi tand� iUi fub/nbsp;�^ctpergratiamaDeo.Restota longe eftfupra�Cexcraomncm uimnbsp;en im in contritione intelligere, non fpeculanbsp;rnbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;fimulatos dolores quales fcholafticidocent: led ueros, quales

Ifj^? 'ndicio confcienti�,comparato ad iram Dei,�d ad fententi�ma*' � propter peccatum iam acceptam.Quales terrores fueruntnbsp;� ^ore Cam, Dauid,amp;alior�. Ac cercum eft ,quod ji ftos do) ores: utnbsp;didlum eft,omnis omnium hominunatura ref�git fupranbsp;ctiam Deus, per legis docirin am excit�t iUos.�uelnbsp;ftf '?^*�obis amp;repugnancibus ,quod infra perqugdam exempla demo 'nbsp;^0�IS�cmo enim poteft uellecognofcereamp;audire hancaccufarionenbsp;^^I^quo fine fpe ueni�mereat �ternam cond�nauonem. Nemonbsp;(jj. ^�tuolens feire amp; aifentiri, quod propter peccatumfuum,merito fitnbsp;^^^^ir^amp;ma�cdi�rionis. Tantumabeft,utper huncinuoluntariumnbsp;^�^^ni,amp;plufquamuiolentum, plenumodtj amp;blafphemi�, contranbsp;legcm,gratiam amp;remiffionem peccati mereatur.

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aptius dicere poflet. Sed mecum bene agitur, fi fide liter amp; pie do/ ^�^^^feacfirme, qu� nee a portisinferorumconue�lipol��nt� R�cannbsp;inculco, non fubEiliter,necprohibeo, fi quis meliorauolet ferinbsp;Atqjutiiiam ueraxftudiumglorificandi Chriftum omnibus incfnbsp;pjj�tand�omnes Iingu� confiterentur Deo,amp; glori� illidiccrent amnbsp;fj, ?*^,per lefum.Sed h is tcporibus,quid ni Ci obfcuratur gloriaChrinbsp;t�j^^pprimitjidcp amagnisjfapi�tibusetdo�tisf utneceife fit infan/nbsp;^esatepindodosloq,quifi taccant, lapides clamab�t. Sedadrc*nbsp;Fqj. ^^deefthypocririsfingere,utaliaomnia, ficetiam quodpof��ntfibinbsp;^�j^^^�econtritionemjodiant peccatum, �d Deum fuper omnia di�ig�t�nbsp;*^*Hilominus arfiantpeccatum amp;defideria eius explere cupiunt, 8dnbsp;diledionem, aimperpenbsp;expertes diled�onis,quicquidmereanturgt; Experten tiaen�m no/nbsp;(l^^�rneft omnibus hominibus, quod pr�ccpta legis fine fpiritu fan/nbsp;ti�j� 4^i datur propter Chriftum, nemo polfit amare:quin potius om/nbsp;^pitactrahit immodic�defideri� peccati,Scimmodicacupiditasconbsp;ti^J^�?;Null� enim prorfus mandat� eft,cui homo,peculiar! c�cupifc�nbsp;aduerfet.Ex quomanifeftueft,manere odi� Dei 5lt; legis innbsp;�H^oad per promiffionis eu�gelij fid�,ab hac blalphemia lib�r�e�

Proinde,ficpouusrescotririonishabet.Quando Deusapcritno oculosmen�!s,utindeamus,qiiant�fitamp;quale,habitansinnobi8p^^,^nbsp;tum,quanta immundi�ci'amnatura, a qua nemoabenepotcftjUt*^nbsp;-me uellet,adeolt;^, qu�tgf�ntexterngtranfgreH�ones, fi quasnbsp;quarumrariflimi uacac,nifi infantes: quanta denicp I'raS^ ludiciun�^,^nbsp;contra peccatores, fiquidem gternis maledi�onibus morn's,nbsp;git:GaI.if). tuncruimusi'nmurmuraamp;blafphemi'as,nonianiocnbsp;ias,quas hypocritfuel ignorantes hab�t,fcd in aperta odia contra M 'nbsp;Oecertan t enim ,iniuftiaam efle apud Deum, fi i udt'centur,qninbsp;uiribusnon ualeant explicatefe depeccato, imobene fortitcrconnbsp;doper uires rationis, utiuftici� faluationismereantur, mag'sy'nbsp;implicent. Nam utiftgblafphemigh gr�ant in natura, difccscoloc*nbsp;tcfte,amp;tefte Diatribe Erafmi,amp; Paulo ad Roma� ix,nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;,

Qriapropter in ContritioneadeonuKumeft gfatigmeritun�,nt� minemmagisalienetagratia,fipietatemeiusfcilicet, hoceft, in^^nbsp;lemblafphemiam, per feinfpicias. Quare rede nunquamdidnbsp;caufla faluationis,aut cauflafinequa no, fi demcritofaluationisl^^^nbsp;mur. H�cetn contingitgratis,propter Chrift�,his qui in gratui^^^^jnbsp;mifijonem credunt.QuanquamneceiTaria fitcontritio propternbsp;miliandos,ac declarandum amp; accufandum noftrum peccatumnbsp;Deus ex peffimaoptnione de Deo, que in illaregnat, in optiman�*�^^^nbsp;tat,ut doleat homini peccatori,fieefleeius ingenium 8lt; naturantj^^j^^nbsp;Iicet,maliciofam amp;impia,acfugiatomnibus modis pcccat�. Vei^�nbsp;no fine gratia fide in Chrift�. Sic aut cotritio eft caufta,fine qna .nbsp;propter nouitate noftr�, amp; obedienti�,qu� Deo debemus,fednbsp;gratig merit� operis noftri inde iadari poteft*

In fumma,hoc do�et homini, qua tenus iibi relidus eft, tie fpiritu agitur, quod defideria earn is impune n 5 poteft expier^'nbsp;r�rfusdico,hocper experienti�omnibus notifl�m� efle.Hypo'^j�'A/nbsp;contritioni peculiarem dignitat�tribuunt, amp;magnimeritieifrW^-lant, quo gratia fibi quis merea � : quanqu� de congruo, tani^ �nbsp;pado. Quia Deus dicit.conuertimini ad me, amp; ego conuertarnbsp;Nihilenimimpoflibile uiribusfuisefleducunt,amp;nihildifeernnl� ,nbsp;tercredcntes,quiaudiuntuerbumgratie a fpiritufandonbsp;tur,amp; Incredulos,qui auerfi a uerbo gratig,amp; ad fe conuerfi,oni�^nbsp;ribus fuis implere uolunt^ac fui fibi faluatores efle.nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;. J/

Sedhocinf�gniterfriiiolumeft acftultum, quoddodrinaro^ nant Sophift�, cuiusueritatem nufloexcmplodemonftrarepoonbsp;Nempe,fuaR2 pharifaicar� contrition�,exauditaBz a Deo.Sed nonbsp;damus c5trarijsex�plis,8lt;^alijsqplurimis, qu�teftantq? P^^ . .|iinbsp;orat��^nbsp;amp;

^�tuitam gradamfaluamur a peccatoamp;a morte ,propter Chr�fl:um,fi quot;�^umcredimus^Oportetenim ab hac fide,omnem conditionem merigt;nbsp;*'�periini noftrorum ,procul femouere pcm�tus excludere.

, Reseftnonuiriumnatur�, feddiu�iioperis,uereconteri, fiuehoc fiue in malum fiat, hoceft, fine contingat pium conteri fcunbsp;ut ad Deum con uertatur : fiue impf um, ut in pccnam pcccacinbsp;in dcfperationem^Caute igitur obferuandum eft,ne quefalnbsp;^'^tpharifaic�hypocrifes �Nam �dingendbus no fueruntinferioresnbsp;'Anales res iuftici�,quam eile poffunt hoc tem pore in illis,qui docen^'nbsp;^^��fotniare conti'itioricm,nefcio quibus imaginationibus fpeculaduis,nbsp;^'lia mereri gratiam, tum alia legis opera pr�(tare,fiduciaranifl�o/nbsp;J'^peccati, amp; uit� �terne a Deo. Sed quid obfecro uarianf ifti a perfilt;nbsp;Ind�is,2lt; ab opinionibus T urcarum^

�dmirandum autem fan e eil, in diuino gratig opere,quod omnem contumeham qua adi'cituranobis, etiamignofcit nobis,amp;nbsp;malis extrahit ad fu� gratig cognidonem amp; fidem,ne cternumnbsp;Ita enim gratiam cofert pro peccatis de merids, hoc eft,pec/nbsp;^^fcsamp;immeritos, adeocp multis modis indignos afficitfuc grati�nbsp;^�^J^Qitia 2lt; baaignitate.Idcp tarn charo precio,uidelicet,per unigeni�nbsp;ly'^rteni, Ita commendans nobis, fuam erga nos mifericordiamnbsp;' J^ionem � loannisirj� Roman.v.

Qyid muItis'^�Contritionibus noftris nondebemusmeritum gr�tig ^^�are,necdiuinalege itauti,ne dicam abuti,utper eins opera prgcegt;nbsp;p^t:cunc� preftita ac fa�a a nobis, iufticiam nobis tribuamus, ne d�nbsp;^Cfneritori�remiffionis peccati amp; uit��tern� fingamustfed utpecgt;nbsp;nos elfe, exilliusdocffrinadifcamus, qui fine gratuita remifiio/nbsp;f ^cati,iufti �C falui elle coram Deo nequeamus ? Quod quam neccfnbsp;fit amp;uerum,fubinde c�arius aperiemus.

^Uc ergoin prirnisf�citdifputadoPauIi. Roma. vq.delegisger/ ��^o amp;principali ufu, quam hic per occafion�breuiter percurramus.

^aPauli fut�th�c:Peccatumnoncognoui,nifi per�egem.N� con |^�lt;^etitiamnefciebamCuideIicet, hanc ei�e peccatumdamnans coramnbsp;(/^�Pr�mifit enim ,peccatum non cognoui,nif� per legem: amp; peccato

Qamnamur,iuxtaillud:Acu�eus mortis peccatum 3niG lex diceret: Atfophift� cocupifcentiam negantef�� peccatum�nbsp;textumfcriptur�, fed infinnitatemef��confitctur.

VL infirmitas, uerumtalis, qu�habcntemcondemnet,nif�ab ''^recur,gratuitaignofccntiapropter Chriftum. Non enim impu/nbsp;j�^CTedenti in danabilepcccatumta quibuscti�expugnatur,neregnet.nbsp;concLipifcentie extenuarettamfurens ma��Siinbsp;�^abile in homine.N� etiamfi comprimi pof�it n� tame exdrpari�

In Tandis �iiim quotidic aliquid decedic, de concupifcentia: nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nj

ta nonpoteft ab��eri,quam diu uiuimus� Semper adeo exhibetni^�^j asprjs, quanquamillihoc curent, nefibiimperccconcupifcenD� �nbsp;�ge, abo�eantfophift� concupifcentiam,hunctam conternpn*^nbsp;morbum : tollat auaridam, ambitionem,�mulationem, iram,oo* Jnbsp;inuidentiam,amor�fui,huiusfeculi curam,amp;huiufmodialiaslt;^��nbsp;centi� fpecics, 8� laudabimus eos,qiitn ipfi fe nobis exhibeaotp�^�^nbsp;Ill's Tandis adorandos,amp; grati� leTu Chrifti ualedicant, deniqu*^^^,nbsp;fent fpiritus Tan di auxilium Slt; operam ,pro uinc�dopeccato.Scap�1nbsp;terim non ignorant quam fitmoleftiffimum uicium in carnenbsp;centiaiquod hominem nunquam deTerit intotum,�lt; Tempernbsp;cit,nifi quatenusfides grati� iIlumexcuTat.Nec deniquccompf^*�nbsp;teft,nifi ab his qui a Tpiritu Tandogubernantur*

Sedad Paulumredeo, quidocetfane,contraomnium Tpem amp; opinionem,lcge diuina non folum oftendi nobis pec� jnbsp;ftrum,amp;accufari:uerumetiamaugeri,Sdconfcientiaspeccatoruninbsp;biliter cruciari per legem.Sic enim ait tOccafioneautem accepta^Pj^j^nbsp;tum per mandatum operatum eftinmeomnern concupifccnti�a'^�l',^/nbsp;eft,qu�libetuicia carnalis concupifeenti� in meacccndit,u��*^.tii^nbsp;tircm adefl� mihi,qu� prius nefeiebam. �uget enim peccatuml^�Linbsp;prohibet, a quibus natura non poffumusabeiTe: quinetiamnbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;rj/

immodicc deledamur amp;:a quibus arca-inoIumus,Denic^ entias, SC comminatur mortem, atep eff�cit ,ut i�giamus irani^nbsp;ci�Dei: adeoqueDeoSi. legi�rafcamur.Sicuero Icx noftronbsp;tuspeccatimeepoteft a�iumeftedum, cum incidit in carnalernn^-.�nbsp;haberc.Itacp c�paratiad diuinamlegem,naturanofiraincorrig'^�nbsp;mus, utintelligas neminem iuftificari, feu liberari a pcccatonbsp;pol�c,nifi per mifericordiam amp; gratuitam rcmifl�onem pcccati�

SequiturapudPaulum:lineIegcenim,hoceft,�egefpirK�a�' mecarnali homine,nondumintelleda,quoduidelicetdamn^^ �nbsp;immundiciemamp;fummam puritatemreqnirat,tam intemamnbsp;ternam, ut cam pr�ftemus toto corde amp; animo, in omnibusnbsp;bus, didisamp; fadis. Hoceftenim fine legeuiuere,nefcire leg�� Ljnbsp;tualis ufum. Si hypocritarum inmorem fccure agere,amp; fingerr� 1nbsp;^^terna fada fatiffaciastqu�eflfandiffi'ma Si caftifl��]�^l^i)^nbsp;drina,S� fandifl�imos 80 caftiflimos cordis motus a nobis requi*'**'nbsp;cm non exigereta nobisdebit�,quinoftro uicio immundinbsp;condemnationis �Tfed hypocrit� fibi omn ia tr ibuunt, Si tamnbsp;mah condliati hcmines,utqui omnia legis mandata, ad unguen^nbsp;fedifl�me faci�t.Sicutiftius erroris aceufantur Sidamnantur,Igt;^' �

LIBER PRIM VS. nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;�?-

^��jarnali nature adefle.Siceftenimapudeos, quibccgrauiapeccata '^'�aiSjUc eft incrcdulitas,prcfumpt�o,defperatio,�f a contra legem,ua/nbsp;timore,fpe,dilcdione, efleauarum, l'racundum, impau�teninbsp;^^iJariecupidiim contra omnialegi�smandata, nonhabentpropecca/

* nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;terretlex nedum occidit : quo nomine non eft

�Porroiftihypocrite interimfingunt fenul�umpcccatumhabere, ^^eftpeccacum mortuum effe j�dquafifepultumin carnali natu/nbsp;j.*Ucindein talibus peccatumnonf^uittantoperecontralegemtuide/

J irnpatientia, odio fimilibus blafphemrjs : concupilcentia per l^bO��nond� irritata Staccenfa.Sednoidconon eftpeccat�damnans*nbsp;^^s�nimquamuisimmundiciem aceufat, criam penitiftimelat�temrnbsp;�ntcarepurgari nosop�rtet, qu�faluationcm acquiramus, Hincnbsp;(j^'^pfecatur Propheca: Dc�idla quis intclIigitC'ab occulo'smeis mun/nbsp;ab a�ienis parce feruo tuo*

U ^goautem uiucbam fine Icgca�iquando. Nempe, cum adhucimpie efretn,iufticiaoperum legis turnen s inflatus� nulla dumnbsp;c peccatinotiaambabens.Tuneenimuiucbam fine Iege,hoceft,nbsp;j^Jconfdentia peccati. Proindehicuidesquamerrent pernifiofe, quinbsp;�^�^�^^op�ura �ideas: PbiL lij�nbsp;jj ' an�us hune pharifaicum errorem, in fcmetipfo repreh endit �C damnbsp;^�Uefeqdit enim hypocrifim,pro perfeda pietate�

(jP^cumuenifTet mandatum,hoceft,cum �ex fpiritua�is dodtrinain/ meefiet: amp;reue�aremihi peccatum meum, contra opinionemnbsp;jup^f?i,coEpi(ret.Nempc,aim Luderem,Iegem diuinam non cfTe hu/nbsp;t ^dido�:rin�,qugaqbuflibetpreftari poft�t:imo,cui nulli prorfus

p^etiamiuftificatis fide per Chriftum ,amp;fp{ritu uiuentibus� ^^catumreuixittreteftum uidelicet,amp;irritatLim atcp aceenfumitinbsp;natura. Quodprius latuit in natura hypocrifi operum tedtum�nbsp;^um inhacoftaifionepcccau, concupifeentia accendebatur, odio

J^Patientia contra legemtubi non potui opera mea ulrerius pro iufti/ l^feideretfedcoacftus fui defperaretutfequitur.

f�h� Accepta mords, �^�ternemaledidlionis per Iegem,quafi dicerct,horribiliter eontritus fum,penitus c�nbsp;et perditus:quimihiuidebar integer et fanusefte ,nuna �ra/nbsp;^tev^ �nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;� opus habere : quinetiam iufticrjs meisdeberi

^�t�f�*� �^^entum eft mandatum, quod erat ad uitam: uerbum enim ui/ hj� qnifacit.LcuiLxviij.Gal.iti.Luc.x.Quanquamnemoeft,innbsp;'�nah natur a, qui faciat� Ideoalieno iuftificatore et impletore le/nbsp;^pns habemuSjUidelicet, Chrifto lefu, qui nos a maledidionibus

legisredemit. Gala. it). QuarcS^ fecit legem tantum, credit in Chriflum,legisimp�etorem.Roma.iij.Finiscnim�^�^nbsp;ftus,adiufticiamomnicredenti.

Hoc eflc ad mortem.Siquidem natursc,feu peccati improbity naeh�rentis in natura Jcgis conatum elufit. Sic autemnbsp;cidi,propter peccatum quod h�ret in natura:cui lex non potcft*^nbsp;fed fola gratia per Chriftu.Hgcuerotota dodrina,de peccato,nbsp;gratia ,nunq fatis intelligctur a nobis, nifi in probationenbsp;icienti�. Namphilofophic�fpecu�ationes, fere funtociof�nbsp;ficut uidemus, Deum Sd legem contemniaplerifq^ qui h�cp�'^*�tj,'nbsp;gnouerutjfedfpcculatiua tant�noticia amp; cognitione^n� intetm^^

Cum uero omnes homines naturanol�ra tales fimus, qual^^, dicat Paulus,quis redeaffirmarepoteft, hominem opercnatut^*!nbsp;tritionis fefauori diuino pr�parare: Sd per mortuasiufticiasca^^^^.^g^nbsp;tiam peccati remiffionem mei'cri C Nam accufari iufticiasraf�^ J;nbsp;accipere fentcntiam mortis ex Iege,non eft pr�pararefe diuinonbsp;nee�ternam faluationemmereri. Nifipeccatum damnans/ft^^'J^nbsp;iufticia ,fcilicet,amp;pietas in Deum:8c mors �terngmalcdi�ionis^nbsp;ternauita.Quare fiducia carnahsiufticigmagis noxia eft,quam^'^^rnbsp;eredi poflit.Rurfus quorum Deus peccata retegit,amp; facit de iufe^J ^0nbsp;pis defperarcjhifunt tn primo feluationisgradujquatetiusinuo^�z^inbsp;gratia Deum. Nam tahbusadeftper Chriftum: propternbsp;ignofcitpeccatiseoR�, acdonateisfilios Dei fieri amp; heredesetern^nbsp;H�cde Concritione hadenus,8lt;finiusneceftirate,nbsp;b�quiseflidateainin nobis,denicpamp;: quidipfa opereturnbsp;Dei,quod arguit noftra peccata,nempe,lex,cft nobis contritioni�^^^nbsp;fa: ft tn Deus per legem nos doccat, amp;cordibus noftris loqnatu^nbsp;queenirafufficitlitcr�noticia. Verbumenim Dei,nifiexcitati^��^/nbsp;bis per fpiritu fandum, non magis efficax eft, qua uHa alia tabon�^^j,nbsp;drina. Atcp inde eft,quia Deus non omnibus loquiair, quodftt^nbsp;temn i uidemus diuin� legis praedicationem.Sed quando iudioiinbsp;cordibusreuelatur,tuncdifcimus quam fitrcshornbilispeccatu�q(^(jnbsp;amp; peccatores protinus de faluationecogunturdefperare .Eiusp*^�^^^nbsp;uidereeftexeinplumin Adam.Inquofi liberumarbitriumpoftp^^^jnbsp;turnualuifiet,non indiguifletpoftlegem prius a deo acceptam,*^nbsp;alia amp; pcculari correptionc,qua ncccHcfuit dc� cordiipfius loqui-coparato peccatofuo ad iudicrj diuini fententiacoadusfuiflctdefpt*'�

Sedquidfitcinfignis dei contemptor,infignitcrfecurus in duricia cordis fui : ne'q; quicquam requirit, quod deum onoidj^^,nbsp;ftupidusadeo eft,ut main fuurn nullo padouideat ,autqueatuio �nbsp;etiamft legis cominationuillius pqn f�t ignarus. Imo ne acciifatu^^

liber P R I M V s. ^aDeo,uo�uitpeccatufuumagnoftereSi, confircri fereurrt coramnbsp;Ueo efle� Sedpotius excufare conatuseft : 80 culpami'n crcatorem i/nbsp;pum rerjcere, potius qin fuam impictatem. MulierCinqin'ens)quaninbsp;�faifti mthifocia^ded�tmihide ligno,amp; comedi� Nec did�militer munbsp;�Qquot; tranftulit a Ce peccat� Si. iniquicat� fu�:culp� tranfgreffionis ret}ci�snbsp;Serpente,hoceft,in creator�ferpends, deum. Nam catifa principalisnbsp;V^ccati,abutrifcp regerebat in deum ? Adam igic, ut mulierisexemp�unbsp;^'^e�,nifi alio nouo grati� bencficio, de peccato Si iniquitate fua con uinbsp;P^�fuiflet,quid nift c�fenuifTet in (aa impietate�Si mortuus in peccatonbsp;'��usgehenne Sietcrn�d�nationispermanfiflet'^�denicp ad c�fimi�emnbsp;�^^odumo�spofteritasc�eocfedtimuituoccdei, c�fec�doade�loquenbsp;'^^hSicoarguereteius peccat�: iam uiuaSiefficaci uocefpiritus,n6 mornbsp;^^jiteralegis. Vix igiturhumiliatus eft coramdeo,Siuixeontritus*nbsp;/��egem en{m,quamacceperat,8iillius admonitus etiam^non potuicnbsp;'^erede�.Curhoc;quiapcrpeccatumSiinobedientia,non erat amplinbsp;pUi compos �iinperfedafui potcftate:fed eratferuus peccati �c fubnbsp;i Diaboli.

Nondif��milc exemplum eft in hiftoria Cain, GeneGs iiq.nifi quod argumentum impietatis human� in ilia propofitum eft: qug eti/nbsp;^fficitplerofque defperare de gratia. Sic cnim eft mandpium mifer/nbsp;J^J^Diaboli homo,propter peccatum.Nccopushabet dilucidioreexnbsp;^^��oncexemplum Cain,quamiam exhibitaeft* C�terumDauidisnbsp;^^Mum nullo modo licet tacercmempejregis maximi,amp;fapientifttnbsp;j ^fophet� ,qui utroq; ofticio paftor eratfui populi : fedlapfusinnbsp;'^^tum, fadus adulter Si parricida, nihil moratus eft fe in tantis faci/nbsp;inefeatum a Diabolo fuifle : Si peccatuin nec^ agn�ftere,neepnbsp;^��edeum potuit.Nihiliuuittunc hominem lum�iiaturalerationis,nbsp;^^^^pi'ofuitlexfcripta, Si liberum arbitriumin ftcrcore iacuit. Proindenbsp;j^'.^habuitnouo grati� ben eficio admoneri fcelcrtimfuorum, Sicorrinbsp;jj^P^prophetam Nathan:Sipergratuitam condonationem delidor^,nbsp;^�ftinumiuftici�ftatum reftitui.i) Regumxi.Sixq�

�'^S�busludainfigniter malum, confydera, quamnon agnouerincnbsp;deum timuerint. Etfi fapientes uiri eftent. Si liber�nbsp;i�pulchrum Si expeditum haberent,quam Papiftg.�nequenbsp;literam fpedes. Etdic c�citatis eorum Si unnbsp;pr�fertim mandatis diuin i cultus quafi dedita ope/nbsp;Uf ritatis Si fidei dodores, adeoquenbsp;^^�^Ofescorruptiftimorum morum, fine dementia trucidarent,Sinbsp;alium innoxium multumnimis effiinderent :Si horrendisnbsp;�Hationibus Idolatri� omnia repler�t* Nec in h is omnibus Si tannbsp;G ij

Quorfum protnouic Paulus, adhuepharif�us periufficiaskg*^' Sed pcccatumille fuumadconon agnouit, utpharifaifmumproni*�^nbsp;ma pietate defcn derer, amp;illiusnomine Ecelefiam Dei perfequerctiquot;^'nbsp;non minore emulatione, quam nunc fit a Papifbs:fi tarnennbsp;defenduntiufticiasrationis ,�if n� magis fuas dignitatcs, auariciam� �nbsp;glorias ambitiofas.CerteChrin:iQlori�,amp;EcclefieraIut�,nonquci'i'^

Deniq^ quam ruitftupidus Petrus in agnnioncfin'errorisamp;pei^^^ tiC�Nifi enimadmonitusfuiflet a galloamp;Chriftoinfpedore,conU�^^nbsp;tente cor , non refipuid�t. Ergo bis omnibus exemplis doccniiquot;'�nbsp;quodin uera contritione opus habemus diuina potentia amp; gratia,nbsp;reuelationem �i noticiam noftri peccati: nec^ tarnen feruari homin^nbsp;percontritionem ,amp;timoremiiidiciorutndei, fedperire, nifipcrg'^^nbsp;dam I�fu Ch/ifti reftituatur�

Qucmnon mou�ntuplgi exempla,huiusnofintemporis,utpnncp ^i�pifcoposamp;i^Monachostaccam, Eftcnim intotohominumgencznbsp;mirabilis contmiptus Dci,5lt; ignoranria fui peccati, amp; uiuunt fine tinbsp;�^Ofe,necmas:nifaduntadmodum gratie reuelarionenrqu� contingitnbsp;PfopterChriftum.

Omnino igitur ignorant pc�catum,8d unnuerc contritionis^qui exi ^'mantillam uiribus rationis piarari, autnon maiorem dl�, qii�poflitnbsp;� fiinere earn homo,abfcp defperatione. Nifi illi fucciirrat gratie connbsp;''^utiojqueperterrefadlammentemrurfuscrigat^amp;prominioneremifnbsp;^�nis peccati amp; uit� �terne gratuita eripiat �x morte.

Porro,cxiaindicc:sexcmpbs illud quocpdifcercoportebic, qucd vera contrit ^^tamcontritioneniprjcuniimpiiseandemhabcnc,amp;-iniiu��odifiimi

� QuareconCequi remifl�onera peccatorum per earn ncmopoteft. yocfolo difcrimen eft, quod Deus m conti itione fuis adeft^necp finit foUtio.nbsp;mosdefperare: fed per promiffionisEu�gelrj ucihu confo�atur. Quonbsp;��l�accipiuntremifiioncm peccati,iufticiam�ii �ternam uitam, quate-^nbsp;�^^sinhanc gratuitam promifiionis gratiam credunt, qu�ob�ataefi:nbsp;Pmpter Chriitum.Cctcrum impios non confo�atur,fed finit perire.

�nhunc modum ipfum Ad� amp; Dauid confoEtus cft Deus, per fu^ ^ati�promiff�onem: atcp ipfius etiam Manafic prcces cxaudiuit, iamnbsp;ad grati� fidem, nec aliter Petrum amp; Paulum adiuuit, quamnbsp;f�^fn�gratuitx orati� donation em. Nccunquam ui�um hominemnbsp;�^�^��eft�aluaturus.Cain autem �^proditorcmludam permifitdefpcranbsp;CainquidemfuistcrroribusS� tremoribus, ac�udasfuocalami/nbsp;^fo�itccxitu, fan's nos docuerunt, quam fit impar imbecillis natura,nbsp;^^ptdienfa inpcccato,flare coramiudicio Dei,amp; feutentiam damnationbsp;�l^�udirc. Quarc non attinetmufiumdifputare de cxemp�is regumnbsp;j^M�Cpharifgorum,authorLf fimilium. Nam fans liquet, quod qui/nbsp;r^^^u!lapeculiarisgratia,rcmittens pecCa tum,�(^promittens etcrnamnbsp;/^atioiiem,facia eft,eos per rcuelatum pcccatum amp; iram Dei abtjciinnbsp;'^'^'^t�ndunidefperationisamp;�ternpmottts*nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;bina ft cffre

SuntQ-godiuerfi effcdusinuerac�tritionc. Namcauis,qupoften 'ftordibus noftris magnitudincm pcccati amp; ira Dei, accen dit in alijsnbsp;i� fitim,utdicant,Deus propitius efto nobis peccatoribus. Quernnbsp;�^odumamp;:Dauidprecatuseft, comprchcnlusinpeccato, 5Cadgranbsp;iidem conuerfustpfal.l. Mifcreremei Dcus,fccundum magnamnbsp;tuam.kcm:Auertc iacicmtuam a pcccatismeis,amp;f om/nbsp;r ^�^iquitatesmcasdcle. Etpfal. cxliij. Et ncintrcs in indicium cumnbsp;'^otuo,quia noniuifificabitur in confpetftutuoomnis uiucns.Itcmnbsp;Siiniquitates obferuauerisDomine,Domine quis fuftinebit*nbsp;^�^apudtcpropitiatio cft,uttimearis.Rurfusin alrjs,in quibusuer/

bum grati�noneftefficax ,contrinogignit odium Dciamp;dcfplt;�3f nem.�x quo uidcre eft,quaics fint do�tores, qui in p�nitenda: p^rnbsp;catione, docent contritioncm, fine fide, grati�per Chrifium.nbsp;quamifti nec ueram contritionem doceant � fcdmeramfimu�atio��nbsp;eius uanitatem.

Pijincontria nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;pr�tereafolis pfjsacciditin ueracontridone; quod

lt;�o�c peccaz fuum ex animo odiunc, acdolet e�s quod Deum of��nderint: ufMexani. quoad fieri poteft, uitantdancepsScfiigiunt pcccatum. Impf) 31*^^Jnbsp;moodmni.nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;fingentes contritionem ,non odiunt peccatum uero^�^^

fed mallentcupiditatibusfuis inferuirc, N�quedolent, quod ofFenderin�fedpcenasmetuuntjamp;Deum atquelegemoderunt.!^^ �nbsp;lum uerax amp; feriurn ftudi� bonorum operum, in iftis ea caulfi,p�^^nbsp;regnare:qui omnia qu� faciunt ,non Dei, fed fui amore operani3��;,j^nbsp;Ceniritio Ju Neque perficiturunicomomento uerax centritio: feddur^^*^/nbsp;ratinpijj. libus.Qiiia utfemperpeccatum inhac camalinatura babemusdt^' �nbsp;per in illotimoreretinemur, quieftuer�contritionis. Licetnbsp;aefanetur fubinde,non tarnen fubitoexpelliturtotus. Tameon�^^?;nbsp;tritio quam fides fubindeperfiduntur: nequisnimiumdifpficea^ �^�nbsp;qui legis teiroresadhucientit: 8� nondum eftperfedus in fide �nbsp;Poteft ex h is intelligijqu� foedas hypocrifes doceant,quinbsp;operi contritionismeritu remiflionis peccat�fimulcp hanchonin��nbsp;tute pofte parari . Contritio eft en im fides, qua credimus uerbod^^^^jnbsp;Iegis,reuelanti nobis cum noftrumpeccatum,tum debitampeef^t'^^^nbsp;ftrisiram amp; maledidioncm . Et banc maximam amp;nbsp;homo per induftriam fuam inuenirc autaftequi poftet,nbsp;Nihil �que fugit auerfaturtreuelatam, nunquamfuftinetfit^^nbsp;fpcratione.Ni�i Euangelriconfolatione,utfepe dixi,feruetut-^�^�nbsp;re fine huiusfidenunquamutilis eftepoftet: imonunquani�30t^nbsp;pernitiofa. Et quomodo folagratiam, aut remifiionemnbsp;peccari mereri polTct Z Ad contritionem autemnonnbsp;aliter Opus eft operatione fpiritusfan(fti,quamadnbsp;alias Chriftianasuirtutes: inquibusefficiendisnbsp;qd poftet caro nofiTa,ferua peccati amp; Diabolic'nbsp;Videas igitur aliosterreri Iege,cuiuspr^dinbsp;cationcalij nec quicqpermouentunquianbsp;impediuntur apeccato amp; Diabolo. Innbsp;fumma, horrenda imago contritionisnbsp;eft. N� fide euangelq ignorata,abrj/nbsp;cit hominem in defpcraticnem,

db peccato, cvivs perfecta COGNITIONE OPVS ESTHOMUnbsp;PniprocfficitndainiUouertidmmicontntione�

^�didisdccontTjtioneadij�endiumeft, quod nam f�t omnc pec/ catumillud,cuiuspertcdacognitioneopusefthomini,proeffid�/nbsp;pnillo^uera animi contridone.Oportet emm longealiter depeccatonbsp;ac iudicare, quamautrarioamp;captusnaturalis: autintheologianbsp;j^icholaftici doctores. Ratto entm de internis uici'js impij cordisni/ scholaflidctnbsp;'f�cdocerepoteftramp;fcholaftici theologi, quanquam trikuunc hom�/ cupifcentiantnbsp;�''^oncupiCcentiamnonmortif�catamafpiritufan�:o, huius uicium ta-'nbsp;^^nextenuan.t,8��peccatume(re iiegant. Adpenaiicenim tnfirmiratem:nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;*

J�ciuntrem mcdiam,qua.� non efticiat hominem deteriorem. Deinde quot;^unthomini^quod fu� natnr� uiribus poffit concupifcentiam do/*nbsp;uincere Si pcrfe�tifl�me obedirc Ugi Dei, ditigere Deum fupernbsp;eftjinepeccato ede.

Vt igitur eas peftes impi� dovlrin� caucamus omnes, ftatuere o-' pfccaium d� ^J^^t�peccatum de quo in facris literis docemur, quo deus oftenditur, plexf/l�inbsp;^oniinesnonrcnatidamnantur ifiueetiamrenad,quatenus peccaiunbsp;telinquunt, duplex ede :aliud in ternum Si aliud externum. Et in/nbsp;�/'iUtn quidcm, ede uiciatg feu corrupt� natur�omnium communis:nbsp;i'^�^niorbiiftius,quiedperpetuoin naturajCtiamrenatorum. Nifi qua-*nbsp;�'^^slurninegrati�aufei-tur: Sifpiritu fan�to fubinde morrtficatur,nbsp;a Theolo�s uocatur peccatum originis : Si comple�itur c� iznbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;*

^'^^vatione Dei,q ;2C eft priuario feu defect us iuftici� originalis,Si ca ^�^^�aoperisboni t tum concupifcentiam in carne,qu� eft habitus cor/nbsp;^t^^sprauus Siuidofusinnatura,perpetuo inclinansSirapienshomiznbsp;.^^dmandatorum Dei contemptumSitranfgredtonem. Namquan

*^Hl)usuis,noncerncreeft folum inhis,qui perEuangeliuninon re/ I J'lntur ,uerurnetia in omnibus renatis,quos oportet fem per contra ilznbsp;^5HonGnemolcfto certaminedimicare. Sicut Paulus docet Roman,nbsp;in loco de contritione oftendi.

^�ceatum externum, eft omn choc, quod intern urn peccatum feu on nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;tx

g noxa gignit: Si in opus externum ,ceu malos fructus putris arz ternum ^uid. ^j^�^^�pi'oduat. Vt eft externa Idololatria,8i blalphemi� extern� ,conz

fi � quicc|uideft h uiulmodi uiciorum qu� criminaadpcllare folent, ^^naliadelida atftiones externas flagitiofas. Qti� qui admiuunt,nbsp;tij'^quot;''^^��*^daDci,8idef�n�treputariiufti,etiamfi recepti priusjn granbsp;�^�^damnantur,nifirefipifcant8ipocnitentiam agant. \nbsp;� dmum ergo uteia interna natur� in conf�derationem uocare

grefl�ones,qu� ex his oriuntunSuntergo uici'a internaduorn*��p rum:uidelicet, ignorat�ti�qu� in nobis eftdei,Sdconcupifo^^,^j^znbsp;ignorante rum lege diuina prohibitanim Cum dico ignorantiarnnbsp;dafeuincre: ligomenrisca�citatem: feuincredulitatem. Nequeenimillaig?�^nbsp;c�dcas S� caligo ^cu obfctu'^*^^^ Jnbsp;peccdtiorigt tis:amp; incrdulitaSiNiCiitadifcernaSjUtignorantiaaccipiaturnbsp;Ce,qui ad uerbi de� lumen non peruenerunt: incrcdulitas auteninbsp;qui ad pra�dicadonemuci'bi dei perdudijilli ueritatem detrahm^J^nbsp;demrtonhabcnt: fedtaliscft tarnen ignorantia,quamdico,utp^0/nbsp;habeatconi�daminoredulitatem: ucl latentem amp; fepultam innbsp;minis corde.Quodintelligitur ufu amp; cxperientia,quado hor�^o 2nbsp;bi dei pr�dicationera 8C dodrinam acccdit.Itcinex illo Paulinbsp;Animalis homo non pcrcipit ea,qu� funt fpiritus dei. Stultida*^^nbsp;ilIifunt;necpoteftinteIligere.QuiafpirituaIiterdqudicantur.�idnbsp;in incrcdulitatcrede accufamus ignorantiam dei amp;ueritati5.

�gitur incrcdulitas, feuignorantiadeiamp;rci'um fpirit�alitin� genus, habet fubfe illasomncs fpecies: non timeredeum, non^yjjii#nbsp;dcumperfcifto corde,efl�finefide, finefpe, non cxiftimare jijtnbsp;nosrcfpiciat,minasamp;promiff�onesdeinihilifaccre,amp;cont0no�^^�^jjjnbsp;certe non magnifacere. Fiduciam amp; fpcm,in res creatas ponetc,nbsp;quam in deun�.�udiciadeinon metuere,a�timpatienofl�meodin^' �nbsp;ftatuerc,quod per inuocationem exaudiamur.ln afflidionibusamp;^ *�' j[inbsp;teefleimpatientem: quafinonl�ntopera deij qu�ordinentutabi*nbsp;noftrum bonum. Denique reuelato nobis iud icio contra petca^*^�nbsp;fpcrarc De promifl�onibus grati� 2lt; Euangeltj diibitare :nbsp;pt�fumcredecarnaliiufticia, Si fapientiacarnali. Opibus,^^^^^/nbsp;honori conf�dere:rcrum qu� pereun t tran feunt, amp; nemincfl�nbsp;�iorem aut bcatum efficere polTunt. Ad auxilia diuoriim confog^^'Jnbsp;def�cio tandem. Quisenim omnes fpcciesincrcdulitatisnumcrat^^/nbsp;fct:� Nccfunth�cuicia,tantumadualesculp�, qualesefleha�dp ,nbsp;uartter permitto: fed pr�pterea durabi�esdeledlus,amp; carentianbsp;in natura non renouata . Infumma,horribilespefles, amp;grauil�*^jjnbsp;pcccatacoramdeo .Denique amp; uiciofihabitusadpellaripoHiinC*!^nbsp;magnamaH�nitatem habent cumconcupifcentia, utmox dicarfl*^.nbsp;non oportet nimis argute in his uicijs diftingiiendis laborare � n*nbsp;tt'ZuSenbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;docendi.nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;Proxima eft c�ncupiftlt;J�^j^

ciespKc^i fpecies peccatioriginis�fimiliteruicium intcrnumut incredtiu*^^.^ origiMl�. amp; habitus corruptus prauus in natura. H�c timet, amatamp;tl^^|-|nbsp;carn^.

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^nalia: ^habetmultipliccsimpetuspugnantesoimlegeDei. Nam ^oncupifcentignomincjfempcrintenigidebent, qiiilibet aff�cfiuscoa

amp; pugn�tes legi Dd,8dftaniide illisdebet,quod hominem non �^^natuiTijUereac prorfus damnet. Hanc fcholaftici uocantfomitem,Slt;nbsp;��^ant eflepeccatum. Sed Chriftus Matthg. v. longa oraoone, peccagt;*nbsp;^'��^eiTedeclaratjamp;in legedamnarioftcndit, contra pharifgorumtra/nbsp;� gt;ones. Adhgc Paulus illam plane adpellat peccatum, ut fiipra oftennbsp;�iCitato loco epift� ad Roma.cap.vfj.Deinde argumento idem probanbsp;^^b�^uialexeftfpiritualisdodrina. Ideoprjcipitde aff�duu puritate,nbsp;'^^fanftifl�rnisSd caftiflimismotibus in corde, qui refpondeantpernbsp;^'^'liaamp;cQnfgntianclegi Dei: amp; concupifcentiam aceufat, tanquamnbsp;damnans/

^�'turilli omnesaff�ctus,quioriunturin concupifcentia, amp;repug/ ��^J^gidei/untreuei apeccata, quibus homo reus fit, ficut Chriftusnbsp;�tern� damnationis. Dixi autem,quodhac timet, amat amp; qu�nbsp;j. '^^'aaliahomo, uelut,opes,uoluptates, potentiam, honores, glo/nbsp;contrariarefugitamp;odit, inopiam, paupertatem,nbsp;^^^itionisiSi fonun�humilitatcm, ignominiam, fui contemptum,nbsp;8lt; rnortem�Nec alia re, nifi quia uoluptatibus cupitis Sf defidenbsp;ij P^'^Uerfantur, non confiderato, curdeus cupiditatibusnoftrisad/nbsp;^�^tgt;aimmittat,nempe,utpeccatum mortificetur. Quareetiamoditnbsp;H^i^^^^ntemfuis cupiditatibus:hoceft,deum amp; legem,amp;: quemuis honbsp;Proinde in ilia r�gn�t pr�cipua auaricia, qua omnes qu� fuanbsp;fas,amp;proximi diledionem. Deinde con/nbsp;^'(1nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;^*^0^ m uliercm, uidelicegal terius coniugein. Sdc�

(li� ^nofes de his pr�cipuis partibusagit,ubi tractat legem de coneu Sed illisfuntconiund�, ira, odium, inuidentia, �mulatio,nbsp;fimiles morbi.

hic oportetrurfus dicere, quod paulo ante didum eft de incrc lt;�|q^pgt;effeuidelicec,h�c concupifeenti� uicia, non folum interna a/nbsp;h�jT^delida, fedetiamdurabilesimpetus in natura, quiahisfempernbsp;homo ad malum, quibus nemo un quam fatis refiftere potuitnbsp;\^'^^^^�Hhiceft illud Gene .vi.Cundaintencio amp; cogitatio cordisnbsp;cap.viij.Intentio humani cordismanbsp;fua.Et hicrurfuscernereeft,h�c uicia habere manbsp;^��^*t�tem cum incrcdulitatc. Quiacnim non credimus Deo,^.nbsp;^^��gt;iosbon� uoluntatis ignari fumus,ideo affedamus carnanbsp;c�fidimus amp; deledamur, deo �lt; fpiritualibus necc�finbsp;li�e deledamur.

noxgin natura,qua omnes homines reieff� mortis cora deorcti� infantes, q ad fimilitudinc extern^ tr�C

COMMENT* DE P OE NITENT. greffionis nihil admiferunt:tiecpoflentfaluificri,nifi perbapti* .nbsp;abluerentureorumpecata: i'uxtainud:nifi quis renatus fiicrit^nbsp;�dfpiritufatido,nonpoteftintroireinregn�DehEtexhisintd t �nbsp;pinor,quid fit carentiaoriginalisiuftici�, quShabiturus eratho^|/nbsp;nunquam collapfus fuiflct:nimirum,uerum Dd timor�, ueramnbsp;onem,f�dud�amp;fpcmin deum,animumuacu�m cupiditaterd'^J^ gt;nbsp;�arum: in fumma, iuftidam confummat� .xSed longcaliternbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;y

quia deddit a iuftieia amp; ruit in pcccatum tarn ignoranti� Dd cupifcenti�prau�*nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;,

Deniqj ex his qu� dixi Iiquet,quanttim errent,qui peccatuo��:�^^-le fomniant tantS rcatum efle QC poenam, fe� imputationc ali^d J/ ti,alien� culp^ 8lt;^alterius nox�.Sic cnim folent,qui non uident**^ Jnbsp;didem in natura hominis hgren tem,uidelicet,ignoration�,con^^^nbsp;odium dd,concupifcentiarebeIIemlegi.Sed banc fanamnbsp;effe fingunt amp; alieno �ido perire: nifi quatenus de fuo adijdatnbsp;nbsp;nbsp;^jjj/

fionem. N� itaquidam ignari dodrin� Chriftian�, peccawn^ J gunt tantum decxternis adualibus delidis. Sed node oportet,nbsp;originale efle, natur� corruption em atlt;^inobedienti�:amp;nbsp;Rio uido perire, non ali�na culpa, etiamii per alienam cu�paninbsp;p�cc�tum� fed hocpeccatum, noil eft alicnu, non extra nos.

in uniufcuiufcp natura�ut antea de ignorationeamp; concupifeentia ,0 lidixu Vtfupra modum mirabile fit, ea horrenda uiciaa quibt^J.nbsp;theologis no haberi propeccato,incredulitatedico, diffidentia,^^nbsp;tionem amp;concupifccntia: qu� nifi in morte, a nemineprorfusnbsp;poftunt .Quanq quid dico,mirum cfteC�cu ifti theologi nonintt�*J�nbsp;quid fitincrcduhtas,utdc alijstaccam�

Scctmduf ��i Externa uidaadpellataduales culpas. Qiiatcnus ueropcccata^^^�^^^j cMs,tnconfide fj'nt quoq? aiftualesculpse,ex prpdidis fan's liquet.Sunt enimnbsp;ti�:deexfer=�^ tRtialia,fimuI omnes aff��us,cogitationes, confdia,dida�^ft�^��^nbsp;nii trangref, n ia,quatenus legi dei aduerfantur * Verum relinquamus theolog�^^jlinbsp;Cioiiibut.nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;diftindiondet nomine atftualium dclicftor� h ic folum peccata �

gamus, qup funtexternar�tr�iorefl�onum maxime eti�iuxtafup*'^^,iiJ tam diuifion�tquapeccatum a�iudfecimusintern�amp;aliudextet*^nbsp;Verum hicrurfusadmon�difumus, in externis tr�fgrefl�onib*^nbsp;multiplicem confiderationdquia alia eft refpeiftu omiflionisnbsp;peris boni.Ethpcrurfus duplex efttfuntemomiflloncsopcr�bfj�j�nbsp;ali� contra mandata prim� tabul� : amp; a�i� contra mandatanbsp;fecundp.PorrOjpeccatoomiftionisoperumbonorum opponitH*' /nbsp;urn :quod peccatumeft quid�. Vtcumnonfatiffit in bono opet^^T (,/nbsp;dato Dei: ut cum fit contrarium, quam ille nobis pr�cepit ? .nbsp;tingit autem dup�iciter uida inefl� operibus bonis, ut uidentd

defccliilaborant,8lt; imptj fua pcccata in opa's bonobab�t� J^dchisomibus mcbris fcorfimloduemur� Igiturpeccataomi'ff��is � ,nbsp;^'''�uspr^cepn bonipauci lans aiaduertunc,quantaun�coradco: ci �oniioperSnbsp;etern� damnadonis ho�em, ut a�b�csmortali� de bonvruaunbsp;Ecratio eft: quiaaff�rmatiu� Icgisde op�r� bono,captus naturanbsp;^^Ouidetperinde precept�cflc,utnegatiu�operis mali prohibit�Sednbsp;�^�Cto �quc neceflaria eitiuitidaopeBibonoR� utfuga �domifl�onbsp;ApudEzechidemapitexx!].cumdominusdepeccatisprincinbsp;^�^jprophetarum �C populi grauiter conqueftus effet, tandem per pronbsp;^^anaadiccit: Etquefiui de eis,quiintcrponeret fepem, amp;. llaretop/nbsp;I �^'�scontrameproferra,nedil�iparemearn,,SCnoninuenk Et eftu�*nbsp;^�^per eos indignarioncm meam: amp; in ign� irp me� confumpfi eos�nbsp;reddidirait Dominus Deus^RequiritigPnbsp;j ^ttobisinuocarionem deus, amp; reliquaexercitiafidei,tam in prima qnbsp;.^f�ndatabularequifita .Ethucfaciuntmultateftimoniafcriptur�,nbsp;L,'^^P��^*P'f�^�^^�^^�^P^^�Ensbonis:nccprccipiturfoIumuerumetiamnbsp;��dtationibusamp;^promifi�sprj inuifant.Sicutpfal. xlix.Inuocamcinnbsp;.^^ibu�ationis:eripiam re,amp;glorificabismc.Matth.x. Quicuncpponbsp;ti�nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;uni ex minimis iftis,ealicem aqu� frig�d�,t3n turn in nomi

I pdtjdamamp;inudHiere.xviq.Sipocnitentiamegeritgensillaama/ j^'^o^quod locutus fum aduerfus eam.�agam Qi. ego p�nitentiam,fu/nbsp;quodcogitaui utfacerem ei, Et fubitoloquar degente�Crc'nbsp;'lU�nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;p�acem iHud. Sic ergo requirit totam pocnitentiam:

i^ihj^^J�^^�^uiopercbono,debitaamp;^perfe�tiffimaobedientia. Itap^ ^'^^^'4uet,orauiter peccare,qui funt n�gligentes operum bonor�:nbsp;P^�^3pud lilosfid� durarc.Quia in ncglcdiu Si. omiffione operisnbsp;jji^beftinfigniscontemptus Dei. Sedamp;Chriftus amp; Apoftoli f�pcnbsp;! tj^.^P^untdeoperibusbonisrqup nifi neceffaria eflent,Slt; linegraui danbsp;(�f�^'^�^^�ujitterent,n�quam profedopr�ciperentur. (^lapropterquinbsp;acfrigait ftudio amp; diligentia operum bonorum, habent grauiffinbsp;^^^pamiamp;grauiffim�pcen�fefereos efi-iciunt.Sed nuncpaucisnbsp;^11$ ^'^^^��^^uspreeepta opp'abona�utintenigatur me�ius, quotSlt; qui/nbsp;operis. Quodfuo tempore copiof�/nbsp;EPt,' ^l^�nus in decalogi enarratione.

% nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;opef�z bonorum debitori�,feu omifl�o in externo dd

S nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;pertinct adconfcffion�.Sicuteft,n5 adefl� in publico co

^^^�gregatione ecclefie,pdicationi uerbi deirn� participarc cor�aduerfarqsueritat� uerbi dei etglorignbsp;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;Suoticsopuseft,c� illiusgratia

COMMENT. DE POE N I T E N T. busben�cqs illis,qbus qtidieafficimur.N� bene mercrio�bo��nbsp;de parctibus,magiftranbus,amp; alijs qs parcnt� loco habemtis.nbsp;his offiot]'s diledionis n� feruire proximo, qbus in cafunbsp;optaresferuiri.Scd �Cingraris,inimicis et male mer�tibusnbsp;charitatis. Qtiam uero periculofum fit, diledionem proxim�nbsp;fericordi� opcribusteftari, docetChriftus: Matth�i xxv.nbsp;memaledidiamp;c.Btloannes,!).Ioan.iit).Quiem'm nondil�glt;^ Ainbsp;fuum quem uidet, dcumquem non uideuquomodo poteftdil*^nbsp;deumnonamare,habetgrauiff�raamp�nam.Hucpertinetill^^,nbsp;xvi, Faciteuobi'samicosdem�mona iniquiLat!S,Litcumdefetf�^*^^,^,,^nbsp;plant uos in �ternatabernacula. Prgdidisoportetamp;horuiT�^�^^jjt/nbsp;addere: cupiditatibusamp;^delicqscarnis,uelut crapul� ,ebri�3ti�- jj,nbsp;ri,Slt;S fimilibus, non ponercmodum, noninterirefcilicctnbsp;aim Paulus dicat: Qui autem funt Chrifti,camaTi fuam *�nbsp;cumaftedlib'us Sfconcupilccntijs. In his omnibus uicijs eftnbsp;opcrebono:fcd iametiamdedcfe(ftu,quicftin opcrebononbsp;Pfffw� ope�nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;Ergo de imperfeclione Slt;defedu operis boni pior� opot�^*^

rabona, ha� tucre.NulIabonaopera f(eripofle,etiamapij8�Cquifpirituf2�i�'J^i� bcrnantur,qu�uaccntprorfusomni culpa amp; peccatocoram^i^/ijii�nbsp;�cdcm lt;sr diu enim in carne, morri obnoxia, fumus, non poflumusadnbsp;feaatum. illamiufticiam qu�eftinlegcpr�ceptaperuenirc.Condonatvi�'^j,0i1nbsp;�C ignofeitur prjs,fi quid minus perfeeftepreftant, utcum oran^^^'nbsp;eafiduciainuocant nomen domini,qua fe inuocand�cfl�illci^�^^^j^ir'nbsp;aimelcemofynamlargimur, non ea fimplicitatc damusquanbsp;Aut, ncq? tant�damus, quantumnecefl�tasegeni requirit:^(jinbsp;tasin ilium hortatar ac docet : Ci tarnen habcs quod des illi.nbsp;quoduis aliud officium preftas, quo tuam g�oriam amp; utilitat^ !� rjtjJnbsp;fpe(ftas,quam gloriamamp;uo�untatem dei Jfti,inquam,omncsnbsp;ignoicuntur pfis,propter fidem.qua in Chriftum credunt:amp;nbsp;continui in eo,ut proficiant,amp;fempcr aliquiddecedatdereliqi��1��nbsp;ti,5C opera bona meliore obedientia fiant,nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;j �

peccdtum in nbsp;nbsp;C�tcl'um opera bona ,utuidenturimpiorum,hoceft,nonct^^,gii

opcrebono jjrn Euangelio,longealiterIiabennNam amp;peccata funtcoran�^j^o; impiorum. jjjmi-jjQone digna. Quia enimperfona nondum eft reconcifi'^^^nbsp;necop�ra tails perfon�po�untdeo placere.Neqjignofciillisiii�^l^j,iilt;nbsp;deipoteft: ficut ignofeitur imm�dicrjs operum credenti� inCh^� (ii�nbsp;Sed amp; homines carnales,quia nihil oper�tur ftudio glorificandinbsp;nequcenimpoftunthocuelle,qui funtcognitionis�f fide�nd�^^nbsp;anes.Ideo uarfis alrjs af�edhbus imprjs contamin�t opera bona.nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;fd

MdZ/fc g ij nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;commodi,honoris 8C glori�operantur,nonrefpicienr^^^5^

pocnasfugiant, maxime �ternas,amp;utCaluationem mereantur : cum grauius nonpofTitpeccarijquamhacopinionequicqiiam operarL

Pr�didis omnibus plane intelledis, facile indicium eft de tiicijs exter oepeccato *us;feuoperibus per femalis.Nam plgraCp illorum talia funtut ipfamet op�quot;�nbsp;�^tioillareprehendat ac damnet. Sicuteft externa idolatria, conuiciumnbsp;^uod deo didtur,periurium, contemptusautoritatis parentum,feditio/nbsp;aduerfus magiftratus,c�des,parricidiu,adultcri�,ftuprum,fcorta/nbsp;^ogt;imm�dicia,crapula,ebrietas,fraus amp;deeeptio,furtum,rapina, mennbsp;^adum, calumni�, proditiones, delationesnbsp;nbsp;nbsp;quse fubhis omnibus

H�c igitur haclenus in gcnere de peccato: cuius duas pi�dpuas fpe feci:intcmam,in qua eft incredulitas �C concupifcentia.Etextern�:innbsp;M'ia primo animaduertenda eft omifl�o operis boni: deinde uici� quodnbsp;quot;^fetin op�r�bono,tam piorum, q impior�. Et poftremum,opera pernbsp;nialatqu� crimina amp; flagitia uocanturNam h�comnia peccata lexnbsp;^daccufac amp; damnat, qu�perfediftimenofle oportet* Namalioquinbsp;timeri deus fatis poteft : neque homo ul�a uera contritione conterinbsp;deo * Adh�c,nifi his peccaus plane amp; pcrfe�le cognitis, non po/nbsp;^^ftintelligi magnitudo mifericordigdei, amp;:benefidorum lefu Chrifti;nbsp;fides deni(^ ullumueraxexercitium habere. Quanquam autemprunbsp;^fnter ratio reddipoftit,incredulitatem amp; concupifcentiamreipfa cohp

gt; nanthominem: nifiredeuntem rcf�pifcciuem,amp; in gratia i)cicntem,amp;agentem pocnitcnriam,per Chriftum leitini�

Poftremumdeorigine�i caufispeccati, nonatcinec hoc �oeo^ tum difputai�e.Scimus propagatumcflepcccatum,ab unoin oi��cs�^nbsp;cft,ab Adam in totam poftericatem generis humani:amp; il�onbsp;na mortedamnari, nifi quos gratia lefu Chrifti liberauerit :ficutnbsp;que docet Paulus ad Roma cap. v.femper etiam uigere in natur�q^^^nbsp;nbsp;,

� fandhexpugneturjieregnetrin incredulistam�pleno imperiof^^^ / ' ut in tentatione nu�li graui ,aut minimo,uiaonbsp;nbsp;nbsp;peccato,nequet*C�

repofl�nt,necp uelint. Sed amp; fi quid boni operispr�itare conaufi*^� h il qu� fimuIareiufticiampofrunt.Hoc tot� peccatum, qui non to�nbsp;fcuntua*e,eorum contritiones nihil efle poterunt,quamnbsp;�atapietas, hypocrifis, arrogansamp; fuperba lufticia : qualisRiitnbsp;ridiculi Pharif�i, Luc�xviij.cuius frequenter mentionemfcci.

tentibus adhucdur�t. Terretigiturin primis, cor hominis contf�^ g^ peccari p�na : Imo contrition is maxima caufa eft. Nifi enim ten'O''^nbsp;periculo mortis obfifteret nobis deus, be impqnbsp;nbsp;praui fumus,nt*��\

coiTuptionisin natura,hoc eft, peccatum,contcmnereuelleuidet*-'^ in eo(^ ipfo periclitari,perire Sd damnari: fed deus refiftit.

Hic primum reprehendere oportet,cam impiam opinioneni,�l^^ git concupifeentiam leuiculum morbum SC infirmitatem eft� :nbsp;quantulum retardetretftam uoluntatem,nonimpediar,quonbsp;mo perfe�:amiufticiam,in legepr�ceptam,fuisuiribus pr�ftarenbsp;' at. Sed quam uane, impie amp; ftulte hocdicatur, fupra expofuinbsp;locis:altero,de contritionenbsp;nbsp;nbsp;altero de peccato.Proinde conciip**^^

ti� morbum adpenantfomitem:amp; peccatum efTe negant,fed t�tunir nam peccati originis efle docent.

* Contra iftumcraffum �Limpiumert-oremnotabisconcup�^^ erte tum p�nam �apfus^ �C peccati Ad�: Cquia propter inobcdieti^*nbsp;Ad�,totaj.K)fteritas punitur amp; traditaeftfub imperium peccati)^*^ jnbsp;tiam peccatum in nafeentibus. Hoc eft enim peccatum illudnbsp;fe accufat Propheta d�plor�t .pfal.1. Ecce in iniquitateg^'^^^^nbsp;fumChoceft,atmlipeccatum immund�concupifcenti�,quarcrt3nbsp;ah amore dei,amp;c.in in credulitate, odium amp;fcontemptum dci,mecu^��^^^nbsp;mundum : uidelicet in ipfa camis natiuitate contratftum. innbsp;'concepit memaier m�a.nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;meliorcm f�tum potuit

* �derc qiiam abominabilem peccatoremex peccatoribus� '! ' Qyod ergo quidam concupifcentiaminterpretantur nonefle peccanbsp;arguant quanta ignorantiarerum fpiritualium teneantur* Deindenbsp;^^odrnorbumta�emfaciunt concupifcentiam, qui induftriaamp;^ uiribuisnbsp;�^oniinum facile uinci queat,produnt quo fpiritu agantur,uidelicet phanbsp;illo amp; Diabo�ico Antichriffa gt; qui Chrifti gloriam aboler� co/nbsp;^�fur,utg�oria hominum regnet�

Ergonon p�na folum, uerume�amgrauif�imumpeccatum eft con Concupifceii ^pifcentiatcuius tanta tyranniseft,utnemo illiunquam refiftere queat tite uistnbsp;nemo eximere f� ex t�to malo,quantumcuncj5 laborer * Quis en imnbsp;�'�aridam,amp;curashuiusfeculi,c�genitasnobis,extirpare poreftcQuisnbsp;*��^sOdium,inuidentiam,�mu�ationem,ambitiotiem, amp; libidinis im/nbsp;P^of�flammaSjdenicp hisfimilegaffcd�sprauos,quoties uult,exrii�nbsp;tollere, deponere ficut indumentum, abijcere proiTus poteftc'nbsp;^^4uoniamhoceff�cercfilt; pr�ftarenemopoteft: cert�eoipfo, p�cca^nbsp;j'^�^concupifcenti� grauirfima�^triftiflimapc�nacfl:� Pcrhancenimnbsp;^�^per efficimur rei mortistnifi q�atciius credimus in lefum Chriftum�

Siiadere igitur potes auaro contempt�m auti: fed perfuadere nunq potes. Potes oculis,manibus pedibus imperarc, fimu�are iufticp

Slt;:pjetatem: fed cofdi imperare non potes, ut repurgato i�lo a fordi/ ^'^suiciorumabfol�tam iufticiam amp;pietatcm pr�ftes�Eth�Geft maxi/nbsp;��^pocna pcccati,quodhorao femper peccator retinetur:amp;: feruus ac manbsp;^P'�m peccati,ut peccatum prorf�s non poffit deponere, nifiin mor/nbsp;^*quot;tiecilli refiftere fine opera auxilio fpiritus fancli�

^ic oportet adi}cere,ignorationem � incredu�itatem ad confimi�errt �^od�mefl�tum pcenam peccati lapfus Ad� in tota poftcritate: tumnbsp;peccatum, quod ex iam dicfis ex loco de peccato, il luftre amp; conbsp;tgt;^bile fatis eft.�ft aiim in homine natural is qu�dam impotentia eff �nbsp;^�^di,uerum dei timorem,dile�:�oncm,fpem,patientiam,�d fimiliurnnbsp;/^t^luum piorum cordis,qui in prima tabularequiruntur. Quanta au^nbsp;hisfitp�na, exeointelligis, quodquimanet inincredulitate,nbsp;poteft faluLis fieri a morte �terna.Ioannis ifj�

f^urfus folet peccatum aliquandopuniri peccato, non iam Originis p^catum dico,fedquodfingLiIi fuaquadam improbitate,amp;nimiama/nbsp;^^)amp;nimiodei contemptUjC�mittunt.Sedquodnam hoc fit, noftr�nbsp;efidefiniretfcd iudicatur apofteriore, ind�s efi� qui mancnt in in/nbsp;Witate�lt;imp�nitentia.Sicautempuniri,cfin'adi in reprob� mennbsp;j..�]^iCxc�cariamp;indurari:cuiuspccn� extan tcxcmp�a: Elagt;� vi. Mar�nbsp;j/��^omanj\amp;ixdtem,xi. C�ter�mhocpeccatum , quod tamgrauinbsp;�(1^^ P�J^tur, uocatur peccatum in fpiritum fan�um: dcquodidumnbsp;bpartefuperiore,capite tertio�nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;�

In genere ante de quolibet pcccato ftatuere oportet, quod gehennam amp; mortis poenam:quatcnus homines non refipifcunt�*�nbsp;creduntEuangelioSi nonaguntp�nitentiam. luxtaillud,nbsp;His autemqui funt ex content!one, �i qui non acquiefcunt uerii^�^nbsp;duntautem iniquitati, iraamp; indignatio, tribu�atioamp;auguftia,igt;�^nbsp;nem animam hominis operands malum*

p�netnifi quatenusDeus, illas quas fan di fuftinent, conuertit\� fti ben�ficiOjin faluberrimascaftigationes ,Hebi\x�}.fiue innbsp;riam ipforum.Matthg.v. Rom.v* fiue dcnicp inabolitionemnbsp;ueteris natur�.i Cor.xv.Nam amp; peccata certe folent temporahi^*p^nbsp;gariinfandis�ficuthabesin exemploDauidis.rj Reg.xfj.Etfi�^^nbsp;lusinquit : Dum iudicamura Domino, corripimur ut nonnbsp;mudo damnemura Cor.xi. Nec^ tarnen omnisafflidio feu cablt;^*nbsp;cft propter aliqu� culpam: ut babes in exemp�o loan.vi. denbsp;Seruiunt igitur qu^d��n ad gloriam dei,probationem fidei,amp;'nbsp;tiorem gloriamfandorum .Quidam ad deletionem peccad*�P�^^;inbsp;mors corporalis. Huncenimilliusfrudumhabent, quiinChf*nbsp;�efumcredunt*nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;*nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;,^0

Sed nunc dep��na �t�rng mords feorfi n, qug uidelicctijs gatur,quin5rcnafcuntur, promifl�one Euangelfiperincreduli*^^j!^/nbsp;reprobata,de qua eft Rom� vi. Stipcndi� peccad mors. Et i. Cor.nbsp;PfT pcecAttt culeus mortis peccat�* Dur�t enim mors amp; ira Dei in in credulis�^nbsp;i8or;.RoOT.y. qufnbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;credendbus Euangelio didum eft:dedit eispoteftatcf��,^.

osDei fieri,bis qui credunt in nomine eius. AcrurfusIoan.iԻ�i� ditinfilium Dd, habet uitam�ternam:qui increduluscftfih'o,*^^*^j,inbsp;d�bituitam,fed IRA DEI manetfupa eum.iloan.v.Vitamc^^�^^^nbsp;d�dit nobis Deus, amp;c.

Quoniam autem hunccontemptum dei qui eft incredulitatis� unt in fe eflc, qui fine pcenitenda amp; fine opcribus bonis uiuunt, 0^nbsp;tet idemftatuerede talibusquod deincredulis Nifiadultimiim*^^^nbsp;num uitgfug refpiciantura deo,amp;ad fid�perueni�t. Nolo enimaf�nbsp;defperation�s ulliprgberi,ficut necChriftus prebet.Qu�quamnbsp;qui n�gligentes in operebono fiicrunt,dicat.�amp; ibunt hi in fuppb^^^^j;nbsp;�cta*num. Matth.xxv.Similiterloan.v.Procedent, quibonafet^^^nbsp;in refurredion� uitg,qui uero mata egerunt in refurrecdonem

Sedrurfus, habemusingenerecaufl�m eterngmords,quodptn^^|| iuftici� debitores fumus, quam tarnen fuis uiribus nemo unqiia^j^ynbsp;pr�ftare.Et ideomaledicimur amp;condemnamur lege: Gal.iij�nbsp;didus omnis,qui non permanet in omnibus,qu� feripta funtin �nbsp;lcgis,utfaciatea.Qijidigitur,defperabimus�mintoe. Chriftus

nos de maledicflo legis,f�flus pro nobis maleclidum : ficutipfc H^oque PaulusadGal. irj.cxpomhSednonidcorcdemitnos abobc/nbsp;^'oitia opens boni, Hine ad Roman* virj * in huncmodumferibirSinbsp;^'^dum carnem uixeritis moriemini^Reqnint ergo Deus bona opeznbsp;^�tiamfi legi nihil debeamqs, propter Chriftum* Sumus tarnen denbsp;jtores mortificandapcamiSjDeo in gloriam, propter Chriftum. Acnbsp;Plt;ent Deo opera noftra , quatenus in fide nominisChrifti ilia pr�znbsp;propter eundemignofeit nobis,euamfi imperfedam iufticinbsp;�� Sc obedientiam prgftemiis*

Reliquaeftunapeccatip�na,dequain�iteris apoftolorumdocez r ^iSCea l�ge triftiffimatuidelicet, qua humanum genustraditumeft;nbsp;. � poteftatem amp; imperiu Diaboli, Hine enim Paulus ad Bphef, rj* diznbsp;^^^fficaccm efl� Diabolum inincreduIis.Btrj.Timoth,i),Eos qui Euanbsp;aduerfantur, dicitelTein laqueis Diaboli, �� capnuos tetieri adnbsp;uoluntatem. Proinde plenum imperium in incredulos exercet�ilnbsp;retinet in imprjs opinionibus de Deo,amp;crroribus dodringfalnbsp;�^tfidem labeladfetac penitus euertat* Deinde etiam impellit tales innbsp;generis flagitiaSc peccata: inbIafphemiam,hypQcrifim,auariznbsp;^�^gt;c�des,adulteria,rapinam amp; his fimilia.Denique omnium maxiznbsp;� ^�nfidianjj. his qui Deum ueraciter colunt: ficutmanifeftum eft in exnbsp;Chrifti, amp;in co quod Petrusfenbit .i Petri v* Sobrq eftote �Cnbsp;J^�late 8lt;c , Ouanquam io illos nihil iuris habet: nequepoteft conlt;#nbsp;quot;��pr�uate. �

f Q;iosergoh�cmala non uehementer terrent,cos certumeftue/ ^tidum elle contritos : �C quicquid contritionis, feu bonorum openbsp;tiomine fimulant, efl� meras hypocrifes amp; impietates* Sed cogniznbsp;iij'^^�^itudine ir�c Dei, �C calamitatum feu p�narum qu� pecca^nbsp;U ^^entur, intelligimus cum mortis alumnos nos cfle,tummanci/nbsp;0^ Idiaboli : de iufticqs carnis defperandum nobis efle, amp; ad Chri'/

* Nemo enim ex his tantis malis peccati SC �q poteft liberari ,n ifi per lefum Chriftum* Roman*Vt

IQ pra expofui cur ad contrinonis doeftrinam pertineat diuinarum tradatio. Illa igiturplaniusaccertiusnobisexplicabit,qu�nbsp;fit ilia corruptio in natura ,�C quod tam graue peccatum, quo eflinbsp;filfj irg SCgterng mortis coram Deo, Nam c� in literis facris biznbsp;^atur de noftro peccato , uno modo per comparariouem adnbsp;: �C altero per comparationem ad Euangelium amp;gratiarrunofnbsp;Portet peccatum per legem aliter non tradari, nifi declarando illudnbsp;^^^fando atquedamnando , Sicut Paulus docet Rom. iq * 8C vij,nbsp;H iij

.Gala.�q. Expofhilatenim cumhomincdc dcbito perfc�r� co�pfo accufat cum defedus feu carcnri� iulti�i� orignns, amp;

; rum corruptdl�morum habituum in .nat-ura.Et quia talem rcrcHf,^ pcrfectam obedientiam,feudebitumperfe,cl� iu�ia��,non p�t^nP'nbsp;fl�re,ideo damn at ilium� Sic en im aitlex: Makdiduspmnis:tli*'^nbsp;pcrmanlei JC in omnibus h is, qu� fcripta fun t in libro legis,nbsp;Lex igitur eft formula qu�dam do�:rin�,qu� facit adnbsp;�ionem pcrfe�l�un noftripeccati : �c ir� Dci contra peccatores.nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;.

de ualde ac nim�s errant, q ui iufticiam Sf recondliati�nem ft'*' nbsp;nbsp;.

qucrunt ? Eftcnimimpqffibilis nobis lata,utpeccatumperfc�^�^^ . gat, accufct, �d peccatores de iuftictjsearnis defperarefaciat wnbsp;go iul�ficationis docftrina lex cft: fed cognita perfecfe, grauiilim^*�^nbsp;moleftiflimum onus in confcientia ? Accufat enim pcccatiun-^Pj/nbsp;cati p�nas irrogat : iram Dei�ternarn mortem. Idee? facit, uti^�nbsp;da DeiformidemusSlt;fugiamus : atqueadeo, utodiamusilla,nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;*

ftemur ,tanquam iniqua.Hoc eft enim, quod 1 ^aulu.sdicic: Icxit'aU�^ peratur. Facit enim, uc Deo amp;iudicrjs iniusirafcamur : amp; ficcontt^*�'�nbsp;effe^tu n� iuftificat peccatores, fed magisefficit tales, hoc e�nbsp;res,amp;magisreos iudicior� ineuitabiliumamp;^�tern� mortis. Vtde^�^nbsp;legis effedu, inl�code contritione dixi: te�imonio allatonbsp;Locus eft ad Romanos vij.de legis effeclu 5lt; ufu;

,, Hic ergo cum Sophiftarumopinionibus conflidarioporteUlt;l''^ finxerut primum, lege Dei non damnari naturalem immundicicmd^�nbsp;cft , concupifeentiam : amp; imbedllitatem efticiendi perfedtamnbsp;timoris, fidei, amp; fpei in Deum. Nam legi Dei fatil�eri pr�dicant,nbsp;opaapoftraexterioratnequeopus effehomini fpiritu fancto,nili ad ui*nbsp;tiuma�tusmeiicorfj . Sic enim beneficium redemptionis Qinftip^'n�^nbsp;tuo excludunt. Tribuunt fibiperfedamamp;integram fanitatem,^;�nbsp;legi Deipoftint per omnia fatiffacerezniftquodniotumdiaritatis^*'^nbsp;quirunc,quo uitam �ternarn per opera fna, uel de condigno,fibinbsp;antur. Sedin huncmodum,fidei,hoceft, fiduci�in gratu.itamnbsp;cordiam Dei ,qua nobis contingitremiftio peccati,iufticia, adoptiernbsp;�terna falus, propter Chrilium, fine lege,fine iufticijs amp; operibusfl�nbsp;ftris,nulluin penitus locum relinquunt. Necpoftuntilli relinquet^nbsp;cum,ftantibusimpijsopinionibus eorumrimodedita operalocuifnbsp;admiflionem illi pr�cludunt,amp;rcquirunt tarnen ut proChriftianisunbsp;ctoribus habeantur, fidei corruptores eitcrfores�nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;.

Teneamus igitur contraiftorumiinpiasScblalphemasopinionts� quod fupra docui in loco depeccato,pcccatum efte, cum externanbsp;praua,tuni immundidemnaturalem,Iioceft, concupifeenuam,neq^^nbsp;pofte hominem ueram iuftidam efficere.�concupifcentiam comprime*'^�

l�mma itlauida, qu�pugnantcumfide in Deum,uideh�cet,dub�ti ?^cni,defperadonem�d diftidenaamdeuo�untateDei, �C huiufmod�nbsp;Habere aiam magnam imperfedionem in op�r� bono : quincdnbsp;^�^^nimiurn frigere nitniumceflare in operando bon um .Non malilt;*nbsp;.�^iolam,quaf� expedirior efl� poi�et: fed h�c omnia naturali impotentnbsp;debilitate. Atqj adeo feruitute: retrahenteipfumconcupifccntia,'nbsp;in ilia r�gn�t, amore fuinbsp;nbsp;nbsp;Diabolo. Porro h�c omnia uicia,

hominem,atque reum conuinci �etemg mords. Omnino cnim. de/^ **^oreftperfecl� iuftici��Cpuritatis:fumm�innocend� pietatis�nbsp;^^�n qua fitanimus per omnia confendens legi Dei: liber aconcupifznbsp;^^J^tiacarnali: plenus timore,fidc,fpe, dile�tione,pad�dainomnibijsnbsp;^�5�Watibus amp; morteJdemerga proximum plenus dilectione, fyncelt;nbsp;candore, intcpritatermanfuetus.benionus, mifericors,clemens �nbsp;.^^Sjpatiens iniuriai�:qui n� minusbene mereri pofl�t ac uelit deini/nbsp;ingratis, atqueamicis,8�uqui uid�tur magni meritiinnos, amp; dtnbsp;pofficijs noftris cfre,uer�etiamindigni ? N� hanc pcrfe�tion� docetnbsp;utLeuit.xix.San(fheftotetquia ego fan(flusfum,dns deus ucfter�nbsp;^Prorfus ergo earum omnium rerum , de quibus nobis prpapituvnbsp;^eo habere debuimus fynceram dilecftionemtfiperfe�l� iuftici�,nbsp;debitcres fumus, fatiffacere potuifTemus. Qui igitur confidunt,'nbsp;fuperbi coram Deo SC arrogantes,quod per uires fuas poiTint,Deonbsp;fatiffacere, illidebentadferre cor aftc�usoperibus pr�cepris lt;nbsp;f^lpondentes: ucrum Dei dmoremamp;fidem,di�e(�honem proximi per/nbsp;p^'dm,qua nulli officium debitum neges:amp; tua prorfus non qugras,ninbsp;pfius legi per omnia fadffeceris ? Sedundeh�cmundicia,puritas 2gt;inbsp;piecfio iuftici�haberi poteft; certe in carnali natura nullaeft. �urnbsp;tam arroganter deiuffiaaamp;meritis operum noftrorum gloria/nbsp;^tC�Nifiquiahocf�t,iratoDeo,inpcenamamp;uItionempeccad. Curnbsp;/�^potius deiufticijs noftris defperamus,amp;confitemurnoftrumpec/nbsp;ficutloannes docet i.Ioan J. Deo in gloriam:prccantes,ut nosnbsp;�^hificet amp; faluos faciat per ChriftumC�

Paulus uocat legem fpiritualem dodnnam �eo quod affetftuum pu/ j.^^emreqLiirit,amp;i cor perfetfteobediens Deo, confentiens fpirituali Sinbsp;^ft�doclrin�. Necaliuduultiliud Chrifti, ubidemifericordi�o/nbsp;^^^*busc�cionat,Cqn� quibuslibetdebcmus,bonis,ma�is:dignis,innbsp;gnis:gratis,ingrads:amicis,inimids:exemplo Dei patris,hoceft, fi/nbsp;p�tre Deo, fine perfon � refpetftu nobis reddun tur, n 6 conftderatanbsp;P ucia,indignitate,ingratitudineamp;impietate,quafemperDeo aduer/nbsp;^^^ur:neque enimalia eft fyn�era dilc�io. ^ficinquiens : Eftotenbsp;^uuosperamp;clijficut�d pater uefter c�leftis perfedus eft. Bthucper

t�net �lud loannis�ij � Spiritus cft Deus: amp;feos qui adorant fpiritu SCueritatc oportet adorare,nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;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

Ac ueroquam fint omnia immunda Si. imperfeda in nobiSfCl^^ j net pluribusdicere,quamantea expofui�'Nemo enimprorfusd^nbsp;poilit dicere: mundum eftcor meum, purus fuma peccato.nbsp;axadionibusIegisfatifi�cerepofl�tC�Multominus per opera fnap^^ j'nbsp;(e quifqua prgparare fauori diuino, mereri gratiam ,remiffion�nbsp;iuftidam,aut uitam �temam. Homo enim,nondum rcconci�is*^�?,^}nbsp;per gratuitam gratiam, propter Chriftum, iae�t oim uniuerfisnbsp;et meritis fuis �igatus ad eternas maledidiones legis. At recocdis^. .jjnbsp;reseftiuftici��ternefalutisjfineomnibus operibusfuis, propt^^nbsp;Chriftum, quatenus in ilium credit. Necopus habet mererinbsp;nbsp;��P

fa�uarionem.Iamenimiuftuseft,remifl�oncpeccati,amp;fiIiusdd�^ res �tem� uit� � Sed opus habet, ut in omni uitaglorificetnbsp;gratia :nequediffidat, quin omnium laborum fuorum habeatt^�^nbsp;tum praemium mercedem apud deum,

Sed addamushiefententias aliquot feripturg, qug teftantur natura nihil boni efl�.Rom.irj.Non eft intelligens,n� eft requir^^^nbsp;um� Omnesdeflexeruntjfimul inutiles fadifunt: non eft faxensnbsp;non eft ufc^ ad und .Item capite virj.Caro qu� camis funtaff�dat�^ .nbsp;GaIa.irj.Caroconcupifeitaduerfusfpiritum.i.Cor.rj.�nimalis^��nbsp;non pcrcipit ea qu� funt fpiritus dei. Stulticia enim eft illi, SCnbsp;teft intelligere. Et profedo nullis uerbis dici uel explicaripoteft, b/nbsp;ta fint amp; quam grauia mala,qu� his feriptur� fenten tijs, in natu^^nbsp;noxia peccato,amp; ferua Diatxgt;Ii,reprehenduntur Si damnantur.nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;gt;

Hane fua impietatem nofledebent, teftimonio legis amp; fcriplt;^^|^|J q uos a peccato morte faluos fieri oportet. Nofle aute, ut adnbsp;miliationem fui coram deoperducatur. Si humiliatigrati�quprai'�^*nbsp;cent enim fe a gratia,amp; indignos fadunt remiflione pcccati, iuftici^nbsp;terna falute,qui per iufticias legis faluari querunt. Sicut Paulusnbsp;Roma.ix.Ifraeliedando legem iuftid� ,in legem iufticignonpcni^ ynbsp;QuarcC� Quianonexfide,�uidelicet, fedabantur iufticiamamp;fdf^^nbsp;nem ) fed quafi exoperibus^hoceft,merito operum fuorum, ��jpnbsp;te perfonali amp; pquata^� Impegeruntenim in lapidem offenfioo^nbsp;cut feriptum eft � Ecce ponam in Sionlapidem offenfionis Sinbsp;fcandali : omnisqui creditin eumnon confiindetur. Item capitanbsp;gnorantes enim iufticiam dei, Choccft,donum gratuit� iuftificati^nbsp;imputationemiuftici�, �^remiflionemillampeccati, qu�c�ringif^^nbsp;Chriftum. 8lt; fuam qu�rentes ftatuere, fficut qui meritis operui�*nbsp;rum confidunt, Si illafuperbe iadant coramdeo. ) iuftid�nbsp;funt fubicdi.C non haben tes pacemrortisfandorum:nccfodc^^

P p�tre amp; filib dus lefu Chrifto� ') Finis �nim Icg�s Chriftus ad iuz �liciamomnicredenti. QuareproiTusnulIi remittitpeccata Deus,ne�nbsp;^^putat iuftum,i�ifi qui in corde uero contrito �C humiliatQ, perfidemnbsp;Chriftum,gratiam 8C fa�ut�mqu�riu

Porro extrem� dementi� eft ,pro peccato habere, c�des,adukeria,� *^pra, rapinas, latrodnia,nbsp;nbsp;his fimi�ia qu� in fecunda tabula prq

��Dentur : 8d uicfa cordis qu� in utraquetabula damnanturnon ha/ 8^ nolle agnofcere pro peccato * Sicut eftidolatria cordis,nori ue/nbsp;f^tiniereDeum,non aniarein omnibusoperibuseius�lt;fuper omnia*'nbsp;i�^'^perinde facere paupertatem,ignominiam, crucem,utopes,glori/?nbsp;uitam, fi quando rebus aduerfis te exer�eat Deus, pro fui nomi/nbsp;'^�^gWia.N� ip erareauxilium aDeoin calamicatibus,affli^ionibus,�nbsp;morte: quineriam fremere contra Deum, ciquc irafci cum afznbsp;.Effeauarum, ambidofum,inuidum,amp;fupramQdum cupi/nbsp;,^�^rerum�egediuinaprohibitarum ? Hsberefiduciamrerum prgfetinbsp;??�gloriari inopibus,potentia,honore,carnah fapi�tia,iufticia. N5nbsp;?nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;proximum ucre: fuapotius in omnibus qu�rere contra illius

* ^lt;3;ionem.Retinereamp;fouereodia, fimultates,animum iracundum, libidinofum, tumidum, inflatum,fuperbuni'nbsp;^�'��ogantem,uf�p ad Dd �lt;proximicontemptum ,664 nonne ho�nbsp;inftar eft ii�c uidanon cernere,amp;fecuro animo cont�nere,�Cnbsp;^^P^arifeo cxultare 8^ gloriari ac dicere: Deusgratias ago tibi,qui2|nbsp;j Gcut c�teri homines:cum paucu�as modo externas habeasnbsp;?�das legisuix uir eiuilicer bonus * PudeatergoTheologos radonbsp;�guitton mdent h�c uicia qu� dixi,in carnali natura pleno impsnbsp;. ^^gnare. Nam per buiusignorantiamf�t, quod hominem mftunjnbsp;� ^*^�ndari fingunt per externa opera legis,

Vtfint ergo grauiftima peccata , parriddium , adulterium 8� . �^^gt;0 alieni thori, ftuprum , fomicatio , commefTariones ebriegt;nbsp;, rapere, falfum ceftimonium loqui, meptiri in proximum^�nbsp;'^lumntjs ilium infevftari : ficutfvint reuera maxima peccata .Norinbsp;^^P^rnen iuftuses coram Deo,cumh�cuida uitaueris:qu�uitaronbsp;^gere quidem omnibus modis debes. Quia adhuc habes corimnbsp;impie cupidum : ut edamfi corpore abfis ab ifti^cccatis,nbsp;animo corde totus immerfus es in ilia . Aut affirma, tenbsp;aocorde efle , amp; purum a peccato; ut ^regium pharif�urrinbsp;h�tnbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;agitur Uuc� decimo odauo.Ni/

�c dicode uidjsignorantig Dei:fed folius concupifeenti�, Ac fei/ utrifque proprie oriri damnationan,qu� fuper uni/nbsp;genushominum uenit. Igitur bon� mentis eft ,Sophiftarutnnbsp;cauere amp; fugerc ; timorem Dei diCcere, qu�rere liba'^4

t�oncm a pcccato per Chn'ftum� non per debiles SJ imperf�dasi* ration�s� nedicam immundas, amp;grauiffimum peccatum habenf^^j/nbsp;Quare non eft fatis, in legis dodrina fpedare folum ad oper^nbsp;ternor� iufticias.Primum,quia ficnihil diff�rrcta qualibet ho�m^nbsp;na de moribus : fed lex fpiritualis �i. fandifl�ma do�rina, longsnbsp;miora habet, quamh�cexterna morumpr�ceptatantum.nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;jji

nim diIe�:ion�DeifuiTimam,8dconcupifcentiamdamnat.Dein�^p^ Deus lumine �egis uoluitnos docere,quam grauia uida hecrcafl^^nbsp;cata, in carnali natura: amp; quod penitus non potcft airari, nifinbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;(ijj,

miff�onepeccati Si fpiritufan(f�:o,qu�continguntquidemperC�� .3 his qui credunt.Concluf�teih fcripturaClex} omnia fub peccatO' �nbsp;mii�io ex fide lefu Chrifti daretur credentibus.Gal�tertio,

Quinetiam per legis dodrinam non modo non meliushab^^O' fumils, uerumetiampeius,perclus perfedamcognitionemts�^^nbsp;cet nobis,{ine grati� luce : ficut copiofe docui in capitc, denbsp;Quare non fol� dodrina eft, quanobis peccata noftra m�ftrant^*^'^/nbsp;etiamaug�turu�.CoGxv. Aculeus mortis pcccatumeft: uirtus US�quot; J;nbsp;cati lex� Qu�quinonintelligunt,neclegeunquambene utip^�Q�nbsp;fed pharifaice folummodo abuti� iSjeq^ indent quid fit,quodnbsp;�it:Roman�ii}.Ex operibuslegis n� iuftificatur omiiis caro cota*��nbsp;Per leg� enim cognitio peccati�Gat ij.Seien tes,quod n� iufbf�^^^^/nbsp;mo ex operibus legis: fed per fid� lefu Chrifti. Sic. �tc: n� abrjdop^^^nbsp;amDei:fi enim per leg� iufticia,ergo gratis Chriftus morniuss*^nbsp;ut �lud�rent has feripturg fenten tias, id quod Paulus dicit denbsp;operibus legis, id corrruptifl�me interpretati funt Sophiftacdenbsp;nut�flimaparte:uidelicet,de cerimonijs,ciraincifione Sinbsp;queuiderepotuerunt, quodeopadogratiam Chrifti penitusp�'� ^,ilnbsp;berent a, bijeerent negarent atepprophanarent : concefTa ho*�nbsp;gloriatione contra Deum Si Chrifhim�

Proinde,ut finiam tandem hune delegediuina �ocum,lexat0**^^ damnat prorfusomneshomines. Quiseftenim,qui iadarepo*��nbsp;ueredicere,quod perfedam iufticiam pr�ftare queat,qualiseft*'�^j4?nbsp;fetabula Deca�ogipr�ceptaǔ Deinde, quiseftqui carcatconcfp�nbsp;ria.�imo qui non fupra quam dici accredi poft�t,concupifcatcon**^ji:/nbsp;legcmcQiiare in iufticia illa fpiritus a Deo pr�cepta, ultra modi**;nbsp;ficimus. Qiiinetiam, quis eft qui nullius extern� pr�uaricai;io**^y^i^'nbsp;confeius fit:Si fi confeius eft,cuius madto audeatfpcraregratian***nbsp;enim operibus noftris fatisfitpro peccato : quiactiamprius, 9�^nbsp;camus externa tran(greffione,dcbitorcsfumus perfed�nbsp;que non ignoramus legis fententiam: Ma�cdidus qui non pc*'��nbsp;in omnibus qug feriptafuntin libre Icgis.Ergopiorura,in i�lo^i*

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f^fcienti�, per comparationem peccaci ad legem, h�c uox eft: Ne iii f Uomnein l'udicium cum feruo tuo: quia non iuftificabitur in con/nbsp;Wutuoomnisuiuens. Simul recipiences feperfidem adgratiam Icfunbsp;'�iftitcuius fanguine emundantur ab omni peccato. Scd h�c ha^eznbsp;^deoftenfione peccaci noftri per legem zcuius penicus func ignari quinbsp;r�op�ra legis quinine apudDcumiuftificari� �

fVOnhabemusinprefenciaopus,iliamu�cip�iciparcicionediui naz . f�legumrquadiuid�turin c�rimonias,moraliaprccepca,etlege5nbsp;^Miciales*Nos em in p�nicenci� do(fcrina,de fobs decalogi mandacis,nbsp;^^uocanc moraliapr�cepca,agimus.NecpertinecadChriftianos obnbsp;^uacio cgrimoniaRi 8C iudicialium legum:qug func cradic�a Mofe:fcdnbsp;�calogi mandaca, in doefir ina apoftolica �C Chriftiana recinenc. Ec c�nbsp;'uorumobferuacionem ad iufticiam fpiricus percinere, amp; neceilariznbsp;rremiflionem peccaci,iufticiam amp; �ternam uicam peraznbsp;gratis acdpiamus: nempe propcer Chrift�, fi in ilium credimus�nbsp;^Moniam igitur percinecad iufticiam fpiricus Decalogi obferuacio,nbsp;fid^iuftificacis omictinequedebecnec]ppoceft * Imohi nullumnbsp;fideihaberenc,nifiadobedientiam pr�cepcorum Decaloginbsp;. ^P**gparar�camp;acc5modarenc.Hinceci�Chriftusaic:Siui3ad uicam �nbsp;J�'^cdi,ferQa mandaca. Nec poceft eludi hoc ceftimon ium, quin per iznbsp;J�^��^agnofcamusdcbicam �^^neceftariamobedienciam eius oper�boznbsp;flagiciofi nullam habentparcem inregno Der.icanbsp;Sd negligences operum bonorum. Macch .xxv. nempe,nbsp;debuerunc,nbsp;P fed concempferunc.

Decalogus in Chriftiana dolt;ftrina,quia cradit us eft n� tisaoftenfion� fui peccaci:uerumcci� iui�ficanbsp;uberiorem confirmacionein. Cuius funtnbsp;Decalogi pr�cepcaMofesaccepic,cradicurus populo,nbsp;^^^^hulisdiftincfta. Prior pars concinec pr�cepca illa,quibushoznbsp;P�-cordis amp; opei��iuftidam proprie agicc� Deo AIcera,h abei prgeenbsp;^^diled�ioneamp;operibus erga proxim�, c�cupifcenciam d�nac.nbsp;'^�^�^�giturprioris partis,cria prima decalogi prpeepea. Quorum prinbsp;pr^cipic deueranociciaamp;cognicione Dei,hoceft,de pernbsp;^einbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;ueradiledione, fide,fpe,patiencia in operibus

ffga Deum.Qiiai�ca ueraficignoraz �du *)^�*^^d,amp;rerumfpiricualium:imo, qualeacquancum odiumnbsp;legem , denique quanca imbectUnas amp; imperfe^nbsp;^^^!?5i^o^ataruni uircucum , exhis omnibus quse had�nusiil

comment, de P OE N I T E N T. haede contritione parte dixi fatis: abunde �iquet. PorrOj^^^^jS,nbsp;pr�ceptum prim�tabul�, prohib�e non folum apertasnbsp;amp; qucmlibetalium abufum SC prophanationem nominisnbsp;en am requiritfpiritua�emcultum,utnomen domini quacunlt;^^nbsp;tate,finedubitarione finediffidentia,inuocemus. Opusenii^nbsp;cunnbsp;nbsp;non fit ex fide, peccatum eft. Inuocatio maxime, ut

mifeemus fermonem, �c qug tot prgclaras promifl�ones hab^f� rititem glori�deiconfeffionem, prgdicationem,�audem:nbsp;bus benefierjs dei gratiarum adionem, tam corporalibus,nbsp;tualibus amp;�ternis donis.

Deniquetertium prions tabul�oportebit accomodare tiam cgrimoniarum,qugfunt inftitut�,ut minifterium uerbi 1 jll�^nbsp;d�fiaconferuetur.Nonhicloquorde Mofaids cerimonijs:nbsp;quas ecclefia recepit adprobauit : quales per fe n� funt iinpi^;nbsp;les adinftitiition�ac dodrinam� Vteftdiei dominic�obfcrua^%;i)nbsp;recepta eft amp; retinetur ,ut homines melius doceri de Euangdi^��nbsp;Chriftum, dec^ tota religione, pcenitentia �i. operibus bonis,nbsp;Nam de uerbi deipr�dicatione amp; doclrina conftat Chriftian'^�^^J�nbsp;fe pr�ceptum efle* V t Mattxxvirj. Docete omnes gentes:amp;nbsp;Pr�dicate Euangelium omnicreatur�.ftemLuc� xxiiij .Op^ j^enbsp;Chriftum pati,amp;refurgere amortuis ter cia die, Slt; pr�dicarinbsp;eius remifl�onem peccatorum�dpcenitentiam inomnesgentts *nbsp;requiritur hoc quoep a nobis ut uerbum ipfum a docentibusnbsp;quod certis temporibus fieri in ecclefia necefle eft. Et deledusn�\jj(nbsp;eft in ecclefi� poteftate.Quod uerode relier entia amp; neceftitat^nbsp;xifidem ftatuodeadminiftratione �lt; ufu facramentorum in jfo

Secunda pars Decalogi,ferepoliticas leges habet: qu�fa�t�^^^ cietat�ciuilem.Non tamenfineiufticia cordis de illis pr�cipit�nbsp;em adhancpartem,quodeft Leuiexix. Diliges proximumtn^��^nbsp;teipfum.Sicutetiam exdocftrina Chrifti�CapoftoIorumliq^*^^*nbsp;patet.Matth.v.vrj.xxq.Lu.x. EtadRoma.xii). Gal.v. Nontr^ynbsp;externa opera, ne huic quidem parti pr�ceptorum fatiffierinbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;'

pr�ftaii debet, cumfumma cordis puritate. nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;j

Igitur huius ordinis primum prgeeptum ,requirit a nobis ho]� qui eftreuerentia cordis, qua timemus amp; magnifacimus autorit�r*^ P ,nbsp;tum,magiftratu�, amp;omnium eoBzquifuntin fublimitateetfup^�^�^^^nbsp;te.�cutus effedus fiue fruclus eft externa obedietia,et in fadis

Secundum,non occides: contra uindidam priuatam pofitnn] j damnat non folum uiminiuftam:ut in externis fiicftis efthomit*��nbsp;Verumetiam cupiditatem uindicft�,iram,odium,inuidentiain, Si^Pnbsp;uosalios cognatos motus, Sic enimS^ Chriftus hanclegem

v.Deinde in parte aff�rmatiua operis boni, requirit demcnt�am,, ��anfuetudincm,pacci-n,mifericordiani, patientiam bCignofcendi fadUnbsp;^siTi,qu� officia quidem. pr^emus erga omnes, tum amicos,tuni eti/nbsp;inimicost

T�rtiuin,Non m�echaberis, pro omando �lt; defendendo coniugio I^�tumeft, ��caftitate. Damnatigituradultcria, ftupra, amp;quamnis

ratiodoceripoteft: fedetiam fapientiam amp;luftidam carniSjfiil^� tempto deo confidas,quod ratio prorfus non capit.nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;.

Eth�c in Decalogumhadenus. Nam eins copiofiorem tionem fcribemus propicio Chrifto �efu,in librodefru�tibusiw^*,nbsp;torum, quemantea poUicidfumus. Nunc autemde ipfaiuftif�^^nbsp;fidedicemus:quam fecimus in dodrina de pccnitcnoa altera p3gt;^�nbsp;TERTIA PARS, IN QVA DE IVSTlf^�nbsp;cdtione�.aller4 p�nitenti^ parle,

parlem, 3�lt;e efl de iuflificatione, nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;-

^VftificationcDeus c�tritos fanatac faluat Quar^n^f rio coniungi eins pr�dicatio debetcum contriiio'^�* lt;nbsp;drina,amp;exEuangelioqLudem accipi,quemadnio��nbsp;tritionis dodrina ex lege. Quanquam ante contri^��^nbsp;fa non pofl�t abefle a iuftificationcy nequcaiim iuftificantur ni� jpnbsp;ti:tamen docendi gratia utile eft, de fingulis harum partiumnbsp;ci. Ac fieri poteft, ut ad contritionem uen iat, qui tarnen iuftifi^^^^nbsp;gratiapriuctur: fed quibushocaccidit, illicoguiiturdefperare.nbsp;igiturcauendum eft omnibus ChriftianisdodoribuSjnefolat^S*^^^nbsp;dicacione utantur:uidelicet,qua confcienti�opprimunturfol^�j^nbsp;ad defperationemadiguntur . Vtigiturnul�iiuftificentur Jnbsp;ti,tarnen iufti amp; beati coram deo fumus longe alia re,quam cootrit*^^^nbsp;fine ullis operibus legis. Id primum ex eo liquet, quia contrki f�g�nbsp;�dodimus iudiciadei.Deinde,quia Euangelium,utdixi, nonltJ^�^nbsp;ftificationisdodrinarquia bis qui in Chnftumlefumaedunt,a�^^nbsp;remifl�opeccati,paxcordis,Slt; �ternafalus.Vt hosintelligasiuft^^p .nbsp;amp; beatos,pcr remiffionis peccati fidem: ( h�c en �n reqiiirit a nobisnbsp;angelij promiftio. ) qui fiint alioqui grauiff�mis uicrjsamp;f pectajsnbsp;noxq.Sicut Paulus docet Roman.iii).teftimonio addudo exnbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;,

Eeaii quorum rcmifl� funt iniquitates : amp; quorum teda funt Beatus uir,cui non imputauitDominuspeccatum.

Cum ergo dicimur, fide iufti elfe coram deo,eaquefola: intelligenda eft fermonisfigura , Significaturenim,quod iufti 1*nbsp;non proprijsqualitatibus,(euhabitibus noftrar� uirtutum:nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;;

tamifericordiaamp;acceptatione. Itemalteriusiufticiaacmerins: per mifericordiam dei, quailleignofcitpeccatis noftris, amp; nosffti� ,nbsp;loco habet,propter iuftificatorem Chriftum:fi tarnen in eum ertdJ*^nbsp;Huncenim d�dit predum amp; fatifFadionem pro peccatisnoftriS' .pnbsp;deo requirit,ut oblatam promiftioncremifl�onis peccati grauamnbsp;uaiionein,illiusnominc, perfidemrecipiamus. loannis primo *nbsp;.cis poteftatem filiQS dei fieri, his qui credunt iu nomen eius ?

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^�^jxiftimandumeft, quod h�clocunoobcdientiam nofirim exclu/ ��'^�^�'cnatosadoptioncgratiefequidebet. Sedfignificatgratu�nbsp;�**atiamamp;: donum remi'ff�onis peccatimegat opera noftra partialenbsp;^*iiiuftificauoniscne,hoceft, negatcn�meritoriaremiffionis pecnbsp;^�^trtbujtilliusbenefid�foli mifcricordi�dei,et fcruatori Chrifto.nbsp;(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;^^inp�nitenn�docftrina,ne

ario requi'raturamp; fideipr�dicatio.Poftquamigicur e� locum, qui . '^^contrtnone,qua potui diligentia abfolui:reipta admoneor, ut denbsp;de iuftificadonis fcufidcidotflrina, loquar. Ea parte dodrin�nbsp;dHian�,qua exp�icandum crit,qjnonperiufticiaslcgis,feu operunbsp;Jforummeritis,fcd pcrgratuitam remiffionempeccad, qugdona�urnbsp;'^oislefu Chriftinomine,iuftifjcemur:6^amorteamp; �egis maledicdo'nbsp;'�'aslibcremur : Quam confo�ationem do(fttin�Euange�q,tamnonnbsp;^'l�^'ttendam, fed omnium cxadiffima diligentia amp; cura pertract�dam,nbsp;Theologi prorfus neglexerunt amp;tacuertinc nec^ hoc fo��nbsp;^'�^�tiamabominandis amp;prodigiofis deiuftida opcrum dodrinisnbsp;^f�Pgt;�eflcrunt.Quibusdebemus,q) fides Chriftiana a plerifcp, hoctcnjnbsp;j-, *�fgt;iion habeturnifi pro odofa rerum aChrifto geftarum notida : �unbsp;^'�esuiuacifhi'na, fanedfl�ma 8lt;^cffi�cadffima, nempc, uirtus in nobisnbsp;P � ^iiadle uinc�per nosSc in nobis quoslibetpeccati terrorcs in conznbsp;�tern� morcis,adeoqj ipfam mortem.Debanus edamqfd�nbsp;^^^^nbushanefummam blafphemiatn, qua homines meridsfuarumnbsp;piciarurti arrogantdebicum remiffionis pcccati Si �tcrn� uit�: exclunbsp;'^^'abnegato Chrifto, ^fidudaphta in harcnaopa'um noftrorum,nbsp;hint immuiida, polluta, imperfccfa, mortua, amp; plane nul/nbsp;prei-rj coram Deo.

Sed rcliiftisin prgfentiaiftori�m tamuanis,quam impijs dodrinis,� fg^propria funt inftitudnoftripertradtemus. Vtigitur ucraxeontri/nbsp;_'^'^una cftjiiifi quam deus per oftenfionem amp; accularioncm noftri pecnbsp;. ^'nnobisoperatur, lege fuaamp;fpiritufando nobis loquens. Ira pronbsp;^ida haberi nunquam debet profeflio uitte,qu� eft fidei gratuitxre/nbsp;1 knbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;peccati ignara. Loquor de iufticia faluante nos coram deo,8lt;^

'^dntc ab�terna mortctqu�nullaullis contingit,nifi per fid�, pro/ '^'^Chriftum. Non cnimfumusiufti,autbeaticoramdeo,ulhsope/nbsp;^lanoftrorummeritis, fedperremift�onispeccatifidem: qu�per�u/nbsp;^�diutn deChrifto, amp; fpiritum fandum in nobis exdtaturUit quan/nbsp;�^baccconfolatio, quam habet Euangelium,ncmpe, promifTiorecon/nbsp;�adonis amp; remiffionis peccati,cordibus noftris offertur ,commcnda/nbsp;, ��nferibitur, Qu� fides cerre impf|s iftis, quiadionibusmonaliumnbsp;'ctorum,finepcenitentia,indulgent, non contingit.

tebit maxime certas amp; firmas probationes adferre, cxcuoenduni^ crif,quod prius non paucis pr�ftitum eft, uideh�cet quam fitnbsp;Ie,nos peccatores per legem coram deo iuftificari: amp; rurfus,unbsp;dam iliamquafaluamur,noneftequam fidemin Chriftum:P^^nbsp;tentiamin hacrerum maximarumexpofitione , ui.ce ftatus milunbsp;nam,celeberrimamillam,quaf�liciftimocompendioin epiftola^nbsp;man�capite viij.utrumque agit:tum,q) impofl�bile fit ullumnbsp;per legemiuftificar�tum etiam ,cp perredemptorem Chriftumnbsp;cemur, his quidem uerbis. Quod impofl�bile eratlegi: eo qu^o * jnbsp;mabatur percarnemrDeusfiliumfuummittens, in fimilitudio^^nbsp;peccati.Etdepeccatod�hauitpeccat�in carnerutiuftificationbsp;ret in nobis, qui non fecundum carne ambulamus,fedfecundu *r

Sic breuiter Paulus,eoquemdixiloco,resmaximas,depf^^^^*^jl ge,gratia, iuftificationeSi. fidecomplexus eft. In eadernautcmq�*nbsp;rationeseorum omniumcopiofas tradit. Proindeilium Paul�^,nbsp;fequentes,ea capita dodrin�explicabimusinitiojquibusuelioi^*^^^nbsp;mnibus portis inferorum manifeftum fi'at,plura anobi� legenbsp;uinbus noftris pr�ftare ualeamus ? Deinde,maximamnbsp;quam ex do�r in a legis capimus, cognofcere pla ne ac certo noftr^fp^nbsp;catum:amp; maledicliones legis,qug nobis propter peccatum deb�t*^*^'nbsp;ftea addenda erit explicatio illius alterius do(ftrin�,qua uidelicet^P^�'nbsp;uangelium,Iefu Chriftinomine,annunciauir Sioflertur nobisnbsp;rcmiflio noftri peccati Si red�ptio ab �tema mor te. Nemo cnimnbsp;nobis placare deum pr�terquam Chriftus filius dei, qui etiani^^^^fnbsp;nefuolauitnosapeccatisjamp;amorteliberauit. Quamg�oriaing^^nbsp;huius ipfiper fidemnoflramacceptam feire debemus:cum ea-7nbsp;ditione in t�lios dei recipiamur.Ioannis primo. Proindeiflorunicoi*^ ,nbsp;onedifcemus,quantashypocrifes,qualjbusineptrjsamp;impofturisgt;t�'*^nbsp;dant,quinosiufticijsrationis coramdeo faluad contendunt.

ELENCHVS CAPITVM TERTIAE partisJibrinbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;�e p�ni icntii.

De confolatione,que fit per Euangeli�: feu de iuftificatione.Cap'(' (\iod impoffibile fit hominem, coram Dco, per Iegem,feunif^^,nbsp;tisoperumfuorumiuftift'cari.nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;Cap*^�

Defcriptur�tcftfmonijs,quibus docctur,quod impoffibi�eftl�^ mini, meritjs operum fuorum iuftificari: Itemde cauffistraditgnbsp;impof�ibdis�egis,nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;Cap�^^ ,

exadioni debuimus,cxpendifi� pro nobis Chnfiu*^' H�cagtur de promil�ionibus Si. Euangelio.nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;CapdH*'

Expoficio loci PauIini:Quod impofl�bileeratlegi, eoquodinf�nfl^^ bSiUr per carnem: Deus filiuin fuum mifit.nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;Cap.^*

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- Deiufticia Chrifti'ana: Siiquorfuni referendum fit,quum dicitur� fola fide iuftificemur.nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;Cap� VL

A �uftificatisfieri feuimplcri Icg�iuirtutefp�flandi. Cap.VIIL f Credentes,amp;^ qui fpiritu uiuuntjfuntiuftitnon tarnen abfc^ imper/nbsp;^'^ione amp;defeduoperisboni,f�udebitxiuftici�. Cap.IX.amp;^uIdm��nbsp;os �ONSOIATIONE, QVAE BIT PER B 7 A N�nbsp;gefwm ; feu 4e iufifjicittione,

Vemadmodum cum explicarem locum de contritione,primo o/ ^xnini�, quam p�enius dicerem de form�da ilia per legem, paudsnbsp;: quid fit contritio, quis camoperctur,amp; quideffidat in nobis:nbsp;.^^Ucenfeo amp; hacinparte doddn�,qu� erit de iufi:ificatione,mihi fa/nbsp;efle ,amp;pr�ftandum ut moxab huiusloci initio paucis expo/nbsp;� Quid fit iuftificatio, unde amp; quomodo oriatur,denicp quid cf��/nbsp;j^fin nobis. Sic enim amp; certius amp; minorenegodo omnia proponcmusnbsp;�Icentibustqu� in hoc ceu fundamentum extruemus.

Iuftificatio ergo non duiliter de noftris qualitatibus amp;operationi/ Qutd�t iu�i feu fiabitibus uirtut� noftrarum accipi debet: fed th cologice 8C fpinbsp;Miter J de re.mifl�one peccati ,feu dono remifl�onis peccati, feu impunbsp;^'^Uc iuftid�,qug fitgratuita acceptation e,pcr mifericordiam dei,pronbsp;J^^Chriftum. Vtiuftosdid�Cpronundad intelfigas,non qui habensnbsp;Mtabona opera, ut uocant, feu meritoriasuirtutes:fedpeccatores,imnbsp;^Mos,tranlgrefrores legis,amp;:grauiiTimis peccadsoneratos: fi tarnennbsp;�uangelio, abfoluenti peccatores, amp; uocanti omnes ad p�ni/nbsp;Nonenim fumus iufticoramdeo ,perfonali feupriuata iu-�'nbsp;. feu meritis opcrum noftrorum: quia nemoeft, qui fatiff�ciatnbsp;J^upera fualcgi aut pof��t fatisfacerc:fedfide,quaadprehendimusprQnbsp;n?*�onem grati�.Quia in ilia off�rtur nobis propiciator amp; iuftificatornbsp;s: qui pro nobis omn ibus legi fatisfecit: femetipfum tradiditnbsp;j.^j.^��uaamp;fatifia�fionem pronofirispeccatis. Necaliter cordaaffli�fanbsp;. I^}�^^nt,aut uiuificantur,nifi cum audiuntjintelligunt Si credunt,gra/nbsp;refpici SC acceptari coram deo in gratiam,proptcr Chriftum, Itanbsp;acceptari, SCabfolui, feu pronundad iuftum, 8lt; remitti pccca/nbsp;j.�^'^pi)s,peccatoribusamp;iniufl;is:nec^ tamen,nificredentibusEuangenbsp;K adp�nitent am uocantur.Non enimiuffi funt,quiifiarurnrer5nbsp;uicatioQ�^ remifl�onispeccati, inquam, quam fequiturliba�atioabnbsp;morte, nihilafficiuntur, 5lt; Euangelio non credunt: neq? aguncnbsp;J^*tentiam,fed flagitiofe uiu�t. Sed iufti funt,qui Euangelio prqnbsp;efficaxeftin illis, utadpocniten/nbsp;3�eudam ilia pertrahantur. Hincfide didmur iufti,fandi �C bea/nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;'

ti eflc coram Deorea tarnen, qug fie cft eff�cax in nobis, ut totum nbsp;nbsp;lt;

nem renouet� Non quod p�nitentia noftra fit partialis cauf�� onis: ^quia iuftificado contingitamp;donatur ante omnia opera no*nbsp;qu� pro bonis coram DEO haberi poflunt. Sed quia uera ionbsp;per Chriftum fides non eft res mortua:fed talis,ut earn pocnitenti^nbsp;dientig noftr^ fequatur. Proindequos terruit �ex, Si contriuit,S^lynbsp;fperationemfalutisconiecit,corumpauidgconfcientigiterumcoO*^ .nbsp;tionem capiunt,amp; eriguntur in fpem falutis �terng, confolation^*^^^nbsp;gelij,propter Chrift�, Sed de hac fidei dodrina egeaeft amp; crafi^ �Bnbsp;ranria apud fcholafticostbeologos: rclabuntur enimin dodrin^*^ ynbsp;si s,nbsp;nbsp;remiflionem peccati fingunt obdneri per m�rita operutTi

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rumopiniQ Sicenim lentiunt Scnolaftid, fidem perfe,rem elle infornitnii de fide,nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;fam, inutilemacmortuam, utqugetiamimprjs, amp;quiin peco^tis*^^

talibus uiuunt, connu gat. Deinde addunt,fidei forma efiedilof^t�*��^^ feu bon a op�ra : qug uidelicet fidem efl�dant frucfiuofam, qoanbsp;peccatoresiuftific�tur. Atilla aflertione detrahitur Chriftonbsp;honos,amp;: redemptoris officium:^ iuftificationegatur gratuitat^^^�nbsp;per mifericordiam fieri:Item,tranfferturin noftrasiuftidas,nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;(Hf,

bita merces amp; premium, quod de condigno operibus noftris In fumma, hoc a(Teritur,Impium operibus ceu uirtute ac uitafi*^^� *nbsp;ficari,uiuificari a peccato amp; �terna morte faluari. Sed feripturag*quot;^nbsp;non operibus: Chrifto,n� legi:fidd,non mmtis noftris, acceptantnbsp;noftrifaluarionem. Hin c eft illud:iuftus fide fua uiuet.Nonnbsp;ribus:fed fide, qua uidelicecadprehcndit, (�cut gratie don um, in* *nbsp;torem amp; redemptorem Chriftum, Ethabetea in Chriftoaeternan^^^^nbsp;tam. i loan. V. Qui credit in filium,habet teftimoni� Dei in fe QnHnbsp;non credit Deo,mendacem facit eum:quia non creditin teftimof�nbsp;quod teftificatur deus de filio fuo. Et hoe cft teftimonium, quonian�^^jjnbsp;tam �tern� d�dit nobis Deus: amp; hec uita in filioeius eft.Qy �nbsp;urn Dei, habet uita, qui no habet fili�dei,uit�n� h abet. Ergonbsp;la exteriore,feuacceftoria forma, uirtuteamp;efficada,opushabet,i^J,^^nbsp;feeftornatiffimaapuddc�jamp;perfeclifl�mebeatitudinis,pulcht^*'nbsp;uiuaciftima, fancftifttina �defiicaciffimaiiinus, propter Chriftfi,^*inbsp;h omo per fi d�, in cor fu um, ut un ic�, perfetftiftim um gtern u t�nbsp;mm, in dudit.nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;.

opera fe^ui nbsp;nbsp;iHud quid� uer�eft,opera bonafequi deberenoftr�fid�,qnn

meliusdocemusamp;confitemur,quamomnesaduerfariinoftri.St fequuntur,in iliiusconfeftionem, exn'citiumamp;confirmatione*^� .nbsp;ut coniun�la fideimere�turhominiiuftification�.N�pertin�cefnnbsp;ra noftra ad ilLus meritum: quia fanguis lefu Chrifti filij Dd

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^os ab omni pcccato^Sed pertinent ad fidei confefl�onem,gratiar� acffio ^^cxera��,et cofirmationem. Etquiahgcexei'atiafuntnecei��ria,tatinbsp;^uer�fidei fru�:us,ideo dicit Paulus,cordecreditur ad iuftidam,ore fitnbsp;^onfeflioadfalut�. Nonfentit,Q) noftraconfeflione falui efticiamur:nbsp;S^*3prpnitcit,corde cred�adiuft/d�, hoceft,fideimpiumamp;peccatorenbsp;�.uftificari.Pofteaaddit de fidei fru(fi:u,quo iufti De� glorificamus:orenbsp;��tconfefiio ad falut�.NulIi ein licet deefie in cofeflione Chriftiana glonbsp;^^tlcituelpericulo f terne fafutis ficut docetur Matth .x�Luc,xi]i. Ec tanbsp;��Q� confefTor hoc ipfum orc fuo profitet, qd credit in corde: nempc, fenbsp;��on propter confeflione, feu ulla legis opera,fedper mikricordi�, pronbsp;Chriftum faluari a peccato amp; abeterna morte. Sicergodici poflir,,nbsp;bona Opera ornent fide,ut frudusnbsp;nbsp;et�jdusfidei:n� uiuificant,

efficace re dd�r ,ceufoimaqucdateflcreiamp;uit�,quafi'inisfaluano/' ''^�^ereamur. Hcc ein eft donu amp; gratuita ben efic�tia Dci,qup fo�a fidenbsp;�'�^pituramp;poftidd; uiddicet, adprehenfoin fideitiftificatoreChrifto,!nbsp;^^quot;ffuifquishabct,h�bctiufticiani Slt;gternam uitam.

. Cuigitficie confo�ation� Euagelij c�dpimus,deplacatonobis deo,^ peccato, propter Chriftu,tunc corda noftra jpri us pauefadta,nbsp;^kfnbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;refpir�t et uiuif�canfihoc eftj'uftificant feu

^dolu�tur a peccato amp; a morte. Cr��t a�t in nobis h ec fi'des a deo, Eua ptomifli�e fpiritufando. Quo rurfus intelI l'gere eft,q fcede Sinbsp;^'�pitercirent,q opeRz iufticias f�nguntcaufl�m faluationisefle, quaftnbsp;p^f�duftificationis do�rina:fie ein abrjciunc gracia. Gal.ij. Aut quaffnbsp;^^�figelij ann�ciatio,fitdodrinadc iuftidjsnoftristc�inilla, defoUnbsp;promiflione,amp; Chrifto iuftificatore, agarur. N� docquot;trina de no/nbsp;.^'�^siufticijs,eft legis dodrina: non Eu�gelipQuanq a�t amp; denoftrisnbsp;y'ticijSj�i noftra obedientia,c�cion en turChriftusamp;ApoftoIi, tarnennbsp;� �'^pera noftra,quon� debitoresquidem fuinus, non faciunt iufti ficanbsp;^'^niscaufam,amp;uiuificationis feu ^ternpbeatitudinis: fedh�c tranffe/nbsp;inEu�gelij prcmiflioncm amp; autorc iuftidgamp;uitgChrift�,queninbsp;^'^f^ific�dis oportet fide adprchendi.Ican.iij, Rom.iij. Eph.i.Gal .ij.nbsp;. �^finitis alrjs locistquibus derogatur noftris operibusmeritt faluationbsp;^�^^�loi�ia,quam illis tribuunt Sophift�.

fide liberamur a peccato et rnorte:amp; is � principalis fidei eff�dus J ^^sa�tfignu,qn liera nobis adeftfides,�pax in corderhoc eft,qd�cei'tinbsp;'�oetfecurirasialuationis etrecociliati dei ^�pter Chrift� Ro.f.Hacigicnbsp;C'rnuso�stcrrorcs in c�fcientia:quasexatatalioqpdin:etmct��tcrnbsp;o�bus afflidi�ibus,quas,ppter Chrifti nomenbsp;P �iemus,durarnus.Et c�fefl�oniglori^dei,ino�bus ftudijs ettota nonbsp;uelle deefl�.Sed de hisoibuseffedibus fidei,q conbsp;f?�nft�eia mor�amp;opeBzbonoRz, c�modiusalio.locodicefiecdinbsp;fiionnihil,in fuperioreparte,dcc�tritione,in cap. de legibus Sd�,nbsp;l i�j

prior de lege, fpirituali�^arcana dodrina, qu� eftrationi hiiinaE� prorfus ignota�d incomprehenfibilis�

Altera pane docet Paulus, quod per gr�tuitam gratiam dei demptorem Ch ri�um iu�ific�nur, feu liberemur a peccato amp;nbsp;quo uidelicct, legem de�ituit fucccfliis. Chri�usenimfiliusdei,pf�nbsp;redimendis nobis incarnatus, pa�us,mortuus,amp;glorificatusrefutenbsp;reCtione a rnorruis3vgternagloria,pro peccatisnoftrisfatiiFccit,mor^nbsp;tern defiruxit, 8lt; Diaboli tyrannidemoppreflit, ac legem chirogra'

�^�anemineprorfusper iufticias operumfuorumpoi�efatiffien\Non reputantur in iuftidam coram deo, opera qu� mundicia amp; puri/nbsp;cordis deftituun tur. H�ret autem in carna�i natura impia qu�damnbsp;^orantia amp; �ontemptiis dei : amp; concupifccntia immodica,contra om/nbsp;�'*3qu�deusrcquirit amp;pr�cepit, ficutdocuxinlocodepeccato* Quanbsp;*^011 modo non diligit perfedie homo deum legem: uerumetPnbsp;odit, Slt; ferui�iter metuit� Scd �d quomod� amare pofl�t, quemnbsp;J^�^nouitCamp;rfiper legem cognofcic, non tarnen audit uel intelligii:nbsp;uelle a�ium ene,quam rigidifl�mum iudicem contra peccatores�'

nam afferret, qua illt cohfidendum e�et amp;gloriandum .Quod fit impium uel cogitarcj'nfradicctur.

Sic ergo ftaaiamus potius,hominem fibi rclictum, Slt; rineg*^ auxilio conftiiutum ,non poffe nifi pcccare : hand quaquamco*�nbsp;damnsinfipientibusSophiftis,quihomini tribuunt pcrfcifdon^^nbsp;ftid�, per opera legis. Hue facit illud Pauli Roman .irj, Caufl�^nbsp;fumus omnes fub peccato efle : ficut fcriptum eft� Quodnbsp;iuftus quifquam,noneft intelligens,non eft requiraisDeUiA'^nbsp;nes d�clin aueruntji'mul inutiles fa di fun t,non eft qui facialnbsp;non eft ufquc ad un um. Et mox fubijeit exempla enormiuni*^nbsp;num: quorum accufat reumtotum mundum :falicct, caniaUni^nbsp;ram,regnum SCimperium Diaboli. In tentationeenimomnesif^^�.nbsp;lia u:cia ruunt:Slt; nano fandius uiuit, nifi quern liberaueritnbsp;fu Chrifti. Tandern concludit legis dodrinam non ualuiHc ,nbsp;ualerc , quam ad oftenfionemSCaccufationem noftri peccati�nbsp;re iuttidam amp; faluationan , nemo perlcgcm af��qui poteft-'^�^^j,;/nbsp;potcil fua ipfiusuirtute legi pleniftime obfequi Slt;nbsp;urn pcccati SC Diaboli de ccruicc fua excutere amp; finenbsp;Dei, ftne Chrifto redemptore, amp;:ftnc fpiritu fando, iuftus,nbsp;tus amp; faluus cfTe,

Sed Theologi Scholaftici tribuunt homini, cuod poftit !mplere,2lt; proprijsuiribusDeum fupraomniadiligff^'^j)nbsp;quam autem resipfa amp; experientia aliud doceat^ut often di :nbsp;confirmationcm fu� impig opinionisexiftimantferuirc,nbsp;dicionatas promiftiones:amp;l addunt, uideri abfurdumnbsp;bi a D E O, quam homines faccrc amp; implere non poftit: cumnbsp;gc abfurdiftimum fit, arrogandftimum amp; iniquiftimum,nbsp;�niare ,quodlegcm diuinam fpiriiuaiifTimam �dfandiftimamnbsp;nam, carnalis narura facere amp; implere poftit. Quid eft cnimnbsp;caro ad Deum amp; adlegaTi,uere igneam in dextera eius,comp2^�^/nbsp;Quid, nifi foenum �C llipula, quam uorax flamma abforbet^nbsp;ge melius fapuit, qui dixit: Fit ne intres in indicium cum �/nbsp;quia non iuftificabitur in confpedu tuo omnisuiuais. Seduiu^^^nbsp;fertionem : tribuunt homini potentiam abfolut� iuftici� eftici�^�^pnbsp;coram Deo, cuius nullum exemplum poftunt oftenderc,nbsp;fertioni omnis experientia refragatur. Nam pcrfedamobcdicnf�nbsp;erga legem nemo unquam pr�ftitit, nec poteft pr�ftare:nbsp;ratio fatis poteft os imprjs obftrucre amp; opilare. 'Experiemdnbsp;ut dixi, con uincimur omnes.

Decond�to^ C�tcrum conditio ,qualis in lege proponitur, ut eft iH^ * nele^di� uertimini ad me amp; ego conuertar ad uos,non arguit poflibili^.

^noftris,mandata Dd.Nampn�m�,fi pofllbilia nobi'sdiuina m�da . pHtjbene nafci in peccato,e{�e fcruumpcccati,efle fub imperto Dianbsp;amp; natura filiuin ir�, homini in arcanis literis non rede tribuercxnbsp;� Poflet enim abfolutara iuftic�am fuis uiribus pr�ftare: amp; fie neq^nbsp;y''^tor,nedum feruus peccati amp; Diaboli,neque filius ir�efle, Dein/nbsp;opus effet nobisgratuita rcmiffioncpeccati, autbeneficio mor/nbsp;Chrifti,aut regeneratione per fpiritum fandumtquia homo fuanbsp;^�^tate,amp; fuis mer ins poffet faluarionem habere^ Oportet igitur connbsp;. ^*onisa�iamrationemeffc,quamimaginanturTheoIogiraaonis.Dcnbsp;^'�niuha in omnibus cauffisdicuntur per conditioncm, qu�funtiinnbsp;�*Diha. Ad impoffibile enim,utaiunt,fequitur quodlibet �� Sunt ios'ynbsp;^^poffibiles conditiones, cum dico : fi amens amp; furiofus ifte cerne/nbsp;mala, quiefcercr, Sic�cusine,beneficiooculorumfuoriim u/nbsp;, nonimpingcrettarnf�pe :fiftipitiamp; truncohancdelcge do/nbsp;/�lam explicarcs, citius fcclicius doceri poflet, quam dodores iufbinbsp;I�ationis. Si homo pei feda obedientia lacercttotam legem,non imnbsp;gloriari poffet, deabfoluta perfeda iufticia coram Deo� Sinbsp;hypocrita, uanus �C mendax, acceptai baud dubie 8^ probatnbsp;fypocritas, uanos amp; mendaces� Qui fecerit h�c, uiuct in eis� Hoenbsp;uiues. Ec tarnen ift�omnes conditiones funt uer�,apofitio/nbsp;antecedentis � Sed uide quanris probarion^us opus fitad uerinbsp;antccedends�

Non aliter funtimpoffibiles conditiones in omnibus legalibus . Adpropinquate Deo 8lt; adpropinquabit uobis� Qu�ri/

amp; inuenieris: Si qu�fieritis me, inueniar auobis� Nam Deus, J, ��togaret legis impoffibiles conditiones, nouas alias per Euange/nbsp;��n proponit: uidelicet tales�Qui (redit in filium DEI habet uiznbsp;I �1 a?ternam � Qui incredulus eft filio , non uidebit uitam : fed

�EI manet fuper eo. Qui credtderit amp; baptizatus fuerit, falz ^^ctit. Qui uero non crediderit, condemnabitur� Poteftacemnbsp;,^t filios Dei fieri, his qui credunt innomen eius� His enim conznbsp;�^nibus requiritur a nobis, non perfedio aut dignitas iufficiariunnbsp;�itarum: fedgrati� fides, ne unquamde iufticrjs noffris, fed graznbsp;aono gloriemur . Et nouis conditionibus, abrogatur legis conznbsp;^��n,ne illa perpetuo poffit accufarcamp; damnare peccatores.Quatez

��f � nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;condinone legali incitamur ut melius intelligamus,quanz

imbecillitas ad refiffendum peccatoin natura :fiuea3preftandam in lege. Dcinde,conditio aliter loquitur pqsnbsp;'�nter jmpijsdocredulos enim 8^ impioscouindtconditio quod ^ter/

; S)i. qui uirtute fpiritus Chrifti agunt poenitentiam, non poteftcoo . jiccufare.Sicut Paulu� dia'uaduerfus tales,nihil habet lex.Sic entiernbsp;EuangeIium,ChriftuiTi amp; fpiricurri fandumpofl�bile fit ,quKlt;l'^*^^^nbsp;legem eratimpoflib�c.Non tam� operibus noftris conditionalit^^.nbsp;quam meremunfcdper grati� conditionem,iufti,beari faluiInnbsp;q Li�t en u 5 credimus in Chriftum : cuius fpiritu in omni d�bita ii**nbsp;�erfidmur. Scdcuminciditconditioincarnaleni naairam, ^p/nbsp;iSjdec�arat quanta immundicia peccati h�reat in natura:amp;nbsp;poHibilitas, ad faciendam legem* Ideo impellithominem,utnbsp;qu�rat,qua cum deo redire in gratiam queat,quam iufticiasnbsp;empertingere addeum, amp;adbeatamuitam,nemopoteft.Qiiia*�^j,inbsp;afccnditincoelum, niff qui defcendit deccelo,filius hominisq*^*^nbsp;c�lojloannis teruo:amp;cui perhuncfiliumhominis conangit^ynbsp;re,hacconditione: Sicdeusdilexitmundun, utfiliumfuumnbsp;daretjUtomnis qui credit in cum non pereat fed habeatuitarnnbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;--c/

SedTheoIogi fcholaftici,non agnofcunt,Iegemitariaidcp*J^ . . rcjdepcrfedaobedientiaSd affeduumpuritate:fcddeexteTnisfe�^*^^Lnbsp;exponunt. Quid ad nos^Habeant fib i fuum era Humnbsp;puritate� errorem* Nam ipfisopponimus clara legis uerba : uth�cduonbsp;mandata,dediligendodeoamp;proximo.Itemmandatumcontra*^^*'nbsp;pifeenaam. Deinde teftimonium Sgt;Cautoritatem Chrifti:quinbsp;interna affedtuum puritate exponit:8lt; aHirmat,hanc fuperbamnbsp;faicam iufticiam,quamdocent Scholaftici nonfuffi'cerelegi*

lt; enim cordis fignificans per legem damnari,ait: utreferturMa^^^^ jg Omnis qui irafeitur fratri fuo,reus erit iudicio. Item, Omnis,^^�'^*,j^nbsp;ritmulieremad concupifeendum earn, iam mcechatusefteami*\^^ pnbsp;fuo.Et loannis iiij.ait:Spirituseft deus, amp; eos qui adorant iIIunij^*^^P^nbsp;ritu amp; ueritate oportet adorare. Hine amp; Paulus didt.legem efl�nbsp;lemdodrinam :ideonimirum,quiarcquiritcordium noftroruni�nbsp;mam innocentiam, puritatem amp; pietatan. Vt h�c omnianbsp;parte de contritione, loco autem de legibus copiofedixi: ex quopnbsp;qu� hue faciantrequiras�nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;. �/

Deniep ipfi quocpprophet�,in pr�dicationcgrati� ,quaf^ ui teftamenti, promittunt nouam quandam cordis iufticiammtit^^nbsp;qua nemo iuftus coram deo efle pofl�t, amp; qu� tarnen in carnaHnbsp;nonreperiatur:fed cuius autor nobis futurus fit fpiritus faneftus,^!^ .nbsp;pter ChriftumdatunTeftimonia habes Hiere�xxxi. Ezech.xxx'^Lnbsp;Nemo igitur per legem poteft inftificari: fed iufticiagrati�nbsp;ftumamp; tpiritum fandum erimus beatiinbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;,

, nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;L IB ER P R IM y snbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;to

l'k nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;�

extern! facinorisiLit idolatria\auarid�,ambinonis,adu�terrj,for Pfcatarem�t ^^�3tionis,immundicic, contenrionis, rix�, ebnetatisjamp;fimiliumc�uc^-quot;*^�''nbsp;uicianon rara in mundo. Quam ergo tunc mon ftrabis uiamnbsp;euadendi mortem C Numpars hominum maxima, in fauorem perredemptonbsp;^pli'fiici erroris prgeipitabit fe in eternam defperation�rquia debitum rem chrt�utnbsp;pW� iuftici�^ quampotuitpr�ftare non abfoluit'?� Aut tunene pernbsp;P**� pr�uaricatione amp; tranfgrefTionc legis fatisfadurusnbsp;�'^tomnes homines priufquam relabuntur, 8C protinus quam naf/nbsp;funtdcbitoresperfe�:�obedienti�: ut uelhac rationemfime/nbsp;gratia nemo fa�uus fieri podetjOifi infantes, ucunlifl�mum efietnbsp;^^atifilmum inbaptifmo fuffocari.

^^dopulchramTheologiam,quaintantasdif��cu�tatcsS^abomina ?�P�'o�'udimur. Ve�im igifuraudire,quamc�folationem pof�entnbsp;^wesoperumconfcienti�afidi��, amp;eopa�oquodixi,inpericulonbsp;Pcfationisdeprehenf�,afrerreC� non cnim remittitdcus peccata,pronbsp;PfP^^�^as legiSjfeu noftrasifcd propter redemptor� Chrifium.Ioan.

'^o.Ecce agnus dei, qui tol�itpeccata mundiJtem.iJoannisprimo: .^�^�in�sIefuChrifti,emundatnosab omnipeccato. Ergo nemo per lenbsp;*uftif�catur coram deo. Quid nero, fi audiatur uox !egis,requ!rensnbsp;non didlorum fo�um Slt; faclorum,ua-umetiam cordium noflronbsp;penitiflimorum afteduumpuritatem ,num tune fatis erit in penbsp;'.'^'^�oconfcienti�refpondereC'hoc uideri abfurdumefle, utp�urapr�/nbsp;I P�antur nobisinlege, quampr�ftarepoi�imus. Et, mitigandum efl�nbsp;^^^figoremaliqua c�modiorcexpofitione:Item,hoGifaplacuif�emuInbsp;- hcologis,prudcnubus,fan(fi:is S� pijs uirisC N� eritfatis. Quid e/

Il errauerint omnes ifiiCEt tarnen hoc tempore multi ifta refponfio/ r ^djellatum efl�clamantmihi� ultraperieu�i reftareint�tacaufa.quinnbsp;aeprorfus nodidifficultate alioqui indifToIubilisexplicuerinf.nbsp;^ypocritisigitur p�acentid�refponfiones: nonramen fatiffeciunt lu/nbsp;^deonfdenti�,cum tcrroremortisamp;defperationistfedmagisiflamnbsp;^^�unt.ci�fentiatonus �cgis, cuius exadioni nunqfatiffaccre poffit.nbsp;^ypibufdametiamuidcturfatis efte, fiin tanta difticu�catedocdrin�nbsp;(J diffidioj-Qrn, a�lcgent nobis confenfum Ecclefi� Roman�: qu� ui/nbsp;��^ft,tradat, quod per opera noftraremifficnem peccatinobismereanbsp;enim fidei magifiramiSC hcretiaim effe,qui contrarium fen/nbsp;q^^^mipfadefacdotuetur. Huic adduntautoritatem Ro/nbsp;q*Jodfo�uspoffit proar/nbsp;intei*pretariamp; limitare, amp;haefua hmita/nbsp;infallibih ftandum effe.Sed nihil his didis

Rccurritur etiam ad Hi'eronymiuerbum, qui feripferit : Anathen� efto, qui dixerit deum impoffibilia praeeq:)iffe. Sedcur non anathfl�*nbsp;potius Hieronymus,quia tarn audader fentit contra deumC Prccotp^'*nbsp;os lelt;ftores,ut mihi ignofcant,amp; permittant ita loqui in Hieronyn�*^^nbsp;cuius fcripto hypocrit�abutuntur.Nam Hieronymi exemplo,liilt;^*�^^^nbsp;nihil ofi:�dam,quamfitnepharium,homin� fcripta uerbodeioppfnbsp;re: nedumfi corruptafententiadidoautoris,illa contra deinbsp;utaris. Dicitem Paulus apcrte,impoffibile fuiffe hoiesiuftificanpj, xnbsp;g�:fed cur hoc�nifi quia m�data diuinafunt carnali naturgimpoh*^�|^|gt;�nbsp;Quidigitur Hieronymus,homo,aquo non fuitalienum,po��^,^^nbsp;Cisalelit,eii liamp; fallerejmetiriSi. blafphemare,obi}citurtarn claro uerbodei,4^^�nbsp;uerbumhomi J^s fallere,falliacmentirinon poteftcQuernprsefertimloouent*^quot;^�.,nbsp;ttisuerboDel rr flnbsp;ofponitur. elt,utmetuantactremantomncs ubiquecreatur�,cocIduU�^�nbsp;rcfiriumamp; infernorum; An uero Hieronymus eft aliquidp�i��^��^j^lnbsp;homoC curautem Hieronymo cogorcredere,dicenti fenteiiEisttnnbsp;toritate uerbidei, imocontrauerbumdei: cum mihinobs a'cdti'�^ inbsp;quenti cum fcripturaC' Nihil igiturimpediatreijeereuerbumnbsp;quern conftataperteblafphemare,amp; uerbodei contradicere.Na�^�^^/nbsp;claris Sc irrefragabilibus teftimonqs facr� feriptur� euincam,!^^'^nbsp;ta dei prorfus impoffibilia nob is efteJgitur fit etiam angelusHi^^nbsp;mus, anathemaeftjfi confier eum fentirecontra deum,Gal.priiTfO*nbsp;Quart pioshomines, huiufmodi obiediones,ne dicamnbsp;neSjConuagratisedodrinam,nihilmoueant: fiueexHieronyn^oPnbsp;fcrantur,fummouiro, fiue ex alio quocunq? magni nominisnbsp;Nam confeienti� noftr�afh'id� funt ueibodei: neccoguntutnbsp;ri�tferuire hominum didis. Etfummiferiptores, non quot;minusnbsp;�terni fententiam metuerecoguntur,quam nos. Non contemnonbsp;ronymi autoritatem: fientnecullius altei'ius hominis.deddoceo,nbsp;qua in renihilualcat. Non enimefFerripoteft fupraautoritatem�^^'^^^nbsp;dei. Hieronymus enim non eft fuprauerbum dei: fedillius autotit^^^,/nbsp;derecogitur,utomnes fubccelo homines. Quorum autoritasnoHnbsp;nusuaieredebet,fiquid uerinosdoceant, quam Hia'onymi: ii^^^nbsp;lud: Omn ia probate, quod bon urn eft ten etc.

^S^�^^�^�^^*'*^^^�^hidodi,quitedoceant,non debesrep*^ / re dodrinam, modo pie Si. uere tcdoceant. Rurfus etiam, fiud^ (�nbsp;mi uiri SC eruditi, a quibus doceris, non debts recipereSlt; adproba*'^�^/nbsp;quid ihlfi Si impi] protulcrint. Et tarnen funt h octempore multi,'nbsp;uagelf) decreta,uel labefadarc,uel prorfus refuf are fepofleconn'J^p/nbsp;fi nobis Hieronymi uel altcriushominis eruditi didumopponct^^/nbsp;fint.No de hominum opiniombus litigamus,n� de numerofisli^jjj

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erudkorumSxf (andor�m, feddcuera S^germaiia fentcntia U�l'bt '^^�cuiomnescrc�turghonoremamp;reuerentiamdeb�ti�s^amp;ftareeius �nbsp;iiLilIo modo contra hoc mutirc.Idem de pr�fcriptionibiis t�znbsp;^nim d�xen'm.Qpanquam uerbum �i uer�tas de� ,antiquior cft omn igt;nbsp;creaturis.Cum igitur manifeftum fit leg�diuinam a carne amp; ab im/*nbsp;^^cilIiSC �granaturafieri nonpoffe,nihiimotieatnos,fiifti�eritatianbsp;contrariafentire amp; ftatucre homines �ideantur,cu prefertim idonbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;'

J'� ratio reddi poffit, cur non tam fublimia mandata fint nobis pofita a qu�nemo uiribus fuis implere poffit: de qua non femel dixi,�lt;^nbsp;*'^apluribus deillafcrib?,m.

Chriftianis pr�cipifur, ne que atium doc'torem audiant, uel recipi/ ^��'^prgter quam unic� iliummagiftrum fuum Chriftum,qui autoritanbsp;^^�fuam in eosApoltolostranftulit, qui nosdocucrutit uerbum dei:nbsp;^'lelicet, Euangelium degratuita rcmilTione pcccati uita �tern�, per ncipiendLnbsp;^riftuna.Itern,dcuera pGcnitentia,quam in nomine Cbriftipr�fte/nbsp;Ncquccnim in alios qu�drathoc uerbum Chrifti: Qui uosa�/*nbsp;^f^�'Mcauditjamp;quiuoslpcrnitmefperrtit. Quiautemmefpernit,fper/nbsp;^^cumquimemifit.Luc� x. Inaliosq�ihocucibum,quoddixi, noilnbsp;� rent,6(: tamai uolunt pro Ecclefi'c doctoribush�beri, cum diuerfumnbsp;. ^'^rantjdi�lum eft: Attendite a pfeudoprophcris, qui ueniunt ad uos

I Nam in rebus,qup faciuntad gloriam dei,amp; ad nofiratri ��ternam fa J�^^ni, quid pollet ueriacfirmiab homine,fine,extra Multra uerbumnbsp;'^^�doceri,ftatuiac difei':� cum pr�fertim animalis homo,hon percipi?nbsp;funt fpiritusdeirquineriam ftulticia fint illi,ncque poffit per/nbsp;?F*rre i.G�r.q.Videergoquamfintinepti,quiinre iuf�ificationisnonbsp;J �coramdeo. Si in qu�ftione de �terna uita,audent nobis homin�nbsp;j?'^trinas, nedicamuana amp; inaniafomnia rarionis obqcere. S�tis iamnbsp;plufquamfatis cxemplorum eft,prsefi;aret enimminusefle, quib�anbsp;J^enomnibus uix ferodcprehendimus,quomodopercommnenta donbsp;j^*�*nar5 hominum,aueritateuerbi deideiedlifumusamp;depulfi.Chri/nbsp;^sdicit: oues me� uocemmeam audiunt,amp;ego cognofcoeas,amp;fe/

^ntur me. Et ego uitam �temam do eis ,amp; non peribunt in�ternum, rapict eas quifqiiain de manu mea.

Fil' nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;prorfus hominem quadrant, preterquam Chrifium

^*^^^*^^�^�^^^3Utemamp;impiumalrj tribucre, quodfoli Chri/ debesnbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;errarepoire,�lt;^neminemfallcrc. Hoc er/

Hieronymi feri pris affirmetur, feu de Romani Pontifias uoce, quoipiritudicatur,fipr^lartimpertinaria aflerendiimpij do/nbsp;acccfl�t: quod imperitispr�buit lapfus occafionem, amp; oToris.nbsp;^dh�chadenusper occafionem tranfluli in Hieronymi perfonam;

micnc nobis deus omnia peccataideinde implet ipf� in nobis fua ta,per fpiritum fandlum:amp; poftrenium,fi qua in re deficimus,id tot^^nbsp;ignofat nobis propter Chriftum, Hic funt omnia fuauia,fiid�ia,p'^^,^nbsp;pta, expedita amp; iucunda, fi quid agendum eft,autpati�ndum,nonij*^�nbsp;Chriftiiqug alioqui,�C per fe,funtdifficilima,duriff�maamp;^prorrus�o^nbsp;pofl�bilia, carnali fdlicec natur�.nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;.

Quare ctiam magna amp;intolerabi�i iniuria afficiunt Hieronyini^� qui ei hoc dictum: Anathema cfto,qui dixerit deum impofl�bilianbsp;pi(�e,tribuunt,finehac intenigentia,quam ipCemet piamin fuisfctjp^J*nbsp;pofuic.Maior autem iniuria eftiftorum in Ecclefiam 5c lefum Chrifti^�nbsp;qui imperitis, feu per truncata patrum dida, feu in alienum fenfuni ^^!nbsp;tortajimponunt,^ imponere non cedant, Nam hoc morbo pcculisr^,nbsp;ta- laborant Sycophant� horum temporum,noftri aduerfarif, Pontlgt;nbsp;fic� adulatores: qui omnia fcriptur^ facr� contemnunt,nbsp;nbsp;hoc

agun tut mandata �C docflrin� hominum regn�t, Chrifti g�oriacdani penitus oppreda 8C proculcata. Et iubent, ut idipfum quoque amp; nos fe*nbsp;damus: fed propitio Chrifto hoc nunquam impetrabont*

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5c duricia cordis: nea-edant Euange�iogfori� Chrifti, amp; credente^ falui fiant. Valeatigitor ifta uanitas �C ftu�ticia fupcrb� glori� carnis�^nbsp;Sedetlocum glorij:Chrifti,�cfpiritui fan�io.Primum, quiahabeni�Snbsp;claraScirrefragabiliateftimonia, qu�aperte conuincunt, mandatanbsp;fuprauiresnowased�iScdeinisisftimonfjspauIopoftaganus. Doo'*nbsp;de, per Euangelium docemur,fola m ifericordia dei propter Chriftutn�nbsp;nos feruari a peccato 8C a morte. Nec^ uero opus effet nobis, ilia mifcri-lt;nbsp;cordia fi m�datis dei ipfi fatiffacere podemus. Et adprehendi a nobis dbnbsp;mifericordia per f�demdebet:quia per uiresfuas nemo poteft mandatanbsp;dei impIere,�C fine peccato ed�Sed �C fpiritu faiidto ii�digemus,qui no

lgt;tsdonct noticiam dei amp; feruatoris Chrifti : adcoqiiefaciat nos face/* f� amp;^irnplere Dei mandata�

Quitantisargumentisnihil perrnoucntur,ut dentgloriam deo, Si �^'nus arroganter de Liiribus Cuis amp;iuftidjs caniisfentiant, eorumfu/nbsp;*^ofosclamorcsnosquoquecontemnamus.Etneexiftimcmns abfurdunbsp;, � qm\i in arcanis literis, in quibus agitur de diuina fapientia, nonnbsp;^quot;fapientia carnis,doceatur: utcunque ab humana ratione capi intel/nbsp;�_��inonponit. Sienim magiftramamp;Cdominamrationem, proiudicannbsp;rebus, uelis in confibum adhi bere:quidobfea'o te,non erit ab/nbsp;^*�uumdmo,nonridiculum, ineptum,uanum acpenitusftultum;� Acnbsp;�Jt'snosdocentplurima exempla horumtempor�,quopro�abanturtannbsp;p^^^^qui resfidei, prorationis human�captuiudicant �� metiuntur.nbsp;^i^Iusdicit, fpiritualia fpiritualiter examinari,hocefi:,fpintufan(flo,nbsp;^^��Ucrbum dei nos docente,amp; fidenoftra,intelljgi amp; capi. Indecnimnbsp;eft,eum qui uerbo dei credit, decipi ac fa Ib non pofle. Quarc omnbsp;J^^bonicaptiuant rationis iudiciumin obCequium uerbiDet: amp;1II0nbsp;^Subernari patiuntur.

lam uero pnufquam fcriptur� tefhimon ia proferam, ill a qu� nob is ^^^^ntiam efliciendiueramiuftidam,feuperfectam obedientiamerganbsp;^i�^�n,adimunt,dicendLimpauciseric, quatenus acarnalinaturaIcxfienbsp;Ncque enim delelt;fhim rcrum collimus prorCus: necarbi/nbsp;1 lihertatem itanegamus,quiaommaftantpermeramamp;rabfolutamnbsp;jil^^^ffitatem.Experientia enimnotum eft,5c uCu omnibus perfpec7um,'nbsp;1^ 4^0 modo in poteftate hominis ene,fugcre qu� lex damnat ac repre/nbsp;facere qu� rcquirit. Sed ita concedimus, quod extrin feca le/nbsp;^^^pera ratio aliquo modo facerepoftit.Sed carnalibus aftecftibus im/nbsp;^.^^��cnon poteft: etiamCi aliquo modo refifterc 11 lis poftif,ne in exter/nbsp;operibusprauisregnet. C�tcrum pios 5c fandos motus cordis,quanbsp;^^requirit,folus deus fpiritu fan do cr��t in nobis.

� , ergo de externis operibus qugritur, Ceu de externa iufticia, co ^dum eft hanc alicjuo modo in hominis poteftate cfTe: fed addendanbsp;(,j rorredioeft,nifi peccatum,quod h�ret in natura, Scextrinfccanbsp;*� laboli impediat. A peccato enim, cuiusferui fumus, priuCquam anbsp;^.�ftoliberamur,quotob(cci omodis impeditur in nobis propofitumnbsp;uincit aliquandoira, cupiditas habendi,nbsp;ambitio, inuidentia, animuslibidinc incenfus, Sgt;i.nbsp;prauimotus, uercuiolentiin natura,utindignabono uiro,nbsp;5^ '^�^Chriftiano,admittat. Necaliter fimtuiolentcinfpirationes Dinbsp;gubei natur fide in Chrift�, 5c fpiritulando.Sieut Ifnbsp;aftirmataduerfariosdodrineueritatis eflein Di/

Sedfinehoruconfiderattone,quatenus homofequituriudid�� dele�:umrationis,non i�np�ditus,nec a peccato, nec a Diabolo,nbsp;dendqmeft,quod pof�italiquomodo facere externalegis operanbsp;quorum etiam debitoreft coram Deo,etiamfi abfcp fpiritunbsp;fine interna renouatione illa pr�flet. Sic profedo non erat nullaop�^^nbsp;iufticia,quamPauluspr�ftititadhucpharifgus�quaetiam melior^'^^/nbsp;amp; magisplacuit Deo,quam flagitiofi a quibus Deus amp; �ex in tot�*^�nbsp;temnebatuTjfi impiaopinionecaruifl�t. Sicin Gentibus multinbsp;qui prgftiteruntfingu�aresquafdam amp;fummas uirtutes: fednon*^nbsp;funtiufti habiti coram Deo,Gue bcati. Nelt;^ dici de illis potuifl�t�^^*^nbsp;perfedam obedientiamerga Dei mandata ideo habuifl�ntretianif*�'�nbsp;ternis nunquamdeliquifTent�nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;,

Non ergo negam us, operum legis�ufticiam n ullam preftatial� mine,fine fpiritu fandOjpolTe; fed docemus,per uires noftrasnoo^^^nbsp;fe legifatiffieri,amp;hominem perfedg iuftici� elfe.Etideo denbsp;peiumnoftrorum defperandum effe:�lt;^ ad gratig afylumrefug'^/.nbsp;Elus enim alius finis fpedari debet,quam eft meriti remiftionisp^�'^lt;nbsp;qu�contingitfohs qui in mifericordiam Dei credunt,propternbsp;PoUticut �a Finis eft politicus, Ut pax in terris amp; externa rerum tranquillitasc^J^jjnbsp;nit operum uetur:amp;bene acf�liciterapud homines uiuatur,dequodocctf/nbsp;mworuw. lus Gala.iij.amp; primaTimoth.primo.SedSophiftghunefinemf^��nbsp;ferunt ad fpiritualia , uSi^agitur deremiftione peccati, pa-fe�a�'�L^nbsp;cia coram D E O 2lt; de falute �terna, ftupidift�mo �C pernitio^*nbsp;mo errore.nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;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

Externa iua nbsp;nbsp;Quid,quod ifta rationis iufticia,quofdam alios motus habet,

fliciaoperu covaui Deo pol�uicur. Paucos enim reperias,qui ex animo eamp�'P�^^[^ fedaut pudoreprohibenturaiiici')s,Slt; metu ciuiliumpccnarui��!^''nbsp;cupiditate honoris, amp; carnalium aharum uoluptatumbene operab^nbsp;Sic millibusaldedibusducunturautem hypocritgamp; Pharif�id^�l�^nbsp;iuft�cias fuas contenduntinferni pcenaseftugere, gratiam amp;nbsp;merei'i:fed ita feipfos ef�ici�t abominabiles idol�tras coram Deogt;Tnbsp;propter ignorantiam gratieneceft�eftin�ternumperire.b'oman-*�^'^nbsp;Difcrte igitur negamus,quod in hac corrupta natura, pofl�tefl^^-raamp;perfeda obedientia,fine fpiritufando,ergadiuinam �egern, Ip�j^jnbsp;tualift�mam 8lt;^ fandift�mam dodrinam.Non tollimus libertate^^nbsp;trti,nifirefpeduperfedg obedienti�,amp;^ meritigrati�, feu remifl�^Fjnbsp;peccati amp;uitc gterng. Inhis enimconftatnu�Iumef�e.Necdeexte*'*nbsp;fadisprincipa�iter litigamus:feddeinternis uicqs qu� hgrentinnatunbsp;ficucaneminetolli poffinttetiamfi lex prgcipiat, tolli. Item demonnbsp;cordis,erga Deum amp; legem pqs amp; fandis efficiendis: ejuosnbsp;te ab homilie eff�ci non pofte. Et tarnen illorum eft debitor : amp; n*�

�em gratiiit� remiflionis peccari libereturab exactionibus �cgi's, n� po faluus fieri. NuIIa igitur eft arbitrrj liber tas: quia iuftidg noftr�nbsp;bnccarnales, SCnonpoteftiIlislegi Deifatiffieri, pequequifquam iuznbsp;per l�lascoram Deoefie. Deinde per folamgratiam liberamur anbsp;P^ccato amp; morte. Sed adtierfarij noftri uodferantur,b�afphemum �d hgnbsp;f^icum efl�jfiquis doceat,homini deeflefacultatemimplend� legis.nbsp;M � liberum eft homtni arbitrium,in his rebus,de quibus dixi, recftenbsp;^fgarijiberum efle:oportettaleefle,ut inofeexplicecfuauirtute, ala'nbsp;'�'ieispeccati, Diaboli SC�terngmortis.In fumma, quo uiuat Giieomznbsp;^pecato:amp; pr�ftet perfecftam obedientiam erga Iegem,fine fpiritu fannbsp;ut finegratia Dei, amp; fine Chrifto, poftitiuftus, beams amp; faluusnbsp;^^�Quod fi hoc arbitrium defenduntaduerfarq noftri, fan Ctiores phanbsp;_^o,ia(ftatorefuarum uirtutum, Lucg, xviipamp;expeditiores in legis innbsp;quam omnes Pelagianiueteresamp;nouiiad quidgloriam grati�

Si cflufi fanguinis Chrifti requirimusC' Sin autem tale nee pr�diz nee defendunt, quid litigant nobifcum, qui prgdicamus g�oriamnbsp;5�Si grati� il�ius,8i Domini noftri lefu Chrifti�' Nec ah'udagimusnbsp;. homines per legem peccata fua uere cognofeant: Si per ticrbi granbsp;*ndem qu�rant recondh'ationem �iignoikentiam fuorum delidoznbsp;'^�cum fine ea nemo faluus fieri poft�t.

SCRIPTVRAE TEStimONKS, V I B V 5 lt;/ocfl�r,nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;impoffibile Jithominum tneritif

jV Vne ergo plana eft nobis Si expedita uia ad proferendum eos feri � pmr�Iocos,qLiibusdocctur,legemacarnaIi natura nonpofteimznbsp;j^,j,'�SiimponibileeftehominiutmeritisoperumfuoB2 coram Deoiunbsp;Q �'^^tur.Eorum igiturteftinicnioRzprimumfitillud,quodhuius do/nbsp;�dcuftf, catione ftatum fed:nempc,quod ita legitur Roman, viq�nbsp;impof�ibile erat legi,eo quodinfirmabat per carne. Deus ft/nbsp;luum mittens in fimilitudinem carnis peccati: Si depeccato damna/nbsp;f�j^^ccatum in carne.Si igitur in hac�gra Si corrupta natura legi per/nbsp;obedientiam pr�ftarepofremus:aut per opera legis iufti cor^nnbsp;improbueffet. Si audaxcommentumin hacaffertionenbsp;H� *^uidelicet,qu�didt:legisconatum,C quiprofeifto optimusfuit:nbsp;t)�J^Pj^gt;pr�cipcre deperfedaSifummacoram Deoiuftida.)per C3r/nbsp;l� eft,ii-nbecinem Si�gramnaturam,debilitatum fuifte. Nul/nbsp;peccatoribus iu/nbsp;micere: ex fi�qs Diaboli, filios Dei. Nequeenirn poftuntcor/nbsp;ftripta lege. Quare pro iuftificandis illisnbsp;^mitmitti hiiumDci,Sitradi in mortem.Quid iftis contradicas^nbsp;K iiij

Nam qui'a CH RI ST VS pro nobis fa�uandi'samp;iuftif�cant�sii^P*^ mundum: caufam habuic, quia nemo potuiclege 5C mentis op^nbsp;fuorum iuftificari �^faluari a morte. Si enim per legemnbsp;go gratis Chriftus mortuus eft. Gal.ij.

Adoru iirj.HiceftlapiSjquireprobatusfuitauobis�dif�ta^�� quifacftus eft in caput an guli. Et non eft in aliquoaliofalus.nbsp;abud nomen eft fub c�lo datum hominibus, in quo oporteatn^�, , inbsp;uos fieri. Si igitur per legis opera, tanquam plena amp; pcrfedanbsp;quam lex requirit, potuichomo iuftificari, mereri remiffionetflnbsp;amp; uitam �ternamtcur hic didtur,non eft in alio falus, n ifi innbsp;Deinde, quorfum additur: neep aliud nomen eft fub ccelodati^�^,nbsp;minibus, in quo oporteatnosfaluos fieri, filegf, quantum adnbsp;perfe(ft�iuftici�,poflumusfatisfacere: amp;peropera illius mcr�'fi'^�^^nbsp;fionem peccati, amp;;liberationemab�temamorte�Numh�etant2^r^nbsp;ra,S� tanta m erita,nullanominafunt,nulla gloria dignaC'Siuenbsp;ftantpotius, atqj excellunt, omnemgloriam meritorum Chb�^�,, pnbsp;pre^ertim tantac caufl�efaluds inde nobis exoriantur C O csednbsp;phemi iufticiarij Sgt;i. hypocrit�.nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;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

Oportet en im in do�rina de iuftificaoone,qua detrahitur L potuerit iuftificarecoramdeo peccatoresamp;faluosfacere, fempct^^nbsp;re antithefim il�am, qu� per gradam Euangelrj, promittitnbsp;remifi�oncm peccati, iufticiam ��f �ternam faluationem,propt�'^nbsp;ftum ,omn �bus qui in illum credunt. Si cni'm necefl� fuit Chnbsp;ri,pro mftificandisnobis, �C redimendis apeccatoamp;�ternarnod^*nbsp;eut Petrus docet, Ador� decimo. Huicomnespropheteteftin^oi�*^*^�nbsp;perhibent, quodremiftionem peccatorum accipiant per nomen eius,^'*nbsp;mues qui credunt in eum: certe adimitur nobis ea n ominis glorianbsp;gi,amp;foli Chrifto tribuitur. Quomodoigiturdicuntquidam,nbsp;gi fatiffacere poflint: amp; illius operibus iufticiammereri� Quod finbsp;exadionibusfatisfacerepoftemus, nihil polTct deus in nobis repreh^'*.nbsp;derc: nemo fubpeccato, 8C nemofiliusir�nafceretur: nec opus �^9nbsp;b�ret quifquamredemptore�^iuftificatore Chrifto.

Pr�didis accenfc hanc nobilifl�mam Paulifentendam,qu� mr Ador� xii). inquadameiuscontione: Notumigiturfituobisii^'^nbsp;fratres, cp per huneuobisremiffio peccati annunciator, ab omnibi�^^,nbsp;quibus non potuiftisper Icgem Mofi iuftificari per hune omnisq^nbsp;credit iuftificatur. Negat aperteiuftidam perlegem nobisconting^tt'nbsp;amp; donum remifl�onis peccati tribuit uni benefido liberatorisChnm*nbsp;Quod cum annunciatur nobis per Euangelium, requirit certenbsp;gratuit�remifl�onispeccatianobis. Decaufl�autem,curperleg^nbsp;nulli contingatiufticia�uidelicet, quia legi nemo fatiffadt, nec potennbsp;l�tilta/.

f nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;I.IBER.PRIMVS.'

L ^^^c,pr{us fsepc,8c p�ufquam fan�s a medilt;Hum cft.S?mi1{ate/ jji degratuita iuftificanone noflri per Chriftum, paffimui'derenbsp;iiit'a �poftolorum, Nee aliud habet Euangcltj,fiuetotius nonbsp;^�*�nentido(ftrina. Nechuiusdodringdeiufti�canone, cuius tamnbsp;Humana,alia ufquamratio reddita eft quam ea ,qugnbsp;quodhomineslegisexadioni non poftuntfatiffacere. Cogornbsp;r�dem, ufque ad tedium �C morofitatem, propter morofosnbsp;. �dana Siimpiosatqucb�afphemos gratighoftes incuIcarc.Quarqnbsp;^P^^Habemusin iuftificadone noftri ,gratuita rcmiffionepeccati: qugnbsp;nobis,propter Chriftum:Lcgc qug fun�nbsp;w xv?ubidegentibusag^^,iuftif�cat^s fine lege. In ter quos Deus,nbsp;prophanos homines,a iufticia�egisalienos �C ludgos iuftiznbsp;gmulosamp;^ ftudiofosfeeftatores,nihildifcreuit. Purificabate-*nbsp;h^?^entium corda fide: ut eft A riorum decimo,qua emundatione SCnbsp;Ijj ^�^lone femper �^Iudgi indiguerunt, cum nemo per legem pof*nbsp;Peccato mundari,

haccademrationenata eft Paulo ilia comparano Gentium 8^ ^^nxdc qua eft Roman. nono.Quid ergo dicemusC Quod Gavnbsp;inbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;fedabantur iufticiam, adprehenderunt iufticiam .Iufticigt;*

, qug eft ex fide. Ifrael ucro fedando legem iuftjcig , in lege L UQjj pgrucnit. Quare;� quia non ex fide: fed quaff ex operibus.nbsp;|K ^gcrunt enim in lapidem offenfionis: ffeut fcriptu eft. Bcce ponamnbsp;lapidem oftenfionis, amp; petram fcandali, Si omnis qui creditnbsp;^^jUon confundetur.

hjn ^^ec poftum hoc loco prgterire,quod idem Apoftolus in eadem B f.�^hcap.x. inh�c uerbafcribit:Ignorantes iufticiam Dei Si fua qug/nbsp;iuftici� Dei non funt fubieifti .Finis enim Icgis Chri/nbsp;gt;5d iufticiam omni credenti.

i ^�^tatSiRoman.irj.prohorum,quae dico,confirmatione,pulcher ' ^j^^^ocus.Exoperibus legisnoniuftificaturomniscarocoramillo.Et

aftirmat tarnen nihil ualuiffe coram Deo,pro impetranda iu �^Uone. ) Scientes quod no iuftificatur homo ex operibus legis:fednbsp;�'Jemlefu Chrifti. Etnos in Chriftum lefum credimus, ut iuftificcnbsp;k- Chrifti:amp; no ex operibus legis. Proptereaqj ex operibusnbsp;1nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;iuftificatomniscaro.Quid potuitfirmiusdici,contrainanes

et fuperbas earn is';quot; N� profe�io gloria meriti iuftificatiois non . ^ho�adimi^ifuft�ccr�tadprgftand� perfeeft� obedienii�etiufticis�nbsp;ii^ ^�isexterna.Quidrelinquitergo,nifi m�data Dei,nobiseftefacftnnbsp;^��ibilia:ctmerit�lib.arbitri} r�dTedefolotitulo,8lt;^ nom�finere^�

Eft amp; Ephe�rj.locus, qui maxime hue facit^uidelicet ilk: Cirath��*^ eftisfaluati, perfidem, amp; hoc non ex uobis. Dei en im donumnbsp;ex OperibuSjiie quis glorietur.Ipfius eiiimfumusfalt;ftura,pernbsp;Iefum,in operibus bonisrut in ill is ambulemus. Hie comprehenoi^^nbsp;trunC� tgratuita gratia nosfaluari, quatenuscredimusin Chrifi�i��'^^nbsp;fpiritu fanclo impleri iniuftificads mandata Dei Quorfum iggt;^^nbsp;iuftierjsnoftris gloriamurC' '

Sedamp; illud infigniter in iam citato loconotandum c�:quoda�t� nation is gratiam dono dei nobis con tigiik,n � ex operibus, nenbsp;nbsp;�/

rietur.Deus enimfuperbam carnisgloriam non poteft ferre. At� . batur glori� non minima porno coram deo h oniin ibus,fi ipfi ptf� Jnbsp;rias fuas pocuiflentremif��on� peccad fibi Sgt;i. uitam �tern�nbsp;benefiaacu�geliic�tigeruntho�bus,ut laudetgloriagratigdci

lam tandem accenfe pr�didis, amp; huiic Pauli locum. Qui faluosfecitnos,amp;^ u�cauitu�catione fuafan(fta:n� fecunt^tii� .nbsp;ra noftra,C nota exclufiuam. ) fed fecundum propofitum fuumnbsp;nbsp;nbsp;,

tiam:qu�dataeftnobisperChriftum lefumjantetemporaa�tetf^'^u nifeftata eft ante nunc,per adpanrionem faluatoris lefu Ghrifiitqtt'�^nbsp;ftruxit quidem mortem: uitamautem, amp;incorruptibilitatcm innbsp;produxit per Euangelium. Per Euangelium fignantcr:hoceft, �nbsp;ti�promiftiones�lt;fChriftum:rtonperiuftiriaskgis.nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;i

Nendum teinpero mihi, nifipriusamp;hunc Pauli locum qui eft Tit. tertio. Cum autem beni^iitasamp; humanitas adpatuit� 13nbsp;toris noftridei, non ex operibus iuftici� qu� fecimusnos,nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;,

mifericordiam fuam faluos nos fecit. Adeo fuitimpoftibik tuva per iege coram deo, curari:feu iuftificari: ut nifi gratuits mif^nbsp;d!ainterccirinet,perrcdemptorcChrift�,nulIushomopotuiiktfai^ j

Sed iamfatis eftteftimoniore fcriptur�qii�detrahuntlegi^nlt; am iuftificandi:amp;negant q? per opera nOftra fakiadonemnbsp;fimus. Sed iuftificationis donum tribuunt gratig dei amp; redemptotinbsp;fto: quodhabeant quidem, qui inoblatarnamp;gratisdonatamgt^t'nbsp;credunt. lam prudenti amp;pio letfioi i facik eft iudicare, quantanbsp;ftimoniorum ex facra fcriptura hue a me adduci poftet, fi cala monbsp;gereuelkm.C�terum quatemeritateamp;^infcitia quidamaudeantnnbsp;mift�masfcriptur�fententiascauinarijamp;teftimonfisfpiritusfanri�nbsp;dere,dicamin quodamaliolibro: in quoadmalignasamp;uanasac�n^*^nbsp;riorum cauillationes,in confiitationead hoc inftituta,refpondd�O*^^

Pr�diftisueroteftimonrjsadijci �d ilia poterunt, qu� ex rum libris citantur, degratia nouiteftamenti: quale eft,quodkg�^nbsp;pud Hieremiam capite xxxi.Eccedies uenicnt,dirit Dornin us:clt;^nbsp;domui Ifirael amp; domui luda fccdus nouu.Non fecund� pa�tum,4

P�gicum patribus ucftrisnn di�equaadprehendi manum corurti,utedu/ '^rem cos de terra Aegyptepadum quodirritum fecerunc,et ego deminbsp;*^^usfiimeoruiTidicit Dominus.

Obferua primo omnium de caufis abrogat� legis dicit nee alias alle nifi qgt; exadionibus legis,nemo inter tot fandos Ifraelitas amp; lu/nbsp;^^osfatisfecit:imonec potuitfatifFacere. Si enim poten tiafatisfaciendinbsp;�^safiuifletjhaud dubiefatiffeciflent multitquia multis illorumnon denbsp;^^bonauoluntas:fcilicet,intertotgmulosamp;fedatores,totfeculorum,'nbsp;legis. Et illis quidemfatiffecinet lex: nee opus habuiflent no/nbsp;^onc dodrin�,feu permutatione, legis uidelicet in gratiam. Sed ab/nbsp;^?�aturlex jUtdifficillimum onus:amp; qtiidem inutile ad iuftiheandum*nbsp;^aivjuamad aceufandum peccatum,�(^irrogandam maledidionem

furquatii�damnadonis rea peragatur. Omnes cnim cogn me, a in inimo eorum ufqj ad maximum, a it Dom in us. T unenbsp;qaando deus pater nos docet uerbo grati� amp; fpiritu fando.�de remn onbsp;nepeccatinofh'i, 8^ dono uit��ternc. H�c enim funtcredeno�in��nbsp;um dei incarnatum,�lt;^ traditumpro nobis in mortem.nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;.

Quia propitiusero iniquitadeorum, amp;fpeceatieorumnonreto*'^ bor amplius. Sicinquam,cognofcent metlnteHigent ex uerbonbsp;hoceft,exEuanoeIio, de Chrifi:oinearnato,paflo,amp;:glonficatod�nbsp;peccata fua ignoK� 8i. condonari. Hgc incellig�da eft f�desinnbsp;�uxtaillud Efaie. liij. rnfciendafua,iuftificabit,ipfeiuftusferuusnbsp;multos:amp; iniquitates eorum ipi� portabit.

In h oc igitur Kicremi� uadcinio de caufa abrogatg Icgis nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;j

amp; diciturfuifl�, quod illius exa�onibus nemo fatisfaciat. eftaliud, quamdeum impofl�biliacarnalinatur�pr�cepiffc^nbsp;promittitur noua alia iufticia, qua ab exafli�ibus legis Iiberanauf*nbsp;hoc folum, uerumedam apeccato amp;�terna morte. Cuiush�c^^/^nbsp;cia eft, quod animos credendum,nou(s modbus, fpiritualibus uiddij^nbsp;gt;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;amp;: fanc'tis,induitac munit,aduerfus imperium pcccati amp; DiaboEp^^

nequefic renou�t, utlegcmdiuinam nonabfq^ fingularidefiden'�,nlt; ntcr ac fponte, 8C cum fumma uoluptate,hbeat ipfisfacere: cuiusnbsp;us magno odio tenebantur.

Si igitur legis diuin� mandata nunquampotua'unt impied a can^^ �inatura:idque declaratumeft omniumIfraelitarumSclud�orumt^'*nbsp;emplis: quomodoSCquafronte dicuntquidam,necimpofl�biliaei^*nbsp;gis mandata,amp; illius exatfti�ibus nos fatiffacerepofle,amp;mereri ho�ed*nbsp;ilia fua obedientia �ternam faluationemCHoc ne eft Chriftum foluer^*nbsp;c ccelo deturbare,amp; Andchriftum in locum eins ponere�' Oportetig^'^nbsp;turreijeereiftasomnes impiasdodrinas ,qu� pr�dicantmeritunu'�l^^nbsp;ciarum noftrarum:aut contra, omnia qu� innouoteftamentotradit^nbsp;funtdegratia,remiftibne peccati,iufticia,amp; �terna uita, dequeferuato^nbsp;reChrifto, fide in Chriftum, amp;fpiritufando,proutefteff�cax in ert''nbsp;dentibus,femelnegare. Intel�igis ergoquo�oco fintbuccinatorescat�jnbsp;lium iufticiarum�Scd pergam etiam exphcare,qu� cauf� fuerintap�^�nbsp;Deum, lat� nobis impol�ibilis legis.

Secunddpdrt Proinde in dodrina e^eiuftifieatione nihil dilputamus de legisp*�^ Cap.Ttrtij. litico ufu: fed de quodam alio ipirituali,uidelicct,quodeus peraccuft'*nbsp;tionemnoftripeccad,uoluiinosad ueramanimi humih'adonemperdi^nbsp;omnes eos, qui ialui fieri debent, ante omnianbsp;liflcgih I*3ri coram deo: adnoticiam immundici� fu�uenire, amp;adtimor��^nbsp;dei. Qua caufa Iex,non extei'nam wtum operum iuftidam pr�dicat:nbsp;uiribus rationis utcunque fadmus, fed cumhacaIiamquandam,�}U^nbsp;eftW

liber prim vs. nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;t�

tiongefupra omnes uires noftrasrncmpe^iufticiamcordr? auasn qui ^�bcnt, eos n eceffc eft fin e omn i pc�cato efte� Et impof� b lie eft i 1 ' an ; ninbsp;�cinfirma natura habcrcaiifi per c�tinuam remiftiQu� pecca d Si fid�',nbsp;Eu�geliQ creJid T�unbsp;jjp^^S�tur lex talem lufticiam predicaret, qiiam qui�ibct fuperbi pna^nbsp;?� S^hypocrit� prgftarepoftentificutexift�mabatiUe n�phariir. hy'lt;nbsp;P apiidLucam cap.xviq. quomodo poflecpeccatores,perofteiinbsp;peccati coram deo humiIiareC�Sed PauIustradithuncpQtiflim�nbsp;^S�funiefte, oftcnderc Siaceufarenoftrumpe�catum,RQma.nb Sinbsp;. ^� Deinde quomodo efi�tdodn'natimoris�ex, cuiusiram cuibbetnbsp;Udolatr�inmente, auari,ambiciofi ,inuidi, Sic.per externaope^nbsp;I ^*tave,cauere Si fugerepoftent^ Euehercc potius hominem in fuper4nbsp;^��oriationem,8ifiduciam iufti�igcarnis, qtiam compreiTa iUius arnbsp;S^ficia�i impio tumore terreret eum Si, cor eius concuteret: Si fie p�a/nbsp;(j^'^3gis noxia eftet homini quam utilis� Sicut c�aret ex omnibus qu�nbsp;/^oi�tritione dixi. Quidam tarnen Iegisdo(ftrinam,fuoino abuiu,.nbsp;dixi,in uenenum ,Si impietatis cauftam conuertunt. Nam peff�^�nbsp;^^outuntur lege,qui illampro iuftificationis do�trina habenEnbsp;J� Quare a'iam q�andam perfeeftam iufticiam pr�dicat Icx : Si illiusnbsp;i^'^quandam nobis facit. Non enitn fruftra prgcipitur,quafi cam.n�/,nbsp;fimus accepturi. Amiftaeftquidemcatufticia in �dam,ad quanxnbsp;'��^'ocreati fumus. Quanquam autem impofTibile fit iftam a carna�inbsp;^^��^prgftari: ta men eius debitores fumus* Noftroenim uicio ma�i fuznbsp;^.^^�Cgtcruin in Chrifto lefu iterumrecuperamus eamtcuius nunc pri/nbsp;.�^�^acccpimus, quatenus primitiasfpiritus Chrifti haufimustilh�usnbsp;p'iitudincmSiperfeiftioncmiuftici� accepturiin�terna patria* Sednbsp;. carna�i natura obtincri a nobis perfedahaudquaquam poteft;

Sedinterim dum hicfumus,debitinoftri,Sipeccatiquodhabemus �^�Uira,admoneri debemusrquodnifi per lcgem,fpirituah'tcr prt�dicinbsp;^gt;de utrilqucmotibuscordjs,uiciofis Si fan�tiSjiiIosdamnanGO,8inbsp;poteft. Ac n ifi ad perfetftam noticiam peccati no/nbsp;periicnircmus,nelt;q5 contei'i coram deo,neq3 intclligcre beneficiumnbsp;.^^niptionis poftemus: Si nullo modo beati ac falui fieri.Nec int�rimnbsp;��fiioni tradendaeftSih�cratio, quam piau�oante attigi,idcoctiamnbsp;� ^poni nobis impoft�bilia mandata, ne ignoremus hanc ueterem 8�nbsp;��'�uptam naturam penitusabolendam eftc.�Si nouamac fpiritua�emnbsp;oportcre,qu� futura eft perfeSle iufta, plena fanSfitatis Si ueritsi.^nbsp;^oram deo.Has rationes firmas ac ucras,latc a deo impoftibilis legis�nbsp;noftras longii�mefuperat atqi excedit, qui

mitt ere: 8iprecari,fiquando Deus dcteispcenitenriam, ad cognofc^^ dum Licritatem, 8c refipifcant a dtaboli laqueis ,a quo captiui tencni *nbsp;ad ipfius uoluntatem.nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;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

Igttur in dodrina �egis hoc pr�cipuc fpe�tari a nobis debet, , cognitionem peccati noftri ilia perducamur. Id fiet,fi uires noftras conbsp;ramus ad Iegis fpiritualem exa�:ionem,qua requirit a nobis non 1^^nbsp;operum exterior� iufticiam,fed etiaminternam cordis puritatein,nbsp;qui n� faciunt, femper fingent abfurdifl�mum effe, diai,q5 talesU^nbsp;pofit� fint nobis a deo,quibus nemo debitamS^perfet�lani obeoi�� gt;nbsp;ain pofllt pr�ftarc, nemo gratiam illis mereri.

Sed fumus omnino pcrfed� iuftici� debitores�quam pr�flad bisefl inipofl�bilc.Quodfihomoinpeccatumnunquara collapfos^nbsp;fec,habuifl�t earn iufticiam,futurusin omni uitafuaperfedleiuftus�^^nbsp;rax, amp; fan dus coram deo. Nunc uero quia incidit in peccatum�nbsp;in carnalern naturam,fpiritua�is amp; fanda:non iuftificatur Icge,fc^P^^nbsp;cati fuijdebit� perfed� obedienti�, admoneturtdenic^ ��reiisp^^nbsp;agituromniummaledidionumlegis, ucnif�pergradam, qu�nbsp;in EuangeliOjfaluari non pof��t,

P�uresautem,uel contra uoluntatem legis,tcgutatc]pexcurant��Ui�^ peccatumtquod quanto periculofaciantjdiice i.Ioan.i. Iftifuntqoip^nbsp;catum cordis negant efle peccatum.Nam aIioqui,non pofient fuump^^nbsp;catumtegere �dexeufaretneepofi�nt ferio dicere,non peccaui,f�c^*^^nbsp;micid�,adulteri,raptores,amp;:horumfimiles. Ergo aliud peccatum �ynbsp;4d negant pcccat� efequanq nefeiant quid dic�t,amp; nihil prorfusnbsp;intelligant. Sic autem exeufabat peccatufuumpharif�us Luc�xVilJ*nbsp;N�nc uidequpfitabfurditas docere,quod lexpluraexigatqiwpf^^nbsp;Rare ualeamus. Nifi enim hoc faceret, neede peccato nos fatis doccfC^jnbsp;necad gratiam Chrifti qu�rcndam impelleret. Et per confequens,^nbsp;rem iuftif�cationiscoram deo uana �C in utilisdoclnha efi�t. Non enio�nbsp;uuk nos deus per Iegis exadiones opprimere : fedfaluu noftr�cofl^nbsp;(utere, eo quetn dixi modo,

QVODLEGlSEXACrrONt DEBVIHVS, expendiffi pro nobit Chrtflum : ddhitc denbsp;promi�ionibui cr Euangclio.

DEIati fumus tandem curriculo fermonis ad eum ufcp locum, explicanda eft pars ilia alteradodrin� Cbriftian�, qu�tra^^^�nbsp;quomodo per gratiam, amp; cuius benefido a peccato Si. eterna morte JJnbsp;beremur. Id enim exigit propofiti operis ratio. Satis enim didum enJJnbsp;denus� cur impofi�bile fit,Iegibus ullum hominem iuftificari,feu Ilt;onbsp;rari a peccato amp; morte. Quiaexadionibuslcgis nemo poteft faut �ccnbsp;rerquareneciuftus autbeatus elfe, per op�ra fuacor� deo. Impedim

^in�,carnis,hoceft,natur� carnali's,imbednitate, tyrannide Di�abo **gt;quam aduerfan'us l'fte Dei amp; lefu �h rifti exercet in omne genus hu/nbsp;^anum, quod liberum quidcmfuturumerat,fifinep�ccatQ manfiflet.nbsp;puncueropeccato feruit amp; peccatjquo nomine ex Diabolo efb ficutnbsp;Joannes ait:Qui facit peccatum,ex Diabolo eft.i.Ioannis terrio* Namnbsp;Oomo quidem conditus fuit rectus, qui fi in fan di operis propoftto, 8lt;nbsp;^��aerga Deum obedientia permanercuoluii�etrpotius, quam impianbsp;�^adenti Diabolo obfequi Si parere,nunquam perijfl�tSed quiadiuernbsp;Jomfecutus eft,horribili calamitate corruit: qua fc amp; uniuerfum genusnbsp;^otninum feruumpeccatiamp;Diaboliconfhtuit,amp;inlaqueos seternaanbsp;�Mortis coniecit. Sieenimeftpeccatorhomo, utiam pronatur�fu�in/nbsp;S^io,non pofl�t nifi infignis contemptor Dei efl�, contraria uoluntatinbsp;affedare, cupere amp; uelle: amp; pierumquo trahit cupiditas fequi.nbsp;�'^itimma, ir�filiuseff�. Neeparua h�ciniuriain Deum eftrfcdhancnbsp;P^ccati uiol�tiam cernere eft in omnibus,qui nodum funtrenati per fi/nbsp;inChriftum. Quanquam ipft quoque renati non fintliberi pror/nbsp;^^s^hoc eftjfine omni peccato in came. Quia cum peccato omnes fandinbsp;Mantur:ac fuftinenc difficilimum certamen. C�terum hgc mala no/nbsp;ois adcHejdebuitper lege declararirreliquum eft,ut de euagelio loquanbsp;�^Or, quo docemur, quomodo 8lt; per quern rurfus ex il lis liberemurt

H�ceft ero-o promilTionum amp;EuangeIq dodrina,quod gratis,pcr nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;. �

'^'^�ricordiam Dei,propter �hriftum redemptorcm, amp; peccato Se mor ^npiamur. Ad hoc enim,mifit Deusfi'lium fuum, amp; damnauitpcc/ doOrint.

in c�rn�,hoceft, in filio fuo,quem uere incaraatum,tradidit pro '�oerandis nobis in mortem. Chriftus igitur rem falucis amiflam,8lt;Qm/nbsp;�^�Onimanibus pcrditam,fua cruceamp; morte iterum nobis reftituit,ac repanbsp;J^oit. VoluntariaenimmortefefepreciumdeditSC uidimam pro no/nbsp;^ispeccatis:Slt; fie a mal�didionibus legis redemit.Dcni�^ feipfum donbsp;^3ndo nobis, exhibuit ueram iufticiam etemam uitam:ut quiconquenbsp;J�^t�mcredunt,f�ntiufti,fandi�lt;beaticoram Deo,nihil habeantcumnbsp;^�^nec Icx quicquam contra eos,fcd fint grati� filq, 80 habeant uitamnbsp;^^^nam. Sed amp; fpiritum fandu nobis promeruit, quo dudore amp; gu/nbsp;^��natore peccato amp; defyderijs eius prorfus uaIedicimus,Slt; in nouitatenbsp;ambulamus. Hoc uolueruntolim omnes promift�ones illae, qu�nbsp;^�icrninifterio fandoB� prophetaR2,degrahaerga noslefu Chrifti,di/nbsp;^^?�ficutin litens ApoftoloR�diligenterexponunt, lllisemclaredoce/nbsp;fgpediKi,lcgc non efle iuftificati�is dodrin�:amp; oportuifl� legenbsp;^^�'teuelatas Eu�gelq promift�ones abrogari: quia alioqui nulli pateretnbsp;^^^patuiiTet unquam intro�tus incoel�,amp;regni Dei hp*editatcm.Qua/nbsp;ea aufa in h oc capite aliquot proferam. Sed prius eius grati�, quamnbsp;Euangeli] efle, qu�dam teftimonia pr�mittam, quo paratius at)

feruntur ipfiusmet Chrifti uerba. EtficutMofes exaltauit ferpenttnli in defertotita exa�tarioportet fili� hominiSjUtois qui credit in eumnorinbsp;pereatjfed habeat uitam �tern�. Sic enim Deus dilexitmund�^utUtHg^nbsp;nitum filiumfuum darettutomnisqui creditin eum nonpereat, fedh�'^nbsp;beatuitam�ternam. NonenimmifitDeusfilium fuum inmundun�nbsp;ut iudicet mundum:fed ut faluetur mundus per eum.Qui credit innbsp;non iudicatur: qui autemnon credit, iam iudicatus eft, Q�ia��^nbsp;credidit in nomine unigeniti filq Del.nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;t

cbnftiM tfro ^�gnificaprofe�lo h�cpr�dicatio eft docftrin� Euange�ij meruit nobis tia,Chrifto amp;fidein Chriftum: amp;qu� mihi locum Pauli: Deusi�^

re exponit. Primum enim teftatur, conferri nobis uitam seternaf�� beraus beneficio mortis Chrifti, crucifixi uidelicet, pronoftrisp^^^'*nbsp;tis. In cruce enim pendens, refpondit cypo exaltati ferpentis innbsp;Iam ut afpeclu �nei ferpentis in grati� fignum eredii feruabanWi'nbsp;ab ignitis ferpentibus: ita qui fide promiflionis Euang^�nbsp;refpiciunt in Chriftum feruantur a morte. Necimpeditillos pcccatumnbsp;anuqui ferpentis,hoc eft,Diaboli morfus,prima Cor.xv. Aculeusi^��nbsp;tispeccatum eft:uirtus uero peccati lex.Deoautem gratia, qui dedi�^�''nbsp;�nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;bis uicftoriam,per dominum noftrumIefumChriftum.Quareteftatui'

hiclocus,uitam�tern�ijs c�fcrri,quiin Chrift�credunuqu�lexo^^^^ potuitimpctrare. Quianemin�potuitapeccatoliberare,feuiuftifilt;^''^*nbsp;Quoibencfinbsp;nbsp;nbsp;Secundoagiturdegratuitamifcricordia Dei, quaacceptamurin

�Km redcm= osorarin�.S/uitae aE�ternehcrcditatefn.nnllinc: alm-nic k�gt;ntgt;firin

filij fuimorte,falutemnoftram redeinit. NecrequiritanobisDcusan'' tld ,nift ut tamamplum grati� beneficium per fidem recipiamus amp;nbsp;n aliter pofl�dcamus: or n an tes h �c grati� don a, con fcftion e, lande, lt;n^nbsp;uocatione,gratiarumalt;ftione,amp; totius uit� nouitate. Necp tamenefi*'^'*nbsp;compenfatio bcneficq huiusinhacnoftraobcdientiarquia faluatioo�^nbsp;gratia recipiturper folamfidem. Qua rationeconfi�tdonailla Deigr^nbsp;tuita efte:amp; finemeritis operum noftrorum donari: Imoexclufaineut*nbsp;operum noftrorum gloriatione. Sicuc Paulus docet: Roman, tertio�nbsp;Ephef.fecundo. Sicutenimfinemeritis operumnoftrorumin gratisnbsp;recipimurutareceptiin gratiam, iuftificati per Ghrifturrtj non me-*

�cBurgrati� donum,fed Dcum pro gratiaglorificamus� Tci-tio ad/ ndtur, quomodo non rnilkis fit Chriftus tanquam fcuus quidam S�nbsp;*'^placabilisludex:qualemimaginantui'efie�hypocrit�ifti amp;iufticia/ crudflif ia�nbsp;^Hiqui ilium fibi conciliandum efle opcrib us fuis ducunt;cum fit omni/ dex-ledclennbsp;^^fcruator cicmctiffimus. luxtaillud Efaiexlix. Parum eft,ut (ismihi.nbsp;fffuusad fufcitandas tribus lacob, amp;fcceslfracl conucrcendas. Dcdinbsp;^�^�nlucem Gentium, utfisfalusmca, ufc^adextremumterr�. H�cnbsp;amplii�ima confolatio, qua uniuerfalicer omnibusarterna falus innbsp;Chrifto offerturmeq? refjeitur ullus homo,quatum cunqs fit peceator:nbsp;talem reapiat fide fua effe Chriftum,nempc, �ternum omniumnbsp;^�xiatorem,qualis offertur.Condemnationis cnim unica caufa cft,nonnbsp;*^fcdere:amp;nonredpere,Chriftum talem effeJtacp Sc qui man ent in in/nbsp;^^dulitatc,feipfos excludunt agran'atSC �ternam faluccm a fe rerjeiunknbsp;hucfacitillud loannis xij.EgoIux in mundum uen�utomnis quinbsp;in me, in tenebris no maneat.Etfi quis audierit uerba mea, nonbsp;^ftodieriuego non iudico eum.Non enim ueni,utiudicem mundum:nbsp;ut faluificcm mundum. Qui fpernit me,amp; non aedpit uerba mea, hanbsp;^^�tquiiudiccteum.Sermo,quem locutus {um,ineiudicab�:cum in nonbsp;^�ffimo die. Roman, viq. Nulla nunccondannatio eft his quifunt

Qiiarto, redituradfidei conditionem,fa�pcinculcatam. Qtiicredit [5lt;^um,non iudicaturtquiautemnoncrcdi�,iam iudicatus eft. amp;c. NSnbsp;f pr�dicario, proponitS^off�rtnobish�cnouamconditionem, ,iouupa�Mitnbsp;�^i^nouumpaftum,utfiderecipiamusoblatamgratjam,rcmin�one pecnbsp;^^Mufticiamamp;^ �ternam lutamrh�cenim dono grati�, per gratuitamnbsp;JJ�fericordiam,nobisexhibcnturomnia, propter Chriftum Sin Chri/nbsp;^^'^�Nam Chriftum mediatorem habemusamp;pignus,huius noui pacQi,nbsp;^^nou� conditionis: neccxciduntabhac gratia homines,nifi per in/nbsp;^��cdulitatem. Contemnit enim incredu�itas Euangelq uerbum: turnnbsp;�pfiimmctferuatorem,filium Dei Chriftum: turn ipfam quocpmiferi/nbsp;�^ordiam Dei patris. Ideo mererurcaftigationcm �tern� condemnatio/nbsp;�^�^'Mar.uIrimo.Euntes in mundumuniuc�'fum,predicare Euangeliumnbsp;^�'�'nicreatur�. Quicrediderit amp;baptizatusfucri�,faluus crit:quiuc/

Porro ,1111 loco qui iamenarratus eft, addamhocPauIitcftimoni�, Ladern faluationis gratia,quam per Chriftum habemus,quod eft adnbsp;fecundo. Et uos c� mortui cfTetis in dclidtis,Slt; pr�putio carnis ue/nbsp;^�'9�,c0u!uihcauitcumillo: donans uobisomnia dclidta,delcnsquodnbsp;^^uerfus nos erat chirograph u.m decrctis con ftans,quod erat contrarianbsp;^o�is.EtfuftuIitilludcmcdio,affigenscruci: amp;cxpoliansprindpatusnbsp;^pOteftates,oftentauitpalam,triumphans illos per fe.

Idem ad Tit. iq. fcribi'tmon cx operibus iuftici� nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;fecimusnoJ�

Docecigitur Paulus abrogate cfle legem, beneficio mortis Cbdft*' fed cur abrogari qugfodebuiflet,fiilla �uftificari potuif��musC�Etcut*^nbsp;ta abrogata eft,fi aliter quam per traditionc Chrifti in mortem libe�f^nbsp;potuiffemus a peccato et a morteC Verum quia per lege nemo potui�nbsp;ftificari,illa tantu gternis exccrationibus deuouitpeccatores:quenbsp;dio �C ira potiffimum intelligi debet abrogata et induda effe,ubinbsp;de legis abrogationetfeu ius illud exigendi perfed� obedientiam,feu^^nbsp;bitum perfedg iuftici�, cuius nemo unqu�potuit elle fol uendo. Eo$nbsp;nemo,nifi cond�nari perIegem.Sedbeneficio Chrifti habemus,quo^nbsp;cti�fi exadti�ibus legis nemo fatisfaciat,tam� lege nemo cond�narinbsp;fiuHuc facit illud Pauli. q.Cor. v.E� qui n� noueratpeccacuiTi,pron^nbsp;bis peccat� fecit, ut nos effi'ceremur iuftida dei inipfo.Gal.iq, Chrilbi*nbsp;nosredemitde maledido legis, l�duspro nobis malediclum. Sedinl^nbsp;rim tarnen manet obedientia ergaleg�, ut cuius funt renati debitor^�nbsp;quia funtdebitores mortificandg carnis amp; ferui�di proximo.Quan^�nbsp;autem h�c obedientia omitti non pof�� t: tam�faluatio gratis conting�f�nbsp;finemeritis operumnoftrorum,per mifericordiam, propter Chrift�n�nbsp;quod grau� beneficium omnibus pietatis operibus omare debemus�

Hisfundam�tisdodringEuageli) pr�iadis,mox fubfcrib�aliq^'�*' ear� promilfion�,qug fade funtper fandos prophetas,de regnonbsp;tig Chrifti, con tra imperium ,imo tyrannid�,peccati,mortis amp; Diabof�nbsp;Idcp hoc confilio,ut palam fiat,hanc iuftificaxionisdodrin�, dequa*'^nbsp;hoc fcripto ago, non elfe noua in Ecclefiat fed femper a conditonbsp;uftp ad hgctempora,eandemapudomnes pios,qui modo rede inftitU^nbsp;ti funt,perdura{fe:amp; duratura ufqj ad diem adtientus ludicis Chriftf^^'nbsp;rorefteiTi,cuiusnemopotuitautor elTe,nifi Diabolus amp; Anuchrififs*nbsp;quo cxiftimatur, q? ex operibus legis, noftra induftriafadis,iuftih''nbsp;am coram deoamp;falutemconfequamur.

Proinde initia Euangelrj funtuetuftiftimamnox enim cG bpfus primus homo in peccat�tet per peccatum in diaboli poteftate redadusnbsp;erexiteudcus SCconfolatuseft prima Eu�ge�q promift�one. Dequa�^nbsp;ne.irj.fcribitur in h�cmodum.n'nimicitias pon� inter te amp; muliereni,nbsp;inter fernen tuumfernen illius. I PS VM conterct caputtuum'^nbsp;tu mordebis calcan�um cius.nbsp;nbsp;Significa turn eft enimhacpromifl�o^

ne, nafdturum fuifteuerumhominem, quiopprefturuserat Diabo� imperium, Si. omnem illam poteftatem eierepturus, quam perpccd'nbsp;turn inuniuerfumhominumgcnusufurpare c�perat.TunccurnU^nbsp;bumdei calumniaricccpifl�ttamp;fidemac reuerenti� illius, hominu^��^nbsp;dumcreato,abftulifl�t.Hocigiturfuit, iftiantiquoferpentiDiaboIO�nbsp;capi'^

_ nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;L I B E R P R I H V J�nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;,4

contererc, imperium uidelicct,amp;f�uam tyrannid�cn'pcrc,qua( ^noxi� tenait totum hominum genus, feruumpeccati Si. reum �ternenbsp;^^ndemnation is. Deinde homin� ipfum,cum tota pofteritate, in prifti/nbsp;ftatum f��ior� dei reftituere : hoc eft, Iiberare a peccato amp; �ter/nbsp;niorte, amp; efficere iuftici� 80 gtern� uite h �redes. Quod fad� effe quinbsp;8c implet� ,per lefum CHRIST VM Dominum noftr�, ipfi Euznbsp;*^�elift�8d Apoftoli funt nobis locupletifl�mi amp; firmifl�mi telles. Nanbsp;huius pr�dicatione con fum�t totius noui teftamenti do��rinana.

Vleit ergo amp; con triait caput iftiusferpentis,auferensilliregnum,ac .^ruens,quod fuit peccati amp; mortis,Ieius Chriftus Dominus nofter.nbsp;*^*^ innoshuiusfu� uidorig beneficiuomne contulit:nonrefpiciens,nbsp;^^idnosmerebamur,fiue noftram indignitatem: necp requires aliud anbsp;^^^gt;is,nifi graag fug fide. Quan qua hac eadem gratia erudiat nos, lit abnbsp;impietateamp;fecularibus defyderqs, fobrie,pieamp;iufteuiuamusnbsp;'��pfgfenti feculo.Sed appreh�di ilia gratia tenen aliter no poteft niftnbsp;^^fid� .Contingitem gratis, permifericordi� dei, propter Chriftum..nbsp;etiam omne, quod non fit, per h uius gratuit� grati� fidem, uerenbsp;�^ccatum eft coram deo. Et quo m aior eft arrogantia amp; fiduq'a proprignbsp;'^ftidae ,eograuius peccatur.

^nfidias tameadhuc ftruit malignusifte,amp;^ contriti capitis ferpes,re/ filrj dei:Slt; homines perdere,n� prorfus quiefeit, fed laboratut falnbsp;^^^liquot Chrifto cripiat:uteti�Petrus didt.i.Pet.v.Sed Sefinpromiffinbsp;huiuspericuli admoniti fumus. Sed nihil poteftcotra noseffi'cerc,nbsp;p^cfuccediteiuspeftiferisconatibus: modo uera inChriftu fideprgditinbsp;ac permaneamus.Tradita eft em Chrifto omniQ rerum poteftasgt;nbsp;httxxvifj.Ec ideo de Ecclefia,quc fidit liberatori Chrifto,didlu efb��nbsp;inferor� n on prcualebunt aduerfus e�, Matth. xvi. Petrus eti� codenbsp;.^^piciens iubetutDiabolofidenoftrauiriliterrefiftamus.�uricp quail/nbsp;j�obijcimus redemptor� Chriftum, qui pugnatpro nobis cotraDiaboinbsp;j,^*^.Proindeipfa quoqj EccIefiafuperat,c0cuIcat, uincitaccoceritfidenbsp;Diabol�ra Chrifto contritu. Non em eft opus alijs prgfidrjs ad h�cnbsp;�Mori�rnifi fide dcbellati a Chrifto et c�triti aducrlarij iftius Diaboli.nbsp;-^offris opeR� iufticijs,nun^ poft�t uinci: fed utuinceret a nobis, Chri/nbsp;fua uidoria nos donauit. In hac ergodumg�oriamurper fidem,nbsp;Jj^ftores amp; gtern� bcati fumus. Hgc ergo pria gratie et Eu�gelfi ^mif*nbsp;�^fuitiex qua deinde ocs reliqug de Chrifto promift��cs fluxerunt: donbsp;p^^nianifeftaEu�gelrjprcdicaaoe,deincarnatione,morte,refurre�fi�enbsp;brifti,filij deijillius gloria decIararicocpilfet.Porro fanlt;fti patres,quinbsp;^�iidaruer�t,iuftietfilf) dei,haR�promiftion�fidefunt falui fadi, nonbsp;nos fide promift�on� Eu�gelfifaluamur.Qugabillisqug patri/nbsp;funt fadg,in n ul�o penitus uariant. Nifi quod teftantur Chriftunanbsp;P^Oniiftiim,eflc cxhibitu �C regnare. Et prophetaR2 quid� promifl�one�nbsp;C iiij

funt aliquanto obfcuriorcs Euangclio: quemadmoduma�fjsamp;^ promifl�s deus fubinde clarius adperuit,adhibins uarfjs drcunftaojs J�nbsp;corum, temporum,G'gnorum,ubi,quando, amp; in quo populo, ex cji��nbsp;tribu, Chriftus ille, infignisrex,deus Si homo, fui populi ucruspS'nbsp;ftor, Si �ternus feruator, effet proditurus� Quorum nuncnbsp;exemp�a fubfcribam.

�gitur cum pluresdeChriftopromiffiones coll�gi poffint,exljt��^* Gcnefis,maxime tarnen pr�c�araextatcapite xxij.inh�c uerba.

' rnctipfumiuraui,didt DQMINVS: quiafeciftihancrem,C Abra� locutus eft, confolans eum) amp; non peperdfti filio tuonbsp;nito propter me.�bcnedicam tibi,multiplicabo fernen tuum, �ciid^^nbsp;las cccli, amp; uelut arenam qug eft in littorc maris. Poffidebit fernen tU**�*nbsp;portas inimicorum tuorum:amp;; benedieentur in feminctuoomnesnbsp;testerr^. Quiaobediftiuocime�.N�enimpermittendumeftjd^j�^^nbsp;fpiritualiffima promiffto ludaicc exponatur. Loquiturenim innbsp;usde Ecclefia,qu� ex omnibus Gentibus amp;populis perEuang^^*^nbsp;infidenominisCHRISTInafdturamp;congregatur,uerumnbsp;men:amp;prediciturregnatura,fpi�aliuticp Sgt;C �tcrnorcgno pernbsp;Quanquam quia inludaicopopu�onafd debuit Chriftus,nbsp;Abra� intelligendum eft did, ante omnia lud�os: ex quibus fee,nbsp;camem genituseft Chriftus Roman, primo: Per quern omnes bennbsp;cimur.Gala.ifj.Spiritualibusamp;c�leftibusbenediffionibus.Epb^�P^'*nbsp;mo. Arephinccertedarum eftgermanum illudamp;fpirituale fcmen/\nbsp;bra�, populi qui hiepromittitur, cuius rex amp;faluator Chriftus em^nbsp;qui uincit perpetuo peccatum mortem, atep in�ternum dur�t, cos nnbsp;lios efle,qui promiftioniremiflionispeccad credunt amp; uit�setanep^nbsp;Chriftum: ftcut Paulusdocet Roman.ix.Iam etia Paulushlt;�cproinu^nbsp;fionenijde Chrifti regno �ifpiritualibus benedidionibus, intellexit^nbsp;queexpofuit Gala. irj.Neqj uero operum Abra� mcritum,feu digni^^^nbsp;il lorum coram deo, in hac promiffioneprgdicatur, quafiin illam refp^nbsp;xerit dcus,fedobedietia,opus perfed�fidei,in eolaudatur:fiddinciu3,nbsp;que gloriadonem illam operum, meritorum amp; dignitatis noftre, pen^ ,nbsp;tus tollit,aufcrc SC exclud!t:fcilicct,fuperciliofam amp; impiam.Ideo nulPnbsp;modo iilam fecum ferre poteft fides: fed nudeconficit fe in prominentnbsp;gradam amp; bonitatem. Atqueitaomnern faluadonisgloriam tribuicdeOjnbsp;amp;: fert mifericordip eins gratuit� acceptam.

prrtptffirfTd nbsp;nbsp;Signa tempor� Chrifti certa amp;infallibilia predixit Pairiarcha laco^

cab de dduen Geiie.xlix. No auferet feeptru de Iuda,nec dudor de fubfelliis eius,�^ tu ch�ifli. nee ueniat Silo, cuiadhgrebuntpopuli. Quia poftexhibitu reueb^^jnbsp;Chrift�,n� fuit neceffe ultra difcerncre inter gentem amp; gent�,populnbsp;amp; populum Jdeo regn�, feu fccptrum,amp; imper ij terreni corpora�*

LIBER PR I MVS. nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;6^

wiaieftaSjtunc ceflare debiutamp; auferri a populo Iudaico:amp;Ch n'fius prg: Vicari omnibusfub ccelogentibus amp;popuIisunusSf idc Dux,Seruaz

Rex amp; Pallor gternus.Ezecxxxv�).Quar�regni amp; facerdotf) t�pO' �alis in ludaico populo abrogado,fign� eft adiinpletai� prorniflion�,nbsp;Chnfti ubic^ regn�tisrne porroalium feruatorem expedemus, quanbsp;'�in qui mifluseft,amp; Euagelift^ Apoftoli nobis pr^dicant, nempe^nbsp;Chriftnlefum. Q^iihisfignisetiam apudludeosdaruit, quibuspredinbsp;Efaias fore nobil�:cap,xxxv. T une aperientur oculi c�corum,nbsp;Maures furdorum patebunt,Tunc fallet licutceruusclaudus, amp;aper/ nbsp;^^oTtlingua mutorum.S^Ci

Exodi xxifj. talis promiflioextat.Ecceegom�ttam angelummeum� promi�iodc ^angeli nomen, milTo c�petiuqualisfuitChriftus, Eu�geli) nuncius chrifioEXfnbsp;^prgcoapudludgos.Roma.xv.)quiprecedatteamp;^cuftodiati;et (hoenbsp;^ftduciSjamp;^ feruatoris.nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;introducat in loc�, que pr�para ui, (in m�fio

illas eternas in coelis Joan.xiiij. ^Obferuae� et aiidi uoceeius.Quia ^ondimittetei�peccaueris.Eftemnomenmeu inillo. SicergodeChrfnbsp;�lo et hccpromilTio fadla cft,qui futurus eratdux feruator populi deir-S^emeti� folus liberare potuit a peeoto morte,amp;^ introducerein �ternbsp;glori�prcparat� fa n�tis a deo. Que nos e a eau fa, et h oc noie, per�nbsp;^^dienti� fideihonorare amp; colcredebemus�etuoc�illsus audire, hoc*

cjui cred�t Eu�gelio,in nullo peccati diferimine d�f�r�t:ficut et loan,�

Joan.ij.Quem deus hoc diuino nominc,fugerga nos gratie,bo '^�^adset mifericordip,fignauit.Quod dealio, cju� de Chrifto intelhge'nbsp;�^^noniicet.uideloan.iij.A�to.i�j.x.etxiij,nbsp;p E)eut.xviij,prgdiduseft,foreprophcta et dodor fui populi Chrigt;

��otTtor aut�,noue utiep etalteriusdo(ftring,quatradita fueratper nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;promt

j^��feninlege. Nam ut iuftificationis autor et eau�a omnibus fieri de/ JJwDfKt.is, ^'tfttanecel�ehabuitiuftificationisdoctrinamadferre.Eamigitur at/ 'nbsp;^^^it per Eu�gelium in quo eft promit�io reconaliationis, remiflionisnbsp;P^^^^tijuftieie cc uit�cccrng:qu�habeant,qui in ipfum o'edunt. Vernbsp;pcomift��isfichabent: Prophet�degentetuaet defratribustuis, fi/nbsp;fufeitabittibidominus deus:ipfumaudies. N�et Apoftolihacnbsp;^omiftioncde Chrifto intcllexer�tetexpofuerunuficut habes Adf.i�],nbsp;paut memorabilis ca gratie promiffio, J�pter caufas illas abrogatg legt;nbsp;^�Mupoft�dunt no aliefuift�,nifi q? I�xncmin� potuit apcft� etamornbsp;dQerare,neminc uere luft�efficerc cora deo.Chjanq no deftititpeccanbsp;JJfes aceufare et c�d�nare. Propterea fuit duriflima et intolerabilis do/

�^^�la.qu�cti�depcatus eft populus. Cui deus�nu�s,et pro aplitudi ne *^*fericordipfu�rcfp�dit: bno�a locutifunt, Prophef�ftifcitaboeis,denbsp;^^dio frati Lim fuoi$i,ficut te:et ponauerbamea in ore eius; loquctui c^

ad COS omnia qug prgcep�ro ilUQyj aut� uerba eius, qug loquet �n mine meo audire noluerit,egorequir� ab eo.Nihi� fignificat fenbsp;r��,n�fi grati� contemptum:qui eft in illis,qui Euangclio non credu��*

IL Regum vq, de domo 8lt;i�miliaDauid nafdturuspract^^^^? �tcrnus Si. omn �um feruator Chriftus. PromifTionis uerb^nbsp;wdpromijj�t h ab en t: Cumque comp�eti fuerint dies tui, �^dormieriscumpatf*^^^nbsp;tuis,fuCcitabo fernen tuum poft fe,quod egredietur de utero tuo�^�jnbsp;P -f� tunabo rcgnum eius,ipf�pedif�cabitdomum nominimeo.CH^^^^^�nbsp;�cclefia fanda, catho�ica, omnium qui crediderunt,tr^�^xnbsp;amp;crediturifuntin Chriftum�gdificataperuerbum Euangelijamp;^�P��]^nbsp;fandum,inqua unadeushabitat,�(jucreglonficatur: noninmai^^nbsp;dis templis, Efaigultimo, Ad.vq. �lt;xv^tjOEcfortunabo thto^d^nbsp;iusjufcp infempiternum.Ego eroei inpatremramp;ipfeeritmihi innbsp;Is igitur eft Chriftus, unigenitus in�bhusdei: qui unus omnibusnbsp;cat Deum patrem,8lt; in regno grati� efficit filios amp; h�redes�N^^��nbsp;beret regnum,nifi filios conftitueret: ne� aliter fempiternuffl, nif*nbsp;recondliationem cum Deo ?

Eodem pertinet h�ein Pfaimo cxxxq. promifl�oJurauit N VS Dauid ueritatem, nonauerteturabea:defrudu uentrisnbsp;nam fuper federn tuamjtem h��, qu� promittebatChriftumfot^^�^'^nbsp;numpontificemSdfacerdotcm Pfal cx.Iurauit DOMIN VSnbsp;uid,non pccnitebitcum:T u es faco�dos in�ternum ^ecundum ordin^*�^nbsp;Melchizedec.Nam Chriftus placare nobis fanguincfuo inhocpo�^^*nbsp;f�catu,Deum patrem debuit:amp; fie liberare a peceato Sf ab gterna moftt-Qiig recon ciliatio amp; falus,per legem nonpotuithaberi.IoannispU��^�*nbsp;EcceagnusDei,qui tollitpeccatamund!. C�ter�apudEfaiani'^�nbsp;frimt�ionn ximcnobilesamp; pr�clargde Chrifto promiftiones extant Nanti defou^nbsp;4e chrtf�o^ c�tatetcmporum regniChrifti primus locus eft apud eu Prophetamnbsp;pud Eftiani, cap.fj.nec difl�milisadmod��ap.v.quosnon uideo, quacommodi�^nbsp;tepoffim hue tranftcribere:cum amp;prolixiores fint, �dfiguratislocutio^nbsp;nibus nonnihil obfcuri.Sedcap. vq.prophetia eft,deortu Chrifti, o:nbsp;uirgine incorrupta.Namoportebat�um uer um fernen muIierisnafd�S^nbsp;finepeccato. Et huius uaocinq memin it EuangeliftaMatth�us.c^i^nbsp;primo, quod ut notum omitto. Eft amp; capite undedmo apud Efaiam itnbsp;rcfragabilede CHRISTI regno teftimonium; alqs fubindelo'*nbsp;cis, apud eundem Prophetam, deeadem reclarauaticinia. Qu�oiH''nbsp;niarelinquo fedulitau prjledoris inueftiganda. Qp� igiturpropht'^nbsp;ta ille de CH RIS TI regno h abet uatidn ia, nos rede in terpretamur,dcnbsp;internal fpirituali adminiftrauone:que ludgi prodigiofe et ineptiffim^nbsp;percoad� liter�etuiol�ter,adcorporaleamp;mundan�regn�,qd fomni^nbsp;ant,torqu�t:non intelligentesfcriptura Chrifto,amp;fan disin Chrifto,nbsp;pr�*

^ornitter^ regnum fpin'tuale,diui'num,c�leftc,amp; �terniim:quo f ibc urapeccatoamp;ab�tcrnaiTiorte.ACapkeaut�,xIx�x.apud�faiam,nbsp;! hiftoria texitur de Chrifto: ufcj^ ad eius prophet ici libri finem*nbsp;narraoonc de Chrifto ibidem non paucadicuntur, quafinbsp;prius gcftarum defcriptio qugdamtcuius require exemplum pr�

^^�De manu mords liberaboeoSjde morteredim�eos.Eromorstua vati�niSde '^ors,morfus tuusero inferne.Sic enim loquitur Deus i�le,qui incarnbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;gt;

/^SjpaflbsgifrefurrectionisimmortalitateglQrificatuSjinfemi morte firni,lt;tpud ^fUxit.Etcredibile eft,quodeum loc�fignaritnobisPauIus.i.CoFtnbsp;� �hi hoc agit, quomodo per refurredion� Chriftiamorte,noftranbsp;aboleatur,ita fcribens: C� aut� mortale hoc induerit immortali^

J^�^ncfiet fermo qui fcriptus eft. Abforpta eft mors in uidoria. Vbi �^ors aculeus tuus^ Vbieftinferneuidoriatua�'AcuIeusa�tmortisnbsp;^^^^�^atucftjUirtus ueropeccati lex.Qco aute gratia,qui d�dit nobis uic/

. ^^ieauic,euius propheti� Matth�usEuangelifta meminitcap.rj. Et naul�chri ^j.'^^hleh�Ephratah, paruulautfisinmilibusiuda. Extemihiegre/ fiiexpli�^fnbsp;^qui fitdominator in Ifrael.Et egreifus eius ab initio,a diebus gternbsp;utuideascciam Deum,ab hocpropheta, Chriftumpr�dicari,nbsp;^^^Mich.v.

�^onip,tribuit Chrifto diuinitatem, inhecuerbatEccedi�s uenient ntj, fj^^^Cominus, �^fufcitaboDauidgermen iuftum, �lt;regnabitrex�lt;nbsp;|^^P�^^serit,amp;faciet iudici� iufticia in terra.In diebus ilhs,faluabiturnbsp;[j ^�^Ifrael habitabitc�fidenter.Ethoceftnom�quoduocabunte�;nbsp;iuftus nofter. Nam hoe loco bebrseis eft ineflabile illud.dn arnbsp;j^Iiteris foil Deo attributum,

a ^^^zechieleeftcap.xxxiiij. contra impiospaftoresfcriptR'amp;' rurfus Ez�^ielisl� illo, uero, faluifico, omniu populorum amp; feculorum paftore

(�j^^geChrifto Icfu.Cap.xxxvi. infignem locu continet,de gratia noui ?itnbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;fpiritus fan(fti,qui eft fpiritus Chrifti, quo ille tin/

k nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;peccato eterng morti erepturus. Cap. autem

agitur de reftitutione generali,tonus generis humani: quecon omnes ini,qui in Chriftum a*ediderunt,cxcitabun/nbsp;t�,.^�^P^erneuitgg!oriam,ficuteodclocodocecur. Etpromittitur prg/nbsp;unicus Rexamp;paftorChriftus.Rex,nbsp;r�tpropheta, unus eritomnibus imperans,2lt;nQnerunc ultra duae

Gentes, neediuidentur amplius in duo r�gna,nec^ pol�uentur inido�isfuis,amp;e. Qu�omnia non quadrant, quamin Chriftuin�^^^nbsp;clefiam:ficut eriam ea qu�moxfubqcinntur�t erunt miht populfs-^nbsp;ego ero eis deus. Et fcruus meus Daui'd rexfuper eos : Si. paftornbsp;erit eorum amp;c. loann is decimo.

Habacuc Promittit 5cHabacuc Chn'ftuminumexjmium, regem arterniif�* qui erat omnia unus reftauraturus, ut per confo�ationem eam,quani^^nbsp;dit,popu�um in promif��onis Euangelq f�deretinereteapiteq.Qui^^nbsp;hucuifioprocul,amp;apparebitinf�nem, amp;^nonm��etur. Si moran^^^�^nbsp;rit,expe�a illum:quja ueniensuenieGamp;non tardabit.Eccequi

. nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;luseft, noneritre�la animaeiusin femetipfo. luftusaut�f�de fuauiy*^'

Zacbtffiat, Zacharias multas habet de CHRIST O, Ecdefi a,�lt; Icgis abrog^^ tione,pr�daras eontiones:qu� omnes commodius apud eundemnbsp;phetamcognofeentur, quam fihuc ametranfleriberentur. Introd�'J^nbsp;regem Chriftum,uenientem fu� Ecclefi�, fuper afinam,amp; fupetp^,nbsp;lum,filiumafin�. capite ix.Deinde eft apudeundem,capitexi. pto^*^nbsp;tio ilia amp; uendido CHRISTI fignata:qu� fada eft permutationcnbsp;gin ta argenteorum, uil iftimo precio.

Kalachiat. iMalachias deniqj, de facerdoti) le^h's abrogatione,ut ineff��lt;^^ ,nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;adiuftificand�, uatidnatus eft:amp; de Chrifti aduentu, nouis fpiritual*

bus oblationibus,aceeptis deo per Chriftum,hoceft, de tuali dei cu�tu in omnibus G�tibustqui fituseft infidecognitionisChtinbsp;Ai,amp; uerap�nitentia ilia cordis �dcotius extern� nouitacis.Itaut abu^*nbsp;defatis datur intelIigi.Roman.xn.prima Petri. 17.nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;,

Eth�cquidemRintemuIrispauca, qu�hacftenusamerclatafunf� Sipaftimfeviptaafan(ftisprophetis,dcgloriareoniorati�fdij deijefi*nbsp;propbf/rfrKin Gnrifti, DOMINI �^feruatorisnoftri. Ex quibus maxime pcrfpic^'*nbsp;promi�ionei um eft,nos faluosfieri,nonperopcraiufticiarumnoftrarum:fedpet�''nbsp;dei,6Cpropiciatorem Ghriftum. Quiafiperopef�nbsp;� Roftra coram deo iuftificari poflemus,Chriftus mediatoris amp; iufhfi�^nbsp;toris o' ' icium rctineri amp; tueri h audquaquam poftet: quod illi tarnen,nbsp;iamdi�is propheticis promiffionibus omnibustribuitur. Deindenbsp;dere eft bancpromiflam mifcricordiam�(:faluationem,qu� noftra^nbsp;Chrifto eft .efl�gratuitam. Quia deusiuftificat amp;faluat nosper filijnbsp;mortem : qu� eft tanti precr|, ut nihil pro ea ab uniuerfis crcatun^nbsp;rcddipoftit. Hacigituromnem illamglcriationemiufticiarumnoft'^nbsp;rum funditustollitatqueexdudit.

In fumma, fieabrogat�funteonditionat�legispromiftiones, nobis propter impoftibilitatem, natura rcbe�lem legi �i. Deo, inutih^nbsp;fuerunt.Eta�ia res adiuftif�candum propofita eft, nempe,promiflionbsp;conciliationis propterChriftum. Dixi autemfupraharumfide, patf^nbsp;qui fub

Cor.x.quasamp;nosin fijndament�iuliificationisponimusdedJ^j�^p^^�^^ ^�thibitiSCregnantisChrifti.Sicenimfemperuna uia, unaratio,8c mo queacnos iunbsp;^usfui't, coram Deoiuftificandirtampatribus quarn nobis. Vna eft z/ jHiKati,

I *^*01 falus�d�ternabeatitudo, communisomnium, per unicum i�lum '^i^^prem peccati amp;mortis, fiIiumDeiunigenitum,Icfum Chriftum:nbsp;9^�patres per fid�non minushabuerunt, regn�tem in cordibusfuis,nbsp;^deftruent�peccatum amp; mortem,quam nos. Quia omnibus eft un usnbsp;Widern �ternus faluationis mediator, qui credunt in eum. Hinc eft il/nbsp;MUeb.xiq.Iefus Chriftusheriamp;hodie,idceft8Cin fecula. loan.viq.nbsp;^braam exultauit ut uideretdi�meum:uidit Si gauifus eft.Proinde hgcnbsp;arguunt errorem,infipientiam Si uanitatem eorum qui per ope/nbsp;*'�legisiuftificariqu�runt:rjfcptribuuntmeritum remiflionispeccati SCnbsp;gtcrn�tprorfus cum abnegatione promifltonum Euangelq ,de falnbsp;'^�tionis gloria per Chriftum.

C�terum promifTiones,quasdixi,fecutafuntreue�ata Euangelrj t�/ pyomi�ionet Pofa. Neq^ aliud eft Euamgelium quam annunciatioimpletarum pronbsp;�^^d�onum, in Chrifto lefu, incarnato Si pafto, pro noftris peccatis,Sinbsp;S^orificato, pro iuftificandis nobis Siredimendisab �terna morte.

* ox Igtiftima gratiffima omnibus qui inconfden tia onus peccati fui, illud, aliquando faifaunt: �C horribi�em iram Dei, quanbsp;legem omnes damnamur,ueiT cognouerunt. H�cenimres, defy/nbsp;Chrifti in omnium piorum cordibus, omnium temporum,.acnbsp;'^^diuficut dicitur Malach. iq. Ecce egomitto angelum rneum:Si prgpanbsp;�^'^bituiamante faciam tuam. Etftatim ucnietadtemplura fuumfalua/nbsp;quern uos qu�ritis: Si angelus tcftamenti, quern uos unit is. Sicnbsp;^^c�x.Beati ocuh,quiuid�tqu� uosuidetis.Dico enim uobis,quodnbsp;^^dti prophet� Si regesucluerunt uidere, qu�uosuideus,8inon ui/nbsp;^^runt:8i audire qug auditis,Si non audierunt. Sic illiquidem defyde/nbsp;*^��erunt fuum Chriftum:fine quo falui efte a pecccato Si morte non po/nbsp;�^crut.Et uiderun t tarnen r�gnante: fed per fidem promiftionis, ut pauIonbsp;docui,qua fola noticia Chrifti faluati funt.

Proindein huncloaim do'ftrin�,porerunt, qui funt pie ftudiofi fa/ ^fum literarum, congcrcreSicoaccruareomniaillatcftimonia, qua:nbsp;quot;Octribuiint Chrifto lefu, in Euangeliftarum Apoftolorum literis,nbsp;pereum Si apeccatoSia morte liberemur: fiue,qui idemmeritiinbsp;�^fticqsnoftrisadimunt. Etfuntquidem huiufmodi teftimoniorum innbsp;�^umera in literis noui teftamenti. Necp enim aliud agitur in principal!nbsp;parte, quam quod negatur,pofle hominem fuis mcritis Si fua iu/nbsp;5�da faluari:deinde,uni Chrifto hgc laus tribuitur, uidelicet,quod pernbsp;Muinfaluemur.Etegoquidemcollcgi nonparuum thefaurum corumnbsp;M

COMMENT. DE P OE N I T E -N T. teftimotiiorum, fupra in capite if), quem hac menrionc, uoloinh�^'fnbsp;�ocumdepromiflionum amp; Euangelij dodrina,omnemreuocatwni^^nbsp;fe.Hucenimtotuspertinet.Sedadijciamprgtereaqu�dama�ia

� nja,utlocupletioremreddam thefaurumdodn'n�, quo confdenri?*�^'^ ftr�muniendgfuntamp;confirmande^contraimpiorumdodrinas.N^'^nbsp;Chriftus eft pre�fum amp; fatiff�dio pro noftris peccatisamp;proa^t^n^nbsp;morte,adeocpfirmi(rimupignuspromifl�on� eu�gdij, per quas nobgt;5nbsp;a nnunciatur pla�a tus deus, remifl�o peccati,iuftida amp;gterna beadtuo^'nbsp;tbrifiia mexnbsp;nbsp;nbsp;In h an c fcntentiam didturde Chrifto,Matth.primo. Et uocabis^��

(licut atfinu� men eins IE S V Mtipfe enim fa�uum faciet populum fuum a pectai*^ eorum:Et cap.nono.Non eftopusua�entibus medicotfedmalenbsp;tibus. Nam his uerbis f�dt fe Chriftus rnedicum animarum noftrai^'nbsp;quod irreuerenter, ne dicam impiediceret, fi ipfiperiufticiasnbsp;poficmus faluari. Hue facit illud eiufdem, cap.xi. Venite ad menbsp;qui laboratis SC onerati eftis,amp; ego refidam uos. Et cap.xvdij.nbsp;nim filius hominis fcruarc,quod perierat.Etxx Sicut filius hominf^nbsp;nit,non utfibiminiftreturtfed utipfeminiftret,amp;detanimamfuaffl*'^'^nbsp;demptionempromu�tis.In quibus omnibus,uel unic� horumnbsp;niorum,maximum conitru eft,adcontcrendam impud�uam amp;blafp^^nbsp;mas arroganuas omnium iuftidariorum.

Mar. primo feribitur, t�ftatum fuift� Chriftum, fe inhocueniH^^^ doceat Euangeli�regnideijinquopr�cipuum fuitdeclarare, imoU�^nbsp;ce proprium,quomodo per mifericordiam deigratuitam, qua tratlf^^^nbsp;eft predum pro peccatis noftris Chriftus,faluiefficiam ur. Et h �cnbsp;gelijdodrina requiritanobis fidem, gratuit�huius mifericordiam�nbsp;pr�ftitgpcr Chriftum fa�uationis. Sicutapud eundem Euangehft^�^nbsp;doceturCap.xvi.exmandatoChrifti. Euntes in mundum uniuo'Ii^*��nbsp;predicate Euangeltum Omnicreatur�. Quicrediderit amp;:baptifatusfb^'*nbsp;rit,faluus erittqui uero no crediderit, cond�n abitur. Et ex iIIo intelbo

. quidfitEuangeli�regnideiann�ciare: cuiusfedebitor� ef�eChrift�sa^ gnofeit. Hoc uero an prgdic�tdodores opef?2,Papiftas dico,if/i uiclerint�nbsp;Luc.i. in cantico Mari� matrisDomini ita legimus. Fecitpot�dai^nbsp;in brachio fuotdifperfit fuperbos mente cordis fui.Significat em,nbsp;deus damnetamp; abijciat, eos qui arroganter Sf fupcrbe,de qualibufoilt;?nbsp;rebus fuis fentiunt. Quales funt non illifolum, qufpotenti�nbsp;plus conf�dunt quam deo:fimiliter in opes fuas,amp; honores quosnbsp;bentjfiduciam pon�t. Sed uel maxime, qui de iufticqs amp; fapienria ta*quot;nbsp;nis, contragratiam, gloriantur. Pofl�mmultopluraexCap.i. huiu�nbsp;Euangelift�,pulchra �c pr�clara, de gratia Dei per Chriftum,hiep'^nbsp;ferre:iedbreuitatiftudens,ea nuncomittoomnia.Cap.ij. h�cAng^''nbsp;lic�litusdemiff� pr�diatioeft. Ecceannudouobisgaudi�magnufl��nbsp;..... nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;'nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;quod

^uod erft Omni populo: quia natu s eft uobi's hodie faluator qui eft Chriftus DOMIN VSin duitate Dauid.Cum hoc feruatore nihil ha^nbsp;oent,nec erunt participes �ius beatitudinis quicuncp de meritis iufticia/nbsp;�^^ruarum coram Deo gloriancur* Oportet enim priuat�iuftide Cu/nbsp;P^dli�abrjcere,ubi gratia regnatzaut a communicationefaluds, qu�nbsp;j�^perGhriftum, perpetuoexulare. Sicpoffem plura'exhoc Euange/nbsp;proferre teftimonia,eiufdem fententisetfed fads eft indicafle illas o/nbsp;P^s,quas quilibet Cibi ,ex Cuis locis, cu maiore {ru(ftu,requirerepoflunt.

Ex loanne non uideo, quid potiffimum eh'gam incumulum noftri ^�idaurizniG uelim totum eiush'brum, querndeChriftofcribit,hucrenbsp;Innere. Vbi enimnon prg:dicatine,quodafolo Chriftofitpetendaogt;nbsp;falus noftraC Chrift��efl�lucem,ueritatem,ui� amp;^ernam uifam:nbsp;dlls CeipCum communicare, qui in nomen eius creduntCquot; ut capite pri /nbsp;Jpodnipfb uita erat:amp;uita erat lux hominum. Item, in propriauenit,nbsp;eum non reccperunt. Quotquot autem receperunt eum,dedit eis po/nbsp;^�^temfilios Dei fieri: his qui creduntin nomen eius. Qu�omniao/nbsp;cum exduliua quadam antitheCi legere amp; intclligcre:ncmpe,nbsp;per Chriftum adoptamurin filios Dei, amp; Calui erimus. Igitur pernbsp;'^ftici'as rationis non faluabimur. Reliqua apud loannem, diligentnbsp;Pn ledoris committo.

Ex Adds nobihflimi loci d�grada, prius a me citati Cunt: utSd Cupra �^�^inijeftein capite iij. huius partis. Quibuspoftuntaddi,contionesnbsp;p Petri,�^ Paulnqu�habentur A�.q.amp;^xiij.In quibus Apoftoli ilznbsp;J* JEgenter cxponunt, adhibids teftimonqs fcripturarum, mundo ex/nbsp;eflc,promiftumCeruatorem,Chriftum;per quern donumremifnbsp;Ollis peccati amp; uit� cterng poflideamus, quatenus in ilium credimus�nbsp;quatenus per iufticiasnoftras hoc donum qu�rimus. Qui enimnbsp;opera. Cua h oc querun t, i! Io Cruftrabun tur.

Ixorna. v�-. Ccribit Paulus:luftifi'cad ex fide, pacem habemus erga De/ j.^gt;pcr Dominum noftrum IE S V M Chriftum: per quern 2^ accef/nbsp;P habemus perfidem, in gradamhanc, in qua ftamus gloriamurnbsp;f.^^peglori�filiorumDei.Gal.iirj. Vbi tempus complctum eft, mi/nbsp;CJeus fih'um Cuiim, Edum Cub legem : ut eos qui Cub lege erant redi/nbsp;7t,ut adoprioncm filiorum redperemus.

ePeoi ij.itafcribitur de Chrifto. Qui peccata noftraipfe pertulit in Tore Cuo Cuper Iignum:utpeccatis mortui,iuftici� uiuamus. Cuius linbsp;/^f^ Canadeftis.Significat ergo Petrus per leCu Ch rifti mortem tolli anbsp;ois peccata noftra:ut eius grati� fide, per nouitatem uit� Deo Ceruia/nbsp;, ^�N�operibusnoftrisfaluarion�qup'amuszCednoaliudCpcdantesnbsp;^perando,niCi utiuftici�,in gloriamnominis CHRISTI ftudeaznbsp;Increduli aiuem operarij, nullo ftudio glori� Dei, aut Chrifti,nbsp;M ij

aut luftia'gjtenentur:fed fuis defydertjs,fibi amp; glori� fu� feruiutr qu^ cft ipfis grauior caufa �tern� condemn au'onis.'

Lloannis v�DEVSdedicnobisuitamgternam: amp; b�cuirain eiuseft. Qui habet filiumDei, habet uitam aernamrqui non habetfilt;nbsp;Iium,uitam non habet. At confi�t filium aliter adprehendi amp; habcrtnbsp;non poffe, quam per fidem:qu� a fiducia amp;gloriatione ineriti opcruiflnbsp;noftrorumeft alienifl�ma,

H�cfunt firmaamp;copiofafatis,dedoclrinapromifli'onum gelq:quibusn� hocagitur,ut conditionaliterper operum nofiroRf*��^nbsp;rita,faluationem qu�ramus:fed fides requiriEur,noftr� gratuitynbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;�

tionis,qu� fada eft per mifericordiam Dei,propter Chriftum. hancfideiobedientiamglori�patrisamp;filq CHRISTI debemus�q^^nbsp;abiurant iufticiarum carnaliumprofenores, nondiflimilesperfidisli*nbsp;d�is,Scio autem cauillationes eoruip, quibus utunturcontranbsp;ftificationis dodrin�.�fed ifh's refpondebitur, ut alio loco poliicitus fult;^nbsp;in Iibro,quem huicaddam,fecundo,Quanquam tiereglorfaripo^�?nbsp;hac quam tradidi dodrina,omnia commentafalf� dodrin�, de ioft*^nbsp;catione, uereacprorfusconfurata, euerfa�e annihilataeffe,

EXOSITIO LOCI PAVLINI, QVOD IMPO^ fistle erat legi,eonbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;infirmabatur per eartiem^

HAdenus pr�cipua ilia dodrin�Chriftian� capita duoexpo^^^' prius,q) nullis prorfusoperibusrioftriscoram Deoiuftifitc�T��^*nbsp;amp; alierum illud, quod per folam Sf gratuitam mifericordiam Dei,p�'�^nbsp;ptcr Ch riftum Juftifi cationis gratiam cofequamur: fi prom iflion i,nbsp;nobis hocfalutisEuangelium annundatur, crcdimus. Secutusinh^nbsp;dodrina, eamPauli fententiam, qua Apoftolus ilk, utrumcpbrc�*^nbsp;abfolutifiimo copendioaftirmanficutillius mcmini in huius partis P^J^nbsp;fationerquam nunc breui expofitione percurram: primum, ut oftcnd^nbsp;paucis,quomodo pr�didis quadre� Deinde utl� quam adhuc obfci^^^nbsp;tem habere uideatur,eabreuiter exponatur. IgituruerbaPauliphn*^*''nbsp;pio recitabimus,qu� fie habent. Quod impoffibileerat legi,eoquod dnbsp;firmabatur per carnem, Deus filium fuum mittens in fimilitudinernnbsp;nispeccati, Sfdepeccatodamnauit peccatum in carnetut iufbficationbsp;gis impleretur in nobis, qui nonfecundum carnem ambulamus,*^nbsp;fecundum fpiritum,

Quia ergo impofl�bileeratpeccatores per kgem iuftificari, ideo us ipfc per gratuitam mifericordiam fuam eripuit nos tyrannidi peccat*nbsp;mortis, m i flo amp;tradito unigenitofiliofuo,in preciumSdfatisfadion^^nbsp;pro peccato amp; morte, Nihilenim aliud fentit Paulus legi impoiiib^ ,nbsp;fuiffe, quamauferre a nobis peccatum amp; mortem: 8^ conferrerurfusii^

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ftidamamp; uitam. Lexcnim plura amp; raaioraa nobisrequirit, quam uiri/ bus noftris pr�ftarc poffimus, impediti uidelt�t,na�ur� noftrg imbe/nbsp;cillitate, fcru� peccati amp; Diaboli� Ita ergo infirmatur lex, quando ei'�snbsp;fpirituali do�trin� non fan's fuccedit: quantum ad obedienrfam noftranbsp;�tdnet,quam lex a nobis perfedam requirit.Nos eniin fumus earn aies,nbsp;acuenundari fub peccatum: amp; alia affedamus, qu�rimus fedamur,nbsp;quam lex iubet,amp;fieri mandat:aut certc, non tantum facimus, quant�nbsp;^naanobisrcquirinNecdenic� eapuritatc animorum,qua impleride/nbsp;bet. QuarefitjUt lex omnium maximeferuiatnobis, in oftenfioncm 8inbsp;^ceufadonemnoftri peccati,immund� naturgamp;condemnationis. Au/nbsp;etiam peccatum lex: quia operatur in nobisferuilem timorem, Slt; od�nbsp;Dei, quo omnes iuftici� ab homine peccatore fiunt coada 8c in/nbsp;Muntaria,mente animo:amp; Deo non poffuntplacere.

Quare Deus mi�t nobis pro ampiitudine mifericordi� fu�lefuni ^briftum,autorem amp; cauflam iuftici� �C ^tern� uit� rimoipfam iufti/nbsp;Qam�if uitam, quifeipfum tradidit oblationem amp;uidimamprono/nbsp;Itris peccatis:amp;tam peccatum a nobis abftulit,quam illius p�nam,�ternbsp;mortem. Porro in uicem peccati amp; mortis, reftituit nobis iufticiamnbsp;�ternam falutem. Ex h ac collatione fatis liquet, iuftici� Chriftianamnbsp;el�� fitam in mentis operum noftrorum:fed in f�demifericordie deinbsp;^��lemptoris Chrifti. Et h�c hadenuscxplicata funt a me, in dodri/nbsp;iuftificatione: omnibus pfjs fumma diligentia Si. cura difeenda amp;nbsp;^enda:utquibusaduerfariusifteDei,lES V Chrifti,amp;falutisnonbsp;^?gt;Diabolus,nunquamnon refifti�feu per tyrannoshuius m�di,fe�nbsp;H'^odpericulofius eft,per impios dodores 8d callidaargum�ta ratiois�nbsp;. Sedquidilludeft, quod Paulus uocatfimilitudinemcarnis peccatinbsp;:i,-no etiam peccatum:'Huiusobfcuntat�opinor,nemonbsp;�^diusexplicabitnobis ipfoEfaia propheta:aiiusfuntin capdiij.h�cnbsp;J'^bajde Chrifto.Non eft forma ei nec� deconuidimus eum,uer� nul/nbsp;^^fat forma,qu�facerctjUteumdefideraremiis. H�cenim fojbit l^fai/nbsp;^^pfophcta, nonde fpecic, feu forma humani corporis in Chrifto: fednbsp;nulla coram mundo gloria admodum florcret: ita ut impi] lud�inbsp;P um defyderabant, potentiftimum mundi principcm, rcganamp;ino/nbsp;mam. Deinde etiam aliter contemptibilis,defpedus, iimilis ho/nbsp;uano peccatori,apud lud�os adparuit. Putabant enim legis imnbsp;'^P��^ph^natoremefte:amp;quigloriam Dei prophanaret. Promif/nbsp;^?bur ludaico populorex, fumm� etern� glori� : adh�c facer/nbsp;tunbsp;nbsp;nbsp;bimmoamp; �terno pontificatu:cum t�men iftarum formarum,fe/

'^�niexternam adparentiam,amp;quantum abhominecapipoircc,niz P�^pfeferretChriftus. Etideocontemptusabiftopopulofuinnihilnbsp;carnalia de Chrifto Slt;: gloria eius lomnianti.

H�ncetiam Joannes teftatur, non receptumfuifle CHRIST v J/ a CuopopuJo� Liidelicet, quodrexille fumine amp;gterne glorie cJfe,�^nbsp;facerdo's prophetarum oraculis promifEis : per quern, �^inquoDti��nbsp;humano genen' placari uellec amp; reconciliari ; auferre ab illo peccaWi^nbsp;amp; mortem, amp; conferre pro h is iufticiam uita m. Ac derifus eft �i.nbsp;tus non folumcum hacdocftrina: uerumetiam pro impio peccarorc h�nbsp;b�tuseft,utquipr�dicanetfecum,qui tarnen non eftet,

V H�c fiiitergo fimilitudo carnis peccati in C H RI ST O:hocd^� formaeferuilis, abied�,plufquam humi�is,ridiculg, ftult�, iianfgt;nbsp;hominis peccatoris. Ideo Joannes ait: In propria uenit, C lux amp;uif3*^nbsp;8)(. fui eum non receperunt ? Agebat enim feruum:amp; quidem in perfof^�nbsp;fpecic, feu forma uiliffima SC abiedliflima: qu� nulia magnitudinisnbsp;parentia, feuglori�, populo defiderabi�is erat. Itac]� pro luce amp; uita�nbsp;uix a pauas eft habitus: a c�teris etiam defpc�lus eft, Si. pro fadnoro^�nbsp;amp;iniquo reputatus eft. Imo plufquam faanorofus peccator cretJitu�nbsp;ell:nempc,cuiexprobratumeft a fua gente,tanquam feditiofoinipo߮nbsp;ri amp; feducftori, patri� nocentifl�m�pefti.

Sed hac contumelia uoluit DEVS propter nos affici Chrift�'��^ ficut itcrum Bfaiasteftatur. Profedo languoresnoftrosipfe portauit*nbsp;Si dolores n oftros in fe recepit. Et tarnen nos reputauimus cum tantjn^nbsp;plaga percufTum a DEO, �^infirmatum. Chocfdlicettribuentesp^^nbsp;can's amp; blafphemijs, quasDeus caftigauiflet in eo, fubr)ciaisnbsp;tant�amp;tamignominiof� crud 3. Verum ,propter iniquitatesnoftrasnbsp;uulneratus eft:amp; propter peccata noftrape�'cuflus.

Quare h�c fimilitudo peccati in CHRISTO non fuit alia, fiquod afuomet populo, ad quernmiftiis eft�ternus faluator, Iux,ij*nbsp;ftida, ueritasamp;uita, habitus eft pro inGpiente, ftulto,fcelerato,flag'��^nbsp;ofo, uano amp;blafphemo peccatore: amp; poftremum, quod his peffimisnbsp;nominibus infimulatus, etiam quafi a Diabolo egreiTus, cognomina^nbsp;bant eum Beelzebub, amp;rapueruntadignominiofiflimam crudsmo**nbsp;tern : debitam fcilicct homini blafphemo,fediriofo, impio Si peccatori*nbsp;Qui reuera tarnen nullum unquam peccauim habuit : nifi quod noGwnbsp;peccata in fe recepit, non fibi ufurpansilla, fedexpians,reatum ac poenanbsp;peccati fubeundo,quoadper mortem fuam nosa peccatoamp;mortepef^nbsp;�fCtift�me liberauiffet.

Paflus eft ergo, tanquamnocens Si pecCator: in quo tarnen fuitftin* ma innocentiaamp;fummaiufticia. Sedpro aliaiispeccatisuoIuitofFo'^nbsp;ri, iudicari Si damnari: tanquam infipiens, ftultus, nocens, initiftus,nbsp;impius amp;blafphemi�fummgreusinDEVMrutnosapeccato,uani''nbsp;t�te, infipientia, iniquitate, blafphemrjs, Slt;^alqs fummis uidis,redcnilt;nbsp;ptos, in ius Cuum recuperaretamp; tranfcriberet: hoc eft, in cominunio/nbsp;nein

�lern �ternc �ucis, j'uftici� Slt; uit� ? Sic enim reftituta eft nobis falus in CHRISTO, qua per Adam amiferamus, Nec potuimus nifi per i/nbsp;gnominiofiffimam crucis Chrifti morte feruari,non per iufticias legis�.

Non alia fententia quadrat in C H RIS T VM, quod peccatum ^icitur a Paulo: his uerbis� Etdepeccato damnauitpeccatum in carne�nbsp;Nam in hoc loco, peccati adpellatio, non eodemmodo accipi debet, pgccdtiappe�nbsp;Prioreenim loco fignificat Chriftum,uichmam pro peccatis noftris:id Utionem bi�tnbsp;quot;luehebraicafermonisfigura. Namhebr�iutrunque,hoceft, tamho/ riamaedpi.nbsp;fiiampro pcccato, quam peccatum ipfum, peccati adpellatione fignat.nbsp;^ofteriore aut�,fignif�cat habitum uiciofum in natura�S^ mandat! diui/nbsp;�^qu�ainque pr�uaricationem. Qua ratione, peccatum de C H RI Sznbsp;* 0 non potuit pr�dicari.Sic ergo exponi fententia Pauli debet: denbsp;l^^ccato:hoccft,de Chrifto,qui traditusfuit,utper fuam !Tiortem,tanznbsp;innocentiflima uidima,peccata noftra expiaret, damnauit peccanbsp;Devs uidelicet,faciensin eo opusfu�mifericordi�, amp; infini/nbsp;bonitatis magnificentifliinum. Damnauitautem incarne ,hoc eft,nbsp;�*^bumanaChrifti natura :qu� oblata, uidima fuitabfolutiflimapronbsp;^'^bisjomnes confumans amp; perficiens coram Deo,

Igitur alicno peccato ftiit peccator CHRISTVS,hoceft, pu/ �^��i�speccator: p�nas alqs d�bitas fua innocenrift�ma[amp; fruduofiftinbsp;�^^l��ortcperfo�uit. Deusautem damnauitpeccatiJ, hoceft, ius omnenbsp;nos peccato adem it, atep adeo extinxit Sgt;C aboleuit peccatum,nbsp;�^��t fieri foletiudidopublicodamnatis. Vtdici utrume^ intelligas:nbsp;^^^CHRISTVM damnationis perpetu�fentenriam,qu�fectinbsp;peccatum, in pccnam,non folumabrogarituerumetiam peccatumnbsp;v^quodeft in natura noftra,beneficio CHRIST I tandem pcnbsp;�*^sextirpari�iffunditusex natura,ne ullum ueftigium illius fuperfitnbsp;^�^^�^eperiatur. Hucf�citprimum,nempe,ad c�firmationemprioris fennbsp;Cial.ii). CHRISTVS redemit nos de maledi/nbsp;� ^cgis, fadus pro nobis maledidum. Deinde pofteriorem fenten/nbsp;j^. confirm�t illud, rj Cor. v. Eum qui non nouit peccatum,pro no/nbsp;peccatum fecit: ut nos eff�ceremuriuftida DEI per ilium. Hoc enimnbsp;Poftetde perfedif��maiufticia ilia intelligere, in qua nulla maculare/nbsp;^nebit: quam tune per imputationem grati� amp;fide noftra poft�de/

Hac ergo iufticia auferetur tandem omne peccatum, amp; omnis im/ V ^diciaex natura. Phil.iq. Noftra autem conuerfatio eft in c�lis,nbsp;expedamus Dominum noftrum IES V M Chriftum,nbsp;1 J^iormabit corpus humile noftrum, configuratum corpori fuo glonbsp;�^Afecundum efficatiam,qua poteft fibi fubijeere omnia.

Mb nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;utdidueft,fimilitudocarnispeccati,amp;peccati ad

utar, iuftif�catio leg�s imp�et in nobis, per Chrift�: qn uide�ieet, qd n� facimus qd legi debemus,id tot� ignofcitur nob�s propter f�d�innbsp;Chrift�jlegisimpletor�, �tq^adeoquandofpiritus fan�tusnobisda^nbsp;tiir, per cui�s uirtucem agentem in nobis, ipfi quoque legem nonnihilnbsp;implemus: non ut ilia obedientia noftra uitam �ternam promereamiir�nbsp;Sedut iuftificatiamp;faluiatqp beau per Chriftum in fidefrudificem�Snbsp;SCproficianauSjCumDEO�^ChriftoIefu inhonorem, tumproximonbsp;ina�;dificaaonem,adeoquein ipfiusfidei noftr� confirmationem.nbsp;dehactotaratione,mox p�ura.

CAP.VI� 127 iufticia Chriiliana, non eft qualitas, feu habitus in ^obis�^^ beneficium diuin� cce�eftisgrati� extra nos.Neque enim phi^nbsp;i^iciacM lofophiceintel�igendaeftdid,denoftrisuirtutibus, feunoftra obc^^nbsp;lUitn^� entiaerga legem:fed Theo�ogice,demeregratuita i�la mifericordiadei,nbsp;qua nobis remittuntur peccatanoftra, SCqua iufti reputamur, propernbsp;feruatorem CHRISTVM. Nec a lia iufticia eff�cimur uit� �tcmisnbsp;h�redestfi tarnen mifericordi� D E Icredimus,h�cgratuitagratip^lt;�''nbsp;na amp; beneficia offerend nobis in Chrifto, fiue per Euangelrj promifficinbsp;n em de C H RIS T O. Neq^ opus eft nobis hie grandi aliqua fyluanbsp;ftimoniorum, quahancfenteciam confirmemus: quia in hac totapart^nbsp;deinftifirarione. nihil aliudeoimiis. nifiLitinammiam ii^�t-iHimarnSi

bus pr�cipitLir in lege: fed credere, D E nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nobis reconciliatumd

fe propter Chrift�, amp; Chrifti beneficio nobis ignofcerejremiftcrepec-* cata,reputareiuftos, quanquam fimus peccatores, condonare amp;difpogt;'nbsp;neregternam uitam amp; beatitudinem,omnia gratis, permii�ricordiani�nbsp;diuin am bonitatem.

Haciufticia refpicimusin CHRIST VM,mediaforemhuiti5 gratie amp; precium pro noftris peccatis,amp;mortetnon in faefta feuoperagt;'nbsp;ri�esnoftras.Nihilerh habemus,quocor� deo ipfi pro peccacoamp;mornbsp;te fatiffecerimus, Nec funt per fetft� iuftici� i Ile noftre qua s prgftamus,nbsp;ut maxime null�peccat� haberemus:fcd fanguis lefu Chrifti filq deie^'nbsp;mudat nos ab omni pcft�,atc^ id� eft uita �c gterna falus noftra. Sic cum

LIBER PR.1MVS nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;�

nucntur,qua re iuftificetur impius cor� Deo^redlc Sc necef��rio refp�n fuafide,ea�^ fola Juftus em fua fide uicturuseft.Eftem promiflionbsp;*'gt;s corrclanu� fides:amp;proinifl]on�,qua fa�uamur amp; beau fumus,a�iccrnbsp;acdpere nee haberepofTumus nifi fide,Hincloannis primo dicinir:nbsp;�^cditeis poteftacem filios Dei fieri, his qui credunt in nomen eius. Intel/nbsp;RIS TI mediatorisamp;lcaufl��terng faluauonis.Item Ioangt;nbsp;Qui credit in fi�ium Dei,habet uit� �ternam;qui a�c incredulusnbsp;�ft f�lio , non uidebit uitam, fed ira Dei manetfuper eum. Ergo dam/nbsp;��^cionis caufla eft incredulitas, qu� r�pudi�t gratiam, coque illiusnbsp;indigna,

Cum ergo didtur,quodfola fide iuflif�cemiir,idnondebetreferri, ^j^* ad mifericordiam Dei, qu� nobis pr�ftita eft, per propitiatoremnbsp;'^^bftum; amp; per fo�am fidem adprehenditur �Ctenctur, Eoquedici/nbsp;fide iuftificari, ut Roman. iiq. v. ix ? x. Ga�.r) iq. v, nimirumnbsp;p*^SI^amcaufaadprchcndentemifericordiam, qua faluamur, propternbsp;^^RlST VM. EtealocuuoneGerte,fubinteIIigenda cftparticu�anbsp;exclufiua,fola, qua nihil agitur, nifiqp meritisoperumnoftror�jinbsp;jJ^'ahiturdebitumiuftici� Scfaluationis, Saluatioenim gratuita eftxnbsp;*'^fticia qua fumus Deoaccepti, eftpcccati remif�io, quam habencnbsp;3'^hnCp] [^IST VM credunt.necalia re feu medio, nifi per fidem.nbsp;Decernimusigituriuftjficarihominem, perfidem:fineo/nbsp;legis, Et cap� iiij. Ei uero qui non operatur, credit autem in e/nbsp;qui iuftificat impium, reputatur fides eius ad iufticiam.

fi^u, ma-iti remift�onis peccati,amp;�tern� uit� : f�pe eft apud Pau/ Ut Ephef. Cecundo: Gratia enim eftis faluati, per fidem : amp;^hoc

. �obis,D EI enim donum eft, non ex operibus : ut ne quis glo/ Hancigitur nemo ira accipere debet, quafiobedicntiamnoftr�,nbsp;eft erga legem, tollat amp;exdudat: qu�certe aliquainrenatis fe/nbsp;debet, Sed exiftimettolli amp;damnari, fiduciammeriti,remiflio/nbsp;K^cccati ,iuftici� amp; �tern� uit� , per opera fingulorum coramnbsp;H�ccnimlaus,hoceft,mereriremift�onempeccati8lt;ffalua/nbsp;CHRIST! filq Dei: Pr�ftitit autem mifericor/nbsp;f�nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;bipartis, ut fl lius Dei pro nobis red imen dis carneminducret,fe

f�^^p^derct in mortem. Et ille non uult aliter teneri, feu nofter ef/ �^u per fidem� Nam quia pro noftrispeccatis traditus eft in mortemnbsp;: non fumusiufti per m�rita operum noftrorum,nbsp;^��ffatftionum noftrarum.Tedperiuftificatorem CHRIST ViM,nbsp;7�^us in cum credimus.

kr 7afapere amp; nofle C H R IS T V M, eft pie 8c fccliciter fa Quia h�c eft illa nodeia Chrifti,de qua Efaias dicit,imo DOMI

N VS per Efaiam:In noricia fui,^iuftif�cabit ipfe iuftus feruus tos:amp;iniqu�tates eorurnipfeportabit* Necmirumuideridcbec,H�'�\nbsp;p�jsamp; mundo prouanitateamp;flulticia habeatur, ita fapere:quianoo^,nbsp;nouum auc rarum, ueritacem Sciufticiam contemniab impqs Senega'quot;''nbsp;Lux SC u�ta ill mundo erat: tarnen impi'us mundus, ipfum non cogf�^nbsp;uit. Deinde,h�ceft {piritualis diuina fapientia, qu�captumralio^�^nbsp;prorfus exceditrnedum a carne faftidiatur. Qua tarnen qui pr�dirinbsp;in nullum pericu�um falutis caderepoflfunt: quia portginferoruinnbsp;pr�ualebunt aduerius earn*

th�i.V. No�ite, inquit, putaregt; quoduenerimfoluere�egtn�^ propbetas :C hoc eft,�euare,abo�ere, tollere, deftruereamp;innihi'*^^nbsp;redigere, cum legis turn prophetarum autoritatem : tanquamnbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;,

inutilisdoArin�: in quo fuifl�tfummacontraDB VMb�afpbeE'�� Sri. tarnen a plerifcg credebatur hoc fieri a Chrifto. Nam legem tunco^^''nbsp;gna pars ludaici popu�i proiuftifi'cationisdodrinahabuiucuinbsp;ni Euangchj prgdicatio aduerfabatur:Deinde in ChriftopromiutE^nbsp;teris prophetarum expedabant temporale ,munlt;^num �^tranfitoO^*^nbsp;regnum:fed impio errore. Gum ergo horum nihil �ernerct innbsp;quefibi deillo promittebant ,off�ndebantur muftitquor� ChriftiJ�^nbsp;gitationibushac Cententja refpondet.3 Non uenifoluere,fedadinip�^nbsp;ye. Amenquippedico uobis, don cctrt�featcocl�amp; terra, iotanbsp;apexunusnon pr�teribit cxlege,doneeomniafiant,nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;i

8^prophetarum, c�mendare fenobis officium amp; beneficiafua.Prin]^^ quia uenerit legi pro nobis fatiffaeffurus, cui nos nonpotuimusnbsp;cere: Deinde, quia eoipfooff�cio,fetalemnobis exhibuit, qua�is fuitnbsp;literis prophetarum promifliis:nempe,Chriftus:infpintua�i Caccto^nbsp;ti� Sc regno. Necefle autem fiutexadionibus legis fatiffieri: ideonbsp;neceffe�u{t,utChriftus nafcereturamp;ueniret,iuxta prophetaR�p:'^*�� 'nbsp;fioncs,qui unus potuitlegiproo�bus fatiff�cere.Qui nifi ueniftet,nbsp;officium nobis facturus �d preftiturus, nemonoftr�faluus fieri pot�^nbsp;fettquia nos legi nunquam fatifi�cimus, nee polTumus fatisfaccre.

Chrifti :qua illa omnia qu� requirit lex puriff�meamp; cumulariflime ftititac fecit. Adh�c, quodfe ueram uidimam amp;oblationciTi exh*nbsp;buit DEO, pro noftris peccatis,amp; pro �terna morte. Deindenbsp;his omnibus offieqs Chrift� nobis feruqfl�tficut ipfeteftatur

hominis non uenit,ut fibi miniftretur:fed ut ipfe miniftret,amp; dct ^��iniam fuam in redemptioncm pro multis.

Igitur Chrifto legem imp�ere,eft fpiritu illam feccre:8d m�data illiz y^p�eniffimepr�ftare, Jtcmfatiffacere omnibus ofRdjs fuis pro nobis�nbsp;^^gi�mereri remiflionem |?eccatt amp; lib�rationem ab gterna morte. Quodnbsp;^Qtquidem,quandofemet)pfum tradiditpurifl�mamamp; innocentifl�/nbsp;uidimam�dhoftiam pronoftrispeccatis. Defcenditenim c ccc^nbsp;ut nos eo pacf�o rcdimeret:nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;ideo debuit off�rri ac mori pro noftris

P^^catis, quialexhoftiam mundamrequirebat:qua�istamen nufquam �^'periebatur.Etnifi Chriftus uenifl�tjoulla pr�ftitafuiffejatqueitane/nbsp;unquam potuifl�t a maledicflionibus legis liberari.

,, Scd quoniam uenit,amp; legem impkuit, uluati fumus: quatenus ere/ �mpktiole�^ '^usineum. Geut Paulus diciiiFinisIegis CHRIST VS, ad iuftici/ gquot;nbsp;^otnnicrcdenti.Igitur, cum impleuo ilia Gtnoftra,noftri redimendinbsp;^^^lapr�ftita Si facta. Geut omnia Chrifti� imputatur enim nobis pernbsp;^^��ni,quaG noftris u{ribus,noftraobedientia amp; noftris fatiffa�Hont

^^�per imputations, feu imputadue.Sicut iufti uocatur,quos deus rc o .^^P�iiGciatiuftos:feu, quibusnullapeceata imputat,nempehis,nbsp;CHRISTVM o-edunt. Quiaigitur propter Chriftum re/nbsp;iufti, perinde ac fi legem noftris offieqs impleflcmus, fidesnbsp;?,*^pletio legis imputatiue:qua fumus aceepci coram Deo, iufti, fan/nbsp;��^in�ternumbeati,uidelicetreconciliati per Chriftum.nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;chriftutHon

ergo implet lege CHRISTVS,condendo nouas alias legest �titlegiiUtt ^^'�^usnobisgrauiusonusinqciattamp;^difficilioranfticiatfalutem,quarnnbsp;^^QMofesfecci'at.Sed lib�r�t nos ab onere legis: aufertnoftrapec/

^jiram legis amp; �tei iiam mortem. Nampoftquam uoluntariammpr pro nobis fubijt, Sc fanguine fuo apeccatis lauit: nihil habet lex,nbsp;ulterius defiderare,uel accufare in nobis pofrit,modo nos uera innbsp;l^.^fiftumfidepr�diti firn us: qui faduseftprecium amp; foluendo pro nonbsp;ea maxima re,in qua nos nihil eff�ccre potuimus,feu debit� obenbsp;J pr�ftare. Hoc quidem agit Ch riftus in legis pr�dicatione �lt;nbsp;'�^ina,quod illam pro officio dexftoris exponit:amp; a uepnbus phari/nbsp;^^^^rurn opinionum repurgat, amp; fu�integritati fpiritualiflimamdonbsp;*^anireftituit:ficut cernere eft Matth, v,

extrahanc confyderationem,amp; ubi difputatur de legis impleti/ �p^ dbiagitur depr�ripuo feu principaliflimo officio C H R I Sxnbsp;ut fada

K ��^�0 homines peccatoresliberare ab exadionibus Iegis,ab ira dam peccato amp; �terna morte .Et eo refpicit Paulus, ^i dicit� Non

CHR 1ST V s redemit nos de malcdictionc legis� Etad fecundo. Et nos cum mortui effetis in deliclis prfputio earnisuei^ �nbsp;conuiuifica�it cumillo: donans nobis omnia delida, delensnbsp;uerfus nosei'atchirograph�decretisc�ftans, qderat c�trarium nP^nbsp;Ita quidem,fi quisnos refpiaat,quales fimus,fine benef�cionbsp;lus, de q Ioquimur,reperiet nonfolum legisdcbitorcs eire,uerucO^^nbsp;�ternis maledi�lionibus execrabiles �C execratos� Ideo ,quia exalt;�^ �nbsp;bus �egis nemo fatisfacit� Rurfus,fi infptaat, quales beneficionbsp;perChtiftum�ufb (imus, intelligetnos �egi nihil quicquam debct^xnbsp;abilliusmaledidionibusintotumliberatosefi�* Quianbsp;TVS, quicquid legi debuimus, pro nobis pr�ftitit Si. fangi�*-fuo lauit a peccatis�

Verum h�c grati�benef�ciatantum funt noftra, quantum mus in lefum Chriftum legisimpletorem. Sine fideenim nul�nbsp;runturbeneficiaChrifti: fedcum recipimus eum fide, tunetaliscft*�nbsp;bis, qualem grauaoffert, hoc eft, legis impletorem. Si fandificato^^nbsp;pro noftrispeccatisamp; hberatorem ab aeterna morte: infummanbsp;�lt;�ternum feruatorem,nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;. .

Exhis intelhgereefl:,quidfit,quod Paulus didt. Roman.viij�^^ . ficadonemlegis in nobis impleri per Chrifl;um.Sentitenim,Chd�^jnbsp;hoc benefidum nobisprgftitifl�, quod lex nulli pottiitpr�ftare,nbsp;cet,ueram iuftificationem8lt; liberationem ab �ternamorte. Namnbsp;!nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;perfeA(fl�mepr�dicetiufticiam, tarnen nulli confert iufticiam:

litera mortuaamp;impedita per imbedllitatern noffr� carnalis � CHRlSTVSautemredemptornoffer, qui pro nobis omnianbsp;paff�scff,legiperomniafatilFecir,utini amplius nihil debeamus.FJ �nbsp;iifj.Vbi tempus completum eft,mifit Detisfihumfuum ,natumcxlt;^^nbsp;hcrc,facrum fub lcgem,ut eosqui fublege erantredimcret,utadopt*^^nbsp;nemfiliorumreciperemus. Csetc�jq? Paulusdicit, iuftification�j^^nbsp;impleri in nobis, quinon lecundum carnem ambulamus,fed fecodifnbsp;fpiritum : attexit nouam aliam rem. In ea enim loquitur de eff eCtuip**nbsp;iusfandi inrenatis: dequomoxamp;nos dicemus.

Lex ergo,quia accufareeos,qui in Chriffum crcduntnonpoteft� iusexigendiperfedtam obedientiamnullum amplius habet, conm��^,^nbsp;ta Si impleta efttpropter impletorem Chrift�. Amittit eti� iusamp;^aui^^.nbsp;tat�legis.�non utuana dodrina: fed ut qugiudicis offidoultcriusfu'�i�^nbsp;nonpoteff. Non poteftenim ,eosqui Euangelio Si Chriffo Icf�nbsp;dunt, damnare amp; maledidionibus deuouere. Quare iam non ennbsp;hoceft, non eft onus, non efl: exadio, non aceufat, non damnat:nbsp;funt alioqui propria officia. Si proprij cffe�tus legis: fed doc�rin^^ �nbsp;qu�c in c�l�li um adhibetur:tum,ut certius peccata noftra

Slt;^ueroat^ perfectonmorecoram Deo humib'cmuraumedam, ut diC' �^us,quibus in rebus,feu qua obediencia,fidem noilramiuitjficati exnbsp;Q�cereSC confirmaredebeamus� Non cnim Icxdeff)�efiedoctrina:e�gt;nbsp;�'^Ci onus enetdefqcjcu esadcio,amp; accufano nos iudic�s 2lt; d�nans. Denbsp;autem hoc efie propter C H R. IS T V M,quatenus credimus in e/nbsp;^�N�qui n� creduntin Chriftunuq�alcs funt,qui per opera fua�uft�nbsp;^^^iqugrunt: illi fub onere �egis man�t, amp; fiint totius �egis debicores*nbsp;quia legem non poflunt implerc, nec exadionibus illius fatiffecere,nbsp;fanent prgterea rei �ternarum execrationum legis.Qui enim non creznbsp;^^ntEuange�io condemnabuntur,Mar, ultimo,Item Roman.x Ignoznbsp;*�3ntes iuftidam D E I �Cpropriam qu�rentesftatuere, iuftid� Dcinbsp;*^00 funt fubiedt

O AEterum, quoniam E V ANGELIO uocamur ctiam adp�nit�/ CAP.vni. ^tiam:ficut Ghriftusait: Non ueni uocareiuftos/edpcccatoresadnbsp;f^^nitentiam. P�nitentfa autem fignificct adiones noftras,feu obedi/nbsp;^tiamneftram: ncmpe,conuerfionemnoftriab operibuspcccariado/nbsp;f^^a�uftic��, que alia nonrequiritur, quaminlegeprsedpitur :ideo8^nbsp;^'^lt;^ndum erst, deil�a obedientia noftra, amp;quomodoiuftificaofaciancnbsp;^^implcantlegem.lU� enim no proprijs uiribus,fcd fpiritu fandoprgnbsp;^Januficuthquctexil�o PauH.'Ephc.ij.IpGus enim fumusfadurajcreaznbsp;��per G H R.1 S T V M IE 5 VM ad opera bonarquf preparauit denbsp;J^jUtinillis ambu�emus. Sicambularc, iiidelicet, excellere openbusnbsp;^�nis, ^ea. qu� DEVS pr�cepitprcftare, eft fpidtu ambularet jmpktionbsp;^nonlecundumcarnein.nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;gKtffi�iiua:

Porro,h�ceft imp�cdo �egis ef��diua, in nobis,cum ilia fuperior �^putatiua,ftt extra nos, nifi qua tenus recipimus cam per fidem. Ideonbsp;^^nemofaluatiir,ncca pcccato, neca morte. Quiafaluatio eftalieni �demexenenbsp;^eneficrj;Slt;^contingitnobisgratis, permifericordiam,proprcr CHRP ��cr ��nbsp;^fVMredemptorem. Vt ergo necoperibusprecedentibus fidem, ita^ �nbsp;��ecfequentibus iuftificamur, hoceft, nihiliufticigautfalutis meremurnbsp;P^ullaopcra noftra.Quanquam fsntnecefTeria opera bona inrenatis;nbsp;�^^ienim,utPaulustcftatur, non fecundum carnem ambulant,fedfc/nbsp;^ndiim fpiritum.dn Euangelio dicunturpoenitenfiam agererdequibusnbsp;Gala. V. ita Icribic Paulus: Qui autem funt Chrifti, carnam fuamnbsp;�^^cifixeruntcum affedibus amp; concupifeentijs.

Proinde alius fin is queri debet bonorum operum,qug foil qui Euan/ �dioct-ejuntamp; fpiritufandoregunturpr�ftant,quamhac opinionenbsp;bfacere, utiufticiamS.� �ternam uitam mereamur. H^c enim impianbsp;Veifuafio negat gratiain Euangelrj: amp; Chriftum redemptorislocoexz

COMMENT. DB P OE N I T E N T. cIuditJdeofupiendaeQjUtprgdpuacaufa gtern� condemnarionts.Se^nbsp;priufquam de fine bonorum operum dicemus, �llud uidebimus, qjutnbsp;dix�,lex a iuftifieatis fit fpiritus fandi uirtute*

Ergo iilius quidem extantdara teftimonia,uidelicct legcm non fiert a nobis,quam uirtutefpin'tusfandi.cum a�fjs fcriptur^ lods, tumHi^nbsp;remi� xxxi.Ezech.xxxvi. R oman. vifj. Nee opus eft, ut ifti loei hucnbsp;fcribantur�fatis eft tencrc,nullam earn em per fc efficacem efl� adnbsp;damlcgem:illamautemefficatiamamp; uim,quaprgceptaDEI lacimus�nbsp;Deum ipfum fuppeditare nobis^uirtute fpiritus fandi. Itaej^ amp; fid� benenbsp;ficiorum Eu�gelij in nobis creanficut Paulus docetad Epheprimo,lt;^^^nbsp;legem per gratig imputation�implemus,utproximolocoexpofitfi^^*

Deinde, noui ali) motus interni boni creantur in nobis a fpiniu ^2*� �lo:fed maximum eft, quod lib�r�t nos ab incredulitate �C nocidamnbsp;fericordig patris 8^ redemptoris CHRISTI nobis donat. H�cenifrtnbsp;cftiuftida uitagterna. Efaig.�ii), Abac. rj. loan.xvij.HancfcquifUfnbsp;pax cordis,amp;ccrtiflimafecuritas placati Dei patris Roman.v. Dcinlt;i^�nbsp;omnis reliqua obedientia, omnium mandatorum D E I:amp;infutnrna,nbsp;chorus quidam ornatiffimuS omnium uirtutum: nempe,confei�onisnbsp;glorigDei amp; lES V Chrifti, gratiarumadionis,inuocationis,tole''nbsp;ranti�in affli(ftionibus,dile(ftionisergaproximum amp; ftudiorumpa'*nbsp;cis:fimul omnium carnalium defideriorum pcccati nionificatio. Qp�nbsp;tude etiam pia eft,quando cauentprj,ne defyderia carnis inipfis regnet;nbsp;ctiamfi non prorfus queant, quamdiu in cameuiuimus extirpari.

lam non aliud fpeclant pr| his operibus bonis,amp;: obedientia fuajCJu^ ut D E V M g�orificent pro gratia: cuius uo�unrati non polTuntucllcnbsp;ireniti,fedilli feex animo fubrjaunt. Sunt ergo ilia opera confefflon'Snbsp;fidei: qu�dam facrificia laudis SCgratiarumac'iionis: iicutdocet^fnbsp;Roman.xrj.Hebr�.xiij.non aliter accepta, quam per (idem in Chriftu�nbsp;prima Petri fecundo. Sunt item perp�tua qupdamexerdtiafidei: quibusnbsp;ilia crefcit,augeturamp;c�firmatur. Quia ut nulli, quiflagitiofeuiuunt�nbsp;fidem rednere poftunt :ita qui fobric,iufte pie uiuunt,co ipfo accipi^nbsp;unt quoddam roburfpiritus,amp;fug fideicofirmationem, rj Pet.i.

Significatautem tede Paulus, quofdamambularefecundumcat^ nem: id nos oportebit acciperc non deillisfolum, qui extern a opd^nbsp;praua committunt: fed uel maxime decontentiofis iftis, qui ueritati Eunbsp;angelrj non acquiefcunt,8C manent in incredulitate: amp; iuftierjs ration^nbsp;in re faluationts primas deferunt, idquefuo quodam carnaliiudido,nbsp;de quo Paulus didt: Prudentia carnis mors eft. Deinde amp; illialfiin-^nbsp;telligendi funt, fecundum carnem ambulare ,qui flagidofe uiuunt,ho(:nbsp;eft,alt;ftionibusmortaliumdclidorumindulgent,in quibusquifunt,�^nbsp;manent finepccnit�oda, nonpoftunt fiilqi fieri� Similiter, qui inopcgt;

y 4* n'bus bonis font n�gligentes: fri�gent acceflant� Sicut dehisomnibusnbsp;doceinur Ephe.v.Ga�.vu.Cor.vi.Matth.xxv^�

CREDENTES, ET QVI SPIRITV AMBVLANT Kcuiuunt,funtiujli:rgt;on tarnen abfcj; imper*nbsp;Hilione or def��uoperis boni.

O Eliquias peccati elTe in renatis, per quas fit, ut plurimum d�ficit ant �iprgcepta operum iufticia, �c d�bita obedientia,ac fint minusnbsp;pttfecfli,nemo ignor�t,nifi ftupidi, ridiculi �C miferi iufticiarum rado^nbsp;patroni:Papiftg,Hypocrieg 8C Pharifgh Si enini nihil amp�ius pec/nbsp;fupetefTet in carne fan�torum, fruftra eifet inanis totius p�nit�/nbsp;^�33pr�dicatio*Necenim poflentlabiin ullum peccatum, quamdiurexnbsp;^ftCHRISTV S:qui deftruxit imperium peccati, amp;captiuum red^nbsp;Eftautem rex �ternus. In fum ma,fruftra eftet omnis bonorum openbsp;*^^gt;i�doctrina:qua doccmurcarnemfi-enare,concupifcentr]seiusrefiftenbsp;^^^jcrefcere in iufticia,amp;femper in melius proficere, Sed adeftetiam innbsp;perfedi ft�ma immortalitatis glorix�d �tcrng uitp beatitudo.Sed quonbsp;profe�lu iuftici� opus habemus, confi�t nos nondum effe perfe/nbsp;l^^oszadh�c quicquid deeft perfcctioni debitp, hoc elle peccatum in nonbsp;^�E)e cuiusretiquijs uide que Paulus feribat Roman, vi).

f nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;peccatum in renatis, cuioportetuirtute fptirttus {an�lire/

Exquointelligereeft, eosquicreduntin C H R J S T VM V M efl� iuftos quidem amp;confumatos: non tarnen abfquedefeznbsp;imperfe�ione.Nec protitnis defperandum effe de eorum falute,nbsp;aliquibus uicijs, amp;n� or bis peccati laborant. C�pimusenini eunbsp;illacuratio nondum eftcompl�ta. Suntautemperfedi amp;!iuftinbsp;^�bbetChriftiani,amp;uite�ternch�redes,quatenLisinC H RISnbsp;M I E S V M credunt: fed in carne habent ftia quedamnbsp;^�^)qu�extirparedcbcnt:autccrtccauere,nercgnent:ficuc� aulusdonbsp;. ^otnan.vi. Iufticia ali�naluntconfumati: in fe autem habent muPnbsp;.P�K'ia peccata. (Itn'a carnalis naiura non minus eft in renatis, quamnbsp;�^s:quanquamrenatt illis uicijsqu�habentin carne refiftanc,qu�nbsp;alios pleno imperiorcgnant.Exhibent autemfrequentertantum

. ^olt;^ij, hominifpirituali: utuixeumfumma diffiailtateillorum moz ^^incantur. Sicut PaulusdicinSpirituambuIateamp;defydciacarnis

P perfiate. Caro aiim concupifeitaduerfus fpiritum :8cfpiriiusadz �Uscarncm. H�cenim fibiinuicemaduerfantur, utnon qu�cunz

* uultis, ilIafaaatis.GaIa.v. EtpIurainhancfententiamRoma.vij. peccatum, amp; imperfeeftionem iuftici� , indigemusnbsp;rx P^tuaremiflionepeccati:etiaminbonoopere, fi quodpr�ftamus*nbsp;hi,quicreduntin CHRISTVM lESVMnbsp;poffint damnari,proptcr h�c uidacarnistpropter fidei fundamenznbsp;N tj

tum amp; petram C H R IS T V M, cui inm'tuntur: contra quam niW pofliint necpcrt� l'nferorum.Si�cutetiam Paulus teftatur,Roman.viij.nbsp;Nihildamnationisefthis,quifuntin CHRISTO lESV.Item,nbsp;Si Deus pro nobis,quis contra nosCamp;c. Tarnen h�c natur� uicianonnbsp;licet fecuro animo contemnereTed amp; timorcm D EI retinere debemus,'nbsp;Si pro remil�ione iftius peccati continuo precari� Multo minus licebitnbsp;ambularefecundumcarnem: amp;defyderja eius exp�erc, ficut etiampannbsp;lo ante docui in proximo loco. Hue facit illud Pauli Roman, virj. Etgonbsp;fratresdebitoresfumusnon carni, ut fecund um earn em uiuamus. Sie*nbsp;nim fecundum camem uixeritis moriemini: fiautem fpirituE^tatat^nbsp;nis mortificaueritis, uiuetis.

C�terum grauiora peccata, amp; exemp�a ilia facinoroforum horribiles Si. periculofg tentationes:8ifere acciduntin poenaillis qu^snbsp;DEVS tradiditin reprobam men tern. Quanquam graues ruin�ip^*^nbsp;quoqpfandlis nonnunquam accidant: uerum ifti per peenitentiamttelt;

rogemus. Sedquidomnes pr^ftare deceat pro mortificanda carne lius concupifcentfjSjpulchre docet Paulus,in epiflolaad Col.cap. it]�

H�cha�enus in alteram p�nitenti� partem, de fide SC iuftificat*^ ne: donee duobusalijs libris,quosinftitui, alterum contra pharifaicamnbsp;dodrinam, fidei Si pcenitenti�:alterum uero, de fru dibus iuftificato/nbsp;rum,dignis in quibus f�exerceant,qui uere p�nitentiam agunt,nbsp;copiofius fcrit�,fi quid in hoc fcripto defyderctur:donante no

. Paterfilio hocteftfmoniumperhibui't� Hic eftfihusmens diledus, S1�O mi'h I complacitum eft, IP S V M audite,nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;,

Pilius auteni,qui uenit nos faluos facere a peccato amp; morte, ita allo nos : Venite ad me omncs, qui laboratis amp; onerati efti?, B/nbsp;^^rcficiamuos,

B)e dodrinis uero hominum pharifaicisficpronunciat : Fruftra co/ docentes do(ftrinas,mandatahominum.

Pars Prima agit de cauillationibus, qu� ab aducrfarijs obijduntur (Je aratuita iuftificatione amp;faluationenoftri, qu� eft pernbsp;^^ristvm,

hic nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;Secunda continetconfutationem do�lrin�pharifaic� de pcc/

Q7A DE OCCA�lONE ET argumenfo fectwdilibrit deptrnifenii^.

VONIAM Iibro fupo'i�oreabfo�uicjf^�^ tui diligentia, pr^cipua ilia capita do�tdn^�nbsp;que in pccnitenti�prgdicationemnbsp;amp; de quibus necefle habemus Chri^^nbsp;doccr�, uideri poteram offido meop�^ j

8 dus effe* Etenim pro uiriH expofui, fitp�nitenria, quas partes habeat,nbsp;H officia fingularum partium,qui effedus^nbsp;nes.Partes autem pofui contritionemnbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;�

in quarum expofirione etft per me uariatum fit a fcho�aftic�rutu �ogorumopinionibus,eonfuetudine�cfententia: tamennonpofY^nbsp;osoffdidere,qui dodrinaueritatisimbutifunt, autquidifcendoi�!^nbsp;ampledi malunt,quam pernitiofas hominumdodrinas.nbsp;ftitutionem de frudibus poenitentig, feu operibus bonis,quibusnbsp;crceantiuftificatijdiftuli certoquodam confilioin alium Iibriim-Q^�nbsp;quam fi quis mox amp; de l�lis doceriue�it, habetnon contemnendamnbsp;monidonem, librohorumdep�nitenriaprimo, parte fecunda,nbsp;u�rimo ? Neque uero cadit,u�tra hgc capita dodrin�, aliud innbsp;ri� qu�ftionem: in qua (ummaeft qu�dam totius Chriftiana^ �nbsp;drin� Cfi rede explicetur, ) de iuftificauone faluatione. .

Nam in b'terisfacrispr�cipuacftfidei dodrina: fedfidei doc^�^ ratioexigit, utpeccatumamp;tranfgrcffiones noftras per �egeiu,q*J^pnbsp;fintamp;Jquant�, perfediffimeamp;diligentifl�mecognofcamus.nbsp;ne bac intelligentia nemofatisidoneus eft, adredpiendumffdebct�^nbsp;fida Chrifti : fiuc,ut adplicetur ad grati� iuftificantem �c faluosnbsp;perChrift�.Sed in uerapeccati cognitioneexiftitcontritio,parsilbpnbsp;or p�nitentiedn qua eft dolor 8C cruciatus animorum,SC terror innbsp;te. Ad quemfanandum cumaccedit confolatioperEuangelium,nbsp;D E V S teiTitos defperabundos, reftituit in fpem �tern�nbsp;propofitareconciliation is promiffioneSd remiffi peccati,quatcnusbnbsp;A N G ELI O credunt, tumprofedo quiconque credunt, adpreh nbsp;dunt iufticiam amp;uitam �ternam. Et totpartibus abfoluitur intertnbsp;renouatio,feuconuerfio: quacum DEOin gratiam redimuspet^^^nbsp;res,amp;a peccatis et gterna morte iuftificamur feu abfoIuimur.Sednbsp;tg efficatig fit hgeinterna ad Deum conuerfio,non paucis expofui, nnbsp;cunc^ data eft occafio, ut f�pe, libro fuperiore: amp; fequentibus duoDnbsp;�dem fubinde 5d firmius 8^ copiofius dicetur.nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;l

^fitnurn, ut me quoep tefte,contraregnum dC tyrannidem Anrichnft� pdam fiat,quammale habeant Ecdefig,i�nquibusad eummodumnonbsp;pt^dicatur C H R.I S T V S,amp;pcemtentia �pfius nomine ,u�predic�/nbsp;elTedocui.Deinde,ut, quoad fieripoteft, hoeferiptoin publicumnbsp;nonnullis piorumhominumferuiam: dato confilio, quomodonbsp;^pertiitiofishominum doctrinis, �C caueant fibi, �cfugiantperdirionis

SJfidei doclrina,ab his qui m�ritaiufticiaiv rationis predicantsc j Prioris coafutationis h�c ferecapita erunt� Primumjfa�ic^��

amp; impie receptum efl�,hominem non iuftificari coram fericordi� Dei fide amp;propidatoris CHRIST I,nifi carnali�i^nbsp;ciar � ipfius m�rita acc�dant. H�c funt autem in docSrina denbsp;faapudfchoIafticosTheologos: qu�nunc mordicus,contranbsp;�q Si grati�dodtrinam, amultispharifaids fpiritibusrctineturnbsp;tur.NoIuntenim quidam cxillis uideri Si rcputari, a�iquandoi^^f,nbsp;�ifletin quibus plane contemptus quidam Euangeli] Si gratisnbsp;Pars exiftimatimpioerrore, quodpromifl�o EVANGELnnbsp;tionem operum Si meritor ura n oftrorum requirat. Sicenim mul^*nbsp;uangelio ad legem relabunturtquo non properant,nec a�ud ertinbsp;quamutfemetipfos �ternarum malcditflionum reos, dedant P^^Xjr/nbsp;in fcmpiternam condemnationem.Quare hac in parte offert fenbsp;gentiflima caufa accuratedic�di degratia, iuflificationeSi uerai^nbsp;ftum fide: contra fomniumSimonftrumrationis, quodappd^^nbsp;lafticos Theologos adpellatur, fides formata.

Secundo loco dicam de ea impia opinione, qug tribuit operibu� flris duplex meritum tcongrui uidelicet Si condign i. Nam altenJ*^nbsp;t�gcuiufdamprim�,quonomineinte�liguntdonum �nfufuni,di^'�nbsp;�i. fpiritualem uirtutem: qug fit habitus qualif�cans iufticias noff*' .�inbsp;acceptas coram DEOcfficiens.IntelIiguntautemdile�onen�j^^^^ynbsp;adfithomini ,impetratameritocongrui, itaperficiatillius iuffida^^nbsp;pcribus fequentibus uitam gternam fibi promereatur. Sicenim j Jj/nbsp;in uniuerfum fepeliunt:8i quantum in ipfis eft , nul�um Chrim**nbsp;bus ufum eius rclincjuunt: quia iufticqs noftris tribuuntnbsp;merit! gratie, remiffionis peccati, iuftideSieterng uit�. Sicnbsp;cent:fi homoimpius Sipeccatorfaciatquodin feeft,uidelicet,opi��nbsp;riarbitri),non efl� quid�in co opere condignitatem meriti,nbsp;exiffente in gratia cuius eft hoc opus: tarnen congruum eff�, acd^nbsp;DEV MjUtdetgratiam, Porro autem habita gratia:hocnbsp;neSirenouatocordismotu, tuncattediopushorniniSjfecundum^lnbsp;procedit ex gratia fpiritus fan cli,Si fic meritoriu efle uitg eterne de eogt;^nbsp;gno.Neep c�fifte funtift^diftinfti�es deopcR: rheritisalianbsp;laftids Theologis,nifiquodcauereuolueruntinfamiamnomimsnbsp;gianorum: fed parumfobrie,noiiintenigentes nequefenbsp;neq? fcripturas quas corruperunt. Non igitur effugcrepofluntnbsp;mam h�refeos notam: quia nihdrefert, quod fingunt fe decodenbsp;mereri: Si q? amph'ficant dignitatem opcrum, qug fiant mediantsnbsp;tia fpiritus faneftijdum conftateos negare uidelicet, beneficiagr^fnbsp;Siiuftificationisnoftrg gratuitaefTe: in quo caput eft Si fumn^^^p^

^gt;siam di�is dein ceps adrjciam,quo fenfu acdpiendum fit,quando soht�deiu�i '^�tura'mpiumfo�a fide iuftificari corait� D E O* Oportet enim r�tinenbsp;^quot;ancpropofitionem in doff rina defiuftifhcaOonetnifi ueritatem perfi/nbsp;^^prodere uelis, qu�teftatur, iuftumfidet�iauiuere, amp;impiumfidenbsp;J^ficari, fine lege, fine opcribus,8lt; fineiufthcfjsnoftris* Igitur bancnbsp;^'^poGtionem retinebimus: uteune� peffmiquidam rabul� hori�temnbsp;/ fycophant�nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;maledici homines,illa offeljdan tur. Deinde re/ �mp^f non ef

^��epergam, hoc �bfurdii�imum, uanil�imum, amp;, .fuh�f�i� blafphe/ ffonamentum, aduerfariorum noftrorum,quo doce�t f�dem tam ef/nbsp;^�'^uulgarem,prophanam,inutilem per fe amp; infruduotam,fterileninbsp;y*?oftuam,ut etiam impfjs iftis amp; qui finep�nitentia inpelt;catis mor/nbsp;^'�J^usuiuuntcontingacaiifi port�tum iftud,quod dicitur fides forma/nbsp;(fMnbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;recipiasfidem iuftificantem rededici amp; ef

^�5 operibus, qu� a nobis fieripof�unt, meritum iuftificationist M ^^S^'sdam ahaobietfla aduerfariorum: in qutbus prpfertim citant

'^ft�anos afiquas fcriptur�fententias,ita frigide 8^indolt;Se,utpuden/ ^^fitTficQlogis: imperitistamennoxiura� Totenim capitibusin/nbsp;(- ^cretota fummaimpiarurn dodrinar�, quibusgratia amp; beneficiumnbsp;^^^atoris CHRISTI negatur. Quibus a me in confutatioue abfolu/

�^�^ijdam coronidisuiceexpofitionem de gratia faluante:cumbreu( e/ ^�tioneloci Paulini ad Roman j'ij.de iuftificatione�

altera �cpofteriore confutation e, eumordinemfequar, quem reti j^^'^nt inp�nitcnti�dodrina fcholaftici dodores* Quare ab eiusnbsp;L ^jftatim fcribam,depharifaicacontritione:fedpauds. Quia in li/ ** �nbsp;�^eopfimodepoenitentia,fatis intelligi poteff,quantas doceanthynbsp;^*l�,contritionisnomine,qui eius meritum nobisprgdicantiomifl�nbsp;potiusreie�laSfabnegatafide in C H RIS T VM. Porroinfecunnbsp;P^te,deoonfeffionedeli�lorum, non eafolumperfequar, qu�ape/nbsp;t nobis uanitatem hypcritarum,qui confefl�one deli�orum homi/nbsp;^ccteuti non docent: fed uel maximeamp;diligentiffiuieexpon�,quo/nbsp;^0 utiliter amp; pie peccata noftra confiteri poffimus: imo uero amp; de/nbsp;turn coram DBO , turn etiam coram hominibus. Et eo loconbsp;alterum, priori ueluti connexum :nempe, quinbsp;��is^nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;Chriftian�confolatio

Oenicpintertiapariedefatifi�dionibus eatradam,qu�clarifl�me ^�tjquod per folam lESVCHRISTl mortem fatiffa�um fit�

fimul pro peccato amp; �terna morve: fiuc, urdiciintjproculpa�vpccn�' Necrefpiciendum nobis cfle ad alias fatistacrioncs^ciim fintalipnbsp;flloquamur, demeritoremiflionisculp� amp;pceng.�ftendamnbsp;Ioco,quomodohis opibus gratig Chri�ianifccliciteruti debcant'^nbsp;licet,per fidem,cum aliter h�cgrati�beneficia accipi nonpollint-inde dicam,quorfiim taminoperando ,feu faci�dolegeni,quamionbsp;lerandis afflidionibus, Si. calamitatibus corporalibiis perferendis gt;'^P�nbsp;ciendum fitChriftiano:nequioperibusautpaflionibus fuis arrogentnbsp;fatiffadtionis gloriam,feu pro peccatis,feu pro pcenis. Quanquamnbsp;ter amp; de eafaciffadlione dicam, qu� eft noftrg ptt nitenrietquam 0nbsp;V SaiuftificatisrequirittSCadprobatfcuacceptat,quatenusfitabillis�nbsp;quiuereinDeumamp;in CHRIST VM lefumcredunuPoftrenioo/nbsp;mnium exponamdiligentiffime, quod nihil boni opens prgftarinbsp;bis po(Tit,anus non fimusdebitores coram DEO: amp;de quo nonpr�'nbsp;ceperitnobis Deus. Vt intelligasplufquam ftupidum amp; inane com-*nbsp;mentum efl�ia dodtrina fatisfadtionum per opera indebita. Siccnimnbsp;adpellant qu�damcerta opera, dequibus Deus nihilpr�piciat:nbsp;gunt,quod remif��onem p�ngillis mereamur. Cum conftetdo�rin�nbsp;mandatorumhominum,DEVMinaniteramp;fi'uftracoIi,necfi'uߑ�^^��nbsp;Ium,uerumetiam cum blafphemia amp; peccato.

Do�m dtf nbsp;nbsp;Qp^nquam autem difficillimum fit, fidem imperitis faccrc, in bis W'*

ficulttK. nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;rebus,in quibus agitur de Ecclefiaftic� dodtring prccipuiscapit�^

tamfeede impie corruptis: non idcirco tarnen defpcrareoportrSit,^ ueritatis patrocinium ,in tarn iufta amp; pia caufa,turpiter,nc dicamnbsp;deferere.Namamp;fiipfam dodlrin� ration em fpedles, nihil fa^bus autnbsp;promptius eft,quam hanepietatJS amp;falutispubIic�caufanituerKacuenbsp;lutidigitomonftrare,ubiueritas Ecclefiaftic� dodlrine,8�faquibuscornbsp;rumpatur. Deinde ipfimet lESV CHRISTO hanc gleric iu�nbsp;con feftion em, pro Euangelq ueritate debemus: Eccicfi� autem, ut puri^nbsp;tas doc'Irin� in ilia feruetur, fine qua non poteftfaluaefte. Proindeali'�nbsp;udquidd� eft,quod earndiff�cultat�,quamdico,nobisparit:ncpc,quianbsp;tabs res eft Chriftianadodlrina, uc nifi per fpiritum fanc�um,necpnbsp;ri efficaciter, neep difei cum frudiupoftit. Ac trahit quidem fpiricus(Henbsp;quofeun que uulc:amp;omnino quo uult. Sed re ipfa experimur,n� oinnc�nbsp;a DEO doceri: fedfuoquodam deledtuiliumagere. Multi eniminfen^nbsp;filTimis odijs, utolim amp; temper perfecuti funt ueritatis dodtrinam: ifanbsp;tiamhoc tempore claram amp; irrefragabilem Euangelij lucem Sf ucrita-*nbsp;tern, amp; CUI nulla fpecie �quitatis contradicere poftint, hoftilifin^^nbsp;perfequLintur.

Sunt etiamalia qu�dam, qu�hancnoftram, imoIcfuChriftijg��'' ri� Dei,�lt; totiusEccIefi�,caufamI�dereexiftim�tur:dcquibusinpr?^nbsp;fenua

L . nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;FR A EF AT l�.

non eft animus muka difputa re* Vt quod contra Euangelf) ueri/ ^'��iciusaduerfarij ia�anttemporumpr�fcriptiones: in quibusalicznbsp;L�nerodogmata receptafuerunc.Scd quidpoteft comparari,cum uer/nbsp;' EI Dei autoritate-r cum dlo nihil fit antiquius, preciofius, firminbsp;nerius, iuftius aut fan(ftius:amp; cui minus contradici debeat ac poff�t�*nbsp;|Jnifac etiam aliquidfirmumefte amp; preciofum apud homines; tarnennbsp;�j^sgloria.non eftoloria in comparationeaduerbum Pei; CVIVS vcrtwwD�nbsp;y^lVS GLORIA FIRMI SSIME STAB1T,SVRGBT, ET mww-wrt��nbsp;��EOREBIT INAETERNVM. Sed ramen acciderequoudieuide/*nbsp;'^�^SjUtquicuncpueritatem Euangeli] fynccre confitentur 6^ pure d(^nbsp;incurrant in periculum honoris,fam�,facultatum Si uit�tSic eninbsp;pngratuSjCgcus 8iimpiusmundus;8ifugfalutiscrudehflimus hoftis,.

cnim redemptori CHRIST O, mifericordi� D E l,0i do ^oribus ueritatis. Sedh�comniaincommoda,utcunquehabeant,ne/nbsp;'^ntanti laccredebet, nedum quibusmunus docendiEuangelrj com/nbsp;J^'IIumeft,dtproptereadefpondeantanimum; Sinon perferantomnegnbsp;M'fficultatcs�i�crumnaSjSidentoperam, ut in to�4�t��Psmalis,vnbsp;'^nid tarnen efficiant boni*

, Quin etiamhoc maiorc animo fufdpipatrociniumEuangelic�uo ^nsdebet,quocertius conftattotumefteD�lacDO MIN Inoftrinbsp;pnChrifti: quicunc^ fint tandem, auc quanticuncp, qui illi refiftunt:nbsp;''^tdenic^nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;j^^^fg^dolo�ityrannidcaccrudelitare illam piani

f^ufarn pcrfequantur, jyiultoenim (atiuseftmortem perferre,c|uamiii ^^orem impr|s eorum peftilentifTimis dodlrinis confentire,in fidei ab/nbsp;�''^gationem.Ncqueentmdubium eft,quin illos Deus fuo prgfcntifl�/nbsp;��oauxih'onunquam deftimat, qui hancEuangelij, lefu Chrifti,�i tonbsp;^^sEcdefi� caufamJimplicicordisfuiucritate�i fidetra�ant. Sicutnbsp;Nemetuatiseos qui occidunt corpus, animamautemnonpoftuntnbsp;leidere. Item, ponitehoc in cordibus ueftris, non pr^meditar�, quemgt;nbsp;^odum refpondcatis: Cita ut folcnt,qui diff�dunt metu periculorum,nbsp;S'^ntumuisoptimecauf�. ) Ego enim dabo uobis os Si fapientiam,cutnbsp;poterunt refiftere Si con tradic�re omnes aduerfarr) ueftri. Qu� menbsp;ratio mouit,ut confid�,quod per collationem feripturarum fannbsp;pofl�mblafphcmishominum dodrinis, hancexiftimationemnbsp;^fpedempietatis,quam apud imperitosilI�retinentdetrahere.Quodnbsp;Vtccorper�eefficiat, Deus Si pater D O MIN I noftrilefuChrifti,nbsp;h�c gloria debetur ; ad quam illuftrandam decet omnes pios 0/nbsp;*^uiaconari Si perferre.

I Nain licet aduerlarq noftri,multis peffimis norainibus nos infameti I ^que adeo occidant,tamen nihil quicquamrefert. Sic enim nec� hancnbsp;^^n�mquani tuemyr labefadare poflunt; nequegloriamnomitiisl�f^

ChnTtiobfcnrarc.Deniqjh�cIatroania DEVS nunquamfinetinuiti pra�terire:ad qucm fanguis martyrum, in terram effufus, clatnat,atqucnbsp;acc�l�rai u�tionem. Videnturquidem triumphare nuncaduerfarij no'nbsp;ftri:fcd qucmadmodumfiiitfemperinhocmundo, cftamp;erit uicloriaenbsp;triuiTjphus,apudimpiosparriadas, fidci Chriftian�hoftes.nbsp;menant dixi, cauig noftr� incoJTimodan� aut certe non peipetuo inconi'nbsp;modant,Quia uincittadcmuidrixueritas.�amp;^triumphat cum dedisnbsp;is in �terna fecula CHRIST VS lES VS, Cui busamp;glona.nbsp;nunc amp;femper Amen.

prioris conf�tationit^ nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;-

mata. nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;.

Quod fidcs impqs,amp;: prophanisiftis homihibus,qui talibus fine pccnicentia indulgent, non debeat nequepoflid�^.jgjnbsp;Op' ,

C H R I S T I Apoflolos non folis c�rimonqs fed amp; operibus DecaIogi,Sif in uniuerfumomnibus iuftieijsn^nbsp;trabere meritum iuftificationis.nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;y

Breuis refponfio, ad eas fen tenn'as feriptur�, qu� ab nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;n J S'

tantur contra fideidocquot;trinam: qu� eft de gratuita noftriper nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;0,

ii ad Roman. iij. deiuftificatione enarratur: concluditut ^it' tim,tanquam in epilogo, de fupradidis omnibus. Op*nbsp;SEQVITVR PARS PRIMA, DEnbsp;cauil!ationibus,qu�funtapud aduerfari/nbsp;os, contra ^atip amp; fidci dodrinam.

CAP.L T7 Rgo a fcholafticis Theologis, dodoribus iuftieix rationis, fancgratia�,fidei,acfcripturarum fandarum, corrumpiturn^^^.^nbsp;lumipfafideidodrina,uerumetiambonorumoperummidelicct�nbsp;pc�nitmti�: hoc eft, contritionis,confeftionis, amp;totius nouit�ynbsp;Veracf-ittfli fruduumfpiritusiniuftificaris. Sed de his omnibus partibus feo*^nbsp;ficant fidet. quemur.�Scde fideirarionibusprius. Vcraigituramp;iuftificansfidcs�^^^^nbsp;cft,qua intelligit homo, atque-agnofeit tota cordis fui fiduda,ft

p�acatuniamp;propidum DEVM: agnofdtautem itapropiaumcnc,ut ^�nittat omnibus nobis peccata noilra, ac donet �ternam uicam, gra/nbsp;^Jinelege,fineiufticqsoperum,amp;exclufagloriationemeritorumno^nbsp;*^orum,permifericordiam fuam, propter placatorcm, iuftificatorem,nbsp;feruatorem CHRIST VM lES VM,quataius in illum credimus*nbsp;'�hacfenc�tia,aiiTi uideant Sophift�cflcatquc condamareomnesfcrinbsp;^Uras,ficutPetrus tcftatur: Ad. iiq. deC H RIS TO, inbgc ucrba:nbsp;enim cft aliud nomen fub coelo datum hominibus, per quod o/nbsp;^Hcat nos faluos fieri,.Et cap. x. Hu ic omnes proph et� teftimon i u per/nbsp;^*Dent,quod remiflionem peccatorum accipiat,pcr nom�eius,omnesnbsp;H'l'CREDVNT in eum.Et Paulus Roman.iij.Ex operibus legis nonbsp;j�ft'ficatur omnis caro coram illo. Item, Nunc autem finelege iuftidanbsp;^Elmanifeftataeft,teftificata a lege amp; prophetis: iufticia aute Dei pernbsp;lcfuChdfti,inomnes amp;fuperomnes qui CREDVNT ine�*.nbsp;luftifjcan' gratis,pcr gratiam ipfins: per redcmpuonem qug eft innbsp;lefu.H�c inquam,amp; his Gmilia innumcra teftimon ia ,de gra/nbsp;I ^�He,iuftificatione2lt; faluationcnoftri,perChriftum, gratuita illa,^nbsp;5*^^ uidclicet contingitamp;donaturnobisfineiufticijsamp;fincmeritisnonbsp;1 *^itumuideantomnia,audi3ntamp;IegantSophift�:ne^ intenigatnbsp;quorfum doceatur in literis facris operum noftromm iuftida,nbsp;tju� nam fit illius ncceftitas,qui ufus amp; finis: quam ipfi cfTe fomni/nbsp;^^�ufticiam,qua coram DEO pronunciemur amp; reputemur iufti,fan/nbsp;�tcrn� h�redes: ficeludunt grati�, f�deinbsp;f.�^ationisdoctrinam, Fingunt multasbdeidiftindiones, (qua arte ArsSopti�inbsp;.^��t�aliain fcripturiscorrumpunt:etambigua,incertaamp;dubiafaciunt*nbsp;in nouas fententias transformanttcogitationibus rationis obnonbsp;Iij^clt;fa'uas: )cumnonfitnifiuna, ua'a,iuftificans,amp;: faluosfaciensnbsp;DcumSd in feruatorem Chriftum:ea uidelicet,quam dixi.Qupnbsp;cft donum Dei,amp; effcclus fpiritus fandi in nobis. Sed Scholanbsp;^'^��tog�tationumrationis Theologi,diaintfidem aliam efi� infufam,nbsp;Etnc/nbsp;^^�^scxplidta, alias im/nbsp;f �'^taimodogenerali,modofpeciali,cumfibiturn alqs imponunt,illuinbsp;U mcntium deceptores: fefequc Si alios fraudant luce, uerita/nbsp;�^fticia Si �tema falote.

'laiy nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;folum, fed Slt; neccITarium crit contra iftorutn

1 nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;RIST frprophanataab iftisdodoribus Sicp/

qngunicuiqj dono.Dd, amp;perrpiritumfandum,conangiu�bh3^ ft�iig�unt,acquifitam: quam fadunt rationis opus. Nain acqu'^^nbsp;defin�mtnou�ciam humatiitus accept am: ex auditu uerbi f�dchEoi^^^^nbsp;�yraniento adp�icant�ladApoftoli: Fides ex auditu efi:,amp;c.nbsp;fct adduntuenuftam rationem fcilicet:quia,aiiint,qug noiutnusa*�nbsp;do, ab aitjs nouimus per acquifidonem.OmnjnOjquafi nonnbsp;tus fan �lus fit efficax indo�loribus uerbi Deitamp;foluspernbsp;Euangclq moueatcorda,utcrcdant.�deo(:5p,quafiuerb�Deinbsp;ti�c humana capijintelligijiudicari amp;rccipi:�dafl�nfusilli auditsnbsp;gnitohaberijfine fpiritu ian�lo: c� pro mera ftuldciaabhominit�nbsp;beatur, amp; rideatur,prima Cor.q. Nec alfa caufa opus habeam^^^^j^nbsp;nes trab i atq^ doceri a Deo: feu illumin ari fpiritu fan�lo,ut ucrb*nbsp;am,Iucemamp;ueritatemaideamus,cognofcamusScinteIligani^��nbsp;Nttmfide� � aflentiamur,amp;credentesuerbofaIuieffic�amurapcccato�^aquot;�nbsp;Ked�eilione PoiToautem fcholaftici abhacutra^^detrahuntacfeparani^: '�nbsp;exi�ere fo� tem,quafi tarn fidesinfufa quam acquifita inef��pofiitctiam

' nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;ne dile�lionis operibus uiuunt: hoc eil, fine omni p�nitentiaS�

tij s indulgente, amp; fraudantes proxim um. Quod de fomnio fide ficla, quam fcholaftici docen t S� formatamnbsp;fed de ucrafide,quam pr�dicant facr� literg, CHRIST y nuinbsp;poftoli, amp; qua iultif�catur impius, uidelicet, per grafiam 8� jnbsp;finelegeS�fine meritisoperumfuorum,hoc nunquam contenbsp;nequeprobabunt aliqtiandofophift�, uidchcet,fidem�nedinbsp;exifterepofletneduminhominef�cinorofo,��flagici]sindn�g% jfjnbsp;* 'nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nepeenitentia, 8i fine mutatione fui in meiius. Imo blafphc^p�lVl,

nugaride re feria,fuperna�urali 2� diuina,dc fide inquam in Id ^.^^,[1:� uti�lam impfjspariterS�pqstribuastimptjsautem, ut finep^^nbsp;maneant: cumfitele�tiffimum��nobilil��mumdoniim D b � ^/nbsp;lis filqs D EI contingattadeoqueresuiua, omnipotens, falii^n�nbsp;�toS� morte, amp;efticaxdile�lione.

Namobfecrote, quomodopoftetfpiritusfan�tiiscfl�amp;P^ .^{1^ reinillisqui flagidofeS�finepcenitennauiutuitC�Atilliinq^ q |)jnbsp;des in Deuuera,nempe,promift�onisEuangeIii de C H RI^nbsp;b�t fpiriturafan�lumJuxta illud Roman, vif). Non enimaccepnbsp;ritum feruitutis iterumad rimorem:fed accepiftis fpintumnbsp;perquemdamamusabba pater.EtadGal.iiq.Quoniamauto^nbsp;lij,mifitDEVS fpiritumfilfj fuiincorda ueftra, clamante abnbsp;Sunt enim f�li),quatenus in promift�onem Euangelij

, annfs primo. Etideo afpiritu fan�lo gubern�tur: quare nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;.a

inosfinepccnic�tJa��finedile�ti�euiuere.SedSophiftasfr ^�!t.os,de � rare facit, quod ubi de fide loquuntur,de n uda noticia rerum anbsp;de

liber sec V nd r s. nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;8�

g�ftarum,Sia(Icnfuilliusnotici�, intelliguntomnia: Cqualfs effepo/ illisnonda,8i aflenfus,qui prophanas hiftorias legunt.nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nihil

pforfus de fide acceptante amp; adprchendente promiffionem faluationis: ��iqua eft mifericordig diuinae hducia,amp; cerritudo remifl� peccat�,atqucnbsp;^'^ceptae �tern g falutis,propter Chriftum� Hgc enim docetur amp; requi/nbsp;f'turinfacriSjfidei luftificantis nomineJoannis primo. D�dit cis pote/nbsp;^temjilios Dei fieri,his qui creduntinnomeneius.Et cap.iij.Sicernnbsp;^EVS dilexitmundum, utfilium fuum unigenitum daret, C attendenbsp;Pfcdum, 8^ fatisfadionem pro peccato amp; morte. ) utomnis qui creditnbsp;'�leum non pereaufed habcatuitam �ternam.

Igitur quia de promiffionis fide, nulla memoria eft, nee intelligen/ ^�apudSophiftas: ideo non potueruntftatucrc hominem fide iuftificanbsp;ffthoc eftjhiftorie noticia:in qua eft ociofa 8c frigida cogitaoo,de diuinbsp;�quot;s.Fidcsautem(ignificatfiduciam grati�Scmifericordi� DEI,adeo/nbsp;H^eferuatoris Chrifti. Offert enim nobis Deus per promiftionem granbsp;^'�fu�remifl�onem pcccati amp; �tcrnamuitam,propterfilium fuum uninbsp;R^itum Chriftum,Dominum �Cfcruatorcm noftrum:et requirit a nonbsp;^sfidem illius oblat� amp; donate grati�. Et teftatur,eos qui fide adpre/nbsp;I f�^��untpromifl�onern grati�, amp; feruatorem CHRIST V'^M,faIuo�nbsp;I '^��^�Hinccerteftatuere oportet,fidciuftificari impium:finelegc amp; fine

Dei ,rcmiftionepeccati propter Chriftum donata: quatenusfiduci J'^dlius mifericordi� condpit, qupahtcrrecipinon poteft. Sedquidnbsp;Entrent ignari promiffionis gratif�'Non pofTunt ftatuci-e, iufticiam qupnbsp;^^'eat coram Deo aliud fignificare,nifi qualitatcs �d habitus uirtutumnbsp;J^rarum. Quemadmodum fcholaftici Theolo�) qui utuntur quidenbsp;adpellatione indodrina dciuftificatione: led reuera nihilquodnbsp;eftintelligunt. Neep tribuunt credenti ullatn iufticiam : fed tantunbsp;^P^dnti, perdiledionem. Idcircoenim,cum urgentur feriptur� tefti/nbsp;?qupprobant impiumfideiuftificari,adaliamdiftindionem amp;nbsp;^�^olum commentumfefcrecipiunt, dicentes:fidem aliameffe forma/nbsp;^^'^)Slt;aliam informem.Informemenim qup carcatdiledione: forma/nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;J�rnj4

'^autem,qu� habeat diledionem,amp; bona opera Iegis,qu� inde flu/ ta, filnbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;pronunciantimpium iuftificariapcccato, 0^

adprehenfiuam beneficiorum grati�,amp;redemptoris IE S V* ��'fti^Domini amp; fcruatoris noftri.�quitradituseftpropterpeccatanonbsp;c SCexcitatuseft propter iuftifica tionem noftri.Sed fidei contingcrenbsp;�^atn,per opera amp; fada noftra,feu per obedientiam noftram erga le/nbsp;4^0�^�S'il negant, ulli fidemfuam, nifi propter hanc formam,nbsp;'^fticiam 0lt; faluationem prodeffe,palam eft ipfos nlt;garc,grati� be/nbsp;o 4

ne fl Cl a gratuita cHcrfiue ,qgt; unius redenaptoris IE S V C H R beneficio Iiberemur amp; a peccato amp; a morte,credentcs in eum.nbsp;am propria amp; fua quemcp perfonali iufticia faluari:Tient mox denbsp;blafphemia pluribus iftos conuincam�

Nec^cnimcxcufaripofluntde�yriSophift�,q)bacdiftindio*� tantur, uteafeparent ueram, uiuam,efficacem Sciuftificantemfid^j^nbsp;fidefilt;fla,amp;mortuarationis opinione. Chocenimfifacerent,toi�^^nbsp;cflet:imo laudabile amp;piumO fed quia fentiunt hominemnbsp;meritis,non grati�fide,faIuari.Sicenim unus eorum fcribitrnenip^^nbsp;Bo)MMortw4 nauenturajin Iibrum Sentent.iq.diftind xxii).Quoniam,inqi��'^�nbsp;credere, ficuc dicic Auguftinus, fitcogitare cum aflenfione,nbsp;habitus fidei plene �C int�gr� habeatur, necefle eft quod intcllelt;^t*^nbsp;ftruatur decredibiIibus,utpoHit ilia cogitare:amp; inclinetur,utnbsp;afl�ntire.Et primum quidem eft materiale in fideifecundumucto^nbsp;male. Et h�c rede quidem Bonauentura, fedpofteaaddicoff�^^nbsp;rumreperiri tarn in fide informi, quam in fide formata.Exnbsp;gis,quod in fide non exiftimant aliud efle, nifi cogiracionesrai�'^'^^^^nbsp;diuinis. Sed ultrah�cpergensaddit: non enim dici,fideminf^'^ ^5,nbsp;quia careatomni forma.fedquia careatformagrati�, gratumnbsp;Jioceft, diledione* Quo perfpicuum eft,quod uim fideinbsp;uant: SdSophifticis cauillationibus ludant, utentes fidei adpeh^nbsp;cum illius quodfidei eft nihil recipiant: imo euam,fidemoirgt;f^�^ ginbsp;dendorum tribuuntimpfjs, tantumut illius dignitatem degf^^ , fei*nbsp;op^rimant.Necdifcernuntpiosab imprjs,nifi per iuftidasrano^nbsp;carnis: atqueitanon funt meliores Theologi,quantum atrinetnbsp;nam de iuftificatione, quam eft Ariftoteles in Echicis, aut M.nbsp;in offiefjs. Concludimus ergo,q? meritrs iufticiarum noltrarut^-ant debitum �terng faluationis: nempe, illis DEO recon^n�^nbsp;amp; impetremus nobis remiftionem peccati, �i. gremam unam.nbsp;concederehominijimoerigere in eofuperbam ^arrogantem p*quot;^nbsp;ptionem SC gloriationem contra gratiam. Quarc necintelhg*^^nbsp;fumhoc c�co dogmate ruant, quod eftincommentodefidclonbsp;ipfiinanis fomnrj autores,

Neqgt; fiuntfolum autoresimpqftim� pr�fumptionis hom�1 ignarisfuacimbecillitatis, amp;imperfedionis in iufticia operuoi�^^nbsp;gnarisfideigrati�,fedprgtereaamp;blafphem�defperationis. l^nbsp;�nimconfcientrjsiudicioDEI,neceft�eftjUtquifideigratieli^nbsp;amp; inanes, fefepr�cipitent in proftindumdefperationis: accepta^nbsp;.. n� maledidionis fententia. Quinetiam Auguftini definitionnbsp;de,non intelliguntdoctoresdefideformata. Sienim credere,cnbsp;recumaflenfione; qua poteftillanoticiaefl�jde credibilibus,

^^ndis,quaprgbctur homini materia cogitandi:nifi promifl�onum ora �^qu�in Euangelio annunciatur, propter CHRIST VMiT Deinde,nbsp;' '5^?illaindinatio, utcred�dis aiTentiamus, nifi ipfapromif�joinustansnbsp;�^'^SjUttota cordisfiduciaadprehendamus illamgratuifegran� fa�ut�,nbsp;contingif per Chriftum lefum,his qui promiffioni creduntcExcitanbsp;^^��enimh�c fides a folo fpiritu fan er o, per afTenfum promiffionis,nbsp;I ^^eincreaunequepofiibileeft, utillum habeantimpq^flagitioG amp; feenbsp;�nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;quando ccntingeretipfis, ftatim efficcrentur iufti, fanifli

^T^oui homines, per renouatum cordis motum:5lt;f uit� gterneh^redes* deautem quale fit, quod requiruntdilecftioncm acredente docto/nbsp;f'^Scholaftici , cum fidei gratuit� gratia? nullam ufquam fa ciant men-Inbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;noluntgratuitam credi gratiamfaluantem.At impoffibile

1 J. U E V M ab imbecilli carne, aut legem cupiditatibus noftris aduer ^^gt;11 amaripofTe, nifiprius fciamus iliumreconciliatum efie nobisnbsp;M: amp; a lege nos ulterius iudicari amp;. damnari nonnbsp;fi� ^�crecito, ut uideasin Sophiftarumdognatibusomniaconfu/nbsp;�^efletplcna erroribus amp; impietate*

tirio' nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;Scholaftici adpellant fidem formatam,id nih il m in us at

literis facris de fide Chriftiana: quinctiam glori/ p ^fatiaedci,amp;redcmptorisChriftibeneficiumobfairatSfopprnnit:nbsp;p^Efias Deihorribiliter uaftatac perdit, deiecftas uiddicetfideipetranbsp;f /'ftolefu : ihCK harenam fuarum iuftidarum ruentem pofitas. Nos .,nbsp;�iqpinbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;. rr n.nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;tnbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;- ja innaenoti�

multum uanamus nb ^^hni fententia, qui in fide ponit noticiam amp;afienfum. \/bi enim eftnbsp;^�^affenfus rerum credendarum, exempli gratia, qualis elfe debet innbsp;P^'otaiilTionem: ibi affe�us quern in fide requirimus non poieftnbsp;(jj, �^5nempe,fiduciaadprehendensgratigpromiflionem. Necrurfusnbsp;potelt,ubi cognitis nullum alfenfum prgbes. Nos itanbsp;includimusaflenfum.�quemadmodum Au/

^ornprehendtt. Eouero libentius utimur fiduci�adpellatione, 'Hr '^^^^olaftici non intellexerunt fidei nomen in facris pro fiducia u/nbsp;Pari:u|3i prcfertim agitur de grati� promif��onibus, quibus cognitisnbsp;adprehenfis iuftificatur impius 8d faluatur a pec-�^il�nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;noticiatnoticia autcm illaprecipua pro

^fir' nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;cognicio,incarnatiuidelicet,traditi,pafliamp;glorifica

j nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nobis a peccato ab�tcrna morte. Et horum noticia

I Iijj impiusSC edicitur faluus, quatenuscredit: iuxta illud Efaip noticia fui iuftificabit ipfe iulbus feruus meus multos:amp; in iquita/nbsp;O if)

tes COR2 ipfe portait. Item illud Ioan .xvij. Hgc eft uita ^tern a, ut fcantte fol� Deum ueB��amp;quem mifi'fti lefum Chriftu.Nam cenenbsp;locum no licebicintelligere,qu�dc promiflionis Euagelij fid�q��^nbsp;la aliafaluamur:ut intelligere eft ex illo loan.iq.Sic enim Dcusu^nbsp;mundUjUt filium fu� unigenifumdaret, ut omnis qui credit innbsp;pereatjfed habeac uit�fternam.Hecfides,qu�eftincarnatifiIrjnbsp;oportuit tradi pro peccatis noftris in morte: Luc. xxiiq. appellat v �nbsp;xvi. petra:amp;^ dicitureoIoco,portginferoR2nonpr�ualcbuntadut�'nbsp;cam. De hoR:noticianihilfcribuntSophifte, cninterimnbsp;niafcripture, Sdomnesfideiarticulos cred�dos eft�:hoceft, ailcnti^��^^nbsp;efte illis tanquamueris,fine tarnen fiducia faluationis, qu�gratisnbsp;tingat, fine merias iufticiarum noftrarum.

Porro ilia noucia,de qua loquor no eflet noticia,nifi accederet ad iKnotic�eo fenfus. Qu�diu enimm�snonafl�ntitpromifl�onigrati�,ftdambi^nbsp;^ehendi af, dubitatatc�dift�d�srefragatilli,certenon eftnoriaa:fedc^caignoi^'�j^-noxia^atcgblafphem�sincredulitas, negans ueritac�d^pnbsp;ff-at�fnbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;Dei,Slt;homin�damnans.C�tef^ a(��nfusille,qui eftin gratif p�quot;�'

fionem, quo recipit uera efl�. Si beneficio redemptoris Chrifti ad pa'tinere:uidelicet,graan'tapeccatiremifl�o,iufticia Si�terna falus-inquaparitin nobisgratuit�grati� fiduci�,in quaeftpaxc�fcif*�^*^nbsp;fummaanimoBztranquillitas, propter fecuritat�etern� uit^,nbsp;f� a cred�te in Chrifto lefu. H�cigit fiducia coiungi debet, cuno^nbsp;credendoRz,infidei defi'niti�e;illius,quaimpi) iuftincamur,etat^j^^nbsp;Siamorteliberamur. N� ita coh�rentnoticiainaamp;fiducia�qu^d�*-^/^nbsp;utdiuelli nulIomodopoftint.N�cnim eftfirmanoticia,cui n�ai^*^^nbsp;alTenfustnecuereafl�ncirieft articu�isfidei,nifiperfiduci� coi'dispnbsp;miffion� gratie adpreh�das. �taep relinquit,in afTenfu .pmil��onu^^Jnbsp;qup prebent materi� credendor um, e(�� fiduci� illam Si fecuritat�nbsp;qua in fideadoptionis,quec�cingit Chrifti noie clamamus,abbanbsp;Certitudonbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;Eftautemnoticia illa�idei tameerta,firma, cognita Siperfpe�ac��^^

ti,qu�funtea,qu�oculisintuemur8imanibuspalpamus. Necplt;^ itt ebri�um. mentiturDeustideoC^credentes Deo, Siadprehend�tesperfiducia^^nbsp;dis grati� promiff�on�,impofl�bi�e eft falli ac decipi,labi Sinbsp;ergo maxime promiflam falut� nondum pofl�deamus, fed expeete^nbsp;reuelandam: tarnen ita certum eft ilia nos adeptos efte,Si tenei'c in nd^nbsp;atep fi ea iamffueremur. Eft enim ad dexter�Dei inccelis,in q^^^di�nbsp;�terna falus noftrarecondita eft: Col.iq.quarea credente in eumnep^nbsp;teftamittifaluatio.Sicquodadfidemattinet, quapoftideturiufti^� .nbsp;falus CHRISTI nomine Uiderunt �itenuerunt, feruator� fuumCdnbsp;ftum,�i perconfequens iuftidamSifalutem,beatiinipatres, quiidnbsp;rwic ante Chriftum incarnatum, pafliim Si glor�catum:Si tenuerdd

ffedentcs in grati� promiffioncm, eadcm luce 8^ ueritate^ qua nos , u� ^uibusSC Chriftus,agnusillc Dei,abolenspeccatamundi,propter ip/nbsp;forum fid�jfuitaconditom�doufc^ incarnatus,paflus,occifus�^glo/nbsp;�^ificatus.Et hue facit totum�lud caput Efai�liq.euangelidffim�, de benbsp;nrfido redemptionis per Chriftum.It� illud loan, vii]. Abraam uidic di/nbsp;'lt;iime�,etgauifuseft tCor.x.omneseand� efeam fpiriuialc m�ducanbsp;'l��unt.H�br�.xin.Iefus CHRIST VS heri amp; hodieadem eft amp; in fe

� oiaadHd3rg.�p:xi.Fides,fperandarumrer�argumcntum:indici/ non adparenci�.Bis enim eandem fenc�tiam pofuit:quia id� funt arznbsp;fndiciu. Eft autem in fide argumentum,hoceft,certa noznbsp;indicac uerbumDei. Vfthanc definitioiiis fentenbsp;fides eftfiducia nihilh�fitans: utcui d�clar�t., monftrac

J^einfidcsdefiniri,per a�t�a'cdendi: n� per ac'ltun am�di.Quanqauz ^.^�^nihil minus uide�tur,quai-n poff�dere beatitudin�,qui Euagelio crenbsp;K^nnt: tam�firmiff�ma fecuritatee�habentamp;expedant reuel�damgt;nbsp;?^eEphe.ij. Deus qui diueseft:amp;c. ubimulcis emphaticisj^bisufusnbsp;H^ytnosdecertitudine falutis, qu� oportet fidei noftrg inefiejC�firme^�nbsp;em fiir pviil'imf�mnQnnsrrpdprpin dpn in forn^t-or? f^Tirifl-n

operata eft^digniflimumpietatis Chnftiang frudumrquemadrnocium amp;faluationeinleu liberationem a pcccacoamp;morteoperatur.

Proindein do�rinadeiuftificationenon hocagitur, ucopfhbn^no ftris faluationem qu�ramus: in quem errorein Sophiftefententiam fu'inbsp;ptur� corrumpunt. Sed docecur, quomodo per grattplftd�liberemu��nbsp;peccatoamp;amorte.�etiamfinuHa opera bonahabeamus.Sieutretieraoinnbsp;nes fumusgrauiflimi peccatores.�amp;nullum perfedle opus bon iieoramnbsp;Oeo h abem us, ficut copiofe docui libro fuperiore. Adde tarnen,hoenbsp;Pau�i teftimonium hoe Ioco:(aal.q. No iuft/fieaturhomoexopenbusnbsp;legis: fed perfidem lefu Chrifti.Etnosin Chrift�lefum eredimus,utiunbsp;ffificemur ex fide Cbrifti.�amp;l no exoperibus legis. Propterea, quodclt;�nbsp;Deribus le^is no iuft ificatur omnis caro. Dixi isitarjuiios effe nos

L I B E R. s E C V N D V Si nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;8j

ff non feria, qui adeo nullam gratie amp; IESVCHRISTI cognitio '�fmhabent. Scholafticos dico,c5menti iftius perni'eiofi de fide forma/nbsp;�autoreSjUt in quo nobis no fidem indeum Si feruatore Chriftum fednbsp;��fncaiufticiaR�racionispr�dicann Fidem emdef iniun peradl�am�/nbsp;definienda erat per noticiam,aflcnfum Si fiduciam grati�, hocnbsp;% promif�ion� Euangelrj de Chrifto,qui eft precium pro peccatis no/nbsp;Ws,adeo(p ipfiffimalux,uita,ueritas Si falus noftra. Defin ientes a�tf�nbsp;^fni,ad�amandi Si per iufticiaslegisjcont�nunt gratig promiflionemnbsp;^ieruator� Chriftum abnegant:imp'eritis auteSophifticarumcauiIla/nbsp;j!^fi�,autparumatrentis,fceleratifl�meimponunt.Etiftiusimpietatisinnbsp;/^fn,gratiam Si Chriftum,inffa feque�tibus capitibus fcx,er�t mih inbsp;^^�ncendi.NuUaeftuerain deu,Chnftu, et iuftificansfides,nifiqu� Vtnnbsp;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;adprehendit�uangelrj promift�on�de

^^^^te per Chriftum. Contingit em donodei nobis eafides: 1 ^enicaterin nobis agitipfe fpiritusfanlt;ftus,percognition�promiflinbsp;eft,mifericordig illiusgratuitg dei,et bcneficioRznbsp;fl� Chrifti,addefti'ucftion�peccati5imortis.Proindein hac finbsp;d� j ^^f�f^^ffSicrederCjhoceft,fidudahabere,promifl�onibusgratie,nbsp;fl�Tnbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;patta nobis red�ptioneperferuaroremChrift�. Jdeo

**ecredut,illi euaferunt Sieuicerut, qugliba periailapcccati Si eter quot;^^ftiSjatep adeo diabo�um ipfum, grauifl�m� falutis credenti� h o/nbsp;teab oporteat ficcrcdere,eos o�s qui falui eft� uohint ac debent,nbsp;hlnbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;uerfum tota Eu�gelij dodri n a, qug cognita alTenfum req u i /

nomine Chrifti: ^*�^r,Iiberati5is apeccato Si morte,Si doni iufticie atep uitg gterne.nbsp;Pi fxco Iiquet,qdeft de gratia falu�te per Chrift� lefum.q.Timot. i,nbsp;hQp fecitnos. Siuocauic uocati�cfua fanda: no feeund� operanbsp;ft ^3,fedfecund�propofitumfu�Sigrati�:qugdatacftnobis,p Chrinbsp;*dum,antet�pora eterna. Manifeftataefta�tnunc,peradparicio/nbsp;ft ^�atorisnoftrifefu Chrifti:quideftruxitqdemmort�:uit� aut� Sinbsp;(�d' �^^pdbilitat� inluc�produxir,perEuangeIi�.Ergohoi� bnhdoi^nbsp;J a nobis dcuSjper Eu�gelium,uc copiofe docui:n� requiritjUtnbsp;per ad� am�di,hoc eft,p iuftidas legis gratia mereamur etnbsp;c�ditionaliterrequircret a nobis iuftidas lcgis,pro murabfij; o=,nbsp;(iri�?^S�'3d?,qen�tuanu8ipnitiofumillud PauIi.�Roma.iij.SJ�c a�tnbsp;eftrteftificataalegeSi^phetis.Iufticianbsp;iSh P Pnbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;�efu Chrift�ino�s Si fup o�s qui cred�t in e�,Igitur iuftid

ill�requi 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;Quiacaeftimm�dicia

h�f nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;Siiufticie opm imperfedio,utleginemofatiffedat. Qua/

feruator� Chrift�lefum: fi tn in ill� ��ius,rsjemo uero,qu�ddicit,impi�iuftificari per fidem,gradam,

� CHRISTVM,gratis fine Iegc,fine operibus, ita accipi�t, p bcdientia opcris noftri cxdudatur,tanquam minimeneccnana��^��*^^^^(jnbsp;lunt enim ill� excluf�u�,nifi fidudam meritiiufticiarumnbsp;perbam,uanamScarrogantem gloriationem contragratiam:amp;^f^nnbsp;iuftidas noftras imm�das efle, qua caufaper rcdemptcrem Ch*'^. ,nbsp;debuimus faluari Alioqui fiperlegcm cotingerct peccatori�dnbsp;CHRISTVS iuftificator fruflramortuus efia. At iuftificatonbsp;re per fidem in Chriftum, non opus habet querere per operanbsp;autuitam: iudusenim fide Roman.irj. filius Dei efttloannisp'^^?nbsp;uit��tern�hfres. Operibusautem, fequentibusfidem,nece{K�^pg^nbsp;feinfideexercere,iufticiam fpiritus omare,confiteri amp;glonfita''^nbsp;V� M amp; redemptorem Chriftum. Eftautem maior confolatio jpnbsp;exclufiuis,quamdici ab unohominepof�it: idco perEuangclii��nbsp;afterri. Vt enimlex eft tcrroris dodlrina, �d pcccatores adigitnbsp;tionem : ita Euangeliurn eft cofolatoria do(ftr in a, amp; pernbsp;remiflionis peccati amp; uit� �tcm^,in Chrifto IE S V,affertparf*^vj(nbsp;dibus, amp;extrahithominem Scferuat a defperatione,nbsp;ftcrn� uite. Ethancfummam confofationcm femperconatusd^��^�,nbsp;Diabolus eripere, aut certe obfcurarcin Ecclefia,ubi criperenop^^^�nbsp;per impiosdo(ftores.

De�icieffi. nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;P^'o�nde nihil eft, quodfidei in tantum r�pugn�t, atcp

tdi�,in exgt; ftatuit quod Deus condidonaliter nos faluosfadat, per m�rita II�* icradopfr� rum legis.Hoc uerum eftquidem,fidemiuftif�cantem,qupeft�*'�^^nbsp;cat�a,in iuftida externa morum,fequi opera bona:amp; obedientianinbsp;legem. Sedhincnonpoteftelici,homincmperoperumfuori��^ anbsp;tafaluari: faluatur enim pergrati�fidem, non effetftibus fidei:tt��nbsp;illi.eos qui uerecrcdiderunt, nunquam non fequantur. Sicut�if^ Jnbsp;intelhgi poreftexillo Paulfiad Ephef.q. Gratia enimeftisfaluan^l^^-/nbsp;clem:amp;hocnon exuobistDElenimdonum eft:nequisgloriettit-'P .nbsp;usem'm (umusfe�ura,per CHRISTVMIESVM, in opcr'*�^^^nbsp;bonis: qu� prgparauit Deus utinillisambulemus. Exhisliqn^t^^^^nbsp;gratie debere,faluationem noftri.'idc^ in fideprofitendum efteragi�^^^nbsp;re Dei donum,non fupei be gloriari. Nam DEVS omnibus mod^nbsp;teftatur Si odithancfuperbam gloriationem: qua hominesfibitt�l^^p

- nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;perfecftionem iufticiac per opera fua,Siquod hincfequitur de bituni

uationis, Jgnofdtautempeccata, exfidegratiscipfum inuocantibus,^^^. faluos fadt, Horum utruncp difc� Luc� xvirj. in parabolanbsp;Si publicani. Eft autemamp;is benefidj Chriftieffedus,quod o-cd^ .nbsp;in eum ambulantin nouitate uit�pocnitenti� agentes, in nomine v,nbsp;fti,adgloriamD E I. Quorumiufticigper fe,amp;fincfide,tionpoinbsp;DEO placere.

Tribuit autem facrafcriptura fideieft�dumdilecnonis� tiimquia neccfl�rium, utDEOobedientiam iniufticj'amorumpr�ftemus.nbsp;lila dile�io, in qua eft totius uit� nouiras, fidem fcqui debet, tanxnbsp;frudusiuftici�,in grati� laudem. Tumetiam,utadmoneamur,nbsp;maxime re, ueram ftd�, a falfa,ficta mortua rationis opinione oxnbsp;^'^teatdifcernereamp;fepararc. Non debemus pios abimprjs,operibnsnbsp;�Iccrnere,quia fieri poteft,ut grauiflimi peccatores in gratiam redpiannbsp;propter fidem in Chriftum: ut fit frequenter. Et contra frequenter ac/nbsp;?�t�quod multi iuftidarij, cum uniuerfis iuftieijs fuis reprehendanturnbsp;^nnentur: propter incredulitatem. Quid iuueruntoinnes pfi arif�znbsp;^aeiuftidg:qui fdlicet,in incredulitatepermanferuntCNec funt ullinbsp;^4'aamhominesrecepti in gratiam, merito iufticiaru fuarumzfedpernbsp;piiaefidem.Etpharifaiceiufti quomaiorcmfiduciaminoperafuapo^nbsp;r^unt,hoclongiusremoueruntagratia:uthabes ad Roman,ix.in colnbsp;�^i^eGentiuS^ lud�orum, Vcergoapudhomines, amp;inconfciengt;*nbsp;j^�ijdtcio ualeat nonnunquam comparafio, qua iufti ab impijs per oxnbsp;^oonadifcernuntur,tamennon eft perpetuum,maxime coramDeo;nbsp;�hinbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;coram fe,qui in ipfiusgratiam creduncimpios autem,

I I)�,'^sStdamnabiIes,quinoncreduntin ipfi'us gratiam, Vtetiamom ^S�siuftidashaberent^crcdentes,penitusnuIlas.Extrahociudinbsp;certuiu eft difcerni pofte,ueram fidem a fi(fta,per opera bona:amp; fixnbsp;,j��'lt;atfingulis inconfcienti� iudicio, fuorumoperum iuftida, numnbsp;'Pedant in DE VMautfide. Quo etiamreuocamura Chrifto:nbsp;�(^J^^h.xxv,amp;aliasfxpe,EtaPetro:ij.Pet.primo.Quicnimhuncho/nbsp;non habet Deo, utpoenitentiam agat amp; bona operctur, a quonbsp;�^tnseftin ^atiam per CHRIST VM, quomodo poteft fidem h a/nbsp;� � hoc eft,a-edcrc quod fit in gratia adoptionis,amp; h�res regn i Dei,nbsp;Panlus fi-equenter teftatur,nullos qui flagitiofe uiuunc, h�re/nbsp;I regni Dei confequi pofl'e.nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;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� fofw�Paa

Paulus fcribit ad Gal,V. Nos enim fpiritu ex fide,fpcm ^�^expe�tamus. Nam in Chrifto lefuneep circundfio ahquid ua/nbsp;P^?pnd�:fedf�des, qugper charitateeftefficax.Tane difcerni dinbsp;I^^^�abillius effeeftibusexternis debet: neeffetftibus

f nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;cauf�: h oc eft, iuftidjs operibus noftris, quod eft gra/

Wf nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;*^^5^�** fidem. Paulus igitur iuftide qua faluamur caufam

enimfpirituex fidefpemiuftid� expeclamus. operibus obedienti�noftre detrahitmericumfaluationis:ideonbsp;Chrifto lefu necp circundfio aliquid ualet neep prepiinbsp;^^^ft, null�iufticigoperum feurationis, fiueill�fint lud�oznbsp;Teftatur autem etiam illud Paulus,fidem remefl�enbsp;^^�t�icacemdilectionezuteatnfeparetafidef�ulSf Sk w alias didt;

Finis pr�eepti eft charitas,ex cordepuro, confdentia bona amp;fidc non fidta. Proinde aliud eft, naturg amp; fubftanti� alicuius rei aliquid tribu�nbsp;re: amp; aliud eff�tftibuseiusret Nonpotes de op�r� arofidspr�dioir��nbsp;. quod de artifice,nec defruclibus,quod de agro,uinea,tctTaferaIi,5^^nbsp;borebona. Aliud enim eftcaufa,producens rem in eff�dum:amp;^eHflt;flu�nbsp;aliud .Siue id quod cr��t feu pdit frudum, aliud eft quam frudus:fcuonbsp;pus artificis extans.SicneqpdeeH�dibusfidei, hoceft,deoperibusdi-*nbsp;ledionis rededici poteft,quodde fide. Namfidegrati� D �I iiiftib^^�nbsp;mur, non operibus noftris, feu meritis il�orum. lufti autcm per fidein,nbsp;bene operamur.'Slt; rcnouao ea fide,rede uiuimus, Deum g�orifica^f^nbsp;Qiu'anon poteft ftertereautociofa delitefcereinhomi'ne f�desifeducquot;*nbsp;adprehenfiua beneficiorum gratie amp; fcruatoris CHRIST l,nibdp�nbsp;tuit die� in qu�tumuis operofis,8lt;: finuof�s uoluminibus Sophi^ruf�*nbsp;Quiaimpediuiteosopinio, demeritooperum noftrorum: amp;digni�lt;nbsp;teiufticiarum rationis:

Quidmultisc�fideiappellationehoc lo�umanuntfcholaftid�ut pinionesrationisde D E O amp; Chrifto,amp; hiftoricam noucianircrumanbsp;Chriftogeftarum, nobis in�gantr f�nefiduda promiftioniim grati�,nbsp;cum hac fola i uftificemur, feu liberemur 3 pcccato �C morte, qu� anbsp;bendit orati� promilfion em. Et auicouid deDeo credere

�ltremum, abfoluit Deusbeneficio Euangelfj peccatores,ne qui ope usluistribuantmeri'tumfaluationis. Quodfn'ntel�exiflt'ntjnunqu�nbsp;�o^ifTent indifputationibusfuisSophifte,quasdefidehabuerunt, itanbsp;*�pereamp;delyrare,

Relinquiturergo,remifl�onem peccati,iuftia'am amp; �ternam ui�tam^ '��egratuitam beneficentiammifericordieDei �necconferri illampropnbsp;dopera legis noftra, fed propter C H RI ST V M,ft in ilium crediznbsp;^us.Sienim opera noftra,operadiledionis, utfuntefteflus fideijuftinbsp;^fuiqnunquampofletfcripturadicere: C^icreditin filium Deiha^nbsp;��uitam �ternam. Nec illud pr�dicare: luftusfide fua ui'uet. Neeper/'nbsp;��itteretur Paulus ita loqui:exoperibus legis non iuftifieaturomnis canbsp;P�*�fi^3tiufticias legis,nbsp;quot;jjtdeemofynam,precaturmultum, ieiunat, amp;fimilia operapr�cep/nbsp;is iuftifiatur coram Deo, amp; efficitur faluus a peccato 8lt;morte,nbsp;fuorum. Sed quanta h �cefletobfecro gloria carnaliurnnbsp;iciarum coram Deoǒ cumfola gratia, iuftificator Chriftus, �lt;fi/nbsp;^^�rati�,debeant illafaluos efficiente nos gloria clarificari.Sophift�nbsp;^^lillamhumati� iufticiggloriationemdocent:quam Deusodit,renbsp;Pfehendit8^damnat. EftouerOjUtdicatfcriptura: Quifecerith�cuiuetnbsp;j f's.IteiTijfiuisaduitam ingredi,ferua mandata.Hoc fac,8cuiues.N�nbsp;^9^itur tarnen, quod per opera noftra coram deo iuftificemur. Nequenbsp;operando fatiffacimus legi: ideo ill e fen ten tic nunquam poflun�nbsp;�oilcan ad opera noftra, eo quod remotiftirneabfun t a perfefta �bedj�nbsp;quot;'^�ale^is. Legi enim carnalis natura non poteftfatiffacere: nempe, fpfnbsp;J�^^Jiflim� amp; fanftiffimx doftrin�. Imo ne illi quidem, qui afpiritunbsp;^�^togubeffjjtQf.nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;inGHRlST VMlefumcredunr,'

quem ignofeitur ipfis, fi quid minus perfede pr�ftant. In iufticia/ igiturinos,qui per opera fua falutemqugruntjillud Pauli quadrat:nbsp;Inbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;ex operibus legis funt,fub maledido funt. Nam licet opera le

i nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;^c^3nt,nontarnen perfedam iufticiam legis habent:amp; querentes iu

^l^�cariperIegen^,totius obedienti� legis funt debitores. Quanquam ^�^abfoluere illud debitum nunquam ponunt,manentrei eternarurnnbsp;^^ftionum legis. Dicetur autem in fra feparato capite, de ill is fen/nbsp;i^^^fjslcriptur�, que iufticiam operum noftrorum requirunt,amp;impenbsp;� j^�denturmeritumfaluationispolliceri.

*ftumma, fine fide impofiibile eftdeopIaceretHebre xi. fidcsaute p�^'opftum noftrorum gloriationem penitustollitatcp exdudit. Ita/nbsp;oh jnbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;^P^^^^�^t^�'��andata, amp; placet deo ilia operis noftri

j^.^^Jgt;entia,quatenusprcftiterimus ilia infidegratigSC nominis Chri/ Lnbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;opera no poftunt Deo placere: fedabominabiles f�nf

propter 8^ DE VS nullas immundidas ipfisignofcir,amp;nunam f�dionem condonat: adturus cuin fpfis in iudido. Quod propber^ �nbsp;precatur.�Neintrcs in iudidum cum feruo cuo.Quia non iult�ficabitnbsp;inconfpectutuo omnis uiuens.Quanquam aurem operaiuffificafO^^nbsp;placeant D E O: non tarnenfuntpartialiscaufa luftif�eanonis.nbsp;gitenim luftificatioper granam.'� operaiuftificatorum placent,nbsp;ci�fideifrudus.Nccpoceftprgftari ueraxobedicntia, nifiabnbsp;uera in D E V M per lefum Chriftum fide pr�ditus. luxta illud:nbsp;pr�ceptieftcharitas, ex cordepuro,confcientia bonaamp;f�denon *nbsp;Prius fidem,poftea diledionis opera doceto,

( nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;altiid commelttt(m,de m�rita c�grM}(^ condigni,

QVanquam ex proximo feripto, contra fomnium rationis,dcfi'^^, formata,abunde fan�s intelligi pofl�it,Sophifh'cis cauillati�ibus^^nbsp;hil reliquum elle, qd dici poffiteontragrati� dotfirinam, Euang^nbsp;Irj de CHRISTO redemptore fidan: non committam tarnen, nef�nbsp;hilrefpondeam aduanitatem commend de meriro opa um congrui^^nbsp;tis,ut uocant,amp;condignitaus. kem,ad qu�dam alia porten ta do�'quot;�^nbsp;Sophiftarum: quibus illi ifiudunc grati� D EI redemptori Chp**nbsp;fto lefu, ficut pollicitus fum in pr�fadonehuiusiibri, merefpon�^nbsp;rum.Exiftimoenim plurimumfacereadilluftradonem docftrin�E*^nbsp;angelq, amp; ad puritatem illius confernandam, fi plane ac prorfusu^^nbsp;telligatur ,quibusamp; quot inanibuscommendsaduerfarij grati� ^��1^nbsp;trafideidodrinamutantur. Namobfecrote,C utindeinitiumtnibdnbsp;mam,ubi cautiffimiuidcnturefl�fibi, amp;uaIdecauereuoIunt,neigt;iP^''nbsp;tram fidei CHRIST V M impingant, comian t amp; collidantur.nbsp;fum indigemus gratia amp; feruatore Chrifto, fi tam integra eft rationbsp;resnatur�,ut homo impiusS^peccator, faciendo quodinfeeft, pon�^nbsp;ex arbitrrj libertatc,peradum e�icitummoraliter bonum,mandatanbsp;implere, tentation cm fugarc,difponerefeadrecepdonem grati�, SC denbsp;congruoillam mereri,dccondigno autem uitam�ternam^Quanquaii�nbsp;plericp Chriftianorum non intelligant iftas tantas blafphemias innbsp;phiftarum dogmatibus pr�dicari:amp; funttam intricat� �t fpinofgin (o'*nbsp;ptis Sophiftarum dodrin�de meritooperum,utimpcritis amp; uulgodnbsp;tis explicari non pofl�nt:amp; uix fufticiat hominis �tas ad edifeend� iftas�nbsp;CumuerbiDcidodrina,fitclarift�malux:acc�modacaad captiim fininbsp;plicium,utilladoceantur,amp;crcdentesfalui fiant. C�terun�Sophift^nbsp;amp; obfcura amp;qu� doceri coram uulgo non poftunt,ad illius captum ,tranbsp;dunnamp;falfoiatftanc nomen meriti carnalium iufticiarum noftrarum�nbsp;Neep docent, quam merasoperum hypocrifes:amp;fidei confoladones e/nbsp;ripiuntmiferis,atc]^ fraudant illos,luce,ueritate, gratia,iufticia a:tcr/nbsp;na lud�

^uita. Qvure refutanda funt illorum impia dogmata:fi nos ftudiuni t �fi� C H R. IS TI tenet, �d faluds proximorum.

E^�gocutn mererimerccdem,8dpremium, uel ipfisSophiftis autort ^^l�texindebitodebitumefficerc�neaperte blafphemareuideantur,nbsp;'^nfagiuntad folitas dirtindiones fuas, atep ad pr�lbgias cogitation�nbsp;�^^�otiis:(qtubus,ut fupra quocp dixi,eludiit perpetuo o�a dicfta fcriptunbsp;�^^�quidt-anoni abfurd� uidetur,2lt;philofophi� rationis, indodtrinanbsp;'**hficaaonis,non confentit. )ac fugiunt duplex meritum,congrui alte/nbsp;alterumcondigru. Etdepofteriore quideinaffirmant, quod eftnbsp;^^'i'gnijd proprie et ucre mcrit� d ici elTetprius aut�,quod dicit con/nbsp;^^i,improprie,aliquo tame modo.Sicfalicet uidentur fibi ualde eau/nbsp;j^^cariefrc,acuturnuidere,prudcnnamamp;fobrietatem re tin ere: ne exi/nbsp;quot;Hentur gratiam Dei penitusexcludere, abiurare, amp; infamiam nomi/nbsp;^'^Pelagianorum incidere amp;mereri.Sednullomodoexeufariabifti/nbsp;^nterito poflunt:utcondignum eft blafphemosgrati� hoftes,eo fpi^nbsp;^�gitari,ne fine d�bita mtreede, quahsperfidi� IudaiccL�debetur,dinbsp;^�ntur: Sed raercedem abn egationis r eddet Deu s.

Uicamus ergodeutroep merito,difinitiue:exipforummet Sophifta/ '^'criptis.Etpofteaexcutiamus, quai i a fin tea dogmata, qu�demerinbsp;I ^'^�pcrumialt;ftantur,Thomasergo,C quem habentantefignanum Sonbsp;P^'ft�Oinfumma,primafecund�, qu�ftione,cxi)q.ita ftribit: Opusnbsp;^^��itoriumhominis duplicitcr confideraripoteft. Vnomodo, fccun/nbsp;quod procedit ex libero arbitriotalio modo,fecundum quod pro/nbsp;gratia fpiritus fandti. Si conGderetur fecundum fubftantiam o/nbsp;kcundum quod procedit ex libero arbitr io, fie non poteft ibi ef/nbsp;^fondignitas,proptermaximam ingqualitacem: ledibi eft congruitas,nbsp;^'^ptfrquandam gqualicatem preportionis. Videtur enmcongruum,nbsp;^o�Bini operantifecundum fuam uirtutem,D E V S recomp�fct,ienbsp;tbnbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;uirtutis.Si autem loquamur de op�r� rneriro

�^^ecundum quod procedit ex gratia fpiritus landfi: ficeft mcritorium .*3etern�ex condigno. Sicenimualor menti attenditurfecundumnbsp;uitam �ternam.Secundum il/nbsp;fons aqu� (alien tts,in uitam �ternam. Attendi/nbsp;precium operis, fecundum dignitatem grati�, per quamhonbsp;t ��^�'^fors fadfus diuin�natur�adoptaturinfihumDEItcuidebe/nbsp;f,p ^^�'^ditas,exipfoiure adoptionis.Sccundumillud: Roman.viq. finbsp;Thomas: de cuius feripti uanitate, infra nonni/nbsp;j^lt;luemur.

d�Q nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;plura referre ex SchoIafticoF�� defcriptionibus,

L P^� mcritotquiadeillo id�omnes pronunciantamp; ftatuunc. Eftep ^^orumfentcntiameritumconoruiinudcfle,qu�dohomoimpiusnbsp;P n

ZC peccator,faatquod infeeft, e�i'cicndobonummorum �'nDE VM. cxarbi'trq Iibertate*Tuncenim meren' illum,quandam primamgrati�,nbsp;qua�ificantem ipfiusiufticiam, atcp probabil� Dco ef�identein. Intclli-'nbsp;gunt aucem renouat� cordis motum, que uocant diledioncm. Rudus,nbsp;pra,art.vrj. fie pronundansamp;dicens:quod quilibetaduscharitaiismcnbsp;reatur abfolute uitam �ternam.

Nec alrj melius iudicauerunt. Nam amp;�onauentitra, qui exteris aliquot Sophiftis exiftimaturpuriorRiii��, itacenfuit: quia,inquit,cftnbsp;meritum condioni,quoquis ex tanta charitate,mereturtantam glori�.nbsp;�ntertiumSententXombardi,dift.iiii. Sicergoinluto ftercorishumanbsp;nciufbcic hgferunt,ut n ufquam potuerint fidei ocu�os Jum�watif attolnbsp;Iere,amp;: illius iuftici� uidere. Not�eft uero quid deta�ibusamp;Iusproquot;nbsp;nunciet: Rom an. X. Ignorantes enim,inquit, lufticiam Dei,(h�ccftfi'nbsp;dei luftid�,qua Deus reputat iuftos.qui promifl�onem arati�,dcp�'O^

IV nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;P^** fidem: fiue recepti in gratia, qualoco filio/

^gt;�18�^^*Paulus gratiaopponit omnibus iufticijs noz �'^gratiam difertedefinitjbeneficctiailladci,queprgftita eft nobis,nbsp;Chrifti,pro peccatis noftris ia morte. Et teftaturabtjcenbsp;(j ^rcpudiaregratiam,eos qui per leg�,hoc eft:, iufticiaR� fuaB2 merinbsp;j^�H^gruntiuftificari amp;faluari. Quid em attinebatfilium Deitradi in

Qda^ati�, fi caro, homo impius Si pcccator, fuis iufticijs beatus p�j�iuita �ternadignus,potuift�tC'

� Jtcr errare: perniciofis opinionibus �idoclrinis, fe Si alios fallerc Cilnbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;�iabqci�tSiabi)ceredocent:Sired�ptoris

Q ��tibeneficium c�temnere,Simulto potius fidereiufticijsrationis. fj^tiqn�ex lege n� fit iufttciafet impoffibile fuerit Chrift� fruftra monbsp;qinale fit,c�dicitur, quod homo impius amp; peccator^nbsp;4^nd in fe eft, SC e�iciendo bon� motum in Deum, Ch oc em finnbsp;nihil.) ex arbitrij Iibertate,primS gratiam mereatunhabi

I ii^ �^iufum,q De� fuper omnia diligat, 8lt;proxim� ut fe ipfum: quo f(; .^^Q'n�. An non tali fruftra mortuus eft Chriftus'?�n�pe,�gnaroiuznbsp;f, .^^gratign'mo, c�m c�temptu illius propri� qugr�ti. �am hac ipfa per Quid f�t peenbsp;K erroris impietare, ipfum quocppeccatum originis negatur, �dnbsp;'^^covesneganteft�filii ir�. Nam licetSophifteuideri uehnt,utrunnbsp;.^^^'^obifcum c�f�teri, tarnen utruncpnegant. Necem pofluntnon neznbsp;ijj. ^�quicun�^ cont�dunt, quodperiufticiasnoftras faluemur. N�honbsp;jj^'^'�ibuerecam perfetftion�iufticig, qua legem facere,implereamp;'granbsp;(^['^Hierenpoft�t, eftillitribuerenaturamfinepeccat�: �daffirmare�pnbsp;�ftniuria damnetur.

h�f nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;^^�^^hiulum mercedis,quo utiturfcriptura, non arguit, qgt;

((J ^po'anoftra, gratiam, amp; uit��terng falut�mereamur. Sedteftaz jjj, �Pfgrnium feu merced� laboris fequi, eosqui uerain Chriftum ftdenbsp;^iti fuerunt': amp; per hancfid�,Cea puriflimeobfcruata in corde,fincnbsp;gt;'anientoimpigopinionis. ^debitamobedienti�ergalegem prgftiteznbsp;�^5*G�ieaffli(ftiones,pro Chrifti nomine, infidefuftinuerunt.

jj. nbsp;nbsp;finge,q? fadendo bonum opus morale eo profeceris,utdatus Gt Coairdmerl�

^�piritus, et quod habeas charitatemrCqnanqu� hoc monftr�eft,�^ f�'*quot; fj^f^niftis nih il minus cocedamus.N� fpiritum fand� accipimus Chri

Iijl^^tritoicredentes in eum. )Sed finge tam�,quodadeptus fisgratiam spiritus faci�do quod in teeft. V^ndeautc SC. ex quo meritoCcongruf�nbsp;4^oiTiodo n� potius eft condignit�t� in illo merito C' Nam utponam

liera c(Te,qug do�lores operum fomniant,nempe,quod quicunlt;^ope/ ra Dccal�gi fadc,is habeacin fe uim acquir�di gratta amp; iufficiam.Qu�nbsp;non ponendo obi��,non manensin propoftto peccatt morta!is,amp;l�flennbsp;do quod in fe eft,meret infallibiliter grati�iamp;infunditur ei fpiritusfa^nbsp;��luSjUtdeum Si. proximu diligerepoffiLHoc ftante,quomodonondnbsp;condignitasin eo opereCut dixi. Quia deus re ipfa coa�us,c5fertcxne^nbsp;cefl�tategratiam,eiquiopcrat,amp;f�citquod in feeft.Reditigituriniucnbsp;meritum congrui,c� merito condigni:amp; folis nominibus hpc dootrttfnbsp;fediff�runt, Ntfi quod prius meritum fingitur eiTe gratienbsp;pofteriusaut�, �ternguit�. Igitur Sophifteintus�C extra, innbsp;to corpore Pelagianizant:amp; fidtione congruitatis, de peff�manbsp;infamia, male fibi cauent.nbsp;nbsp;Si enim DE VS fadenti quod in feeno^

gratiam,amp; confert diletfiion�, non uticp rem facit fua exce�knti bonite te indignam :fed,utSophiftg interpretantur,qu�congruit,c5ucniV^nbsp;decetdare,amp; facere deum.Quia,ut Thomas inquit,c�gruumnbsp;homo bene utitur fua utrtute, deus fecundum fuperexcellcnt� uirtutlt;^nbsp;fua ,exceI1 en t ius oper etur. Ergo pr�par� tibus fe amp; currentib u s, deusnbsp;poteftdeeflemon pote�n� conferrejpfisgrati�,non poteftn�rcif*^nbsp;reipfispeccata cobz. Si fpiritum fan d� con ferre: ut fequen tibusnbsp;dioribusiufticijs uit��tcrnamfibi mereantur. Etnihil eft,quodr3 inbsp;lusdidnnoneftuolenfisjneque cuiTcntis,fedmiferentisdd. 'nbsp;Hoc fi uol�t Sophiftp,f{cut reuera aliud neep fentiunt nclt;^nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;�j

quid opus habemus iuftificatoreChriflo, Iuce,uia,ueritate 5^ ta:q fe ipfum tradidit pretium Si fatiffadion�pro peccatis nuft biunbsp;tem, hoftiamineff�bil� Si incomparabilc. Si femetipfum u��nbsp;nobis donauit,cum aliter necliberari a pd�, necfaluifieriamort^P^nbsp;femusdntelligis igitur Scholafticos Si adua-farios noftros Pelag^^^nbsp;rum uirus exridu exhalare?� Quiaimpofl�bife eft, utdeusf�ciatuu^inbsp;rem,fe Si fuafuperexcellenti bonitate indigna. Igitur ftante blafpEcn�^nbsp;il!O dogmate SophiftaB2,opus quod fit extra grati�,ab eo qui eIt in pnbsp;can's mortalibus, amp;natura filiusir�, filius diaboli, meretur inrallib�nbsp;ter gratiam, iufticiam amp;�tern� uitam : fiue de congruo, fiucdcccunbsp;gnohoefiat. Qj� portentaamp; fomnia inanium uerbot^nthilmoto^nbsp;cumopinionibus n�crixor,utoftendam quanta blafphemiaruntoi^^nbsp;uio fint refert� Quanqu� utile efi: conferre, hpcduplicia m�rita quep -dicant Sophifl�, amp; cognofeere quod folis nominibus difter�t: utpfnbsp;pius uideas,quanta erroi^ caligine ubicj; c�cutiant, feamp;f altos perdai t�nbsp;Contre mtri terminis amp; rebus. Porro meritum c�digni, ut dehuius quo^rnbsp;tumeondi�m rationehac conf�tarioncfeorfimn�nihilfcribam,definiuntcnehoifl^nbsp;fiorfim, pis habetis grattara Si dtledion�: pro quo,tahqu� pro re digna,

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Ant�chrifti in ilio ScholafticoR� theologorum dogmate/ Qui amp; ^^Poribus Apoftolo�i exortuseft,amp; cauillari atqj negarebnficia Chrinbsp;Pelagianis, operadoneerroris amp;perdidonisefficaxfuir,nbsp;*quot;tn�copera labore Papiftar^jCrudeli gran�done,Bcdefias dei mifenbsp;^acerac, diffipac �C uaftat: imprimis per Romanum Pondfic� amp; moxnbsp;f�chos:quoB2pharifaicoscultus Slt;doclrinas, deus de fub cceloauferatnbsp;��ditus, deleat amp;perdat� Amen*nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;C�terum Sophiftp fing�t in hoe

^ffito fpirit� grad� h o mi ni adefl�, qui null� ucram fid�in mifericor/ i^rt�gratuitamdeijamp;in �efum Chrift� habetdmoqui contrarrjsopi/nbsp;^onibusfertur,rapitur,acdementatur,coritramifericordi� �C nominisnbsp;�duCHRISTI fidem: utimpoflibilefit Chriftifpimum, dilectionisnbsp;^^eautor�jin tali mcntehabitare.Quareiftgfidiones c�dignitatis^quanbsp;d�datfpiritus fandli pr�fcnda,qu�nulla eft, fa Item ubi ift� impie onbsp;Phones de oper� merito regnanr, no poITunc excuCare Sophiftas,a per-ludaica,ct a b�a G^hcmia rciedtg gratie et abnegate fidei in Chriftu/nbsp;Deniq?, G iuftus eft homo fuaqualitate �� habitu, quem operibusnbsp;^congruopromcruiuatqj inde opera legis faciens,uitam�tern� merenbsp;^^,certe fine Chriftoillam meretur, qu�admodum iuftici�fine Chri/nbsp;j�'^Iibiarrogat: cumamp;iufticiam amp; uit� �ternam folus Chriftus omniznbsp;'nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;promer uerit: ut copiofe docetur Roman, irj, amp; loan, iij. Hue �t� facit

�p'^Rii.itj.Er hoc eft teftimoni3,qgt; uitam pternam dedit nobis deus : Slt; ^?cuitain fdio eius eft: Qui haba fdi�,habet uitamrqui non habet filtnbsp;^J^ddjUitam no habet. Vbimox additiPrpeognofeens fpiritum Andnbsp;Y�fti, imouidensatc^ audi�s ilium, eoque omnib us mod is caues Ec/nbsp;^�^(^ns,do�rinaamp; admonitionibusfollicitando: H�cfcripfi uobis,quinbsp;^^^dicis in no�e fjii} dci:ucfciatis,quod uit� habeas etern�. Et credads innbsp;^^Ui!nefj�,j(]e�quah{-jacpoftremapartedicat,utinfidefundad,ftabi ,

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P^Htas,defuo(ra{ro,impio�dexecrabilierrore;quem indoeftrinagraz doilrinAdea ^bfidei,iuftificadonisSlt;opei^noftrorum meridsretin�t. Nimisenimnbsp;finerubore,profummaiufticia predicantfumma impietatem,nbsp;^Srauidirnumerror�.Hocigitur ag�dum erit nobis,ut nos contra imznbsp;et blafphemu comentum,firmis fcripturcteftimonqs muniamus^nbsp;p ^'nfum.ma,deidona,tarn qupfuncreconciliadonisnoftr�,amp;remiftnbsp;I ��^nispcccatj^ q qu� uit�etern�,funEgratuita: amp; prorfusnulli per oxnbsp;m�rita c�ting�t: fed gi'ads per mifericordi�projater Chrift�:

'*squ! inill� credunc. Ateeftimonior�:fcriptur�ing�s copiaubic]? oc P *'u:lmohcceft^�pria nouiteftam�ti etgratiedodrina.Quarepdidisnbsp;jb^Hegi fupiore capitc pauca qupd� add�. Nam huc precipue facit illudnbsp;4^^?,nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;�i*nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;51 operate merces n� imput�t fecund� gi*ati�: fed feeu

noftrorum nobis don an a D B OOPorro ei qui nS opera tur,fed credit in eum,qui iuftificat impium imputacur fides fua ad iuftiaam.

�giturmeritisoperumfuoR2nemoiuftuseft coram Dco: necuicanii* tern� quifqua iKis obtinebit � fed foli,qui per ftdem innbsp;demptorem Chrift�,fefe conqciunt ingratuitam mifericordi�nbsp;eut eft loan J.D�dit eis poteftatefilios Dci fieri,his quicreduntin no'^nbsp;cius.Roma.viq.Siautem R�q: �C hpredes. Hocigiturretinend�ericoninbsp;ntbus nobis firmifl�ma fidei f�curiiate: neminem per opera fua i�luari,nbsp;necqug precedunt recepcion�fuiingratiam, necquefequuntur. Huenbsp;accerfeprgdilt;flisinfubfidi�,qdeftRoraa .xi, conationeEcde�ci�^^nbsp;trupatr5,ethuiusqupeft in hoctcmpore,hisuerbis�Sicin hoc temporenbsp;reliqut�fecundum eledionemgrati�DEI funt.Siaut�pcrgratiam,nbsp;iamnon exoperibus: a��oqui, (ii gratia promeritisoperum nofirorumnbsp;detur,)gratiaiamnon eftgratia.Sincxopcribus, iamnon per gratiam;nbsp;alioqui, Q fiperfo�am gratiam falus contingit)opusiamnon eftopus�'nbsp;Amittit enim meriti iuftificationis 8gt;i. faluau'on is nomen,nbsp;riam: uidelicet, opus iuftici� noftru. Et tarnen hypocrit�,nbsp;dodlorcSjil�am glori� perpetuo tribuut operibus nortraf?:nbsp;Sed ipfi uiderinto�im,quid docendo �ifoperandomeruerint,h3Cimgt;�nbsp;pia amp; prophana mente,nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;Efai� l�j.Ipfea utem uulneratus cftpropter

�'niquitatesnoftras�amp;attrituseftpropterfceleranoftra. loan gnus Dei, qui tollitpeccata m�di.i.Cor.i, Quifadus eftnobi�aDeonbsp;fapientia amp;C iufticia,amp; fandif�catio,et rcd�ptio.�utquig�oriatur in don�nbsp;no glorietur, H^efatis clareteflant, gratiam,remifl�on�peceati,inftdanbsp;amp;�ternam uit� nullis donarijOpeRzfuorum merito: fed per mifcr'eoT''nbsp;diam,propter mediator� Chriftumjillis qui Euangelio credunt. Qp�*�nbsp;ergo �u�gelium degratuitaremifllonepeccati, Si. uita�terna,pror{u9nbsp;amp; nihil obfcure abijciunt Si d�nant potius,illiqui nobis iafh'dasra�o''nbsp;nis meritorias prgdicant iuftici� Si ialutistqu�quod deceptorijsucrbisnbsp;ilIud�tcQuid em pret�duntflt;dem,qu� adeo abol�tC�curmeriticongr�tnbsp;adpellatione ut�tur,c� fentiantimpi�etpcccatorem,opcribusfuis, gr^nbsp;tiam Si iuftici� infallibiliter mereri Et quomodo audentdicere, nosa^nbsp;dibus diledi�is mereri abfoluteuit� ^tern�;:� An no

Quomodo aut� poteft fepr�parareadgraria, illamlt;^meren',quitoti� nbsp;nbsp;J

eftfubimperio peccati,diaboli,erroris, tencbrar�amp;mortisC Smeraei^ dodrina Scholafticoi32 theologorum, de operum merito,debit�efl:,nonbsp;nbsp;nbsp;j

gratia,quicquid per mifericordi� Dei,amp; propiciator� Cbriftum,adnos adfertur, Sed qu� congruit mifericordi� dici,qd eft debiti Sinbsp;cedis�'nbsp;nbsp;Agedem�,qu^ malum infania turbauit Sophiftas,q) n� � de^

runt ex illo Chrifti: eu feceritis o�a,qug precepta funt uobis,dicite, f�ru� inutiles fumustquoddebuimusfacercfccimus.L-ucxvrj.homincm imsnbsp;operibus nihil pofte a deo mereri: eti�fi omneslegis iufticias facial, t

debitor eft i�tius obedi�ttg: etiamft deusilli nihil reddat. Quanqperfe/ ftam obedienti� nemo pr�ftet:8lt; firnushoc nomine o�s homines reuenbsp;inutilesferui.Et cur n� pot�ustimentdeu:quemfibideb!ti nominenbsp;ftnngere uol�tCCui quisdedit prior �Cretribuetur ei�T'Roma.xkCete�tnbsp;Qpite fuperiore clare docui,(^uod iuftificatio noftri gratis fiat,per mifenbsp;�^icordi�,propterChrift�.EtR.oma�vi. donumdeiuocaturuitaeterna,nbsp;pcf lefumChrift�dominumnoftRz. AdhecR.oma.virj.dicit: Nonfuntnbsp;condign g paff�ones huius tempon's,ad futur� gloriam,ougreuelabiturnbsp;^ganos.Quodfi aliquid in iufticfjs noftris meritorlS effet, id c�primisnbsp;^antaffli�tiones fan�toisz: quasfflitolerantprono�e Chrifti� Sedi�lisnbsp;^^trahitur meritigloriatut max�c reddatur merces ijs qui in fide cas p�r/nbsp;^ierunt. Matt.v. Ergo maledicat deus ifti opinioni, qug opera noftranbsp;P*'�dicatmeritoria,iufticig amp; falutis. N� amp; mcrces eft mifcricordi� do/nbsp;drhii-n nr�iiatf rm'nfrK inftin'a? Pornbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;rm S/ C.hriffnm

�?iuntfilq d�:qd Thomas torquet ad dignitat�etnieritu nolftais^ tu/ (^id iniquius C�S: fi hoc n� eft infanire amp;: mete capeu elle, dicaCnbsp;�^^�idfit. Hecn5fuer�tprgtere�dainc�futati�c,qug� fond�mesnbsp;iuftificati�is f�rmiflimo hab�tur,apud cos qui dodtnng Euanbsp;hoetpe aduerfanu Hos igitur tamf�dos errores,qui m prgcipui^

comment, de P OE nite nt. capitibus do(flrin�Chriftian�fpargunt,quidponenc denera pietatf,nbsp;amp;uero DEIcuku,ufquam redi acfanicogitareautdicere^:'nbsp;QVOMODO SIT INTELLIGENTnbsp;lt;ium,cumdicitMr: impiumfoltt fide iufii�caricrjaluari.

CAP.ni. 13 Roinde quia confi�t, quodimpp �lt;�pcccatores, per folam gratuit� mifericordiam DE! propter Chriftum suftificatorcm, prefiiigt;Tgt;^nbsp;fatisfacT:ionem pronoftris peccatis, amp;a peccato amp;�terna mortefaj^ua/nbsp;murtnon propternoflraopera,hoceft, n� propter m�rita, qu^fingutufnbsp;cum fintnuna,noftrarumiufliciarum:mifericordiam autem iHamnui;^nbsp;Iis contingere, nec CHRISTI rcdemptoris beneficia alrjs imputari.'i^i*nbsp;qui in earn ipfam mifericordiam, pergratiaepromii�ioncm de Chriu^nbsp;lES V creduflt�retfledicimus, impium feu peccatorcm folagrati�bu^nbsp;Exciufiua. iusfidecoram DEO luftificari 60 uiuere.Nonexdudendo,ni(ieaninbsp;piam opinionem, fuperbam atcp arrogantem fiduciam amp; gloriatione�nbsp;qu� operibus notfris tribuunt remiflionis peccati mcrirum �i^uit�a�tf'nbsp;nctquafihpcdona n�ueniantgratis,amp;proiufticqsnoftris d�tur. Qu?nbsp;quiafuntimpiaS6falfa,�dgratiam DEIblafphemat, amp; benefitsnbsp;f�i derogant, necei�e habemus difeernere inter fidem uereChriftiaf^u^�nbsp;qu� rem falutis noftr� totam fert acceptam mifcricordi� Dei ptop�^*nbsp;atori Chnftotamp;f inter pbarifaicas opiniones,tribucntium h uiusnbsp;partem, ue�potius hanctotamgioriam, qu� Da eflamp;IES V ChdKi�nbsp;fuarumiufliciarum meritistcum il�arum nul la pof�int ortendere,^;^^nbsp;ris rationis fomnqs bocdicant, non modo fine omnibus fcriptuit^Snbsp;�lt; contra feripturas, Itautdeclarat�eft haclenusin capitibusiHisnbsp;bus de fide formata,amp;iufriciaf?2 nofirarum ma itis,que ucdixiftagutur�nbsp;Sed hac oratione,quadiamus, impiurr fola fide lulbf�tatt coraninbsp;U�cre/�;gt;�� 0 E O,quidamafini fupramodumoffendLnturti.umgenusfcru'�*^�^�^nbsp;� cCofWfZnbsp;nbsp;nbsp;doctrinamnoncapiantnecp intelligant.Autccrtcquodmagisetf^^�

'quot;��i/ djf�imulcntfeuidereamp;intelligere, odio Chiiftian�dod�rin�.

' nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;qu�elarc, rc(fle,uereacpiedic^afunt,nonuerentur,fua alininariidi^

t�te dicam,an maligna impietatef caudlari atep incef�ere: amp;� ftulta atcp uiruknta interpretatione denigraretue� potms contemnendos �t ridfU^nbsp;dos pqs amp; eruditis hominibus femetipfos prgberc. Quia non profiountnbsp;niG apud fui fimiles, era flbs,ftupidos,bardos, atq? impios nihili ho^nbsp;mines, quidiuina non curant, amp;incordibusfuisdicunt,noneft Deus�nbsp;�Noflraenim bifariam caudlantur; priort modo,ideo non t etfrenequCnbsp;firme doceri,quod impius fola fide iuftificetur,quia amp; per grati�,^!^^nbsp;flum,fpintum fan(ftum,amp; facramentumbaptifmi luftificctur. Qua*!�^nbsp;fana SC ftolida commenta,quis poteft�quo animo audirc amp; legeraft^nbsp;tarnen fingunt, q? hacconfequentiapoifintiuftici^um noftraruinrne^nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;|

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quot;�w� retinere. Neque ucroiftis nebulonibus cur� efi: dignitas bono/ operiim: quia impoffibileeftbono fpiritu agi, qui grati� amp; gio/nbsp;^�Chriftiitaaduerfantur.QuarepernitiofisaduIanonibus, hpc placenbsp;^amp;acutas inuendonesfdlicetjinfauorem �dgratiam his qui Euangenbsp;J^o^gloriae Chrifti aduerfantur,fcribunt.Porro altera calumnia, quanbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;profgt;ni

�*^�plaufibili,etfolis imprjsdigno inuetoaddut,eft:rei}duidehcecano ifivuit^�el^ �^bonaopera perfidei pr�dication�noftrain,necnifi dimidiumChrinbsp;^^ninospr�dicare, pccnitentiamamp; opera bona non docere,8dc.

p JftispelTimis Sycophantis oportet aliquid refpondere: priinum, ne ��^placeantnimiafecuritate,amp;exiftiment plane neminem en�,qui ui/nbsp;^^qua animi malignitate amp; furore, quo ueriratis odio contra dodri/nbsp;J'lrn grati� fcribant. Non enim errori mibucrim iftos cauiHos: fed ma/nbsp;*.'^22amp;improbitati. Deinde,utn�nu�lispfjs Sdbonis hominibusfer/nbsp;��Hushocrefponfo'. quibusimpoftores ifti,quosdico,inudunt, im/nbsp;P'�'tioribus n�nunquaam,quam ut fraudes �lt;maliciofa commenta fu/nbsp;uidere amp; deprehendere queancEft igit in prgdicatione fidei ddi'nbsp;/jjiimeobferuand�tprimo, q? hac folareconciliations coram deo, ftiQrbelt;f�tnbsp;l^'^Hici�qu�eft in peccati amp; omnium deli�torum noftror� remii�jo^

P ^*�^de,quod iliacademfideipfamquocp�ternamuitam accipiamus: j�'^^�tnnibus meritis noftrarum iufticiar�.Recondliatis enim,�C Chri/nbsp;^J'^erito in gratiain receptis �la cohtingit, donata h�reditatis iure. Prinbsp;j ^^Q-tio habetclariflimas amp;firmiflimasprobationes:Roman.ifj. iirj�nbsp;�lt;� Gai. f] .iij.amp;v. Pofterior,Ioannis iij. Roman.viij. alijsin-#nbsp;locis fcdptur�.

^perfpicuumeft Catis,nos hac do��:rina,quamretineredeb�tEc/ ScApoitolis,nihildetraheredoeftri/nbsp;hi)j^^^^�^/^*^�'�o^^^�pccnitenti�:nedum abrjcereillam. Multo mi/nbsp;Dei,propidatorem Chriftum,rpiritum fannbsp;dignitatem bonorum ope/nbsp;I ^^'^^^uamustquia in locum fuumillam reponimus. Prohibemusnbsp;impioerrore,nbsp;' ^ti ^^^�^taducrfarrjnoftri operapr�ftare:nempe,utremi(�ionem pecnbsp;�rernam uiram il�isnobis qu�ramusmereri. Hacemnbsp;il�iusp'sra�ccpta opera facere,cftfendrec�trafidem:nbsp;i^]j^^^^^^ab�)cere grati� amp; feruatorem Chnitu.(^iod c�facianc noftrinbsp;concedendueftipfisquod polTintnbsp;(^ji^^opera prcdicarc, quernadmod�nec fidem, quam cxtinguuntquanbsp;I �P^*s eft, amp; opera noftra in f�ftigiofumm�g�ori� locant ubinbsp;� �^Q'^debcnc. Etin fumma,iuffificatf�nisdo�ftrinamconfufii��menbsp;'^banc: hoc quod folius grati� eft, operibus noftristribuentes, u�

nccgratia, necoperum iuftida, nobis prodeflepoffit. Nosueroiuw mus grau�fid�retineretamp;p�anenihileorum qupiuntnbsp;ftid�, il�ius qua faluamur coram D E O,meritisoperum noftrorumnbsp;arrogare*Adec(^ requirimus,ut qui credider�t Euangelio,f�demnbsp;open bus exerceant,amp;fint ornam�to grati�, SC glorificent D E V^� ,nbsp;Non igitur deierenda eft a. nobis ueritas� parricula fola,qua�nii''',nbsp;marnus impium Sc peccatorem abfque meritis operum fuorumnbsp;in dodrinaiuftificationis retinenda eft. Multum erum luds habetnbsp;perfpicuedocet.Quiameritum remiftionispeccaUjiuftici�

Q�id uelito t� operibusnoftris detrahit: gloriam faluationis coram tribui^S^''! ratio/okt fi� ti�,hoceft,gratuit� mii�ricordi�Dei,propiciatori CHRISTO �nbsp;dciuflifica* gJeocp fpiritui fando, cordium noftrorum illuminatori�� purihi^�^^nbsp;rijdeniq^ipfi Euangelioamp;facramentistfedquatenuscredimusnbsp;urn amp; mifericordiameius,propter CHRISTVM nobis pr�^h��*^nbsp;fide per Euangeliumincordibus nofti is operationelpiritcisfant^t*^^nbsp;tata,8lt;^ facramentis confirmata.Non rerjcicoperabona, qu�ccrteit�J^^nbsp;finitbonorii natisfequidebentrtumutgloriamgrati�probemusnosagnofccte/^nbsp;eperum.nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;que conficeamur 8lt; laudemus .�turn etiam, ut crefcamus SC confintierf

in fide.Non tarnen redpimus in numero amp;ordinebonorum nifi ea qupDeus pr�cipiuuidelicet, obfequiumerga Icgem,diunt?^,nbsp;ri� confeftioncm,ftudium frenand� camisamp;defideriorum dus,0tnbsp;ledionemquam proximis pr�ftemus. Etillos operum finesnbsp;explicant aduerfarrj noftri: quinetiam contrariosdocet, quibusgt^onbsp;amp; redemptorem CHRISTVM negant. Deinde muItahonH'�^^^nbsp;pr�cepta de operibus .num erantin bon is opcribus,ad faluteffO^^^ -rrjsrplaneq^ d�moniorum dodrinas.Quod etiamfi non ficerenb^nbsp;inpr�dicationelegisDeinon poft�ncnif� merashypocrifesdocere�-quod negant,impiumfolafideiuftificari.

Nos itaepredeamp; neceftario contendimus impium amp; P�^t:cato�' nuUaaliareconfequipeccatiremiftionem,iuftidam amp;�ternamui�nbsp;. �.r pr�terquamfolafideinChriftum: qu�certeeftcredentiumini^nbsp;�aijf. cordiam Dei fides, amp; quidem credentium per lefum Chriftumnbsp;burn, quemagnofcuntfehabereredemptorem, pretiumfacisra^nbsp;nem pro fuis peccatis.Necpoteft ilia fides aliunde exdtata elfe,nbsp;Euangelium afpiritu fando, 8cmediantibus facramentis: ut uiat^nbsp;credences per Chriftum lefum feiant atc^ confidant ferecondliatos^^^nbsp;fe Deo,haberereminionem peccati,S^pofthancuitamacdpcrea:tnbsp;Eantnunc aduerfarrj noftriamp;excutiant nobisparciculam,fola:�taenbsp;bimus eos abnegat�grati�, mifericordi�DEl,iuftif�catorisCn*'nbsp;fpiritus fandi,qui eft cf�icax in nobis pergloriam CHRISTI.I^^nbsp;uera h�comniafcelera amp;impietatesfunceorum,quasnobisimpti

aliudagunt,quam nepure inDeum di. feruatorem Chriftum ere �nius.Denicp �dprophanadEuange�fj amp;facramentorumeosdamnaznbsp;.quot;^usrut quorum ufum corrumpunt di opprimun t. Quia a fiducia granbsp;^^gt;CHR.lSTI,fpiritus fan�ti,uerbi Euangelij,amp;facramentorumgranbsp;j*^abftrahunt nos:amp; iuben�,utin opera amp; luftidas noftrasfiduciam ecnbsp;i^lt;^falurisponamus* Sedinterim cosmoneo, ucquiefcantacdefinantnbsp;I ^^�ofutn laborem fumere: quia nunqu� patiemur il lam excuti nobis,nbsp;'�^pe,aquafidefecerimus, fimul oporteret nos Euangelium Dei, 8^nbsp;uitam,amp;omnia qu� prius dixi,abrjcere amp; negare*

Quotiesergoqu�ri�ur,perquam rem iufticiam habeamiis peccato/ '^'^coramDEO,amp;�ternamuitam, oportebic conftanterrefpondere,nbsp;perfolamfidem,in lefumChriftum, Deifilium, mundi feruaco/nbsp;f^��ccipiendofidemprononciagra�i�,amp;firmoaff�nfu ineam,qumnbsp;!'^pfomiffionem Euangelrj annuncia�ur:amp;pari�in nobisfiduciam denbsp;^tificatione noftri laluarionc per Chriftum lefum.Ita urfupra de fi/nbsp;hoceft, gran'�fiduciaamp; ferua�oris Cbrifti a medifpu�a�um eft: dinbsp;oritur ex noticia amp;aflenfu promiffionum Dei in Euangelio� Vfnbsp;hacfide firma di conftans fiducia Sc gloriatio de graria ilia, qu� f�nbsp;nobis per Chriftum lefum, traditum pro peccatis noftris in mor-'nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;exci�a�um a morte propter iuftificationcm noftri. Sicut Paulus te^

^^t,Roman.iiij.Qu� nos uerbofequidem, di propead tedium eruz leftoris inculcamus:fed urgentibus nos noftris aduerfarqs,amp;:iniznbsp;�^'f'sgrati�amp;CHRISTI.nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;V

J f�roinde caute obferuemtis,efle in hac tota controucrfia,quadam col ^^�onemgrati�Sdbeneficiorum Chrifti, cum mentis iufticiarum noznbsp;diferte hoc queri, an per folam gratuita mifericordiam Dei,nbsp;^^^prajftitaeft nobis inquot;Chrifto lefu, iuftificemur apeccato,8dliberenbsp;morte, quatenus o�edimus in eum:an uero per m�rita iufticiarumnbsp;j tanquam medio di. caufta, fine qua nuUi faluatio contingat*nbsp;nos fecura mente, certa intelligentia amp;fidc, pronun ciamus, impiunbsp;Pcccatorem fola fide coram DEOiuftificariSdfaluari.�incIufisillisoznbsp;.'�ibus, qu�priusdixi, de gratia, Chrifto,fpiritufan(fto,EuangeIionbsp;bcramentis. Acne operibusquidem, feup�nitentianoftraexclufanbsp;^'^quaturifcd fola impia,fuperba,arrogante,pharifaicaamp;blafphemanbsp;P'nionehypocritarum, contendentium,quod iuftificatio per m�ritanbsp;l^l^umnoftrorum fiat. Contra quosneceftehabemusprofiteriamp;fcriznbsp;grati�laude,amp;propuritatedocftrin�Euangelij amp;operum

i.^goChriftianaiufticiano eft operumfeumeritorumnoftroR2:fed p^oniremifiionispeccati,amp;quidemgratuiti,acceptiaDEOpropternbsp;fiftum:fi tarnen in ilium credimus. Significat cnim iuftificatio pafli/

uc,�uftici�imputationem:ficut darum eft ex capJij.amp;^ inj.epiftola�a� Romanos� Sicutintelligas, in ilia per gradam imputation e, e{re,nonnbsp;imputari nobis peccatanoftra: fed remitti ea atcp ignofd propter Cnn^nbsp;ftum, quatenus in eum credimus* Item pronundari iuftos,eos q�ibU''nbsp;angelio creduncfeu abfolui a peccato 8d a morte, quo modo, rci ap�''nbsp;lium delidorum, aliquando abfo�uuntur a prindpibus:ne p�naap^nbsp;tispledantunSicergo nemo eft,uel pronunciatur�uftus,coram DEO�nbsp;perfuas iuftidas: fed per promiffionis Euangelq fidem, quicuiK^O'^^nbsp;dunt� Hacratione iufti fumus, ut maxime adhuc peccatum habcamus,nbsp;8C�mus legis tranfgreflores:non fi flagitiofe uiuamus, uidjs indulgentnbsp;tes�Sed quia nemo eft, qui non h abeat peccatum in naturarquod pic�''nbsp;que multis adualibus tranfgrcff�onibus auximus: nec remiflionem eo/nbsp;rum omnium delidorum amp; peccati accipere pofTumus, quam perfide^nbsp;in Chriftum �Ergofideieft,agnofcere il la gratuita grati� beneficia, denbsp;quibusloquor: hominis iufti eft, exiftimare 80 credere, fe aliter 1 ultunbsp;amp; beatum non efte, nifi per remif��onis peccati fidan. Credentes cni^nbsp;inCHRISTVM IBS VMjabfoIuimura peccato �^mortet^pton^^nbsp;damuriufti, amp;Jcff�cimuruit��tern�hcredes� Quod utfineob�cur�t^'^nbsp;te amp; fraudeexplicemus, dicimus, impiumgratisamp;f folafidciuftificati�nbsp;amp; faluationem habere�

Inter noscnim qu�ritur amp;difceptatur, qua nam reiuftif�cenwG prehendentesgratiam illam, quaapeccatoSCmortefaluamur: nu openbsp;ra et iuftici� noftr� fint caufl� iftius dont, fiuepotius fola gratianbsp;ficator Chriftus. Id nos oportet dare exp�icare: facris feripturis connrnbsp;marc. Cum igiturill� doccant,iuftificatjonem noftri efl�gratuitomdonbsp;nummifericordi� Dei,�C propidatoris Chrifti beneficiumrncc^t�menbsp;rccipiin gradam, autremitu alqsfuapcccata, nifiquioblatamEuangenbsp;lio grati� promift�onem per fi'dem adprehcndant:per fidem autem,c|^^nbsp;agnofcimsslefum Chriftum DEI filium,efre unicam illam caufam,qu3nbsp;nobis impetrataeftrecondliatioamp; falus: non explicariuseaderediciplt;*nbsp;teft,qu� hac oratione,impius folafideiuftif�catur.Ira ut Paulus teltimonbsp;nium huius dodrin� allegatex Habac. cap. ij. luftusfidc fuauiua. Sicnbsp;cnim excluditurlexmepro dodrinaiuftificadonishabeatur, non nefefnbsp;uctur�H�nc funt i�la apud Paulum omnia, quibus pronundat Apofio/'nbsp;lusille, iuftos ef��amp;beatos coram Deo, gratis, fine Iegeamp; fineoperi^nbsp;busfuis, quicuncpin Chriftumlefum credunt. Necaliudagitillc, hi*nbsp;omnibus dicendi formulis, quam ne quis arrogetmeritum luftificatio-'nbsp;nis fuis openbusSlt; fadis� H�cenirngloriatioexclufaeft: donogta-'nbsp;tuit� iuftificationis�

Quiaigiturgratis,amp;^f�iieoperum noftrorum meritis iuftif�cainur: a-* deoi^ Deus,per Euangeli) promifl�oncm,hancfuam grad� benefice^/

*^btTiifericof propter Chriftum iuftihcemur,credenfcs Euan/ quodocemur dcillamifcricordiaS� feruatoreChriftoipoftula/nbsp;�''usrurfus ab ipfis noftro iurc, ut priusnos doceantclaris amp; nihil ambi/nbsp;j�^usargumentis Sd dem5ftrationibus,gradam iuftificationis gratis nulnbsp;�^otitingere, nec fufficere beneficia Chrifti ad uoftram gternam falua/nbsp;nonremitti nobispeccataquatenus Euangelio credimus, fednbsp;n^�tenus iufticias legt s habeamus, ut doeftrina Catholica, Chriftiana,nbsp;formam tandem reda�ta,talis eff�ciaturaion gratis neque per

Sed quando hocpactu pr^ftabuntCad GrgcoRz Ca�endaSjUtai�tC^V^ rufi ilia grade noia reti'nerein dodrina iuftificatiois Chriftianc uolut'nbsp;finant nos in gloria Dei,Chrifti,Ecclefjg totiiis confolanonc et confd''nbsp;entiaRi con�rmation� profitcri ac dicere, qgt; folain Chriftu fide,fi�^nbsp;ge et fine merins iufticiai^ noftrarum fa�uemur. N� alioqui fane,�nbsp;credere amp; confiteri non licet, gloriatio operum Sciniticiarum nofttari^nbsp;nonerituereexclufa:amp;non minima parsglori�,perquamc�tingit*^^nbsp;feratio DEI, beneficium redemptoris Chrifti, amp; uirtutes fpiritusfa�^nbsp;di, remiffio peccati, iufticiafaluans St! �terna uita, meritisoperumno^nbsp;ftror� debebicur.Hie optarim audire,quid aduerfarij ifti noftri,nbsp;hoftes,refpondere uellentrogati.Nam etiamfiin ea ipfa impiaient^^''nbsp;tia,quamdixi,finc,per quos operum m�rita contra grari�iufticiamo^''nbsp;fenduntur,tarnen non opinor tarn impudenter blafphematuros,utnbsp;audeant dicere ,qu� gratiam prorfus reqeiunt in totum: faltem niun�*nbsp;l'udiciummetuentes,fi deum non timeant.

Oportet igitur ingrati� gloriam credere amp; confiteri, impi�puUa�^ lia re prgterquam fola fide iuftificari coram deo: amp; efficidei filiumnbsp;tp pternp hpredem,Et noftra ilia aflertio que die�t,folafide iuftnbsp;non aliud uult, qua fi dicas, gloriatio meriti iufticiarum noftrarum �nbsp;exdufa. Qu� fi non eft Pauli, imo totius feriptur� in dodrina dciuK*lt;nbsp;ficatione, merito aceufabimurperfidi� 6lt;defedionis a lege faluant^*nbsp;Sed fi conftabit h ac efle dodrina Euangclq : pei fidi� accufari debent,^nbsp;defedionis a gratia,CHRISTO,EuangeIioamp;fidc, qui docentnbsp;mentis operum noftroru fa�uemur. Nos enim per Chriftum incan^'*nbsp;turn, pafium amp; mortuurn pro noftris peccatis faluamur: ft in eumbonbsp;nomine credimus, Neceft inaliofalustnecenim aliud nom�datum enbsp;fub ccelo hominibus, per quod oporteat nos faluos fieri: Acto. iifj*nbsp;quid obfecro aliud dicit h�cPau�i aftertio, quamquod nospr�d�^^quot;^nbsp;mus2�uidelicet,impium gratis, per mifericordi�ftdem, iuftificari,nbsp;pter Chriftum. Vbi dicit: Arbitramur igitur iuftificarihominem, p^*^nbsp;fidem,fineoperibuslegis.Item,gloriatioexclufaeft,perfidem. 09^nbsp;omnia fi damnantaduerfarfj, noshuiuscauf�indicium, defenConcmnbsp;amp; uindidamChrifto lefu commendabimus: quiglori�iu� non p�**nbsp;teft deefle.

Df 6o�o)-�m Nequeueroexcludimus, quodiamfupradixi, obedientiamerga*^^ opfrKJK �f� gem:feuoperabona, adodrina iuftift'eationis, tarnen h�cca�c-cejfmte,.nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nia quoqueftruitur aduerfus nos,ab aduerfarqsEuange�ij. )neeosc]^^

perfi'demiuftificatifuntfequantur. Nonmagisquam Chnltusa^ poftolih�c excludunt: a quibusdihgentiirimepotiusdocctur.nbsp;rum dodrina amp; exemplis admoniti, Sc nosrequirimusillamobeci^nbsp;entiam Stopera bona: amp; uocamu� adpccnnentiaminosqui Euan^ci^

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MdcruntQuomam Chriftusteftaturfeuem'fle, uocatum peccatores 3lt;Jpccnitennam. Eftautem tanta copia dodrin� de operibus bonis innbsp;fo'ipris Apoftolorum, ut nemo, uelparum fobrius cogitate poff�t,nbsp;*^ulto minus dicci'c ftatuerCjnuUam effe bonorum operum neceffi/nbsp;*3tem.Sed hancncceflitatem �C ufumnon explicant aduerf�rip imo eunbsp;^npcnituscoiTumpunt,Etcumnosdoccamus,qu�fitdignitas8lt;necefnbsp;operum noftrorum, tarnen non pudet cos ca�umni�, qua dicunt,nbsp;^Uodbona opera improbemus. Hocreprehendimus amp;damnamus, qpnbsp;^ihil quamhypocrifes operum docent: �^quod fuis operum doctrinisnbsp;^^lange�tjgloriam �C fidemabolenudenicp, quod mandata pliariiaicanbsp;^ontificum,dicunt ei�e cultum Dei, meritorium grati�,6lt;^ quod d�uranbsp;'�ltum faciuntneceflarium ad fa�utem�

Sdamus igitur neccfl�ria ciTe opera bona,qi!e prgftent homines prf, �de iuftificati:pr�ftcnt autcm,propter m andatum Dei, in f�dei exerdta/nbsp;��on�,incronentum amp; confirmationem. Neq? enimpotefi: durarc fidesnbsp;*'1 iUis,qui inten�peranter,iniufte,fiagitiofe,impie,nequitet fine pcenbsp;�'�tentia uiuunuDcoamp; ChriftoIcfuin omnibus rebelles. Debitoresnbsp;^*tn fumus, non carni,ut fecundum carnan uiuamus: fed ut fa (fia car/nbsp;�quot;�fpiritumortificcmus:utdocemurRoman,\ i.amp;viifi Sedaduerfari)nbsp;��^fti'ijitapr�dicant opera, ut D EOmiferationis gratiam adimant,nbsp;P H RIS T O iuftificatoris amp; redemptewris officium atep munu s, no/nbsp;^�sautem fidem amp; falutem: cum interim operibus pharifaicis tribuant,'nbsp;��ffitum grati�,iuftici� �tcrn� fa �utis, Nec enim predicant nifi ph anbsp;^a�asiufticias, externas philofophicas uirtutes:amp; legis fpiritualcmnbsp;uerc nufquam actingunt. Poftremum frigidas aliquot c�ri/nbsp;mandatory amp; doefirinarum homin�tquibusparc cumDei manbsp;^^fisgloriam tribuunt. Quod nunomodoferendiimeftChrifiianis�

^tgo perfidem grati�iuftificamur quidem a peccato: �^faluamur '��^�Vtcrnamorte: fed i�lanon eflresociofa,mortua �dfine fruefiibusnbsp;�^'^orum operum� Nam qui Euangclio crediderunt,habent fp�r�tumnbsp;l^'ifium.�qui eft eff�cax in ipfis amp;operatur Chriftianas uirtutes. De quinbsp;I p^Kgeexcmpli gratia. Roman,xfi.xiij. amp; xiiq.Gal.vAn.Ephc.iitj.v�'�nbsp;I lif amp;c. lamutnon funt Chrifii, qui illiusfpiritum non habent:nbsp;�^^�anum eft iaifiare fidem, eos qui fine pcenitentia amp; fine operibus bonbsp;uiuanc. Eft enim in impeeniten tibus fiagitiofe uiuentibus certa fi-'nbsp;h*�iticatio abfenti� fpiritus CHRISTI : nec poteft enim nifi fidesfiefianbsp;j!�*nis efic, quidam nephandus Deicontemptus, eoquod iaefiantnbsp;noiTe:q uemfa(fiisnegant, cum fintabominabiles,amp;in/nbsp;I'nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;omne bonum opus reprobi. quot;I it. primo, Necit enimpo/

, dpiiitusillefancfius,quioccup�tcred�tium corda,amp;in illis clamat, pater, ociofus Si fine frutfiu delitefeere: mufio min us ibi cf�e,ubi

impie 6^ federate uiuitur.Sed eft operofiff�mus,amp; farKfliflirna�y*^ tationum,confiliorum,ftudiorum,amp;fadorumautoratqgt; e..ecton �lt;:nbsp;ergopronunciamiis deucrain�hriftumfideteHeuideBccteatTirei^'^^nbsp;uadflimam, effieaciffimam amp; feracifl�mam operum bonorum.* uet^�Tnbsp;mnipotent�addeftrudion� peccarietmorns,atC^ad reparation^*nbsp;cix S)(. �terneuit�.Sed bona opera ilia,que ex hacfide,de qualoq** �nbsp;fluunt,nemo poteft ea �mpia opinione �i. m�te prgftare, qua doc^***P^*nbsp;ftare noftri aduerfarq : fcilicet, ut iufticiam amp; ui ta gternam i llis nobi s ptnbsp;opera noftra mereamur. H�c en ini opinio aduerfatur fidei, neg^�nbsp;dam,amp; redemptori Chrifto nuUupenitus faluationis honorem

Nos ergo non ferenda in iuria afficiunt aduerfarfj, quodimp^*^^ nobis, nosdocere, dodtrinam bonorum opcr�amp; morum fu'q?nbsp;habereteredentem eneiuftumamp;: uit^gterne heredem,etiamli perp^wonbsp;obnoxius maneatpeccatis morcalibus,8� fine p�nitentia uiuat.N^mctnbsp;h uius blafph emi dogmatis funt ai�crtores, quo didtur, fid� impijs quo-*nbsp;que, qui manentin impietate, contingere. Verum ift^ealumni�fun^nbsp;necefTario homin� impiorum,ignorantium ueritatem. Nos bona op^nbsp;ra loamus in parte Chriftian� iuftid�: quia iuftid�fidei frudusmcnbsp;conf�temur amp;teftamur, etiamfi detrahamus illis meriti faluationis gi�'*nbsp;ri�.'ficutnecdebetnecpotcftillis tribui.Sedaduerfarijponuntilbm^nbsp;cum amp; off�ci� feruatoris Chrifti: ideo grauior in iuria eft, qua deumnbsp;Chrift� lefum blafphemi afFiciunt,qu� qua nos. Areenthominesafo^nbsp;gnitionefalutis,propterauarici�etambitionem. Iftisem cupidnatinbsp;�mismetuunt,fi�uangeIr) et Chrifti dodrina pure doceatur ctrogneunbsp;auteerte rationis CHRISTI penitus funt ignari�

Neceft� eftigitur,utad bonoR2opcrum dodrin�reuertar,eos eju* deiufb'ficati funt habereina,et eas uirtutes qu� dedarentaeprob^� ucrcnbsp;illos promift�oni remifl�onis peceati credidift�. Vt fun t uerus dei nn^�nbsp;uera di�edio,fiducia,fpes,patientiain aduerfis,ettolerantiamaloi^ unenbsp;murmure aduerfus de�. V era diledio proximi, temper�tia, fobriet as, canbsp;ftitas,eomitas:et his fimiles uirtutesTtin fumma,ea omnia opera� quenbsp;inDeca�ogo D E V S anobisrequirinChriftuset Apoftolipr�dicantnbsp;et docent. NonPapifticarumc�rimoniaR� obferuationes: quales lun^nbsp;monachorum et fimiles,qug mandatum dei non habent, adeoep ilhs anbsp;uerfantur Ita funt enim hoc tempore cultus papiftici: preces ci munbsp;in exequrjs mortuoR:,peregrinationes et ieiunia, quibus propeceai^nbsp;p�nis fatisfacias, redemptiones indulgentiarum. Item feria fextanonnbsp;edere carnes,cafeum, lac: fed oleum, pifees. etc. Qu� fpedemnbsp;pietatis apud imperitos�fed reuera funt fuperftitiofo^, uau^et inuct i

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'^p��a,fient Paulus,�eftatur:Co�. q.Quinetiam funt perninofa et dgmoz Riorum docfiTin�,quacenus dicuntur mereri grao'am �C cultus dei efl�,nbsp;�Utquod fine peccato oinitti non poHint. Quanquam hpc opera urgenbsp;^tin tempfisrquia func qu�ftuofa: cum ilia diuinorum prgceptoR� ferenbsp;*�tgligantur,autnonmultumcurent� duiaambniofisnon mult�fer/nbsp;'*�unt:(pertinentenim ad ueramanimoRs humilicatem,amp;dile(ftionemnbsp;^ga omnes* )nec auaris adferunt ingens emolumen tum�

Nosergoin dodtrina bonorum opej^multisnominibuspr�ftamu^ ^'^iJcrfarijs. Nam primum, quia illa reponimus in locum �uumtqu�nbsp;oftido remouent aduerfarq ? Deinde, de uere bonis operibusnbsp;^ocemusamp; iubemus docere Ecclefias:uidelicet,de illisqu� deus pr�znbsp;�pit amp;;requirit. Qup aduerfarij non frequen ter predicant:amp; muItis phanbsp;^�axis opinionibus polluant atep prophananc� Porro,in altera partenbsp;' '^^tiftian� docftrin� diferte pronunciamus,mifericordi�D EI amp;red�gt;lt;nbsp;P^otis ChriPd beneficium efle y quod a peccato morte iuftificemur.'nbsp;^ongifiimeabeft a nobis reprehenfio operis boni* Opera enim uerenbsp;'^�laamp;requirimusamp;laudamus, feddocemusutdebito fini adpliceivnbsp;^'^��,Slt;ne fiantcumopinionecontra gratiamtEtfic pr�dicantesopera,nbsp;*quot;^�1 patiemur nos ab ullo homine reprebendi*

Pelagi'um damnauit Ecclefia, nonquia legisobedientiam amp; opera P^�ia requirebat: fed quia per liberi arbitrij impiam dodrinam gratiamnbsp;c I negabat. Docuit enim, quod homo libero arbitrio fua naturanbsp;P^fi�tinereti gratiam amp; uitam �ternam� Necopusefl�hominiadreznbsp;J^�tudinci-n uoluntatisgratia: fed feientiam eorum quid agas fufficerefnbsp;I tomodo fadebatexlegedodrinamiuftificationis: Euangelq �ciugt;nbsp;^'��icatons CHRISTI nullum penitusufumrelinquens.A cuiusnbsp;^�^^entia quantum abfintScholartid,quorum opiniones defendunt adnbsp;^tlarij noftri, ex eo liquet quo docent, quod liberum arbitriumfuanbsp;. quot;'tntepof�itadum moraliter bonum eliceretatqueillo mandata DEInbsp;difponerefe adreceptionem ^ati� ,adcoque gratiam ipfamnbsp;i^^^tam�ternam mereri� Horum debuihocloco admonereledorem:nbsp;�-; ^�2*tet feiat cumqualibus aduerfarqs nobis res fit. Qui indoznbsp;�'na l�oftra reprehendunt, quod affirmamus impium amp;peccatoremnbsp;f�lius mifericordt� D E I propiciatoris I E S V � H R fnbsp;* Ifidemiufbficari/

Q.V O D FIDES IMPirS ISTIS ^uipeccutii mortttlibin fine pceintcntiaindulgtnt^norfnbsp;d�bat ncquepo�itreile tribui'.

Idmus,nos itapr�dicare C H RI S T V M,ut affirm emus impfy twn folafidegrad� Siredemptoris Cbrifti iuftif�cari,fineleoe�^

finemenas operum fuorum*Nuncadt)ci�dutTi eft,aduerfatios nodt^ itapr^dicareopera 8lt; iufticias noftras,utadfirmennljarum men'risamp;i*!nbsp;ftiticari' impium 8lt; libarari a morte prorfus fi'negratia, Chnfto pro^nbsp;miflionis �uangeli) fide, Quanquam autem inprcdi'�s dehoe ert�tenbsp;femel illos atque iterum conuici, amen ei'ufdem mihi amp; hocloeoteuirtnbsp;cendi funt ,quia calumm'arum amp;conm�ciorum in gratiam nullumnec^nbsp;modum,neque finem faciunt.Nam quod hic pertraeftandum eft,cx kl''nbsp;fa fidei definicione, de qua egimuseapiteprimo huiuslibri,nouamalvnbsp;am, nee paruam calumniam ftruunt con tra grati�, fideinbsp;nisdodtrinam. AffirmantenimfidemEuangeliohaberipofle,abini/'nbsp;pio mandatorum D EI continuo trangrefl�retab eo inquam,qui peenbsp;catis mortalibus indulget,amp;tine omni peenitentia uiuit. Quarehocnbsp;quoep fcandalum,falfa:,impip 8^ blafphem� dodtrine remoueri debctTnbsp;�c Ecclefia ab eo rapurgari,ut uerbum Dei pure in illa rcenet. Namgranbsp;tipbcneficia mirabj�itereleuat,amp;: contemptibilia facit: fed caulTas erro/nbsp;ris propius in tu ea m u r,

. Satisconftatdo�ores meritiopcrum,amp; carnaliumiu�idarumno/ fTie�icantdo ftrarum,non ufurpare fidem,nifiprofpecula�iuarationisnoticiajftetl�nbsp;�aresoptru dorum:f�ue,pro credendorumnuda atque hiftoricanoricia: fine Hdu/nbsp;cia, qupadprehenditEuangelqpromii��ones, �dqua homo fenbsp;atep beatum agnofcic,per mifericordiam D EI, remittentem nobispee^nbsp;cata noifra,propter Chriftum. Qua�is efiepoteftnoticia in co, quibunbsp;ftoriasfacraslegit, ucl audit, amp; bominummoreiniaficnrit: etiamfi ta/nbsp;lemnon doceat,n� confo�etur,feu gubernet, perEuangeliuinnbsp;fandus. �gitur h ec eft ration is frigida cogitatio amp; inutilis,atq; adeo nonbsp;xia,finefirmoaficnfu ingratiarn:Slt;: nihilminus, quamChnf�anafi/nbsp;des diet debet. Nam ucr� fidei eft adprehendere gratiam proniifiam:nbsp;remiffionemp cccati femper ab hac petere, per Chriftumtnon aliun/inbsp;deexpedarefiue fpcrare�temam iiitam.Piiuatis iufticijs nunquamar/nbsp;rogare debitum iuftici� autfalutis.

Sed aduerfarij diaint,fe quoqj agnofcerc, quod remifl�oncm pccca^ ti,iuftic8am SuUitam �ternam a CHRISTO accipiamusiueiwicoiVnbsp;ditiona�iter,ut fi illamgratiam nobis per opera Sc iufticias nofirasptOnbsp;mercamur. Nam in tide rcquiiaint d��edionem: qua aflirmantimpinn^nbsp;' forma liter iuftificari. Atepita difcernere uo�unt pios abimpi}s.*uci in�^nbsp;illi,fideamp;incredulitatediH�rut:quosiftidifcernuntoperibus�cgis,quenbsp;prorfus cadem h abere poH�n t quihbet hypocrirg amp;pharif�i cum pijS'nbsp;Nec eft fides in co,quiopinionepromerendifalutem,iufticias Icgisia/nbsp;citihoc enim eft per op�ra fua amp; priuatas iufticias faluari uelle. �tqu�nbsp;htc errorpeperittot.fedas in orbe Chriftiano, totmonachorumitotdinbsp;fcriminaccnuerfationis, opaum�^uit�, cumprofefti'ouit� Chriftti/

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^^tlebeatuna ScfimpKciflimaefTerfidei in C H R. IS T V M,S^ pce/ � fntt�feu conuerfionis aboperibuspeccati adDeum. Nam Chriznbsp;J, /^Apofto�i docent, quod fidegrati� iuftificanunnonaddunt connbsp;|5'o�m meritiopcr� noftroRz, imoh�c omniu maxime excludunt.Tenbsp;^^fenim gratuicameflefaluationcmzamp;gloriationemmeritioperumnbsp;fforu exclufam ef�e. Poftea requirunt p�nitentiam feu opera bon a,nbsp;inbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;iuftici�fideifru�um.Atqui opinionemerendi falutem, faci

, ^^pr�dicant opera bona non retinene fidem: fed ab Euangelijfi/ ^�fgem relabuntur, gratiam CHRIS T VM abnegantes�

din nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;aflum credendi trip�ici modo diftinguunt* Primum efle �nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;..

t�ji^'^^^cdereDE VM:fecundum,credere DE��Sctertfum,crede/ l)ijnbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;Ddnde primos duos credendi modos eiiam iinpqs triz

(^ij^�^^amp;;poftremum,qucmfola diledionedifeernunt a prioribus,diz �nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;�P��^'''J�^gt;�1t^osea fide affirmant iuftificari� Ex quo darum eff�/

*�is p^^^'^�P^*'*busfine fidein Chriftum tribuantmerituin iuftibeatio dixij�ocum relinquam,ueldocendieaunbsp;oportet illamdifcernere, ne illos credendi actus nififulisnbsp;'quot;��uaiTJus, Sd a�tum amandi nullo modo interferamus� Nam ho/nbsp;loquitur.Denbsp;OEVM credunt: utin quemomnesfpesfuastotacordisfiznbsp;�ponunt: certiqueda Deorefpiciantur, exaudiantur amp; dcfendatiznbsp;I Qrj�^��^p�er Chriftum. Et hune tertium credendi modum aduerfarij no/nbsp;gnorant:dediledtioncfabulantur,fcdiniushicnoneratlo/nbsp;^bi'^'�^^�^^l^�oauerafideseiteAicaxdiledione. Decred�disdifputatur,nbsp;b�n�fices grati�,qu�nosnbsp;recipere: non de operibus obedienti� noffr� in Deum�nbsp;5�copum infidei pr�dicationeoportettenere.

Lombardus quidem in tel Exit, quid fit uere credere: iuxta modum accipias iHum loqui.Qiii uidetur pr�teznbsp;Scholafticis theologis:8lt; ifri �tati, in qua hocnbsp;cjuefunt uer�fidei in Deum.Sicnbsp;% r �n^^fit^otrjs,quas ex patribus mukis inlocisfinc iudicionbsp;eftcrederequodipfefitnbsp;^^^^^�*^^'^9oodetiammalifaciunt. fntelhgitautcmfacinoro/nbsp;flagitiofe, nequiter�C federateuiuunt, adeoCpnbsp;.Quafifidesfitderebusiud�c�ohumano raznbsp;I�;.^percept,bilib us: amp; non de folis illis, qu�funt incomprehenfibi/nbsp;figt;^^^?^�^ibiles amp; abfurdprationi:atqueadeo,quibus hdem habere, ninbsp;f inipulfi- afpiritu fancfo,non polfumus.Hoc ergo fi inteile/nbsp;^Ornbatdusjuunquam potuinetmalis fidem,quacreditur Devis,

COMMENT. DE P OE NITENT. . tribuere. Ncqncenim qmefdt, atn permanet, fpintus fandus ininbsp;qui earn aliter uiuunt: ut babes ca de redifler�tem Paulum ad Komjy Hr

Sed amp; Lombardi fententia aperriff�me r�pugn�t prophet� nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;�

nto�dllt quodeftpfal.xiij, Dixit inGpiensiii corde f�o non Quomodoigitur homo impius 8^ malus,poieft f�rmiter ftatuerlt;^�'nbsp;dere,efleDeum;' Verum ita f�t,ut incauti atep inconfiderantcslcp^ tnbsp;nunei�mus de rebus quas nunquam inteneximus. Non eilresii^ mnbsp;ris Uere8lt; indubit�ter credere, efl� Deumjquamexiffamatur anbsp;Non poflent enim non Honorare, metuere amp;dih'gere Deutn�nbsp;crederent: neepofl�nt ma�ipermanere: fide enim iuftificannJ^' *nbsp;Corneliutnbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;c�fidera,qualem effeceritfides Corn e�ium hominem Ethni'^J��^

quoin Adis apoftolids capitex.quacrediditDEVM:etiamfi^ ignarusefietfideiinChriftum,finequaneciuftifi'caricoramD^^��,nbsp;faluus efle potuit. luftificatenim Deus, remiflionepeecati,nbsp;CHRISTVM �ESVMcredunt:amp;hberac,propteriIlaiTifinbsp;a morte. Tameneafides,qu�contigeratCornefio, preambulantnbsp;Chriftum,Cneque enim finefi'de potuiffetco�ere Deum.nbsp;co bonum uirum, ftudiofum Dei: fiue ut Lucas aitjCeligofuninbsp;tem Deumtid quod eleemofynis, quas pr�ftitit populo, 8^nbsp;bus fuis ad DB VM, fignificantiflime dedarauit. Quid multiscbt inbsp;bardus,amp;quicunque fententiam eins fecuti Cunt,nunquamintcll^*�nbsp;omnesh�minesnaturainfipienteseire,c�cos,errantes,ignarosLnbsp;lefu Chriftijimpios amp;peccatores,fub imperio peccatiamp;qr�nidrPpjnbsp;boil : diuina non pofleintelligere, neque pofle efficaciter nifi a Fnbsp;fandlodoceri�nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;||

amp; ridicule atque impie de diuinis nugatur. Credere DEO, Credere deo. credere uera efle qu� Deus loquitur. Vbi rurfus de fomnio fuo nO*nbsp;refupinusamp;incogitansattexit, quodamp;malifaciunt. Sci!icct,honi�nbsp;improbiamp;impcenitentescreduntuerbo DeLquodetiam proftnnbsp;habetur,ab hisquos fpiritus fan dus non docct. Deinde qui pofl�ntnbsp;Il Uerecredere uerboDBh amp;non continuoimmutariamp;bonifi^''��^nbsp;hiodo promifiionis Euangelij fide in agone confcienti�aduerfusnbsp;tum,non deftituerentur.Eft enimuerbum iuftici�,5c totiuspietati^'nbsp;lutis amp;uit�etern�uerbum.Necpoteflcreditumnon effieaxnbsp;pe,Dei potentiaad falutem omni credenti.Ideoo'cdentesIibcratapnbsp;cato:amp; peceatores iuftificatamp; faluatapeccato 8gt;i�terna morte.nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;.

Verum Lombardo fermo eft, de frigidis Si ociofis fpeculatiou* rationis in uerbo DEI: non de uera fide, cluus irationem non intctif . jnbsp;Caroinerroribus impietatisc�ca,adeonon creditueraeflequa^L^^ 1nbsp;loquitur,utnihilperindeuanitatemefl�cxiftimet�^ftu�ucianxNo�V/ I

LIB B R SEGVN�rS^ goaffequiturcaptus naturalis in mail's eaqu� DEV'S l��jit�r�fed utnbsp;Ueus incornprehaifibilis eft,itaeius uerbum* �n bonis autem agit De/nbsp;**5 fpiritu fuo fan do: quare uanifl�mum eft dicere, quod ma�i, Deo lo/nbsp;SuaK�jCredant.Eftenimfpiritualifl�ma dodrina uerbi Deipr�dicatioinbsp;^l�anonpoteftnon offendi caro.Et Sophift� funt huius r�i teftes amp; hornbsp;��ibiliaexempla,Nih il enim ita abominantur, a�lt;^ fi quis dicat,in uer/nbsp;�oDei efle,quod fit fupra captum rationis: �egediuina pr�api,qu� uinbsp;��s liber iarbitri) SC human �rationis fuperentatt^ cj^cedant, �vifticiam,nbsp;gratis, per lolam peccati remifl�onem, propter fidem in CHRIS/nbsp;� V M,nuUicontingere ExiftimantenirnquodhomopcccatorpoPnbsp;*'tmandata Dei facere atque implere: mereri remiffioncm pe�c^ti amp; ui/nbsp;^�ternam, denique, quod habitus fuarum uirtutum ipfum iufbfi/nbsp;Jfit*Scd ft'cofM'nantibus ipfislexnon magis efi: uerbum Dei, quam ul/nbsp;dia rationis amp; philofophica dodrina: quia illius gcrmanum ufurnnbsp;�00 attingunt,et fpiritualiflimam dodrin� transformant in rationis CQnbsp;Mum.Euangehumueropenitusrcqciunt,amp;:damnanUnbsp;fi 4 P^^forn audiamus, de hac rationeitanosadmonentern J, Cor�nbsp;*l�/^nimalis homo non percipit ca,qu� funt fpiritus DEL StuUicianbsp;^�tteftilli,amp;n� poteft intelh'gere: quia fpiritualiter examinantur. Dienbsp;rogo,quomodo homo infipiens,impius,peccatQr.amp; malus,cre-#nbsp;'^^'^�eraeff�,qu�DeusIoquitur;� Numuerboincomprehenfibili po/nbsp;�^�iai�enfum pr�ebere:amp; quod fumm� uanitatis, fummeflultiei� loinbsp;^^abet;Etrurfus,fi doceatillumDE VS fpiritu fando,mediante uer/nbsp;^�d'^ofnodo poteft infipiens amp; mafos permanereCQuin potius, fi crenbsp;^��etbomo malus ueraelFe qu� Deus loquitur, mox in puluerem redinbsp;S^etur,terrore iudiciorum Dei ineuitabilium: contritioiie fui amp;defpenbsp;coram Deo, nifi per Euangelij confohtionem feruaretur a def/nbsp;PQ�atione, amp; tanqu� ex mortuis uit� reftitueretur. Sunt igitur odof�

Utiles fpeculationes,de quibus Lombardus Sd Sophift�fabulantur, �'Oreferia.Quacro enira,quid adurus fit homp jmpius 8lt; malus,fce/nbsp;*Dusindulgensfinep�nitentia,fiuerecognofcati8x^credat,feeftegenbsp;mortis �tem^filiumtnifiprotinus confolationem capiat exnbsp;I ��ngelio, de peccati remifl�one fibi fada: de recon ci liato Deo amp; acce^nbsp;propter CHRIST VM. Sed h�c paradoxa frtiftra eftnbsp;'pientibusamp;f incredulis incuIcare.Nihil autem faciliuseft, quam lonbsp;Unnbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;garrire: �dqu�cunque in buccam ifti ueni/

f nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;iudicio amp;ratioe.Sed uera,firma et c�fentanea feripturi�

hsdicere:idnonperindc promptum eft omnibus facere �lt; preftare^ � frtium modumeredendiitadefinit Lombardus:credere inDenm,nbsp;�^edendo amare, credendo ei adh�rere, amp; eius mebris incorporari.nbsp;^�daudio;7Vdus �redendi in Peum, quo oportet omni uerbo eius

�coniQantlflime afTentinjti'mere comminanones ir�,fidere3cni'tip�'^^j fionibus gratig,is,mquam,alt;Sus defimtur per adum amandi,^P^^nbsp;bitusui�rtutum noftrarumcficpoflan etiamego ex quo�ibef,quan^nbsp;qiie rem efRcere.Ergo hac defcriptione Lombardus, amp; quinbsp;tl funt, redeunt adfa�iuam: qua imburi, ctiam a�iosconfpuuntJ ,nbsp;hac tota congerie uerborum amp; fententiaR�, credendo amare, crednbsp;in eum i'rc, amp;c.nih� aliuduo�unt dicere, quam in fidenbsp;hocfolumeflc,quoddicitur, credere Deum,amp;crcdere Dco�nbsp;do multi imprj credant fcilicct,adeocp ipfi diaboli. Sednbsp;pera dilccflionis pr�dilt;flis duabuscredendi circunftanttjsacccd^'�^'nbsp;uerumefle,quodfupradjxi,nofi:rosaduerfarios,itapf^ ,nbsp;legem,opera 8lt; noftras iufticias, ut affirment illarum meriflsnbsp;lit o^ribuf, ficariimpium �dliberaria morte.�prorfusfinegratia,fineCHR*^nbsp;fine^e,nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;promiffi'onis Euangdi) fide. Si cn im impios amp; malos n ihi�nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;..

dere Deum amp; Deo:nec pfjs prodeffe iffi aclus credendi pofiunt. peribus dilclt;ftionis iuftificamurmihil opus habcmus gratia, aUtr^^^nbsp;ptoreChrifto. Sed gratiafecureabqcipoterit: �C iufticia exnbsp;Sicut etiam docent, qui affirmant impium fide formata illaiufi�^^,nbsp;Noiabis igitur, hoc pado Sophiftas non difcernerepios abnbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;/

pcnesfidemamp;incred�litatemrutfieri debuit, fed noua fictione.'p^ pera amp; iufticias �egis. Sed inde neceftario fequitur quod operanbsp;pietatislocohabcnt:amp;^ Chrifto redemptcri nullum honorem.nbsp;men firpenumero fiat, ut impfj fpeciofiora amp; amplioraoperanbsp;quam prj.Quare hie tertius credendi modus non red:e definitnt P^^^nbsp;dum amandi,per habitus amp; uirtutes noftras:debuit enim difinif\Pnbsp;dum credendi, aut minime difeerni a duabus primiscircunfia�^�^'1�nbsp;FWei i/lt;/�jy�=nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;Diuerfus ucro credendi modus is futurus erat, amp; fidci

cant. ficantiSjfidefiniiftentillumper conftantemfiduciam,inpromifi��^�^, gratig amp;� feruatorem C H R1S T V M. Sed omiflo fidei Lminfnbsp;quatenebras opinionumnobisinillapoftremafideidefcriptione�nbsp;derunt:amp;quidem,perquasoperibusnoftrismeFitumiuftid�nbsp;tribuerunt.Namhoc fabulofum commentum ita placuitillis, utunbsp;rintimpiumaliter nec iuftificari, needifeerni ab impijs pios ponbsp;per operaddedionis. Lombardus enim,quemhabentSophifi^nbsp;giftrum irrefragabilemea in re,ficdicit:per hanefidem, C inteftig^�nbsp;tium modum credendi,cum fophiftica defcriptione a dus amandi.nbsp;ftificaturimpius:utdeindeipfafidcsincip/atoperariperddedione.nbsp;bi hie fit men�io promiftionum grati� �� fiduci� in eas':� Vbinbsp;�ESV CHRISTLNumhoc eftadpIicarefeadEuangelijnbsp;nes,amp;fideeas redpere, ft' credas Deumefle�C uera efle, cu�nbsp;quiturcin EuangeliodocemurdercconcihatoD EQ,remiftenteno^^^ I

nofira Sidefendente nos a quibuflibet ca�amitatibus pcccati, '�di8(:d,abQ�,gpej.(g {q [^IS yy Mtadeoep lib�rante nos ab �ternbsp;^�^orte. Necefl� eftigitur utinfideiuftificante agnofeas Deum, tibinbsp;P ^^UmDeum efl�rhoc eft, dementifiimumpatremamp;proccdtorcm.nbsp;/^f�iii��onesEuange�fjnon fimpliciteruerasefle,fedtibiloqui Sduenbsp;dfe:ut G-edens ineasaccipiaspeccatiremin�onem amp; pofi�deaSjh�nbsp;/^teacccptam,uit� �ternam.Omniah�cbeneficiotraditi propecznbsp;�^noftris CHRISThSd fineoperibus dile�ionisnoftris.Hoccfi, finbsp;l^'^erito opcrumtetiamfi operadiledfionisamp;^ iufiieia ilia obedi�ntie nonbsp;^�Ueram fidcminfcparabi�iter confequantur.

^figitur in fideiuftifi'cante non funtnifi duo illi a�tiis credend!,qui J^iintur, credere D E V M amp; DE O: Item,opera dile�tion is faccre�nbsp;A^�dfiatobfecro fi tracredat hom� impiusC'Hocefl,crcdat Deum efle,nbsp;P Suidem iudicem fuum efie: cum homotalisfitimpius Si peccatorC�nbsp;''��ficredatuerirati feriptur�, qu� teftatur impium feupcccatoVem darnnbsp;^icorain D E O;� Nonneifti dotTtoresfacicntta�emruercin fempiternbsp;^�^defperationemǒPrimum, quia de confo��donibus Euangelfj eumnbsp;'Edmonuerunt;nihil de Chrifto redemptore Siiuftificatore. Deinnbsp;b^^iaiufticiaslegispro gracia illi pr�dicauerunt: Siperniciofamopiznbsp;ci ingenuerunt, qua leexiftimatperfe�l�obed�'enti� erga �cg�nbsp;debitorem. Nec poteft cum tali opinion e, quifquis eft in ea, nonnbsp;' '^^etandem indefperationem. Nam opera diledionisnoftrafuntim?

^'^fffta:5iinuniuerfum,omnesiuftici�carnis funtimmund�* h�c fequenda ma gis produnt Loinbardiim: qu� etiam poftc�nbsp;''��nesSophiftasobnoxi'ost�uerunt.Namfides,inqLn't,quam d�monbsp;falfi Chrifiiani habcnt,qualitas mentis cfi:fcd informis, quiafinenbsp;^^itateeft.Ex quo uides, quod uim fa�uationisfidei nuUamtribuut,nbsp;p^'^�quatenus operadiledfonis habet. Sedobfecro liic ludusamp;impo/nbsp;^�^�iierborum nonne g�oriamfalutis nofir� adimunt gracie amp; feruanbsp;l^�^*Chrifto:amp; operibus nofiris illam trihuunrr Hoceft,operibusabnbsp;ypocrius,amp; fine uerail�a �diuftificante fide,fadis. Ncq? il�ud eftdif/nbsp;^tceuer�fidemafi�tatficutfierifo�ct cum dcoperibusdi�e�fionislonbsp;^^^iir,uteffedibus fideitfeu fructibus externis, fignific�tibusfidetnnbsp;'quot;dis.Sed eft opera no ft ra faccre eaufTam iufiificationismempc, fi ercgt;'nbsp;D Ey M amp; D E O nihil proficit,ntfi quatenus operadile�fionisnbsp;' liKnbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;finon eftoperaprgdicarequod impium iuffificcnt,ac

[, ^^ntapcccato amp;morte,finegratia,fineChrilro,amp; fine promifisonis fide, uelim abaliodoceri, quomodo hoceorumcomm�tuninbsp;�^�blafphemiacxcufari queat.

c�inetiam aduerfarij noftri ,quidefendutifi:asSophi(t�casopinso dodrin�,de gratuita gratia amp; feruatereChrvnbsp;! 'nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;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

COMMENT. DE P OE f� I T E N T; fto^uam�pGsoppon�mus,cxccranturamp;damnant,utimpiafW�nbsp;ptuofam, ctToneam, fiIfamS� h�reticam: tor mim nominibuseamin/'nbsp;famant. Neque ueroreciperelicQ, quodpoftulant, opera noftra^cnbsp;pardalem caufam luftificationis. fufhficadoenim ,utf�penbsp;amp;ftrmiHnnis (cn'ptur� teftimon qsprobat�,eftgratuicinbsp;nec fignificat opera SC uirtutes noflras,fed remi��oncm pccafl�E*'o �nbsp;utuntur quidem Sophift�,�n fuo illocommentode fideformaiajp*nbsp;cuIa,Sola:tam�in dodrina aliud nihileffiaunt,quam utcredan�^�nbsp;operibusiuftificarijgranaDE�,amp;feruatoreChrifto,exdufis.CInbsp;n�m habetffte tertius modus credendi, uca Sophiftispr�dicat^^*^�nbsp;incertain Si. fiigidam rationis opim'onem, de Deo, quod fitnbsp;quaturc* Qu�fidestarnen perfenulh'profit, nonhberetap^^�^-morte:cum amp;^raa�iscontingat,CuthocSophiftis interim dernus. Jnbsp;opera dikdionis, meritoria grati�, iuftiri�amp;uit��tern� f/nbsp;Certumeftergoiflosperoperafuameritumfaluationisfibipo*^�^ \nbsp;negratia,ftneCHRISTO,Sdfine Euange�rj fide. Vt non mu�o^sanbsp;fem, quod mco iure pofl�m: nempe, impoflibileeflc homini� cui �nbsp;dionem tribuun�,habered{Ie(rtionem:quia h�c finegrati�nbsp;propitiatorislefu Chriftifide, nulliscontingit, Adeo�i�eh��to��nbsp;Sophift� �C aduerfari) noftriinfuaopinatafide; amp; ludaic�pfo*�^*^nbsp;de iulliaa,8(f fidem Chriiri'anam pen itus euer tun t�nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;n;,/

Non funt ergo hdei doulores, nequedefendant pietatcmCBf* nam, fed opprimunteam: quodturpiffimum eft eiquinbsp;dodor Chriftianus, nihil quam uanas opcrum hypocrifcs pr^^^^nbsp;acdocent. Erigunt in nobis operum noftrorum fiduriam.'S^nbsp;dei fepeliunt. Fidem nominant quidem, fed nihil dH iribuuPt:nbsp;intelligunt quidem,quidfitfides,Confitentur CHRISTnbsp;um cfle,pronoftris peccatis: fed ore tenus. Quia dant huncfonituni,nbsp;mentc�^fpiritu. Moxenimdetrahuntilli hancgloriam,perpropn�nbsp;operum�dmeriti carnahum iufticiarumdodrinam.Etcur nonponi�^nbsp;ne f�co,amp; fine fidione,nudjs atcjp apertis uerbis,dicunt quod lentJ��^nbsp;uidehcetjmpiumamp;peccatorem, nonperraifericordi� f�dem,proP^nbsp;Chriftumiudificari:fed propterfuaoperacFictis enim fob's nominiu^nbsp;amp; addolum inftru(!l:is,quodfortal�isignoranteramultis facftum^'nbsp;fedtamenfaclum proc�ldubio artificio amp;:ftrudura Diaboli, imp^^^nbsp;tis imponunt.nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;.

C�tcrum dedtleutioneoportet itapronunciarc,amp; iuftici�frU'-�^ �D/- operibufnbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;necel�ariam credenti. Sunt enim opera dilcdionis uer�fidn

�ileiiienif, tcrnisfignis:ucfirmi(Bnwir.fit,cumquidilelt;ftionem non habet, dem habere-Regn at enim contcmptus DEI in omnibus dlis,quinbsp;nbsp;nbsp;j

^nisnoftrg,amp;remiffionem peccati amp; uitamaernamaccip^amus.In funi ^a,ncmo pius, iuftus, fan�us Sebeatus effe coram DEOpoteft,nifinbsp;H^atenusinChriftum Icfum, utautorcm amp;caufl�m, fu� �terngf�lt/nbsp;''tatis,a-edit.Contra,do�oresfideiformat�beatumpronundanc,euranbsp;op�ra meritoriaiuftici��^etems�tiitghabeat. hoceft gran'amnbsp;I ��^cere:amp;a CHRISTO(cruatoredeficercadkscm,hoceft meter/

��siufticiamtribuant,quihabentoperalcgis,pnuatasiufticias,quasme qu^eejlsophi �^'toviasfingunt �terne �itg. Credentibusautemnontribuant iuftict/ �arum.nbsp;^�la^necquod accipiantper fidcm, cternamuitam. Non igitur farisf�citnbsp;HdeideCaiptionejUorum aduum credendi folum facere mention�,nbsp;S^i�ocantur credere Deum amp; Deo:�ueeftc Deumjamp;ueraipfumlo/nbsp;Quapropter intertiacredendi circunftantia. onadirunt nos credc/

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^�^?eterng hgredes,propter Chriftum� Verum, hue negligunt:amp;: loco ^�^sdeoperibusdileftionisloquuntur� Cumautem hacfideiuftificenznbsp;non poteftdici, illam malis contingere, qui fine p�nitenn'anbsp;fanent. Gubernanturcnim afpiritufanclo: necpoftuntnon proficerenbsp;nia iuftici�. Vcfdas diabolt commentum efie,m grati� contumeli�nbsp;'nnfidunrftdem impqs Si malis contingere poft�, n� minorem quamnbsp;Pijs, nifi qued operibiis dilecT:ionis fintin'eriorcs impq pfjs*

COMMENT. DE P OE NI T E N T. fituirtutum amp;adionumnoftrarum� qu�cftali�na qualitasStuirtu�;?nbsp;uidelicct Chrifti,amp; meritorutn fanguinis eins. loan, irj.vi. etc.nbsp;opera^a Nulla igitur caufla erat, cuf indelcriptionefidei facerenc mennonenbsp;alt;^�samandi:nifieffedu explicare uoluiffent,tanquani f�gno^uiniii�^nbsp;^^�on pK)t r? fidei, qua careant fide credences. Debuit tarnen feorfim did de acwnbsp;credendi: amp; diferte expb'cari, qu ar urn rerum noticia, afienfu,�d�duoanbsp;coram deo iuftificemur. V �delicet,adprehendentes per fiduciam cordis,nbsp;EuangelrjpromiflionemSi. CHRISTVMredemptorc.N�poi^nbsp;demum,�^de diledionedici fecure potuiflet:tanquamdeeffc(^�^ nbsp;dufidei,non cauflaadprehenfiua falutis.Fideenim in gratuitaii�?�^^'^nbsp;Chriftum redemptorem,non diledicaiis merito adprehendnbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;�

uationcm: iufti Si beati propter C H RIS T V M, non propter lU das noftras. Diledioneautem, hoceft,operibus bonis,quiuera *nbsp;preditifumuSjglorificamusprogratiadeumamp;redemptoremChf� 'nbsp;Et omnibus modis caueamus hancimpiam opinionem,nbsp;ftare opera,fidetformarsedodorcs:fciIicetjUtremifiionepeccati,tunbsp;am et uit� �ternam ill is nobis mereamur. Sed hoc perniciofumnbsp;opprimit gloria Chrifti:amp;fidem Ghriftianaextinguit.

9(ffUMetttur4,ijfj terttuSententiai^,dift.xxitj.hgcfcribit:Etquoni�fidesnonpc�'��*.. tendit in deu,tanquam in fine ultimum,nifipro utefi iunda chaf�*^nbsp;Qnare hoc, m i Bon auetura: Si un de probasC�Tu cm illoeomento^^nbsp;tcndis,utbeneficia gratie negcs gratuita efletncges redpi gratianbsp;adeoq^ neges fid�iuftificantemaden� tlli qui no habeat opera,nbsp;iuftidam Si falutemereaturO Ideo adus credendi in deum,nbsp;peradum amandi, non tanquaper adum proprium:fed tan^^^tnbsp;dumannexum.Sed dicnobisacuriflime magiftroBt,quomodo*^�nbsp;fedet�dit indeumfides,tanquam in fine ultimum, illius in quoetnbsp;tuitcgrade S^propidatoris Chriftifiducia:amp;^ qui deofu�grat'P^^ 'jnbsp;amp; CHRISTO redemptoris, toto corde tribuitv Deinde,nbsp;perfede tendit in deum,tanquam in fine ultimum, qui opera dil^nbsp;no modo fine fiduda gratig,uerumeti�contraeam fiducic�fadttnepnbsp;fibi feruiat,fibi mereatur falutemCet nih il plane r�f�r�t ad gratisnbsp;AutdenicpnihilnedidtChriftus,in�lo:ficemdeusdilexitmtJ�y .nbsp;fili� fuum unigenitumdaret,utomnis cjui credit in eu nonnbsp;beatuitam �ternatetiamfiappendicem ill� adusam�di non addad -quo pollet addereC Vos e.�i Sophiftpdidusill�ad� am�dinbsp;um uitp�terne,dec�digno. At Chriftus amp;ApoftoIi teftantnbsp;finemeritisoper�noftroRt faluemur. loan.xvfi.hgceftuita�tcrna,nbsp;gnofc�tte foI�ueRz deutet que mififti lefumChrift�.H^cfent�tianbsp;gniti�ideietIefuChrifti,uric^qeftppromiff��is eu�gcli},deg^^ ujf.nbsp;pterna falute,fid�,tribuit laluation�.Ad�ot� iuftidjs noftris ill�^^

liber sec V N D V S __ Memadmodum amp;illa Pauli, Roman aq. �uftificati gratis perdra/,nbsp;�quot;'^ipfius,perredemptionem, quafeftin CHRISTO lESVjqucnjnbsp;P�^Qpofuit Deus propiciatorium, per fidem in fanguine ipfius�nbsp;^^elt;ptamenexcluditurdiledioh�sfententqs,ne fequatur. Neceflanbsp;ut fequatur. Quia argpit incredulitatem adeOejSd DEIcontemnbsp;qui fine ddcctioiie 8lt; fine p�nitentia uiuunt. Cum enim denbsp;i '^'^�^^�one loquimur, includimus ea omnia officia amp; opera, qu� h�cnbsp;P'^^{tarefoIet,Deo in obfequium, amp; proximo m bonum SC utilitatem:nbsp;^^32amp;pr�cipit Deus, amp; fidem exercent, Slt; feruatamuniuntconfcien/nbsp;contra tcntationes defperationis. Neque enim poteft fibi promitte/nbsp;5pfopiaum DE VM, quieiusuoluntati in omnibus refiffit: nullisnbsp;J^'^isoperibus, Si nulla Chriftiana pcenitcntia fiorcns . Sed rurfus,nbsp;�a arrogans Si fuperba fiduda merid opcrum n oftrorum, quae fal fo uonbsp;diledion is opera, reprehendi debet: qu ia reuera n ih il min us eft in

�sopcribus, quam dile�io. Mimefts habet operum ddediom's, ^^anfaicas hypocriftis: a dilecftione ueroabeft longiffime. Qti� eft einnbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;lt;

^'lla djIeCtio,qua te fingis amare DEV M, Si amare proximum pro �eum: cum operando tua folumfpedesSiquxras;quot; confidifqucnbsp;jnbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;penitus recedente a Deo, quod per opera tua faluerisC Pura dile/

, moperandonon fpecftarenifi Deipr�ceptam uoluntatem, ut� ,'^cfacias:obfequium illi pr�ftaturus,qui te uocauitin gradam reconnbsp;^��'ationisS^�terngfaiudsperCHRIS T V M. Oportet em hancfjnbsp;^^gt;^rennere,qugfonseftSi cauffa Chriftiangdiledionis�

. ^oftremumcur adum proprium fidei uos Soph iftae non explicatist 4^ proprie re iuftificetur impiusCNam fi Deus iuftificat eos qui Eunbsp;^'^�dio oreduntjUt fcriptur� teftantur,quid uosdiuinumdecretum cornbsp;^�^�pitis. Si torquctis illudad op�rantes^ Fidem nominaris, cum talt;nbsp;^iiinueftra fidei defcriptionenihil habeatis non commune impqs:

1 j^�pfa re coadidetrahatis fidei iuftificadonem. Nam Siappendix il !nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;diledione, nihil facit ad fideipredication?. Quinedam opera prae

'^^^iquafifintmeritoria faIutis,eftrelabiafide,Siabiiceregradam,at a C H R1S T O ad legem deficere. Promdehis argutr)s,per de/nbsp;tionemadus amandi in fide,abftrahimurmiferiagradg fiduaa, �i.nbsp;i^^^cmptoris Chrifti : Si legem compellimur pro falutis dodrina habe

Quod plane non eft, quam eternam uitam, commutare cum aeterna orte Vy nobis ahtoribus, Siconfirmatonbusoperationisiand Sitarnnbsp;erroris.

l)rn� nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;lt;=i'edeteDeS^

'Srqj adeo Deumcffe,quod fe uocarianobis Sicredigaudet: nempe '^cntifflmum Si fidelifiSmum patrem7 Verum hoc unde feias, niff

perEuangeliutrijdc gratuita mifericordiadei qua I'gnofdtur peceatfs ttoftris propter C H R IS T V Mc'Cuius fides, quomodoh�caiinenbsp;Kum adum amandi habere poteft, quo confidi't homo, quodper operanbsp;amp; I'uftici'as fuas mcreatur ui'ta �ternam�'Nonne hoc monftru eft,amp;Wa

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far ?formata, �rrant�set a�iQsfeaitn 0^/ j,p^ientes.Opei'a pharifaica prgdi'cant docentrC H RIS T VM inbsp;non prgdi cant, Nominantf�d�:fed rem gIori�Chrift�,fi'deiittnbsp;amp;faluantis, fuis fophifti�is cauillatioqibus omnino diflip�i:

H'i nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;quod ignorantes hocf�ciant amp;fecen'nt: tarnen fad^

�^�cerunt. Quare nifi a fuis pernitiofis opinionibus Iiberati fuez agone confcienti� amp;^aroculo mords, Cquando in te�figiturnbsp;%nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;imperf��iio amp; immundida iufticiarum nofl:raiy:8lt; qu?

�jj-^aliunde falqs, nifi a gratia S/i. feruatore C H R1S T OO nemo *s,8lt;; omnibus quos errare fecerut/aluari poteft.Nam fides �hrinbsp;Punbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;profiteri, quod gratis, per mi�eficordiam,amp; fer uato^

ki ��, RIST V Mjfine lege amp; fine mentis iufiidaTtim noftrarum, fal � peccato bc ab aeteraa morte. Contra qua.'i'� qui fapiunt, T^idesdifeerignbsp;pbsnbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;agunt,nunquam in �ternum pofiunt faluari� nifi5 fuis im/ nitpia

fior� nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;�^�fcernipd abimpijsdebent: di�ectione uero,utfignoexte

fifanait 8lt;impi), Cquales natura omnes homines tOfJ^^�^Sf^Ofautes DEI, amp;inepti ad ueram atqueperfelt;flam iufticiamnbsp;t� O E O, poflentcredere omni uerbo Dei : nemo illos accufa-*;nbsp;impietate poflet,credentes DEO.quia mox inftificar�'*nbsp;fpiritu D El, perillius uerbum,gubernarentur, Viuitenimhonbsp;Qj �^oinni uerbo, quod procedit de ore D E I :iuxta prophct�tc/nbsp;^fiium amp; CHRISTT Sed in uerbo credito : hoc eft, in fide exnbsp;t�,^ � fpiritu fando, Quare res uiua eft, amp; efficax atque omnipo/nbsp;� �fa homine fides : amp; iuftificat impium, amp; liberatum a peccatonbsp;(jj^�^^orte, sternum beat. In fumma, ef��cit ex fi�i) s diaboli 8^ �tav, Efficaiitt utfnbsp;D E I amp; h�redes �tern� uit� . Itadeefi�catiauer^:^'quot;^^^^^**

( nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;PauIuSjRoman.i.Non erubefco Euangelium Chrifti�

j .^�^ffr uerbum DEI efficax efte,in illis qui credunt, EtSeho/ b^J^Q'^ores, belli Theologi, fingunt impioscredere omni uerbo^nbsp;f� �S Si uerbum fine ef��catia amp; fine frutftupofte in ipfispermanenbsp;jScholaftici de pharifaica amp; fpeculatiuanbsp;noticia in uerbo,folum loquuntur: qu� eft liter� noticia,nbsp;t!l /^�^ffaiad faluationem nihil prodeft, De pradlica noticia, in quanbsp;^^^�*^'*** � ei'edere, f�dere ac niti promiftionibus D El,nihilnbsp;, fintur: neque quicquam de ea intelligunt. Hoc dixi fecundo lo/nbsp;I eapite ut fidem noftram confirmatius muniant, �ontraeo^nbsp;^��f'esradonisde fid�.

o?/rdf Efiouero, Diabo�� credantjhoceftjcred�t ef�� Deum ,8^ uera noniorum. loquj'.Quid tum�'quid hoc ad nos�qutd diabohcredantT�Num diaboli*nbsp;loquitur DE VS,ut fideuab� falut fiantC� Aut habcntifti�qukquamt^^nbsp;inune nobifcum,in credendoC� Deindc,fihocredetribin�ur diabol'^�nbsp;quod uerbum DEI,uerbum grati�,fide adprchenderepoflinKturnbsp;poteruntScdilcdioniSjfeu operum uerbum adprehendere,at�p�^\nbsp;uari�' Poftremum, num de fide diabo lorum Iitigabimus Chri^^^nbsp;carelinquentes,qu�adnospertinent: amp;quibusDeus nobisnbsp;Quis audetaff�rmare,Deuminpromil�ionibus grati�diabo�^^^^^*'nbsp;Certe,neipfi do�toresfideiformatg hoc conc�dent. QuomoSo^� .nbsp;tribuiturdiabolis uerbi DEIf�des:inquo Deus nihil loquitur�Pynbsp;tint quidemdiabolihumano generiprom�Tam elTefaluteminCh'^ ,nbsp;lefu. Quia non potuerunt ignorare, hoc quo didumeft :nbsp;ponam inter teamp; muliererri: amp;interfemen tuum,amp;fernemHiu�'nbsp;S V Mconteretcaputtuumtamp;tum�rdebiscalcane�eius.Qp^rt�i*;'^^nbsp;quam potuerunt diaboh ignorare Deum,Sc qug graua nobisnbsp;fit ,nuncexhibita,pro reftitutione noftri ad �ternam fa�utem. j �4

. ideo uerbumgrati� ipfipotuerunt fide adprehendere: tanquam uandi.Quodtarnen eft uerefidei,amp;: uere credenris in DEVM*^Lnbsp;eriam hac pr�miftionecoadi funt defperarefalutem:utqu�ip^^nbsp;fabatur,ficutrurfus diaboli aduerfantur promift�oni, amp; falutinbsp;credentiumin CH RIST VM.i.Pet.v.H�cigitur non eftfi�^^�,nbsp;in literisfacrisagitur,amp;qua afi�rmanturiuftificariimpijtfcireal�^Pnbsp;miftam efl� falutem,eamqpi llis inuidere.Sed nofle acfcire,aHeo^^^|^gnbsp;miter credere,fibi efle promiflamiamp;promift�onem grati� f�dcnbsp;nbsp;nbsp;i^�,

dere.Quarc non debuerunt Lombardus amp; Sophift�, collatiot^^ qug eft in diabolis, fidei qua peccatores iuftificam ur amp; faluainf''nbsp;terna morte,tamaudacterdetrahere:amp;eius gloriam minuerc:nbsp;gratiam DEI, amp; beneficiumredemptoris CHRISTI tanH^^Pnbsp;mente blafph ema re.nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;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

Diaboh non hominum faluti tantum, fed amp; Deo SC omni eins r��, quantum polTuntrefiftunt: 8d ueritatem uerbi eius calumniafnbsp;^Vcdocemurexcmp�o Genefisirj.Item alio Matth.iiij.Etinnbsp;zaniorum Matrh. xiij.Et Paulus teftaturd�moncsimpiarumd�u^^^nbsp;rum autores elle.prima Timoth.iirj.Et q.Cor.xi.didt,nbsp;Satanam tranffigurari in angelumluds: nimirum utfimphobust* �nbsp;cautis imponat,amp; fenfus illorum corrumpatjamp;auertatillos a fidtnbsp;plidtate,qu� eft in CHRISTVM. Didt pr�tereadiabolusobno?^*^/nbsp;nere impiorum hominumcordatutuerbofalutisaduerfenturamp;^^g^

� dicant.Sicutfedt Alexander �rarius,dequoeft,tj.Timoth.iitj�^ ji mentes infidelium exc�carcdidtur,ut non lulgeat eis illuminatienbsp;�

gelijgloriae CHRISTbqui eft imago Dei, Igiturtant�shcft�s 8^ ad/ ^�erfariusDei, Chriftiamp;falutiseledorumdiabolus, nonpoteftDeumnbsp;pforfusncfcire:fednumidcirco diabolifidem habere poflijnt candem,nbsp;^iiamfaIuandiperChriftum,nifi quod diledionem non habe�tCVi/nbsp;^fsergoLximbardumamp;Sophiftasin do�rina fidci nihiUoqui de fi/nbsp;adprehend�tc promiflionc falutis,qua una iuftificamur faluamur.'nbsp;I Necp uero dubium eft,diabolos odio D EI,amp; perp�tuafalucisdefnbsp;j P�^tione,horribiliter crucian: quod fortaft�s uoluit, qui dixit:d^mon esnbsp;^�cduntSdcontremifcunt.Sedh�cdefide�VaboIorum plus fatis. Quidnbsp;ad nos quid credant. Sed Lombardus, Sophift� amp; aduerfarrj noznbsp;Khuius didfi occafione, 8d. per fomnium fuum de fide, corr�punt no/nbsp;�suerbum grari�,amp; fidem ex cordibus noftris erjciunuquam pro ofi�/nbsp;J'obono{^dodor�Ecclefigplantarepotiusdebuer�t,amp; animisnoftrisnbsp;radicarc.Nuncautem euellunt SC deftruunt:quod om/nbsp;��^potiff�mumineosdidum efte uolLimus,quihoctemporedo(ftrinbsp;fidei aduerfantur.lam igitur confidera,quo iure tribuaturnbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;judet

4'^1 malofpirituag�tur, amp;finep�nitentiauiuunt,fidcs. Num impijsnondt J^iftiimpri,prophaniamp;fceleratihomjnes,qui finepeenit�tia uiuittnbsp;, '^coperibus bonis, poflunt credere Euangelio,amp;f�depromiflion�nbsp;I ^^^^rccipereC hoc eftjpoiTunc ne credere, quodhabeantreconcih'a^nbsp;' placatum, propicium amp; fauentem D E V M : qui ipfis remittatnbsp;libereteos a morte amp; tyrannide diaboli, utque fint�tern� uinbsp;�?*�^des,propter CHRIST VM : etiamfi perpetui quidam contem/nbsp;^^T^^f''�3*aeant; Deniquequod defendantur in omnibus aduernbsp;ilium certeconfi�t habere,eos quinbsp;fj.nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;quiitano credunt,neceflcChrifii, neepoflefaluariC�Sed

s dare hgc omnia renuerint:rurfus inccrrogamus,cur igit im pijs O^.^^tfidemC�Quidufque adeoipibs iuucc,detrahere grati�,amp; Chrinbsp;% hnbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nedicam malitiofa cauillationeC*

^�r^^^^^^*^^^^ololaarteimperitoscircumueniant amp;fallant� Cur I CHRIST Iblafphemenutantum ut gloriam iufiide carnisnbsp;OjJ.�^^^Nunc enim mihi cum ifiis potiffimum fermo efi,qui Sop�hinbsp;^'^PHsororibus patrocinantur:et pro Chrifiianisdotfirinis eosdcnbsp;damnant,quidocemus ,quod impij fola grati� fide iuznbsp;Quanquam irrefragabile efi Si. certiflimum hanc fidem innbsp;s ab Euangelifiis amp; Apofiolis doceri.

��onftat, fidem non pofle durare in ill is qui flagitiofe amp; fine Widern ei�n inbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;probantautfaciuntcontrac�lcientiam,quic

� nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;mandatis DEIaduerfetur.Nifi mox pcenitentiam ^^**^'^*

*�^^P*fiant, Si melius fibideinceps caueant. Neep enim fidegrati� quifquampofl�t, nccretineri fpiritus fan�tus

abbom�nc impioScpcccatorelcontraria fapienri �^agaiti ucrboamp;^ ma nids Del. Quodfi mtenex��ntSophift�, nunquam uoiuiflcntiftiusnbsp;perm'riofi dogmads aurores cfle, quodfidem itnpijs pan ter amp; pi)stngt;nbsp;buiteandcmr nifi quodpiosab impqsfeparatopenbusdiledionis,^�^nbsp;quilibec hypocric�i�cerepoflunt, qui licet in D E V M nunquamnbsp;crediderunt.

Muniamus itaque confcientiasnoftras bac ChriftianadocflnnaT^^ �de promiffionurn Euaiigelq: cjua femper fiet, ut uel lapfi in uicianbsp;cat�,iterumrefurgamus.Nihilenimuaniuseft,quam trib�ercimpqnbsp;mab's fidem: amp; fingere,quod noticia D EI firma amp;ueraxnbsp;fit, in homine mandatorum Dei tranfgreflbre. Itaueronbsp;tet,quod uera Dei �i CHRISTI noticia,qualis nonnbsp;per uerbi Dei fidem, nunquam relinquat credentem odofutn,^nbsp;p�nitentig frudu: tantum abeft, utpeccatis morta�ibus obnox�os�nbsp;fceleribi�s indulgentes, improbos, noxios amp; malos relinquat�nbsp;quid fides amp; Chrifti noticia effecerit, in Dauide, Manaflc, Pet *nbsp;Thoma, Paulo, �cfimitibus inhiftoriaEuangelij: uocadsingt^^nbsp;perfcruatoremChriftum�

Ergo fi crederent impij omni uerbo Dei: fequeretur, qood omnibuscomminationibusamp; promifl�sDei. At fidescomniinatif^^nbsp;ftatim operaretur in ipfis uerumtimorem DEI,ueros confciend�P^nbsp;tes: 3C contritionem illam in qua eft primus ad falutem gradus, 1*nbsp;deftituaturpromifl�onum Euangelq fide. Poftquam enim adnbsp;nem fides accedit, illa inquam,qu� eft confolationum Euangdt)�'nbsp;Siipeccatoris funtfalua �i. beataomnia.Quiafidespromillionun�nbsp;angelrj confolatur contritosramp;propofita remifl�onepeccatftauqunbsp;ex mortuis reftituit eos in fpem �terne uit�. Et accipiunt taies fph'ttnbsp;fan^lum, ut nunquam poft�nt in impietate uit� permanerc. Nonen*nbsp;reqciunt gratiam, qui uercagnoueruntSdcrediderunt illamfibib�.*^nbsp;eftetfed cum gratiarumaftioneacceptam ornantinomni reliqua In^nbsp;ta. Qyo fuos CHRIST VS nufquamnon hortaturtideonihilnbsp;c�m impeenitentibus amp;m�lis, quemadmodum necilli aliquidcuC**nbsp;fto.q. Cor.vi. Quomodoigiturfidem hominesmali haberepolieu

Sed fi homines impq amp; mali credere Deumamp; Deo fum in artic�los fidei h abere, n on opu s eftet ad fan fti�cationcm lulnbsp;candis fpirit�fandto. Siquidemomneshomines ex �quo potentesnbsp;Cent ad el�iciendum gratip lidem: et timorem DEI,feu ueram �ntnt�^^nbsp;ncm,amp; obedientiam erga legem. Qupfuit impij Pelagij ftntctia:aqnbsp;quantum ab fintiftidoftores operum, in quos feribimus, alioruipenbsp;iudidum. Quid enim quod de confifta gratia, ethabitu dile�lionisnbsp;perarijs,qui nulIuseftjdeblaterant�'Hocenim noncftgrati�agnou

non fignif�cat habitum in nobis fed mifericbrdie ben�Kdum,quo ^ooispeccataronittuntur propter CHRIST VM,amp; uita �terna donanbsp;'^'�jQuatenus in eum �redimus.Non eft res tam uu�garis tum uerax connbsp;ucra fides, quam effeexiftimatur a crafl�s Sophiftis. MuIk�nbsp;tam inefficaxSC impotens, ut pcccatoresfinc p�nitenti�frtv#nbsp;fdinquat.

fumma,pcflimemcrentur de gloria CHRISTI amp; rdxis Eccld��^ �l^�fidemgratiaeita contemptim pr^dic�nt,uthanctrtbuantirtiprjsquonbsp;Quiafie fiiciunt homtnibus grati� Chrifti beneficium fordere?nbsp;, ^erteautores funt ne in magno precio h ab eat ur. Atlt;^ adeo,ut con/*nbsp;* �nius,nos carnalibus iufticqs multo potius faluos fore,quam per renbsp;*^ptorem Chriftum: quem licet habemus iinicamcauflam noftr��znbsp;^^?fa�utis. Quia abud nomen noneftfub ec��odatum hominibusnbsp;^��^uodoporteatnos faluos fieri, Fugiendi funt ergo,qui poticiam granbsp;^�^�S^fidemin Chrifium, fingunt rem elfe tam uulgarem, inutileinnbsp;IJ'^ophanam.ut impfjs iftis Sc malis hominibus,qui fineomni frudfunbsp;(�nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;polfitcontingere. Hocenimprfdpuaquadam con

^^f*ia,in gratiam D E I,8C in Chriftum didtur: amp; Euangelij gloriam ^�*^�*'* Q�^odenim formaliter iuftuseiredidrur bomopcr ope/nbsp;^�ic�ionisj'dpr�terquam quod eleuar gratiam, amp; CHRISTI gionbsp;^^ctrahit, tribuitfummamiuftid��audcm pharifaicgiuftis:quibusnbsp;/��^mmuseirepoteft,quamueraxiuftida, ii�aChriftiana, uereefficas;nbsp;Y�^uspietatis,quibusDE VS glorificatur,

* Iderintergo quid agant,qui commentuminanisfomni} defidefor j f^�uerg fidcinominenobis obtrudunt: quo illudimprimis crederenbsp;Jnbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;non quod nos refpiciat amp; faluos faciat DEVS, permifericor/

. ^�crcdentes in Chriftum Iefum:fed quod ipfi priuataiuftieia amp; pro l^nieritis operum noftrorum, tum remiflionem peccati, tum �ternanbsp;nobis impetremus.Sed hoc eft gratiam negare,amp;f a fide in CHR�nbsp;Iegem:quafihac,amp; fine Chrifto,falus obtineatur^nbsp;Iftinbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;gradam nominant,amp;meritapafl�onis Chrifti,

^nos dico,meritisoperum noftrorum dodlores. Oportet epim eog Chriftum lefum beneficia redemptionis ita agnofcenbsp;pro gratuitis grati� donis ea habeant:qu� aliter adpre/nbsp;lijj^*�^^acdpihaud quaquam polfintjnifiperpromiftiQnis Euangelqnbsp;�^'Sedhadfenusde fide, quam pr�dicantfacr� Iiter�:amp; rurfus denbsp;|^�*iantia, qu� eft apud fomniatores Sophiftas,contra fidei dodirina,nbsp;dubifes pie Ielt;ftor,me hac collation epweftitifle, q uod ab initionbsp;pollicitus fum, uidelicet, memonftraturum inaduerfarior�nbsp;K quod pr�dicent, impium amp; peccatorem iuftificari fuis ope/nbsp;' �^crit�jfinegratiajfineCHRIST 0,amp;ifihepromilfionisEu^/

COMMENT. D� POENIT.ENT� gcirj ficlc�p�aneqj abolere Euangelq promiffionem Si extingucr�nbsp;ftianifmum. Neque pofl� abfurdius quicquam dici, quam aftirmat'^jnbsp;quod fides cxifterc poffit in hominc impio �d malo mandatorum Dnbsp;tranfgreflore*

QTOD CHRISTI APOSTOLI, NON CAE� rimonijs legit,fctl in uniuerfum omnibut iu�icijs no�risnbsp;detrahitnt meritum iu�ificationit.

RE�iquaefi: unafpcs refugf),his qui iuftici� ration js,amp;mcritiop^'^ rum noftrorum, patroanancur,contra grao�iuftidam,nbsp;fidemin CHRiSTVMrSdniaquocp, nontamiuftaobiectio,^^^nbsp;cauillario mere Sophiftica. Quid enim nifi inania fomnia Si, ddyf^i^^nbsp;ta impietatis obfjci contra grati� Si fi'dei dodrinam poff�nt. Nihilnbsp;ferc,quod huncimpium amp;focdumerrorem,quemdico,quidamniag^�nbsp;uiri docucrunt:ueluti Origencs Si Hieronymus, ea in repocnitendinbsp;pei'nicioli dodores.Quanquam nee rarum eft^magnos f�pc pucribt^*^nbsp;hallucinari Si dcfipcrc:curn prgfertiminhis,qu�funtChriftian�^.^'^nbsp;drin�, cogitationibusrationis cceperint indulgere:Si plusfidereiHi*nbsp;quamuerbo DEL Porromaioreft DeuSjSiamplioruerbiciusaut^*�^^nbsp;tas,omnibus Origenibus ,Hieronymis5i Soph iftis: cui uel ipfinbsp;lifubi]Ci Si credere debent, nedum quidam literatores. Quidefi^ii�^nbsp;humani ingenfj magnitudo, do�lrinaSi iudidum,incompararionc anbsp;DEVM'TSedadrem�

Hoe igi:ur,quod facra fcriptura teftatur,nos iuftificari tiam,propter CHRIST VM, fine lege,Sifine iufticijs noftrish^nbsp;udlantur atque eluduncfingunt hanc cxdufiuam operum etnbsp;noftrarum,nonintclligendamclTc,nifidec�rimonijsMofaicis-h� ,nbsp;Hides optime leflor, nihil tam fimpIiciter,dextre,candidcSi glared*nbsp;pol��, quod ars fophifticanonqueatcauillari Siirridere. DccaloS�nbsp;fticias copulant cum fidei do�irina, magnifia grati� pr�conesi�H^^^^nbsp;�mo confeientiarum oneratarum peccato, Icge,Siterroribusinfcgt;'Ugt;�*nbsp;maniffimi tortoresatep carnifices. Grati� tribuunt, quod ubibg��nbsp;nuse(t�euiffimum,8i plane quidam puerorum�udus,ibinosexontnbsp;rit: rurfus ubieftonerofiffimum, proriufq? importabileoinni ratnUnbsp;quoomnes condemnamur,ineodefccerMti�liusexadionibus aconbsp;minationibus nos releuare. Quo fimul intcnigereeft,qua diabolusnbsp;ftudaSi fraudefempcrconatus filtnoxiusef�cEccIefqs,pcrirnpi3Snbsp;�rinas: perque parum cautos,Si non fatis attentes dodlores.nbsp;, Hoe igitur radon is inucntum,cum oftenderouanum,falfumnbsp;pium e(�e,palam erit,hancnosD E O 8i lES V CHRISTOnbsp;g�oriam deberc, qua credere Si confiteri necefl� habemus, quod unbsp;sratuita mifericordiafuaSi Chrifli benefido faluos faciat nos a

�a morte: amp; non ipfi nos, per iuftidarum noftrarum mcri�a Si fatiffa/ �^�ones. Qui ita(^ hoc ultimo diuerticulo elabiconantur,ut dicant im/nbsp;Meuter, atque affirmencpertinaciter,quod in dodrina iuftificationisnbsp;^nriftiana, foils c�rimonqs Mofaicis, iuftificationis meritum detrahanbsp;non moralibus pr�ceptionibus quoC^, SC in fumma,omnibus �a^nbsp;7*ctjs noftris,quafcunquepoflumus prgftareteos inquam,numeramusnbsp;�^rPeIagianph�rcfeosprofef�ores,8i accufamusabnegat�gratig Sinbsp;.^iin CHRIST VM,dcfec'tionisnbsp;nbsp;Euangelioad legem, qui feprgz

^^entexregnoc�lorumin infernumaddiabolum,utfaluifieri non ^nt,ni� ab hocerrore Iibercntur.Nam primum,ueraingratiam Sinbsp;fide deftituuntur: fine qua nemo poteftfaluus fieri. Deinde,nbsp;^'^�anon poiTunt docere, iuftidg�i pietatis nomine, quampharifaifm�nbsp;^'^^ndam. Si hypocrifim operum, feufpedemiuftici�:qu�magis eflnbsp;^^homini, quam prodefle illi pofl�t.

jj|.*-^Hitautem ifti errori occafionem,autcerteconf�rmauiteum,quod meriris operum noftrorum faluari,uiderunt retinbsp;^drina Apoftolorum moralia pr�ceptaiSi idco partialem caufnbsp;Q. /*^ftificationish�cfecerunt* Non pr�dicantesillorum opera, ut iunbsp;una faluamur apeccato �C a morte. Sed caufTamnbsp;�tunbsp;nbsp;nbsp;�Hadixeruntrut quibus �C peccati remiifionem Obi homo mere

fatiffadat pro peccati p�nis Si �terna morte. H�fit autcm. Si il / dogmate,quod arbitr�t! funt, Decalogi exad�nbsp;��J^s per externas operum iuftidas fatisficri. Atque inde in dodrinanbsp;|.,[^�^*�ogationclegis,nonpronunciauerunt,liberatoseirenos,nifiacpnbsp;^^�alibus�i forenfibus Mofi legibus: necuifum eftopus haberehonbsp;hjj.f^^'^^^'^^'^tioneabcxac'tionibus Decalogi. Nempe,quib us carnal isnbsp;l�dlime fatiffacere: Si fuis iufticqs bene mereri de DEO* -dodoribus penitus abfurdum uidetur, cum dicitur,nbsp;CHRIST VM, a peccato ef a mortenbsp;Qy�^f�onpoflunt feexplicareexillonodo, cumaudiunt,nbsp;Decalogiferuare debemustnequeta/nbsp;ctbeaticoram Deo,propterillam obedientianO'*nbsp;neceffarium fit, iuftificari homtn� per fuanbsp;Sl^ia D E V S requiritabhis quosrccepit in grao'am faluationisnbsp;Chriftum, opera bona. Annonhoc eftdifiperc�' Cuienimfi^nbsp;hijijnbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;eft, h�reditatem paternam mcreriCetiamfi patris nomen, et fa

noftri, hoc errorc perpetuo c�cutiunt,quod exi/ ilEm Chriftiana, qua faluamur a peccato Si a mor/nbsp;nicare qualitates et uirtutesnoifras: cumfitgratuitummifericor ***�***nbsp;S

dt� beneficium ,quo nobis peccataremittuntur, Slt; uita�terna tur,propter CHRISTVM,quatenus in ii�um crcdimus.Skutc^^^nbsp;fimeamp; firmiffimedocetur. Roman.ii].Ioan.iq.amp;c.Idcoenimnbsp;ti� iufticia opus habuimus, quia exatfli�ibus Decalogi nemo .nbsp;neque poterie unquamfatisfacere. Sunt enimfpirituales;amp;dei^^ i7nbsp;perfedione iuftici�,amp; fummaanimorum noftrorum puritatep^'r y,nbsp;unt.Cuiusdebitoresfi en�ntChriftiani,nemo faluandorum nonnbsp;tor effet huiufmodi perfedl� iufticig, qua etiam fine omni uicionbsp;uiueret,prorfusangelice,nedum fineexternis uicijspeccati*nbsp;non fumusin hacinf�rma, carnali amp;peccatrieenatura.*euam iun^nbsp;amp;quatenusafpiritufandogubernamur:Roman.vrj. NondunfJ*nbsp;corpus p�cc�ti depofuimusin totummec accepiinus plenitudinem?^/nbsp;mitias fpiritus�Roman.viij. Et fi d�xerimus,quod peccatumnonP^^nbsp;muSjipfinos feducimus,amp;ueritasinnobisnon eft.i. Ioan.i.R^*��,^j/nbsp;autem Decalogus in Apofrolor� docffrina, quia pertinet adp^�^^,nbsp;ti�doclrinam :ad oftenfionem �C accufati�netij noftripeccati* 4 hetnbsp;iq. vq. Adeoqueadfidei exercitiaina, quibusg�orif�cari a nobisnbsp;DE VS,tanquam iuftid� fru�ibus.mori utopmim noftrorumnbsp;faluari qu�ramus.Nos enim dile�orum filiorum loco habet,nbsp;CHRISTVM:amp;permifericordiam fuamfaiuos fecit. Deind^'^^^./nbsp;am ill am grati� ,atque �ternam falutem,communicathis quinbsp;lio credunt,non qui iufticiam �C falutemper �egem qu�runt.R^'^'^/

6ed cur non uidemus etiam,quibus ratf�nibus illi caufl�fi�^E^^I// fUfioBc�So. cinantur, qui negantmeritum iuftificationis detrahi operibusnbsp;phiftarumde cqs legisin uniuerfum :fed c�rimonqstantum. Scholafticinbsp;tio^nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;amp; c�rimonia�ia,poft^ Jj

tone, nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;STI glorificarionem,obferuantibus mortiferaefl�:amp; Decalogif?^

ta non effeabrogata. Quia fine operibus Decalogi nemo iufi'^^'aj, coram DE O. Idcirco Thomas, in fumma,prima fecund�,CL jnbsp;xcviq.illud Ezechielis,cap.xx. Dedi eis pr�cepta non bona;nbsp;in quibus non uiuent.ltaeludit,utaff�rmethocteftimoniurn,c�c^c|nbsp;ptisc�rimonialibus folum effe intelligendum. Nam pr�ceptanbsp;dicinon bona,quia futait 3 gratiam non conferebant,per quarunbsp;n�s a peccato mundarentur.lnte�ligitautem grati�nomine, tu'm^nbsp;qua per cordium noftrorum puritatem, feudiledionem, ipf�ft^quot;nbsp;mus �egi. Sed fi omnino prophet� locus iIle,intelJigi debet,ratio*�^.nbsp;gis amp;obedicnti� noftr�, CNam lud�i aliter ilium eludunt.^Sie^^nbsp;nenduserit,utpr�ceptaintelligamusdicinon bona, ratione.nbsp;tis�dimpoffibilitaris, qu�eftcarnalis natur�ad fatiffaciend�ptornbsp;catoamp; morte: adeoque ad fatiffaciendum exa^ftionibus Rgi^* .j07nbsp;quanquam id�di��reuidetur Thomas,tarnen in eofallitur,qui3e^�^^

��P ��lat, quodnoftra dilcdioneamp;noftranouitatc �cgi'fatiffiat. Nam�ti/nbsp;�iifi contingat nobis fpiritus 8d don etur diledio, tarnen non fatisfaci'/nbsp;��uslegi per omnia: ��omnes iuftid� noftr� indigent remifllone pec/nbsp;�^ti,propter immundidam cordium noftrorum. Si imperfcdam obedilt;nbsp;oiQanterga legem* Sicutetiamteftaturillndprophet� pfai, cxIiiq.Eenbsp;jjcintresiniudidum cum feruo tuo^cjuiainconfpedlu tuonon luftif�ca�*nbsp;^*turomnis uiuens. Deinde,pr�ceptaDEIeruntnonbona,hoceft,nbsp;�^'nimecommoda camali natur�,propter iram iudicantem nos amp; dam/nbsp;��ntena lege. Gai Jrj.Sed fatis eft,fi teneas ex Thomg fcripto,ilium fennbsp;alfjs Sophiftis, Decalogum n� ell� abrogat�:fed manere 6^ re/nbsp;eum nouo teftamento,ut iuftificationis docflrinam.Ex co enim innbsp;^^Higis, Euangelium apud Sophiftas non haben pro iuftificationisnbsp;^�^ftrina, fed legem,

Porto ThomaSjillud PauIi:Roman.vij.SineIege,peccatum mortu '��crat.Ego autem uiuebam fine lege:fed cum uenif�et mandatum, pecnbsp;reuixinego autem mortuus fum.ItemiIIud:Roman.v, Lex fub/

_ C OMM E N T. DE POENITE NTlt; eft, amp; mandatum fancftum, luftum Sc bon urn. Roman, vtj. Et hofl�onbsp;Sophifta cauillatur, in lege efle imperfc�lionem uicium: eamifH''nbsp;perfe�lionem ita incommodare homini,ut ilium occidaKniminimnbsp;turabonum�c iuftum.Sedhoceft legi libidinofam tyrannidemoifaiJ^nbsp;re: amp; lufticiam accufandi peccatores derogare, lam quismagis

ofcidit, lcmnaturam,nonpoteft habere aliumeffe�lum, quam quod honiinc ocddit Sc damnat, Hoe eft,declarat reum mortis:per oftenfionemnbsp;cati,quodh^retincarnali naturatSc irrogatain peccatoremfent�tiamornbsp;Paulus claredocet: Roman. iij'Vij�nbsp;8Clt;jal,itj.Eft enim Ux fpiritualis,fan(fta, perfelt;fta, SCpuriflima dodi^nbsp;natnosuero carnalesfumus,immundi,iniufti,peccatores,�CpIeniin�^nbsp;pqft�marum opinionumamp;cogitauonum.de DEO �C lege, Imo Deumnbsp;prorfus ignoramustSC ideo legem eius odimus. Quia non f ncelligimusnbsp;ouarati�e nobisconfulat,hacfua fpiritualiScoerfecfb le^isdodniJ?�

dec�aret �tcm� mortis,adeoque retineat in morte eum qui per i'ncred litatem pergitcontemneregrauam,Etideo uocatur chirographum,c9'�nbsp;trarium nobis, CoLij, Quia omnes teftimonio fuarum confeientiat nn��nbsp;reos effe, �C damnabilcs peccatores, Non enim uoluit DEVS gratia^�nbsp;faluantem�C fanantemnos conferre perlegem: cum tarnen contrari�nbsp;ubi�^ doceant Sophifte maxime in dodrina de iuftif�catione:nbsp;ftimant fieri,pernoftram diledionem.Sed lex,utdixi,feruire dtbuic,nbsp;adpeccatioftenfionem, �Cperfedam humiliationem hominispeccat^^''nbsp;ris:illumc^ grati� fiti accendere, Proinde cauft� ill a mords, ir� 6C con^nbsp;demnationis, non debet reqei in Iegisdefedum,feu imper fedioncni�nbsp;qu� nulla eft, quanquameflefingitur a blafphemis:fedrei}cidebct,^nbsp;hominis peccatoris malidam �C impietatem:

SicadiIlud:Lexfubintrauit,utabundaretdeh'dum,refpondetT^^ mas:confecutiuehoc,non caufl�literacdpi�dum, Quodredequid^

^ceretur,G recte iiitenigcrccur.Lex cnim non eft u�rtuspeccati,fus cub pa, fcLi eff�diuc: et� amft caufaliter 8lt; effecti ue occidat atque dam ner peenbsp;Qtores. Sicutgladius ciuilis magiftratus: quo cum fumma luftida �r senbsp;4'Jitatepercutiturreus �Cocciditur� Sed noftra culpa eft uirtiis peccati:nbsp;^nialegi imtamur,nolen�es arceri aprohibitis,fiueadigi adobferuatio/'nbsp;��onmandacorum. Concupifcimuscnim 8lt;irafcimurcona�aDEVMnbsp;legcm: quinetiam Deum odimus, quia nos aceufat amp; iudicat lege*nbsp;Thomas ucro ira dicit con fecutiue: in quantum, fcilicet, h om ines accipi�nbsp;tfsoccafionema lege^abundantiuspcccauerunuTum quiagrauiusfuxnbsp;**pKcatum,poft legis prohibitionem:(^CXuodnifi de quibu�dam minu/nbsp;^scaerimoniarum, rebusper fe medrjs, ncc peccati^fua natura, relt;ftenbsp;��icin� poceft.Peccatum enim,quod naturafua eft taie: amp; de quo pro/nbsp;intelligi illud Pauli debet,Per Icgcm cnim cognitio peccati: �em/nbsp;p�rftiit�que graue, amp;pcccatoresoccidit�Nec futurum erat aliter, eti^nbsp;��Efi lex nunquam lata efl�t: fed poftquam dataeft lex, cognit� eft certanbsp;Jenionftratione,qu�fitpeccatigrauitascoi-amD E O,fiquoiurec5nbsp;^�Enet hominem �terna morte. ) Turn etiam, quia concupifeenrianbsp;^^duMagis enim concupifcimus,quod nobis prohibetur. Re(fte,fednbsp;'J�fpeream, fiSophift� ipfi intelligantfuasuocesSgt;Cdida. Nam alias*nbsp;^oncupifcentiam,qu�eftuicium innatura,contentiofiffimencgantpecnbsp;�^dmefre:nempe,in eo qui fit per baptifmum renatus. Qua confequennbsp;^3po(�entc�desamp;adulteriaquoquc,amp;fiquid huiufmodi eftexternonbsp;�'uinuidorum,peccato excufare.Necp ucro eft fi-uftra,curnolinc homi/nbsp;'�^snaturamuiciodamnabili culpa,propter concupifcentiamaccufari.nbsp;xuiadicuntgrande abfurdum hincconfequi,fi.recipiendum fit,concunbsp;P*fcentiaminnaturarenatacft�peccatum,Iegicontrarium. Nam man/

DEI fore impoftibilia, uinbusnatur�:uidelicet,qu�do�rinafe/ ^fEtraheret ingentem ruinam uirtutum operum moraliter bonoru,nbsp;^^meritorioB: gratig,amp; uitp gterne, quglibero arbitrio pr�ftantur. Vinbsp;^Kpericlitari illis fuas hypocrifesoperum: hoceft,iufticias rationis,nbsp;^oquarum gloriaamp;laudetamdimic�tftrenue:neponanturinfralau/nbsp;meriti grati�, remif�ionis peccati, iuftici� atque �terng uit�.

Porro,rurfus admonenduseft mihi lecftcr, ut a lubricitateSophifta/' ��ni cautusubic^ fibicaueat.Nomencnimgratig,ut f�pc dixi, ufurp�tnbsp;habituamp;qualitate innobis:hoceft, dile(ftione,c�litusdata5lt;^:in/nbsp;^�3 homini ,cum fignificet D E Ifauorem ilium amp;mifericordiam�nbsp;credentes Euangelio recipimur in filios Dei,Sx; accipimusremiftionbsp;peccati,amp;��ternam Uitam propter C H R I S T V M.Hgcefte/nbsp;^��^Chnfti condtgnitas, que nobis meretur: non opaxim dileclionisnbsp;j^oftrerum. �gitur hac arte, Cid cft,per abufum uocabuli gratie,pro di/nbsp;'^�^Qne,quanosIegera faciamus.^ Thomas illud quoc^ Petri tra�at,

quodcft Acto.xw Nunc ergo quid ten taris DEV M,ut imponatuf �ugum fuper ceruices difcipulorum, quodncq? nos,nequ�patres noxnbsp;ftri portarepotuimusC' Sedpergrariam Domini noftri lESV CHRISnbsp;TIcredimusfaluar�quemadmoduS^ ill� Ad hunenamep locumitarefnbsp;fpondet Thomas, dicendum�quodiuguml^isferuari nonpoteratn^nbsp;ne gracia adiuuante,quam lex non dabar. Ponca explicansfeipfuni�ocnbsp;qua gratia Ioquatur:dieiturenim(inquit)Roman. ix. Noneftuoloitisnbsp;neq^ curretis: fei 1 icct uelle 6^ currere in prgeeptis DEL � At,quid b oc eftnbsp;dicerc7 Volunt currere, adeoque omnibus uiribus curruntinnbsp;DEL Ita ut Paulus h ac de re tefh'monium perh ibec lud�is: Roman.nbsp;Dicitenim cosfectariiuftiq'amlegis.EtThomas prOnunaXquo*^^�,nbsp;lentium Sc currenrium,non fit uelic currere. Putasne igitur italoqij*nbsp;ftatucre,hominem fobrium, amp; fan�mmtis�'3 fedmiferentisDpi*nbsp;Hoc ergo, quod Paulus totis uiribusd�trahit itiflicrjs n�ftris:nbsp;nugator Sophifta torquet�^ trahit uiolenrerad meritaiiiniciarui?nbsp;noftrarum: nempe premium remifiionispeccati, amp;uit3CCtern�.Sccft*nbsp;detur ucIIcS: currere, perdile�ionem. Hincenimproxime adtjciti�'�nbsp;Thoma: Vnde inpfaLdicitur. Via mandatorumtuorum cucurri,nbsp;dilatafti cor meum,fcil/cet,per donumgratig charitatis.Hocfcilic^�nbsp;eft artetralt;flare fcripturas: fed fophiftica calumniatrice.

noftrgmericoamp;obfequio,totum beneficiumfaluationis.Fingitaui^�'^ lege quandamimperfe�boncmrquadefeceritinfaluandonosapecc^i*?nbsp;amp; morte. Quam cum impetret fibi homo, meritis pr�paratorijsadg''�nbsp;ti�:hoceft,diledboncm,tumhgc fufficiathomini,utperducatc�ad^nbsp;ftinatum finem fcphcicatis�temg.Exiftimancenim Sophift�le�gisnnnbsp;elfe, ut hominem eoperducat. Sedcurnon potiusipfius Inbsp;cr^6ilcs blafphcmias fubfcribam:uceasomnium piorum iiotisdetcfte�^nbsp;Tk, ' �^^mnem. Sic ergo habet, in qu�ftione, de qua iupra,arri.prin:O'nbsp;ptui^eme� Sednotandum eft inquit, quod bonum diuerfos gradushabet. Efte'�?nbsp;rito ojerum ah'quod bonumperfedum:Slt; eft aliquod bonum imperfectum. Pcri^nbsp;lt;fta quidem bonitas eft in his, qu� ad finem ordinantur: quc�do a�iqiJquot;;nbsp;eft tale quod per fe eft fu d�ciens, inducerc ad finem. Impcrfedum au^^nbsp;bonum eft, quod operator aliquid ad hoe, quod perueniatur ad finen�rnbsp;non tarnen fufficit ad hoc,quodad finem perducat.Sicut mediana p�^''nbsp;fede bona eft, qu� hominem fanat: imperfeCta autem, qu�hominet^nbsp;adiuuat,fed tarnen fanaren on poteft.h�c ille.

Vides hispr�paramcntis eotendi, utiufticijsoperumnoftrorun^ totalausiufticig amp;fa�utisnoftrg feraturaccepta. Lexenim perficitut�nbsp;hoccit, efticitur perfeCtefanatiua ,iuxta Sophiftarum fententiam,p5fnbsp;dilectionan. Et ante acceptam dilediopem,aliquo modo, fed imperft/

CQoperatur ad hominis fakitem. Sed pergamus ad alia Thom�,-4'iibusipfefe,amp; totiim ilium ch orum Sophiftai'um,fuis coloribus gra pliicepingitmt cognofci pcfiic,quid fenti�t,de fide in CH RISTnbsp;^itnirum plane SCprorfus nihil. N�Chrifti benefida funtgratuita,]nbsp;quifquis negatgratuita,totum CHRIST VMnegat. BrgoTho^^nbsp;prgdidis hpcaddic. Eft autem fciendum,quod eli alius finis legis hunbsp;amp; alius legis diuinp. Legis enimhumah� finis, eft temp oralisnbsp;, ^��^nquillitasciuitatis. Adqu'cmfinemperuenitlexcohsbaido extcrioznbsp;' ��p aftus; quantum ad ilia mala, qu� poflunc perturbare padficum fta^nbsp;^ciuitatis.CDc hacergo legis ratione inprgfentiar^z nihil adpropofitu*nbsp;Hie cnim ufus legis eft duilis:fed fequittur. )Fini� autem Icgis diuinp,;nbsp;i perduccre hominem ad finem foelidtatis gtern�: qui quidem finisnbsp;jpapeditur,per quodcun c^ peccatum:amp; non folum per a�ius exteriores,nbsp;ctiam inter lores . Etideo illudquod fudicit ad perfetftionem legisnbsp;^Biang: ut fcilicet, peccata prohibeat, 8lt; p�nam adponat: non lufficitnbsp;^perfectionem legis diuine.Sed oportet, cjuod hominem totaliter fa/nbsp;Qat idoneum ,ad participauonem fcelicitatis eternp. Q�od quidem fierinbsp;poteft,nifi per gratiam fpiritus fandi: per quam diffunditur chari-*'nbsp;in cordibus noftris, quglegem adimplet.

Q^i^ocnon eftabijceregratiam,a fide Euangelq amp;red�ptorisCHRI . i Ideficere adlegem,apoftatamfieri,iudaizare,amp;in impia fententiamnbsp;��pijPelagqconcedere,excufentfedehacpeft�mainfamia, Papiftppronbsp;f^floresfophiftid huius erroris.Quid refertenim,quod fabulofo com/nbsp;de operibus diledionis multa nugantur'?� degratta adiuuantenbsp;^^Hpiritum fandlum imbedllitatemnoftram,amp; coop�rante uiribusli/nbsp;�^*arbitrq;'Siquidem in principali negotio, amp; in tota fumma queftio/nbsp;�^^�tribuitiufticrjs noftris mei;itum iuftificationis uit� pterng.Quannbsp;Wmhoc quocp,quod Sophiftp degratia,id eft,dile(ftione,qugdeturnbsp;^*ndarrjs,comminifcuntur,eft plusquam nihili fomnium:amp; uttermi/nbsp;eorum utar,eft quidam chimgra, SC compofitumex incomponibili/nbsp;.^�gt;germanicg,eyn bultje fchur eyfenn. Neqp em poflibile eft,fpiriti5nbsp;accipere, eos qui negant beneficium redemptjonis noftrg gra/nbsp;effe.Deinde, ut maxime haberent fpiritum, tarnen ille non po/nbsp;perrnanere aut redneri ab his qui fentiuntquod iufticiam, remiftio/nbsp;�lem peccati, fpiritumfaneftum, diledionemamp;uitamgternam) poAiOf

Digni funt autem Sophiftae,fuis iftis ftultis amp; uanis inuentis demcif ^^i�Quia ita fe uldfeitur DE VS de gratie contemptu: hinc enim uidi/nbsp;^'jstotpernidofasfctftasmonachorum graftari in orbeChriftiano, adnbsp;/^tiouem fidd.Omnis em populus perfuafus fuit, q? fibi necefle effetnbsp;��uciaui Ulutera per opera mereri. Hos frpcftus infideljtatis jncr�i�nbsp;. ..... nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;�� ' quot;quot;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;S iiq �� ,

C O M H E N T. � E PO� H IT E N T. du�itatisuidimusrSc tarnen nondum fatisdoceri inopcrnici'ofoamp;dat��nbsp;n abili excmp�o erroris pofl�mus. T am uerc autcm dicitur hoc degf^''nbsp;riafomniumtquam idoneis tefhmonqs utinir Thomas ad probarion�flnbsp;afcitis. Adducitcm'millud Pauli ad Roman.vi. Gratia enfin Dnbsp;f terna. Quidenim hoc facit ad probatfonem cius, quod affirmantnbsp;phift^ d�grada, qug fitqualitasmentis, amp;uirtusin nobis:nbsp;homini abfoluta condignitate uitam etcrnamC Manifeftum eft eniiflnbsp;mnibus, qui legunt cpiftolas Pauli, quod Apoftolusillehac (entc^nbsp;tia nihil prorfus dicit dcdiledione noftra, quaipfilegemfadn�Wy*�nbsp;implemus: fed quod teftet, uitam^emam gratuitum donumgrstifnbsp;mifericordi�D E I:8^quidcm,utibidcmdiferteexplicat,quodconn^nbsp;gat per lESVMCHRISTVM Dominum noftruin,urilt;^uc�nbsp;cum credamus:dequolcgcloan.irj. Quare hac Pauli fententiaet^n^nbsp;cxcluduntur iuftide noftrg, a meritotant^falutis: fed Thomas,utnbsp;phifteoffidofatisi�ciat,contemprisomniumhominumiudicijs,adilnbsp;rum m�rita torquetdidum Si. fententiam Pauli.

Poteradtacp Thomas eadcm dexteritatcad probadonem affent,^^* connititur euincere,iufh'cias noftras,propter habitum dile�ionis,nbsp;ritorias ef��etem�uit�, omnes�fcripturgfententias, prorfus fincuHOnbsp;de�e�tu.Quienim minus fatisfadat,uel quod de adult�res etftupns�nbsp;mifl�s fcribitur, fi hoc Pauli didumad Sophift�opinionem quadrat'nbsp;Sedaudiamuspergentem: hancautem gratiamCinquit)Lcxuctuseu*'nbsp;ferrenon potuit,referuabatur enim CHRIST O. Quiautnbsp;primo. Lex per Mofen data efttgratia autem amp; ueritas per IE Vnbsp;CHRIST VM fadaeft.Exhocdidointenigis, quidChriftunbsp;ant Sophift�: nimirumquoddiledionem nobis promcruerit,nbsp;�crit illo condimentoi�fticiasnoftras,meritoriasrcmif��onis pcccau.j*nbsp;uit� �terng. Quanquam enim Si condonationem originalis noxa^� dinbsp;cantfadambeneficio mords CHRISTEtamen abaduldsamp;lap�spt^nbsp;baptifmum requirunt utproprrjsoperum merids fatiffadant pro petca-'nbsp;to. Atquc inde eft, quod omnia referun t ad meritum diledionis.

Nequeuero contendam hicdefentenda ucrborum Euangchux Id' annis.Satis confi�t quid grati� nomine fignificet, iuxta priusdatasc^^nbsp;pof�doncs�nimirum mifericordipbenefici�,amp;rccondIiationisquodtO^nbsp;dngit per C H RIS T V M. Deinde,ut maxime fignificet ueritas noUtnbsp;tatem illamjqua perrepurgatos cordis motus, DEVMfpirituoi uenbsp;t�te co�imus.'tamen non debetillitribui meritum remiflionis peccatinbsp;uit�ptern�. Hoccnim eft fendre contra gratiam,amp;contraredempt^nbsp;rem Chriftum. Sed abutiThomam grati� nomine, edamhxcqu*nbsp;moxfubi]dtteftantur:amp;indeeft, inquicns,quod lex uetusbonaqu�nbsp;�ft, fed imperfeda. Secundum illud: nihil ad perfedum addux^^^'

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Habes ergo que fintille tant� rationes 8icauftg,qu�impu�erdnt ! Sc^hiftaSjUt contenderent, in dodrina de legis abrogatione,fob's c�/nbsp;, finionijs8c iudicialibus Mofi,de�rahi meritu laluationis�Nam in fumznbsp;Decalogum Mofi,amp;fimilia morum prgeepta, qu� in Euangclicisnbsp;� ^cetisleguntur, amp; ex Decalogo fluxerunr,b ibentprodoctrina iuftifi/nbsp;; fadonisr quo fit ut prom ill ion urn Euangelij nullum ufum, amp;nbsp;thrift!, feu fidei in CHRIST VM, docere poftint. Cum quorum pturlt;edele^nbsp;P^rnidofisopinionibus uolumus nuncpaulo diligcntiusfcrip.ur� fen gtsabro^^tiQnbsp;fendam conferre. Tu igiturChriftiane ledor in qugftionede legisnbsp;YOgadone,inteIligito omnia de lege proprie di da ac fpirituali: amp; comnbsp;pleetere fimul totam legem,nihil diftinguens inter iudicialem,ca*imonbsp;*f�a1em,Si nioralem.Sed legisnomineintelligeomnes illas partestutexl

I *l*nies,noncerimonfjsfolis,autiudicialibusMofidetrahimeritumiu/ ' *f*ncationis:fedc^rimonqspariteromnibusoperibuslegisTideein,�nbsp;P^mifericordiam iuftificamur,propter Chriftumtfine lege.Necfigninbsp;f�tath^coratio, iuftificatosnon elfe debitores obedientie ergalegem:nbsp;^nftudij bonorum operum,CNam perfedp obedientie nemo eft debi/nbsp;^'^-ntquamedam nemopoteftprgftare� Et Decalogus eonomineab/nbsp;f^gatuseft folum, neius habeat exigendi debitum perfed� lufticig abnbsp;�^jsquiin ChriftumcreduntD Sed teftatur operibusnihil opus effe ere/nbsp;^^nd, admeritum iuftificationis amp; uit�^tern�. Etfignificat abrogatasnbsp;maledidiones:amp; in his qui Euangelio credunt, etiam imperfenbsp;^arnlegisimpletionemreputari properfedaamp; adprobariillam coram

, Infumma,fi Decalogo ius effet exigendidebitum perfedgobedien/ ^?gt;Ieuiufticig ininopr�ccptp,nemo prorfus omnium hominum fal/nbsp;P^Eeri poffet. Eft enim impofltbilefadsfieri illiusexadionibusab in/nbsp;*fnia carne. Et rurfus tarnen fobs qui credunt in Chriftum, abrogatus

fti: quemalunt iftifummum, qiii pen'ufticiaslegisqugrunt: falutcffl� Ergo necefle fuit Icgein abrogari, prorfus totam, omnium maximenbsp;Decalogi mandata. Nam illis omnium grauifl�meaffligitur, terrctur,einbsp;crucial confcientia:amp;adigituraddefpcrationcm falutis, nifiquaten^^nbsp;retrahitur per promilTionisEuangelrjfidem, ad concipiendamnbsp;terng falutis per Chriftum. Necaliter intelligi debet abrogauo,nbsp;ptorum Decalogi, quam deiure acceufandi autdamnandi peccatores:�nbsp;ue deiureexigendi debitum perfedtg iufticig, quodlegi ademptumdbnbsp;propter ChriRum. Quia illi debitonemo pofl�tfatisfacere:nbsp;fequen sjege omiies condemnarentur.

Ita certe, cum Paulus ait:nos non ei�� fub lege,fed fub gratia* git nosbeneficiodiuing gratig perCHRISTVMabexacftionibuso^nbsp;calogiomnium maxime a maledictionibus legis liberatos efle*nbsp;gubernari a fpiritu fanlt;fto,eos qui Euangelio in redemptoremnbsp;ftumcrcdunt,utpeccato refiftere poflint rneiterumreddantinmalemnbsp;cliones �egisjfi carni c�perint indulgere. Quorum poftrema funto^^nbsp;rioraprioribus:utdehisdocemur.r).Petri q.nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;,,

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crinfupertt� crgograasChriltusmortuuseitQuanquamautemhocteftimomu'-argumento Pauli ,eti� in prgdidis ufus fum,tamen nihil uetathict^*^^*^ re.Stat enim, ut immobilis rupes contra opinion es Sophiftarurn,lt;i^^,^nbsp;rito operum legis. Nam quomodo iuftificat gratia amp; redemptornbsp;ftus,quos lex iuftificatSi faluat'^'�utquomodoinlegeiuftifiian^'^nbsp;mines quibusgratia opuseft,amp; iufl;ificatoreChriftoIefu,filio^^ flquern neceft� mitmori, pro redimendis nobis a peccato amp; amotte*t �nbsp;gratiaamp;lexhic a Pauloacerrimacontentioneopponuntur:nbsp;detrahitur meritum faluationis, nempelegi, hoceft, iufticijs nolmS-Ne ergo abrjeiamusgratiam ,per incredulitatem amp;:pharifaicas opin�O^nbsp;iies,qu�rentium per legem iuftificari: qui fe indignos fadunt bencficil�nbsp;grati�, amp; CHRISTO feruatore, quem impofiibile fuit fru�ra

Quinetiam errorem tribuunt amp; fummam impietatem Paulo, qoUi� do�rina de abrogatione legis illi tribuunt, quod deexrimonijsnbsp;dicialibus tantum loquatur: amp;his argutijs elabi ex eins difputationibnbsp;amp; dodrina qugrunt. Quaf�nopiauerborum amp;dicendi perdideritfc^nbsp;cleGas: fcilicet,potuitmagnauerborum copia, amp;flumineorarionis,�'nbsp;contentiofiflimacontentioneaftruereatqueaffirmarc, impiumamp;^pf^'-^nbsp;torem iuftificari coram DEO,fide,per mifericordiam,propterCHbnbsp;TVM, gratis, fine lege, fineoperibus, exclufa omni gloriationc no^nbsp;ftra: amp; in eo uno defecit, atep uiribus dicendi deftitutus eft, ut ne fetnnbsp;quidem potuerit uel cautionisSd neceffitatis caufla,fein illis omnibusnbsp;clufiuis non loqui nifi de parte legis caerimoniarum,amp; politicarum onbsp;feruatio^

^'^HationumC' Manere cnira peccatori fuam g�onam interim fn iaftiz' nioralium prgceptorum: 8C pro i�lis dari, turn remiffionem peccati,nbsp;J^�^uitam�cernam.Oueremutum ApoftoIum,amp;nihiIiCH Rnbsp;�,nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;qui Gcntibus talem amp; tam infantem Apoftolum mifit. Sed o

fill DEI, quo nos trahit dolor indignat�o contra improbos J^^�atores SophiftasC'mifererenoftrum �i. ignofce his uocibus noftris.nbsp;^�ulus non fuit nutritus in Sophiftarumfcholis, SCmonachorumaivnbsp;^�spharifaicis: in quibus didiciflet fcilicet,iftas tam magiftrales diftitinbsp;�'^'ones. SedaCHRISTO didicithocfuumEuangeliumquoddq^nbsp;^'t�Ideo nihil poteft ei c�uenire cum fpmniatoribus Sophiftis,

Non intelligunt ergo uim Paulini argumenti, illiusfcilicet, fieni iufticia,ergo gratis Chriftus mortuuseft: ifti qui dicuntj'uznbsp;�d�amp;uitam obtineri,ab his quifadant Decalogi pr�cepta.�necfaluznbsp;^'^�nifiper conditionem meritorum noftrorum obtinert Fingeenimnbsp;^oninibusunam,qui per Decalogi pr�cepta fitafl�cutus iufticiam �Cnbsp;�rte gratis mortuus eft CHRIST VS : cui etiam necefieeftnbsp;'^riftum plane ociofum efle 8C inutilem. Sed quoniam uen it Chrillusnbsp;^'^p�lum fuum faluare, a peccatis eorum: quoperuenietille, cum uni/nbsp;I^nis iufticqs fuis,quem Chriftus non lib�r�t a peceato,neqj feruit talt;nbsp;^��^�^iuis fui effufioncmC Erjcietur hand dubie ex regno grati�,'nbsp;uoluit contendere cum D E O:amp; uenieteo, ubi erit fletus amp; flri'nbsp;'^'^Hentium.Nempe,quifquis operibusfuis tribuit, quod iufticiam amp;nbsp;f'tamillis mcreatur.Illienim neccITeeft Chriftum gratis mortuumef/nbsp;Sedoftendantnobis Sophift�unum exemplumfuidogmatisraut;nbsp;P^deateos dodrin�, cuiusnullun? exhiberepoftunt excmplum. Nosnbsp;contrarrjs exemplis abundamus: ficut liquet ex tota hiftoria Euangenbsp;}�deoqueexillo ad Gai .q. neremotiorapetam. Qnodautem nuncnbsp;in carne, in fide uiuo filq DEI: qui dilexit me, amp; tradidit feipfumnbsp;Oi�ie�Non abqcio gratiam Dei,Si enim per legem iufticiaiergo graznbsp;��mortuuseftCHRISTVS. �nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;== o .

Quine�am Dcnsmalediatglon�carnis'-ifh'arroganaamp;impi�, Gltx�rdfi j 3^�nomines in ullam rem fiduciam cordis fui ponunt,pr�terquam innbsp;K cum, Scbeneficia grati�eius, amp; ubiipfe fperare iubet* Vthabemusnbsp;p'cremi�xvij.MalediCtus uir,qui confidit in homin� �f ponit carnemnbsp;. ^chiumfuum,aDOMtNOreceditcoreius. Eritenimquaftmyricanbsp;. deferto,amp;nonuidd^itc�uenerit bonumifedhabitabit in ficcitatibusnbsp;P deferto, interrafalfuginisamp; inhabitabili� Quanto magismaleditftinbsp;^�itcoram Deo,quioblatum gratigbcneficiumcontemnunt,abqciuntnbsp;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;iufticias rationis, quam in filium

H �^Sriftum.lmo qui uolunt iudicio contendere cum Deo:amp; meri/ fuqrum certare amp; paria cumgratia facere'^�Nihil eft enim quo4

COMMENT. DE POE NIT EN T� Sophtftashac in parte excufare poff�t,pi-orfiisem nuUum honor�,p^fnbsp;fidudam cordis,Deo redemptori Chnfto haben t. Quia in operanbsp;Si m�rita iufticiarum carnis,qu�fingunt,f�dudam ponunt,cum Dnbsp;jVSfaluetnosper gratiam fuam amp; red emptor cm Chriftum:nbsp;nomine uelitglorif�cari Si cel�rari a nobis, exclufa omi glorianbsp;Et hue facit alius locus,qui eftapudHiere.capite ix. SiaPauIociO^^*^nbsp;prima Cor.i.quem ut notum in pr�fens re�inquam�.

Vielt igitur amplitudo bonitat�samp;mifericordie DEI, traditus eftpronoftris peccatisrSirequirith�cgfatia,utper�demagnonbsp;feamus Sirecipiamus cam. Si per fidei confefl�oncm laudemusnbsp;ficemus�AcIiquetexillononpofl�ineorumnumeroei�� authal^^,^^nbsp;os, quiiufticijs fuisfa�uari qu�runt, quo beatos pr�dicatHiereniw�nbsp;propheta,Iocoquem fupra citaui,ubih�elcguntur. Bcnedi�tus'J'*'nbsp;qui confiditindomino: Si cuius fiducia eft DOM�N VS. Eritenim�^nbsp;eut arbor planta ta iuxta aquas Sic. Qiiare perpetuo flord�it. Sinbsp;rit in domino Chrifto.Nam CHRISTInom�datumeftnobis:��^^^nbsp;oportet nos faluari.Dicant igitur Sophift�,quomodopcr foliusg'a^?nbsp;Si propidatoris lefu Chrifti fidem fa�uemur Si beati f�mus: f� noiiabiipnbsp;merito opo-um noftrorumC

Attendenda eft igitur �uangcitj dpcHrina, qu�cumtefteturChr�^ ftumtraditumeflepro noftrispeccatis in mortem, idhaudquaqu�n^^nbsp;ftrafadurnefte: nimirum, quia per iufticias fuasnemo potuiefa�^�^*�nbsp;peccato Si a morte.Neqj enim poftibile eft CHRISTI mortenieolo^nbsp;g�ori�mhabere,ubi eft tanta opeR* noftrorum gloria, uteaanbsp;morte liberemur: Si contra nulla penitus gloria operibus noftris ellenbsp;poteft,ubi r�gn�t Chrifti gloria. Frudificat ergo Chriftus in illis adi^''nbsp;fticiamSipoflefl�ionet-nuit��tern�,qui credunt in cum. Hucf�dtiPnbsp;ludPauli EpheCq. Gratiaenim eftis faluati, per fidem:Sihocnonnbsp;uobis.Dei enim don�m eft,non ex operibusmequisglorictur.

In haebreuifl�ma fententiadegratia,funtfexuniuerfaJes cxcIuftiJ^� quas omnes Paulus dir exit in connifionem ecrum, qui mentis operuninbsp;fuorum qu�runt faluari,Si iuftidas rationis locant in parteeffcctiua mnbsp;ftificationis,Siimpetrationis ctem� uite. Primaeft,qu�didt:Graoanbsp;Gratia, enim eftis faluati. H�c faluationem noftri totam fert acceptam diiiina^nbsp;grati�: hoc eft,,mifericordi�D E I,rcmittenti nobis peccata noftra,^nbsp;liberanti nos ab�tcrnamorte,pcrCHRI T V M.Seainda:pernbsp;dcm.Hacponiturcauftaadprehenl�uafaluationis. Gratiacnimrelatiuenbsp;requiritfidem: Sifidespromifl�oncm grati� adprehendit. Si feruatorenbsp;�nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;Chriftum in cor fuum includit,Si prccium pro peccato Si pignus �t^r/

PcTsnoj�ro� n�uit�:Imoipfifl�mamuitam.Tertia:Sihocnoncxuobis.H�ceftf^'' rutn.nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;clufiua operum noftrorum,nequis luis iuftidj s tribuat, meritum feu d''

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faluati�onis.Quarta:DEI ein donum eft. Quod oportet oratunu �ffcauc non eft donum,fedd�bitamerces. Quintarnonex opcrTbus.Sinbsp;�^im exoperibus noftrisunomodoiufticiac�tingeret,gratianon efl�t sineoperUnbsp;�'*at�a:8chaberent iufticiari),quofuaopponeregratiepoflent,cumfum bits.nbsp;�^aiuftid�laude.Sexta.�nequisglorietur, Scd cur non debeat pars gionbsp;��^iufticqs carnisji per eashomo I'mpius amp;: peccator ,mererj peccati re/nbsp;��flionem uitam �ternam pofletC�

Autigitur mentiuntur Sophift�,8^Paulus ueradicit:autcontra� ^�cutrum uoles : nam alterum oportebit confiteri.Sedad Pauli uerba,nbsp;JApoftoli ueridici lefu Chrifti alligati fumus: 5^ minime omnium adnbsp;Joulofaamp;inaniacommetaSophiftarum. Verum age ponamusSC quanbsp;1nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;Antithefim iam didte fententig Pauli: fi per earncollationem ueri/

^^Euangeli) clariuselucefcauQuanquam uixclarius poteftdici. Con �let igitur duas breuesperiodos Pauli fententia:quas inter fe oppone,nbsp;*�^dde fingulis fuampartem,8lt; erit alteraalteri clara ratio: In huncnbsp;gratia enim eftis faluati�nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;DEI cnim donum eft�

perfidem. nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;Non ex operibus�

btnocnonexuobis� nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;Ne quisglorietur�

^i^ntin Paulo tarn anxie,amp;propemodumcuriofeexaitio atqueexpo �^�^erum furdis horum temporum cogor h�c ita inclamare,fubindenbsp;*^^Plt;^itis uicibus. Quanquam metuo, neh�cquoque fruftra: nona�sanbsp;nib quia furdis adgrati�pr�dicationem.

^cderitfortaflisjcuibecproderunt.Hacfpcnonpigebitprgdi�isad ^^paucaqu�dam adijccre.Primum illud Roman.ii].Iuftificatigratisnbsp;jjj*^��'atiam ipfius,per redemptionem,qu� eft in Chrifto lefu. Deindenbsp;Roman. iiq.Idcirco ex fide, utfecundumgratiam firma fitpromifnbsp;^.^�Quare fi daretur condicionaliter falus,uidelicet propter m�rita iufti/nbsp;^^�^noftrarum, Chriftusnulliprodcftepoflet:8lt;^uere inutilis effetnbsp;^*^ill�o.Stanteenim conditionelcgisnemofaluus fieri poffet:quia exnbsp;1^^�onibus legis nemo poteft fatisfacere. Eft igitur abrogata pa* gratianbsp;�^taditus pateatadfaluationem,hisqui promiflionibus Euangeli|nbsp;Quod grati� beneficium non intelligunt neceffarium fuiffe,nbsp;faluari qu�runt. Sed tales effeoportuit Euangdrj pronbsp;��ones, utterritasconlcientias efficaciftime inquibuslibet pa'iculisnbsp;. M�tur. Nec^uero eflent tales, nifigratuit� effent: amp; maxime fir/nbsp;th' fluiin Cliriftum lefum credunt. Si cnim eos confolaretur taivnbsp;P^'inatas opcrum fuorumiufticias meritorias dccondigno

J. ^ctit, iamnullusufuseflet promifl�onum nequeChrifti. Quia 'dubiasrelinquerent confeientias, atquefi null� effent. Quis aaini

amfi iuftici�g�oriam non queantfibi uendicare homines per nias Mofi: efl� ta men,un de habeant uer� amp; folidam oloriam,n^�^nbsp;pera Deca�ogi, longe pr�ftannora, amp;:dignaiuftid�nominenbsp;D E Orqu�bus il le pr�mium iuftid� denegare non pofi�t,cumopt''^^nbsp;tor hac in parte habeat ius recipicndi, ac Deus debitum �C neccn�nt^'�^nbsp;reddendi. Hoc eft fcilicet pulchre theoIogizare:S^ placet h�eTheolO'nbsp;eiamundo,fedc�coamp; furiofo:fiIhsDei non nlacennecnoteftpb^'^^^'nbsp;nihil prorCusdoceretipfumque deociofoautfabuIo�bCHR^^nbsp;concionari.

Addam 8^ illud,ex Actis apofto�ids,cap.xin.Notum igitur bis uiri fratrees, quod per hune uobisrcmifljopeccatorum annund?^nbsp;tur ,ab omnibus a quibus non potuiftis per legem Mofi�iui�if�eaninbsp;hunCjCChriftum intelligit. ^omnis qui creditiuft�ficatur.Sed quidnbsp;fecro habet lex Mofic' certemoraliapr�cepta pque, utc�rimoniarun�nbsp;�nfh'tuta politicas leges. Cur igitur uos Sophift�perpetuo torqn^''nbsp;tisadpartem,quoddi�;umeftde tota lege'Tquo iure^Deinde,quainf^nbsp;tam difficiles fuerunt c�rimonip,utnemopotueritillis fatiffacereS^*^nbsp;ftici� merericNam Paulus difficultatem,imo impoffibilitatem allcgsf�nbsp;iibicauff�tur neminem DotuifleDerlepem iuftif�cari. Ac cit�t non ca^�^

��ar^autfalutem.Non eft ergo cur fperemus gternam fcc�ic!tatem,nift perfidem gratujt� miferkordi� DE�,propter Chriftum: Qui traditusnbsp;'ftpropter deh'da noftra, �i. cxcitatus eft propter I'uftificauonem noftri.nbsp;^onian.nrj.C�a*um aduerfarfj grarigaudadlerfatis derogant c�rimonbsp;Mofi effe(ftum,feumeritum iuftifiicaoonis: C�rimonias autem Panbsp;P�amp;monachorum cum quantapr�d�cant maieftateC�ut eoamiftisri/'nbsp;fticulis culcibus tribuant fumma, 8^ primas in omnibus� Quafi melio/nbsp;'� fint c�rimoni� papiftic�, quam Mofi :aut quafi non pofl�nt obfer/nbsp;*^2ric�ritnonfe Mofi abfcp peccato,cum tarnen fabbati c�rimoniamalinbsp;lt;5110 modo retineamus. Pape uero non fernentur nificumpremioiufti/nbsp;'�gfiimmo.Quis hic putas Satan latearr�nifi quem Chriftuscxagitatj'nnbsp;fiypocritis,fuarumiuftidaR2 iadatoribus; ambitiofis amp; auaris� Vg uo/nbsp;jinquiens, qui comedit�s domos uiduarum: orationes�ongas cran/nbsp;�'s.Quantumenimeft tandem in papifticis c�remonqs,ctiam religio/nbsp;�'flimorum monachorum,quod non alat inertes amp; maximam uanitat�C�nbsp;^eoque non pafeat auaros,uentres amp; ociofos, ambitionem non con/nbsp;�'net7�Denicp,quod omnium triftifl�mumeft,faciens uidelicecaduergnbsp;�'^Chriftum f�deioppreffionemC'

brevis responsio, ad eas senten. tlt((foiptur�, qute ab aduerfarijsfer� citantur ^contra fidei doilrin�:nbsp;de grdtuitd no�ri per Chri�um iufli�catione.

AEterum, quod aduerfarrj dodrin� degratia, ingentemcopiam '^fententiarum fcriptur�,depr�ceptis operum,cum ex ueteris tefta/nbsp;'^entilibrisjtum exnoui,congcruntamp; nobis opponunt: utquibusui/nbsp;^eriuolunt, fe docT:rinamdemcritooperumruentem, imo collapfam,nbsp;fulare,erigere,amp;in priftinum ftatum,qu�obtinuit (emper, apudper/nbsp;Mosfidei hoftes,reftituere:nihil cfficiunc eo labore, nifj quod fe magisnbsp;^gifep implicant, aeprodunt quam male affedi fint, amp; male fani innbsp;�ae Chriftiana. Vt clareintelligi pofl�t,quid tribuant grati� Slt; �hrinbsp;�toinimirum ,prorfus nihil, Etcontra,quod iufticqs operum fuorum,nbsp;feruntacceptam.Quodhadenusmul�isamp; nonnbsp;^otcuris argumentis oftendi� Oportet enim ut fateam ur nos fakiar i pernbsp;��amgratiam, propter CHRIST VM, quatenusin ilium credimus:nbsp;^Uod qui non agnofeunt, neepeonfitenturnobifeum, eos oportetiiinbsp;gratiam,Euangelium Chriftum negant,nbsp;P^ndem Chriftianam, ut rem inutilemSc uanam rident.

. Eftoigitur, fintinfinit�legesoperum:amp; mukgcomminationesadic ^^contra tranfgreflbres legistadeoque feruantibus legem multa pr�/nbsp;�^�apromifla.Quid tumv num per legem iuftificamurcNonneEuan/nbsp;ptium eft iuftificationis dodrinaC'Hec uero teftatur,quod fidc,per mi^nbsp;'hcordiam,propter Chriftum iuftificamur: 2lt;difcrte additillas exclu *

fiuas, gratis,fine lege, fin e opertbus iuftici� noftris.Cur igituf cogor ab bac do(flrina deficerec blium D E1 pedibus proterereC amp; languincmnbsp;teftam�tiducerepollurum,quofan�:ificatiiumus�r�i^fpiritui grati�conbsp;tumeliam facereǒ Legem pro dodrrina iuftifieationis amp; faluadonisnbsp;bereCNulIi Diodetiani audacius 8^ truculentius f�uicrunt in fi'd�Cnrtnbsp;ftianam,atqueiftiquihocpoftuIant.Poftulanta�t Epifcopi�uta�nbsp;bus hoc tempore Euangelq dodrina darnnafuramp;profcribiwr-dores Euange�q, tanquam nocentiffirngpeftes z uiuis tolluntur. Wcninbsp;aguntnonnulli principes: cum caufTam nec]p cognofcantnequcintdlPnbsp;g�nt:amp; uelinttamen pro Chriftianishaberi.Sedfi fatiffadund^g^n�nbsp;mines fuisoperibus, �dillius obedientiafaluantur:cur nonabolcinr*�nbsp;totum CHRIS rinomenCSedr�gn�t ille,fecurus in c�lis:amp;oibunionbsp;ratur iftos,qui in nomen glorie ipfius inaniter fguiunt in his terris: quosnbsp;olimreuocabitad tribunal iudicrj fui,ac redder ipfis quodpromerueruu

Quin igitur CHRISTO fuam gloriamtribuimus: autfidem^ Eccleliaspenitus cuertimus, redudo luddfmo, cum omnibusnbsp;gibus,iudiciaIibus,cgriiT)onfjs,et diff�cuItateDecaIooi,fiuideiurquodnbsp;legibusiuftificemur';' At fi fideiuftif�camur, propter ChriftumjCna*^nbsp;qu�fo placati gratiam regnar�rquod �lioqui im�ti cogentur f�cere,qnanbsp;diu manet ChriRus, Lit autem rex �tern� glori� : amp; regnum oosnbsp;dur�t fine fine.

Certum eft o'go, quod dodrin� grau� amp; fidei in Chrifturn bilintelliguntjquioperibusnoftristribuunt, quodilIiscoratnDbnbsp;iuftificemur. AcneinteUigunequidem legis dodrinam: natnubancnbsp;intelligerent, non poficntcum tantac�citateEuangclioaduerfa^'�nbsp;mum enim transf�rant in fe Chridi gloriam, qui meritis operum iult;^nbsp;rum faluari qu�runt: quiafolius Chriftieftiuftificare impium,clt;�2�nbsp;uare apeccato amp; a morte. Deinde legem pharifaiceintelligunt,qualgt; denbsp;fola extern a op^l-um iuRicjapr�cipiat: amp;quia exiftimant haeexternaonbsp;bedjent!alegifariff�eri,contcnduntiuftospronundaricoram DEO,qn*nbsp;i��am habent.TalesauLem manent fine ueracognitionepeccati:nbsp;neefidem remifl�onispeccati ueram habere pofTunt. Sicut hoc temporanbsp;tribuunt Chrifto, quodpro originali fatilFecerit: oportere auteniiuanbsp;quemcp cperum iufticia faluationem mereri,peccata expiare,amp; pro p^nbsp;nis peccati fatisfacere. Iftos pharifaicos errores ex animo dctei�amur �cnbsp;execramur:amp; docemusquodfola f�dcgratuit�emifericordie DEbp�'��^nbsp;pter Chriftuiufbficemur,hoc eft, ^eccato morteliberemur.Quodnbsp;nullam unquam peccatorum remiflionem aliter accipiamus, quamnbsp;fideminChriftum:nequepertinere opera noftraadfatiffadionempronbsp;peccatoSdillius pcenis. VnaemmorsChrifti, eftpredumillud, q^�nbsp;faosf�t, pro culpa amp; pcena:pro peccatonbsp;nbsp;�terna morte� ,

quot;gnum: efuriui mim amp; dediftis milii manduare. Sicut efttalium fen/ tfndaruin fcriptur� magnuS numerus,amp; ingens copia:quamn� igno/nbsp;��at�ius.Neque officit cauflehuicnoftre, uelpotiusgIorigChrifti,quanbsp;tucmur: fine qua nec Ecclefie fa�us efle poteft.nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;eft bec confeque�/

^'a:obedientiarequiritur a renatis, igiturobedientia faluatC� cumrenati *Jpenatiorefteturneminem, faluari nifi per gratig fidem.�quanquainillinbsp;fintdebitoresglorif�candg uoluntatis Dei,

H�cucra eft:obedientiarequiritur, ergorebe��fodamnat.Habetc/ ^inimanifeftamcaufamtuideKcet, Dcicontemptum, Rebelles enim Sdnbsp;itrimorigcri eontemnunt DE VM:amp; fatisHquet, quodta�esnecfidenbsp;^atigpr^diti efie pofTunt.Quomodo igitur faluari pof�entjCum jufticianbsp;Wd amp; effectu iuftidg, feu frudlibus fidei,qui funt bonoi'um operum,nbsp;^obedientigergalegem, deftituantur^ Eftigitur nccel�ariaobedientianbsp;*�oftra:amp;bona ooera fidem fequi debent. Ouanquam ilia obedientia.

Rtatiam recepti eflemus. Nemo enim fatiffacit Icgi: amp;. omnes iufticig no funt immun dg atep imper fe�tg. Ign ofeit a utem De us immundiefi snbsp;�loftriSjamp;fi quidminusperfe�e prgftamus, idnonreputatnobisin pecnbsp;�^f�m.quatenus credimusin Chriftum:Roman. vifi. Quanquam requinbsp;fifutftudeamus proficere, amp;dedieindiemfieri meliores,per obediennbsp;^iant operisnoflri.Sed idem requirit hoc quoque, ut in fide gratie per/nbsp;�^aneamus.Hf�r nf�mfif?f��51nnO'!(T�iYipalApfi� aUkar imnia nntninnp niip

amp;OneiLiflicijsnoftn's.Placentautcm Deo amp;operanoftra.�f�dqufW^ derecondh'ationis nominis lefu Chriftiprgftamus.

Paulusaffirmat,nos fide iuflafkarijCumaliaSjtum Roman .iij.amp;t�'-' Ft^efumut Q�t �aty, fidem efficacem efle diledtione. Gal. v. Et tarnen h^cfenK^�^^^nbsp;incommoditatetn habet: quipofletenimfibipugnare Apoft�^nbsp;fiiene,nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;lus Chrifti in dodrinatprgdicare grariam, ^gratipdetrahereC Aci�*^

ror Scholafticos, cum alioqui dialedicen egregiecaneantjhicuid^^ non pofle, quid Paulus dicat, Teftatur enim nos fide iufticari:nbsp;hancfacit caufam adprehenfiuam falutis. Et alijs in locispronunflst,^nbsp;fi�dem,effe efficacem per diledionem. Quo non docet deticerea �ofdr�nbsp;uultcamretineri,quaprofitemur,quod faluacio gratis nobis contii�?^�nbsp;per mifericordiam,propter Chriftumtquatenus Euangelio,deli3Cglo^nbsp;ria gratie dei,amp;redemptoris Chrifti, concionanti credimus.Scd^o^^^nbsp;do de effidu fidei,qui inter alios prgcipuus quidam eft diledio,nbsp;niceam a fide ficia, a frigida �i. mortua ranonis opinione, Necpnbsp;eft uera fides in ill is qui funt uacui omni dilec'tione, amp; finepooiK��^nbsp;uiuunt, luxta illud , L Timoth. i. Fin is prpcepti eft charitas,ex cort^P^nbsp;ro, confcientia bona, Scfide nonfida, H�c retinet ergo,nbsp;falutis in corde, amp;agnofcic, quod per gratiam, propter Chriftun�^�� ,nbsp;fi'camur,amp;foluti pronunc/amur apeccato �c ab gterna morted^^*�^^nbsp;oratiojfide iuftificamur melius intelligi poterie, fi mutetur innbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;gj

laciuam,uidelicet,illam:pergratiam,{eu mifericordiamiuftifi^'^pPgt; cuteruditiffime amp; fandiffime docet,uir clariftimus amp; dodiflimi��^nbsp;lippus Melanchthon.Per gratiamenim,feu mifericordiamDEft^nbsp;tuntur nobis peccatanoftra:amp;reputamurilla cade gratia iuflbP�^��^Qnbsp;tuftificatorem Chriftum: per cuius fanguinem abluti fumusanbsp;quatenus credimus. Ab hacfententia cadunt Sophift^ :nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;cj/

tadta,Cuel etiam diffimulata 3 cauffa iuftificationis,fingun t bus iuftici^, hoc eft, fidei frudibus iuftificari: pudendo tancisnbsp;ftriserrore,

Itaque nullain re nobis cum iftisdodoribusinprgdicationcd ftificationepoteftconuenire.C^uiaenim fomniant, quodeffedbc�nbsp;ftici�,feu fidei, iuft)ficemur,ideo opinantur, iufticiamadiuefig*��nbsp;renoftras qualitates amp; uirtutes: amp; impium feupeccatotem fuis in*nbsp;Scmeritisfaluari, Verumhac fummaimpietatetribuunthomin�nbsp;d�laudem,quainrenunaeidebetur: gratiamnegant,amp;nbsp;�ESV iuftificatoris officium,quantum in ipfi's eft,derogant.nbsp;fi quibus fuas impias opiniones perfuadent,eos deijeiunt innbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;pp|,

infernitqui iufti,falui bead efle potuerunt in regno grati�f�lij E' Ideo f�pedocui,iufticiam qua coram Deo falui bcati ffimus,nn^,^^nbsp;gnificareadiuenoftraoperabonacfedpaffiue, noftripeccatir^�^^nbsp;�nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;'nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;ncpij

�w,8(iuftici� WMuitamimpucationem Hacenim grat.jmft.aa do/ �adfumus ben�sniir.ma liberaliiate mifertordi� �DEO. propWnbsp;�uftificatorem CHRIST VM:fi cameniniUum credimus.ltgque rd^nbsp;lt;l�itur,iufticiam qua coram deo bead fumus^on enbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;�

Hl nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;amp;rcdemptio. Vtquemad/-

j 0 unifcriptuineft, quigloriaturin Domino g�orietura', Cor. i� No ^^igitur hancfpei fiduciam incarnalesiuftidas operum noftrorumnbsp;*^^^^ciam coram Deo, Si ui tam �f?ternam mereamurgt;nbsp;nnbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;Cententia, Cfide fumus iufti: qu�eftefficax dilcdio^

tin nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;dicommodareini dolt;flrin�,qup eft de noftri falua^*

noftri,Euanaeliftas amp; Apoftotos pugnare (ibi in praedicatiche fidei S^bonorumopmim^ Tamenim grati� hdem,quambona opera pr^di/nbsp;^antinecefte eft eroo,ut fic predicent opera bona,ne gran? fides non manbsp;I�atfalua. Paulus non minusagnofcit banc fuam uocem : aibitramurnbsp;^gitur iuftificari hominem, per fidem, fine operibus legi� Item iilam.^

^^dafua,Aut deniquefimilem aliam.^Haspugnantias, Cqu�fingungt; ^��effernoii funt. ) fi nefdunt concordarc aduerfarii,cur non ex hac hanbsp;difputationis de gratia �^iuftificatione difcedunnamp; ignorantiamnbsp;f^nifatenturpocius,quam glori� CHRISTI detrahunt^Ludere quinbsp;'^^fcit,campeftribusabftinetarmis.

COMMENT; D � POE NIT E N T� fcurare Euaiigelrj ueritatem,amp;gloriamCHRISTLRequirfmusctno^nbsp;�egem,feu opera bona, in pr�dicatione: fed finibus ab aducrfarijsH^^nbsp;riamus.Iftienim doccnt,quod operibusdecongruo,habituminf�^^nbsp;quem adpenantdilecfi'onem,mereamur;amp;per il��habitum,amp;fe^^^vnbsp;tia opera legis, uitam�tcrnam decondigno�Hocuerocftnbsp;funditus euertere:au� teftatur,cluod amp;ratis.Der miferieordiam,pr�p^^

gratia erga nos DEI,de rcmii�ione peccan,iuftificarione,fide amp; uita. Contritionisautem,feup�nitenti^, amp; bonorum operum ootnbsp;tiam,qu�nospreftemus,granficantes DEO, qui nos uocau��Ogfnbsp;tiamfuam, perunigenitumf�lium fuum. Dominum feruatorcl^�nbsp;ftrum lefum Chriftum ,efle Iegem,amp; bac nos erudiri, quomouo nunbsp;oporteatexercere,crefcere amp; fru�'f�care in ilia extern3nbsp;bonorm Qug nonua�ct nifi ex fide procedat.Eft enim imperfeda?^�nbsp;non poteft efle accepta coram Deo, nifi in illis, quicreduntfibipc^^^^*nbsp;omnes immundicias amp; defe�us remitti, propter CHRISTVM�

Coniunge igitur fidem operibus noftris, amp;nihil incommodabu��^� bmnia illa pr�cepta demoribus amp;iuftida noftra,do�rine den��/�nbsp;Locutnbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;D EI amp; gratig iufticia. Chriftus igitur,ubi didt,n �

viatth, 19. aduitamingredi,feruamandata, illi loquiturneceftario,quemopo�'^ siliiiadui� antcomniauerain DE VM�faluante fide prgditum efie-R^^'^^nbsp;tam tttgredi. autgmtalem,ad legem ,teftatur obedientiam bonorum operutnnbsp;riam cfl�,non quodillisremiflionempeccati amp; uitam �ternamnbsp;ris: fed quia neceffe eft, utuera amp; efficaci fide fis prgditus, non frig*��nbsp;opinionefeunoticialitere credendorum. Proindenoftrafidepctp^�^nbsp;rctinemus,quod nulla alia re coram Deo,iufti, falui 8c beari fumuSjpff^nbsp;terquam folafide mifericordieDei, propter Chriftum. CredcntesaU*^nbsp;neceflehabemus,utfidem exerceamusamp; glorificcmus D E VM.nbsp;poteft eludi didum Chrifti, quin fateamur obedientiam ncceft�tiamnbsp;fe. Dicitur enim Matth �i xxv. Difcedite a me maledid�i in ignemnbsp;nbsp;nbsp;''

num, qui paratus eft diabolo Si angelis eius: Efuriui enim amp;non deo* fhs mihi,quod manducarem.amp;c.Sed illaobedientia placet in folis n *nbsp;qui Euangelio credunt: nec^ poteftplacere in illis, qui meritis opetuf**nbsp;fuorum, que efl� fingunt, arrogant debitum �terng uit�. Non en�*�nbsp;l�cnecei�aria eft operis boni obedientia, utimpiumiuftif�cet, feuhbt�i'^*�nbsp;a peccato a morte:fedut iuftificatum,fa�uum falt;ftum,amp; credenternnbsp;erceat.SaIuamur ein per mifericordiam,propter CHRIST Vnbsp;nus credimus, iufti �faluifiidiglorif�camus per opera bona

Porro, cadem CHRISTI fcntentia,Si uis adu�tam ingredi, fertia ��'andatarrcuocatoinneshypocritas adlegem,utibidifcantamp;: �xperiannbsp;quam eft impoflibile carnali natur�, omnia Iegisfacere,operibus

Si. uitam mereri. Sicut teftaturfaCtum adolefcentis, cui h�c primum a Chrifto dida funt� Nam cum reuocareturad abncgaxnbsp;omnium rerum a CHRISTO,triftis difceflit ab eomeque fee�nbsp;^^s�ftChriftum.Et tamen abnegationis perfectiff�m�.omnium rerumnbsp;Q��inesdebitorcs fumus: quam tamen impoffibiUeftpr^ari a carnalinbsp;*�*tura.Quare bac cauITa opus habemus Chrifto,qui nos liberet a pec/nbsp;^^o�icondemnatione: ftcautem oportet Chriftumadprehendere^ ucnbsp;'*^ftificatorem noftri a peccato Si liberatorcm ab �Vterna morte, Pqfteanbsp;aliqua obedientia fequi debet: quauidelieet exerceamus fidemSinbsp;p�rtemfaeukatum noftrarum in pauperes diftribuamus, 5i reliquanbsp;^^Jiledionis fadamus. QuienimhabueritCubftantiamhuius mundi,nbsp;guident fratrem fuumegere. Si claufericuifcerafuaabeo, quomodqnbsp;�^�^�ritas D EI man et in eo�?' i. loan.iij.

eadem fententia aliter loquitur iuftificandis Si aliter iuftifica/ uftificatos en im admon et off�cq fui: Si h ortatur, ut operibus dil edionbsp;.�^.Uelint fidem fuam exercere Siconfirmare. luftificandispr�dicaCnbsp;��^poHibika, Hic igitur alius finis fpedari debet,cur obedientia erga lenbsp;perfeda ab omnibus requiratur: cum tamen nemo illi fatisfcerenbsp;Debet enim lex omnibus demonftrare pe�catum, adeoqj iramnbsp;J^�^erfuspeccatorestut omnes uerehumiliet coram Deo, nefyperbenbsp;fuiscarnalibus fendant. Vtque intelligantfe redem/�nbsp;Chrifto lefuopus habere:quiunus omnes iuftificat etfaluata pe�nbsp;a morte: quatenusinipfum credunt. Hacfententialexfacitpri^nbsp;adeognitionem noftri peccati,Siimbecillitaris noftra:, ad pr�ft^nbsp;/jpiperfedamSidebitam obedientiam. Deinde pr�dicat, qualibusnbsp;^id�operibus DE VS ab his,qui crediderunt Euangelio,glorifientnbsp;J'fdit. Euangelium enim exhiber eum, qui exadionilegis pro npbi�nbsp;^�fede: nempe, C H RI T V M, Etteftatur iufticiasnoftrasacce/nbsp;eftenbsp;nbsp;gratas Deo, quatenus in fide nominis Chrifti illas pr�fta/

autemplacereDco, quatenus ab incredulis fiant. Necpr?egt;lt; alia opera, nifi qu� in lege decalogi per Mofen funt pr�cepta.nbsp;^9gt;naimrequirit deus aliarquanquam aduerfarq noftri eriam fing�tnbsp;l^^debitoresede, quarundam impqflimarum traditionum Eptf�opinbsp;^^ani. Cuiquisdeditius eondendi leges in Ec�lefia-7

charitaseft maxima uirtus C fane quidem. Nam reuera eft maxi? � nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;,t;

in charitateC Quorfum ergo ruis amice, qui propter fummam * � quot; ^^^�i^quam nemo omnium fiominum habet, arroges carn^fibus

iufticijsnoftris, mernum remiffionis peccati amp; uit� nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;Eftoptf^

feCtLis in lege,amp; impie omnia qu� funt di'lectionis: amp; tunc poterisi^^ de gloriari, tibi fruftra raortuum efl� CHRIST V M, prius non poi^*nbsp;Ac rurfus, non fic eft legis plenitudo chantas, quafi operibusnbsp;dionis noftris, quantumcunaque perfede pr�ftes ilia opera,nbsp;t is fiat� Semper enim infra penedionem debit� iuftid� mancmus�nbsp;indigemus alio legis impletore, qui pro nol3isfatiffaciat,aclibtf^^nbsp;nos a ma ledidione. Gal. if). Pone igitur priorem impletioncnbsp;feda eft a C H RI ST O : amp; effidtur noftra per grati� imputations^'nbsp;Qua his qui creduntin Chriftum remittuntur omnia peccata; otnn�^nbsp;debito legis abfoluuntur. Finis enimlegis CHRISTVSeftj^^ioJ^nbsp;dam omni credenti: Roman.x. Et tunc addecharitatem:hoocft,k2nbsp;impletionem efFediuam,nempe, tuorumfadorum �i. opefum,fogt;nbsp;dienti�i�Ceritgrata feu accepta DEO.Quanquamadhucimpm^''nbsp;in fcjideo abfq�e fide non poteft placere Deo. In fi'deautempr^�in^�nbsp;tis porfeda eft: 8i placet Deo. Non ut opus meritorium grati� p i.jnbsp;setcrnse:hoc enim opus non poteft pr�ftari infide.Sedut iuftid� *nbsp;frudus.'quocredens glorificatDEVMamp;patremfuum,quisft**^nbsp;lis. Itaque credentes implent Iegem,per fidem:deindeper diledioj^'^pnbsp;qua fidemexercent.Etcharitatem retinentes,in nullo peccare, udnbsp;ftmum erratum admittere poffunt. Quot ueroefleputas,qufinon^nbsp;busferuent charitatem�'

At uero charitas eftmaioromnibus uirtutibus:amp; ipfaadcofi^^i,p IpeC'Audio.Eftojfit maionquid tumC Ergobeatiores erimusnbsp;tatem, quamperfidem: aut certe, nonfolafidefaluabimurclu'*^^ jnbsp;nec bearioreserimus coramDEO per charitatem: quantumnbsp;impetrationem faluationis.Nec charitate,fidei coniundajtanqu^nJFnbsp;tialicaufaiuftificationis, faluabimur. Quia Deusuoluitnosald*'^^^^nbsp;tos effi cere, quam per noftram diledionem:nempe,per diledinbsp;nirifilrj fuimortem.Ideo in faluando, non refpicitadac'tiones0lt;:opnbsp;noftra: fed adfuammifericordiam amp; bonitatem,qiianosimpartiGfi jnbsp;tenuscredimusineum,propter CH RI S T V M. Itaquemaio^^^nbsp;dem eft charitas, hoceft,opcrofior, amp;pIurimorumfrudLium,fionbsp;fpe. Opinor,fi refpicias ad diledionis negociofiffimos,operofiin�^^,^,nbsp;amp;infinitoslabores: amp; contuleris illos, cumfi'dei tranquil!itate,onbsp;(utita dica. )filentio,8^qui�ete.Quid cm operator quifquis uereinnbsp;VM cr�dite� Nihil plane, nifi quodomnesfuascuras a fedepou�^�nbsp;tranquilliftimamente,animi fummaalacritate amp;^fide,feufiducia,�' ^7nbsp;nitiIlas,acfransfertinDE V M,maxime fecurus �tern�uit�8^�^0/nbsp;tudinisin Deo propter Chriftum. Sinit enim quifquis uerecredit^F^^nbsp;VM pro le operan: amp; difponerefibi uitam �ternam: ipfe planead

quos glorif�catur a nobis Deus, amp; caro f ubigityr, Slt; ferut�ur proxF ��^tfideshabetampliores.nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;�nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;'

angelorum amp;fc.prima Cor. xiq. Reueraac prorfus nihil�adeo J^equeas faluari. Ne^ tarnen fequitur faluationis caufl�m elle diiegt;nbsp;lt;onem noftram.'tametfi noftra rebellio amp; inobedientia-, cft condemna

fcias atque credas, D E V M tibi reconciliatum efle,rcmittere f^ccataamp;donare uitam�ternam, propter Chriftum. Fac igitur prim�nbsp;^fuein te ueram fid�^qu� ftatuat q? gratis per mifericordiam,propternbsp;^*ariftum,f�ne lege, amp; fine meritis operum tuorum,iuftificerisamp;fal/nbsp;eff�ciaris coram D E O:amp; deindeadiunge illi fidei diledlionem,t�/nbsp;S^am eius propriumefi'edum ac frudum, quem gignit:amp;quo credennbsp;glorificentDeum, fintgratt,exerceantamp; conf�teanturfidem, fubi/nbsp;carnem, feruiant proximo, amp; proc�dent eo modo belle amp; pupnbsp;omnia in do�lrina Chriftiana.

Verum ill� de operibus fententiae, obqciun tur nobis ab aduerfarijs ^�tris, nonquoddiledionisamp;ooerum bonorum fint tam ftudiofi

atqttc excell�tmultis modts nemo carens, Hilcclibnc faluuscfl� ciatur,uc iam anreadi�:un):tamcn beneficium fal uationis non obtineturnbsp;chantatis merico,fedpcr fid� in CHRIST VM, C�terumaduerfari)nbsp;noftri,pcrpetuotribuuntdilelt;3:ioni,quodper fo�am fidem obtinctur.Mnbsp;nos deteftamur in eorumpr�dicarionibusamp;dodrtna, tanquamfum/nbsp;mam blafphemiam in gratiam ScChriftum filium DEL Chriftus enimnbsp;eftpreciumpropeccato �C morte, adeoque pignuseterneuit�n'moip�fnbsp;fimauita etfaltis,omnibusquiin eum credunt.Neque tarnen hinccollinbsp;gimus,nullamoperumbonorum obedientiam fequidebere,eosquifi^nbsp;de iuftificati funt amp; falui faƻ Melius enim �rudit nos gratia.Timoth.nbsp;f). Multo minusprobaripoteruntDeOjinquibuseft, qu�damferinanbsp;8lt;:beftia�is uica:uttaceam, quodqui huiufmodi funtipfaquoqncf�dcnbsp;careant necelTario.

Ergo fl mihi obieceris illud Matth.xix.Si uis ad uitam ingredi,flt;T�3 mandata.Siue ilIud Daniel.iiq.Pcccatatua eleemofynisredimc,nbsp;quicates tuas ben efic�jsergo paupcres,fempcritarefponderini.*f�Ti�a��^nbsp;data, amp;redimepeccatainChrifto, feu fide in Chriftum, interegn^^^^;nbsp;Et ficdefimi�ibusa�rjsfcriptur�fententrjs omnibus, qu�tfniiHio�^nbsp;peccad fa�uationelh uidentur conditionaliter promitrere, fiuiddiccinbsp;legisiufticias pr�ftemus, pronunciarim. Lexenim non poteftuakrcnbsp;/�nntMnbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;fnhfie�rttii tltf/*?Hrfn'ni�t'edebt�.* ta�

bent opera bona qu� in lege requiruntur: fequi autem,ut iuftici�fi frudus.Quorum alius finis fpedari debet, quam eft qu�rerenbsp;nem peccati gternam uitam per opera.�ne contra Euangelium, amp;nbsp;trafidem inChriftumfcndrereperiamur.Finisigiturfit, ucDeum,t3f^,nbsp;quamgratiasrefercnteSjinomniuitanoftra glorincemus.Atque iraqnbsp;demfequitur �ex Euangelium.�amp;fubferuitChrifto,bonorumopef^�nbsp;docftrina:famu!a�^ miniftra,non domina Chrifti.Debentenim, qgt;^�

CHRISTVM.Nequctarnen rurfush�cita rcdemm�s deemofy^ tanquam opere fariffa^Sorio pro peccato, feu i�Iius pccnistfiue reli''nbsp;^^obedietitia erga legem, tanquam caufa parnali iuftifianonis, pro^nbsp;quam peccati remiffio, feu uita seternadonetur. � Sadsenim docui'nbsp;Wpicue, hanc impiam opinionem pugnare cum Euangelio ftde innbsp;^*^dftum. )Sed tanquam figno exterioreremifljonis peccati:qu� con/ signa exierinbsp;nobis coram D B O,propter Chriftum,quatenus in ilium credidinbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;lt;lt;

'quot;'is.lddrcocnimrequiritDeuSjUt hanc fidembonisopenbusexercea ^epehcnt�^ ��'��samp;confirmcmus, ut incclligas,efle inhisquiEuangelio crcdunt, mui,nosfUinbsp;��O�dtiafidci tcftimonia grati�tnon m�ritalaluationis^Perrincnt igi/ iffs^ada,nbsp;opera ad confirmationcm confeienciarum noftrarum, de remiflbnbsp;per CHRIST VM: quia, noftro iudicioamp;capacitateratio/nbsp;aliunde fiicilius deprehendi,aut certius cognofci,qu�do in gra/quot;nbsp;^^finius gii uera in CHRIST VMfideprgd!ri,potcft,quaperobediennbsp;^^inoperibus bonis.Eft quidem amp; pax cordiscertum teftimonium innbsp;^ficationisnoftra;,quxfidecontigitproptcr Chriftum: fed internum,nbsp;^pera autembona funtciufdemrei externa figna amp; tcftimonia: fine quinbsp;pax interna cordis no poteft confiftere,reHncri aut perm ancre. Nonbsp;S'lod fiduciacordis h�reatin operibusnoftris,ubifaltempiaeft:haecnbsp;^jaimtota eft in promiftagratiaamp;feruatore Chrifto. Sedquiafirmumnbsp;certu,quod qui pr�diti funt uera fide,eos etiam fequi poenitetiamnbsp;J^ternam conuerfionem ad Deum, fiigam operum malorum, amp; dinbsp;�'gentiam ad bona opera, Ita quidem non poteft retincri pax cordis abnbsp;qui carnalibus defiderijs indulget, �dfuas impias cupiditates explet,nbsp;^nullis operibus bonis ftudet, Habetcnim Temper confeientiam ad/nbsp;j^antem fibi amp; accufantem de peccato, amp; urgen tern ad defperationem,'nbsp;^eoinhocmeo fcripto frequenter docui,ueram fidem non pofte conffrnbsp;cum peccadsmortalibus: nec� efte in illis quifi'nepcenitentia ufrnbsp;^^ut,Quema(5mo3yrn Sc Paulus docet.Finis prgeepti eft charitas:ex cornbsp;'^^purojconfcientiabona 8d fide non fi(fta.i.Timoth.i.

* Matth�iv. pr�cipitCHRISTVS:fioffers munus tuum ad altare, pibirecordatus fueris,quod fratertuus habet aliquid aduerfum te: re/nbsp;�'�queibi munus tuum ante altare ,amp; uade ac reconcilieris priusfratrinbsp;^^�dtuncueniensoffcrasmunustuum.EtLuc�.vn', dicitur, Remitti/nbsp;^ASdremittetur uobis,Ec in oratione iubemurprecari:rcmittenobis de/nbsp;�tanoftra,ficut8dnos rcmittimusdebitoiabus noftris. Ncqptarnen fe/nbsp;qu!tur,quod �ft eres munus poft recon ciliationem �i. placatum fratrem�nbsp;^�^tremittensalq cu!pam,quamaduerfum fecommifinmereatur iftiso/nbsp;^ibus, remiftionem peccati �d faluationem.Quia remiffio peccati, �dnbsp;ilia �tema,dequa{n hacnoftra difputationcagitur, funtgratuiiinbsp;�^beneficia:in eosuulgata,permifcricordiamDEJ, prester Chrv

ftum, qui in ill�credunt.Sed hoc fequitur, effe prophanos,impfos,S^ incre�ulos homines, qui fe nullo pietatis opereexei'cent,utinquibiJ^nbsp;eftnullus DEItimorjiiulla dile(flio,amp; nulla in eum fides. Requirit�^nbsp;Deusfidem,amp; excrcitium illius,pcr obedientiam erga legem, Suntta''nbsp;men non illifolum impfi amp;damnabiles coram Deo, qui fineiuftfc*^.nbsp;frucflibus uiuunt: uerumetiam uaniiTimi amp;perditifl�mifiypocnt�,lt;f^*nbsp;exiftimanc,quod merito, preftantia amp; dignitateoperum kiorumcoramnbsp;Deofaluentur, Et quid rixanturnobifcumaduerfarqdeiufiiciabono''nbsp;rum operum, contragrati�iuftiaam, cum nullum penitus exeinplui^nbsp;darepofl�nc,implet�legis,pcriufticiasnoftrasǒ Quiscftenim, qu*�nbsp;ccrepoflfit,mundum eft cor meura,purus fum a peccatoC' Nifi il�^�nbsp;fic loquitur: grattas ago tibi Deus, quia non fumficucc�teri homing*nbsp;Sedreprehenditur�idamnaturaChrifto.nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;.

Cum igitur fententtas operum oppofuerint Sophift� docih�^ gratiaiuftificanteiitaperpetuus refp�de.�NonauditoresIegisiundunnbsp;apud Deum,fedfalt;ftoreslegistuftifi'cabuntur.Impijhomincs^f^nbsp;dominakgisiafemperdifputai�,quafi per

^umiia,4 dcpl^ta: cum tarnen de lacto elle a lege impleta, nihil exhibcf^M^ , bito fun, ad Redditurus eft quidem Deus unicuique fecundum fada fua.Ql?*^� �nbsp;ncsnQS naanifeft ari oportet coram tribunal Chrifti:utreferatunuiqi**^nbsp;que propria corporiSjproutgefltt, fiuebonumfiue malum: Sicui*�nbsp;fententiacopiofiustradtatur Roman.rj. HisquidcmCinquit)q^*�C^_^nbsp;dum perfeuerantiam boni open's, gloriam amp; honorem amp; incot'^'^Pnbsp;Merce�ep^ qu�runt,uitam �ternam. Hic neceft�eft, utintelligaseosq'J^P�nbsp;operafuabona preftiterunttiuxta illud Pauli Roman.

qu� non fedabantur iuftictam,amp;;c.Nam remiflto peccati,his gelio credunt donatur:8c illi quia fine impia opinione operant�Gnbsp;nbsp;.

piuntoperumfuorumingentemmercedein. Ideo amp;de incredulis , Paulus.�hisautem,quifunteccontentione,8Cqui nonacquiefcumnbsp;tati,creduntautem iniquitati, iraamp;indignatio, tribulatio amp; angu�^1^.nbsp;inomnem animam hominis operantismalum. Et talesftierunni�^.^nbsp;fummiuiriapudIud�os:SicutPaulus fcribit Roman.x, quot;Tefti'i�^nbsp;illisperhibeo,quodsemulationemquidemDEI habcnt,fednonl^nbsp;dumfcientiam.Ita funtperpetuo,qui impiasopinionesde lcge�t t �nbsp;gelioalunt:pharif�i,iufticiarr| hypocrit�,rigidifltmi legis omnbsp;tores: fed propter incredulitatemuaniamp; impi) coram DEO.nbsp;talesnullaueraxpccnitentia,potuitunquam,necpoteftfequi.

Paulus ad Roman, i). manifefta comparatione Gentium amp; rum,dicit Genres beneficio legis natur� cantas euafifl� in operufUnbsp;cia:quantt fuerunt unquam lud�i per legem fcriptam. Et hac comp^ qnbsp;done uult maxime cerium effe, neminem per opera fua coratnP^^^/

iuftificari:fatUbcrad a peccato amp; morte.Nam a�ioqui fequcretur Si G� tcs8i lud�osabfcp^ratt�Sifinefidcm CHRlSTVMiuftif�cari.Vi'/nbsp;^eigiwvprgrniutti Si rnCfccdcm inct'edulisdebitam�qualesfunt, qui iunbsp;ftidasl�gisf�ne fide in Chriftumiactanti Sunt enim, dequibuspaulonbsp;intelociiti fumus^teftinionio al�ato ex epifto�aad Roman: cap.fj. His aunbsp;qui furtt ex contentione,Cnbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;eft,contentiofis ��ss,qui uei bo gra-*

donezutqu�prolixehadcnus amedidafunt^hicinbreuernfp*^��^^ concludantur. Coftat igitur Sophiftas tarn grati� nominenbsp;dodrinam iuftificationis corrumpere. Intelligunt enim per gratiam ba-*nbsp;bitum in nobis, qualificantem iuftidas noftras, ut frequenter dixi: nonnbsp;tiuminis fauorem. Sic ergo uel inuiti fcriptur� fententiam amitt^*'^^'^nbsp;adi fuerunt:8crebus nouam iaciem induerc. In fumma contrariatJicercnbsp;amp; affirmare, quam in fcripturis. de gratia amp; iullificationehabentur.

forma,in animisnoftris, utapudSophiftas: amp;rurfusbeneficin�^^'quot;�^'' ricordigerga nos DEI, per Dominum lESVM, utin facra fcripttu*^*nbsp;Quarc diuerfaloqui fcripturam amp; Sophiftas necefte cft.etiamfi abutnsnbsp;queconcludatur,nos pergratiam faluart Nam Paulus hocpronun/nbsp;cians,fentitnosliberaria peccatoamp; morte,per mifericordiam, proptefnbsp;Chriftum, abfcp noftrismeritis: contra Sophift�, meritisoperumn(Pnbsp;ftrorumtribuuntiuftificationem.Sednunquidhaecnonaduerfantur�/nbsp;bi: 8^cx diametroamp;contentiofiffima contentionepugnantCQuidenimnbsp;rcfert,quodSophiftgamplificantoperum noftrorum dionitatem,men''nbsp;tione habitus infufi: amp; fpiritus fandi, agentis in nobisC Hoc enim fansnbsp;liquet qj iuftification�,qug eft gratuita beneficenna mifericordi� Dei.nbsp;non exiftimantobtineri, nifiperopcrumamp;meritorum noftrorum di/nbsp;gnitatem. Deindc,decommenticia re loquuntur, tarn fida,inani amp; falnbsp;fa quam fi ftercus afini dicas aureum montem: aut fi quid uanius eft 8^nbsp;abfurdius didu, cum nobisdehabitu illofuo, quern homoimpiusamp;nbsp;peccator,per fuas operum iufticias fibi promereatur, loquuntur.

QuidmuItis�impoflibileeft fpiritumgra�aealijsade^, guberna

aliorum ui�tatn ad glon�amDEI amp;ipforum ra�u�em,quameoruni credunt fibi gratis remitti peccata, amp;donariaeternam u�am, pro/nbsp;pterCH RIS T V M.EciUi,quodfausclarct,ncnpon�ntGbj uelnbsp;Icincreri per opera fua �ternam uitam.Hanc enim credunt fe per fidernnbsp;�nChriftum aff�cutos effe. Ideo fatishabent, fi per opera fuaftudeantnbsp;�lori�Dei,Slt;utilitatiproximi,propterDEVM. Age ucro,quandonbsp;h'efemihi obtulitoccafio,proferam unum locum ex Paulo,inquo i�lenbsp;P^enifl�mus fpiritu Chriftijfanufiffimede gratia,amp; iuftificatione nofirinbsp;P^ CHRIST VMjfcribitrSd Sophiftarum error em prorfus elidit,qu�nbsp;elifum St proferiptum, prius quam eius autores nati fucrunt,amp; tynbsp;^nidem inEcclefia cxercuerunr� Proferam autem exep�lola illiusadnbsp;quot;Vornan .iq. talem, ut eludi non poff�t, a quantuincumcp maleuclisnbsp;��^*quis huiccaufl� Euange�q SC lefu Chrifti. Pauli uerbafunt�

SCIMVS A^^TEM,Q.VOD QVAECVMQVE LEX LOQViTVil, HIS QVi IN LE= iccmadRtf gf j't-.thiiuit�ir.ut omneosohjhwtir,^!;' fubdinisfiat omnis mundM DEO.nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;iX operibui Ic^ man.3.de prit

^is non iu�ificatur omnis caro coram itlo. Per legem enim ergnitio (ieccati4 nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;lujti�

QV�difbs Pauli uerbis opponemus: quo minus recipiamus nos feruari gratis, S� Cinemeritisoperum nofirorum Detrahiteriimnbsp;�^�^ntumiuftificationisomnium hominum operibus: lud�orum pari/nbsp;Gentium.Et foli graU�,Cutperfequentiapatebit.^tribuit, quodnbsp;�^lafalucmur,gratis,per mifericordiam,propter CHRIST VM, amp;(1^nbsp;^fiTinoflram in Chriftum.IIIud uero infigniter notandumefl;:quod lunbsp;^3�orumiufl:ici}sdetr�hitmeritumfa�uatlonis: Quinetiamteilaturnonnbsp;^�ffimijiter peccatores fuiffe alijs h omin ibus ,qui iufticia legis caruer�u

�gitur �ex redarguit Iud�os,S^ aceufat eos peccati: quos alios iuftifi/ ' ^tet; Vbiipitur confiflctcomment uminanis plori de fide forma-a,nbsp;^mtocongrui��^ condign {,iuftificatione non per fo!amgratiam, amp; iunbsp;^'licatoris lES V CHRIST! fidem: Item hoc b�afphemum aliud denbsp;^^^iqu�talisfitac tantain !mpi]sStfacinorofiS,quan�aeftinillis, quinbsp;�^uangelio piecredunt,nifi quod iufticias �egis non habeant: Nemo e/nbsp;iuftificatur lege: utqu� aliud non poteft, quam aceufare, iudicarenbsp;i ^darnnare peccatorcs.Sed fide grati�iuftifteamur. Vbidaiicp quodnbsp;' ��'^gitur, non quam c�rimonijs detrahi meritum iuftici� amp; falutis; Sinbsp;^liinnon detrahitur hocomnibus legisoperibus,nihil eftquodPaulusnbsp;icat de Qrati� gloria amp; redemptoris �efu Chrifti, Sed fubfcribam

^��'1 autemfinelegeiti�icia OEI man!/e�:(tacH: tefiificita 4 Icgeg^pro^betis, lufiiciaautettt perfid.emlzSVCHR.tSTI,tnomnes cy /uper omiies,t]uicreduntin cum.

J. H^cPaulusfeorftm fadbitdegratiafaluantenosperChriftumle/ non refpidens ad cxterioresillosfidei effedtus, qui funtdilectio/nbsp;quibusalqs inlocis fads agit. Cuius hie admouere uolui ledtovc,

ine cjLii�s cogi�tet itaexcludilegem^ quafinonfi't opus illius otcdientia fequi ren 3tos:fed ut fdat i uftificationem, h oc eft,peccaa remiflioncm 3dnbsp;setemam uitam aliter non obtineri quam perfidem in CHRIST VM.nbsp;Nec opus habent Pauli uerbaprobxioreexpofitione: �chgcqu� dixJ,nbsp;abunde fatis muniuntnoftracontra ealumniasaduerfan'orum�

Proinde illaoperum noftrorum iufticia, nemopoteftremifljonem pcccati atcpseternam uitam mereri: propter banc maximam caufl�m,nbsp;quod nemo poteft perfcdam erga legem Sddebitam obediential�nbsp;ftare.Quod eft ilia gloriadeftitui:hoc eft,perfe�ta iufticia,qua cotaiT�nbsp;DEO polieredebuimus.Sed ea carent neceflario, quifunt natutaP^^nbsp;catores. Quod enim dicit,omnes peccauerun t,planeliquet, hiepo�^*nbsp;fe Apoftolumadum ptohabitu: Sdrignificareomnesnaturapccc^tc^nbsp;res efl�jCeosefl� �terng mortis.Sic enimfumus natura filq ic�*

luftificati gratii,per gratiam ipfiiu:perredemp!ionem,lt;JHlt;tefiin CHRISTO poft�t DEVSpropiciatorium,perfidem in fanguine ipfiut.

Hie unus locus dare conuincitSophiftas Sdaduerfariosnon�'^�^^^ ci Sdimpij erreris. Paulus enim nihil obfcurisuerbisaflerit,quo�^��^^^^ jnbsp;iuftificemur: haud dubie excludens meritum feu dignitatem ium^nbsp;noftrarum,qu� nihil funt coram DEO. Deinde addit, per J.nbsp;quam alias interpretatur uocatmifericordiam: ut Tit. iij. Nee^nbsp;fignTicat h�cgratia,nifi gratuitam peccati �ddelidorumnbsp;mift��nem, donum uit��terne. Tertio loco fignificat, illagrsu^nbsp;participesfieri,bcnefido redemptoris CHRISTI. Nequeenimn^nbsp;mus aliud precium, aliam fatisfadionem propeccato Sd morte P^^jjnbsp;qua C H RIS T V M, qui nos fuo fanguine lauitanbsp;�ternamorte redemit. Poftremum fignificat ira prodeflenobis Cnbsp;ftum, fi credamus in eum: nonfi'operemur. Neep enimproponit�Cr.jnbsp;condirionem Euangelium: fed fidem grati� �d feruatoris CHR�nbsp;a nobis requirlt,utcp cred�tes fecuri fimus aeterng falutis. De bononbsp;operum caufla �d fine alias didum eft: �d dicetur fubinde copiofiu^�nbsp;fuisquibufcpiocis.

Vtoftenderet iufticia fua.Choceft,utdecIararet fe noftri iuft't*\ reefte.^propterremiftionem prpcedenti� deIidor�.Cideft,pete^�nbsp;hadenus uiguit in natura: �dnunqu�nonfrudificatadmoneni�dr^nbsp;nullam legis feu operum iufticiam potuit aboleri. ^Qu� DEVS tonbsp;uit, C ueluti diftimulans hoc peccati malum, quod fuo tempore uo,nbsp;it abolereper C H RIS T V M:8drenouare hominespeccatoresnbsp;tu fan do. Neque e nim potuit aboleri per iuftidaslegis.) Vtoft^nbsp;retiufticiam fuamin hoc tempore: Temporereuelati intotoorbenbsp;angelq, �C exhibit! Chrifti, iuftificatoris �d redemptoris omnlutU'

LIBER. SECVNDVS. nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;�5

WfnremiffioSlt;: falus omnibus annundatur, Acdurathoc oratt�tem ad m�ndi huius conCumationeni* Hocenirn quotidie agit DBnbsp;''�:tola'ansuidclice�pcccatanoftra,atque ignofcens eanobis. Acrenbsp;*��uansnos,pa- fidem gratie amp; fpiritum Chrifti. Ill� funt �nim perpe/�nbsp;Pnbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;operationes SC e�Fedus in Ecclefia, D EI noftri per Chngt;j

FsJetp nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;damnat continuo peccatores:fed remittit peccata his,,

4^1 Eaangelioa-edunt.Denique conceditfpacium p�nitendi,8lt; rede/ ^'^diab errore 8lt; deli�lis, his qui forte flint lapfi.

P Vtipfe fit iuftus,Chocef�,utdeclareiurueraxacferuarispromif *^adeoquemifcricorsamp; bonus, omnibus qui in ipfum permediator�nbsp;^^nftunicredunt.^ Etiuftificans eum qu-ieftexfidelES V. C Non di/nbsp;'�b eos qui adferunt iufticias legis; fed teftatur DEVM nobis fauere,nbsp;^^''opterrcconcihatorem Chriftum,quatenus in il�um credimus.

Vbi nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;fi uidelicet) Deus in iuftificando non

f^'picit rationisfeuoperum iufticias; legis fed gratie 5lt;^ bonitatisfu� P'��Cbrifturn fidem. )ExcIufa eft. (Neque enim potuit non reijci danbsp;nempe, inanis �d friuola gloriatio, eorum qui nullam ueram feunbsp;sctam iuftidam h abent. Et ubi folius gratig gloria debuit regn are. )nbsp;legem ǔ fadlorumC C hoc eft, per legem de faiftis SCoperibusnbsp;j, WsprgdpientemC V erum ea ratione,DEl gloria potius exclufa fuifnbsp;1^^�il�am hominum.Nam opera noftra obfeurant gloriam gratie,qui/nbsp;tnbuiturperfeftioiuftici� S^debitum �ternguit�.Ideotieronon,nbsp;^beiit iuftici� gloriamcoram Deo retinere, quia funt immunda amp; im/nbsp;yj�f^^�:a.ldeo adijcitur;) NON, fed per legem fidei.C hoc eft,fide Eznbsp;igi'atig amp; propiciatoris lefu Chrifti. )

^tbitramurigitur, Cideft, colligimus, decernimus �dftatuimus fadocinatione hueufe^ duda. Nam eauiseft gr�ce uodsapudnbsp;,�^lum. gt;uftificari hominem per fidem;fineoperibuslegis. C fide e/nbsp;J^adpreh�diinus promifl�on�,gratig,peccatiremiff�on�, iuftici�nbsp;1^�^quo n� potuer�t ualere,feu efficaces effe o�s prorfus iuftid�nbsp;^�5�Propter immundicic carnalis naturg;amp; imperfedion� illam iufti/nbsp;noftrarum,feu obedientig erga legem.Et quia inualida fuit lex,nbsp;atn pcccato obnoxiam renouare. Roman .viij.

bthaclenus Pauli uerba bona fide recitaui;adie(fta breui expofitio ^^la fidem noftrampotiusconfiteamur, quam utledorem intamnbsp;J 5\Apoftol� textu doceamus. C�terum firmani efl� hanc fententiamnbsp;t)u '^^�pi'iidens aepius ledior facile agnofeetteum nemo uere Chriftia/nbsp;^E^epoffit, fine haefideingratiam amp; feruatorem CHRIST VMtnbsp;iam fatis confutata effe omnia ilia commenta,qu� ab aduo-fanbsp;�^oftrisiimolefuChrifti amp;� D EI patris,obrjci contra fideidoflrinanbsp;Hgcenimeft fortunahorumtcmporum,quodilliipfi qui per/;

hiberiamp; crcdiuo�untefleChriftiani, fidem Chn'ftfanam damnent opprimant :a�ij per impiasdodrinas,amp; air) rurfus ui,ferro amp; ign�. Soinbsp;nunepoftulat propofiti opens ratio, utin altera parte huiuslibridedi^nbsp;rem ate^ often dam, quotinanibus commentis doftrinanoftrepccnifezinbsp;ti� operum bonorum, ab ij fdem aduerfari) s noftris 8C Chriftianenbsp;tatis contaminetur polluatun

Dephartfaicac�tr�tonet cum notificarionc uerp contridonis Ca J� De confeffionedeIi(ftorum:amp;quidfitpeccatauereconfiteri.Caplt;'l�nbsp;Efle plura gen era, feu fpecies confeftionistSd de primo quod f�t intus,nbsp;in corde,feu coram Dec.nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;Cap. �lf

De fecundo g�n�r�, extcm�amp; public� confef��onis deli�torum�

Capdf�f De tertio genereconfeftionis,pro recondliatione�nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;Cap.

DeconfefRonepriuata. nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;Cap.^f

De ph arifaica peccati SC del/dorum confeft�one. nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;Cap. J

De Ecdefiafticapoteftatetclauibus amp;abfolutione� nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;Cap.VI'L

Solius DE I eftcjS^ Domini noftri lefu Chrifti,autoritate,fcupcte'' ftate abfoluta remitterepeccata, Scpronundarefolutos a culpa etnbsp;na�nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;Cap. Ia.

Qtiomodo Eccleftg illius miniftris fit tradita poteftas remitt^'' di peccata.nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;Cap^.

De priuata abfolutione� nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;Cap. a*�

Nulla peccataremitti pofte, his qui in opera fuarum iufticiarum dudamponuntnbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;Cap.Ail.

Quid fit allJgare foluere, remitttere ac retinere peccataduo ac cer/ todiferimine.nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;Cap.XIH.

Contra pharifaicam do(ftrinam,defatisfalt;?lionibus: quetraditaeft a Scholaftids theologis�nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;Cap.Xluf

De redemptione noftri qup fada eft per Chriftum: fide redemprio nis,amp; fine operum bonorum�nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;Cap.XV.

De afdidlionibus corporalibus fanftorum : quo loco babcri dc^ b�ant�nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;Cap.XVI.

De partibus fatisfadionistquarumtres numerantur a Scholaftids� Eleemofyna, Oratio, �C leiunium�nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;Cap. XVH�

N dodrina de iufti'cacione,quod f�pedidum eft, excatt* rM cndae funt,du� precipu� qu�ftioncs : prior, degrati� be/nbsp;!nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;neficqserga nos DEl,amp; fidehuius grarig:pofterior autem,'

deoperibusnoftr� obedientieerga DEVM. Ac fan's con j2�quodutracf harum foedecorrumpituraaodoribus ranonis,fchonbsp;�dsTheologis:quorum autoricate amp; iudido,aduerfarp noftri exiftinbsp;^�itnosrede premi,amp;iure condemnari: quantum uidelicet atnnet,adnbsp;bonorumoperumdodrinam,quam nostucmur.Et egonbsp;1 �detn eorefpexi in huius libri parririoncrquem inftitui,dcfide �C opcnbsp;6nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;contraaduerfariorum opiniones,utcollationedodring noftr�,

p Wuerfariorum omnibus innotefcat, utrj r�rineant uera continentem HRlSTl amp; Apoftolorum dodrinain: nos qui per gratiam pr�dica/nbsp;e�jS jtum fidem gratig, adeoq; operum bonorum dodrinam in locumnbsp;'gnitatemfuam rcponimustan aduerfarrj,quiiufticrjsrau'onis fa/nbsp;operum noftrorum,ita patrocinantur,ut gratiam abijciant, fidem exnbsp;^�oantamp;mcras operum hypocrifesdoceant.

^oftquamigiturpriorem partem abfolui,in quaeainfedatusfum,' contra grati�,iuftificationis amp; fidei dodrinam,�impio errore tradi

I nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;longe pemiuofiorc recepta �C adprobata: reliquum cft,ut in

pofteriore confiitatione, quoque tantumlaboremac preftem, �1'^antum pro nominis fui gloria, turn Ecclefi� �dificatione don auericnbsp;CHRIST VS lES VS. (^arehgepars continebit dodrinam,nbsp;^'^pcnbusnoftriSjfeuobedientig noftr� ergaDeum. Quaminuni/nbsp;^�tn intelUgi uelimunius pcenitenti� nomine: cum intern�,qu�nbsp;contriuonis,tumextern�qu�eftfitapropricin frudibusexteriori/nbsp;J�siijftificatorum. Acconftat nosefte debitores illius pocnitentie:hancnbsp;J�^nonprophei� folum,fed �C Chriftusamp; Apoftoli pr�dicantNecnbsp;^':^ftcxiftere,durareamp;retineri fides, ubi homines flagitiofe, finepoc/nbsp;�^otiaSd fine bonis moribusuiuunt Hincipfum quoepChriftumIe/nbsp;, uehem�dfl�me exprobrauifle,his qui adprgdicatione fuam nonnbsp;js'ucnt poenitentiam: nimirum incredulis amp; grati� contemptoribus.

�tth.xi. Atcp idem hovribilibusexemplis horribiliter perituros comi/ ^��Cosomnesqui nonegcrint p�nitentiam.Luc�xiq.

J^cdquando Sophift� Sdaduerfarfi noftri dicunt, pernoftrampoe J. ^tiarn remoueri quglibet pcccata,amp; fatisficri pro delidorum p�n is;

I nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;�^^^^�'thoc falfe atque impie dici. Hac enim aftertione homines fibi

! quod eft folius benefierj coeleftis gratig erga nos, per lefum .^riftum. haucroftatuendumeft: DEOplacerequidemoperisno/nbsp;poenitentiam, fi ex fide procedat. Et ne contritionem quidem fittis

piam e{Te,nifiqLiam midget grade fidestquaiitumuisfitnccefTada.D� )VS enim gratis ignofcit peccato 8^ delidis noftris: Slt; per grade fidemnbsp;contridonesnoftrasfanat.Deinderequirit.�uthancipfamgrati�fjdt�m,nbsp;per totam huius iiit� noftrg nouitatem, qua recedimns a peccato,nbsp;peramur iufticiam,exerceamus.Hucdem�mfac�t, l'i�ud quodeft E-C'nbsp;ch�e�isxvin. Omnium iniquitatum eius, quas operatus eft, non rccor/nbsp;dabor*SedScholafticitheologi,8lt;cum his aduerfarrj noftri, f�quiduPnbsp;qu� didutn eft in laudem bonorum operum, amp; de i�lis qui ex fide opelt;nbsp;rantur, �i. nouande uit^ftudent, idcontinuoadplicantadfuasinasua/nbsp;nas, impias amp; ftu�tas cogitariones radon is, demeritis operum nofiro-'nbsp;rum, Exiftimantenim, quod iufticiam amp; falutem expado mereamur:nbsp;necattendunt,�p bis opinionibus gratiamabqciunt,amp; redemptorcmnbsp;Chriftumneganr�

C�terum Scho�afticitheologi in prgdicatione pcenitendf, pretei'^ alios inf�nitos lapfus amp;C errores, quos docent, dup�iciter peccant.*pattesnbsp;quas numerant,n� explicant rede,amp; ali�na pro partibus afl�gnaf tp�*'nbsp;fMf�icit nitentif. Quanquam enim contritioeft pars pcenitentie: tarnencoittri/nbsp;donis flomine,quid doceturnift frigidiffimas hypocrifes, fingendumnbsp;quod fibi do�eat, peccatores efle amp; peccauifle �quot; Dicuntenim contritionnbsp;nis doloreme�ici rationis uiribus amp; libero arbitrio: fomniantmerpnbsp;toriumefl�remiflionispeccati. Sedconftathominem,inquononagitnbsp;fpiritus fan dus, fine ueroodio peccad, Sc fine dolore il lius admiflt, agenbsp;re: talem malle peccato amp;defyderijs eius indulgere,quarn retrahianbsp;peccato,S^odift� retrabentem. Deinde, lunt certa teftimoniaabiendenbsp;fpiritus CHRISTI,fibi meritumremiflionfs peccadamp;iuftici� anoganbsp;Cotfe�ia, re.Secundo loco,eonfeflionem delidorum faciLuitneceflariam,ib�^4^�9nbsp;nonbabetpreceptumDEI.EtquoniamprobantRomani Pondfidsdcnbsp;cretum, quo ille edam ab inuids haneextorquet, qui nihil minus funtnbsp;quam uere contrid, peccatores inaliam nouam bypocrifim non modonbsp;intruduntiuerumetiamno�is alqspeccatis onerant,inogenereconfefnnbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;i

*^'gat�ones ueniunt etiam fupra pios,qui fa�ui fiunt. In impfjs cnim,qui �'oficredunc�uangdiohabentf�gnificationemir�: in pqsautemfunt,'nbsp;j^ftinioniumdiuingclementip �dpaKrn^cur�.NamChriftus, meritonbsp;Ju? paffionis conuerttt nobis omnes pcccan p�nas in beatiffimam amp; fanbsp;�uberritnam cruccm:qug non tollitur per opcrum noftrorum fansfadionbsp;U�jfedper ueram p�nitentiam mitigatur,et infumma,qugcunq^ cafti/nbsp;g^tiones corporales. Nequeuero homines pij fugiunccrucem, aucinnbsp;^otutnqup-unta fe fublatani:fed oblatam fufcipiunt cum gratiarumadinbsp;�ue,etfuftinent illam cum patientia:ut quam fciunt fibi communem efnbsp;�^cutnChrifto, quam G'mul omnes pios oporteat perferre.Deni(^ ne/nbsp;�J�Qpiorum reputat,per ullas calamitates,aut perfecutiones,etiamquasnbsp;^uftinet propter Chriftum, fe pro peccato, aut peccati poen is fatisfaceretnbsp;^mfi ambigere non po{rint,qui uere credunt �uangelio, fibi mer cedenbsp;�^^Pofitam efle, amp; premium fuorum laborum 8lt; afflidionum in coclis�nbsp;Quoduerodepurgacorrj poenis fcholaftici Theologi indodrinanbsp;Usfaftionum difputant,id mere fabulofum fiditium commentum efLnbsp;^sdticdiutius moras traham,iam mox de ipfare dicere ordiar.

Q*Ontritionemigitur, Scholaftid theo�ogi,dicuntefle dolorem* . '^uoluntarie pro peccatisaflumptum: cumpropofico confiten diSlt;nbsp;^^ufaciendi.Sic autem ftatuunt:quodillum contritionis dolorem,ho/nbsp;�mpius Sc peccator poflit ac debeat ipfe fibi concipere: fi quidem effinbsp;�^*^Ium,fi legem infpiciamus,Sc cogitemus atcpdilcamusquantasp�nbsp;mereantur peccatores 8C tranfgreflbrcs legis;ac rurfus,qu� prgnbsp;leruantibus legem fint propofita: ut nihil magis Judaicum dici uelnbsp;^^gitari pofl�t. Addunt tarnen, quon iam con tritio debeat efl� dolor,nbsp;*'^*1 tantum elt; mau poenarum ortus,uerumetiamex diledionerfita finnbsp;em diledionem in cotritione exiftere polfe: cum impolTibile fit,nbsp;Uiari D E V M uel legem, nifiab his qui in gratuitas Euangelij pro/nbsp;ufiones credunt.Quarum fidem non modo nufquam docenttuerumnbsp;opprimunt,per fuas impiasdodrinas, de merito amp; dignitate iu/nbsp;ciarum noftrarum, ^pr�ire hanc pei fedam contritionem,qu� fit me/nbsp;j. ^fia remiflionis peccati, quendam dolorem, qui ex metu poenarumnbsp;�Um oriatur,�Ccareat diledione. Atq^ hunc uocat attritionem: qu�nbsp;��mfi nonmereaturhomini faluationem, tarnenproximedifponat eunbsp;uiledionis meritum,per quam falu s obtineatur. Fieri igitur ex attrinbsp;Ue contrition?, per accefiionem diIedionis:queimpio�Cpeccatori renbsp;*��ionem delidorum mereacur; modo ne d�lit fie c�ntrito, uoluntasnbsp;'^tendi Sc fatisfaci^�d�

H�c inam'a 8C pharifaica commenta quid ualeant,efSci3nt,d c|uor fum tendant, docui tota fuperiore huius Iibri parte. Nam in fc coniin�^nbsp;do(flrinamdemeritocongruiamp;condigni:Item, defide qu� fined*nbsp;dioneamp;perfe, hoceft, fineoperummerito, nulli profit. Fidetncn��nbsp;perfcjintelliguntremefl�inutilemamp;mortuam:idcorequiruncine^nbsp;ledionemjquamadpel�antformam grati� gratum facienris.Cuniie^nbsp;tiant propter diledionem refpici impium,coram D E O,amp;faluar*'^�^*nbsp;fi grati� promiflionem per fidemadprehendat. Hge igitur pern*^*�nbsp;dogmataitrahuntfecumingentem ruinamfi'dei, uericultusnbsp;tiuspietacisChriftian�. Ideo omnium uotisamp; ftudrjsmerentnrfep^nbsp;bari,retjciamp;damnari.

An�tuoluit� nbsp;nbsp;Ergo, cum in definitione contritionis Scholaftici theolog* tribu^*�^

iTcontr^� nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;pcccatori,uim clidendi uoluetarium dolorem pro pdt2ri^,�'\

neimpi], gocium internum amp; fpirituale cordis, ftatim in ipfis foribus raanifefto errore impingunt, amp; labuntur a ueritateuerbi�Efi�^^nbsp;mulpalamfaciuntjfe in tota contritionisdodlrinanon pr�dio*'^�^nbsp;perpetuam quandam hypocrifim Sifimulauonem dolorisdep^*-^?^^nbsp;Quomodo enim carnalis natura poilet ucre,dolere,odio peet�'nbsp;nihil perinde affelt;ftet,atc]p ingenita defideria explere:amp; doleatjtj�odnbsp;mnibusperexperientiam notiffimumeft,doleat inquam fupra mod gt;nbsp;quamdici autcredipoteft,feretrahiatquc arceri nefaciatdcfyderianbsp;niszcum pr�ferrim intelligit quantarum pccnarum comrninationinnbsp;arceatur.In iftis anguftrjsdeprehenfi, fimulare pofTunt dolorem, odgt;nbsp;amp;fugam peccati,quidam pharifaici fpirituszfeduerum dolorem,ne*^nbsp;odium peccati fuis uiribus non poiruntconcipcre.Quiseft enim oinnnbsp;urn hominum,quem non delelt;Set fuis cupiditatibus frena laxare.�pot*^�nbsp;quam amet uinciri amp; abftrah i ab illisC' Et qui doleat ex animo,contra^'^nbsp;uin facienszaut cogitans fe ilia qu�piignantdiuinis legibus aliquan^nbsp;admififl�C Nifi metus pccnarum eo adigatipfum. Sed eft ne dolor mnbsp;uoluntariuSjCtnon potius uiolentus amp; coaditiusdoIorCAutcertep^�nbsp;rifaicusamp;fidusdclor,in illis quiadhucfuntquietoanimo,amp;quosl^nbsp;nondum terruituereCQuid multis,ucrus dolor de pcccato, non eft^nbsp;nus operatio amp; eff�dus fpiritus fandi, quam ali�intem�amp;fpibt*�*nbsp;les uirtutes.nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;z

Porro, quia Scholaftici dicuntex attritionc fiericontritioncm: nf�\ merito ifbtusuiolenti,feu pharifaid�cfilt;ftidoloris,'infundaturnbsp;diledio, per quam donum remififionis peccati fibi mcreatur.N�nenbsp;ftupido �i. blaiphemo commento abijdunt gratiam amp; redempto*'*nbsp;CHRISTI beneficium negantCNamremiftiopeccati aliter nulfito^nbsp;tingit,quam perfoIamfi'd�gratuitgmifericordi�DEI, propter iuft*�nbsp;catorem amp; redemptorem CHRIST V M, Deinde,quibusobfecro

Pf�risprobant,oftenduntacclocent,ex�ttriaone,qugminus quam ni/ a� txattri, contn'tionem'r�Quanquam fi aliquidefiecattritio, nihil effet done fiatcS^nbsp;plcnifliinus impfjffimarum blafphemiarum dolorraut pharifaicus,nbsp;dixijamp;fidus dolor. Sed ubi eft qu�fotlla aan'rio in fcripturis,nomi

��^S^rc diftincfira a contritione, ita utdiftinguitur a SophiftisCAt, in/ Ws,fatiseftmagiftrisnoftrispronundareuel dereincomperta: 8c no/nbsp;^^fiddarticulosc�dere. Vulgi,indodorum hominumjeftaftenfuninbsp;^^ere amp;credere.�ud�o, fed extra iocum:hoccerteniminrnauda(fternbsp;wio requirunt a nobis: amp; hac tyrannidediu iam ufi funt in E��efia:nbsp;^^5�iamopprcflerunt Chriftianifmum. Et nullus propc monachusnbsp;Ij'^�^cuius fomnia non pr�fcripferunt nobis pro articulis fidei:fed poftnbsp;^S^tanonimperabuntinEcclefia.nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;prfi�atfHc

. b^cnicp quod adhabitum dilcftionisattinet,qui promerito attrit�o �tcnem cott infonditur homini a D E O, id fimi�iter pro mcra libi/nbsp;left�f�ho�afticis Thcologis.Nam obfecro te,quomodo di/nbsp;q- ^^gis �d Delfumma,pofi�texiftere cum dolorecontritionis: quinbsp;hominem defperare amp; fugere D EI con fpecftum, planequeodifienbsp;Euangelij fidem mitjg�i.ur�' Atnbsp;fjj ^bftici, uanitatishypocrifeosdodores, nihilufquam dicuntdenbsp;lonbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;loqui,quia impediuntur per if^

j^^^uos errores,de merito carnalium iufticiar um noftrarum, Quapro/ ^aKnbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;pr�dicant,etiam coacti. Qui poftet enim locum

5e fidei doctrina de gratuita gratia, Sf gratuito beneficio redempti/ CHRIST VM,apudeos quiexiftimant, quod priuatisoper�

K nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;um iufticns �C peccati remiffionem amp;uitam �ternam nobis rn�lt;

�liij ^��^^c'quanta h�cblafpbemia eft, fingere,quod fpiritus fandus,^ Deumamp; legem, per legem, id eft, operumnbsp;m�rita, detur^T Quemconftateffundiineosqui Epangelionbsp;eTundi propter fol� CHRIST VM,gratuitaliberalitate minbsp;Dei.Tit.irj.SedScholaftieihoccommentodile(ftionis,at/nbsp;^^iinfuftjcauereinfamiamnominisPelagianorum, ptah'asdixi,nbsp;cauti.Quid refert enim,fi aut neges aper/nbsp;amp;cauillationibus illam irride/

ferenda h�c uana amp; impiacommcntatncq? plane ra/ Ili�pidiftimorumSophiftarum, ignorantiumfcripturas,nbsp;^t�one infanientium �lcilicet, ne fibi pereant ift� pr�clar� uirtti/nbsp;X

COMMENT. DB P OB N 1 T � N t�s�iber� athitrrjtS^ dci�n�psnon men'torigfaluarionisen�cxiftini�iW^*nbsp;HocaiimipfiquoC^ Pdagiodo�ui�adeout malletCHRlSTIglor*3nbsp;fubuerti amp; pcrire,ipf�us quoque grati� feu mifericordi�� Dci gioris^nbsp;quamglorias lufticigcarnisinanespericlitartSed rededamnatus,^'nbsp;patribus orthodoxis� quo eodem iudido oportet pernitiofaiflato��^nbsp;menta Sophiftarum^qu� dixi,repudiare. Primum,quia excitant in nnbsp;minefiduciamScgloriationem, quam habetinfuapharifaicanbsp;iufticias carnisrdeinde aboient in co uerum DBI timorem,ut nccaai�^nbsp;ram contritionem unquam perucnire queat. Quia retinen t ill� innbsp;rantia fui peccati:quod cum quanto malo hominis peccatorisnbsp;de expofui,Iibroprimo� Deniq^amp;grati�fidem, SCcognidonisIt^nbsp;�H RIST Ijfine qua nemo faluus effepoteft, penitus extingunnt� jnbsp;Quod uero Scholafticitribuuntcontritioni,operinbsp;, miflionispeccati,eoipfoquoc^produnt, quanta ignorantianonlonbsp;grati�,Chrifti�i.uerp fidei,feteneat: uerumetiam legis. Sicnbsp;fecuri,quando confeien tias fuas pharifaice exploran t: amp; p�ccatum t ,nbsp;perobdudum faciei Mofiuelumintuentur: amp;non infpiciunti*^^ypnbsp;(inem amp; claritatem,qua cernerentimpofl�bilia, alegefpir/tual*^nbsp;na, omni carnipr�cepta efi�: ut peragnitionem �C confe�o'^^��nbsp;pcccatiuere coram Deohumiliarentur.Idcircoenimiudicijs-Dc*^^nbsp;ri non poifuntmeefitiregratiam Icfu Chrifti�

Age uero,quand� incidimusin locum de pharifaica contrition^� camusillaoccafiorie nonnihilamp; deueritate contritionis: quanqn^f^ .nbsp;pSTttX hacipfacopiofefcripfimusiibropnmo� Sed nihiluetateti2mfa��^^��jjjnbsp;coiur�iotte. dam de eadem feribere : fi omnino fieri pofl�t,ullo noftro labored^^,^^nbsp;damus in uerbi Dei pr�dicatione, utad ueram contritionemptrn^nbsp;mus amp;uerc humiliemur coram Deo� Alioquienimnihilproclrlnbsp;commends inutdibus Si pemidofis Sophiftarum difputare: ni�nbsp;tatis dodrina illis per comparadonem adhibeatur. Namnbsp;trarius error clarius cerni poteftr amp; fcclicius extirpari, eliminart�nbsp;profligari�nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;, df

Dokr etKtri nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;tiullus pius dolor eft in primis modbus uer� contritionis�Q^

homo peccator auerfetur, odiat ac declinet peccatum, doleat de U P of�enfo.Sedadeft quidam ah'us dolor, quemgrgnitmetuspcenarnnbsp;qu� pcccatis debentur: 8^ in illo retinetur amoramp; uoluptasnbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;i

di.In hoe nihil tam dolethomini,quam quod non licet impunep^*-!^ re:8Ccumfummalicentia uoluptatescarnisexplere. Quare huiusonbsp;ris longe alius effedus eft, quam a plerifcp folet caraalibus rogitan^^^nbsp;bus imaginari� Sequitur enim ilium c� odium amp; fuga legis S^dci.*^,nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;i

LIBER. SECVNDVS. nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;U�

�Hnare poffit,tunc ruit cum fumma impatientia,n�:c fine grauiflimis irg w^doloris blafphemijs contra DEVM, in defperadonem. Sophift�snbsp;'leroexiftimant dolorem contritionis rcmefl�tamqui�tamjleuem, a�nbsp;pladdam,ut in illo homo impius amp; pee�ator pofl�t pie dQl�re,de DEOnbsp;offenfo�.amp;meditari odiumamp;fugampeccati*Sedfi�6^�il� fol�ntociof�inbsp;�ngenia^atquein�xperta�

T U uero cogitabis �C fcias,quifquiscs Chriftianeledor,ueri dif�cni .nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;cupidus,effe in contritione maximos amp; grauifl�mos terrores, dolor�

^perrimarum perturbationum pleniH�mum� qui hominemprorfus de ^tudeijciatj�dnihil rediiagere iinat, nihil pio amp;meditato animq fta-*nbsp;excit�t quidem amp; in�uti� D E V S,Iegefua^fpiritufatinbsp;perreuelationem, oftenfionemamp;accufationem noftri pe��atiiiinbsp;'^nfdentia; taies actantos, ut uehementerexcrucientanimum peccato��nbsp;planecp in defperationem falutis conpciant, cum fumma inpatien/nbsp;ira,murmure8�blafphcmiiscontraDeum,Quale�fuerunt inepnnbsp;��^itioneCainJud�, qui prodiditCHRIST VM,�^fimilium,At^nbsp;^�ehos effedlus contritionis �� dploris fi uidiflentScholaftici,rion trPnbsp;quot;riffent taies motus �i. adioneshomini �ontrito,utquibus upluntarienbsp;^�^hatdepeccato �Ctranfgrefl�onibus contra legem admiifis, odiatS�nbsp;^giatpeccatum, f�nde atque inculpate uiuat�multo minus rneritumnbsp;�'^�^if�ionispeccatit

Terrer igiturpeccatorem uerax contritio, f�citc� ilium de operum ��orum iufticia, fauorenuminis8lt; faluationis/prorfus defperare:u�nbsp;confolatio per Euangeliwm illifuccurrat,nihilquam graues blaf/nbsp;Phemi�regnare in eo pofl�nt.Si�enim, ut dixi,pronundare oportet,'nbsp;Reuera �ontritione,hominisnondum illuminati per grati�,Euangeh)nbsp;^notninislESV CHRISTI fidem� Neep enim eft uHus piys dolornbsp;'^ontriqone, quem non mitigarit Euangelq confolatio. Facinorofugnbsp;P� de quo eft Luc� xxiq.pie doluit: fed agente iam in eo gratiae fide�nbsp;^defimilibus dicendu eft,quos dolentes Euangelq fides in fp� gratig enbsp;*^^it.Per Euangeli�enim (anatur c�territaet c�trita �ordatprius per (e.^nbsp;, ^''^jpeccad amp; ir� DEI cogn itionem faudata amp; oonfrada. Cum autemnbsp;! ^d�olJ^ft{q Euangelium nufquam doceant,neque poftint illud pure dp .nbsp;1 ^^��^iftantibusjuiaelicetjprincipijsillisjfuaeipforum theologian,de quinbsp;� ^'^spauloante,amp;infiiperiore parte tamfufedidum eft:facile intelliginbsp;I quid agantinEcclefns.NecefTeeft enim� utvjelpharifai�am hy/nbsp;f^fdfimdoceanttuel p�erifque autores fiant perp�tuas d�fpcrarionis,'nbsp;, Cum ergo de cauff�s contritionisdifputaturapud S�hoIafticQs,it|nbsp;^nt quidem legem cogitare, infpicere poenas �C pranmia � amp; fie cond/ Deeau�teStnbsp;^^aliquem piumdolorem,meditari(ugamamp; odium peccati, fefequenbsp;pr�parare �C falutem mereri: prorfus pharifaiee amp; humano mo/

rc. Quafilex Dci implerianobispoflit: autquafi l'ufh'da cxkgibuspetenda:in quitus eftiaqueus, mors �i damnauo.Lcxen^^nbsp;uirtus peccati:pcccatum aculeus monis. Ergo, quia Icxret�gitpeclt;^^�nbsp;quo nemo abefle,et iufticiam cam requiric,quam nemo (X�feft pT?^,nbsp;non eft caufl� pq doloris in contnrione:fed, ut dixi,odienuscum�^nbsp;cupiditaribus noftrisrefiftit:hoc eft, DeumSdIeg;em, utcunt^^fonsnbsp;mulet homo ftudium DEI,amp; legis arnorem, Porro, rcudatoroP^nbsp;tqs iudicio DBI,fubito cadunt a nduda operum ,quibus prias �il* 1^nbsp;Deum fibi colere,amp; ruuntin defperarionem.Nam DBVnbsp;tet puris animis S)C. fpirituum puritate a nobis adorari coli:nbsp;na operum iuftida multas immundidas habet amp;grauifl�mos dotenbsp;atep pcccata.Ideonequep�acareD�um, net^confcientiasludaniesp*nbsp;cificare poteft. Sed homo induct gratia remiffionepeccatigf?^^nbsp;ut fie ueraciter dolere de admifus contra leg�m, Deum pumco*'^�nbsp;amp;pio oWequio pofl�t glorificare. Et in uera contriiioneutihd��^�^nbsp;eft cernere et experiri quam habemus impia �c immunda cords:^^^^nbsp;illagratia remifl�onispeccati gratuita indigemusadhosquos,di^�pfnbsp;n�s. Experientiaenim notifl�mum eftomnibus, neminemnbsp;Icgem amare amp; fpiritu faccre; modo rgs ad ferium animi iudid'i�^nbsp;reuocetur.

�nhypocritis,quiucrbumDei per tranfennaminfpiciunt,no�^*'^ fta Icgis facie, n�hilmirum eft, h�c occulta, SC latentia fubnbsp;quam cognofei. Nunquam enim conferunt uires fuas cum dodni�^nbsp;gisfpirituali. Legern enim non habent, nifi proopei'umnbsp;do�irina�neque uidentimpoflibiliacarnali natur�inlege precipi*nbsp;prgcipuum legisufum officium ignorant: pharifaids opinio^^��,nbsp;exegeati. Leuiculum eft enim,quod per legem Dei ab externis uidjsnbsp;ftrahimur: in comparationegrauifl�mi peccati amp; immundfdarom eonbsp;dis,quas lex retegit,reuelat,oftendit,accufat �i. damnat. Nam amp;nbsp;cio legis naturae poffumus abftrah i ab externis delidis: fed immune*nbsp;das cordis nemo uidet tanta peccata effe,quanta pr�dicantur per Itg^*nbsp;amp; fine benefido legisillae quidem nunquam poflent fan�s cognofd*nbsp;quetta*Jatent frequenter, imo nunquam non, fub fpeciofilfimisopt*^.nbsp;bus hypocritarum grauiff�ma peccata: multo periculofius latent,ejunbsp;retegantur. Quanquam dumreteguntur hominem magispeccato*'^^nbsp;efficiannamp;grauius reum coram DEO.Sed retedahumiliantpece?*^nbsp;rem, ne infeamp; iufticiasfuaspharifaicas, immundas amp; imperfeclast*��^nbsp;fidat:fed det gloriam Deo,confitcatur fuum peccatum, imploret gra^^^�nbsp;qugratremiflionem peccati per gratiam,�df�ceff�giatiram Dei atlt;^nbsp;temam condemnationem. Sicut utriufep horum pulcherrimanbsp;eftLucaexviij.Primum dequodamPharifpo,impiohomine,0^gt;3�'nbsp;' 'nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;'nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;tortt�

L I B B R. s E C V N D V s; nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;,S3

�ore tarnen iuftidarum fuarum coram Deo : deindecuiufdam publica^ ��hominis quidem peccatorisjed perfidem grati� conuerfi, Sgt;C inuotanbsp;�s Deum, ilium que uere glorificantis*

Quareutiliffimumcftjhomini iuftificando,diligcnterexerccriin le j^xcMfieS gisfpirituali do(ffrina:qua erudiatur,fe non modo dcbitoremeflecjuitis trUionis.nbsp;leuextern�iuftici�:fed uel maxime iuftici� intern� cordis. Ph arifaicunbsp;woremefle,exiftimare quod legifatisfatffum fit obedientiancftraex-*nbsp;*erna:amp; quod hac iufticiam amp; falutemmcreamur. Coram Deoenim n�nbsp;�fleeft perfedillime puros efle ab omni peccato,intus amp; extra, qui fabnbsp;oi fieri debent. V t igitur dolorem aliquem uerum ac pium eoncipias denbsp;f^tooffenfo per peccatum,uerum Deitimorem Slt; eontritionem,id ebnbsp;hcitur quidem perlegem:fed qua Deus interna amp; fpirituali efficatiacornbsp;^�busnoftris foquitur,acdocet quomodo quilibet immundi af��cflus innbsp;�obis,quia legi aduerfaatur,fint ueraamp;damnabiliapeccata cor� Deo,nbsp;bitamen confolatio per Euangelium accedat:qua corda noftra ab odionbsp;lt;^ontra DEV M amp; legem, Si a defperatione feruentur, Hine pro ilia punbsp;��itate contritionis frequenter precantur fanefirq uor: preces inirritumnbsp;^derent. Si fruftra mitterentur, fi ipfi cfficere noffris uiribus ueram

contrition cm pofTemus.Nos enim cum lege commifli, fine gracias ^Piritu^non pofl�musnifi impie conteri.Huc facit illud Dauidis,fpfa!,nbsp;Cor mundum cr�a in me Deus,amp; fpiritum re�tum renouaintra me,nbsp;hem illud Hiere.xxxi.Cafligaffi me DOMINE amp; erud�us fum: quafinbsp;'ouenculus indomitus.Conuerte me domine, Siconuertar�quia tu Donbsp;�linusdeusmeus. Poftquam enim conuertiftime, egip�n(ienriam:amp; �nbsp;Poftquam oftendifti mihi erubui, Quoniam fuflinui opprobrium ado/nbsp;^cfcenti�me�, Sed in fumma, qui horura rationem ignorant, nullumnbsp;^gratip,nequeinuocationis ufumdocerepoGtine,

Sed nunc feorfimdoctrinam legis infpiciamus. Si uideamus quomo '^0 faciat ad contritionem:Slt; non modo non fit iuff ici� Si faluationis donbsp;�^dna,fed uirtus peccati Si caufl� defperarionis,ef qui grat�� Euangelrjnbsp;'ftignarus.Pr�cipit ergo lex deuero timor� Dei :quem retinere debexnbsp;*^�18 in omnibuscogitarionibus, di�is, confilijs, iludijsSifadis no/nbsp;per hanetotam uitam, qu� hic uiuitur. Et cum qui femel amittit,nbsp;��^lt;pretinetfemper,ismeretur�ternamdamnationem. Sedquotobie/nbsp;^*�odabis,qui ilium pure habuerint,uel ad moment� temporis,in Omninbsp;'�� uita;Timereenim Deum,ut hornbilem iudicem, hocimpiumeffnbsp;^blafphemum:fic enimtmaginamurDeum,aiiumquameft, Etenimnbsp;p'iiiscft deus,�dimmenfemiferationis omnibusinuocantibuscum,nbsp;fan dus ille timor quo uult a nobis coli, permixtuseffe debuita/nbsp;^i^re DEI: ut quantum abifraheret pius timor,nequa in re De� offen/nbsp;^��anus, tantum amor Dei inflammaret animosnoftros,utin glorb

amdei omnia reda, decentia pia ageremus,parati uel mortem pro ft**-la pati� Scd protinus cum nafctmur caremus tllotimor�: �i.nunquatu habemus eumi Sicut nec alios motus fpirituales bonos : nift quatcnusnbsp;excitantur in natura, per fidem grati� remiffionis pcccati propt^nbsp;C H RIS T VM,renouata.

Hie fi quis diligenter excutiat alios motus in tern os fan dos,�uos Mamp;winteranbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;Tnbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;onbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;' T' 1 Ofnbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;1 Tnbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;� rt?

ni^requifiti nbsp;nbsp;nobi's rcquint:uidchc�t,amons, riduci� oC Ipei in dcunxltecn

inn� in omnibuscalamitatibus amp; morte :quam obfecro lernam uidoruf^ fwlale^is, hicreperiatcHos enim conftat in prima tabula mandato primo requit*-ficut amp; Mofe exponit: Deut. vi,Slt; Hieremias capite ix.Debemusis?**�^nbsp;deo fummumamorem, in omnibus amp; fuper omnia: fummam fidudau*

^ionis nos d�bitorcs eflcjteftatur illud Luc� vi. Eftote mifericordes, ^icut pater ueft�r c�leftis mifericors eft. lubetigitur benignos eHe^ clenbsp;mentesacbene�cos, plane in omnes: adh�c tolerantes iniuriarum,n�nbsp;offenfi uindidam qu�ramus: 8lt; omnino taies, quales nos Paulus de/nbsp;fcribit,in diledionisuirtute.bCor.xin.Hocenim eftpcrf�dumefte innbsp;diledione:qu� �C Matth, v.pr�cipitur: Eftote igitur nos perfedi, ficutnbsp;pater uefter c�leftis perfedus eft. Nee� uero minus lex Mofaicanbsp;bjneperfedionem a nobis requirit:(ic enim eft Leuit.ix.Sandi efto/nbsp;^e-quiaegofandus fum DOMINVS deusuefter.Sedquiseft oimnbsp;^lominura quinonplurimumdeficiatinhac perfedadiledioneC' Imonbsp;quinon infinitismodispeccet in earn: amp; non cupiat ualde, eius non eft�nbsp;debitorC Nam S�Sophift�diligentiflime cauent in dogmatibusfuis,nbsp;eredatur quod illius debitores fimus: ita fcilicct dolet iftis DE V M,nbsp;effendi pcceato,qui fuiscontritionibusmereri qu�runt, cumrcmiftioznbsp;��^mpeccati,tum aetemam uitam, Sed quidniere3nrur,exmeaconatiQ/nbsp;non obfcure intclhgis.

^lyid quod lex iplamquoc^concupifcentiam damnat: a qua nemo ^'^quam potuit sbefleC Et � Ila quanta uicia in fe habet'Nam r�gn�t in eanbsp;�^�ntiajambiuo,�mulatio,ira,odium,inuidentia,immifericordia,cu/nbsp;Mitas uindid�, dolor S^trifticia in rebus proximil�tisacprofperis,nbsp;f^''?fertim aduerfarq amp; inimici, gaudium amp; uoluptas fi male cadant �Cnbsp;^f^'gantur proximi bona, qu� cupiditates quam impip fint amp; crude/-quis poteft fatis explicare; Et tarnen funt in car nali natura:quod exp�nbsp;^�Mr, collata diledtonenoftraadinimicos. Eteoteftimonioconuin/nbsp;''mur,quod neminem fyncerediligimus:amp; quod pleni fiuiiusimpijffi/nbsp;cupiditatum. Sed S^quiaffedusSd defideria regnant in nobis,nbsp;^^quamuis intempcrantiam:crapul�,ebrietatis,ocrj,ueneris, amp; immonbsp;. luxusjin rebus omnibus,uelut indumentorum ct fimilium.*� In h��nbsp;'Ritur modum carnalis natura femper aduerfatur et r�pugn�t legi DEEnbsp;n' 'p�squoque fandis grauifl�moslabores femper exhibeat. Sicutteznbsp;'^iirPaulus:Gal.v,Caro enimconcupifcit aduerfus fpiritum. etc. E�nbsp;^'^nolaftidpulchri dodores,exiftimantquod homo intelligenspeccatinbsp;^malorumfuorum,qu�peccantibusdebentur, poft�t pie dolore, muznbsp;^^^canimum,fugerepeccatum, et falutemmereri Quafihomoimpiusnbsp;^peccator carnalem naturam exuere poftit: et totam a fe deponere,nbsp;X^emadmodum tunica et ueftimentum aliquod corporis abrjeitur*nbsp;nouam et fpiritualem naturam aflumerc: quam nemo conferr�nbsp;nifi ille qui condiditomnia, et cuius eftomniarenouare. Sednbsp;^olaftid^em et cauflam non aguntferio: tantumdepharifaiciscubnbsp;'^�^^snugantur.nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;.

deexternisoperibusSC factis fo�umexponunt.Ta�esennn exiftimant� fenihildebere DEOjquamdoIerealiquantuIunijfiquoextcrno dc^nbsp;lidlo Deum oftcnderintaliquando:amp;curare,utrehquisa(��ionibusfugnbsp;uit�DE V M iterum reconcilient fibi amp; faluationem mereantur. Quanbsp;quam mirum eft quomodo ftatuant aff�(ftus cordis cHe in hominispo^nbsp;teftateificuteft dolor, amor,fidudaamp;fpes in �eumuNifiquodintuff*nbsp;iubent p�nas amp;pr�mia in lege propoG'ta�utpharifaice �i. uiolentero/nbsp;mniaageredoceanu Nos uerofeiamus, DEVMnonfolum externanbsp;delidla per legem aceufare : fed internam maliciam �i. natur� immundi/nbsp;cicm omnium maxime. Non tyrannice quidem, utomnes perdat.'icdnbsp;pro rigore ueritatis Sc iuftici�, ut homines humilier, 8^ per cognitioncnbsp;peccati in gratiam fuamtrahat: denique receptosin gratiam, propternbsp;fidemin CHRIST VM,renouer amp;:gubernetfpiritufan Cto,utdeo pernbsp;iufticiam cordis feruiant, amp; a peccato �d morte �aluentur. Longeautenbsp;uaniftimum eft,aff�rmare decontritione,quodremift�onempeecatimenbsp;reatur: quia ubi uerax eft, facit hominem magis peccacorem,v^doati,nbsp;grauiusreum. Habet eff�dum contrarium iuftificationiseft�du: denbsp;quo Paulus in epiftolaad Roman.capitevq. luftificaticnimpet�^'^��^�nbsp;jpacem habemus cumdeo: amp; gloriamur fub fpe glori� filiorum dei.nbsp;Sedefte�us conrritionis, eftlegisefFedus: ideonon folumnon pacificnbsp;eat,non tranquillat confeientias noftras: fcdamp;'grauiftimeterritosamp;cxnbsp;cruciatosabqcitin fempiternamdefperationem,iram amp; condemnaoo/nbsp;nem, nifi per gratiam Euangelrj reftituamur in falutem.

In fumma, cogn�iopeccati intern i omnium maxime opus eCt bo/ ueraanimi contritione. Primum,ut�duciamnbsp;Quorum operumamp;carnalis iuftici�a fedeponat. H�ccnimimpeditncnbsp;a deo recipi in gratiam poftit.�fiquidem fuperbisrefiftit,humilibus autenbsp;dargratiam. Ethancimpiam amp;pernitiofamfuperbiamtamen, docentnbsp;tanquam pium amp; fandum opus Sophift�. Deinde,ut uerehumilia/nbsp;tus coram deo,per peccati fui cognitionem,qu�ratetiam iihus rcmiffionbsp;nem,fedfide promii�ionis Euangclrj, propter CHRIST VM.Cumnbsp;enim fides promiflionis Euangeltj acceditad contritionem,animuspecnbsp;catoris inter paucresdefperationisdeprehenfus iterum conf�nnatur denbsp;gratiaamp;in fpemuit��tern�erigitur.Ettunc oriturquidempius dolornbsp;in hominecontricoi�dimpiusilkquiprioraderattotusfugatur. Hicfenbsp;rio dolent homines: de deo tam propitio amp; clemente p�tre in tantumnbsp;offcnfo.Et cauentqui huiufmodifunt,neampliusoffendant: fed ipf�usnbsp;uolun tati feruian t in omn ibus per omn ia. �ut ccrte,G q ua earn is im/nbsp;becillitate amp; tyrannide peccati uidi fucrint,utlabantur:moxiterumre/nbsp;furguncapeccato, ac perguntaliquantocautiusin uita fuadeumglori/nbsp;ficare,neiterum a peccato fuperentur. Quanquamifti non G'ntpropi^nbsp;eftedus

jMus contrition is: fed fidei qua cor contritum fa natur utfubindemc^-�us habcat, oaudeat ac l�tctur in D B O,domino feruatorc IBSV� CHRISTO.nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;�

Sedeontritioiperfe confyderata, reseft triftiffiina6lt; amarifl�maz�f ^olorem iftius omnes Rigiunt amp; auerfantur. Tantum abeft 14 t elicerc uenbsp;Nihil enim tarn contrarium �i inuifum �ft hominis natur�, atquenbsp;conteri: nihil gque refugitnbsp;nbsp;odit, homo Euangelij ignarus.Ocz

^^it enim in uera contritione homini illlud horribik fpcdrum ir� ^^�niortis amp; �tem� malcdidionistde quibus lex condonatur. Bt quonbsp;eflepoffetuoluntarium homintsopus, �irarionisludus�'uideli-*nbsp;amannidinis delperationis pleniflima. H�cigitur uis �ft uergnbsp;�^ntritionis,amp; ifti effedus, ex�itarein bpmineiram Si odium contra le-*nbsp;Si deumtel nouiffimo protrudercin defperationem,terroribus pecnbsp;Sil^is uidum. Qp� enim confcientia uincere poftet hanc horriznbsp;yuem legis uoc�m,qn� damat:maledidus omnis, qui non permanetnbsp;�'^otnnibus,qu� fcdpta fnnt in libro legis, utfaciaceaC Si ignara fit Eunbsp;de CHRISTO: Si nef�iatoppqnere hoc grati� teftipapnium.nbsp;legis Chriftus ad iufticiam omni crcdenti, feu iIlud:Non eftis,nbsp;hgejed fub gratia.Siue illud: CHRIST VS nos redemit de malenbsp;legis, fadus pro nobis maledidum. Siue deniquequodcuncp �b'nbsp;**^lt;1 ex Eu angelio,quodteftetur, nos per CHRIST VMIiberatpseflcnbsp;�pfccato,ira Si maledidionibus legis, quatenus in eum credimus.

CiquetexhisQmnibus,qu�dixi,in hune locum, quanta fit uanitas '�^ftrin� fcholafticorum Theologorum decontritione. Nam quia oz.nbsp;tandem ueritatem legisiudicio dei omnibus confdentqs reueiaznbsp;f'�certe�Qs^ quiparum ex�rcirati funt, ad uincendum terrores pcccati Sinbsp;perEuangelnfidern,in indicium �tern�� mortis abqciunt. Alios,nbsp;'l^Qsfanare uidentur Si curare, efficiuntridiculoslwpo�ritas: fqperbiznbsp;dere nihili,imo peccato,tanquam d� perfediflirpa iuftiqa,coraninbsp;P bO. Quo quid miferius Si calamitofi'us eflepoft�t,quamhomin�nbsp;Pcrfijafo de deo Nifi tandem per gratiam liberetur ab erroribusnbsp;, ^�^^s,8icamperniciofis.Peruerfaimpietasitafentitacftatuitdedeo,quanbsp;jnbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;legem fuam nnlla alia peccataiqnobis reprehendati pr�terquana

^'^^poteftacfolet captusnaturalisreprehendere Si damnare:^ uis raz ^quot;^fiisaliquo modofuperare. Quodfiiia eft�t, tune uere nihil baberctnbsp;homo lege diuinatmul�o minus gratig et Eu�gelr) lucg.Perratioznbsp;enim fan's erudiretur: qua qui bene uceret,beatus eft�t: qui autemtnbsp;^abuteretur,ei eft�t pereundum.Ideo nihil funt Scholaftici theologi,nbsp;^ntum attinet ad dodrinam de contritione Si iuftificatione,nifi ratioznbsp;^^odores.Lege perniciofe abutuntur: �C. Euangelf) pr�dicationen^nbsp;^^quam atiingunt. Quare non habemus opws ulteriore Si firmiore cq

COMMENT, DE P OE N I BN Ti . futatione, contra uam'tatem dogmatumpr�di'cflorum de contra*nbsp;qu^tamapcrtouani'tatcmproduntfuam,amp;ipfafc confutant,

Depropofito confitendi �i. fatisfaciendi utrum fit in oportet difputare�f� pr�fertim loquarisde contritione,quamnbsp;cidocent� Facile cft de refl�ta amp; pharifaicaqniduis fingerenbsp;Nos tarnen amp; de confeHione deli�lorum �i. fatisfa�fionibusnbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;lt;

SEcunda pars p�m'tenti� ponitur afcholaftids Theologis conf^^ deli�lorumrnecnumeraturin illa,nifi qugfacerdotum min�nenonbsp;ldtgt;ratur,5� totaeftiurishumani.De qua ponnficiuscanonextal��^quot;?*'nbsp;uerba: Omnisutriufque fexus fidelis, poftquam ad annos difn'en�*�*�nbsp;peruenerit, omnia peccatafiia faltem femel in anno fidelitercoi^^^f^nbsp;propriofacerdoti.HancmonftrarcpoflSmmuIrisnominibusingt;P*^ ,nbsp;Primum, quia fingitur necelTaria ad faluationem effe,qu� finrHn�nbsp;to D EI docetur. Vtnon pofl�t nifi hypocritas efficere,nifinbsp;quatur: S^uolentibuseamfacere, feu proiuftitutione amp; confi鮒nbsp;pro confolationc permittatur,auc confufatur. Deind e, quianbsp;Chriftianam opprimit��d Chriftianis grauius iiigupi inijcitgt;4^^�nbsp;quam impofitum fuit lud�iStCogit enim pharifaico pr��epto illmsiU''nbsp;ftitutiohom l'nes p�c�atorcs,qualesomnes fumus,ad impofi�bde^�'*nbsp;pter illam enumerationem omnium delidorum: qu� in eaePUKU�^�*�^nbsp;requiritur. Quia nemo omnia in tenigere, nemo omnium recor^^n po^nbsp;teft� Verum hicaceufatur negligentia inquirendi, amp;ideomulto�^�^nbsp;dosinueniendiob�itapeccata,per certas drcunftantias proppn�t��t ne^'nbsp;fdo quot raaonibusalijs laborent,in fordibus peccati memorandisno�nbsp;retinere. Vt uix f�t ocium cogitandi aliquid de gratia faluanone qp?nbsp;tur per CHRIST VM .Verum nec conceditur hui�grati� lociisapuunbsp;Th cologos fcholafticos*nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;.

Namquemadmodumcontntioni, itaquoquciftfpharifaic� fionitribuituraScholaftids,meritum remifl�onisculpe. Verum ne �nenbsp;impingant,amp; uideantur impofturas offundere, cum contritioni tributnbsp;ant, quod fui�icientur liberet aculpa,adduntuenuftum commentum�nbsp;Dicuntenim, quoniam contritio uotum confcfl�onis annexumnabef�nbsp;ideo liberet a cu�pa pcenitentes:quemadmodumdefyderium bapdlnn�nbsp;baptizandos. Atep ita quidem no erit per fe fuff�cien s contritio adnbsp;turn rcmiflioni s culp�, ni fi confefl�o acced at:aut certe uotum conreiiiPnbsp;nis faciend�.Cuniuidelicetin aliquoneccflitatiscafuillam coramnbsp;cerdore priuato nonpof��sf�ccre. O diligentestheologos tra�lationenbsp;feripturarum: imo pharifaicarum cogitation um. H�c enim ^oqn^^

�aff�rm�,non modo fine fcripturis:fed �Cpugnantiff�ma tausna adiwr ^UesEuangeliodelefuChrifto.

Difputanten'am, utrumh�cridiculaamp;pharifaicaconfeff�olibcrct peccatoresap�na.Sedquoni�peccatonon deberi exiftimant,qu� gtcrnbsp;��am p�n�,auc temporale: p�naautem gterna per contritionem dimitnbsp;�atur, temporalis uero perfatiffiidionem: ideQpropeconcludunt, pepnbsp;^nfcfl�onem�nihil remitti de p�n�j� Sed hanc arguoam ita eludunt�nbsp;* h�mas,dicendum, inquit,quod confefflo fimulciimabfolutionehanbsp;^tuimliberandiap�nadupliciter. Vnomodo, exipfaui abfolutio/nbsp;^�s: S^fic quidemliberatinuoco exiftensap�na �terna,ficutetiamanbsp;culpa. Qu� quidem p�na eftcondemn�s,amp;extotoexterminans:aquanbsp;^omoliberatus,adhucmanetob�igatusadpcfnam tempqra^�m, fecunnbsp;^um quod p�na eft medicina purgans amp; promouens. Et h�c p�ena renbsp;^atin purgatorio patienda, etiamhis, qui a p�na inferni liberati fununbsp;Qu�quidem p�na eft improportionata uiribus p�in�entis: in hocnbsp;�^undo uiuentis: fed per uim clauium in tantum munitur, quod propornbsp;��onatauiribus p�nitends rcmaneuica quod fatisfaciendo,fe in bac iuwnbsp;�a purgare poteft. H�c Thomas. Poftea fubdit: alio modo diminuitnbsp;pcenam confeffio exipfanaturaadusconfitentis:qui habet p�name/nbsp;C�befcenri� annexam.Et ideo quanto alius piuriesde ipfis peccatis co^nbsp;��ctur,tanto magis p�na min uitur.

Quem non pige�t iftarum neniarum amp; uanftatumc�Quas ego reci^. �U tarnen ita prol ixe, ut ab h is qui ignorant cognofcantur, et odib �les re4nbsp;^antur. Dequibusadeonihd eft in fcripturis: �d a Spphiftis tarnen eanbsp;(pedetraduntur, quafi eft�nt mere diuina oracula, qu� fuut d�mon�nbsp;�uipoftur�. Null�enirnp�n�peccatifunt,quas nonperfoluat �^exlt;lt;nbsp;^��guat perfediffimeCHRlST VS: h is qui in eum credunt. Nos uerqnbsp;^nibus iufticqsnoftris pro nullis peccati p�nis ppflumus (atisfacerc*nbsp;cuius ratione fuo loco. Sed Sophift� ludaicis amp; pharifaicis opinio/nbsp;Uibus exc�cati, h�c omnia de meritooperis operati fingunt�quodnbsp;*cripturafacranufquam agnofeit. Imo omnibus modisdeteftatur�

Taceo inf�nitasaliasuanitates, de quibus fophifticantur fuo Riore �cholaftici,circaconfeft�onem delilt;ftorum:amp;huius,quam doc�t,quaGnbsp;Qu�allas incommoditates infrarecitabo. Nam horribilityrannidegra/nbsp;omni� Chriftianorum confeientias :amp; multis hauddubieanfa n|nbsp;^C'perationis, hac in parte prgbent, ficutalias in multis. Scire igitur pznbsp;f^'^ctet, hanc non prgeipi a DEO.'idco necneceflariam eftead falut�,etinbsp;pie fige,� pofl�t,quod infra exponetur. Deinde addendum, aliam ef?

Deus a nobisrcquirit:earn uidelicet,qua intus amp; per ueritatem �^Ufdisloquimmlt;Deo,amp;deli(ftanoftraaccuramus, Imo ingeniurn hu/nbsp;corrupt� peffimap p^ur� noftr�, qua toti in peccato furnus,odi^

COMMENT. D E f OBNl T B HT. musacdetcftamur:ficutnosh�cexempIadocen�,pfal,xxxrj.Peccatuninbsp;meum notum tibi feci: delicflum meum non operui.Dixi,confitetwrnbsp;fupertranfgreffxonibusmeis Domino: abftulifti iniquitatcmpccc�^nbsp;met Et pfal.li. Ecceininiquitate genituafum:Slt;inp�ccatoconcep^�nbsp;nie mater mea.

Q��lt;i fit pec nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;docaidi fumus, nccrede uti pofl� delidorum confefl�onc,

eatauerecSt homines in fuas carnales iuftidasconfidereiubenuQyid enimpofli�^f illi nifi pharifaiccde quibufdam extcrnjs peccatis, fi quaadmiftfint/nbsp;fiteri:amp; in c�tcris iufticiam arrogare fibic� ad exemplum hypocntfPquot;*^nbsp;rif�i\Luc� xvirj. Vt uel hincadparcat fcho�afticos Theologos,^^�^nbsp;raamp;piadelidorumamp;peccaticonfefl�one loquinonpofle. QuiaintOquot;'nbsp;tumpeccatoresfumuSjiion eo nomine folum,quandolabiniurnbsp;nauida.Nccpro ingeniocorrupt�natur�abudpofl�mus,nbsp;rc:utexhis,qu� proxtme didafuntdeueracontririon�perfpituunifnbsp;fatis�Nememor�,qug didafuntameinlibroprimo, capicibusdeconnbsp;tritione,peccato �C legibus. Nam Slt; in bono op�r� peccatumb�^^�nbsp;quod confiteri amp;agnofcere oportet. Multo magis ingeniumnbsp;n atur� deplorare necefl� eft: h�c con fefl�o d�ct cflequotidi^'^�*^nbsp;tinet enim ad fidei iuftificantis exercitrumtnec^ ullis ullumnbsp;fnitttitur nifiqui, poftquampeccati mala deplorarunt omnia:nbsp;fe in gratiam feruatoris lefu Chrifti. Sicut h uius eonfeflionijnbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;,

Sed attende quid fiat: fcho�aftidTheo�ogi, ctiam meritum iuft�n^ uidelicetjOperis operati,tribuuncbuicpharifaicgconfefl�oni:lt;inainnbsp;de illis peccatis pronundamus qu� externo op�r� admifimus, necl^^nbsp;tisaut uereagnofcimus nos eife peccatorcs.Sicenim, cum peccataip^nbsp;confiteridocent, implicanthomines peceatoresin aliagrauiorapeclt;3ta.nbsp;arroganti�pharifaic�falicetjamp;inanisgloriationisjdeopercbonoconnbsp;fefl�onis.Necenim mereturiuftidam coram D E O, etiam ucrax �ip�nbsp;confeflSo:fedDeusadcft, fuamalauereamp;feriodeploratibus, confernbsp;�llisremifl�onempeccatigratis,quatenusin promifl�onemnbsp;duntSedhuiusdifcrimen,pharifaice confef��onis inquam,amp;Ciinln�nbsp;n�, hominisfuperbiamp;arrogantis,fiduda operumfuorum, amp;runii�nbsp;uere humiliati agnirione amp; confefl�one fui peccati, uidc depidum �nbsp;ChriftoLuc�xvii)*

Cum enim Publicanus quidam agnofeeret, acconfitcreturfdedi� pcccatorem etpeccatum fuum deprccaretur,implorata mifericordianbsp;pronundatusfuitiuftuscoramDEO. Contra alius quidam,exgtnff^nbsp;pharif�orum, cum iuftidas m�rita fua fuperbeiadauiflet: mbilnbsp;gratia follici�us:nec enim agnofcebatfe peccatorem elfe: condemnatnsnbsp;�nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;Vnbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;eft.Oino^'

^.Omnino igitur aliud cft pcccati uerax confcfl�o ,quam ift� effe ini�gi nantur,qaipeccati c�nfeffionem c�artantadcertam quandaiti de�ido/nbsp;enumeration cm: qua nihil opus eftc�nfitenti,nifi in conrdenti�iu?nbsp;^�00,quod fans eft D E O.Deinde,itacohfiteri peccatum,utillius openbsp;*^snierito tuftid� pr�mium tibi arroges,magis noxium eft,quam pr�nbsp;�^fflcqueat.Is uero utilitcr confitetur fuum peceatum amp; delilt;fta,qui pronbsp;^nibenscoram mifericordia DEI,amp;propidatorc lefu Chrifto, precagt;nbsp;^turfibi ignofci: nihiltribuensuel contrition!, uel cohfcfliohi fuaejnbsp;deniqueuliialfj open' fuo,tanquam gratiam promeritus fuifteti

. Habet autemmagnamneceffitatem uerax pccc�ti nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;�

H��ornon eft enim nifi effcdus cjuidam contritiohis: ideo noh hi^hs ^'tccflariacftkomini Chriftiano,quamcontritio. Kequiritenim OEgt;nbsp;^Sueramhurtiiliationemnoftri: qu� fita eft in liera agniti�n�h�ftHnbsp;^'^catiji�aqueeftu�r�contritionis. Non aliter requidt humih�atis h�nbsp;*^��$cohFeftionem,fiuc corde, feu ore fiat. Q��t�nc �n'Iis eft adfertnbsp;^if�tenti r�mifl�onem peccati, q��ndo fitfiduda remift�onis pcccatinbsp;'�'^pttrand�per mifericordiam coram DEO. Etdchacconfeftionisn�nbsp;^^ffitate ,pietate,frudu utilitate, �cgc cj�� funt f Joah .i. Quarc utnbsp;��^0 idoneus eft ad promiftion�m gr�ri�, !i ifi qui prias per pcccati fuinbsp;�^gnihoncm uerecontrit�samp;h�mili�tuseftcoram�c�: itacobfefti�nbsp;^�^catincccft�riaeft,Cqua �erit�tcrricordiscontrititeftct�r, ;)dquive^nbsp;'^�ffionem peccati conf�q�i ueliti Neq�c tarnen prodcfle poteft, h ifi illinbsp;��Iperemiftionis peccati confequerid�,p�r gratuitam grati�promif/nbsp;�^em,illam facit. In hac igit�r pi� amp; Ghdfti�na confefl�ohe, a^ofcpnbsp;''�^s8lt;peccatumnoftrum:amp;profitemuriuft�n� eft� contra nosiudici/nbsp;bei��C quod nunq�am fatuiefte �ut fieri poffim�s, hifipci* gratui/nbsp;^�^niif�ricordiarh Dd,amp; beneficium tnodis lefuChrifti, DOMIN�nbsp;f^ftri. Neep �litd fieri poteft in omnibtisqui fiirtt uerecohtriti corahinbsp;quam utpeccata, errores delifla f�a �ghofcahtamp;cohfitc�nturfnbsp;^bfipi] funt,noh defperarit,noh abrjduht animum amp;fpemrccuperagt;nbsp;.^faluationis: fed confugiuntad Euangelrj promifl�oriemj�equg�tinbsp;^pQ�Uerbumgrati�apeccatisfuisabfol��ntur.nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;_

Quare magrtam rieceffitatem habet, utdfxi, liera pcccatiamp;de�i�:or3 ^^�^HTiotfedlicutdocui, contritionempcr feriulli prodeffe^ imo etiarrtnbsp;^^��nitiofameffe,inhisin quibusnulta remiffi peccati fides �d coh tritioinbsp;^^accedit: Itaipfaquoqj confeffiopeccatiper fenulli poteftfaluterrinbsp;^^ifedmo etiam pernitiofa cft,quatenus fit abfep fpecOhfcq�ehd�rcnbsp;�bionis peccati. Quid profiitt en im lud� proditod fti� confef� '�,p�ufnbsp;pHi feria amp; cordis horrnbil iter contriti, cumgrati� fides hulfa �d il/'nbsp;^J'^acccdererrlnfumma,lexcoritntionis formand� r�gula,quand� ucnbsp;�^telHgitur, extorquctuel inuitis nobis peccati noftri �onfefl�cnemf

ad quamnifi grati'� fides addatur conrjcit hominem in defperationem� non aliter quamcontritio,qu�eftinanisamp;uaaiafidei in C H R Snbsp;T V M, Nih il prodeft en im uel agnofce re peccatum amp; terreri,udlt;^nbsp;fiteri illud: nifi 8lt; gratiam adprehendamus, qua liberamur a pcccato.nbsp;Haec ueronon potcft aliter adprehendi, quamfide tnifericordi�jP*^nbsp;ptcr CHRISTVM�Confefrioigitur pia,utilisamp;fruduofa, nafati*rnbsp;cx interna pocnltentia, feu contritionc: qu� cum fide in Chriftutncon'nbsp;iungidebctznefiatdefperatio amp; mors �terna inhomincpeccatorc.

Sua igiturpeccata nulliqui Chriftiane iuftifunt tegunt,uel^^ fant coram DEO: imo nee coram homin ibus, fi quando res cxig�^��nbsp;retegi amp; accufari. Sed agnofeunt amp; fatentur ea omnia qu� ret^id*^nbsp;nibus DEV S.Pharif�orum eft amp; hypocritarum nolle peccata^g*^�nbsp;lafticis amp; fummiftis:fedpharifaiccamp; federate omnia. Lege obkmnbsp;ermligratiaprodigiofum locum.de interrogationibus peccan mnbsp;feflione,in fumma Angeli.Sed h�cpr�f�ti in locum de peccati coi

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cauGg^njrtiprodiuin�erganosgV�ti� laude, pr�dicationeamp;'gra �3�^umadionc, T ertium,illi debemus,qucm l�fimuspro fardenda coilnbsp;^ordiaamp;rcconciliadone. Quibus nos adrjcere poterimus quart�, quodnbsp;P^'^uat� appellamusrct nucfere foletfieri cor� aliquo Ecclefigminiftro,nbsp;�uuerbiD E Idodorc,autproconfnioinrebusdubq%auc profideinbsp;^onfirmatione.Oinnino enim multi cafus feofferunt, 8lt; quondiani, irinbsp;^uibusfaepeopusefthominibusimperin's,0dperiditantibus confden?nbsp;aliquo confilio amp;. confirmatione� Ver um hoc genus prorfus lbnbsp;�^Ueft:nec debet cogi fubpr�ceptahominumifcdrelinqui, utillo u/nbsp;^^iifquiuei t.Laudari autemdebet:amp; commodit�tesilliuscorarn unlgt;'nbsp;�^aperitis diligenter exponi. C�terum confelTio dcli(ftorum,qit^hocnbsp;�^niporefit, coae�aamp;extorta perleges Ponnficis Romani, amp;pr�dicatanbsp;^^^holafticisTheologiSjfpeciem quidem habet pietatis,fed hypocrita/nbsp;pgrniciofa.

^�quibus fuum peccat� lege amp; fpirituali efficatiainc�fcientrjs ipfor� terMcor^ft� *^^fgitur Sdexprobraturulli uelintnolintcogunt cognofeere�^ fater�nbsp;^^�odeftmempe, feeflemiferos, calamitofos, amp;abominabilespeccato/nbsp;^Scoram DEO Jurecondemnari abqci.�tin hacconfel��onenihilnbsp;pios homines difcernatabimprjs,commune eftenim hoc gc/�nbsp;j!^somnibus:utpariter eandemconfei�ionem faciant pi) Si impij corarrinbsp;qj in piorum confeflione fidesaccedit:que retrahit a blafphcnbsp;murmure contra deum,acferuateosadefperatione. Adeoep regt;nbsp;fpe remifl�onis pecca ti amp; uit� aeternp. Alioqui ipfi quoque impfj

^�^^huntur tandem adconfeienti� indicium: quo peccatum fuum uido* ^'^^A^od iuncin cord bus fuis amp; coram deo nunquatnpolTunt nega/nbsp;^^�fed irafeuntur DEO, amp;ruuntin defperationem, cum ipfaneceH�^nbsp;pcccati confeflione. Sicut docemur exemplo Gain, lud� proditonbsp;'^�^^fimilium.

^Habili bonitate amp; ampliiudtne mifericordi� fu�,conuertit in iuftifi-* ^^Mis, ( acretinetin iuftificatis. ) in piam,uoluntariam8dglori�icartt�nbsp;/Um peccati noflri confeflionem:ut quos perEuangelf) doctrinam,denbsp;^uiiflo propter C H RIS T V M peccato, ccnfolatur. Oportet enininbsp;^^Uere, quod priusdocut, piam confefsionem delitflorum, aneminenbsp;fieri, qu� ill is q ueralESV CHRISTI noticia et fide preditifunt.

^�ode, qj ficut uera fides femp dur�t in homine Chriftiano�ita ipfarri poep confeffionem femper durare,non externorum delic'torum t�nt�,nbsp;J admiffa funt, uerumeiiam immundici� naturalis,amp; peccati feunbsp;^^usin operebono.Si igituradillam confeffionem,fidesrem!ffipecnbsp;^'accedit,bene nobifcuinagitun nofque glorificamus DEVM.Siunbsp;Y tj

VMzu�iflis inquibush�cpeccanconfefl�oeftautfuic.Tamcftr^^ cef�� fa�uandisutconfcicnug tcrrorcs,quos fufdtat lexamp;pcccati3gni^nbsp;tio,clt;Mifoladone Euangelq eqd'antur.Ergo inhacconfeffionc, quanninbsp;ad pios,non cft nifi quoridianumcxcrcitium fidei.Qui enim per grandenbsp;cogniti'onem,ucrc illuminatifunt, fine hacconfef��oneinterna fui p�Cnbsp;cati nunqtiam ponuntcf��:necfineconfei�ioneglori�DEI,amp;gi'at^�nbsp;lESV CHRISTI. Denicpnunumeft aliudgcnusconfeirionis,quoanbsp;fine hocpofl�itacceptum ell� amp; probari coram deo.

Hancigitur confcfl�onemdocctnosprimumlexde�cfteni�nipon mumtradita,utoftcndatamp;accufeenoftrum peccatum. Deinde,ipi3nbsp;am Euangelq pr�dicatio doceteandem. Teftatur enim Euangdiun��nbsp;pr� peccatis noftris traditum efle CHRIST Vnbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;dci:ergo fign*

ficatnos graui(Timos pcccatorcsefle, qui nulloa�o precio potuerin�^� liberari apeccato. PoftremumSlt;multis excmplisfamflorumnbsp;datur nobisc ftcut illo Dauidis, pfal.xxxq. Peccatum meumnbsp;fedjS^c.Nambuiusteftimonfj fupra mention cm feci:�^ cuiuidarii a tnbsp;riusex pfa�. li. In quo toto pfalmo, eft perfcdtii�imum exempli'�nbsp;confefl�onis.Huc eciam facit illud Prouerb. xviq.Qui obtegid^^��^�nbsp;fua non profperabitur: qui ucro confitetur �c. relinquit, miferi^^^y�*nbsp;afl�quetur.Beatushomo,qui fcmpcreftpauidusrqui ueroefto^'-'J��nbsp;r�,corruet in malum. Item illud uulgatiirimum,quod eftpfl*�^^^�nbsp;primo.Si dixerimus,amp;c.

Liquet ctiam,quod bancpiam confeflionem, folus D E V S��J bisoperatur.Quia uerbumDE Itam Icgisquam Euangeln.p^''nbsp;(pirirum fandum eft effieax in nobis. Deinde h arc confefliof�t^^\nbsp;mn turn rcliquarum qup pic fieri poftiint: quare ucl ex eo claret, impianinbsp;clTc, qu� per tkxftrinas amp;prsecepta hominum ab inuitis extorquetu*'*nbsp;Nam in ea quid eflepoffet, quam impiaamp;blafphcmans hypo^*��^*nbsp;Hoefeire etiam eoprodeft,nc remiflioncm pcccati promitti patiamu*'�nbsp;hisquibusillanondebetur. Itafuntdodrinc hominumin Ecclefiada''nbsp;quei uidelicet confeientiarum, quandopro neceftarijspr^ceptis pt^onbsp;cantur.Cauendumautem in hocgenere,ficut in omnibus aliis,ncco^nbsp;fcfsionemexopcre operato ualerecxiftimemus. Nihil enim DEVrnbsp;placarenobis poteft,uel remiflioncm peccati impetrare,pr�rerqu�nic'nbsp;diator grati� lefusChriftus, DOMINAS amp;ferua torn �fter. C� i��nbsp;benefido quidem falui fumus a peccato amp; a morte quatenus in cun�nbsp;credimus.

Haecdcprimogcncreconfefsionis�in quo fontcmcfledixiomniUi^ re�iquorum,qu� pic fieri poflTunttquia eft internum et cordis confefifo�nbsp;fine qua ali� extern� confefsiones, quidpoffent nifi mer� bypocrift*�nbsp;jj^jfjQncs

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irrifionesDci amp; hominurn effe. Et quoniamhui'us generis nulla men/ cio fit a Scholarticis: (aut fi ufquam f�t,pure non docetur. )docent en imnbsp;hiscontraria:facile iudicari poteft, quid ftatuendum Gtde uulgata ilianbsp;�nfefsione quam pr�di�antquidera ,Iegibus,niereph5rifaicis, ut funbsp;pradeclaratum eft�

Roximurti genus externum eft amp; publicumiut quod fieri debet co/ ramtotaEGcIefia.Habetautemuariaexempla. Namprimumfitab �AEJUl�nbsp;oninibus qui confluunt ad Euangelq pr�dicationem: ad facramentonbsp;communium cum Eccicfiaufum, Namquiseft, qui Euangeliumnbsp;^^eintclligit, amp; non confitcatur libenter coramornnibus, fc peccator�nbsp;qui Euangelij gratia indigeat,et fine qua n unquam faluus effequenbsp;adeo eK corde amp; finefuco confiteaturCQuanquam in bac con/nbsp;^S!one,nc5n fit opus illa pharifai�a murmurationedelidorum, de quanbsp;^oinanus Pontifex amp; Scholaftici precipiunnficut nee in fuperiore. Denbsp;qui ad facramenta ueniut omnium apertifsimc agnofcuntamp;fatennbsp;jpffeeffe peccatores. Fite�amabillish�cpublicaconfefsio, quialiosnbsp;exemplo inuitant amp; exhore�tur ad Euangelq de lefu Cfirifto fidem:nbsp;per confefsionem grati�, 8gt;0 remifsionis pcccati, fibi peculiarinbsp;j.^^�exhibit� fadg. Denic� �� illis,qui aceufati ab Ecclefia et teftibus,nbsp;pfn culpam agnofeunt. Hac cnim confefsioneprobantfe Ecclefi� quinbsp;^pfi funqquod uelintreu�rtit

L hoc toto generenihil non dulceamp;iucundumeft.Eftenimeor�� terrores confeienti� uicerunt: Si quarum per grati� fidem fanata e(|nbsp;^^'Hritio. Ideo ea fuauitate Si iucunditate refertum eft: qua fol eut alia o/nbsp;^^��abona a faneftis 5lt;fideiuftificatispr�ftari.Necab alrjspoteft pieautnbsp;^.^�citer pr�ftari.Huius exemplum babes Matt.iq.Nam loanne Bap/nbsp;�bannunciantepoenitentiam,S^docentefidem in C H RIS TVM:nbsp;^Iti confluebantundicp adipfiu�pr�dicationem, Slt;^baptizati conf�/

^turfuapeccata.Sedadhunc modumeonfiteri,fuit omnium prcc�/ Q^gnofcerc peccatum uiciat� natur^: quo folo,etiamfi nullum externbsp;�^lacinus admiferimus,adimitur nobis laus iufticie SC fpes �ternguinbsp;j^.'Nifi quatenus reftituitur nobis,tam iufticia,quan�i falus ilia fide uef

|^atig,�d facramentorum ufu, propter Chriftum� |j^^}^�useiufdem rationis eft,quod cum Marcus,tum Lucas feribunt,nbsp;j^Pl*caC(eIoannem,baptifmump�nitenci�inremifsiof)ern peccator�^nbsp;f^^^certeilium baptifmum nemo fufeiperepotuit,non confeffusfeef/nbsp;j^P^ccatorem: ucmaxime nullum externum opusprauum admififtet,'nbsp;Il nemo hue ueniebat,nifi qui recipiebat peccata coram DEO nulnbsp;�^�tti per iufticias legis, fed gratis propter Chriftum: aut non uenie/

C O H M E N T, D E P OE N I T B N T.' bant, fi qui iufticfjs legis eum honorem habuerunt, quafi ilhsnbsp;mur a peccato . Nam loannem prgdicaffe fidem remifsionispeceannbsp;Chriftum, teftadfsimumeft,ex illoloannis i. Ecceagnusdei, quitolh^nbsp;peecatamundi.Item ex illo loannis irj. Pater diligit nlium�amp;omniao^^nbsp;dicinmanum eius. Qui credit in fi�ium,habetuitam�ternam.nbsp;BMifittuta�nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;hic idem p�nitenti� baptifmus dur�t in Ecclefiatnec eius si

us ufus eft quam fuit ab ini cio. Prpbet cnim exer citium f�dei� amp; moniumgrati�hisquibaptizantur. Quare edamconfitemurpett^tt^nbsp;res effe,eos quos adducimus ad baptifmum lefu Chrift�ficutetloa*�^^nbsp;fuos i�los quos baptizauitinChriftum, teftif�catus eft peccatottstnbsp;Aliud uero confefsionis huius exemplum refertur, �(fl.rj.eorutti4�^J^^,nbsp;Petripr�dicationem funtconuerhS�baptizati in nomine lefuCh*'* *nbsp;inremifsionempeccatorum. Quifiabfq^baptifmo,amp;fidegratuit?nbsp;mifsionis peccati per Chriftum fperare falutem potuiftentnbsp;quifquam eos ad baptifmum pertraxiffet. �n talibus ergo uerax^P^I^^,nbsp;caconfefsio peccatifuit: etiamfi nominatimnullusdelidfafuanbsp;ret,itauthoctemporefitinfecretaria confefsione. Sed tamenp^*-^,^nbsp;quod confi tebannir ta le efte agnofcebant, ut n ulli per iufticiasnbsp;donari poffet: amp; fob's iliis remitteretur,qui per lefum Chdft*^^nbsp;gr�tig amp; fidei facramentum recepiffent.

C^arenecp hoc tempore ad fidei facramenta ullus adniitd�-{g nehacconfeffione. QuiaEuangelij gratianullisdebetur, nifip�?nbsp;peccatores efte agnofcunt amp; confitenturtet quod fine iufticijsnbsp;folamgratuiram peccatiremifGonem,quatenus inChriftuniei'^nbsp;faluentur. Etexhisexemplisufum huius confeffionisfatis po*^�� fjnbsp;intelhgeretqui fuit olim publicus, eorum qui aduld adEuangelih* . ynbsp;cramentauenerunt: amp; hoc tempore, publicus eft in baptifmopa�^'^^jnbsp;rum. Apud adultosautemindominic� c�n� ufu:amp;in condo*^�^^ynbsp;iliis publicisuerbiL) E Lillisenim folemus omnes hominesnbsp;cufare:quod edam qui uere ptj funt agnofcunt in fe d�plorantnbsp;ftantunamp;remiftjonem peccati qu�runt, fide uerbi gratig amp; pett4�nbsp;ne facramentorum.nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;^0

Ad fecundam partemhuius confeft�onis,qua uidelicet, alios cxemplo confolamur, faciunt h�cteftimonia. Primumiliud Ch j/nbsp;quo didum eft Petro,ut eft Luc�xxrj. Simon, Simon: Sa�naslt;j�nbsp;ujtuos, utcnbraretficuttriticum. Egoautemrogauipro tenbsp;fides tua:amp; tu conuerfus aliquando CONFIRMA fratrestuos.H^nbsp;tis eft nos teuere uoluntatem Chrifti: qu� eft, ut fantfli beneficiF^^tnbsp;ti�,fibipecub'ariterpreftitis,aliospeccatores confolentur,accongt;nbsp;depromifsionibus gratip,etinfidcm remiftionispeccatiinducant� jjnbsp;geateospcenicentie�^renouationisuit�,atque ut certinbsp;....... nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;pet

^Chriftum.TalisefthecPauli confeff�o,quelegiturprimaTimotgt;� primo: ubinon tacetquomodopeccati, quod infigni impietate contranbsp;Chnftum �i Ecclefiamadmiferat, infigniquoc^ gra�a confecutus fi�nbsp;rcmiffionem: Imprimis ut alq hoc exemplocapiantfug fidei confirma-*nbsp;tioncm.Pauli uerba (unt hgcrCertus fermo,8lt; dignus qui omnibus mqnbsp;disaccipiatur, quodlefusChriftus uenitinhun� rnundum peccatoresnbsp;hluos faceretquorum ego primus fum. Sed ideornifericordiani confeznbsp;tutusfum;ut in meprimumoftenderctI�Cus Chriltus omne�n patiennbsp;damadproponendum exemplumijSjqui prediturifuntineum(n uitamnbsp;?ternam. lamhgc exempla omnesad fimilem confeflionem hortanlt;

^.'^tur,GbiipfisdifpIicerefuum peccatum: cum precationp ablolutioz Quanquam autem hacconfefl�onemagis Ecclefigefatisfiatquam

credunt, nucjuam falui eflepoffimus. Sicut hocuerbumPauIiteftat�r� Corde creditin'adiuftiaam,oreautem fit confeiltoad falutem. Namfinbsp;des cordis, de qua Paulus loquitur, eft firmiter ftatuere, quod per pro/nbsp;mift�onis�uangeIrjuerbum, quo nobis falus perlefum Chriftumofinbsp;fertur,acfidernnoftram inillud,liberemur,8lt;a peccato amp;amorte.Ntcnbsp;aliud agitconfefl�o, fequenshanefidem, nifiquod eamqu�antcab/nbsp;tuitin corde,profert in lucem: nempe,fidem. Vbicunep tandem amp;corSnbsp;quibufeunep fiat; fiuemultis,fiuepauds. Etiam quacunqueoccafione:nbsp;uel coram inimicis,amp;nominis lESV CHRISTI perfecutoribus.I^�nbsp;inde, quemadmodumprimum genus confeftionis internumnbsp;cig cordis opus, impletio primi pra^cepti; ita hocfccundumeft^�^^^^nbsp;numamp;^pertinetad impletionem fecundiprgccpti.Hancctiam,qo^�nanbsp;citur ex confeffione cordis, palam eft quod D E V S in nobis creac*nbsp;Hocdico,neexiftimemus uires rationisintam fublimibus etdiuin'su�^nbsp;tutibus aliquid pofte prgftare.Poftremumamp;defrudibus buios^*^nbsp;fionis Catis admonemur,cum ex prioregenere,tum ex iam didisT�nbsp;perp�tua qu�damiaus DEI: amp;proximis feruit adfidei�difit3do*^^'

TErtiumgenus confeftionis eft, quo eum placamus nobisj offendimusquomodocun:p:dilt;ftis autfadtis, iterumquerecoi�*^,nbsp;Iiamus:fi tarnen iniuria eft,amp;peccatum contra legem DEI,quodaaiflnbsp;Emus. Aut certe operam damus,ut i�l�p�acemus ;quod nos exculaW inbsp;ft reconciliari nobis nolit. Quod alia ratione amp; uia meliore fierinbsp;teft,quam per illat�iniuri� coram offenfo apertam confeflioneni/^�nbsp;delidinoftri deprecationc, Cumigiiur quil�fitproximum,pa^^*^nbsp;reconciliationem petit:cogitabit l�fus, hoc officq fui efte, proximop^^nbsp;diledfionem,nongrauanrer,necptardeignofccrc.Ethunchonorctnl^^nbsp;fu Chrifto habeat: quod �CPaulus requirit, Col.iq. Supportantesnbsp;uicem,amp; douantes uobifiTietipfis,fi quis aduerfus aliquem habetnbsp;relam:ficutamp; CHRIST VS donauituobis, itaSfuos. Sedamp;ni�'�^nbsp;dato de placandis amp; reconciliandis l�fis fan's liquet, quid oporteatnbsp;fospro uoluntate DEI pr�ftare: nimirum, faciles fe prgbereadnbsp;centiam,amp; tales ut uideantur pacem ultro offeree ae petere.Etdebent^nbsp;in refidem fuam exercererquemadmodum cum precantur,dicentesnbsp;mitte nobisdebitanoftra, ficutamp; nosremittimusdebitoribusnbsp;Glorificantes D E VM in omnibusiper Dominum lefumChrift�nbsp;C�ter�quod attinet ad neceft�tatcmplacandialterius: equum 3^^nbsp;eft, ut quem priores l�fimus, fine ipfius culpa,amp; cum peccato aduernbsp;Deum, eiimnoftris fatisEcftionibusiterum reconciliareftndeamus.^,nbsp;off�nfam tollere� At� facillimum eft,paccm impetrare ab omnibus.^nbsp;funtuo

W�crcChriftian�: ita maiorediligentia Slt; cura eorum �m�c�cia amb^ ��'^oportet, qui accepta iniuria furere cocperunt,'amp;�parumc(re Chriftia^-^��Nonei�i ignoramus, quam peccentgrauiter, qui alrjs peccandi eauxnbsp;^i^pra�bent. Sedhominum tarnen quorumdam tanta eft, uel fuperbianbsp;^ddufic,�^ cordiSjUt �gre hancconfelTionem faci�t: amp; fuum delidumnbsp;�01a proximo remicti orent. Quemadmodum funt rurfus, qui uel Icuhnbsp;^^o�enfi,nihil quicquam uolunt proximo, quantumcunquelaboraii/nbsp;^'pi�oconcordia amp;pace, ignofeere amp;condonare. Inhuncmodumutriznbsp;Siiemaluntinimpietatepermanere:8dalteri ftatuuntuuidi�amqu^re/nbsp;J�� alteri iniuriam, quam proximointulerunt, nunquam deprecanVnbsp;utrique admonendi funt,quod ab ofFicijs Chriftianorsz rec�dant�nbsp;Nam cum du� fint legis partes, quarum prior nos docet de fide bo/�nbsp;�'��^atis Sc mifericordi� erganos D E l: pofteriorautemde proximi dixnbsp;'��^lione:femper meminiHedcbemus, D B VM totamobedientiamanbsp;*^obis requirere, 8lt;Gxigcreutriufq? partisDecalogiobferuationem,�Cnbsp;^^�tramfine alt�raplacere Deo. ImoGcrequiritdiledionem proximi*nbsp;fitin omnibus,quocoli anobispoflit,quod recipiat,autprobanbsp;fit, fl officia diledtionis in proximumnegligamus aut contemnaxnbsp;�^Os. Idquodliquctex Efa. i. Isxiij. Ofe. vi. Mich. vi. S^c, lam quodnbsp;�^3gimus,de reconciliando,�lt;^condonando, pertinct ad proximi ditenbsp;�onemrqu�impunecontemni aneminepoteft. Non poiTumus qui*nbsp;^�^�iullisopenbusnoftris, fie iuftisamp;bonis,placare nobis DE VM: atnbsp;l^�^Jmuscito iranr in nos Dei concitare,nimirum, nimiocontemptuilnbsp;?osmandatorum:quod ne fiat, debentomnes boni diligenter cauere�nbsp;�(;fidesin DE VM nullaexifterepotefl:,inillisft�qubus officianbsp;^^ritatis omnia frigent amp; ceflant,amp;nihil quam ira,iurgia,litcs,cont�nbsp;difeordi� Slt; inimiciti�regnant. Proindch�cconfeffionisnexnbsp;ignofeendi pictas, nonparumfaciuntadfidei noffr�probaxnbsp;�!$'iem:qua aut ipfi cognofearhus,aut alrjs pro gloria lES V CHRIS*-J btinot�fQf qui�jin�ordibusnoftrislateat: qua obedientiaamp;laude,nbsp;amp; gloriofum nomen DEI uelimus hic interris honorare�nbsp;^ocigitur ex officio omnes Cbriftiani pr�ftare debebun ttprimum,nbsp;^^'aliosoffienderunt cos iterum querant fibi reconciliarc, amp; paci quannbsp;. 01 in ipfis cftftudere:idem quoep pr�ftare debebunt qui ofi�nfi funr*.nbsp;^ondonandoalqsfua errata. Deprioreratione habemushocpr�ce*nbsp;HRISTI, Matth�i V. Si ergo offers mun us tuum ad altare,nbsp;J 'bi recordatus fueris, quod fratertuus habetaliquid aduerfum te,rcxnbsp;'Oqucibi munus tuumcoram altari, amp; uade, priusreconcilieris fratrinbsp;^|,^^cuncueniensoff�rasmunustuum. Tune enim h ab et frater meusnbsp;^nid aduerfus me,fiquainreamel�fuseft: utdeacceptainiuriac�nbsp;� poff�tjSd me apudalios accufare.ldeo enim mox fequitur in uerbo

Cbr�ftitEfto confcnriensaduerfario tuo dto,C Aduerfarius ille potcftmc in iusuocare ,diem dicere,Iitem intendar, amp; deiniunacorsnbsp;iudicibus Si arbitris accufare� ) dum es in uia cum eo: ne forte tradat Knbsp;aduerfarjus iudici. Si iudcxtradatte miniftro, Siin carcerem miitans�nbsp;Amen dicotibi, non exibis bine, donee reddas nouiflimumquadran-'nbsp;tcm. Et h�c ex mandato CHRIST! ,dereconcilia�onis neceffitsK*nbsp;C�terum de pofteriorcratione, mox ab initio huius lodnon pauc�nbsp;dixi: quibusadijci poflLint,qu�funtMatth�i xv�).deignofcendo,Sinbsp;remittendo alrjsfua in nos d�bita, hoc eft, errores,deli(fta,atqucpft^^nbsp;ta,p�lcherrima Siprolixa parabola,qua admonemur primumbenefid^nbsp;orum grati�erganos DEhuteo pronioresfimus Sifecilioresadigno*nbsp;cendumalijSjquod aduerfumnos deliquerunt. Nifi ergogratiamnbsp;contemnere uelimusSi perire �terna perditione, dabimus hocuolunranbsp;tiDEI, per grati�innos ipfiusfidem, utproximis noftrisfuamnoJnbsp;delidfa remittamus,paci�iconcordi� ftudeamus.Nonconuenit^f�quot;^�nbsp;utrecepti in gratiam filiorum Dei,D EO in nullo fimilescflc,5i�^'��^nbsp;lomorem gerere uelimus:fed utdegeneresfilfj iram, odia Sihtcsfou^'^nbsp;re.Non refpicit, non exaudit tales Deus, qui fie funtimpij 8imah:hincnbsp;cftapud Marcum xi.Etcumftabitisadorandum,dimittitefiqu*^^^nbsp;tis aduerfus a�iquem, ut Si pater uefter qui in c�lis eft, dimittat uobisnbsp;peccata ueftra�

lamnon muftis opus eft difputare, quomodoin hacreconci�adoms diligentia Si condonationis dementia Si bonitate regnet uerain D �nbsp;y/ M f�des* Charitas enimfideifrucftuseft� ideoin quibusuerafidt*nbsp;eft,ininon poflunt hocutrunqueofficiumdiledionisnonfacerfd*^^^nbsp;fus itaferat, utalterius fintdebitores, feu utriufe^ fimul.Etualde opusnbsp;habemus his talibus probamentis : ne ipfi inani fidei opinionc nosnbsp;ludamus�

firte mandato Dei utimur: finguli priuatim, quoties Siubi lib�^' maxime tarnen apudEuangeli) miniftros,dcponentesconfcienti�onus�nbsp;ue�prodocfrina, ue� pro fidei imbeciliioris confirmatione. Omninoc^nbsp;nim h uius confefl�onis ufus liberrimus efle debeL�ac nemo ad illamfO''nbsp;gi. NuHa enim coada feruitia poflunt Deo placerez Si qui non prius il''nbsp;�am faciunt nifi cogantur, etiamcoadh' non faciunc, fedpcrhypocrifin^nbsp;h an c fimulant,Deum Si homines irriden t. Deti iep uertun t h anc fibi innbsp;caufam multorumgrauium delidorum Si blafphemiarum,ut in feqn^''nbsp;tegeneredicam.

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�^opr�cip�atur: tarnen quandopiorumconfcicnti'�m Ecdefia, ilia �'on onerantur,; non debetnecpoteftreprehend�. SedPontifex Romanbsp;J�Us amp; Scholafiid, illius falubernmum ufum pcrdiderunu Egouo-onbsp;�'�clocodiam pauds de illius fruduS^ utilitate: amp; cur exiftimem illi/*nbsp;ufuna rerinendum cfle in Ecdefia: amp; homines dodrina �C. exhorta/nbsp;^nibus ad ilium inuicandos.

Prima igitur commoditas eft,qua egomoueor,confilium quod du/ �*js confcienrijs, 8^ dodrina qu�in certamtnepeccati,daripoteft. Sinbsp;^��nlabcfadatgc�fcienti�hominesSi territe,accedantaliquem piumnbsp;pucrarumliterarumperitum hominem,poteruntperuerbum DEI,nbsp;'l'^-'lrina 8d confolatione, reftitui. Neque facile iudicare de hacutilita/nbsp;pon�unt,nifi expert� confcientig. Deinde, quis ignor�t, tales multosnbsp;^�usfcfequotidicofF�rrcnobiSjin qutbusnemo, quantumuisfapiens,nbsp;plus, peritus, fan's idoneus ac fufFicims confultor fibi effcnbsp;^flfii'TSicenimhumih'at DE VS , etiam fumm� eruditionis 8C pietatisnbsp;Joniincs, ne quis in donafuaconfidat: omnescp inremiflionis peccatinbsp;^retincantur. Conclufitenimomnes fubincredulitatem. Chicmaxi/nbsp;��^infirm tas,error, ignoranu�a, impietasamp;pufiilitas, regnantDuto/nbsp;�^inmmifereatur;

Sftunda commoditas, qu� ex pnuata confelTione haberi poted, eft �'�'�fugorationisfoIatium.Oratio enim riunquam omittri debet, ubi aginbsp;de pe confdenriarum: de remiffionc peccati, de D E O offenfo pernbsp;P^atumj'terumc^ placando, �Cdeuita �terna. Acdebencminiftri Ec/nbsp;hacconfeflione adhortari homines ad mutuas precationes,nbsp;in haefumma re afluefacere homines ad inuocationem utiliflimu �nbsp;propter hancprfclaram promiffionem, qu�dicit. Si duo ex uobisnbsp;^��lenferinCjdeomnire quacunquepetierint,fietillisapatremeoquinbsp;. ^otlis eft. Vbi enim funtduo uel tres in nominemeo congregati, ibi

�^in medio corum. Matth.xviij. Itacertecfticaatercapient confola/ , �^ffn,qui confitentes fua delida,inuocationem non negligunt,fedil/,nbsp;miniftro ueri�i D E lutuntur. Fietetiam, ne uerbum abfoluu/nbsp;''�^��'^�g*^^tradcnt.

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poteftas Ecc�efi�: qua difpenfant eius mi/ remiflioncm peccati. Imo eft Dei fententia: qua minifterio facerdonbsp;in Ecdefia, libcri pronunciamur, cum a peccato, turn ab �ternanbsp;f^^gt;quatenusin lES VM CHRIST VM,precium propeccatoamp;nbsp;^ecredimus. Et dehaepoteftate,uteftEcdefi�tradita, paulopoftnbsp;priuata abfolutionenon aliter utendum ce

�^nambaptifmofeorfim quilibeturimur,amp;dominicacocna:nempe, P^culiari gratiaefignoac teftimonio. Sicut in (ignis iubemur attende�

re,qu�d feorfim S^priua�m nobis conferatur �Verbum enimfideipri/ uacim uni adminiftra�um,omninofimile quid haberiuiderur,ajm facranbsp;mentis� Vtficut quibapuzantur,ueldominicacccnaufuntur,tumde/nbsp;murflintel�ignntfuumefl�,quodmyfteriofacramenti pcrccpci'unt: fienbsp;cumpriuatim abfolutionem audiunt, certiusaefirmius difeunt hic fa/nbsp;am tern agi,non aliorum� Ac nifi aliquid poflet h�c priuatorum in fa^nbsp;cris tradiatio �C ufus, pro conf�rmatiorc confolatione imbecinitads no/nbsp;ftr3e,nunquam traditafuiflent Chriftianisfacramentazqu�confiatefi'nbsp;fcp�c�tiariagrati�teftimonia, �C fignacu�a faluationis, quarhinfidenbsp;poffidemus� Qu� etiam tantum profunt, quantum priuarim quiG^ H/nbsp;larec�pitacretinetin fide. Sicig�ur adhiberi debet pertutbatis menti/nbsp;b�s,amp;terrorepeccaticoncui��s atqueconfufis abfolutio priuata: Si as/nbsp;Icbitccrte in fidei maius exercitium amp; ua�idius robur* Sed de priuataabnbsp;folutione etiam infra dicam.

A nemine igitur improbari h�c confefl�o iurc poteft: qua^tam ben� Utipoflrumus,amp; qug habet in fe tot actantas commoditates. Male auditnbsp;quidem hoc tempore anon paucis: fed ignaris onerum amp;pericuforuffl,nbsp;�quibusconfdenti�plurimorumpremuntur^ huius ufu releuari pof/nbsp;funt� VeIpoti�Sodio�dinuidiaPontificisamp; Scholafticorvm: qui exnbsp;medidnahacconfeflionis deli�orum priuata, fecerunt publicamqo�/nbsp;dam omnium carnificinam. Ergo cauendum eft, neeius libertas, quaenbsp;iam iterum reftituitur nobis,den uo pereat ac perdatur h ypocritarum tranbsp;' ditionibus etimpofturisn'ta utdiu iam fadum eft.Orandum eft autem,nbsp;Ut DOMINVS iniusfitiminnobisaccendat.Nam licetnon habeatnbsp;mandatum Dei, tarnen nifi afpirituali mente,inqua DEVS regnarjefi*nbsp;fieax eft 8lt; operatur, utiliter amp; pie fieri nunquam poteft. Park autem,nbsp;quemadmodum amp; fuperiores confeientfis pacem: propter fidem dodrinbsp;' n�u�rbi DEI,8^ exhor�ationis,amp; confoIationis,8^inuocationJSj 8^ abnbsp;fol�tionistqu� omnia in ilia tradahtur, Denic^ �ccenditin nobis amonbsp;fem Dei � Si. efficit gratos erga DBVM, atque indies meliores:qui ilianbsp;frequenter,his �nimis2lt;h�cmentc,utdidum eftj utuntur*

SVpercft Utde fecretaria confefliotte fcribam: quam Scholaftici Si monachi pr�dicant,amp; que Pontifias Romanidecreto confirrhafur*nbsp;Vt conftetcur illam quatenusreprobemustqu�creditut a muftis pianbsp;efle,amp; utiiisamp;neceftariain Ecclefia: cum fitplufquam impia, noxta Sinbsp;pernidofa trad itio. Collatione autem iftius priuat�,de qua proximedi/nbsp;dum eft, cortftabit fan's quatenus uelimus Siiubeamus fecretorumconnbsp;fefl�on�m retineriiNon enim prorfus abijdmus illamded fordibusim/nbsp;pieutis pollutam damnamus, amp;repucgatam;ab lilisadhucretinemus.

proferre in piiblicum:ne racens,forte probare crederer,qu� in Eccic/ fia DEI locum habere non meretur,fcd refutari debet amp; explodu

Igiturnon permittimus, utaliquisneccITariamfaciathanc fcrupulo/ famS^pharifaicamdelicflorumconfeflioncm: in quafitqu�damcertanbsp;�numeratio omnium deli(florum,per omnes circuftantiasdu0:a* Quisnbsp;^uid, ubi, quibus modis,qualibusauxilijs,air, quando, amp; quon'es,nbsp;qua uoluptate,fuericin peccato, uel confenfum illi pr�buerit. Quisc-'nbsp;uim tradidit hominibus hoc ius, tarn tyrannice defecretorum confeffinbsp;oneprgcipicndii^ Quam non modo nemo amare poteft, autpia mentenbsp;pr�ftare: Lierum etiam ex �quo omnes oderunt, ut moleftiflimum connbsp;feientiae onus.Deindeimpoilibilc eft fatisfieri ifti enumerationi, ut prgnbsp;cipitur: pr^fertim a rudiuulgo. Ettamen fingiturfic n�cel�ariaefi�jicnbsp;Memo fine ilia faluus fieri polfit. Deniep afiagrauiorblafphemiaaddi/nbsp;tundiatur enim ,quod homini merito opens operati impetret remiflio/nbsp;tiem peccari,cum licinuentummerehominum: imo Sataniciim, quatcnbsp;tius his conditionibus,quas dixi,pr�dicatur.

Facitigiturpeccatum,ubi nullum eft: tarnen illaqueat confdenti/ impericas, Sc inuoluit eas in mortalia delitfta. Vere enim peccatumnbsp;eft,quicquidcrcdispeccatumefle,amp;fcum confdentta delidi hoc facis,nbsp;Uel omittis,ecjamfi natura fua non fit peccatum.Quod rnultis excmplisnbsp;uaonftrarepoflem.�fed nihil opuseft, quiahocomnesnouerunt. Sic pecnbsp;cant grauitcr,qui oderunt hanc difficilem fecretorum confeftioncm.'cu/nbsp;ius fe cxjftiraantdebitoreseft�, tanquam pi) amp;necdTarr) open's, coramnbsp;Deo� Ita conftituitpr�miumfaluationis, perremifttonempcccati: innbsp;r�,ubinufquam minus eft,cum fumma uanitate.Sic enim derogat fidcinbsp;inCHRlSTVM: turn gratis S^meritis Domini noftri lefu Chrifti.nbsp;Quare non poteft nonnoxia traditio efletuteriamfi nulla alia incom/nbsp;moda illius eflent, pr�ftaret totam reqd damnari, quam quoinodoc�/nbsp;�queretineri. Quid quod meros hypocritas effi'cicex illis, quiexiftimanfnbsp;feifticonfefsionifarisfaceretquam non poftuntfynceriteramareC�Aliosnbsp;autem^ qui illius difh'cultatem Si impoflibilitatem plane intelligunttSinbsp;credanc tarnen eius fe debitorcs effe, procruditcum indignaticne Siiranbsp;atque blafphemrj s contra Deum in �tern� mortis defperationem.

Nam hanc moleftam, odiofam Si impofsibilcm condition cm nobis proponittut peccata noftra omnia fecreta, manifefta,cogitationes, di(ftanbsp;Sifacftaaperiamustacnegateffc Chriftianos,qui ita confiteri nolint, re/

f o M M B N T. OB P OB N 1 T ! N TJ at\tn Kiscafibus: uel cum pcriculo incendf) ,eorum qui fie preraudr^^'nbsp;O �irorcm Diaboli:in tantum feuientisinEcclcfiam CH RIS Tnbsp;illc fanguincfuo mcrcatus eft. f^is omnia fua pcccata confiterinbsp;qu�nemonouit omnia C� Imo quisuelitilla confiteri, ut maxime*�� ,nbsp;foC' Imo quomodo non retegantur plurima cum feandalo SCnbsp;qu� tadta amp; tcda,ita non poffunt l�dcrc confdentias audientiun�nbsp;felfionemC�Denic^ dubitari non poteft,innumera millia animanini�nbsp;poer�G fimulatione, t�dio,pudorcamp; defperationchuius impifc^^x,nbsp;fionis enecata fuifle amp; perdita: ut eft fortun a earum omn ium iradioolt;\*nbsp;qusecum oppreflione libertatisChriftian� inEcclefiamnbsp;Videigiturblafphemias 8Cpeccata:non dico,quacfacerdotes,hnbsp;n�s f�peleues 8^ impi),huiusconfeffionisoccafioncadmifa'in^^^nbsp;qu� in cider un t qui illadiligentifl�meufi funt. Alq cnimexift�^nbsp;quodmerito huius confeiTionis, fua peccata omnia expiarent.*^nbsp;desinCHRISTVMinillisextinguebatur. Aliosnbsp;odium,amp; iram blafphemantem,armauit contra DBV M:a �nbsp;cqs ne hypocrit� quidem abeffe potuerunt, ut maximenc�inbsp;rint.Deniqucquosabfterruit,aut,pudor autmetuspericutorOf�nbsp;fibus referuatis,nc ilbm confefl�onem plenc f�cerent,amp;ni�ltanbsp;defp�rationc perdidit� Confi�t etiam,quod multi folios infaii�fnbsp;feu timor� cxcommunicationis, ad hancconfef��oncmucnci'^'y^�/nbsp;quidprodiderint,autquapictate,inifl3fiiiaccufatione^cogitc��^.nbsp;n es prudentes ac pij. CXian quam ifti dicebantur peccatumnbsp;fitendoadmittere:quianon h aberentfegitimumac debiturnnbsp;ki�ionis faciend�. Et tarnen cogebantur confiteriacfcptf^I^*^^nbsp;bcre,iniflafpeluncalatronum.

Cumhis tantisincommodis, quppof��nttantacommoda^on cur ifla confelTio redneri ddxrct: nifi repurgata ad eum modi^�nbsp;fupra in loco de priuata confefTi�e ofi�di^An quia hypocrif�^nbsp;incredulitat� auget,cteft qugd� perp�tua carnificina confcirt�fnbsp;fufeitat tand�defperationem�' N� quid aliud agitC�facitp^^^'��nbsp;nulls pdicat merits gratjp,ubi eftnuIISrimo nihil nifinbsp;demerita.N� hgc dicuntin abfolutionis iniuriatqupnuUisnbsp;ucre 8d coramDEOagnofcentibus feefTepeccatores:nbsp;confiteanturhominibusjfiue minus. Modo fide in lESV^inbsp;T VM non deftituantur. Nee debetur illis, qui pernbsp;ditiones hominum cogunturad confefl�onem. Ac ^*^*�*�** j^'nSnbsp;eftCnemo debet cogi ad hancconfeffionem.Siquisenim^onnbsp;lubens ad illam uen iat,fpon tanea uolu ntate ac mentenbsp;do non potcfl prodeflc, fed ncccfle eft quoque noxi^ Irnbsp;fameir^

Doccri homines de militate confen�onis,amp;de fideahfolutionispet Christ VM debuo-unt:frudus dodrin� deo amp;confdenti}Snbsp;dominum committi.Sed Epifcopi iam dudum defierunt pr�dicare uer/nbsp;^^DE hc�peruntc^ alijs negodjSjnon Ecclefi�,fedpriuatarum re^nbsp;�^,auaricie 8iambitionis,occupari:adeocp fic agunt,quafi hypocrifibusnbsp;^perditionibus hominum, ignorantium ueritatem, deledentur. Sednbsp;p�tgantfuas impietatcs defendere: quos perdituruseft D E V S prope/nbsp;^iem.Hauddubie enim,non tard�t indicium, ipfisdebitum� Alfj plu/nbsp;�^incommoda huius confefsionis colleger un t: fed nolo omnia ilia refernbsp;�^^S�perfequi. Nec attinetdicere,quid facerdotes mali ,omnium occulconbsp;retedione,utcum homines fuasquocp cogitationesaperirencin connbsp;fdsione,auftfuerint defignare: prgfcrtim ifti c�ltbesPontificijregni,nbsp;bonos certe hinc nulla potuit commoditasperuenire: nififortafsis

Pecuniae, qu� auariciam augere, pietatem non potuit. Necclfe eft aute �^comniafcandalatolli:amp;repurgari abiftis Ecclefiam, quantum fie/nbsp;^�poteft. Qu� ft maneant, nemo queatfcruari .Nec enim ialiafunt,utnbsp;^�beant in indicium referuari: uidelicethypocrifes impiarum do�rinanbsp;�^ni,illeenimamp; a GHRISTO,amp;ab Apoftolis eradicantur.

Non eft tacendum ,quod in iam dicfta pharifaica confefsione,qu�gt; opera fatiffadloria confitentibusprofacerdotum arbitratuimpo/'

�^�nturj dequibusdicunt, quod lib�rent homines a pcenis temporal!/ buspeccati,dogmatenoxio.Sicenim obfcuratur dodrinade afdidioninbsp;bnsamp;cruce: amp; fingitur poena effe, quod eft faluberrim�correptionis:nbsp;^duoloco dicetur. Ac piget iam plura dehac impia confefsione fcribenbsp;quarequ� a Pontificijs hoc tempore obijd folent proilliusnecefti/nbsp;^tf,ea uelim legi ac difei in eruditiftimis confutationibus clarifiimorumnbsp;'^iforum Martini Lutheri,0C Philippi Melanchthonis.

r\E pote ft a tere mittend iamp; rctinendipeccata,itemh'gandi8lt;� abfolz CAP.'viii.!

1 P�teftas fere aliud non creditur effe,quam cum abfoluuntur fcilicet con I ^'rionis mer ito a culpa Si poen a,pcr miniftros facerdotes,h i qui ad connbsp;�dlionem ueniunt : fine,cum impij Si rebelles in Ecclefia excommuni/nbsp;^i^r, hoc eft, ligantur: Si emendati iterum recipiuntur. Si a culpa ab/nbsp;��^luuntur. Non dico,quam fit in eo perniciofus erron quia non opor/nbsp;ubique Sophiftariim uanitatibus Si nugis immorari. Qu� ft ufqu�,nbsp;omnibus difputationibus de gratia,iuftificatione,fide, Sifaluatio/nbsp;�'^^certein loco de cla mb us. Si Ecclefigautoritate,c0ferendi hominibusnbsp;P^^Qti remifli'onem Si �ternam uitam, facerdotumminifterio, nimi�nbsp;��^�lerunt. Quarepr�termifl�s Sophjftarum delyramentis Si fpinofis

COMMENT. OE P OE NITENT. difputationibus, mox de re dicerepcrgam: ut eft Gmpliflime amp;t darifli/nbsp;mc,adeot^ fine afta obfcuritate,tradjtain literisfacn's.

cbuet Huid' nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;clauium poteftas aliud noneft quam faailras doccndi EiiangC'^

Iq 8d adminiftrandi facramenta: qu� a CHRISTO conataeftEccfi' fi� amp; difpenfacur per illius mi'niftros. Hac ignur poteftateadmittun-*nbsp;turingratiam remilTtonis peccatiamp;uit�gtern�., hiquiEuangelioctt^nbsp;dunt, amp;facratnentisutuntur. Contra increduIijamp;quifacramentaaKnbsp;pernantur,ab illaexcIuduntur.De hac accepit mandatum Ecclefiarw^nbsp;xxvii). Data eft mihi omnispoteftas in c�lo amp; in terra. Euntesd�^^nbsp;tcomnes Gentes,baptizanteseos in nomine patris amp;filij 8lt;fpiritus^nbsp;lt;fti:docentes eos feruare,qu�ainop mandaui uobis.Marci ultimo.nbsp;tesinmundum uniuerfixm,pr�dicateEuangeIium omnicreatur�.nbsp;credideritamp;bapuzatus fuerit,faluuserit:qni uero noncredideritcononbsp;nabitur.Ioan.xx. Accipite fpiritum fandum,quorum remiferitisp^*'nbsp;ta,remittuntur cis:8t quorum retinueritis retenta funt.nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;j

Hifuntpr�cipuilocijcxquibuspalameft� qu�fitEccIcfi^P�?^, tradita,in�dificationem: per Euangeli) 8lt; facramentorum d^^P^�^nbsp;nem. Alia eft �ddiuerfaexeommunicandi poteftas: quaimpijnbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;�

ligantur, qui aliquando Ecclefipmembra fuerun.�t qui tarnen pifcuntjamp;^dignauit� p�nitentiafeemendantacreuertuntur,iteruni� |nbsp;cipiuntur ab Ecclefiain gratiam amp; a uinculo excommunicationis ao'nbsp;uuntur. Dehacpr�cipitura CHRISTO Matth�i xviij. Ameno*^nbsp;uobis, qu�cunquealligaueriosfuperterram,crunt ligatain eoclO'nbsp;qu�cuncp lolueritis fuper terram^crunt folutaamp;in ccelis. Porronbsp;exemplumextat.i. Cor.i.5^tj Cor. q. PromifcuetamennuncunJt�*\nbsp;uocabulis abfoluendiamp;ligandi, remittendiamp;retinendi peccata,^.^nbsp;dehacutraque poteftate loquuntur. Doclores autem Ecclefi� funcnbsp;niftri hums utriufcp poteftatis: i. Cor. iiq. Sic nos exiftimet homOjnbsp;miniftros CHRISTI,8lt; difpenfatores myfteriorum Dei.

CHRISTVSutiturcIauiumadpeIlatione,Marth.xvi.ubiy quicur:Etego dabo tibi claues regni ccclorum.amp;c .Qua uenuftanbsp;phora Ecc�cfiafticum officium ornauit: quod pr�cipuefitum eft in tnbsp;angelr)\amp;facramentorum adminiftratione.* Claues illudadpellanSnbsp;aperiendafeu reftituenda uiaiuftici�Sc �tem� uit�. Promiiutnbsp;Euangelij annunciatio omnibus, quantumcuncp peccatoribus,rcm^nbsp;on cm peccati �ternam uitam/Necrequirit adhanc mirabilem *�nbsp;pend� reconciliationem DEI amp; hom�num,nifi ut in mediatorem O� .nbsp;ft� credamuSjamp;promiilion� gradp,per ftd�redpiamus. loann ispti*^ �nbsp;D�dit eis poteftatem, filios Dei fieri, hisquicredunt in nominenbsp;PotTO facrarnenta funceiufdemgrati� rcconciliationis reftimoo*^nbsp;figna.�acprgbencftdeiexercitationemamp;confirmationem.

Jam, propterChriftum: amp; facramenta adminiftrantur, inexcrcidum v(iKamp;-trlt;t= �ad 8lt;teftimonium grane,femper exerccturilla �lauium poteftasrquo ilatioclai�u�nbsp;�^^gni�ternguite oftium,nobis propter peccatum cIaufurT),referatur: etnbsp;^itus conceditur a p�nis�terngmortisad ^ernamfaluationem�ubt/nbsp;quandocunc� hoc fiat,feu publice, feu priuatim,3pud multos,nbsp;^^aliquem unum.Cuiusfuntuariaamp;multateftimonia amp; exempla, innbsp;J^dGin(fia{criptura:quod peritis facrarum literarum fatiscognitum eft,nbsp;^acenim facit, quicquid cftteftimoniorum gratig, nobis perChrift�nbsp;��^btg,adeternamuitam* luxtai�ludj�oannisx. Egofumoftium,pernbsp;�^fiquis introient,faluabitur:amp; ingredietur SC egredictur amp;pafcua in

Itemillud ciufdem capite xiiij.Egofum uia,uericasuita.Ne/ *^ouenitadpatremnifiperme.(^alec�amp; illudPctri: A�.n'n. Necnbsp;'aim aliud nomen eft fub c�lo datum hominibus, per quod oporteatnbsp;Jas faluos fieri. Item illud eiufdem capitc x. Huie omnes prophet�te/nbsp;�amoniumperhibent,quodremiffionempeccatorumaccipiantper no/ �nbsp;eius,omnes qui credunt in cum.

Partitusfum autem hanc clauium poteftatem in duo: nempe,in Eu/ JJgdq dodrinaaiamp;facramentorum fidcidiftributionem.Quisnbsp;�a?cduo, nihil traditumefle conftataChriftoamp; Apoftolisadprofer�-^nbsp;�^amgrati�, iuftificationis amp;uftegterng regnum: fiueadreparandam acnbsp;��^ftitiiendam jlapforum in Diaboli tyrannidem, feuam amp; crudelem fer/nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;�

*gt;itutem �falutem.SineEuangelij doeftrina, neintelligi quidem poftet, Sd namChrifti amp;clauium ufuse�et. lUoigitur ciponitur,qucgrat�anbsp;^abis per CHRIST VM adferatur. Continet autem dodrina,que pernbsp;^hriftum nobis adfertur, tumpromiflionem re^ssiftionis peccaii:ium *nbsp;pocnitentie prgdicationem. Sicutteftatur illudLucgxxiirj.Oportebatnbsp;^briftumpati, S^refurgere a mortutstertiadie:amp;prcdicariin nominenbsp;^aspoenitentiamamp; remifsionem peccatorum, inomnes Gentes.

In Euangelio igitur eft promifsio ilia remifiionis peccati, de qua Io/ ^aor:8lt; in fumma,qugdam nouadoctrina,incognita mundo,quod il/nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;J

I^fegnetamp;inomnibuscreaturis imperet,qui pro redimendafaluteno ^rniemctipfum tradidit in mortem, prccium fatiffadionem pro no/nbsp;�^ispeccatis:utetiam ipfi, quatenus credimus in nomen eius, uiuamusnbsp;tegnemus pereum.Roman.xiiq. Nemoenimnoftrumfibiuiuit, 8dnbsp;Jntio noftrum fibi moritur.Siue enimuiuimus DOMINO uiuimus:nbsp;Jacmorimur, Domino morimur. In hoc enim Chriftusmortuuseftnbsp;pfefurrexiracreuixit:ut ufuorum mortuorum deminetur. Ephe*nbsp;�^cundo.Cum eflemus mortui in peccatis,conuiuiftcauit rios cumChrinbsp;Jo tcuius gratia eftis faluati. Et conrefufeitauit : �C u na Iedere fecit in cocnbsp;'^nibus,per Chriftum lefum. Sed hgc gloriofa gratie beneficia, adhuc

, COMMENT; DB POENITENf* latent abfcondita:nifiquarenus per Enangelium reudata funt. Doneenbsp;��nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;amp; per noftn pleniflimam ^lorificationem reuelabuntur.lntcrim uolwt

nos C H RI ST V S do^^eridefua ilia oloria amp; potd�ate, quaglonfiz caturus eft mortalia corpora noftra : amp; confolationetn per uerbumnbsp;fidei habere.

Quorfum uero poenitenuadoccatur,qu� eftobedicnti�amp;rcnouj^ ti�onisnoftr� in hac uita: qua peccato morimur, iuftici� uiuimustinnbsp;multis fru(ftificantes,per opera bona,DEO et lefti Chnfto in gloriam,nbsp;inlibro meofuperiorc copiofe expofitum eft. Quapropter etiarnup^nbsp;uitgfu�nouitaterhnemo mereaturfaluari: tarnen qui fine pccniiea�^nbsp;manent,nunquam poterunt^tern�uitp hpreditatcmaccipcre.Retli^^nbsp;cnim gratia,utillam ornemus fobrietatejufticia amp; pietate totius no �nbsp;.nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;�it�,expe�tantesbeatam illamfpem�tempuit�.Hinegrauitet^^

renda comminatuseft CHRIST VS, hisqui pccniicntiam non fen�neq^ ad loannis.nequead fui pr�dicationem. Nee aliudnbsp;re peccata,quam hisincredulis 8d impccnitentibus fignificar^d^^nbsp;uarinequeant:amp; quod oporteat tales horribiliterpcrire.

W4me�/lt;f. C�terum facramentafideiduohabem.us: qu�funtappendilt;^^^^^j 'angclij Sc tcftimonicj grati�rcmiftionis peccati SC uit�ptern2epjp,gynbsp;ftumruidelicet, baptifmus 8C c�na iIla corporis Sc fanguinisnbsp;TI. Quorum alternm uocatura Paulo regenerationis lauacr*^^^*nbsp;�nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;baptifmumenimin filiosDEI adoptamur:anteafiltjir�SC mortis-

tcrumeft gratitudin is facramen tum: atque hinc Euchariftiae betReuocat enimnobis inmemoriam beneficia crucis amp; mortisnbsp;MINI noftri lefu Chrifti: ideo iiIo uocamur ad gratiaruma�io�^^^gnbsp;Nonilliustantum qu�fitorerfcduelmaximeeius, qupfitpO'n^^P^^�nbsp;totius noftrg uit�. Quare ut baptifmus propric exercet adoptionisnbsp;Ita Euchariftia totam p�nitentium ui tarn. Adeoqueteftaturnbsp;nem n unquam fieri polTe irritam, modo in fide perm aneamus:nbsp;firefurgamus iterum ad pcrnitentiam.Ideo illius ufus debuitdf^P^^^j^nbsp;tuus in Ecclefia:ut femper illud facramentum reciperemus, quotasnbsp;retnobisatCp opus eftet. Et tarnen utnemopoteft credere, fein^^�P^tinbsp;nis gratiaeft�,qui fine poenitentia uiuiulcaquipcenitentiamnbsp;ideotribuunt fibi,quodilliusmeritofint probati SCacceptiDnbsp;quiafidemamp;memoriambeneficiorumChriftiexercentacretinent-de facramentis, fi faueritChriftus Iefus,aliolibro feribemus.

, Pofe��m^�gt;tamp;cMaft(cap.^fesillos, nuilt;umnKmbv^,j tio.nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;clefieSC CHRIST! e{re,haberiaccrediuelint,profcliione tarnen ,

ftian�uite admittunc indign�:fiue,quiexijfdem, in uerbumgraUf^^ lam funcblafphemi, fuis opinionibus SC hgrcfibusfauentes,nbsp;� uerbo DEL Hgc eftcxcommunicatio: poteftas Iigandi Sclolu^j^

liber s E C V RO V s� nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;ije

Que quomodo amp; in quos debeat excrceri, item quomodo diff�r�t apo uftateremittendiamp;retinendipeccata,infranonnihil dicetun

Nam qui aliter ufurpant, planeerrant: fiue dedita opera male de ilia merentur. Sic autem ufurpatarum clauium eft fpeciofiflimum exgt;nbsp;emplum Ad. rj j'n Petri pr�dicatione. Illeenim per banc poteftatemnbsp;�cclefi�traditam, unofermone deC H RISTO in tantum prometnbsp;��uit, ut abfolueret circiter tria milia hominum. Neccompundis illis,nbsp;quos abfoluit,et territis in cordibus fuis,amp; rogantibus quid fado opusnbsp;ubi cfl�t, aliud refpondit quam, poenitentiam agite, baptizeturnbsp;Unufquifque ueftrum in nomine lESV CHRISTI, in remifl�onemnbsp;pcccatorum,S^accipietisdohumfpiritus fandi .Proinde hoc fuit redenbsp;adminiftrarec�aues: amp; conceffapoteftate non abuti.Sic autem abfolue/nbsp;b�tur apeccato amp; �terna morte,quotquot Petro iubente baptizati funtnbsp;Euange�io crediderunt�

Denique in h is capitibusdodrin� fundamentum eft Si fumma om *uum Chriftianarum confoIationum.Nam hincpromanat,fiquld donbsp;lt;:enius,ficui remiff�onem peccati promittimus,amp; pollicemur liberationnbsp;*^eniab �terna morte, fi quem exhortamur uelinuitamusad p�nitenti

, adeoque cum b aptizamus amp;dominic�cornam porrigimus Eccle b-^minifl;erio,id omnefacimus in nomine DOMINI noftrilefuChrinbsp;Ei�Atqueindecognofci 2iiudicaripoteft,quomododulciflimaamp; con/nbsp;fulantil��ma poteftas fitcorrupta in plurimos abominabiles abufustatnnbsp;queadeoin tyrannidemquandam, qu� dataeft in remedium. Schonnbsp;bftidenimmultadelyra amp;impiadifputantdedauibus:utcumfinguntnbsp;�bas autoriratis,alias excclJenti� amp; alias minifteriales�Cum fituna adnnbsp;juiniftrationis Euangelt),2ifacramentorum in h is terris. Et Romaninbsp;^ontifices ita arrogantfibiclaues, quafinon fintEcdefiepotius,quamnbsp;bpifeoporum: aurquafi illarummaius iushabeant, quam infimusminnbsp;�lifter in Ecc�efia.Noftr� funt ergo c�aucs Si nobis donat�, noftrg fa�unbsp;confolationi,p�fciamp;quieti confeientiarum noftrarum conceff�: nenbsp;quequicquam priuatiiuris Pontifex Romanusin illis habct,nifificucnbsp;�^gt;nifter,cui u� nifi Euangelizauerit.

Et de excommunicationis poteftate quid dicamC quam Romanus � ontifex ,Si iftius Epifeopi Si Satrap�, mera libidine totam inquandanbsp;��^ipiain Sicruddem tyrannidem conuerteruntCFoedeetiam corrumpinnbsp;^ut Ecc�efiaftica poteftas per nundinationes indulgentiarum atque cosnbsp;qui mii�as habenc uenalcs, Sufingunt,quodualeantmcrito operisonnbsp;P^t^tiadfatiffadionem pro culpa amp; p�nis. Nam poteftatem clauium ?nbsp;^�endtint uCep in purgatorium: Sd de fide uerbigrati� neminem quicnbsp;quamdoc�t,Cum n� poffint ulli utilis cffe,nifi qui Euangelio de Chri

comment: de P OE NIT E N T. (��creduntNam promift�ofaluds,rion poteftad ulIuniincreJulum,finbsp;uein quo eft l�gaoranda Chrifti,adp�kar�

H�cobferuataj diriment multas contenriones Si. mukafeandabtoP lentcx �cclefia:qu� Satan in uexitaut per indodos, autper malos, innbsp;EccIeG'am. Nondum difcemo inter priuatam abfolutionem,amp; publica�nbsp;qu�eft publia minifteri} amp;faeramentorum* Non minus habetilb,nbsp;quamh�crnecp�usconfert hecquamina. Q_uia in utraque pr^dicatufnbsp;(eruator CHRISTVSn'nquem quia'editjisrcmil�ionem capitomninbsp;um delictorum,amp; abfoluitur a cu�pa amp;rp�na..Siue publice hocgeracui^nbsp;apud mu�tostfcu priuatim, apud aliquem Ufium. Fidei perp�tuanbsp;milTio peccati amp;. �terna fa�us: quare diligenter cauendum eft EccW^*nbsp;Sdminiftris Ecclefiarum,nequem abfoluant,ni� qui inChriftu creui.nbsp;Namhomo foluerenon poteft, quemDEVS nonagnofdt folutu^nbsp;necligare, quem Deusfoluit, Quare ex confeflione fidei eorum,q*J�nbsp;folutionem requirunt. Si facramentafibi dari orant,iudicaripo^^�^Y lt;nbsp;bus remiffio peccati pterna fa�us debeatpromitt�nempCjt^^^^ innbsp;bus.Itaenim noninadetabf*Iutioin eosquibusnon dcbetur-Qy^nbsp;quidam mendantur fpiritui fando�non tarnen fallere iliumnbsp;(i:nt Etportabuntifti iudicium fuumiamp;prophanati Euangeli)nbsp;mcntorum dabunt horribiles p�nas. C�terum Eccicfi� mindtr�nbsp;runt excufati�

SOLIVS DEI ESSE, ET DOMINI IB� fuChri�iyautoritatefeupotefldteabfolut�remittere

gt; piccata:�ue liberareacnlpitcrpeeM, nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;, ,

DVbitari non poteft, penes nullum alium cffe, rcmittere bus peccata eorum, autorit�re feu poteftate abfoluta, praetef^�nbsp;DEV Mnbsp;nbsp;Dominum noftrum lefum Chriftum. Sic aiim redte^*^

runt quidam fcrib� Si pharifei, licetimpia contcndonc contra ftum.Marci q. Quis poteftdiraittcrepeccata,nifi folus DEVSgt; tnbsp;teftatur illudpfal. cxxx. Si iniquitates obferuaueris Domine, Donjnbsp;quis permanebitC Quia apud tepropiciario,uttimcarisJtemEia��tnbsp;dicJtur,nimiruminperf�na Chrifti: feruire me fcciftiinpcccatistnbsp;pr�buiftimihi dolorem in iniquitatibus tuis. Ego fum,egoluni fnbsp;fe,qui deleO iniquitates tuas propter me: amp;peccatorum tuorumnbsp;recordabor,

Hancergo poteftatem uendicatfibrlefusChriftus, DOMItgt; Si feruatorn�fter, duplici iure. Prior, quia eft films Dei: artcrnunbsp;patrcamp;^idem DEVS. Altero, quia incarnatus, paftus Sinbsp;promeruit huncthefaurumtadcoque utucEcclef�a�iIlum, Stcic�nbsp;bus ineum,communicarepoftet.loan,!. EcceagnusDEI,quitolnbsp;cata mundi, NamEcclefi�donari nonpotuifl�t, nifttnediawrgra^

ChrlftusIcfvis ilium nobis promeruiffer.Is ergo dedit nobispoteftatcm annunciandi euangelij, Siremittendi hominibus fua pcccata,mmoxnbsp;copiofiusdicetur.

H�c eft Noui teftamentipoteftas,promifla olim per propb etas: 8^ *iunc exhibita per Chriftum�Per Apoftolosautem amp; rcliquoscccleftgnbsp;��'iniftrospr�dtcata,incocum crbem terrarum, Hac qui creduntconfenbsp;�luuntur remiftionem peccati 8lt; omnium delidorum fuorumradcoqucnbsp;�terftam uitam. Qu� per iufticias legis nulli unquampotueruntdonanbsp;'�'�H�c uoliii attexcre,ut obiter monftrarcmjmpoflibile ftuffc, utfchonbsp;bftici Theologi, pure explicarent clauium poteftatem: quiaiufticfjs lexnbsp;�is tribuunt meritum rcmiflionispeccati. Ideo nec exiftimant abfol/nbsp;pofte ullum hominem, nifi merito contritionis Sd aliarum iufticiagt;nbsp;legis.

T Rrcfragabile eft, certiftTim� ueritatis ,eti'am ecdefi� tvadita elTe po/ C AEX. �^teftatemrcmittendi hominibus f��peccata: quam illaexercet atquenbsp;^'fpcnfatper luosminiftros. Quodfupra copiofedocui:atcp hic pau/nbsp;^hrepetendum eft mihi. Nam h�c eft miniftranriumpotcftas, non imnbsp;ptrantium:(i quosergo diligitecdefia in minifterium, amp; adminiftrat�nbsp;OncmEuanaelq �dfacramentorumjilliuereremittunt hominibus luanbsp;P�ccata, uereetiam conferunt illis �ternam uitam. Sedficut miniftrinbsp;Ehhfti,Bcdc��,5ddifpenfatorcsmyfteriorum Dei: nonutimpera/nbsp;^ores bCdominiecdeCi�.Et tarnen Romanus Pontifex, non alia rciult;*nbsp;hetfcagnofciadpellari ecdefi� caput,nifiut pro domino ecdefi� hanbsp;^eatur. Qui ius habeat,uaniffimus nebulo,legum condendaruminecnbsp;ddia�.Sc opprimendi libertatem,ut uel Euangelq d�cr�tamutandi.Si/nbsp;tut S� facif.mutat qug ftatuit Chriftus,ut claret in Eucharifti� facrametinbsp;�0, damnatEuangeqi dodrinam: amp; iubct omnes in fua fernentia amp;oznbsp;pinioneftare. lnterdicitefumcarnium:8lt;daranatnuptiasfacerdotum:nbsp;'^taliainfinitataceam.Et quis deditiftihancpoteftatemS'Cuiquomodonbsp;poteftplusiuris ef[cinecclefia,quamminimo euangelqminiftroC

\ SedhabctfuosadulatoresRomanusPontifex: qui illi tribuunt potc l^atcm priuilegq (upra omnes 8lt; totam ecdefiamdcilicet, quia ualde iuznbsp;uatiVtos audirc,Pontificcsdico,fiquis titiUet eosmentione potcftatisnbsp;^^inatiu�,potius quam charitatisminiftranti�.Quidenimatdnetpri

COMMENT DE P OENI TENT, paucor Lim; tyran ni cam ethnicam non feruitutem Chriftian� fpeclantes?nbsp;Sed ecclef�arum curandarum ratio,quam Epifcopi dcferuerunt,necnbsp;deferuerunt folum,uerumetiam opprimunt,h�cerat:prgdicarepopu^nbsp;�� CHRIST VMjdocere p�nnentiam,ceffantes adhortan',amp; contranbsp;dicentibus fan�dodrinp ref�ftere, adminiftrare facramoita, uigilare SiCnbsp;ardenrifl�mis uoti�s precari pro totius ecclefi� profedu 2lt; felute. Suae e/nbsp;film uoluntatisamp;poteftaosApoftoIosamp;miniftros dekgitamp;amandanbsp;uitlefiisChriftus DOMINVSnoftcrm�mundi dominos�lt;impc^nbsp;ratores.Non enim habet regnum exhoc mundo Chriftuszideon�fontnbsp;Epifcopi'jfed ridicul� larup Epifcoporum, qui prgtextu tradit� potefii-'nbsp;fis dominiafibi amp; imperia qugrunt acretin�r.lmo funt impietatis8^it�nbsp;minfflr�atque apoftoli Antichrifh.

Chrifti uox eft: Qui non eftmecum,contra meeft. Et quinone^'' gregat mecum, difpergit. Matth. xrj. Hic certe qugritur inter difpfnbsp;reSjG'cut Paulus inquit,ut fidelis quis inueniatur. Sed quis

- ang�lq dodor, facramentorum minifter: leojbus quas AdCHRI STV Migitur tanquam ad iTnicum feruatof^^nbsp;marumnoftrarum omnes mittiper EuangeIrj amp;: ecclefi�

. bemus. NaminoomnesperipfummetChrift�uocamur.Matth�i�^^* iVenit� �dmeomncsquilaboratisamp;oneratieitis, �Cegoreficiai�iiJ��*nbsp;Hacregula,qui n� procedunt,etth pro Epifcopisetecclefipcuratorib^^nbsp;haberi uelint: quid poflentnifi publiceecclefigpeftes amp;nbsp;feTeccIefiam enim mifere fallunt, decipiuntaeperdunt. Sedfl^*^nbsp;his immorariferibendo: quomodo uidelicet Epifcopi, Sgt;i. impOnbsp;res,omniafibi induIgentiEuangelrj germanam dodrinam abol*^^�nbsp;nihil minus agunt,quam ut rem fa�utis ecclefi� amp; glori�Chnfi^nbsp;rent. Ideo,utdixi,ueros Antichrifti apoftolos agunt. Verfantur in de �''nbsp;cqscarniSjauarida�^ambitioneexc�cati, �dquomodopofTentnbsp;ftico officio uacareǒquod requirit infinitos �abores,ufgifias curas,nbsp;requirit, ut mortem pro gloria Chrifti perferamus. H�ceo dicunwr�nbsp;nequismiretur,cur res ecclefi�,in hune miferum ftatumperucncr�n^nbsp;in quo per incuriam Epifcoporum amp; luxum facerdotum Euangelij u^*nbsp;tas prorfum explofa eft. Et horum impium er r or em fouet dodrinalcnnbsp;lafticorum Theo�ogorum�

QVanquamcxpr�didis, in locodepriuataabfolutione,fatiscU^'' dentercolligi poffit, quid ftatuendum eft� eredam, depriuataanbsp;folutioneitamenlibuit in hocordineecclefiafticepoteftadspauca qua^nbsp;dam deeadem ilia feorfim antlotare. Poftquam pr�fertim hoc tenap�Cjrcnbsp;��iudquofdam malec�peritaudire: ficut eftin omnia audaxinfeitiap^j

L I B B R S E C t N D ? �! nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;i��

J'ps. �giturpriuatum hicintdligereoportcbit,qukq�idin reb�sf�dei �'orfimapudfolosjiuefingulosagitur:etiamfires per fefitcommunifznbsp;Jima totius ecclefi� bonum: ut quod in omnes, qui credunt euan ge/nbsp;|*��uulgari poffi't aedebeat. Sicutcutn unus baptizatur: illi baptifmutnbsp;cftrcs priuata,alioqui communifl�ma. Sicquiad dominicam cceznbsp;��nrgt;ueniunt,priuatim rem fuam agunttetiamfi cum cota eccicfia adefznbsp;Nec pote ft tali obefl� aliorum abufus: modo ipfe fit ucra in Chri/nbsp;fide pr�ditus.

Non aliter priuata feu fpeciali Si fuaquifque fide uerbi DEI iuftifi'ca �i faluus efficitur: fiuc cum folus audit euangelium, fiue in congre/nbsp;^tioncS^tQtaecclefia� Aclicetuerbum fidei amp; facramenta non minusnbsp;^otfimSiapud fingulos explicare ac miniftrare,quam apud to tain connbsp;^'gationem.Nam amp;i CHRIST VS ait: Vbi funt duo uel tres congrenbsp;P in nominernco, ibifum in medio eorum.Matth.xviq. lam abfo/nbsp;priuata, quid eft nifi adminiftratio euangelq priuata: qux feorfimnbsp;�M unum habetur�t qua confolationem falutis adferri omnibus iufnbsp;^'^Chriftus:quacunque occafione hacc dari poftetC Modo uerbi auditonbsp;Mentnonobfcuramfignificationem, qua intelligi poflit, quod annbsp;^'^ciationis euangelij fint cupidi,amp;fitientes.

|, SicutigiturPetruSjUteft �d.rj. unapr�dicationc circitertriami�z ^�^dChriftum conuerdtzSi ea 'reucreabfoluit, poftquambaptizari ilnbsp;�^^pv�ccpit amp;p�nitcntiam agere. Ita cum idem fit apud unum repreznbsp;�Minon poteft: Imo qui non laudari deberet,utpium ecclefi� fad�Cnbsp;'^aliud agitur in priuataabfolutione,quam in publica euangeirj adznbsp;Miftrationc.Quinetiam priuata abfolutio fingulis exhibita eft in prgnbsp;J^�tionc Petri: etiamfi uno ore omnibus in commune tun clocutuseft,

Milfeorfim. Tantumenimprofuitfermofingulis,quantumunuC* ^'^^fi^eorumattulit fidemad ilium. Incredulisautemnon potuitpro4nbsp;� 4^^niadmodumnecremittitalibus ulla refua peccata.

. P �0 redeadhibetur illis priuata abfolutio,qui priuatim,confeffio/ �s�^creta, fe peccatores elfe agnofeunt, amp; abfolutionem fibi dari oratjnbsp;: ^^polliceturremiffion�peccati amp;uitamgtcrnam, hisquiinCHRIznbsp;1 lESVMcredunt. In fumma,talisrcsefteuangeirj tradationbsp;, |. hcramentorum, utnulli ullam utilitatem poft�tafferre nifi quiintelznbsp;credit,aliquo modo priuatim rem fuam agi amp; fibi difpenfari qugnbsp;/^ant ad �ternam uitam. Nemo poteft pro me baptizari, nemo pronbsp;� Dominica c�na uefd:ita nec credere pro me Euangelio. Hineconznbsp;P^�^^d�^��^^^�*^�3,fedfuafide uiuere. Sic omnia Euangenbsp;i f�^^natafideadufum noftrum adplicaredebemus: aut Euangelij fro/nbsp;I nullum unnquam percipiemus.

rerfione,confjrmemuseorum opinioncm,quicxiftimant,quod publia cuangelrj prgdicationenulhsfua peccata rcmittadturfedtatit�pcrpriuanbsp;lam abfolutioncm S)C facramcnta. Quod ell� uerbo DEI 5lt;1 efficad�fpinbsp;ritus fancci derogare. Frudificac enim Euangelium in omnibusad�ter/nbsp;naniuitam,quiilliusprpdicationicredunt:quacunquc occafioncamp;cjuonbsp;cuncp tempore, Nec labefadari eorum fides deba,qui audita aliquapu/nbsp;blica pr�dicatione funtcontend, priuata abfoluticiic non utuntunnbsp;quiaadconfcffionemfecretorumpriuatam non ueniunt. Quosncmonbsp;damnarc proptercaiurcpoteft. Docemus tarnen ccclefiamdcbonopri'nbsp;uat�abfolutionisamp;confcfl�onis� amp;illopermittimus o nines libcre un,nbsp;Gcutbaptifmoamp; dominica c�na.

Hoc uero peculiariter ftacuimus depriuatp ablolutlonisbono, fidem,qu� eftcxcitata in publica quadam Euangelij pr�dicadonc, Efnbsp;tius confirmee. Quidam enim fie funtinfirmi, utnififcorfimdoccatur,nbsp;confirmentur, eoru labef�dat�confcicnti?, nunquara poffintfi�*nbsp;pacificari. Quodnonimbecinibusfolumaccidit:uerumaia�ill^�^��nbsp;libiuidenturfortes efle in fidc,Nemo enim earn eftfirmus,nbsp;habeat ulteriusconfirmarirquia fempercrefeere in fide,amp;raUg^P�^�''nbsp;portee. Et ea caufa certe, ad minifterium ucrbi,adiecit D Enbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;fideifa^

cramenta:ceu confirmationis notas,qu�confcientiasnoftras intenfiu� tranquillarenc.Sic quomodononeffetutiliflima amp;:efficacin�nianbsp;ta abfoIutioC Vel propter uerbum CHRISTI: Qui uos audit, me a�'nbsp;dit.Et: Quorumremiferitis peccata �remittuntur eis. Etfietiimnbsp;tentig publicum minifterium uerbi con firment,non confirmant tamennbsp;minus prpdicationem Euangelij priuatar�.

Igitur priuata abfolutioneficuti debemus, utfideifacramcno's: utiep In fidei noflrg pleniorem confi'rmationem. Excit�tenim �C confirm�t innbsp;nobis Deus hanefidem in Chriftum, turn per Euangelium,tu per fact�nbsp;menta. Nemo autem facramenti ufu dicitur glori� uerbi ifideidero^nbsp;gare: fed iterum excitareillam, promoucre amp;C plenius confirmare. Nounbsp;aliter qui priuata abfolutione utuntur, maius pr^fidium fidei fu�acquinbsp;runt.Tineiniuriafideiprius concept�, Sedimpcritiquidam exiftimautnbsp;hoc ad fimulatam pietatem amp; fidei labefadacionem facereiitienimnbsp;mus c�ci quando peccacfs noflris Deus irafdtur. At noucrunt expert^nbsp;confeienti� quantam uim habeatad confolandum animos territos,qufnbsp;eft gloria Dci,abfolutiopriuata:0lt;ea nifi abonis amp;pijs hominibusfe^nbsp;rionunquampoteftpeu, Tantum abcftutfitnoxiaeccIefi�lefiiChri''nbsp;fti, Munit enimgrati� fidem, cuius fitim antea in nobis pracdicationbsp;Euangelij publica excirauitamp;accendic.

NVLLA PECCATA R.EMITTI POSSE* KlJ quHttoperafuarumcarnnliumiuflKiortimfiduciamponunt.

� riisiftisnullapeccataremittipoffint,quiinoperafuarurhcarnah� �ufticiarum fidudam ponunt:ficdodiab hypocritis amp; phar�f�is�Namnbsp;hucufep frequenter a me traeftatus eft. Quam diu igitur in hoc opinio/

8c impietatis errore h�rent h�mines,ne fperent faluationem. Nam 'tiam talcs blafphcmi funtin gratiae fpiritum: quandopertinadter red/nbsp;^^nthunc errorem. Quomodo igitur remiffionem peccati coram Deonbsp;^^erepofl�ntC'

Igiturfarpeidemrepetimus, amp;fumma diligentia inculcamus.Qui� ^fsaeterng falutis noftr� omnis pendet ab un a in, lefum Chriftumfide�nbsp;9^gt;arn increduli infinitis modisobfeurant, ac quantum in ipfiseft euer/nbsp;^^ntaeperdunt. Quid ucroputasifti coram Deomereantur,quihocte/nbsp;Pofenon ceft�ntglori� Euangelrj contradicerec Et quid fieri exiftimas,nbsp;�a fuis adulatoribus abfoluantur Jfti quia iadantfe pro operibus bonisnbsp;P^gnare, qu� nos meritoria falutis eflenegamus,ipfi uerocontenduntnbsp;^ius glorie meritoria cfle,palam efficiunt, fe ignaros elle turn legis,nbsp;Jijni gratig, promiffionum Euangelrj Chrifti: amp;in furama,totiusnbsp;'-hriftianifmi.

T�aies igiturfruftra eft abfoluKnecremittuntur ds peccata, utetiam J^renties una die peradulatoresPapiftasabfoluerentur:Slt;^totis plan/nbsp;y is indulgentiarum �i bullarum pontificiarum, uere nugarumamp;menbsp;Variorum, onufti eflent. Namqu�poffentpeccatacondonarihis, quinbsp;S^auiflimum incredulitatispeccatum, nepeccatum quidem effeagnof/nbsp;^^nttquinetiam profumma iufticiadefendunt, SCprgdicationiipfiusnbsp;Euangelrj in omnibus aduerfantur^ Nonobfeurauoxeft Pauli:Igno/nbsp;jet�tes iuftidam D E I, amp; propriam quereres ftatuere,iuftide Dei nonnbsp;�^�it fubietfti. R.oman.x.

Talibus ergo cum Deus nulla condonetpcccatatnec homines con/ �lonarepofluntjfeu abfoluereeos apeccato.Q^uod fi quis illos abfoluitnbsp;^enfallittnifi retraxerit ab errore amp; impietate amp; pertraxerit adfidemnbsp;�'^Chriftum.Quiafuntfilq perditionis, quam diu in hocincredulitatisnbsp;P^ccato h�rent: excgcati a diabolo. Quareimptjiufticiarrj inf�lidternbsp;^^?runt iuftidam: quamacaperenunquampotuerunt. De cuius ratio/nbsp;^'Uidedifputantem Paulum, ad Roman.ix. Et utcandidiores niue eflenbsp;quot;'^gcrentur: tarnen fcediflimc comaeulatifunt, incredulitate, prgfumznbsp;P^*one,pharifaicisopinionibus,amp;cultibus. Qualeshoctemporeprednbsp;P^ifuntmonachi.

' nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;'' O �nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;1nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;4

rum nonnullum difcnmen�amp;of��ciaecc�eGaftkepoteftatisdi�ierfainis rrad�tur. Nam Matthgi xviq. untur CHRIST VS uerbis alligandi amp;nbsp;foIuendi:8Cco�oco,deexcommunicandi poteftateagit.C�ferum loarPnbsp;nisxx.pofuic uerba remj'ttendi amp;retjnendi;ubt minifterium pr�dr�n''nbsp;dieuane'elr� inftituic, SfrcmittendiommbLispcccata, per promiffionis

l'ninesmempejpeccatazcum palam fit,ex fide il�orum,feu confeHione p�nitentia rem�Ta elle coram D E O. Itaquidem necelTanopc�^^'*nbsp;dit ligatio foluaonem.'non item retentio rcmil�ionem. Sedaliter le renbsp;piciunt hsceduo: quia fieripoteft ut quibufdam fuapeccatareniwtan-'nbsp;tur,utnuila ncque pr�cedatneq? fequatur retentio: ac rurfus,utpecca'*nbsp;ta quorundam rctineantur,fine ulla a�icwrum remifl�one, feu precedenre�

f�tur rcmittere peccatum non eft aliud, quam pr�dicare remifttim: His qui cuangelio de remiflionc peccati per C H RI ST V M credunt:nbsp;^facramentoftdeiinhoc,tanquam conrirmationisnotautuntur. Namnbsp;^uinoncredunceuangelio,qsnec debenturfideifacramenta. Quorum Ketiner^nbsp;pccQtaretineridicuntur, quatenusdocctur, quod nulla talibusnbsp;remitticoramDEOpoflint.Etexemplahor�habesM�th^�.5^A(ft.nbsp;lt;Rurfusalli2are,eftlapros8deosimpoeritaesab cccich�communbsp;�lione excludere:utquiipfife excludunt, bdfal^iferamonita amp;^c�rre/ a tgaret

�inuerfi, cum ab ecclefia iterum redpiuntur, dieuntur fo�ui� fcilicet a 'vinculo quo ab ecclefia alligati iucrunt,ut effent in poteftate diaboli jdonbsp;rurfum conuerterentur.

Proindeubi agitur depoteftateexcomunicandidiligenterpr�mi�ti/ alligandt uerbumtutintelligas, priuscffc,ut dixi, figare quam fol/nbsp;'�ere. Solui eiiimnon poteft,nifiquiantcaligatusfu!t:nempc, homonbsp;CHRIST VM profeftus, fednuncpeccatismortahbusindulgens, Sdnbsp;^ontemnens ecclefi� dehortationes* Contra ubi agitur de minifterionbsp;F�^�dicandi euangelrj amp;remin�onispcccatiperChnftum,pr�m{ttiturnbsp;��emittendiuerbum: quia prius eft docere homines deremiffionepecclnbsp;^gt;quam incredulorum peccatarctineri poffint. S�pe erttm didlum eft,nbsp;��ernittipeccatafoilsquiinCHRISTVM lESVMcredut.Kindnbsp;�'eceffario fequitur,incredulorum peccata irremiffbilitcr retin er igt;

Inhunc modum quipr�dicant Euangelium, Temper aut ren�itainf! 2^'atretinent peccata: remittunt enim, cum habent qui euangelrj promitnbsp;Honemrecipiunt per fidem:r etin ent autem,cum ineos inddunt qui eu/nbsp;^�igeliofidem nullamhabent.Etillo officio feu minifterionon dicuntuffnbsp;^men foluere autligare. Alligari enim folent fadnorofi per modunanbsp;'orreptionis: folui autem refipifeentes �� per pocnitentiam iterum reueffnbsp;^Tquibustuncmitigaturcorreptio, uel potius in confolationem muta/nbsp;Sedremittere Siretinerepeccatacerta dodrin� ratio eft:ncmpc,denbsp;�^entiffioe peccati Si uita gternaper CHRIST VM: que quifquis per in/nbsp;�^cdulitatemafpernetur,non poffitfaluari� loannis irj. Mar. ulti. Sol/nbsp;'itre autem Si lipareffunt iudidariae poteftarisoffida in ecclefefia.

�ercetiircrhcndationiscaufa,ineum qui�eliquit, amp;^pcrfcueransefti'� propofitoopensmali.Hancnemounusufurparepotcft; nec debet Epi�nbsp;copisfo�is conccdi. Sed illi ad fuum iudidum, edam ccclc�ac ludidun^nbsp;conuocarc debctic amp; cum tota ecc�efiafentcntiam dicere, aut cette cun*nbsp;meliore iftius patte,ordinata ad hoc ludicium. Hoc na fieri deberefati*nbsp;liquetexmandatoC H R 1ST hMatchscixv�j.amp;exPauIicxcinnbsp;plo:prima Cor.v*

Licet ioritur,quod nullis fua peccatarctineantur^quinfimulligent^ � eo quod le euangelio Chrifti indignos probant. �t,quodnunisli�^nbsp;pcccata remittantur, qui fimul ab i�lis folucntur; eo quod in fidcigra^^nbsp;cmendati,qua illis conferturremifl�opeccatiamp;�terna falus, reu�^*^�nbsp;tur.Tamennec^fidei hoftes,utperfidos�ud�os,feu�dololatrasgci^nbsp;alligamus:licetutric^ blafphemi fint in DE VM lefumnbsp;Non enimfuntde ecclefia utcorripi pofl�nt: hoc eft, alligari.Scdnbsp;rum peccata retinemus, quia non licuiteos preterite, quin de gtctnanbsp;uatione admonerentur. Quam cum afpernantur, docemus falt^^'nbsp;ponc:hoceftfci�icet,retinereeor�peccata,feu pron�ciareperdiios^L^nbsp;natos elfe. Adhuncmodum, nequefoluimus, nifieos quipfi^�^,nbsp;totius alicuius c�gregationis iudicioamp;confoifuligati: quodact�nbsp;nonpoteft, nifiillisprius Chriftum qui receperantjfedperpc^:^*'nbsp;�d imp�nitenoam iterum amiferunt�

Infumma,{icucre�nerepeccata,non eftproprieefjcerecxconn�' onepeccatoremn'ra remittere non eft rccipere eiedtum. Sednbsp;crjcere:amp; fo!uere,eft recipere. Remittereautem, eft docere,remil�^�'^^nbsp;peccata:�lt;^ retinereeft docere,cur remitti pcccata non poftint. Eat^^^pnbsp;go remittere foluere, proprie non funt unumrficut nec retinetcnbsp;Iigare idem eflepoflunt. Necinutileeft hoc difcrimen exadeteii^^*nbsp;facilius etiam amp;. exacftius difci poteft ex euangelio apud Matth�^^nbsp;�oannem, quam ex hacmea collatione. Ego tarnen poftquarn indnbsp;poteftatisecclefiafticgmention�meioffici) eft�ratus fum,amp;deho^nbsp;crimine obiter nonnihildifterere.

Poftremum,non oportet penitusrelinquereintadumtpoteftateni mittendi peccata, amp; alia officia ecclefi�, efle communia omnium baPnbsp;eatorum: fed qu� nemo illorum miniftrat, nifi uocatusab eccleba-bctcnim miniftei'eccIefi�fuiuocationemexpecftarc.Aliudeftct �nbsp;fum,fiquid horum fieri pr�cipiatnecefl�tas: tune enimurget uocatio^^nbsp;mnium communis,Sifproximus quife^ poteritnon fo�um, ucrumenbsp;debet fratrem fuumeuangelica confolatione confolari,amp; a pcccaU�nbsp;foluere, facramentail�iporrigcre, amp;aliaofficiaapoftolicaproilhy^nbsp;lute facere. Ita f�pe accidit, ut muliercul� baptizent in fa ntes in ca unbsp;cefl�iatis:qui ccrtc r^aptizari non debenuSunt en im lau acrofalu^*^^

^i.Scd extra nccefl�tatemnemo debet in Epifeoporum ofTicium.fcti Ec/ lt;Wiac dodorum irruere: neecdefig ordoSdtranquiHitasturbetur. Sednbsp;�imalc quid fieri iubet neceflicas,Giucproximum tuum indiferitninenbsp;^�lutis d�f�ras: nelt;^ cnim ecclefi� ordo tunc turbatur� Sed Chriftianusnbsp;officium fuum facit,Sduerifaccrdotisjfeu ccclcfig miniftritquodproxi/'nbsp;010 pro Ch rifti gloria lege ch aritaus debet. Sic cum omnes baptizatinbsp;fintfilq DEI: Ioan.i.GaI.ii). habentiusS^autoritatemdifpenfandiEunbsp;gt;ngelij opes. Sc admintftrandi eius facramenta:prima Petri q �

CONTRA PHARlSAtCAM D O C T R. I iumiefttis�i�ionilnutpuiScholtiflicoftnbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;CAPX 1�

O Eliqu�seftIocusdefatisf�dionibuspharifaicisjdcquibuspr�cP �^^piunt Scholaftici in p�nitenti�dodrina: nulla alia caufa quantnbsp;'gnorantiaEuangelq deChriftojScprifcaeillius confiietudiiiisjqu�o/nbsp;^uiobferuataeftin poenitentialapforum, uelexempli,uclcorrcptionisnbsp;'�ufa. Id fim iliter arguit refupinam ofcitantiam,res facras fine fide et finenbsp;fpiritu Chrifl:itra�antium:adeoe^hom!num dodrinascorrumpenti?nbsp;otnadfuas delyras cogitationes.Sed breuiter, nulla eftomnino fatisfa/nbsp;^io ncque propeccato, nec^ pro poenispeccati, pr�tcrquam ea q�^ eftnbsp;OiortisDOMINInoftri IcfuChrifti:quarenimisaudader�CfceIeragt;'nbsp;fcholaftici Theologi fatisfadionis dodrinam pccnitentiae admifeuenbsp;*^unt:quod uetusecdefianunquamfeeit.AcneLongobardus quidemnbsp;'0 modo de fatisfadionibus difputat,ut Scholaftici: fed fatiffadioniinbsp;�omine intclligit debi� refi^ifeentiaa peccato,fuga fceleris,et dignosnbsp;Pofnitetip frudus. Atep eo adplicac iltud Auguftini fatilfacere,eft peC/nbsp;wu caufas excidere,ct earum fuggeftionibusaditum nonindulgerc.

Quaratione Paulus docet nos operis boni debitoresefTezncamplius kcQtoferuiamus.Roman.vi.SCc* Loci enimfuntinrtumeri. Sinailiternbsp;^Petrus:i. Petri iiq.amp;c.Necp aliter fatisfit Deoinnoftrapcenitentiainbsp;'^ius fumus debitores, nifi per renouatlonem totius noftr� �it�:,'fuganbsp;P^catijtolerantia afflidionum 8C cruds, 8C ftudio bonorum operum acnbsp;*0011101. Dequibus exercitqs, fide inCHRISTVM iuftificatoru,nbsp;Oosdicemusin libro de frudibusdignis noftr� p�nitenti�. Quanqnbsp;Occ illis facisfiat pro culpa, autp�na: fed fatisfadio did poftet ilia no/*nbsp;^i renouatio amp; ftudium melioris uit�, quia per earn fit demum quodnbsp;E V S requirit anobispro tonus uit� noftrp emendatidne.

. Quodautem ufifuntuetercsfatiffadionumdifdplinain pCCniten/ *��Iapforum,idn0n conuincit neceflarias efte fatisladiotics, quafiillisnbsp;p'^camurremiffionem culp�aut p�npcoram Deo: needoceripoteftnbsp;30-es,inhac impia opini�efuilTe.Quanquam etiamfi doceri poft�tninbsp;�*tarnen cfficeretur,nifiquodimprj 5c blafphemi errorispatres con/nbsp;Otticereniur. C�tei um Scholaftici,non docent utiles efte fatisfadione�

nifi ad rcdimcndum pocnas, feu purgatori], feu alias temporates.4^1^ bus alioqui caftigare foleat accp punire noftra delida Deus.nbsp;definiunt fatisHidionem �i�e folutionem dcbitgpcenae.Ncc quf**nbsp;perabonapro fatisf�dorrjshabenr.fedqu� confitentibus priuaU^nbsp;peccata,autiudicioEpjfcoporum,autpnuatorumfacerdotumar^nbsp;fint impofita. Et eaquidem uocant indebita: quodnullo exprdlonbsp;mandato a nobis requirantur: adeoc^ quod fine periculo falutis 0nbsp;pofl�nt.Quanqu� qui ita non fatisi�ci�t,illos oportcatpoenaspecc^to^^nbsp;bitas perferre: uelhic, uel in purgatorio. Denicpne tiundinario^�nbsp;Romani Pontificis nullum locum faciant, dicunt prfterea, p^^*^nbsp;narumper clauium eius poteftatem remitti�o pulchr� amp; defyderaia'�^nbsp;cem,pro indulgentiarum laude�

H�cfunt commneta de fatisfadione:dequibusdubitareP�� trum fint ftulta magis amp; infan a,an impia. Nam opera,de quibus anbsp;nihil pr�dpitur, cumnebona quidemelTepofl�nt,quatenuspf^nbsp;meritoriohabentur,uthabesMatthpixv. quomodofatisfacian^ l^y/nbsp;Deopropeccatip�ntsC�DeindejquidcflepoteftDeo, cumuo'^nbsp;pocrifi �C peftilentiuanitate, qua fingitur perelediria qu�dau^^Lisnbsp;noftra placari� Si enim opera diuinarum legum nonfunt eonbsp;fadoria cur hoc tribuitur mentis operum non pr�ceptoruna^Sc^nbsp;caf�one erroris aliquid dicendum eft.nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;.

Nemoefthodie,quinefciat, qualis fueritolim apud onum difciplina. Ti communione fi qui lapfi eft�nt, uelabneg^^nbsp;fidei in perfecutione,uel qui f�dnus aliquod a�iud dcfignaffeoGnbsp;dpieb�turprius, quam pr�buiftent defc aliquas fignificationcsP*nbsp;tiorisiniuturum amp;fandiorisuit�.lddrcoilladifdplinacaftiga^^nbsp;plorabantunamp;probatifatis,itcrumrecipicbantur. Etuidaiiurp�'^^ynbsp;li� cauf� illius fuifle. Nam 8C exemplum ^debatur, quo ali} alt;^nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;|jijf

dum eftcnt cundatiores : amp;^plane tam pcrnitentibus,quamr)S bac fatif�adionum difciplina non erat, opus in terrorem opcris-Vel denicp ck quadam alia tolcrabili caufa hec fatisfadionumnbsp;na cxercebatur. Ibiecclefi� iudicioacpladtis,non DEO, necjnbsp;cato,nec pro p�nis peccati,fatisfiebat.Quodfi ille ritus fatisfad^^nbsp;hue duraretinecclcfia,nemo minus ferre ilium poffet,atque adu^^^jnbsp;noftri Pontifices �lt;lTheologi,qui hoc exigunt anobis, ut fatisraCnbsp;pofteaexcogitatas, inp�nitentigdodrina retineamus. Tametfip^nbsp;uideant,illas nullam prorfus ubiitatem haberedmo ctiampernic*^�nbsp;cftcjlfderc f�dem Sd mandataDd obfcurare�nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;jp

Sed ad fcholafticosTheoIogosreuertortquinon confideraft^^^j las caufas quasdixi, occafione canonicedifeiplin�ex fatisfactioi^^nbsp;partem cfl�ntialem pqeniienti�, quam CHRIST VS prpdicat �C

ftoli Jecerunt, cum fit nihil minus. Vcteres duiliter fuadifdplina utc/ bantur:quarelida,8lt;folo nominefatisfadionis retento,de pharifaidsnbsp;quibufdam operibus dicitur a fcholaftids Theologis, quod redimancnbsp;pcccatip�nas. Quod fide operibus prifc�fatisfadionis affirmarent,nbsp;�cmpolitiam transformarent infpiritualem� Resautem fatisi^dionis,nbsp;quae a Scholafticis docetur ,prorfus pbarifaica cft Si impia.

Caeterum quantum profucrit illud publice p�nitentisc inftitutum, cuius^nullum excmplum eft in eccle(iahoctempore,nolim pronuncia/nbsp;rcipfieiusrci autores hoe uidebunt. Gerte refti tui illud nihil necefl� eft:nbsp;Itnocauendum eft,nereftituatur.Debetenim cuangelrj dodrina,quaminbsp;rnaximepura referuari ab inuentionibus dodrinarum humanar�, Nanbsp;Ut�ideatur aliquam utiliratem habere, tarnen imperitos fallit.Pr�den/nbsp;tercniin8dueredicitur:inlegibuslaqueosefle. Neep fatiseft Euangelr)nbsp;�eritatem folis Epifcopisamp;dodishominibus cognitameflc: fed debetnbsp;�aquoep nouflimaefle in uulgo,etab omnibus fub coelohominibus innbsp;lt;�lligi.E)einde,oportet erroris �^offenKonis caufas plane omnes excidenbsp;fc a tollere. Nam�C Scholaftid, hominesparum fobrij, occafioncnbsp;^ominiSjCumrem nontenerent, noxium dogmain Ecclefiafeminauc/nbsp;funuut uel hac caufa,fatisfadionis illas public� pocnitenti�,nunquaninbsp;fuifle in Ecclefia, fit optandum.

Dicuntigitur fcholaftici,de iftisnihili fatisfadionibus, operibus no ^�cquifitis a Deo,indebitis,amp; fub nullum necefTarium praeceptum cadenbsp;t'bus, quod fint Deo honori : amp; ualeant ad placandam diuinam offen /nbsp;fam,adeoquefunt precium pro peccati p�nis. Et uulgus non inteliigitnbsp;�orum uanas et ineptas difputationcs: exiftimat enim d�bita effe illa fatisnbsp;^ftiotiis opera ,amp; pro talibus habet ut fine qbus nemo faluus fieri pof/nbsp;^�t.Necp inteliigit iftumfubtilemdiftinguendimodum inter remiffio/nbsp;^cmculp��Cpoen�.Arbitraturcnim, quodquibus culpa remiflaeft,nbsp;�llisfimul �^p�namrcmifl�m efl�amp;contra,neccondonatumefl� peo*nbsp;uerc coram Deo, cui p�na referuatur. Id quod etiam uerum eftnbsp;lila fimplicitate melius fapiat, quam ifti fublimes Theologi, magi/nbsp;noftri. Nam in remifl�oneculp�potiff�mum fpedari deber,quo/nbsp;�^odo DeHS,beneficioredemptionis per CHRISTVM, fitnobisinnbsp;^otum placatus, amp; omnemiramremiferit. Sedineofalliturhominumnbsp;^�lgus a Scholafticisper fatisfadionis dodrinam, quod exiftimatfa/nbsp;^�sfaciendo fe Deum placare, mereri remiffioncm culp� amp;fpccn�. Dcgt;'nbsp;^igitur ifta fatiffadionumblafphema dodrinapenitusexcindi, atquenbsp;^dcri. Nifi enimdamnatisillisamp;: reiedisintotum, puritas dodrinacnbsp;bujngelrj Sefidei in Chriftum non poteftconferuari.

CAP. XV. T uctus coafuetuclo luit gt; l�pfm famofo� prius non rccipf� in communioais foattatem� quam ccrta difcipl�na amp; afti^ioncnbsp;inendatiHii(l�nc.Hominesifto ritu placabantur, non Deuszaextcrni�nbsp;ecdefiaemoribuspcrillosfatisficbat,non Dco,nequc propcccato,nclt;�nbsp;�. Awpti P�� illiuspoenis. EccnimproptO'no* redimcndos,prefiumproptccynbsp;fwchriJlS. toS^rnonCjfiueutloquuntur pro culpa amp; omnibusp�nispeccari,ffgt;^nbsp;didit DEVS un/gonitum filium fuum, in mortem. Sed huiustot�^�nbsp;rei ignari fdiolaftici Theologi,nomcn fatisfadionis ex publiaJ*'nbsp;tentia arripuerunt:amp; rem ci nouamaffingentcs, docueruntineccl^nbsp;grauifl�mas impietates atc� bIafphemias.Hancenim Euangelij aolt;'nbsp;nam,qu� tradic nosperfediffime redemptos efle, illauna oblauo*^nbsp;fu Chrifti pro nobis in mortem, propemodum extinerunt Necnbsp;hoc tempore Epifeopinbsp;nbsp;nbsp;Thcologi,qui enixiflime laborant, ecd^*�^

inhoCpeftilentierroreretinere. nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;,

Nec^ Uero necel�� eft,hoc fane loco, din in huiusexpofition^'^^ rari,quomodo uidelicet per CHRIST VMIiberatifimuspI^�^�^nbsp;aquibuflibetmalis: tarn peccati, quamirac legis 6^ omniumnbsp;peccati. Quia in 1 ibro primo, de iuftificatione,amp;iti parte primanbsp;bri,nonaliudegimus,nifi utclariffimis tcftimontjsamp;:firmifl�gt;��**jnbsp;bationibus hoc euinceremus ,amp; euidmus. Quid enim ad nos quo�nbsp;uerrarijclariflimalucenoluntdoceri:amp; recufant Euangelionbsp;bereC�Certum eft,D EVM patr^r Chriftum lefum nobis perKnbsp;me reeonciliatum elTe. Acneceneeft,indodrinaderedemptio�^Snbsp;ftri perCHRISTVM, quieftiufticiaSlt;:uitanoftra,coniungf�'^nbsp;duo:uidelicet, quod amp; liberation e a peccato �i. ab omnibuspctu*�nbsp;cati.per illius nomen habeamus. Quia non eft datum aliud nom�^nbsp;minitxjs fub coelo.in quo oporteat nos faluari, Nec perfedeeflet nou^nbsp;DeUS placatusper Chriftum,filium uiiigenitumji pcccata amp; *^busp.nbsp;lias,non remitteret fincmeritis iufticiarum amp;farisfiidionumnbsp;autfi pccnas peccau �ternas commutaretin temporales,huiusuit^^nbsp;purgatorfj. Adeolt;^ non parua efletnominis gloria in meritisiuft�*^ lt;nbsp;amp;operumnoftrorum:necpoftctuerede CHRISTO dici,aliudnonbsp;fubc�lon� dat�efl�hominibus,inquo illos oporteatfaluari.Et^nbsp;funt tarnen obfecro feriptur� fententi� qu� hoc ipfum teftanturCquot; 1^^^nbsp;derimo.Egofumoftium, permefi quis introierit, faluabitur. Etap .nbsp;xiirj.Ego fum uia,uer.itas et uita.Nemo uenit ad patrem nift pernbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;/

ut dixijde illis omnibus teftimonqs amp; probationibus antea ftb� pibfefcripG.nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;,

funt igitur impoftur� ludibriadiaboli alias res amp; du diafingere, perqu�faluemur,S^n� agnofcerefcruaeoremChril^^nbsp;Adeo(^ quae funtiftac infanif �c qui furores, comminifd quod plt;^^

LIBER. SBCVNDVSi nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;�4,

*tcrh�:mortis, fint commutat� in alias purgatorq, feu h�ius �it� tem/ ^ralesǒNam Chriftum habemus,quatenus in ilium credimus, qui f�/ -, .nbsp;nobis a DEO perfediffimafapi�tia,iufticia,fandificatioamp;renbsp;�itniptio.Etenim quicquideft,nobis eft: nobis incamatus,paHus eft,nbsp;glorifiQtus. Vulneratus eftenim propter peccata noftra: amp; attritus eftnbsp;propter fcelera noftra. Agnusille DEI, qui abftulitpeccata mund��inbsp;�riortemexdnxitJoannis i.v.SCc�

Quodigiturdicunt Theologi, Deum cum fit mifericors, remittcrc rnlpamrfed cum fit eriain iuftus iudex, mucare ncceflario p�nam �ter/nbsp;'��ni inaliquas temporales: farisarguunt feignaroseffebcneficij Chriznbsp;aiitcontemnere illud.Si enim uoluiflet DE VS remiftionem pccn�nbsp;?rerng,in aliam temporalem commutare,nunquamdici de Chr�lopofnbsp;i f^tjios perfeftiflime per ipfius mortem Deo reconcil iatos efte: n ec iamnbsp;j riTetperfeiftus feruatornofter,perfectahoftia, innoftriredemptioncmnbsp;1 ?�^nam.Sed oporteretfimul ftatuere, redemp�ionis gloriam parc(mde/nbsp;�rri ipfi quoc^ purgatorio,partimalrjs calamitatibus noftris corporali/nbsp;quas hic patimur: quin etiampartem, noftrisfatisfadionibus, amp;nbsp;Parrem deo ifti terreftri, qui refidet Rom� amp; indulgentias uenales ha/

Et quot obfecro quam mirabiles nunc redemptores efficerentur^j ^'''oicp,Chriftus uix inminimaparteglorigh�?reret.

FalCa eft igitur �^impia mu�tis modis illafatisfadionisdodln'na, I Scholafticorum: uere enimpro peccatis noftris fatisfccit Chri/nbsp;iram Dei uere abftulit nobis. Eftque abfolutio operis pei fecfti etnbsp;� ^nfumaci, in ilia fatisf�ctione pro n ob is Chrifti: ficut teftatur i��udnbsp;^eb.�x. CHRIST VS per proprium fanguinem introiuitfemel^n fannbsp;^ragt;�tcrna redemptione inuenta. Item capit.x. Vna enimabfo�utionenbsp;ronfumauitin fempiternum fandtificatos. Igitur in fideredemptionis,nbsp;nos ef�e oportet,nobis perfedifl�me placat� �i reconciliatum ciTenbsp;patrem,beneficio traditionis Chrifti in mortem: ficut teft atur il/nbsp;1nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;Pauli:Iuftificati per fidem,pacem habemus erga DE V M,per Doz

*^inum noftrum lefum Chriftum. Hanc uerofidemabolentamp;^ extinz S^unt,quantum in ipfiseft Scholaftici doftores amp; hoc tempore aduerznbsp;F^rf) noftri ��Papift�.

Erigunt autein defoerationis dodlrinam, in dodtrin� fidei locum, ' gt;^ia territam confcicntiam,occafione dodlrin� de fatiffadrion ibus, ne/nbsp;j ^sffeeftita cogitare:Deumnccp uere placatum eftenobis,nequc uere rcnbsp;; bittere peccata, fi illi pro p�nis peccati fitfatiifaciendum. �jodetiamnbsp;' �^'^^E'getimpol�ibile {acftueft�e:propter immenficatem debiti pcenar�.nbsp;xOidenimquodSophift� cauiilantur:amicitianoncxigit equiuaicns,nbsp;'rdquod poOl�deeft: �tacnim Thomas perpetuo nugatur, ex fomznbsp;�'io cerebri fui,non benepurgad. Nos igitur ica ftatuamu8,t�c uere p�az

aturt� effenobi's Dcum,amp;pcccata noftra uere eflTc nobis rcmi�a, 4*^^ do nullum prorfus peccatum uult nobis imputarc,amp; nulla punire io��nbsp;biSjCrcdenribus in lefum Chriftum. Nec fine huius ccrtanbsp;dc,potcft uUauera,firma Chriftianapaxin cordibus noftrisnbsp;umcxifterc: nequcDcusutrediligi, Sedodiuntilium hominoJynbsp;tyrannum, Oderunt enirnquanmctuunt. Gratia Thcologis, pf�nbsp;bons informatione�nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;.

VtDeus perdatiftasccrcbrofas cogitationcsSophi/larumj^i�*^ effidunt utChriftiani pdus fendant de Deo quant Ethnid.Deusii^nbsp;ut Euangelio credamus,dcperfedifsimaredemptioncnoftripct^ .nbsp;ftumratqucficpaccm in cordibus noftns,�darquii�nnam mentitquot;nbsp;quillitatem, habeamus. Hanc cognition is grati�amp;^kfu Chriftdnbsp;cuertunt dodoresfatisfalt;Hionum:amp;miferos irudu fidei, hoceft�P�nbsp;confdentiarum,fraudant.Deniqucamp;aetcrnaGlutc;utquosnbsp;un t in dubitationem amp; defperarion cm �nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;,

Quomodo eft precium pro peccato morte ,pro culpa P�^*� �q fus Chriftus DOMIN VS 8)L feruator noftertft nos ullonbsp;Eras menftruatas iufticias, per ridicula ftulta fatisfadionuinnbsp;rum opera� poffumus Deum placareC� ft nobis ullo modonbsp;cffct,oportetpcccatip�nas �tcrnamorteperfoluerc. Lexenii^��,nbsp;pcccatores peterna morte.Gal.iq.Nam quod comminifeunw*'nbsp;pocnas�ternasmutari in temporales: idnosoftendimusfidumnnbsp;falfum 6^ impie dicirnon modo fine omni teftimoniofcriptura:�nbsp;etiam contra fcripturas.Et quod adduntoperibus fatisfedionum fnbsp;ru redisni teporales p�nas: hoc eft gloriation� operum nofttos^nbsp;ccre,uelinuito miferentis omnium noftr� Deo,amp;fiIioDtir^^�^nbsp;tis nos a peccato ira. P�n� pcccati funtac manentoranes calaf�^'^nbsp;�dpfamorsquatenusimpfjsacciduntamp;incredulisloan.itj. , -,

C�terum ex iam didis,dc noftri redemptione amp; fide redemp*^�^ * facileiudicarecftjdefineopcrum bonorumiquouidelicetlocotn^*'^^nbsp;tur haberi.Statucndumeft enim,in operibus noftris nullam fatistacnbsp;n� effc, feu pro culpa feu pro pccnis. Loquor aut de uerebonis im�nbsp;bitisatque neceftarqSjSDEOpr�ceptisinondef�tuisiftis,atq�i*�nbsp;tis,commends Sophiftar urn. Q�od ft operibus a Deoprafcqjcis^*nbsp;meremur,feureratft�onispeccad,fcu�culp�:quanto minus fatui s tin*nbsp;indebids, de quibuseftinfatisfadionumdodrina ^ud Scholaui^ �nbsp;aliquid tantorum beneficiorum grati� mcreri pofl�mus�' De qu*nbsp;eft illud CHRIST I: fine caufa autem coluntme docent� dodrin^* *nbsp;mandata hominum,

Sed licetnullis operibusnoftrisremiff�oHemailpic'autp�ro^^^ reamur:tamen ilia opera qdorura obedientia eft nobis prfceptial^^

fanper fidein redemption is noftr� fequi.�n h�e ceti�^�t gloria grad� DEI, hac noftra qualicunc^ obedientia ornemus: cum ita eru/nbsp;diat nos gratia,ut implendg uoluntati Dei in omnibus adtionibus uitxnbsp;noftr� i�udeamus.Cauere edam debemus,nc mifcricordi� in nos gralt;nbsp;init�DEI, Sibenefiefjs Domini noftrilefuChrift�, uideamus ingratinbsp;'�leifiue dedita opera ilia contemnere uelle, ita ut faci�tqui frigentinnbsp;�ludqsbene operandi.

Eiquet uero ex his opera noftra pertinere ad fidei noftr� excrcitatio/ ntm: facereadconfeffionemgloriseDei amp;1ESV CHRISTI Do/nbsp;�^'ininoftri. Qui deditfemetipfumpronobis, utnos redimeretabomnbsp;^iniquitate,2lt; mudaret fibi popul� pecuh'arem ,fedator� bonor� ope�tnbsp;E�t).Hoc nomine funt illis,qui creduntEuangelio facrifitiaconfeftionbsp;^is,laudisetgratiarumadionis:illanimi[^,quibuscarniamp;defyderijsilnbsp;nostnorimur proximo in quibuflibetcalamitadbus ipfius feruimus.nbsp;�'^oinan.xrj.etc.Neqs em aliter acceptafunt,niG quatenus in fide noraiznbsp;��'^Domini Sc feruatoris noftri lefu Chrifti ilia prgftamus.i, Petri q.

Hosbonorum opcrumfines, nunquarnintellcxeruntSophift�,ifti ^t'itorum carnalium iufticiarum Si faciffacftionum noftrarum magi/nbsp;di.Sed CHRIST VS SiApoftoli illos fines pr�dicant:uelut Matth�nbsp;'^�Siclu .eatluxueftra coramhominibus,utuideant opera ueftra bona,nbsp;glorificent patrem ueftrum qui in c�lis eft d. Cor. x. Siue ergo mannbsp;^ocacis, fiuebibetis, Gue aliud qd facids, omni ad gloria Dei facite. Elnbsp;^^I.iiGOmnia qua? facids, aut uerbo,aut faefto, omnia in nomine Do/nbsp;*^ini I ES V CHRISTI facite,gratias agentes Deo 8i patri per ipfum.

Scdqualeeft obfecro, fines operum talcs excogitari, qui cum grati� ^'�edemptionis noftrf fide ex diametro pugnantǒMancat igitur certumnbsp;immobile,pro gloria grati� Dei,8i feruatoris lefuChrifti, Si confirnbsp;Randis confaentfisnoftris, quod per unam lefu Chriftimortem,per/nbsp;�'ftiflime redempd fimus,a peccato amp; omnibus pocnis illius:8i ilia re/nbsp;^^ptione nos�ternum bead, quatenus in lefum Chriftumcredimus�nbsp;Qpem nos dccet ftudio bonorum operum glorificarerficut Paulus do/nbsp;^^t,Tit.ii-j. debis, inquit, uoloteaffirmare, C loquitur autem de gratianbsp;beneficiis redemptionisnoftr�, qugfunt per Chriftum. ) ut qui ere/nbsp;^unt Deo,foil icitifintbonisoperibuspr�cellere. Necenim durarefi/nbsp;^sipfapoteft,ubi nulla funt exercitiabonorum operum. Fide cnim ill/nbsp;^*ficamur,qu� eft eftieax diledione.Et Paulus Timotheo fcribens.Ftnbsp;pr�cepti charitas ex puro corde, confeientia bona amp; fide non finbsp;^aCreicitdeniqueSi confirmaturfidesoperibtisbonis.fj. 5 'etri i.

H�cdixi, ut reuellensimpiasopinioncsSophiftarum deoperibus,� �nterim Si de operibus bonis aliquid docerem. Si cnim opera Si fatisfa/nbsp;Clones noftr� aliquid poflent, in his rebus, qu� funt faluationis no/

ftr�, quoadremiffioncmculpf feupoeng:qu� CHRISTVSP^' mortemfuam nevi's parauitSCacquifiuit: certenonparuagloriaop^ -bus noftriscoram DEO deberetur. Cuius b�afphemi� aurores,nbsp;perrinacitcr iftum errorem impium defendunt, utfinalitcr non rd^Pnbsp;cant,eos necefle eft contempt^ grati� pccnas darcrin die iudicij,D^��nbsp;ni amp; f�ruatoris noftri lefu Ch rifti.nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;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

Saneenim opera noftra ficfuntimmundacarncjamp;f imperfe^�la,^ fi ex fide remiffion is peccati fiant, nunquam poffi�nt Deo placerC'^nbsp;pocrifis latetenim, intota nofin uita�quare hanc mendacem cau�isnbsp;ftr� gloriam, qua tribuitur adlionibus uirtutum nofirarum perfid�^�nbsp;peris boni, deus non poteft, inultam ferre, autdimittere.nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;,

bancgloriamtribuasoperibus, qugdeusplaneacprorfusnonre*!^' ' Imodequibustefiatur pronunciat,quod noliti�lis coIiCQi^oniani^^nbsp;tern fiducia amp; gloriatio iufticiarum nofirarum femper eftnbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;� ��?

us effidtpro amplitudine 8lt;^bonitatemifericordi�fu�,ne gloriemur, pr�terquamin nomine DominiSd feruatorisnoi^'nbsp;Chriftt.i.Corj.amp;ficinfempitern�mbeati fimus. Quare;nbsp;temus 5�: ftigiamus iftos fines operum, de quibus Scholafti^i'-^^^nbsp;contionantur,malo fpiritua�i�

POfiremo, hocquoque peffi'mefit a ThcoTogisfchoIaftilt;^��^^^ corporales affli�lionesetiam numeran tin ter opera fatifta^^�'^*��nbsp;quam fine predum pro peccato amp; illius pcenis. Quanquamnbsp;fines illarum faciant: fedquatenus fatisfadoriaspr�dieant, 3�nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;-

las conditionesrinquantumcadantfub uoluntatepatienterilias2(^ r teamp; fuftinereuolente,dumodoaliasfircalishomo inchantate.b^�amp;nbsp;ab homine patientiamin affli�ionibus:iubentetiamdiIedioni^T�nbsp;pr�ditume{re,quemnihilprorfus docentdeuerainlESVMnbsp;TVMfide.Cumutrumcpfitimpoffibile carnalinatur��prini^�^^^f^^nbsp;tiamin caJamitatibus corporahbuspr�ftareamp;refinere, ficutfa^^*� ,nbsp;horribiliaexempIaIfraclitarum.Deinde,amari DEVnbsp;co quern nihilerudias de fide mifericordi� Dei propidatousnbsp;Cbrifttnbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;'

Ergo ftatuereiubentde afflirftionibus amp; calamitatibus corpora ' � quod fin t peccati p :t np:qu� alioqui fua n atura ferrent on� es honbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;�

amp;;inincredufi'sgignuntiramaduerfus DEVMamp;J murmur mo defperarionem. Cum enim cal is dodor acccdit,qui prccJpir onbsp;efle illaspeccati pcenas, impoffibileeft eas cum poenitentia,nbsp;mure amp; fine defperation e perferre; nifi animus audien cis, fit md�nbsp;ditus,SicenimacciditipfiIob,ab exus amicis,opprobranubus

turn: Sicalamitatumipfius caufaspcccatumen�dicebant. Scd lob illis fortiterreftidtjpermanens in fide:quoclfineir,a,contra fuum peccatum�nbsp;exercer eturilla fua corporali aduerfitate. Quare amp;difcererefert aliosnbsp;�^eliores fines ene,affli�cnum 8C corporalium calamitatum,qu� quosnbsp;Scholaftici imaginantur in illo fomnio de fatisfadionibus pro debitisnbsp;poeiiis,Namin imprjsquidemfuntp�ngpeccati:in prjs non item.Quanbsp;te nec p�ng a tabbus debent adpellari,fiicut nec credi:fed fidei exercitia�nbsp;i Exercentenimacprobantpiostadeot^ confirmantprobatos, qua tenu snbsp;�Has in fide nominis lefu Chrifti Cuftinuerunt.

Et de illo afflictionum corporalium ufu admonuic nos Paulus,Ro/ �^an.v.GIoriamurintribuIationibus. Scientes,quodtribulatiopatien/nbsp;tiarnoperaturrpatientiaaucem probationem: probatiouero fpem: Spesnbsp;3utem non confundit. Hoc enim deprjs amp; fan dis hominibus dicit:quinbsp;3H�iguntur,non in p�nam peccati, C ficut nec CHRIST VS bac caufanbsp;^fi�idionesfuftinuit: perquem funt rccepti in gratiam SC filfj dei,amp;re/nbsp;�^ifiionem omnium delidorum fuorum acceperunt: ut non pof��nt eanbsp;t��fa affligi. fit uberiorem materiam atc^ occafionem maioris glo/nbsp;fi^Eeorum. Quibuseftfcilicet,tribulatio, quoddam excrcitium patien/

I ^'^.�patientia autem d�clar�t uere pios efif� 8lt; probatos coram deo:cuni ptrfeuerent,ferendo tribulationes fine murmure contradeum:quodiminbsp;Pofi�bik eft inapi� amp;carnalinatur�pr�ftare.Dcnicpipfa probatio le/nbsp;t�rius munit dlorutia fpem in �nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;M:�ieff�cit, ut indies crefcatac

Talia igitur exemplaiudicareoportct, elTe in afflidionibus marty/ ��unituelut loannisBaptift�, Stephani,Petri,Pauliamp;fi'milium,amp;itinbsp;^urnma omniumpiorum.Non enim fuerunt,nec^ funt,peccati p�n�:nbsp;[tdpr�cipua qu�dam teftimoniagrati�dei, conferendi infandosma/nbsp;�oremgloriam ? Nametiam diligitdeusfilios fuoseximieglorificare:nbsp;^ontra impq mundifpemamp;opinionem,utcumiudicat illosperire, innbsp;kmmamgioriam exaltentur.Sicutcernereeft in capite omnium fan do/nbsp;IBS V CHRISTO:amp;in eo,qui typum Chrifti ea in re gefl�t,n�/

Iofeph,qui contra fratrum fpem apud AEgyptios infigniter glorifi/ ^atuseft.H�c cognitainfide, efficiunt demumut afflidionescum pa/nbsp;ficntia perferamus�

Sedin quibus hecafflidionum caufa non habetlocum,eos tarnen a �tiofcereoportebit,adhucalios amp; potiores fines efte^quam ut pro pecca Correptiocrnbsp;fi pocnis habeantur.Seruiunt enim amp; ad correptionem noftri Sd emennbsp;^on�.Etdehisafflidionuincaufis,diciturEfai�xxviq. Solauexationbsp;jfitelledumdabitauditui.EtpfaI.cxviij.Bonumeftmihi,quiahumilia

�jne: ut difcerem iuftificationes tuas. Et i. Cor. xi. Cum iudicamur a ^MINO corripimur ne cum hoc mundo condemnemur, H�cadnbsp;BB

COMMENT. DE P OE NITENT*' pccnitentiam agendam folum inuitamurafflictionibusriierum cdafflnbsp;ad diuini nomtnis inuocationem,qua beati fumus. Subfcribam autoanbsp;utriufq^ horum exemplarpn'oris illud,Prouerb.iij. Fili mi,noli n�gligenbsp;re difdplinam Domini: nequefarigens,dum ab eoargueris.Quemnbsp;nimdiligit DOMINVScaftigat: flagenatautemomnemfiliumqu�nbsp;fufcipit. Inhancfententiamcerte erudnc�Cpiediclumeftab Augufti^nbsp;no: Qui'cquid deus permiferit pati:fc/as efle flagellum corrigentis, nonnbsp;damna ntis. Hue facit exemplum Mari� fororis Mofi, quam Dominusnbsp;Igprapercuflit: amp;emendat� prioremfanitatem iterumreftiniif.Pofle^nbsp;rioris cape hoc exemplum, feu teftimonium ,quod eft pfaLxIix-^*�''nbsp;uocame indietribulationis, amp;eripiamteamp;glonficabisme. Sicergonbsp;uelinuitos,percalamitates trahit deus,pigrosamp;inertes,adfuinomii^nbsp;inuocationem: qua illos faluet. Omnis enim quicunque iniioeauentnbsp;nomen Domini lafuus er it.

Qui hune ufumcorreprionis ignorant, eos impof�3�iIeo^^�^'�P�'* tienna,uel minimam perferre . V'^alde igitur neceflariume^�^^^?quot;nbsp;ta habere,c� docere,tum difcere.mtfides exerceat in his pr^fendf�^^nbsp;mitati bus n offris, ne i �loru m fructum amitta m us, in contrariumnbsp;Ium incidamus.Quid enim faciatin arciculo mortis infl:antis,hon'iD��'nbsp;Io fpedro,quod eft terroris peccatinbsp;nbsp;mortis,imminente:qtu nulhsj^'*

quam calamitates dididt in fi'de perferreT�exifttmare et credere,quoaDO na amp; propiciauoluntate dei corripi�tur amp;erudiaturC� In hoeonim ornbsp;ne amp; mortem corporalempiorum oportetnumerare:quaKnuseftexcr^nbsp;citium eius uidgper CHRIST VM. Nequeem dur�t ampH^^nbsp;nam:fedinabolitionemcorporispeccati. CuiPaulusitaiubeiinf^'I^^'^^�nbsp;iVbi eft mors aculeus tuusCubi in fern e ui�toria tuaC

Ergo ut corripiat quidem nos D E VS corporalibus calamitatibus liquando,quodfit f�pe,quia in multiseftquotidianum.�tamtn nono/nbsp;porter ftatuere, quodilliscalamitatibusnoftris farisfiatpropeolt;^ati pCC'^nbsp;nis ,multo minus quod fint correptioncs ir� dei: fed quod il I o modonbsp;quam a beneuoIentifTimo p�tre retahamur a peccatoSd emendemur.nbsp;refert aflTuefierijUt cum loquimur de afflidtionibus, amp; calamitatibusilbsnbsp;corporalibus noftris, ne adpellemus illas caftigationes ir�,ultionisaCnbsp;pocnas:fedcorreptionem ,uirgamerudientem nosacemendantem,bc^nbsp;neuolenti�fignam, difdplinam, caftigationem amp; crucem beatorun:*nbsp;Nam hune in modumhabemus deum eruditorcm noftri:quemadmodiinbsp;in h !s terris corporales parentes. Atep hucpertineteruditiflimus ilU^nbsp;fanctifiimus locus, de bonohuiufmodi correptionum, quieft Hebra**nbsp;xrj. Si in difdplina perfeueratis, tanquamfilijs uobis oHertfeDEVS*nbsp;Quis enim filius quem no corripit paterC Quod fi extra difciplin� eitis�nbsp;cuius parucipes funt omnesfilrj, ergo fpurijnbsp;nbsp;nbsp;non blij eftis,Deinde

' � nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;quot;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;......Pa�f�:�

��-cs qu�deni carnis noflr� crudi'torcs habuimus,8^ reuePebamur �osi multomagis obtemperabimiispatrifpipituum,8^uiuem�s*Etininbsp;pdem in tempore paucor�dierum, fecundum uo��ntatem fuam cru/nbsp;.'^oant nosi hic a�tem ad id quod utile eft in recipiendo fatisfadioneninbsp;^^�Omnisautcmdifciplinainpr�fentiquidcmuideturnon effe gaunbsp;mocroris � poftea autetn frudum f�licem iuftici� reddetexet^nbsp;'��S per cam*

igitur utiles funt caftigat�oncs, bis qui a Domino corripiunt�pj uelpromouenturinbonojficutilli� qui pro nomine CHRIST!nbsp;P^tiuntur* Quibus afflidiones funt gloriofiffimse� �� probatis �c perf�*-^��antibus adferunt in �terna uita iuftici� beatiflimamcoronam. luxt�nbsp;�^djMatthgi v�Bcati,qui perfccutionem patiuntur propter iuftici�m*nbsp;^oniam ipforum eft regn um coelorum. Item gaudete amp; exultate,quogt;nbsp;merces ueftracopiofacft in ccelis.�tem prima Petj'irj. CharifTimfnbsp;^^admiraminiirttentatione, qu� adexperimentum ueftri f�t, quafino/nbsp;.'�liquiduobis concingaU fedt�nq�� c�municantes Chrifti paft�oni/nbsp;gaudete,ut �d in reuclatione glori� ci�s gaudeatis exultantes*Si exnbsp;^^obratur uobis nomen Chrifti,beau critis: quoniam gloria amp; fpirit�s

EI fuper UO3requiefeit, quiapudeos blafphcmatur,apuduosauten� ^'on'Gcatur* V el rurfus conferuantur in bonome Dei fui obliuifcanturnbsp;^'^bfciuire incipiaiit.Sicut illi qui in profperitate nimia feipfis fubinde finbsp;d�t�rior�s: ut eft in excmp�is Ifraelitarum. De quibus Mofes in Ca/nbsp;^'^o:Deut.xxxrj. IncrafTatus es diledus amp; recalcitrauifimpinguatus,innbsp;J�^n�tus,dilatacus eft:dereliquit Deum fadorem fuum, amp;negIexitDBnbsp;^Mfalutisfu� .Haccaufaamp; (andis hominibus utile eft acncceffcalPnbsp;J^atido humi�iari Sc premi aduerfitatib�smede�m fuum dere�inquantjnbsp;obliuifcantur feruatoris fui. Deinde ne efFcrantur apud femagnitudi/nbsp;Monorum: ficutPaulusdeterroribusfuis, quasa diabolo patiebatuPinbsp;^*bit.ij,Cor.xij.Etncm�gnitudoreuelationumextonatme,dat�seft:nbsp;�^itnuluscarnimeg, angelus Satan�jqui me colaphizet. Propter quod

Dominum rogaui, ut difcederet a rae;8i dixitmihi, fufficittibigra^ niea. Nam �irtus in infirmitatc perficitur. Vel deiiiq^ reducimur adnbsp;^onum caftigati,Iapfi in quedam uida amp;peccaca: uteft in exemple Manbsp;fororis Mofi,quod fupra citaui.

�nhunemodummultiplidterfemiuntnobis que�ibcttribulationesf imptjs omnes accidunt in peccati poenam, quemadmod� amp; morsnbsp;^��poralis amp; denique �terna. Fitetiam, ubi Deuscertaqu�dam deli/nbsp;�^�CcrtisdadibusS^calamitatibus punit: ut alrj ad peccandum efficiartnbsp;cundatiores.Hue enim pertinent,p�n� ill� fontium. Nam ilIoRtnbsp;p�^lt;^ata, nonfineordinacioncamp;uoluntatedei, officio'ciuilis magiftra/nbsp;a legibus caftigantur:ali)s in exemplum�Qualcscaftigationes,nottnbsp;b� q

Commis T. db p ci n i t b h rantoptandae:fcdmodisoninibusfugiendjB.Siai�Petrusai�KNcmo8�nbsp;lemue�rum patiaairuthomi�da,autfur,autfacinorofus, autinfidia/nbsp;tor.Si autan ut Chriftianus:non erubefcat� Glorificct autan Deum innbsp;�fto nomine. Suntetiam plurima exempli illorum, quos Deus in iranbsp;fua caftigauiufedperdnent ad impios, in quos deus ultioncm exercuitnbsp;�udtcans illos acdamnansinon corripi'cns aut trabens illos ad fe. Siccmnbsp;multos in populo fuo,propter idololatriam,tentationes,murmura,ft)r*'nbsp;liicationcsamp;feditionesgrauiflimcafflixit, amp; horribilibusdadibusex/nbsp;tinxit. Dcquibuslcgequ�runt.i. Cor.x. Ethuiufmodiexemplonwnnbsp;plenus eftmundusiinquo, uclut in magno theatro,canaeeft,graminbsp;peccata Jere fine grauiflimis poen is nunquam tranfire.Nam Si Dauw�nbsp;c�des�^ aduIterium,etfiDeusilli ignolceret,plurimasgrauifli��i2sc�*nbsp;lamitates poft fe traxit.

Igitur afflidiones, crux, mors temporalis, Si quaccunrp ffibuw ncs,Iongcaliumfinem Si ufum habent,quam ratioSinatura*�nbsp;utdere aut perciperc poftit. Igitur fenfas noftros eapciuarenbsp;uerbi fidci debemus: nequod cftremedi) 8i fummxfcelicit�'*�nbsp;in iram SC perditionis occafionem noftro uido conuertamu8.St^'^nbsp;laftici Theologi non rede iudicantdeafflidionibuspioruu'�^'^*nbsp;illas ftatuunt, cfle fatisfadiones pro pcceati pcenis, aut confu*^^nbsp;fandorum.S�peenim didum eft, non cffcaliud preciumnbsp;nbsp;nbsp;P5^'�

morte Si illius omnibus pcenis, pr�terquam mors iefuChrifti.Necalia rebeati fumus,perfedi�ic�fumati fsjonbsp;prctcrquamfidenominis Domini Si fcruatorisnoftrilefuCbn *nbsp;ftr� autem afflidiones ad probationem noftri Sifideiconfitlt;i^^nbsp;fadunt: ut babes prima Petri i.Itat^ exultate, tumpaulifpet^nbsp;gimini, (ficubi oportet, ^uarqs tentationibus,ut probatio udusenbsp;multopreciofior pereunte auro,quodper ignem probatur,in^J\Ljg*nbsp;ad laudemSigloriam Si honorem, cumreuelabitur lESVSnbsp;TVS.Scruiuntetiam ad caftigandam carnem, ac pr�fens pec^^^nbsp;tificandum:adeocp ad abolitioncm peccati mortabtatis in carnanbsp;tura, quo pr�dpue facit morspiorum. Sicut copiofedocetUGP^^^^nbsp;Cor.xv.Sccusbabentcaftigationes Sicorreptionesnbsp;creduntEuangelio.Iftisenimomniaacciduntin malum:qu^^^nbsp;dumSimors�terna.EtexempIa borum proponitfcriptura,inrnbsp;lic.Romanj'x.Herode,�d.xq.8iborumfimiIibus.nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;jjgt;

Contingit alicubi tribulationibus SicalamitatibuscorporabDi�|^ g.^ quos exerceri,tantum utpotentia 8i bonitas Dei in ilbsnbsp;cut eft in exemple illius, cui cxco a natiuitate C H RIS T Vnbsp;oculorum fuorum reftituit. Ioan. ix. 8i in morte Lazari,loanngt;^ ,nbsp;ficubi borum plura leguntur. Ncceflccft igitur, utpi) in

femper rneliora fper�nt,quam ut metu ant ir� Dei fignificationcs cf �: nee dubium eft, (i fidem retineantac patientiam, omnes illorum ad-*nbsp;Werfitates ordinari a deo ipfis inbonum,amp; DEO in gloriam.Itain genenbsp;f� ftatuere oportebit,efle ingentia beneficia omnes calamitates piorum,nbsp;S^ibus^quia deus reconciliatus eft, neceffe eft ut omnia feruiant ac coo/nbsp;perentur inbonum.SiaitPaulusdocetRoman.viq, ubiprgcipueagit,nbsp;^ecruce,tribulationibus �i. calamitatibus piorum.Necefl� eft inftrum�/nbsp;ta efle glorie eorum:maximcc]p ad ueteris creaturg renouationem,quodnbsp;per huiusimmund�naturgabolitionem fieri oportet, Sicenimnbsp;tttors in fandis dur�t remedrjuice: mors item acceleratatanto maiorisnbsp;^enefictj loco habcridebet,quo nos citiuseximit exhaeferuitute, quanbsp;peccato in carne obnoxtj fumus Jn fumma, quicquid aduerfitatiim ac/nbsp;bdere poteft, his qui in C H R. I ST V M l E S V M crediderunt, idnbsp;^ebet pro paterna caftigatione j fignificatione fumm� erga nos bene/nbsp;ttolenti� dei haben'�

� C�terum pro peccatis noftris deus afflixit Chriftum: quia nulla alia tepotuitfatisfteri coram deo,pro noftris pdis prgterqu� ipfius morte etnbsp;htiguinis effufione.ldcirco inChrift�irruer�t iradei �C maledidioes �ioprocul*nbsp;Itgis. Sedquoniaminnocenspafluseft, nifiquodlegediledionisuo/nbsp;propter nos mortem fuftinere, ideo perfedi'flime redemit nos a pecnbsp;tato glt;ab omnibus pccnis peccati. Etidcirco exritauit ilium DE VS,nbsp;ftnoserigeret peripfum,uiuumacregnantem,in fpemimmortalitatisnbsp;^uit��cern�. Hebr�.x. Impofl�bileenimeftfanguinetaurorum�Cnbsp;liifcorum auferri peccata.Ita impoffibile fuit ullis iuftict) s legis fatisfierinbsp;Pfopeccato: propter imperfedione illarum Sdimmundiciem carnalisnbsp;Chriftus autem una fui oblatione confumauit in fempiternumnbsp;finftificatos,Hebrg,x.HucpertinetquodeftadGal.itj.CHRlSTVSnbsp;��cdemit nos.de maledido legis, fadus pro nobis maledidum. Item il/nbsp;Roman.iirj�T raditus eft propter delida noftra:8t excitatus eft pro/nbsp;pter iuftificationem noftri� Itemillud Petri, prima Pet.h Secundumnbsp;��^ifericordiam fuammagnamregenuitnos infpemuiuam, perrefurre/nbsp;^�onem lefuChrifti exmortuis.

Ex his omnibus caufis,non uocabimus afflidiones noftras, nec fan�s briones nefatifpafl�ones.Obfcuratenimh�cfuperbaadpellatio be/nbsp;*^^icium mortis Chrifti:ac perdit in nobis fidem. Denit^ fadt ut ufumnbsp;^�Hidionum utilem ac neceftarium, non modo nefeiamus, fedprorfusnbsp;^�^ittamus: amp;exre bona fummacalamitatenos afficiamus. Dixi autemnbsp;quod fi pro peccati p�nis nobis fatisfaciendum eft�t, id alia renbsp;a nobis no poftet,quam noftra^erna morte.Quod uero Soph iftgnbsp;*cunc,commutari p�nas mortis �ternas, in alias temporales: ut uel o/nbsp;Pci ibus noftris pro illis fatisfaciamus,autcerte calamitatibus corporali**nbsp;BB iij

C O MT M E N T. CS PCE NIT E N T. bus,autdeni(^puroatorfj pccjns:hoctor�meralibidinefingunt,8^^��^nbsp;omnibusfcriptun�s dicunf. EteoipfoexD E O mitiiTimoamp;nbsp;tif��mo patrCjbis qui in lefum Chnftuin credunt,faciunt f�uum, cf'i� jnbsp;�em SiJuixpiacabilemiudicem: amp;qui p�nisnoftris delcdctur,nbsp;omni�mtnimeeftin Deo.Suos ein ut diledifl�mosfinosexcrcetcon^nbsp;rabbus tribulationibusiatqj ira �rudit ut incipiat ac crefeat innob^*�nbsp;uitas fpiritus, fides amp; uera pr�tas in D E V M:amp; deusipfcnbsp;in nobis regnet Si glorifi�cetur,atqueadeo ut fifij dei permaneamus.i^nbsp;CO ua�ere affli�:iones,antea copiofe fatis expofitum eft. Quare his nof��nbsp;nibus utamuTjfi quando de ca�amitatibus piorum Ioquimur,qujb�S*^nbsp;pturafacrautitur:dum nobisfruclumafflictionumpr�dicat,atquec_^nbsp;rnendat.Vocatenim uerba,cafligationeS)Correptiones,difciplina'^�nbsp;dicium, uirgam.�dc� Non p�nas, muko minus fatisfadioncs. Cu^nbsp;hoc toco pauca qu�damexempla fubqciamzutin quibus Si ufom gt;nbsp;�tionum me�msdifcemus.

Pfal. ccvq.Caftigans caftigauit me Dns: amp; morti non tradidif*^^* Correptionibus igif, ut filios fuos,�rudit nos deus,neC]p em�datioonnbsp;tanq p�nis pro peccato fatisfiat. Caftigamur ein,ut hic in rndiu^nbsp;temur,ne c� impio m�do cond�nemur. pfai.xxxi. Mu�taflagdbp�^^nbsp;catoris: fperant�autem inDno mifericordia circ�dabit. Efteniteft'*^�nbsp;nium in hocloco,de contrarioufu affli�lionumin malos. Rurfus p a��nbsp;Ixxxvirj. qui eft de regno Chrifti, 8�de illis qui in ChrifiuinHtJm�-cnbsp;dunt.Vifitaboin uirgainiquitareseorum: amp; in uerberibus plt;xlt;^3tanbsp;rum.Mifericordiam autem mcamnon difperpam ab eo. Efa�uexxxvjq*nbsp;ex fermonibus Ezech i� regis luda: corripies me Si uiuificabisnbsp;ce in pace amaritudo mea amariflima. Tu autem eruiili animan^*^^*^^*nbsp;ut non periret: proiedfli poft tergum tuum omn ia peccata mea. Hiere-xxxi.Caftigafti me Domine,8^ eruditus fum.Non dicir: ilia caftigatio*nbsp;nemei fansf�. ipro peccati debitis p�nis. Quia afflidionum uerum U-'nbsp;fum norar. Idem cap.xlvi. Te uero non confumam: C ficenimloquitu�nbsp;DS VS adgentem lud�orumtquamaffligendouidebaturdclereacpffnbsp;^re uelle. 5 led caftigabo in iudicio. Ncc quafi mnocenti paream tibi.^nbsp;Petri iiq.Tempus eft, ut incipiat iudiaum a domo dei. Si autem prinrninbsp;anobis:quiseritfiniseorum,quinon creduntDei EuangelioCiftilocinbsp;emnes teftantur longe alium ufumefte afflidionumqu� imaginan-*nbsp;tur Theologi rarionis, cum defatisfadionibuscarnalibus noC�is�o^nbsp;quuntur.

Tr.Wlt;rifos Hocuerumcft,corporalcscaftigationesnoftra p�nit�tia nonnihil fitsnefir� mitigari, Quatenusenim refipifeimus caftigati,amp;^ nos emendamus:eatcnbsp;panitendd f�citdeusfijpcorreptionismodum, acrurfus benignenobifeum a^nbsp;�wi^dny�,. gij correptionisfincmattigit.Loquoraut�non pharifaicisopednbsp;'nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;bushylt;

l�ushypocritarum: fed de uera p�nitoitia: uera conuerfione noftri ad DE VM. Et hue facit illud Zach arise, cap.i. Conuertimini ad me, 8^nbsp;^�0 conuertar ad uos. Eft enim fententia:refipifcite et agite p�nitenti�,nbsp;�ttutate prius uitginftitut� prauum in melius:etego autem faciamplaganbsp;jy�! 0^ olatnitatum finem.Sedamp; benefadam uobis:amp; tuebor in omnigt;nbsp;Dus.Sicuth�c eadem fententia eftapudeundem proph et�, capitex.di/nbsp;^oitedeotEtconuertameos, quiamiferebor eorum* Eteruntficutfue/*nbsp;�^^tiquando non proiecerain eos.Ego Dominus deus eorum: �C exauznbsp;diatneos� Videreliquaeiufdemlod� Similia habesEfai^.tamp;iviq�Sdnbsp;^^ijsmulu's propheticis fcriptis.Nec aliud uult,hscc Pauli fententia: Sinbsp;�^osiudicaremusipfijnon iudicarcmura D�MINO � Sic ergo aliquanbsp;�^itigationem impetrarepoftumuSjnoftra poenitentia,corpora�ium ad/nbsp;^��fitat�:quamq fipermaneamusinimpcenitentia,etiam �tern�mornbsp;pocnas incurramus.

Cum igitur p�nitenti� noftrg,finis amp; ceftatio calamitatum promit ,ita interpretari debebimus fcripturas,ne contra gratiam amp; benefi/nbsp;CHRISTI fen tire reperiamur: Item ne fidem aboIcre,8C operi/nbsp;�S feu paffionibus nqftris tribuere, quod non eft nifi redemptoris lefunbsp;Chrifti, luxtaillud: Ego fum, egc fum ipfe, qui deleo iniquitates tuasnbsp;Propter me: SCpeccatorum tuorum nonrecordabor. Quanquam necefnbsp;f^fia eft operis noftri,fcu conuerfionis noftrg p�nitenti�,qu^ grata eftnbsp;Sddem amp; accepta coram DEO, per grati� fidem amp; propiciatore Chrinbsp;ft�m. Nec ad aliosreferridebet illud Ezechiel, xvirj. Si impius egeritnbsp;poenitentiam omnium iniquitatumeius, quasoperatus eft non recordanbsp;oor. Aut fi quid ufquam eft, quod p�nitentiam noftram prsedicatacnbsp;*5udat.Requirit autem deus ueram noftri conuerfionem:qua nondubiunbsp;aliquampr�fentium calamitatum mitigationem a nobis impetrari.nbsp;�'f�terea quoqp plurima beneficia corporalia in his terris: fcclicitatemnbsp;J?orumtemporum,pacem,bonamualitudinem,8dhisfimilia. Quin 8Cnbsp;*piritualiabona,augmentum 8C robur fidei, pacem con feien tiarum. Acnbsp;d^ique alia ingentia premia in coelis. Tametfi beneficium faluationisnbsp;�gt;^tuitum eft: amp; propter folumCHRISTVM,amp;l foils, qui in eumnbsp;'��cduntjcontingat.

QV�hacftenus dixi in locum de fatisfaCtionibus, in genere ualent .contra eius pharifaicamdoefrrinam: nunc de partibus iliiusfeor/nbsp;*'�ifcribam,quaSifchoIafticiTheoIogi tres principales efte c�minifc�nbsp;uidelicet, Eleemofyn�, Orationemamp; leiuni�.Sedad inas,tanquSnbsp;plures alias reducunt: utfunt omnia officia dilectionis, qu�libetnbsp;^^fcitiainfpiritualibus ut uoc�c,ct corporales caftigationes.N� operanbsp;BB iiij

n�ifcttcordi� omniafubqciunt elecmofyn�. Opera autem (pintuaha^ ficuceft docerc aucdifccrc uerbum DEI,irc peregrinatum, audirc 8i re/nbsp;dimere mifiTam: orationiconiungunt* Quiequid autem facit ad carnisnbsp;cohercendg officium, qualis efie poflicabffinentia a crapula amp; ebrietanbsp;te,tcmperantia cibi Sd potus,uigili� ,labores,amp; fuga rerum quarumli^nbsp;betnon Iicitarum,ponunt fub ieiunio*

De bis partibus nonnihil dicendum efthoc locothac potiflimuni caufTajUtadparcatnon ef��, quodaudiunuPrimum uidclicct,opcrain''nbsp;d�bita. Suntenimd�bita, quiapr�cepta Dei:quibusnemo unquampo-*nbsp;tuit aut potcftfatisfacere. Necdari poteft aliquod tempus, in quo nonnbsp;teneamur,adinorumdebicum perfoluendum.�ut nihil uaniusfit,quainnbsp;fingere, ubi poff�selecmofynampr�fiare, non pr�ceptamaDEO-Silt;nbsp;militer precationes facere, quas non antea deus requirat.�aut ieiunare pie,nbsp;cuius operis non fit debitor Chriftianus. Deinde etiam hacratione, dcnbsp;bis partibus agendum erit,utcognofcantur, non eo modo factsfa�^nbsp;nes cne,quo effefinguntur a Scholafticis. Tolerabiliterautcmhns^''nbsp;�iones dici poflent, pr�ftita a pijs amp; ex fide, in uera pcrnitcntiainbsp;omnesfumusdebitores, in omniuita noftra.Non quod hisf�tisftatp�'�nbsp;culpa autpccnis,etiam piepr�ffitis: fed quod prius non fatisfitPf^��nbsp;eft ,uoluntati Dei,qua requirituranobis,utiilorum pioexerciiio�n^^nbsp;ra p�nitentiaexce�lamus.Nam amp; Paulus iubet,ifa doceri amp;ini�iui tcnbsp;clefi'astutqui credunt Deo,foniciti fint,bonisoperibus pr�cc�fitc.

His a me pr�ftitis,ruent omnia ilia commenta qu�funtapudbcno lafticosde fatisfaccionumdodfrina. Negant igiturSchoIafti�gt;qu�*^nbsp;bet opera bonaefTe fatisfacloriapro peccati pocnis: amp; dicunt, oporto cnbsp;fatisfactoremafFerre,qu�dam opera indebita, fcilicetcertam elcciuoiy^nbsp;nam, certasprecationesamp; ieiunia. Qiialiaefiedicunt, qu�pocmteoa/nbsp;am agentibus,ab Epifeopis inlunguntur prafianda: feu a priuatisfacernbsp;dotibus, in confeflicn e. Sic enim euacuant m andata Dei: quafi unquamnbsp;poffitnobis efi� ocium ab inis,aut tempus ullum dari quo non fit necel/,nbsp;farium Chrifiianoinillisefie .Sediftihypocrit�, quiomnia diuinainnbsp;obomaaabilem hypocrifimcorrumpunt, nunquam intellexcrunt, quidnbsp;fit continuum efi�, utrequirituraChriftianis, in omnibus operibusnbsp;bonis.nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;.

Sed fubfcribahicdocendicaufa aliquidexnugisSophifiarumtrani ,Cowf�fKMfumptum:utplaniusintelligatur, quatenusuelintcredi, efi� fatisfafio^^nbsp;Sof-tufticum ria pro peccati p�nis,E�eemofyn�, leiunium amp;Oratfon�. Ponamaut�nbsp;iocx^rnplumopusclecmofynp: quodalioquiualdetenuiter prpdicaturnbsp;ab ifiis, etiam c�dicituropus prgcept�eflk Dicunugit alias tenerinosnbsp;de prgeeptoad cleemolvnam, alias non teneri. Siem homohabeatah'*nbsp;quid,quodn� lit nccefiariumfuftcntationi fu� nacurg,nec illorum quPnbsp;� .......... ' � �' * nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;busicnr

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Theologorum amp;Magiftrorumnoftrorump�ufqu�Schiticam� b�ccine eftillachantas,perquamdocetis quod homo ui'tam �ternanbsp;condigno mereaturC tune teneri nos de pr�cepto. Sed extra han c ncnbsp;^tfluatem neminem teneri de pr�cepto ad cleemofynam. Sic ergo di**nbsp;^'nguitur apud Sophiftas,elufores 8i. illufores atqueirrifores fcriptuxnbsp;f^rum fandlarum, pr�ceptaeleemofyna non pr�cepta: amp;diciturpoznbsp;ab f)fipfis: Quod dare eleemofynam,intentione fubleuandi proxi/nbsp;�^inecefficatem, fit opus mifericordi�. Sed dare intentione recomp en/nbsp;btidi prodebitodiuin�oi�enf�, idef�eopus iuftici�: amp;quodta�ise/nbsp;^fcmofyna fit fatisfa�toriaproprie : 2lt;pertineatad meritum remiffio/nbsp;�^�s pcen�: fed priore modo pertineatad MERITVM VIT ABJnbsp;Has pharifaicaSjgrauiiTimas, uanas amp; ftultas blafphemiascumdoce�tnbsp;^cholaliici, non deCunrtamen qui requirunt a nobis, ut omnia eo/nbsp;��ununuentaamp;impiasnugas, pro diuinisoraailis exofculemuramp;ado/nbsp;*'fnius.

Inopcribusergo,aD B O pr�ceptis, habenturapud Sophifias ^'^vnodoutdixi,proindebitis,EIeemofyna,Oratio,8cIeiunium:dequinbsp;nosCHRISTVS docuit,cumalias,turnapudMatth�umca/nbsp;F'itc vi. NecdiHimiliter fabulantur, de oratione �(. ieiuaio, pr�ceptisnbsp;^n�pr�ceptis cp hicoftendi:exemplopropofito,de eleemofyna.Dix�nbsp;^fro antea,qua necefiitate, amp; quibus de cau(ris,oporteat illorum friuo/nbsp;^'scau�llai:ionibus,amp;inanibuscommennbus,nonnihiIrefpondere.Regt;'nbsp;^bmat enim ipfa quoque pr�ceptorum operum naturaifti ftu�r�opi/nbsp;�'oni, qua pro operibus fatisfadlorijs habentun Quid enimopushabe/nbsp;^us,aut quorfum, largiri eleemofynam,precari autieiunare,cum nuPnbsp;bnece(ritatenoftri,autcommunialiorum,autnunopr�ceptoD B Inbsp;��Os urgente, facimus ilia opera* Nonne ilia opera in uentumemittun/

amp; abeunt: amp; funtinutiliaacuanaC Oportet igitur omnia ilia ope cleemofyn�, precation urn amp; iciuniorum, amp;qu� fubillis conti/nbsp;��itur, femper pro pr�ceptis DEI agnofcererhoc eft, omnia iHa,nbsp;uocantur ddeftionis amp; mifericordig opera. Nec minus audircnbsp;��^fbuna Dei, ac difcerefollicite.�deniquequicquidcaditfub rationemnbsp;^oercendg carncm.

De MilTa alia queftio eft. Ac licet habeat diuinam inftitutio/ ,�lt;in redo (ui ufununquam poflit,proopereindebito, fiuenonnbsp;^ceffario habcri: Eft cnim facramentum corporis C H R IS /nbsp;' Sifanguiniseius: in confolationem illis datum amp; fidei fuiconfir/nbsp;^�'�adonem, quos lex, quos peccatum amp; mors terruit. J) Tarnen ab

COMMENT DE POENITENT.' �mpuris Sophiftis amp; imprjs Papiftisfictra�latur, ut fo�ent opera,qu�nbsp;uocantindebita,amp; nonnccefliariatradlari.Fingitur eni�nfacrificium c(nbsp;fe,propcccatisuiuorum8dmortuorum:amp;didturadpl�cataualereadre/nbsp;mifl��ncm culp�amp;pccn�, Quanquamfi quis non redimat mifiam,nbsp;CNam uenalis habetur apud Papi'ftas,procerta pecunia. ) ispofl�thPnbsp;uus fieri a peccato 8^ morte: concedentibus Soph iftis. Perinde,ut qui 0/nbsp;pera fatisfactoria omi'ttuntpoflint faluar�fed non finegrauifl�mis calunbsp;gationibus in purgatorio. ^7 ides 1 eclor operationem erroris, quantui^nbsp;inualueritper audader impiamamp;impudentem auariciam. Nanuft^anbsp;plicatilis miflanuni conceditur gratis:quanquamChriftusdicat,^^^nbsp;tis accepiftis,gratis date.Nect�tum ualet charitas, per quam alioq*^* ,nbsp;guntSophift�, fe omnia pr�ftarepofl�, impetratam merito congi'*^�nbsp;utmiferis communicetur iftaadplicatilis mifTa, quibusdeeftp^^^^nbsp;qua pro fuis peccatisredimatur.�^anquam ifti,Sophifl:as dico�nbsp;turfuis diftin(fi:ionibus:nehacinredebito charitaristeneantuiquot;'nbsp;non eft extrema illa neceffitas cum ipfi poflint,debitis pcenisif�P^*^?^^nbsp;rio perfolutis, faluari:quiexhac uitafine pleniffimis fatisfai^^*��nbsp;decefierunh

Sed concedunt open's mifericordi� efle,fi' a�iquis uir diues 8^ tus,ahquafummapecuni�,redimatprotalibusindulgentias�^*^�nbsp;,Tuncenim,confpedauideIicet pecunia,extrahuntliberalifl�iai^nbsp;fi�es amp; Epifeopi,multas myriades animarum expurgatorio.Hoj^*� ,nbsp;nunc fursmorum Pontificum amp; Epifeoporum negociumeft,�^�^^,^/nbsp;( Et quis credat ill os in officio frigereC fortaffis craflii Lutherani'f*^nbsp;tellig�ces iftiusofficrj 8gt;f prudentig Epifeoporum. ^quemadmodui^nbsp;uatorum facerdotum eft, mifi�nihancadplicatilem uenalemnbsp;Sed reli�is in confideratione a�iorum impietatibus amp; impofturis^inbsp;nulli utiiis effepoteft, nifi qui propria fidemotus,uenitadnbsp;nem corporis amp; fanguinis CHRISTI,fibi gratulaturus amp; Deuni^nbsp;rificaturus,memoria tradin� Chrifti in mortem: pro redim�dis ornniunbsp;modis a peccato amp; �terna morte?

Nug� funt ergo amp; nihili commenta audacium Sophifiarum, pnus expofui, quando dicitur: quod DE VS �ternam monispcfi�nbsp;beneficio Chrifti commuter in aliam temporalem:hoc eft,purgato ,nbsp;amp; corporales calamitates. Etquodprohisdebitisoporteatnos qui .nbsp;dam cernsoperibusnoftrisfatisfacere:autfatispuniri. H�cenimlunbsp;nia nonfoIumfpargunturinEccJefiafineteftimonqsfcriptur�.�uernbsp;eriamcontrafcripturasamp;contragloriamIESV CH RISTfiquePi,nbsp;mnis feriptura teftaturfatisfeciflepro omnium p�ceatis pccnis.tH^nbsp;quotin eumcredunt,eosfaluari a pcccato�:morte. Non

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tfthominibus aliud nemen fub ccc�o: in quo oporteatnbsfafuosficri Ad.iiq.Ec illi omnesprophet�teftimoniumperhibent,quodremifli/jnbsp;otiem peccatorum accipiant per nomen eius,omnes qui credunt in eum�nbsp;C�terum Canones p�nitentiales, funt res abolita: quorum occa Gonbsp;��eSophift�errauerunt, aliofque errarefecerunuNec exercitati funt i/nbsp;ftiscanonibus,nifi pigri SC inertes, amp; frigide p�nitentiam agentes, de/nbsp;licatuli peccatores:aut qui grauiifime lapfi cfl�ntjne deefl�nt terroris exnbsp;^niplainecclefia. Horum leges potuer�ntremittere Pontifices Sl toile/nbsp;ex clauiumpoteftate,fed libertate plane human�,Quodcrat innbsp;Ruigere: nunc autem finguncur Ponrificum indulgenti� elle autoritasnbsp;l^�damamp;poteftas clauium concefla a D E O, cumnihil Gnt minus,nbsp;Vtenim abhominibus funcnaricanones, fine man dato DEI: Ita ipGcnbsp;S^oq; indulgenti�jfecut�luntinuencion�canonum.Adeoquemer�nbsp;��^poftur� funt quando Pontifex dicitur, facereperfuasindulgentiasnbsp;*^tini(Tionem culp�S^ poen�. Quianon potefi aliter remitterepeccatanbsp;^ta!uare,nifi per Euangehj pr�dicationem amp; adminiftrationem facra/nbsp;'''entorum: declarando�d adprobando, remilTa elle peccata Slt;pcenasnbsp;Ptecati omnibus qui in lefum Chriftum credunt.nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;EketnofyM^'

Quifquis igitur uolet pie Eleemofynam pr�ftare: is ne cogitet fe ali S'^id facerepolle, cuiusnonfit debitor coram DEO:muIto minus,nbsp;htisfacercpoilu pro culpa,feup�na.Hacenim intentionepr�ftareeleenbsp;�^ofynamjelTec grauiffim�blafphemi� opus,in mifericordiam Dei:�dnbsp;^urnm� iniuri� facinus,in feruatorem Chriftum.Sed ita cogitet, amp; hacnbsp;*ntentione pr�ftet eleemofynam: fadlurus uidelicet, h�c beneficentiamnbsp;proximo amp; paupere, exfideingloriam grati� feruatoris lefunbsp;pHrifti: adeoque fideifu� confelfionem, exercens feinhis operibus,nbsp;��^afacrifici]s,laudis amp;gratiarum a�tionis.Etficdeomnibusreliquisnbsp;J^ifericordi� operibus dixerim: Imo de omnibus prorfuspietatis operi/nbsp;�^s.Ettalisnon habet opus,utredimatuelindulgentiasuel mii�as.�quianbsp;uere iuGus perfe�le beams coram D E O. Cui nihil efife debet,nbsp;^rn operibus mutilibusamp;perniciofishypocritarum.

Seddedebito eleemofyn�copiofiusloquemur:utSophiftarumco/ ^ktmofynte �^tnta prorfus elidamus. Vt igitur diletflionis erga proximumdebitornbsp;�'ts fumus,omnes homines,quouis tempore: quam declaremus in pro/nbsp;^iifli ncccfritabbus,nobisadefie.Itautdocemur:Lucae x.inquadam panbsp;^bola, alleuare aliorum miferias amp;fnollrasdurare: Ad cum prorfusnbsp;�^odum amp; eleemofyn�debitores fumus,omnes homines,quouis temnbsp;P^re, erga quofeunque. Imo quid eft eleemofyn� opus facere, quamnbsp;^'ledionem proximopr�ftare� Eft enim gratuitum donum amp; munus,nbsp;^'�atuita beneficentia, pauperi, egeno amp; aliter calamitofo pr�ftita:nbsp;^^iiur ex pr�ecepco:Dilige pro^dmumtuum, ficuc teipfum ? Pars uidc*

licetjofficiorum dileflionis. Quantum ueropr�ftareconuen�at,�^ qui facit cumproximofuo hancmifericordiam, feueleemofynam,aUinbsp;Ciii,nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;Cui debeatur eleemofyna� ex prgeepto di�edionis fan's liquet.Didt ci

Di lige proximum tuum Gcut TE IPS VM. Nec obfcure Chriftus illo modo nosdocet,Matth�i vq.Omnia qu� uu�tis,ut faciant VO^nbsp;BIS homines:amp;^ uos faate illis.Itcm loannes,prima loannis iij, Qui h�nbsp;bueritfubftantiam huius mundi,amp; uideritfratremfuumcgcre,�idau^nbsp;Vwle. (erit uifeera fua ab eo, quomodo charitas D EI manet in eof Etliqudnbsp;illud quoep exhoepoftremoteftimonio, undcfitfeciendackcmofy-'nbsp;na :nimirum ex propria fubftantia,non de rapina,fiirto,meretririo qi*?nbsp;ftu,auc ftmilibus:quorum oblationes Deus odit�nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;g.

finguntefle,quando eleemofynamnondebitam pr�ftare queannj* Eleemofyn^ la pro peccati p�n is facisfacere.Etquid obfecro mereri putas coramnbsp;nonfii�fit qy-aucoribus Sophiftis pr�ftanteleemofynam, nonexfidered^'^P^j^

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^'^amp;auxilium :In fatisfalt;ftioneautemnecefleeft,utdenoftro aliquid PEO ofteramus.Sedquoniam iuftici�noftr�omnesfuntimmundgnbsp;intpcrfectac,ideo nullum opus noftrum poteft efle fausfadorium co'nbsp;Deo, Significatprseterea remdiuinam fatisfatftionis nomen:ubi dinbsp;T^tatur de remifliione culp� amp; p�n�. Neccompetitnifi in opera filiinbsp;tirilcfuChrifti.

lt;ni�niait:Oportctfempcrorareamp; non deficerc�Luc�xvirj� EccjuotflO^ do odum pofl�t homini efle ad inutiles 8d non pr�ceptas precario^nbsp;n�s C' Neceflfc eft enim pharif�os amp; hypocritas cfie, qui exiftimantfeo^nbsp;p�ri pr�cepto per precationesfuas aliquando fan�s feciflc. Necloquu^nbsp;tur nifi depharifaicisculnbus,qui fingunt,quod ultra ueram inuocationbsp;nem, qu� eft diuini pr�cepti, poffimus plures alias precationes ftctfc,nbsp;remifl�onem poen� illis mereri. Quos conftat improbari a dco:nbsp;taillud. Inuanum coluntme, docentes do�rinaSjamp;mandatahoniJ'�nbsp;num.Matth�ixv.

Contemn i igitur ift� pharifaieg inuentiones debent de quibus tur: quod fint open's non pr�cepti,8^ tarnen mereantur homini rciwii*^nbsp;onem p�np. Sunt enimreuera dgmoniorum dodring: quibus a gcrnia/nbsp;noatauedebitocuitu dei au?rhmuratd?abfirahimiir_ S^olaneacptof^

fitC Namquifcrioorantfibidari panemquotidianum,indun�^�^!P^^ ce,amp;reliquahuicuitpcorporal! neceftaria, quomodohorua^P^^^^�^^nbsp;pofl�nt pro debitopccnpfatisfaccre^ Quodf� hocnihdilt;^o'�^�^^�^^�^nbsp;de inuocatione, quatenusdicituropus fatisf�dorium propc^ot* pof-*nbsp;nis,n�proceditin hac unapentione:quomodo in alijspetinouibuspf�nbsp;cedereamp;: locum haberepofletC'nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;.

mu�is ,quas tradidit nobisCHRIST VS non c�tineatur Jgitar necoc pfalmorum ledione dicipoteft, quod haefatisfiat propoenis� Simtnbsp;neede ullo op�r� c�fcft�onis,Iaudis amp; gratiarumadionis:quorumlannbsp;pulcherrima exempla,8c horum ingens copia,in pfalmis. Si igitvn� comnbsp;mentum deopere fatisfaeftorio hac quoq; parte fallit : quo iurehabetufnbsp;apud fcholafticos inuocatio pro op�r� fatisfadionisC�Quamquamnbsp;dum eft,fatisfadio eft res fida amp; inane nome,ilia quam ipfi nobis ptf^nbsp;dicannideo necefl�eft,ipfa quoque op�ra, qug dicunturfatisfadoriagt;a^nbsp;hil minus,quamquod dicuntur,efle.

�^^nem p�narummereatur:fed permirabilem hypocrifim,aani tatem, Namhuiusopinionisautorcs fuff�cereexiftimantad ieiuniui^

f'i(.hs:atqiieino�mulpr�paramusnosadinuocarionem SCaliaope/ Qu^j^ecus *��pietatis�Sed ieiuniuni utfignificat iuftamcarnis �� defyderiorumnbsp;^gt;us caftigationem, comprehenditabdicanonem omnium deliciarumnbsp;�mis, crapul�, ebrietatiSjUeneris, ocfj� in (umma, quicquid eftim^nbsp;n^odici luxus, in rebus omnibus� Ec Temper pro neceftarioamp;debitoo/'nbsp;pcvehaberi debet: quod non opus habet magnis probationibus. Necnbsp;poteftfine hoc ftudio,fobrie,modefte,temperanter, iufte pie uiuen /nbsp;�^ijaltera ilia ieiuniorumfpecies,qu�dici poteft pr�parationis, quaadnbsp;^^pusaliquod certum, intotumabeCcaamp;potuabftinemus, D E Onbsp;pbcerc. legeEfadvirj.

Prioris exempta alianonoportetrequirere, quam pr^ftari debent in ^^tauitaChriftianorum: Pofteriorisautem habes,Ion� iq.obtemp�ranbsp;prophet� monitis,amp;agentium p�nitentiam, uide�icec Niniuitanbsp;exemplum.kem A(ft.xii'j.amp; xiiij.in pr�parationeApoftolorum,nbsp;�'linuocattonem,amp;DrofoeIieinrofecftinnp- arfinpfnrrpfT�i �n F.rHpfta.

^i^pr�cepti. Tic ieiunare� Et proTuitadalios fines, quamad iftos phaz ^�Caicos, quifinguntur meritiremifTionisp�n�. Ergo utram Tpeciemnbsp;��t�earis,nonpoteftieiuniumproopereTatiTTadoriohaberi.Atcph�c �nbsp;dare docent, quodufumieiuniorum uerumamp; Chriftianum illii/nbsp;^nor�t,apud'quos habet pro indebitis: adeoque TatisTa�:oriis,pro merinbsp;^^vemilTionis poene. Dem q5 Tirmumeft, quod in ieiunrjs illis, qu� prenbsp;^�cant, nihil f�t, nequepoffitefTe, pr�terquam turpiflima h'/pocriTis:nbsp;^'^�icTpcciesquidem ueri ieiunij.Quid habet enim niTi dete�uni obor�;

impiam amp; b�aTphemamopinionem de merito operis operatic� In Tumma.Certum eftSlt;indubitatum,quod Tatisfacere,tum pro pec/nbsp;tum pro morte, amp; omnibus p�nispeccati, res eft non �peris Teunbsp;�^quot;ritorumnoftrorumifed lESV CHRISTI, Tilrj Dei, Dornin i amp; Ternbsp;''^torisnoftri.D E V SenimTiliumTuumnobisdedit, preciumamp; Tanbsp;^'^faftionem pro peccato 8lt; morte. Nec beneficium hoc diuin� grati�nbsp;^'nsalijscontingit, quamcredentibusin CHRISTVM: neq? aliter,nbsp;perhancTid�:hoceft,fi credant inpromiftionemgrati�deChri/

COMMENT DE P OE NI TEN T. promanat ieiunium: inquoeftabftinentia ab omnibusillic�tisrcbi^*nbsp;quam uriq? Deo femper debemus. Quare hec omnia pro operibusind^nbsp;bitis Si. fatisfadorqs nemo qui fani iudicrj eft poteft habere: ne Sopn�^?nbsp;quidem 80 aduerfarq noftri, ft ferio iudieare uel lent.nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;-

Atque hec hacftenus contra impiam fatisfadionis dodrinamt^iif apud fcholafticos TheoIogos.Et in uniucrfum contra pharifaicani^nbsp;nitentiam: qug ab ijfdem predicatur, nomen 8^gloriam Chriftiobt^tnbsp;rans:amp; hominesnihil pr�ter uaniftimam 8lt; pharifaicam operumnbsp;hypocrifim docens. Inquorum uanitatibus refellendis quidpreftit^��^�nbsp;aliorum erit iudieare: certe Ecclefijs prodefleconatus fum. Suntaut^nbsp;tarn craft! Soph iftarumerrores,ut ab homine mediocriter erudito,6lt;^�*pnbsp;telligente fcripturp fententiam de iuftificatione,facile deprehendip�nbsp;fintamp;refelli. Pluraueroinhoc libro fcribere non conftitui: cuius^nbsp;caufa hieft'nem facio,mox ad greflurus tertium, quern inftitui deal*nbsp;cftjbusiuftiftcatorum, Quern utfeeheiterabfoluam, precor utentnbsp;datin meC H RIST VS IES VS, DominusSdferua^nbsp;tor nofter:cuius glorie intoto hocfcripto ferui^nbsp;tur, amp; utilitati Ecclefie

Adparuftenim gradaDci Scfaluatori's noftri omnibus homi�nibus,ern diens nos, 'ut abn egantes irapietatem, 8lt; niundana defyderia, modcftc,nbsp;tufte 8^ pie uiuamuSt

Parte fecunda agitur de impletion� feuprgftatione eiufdemprgcepti aperts boni.

tlt;bri, qui continet defcri?

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de confiliorum meorum rationetut quid in eins compofiti-* ,. . - Ja one fecutusfim protin us in telligau Deinde, ut de genercnbsp;fcripti admonitusplane uideat, quo loco bonorum opcrumdoctrinadenbsp;beat haberi: SC quomodo coniungi ilia, cum grati� amp; fidei pr^icatio^nbsp;ne* Quanquamem amp;in fuperioribus librishaecratio fitclare expofira,nbsp;tarnen non inutile futurum fpero, li eandem nunc quoc^ coner nonihdnbsp;explicare,S^gIoriam Chrifti qualibctoccafioneilluftrioreefficerc.nbsp;quia bonorum operum docflrina plurimi impie Si foede abutuntuGn^^nbsp;turn refert Ecclefiam in f'de amp; moribus rede inftituere: amp; planenbsp;re,quppars in Cbriftiana dodrina quomodo cum alia coh�reat�i connbsp;fentiat. Accedit aduerfariorum audax impudentiatqu� uidelicctnoscO'^nbsp;gitjUt plurima inhacreligionis qugfbone amp; controuer{i3,fubindcccp^nbsp;tamus*Quicquid eriim pie,redec� didum eft, id perpetuisconnitri^'nnbsp;fed�tur.Qtiaproptcr necefte habemus,uel propter imperitoscinos wnbsp;lunt, neftra in iftos tanquam refponfiones dirigere: 2lt; improbiun os conbsp;rum ipfis obftruere*

Vtergo quodinftitui abfoluam, plurimi dodrin�religionis ma capita ilia, fidei inquam,amp; bonoru operum,fcelerate lac�rantnbsp;fund�ttplanet^ nihil fuo loco dicunt. Nam quodprincipalecftjSionn''nbsp;nium exadifli'ma diligentia Sicura explicari debuit,in fidei amp; op �nbsp;queftione: uidelicet, ad quid faciat quod credimus in Deumamp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;,

ptorem Chriftum:Item,quo fine fint facienda bona operathocifti onibus rationis ita cotaminant amp; obruunt, ut qug funt propriafidcinbsp;rise amp; noftr� rcdemptionis,qu� fada eft per Chriftum,ea iuftidis no^nbsp;ftris,utcft fidei ignorantia in ipfiSjimprjffimearrogcnt: amp; iufticinsop^nbsp;rum noftras,Iudaice folum 8d Ethnice, ideft,hominum more, feu ctutnbsp;liter, pr�dicentacdoceant* Infumma, utfidei, quae primas in omnib^nbsp;tenere debet, C nempe, quafolaapeccato amp; �ternamortcfaluamur.nbsp;qu� fola efficit noftras iufticias gratas, acceptas amp; uere bonas corau^nbsp;Deo, 3 nullum penitus locum relinquant*

Nam quod fingunt, remiftionem peccati dari pro meritis operumno ftrorum,eo commento amp; gratiam amp; Chriftum neganttfidem aboient,nbsp;chrilhoftit Chriftianam iufticiam quatumin ipfis eftprorfuseuacuantamp;tollunnbsp;iu�idi.nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;Nam Chriftiana iufticia ilia, qup nos beatos efficit coram Deo,quo a

faluationem noftri a peccato amp; a morte, eft remiffi peccati fidestfiue, ut apertius

apertius clarius dicamjcft donum mifen'cordi� Dei,quo pcccat� gV�/ tisremictumur, propter Chriftum, iUis qui creduntnbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;�t�quot;/

nauita aliundefperaridebet, qn�perh�eeandemmChnftu fidem^i. tut neciuftificatio feu liberatio apeccato alitei* ullt�pote nbsp;fipcr Euanpclq promiflionem credant, peccataO^gra isnbsp;ptcrChriftum.Cluanquamfideiuftiamp;bcati,neceflano pr�ftental q

c!^ ad huius dem�ftrarion�,ego in prgfentia Utarnon multis ex�plis� Igiturlo�ncs BapEifta,ille Chriftianifmi perfelt;n:iffittiusformator,ctnbsp;'�templar doccnd� pietatis, agitutrunque,hoceft, pr�dicat remiilio/nbsp;peccati fidemper Chriftum. Sicenim illi dat teftimonium, ut refer/nbsp;loarim'sprinio.Ecccagnus Dei,qui tollitpeccata mundi. Idem haticnbsp;�pfampr�dicationemconi�gitcum p�nitenti�dodrina,in quaeftprgnbsp;'^�cadodeobedienti� noftr� iufticia�de c�ntritiolleinquam, Si d� ope/nbsp;�^'Bus,per gratiam iuft�ficatorum,bonis.Sic tarnen coniungit h anc gra/

amp; operum noftrorum doc^rinam, utnoritribuatrtifiuni Chrifto Ic fii quodnosiuftiftceta pcccato: amp; faluos facia tab �tern� morte, quat�/nbsp;�^Uscredimusineum. Sicenimamp;Ioan.itj.deeiufdemteftimoniofcribi/nbsp;Pater diligit filium, amp; omniadedit in manu eius.Qui credit in fili/nbsp;habet uitam �ternam:quiautem incredulus eft filio, non uidebit uinbsp;^^n,fed ira Dei manet fuper �o*

Rurfus tarnen operum iufticiam,quam nospr�ftemus,requiritioart cxij�ica nobistfedtanquam iuftici�fidei frudum.Quouidelicettnbsp;^doleainusdepeccatis admiifis:amp;per uit�nouitatem probemus, nosnbsp;^crecred�diGe in Deum, uererefipuiffe. Quare nunquamfieri anobis,nbsp;^�ceptaoperabona,ea opinione 2lt; mente dtbent,ut illis iufticiam no

^ocenim qui fadunt, Slt;talibusopinionibus�perantur, illiderogant ^tati�8lt;: redemptori Chrifto.Necp enimrequiritcondirionaliter obe/nbsp;J'^nti� noftr� opera Euangelium,utilia iufticiam 8C faluationem no/

R'atuitorum illorum,per qu� iufticia amp;falus nobis don�tur, quatenus gratiam Chriftum Iefum,unicum ilium mediatoreni grati�,credi/

Ex quo fane abunde liquet, quo neceflitas bonorum operum locO Nfwj��fx� 6^ *^^reatur haberitn -�n nlin rcrre.ni�i ur oui in iuflid� or�fta? �ocati f�nr. norit optrib

ter in omnibus niorcm gerant� P�nitentiam aganttuiuantiuftid�,^ glori� Del* Quod eft,ut dixi,per iufticiam bonorum operum cupidiffinbsp;mefcr�iantDeo:tanqgIorificaturieum,pro Chrifto,cumgratiaR�adjnbsp;one. Vt fie etiam alios trahat ad iufticiam �i. pietat� Chriftian�:atcp adnbsp;glorificandum Deum,corde,ore,amp; fimilibus alrjsoff�cijs,inomniui0nbsp;fua,dignis Deo,amp;his qui in gratiamfuntrecepti. luxta illud:(�c�uceacnbsp;lux ueftra coram hominibus, ut uideant opera ucftrabona,amp;glorin''nbsp;cent patrem ueftrum qui in c�lis eft�

Hoc fine predicate bon a opera, redlumeft 3cpi�:cum fitpcccatorts per grati� fid� inuitaread uit� nouitatem, feu ad obedientiam ahqu^ninbsp;fitperfeftaobcj**^nbsp;cntia ad legem, tam� placet Deo,quod ex fide in Ch rift� effluicdondc�nbsp;cft cultus Dei, non em alio fine principaliore fit, quamglorific�diigt;nbsp;ftudio. Cert� ut iufticiam amp; falut� fibi mereant, qui in Chrift� crtdwnbsp;runt,fieri non poteft. Et de talibus folis operibus rede didtur, quodna^nbsp;� b�ant fuapr�mia inc�lis. Eftoenim, n� fintipfa iufticia,q^�^fnbsp;cato amp; a morte faluamur, tarnen funt iufticip eff��us amp; frudus� Idofconbsp;in fide iuftificatis coronant. Adhunc ueromodu ipfum quoCf loanncmnbsp;baptift� prgdicafte bona opera hgceius uerba teftanuP�iiittnt^^^�^^�nbsp;adpropinquauitemregn� c�lof�z. Sicenimpoenitentiam prxdicarc�nbsp;eft inuitare peccatores ex fide gratig ad melius uitg inftitut�.�odeninbsp;ill ud eiufd�: Facit� ergo frudus dignos p�nitentig. Sic em loquit i lus �nbsp;qui fimulantpotiusq aguntpccnitenti�rincreduIisuidelicetDeo,nbsp;mulate ac fide Chriftianis. Nihilenim obfcure fignificat, uer� illam innbsp;De�, amp; lefum Chriftumfid�,non elfe ociofam,fterilemnbsp;fam.H�cenim ubiuera contigit homini, edit per fedulam amp;diligoigt;nbsp;tem multiplicium mmidatorumDeiobferuationem, plurimos iuftid�nbsp;frudus.

Hgcfuntminime�fcitanterobferuaftda, ne qui fefallantac dedpi�t, cxiftimantes quod cred�t in Deum, c� fine omnibus pietatis amp; iufticiaenbsp;operibus uiuant:quin eti�flagitiofe uiuant, operibus carnisfcruientes,nbsp;certoamp;inf�llibililigno qgt;lpirituChrifb'careant, uacui �manes Deo,nbsp;ficutdocetur Rom.viq.debitoresfum�s,n� carrii.amp;c.amp; Gal.v.ubi da/nbsp;rcdicitur, quod qui operibus carnis indulgent neque�tfaluar�. NecelTcnbsp;cftigitur taiesfinefide amp; fpiritu Dei egifl�. Rurfus ibidemdocetur,nbsp;quod qui Chnfti funt,carnem fuamcrucifigantcum affedibusamp;connbsp;cupifeentijs: ergo uera fide amp; fpiritu Chrifti fuerunt amp; funt pr�diti.nbsp;�tac^p ualdepernidofeerrant, quiputant in fequoque elfe notidam Ddnbsp;amp; fidem in Chriftum,quicarnaliter uiuunt�cum fit impoffibilejUeramnbsp;fidem in te elle, cui non fit coniun da bonorum operum iufticia. H�cnbsp;eft enira efficadafidei, quod totum hominem renouat:amp;dus uit� mnnbsp;Bcrfaiion�

ucrfationem in. melius mut�t,ut alios cHcdus taccam .Quaproptcr mini mum cefl�nt^qui uerecrediderunt,iuftici� grati�, qu� eft fidei in Chrinbsp;ftum, ftudio bonorum operum inomni uita fua orn are: fic uidelicetil/nbsp;los crudiente amp; exerccnte gratia Dei. Vt Paulus teftatur, in epiftolaadnbsp;Ticum cap.q. Adparuitenim, inquiens, gratia Deiamp;^faluatorisnoftrinbsp;omnibus hominibus,erudiens nos,ut abnegantcs irripietatem amp; feculanbsp;riadefideria, modcfte,iufte 8d pieuiuamustexpetftant�sbeatam fpem 8dnbsp;adparitionem glorigmagni Dei, amp; faluatorisnoftrilefu Chrifti. Quinbsp;d�dit Cemet ipCum pro nobis,ut nosredimeret ab omni iriiquitatetSd munbsp;daretfibi populum peculiara-n,fe(ftatorem bonorum operum i

Et hgc de ratione qua eoniungi debent,t� in dodtrinaq in uita Chrp ftiana,tum gratig fides,t�opera bona. Oportetcni ut ftdei, quam prgitnbsp;Contritio,prioresdemus:amp;fignateatcp exprenedoceamus,tamremif/nbsp;fion� pcccati,quain �tern� uitam,nulli aliter contingerc, quam per fidenbsp;inChriftum.Pofterioresautobedientignoftretribuamusznempe, quanbsp;itifticiam fidei, in ornni uita noftra exerceamus, illud operadantes, ucnbsp;Deum amp; redemptor� Chriftum pro oratia glorificemustfimiliter dla uinbsp;tgnoftre conuerfauone alios ad glorincandum Deum inuitemus.!uftifinbsp;catio em noftri coram Deo,non per opera n jftra/ed hac rationeamp;: hocnbsp;ordin^^ coiitingit: Dex fuo prindpali officio St ufu arguic amp; accufat no^ *'^�**'nbsp;ftra Liicia peccata. Euangcli�uerooffert promifTionem gratigamp; falunbsp;tisperCbrift�, amp;credentesineampromift�onemabfoluitapeccato�lt;nbsp;amortc.Item pronunciatiuflos,filiosDei5lt;uitg�ternghgredes. Ideonbsp;perterrefatfti agn ition e Dei irati aduerfus peccata SC peccatores ex lege,nbsp;t^ecene haben t fc redpere ad promiff�on� gratie 8d credere: qnidchoc uinbsp;ddicec,quod per gratuitaramifericordi�Dei, propter Chriftu accipiatnbsp;pcccatiamp;delicftoru omnium remiftionemttumiuftici� imputa tionem,nbsp;dlius que eft Chrifti, ipfamadeo gternam uitamin Chrtfto.Sed hgcnbsp;R^atie iufticia opetatur in credente, utditftum eft, nouam aliam Sd fan/nbsp;^amuitarri.

Ergo neceflaria eftquidem in hominc faluando aliqua Cotritio:qua co�/�/w,-videlicet file ad timor� Dei et ueros confcien tig pauores,adeoq� ad defpe ''ationem meriti iufticig fug, agnitione peccati fui amp; iudicior� Dei, pro-'nbsp;�^otieattut fitiateuangelium gratia:,percp grati� iuftidam faluus effi/nbsp;^ht. luxta il�udtpfal. cxlvi.Qui fanat contritos corde, alligatcotritio-*nbsp;^fseoBz. Nam quid hoc eft aliud, quarriaffirmare de Deo, quod nonnbsp;^ntritosnon fanatC Ouare etiamfi contritionulli mcreaturfaluatione.

Sc� firiutttcurat�onem Dd,ignari fui peccati.Quapropttf n�cfaluarf pof lunt�inepduiddicctad iuftici�grati� rccqjtionem�

Rurfus Contritio,line fidepromiffioms Eu�geli},de rcmifl�onc pcc^ OLti per Chriftum, etiam abforbet pecatorem �terna faluns defperatio'*nbsp;ne.Magnaadeonecef��as�ftf�dej\ amp; confolationum euangeltj,in ho*nbsp;mine uerc contnto : nec poteft tali confuli, quam per gratiae de Chriftonbsp;promifl�on�, Ideo quodattinetad luftificarionisdodriti�, uaniffimi c5nbsp;menti eft dodrina fcholafticor� Theologor�^q�a pr�dicantremifl�c''

Ad hockacB utilis eft homini uera Contritio:ut illi fuamaK nec eft grati� f/des, nifi qua agnofeit homo, gratiam gratisfibipropki^nbsp;folum Chriftum dart

Porro finepromiff�onis gratip fide,quaContrnifanamur,inq; fpcJ^ remiflionis peccati amp; uitg�tern�erigimur,accipicntes in cordibusntknbsp;ftrispacem,nulJpiufticignoftr�pIacere Deo,uel accept� efl� coram illonbsp;tx)ftenttamp; nemo ororfus ooftet in ftudio meliaris uit� retincri. N�p^^nbsp;uerax iufticip ftudi� in alrjs, q qui eu�ge�iocrcd�t:amp;: fpintu Chriftigt^nbsp;bernantur. Ergoc�credimuseuangelio, amp;fideftatuimusDe�nobi5nbsp;propiti� eiTc,propterChrift�,tunc incipimus ipfum glorificare,uoluft

tttfgt;monids,8e pr�ccptis c�us obcdirc. Qu^pptct ^quc �ah� cfi amp; friu� i�, quodultra pharifaicg c�tritionis confida m�rita fcholaftici theol�ginbsp;niultaprgdic�tdediled�one,dec^operib�sdiIedicnis,cSprorhinjonunbsp;gratig, aut fidei promifl�on�, null� ufq faciat m�tion�: Imo necp pofl�ncnbsp;�uangelfj gratig mcmim�Te.Quiaremifl�oti� peccati cxiftimantpendercnbsp;ex c�ditione meritoRi �d dignitatis noftrg:amp; ncfci�t gratuit� cf�c. H�cnbsp;eauffaeftiftis, qilod ubi dicendum cratdehonofe Ghrifti,ibi fuo mo/nbsp;re dedignitate iufticiarum ration is contionentur.

Itat^fciamus Chriftian�,nemin�po(reuercamareDcl3rn,auti�gcni[ proxim 5 propter De�, nifiprim�intelligat, q�omodoperueneritadnbsp;��econciliation�,adeptus peccati remifl�on�,Qua,ppter danda eft opera,nbsp;^cognito peccato ex lege,ad euangeli� grati�c�fugiamustamp;difcamusnbsp;'X illo, De� gratis noft[?2mif�reri,Si gratis remitterenoftra pcccata nogt;nbsp;'^�spropter Chriftum, quatenuS cfedimusineum. N� tuncdem�fpirigt;nbsp;dilig�ndi Deum fuper o�a,tun�leg� et proximum,^ppter De�,accfnbsp;Pieinus. Nec intelliguntfophift�fen�pr�dicare diledtioncDeiJednbsp;priuatumamor�,eoquoddocenthomiriefibiperiufticias�egisme/nbsp;i^eri: cum gratiam , amp;peccati remifl�onem, tum �ternam uitam�

Proindccontrit� �d territ� lege confeienti� fanat Deus: Sf fanatqui/ ^�per euangelii ^min�onem,amp; confolation� ill�,dc remifl�one peccatinbsp;Rratuitaper Chriftum: qu� nosfidcrecipereoporfet:qdc�m fit, eft�citnbsp;^gt;nul a gratia,ut dile�io Dei in nobis inchoct:nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;inchoata crefcatfub

�Me Si. confirmetur. Similiter kgis proximi diledio: qu� fequitur ui �^nouitas, ilia qua uoluntati Dei fer�ire, obfequi amp; gratificari ftudegt;nbsp;�^118. Intelligentes nihil opus efl�c, ut nobis fer�iam�s: quibus uidelicetnbsp;phriftus feruiuit,8ifua morte promeruit �ternam faluationeni*nbsp;*^huncmodum, cumnobisfermoeft,defideiuftific�tehosSifaluate^nbsp;Mdeociofa aliqua Si uanamentis qualitatcfabulamur : quo modo d�nbsp;^�bitufi(3einug�tur fcholaftici thcologi inc�mento de fide formata*nbsp;loquimur de uera ilia Si faluifica noticia Dei patris Si lefu Chrifti,nbsp;Mafofa a peccato Si morte liberamur, Si con feienti� pace accepta glogt;

Si uoluntati dei feruimus. Quia impoflibile eft ueram fidc,non eff� c(rediledione,noninchoarealios mor�s, �utn�operari tlo�� uita,nbsp;Dei dign�. Scholaftici aut� eand�fid� tribuunt, pfjs pariter Si ininbsp;^Isrnec difeernunt piosabimpi)s,nifip�rfol�diledion�. Q�odfatisnbsp;^'�^bat, eos non fidei in Ch rift� ,fcd dilediori i Si iufticfjs noftris,tjribucnbsp;��ftification�: adpellatione aut� fidei tm illudereimperitis.Si em nonnbsp;Mlificat fides nifi propter diledion�,ergo diledio magis iuftificat. Ifttnbsp;��r cont�dunt.nihil nofte fidLnifi meritodiledionis: Q�are noas'nofi�

gru� uidelicet amp; c�dign i, fed qu� eft audacia amp; tenieritas,docere quod per opera diledtionisnoftra iuftificemur:cumfacrglitergteftent, quodnbsp;per fldem gratig Sf redemptoris Chrifti iuftificcmurC VtRom.i'q. lufti-'nbsp;ficatigratis, per gratia ipfius.�per redemption�qugeftin Chriftolefu,nbsp;Ifti ergo fofmniatores,quosdixi,nominanc quidein fidem, quandodi*'nbsp;cunt,nos iuftificari fide formata:fed reuera fen ti�t acdocent, quod petonbsp;peradilcdionis noftraiuftificemur, Vthacderein fupcriorel.brofc-*nbsp;cundo h uiLis comentanj copiof ius fcripfi; Non ein repert� eft hoc comnbsp;mentu ,de fide formar�,ut difeernat fide ueram afi�ta�feduc gloria Chri/nbsp;fti abolear,ac tranfferatlilam iniufticiasrationis�nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;,

Quid mukisc'Scholaftici amp;^rem5(fphrafim fcripturgamiferut,co^ licet prom oueruntiJfo dogmate de merito fidei format�. Quia iuftm^nbsp;rqiufti S' �Lift�ci� adpellariones, fomnianc duiliteref��acdpienda�o^ u-*nbsp;gnificarenoftrasqualitatcs,motus,habitus,acuirtutesnoftras.QpPP*.nbsp;litualiter S theologice accipi debenc,de ali�na bcneficentia,alicni^^^^*nbsp;tibus acuirtutibus:nempe,dedonograti�amp;meritis iuftiftcaf^'�nbsp;fti.H�cenim per promiffionis grati�, Snoftrg fidei in

UJliJicari. nofl-rarnevitaS noftr� uirtutes, Nam Iuftificari,cft reputarifeuprouugt;' ciariiuftumn'dquodufitatius nunc dicitur, abfolui a peccatonbsp;roabfolui fitper gratuitam condonationem omnium dcli�orui�uo/nbsp;ftror� nomine Chrifti, in quem credimus. Et h�cdc iuftificationcic^nbsp;quire copiofeexplicataRomurj.amp; iii).Item ad Gat.rj.Sin�nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;.

Longe igitur alia res eft iuftificatio, quam pr�dicant foplifi�*^��'^� enirn pcdcc ex dign ira te rioftraru m u irtutum: fed tota fi t, per gratoira n'nbsp;remiftion�peccati, S acceptatione noftri apud Deu, propter Clu� �nbsp;luflut^nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;y J.nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;intelligas,non alium dici,auc efle coram Deo, nifi e^*

peccatum imputaturtutiepnon alienum, fedfuum Spriuatum. ipfi Domino fcruatori Chrifto lefu, aliter imputata Cunt ali�na� hocnbsp;eft, noftrauicia atc^ peccata. Quia Dominus uoluiteum efte preciumnbsp;propeccato: S fatilfacerefuamorteproomniudelidis.ii Cor.v.Eum,nbsp;qui nonnoueratpeccat�: pro nobispeccat�fecit, utnos efFiceremuriU''nbsp;fticiaDeiinipfo.

lamhuiciuftici�fidei,coniij(ftaeft quid�donatio fpiritusfan�ti.'cu ius �irtute eff�citur,ut in nouitate uit�ambulemus. Sed nemoprop^nbsp;iftanouitatem eft iuftusautbeatus cor� Deo,cum adhucfitimperrecia

� omnis obedienti� noftr� iufticia. Beati tarnen, qui ex fiderc�a cperati funt:auc indigna paft� pro nomine Clirifti.Sicutdocct Matth.v.Cu autnbsp;de iufticia fa�uantc agitur, non intelligamus iuft� dici, pr�tcrq eum eutnbsp;luntremifta peccara,propterGhrift�:necob aliud,qper ftdem,remininbsp;peccati,net nine Chrifti. Qui facftuseft nobisaDeo fapictia, S iufticianbsp;SfanftificatioSredemptio, utquigloriaturin Domino glorietur.

Infumma,quotie5deiufticiafaluantedicendumeft, oportctnudcdc Dcneficqs grati� agcre: �i. nullo modo ad action es uirtutum noftrarunbsp;fffpicere, nifi de illis ut effedibus iuftidg faluands loquan's* Fide em minbsp;fct�icordig^amp;: propitiatoris Chriftifumus iufti:non propter rtoftrasuirtunbsp;^cs.Quanqueiszeft, obedien�amoperisnoftririecen�riamefl�,amp;irtznbsp;^hoaUon�quandamiuftici� legis:fed ilia habet aU�f�nem,qu� ut peccanbsp;�^femiffion�ea qup:amus.Dixiautem fupradeiUi'usfine. Neceft I'nutinbsp;^Kociofaautuanalogomachiainhociuftici'� fidei operumnoftroR^nbsp;'^ifcrimine:fed nece(�ariadodrina,qua fua laus Deo,gratl� amp; red�pt�/nbsp;�^^Chrifto afl�ritur. Item homini dtuin� nom�, operatio �C eff�dus deinbsp;�^crogantur.�ut qui no poteft fibi mereri donum remiffionis pcccati amp; uinbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;*

^�terne.H�ceni funta (olo Chrifto:qui uenit faluum facerepopulu nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;quot;t

Itai^ prodeft acnecenariumcft hocdifcrimen iuftid� fidei amp; ope/ noftrorum exade ten ere: quod in illo rede docemur,quorfum nosnbsp;'^operando oporteat fpedare, nenomeri amp; gloriam Dei, ipfi nobis fa/nbsp;^�egi tribuamus.Nos enim pcccatores fumus:amp; baud quaquam poHunbsp;�^'^speriulhciasnoftrasbcati,autiufti,autfalui,coram Deoefle. Quanbsp;{^�quot;Opter retinendaSC urgertda eft h�cdodrin� ueritas: quiaconfeffio/nbsp;Deo 8^ liberator! Chriftodebemus.Debemus pr�tereare/nbsp;kobareimpias opiniones demcrito amp; dignitate iuftidar� noftrarum;nbsp;H^ia mergunthominem ininteritum �tern� condemnationis. Sunt ei^nbsp;^�icio incredulitatis: qua beneficia grati� negantur.Ideo Paulus hiiiusnbsp;��^pietatem,cum alias, turn in epiftola ad Rom. amp; Gal. grauiflime op/nbsp;l^�gnat.Scd amp; Chriftus cotra hanc impietatem incredulitatis,quam dinbsp;^^,nomen glorie fug fibi aflerit: imo uita gternam nob is. Nam obfcura/

8^ opprelFa Chrifti gloria,necefle eft,ut in peccato,morte condent p.^tione per maneamus. Hue facit illudloan.x. Ego fum oftium, per menbsp;\4uis incroieritfaluabit.Ite,xiit). Ego fum uia:ueritas: Si iiitatncmo uenbsp;ad pattern,nifi per me. Huiufmodi ante pofltint colligi innumera tcnbsp;^�naonia,quibusdeiufticia grati�docemur: ne ipfiper iuftidasnoftrasnbsp;r^ftraatep impie faluationgm nobis qu�ramus, fed per fidem gratt�enbsp;��^ftidas noftras pr�ftemus�

Haec dixi in loco, quo me accingo adbonorum operum pr�dicati�/ ^:ad iufticiam obedienti� no�r� erga legem. Docendi funt enimnbsp;P^^atis Chriftian� ftudiofi,qua animorum puritate ac fide debeant adnbsp;y�^eepti operis boni impletion� accedere:fec^ prgparare ad cultum nottnbsp;^pi� amp; pharifaicum legis. Debet cm in operando, gratuito obfequio*nbsp;fouire amp; obfequi �iusuol�tatiftta ut gratis uocati furit Si. reicepti innbsp;F^dapropter Chrift�.N�alioquinunqpoteruntuoluntati Deipurenbsp;Qpi enim peccati remilfioneni amp; uip per m�rita Si fatiffadi��s

opcrum fuorum qucrunt, ifti prgterquam quod iuftidam gratte fiflima impietatenegant, etiamiiephandaamp;abominabiliidolatrian �nbsp;feruiununeq^ quicquam minus agunt, quam quod feruiantDco,nbsp;tam� aliud nihil agere uideri uelint,quam fepure colereDeum,eic�l^nbsp;uire: fedfallunturin femetipfis^amp;aliosfiillunt, quosfecumtrahunt'��nbsp;eundemopinionis erroremamp;impietatem. Sedh�camp;huiusmodip^nbsp;ra,de iufticia fidei et operu, fuis qu�ep locis copiofius pertra�abinj^�'nbsp;lam dcnicp uol�s exhiberebonorum operum dodrinam, ilhm nnbsp;ordine quo in Decalogo pr�cepta eft tradam: quin ipfum Decal^gJnbsp;difcentibus propon am, ex quo amp; a Ch rifto amp; ab Apoftolis, atc^nbsp;Kethodut iu abomnibusprophetiscolligitur illaoperum, qu^funtneceflariaiopnbsp;ftici^operum m'tentiaiuftorum,dod:rina.FonseftenimDecalogus, amp;nbsp;tioflrorunt.nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;quidam,continens iuftici� noftri operis amp; noftre obedientis^�H^i^

Deo debemus, exadam defcriptionem.Seruire enim Decalogup^^^p tantumad accufationem peccati, in carnalibus: uerum eriarnnbsp;nam,quam exprimant ren ati. Si. in omni uita fua inuiolatanif�^^�^'�nbsp;fe notumeft. Quanquam uerum cft, iufto non pofitamel�^nbsp;cut Paulus teftatuni TimothJ. ItemHieremiasgt; Cap.xxxi. NoJ�nbsp;bituirproximum fuum.Tamen legeutiturille, utdodrioa�ol�^�,^^^;nbsp;Dei: etiamfi ut exadoreSioppreflbre confcientiarum ilbnbsp;debeatnecpoftit,

Pfoindein dodrinap�nitenti�,non prophetgfolum,u^i^*^ Chriftus Si Apoftoli, fgperedeunc nobifcum ad legem:acdoccgt;^*:nbsp;lo uerbo,quidageredeceat Si operari,quid fugereSi uifare,coslt;�^nbsp;promiftionis gratigfidem,uere funt conuerfi ad Deum.nbsp;dem Deusomnesgratigfilios,quorumomnesiuftiaefuntniot�^� \ gt;nbsp;tus Candi:fed retinet tarnen rninifterium uerbi fui in ecdefia,nbsp;piorum animos. Si mouet cordaipforum, Si effidc ut prop�r�can^^'',nbsp;geuoluntatem fadant. Quapropter uriliseftSineceflariaD^cal^�rnbsp;gnitio,quiain illo docemurqug opera placeant Deo Sinbsp;bis, ne decepti ad opera non pr�cepta, ad inania illa Si ociofanbsp;rumhominum,conuertamur.

HasergorationesSihgccxempla,inhoctcrtiolibro,quieritd^ cribus iuftificatorum ,ut dixi,fequar:Si Decalogi enarrationemnbsp;fcribam. Qua perfpicuum fiat, ipfum quo(^ Chriftum Si Apoi^^�nbsp;in prgdicatione bonorum operum,nihil quam interpr�t�s legis ag^nbsp;inde Si obedienti� erga Dccalogum nos adhuc debitoresnbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;.�ij

EtiarafiiUene�^ accularenet^ damnarepoflit, eosquiuereinC*^ lefumcredunnEatenus enim,non fumusfublege:fed fubgraoa*nbsp;autem tres libri partes.�Si in prima,adiuuate me gratia Dei, Sinbsp;fu Chrifti^fcribamdeprgceptooperebono� In fecundaautem,

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open�s �mpIetioneS^ quomodo inchoataobedientia placeat Deo,in ilt� qui Euangelio cred iderutic. In tertio denicp adqciam adpendicem de fa/nbsp;cramcntis. Nam amp;facramentorum ufus pertinet ad fidei iuftificatorumnbsp;exercitationem, confirmatione 0^ confeflionem; quo amp; dotflrina legisnbsp;fa-uit.Tametfi no Icgis fed Eqangelrj adpendices fint facram�tatquodnbsp;quorfunidfcam, fuolocoaperiam. Quia uero ctiam difputari folet, innbsp;oonorum operum prgcepta do�lrina,quatcnusfitlex abrogata, amp; qua/nbsp;tenus maneat, ab hacqu�ftionefumarn initiu,huius deoperibus libri,nbsp;9'nern inftitu i. Quern ucinam Cbriftus lefusfuo fpiritu in me, pro glcMnbsp;��anominis fu!,Slt;^ utilitate totius ecclefi�,abfoIuau�MEN�.

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Enarratio Decalogijnquaprimu,deautoritateamp;fpartibuslegist ttem,decogniiioneDei5lt;u�roeiuscultu�nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;CAP. Ik

Eiarracio primi preceptirNo habebis Deos alienos cora me. C AP.llk �epluraktate Deorum alienor�, amp;deduplici id�latriadt�, quid fitnbsp;fJeuhabcre,8d de uaria primi prgcepti tran fgrelfione.nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;Cx�P.Ulk

Deuicijs in tranfgreffione primiprgcepu,exquibus decotrarijsope/ *'�ousbonis,in illopreceptis,poteritiudicarknbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;CAP.V.

De pcenis uiolati Decalogi: 8lt; contraries prgn-ips, eorumaquibus tiandara Decalogi,fine impijs opinionibus, feruantur�nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;CAP. Vk

Enarratio fecudi prgcepti,deiuftida oris:N5alfumes,8^c.CA. Vik Enarratiotertq prgceptijdefabbathireligione CAP.Vliknbsp;^narratio polferioris partis Decalogi:ef primo depar�tibus honor�dis*nbsp;CAP. IX.

In fecunda parte pofterioristabulg Decalogiun quafuntgeneralia ^�'?cepta,dedile�ioneergaomnes.nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;CAP.X.

in pofterioris tabulg Mofaici Decalogi terti� parte, de concupifc�cia. CAP.Xknbsp;De mosaic ae legis Abrogation e.

Az Arie difputari folet, de Mofaicg legis abrogatioetde cjuamihi qcp ab huiuslibriinitiononihildicendSeft, priufqdeprpccptooperenbsp;^t^no,ex lege plenius dift�rere pergam. Neceife eft cm Chriftiano pla/nbsp;J^noiTe^que pars diuinai^ legu in Chriftiana do�rina debeat retineri:nbsp;^quomodo ac quatcnusfitneceflaria in fpiritualicultu, queerga Deunbsp;P^^ftare iuflificati debemus,uiuedomodefte, fobrie,iufteamp; pie. Nonnbsp;jtn fic abrogata eft lex,quafi eius ufus apud Chriftiaiios nulbs pofiit efnbsp;I quafi legij docftrina fitperfe inutilisamp;ociofa.Longeem faniusdenbsp;felltire etjinuciare debemustac fcire,plurimu utiles elfe leges.nbsp;^*^priniis aut, Decalogu habere multiplice ufum, quo Chriftiani penknbsp;non queantcarere.

Cum igitLir dccerti�tudinc �tErmitatedogmatum Chriftianorum, pronunciandum fitnoSis ,non m'G exfcnpcJs Eu�geliftarumamp;f Apo''nbsp;ftolorurn,fatis confi�t,tain expr�dicanoneChnfti, quam Apoftolo/nbsp;rum, quod in dodtina cuangelicaChriftiana Decalogi mandatanbsp;uantur:nelt;^ pof�� hecomitti,qu�ujdelic�tpertinentad pccnitend�donbsp;�trinam, qua de nouitate uit� noftrac docemur, Accedit deinde amp;iHanbsp;ratio fcruandi ac retinendi Decalogi:quia cotninet dodrinam fimoris,nbsp;ddedioniSjfiducie amp; fpei in Deum: Item,diledionis 80 pacis crga proxinbsp;mum. Denicjj,quia Decalogi pr�cepta, funtfcripta in natura: idcif'nbsp;CO non poffunt omitti aut aboleri.

C�riinonig aut�amp; foren (es Mofi leges fine periculo omitti poHo � � Necenim funtampliusneceflari�obferuatu,poftChriftumgio*'*iit�nbsp;tum,uc Decaiogi mandata: fed funt liberp ,uidelicet, res medi� Adi�'ir��nbsp;h ! s qu i in Ch ri ftum cred i der un t. Ideo line con fc ien ti � paiculonbsp;mus illis ut�quin etiam cum laude iufticig�amp;ampiifTimo mcr/foinnbsp;fi quis proximi inf rmioris refpectu illas feruarit, ha utnbsp;ab Apoflolis,initio ecclefi� nafcentis. Etquanquam hiiiufoio^*nbsp;planunc nulla Tint in ecclefia: tarnen fimihafuntin obfa�uationcmand�nbsp;torum homin um,rerum per fe mediarum, Vt in efu carniui�nbsp;tiaillarum�aut fimilium. Nam qui Molaicas c�rimoniasfomniant dnbsp;. , mortiferasamp;resuicijfaspofl:�hriftumglorificatum,illitgt;JT^^^�'nbsp;Mortif�re funten�n pernitiof�tuncdemum, quandonbsp;r�M. '* guntureirenecen�ri�adiuflificationem: ^credunturmeritumgrad^nbsp;�dremiffionispeccafi habere. Neep folum c�rimonic:fedipf�j�^�^nbsp;Decalogi facratil�im� pr�ceptiones.ln fumma, quecunqp

B quibufeunq^ tradit� funt,auttradipoffunt. Sicutleftaturilli-idPau.i-Gal.v. Nihil uobiscum Chrifto eft, qui in lepe iultifieamini�� excidiflis.

Retineri tarnen in dodrina,et obferuari in omni uita Chriftianoro^ Decalogi mandata debent: quia, utdocui, continentiuftici�fpir^^^�nbsp;drinam,pertinentq; ad pocnitenti�pr�dicationem. Atc^rimonian��nbsp;amp;foraifiumlegum,de Mofaicisloquor,aliaratio efl. Quiaill�hg*�,nbsp;partesferuieruntad confrituendam amp; conferuandam Ifraeluarump�l*nbsp;an; hem, adconferuandam in illopopulo promif�i'onumde Chr*nbsp;fidem. Ideo nih d opus fuit,durare eas legis partes,ultra tempus exhiDinbsp;ti amp; reuelati in orbeChrifti. Sicut nec pminnerunt unquamadal'2nbsp;Gentes.�qu�nuncrcgnante Chrilfomultominusgrauariillispodoof'nbsp;Sed Decalogi mandata talia funt, ut eius pr�cepta opera neceffario feo�'^nbsp;perab omnibuspr�ftentur: ficutetiamillor� omnesfemper debito*'-��nbsp;fuerunt. Hincenim amp; in ojmnaturam funtfcripta a Deo.�idconbsp;.obligaat. N ec eft onus, obedienti� operum De calogi debitorem lt;�

� a exadto debiti iuftificaaoni s per decalogum, c on diriq ill� i mpoffibu gt;s ac�jpi�rijg uit� p�c pr�ceptam Decalogi lufticiam, 2lt; ira leg�s ac rtianbsp;;^*^oqu� confequitur imperfedam obedi'enti� noftr�iuftidan�,nbsp;'�lentimportabilia oneratqu� uidelicet (une �brogata per gratiam, nonnbsp;f^*^en nifi in illis qui per euangelium in Chrift�m lefum credunt. kac�nbsp;-trina timoris 2lt; diledionis man et ac retinetur:qua etiam cum fummanbsp;^^JupcateferuiuntDeoilli qui per euangelium in gratiam amp; Chrift�mnbsp;kfumerediderunt.

Eft pr�terea alius ufus Decalogi,qui facit neceftaria eius mandata,iri P��?dicatione amp; doeftrina Chriftiana.Opus eft enim iuftificandisdodrinbsp;��gt;qug faciat ad certam oftenfionem amp; aceufationem peccati eorum: It�nbsp;dcmonftrationem irg iudiciorum Dei aduerfus peccatores� Currinbsp;��*oqui humtliarinonpoftent,necp credere euangelio,aut faluari� Ser/nbsp;'^quot;�eautem Dccalogum ad hanc neceftariamhumtliationem noftri, mubnbsp;^^Pauli fententig teftantuduel�ti ill�,Rom.irj.Per legem agnitio p�c/nbsp;Item il�a Rom. vij. Peccatum nort cognoui,nifi per legem. Con�u/nbsp;P^feentiamenimnefcxebam,nifi lexdiceret,noncortcupifees. Etreliquanbsp;^*Usloci, in quo perfecftifl�mcdocetjper legem non arccri,non prohjbenbsp;^�propne peccatum, feu aboleri perfe�le: fed often di folum aceufari,nbsp;I^irnulq? illa declarari, hominem efle reum uicio domeftid etagnad mornbsp;�teme ire Si. condemnationis. Punit enim Deus uiolationem Decalonbsp;gigterna morte: in hisquin�cred�teuangelio� amp;n� aguntp�nit�tia,

Eft amp; legis quidam politicusufus, qui etiamfi ad iufticiam fpiritus �^cr fe nihil faciat, tarnen eft neceflarius in hac uitafuel propter conferuanbsp;��onern pacis amp; tranquillitatis, hor� tempor� huius corporalis uit�.

In fumma, oportet Decalogi triplicem ufum c�cipere: Si de illo toto ��digiofe (entire Si pronunciare. In carnalibus enim feruit omnium pri/nbsp;j^oaddifciplinam bonorummorum: feu ad politicam iufticiamapudnbsp;domines. luxtaillud Pauli, iTimoth.i. lexeftiniuftispofita. ItemRo.

Principes n� funtterroribeneagentibus, fed male,Nam Miniftri ^^gum funtprincipes Si Magiftratus.�in hocordinati a Deo,ut morumnbsp;^ternorum honeftas ilia in legibus pr�cepta, aliquo modo feruetur acnbsp;^'�opagetur. Qiiamquam enim ilia nemo iuftificetur coram Deo, ramenbsp;' �^oc commoditatis habet, quod ambulantes ineafunt minusmali: amp;nbsp;i S^od illo modo eruditi in lege, amp; anuefalt;fti ad eius difaplinam, meli/nbsp;erud'.ri de Chrifto poftunt,quam qui barbarice, beftialiter Si fine co/nbsp;ition e I egu m u iuunt. Gai. ifj. Lex pgdagogus nofter fuit in Ch nft�:nbsp;^^^tfideiuft'ficemur.

Iliaaurem ratio, qua lex feruit adoftenfionem noftri peccati Si ir� ^i,eftrheologicaamp; fpiritualis: amp; longe po�ofpriore. Nec enimfincnbsp;quifquam conteri in corde, a�t humiliari coram Deo poffet: adeoew�nbsp;DD

nec credere prom�ffionibus euangelq, �i per confequens nec faluus ri.Denic^ in tertio ufu feruic lexiuftificatis,utdodrinauoluntatis Dcinbsp;�d bonoRz operumrqug Deus requirit, ut qui iuftificati (unt fidem exer/nbsp;ceantS^ confirment, adeo(^ lt;refcantinilla,DeuglorifiGantes.Non eirinbsp;poteft retineri fides,ab his qui carnalitcr uiuunt. Primus ufus eft au�is�nbsp;pofteriores duo funt theologici amp; fpirituales. Habet aut� quilibetfiiatnnbsp;c�moditatem,tam necefl�riam Sd urgente, ut uel politicum ufum pr�ternbsp;mittentes pernitiofiffime confulant fibi. NuIIi em qui flagiciofe uiuunt;nbsp;amp; fine p�nitentia manent, poflunt faluari.

Quod uero ad c^rimonias foren fes Mofi leges attinet, iUe ut did�u eft finem fuum habuerunt,tempore quo exhibitus eft amp; reuelatusin ornbsp;be Chriftus.�xpecftari em ac nafci debuit,iuxtapromiffiones Dd, m mnbsp;daico populo Chriftust�ternus Rex amp;;ponpfex,omnium qui in ipfnmnbsp;credunt. Qui poflqu� uenit, 8C glorificatus eftregno �ternoin coclis,nbsp;facerdotioperfuneftus in terris.amp;nuncaduocatum nnfi-nirna2it*n^ce'^

� nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;*nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;'.y

us politig,qug traditaefta Mofetautcultu� externoi^ qualesinc�nmo nrjsfueruntjumbratilibusfigurisreR2corporis Chrifti. Viuft^nbsp;r�gnante Chrifto Iefu,luceo�m, uia, ueritate amp; �terna uita, c^rimo/nbsp;ni� legispenitus defierunt: utdcc�rimoniai^abropationein epiftolanbsp;ad Hebr. elegantiftime difl�ritur.Necaliter iudicarj de corporal! Ifracl'�nbsp;regno debet.�quod uidelicetdurare non debuit,ultra manifeftation�etcrnbsp;ni ac fpiritualis regni,amp;: glorig Chrifti'. Non em fine periculo durarrtilnbsp;la corporalis poliua, a Mofe inftituta. Quia credi poftet,nodum exbibinbsp;turn efteChriftum ilia adhuc int�gr� durante. Qua npter profuit aboienbsp;ri amp; euerti illam politiam;amp;:oportuit fignificatione certam^r��nbsp;tone flatus regni Ifraelitid, Ghriftum iamdudum exhibitueHe.Lege,nbsp;Cen.xlix.NuncigiturregnansChriftus domin�t Sdimperatfpiritualinbsp;potetia Scdiuinaomibus populis; quos etiamfpiritufandogubernat,nbsp;*^^�*bfouet,delendit ac tuetur aduerfus o�m creatura�z iniurias amp;aduernbsp;fan tia mala.

lamioitChriftianilibereutimurpoliticis c�ftitutionibuso�mgcn'' egrimonqs. Ideotoleraripoftunt, quinetiam funtutilesrfi tarnen libergnbsp;relinquant,8lt;f pro rebus medqs inecclefia habeant. Hoceft,fiperniitta/nbsp;mur nil's uti, fineopinioneneceftitatis, uel iuftici�,aut cultustficutnecnbsp;peccatum dicant habere omiflp,nec meritum iufticic obferuate.Sed pronbsp;corporalibusexercitqs habeant:utilibus, fi rudioribus feruiant, nondunbsp;perfefteinftitutisfidein Chriflu. Maxime, fi feruiant ordini in ecdefianbsp;ac fint honor! uerbo Dei. Quam^hos ritus hypocritghabe�tpro funt

�floduma�iarum Gentiumordinationibus conftitutionibus, tarn po *hcis,quam cgrimonialibus,ut(mur fineftdei �a�lura fineconfdenti�nbsp;p�riculo. Nifi utamur i�liSjU� ut medtjsrebus:fed tanq ncceffariisnbsp;ifrtmutabilibus.Tune em leges funt uiciofgtnepe, cum dicuntur me/nbsp;^�tum iuftici� habere obreruat�,aut peccatum aggrauans confcieniianinbsp;G�'3dsem, folaper Chriftum fide iuih'ficamuri neepoteftnbsp;^ofeienriasgrauare^q tranfprefTiomandaroRi Dehutdecalo�i tr�fgref/

Furern (ufpendunt Magiftratus, nulla neceiTaria lege: Ci de legibus ^ggrauannbus coiifcientiasloquaris.Poflet igit poena illain aliam mi/nbsp;tiorem c5mutari:nempe, pro Magiftr�tusarbitrioSd�ol�tate^�nepetinbsp;cjto.lta receptas c�rimonias poteftat� habet ecclefia mutare uel omitte-'nbsp;*�e,pro ut commodum eft. Nec peccat,fi quando mut�t, uel omitti�fi taznbsp;l�jen iudicio faciat,ac cicra fcandalum, uel ordinis turhationeni iri ecclenbsp;fia, Peccaret autem,fihominum coftitutiones pro inuiolabilibus legiznbsp;bushabcrecmulto magisjiretinendaspronunciaret, qu� aliquid inS/nbsp;�noditatis haberent.Sicutconftitutio illadepharifaico c�libatu facerdo/nbsp;tutn, qu�hoc tempore Papifte mordicus retinent,ac iubentretinere, c�nbsp;fitcrudelis,tyrannica,inaudita, plufq barbarica amp;per fe impia, non p�nbsp;fine peccato obferuari: ideo debet aboleri* Et cun�antibus earn epifnbsp;^opis abolere,quilibet boni contenere earn debent, amp; libertat� coniuginbsp;^fum,qua Deus ordinauit, reuocare amp; illauti� Siede quibuflibetalqs

Peccatum eft,fi eu fcandaloamp;f �f��nGbileinf�rmoi^,�iit c�pcrturba^' ti'oneordim's �lt;f pacis tn ecclefia,�ules acp:g cgnmoni� tnoltni.'ffd �ni''nbsp;piascgn'moni'aSjSC impias c�ftitufiones en� uirtus eft conu* ncreamp;abq-*nbsp;cere.Hecn� fucruntpr^tere�da hoc Joco, u�deh'cet mdo�nna de ope'nbsp;ribus per fe neceB�rrjs.� Ic� de Iibertat�Si ufu in medr)s�rgt;e pro n�i d lai'�^nbsp;habeant.quoRi ufuseftlidtuS��tne dic�,neingcner�i bcmini ilult� opinbsp;nion�fan Ataris.aueDerfcfun�od�.oDera amp;fada uiciofa.N�emprO

Deca�og! pt-epfauiuunt.Sunteti�irt�-rf. � nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;*nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;- .

turn lan�um,Decaloo, pr^ceota luxra Uf nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;credennu, p ipin;

Dabolce�n,,am,��,^J,/Xsrdamp; eh: immutab�lis amp; neropni T� ��faitiurft c�legenature, qu�nbsp;Decalc^i inandata^tononpoff� �quot;' Hwfg,turomn�arguuflt,nbsp;non p�Scrih��X�rern��7amp;aquot;^^^ qof quiad

baton�'*?�P^'I�osefEe. LongeueroimpoITi/ 'onueranr'nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;S^d�ia pf^nS.M^4

forenlium legum Mofaicarum� ut qu� funt Ifraelitis folummodo tradi ad tempus reuelationis glorification is �efu Chrifti, ficut pau/nbsp;ioante docui. Nulla enim nuncnecefl�tas eft illat^ l^umt quineti�bo/nbsp;ftum eft utile penitus aboliras ei��. Qu�admodurn prodeft lud�orunbsp;polidam prorfus deftru�fam efTeznefiduraret, ambig��faceret Chriftinbsp;S'ils, num Chriftus exhibitus efteuQuia nifi exhibitus ef5�t,impoftibilenbsp;fuiftetregnum �udeor^in totumfoluiamp;aboler�ficutianlfaftumcflcuinbsp;^emusCupra mille�d quingentosannos.Docuitarnenfupra, qialiber/nbsp;t�teinteorum fitSd licit�m Chriftianis, aliquid ex Mofaicisconftkutionbsp;nibuSjCgrimoniarum Scforenfium leg�, fibi ufurpare. Nec enim ui�o/nbsp;^uiTi eft in illis,nifi opinio neceft�tatis, amp; iuftificationis qu�rend^ ex lenbsp;g'bus. Ac docet in Act. cap. xv. Lucas, au tor it a te ApoftoloRr,quafdamnbsp;Mofaicas c�rimonias,nimirum fcandali uitandi caufla, per liberamdi/nbsp;lciftionem,feruandas in ccclefia,inftitutumfuifle: quasomnesobferu�/nbsp;dones,�taspoftea tempora in fide confirmatorumj aboleuit. Sed utnbsp;hudc pietatts non caruit, aliquas c�rimonias c� infirm is feruare,Sd nonnbsp;protintisabolere omnes:ita necefle fuit, profitendg puritans fidei cauffanbsp;apud aduerfarios euangelq,eosquicredideruntpertinadbus hypocritisnbsp;in nullo cedere. Vtra cp ratio obferuari a nobis debet, in obferuari�ibos

Decalogusuero fictantumabrogatuseft,neiushabeatexigendide/ Abrogati bitumiuftificationis,per pr�ceptam perfetfti operis iuftidam feu obedi/ Decalogir��nbsp;cntiam. Nam cum hanc eius exadionem nobis pr�ftare fitimpoftibile,nbsp;ilia conditione quam proponic facit nobis impoflibilem faluationemtacnbsp;^oijcit nos (ub �tern^ ir� mal�dicftionem.H�c ergo on era, amp; aduerfannbsp;�ia cum fummo periculo mala,funtin Decalogi mandatis abrogata. Eftnbsp;^�o confcienti� libertas in hac Decalogi abrogatione:in qua ipfe ufusnbsp;*isandatorum �dobedientiamaneddifl�milislibertati, in c�rimonrjsamp;nbsp;Lrenfibus Mofi legibus: quarum op�ra fine confcienti� periculo omitnbsp;^ipofrunt,Decalogi uero nunquam� Et hgc Decalogiabrogatiratio, fienbsp;^taditur aPaulo�.Rom.vi.Non eftisfub l�ge,fed fub gratia. Hoc eft einnbsp;P��inde,quafi dicasznon eftis fub ira condemnante,quia reconciliati amp;nbsp;�^cceptiin gratiam�Item,Roma.x. Finislegis Chriftus eft, ad iufticiamnbsp;Qnini cred�ti.Et Gai.irj.Chriftus redemit nos de maleditfto legis,faclusnbsp;pto nobis maledi�: um.

num dus, facit ut e:iafi exaction ibu s Decalogi fatiffacere ncquearnus, tarnen condemnari non pofl� mu s, propter Chriftuni,in quoper fidemnbsp;gratip fumus amp; ipfe in nobis,inclufusin corda noftra.T otus enim,qu�/nbsp;tuseft, noftereft, qaatenuscredimusineumnxtabipfomet Decalogonbsp;iudicarinequeamus8lt;iam fadi fimusirreprdienfibilesSd inaccufabpnbsp;lescoram �eo,modo in fidepermaneamus.Rom. virj.Nulla nuncda^nbsp;nado eft, his, qui funt in Chrifto lefu, amp;c. Col. q. Et uos cum mortuinbsp;encti sindcIi�tisamp; pr�putio earn is uel�r� conuiuificauitcum illodo/nbsp;nans uobisomnhdelKf�a, delensquodaducrfus nos erac chirographs,nbsp;decretisconfta^ts, quod eratcontrarium nobis: ^lurtulitilludemcdii)nbsp;affigen s cru^t*

H�ce-go-. niGdemandatis Decalogi, intelliginonpoflunt.* fignif^ant, qiramamp;malediutionem in peccatoresabolitas elle.nbsp;prelt;nifcue tarnen omnibuslibcrtatcm grati� promittuncfedillisqs�� snbsp;Chriftum lefumcredunt, nouitati uii� ftudcnt.Gal.v. Quod iilt;P'^nbsp;rituducimini,non eftisfub lege. Damnat emamp;accufatlex,nbsp;naliteramp;flagitiofe uiuunt: ficutpr�mcmorato�oeo cIarc6�-'lt;lt;^P'�^nbsp;cetur.Multo magisobnoxrj funtir�S^reimalcdi�ionurnart^�^�^*:'*^*nbsp;qui non credunt in Chriftum: feu palam impq amp;:r�pugnantesnbsp;ludgi amp; Mahometift�:feuqui finguntfecredere in Chrifium,^*^nbsp;tionem tamen ex operibus legis qugrunt aut fcnfii peccati fuidefpet^^jnbsp;Siuequi aliter fine poenitentia Slt; coiiuet fione ad Deum uiuunt.'Utn�nbsp;ti hypocriteamp;uani homines,utulo tenus Chriftiani.

Non ergoabrogatuseftDecalogus,quodadobedientiam J Namufusamp; obedientia manent. Bed quo ad iram�^maledict*^^*, 'nbsp;qu�malatamen adobruuntac perdunt omnes eosqui nonctedsnnbsp;Chriftum lefum.Eft etiam ita abrogatus Decaloous, ne qui iuft*'nbsp;nem, feuremiftionempeccati SfCalutcm, perilliuspr�ceptaopevaunbsp;neceft�rio qu�rant. Propofita eftcnim, in euangelio, nouaiuftiG'-^'^nbsp;diratioac uia:uidelicet, promiftio grati�, de remiftione peccatinbsp;�rerna per Chriftum.Sicutdocemur,Rom.iij. Nuncautcmfneleg^nbsp;iufticia Dei manifeftata eft, teftificata a lege amp;prophetis:iufticiaaUtenbsp;Del, per fidem lefu Chrifti, in omnes fuper omnes qui creduntnbsp;um.�t'c. Sic ergo aboletur conditio ilia impoffibilis, propofita alm^nbsp;in lege:ur,qui fecerithecuiuet in eis. Vtitur cm in Euangelionbsp;noua,id eft,grati�,conditione:qu� fie loquitur, ut eft JMar.ult.rnbsp;cateeuangelium omnicreatur�: Quicredidericamp; baptizatusfuet'fnbsp;uuserit:qui ueronon crediderit,c�demnabitur.Item loan.iij.Sicen*^,nbsp;Deusdilexicmundum, utf�li�mfuumunigenitumdarct,utomois^nbsp;cr�dit in eu m non pereat, fedhabeatuitam �ternam. Nonenimm'nbsp;Deus filiumfuum in mundum, ut iudicet mundum: fed titfalndnbsp;mundngt;

mundus per ipfum. Qui cr�dit in eum, non iudicaturtqui autem non cr� dit, iam ludicatus eft* Quia non credidit in nomine unigenitifdq Dei�nbsp;In fumma,DecaIogusnianetacretinetapud Chriftianos, utdodrPnbsp;nauoluncatisDe�utt:^ r�gula bonorum operum,qiiaiuftificatiut�tur,nbsp;indqudicandisoperibus, quaeplaceantDeo:nemirentur acfequanturnbsp;alia,qu� Deus non requirit.Sed utexa�tio, uttortor amp; onus con feiennbsp;tiarum eft abrogatus.Solis tarnen, qui in Chriftum lefum credunc,do^nbsp;nara efth�c grati�libertasr�i fa(ftaDecalogiabrogatio,ideft,ir��inbsp;maledi�ion� Decalogi� Incredulos enim fuoiureperpetuoiudicatSinbsp;damnat.

SEQ_VITVR ENARRATIO DECALOGI, IN QVA PRlMVti deautoritate CJ- partibut kgis:item de cogn�io/teDei,^ ueroeiut cultu.

Radit�riis itaq� Decalog� Mofes, id eft, earn legis parte,qug coti/ CAP.ir. netdocftrinamp�nitertti�amp;iufticigfpir�tus,Cnempe,ueritimo/nbsp;fiSjfiduag.dilccftionis Si fpei in Deurtltltem auerfionis apeccato,quodnbsp;natura eft tale,Slt;:dtle(ftionis proximo prgftandg. ) edius omnes fumusnbsp;debitores,initio qu�dam pr�mittit,ad muniendam do�lrih� legis autonbsp;dtatem-SClocutus eft,mquicns, Dominuscuneftos fermones hos. Sic.nbsp;Non enimignorari uerbi Dei autoritas debet: qua uidelicetconfcienti�nbsp;noftrc obligant, obnoxi^ Deo.Proinde autoritas Decalogi eftdiuina: Auforititnbsp;necalia poUetconfeientias noftras obligate. Et prgcept� Dei ita oportetnbsp;definere, ut ftatuamus d�nabile pdtm elfe,ei n� obedire. Peccat� eft einnbsp;�eo rebell� e{Te,5i n� obedire monitis eius,qcquidille pceperiuSi tr�f/nbsp;greffiores con d�nat gterna morte, Loqtur a�t n� minus hoc t�pore no *nbsp;ois Deus P Decalogi pcepta, minifterio Chrifti Si ApoftoloR�, quodnbsp;^�teu�geli'j hiftoria �iferiptis ApoftoloRt fatisliquet:qu�olimlocutusnbsp;^ftludaico populo,minifterio Mofi Siprophetatum

Pr�cipit a�t agnition� fui, ut breuiter dic�,in Decalogo: Si requirit ^hedienti�ergafu�uoluntat�, Porto loquenti Mofi, cuiusminifterionbsp;Pnm�lex eft promulcara,autoritat�c�ciliauit, f digqs amp; fignismiracunbsp;Iofis,Nec em potuiflet alioq lex,utrhift�adeo,recipiab ho�bus:nec agnbsp;dofci,nifi in certis opinionibusuol�tas Dei, Que eti� caufta eflecit,ut in

natumhacraticne,Oportuiternhomincsccrtiftimec�firmari,deuolun ^3te Dei, Qua^Dpter neceu�gelq pdicatiof�da eftinitio, fincj3digf)s Sinbsp;^perati�ibusmiraculofis:atteft�ribus,uerb�ipfum a Deo milfum efte,nbsp;requirere Deum, ut in uniuerfo orbe euangelio ab omnibus cted e/nbsp;��^ur. penic^ utpromiffionis grati�f�de feleconuerterencomnesGenbsp;^�^�Si pcenitentiam agerent.

In rebus enim, qu�attinentagnidonem Dei Querum eiuscultum, item qu^cofdentias noftras acculant, peccatu reprehendunt,fiueabiUonbsp;nos abfoluunt coram Deo,denic^iufticiam inquamDeusrefpiciat,dcnbsp;finiunt ,amp; uiam gterne uitf monftrant,non debet nelt;^ poteft ualere,prgnbsp;terqiiidicium,autoritas,fententiaamp;uoluntas,unius,ueri,�terni,omninbsp;potentis 8^ infallibilis Dei amp; domini omnium rerum: minimecp dedpinbsp;ends nos quibusloquitur, fed ueraciffime amp; fideliflimeconfulentis no/nbsp;bis, amp; pada erga nos fua ac promiffiones feruantis. Quid enim iudidunbsp;fententia hominis, h is in rebus pofletT� Nihil fane q errores amp; impiesnbsp;tates feminare.�Sd abducere fideles a uia iuftici�,ueritatis 8lt;nbsp;Adeoem ignarus eft homo fpiritualiurnamp;diuinarumrerum ,utubsnbsp;etiam pro ftultia'ahabeatamp; uanitate. Ac docent nos exemplafupo'iof�^nbsp;feculi, quohypocrifeos perditionis per hoim dodrinas abducamur�nbsp;Quare omnibus modis cauend�cft,ne qsin ccclefia Dei,de rebus quasnbsp;dixi, autorit�re liumana fine uerbo Dei loqui amp; c�ftituerc prcfutu � ?

Nam amp; Chriftus ipfe uideri noluit, derebus fidei Sdseternf alia quamdiuina autorit�reSCuerbum Dei loqui, Ideo fuurnnbsp;dicebateftepatrisuerbum:aquomifluseratin huncmunduui�nbsp;legimus Ioan, vrj. in ter aha eius di(fta:mea dodtrina non eftnbsp;qui me mi�t.Idem pr�terea allegat non infrequenter, fignailU�^nbsp;cula,qug folitus fuit edere, in teftimonium ueritatis dodrinfnbsp;bigeren:,fealia difcereamp;^acciperein dodrinaab ipfo, quam qux^*^*nbsp;aDeo.VtIoan.v. Ipfaopera,qugego facio,teftimonium perHben^nbsp;me, quod pater miferitme. Etcap.x.Simihi non uultis credere,nbsp;bus cr�dit�. Qu� �gitur audacia eft amp; temeritas,loquentium�u^nbsp;Dei in ecclefia,de rebus confcienciaru m, de iufticia coram Deo 8^ �nbsp;nauitaC Imo pugnatialoquentium,amp;opprimentia gloriamuerbib^e^'nbsp;Hocenim pontifices 8^ dodores horum infceliciura temporum fecerunbsp;acfaciuntf�pe.nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;.

Sed pergam in his qugc�pi. Chriftus autoritat�ueroru Apoft� rumquos mifit,amp; qui aliud non erant prgdicaturiqua mandataD^*�nbsp;euangeli�, uerbum uitg,nobis commendans ait: Qui uos audit,meanbsp;dit.Etqui uos fpernit,mefpernit:qui autemmefpernit,fperniteumnbsp;me mifit..Luc.x. Namalioqui certe, ne quis hanc�fententiamcorrunbsp;patjSduioIentertrahatadlaudetraditionum humanarum, quilqo�sanbsp;naa uerbo Deiauditatt� difcitin ecclefia,is Chrift�minimeaudit^^nbsp;fpiritus impoftoresamp; miniftros Diaboli. NecfpernitChriftuacDenbsp;patr�, quifquisimpiashoimdodrinas, qbusgratiaeamp;glori^euag^nbsp;derogatur, r�pudi�t, contemnit amp; abij cit: fed neccftario h onore amp; eunbsp;glorificat.Fruftraigithoc Chriftidido, Qui uos audit,me audit.nbsp;quidam Pontifici] Iibi blandiuntur , fuis impqs dodrinis, ac

tiskgib�s, patrocinium qu�runt Nam 8^ mandat� Chrifti pr�tere� habemus, quodiubet ut caueamus nobis a pfcudoprophetis, Scpernitinbsp;ofiseorumdodrinis.Quales necefle eft eile, qui nobis homin�dotftri?nbsp;nas pr�dic�tjpro uerbo Dei. Nam puritas fimplicitas uerbi Dei illonbsp;pernitiofoadditapaentG^ corrumpitur.

Paulus quoep, qui autorit�rem �p�ftolatusf�iaccepit immediatea Chrifto,adRom.xv.fcribit:Nonaufim loqui quicqeoRt,qugnon effcnbsp;nt per me Chriftus.Et Petrus precipit,ut in ea ratione doccdi,qu� pr�/nbsp;^^cripta eft a Deo,permaneamus� i Petairj. Si quis loquitur, loquatur utnbsp;f�rmones Dei. Ac uetat fcriptura,ne homines pr�fumantfua coramen/nbsp;ta,uerbo Deiadponere: utDeu.xrj.Quodprgdpio uobis, bocfer�are,nbsp;nt facias. Necaddas quicqi,nec minuas.Item Prouer.xxx. Omnis fermonbsp;ngt;arilcp mendax.Haec omnia fcripta funt,ut ftudtum puritans uerbi Deinbsp;nobis comendenttatep ut uelimus cauere nobis ab hominum dodrinis,nbsp;nidelicct,ociofis,uanis, inutilibuSjimprjs amp; pernitiofis.

Quid multisCDiligentia amp; curacognofeendi dogmata, amp; retinendi Uerbum dei pure, tarn eft neceffaria, ut pofthabita ncgiefta ilia nonnbsp;nbfeura fignificatione teftet, ctiS Dei pr�ceptum in negligetibus amp; denbsp;Icrtoribus regn arernedij non fitpernitiofum, �dd�nabilehomini amp;ecnbsp;tlefijs illampoftponere amp;:negligcre. Q.uodutinamferiocogitarentamp;nbsp;'xpenderet prinapes amp; magiftratus: amp; qbus c�fcientiaBaregenda�z cunbsp;^aic�falufisdo�rina,dem�data eft, epifcopiamp;dotftores. Nacerte libe/*nbsp;��r�t ecclefias ab h oim doctrini s: 8c pernitiofas eoi^ leges aboleret, qu�nbsp;nuiicfere primas in ecclefia tenet. Turn ferueretetiamminus odiefrum,�nbsp;�^�xarumamp;contentionumpaflim in ecclcfiatdigladiannbusalijspro ftutnbsp;fatuis legibus, alrjflt;^ pro gloria uerbi dei illis reftft�tibus, quibuSnbsp;�'nn licet tacere.Nc�p enim facile dici poteft,quam fintperninofghomi/nbsp;nurndo(ftrin einecclefiatdeillismihifermoeft . nnibusDar fum iipthd

COMMENT DE POENIT�ENT; n�proximi.Quam tarnen i'Ili,refpc(flu Dei amp; uoluntatiseiuspotiusde/nbsp;bemus,q proximi.Ex quo liquet,air �c ingratis,importunis,iniquis,amp;nbsp;inimidsatc� aduerfarrjs noftris,dilc�:ionem debeamus,

Ccndnet itacp pars priofprfccpta deculruquem Deo proprie debe^* mus:pars uero fecunda pr�cipit dediledionisobfeqfflrjs ergahominesnbsp;Sed quia hoi^ obedi�tia referri debet ad uolun t�te Dei, prgdpicntis ea,nbsp;idco �i ipfa in cultu,quo Deus a nobis honoratur,haberi debet. lam innbsp;parte prima, precipitur initio de iufl:iciacordis:deindedeiufhdaoris,amp;nbsp;poftrem�jde iufticia operis amp; facftOBz, fiue potius, de iufticia quictisnbsp;cedationis ab opcre corporali; fed ut alq fand�iori rei, ftudio uerbi Ddnbsp;tiidelicet,amp;obedienti�inius,dediriuacemus.Porro in altera patte� mi/'nbsp;tio pr�cipit de honore,obedi�tia amp;obfequio,ad homines: qu�u�delPnbsp;cet par�tibus dcbemus, atc^ ill is o�bus, q in uicem par�tum luccedunt.nbsp;Mox in genere pr�cipit quattuorfequentibus,deoffenfa in proximnmnbsp;cau�dazqu� eftin tribus,f. in opere,ore Si. corde.Op�r�aut�dupli�ternbsp;leditproximus,aucein in corpore,p homiddium: autinrcbnspt'^^�^^^nbsp;utcum adulterio il� polluiturc�iunx, uel facultatibusfpoli3b^^^�^nbsp;rapina.Ore aut� offendit proximus,maidacrjs,calumnijs, prodinot^^�nbsp;amp; fimilibus. Deniq^ Si ipfo corde, per concupifcentiam, inuident'^'�nbsp;amp;fimiles morbos�

H�cpartitioperfpicucS�utiliter docet. Et aff�rtpterea alias tates:qareuerenti� legum prioristabul� auget. Sicem exiftim^du elt,nbsp;in doci:rinalegis,reuer�ti�amp;honori erg a DeG,dari primasamp;dignKynbsp;res partes:ut ipfaquocp m�data prioris tabul� difcamus in tant�nbsp;lere amp; pftare dfgnitate Si nCceiTitatepr�cepta pofterioris, quantu 1gt;^nbsp;ipfeexcellitacfupcrat inc�parabiliterresomnes o�m creatutaR�*nbsp;propter amp;:grauius peccant qui in pr�cepta prioris tabul� dclinquunt,nbsp;qiiam qui in ca qu� funtpofterioris.Tametfi mortaliterpeccent,quiudnbsp;minimum pr�ceptum Decalogi uiolant: etiamfolaconcupifcenria, �tnbsp;nulla externa tr�fgrefl�one� Sed quot funtobfecro quos eapeccaoeo^nbsp;fcientia ten et, (i per incredulitatem, dubitationem,diffidentiam amp; ddpenbsp;rationem,in pr�cepta prioristabul�d�linquant: autperaliamprimo-'nbsp;rum prpceptorum tranfgrefl�onemC Sane multi hypocrit�,�ne quidcninbsp;propeccatisagnofcunt iliauida, qu�dixi: amp;quibus peccaturin pnmanbsp;tabulam,quodin explicationepr�ceptorum magisdifcemus.Namuioanbsp;cordis pr�fertim ext�nuant: qu� funt grauiHima coram Deo, Si caolianbsp;omnium tranfgreff�onum,'qu�hominem condemnant. Sedifta c�n'nbsp;tas Si ignoranna diuinorum eft iftorum propria, qui in fuas carnalcs lOnbsp;ftidasconfidunt:Sd tranfferunt in eas fummam pietatis ,deniqueoit'nbsp;ritum grati� Si falutis.Ideo hacpa?na percutiuntur aDeo,neueri^^ tii

pietate homines diligenter doceridebenttneperignorantiampeccatl, qu�d grauifl�m� eftino�mnatura, inpharifaieumtumor�amp;arrogannbsp;harn,propter externa (^u�dam�^ paucula opera pofterioris tabulf, fefenbsp;^dgan t: Sc poena cgcitatis,amp; priuati timoris Dei,in femctipfis,p�rcutixnbsp;an t:accontumeliofi in Deum perman eant, utiudicentur.

Proinde,ab agnitione fui or di tin lege Dominuszac docet fe require cecegnitioi aliquemfuicultum.Item,punireinobedientes Screbelles: Sc^nefa/nbsp;lt;^ereobedientibus,aquibuSpertimorem SCdileftioneglorificau Namnbsp;gt;0 Dccalogipromulgatione, ufusefthacprecipuacommtnationeSC^ fequitur,^nbsp;�^ilfione: Ego fum Dominus Deus tuus, fortis zelotes: uifit�s iniquitanbsp;patr� in filijs, in tertiam 5C quartam gen eration �, cor� qui oderun tnbsp;*^e: Sc faciens mifericordiam inmilia,his qui diligunt me, 8C cuftodiutnbsp;l^�^gcepta mea.Hec eih teftant,efle Deum:SC requirere,ucaliquofuouernbsp;^kum aliquemfui requirere,c�rtum SC Deo dignum, quo uulthono/nbsp;*^i. Vult enim credi,timeri, diligi 8C totafiducia cordis adorari: quodnbsp;videlicet fit,qui puniat irhprobos,0C bonis bnfaciat, adiutor SC auxilia.^nbsp;^r prefentiffimusin oportunitatibus 8c tribuIattone.Sed fic coli a neminbsp;tgt;epo(Tet,nifianteaperfectinime agnitus. Q�^propter ad obedientianinbsp;kois accedere, eti�ftultum eft, nifi prior agnitiodei ad illam adferatur,nbsp;'lel potius ex ilia accipiatur: aut alfjs uerbis, ac teftimonijs Dei,tum fu�nbsp;erga nos gratt� �C bon itatis*

nifi cognitus,quod nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;quali's eft, coli non poflet.Hebr.xi. Credere

oportctaccedentem ad Deum,quod fit,amp; inquir�ribus fe remunerator f�uProinde Si. a nobis adprehendi ddjet certo uerbo:quo nctidam fuinbsp;nobis manifeftac, amp;:teftimonia fu�bonitatis erga nos pr�a pua edit.nbsp;Verbum itaep, quod omnibus gentibusdecognofeendo Dco^opo/nbsp;fitum eftjcft falutis eu�gelium, quo omnibus annunciatur remiiiio pecnbsp;cati amp; �terna uita per Chriftum. Et exhibitum eft, in eodem, tcftimo^nbsp;nium diuin� potenti� amp;bonitatis in deftruendo regno peccati amp;mor/nbsp;tis,pro omnium falute,ipfe unigenitus Dei filius,Chriftus lefus.Ht��^nbsp;ergo Deum,qui eft euangelij autor,8� pater Domini noftrilefuChn^nbsp;fti,agnofcere debemus:amp;� in omniuitanoftra,per pocnitentiam,amp;ronnbsp;uerfionem noftri a peccato,ad pr�ccptam in lege operum iuftidani, �nbsp;lere. Nam idem Deus,amp; Iegis,Sd pi omiffionnm grati�,de quibus dnbsp;cemur in cuangelio,eftautor:nec eft alius,pr�ter ilium.nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;,

cultutfpiri^ nbsp;nbsp;Nunc uide, quid in cultu, unius ueri Dei oporteatnumerareamp;^ �

tuilisDfode bere:nimirumuerumDeitimorem,quifaciac, necontemnere��^^ data uelle uideamur, fedfollicite cuftodire Si feruare. Dein^^ �gt;nbsp;promiflionum grati� fidem: qu� fola efficit, ut Deum perft^^^onbsp;diligamus. Item,inqualibctcalamitatepatientiam feruemusi2lt;^�^�^ .nbsp;a Deoexpelt;ftemus,Namctiamfilextimorem doceatamp;nbsp;hiladperfedionem perduciefedfides promiflionum grati�euang gt;nbsp;de Chrifto, cuius ratio alio loco eritexplicanda. Reuertor nunca Pnbsp;titionemlegis, in qua amp;cuiufdam alteriusdiferiminis admon�'*�^�nbsp;musiutilis ac faciendi in cultu Dei.Nam ipfa temporaadferunt noni^nbsp;qu�cafus, inquibuslegespugnareuidentur:utfa-enefciasgt;qdia3o^nbsp;Sedfaciliseft hgccontrouerfiapugnantiumlegum,8lt;�explif�^^�'l;,nbsp;guIa:Lex inferior cedat fuperiori,amp; feeunda tabula priffl�.nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;gt;��

�oexpiicen^ anguftfjsipfiquocp Apoftoli leleexplicant hoc modo. nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;fhri

�t,uteftA(ft.v. OponetDcomagisobedire,quahominibus.Et\ ftus tradit hac regulam.Luc.xiiq.fuo exemplo, prophetarum omninbsp;amp; Apoftolorumfadiscomprobatam,nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;.

Verba Chrifti,qupdico,apudEuangeliftamLuca,funt: Siquis ad me,8lt; nonodit patrem fuum, amp;matremamp; uxorem,8i^filios,^^pnbsp;tres,amp;J forores,adhucautem animam fuam, non poteftmeus e^ .nbsp;cipuIus.Naminhis Chriftiuerbisamp;iIlaPaulifundantur:Gal.i�f^�l^^nbsp;enim hominesftudeodemereri,anDeumC' Anquacrohominibuspnbsp;cereCSiadhuchominibus placerem Chriftiferuusnon efl�m.ItatpPnbsp;rimusufuseft hums regul�.Nam amp; principum ac Magiftratuscidnbsp;autoritas ilia defenditur:quauidelicer,fontespuniuntamp;occiduntnbsp;cultatibus fpoliant,amp; bello latrocinia arcent. Hocenim,quia faciu^^,^nbsp;dinationCjiulTu Sf uoluntate Dei,cuius eft ilia Magiftratus

dilt;fta,non pofTunt accufari tranfgref��onis legum,qu� di'cutit:non ocd lt;ies,non furtum fades,amp;c.Sed oportet fateriacdiccre, quodcultumde/nbsp;bitum Deo pr�ftent. Nam amp;:peccarentgra�ifl�me,nifi fontes punir�t:nbsp;�la officia fua,qu� dixi,facerent,miniftri Dei, in hoc ipfumferuienznbsp;tesiomnibusin bonum,amp; prototiusrcipublic�tranquillitate.

Sed Euangelfj pr�cipuaratio in omnibus habendaeft,necontrahoc delinquamus in gratiam ulliushominis: fine ulliuscomrnoditatis,uelnbsp;incommoditatis refpe�fu ut maxime totius reipublicg bono corporali,nbsp;autdamno,fieret� Nam 5lt;^ ilia funt Chrifti: Qui non accipitcrucem fuanbsp;Sifequ!turme,non eftmedignus� Seduenioadinferiora. Nam amp; ilianbsp;cotnparacioexhacr�gula nafeitur, qua uidelicet difeernimusinterdiuinbsp;^as hominum leges.Si qu� enimhorninum confiitutio pugnet cumnbsp;bei 1 cgibus,ea continuo repudiari debet amp;abqci.�cprodefthancregunbsp;bm teuere h oc tem pore, quo contra libertatem, quadiuinitusdonati funbsp;'^us,mul tis pharifaids conftitutionibus grauamur in ecclefia:ueluti leginbsp;bui de fiatis iciunf)s,delecfu dborum prohibais coniugfjs, certis pre/nbsp;lt;^ationibus,tamphariCaicis quamftulds amp;pernitiofis, Huepertinet imznbsp;pi)lfima amp; iniquiffima confiitutio illa, de communione a�terius fpecieinbsp;pro L/aids:de Mifla priuata,facri�culi facerdotis,in qua fierioblatio finnbsp;�itur.ipro[pcccatis uiuorum 5lt; mortuqrum. Quem ergo timor �ei hanbsp;1 quifquis uultcultumprgfiare Deo,is reiedis amp;conculcat(s uanifnbsp;' fimis conflitutionibus ifiis, ad uerbi dei obferuationem fefe conf�r�t�

N�n igitur negligenter difeenda eft illa comparatio: quia utilis eft SinecelTariain multis cafibus. Nam amp; Monachos lib�r�t a fuis ridicu/nbsp;bs amp; fiultis uotis, r�gula quam hicexplicamus. Quid enim efi in illis^nbsp;lt;luod non aduerfetur uerbo amp; mandatis Dei�:�Primum,quiaderog�t olonbsp;d?Chrifti:deinde,quiaobfcurantmandatadei, deuera, utiliamp;JneceSa/nbsp;fiaobedientia,cafiitate 5^ paupertateJn fumma,obcdienti� erga De�;nbsp;�'^quibuflibet cafibus, prior ac potior ratio haberi debet: quam perueninbsp;^tur adobedientiam erga homines. Etfidei caufia predominari in omniznbsp;b�snegotijsdebetdilee'tioni.�etiamprgceptgaDe�.Imo necdi lection isnbsp;1 �Mandatum tunc elfe poterit, fiquod fadum aut faciendum fidei rebusnbsp;! aduerfetur ac pugnet. C�terum diledioni erga proximum amp; necel�itaznbsp;bbus eius,quelibetcerimoniarum conftitutionescederedebent. Extantnbsp;in euan gell] hifioria plurima exempta, qu�noshancdiledioznbsp;^bferuanderationem docent. VtMatlh.v. vif).xfj. Luc.xiif).xv.Ioan.nbsp;'��*x,8dc.Nam fi c�rimoniediuinarum legumdebueruntutilitati amp; nenbsp;^^Ifitati hominis cedere: quanto magis hominum c^rimonig in h is ca(inbsp;�s uecefiitatisoroximi.cederc debebunt. Nam amp; propter Chrifi� omz

omnia noflfe oportet amp; obferuare ac felt;jui,in doclnna obedienria ueri �i. germani cultus Dei:qui uidelicet exiftit in obferuationbsp;ncmandatorum Dei, amp; baud qua�in ritibus ab hominibus excogita^nbsp;fls.Et uc qugdam pr�cipiant homines,prima fronte non ftatimnbsp;da cu mandatis Dei, tarnen ilia opera frruare amp; facere opinioneiuftica^nbsp;�i. meriti remii�ionis peccati, aut Cariffadlionis pro morte, eft cultusnbsp;monioF52:tam abeftut placeat Deo. Ifti em funt hypocritarum cultus,nbsp;fcurantiu gratiam amp; fidem:amp; fuis mandatis ea m laudem tribucntiu,^^�^nbsp;nemandatis quidem Dei tribui recfte poteft. Habentaut �C m�datanbsp;fuumordin� S� rationem: ut di d� eft. Sunt a�tpiufqaudacter imp*!nbsp;iniqui,qui fua uanapr^cepta mandatis Deipquanttac poftulantp3^ .nbsp;honore illishaberi.kem,affirmant�quemeritoriaefte,utmandata ,nbsp;Iftt funt hires amp; Latrones, amp; non poftiintnon noxij efle, lq/nbsp;impiasd�drinas in ecc�efia. Acnimisinconfider�tesfunt,nbsp;min� dodrinis audent fu� falut�c�mitteretpapift� Monacfr,^nbsp;nach g, Si id genus peffime fedudoR: amp; iHaqueatOR� pftig��nbsp;SEC^VITVR ENARRATIO PRIMI FRAECEpri.

Nhuncmodumpr�miflis quibufdam de legis abrogation^� toritatequ�manet femper:Item,de partibus Iegis,de3gnitic�i^p^^nbsp;uero il�ius c�ltutpfoximum eft. Ut ad ftngulorum mandatotutnnbsp;calogienarr�tion�maccedam. ProindemandataDccalogitraditanbsp;proptertranfgreff�onesjficut Paulus inquit, Gal.irjnbsp;cendas,Cdemonftratas uidelicet accufatasatc� d�natasnbsp;ras folum,fed ia m prgfcntes,quibus omn es rci funt. 3quamnbsp;Vtrumqjenim P��lus docefutRom.irj. perleg�aonitiopf^^�^'�jij/nbsp;iij. L^xpafdagogiisnofterfuitin Chriftum.i Timoth.i:nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;ju

ftispofita. Significat enim iniuftos amp; iniques hommes aliqoof^*^^^/ coherceri legibusi nimirum ab externa tranfgrefl�one. Namnbsp;disjexfcript�,amp;^ intab�lis �apidcisexarata,non poteft tollere ex nanbsp;Sedubi docet per legerrrcognofci peccata,tam de tranfgreftionib'^�nbsp;ciofis cordis loquitur: Sicut manifeftiffimum eft, teftimoniocap;nbsp;Epiftolgad Rom. quamdeex�ernistranfgreflionibus opcrumrnanbsp;�mo de internis tranfgreft�onibus oirh maxime Ioqtiitor:ut quas d^nbsp;ftrari Sd acc�faripr�cipue opus fuir. Quia nifi per aceufationemnbsp;legis, nun^ cogdofcipotuifTent: quodperic�lofumhominifuiffrt�,^^nbsp;quia inani lufticis� perf�afionefefe fefellifletrt� eti�, qa ufumnbsp;n� grati� nunq tiider� ��t irtt�lligere pot�ift�t.f� hacrationeexin�nbsp;d U m eft, trad ira fuifle pOtiliim� negatiua m�data, in Decalogo:q^ .^gnbsp;omnia e regione fuam quandam affirmatiuam infe includunt,nbsp;mox planius adperiam,�lt; copiofe fatis explicabo.

P Rgo continet Decalogus fere negatiua opens ma�pr�cepta: quia �*-^magispofituseftutpecc3Cumpr�fensoftendat, quam ut futurumnbsp;prohibeatOmnesenimhabentpeccatum, Regent gloria Dei: fed nonnbsp;omnes agnofcunt fe habere peccatutn,aut gloria perfedg iufticig coramnbsp;Deo egere ac uacuiefle. Ideo opus fuit tali lege h�rninibus, que omnesnbsp;accufet,arguat,iudicet acdamnet : quod facit omni� maxime per aceufanbsp;tionem ignorantig dei,qug eft iri homine,Itc,per accufation�difFid�tig,nbsp;defperationis incredulitatis amp; dubitati�nis de Deo eius erga nos uonbsp;luntate. Denic� per aceufationem uici�for�m motuu in natura:ut auarinbsp;�?,anibitionis,irg,inuidentie,libidinis fimiliuni c�ncupifcentig car/nbsp;nis.Rurfus imbecillis eft lex ad arcendum Slt; prohibend� futura pecca/nbsp;ta.�ac ne quidem poteft fatis externa uicia prohibere, pr�dominante ui-*nbsp;delicet in homine peccato,in quo eft natura:8d quod d{citur,8gt;^ �ft,coh/nbsp;genit�illi,acquidamperpetuusmorbusineo. Theologiuocantpecca'/nbsp;tu originis:Nec aliudeft q internSillud, dequopauloantedixi, quodnbsp;ciusreiaccufemur legibus.lam etiam uincic hominem Diabolus frequ�nbsp;ter,utper prascepsin multa grauiauicia ruattnec pofl�t peccato femper renbsp;(�ftere.Eft enim^fe^uuspeccati, ac uenundatus eius Icgjbus obnoxi/nbsp;�sDiaholo,priufqaChriftojDeifilio, amp;unico oimferuatore liberet�

Cum ergo Deuslegefuapuritat�cordis a nobis requirat, utdi�um eft fupra:quia uult timeri, �e per fiduciam cordis, fpd amp; diledionis htgt;nbsp;norarumanifeftumeft, quod hts contrarios motus utciofos in naturanbsp;damnet acrepreh endat,ut eft diffidentia,dubitatio 8lt; incredulitas: Itemnbsp;contemptus dei, carere timor�, fiducia,fpeamp; diledione eius perfeda.nbsp;Quapropter in legis negatiua confiderandum eft, non modo que ope/nbsp;tarnalacxternorum uiciorunireprehendantur,uerumetiam internoRinbsp;tuotuumamp;uiciorum cordis. Atqj adeo confiderandum eft,qu� operanbsp;^onaexterna,cum qua cordis puritate requtrat preftari: nimirum, cumnbsp;furnma ilia, perfe�titimoris,fiducig,fpei,dilelt;ftj'onis Si patienti� in quinbsp;^uflibet calamitatibus,neunq contra Deum murmuremus,uno uel mi/nbsp;tiimocordis motu. Eth�c ratio ualetc5trahypocritas,quiinlegisne/nbsp;�atiua nulla affirmatiuam uident: Si legem defolisexternisoperibusSCnbsp;ft�iscrafle�ipharifaiceexponuntnbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;-

Sunt igitur h�ccordis uicia, qug lexreprehendit aedamnat prorfus �tigenita hominis naturctut nemo unquam,ullo tempore,abefteab illisnbsp;poflit. Nifiquatenusliberaueritnos Deus, perftlium unigenitu Chri/nbsp;ftum:ficut loan, virj.diaturzfi uos filiusliberauerit,uere hberi eftis. E conbsp;trade hominis uiciata natura fcribit.Gerf.vi.cuhcfta ihtetio Si cogitatio�nbsp;^ordis, prona eft tantum ad mala omni tempore. Item cap. viq. ibidem:nbsp;^tentio human! cordis mala cft,ab adolefcentiafua. Etpr�pterh�cng^nbsp;EE ij

tar? uida,omnes luftici� noftrg func damnabil^s 8C rcp^hcnGbilesccv ram D�o�n�cd�operibus fuis poteft quifggloriari, tat* 9 d�perf��bonbsp;nis cor� Deo. Hine eti� c�cludiiur, quod lex ti� fit iuftificationis doddnbsp;n�: Sicut Paulus docet ad Gal^q. Rom. ifj.ex operibus legis nonnbsp;catur omnis caro coram illo.Per legem enim cognitio peccati.

Proinde negatiua in diuinis legibus prgcipu�coarguicnos eile abo^ minabiles peccatorescoram Deoiamp;retegit nobis uicia cordis,expro/nbsp;brat imperfedam obedientiam, q�atenus contuleris e� c� internis mortnbsp;bus cordis.SicutnecciTe eft fieri: quiade illts prgcipitlex. Vt Dcu* vilt;mnbsp;lige Deum toto corde. Ec. x. Dominum De� tu� timebis. Et Lcuit.xW'nbsp;Dilige proximo tuum, ficut te ipf�m. Item exo.xx. non concupiftes. l^�nbsp;flea amp; externas preuari cation es accufat�i reprebendic lex.�Ut extern^nbsp;ldolatri�,blafphemias,cgdes,adultf ria,ethis fimilia peccata.� Timoin�nbsp;i.Gal.v. Quin etiam Lexauget pdim in carnalibustutqmbusdoletfO^nbsp;herceri,cc�nftringi,ac�ufari �C iudicarilege.Mallenrenimnbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;. �

fuis, quantumuis impqs, noxqs amp; prauis, effrenes indulg^*'^*^^^ q/ itaep iudicatilegejuxta illud,maledi�us omnis, qui nonp�^��^?nbsp;ricin omnibus,qugfcriptafuntin lege,irafc�tur leginbsp;t�tia lexdicit uirt�s p�t�apud Paul�:i Cor.xv. EtRom.v*nbsp;trauitucabundaretdelidum.PluradehislegeRom.vij. s

H�c qui intelliguntprobe,facile c�fenuunt dodrinp fti amp; ApoftoloR::q�guidelicettradit,utdixi, quod ntrropcr^fg�^^Fnbsp;va cor� Deo pofiit iuftificari.rt�,pro iuflificati�e,opus ellenbsp;plt;ft� amp; delufloi�toim condonati�e.Nec mir� eft, n � conlcn t ire huic pnbsp;dicationi, qui h�c legis ration� amp; ufum nefciuun ec uid�t pd�nbsp;din�,qugeftino�m naturat�copinant,quodlegifuisuiribusd^J^�* 'nbsp;ftria 8lt; uirtute,pofl�ntfatiffacere.Itautfemp reperirceftm�lt�^�^�^ tnbsp;rifaicis opinionibus exc�catosrperditos ac d�plor�tes homines.nbsp;igit mal a peccati, in fuperabilia nobis,intus gerimustc�genita uidehec�nbsp;nobis,n� ab extra adueniencia. Ab uno cm in orn�s, camaligmeration^nbsp;funcpropagata:uidelicet,ab Adam,ficut Paul us docet. Rom. v.

Itacp n� magna laus eft hom�s, accepift� uidelicet lU�prohibitiuafn^ data,taU� amp; tantorum uicioRz, Nam fi natura bonus effet, huiufmooinbsp;gibus nihil opus haberettquin eti� fuafponte bene operaree, acfugert^nbsp;ea promptiffima uoluntate, que lex fugienda pr�cipitzamp;c�traria ope^'^nbsp;bona, c� fumma uol uptate per ficeret. Qug omia amp; Ad� c� tota poftmt^nbsp;te preftare ac perf�cere potuiffet, fireda monenti Deo obtemperarenbsp;iuiftet: q impia fuadenti Diabolo obfequi amp; par�re. Quanqu� ampl*nbsp;fimum gratig beneficium eft, detaltbusactantis peccatis aceufari anbsp;qua? fl ignorauiffet homo, nunquam potuiffet faluari, cuius rationes^nbsp;anteaa niefuntdidsc* Nam opinione carnalis iufticigfefe fcfelliflet:nbsp;�nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;-nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;- lace,

�uce^iufticia,uia, ueritateamp;^�terna uitapriuaffet� Quarc ingentisbenc/ ficrj loco haberi a fp�n'tuali mente debiet* aceufari de tamis ui�js coramnbsp;Deo: ne nobis placeamus, ultra qoporcet* Sedrurfustamen,nedifp�i/nbsp;ceamus nobis ultra modum : quia Deus per peccati noftri aceufation�,nbsp;l�ultnostrahereinf�ggratiaefidem.

lain ilkiduidendumeft, quomodoquglibetnegatiuaincludatinfe, ^i�atnquandamoperisboniaffirmatiu�NamMofcs,amp;prophetg8lt;nbsp;Chriftus 80 �poftoli,negatiuaS illas, feu prohibitiuas operis malijre/nbsp;^i^�ter affirmatiue exponunt� Vt negatiua ilia, non habebis Deos alie/nbsp;*^05 corarrt me, habet has aff�rmatiuas: Ego fum Dominus Deus tuus*nbsp;�xo,xx* Dil�gcs Dnm Deuni tuum toto corde tuo,tota anima tua amp; to/nbsp;^fortitudine tua�Deu.vi*Et Ibidem cap4X.Dominum De� tuum timenbsp;^�s, 8^ ei foli feruics. Nam quod mox ibid� fequit, ipfi adhgrebis, iura/nbsp;per nome eius: Eft afhrmatiua quidam fec�di prgcepti* Veluti illanbsp;^oetfj.Omnis quic�cp inuocaueritnomendhi,falUus eriuCeteR� neganbsp;^u^pofterioris tabul�,habent hanc generaliff�m� aff irmatiuam:diligesnbsp;ptoximum tu�ficut ce ipfum.Leu�xix Jtem,omnia qu� uultis,ut uobisnbsp;3ci�tho�es, amp; uos facite illis* Matth, vfj* Sedhuiufmodiplurateftim�nbsp;nia colligere, foret odofum:ut qug nufg non font obnia, in lit�ris pro/nbsp;phetaR� amp; Apoltolont. Sunt erh legis fpirituales fermon es tTadlati�/nbsp;nes,Liquec autem ex his affirmatiuis,qug cordisiufticia in Iegeprgdpigt;nbsp;atur:qu� folus Chriftus foo fpiritu in nobis efficitamp; abfoluit, quot;nbsp;natvw� o�m primo aceufamur, Siceth lex chirographum eft contrariumnbsp;nobtsrquia fignificat, nos effe repletos omni fpurcitia p�� d iniquitate,'nbsp;Nam pr�ter diffidenti�jdubitation� 8lt; incredulitat� de deo,multis uici/nbsp;ofis morbis peccati alqs abundamus;utinuidentia,odiis,ira, auaricia,3enbsp;�nulationibus,amp; his fimilibus ahjs,prorfos diabolicis,quos nemo tegenbsp;^cautexeufarepoteft. Cumom�sexperiantillos fibi adeffe, �dregnarenbsp;�n fe:nifi quatertusbnficio c�leftis grati��d fpiritus Chriftiab eis libe/nbsp;font amp; defendunt, Quapropter amp; filios irg Lex effe nos teftat: quinbsp;nifi per gratuit� peccati noftri condonation? nequeamus cor� Deo fal/nbsp;nari, Nec� ex lego aliud melius reportare poffumus, priufo a Chriftdnbsp;�nftificamur,quam huiufmodi pd�,ignor�tig Dei, amp; uiciolorum mo/nbsp;�num in natura,certam 8d firmam cosnitionem.

COMMENT DE POENITENT. hoc eft,lt;j��d Paulus inqui't�Ex operibus legis non iufbficatur ulla cawnbsp;coram Deo.Nimir^, quiafolisexternisfaciisnofatiffitlegtNemoautnbsp;Ignor�t quanta d ifficultate obediamus leg it Item, quanti impuri mo/nbsp;tus adOnc nobis, rebelles legiamp; Deo, NeC^emipfiquocpfandijCjuInbsp;a fpiritu deigubernant, perfedam obedientiam ergaleg� preft�t. Namnbsp;fi legi obedirecarnalis natura poffet, 8d prgftarequicquidlex requint,nbsp;effet perfede fanaamp;libera a pd�:amp; proprijs fadis iufta,fanda faluanbsp;coramDeo. Necopushaberetgratia,acred�ptoreChrifto, Veruearesnbsp;longe aliter fe habet. Nos ein pdores fumus:amp; fineiufticia gratie,qwnbsp;nobis cotingit gratuita remiflio o�m delidor� noftroRz, propter Chrinbsp;fi:um,quatenuscredimusineu,non poffiimus faluari. In fLimma.Iexar^nbsp;guit, accufac, amp; conuincit nos elledamnabiles pdores.�ut fiduciam ift^nbsp;impiamamp;arrogant�meriti carnalis tufticie nobis eximatacpenitusexnbsp;cIudat.Tum etiam,utadgrati�implorationem, proremiffionepecca/'nbsp;ti,amp;auxilio fpintus,nosquafi impellat,

DE PLVRALITATE DEORVM ALIENORVM, �)EQVE idolatrM. I f ow d l'u,Oeum babere:tum deinceps de uaria primi prlt;ecepti

POftq de negatiua legis j quefrequenter obuiaeft^oenerali^^l^^^^�/^ dixi:proxiniueft, iit qug propria funt primi prgcepti, feotfi�^nbsp;qu�ramp;excutiam,Cum ergo in lege predpiatDns,Non habebisld^�,nbsp;alienoscora me, pro illiusclara amp;perfeda intelligentia dicendum min^nbsp;erit,primo:depluralitate DeoRz alienor�.Etmox, de duplicinbsp;interna cordis,amp; externa open�s amp; fadoRz Jte, Quid fit Deu habere:ocnbsp;poftremo de uaria amp; multiplia tranfgreffione primi pcepti, perahqu^nbsp;ex�pla. Nam modi funtinnumerabilesacinfiniti: necfatiscogno^*-* aonbsp;humano corde eorum profunditasamp;impiecaspoteft.

No ergo fruftra eft, quod Deus numero multitudinis uiciu Idolola^ trigprohibeufiuepotius reprehendit,accufat ac damnat,iam pr�ftws innbsp;nobis. Nampriusdocui, iuxtaillud Pauli, lex propter tranfgreffionesnbsp;pofita eft, no tarn arceripdtn lege, quam redargui uehemetiflimeamp; acnbsp;cufari in nobis, Quamq enim apud aliquos aliquo modo externa tranlnbsp;greffio prohibeat: tn hoc neCp perpetuum eft, frequenter em hominesnbsp;uincunt tentation e ,ut in grauia uicia ruant. Neq^ fit apud omnesrplur^nbsp;mi.n. prorfuscontemnuntDeu. Etignariuiciorucordis, in arrogantenbsp;impietatem incidunt, qui externa legis opera feruant:quod eft nouumnbsp;pdin,amp;: nouum Idolatrig genus in homine. Deniq; hoc non eft uere arnbsp;ceri aut prohiberi pdtn coram Deo,cxterna uida lolu prohibere.Quanbsp;diu em interna tranfgreffio manet,reus eft homo prguaricatg legis. Cer/nbsp;tum eft a�t,internisuicqs cordis omnes abundareimaxime contra primilnbsp;prfceptum. Vt a�t,uicium Idolatrigeft grauifl�mum in hominis corde:nbsp;ita kx,dic�do,n� habebis Deosalienos, abfconditefignificat,uari� ig/nbsp;norantiae

noratie dci mal u nobis adeHe,uari� errons amp; cgcitatis fn plt;5lo,adeo^ de fectionisa uerouniusdeicultu. Infumma,n�uniu^enerismorbo uidnbsp;oruin noslaborare: quoDe�fumma c�tumeb'aafficimusin corde, 8dnbsp;Omni honore fuOjquiill�reddi a nobi'sdebuitjfraudamus.Prorfusotnnbsp;n�s homtnes.Sicut Paulus probat, multis teftimonqs fcripturg: Ro.j'rj;nbsp;Noncftiuftusquifqu�,n�eftintelligens,n5cftreqrcnsDe�. O�sdegt;nbsp;clinauer�t, Gmulinuciles facti funt: n� eft q fadatbonum, ne unus qui/nbsp;d�.SepulchRs patens eft guttur eoRzdinguis fuis dolofe aguuuenenumnbsp;sfpid� fub labijs cobz. QuoBi os malediefti�c, 2lt; amaritudine plen� cft.nbsp;Velaces pedes eoRz: ad eft�ndend�fanguin�. C�tritio amp; inf�licitas innbsp;�ijseoBz.�Sdui�pacisnOcognouer�t. N�eft timor dei cota oculis eor^�

Hgc igit uicia, nom�e DeoB� alien orum cogitemus primo o�m repre ��endi.Quia em nos ali�n�t a uero Dei cultu,etali�timor�,ali� fiducia,nbsp;diketion� �� fp� in nobis erigunt, q ad Deum adferri debuerunc , funtnbsp;proprqftime Ipecies qued� Idolatri�, qbus addidi Si feruientes pr�ciptnbsp;hrnurin infinitauicia, pft� Sltranfgreftiones externas. Quia utprimunbsp;pceptum fonseftobedientigo�mreliquorumzquodferu�toeo, �drehgt;nbsp;^Ua omnia feruat a funt ac fada. 1 ta tranfgreflio primi ^caufta eft uiolationbsp;nis o�m reliquoi^. H�ret itacp grauiflima amp; multiplex impietas, in car/nbsp;halinatura, amp; hominis corde:utnccp timeac, neep d�igat Deumuerc,nbsp;plane.1? diffidat illi atcp cont�nat De�.Er, ficuc^pheta loquit, dicat innbsp;tordeftio�uoneftDeus.N�hinc certeeft, q�rebusprgfcntibusmaoisnbsp;conftdunt ho�es, ueluci cpibus,potentig,honorii S�f fimi�ibus, q Dra;nbsp;ignari uidelicet Dei.poteniig �i. bonitatis eius, Nec credentes illis, qu�nbsp;de Deo pr�dicantur: fed pro fabulofis habentes incordibus fuis. Quanbsp;te nec timent Deum, Sicutprobant in adionibus totius uit� fu�: Nec^nbsp;poffunt amarc Deum:aut grati pro b�n�fices illi efl�. In profpcrisautcnbsp;infolenter agunt:amp;in aduerfisdefp�erant. Sedquisom�aillaenumefet,nbsp;qtiibus Idolatr� Deum fua gloria,ut didum cft, fraudamusc*

Adpellaxionetn Deorumintelligefimuldidd�moniaifta, qgentcs S ipDrjs habuerunt:amp;Deof^nom�ecolueruntjc�grauifcandaloludaenbsp;Inbsp;nbsp;nbsp;utum, qug finitimp illis fuer�t.lt�, eos ho�es, quos pler�fp necfapi�tes

�^ecbonos,fedinrigniter ftultosac malos, dixerunt Deos ei�e:amp; horriz ^ili impietate pro Di)s adorauerunt, ferc adul�tes hora�bus:fed ait)� tnnbsp;fcandal�adorationispbentes.Etabhisex�pliSjdec�terisfpedeb�sId�nbsp;htn�� facile iudicari poteft.EftenimIdolatria, cordis fiduciam, timor�,nbsp;diledion� Sc fpem,aln quni,uero, �terno.omnipot�tiDeohabere,ilt;inbsp;4uod nunquam nonfaciunthomines,priufquampercognitionemdefnbsp;, ^framacColidamfuerintliberati. Ac miferandumeft, f�dereHominemnbsp;��^bus,qu2 ilium nec meliorem autf�liciorem reddere poflunt habit� :nbsp;hcc d�t�rior� araitf�,aut nunquam habitat� Quod in tel ligi uehm a me

didjde rebus �mnibiis,queno funt Deus I�pfc. Solus em DeusbabitUS� bcatumeff�cereh�mirtempoteft� quia foluseftiux, fapientia, ucriQS,nbsp;fumma f a licit�s 8i �tenia falus.

D�pZex ilt;to� nbsp;nbsp;PorrO, ex i� didis collfgere eft� coargui in fcripturisjduplic� Idolatrt

�mi�aliam ihternam amp; uiciorum cordis,amp; aliam externam, operis amp; dor?�. Q�areSdlex de utra^exponi debet:amp;o�m maxirae,deintemaunbsp;la,qu�eft impq cordis, impiaRz amp;peruerfifl�maR2 opinionum deDeo�nbsp;Cumpr�terea fit fons,unde fcaturit om�sexterna Idolatriateontempt^^nbsp;Dei,amp; tranfgrefl�o mandatoR2 eius. Nec em prius admittit externanbsp;Iatri�,qcorde a Deo deficiamus:autper incredulitatem,uel dubitationfnbsp;Si defperationem. Et externe Idolatnj: f�cinora, funtfignaamp;quio^^^nbsp;fedus abominabilis idolatri^regnantisin corde. Itaqp cor,qu�pai'�^nbsp;hom�sn�bilifl�maj�disamp;ittipijsaftcdibusobnoxi�acferuiens/i�^nbsp;excufto timor� Dei,amp; reieda fiducia,fpe,8i diledione in DeS, Jnbsp;monibus:�temtimor�,diledionem,fiduci�amp;fpem, aliotraniff''^^�^�^nbsp;inDe�. SicutPaulusdeauariciafcnbit, uocanse�cult�IdoloR^*^^*� -homines auari,tota cordis fid�cia,�i in altiflimo conteptunbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;j

n�,�pibusc�quirendis Hudent. Quodcentrafalutis ration^ plurimislocis teftatur.Et Cbridusaffirmat,tales Deo nonpofi�^^�^p��^^nbsp;qua^pternecfore faluos. Matth.vi. Nemopoteftduobosnbsp;re. lt�,N� poteftis Deo feruire amp; msmone.Et cap.xix. Diues dinKi J � 'nbsp;trabitin regn�coeloRt.Sic. Non cm facileimperantfutscupi^�^?'^nbsp;Sicuris:necfuntfideles difpenfatores facultar� fuaRjin paupc�'fs.nbsp;qugfuntLuc.xvi.EtLuc.xiiij.diciEcaueteuobisabauaricia.Ef^^^P?^^nbsp;�ttendite, negrauent cordaueftracurishui�s uite. N� prpunbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;j

ftrah�nt a deo,in quo eft fumnaa impietatis^ nihilfbbriu, rabilefuadent.Vid� i.Timo.vL

T�rpe eft igit Si impi��c noxi� bomini,curis auaridae qaeftuicj� Idolatri�in illis.Ideo nemo qtaliseft,potcftfaluaritnii*anbsp;bis imptjs c�riSjp fid� in de� Iibcretur, ac mutef ut deum fuumcolatj^^nbsp;rnore,fid�cia, di�edi�e8ifpe,qbus illehonoratSireqritbonorati�nbsp;ab hoc �x�plo de a�js fpeciebus Idolatrig iudici� fumi debet.Qpifqs ci^nbsp;quomodocuc� contraprim�pceptumpeccat, non poteft faluari:n�J a^^nbsp;agnition�pd�fuip�eniat, dolensac uere c�tritusafpiraucritadgraoa�nbsp;8i dein ceps a quauisidolatri�,tam qu�in corde admittit, qinop^il^nbsp;prauis,abftirteuSed pl�r� excpla,t� interngq extempldolatrieiniranbsp;nabimur referre. E�tterna ehimldolatriaeft, quandocuncp homines �tnbsp;quoc�c]p cafu,relid�d��,qui p fol� cordis fiduci� ten et,ad pr�fidiu cr�anbsp;turaRz fefe confer�tt�i illis alit�r,q deus iubet utunt,hoc eft,abutuntui'�nbsp;Et hcc femper coniundam interna IdoIatri�,�i impietat� cordis,b^etrnbsp;quanqu�non quisquisintuspec5(;atperidolatriam,moxeuatn external

sdmittitN�m homines iufti, amp; �mentes dei, uicqs cordis r^ugn� Si Quentfibi ab externa tranfgrefl�one mandatorum Dei.

lam facile cftexplicare/quodterti� fuit in propofitoordinedicendo/ Quid �i fumtQuid uidelicet fit Deum habere.Siquidem De� habet, quod quifnbsp;timet,cui fiditjquoddiligit, amp; in quodfperatnn fumma, cui honor�nbsp;Cordis habetjUero �more,dile�:ione,fiducia,ac fpe,8i cuius pofTeflionenbsp;cxiftimatfebeatum efl� �t hgc�ftadoraoo cordis, ac uerus Dei cultustnbsp;cuius nosdebitoresefleergaueRi Deum Chriftusdocet,Ioan.iih. Spirinbsp;tus eft Deus:amp; eos qui adorant e�,in fpiritu Si ueritatc oportet^adorare*nbsp;Et hue perti net prgeepta ilia omia, de timor� habedo erga Deu: de fide,nbsp;dile�ftione,ubicunCB extant in fcriDturis,quoRi Si fupra mentione

Benei�icurillis,acbea:i,quiexiftimant, intelliguntaccred�r,fc om^ nia ilia polT�dere in Deo,qu^ faciuntad huius Sifuturg uit�f��ic�at�*nbsp;8icenimuarrjsfcripturgteftimoni}sdocemur:�ipr�fertimin pfalmis*nbsp;Utpfal.xxxif). Non rexfaluat in multitudineexercitus: Gigas non errnbsp;piet in multitudine uirtutis. Fallax equus ad falute: Si in multitudine ronbsp;bods fui no liberabit. Ecce oculus Dni erga timetes e�: Si in eis,quifpenbsp;�t�t in mifericordia eius. Hue it� facit illud Hier.viiij.Hgc didt Dns.N�nbsp;gloriet fapi�s in fapi�tia fua, Si no gloriet fords in fortitudine fua. Si nonbsp;gloriet diues in diuitrgt;s fuis: fed in hoc glorietur q gloriat, feire ae noftenbsp;�^c.Quia ego fum Dhs, qfactio mifericordia Si iudidu et iuftici� in ternbsp;*^-Hgcemplacent mihiaitDhs. RurfusHier.xv^ii��i^tlictushomo,nbsp;W c�fidit in hole. Sic. If� pfatiq. Dni eft falus:8i fup popul� tuum benbsp;�^cdidliotua.SedteftimonioRZ huius fpiriiualis dodrinaeeftinnumeranbsp;�^ultitudoiSi nullis qui facra legunt no cognitiffima .Quia h^c eft prinnbsp;cipaKs intentio feripturg,ut nos de illo cultudei doceat: quern cum pr�gt;nbsp;ftamus Deo,effidmur bead.

Sedut Deu habere eft pfeda qdam hoisbeadtudoftta qfquisdeo calt;* *'ct,tcr mifereftSi fumme inf�lix. Sicutfunt qnodm�tdeumtnec dilinbsp;�nnt eum. Autqui�pr�dicatgomnipotentie, bonitati Si mifericordia:nbsp;jici diffidunt: ac dubitan:, num in neceffitatibus adiuueniur a Deo.nbsp;�hi enim tales ,non pofTunta Deo adiuuari.Contemnuntetiam atep o/nbsp;'^unt Deu: in afflidionibus impatientes Si murmurantes aduerfus Denbsp;Um,Ideo neceffe eft,ut in �ebus omnibus infocliciter Si calamitofiflime

agant.�ut maxime in corporalibiis florcre uideantur.Sed quia Deumha-* bent aduerfantem fibi, etiam fcelicitates eorum cooperantureis malum,nbsp;Voluptates carnis, pecuniam, opes, honores, potentiam, amp;hisfimilianbsp;carnaliapro fummis fcclicitatibus confelt;fhntur:ac fpem in illis ponunt.nbsp;Tam prudenter,dign e ac folide, atep ille qui animg fug dixit: Anima hanbsp;bes multabona,pofita inannos plurimos,requiefce, comede,bibe, Igtanbsp;re,amp;GLuc.xrj. Et hgeeft uaria ; multiplex amp; infinita eorum Idolatria.nbsp;Quis enim motus impq cordis, hominis increduli contemnentisnbsp;um,numerare omnes pofletCSed nuneper aliqti�t�x�pla,uiciaamp;i*^^nbsp;greffiones primi prgcepti,con abor aliquo modo declarare.

DE viens ET TR ANSGRESSI�NE PRIMI PRAECEPTI.� er de contraria pic t�te in Deum.nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;-

MVIta funt uicia in tranfgreffione primiprgccpti, queomniapi�S nantcum honore Dei: fignain homineabolititimorisamp;lhae^^nbsp;Deum�Nam qui pecc�tinprim� prgeeptum,nbsp;umtimore,fide,dile�:ione et fpeuacuos eHetquac�tcp tranfg*�^*nbsp;fanant.Sunca�t primi in hocgenercadeo,ifti, quinbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;c

Deo nos curg eftejrefpicere inuocantes, uel exaudire. Quam^^^.. impietas teneat ahquo modo omnes homines:th i il i quinbsp;difeunt lib�rant ab ea.Ideo em fidefef�erig�nt, amp;rcpugnainbsp;tioni,qugin impqs tnanctln talibus ergo placet Deo inchoata �j.g/nbsp;tia:amp;fiquid uicq adhuc remanfitin eis, q�odinuitihab^n^�nbsp;pugnant,noriimputaturipfis.

��iudgenuseft hypocritaBi:etpharifaiceiuftoi^rquosfdhc^^ carnalis �c proprig iufticig tenet. Iftieni derog�t gratig amp;nbsp;ton'sChriftjrficuteftdepidaimagoimpietatisfupbgamp;ari'Og^^^�'�nbsp;plo cuiufd�pharifgi, Luc.xviq. Magna a�t egeitaseftinnbsp;min�. N� quia Ce mereri exiftini�t iuftici� Sc uitam, p fua opanbsp;ideonecefle eft, ut fint fuiignarnt�iudicioRt Dei contranbsp;peccatores. Ideoftneuero timor� Dei, amp;fineucra c�iritionep^P^^^nbsp;ag�i:acrteganf fe pdm haberc,m�tientes, amp;m�daciinbsp;i.Ioan.i. Siq�id� Deus teftat nos efle p(ft�res:amp; in dig�r� graty�^nbsp;remifli�e,pro noftri iuftificati�eamp;falutc, Sed ut pd�,itanbsp;tigfuntignarir amp;Chriftigloria tranfferuntin fuasimmundasii^nbsp;carni?. Quare impofl�bile eft faluari a plt;ft� Sd morte polTe,eos qnbsp;p�is�d blafphemqsgrati�acbnficiorum Chriftiag�t.Inhocgnbsp;impietatis�d Idolatrig eft hoc teporefotus papatus: orn�s Mona^^^nbsp;Monach�. Denicp amp; tota fchoIafticoRs theoIogoR2 do(ftrina,dcP^nbsp;tentia,�diuftificatione.nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;. jjyijf

Proxima eft defperatio, d�grada 5d remifl��epeccati:in pcfti�i qc'Odhabertt,inconfdentrjsipfoR2 tandem reuelatumei �nbsp;gimus^hurfibile ex�plum de ludaq prodidit Chriftumilongc

mum in ludictjs Dei,contra peccatorcs,a quibuscont�nitur. Huiufmogt; diucro defperattonem edamdocent,qui iufticias rationisprgdicant merinbsp;torias�terng falutis.Namhoc cumfit falfum, contra iufticiam granenbsp;confi�t�, needle eft ut ucritas iudicior�ahquando incontrari�reuelet.nbsp;Quod cum fitjlli quos ignoratio gratig tenet,propter peruerfam cornbsp;fuptam inftitution�jCoguntur defperare.Scd funt plurimi alij, qus eti�i�nbsp;reftedoceantur de gratia,tarnen quia fine p�nitentiauiuunt,aBforbennbsp;tur tand� defperatione. Eft autem horribilis blafphemia defperatiotquianbsp;efi eorum, qui dicunt,maior eft iniquitas mea ,qua ut ueniam riicream.nbsp;Cum tame Deus omnibus ignofcat,0^ breuiter omnia peccata rem ttaf,nbsp;p�optcrGhriftum,quacenuscreduntin eum. Ifti ergo iufticiam grati�nbsp;ncganttquaproptcr ipfis quoqj negaridebeuNegan t.n. Deum efic minbsp;fericordem: Chrift�,propitiator�. Et tam gratig qua Chrifto derogant;

lam diclis adde iftosidol�tras, qui Deum credi�tdoclrinis mandato yjf. him hominumtpigrifcp tarn uanis amp; impf)s,ut nequeant elTe ,nifi demonbsp;niorumdolt;rtrinx:dequibusPaulusfcribit,i.Timotth.iii'). Sedquanqnbsp;per fe non eftent mala,qugdam doeftrinarum hominum opera: tarheh ciinbsp;accedit opinio neccfTitatiSjiufticig cultus,fiunt idolatrica. Vt cum digt;nbsp;CUnturpeCcatum mortale admittcre, quimandatahominumnoferuant:nbsp;Rutg*'^'-*^�^mereri amp;iuftificari,quiferuant.l uneenimfuntuaniimznbsp;pti arep idolatrici cultus:dequibusChnftuspronunciat, fruftracoluritnbsp;me,do:entesdoctrinas mandata hominum.Hucpertinetdodrinafthonbsp;hfiicoruin thcologorum, defatiffa�iunculishumanituspr�ceptis: utnbsp;de certis precatiunculis, elecmofynis Si ieiunqs.Item,de indulg�ir)s,purnbsp;gatorio,�lt;^ fimilibuscxpiationibusjin gratigc�tumeliamconfiais. Denbsp;MilTapriuata,qu�dicitur ex opereoperato ualere, ad impetrandamregt;nbsp;mifiioncm peccati,tamuiuorum qmortuorum. Hucaccenfe amp; uniuernbsp;fum Monachat��N�eiusom�sfiduaa,urprgdilt;ftoR2,cftuana Sdimpia.

PorrOjUtfiducia oper� carnalisiuftici�, tam a Deo q ab hominibus Pgt;^cepta,eftimpia;Itaomnispriuatgf3pientig,diuitiarumS'potentigfi vsnbsp;dtjcia. Ita r�gi impium eft, fiduciam in prgfidrjsarmatorum amp; cquitumnbsp;haberetferiptur� teftimoniafuntubiqjobuia,amp; pauloanrequ�d�qugnbsp;^u� fadunt pofui. In homineauaro, impium eft, amorem amp; fiduciamnbsp;pccunighabere.Etomnishomin�fapientia,eft ftulticiacor�Dco�nifinbsp;dequa Deuspeipit. Ideoftult�eftamp;impi�ullifidere: autamarealiqu�nbsp;sliter q dont! Dei,quo uelis uti ad glori� Dei amp; proximi utilitat�,acmt?nbsp;�iimum abut�

Homines plus timereqDe�jfiue aliter q Deuspeipit, eftqcpfpccies vfe �doIatrig.Sicut funt qdefici�t aueritatedodringuerbidei, meiutyr�no/nbsp;pfecution�.Quod neqsfaciat,Chriftusdeb�rt�s,ait: Nolitetimenbsp;*'ccos q occidunt corpus,anima aut� n� poffuntoccidere.S�d potiustt/nbsp;*^ete eu qui poteft anima corpus perderein gehennam, Matth.x�

ViE' nbsp;nbsp;Quibus non multum diflimilicer peccant qui propter acc�ptafcan/'

dala deficiunt:qugpr�Certim a moribus alioruna fumunt.Namamp;Chri ftus uultnosh�rere in dodrinauerbi, etiam fi profeiTores impie uiuant.nbsp;Matth.xxirj. Et communepreceptum omnes accepimus,ut nobis a pfeunbsp;doprophetiscaueamus: nenosfcandala dodrin� Igdant. Suntautemnbsp;d�t�rior�s qui tantum propter opes, priuata commoda,auc in homvnbsp;num gratiam,deficiunta uerbo: acnegligunt atc^ cotemnuntuerbum,nbsp;amp; huiufmodi fpinis fuflocantur.

qii nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;Eft amp; arrogantia ac fecuritas in corporali profperitate damnata cora

Deo: propter impiam fiduciam, qu�dam fpecies idolatrig. Qualem Chriftus de(cribit,ineo qui dixit aniingfu�. Anima, babes multa^o*'

Diuorumim* nbsp;nbsp;Itacp Diuorum cultus ideoimpius eft,quia tribuit hominibus ono

LIBER TERTIVS� nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;tri

cfannquod eftdiuinitatem iftis tribuere.Fadtitem cxhominibus m�dia tores interceff�onis,in cock's coram Deo: fine omni uerbo Dei. Et quo/nbsp;niam facr� licere docent aduocatum intercefl�onis efl� Chriftum ad dexnbsp;terampatris in coclis:kem,omnia quorum ufu opus habemusjdonan innbsp;uocantibus propter Chriftum: quid iftis fomnijsmediatorum inter cef/nbsp;fionis hominum aliud efficit, nifi quodfuushonor Chriftodetrahiturinbsp;fides evtinguitur;

Magicorum deniq?,amp; qui f�dus cum Diabolohabent,crafl� impie tas, pugnat cum primo pr�cepto:amp;^ in genere eorum omnium 5 qui pernbsp;tordis fidu ciam a Deo recedunt, �C in res alias illam ponunt. Vt qui fi/nbsp;duntcertisfignis,chara(fteribus,ftatuis, fine amp; contraordination� Delnbsp;infticutis. Alligantenim diuinam potentiam quidam ad lignea idola:quinbsp;bas fingun t uim quandam iuuandi calamitofos inefle, pr�ftare auxinbsp;hum fuis cultoribus.

Sed iam dudum fan's eft exemplorum tranfgreffionis primi prgcepti; tx quibus intelligi poteft, qualibusmodis uioletur, etiamfinemounusnbsp;t'mnes numerate poff�t. Ac poteft ex fjfdem fadllime colkgie regione, Med imp��inbsp;qui fint illi omnes modi,qui faciant ad primi pr�cepti impktionem. N�nbsp;pr�terfugam �m memoratorum uici'orum, opera pr�ccpta requifi/nbsp;ta in illo bona,funt:Deumuere timere, utdidum eft� Sgt;{. fiduciam boni/nbsp;tatis eit�s habere, propter feruator� Chriftum. Neep enim ob aliud nosnbsp;refpidt fiue exaudit.ltem,amareDeum:nempe,tamdementem,benefi/nbsp;cum propin'um pattern. Agnofeerequodconfeff�onem,gratitudin�nbsp;obedientiam ipfi debeamus:qui fe tot� ac gratis nobis offert ac donatnbsp;Vt iibeat nobis obfequieius mandatis, cuius benefidjs tanquamfilij dinbsp;kdi fruimur:qui falutem noftram redemit,per unigeniti Gif) fui morte�nbsp;Nam omnis ilia obedientia erga mandata Dci,c� fiteo fine, ut Deumnbsp;hoiioremus, eft opus primi pr�cept�ita ut omnis tranfgrefl�onbsp;nbsp;nbsp;om/

DE rO�NIS VIOLATI DECALOGI: ET CONTRARIIS prlt;iemijf,eortigt;n 4nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;mandat Decalogi,�ne impiff

SEd h�c hadenus pro intelligentia primi pr�ceptkcuius obedientia cap.vl utinam infpiret rtobis Deus, aefadat pr�ftare. Nunc etiam de pce/

^is uiolat� legtS pauca qugdam fubijciamus. Ac primo fatis confi�t plu hmis teftimonqs dodrin� Chrifti Apoftolorum, quod contempt�nbsp;tranfgreftionem mandatorum DecalogiDeus�ternamortepunit�nbsp;Require naep huius feueritacis amp; ir�Dei pr�dpueteftimonia Mat.v*nbsp;�^ix.xxv.Gal.v.i Cor.vi.Eph.v.Luc.xvi.amp;c.

Nam Matth.v.Chriftus inquit:nifiab�daueritiufticiaueftra, pluf/ ff'^mfcribarum amp; pharifgorum,non intrabitisin regnum c�lor�.Nec

obfcurum eft Chriftum eo loco deobedientia erga Deca�og� loqu�� qui ultra externcrum operum obferuationem,prcftemus cum aliqua cordisnbsp;puritate. Ec ad Gal.v. dickur.�Manifefta funt opera carnis,qug Cunt adulnbsp;terium,fornicatio, immundicia, lafciuia, Idolorum feruitus, uenef�cia,nbsp;ii�imicitie,contenfio,�mulationes,ir�,rixp,diftenf�ones,felt;ftg,inujdig,nbsp;homicidia, ebn'etates, comeflationes, amp; his fimilia.�de quibus pr�diconbsp;uobis,ficutetprgdi'xi q? qui ta!i3ag�t,regn� Dei no confequent.amp;c�

Sed quanqtranfgrdfio mereatur p�narn �terngmortis: obferuatio tarnen non promeretur �ternam uiram.Primum,quiarcmif�ionein peCnbsp;cati Si �tern� uitam Deus propter aliud donat: uidelicet,propter Chrv*nbsp;ftum,quatenuscredimusjn cum. Deinde, quiaobedientia operisnoftrinbsp;eft adhuc imperfedta, nec fatii facie lcgi:placec tarnen Deo ilia inchoatanbsp;obedientia,quia perfidem bcneficiorum Chrifti operamur.Etfineim/nbsp;pijs opinionibus refiftnnuspeccarornon.n. ut remiftionem peccati Siuinbsp;tarn �cernam nobismercamur, led ut gloriam gratig Deiornemus, Itanbsp;placemusdeo, cum proficerein bontsoperibus ftudemus,hocfolo finenbsp;quodcupimus Deo obedire:0i glori� Chrifti feruire.

Etfi autem operibus Icgis nemo remiftionempeccati, autiufticiaaut �ternam uitam mereatur: tarnen alia ingentia premia illisoperibusconnbsp;fequimur:uidelicct,corporalia amp; fpiritualia in his terris,Si quedam gternbsp;na in c�lis. Effugiuntpracterea multas corporalesp�nas,aut certemitinbsp;gationem corporalium pevnarum fibi amp; alijs merentur,qui in iufticia le/nbsp;gis non impie io uiunt Deo. Id eft,finepharifaicis opinionibus.Qiiemnbsp;admodum in corporales pocnas inciduntultra pccnam�tcrn� mortis,nbsp;qui Decalogi m�dara arroganter Si fine pccnitctiauiolat Si centenunu

Sic ergo de pccnis Si prgmqs corporal ibus Si temporalibus lex in ge ncrec�tionatur, Exo.xx.Ego fum Dominus Deus tuns, Fortis zelotes,'nbsp;uifitans iniquiiatcm patrum in tertiam Si quartam gcncrationem, eorunbsp;quiodcruntme.�Sifaciensmifericordiaminmilia, hisquidiliguntme,nbsp;Sicuftodi�tpceptamea.L�gea�t copiofiusLcuit.xxvi.SiDeu.xxvitjV

Proinde reefte exiftimant,qui fentiunt neminem a Deogterna morte, propter ali�na peccata,puniri:fed unumqueq? propter fua peccata Si pronbsp;priastranfgreftiones.SicutimpocnitentiamSiincredulitatempunittctianbsp;�1 quorundampeccata teporalibus p�agis ufcp in tertiam Si quartam geznbsp;nerationem perfequatur.Sicut e contra ftatuendum eft,nemincm falua/nbsp;rigternauita,nifi per propriam iufticiam Sifidem. Abac.rj. Deus enimnbsp;afingulisSifidem SipccnitentiamrequirittS tranfi lien tes damnat. Etinbsp;amfi ali�n�iufticiemerito frequentercorporalia beneficia, Si qugdamnbsp;fpiritualia alqsconferat:atqtadcomultismilibushominum.

In fumma, quifquis credit in Chriftum lefum Si agit pcenitentiam efficitur faluus a peccato 8i a mortetqui uero non credunt euangelio, n �nbsp;poiTunt

pofTuntfafuart Haccenimeftpropriaeuangtlrj do�nna; quod Deus peccara remittat p�nitentiam agentibus SC credennbus in promiffionesnbsp;grati� per ChriflumzLuc.ult.Incredulis autem,amp; obftmacibus ilhs acnbsp;dun's amp; finepoctiKenna agentibus,nullaremittat.Sedpcenaru amp; prpninbsp;orum corporalium temporalium alia ratio eft. Nam ill� recidunt abnbsp;uniuspeccatoin plures.

Contingereautemcorporalia premia operibusiuftorum, prgter fu/ pradicla teftimonia,etiam illud Pauli docet,quod eft Eph. vi. Filii obe/nbsp;dite parentibusueftrisjin Domino. Hoc enim iuftum eft. Honora patr�nbsp;luum amp; matrem tuam, quod eft mandatum primum cum promiftionc:nbsp;utbenefitti'bi,fislongeuusfuperterrain. Significatenim corporalesnbsp;neceffitatesamp;f temporaliacommoda,utuicT:um,erudifionem,bonamLianbsp;letudiaem,longiorem uitam, fertilitatem terre, pacem amp; tranquilluate,nbsp;daripropter obedientiamergaparentes. Defpiritual 1 HIS ucro prcmr)s,nbsp;qur contin gunt his qui iufticie bonorum operum ftudent, pulcht ecrunbsp;ditnos exemplum Cornelipde quo in aclisapoftclicis cap.x. Denicp �Cnbsp;Chriftus illisloquens, qui perfecutioncsfuo�Ccu angeh] nomine per^nbsp;ferunt,ait:Gaudetc amp; exultace,quoniam merces ucftracopiofa eft in cccnbsp;lis.Matth.V.Eoipfodocens,nulla opera luftorum bona, no habere fuanbsp;premia in coch'stficut cepioGus docetur Mar.x. Et Luc.xvi. dicitur: faznbsp;cite uobisamicosde mammona iniquitatis,utcumdefeceritis, recipiancnbsp;uos in �terna tab ernacula: quod nifi deprpmiis bonorum operum,qugnbsp;iuftis reddenturincoclis, non poteftintelIigi,ficutcopiofefatisexponPnbsp;tur Marth. XXV*

C�terum premia corporalia 8: rpiritualia,dari-al qs ali�n� iufticie m� rito,id eft,aliena fide,docentplurima exempla in hiftoria cuangeliy.quanbsp;lehabesMatth.ix. dequodamparalytico,cui amp;fidesremiflionispeccanbsp;ti impetrata eft,fanatio corporalis. Teftantur item promiftionesdeinnbsp;uocationefan(ftorum:utillaMatth.xvii). Siduoexuobisc�fenferintfunbsp;per terram,de omni re ,quamcunq;petierint,fiet illis a patrcmeo, qui innbsp;c�lis eft. Item illud Paulii.Timoth.ij.Adhortorigiturpiimum omniznbsp;urn fieri obfecrationes,orationes, interpellationes,gratiarum acftiones,nbsp;pro omnibushominibus, quiinfublimitateconfticuti funt:ut quictamnbsp;Sd tranquil lam uitam agamus,cumomnipicfate,amp;grauitate.Hoc enimnbsp;bonum eft amp; acceptum,coram faluatorenoftro Deo:qui omnes homiznbsp;nesuultfaluosfieri,amp;ad agnitionemueritatisuenire.

Ergo comminationes pocnarum abfterreantnos, ne mandata Deca/ logi uiolemus.Qui enim uiolant, fibi exitium eternemortis acquirunt,nbsp;iuxta iupra pofira teftimonia. Deindeincurrunt fimul in multas corpoznbsp;rales calamitates amp;pl3gas; atq^adeo fpiritualesexcgcat!onis,induratio/nbsp;nis amp;reprobgmeniis.SicutdicitDeu,xxviii* Percutiette Dnsamentiai

8^cgdtate,ac furoremetis: utpalpes in mendie ficutpalpare fol�t ca�cus in tenebris. Si non profperabituruiatua. Nam haccnimir� intelligcdanbsp;fun t,de fpir ituali p�n a exc^cationis in corde Si in durationis: qua per�u-*nbsp;tiunt increduli impGcnitentes,ne qn ucRz uidc�t,intellig�t,hde reapi-lt;nbsp;St acfalui fi�t: propterea q? m�data dei aliqu�do pr�frade cont�pferunt�nbsp;Denic^,quoni� peccatip�ngperplureseunr,fitf�pc,utunus homonbsp;caufTa exiftat uariaR: calamitatum Si exitij alrjs muleis. Non in corpora/nbsp;libus p�n istm:ficut propter Dauidispeccatum, totagensiudaicaattr�nbsp;taeft�iaffli�tata, fed quod longe gr au ius eft, in fpiritualibiis quotp:finbsp;eut teftat diflolutio Si difeordia duorum rcgnorum,Si �mpiorum culttinbsp;uminifrael. Qupomniafecutafuntin p�n�ldolatrigSalcmonis. H�cnbsp;maxime metuenda efthom�:nbsp;�C cauendum follicite,ne fecalamitatis Si cxitrj alioBz faciat cauffam. Nanbsp;tantismalis occafio efl�,efl; impietat�omniumfummaimpietas: Si me/nbsp;rctur qu�libet extrema.

RurfuspoIIicitationes prgmiorum inuirentnosadobedientiamerga m�data Dei.Nam quifinepharifaicisopinionibusleg� faciunt,8iiuftanbsp;racionepremia peiunr, multisgrauibus malis fe Si alios lib�rant. Miti/nbsp;gatenim Deuspeenas temporales propter pocnitenti�iuftor�: autprornbsp;fus finit cas, iram fuamauferens.SedSiingcntiaprcmici^ beneficia, fibi'nbsp;Sialpsconquiruntacmerent. Confertenim Deus plunma cot poralianbsp;bonahominibusin hacuita,proptct'p�nitentiamiuftcilt;:utneccf��rianbsp;alimenta,pacem Siconc�rdi�,rucceGumSiprofpcritat� ,n i tbusgcrcnnbsp;dis,Si bis limilia,Dcniqp,quod longepreciofiuscfi,ueibigraiia- kirn�nbsp;Si cognicioncm donat,propter eos qui iuftici� Jegispie fiudct. Scdprgnbsp;mia iJla�ternain c�lisnulli contingunt,nifipropccrfuamiufiici�.H�nbsp;ergo tani� caufl� facian t,ut hononficeSi fentiamus Si loquamur de bonbsp;norum operumiufticia: etiamh uerumeft, quod exoperibus legis nonnbsp;iuftificaturomnis carocorarn Dco.

Nonigitur nihil efl bonorumoperum iufticia, pr�fiitafi'nepharP faicisopinion]bus,abhomineminimearrogante,Sicredentein Deum,�nbsp;per feruatorem Chrift� lefum.Hoc eft,fi primo omnium non qupratiunbsp;ftificari ex lege:fi non prindpaliter pr�mia petat. Si gloriam Dei plurisnbsp;faciat,quam fuam utilitatem. lufticiamautemSifalutemqu�rataChrinbsp;fto.�expe�atione tarnen pr�miorum exerceat fidem. Nam Si in promifl�nbsp;onibus pr�miorum exercenda eftfides:8ieaagendafunt, per qua? adnbsp;premiaperueniripofl�t. Alioqui certe,bona parspromiflonum Dei,Slt;inbsp;exercitiorum pietatis, euacuabitur. Dicit enimfcriptura: dateSidabitufnbsp;uobis.Kemittite Si remittetur uobis.Itcm, cum fiabitisad orandum, dtnbsp;mittitefi quidhabetisaduerfusaliquem:utSipateruefier,qui in c�lisnbsp;eft, dimiitat uobis peccata ueftra. �t uulgata lun t ilia Matth .V. Beau m inbsp;fericordes.

LIBER TERTIV Jr nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;�ri

fcricordes, qtioniam miferi�rdiam confequentur; amp; Jifs fimi�iaaLa. Et perprophetamin pfat loquitur Dominus: Inuoca me in diembulatio/nbsp;nis, amp; exaudiam te,amp;glorificabis me. Sed ut ta h'um proiniffionum eftnbsp;Jnnumera multitudo, qu�pollicitat�onibus prcmiorum excitant fidernnbsp;noftramtita ubicp obuia eft,amp; nota omnibus.

Nihil ueroin hacdodrina p�narum amp; pr^miorum,contraeuange/ lij promiff�oneSjdegratia amp; fidein Chriftum,docetur.Nammors�ternbsp;�la fequetur haud dubie omnes eos, qui non perueni�t ad fidcm in Chrinbsp;ftumrnecaliarationeliberabimur a peccato etamortequam per fidcm innbsp;Chriftum. Quia remtf�io peccati amp; �tcrna uita funt gratuita don a Dci:nbsp;accipiuntur acpofi�denturper folam promifTionum euangelij fidem^nbsp;Quapropter in doclrina iuffif�cationis amp; �tcrng falutis aliter loquend�nbsp;elldcoperibus noftrgiuftici�,quam in pocnitenti�docftrinazbuecuninbsp;agitur de operibus iuftorum, autcerte eorum qui fine irnpfjs opinioni/nbsp;bus Si cum ftudio proficicndi in uera pietate operantur amp; legem fad�t.nbsp;Sicuc Corn�lius. Nemo enim per opera fuapctefl: iuffificari, autfaluusnbsp;fieri, coram Deo: etiamfi piorum op�raquedam accipiantfuapr�miaanbsp;Deo.H�c ergo facitillud prophet� in pfal. Et neintrcs in iudicium cumnbsp;feruotuo , quia in confpelt;fluruo non iuffificabiiuromn/suiucns. Itemnbsp;illud Chrifti, Luc.xvi).Cum feceritisomnia,qupprxcepta funtu�bis,nbsp;dicite,ferui inutiles fumus,quod debuimusfacercfecimus. Et Pauli:Exnbsp;operibus legis non iuftificatur ullacaro coram Deo.

Quod ueroMatth, cap.xxv. dicitur, Venitebenediccipatrismei, pofTidetc paratum regnum a conftitutione mundi: Efuriui enim, dedinbsp;ftis mihimanducare.amp;c.Idfignif�cat, pr�mium 5lt; mcrcedem confequinbsp;in coclis eos,qui ex fide operati funt amp; iufticias legis fecerunt. Chriftusnbsp;enim eos laudat, qui credenteseuangelio, eaqu�dilcdfionis funtpr�/nbsp;ftiterunt:non laudatincredulorum iufticias. Difcernitautem ueram fi/nbsp;dem a fiefta�da mortuarationis opinione, fignodiledlionis. Namamp;nbsp;Paulus docet ueram fidem,rem efTe efficacem diletftione. Gai. v. Rurfusnbsp;ipfe quoq? Chriftus, ut fcribiturloan.xii). inquit� In hoccognofeentnbsp;omnes, quod difeipuli mei eftis, fi diledioncm habueritis internos munbsp;tuam. Sed incredulorum iuftici� magisdign� funt �tcrna morte,qnbsp;pr�mijs.�tantum abeft ut pr�mia fint habitur� in ccclis. Nam quia fu/nbsp;perbe,arroganter ,amp; impie fcntiuntdciufticqs fuis, nccefi�cftutiudi/nbsp;cilsDei humiltcntur.�iuxta illud.�omnisqui f�exaltathumiliabitur. Lu.nbsp;^viii.Hoccnimhumiliari, eft reprobari a Deo, acrcijci� gratia amp; con/nbsp;demnari,ita ut tl�i reprobo pharifgo accidit,in quem ditfium eft, omnisnbsp;qui f�exaltathumiliabitur. Qiiiain iufticias fuas confidebat, amp;arrog�nbsp;^frdeillis coram DEO gloriabatur: quafi pcrfedefantftus amp;beatusnbsp;t^fopter eas. Atque ita iudicabuntur omnes, qui in iufticiam gratig nonnbsp;FF il)

eredunttquccunq; tandemoperentur.Ioan.i�j. Qui cr�dit in filium De�t non Judicarurquiautem non credit, �am ludicatusefl, Sedhaecha�le/*nbsp;nusdepccm's malorum operum, amp;fpr�inrjs bonorumioccafionecom''nbsp;minarionum �� promiffion um leg is,

SEQ.VITVR E,'NARRATIO SECVND� pTiecepti deiuflidaorif,nbsp;aoitajj'umernomeft Domini Deituiinuanum,

cjip.vu Binteriorc�ufi:ici�,qu�eftcultus mentisjiuecordis, fonsamp;ca�C �^quot;^faomnis extern� pieratis, �i cultuuminoperibusamp;facftisbonis,nbsp;proxime fi t tranfitus ad oris iuliiciamtcjux compleditur tria pr�cipita canbsp;pna,uideh'cetconfel��onem,lnuocationem,amp;gIorificationem,Quarnnbsp;quam glorificatio fitgenusadomniaqu�incultu nomim'sDeipr�fianbsp;ripolTuntmos tarnen bac diuifionedocendigratia utemur. Ad confeCfionbsp;nem autem potiiiimpm referemus pr�dicationem 8gt;d do�irinam� adglonbsp;rificationem uero,amp;: fidemiurifiarandi^ S^gratiarum a�onem,nbsp;Q�amqenirn Lexnegatiue�oquatur, �� fecundumliteramprcb�bcnbsp;at folum diuini nominis abufum:tamcn eo ipfo prgcipit ��de redo, iu/nbsp;, fto acpio aJ�quo eius ufu,ut illo fan�if�cetur.Sicutoramus,fan(ft]fi'ceturnbsp;nomen tuum;nimirum propterpr�cepramDeiuoluntatem. Namhgcnbsp;t^e^u'iua. ^l^nc'gatiu�uis in mandatisDei,non folum probiberequacdam operanbsp;mala.'uerumetiam contraria boria,perabfcondi(am affiimatiuamexige/nbsp;re, J ta ut fupra expofitum eft. Vt cum Icxdicit�h� admittcs adukerium,nbsp;r equiri t temper an tia m amp;: ca ft itatem: n ec permittit, nift proprig con iugisnbsp;ufum. Includicurergoaffi'rmatioj'n negatione: amp;negatio grauiftimenbsp;nos accul�t.Significat enim coh�rere nobis �C congenita effe certa qu�nbsp;dam uicia Supeccata, per qu�propenfi fumusacprocliuesadmandato/nbsp;rumDeitranlgreft�onem. Affirmatio autem docetnosdeeontrartjso/nbsp;peribus bonis:quam pluribus fcripturseteHimonijs colligere edexprefnbsp;fam efTe^a Chrifto,prophetis amp; Apoftolis,adintelligentiam �C �lucidanbsp;tionem omnium mandatorum Dek

kaep neceiTaria ratio ei�, cum lex utrumt^ doceat: �C declinare nideU'� cetamalo,amp; facerebonum, Inma!oquodprohibetlex,cftabufusreinbsp;bon�.� quifolus in omnibus mandatisdamnatur. In operationeueronbsp;boni,eftufusreire(ftus,decens,iuftus, piusacneccft�rius. Dieamamnbsp;tem primo de ill�redo amp;iufto diuini nominis uCu, fan�iificatione �^nbsp;honore: poftea uero �dde abufunominis, quifitcumilli�simpia �^nbsp;f^ece�ittn noxia hominiprophanatione. Eft igiturduplexneccftitasaf�umendinbsp;maff�fndino nominis Dei,rede,iufte,pieacfande. Prioreft, utD E Ofualausamp;^nbsp;miniiDti. gloria reddatur a nobis: altera �ipoUerior^ ut ilia redditione debiti b olt;nbsp;noris�

nor�sjtloftr� faluti confulatun Hoc enim fitper rediim debitum nd/ mini's ufumnuncenim adph'catur amp; tr�ffertur ad nos omnis gloria dci,nbsp;ut operantem amp; fandificantem Deumin nobis patiamur. Narhill�nbsp;du� caufl� aflumendi nominis funt coniund�: necpoi��ntdiueJl�nbsp;Quia nemo poteft Dei nomine iufte ac pie uti,cui hoc n� c�d�t in caufnbsp;fam fu� �terng f�licitatisgt; Quemadmodumnecabutiquisdiuinonoznbsp;mine pote ft, fine damno detrimento fu� �terng falutis�

C�terum, nominisadpellatio, compleditur omnia qu�funt Dei: glori�fe de Deo dici pofliin t,8lt; utiliter pr�dicari apud homines,nbsp;acquibus uoluitinnotefcercamp;celebrari. Quodeft uidelicet,unus, rtpnbsp;nus,�terrtus,amp;omnipotensDeustpater, filiusfpiritus fah�us. So/nbsp;lusuere fapiens, iuftus,uerax, bonus,clemens, mifericors amp; propitius:nbsp;imo ipfa fapientia, iufticia,bonitas,l�men, ueri'tas,clem en tia, mifcricornbsp;dia, propitiator propitiatio* Gondirnr rgeli terr�.* uifibilium omninbsp;um,amp;inuifibi�ium. Necconditorfolum, ucrumetiam gubernatorSinbsp;conferuator rcrumomnium: quidatnobisefcam, potum, indumenta,nbsp;amp; omnia quorum ufu inhacuitaopus habemus, Deniq; omnibus, quinbsp;bonitari amp; mifericordi� riusfidunt, eftplacatifl�rnus pater, per Icfumnbsp;Chriflum.H�c igitur funt feire diuina pr�dicata il�a, feaindum qug Denbsp;us uult agnofci� nobis : amp; agnitus coliac celebrari, periuificiamoris�nbsp;�d cfc,per confeirionem,do�lrinam,prgdicationem,inuocationem, glonbsp;rificationem,laudem amp; gratiarumadionem,Tum eo modo,iufhciam,nbsp;pietatcm,fandificatlonem amp;�ternam falutem in nobisoperart

Sed iam feorfim de his fingulis partibus, quibus Dei nomine fccli/ citer utimur,dic�. Ergo prima confefl�o, de qua Paulus dicit,Corde crenbsp;ditur adiufticiam, oreautemfitconfeHio adialutcm, tribuit Deo oin/nbsp;nem illam nominis gloriamamp;honorem ,dequoiam di�lum.Eiusau/nbsp;tem eftpulcherrimum exemplum,in fymbolo illo,quoddicitur Apoftonbsp;lorum:amp;fuo loco nonnihil a meexphcabicur Dixiautcm,in confelTio/nbsp;ne prfcipueincludi predicationem amp;doc'trinam.Omnino enimuerfannbsp;tur circarcseafdem:uidelicet, circa annunciation�unius Dei Domininbsp;Omnium.Item circacreationis amp;redemptionis fidem. Deniq; circap�/nbsp;uitentie prgdicationem. Habet autem huneufum tamconfefl�o, quamnbsp;dolt;flrina,utqui Deum nondum cognouerunt, ilia externa profeflionenbsp;Dei inuitentur,utetiam ipfi agnofcantelfe D E V M,tum ilium Deumnbsp;cfle creatorem omnium amp;iuftificatorem amp; faluatorem. Denicp,ut illi/nbsp;Usagninene�CfidetimeantDE VM, agantp�nitentiam: amp; in iufti/nbsp;riafidei amp; morum ftudeantprofi'cere.

Sed in hac confeflione �i. dodlrina quamdico continetur8lt;:huius profefl�o; uidelicet, nos homines eiTe multismodis uanosatq? impiosnbsp;t�cccatores.ftem, nafci cunipeccato,eflelt;^ irgfilioSj�^ gterng d�nationis'nbsp;FF iitj

COMMENT DE POENITENT.' reos. AcniG'renafcamur perpromi��ionum euangeli} degratia in Cfinnbsp;(io fidem,nung pofle faluaria peccato. Nihil Bicere ad mentum gratignbsp;falutiSjuIIas ullorum homin�i'ufticias, Nampromifl�onesgrati'�gra/nbsp;tuitas ene:amp; per folum Chn'ftum dari accontingereilliKqui crcdunt innbsp;cum. Qiiare arduum ed difTtdllimi labon's, hancconfeflionem gio/nbsp;ri�,Deo patri St feruatori Chrifto lefu debitam, intr�pide Si con ftanternbsp;reddererquia caecus,impius,ing�'atus,blafphemus Si arrogans m�dus,nbsp;oditSiperfequitur illam. Itacpconfeffio h�cSC dotftrina, leu pi ofelTionbsp;eorum qu� dixi,trahif fecum crucem,0lt;f perlecutiones:neq tarnen h'cecnbsp;detredareconfefTionem ullorum periculorum terroreacmetui led opornbsp;tet conftantergloriam Deiprofiteri, etiamfi occidamur, ficutdoccmurnbsp;Matth.x.Luc.xij.Sc alrjsmulti'slocis fcriptur�. Sednihiltemerepr�ltinbsp;mendum eft,in confefTione: fedomniacumfummarcucrentiaamp;t'.morcnbsp;nominis Dei,bonaconfcientia, ftudioglonficandi Deum Si feruiendinbsp;hominib us. Item cum firma fiducia accipiendi auxilrj diuini: ne forte innbsp;confeffionenon confiftamus.

Inuocatio non aliter maxima uirtus eft.�quam foil qui uere in Deuftt jnuocatio crediderunt, polTuntpurepr�ftare. Nam inuocare Deum, eft animonbsp;per omnia tranquillo,fecuroacccrto, depropitia uoluntate Dei, in quanbsp;iibetneceftiiare confugeread Deum, Si per pf ecation es poftularenecefnbsp;fariarum Si utiJium rerum prgftationem: atc^ adeo per deprecatioespecnbsp;catiamp;delnftorum remiflionem orare,0lt;Jauerfionfmpericulorum,utnbsp;funt qu� nunquam non imminent plurima malaideniq; nihil dubitare,nbsp;quinomnespetitionesnoftreapudDE V Mexaudiantur. Et queniamnbsp;finehacf:de,necj5piencqj utiliterinuocamus Deum, addii�funtpr�''nbsp;cepro deinuocationcmuh�promiftioncs, quibusfides noftra erigaturnbsp;Sc fulciaturiadh�cdatus eft mediator promiftionumCHKlS^ V Snbsp;Iefus,propferqucmpetiticnesnoftr�exaudiuntur.

Hue ergofaciunt mult�promifliones quarumaliquothiefubfcriba mus;utillam, loel.h. OmnisquicunqpinuocaueritnomenDOMlNlnbsp;faluus erit.Item ilia,Matth, vij.Petite, amp; dabituruobfs.amp;c. Prodefter/nbsp;go ufu quoridiano huiufmodi confolationes, SCeuangeliumde Chn'/nbsp;fto tritiflimnm habere: quare pr�di�tis Scillasfequentes promiftionesnbsp;coniungamus, pfal.xc. Quoniain me fperauit, liberabo eum: preteganbsp;eum,quoniam cognouit nometl meum.Pf.Iinuocame in die tribulaaonbsp;nis:Sc cripiamteamp;hononficabisme.Etpfal.cxIv. Voluntatem timennbsp;tium fefaciet, SCclamorem eorum audietScfaluabiteos. Prouer.xviq*nbsp;Turrismunitiftima nomen Dominuad ipfam curritiuftus,etcrigetunnbsp;Matt. xxi).Omnia qugc�cp petieritispatrem in orafione,crcdentes, acdnbsp;pietis.Io�. xvi. St quidpetieritispatrein NOMINEmeo,dabituobis..nbsp;His ergo talibus promifltsroboratur fides noftra. Nam finetalPnbsp;buSy

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bus, amp; fine mandato amp; uoluntate dei, nulli liceret ullam rem a Deo po/ ftulare.Deus autem,quia falutis noftrg ration� habet,iubet ut petamus:nbsp;8c poftulandbus in fidepromittl't exaudidon�. Depctendis a�c in preca/nbsp;tionibus noftris 80 inuocad�e docet nos Chriftus,Matth�vi.Breuis quinbsp;dem formula eft , precadon�neceflariaRiamp;udliuminftitucndarum adnbsp;�eumtfed abfoludffima�Quam tenere oportet,amp; meditadfl�mam habenbsp;fe, in ufu peddon � amp; inuocadone. Nec quid indign� rei a Deo n obisnbsp;petamus,aut pugnans cum eius uoluntate* Ideo amp; eam formulam pre/nbsp;candi, feu inuocandi Deum infra breui enarratione percurram*

Glorificatio refertur a Chrifto ingenere ad quoduis ftudium glori� Oei ampliand� amp; illuftrand�ddeo c�ple�itur eaom�a,qu� faciunt adnbsp;diuini nominis honore* Sed ratio docendi facit, cur hanc diftrahamus anbsp;confeff�oneamp;inuocadone: cum generaliteramp;confiteri amp; inuocare, fitnbsp;Deum glorrficare. Sed fine hac generali confideratione, glorificadonemnbsp;cxiftimemus efle,primo omnium uitareacfugere quamlibet prophana/ Glorificaiio.nbsp;tionem nominis Deiddeft, quaslibetblafphemiasamp;fcandala. Necuinbsp;Hoxius fis, aut per impiam dcdrinam, aut prau� uit� conuerfatione;nbsp;quinporius cures relt;fta doccre, acprg�ucerealqs bono uit�exemplo: utnbsp;Ctiamipfi prouocad amp; uelud impulf� omniftudiopropenfiusornentnonbsp;ftien amp;gloriam Dei.Fidem iurihurandi religiofeferuare:6cgradasagenbsp;fe Dco,pro beneficijs in nos 6c alios co�ads*

Ergo glonficare,eftabhominefua confiliadida amp;fad� eoreferri omnia,uthonoridiuininominis,amp;:utilitatiproximiferuiatur. Blafphenbsp;��iaturcnim nomen 8C gloria Deioccafionefcelerum�C nequiterfa�onbsp;tumdicut e regione per occafionem redorum confiliorum amp; fa�orumnbsp;a plurimis glorificatur* In fumma glorificare, eft nonfolum operam danbsp;�'e,quomodo te ipfumcuftodiasac f�rues immaculatum�cfanctum, culnbsp;t�i diuini honoris in omnibus deditus,ueruni etiam, conari,uteodemnbsp;pietatis �Cali) inuitentactrahant, ubi f�milibusftudijsomet glori�de�nbsp;�uxta illud Chrifti:fic luceat lux ueftra coram hominibus, ut uideanto/nbsp;pera ueftra bona,8C glorificentpatrem ueftru qui in c�lis eft*Sed adfjcinbsp;^U�ushicfeorftm qu�dam,amp;degratiarum adione�qu� cum confefl�onbsp;��e 8C glorificadone habetmagnam affinitatem* Confeft�o enim eft qugnbsp;dam perp�tua laus Dei, 6^ gradarumadio:amp; confiteriac gradas age/nbsp;eft glorificare Deum*

Proinde laudamus Deum 8C gradas agimus, pro quibuslibet in nos tautcf-gru b�n�fices eiusttum corporalibus�C fpiritualibus, turn etiam pro �ter twr��nbsp;^orum promiftione* Ideo habet magnum fidei exercitium, debetnbsp;^de quottidiani ufus: Eiusautem in pfalmis extant multa pulcherrimanbsp;^�'^cmpla. Sed hiemonendi fumus,uidelicet,hominis Chriftianieffe,nbsp;Pfoipfis quoq^ correpd�ibus, calamitatjbus,morbis,^gritudinibus, af

COMMENT DE POENITENT; flid/ohibuSjCru�e 8lt;^ perfecuuonibus, gratias agere Dcot iitquib�s ��^nbsp;lenos erud/tatq? emendat,retrahensa peccando,nenos damna tioabfornbsp;beatJdeo benefi'cq loco duc�ccorripi a Diio; ficutdocemur Hebr.xi.8inbsp;ttiagng glorif �i fummg fcelidtatis eft pro nomine Chriftiperfecunoesnbsp;pati. Mattb.v.i Petiitj* Quia dum iudicamur a Domino, corripimur:nbsp;ne cum hocmodo damnemur.i Cor.xi. Ecgioriof� funtperfecutiones,�nbsp;quaspro Cbrifti gloria Cuftinemus.Rom.v.

In hoc uero fummogradu laudis Dei, quidpoft�t pr�ftare in firma caro,quid attinet dicere;Debitum perfede iuftide audimus:fed interimnbsp;nemo eft,qui illi fatiffaciac,autpoffitfatiffacere,Acdocent clar'.ffime plunbsp;rima Ifraelitarum exempla, non pofte naturamaffliclam bene fen tire denbsp;Deo.�fiue in calamitatibus Si aduerfis, propitiam uoIuniatC dei intucri,nbsp;agnofcere, Si bene ac bona fperare. Mui to minus gaudere poteftjautgranbsp;tulari fibi,tribulationibus probata, cxercitata atc^p attrita. Ergo in didisnbsp;omnibus ufibus nominis Dei,occurrunt nobis magna,maxima, ualidanbsp;et ualidiflima fidei exercnia;quibus faciffacere fua uirtute quifquis fepofnbsp;fedicit,autfomniansloquitur, autioco, autueritatisSiuirium fuarumnbsp;ignarus eft: aut denilt;5[? contemn it Si irridec pr�cepta Deh

DeJurMcn� Sed qu�ritur pretcrea circa huius mandati enarratione, utrum liceat iurare homini Chriftiano:8iqu� n� iuramenta oporteat feruare,8iqucnbsp;tanq illicita refcindere.Igitur iufiuranduefte Chriftianis conceffum,clanbsp;reteftaturillud Deu.vi. Domin�Deumtu� timebis: Siilli foliferuiesJnbsp;Ac per nome illius iurabis.Docct em locus ille quod ft quando C� prx/nbsp;ftand� iufiurand�,illud nonprgftetur tarnen,nifi per nomen Domini:nbsp;id eft,nifiaccitoin teftimoniumuerinomineDei,quem nemo uelicfal^,nbsp;fi Siiniqu�rei teftem fecere. Non enim licet in iuramentis hocpado,�nbsp;ueritatishonorem,ulli alq reihabere,quam nomini Dei.Iam uanum ePnbsp;fet,de hacrationeiurandi docere,nifi licitum eflet,imo iuftum acpium,'nbsp;in re pia,honefta Si neceftaria,iuramentum pr�ftare.

Sunta�tpia,honefta,utiliaacneceflariaiuram�ta,q a Magiftratibiis deferunt:q fineprgftatioe iuramento�:,q prgcipiunt, nec oftici�f�cere,�nbsp;nec dqudicare cotrou^rfias,aut ftnire lites,poftent. luxta illud, Hebr.vr�nbsp;Omis c�trouerftgfinis ad confirmation�eft iurament�.nbsp;rare, quin eti�iuftu eft pi�, fi qh iubet uocatio Si cafus in c] glonbsp;rie Dei.Ira em fegimus Sgt;i Apoftolosiuraftc. N� Paulus in�ittegotedcnbsp;De�inuoco aduerfusanim� me�.In fumma, honor diuini nominis. Sinbsp;proximi feu priuata feu publica neceft�tas, coguntnos uti luramcntis�nbsp;Quod uero obrjcitillud Chrifti: egodicouobis,no iurareo�otidnonnbsp;intellig�dum eft, nifi de temerarijs iuram�tis, fiuequp prgft�t hominesnbsp;fineMagiftratusautoritate: neccogente uoeatione,aut honore dei, autnbsp;proximi neceftitate. CHRISTVS enim fingulos docetdepriuaranbsp;iufticia: Si requirit ut fumma innocentia ab omnibus euftodiatur�.

^deo uecat�urare:ic�eft,temere amp;:finecauf�aiurare, finereucrei-it�aamp; di iiini nomin is honore�

Si nero promittas quid, quod fcruareamp; faccrefitp�n, acpugnetc� �oluntate Dei, acfine peccatoprgftari non poflit, resipfa clamatde huznbsp;iufinodi impioiuramento �i. ftipulationepccnit�tiamefl�agendam:t�nbsp;quod polhcitusfisceprgflaturum id minime pr�ftandum efTe�etiamfinbsp;�ureiurandote aftrinxeris�Impiumcntm �C blaiphcmum faanusfuit,il/nbsp;�ud Herodis, quo fingebatfe inuituminterficereloannem:fedrdigione MonachorSnbsp;iurifiurandicoaclum. EiufdemrationisiuntimpiaiIlauotaMonacho/nbsp;fum amp; cel ibatus inpapiftico regno, quia per impias opin�onesdetrahutnbsp;honori Chrifli �i. aboient hdemrideo funt irrita, amp; feruari non debent�

HAEc de potiore legis parte,n une paucis admortendi fumus, de pec catis amp; tranfgreflione qug proprie pugnant cum fecundo preceptonbsp;^rgooccurruntprimum om�Tiones in op�r� bono:uteft, nonconfitertnbsp;�lodrinam pietatis,cor�aduerfarijs eius. Impias dodrinas ferere, amp; tuenbsp;��irueras corrumpere,ca�illari Sgt;i obfcurare.Non inuocare,nelt;^ gratiasnbsp;5gere:amp;omitrereglorificandi Dei i�udrum.Inuocare d�monia,aucfannbsp;^os:amp;alios impios cultus inilituere,uel rcceptosab alp's reun ere. Maxinbsp;hie uero pugnantcum hocpr^ceptoblaiphcmig amp; conuicia eorum quinbsp;beum elfe negant aut cur� efl� illi res homin urn. Item, irridentium euanbsp;gelium amp;ueros Deicultus;amp; in fuosimpiosculms deihonor�amp;glo/nbsp;��iam tranfterentium.Et breuiter, omnia fcadala,quibus obfeuratur gio/nbsp;�*iaDei,amp; fides in infirmisobruitur.Denicp periuria,paclorumamp;:con/nbsp;iientorum uiolationesdtcm execrationes, qu� pr�fertim in aliosdicuntnbsp;^�m inuocatione nominis Dei.Scilicet,ut prouotis impp's fit noxiusa/nbsp;�pstinquo eft mirabilis leuitas �deontemptus Dei, Etabhisexemplisnbsp;facile eft de fimilibus aIijsiudicare.Nec]^ enim poftiint omnesblafphe/nbsp;�^i�hicnumerari.

St autem 8d cominatio huicpr�ceptoadie�la^propter horren da il/ la peccata,qu� contra illud pugnant, de quib�s iam didtumeft. Vfnbsp;^elicet �lia: Necenim habebit infontem Dominus eum,qui aflumpferitnbsp;��Omen Domini Dei fui inuanum, H�eergo femper habuitteftem ex/nbsp;P^tientiam: ficut in p�nis blafphemorum amp; feditioforum frequ�ternbsp;^o-n�mus. Et ut nunc incladibus Anabaptiftarum uidemus,quorumnbsp;^ditiofi tumultus reuera pugnant cumdiuini nominishonore. Necnbsp;^oteft dubitari, quin etiam illi daturifint D EO d�bitaspcenas, quinbsp;^oc tempore glori� Euangelp contradicunt, amp; do�lrinam ueritatisnbsp;^^prauant� Sed amp; uidetur non longe^abefle, dies ille DOMINI

lefu� in quo abolcb� o�m aduerfariampoteftatcm, rcda(Surus /n fterqui linium puluere ocm ilia rrt gloria, qua nunc fl or ent ac fidutfui inimici�nbsp;Eftauterti in hac ipfa coriiminaoon�' ,amp;abfcondita gratig promiflioinbsp;fed de qua facile iudicare eft,iuxta fupra diula. Si�gnificat enim,adiuua/nbsp;reDeumamp;fortunareilloSi aquibusper diuini nomin is honore d�bit�nbsp;colitunNihil enim fignifi'catcommirtatio nifiblafphemis S� proph a/nbsp;natoribus Deumaduerfari,acpuniretales:6^ e contra iuuare amp;premfjsnbsp;afficerc diuini honori feruientes, Ideo bonos confolatur,improbis autenbsp;extrema qu�c^ impendere pr�dicit,

NOn de ocio feu quiete ac ceflatione laboris diei fabbathi, prgcipitur nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;proprie in hoc mandatocfed de fan�lificatione fabbathi. Id eft, de

ociopropter alterius S� meliorisreifinem S� ufum. Sabb athumenim propter cerimonias fuit infticutum: S� omnescgrimonigpotiflimum fernbsp;uiredebuerunt ad honorem docQrin� uerbi Dei. Quapropter ociurnnbsp;corporaleperfenon magnam utilitatem adferrehominipoftet:amp;adnbsp;etatcm coram Deo nihil planemomenti habet. Ideo pharifaicas opinionbsp;nes iftas, quefinguntfabbathorum multiplicationem per feutilem efle,nbsp;cultum efte, Deo honori elfc, amp;fualerein genereomnescerimoniasexnbsp;opere operato ad meritum remiftionis peccati S� peen � , toto corde de/nbsp;teft�mur.Nam etiam Paulus iftasimpietates S� uanitatesreprehendensnbsp;acdamnans,inquit:Diesobferuaos,amp;c. Metuo uobiSjnefruftralabo/nbsp;rauerimapud uos. Nec poflunt meliorem ufumhabere c�rimoni�nbsp;humanicusinuentg,quam ill�qu� olim traditg funt a Deo.Quaprop/nbsp;ter etiam infania eft hominum cerimonqs tribuere, quod nemo poteftnbsp;cgrimonijsdiuinis,re(fteunquamtributumftiifl�,docere.

Alia igitur cauft� eft, qu� faciat diei dominici, S� aliorum feftorum acc�erimoniarumobferuationem,apud Chriftianoslaudabilem,utilemnbsp;S� neceffariammimirum, necef��tas docendiaedifeendi uerbum Dei. Etnbsp;ut ocio amp; quiete frui nos finat Deus,tamen egrimonig fabbatborumpernbsp;fenon funtcultus: nec feruiunthonoriDei, nifiquatcnusferuiuntadnbsp;pr�dicationem S� dotftrinam uerbi Dei, S� uerbum ipfum ornan t. Cgrinbsp;moni� autem impiorum etiam d�formant gloriam Dei;amp; ut fidem ,itanbsp;ecclef�as abolen t. Non enim Ecdefia funt, fed c�tus impiorum, ubi cgrinbsp;moni� feruantur his imprfs opinionibus,de quibus fupra dixi.H�c aunbsp;tem una ratio facitadecclefiarum conferuationem, in cremen turn S� connbsp;fummatam faluationem,dolt;ftrina uidelicet,amp; cognitio uerbi Dei.

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i* ' j� ; S Feili Si cgrimoniarum obferuationes,propter hanc necefl�ri/ a:�3 cauflam,ut fdatpiebs quando Si ubi conueniendum fit ad uerbi Deinbsp;p; �Jicacionem.Nam fine huius cognitione Si fide, ne Chriftiani quinbsp;demelTepoflenius. Ki�c ergo ra:�o labbathorum apud Chriftianos,eftnbsp;pia, udlis neceflana: Sii. uere ruidani cultus Dei. Facit enim ad diuininbsp;nominis honorem Si ad conferuauonemecclefiarum,ut dixi.Ideo et quinbsp;contemnunt feu uiolanth�c Chriftianorum fabbacha, Si fine iuftis Sinbsp;neceffarqs caufiisalqsoccupationibus feruiunt, quam difcendo uerbonbsp;Dei,peccantmortaliter.Nam SiDeumcontemnunt,Si homines malonbsp;exemplo offen dunt.

Vide nunc concinnum ordinem in mandatis Dei. Primo pr�cipp tur de inferiore cultu, Siiufticia cordis: moxde proximo illiuseffeflu,nbsp;de confefTione uidelicetSi dosflrina omnis glori�Dei� Item de inuo/nbsp;cationeSiglorificando Deo, Sed ut diuini nominis hon orire�le ferut/nbsp;re poffimus,adricitur pr�ceptum de c�rimonia fabbathorum: hoc fine,nbsp;ut in diebus fabbathorum de uoluntate Dei doceamur,Si ut ilium de�,nbsp;in omnibus adionibus totius uit� nofir�,glorificaredifcamus.Com/nbsp;pledicur enim glorificatio nominis Dei, Si morumiufiticiam noftram:nbsp;qua gloriamgrattas ornemus, Sidodrinam ipfamapudomnesredda/nbsp;mus gratiorem Si commendatior�. H�c eft pr�cipua caufl� fabbatho/nbsp;rum:nec alia potior fpedari aut qugri a Chriftianis debet aut poteft.

Hune ergo fabbathorum ufum Si feriptur� exempla commendant Ortgocr Si clare docent,in quibuslegiturdecauffisinftitutionis fabbathi Siferi/nbsp;arum,Nam fignificationem habuerunt, autpr^ftitorum beneficiorumnbsp;Dei,aut pr�ftandorum:atq? ita fidem exercueruntSi retinuerunt in iu/nbsp;daico popuIojSi c�tinuam pr�dicationem Si dodrinam uerbi Dei,be/nbsp;Uefidorum Si uoluntatis eiuspoltularunt.Qponifi ualeantc�rimoni�nbsp;Si conftituticncs fabbathorum etiam apud Chriftianos, magis funtpernbsp;hitiof�,quam laudabiles aut utiles.Exempli gratia, Gen.ij, Si Bxo.xx.nbsp;Vbi precipitur de cerimonia fabbathi, conftitutio loquitur tanquam denbsp;figno Si memorialt creationisomnium rerum, qugfadaefl; a Deo:hocnbsp;fine nimirum,utpopulus difeeret fidem habere,timere deum, prgeep/nbsp;tam uoluntatemfacere, Sicorporaliabonaexpedareadeo.H^cpiaSinbsp;Utiliaexerdtia etiam nunc retineridebent.Nec enim licet obliuifd bene/nbsp;ficiorum creation is apud Chriftianos: Si fi quis doceat eos occafioe fab/nbsp;bathorumde illis b�n�fices, aciubeateorum fabbatha tanquampro fignbsp;creationisrerum haberi, qualia fuerunt apud ludgos, non peccabit.nbsp;Quinetiam cultus erit,religiofe haedere occafione fabbathorum cogi/nbsp;^5re,expedare beneficia a Deo:quoniam il�icure fimus,tan quam cr�a/nbsp;^ori, qui nos refpiciat, uidelicet fuum p�afma Si opus. Si in quibuslibetnbsp;^^ecefiitatibus corporalibus iuuet. Et fie mandata Dei difeere. Si timor�

del recedere a ma�o, SiC ad glor/f�cand� Dc� modefte, lufte Sc pie uiuere. Deu.v.addituiquot;mcmorabnis alia caul��fabbathorumzuidelicer, me/nbsp;moriabenef�crj Iiberauonis exborribih' ilia feruit�te�egypti, populonbsp;ludaico peculiar'cer prgftiti. Nec^em licuic iiiius obliuifci, in quo amp; nonbsp;tafuit8lt;fignumuniusueriDei:amp;teftimonium, quodDeusfuipopuh�nbsp;non obliuifceretur,fedrefpicerelt;-illum,amp;proiniffaferuarer. Valuiter/nbsp;go illius bnficq memoria,ad ccafirmationem fidei promiHioniSjde uennbsp;turo in iudaico populo Chrilto^ Nee inutile elT,uel hoe tempore de h isnbsp;bnfierjs Dei Chriftianos docere, etiamfi iudaico populo preftitistfed finbsp;admoneas eos ueritatispromiffoR�, fecund� qu� Deus exhibuit Cbri/nbsp;ftum, amp; uniuerfum genus hominum per Chrift� ex alia longe horribinbsp;J lore feruitute,q iila in Aegypto populi iudaict fuit,Iiberauit,redimensnbsp;illud a pd� uidelicet amp; �terna morte. Et certe, qui initio rranltuJeruntnbsp;apud Chriftianos fabbath um a leptimo in oftauum diem,pr�den tere/nbsp;gerunc.�uolentes nimii^ admonere illos fue I ibertatis, qua conftituuoninbsp;bus lepum Mofaicauj nib il debent. Deinde, �C redemptionis totius genenbsp;ns huniani,qu� facra eft �ncarn3rione,rnorte �Cglorif�catione ChriGtnbsp;N�ipfa fabbatba,quyn�cetdnicos diesadpellamus,gloriofos uidelicetnbsp;refurrcfti�clefu Chriftia morte, ce bisbnfichsc�sreaprdncsloqu�ftnbsp;Teftanturitac^ Chriftianornfabbatha,amp;: �bregatio Mofaicar�ccnnbsp;ftitutionum, Chriftum non ultra expec�andum eft�rfed exbibit�in carnbsp;ne,crucifixumnbsp;nbsp;mortuum pronoftris peccacis,amp; excitatum a morte,ia

gloriofe in ccclis regn are, �� ecc�efias uerbdgrati�de p�t� remiff�cne�i �terna uita gubernare,nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;confolationibus fpiritus fandifouere. Hanc

I ibertatis amp; falutis pro fef��onc debet Chriftiani retinere,amp; tueri.Q.uod uero fupradixi de figni rat�one, qu� attend! debuitin fabbathisludeo/nbsp;rum,difcesetiam exilloExo.xxxi. Videte utfabbatbummeumcuftodianbsp;tis. Quia fignum eft inter me 8�C uos in generationibus ueftristut (ctatis,nbsp;quia ego Dns qui fanctif�co uosjtem ex il�o Exo.xq. ubi agir de cenftinbsp;tucionecelebrationis pafche:Erit quafi fignum in manu tua,amp;quafi monbsp;numentum anteoculos tuos, utlexDei fitin corde tuo.

H�c dixi de origine Sc eau (fis fabbathorum apud Iud�os,ut melius accertiusdoce�,qu� fintrcdaexercitia fabbathorum,amp;in quem ufumnbsp;proprie conftitui debcant,acretineri apud Ghriftianos.Si enim doceantnbsp;nos de b�n�ficesnbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;5c feruiant addodrinam,qua populus de fide �C

niandatorumobedientiainftituatur, habebunt red�, utilem, iuftum, pium 8c necei��rium ufum. Nam his rationibusdoeemur,fanctificatio/nbsp;nem noftrf a Dcoexpcdare,fidem 5dtimorem Deiretinere, Scin pcvninbsp;tentia cumaftiduo profedu permanere.Ideft,Iegem Dei retinere in cornbsp;dibus noftris. Qu�exiftimandafuntefte,dequibus Deus,profandifinbsp;eatione iabbathorumpr�cipit: cuius adhuefumus debitores.Qportecnbsp;enim

tnnn aliqiioJ tempus efle amp; certos dies conf�tuere, in quitus de uo�urt t�tedci doceamur, ubi tuncplcbscon�uerc debet, amp; uetbum Dei cumnbsp;timore amp; reuerctia difcere:amp; fru�:Limuerbi,qui eftfandificatio noftri,nbsp;petere cxpedlare a Deo.Non contcmnereautnegligere ilJos coctusamp;nbsp;coiigregatjones, in quibus conuenitur adhancd�ciplinam amp; Itudiumnbsp;�erbi Det Namquicontemnuntamp;negligunt, grauitcramp;graiuffimenbsp;peccant: quia Dcum contemnunc,nechabentfu� fal Jtis rauonem�

Omnino iraq; fugienda �i. uitanda funt pernitiofa ocia iliatqu� n�c plgriq^ in diebus fabbathorum confedantur,fcjlicet,fuisuo�up�atibus,nbsp;crapulg ebrietati feruientes:amp;alrjs noxfjsrebus.Non en im inltituuiinbsp;tur fabbatha ab ecclefia ocq caufla:multo minus impf) ocri,ut uolupta^nbsp;tis aut luxus caufla,fed propter gloriam dei,amp; lefu Chrifti: adeot^ pro/nbsp;pter noftram Calutem,

TRanfgreflio igftur �C prophanatiofabbathorum,eft in contrarq^ui ciis,quam uirtutesin hoc mandato pr�dpiuntur.Sunt autem uir/nbsp;tutes, docere ubi urget uocatio uerbum Dei pure: amp; in gencre, quodnbsp;oim eftjtotum uerbi minifterium ornare.Omi ftudio amp; diligentia pro/nbsp;mouere:minimumcp deformare,negh'gere aut contcmncre.^ec conte/nbsp;nendi occafionem alrjs pr^bere.�fiue ut negligentius difcant uerbu Dei,nbsp;aut contemptius de publicisc�timonqs fentiant. Sed e regione contio/nbsp;nibus facris intereffeiaudireaedifeere uerbum dei.Sepe amp; reuerenter denbsp;illo loqui apud bonos: S^terrorein illiuspr�fra�s obftinacibus incunbsp;tere.Deniq^ cantillari de illo,et indecores ac fpurcos fermones uiiare.Sinbsp;cut Pauluspr�cipit Col.ii). Verbum Chrifti habitet inter uos abund�/nbsp;ter,in omni fapientia, docentes accommonentes uofmetipfos, pfalmisnbsp;amp; hymnis, amp; canticis fpiritualibus, in gratiacanentes in cordibus ue/nbsp;ftris Domino. Item communibus facramentis cum ecclefia uti: amp;: illo/nbsp;him reuerentiam augere. Non commefl�ri,crapul� autebrietati indul/nbsp;gcre in diebus feftis:quod alioqui,utnunchabent res Chriftianorum,nbsp;Uullo tempore magis fieri foleuNecapudaliam nationem audacius,qu�nbsp;apud Chriftianos:fed cum infignicontemptu Dei amp; uerbi eius, 8lt;;cumnbsp;totiusecclefi�fcandaloamp; euerfione.

Ex quo colligere eft, htec omnia uicia defermare fabbathorumreif/ gion em: Non docere uerbum Dei,ubipoftulat uocatio, aut negligcn/nbsp;lius docere, fiueimprjsopinionibusamp; dodtrinis uerbi Dei fimplicita/nbsp;tem amp; puritatem corrumperc. Hominum dodlrinis parem cum uerbinbsp;dei autorit�rem tribuere:nonrefiftereimpiadoccntibus, ubipoftulatnbsp;Uocatio, amp; cumpoffis dubijs confeientqs eonfulere, amp; erroreamp; impie/nbsp;tateambigentesliberare. Contumadternegligereautcontemnerc uerbinbsp;��inifterium: amp; publicas c�rimonias, ad pios ufus inftitutas, 8t irreue/nbsp;GG i)

renter d� nils fentire amp;Ioquk Hoceni�meft nolle uti beneficies Dci:amp; ccdefigautoritatem contemn ere. Qua tn fan's confi�t diuinamef��jih hisnbsp;qu� ftatijit, ut fint uerbo dei h onori amp; orn �t ac promouean t pietatis fiunbsp;dia, atlt;^ ut feruiant ad gdificationcm: ficut ilia ipfa conftitutio fabbatho/nbsp;rum, quorum reuerenciam,utilitatem amp; nccefiitatemnuncpredicamus.nbsp;In fumma,fuam operain non conferre ad conferuationem publici mini/nbsp;fterr):autabolereminifierium uerbi.Prauo uit� cxemplo alios abducercnbsp;a religione fabbathorum:id eft ,a reuerentia uerbi amp; c�rimoniarum,E�nbsp;quomodocuncpminuereuerbi amp; c�rimoniartimutilium dignitatem,nbsp;precium �i. autoritatem.�amp;efficere, utcontemptius his de reb us alfj fen/'nbsp;tiant,iudicent amp; loquantur.N� h�cfunt pernitiofa fcandala: non noxianbsp;tantum in ecclefia, uerumetiam deformantianomen amp;gIoriamDei.nbsp;Quapropter nec pofiun t impun ira cxiftere:fed trah unt n ecefiario fecumnbsp;multas plagas calamitat�s,corporales amp; fpintuales,amp;; nouiflimo damnbsp;nationem amp; pcenas �tcrng mortis.

Hucpertinet inftitutio impiarum cfrimoniarumt quarum multitudo amp; jmportunitasofficitpi �dicationi uerbi Dei.Sicur hoc tempore nul/nbsp;lus modus eft c�rimcniarum tn papifticis ecclefijs. Hine etiam tanta ranbsp;ritas do(ftrin�,amp;:'tantum filcniium uerbi dei,eft in illorum conuentibusnbsp;quipapifticasc�rimoniasretinentatcptuentur.QuarenecpofiunteccIcnbsp;(iarum nomentueriiquiaaboient, aut certeobfeurant uerbi minifteri/nbsp;urn:amp;:faciuntutnon ualdeneccfiariumeiTeexiftimcnthomines,iJJudnbsp;quo uno ecclefise conferuantur� Eft amp; in eo prophanatio egrimoniarum,nbsp;fingerequod fint cultus qui ualeant ad pre meren dam gratiamrcmifiio/nbsp;nispeccati amp; uit� exopereoperatoaumhis impijs opiniombusretine/nbsp;re,multiplicareamp;augere c�rimonias.Sicutolimfubat, 8i.'adhucfit, innbsp;ecclefrjs,qu� uerbum Dei,hoc tempore fcclidter repurgaium ab his imnbsp;prjsopinionibus,nondumreceper�t.Fcrdiuseftamp;iniquius, diesfeftosnbsp;in ftituere, qui tan qu am c u I tu s (i n t, fa n lt;fti s h on ori, amp; il lor u m fa u oremnbsp;amp; gratiam nobis mereantur. Hocenim eft abfirahere ccdcfias a cuitu unbsp;niusDei:8c meras idol�tras cxillisfacere.

Pertinethuc�u facrarnentorum ufus.Quareno uti facrpmentis,bJaf phemareamp;^contumelia afiicerefacramentajpugnatc�m�datodefandinbsp;ficatione fabbathoR^. Item eorrumpereredtum ufum facia mentoR^.�plunbsp;rafingere quam funt. Et abuti t� ueris q fieds, ad fimulat�pietat�, amp; adnbsp;qugft�tquod quoties f�eft� fit amp; fiat in papifticis ccclefijsnimis longumnbsp;cflet referre, Dic�de una Miffatutqu�adimpiosabufusfuit collata, amp;nbsp;qupfiui auaroR� fciuiuit. Auxitfacrific�loiv numcRi in ecclefia: c�ueranbsp;illa,nulloshabeat. Etdodoresuerbiminuit: quibuso�m maximeopusnbsp;habetecclefia, amp;eor�opera penitusnon poteft carere. itaep in hoege/nbsp;nere amp; illi peccant, qui minii�ros uerbi indigne trad�t: nonconferuntnbsp;uidum

�idum amp; alimenta necefl�ria, aut iiidum iIlis eripiun t Sfuedcnii� qui non iuuant pro facultatibus ftudia ilia utili'a necefl�ria, aut qui opprvnbsp;munt ea,qu� faciunt ad minifteriorum conferuationem�

ACciditnonunq,utpoflis difpenfare de obferuationibus publica/ rumc�rimoniarum:uel neceflitatis priuat� caufl�,uel dileifflonisnbsp;proximorum� Sicut babes utriufc]^ exemplain euangelio: amp;plurimainnbsp;literisueteris teftam�ti.Que eti� excufat Chriftus amp; adprobat�utMath�nbsp;xij.amp;: alrjslocis� Et probat fere banc rationem,illamp;tsftimonio, Hof.vLnbsp;Mifericordiam uolo, amp; non facrificium, amp; fcienti� Dei plus q bolocaunbsp;fta.Acdicit, Dominus em eftfilius bominis etiam fabbatbi: t�il�uddenbsp;fe didum in nos tranffert,proptereaquod omnia,qu� Chriftifunt, il�inbsp;us beneficio nobis funtcommunicata.

Si igitaliquauebemensnecenitas,uelutilitas,auttuaautproximiur geat, potes cgrimoniasomittere, amp; tuis c�moditatibusfi'ui,autalijspernbsp;diledionem feruire. Sed in bis cafibus minifterium uerbi non uiolaturnbsp;propterea:ideo n et fabbatbor� religio difloluitur* Acpoffumus noftranbsp;libertateuti fineoff�nfione alion2:maximepioR2bomin�� Necmagninbsp;refert,etiamfi offendas impiosrquin etiam prodefl: �lt;:neccflari�eftiftosnbsp;aliquando contemnerernempe, ut grari�gloria, amp;Iibertas Chriftiananbsp;ab impijs opinionibus inuiolata feruetur amp; cuftodiatur,

In fumma, diledionis opera funt cerimonijs pr^fer�da� Ergo in cafu qu�do non pofliintfimulferuari, ocia fabbatbor� diledionis necefl�nbsp;ria �bfequia, ilia qu� diledionis funt prgtextu cerimoniai� baud quaqnbsp;omittidebent.Peccar�tem ]Vlagiftratus,fi propter cgrimoniasneglige/nbsp;rent offici� luum:amp; cura 8^ defen fion � fubdito�� illis poftbaber�t� Pec/nbsp;caren t etiam bom�es pr iu ad, fi diledionis proximor�, tam null� ration�nbsp;habereut, ut c�rimoniarum obferuationi pluris deferrent* Hoc enim exnbsp;emp�o,preterq quod uiolarentdiledionis Iegem,etiam alrjs noxfl efl�ntnbsp;quos in eandemopinionemfu� impietatis traberent. Sicut Monacbinbsp;quifuosludosc�rimoniarum, uolunt credi maiores efleoperibus dilenbsp;dionis : c� diuin^ cerimoni� diledioni Sf neceflitati proximi c�d�t. Vtnbsp;fabbatba,8lt; olimcirc�cifioc�populus ludaicusex Aegypto tranfiret.

Olet eti� qugri allegorica fignificatiofabbatbi:propterea q? ritus Mo faici funt abrogati. Signific� t itacp fabbatba, n� fol� uacation� ill�nbsp;ab operibuspd�,qualisn�cpftaturarenatis, 8lt;Jillisom�busqeu�gelionbsp;�ni noftrilefu Chriftiuerecrediderunt,amp;afpiritu fandogubernant:nbsp;V eF� eti� ill� abfolut� renouationc noftri, q erit in refurredione mor/nbsp;t�oi�.T�c enim pd�,amp; qlibet calamitates corporales amp;ipfa mors prornbsp;fus �i. ceflab�t amp; abolebunt:amp; in ilia qete fpirituali,diuina et futura pernbsp;GG il)

COMMENT DE POENITENT. fe^cglon�ficabimus Deum.Quom'am tunc uidebimus cum, ficuticftlSinbsp;ilia perfecta noacia Dd Ubcrabit nos a quoUis maIo,Slt; �terna fcelidtaznbsp;te rcpIcbitjSc operabicur iicram fan�lificacioncm Deiin nobis.

H�c igitur quies amp; fabbaJai perp�tua fan�tificatio funt inchoata per e uangeliumrquse Efaias adpcllat,fabbatbum cxfabbatho.i.continuumnbsp;amp; perpetuum fabbath urn. In quo amp; perp�tua quicre fruemur, amp; Deumnbsp;perpetuo glorificabimus. Cuius etiam menriofitin cpiftola ad Hebr*nbsp;ap.iiq.Ingrediemur enim in requiem eius qui credimus.amp;c.

HAdlenus in ea legis parte uerfatifumus, qug tradit proprie quo De utti honore amp; cuitu debemus profequi Slt;adorare: fequens parsnbsp;cotinetpeepta de opcrib�s,qu� erga homines exareeamus,^pter De�.nbsp;Sic etn omis obedientia ilia noftra erga leg�prindpaliter ad Dei honornbsp;r� referri a nobis dcbet:ut ftatuamus nos ilia opera ideo potifl�m� pfia/nbsp;re Licllc, quia Dcusrequirat ea St quia placcant ei. N�etiamfic�munjsnbsp;lexnatuiy h�cdoceatacfuacieaf,St horretur nosucea faaamus;rn,ut fuznbsp;trus c3i-naies,neino ita dil!gcter,prompre aut fidditer accedit ad eoRz imnbsp;pletionc,atcp q cogiranf/eea in re Deo die debitores Si obfequi� nd/nbsp;lepftare. quoniamlilo obfequio placcat ei,8lt; feruiantiph: Sidtbnumnbsp;officiu fadant, Ncc diet cultus in ca obedientia, nifi principaliier ad nonbsp;luntatis amp; glorip Dei ftudi� referrettac ne fie qui de, nifi ex fide tn Chrinbsp;ft� prgftaret. Sed de hac polleriore ratioeeritmihi alio loco dicendtm*nbsp;C�tineta�t hge altera pars Decalogi pulcherrimo ordinetres prgdpuasnbsp;partes.�in quarum prima,agit de honore,obedientia et gratitudine, erganbsp;parentes,Magillratus, Stcosomcs, quicertaordinati�edeio�ici�pa'-rent� nobis debet, pftant, amp; in uice pareni� fuccedunt. In fcquenubusnbsp;quatuor, detraclis perfon is hominu pr�cipii in gencre,ne qua in re altnbsp;queexproximis noftrisIfdamus, aut ullis rebus eiusnoxij fimus: quinnbsp;potiusomilludioamp; diligetia de quibusiibet bene mereamur, retinetesnbsp;pace amp;diIec'tionem.Nautlupra demon Itrat�e�,omis ncgatiua,iddlnbsp;prohibitio opcris mali, in diuinis legibus, c�tinet in fe quanda affirma�nbsp;uam,qua pr�dpit de certis operibus uirtutu,p diledionem prgftandis�nbsp;Sunt ein fpiritualia Dei m�data, amp; ideo re^runt perfeda quand�animonbsp;rum nollroRt puritat� Si pietatemtut qua no folum qu�d� uicia externanbsp;uitemus 0^fugiamus,uei^ etiam cum fumma uoluptatecontraria operanbsp;bona operemur amp; ^ficiamus. Hine etiam nciatim preceptaellproximinbsp;dilediotutLeuit.xix.Diligesproximum tu�ficutteipfum. Etdiledtionbsp;diciturlegispIcnitudo.Quiain quibus eft,opcratur non folum fugarnnbsp;quorund�uicioi��,qu� Deus oditdedeti�pr�fladon�multai^ uirtut�,nbsp;quas DeusamatSdrequiritanobis. Deniq? in tertia parte agit de malonbsp;con cupifeen ti�, intern i uicijtuticp primo o�m,per aecufanonc noftri amp;nbsp;reprehenfioneni

i^cprclicnfionem illius. Quia nemo eft, qui concupifcentia mail careat prorfus.�imo qui non abundetmukisuiciofisaffedibusin natura. Deinnbsp;de lila ipfa concupifcentia,amp; aftedus uiciofi, leduntgloriam Dci:amp; uo/nbsp;luntati eins aduerfan t. Idco lila legis parte omnes proprie rei peragimurnbsp;ire Dei,�terng mortisdamnationis. Quanq homines fidegrati�re^nbsp;nati, interim quoep doceantur, defrenanda �C cohercenda concupifcennbsp;tia:ne impcret et regn� exerceat in nobis,fed glorip oei ftudio reprimat,nbsp;Vtergo ordinem, quem Deusin legis doctrina reiinuit,fequar, di/nbsp;cam primo de honore amp; obedientia erga parentes. Nam ipfa quoep na/nbsp;tura omnium primo illis nos fubiecit: amp; defendendos aegubernandosnbsp;tradidit.Pofteaalrjs, qui parentumofficianobispr�fi:ant:ut Magiftra/nbsp;tjbus,amp;alqs de quibus fuo loco. Verba autem legis funt:

S�gnificatigiturhonorreuer�temexiftimationcmdeparentibus:qua uidel�cetagnofcimusillosantecellerenobisj�ddiuinaordjnationelunbsp;periores efle. �dcocomplediturfidemuolunutis amp;ordinationis Dei:nbsp;qua ille requirit honorificam exiftimationem deparentibus a nobis ,Sinbsp;promptam fubiedioncm.Exqua deinde,Sdd�bita obedientia fequitur,nbsp;amp;ftudium oratitudinis erga parentes. Quanquamigiturmultafunt,nbsp;qu� dignitatem parenfum nobis commendancamp;ampbficant; ut quodnbsp;funtplurima in nosamp;^ampliff�ma m�rita illorumtueluti, generation is,nbsp;rducationis, inftitutionis fimilium: tarnen his omnibus longepr�^nbsp;ftantius eft, quod Deus illos pr�cipit nobis honorandos. Et eo potifTi^nbsp;mum rcfpicerc debemus, qu�rentes mandato amp; uoluntati Dei refpondenbsp;reac fatiffa�re.Ne fcilicetpriuatas utilitatesgentihter fpedemus amp; amenbsp;mus potiusin parentibus,quam parentes ip(os:autquam uoluntati Deinbsp;feruire ftudeamus. Inhuncigiturmodum debemus adferre affectumnbsp;ad obedienriam mandat!, quo teueren ter, pr�clarc amp; pie de parentibusnbsp;ludiccmus�d fentiainus, propter Deum: cuius uoluntati cupiamusob/nbsp;temperate atepita parentibus fuumhonoremhabere. Nam finehaepicnbsp;t�te �Cteuerentiacordis,omnisexternaobedicntia,hypocnfiseft pociusnbsp;�C fucus,quam obedientia Deod�bita.Ideo Si in Leuit.cap.xix. D O/*nbsp;MIN V S ait.�unufquifqs patrem fuum8Cmatrem fuam timeat. Nonnbsp;aliud pr�cipienstimoris adpellationequam honoris. Cauetenim ue/nbsp;tus timor, ne qua in re parentes indigne trademus: fed omnibuso icijsnbsp;benede illis meream ur. Vtrumep autem iftorum et h on os ( oict pr�ftare.nbsp;In tali igitur animo,quem dtxi,exiftit uerus honor, parentibusdebtnbsp;tus,propter Deum: fcilicecam�tcr illosamp�etfti, amp; bene de eis feniire,nbsp;timor�DEIpotius, quam akeriusulliusreicauffa. Ne opulentos po/nbsp;tius diligamus, amp;honorafos, fiuealrjsdonispr�ftantes, quam quianbsp;funtpar�tes: auc,quia Deus iubet, uthonorent.Quod eft quidc nimisnbsp;GG �tj

bulgare. �tafo�cnt.n. homines in omnibus carnaliprauitatefuasc�mo/ dirates fpe�lare,qu�rere 8� fequi,magis quam u�pr�ftent,qu� alrjs de/nbsp;bent,prgfertim in fpiritualibusamp;uere Chriftianis uirtuttbuSjde quibu*nbsp;Deus pr�dpit. Sed qui illis affedibus agun tur, amp; obtemp�rant eis,nonnbsp;iugulantes eos^fti opes,pot�tiam,honores, nobilitatem, Si. h is fimilianbsp;idola cordis fui honorantiparentesa�tfuos minime. QuinetiamDe�nbsp;contumelia af��ciunt,dupliciimpietate:propter Idolatriam qugeftineis.nbsp;Si propter contemptam autoriratem parentum. Infumma, nihil minusnbsp;q ueram iufticiam Sideo debitam pr�ftant: utcunc^ uideantur fuos pa/nbsp;rentes quoqjhonorare. Oportet igiturdeteftare h �cfimulatampietat�,nbsp;odifTe�relinqreiamp;pcarijUtab ea Iiberemur,amp; iioluntatcdeii�ciamus.

Et h�cde cordis reuerentiaamp; bonorerqui eft fummus gradus pieta^ tis in hocpr�cepto. Poft hune fequi debet, honos in f�dis extern is: innbsp;obedientiti^ eftprior obedientia deindegrautudinis �C bene merendiftudi/nbsp;um. Debentenimfill) parentibusmutuamuicemreddere. Obediennaenbsp;eft,obfequi par�re pr�ceptis parentum, monita capefl�reamp;fperficere;nbsp;non impatientem efl� correptionurn. De hac fcribit Paulus,Eph. vi. Fi/nbsp;lij obedite parentibus ueftrisin Dho. Id eft,uolunrate Si iuflu Domini.nbsp;Nam inde potifl�mum illudfequitur.�hocenim iuftum eft.N�pe,a deonbsp;preceptum.Id�uoluntamp;inaad Col.iij. Filrj,obeditepar�tibusperom/nbsp;nia, h oc enim placet Domino. Qui ergopijsanimis De� limentamp;conbsp;lunt, il�i in licitisSchoneftis, perindeobtemperantmonirisparentum,nbsp;ut uoluntati Deiftmo uoc�,monita,correptionesamp; uoluntat�deiagnonbsp;feune in mandatis fuoR2parentum.Nifi a�quidpugnansilhfcum uolurtnbsp;tare Dei,8lt;f c�trariumfidei, pr�ciperent. Tuncern recederenr ab officionbsp;paren tum: Si fua autorit�re atep honorefemetipfos fpoliarent. Nam amp;nbsp;in genere oportet Deo in rebus omnibus magis obedire q hominibus.nbsp;Gratitudo,nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;Alterum in externo honore,eft beneficentia illa etgratitudo, qua ftu

demus parentibus noftris mutuam uicem redderc:amp; iuuareilios,re,o/ pibus,confiho Si auxilio. Sicutdeina,ut de parte debiti honoris, Cbrinbsp;ftus hoc mandatum exponit. Matth.xv. Si ueritatem eins cotraimpieta/nbsp;teshypocritarumdefendiequiperfuasimpiasdodrinas, mandatum dcnbsp;honorandisparentibuSjIdeftjdebeneficentiaparentibus debita,prftexnbsp;tu confecratorum Deo Si t�pIo,corruperant.Sumusitacp prgcipu�cu/nbsp;iusdambnficenti�debitoreserga parentes:cumalioqui communi legenbsp;di�edionis quibuslibetdebitoresfimus.Sed par�tibus maioraetprimanbsp;diledi�is officiadebemus,antealios om�s.i Timoth. v. Si qs autfuonbsp;r�,8c maxime domefticoRt cur�n� habet,f�d� negauit. Si eft infideli dcnbsp;terior. Quid fi par�tibus neget officia necefl�ria diIedi�isCc� i� ceperintnbsp;egere amp; deficeref Hgc denicp, gratitudo inqu� in parentes,eti� tegit Sinbsp;exeufat�

' cxoifat, fi qua funt uida parentum: amp; ahquantulum morofos tolerau Non ficutille, qui Noah ebrium contemp�tatqj denkt.

Sed h�cpr�cepta non modo contemni �idemus a promifcuo uul^o: Uerum eti� ab iftis, qui credi uolunt religionis capita 8C antcfignani die.nbsp;Hoceft, aMonachis, qui nullis non ftultisfidionibus, demonafticanbsp;pietateamp;obedientia,pr�ceptumdehonorandisparentibuscotrump�t:nbsp;quorum infaniam et ftulticiam pontifexRomanus fufffagio confirm�t.nbsp;V t alia multa contra officium fuum audet.Nam amp; matrimonia qug cennbsp;tra autoritatem paretum contrahuntur adprobat, amp; iubet rata eile: cumnbsp;his in rebus nihil poff�t neq^ laxarc,neq^ alligare.Pertinet cnim ad off�^nbsp;dum �uilis MagirtratuS, de legitimis matrimoniorum contradibus pronbsp;nunciarc. Docere poteft pontifex qu� fint re�aamp; iufta matrimoniaffednbsp;leges matrimoniorum nullas darepoteft. Non magis quamego, pr�-^nbsp;dicationis euangelij minifter amp; dodot�

, nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;DE PROMISSIONS

A Diedaeft autemamp;promiffio temporalis fcclicitati�huicpr�cep to:uidelicet illa,utfis longguus fuper tcrram.Ideft,nete Dominusnbsp;puniat immatura morte, amp; alrjs calamitatibus plagis corporalibustnbsp;fed hanc uitam confer�et,amp;.' rebus neceffarf)s in il Ia fortunet, profpeznbsp;re agerefaciat. Sicenima Paulo exponitur h�c promiff�o, ad �ph.vi.

� Honorapatrem tuum amp; matrem tuam:quod eftmandatum primum ci5 promiffionc,utbene fit tibi,amp; fis logguus fuper terram.Significat cm,nbsp;tllorum res amp;fortunas adiuuari a Deo in hac uita,qui fuosparenteshonbsp;norent.Hinc neceflario fequitur diuerfos alios pcrdi,acpuniri muluplinbsp;citer ac malis modis a Deo.

Proindein ipfa promiff�oneeftabfconditair�comm�natiotfedqu� nihil obfcure loquitur nobis, lam quos Deus odit, etiam in fpiritualPnbsp;bus punit:amp; tandema�uciatibus �terng mortis.Priuat eos luce fui uerbtnbsp;Sc gratig:neuerurnuideant,intell�gant,conuertantUramp;^faIuifiant. Quenbsp;admodum in fpiritualibusiuuatquosdiligittacdonatillosfuieegnitionbsp;ne 8C �terna uita. Quanquam fuis operibus nihil tak mereantur:fed uenbsp;rum eft tarnen, quod contrarqs fadis prauis hominesquaslibet peenasnbsp;merentur, corporales, fpirituales 8c �ternas. Et has grauiff�mas peenasnbsp;deberi his, qui autoritatem parentum contemnunt, abunde liquet, exnbsp;epiftola ad Rom.cap.i. Nam eo loco inter eos comertiorantur qui funtnbsp;traditi in reprobam mentemn'n qua ultione Dei eft gra�ifl�ma poena*nbsp;�V idelicet,priuatio cognitionis Dei �C�terri� �it�.

Docet ergo timorem DEI Scfidem h�c promiff�o. Timoreni� autem p�n�, quod rebelles 8C immorigeros puniat: Sc fidem merce/nbsp;dis�Cpr�miorum{nhacuita,pro corporalibus necefl�tatibus. Qu�nbsp;pf�mia, qui ordinepetunt, utglori� D E lin omnibus primamra?;

tioncm habcant, -3c p/crari fine caniaii refpe�rii priuatarwm cemmodita/ tumilucJent, c'�am in fpir/tiulibusian2nrur,3cpro�r:oucturad�tcrn�nbsp;uiram.Sicut Comc�ius, A�x,Q.ui aurcni mandarum Def contcmniit,nbsp;penitus reprobi effituincura Deo; idco infcch'ccs func in qmbnsUbcCnbsp;vebusfviis, Efto U l'dean tur al rquan do florcrcin temporaLbus, rame hocnbsp;non cftpcrpetuiimraut quia Domin us uult taies �rernisa�uciatibus,innbsp;durationeamp;a�tcrnamortepuni're�nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;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

Suntaufem uicia tranfgreffiones in hocpr�cepto� contemncreaii toriratemparentum contumeba i'dos afi�cerc. Immorigerurn Sf conxnbsp;tumaceni erga cos efle: Sgt;Cquomodocunq,' indignis modistraef�are pa^nbsp;rentes, contra jquamfupradedebico illis honored�/tumeft�

patres, maxime qui officium fuum faciunt. EtparentesquilibctnoftrS, legequadinaturp,uicemfu�amp;autoritatem,inisccmittunuCmnescmnbsp;uol�t fuos defedi a Magiftratibus:bonis Jegibusinfhtui, r�gi et gubernbsp;nari. Debet igit timeri a nobis �C amari,amp;reliqs officijs cbedi�tie Sfgranbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;gt;

nibusfuntterrorirquosetiamdignispceniscomprimeredebent.B�nos autem ampliffimis benefierjs aftciuntiper hoc quod horum temporumnbsp;pacem con feruan t ettran quillitatem. Ac defendunc hngulis,res fuas prtnbsp;uataslue�uti uxorcm,hberos,opes, famam.Sic.

Si ergo opus et ordinatiotj�deiiti illis intueamur,faciletribuer]mus ipfisdcbitum honorem, d�bitaobfequia: acicicmuseainrcDcuninbsp;a nobis coli amp;: bonorarn H�c igitur prodeft iuucntuti omnipopulonbsp;diligenter inculcareiut magiftratus metu�t offcndere,amp; offi'cfjs eor� nonbsp;fintingrati� MaximenefintingratiergaDeum: qui nos officio cimlisnbsp;Magifirarus defendit,regit SiC feruat in his terris. Omnino enim qut (3^nbsp;l�ili potenatirefifrunt, Dei ordiriaaonirefiffunt: amp; iram in feDeiprounbsp;cant, acd�nation�fibiacquirutSicut Paulusdocet, Ro.x�j� Etibid�dcnbsp;gratitudtnis officijs nos admonarut funt redderetributa, ue�ligalia,8�nbsp;alia in repubhca iuflu amp; uolStateeoi^ Facere,p queimpcn�conferuanr�nbsp;Sed quantum ueri bonorisMagiffiatibus debcamus, quia funtordigt;nbsp;natio Slt; miniffri Dci in his tctris^locupletcdocet PaulusRomanos.xitjnbsp;Item Petrus, i Pet. ij, Atqueadeo Chriftus, ubiiubet reddere G�Cari,

fjug funtCcfaris, id eft,timor�,ob�di'enria graritudincm,utexplicat5 E�Nec habemus quic^ melius in his terris, poft uulgat�regn� grati�nbsp;Chrifti,hac Magiftratus ordinati�e:nec poflumus ea ullo modo carere,nbsp;pro tempora !i� amp; corporali� reBz incolumirate, in qua fcrui�tatc]^ mininbsp;ftran t nobis. Vt etiamfi mali principes tyranni c�tingerent nobis, tanbsp;rnen facius foret, taies pact ac tolerar�, quam Magiftratus gubernaculonbsp;�n toEum defticui.

Verum G illi ira mail eft�nt, utqu� lefus Chriftus regno grati� fuae nobis largjtur, auferre uellcnt: hoceft,ft uellent nos fpoliareeuangelqnbsp;doctrma $i:uru facramentoi^:fiue,corruptis amp;impi)sdogmatibus, counbsp;tvaeuangclii ueritat� patrocinari, amp; abufui facramentoi^: rc�ius t�c fe^nbsp;cerimus b iplam morte perrulerimus potius, q cain reobfequamureisnbsp;aeparcarnus. luxta illud Chrifti; fi quis uen� ad me Si non odiepatrerrtnbsp;fuum,2lt; matr�jSi uxorcm,amp; filios,amp; fratres,et forores,adhucautem Sdnbsp;9nimam iuam,non poteftmeus eftedifcipulus.EtquinonbaiuIatcruc�nbsp;f��,S; uenit poftmc,n� poteft meuscftedifcipulus.Luc.xiiq. Etgcneranbsp;lis r�gula docettoportere in o�bus,Deo magis obedire,qu� hominibus*

Sedhicdehoaore Magiftratibus debito agimustfine confideratio/ nctyrannidis, qua quidam gloriam Chrifti, Si Itbertatem qua c�litusnbsp;donati fumus,opprimere connituntur, atep audaefter pr�fumunt.Pro^nbsp;inde extra cafum h uius uiolente SC impi� tyran n idis ftudeamus obedirenbsp;Mspiftratibus:Slt;i obedientiamreferamus a(iDeum,uttimorem amp; fid�nbsp;exerccamus. Intelligentes imperia, nonarbitrio hominumerefta efle^nbsp;nec humana ui confiftere: fed ordinationem Dei effe ilia imperia in hisnbsp;tciTis,tueri aedefendi iMagiftratus operaatc^ auxilio Dei. Eoqjrebel/nbsp;les Si a Deo puniri, fi ordinatam p�nam Magiftratus aliquando eua/nbsp;danc. Defeditiofisteftimonia habetnus, uidelicet omnium temporumnbsp;li�ftorias, qu�probantquod pcenasuiolat�autoritatisMagiftratus e/nbsp;t�-adere non pol�unt.Et Paulus inquit: Rom.xirj. Ideoq^ neceft�tate fub/nbsp;dit! eftote,non folum propter iram,fed etiam propter confeientiam. Eoinbsp;�nim fignificat puniria Deo multiscorporalibus calamitatibusrebelznbsp;lesac feditiofoszSi confeientiaseorum contaminariSi pollui peccato.Anbsp;quo nifi iiberemur, per p�nitentiam Si corredionem illius peccati, necnbsp;Uluari coram Deo a morte poft!mus,aututtam accipere.

In hune igitur modum iubet Paulus obedientiam referre ad Deum, Si fidem exercere S-i timor� rednere. Quia ira Si ultio Magiftratus Gt ornbsp;dinaraa Deotquam qui euadantjrebel�es SifeditioG, nequeanttn con/nbsp;feieritiara peccati cuadere,quc imp�nitentesabforbettand��terngfalunbsp;t s de.fper atione,ut alias calamitates tac��,qbus in hac uita adobruunturnbsp;lt;-orporalibus: ut fupra in geiiere dicl� eft, de illis quorum p��in terti�

B^quartamgencranoncmpiiniuntur. Et Salomon ait: TimeDominu fill mijamp;f regem,non immifccas te illis quidefinunt,Cid eft,cum fedlnbsp;tiofis,^Rq�cnte enirnconfurgrtperditiocorum: exitiu utriufcp quisnbsp;nouitCProuer.xxiiq.Et Petrus teftatur, fern ire Magiftratus,ad uindidanbsp;maleladorum: atlt;^ ad laudembonorum. H�comnia reftmonia figni/nbsp;ficantipfum quocp Deum odifleeos, qui Magiftratuirefiftunt: Si ordinbsp;natasp�nasfua opera accelerateamp;irrogare. Necpofte euadere, quinnbsp;puniantur: quia ipfaquoqpdiJatiop�n�r.on eft impanitas, fedcain/nbsp;uitantur quidam adpccnitentiam:nefiimpoEnii;cntcsmaneant,f(ne con/nbsp;fcientiaSdfinedolorepeccati, 8c fine cenuerfione adgrati� fidem, neenbsp;faluari ab �terna morte queant.

admittunt. Quia grauius eft uiolare euangelij autoritatem amp;contem/ nere,quamlegis:freutdoccturad Hcbr.fi. amp;x. Quanquamqui autorinbsp;tatem retfta in ecclefia docentium,dequibus fob's nobis fermo cft,contenbsp;nuntjifti fimul amp; legem amp; euangelium contemnunt. Quapropter ne/nbsp;ceft� eft,Sc corporaliter amp; fpiritualiter,hic et in futura uita infccjices eflenbsp;IgJtur qui ecclefiasgubernant. Si uerbo Dei erudiunt, illis primumnbsp;debcturille honor, utered�tura Deomiftiefte, in falutem gen cris hu/nbsp;mani, tanquamminiftri Chriftiamp;f difpcnfatoresmyftcriorum Dei, utnbsp;uocanturi.Cor.iii).IgiturSlt;fobedientiamipfisdeEemus,quatenusprpnbsp;dicantnobis p�nitentiamSi ^ati�fidem^ Dequibus foilsdid�efi:nbsp;Qui nos audit me audit: Si qui uos Ipernit, me fpernit. Quiautem menbsp;fpernic,fpernit cum qui me mifit. Quatenusigitur beneaffedi fumus ernbsp;ga min ifterium uerbi Si ipfos miniftros,8c doctrin� quam adferunt fi/nbsp;deles miniftriparemuSjipfi met ChriftoIefuamp;Deopatriillum honorenbsp;habemus. Non ergo nccille honorpr�dicatur, qu�Dodoribuseccle/'nbsp;fi�habeamus,nifiquatenusipfired�ptorfChrifto Si Dsopatfi iliumnbsp;debemus.

Hue facit Si illud Hebr.xiij. Obeditepr�pofitisueftns. amp;'cedrte eis. Ipfi enim uigilant, quafi rarionem pro animabus ucftris reddiruri: ut CJnbsp;gaudio hocfaciantjSC non gementes.Hoc enim non proderit uobis.Denbsp;pr�mio autem amp; mcrcedefeu gratitudine quam debentecclefi�fuisnbsp;dodoribus funt muira teftimonia.Chriftus inquir, proprie fer mon cmnbsp;h aben s de ecclefi� dodorib us, Dignus eft operarius mercede fua. Item

Pauliis,Gatv�Communicetautem dodori,is qui docetur uerbum, i ti omnibus bonis�Ec i�Tim.v* Qyi benepr�funt prefbyteri, duplid ho/nbsp;noredigtli habeantun Require a�t, fi placet, hm�i plurai. Cor.ix. Sic,nbsp;Ad hocpr�ceptum denic^ in generereferri debet, amp; ille honor, quinbsp;l�is omnibus debetur,qui iuuentutem bonis literis,nec literis folum,ueznbsp;rum etiam alqs artibus neceflarijs amp; utilibus in hac uita, quas mechanicnbsp;casuocanc, erudiunt, inftituuntatq?informant: ceurudern materiam,nbsp;nulh rei idoneam uel aptam nifi prius bonis artibusornetur 8�^ excolaznbsp;tur.Necpoteft talibus, quieain referuiuntiuuentutiamp;reipublica?,parnbsp;beneficium pro meritis dignitate reddi.Conari autem debent,qui hisnbsp;niagiftris,in quibufcuncp ambus docentur,aliquam gratiam referre.

Huius loci funt pr�terea,qu� Apoftoli docent ac tradunt,deofficqs coniugatorum inter fe. Item de offiefjs dominorum amp; feruorum. Denbsp;quibusomnibus requiranturteftimonia,amp;:expo(itioncs, Eph.vi.CoI.nbsp;iq.i T imoth.il] amp; v.Tit.fj.i Pet. iij.amp;^c*

Ncc pr�tereundi funt hoc loco Tutores amp; compatres: quorum ilU pupillis uid�is parentum exhibentofFicium,hi uero prim a religion isnbsp;elementa pucriscum adiuncflo officio parentum tradunr. Certeprofi/nbsp;tentur fe tradiruros.Quapropter titricp pro officio honorari debent.

Poftremo difeat iuuentus, quoshbet maiores natu reuereri amp; hono rare,tanquam Patres. Affurgere illis, neep duriter obiurgare eos, etiamnbsp;fl qua in reerrentacpeccent, Sicenim amp; Paulus pr�cipit. iTimoth.v.nbsp;Senioremnef^�ius obiurges: fedadhortareutpatrem. Et in legefcnp/nbsp;tum eft:coram cano capite confurge,amp; honora perfonam fenis.Quia tiznbsp;mebis Dominum Deum tuum.Ego fum Dominus. Leuit.xix.

Verum h�chatftenus in quartum pr�ceptum, dehonorandispar� tibus,amp;illis omnibus quosparentum loco habemus. In quo toto gene^nbsp;fe diligenter attend! debet,prf dpuam eff� cordis pietatem, qua parentesnbsp;fuperiores noftros, cumtimemus turndiligimus, amp; obedimusillis,nbsp;quia Deus nos ipfis fubiecit. Nam fine hoc honore cordis, opus exterznbsp;num,uel obedienti�,uel gratitudinis noftrg,non fatis Chriftianum eft,nbsp;quia �tin Ethnicisill�uirtutes exifterepoffunt, qui Deum noncognonbsp;Uerunt.Chriftiani itaep pr�c�ller�iftosdebent:amp; ueris uirtutibusornanbsp;tiefte. Namamp;pharif�orum amp;Hypocritarum iuftici�funt, fine hacnbsp;pietate cordis fine fide in Deum opera legis pr�ftare.

Confideremus autem 8�Jparentes alios, quos parentum locohaz bemus, uicem Dei in terris gerere. Quid funtenim, nifi inftrumentanbsp;Dei:pcr qu� Deus uoluntatem fuam in nobis impletCtuetur amp; conferznbsp;Uatjuf� dum uitam �ternam nobis confertCQu� in nobis augeantatznbsp;q? confirment,timorem SC reuerentiam eorum omnium, quoi um autoznbsp;�^itati impcrio Deusnos fubiecit: SCiubetut doc'trin� amp; monitiseo/nbsp;HH

rum obfcquamur.Acuetatjie I'ngratifimus.Dicam autc aPo loco,quid debeantuidflim parentes �iberi's, amp; Magiftratusfubdi'tis quia hoccft'*nbsp;put iam,in fans iuftam magnitudinem excreuit�

IN SECVNDAM PARTEM POSTERIORIS tabullt;e iegis:in qua fuut gtneralia^denbsp;dile�ione,crga omncf.

CAP.x. Ecund� partis pofterioris tabul� legis, feci quatuor ilia pr�eepta� quorum enarrationes proximefequentur.Nam diledioneergaom/nbsp;n es,fine perlon arum rcfpcdu debent prg�ari. Vt Magiflracus, priuatgnbsp;innocentie iufticigrefpedu,non debet ccdcni facere.�ncminem ulla innbsp;re ledere.Sed ut officium Magiftratusgerir,publKusm(nifter,neccnitanbsp;tern habet pun ire fontes; amp; pro grauitatepeccati, feu admifiorum con/nbsp;tra ciuiles leges,quofdam cocna mortis afticere.

Sicut ergo de certis offiij s fingularum pei fonarum, inpr�ccpto illo fuper!ore,dehonorandi sparentibusjdi�um eft; (Quia aliud eft pa/nbsp;rentum, aliud liberorum officium. Aliud ciuilisiVlagiftratus, Sfahudnbsp;{ubdttorum.Iterr!,doccntium aliud, amp; aliud difccntiumQ ha poft hacnbsp;in genere de dile�ione, partibus eius loquemur. Debem us igitur di/nbsp;lecticn�quilibetexgquoquibuslibet:tamparcntes,qfilii,Mapiftratusnbsp;8c' fubdtti,do(ftoresamp;^difcipuli,uiri amp; mulieres, fenesamp; iuuencs,ncn Unbsp;mulata. Partes a�c diledicnis uoco,abftinerc a quahbet effenfa in proxinbsp;mum;amp; alqs ofiieijs eius,bcne mereri deillo. V t diJedionis eft, abftincnbsp;re ab ultione,quam fumas ab co qui telpfit,amp;'a quahbet uiiniufia; cauc/nbsp;readulterrjadmiftionem, furta 8lt;^ rapinas, Itemuitare mendacia, 8.'manbsp;lediccntiam.Rurfusdiledioniseft,eauirtutum oflicia pr^ftarCjperqu�nbsp;prodcft�proximis,8lt;: quaslibet reseorum tuen pofl��musamp;fiuuare�.

S�peenimdidum eft,pr�ceptis prohibitiuis operummalorum,re/ quirifimul ancbispr�ftarionemcontrariarumuiriutum. Neceftetnifinbsp;fucatadiledio, fobm often fa mproximi caucre; amp;^nullis ccmcditatibusnbsp;eins iillo diledionis obfequio feruire. Pr^ft�t a�t amp; in republ�ca diledinbsp;onis officia principes, qn fontesamp;noxios holes dcbitispccnis afftciut;nbsp;8lt;; quando l�gitima bella gerunt,pro arcendis latrocini^s^Squot; pro defen/nbsp;ficne fubdjtorum. Sicut cumiusdicunt, temporibuspacis;amp;oppreffisnbsp;quomodocunep adfuntfua autorit�re.

Quanta uero diledio proximi uera pftetoim urilift 8lt;f neceffariorum officioR2, abfoluriff�medocemurex�p�o Domini noftrilefu Chrifti, Anbsp;Paulo a�t, uarfts in lociseius fcripris;a quo eti� legis pfeniiudo iiocaf.nbsp;Quia nihil uerebonor�opeF?2,qu� fummant in charitatis lege omnia,nbsp;poteftomittere,amp;non preftare. Pafeitigitefurientes, 8c nu dos opennbsp;triftes confolat, errantes corrigit acdocct;0c h i sfimilia alia facit, per quenbsp;utilis effe proximo poteft.Breuiteromla ea,deqbus Chrifius pcipit iUj;nbsp;uformul� legis naturp;Omia qup uultis,ut nobis faciant homies ,8c� uc-s

facile illis. Et Deus fcripta lege: Diligesproximum tuum ficuttdpfum* SEQVITVR PRAECEPtVM HVIVS ORDINIS

Nihil gpriuatauindi�a, feuultionisftudi�priuatum in hocman^ dato prohibeuN� publica ilia uindicta,qu�Magiftratus exercent.

eft Dei uindi�tatn�pe, ordinata amp; prpeepta a L)eo. Si em Deus imperia tunftida, in hoc m�doconftituitamp; feruat, neceffe eft utordinetacconftituatpccznbsp;nas contra eos,qui labefadant autoritat�imperioR2,amp; publicumordin�nbsp;amp;tranquillitatemperturbant. Vtdehactotaraiioneclaredocemur,adnbsp;Rom. xiq. Principes igit �i ciuiles Magiftratus,quatenus officium fuumnbsp;faciunt,amp;f puniunt fontes, qui ftat�reipublic� euertunt,funt exdpiendinbsp;abhaclege,utquibusnihilloquit.Imofuntponcndifupralegem,quianbsp;de p�nis fonti� habent iudicare Sgt;(. ftatuereleges:Sed fi contra leges prinbsp;�atis affedibus indulgeant,amp;:uim innoxqsinf�rant, iniurqsalios onegt;�nbsp;rates,exiftim�di funt homicidp amp; la tr�nes eflercerte cor� deo,cti�fi coranbsp;ho�bus taies nunq pronunciant,fed iudicio dei talibus condenabunt.

Ergo fl public�uindidam exerceant Magiftratus, r�non peccant,^ qui in alqs morem gerunt obfequunt Deo.Modo afi�dibus fuis ni/nbsp;hil indulgeant,amp; diledionenon careant, qu� malitaliosefl�facinoro/nbsp;fos,ucilla pocnaMagiftratusnihilopushaberent.Quin etia, quia prinnbsp;cipes8^ Magiftratusfunt miniftriir� �i. ultionis Dei, non homin�fednbsp;Dei uindidam exercent:qu� non modo licita eft amp; neceflaria, pro connbsp;feruatione imperioi� 8d public? tranquillitatis uerum etiam pia, bonanbsp;�C fanda coram Deo.N� omnia opera Dei funt ualde bonatetiamfi nulnbsp;lam utilitatem nobis adferrent. Sed habetmagnasc�moditates orfcv'sejtnbsp;h ac uindi da. Primum facinorofis redditur quod fuum ipforum eft:n ecnbsp;afficiuntur iniuria, quandopuniuntur, feddebitamcrcesredditeis. De/ Cowmodittunbsp;inde uis iniufta arcetur hoc modo abalijs, innoxn a uioicntia impro-qu� fecerunt,ut ilia uindida habeat exeufationem coram Dco.Siquidcnbsp;ipfe refiftit, refiftere iubet, audacium improbis conatibus, ut boni innbsp;pace uiuant,atq5 glorificent prodono Magiftratus Deum.

Priuata uindfdainiquaeftamp;impia.�utquaexira amp;cupiditatepriua fr�Mtd uin� taaliusinaliumQ:uit,damnoacpccnaafficit.Dequadidumeft:qui ac preb�nbsp;lt;cperitgladium,gladioperibif.�ccipiuntenimmaleamp; impie, qui coii/nbsp;trains amp; autoritatenigladiumufurpant.�uidelicet, nontradiiumapote/nbsp;ftate. H�cpaucisattingerelibuit, contra iftorum impudentiam, quinbsp;Magiftratus ciuilcs fugillant ac reprehendunt, quafi lint ty rann idisSdnbsp;yltionis iniuft� m:niftri,necpoffint Chriftianieft�. Sed ifticrafteSlnbsp;*'iipie errantjChriftianifmum plane ignorantes.�acdigni pr�terea, quinbsp;^pitispccnapledantur, quia funt feditiofi dues. Nuncigiturlcorlim

comment OE POENITENT-era�urnn^ �raft3�gt;irnus,qt�� funt propria fiuius mandati,quod prohibrtc�des, fii'uendiinnbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;Proindc Chriflus hoc pr�ceptum cnarranSjCertos ahquot gradusi�gt;

midaiisDeh Iiusfadt:acpnmum,interprefaturillad,deinteriorecor�isu!cio, nci�v pe,deira3�d eft,ulcifcendi cupidirate. Inde de fignihcanonibus ir��d eanbsp;lumntjsracpoftreiT'um de e�de. Sign ificacenim motus internos prauosnbsp;in homineeffe : qui non modo rapiantiilum admandatorum Dettranfnbsp;grefl�onem, ueruin etiamreum efficianttranl^cflionis. Nos igiturabnbsp;illoexemplo., de omnibus mandatis Del iudicare dcbemus: amp; ad confi/nbsp;mikm modum,etiam in alqs poncrc gradus, amp; legem Dci tatn de internbsp;nis uicrjs, quatn de extern is interpretari,

Steuerpec nbsp;nbsp;^0*3 igiturfatiseft,manunon facerce�dcni. QuialexDeicil:fpir!

toiainttrio^ tuabsdodrinagt; prfeipiensdccordiumpurirate. Quareamp;reprehendic K primum in ternos cordis uiciofos motus. Vt cum Icx dicit non occides,nbsp;intelligendaeilloqui amp; decaui�is c�dium:utde iracundi'a, maleuolen-*nbsp;tia amp;odi}sin proximum.Item reprchendiimmifericordiamamp;neglc��nbsp;in defenfione uit�amp; falutis iihus corporalis proximi. Requiritenininbsp;Deusutex intcgroiufti, fandi �dimmaculati fimusrextra amp; intus, innbsp;corpore 8^ anima, ne ulla in parte culpabiles fimus. Acdiciturearelexnbsp;Domini fan �a,integra,feuperfecla,amp; immacu�aia: quia banc perfectanbsp;iuftici� fpiritus obedientiam a nobis requirit.

Pofita eft igitur in literalegisncgatiua hemieidrj corporalis�fcdilia pr�cerea referri deber,ad iuftici�,feu innoc�riam,totius hominis: ne uPnbsp;3o pacio repreheridi poi��t. Non eft autem fine uicio, cuiusrca ciluoJunnbsp;tas:quicp odia reiinec,amp; uindidf� cupiditatcm.MuItomaoisreifuntamp;nbsp;culpa biles, qui probris Sc conuitiis alios infcflanturtdcnicp qui lires, c�nbsp;tentioncs �Crixas exercent, itaep leges multo pluraredarguunt in no/nbsp;bis,quam uicia illa externarqu� in litcraexprimerefolcnt.Chriftus ait,nbsp;i gt;lt;lt;� omnisquiirafciturfratri fuoreuseritiudic�o: ergo ipfaqucq? ira eftca/nbsp;pitale uicium coram Deo,amp;^ reum cfficit hominem poena �icrna�mor/nbsp;tis. Nifiquem euange�rj gratia per Chriftum abfoluit: ^pocniientiaonbsp;peris mali. Nam amp; lo�nes inquitiOmnis qui oditf� atrem fuum heminbsp;cidaeft.De illis loquens, qui non credunt euangelio amp;:fincpecniren/nbsp;tia manentiira�,amp;odtjs conceptisin proximum, indulgentes. Al�q^^�^nbsp;f�crcdant in Chrinum,8Cpeccato illo intetnorefiftant, nercgnecin ip/nbsp;fis,eruntinnoxr) ben eficiograti�amp;incufpabiles coram Deo.

Porro in externa tranfgreflionc, numerabisquaslihet fignificationes ir�SCodiorumrqu�uocantrancoris amp; fimultatumfigna- Itimorrnesnbsp;^��^f*J�'�^^has,omnia probra,conuicia, calumnias, dicteria, S'proditio/nbsp;ncsr�C quicquid m hocgenerediciporeft, quoinfermoneae uerboquinbsp;dam noxi|efleproximis ftudent, 8c perfenam illius l�dere, donee per/nbsp;ueniaturad c�dem.Cum hisnumerari dcbcncprpbereconfenfum ral�gt;nbsp;bus

bus iniurt)s,amp;: iuuare eas,uel adprobare. Item, non cxcufarc eos,amp; de/ fendereabiniuriaamp;cgde j quospotucrisdcfehderc� Quanquampharinbsp;faice iufti credant fe efl� I'nculpabiles fi c�dis manu propria fadr� nonnbsp;fint rei:edamfi his omnibus altjs uicijsqu� dixi abundent. Et tale impiznbsp;�tatisamp;fecuritatisexernplar proponitur in Saul rege: xviq. libripriminbsp;Samuelis. Non Cinquit) fit manus mea in co:fed fit fuper eum manusnbsp;Philiftinorum* Loquitur enim de Dauide, quern uolebat aliorum ma/nbsp;nibusoccidi : ucipfeinculpabilisfdlicetpermaneret, S^neillius innoxi�nbsp;c�defe polluerct.

Et hadenus de uicijs amp; peccatis,qu^ pugnanc cum �ege,non ocddes: quorum duplicia pofuimus interiora amp;exteriora. Nuncad confimilemnbsp;modum, deuirtutibusbonoruni operum agendunl eft:non quo ad fu/ parsajfirm��nbsp;gammali operis, fedquoadpr�ftationemboni. Suntigitur duplicia tiult;tpnce^inbsp;opera bona,in hoc mandato pr�cepta. Altera funt internorum motuum ��nbsp;cordis piorum, amp;confentientium mandato Dei, Non enim impJet le/nbsp;gern, nifi cor amicitia amp; fuauitate erga proximum ferenatum, dextrum,nbsp;candidum, fimplex,minimec^ maleuolum, carens odio 5^ cupiditate nonbsp;cendi, expofitumadpr�ftandaqu�libet officia diledionis: non erganbsp;beneuolos folumamp;amicos, ucrum etiam erga immeritos, aduerfariosnbsp;amp; inimicos. Sic tarnen de operibus illis iudicare oporter,quod placeantnbsp;DeOjfiin timor� Dei, amp;fidecognitionisCHRIS Tfpr�ftentur, Jtanbsp;enim fi fiant,certafigna funt, pr�fenti�fpiritusChriffi in nobis*

Nam timercDEVM, amp; credere in CHRIST VM, amp; exillo timo re �C fide obedienti� mandatorum Dei ftuderc,uacare odijs, iracundia,nbsp;inuidentia, neminifuccenfere, cncmifericordem,benignum, fuaucm,nbsp;clementem,m item,placidunl ac placabilem,facileignofcere illisa quibusnbsp;fis lgfus,non retinerefimultatcs, quin etiam ultropacem omnibus offernbsp;te, uelledefendcreamp;iuuare eos, qui iniuriapremuntur, dolerei llo/nbsp;ru m uicem qui afficiuntur iniuria,amp; his fimilia pr�ftare,qu� requirartnbsp;turomnia adimpletionemhuius pr�cepti, nonfuntciuilcsuirtutesautnbsp;liberi arbitrq opera:fed funtuirtutesChriftian�,8Coperationes atq efznbsp;fedus fpiritus fandi in hobis.

Opera autemexternabona,funt quilibeteff�dus diledionis.de qui buspr�cipiturMatth.XXv. pafcereefurieiitem, ueftire nudum. Norinbsp;modopatientem eflreiniuriarum:uerumetiam benefadisretaliare malenbsp;fada. Bene precari, male prec�ntibusiamp;^orareproperfequentibus�dnbsp;calumniantibus nos. Ingratis amp;inimicisquib�slibet off�cijsdiledionisnbsp;cxpofitum effeamp;feruire. Itaeleemofynam pr�ftare, mutuum dare amp;nbsp;alia oftidadiiedionis facere, netualpedes, fedproximineceffitatcs:nbsp;quas cupiasleuare, pro glorificando Deo, in obfequium 8cgratitudi/nbsp;riem CHRISTO lefu. Vtde his omnibus pr�cipitur Matth�i.v,f

Uucn, Rom. xtj. GaLv.CoI.irj� alrjs innumcn�slocis. Sdlicetifti funtfpirrtualcslegis fermones,quos nobis prophet�,G H RI S T V Snbsp;amp; ApoftoTitraduntfideliff�me: quosc� ampkctidebemus cum gratia/nbsp;ruma�ione , 8d fecundum illasuitamnoftraminftituereac teformare.nbsp;Hypocritis autcmr fuarelinquere� qu�pr�fertim funtin dogmatibusnbsp;mandatorum hominum.Sumus enim ad meliorem iufticiam uocati.

ANoftra perfona digreditur legislator ad alias res noftras: turn ut ufum illarum adprobet Si abufum reprehendat acdamnet. Acnbsp;monftret, feefl�ultorem, quip�nasirroget, fiquisullainrepergatnbsp;proximo fuo noxiusefletnempeDE VS. Primum itaq^,deconiugij ftanbsp;tu,non poiluendo per adulterium,pr�cipit:atc^ ita orditur a rebus, qugnbsp;funthomjni perlegem natur� coniundifl�m� Si cbar�Tim�. Nequcnbsp;cnira habet in priuatis rebus homo, quicquam melius aut charius �uanbsp;uxore.Hinc ergoprimum difcamus, proprie coniugis ufum rem efl�nbsp;citam,honeftam ac iuftam coram Deo.Nam Si dd ordinationem habet:nbsp;quapropter��: a C H RIS T O adprobatur coniugij ftatus.Matth.xix�nbsp;Si a Paulo honorificentifl�mepr�dicatur.i Cor.vq.�^c. Necreprehen/nbsp;ditur,autdamnatur, nifiabufusreibon�.�hoc eft, fi quis pollu�t coniunbsp;gij ftatumperadulterium. Si uioletmatrimoniorum fidem. Siue aliternbsp;uagosconcubitus,amp;fcortationesfequatur. Sicutetiam docemur inepPnbsp;ftola ad Hebr.cap.xirj.Coniugium fit honoratum amp; th or us fitimpollutnbsp;tus. Fornicatores enim Si adulteros iudicabit Deus.

H�cergo teftantur, aDEOdefendiconiugia: amp;fadprobaricon/ fuetudinem coniugakm. Cum his in rebus fitfua ordinatiorquamquifnbsp;quis uiolet aut male de ea fentiat eum necefl�riodaturum efl� pccnas�nbsp;Pdaximeautem teftantur,D E V Momnibusm�chis,impurishompnbsp;nibus Si fcortatoribusaduerfar�amp;exigerep�nasuiolat�legis. Quasnbsp;temperfuiile grauiflimasmult�hiftori�infacris probant. VtSodo/nbsp;mis exitium attulit impuritas hbidinis:amp; horribiliter ultriccflamma c�nbsp;�itus demifl� abforpta funt. Ifrae�tarum in� defcrto perieruntuno dienbsp;uiginti tria milia: quod contra pr�ceptum Dominic�perantnqaharicnbsp;libidiniindulgere. Contraxitamp; Dauid fibi Sitotiregno maximasca/nbsp;lamitatestpropter admiflum adulterrj fcelus c� Vri� uxore.HafC ergonbsp;fignificantD E V M certiscladibuspunireuiolafaconiugiatamp;aiiosnbsp;non legitimos con cubit us. Et in literis noui teftamenti docemur, adultenbsp;ros Si fornicatores nonpofl� faluos fieri.

Sed preterea attendere oportet,impuros motus cordis, ut eft concip pifcere alterius uxorem, reprehendi haclege: ficutCHRISTVSnbsp;docet, Matth. v.Omnis qui uidcrit m ulierem,ad concupifcendum earn,nbsp;�am

tlBBIi TIRTirJ. nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;,8,

hmm�chatuscftcam in corde fuo� Qu�ualentcontra fiypocrt'tamni refuptnam fecuritatem amp; c�citatem ^promittentium fibi abfolutam iuftinbsp;ciam ex lege, cum uacent puritate cordis, nec^ polllnt nifi pharifaicenbsp;iufti eflc: lex longe abfolutiorem iufticiam doceat, fin e qua n emo falznbsp;uus fieri poteft.Sicuttcfl:aturCHR 1ST V S,Matth.vgt;Ni�abundanbsp;ueritiufticia ueftra plufquam fcribarum 8^pharif�orum, non intrabiznbsp;tis in regnum coclorum. Quanquam enim quod adpcrfedionem iuftinbsp;d� attinet, nemo poft�ctantum pr�ftare quantum legi debet: tarnennbsp;oportet inchoari in renatis quandam motuum cordis puritatem Jri quodnbsp;pr�tereaamp;fpiritufandodonantur:nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;propter aliud faluifianta pec/

cato,�^mortclt;Nempe,propter Chriftumjicredantin illum:non pro/ pter fuam ill am nouitatem.

Hypocrit�ergopeccatum cordis ignoranttdeinde, omittuntpr�ci/ puam legis partem,uidelicet pudiciti^ amp; caftitatis amorem. Nclt;^ riment-Dcum uere:ne(^ credunt euangelioJmo nec^ timere, neCp credetepofnbsp;funt: propterea quodfeiuftosexiftimant,uanaefrorisperfuafione, exinbsp;operibus pharifaicis legis� Quid timeat enim, autcredat, quipeccatiSCnbsp;uiciorum fuorum ignaruseft; amp;arroganterdef�lt;ftisoperumf�or�mnbsp;fuperbit Si gloriatur contra Deum�'Si en im dixcrimus, quod peccatumnbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;k

non habemus,ipfi nos feducimus: Si ueritas in nobis non eft. i loan.i* Porto habentes peccatum,quomodo deperfedione iuftid� gloriamurnbsp;coram Deotaut depr�mio iuftici�,uita�ternaǒ Cum pr�fertim lexdinbsp;cat:maledidus,quinon permanferit in omnibus, qu� fcriptafunt in li/nbsp;bro legis.MuItum igitur refert, peccatum cordis perfede nolfe: �t timenbsp;amus Deum, Si gratiam delidorum perfidem in Chriftum nobis pre/nbsp;cemur� T um denit^, ut ipfum quoq^ fpiritumfandum,cordium no/nbsp;ftrorum purificatorem accipiamus: qui faciacnos mandata Dei facere.nbsp;Si. caftitatis amorem in nobis operetur� Verum h�c funtalterius confianbsp;dcrarionis. Si alio loeo expedienda, quam in eo,quo agitur tantum denbsp;pr�cep to op�r� bono�

Eft ergo fententia Si fumma pr�cepri,Non m��chaberis� Tu qu�n tuses,totusmundusefto, amp;purus a libidine. Vt non modo adulteria,nbsp;fcortationes Si uagos concubitus,uites acfugias: uerum etiam cohibeasnbsp;rnentem, oculos, linguam, amp;tot�m corpus: rie uel cogites turpia, uelnbsp;aeftuetanimuslibidinisinccndiOjOculinon uideantuana:amp;lingua nonbsp;loquatur turpia� In fumma, Totum corpus a libidiniscontagione puFjtnbsp;feruetur. Sicut docemur Eph.iiq. Omnisfermo fpurcusexoreueftr�nbsp;non procedat. Ibidem cap�v� Fornicatio autem 8d omnis immundicia,nbsp;autauaricia necnominctur interuos:autturpiloquium, autftultiloqui/nbsp;um,autfcurrilitas:qu�ad rem non perrinent,fcd magis gratiarum adionbsp;i�Cor�vi. Corpus aut,non fornicationi,fed Dno:amp;Dominus corpora

^'but�nt nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;Magnaautemimbecillitas eft hominumin carne: acfacile fit ut ineen .

f)rlt;feepu cS datur animus ardorelibidinis contra legem Dei Jdeoetiam docendi fuz ngu.nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;tnus y pr�ceptasefle nuptias, hisquidonum eontinenti�non habend

Nam amp; ChriRustailbus nuptiasfuadet: Matth.xix. Non omnes capiz untucrbumhoc,fed quibusdatunieft.Et Paulus,!. Cor. v^ij.propter fornbsp;nicationem autem ,fcilicet fugtendam, unufquifque uxorem fuam habenbsp;at: amp;unaqu�cj� uirumfuum habcat.lrem,mcliuseftnuberequamun.nbsp;Satisexhisdocemur,etiam pr�cepra cfTe coniugia, hisqui dono caftiznbsp;tatis �i continenti� uere non funt pr�diti.Tum Romanum Pontificemnbsp;fuis fceleratislegibus,quibus prohibetnuprias,nihil quam uulgarelibiznbsp;dines:amp; licentiam fcortationum. Deniq^ cf libes iftos in papi�ico regnonbsp;non poi�epr�Rare quod nouent: nempe,ueram caftifatcm,etiamfi a conbsp;iugijs abftincant,qu� etiam d�formant fuis imptjs amp; prodigiofis uotis;nbsp;utrumep contra mandatum Dei.

Suntqu�dainuicinauicia, quibus incendunturacfouentur libtdi/ ncs:utfuntocium, intemperantiadbiamp;potus, ideft, ipfacrapu�anbsp;ebrietas-Commertia impudicorumtpr^ fertim mulierum impndicarum,nbsp;amp;huiufmodi alia fcandala, qu� exiftiraemushacquoquelege prohiznbsp;bita effe� Deo,ut occafiones ad ulterior um amp; libidinum. De quibus eftnbsp;apud Ofeamcap.iiq. Fornicatioamp;uinumamp;ebrietasauferuntcor. Etnbsp;adEphe.iii).fcribitPaulus:rtoliteinebriariuino,inquoeftIuxus. Necnbsp;cftnihil quod ComicusdicinfineCerere amp; B�cchofriget uenus. V�lernbsp;cnimuinoexgftuans,facileinItbidinemdefpumat: ideoift�occaficncsnbsp;funtcauendc. Tametficrapula amp; ebrietas fint per fe damnabilia peccata.nbsp;Salomon autem in prouerbiorum hbro, multum auocatnosa cornnbsp;mertijs impudicarum mulierum:utProuer.v: Fauusdiftillans labia menbsp;retricis:amp; nitidiusoleo guttur eius.Nouiffima autem illius amara, quanbsp;fiabfynthium: amp; lingua eius acuta, quafi gladius biceps. amp;c. Nonnbsp;feciletamen aliudremedium eff�cax eft contra prohibitas libidines, quanbsp;cftufusconiugiorumtresfandacoram D EO.Sedin regno pontificisnbsp;Romani deformantur nupti^ ,amp; in multo maxima partehominum damnbsp;nantur:quiaeft tyrannis uiolentifliraa Antichrifti.

Poft adprobataconiugiaamp;damnatas impias libidines, de ufuSi^ proprietatererum confirmamur: tum furta, raping� amp;quelibet ex*nbsp;pilationes iniuftg,qugfuntq�idem raultipIiceSjdamnantur.Hucperciznbsp;neien�m,quicquid eft doli,fraudis, iniuftorum conira�tuum. Si rapaznbsp;dracis feu publicg i�u priuatgtperqueomnia f�cultaubusfuiamp;homo fraunbsp;datur,amp; bonafua ipft eripiuntur�

Hineitaqueprimodifcamus,quodhominiChriftianoIiceatptopH/ iim tenere: �c efl�diuitem. Nam alioqui non ponent ftirta, iniqui�onnbsp;traAus,amp;: im'uft� expilati'ones,damnari:fi ui'd��ket proprietas rerfz efletnbsp;prohiblra,6dquidam communis ufus rcr�pr�ccptus. Quia hUlla ef�cntnbsp;fijrta:fed quilibetin ali�na irruendo,rem fuam ufurparet. Nec Chriftusnbsp;polTet in euangeliopr�cipcredeeleemcfyna SCmutuationc* Sciamusnbsp;itac^ proprietatem rerum amp; diftindiones do min iorum, quod ad facuPnbsp;tates corporalesattinet, adprobari haclege� Item adprobariempticnes,nbsp;Uenditiones Si. fimiles contradlus:quorum ufu in hac uitaopus eft.Monbsp;do in contrahendo, nihil neep dolo neep fraude faaamusm th il contranbsp;dile�onem. Qu� omnia perfede nolTe, utile eft Si neceflanum Chrrnbsp;ftiano�prefertim hoctempore,inquo funt multi, qui confcientias illoi^nbsp;perturb�t,?�: finguntdanari reB� proprictat�. Si c�munionem illaf� prgnbsp;cept� clTe. Contra quos fortiffime pugn�t hoc �ei bum: Non furtum fa/nbsp;cies.TenaturenimcIariffimc,quodluumliccatcui�ptenfre,nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nah

Hic etiam reprehendendi funt Monachi, qui communionem rcrum finguntconfuli ineuangelio: cum fteep prgeipiatur neep confula�ur,nbsp;Sed liberum cuicp relinquitur,erogare de fuo,amp;: donare ali], quantumnbsp;unit. Nam etiamfi eleemofyna Simutuatio pr�cipiatur, tn in arbitrionbsp;largi�tis eleCmofynam, Si dantis muruum,relinquitur,ut donet quantunbsp;amp; cui uelit. Deinde, ut ne fit alijs remiffio, nobis penuria: de qua ranoznbsp;nelege,qu�funt,rj* Cor*viif �dix.Sed Monachipr�tereafinguntfenbsp;prgeeptam communionem rerum pr�ftaretcum nihil faciant minus, necnbsp;nifi fidisnominibusresrelinquunt.Profitentur mendicitatem, utfecunbsp;rius in ocio Si quiere, de alienisbonis uiuant:quod prorfus pugnat cumnbsp;hoc pr�cepto,Non furtum facias.Quibus etiam Paulus pr�cipit,ut alinbsp;quid honefti open's faciant,amp;fuum panem manducent.ij. Thelf.tij.

Sed Si ufum donorum Dei Siconflitutionem proprietatis Monachi itltolerabili infamia afpergunr:amp; nihilquamhypocrifesoperum, fidfenbsp;bonorum, inuehuntinmundum* Quiadumfinguntfe aliquidmeli�'nbsp;ris Si faneftioris operis operan, in fua ilia profeffione fid� pauperiatis,nbsp;quam qui proprium tenentSfdiuitiashabent: fcelerateperturbantho/nbsp;minurn confcientias, qui opespolfident, ut arbitrenturfepollui earuntnbsp;polfefljone, aut certe minus bonos elfe quam Monachos. Cum nemi/nbsp;hem pollu�t, nifi cupiditasrer�m Si auaricia, Itcracur�huiusfeculifnbsp;qu� mala fimul cumopibus abijcerenulli Monachi polfunt. Propter�nbsp;b�c fcelerata, Si impi�fimulationis exempla ,comprimi debentMo^nbsp;Uachi a Magifiranbus: Si cogiad laborem, quo opus faciant amp; d�filanbsp;UiLianr. Siquidem pelfima fcandala funtin orbe Chrifhano:nec exculai�nbsp;Sur exeniplis eor�, de quibus in a�is,cap. ij. Si iiq .Scc, ut c� quibus nihi^

commune habe nt. Res enim illi fuas Gne opinione pr�ccpti, aut con filfj amp; per meram libertatem/ortaffis etiam pro neccffii ate illorum temporu,nbsp;in quibus bona credentium alioqui diripiebantur, in ccmmunem ufumnbsp;conferebant. Sed Monachi uel opinione pr�ccpri,aucconftlij, alligancnbsp;fe uoto ad paupertatem�nec nifi ad fimularam pauper ta tern. Item, ut iu^nbsp;ftificationemmereantur: necabftinent interim a proprietatererum, fednbsp;fidis folumodonominibus,ut dixi,orbi Chriftianoimponunt. Et tn innbsp;ilia proprietate fua fere fiiran: amp; rapi�talicna: iniquiffima onera alior�.

H�c uolui peroceaf�on�dicere, c�trapublicaillafcandalaMonacho rum,qui per fpeciem religions res aliorumrapiuntiniquinimeamp; furannbsp;WcM extern tur.Nunc mihi feorfimdicendum ei�,dealijs uicrjs, qu� fine h ac fpeeienbsp;��lt;.nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;huicpr�cepcoaducrfantur:ut funt,furta, rapin�amp; alien arum facultat�

uioIent�depredationeSjdoIoficontraduSjamp;^qualefcunqjfpo�iationes: fiue per fpeciem honelti fiant, finecareantbacfpede. Qu/s nefcit enimnbsp;incontractibusrerummulta cuinfpedehonefti ficrirqu�ficognofcannbsp;turqua fraude dolo fjant,nemo uirbonus poflitlaudareǒ Addepr�^nbsp;terea, quifua neg�igentiaf�cultatesaliorumnon curant, quibustarnennbsp;debenthocofticium.Naminhoc generereprehend�difuntMagiftraznbsp;tus, qui officium fuum negligenterfaciunt: Item ferui amp; mercenari),nbsp;qui in op�r� fadundo cdrant,��ue aliter damno per incuriam fuam aliosnbsp;an�dunt, quorumopes augere,tuerinbsp;nbsp;iuuaredebuerunt.Sed ultrahxc

vicM�iier� �cternauida,5Ccupiditasrerum,amp;cur�huntsfeculi,amp;;omnisauarida, uelleditari cum proximi damno,cupereiniuffa lucra,ita ut feeffari il�aninbsp;h il dubitarcs, fi modo occa fio tibi h �c peten di daretur, hocpr�ccpco renbsp;prehendunt.Item, immil�ricordccfleamp;tenaccm in erogandisnecdia^nbsp;rqselcemofynis,amp; in mutuilargitione.Narn bis omnibus Jpd�ur charinbsp;tas,amp; Lcxnatur�: idco funt damnabiliauidaSc peccata coram Dco,acnbsp;debentcorrigi Si derelinqut.

Sicergo amp; concupifeentia alienarum facultatum in boemandato re prcbendituramp;damnaturtqu�eftuicium in natura, fonsamp; caufi�omznbsp;nis iniuft�depredationis, Quanquam deilla �i. infra prpdpiatur, fepa/nbsp;ratis mandatis.Oportebatenim ita purum efle hominemamp;fandum, mnbsp;uel cupiditate alien�rei uacaret. Sed uteftingenium in carnalinatura,nbsp;nemo contentuseftiuisbonisqu� aDeoaccepiLldeoadpetimusalieznbsp;na,amp;inuidemusalrjs fua bona, Atep ita in cordibusnoftrisfumusfu/nbsp;resamp;raprorescoram Deo:cum melius nihil Gt in homine,�^nihil f�znbsp;dius contaminatum, Quodquinon agnofaintneqifrtfntur, Gmifesnbsp;funt auarisiffis, quibusa Chrifto dictum efttuoseitis quiiuftificatisnbsp;uos coram hominibusiDeusautem nouit cordaueGra, Quia quod bonbsp;minib us al tum eft,abominatiocft apud Deunir

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Porro excmpla extern� tranfgrefl�onis uidoforum operum in onV nibusuit�negonjs��contradibusreriimfuntobuia.Nonenimiftifonbsp;lumuiolanc hoc pr�ceptum,quos nunc in patibuhs fufpendunraut ^ipnbsp;ter uiclentam deprgdationem alio capids fupplicio afficiunr. Sed in ge/nbsp;Here omnes ifti, qui fraudant proxitnos fuos quomodocun cp: �i f�cultaznbsp;tibusillorum funcnoxifr Vt qui in ulna, pond�r�, amp; menfura falluntnbsp;proximos fuos: quos lexreprehenditLcuit.xix- Qui corruptas mer cesnbsp;pro integris Sc fanis uendunt. Qui ali�nas h�reditares inuadunt. Quinbsp;cenfus fibiemunt, contra pr�fcripta publicarumlegum. Aut qui cumnbsp;proximi damno,nulla ncccfficate,amp; folius auarici� ftudio illos exigunt*nbsp;Quorum nonnulli iftis exadionibus totas urbes, imo totas refpublicasnbsp;amp; principatus perdunr.�uari,qui f�nus exercent:contranatur� dile/nbsp;dionis legem. Magiftratus principes, qui fumpeibus non neceflarijsnbsp;publica �raria exhauriunt: amp; fubdirosnimrjs exadionibus pregrauSt.nbsp;Epifeopi dodores, quiper auariciamnegotiantur de nobis, �i facranbsp;�enalia habent. Quemadmodum facrificuli in templis,pernundinadogt;-nesMif�arum.Iurifconfulti, quittes fouet cupiditatemaiorisqu�f�us:nbsp;8dmalis cauflispereandcm aipiditatem pauocinaniur. Indices precionbsp;empti,utiniuftam fententiamdicant,amp;r ius corrumpant.Mercatorcs,quinbsp;fibiquiduislicereopinant, modofualucrapromcueant:et amfiomnesnbsp;a�ios perdant. Operarq, qui exdoloamp;Jnegligenteropus faciunt, adnbsp;quodfuntcondudi.

Proin de a talibus exempts, de fimilibus aIfjs poterit iudic�um fieri: amp; �ftimari, quanta fitraritas ateppauciras furum amp; raptorum in hocnbsp;mundo.Quo nimirum SCilJa uox fapientis fonat,Eccl.xxxi. Beams quinbsp;poft aurumnon abqt.�necfperauit in pecunia et thefauris.Quis cft hicamp;nbsp;laudabimuseumC�C�terumopera pr�cepta bonaamp;: uirtuteshuiusprgnbsp;ccpti,funtliberahtasiu dandis eleemofynis:ltem,in iuuandisrebuspronbsp;ximi per alia cfficia diledionis. Veluti per mutuationcm. Denicp quiznbsp;buscuncp ali}sobfcquiis,quibusinfacultatibuscorporahbus,opera8lt;:nbsp;auxilio noftro, adiuuaturproximus. Item fitu podusuelisiacturamreinbsp;fa miliaris facere,quamproximum illapremi. Poftremum ,nunquamnbsp;ab officio recedere,amp;in omni adi�efequi hocuerbum Chrift�omnianbsp;qu� uultiSjUt faciant uobis homines amp; uos facite illis.

T) Roindehadenuspropofita funtpr�cepta, qu� rcquirunt,necor �* port, coniugi, aut fortunis aliorum noceamus. Hoc poftremonbsp;loco,priufqu� de concupifeentiaagitur, ueritas prpeipitur amp; conftannbsp;tia,quam in omnibus didis amp; fadis pr�ftemus Quanquam de ea ueri/nbsp;t�te potd�mij intelligi hoc pr�cept� debet, qua opus eft in ludicijs, in

padis in contraclibus. Facit igitur in genere ad iuftici� uniucrfalis de fenfioncm, Primo,nein iudicioueritateueloppren�, ueltacitaamp;difligt;nbsp;mulata, ordinatio Dei irrideatur. Indices decipiantur Sgt;i. proximo uisinnbsp;iuftainferatur.Sicautem,omnesfalf�, calumniof�amp;iniqu�accufationbsp;nes, delationes, 8dproditionesdamnantur. Item defenfiones, qu�fiuntnbsp;contra ueri tan's teftimoniumzconfilia�^fententi� in iudicqsjqu�dicu/*nbsp;rurad ueritatisoppref��onem. Quam uero necefl�riafitinpadis�Cc�znbsp;tradibus ueritas,5lt; noxia fidio,mendacium,dolus,omnesper fe inteFnbsp;ligunt.Necenim in ullisnegotqs quicquam ritegeri pof��t,(� in pactisnbsp;�C contra dibus nuiJa fidespr�ftaretur: qu�peccatanecpoflentimpuninbsp;ta a Deo dimitti. luxta illud pfal. v.Odifti omnes quioperantur iniquitanbsp;temiperdesomncsquiloquuntur menda cium�

M.gkdicei!ii, nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;quoddam aliud u icium, teftimon io ueritatis contrarium : nem

pe,maledicentia,�dobtredatio,qua oblecflatquofdam men dacia contra ah�os fpargereraur exiftimationi illor� detrahere,et Iedere eorum famam,nbsp;QuodB. laeobusquidemprolixeinfeeftatur, Iaco.iq.Ecce,inquif,quanbsp;tus ignis quam magnamfyluammcenditC� Etlinguaueluti Jgniseft,nbsp;fummainiquitatis.amp;c. Inhuiusuici] genere exjftimandifuntpeccarc,nbsp;etiam qui uerum in proximuin dicuntded nocendi ftudio, nulla nccefi�nbsp;t�te. Eito non fit falfitas, eft tarnen iniuria in tali infidiofa proximi SC re^nbsp;rum eius aceufatione: Si. eo nomine grauiflimum peccatum. Nam amp;nbsp;genda funt qu�dam uicia aliorum amp;exc�fanda: aut certeemendandinbsp;ftudiofuntuocandain indicium. Sicutnos docetcharitastamp;mandatumnbsp;Chrifti,ed corripiendo fratre dclinquen te.

Nee multum referre exiftimo quamcauflam quifepbabeat maledi/ cendi. Quia aliosambitio , aliosinuidia Si auariciaimpellit adfacir.us;nbsp;alios quofdam alius morbus. Quidam folius natur� uanitate Si malicianbsp;maJede altjsloquuntur; autperaduJationem, in quorundamgratiam.nbsp;eSd omnesifti mortaliter peccant: amp; baud dubiehocipfum merentur,nbsp;quodin delatorem Doech fcriptum eft.pfal.li. Quid gloriaris in mali/nbsp;cia: quipotensesiniquitateC Tota dieiniuiLiciamcogitauit linguatuaxnbsp;ficut nouacula acuta fecifti dolum. Dilexifti malum fuper bonumrfalfi'^nbsp;tatem magis quam loqui iufticiam. Dilexiftiomnia uerba pr�cipJtad^nbsp;nis:linguam dolofam. Propterea etiam Deus deftruette tn�ternum.�conbsp;ertet te,et abrad et te, de tabern aculo tuo,et erad icabit te de terra uitc. etc/nbsp;Ergoproduditeftes in iudicium, uerum fine ulla cun�ationeautdifnbsp;ftmu�atione dicamus:utetiam illo teftimonio noxfi efte proximouide/nbsp;amur. Tuncenim potior ratio iudiciorum bab�da elEut iufticia Si equFnbsp;tas defendatur,amp; ut fontes puniantur, quam illius qui deli quit* T u talt;nbsp;men beneaffedtisin iliumdebebiselfe: S^fineodioacfineamarulentianbsp;teftimonium dicere. Extrahunccafum finasdilecquot;tionemin terei^naretnbsp;qu�

qu� proximi errata tegat, excufet,aut certe benigne i'nterpretetur,fi ne/ cp tegi, ne(^ excufari queanuEt de ilia ratione uide qu� doceat Paulusnbsp;Gai ? vi. Deinde ueritatem in padis amp; contra dibus rainere debem us:nbsp;poftremum a malediceiitia �i quibusiibet detradionibus abftine/nbsp;te Jtem corripere maledicos, delatores Si qui aliorum exiftimationi �cnbsp;f�mg opera lingug infidiantur.Nec adulatorib�s ullo modo aurem prgnbsp;bere:fi modo uoluerimus nqs Deo adprobare�

Cgterum fumma uirtus eft huius pr^cepti ueritatedeledari:amp; ut ab initio dixi,ueritatem amp; CQuftantiam in omnibus didis �i. fadis prefta/nbsp;re�Et hoc ueritatis ftudium referre ad gloriam Dei:id eft� ueritatem re/nbsp;tineamus,quia Deus prpcepit.H�c ergo pulcherrima uirtus , dignifl�nbsp;maeft bono uiro, hoc eft, Chriftianorqua nec temereautfalfe aliquidnbsp;de alrjs loquamur, fed per fraterna officia ali^s prod eile ftudeamus.Si/nbsp;cut Paulus docet. Eph. iiq. Qua propter depofi to m endacio, I oqui�mininbsp;ueritatem quifcp cum proximo fuo: quoniam fumus inuicem membra*nbsp;Et Chriftus inquit: Bcati pacifici, quoniam filij Deo uocabuntur. Anbsp;quo elogio longiffimeabfunt maledici, amp; qui obtredationibus alioRznbsp;deledantur:ferunt difcordias,iras,odia,contentiones amp; lites, inter fra-*nbsp;tr�.Ifti enim non Deum, fedpatremfuum Diabolum referunt, qui' eftnbsp;mendax homicida: ficut qui nocendi ftudio f�li� iniqua in proxi^nbsp;mumdicuntJuxta inudProuer*xxv. laculum amp; gladius amp; fagitta acunbsp;(a, homo qui loquitur contra proximum fuum felfum teftimonium.nbsp;Quale eft,quoduis infidiofum didum:amp; ftudio ac libidine nocendi innbsp;proximum effufum.

Sed h�chadenusin cam legis partem, qu� eftpofterioris tabul� Mofi, propria de diledione : quam fiiiguh preftare debemus, ut nonnbsp;modo quamlibetoffenfam proximi caueamus declinemus:uerum e/nbsp;tiam omnibus officijsuirtutumdilediois benedeillomereamur. Nec �nbsp;fpedemus in eo obfequio,quam ut uoluntati Dei, Si glori� lefu Chrinbsp;fti ftudeamus. Reliquum eft, utdicamus de terqa ilia parte, pofterioris

REftant itacp duo pr�cepta, quorum ufus non pertinet ad caftigati CAP.xr. onem morum ^proprie: fed ad demonftrationem amp; accufationemnbsp;peccati quod h�ret in tota humana natura, Sd uicium igorinis adpella/nbsp;^�r* Quia necefte eft, ut illud coghofcamus perfediffimenie pr�fuma/nbsp;*�ius aliquando, quod legi Dei fati�acere pcxff�mus. Si pharifaicq erro/nbsp;^e pereamus. Sed difcamus alia iuftida nobis opus efle ad falutem,quamnbsp;ftla Que uoluntate etarbitrio noftro ouomodocuncB a nobis oreftatur:

en at is uirtutc amp; opcrarione fpirnus fanctKcnamfi opus eR faluandis re purgationemenusamp;animorum. Ab'aigi�iuropuscfi:nobisgt; uideh'cec,nbsp;grati� l'ufti'ciarqu� tora eft in remiflione peecari S� omnium ftchctorumnbsp;noftrorum, propter feruatorem Cliriftum,quatcnus�rcdimus in cu.Sednbsp;lade concupifeennaloquamur,ut propius uideamus,qu�ma]a qua/nbsp;ta illi fint con iun(fta,amp;: imperent nobis, Necp enim eft uniiis genei'is m'/nbsp;ciumfted monfti^ multor� capit�,amp; omnibus mandatis Dei aduerfatur.nbsp;acpugnat, Pr�cepta igir,qujbus ilia prohiber amp; damnatur,funt h�c�

N� de�dmbit uxorem eiut:non feruiim,non anciUam, non bouem, non a/inum,ticc omnia qut iHiut funt.

PRoinde h�c duo pr�cepta difcern un t diuinas leges ab homintim legibus: ficutilla qu�pr�cipiunt decognitioneDei, amp;uero illiusnbsp;cuItu.Et pofita funt,utinterpretentur leges morum operum bonoR:;nbsp;maximeq; uthominem pcrfecftedoceant depeccato. Turn ciusquod eftnbsp;concupifcenri� feu immundicip in naturattum iftius, quod eft ignorannbsp;ti� Dei in nobis amp; malarum opinionum de Deo. Qu� funt quidemnbsp;femper coniunda. Namquia eft in homineignorantia Dei,ideo neqpnbsp;�mere,necpdihgcrcDeumuerepoteft: fedcontemnitDeum, Sfficuc

fuperioribus aftedibus,qui funt ignoran ti� amp; con/ temptus Dei:nempe,diffidentia, dubitatio,defpcratio,increduJitas, itn/nbsp;patientia. Ita nunc de concupifcentia dicendum eft: in qua funt uarijnbsp;multiplices motusprauiatcp corrupt!.

Nemo igitur cxiftimet legib. Dei fatif��dum efl�, per externa moru fada. Namamp; puritatemperfedam cordium noftrorum requirunt, amp;nbsp;. fandift�morum motuum in mente:8t ea uicia damnant, a quibus fua in/nbsp;duftriaSd uirtutenemopoteftabefte. Igiturlegeshominumnonpr�ci/nbsp;piunt nifi deexternis ladis:fed leges Dei etiam de monbus cordis. Et eanbsp;tenus funtinterpretationeslegum, in quibus de moribusamp;fadisexter.nbsp;nispr�cipitur:nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;hominem perfede erudiunt depeccato. Ne quisprp/

fumptionecarniselatus confidatin iufticias fuas, excufetpeccatum ,hoc eft,morbum naturp: Sc tegendo excufando cum hypocritis iudicetur,nbsp;fuo uicio et fua culpa ignoras:q ta manifefta legis uerba audirc contenir.nbsp;tia^n�tf^cnbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;funtenim, qui concupifeentiam nihilobfeure peccatumeffene/

catntn^ gant: amp; interpretantur imbecillitatem quandam eft�jqu� impediat qui dem bene operantem, fed iufticias operum non faciac d�t�rior�s. Sednbsp;peccatum efte concupifcentia primo teftat lexrdeinde Paulus Rom.vrj.nbsp;amp; quidem ubiagitde concupifcentia qu� eft in renatis. Vtergoe�/nbsp;des,adulteria,furta,rapin�amp;mendacia, funtpeccata, a quibufeunt�nbsp;adm�tantunlta concupifcentia eft peccatum, in omnibusqui hahente�

Et polluit biniics iufticias morum,Qperum 8^ f�dorum n�ftroru:qvu� aduerfatur legi Dei, amp; uiolendff�me abftrahft nos a perfeda amp; dcbit�nbsp;obedieiitia,amp;ef��citutnonq��cuii^^ uolumus�lafedamus* Sedamp;S �nbsp;Chriftus iram, inuidentiamjodium,incendia animorum ad libidinemnbsp;peccata damnab�ia effe teftatur:qu� non. funt tam�,rii'f� motus interni,nbsp;concupifcenti� uicia. Et loannes o�m maxime huius i'nterni peccadnbsp;caufla ait: Si dixerimus, quod pcccatum non habemus,ipfi nos feducigt;nbsp;mus 80 ueriCas in nobis non eft.Idipfum peccatuni, adefl� fibi in carne,nbsp;congenitum efle,deplorat Dauid. pfaI.L Mifoere mei Dc�s�nbsp;Sed hoc uerum eft,hacinternum peccat�igriofci 5^ non imputari il

Iis beneficio Chrifti, qui creduntin Deu: hoc eft,huius grati� fiduci� catum^i/oe� habentper Chriftum ad Deum.Tum quatenus rd�ftuntillipe(xato:amp;nbsp;in ipfis regnet, quod torn fit operstione uirtute ^iritus fannbsp;�i in eis�ut huius ratio alio loco erit copiofius excutienda� Sed theolo/nbsp;gi quidam huius grati� ignari,neCp docent illam fidem,nbsp;nbsp;fingunt ab

homine, Dei legibus fatilr�eri polTe, 8d concupifcenti� uicium extenu/ ant: atcp ita imb�'unt homines phariiaicis opinionibus de peccato amp; iunbsp;fticia, ut peccat� quod eft grauifl�m� in natura nefciant effe peccat�,8^nbsp;pharifaica opera carnis credantfumm�m cult� iuftici� ef��, qua homo�nbsp;faluus fiat a pd� �d a morte. Hoc ergo nullo modo feVerid�m cft� Quiatnbsp;his impi) s do�rinis aboient grati� fid�: S� gloria beneficiorum Chri/nbsp;fti tranfferunt in iufticias rationis: ac tribuunt homini gloriation� corinbsp;tra grati�,8d in qbus prenaient eos pord�t ^terne mords condenatione*'nbsp;�ft� tant� rationes odium fophiftici erroris meritb omnibus pijs face--re debent.Tum,quia grati� beneficia nobis obfcurat: ea re a faluati/nbsp;one nos excludit.Tum etia,quod concupifcditia in renatis peccat� eff�nbsp;negat:atlt;^ ita extinguit omnia utilia fidei exercitia, quibus aduerfus conbsp;cupifcenti� peccatapugnatur,ut aboleant.Sed fi eft tam leuis morbusnbsp;concupifcentia, ut credi uolunt, ac ne peccatum quidem,fed motus re/nbsp;tardans fol�modo tenuiter,bene opcrantcm,age probent hoe fua uirtunbsp;te, �d exemplis �b experi�tia fumptis.Si enim pofliint jram uincere amp;nbsp;domare,fi odium 8^ inuid�tiam a fe deponere,fi diligcre aduerfarios etnbsp;inimicos, bene facere a quibus male tradant: It� carnalem fui amoreninbsp;prorfus deponere a fe 8C re�inquere,fimiliter auarid�,ambition�, amp; itinbsp;eendia animor� ad libidine, 82 fimiles motus, non ff uftra eft quod itanbsp;ext�nu�t concupifcenti� mala:8lt; tant� iuftierjs rationis tribuunt,ut p/nbsp;dicent in illis perfefla obedientia efle erga legeni. Sed fi h�c non pr�/nbsp;�ftant,ut nemo poteft pr�ftarc,cur qu�fo iubent hominem inanibusnbsp;bus f�dere� Deniqp cur h�c maxima uicia negant peccata eff��qu� om?

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Ci�id�tac conucrtamus� at(� inde difcamus nos efl�grauiffimos p�cc�t�res�' cufart eoitcu Nam ccrtc cum omnia Dei mandata, tum h�cpoftremaduo,eius nosnbsp;pifcent�lt;enbsp;nbsp;nbsp;conuincunt: quia in i�lis ipfe congenitus morbus uicium in natura re

tegiturSC accufatur, taleactm,u�nunqeifat{srefiltipofl�t,nearenatis quid�, qui a fpiritufanflogubernantur. Qiiaregrauifl�m�ei�accufarinbsp;peccati c�cupifcenti�: id eft, uiciofoR^ motuum, �o enim fignificatur,nbsp;nihil q praua s cupiditates domin ari in n atura: nec proficere leg�, nii� qgt;nbsp;cius nos reos conuincit,�C �terng mottis. His igi�ur teftimonijs liquet,nbsp;homin� natura malum efl�:nec curabil�,nifi per gratiam, qua ei peccatanbsp;fua remictantur, SC non iraputentun Quod fit quidem,quaten us in re-*nbsp;demptorem Chrift� credit. Deinde hoc quoc^ liquet,homini opus eflcnbsp;uirtute fpiritus fan : qui aliqu� obedienti� erga legem in illooperetur,nbsp;quia alioqui fempermanent nobis impoftibilia mandata Dei,

Itacp Paulus, qui fuo more Theologuseft, ignarus fophifticcs Sf lufionis fcripturarum, in difputatione de peccato,qua illi maxime firmonbsp;Sc claro teftimonio probandum fuic,nos eife peccatores, habere uicia innbsp;natura, qu� faciant,ut legi Dei nemo unq fatiffacere queat, uticur hocnbsp;teftimonio, fumpto ex lege contra concupifcentiam. Rom. vij. Vterponbsp;c�cis fophiftis nihil dicerc uideatunfifti ,n. fingunthcmine fine peSanbsp;to uiuere pofte,etlegi Dei in omnibus pcrfede fatiffacere. ^tam�nobis,nbsp;qui credimus ucrbo Dei abunde fatiffacit. Non cm poflumus excufare,nbsp;morbum ilium natur�, qui eft concupifcentia, rebellis Icgi SC Deo: SCnbsp;multoB� uicioforummotuucauftaexiftit. Rurfus qui concupifcentiamnbsp;neganteffe pdm,illi tribuut homini naturam fi'nep(ft�,perfe(fte puramnbsp;fanam,iuftam,fandam atc]p inculpabile coram Deo. Quod quo iure fanbsp;ciant,ipfi uiderinticerte hominem docent finedmoreDei uiuere, mifenbsp;ricordi� Dei ualedicere, �C afemetipfo iufticiam 8cbeatitudine peterc�

Sed Pauli difputatio SC dodrina ftatinuida, contra oim cauillatio/ nes, quan tumuis a udader fophiftic�ti� Sc irridenti� fcripturas dei. Nosnbsp;igitur peccatores fumus, amp; opus habemus gratia faluante nos amp; iuftifigt;nbsp;cante a pcccato;atq? adeo Ipiritu fando, quo agente in nobis, concqjiftnbsp;centi� peccato, in gloriam gratte Dei aliquo modo refiftamus. Vt autenbsp;propius intueamurc5cupilcentigpdm,dicamus hicdequibufdamff^nbsp;ciebus eius: 8c primo de iracGdia, �C his oibus uicqs q fub ea codnenunbsp;iwf ��(�/lt;lt; ernbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;Iracundia ita(:p,qug eft ulcifcendi libido Sc uindid^ cupiditas,qu� fix

(tut. mas de illo q re l�fifte uidetur,q fit impia Sc iniqua, prorfuftp ali�na a Chnftiana mente, Chriftusipfe diligeteradmcnet. Mat.v.SCPaulusnbsp;Excandffc�^nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;Huiusfunta�tplures fpeciesiexcandefc�da adpcllatur,breuis

titu nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;irpfuror,hoceft,iranafc�s8Cmoxdefinens. qu� tn impia eft,quatenus

uu�tproximo rnalmnecpoteftcxcufariapd�. Rurfusodi�, eftirainuc Qdiumt teritiircs peftima, 6c ind)gnahom�e,ned� Chriftaino, Acdpita�cira/nbsp;c�dia SC inimidd� adpelladon�; q uldfc�di t�pusSC opportunitat�ob��;

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feruatrqui furor altis iiigenq s p�erumC^ acddere fo�etuSoIet eti� difcor dia pr�di�lfs fpeciebus aiinumerari:qu� uideh'cet eft ira acerbior incernbsp;nbsp;\

duos aut plures,mutuo odio concepta,amp; ftudqs diflenu�tibus aucfta 6^ conf�rmata. Et il�� funt fere iracundi� fpedes�

Alterius generis eft Inuidentia:ii�pe,dolor 8� �gritudo animi prop ter alterius res fccundas fufcepta,qu� licet nihil noccant inuidenti Jgiz inuidendnbsp;tur in hoc uicio eft fummu fcelus amp; maxima iniquitas cqr� Deo. Huic j^e�es.nbsp;cognata eft Aemulati�,animi ^gi-itudo,hinc ort�,cu eo quod quis connbsp;cupierit,alius potiatur^ipCe careat�Qu� fpedes multa impia S^f�da exnbsp;cmpla habethd quod quilibec facile intelligunt,fi eu huius �it� cafibusnbsp;conf�rant e�, amp; c� dodrina legis,qu� uetat, ne quid ulIaR2: rei?2 proxi/nbsp;mi nobis c�cupifcamus. Maleuolentia a�t,a uol�ptate orta, �ft oble��nbsp;tis fc in malo alterius, fine emo�umento fuomici� atrox amp; inhumanu.nbsp;Auaricia a�t,ut M�T* Cicero definit,eft opiniq uehemens de pecunia,nbsp;quafi ualde expetenda fic,inhfrens �C penitus infita� Cui Paulus tribu Aturitia�nbsp;it,quod fit radix quoBtlibetmalor�� Noxia eft em in omnibus rebus:nbsp;nec finit illi uicio obn�xfqs quicq re(fteagere,taminpriuatisqinpu/'nbsp;blicis rebus�Nec aliter Ambitio,id eft,uan� glqri� ftudi�,eft noxiumnbsp;malum,rebus prophanis Sc facris: id�icet, hqnoris c�cupiftentia, qua Ambili�.nbsp;qui agitant multas feditiones excitant,8c periculol�s h�refes in uulgo.nbsp;Nec d�funt hor� uiciorum plurima horrenda amp; cxecranda ex�pia hocnbsp;temp�retauarici� �C ambitionis pr�fertimjS: quidein illis quibus ec/nbsp;clefiarum adminiftrandaR� cura c�mift� eft* Dabunt aut Deo haud dunbsp;bie grauifliimas p�nas, qui in rebus religionis ita pluris faciunt rem a/nbsp;uarici� amp; ambitionis fu�, ut glori� Chrifti �C falutis ecclefiarum nulnbsp;lam rationem habentifed hoc tm fpedant, ut fuis impijs �C noxtjs defi/-derrjs fatifi�ciant* Sed interim feiamus h�c uida in plurimis ali js efl� amp;nbsp;regnare: amp; hab�tes ea,turpiter ac fcelerate deformare. Na auariciauocatnbsp;pterea a Paulo,cultus ido�oRi: et ide nt^at auaros faluari a morte pofte.

Ab his talibus uiciofis affedibus, penitus infitisamp;inh�rentibus natur� hominis,iudidumde co.ncupifcentia fieri debet. Cuius ui'olen/nbsp;tiam Mofes in paucis exemplis demonftrat. Ea em fere concupifcimusnbsp;amp; defideramus nobis, in quib�s bene efte proximo noftro uidemus�nbsp;q illi forte a Deo contigerut. Vt eft uxor,domus bene difpofita,ferui,nbsp;andllae,boues, afini,amp;re�i^ corporales facultates. Sed amp; eas res plgr�/nbsp;q� inuidere alij altjs folent: ut maxime no opt�t fibi eas. Sed amp; irafci �cnbsp;odift� amp; c�tentiones alere inter fe hoies folet^ppter in nata concupifcennbsp;dam fibi illai^ rcRttet^pter inuidig morb�,q ipfis dolet, alrjs efl� bene.

Nec oportet pr�terire hoe loco illud Liici�,quo animi homin� �ftu libidinis ardenttde quo Chriftus dicit, qui uiderit mulierem ad concu/nbsp;pifcend� eam,iam mcechatus eft earn in corde fuo.Hunc aut affedumj�nbsp;n iq

, nbsp;nbsp;Greds did (liji�oy�viM opinor;q�� M, T. Cicero tierntmui]eroG'tat�:quf

tU�trvv^a: nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;uj(-jQ{[jg coram Deo cc damnabiIepeccatLim,quando acceditad

ilium confenfus,quod uelJes polluerealterius uxorem, fi ilia potiri pof fes,Nec opinor Chriftum de alia concupifcetia Ioqui,quam facit mor/nbsp;tale peccatum,in eo (i quis defideret alcerius uxorem. Nec legem de ahanbsp;exponendam el�e.Sed h�c hadenus, de pr�cipuis fpcciebus concupifcenbsp;ti�:ex quibus denegatiuajfeu prohibinone,impiorum motuum, 8^ manbsp;larum cupiditatum,in carnali natura,certius poterie iudicari: 8c cognofnbsp;d, quam fit foedumamp;abominabile uicium concupifeentia in homme.nbsp;Quodpr�terea ucrecognitum, potefthomini detrahere illudnanum,nbsp;impium amp; arrogan s fupercilium, quo pleriq? ex operibus legis a fepr�nbsp;ffitis, tribuunt laudem abfolute iuftidefibi:amp;fitiCTuntilIa iufticia femenbsp;red grat(am,pcccati remiuionCjSc �ternam uitam.Nondum enim cognbsp;nouerun t^Has ratioiiis iufticias, tarn elfc nullas coram Deo:et fgdiflimenbsp;pollutas efie:nec pof�� non reprehendi ac damnari,fi in iudicium Dei renbsp;Uocentur.Proximum eft, utdie affirmatiua boni opcris, hue de pr�cepnbsp;fiffirmatiua (a^contrarion2motuum,iufticia,aliquid dicam.Necp enimreprehedunnbsp;oni operif.nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;uiciofi ifti motus,quos dixi,fed etiam contrary prpeipiuntur.

uidelicet,puri,cafti,innoxq,pn 0lt;Jfandi.De illisigitur f�pedocemur, ill fcriptiseuaiigeliftaR2 8^ Apoftolorum. Paulus adpellatfi udusfpirinbsp;tustquia fpiritus fandusillos opereturin nobis. Etad GaLv.numeratjnbsp;charirat�,gaudium,pacem,longanimirat�,benignirat�,boni(atem,fid�,nbsp;manfuetudin� SC continentiam.Et ad Col.irj.fcribiulnduire ergo uos ftnbsp;cut eledi dei,fan(ft(,amp;dile(fti,uifcera mifericordi�,benignifafem, hu/nbsp;mih'cat�,manfuetudin�,patienciam,fupportanfesinuic�,ctdonantesLionbsp;bis metipfis, fi quis aduerfus alique habet querelam. Ite,fuper omnianbsp;aut�, habete charitat�tqu� eft uinculum pfedionis, Nam quanta h�cnbsp;prpftet,qu� alio loco uocat plenitudine Iegis,lege i. Cor.xiqdde ad Ro*nbsp;xrj.Gaudefe,inqt,cugaud�tibus:fletec�nentibus.Id�inuic�fentientesnbsp;Sedhuiufmodipr�ceptiones, dcanimoRt puritateubiq^occurruntnbsp;8c in prpdicatione �poftoIoRttqui fi eftentin natura, neclegibus opusnbsp;habcrcmus,nec ApoftoIoRz dodrina SCadmonitionibus.Deniq?, necnbsp;ipfo met feruatore Chrifto lefu.�a ut fpiritu fando,cordium noftror?^ p�nbsp;rificatoreSc uiuificatore. Sedipfiin nobifmetipfis eflanus iufti, fandinbsp;amp; bead. Nunc a Ute longe aliter rcshabet.Quia 8� uidofi peccacores fa/nbsp;mus:6lt;L fine Chrifto non poflumus faluari a mortetnec fine fpiritu Chiinbsp;fti quicq rede conari,autpficere.Sicutteftatur illud loan.xif). Ego fumnbsp;4nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;uitisuospalmites.Quimanetin me,S(f ego in eo,hiefertfrudum multi!

Quia finemeriihilpoteftisfacere. Nihil igiturpoteft homo inpftanda uerapietate erga Deum. Ideo quod quidam deiuftidjs fuis gloriantur,nbsp;nulla caufla eft,nifi quod leg�uere nunq intellexerunttnec uidet, quadnbsp;magnitudo

magnitudo peccati fit itl carnali natura* Denic^ nee ufum euaiioelrj promiflionum gratig uUuninouerunt.Lugereoportetp(flm,non arronbsp;ganter de iuftictjs opei^ noftror� fentire. Non tribuere nobis gloriam,nbsp;pr�ter caui�amrut ne dic�,non derogate gratig, �c gloria Chriib in mi/nbsp;feras iufticias rationis tr�f�arre. Sed amp; pefl�mu eft,in tm pr�fumere, utnbsp;c5fidas,quod humana indui�ria ac uirtute,pof��s legi dei, n�pe fpirituanbsp;liffimg docT:ring,fatiffacere. Paulus docet,per lege cognofci pd�:�d hu/nbsp;ius rationes er�t fedulo difeendg. Id� docet, fine promiff�on� gratie fidenbsp;nemin� faluari a peto et morte pofle. Ergo per leg�,negat poi�� ullu honbsp;mine iuftiffcari.Si em per lege iuftida,ut id� inquit,ergo Chriftus granbsp;tis mortuus eft:Denicp jd� docet,opus efle fpiritu fan�lo Renatis, ut Ienbsp;gis obedi�tia aliquo modo inchoetur in illis.Na pfe�a,in hac uita nulnbsp;lis cotingiu No em nifi primitias fpiritus accepimus: plenitudinemnbsp;expe�famus. Ergo ne reilati quid�,�lt; qui a fpiritu Dei agunt, funt perznbsp;feefi in iufticia operum bonorum:S� habent peccatum quod lugeant*

In fumma,nulla eftperfedio,nihii merit� autdignitas,iufticia[^ no ftrar�: ut merito cora deo gloriari poi�imus* Sed fic potius dicamustnonbsp;nobis Dne,fed nomini tuo da gloria. Debemus em glorificare Deunbsp;gratias agere, quod omnia ilia pd�,uicia amp; tranfgreff�ones legis, quasnbsp;fiabemus,mifericorditer nobis ignoicit, propter Chrifl� Ita ut Paulusnbsp;facit,Rom.vrj.Infoclix ego homo,quis meliberabitde corpore mortisnbsp;huius; Gradas ago Deo,pcr lefum Chrift� Domin� nofir�. Deindepnbsp;cari fine intermiifione opus habemus,ut ipfe glorification� fan�i no�snbsp;fui, in regno grati� iu�, pro gradofa uoluntatefua, in riobisopereturnbsp;atc� perficiatratc^ adeo defe�lus amp; peccata nobis ignofcat,amp; ut euftodi/nbsp;at nos a tentationibus periculofis. Hisenimexercidjspietatis, fumusnbsp;perficiendi.mec falutema currendbusnobis ordiri. Non enim eft uot�nbsp;tis,nec^ airr�tis,fedmiferentis Dei. Sed h gc ha�lenus, pro explicationenbsp;prioris partis,quam inflitui de pr�cepto op�r� bono,di�la fuffecerint.nbsp;NecignorO plurainDecalog�dici potuiffezfeddedita opera uoluiqugnbsp;d� differre, in fcamdam partem. Deinde inftitud operis rado habendanbsp;luittqu� poftulabat,ut in fec�da partediceretur, quo lex a nobis fiat,Sdnbsp;quomodo inchoata obedientia noi�ra placeat Deo. Quanquam ego minbsp;hi confeius, nullo modo aufim abfolution� t�d operis promittere. Necnbsp;repertus eft facile,qui unus omnia potuerit pr�ftare perfe�tift�me: pr�nbsp;fertimin tam difficili op�r�,nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;in fummis capitibus do�lringreligionis

Chriftian�. Bene mecum exiftimaucro adum, fi eum me ecclefi� bo? norum probauero,qui iuuandi ftudio res Chriftianorum affli(ftas,h�cnbsp;Iaborem,in quo derudaui,in manus fumpferint.Ipfi autem Chriftonbsp;fu fit honor amp; gloria. AMEN

De ijuibufdam operibus dile�ionis,in fuperiore legis en(trraitone,nondum plane explicatif.Cap.X II. DefienandatiruincendaconcupifientiaCarnis.nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;Cap.xnu

DIdlurus de impletione operiscoram deo boni, non potero commo dius ordiri, g ab eins ddcriptioheiut plane intelligatqd Gt pr�/nbsp;flare, feu f�cere �d impla-e,opus uere bon�,a Deo pr�cept�. T urpe eftnbsp;cm,ne dicam flagitiofum,multa de bonis operibus garrire, amp; neceiGtaxnbsp;te illof^ exaggerare,cum nufq attingas aut exp�ices,quoniodo opus bonbsp;n�prgftari acGeri a nobis poffit,ita utpiaceat Deo. VeRt itafolent hocnbsp;t�poreaduerfarij nofiri:nunq non habet in ore, prgftandauidelicet eflcnbsp;bona opera. Quafi hoc quifq ignoret,aut negetpftanda e(re,neget Deonbsp;obediendum efle. Sed rurfus nunq exp�icant,imogt;nefci�t explicate, quonbsp;modo lex,feuopera bona,poifl�nt a nobis Geri,ita ut placeant Deo, Finnbsp;punt Cl uid� fe docere bona oDera,c� nihil f�ciant minus: nihil em cjuam

ra doceant.^ poftea Gngunt uiribus ra tionis pofTibilem efl�. Et ideo iubent, ut homi nes,fuis operumiufticijs, amp; peccati remiff�onem amp; uitam �ternam Gbinbsp;qu�ranc. Sed hoc eft perGdia iudaica pr�dicare mandata dei: acgratiamnbsp;Del amp; redemptorem Chriftum contumelia aff�cere. Item, ftdem extin/nbsp;guer�, amp; i�l� extindla homines in interitum �terng cond�nationis mernbsp;gere, Quare longe remouendi funt ex ordine Chriftianorum dodor�:nbsp;nec permittendum eft,ut dicantur bona opera predicate:etiamfi ahud ninbsp;hilpr�dicarentquam opera mandatorum Del. NonenimGnesilIoRtnbsp;operum reifte explicanttimodebitis Gnibus contrarias pr�dicant. Ideonbsp;amp; docftring fidei amp; bonorum operum funt quidam contaminatorcs. Vtnbsp;taceam,quodin docftrinis operum, mandata hominumpr�cepds Deinbsp;�dmifccnultem poftu�ant,operibus,qu� homines prgcipiunt,eundemnbsp;honorem haberi,quidebeturalqsaDeopr�ceptis. Quod eftnimis uanbsp;num amp; audaxfacinus: fedfuo morepergunt,aff�rmantes �quemerito/nbsp;ria effe,ut mandata Dei.

Nos ig�tiir,ilt diludde explicemus qugftioncm de dignitate r��cef��ta/ te bonorum operum q��daminitiopr�mittamus, qu�doceant dare;nbsp;quid efficiat noftras I�ufticias uerebonas ec acceptas cor� Deo. Nam f30$nbsp;conftat,quod lex Dei requirit a nobis perfed� obedientiam: �C quod dlinbsp;pr�ceptg obedienti�,de qua fupra didt� eft, nemo noftru poteft fatiffaznbsp;cere. Nunq enim tmdiligimus,aut timemus De�, quant� �portet:�ideonbsp;null� iuftici� noftre per fe placent Deo,tanq perfedle bonf,amp; perfecftenbsp;fatiffacienteslegi,Item,nemo diligitproximum fuum,quant� debet:nbsp;nemo uacatomni concupifcentia, prohibita in lege, Ideo de perfecftionenbsp;iuftici�, nemo poteftiure amp;re(fte gloriari, proptcroperaamp;fadafuanbsp;qu� pr�ftat, qugcunqp fint ilia. Sed aliud quiddam eft, quod iufticiasnbsp;noftras acceptas amp;probabiles efficit coram Deo,

Ergo ne inchoari quidem obedientia boni operis poteft a nobis, nifi prius audiamus amp; fide difcamus euangeliu,de Chrifto amp; remifti�epec/�nbsp;catiperChriftum.Neceffeeftem, ut ante omnia perfidem remiftionisnbsp;peccati liberemurab hisimpijs opin ion ibus,qutbus Hypocrite per fuanbsp;opera amp;fa(fta peccati rem iflione amp; faluationem quer�t.Nam promiflinbsp;onis euangelfi amp; fidei dodlrina eft,quod peccata nolfia remittant nobisnbsp;gratis,per mifericordi� Dei patris,propter Chriftum. Hanc ergo opor/nbsp;tet,ut primo omnium per fi'dem ampledamundeinde necefte eft,ut peenbsp;candemfidem, mentesnoftr� a diffidenti� amp; dubttationis impietate Hnbsp;bcrentur.Oportet tant�nofle,credere,ac profiteri Chriftianos,q? iuftinbsp;cig illeoper�,quas pr�ftant in fide,placeant Deoteti�fi fint imperfedg;nbsp;Nam inchoata ilia obedientia ideo placet Deo, quia fit in fide rec�cilianbsp;ton's Chriftizqt� eft pre�� fatifi�dio pcrfediflima,pro o�m peccatis^

Igit fide opus habemus, propter h �c duo mala:primo, ne in morem arroganti� hypocritai^,p(ft� remifl�on� per iufticias noftras qu�ramusinbsp;T�deinde,ne propter immundid� eais^ deiperemus. Refpicit cm ad 0/nbsp;pera noftra amp; adprobat ea Deus, quatenus per fid� in Chriftum opera/nbsp;niur:tum ut uoluntati amp; beneplacitoDeinos fubrjciamus, nec alia me/nbsp;teoperemur,nifiutprecept�Dei uoluntat�perficiamus. Vthacpcipuanbsp;intentione omnia referas non ad tuas utilitates, fedadgioriam Dei, amp;nbsp;ne fis ingratus. Vt proximo per diletftion� in neceftitatibus eius feruias,nbsp;quiatimeas De�amp; uelismandato ei�s parere.�It�, quiacredas illoobfcnbsp;quio te placere Deo, propter recon cil iation�q�� fa da eft per Chrift�;nbsp;Sic infingulis mandatis�^ operibus, oportet refpicerc amp; in tuer i in uo/nbsp;luntatem Da:Slt; timorem retinere, amp;exfidereconciliationisoperar{.nbsp;1 Hoc itacp prindpale fit bene oper�ti, in fidebene fundat� efte: diconbsp;a�t,in fide rec�ciliationis fadg g Chrift�. N�quia ornes iufticig noftrgnbsp;f�ntimmudgatq�impfed�,^pterimm�dici� �C impuritat�cordi�nonbsp;��^ftif^cati qdem,et impul� atc� adi a fpiritu fando,poP

COMMENT DE POENITENT.� fuhtpr�ccptaeobcdienti� legis fatiffacere: iddrcoetiam opushabemu^nbsp;remiffione peccatiin opcrebono.Non quod peccemus bene op�rantes:nbsp;fed quod nemo tin pr�ftat quant� debet,propter carnis imbecillitatemgt;nbsp;Turn quodaffeduscarnis,qui in nobis funt pollu�t omnesiufticias nonbsp;ftras:8c impediant ac retrahantbene operantes,ut non qu�cunq^ uo��tnbsp;illaperfidant. Quapropter omniu primo opus habemusfidepromiffionbsp;num euangelq remiffionis peccati, per Chriftutqua ante omnia libenbsp;ramur ab imptjs amp; pernitiofis opinionibus hypoeritaRi, tranfferentiumnbsp;Chriftigloria,cuius unius eftnosfaluarea pdo amp;am�rte,infuafa(rtanbsp;qua� illis iuftificenturamp; �ternam uitam mereanu Deinde, hacead�fi/nbsp;de liberamur adubitationisimpietate:quam necefl� eftexcludat* Opusnbsp;ein,quodc�nc^ non fit�xfide,peccatum eft��Iit enim contemptum deinbsp;amp; beneficioRt grade dubitatio,Nam qiiifquis operatur,amp; ambigit numnbsp;placeat Deo,non poteft bene de Deo (endrerdiligere Deum,aut in openbsp;randohilaritat�amp;promptitudinemanimi retincre. Nec poteft ChhRinbsp;gratiam glorificare uelle:ut cui tm non tribuit,quod Deus per illam imnbsp;mundiciisnoftris amp; pcccato,it� imperfed�obediend�,ignofcat. Nosnbsp;igitur operis noftri ob'ediend�fdamus placere Deopropter Chriftum:nbsp;etiamfi adhuc habeatfu� immundiciam imperfedionem.Nam ficutnbsp;fa�ipturadidt,oportebat Cbrifti nomine prgdicari pccnitentiam: igiturnbsp;accepta eft amp; placet Dco,qu� in fide nominis Chrifti,iuftificatoris nogt;'nbsp;ftri faluatoris, pr^ftatur. Poftrem� bac fide efficit, utdirigamus o�snbsp;cultus amp; iufticias noftras ad gloriam unius Dd�tanquam gratitudines,nbsp;bdlaudationes. Parad omnia agereamp; pad, quae nouimus Deo placere,nbsp;in cuius gradam uocati atc� recepti fumus,amp; his contraria fugere:

Qu^rendaeft igitur oim primo reconciliatio, iuftificans peccatore faluans: qu� per fidem promiflionum cuangelfj amp; beneficioRi Chriftinbsp;obdnetur� Turn excluditfimul contumeliofasopinionesiufticiarioru:nbsp;pernidofas dubitariones illas,ambigentium, num iuftid� noftre planbsp;ceant Deo� Placent enim amp; funt acceptas Deo,tanq mundse amp; perfec�enbsp;quatenus infidereconciliationis fad� per Chriftum pr�ftantur a no/nbsp;bis.Quia quicquid immundicic amp; peccati haben t, id noniinputatur il-*nbsp;lis,quiin fideChriftioperantur.Hacenim abforbenturomnes immunnbsp;dici� amp; omnia peccatanoftra. Sic ergo liberatfides ab arrogante pr�/nbsp;fumprione:amp;uetat ne defpcremus,edamfi minus perfcdi fumus� D�ni/nbsp;q; fola facit, ut obedientiaboni operis inchoetur in nobisratcp ut r�tine/nbsp;amur in ea� Nemo ent confidit Deo, nec� fenrit fe exaudiri, acrefpici anbsp;Deo: nec^ quifq di�igit ill�,aut proxim�^pter De�, n ifi prius feiat denbsp;� efle placat�:fecp in numero filioRt Dei efl�, amp; hgred� �terng uitc. Hccnbsp;ergo funtdifc�da per promifl��n� eu�gclq fid�: quaRz uid�licet funt illcnbsp;c�foladones etilladodrina. N�c�pterrefe�dagniti�ep��noftriexk

gc audimus nobis peccata remitti� donari �tern� uitam,propter Dei filium lefum Chrifl�, qui d�dit femecipfum precium �C Gdfi�dioncranbsp;pro peccatis noftris �C pro �t�rna morte, tune �efpirant corda noflra,nbsp;amp; accepta bac confo�atione, quod habeant propjtium Deum, incipi�tnbsp;beneoperari,et pr�ftant patientiam in qua�ibet calamicate,toti in eo utnbsp;glorificent Deum per Chriftum lefum.

H�citacpfuntjqu�ef�iciunt iuit�cias noflras gratas at^^^ acceptas cor�Deo: pr�ftitasuide�cethacfide. Quanqu�a�tameamp;falijs locisnbsp;liuius operis funt cxplicata,tamen hic repetenda fueruntmempe, in deznbsp;fcriptione operis boni. Quin etiam necede habemus ubiq? noflra muznbsp;nire c�tra aduerfariorS c�tumelias maledi�laipr�cipue a�t in do�rinbsp;na �d pr�dicationedignitatis ac neccf�itatis bonor� oper�. Quia cumnbsp;paulQdiligentiuspr�dicamusp�nitenti�, cauillanturpugnantia a t onbsp;bis doceri: nofc� refilire a Chriftiana profeff��e illa,qua a�erimus, imnbsp;pium �C peccatorem fq�a in Deum per Chriflum lefum fide iuftificaiinbsp;faluari. Iftis ergo,quia negant,�mpium fola fide iuftificari, debemusnbsp;imputare hanc impietat�,qgt; opera noftra faci�t partiale caufl�m noflr�nbsp;fa�uationis.Quanquam fi quis diligenter excutiat,inis totum meritumnbsp;faluationis arroganti qui uidelicet op�ra noflra faciunt necefl�rio conznbsp;currere ad meritum iuftificationis, ut alio loco a me ditflum efl. Nobtsnbsp;igitur attente difeendum cft,ut rede difeernamus, inter hanc duplicemnbsp;pr�dicationem,qu� in euangclio proponitur: alteram de gratia ranifznbsp;fionispeccati, iuftificationis amp; �tern� uit�,quam oportet adprehenznbsp;dere in fide: T um il�am alteram, de p�nitenti�, qua iufti, reconciliatinbsp;Deo,amp; falui f�di,De� g�orificamus. Vt opera ilia iuftidarum noftra�nbsp;rum fint fidei exercitia, amp; confefl�ones, amp; gratiaidines 1 audationes�

In fumnna,perfona iuftificati placet Deo,per mifericordiam propter Chriftum:opus aut,quia eft perfone rec�ciliat�, amp; quia proficifeit exznbsp;fide .In quo etiamfi fit qu�dam immundicia feu imperfedio, non tam�nbsp;imputatur perfon�, qu� uidelicet aliunde iuftificata eft, propter aznbsp;liud in grati� recepta: nimirum propter Chrift�, Placet igit Dco,etiainnbsp;imperfedi operis obedientiaifed propter iuftificator� Chriftum,in illisnbsp;qui credunt in eum. Deus enim gratis iuftificat amp; faluat peccatores: eosnbsp;qui in propitiatorem iuftificatorem Chriftum lefum credunt. T umnbsp;iuftidas eorum adprobat, quatenus ex did� recondliationis rcmifl�nbsp;onis peccati fide pr�ftanturrtametfi non fint perfede mund�.mec fatifznbsp;l�cfant per fc legi.Ideo nihil damnationis habent: ne debitores quidemnbsp;perfed� obedienti� erga Iegem,propter impletorem legis Chriftum.nbsp;�tiamfi fint debitores glorificandi Deum,per nouitatem uit�, Ideo necnbsp;^ceufari a lege pofrunt,redempti uidelicet per Chriftumifed increduloznbsp;fum iuflid� per rigorem legis omnes condemnantur.

f�llt pr�cept�obedicnti� legis fatiffacere: l'ddrco eti'am opushabemuS remifl�one pcccatiin op�r� bono. Non quod peccemus bene op�rantes:nbsp;fed quod nemo tm pr�ftat quant� debet,propter cami's in^ecillitatem�nbsp;Tum quod�ff�duscarnis,quiin nobis funtpollu�comn es mfticiasnonbsp;ftras:amp; impediant acretrahantbene operantes,u� non qu�cuni^ uol�tnbsp;illaperficiant. Quapropter omni� primo opus Iiabemus fidepromiff�onbsp;num euangelt) amp;remifl�onis peccati, per ChriftS�qua ante omnia libenbsp;ramurab impqsamp;pernitiofis opinionibus hypoeritaRi, tranfferentiumnbsp;Chrifti gloria, cuius unius eftnosfaluarea pd� amp;am�rte,infuafa(ftanbsp;quafi ilhsiuftificenturamp; �ternam uitam mereant. Deinde, hacead�fi/nbsp;de liberamuradubitationisimpietateiquamnecefle eftexcludat* Opusnbsp;em,quodc�nlt;^ non ficex fide,peccatum eft. Alit enim contemptum deinbsp;amp; beneficioRz gratig dubitatio.Nam quifquis operatur,amp; ambigit numnbsp;placeat Deo,non poteft bene de Deo fendre:diIigereDeum,auc in openbsp;rando hilaritat�amp; promptitudinem animi retinere. Necpoteft Chriftinbsp;oratiamglorificareuelleiutcuitmnon tribuit,quodDeusperiIIam injnbsp;mundicqs noftris �i peccato,ite imperfed� obedienti�,ignofcat. Nosnbsp;igitur operis noftri obedienti�fciamus placereDeo propter Chriftum:nbsp;etiamfi adhuchabeatfu� immundiciam Sf imperfeftionem^Nam ficutnbsp;feriptura dicit,.oportebat Chrifti nomine prgdicari p�nitentiamn�giturnbsp;acceptaeft amp;placet Deo,qu� in fide nominis Chrifti,iuftificatoris no�'nbsp;ftri amp; faluatoris, prgftatur. Poftrem� haefide eff�cit, utdirigamuso�snbsp;cultus �lt; iuftirias noftras ad gloriam unius Deittanquam gratitudines,nbsp;amp; laudationes. Parati omnia agere pati, qu� nouimus Deo placere,nbsp;in cuiusgratiam uocati atc]^ recepti fumus,amp; his contraria fugere:

Qugrenda eft igitur oim primo reconciliatio, iuftificans peccator� amp; faluans: qu� per fidem promifl�onum cuangelq amp; benef�cioF^ Chriftinbsp;obtinetur. Turn excluditfimul contumeliofasopinionesiufticiarior�:nbsp;�C pernitiofas dubitationes illaSjambigentium, num iuftiri� noftrepfanbsp;ceant Deo. Placent enim amp; funt accept� Deo, tan q mund� perfecrenbsp;quatenus in fide reconciliationis faeft� per Chriftum pr�ftantur a no/nbsp;bis.Quia quicquidimmundicicamp;peccatihabent, id nonimputaturd''nbsp;lis,quiin fideChriftioperantur.Hacenim abforbenturomnesimmunnbsp;dici� amp; omnia peccatanoftra. Sic ergo liberatfides ab arrogante pr�/nbsp;lt;3 fumptionetS^ uetat ne deiperemus, etiamfiminus perfedi fumus. D�ni/nbsp;q; fola facit, ut obedientia boni operis inchoetur in nobis:atlt;p ut retin e/nbsp;amurin ea. Nemo etrtconfidit Deo, necpfentitfeexaudiri, acrefpicianbsp;Deo: neep quifq diligit illi^autproxim�^pfer De�, n ifi prius feiat denbsp;� effe placat�:fecp in numerofilioRt Dei efl�, amp; hered�gterng uitc.Hgcnbsp;ergo funtdifc�da perpromifliOni� eu�gcii) fid�: quaRz uid�licet funt iJJcnbsp;c�folationes etilla dodrin�, N�c�pterrefedi agniti�epd�noftriexknbsp;gC

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ge audimus nobis pcccata remitti� donari �tei n� uitam,propter Dei filium lefum Chrift� qui d�dit femetipfum precium �cfatiflacflioncn�nbsp;pro peccatis noCtris 2lt; pro �t�rna morte, tuncrefpirant corda noflra,nbsp;amp; accepta bac confolatione, quod habeantpropitium Deum, incipi�cnbsp;beneoperari,et pr�flant patientiam in qualibet calamitate,toti in eo utnbsp;gJorificent Deum per Chriftura lefum.

H�citaqpfunt,qu�eHiciunt iufticias noQras gratas at^^ acceptas cor� Deo: pr�ftitas uidebcet hac fide. Quanqua apt a me amp; alijs locisnbsp;huius operis funt explicata,tamen hicrepetendaiueruntnicmpe, in de/-fcriptione operis boni. Quin etiam necefie habcmus ubiq? nofira mu/nbsp;nice c�tra aduerfarior� c�tumelias S: malcdi�a:pr�cipue a�t in do�rinbsp;na amp; pr�dicatione dignitaus ac necei�itatis bonor� oper�. Quia cumnbsp;paulo di�igentius pr�dicamus p�nitenti�, cauillantur pugnantia a r onbsp;bisdoceri: nofc�refilireaChriftianaprofeff��eiIla,qua al�erimus, imnbsp;pium Sd peccatorem fq�a in De�m per Chriftum Icfum fide iuftificarinbsp;faluari.Iftis ergo,quia negant,impium fola fide iufiificari, debemusnbsp;imputare banc inipietat�,q? opera noftra faci�t partiale caufTam noftr �nbsp;faluationis.Qiunquam fi quis diligenter excutiatpllis totinn meritumnbsp;faluationis arrogant: qui uidelicet opera noftra faciunt neceiTario con/nbsp;currere ad meritum iuftificationis, ut alio loco a me didlum eft. Nobtsnbsp;igitur attente difcendum cft,ut rede difcernamus, inter banc duplicemnbsp;pr�dicationem,qu� in euangelio proponitur:alteram de gratia ronifznbsp;bonis peccati, iuftificationis amp; �tern� uitaE,quam oportet adprehenznbsp;dere in fide: T um il�am alteram, de p�nitentia, qua iufti, r�concili�t!nbsp;Cgt;eo,�d falui fa�i,De� g�orificamus. Vt opera ilia iufticiarum noftra�nbsp;Turn fintfidei exercitia, 80 confefl�oncs, gratimdines amp; laudationes.

In fumma,perfona iuftificati placet Deo,per mifericordiam propter Chriftum.'opus a�t,quia eft perione rec�ciliat�, quia proficifcit ex/nbsp;fideJn quo etiamfi fitqu�dam immundiciafeu imperfedio, non tam�nbsp;imputatur perfon�, qu� uidelicet aliunde iuftificata eft, amp; propter a/nbsp;�iud in grati� receptatnimirum propter Chrift�. Placet igit Dco,etiamnbsp;irnperfedi operis obedicntiarfed propter iuftificator� Chriftum,in il Ifsnbsp;qui creduntin eum.Deus enim gratis iuftificat amp; faluat peccatoresteosnbsp;qui in propitiatorem iuftificatorem Chriftum lefum crcdunt. T umnbsp;iuftidas eorum adprobat, quatenus ex did� reconciliationis rcmift�nbsp;onis peccati fidepr�ftanturtametfi non fintperfede mund�tnecfatifznbsp;l�ciant per fc legi.Ideo nihil damnationis habent: ne debitores quidemnbsp;perfed� obedienti� erga �egem,propter impletorem legis Chriftum,nbsp;Btiamfi fint debitores glorificandi Deum,per nouitatem uit�.Ideo necnbsp;accufari a lege poflunt,redempti uidelicet per Chriftumifed incredulo/nbsp;�quot;um iuftici� per rigorem legis omnes condemnantur.

iuftirias pronunciet effe immudas:funt enim purificatie per Chrift�,8� a purificatis fi'unt. Nempe, ab ijs quos Deus in fih'orum gratia habet,nbsp;propter Chrifium. Sed9amp; fi immund� efl�nt, non poflet il Ja s Deus ex�nbsp;gere a nobistf urfus nee opera eorum probare poiTet, quos pro rcconcili/nbsp;atisnon habereuQuapropter primo omnium requirit a nobis recon rigt;nbsp;liationis fidemtdeinde pceniten tiam, quam reconciliationis fiducia pr�nbsp;ftemus, amp; nihil ambigamus illam coram fe placere. H�c fides pr�tereanbsp;effidt, ut h ilariter prodeant in opus pr�cepte p�niten tix, qui ilia pr�dinbsp;ti funt�fi'nemolefiia, fine t�dio cordis.Sed patientiam pr�ftant innbsp;quibuslibetcalamitatibus morte: neepoffunt Deo irafci.Denicp om/nbsp;nia fua dirigunt ad glorificandum Deum per Chriftum.Et ab hi'somninbsp;bus uirtutibusprocul abfunt incredulorum iuftid�: nihil fine tgdioopenbsp;rantur,necpr�ftantaliquampatientiam in ulla calamitate, amp; in omni/nbsp;bus qu�i�duntfuis commoditatibus feruiunt. Quan quam h�c uiaeftnbsp;fefein �ternarn perditionem pr�dpitandi.

Sed h�c fere ad t�dium hadenus indefcriptioneoperisboni: nifi quod hoctemporcjin dogmatjbusreligionis, nihil fere fans dici potefi.nbsp;Vt qu� habenttocobtredatores, homines imperiros malos.�in qui/nbsp;bus necglori� dei fl:udium,nec falutis ecclefiarumulium exifiit. Dab�tnbsp;igitur ueniam nobis hominesprj eruditi,fi quid paulo copiofius propnbsp;ter aduerfarios glorig Chrifti,profequamur. Nam qu� hic amp; alrjs Jocisnbsp;diximus,ea direxiraus omnia adilluirrandam gloriam Chrifti, amp;adresnbsp;ecclefiarumiuuandas.In quo fiquidpr�fi:iterimus,fiducia eftamp;hacra/nbsp;.tione aduerfarios Chrifti fubinde magis magif� prodi,quoabalijsnbsp;melius caueri pofl�nt.

Iam nihil opus eft prolixe docere, qu� opera exigat a nobis Deus. Nam fan's confi�t ad p�niten ti�pr�dicationem ilia opera pertinere,dcnbsp;quibus in Decalogi mandatis pr�cipitur. Et quoniam oportet nos r�ginbsp;uerbo dei, ideo fiatuendum efie, pr�cepta mandarorumhomin um nbnbsp;hilprorfus ualereadueramillampietatera, qu�efinecefiariahomini,nbsp;quiuoletaflequi xternam uitam, C�terum deufuamp;libertatemediorunbsp;alrjs locis a me didum efttamp;fortafl�s copiofius qu�dam de illis alio loconbsp;dicentur. Habes pr^conium fcripturarum,i}. T imoth.irj.quo doetrin�nbsp;mandatorum hominumnon pofi�nt ornari. Nempehoc taie: Totanbsp;feriptura diuinitus infpirata, utilis eft ad docendum,ad corripiendum,nbsp;ad erudiendum in iuftida:utperfedus fit giorno Dei, ad omneopus bonbsp;numinfirudus.Nuncergoquoni�mingeneredocuimus, quomodonbsp;imperfedaoperis noftri obedientia placeat Deo,idem conabimurdeinnbsp;ceps feorfim, per totum Decalogum, amp; in fingulis operibus a Deonbsp;pr�ceptis,monfti^c.EtaIicubiadrjcerecerta qu�dam, dequibusdamnbsp;operibus, a Deo requifios ; de quibus in prioribus nihil dum, autnonnbsp;fatisaq?liaf:e,di^e

IN IVSTIFIC ATORVM OPERIB VS, N VLLVM ESSS pritftlt;ut�iU!,mMusMtf(in�tiui,ipfainDeumfide,

PRoinde,quiadicendSeft mihi hacin partetertq h'bri,deimpletio/ neprgcepua Deo open's bon i,conftituendum eft omnium primonbsp;legem Dei non fieri,feu impleri,nifi abhis qui in Chriftum lefumnbsp;credunr:atcpadeo ipfam fidemin Chriftum, efte perfedam illam legisnbsp;implcrionem,qua SC a peccato amp; ab �terna morte Iiberamur.Dico au/nbsp;tem fidem,qua nihil ambiginius,peccatis rioftris ignofci,propter Ghri/nbsp;ftumrqui fa ft us eft nobis lapientia a Deo, �i. iufticia, amp; fanftifieano,�inbsp;redempcio.iCor.�Hucit�facitillud Pauli,Rom.x. Finisenimlegisnbsp;eft Ghriftus.adiufticiam oinuicredenti.Porro,amp;^ illudadtj ciend� eft,nbsp;elfe adhuc aliam impletion� legis,qua uideHcetficIex,per opcris noftrinbsp;odedientiam ,ut quatenus gubernamur S� mouemurafpintufanfto,nbsp;quan^ hac irnpled�e nemo fatiffaciatlegi, auti�ftificeturcoram Deo;nbsp;^propteraliudp�aceamusDe�,nemp� propter Chtiftum� Certeapecnbsp;caco a morte neminem faluat fua iufticia,fed alien a ilia qua? eft Chrinbsp;fti,amp;:noftra per fidem in Chriftum,faluamur.Operibtis autem iuftki� duplex in�nbsp;noftr�debitis exercemus fidem Deum glorificamus. H�c eft du/nbsp;pl ex impletio feu pr�ftatio legis, feu boni open's obedi�tia, altera,quanbsp;per gratig imputatioem Si feruatorem Chriftum fatiffitlegi pro nobis�nbsp;Hoc eft,qua Deus ignofeic peccatis noftris propter Chriftu, amp; qua unanbsp;fumus iuftijbeati* 8�: faluijCoram ipfo. Atlt;^ adeo,qua omries iufticig nonbsp;ftre eff�ci�tur bone SC grat� Deo. D� qua, quoniam altjs locis prolixenbsp;feripfi.non habeo opus plura hie adrjcere. Altera eft impletio legisnbsp;feftiua, qua uidelicet lex fit a nobis noftra obedietiattametfi h�c fit openbsp;ratio S� �irtusfpiricusfanfti in nobis. Sicutdocemur Rom.vin.Gal.v�nbsp;Sic. Etdehacimpletioneriobis prgcipuenuricdicendumeft.In eaitaq?nbsp;amp; fidem numeranluSjprgclariftimarn operationeinSC effeftum fpiritusnbsp;fanftiin nobis,amp; quedam noftra obedientia. Quauidelicet adferimusnbsp;ad �rratigpromiftionenl,tum oblatam e� nobis in Euangelio per Chri/nbsp;ftumacceptamus,ad prghehdimus Si in cornoftrumincludimus,acpernbsp;pctuoretinemus,inillo, perfidem. Neceftin iuftifieatorum operibusnbsp;bonis,aliud preftantius, melius,maius, autfanftius,hacipfain Deum rideidignii.nbsp;fidctnecaliuditanecefTarium. Vtquafolaamp;apeccatoamp; �ternamortc ernecefnbsp;faluamur. Difturus ergo de fi'de,tummoillo,amp;prgftantiffimo omni/nbsp;�moperumbonorum,qu�abhomirie Gluandopr�ftaripoflunt, nonnbsp;debeo tacere, quanta fiteius magniiudoamp; digniras coram Deo. Nullanbsp;enim lex,nullum Dei mandatum, aut ullum opus uerebonum, implerinbsp;feupreftari, abfqueeapoteft.Imoneperfonaquidem placere Deo,cui -operand defit fides,quanracunque�C qualiacunqueoperetur.

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hcndimus peccati remi��ionem ioftidam amp; �ternam uitam,S^ cafota rc/ condliamur Deo,amp;ex perdais ac damnans in grari� filios,amp;f ui'rg �tcrnbsp;i�^h�redes,recipimur.Qu� omnia fads arguunc, G de cperibus bomsnbsp;qu� Deus requirit a nobis,collatio fiat, nul�um dicendum efl� maius.

Werior cid fnclius,perfedius,autfandius,coram Deo,Guedenilt;��que neceflaii IM, uni,h�minifaluando� Pr�tereaamp;ipfeordodiuinorumpr�ceptorumnbsp;argu�tjhomini iuftificando amp; faluando ante omnia opusei�e fide. Ideonbsp;ein ante alqs omnibus operibus deea prfdpitur. Eftque interior ilfanbsp;cultus,feu adoratie cordis, fine qua nullus alius cultus probanbsp;ri aut placere Deopoteft.Sicut teftatur Chriftus, loan.iii). inquiens;nbsp;Deus fpiritus eft,amp; eos qui adorant eum,in fpiritu amp; ueritare oportetnbsp;adorare.Fideenimcordapurificanturaquibuflibet inquinamentispecnbsp;cati,utdiff�denu�,dubicacionis, defperationis,�d impatientip, quibusnbsp;in corde fit contumelia Deo. Rurfus incipitur timeri �c d i ligi Deus pernbsp;fidem:Item,alrjsfanlt;ftis motibus cordis coli. Nam quia per cu�geJiumnbsp;(cimusaccredimus noseflein gratia, ideon�ambigimus, quinfic�tnbsp;Deuspromitticitareipiciat nos amp;:exaudiar,tum in quibuflibet aduerf�znbsp;tatibus Iiberet ac faluos i�ciat. Ac prius non pofiumus amare Deum ucnbsp;re,autquomodocunq� aliter beneaffedi in ilium efie. Crcdccesauteninbsp;ingrati� promifTionem, fubifomutamur,iin aliosnouos hominesiacnbsp;pios,fandos 8d cal�os animoRz motus,feu affecti�es,induimus.Nem/nbsp;pe,tinorcm,delidionem, fid udam amp; fpem in Deum, ex quibus moxgt;nbsp;oritur paxconfcienuarumamp; tolerantia in aduerfis. Denicp amp;diledfonbsp;proximi,am�rcaftitatis,pudiciti�,temperantig,fobrietatis,odium tur,nbsp;pitudiniSjamp;^fi quid prgtereaeft inrernp pietatis, fpiritualis cultus,nbsp;quo Deus uult omnium primo in cordibus nofiris glorificari a nobis-Porroex bis primis motibus in Deum amp;reliquapuritate cordis,efznbsp;fluit deinde, ceu ex plenifiimo pietatis fonte, quicquid eft omni�opc^nbsp;Exterior (uJ rum,ucrebonorum�5lt;^probabilium cultuum,fpirifualium,in externis

fadis,quibus Deo noftro feruimus,3^ redemptorem Cbriftum g�orifi camus. Vt funt,uera inuocatio,confefiio,glorificatio,laus,graciarumnbsp;adio,predic3tio dodrinalftem, ilia omnia bona op�rai fada, quaenbsp;perdiledionerfi proximi pr�ftamus, hocfine,ut Deumboixgt;remus.nbsp;Nam 8^ proximum fuum nemoun^ uere amare poteft, a ut off�da dixnbsp;�edionis illi fideliteracpiepr�fiare, qui f�dem in Deum non habet,nbsp;ignoratfeillo obfequio, quo ferait proximo,Deo patriet Cbnfio lefu,nbsp;cu�tum prpftare. Nos ergo in dodrina de impletione operis boni,nbsp;necefl�riofequemur eum ordinem,aprimo capiteufc^adfin�, quemnbsp;Deus propoRiitin dodrina legis.Non ideo folu,quia nullus alius me/nbsp;lior efl� poteft,eo que in docendo retin uit Deus,fed �el maximp,prop

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J�offumas, its impoff�bile eft, ull� uere bonu opus �reftari ab ul�o pof/ fe� Verum huncordinem turbant nobis aduerfarrj rioftri,imo ueram innbsp;Deum fidem, qua iuftificamur �C fpintum fandum accipim �s, ac nouinbsp;homines efficimur, prorfus non docent.Tum in docendo,nihil quamnbsp;cogitatioes ration is, Phari(�icas S� ethnicas, de merito iufticiaRt carnisnbsp;fibi propon5t,quaproptcr nec pr�dicat nifi iufticias carnis iuftici� granbsp;tig,amp; uerg fidei in Deum,penitus ignari�nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;Vt ergo quod coEpi,perz luftid�in^-

gamexpIic�re,certumeftcontcmptumSdodium Deiretineriabiftis,in qu�bus manet ignorantia SC incredulitas promifl�on� gratig�Talesfuntnbsp;autem,hon iftifolum,qui Euangelio palam contradicunt,utludgi amp;c;nbsp;Vcr�m etiam quid� fide amp; titulot�nus Chriftiani,q�i per opera fua amp;nbsp;iufticias rationis,querunt faluari amp; a peccato a morte�Iftorum �giturnbsp;iufti'cici�tfunt poUutgiftisinternis imm�dicijs,incredulitate ihq�a,nbsp;diftid�ti�, dubitatione, defperatione,�dio amp; contemptu Dei: ita habetnbsp;prgterea banc fgditatem,turpitudiuem amp;impieta�c coram Deo, quodnbsp;funtuioient�jferuiles, cum moleftiaactedio cordis prgftit�,n� quamnbsp;priuaticommodiftudio,finediledionelegis,Dei autproximi.Idc�iiiinbsp;quamfiuntineumfinem, quofuntpr�cept�a Deo, utctiatotimm��lnbsp;dierjs internis no efl�nt contamninate, Sed ut � pr�cepto fine aberr�C�nbsp;ita funt eorum q�i uiu�t corde amaro,pleno dubitationisp'ranz amp; odi)nbsp;contra Deum. �c neceffeeftjpropter incredulitatem, omnia in iftis fiznbsp;mulatione,fidionibusamp;: hypocrifi,repletiff�ma efre,nihil operari abfznbsp;Cp tediOjira, animo rebel�i,legi �C Deo�NihiI per diledionem efficere:nbsp;ut qua caret. Multo minus poffun t in ullis calamitatibus eorporalibus, Credsnti�nbsp;quibus a Deo exercemur,patimtiam retinere�nbsp;nbsp;Rurfus qui promiffio

num gratig noticia aefide funt imbuti amp; illumnin�ti,ut diligunt deu ceteris pijs motibuscordis in ill�rapiunt etagitant,ita legisobferuationbsp;nipr�ptiftimis��s ftudent.GIorificant ergo Deu, amp; ferui�t proximo,nbsp;propter Deum, fine fidionibusnbsp;nbsp;fine fimuIatione.Sicergo quos ftu/

dium Dei tenet perfidem, illidebitosfines bonorum oper�attingunt* Longe enim �bfunt ab eo�t impijs opinionibus, qui per opera amp; fad�nbsp;fua faf��ri qu�runt. fn operando igitur non refpiciunt ad priuatas utilinbsp;tates,necenim opus haben t. Sed ad prgeeptam dei uoluntatem, turn irinbsp;necefl�tatesproximijCui hilariter feruiutpropter deum.Ideo illo tali ob/nbsp;fequio deledat�rd�us amp; preft�tur prgeepta legis. Et fi in aliquo minusnbsp;fatiffiat,tarnen hoc ignofeitur eis, propter Chriftum,in quem credunt,nbsp;�if quem habentperpetu�mediatoremreconciliationisapud deum.Adnbsp;cuiusnominis honorem referunt, cum gratiaRz adiQe,fi quid redefacnbsp;turn eft ab ipfis. H�c fun t pia fidei exerciti�,qu� deo placet,amp; qu�nbsp;fefpicitjac quibus ingentia premia confertinc�elis. Quin eti�,quia honbsp;noridiuini ncmiiiis in orahibus feruiunt,eolt;^ amp; pati�ntiam in aduerfi

tatibus rctinent, ideo omnes creaturg coguntur eis in bonumferin re,etiam quglibef extrcm� calamitates,utdeniq?ipfaquolt;�mors� I�nbsp;fumma,nullius cr�ature iniuria poflunrlgdnnec ali cuius ufuabuti.Nanbsp;rebus prefentibus utuntur cum grariarum adione,tum in paupertatenbsp;alrjsaffiidionibus retinentpatientiam. Ideo iuuantur a Deo, ucnull�nbsp;quantumuis atroces perfecutiones nocere ipfis queant, no exilium, nonbsp;fames,non gladius,non ignis,n� deniqj mors, aut qu^cunc^ calamitasnbsp;- . . alia,qti�inhominemirruerepoteft.SicutPaulusdocetRom.viq.Hacnbsp;tanta grati� gloria honorantur, quia Deum pi) s animis col�t,amp;redcnbsp;fadisolorificant. Proinde hoc eft regn are cum Chrifio,amp;rcruom/nbsp;niumdominium tenere:Nempe,nonpofreab ul�a creaturalgdi,nulli/nbsp;us terrore concuti exitialicer, amp; in ufu beatilfimo omnia habere� Qp�nbsp;omnia pr^ftathomini folafides,necp peraliam uirtutemad rantamfe/nbsp;licitatempolTumus peruenire.Sicu�nectimere autdiligere De�quif^nbsp;poteft,nifi perfidem, acfiiie timor� amp; fine dilecftioneDei, nemo tantanbsp;gloria dignus haberi apud De�,fiueglorificari� Vbi ergo funtqui ue/nbsp;rein Deum crediderunt, uttimentacdilig�tDe�, �Chonorinominianbsp;eiusferui�t,ita uiciff�m honorantur a Deo,id eft, refpiciuntur, exaudinbsp;unturamp;in quibuflibet calamitatibus adiuuantur. Suntautcuerg fiddnbsp;in De�,item ueri timoris Si uer� di ledionis certa figna, cauere ne quanbsp;pado Deum offendamus,facientes qu� prohibetac uaat,8irede fa(y,nbsp;tis honorare Deum, Si ea pr�ftare qu� requirit a nobis.Et fi aut� fierinbsp;poftitjUtqui uere crediderunt in Deum,a�iquandolab�turinaliquodlnbsp;peccatum, ut eft omn ium magna imbecillkas,�i tentationibus peccau l�enbsp;pe Liin cimur, tarnen uera fides feruat hominem ab extrema deiperatioznbsp;ne,Si non poteft uinci.Nam Si erigit lapfum, Si fiduda gratie reftituit,�nbsp;hom inem ad p�nit�ti�. Qu� perfeuerantia in bene operando,feu coPnbsp;rigendo quod maleadmiftiim eft,eximieglorificatdeum, necpoteft innbsp;incredulisexiftere. Namiftimagnitudine peccatiterriti Siiudicqsdei,nbsp;per igiior�tiam fidei ruunt tandem in defperationem, Si neph�da qu�nbsp;c^defignant, finepcenifentia SifinereuerfioneadDeum�

Eft autem quoddam aliud genus incredulorum, eor�uidelicetquf fineomniopinione Deiuinunt, qualesfimihternecefl�eftineptosadnbsp;omnia bona opera efle.Sicut Paulus fcribitad Eph. Hij. Hocigiturdiznbsp;co Si teftificor in Domino,ut iam non ambuleus, ficut Si genres ambunbsp;lantjin uanitate mentis fu^,tenebris obfcuratum habentes intelledum,nbsp;alien ati a uia Dei, per ignorantiamqu� eft in ipfis, propter cgdtate cornbsp;dis ipforum, qui delperantes femet ipfos tradiderunt impudicitig,in openbsp;rationemomnisimmundici�,in auariciam. Vosautem non ira didiclnbsp;ftis Chriftum,C Si tarnen ilium audiftis Si in ipfo edodi eftis. )ficutefi:nbsp;ueritas in lefu, Deponite ergo uosfecundum priftinam conuerfatio^nbsp;nem

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no� �rtcremhominein, �Cc. Qiiamq; Huepertinet, quicquMeft dodrin�pietadsamp;bonorum operum,qu�folipr�ftant, qui uerainnbsp;Dcumfidefuntpr�diti. H�el�buithadenusfeorfimdi'cere, defiddnbsp;dignicateamp;neceftitate, eut primas ni omnibus mcrito tribui'mus. Solanbsp;enim adpr�h�ditgrariepromifl��es,fdeo 8i esi fola apeccato Si. a morgt;nbsp;te faluamur.Tum iti gloriam fih'ofumDei recipiniur,amp; h�redumnbsp;tern�uit�. Oenic^ fola fide accept� efficiunt�r feliqu� iuftici� no/nbsp;ftre coram Deo. Ac tante eff�caci^ eft fides in �lis, qui es. pr�diti funtnbsp;ucre,utmalintmon'poti�s, qu�abftrahia uoIuntateDei�^abobedi�nbsp;tio erga legem.Tantum ab �ft,utbre�is uo�uptatis carnalis caufla, fiuenbsp;ullius corporalis rei comm�ditate,pofl�nt uelle difc�dereab ciH�cio, Si.nbsp;ea admittere,qu� Deus odit,execratur Si damnar, amp; reefte fa�� relinnbsp;quere. Imo tant� eft ftudium glori� Dei Si lefu Chrifti in iUis,ut om/nbsp;n�s tyrannides imprj mundi perferant �cu�ncant,infide nominis Clirinbsp;fti. Deinceps uero Si d� cognatis fidei afFe�tibus pace,timore,dile(fti�enbsp;Si fpe,feor(im nonnullafcribam. Qiiam^enim illi omnesmotusfintnbsp;iiiuerafide,dequa iam didum cft,Sihocipfum declaratum,tarnen S^nbsp;feparatim qu�dam de illis libet annotarc.

de CO g N AT is FID� I AFFECTIBVS, PACE, timor�,dik�ione (y fpe:oigt;iier atquepaucit�

DIdum eft itaej,� in genere de fide,qua amp; in gratiam recipimur,S� cap.ir.

luftici� noftr� placent Deo.Item qua purii��mecolimus Si g�ori ficamus De�,Si ifta tota nouitas oritur in nobis, qug eft pads confdennbsp;darum, itemdmoris,diledionis�i fpciin Deum. De quibus confili�nbsp;eft poft bac, uel dodrin� uel confolationis cauiTa feorfun qu�da m at/nbsp;texere. Dic�m auiteni omnium primo, de pace con f�i�darum Si cordis,nbsp;qu� res eft l�tifl�ma, optad�Tima Si fuadin�m�, amp; ficut Pauliis inquit,nbsp;qu� exuperat omnem intelledum,Si lib�r�t hominc a quibuflib'et ter/nbsp;roribuspeccati,legis,inferorum,mortis,Si todusfateilici) diaboli.

Oritur igitur h�cpax ex fide in Chriftum, ficut Paulus feribit Rom. V. luftificad igitur exfide,pacem habemus ad Deum,per dominum nonbsp;ftrum iefum Chriftum. Per quem Si accefliim habemus perfidc,in granbsp;dam iftam in quaftamus. Sigloriamur infpeglori�filiorum dei. hicnbsp;igitur audisfecuritatem internam efle Si regnare in hacpace,necperue/nbsp;niri ad earn, nifi per fidem iri Chriftum. Sicutautem perfidem, itahacnbsp;copfci�tiarum pace glorificatur Deus,ideo in bonis operibus iuftificatonbsp;rum debet numerari.Nec ein habentilli, fola externa opera Si fadabonbsp;lia, fed uel maxime, internos motus cordispios,caftos8i fandos.

Proin de pax illa,de qua none mihi fermo eft, tranquillitas eft com/ pofitf mends,qua erjeiuntur ex animo quilibetterrores non modo im/nbsp;pi) mundi,perfequentis fua cecitate gloriam Chrifti,uerum edam,pec

cati,legis^ mortis.diabo�i Sc inferorum,ut dixi. L-ongifl�me itac^ f�pc rat quemuis intelledum 8C captum humangmentis, planec^ res diui^nbsp;na eft in homine,amp; quid� prgguftus�tern� uicg. Qua uoluptate nunnbsp;quam perfrui pi�fliinc,euangelq gratig 8c iufticig fidei ignari.Sicut do/nbsp;minus per Efaiam loquitur, Cap.lvrj. Crcaui fructum labioru pacem,�nbsp;pace ei qui longe eft amp; qui prope� Imptj aut� qua� mare fernes, quodnbsp;quiefcere non poteft, redundat fludus eius in conculcationem amp; lu/nbsp;tum.NoneftpaximpqSjdicitDOMINVS Deus. Hanc igiturnbsp;pacem adpellat Dominus fructum labiorum, �i. dicit ilium a fe creari�nbsp;Quia per promiffionem euangelq ad nos adfertur. luxta illud quod exnbsp;Efaia citatur a Paulo Rom.x. Quam fpeciofi pedes Euangelizantiumnbsp;pacem, euangelizantium bona. Eu�gelio igiturefficax eft Deus confonbsp;lari corda noftra,per fpiritum fand�. Hue facit illud Rom. xiiq. Nonnbsp;eft regn urn Dei efca aut potus, fed iufticia amp; pax amp; gaudium in fpiritunbsp;(an do. luftidam cm intelligiteam, qu�eft remiff�onispeccati amp;om/nbsp;nium delidorum noftrorum,quam perfidem adprehendimus, quanbsp;antelligimus Deum nobis placatum eire,propter Chriftum. A qua paxnbsp;ilia confcientiarum,amp;: gaudium cordis,nun^abelTepoirunt.

Non ergo finit trepidare hgc pax eos qui crediderunt euangelio, uP lius rei metu �i. terrore,quamc� ut imperfedi in fide fumus,ita aliquannbsp;do nonnihil terrem ur. Sedfide euangelrj accepta,fruimur hac dulcedPnbsp;ne pacis.Quantum enim quifejp credit, tantum pads in confdemia ha/nbsp;bet, ac quantum quife^ diffiditpromiflionibus graoe, tantu terroris exnbsp;peritur,uel experiet a�iqu�do in corde. Opus eft igitur ut in promiffio'nbsp;nibus euangelq diligenter exerceamus fidem n oftr�, ne nos terror pec/nbsp;catf,mortis autdiaboli aliquandoabforbeat. Porro de hac pace Sdnbsp;alio loco contionatur Propheta Efaias, nempe Cap.xxxij. Et erit opusnbsp;iuftici� pax, cultus iuftid� fil�tium in fempiternum. Et fedebit po/nbsp;pulusmeus in pulchritudine pacisamp;in tabernaculis fiducie et in requicnbsp;opulenta. Eft enim in illis uerbis prophetica con tio,de gratia noui teftanbsp;menti, qug fub Chrifto illuxit, amp; fi'gurate pr�dicat frudum Euangelrj,*nbsp;qui eft padficati cordis,ferenate t�quille metis, feu liberatg ab h orronbsp;ribus peccati amp; mortis.Liberat em promilTio euagelfj,eos omnesqui �nbsp;licredunt. Ideo nccelTeeft deftitui hac pace qui illam aliunde querunt,nbsp;id eft,per iufticias ration is. Auteuangelium prorfus contemnunt.

Qui igitur fu� falutis rationem habent, illi in difeendo euangdio,� uerbo gratig,remiffioriis peccati amp; uit� �terng, prgdpue elaborabunt;nbsp;Alioquienim �rcuelato confeientijs noftris iudicio Dei, rtonpofluritnbsp;nontrepidare,terreri,dubicarc,fremere amp; irafei Deo,ac tandem abfor/nbsp;beridefperatione,quifi'depromiflionum Euangelij nonfuntdiligen/nbsp;lifli'me exercitati.Deinde,ut nemo fine hac confeienti� pace faluari pdnbsp;teft,ita

UBER. TERtir^, cfeftjita nemo pic tirriere,autdiligere Deutn fine ilia p�tcft�Tantum abnbsp;eft, ut uUum aliud uerc opus bonum, Si. acceptum coram Deo poffit

uiftimampugnam carnis amp; fpiritus,Slt; frequenter acf�pe horribib'ter terreamur, contra hanc confdenti�pacem,tamen enitendum cft,ut tannbsp;dem in fide u inca mus, amp; fuperemus bos terrores,amp; eijeiamus eos. Cernbsp;turn eft em diaboli machinationem efte,ita rerreri Si cruciari in mente,nbsp;ut nullas promifl�onum euangeirj confolationes poffis admitterequanbsp;ifteaducrfariusamp;^hoftis nofter hoc molitur,utper obfcuratam euangenbsp;Irj gratiam, n� modo pace confeientiarum nos fraudet, fed etiam �ternbsp;na uica prtuet. Vndecuncp tandem irrepat, feu per defperationis dodqnbsp;res,feu quacunc^ alia arte Si tentatione.

De timor� autem Si diledlione non opus hab�mus multa dicere, cum fit perfpicuum quid his hominibus fignificetur� Rede en�m amp; pienbsp;timen tDeam, qui noluntullain re offendere Deum, amp;cauentfibianbsp;tranfgrefl�onibus legis� Etrede aepie diligunt ilium, qui paratifuntnbsp;omnia pro gloria nominis Dei agere Si pati� Oritur autem, tarn pius tinbsp;mor, quara folida djledio,ex fide promiflbnum Euangelrj, ficut omnesnbsp;alig Chriftiane uirtutes^ Nec pofthnt onim feruiliter timere Deumnbsp;qui promifl�onum euangelij funt ignari. Si retinentperpetuo occuitunbsp;odium aduerfus Deum Klegern.nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;,

Vtergo Deusquemuis impiutimorem in nobis aboleret, att^ ut fui amorem crearet in nobis,mifit ad hoc filium fuum, propitiationenbsp;pro peccatis noftris,ut per promiflionis euangelij confolatioes animosnbsp;noftros renouet,moueatatc^ impellat,ad fe fihaliter Si pie,cum tim�n/nbsp;dumtumdiligendum� Idque uol unt ilia Pauli Rom� virj� Nonenimnbsp;accepiftis fpiritumferuitutisiterum in timore,fedaccepiftisfpiritum adnbsp;optioniSjfiliorumDei, in quo cIamamus,Abba pater.In hunemodumnbsp;ubi�pdocendifumus, ut iufticias noftrasexfideifontederiuemusaedenbsp;ducamus.Non poteftenimnifi feruiliter timere, necquamodifleDe/nbsp;um,qui nondum didicit per promiflionum euangelij fidem Deum fvnbsp;bi efle placatu. In fumma,fid:c Si pharifaice, 8d timetur Si diligitur De/nbsp;tis,ubi fides non regnant. Porro,de timor� qui fidei eoniundus eft,nbsp;ita fentire oportet, quodcoprohibcamur, ne de iuftieijsnoftris fuper/nbsp;be gloriemur coram Deo. Sed humiliter cumPropheta dicamus:Et ncnbsp;intres in indicium cumferuotuo, quia non iuftificabitur in confpednnbsp;tuo omnis uiuens.Nam quiaomnes iuftici�noftr� funt inmundc atc^nbsp;imperfede, ideo ab earum fiduciareliliut hoes pij, Si fub gratia Dei ec

COMMENT. DE P OE NI TE N T. protedionem Chrifti confugiunt. Deinde cauent,ne ea admittant,q�inbsp;bus confi�t Deumoff�ndi, idefi,cont�ptu amp;tranfgrefi�onibuslegis.nbsp;Id ergo eft alterum in pi'o timore,qui in arcanis litcris didtur, principi�nbsp;fapientip.N� ut fine fide,nullus hominicontingit/altem pius,ita cumnbsp;fide gubernattotam hominis uitam 8� retrahit ilium, ne quid mali openbsp;risdefignet� lamdileCtio, oppofitus timori affedus, oritur quoc^nbsp;exfide,eftc^hominis,qui mon'malit, quamfeabftrahi a glorificandinbsp;Dei ftudio.Ideo aflid�o medit�tur gratitudin em,amp; c�nititur obfequi/nbsp;um pr�fiare Chrifio lefu^prorfus in omnibus.Nec eft illi quic^ gra-*nbsp;ue,moleftum. Si non dulce,non iuaindum, patiautagere, pro amorenbsp;dominilefu. �fficitigitur hominem durarcin afflidione, amp; qu�libetnbsp;aduerfaperferre, n� fra^itribulatione.Atq�adeoobfequiDeoinomnbsp;nibus.Quam uero fit officiofa erga hominem,propter Dc�m,prolixenbsp;docetloanneSjSi Paulusmultislods.Necopus eft teftimonia adfcribenbsp;fedn requ�eft omnibus cognita,nechabe�qu� contradiear.

Cxterum timor, qui eft fidei c�iundus, rcdedieitur filiah's,quiaefi: colentJsIiberaliter'De�,nec horren tisp�nas.llleenim aker eft impionbsp;rum,uio�entuset �trox.Fug�dus,utIoanncsdocet,i.Ioan.iiij.Timornbsp;n�eftin charitate,fed perfeda cbaritas foras mtttit timor�. Quoniam ttnbsp;mor pcenam habet,C fciIicetq�ihorretp�nas,confci�tia malcfadi. )nbsp;qui aut� timet, non eft perfedus in charitate. Hoc igitur agend� eft, utnbsp;per fidem Euangelfj, promcueamus in charitate Dei, qu� omnem im/nbsp;piumrimorem eqdat.At�p adeo,utucrediligamusdeum. N�eftqu�nbsp;dam praua diledio. Si corruptus afFedus in homine,qua eft homo fuinbsp;amans potius Dei,Iegis autproximi. Aemula eft autem pi� dilectionbsp;Uisjideo cauteobferuandum eft,ne nobis imponat.

Spes eftexpedatioeuentu�promifl�onis. Ideonon multum differt � fi'dc,nec admodumopus eft curiofedifcernere earn a fide.Fide enimnbsp;adprghendimus faluationem, ut nobis propofita cft,per euangelrj p�*onbsp;mifliones, no huius,fedfiiturguitpSi�ternpglorip,propter Chriftu.nbsp;Que fiducia quatenus dur�t. Si expedat reuelationem glorigpromifla,nbsp;eft fpes,quo Si Paulus refpiciens,ait:fpe em faluifadi fumus.Spes au/nbsp;t�m,fi uideatur,non eft fpes.Sic.

Itaqgt; tamfides,quam fpes,nidtur in uerbo promiiTgfalutis per Chri ftum,incarnatum,paflum8iglorificatum,pro noftri falute. Vtcrgofinbsp;des eft certa notida,Si fiducia, qug inde oritur, prgftitg nobis faluatio/nbsp;nis,in Chrifto lefudtafpeSjeft cxpedatiofuturgglori�,qu� reuelabinbsp;tur in nos.Quia gloria filiorum Dei adhuc abfcondita eft fub peccatrinbsp;cc Si mortali carne, necdum ufu, feu fruitione poftidetur. Sed manife/nbsp;ftabitur poft hanc uicam.

PoiTo aut�m,de huiusglorig mamfeftatione extant multa fcnpturc teftimom�a. Qualeeft illud i. loan j�). Chan'fl�mi,n�cfnrj Deifumus*nbsp;Et nondum adparuit, quod futuri fumus. Scimus autem,quod c� ad/nbsp;panieriCjfimiles ei erimus: quoniam uidebimus eum ftcuti eft. It� illudnbsp;Phil.iq. Noftraautem conuerfanoeftin c��is. Vndcetiamferuator�nbsp;expe�lanaiisDomin� lefum Chriftum, qui reformabiccorpus humdenbsp;noftrum, conf�guratum corpori fuo gloriofo, fccundum etticaci'�, quanbsp;poteft ipfe fibi fubfjccre omnia.Eod� ualec illud Col. l�). Mortui eftis,nbsp;S)C uitaueftraabfconditaeftcum Chriftoindeo.Cumautem adparueritnbsp;uita ueftra, tune Sc uos adparebitis cum ipfo in gloria. Sed quid multisnbsp;teftimonqs opus eft,huc cnim dire�a eft omnis fpes fanclorum,ut glonbsp;rificati olim a peccato amp; morte,regnentcum Chrifto in fempiternum*nbsp;Dequo lege,quid Paulusferibat,Rom.viij,Item incontionibusdere/nbsp;furredionemortuoR2,uti.Cor,xv. i Their.iii).amp;c.PoHunt8lt;:ex euannbsp;gelq hiftoria hucadplicari, ut qug funtloa.v.xi.amp;c. Matth�i. xi.xitj�nbsp;xvi.xxv.8ic. Habet igitur fpes eadem exercicia cum fide. Ac nititurnbsp;i�liSjqu� per promifl�ones confolationes Eu an gel ij ofFeruntur,for^nbsp;titer perduransin malis, perferensaduerfa, expe�lans liberationem.nbsp;Ideo enim Si Paulus dicit.Exiftimo enim,quod non funtc�digngpaf/nbsp;fiones huius temporis ad futuram gloriam,qu� reuelabitur in nos.�icnbsp;Ro. viij* Nam in hoc feculo uarie affligimur: Si multis tribulati�ibusnbsp;ueluti atferimur, dum probamur. Sed fpei expedatione uicimus,Si funbsp;peramusjh^c omnia mala. Neqj tarne folis corporalibus afflidionibusnbsp;exercemur. Nondum enim nec peccatumprorfusabolitueft: 8i morsnbsp;dur�t, qua f�pe grauiter terremur.Sed 8i diabolus uarijs artibus ac monbsp;dis in nos f�uit.Tent�t enim nos deqeere a fpe falutis no folum per leuinbsp;ciam tyrannorum h uius mund�uerum etiam per impofluras impiarumnbsp;dodrinarum,qu�imperitos conijeiant tandem in defperationem. Vtnbsp;magna prudentia 8i circumfpedione opus fit homini,qua duret in tan?nbsp;tismalis,8inon patiatur fedeijei afpe falutis.

SEd attendendum eft hoc loco,quod ficutdodores impietatis, cude iufticia dilputant, omnia referunt,non ad promiffionis de lefu Chrinbsp;fto,8i remilfione peccati per ipfum,fidem:fed ad operum fuoRi iuftinbsp;cias,merita�i dignitatem. Sicenimludaizant, aefpirant Pelagq uirusnbsp;cxpulmone.lta cum de fpeloquuntur, affirmant hanc niti,in fuis cuiufnbsp;que operum iufticijsSimeritis. NamprgfumptionemefTeexiftim�tjfinbsp;quisfinemeritis pr�cedentibus, audeatfperare,feuexpedare,futur�nbsp;amp;�tern�uit� gloriam. Quafinonpr�fumptionem, grati� DE!nbsp;contemptum, amp; abnegadonem glori� lESV CHRISTI, deninbsp;que Si defperationem doceant, eo quo iubet fperare, per iufticias

comment, de POE ni te N T. |?r�c�deE^tes,amp; non fidere acni'ti fol�, in promiffione grati� homme,nbsp;amp;l�t�rnefalutisper Ghuiftum. H�cemeftprgfumptio, SCabiurationbsp;grati� amp; fepeli'no glon'� Chrifti,prornittere fib� debi't� faluaa�is,pronbsp;meritis 80 dfgn�tateoperum fuof?2jnquaimpi�etateamp; errore,quipcrfe/nbsp;iicrant,nun^ pofluntfaluartSed amp;cum reue�aturtalibus imm�d�cianbsp;iuftkiarumfuaR�, utnecefl� eft fierialiquando, tucquimelius n�funcnbsp;dodijcogunturdefperare. Ergo quemadmod�, aim opera amp; iuftigt;nbsp;dasfuasquifc� feorfim amp; fine promifltonisfideintuetur, cum necefienbsp;eft non modo dubitare,de futur� uit� falute amp; prgmij s in coclo, uerumnbsp;en'am plane ac prorfus defperare: Ita expe�lation� �terng fatutis firma 8dnbsp;iuftam,ali�de no pofllimus capere,quacxfiducia nominis Domini no/nbsp;ftri lefu Chrifti, Namaliud N�MEN non eft datum hominibusnbsp;fubcoelojperquod �porteatnosfaluosfieri� V� igitur iftis,quinosnbsp;gloria grati� del, perfuas impias dodrinasfraudant,amp;derjciunta fainnbsp;ns Petra Chrifto Iefu,amp;in miferasiufticiasratiohis c�nfidercdoc�ttS^nbsp;gloriari contra gratiam.Non ergo fperabimus,tiifi fiducia mifericordicnbsp;deinoftri j amp; meritorum Domini amp; faluatoris noftrilefu Chrifti.Sednbsp;h�chaflen�sdefi'de �C cognatis affecftibus illiuspacecordis,timore,dinbsp;lection �,amp; fpe. Poftet a utem hoc loco amp; depacientia dici,qua in aduernbsp;fis eundem ftatum mentis retinent homines pi),0C �qug glorificantde�nbsp;ut ill proiperismon murmurant,non irafcuntur deo,eti� ft minus bene,nbsp;pro reRi pr�fentium neceftitate, habere uideanturtcuius proponitur exnbsp;emplum in BJob.Sed de ilia, amp; alij s locis dicStu eft,amp; ex omnibus quaenbsp;didta func de fi'de,timore,amp;c.fatis poterit iudicart Nunc ergo de impienbsp;tione externi cultus Dei,fuo ordine,loquemur,

de IMPLETIONE OPERVM, SEV FACTORVH exiernoruiii^/�cundi prtcepti,cr primo de confe�ione.

PArtitus fum precepta b�noRz oper� iuftici� fecundi prgcepti,in fu perioreilla decalogienarracione,in confeft�oncamp;:do�rina,inuonbsp;cation em,glorificacion�,�audem amp; gratiarum adione.Dequibusnbsp;confilium eft hoc loco qugdam paulo copiofius dicere, amp; fi'mul admo/nbsp;here difcetcs, quomodo ilia prgcepta opera bona rede fieri pofiintanonbsp;bis.Dicam autem primo de cofeiTionejfub qua comprehendi predicationbsp;nemS^dodrin�. �ftigiturconfeft�o,qu�d� pr�dicatioamp;teftimoniunbsp;oris,quo exprimis, quid de Deo fentias in corde tuo: deque operibus amp;nbsp;fadis dei omnibus. Turn quantu illius in te preftita beneficia agnofcas:nbsp;maximecp quid fehtiasderedemptore ChriftoIefu.Qiie,utnullaun^nbsp;uerax amp; pia f�da eft,aut fierip�t,abincredulis:C Imo increduli foil reftnbsp;ftut glorig dei j et c�fefti�i illius debitg ac iuftg c�tradicut. Ite alia de dconbsp;^n�d�t,^ Oportet |jron�ciarej)lta ho poteft �� fieri ab his,qui de� etnbsp;magni

rnagni tu dirt emp�render amp;bom'taoseiusuere cognouerunt, 8lt;ucrc crediderunti'n eum.Iuxta inudpCcxvn.Ci'edidi',propter quod lotutusnbsp;fum. Nec poflunt tales ullius periculi malo abfterreri a confeff��e. Nanbsp;qui metu amp; terrorc perfecurionum fugiunt confeff�onemjilli produnt fenbsp;non modica fidci imbedilirate laborare,aut certc, penitus nihil crederenbsp;inDeum.Sanecin ProphetaDauidinquic: Etloquebarde tertimonqsnbsp;tuis inconfpedu Regum 8^ non confundebar.Pf.cxix. NeepofTuntnbsp;cidiflquot;imilcsinconfe(noneefle,quicuncp in Deumerediderutuere. Exnbsp;quo iterum liquet nullum opus perfede bonumpr�ftari abeo poil�,nbsp;qui uera,firma,amp;^ folida in Deum fide,non eft pr^ditus,8c feinpei- pri^-mam curam in id adhibendam efle,ut Deum perfede cognofeamus pernbsp;fidem. Cognofeitur itaep Dei potcntia,maieftas,uoluntas, bonitas 8^ ucra noiuunbsp;gratia,in quibus uult glorificari a nobis, cum ex omnibus operibus amp;nbsp;fadis fuis,tumper uerbi fui pr�dicationcm �i. dodrinam.Nam in openbsp;ribus creatiois d�clar�t fc Deus infinita potentia excellere amp; gloriofumnbsp;rflcjficut Paulus docetRom.i.Quam^ autem �C pr�cipuaqugdam tenbsp;dimonia fint bonitatis cicmentip Dei, erga genus humanum in l�lisnbsp;�omnibus rebu s, tarnen uoluntas 8c^atia erga nos Dei omnium maxi**nbsp;medeclaraturper EuangeliumdeChrifto,utquemnobis Deus paternbsp;liberalifl�ma benignitate mifericordie fue�ternum feruatorem in terlt;nbsp;ras raifit.Eft amp; uoluntas Dei nobisreuelata,per prgdicationem fu� lenbsp;gis,8Cp�nitcntipquam anobisrcquiritamp;teftatur coram feadprobarinbsp;cam.Qn� omnia prebent quafi materiam confitenti, amp;in confeffi'onenbsp;glorificanti Deum.Idcirco amp; diligenter e�aborandum eft ut adilloruninbsp;omnium perfedam noticiam 8C cognitionem perueniamus. N am quinbsp;Deum fuo honore fraudant,necredduntearn, qu� ipft debetur,i]li nonbsp;poffuntfaluari. Quinctiam traduntur inpluraaliauiciaamp;: peccatamtnbsp;grauiusaefeuerius puniantur. S�pe igitur concionantur Prophet�nbsp;deinfinita iliaamp;ftupenda potentia Dei,qua c�diditomnia,amp;quaguznbsp;�bern�t,difponitacferuatomnia. Item legem amp;poenitentfam dilig�ternbsp;pr�dicant. Nec facent promiffion es gratig illius, per quam contiugit,nbsp;propter Chriftum, remifl�o peccatinbsp;nbsp;�terna falus, omnibus qui crclt;

dunt in eum. Nechisomnibusinaliud tcndunt,quam utereatainnoz bis perfeda amp; uera noticia Dei, ad conf�fl�onem glorie eius erigamurrnbsp;3^ ad reliqu�cultum, Deodebitum. De quo amp; fcripGmus in fuperiorenbsp;huius libri parte, in hac fubindc copiofius feribemus. Nec alia eftnbsp;Chriftiamp; �poftoIoRz prpdieacio amp; dodrina,ncc in aliud tendit, qu�nbsp;ilia Prophetant, quam dixi.In eo diuerfaeft, cp in euangelio docemurnbsp;deexhibito,paflo,glorificato amp; regn�te Chnfto, quempropheteo�snbsp;�aticinabantur uentururoamp;in populo Dei regnaturum. Et illis pronnTnbsp;fionibus grati� populum confolabantur, amp; in fide faluationis rednbsp;�ebant� Finis auiemidem eftamp;perpetuus ab omnibus propofitus, ut

Deus 111 fide cogmtus,S^ confeffionelaudis gratiarum a(5ionis,i'teni totiusuirepietate,glorificetur. Scdcftprcrcrca etiamqu�dam peccarinbsp;amp; del 1 dloru n oftrofurri cohfeffio,itidem n eceflana falu�dis. Quam nonbsp;polTuntnori facere,qui uere in redemprorem Chriftum cred�t,ficutqu�nbsp;jgn ari flint Eu agelfj grarif, nuii^ l�ci�c cam, necinte�lig�t eiusufum.nbsp;Tametfi quidam hypocrite uideantur multum confiteri, �i. diuerfinbsp;aliquot alq per defperationenifaciuntcami Noscnimdepiaamp;ffaluifi/nbsp;ca loquimur, quaequorhodo SCquantum glorificet Deum,amp; nomennbsp;fetuatorisnoftri lefu Chrifti, abuiidedi�t�m eftin fuperiorelibro fecu/'nbsp;do. Eitigiturtot modis corifelfio glorie Dei, quotfuntmirabili�SCnbsp;adorandorum operum atq? fadorum Dei, qu� nobisdeclaranteiusirinbsp;ftnitam poten tiam,fapientiam,uoluntatem amp; gratiam.ln illis enim cernbsp;riereeft conditoris uirtutem,amp; feruatoris bonitarem. Qii� intellciftanbsp;ficiuntnosricecofiteri, VtertimperfidemagnofeimusiilaomniaSfacnbsp;ceptaDeoferimustifa perconfefTionemhisdercbus proteframur coranbsp;tJofaluiMur hominibus.Quodillis, quiuerbumnoftrum adprobant amp;'rccipiunr,nbsp;ineritoeonfef goprodeft, utamp;ifipfiDeofuam laudem tribuantper fidei confefiionc,nbsp;fiotufinbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;jjjg c�fefl�one falui fianr.Sicut Paulus inquii:Cordeirediturad iufli

ciam,ore autem fit confeffio ad falutem. Non quod homo per confef�io ncm,idcl�, open's fui merino, faluusfiat, fedqued confitendo Deumnbsp;tedte honoret,6lt; ilia omniarribuatei, qu� faluandosper fidcm neccHcnbsp;Urcc�ihu�f tribuere. ha quidem necefl�ria eft confeffio. Nam omnis quinbsp;cam, fiueinaliudtranffert Deilaudem,quamoporter, nequicnbsp;conff�ionltt faluari. luxta illud Chrifti,Luc,xii.Omnisquicunc^ confitebiturmeconbsp;ram hominibus, fih'us hominis confitebitur ilium corS angelis Detnbsp;Quiautem negauerit me coram hominibus, negabiturcoram angelisnbsp;Dei.Iam eadem ratio eft faciende confeffionis,deomnigloria Dei. Pro�nbsp;inderede dicitur; quern libet, qui confitetur Deum,utoportet,faluari,nbsp;tametfi propterconfeffi'onenemofaluusfiat. Saluatio cnim,utalijsmufnbsp;tislocisdaredocui,peratiud contingitncbis,quam operis noftrime/nbsp;ritoaut dignitate: qualecum^ autquodcunqjfit illud� Saluatio enininbsp;eft gratuita bcneficentiamifericordip Dei, necobtinctur,niliper fidemnbsp;in Chriftum Quod etiam profftetur confefibr, hocagnofccns in cordenbsp;fuotore autem tribuit feruatoriChrifto hanc omne laudem. Ideo nonnbsp;poteft non faluus fiericonfenor,etiamGconfeffioipfa neminemfaluct,�nbsp;Sed habebif tarnen hauddubieingentiaprgtnia in ccclis.

H�c eft igitur neceftitas pietas confeffionis. Quiaoporteu' Ut Deum honoremus, glonficemus, quod fit quidem iufta confePnbsp;Gone. Non autem honorant Deum,nccpoflunc confiteri ilium, quinbsp;ft quid habenr, tdfu�induflrif acceptum ferunt, fine qui meritisopcrunbsp;amp; iufticiarum fuarum tribuunt laudem faluationis.Sed uere honorant lt;nbsp;att�

itep col U lit Deum,qui amp;i. corporales neccn�tatcs,amp;: fpir�tua�cs filas luflf ci� �tern� uit�, agnofcunt fe accipere a Dco; cum confefTione lau/nbsp;dis amp; gratiarumadionis.Ifti confeflbresfcilicet falui fiunt:tameifi nullf/nbsp;us operisfuimerito faluencur.Ncc�feflionequid�,q�ant�uisard�onbsp;amp;fummo.Signif�catenirnopus obedienri�noftrgconteffio:per quantnbsp;fidarctur falus,non efl�tgratuita iuftjtf�catio� Sed gratuitam eflc omesnbsp;contiones ApoftoIoRz teft�tun Ideo diligenter cauenda eftamp;f fugien/nbsp;daiUa horribilis blafpbemia,qua quida Chrifti honorent, transfer�t innbsp;iufticiascarnistmaltismodisimperfeflas amp; immundas,

Sednonhabemuspulchrioremmethodumconfeflionis Chriftiang, fUfiiodut quant eftineoSymboIopropofita, quod dicicurApoholorurti�etme ��/Fpiowrnbsp;tito ab omnibus Chriftianis edifcitunNani 8C utilifi�mum eft,iliiu� menbsp;ditationequotidie f�feexercere, quod uel ea caufa hicbreui expofitionenbsp;percurram:Hocem amp;imperitioribusproderit:quiuidelicec eius ira danbsp;tione Deum nunc melius rcdius glorif�cabunt. PolTumus enim dusnbsp;ufu ration� nobifcum inire,primo, quantum fituer� fidei iii nobis:deznbsp;inde,qu3tum in conf�fTionenon pharii�ica fu� gIor/e,Deo p�tri,amp; fernbsp;uatori Chrifto lefu tribuamus. Pulcherrime igirur exercet fidem confefnbsp;fiortum eff�caciff(maefi:adfed�dasperturbatioes,qu�in confci�tia ortnbsp;unt,terrorepd�,legis,mortis, infernorum acDiaboh'. Denilt;^ amp;facitnbsp;confefl�o ad�audandum etglorificandum Deum in omnibus eius operinbsp;bus fa dis. Quia in ilia etiamgratiasagimusDeo pro quibuflibet erznbsp;ga nosbene�cijs,turn corpora�ibus,tum fpiritualibus Sd�ternisgt;

Sedficeftqu�damabfconditaconfeifiorqua fecor� Deoexercent, erediderunt. Alia ed, que fit in publico coram ho�bus,autper dodr�nanbsp;SCprfdicationdautcumratiododringredditur inconfpedu Regi�, �Cnbsp;magifiratu�,qui illiaduerfantur.Ex quibusaliquosadf�r�tconfcfl�o,acnbsp;pet trahit ad fidem omnis glorig Dei amp; lefu Chrifti:amp;' eff�cir,utipfi qcpnbsp;conamp;eantur Deum,acredemptor� Chriftum,coram inimicis 8gt;C aduerznbsp;farijs glori� Dei,uelpcriculo mortis. Et uel hinc liquet, eur conftantisnbsp;confelTionis faciend� fimus debitores. Jnnoteicit enim nofira confeff�onbsp;ne Dei gloria,amp;: confefl�o feruit proximo. Nos aut� periculo falutis necnbsp;tacere glori� Dei, nec deefl� proximo,ui�o diledionis ofBcio,dcbemus�nbsp;exegesis SYMBOL I, Q.V O D DICI*nbsp;tur Apiofiolorutn,breui�imit,

IGitur in fymboli,quod uocatur Apoftolorum,confefl�one,orm prix mo explicanda funt, qu� de Deitatis efl�ntia amp; natura in literis fa/nbsp;cris docent: q? uidelicet eftD E V S ,unus, trinus, omnipotens,�tcr/nbsp;nus,inuifibilis,amp;c� Poftea con�derandi funt effedus, feu operation esnbsp;Deitatis:utcreationis �c gubernatiois amp; conferuatioiiis omni�rerum^nbsp;Etpr�fertim,quibus feexercuit deltas, in Humana Chriftinatura;n�pc^

per eins incarnation em, paf�ian�, �^g�orificationcmzad iuftif�cation� �C faluattonem generis humani. Item, per fpiritus fandi min�on�. N5nbsp;etiam h�c fit propter Chriftum : ad ecclefiarum Si clcdor� dei iuuifiealt;nbsp;tionem Si conferuationem.nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;Proinde in hune modum per con/

fcHionem, prof temur nos firmiter credere, trcsefleperfonas,unius di/ uing effenti� Si natur�, qu� adpellatur Si eft deustco�quales Si co�znbsp;ternas,Eiufdem fapientif ,potenti�, bonitatis Si glori�rac breuiter omnbsp;nium ,qu� a deo dici ac credi debcnt.Patrem uidelicet, Si filium, �C ipinbsp;ritamfanduniiPorroinfilp�dpellationc,non attendimus foluna�terlt;nbsp;nitatemucrbiluerumetiam incarnationisgloriam,qu� fa�ia eft in falugt;nbsp;temgenerishumani.TametfiSiin fpiritus fan (ftiadpellationc,eft qu�'nbsp;dampeculiarisrelatio confidcranda Procedit enim a p�tre Si filio fpirpnbsp;tus ille:et propter filium Chriftum dat eledis dei,Si fandificandis uirtunbsp;te fpiritusper notidam patris Sc fili) .Idem autem fpiritus Si legem cor/nbsp;dibusiuftoru infcribit,ac fecit eosfacerc mandata amp; uoluntatem dei.Denbsp;nique ad uite hgreditatem perducit Quia line fpiritus operationc Si uirnbsp;tute, nemo neep doceride deo Si Chrifto lefu, neq^ dodus �onfiftercnbsp;poftet,nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;Dicentesitaejp.

Deteftamur n� folum, quaflibetimpiarum Gentium Idolatrias, de quibus in primopr�cepto Decalogididum eft:aut Epicureorum blaf/nbsp;phemias,quiprouidentiamderogant deo,Si feientiam derebus huma/nbsp;nis. Contra illudPetri.Omnem lollicitudinem profjeientesin eu. Quonbsp;niam ipfi cura eft de uobis. Vcrum etiam tribuimus deo,�tcmameflennbsp;tiam Si naturam :ltem omnipotentiam, qua omnia ex nihilo condidit,nbsp;8iconditafuauniusfapienria,potentia Si bonitateconferuat,regit,gu/nbsp;bcmat,a�it,fouet,fcEcundat Si d�fendit ab interitus �i. corrupd�is inianbsp;ria,qu� diuei uifum eft defendere Siferuare. Deinde eidem tribuimusnbsp;quodperipftusmere gratuitam mifericordiamSibonitatem, homin�nbsp;multismodisindignijimpi) Si peccatores,in gratiam Si gloriam filio/nbsp;rumdeirecipiamur, Idcirco enim deum appellamuspatrem,uidelicetnbsp;tiocgratise lpiritu,per lefum Chriftum donati, a quo per mifericordiamnbsp;dei hberati fumusapeccato Sia morte..

B( iff Jefimi Chrifium,faium eiut unifum,Dotninim noftrum-QuieoKeeptut t�de/piritu ftndojnitustxMariauir^ne.Paffitl fub pontio P�ate�crucif�xus,mortuut,eyfcpultm,DefitrKtttnbsp;ad inftma:tertia die refutrexit i ntortt�f. Afcendit ad calcf,fedetnbsp;addexter�nei,patrif:emnipotentif.indene�turiunbsp;pflfudicare uiuot cr mortuot.

D E FIDE redemptionis, iuftificadonis Si �tern� feluatiohia p�fedift�die proficemur,nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;quia per i^icias legis nos lilxrui

LI BER TE RT I Vi a peccato Sf morte Riirimpoi�ibilerldeotrad�us cft p� mifericordiarilnbsp;dei redemptor amp;: iuftificator Chrift�s,per quem faluaci fumus a peccatoinbsp;morte,intens ,diabolo, atcp ^ternis maledidionibus legis. Venir enimnbsp;deus amp; homo, CHRIST VS Iefus,ad hocmilTusadeopatrein mun/nbsp;dum� Conceptus auteniamp; genit�s abfc]^'omnimacula �dcontagi?nbsp;onepeccatioperarioncamp;uimitc fpiritusfandijmatreuirgineMaria,d�nbsp;ftirpe amp; familia domus Da�idiamp; fem�tipfum d�dit precium ac fatisi�dinbsp;on cm pronoftrispeccatis

Omninoautemn�mo a�i�s potuifletnos a peccato amp; morte liberal re,nifihicdei filius ,Chriftusimundiunicus atcp �ternns feruator ui/nbsp;d elicet. Nos enim omnesin peccato fumus: amp; propter peccat� filq ir�nbsp;�C�tcrn� mortis, ipfiusdiaboliferui.�atc^ in p�teftaterneius redadi.nbsp;Necpotuit diabolus quam diuinapotentia uincitS^ humati�m genus ilnbsp;li eripi.Ea igitur ca�fa,incarnat�s eft dei filiusjChrift�s,et fad�s homonbsp;traditus�ft inoblatione Sc uidimam d�o,pro noftris peccatis amp; pro �/nbsp;terna morte * Quin eti� horrores inferni pert�lit : ut quibuflibctmalis,!nbsp;peccatoribus debitis,per femcupfurri g�datis, amp; perfediffime de�idis,nbsp;omnibus qui credunt in ipfum,fpem fadat iui�ici� �tern� uit�*Idconbsp;erh amp; glorific�tus ed,per refurredioriern a morte: ficut Petrus fcribitJ�nbsp;Petri h R�genuitnosihfp� ui�am,perrefurredionem lefu Chriftiexnbsp;mortuis, Sed amp;rerum omnium potedastradita eft Chrifto in manbsp;nus:et ipfe e�eu�t�s eft fuper omnes coelosi ut glorific�tus in dextra dei,ecnbsp;clefiam fu� c�litus amp;diuinapotentia g�betnet ,regat,perftdat,amp; a quanbsp;uis iniuria defendat.Item,ut defiderio ipfius in nobis acc�fo,� cupiditatinbsp;bus atcp curis terreiioB: extrahamurtm�xime�^ ut migr�tes ex hoc munnbsp;do a Chrifto recipiamur,qui itl fidei un itate amp;:firm itate permafimus. Etnbsp;hacin parte glori^ fu�,quam nobis pof�idetac tenet c�munem,poteftanbsp;tem accepit malos perdere,bortos aut� �terna uita glorificare,ideo adqcinbsp;tur in fymbolo,u�turum efl� Chriftu amp; iudicaturum uiuos Si. mortuos*

Credo in J^iritum[iin{iHm,Sanillt;(mEccle/}dmc^ttholitiim,Sitnaoruincomtttunion(m. Kemi�ionein pecclt;(torttin.Citrttii refurre�lionem,E.t uitam aternatnAmeti:

Fiac tertia deniquc fymboli Apoftolici parte clariftime de gratta, auxilioamp;ef��dibus fpiritus fatidi in ecdefia c�fitemunamp;teftamurciusnbsp;efte, corda noftra illuminareper Euai�gelioti cognitione dei patrisamp; finbsp;li) eius lES VCHRISTI , Item, accendere amore legis dei Si pronbsp;ximi. Nam ad hoc mitti cohftat fpiritum fandum : 8d illius h�c pro/nbsp;pria ac precipua officia eff� in ecdefia,qu� eft communio ilia Si. focietasnbsp;ac c�tus populi fandorumrcui per Chrifti beneficium contingitpecca/nbsp;tiremifl�o �C�terna uita�

Illi igitur ipiritui tribuimus per fidei confefl�onem^ quod nos doce�KJ LL tj

acconfo�etur per euangelium,de remi'i�ionepcccati promiff�onib�s �tem� uit�. Item quod noua uitam inchoet in nobis, amp; nouos aiorumnbsp;motus creet. In fumma,quod nos f�ciat EccleG'am ill�dei, cuius efl pernbsp;codonatam peccati remifnone propter Chriflu, �tern� uir� bcrediras�nbsp;Nam perEuangelrj anni�ciationera cogregatilkiin fidei unitate^eceffinbsp;cit utp�nitentiamagat,acglorigdei in omnibus feruiat, fuis cupiditatinbsp;bus moriacur,perferat crucem,amp; quaslibet aff�i�i�es noie Chnfti. At/nbsp;q? cxpedet denicp amp; perfediffimam abolition� peccati mortis, ut fi/nbsp;n e qua nee refurredio mortuorum, nee uita �terna accipi aut poifidcri

SEddicam hoe loco qu�damperoccafioncmpaulo'copiofi'us de Ee/ clefia,quam fed in fymholi Apoflolici enarrationetut plane intelliganbsp;tur,qu�nam fitina,quam Chriflus agnofcit pro fua Ecc�efia,amp;fponfgnbsp;loco habet.Illius qu� non habet maculam aut rugam:ficut Paulus in^t,nbsp;deeccleGa,fed eft fandta tota:amp;incu�pabilis,maxime coram Deo,

Proinde Ecclefi�adpellatione Ggnificatur ccetusamp; congregatio qugdam,ideft:populialicuiusceTtamultitudo.Di(fla eftaut�abeuocannbsp;do feu conuocando,quo eti� Paulus alludere uidetur,in locisp'n qusbusnbsp;ad certas ecclefiasfcribensjadpellatillas uoeatosfaneftos. Intel�igcnsni/nbsp;mirum,ad fidem promift�onum gratip,amp; euangelij de Chrifto,remifllt;nbsp;one peccati,amp;uita �terna per ipfum euocatas feuconuocataseffe. Quanbsp;quam amp; Synagog� nomine �'gnificetur congregatio Su focietas qu�/nbsp;dam populi,qu� eft certa ratione unitazfed a cogendo inunum corn/nbsp;pell�do. Quiaeft populilegistquifine Iibertatisfp� agit.Lexcm eftinnbsp;iuftis pofita:amp; officiu pgdagogi prgftat iuftificandis per Chrift� lefum.nbsp;Et trangreflbribus durifl�me loquit: ut,maledilt;ftus q n� permanfei'it innbsp;omnibus qu� feripta funt in libro legt s. Nec poteft tam� liberare a pecnbsp;cat�,feu iuftificare peccatores. Ideo populum inuitum ac rebelle fub prgnbsp;ceptis iufticig operum retinet, coa�tum,8^ conclufum fub lege,ceu in canbsp;uea quadam ,ne fe ipfo deterior fiat, hoc eft, n e fecundum con cupifc�tiasnbsp;carnis, in qu�uis delifta,tranfgrefti�es,�C fcelera diff�uat ac dilabatur*nbsp;Et peccatores interim,qualcs natura oeshomines fumus, grauiftimealt;ynbsp;cufat,reprehendic ac damnat. Nam h�c efte legis pr^cipua officia fatis ctgt;nbsp;ftat.Ideo carnalibusferuit.id eft,duris amp; intradab!libus,quosfub prpecnbsp;ptis operum conclufosretinet, non fine tedio,odio amp; fumma moleftianbsp;cordis eorum,conceptis contra legem. Quanquam prodeft hoc legis ofnbsp;ficioita coh erceri, tum nequisfe ipfo deterior fiat, utdixi,tumetiam,uEnbsp;magnitudo peccati cognofeatur ? Hic ergo populus,qui efto�m, quosnbsp;nondum regenuit gratia per fidem in Chriftum, nec d� gubernatur pernbsp;fp�mfan��,habetfp�mferuitutisamp;timoris , eocpamp;odij aduerfusle/nbsp;2emamp;

gem nbsp;deum, Cui�is tota lufticfa eft phanTai�ca ujo�enta.Ide� net po/

teft quenquamamorcefaluare. nbsp;Eccleftaautem eftrenatoR� ,per fid� ce�cdc/�di

in Chnft�, collcfta fodetasamp;J multitudo:a legibus liberaraj'd eft,ab ra amp;ma�edi�ionibuskgis. Per gratis �nimeuocataeft ad Eu�gdqnbsp;msff�ones amp; con folationes illas, quibus oHertur nobis Cbrifti nomine,nbsp;remiftio peccad SC �terna uita Jdcirco liberamur per eas a peccato,amp; iu/nbsp;ftificamur peccatores,quatenus credimus in Chriftum.Quin etiam fpi/nbsp;ritu faiido donamur,^pter Chriftmut fine fimuladoe,fine odio aduernbsp;fus leg�,nec^ coacle, feruiamus deo in nouitate uit� propter Chriftum*nbsp;Quibus ob id lex neep uultnec^ poteft noxia eftefticut Paulus docet Ganbsp;la^v Jegem no aduerfariillis,qui per fidem iuftic�� fpiritus ftud�t'Hgcnbsp;enim effe,qug per EuSgelium ad nos adferuntut nemo pius ighoratmecnbsp;opus eft hoc loco prolixisdemonftrationibus adidprobandu. Eu�geli/nbsp;urn enim,quo ecc�efi� fundantur,miftum eft utpeccatores confoleturtnbsp;cos qui uei'e contriti fun t amp; per promiffion e remiftionis peccad �tern�nbsp;mord eripiat Jdeo amp; a Paulo uocatur potentia dei,ad falutem,omni quinbsp;crediu Ec quoniam a fpiritu fando gubernatur ecclefia, idco placide regt;nbsp;giturmec uultalfud,quamlicet, aut oportetuelle.In quam unam illudnbsp;Pauli quadrat,Lex iufto no eft pofita. Credit itacp in Chriftu,qug uenbsp;re eft ecclefia amp; regitur a fp� fancfto.ldcirco diligitdeu, legem amp;^proxi/nbsp;mu: agit peen itentia, amp;nouitati uitg ftudet,Pr�ftatit�pcenitenria,finenbsp;murmure amp; fine querela, in aduerfis: expedans perfedam renouado/nbsp;nemfuio^liberatione aquauiscorrupdone peccad,mortalitads, amp;in/nbsp;tcritusiniuria,Saneemnoneft ecclefia,qug promiffioibusEuSgelrj nonbsp;credit;autaliundequgritiuftifi'cari,quaper fidem in Chriftij. Necquaenbsp;flagitiofeamp;finep�nitentia uiuit, defiderqs peccad indulg�s.Namuc^nbsp;ra ecclefia. ut per gratig fidem,deo 8C red�pton Chrifto acceptum fert idnbsp;ftificationis amp; faluationis donum,Ita glorig dei in omnibus U!uit,amp; fol/nbsp;licita eft bon is operibus proficere ac preceilere. Ea enim eft fidei effi'eadinbsp;in eledis dei; quibus uidelicet feruit Euagelium ad ueram iufticiam amp; e/nbsp;tern� uitam.Quapropter utrumep operat,tam remiftionis peccati fide,nbsp;quam p�nitenti3,amp;uit�nouitatealiquam,qugoportet nomineChri/nbsp;fti per Euangelium docere in ecclefia,nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;H�c ergo ecclefia eft fa nda � eecfefiad'^�

perfede manda a peccatoadeocjj inculpabih's,per donum remiffiois pec nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;J*'

catfiquatenus credit in Chriftu, quern habet preci�amp;l fandific�tionem pro peccato amp; pro eterna morte. Item quatenus mundat a fpiritu fando;

amp;nouitati uit� ftudet, fine imprjsopinionibus rneredi faluation�, per operum iufticias.Itaq? perfeda mundicies ilia qua cora deo inculpabilesnbsp;fumus,n5 eft uirtutis obedi�d� noftrg:fed beneficenti�dei amp; lefu Chrtnbsp;fti.Si em uirtutes noftras inlpicias,eft adhuc muitu immundici� igt;C impnbsp;fedion is in illisrpropter reliquias peccati in natur3,Slt; quod per obedi�/nbsp;dam noftra nunqu�poftumus pr^cept� in lege iuftici� fatisfacere. Sedf

amp; iufl� eft p�n�tenciam agereccde�a, peccato refiftere, nbsp;nbsp;profi�re in

iufticiamorum, quia nond�eftperfedepuraab iniquinam�us percati� Sanifla per remifl�oncm peccati propterfidem in iuftificatorem Chrift��,nbsp;fantflaitem,quia a fpiritu fandlo gubernatur. Cuius iufticic plaan t deo,nbsp;amp; pro perfedis reputantur,quatenus ex fiderec�dliationis pr�ftantur.nbsp;Citiolica,nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;Appellatur Catholica,quia eft cotius orbis cerrar�, ubi funt qui crc/

dunt in Chrift�: qug etiam c�pit a condito orbe amp; dur�t ad eius fincm. Quo noie eft una,8d uniuerfaliter o�m,qui crediderunt,cred�t,aut crt znbsp;dituri funt in Chrift�. Quamquaadmixto's habet, multos hypocritas,nbsp;uanifl�mosnebu�ones, qui Ce pro ecclefiadei uenditant hic in ta ris,nbsp;cumnihil fint minus:fed hos iudiciudei reuelabit.Sicenim funt in cedenbsp;Ca,ut pale� tritico adm ixt�. In quos,quia a Domino iudicabuntur, di/nbsp;dunieft:paleasaut�comburet ign� inextinguibili.Matth.iq. Veraa�tnbsp;ecclefia,utper uerbum deifundatur amp; confcruatur:itaper ho�m tradin'nbsp;ones uaftatur acpa'diturrde illis loquor,quas faciunt nccefl�rias adfalunbsp;tem,amp; dicunt meritorias efl� remifl�onis peccati 8d uit�. H�cigitur i�znbsp;tiscomm�dantnobis preciumuerbidei,SCdocent,ut caueamusnobis 3nbsp;prophaniscultibus Papiftarum, quibus propemodumdela�funtatqrnbsp;extind�ecclefi�.

In fumma,retinet uerbigrati� f�d�ecclefiatquod eft eft Euangeli} de remift�one pd� amp; uita gterna,per Chrift�. Cauetpr�terea fibi diligcn/nbsp;tiffime a pcft�,in quo prius,quam receperat Chrift�, redemptorem fu�,nbsp;iacuerat mortua. EtIapfainpeccat�,moxiteR2refurgit,ac cautius agit.nbsp;Facinorofos aut� SC impoenitentes, tanq mortua m�bra,'refecac a corponbsp;re: quanqu� �i. iftos tandem reuerfos ,iterum recipit, aedenuo fibi in/'nbsp;corporat.Et quoni�caput habet Chrift� Iefum,iddrco ieruiunt ei necefznbsp;farioomia in bon�. Hinc eti� crefeit in perfecutione. Neep enim poteftnbsp;diuin� uirtuti,qu� agit in ea,quifqu� refiftere.SoIi deo cogniia eft,innbsp;xta iJIud:Ego fcio quos elegerim.Ioan.xiq. Et C'eut Paulusfcrjbit,ij.Tinbsp;moth.i}.Sed firm� ftatfiindamentum dei,habens fi'gnacul� hoc:Nouitnbsp;Dns fuOs. Extern is tarnen quibufd�notisamp; coram mundo eognitaeft�nbsp;max�eper uerbum Eu�gcirjnbsp;nbsp;nbsp;debitum facramentor?: ufum.It�fi pccni

tenti� agat,confiteat Chriftum,perferatcruc�,amp; pr�ftet proximis officia diletftionis. Ad cuius forma,quifquis non uiuit,non poteft faluus fieri,nbsp;Porto huiusecclefi�funtferuiSC miniftri Pontifices �i. Epifcopnaznbsp;deot^ dilpenfatores myfterioR� dei. Non dni, aut Imperatores. Ncc acccnbsp;peruntpoteftat�condendi leges in ecclefia:fed Euangeli� docendi, amp;nbsp;pr�dicandip�nitenti�,qualis in uerbodeipr�fcriptacft. Aepoteftat�nbsp;habet ecclefiaiudicandi de dogmaribus EpiftopoR�tquin etiam integr�nbsp;cftecclefi�,eos Epifcoposamp; dolt;ftores,qui n� faduntoffidum fu�,refj'�nbsp;�re,Et,utpaucisdic�,nuIliusMagifteri�agnofdc pr�terq Dniamp;^ca/nbsp;pitisfui

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pin�s fui Chrifti. Matth, xxifj. Eocg nec audit,nif� qui illi adferunt �uafg� 11 um Chrifti.Ioan.x. H�ceftdenicp, qu� n� errat,necp poteft errare:nbsp;columna amp; firmament� ueritatis.i. Tim.irj.quatenus fcflicet fui paftorisnbsp;uocem audit,retjnetacfequitur. Alioqui qu� audit uoc�alienor� amp; adnbsp;probat d�monioR2dodrinas,qu� nonerraretC Viderint ergo quidaznbsp;gant,amp; qu�fint deouibus Chriftfiquidodrinasho�m, pro infalhbilinbsp;ndeir�guladcfendunt.Certeenimnifip�niteatcois iftiusuanicrafi�nbsp;crrorjs,n � modo non cr�t comput�di inter filios dei, fed inter reprobosnbsp;o�mgrauifl�mepunient.Eo quodecclefiasintolcrabiliiniuria oner�t; amp;nbsp;pr� aitjs obfcurantg�ori� dei,acc^ adeoaudaciflime contemnunt.

Et h�c deccclefia,quo melius confitcamur gloria Chrifii,contra im poftores iftoRt temporum,qui d�nant hanc ecclefi^definition?,qua tailsnbsp;iorma eius pr�fcribitur,quai� hic tradidi.Igitur iftis h�cPauli defcrinbsp;ptioncobhcimus,qu� eft Ephe. v.Chriftusdilexit ecclefiam, amp; (emet/nbsp;spfumtradiditproea,utin� fandiftcaret,mundanse�lauacro aqu^inj^nbsp;bo,utexhiberetipfefibi gloriofam ecclefi�, non habentcm maculaautnbsp;rugam,aut aliquid huiufmodi,fed ut fit fanda amp; irreprehenfibihs. Hacnbsp;ergo fi poftunt,meliore formam ecclefi� tradere,agefaciant. Aut finantnbsp;ecclefiam gaudere,amp; fua uoluptatc in Chrifto lefuperfrui: amp; fruant ipfinbsp;ooluptatibus huius m�di .De ilh's loquor,quibusnecp glori� Chrifti,nbsp;neqj faluds ecclefi� ftudium:amp;requir�t tn,utpro colunis ecclefig habenbsp;antur.Sed nihilprodeftcu iftis rixari. Nosgloriamur in Chriftolefu:nbsp;qui eft fundamctum ecclefig,et petra ilia aduerfus qu� nihil poflunt,neenbsp;port�infero�^.Multominus fatellitiumiftud diaboli amp;pfeudoepifco/nbsp;porumamp; tyrannorum, quiuolunt glorificari in hoc mundo,amp;Chri/nbsp;fti gloriam qu�runt oppreflam.

quot;P Oftconfeft�on�glorigdd'�Clefu Chrifti, habet inuocatiomax�e p ^AP.V�i A darum exerciti�fidci:amp; utiliftima eft, atlt;� imprimis neceflaria quanbsp;ecclefi� utanneum in c�muni,tum priuatim pro feqfcp.Nam in quibufnbsp;lib et calamitatibus rogandus eft deus,ut nos eripiat: amp;pro neceflitate innbsp;iiet,acfaluos faciat. In operibus ergo bonis fecundi pcepti, prgcipuo fa/nbsp;cit ad diuini nois lionorem. C� efn aliqua re indigemus, the recurrimusnbsp;adde�,amp;inpcationibusnoftrisapcrimuseinoftrasnecef��tates,amp;gra/nbsp;ti� atep auxiiium ab ipfo petimus 8Crogamus: ita ut reqrit fieri,pro no/nbsp;ftr� fidei in ipfum exerdtatione SC fui nom inis honore. Qua propter SCnbsp;fumme gforificat deum inuocatio: amp; nunquam poteft omitti nificumnbsp;maximarum rerum incommoditaribus,ac damnis.

Glorificatio eft,illum honor? habere deo, quod nos iauocatesrefpi ciatper filiu Chr�ft�:et inqbuflibetneteflitatjbusiuuet,etmalis oibusnbsp;eripiac.Turn ilia fiducia incundater inuqcare de�jqu� non poteft no fc

qui exauditio,liberatio,amp; falus.Iuxta illud lodis.tj.Omnfs quicunq; tn uocaum'tnome Dominifaluusent.Habetigirur maximepiam in Denbsp;um, turn utile nobis exerdtatione inuocatio: nee alia eius caufa eft,id eft,nbsp;cur Deus uelit a nobis inuocari,quant ut nos cxaudiendo, pro fui nominbsp;nis honore, ab ipfo adiuuemur. Nam bonis noftris ipfe nihil indiget;nbsp;fed ut eft fons quidam omnis bonitatis, atcp adeo ipla bonitas, ita amatnbsp;nobis prodefte.Neq� uulttn, nifiperfideiinuocation�honoreturanoznbsp;bis.Qua caufla per pr�ceptiones urget nos ad inuocandum: amp; pro/nbsp;miftionibusfuauiinmisalIicitnos,utipfiusopem,gratiamamp;Jauxiiiumnbsp;qu�ramusamp;iimploremus.Quar�n�nullaspaulopoftreferemus.Scpnbsp;antigitur fe grauifli'me peccare,ifti qui non inuocat nomen Domini,q/nbsp;des opuseft: acrurfusquiinuocantcertiifime confidant fe placeredeo,nbsp;rcfptci,exaudiri,amp;in quibuflibetneceftitatibus adiuuari. Proinde �Cnbsp;iniigniter contemnitur deus ab bis quos nec pr�cepta mouent, nec pro/nbsp;mifltones,ad inuocandum.�pr�fertim in tot miferandis cafibus amp; dadPnbsp;bus, quibus frequenter atterimur in hocfecuio.lmo, ifti in quibus adeonbsp;nullum ftudium eftglori�de�autfalutisanimaisifuarum. Nam quo/nbsp;rum frigent precationesjilli non obfcure fignificant,fe non magni face/nbsp;re deigloriamraut communem ecclefiarum falutem, fiue quomodo ipfinbsp;a peccato liberentur amp; a periculofis tentationibus cuftodiantur. Rurfusnbsp;autem eximie honoratur Deus,a diuerfis illis a quibus inuocatur. Namnbsp;amp; pr�ceptam der uoluntatem fadunt,amp; promiflidnum fidem exeixcnt:nbsp;eocpamp;foeliciterinrebusomnibusagunt. Quoniamadeo, utdi�ti�eft,nbsp;relpiduntur amp; adiuuantur: ut enimhonorant Dominum, ita uidflimnbsp;honorantur abeo. Qua propter in uocan ces, impoffibileeftnon exaudiznbsp;ritqueadniodum amp;deferunturadeo,quieundemperneglelt;ftaminuonbsp;cation em deferuerunt. Et hue fade illud .1. Reg.ij.quod deusloquitur.nbsp;Quicuncphonorificaueritme,glorifi'cabo eum,quiautemcontemnuntnbsp;me,erunc ignobiles.Quare necefleeft derelinqui iftos a Deo, tademq;nbsp;confunditutetiam tocius mundi fcelicieacibus florerent.

. Sed fubn'dam hicnonulla feriptur� teftimonia.quibus amp; exdtari Aedu�a,(lut . unbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;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-nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;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

ftwaJjwcciia �nnamman adinuocationem ,pium atq^ ardens precacioms ltudium,pol tiSeicxcitic fumus.Omnino enim nofle oportet,quantascommoditates adferat,pernbsp;fidem precacionesfundereaddeum,qui debemusad inuocaticnem prenbsp;pararf.rgnarienimutilitatisSi^lrudus, quiconfequi inuocationem foznbsp;lec,quid poftemus,aut quomodo adeo rogareCQuia ergo deus pr�d/nbsp;pit inuocationem, amp; quia innocantibusfe aftringit maximarum rcrumnbsp;promiftionibus, teftificansquodudit petitionesnoftrasfacere, idcirconbsp;utiliftimum eft precari:impi�5if pernitiofum precatioes omittere. Quodnbsp;cunos docent pr�terea iplepeciti�esprecationis,qugtraditaeftaChri/nbsp;ftottum plurima alia teft�nonia feriptur�, de quibushic pauculaqu�znbsp;damfubijciamus*

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Vt expfa�. cxiv. PropeeftDOMINVSomnibusinuocantibus cG omnibus qui inuocant eumfnueritatc. Voluntatem umenciuml�faci^nbsp;et : �C c�atnorem eorum audict, amp; faluabi't eos. Videlicet, cripicns illosnbsp;ac libetansa quibuflibetcalamitattbusjcorporalibus, fpin'tualibusnbsp;�te rnis: Su defideria ipforum repl�s.Non polTunt enim, qui decenter acnbsp;pie prec�tur,aliquid pugn�s cum uo�i�cate dei rogare,Quapropter et n�nbsp;poflunt ho exaudiri, fiait etiam loannes teftatuni loan, v, H�c eft fiduznbsp;cia quam habemus ad Deum, quod quicquid petierimus fecundum uo^nbsp;luntatem eius ,aud!tnos^ Sicautem �i. deusipfc confolatitifl�meloquicnbsp;nobis, pfal.1. In uoca me in die tribulationis:amp; eripiam te,�^ glorificabisnbsp;me.Hue faciunt exempla:amp; illud Dauid is pfal.xxxij.Teftatur enim p/nbsp;canti fibi remii�� fuiffe peccata,quoda�i)s proponit in confolation�. Sicnbsp;em loquitur. Peccatummeum notum tibifeci: amp;delidumm�ura nonnbsp;operui. Dixi ,confitebor fuper trani^efif�onibusmeis DOMino, amp;nbsp;tu remififti iniquitatcm peccati mei. Pro hacCrcmiff�one.^rabit ad teo/nbsp;mnis fanctus�in tempore inueniedi. amp;c.Item facinorofo ifti,de quo eftnbsp;Luc.xxii). cum rite precaretur,di(ftum eft a Dominozhodie mecum erisnbsp;in parad�fo. Et Chriftus teftatur,qucnd� pub�icanum,inuocati�is be/nbsp;neficio iuftificatum defcendifte atemplo in domumfuamrcuius uidelicetnbsp;h�c fueratprecatio.DB VS propitius eftomihi peccatori. Et in Euangenbsp;liOjinquit, Petite SCdabitur uobis :qu�riteamp; inuenietis,pulfate �d apenbsp;rietur uobis,Item,omnia qugcunc^ peueritis in oratione,credentes,accinbsp;pieds.

Sed hoc loco diligenter agendum eft, ut in precationibus n�ftris, Qrdtio�t^ quas ad deum inftituimus femper aliquid piarum neceftariarum rehz /rfx.nbsp;ab ipfopoftulemus.me fint ociof�amp;hypocntarumiuftici�.Nonetnnbsp;eft inuocatio,necfunt precationes, in quibus nihil petitur a deo.Quodnbsp;quibufdam hypocricis in more eft, fcilicetlongas precati�es facere, 8^nbsp;nihil peterea deo. Hoc tempore, nimis uulgat� uicium. Itafol�tenimnbsp;multi;hnguntfeperprecationesfuas,multabonaoperacumulare, quinbsp;bus amp; fibi amp; alrj s ccc�i municipatum merea ntur. Sed pq precatores iftasnbsp;pharifaicas cauflas n� habent fu�inuocati�is: fed eas quas dixi,amp; de^/nbsp;bus prgcipit in orandi formula Chriftus.Sit ergo petax oratio,amp;bon�nbsp;fpeirefertiftimatquod uidelicet deus,femper conf�r�t nobis aliquid uti/nbsp;lium �C neceftariarum rerum.

Spectetur autem in rogando finis i�le principalior ac potior, ut omnia qu� petimus ad glorif�candum D E V M referamustacnenbsp;quid uelimus nobis conferri contra eius uoluntatem. Itaquenecqupnbsp;rend� funt procu� rationes amp; cauf� neceftariarum petitionum: qu�nbsp;etiam nunqu� deelTe poftunt.Quod fatis norut qui precati�is fomuI�,J|nbsp;traditaefta Chrifto, amp;^ neceft�riumufumeius mediocriter intelligunt

Vtinam enimtamplane intelljgeretur,amp;in tam pio ufu ab omnibus haberetur,quam eft uulgaris ac crita. Atcp u tin am att cod�rent homi/nbsp;nes,quantis in rebus conueoiantDE VM,illi a qubus quotidic dicitunnbsp;Quanquam autem abfolutam eius intclbgentiatn,nempe,rci fpiritualifnbsp;fim�,nemo audeat profiterinamen percurram earn ipfam formularn pre/nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;t

candi,paululum infra,aliquabreui enarrati�e.Re�e enim habetur,pro methodo,omnium qu� a Deo conuenit petere.Qu� etiam qualiterc�/nbsp;queexplicata,modo pie,admonebitnos,quam religiofefitdicenda. It�,nbsp;quanto cum frudu�dutilitatedicatur abillis,quiuereinDeumperIenbsp;fum Chriftum crcdiderunt,fi tarnen fidudaexaudiend� prccationisnonnbsp;deftituantur.

Si igitur omnes intelligerent �nuocationK ufum S� uera cordis fidu/ cia ilia uterent, haber�t baud dubie melius res priuat� fingulorum,8^nbsp;pLiblicg om nium, Et ut ufum orationis plurimi intelligant,tarnen ne ilKnbsp;quidem,continuo,utoportet,eautuntur. Non eft igitur res tam uulga/nbsp;ris,quam creditor efle,pianbsp;nbsp;nbsp;efficax precatio.Certe,quos non docuitni

. , fiIitera,nihilquod eftinuocationisprgftare poffunt.Saneinexternocul Dei,nullumahudopus dtt��ciliuspr�ftatueft,re�aacdebitainuoca/nbsp;tione. Ac necef�� eft quidem,ut ad omnia opera bonaaccedat fidesrquodnbsp;uidclicet refpiciat eaDeus,adprobet propter Chriftum. Tarnen inuo-*nbsp;cationipr�alrisdifficilhmum eftfidemadiungerecquod omnes,opinor,nbsp;experiuntur. Cum igiturin his difficultatibuslult;ftamur,ita mederiin/nbsp;firmitatibus noftris poft�mus, fi cogitemus pr�ceptum Dei efte, utin/nbsp;uocemus. Necefle eft igitur, ut placeat Dco,in fummis cultib us,in uocanbsp;tio.'cumipfum quolt;^ nomen DO MI NI per earn pr�cipuo houo/nbsp;retur.Deinde,ucniant in memoriam promifl�ones.Nam quia Deus in/nbsp;uocantibus promtttit exauditionem,teftatiffimum eft, q?maximepro/nbsp;nus ac procliuis, ut ita dicam,exaudiat ac faciat noftras petitiones.

Omnium uerodiligentiflimecauendumeft,nequis exiftimetfeex/ CoH'raphan audiriinuocationismerito:autpropter perfonalem aliquam fuidignitanbsp;fiicuerrorenbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;Nam fi proptcr opus operatum inuocationis exaudiremur,nihil

I,; d�f��rrentfantftorum iuftici^,a iufticqs hypocritaruro,pharif�orum 8^ quarumlibet genti� .Deinde fi u�l� iuftici�noftrg taies ac tant� eflent,nbsp;utpropter eas refpiceret nos Deus,amp; inuocantibus pr�ftaret earum menbsp;rito,quod petunt,eo ipfo CH RIS TI gloria euacuareturtpropter quenbsp;tarnen unum confi�t nobis Deum fauere 8^ propif ium eft�.Item^refpi/nbsp;cere inuocantes, tueri, adiuuare: eiufdem unius merito. Vaide igiturnbsp;ftulte amp; pharifaice errant,qui precationes noftras numerant, in reliquonbsp;illohypocrifeoscultu ,quemdicunt ex op�r� operatoualere coram Deo.nbsp;Nam cum nihil taie fit in omnibus operibus, qu� ab hominepr�ftarenbsp;poflunt; turn inuocationis exercitium omnium minime eo feruit. Nul/

fus cnim prorfus eins ufus eft, fine promtfl�onis fide: cum aim poKiteSi officia amp; opera aliquo m�requiratdcus,amp; aliquamunlitat� adferantnbsp;hoibus in hac comuni uita,en� fine fide pr�ftita Jnuocatio aut fine fidenbsp;prorfus eftinfruduofa: amp;fnuff�unIitat�habet,neapudbG�esquid�,

Quin edam, quia inuocandneceflariaeft fides promiftion urn gra/ ti�, ideo fine fide precari,eft deum irriderepodus quam honorart fie,nbsp;fiducia priuat�iufticigprecari,omnium maximeredundatin grati�conbsp;temptum:amp;contumeliofum eft in fcruatorcm Chriftu, propter quernnbsp;unumomnes iuftici� noftr� demum probantur deo,quatenus creditnbsp;musin cum.Somniareautem, quod ull�precariones noftr� ualeant co/nbsp;ramdeo,exopercoperato,pharifaicumcft,amp;piufquam uanumacftul/nbsp;turn. Itacp Chriftus apud loannem cap.xvi. in quit: Amen amen dico uo r�grlt;tiitchrinbsp;bis�Si quid perieritis patrem in nomine meo,dabit uobis. H�c ergo no/*nbsp;minis Chrifti menrio tollat omnium primo h�fitationem illam noftra,nbsp;Sc impiamdin�dend�,qu�fadtnos defperare exauditione. Namcda*nbsp;fi nospeccatores fimus,amp; indigni,quos deus refpidat inuocantes: tamenbsp;propter Chriftum exaudimur,ut per quern nobis deus eft placatus,amp;nbsp;pitiuspater,adeo ut nos dilediftimoRzfilioi^Iocohabeat.Ddndeexclitnbsp;dat arrogantem prgfumpdonemoperis iufh'ci� noftrg: cui hypocrite trinbsp;buuat,quod per fe apud deum placeant.Quarum immun didem fi intucnbsp;a mur,fine fide propiciatoris lefu Chrifti,nunqua non cogemur,de granbsp;tia 8C fauore erga nos dei defperare. Proinde, fi fiducia prom/ftionSnbsp;grati� nobis defit,fruftfa eft inftituerc aut f�cere precationem ad deum�nbsp;Quod edam �eatus Iacobusadfirmat,Iacobi j.Sicinquiens:Si quis au/nbsp;tern ueftrum indiget fapientia,poftulet a DEO,qui dat omnibus liberanbsp;liter, amp; non improperat, SC dabitur ei,poftulet aut� infidc, nihil h�fi/nbsp;tans. Quicnim h�fitat, fimilis eft fludui maris, qui uento mouetur acnbsp;circumfertur.Non ergo exiftimet homo ilk qqod accipiat aliquid aDo�nbsp;mino.Viruacillans animo non poteft fubfifterein omnibus uqsfuis�nbsp;Sediam fads didum eft, quibus radon ibusoporteat nos h�fitadoni �Cnbsp;diffidendgrepugnare.�ad quodpr�terea ualet,fi cogitemusquod Chri/nbsp;ftus ipfe,qui nos exaudit efi patre,modu amp; j^ba petition� necefl�riar�,nbsp;udlium,amp;quasconuenitadeorogare,nobispr�fcripfit. Vtmaximcnbsp;cenum fit,fi fecundum eas rogauerimus deum, nos exaudiri.

-^brcu� quand�enarradon�dnic�orationisdabimus. Idergomox ah inido fumme nos cofoletur, q? aliqd rogaturi a deo, iuffi fumus abnbsp;ipfomet Domino Chrifto Iefu,in huncmodum exordirfi

Nam hacpr�faciuncula admonec nos Chriftus qua fide oporteat ue niread inuocadonem, �C teftatur, quod deus fitnobisplacatus, quodnbsp;reipiciatnqs^^ quod oirxdfitiws, Eoqueamp; exaodiat xnuocan�es*

quluidelicct ueni�t�n fide adopnonis, qu�f��la eft per Chrifiuifi.E^ fic exaudiatjUt a quibuflibet ad uerfarfj s malis libei'et, amp; faluos faoat.

Infumma,duplexargumentumeft:Deumue!le nobssadefleSC ueP lenos iuuare,quoniam pater eft .Turn pofte nos fa�u�'e ,cum !ion fitexgt;nbsp;cellen nor,quam eftDOMINVS cocii et terr�,eui omnes cr.^a ur�nbsp;feruiuntamp;omma poteftati eiusfunt fubieda.

Reuocatitacp Chn'ftus his uerbis nobis Odern adoptionis in memo riatamp;requirit,ut per fidutianominis fui in ilia confiftamiis.Qua certunbsp;fitjdeumnobis eflepatr�, mifcrerinoftru amp; ignofccrenobis.Quiqi��nbsp;opdmus eftjideo fumme mifericors eft amp; placabiJis patcr:ultra,qu� op?nbsp;tarepoftiimus.Ergo reeipit peccatores,amp; laluac eos,qui ex fide paternagnbsp;beneuolenti� eius ipfum accedunt. Sicut docemur in quadam parabo?nbsp;la Lu.xVfde filio prodigo: quem fiducia paternae beneuolenti� retraxcnbsp;ratexperditione,ac patri reftituit,cui nihil optatius potuit coming ere.

IN omnibus,qu�iuftituimus,operamuramp;agimus,honori5lt;j gio r ie diuint nominis primas debemusrnec poftiimus aliter bene agerefiicnbsp;corporaliter in terris,aut faluari a peccato amp; a morte,et in futura uita beanbsp;tieiTe,nifi illiusgloriam omnibus pr�feramustideoinpetici�ibusno/nbsp;ftris docuit nos Chriftus ordiri a fandificatione nois Dei. Eft am fannbsp;(ftificare nomen DOMINI, Deum ipfum celebrareamp;glorificare,re/nbsp;lt;fta confeftione,pr�dicatione,inuocatione,laude gratiaruadionc: denbsp;quibus omnibus amp;in fuperiore parte huius libri dictum cft,amp; nuncdid'nbsp;inus.Sed amp; facit ad glorificationem nominis Dei,huiusuit�nofti � e?nbsp;mendatio:amp; in moribus uera atcp perfetfta conuerfioad Deum.

Quod ergo pr�cipuum eft, in hacpetici�eomni� primo rogamus, pro uera,reda,amp; firma noticia dei.N� finehac neccelebrari a nobisfutanbsp;d�bita laude poftet Deusinec nosad DE VM conuerti. Sitacftnbsp;aucem retftanoticia De� non fo�um in eftenti� diuinecognitione,quaivnbsp;ta rcuelara eft teftimonio fctipturarumtuerumetiam in prgcipuisillis,qugnbsp;fancfideijcreationis omnium Sfredemptionisgeneris humani.Ergon^nbsp;ininis appellationeh�c omnia intelligereoportet:qu� uidelicet innotunbsp;eruntnobisdeDeo,amp;;quibusuultapudnosamp;a nobiscelebrari. QuiiPnbsp;dum oramus fan (ftificari,nihil aliud petimus,nift ut per ueram notitiamnbsp;feureuelationem cognitahic interris,abomnibus glorificenturia om?nbsp;nibusuit�cafibus.

Hac igitur prima petitione rogamus, utconfirmata in nobis noticia Dei,Deus ipfe, ut oportet, glorificetur anobis,ideft, uc confiteamurnbsp;ipfum,trinum,unum,omnipotentem,�ternum,conditorem cccli amp; ternbsp;r�,gubernatorem amp;c�feruatorem omniumtltem redemptorem h umanbsp;ni generis, per filium Chriftum. Ideo �C inuocemus eumin quahbetnbsp;neceftitate , �C gratiasin omnibus agamus. Non murmuremus contra

liber TE R TI vs; nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;ie?

Deum in aduerfis: fed pat i en nam fememnsamp;^excrceamus. Et ficut dignuni cftDeOjitain histeiTisfilrj Dei, perfaneftam uit^ convier fationera, honore/nbsp;m LIS ipfurn� Proinde his rationibus fan�ificatur nomen Dominiiin qui/nbsp;bus cum nihil poflic humanainftrmitas dignum deo pr�ftare,ideo gratianinbsp;auxilium diuinum imploraredocemur, ut e� nobis contingant,per qu�nbsp;Deus a nobis glorificetur:m3xime,utpaterniratis nomen in nobis confirmenbsp;tur.Et ne quid diferepet in nobis, a nominis honor�: hue, quo nomen pair isnbsp;infilqspolluatur,di(f�:o,moribus,autfachsJdeoet qu�s�ibetblafphemiasinnbsp;Deum hac petitione reifie deprecamur:amp; offenfiones ac fc3ndala,quibus a/nbsp;uertimuraglori�Deiftudio. In fumma. Nomen ipfum,quod in feue/nbsp;nerabile eft amp; fandlum, pecinaus,ut ufu noftro ita tra(ftetur,ut Deo dignuninbsp;eft:amp;nobis,pergratiamfdijs Dei,cauftapietatisin Deu, SL iuftici� �ternbsp;n�uit�,eflhciatur. Ergonomen, quod in fefan�umeft,fancftificaturapudnbsp;iios,nofmetipfosfandhhcando-iQuapropternonpetimns,utnomenipfuninbsp;Deifandiusefticiac, utquod/n feeft abfolutiflimefan�um:fedutfuauir^nbsp;tute dignam fandtificationem in ilobis operetur,qua Deum gioribcemus,amp;nbsp;perpetuo bead fimus*

Hoc eft, Tu nos gubernaregno grati�tu�, cum utf/duciapaternitatis tu�confirmemur: turn ut plerio imperio fpiricus amp; a peceatis retrahamur,�nbsp;amp; nouitati uit� ftudeamus. H�cfuh't enfm,qu� pr�dieari fecit nobis regnonbsp;grati� iu�,per fdium Chriftum:n�mp�, fides Sgt;^ p�nitencia. Sine quibus, ucnbsp;nemo o�orificare Dominum poteft:ita necregni cccleftis,feLi uit� �tern�,nbsp;h�res fieri* Itac^ huius petitionis caufla prajceft�t in prima petitione.Nanbsp;ideo necefl�c habemus precari a Deo, ut nos regno grati� fu� gubcrner,n�nbsp;fi pr�ualeatin nobis regnum amp;. tyrannisDiaboli,deijm nonglorificemus,-amp; hc necp a peccato U eep a morteialuemur. Ac gubernat cj�idem Deu s oin/nbsp;nia:nos tarnen, qui credimus in eum, peculiariter ut diledos h�ios, amp; uitccnbsp;�ternah�redes.Etccrtepriiieipah'terin eumfinem, utanobisglorificetur.

Vt ergo per Euangelium r�gni docemurhis de rebus, qu� laciunt ad di uini nominis honorem:credita,conf�fra, amp; in omni uita adplicata ad ufum:nbsp;nempe,p�nitencia remiflio peccati, Luc� u�t.Ita h ic precamur ea nobis:nbsp;uelut perfediora^contingant, uelutcor�fifmentur in nobis, nealiquandonbsp;amittamus. Atpp utdeftrudloin nobispeccati et Diaboli impcrio,uirtus Delnbsp;occuper nos totos:amp;^ iuftificatos efhciat confortes �tern� uit�,amp; c��eftis henbsp;reditatis* Quia igitur noftris uiribus nullo modo fuff�cimus ad g�orificanbsp;dum Deumi�d quia regno grati� fi 1 fj Dei, Domini 8^ feruatoris noftri do/nbsp;nati fumusjutDe� glorificemus,iufti, falui amp; beau per eius gratiam: idea�nbsp;rogamus,ut h�cdona perfedlenobiscontingant, ut femper retineamusinbsp;ea. Ideft,utDeusper f�d�gratigfup,innobisregnet, uiuatS�op�ret:amp;'fu^�nbsp;glori� nos feruire faciat,ne immortalitatis 8d c��eftis uit� gloria priucm ur/nbsp;MM �'

Nam regnum Dei Temper pr�flo eftSed idco docemur prec�ri,ut nobis adueniat, quia opus habemus,ut Deus per fpecia Jc grade ededum regnet innbsp;nobisrnofc^ peccato S� morti eripiat. Dixi aut, quomodo hoc faciat,per pronbsp;miflionis euangeli} fidem,Slt;f p�nitenti�^qu� ex iUa fluit. Et hanc regni Delnbsp;radonem in nobis, ita exponit PauIus,Tit. rj, Adparuit enim gratia Dei, 8^nbsp;feruatoris noftri omnibus liominibus, erudiens nos.�ut abnegantes impieta/nbsp;tern amp; mundana defideria,modefle, iufte amp; pie uiuamus in pr�fcnti feculo,nbsp;Expedantes,beatam fpem,amp; adparidonem glori� magni Dei,et iaiuatorisnbsp;noftri lefu Chriftuqui dedit femetipfum pro nobis, ut nos redimer et ab om/nbsp;ni iniquitate, amp; mundaret fibi populum pecuJiar�,fedator� bonor� oper�,nbsp;tint uoltmtai tiitf.ut ill calo,nbsp;fice�aminterta.

Id eftjperf�ce in nobis,quicquid uelistuisa�t fandificadonem noftri.Er/ godeftrue in nobis corpuspeccad: Sdfacnospeccatoresuerehumiliari, atc^nbsp;ad te conuerd �i uoluntati tu� uiuere. Relidi enim noftr�uoluntad qu� eftnbsp;carnalis �(. praua, n on poflTumus n i fi pernitiofa affedare amp; qu�rere: amp; qu�nbsp;funtdedecori noinini tuo gloriofo,amp; uoluntati f�nde tug aduerfantur. Ideonbsp;rogamus, ut in omnibus tua uirtute nos corrobores ac munias: amp; auxiliumnbsp;fpiritus tui adminiftres,quo perficiatur in nobis tua uol|intas,qug fola iubetnbsp;�qua,bona,reda amp;fanda.Necpoteris a nobisglorificari,nifi illiuoluntanbsp;li tu�priusfuerimusefficaciter per omnia fubiedi:eicp,ut oportet, uiuamus

Fluit igituretiamh�c petitioexprima,etconiundam rationem habet eu fecunda. Nemo enim fandificat Deum, qui uoluntatieius nonuiuinSt utnbsp;fandificatur Deus ab his in quibus per promiflionis grati� fidem amp; fpiriiiJnbsp;fandum uiuit ac regnat: ita ab iilis qui adi a Deo debitam obedientiam praenbsp;ftant. Maxime, quo ad uit� p�n itenciam, qua per grati� fidem conformesnbsp;uo�untaridei efliciantur. Necfacileefthanc petitionem difccrnereapriorcnbsp;regni. Nifi quod hac rogamusoperis noftri obedientiam:in prioreautem,nbsp;cceleftis grati� beneficial dona,{eu uirtutes infufas,qu� noseflticiantma/nbsp;data Dei facere Sd Deum glorificare.

Sic ergo eft mirabilis ordo amp; difpofitio in his tribus petitionibus: pro re/ rum natura ita coniundis amp;coh�rairibus, utdiuelli nequeant. Nemoemnbsp;poteritfandificare Deum, inquoille non regnat: Deo autem r�gnante innbsp;nobis,necefle eft uoluntates noftras, id eft, defideriailla carnalia,per fe im/nbsp;pura,praua amp; noxia,mortificari�C interire. Cum ergo accingiinur ad prcca/nbsp;tioncm, profandificadone nominis Dei, fimul opus habemusrogarepronbsp;grati�regno:atejj utillo regno uoluntas Dei in nobis perficiatur. Ne quidnbsp;pugnans cum uoIutateDei, amp; diuinonomini indign�,quo fignatifumus,nbsp;nempe,filr| Dei,admittamus.

Itaqjrogamus haepeutione, uc uoluntati deiper omniarefpondeamus* amp; obteperemus ei:ut ficut in eledis, iaglorificatis in coelq, eft conformitasnbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;� amp;

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Si umtas uoiuntatis eorumad ucluntatem Dein'taamp;in nobis, q�i adk�c rnigt; litamus in terris, coiiti'aregn�um peceati Si mortis, eadem perficiatiir Si com/nbsp;pleatur.De qua Petrus in huncmund� fcribit.i Pet. iifj.Chrifto I'gnur paflonbsp;pro nobis in carne^�C uos eadem cogitatione armammi� Quia qui pafTus eftnbsp;in carne deffjt a peccatisrut non iam defiderrj s h omin urn, fed uol un ta ti Dei,nbsp;quod reliqu� eft temporis in carne, uiuat. Sufficitenim pr�teritumtemp�snbsp;ad uoluntatem gentium traduxifle: acambulaflein lafciuia, concupifcentijs,nbsp;uinolcntia,commefl�fionibus,potationibus,amp; nephario idolorura cultu,

Hancergouoluntatem,quam rogamus perfici, definiuntnobis mandata Dei omnia:dequibus infuperiorehuius libri parte fcripfimus. Itac^ cumdinbsp;cimus, fiat uoluntastua, non quidemrogamusuoluntatemiilam,quauulcnbsp;Deus fieri: quia ilia eft gterna, fecundum earn fem per operator Deus� Sednbsp;earn petimus, qua per effeftum gratia? operator in nobis� Vtfit fententiarnbsp;perficiatur innobis quicquid iubes:amp; pr�fta ea omnia,qu� uis fieri a nobis*nbsp;pro impletione prgcepta? fandificationis� Deniq; eftice, utpatientiam in af/nbsp;flicftione Si cruce preft:emus:amp; mortificatione noftri fine murmure,�ut b lafnbsp;phemis qugremonijs,toleremus�

Hadenusfjjiritualium 5(^�ternar�rerum petitiones noftra expofition� tractauimus: quibus c�adiungatChriftuspetitionem, qua rogemus nobisnbsp;pancm quottidianum,fimuldocetnos,quo in corporahum ^temporaliumnbsp;oim rerum neceflitatibusconfugereoportcatinempe, ad Deu, Stabil loom/nbsp;nia quoR2 ufuopus habemus,in hacuita, ut ademen tifti'mo paire, cui uidelinbsp;cetcur�fumus,rogare� Namcu nobis Si in corporalibus prouideat,amp;lar/nbsp;giatur unus ea om�a qu^ fun t h uic uit� necelfaria, ficut prolixe docuit Chrinbsp;ftus,Matth�vi�debemus certeS^ in corporalibus neceftitatibus,per inuocatinbsp;one Si petitionem illarum, nomen Dei patris noftri honorarc. Ne qua renbsp;ufamurfinefan(ftificatione:amp;fine glorificanoneDei. Nam etiamfi Deus innbsp;credulis. Si prophanis Gentibus quocp,largiaiur corporales fubftatias Si renbsp;liqua huiusuit�ttamenilli rebus omnibus abutuntur, per hoc q? dona delnbsp;non agnofcunt,nec cogant pro eis,amp;pro acceptis nullas gratias agun 1.1deonbsp;S'noxiafunteisomnia: amp;: coop�rant in main� Igitur adpellationepanis,nbsp;intelligasom�a,qu�funthu{cuitgneceftaria� Omnia ein h�c Deuslargitut*nbsp;nobisrcui propterea hue nominis honore debemus,amp;rcddere per inuocationbsp;n� iubemur�Quod uidelicet, nos alat,regat Si ab interims iniuria conferuet�nbsp;quodt^ fuppeditet nobis abunde om�a ad fruendu, quoru in hac uita indgienbsp;mus�Etquon��docuitnosChriftusrogarepan�quottidianum,re�eadmonbsp;net,ut fi cotigerit ille nobis a Deo,conteti fimus:nec plura affe(ftemus,ac nenbsp;fimuscuriofi in craftin��Sicuteti� Paulus fcribit.i Timoth�v�Habetes eninbsp;alimenta. Si quibus tegamur, his conteti fimus. Igitur amp;cupiditatibus auad

cig,Bi curisbuius U�t�,noxqs falicet,fmperemus: TubcneGdctL�wr��cs iti paupercs efl� difcamus. Sicuc id� Apoftolus, loco pr^citato admonct,diccs.nbsp;Nam qui uolunt d fuites fieri, incidunt in ten ration cm amp; in Iaque�,amp; defixnbsp;d�fia multa uefana amp; noxia,qu�mergunt homines in int�rim perdition�.nbsp;Radixenim�omniummalorumeftauaricia: qu�quidam adpetentcs aberra/nbsp;uerunt afide,amp; implicuerunt fe doloribus multis. Et ibidem: Diuitibus hivnbsp;ius feculi prgcipc,ne fuperbiant.�necp fperet in incerto diuitiarum, fed in dec�nbsp;�iuo,qui pr�ftatnobis omnia abunde ad fruend�. Sed benefici fint ditePnbsp;cant bonis operibus:faciletribaendo,communic�do ,thefaurizando fibifunnbsp;damentum bonum,in futurum,utadprehendant �ternam uitam.

Sicigitur agant, qui opibus abundant.'et cxerceant fidem donorum Dei.� ac uelint efle boni difpen fatores illorum. Luc.xvi. Nec fibi folis uiuerezfednbsp;neceflitatibus proximor�pro uoluntatedei feruire.Qui enim habuerit opesnbsp;amp;fubfl:antiashuius mundi,amp; uideritfratrem fuum egerc, dauferituifccranbsp;(uaab eo,quomodocharitasDei manetin eo�'i loan.iq. Itac^ h�e petitioexnbsp;crcet creationisfidemtid eft, cur� �C prouidenti� Dei pro omnibus nobis,nbsp;inhac corporali uita. Etadmonet utimprjscupiditatibusplus habendi invnbsp;percmusrquottfdianis neceffitatibus contenti Jtem,fi opes nobfs affluant,n�nbsp;poffideamus illas fine ufii, fed pauperu ncceifitati per eas feruiamus. Eft aut�nbsp;creationisfideSjUt obiter amp; hoc dicam,non fpeciilatiua imaginatione,fed firnbsp;miter �C uere ftatuercin corde, qp Deus adfitnobis, in omnibus neceff�tatvnbsp;bus huius uit� noftr� pr�fentiff�mus opitulator:amp; iuuetnos atep alat,pro/nbsp;tegat defendat a quibuflibet malis. Det efeam efurienti, amp; fitienti pot�,nunbsp;do indumentum:8c his fimiiia, quor� ufu in hacuita indigemus, Veluti crunbsp;ditionem,artes,amicos,opes,famili�priuatimamp;;MagiftratuspubIiccofficinbsp;um fu� facientes, Item pacem hoR2 tempor�,bonam ualetudin�, b'_ honefl�nbsp;fam� conferuation�: In fumma, defen�ionem omnium corporalium rerum.

In his ergo talibus exercitrjs fidei explora cor tu�, num uere fentiat,SC fv ne dubitationeftatuatjilla qu� dixi omnia, te acciperea Deo.'fiuc porius,annbsp;cogitet eas res unicuicp cafu contingere, aut humana induftria parari.Tuncnbsp;em ucreac certe in teIIiges,quant�interG't, inter humanas cogitationes dedeonbsp;operatioibus Dei, acueram f�d�.�acfcies profundam efle impietat� cordisnbsp;humani. Item, rem elfefidem,prorfusfupra omnesuiresrationis amp; cogitati/nbsp;on � h umanar�:quafi careas, fruftra fit amp; inutile precationes hindere. Quinnbsp;cria pnitiofum:n�pc,facrauerba ore uerfarc, fi cor promilfis r�pugn�e. Hocnbsp;enim eu fit, eft De�irridere 8dc�temnere. Quod qui admittun t in corporal�nbsp;bus:quid in alqs fublimioribusfad�r,autqu� ulJain reglorificabuntDe�^nbsp;Etremitienobit d�bitano�raficutis- not remittimuf debitoributne�rit.

Nihil reftat o�m bonoru, qu� n obis optarepr uden ter a ut pie poflumus, ultra ea qu� in predi fl/s petiti�ibus f�agitare d idicimus a deo. Ideo deincepsnbsp;f�bijdunturqu�d� deprecation es: quibusuidelicet autignofcenti�peccatinbsp;rogamus.

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rogamus, quottidianorum delidorum:aucamotioncm periculofar� tcri/ tation�.Aut denit^in genere, quorumlibetmalor�:qiiibus poffumus ado/nbsp;brai,damn� pan uel in corporalibus rebus, autfalutis anim�iadur�facerci'nbsp;H�cig�urd�bita,quor�r�nlifli�nenlrogamus, func pct�partim hercdnbsp;tia in natura:quibus fit,�t a perfecti�ne debit� S� pr�ceptg obedtentie nunqnbsp;non deficiamus.Partim ext�rn� tranfgrefl�ones,fn quas forte labimur,pr�nbsp;occup�t! tcntatione, �i. a Diabolo fuperati.Igitur bec petitio teftatur,rcmifl�nbsp;onem pd� fcmper durare in ecclefia: contra Nouatianos uetcKes ac nouos�nbsp;Ncc obtineri ea,nifi per gratuit� gratig fid�: qu� null� eft, nifi per propicia/nbsp;torem Chrift�habeatur in Deu. Igitur 8c imperfedi amp; lapfi habent,quo fe 'nbsp;per quottidianam inuocation� confolentur; contra p�m amp; terror�s in cori/nbsp;fcientia,et nequa tentation� abforbe�tur� Quapropter hgc petitio egt�gicnbsp;cxerc��c mu�!t fidem noftr�:qu� eft redemptionis noftr�,amp; remifli pecc�nbsp;O per Chrift�. Neqj enim ullis unq �liqu� pd�rerriittuntur,q per fidem itlnbsp;Chrift�:luxta illud,i loan.ij.Hgc fcribo u�bis,ne peccetis. Sed amp; G quis pecnbsp;cauerit, aduocat�habemus apud patrem, lefum Chrift� i�ftum: ipfe eft:nbsp;propitiatio pro peccatis n offris. Hic ergo �� pr�f�mptio damnatur,�ot� quinbsp;fe exiftimant Uiuere pofte fine pdo, amp; lufticiam per opera legis tnereri: 8�f denbsp;fperatio,eorum quibus reiielata funtfuapeccata, SCimmundicies cordi� iuo�nbsp;rum.Qui remifuonepecc�ti quidem a gfacia per in�ocationem rcquircre denbsp;buerUiiC.nbsp;nbsp;Ac liquet ex liis �n1ilib�s,quod eti� hic opus eft nobis pr�cipu�

quadam diligentia amp; cura,quacorda noftra exploremus, nu �ere fentiant ac credartt pcft� fibia Dco remiturne autfruftrapecitiones noftras mittamus,(nbsp;�ut c� peccato grauiore illas faciamus. Cum a�t difticillimum fit credere, qpnbsp;Deuspeccato� erratis noftris igilofcac, c�prgfertim quottidie labimur, �cnbsp;in multis omne� deftcim�s: It� � rationi lioftr�ii�nqnon contrari�uideat,�nbsp;ideo adieda eft adpendix huic petitioni, qu� nos firmiter doceat,de femifl�nbsp;onepeccatinoftricora deo:fiuidelicet proximis noftris, fuacrrata8cdelicft�nbsp;quibus nos offenderunt,fiducia grati�,remiferimus amp; ignofcamus.Hgc en�nbsp;noftra ignofcentia eti�fi remifiionem peccaticor� Deo nuilimereat^tn clare'nbsp;nos docet,id eft, certo �iJinfallibili fignOj de facftaremiffione peccati noftrinbsp;cor� deo: amp; de uera illius fideinnobiS iquanon pofturitn�remittipeccat�nbsp;noftra nobis cor�Deo. Haecigitur ua��tadexclufion�p�fi�ianimitatis. Sinbsp;diffidenti� ac dubitationis^quibus torqiietur cor h0min is, in qu�ftione d�nbsp;remiffione pcTt�rumrque Deus teftat fe nobis remittere, remitt�tibus alijs, gnbsp;gratig fid�, et c�donare fi q c�donauerimus a�rjs no�s lefu Chrifti honore.;

Ideft,nenospermitt�s �iilci, aut fuperafitetatione:undecunlt;^ oriatifed � carne 8c plt;fto,feu am�d�j^� denicp a Diabolo. His ein tribus modisperi/nbsp;culofe pu Ifamur, quod tn per fe nuili rioxi� eft: (cd cedere tentationi,uinci adnbsp;fuperariabilla. C� a�tnemo refiftere Chriftiane ulli tentationi poft�c,n�adinbsp;iutus a Deo j fiue defertus a grata jideo iubemur petcrc a deo, n e nos in teht�Xnbsp;MM iif

gomment de poen it ent. t/onemifiducat,]deft,nefinatnosfrangitcntationcamp; cLierti fidem no fir am,nbsp;eo rucrcjubi indigna Deo,nobis damnofa,admittamus. Cum igitiubcnbsp;at ChrifiuSjUt DeurogemuSjiie nos inducat m tentation�, non obfcurefignbsp;nificat, quod Deus puniataliquando noftra p�t� alps peccatisino quod im/nbsp;puKiue hocfaciat,tanq cauffa pcccati,fed quia induci ac fuperari nos permit/nbsp;at:aucccrte, quia no impedit� ne inducamur, Sc per fubtra�lion�auxilq finitnbsp;nos hbi,errare, indigna Deo amp; pugnantia cum falute noftra, admittereJnnbsp;quoipfequidemopusiudicq amp;ir� fu�i�cit: quod eti�o�mhorribilifl�mSnbsp;eft in pccnis peccati,maximecp metuendu.Et c5 tale quid,per impccnitentianbsp;di'equenter mereamur�hocdiligentius precari c�ucnir, nein hancdiuine ul/nbsp;tionis feueritate incidamus� Adeft nobis domefiicus hoftiscaronoftra,nbsp;amp; defideria eius:quibus quo adigamur f�peamp;perueniamus,difcere potes exnbsp;illo Gatv�Manifefta funt opera earn is, qup funtadul�cri�,fornicatio,imm3nbsp;d,icia,Iafciuia,idoioiTiferuitus,ueneficia,inimicinp,c�tentio,�muJattones,nbsp;ir�, rix�,djfienfi�es,felt;ft�,inuidi�,homicidia5cbrietates, c�mefTationcs,nbsp;�i his fimilia,de quibus pr�dico uobis,ficut amp; pr�dixi,quod qui talia ag�t,nbsp;regn� Dei non c�fequ�tur. Foris a�t impugn�t nos mundus amp; Diabolus,nbsp;Et mundusquid� uarijsblafpbemiar� fcandalis,amp;improbor� exemplis,folnbsp;licitat nos adfidei defe(fiion�:Item,perfecutionibus corporalibus,quibus t�/nbsp;tacui opprimeregloriaGhrifti,amp;ecclefi�perdere. Diabolus aut,prgfumptinbsp;one amp; defperatione alios amp; alios inpugnat. Et in hoc toto ten ta tionS generenbsp;nemo f�liciter dimicabit,fineauxiliogratig, amp;deftitutusuirturefpiritusnbsp;fanefii. Quare liquet hoc eifeinduciin ten rationes periculofas,t�tationibusnbsp;permitti,amp; uacu� auxilio gratig deferi.N� Deus nulli eft caufla tentation�,nbsp;(eu ruing in pifim: tametfi n� omnes iuuet, aut uitfiorcs faciatin tentatione,nbsp;Cum autindigniffimumfit eaadmittere, per qu�DeusSf nomen eins glorfnbsp;ofum dchoneftatur,maximefilijs De!:utnedic�, qu�aduerfetur faluti no/nbsp;fir�jin tantis peccatisefie: ideo imprimis c�uenit precari follic�e, neauxilionbsp;grati� Dei SC uirtute fpiritus Chrifti deftitusmur. Hoc cm fi fiac,nulli tenta/nbsp;tioni poterimus fatisrefifteretnec unq faluari a pcccato Si a morte. Ac mere/nbsp;batur quid� ingratitudonofiraf�petalcultionemrfedbqnuseft Dominus,�nbsp;amp;inuocantibus ill fide,per fpiritugrati�nunqno adeft.Quamqamp;eleftosnbsp;finat aiiqn ruere in grauia pd�: fed ut humilient , 8Creftituticaucias agarrr,'

' Id eft Jibera nos a qualibet noxia aduerfitate.�tam affli�lion� Si calamitatu corporalium,quam earum qu� impediunt falutem anim� noftr�. Maximenbsp;autem lib�r�s nos ab infidiatoreamp;tentatoreDiabolotquinobisomniumnbsp;tn�lorum caufta principalisexiftit.Non peccati folum, fed Si calarhitat�,qf�gnbsp;peccatoribus in pcenam infliguntur. Quamq autem non omnes corporalesnbsp;calamitatcs ita noxigfunt, ut auert�t nos abanimg falutettn quia faa�t,ut minbsp;nus c�mode in hac uitaa2amus,Iiceteas deprecari.Iuxta ea qu� dida funt innbsp;%nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;quart�

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Acclamatio eft liebraica,amp;G'gnificatuerum eftjiue fiat. Adiedta in fine dominic� precationis,ut nos admoneat firmicads promifTionis^amp;exa�dit�nbsp;inuocationis apud Deum,fi in fide ftierimus precati�

REliquaeft lausSdgratiar�a(ftio,cxilHsoperibus, qu� in fecundo man CAP.iviii; dato prgGipiuntur,profanc'tif�c�do nomineDei. Eftautc�feft�oni maxnbsp;ime affine laudare De�:amp;gratias ei agere.Inillis eiii omnibus laudamus de�nbsp;amp;gratias agimus,qu�c�fitenn materiam pr�bcnt:feu pr�dicanti operanbsp;magnificentiamDei. Etelucentpr�cipuein hisquaefuntcreationiso�mr�unbsp;rcd�ptionis human i generis. De quibus in fuperioribus aliquo m� dilt;ff�:eftnbsp;n� pro dignitate explicari a ncmine pofliint. Sed diff�rt tn laus feu glorifica/nbsp;tio ac�feff�onctquiaDe� laudamusglorjficantes,quatenus illiferimusacccnbsp;ptaqu�hbctbnficia,corporalia,au�fpiri�ualjaregnigrati�,c�gratiarua(ftionbsp;ne. Confi'temura�tin aciepugna, c�tra aduerlarios Chrifti: qui laudinbsp;glori� Dei detrahunc, �i. auferuntquod tribu�tiufticqs carnis. Aut certe,c�nbsp;obortasa fcnfupeccaciinc�fcientia perturbation es fedamus. Naeoquoqtnbsp;ualereconfcff�on�fidei apudfcfaut�,qualisc�tineturinfymboloilloapo/nbsp;ftolico,fupraenarrato,in c�feflb eft,amp;: a nemine poteft negari. Qu�taiginbsp;tur infint, amp;q pr�clara fi'dei exercitiajiuicgloriftcationi Dei, feulaudi,^nbsp;fupra aliquo m� explicata funt,parte prima cap. vfi.de laude amp; gratiar�ac7inbsp;one:8�exhisomnibus,qu�docuiefl�ec�fcffionisamp;pr�dicationis,intelliginbsp;pofliint. Siquid� uerepi) ho�e3,SC in aduerfis glorifican t Deum,�quc ut innbsp;profperis. Et pro ab'enis bonis n� minus, q pro priuatis fuis: atcp adeo pronbsp;fcelicitateaduerfarior�.Nonintucnturem, nifi in opera S�facia dei:q nuiv Ex�(gt;h Udnbsp;qua n�poflunt3dprobare,amp; pro fapi�tifl�mis,iufti�imis,�qui.(rimis amp; fan �nbsp;diff�mishabere.Ideoinom�busglorific�tDe�amp;gratiasagunt. C�traho/nbsp;mines increduli frigide laudanc �eu: nun q ferio gratias agunt. Sed ut l� lenbsp;inquit,celebrabitte,cu ei bene feceris.pfakxxxxvirj. Ver� hoc non eft laudanbsp;re dei5,fcd fua defideria in deo, puaTa cupiditate.nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;C�teBJ ex�pla laudis amp;

graaar5aciionis,fiqsrequirat, peti polTuntex Mofc, pfalmis S^o�bus pro^* phetistnufq em, uerfanti in fcripturis, n� occurrent. Et in literis euangclifnbsp;n�nunahab�tur:utLuc.i. duo pr�clarac�tica'audisamp;gratiaRtadionis.A�nbsp;terum �oannisbaptifte,8dal�eB2 uirginismatrisDni.It� Luc.n.pulcherrimunbsp;aliudiuftiSimeonis.QLumq in totaeu�gcli) hiftoria, quid eft nifi perp�tuanbsp;qu�dam laus Dei Slt;rcdcmptorislefu Chrifti: atqjadeoin omnibus fcrip/nbsp;tis Apoftolor�'r�Qu�fi intelligcrent iuftidarij Papift�,hypocnt�,amp;^ ama/nbsp;rent,nunq pro gl or ij s carnis, ambitiofi et auari, tam fcditiofc rixarentur,ui:nbsp;l�dunt hoc tempore�

Si�d amp; Chrjfti� excmpla habemus, qug docent nos �audation� dcbcre d��^^ Scpro corporalibus bnfi'crjs:utfuntilla,in quibus referturpauifl�p�uraho/nbsp;rninum mi'li� panel's panibus^ Si. pro benef�cio gratias egifl� Deo.Etpro fplnbsp;�knabbns 8C �tCrnis. Vt in dorninice cccneiriftianione. N� �C in iUa �ratiasnbsp;egit,rui memoria cornmendare ilobis uolens,Sc cuangclij bencnda,�tern�nbsp;illa,ue�uri inferibens in facrament�illud corporis amp;ianguinis fui, quod tuenbsp;inftituit: quo nobis fidem redemptionis noftr�pr�dicatdiiigentiff�me,�Cnbsp;c�mendatSC uiciffim exigica nobiSjConfeff�on�jlaud�etgratiar�aclion�m*

Pro exaudira prgcatione gratias agit^ loail.xi. Pater gratias ago tibi,quo niamaudiftime.Quo uidelicetdocemur non folu, cp Deusrefpiciatadpre/nbsp;cesinuocanti�ipfum:fedetia, quid debr�nt onines pro exatiditis precatio/nbsp;hibuslnimiru, landem 8c gratiarum adiionem. Nacredentiutnprecesfem^nbsp;exaudiuntur: nt maxime r�tionis captui hoc probari non poflit. Efto eilim,nbsp;�tf�peno tribuat nobis Dominus quod uolumus,tn exaudit nos:Sc tribu/nbsp;it quod mallemUSjauc eft cortducibilius,fiue quod coucniralio loco aUt tenigt;nbsp;pore dare. dico ut nitnq dubitemUs de exaudin'sprecationibus noftris:nbsp;Sc ut De� Temper cG gratiarum ac'tioneglorificcmus. NS et Paulus ter pre/nbsp;catus eft remoueri ftimul um.�quod licet impetrare no poftet, th meliusquid/nbsp;damdiuin�confo�ationisaudiuit, nempe,fufticitnbigratia mea.SCc.

Paulus pro iuftificatione Gen tiu frequenrer gratias egit: ut q. Theft.rj*' Nosautdebemus gratias agere Deo femper pro uobis frames diledi a Dho:nbsp;quodelegerit uos ab initio ad falut�,per fanchfication�lpiritus,8c per fidemnbsp;tieritatistad quod SC uocauit uos, per euangelium noftru, in acquifttionerrinbsp;gloriofam Dhi noftri �efu Chrifti.Na eo exeplopulchre docemur, pro quinbsp;busomnibusrebus deceat nos femper laudare Deh 8C gratias ageretth quangt;nbsp;turn abfinta Chriftianifmo, qui nunq inducunt in animupro aliquo bene/nbsp;ficiogratias agei'eDeo,feu priuato, feu alieno 8cpublico. ' Deniepin hocnbsp;generenumerari debet Lausiudiciorum deiin pcenisreproborum: qui autnbsp;non credunt ueritati 8C illi contradicunc,aUt fine p�nitentiamanent. Qtialenbsp;exempiumreferturlaudisfacraea Chrifto: Matth.xi.Gratiasagonbi pater.nbsp;Domine c�li Sc terr�,quia abfeondifti h�c a fapientibus Sc prudentibus, 8Cnbsp;reuelafti ea paruulis Jta pater:quon i� ficplacitum fuit ante te.Sed exemplorhnbsp;iam fatis eft's quae poterit quifep meliore cUm frucftu,fuis qu�li betlocis addifnbsp;cere. Iam denic^ omnisiuftificatorUm uita eft qusedam laus ,SC glorifica/nbsp;tio Dei. Nam opera SCfacGa fua omnia, ilh non debent, quamad gl�rifi/nbsp;canduni Deum referre: Sc utbono uit� exemplo airjs pr�luceant,in glorianbsp;Dei.Iuxtaillud CHRIS T h Sicluccat lux ueftra coram hominibus,utuinbsp;deantoperaueftra bona , 6C glorificentpatre ueftrhq in ccelis eft. Hine ipfinbsp;quoc^ Apoftoli, iufticias creden tih adpcllat h oftias, facrificia ct oblation esynbsp;acceptas Deo,pcr lefum Ghrifth,ut doce�teffe c�feft�ones,laudati�esetgranbsp;titudines, per fide iuftificatorhno m�rita faluati�is per opera iufh'ficandoru

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VcRom.xfj.PaulusrObfecro Uos Fratres per mifen�cordiam De/,uC exhibea �s corpora ueftra hofti� uiuentem,fan(5tam, Deo pbcent�jranbnaleobfequ�nbsp;um ueftr�,amp;cJcem Petrus,! Petaj.Sacerdotiu (andum, offerentes fpirituanbsp;les h oft las, acceptas deo per lefum Chriftu. Ec Hebr.xif], Per i'pfum ergonbsp;of��ramus hofti� laudis femper Deo: id eft,fru(ft� labior� con fiten tin nominbsp;ni eius* C�terum iuftici� incredulorum, funt grauiftim� blafphemi� conbsp;ram Deo: propter fuperbam arrogantiam operis operati, qu� eft in �llateo/nbsp;rumpr�fertim quiremiflionem peccatiSi uitaper cas qugrunu Quiadetra/nbsp;hunt honori diuini noministideft, mifericordi� gratuit� Dei,8i beneficesnbsp;redemptorislefu ChriftiJdeofi intelligerepoft�nt ifti iufticiari],qui hoc fanbsp;ciunt,in quantis funt immundicijs amp;pcccatis,adeoq,� q impie errent h is opbnbsp;nionibusiufticias fuas facientes att�tius fanedifcerent beneoperari Si Dennbsp;glorif�care� Nccitafraudarent ilium fui nominis honoretquem retincttn,nbsp;uel inuitis omnibus aduerfarijs fuis, acpuniensiftos �tcrnamortc�

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Chriftus ex Efaia cit�t,Match.xv.Fruftracoluntme,docentesdodtri/ quot;nas mandata ho�m.Sed hgc fcripcurg fententiaprudenter intelligenda eft:ncnbsp;abutamur ca,c�tra utiles Si pias c�rimonias,ab ho�bus ordinatas.N�pugznbsp;natem, nifi c� impijs ho�mdodrinis: quas oportetc�aredefinire, nebonasnbsp;ordinationes fimul c� iftis reijciamus. Proinde funt qu�d� ecclefiaftic� connbsp;ftitutionespi� Siutilesin ecclefia: idquod fuprain enarrationetcrtrj pr�cepnbsp;ridefabbathor� religionenonnihil docui. Necpigebit eadere,qnquideninbsp;occafio eft,hic quo^ aliquidattingeretnein hacfecundatradatione Decaznbsp;logi prorfus nihil in certi�pr�cept� dicam. Maxime tn propter ill� cauftam,�nbsp;quia uidelicet hoc t�pore, qu�libet ordinationes ecclefiaftic� ab imperitis fi/nbsp;ne iudicio damnant,Si bon� c� malis opprim�tur. Quod ipfum quoc^ uernbsp;git ad ecclefiar� uaftationctut fi quis uerb� dei abrjciat atlt;� c�t�nat. Et certcnbsp;autoritasDeicont�nitur,fiquis pias Si utilesordinationes rerjciat� quant�nbsp;uisab ho�bus c�ftitutas. C�fideraria�c debet finis ordination �, indijudi/nbsp;candis acdifcern�dis bonis a malis.Illa igit pr�cepta holm hab�timpios amp;nbsp;pharifaieos fines, quoBt op�ra Si faCta dic�tur elfe cultus dei:mcritorius exnbsp;op�r� operato grati�,remift�onis p(ft� Si �ternguit�. Huiusmodi traditio/nbsp;nes oportet improbare propter impiosfines:eti� in fadisg fen�mahs. Vtnbsp;fihypocrit� fing�t, De�colicertog�n�r�iieftitusSicibi,acfimili�: Siill�nbsp;cultum a Deo adprobari� Itaenim pronunciatur demultistalibus hoc tern/nbsp;pore,inecclefqs Papiftarum:cxpcruerfisopinionibus,impiefentientium denbsp;religione Si rebus pietatistneq? quicquam intclligentium ,de gratia Dei,0inbsp;beneficris lefu Chrifti. De quibus intelligereoportet propriei�Ukid Chrifti:nbsp;Vane colunt me,mandatis hominum. Suntetiamqu�damtraditionesnbsp;dodlrin� hominum, per fe impi� Si mal�: etiamfi abfc� his impijs finibus

pr�cipcrcntur.Vt eft traditio de coclibatu:quia pr�dpitur c�tra ucrbu dei. Hic igitLir omnibus necefteeft repugn are: quia funtlaquei conlcicntiarum,nbsp;reuera d�monior um doftrin�, (A�hcix fpirituum impoftoru.Sicut Pau/

hominum traditiones effererum med�arum �C indifterenti�tutquibus amp; be ne amp; male uti poflumus. Quod etiam in utrancp parte fieriin dcterioremnbsp;magis q in melior�, per multas conftitution� humanar�obferuationcs,hocnbsp;tempore in ecclefia,notiftimum eft.Suntrurfus qu�d�a�i� conPtkutiones,nbsp;rerum ut diclura eft per fe impiarum.�ut c� pr�cipitur fieri aliquid quod ap/nbsp;teaduerfatur mandat�s Dei,autquod finepeccato nonpoteftpr�ftari.Quanbsp;lesconftitutiones femperpro irritishaberidebent. Namautoritatediuinanbsp;ijiolantur:�lt;: nullum nifi pernitiofum,blafphem� damnabil�ufum babenbsp;re poftunt* Dicamus itacp defingulis iftoru ordine hoc loco paucula qu�/nbsp;darntSd de priore genere prius.lJlius uidelicers,quod cft mediorum amp; indiftenbsp;renti'um, rationes cxph'caturi:quomodo in licito pio ufu retineatur,amp; quonbsp;modoinabufum cadat. Poftea per qu�dam exempla de palam anpfis confti

cultus,qui ex opere operaro ualeat, per fe honori Dco,mcritorius gratip,amp;c� amp; in quo fummam pietatis conftituamus. Ita ergo licitum eft,quin ctiam pi/nbsp;um amp; utile,ordin�re ferias,ut fciat populus,quo temporeconucnire debcat�nbsp;certo Ioco,uerbum Dei difcerc,amp; facramentis uti.Siccert� leftioues amp; cannbsp;tilen� ordin�r i utiliter inecclefia poftuntrnon quafi ifta tali cp rimonia homj'nbsp;nes iuftificentur, fed ut uerbum Dei imperiti melius difcant. In hunc mod�nbsp;amp; certa ieiuniaordinari in ecclefia,amp;pr�fcribi uulgo utiliter poflcntinempenbsp;utpopulusadccrtas fupplicationes maiore reuerentia conueniret,autcertenbsp;addoftrina uerbi dei amp; facramentor� ufum.Et ab his exeplisfatis poterit de

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fus tali� ordination �.Hypocrit� em ignari uer� pietatis,ueri cultusamp;f uerp fideiinDe�, c�rimoniar�obferuationes, ab hominibusordinatasiudic�cnbsp;necedarias efl�:amp; ideo meliores per eas affirmant homines fieri,eos a quibusnbsp;obferuantur.N�ita pon�tiuftici�in iIlis,ScfinguntefrecuIt�meritori�granbsp;ti�,remiffionis peccati,iuftici� amp; tfit� secern �. Sed ifte finis tradition� iimnbsp;pliciter pharifaicus eft et blafphemusetimpiustet tribuitpreceptis ho�m,qdnbsp;ne quid�peeptis dei tribui poteft. Rurfus d�t�rior�s ef�e dic�t q c�rimoniasnbsp;ab ho�bus c�ftitutas n� obferu�t: n� qa ordin�turb�c,omittctes r�medi�,benbsp;ne con ftitut�tfed q? opus p fe bonu, utile ad impetr�d�gracia et faluation c,nbsp;tomit�c. Atq^ ica pon�t pftm in ho�m pceptis: prorfus ad fim i litudin em ne

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ccfrarior�moperuma Deo pr�ceptoriim. Quod eftdodlnnas �iomi�numagt; datis dei �quare , non fine fumma b�afphemia: amp; confcientrjs laqueos po/nbsp;nere,imperitosfallere,peccata ��tranfgreffionesaugere, o�m minimeferennbsp;dura in ccclefia. Ita funt ergo imprj 6lt; b�afphemifines in conftiunioni busnbsp;feriar�: quando ordinantur, non ad prgdidlos pios fines, fed ut fi nt cultus,nbsp;qui ualeant ex op�r� operaco, quibus c� Deo feruiatur,t� ipfis quoq; fandlis.nbsp;In qua poftremauanitate ,pr�terq quod efl: abufus c�rimonie,adn-iitufcpr�nbsp;cereainfignisaliaidolatria. Soliem Deo noftro cuItumSd feruiturem innbsp;d�fiadebemus:iuxca illud, Deu.vi. DominuraDe� tu� timebis, amp; i�ii fo�inbsp;feruies.Neceft neceffe diuos^iiue fandos illos homines,qui ex bacuita decefnbsp;ferunt,aliter colere,quam fmitatione exempli, feu bong uit�, qua nobis pepnbsp;obferuationem mandatorum Dei pr�luxerunt.Sic ed impietas in immodi/nbsp;ds cantionibus, paffim inftitutis in ecdcfia:utfint iuftificationesamp;cultus^nbsp;Hie era gratia negacur, Chrifti honos tranffertur in noftra iada:amp;:quiznbsp;de,de quibus Deus nihil pr�cepit, amp; nulla penitus utilitatcm alijs adferuunbsp;Similis uanitas eft hoc tempore in pharifaico ifto deledu ciboru, de quo pr�nbsp;cipitur aPapiftiSjin conftitutionibusieiunioru. Quidhabentcm Papifticanbsp;ieiuniapr�terarrogant�amp;uan�oftentation�jin deleducibor�rnonieiunii�nbsp;feu uer�abftinentiamCEt eu ifta oft�atione,quid,nifi coniund� fumma iranbsp;pietat�.'qua iftepharifaicus dborudeledus dicirur efle cultus, per ic honorenbsp;afficiens Deu,amp; homines iuftificansT� T afe eft c� certum genus ueftitus delinbsp;gunt Monachi:amp;dicunt illo genereindumenti fe honorare De�,tum iftumnbsp;cultum a Deoadprobar�quo quid uanius fomniari,uel ab ebrio poiret;�

Ifti igitur funt impq fines in c�rimonfis amp; rebus per fef medqsamp;^ licius, N�pe,qn ordinationeshumang,dic�turiuftusamp;neceflarius cultus dei effetnbsp;itemteft� preciaSlt; fatifi�diones pro peccatis.It�,talesordinati�es, fine pdonbsp;nonpoficmutari,fiue omitti. Quapropter improbari debentt amp; in contempnbsp;tum pharifaicarumconftitutionum, abijci amp; mutari, Ac melius eilet, null asnbsp;prorfusc�rimonias extare in ccclefiajq ab hominibus c�ftitutas,c� hisimznbsp;prjsopinionibusrctinere.Huncpertinctdodrinafatiffadion�,peroperainnbsp;dcbita,apud fcholafticos theologos. N� impie de illa,amp; ridicule prgcipi�t,nbsp;utaliolocodixi.�gnorantesillarum ufum.qui tolerabifis apud ueteres fuie ^xanp�aco^

Porro penitus impi� amp; per fedamnabilesconftitutiones funt,cum iubet �tiutionum aliqd fieri Humana traditio, quod Deus improbat ac uetat:fiue,quod abfcp per�nbsp;peccatonon poteftpr�ftari. Vtcummandatis Dei pugnant,uota iliamonanbsp;ftica ,con tinentig fingularis,fimulatg paupertatis ,amp; obedien ti� n on precepnbsp;tg.Quia Deus pr�cipitconiugia,illis qui dono continenii� non funt predinbsp;ttNamucra continentiaideo non poteft uoueri,quiadonodeic�tingit,ilznbsp;lis,qbus uult e� Deus prgftare. Alijs a�t prgcept� funt nupti� coniugia,'nbsp;quifendunt quod continenteruiuere non poffunt. lam pr�cipit Deusnbsp;utlaborcmus �dnoftrum panem manduc�mus:acdaranat mendidtatem.

q�� efti'nfimiilata paupertate Monachorum. Deni'qj obedi'en��rn e rga pa-* rentes amp; ciuiles Magj'ftraois requirit Deus: cum utraqj autem pugn ant connbsp;�itutiones de obedientia jquam Monachi apud fuos pr�ftandam deligunf.nbsp;Si quis ergo talium conftitudoiium obferuationem requirat, quas Deus da/nbsp;nat,amp; maiidatiseiusaduerfantur,is contemni debet,fi pr�fradus eft amp; per/nbsp;tinaciter pr�cipiac de impqs obferuationibus:acdebet coram ecclefia h�c ra/nbsp;do reddi, quani Apoftoli in hgc uerba tradiderunt. Oportet Deo magis obenbsp;dire quam hominibus. Sic eft audax, impia blafphema conftitutio,quanbsp;pontifices Romani facerdotibus in geilere prohib�t coniugiorum ufum: quinbsp;eft a Deo creatus amp; ordinatus� Ptignat itac^ cum uoluntate, ordinadone Sfnbsp;mandadsDei:amp;IopprimitIibertatem,acmult{pIicatpeccata.Nccpoteftfincnbsp;peccato, S� immundierjs infandis peccati obferuari: quia general iter a conti/nbsp;nentibus amp; incon dnendbus exigitur. Nec pofttint ipfi met Papift� fuas irn/nbsp;pietates probare: quas pr�textu fimu�atecontinenti� S� pharifaici c�libatusnbsp;admittunt.Siceft impium,pharifaicum,tyrannicum uio!entum,pr�hibenbsp;recertos cibos pr�textu religionis: quos Deuscreauitad percipiendum, cnnbsp;gradarum a(ftione. Similiter enim opprimit Lbertatem, amp; ereaturas Dei bonbsp;nasinfamat,SC impias opinioiies ingenerat impcrids,dc Deo SCrerumperfenbsp;indifterentium ufu. Ideofinepeccatohis tyrannicisamp;pharifaicisconfti-^nbsp;tudonibus omnibus obediri non potefttquiaoportetprofeflionemlibei'tatisnbsp;extarein ecclefia:amp; peccat�,qu� tail'd pronunciat Deus,fugi acderelinqui.nbsp;Deniep: huepertinet, cum res facr� ,in manifeftum abufum corrumpuntur�nbsp;Vt cum Laicis interdicitur alterius fpeciei ufus in dominica coena. Item, ennbsp;Mift�priuata, facrificulifacerdotis,fingitureftc oblatio amp;facrificiumpronbsp;peccads uiuorum amp; mortuorum.Ift� igitur amp; fimiles impietatcs,ac grauifl?/nbsp;ma fcandalafugi debent, Sdtolli ab ecclefta: quia ordinadonidiuin�aduer/nbsp;fanturSd pugnant. Reuertor nuncad ceremoniarurndecentem, iuftum,nbsp;rum necf�i:. acpiumufum:quieft,ficonftituantur,utofdiniferuiantin ecclefia,amp;:admi/nbsp;Me, niftrationi uerbiDei. Nam propter uerbi del neceffarium ufum, ipfe quoc^nbsp;c�rimoni�moderat�aliquam neceft�tatem habent. VtiII�,quibus confti/nbsp;tuitur quo tempore,aut quo Ioco,amp; quibusdocentium SC adminiftrandumnbsp;perfon is confl uatur ad uerbi def pr�dication em, Sc ad facramcn torum ufum�.nbsp;Non pofttint enim fads comode doceri ecclefi� fine his ordinationibus. Ideonbsp;reuerenter de talibus amp; fentire�i pronunciare debemus: acfeiendum eft granbsp;uiftimepeccare,eosquiordinemin ecclefia turbann�i qui c�rimon fas benenbsp;inftitutas, amp; quorum red�us ac debicus ufus rednctur,uiolanf.

Religiofepr�cipitur,�tdo(ftrma uerbi Dei conferuetur in ecclefiatquod ut melius fiat,relt;fte facitecclefia, ffordinet certasferias, tempora amp; horas,innbsp;quibuspopulusdeeuangelio Si uoluntateDei doceatur. Item, ficertalocanbsp;deligat.ubi doceaturtatq^ adeo certos amp; idoneos miniftros, peritos docendinbsp;amp; ad alia oftida aptos, qu� Paulus in epifeopo requirit� Iftg lunt maxim e ur/nbsp;gen tes

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gcnt�s cauffecmar� cohft�ution� in Ecclcfia, de quibiis fentiendu e(l loqu� Paul�,ubi dicit, omnia dccentcramp;ordine fiant in Ecclcfia. Id�quocp l'ubeCjnbsp;ut in his ritibus gdificatio ccclefip qu^ratiir,qd mandat� fpcdari obferuarinbsp;in omnibus con�fitutionibus Ecclef�afticis debet. Hue f�cit,quod alicubi praSnbsp;cipitde.moderatisamp;pqscantionibusin EccIefia,n�pc,CoI*it). Verbu Chrinbsp;fti habitet inter uos abundanter in o� fapientia Slt;c. Et in aefiis apofto.legimusnbsp;qu�d� ieiunia fupplicationiscau(��,ab Apoflolis ecc�efia fuiffe fplccpta^nbsp;ad qrum imitation�m ,etia nunc qdam fufeipi ab �cclefia pofTen t,n� ut n ecef/nbsp;farq cultus,fed uel fupph'cationis caufla,uel ut �erbi reuerenti� auger�t. Necnbsp;opus foretintalibusieiunqscertodborumdcledu,fed ueraabftin�tia cibi �inbsp;potus ufcji ad t�pus. Nec fi cibor� deledus ille,q�i fcr�at�r in papiftiasiei�nbsp;tirjs,reftit�eretur,pofret no obfciirari gloria Chrifii, retirteri gerinanus cer�nbsp;moniaq� �f�s, homines in ueterent hypocrifeos uanitat�Slt; impietatc nonnbsp;retrudi. H�c had�r�n�s de ccremon iaqt reuerenti� �C. ufu occafione tertijnbsp;precepti:�tem,de abufibus ^qui iji ceremonqs c�ftit�ti�ibus ho�m obrepeznbsp;re fol�c. Ac nofl� oportec, quos rit�s h umanit�s prg:ceptos de�s probet ac iinnbsp;probetjUtilii reruei�fihifugiantur^ Eti�fi confd�dgfiomin�nulliscerem�iatnbsp;rum legibus grauari deb�t. Libertas cm in ceremoniaBi ufu regnare debet,�inbsp;illefinis fpe�:ari,utordini �dificationi feruianc in ecclefia.

SVprarecepi, fiquidindolt;firina dcprgceptisc^eribus bonis prgtermife/ rim,id me hacin parte pofterioris enarr ationis decalogi aliq modo copienbsp;turu.H�c ergo ut cepi, ita pro mediocritatc mea conabor profequi amp; ad finenbsp;pr�ftare.Sed prius in genere pauca qdanirepetam,ex illis q fupra dixi,de ingt;nbsp;plctione bonoB2oper�,de quibus Deusprgapit.S�peem dicendum eft,eut* 'nbsp;qmodo iullicie noftfg place�tdeo,c� fint imperfecte, amp; legi no fatiffaci�unbsp;Vt ergo paucis hac de re me expediam, qnquide fupra copiofe cxplicatanbsp;cfijcauendueftnedeuinbus rtoftrispr^fumamus. Nacouatusifie, impiusnbsp;eft, amp; infoclix, uidelicet, pr�ceptg opeRt iuftidg uelle per fe fatif��cere. Et quinbsp;'hac mere his opinionibus agitanf,pter nihil eff�ci�t Deo dign�,neceft�nbsp;jeftutfintinimpiah�refi PharifpR2, qui derogat gratigamp;bcnef�da ChriftJnbsp;: negant.nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;Nullf ergo iuftide noftrg per fe fatiuad�t legi, �C nul�g funt accep

-�tg Deo, nifi qu^ ex fide in Chrift� pr^fta ntur. Ilia autem uetat primo,ne per opera noftra iuftid� amp; falut� qramus, deinde monec nei�las prgftemus, n ifinbsp;''glorifi��di Deumftudio,tan^ c�f�ftiones exerddafidd,gratitudines, 6^nbsp;lacrificia laudis,accepta Deo,per lefum Chrift�, Oditein ac deteftat Deus ifnbsp;tos cooatus,quib. homines pr�fumunt per fua opera amp; fa�:a fatiffacere pronbsp;f peccato amp; morte. Q.uodfvpe quid� docui, amp; propead tedium let�foris. Sednbsp;nos ideo oportet hacdoctrina omnes chartasreplere,quia neficquidem quinbsp;efeune impoftores amp; pharil�id fpir{tus,nomini lefu Chrifti contumcli� faccgt;nbsp;re.Qui eti� fi nos non audi�t,taiTicfi equ�terrcprehenfi, amp;c�uiffti erroris amp;

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' N�cil�atradab�mus,qu�fuprarc�iquafeamusinquartopr^cepto/dcfp Cspcr feoperibus bon� a Deo preccptis.Ncc multa reftant,q hic audarij u�nbsp;ce adqci poflint.Dc precepta em obedi�tia antea ab �de fans did�eft,q utin�nbsp;a finguJispr�ftaret.IlIi l'gitur hasprecipuas partes hocloco c�iung�,quibusnbsp;docend�,primo,quid par�teshis fuis quos genueruntdebe�t,pro fobria,iu/nbsp;fta �C decent! educarione. Dcindc,qd nam litciuih's magiftratus offid�,pronbsp;cura amp;paternitate fubdiris ab ipfis pr�ft�da. Eas igit partes c� abfolucro,digt;nbsp;campoftea in g�n�r� qu�d� de ddedione, Sc poftrem�,dc concupifc�tia frenbsp;Dee�ic4ii^ nanda� Debentergoliberi fuis par�nbus honor�,obcdienu�SC gratitudi/nbsp;OflitervrS.nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;utfupra exph'cat� eft. Sed huiuspr^cepti honoris ratio uidflim obligar

par�ceSjamp;debi'tores facic redtgeducatiois amp; inftituri�is,erga Jiberos.Dequa ficprecipit Pau.EphefibvfEt uos patres nolitead iracundi� prouocarefihosnbsp;ueftros amp;c. Tamdifciplin�, correption� lubet referre ad honore dom�ni,nbsp;utpietatisprapagonderatioprfcipuamiliaeducationenbsp;nbsp;infhtuti�e habea

tur. Sed interim uetat^necorrepti�efupra mod�feuera 8lt;:inhumana utamur� Hacfic em,utodi�difcipline amp; inftirurionis prius c�cipi�rpueri defper�r,nbsp;ampledi ilia malint,�C ftcois Ipes amp; labor par�t� pereat annihil�e.Ideonbsp;ait,nolitead irac�diam prouocarefihos uefiros. Qu�admod� et Co�.irj.fcrinbsp;bi� Proindedifeiplin� adpel�at puerile inftituti�onem, ad qu�adhibere�anbsp;betmoderat� correption�. Igitur difcipfin� intelligamus inftitution�amp; doc/nbsp;trina,qua pueriles animiform�turamp; reguntur, autprgcepus mor�,autfideinbsp;dodrina, aut difciplinis liberali� artium,au� denicp alijs utilibus dilciplinis.nbsp;Primu igitur ex lege, qu� eft motuu carnah� cafiigatrix,de uol�tate dni donbsp;ccanc,qua derebusag�disetfugi�disadmoneanf.�uideindeadi�gidebcT finbsp;deido�lrina in dnm lefiim,ucinftitutio et doclrina fit Chriftiana,amp;' n� abenbsp;at,perneglelt;ft� fidei do�trin�, in prophan� qu�d� gentil it at�.C^ fi ceperincnbsp;contcnereinftitution�,ucfcrefit,tuncdebecadhiberi mcxlerata correptio, innbsp;quacau�d�ncnimis feuera utamur, utdi�i�eft, fed fidelimagis,q;a�i b3�nbsp;Erde hac pr�cipif Pro.xxfi Jtem.xxif). H�c igit ofiieia pr�ft�c par�res li'nbsp;beris,nehonorq ipfisdcbetur,oc!ofis etindignis habeaf. N�qrund�parennbsp;t� fie eft negliges inftirutio in liberoRz educati�e, ut ad nulla honefta, autpianbsp;ftudia,uel utiles artes, animos eo�z formet, ttrprgterea pr^beant anfam fuis,ienbsp;cotemncdi.Quod^ fitgrauepeccat�cor� deo,et feuer if puniaf, docethi/nbsp;ftoria Eli et filioi^Z eius.i.Reg.ifj�nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;DeofficioduilisMa^i�rttiur.

Vt par�res priuati liberis,ita magiftratus ciuiles publiceobligati funt fub/ ditis.Sed Magiftratus docere,qbus legibus fubditos regere, et r�gna guber/nbsp;narepoft�ncautdebc�f,ncgt;eftme�.Q5q? adhortari eoshcet,necIicetfo]K,ucnbsp;r�eti�exofticio eft Chriftianidodoris, utqni�funt Chriftianipriapes, fubnbsp;qrumpotcftatecucagimus,uelintofficiufuudiligenrerer Chriftfenefacere�nbsp;]N�adoa�,fiuead fectandas uoluptaces,a difpcfandisrebus publicis neceflanbsp;rfis,fefec�ferre,Sedarbitrari h�cregnaSf imperia fibi a Deo commifta efte,nbsp;ut fubdieorum fiiorum bono imperenr. Ac feiant, fibi aliquando reddendamnbsp;cfl� rationon fu� dilpenfacionis coram Deo,

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Velintig�turuigilaritee amp; pie officia fua prgftare. N� S^Pauk�s fe.xiqi infignitcr pdicatMagiftrat�s officia:amp;f adpellacordination� dei. JMagtl� ucnbsp;roo�oeft in rc tanta officie� fatifl�eere:�^itlculpabilem feprgftar�cor�dco.nbsp;Quo maior dilig�tia a M�giftfatibus adhiberi debet,ut irt officio delegato qnbsp;ad fieri poteftdigniffime ferui�tdco:amp;non comittfic^cjuo riegl�di offiefi uinbsp;dcant iurcpofl� aceufari� Sic ergo cxififmab�t f�c� pfi prindpes,fc efl�piinbsp;blicos quofda miniftrost�d fe in officio del�g�to fibi � d�gt; feruirc. Quaprop�nbsp;ter uigi��tius 8^ religiofius miniftr�ti riinni^ tanq patrig patres.Inteflig�tfenbsp;dcberc fubdttiscur�,fide�itat�,gubernation�,defenfi�n�^8lt;^p�d� c�f�tuati/�nbsp;on�. N� licer�fibi tyr�tlice imperare;niuk� minus uim iniuft� �lli h�� infernbsp;re. Curab�c igit pace tueri retinere bell� 8t latrocinia arcerc, 8lt;qualibetnbsp;uim inidfta a fubditis depellere. Et in fummstibort�s �i. innoxi�s d�fendenbsp;rc:t5 bn meritos in republica c�rtisprgmfjs S^horioribusafficere: uindilt;ft�nbsp;aut in malos exercere. Neep quicq prius habeat, iri impertjs ac regnis fuis, qnbsp;ut inftituant hoies ad pietate^ �C agriition� dei 8�f dni ri�ftri lef� Chrifti. Ecnbsp;hac cauf�a,iuuentutispeculiar�qu�d�cUr�habe�t: S^c�feruati�isfchoIaR�i

H�c pro meoofficio,in hoc hbro, fuff�ceri�t di(fta,ad ciuiles M�giftra/* tus.Necplura alqsdebeo,qui in offices publicisminiftr�t, q adhortatiori�.nbsp;uidelice�,ne uelintofficqs fuis deeffe: fed qu�adm�d�boriosacpios decet^nbsp;pr�derer ae fi'deliter miniftrare,qd �tinam facer et ubiep �ccief�ar� lefu Chri/nbsp;fti redores. Nec ein negledu offiei� inalqs magis noxi� efti De offieqs autnbsp;dodorum ecclefie, fatis luculefer St copiofe feribit Paulus in epiftolis ad Tinbsp;motheum 8t Titum*

NVncdiccndij efiin generedeoperibusdilediois, magis �tintciligat, quo ad impletion�pcept� dilcdionis per ueniat, q ut opaipfa diledi'nbsp;�nisdenuo pferibantur.Loquor ein deproximi diledione.�dequa fupra cdnbsp;piofe fcripfimus,in quatt�or ill is peeptis^No ocddes,n� m�ch�beris,norinbsp;furt� facies,8t n� loqueris falfum tef�imoni�. Qu�q obiter St iJlor� mentisnbsp;on�aliqu�,p occa�on�,f�ciemus:pr�feruin ubi uideri pofi�tjde quib�fdaninbsp;n�d�fansdidueffe. IgitLej^diledioh�rcq�irit,utLc�i.xix.DiIfgespronbsp;xim� tu� ficut tdpfum. Et diledioeft legis pleni�udoi q cm proxim� dih'gicnbsp;leg�impIet.Ro.xiq. Gal.v.Luc, x.8tc. Sedn� ideo habemusdiledion�q�nbsp;pcipitur.�autqa dileefio prgftat eaoia q funtlegis.L?xein,etfipcipiatnobisnbsp;abfolut� quand� iufiid�,n5 ideo c�fert nobis uires,qbus impleri i lia, feupnbsp;ftari a nobis pofiit.Sed debit� iufticie exigit,cui fatifiieri a nemine poteft.�tnbsp;redarguitnos effe pd�res,dignos fupplid�,8t cruciatibus �ternp mords.;

Rurfus tn oportet irt nobis inchoari aliqua obedienna erga leg�:fcilicet,-n�qualex phar!faiccfol�,�utduiliterpfteturanobisifed ChrifiianeStper diledion�. luxta illud Chrifti, Matth.v.Nifi abuda�erit iufticia ueftra.Prdnbsp;inde docendifumus quo adpr�ceptam diledionem perueriiatur, qua op�snbsp;legis abfoIuamuszSt qua iuftid� noftr� placeant Ded, �thabe�tur cor�illdnbsp;NN if

prolegisimplctione. Igitdecaufla amp;fonnbus diledio/s hoc loco rurfus dic�da funt qugd�rhoceft^de fide,qua fola iufti fumus amp; bead cot � Deo: amp;nbsp;qua oes lufttci^ noftr^ efficiutur bone et accepte. Denicp amp; p qua fola acctpinbsp;mus fpirit�diIedi�is:��modefte,iufteamp;pieuiuimus.Quapropterad inchonbsp;and�ill�obedienti� in nobis,necefl[eeft coiugeread legisdo�tian�,Eu�gc/nbsp;Ii�degrada,pd�remi��i�e �C uita �eterna,per Chnft�. No polTumusem di'

feintenigimusacdt�natos.Sed c�aud�riUsacdtfcimus, propofita nobis eu�/ gelq c�ioladone,p(fl�s noftris ignofci, 8^ promit� nobis atqj ofFcrri�ternanbsp;uit�,amp; qd�gratiSjfine o�bus iufticrjs noftris, propter fiJi� dci Chrift�,q dcnbsp;d� femetipfum prcci� 8lt; fatiffacftion� pro noftris pcftis, SC pro �terna mor/nbsp;te,in ea c�folattone erigtmur �C rerp(ramus,c�cipien tes fp� iuftici� �C �ter/nbsp;ng uitg,p fih� dei Chrift�,antea redafti in defperation� iufticig 8d falutis:a�^nbsp;ita incipimusredamareDe�,amp;proxim�propf De�, q prior dil exit nos, eunbsp;adhuc biafphemi eflemus,amp; tradidit un igenit� fill u fu� pro nobis. Ad h i�cnbsp;�aq; mod�puenitur ad dileftion�.N�c� agnofeimus mifericordi� dei,pftinbsp;ta nobis,p ipfiusfili� unigenit�,Chrift�,dnm �C feruator� noftr�,qua adrcnbsp;c�ciliacionis fid�uocamur,amp;ad uit� �tern� h�redirat� pofl�d�d�,t�c cre/nbsp;d�tes indpimusdeuuereamare:cui antea occultoodio infenfi reuera irafeebanbsp;mur,eti�fi hypocritis aliud uideat.Qtioni� uero de� diligimus, ipfius qCp lenbsp;g�incipimus amare, amp; proxim�propf de�, N� tn eft pfeda diledioin hacnbsp;inchoata obedi�da.Impeditem magnitudo pdi,in haccarnali natura,ne pernbsp;fedi indiledi�e fimus.Ro. v^ij.Ga. v.xSed ilia inchoata diledio, feu obedietianbsp;q pftatur P qual�c�cp diledion�, placet deo: qa p fid�fadi fumusfilij dei,^nbsp;bus etfi adlit qu�da imperfedio amp; impuritas, ea n� imput�t eis, ,rpter Chrinbsp;ft�. T�qa ex fide inglori�grati�dei red�ptoris Chrifti, pd� r�pugn�tnbsp;amp;refift�r,ne in ipfisregnet.nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;Pr�cipi�ta�t�C fcholafticitheologifdlicet

fmHrfaf^eg res.Quia nihil doc�c,deuerap Chrift�fideinDe�:amp;tn iub�tdiligerede�, operadiledt�isnoftra,fing�teft�preciafatiftadiones^pdonbsp;�theologar�inbsp;nbsp;nbsp;morte.Eth�cimpietasdogmat�fcholafticoRztheologoRzinpapiftaf?2cc

clefqsregnat:fiue tyranizatpotius 8�graftat, ecclefias Chrifti uaft�s,oppri mens,dilfip�s acperd�s. N� quid attinct t�ta ubic^ pciperedediledione,8^nbsp;nufq explicare,qu� autp quidad diledione pueniat.* Jmofingere, q? periunbsp;fti cias carnis don et:q c�tingit per fol� in �efum Chrift� fid�; JDenicy,operinbsp;bus diledionis tribuere,qd h is mereamur nobispdi remifl�on� �i uit� �ternbsp;n�cHoceman no eftbnficia grati�negare,�C Chrift� loco un ici feruatorisnbsp;cxcludcre�^It�tot feruatores fingere,qt funt qui iufticiasr�nis qu�cunc^ prgnbsp;ft�tdfti igic Theologi n� poftunt explicare,necp qu� ad d iledion� peruenrnbsp;�iur,ne�p per qd imperfeda operis noftri obedi�ria placeat deo,8c r�put�e^nbsp;�ufticia amp; legis impletione. Qua^pter reh'nqu�di funt,8� faniora e feripturgnbsp;foncibus difc�da. Nos igitur �atc debemus,ilia de fide frequenter inculca/

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mus:primfi,ne falutem anime alii�de quam agratia per Chrift� qu^amus* Deinde, ut per f�d� in amor� legis 8i dei paularim pertrahamurtdifcenres uinbsp;deliceCjdcuin t�eneclemcntcm,boh�,propidumamp;placat�nobis, utfilio/nbsp;rum loco habcatnos,redemprosper cruc�unigeniti filij fui. Poftrem�,nenbsp;c�fidamus ullas iufticias noflras deo placcre,qu�m per fide in Chrift�. Hanbsp;bent ein perp�tua quandam imperfediorie 8^ defed�,fed r�putantur pronbsp;legisimpletione,propteriufi:ificatorem Chrift�Jta ein finis legis eft Chri/nbsp;ftus, ad iuftici� omni qui credit. Roman.x. Na Chrift�sipfe,quantus eft,nbsp;cumo�iufticiafua,amp;cum o�busdonis,que habet, eft eoruqiii credunt innbsp;ipfum.Fadus �idelicet nobis fapientia a dco amp; iuftici� amp; fandift'c�tio, amp; renbsp;demptiot ut qui gloriat,in Diio glorietur^^non in iufticrjs carnis.c, N�/nbsp;quam igituereiufti cor�deo fumus,quam perfide gratig amp; remifti�ispecnbsp;catijpropcer Ghriftttmtnec iuftici� noftr�aliterrepurantpro bonis, feunbsp;implerionelegis,nifi exfiderec�ciliationis,per Chrift� pr�ftit�. Denicj?nbsp;nonpoffumusqper fid�adamorem dei �clegis|?�enire. Qtiatertus ergoinbsp;credimus iii Chrift�,iuftifumus:habentesr�mift��nemp(ft�uide�icet 1 5nbsp;efiamigrtofcit�rnobis,fiquid immundiciaRz^ imperfediottiseft iiino/nbsp;ftris iufticfjs,Su obedientia crgalegem.H�ret em coricupifeentia in carne^nbsp;qii� po�uit omnia opa noftra.Sed �c per fid�accenduntur animinoftri,utnbsp;aberiter ferui�t deoinepe, amore legis �C proximi, N� refpidentesnofti'a qnbsp;modo uidelicetnobis falu�tioil� mereamur,e�ita mererinihil opus habeasnbsp;mus :fed nude ad folius dei pceptam uolun tat�.Ita ergo c� iuftici� preftancnbsp;perfiduiltdei uo�untatc.'Sd funtimpletio legis.Idcp eft qd Paulus feri/nbsp;bit.Rom.irj.Leg�erg�deftruiinusp�r fid�C'Cid c,to�limus ne et rerjcim�snbsp;pceptam bortoRt operum iuftici�,^ predicatatn promift��is cu�gelq f�d�C)nbsp;Abfit. Sed leg�ftabilimus,id eft,leg� f�cimus impleri,quarenus hdein euanbsp;geli) pdic�n�us.N� igitur fieri Jexpoteft,nifi fides remiffionis pdi prius erinbsp;gat in nobis. Hanci�itur,fideinqu�,quia tac�t Scholaftici Theologenbsp;imo qa plurimisfalfisdogmatibusopprim�t,qucopa bona poft�ntpr�dinbsp;careCquas no uanitat�s hypocrifes oper^ acpharifaicos cultusf No doccenbsp;erh nifiratioisiufticias;amp;f liberiarbitrij opa,id e,iufticias pharifaicas, quanbsp;les acquant�poftuntabho�e pr�ftari.Ii�ftid�graticamp;fp�s penitus igna-^-ri.Quaq ipfum quoqj fpirittr fandum fingantdarimerito iuftidaRz ratio/nbsp;nisjhoc cftjineritocreature,nempe,ho�s,quitotuseft inimijdus,fub impenbsp;rio pdi amp; diaboli.Cum ille fpus non det,nifi perunigenit�fili�deijdeuinnbsp;Sc hoiem, Chrift� Iefurn,hutnan i gnis fal�atore. Retineamus ergo, nos iunbsp;ftos cfteSCaccipercremiffioncpdijfideper Chrift�Jtem,opa noftra placenbsp;rc,quatenus ex hac�deprgftent.SirniJiter et fpus fan di nos participes fieri,nbsp;P candem fi'd� in Chriftum:amp;iIIo fp�,creari in nobis �mor�legisdei �C ^p/nbsp;ximi.T� eund� Ipin efficerc,ut uol�tati deipureferuiamus: fine pharifaicisnbsp;opinionibus mer�di iuftificatio�m 8C falutem. Qpas Sophift� prgdic�ttnnbsp;8c docent. Interroga enim al�nos Scholafticg Thcologfp iyionachos,pri^

mar�os iftos quofdam hypocntas �i. phanf�os,cur fadant fuas lufttci as, amp; pr�cepta opeR2 legis. (Nihil em hic dicam de obferuationibus inanib us tranbsp;dition� humanaf^^Num gratis fermant deotaut n� fe aliquid diicere punbsp;tent,quo ad merit� remiflionis peccari amp; uit� �tern�. Etdifces ipfis teftPnbsp;buSjfequ�rere iuftici� fibi amp; �ternam falut�,peropera fia.N� igit Cerui''nbsp;unt deo:neclibereoperantur,fed fibi feruiut,quanq inaniter et frufU'a.Iudinbsp;cia pr�terea feruiii,Gm�bta,coa�htf3 Slt;. falfa,hrai�es i�is,de qtubus ad Ro/nbsp;nian.ix.fcribitPau�us;Ifraelfedando lcg�iuftid�,in legem iui�icignon g/nbsp;uenit. Propter qd�'Quia n� ex fide:fed quaf� ex operib�s. ffcilicet qu^rebatnbsp;faluari. ) Impegerunt enim in lapide offen fionis. c. Atq^ ita acddic pcrpe/nbsp;tuo omnibus hypocritis,incredulis eu�gelio,necnifipharifaice iuffis.Quanbsp;qu� ifti ita c�cifint,ut Scholaftid in fua Theologia. .Fing�t em fe de�et lenbsp;gern examicamarerlt� mererifpiritum. Cum fineplufq inanes amp; uacui fpiri �nbsp;tus �faltcm fpiritus grati� amp;lefu Chrifti.nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;H�c pr�mifimus necefl�rio,

feriptud in hoc capitegeneralia qu�dadeoperib�s diledionis. Qu� quia omittunt Scholaftid Theologi^aut pharifaicis d�cftrin is opprim�t, nullonbsp;frudlupr�dicancopera legis.dmo nonfinegraui fcandaloSC diff�pationcnbsp;ecclefiarum.Nonquodmalumficleg�pr�dicare,a quibufcunq^ hoc fiat,nbsp;�tiarn ab Ethnids,qui non agnouerunt deum.�fed quod ifti blafphemis opPnbsp;nionibus pr�dicentnos mereri peccatiremiffionem amp; �tcrn�uicam,per O'nbsp;pera legis.Quod eft gratia abijeeretet iuftificatoris Chrifti gloriam transfernbsp;re in miferas arq^ immun das caruis iufticias. Quare funt noxq Scpernitio'nbsp;Deimpkiio^nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;docftores: amp; nullo modo ferendi. Siigiturqu�ras,qu5 opera

nequintipr^e P^�^^^pta bona,quinti pr�cepti,fiant:Slt;f placeant deo,tanq perfeefta obedi�^ ffp�,nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;da amp; uerus dei cultustreQ�ondere oportebic. Prim�, perfonamplacere deo

perfidem^apter Qirift�: deinde opera illius perfon�grata atq^ accepta efl�, per eandemfidem. Denic]^,quia qui eu�gelio crediderunt, non poffunt n�nbsp;amaredeum,nec in op�rande pharifaicis opinionibusaberrare.Sed quia dinbsp;liguntde� redemptor� Chriftu.m.�omniaoperafua non faduntaliof�ne,nbsp;qu� ut uoluntati dei obediant, amp; gloriam Chrifti ornent. T imentigitur deznbsp;um ,amp;nolunc eum effendere: ideoimperantiracundi�,reprim�todia,�c anbsp;quauis iniufta uiolentia abftinent. Sed amp; officia diledionis prgftant quibufnbsp;libetproximisfuis,ingratis amp; inimicis�que,utamicis.�miftTicordes, b�ninbsp;gni,manfueti,clementes,placabiles amp; humanu

Sic dealijs pr�ceptis operib�sbonispronundandum efttuidelicet, ilz la placere deo,reputari pro iuftida amp; perfeda obedienda erga legem,ef�e^nbsp;dei cultum,quatenus fidefta�uimus deum ignofeere noftrisp(ft�s;�tem,nosnbsp;amp; opera'noftra deo placere propter Chriftum, iuftificatoremnoftri, amp;�znbsp;tern�propiciatorem.It�quando ex ilia fide incipimusobedire deo,amp;pr�nbsp;ceptaeiusfacere:timere,nequo opereperfe malo off�ndamusipfum. De/nbsp;nit^ amp;immudidas naturales deprecari: �i�� repugnare. Vtin fexto, nonnbsp;mcc/

m�c�iaberis, agnofcimusamp;fatcmur infupcrabi1esimmudra'asnoftras,fed fideftatuini�Sj�eiimignofcerenoblsamp;fa�ercpropterChrift�mJdcouidr iMf�ctiofe^nbsp;firn uoluntati Dei fubfjcimus no5,rep�gham�s imm�ndis af��d:ibtis,abftpnbsp;neniLis ab adulcerrjs, fcQrcationcamp;* quib�flibefcinfaridis libidittibus amp; impu/nbsp;d ic�cijs.Icejn abflinem�s a crap�l� �(. ebrietatc,� c�nimertq� impuc3icor�,8lt;r .nbsp;fi'milibns,qinbusaniiniadlibidiriem folent in eendi. Adh�c�ci��urconiU/nbsp;gio in hde,c�r�1grati�rum adione,intelIigentes^quodDeusadpfqb�t corigt; ,nbsp;lugiaamp;^ c�riiiigalem confuetudinem. Vt furithac dcredara tcftiril�ni�|nbsp;Macth.^rixjb C�iwq.Sd in EpiftolisadTimotheuni amp; Titum.

Eadem fario S(fin re�iquis, ut didiini cfi�alerc debet. Vt in feptimd pr�cept�iNotifurtum facies,agnofcimusri�ftrarrt impietatem,qua �rifinitanbsp;quadar� habendi c�piditate aliorum opes nobis �ifedamus, amp; ptr curas h�/nbsp;lus �it�, proni fumus,quomodocuncp parare nobis opes, eti�ni cum iniuftinbsp;cia Si darrtnis aliorum. Sed �iconfidimusquod D� VS igri�fc�trtqbis pernbsp;Chdft�nl, propter quem Si hoilori nominis eius ftudemus.Ideoq? Si per tinbsp;tnorem eius re�ftimus liis in�probis cupiditatibuSj abftinemus a c�tracflibusnbsp;p�rum honeitis,ab ufur�s. Si qualib�fcUnq^ non iuftis modis res Si facultagt;nbsp;tes parandi Jtcm,priuata Fortuna Si facultatibus contenu fumus,finelTiurmunbsp;r� Si querela contra dominum. Ex promii��onis fideuidum,etreliquas cornbsp;pbris nccciT:races,a Deo expcdamus,turn iuxtamandatum Dei laboramus,nbsp;honeftisSi iuftis contracbbus�u�mur, et iufte partis fruimur cum grati�tuninbsp;adioneJcemdamusden�rtr� neceflarqs ufibus aliorummeluti p�uperibusnbsp;Si eu�nge�ij miniftris, Prgftamus Eleemofynam ,damus rrtutu�m,Si reliqu�nbsp;officia facimus,per qu� ali�rum opespriuatas i��rh�s.SeorG'm autc princinbsp;pes Si ciuiles Magiftr�t�s iuuaridis rebus p�bKcis ftudent. Si ilia omn ia offinbsp;da fua quilibet r�f�rant ad diuin i nominis boriorcni.nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;D�fi icp iri offl��b

prgcepto, nonloquerisfalfumteftimoni�m,attendimusqu�m f�ni�sproni Siprocliues ad mcntiendumjfalfendum, Si calumniandum, quod deploraznbsp;mus,habentes f�duciam ad Deum.cp peccattsnoftrisignofcat,propter Chnnbsp;ftum.Ideo ex i�l�fid�rep�gnamus bis morbis in natura, et abftinemus a menbsp;dacio,impofturis,maledicentia,de�atioib�s,pr�ditionibus, calumniofis Sinbsp;falfisaccufati�nibus in ludicio. Rurfus ctiam preftamus ueritatem, in orrini/nbsp;busdidlis Si faftis noftris, raaximein iudicrjs, inpadis Si contradibus.nbsp;A�iorum errata tegimus,autcerteexcufamusfraterne,fitegi non poft�nt.Sednbsp;Sipeccantescumaliorum off�nfi�ne Siftl�rnal�, corripim�s manfuete. Sinbsp;in fummaomnium in�rnnit�tib�s,officio �irtg�g, ftudem�sam�termcderi.nbsp;H�cigitur omnia officia ditec'lionis,8i fi qu�r��iq�a funt,q��fido prpftarfnbsp;turexnde,8iillo fin�,utuoluntati Si honoridiuininominisf�ruiamusJunf rh fusfeor�

c�tilli p�flunt, nif� qiri uerain Deumf�de pr�diti funt, pnr feruator�Chriftu Iefum.Non cnimaltj amarcdc��^ honori nominis cius feruirepoffunt�fiucnbsp;ex a�o prgftareq funtpnccepta. Autfineimpijs opim'onibus,opera legis facenbsp;re�Sempcr cm hprccinincreduL�s h�cphar�faica opinio,cpoperjbus externisnbsp;jP fefatifi�ci�tlegazt�, quod�lisqperibusfintiufti. Et femp r�gn�t in raldxMnbsp;ifteferuilisaff�c�uSjq nihilah' ud, q fuas laudes 8c fuas c�mmcditates, g uiftinbsp;ciaslegis quaBrunt.Ettn fingunt feamare De�-SC proximu.�cum n�d�igantnbsp;nifi femetipfos cm, carnali �C impio amore, ut Copra in cx�plo deMonach�nbsp;dixi.nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;Veradiledlioeftide�^ppter feamare:It� legend uoluntatemdei,quia

funtres P fe bon�.Adh�cproxim� araare,propterDe�: amp;jlli feruire,prop ter no�s Chrifti honor�. Nihil indiJig�do, autfaci�do op�ra dilelt;flionis,adnbsp;fuas c�moditate�referre:nifi quatenus licet p gkgt;ri�dei.Qui hocquoe� crenbsp;dere^ubet, ut � per no�s etus honor�operemur, no qrentesiuftificari ex le/nbsp;ge,fed uolutati diuing obedirejquia bona eft,expe4flernus prgmia corporal�anbsp;fpiritualia hic in terris,SC �terna in ccelis. Qui ergo hac fide fa-t��t Deoinbsp;a� pofliint dici fua qrere: quia in promiH�one in tuent in propiti� uol�tatemnbsp;dei,SCglorific�till�:Sicafl�di,uteti�finulIapr�miaefl�ntoperantibuspronbsp;poh'ta,m deo gratuito obfequio feruir�t,et m�data eius facer�t,a q fci�t ferenbsp;ceptosefl� in hlios,�C hfreditat�ptern�etimmarcei�ibil�expe�arein coulis�

Quamqigitin oper�do, humanoiiididoperriniilesefl�uideantprjsim/ f ij�c� cad� opera f�peuit�t ac �ici�t,q holes pi), l�c�dumpr�cept�dei uo/nbsp;�uiBtat�, uitarc amp; hicere fol�nth plurim�diff�runt, 3^fideatcpincredulitatcnbsp;It�alqs l�ndis 8C cotrarqs impuris motibus,difcetnuntlt;ora Deoiquem co/nbsp;gitationcs cordi� no ftro^ n � pol�unt latere. H�c d�bui annotare,in dodrinbsp;na de uera d�cdione:�C operibuspladtis cor� Deo. Vtdifcamus nobiscaucnbsp;re ab impqs opinionibus h ypocritar�:quibuscas fpes falutis perir,^ omnisnbsp;oper�amp; laboris fruclus innihil� cadit.Noneftem cur prtemia ecrleftia pronbsp;operibusfuisCbipromitt�t: tametfi exfide oper�tibasfua qd�prgmia,amp;'mernbsp;cesopisatcj Jaboris a deo c�tingat. De cuius rati�c alio lococopiofe kripfi�

De^t�bufltini 0peribuni{kiti6nif,iHfupmorek�t �xeg^nontlumpliinetxplicatit.

REliqua funt autem qu�dam opera diledionis,dc quihusquia infuperi orelegisenarratione peculiariter nihil didumeft, libel hoc loco feor/nbsp;Cm paucula qu�dam annotarc:utdeelecmofyna,mutuatione,contralt;fnbus,nbsp;zelo feu iufta �mulatione,amp; fimilibus.Proinde de Eleemofyna SC mutuatinbsp;onc,Matth.v. fie breuiter admonemur a Chrifto; Peten ti abs te, dato: amp;cuznbsp;pien tem m utuum accipere, n e aduerferis. V^bi, notandum quod ad eleemof�nbsp;nam attinet, illepetens debetprobabilem rationem petendihabere. Namnbsp;mendidtas ,qu� non habet iuftam amp;necefl�riam caufl�m, eft impia amp;ini/nbsp;qua: planet^ forti �C rapin� fpedes qu�dam. Idcirco SC reprehendiruninbsp;Paulo,i).Thef4i). Gumefl�musapuduosh�cpr�dpiebamusuobw,quod

fi qufsnonuultopcrarinec manducet. Audiufmus enim inter nos qiiofda ambularc inordinatc,nihil op�rantes fed cunofe agentes. Hisaucern qui taiesnbsp;funtpr�cipimus,S^ obfccramus per Dominum IcTum Chrift�,uccum quicnbsp;te op�rantes fuum panem manduc'ent.

Non crgocxigi�ur,utquibuslibetpetacibus fcurris,amp;^impudencibus ex/ alt;5toribus,nofirabeneficentia SiC largitionibus expofitifimustfed fi quos in^nbsp;ta nos habemUs uere paupes,id eft,aut aduerfa �ale�udine,morbis �gn'/nbsp;tudinibus,Iaborantes,au� �a�e ac fen lo confedos,fiue quomedocun q; a�rjsnbsp;in commoditadbus oneratos amp;obrutos, u�finealiorum beneficentia furten-*nbsp;tari nequeant, ueluti quorum opes amp; fubftan�i� incendio pericrunt,amp;c. eosnbsp;pro modo faculta�um noftrarum iuuemus.Illos enim commendat nobis Denbsp;Us:u�Efa.lvirj,Frangeefurientipanem�uum,SCc.lremMatc.xxv. Venttenbsp;benedidi patrismei,Slt;fc. Eti.lo�.iq.Qui habucrit fubi��tias huius m�dt

Porro,modum largiendi Paulus in pofteriorire ad Corin.cap. virj.ita ex plicanfi uoluntaspromptaeft,fecundum id quod habet accepta eft, non fecUnbsp;dum id quodnen habec.Non enim ut alqs fitremiftio.udais autem tribula/nbsp;tio.�Cc. Loquitur de uoluntaria largitionetnecpr�cipi� prodigal iter profunnbsp;dere opes in quoflibenSedrequirit, ucuerisneceftitatibusaliorumfuccurra'nbsp;mustamp;inopiam eorumnoftraliberalitatefubleucmus. Nonpr�dicat ergonbsp;aliarn �quali�at�,nifiquautquifquameftopul�tior, magis abundanshisnbsp;eorporaIibusfacultatibus,colargiusdiftribuatfuainegenos.Quemadmonbsp;dumSf i. Timoth.vi. requirita diuitibus, utfint benefici, faciletribuendonbsp;communicando.Ergo in ilia �qualttate hoc quoep requirit, ne inopes allnbsp;enabeneficentiaabutantur.�id eft, ne uelint locupletari, cum aliorum detri/nbsp;mentoac damnis: fedproneceflitatealiquantulum adiuuari,amp; illonecefta/nbsp;riocontendcflLnbsp;nbsp;Acdebet pr�tereain dandoquidamdeledusperfona/

rum tribuentibus adh iberi. Nam etiamfi diledio faciat nos quibuflibet egc nisdebitores: tn in diftribuendo eft quidam ordo retin en dus. Nam primonbsp;babenda eft ratio cognatorumtut paren turn, fratrum,Iiber�rum, amp;c.Iuxt3nbsp;ilIudPauIi, iTimoth.v. aduiduas. Difcantprim�domumfuamregere:Sinbsp;mutua uicem reddere parentibus. Item, fi quis aut fuor�,amp; maxime domo*nbsp;fticorum curam non habet,fid� negauit,SC eft infideli deterior.Poftea aut Sfnbsp;alienosprofacultat� modo iuuare debemus: amp; eos pfertim,qui nobifcumnbsp;uiuut. C^os amp; lex ante alios lud�is pr�cipuo comm endauit, Deu. xv.

Habetautch�c pr�cepta beneficentia nonfolum plurimasgraues comi/ nationes:ueR2 etia pclaras amp;c�folantiflimas ^miftioncs. NouitemDeusnbsp;tarditat� noftr� in tribu�do:amp; ingratitudin�^tot fummis erga nos bnfierjs 'nbsp;cius. Ideo uultill� h is tanq ftimulis excitare Sd impellere ad obedi�nd�:maxinbsp;meep c�firmarein pqs,u� qd uol�tarie, proposatcpgratisanimis co�per�t,nbsp;fubinde promptius amp; melius p�ciant. Hue igitur facit ill ud, Luc. vi. Da te,8Cnbsp;dabitur aobis.Menfur�bon�,�i a3ofcrt�,amp; coagitat�,6^fupefftuent� dabut*

�. J nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;C o M M E N T, D B P OE N 1 T E N T.

in f�num ueftr�.EaJcm quippcmcnCura, qua menfi fucritts, rcmctiet uobis� ItcminuJuuIgati'fl�m�.Matth.xxv. Vcnitebenedidipofi�deteparatumregnbsp;num a conftitutione mundi. Efuriui enim amp;dediftis mihiraanducareamp;^c. Etnbsp;quod ibidem fequitur. Difcedite a me maledidti in igncm �ternum.

Vides ergo bancbetieficenti�m pertinerc ad gratitudinem,qua qui credigt; dcrunt exercent fid�m fuam in Deura per Chriftum. Ac certo confidunt i�lanbsp;preftita fe tam placere Deo redemptori Chrifto Ie(u,nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;fi ipfimet Deo pa

tri et Chrifto h�c officia exhibuifl�nt.Quia,inquit mihi dediftis m�ducare, 8lt; quicquid feceritis uni de hisfratribusmeis minimis, mihifcciftis.Arguitnbsp;itacp incredulosamp;ingratos hic locus, eos qui nulla paupcrib�s mifericordi�nbsp;beneficia pr�ftant,propter Ghriftum,quin etiam fignificatcontemptum b�/'nbsp;neficiorum Chrifti in eis regnare.Sicutetiam teftantur illa uerba Chrifthefunbsp;riui,amp;non dediftis mihi quod ederem.ltem, quicquid n� feciftis unidehisnbsp;minimis,nccmihifeciftis. Quafidicat,mefpreuiftis,quod beneficia mortisnbsp;me�,quam pro �obisfuftinui non tantum apud uos ualuerunr,ucpauperinbsp;mendicodedgt;f��tisaliqtudadmanducandum,adgratificandum mihi.

Sed pergampqdicfiis pauc�lasadhuc quafdam aliascomminationes promiflionesadt)cere,�t qu� non poflunt ociofenobis loqui,amp; in credentnbsp;tibus frudum pietatis Operantur amp; perficiunt. Veluti ill^ Prouer.xix. Fccncnbsp;ratur Domino,qui mjfcrcrur pauperis, 8^ uicifl�tudinem fuam reddet etlbi/nbsp;dem.xi. Alrj diuidunr propria amp; ditiores fiunt, ali) rapiuntnon fua,amp; femlt;,nbsp;perin �geftatef�u�.Et.xxij.Quipronuseftadmifericordi�, benedicetiir,detnbsp;panibus enim fuis d�dit pauperi.It�.xxi. Qui obtur�t aurem fuam ad damo/nbsp;rem pauperis,S^ ipfe damabit,amp; non exaudierur, Et.xxvn'i). Qui datpauperinbsp;non indigebic, qui defpicicdeprecantem fuftinebit pe n uriam Sed h�c hac/nbsp;tenus de ea beneficentia,quam uocantEleemofynam,id eft,miftTicordip be^nbsp;neficium,pauperi 8^ egeno prgftitum,pro gloria nominis Chrifti.Nunc denbsp;De betiefrcett ali)$ quibufdam fpedebus eius dicam, ut de beneficentia amp; gratitudine,.quanbsp;rit a- griti cuangelt) miniftris ui�tusamp;ncceff�ri) fumptusfuppediuntur. Quamquam,nbsp;tudimttntuS h�c eftd�bita merces,pr� �abore 8d op�r� difficilhmo,in quo feruiunt Ecdcnbsp;�g^eti� eu depofitioneanimaRt fuarp. De illaigitbenefic�tig redditione, pr�nbsp;cipiens Chriftus,inqt:Dignuseftoperm�iusmercedefua.EtPaulus.i. Cor.nbsp;xi. Ira dominusordinauit, uthiqui euangelium annunciant,deeuange/nbsp;lio Uiu3nt.Item,q�.iiS milit�t fuis ftipendqs un^eSC plura in banc fententiamnbsp;ibid�. Vbi tandem 8�f h�c leguntur. Si nos uobis fpiritualia feminauimus,nbsp;raagrtumeft, fi nos carnalia ueftra metamusC�Et ad.Gal.Cap.vi.Communinbsp;cet autem dotftori in omnibus bonis, is qui docetur uerbum. Nolite errare.nbsp;Deus n�irr�detur.Qugenim feminauerit homo,hfC amp; metet.Denicp.i.Ti/nbsp;moth, v.Quibeneprefuntprg(byteri,duplici honore dignihabeantur,maxinbsp;me qui laborant in uerboamp;dodrina.Dicitenim fcriptura:Non alhgabisosnbsp;boui rriturann. Etjignus eft �pefarius mercede fua.

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CHriftus, amp; Apoftolus eius Paulus. Namhacbenefjcrntia opus eft, pro mfnifteri) ecdefiaftici conferuauonerquod etiam opprimitur,ubi uidus amp;nbsp;corporales inineceftarqfumptusecc�ef�� doctoribus non mj'niftrantur.nbsp;In quoqut�ficgraue pecca�uin,Slt;dei c�cemptus, adeocpbeneficjor�gragt;nbsp;n�,qu�pr�ftintnobis�deus,per unigenituin fih'�ruuna,quidatnnet exagnbsp;gerare,autdicere;ResipfacIamat,nihiIneqj dedeoneqjde Chnfto crede/nbsp;re,qui' mi�niftror�uerbidei nullamratione habent: quod attiinet ad necefl�^�nbsp;rq uitftus adminiftratio�m. Quanto mag�s,fi fuis rebus,amp; opibus ab cedenbsp;f�'a �lim col�atiSjin eum ufum,utmtniftri uerbi dei indealerent,{poh'enturC�nbsp;utn�cferef�t,amp; quidema nobi!itatc,n5pau�opluscrudehterjquama pro^nbsp;mifcuouulgo. Qu�eftquid�d/aboli operatio amp;ftrudtura, in jftis ��bus:nbsp;qua pronus tendi t ad uaftation� o�m ecclefiarum. At metuo ob id breui fugt;nbsp;turum,ut fruftra ploremus l�pietatem noftr� Si ingi*atitudinem,* �� fruftranbsp;uerbi de� doeftores qu�ramus. Sed ho�es pij,in quibus eft timor dei, �Cnbsp;aliqua f�des in de�,caueantne busus criminis,curn improbis amp; fceleratis, r�nbsp;os fefe facianuunde tanta calamitas imminet ecclefie. Ideo con fer�t de fuis fanbsp;cultatibusjquo deinde uerbi dodlores alant,amp;f nefint ingrati red�ptori Chrinbsp;ftO�Quineti� feiant fe multo minus in corporalibus rebus neceffarrj s egerenbsp;pofte,fl bas uol�tariascollationes, prominifterrj ecdefiaftici c�feruat�onenbsp;fadant,quam fi nihil prorfus in e� ufumconferrenttiuxta illas ocs comina^-tiones amp; promift!�es,quas paulo anteretuli deeleemofyngbenefie�tia, Vtnbsp;ne dicam,quanta premia fpiritualium amp;ccelefti�rerum il!is peeuhariter^pnbsp;ponantur.�Iuxta illud Chrifti.Mauh.x.Qui recipituos,me'recipit: amp; q menbsp;recipit,recipit eum qui me mifit.Quirecipitprophetam in no�epropherp,nbsp;merced�^pbetg accipiet: qui recipit iuft�, in noie iufti,merced� iufti ac/nbsp;cipiet.Etqcuncp pot�dederit uni,ex min imis iftis,calic� aqu^ frigid^,tan tunbsp;in nomine difcipuli,�men dico uobis,non perdetmercedemfuam.

Hienumerari debet ea beneficentia,qu� confertur adftudiorum Scho/ lafticorum conferuationem: fine quibus nec euangelij miniftratio conferuanbsp;ripoft�c,nec refpublic�corporaliumrerum fce�iciter promoueri amp; in ho/nbsp;noftatupermanere.nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;*

Reliqua eft mutuatfo,amp; ipfa fpecies qu�da elecmofyn�,ideftoperis mi De fericordi�,quo in diftribuendode faeu�tatibus noftrisalien�miferi�fuonbsp;currimus.amp;: earnfubleuamus.Seddiff�rt tarnen ab eabeneficentia,quam unbsp;fitatedeemofynamadpellamus:quiaini�la quicquid conferimus adalio/nbsp;rum ufum,de noftris facultatibus,id totum illis donamus,finepa(fto recipiznbsp;end� fortisn'n mutuatione autem padunl de reftituenda forteintercedir*nbsp;Hoc em quicquid eft,quod mutuo alqs damus, id expe�lamnsnos aliqu�znbsp;do iterutn recepturos�uel idem,aut fimile infpecie,quantitate ,numero!

menfura. Pro datis mutuo decem aureis, totideniaureos:pro modia tuttci,a�ium modium,atlt;^ ita de fimilibus.

Quamqigitur eftcximia amp; Chriftianabeneficcnna,ubi' Chriftianccx�� cctur mutuatio: tn longe eft infra eleemofyne beneficen ti�.Creditori cm innbsp;mutuati�e nihil de fuo decedit,fed tm ad t�pus aliquod ccrc�,conccditfuaR�nbsp;reB2 ufum,pr�x�o,fine fuo d�no,6^ fine dctrimento rcB� fuaR2,etiamfi cumnbsp;proximi coinoditate.Quo ctiam noie fit Chriftiana bcnefic�tia,fi in fidc exnbsp;crccatur,cSproximidilcdione. De quaamp;in Icgef�pe pcipitur:ut Deut,nbsp;xv.Sd in eu�gelio a Chrifto:ut Matth, v.loco quefupra citaui. Luc. vi.c. Acnbsp;di(fta � mutuatio, quod itcRx recipia s,qug pro necei�ititabus alioi^�, ad ufusnbsp;iporumdedirti.Obfcruand�cftautjUtill�quimutu�petitjhabeatprobabinbsp;lemamp;neccflari�caufam fu�petiti�is:n�minus, qille,quipetit eleemofy/nbsp;n�, De�dc ut Uel it crediti fumm� fuo creditori aliqn reftitu�re. Nam utu� renbsp;cipere �� n� fo�ucre, res eft Si. facinus iniquifl�moRt nebu�onu Si raptoR�nbsp;dequibus loquitur illudpfal.Mutuatimpiusamp;n�foluit.Sicutamp;debenc/'nbsp;fic�tia pioR2 qd protinus fequitur:Iuftus a�t mifereturSi dat. Neq? facilenbsp;dicipoteft,qfintnoxi] ifti,ct cfficiantnc h�cbcneficentia exerceatur,ficutnbsp;decuit abho�busmifi fortaff�sethnice.utpftaturabinfidelibus. Q* fifuntnbsp;tapaupereszucquodrautuoacceper�t neque�treddere, n�debent mutuunbsp;rogare,fed eleemofynp pftatione.N� cm licet fraudarealiostautpadto�z uenbsp;ritat�n� pftare.Qy�d ti� quia f�piusfitjcoi^ benignitas ,qdant mutu�exnbsp;haun�rSi debilitatur,ne ucrepauperibus amp;pi}s, qbusmax�eopuseratda/nbsp;re,illapftetur. Necaliterifi:inoxfjfunt,qmut��petunt,n� ad necefiariosnbsp;ufus,fed ad lux� Si fumptus n� necefl�rios,ueftimentOR�,crapuI�,ebrieta/nbsp;'tis,c� tn menti�tuf fe nihil poftularc nifi^ neceflarijs ufibus fuis,liberoB2,nbsp;uxoris,fratr�,amp; fimiliu.Ita uero c� f�pius fellant creditoR� fid�,6i non folnbsp;u�t, cl�udunt cobz benignitat�,nebencfici Ont in ipos quocp yepaupercsnbsp;egenos,qd qu� fit impiScoram deo,uidelicet,ali}s quafi obffarc,ne in bcnbsp;neop�do pgant,6i mukas grauiflimas calamitatesfecttm trahar,coipa�es,nbsp;fp�ales S: �ternas,facileiudicari poteft,ex ijs o�bus,qu� ubicf,in quor�c�/nbsp;que uicioRi amp; fce�er�autores dicunt Diuites yo, qui opibus Si faculcatinbsp;bus corgahbus abundat, amp; natura� quad� �s-o�7-/df,inclemcntia Si imniiferi/nbsp;eordia,nulliscgcnisd�t mutuujuifi ubi pariafefpcrant recepturos, grauif/nbsp;fimepecc�t.N� Si Deut.xv. fie pr�cipitti� unus de fratribus tufs ad paup/nbsp;tat�deuenerit,n�obdurabis cortu�, necpcontrahesman�, fedaperieseanbsp;pauperi,�i dabismutu�, quo eu in dig�r� perfpexeris. C�teRzq�cd�tmu/nbsp;tuum,ut ultra forte aliquidrecipiant,f�nus exercent. Nihil em ucnd�t, Sinbsp;tn rccipi�tplufqdedcrunt,ideo recipiuntufuras�ti�cd�nabiles Si impij quenbsp;( ^us,c� illas recipiunt c� proximi d�no,8i contra eius uoI�tatemtqcquidiLnbsp;lud efbqd ultra forte iftis redditur.nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;H�c igitur uicia in c�modationefri

gienda funt: ac uiden d� eft pr�terea,ut Ch riftianc exercea tur h gc uirtus. Ne uideliccthominummorCjUelimusinamicosSigratos hancbeneficenti� exnbsp;erect

�r�ere� fed more fi�iorumDei inquofliber,quo ad pofTumus,inimicos 8^ gratos f que,ut in amicos atq^ratos. A qbus uidelic�t n� fperemus paria benbsp;neficiaiaucqui no�int grati efle, Vt inmutui dati�e principalitcr fpeclemus-ad prpcept� dei uol�tat�: �C deindead neccfl�tac�^pximi ,,pptcr de�. Sic em�ctnbsp;Chriftus pdpitdemutuati�e. Lu.vi.Diligitcinimicosueftros,bnfacitehisnbsp;uos oder�t. Et fidiligitis eos,q uos dilig�t,q uobis eft gratiaCN� ptfl�z

tiaCSiqde 8ii. pct�res hoc faciSt�Et fi mutuudederitis a qbus fperatis recipe,-q gratia eft uobis�'N�amp; pcft�res pcft�ribus d�t mutu�,ut recipi�t paria Cftu mutui, feu alia gratitudinisbnf�centi�). Ver�tn diligiteinimicos neftros,^nbsp;bnfacite et mutu� date,nihil inde fper�tes. (uidelicet, fimiji� bnficioi^.OEcnbsp;critmerces ueftramulta: �deririsfilf)altift�mi. Quiaipfebenignuseft, ei'ganbsp;jngratosacmalos� Porrodec�tradlibusemptionis amp;u�ditionisn� mulnbsp;tahoclocofcrib� SulFicitemannotareIicitosefle,accp adeoneccfiarios.nenbsp;d� a Chriftianis tradari poft�. Sed 8C q iilosdan�t, eti� c� lege natur� pug.*nbsp;n�nq iubethuiusmodic�mutationes fieri, quales exercent in cm�tcsamp; u�nbsp;dentes. Deinde fatis habeo admonere,ut q fe probarc deo uol�t, Chriftiani,nbsp;c�tradlibus honeftis probatis ut�tur: �i. fequ�cur formula legis natur� innbsp;cm�do uend�do.Dequa �C Chriftuspcipit, Lu.vi.Et43 ut uultis,ut uo^nbsp;bisfaciant hominesamp;c� In fumma,c�tra�ibus utamur in fide et c� timor�nbsp;Dni. Nihil P auarici�, et nihil c� fpe n� honefti etimprobati qftuscon�do�nbsp;N�ille principalis c�cradu� finis retineri atc^ fpedfaria nobis debet, ne quidnbsp;c�tra neceft�tat� uel utilitat�proximi concmur:idcp p timor� amp;reucr�ti� manbsp;datoR� dei. Cogitemus nos no uiuerefine legibus: multo minus aliqd licerenbsp;nobis c�tra leges.Sed pcepteet pftandg uoluntatis Dei debitores elle: id eft,nbsp;retin�d� dile�i�iserga proxim�. Sol�t a�tmulta qri occafione iftoR: c�/nbsp;tradu�:utdc licitis lucris, cor� q uilius em�t.utearius uendat.Dedilationinbsp;bus folution �. S�pe em carius iufto u�d�t,propter dilata folutionc:ct uiliusnbsp;cm�t,qa ftatimfolu�t.Quod tot� qag�gnat c� dilecfti�e, et fuijaed� effe denbsp;bettet tan q ufurari�,ac minus Chrif�an�, uicari. Sed et de fp�fion ibus h ic aginbsp;tur: quas eti�fi penitusimprobare n�polTumus, quamq pnitiofas etexitia-'nbsp;ks multisttn admoneridebemus, ne pro uilisfp�deamue,nifi noftrisfacukanbsp;tibus poftimus folucre,et uelimus folueretubi ille, pro q fpopondimus fefelnbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;'

leritnoftr�fid�. Alioqui qtcontention�,rixai^ctblafphemiaR2 cauf� fiunt fp�fiones;� Sed quidud� legis natur� fequi uolent, feient fe pulchre in h isnbsp;o�busrebus gererettum nequid c�tra dilection� faci�t,t� eti� ne defint progt;

�fos quoC]^ aduerfanos �c inirhicos dih'g3mus:bcneprecetT!uramp; bencfaciamuS ipfis.Muito magispriuat��mdi'dt� ^hibetamp; irac�di�� motus. Efta�tqdafflnbsp;aliaira, qu�eftlicicai cft excelles qucd�uirtus�quocat^muJado�n fctiptu/nbsp;nSjGuezglus^qu� fcriptui'g ipfiqq, Chrifto tribu�c� JuxtailIudd�Chrifto^nbsp;�XpfaI.Ixvjrj.apudIoanri�cap.viii.2elusdorn�s tuecomeditm�. Nodlfl�nbsp;trtilitera�tamp;Prophetistribultur:ut �Iig,E�izeo ^(^al�jSiEt Dauid f�pepri^nbsp;dicacilloraptU^�mulanonis 8^ fCc�rnoi�^odifleinimicos fuos. Eftnbsp;��t zelus ifte,amp; iufta irae�diai glori� dei ftudio, c�tra eius oppreffor�s c�/nbsp;fnp�eri amp; indtar�ut c� Chriftus cxp�lite t�plo �lus^phanatpres. It� amo?nbsp;rc i�ftid� amp; odio turpit�diriis qu�cunimpfobis �c fceleratis ho�bus irafnbsp;cK ficut fcriptura proponit ex�p�a de luftp ze�P Phifleesjeh u,amp; fimiliu. Hgdnbsp;igitur �muladofe� jr�,nibil odit irl proxifno,ft)fi impietat�,amp;: ftudia aduernbsp;fantia uol�tati dei, Obiurgat grau i ter, impie amp; fua c�l pa crr�tes:qa prpdefl�nbsp;�mat.Sic�tliquetex illo Ch ri fti. Lu. xxi��j. O ftulti �CcIteexillo Pau. �aEnbsp;iij.O am�tes Galareqs uosfafcinauit, ii� obedirc tiericafi� Quin eti�maledinbsp;cit hisqui r�pugn�t glorig dei:ut ext�t plurima ex�plain pfalmis. Denic^ h�nbsp;lus eft ipfos qcp fuos par�res odifle, uxor� �i. liberos,amp; alios ex cognatis 8dnbsp;amiciffimis,fi quid uelintautiube�t,p fe turpe mal�,amp; uolut�ti dei aduer/nbsp;fari� ac pugn�s. Habet ant finiftr� �mul� quand�.�uidelicet ze��,fc� �nbsp;ftlulation�jti� fecund� fcienti�. Qug eft impia amp; pcrnitiofa: amp; ilJa th ipfeq/nbsp;Paulusexarfit, fedn�dh c�uerfusadChrift�. Deuaftabat emecclefiasnbsp;dei:ratusearc obfequi� amp; cult� fefedeopftare. Ettal�id� Apoftolus,ipfisnbsp;ludgis tribuit: perfequ�tibus e�aogeliu,amp; Chriftianos, Rom.x.Teftimoninbsp;�mperhibeo illis,�lt;fc.Ita ifigenerc proouiici�du eft, impioftirorc rapi Sdirt'*nbsp;lt;itari,eoso�sq Chrifti amp;euangelri glori�,amp;miniftros Eu�gelrj qugrhtopnbsp;primcre:qu�q p ignoranti� et error� hoc faci�c. Hue facit ergo illud Chrifti�nbsp;loan.xv. Veniethora, ucoisqui interficituos,amp;c. Qu�qigitaff�clandaeftnbsp;ira feu �mulati�,glori^dei ftudio,amorepietatis etodio turpitudinis:th pritnbsp;denteruidendu eft,neqerroredecepti,illac�tra glori�deiabutamur.

In odauo peepfo de diffimulatione quad� etoffi'ciofo mendatio difputa/ t�r.Multi em cafus fe of��r�t,in quibus,qdres eft,non oportet c�tinuoapudnbsp;Dij?tW4'to o�s loqui:fed licet,qui etia diledionis eft,qu�d�celare, Mendacia em te/nbsp;P^^^�^d�tur et d�nant lege,q uel ex ingenrj uanitate, et ftulta atc^ inani iatftanbsp;tia dic�tur:fiue c� adulatione,et noc�di uol�tate,Ifediftimulatio,q nihil uti/nbsp;litatis h abet: uel noxia eft proximo. Alioqui certe et ofRciof� diledionis eftnbsp;ac debit� proximo et pftand�, qd� eius uicia et errata, diftimujarejnplle uPnbsp;dere,tegere,etexcurare. Et Chriftus ipfedift�mulatqu�d� q abfc�ditaadnbsp;t�pus,etppftea reuelata, f�deb�t illuftriusad dei glori�. Vt Lazar� figura/nbsp;to fermone dixic dormire,fignificans mortu� efte. Et depuella quad� mortuanbsp;fimiliter loeutuseftrut etiaderideretur. Matt.ix.Sed poftea prodidit mortenbsp;ita in manu fe habere. Si tollere e� pofl�^ ut alius dormi�te e fomno excitare,nbsp;Aedebem�s iii2:eriereUer�tacere,fi qh aliquain re, poflumusa�ior� falutinbsp;---- nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;' �nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;confulere.

LIBER TERTIVJ, nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;�jo

c�fulere, fine a�teruus et reipub, dano.RahaKaut�mendado d�fendit exp�d racoreSyC�ea occulcatio pJurimisnoxiaeffet.Sed �ja habebat man ifefta fign�nbsp;fication�uol�tatis dei,qua Ifraelitas defendebat in g�tibus,et promiff� fua ipnbsp;fis prgftabat. Sed fi fidei ih de� et diledi�is erga proxim� r�gula nobis pronbsp;ponamuSjt�fpirituideicomiferimus nos, nihil inullocafupoceritt�ambi/nbsp;gu fc off�rrcjin quo n� fdemu6,quid nos oponeat fequi,prgftare,aut fugere.nbsp;H�c uolui in genere hoccapite, de certis quibufd� operibus dilclt;flioni8,annbsp;notare,de qbus anteafere nihil atta�� effet. Acpotcftquilibctplura tali� exnbsp;empIoR�jin oibus legibus,pro ut neceffeeft aliquas exceptiones quadoc^ il/nbsp;lis addere,fibideligere,Dic�igitpoft hacdec�cupifc�tia, qmodo a iuftifica/nbsp;(is debeat frenari coherceri. Defrenanda cr nincenda Conctiptficntiac^rnif,

NOneftaliudremediu,auEaIiauidoriac5trac�cupifeenti�,qaail�aran/ CAP. xni.-d� penitus extirpet, amp; c�fopiat,qu� mors ipCajCt indneratio huius car nalis naturg.Prius igit n� fperemus perfed�carnisrenouation�,�te c�nbsp;pkt� refurredion� morcuoB2,qu� exped amus p uirtut� et poteti� refurrecrionbsp;nis lefu Chri fti.Interim fciamus,n� effe noxi� e�cupifcenci� illis, q in Chrinbsp;ftfilefumcreducctftudioglorific�didc�mortificareiUaetcohcrcerejfefeexnbsp;crcet, Alijs aut�,q n� creduc in Chrift �, eft caufi^ donation is et �terne moivnbsp;OS,ut maxime qlibet prgeepta legis opera prgftiafl�nt.N� effe aut�noxia ��/nbsp;cupifccnti�,ijs q in Chrift� lefum cred�t,et uirtuteipiricus Chrifti ill f repugnbsp;nat,probatillud Pauli.Rom.virj.Nullac�dcnatio.amp;c. Nec poteft f�ljciternbsp;illi refifti,nifi uirtute fp�s fan c�h,qu� foli habet,qui in Chrift� lefum uere crenbsp;d�t.Nemo adeo,qui per opera et iufticias fuas querit faluari, poteft aliquid,nbsp;dco etuirtute Chriftiana dign�,cotrac�cupifcenti�prgftare. Pietat�fimula/nbsp;re poteft,et hypocrita effe,pharifaice iuftus. Verepius auc�,et Chriftianc iu/nbsp;ftuseffe n�poteft. Effeigiturdebitoresfrenandgctcohib�dgc�cupifc�t�p,nbsp;eos g fide iuftificati funt, et ex proximo teftimonio liqt, qd attuli ex Pauic,ecnbsp;exinfinitis alijsdrwo^ifceft pars alterapr^dieanois eu�gelij,qua uidclicetdonbsp;ceraurp�n it�r� propf plt;ftm,it�odiffep(ftm, �lt;IrcIinqrciIIud,acuercad de�nbsp;c�uerti.Hinc eftilIudPau,Rom. virj, Debicores fumus,n� carni amp;c.qDa^pnbsp;ter c�cupifc�cig carnis uiuere,et illi indulgcre,ac defideria eius {�cere,resnox4nbsp;aeft,etd�na�ho�em,dequoIcgcpluraGal.v.i.Cor.vi.Eph.v.amp;ic.Qu�t�/nbsp;uisp opaetfa�lafua nemo poffit faluari,funt em iufticiecarnis, immudeatepnbsp;imperfedg. Quamq aut�et iuftificator�opa et fada Gnt impfecta,n� tam�nbsp;funtimm�da opa,ct rephcnfibiles iufticig. Placet em deo, qiua fadi fumus finbsp;li) deijfideper mifcricordi�,et credimus propf Chrift�,pcccaco et inf�rmiratinbsp;bus noltris ignofci.ldeo et fi quid pftamuscx hac gratig fide,id reputat nobisnbsp;in perfed� obedi�ti�,et perfed� fatis fadioncerga legem. N� em exigiiurilnbsp;la perfedio amp; plenitudo operis iufticie,qu� pr�dpitur in Icgc Mofi, ab illisnbsp;qu�in Chriftum lefum crcdunt,fed hoc fol um,ne finant c�cupifcentiam regnbsp;nare in fe, �if opera carnis perficerc. Certum eft enim, neminem fandoi um,nbsp;penitus abeffe, a c�cupifccnuaamp; iminundidjs interioribus carnis poflc.S�nbsp;cutPaulusdocetjRom.vij�

Tcalt;^ magna gloria eft,cor�� qui in Chriftum kfum crcdut, uideticet pec�* turn concijpifcencipquod hab�f,nonimputari ipfis,fed mifericorditer remitnbsp;tiaccondonari.SiaJtteftat amp;illafentcnttaPaub\ Rom.irj.Infcelixegohogt;nbsp;mo,quis me Jiberabic a corpore mortis huiusC Gratias ago Deo,perlefumnbsp;Chrift5domini�noftr� Porre deum efRcaciter in nobis operari, qui crediznbsp;mus uere in Chrift5,amp; fedare atc^ comprimere,carnales c�cupiicenti� rt��/nbsp;tus,Paulus locupletedocet Rom.vt Vbi inter cetera dicit,peccat� em uobisnbsp;no dominabitur. Non em eftis fub lege, fed fub gratia. Signif�cat ein fpiritunbsp;fandogubernarijcos qui per euangeli� uere in Chrift� kfum crediderunt,nbsp;eoqp �� defiderqs peccati illos foelidter refiftere. Nam fub gratia eik eil babenbsp;t*eremif��on�pecca�,amp; r�gi a ipiritu,amp; iJIius uirtutedefideria peccan uincc/nbsp;re.Ideo amp;pr^fentigfpiritus fandiin nobis certa tefh'raonia funt,tentati�ibusnbsp;peccati uiriliter repugnare, (icutquitentati�ibus eius i�cife cedunc,arguuacnbsp;nihilneCj^fideiin Chrif{:n,neCpfpiritusChnfti,inferegnate.nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;�dobferu�c

qui earn aliter amp; fine p�nitetia uiu�t, ne ipfi fe fall�t carnali fecuritatc amp; dee� piant. Nam amp;prius docui,nos ffen�dg c�cupifc�iig debitores ciTcjSc iufticicnbsp;in operibus bonis. Quamcp per opera fu3 bona nemo faluus fiat a pct�, autnbsp;a morte,fielt tam�opCR� iuftida ad conf�rmation�fidei,amp;pr�flita a credenznbsp;tibus olorificat de�^ accipit multa premia a Deo,utali�loco docui. Ideonbsp;ApoltolifrCquenteradhort�turnos,utineaiufi:icia,Gcutdecctambulemu�^.nbsp;Eph .iii}.nbsp;nbsp;H�c ha�enus ditfb finta me,d�plid cnaiTationeindecalogi ma

data,qi^ efl triplex ufus.�in primo ccinfimo gradu polideusquidam etciuilis-, que SC ph ilofoplii pr�dic�t et ciuilcs magi ftratus in fu� c�ftitutiombus pr�nbsp;tipi�t. Quam^ autc illo legis ufu n� i urtificemuv, licut nec ullo aliojam c cinbsp;Us obedi�fi� deo debe.-rjus,ac magna gratia habeda efl omnibus, qji h �c obegt;nbsp;di�ti�honorifice pdicat,et magiftrat�bus qui ilia c�feru�t. Neccauend� eflnbsp;in illiiis pdicati�e,nifinepharifaicis opinionibus nobis imponamus,et dufznbsp;Il dilaplina aliter utam urnbsp;nbsp;nbsp;oportet. Ita ut faciunr,qui per kgis op�ra

pecc�tiremiffion�etiuftification�fcelerateqrunt. Aliusleg�diuinai?�ufuis ' eftfpiritualis,Si il�eduplex. Prior,quodoflrina operisperfeCtiHimeboni krnbsp;Uitad oftenfion� amp;:accufation�noftripd�. Pofterior ante,qua ead�dodrinbsp;haadmonet quibus operibus amer deus coliatep glori�cari a iuftific3tisamp;nbsp;teceptis in grati� filior^z dei,Oportet cm nos r�gi certo uerbo dei, ne ambiganbsp;mus, quid placeat aut difpficeat Deo. Etde bis pofterioribus ufibus legum dlnbsp;uinarum,nosinilJarmnenarratione fcripfimus. Namin Chriftian�p�niznbsp;tenu�pi'�rdicarionea�ionon habemus opus,

�Z'^hibeniusretegtnt�mflrapeccata.cr accufini�eii,tup^ccdtoretteterMrUttitiliili^nure�t (onuince/it�.c^on tyrannicc^uaji De ta inperditiofiibM noftrK deleamp;tur^�dnbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;necfjfe eft,nos periurS ofteti

fion�p�iinoftri,Qrproinerit4;pieijie,Hit{eIicetteiergt;t.eiftortit, uerehtitailtarieor� Deo. t^eeeni)� beneftdaeu�� gelii aliter inteUigerepofftinus,ntulto minus ample�h ea,aut reciptte per ftde^cy p(T uer� conutrftoncm neftrianbsp;peccalo,de�gln�ficare.Deingi,necfaluari a pectato a mofte.Has igitifr tnaximas cSmcdiiatrs acdpimtts exnbsp;lege,fpidtualiterpraiiicdta DueimuradpeTfed�nottd�noftrtpcccafi.crttrrehitmiliamiffiitedetuftidisnoftrunbsp;pharifaicecy inaniter fupetbiamus.EtadreciptendasftdeEu�geliipronitffienesuelutiimptl�imur,dentij;cred�nbsp;tes in lic it per i hrift�t.docenwr,qud boftorit opet� tufttcia deus ddecktter g- ab eledisfttn�hi fuis uellt gloriftntnbsp;ri. De i]ua pro mediocritate noftra,in hoc tertio Itbro, c�m�ntarior� nofttor� de pcenitenlia/eftpftinus.GtorU iltnbsp;temftt Deo pairinoftrOfCjr rcdemptoriQhrtfioiefu,aurna^A.jnent

Sacramenris�

De facramcntis in gcnerejtam �eteris quam noui Teftamenti nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;Cap. t.'

De facramcntorum noui tcftamcnti natura,pioprietate S ufu : fine confyderatio ne illorumjqu� fuerunt ueteris teftamenti.nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;Cap.lU

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De cocna Domini,fiue de Sacramento corporis amp; fanguinis Ghrifti. Cap. Vi Peroratio totius operis.

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fint in fcriptis Scholafticorum Theologorum de SacramehtiS. Non co nomine folum, q? plurafingyt qu�m funt,ucrumetiam illis trnbsp;buunt, qu� tribui ne^ debent ne^poflunt. Namc�firmatioamp;ex-tr^aunft�o font ritus ab hominibus, fine autoritatc Verbi Dei, introdudi, quinbsp;etiam fi prob abiles effent, tam en jn Sacramentotuni numero haberi non debe'nbsp;rent.Sacramentacnirnadpellamusfignaamp;teftimoniauoIuntatisamp;grati�erganbsp;nos Deirqualia ab hominibus non poffunt inftitui.ldeo ab his diuinis (ignis,ritus ^rameittoru^nbsp;bumanitus inuertti diligeciisime difeernj debent.Ordoautem plane nonnbsp;uocatioad minifteriii Verbi Dei, Euangeliiamp;Sacramento^: amp;�ordinarieft eligiquot;'^ - 'nbsp;Ruocariadhoy: adminiftrationc* Non tarnen opus eftifto ungendiritu proorgt;nbsp;dinandis miniftris,qui nuncin ufoeft:amp;nunq nonfallet Ecclefiam, fi retincatur,nbsp;in cle^lione 8i nocatione miniftrojjimec ordo ipfe reflus, aliter aut noue facit facetnbsp;dotes,qu�m prius font o�s Cbriftianijpropter Chrift�.Res enim nouaeft,amp; fiftanbsp;ab Hypocritis,autcerte ignaris fcriptutaj� fandag, Sacerdotiii facrificulo^ Papi ftico^ ;amp; tante. habet abomination� eoram Deo, propter miff�, hoc eftjdompnbsp;nic� c�n� proph nationc Si abufom, ut grauior amp; horribilior admitti non pofsi�nbsp;nec aliamagisnoxiaefleEccIefi�.

C�tejK Poenitentiafignificat noftr� nouitatc,terroresin confcientia,odi�,dc ftation� amp;fog�non Pharifaic�peccati.'in fomma,propcfitum melioris uit�.Et nihil habet c� ratione figno^,qu� font a' Deo inftituta,fcfibiles ac uifi biles not�, ucnbsp;nos admoneant uoluntatis amp; gratte Dei. Rede autem P�nitenti� agentibus,fignbsp;na propiti� uoluntatis,amp; gratte Dei,font, tnm baptifmus.Cum eti� ipfa c�na. Vertfnbsp;cnimp�nitentibusamp; lugentibusfua peccata, ealt;5^relinquentibusdebcturEuangt;nbsp;gelii confolatio, feu abfolutio: qua prouunciantur iufti, pcceati remiffione, amp; uit��nbsp;�tern� h�redes,propter Chriftum, quatenus credunt in eum.Et Euangelii quidSnbsp;adpendices atlt;5 figna teftantia de uoluntate Si gratia Dei erga P ocnitentes,fontnbsp;baptifmus amp; dominica c�na,

DenicjMatrimoni�pcrtinetadhanc corporalemuit3,tam abeft,ut fignS grati�in regno Chrifti,quod totum eft fpirituale,effe poffit. A c nemo magis effi-citur Chriftianus,quiuenitinconfuctudin�uit�matrimonialis:nec minus Cbriflbinbsp;anus eft quifquis celibem uiram ducit,modo fit cafta. At Saeram�ta,taliafunt,ufnbsp;(uo ac debito ufo, efficant Chriftianos,eoslt;5 fubinde meliores.'amp;negleda relinqu�Sfnbsp;d�t�riores. Nam mir asGhriftiani font, qui neglientias utuntur Sa�ram�tis;

qu�i�la ^forfus relinquunt, quafi non habe�nt opus confolatione ,qu�ftpc� Sacranicta. Ita utminus Chnftiani funt,a quitus Euangclii pr�dicatio negligen-tms auditur ac difciturj�ut qui fine otnni pocnitentia uiuunt. Nihil ueio buiusmo-di poteft de Matrimonio dicijidcirco funt delyr� cogitationes facientium ck ma-Qglt;eS((rrlt;ft tiimonio nouiteftamenti Saciamentum.

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tvm�ebentr logtSj^ non poncnti obicenijhoc eftjilli qui non habet propofic� moitalis deli�i, conf�rantgratiam,ex opcreoperato,fine bonomotu alioquiutentis. hoceft. (incnbsp;hde.H�cenim PharifaicaopiniOjUfumredum Sacramcntorum penituseuertitnbsp;at^ corrupit.Sacramenta enim nullis unq prodefle potucrunt,nifi per fidem,qucnbsp;admodumuerbum,cuiadieaafunt5nificredit�,eci�iudicatacd�nat fuos auditotes. Ac loquor hic de ea fide,quac ftatuit cp Deus nos rcfpiciat per mifericordi� amp; (al-uosfaciata'peccaco amp; �terna mortOjbeneficio ledcmptoris Chrifti,quam exercet,nbsp;erudit, fulcit ac munit atc^ confirm�t Sactamentalibus fignis.

Nelt;5 uero detrahiSacramentis ueteris teftamenti debetac dici,qaodn� fuerint ex �quo efficacia,ut noui teftamenti Sacramenta,uidelicet fufcepta, amp; in ufiinbsp;habita,per promifl� grati�in Chrifto fidem. Nam idem Chnftus regnauitm eie-�isfuis a conditomundOjSt eadem fides in Chnft�,pr�dicata patribus, qui claru-eruntfubueteri teftamento,efficax fuiE,uflt;5 ad h�c tempora.amp; pr�dicabitur cade,nbsp;uirtute Dei potens,uflt;5 ad mundi huius fincm�Ca:terum eiufdem Chrifti,amp;fidei innbsp;ipfum alia amp; alia fign3fuerunt,qu�E nos Sacramenta gratis adpellamus.Nonergonbsp;�xiftimand� eftjCaufla mutationis Sacramentorum ueteris teftam�ti, inillanou�nbsp;teftametiSacramenta^qus nuncdurant/uiffe, uthsc gratiam conferrcnt, quaninbsp;prioradare non potuiftent.fedfolauoluntas Dei. Sic enim uifum cft Deo,e�dem innbsp;Chriftum fidem,pro tempora diuerfitatc,prioris, nond� exhibitiin carne,amp;huiuSnbsp;in quo nunc fumus,exhibici amp; glonficati a'mortuis Chrifti,aliis aliis fignis exetnbsp;cere /ulcire amp; confirmare.

Sed non ideo dicimus efficacia Sacramenta,eo modo quo fcholaftici rheo-logi: qui cenfcnt,�p gratiam conf�rant, uirtutesaugeant,amp;iuftificent exopercope rato: maxim e,illa noui,ucl potius fola.Harc enim impia amp; Pharifaica opinio fid�innbsp;Chriftum abolet amp; extinguit: nee poteft doccre, qui fit ufus promiffioniigratis amp;nbsp;fignorum.Sedillomodocfficaria dicimus, ut uerb� Dei Gredit�,eftcfFiCaxinfan-S4cramtnt4 �isjquod Paulus illi tribuit.Rom.j.Non erubefco Euangeli� Chrifti.Virtosenimnbsp;^ttomodo/�wiDeieftjinralut�,omnicredenti.Ec.i.Cor.i.Verb� crucis, pere�tibusquid�ftulti-rj^lt;ttMgrlt;lt;�ciaeft;nobis aut�,qui falutem confequimur,Dei uirtus eft.Ita ergo amp; Sacramentsnbsp;Mfigna. afFirmamusefficatia efl�,in illisa quibusfufcipi�tur per fidem.Sunt em monitorianbsp;promiff�onis;amp;figna, promifflonis gratia adeos pertinere, teftifcantia, quipro-miftioni cred�t;amp; Sacram�tis,ut confirmatoriis fignaculis donat� gratiaeut�tur�nbsp;Proinde,in ufu Sacrametor� necefle eft fidem acccdere,qu� credat promif-fionibus,quar�nosadmonctSacram�ta;amp;accipiat res promiffas, qu�inSacra-mctoofFer�tur,urinfigno amp; ceftimonio grati��fficaciaigitur eruntSacram�ta,nbsp;non ex op�r� operato,aat quia fufcipiuntur,quod a quibuflibet impiis fieri pofletrnbsp;ficutdubitarinonpoteft,mulrosimpies illarecipe�e,quibus penitusnondeben-tur,atc$adeofunt pernitiofa,propter incredulicat� ipforum. Sedcfficaciterpro-funt,recepta,per promiffionis fidem.Conftatenim, quod Deus,amp; uerbo promif-fionis,amp; fignis,ex �quo uultefficax eflein nobis; iuftificare amp;faluare,quatcnusgt;nbsp;ctedimuJ promittenti. Hac ergo uirrute abluit baptifmus peccata,�orum qui pesnbsp;Euange�i-

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Eaangeliutn in Chriftum kfum credunt. Sic cocna corporisamp;fanguinisCIj�fti, ceftacur perpetuo firm� efle hoc donum remiffionis peccati, quod illis contingit,nbsp;qui recinenc hdem in Chriftum,

Sic ergo folis pits,qui Euangslio credunt, proderunt Sac ramen ta.-ad gratia xemiiTionis peccati amp; uitae�ternae.Sed Scholaftici theologi cum de fuo obice nu-gancur,icemde fiducia operis operati, tribuuntquibuflibetimpiisamp; incredulis,nbsp;fru�uni amp; utilitacem Sacramentorum.Quamquam uidentur quidem in ufu difccrnbsp;nac pios ab im piis illo c�mcnto,quo fingurtt in aliis non erfe propofitum morta-lis deliiSijquod aliis fit adiunftum.uerum hoc totum Phatifaicc faciunt. Qyia petnbsp;opera amp; qualitates priuatarum uir tutum in hominibus,difcetnunt pios ab impiis,nbsp;quos per promiffionis grati� fidem difcernere abhis debueruhtjut quae nulla eft innbsp;impiis. Qui tarnen opera in fpeci� bona, fimilia piorum open bus, habere poftuncnbsp;amp; plerumque habent. Quemadmodum etiam fingunt fchaberepropofitumcli�''nbsp;risuitaeiquod eft nullum uerax,autfirmum

Qui igitur difcernere ab impiis pios uolunt,illos quibus debentur amp; funt uti^ liaSacramenta, id faciartt per promifT�grati� fidem:qux impiis nulla penitusnbsp;contingit, quod alio loco euidcntiffime docui amp; dem�ftraui. Nec Deus aliter piosnbsp;bonos,iuftos,fanftos amp; uit� �tern� h �redes facit,qua'm pet fu� graci� fidem: necnbsp;alla cauffa,nifi per gratuitam mifericordiam,amp; propter redemptorem Chriftum�nbsp;Opinio italt;5 opens operati,ufum Sacramentoru corrumpit.Non funt enim Sacranbsp;menta,figna quibus nulh grati� promiffio adiunflaeft.-cum ucro figna adhib�furnbsp;promiffionijtunc efiiciuntur Sacramenta:hoc cft,figna promiflionis,utilia credc-Dbus,incredulis autc n� modo inutilia,uerumetiam pernitiofa, Promiffio enim innbsp;utiliseft,niftfideadprehendatur: imo damnat incredulos.Quapropteramp;inSa-cram�ti �fu debetaccedere fides:q�a homo figno amp; teftimonio erga fe grati� D einbsp;religiofc amp; Gum fiducia grati� utatur.'quod nifi fiat, non poteftnon damnofum efnbsp;fe,uenienti ad ufum SacramentotuM.

Liquet exhiSjHouiteftamentiSacramentanon magis efficaciaeffe,quai�-� lauctcris fuerunt.Quin etiam nuUa unquam Sacramenta hominibus gratiamaicgt;nbsp;t�teoperis operati contuliffe:fedutiliademumfu!ffe,his qui pet fidem adSaciagt;nbsp;mentotum ufum uenetunt- Hac enim fola tecipimus graciam, promilTione amp; figgt;nbsp;nis oblatam: amp;excitat�r quidem promiffione fides, quam Sacramenti ufus cGngt;nbsp;fitmat. Nei^ aliter hoc accidit ufu Sacramentorum in beatorum patrumfide, quinbsp;in uenturum Chriftum crediderunt,qua'm in ilia noftra,qui ctedimus in Chrift�,nbsp;incarnatum, paffum amp; glorificatum, regno coclorum, immortali atij sternanbsp;gloria-Sicut Paulus teftatur, Rom.4.3dpellanscircumcifionem,non fimpliciteinbsp;fignum,quodcauillaripoffent, qui negant Sacramenta effe uoluntatis Dei erganbsp;nos teftimonia .amp; fingunt tantum notas profeftionis inter homines effe,Sed etiamnbsp;(ignaculum iuftici�fidei:hoceft,ita fignum ut teftetur iuftos efle, qui promiffioninbsp;credunt.luftos autem,peccati remiflione,ut uitam �ternam poffideant. lam idemnbsp;cftbaptifmiufuSjquantum adfigHumacteftimonium grati� attinet,qui fuitcir-cumcifioniSjfucceffitenim in locu circumcifionis baptifmus.Porro, ut baptifmi eftnbsp;nos c�moncte promiffionis Euangelii, amp; teft�ri noftram effeillius gratia, quibapnbsp;tizamur,fi tarnen credimus in Chriftum.Ita idem prorfus officium amp; ufus eft dominbsp;nicxc�n�. Nee enim poteftptodeffe, nifi credentibus,S utentibus ilia cum gra^nbsp;cianunafhone.

gum unius circutncifionis pertrahi debuiflent, qu� in Abraham amp; paucis cum eo ceperat. Necmir�fuitjillam poftea in una iud�or� genre rennen potmfle. Sic au-tem amp; de aliis oneribus ludiaicarum ceremoniar�, longe difficilimis, fenciendunbsp;amp;iudicand�effeeehfeoi Sedhoc eft difeernere inter duplicia Sacramenta penesnbsp;ufumfignor�in externismon penes effeftum,autefFicaci�qu�intenus.l3tcar,amp;nbsp;Sacramer�tis tribui nondebet.In�fu quidemextcriorefignor�jcftaliq�odpeculi--arisgrati� beneficium, quopr�cell�t nouauereribus.Deus enim,poft exhibitumnbsp;Chtiftum,nullo onereuoluit preniere EcclefiamJdeo circ�cifio mutataeftin bapnbsp;tifmum, regenerationis (auacruni: oblationes autem amp; facrificia in Sacramentumnbsp;dominic� c(�n�,In qua eft perpetuum ceftimoni� amp; pignus oblationis lefu Chri- �nbsp;fti,fetnel fafl�, p traditionem eius in mortem, pro noftris pcccatis. Q^ua una iuftif� *nbsp;camur� peccato credentes,amp; abfoluimur ab �ternamorte.Etutentes cccna,etiamnbsp;in f�gno adprehendim�s eius grati� amp; beneficii teftimonium ac pignus.

C�terum Sacramenta ueteris teftamenti,rei quam allegorica fignificaticn� ' fpeftab�c maxime accomodam figura habuerunt, quemadmod� illa noui � re quanbsp;fignificant.infigno nonabludunt.'Signifieabatenim circi'ieifio prcmiff�fem�, innbsp;quoomn�s benedicidebuerunt,idlt;$ proditur� t�ftabatur ex Abra�pofteritatc.nbsp;Sicut oblationes amp; facrificia, maxime prcpitiatoria illa, fignificationem habuer�c 'nbsp;oblationis Ihefu Chrifti,in mortem cr�cis,pro more innocentis uiaim�,qua unanbsp;Deus placari nobis potuitamp; rcc�ciliari,rem!tt�repcccata,amp; fetuare � morte. Idednbsp;ficutcircumcifio non debuit durarc,poft ihearnatum, paflum, glorificat� amp; reg-nant�m Chnftum,fedinaliud nlutari. (mutata eftcnim in baptifm�,quod amp; Paugt;;nbsp;lus teftatuT.Col. Z. ) Ita facrificia illa legis deinceps non debueruncrctineri,ne cre-dentes Euangelio,�lli�s iniuri� in perieulum dubitationis tetruderentur.Quan-tas enim dubitationes obfecro cum circumcifio,tu facrificia legis pcperiffcnt,fi uf^'nbsp;cogitate homines potuiflen t, Chriftum promiffum nondum exhibitum fuifle, �nbsp;�idelicet Ecclefia circ�cifionem neceflrarioretin�i{ret,aatfifacrificiislegalibus adnbsp;hucuteretur.Dantitaej maximeclaramfignificationem abrogata exhibitiS^reg-nantis Chrifti. Quia nifi exh ibitus effet ati^pregharetuerus Cbriftus,nunqu� abronbsp;gari potuiffent. Nam impoffibilefuiffet Deo refiftere, qui illa ordinarat atqg con-ftituerat,duratura ufqg ad tempora Ch ri fti.

De tuce^tda ad h�ct�pora iri Ecclefia Dei per manerentr Suntigitur abrogata il�aueteris teft� teabrogatio= menti Sacramenta.prim�,nenoxi� effent ih Ecclefia magis qua utilia. Non quianbsp;�� Sacramen per fe fint mortifera,fi qui forte iJIis uter�tur poft glorificat� Chriftum,ficut A p�fnbsp;torwffi uet. tef toli fecer�tj quo melius confulerent infirmis amp; imbecillibus confeien tiis. Sed quia

Deindefunt abrogara, non ut penitus ntilla Sacramenta in Ecclefia, poft glo-jSficamm Chriftum h aberentur, fed ut in noua alia mutata, durarent noua fignifi'-' catione.Hoc eft,ut ipfa noui teftamenti Sacramenta,ufum amp;fruftum Chrifti maxime perfpicue amp; claris fignis nos docerent, Clariffime enim teftatur baptifmus,re -mictiablui peccaca,omni� qui perfidem nominis Ihefu Chrifti illumfufcipi�c.

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Sicutdocetillud Ananix, aft.ii* ad Paulum. Exurge amp; baptkare, amp;ablue pcccif� tua.PorrOjipfumcGcn�SaCf�mentu, cuius dcbuit cflc quotidianusufus, utuerbinbsp;Euangclii,aut cerce non latus, maxime claram �gnificacion�habec incarnationisnbsp;fUii Dei,amp; traditionis eius pro peccatis noftris in morte,qua nobis adoptionis gianbsp;tiailla,qu�inbaptifmo per fide glorificati Chrifticonfertur,impetrataeft. Ipfumnbsp;antem c�n� Sacramentum,etiam teftatur earn adoptionem noltri non poffe eua-cuari. fiue irritam fieti,modo �dem recineamus.

Fuitita^circumcifioiufticiae fidei fignacul�amp;pignusapudludxos,utnunceft baptifmuSjinomnibusgentibuSjEcckna Chrifti fparfa,amp; regno eius dilatato,totonbsp;terrar� orbc. Nec dcbuic abrogari circumcifio, donee incidifl�c in eumjcuius uniusnbsp;fanguinis innoxii effufione, purificamur a'pecc3to,amp; liberamur ab �cernamorte.nbsp;nempe,in Chriftum.ldcirco pauculasiftasamp;mifcrasreliquias iudaic�gentis,qu�nbsp;reti net citcumcifioncm,etiam teftatur adhuc effc fub peccato,atlt;5 xternis malcdic*nbsp;tionibus legis,eo quod feruatorem Chriftum,cuius bencficio circumcifi fumus,do�nbsp;nogratix,pet fpintualem circumcifionc, Col.z. incredulitatis perfidiaabneg�t.nbsp;Quanquam autemamp; facrificia iUa lcgis,ofFercntes nunqu� potqerunt iuftosfacere,nbsp;ica utiuftificabacefFe�iueChrifti oblatio cum iamfada cfTetin Aracrucis,atlt;^ pecnbsp;pe tuo iuftificat,omnes qui cred�t in eum.Sicut pulcherrime amp; fandiffime docetutnbsp;fn Epiftolaad Hebrxos.Tarne profuerunt,his quiingratis promiffione credidiC*nbsp;fent. Profuerflt autem,ut grati� figna amp; teftimonia,cxercentia,confirmantia,amp; fub*nbsp;indemelius erudiencia at^ confumm�tia fidem,n� ex epere operato. Nam figna CPnbsp;ufdem cfficacix funt,cuius eft uerbum promiffionis,cui funtadiiifta.Conftat enimnbsp;De� operari in nobis, perfuxgratixpromjffion�m.SC figna iUius, uirtute fpiritusnbsp;fandi,amp; perficeresternam falutem.Nec aliter profunt Sacramenra noui teftam�tinbsp;nifi ut figna amp;teftimonia gratis, erudientia amp; confirmantia fidem,Q.uia uero facri-ficialegis prscipuam fignificationem habueruntoblationis Chrifti,ideo poft tradinbsp;tum,oblatumamp;glorificatum Chriftu,tetincrinon debuerunt.Italt;$ heftia pro pcc-xatonunqu� dici potuiffctoblatiolegis,nififignificatiuc,inquauidelicet teftimo*nbsp;nium fuit,de beneuolentia amp; gratia Dei erga populum fuum,prc pter premiffumnbsp;illi Chriftum,qui iuftificat efFeftiuc,uirtute fanguinv fui,omnes qui in eum credut.

Sedh�c de necefTitate abrogati�is Sacramentorum ueteris teftamenti hade* nus.PIacuit autem Deo,eti� hac rationc fuo populo in quo nafeiturus erat Chrvnbsp;ftus,futurus fatrificium amp; hoftia pro omni� pcccatis,prscipcre de oblationibus amp;nbsp;facrificiisrut paulatimerudicns afluefaceret ilium eo,ne cxiftimaret peccat� amp; tr�f-greffionesremitticor� Dc� poffe,ullius carnalis iufticis merito.�Quanqu�muInbsp;ti hypocritsfemp opinati funt aliud,quales hoc quoi� fecul� innumeros,csccs amp;nbsp;'deploratos habet, fed p alicuius innoxii fanguinis effufi��m.) que neceflefuit Deinbsp;filiumefle,amp; hominem fine omni contagioneamp; macula pcccati. Quiaaliiomnesnbsp;nafeimur c� peccato,amp; fumus propter peccatum natura filii irs.Erat autem facil-Jim� docere,peccata non poflTe remitti,ncc emundatienc noftri fieri,fanguine taugt;nbsp;mr�jhircor� amp; fimilium oblationfilegis, Ideolt;5 neceflari� fuifle Chrifti mortem,nbsp;' ncmpe,p quem amp; in quo promiffa erat omnibus iufticiaamp; sterna falus,bencdiftionbsp;grati� amp; uit�.Id quod poftea apud ludsos omnium clariftime docuit Efaias pronbsp;phctajCapjj. Profedo languores noftros ipfe portauit amp; dolores noftros in fe re*nbsp;cepit,amp; tame nos reputauimus cum tanquam plaga percuflum a'deo, amp; infiimat�.nbsp;Reputauimus cum, tanquam percuflum �-Deo. Verum propter iniquitates no*nbsp;ftras eft uulneratus,amp;ptoptcr peccata noftrapercufllis.amp;c,

'' Igiturhxcomniafatisceft�ntur, facrificiis kgiseffedumiuftifc�tiCnisn�nquS' debuifTe tribui, quemadsnod� nullis aliis opcnbus obedienci�ncftia: crgalcgemnbsp;ille effedus ctibm iure poteft.C�cerum facrificia Icgis habuerunt uimSacramenconbsp;�um,qu� qualisfit,iam antea copiofcexplicat� eft, amp; deinccps multo copiofius exnbsp;plicabitur,in dodrina de Sacramentis noui teftamcnti. Hypocrir� autem lud�i,nbsp;qui illis tribueiunt uim tuftificandi, ex op�r� operato,afandis Prophetis damnatinbsp;funt.Cuiushabcs ceftimoniu pf. 49,pr3Ecipue de bac ratione.ltem Hje.7.ncn famnbsp;locutus cum patribusnbsp;nbsp;'�iis,amp; non'prxccpi eis de uerbo holocauftotnat� amp; uidi-

marum.amp;c.Quo certc propheta,non uoluit nifi abufum cercmoniarum inoblatio nibus damnare.At lUe alius amp; grauior nonpotuit efle,qua'm cftp pharifaicam opinbsp;nioncm,meritioperis operation iufticia noftra.Hac enim amp; gratia detrahiturjamp; �nbsp;des in Chriftum euercitur,quod hy pocritse ifti,non credences uerbo gratia,S arronbsp;li/Dnbsp;nbsp;g�ter de iufticia operum amp; fadorum fuoru pr�fum�t�s,perpetuofecer�tamp;faci�t.

' Hie quolt;5dicendum cratdemiflaabufu,quofingitur,c(refacrificium,propcccx tis uiuorum amp; mortuorum. Sed extant clariffimoni mrorum fcripta, D, M artininbsp;I,utheti,amp; Philippi Melanthonis,contra cam abominationis impictatem,qu]busnbsp;ilia fatis refellitur.Sane autem, differentia dati Sc accepti, plane expedit earn con-trouerfiam Sc pugnam opinionum de miffa,in quibus difceptatur, num pro facrifi-cio,quod nos offeramus Deo,poffichaberi.In cocna enim Domini( ex quafabricanbsp;nerunt Miffamimpoftores, adplicatilem iftam ad quemuis ufum,ut etiam cupidi-taribus auarorum feruiatamp; bellantium infanis furoribus,amp; his fimihbus aliis negonbsp;tiis prophanis5Cimpiis.) nihil prorfus eft,quod nos Deo offeramus de noftris do-nariiSjfed quod Deus ipfe nobis fur�a liberalitate mifericerdi� fuae offert ac donai^nbsp;Nempe corpus Sc fanguinem unigeniti filii fui,amp; cum hoc remiffionem pecc3ti,atlt;5nbsp;sternam uitam. Si tarnen credimus in eum, quem dedit uidelicet preci� Sc redcp*nbsp;tionem pronoftris peccatis.8: per Sacramentum exhiber nobis in fignu Sc pignus,nbsp;iilius pro nobis uere incarnati amp; traditi in mortem, cum aliter redimi a'peccatoSnbsp;morte non poffemus. Ideo amp;fidem Sc gratiarum adionem, tantorum grati� bene-�ciorunijin cam ufu i nobis requirit,ut per quae fola contingit nobis reconciliationbsp;cum Deo,peccatiremiffio,iufticiauitaatlt;5�cernafalus. Atucrofacrificii ratio eft,nbsp;aliquid de noftris rebus Deo offerte, non de gratuitisdonis,qu)bus prior occup�tnbsp;nos Deus,ut etiam oblationibus pro peccato mhil fit opus.Quare ualde caed funt,nbsp;nedicam mali amp;impii,qui admoniti de errorc,adhuc opinantur amp; contend�tmif'nbsp;fam pro facriheio rctinendam effc.

Ed nunc feorfim fcribemus,de natura,proprietate amp;ufu Sacramentoru noui teftamenti,fineconfidcrationeillorum,quaEfueiuntuetcristeftam�ti.Sunt ergo adpendices Eu3ngeliiSacramenta,baptifmus amp;dominicacocnadn boca

Deoinftituta,ut nobis ptomiffionis Euangeliimemori�conferucnt,eiuf�admo-neant frequenter,amp;fidem iilius excitent in ncbis,planclt;5 confirment credentes,de CAP�� placatoipfisDeOjamp;donata�it�amp;falutis�ternitate, perGhriftum lefum.Huiusnbsp;enim refpeftu,redc uocantur gratiae fjgna,reae item ea fententia dici peflent, inui-fibilis grattejUifibiles amp; fenfu perceptibiles res Scformae.Non ut fcholaftici theologinbsp;figna grati� adpellant, per quae donum gratix amp; uirtutes in hominis cor efficaci-ter,ufu Sacramenti,infundanti�r,ctiam fi nulla ptomiffionis Euangelii fide prxdi-ti.Hoc eft enim Theologis iftis,cfficacia efle Sacramenta, ex opere operato, in ho-, ;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;mine

mine non ponente�bicem mortalis peccati,amp; agente tarnen fine bono motu in-. tcriore cordis,amp; fine fidein Deum. Gum incredulum effe. Si ignarum promiffi�isnbsp;grati�jfit craffiffimus obex; qui plane ac protfus indignum efficit homin� dononbsp;grati�,remiffionepeccatijufu Sacramentiamp;�terna falute.

ProindecontraiftosPharifaicGSC�roresnotandun�cft,duoinfpiciendaefl*ein Sacramcntis,amp;illorumufu.�promifiionem uidelicet,amp;fignum promiffionis.Progt; DaoefTciffnbsp;miffionis autem nomineintelligamus eaomniajqu� in Euangelio funt pr�dica- Sacrainait�ilnbsp;ta,deucrbi�tcrniincarnatione,amp;traditioneeiuspro pcccatis noftris in mortem,nbsp;hcceffaria ad noftramfalutemrfine qua,nec inrelligi figni ufus poffer, nec fignumnbsp;effe Sacramentum.Concurrenteueroadpromiffion�figno, fiuepronnffionead-h�bita ad figaum,cfficitur Sacram�tum: quodeatenus utile eft fumenri, qua tenusnbsp;ille fidem adfert ad promiffionem,amp; ad fignum,promiffi�is teftimoni� ac pignus.

Sicutcnim per promUfionem docemur,deuoluntateamp;gratiaerganos Deirlta fignum,promiffioni annexum amp; adhibit�,eft pignus acnota,qu� teftetut promif'nbsp;fionis gratiam ad illos pcrtinere, qui facramcnto d�bit� ac pic utuntur.Igitur fidcnbsp;�puseft bominijin ufu Sacramentiiut fine qua non poffet non pernitiofus effe. Si'nbsp;cul enim in promiffionc adprehendimus Deum, Chriftam, iufticiam amp; �tcrnaninbsp;�uitam,quatenus promittenti credimus:lta ufu fignipromiffionis,cum fides accc'nbsp;dic.Sine fide enim.figni ufus etiam noxius effet, quemadmodum ueibi promiffi�isnbsp;auditus, non adiun�us cum fide.

' nbsp;nbsp;Omnia autem ceftius ac firmius difcimus atij colligimus ad nos pertinere ufu

� Sacramenti,qu� funt propiri�St bon� uoluntatis crga nos Dei, quam feorfim fo' lius �erbi pr�dicatione fieri poffet, Nec enim fruftra adhibet Deus promiffioni fig-na,nec potior aut melior eft fignorum ufus,qu�m in confirmatione confcictiar�,nbsp;� deueritate promi{fionum,fidelitateac dono :n nosgratiac Dei. Sacram�ta igitarnbsp;�trum^ comple�untur,ut rnclius nos doceant,amp;folidius confirment, promiffio'

�gitur ill� taies notae fenfibus amp; oculis obic��,adhibentur promiffioni,ii t eu m ' fe homines applicant ad ufum Sacrament!,confirmentur,promiffionem grati�,renbsp;miffioitis pet cati,iuftificationis,amp; uit�, lalutifq��tcrn� ad fe pcrtinere, fibiq; con'nbsp;' ferriactradi feudonari,modofidem adferantad ufumhuiust�m fan�rei. Qui-bus tune fignum grati� non inaniter res eftjpr�ter fpeciem quam ingerit fenfibas,nbsp;� aliquidaliudcxfefaciensin cognitionemuenire. Rcuocatenimnobisinmemo-

confirment fidem,Strefurgant � peccato,amp; for tins con traifud deinceps pugnent, Ita ergo h�c duo, nempe promiffio amp; fignum eius, n� negligenter in quolibetnbsp;Sacramento fpedari at�^ aminaduerti debent. Eft autem promiffio fauere Deum,nbsp;Scplacatumeffe,omnibusillis, quiin Chriftum kfuraaedunt,ldcocprecipieos,nbsp;�nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;�nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;O �ii

amp; adprobati coram Deo,amp; haberi loco filiorum Dei,quibus amp; pcccata remitt�r�f 8c uita �terna donctur� Signi aut� hoc proprium cft amp; perpetu�,rcuocare nobw innbsp;memoriam hanc ipfam promiffionem, de qua loquor. Si fignificare at� teftarj cinbsp;ad iUos percinere,qui promilTionis hde ueniancad Sacramentum.

Hisrationibus ceitejSacramentaef�icaciffime confolantur territas peccato con fcicntias,nifi nuUa uis fit promiffionum EuangeliijSc fignorum promiflionum, adnbsp;confolandu peccatores. Scd omnino firmum cft confolationem nobis per Sacia-Con[o�4tio menta afFerri,ptimumjquia magnum eft audire,cogncfcere� grati� promiflion�,nbsp;tjficdx fgt;eti cuiquicredunt,quomodonon acciperentpacc in corder Deinde^ quia maius eftnbsp;exnbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;cumadiunfta promiffione priuatim confirmari, de donato grati� reg

ttf poiejt, no^reiperfecommuniffimae. Nempe, o�m qui credunt promiffioniamp;ueniuntad Sacramenta.Sic enim a fingu�is adplicantur ad u(um,at�5 priuatam poffeffionem.nbsp;Italt;5 refte dicitur,Sacramenta effe inftituta,ut erigant amp; confolentur pauidos animos,triftes atlt;� confternatas confcientias,quas peccatum, Iex,ira Dei amp; metus in-ferni terruic. Quod uero non omnes confolationem reportant ufu 5c memoria S�nbsp;ciamentijidfit quia nondum uere cre diderunt in Chriflum lefum,fedfpeculatiirifnbsp;. cogitationibusfolumcognoucrunt ilium, Siueetiam ne fie quidem cognouerut.nbsp;ViJerintergocum quo pugnent, qui negant, quod figna gratisc,qu3en�cappcilanbsp;mus imitationeueterum Sacramenta,fidemnoftramfulciant,augeant,5Cconfif.-ment. V� deriforibus iftjs.

Negarinonpotcftjn Sacramento efle Euangelii promilTionem, qu�ptofecto faluationis fi dem femper requirit a nobis. Ergo credentem in grati� promifl��emnbsp;confolatur^amp;f pacificat eius cohfcientiam,obiato rcmiffionis peccati dono amp; uiRCnbsp;�terna�.Maxime aut� munit talem contra quafeun^ tentationes peccati mortis�Jnbsp;diabolijpromiffionisfignumScpignus Sacramentumjinquouidehcetjcftteftimonbsp;nium parta� nobis SC donat� per Chnftum �terna� falutis. A t�ut idem per uerb�nbsp;j^romiflionis teftetur Deus, tarnen confirmacius hxc agit, uerboSC fignis, d� imhc-cillitatem fidei noftr� erigat, fulciat Scconfirm�e, Aut quis eft, qui docere pofti^nbsp;Deum Sacr�menta nonita ordinafle ad noftram falutem,ut uerbum gratiaet Deinnbsp;de,non effe efficacem in nobis ufu Sacramenti, quatenus per fiduciamgrati�iilisnbsp;utimur,cumfit efficax in illis,qui promiffionigrati� crcdunt^Ncmo,quifan�mcnbsp;tis eft,hoc poterit affirmare,uiddicet,nunis prodefle ad falutem Sacramenta,cumnbsp;utilis fit 5C neceflaria grati� promiflio.Quia nulla in realia eft^aut diuerfa, grati�^nbsp;mifTiOjfeu Euangeli per Chriftum,a promiffione cuius admenemur in Sacramen-tis,5c quarum fide ad ufum Sacramenti uenire debemus.Imo una eft atc� cadtm ilia Euangelii,cum hac Sacramcntorum,quiaSacramenta non funtnifiadpen dicesnbsp;Euangelii,5c adplic�t ad nos eius ufum,ill�lt;5 priuatum ac propri� nobis cffici�t.

Teneamus crgo,non efle Sacramenta, hoc eft,grati� figna,nifi qu� uoluntatc amp; iufla Dei adiefta funt ad Euangelii promiflionem.Quare ut uerbo grati� fu� effinbsp;cax cft in nobis Deus,ita Sacramentis,creans in nobis fidem fpiritu fan(So,Scperfi-ciens qu�faciantad confumationem noftr� �tern� falutis.In hune enim mod�rrtnbsp;ered� promiflis 5c figno confolationem capiunt 5c robur confeienti� noftr�,ne innbsp;terroribus peccati,mottis Scdiaboli defpcrent. At� ut contra uniuerfum fatellitiunbsp;inferor� c�fiftere uale�t in die malo,fraudes uin�erc,retincre fid� amp; faluari. Nihd rcnbsp;fertenim,quod hune Sacramenforum frudum non omnes percipiunt, quanquanbsp;�llis utantur.Quia n�omnes uere credunt in Chrift�,imo nec nor �t d�,quid fit credere in Chrift�,aut cur Deus uolucrit nos potiffim� donate Sacramentis, Scgrari�nbsp;fignis.nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;h�'�

propi iatorem Chnftum Ihefum. Si enim mitterent nos adlcgcm, non effent Sa-cramentafiuegtati�Efign3,quiaperlegem,paccm confeientiarum non cperaren-tur/edmagisdefperationem. Vtmagisir�fignacffcntjqu�m Sacramcta.Ncmd � eft enim qui exaftionibus iegis poffit fatiffacere,Ita nemo unquam dignus fieri per-legem ufu Sacramenti, �

' Igiturad Euangeliummittuntnos Sacrafnentajamp;adiuftificat�remChriftum, ut nos maximecertos efficiant,atqgfecurosdonat�falu�tionis per Chrift�Udednbsp;non poffunt non eonfolari efficaciter, eos omnes qui ad Sac�amenta �eniuntjtarinbsp;quam adgrati�Efigna,moti promiffionis E�ange]iifide,c�i q��fquis credit,�ccipitnbsp;iuftici� amp; �tern� uit� donationcm.Porro,ad iuftificatoretn Chriftum mittijCfteinbsp;tradi,q�i nos fanguinefuo huit a peccato, amp; poteftat� habet nos faluare a iudicionbsp;actern�mortis.Quodillcquid� pro officio facit,hoc eft,puiificatos a peccato fanguine fuo,faluat a morte omnes quotquot credimusin enm.Etfidem ufu Sacramcnbsp;rorum munie atlt;5confirmat.]nfumma,Sacramenfor�difpenf�tioneadphcantu�nbsp;ad nos omnia qu� funt regni grati�faluantis per Chriftum.Debet autem ad uf�mnbsp;Sacramenti accederefides,qu�recipi3tilh omnia. Vidclicer,rtmiffionempcCcati,'nbsp;iufticiamSi actetnamuitam, Matth�i ultimo. Qui credideiitamp; baptizatus fuericnbsp;faluus erit. Sic ergo,ut expofitum eft,intelJigi uolumus, Sacramenta tffenbsp;gratis amp; falutis efficaciafigna,quiafuntpromiffionis Euangeliifigna; prouccan-tia noftrd fid�, Idcirco credentibus utilia, amp; fignificatia in gratia effe,eos � �^uibusnbsp;per fidem recipiuntur.Fauet enim Deus h is qui in Chrift� lefum creduntiamp;temit-titcispeccata,don�sfalutem. Et Sacrametoruteftimonio munit iUos, utfirmiusnbsp;credaucrquiapromiffionibus alioquifruftraeffetfignaadderc.Quoni�ueroauto- Vndesnbsp;ritas Sacramentorum neceffario eft diuin3,ideo pl�ra numerari non debenfj�j innbsp;ftituit Deus.Sicutenimfoluspoteftpromiffionegratia: peccatores tonfolari: Itanbsp;foJtfs fu�gratia:illias amp; fauor�s erga nos fign� inftituerc. Qiior� utro^, hoc eft,tanbsp;ueibo,qfigno,mun�murc�traterrorespeccatiin confci�tia: confirmation �ac-cipimuSjde�tern� uit� fecuritate. Necaliterintelligi debet,aut poteff pie, quednbsp;de Sacramentis dicicur: effeuidelicet, efficaciagrati� figna.

Reftatc�ment�difcriminisbaptifmi Ioannisamp; Apoftolor�rut traftatura'So ph�ftis,de quo hic nonnihil dicend� eft.IIli enim putant baptifma loanis n�pro-tifm� p�nitcnri�,in remifli�em peccaror�,qux uidelicet aCcipi debuit,pcr fidem ioAnr�s^^'nbsp;iuftifieatoris Chrifti,quanontacuitlo�nes,indicans populo Chriftum, acdicens, ^^o�olcr^nbsp;Ecce agnus Dei,,qui tollit peccata m�di. Negare igitur, baptifmalo�nis n� pro-fuiffe ad pecati remiffion�,eft grati� Sacrament�, idem q�od hodie dur�t in Ecclenbsp;fia, irriderc,adeolt;5 uerb� Eu�gelii,quoddocuit,^cgareutilefuiffead pcccati rernif ' -fion�.Denicgamp;pccnitcnti�,quadocuitaffirm�ren�aliudfu!ffe,�(hypocrifeosautnbsp;defperationis do!Srin�.SedIoanesucredocuitp�nitenci�,ueros tcrroresincuti�snbsp;pcccatoribus,pr�dicati�c legis, amp; peccatoresrurfusueraciterc�folatus eft Euan-geJ� pronnffione, at^ exliibens illis fignum gratis bapti�n�. Deni^ � iuftificatis*

��e,�3e�0S4Cidignos pxmjt^ntixfrufl-'jsiequifiuit, cuius pi�dicatfc�isamp;itnaad^ feue mimai ia E�:ide�ad�fea.Nlt;cali�amp;curi/unt Apolloli, nempejuccantaadnbsp;plt;rjni�lt;nxi�,qLdM)shaptamp;i� px�dicaumit. Necal�s protnittebant pcccatiic^nbsp;midioaem,tiec; piopxa;aliud,qu� �dem in iu�i�cator� Ch tjftiinxQuos pedka donbsp;cueanotopaatn daie^ut ranqu� hl� dik�i Dd^a quo in gtati��lutis itxfpri (fTct,nbsp;fiudioancndanohs aitxamp;ixMiofuopaum pr�cellercnt.

Idfmctgo pTodusfuit lo�nis bap�ifnius,quidl Apoftolor�jquf nuncin Cede fiajctioemus^Quemadmod� do�rinaeiatio^utii�^ lt;adcinfuff,nccuaiiaxeabe4nbsp;qidqu� hoemnpoK debec.Q]�qu� fitei pocuit,6^ procul dubio fa�irai c�^ut iirepnbsp;fait aliquis ahufus in bap��n�^quc praedxauit Io�ncs,u idelicet^apudcoSjqu] phanbsp;�ifjica impietatcloannts bapti�maictinuer�t, fdei inChiifiutnignari, aut r�pugnantes, ficut hoc tcporeinbapti�i�� Apollolor�.Atnosdeuero,redJOamp;ga�ia-1U3 illius ulu lo�gu�nur,qui non poiu it phaxifaic�jonon is efl�,fed eiufdew gratiac,nbsp;cuii�S��Apo�o�ar�.Q�odfion�nino^fcrimenquaeritur,Io�nesrationcmhabuitnbsp;aenturi poflfe Cfariftiamp;glorifeandi,in qu�pofiq uenit amp;gloiifica�us eft baptiza-uerunt A pc�oh. A t^ad h�c wod� dur�t illud aquib lauacruffijuf^ ad tn�di hn�,nbsp;quod minifleiio lo�nis piinwm cepii prowulgarL Difcrimen ualde exigu� cft, uCnbsp;ucibihuangdiiquod docuitlo�nes,prxcoat�pra:curf�xucnturi Chjifli,cuco,nbsp;quod pofi gloiificat� Ciirjfl�,amp; iam J egn�tem, praedicamus.

Ergobaptirmus quid�winiftaio Iq�nis inftitutus eft. non tarnen,fine pfcu�iari wandatoDd.Si�u�teftatuiilIud,Lu�.5.Fa�um eftuerbum Domini,fupei Jo�ncmnbsp;ZachaiLeh�ium in deferto,�amp; uenjt in omnem region� JordaniSjpr�dicans bapetf-m� pocnjt�ti� in lemiflloncm peccator�Hoc nomine fignificat ipfe quo^ Chiif-tus,b^q)tiamp;�iiJo�nis�cadofuifle^ath�ii,bcceft,autoiitatc�uoluntateat(5man-dato Dditxadic�.Quiquoniodo non pntuiff�ifjgnif cation� amp; tcftimcni�gratiecnbsp;habu�j�r'Aiut hypocricai�ablutio fuifl�rQu�eti�pofteac�fiimauit Cluiflusluanbsp;autoritate,exempio at^9 edifto: utre��iet pie ac lure inftitut� amp; pracdicar� a Icane.nbsp;neaitenim,amp;baptizatusell ab eo,in lordanisfiuenre,lta fanflifxans lilumnobiSjUrnbsp;iud�isdrcunJcifionEjCum ipfecirc�cidcrctur. Simulteftificansfe umufi^ populinbsp;feruacorem efle�Se ciedentiuincirc�cifionc,amp; fidebapti zator�. PoAremo diligenanbsp;tiirin�'ehnnauitilJ�,quando Apoftolis edixit, urpr�dicarenttototefiaManojhcnbsp;E'uai^eiw^bapttzatent omnes gentes, nomine Patrisamp;Filiiamp; Spiritus Sanfli,nbsp;daxanimir��oertiffima�gnificaocnc propiti� uoluntatis amp; gratiae Dei,in oefinbsp;quipromiflioiit� f uangciii fdebaptizantur,. Dei inquam, qui eft pater, amp; fiJius,�nbsp;fpiritus fan�us,Cre^or cmnium,amp; redemptot m�di,amp; fan�ificator elcdorn.

Sic igitiur baptizari, e ft adop tat i in hlios grati� amp; h�rcdcs � te m� uirae, qui fu-�nusnatura peccatioresamp;iraEfihi amp;xtcrn�damnati�is.Fitautem ilia adoptie�nc A�lpiSirtsiir oinnjbi�siuftictisn�ftriSjper fol� gratuitainamp;munific�tiffim� Euangdii premiftionbsp;iar-cffi�Hme. nem^ropter Chrift� Quapropter ftdes adferri in earn piomifiioncm dtbet,ab hisnbsp;quifuamp;ipiunt bapti�n�, qu� creatur quidem in eordibusnoftris uirtute fpiritusnbsp;f�ai.E�sGc quade Paulusfcribic,nos uidelicetfaluari,non ex operibus noftr� iufticieenbsp;fed fecundi� miiexteordi� Dei,per Jauacr� regcnerationiSjamp;ienouatiois fp�s Candi.

Porao Sacranictum cocn�'eft ab ipfotnet Chrifto inftitut�. Necenimquifqu� aims po�u�ffethocinftituere: nifi ipfe �ternus pontifex 8i mediator nefter,q femetnbsp;ip�jmMaditu�userathofti�amp;ui��n� pronoftris petcatis:amp; in fign� amp; pignushu-lustaaiiElj��jeficentixdonaturusinSacramecofu� corpus amp; fu�fanguinem.Eft aunbsp;rfim inrfFajhiiK temerigs Papiftar�, quihiuus Saexamenti uCtm nen icliqueruntnbsp;libextua�

libet� aut integr� �cc�efi�.-ffd cettis cdiftis cornpcUfic laicos ad eius ufutn,que m eci�mutilauerunt.Qaialaicis iubenttant� altcrafpeciem Sacramcn d3ri:amp; fign�^nbsp;ter call cis ufumillis adim�cacrapi�t, contra edift� amp;uoluntat� Chrifti: quifeS^nbsp;omniafua,omnibusqui creduntincumofFert amp;donac.Eftaut�incahc;spornu'nbsp;cula certa fignificatio neceffari� traditi�islefu ChriftLpro peccatis noftiis inmor-tcm.Namcorppris adpellatiofignificat ueram incarnation� filii Dei,Quiigiturnbsp;fraudant Ecclefi� calicis ufu,uidentur fruftu redemptionis illa uelie fraudare. Namnbsp;quorfumprodeffcttibijfi incarnatus filius Dei, nunquatradituseflet pro peccatisnbsp;noftris in mortem fScd fi bencficio redemptionis laicos utipermittutjCur igitur fig-fto illius redemptionis fpoliant ati^ pri�ant illosf Hare dico^ut intelligaSjin ho cfanbsp;cinorePapiftar�,effen�obfcur�fignification� oppielTi EuangeliiinEccIefiaj pernbsp;hypocritas amp; impios tyranos,per nouiffim� in Etclefia occidentis Antichriftu.

Haecfunthorribilia auditUjamp; tarnen in Papiftarfi Ecclefia pioreflefaflis defem duntur.Scd oportuit h�cfcandala uenire Se abominatioft� A ntichrifti regnare Scnbsp;graflari in Ecclefia,in poena incredulitatis, amp; contemptus Dei, hoim cprcborri,qnbsp;fuas aures � ueritateauertunt. V� autem iftis iftor� fcandalor� autoribus amp; defenfotnbsp;libus.Detautem Deus amp; Pater Domininoftri lefu Chrifti,utabimpofturiSxipfogt;nbsp;rum,laqueis,crudelitate amp; perditionibus, penitusliberemur.Non funtautem nt-fi duo Sacram�ta, nouo teftam�to inftituta,quibus Deus uoluit teftari,de f�a erganbsp;nosuoluntate,Sc promiffiones Euangelii nobis conferre, baptifmus amp; dcminicanbsp;coena.Nam abfolurio,eftipfa Euangdii promiffio,eti� priuata illa,de qua quidfennbsp;ti� dixi libre fecundo. Quid autem de aliis, qux Sacramentoi� numero habenturnbsp;Oporteat fentire,dixi capite fuperiore. Sunt enim ritus humanitus inuenti, cenfir-matioamp;extremaunftio. Etordo,eftelcaio docentiuminEcclefia. PoehitctiaatPnbsp;t�,eftn�ccffariae obedienti�Sc emendationis noftrae uit�. Matrimonium deniqs p-tinet adhanccorporalem uit�,6c nihilhabetnegotiiinregno Chnfti.Sacramenta dw,nbsp;autem fimul eum uerbo promiffionisfacere debent ad regn� Chrifti ampliand�.nbsp;His ergo duobus fignis,qu� dixi, uidelicet baptifmo amp; coena cof pons amp; fanguinisnbsp;Chrifti,uoluit Deus fingulis noftri5,ueluti in fin�,pr�cipuo grati� donc, b�nef ci�nbsp;led�pti�is SC xtern� falutis.de ponere. Et baptifmus quid� eft rec�ciliati�is amp; iuft�nbsp;ficati�is fignum. A bluit enim pft� SCregnerat nos in filios Dei. Fit aUt� illa adoptionbsp;Sciuftificationoftri, pergratuirammifericordi� Dei, remiffionem peccati Sc o�mnbsp;delidor� noftror�, propter Chrift�, Dei filium, incarnat�, tradit� Si paffum pr�nbsp;.noftris peccatis.Cuius beneficii,praeterbaptifm�,alteru fignum SCtcftitticni�hagt;nbsp;bemuSjipfum uidelicet corporis 6c fanguinis Chrifti Sacram�tutn.

Nec caffaturjuel euacuatut illa noftri p grati� adoptio, qu� contingit nobis �ti baptifmo. Ideo neijopushabemus Chriftiani iterati�c baptifmi, n�pe,qui fempernbsp;ddmonet nos receptionis in gratia Sc fignificat filios Dei effe. Semel enim t eucc at�nbsp;SC recepti in grati�,at^ in filios Dei adopt3ri,pcrpetuo manemus qued fa�i fumusnbsp;�tiij filii Dei,Sc uit� �tcrn� h�redes,modo fidem retineamus. C�tcr� euchanfti�nbsp;Sacramentum iteratur.Habet enim exerciti� gratiarum afticnis in renatis, 6lt;� fulcifnbsp;atlt;5 firmatfuo ufu bapti2atos,ne qui forte lapfi funt poft adeptam rec�ciliationemsnbsp;( Quodfit f�pc, imoeft quotidianu, inhac tantaimbecillitate noftr� carnis, )ex-iftiment illo cafuSc ruina inpdm irritamfafl� efleadoptionem,acdefper�c. Ideonbsp;ut durare debuit Euangelii pr�dicatio in Ecclcfia,de Chrifto incarnate amp; paffe,pinbsp;redemptione noftri � peccato Sc morte, non folum ut eius promiffionc alii inuit�-tur ad fidem,uetum eti� ut hi qui crediderunt dco in fide retineantur. Ita Deus

qucntaria ncbis uoluit Sacramcntu corporis amp; fanguinis filii fui,�trif(^ �h firttiioic confolationeiTJjtam illis qui ftantjquam qui lapfi funt, ut itcr� erigantur.

Baptifmus ita^nofter,quo femelabluti fumus amp;reccpti in grati�/ft nobis perp�tua teftimoniuni amp; fignum fa�� reconciliationis, 8i donatx falutis aetcrnae. A C uerodominic�c�na teftatutjiUam innosgratiam^caflariaut innihil� rcdigi,nonnbsp;^pof�e.Sicigiturexiftimabis, quifquisesbaptisatus, teeflefilium, nc�pof�ehancnbsp;tantam gratiam ullius ici iniuria amittere,etiam fi forte lapfus fis in aliqua uicia amp;nbsp;pcccata, tu modo fidem retincas, dolcns ex anirno de admiflb, Sc uctc refurgcns 2nbsp;pcccatOjiterum^ hac emendationetui ad Deum conuertaris.Nunqu�enim defc-ret nos aduocatus nofter, amp; propitiator �ternus, Chriftuslefus.loan i.Quod eti�nbsp;teftatur,quotidianailla donatione fui, qu� fit ineucharifti� Sacramcto,nec repel-U a'fe, nifi qui femetipfos excludunt, per incredulitatem amp; defperationem.

In fumma.Sacramentor� eft conferuarc nobis Euangel� memori�,amp; fignificare atlt;5 teftari Promiffionem Euangel� noftram efle, pac� operari in animis ncftris Snbsp;fecuritatem �tern� uit�.Nam quia Sacramentafunt adpendices Euangel�, idconbsp;neceflecftjUteundem cffe�um habeantc� Euangclio.qui e� ccnftrmationis ani-morum noftrorum,ut nihil h�fi tante fiderecipiamus,nos Deifilios amp; uitxaterna:nbsp;h�redes efle,propter Chnft�.Qu� eft quidem uis, operatio Se effedus fpiritus Dc�nbsp;,in nobis.fed per Euangelium fieSacram�ta. Hinc Paulus Euangclio tribuit,quodnbsp;fit potentia Dei,qu� faluosfaciat ciedentes.Iam Euangelto addita funt,non legi,nbsp;Sacramenta.�nelt;5 uero ,ut fint tantum profeffionis net�,fed fimul figna gratite SCnbsp;teftimonia remiff�onis peccati 6e uit� �tern�,in omnibus qui Euangelio credunt,nbsp;quod fitmilfimis probationibus haftenus oftendtldeo imbecillts,6e tcnitas peccanbsp;to,Se horrore mords confci�daSjfukiunt, confolantut ac muniunt,fpe remiffior�snbsp;peccati, iuftici� 8e�rern� uit�.

Proinde idem faluationis effedus tribui debet, Euangelioamp; Sacrament�s. N� Euangelio faluamur,�xcitata in nobis illius f de,per fpintum fandum,amp; confirma'nbsp;ta Sacramentis.H�c funt enim duo illa,adminiftraticnis extern� in Ecclfcfia,pro'nbsp;miffio inquam Euangel� amp; Sacramcnta, per qu� ilia rcmittit peccata, iuftificarSCnbsp;, faluat peccatoresjtanquam miniftra.Eo namq; ordinatai�unt a' .9eo, ut per qu� ipnbsp;Je efficax eft m nobis.fu� gratis fidem excitarc, 6e excitatam exercere Se confirmare.nbsp;Hune autem pium Euangel� 6e Sacramentorum ufum, comitatur fimul confefs�onbsp;gra ti� 6e glori� Dei,5e redemptoris lefu Ch rifti .Item, i nuccatio,laus 6e gratiarumnbsp;adio. A deoqj totius uit� noftr� nouatio,feu poenitenti� ftudium, de quoegi in hocnbsp;totofcripto,qucd^ eftobfequiinoftri,gtati6e accepticoram DeOjperChrifiuinnbsp;Jefum,in his qui Euangelio grati� credunt.

Ha denus in genere fcripfi de Sacramentis,qu� cum duo habcant,proraiflio' nem uidelicet grati�,amp; eius promiffionis fignum 6e pignus in eos qui Sacra-mentis pie utuntur,omnino firmum eft,quod docui,S3cram�tis falutem nonbsp;ftram adiuuari 8e perfici, qu� impetrata eft nobis fanguine Chrifti. Excitant cnimnbsp;8econfirmant fidem per promiffionem remifficnis peccati 6e uit��tern�jquat innbsp;illis eft.deinde,per fignum promiffionis,quod teftatur fauere Deum,6e habere eosnbsp;Jeco filiorumfuorum 8e h�redum �tern� uit�,qui in Chriftum lefum cred�t. Etcnbsp;nim promiffio Euangel� idco fada eft,ut ea faluemur, rcquirens fidem, 6e fignis ilianbsp;exercensat^confirmansjneambigamusfcorfiminnostranffundijutitadic�jqu�nbsp;^oqui per promiffionis ueibum in omnes fparguntur. Y erum h�c qu� dix i in genbsp;nere de

nerc de Sacramem�s, libet etiam feorfim intueri amp; expenderejn bapt�fmi amp; dom� riie� c�n�rationibus: quo fint magislucida,amp;fiimaGinnibus,quae dcufufigno*nbsp;lumnoffeieferr.

Paulus igitur adpeflat baptiftnum regenerationis lauacr�; ad Tit .5. Baptifmo enim adopramurin filios Dei : quatenus baptizati cicdimus Euangelio. luxtail-lud.Qui crediderit,5i bapnzatus fuerit/aluus eritSic ergo amp; iuftificationis fign� eftnbsp;amp; teftimonium baptifmus; qu� fit remiflione peccatijfine omnibus iufticiis no ftris,nbsp;fi tarnen Euangelio credimus.Nam idcirco adoptamur^ut per remiffioncm pcccanbsp;ti,pror(usgratuitamjfimus filii Dei iuftijSuitx aetetn� h�rcdes^propter Chtiftumnbsp;DomiMunijiuftificatoremamp;feruatotem noftrumjantea filii it�amp; mortis. Quan-quam illo lauacro regenerationis loti,etiam opus habeant renouatione cordium,nbsp;qu� fit fpiritu fando; quod non modo Paulus teftatur, loco quern paulo ante cita-ui. Tit.j. Verum etiam Petrus,aa.i. Poenitentiam agite, amp; baptizetur unufquifquenbsp;ueftrum in nominelefu Chrifti,in remiffionem peccatorum;amp; accipietis donumnbsp;fpiritus fanfti.Pocnitentiam ante omnia tequirit: quia Deus nulii poteftfauere,cuinbsp;non dolet,quod impie, nequiter amp; federate admifit,amp; qui iudiciis Dei nihil terre-tur;deni(5,quinon totus eft,in propofito melioris uit�. Etiam fi propter aliudfalnbsp;uum faciat peccatorem,nempe,propter Chri�um,fi in ipfum credat.Non enim alinbsp;ud nomen eftfub codo datum hominibus, per quodoporteat nos faluosfieri-Idciinbsp;co amp; remiffionem peccatorum accipiunt, foli qui in nomine lefu Chrifti baptizan-tur,quod fecundum eftin contione Petri. Poftrcmum,de donatione fpiritus fannbsp;di agit Perrus,qu� uera in Chrift� fide baptizatis contingit,amp; efficit clamare, ccr-ta fignificationefiliationis,abbapatcr3amp; in ftudio melioris uit�prof.cere,

Igiturper promiffionem Euangdii offertur nobis reconciliatioamp;aetet na falus, quam nos per fidem ad prehendere debemus.Quc d ut maiorefiducia cofnbsp;dis,amp; alacritate fecuritatis faciamus, additus eft p rimum ad promiffionem baptif-mus,regenJrationis fignum.N am Deus,cum baptizamur,teftatur fe nos in gratianbsp;lecipere,Euangdii promiffionem ad nos pertinere, adprobarc fidem noftra, atlt;5nbsp;illud Ecclefi� fadum,quo per baptifmum in populum ac coctum filiorum Dei infenbsp;rimur.ln hoc enim propofuit hoc fignum, amp; pr�dicari fecit fuie gratisc Euangcli-um,in Ecclefia.Mar.ult.Pr�dicate euangdi� omni creatur�,qui creidderit amp; bapnbsp;tizatusfueritfaluuserit.Hocenim eft remittere peccata Ecclefi� faflo,uxta illudnbsp;Chrifti,Ioan.zo. Quorum remiferitis peccata remittuntur eis.EccIcfia enim aliternbsp;nullis poteft remittere pcccata,qudm per pr�dicationem promii fienis Euangdii,nbsp;amp; per Sacram�torum adminiftrationem.Quorum utro�^ teftatur uidclicet,remit-ti p cccata,bis qui in Chriftum lefum credunt, Quare firmiffimam cenfolationemnbsp;adfctt,omnibus quosabfoluit, promiffiene remiffionis pcccati, propterfidem innbsp;Chriftum, quos etia munit potentiifimeper Salt; ramcta,contra quofcun^ terroresnbsp;pd�, inferor�,amp; �tern� mortis. V t cum per don� baptifmi,teftatur Dei filios effe.

Non igitur eft iuftificati o, baptifmus, fed iuftificationis fignum amp; pignus. Neqj c�tingit nobis iuftificatio in baptifmo,quia aqua eius abluimur,fed quia abluti erenbsp;dimus perpromiffionem EuangdiiinChrift�.Etquianullaa�iafpe uenimusadnbsp;b3ptifmum,qua reconciliationis cum Deo amp; uir� �tern� per Chriftum'Idcirco ilnbsp;le, qui dicit, Exurgeamp;baptizareamp;ablucpeccat.i tua,inuocans nome Domini,n6nbsp;baptifmum fimplicitcr,fed amp; fidem in Chriftum requirit.Oftendens baptifmum effe efficacem ad ablutioncdeliftorum amp; remiffionispecc3ti,qui per fidem in Chrift�nbsp;fufcipiatur.Ne� enim riteinuocant nom� Dcmini,nifi qui fiducia remiffionis pd�,nbsp;per Chriftum,dicunt.Deus propitius efto mihi peccatoii. Claret Ita^ ex his,quo-

modobaptifmus f�t rcgcnerationis lauacrum, quia cft adoptionis amp;iuftification�S fignum amp; pignuSjhis qui in Chriftum lefum ctedunt.ldco teftatui fdios Dei eCfcjSCnbsp;uit��tcrn� h�redes. Hue facit iJIudPaulijGaJ.j. omncscnirnuosfilii Deieftis,nbsp;per fidem,qu�eft per Chriftum lefum.Quicunqg cnim per Chriftum lefum baptgt;nbsp;zati eftis,Chriftum induiftis.Quem ufuni baptifmi Si Petrus docet,i .Pet.j. Ybi teC'nbsp;tatur nos faluari baptifmOjquo non fordes carnis deponantur,fed confci�tia bencnbsp;refpondeatapud Deum,per refutre�ionem lefu Chrifti a'mortuis.Quieft ad dextenbsp;ram Dei,deglutiens mortem,ut uitae �tern� h�redes efficeremur.Nimirum cred�nbsp;tes in eum,quitraditus eft in mortem Si glorificatus refurreflione,amp; regno ad dex-teram Dei in c�lis donatus,pro faluandis nobis a' peccato amp; �ternamorte.

Tantam igitur confertgratiam baptifmus, ilhs qui mifericordi� Dei per Chriftum lefum credunt. �os cnim abluit � peccato,3tlt;5 ideo efhcit^ut confeienti� ipfo rumbene refpondeant apud Deum,propter fiduciam remiffionis peccati, iufticiaenbsp;amp; �tern� uit�:quaepromeruit nobis Chriftus,perfuam refurreftionem a'morte. Sinbsp;C netregnum in c�lis,quo�redentes in eum eftglonficarurus. At^ h�c eftconfcigt;nbsp;cnti�iliabon�firmitas apud Deum, de quaadKom y.Paulusfcnbit.Iuftificatiig�nbsp;turexfide,pacemhabcmus3dDeum,per Domina noftrum lefum Chriftum. Pernbsp;quemamp;acceflum habemus, perfidem in gratia iftam in quaftamus,amp;gloriamu�nbsp;infpeglori� filiorum Dei.

Non igitur inefncax lotio eft baptifmus.Qui pefTet enim n� beatos cfficere,eo� qui credunt,cum Dei mandatum habeat,amp; grati� promiff�oncm,amp; eft uerbum uinbsp;tx in illo^Igitur amp; fignum eft,conferuans nobiS promiff�onis Euangelii memori�,nbsp;illam^ piropagans adomnem Chnftianorum pofteritatem, amp;pignus confirmaracnbsp;promiff�oniSjin eos qui lUi credunt.Teftatur enim liberates elTe a peccato amp; a'moinbsp;te xterna.�effeitem populum amp; filios Dei, amp; uitx xternx h�redes. NontribuimuXnbsp;uim magicam Sacramentis, in morcm nugacium fophiftaje,qui fingunt hominetnbsp;ufuSacramcntoWjin noue teftamento, ex opereeperato confequi gratiamancrenbsp;mcntauirtutum,remiffi�em peccari,iufticiam att��tcrnamuitam. Sed dccemus,nbsp;promiff�onis Euangelii efle cerra Si infallibilia figna, qu� exerceant noftram fid�,nbsp;�fignificentat^ teftentur grati� promiif�onem ad nos pertinere. Itaenim confit'nbsp;mantnos,de donata gracia remiffionis peccati amp; uit� xtern�per Chrift�.QS�nbsp;do�rinatam eftcerta,uerax,(clidaamp;firma,ut�.nlt;minc omni�aduetfaiiop: Euan-geliiamp; Chrifti poff�cconuelli.

Cxterum mandatum debaptizandis chriftianis,hoc eft, inferedis in Ecclefiatn filiorum Dei, omni� genti� populis,baptifmo aqux, extat primo Math.iS. in hxcnbsp;uerba. Data eft mihi omnispoteftasinc(xloamp; in terra. Euntes ergo doccteomnesnbsp;genteSjbaptizantcs eos,in nomine patris Si filii amp; fpiritus fan�i,dccentes cos feruanbsp;reomnia qu�cunt� mandaui uobis. Hoc ernmandat� dcditjUiftor peccati Amortis, Rexamp; Deus c�lorum,ipfe Dominus Seferuatornofter lefus Chriftus. Porronbsp;do�rina,dequa prxcepitChriftus,amp;cui annexa funt Sacramenta, non cftquamnbsp;Euangelii promiff�o,confirmas nos,de rcmiff�one peccati Si uita xterna,quatcnusnbsp;credimus in Chriftum. Quamgratuitam effe, hoceft, fine conditione iufticiarutnnbsp;noftrarum donari., teftantur omni� prxcipue,r�mucteris qu�m noui teftamentinbsp;Sacram�ta.Quid eft enim in Sacrameto, quod nos Deo of�eramus^promifiiofatilnbsp;la reftatur Deus,fe nobis gratisignofeere, amp; gratis pr� populo fuo amp; filiis Dei habenbsp;re, Signum promiffionistfed quomodo fignum aliud teftari po(rer,quam de hcc ipnbsp;fo, quod pergratuit� promiffion�offertur,�f ruiusfides exigitur � nobis,Hoc�ft,rcnbsp;p�ffi pcccati,amp; don ata: nobis uit� xtermc.Quod ego ad tedium uflt;jamp; morofitatcnbsp;in hoc

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in hoc fcripto de Sacram'tis,inculco,fcd propcer impios dodores, prophanatores SaciaiiKncoruin ,ueteresamp;: nouos. Quorum lUi fingunt Sacramciica uirtute opcriSnbsp;operaciefricaciacfferhiuero negantteftimoniaefleuol�ratis DeiSJ iuftificationis;nbsp;Nec tribdunc cis,nifi profeffionis figniHcanonem.*at(j adeo ailegoricam fignifica-'nbsp;tionennioftr�nouitatiS.Qu�tametfifpe�andafintihSacram�tis; tame ille prinnbsp;cipahor ufus,debetomni� potiffimum pr�dicariin Ecclefia, quo doceatur,efleuo'nbsp;luntatis Deiamp;iuftificationis teftimoniaamp;figna.

Nam quia Chriftus pr�cipit nos baptizan nomine patns,amp; filii Si fpiritus fan i3i: quafronte audent quidam afnrmarejnullam effe diuinae uolunratis fignificationbsp;nem,amp; nulIumgrati�teftimoniuminbaptifmoj'An nonhoc Dei nominebaptizanbsp;xi,eft recipiin numin!sfauorem,graciam, amp; benediftionemt Deinde,an non tefta-tut hoc Ghrifti mandatum,his qui baptizantur fide promiffionis Euangelii,remitnbsp;tl peccara,permifericordiam Dei,propter Chriftum, propitiatorem amp; fatiffa�orcnbsp;pro noftris peccatisrDenicg,recipieos itain grariam Dei,ut�fpiritu fanfto gubern�'nbsp;tui,amp;cuftodiantura peccato, doneeexutocorporepeccati, amp; depofitomcrtalitanbsp;tis onere,failli fiantj^ perpetuo r�gnent cum ChriftorErgo fatisf�licirer ordimurnbsp;in bapcifmo Chriftianifmum; quia eftinillocertumfignumfauoris,beneuolen-ti�amp;pr�fentiffimiauxiliiDeipatriSjamp;filiiamp;fpiritusfan�i. Aedurat illabaptiiminbsp;fignificarioamp;reSjL�ugrati� teftimoniumin baptiz3ris,peromncmuitam eorum;nbsp;hoc eft,fidelium. Incredulis enim nihi! prodcft,etiam fi baptizentur. Semper nutenbsp;requirita nobis Dcus,monitorio illo baptifmi, nc dubicemusnos iii gratia filior�nbsp;eire.amp;inea beatirudinis certicudine,qua nos Deus parer,filius,amp;ipir;tus fanflus,denbsp;fendic,procegir,gubcrnatat�5^ propugnat.-ut etiam fi quo cafu lapfifuerinms in pecnbsp;catum 5i tranfgreffiones, tarnen ex gracia, in qua fumus per fidem, cadere nequea-musamodo fidem recineamus. H�c eft maior focliciras, quam fuit primi hominisnbsp;in paradifo. Ad�.n.femel 13pfo,non erat integrum reuertirquin prius aeternis malenbsp;didionibus obrueretur ac perderetur,ipfe amp; omnis pofteritas cum eo, Sed reparatisnbsp;beneficio grati� per ChrifturM,ignofcuntur omnium peccata amp; delida,etiam fi quanbsp;carnis imbeciilitatc, quodfitf�pe, denuolabantur.Modo reuertanturamp;redeantnbsp;inui3m,hoceft,deliftorum pocnitentiamagantamp;retineant fidem.

, Liquetigituradquidproficbaptizariamp;lauacroinoregenerationistingi,nimp rum ad peccati noftri amp; delidorum omni�ablutionc. In qua eftadoptionoftri innbsp;gratiamfiliorum Dei, quamfequitur�tern�uit�h�redicas. Quaeres ampliffim�,�nbsp;fupra qua'm dici poteft,funt maiores,amp; excedunt l�giffime caprum rat:onis,ofFer�nbsp;tur au rem nobis, per Euafigelii promilfione, Siilliusfignumac pignus baprifm�,nbsp;quo fidemnoftram exer^eamusamp;confirmemus.Ethucfacitillud Chrifti, Mareiquot;nbsp;u�t,Pr�dicate Euangeli� omni creatur�, qui crediderit Si baptizatus fuent faluusnbsp;erir.C�teii' allegoria baptifmi exponitur � ?aulo ad Rom. 6. Debet enim quibapgt;nbsp;tizarifuntc�tinuomoricarneamp;fpirituuiuificari,att]?ficprofcffioni uit�Chrifti�aenbsp;xefpondere,amp; probarequoduerecrediderintin Deum per Chriftum �efum.Con^nbsp;fep�lti enim fumus cum Chrift:o,uc Pauli uerbisurar,per bapcifmum in mortem,utnbsp;quemadmodum ilk furrexit �mortuis,per gloriam partis,ita amp; nosin nouitateui- 'nbsp;t� ambuIemus.Scd hoc nouitatis noftr� inftitutum,amp; ftudium, alius baptifmi ef-fediis eft,longe infra ilium,quo Dei teftimoniocertific3mur,conferri nobis peccatinbsp;rcmiffioncm,iufticiam atqj a?tcrnam uitam per Chriftum. A c debet fequi confola*'nbsp;Eioncfideiillanouitas,tanqu�iuftici� fideifru�us,quiain quibus deeftmorcifica^'nbsp;�ionis Si uiuificationisftudiumjnec fignificationi baptifmi, nec Chriftian� uicxla'/nbsp;�ffaciunr,nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;. ,

Ifcepatur hoe tempore amp; de infantium baptifmo propter impies anabapt�-ftas: � quitus illeimprobatur,amp;multis aliis in rebus ueritas ueibiDeicorr� pitur, amp; pax Ecclefi� hornbiliter turbatur.Dicam igitur ego quo^, pet oc-cafionem, nonnihil de infantium baptifmozqucmEctkfiaadprobat, �reflepronbsp;pioamp;neceffario d�fendit. At^uthincordiarjprimum fatiffaat mihi ille ueterisnbsp;tcclefix confenfuSjConfuetudo Si exemplum,quo,ut dixi, ille baptifmus probatur,nbsp;defenditur,amp; retinetur. Nec enim poteft uUis iuftis aut hrmis rati�ibus doceri, hocnbsp;ciusfa�umeffcimprobandum.�tanquam uan�,noxium Si uerbo Dei contrarium.nbsp;Sed funt plurim� ptobabiles amp; firm� rati�cs,quae declarantjhoc Ecclefi� fadutr�,nbsp;qao cenfuitinfantulos amp;iubctinferere Chrifto,arqg incorporari per baptifmum,efnbsp;fe pi�,redum Si necclTari�. De quibus nuper fcripfit fanftiffime,uir clariffimus Phi-lippus Melanchon; a'cuius iudicio amp; fententiajhomines prud�tes amp; pii n� poiTuntnbsp;�ariarc.Quiaeft teftim�io fcriptur�roborata:utrefelli,amp; improbari lure nequeat.nbsp;Nam primum.ut ab illius rationibus ordiar,cettum eft regnum Dei amp; promiffionbsp;nem Euangelii etiam ad pueros pertincre,iuxta illud Mar .10. Sinite pueros uenirenbsp;ad me,amp; ne prohibueritis eos. Talium eft enim regnum ccclorum. Item Matth ,18.nbsp;Videce,necontemnatisunum exhis pufillis. Dico enim uobiSjtpangelieorumnbsp;in cocliSjfemper uident faciem patris mei, qui in c�lls eft. Venit enim ftlius hominis falu are quod perierat. V enit igitur, ipfos quo^ paruulos faluare, amp;rcgno glo-li� fu� donate, quorum tarnen pcccatum maneret,nifi Chrifto per baptifmuinfenbsp;rerentur. Sed ut anabaptift� hoc argumentum Si probationem cludant,negatpecnbsp;catum originis,amp; putant de infantibus nihil pronunciandumtfle ab Ecclefia.i^inbsp;hoc quo^ figno cognofeendi funt,amp; �ftimandi quo fpiritu agantur.Conftat eniinnbsp;teftimonio Pauii,quod natura filii ir� fumus.ideo protinus nati indigemus feruatonbsp;te Chrifto. Nec ille faluat,nifi peccatores,nec quifquam fine eo poteft faluus fieri,�nbsp;peccato amp; �ternamorte Sed anabaptiftarum dogmata,eo inclinant,utfcruatotcnbsp;Clwifto tandem penitus exclufo, ludaic� Si Turcarumopiniones,deiufticiaamp;faJ-uatione,r�gnent in mundoiuttj poftremum nemo ueniat ad baptifmum,quem uinbsp;de�icctirridentanabaptiftaen�recipientes, teftimoniumuoluntatis Deiergaaosnbsp;inillo effe. Sed habere tantum allegoricam fignificationem noftr� ncuitatis.quasnbsp;aulla ab ipfis docetur,nifi pharifaxarum opinion�,de iufticia noftrorum operii.

Qtiia igiturfirm� eft,pr�diftis tcftimoniis,rcgn� Dei Si promiffion� Eua'gehi, eti� ad pueros pertinere,fequitut iureamp; ncceflario baptiaari infantes ab Ecclefia.nbsp;Quia necefte eft illos inferi in Ecclefiam, ut participes regni gratix Si promiffion�nbsp;eius efriciantur. E t cur negemus illis grati� teftimoni�,quibus faluation� offert atnbsp;^tribuit Chriftus��lm�qu�h�caudaciaamp;impictaseft,ncgareparuulis,quodc�nbsp;adimis,priuas illos regno grati� St falut�s mifi enim Chrifto incorpor�tur,n� potenbsp;lunt faluan.Non enim remiffio peccati Si falus illis contingit extra Ecclefiam, ubinbsp;non eft Chriftus,necuerbum Dei, nec grati� Sacramcca.N�pc, qu� hoc nominenbsp;conuocatur,quod extra earn,in qua Chhftus r�gn�t,amp; uerbo atij Sacramctis,cffi-cacibus fpiritu fando,fuis adeft,nullam fperare licet falutem.

Necg uero refert q� paruuli infantcs,n� audi�t neij difc�r,mcre noftro,ucrbu Dd. Quian� ideo n�efricax eft in illis fp�s fandus, qJ�do ad baptifmu adfer�tur,S�innbsp;uocatur fuper illos nom� Dni.Imo dubirari n� poteft efficace elfe in ipfisfpin f�mnbsp;ut quoje n� minus eft,Chrifti bencficio,regn� Dei,qu� adulto�i.Vt igitur placeatnbsp;Deo,ef�kitatlt;5 opetatut in illis fp�s fandus aliquamnotici� grati� amp;feTua,torisnbsp;Ch�fti,Qpam licec^qualis fit,nos definiie neaueaipus,tam� certu eft paruulis falu�nbsp;dis adeffe.

dis adeffe.Viuit.n.fuafideiuftus.'amp;noticia Chriftifaluatur/quifquisfaiuat�t.Siigi tur pucrojc cftrcgn� Dci,�qucutadultop�, quod cftiircfragabilc, ncccflecft ut �g'nbsp;nofcamus Si fatcamur, De� cf�c�cemeffcfpiritu fehft�,amp; pot�ccr�perari Si createnbsp;etiam inparuuhs faluandis, quadam Chrifti noticia Sigtatix fide. Qu� quomoddnbsp;donaii pofTet extta �cclefiam,tibi net uerbu Dei nec Sacr�menta in ufu hab�tut�nbsp;Nam Deus adminiftratione �ctbi amp; Sacramctoiji eoordinauit,utfintmcdiainbsp;per qu� in Ecclefia beneficium redemptionis ad fingulos adpliceturrin quibus ipnbsp;Ic uulc create fide, amp; faluationis participes eos efficere. Quonia dero nori habet �cnbsp;clcfia,cj externo uerbo agat cu paruulis,reiSe pet adminiftratione baptifmi,^ inu�nbsp;ca tioric nominis Dei pacns,amp; filii Si fpirituS fanfti, offert at(� confecr�t iUos miferinbsp;cotdi� Dei amp;feruatotiChfifto.Ineo facies rri�dat� Chrifti; qui uult, ut miriifteri�nbsp;tcclefi� falut� confequ�tur. Et reprehcndit at� damn�t eos,qui paruulos arc�t abnbsp;ilia falute. Adhuc enim loquitur nobis amp; ton Ecclefi� Chfiftusifinite pueros uenvnbsp;readme,amp; neprohibueritiseos^ Talium eft eriimregn� c�bjt�. Maf.io�Iteiri, Vi'nbsp;dete ne conitemnatis unum ex his pufiUis, Dico eriim uobis,tp angeli eojii iri coclisinbsp;femperuidentfaciempatris mei,qdiiricocliseft. Venir eriim filius homiriisfaluat�nbsp;quod perierat.Math.iS.nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;Proinde, qui non efficiuntur membra Ecclefiae ,ut

riecg i�fti,nelt;5 beati effe^cor� Deo pofTuntuta nec participes regrii Dei.N� funt�d' te Ecclefi� m�bra, in quibus nullagrati� noticia cft Si fidcs;aut null� fign�, qu�d'nbsp;teftetur eos ad promiffion�gratis Si falutis pertinere'Ne�p pofTumus derogarein^nbsp;fantibus rid�; ut necj fpirit� f�tm detrahere, fidei formator�.Qiic efficace elfe in patnbsp;�u�rsb�pcizatiSjteftatur ex�pluminfanti� circucifoj�. Oi'no igitur necefleeftbapnbsp;tizari infantes,ut Deo per poteriti� fpiritus f�i agente in ipfis promiflam falut� cdnbsp;fequ3tur.Q.uia nifi quis feriatus fuetit ex aqua Sfpiritu, n� poteftintrat�iri regn�nbsp;Deuloan.j. Hisegorati�ibus equid�moueorutcred�,infanti�baptifmiijapoftonbsp;licoinftituto,at�poribusglorificati Chrifti,uf�^ adh.tc t�pota durareamp; tetirierinbsp;in Etclefia,nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;Sic igitur exiftimerrius,infantibus nori riiirius deberi f�iut�,bcrie'

fici� fe�uatoris Chrifti, qua'm adultis:amp; extra Ecclefi� nulli C�tirigerefalutc.Deni^ ficut peccata eoi,e qui adulti rccipi�t baptifm� ablu�tur; It� infanti� peccata abluinbsp;hon fine fide illopi.Qu� Deus quid� fua uirtute operatur iri eis,qdod nifi facerct,n�nbsp;poffet eos regno �tern� falutis Si glori� Chrifti donate, Hanc ration� c�firmat Sinbsp;ipfiusfynagog�excpl�iqu�infantuios fuoSuol�tateamp;m�dato Dei circumeidinnbsp;Gcn.i �. Et ual�it cota Deo paft� c� ipfis ihit�,de rec�ciliati�is firmitate, ergaeosnbsp;qui promilfioni credidiflent;qu�quam uetb� promiffionis pro rationis ufu caper�nbsp;nond� polTent. Vt ergo infantibus f�ebrsoK,ri�n indnis not3,rtelt;� uacu� fignutnnbsp;fu�tdrc�cifioifediuftici� fidei uerax tcftimoni�amp;fignaculum,ut Paulus uocdt.lt�nbsp;bapnfmuseiusrei nota amp;pignus eft,omnibus Cbriftianis,ncd� infantibus baptizdnbsp;tis.Ideoreft� eftamp;pi� Si neceflari� ,infanti� peccata ablui Ecclefia� minifterio pernbsp;baptifm�,cum fine hoc regenerarionis lauacro nequeantfaluati.Poftrem�jbaptifnbsp;mi ma datum eft uniuerfale, cum ergo baptifmus infantibus conferri poffit, cur ex-cludas illos ab tos' Na c� petfati�is ufum doceri po�iint, adhibent�r etidad der binbsp;teiprsdicatione. Ita utfiebatdur�teddhuc circ�cifi�e,quoiToex�plofatis defendinbsp;tur Ecclefi�faft� �cal�niaanabaptifta�jeti�firiihiiali�d prsfidioju prodefenfi�nbsp;ne illius effet. Qui igitur negant infantibus baptifmum,ifti fimul amp; remiff�onerilnbsp;peccatiamp;uit��tern�gloriaipfis dcrog�t.-qd� conceditactribditeis Chriftus.�fnbsp;fane quid� rem baptifmi,hoc eft,falu3tioh� � peccato Si morte, �ufer�t eis, quaritflnbsp;inipfiseft,quiillosarc�t�b�ptifmo;quo riominefunt pcftil�tiffimi hoftes Ecc�enbsp;fiat amp; falutis infanti�, Quem uero n� moucat eir cumcifiotiis ex�plum,ut nori exiitpnbsp;P^iii

^�etj�pfosquocg A poftoles infantes Chriftianorum piotinus baptifmo abluifflt;2f Teftabatur enim Dei m�dacum de circumcifione, ipfos quolt;5 infantes rccipi adfalnbsp;nation�:St accedebat mandat� de baptizandis omnibus g�tibus,nec ignorabatui�nbsp;circ�cifionem tranfiiffein baptifm�:qui nunc certe non minore pcriculo difFcrre-tur^qaaolimcitcumciHo. Nec potcft excludeie infantes � baptifmo mandat� denbsp;Ipr�dicando Euangelioinomnes.'ficut nec excluditeos m�datum,dc pr�dic�disnbsp;Duptiis,ad eos qui incontin�tei alioqui amp; minus cafte uiuunt.Sed teftatur Euangcnbsp;�i adnunciation�ad o�s inuulgand� cft�cutquicunqjuelintjmoti�gratia amp;fpirinbsp;tu fandOjintrent in Ecclefiam,per baptifm�,amp; Ghrifto Jefu incorporccur, ipfi cumnbsp;paruulis amp; infantibus fuis,amp; cum tota reliqua familia fua.

Nam amp; lud�i habuerut mandat� de pr�dic�do uerbo Dei,t� Iegis,t� ptomifGo n� grati�,non minus certe qu�m Chriftiani. Et tame eo non potuer�r excludi infantes � circucifione,fignaculo iuftici�: quanqu� ad cognition� uerbi foli adulti ucnbsp;nirct.Ergo nec infantes tempor� glorificati Chrifti,propter uniuerfale m�datumnbsp;pr�dic�di Euangelii,excludi� baptifmo deb�tmam tand� proaetatis rationeeti�nbsp;ad uerbi doftrin� ab Ecclefia fufcipi�tur.lntenm uero baptiz�tur,amp; fignaculo filionbsp;lum Deidonantutjquia Deus fine lauacroregenerati�is baptifmo, amp; fine renoua-tione noftri qu� fit fpiritu fando,neminc uult faluare. Non aliter,qu� pro filiis granbsp;ti�j� temporibus Abraae,ufq; ad Chrift�, nemin� non circ�cifum agnofcere fiitecinbsp;P ereucllet,�deoamp;circ�cidi infantes Hebr�or�debuerunt, ut hoc tempore nccef-farium eft infantes Chhftianorum baprizari. Sedanabaptifta:inftant,nelt;5 quic-quam uehementius urgent, quo derog�t infantibus baptifm�,pr�terqud(p affitnbsp;m�t infantibus deefle fid� in De�, Verum h�c e ft infignis improbiffimor� homin�nbsp;/ .nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;temeritas .Quo enim atgum�to,uel in fpecic probabili,docere poterunt infantibus

null�eflegrati� aut Chnfti notici�tfiue adultis,quos rebaptizantjuer�in Deum �d�amp;notici� Chrifti effe^ Noscertiffimis utieg amp; firmiffimisrationibus contendi-muSjDeum efficace efte in infantibuSj�aliqu� notici� gratiac amp; Chnfti in illis create. Nempc,quibus donatregn� c�Jorum,quod certe fine grati�noticiaamp;fpirkanbsp;fanftonulhs contingit. Ver� anabaptift� utruqg neg�tamp;potctiam amp; bonitat� Deinbsp;pro falu�dis infantibus,amp; fidem nihil aliud effe fomni�t,pr�ter qu� inania rationisnbsp;cogitata,c� nihil magis aduerfetur fidei,at^ aboleat ill�,qu� rationis iudici� amp; fennbsp;tentiain uerbo Dei. Verum demonftr�t nobis anabaptift�,uerafidepr�ditosnbsp;eflcjomnes eos,quos rebaptizant,ut dixi adultos. Nos int�rim ptobabilc faciemusnbsp;deefle eis fide,ipfi uero uiderinr,quid noftra efficiant.Nam impoffibile eft uera fidenbsp;amp;fpiritu fanfto pr�ditos effe,eos in quibus r�gnant tot impijE,blafphemae,flagitionbsp;fejfeditiof�jfutiofe amp; planediabolicae opinioncs,at(5 anabaptiftis. Neg�t enimnbsp;pcccat�originis,amp;damn�t proprietat�rer�.Damnantitcciuiles Magiftratus,quinbsp;funt ordinatio Dei,bona amp; ncceffaria rebus pubhcis.Repreh end�t eti� iuramenra,nbsp;qu� Magiftratibus pr�ftantur.fine quibus nuU� refpublic� conferuan poflent.Etnbsp;aliquot inlocis legitimos Magiftratus perfediti�emofficioamp;adminiftrati�etcgnbsp;nor� dei6cer�t,idem omnibus fa(3uri,nifi uires deefl�nt. Neg�t item Chrift�,carnenbsp;ex uirginematreaflumpfiffe,amp; regn�eiusfing�t corporale in his terrisfutur�,antcnbsp;nouiffim� iudicii di�,in quo ex tin�is impiis cmnibus,quid� homines boni amp; fan-fli fintad tempusimperaturi.An^ ita arm�timperitos c�tra ueros Magiftratus,fi*nbsp;multagrauia mala mou�t. lubent etiam difeedere c�iugem � c�iuge,nifi confentinbsp;ant utrinlt;5 in ipfor� furiofam feaam,Si adprobent earn. Et huiusmodi alia berreanbsp;da funt in dogmatibuseor�,qu�qui adprobant, ne exiftimes,quod in talibus fidesnbsp;amp; fpiritus Dei bonus exifterepoffit. C�ter�, polTe Deum fidei noticiam in infannbsp;tibus create, teftatur ipfius quo^ lo�nis Baptift� exempl�. Nam is priufqu� natas

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tft,rcpktus fpir�tu fanao,pr�fenti�feruatoris Chrifli,ncpc c�cepti in utero matris �nirabiliteragnouit. Veile aut�adefleparuulis De�,anteafatisfirmisrati�ibuspronbsp;bat� eft.Quaproptcr cr��t in falu�dis iHis,cum ad baptifma adferuntur, fidcm. Valnbsp;deautemmunitcauffam noftr�,dcinfanti� baptifmo,�xempl� lUud circumcifoj�:nbsp;apud lud�os infanti�.Si enim profuit iuftificati�is fign� circumcifio,infantibuslunbsp;d�or�.�qui minus prodeffe poffit baptifmus infantibus Chnftiancrut Quin eti� fi-cut neccffariafuit circ�cifio apud Iuda:os,lta apud Chriftanos neceflarius eft baptifnbsp;mus.Quod fi requirant a' nobis anabaptift�,mandat� Dei de baptizandis infanti-bus,rel'pondemusinitio;mandat� de baptizando generale cfrejamp; baptifm�adomnbsp;n�s pertiDere,quor� eft regn� coclor�. ncc pofle quenqu� fine baptifmo faluari,nvnbsp;ficuiincc�trauoluntat�fuamn�detur.Deinde,hucfacercilIud Chrifti: Nifi quisnbsp;xenatusfucritcxaquaamp;fpiritufanao^nonpoteftintroircinregnuDei.Sedh�cinnbsp;pr�fentia contra cauillationes anabaptiftar�fuffecerint.

SIcut ccremoni� baptifmi antea c�tuli cum genere Sacramcti,ita in dom�n �cae cocn� Sacram�to idem fequar.Non enim c�na ilia aliter eft cercmoniajEuan CAP, VJ �nbsp;gelio addita,qu� conferuet nobis promiffionem Euangelii, amp; cius femper nosnbsp;fldmoneat,acteftetur earn pertinereadomnes qui Euangelio cred�t, amp; c�na pernbsp;�dc ut�tur,qu�m baptifmus.Quaproptcr generalia illa,quid adferat nobis ul'u fig'nbsp;ni Sacram�t�,quorfiimbabeat uerb�promiffionisgrati� atcg �tcni�uit�,amp; quo*nbsp;modo fit efficax in nobis,fupra prolixecxpofita.huc reuocari dcbentomnia, amp; c�nbsp;ufuatc�utilitatefeufruiftu c�n� ccnfcrri. Etcauteobfcru�d�cft,nequidadmittanbsp;mus pugnans irrepere indominic� c�n� pr�dication� quod uidelicet diflen tiat anbsp;pr�di�or� rationc.Doftrina enim de Sacram�tis,refleamp;prudenter intelle�a,libenbsp;tabit nos � multis pr odigiofis erroribuSjqui exo�ti funt in Ecclefia, circa dominienbsp;cat cocn� tradationc amp; ufum, illor� pr�fertim,� quibus fingitur,facrifici� efre,pronbsp;peccatis Si poenis uiuor� amp; mortuor�. Quafi ufu cocn� h unis facr�,non recipiamusnbsp;potius benefici� lt;x Deo,fed ipfi de noftro aliquid illi offeramus.Quid eft hoc c�ntSnbsp;to magisc�c�amp; impi�j Et quid dic�^cocnaminiftrifingiturfacrificiueffejc�nanbsp;uero laica non recipitut idem effe. V t nclt;5 eft facrifici�,quemadmodu nec miniftrinbsp;(�cerdotis, Sed impoftores oportet infigniter mentiri,ut impudentia amp; uanitas ipnbsp;foru nota omnibus fiat Si odiatur.nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;Igitur ex dominic� cocn� uerbis manifeftif

fim� eft,nobis reuocari in memoria Euangelii promiffion�,qua nobis grati� bene ficia ilia ann�ci�tur,qu� funt uidelicet remiffiopcccan,iufticiaamp;�ternauita propnbsp;ter Chrift� filiu Dei incarnat'J,tradit� amp; pafTum pro noftris peccatis.Deinde,ilIo-lu c�memorationc amp; dodrina nos uocari ad fid� huius promiffi�is,adeolt;5 ad lau-dem,pr�dicati�n� amp; gratiar� adionem.In quibus funt exercitia fidei eor� qui uerenbsp;in Deu Si red�ptor� Chrift� lefum crcdidcrunt:amp; nihil prorfus,quo c�ment� hocnbsp;�aniffimu,de{acrificio,amp;meritooperisoperati, pr�ftitiifacrificulis, iuuari poffit.nbsp;Deni^ fides m�ducanti� Si bibenti� in hac coena,adiuuatur,exercetur Si c�firma^nbsp;tur,extcriotc figno.�n quo eft teftimonium amp; pignus propiti� erga nos uoluntatisnbsp;Dei.Eft�pr�cipu�inhacc�na,(pDeusteftatur, adoptioncqu�cocpit in baptifnbsp;mo,euacuari atcj irrita fieri n� pofle:eti� fi forte in aliqua uicia Si crimina, poftre,'nbsp;c�ciliation� qu� c�tigi t per baptifmu,labamur.Si tam� fid� retincmus:Si per em �*nbsp;dation� noftriferio ad De�c�uertimur.Idco n� aliis magis necelTariaeftjaut plusnbsp;c�folati�is affert cocna,atlt;5nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;qui h orribiliter lapfi funt. Nam promiffione Euan

geliijSi cocn� ufu,itciU erigi pofluntSi c�firmarijfe uidelicet adbuc in gratia adop

��is effe �1 credat Euagelio^ amp;. cx illius fide reuert�tur ad pccnit�t�atn,glorificantcs De� Ch�ift� lefum.Ncij em u�lt ttiort� pcccatoris Deus ,fed ut c�uertatui Si ui'nbsp;uat.Eth�c eftc�ftans amp; perp�tua �o��t�s Dei, ProrniffiO igitur^qu�eft in c�nSjnbsp;c� tinetfumm� quaod� totiiis Eu�gelii,qu�E eft uidelitet doftrin�,de incarnate fi-lio Dei,amp; tradito pro pdis nofti is in mort�.Quaproprer neceffe eft h uius prorniflionbsp;nisfid�adferre ad cocii�,c� gratiar� aftion� amp; c�feffione glori� Dei, qui ill� dignenbsp;fumere intend�t, c� qua qu�modo poffet c�fiftetc,opinio facrificii, amp; meritiopcnbsp;risopcratinoftrirDeusemetiam percocnxSacrament� nobis ueluti in fin� deposit fu�grati�bnficia,amp;in teftimoni� amp; pignus corpus S^fanguincuhigenitifilii fuinbsp;' largitur.Qno'dfi coena facnfici� ell,criteti� baptifttius facrifici�^Mirum ucro,fifa-ciar facrihciij,qui films ir� amp; d�nati�is baptizatur.amp;recipit�r in grati� filior� Dei.nbsp;Itaqui corpusmanducat,amp; languinc unigeniti hlii Dei bibiciut promiffi�egratiaenbsp;amp; figno promilfionis,in fide adopnonis retineatur, amp; feruetut � defperationt iSednbsp;�mpoftor� errores oportet infignitet prodigiofos effe,ne perpetdo otnnes fallant.

Non prodeft fign� fine protniffioneinec proniiffio fine fide. Vt aut� promiffio Eu�gelii of�erri � nobis Deo non poteftrlra nec fign� prohnffionis.Etcpus eft finnbsp;gulis,priuatahi�dutationeamp;fideiquiu�lcrSacr.iin�tiea:n�utilitac�amp;fruft�adfenbsp;adplicari. Nemo cm pro tne m�ducarc,ut nec ci edcic, poteft Q_uare tui piter amp; intnbsp;jpie crrant,atcp crrarc pernitiofiffime fecer�t Eccli.fi�,qui in c�na miniftri c�mentinbsp;funtfacrifici� efTe.Piim�jquia null� promiffionis rationc habet: amp; deindc,quia finnbsp;guntfeofferrejChrift�falutisaurore,que Deus benigniffima hrgitatemifencor-di� fu� nobis offert amp; donat.Qiix Sactaincnti prophanatio,amp; fideioppteffio, fu*nbsp;pra qu� dici aut �ftirtiari poteftjfunt bbfpheni� Coram Deo,amp; noxi� in Eedefix

Habenlus igitur dona Dei in c�na, in�ftimabilia,nobis impetrata, per obhtio hem �efuChriftiin mortem, femel fad�,n� iterand�.Prouocataut�amp; munit c�nacnbsp;ufusfid� noftram,qu�eftingratianiamp;Chriftum Iefum,dcquaaliislocisfatisdixi.nbsp;Exiftitnataut�ferecipcre,nonofferrc,beneficiafaluationis,perChrift�Iefum,ade�nbsp;Chrift� ipfum,in quo eft omrtis falus noftra. Qu� fidcs,fi cui decft,ei non poteftnbsp;c�na utilts eire,fides aurc ,fignograti� c�hrmata,bcatii efreit fumentc. Vereenimnbsp;adeft SacramctofuoChnftus,amp;efncacitcropcratur incrtdctCj illufaluans.Ethxcnbsp;omnia fatis prob�t,n� diuerfam efle miniftri c�nam, ab ea q��datur laico,itemjnbsp;plufquamfacrilcgos effe,quicalicisufumljiciS3ufcrunt.Qyiacontrainftitutionejnbsp;qu� debetinui�labiliseffejChhftijfpoliant ilfosSactam�to gratis,amp;fe produntnbsp;ueros Antichriftos effe.Eitetiafedarg�endaludaicaOpiniOjfumenti�Sacramen-t� perfuperftitionc, quafi ufu c�n� mcieautur fib� remifficn� peccati 6^uit� ��fer-ham.Nonetn iuftificatc�na,peropusm�ducat�carrtisChrifti,amp;c.S�dfides,qua�nbsp;in oblat� c�n� promiffion� habetur,qu� ufu figni^ut teftimonio gratke,confirmanbsp;tur.Ettam� error iftemultisaccidit,quos do.^otes�u�geliin�inftitu�tfansclare.i

Ca^terum loci fctiptur�jde dominica -�najex quibus h�comnia,q�� diXijCef fius difei p�ffunt, fatis nofi funtohinibus.Matthsus de huius ccrnsinftitutioncficnbsp;fcrib:t,c�nantibus aut� eis,accepitlefuspanc3amp;�bencdixitacfreg!t,dedir9 difcip�nbsp;Iis fuis amp; ait,accipite, comedite.Hoc eft corpus me� . Quibus Lucas fubiccit,quodnbsp;prouobisdatur.Pa��aSuer�,idcaddiftributionccoen�adpIic�s,quod pro uobisnbsp;frangitur Rurfus MarthSus,estera inftit�tionisprofequcnSjf�bdiC, Et accipicninbsp;calicc,gratias cgit^ d�dit illis diccs,bibite ex hoc oinncs.Hic eft em fanguis me��nbsp;noui tcftamcti,qui pro rnultis effuriditur inremiffion� peccator�.Vbi Marcus ad-�ecit, amp; biberuntex eoomnes. tucas uero amp; P�ulus,aliud Chrifti monit� adpofuenbsp;r�t,iJluduidcIicct,hoc f�cite in m�i c�memoratiOn�.Poftrernum Paulus q�adaftlnbsp;priuatafcribit,deprsparati�e,amp; digno c�n� ufu,qus legi ac difei poff�t,i Cor.

H�cfunt itaq;fere,qu2e nobis Euangelift�amp; A poftoli lefu Chrilli tradiderut, de inftituti�e 5i ufu cacn�,ex uoluntate Chrifti,proniiffi�e Euagclii amp; figno �qui'nbsp;hter omnibus in tota Ecdefia co me nd a ta amp; donata,qu� oportet artete infpicerc Sinbsp;sc�c intelligere,ne coenx ufum c� improbis corr�pamus,amp; m perniriem uertamut,nbsp;quod falutaris remedii uice donatii eftjfedteneamusufumamp;frud�c�n�. Nulhnbsp;cnim prodeft,ni(i perfide manducata.Idcirco enim promiffionis uerb� habct,uc finbsp;deiomnes admoneat,amp; confirm�e credences ufu figni de oblata faluationis gracianbsp;per ChriftumjUt fupracopiofeexpofit� eil, Quare,fi qui c�narefte utuntutjillinbsp;agnofcuntgrati�ptomiffionemineajamp;eius promiffonis teftimoniumamp;pignus,nbsp;ipfum met corpus Chrifti,amp; fanguinem eius,qui cfFufus eil pro nofiris peccatis. A tnbsp;� ita certe adprehcnd�c peccati remiffionemjamp;atternam uitam,adeoq� Chr ifi� ipnbsp;fum,Dei filium,quieftprecium amp; fatiffaftio pro norths peccatiS3amp; jpfaadeo �ternanbsp;uita,nobis a' Deo donata.Tcfl:arur enim fign�, rata grati� dona in�ftimabiha dia,nbsp;ad eos pertinere,qui coena per promifl�onis fiduciam utuntur.

Prodeftigitur cocna,non quia editur in ilia corpus,amp;fanguis Chrifti bibitur,mul ti enim in indicium mandue�t Si bib�t. Sed quia promiffioni graci� credi tur.amp; exnbsp;fidepromifl�Egratisamp;feruatoris Chriftiadhanccocn�ucnitur,amp;ficipfafum rur,nbsp;Sacram�to aut� uti, fine fide,atlt;5 opinione metih operis operatijUt fit ab his qui exnbsp;cccnafaciuntfacrifici�jfiue aliter delyrantopinioneoperis operati,tlt;imabeftutpnbsp;fic,uc nihil �que pernitiofum hominiefTepoffit.Hocein cftabuti promiffione,8fnbsp;Sacram�tum prophanare.Ita^ iamdud� hquet, qu�ficutilitas/ruftus Si neceffitasnbsp;c�ns.Quanquam emhabe�t Chriftianifiliationis fign� amp; pignusbaptifm�,tamenbsp;utuerbo promiffionis Eu�gelii utileefteps quotidie exerceh,iraeius promiffionisnbsp;alio Sacramento,quod tefteturclariffime,eci31apfosamp; p�nit�tiam ag�tes nunqnbsp;repelliaucexcIudia'gratia.Nec repehreeft, quiin profeffi�e Chriftian� uic�,fit unnbsp;decun�p perfe�us,ideo confolationecocn� omnes habet opus.

Porrojfanguis Chrifti, dicitur noui teftamenti fanguis,utiq} fign� amp; pignus tefta-menti.Cuius eftuidelicct donatio remiffionis peccatiamp;uit� �tern�,pei Chhftum ideo aliofanguine,qua'm Chrifti, non potuit confirmationcm acciperc, Na n im-poffibileeratfanguinetaurojKamp;hircorumaufer�ipeceata.Hebf.j�.Sanguis.auremnbsp;Icfu Chrifti,filii Dei,emundat nos � peccato.t loan.i. Teftatur fimul fanguinis ad'nbsp;pc�atiOjChhftum oportuilTeuidimam fieri pro noftris peccatis, amp;humanum ge^nbsp;nusaliter n� potuifleliberari�peccatoamp;morte,nifi perfanguiniseiuseiTufionem.nbsp;Hine etiam diciturfanguis teftameti,quod uidelicet confirmatione accepit in mornbsp;teChriftijamp;adfertcredentibusliberationeab �terna morteiPromiffioucterisre-ftam�ti habuit impoffibilem condition�.propter exadion� iuftificationis,qu� fic.gt;nbsp;ret noftra iufticia.Iuxta illud : qui fecerit h�c uiuet in eis.Sed in nouo teftame to of-fertur atlt;$ donatur nobis, gratuita peccati remiffio, propofita fidei conditi�e:fideinbsp;aueem in feruatorem Chriftum,qui fanguinem fu� pro peccatis noftris efFudit. Vtnbsp;omnis qui credit in e�,non pereat,fedhabcatuitam �ternam.Eth�cfatis dare donbsp;cct,turpiffimcamp;pernitiofiffimeerrare,quic�^ex operibus legis,amp; quomodoc�cgnbsp;extraChhftumjiufticiamamp;falutemfibi qu�runt. lufticiam enimS falutemfolusnbsp;Chriftus acquifiuit nobis fanguine fuo,nec eft inullo aliofalus.aa.4 lo. Sic.

Daturigitur,pcrSacramcntumcocn�,fanguis Chrifti,in fignum amp; pignus faluationis, quam promeruit nobis Chriftus.Ideo promiffio teftamenti, qu� eftnbsp;remiffi peccati,amp; uitae �tern�, eft firma Sfinuiolabilis, omnibus qui in Chhftumnbsp;lefum credunt.amp; Sactameuto c�n�,ut fignoamp; teftim�io huius gratis ue�tur� Vfnbsp;maxime fintpeccatores,Im� aulIisa�isprodelTepoiret.N� quifibiuid�tu�n� elf�

^eccarcr�s,amp;piopriisiufl.iciis ia lut cm mcreri,i�i ncc cpus habcnt redeniptos� �cbnftOjamp;ipfatocna efttalibusplufquamcxitiahs, nccpertinentadChnftum.Nenbsp;gant grati� pr�nbl�'iGncm,lt;S.�faftidiunt Chriftunijamp; Sacratnentuni grati�poUuninbsp;fccdiffime. Hoc uero grauiffimum pcccatum, omnium pra:cipueadmittiturbocnbsp;tempore,in execrandisMiffisPapiftarumj-amp;aliiscultibuS3quibusiftifingunt3quc4i 'nbsp;perfuas iufticias, meiito opcris opcrati, faluationcm mercantur.

�am deniqj quod Chiiftus piaxipit/hoc faciteinmei lt;ommemoratiancm,id c�nat ufum indicat SCrequirit. Eft cruni c�remoniaj ipfum coen� Sacramcntum�nbsp;qua: coiiferuat nobis omnium primo Euangelii memoriam,amp; fadem promiffiontsnbsp;jequinc Sicut Paulus commemorationis uerbum exponit.i Cor.n.Quoricfcunggnbsp;�nimmanducabitis panem hunc5amp;calicembibetis,mortem Domini annunciate,nbsp;donee ucncrit.Hoc eft, tantifper prredicate Euangel l�, redemptionis noftr�jpar-t� per Chriftimortcm,8� ftdemSacramehto confarmate ati^ fulcite,don,e�bicm3nbsp;dus duraueriCjUf�^ �d Chrifti aduentum,quicritingJoiia, iVeondemnatioaisim-pio�um,amp; perfediffim� liberationis, � quibuflibct mahs,pecc�ti Sc moxtdritatas,nbsp;omnium qui in Chrrftum iefum credunt. �deo habet teftimonium coenajCOnime-moiati�is fignifieati�e, beneficia c�lt ftis grati� eorum i irc,qui ea per fad� ututui.nbsp;f E B. o R A T 1 o T o T I V 5

SEd nunctandem teipfa admoneor,ut finem faciam,buius totius de poenitea-tiaferipti,quodtribus uoluminibusabfolui.Inquibuscnmis ftreloccsdofiri-3i,t ChriftianrEx:omprehendi,amp; quantapotui diligentia,iuce,amp;' copia argon ie �orum expofufa Ad h�c,multapugnantium d�ftrinarum ineotctooperexoniirtt �nbsp;aii.Nonenimdiifimul�relicuitjquo locofinthodie,amp;in qu�mmiferandoamp;fitbxHnbsp;ftatUj�es Chri�ianorum,per ternerariam quciundam audacium impoftotum im-prebita tem,fiominum a�arotum am bitioforum, quos Theologorum infciria� 'nbsp;wnpietas adiuuit.BLara doftrina eft,q�amhoc tempore audias,pura Euangeliipracnbsp;dicatio in Ecclefia. qu� t�Te debuit frequentiffima,amp; perfonare in totoorbetenar�nbsp;perfilium Dei Icfum Chriftum,mundi fe�uatorcm.lm� quid dieoraramt qux eti�nbsp;piopeftiIentiffimah�refidamnatur,amp;abhis,quipropugnato�csglori�Euangelanbsp;pra;eipui�edebuerunt.Nempe, principes Clinftianorum multi, amp;cpifcopi, fe4nbsp;taies,quales olim fuciunt iniudaifmo,qui legem pro iuftificationisdcarmEhabucnbsp;�unt�A quibus quidpoflctintelJigi doflrina: Euangelii de Chnft�autfaniufqmnbsp;pronominisCh�iftiani profeffionedocentlmo quid ab hisprocedereboni poffernbsp;quipietatem inqu�ftu habcsi�;amp;rumm� g�ori� effe ducunr,diuiiem Sopulent�nbsp;atqr potentem inhoemundo fierit Quo uidt'J!cct,afpirant nunc omnibus uotisacnbsp;defideriisepifcopiigloriam autem lefu Chrifti,8r falutem animarum noftrar�,cj^'nbsp;tiium minimequ�runt. Neceffe eft autcm,ur qui huiufmodi funt,omnia religion�nbsp;Chriftian�i�O�rumpant.-quodnimium effefii�um magnofidei Chrilliana: deiri-mento,8^ majore qua'm dici aut credi poteft,uix fcroadnionitijdcploramus,

CteterumEcuiha:cmea,qu�edoprodonograti�Dei,quodillein me mireifi iiafculum fuum amp; inftrumentum contulit atq? eftudit,difpJicebunt;ficut non dubi'�nbsp;um eft plurimosfore,lftis per me equidem liberum e ft, ut edant meliora. Sed fer�nbsp;fit,ut ali�na darnnent,amp; aliorumconatibus piisiefiftant, ifti quidam fycopharaocnbsp;:�;calumniatores,q�ine^meliora poffuntipfiinmedi� adferre; ne� qu�ab aliisnbsp;traditafuntconfutare,imo neintelligere quidcm.Certum eftautem,quod qui pracnbsp;dieationi amp;do3rinaeliorum librorum degratuita remiffione pcccati noftrij�V nrtacnbsp;qae eft per �ul�um,adueilaritur^effe ipfius met grati� DeijChriftijamp; Ecclcftrpu

liber. TERTIVS: nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;,,,

bl�cos amp; nocentiffirtios hoftes,non huiusnoftr� do�rin�.'ut qu� non cft priuata, fed publier profeffionis Chriftianor� Siglori� Chrifti, Nam in his libns, per cm-nia capita,argumenta amp; apices fcriptijdoftrinam Euangehi fecuri fumus: qu� tra-ditremiffionem peccati,aliter nobis non contingere, quam pergratuitammiferixnbsp;cordiam Dei,ptopteriuftificatotenilefum Chriftum,quatenus credimusm eum.

Proinde nemo debet,ne� poteritiure,uicio uertercmihi,quod uentatis Si uiflo ri� palmam,ipfc his libris tribuam. Nifi enim conftiterit teftimonio Sacraruni h te-rarum,uera effe quae docui,merito reprobabonfin firma erunt Si inuiol�bilj3,huiusnbsp;ueritatis laus amp;gloria,ipfi Domino amp; feruatori Chrifto Iefu,qui eft uia,uenras amp;� uinbsp;ta,reddi debet-Cuius dodrin�nuUi Cliriftiani non dcbcntcertiffimi effe.-multonbsp;minus uUi EccleG� do�ores, auteertedodores elTeomni� minime debeb�t. Nonnbsp;igitur uerbum meum,infra me nat�,locutus fum,aut hominum dodrinas.-fed uer-bum Dei amp; Domini lefu Chrifti,qui eft iudex omnium � Deo conftitutus,d�fendesnbsp;ctiamh�c,quae pro ipfius gloria, amp; Ecclefi� falute, publicamus.

Quare eruditionis palmam aliis hbenter,amp; reipfa coadus concedam.-fed Euan gclii ueritatem,qu� in his libris profertut a nemitie unquam patiar damnari; quannbsp;tumuisbabeatmultos truculcntiffimos hoftes. Ne^enimdiffidimushuiccauff�nbsp;noftr�.-nec ficlicebit uerfari in domo Dei,quaeeft faada Ecclefia,columna Si firmanbsp;mentum ueritatis,utdubiaamp;incertaloquamur.Scdfitmapr�dicareamp;docerein ilnbsp;ladebemus,qux confiftere poffint,etiam contra uim poteftatis infcrorum,8i totiusnbsp;tyrannidis Diaboli. Nempe, qu� cert� eftgloriam Dci amp; Chrifli amp; Ecclefi�redenbsp;adferere.Quid miferius Ecclefia,fi dodorcs eius ea tradant,de quibus ipfi m pericunbsp;lum dubitacionis,num uexc,tede,aut pie dida line, uenire queant^

dominumamp;feniatoiemnofttum. Amen. nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;7

HALAE SVEVORVM EXOFFICINA Petri Brubachii.Anno Domini millefimonbsp;^uingentefimo quadragefimo, Men-fe febxuauo