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SAEI,DE PECCATO ORP ginali.qvod non sit svbstantia, Sed extrema eius Corruptio,tam iuxta materiam, quam formam,vt non minus Pelagianifraus atqj Manichæifmus cxcluda-turamp;damnetur.

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Oftquam mota eft controuerfia amp;nbsp;quæftto longe grauifsimaamp;acerrima de pfcccatoori-™ ginali, An ftt fubftanria vel Accidens ma.

10,idq; inter viros vtrobiq; mihilohgeami-■n™*quot;®“ cifsimos: Non deftiti pro mea cum cis con. iundione, amp;nbsp;in Ecclefiam fide, totis viribus laborare,amp; interccdcrc obfecrando,amp; monendo, vt incendium Ion. gè nocentilsimum priuato colloquio amp;nbsp;fine publics fcandalo,placide inter fe ipfos fopirentamp;extinguerent: Sicut vtriqî parti probe confiât.

- At vbi cum acerbifsinjo dolore amp;nbsp;mœrore animad’. uertijVoto ac conatui meo fuecefsum minus refponde-re: Omnino dccreueram, tacitis precibus amp;. gemiribus ccrtamcn hoe Dço commendare, amp;nbsp;lætam eius catafiro-phen quietus expelt;ftare. Verum præter omnera cxpeda. tioiié,D,MatthiasFlacius IHyricus, amicus amp;nbsp;comparer mihicarifsimus, ad publicam declarationem meæ fcn. tentiæ plane in.uitum me protraxit,dum totics in editis libris fuis,ceu tcftem approbatorcm fuæ fenrentiæ,adîâ uerfus antagoniftas allegauit,amp; prouocando admeum fufFragium multorum oculos in me coniecit, qui cupide rcfponfum meum expedantamp;flagitant.

Licet igituriuxtacarncm baud leues exiftantremo. ræ,quæ mihi ab vtraq; parte ccrtantium magna difficuL tatem gignuntamp; obijciunttVrpotc quorum vtrofq;mul tis nominibus longe carifsimos habeo; Et inter cos te. ftarijperindc mihi videtur,atquedifccptareintcrmeo»

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îpfius oculos amp;nbsp;manus, Vtrius potîus iaâuram facere mallem,cum ambos retincre incolumes optatifsimum effet: Veruhtamen cum hic laborer cæleftis veritas, amp;nbsp;‘periclitetur mea confcicntia,quæ non modo vniuerfis amicis,Sed etiam ipfi vitæ,longe fit antcponendajcpofi-to Omni refpeâu perfonarum ingenue amp;nbsp;fimpliciter, quid fentiam, exponam.

Prius tarnen quam ad caput rei accedam, opera? pre-ciumeffe arbitor, vt pauca de caufis tanta? cundarionis præmittam,ne quis tergiuerfandifludiofadumcffefu-ipicetur. Fateor filentiuma me commiffum diuturnius effc,quam vt Ecclcfiæ afflidæ expédiât* Verum tarnen facile me excufat,controuerfiæ grauiras amp;nbsp;nouitas,in quaalij cxcellentiori dono iudicandi Spiritus pr^editi cclerius medium eiusfvt vocanr)3nimaduertere,amp;ab ex. tremisfècernere potuerunt*Ego veto imbecillitattm ôc. tarditatem meam libenter agnofco, amp;nbsp;fateor plurimis precibusad Deum,întentffsimameditationeamp; exeufsio neferipturæ, deniq; etiam acerrimisdifputationibusamp; frequentifsima collatione cum amicis mihi conftitifiè,. donee vix tandem ex denfiffimis huius difputationis ve-pnbusamp;laqueiseluólatus amp;exrricatus fum.

Arbitror etiam in caufa tam difficili,amp;gloriain Deiac falutem Ecclefiæ concernente, multo eue tutius ôtconfulcius, tardum quàm præcipitem effe* Temeraria enim præcipitantia,neceffariogignit autincorrigibilem pertinaciam defendendi etiam aperte falfà, poftquam femel ea inconfultoanimi motu arripuit,ne erraffe videa tur? Aut probrofam confufionem amp;nbsp;leuitatem hinc inde fluóluandi amp;nbsp;tergiuerfandi, quando confeientianonre-perit Solidum fundamentum , in quo firmiter pedem figere„

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figere,amp; ignem tentationis ferre queat. Ad quod pcricu-lumeuitanduin, fcriptura lentam feftinationem præci-pit.Velut ApoftolusPaulus i.Timoth.j.Cum vehemen* ti obteftatione monct: Obteftor in confpeólu Dei,amp;Do. mininoftri lefu Chrifti,amp; omnium eleólorum angelo-rum,vthæc fernes fine præcipitatione iudicij,nihil faci-ens iuxta propenfionem animi»Item,Syrarides 33.cogno-fee rem prius certo, amp;nbsp;deinde loquere de ea, tune poteris refpondere interrogantibuste.lté, Salomo prob. i8.Qui refpondetantequam audiuitj prodit fuam llolidiiaterti Scfutilitatem. nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;,

Totoigitur pedorc prædico ingens Del beneficium, qui Spiritu fanóto ducit nos in omnem veritatcm,quod me quoq-, conferentem amp;nbsp;ponderantem vtriufq-, partis feri pta amp;nbsp;argumenta,tandem ex omnibus dubitationum fludibus ad tutum amp;nbsp;rranquillum portum immotæSc orthodoxæ fententiæ traduxerit,inqua verafententia fine Omni fcrupulo confeientiæ acquiefccrc polfem jamp; Deo me corroborante perfiftere conftitui.

Non diffiteor, me initio pullulantis controuerfiæ depeccato originalicommutatis literiscumD.Illyrico contulifie: Idqi fadum eft pro veteri noftra conluetu* dine quam Ienæ,in alijs quoq, ncgocijs fæpe numero vfurpaucramus. Refpexi tûc temporis ad bonitatem eau fæ,quam contraVidorinum tuebaturdntcntusetiam fui ad principalem eius difputationisfcopum,e^uod totus iu refutâdoSynergifmo verfaretur.Cumqi in fuis literis ad mecontenderet,cam corruptelam nullo modo polfe potenter profligari, nifi alfereretur peecatum originale elfe fubftantiam,à Satana autorc profcdamxrefpondi me qui detufolida refutatione Synergifmï ex animo gaudere,amp;

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ftatuercnibîlfatîsgrauiterîn afrocitatem peccatiorigL oalisdici pofTe: Veruntamen prædurum amp;nbsp;abfurdun? videri,Si peccatùm originalediceretur fubftantia,vtpo-te quæ fîmul matcrîam Sfformani hominisfpecificarn compledaciir. Cœterumfiomninô præter vfitatumha-denus morem ad exaggerationem cius addere aliquid vellet,raitiusamp; lenius fore,fi relida materia folam for. mam^efientialem vrgeret, 8cc. Hæc fuitfummahabitar inter nos collationis de pcccato originali,in omnibus râeisEpiftoIis ad D.Illyricum.

Ingenue autem fateor me turn ncc redeexpendifle, qUbd forma cflentialis fit ipfa fubftantia hominis fie eondita à Dco,nccperfpexiiftfati«,quo tcnderetD. Ilr lyricus ilia nouitate phrafiû.Sicutjdem acciditalijsdo-doribus, vt necipfi huncerrorem in libro,qucm D. Ire. neus Vidorino oppofuit, animaduerterint amp;nbsp;olfcce-rint. Quis enina in amicis amp;nbsp;propugnatoribus veritatis erronei qûidpiam metueret. Qualiseunq; autem tanto tempore meafucrit cum D. IllyricocoHatio,certè nihil minus volui amp;nbsp;fperaui, quàm vtrèstàmardüa amp;hade* nus inexplicata,ex méo (olius, amp;nbsp;aliorum paucorum in-certo confilio ,amp;ambigua ventHatione,ftatim veluti certo définira amp;nbsp;demonftrata in publicum euulgaretur iquæ porius integræ Synodi deliberatione amp;nbsp;détermina« tioneopushaberet.

f ' Confeius enim mihi tenuitatis meæ nequaquam tantum mihi vendico,vt mox primo intuitu,qualibetif» re verum cernam, amp;nbsp;medium (vt vocant) iacens inter extrema acu tangam, Sed fæpenumero, quaficœcusin te-nebrofa node', hinc inde incertus amp;nbsp;vagabundusnaui* go, donee vix longis ambagibus ad optatura portun* qur*

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jâæfîtae vei'itatîs appelîo,adî utus leâione lîbrlt;5nim,can lilio fratiutn,amp; præcipuc implorationc Spiritus faa-âi.

Video quoq; banc ifnbecillitatem mihi commu* hem cfle cum multis exccllentifsimis viris. Luthcro enim fanâæ memoriæ quid fublîmius ?adeo, vt nos eîus difcipuli Corrigia calceorura eiüs foluere indigni fimus: Tarnen non pudet eum pafsim in fuis monurr.entis fate-ti,fe fubinde difcendodocerc,8f multa pofterioribus co. gitationibus penitius iotrofpcélaemedare amp;nbsp;fetraâare. Grauitcr ctiam inCrepat pfæfumptionem ac confiden. tiamhxreticorum, qui nullum difcriraennec deleéium habeant inter fuas cogitationes,fcd omnes promifcue, pro metis oraeulis mordicus arripiunt,pertinaeiter defen dunt amp;nbsp;Ecclefiæ obtiudunt, cum grauifsimo cius damno turbatione. ...

, Imo quid dico de Lutbero, ipfos A poftolos, Ecclc. ftæcolumnasafpieejinccleberrimo conlefsu amp;nbsp;concilio Hicroîolymh in Spiritu fanâo congtegato, tefte Luca, Acto.i5.quàmdifsimilibHsfententiis, de quseftionc^An circumeifiogentibus tanquam neceffaiia ad falutem fit împonendaiinter confligant, amp;nbsp;digladientur,aliud aliocenfente,amp; multis multa incommode effùtientibus,. , donee tandem rcuelatione Spiritus fanfti, difeufsis erro-rumtenebris,veritas per Paulum,Petrum amp;nbsp;Barnabam inlucem emergit,cuivniuerfus cœtus bumilitçt aflur. . git, amp;nbsp;de fuisconceptis opinionibus cedit. In tali cafu, fi ( quis ante înuentionem amp;nbsp;decifioncm veri, varias fmgu. .lîorum emiffas voces,aHçijBamp;ç amp;nimis morole obferuafler, r Icvclutiautenticasin publicum fparfiffet,næ ifteiuftam

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Salomo prob.2.monftrans rationcm quxrendx amp;in veniendæ veritatis inquit,fipro fapientia multum ad Deum fufpiraucns,amp; cam quæfieris veluti argentum, amp;nbsp;fcrutatus fueris velutithefauros, tunedemum agnitio-nem Dei inuenies: Nimirum innuens, fapientiam verbi diuïni,nonira efie obuiam,vta quolibet primo ftatitn obtutu,in omnibus cafibus fine laborecerniquear,Scd opus efle ardentiflïma Spiritus fandi imploratione,amp; fo-lerti indagatione,quali aurifoflbres in eruendis metallis vti folent.

Non ramen id torquendum cft adcriminationem fa. cra? fciptura?,quafi per fe fit obfura,ficut papiftæ non fi- “ neblafphemiaipfamcalumniantur amp;contumeliofe in-fedantur,contra afieuerationem decimi odauiPfalmi: Præceptum Domini lucidum, illuminansoculos. Sed nos ipii potius extrema cæcitatc laboramus, amp;nbsp;àSatana fafcinamurfalfisopinionibus,quas non exlimpido fonte Ifrael haurimus, fed in tenebrofo cerebro noftro natas, in feripruram ingerimus, Ettanquam proprios foetus multoimpenfiusadmiramur,amp;tenaciusrctinemus,quàni infallibiiia oracula Spiritus fandi. Reuera enim nihil difficilius eft,qûàm iuxta præceptum Pauli 2. Corînth, lo.ducere captiuam omnem cogirationem,qüæ fe extol-litaduerfus cognitioncm Dci. nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;'

Spiritus fandus igitur volens noftræ fragi!itati con-' fulere,amp; anfam publicorum fcandalorum amp;erroruin præcidere, conceditiuftum fpacium inueftigandi verita-tem: Datetiam veniam hallucinantibus intra priuatos parictes, amp;nbsp;feueriter vetat eliminate arcana.didaamp; ocu-

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occulta confilia ac deliberatlones,vrpote quibus fcmper aliquidincommodiadhacret.Quemadmodum Syracides 42, dicit, Pudcat te publicare, quæ audiuifti,amp; proderc fermones fideituæ creditos.IteiïijCap.iy.Patefaciens fecreta ,amittit fidem ,amp; nunquaqa confequitur fidum amicum: Præftcs fidemamicoifiautem arcana ciuseffu-tiueris,nunquatncum recuperabisJtcm,paulôpoft ibi_ dera:Vulnera fanantur,amp; conuitia expiantur » fed qui pandit fecreta,cum eo prorfus conciamatum eft,,

Valdè igitur optarim,îuxta bæc Spiritus fanâi mo* nita,à D. Illyrico prudentiam in præfenti controuerfia fuiffeadhibitam, amp;nbsp;publicationem eius vnacum priùa-tisamkorum collationibus ôc arcanisliteris nonitate-nerè fuiffe præcipitatam: Tune fine dubio minus nunc effet hoftilium animorùm, amp;nbsp;horribilium fcandalorum, in cœlum vfq^ clamantium:quæ vereor autbori ipforum horribiles ahquandb morfus eonfeientiæ paritura, niff raatura amp;nbsp;feria pœnitentia ipfa anteuerterit:îdquodei ex animo precor,

Porro vt aliquanto propius ad caput rei accedaint Nullum dubium eft, quin duæ iftæbærefes,Manichæo-rum videlicet amp;Pelagianorum,peculiarestcchnæ amp;nbsp;ma-çbinæfin à mendaci Satana contra articulum depcc-catooriginaliextruétæamp; produftæ,quibus posa Salu-tari medio(vt voçant) ad damnabilia extrema deuolue-re,amp;præpofteram confufionem amp;nbsp;inuerfionem vniuer-fæ Tbeoiogiæ abducere conatur ,vt bonum malum, amp;nbsp;malum bonum pronunciemus, amp;nbsp;vtroq; modo Deutn noftvura contumelia afficiamus, contra feueriflimatn çomminationem Efa.5, V æ vobis, qui dicitis malum bo-

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nuni,amp;bonummalugt; amp;qui ponîtîs tenebras inlueem amp;luccm in tenebras. Qucmadmodum enim Pelagiani contendcndo fubftantiam hominis, vnàcum omnibus viribus adbuc efTe integram, vel (vt Synergiftæ, ipfo-rum foboles, mitius ac moderatius loquuntur) aliquas faltem fcintillasad cóuerfionem noftri poft lapfumma-fifTe reliquos, faciuntextenebris lucem,amp;contradicunt feuerx iufticiæ Dei inlege patcfaâæ,quæ indicat vniuer-fos homines extreme efte corruptos, malos amp;nbsp;fpirituali-termortuos: Itaviciffim Manichæi vrgendoipfam fubftantiam hominis efte peccatum,faciunt ex bono Dei opcre opus Satanæ,amp; impingunt inbonitatem Dei:Quo* rum vterq; error,tanq; exitialis lcopulus in mari, amp;nbsp;verè infernalis Scyl la amp;nbsp;Charybdis,fumma circumfpedionc præternauiganduseftjOmnibus pijs,tendentibus in æter* nam patriam.

Sicut igitof cofttra PelagïattöS, ex his natos fy-nergiftaSjdifertc profiteor, peccàtura originale efte totalem corruptiönèm, tlOri tantum accidentium in nobis^ fcdettam forius fubftantiæ, tàm fecundum raateriamy quam formam, vsque adeo atrocem, vt in corpore amp;nbsp;anima extinâa Ht omnisfaprentia, iufticia,amp; confotmk tas cum Deo, vitalt;^ fpirïtualis ï amp;nbsp;fraóïae fint pcnitus omncs vires, mensexcœcata, amp;nbsp;plena ft ult icia, voîuns» tas aucrfa amp;nbsp;inimicaDeo, amp;nbsp;cor diftortum, rebelle amp;nbsp;inobediens, Dcniquc rotorn liberum arhrtriunrinfpi-rituaîibus pciïirns amiftum, amp;nbsp;totus homo reus fit after-næ abiedionis ; Et ncque proprijs viribus, neque vllius creaturæ adminiculis inde cludari qucat, nifiomnes tres perfonse trinitafis ex immenfa mifericordia ad nos rcftituendos concurrant: Pater graruita remilfio-

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ne culpæ amp;nbsp;pœnæ, amp;nbsp;acceptatione ad vitatn ætçrna m per filiurn mediatorem. Filins fuo immenfo merito ât cflFicacia: Spiritus Sanétus fua legeneratione, quanps fpip ritualiter mortuos propter Chi iftum viuifîcat, amp;amify fam iraagincm Dei in nobis wchoat amp;nbsp;inftaurat:

îta£ regione contra omnes Manichacos vetcres amp;nbsp;fecentcs confianter profîteor,pcecatufn ori^inis ncqua.. quam efïè fubftantiam à Satana conditam : neq; fubftan. tiæ à Deo çonditîedçletioncmîneq; efTeipfam aniniam, ;autrationera,aut cor hoministneq; efle formain fubftaru JCialem homioisrfedfimpliciter amrino pçccatum originale efle accidens, hoc eft, totalem corruptionem totius hominis, animæamp; corporis,inuedam à Sarana fpiritu wendacc amp;nbsp;homicida;

Optarim quîdem à foro Theologico, amp;nbsp;ab expo, fîtione articuloruni fidei, philofophica vocabula procul remoueriiSed quia autores nouorum ccrtaminum in Ec, clefia,nouo$ terminos gjgnunr,amp; linguam fp; ritus fanâi f orrigere conantur: vocabula nobis vfyrpanda fMnt,qu« xlarènouosçrrores refellunt»

Turbauitaliquantifperme quoque in haccon-trouerfia amp;nbsp;difputatione vox Accidentis, vtpote qui cius vulgarem amp;nbsp;nimis puerilem definitionem (acci-denseft quodadcflcvel abeflepotefl citra fubiedicoti, ruptionem) à puero vsque ih Dialedica imbiberanj. Vcrum cura videam earn ab antagoniftis D. Illyrici, multo latins extendi, amp;nbsp;accipi vniuerfàhter pro omni re, quæ non eft fubftantia, fed eft in alio mutabiliter, ita vtcompraehcndat totum chaos malorum, quod per lapfum priniorum parcntum noftram naturam occq.

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pauitjamp; 'deftruxit non tantum eins'accidentia, fed ip-fam quoqî, fubftantiarajta vt ad bo num coram Deo faciendum plane Htmoftua,amp; in feruitutcmSatançreda-lt;äa. Acquicfco huk declaration!,præfertim cum hac vo. ce vfusfitnon folum LuiheruSj fanôtaJmeraoriæ,verum rCtiam Auguftinusamp; alij orthodoxipatreSjadretunden-r dum ManichiEifmum,

Non arbitror autem magnopere necefTarium effc, ythuiusmeæ fententiæjquam verbis perfpicuis,coram Deoamp; fanólaeius Ecclefia profiteor,multa hk recitem argumenta,amp; teftimoniafcripturç,piçantiq,uitatis,amp; re. centiorum orthodoxorum interpretum. Id enim ab anta goniftis Illy rici, abunde fatis amp;nbsp;neruole fadum eft, præ.^ fertim in antidoto D. Hefhufij gcneri mei chariHimi,cuius pofita fundamenta nulla fophiftica conuelli pofte ccc tifsimiis fum-Ideo leftorcm cupidum cognofcendæ yc:-ritatiseörcmitto,,

Vtranienpijanimaduertanf, me a nullius hominis àùthoritate pendere,fed in timoré Dei ferio inquifiuiflc immota fundaihenta verce amp;nbsp;piæ fententiæ,quibuscoh-fcientia mea in confpedu Dei tuto nit/poteft;Gontfa-^ ham totam controuerftam in breuillimum compendium,) amp;nbsp;quafi ob oculos fpedandam proponam, vt quihbet ctiam rudiftimus facile earn intelligereaciudieare queatr Quamuisenim Illyricus plurimos amp;nbsp;varios de ea libros conferi pferit,tarnen quotquot hadenus mihi legere con* tigit,nihil aliud vrgent,repetut amp;nbsp;inculcanr,quam iftam propofttionem; Peccatum originale eft fubftantia, idqf ijfdemferè fundamentis amp;. allegatiSjquæ ad fuumfen-fumcollegit amp;nbsp;accommodauit. Hoc tanquam ingentis euiufd4mpondcrisamp; momenti $difiçiup geftans Eccle-fîai»

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lîam quatuor coîumnisfulcit, munît,amp;corroborat,quæ omnes ad caufam cfficientem fpedtant,amp;tanquarn archi* tediad conftruendum amp;nbsp;conferuandunv hoc ædificium copulantur: Velüti Dcus cum fua inalcdiâione; Satan/ turn fua feduâioncî Homo cum fua defed'ione, amp;nbsp;fica natura cum iuacorrup_tione 8c generatione.His quatuor columnis feu architeófis inuïóto ariete facræ fcrb pturædeieâ:is,euerfis,amp; fubrutis, ipfum ædificium vna cum omnibus fuis contentis penitus concidcre,amp;de fum-mâ rci debellatum iri^hemo opirior inficias ibit. *

Nequisabtem fufpicetur, prædidam copulationep columnavum Sc architeôiorum, à me ipfo cohfiôlam contra Illyrici fententiam, producam ante euerfionem eo-rum,proprium ipfiiisteftimonium,ex fol. 299. prolixæ eiusconfeffionis recens editæ,’vbi inter cætera in hune modum feribit^ Ncq; ego fubtiliter inquirere volo, quis amp;nbsp;quantum in hac horrenda hominis raetamorphofi ef-fecerit; Quantum Satan homicida,quantum etiam propria hominis culpa,feu volüntaria apoftafia,quantum' deniq, maledidio amp;nbsp;luftilfima pœna Dei,ob inobedien. tiam illam inftigenshomini iftam fpiritüalcm mortem» îuxta minacera fententiam, morte raorieris: Quia iftît împerferutabilia funtîSatis hoc elfe debet, ex optima ar. borejUobilifsimaqî vite in pefsimam tranfmutatum, ex filio amp;nbsp;femme Dei,in fernen viperæ,amp;c. Inhis verbis euidenter peccatüm originale vocat metamorphofin amp;nbsp;tranfmutationem formæ fubftantialis optiraæ, in for, mam fubftantialcm pefsimam, efféâam à diuerfiscaufis cfficïentibus: Et quiaipfe quoq^ merito decisdubitat, quidôc quantum fingulæ ad ftrufturârn peccati çonfç^. rantjCxigamus eas ad amufsim facræ feriptur æ,tunc

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Primb prodncit iHyricus Deum, quod fua maledi-Äionc hominem ex optima forma in peflimam rnutaue, rinSicut folio, 428. fuæ confeOjonis increpansD. Hef, hufiqm dicit: Relinquat ergo concedatquç ifte philo-fophothcologus tantum Dei fapientiæ amp;nbsp;omnipoten. tiæ, vt amp;nbsp;perdere potTic res, fuaque maledidioneamp;pœ-naitaex optinia forma mutare in peflimam, vt tarnen easnon prorfusdekatamp;c. Hîçobfecro cogitet pius le-ftor^ an vUa ratione feriptor horum verborum poflit effugere crimen Manichæifmi, vel ipfe Deus excufari, quödiuxtahanc blafphemam voccipnonfit autorpec-cati,quandoquidem fua fapientia amp;nbsp;omnipotentja af-firraatur mutare optimam hominis formam in peflimam» Huiç fiipilem Manichæam blafphemiam de Deocffunditfoljo» Ybj dicjt,fubflantiam Diabolorum à Deo quidem creatam, fed in îapfu, tefte tota feriptura, eflentialiter ex optima in peflimam formam fubftantialern tranfforrnatam; Ita vtrobique tarn in Diabolo quam inhomine facit Deum authorem pefli-mæ formæ,quæ fit fubftantia, quo^uidhorribilius dj, ci poteft ? ÎSam ifto modo II lyricus reuera ex Deo facit ipfum Diabolum, dum ei aUcribit effedionem nous forms fubftantialis, nempe mali culps. Econtra cx Diabolo ipfum Deum facit, dum ei tribuit çreatio-nemnouarum formariim fpecificarum, quod foli Deo conditori proprium, Satans ycro fimpliçjtçr irnpoAî-Weçft,

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Tribuit quîdcm facra fcriptüraD^ßffldum poe. næjficut ipfe Deus affirmât, Efaîa. 45^ Egofutn Do, minus formans lucem amp;nbsp;CTearß tenebrasj faciens pa_ cem,amp; creans malurn» îte;n Amos.3. Non cft malum inciuirate,quod nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;non fccerit* Iraetiam pro

fua feuera iuft’.cia ^t'imangelis quàm hominibusobin* graritudiP'em riialum pœnæ inflixit, amp;nbsp;fua malediâio. ne tair. iuv ra mareriam quàm formam deftruxit defe. tendo 3: priuando eos collaris ingentibus bonis, videlicet fua imagine, inhabitatione amp;nbsp;gubernationc fpL t'itui fanai, vita amp;nbsp;benedidiones Sed neque formam neque mareriam nouam eis dédit,deleta priore ; Sed horribiliter corruptosôe fpoliatos omnibus bonis per-'mifit ruere amp;nbsp;furcre contra normam legis, donee eos abijciat in æternas pœnas.

Verura malum culpæ nequaquam Deus operatur, neque promouct, fed potius deftruit amp;nbsp;deteftatur extreme. luxra hæc dida Zach.8. Ne cogitetis malum aduerfus proximumincordibusveftris, amp;iuramentum mendax ne diligatis. Omnia enim hæc funt,quæ odi, dicit Dominus. Item Pfalm. $. Quoniam tu es Deus, cui non placet iniquitas,ncq; morabitur apud te malum. Item Syrach.iJ, Deus neminem iubet impium effe.lrem Hofe.i 5. Perdicioex te Ifrael, fed à mcauxilium tuum. Itemiacob.ï. NeerretisfratresmeidileZliî Oronis donatio bona,amp; omne donum perfeólum è fupetnis eftà pâtreluminurn,apud quem noncft TR A N SM VT A. T10 (notahîc exprefiè damnari lUyrici opinioncm_) AVT conversionis OBVMBRATIO. Item Dent«32* afferibensMofesapoftafian amp;nbsp;maliciâ lu. . dæorûpropriae ipforum culpæ,amp;Deûexcufansinquux

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rideliseft Deüs/Sc noft eft iniquîtas in co,iuftus amp;nbsp;reâus eft, fed generatio praua Se peruerfa peruerfe egit contra Deum:Nóneipfeeft tuns pater,qui té fecitSepàrauitSeCi In hisce teftimonijs feripturæ iufticia 8e boniras Dei quail pignbri nobis opponitur, quodpeccatum originis non fit fu bit anti a feu fubftantialis forma ab ipfo codita.

Deus igitur fuamfeueram iufticiam itatemperat in puniendis ingrat is creaturis rationalibus,Se in operan-do malo pœnæ, ne fuam fanditatera 8c bonftatem in ef-ficiendo malo culpæamittatrSi cnim in minima faltem parte, iuxta Illyrici opinionem aliquam iniuftara fub-ftantiam,materiam vel formam,fua tranfformationeef-ficeret, vel quoquo modo iuuaret, amitteret prorfus fuam diuinam iufticiam Se non elTet Deus. Sicut faniores Ethnici quoq; fenferunt, vt Euripides in Bellerophon-te,inquit: ’« nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;n i'^asiv otij^oov, ôùh.’ticfi'p 0toi. Et Plato re-

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Huicfcntentjæfuffragatur ctiamIulius ScaÜgcr,quem illyricus in libello deangelo tenebrarum allegatin hune modum feribentem: Quod amp;in facris libris feriptum • , çft, Deuscumfeciflet omnia,’cognovit elfe bona. Non çnimàfummobono poteftaliquid non bonum vel fieri vel conferuari.Item Gabriel Biel,quem ibidem fimilirer citatexdift.jo, fecundi libridicentem. Voluntas homi-nis non eft à Deo fada curua. Nam Deo fadore nihil fît deterius lecundum Auguftinum,; lib: 83. Quemadmo* dum igitur prorfus blafphemum. Se verè Manichæum eft dicere, Deum elfe autorém Se promotorem maliculpæ, quod impofsibile eftineum cadere, propter infînitam ' giusiufticiam,fanditatem Ôc bonitatem:Ita reuera blafr pheraum

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phemum amp;nbsp;Manicîwum eft,affirmarc homints formarrt lubftaritiâlem bonamàDeo muratam«n fubftantialeni contraria^: Satiscrt dicerccjuod roaledidione in poe? nam ficperditus,omni bono (poliatus, à gubernationé fpi ritus fandi defertus,amp; àSatana homicida interfcdus. Àtque hoc modo piimuin fulcrum ftrufturæ Illyvici, quôd peccatum originisfît fubftantia vcl forma fubftan-tialisirrefragabiliteraurhoritatc fcripturæeftdeieâuni amp;nbsp;pro{lratum.Hincaccidit,vtnulloraodorolidc foluc-rc polîit oppofitum Syllogismum :Omnis fubftantia aut cft æterna.aut condita per filium: Pcccatum aütem ori^ gtniseft neutrum horum. Ergo pcccatum originisnon eft fubftantia.ïtcra hune Sy Uogifmum. Si pcccatum originis cft fubftantia,aut cft conditum ex nihilo,autcx materia præexiftcntc. Tcfté MofeiÇen. i. Sed neutrum' horum concedendum cft» ïgitur pcccatum origiAis non • cftfubftantia. -o n :

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' parcius deipfo loquitur^détotum'fc vertit in Satanam, tanquam fecundum amp;nbsp;validhfimum fuUrum amp;nbsp;architc-âaim fuæ ftrufturæ» Eftqi hic mire lubriens, St minimé fibiipftconftans. Intcrdumcnim fupramodumextoUit potentiamSatanæ,ita vtnon vereatur audafteraffeuc-tarc, facile ei fuiffe hominem ex bona forma fubftaneia-li tranfinutarc in contrariam formam fpccificam,amp; quâ-

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natura^omnînôqUædam créa tu ra eftJdem älTctit in mil« lealijs Iocis,ita vt dicerecogar ab Illyrico angelumte-ncbrariim non tarn deteûum,quàm adfummos amp;r tantum non ad diuinos honores eueótum,amp; potentiacrean-di nouas fpecies amp;fubftantias ipfî Deo æquiparatum. Id fi refciuerit Satan, multo fuperbius oftentabit fuara potentiam erga nos,quàm erga Chriftum Matth.4 amp;nbsp;di. cet: Hæc omnia funtmeaquæ do. nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;, t

Verum fentiens amp;hîc lllyricus fuum exccfTum, quod opus plane impoflîbile tnbuatSatanç,videlicet fa-cultatem delcndi fubftantias amp;elfentiales ac fpecificas formas,amp; condendtnou3s,ideômoxrcfilir,amp; varia xfgç-

quçrit,Sc mirefebue illuc torquet8c titubat/nb tigando vocabulumconditiontsamp;crearrofiis. Sedquà' magis mitigatjtanto plurcs abfurditates 8c ociliKoyieci; cui. mulat, fol. n. 191. dicit, Satanànt non condcrc imaginent fuam in nobis, fed elfe eins autorem qnoquomo'do'y fibi ipfiex diametro contradicens,cnmrn proximè praecc/ dente paragrapho dixifiet, quôd imago à Satana non minus fit fubftantia, quàmilla prima à Deo.

Similem rriitigationem ponitetiam foî.2j9.amp; in« quit, fubftantianï'amp; fbrmatn fieri, non per aliquàra onv BipotcntcmcreationeTn,àntformarnminfufioné,fedper inuerfioncm amp;nbsp;penierfioné priorisoprimæ formæ, ficut fabri pulcrasdomosdiruunt amp;nbsp;incendiarij Syluas incinères redigunt, amp;nbsp;aneillæcx lade butyrum efficiuntamp;c» Vide obfecropiç ledor nouain abfur ditatem,quod fub-ftantiæôtformæ.cfîèntalesctiâfine omnipotenti creaci-one à Satana,Imô etiam àquibuslibct fabrisamp;ancilKS’ cffici pofiint. Quisfanæ mentis vnquàmdixir,dôum ex-trudajH eflç fubiUntiam fabri? Num faber æ4ificansdo-~ nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;' nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;tnun#

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mura tranfrautatfubftantîam feu cfrentiakm forma li^ norum vel lapidum innouatn fubftantialcmforrnam ?

Eodem modo fcribit folio/34 9, Di ferré often. dome Satan« talccondere tribuerc,quale fabris ædi-• am, perucrtentibusbonasdomo^ Obfecro poteft nc tri. ' bui tantum potentiæ Satan« in irapijsjquantum malis • fabris,bonaædificia intnftem aliquàmformamperdu. • çentibus,citra iniuriamcreatorisêNumetiamfabri mu-rarij ac lingnarij, quia dicuntur domos eonderc, mox ‘cfuntcrcatoresamp;c. Hîc II lyricus fe ipfum réfutât, dirai iSatanamtanqjcaufam efficientem extenuans,apertèfa-tctur,eumnon iiwgis pofte fubftantias, vel ipfarumefterw ' fialêS partes materias ÔC formas delete 2k nouas condere, ‘atq; fabri-qui ædificando domos lignorum amp;nbsp;lapiduni formastaurumaccideritalitcr non eflentialiter mutant; ‘Et taraeii nihilominus perfiftit in propofitione fua- Pee-‘eatum originale eft fubftantia ; Et tribuit Satan« con. ditionem lubftantiæ amp;nbsp;form« eflçntialis. Quid hoc aliud eft, quàm contra omnem etiam rationemifu-riefe? Etcaôflàm quidem efficientem reiiceretanquàtn impotentem,effedum autern nihilominus folidiim 8c pcrfediim d tribuere? Cur non Satariam relinquitin iuisdcbiris'limitibus, videlicet quod nihil ædificet, ne, queclfentialiter formet, fed à Deo pulcherrimè ædifi-cata-5c formata ipfe fœdiflimé deftruat amp;nbsp;deformer. Hocartificium probe nOUit, amp;abco fortitus eft nomen Abaddon amp;nbsp;Apollyon Apo. 9.’

: ■ ’ Tàm'igitur teftiraôniofcripturæ,^jîpfiusîUyrici fuffragio tanlt;^ falfus creator formarum fubftantialiurai exturbatus eft ex cohorte columnarum amp;nbsp;arehitedoruni huiusManich«! ædificii.Peccatâoriginaleeftfubftâtia. ♦ nbsp;nbsp;’ nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;C a nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;Vicinum

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Vicinum igitur lam eft fuinæj qiiandoqiikkm ci validi fima duo fulcra amp;nbsp;fubtraóla funt,amp; euidenrerdemon-ftratum, Dco quidem tribuere conditioners fubftanrix peccati,cireblafphemum. Saranæ veróimpoflïbile,

Reftantdeincepstantum duoadhuc omnium vi-Iiftima amp;nbsp;fragilima fuftcntacula, videHcer,homo cum fuo lapfu,amp; phybea natura cum fua corruptionc amp;nbsp;genc-rationc,quæfuafponteneminçimpellentecollabuntur» Quod ad naturam phyftcam attinct,nemo nOn vi-det,quam firabfurdiim amp;nbsp;ab apoftolo Paulo vetitum,ne carnaliacomparemus fpiritualibusgt;neuephilofophiam intrudamus theologiæ, tanqj prædonem faluificae veri. tatis, colofs. i. Non minus phyfica rcgula eft. Ex nihilo nihil fit, Aiq;,corruptio vniuseft generatioaiterius, Et tarnen intromifla in theologîcum forum negabit crea-tionem vniuerfitatis exnihilo» Ideononfequiturargu* menratior In curfu naturarcorruptio vniuseft generatio alterius. Ergo etiam in foro theofogico corruptio bonr formæ fubftantialis,eft,generatio malar.

.. Multo minus noftra defedio pepcrit nouam fub. fiantiam, vcl formamfubftantialem, fed tantum deftru-dtionem fubftantise tarn iuxta materiam quàm formam lîbi accerfiuir, dum iram amp;nbsp;maledidionem Dej concita-uit,vt acceptisbonis coeleftibus,original! fapientia, iu, fticia, vita amp;nbsp;iibçrtatc fpoliareraur, gubernationc fpiri* tusfandi. deftiTueremur,amp;Satan« tyrannidi amp;«tern« damnation! fubijeeremur.

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nobis î pHs efTe exortum,amp; effect um; Sed propter prædl-äas irrefragabilcs caufas à nullo horum eft clfeókim, Idcopeccaturn originale non eft fubftantia. Hie nemo non videt, quàniturpiter humiftrata iaccar noua ftru-dura 11 lyrici^ Peccatum eft fubftantia,fubdudis amp;. euer* fis omnibus eins columnis, ita v t cius conditio amp;nbsp;confer. uatio Dcoaftignata propter cius boniratem‘prorfus fit blafphema: Satanæautcmamp;totinaturæaftcripta prdi. pter impotentiam plane impoffibilis. Et tarnen propter earn Illyncus non veretur tantas turbasamp; Icandalain Ecclefia Dei cxcitare, ad iudicium Dei tarn ferociter prouocare, fideliffimos 8c optime de Ecclefia merites Doâores,VVigandum amp;nbsp;Heftiufium acerbifsimis amp;nbsp;con- , tumeliofifsimisconuitijs profcmdereamp; lacerate amp;nbsp;infra omnes hærçricos 8c proditores veritatis abijccre. Bone Deus, quo Tuis tandem mi frater ? An non putas,confcu entiamtuam ilt;n fafeinatam amp;nbsp;altum dormientem, ali-quando cuigilaturam ? An non metuis iudicium Dei, quod totiesamp; tarn iniufte prouoc3ffi,atiquando venttu rum, nifi ad thronum gratia fupplex confugeris? Sc» quid lacobus5 dicat, Nolitc ingcmifccre aliusaduerfus alium,fracres, vt ne condemneminL Ecce iudex ante ia. nuam afsiftir,

Agnofcomcrefpedu tuorum donorum longe efle inferiorem, quàm vt te doccam, tarnen cum autumas, te initio motæhuius controuerfiiar, meam fententiam licet dubitanter 8c difputatiue propofitam tantr fecilfe, vt mox arreptam amp;nbsp;infertam clauituae, in publicum edide-ris,amp;hactenus cum tanto Eccicfiæ fcandaloSc pufillo-rum Chrifti turbanone pertinaciter defcnderis, tanto DKi^s-decct ce nunc mihi aufcaltarc,euiii candem cor»

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à tuis ântagoniftis folîdîs fcripturæ amp;nbsp;omnium orthodoxorum patrum teniinonijsamp; fundarocntis de-monftratam definitiuc tibi comrauniccm. Satius eft cum pœnitentia, tot libros inhac controucrGa fruftra cum magno Ecclefiafdetrimentoeditos pen itusabijcera amp;nbsp;retraétare,quàm facere iaduram æternæ faliitis,amp; fu-bire horribiie fulmen comminationis filij Dei Marth.18, Vse homini per qiiem venit fcandalum. '

Huic fraternæ admonitionifi obtcmperaueris,amp; erratum tuum ad gloriam Deiamp; fauciatæ Ecclefiæfa-nationem amp;confcicntiætuæliberationempubliée con^ feflusamp; deprecatus fueris, non folum lætiflîmum triumph ûDeo amp;nbsp;fanÂisangelis præbcbis/ed etiam ab vnw uerfa Ecclefia raaterno finu amp;nbsp;complexu excipieris, non ‘in inus atq; Petrus olim ex hûana fragilitate Antiochi« claudicans,amp; Auguftinusretradans pluriraos errores*

Vniuerfipijmemorcs vtilifïîmc^m Iaborumamp; meritorum tuorum ex animo condolcbuqt tibi, quod iapfusifte tibi acciderir, in fanéliflîmoconatu amp;nbsp;lauda-tiffiraopropofitojcum aduerfus Syncrgifticum amp;nbsp;Pela-gianum dæmonem, in Vidorino pro veriratc fortiter dimicafti. Non enim rarô vfu venir,in aerjbus prælijs,vt cumanimolîamp; heroici bellatores hoftem perfequntur, ■feriuntamp; profljgarc conantur, prænimio feruore iufto longiùseuehantur, débites limites tranfiüanr, amp;nbsp;feip-fos vulnerent. Quemadfnodum plurima exemplahu-iufmodi exceflum inmilitibus Ecclefiæ teftantur, qô» iuxta prQuërbium fugientes Syrtim, inciderunt Cba-rybdim, id eft, dum vnum extremum oppngnarûnt,aL terum incurreruut,quorum quidem aliquimonitufra-ttum, reuoçîito gradu lucrifaài Si feiuati funt; A lij veto nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;j

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ôbdurâti amp;nbsp;fafcirâtî, dcferto amp;nbsp;abkdo fnedio verîtatîj» îndamnabilibus extremis hærcntesperierunt.

De feruatisilluftre exemplum extat in amicisïliob, qui dùm certant proiufticia Dei,quôd flullum infontem vnq; afllixerit, negant eius paternuin confilium in pro-, bâdiscfucepijs,amp; mortificâdisreliquijscarnis aduerfus fecuritatem.Propter quod erratum Deus vsq; adeo con^ tracosexcanduttfVt fuifletcos interfedurus, nifi inter-cefsioneamp;precibusHiobfuiiTerplacatus. Nonenimres, ludicraeft, coram Ecclcfiafalfa amp;fanatiea dogmata amp;nbsp;abfurda paradoxa pcrtinaciter tuerie

De pertinaciQ verôamp;incorrigibilium falutcmeri* to dubitatur.Vcluti hodieStancarus volés repellere O. fiandrum contendenrem Chriftû iuxta folam diuinitatc çire noftramitiftieîam^impegit in altéra partem, alTeue. rando, Chriftunn iüxta folam Humana naturam efle no-ftram iufticiâ. Et ita vterqj in extremis hæfit,amp; à medio difeefsit, quod docet noftram iufticiam proficifei à tota pcrfona,amp;concurrereadeam adioncs vtriusqi naruræ.

Similiter Dlt; Georgius Maior vindicat nouamobe-dientiam,contra antinomicam libcrtatem ita,vtcorrum pat articulum iuftificationis,in quo traditur folam fidem appræhendcntem meritum Chrillt effe neceffariam ad falutem, Ipfe verô volens âcüere ftudium bene operandi affuit necefsitatem bonorum operum ad fa lutem,contra. diccns apertèfâcræfcriptiiræHaba.2. liiftus fide fua vu ueu Item Rom,4. Non operanti, credent! autem in eun\ quiiuftificat impium, imputatur fides fuaad iufticiam. - Item Zuuingliani amp;nbsp;caluiniftæ ita retundunt papiftica tranffubftanriationem panisamp; vini in corpus,amp; Sangui-nemChriftiin facra Synaxi,vnacumfa'crilego facrificio Biiffæj’vt poenitus effcnrialein præfentiam corporis ÔC

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Plane ad hune raodum querimur amp;nbsp;deploramns virum tempore Intcrimihico præclarè meritum de Ec. clefia, amp;nbsp;qui multos fedarioserudite refutauit, D. Mat-thiam Illyricum, in articulo de pcccato original i ita mi-lerè lapfum, vt dum Vidorinum fuo Syncrgifmoatro-eitatem pcccati originalisextremèeleuantem^quafieP fetfimplex Scmundacorruptio accidentium tantum, fi-cut illit um magnet i allium impedit eius vim trahendi ferri, perfequitur, Seerrores Pelagiani conuincereeona-tur,iufto longjuseuchatur. Et articulum de peccato orî-ginali,tanquàm pefsimoSaranr opère,ita exaggerar, vt impingat in articulû creationis, vt propter opus Satanat negctdc tollat ipfum opus Dci,ncqi Deum conditorcm à Satana deftrudÔre fatis difeernat, Si ita vi huius erro* risin multas blafphemas voces incidat,quód Deus fua malcdidioneconcurrerit cum diabolo incondendafub* ftantia pcccati,dcleta (cu tranfmutata priore: Quôdna. tura Humana in Chrifto fit diuerfae fpeciet à noftra. De-niq; qui Satanam deftrudorem in Pelagio ita vitupérât, vtcum Manichæis Deum creatorem amp;nbsp;æternum fönten» omnis bonitatis fimul contumelia afficiat, amp;nbsp;de condito malo culpæ fufpeótum reddat. Hæc tanq; noua, facrac feripturæ diflbna, amp;nbsp;fidem noftram erga Deum labcfa-dantia, nequaq; ferenda funt in Ecclefia Dei. Modcre-tur igiturfuam fcntcntiamita,neSatanædiuina poten-tia creandi fubftantias amp;nbsp;formas fpecificas tribuatur,neue fandifsimo Deovlla labesmali culpr arpergatur,amp; hoc pado ex Dii bolo ipfe Deus ob potentiam,amp; ex Deo ipfe Diabolut ob malum culpæ fingatur. Sed Ecclcfia retincat

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Grauitcr etiara qucruntur pij ob lllyrici lubria., tatcin,quod interJum commode,intcrdum incommodé; loquatur, vt kpræhenfus amp;caxatus oh amp;nbsp;ïncorn^ mode diàa,mox fe lueatyr como'4e,amp; vcrëdi^U, Sç yo. èifcretur,fibiab antagoniftis iniuriam fiq'i. ludicctîpfç^ an boe fit pij candocis, prætextu vpf i vendere fa|fa, con. traquot; mandatum Chrifti MattKj. Sermo veftcr fit Non nonamp; Efteft. Nonblandiatur etiara fibilllyricushoc prætextu,quód bona întcntionç reuocandi mundum ex præfutptionc ad pœnitentlant, amp;nbsp;cxtimulandiadgrati-, am Èuangelij amp;nbsp;rctùndendi Syncrgiftàs, vrgeat banc propofîtionem. Peccatum cft'fùbftantia. Tradidit nobîs Deus verbum fuum tanqi vnicum inftruraentum con-uertend i animas, amp;nbsp;inu iäum gladium amp;nbsp;feutum a,duer-fus Satanam amp;nbsp;omnes hærçticos. Hoc folo vult nos ædi-ficare fuam Ecclefiam,amp; vincere hæreticos, fine vïlis ad-ditamenüsamp;bellis figmentis rationis huraanæ,quibus tanquàm ilramineis armis, non fuperatur, neqi abigitur Satan,fed magis animatur amp;nbsp;inuitatur. Acceperat Heua à Deo verbum de non cdendo frudu,in quo fi conftanter '8c firaplicitcr perfeueraffet, tuta raanfiflet,amp;dcSatana

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Ompiumenî'm forttftîmcdi^mfc^t à:boftem‘fent,lt;pf dfmis ih'fcriptura fabricates vfit'ùr^iuxU îllud Pdùlitrz Cór.ró. Armk miiici^ noftf^ïioïi ftintcarnalia^id0l,ck çàrnalifa'pieiltia'amp; bona i'qt'enfionc fabricatä, ftd pô-tentîa DeOjad dcmol itîonem raüriirionùrn,qu ibus con.^ fil ta dènioiimur^ omnprti ceffitudinerrijqüæ extôlTitu^' àducrfus' cognitionem Dei,amp; captiuam' ducimos om-npm*cdgnittonem adobedientiam Dco amp;C. NihtîqüL détii eft diificilius, quàm abijcefetàrri Sellas amp;nbsp;ron'cinj flàs cogifationcs, quæ Omnium potcntifïîmè videntur' PucrCerc S/nergifmum. Sed ècönfra cogitefètjaiïj ïlly-ficuSjquàmatroci'eontumelia afficiat Deilib ffngcndo' eum foçipm Satanæ in malédida ftruvtura fubftaritiæ formæ fpccificæ peccati', ficut fupra euidèntibus 81: fîrmi’ÿ rationïbus demonftraui. Item quàntoperê Deo dîfplrce-at, quando eiuscultus fine eiiis verbo ex pro pria inten ti-one promouctur. Quid fanÄius eraï,quàm quod 2. Sam.

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Gönfi3öqüilt;ïemmChnfto, D.:IÏlyncijm frater-nam hanc amp;lt;x candido animo profeàam admonitio-nemamp; piæ'fentcntiæ declararionem piè amp;nbsp;candide ac;: ccpturum.Si veró præter meam expcdationcm (id quod Deus clementerauertat) indulgens carnisaffcdibusme quoq; tarn probrofis conuitijs amp;nbsp;diris imprccationibus - cxccpcrit, ficut alios fuos monitcres,refpondebociiu-f uante Deo,pro rei nece(litatelt;licec Hm qutetis cupidilïi. inus,amp; confolabor me aduerfuseius bruta fulmina'dïdo prou.26. Sicutauis in aêre volansneminem lædit: Ita iniufta malcdidio eft innoxia» Non parum me perturba-'«it IHyricuft publîcationc priuataxum tncarum litera-Tum mcinfeio amp;nbsp;inuito,contra iuraaroicitiæ* Si^Iurcs Vem iferi t Togoi pios ne offendantur, fed cogitent eile pri-•«atim fcriptw in mutua collatióneamp;inquifitioncvcri-tatis»' Ideo nihil vel prxiudicare, vel derogare poHuot 'huicfirmæamp;deraonftratæmcxfentcntiar.'^ ' _i Ifi '’j

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