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Dijfrütatjó' Apologetica
queraturue Gallis da tum,quosau diens Areopagita Öio
n y fi^ am im p ën s è gloriàntes,. fie illis id con ced itvitra,
v td e e o ipfis etiam graraléturjUbn fe&iira v tique,riî"veritas
cogeret, tanrb magis à veritacealienum^rir,.fi Ga lli
ipfi tantiüA b o n if ie v itro ac gratis v e l velintj'vel ftude-
aiit amoïïrL :
Q uæ de priotiptöblemate cum djéta fin t,quo aid alte-
mmqüod.deverolibröramhonQrumauchore eft, qu od
Ippiti etiam h ïcdu aum anonymorüm quorpndamper
TheddoruïfrGàzam,^aurentiu;;Vallam,Eraimum & E -
ra^ ii lèquacem O ie tà h um priinùmvdemde p e i tu rb e^
rü rèdiuiui facti,hodie eriam perhÓuatores>mIxime,au-:
tem Scaligerum cineres excitant u r, Et v eterm an ai t ille,
in limo ranacecinfaeÿiterelam, vtfuppófitu Axeopagifiæ p a t -
E J j J j j j tdm^vtpfeudo-^ionyfium,é c v t loq u itu rScaligcf||^»-
jj potofccqo» dicant£eodeifiVtiq; ipiricu ac fchemate, q u o Si-
A
fttrw de
'Natal. Ln
cap. }6.
ffcéfcum,- 6^ab eoTorna cufa faififffo d icunt; ^Intergüos
raimm e ftelle Petram m C a ca io g o , quod & in.ßreuia-
Tijsquiba^dampbtinuityÇumbôcnihiialiudjq'uanVpu-
rüaepurum faendumfir > n o n aliunde, fortè natum, oua
ft quispererrorcmpEpDoiniti^o^rub q u ö fa itDicfay -
{ïüs,Dioçldtia:num lub qu o F ra r ,fimihci|âinè vocis’de/
crediidifle. Vt-uecipirum éîïpdebëat^fi quàntumîluçer-
namhanc.arderttem ac luçentem oderunt aefugiunt rio-
d u k lliè ', t^faumin eius fa ce aolplendore» q u ifiljj lucjs
la n t , debeâh t exuj(t are.. i
Nam qu o d h îc ro fte quis o l^ i a t , ex cap.15 coeleftis
. r , - I I Hier^cmæ^authoremliunfc(licd id n o n ram (nfagnàmcepeus
pofiierit*miraf>dî certe eualteraltero . àliorûm,vt ipïe confitetur,fenfu) lupremi ordinis angeducentiSîUinïsiu'aiorlit,
no'aliqfeiçremedio‘,quàm fîm-jj-fôsad infèriora haec mûri fie negarc , ÿ th b c quicquid
plicilitura op9efleiùdfçam9.Pofirem'©,qiiQdcùmfa£b,J eft de m iffisapudllâiamSeraphinis,non aliter quàm vi-
vt benè ob|eraauit Illuftrils. Baranitis,.nec iplâ rerfifua?. caria per minores angeIos,maiotûpéEÏbnâ gerétêis, ope-
runitam rigida æmulatrix & v index Çræcià reclamet^ ra fad ûv elit(rc itu.en im quàm v ix i^ T b ep lo g o rû rch p -
la probet,qiiippereclamantenon leriptura tanrum, qua
dnmes adminifiratorios Jptritiis in minifierfttffimiffpupgppter eos
qut hmditatem capiuntfalutfeejfeaity Imo qaarMichaelem,
Gabrielem Sc Raphael^ii^nnJTos re fe it,q u o sd e minori-
bus angelise.ile nulkx p a d d d id poteft >. veruiiS etiani de
ratio n e ip ia , quaeninilindigmim an ge lis^ quantumuis
magmsefle,docet,, q u o d vq lin le angelornm,creator Sc ■
Dominus, Angelusiple Sc Apoftolus &miflus-‘ npmina-
tus, l E s y p ^Pei JFilius admilerit jlpx^ter qudniiquad dici
po te ll csx.u-ai.ai iftud, *»Vt?m,OTA«lM)ipnj'fio noftro dr-
dumefle,.cti'm certum fir^vt minorelAngel.i fuperiorum
perfonam aliqnaiKlo ag^int, ficuti & gregales ho mines \
principum in tH^atro^iihilhpcprphibere squin &magni
'angelijquemadniodum&pTincipeSjl^as ipfiper feobe-
ant opera s& fu n d i ones jn i fi po tius fioc con im, ficuti a-
- - w »«to J ib i» v tf^ , in m a | de te^faientii^ntagmflgg.gYnji-'
byllinos olimd e Chrifto fcriptosvërfiisfquds à D .Paulo co,non tarn an g e lic a rum ^ fUpC_
tan qu afn y'^ s .appro l^to s^ ab ijsqu ib . prædicibaclegi fio fis ,i4 e$, Chriftj palfionis ô cf&exiâçij fi^ium acinyuflbs
efie,gradtffiinus author eftCleménç Alexandßri9)
1 ab Ethnicis,quod e omm feauthoriràtep rem iaChtffti-
Wuj^rat. anis vidèrent^ non tantumin dubium refuócatosex V a-
ad Anton, leriani Imperat&is apud VopilcurtVad Senatum epi fto-
ftêriumeftj abfit y th p ç q u k q u id e ft t^ t in iom é n t ie fl^
debeat , v tfid èmlibris h is , quafi AreppagittE nd fin t de- 'JfHBj
beat afrogarè^Qüafi verô q u o d P r o p h e t is e t ia ^ c d d e - p i« ^ !
aepq ftlD.G regpr.authdtéftD‘T hom a s ,v t çûnqfemper p Th.îù
a d ü adfit eis Ip ir itû sp e i, quæaâfint qiiæVeîignorehti- p l7‘ *T\
pfijVtdefe Emeus confitetur, vel defu o aliter quârq^ eft:
la,fed etiamdamnàçqs vetitosq; Ghriftianis füilïfeex lu -
ftino martyre con ftat;: Q u e madmodu m & f i d itio s eft®
proptereafi^i CicerbpcrfUafir,qifAd fern iftinusipfi gm^j (fcrïptur^aü^i^rcsliîc excipio ) cûralpiriaB|rophetiæ
^ tam,quamq; nee caperc homo Ethpicuspoterat^onri- i præiudiiciuminterdüm elp^antur »non.huicfimile ihîç
Lib. ». de nerenr,vr»f«ri(efleRegent, cUipttrere riicejje effetomnes&tùfatuï f aliquidicitrà efu^exquo illffeauftimyfteria funt,Pauli-
Dittin. eJfevellent:Addo & quoyet9téftämétuCarpocrates,Cer-^ niipiritusiniutiam acdiminutronempotyeritcontisifdon,
Seuerus & Mariicltóus, Eiian^liaMatchæifM^arCi, ' c-»u à,wk/ir/r,-^^f;i
If*. 4,
Hebt,
fefui s, ;
Tl an g,
,Gfeg M
DeSactrdJ.
lib-f.
lob. /p.
Damaß.
de fide.
&C. lib. ï
Lib z. de
i diles, 18.
& loannis iden^jerdoriiEprftolas M id i EbibniMacchai-
baeptumhbrps, Eeclefiaftetr^ & qua ftramineamprb’.fira,
modefliavpcat,Iacobi EpiftolamjLuther’ cu m luis g re-
galibus reipefepraefiimpferun t i quodq; mirere npn m i-
nuSj^apetiahedieS. R emigij reftamedtum, & Gregprij,-
magniepiftolas;, & qu onih il fub foie illuftfi^terfa v i^ t ,
L ateranenfe Conciliu,recentes quidam exfeipfisnatiA-.
riftarchi.quibusdulcecontra tor‘rentemniti,temppmqjj
D e i feplere fu rft o,falfi’in iimula n t,vn o qu e n pm in e id ld -
I lemne h«Ere ti cis}ac n o uisle mp er id geii9 de abyfllputeo
erumpetib. locums,vt quamlibi quisq;, id eft,furori fiip
[fcripturamcontrariamvidetjhancaudeatiriipudentifli-
me traducere ,iqib etiatn expungere, tantuabefty.tp'roj
pter«>p«/X^«<dftos,cymbqlaDqde>n
thorifuofnoceftiAreopagit^Dipnyfia^ddbiteallerere,
vthocpptiusleuiargumento ducarvqiibdtenebrio^^^ b .
I iftis ac vexeterrjefilijs id np n p la c e ft , negentgicontenb
tiusjveramhanc eiusatq; in dubiratamproleelie.Quip-
pe tam dignath aquila hac,fiue v t loquitur Cfiryloftora^,'
itm»? T£ov$itoQ^as iriarduisponitnidumfuum^olelnqUetirmis
& im m om ^ u lis in tu en n jq u am ^
aunulariqui ftude^t,de ep idiiire dici ~ %
’ ^^ceratisopeD<&datd^W^\
i Nititurpemiis iVitretf d a tum
Elominaffonto:- . / ' ;,
Quam d ign ttS hie v ie iffimjeu iproba tde xlib cfigno ga-
diorilla'Aquila,imdAquilarum fhaterPaLilus,jqur fapi-
entiam lbquitur p t e r perfe^bsvfua arcana ilia rn terfio
cceloaudrtaverbii!qua:nqnlicethbmiif?iideft>terram
iapientiioquidiuiGiamnphpminijied^u^eft,^^^
. v tlo q f iip rD am a lc . o c \ c inter fuoside m gentilisadhu c
audiebat, W ^ .^ V e r d icPem Damafc.; a lib iv o c a t :^ - -
Micha®iSyn*gelus,&Aridfeas.Creceniis
dtp*«,, denique ex-qinni par tej?w^« | ^ |j
^ ^ fe b e^ g p n e i^ fe^ c Ibm ^ b a q u iig p uU o ^ d ic^ tr ir 'l
Ce._ S e d & a b f ith o cm u ltom a g i f ,v tp r o i is quæhic tam
jhülta&præclara fuu^taiifum.litap ud lips Npua torum
1 ppndusrv t in eoruhVgradam^prppterea qua; ipfi contra
CathoUcæE^lefiæ ficfenA'dp libero arbitnb.de peccato
prigirtiSjde Eeelefiæ Hier^rptia,ac primatii Petri Jde fide
atq vopcribus,djRcrarhentdoiei| de E u cliariftja&mif-
læ ïacrifîcio jd e pan is & ^ in i in çoip9 dt/àiïguinem Ç hri-
fticpnuerhone^é^eiusinEuchardtBàdoian
Monàftica^defeftisjdeieiuriij&l^adragê'fimæj&aliisjde
lâcraruni imagidum fa templis'vfu ^dè An gelorufa ac
bea.toruiftlpinniufaihupcatione,,defaqtrereliquiafam
vcoerationëygarriunt bk terentqu e ramimpfob è, quo-
:rùïrpimnhim , v t& oliiuçtfafablfcahtiah^
putçhrè h îc çaulàm peroratam vident, vel ipfis quàmid
fa alèeosfiab eât,quamque Areopagiticahmcasmahorjreant
fatentibus, lç q u e a d e b ,,ÿ tp lifi^
k^.0 Eulêbiusifib iufaçibfuo & g u fa tu v e lu t io r e x p r o d ^
î ib u s , ac myfterfamâpeneritibus L u th erop rimfan,n ui !
delirmtt.lenemMfaerumfomhKitpfcfa^
ydicere ftou eft veritu§,deinde Cafuind,kchouiiîimèSca-
jigerp, propter hæc'( faquam ÿ icu rum h o c r qu od ignea
^ hu.mvertqfignedigna telareftin gua t, ha.nc plusquana
Pho.dbnis feçurïni» quæ ûtfelic|s arbores has excaudi -
cet ac relcindatfaôc fulmèn quo,dab fumât excirpetquc
ràd icn u S ÿh u n cS o km q u ih â s te fa b ra sd ifcu h a r j& b
fa asliasadfua lu ftra remittat& co inp eJ{a t,d eniqvhanc
plusqii^iplfarculi^lauâ , quæ Hydiâharïc^acienafcen-
.ciknóuitatutncapita.tafapbtenterdemetatacconficiat,
demanitvelvlcrdabi|ccfe, vel crip ifiobispati debeani9. !
C fa rei fta0 fa tiaEiuutvtfiatnoni:epugnemi,Jionmee-
o fu fa tan tu , q u itotl^ çulisd o ru ë rtfat,aclib ro s hosfub
Areopagitaê npfaiiie à tauerunt , landlorum Patnim &
5yfaoïaIfcicoi'unfam&&bCoriièiliorum,quorumihdiccm.
damnetqqe
aqthbritasdfd &dîljge n tillîmiacperlpicacilfimi no-
Itri le cü lito tiifc Græciælapientiæ indagktoris & àrbitri,
De S. Dionyßo Âreopa'gitd.
ciuisqüe ad e o .& g en tilis mei ( ne dómefticum hoepra;-
judicium filcam) G . Budxtcenfura reprehendat, q u il-
gnatios»qüi Hieronympsac Chrylpftom'ós fontem hue?
fapientisdcliba ffedicagno fcit,v tfua seo sillincde abdi-
tiflimis rebus^ & quas D . Paulo'acceptas iure quis ferre-
debeat, lentëritias deprompfiflè non obleu rè fateatur.vS
H:cchabui,qumtibi vtÉacerem iatisjde v troq jdte pEo-
pofito problematë no n tam dicerem, qildm aliunde pfé'^
nè hauftarepeterem. Quae fi me fixum ac firmum eoriun.
qui aiunt amtfaantq-„pr3eillis qui negat vel d ub iran tfv tl
aperte quodlentio loqu aQp robató rem laüdatoremque
dixero,tam iure id lecero,qudra illorum erudita atqjfirw
tna,liorum ieiu na,acplanè null«a,feuargu m ê ta , leump-
mentaeife radoiplafaonftrat>Vale,mcque vtfacisama-
re pergëj&lacnficiis bommendatum habfe.T ornaci Ncr-
uiorum C alendis Maij ciD^iDC x v.
ÜAC.fapïentis &copioJt Theologudijputatio,' non modo perjptcuè
AreopagitamDionjfum Gdüujei ïpJiDidnyJiofcrïptafuavindi-
eat,quAp4peratnojiradiffutdtïonisfecunda; quant necelfè efi co-
jtabïliamus boeloco atyfirmemus, ne quem adhucin erroreverfa-
ripatiamur. Suntenimetiam in hacparte haudpauciores meao-
pinione inimïcifmi S.DÏonyfii boftes,obtreciatores inuidï,bondam
lienonuerentes atque virtute, quicdmentarïos%uïnïffmèfcriptds^
rö fa sü d é è perlpieua v id e tu r , v t , etiamfi; ciusmodi te-
ffcimonia; fairiimè fu pp cccrent,n onp utem ei quiatten-
tius expenderic öpcris conditionëm * de authbre ambi-
gendurn. Ha c eniift vniea ration 2 facile. cönuincetur,
qua & ego.ex quo authbrefa illumlëgi,cónui<51us fum.Si
opusillud nbn effèrmagrif illius Dionyfij Ajcopagirmy
qüitempbribus Ap oftolofum vixit , fed alieuius pofte-
ripris , v t Dionyfij A lexafidrini, v el Corinthij ^ v e l cu-
iusdam qui aliqubt latculis poftea tçrhporibus IuftinJfa
ni Secundi circa annu m D o mini lèxcentcfifaum nona-
gefimum vixeric, Vc vult Scaligér; àuthor eius cff:tm e-
ddXj hypocritaj.&: impoftod A it enim præceptorem&
iflftïcütörem inrebüs diuinis > lè vhdeum T imo thep ha- i
b u iïïcS .P aü lum , deinde S. Hierbthèum* v t videreeft
libr. de Ecclëfiaft. Hiërarch, capjtefeciindo »pagina priJ
m a ,& d e diuinis N ominibus eabitè te trio & c^yite lêpri-
fa o . Ad fe rt obiebtioncni Elymæ magi tanquam æ-
qualis'&contémporanei. De diuinis Nomiriibus eapi-
te o d a ü o . Item capite tertio air fe interfuifle Cce.tüi
Apoftolorum & fratrum , qui cbniierierant ad .con-
tuendum corpus Beatiflïm» Vïfginis : ° lbid ém ad -
fuiflè P etram & Iacobiim ; eiusque reiTim o th eum eflè
probè confcium. Hierotheumpixeeptorefa ib i poft A-
poftolum excelluifle in laudan da Diuinitate rfcribit EquosifcQmniimirataettantiquitdStAptfoiicoffïritu&
primïgenïd ! piftolam ad P o ly c a rp ûm ,a liam a d T itüm ,a liam a d S i
pietateindignoscotendant.Lutherus iampridfiiBe3M,Galuïnuijv tu > io àn n em Euangeliftam in Pathmo exulanteiUj & in ea
quideitidepuUularuntcodefatuberièmulti, in eodericulemin9qua ! narràtfibireuelatara e iuslibera tionem'& réditum in A -
furenterdecUmitarunt. Nuperusfctiptor in Batauia, Scaliger,cÜ ; fiam. Sçn bit ad Apollophanem , hortarur eum ad fi-
feminimèHypobolymaum did &exiftimarivelit3audettamenno-1 dem Chrifti , & commoner eclipfisquam fimùlviderint
jlrumDionyJtum^fi^i^céfet nominare. lUdem tn librislllyrkus j in Æ gypto tempore paffionis Dominica; } q u omod o e-
genuinuminfixit'yEraffmitidnàfitjlaurentitisVallacarpfitfinnu- am cpnipexerinr,quæverbainterlccommutarinti Hæc
merialÿ4e gregenouorumdii«^>ti»,qui nefarium bellum indixe- & alia fcribitiUe author ^quæ omnia faljk èjîcnt Scmeræ
runtpietathhacquoqueB.DionyJiimonumentarepudiauerunt.E- J imjpofturæi -fiiftenon eflet magnusDionyfius Apofto-
govefo neminempojibactam mentecaptum, tam prapofterum,ta \ lis'<riîy^o»®-,fed iunrpralius. A tqui p rod us in cr'edibile
profftttum ad audendum futurumputo, qui hosiibrosAteopagita eftauthbremiUius operis v olu ifle ram foedè menriri, &
Dionyfio v'elitdiripereyffmodbarivmumvacuamcfe m dlitiamen- ; hominibusdrUponcrc : H o c enim non cadit in virum
tem, veladvnicam ratwnem accommodant. Namcumborum j probum & fapientia conlpicuumi N am conftar aurho-
Commentariorum feriptor Pauloproeceptpre gl&rietur atque Hie- \ remillius operis tanta fuiilè/làpiéntia & rerum diuina-
fotheo ,Jpeclator$fnfefuiffe dicat exortentts Ecctejia, & turnprimSj ru^i cpgnidone ,vc fummis T he o lo g is ex qu o in lucem
adorientemefflorefeentis ,fiis nopJittâionyfitôAreppagïta?quern] prodijf , fueritadmiradoni, & n em o p o ll Apoftolos ei
Dattor g entm n ab inani fuperfiittonereuocauit/qucm interpre- putecurpræferendüs, v e letiamæquandus : Nemo dë
Um religiotiis effe voluit Atfym/fc Epifcopum, certè neceffe eft ho-
minemptiffe monßrificogetiereß diuerßßimü naturis congltitirta-
turn :hmcvirumJhnctum> ingeniofum, moderation, in Theologia
fummilm,qui myfleria coeterishominibus arcana videritfapientia
fontes apeiueritycceleflium m um admirabilitatem magnified ge*
litiofum;pvfcqiuiperfonattu quafipoflfiparium delitefcensjpecla*
torumanimosdeluferit,in cpthurno aUenointefferït,c£ca& in a rii
imitatione e mufiaceo lauream nefeiö quampetere voßierit, qui eu
4^s^ p r o b e fc ir c t^ r £ % ^ ^ f£ p 0ni,fabulamtamenfuborna-
rit,mendaciorumindignifiimavarietate &fcedißimafù tela con-
iextani. ■ Hie at iüud Caßianum audiri velim,Cui bond la u t quid
natura Diuina, eiusque perfcftioriibus Sc Operationibus
fcripfic fublimius auc copiöfius : Nemo An ge lerum or-
d ine s , Hierarchias > ablus hierarchicos i omne m que di-
lpofirionem, prjeter ilium nobis delcripfic. Nemo Seri-
pturas lacras, earamque lenfus arcanos, fublimius in-
terpretatun Ille nobis primus T heologiam lymboli-
cam & myfticafa tradiditi Excidit tarnen opu s illu d de
Sy fabolica T h e o lo g ia > $e lolum diuerfis loeis eius dae
aliqiiod lpecimen , ex qu o polfumus conijcerd s quam
admirabile Sc lublime opus iilud fuerir. E x c id it& a -
liud^ ■ dswvmlrif inlctiptum j cuius ipfe me.mimt
varijs loeis. Nerxio eoram j qu«e in Sacramentis geram
tandem eoingenio v'tr & dóftrina,èputidaiüa fraudefferarepo- tu f myfteria, Sc occultas fignificâtiones profundiùs aut
tuiffet I Atque hqncrationem do fte vtfoleti & elegantißimo Midi- j copiofius patefeein Iain verb quàm iàna vbiqiic in tan-|
cioexplicàitP.LeonqrdusLeßmSocietatisnofir&ßheologtis,quem j
nonn&uo aliqUo,fedclarißimis edit is op tribus iam eruditorumcho-
magnouit. llliusfapieritiam cmntanquam Pythium Apbllinem
fuper lucre cofuluijfem, breues liter as ad mededit,quas libens cum
kftiinmeocommunicdbo:fueruiit autem feriptainhae verbat ■ '
R E V E R E N D E I N C H R I S T O P A T E R .
P a x C h r i s t i .
Literas fteuerentia: v eftrs datäs Parifiis 14. Aprilis
accepi 24. eiusdem. Miror poft P.M a r tin i Delriov in -
dicias Areopagiticas, adhuc fiiperefie aliquos j qui de
hocopere dübitent^an aüthori ill! fit vindicandutu; dif-
lolutis enim aduerlafioram ratiunculis, tor prajfert ve-
terum authoram (inte rqiios muldfummi Pontifices,
f f Viri fanflitatc illuftres) :te ftimonia, quibus feripta
ilia lanbfo Dion y fio Areop agitx tnbu untu i j v t v ixp ii-
^ nieflea liquod antiquorum PatrumScripturn $ quod
Paribus teftibus fuo authori poifit vindieari. M ih iy e -
ta iublimitafe T h e o r fa de maxi mis Chriftiana: f eligio-
nis dogmatibus, do^ r ir ia , v t He tribus infifaplitifiima
Diuimtate hypoftafibus leu perfonis 5 de earam pro-
cefllone S c d iftinéd one, devnicatc efienda:, de indi-
uila operatione r D e admirabili vnione nature diuina:
Sc humanx f a vna hypoftafi v e rb li de natura niali* de
efficaeia Sacramentorum, de auguftifiimo Euchariftia;
Sacramento , qiibd ex lencenda fiudhclyri praecepto-'
ris (PaUlurn v el Hierpthëum fatelligèfis^ 'dicir ellè -nM-J,
TMf-nMrèif quafi dlcas Sacramentorum omnium perfèbkii,
onèm. Q u o d a d eloeudo'nefa atrinct , earn quoque
Angelieampotiusdixèris, quamhumanatn , adeo lubli-
mis eftfaimirfi^lcöneëptióriu lubhfairaté orationis lub-
limicasex^quedquispoft Apbjftolos vnquade diuinis itaf
iGCUtUSeft,»-^^ vtrs^cóni^tkrif^ii,^ x. c\ A. 77am ytï*
7mres* >§ voTiH wi’nïc mtvTu* m é ê m h è s t i
TMvuy, ■ mt'ilfup.tsiess litiivtefifpgot
dftlur.ibd (punbehui eti/Xcts
èpjx^gdtf^eirhij’cifiïpei yjsrtoftoi»^ ovstujti
ctifYiai' Ét mille alia non eoaóla, nönlabod osè qua:fita,
y " " ' •. f e d '-