
S t
T b ffftsfß tto O f p e fo g e fic a ,
ilcjqnes^mi^Çipixicuiii.dicendiclxaraôtercmimita-
•riae Larinis piæfertim verbis qxprimere. Idem-proS^^^-i
IHid- feçil4;Cônicqu^ndüiTi nccdfaiius ommïio nobis
diqiiuis eftriiror,
Uàcdefiylofat u: quid
I [ta fane iufefio ammoincar-
I rit in Dionyfium': hosTibrpsfuoqpfitttîos ex eoprobat,qkfàuWlo-
nachùagfiritfqui nitsqnamtiimfueruminoiicuini.vcTerfitlU.i-
" nmaiebat^br'!fianot,fylùièohs'ë[{h>autexu\csmix: sdge^
nus vite à Fait wprhnùm E?emïta'mfittutum : banc
fcriptm?» ni fiaudem'fhfe indudtmnab Eufebi^qm mpndcht-
ffîùwdd fierDionyfijfiififiri
. ^w7xvTz.;,cxj<lesiltbs. vitxintdligendos, fepriniitvrè Trulhtfiafy-
. • iiodo apertiijfeglofomUSê^ ifÇ
I S S biTjMÜo bullimettii
I \fudéw^iiraiitfiriu^^mn
omnht^ituÿa-tf^mti^vif Manhuis beirio unprhnis èfocieta-
• tÇ'ûftra fb/p Logits', deindelbannésa f.victo Fiw.çifcoFnlïacenfi-
uin Prior dptidlutctiam, #Hgtamm49gnipi$eftaçfflms Jïnÿuq
nejctas anvirmurth ÊÊ
videtur mibi quidan Scâliger ntetïculbfos imitari peregrinos autr
'cemtù,qÜFqiïicqtùd mcrefiuerit, quit res cumq, mdefn m | | | | |
itnium. SifMle
cùmMonachornmgenitsomnc£yreligioforum Vaün'ntnoquodam
otiiqpr°feqttere}ur,fi quod-temereligtofipaŸiatinduiÜ.fubifp ex-
■ borrefcii, Monachmn atefife putat i» cucullo (yltucvUr,:, cxitlem
W<8,«s»î(>iV. &ri/ÿfr S.Dtonyfi’is r*kb!?&™rf,$Caliger qiiafi
exilapnaUMittftajnusfifioftpoteft homiiiinmorem, e:mq,d fyluis
0 %:defertoioco in vïbemdUcamgs. .NêqucèiuniThcrapeutàm min
^ aw4i*™$btudïne\
■ oberm,apt guipfane ntqtie vmmratïonçeormn vite ration cmi-
miteturfjuaiiiifiPaUfiinaprimumatquein
rkntein latèfolem&Occident cm, pfiormhho mtnumSïges ecléJ
bradant. Ijta magna rfimipnecü^
# 'mulatafofehtpxfiteye| leuionbusprmcipijseaquaperennam'non
natara modo, vcriim eiiam &graûapmexit. .Ou ni verb teiripp-
ribus iHis ^ ^ U fuermr, fiquümodo légat animtmLaccom-
Miodet,non est op'erofumè Dipuyjio ipfo Doctors cognofcereiDiuidit
inpMyesdnfacrosytdâïcet bomïnesüîquelwqs. fin tilisHierar- :
cbajtmt Epifcopi, Pnsbyterir^IÀtur^.^ié0 dinfi>us tribus dî-
P ;u!f in i. Catechumsni.Energumem, Pcenitentes, • zi '-fmutü^
(andus, 5. Monachi. Ex hisgradivusjuwu quadam rations con-
\ ferïii & compojita Ecckfiafiica Hierarch ta,^irabiliterfiçum ipà
co&fenttt : nam facrorumhernmmfunmpnes inpurgdndo, aut
B S 8 ï® l 8 î ^ S W S c^uPanter,<]Uare ordinem Liturgofjk
I lf® ! Ö S f t ll l
\ ^iù miâaiifem, Epifctrpqrum «af««»» peijSlbncem.
, litjc/LOi très refpon dent grades, ‘.y Catccbumenorum qui dem,E-
! ner^mom^&.^m^tumor^èn^mat
I PMFsftum» popnh fanéh%iwnx*> feu <t>to-n§>|||| ilia minatô,
UUonacboriimdenïque rrnXi^i, pérféâum. i« hocigitttrpar-
t:uîûconcerna &yeltïttn eantu <^fiiibm}yarmon\a\M.onadim\
foc at in numero laicorit,feti' quttamë quaf tquidam exïjiir-1
ntanpopmjicvt neque inpopulümmltiate t0cean%nequerurfm
adHtnarcharumvrdïnemattofantur [itaqùéfd-adytt iqnuani
toyuvipïcpyunifias maiorem quandqmvitefanamomamprofitât
, ptfsprecattànibus dare ôperam paulbJîudtoJkf, qb tnqmm-
Wmédïô \cetu Çbjjfiianormç itamiére,
ytlo^quam vtdgqm^qfiits confier au ifieDco^jtadi eoyfîaiet.
00d™cbi idÆ^cupau^i^dlucëpgttantes Iminmi,
foeuftatem-, t^aafefMermvtnbrofas^fykas^fed
rerums^idjp^_abflYabèfetH}coüi^eiïtj0imïvim.omnes atteléj
J; Ijocelégamer & d'mnèv tourna expomtpuinjfius^àp.6. Ectie-
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locmtr, tnquo ccetus celebrsrentfuos, fêdcum weritdiuinùLfïur
gus lutteronttametfi loçt honore, n & vjte gradu antkknt
c&t&0aftâ,vel° tainen atqqe
qu^Hsdt^mate cedebqntjfitm ^ïPolaadp>emoplHlùmTherapeu^
Iam abatithore npffPbefcpliiMtur. Mque bac opinor Scaîigero,^
emdcmfeita komifiibuf, ttPbiiquiorèsj^^pofiutttf^ffjcere,quain ^
Gqlltca P. loannif à S.ïraiicifeo Apologia, lOrigeyberiits orntt-
t'MfydïcunturMunt brèuitervt^i^ùorqtio^^rabanium
^ctütetum modeftU conimtjjtiéfiaciamus, ,'qùfmedullam Patruni
vetut ex çarnificattpnedireptampeflfilÆi veiidttoinfvcip.js de fett*'
pris J^ip^pfitAreopagite dqputans, E)e vn’décim finquitjbjpi-
^uæeidcmriibuunturï'nihïlattinçt multa dicere*,
cuni njfeilniernorâtû d ig nü m con n neatitj rt ill for te ciifi:
pi^l ni & b eM a .c c lip j5 Eaffibnis D o mi n i cæàrïi déa t, qua
^îonyfilis Héliopolï^^ Ægyjpriorura 'fc ^yidiltè fèubitepi-
ft°Ja ad Pplycamul^.G'rtïrta’frcrexwwreai^Mr <p^<
^ ’,labesatümi^por^s tolkpe : fednc'quidem. Germanïçumo*■
mncm Océanimputent bancefujihotuiiiistenter!tatem expiirga-
repôffe.PJaniftnu^quqin cas çpifiotas,,mmqniisfumppt
quioculis nïpfib arquwatwÏÏe fpditusfit}& rëfellt d&mportu-
t^nitetis^ùnuinâpofi^it } Nam vtomïttam MDtoyJtuh
Ê$!0ÊÊSÊWÊ^ ^fipMdiuinitiis Ïtiùminaro ftortiïàjiÊ ^jJ
ylficjueabeç fublmmmremm cogHtionêiattiirn, certèepifioli
licetowMirmgraiiißiwu, de via é 1 r.itionctenenAaU difimtando-
pVbi bareticum agendi
gfiiydctpifiran(fd&qUQanimqiniurik>dôl%aiypt&te}'ed>yeryamy!2'
ty*lu,fipaty dc'Sûlis'CÜrfu & 'n<fiurl1 dijjwtatiojiem pertexit, tum
Scrip tunej^cra autboritdie', tü0 1 ficer^ipm^niproitAt^.U^
igitiwjqniivllitis iudicipi Vana,futiliâ '& explôdèndk videanturA
fyiflôja8>>C^riJhan^p vtAn^etyditiem ex'finiè commi$ij^tt,prt-
I uatam exôriioft/gefin docef, noÛifiniq,precationîbus tuWèidd-
fert,éçclejjj^ici foriynaiefiatem. expotiit, d^pfxniteinibusnicerore
cqnjeäßmPccle^gretiiilltm mïpienifis nïdnef. y'Ne bde quidem
Genfpnoïbfupemliofintdt^d-! Epiflûjfi c, Ipimmaidußdtdt
autbontatèhi expiicat.TJtec ntmirunfaa0y>txfiitit hotnini h&reti-
É j tytftola |f | fyimiifcelkitaténi, durà&} àcerbaDeicaMto-
lèraruûfümnnisïaudtlm incahintyebiti \ -1
Jl^euolar^erm
que horßlös çrNgigenafiemw varipmecönveftitos, èquprunrdiI
âispelnç■ rofi&äfqueMjswpfionawenrapleäam Dipmfio.noflro,
W^np,mç^o-mcton, vêe Areppagit^yerè^aëcvJemmdta
ti-Neclonge abiero, nam ecce mincîimplenls cahubh R. PdPatrus
Co tonus e Soc ie täte nofimi, homo eioquentfßimusj & ma<ma\im
mm^gmoneïr^rn^inîxts, quiptonrfdé^um IÊM
ffldußria ex omni antiquitate tefiimottijs exornauitn
nfJM■ äliundeqttefiuydjomutj:
bums apparatum. ^onfi^^uri^mvm^&^b^üm
&-.extrcnhi bclUria,in quitus menstK^leäorsonijuiefiat f&tö--
tulem verbis repri([c)!tebo?pmir Latinamfecit vniis c nofiroidrdt-
! tlleprmio librq Inftttutionis Catholic*. .
, SU vtnus Dioîijfit à r cop agit£ au äontas, qui decoelefh Kierar- \ 3 J
m 0 m m * m ÿ ê ï
&yy:!ui)H!M Areopag’tawyPanli ätßpucumfiddquo imM is -
pojtolorirm memqratitr: Cuhs nïprokmoncslubet hic apponere j ■
ficrebonimmfapientifsmomm deprpmptasy qufmquefaculoic- I
}tetoyiundt{eru^apprefid'lranpatatemfloruçrunt. r |
I S S S É B I l & s Ê S S ... h t . 1
iÊ Æ I $ iw S f f l B ISWmÊM Ini.Dmjfim Coràthii K E i
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y , ‘ivmy^um^tniu tîmiim & s çifiùrè dtfimdMb
ttowamqmmimimr, jmprÿlabiLi quadam fafimiadinnitaC- ■'P™'1 A
ammianürtdecantant, cdmurtll»ißt magnum Dnnyßfmie
m m tU f inm ^ f t f t ïm i dkfilefib nJanbiab 5 > â i
i®lp
De S. Diotoyßo Àtiopagita.
*&*W$»pl$twinEpiftoU Anaftafii Bibliqt.hecqrij ad
CarolumGqlüum. Qtùntofit Liberato Afro qù.anno fzoPflorutf;
(ill a^ibent0 ^^»S.C^nllus4 lêkan^ntÊAniïfiesmn laudat,w
a' Tbeodorum0 piodorum^gem Neßmanorum Primpitos, quod
- e»rfw/^?fi^0 ^ Iwwrw'?“ ° ”e- Sexto ftculo Ànafiafitti Epifiço-
fcqpus Anüûcbénïisdiâus Sinaita yirexqttïfiu eruditiônis;&exif||
piarfitnâitatùyvt auclor eft Euagrius,in eximio quodam ÇornttieÛrh^
nminfinpfitt.Çoatemjplpxioac^^n^oÿLcMniiefi
xameron, iliüm tndigetat celebcffîmum rerumDiuinarumMfiii
flÊn,ApoJipliçum Dionyfium. "Magnus antiquuiïi:
venertimlmmf Vatrem nominar,vtitHn].,eius aüttoritatèytpro-
bet tutelar es ex infimejfeordine vßjm*meranbi*: Septimo,hop,
eH,circa annumDomini 6 qp.flomit Maximus,excellent! artium
coghitioneverèmaximus, &fingufuri auftorit.tteapMÂ Herqcli-
\umlmpemorem , quifelùbensàGomitatu Palatiô^ftpbmxit,.
quod peftem Ïrïeo g^ftptem Monothclitarum vident, religioftsfe
claufirïs addixit, ifiquibusplacida cjùïek'perfmetis anïmiq3 tratfâ
quillitate, multos edidit confécit^libros, inter quos Scholia funt in\
opéra DioirifinAreopagiU j andern ipfilingùa enHlUf.utJmutico-
ramfictioneïmpio^ maleftèlo finelynisi;; martyre fordibus ajh-
du&pisdofe, a d b f i t u i t . E o d é i n f * c u ^ \
\lo ptg^t;SoßrhifU.PMj^ibit Uïerofolymïtanus, quiddSergtu
Conftantinopplüanumitem ^atrurcb^fcripfnsi^iieè^qüfiin.
vndècima Aâïonèfefiu^/nodi inferuntufr Dionyfi'iauâoritatem
adhibetadconfutandÿserroresMqnothèlitdruyiyeumifeDionyfium
adiwnoPaulçcaptumait'exAreopA^i^eofomdnctpatuin. Ea-
dem ctiam et ut rfn< anâoritatc Macarim Arclncpifcopus Antïo-
cbcnm^adembarefimbumyt cönfiafex fine AâtonûfecÜnda,v-\
bi tametfi vehementer Imperator vrgeret, diftnigueretarnen no-
luït<^ê^licare,quemadmçduyn intelligent operationem hominis
Dei, quam Dionyfius^^fiKhà in EpifiolaâdÇaium mnefipaue-
rat. Octano S. loaunesDamafccnus lux & decus connuTheologo-
runt,, qui apraftanti eruditionè ScholafticPnOtnen ballent, Opera
fapèïUm laudat,neque idferèvmquam fineprafatione honoris me-
diuinum Areopagitam,fan-J
âifiirhum & ëioqueatifiimurn Dioriÿfium. Et fraftatiï]
detisquiinfidequiefeunt, diuiais reba&abundantcnr pro-1
f iindmbqüe Dionyluun.i,Satt«^wi^e»erA Concilium Ni-,
ceacelebratum, annofepùj^entefimo V^fimp^tinio^Adriq-
noPapa, citât eümdeifcf&tmgn^m Diony liumappellat. Idpm
Pontifex Maximus ferions #d CarolqfiiplAagmim,v6cat Anopâ-
gitam,Epifcopum Athenarum, hpminem Apbftolicum,
ait dißiirnfiujfe hfanctifimo Gregorio antiquum Patrém & j
Do&orcm fier is item Concilïis &Dcccffonbus fuis tomproba-
taiüiusßßfe Opera , ex^emßißilaudataspr-gmptasqj fenten-
tias,&pr^ertimexEpißolaquamadD.Ioannernfcribit,adimaginumtuitupi^
peHgionem tuendam.
/ ! Libri autem tant! vinnnfi in Galluwifuerunt circa nonum
faiiliimaMicbaele Imperaiore Conflantinopolitano, qpi eosvelut
magmficum regiùmife htùnus, Ludoilicolmperatori occtdentk co*
noniento Pib dédit, cùm dïdicijfet, quariiÀôbferudntia &religione
magnum Dionyfiumprofequentur, quapi etiam videretür haben
qiiafipröpriam atqiic hoendttàridm, cùiiwtndem anus at amiscl
Irnfierdtor Carolus Magnus&Ptpintufpiuißent: Ludouicus Pm
fumma Lmtia exceptoseuejhgio mißt ad Hilduinum Alonajîerij S.
Dionyfii Abbqtemïn Erancia.MiçhaelSingulm^quitum viuèbdt,.
rem publiai lattdatioiiecelebratm, & Methodius Graca lingua co-
fçcitAâain eins honorem,qÜAVsqüîïnhodierndm diem repêriun-
tur. Io amies Exingena S cutis Grads qaoque Latini-sq; Uteris doclus
paulbpoileosüiirofprïtnus in Latinum vertit, idfyiujfu Çaroli
Caluiqtuinimper'wnpaterhamquepietatemfuccejferat,anno fere
ottingemefmofçxagefimo. ' Anqftafius qweodem auoBiblio-
theeariusfiiitfanü* jèdis Apofiolicd, adeundem feripfit Imperato-
\remfitÇrds,quarumïnïHufn eït, Intercætera Itüàiàybiapparèfi
quantum ftudij indifirucfi poneret funnnns ille Gallia & totius
Occidcntù moderatorfinjcripti!B. Dionyfii legendis & intelhgen-
dii. fiecimofaculo Sjmeon Metaphyafies, éuiusWiri auäorit0 in
Oecumcnico Florentine) Concilio jcfumeféptima adducitud, S,
Dionyfiivytam lfi^ûm4ndam^&-UbrosifUün manibusfunt,
veros'&gèrmdnos agnouït. S uidds quteodemfcribebatfiuulo,de e-
lusvita nïonbûsqjimiliamemorat/iicc in libris reeenfendis diffen-
Ludoilfco mirnflorebqt, t ó »
WM f e S Ä R CrfamïM'CmmJttaLïH
i | B E g M W i i É W # l É M b-TbomMlMmm
rnghMoguufummual^m lmb, « â B p H P
fm m ih m im
W kM É & Æ Ê M rticephorm Callixtu, Xbmbmul«, qui
tcclefiqfticamhifiortam memorabïli opera contexuitfub Androni-
co fialaelogo.inter alia qùd de vin fanâo memotat,ait ilium &ld-
rénuntiatum manim
f t I t l l » tndicempnponit & eorum voluminum,quibM
jruimur, quaquetempoSum tniuria defiderantur. " ,
Centumpbfiannisfaculo decimoquèito Çardinaiis &ffariô H|
nid cjje défendit,Marfil i us fie inus in Latinum comtertitlibrumde
quem defidyfiica TË$logiafciïpm$ rem o~
mnemtllufirautt Commentaries. lisdetp fenè tcniptiïbusMnries
\Picus Mirandulqnm-, cuius ingenfmagmtudo atqueexeelkntia,
orbemvmuerfumobftupefecitiiUumfuùlaudibusadcceluméxtu-
lit.pKojertmeolibroque dollißimeelucSrauitdc'Éntc ôcvnoi
Ifl ^^ßßß^dfiitißtmusBuddw manufcriptümvnumnli-
quit,curis vigtlijsfc fuis tiïigentgiemenAatum, Nptis& illumina- Apu4 &
tum,quaPqnfiU deinde inlucemprodierunt. Petw Faber Stapu- %. Mon-
letfjis libras epsdempcrpetujs Annotationibus illuftran Ioachimus tom armé
PeriçmusinLatinum vertip. Ptdftantißimi viri at que illkrißimi f i * «
GenebPardus.Baroniiis.Bellarm inus.alijc^ eorum obieclionesdoâè 1
réfutant,qui&Aufîorem,&eiusferipta in dubium nuocajfent.
Difpucationis Apologetica: Petf i Lanflèlij
f Societ. Iefix pro S . D ionyfio Areopa-
gita finis.
F-X B E L L A R M I N O D E S C R IPTORIB
VS E é c L E S IA S T lC I S .
SI A N ç TV s Diony fuis ArcopagitaS. Pauli Apoftoii difcipuUts
fuit.tefiefanâoLuca Acl.vj .Quatnuis auteà nonnullis dicatur
martyrium fubqjfe fubDomitiano-,contra tarnen fentiûntdlijiquo-
ntani ipfe idem fanclus Diony fins in hbro de diuinis no minibus ca.
4. nomïnatim allegat ■ S. Ignat ijverba ex epifiola ad Romanos:
quam epifiolam feriptam eße confiât anno feptimoTraidm, quo
anno S. Ignatius martyrio coyonatus efl. Scribit autem ( inquit
Are°Pf%fia)'& ditiiiius Ignatiys,amor meus crucifixus eB:h*c autem
verba in epiftold ad Romanos leguntur : quomodo igitunpoteft
Diony fins obijfie tempore Domitiani, quiJraianum praccfiit,fici-
tat epifiolamfcriptam feptimo anno Traiani ? Exifiimamus igitur
fanftum Dionyfium fuijfe quidem fahetorum Ignatij,& Poly carpi
■ aqiu^ei^f^^muäß’isqueM imperium Hadriani.
Operit S?Dionyfii, quanunc extant,hoc funt :
D e Gcelerti Hierarchialib. 1.
D e Ecetefiaftifca Hierarehia, j.
DeDm in isn omin ib uS j £•; 1.
D e M yftïca T he o lo g ia , ‘ : - j .
Item Epiftolæad C à ium , '<;* a .
A d Dorotheum, : , 1.
AdS^Iipâtruni, ' ? •; | - 1 ..
" Ad.PoIycarpum, , 1.
A d Demopiiilum -, : . ' ' ,s ' r Î 1.
A d T itu'm, i ' ' ‘-.fi ~'i. -
^ ^ ^ d ’A'^ônbiph^àêin»- i .
AdiaruStumloanneiii Apoftolüm, ; 1.
Jerebatur &yna ad beatum Paulum : fed ab omnibusmeritb
feieäaefl.
De cateris operibiis viri clocli & Catholici nihildubitant. Soli
ßaretici Lutherdtfktfrquidam fehlt,Erafmus,Vdlla, &paucialij
opérafuprï numeral neganteffefailfti Dionyfii Areopagiti.
, H MR I Sed(vtdlmnunc\omittam)addüäontatemhfsoperibusconnt.
Vndecimofnt Bahymius cognomento Zigabcnus, inter doclos | ciluvndam fu is eft debet, quod Im opera proben tur a fdncfb Gre-
!udytatù;darifiimis in Gracia,sjuiin panopliafententiasfapèat- \gorio Papa horn. 34.;» Euangelia. aJantto Martino Papa,^mar-
^ffiofciihseD^fiyfio'mfiro decerßtosdetiäos^laudm £upd <?-' Ktyre in Concilio Roman% a fanäo 'Agathone Pontifice in epiftpla
tf ^ j y 1] acido. nmltb fiepmsfacit Hugo a fiincto Viétore.quifub adlniperatorcni Confianttnv.m IV. &aNicolao primo in tpifio-
mbl. Ket.Patr. Tonri. ' ■: : ' ...... _ ‘ v. K : . - ’ ~ . i/yd’