Jeipfum commendat , Ule probat us e fl ; f e d quem A ecwtdv c-uuiq-avcov Soxt/Aosy ’ty* ov o K yoto? <ruofcm.
Dominus commendat. N am multi cum puta-
ren t fe alios vicifle ac illis d om in a ri, hi e x -
tern is magis externi e v a fe ru n t: illi a u tem ,
quorum defperata falutis fpcs fu e ra t, gratiam
a c c e p em n t. N am D eu s fuperbis refiflit; humi-
Jacol. 4. ijbus m ? m dat g ra tiam . Si virum confpexe-
ris immorigerum & in tem p era n tem , fuper-
bum & fibi fap ie n tem ; hujus radix femimortuaef
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a tq u e.tranquillum & humilem virum videris
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pinguedine timoris D e i irrig a tu r. T am e tfi,
fra tre s , accid at præfe&os noftros nobis præ-
fentes non affidue adelTe ; magnus tarnen int
e r nos præfe&us præfens eft : verax quippe
eft q u i d ixit : Ubi fu n t duo v e l tres congregati
in nomine meo, ibi fu m ego in medio ipforum.
Attendamus ergo n o b is , cariffimi. Mona-
chus indecenter fe g e re n s , m anus fuas in h o minem
injicit : qui autem aliorum m ife re tu r,
mifericordiam c o n fe q u e tu r. Opere aliq u o
fratrem oneras ? bonum opus præftas,fi tarnen
laboris ei mercedem in caritate Dei red d id e -
r is . V e ta te n im p ietas a tque religio, damnum
inferre a lte ri. Q ui p atientiæ & longanimitatis
a tq u e clementiæ viam in v e n it, is vitæ viam
in v e n it. Homo diftradtus infigni die operibus
fe e x e rc e t, & in die qua operari l i c e t , m ini-
f tr a t . Pafler paflerem in rete a c laqueum a lb e
it : & p e c ca to r fui fimilem in profunda m a -
lorum a d d u c it. Dev ita e o s , monache , qui
otium am a n t, & quiefeere n o lu n t . Fuge ,
m o n a c h e , eos qui conviviis g a u d e n t, & d i-
cu n t : Hodie eg o fac iam , a t tu craftino die
a g e s . Si enim ejufmodi fermonibus confen-
f e ris , vitam religiofam non perages . Cæte-
rum imitate e o s , qui ferv en t fp iritu , quique
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e n te cogitatione a liq u a , reclufus in cella fua,
h u e illucque c ircumfertur, inftar navis guber-
n ato re d eftitutæ : q u i vero cum parientia vitam
quietam d e g it, inanibus cogitationibus
n o n ab ftrah iru r. Qui fratris fui profe&ui in-
v id e t , feipfum a v ita æterna fegregat : a t qui
ei auxilio e ft,p a r tic e p s ejus e r i t . Si enim
qui mala agentibus eo n fe n tiu n t, utrofque ju-
ftitia punit ; nonne m u lto magis Dominus
mercedem cooperanti cum vo lü n tate fua præ-
b e b it } Scriptum reperitur : M u lta tribulatio-
Tfa!.$ 1.33. nés jußorum y & e x omnibus illis liberabit eos
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mors peccatoris pejfima. N o n eft v irtu s , a cceptas
injuriis ftupere & infenfatum eftè ; fed
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exceptus, non confunditur. Satius eft fubri-
dendo iracundiam atque furorem præcidere,
quam afpere & crudeliter efferari : viro autem
prudenti plan&us rifu fuavior e ft. Qms dabit
ori meo cuftodiam, & fuper labia mea figna-
culum Annum, ut non cadam per ipfa, & lingua
mea perdat me ? Domine vitæ meæ , ne
derelinquas me in confilio eorum, & ne per-
mittas me cadere in ilia. Dixifti enim, Domine
: E x verbis tuis juflificaberis, & ex verbis Mottb. n.
tuis condemnaberis. Nam ii Propheta dixit : ^ .
Velut pannus mcnflruatoe omnis juflitia noflra :
quid dicam ego, qui in peccatis natus fum ?
Et nunc, Domine, ex tuis miferationibus tota
fpes mea dependet. Propitius cfto mihi pec- SaP* Sîrac‘
catori. Domine, elationem oculorum ne dederis $ $ •
mihi, & concupifcentiam malam averte a me.
Carifîime, ne. fidem fallacibus adhibeas fo-
mniis : nam multos feduxerunt fomnia, in
iifque Ipem ponentes exciderunt. Ad quas
enim nos devenimus menfuras, ut vifiones
Angelorum adfpiciamus ? Magna félicitas &
gloria eft humilitas : & non eft in ea lapfus atque
ruina. Signum porro humilitatis eft, am-
babus manibus omni loco ac tempore fubve-
nire fratri neccftitatcm patienti, non fecus
ac opem ab aliis recipere. Monachus hære-
ditatem parentum cârnalium requirens, in
tentationes incidet : qui autem Dominum
exquirit, falvabitur. Cave dixeris : fi confe-
nuero, unde fuftentabor ? De craftino non Matth. 6.
eft permiffum nobis follicitos efte . Et de fe-
nedute tua nunc anxie atque follicite cogitas
? Regnum Dei & juftitiam ejus quæramus,
& omnia hæcadjicicntur nobis. Ipfe
enim dixit : Novit Pater vefter coeleflis, quid 1 1 *
opus f i t vobis, antequam rogetis eum. Si vero
ifta primum non quæfierimus , jam perfpi-
cuum eft, nos de his minime laborare . f-a- 'Pfalm. 54.
tla igitur in Dominum cur am tuam, & ipfe te
enutriet. Si Dominus aliquid in manibus
tuis profperaverit', quafi ipfe rationes tecum
fubdu&urus fit, fatage . Qui pauperum miferetur,
bonis replebitur : at qui mifericor-
diæ vifeera claudit, a coelefti quoque Iponfi
thalamo excludetur . Qui confidit in homine,
non accipiet bona : at qui in Domino fperat,
falvabitur. Ne fis afper in lingua tua,quo-
niam os jufti diftillat gratias. Cibi multi craf-
fam ac ftupidam reddunt mentem : bona autem
temperantia purgat earn. Attende, monache,
attende tibi a convcrfatione mulie-
rum. Vide, cariflime, ne forte prætcxtu atque
occafionc cuculli,aut analabi,vel alterius ami-
<5tus,tua capiatur anima : multæ enim funt in-
fidiæ fraudulenti inimici. Satius eft veteres
ferre veftes, & curam habere animæ in timore
Domini : quam fplendide veftiri, & tur-
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