Ifili. 12.33.
Hebr. 4*
Teflament.
S. Ephraem.
Mattb. 16.
%om.21.
J o b .n - i
2. for. 12
Tfal. 38.
morem mittit radices fuas , & non timebit , A
cum venerit azftus. Ifaias autem : Dominus rex
noßer , Dominus fervator noßer : ipfe falva-
bit nos. Ecce Deus Salvator mcus , fiduel
edit ev agam , & non timebo. Quin & Paulus
nos admonet , dicens : Teneamus fpei
noflrd confeffionem : fidclis enim eß y qui re-
promißt.
Divina igitur hac & repofita fpeenu-
tritus Sandus Ephraem , humana ac tran-
fitoria qucecumque fpernens , fempiternatn B
affiduc o-loriam concupifcebat. Amorem ve-
ro in Deum , & proximum adeo ferva-
vir ftudiofe , ut ex hoc decedens feculo ,
haze inter poftrema referret: par enim eft ipfa
verba Sandi illius Patris, tamquam omni de-
monftratione potiora, in medium producere .
Nullo modo in tot a mea vita (inquit) adverjus
Dominum contumeliofus exfiiti, nec fermoftultus
e labiis meis egrejfus e ß . Neminem in omni
vita mea malediftis oneravi; nec cum ullo plane C
chrißiano homine contentiofum me prabui. O
felieem linguam , quaz confidenter ejufmo-
di vocem emifit , qiue fobs potilfunum an-
crelis , propter vitam ab omni materia mu-
tationeque remotam , congruit ! at nobis
carni fervientibus haud ita convenit , 110-
ftreeque nature vires magis exfuperat ,
quam ut facile exazquari fa d is queat.
Et ut plurimum labores , vitafque
illorum explores , qui virtutibus clari I
fuerunt ; vix tarnen ullum huic fimile
pure fincereque caritatis indicium re-
perias . Si enim inter cundas virtutes
maxime precellit caritas : hanc ita no-
fter hie excoluit Ephraem , ut nullus
alius magis ex Patribus . Sed quoniam
digna quifque propriis fadis accepturus
eft prazmia ne Patres Patribus videa-
mur conferre , ifta aliis confideranda po-
tius relinqucmus . Neque etiam haze ipfa
comparationis cauffa a nobis funt d ida:
fed ut populo clare conftet , noftrum
hunc * aut verius univerfaz Ecclefiaz do-
dorem Sandum Ephraem , ad fupre-
mum gradum in fpiritali virtutum feala
perveniffe.
Pietatem vero atque religionem in
vera fapientiaz pofleflione comparavit ,
S. fecundum illud Job : Ecce cultus Dei
eß fapientia . Per illam , ut paulo ante
, illius puritatem fidei deferibentes ,
oftendimiis , quomodo S . Paulus in ter-
tium afeendit coelum , azternamque fibi
nominis gloriam in Ecclefia paravit. Sa-
crarum quoque Scripturarum huic ex Da-
vidica lucerna accenfa eft meditatio ,
- fecundum iftud : In meditatione mea e x -
ardefect ignis . Siquidem amor , cceleftis
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O y /u-ovov 3 t counts mis nfscen-equs xj ^Seo-
rerum ardorem excitabat
Nam omnem , & antiquam & no-
vam Scripturam alliduo ftudio , ut qui-
vis alius , ftudiofe verfavit , accurateque
ad verbum eft interpretatus : & ab ipfa
procreatione mundi ufque ad poftremum
gratis librum , qus abdita , qusque
arcana , ac recondita erant , Spiritus
adjutus lumine , commentariis illuftravit.
Neque vero dumtaxat hujus noftre di-
vinitus coitcefls -fapientis latices haufit ,
aliifque impertitus eft : fed etiam eas, qus
ad rede ornateque dicendi rationem , ac ad
dodrinaz fubtilitatem pertinent, artes atque
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opbdv ? Ao y \t, oVn Tg rafec to *r vonufmcov ßoe-
3 os y omt /n f\a . V^uorxrlircts, oarov jeoev pp^rustf^ov
(®£ßo-eAoL&emo • o<rov <ß avovrjrov, ctVeSccAgTO, ^y- ^ ^
y u M W B I w H h I 1 „ mundicia , pro hominis natura , imo&tu-
V » / ^ / cv mKm \ pra conditionem quail numanam ( cum lit
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• (rolfJjctmt 3 etyAoto^oivw? o^«t<rp<x7r?cov , xj
difeiplinas, quatenus ducebat utiles ,
rejedis vanis ftultifque rebus , squitatis
lance adionem contemplationemque pon-
derans, exercuit. Animiporro corporifque
mo quidem imperabat, corpore autem re-
fple.ndebat , perturbationemque dominam
circumferebat. Quod ex infidiis , qus ei
( ficut memoris eft proditum ) ab impudica
ftruds funt muliere , fatis confirmatur .
Nam cum ea tanquam efca quadam ma-
litis , ad fallendum infignem ac rarum
hunc virum homicida Belial ufiis effet: tandvS'pos
/jjapmu^el mols Aeyo/n.e'vots v n* 1 Topisfjcevns nro'pvns
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» « form- nr pfiirn «xrljr/arnic - in/irlioMfublimium
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retur , ut etiam adverfus ipfum infidiato-
rem , cam ipfe deceitantem in conflidu
conftituerit. Siquidem cohortationibus , atque
admonitionibus, divinarumque ratio-
num quafi incantationibus , ipfam conver-
fam ad meliorem frugem perduxit : & ex
impudica pudicam , ex lafeiva gravem, ex
inquinata puram caftamque reddidit.
Jam vero diffluentes , ac perpétuas
Accx^yov 3 to ctgyvecov etnceiv exetvv pgi^poy E ipfius lacrymas referre volenti , vere ob-
(usÇjSvfjM'niïévu fjcot y Stcxpueiv ovmcos eneeqp^emoj •
omt jU»n «f'/yce tht« , to T <îitxpywy ewiÇ vre-
Aotryos mep Aoyco 1 mts “ß^ppniAeuireiev j cos yS ntu-
ctv dvSptontots <ruf/j(pumov to <xv<x7rvg«v, vsq det
cygp'yy,(agvov • Htcos E’cp^cq^o to dV.xpyp’pogTv. y yd
y fiepet y y vy^ , y fxearovvx'riov , «y* dl p u , y çty -
juds to Ae7tjd7UT0v y one Çnpos d TyVy dvvçccxTos
ô(p<3 ctA/U.os xa&copccmo • vriî /u,ev me xoimj , nun 3 p
nu tS'icos "dTioxAdjo/uevos 3 als eA e fy , d-romnfJcoL-
nu • çevuyfxots 3 nu t? otufxdmcov coCpdos enrobe-
revet pel3 pu • fuuSAov ■ 3 ^ûJ/uuaiv d<p3 uAtu$P
miss çevuy/uxs V^ç/iuAetmo • v*] wv <vrQptTo%os
dfx^ome'pcov n cütçJoiPos 5 v eméqis ajmlu v eme'pHs
(f)ctpto(uevks, ht/xto» ybp int admep Stcx^vu (xev
çevuy/xxs • çevuy/xot 3, muuAtv Sïwpwu <> Xj no cLjmtov
no is
oriuntur lacrymaz : cum vix abfque lacry-
mis ejus lacrymarum pelagus liceat trans-
fretare. Nam ficut cundis hominibus ci-
tra intermiflionem fpiritum ducere eft proprium
: ita Beato Ephraem aflidue lacrymas
profundere , natura quodammodo vi-
debatur infitum. Nulla quippe dies, nulla
nox, nulla diei nodifque pars, nullumque
breviffimi temporis momentum fuit , in
quo non vigiles ipfiu$ oculi lacrymis con-
fpicerentur profufi : nunc enim communes,
nunc privatas, ut ajebat, calamitates, ab-
furditatefque deplorabat . Sufpiriis porro
oculorum flumina prudenter inhibebat ,
aut potius oculorum fluminibus fufpiria excitabat
. Eratque rei utriufque progrefTus admi-
rabilis, licet alioquin utrumque alterius vide-
retur cauffa. Profluebant quippe ipfi lacryms,
mill