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prudentcr ftudet allicere atque recipere : fie ^ ß\/xg^ tooths e7nAct£g/DÇ * fnroMns t o/vito
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quoque multa indiget prudentia atque ex-
perientia qui cogitationum maculas purga-
re cupit
X X X V I .
SI le<ftioni incumbas, cave, ea qua; ad
faftum & elegantiam taut um pertinent ^
fermonis , perfequaris, & coufque dumta-
xat tuum extendatur ftudium, ne arrogan-
tijE fpiritus cor tuum feriat : verum inftar
fapientis apis mel ex floribus colligentis ,
fnufhim ex iis qua; legis, proanimimede-
la defumito.
X X X V I I .
QUemadmodum fi pauper quifpiam i
inanis gloria; cupidus, Regis fibi normen
ufurpet, ob id tarnen non eft
Rex fie quoque monachus occulte come-
dens, & ad menfam fratrum abftinentiam ac
temperantiam fimulans, non eft Afceta, fed
aranea; potius telam fe texere oftendit: non
enim per redam viam ambulat fandorum,
fed illorum , qui humanas laudes affedant.
X X X V I I I .
SI mundo renunciafti, munere tuo funge-
re,ut defideratam margaritam confequa-
ris. Quidam enim poft mundi renunciatio-
nem, e feculi vita.receflerunt, alii quidem
militia relida, alii vero divitiis diftributis j
ad extremum vero propria voluntate dudi
ceciderunt: quum nihil fit infelicius, quam a
propria fuperari voluntate, 8c non ex divina;
voluntatis prxfcripto vita; fua; rationes diri-
oere. Atque hi quum fe putent quam lon-
gilfime ab hujus vita; rebus abfcefliife, in
ipfo adhuc veftibulo hxrent:
X X X I X .
QUemadmodum filii Ifraël quum e for-
nace ferrea liberati, incolumes mare
».rubrum tranfilfent, donifque ejuf-
modi ac commodis perfruerentur $ in conti-
nenti naufragium paffi funt, quod propriæ
voluntatis imperlo nimium fe fubderent :
adeo ut ex tanta eorum multitudine duo dum-
taxat falvati fuerint, qui divina oracula ne-
quaquam fpreverant, fed Altiffimi confilium
ac voluntatem pic fandeque obfervarant.
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X L .
Ui mundo renunciarunt, nihil am-
plius cum mundo habent commune :
atque hi five primo loco conftituan-
tur,quum non fint principes,five inpoftremum
locum detrudantur, iidem fèmper funt animo
. Qui autem a reda pietatis fententia le
avelli finunt, facile ad mundi voluptates
déclinant , neque dcinceps virtutis caufa
certamen ullum fufcipiunt, fed abjedo jugo,
diligentius reficiunt quæ olim honefte diifol-
verant : haud fecus quàm fi virgo aliqua ca-
ftiflima, quæ fenfiis fuos in thalamo atque
conclavi fuo diligenter curare folebat, de-
pofita verecundia corrumpatur, impudenter-
que nec Deum nec homines verita , quod-
cumque flagitium committat. Sed ob id ne-
quaquam talis effugiet manus Dei : dies
enim fupremus cujufque opus oftendet, quo-
niam in igné probabitur.
MA. X L I .
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I fàfa.T]o/ifyos y t ßpet^a^v sVmy^gTcy.
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E atus qui virtutem operibus pradicat.
verbis enim proprietates virtutis enar-
rare, & fadlis contraria agere, ad falutem
non proficit. Quemadmodumi nec qui de
temperadtia diflerit, & interim turpia pera-
git, prsmia ulla confequetur.
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CAve animo perturberis, dum homines
voluptatibus deditos cernis ablque~ ul-
lo timoré quæ fenfibus placent perficere : flos
enim eorum plane foetet. Illorum autem,
qui virtutes colunt, ftudia in luce refplen-
dent, fuaviflîmifque odoribus fragrant. Qua-
propter virtutum ftudiis infifte , ut 8c apud
E illos, qui fluxas atque fugaces voluptates
fequuntur, in admiratione fis. Licet enim
manifefte id declarare nolint, fecum tamen
tacite virtutum cultores beatos prædicant.
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ftudiofe comta atque ornata ad tur-
» pem amorem excitandum, cave ea
idmireris , neque pellis paulo poft cine-
rem dilfölvendce color te decipiat | fed
:ecum ipfe ingemifcendo pfalle : Memento
Domine , quoniam pulvis fumus : homo
ficut fcenum dies ejus : tamquam flos agri
fic efflorehit , Quoniam 'fpiritus pertranf-
iit in Ulo , & non fuhfeftet , & non
cognofcet amplius locum fuum . Miferi-
I .Cor-s
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