I6g B- C Y R I L L I AR C HI E P I SC . AL EXANDRi
l$w«»,cw U m m verb appellit,non remipfam(hoc enim
^ ' 1 - ‘................. vel mcelledlu , vel dictu meptum eft )
fed iniquitacibus implicatos, qui eb
demum improbicatis morum veniunt,
vc non iam iniqui , fed verius iniqui-
tas debeant nominari. Hi igicur qua-
fi ignis ardebunt , inquit, id eft, ipfi
ignis erunt. Nemo enim alius flam-
mam illis inferet, fed ipfi ad hoc fibi
inter fe fuiScicnt. Succendcnturetiam
quafi herba atida, Sc vt denfitas fyl-
Buarum. Furit enim femper flamma,
fi in materiamvftam; herbam inquam
aridam, Sc ligna fylueftria jncidat. Credo
autem ego , propheticum ferrno-
ncm hifee verbis nobis hare velle de*
monftrare. Vefpafiano enim quern ad-
modum iam fupra dixi , vaftantibus
Iudaiam , vrbefque eius oppugnanci-,
bus, maxima crat vndique tumultua-
tio , partim fame conficiente , partim
vbique feditiofis hominibus, turn do*
SXvo^vy Isli SsJOfMtqs
Hÿ/rypSyry-lvou; , vxtyfël t s ySy t v ™
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fjtdïXwimfJ&^SfSliv. ImlsiyZfoiw
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<p?*syt , 2v a ’ ^ftetmunv A a m iAs is i‘S
,t V to tLÏÏsî- iwtu ^ iiira i^sq Si de a.yça>ç\i > £
dsSïloy Jyuuftf. fj^vorraJi ys coei u\ §?$-
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y^aiçlv 3 <py^uf y morues Spvysis
oiysq 3 eyo/yi t no0tpyTixiv y/Aiv Puyfiif eno^vtt
ßoiteSC, SyteuZ prls'v-niif.-OTiazja.tncuioJ’ys
jLTmu,Ks&X‘'Gf’*Sti rao§-mv, xjtf&Syouo-
• r a ^ T l o u ^ a y a r , ’ÿ'&Scâ> cùny TceMopiwuurav
yn> \ \ { , orXpsvç Sut o o r lysitpii ybpoCos. TVts /d)f>
Al/aacf!(5t7aT>îxaVTBs, TVts dt 7Wor aacsoçqi çttno
. „ . mos diripientibus, turn eos qui videeitfansiy
banturinfigniores inuadentibus, vtini
i T»~s &xiSnv i Q Sfe.Qipi'sipyis , «« ypiedeq C ceftina incolarum molimina ipio exterdUy%
grauiora exiftere'nt. Horum Iofe-
Qojnixa'ngjrnii l^a%i yui^ysm ox* T oroj-
>uiuvTU>vr($^/Uf!lua.7u.{&u7U. Si Q-tpds Iaawms
isnp§. cVtouu *|5&|i§gB5jjl tyyoiv or 7°is Secoitn
•n J'pvfjuiS ,S.y^u>sli ei/j^^ypy-v, ijSamfyv-
yraJ>T t)r ovojuxfcav. IfMvXgvn
y l KStt’ ili Siytild4 ij pzalioi Sn/usi.
07? 3 yjy t? SbMuuTZtiv 'b
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va/QjTntv. ttylwSi~<>fT\a>$■, o'ri'fn af) dflxoJoi
AsWrzn&is t7ci(fifn ^mfs S or a>cs<!fy TreA^
phus difertc contexit hiftoriam. Ergo,
inquit, ardebunt ceu in denfitate fyl-
iii, Agreftcm verb herbam Sc aridam
denficatemque fyluæ , gregariam tur-
bam eum dicere arbitror. Diuifi erant
quippc aduerfum fe ipfi in faftiones
Sc diifidia populäres. Deinceps verb
ad eos qui videbantur efle aliquid malum
peruenrurum, porrb oftendit, di-
cens : Et deuorabit quæ in circuitu funt
e/w^os, or ‘bTrsyvucpl tycev, a
eu tuny Sijy&xev toS> ots t 71aAeyarwr ir vtip.
j[y)'(sw'7a<p>!oi 2dgi Jofwr^yais xw»aV- m/Jxcyii
Sm iy tmiAmau.'flvSctfav yy. a. Si
fipyjutainy/uiA'TZt/Sai,'^ujTu'niiAKi^Cf!/ia/ioif ,
/ ~ n t 1 1 v,E reifte dixit, cum ilia plana feciilet au-
I S S t H d i e n t i b u s , ftatim adneftit. Et erit.po-
g^zr/ 0 ^c,c$ '\l^zro 7n/^$ ^(scxa^i/yi^yos. " “
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TrtTTS y) 53 dq>iAs»c.TO/(*<srSS,
4 &St\<poif d x ilSi-ni, S^yolui ap^foju/aai
nifiUTifeirv/!^ ksct’ bAA>iAar, SikSiu,
opibus, vel alio quopiammodo excel-
lunt. Iam dixi, iis qui fplendidiores
efle videbantur , grauiter vim fecifle
qui in quaque ciuitate feditiones con-
citarefoliti crant adeovt defperati fa-
cerent ea, quæ ne ipfa quidem hoftium
manus aliquando egerit.Et hæc,inquit,
in ira furoris Domini. Succenfa eft enim
fic vniuerfa terraIudæorum. Quæ verb
pulus velut igni fucccnfus : Homo fia.
tris fui non miferebitur. Quemadmo-
dum enim qui bobus ignem admouent,
extimulant ad iram .efficiuntque v t fero-
ciore impetu ferantur in eos quos impe-
tunt : ficerit,inquit,vnufqui(que popu-
lus, velut igniincenfus.Violenticnim&:
immifericordes erunt,& fratres non ag -
nofeent âcres & agreftes, ac fero animo
inuicem omnes, & ferarum inftar. quæ
famc
C OMME N T . IN ES A
fame acuuncurt, & rabidc aguntur, in
aliquos, déclinant ad dexcra,&edent
à finiftris, id eft, hoc & illuc conuer-
tentut, illos a dextris mordentes, hos
à læua , parcentes nemini, infàtiabili
cupiditate feipfos inuadendi ardentes.
Non enim , inquit;> fatiabitur» homo
comédons carnes braçhii fui,., Q rem
miram Si incredibilem ! Non, inquit,
fibi ipfis comparcent, ex impocenti vi-
Aelicçt infania. Prorupta enim femel
&c defpcratà audacia fieri , ad omnia
curpiffima acerrimè & iuucnili more
prpgredientur. Poftea dicit: Comedet
.enim Manafl'es Ephraim , & Ephraim
Manaflem. Ephraim verb &,Manafles
fuerunt duo fratres, & filii lofeph. At
neqpçinter fanguinis charitace çon-
iunclos, inquit, natuta ipla tune pa-
cem conftituec : leges çonfanguiuita-
tis inanes crunt & irritæ. Surgent enim
.alius, it} ahum fratres, Sc eodem pro-
gnati femine , vnus in vnum , duo in
alterum. Comedet nempe, inquit. Ma-
nafles Ephraim,& Ephraim Manaflem,
quoniam fimul Iudam oppugnabunt.:
Itaque çonfufionc repleta funt omnia,
& in quos non licebat, & à quibus non
licebat permifeuè furor egit omnia. Et
hæc quidem hiftoricè, quemadmodum
dixi, çoetui I udæorum acciderunt. No-
bis autem ipfis eciam cauendum eft.
Punicur enim inobedientia, & in quam
quifquis recidit, tauquam igni combu-
retur, eum que & carnalis voluptas, Sc
ardens cupiditas incendent, ac erit ei
incus in animo ac corde pugna intole-
rabilis, ac infurget contra fpiricum ca-
ro, Sc ingens erit iaûatio ac tumultua-
tio. Quare ficuti & diuinus Paulus inquit
: Spiritu ambulate , Sc cupidita-
tem carnis ne perfeceritis. Nam fi
Deo fubditi fumus,ambulabimus in fpi-
ritu, & carnales cupiditates fuperabi-
mus , internâfque animi faces vince-
mus, Sc cor tranquillum pxcatumque
conferuabimus. Pax enim Dei, ficut
feriptum eft, quæ fuperat omnem men-
tem, euftodiet corda noftra, Sc cogi-
tationes noftras.
In omnibus his non aucrfus cfl furor,
fed adbuc manus excelfa. V^te qui feri-
bunt iniquïtatem. Scribentes enim ini-
quitatem feribunt ; déclinantes iudicium
fauperum , 0 - diripientes ius inopibus
populi mei, quo ïiiduas ha béant grad*.
. Comment, iu Bfaitm,
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