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V. 2. fir n e n , Amen dice tib i, niß quit rè-
nätue fnerit defuf er, non poteH viderc
regnum Vei. Dieit ad eum Nicodemue.
Non quibus rebus exiftimas, inquit,
6 Nicodeme , fides comparator. Non
fufficit tibi fermo ad iuftitiam, neque
nudis verbis pietatem confequeris. Ac» ,<tt’7'
enim, quicunque mihi dicit Pomine, Domine
intrabit in regnum cnlorum, fed qui
facit voluntatem Patrü mei qui in calls
® efl. Voluntas autem Patris eft, vt homo
fan&i Spiritus efficiatur particeps,
& qui de terra eft, regeneratuS ad in-
folitam & nouam vitam cteli quoque
ciuis nuncupetur. Dum autem rege-
nerationem illam qu:e fit per Spiritum
defuper elTe ait, clarè demonftrat Spiritum
ex fubftantia Dei ac Patris effe,
ficut ipfeinimirum de feipfo quoque
dicit alicubi: Ego de fupernis fum. Et A«*.S.
iäpientiffimus Euangelifta de eodem:
f u i defurfam venit, fuper omnes cSt.
- Qua de re fufius fuo tempore dici—
mus.
v.4 . Duomodo pot efl homo nafli,cum fit f i -
nex ? nunquid poteft in ventrem matris
fiua iterate introire,& renafii ? Reßondtt
I E s V s.
Hinc arguitur adhuc animalis effe
Nicodemus, proindeque ea neutiquam
fufeipere qua: iunt Spiritus Dei. Stul-
titiam enim effe putat illud adeö au-
^ guftum ac illuftre myfterium. Et cum
generationem lupernam ac Ipiritalem
audit, corporeum ventrem imagina-
tur, res iam genitas iterum parientem,
& Legem natura noftrte non exce-
dens, res diuinas ei admetitur , cum-
que do&rina: fublimitatem inuenerit ä
qua fe extricare nequeat, deorlum fer-
tur ac mit. Quemadmodum enim qua:
vehementiori ia£iu lapidibus allidun-
tur, repercuffa refiliunt: fic etiam in-
j do£ta mens , opinor, fi res offendat
® quarum vim fuftinere nequeat, illico
refugit, Sc fua mediocritate contenta
pratftantiorem Sc altiorem intelligen-
tiam reiieit. Quod cum illi Iuda:orum
principi contigerit, ipiritalem generationem
non capit.
v.y .Nifiquis renatus fuerit ex aqua ér Spi-
nttijancio,nopoteft introire in regnis Dei.
Cum non intelligeret Nicodemus
C O M M E N T . I N I O A N . E V A N G E L I V M . 147
quid fibi velit iftud , yiatus effe délit- A ß^Asira < rn p fi<S tfù)%v fywSuója] Stir,
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mur, 6c in nhorum Dei adoptionem B , , \ Q / » ni o n'
refingimur. Nicodemus auce, cumnon ’ ™ ^ f » ^
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per, apertius illud myftprium exponit
Dominus enim nofter I e s v s Chri-
ftus regenerationem, quæ per Spiritum
fîtjdemper efTe aiebat,oftendcns Spiritum
(upremæ omnium liibftantiæ ilium
effe, per quem diuinæ confortes
efficimur naturæ , dum percipimus
eum qui fubftantialiter ex ipfa proce-
d it , 6c per ipfum atque in ipfo ad
cxemplarem pulchritudinem reforma-
mur, 6c fie ad vitæ nouitatem renafeieoinfenfuvoccm
ilia defuper acciperet,
natiuitateni, cuiufmodi eft cotporum,
denuo futuram fignificari fufpicatus eft,
proindeque rem impolïibilem animo
voluens, ftultitiam fuam 6c infeitiam
prodidit. Neceflario itaque Saluator,
cum eo vt imbecilli adhuc mente præ-
dito móllius agit, 6c orationis tegmi-
ne fiiblato , apertè demum ait : Nifi
quis renatus fuerit ex aqua 6c Spiritu
Dei. Cum enim homo fit compofi-
tum quid, non (implex natura, ex duo-
bus attemperatus , corpore nimirum
fenfibili, 6c anima intelligente, gemi-
no quoque opus erit ei ad regenerationem
fando, non poteft introire in regnum C y*yj.*vfixpi.d,«fèsi\ùv, aia.q>asSbv
remcdiofvtrique quodammo-
do affini 6c amico. Spiritu namque
(an&ificatur hominis lpiritus : aqua
verb (an£fcificata , corpus. Quemadmodum
enim infufa lebetibus aqua,
fi admoueatur igni vehementi , vim
iai /unrig y/unSn c% bSùmç, *54 7n'&j/xcLrng v
S lw c f ) ei<nA%iv 6/V 'dato ßcLoiXilaut v*0 6 V . ’O n t
yd czcô%rvv2t, iÿ Vy d'TÛKQito xÿ <pucnv 0 Jyu-
t S & m i g , cal S v o xAxegÿtojxivoç, â/q3 ^ t V A A p-
vôri odfAcLrüç , (c voepßtgy JiTrtwç curcJ
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tuzoç iyciiar,g <gtç) ç ol/aQu r^f SlSv)Xeùftd^a>v.
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7IV$J(ACL, uSbori Q ao 7TÙXlV viytdLojJLtvc?, Z) <meius
concipit : ita Spiritus efticacitate D fxat. ovrép yd ^Qmv S ca rmg teGmv cw-
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nefque demum in quibus fuerit fan- ^ 7f“ ' ^ w , v-
^tificat. t& Sfyt y TtvÙjfAamg anepyuceg to ct\ c&mv
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f y J o n o .
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yi'fyuM/lSjJOV CAL TV 7rvdJfAcLrdg, 7TV&JUCL wÊfià
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intelleaum afeendendum effe perfua- E » " g g S W ^
deti & dum ipiritalem generationem au- v^Xsrzi&v èpa£>ct\v\v vuvioxv y vs\ 7rv&JH&rÂ~
vJaju ÙLK0V0V77X. 'ß/uvrbnv ^fjtn m crco/uf ÏJtâj/i
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v. 6. Jpuod naium efl ex carne, caroefli &
quod natum eft ex Spiritu, Jpiritus eft.
dit, non efte continuo de re propria cor-
porum accipiedum. V t enim necefle eft,
inquit, omnino carne efte quod ex carne
gignitur,ita etiam fpiritus ea qu$ nafeun-
turex fpkitu. Quibus autem diuerfa eft
effentias ratio, h^evtiqj generationis mo-
dum habent non eundeiSciendu eft verb
nos genimen (piritus diccre hominis (pi