ei /uv p>v%s ei'ti S ySmßßmov %agjlat, o<^A nifi fabula fit arcanam .habens fpecu-
.. ; v i J a t i o n c m , id quod exiftimo,muldsirl
Deura maledidis fermo ifte redüri-
dat. Quod enim ignoraric adiutri-
cem lapfus caufamfuturam, quodque
bgui 8c inali cognitionc interdixit,
quo vno vita hominum\contineri vi-
detur ; quodque infuper inuidit, ne
vitas-fadus particeps ex mortali fictet
immortalis, nimis inuidi Sc maleuo-
li eft.
C Y B . I X . L V Si
Abundc vtique funt qua: di-
g x i t , ad arguendam vetborum eius
vanitatem. Sed nihil habet in*
comtnodi, imo vtile crit ledori-
bus , de iifdem pauea etiam nunc
addere. Non enim percepta prud
en tia l rationis enim compos etat,
talifque fadus eft ab initio) pa-
radifo hominem abfterruit vniuer-
forum Deus. A t neque inuidia: aut
malcuolentia: erat, quemadmodum
dicere aufus e ft, quod efu lignivitae
eum arcuit, vt ne xuum viueret,
fed admirabilis in eo quoque ipfo
iyà ysyi/uunsc, iroÂAns yipuimy cl pjyst 'Stet
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a yivo/uS/in ßanjos, cy-rta, TV (G^-tPiapvauvts
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/ud(gc?&&àv, cLJdyouPS cjo âtnrÇ y/jtiiaf, cpjo-
Wgjaî ij ßa-maiev A w 'éiiv.
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ytcSaiii eAa* tIuj tcS &eâ xsmc^iyti/cSpUu puxuibus
fana mens eft. Nec enim.
ecebat qui femcL diuinam etiam
legem temeraflent, Sc ventris vo-
luptatibus v iâ i effent, eoque mi-
feriæ deuoluti , vt & in ipfa natura
corporis infirma effet lex pec-
cati , eoque ituti in omne pro-,
brum , fempiternum in mundo hoc
malum retineri, & a:què ac im-
mundos fpiritus , longam Sc fan-
âiifimo Deo exofam vitam perui-
uerc. Pra:ftabat nimirum , dixetit
iis qui in officium peçcaffent
, non in perpetuum fempi-1
ternéque malos videri, definere au-
tem , Sc veluti ad mali metam per-
uenire, mifericordia: ccrtè alicuius
fibi fpem coacetuantes , eo quod
femel poena: loco mortem incur-
riffent. Ne igitur capta per ip-
fum experimentum illa Deo inuifa
mali cognitionc , longa in ter-
■ ' ~ . ■ ,i - , ’ , ris vita homo fruerettir , pruden-
W eAf‘ ^ w s . A w tiffimo confilio morte carnis coer-
Tt^sgara trJ Jastfra ins Qpxjss ciuui^PPs'n , citus eft , Deo clementiss in ipfam
4. (it acini ytAlwomrs ^ cpiAgi'rStfTrlcts m
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JVi ajo5»S w y if 1 KSC%' « (Si <W li CUatque.
humanitatis idoneum tem-
pus non ignorante. Quod ipfum
diuinus docet Paulus , pramötum
quidem Deo fuiffe myfteriijm ante
conftitutionem mundi , verum
extremis temporibus feculi manifc-
ftatum effe, quo deccbat ca qua; hu-
C O N T R A 1 V L 1 A N V M LIB. l i t .
ifiàn* natur* acciderant ^orrigi. A ^ tou cf>iW tfw i-
Tt^/jopJaqy. cbiCivu pwJoAsyia/ /oô/ù tlxiçd yi
cùsu>it, Ajy>i Si /ùàfttot Q çd te jßi)
>c?) Kscr QrJltd. ^itct ins <tAn%Us nßx'nxc-
i(S- bit y^-fi oînjm(MXCvmhu AIcù c ifyf oAait
Snpuovfjss ili&reufy Jct.vÀ'm , tais djujfiläjS
(apuxas ivpy-tvovtj%jliv iivu mu <pvciy,
os sv yt ispyms <puui , Z>7s àju.<pi iiy A Stc/i j
'^OTX’) /oôfi, àss >« à/tÿp, rtiç}< etSi^it ^ A H%ôsi
r,u m e. Xrp erient^i a fatis eft : fed; . fi- B w' xv* m' ijpV.f ^ x yU,A i< a v n< 7tu/e a.. mwoi emi
dem mluper faciet Sc iftius opinio- ( v - , - \ < , ,
• -- ‘ is (THÇjs isvia , o tW âtftV (pgyvnjuaiwit
xomovos FopÇv&tos. ecpn yb cüias cà> ixS
Nequaquam igitur fabulîe iftæ funt,
oratio verius fapiens Sc necefl'aria ,
nec vllo paâo à veritate diffen-
tiens. Sunlma enim prouifione re-
rum Opificem Deum mord fub-
iunxiffe, quam peccatorum domi-
nadone teneri hominum naturam
in primis quidem hominibus, Ada-
mo , inquam, videret, ad veri , vt
opinor , demonftrationem ipfa renum
particeps Porphyrius. Sic enim
feribit in eo ad Ncmertium. Deus
autem , qui futura norit , alios
quidem propter pictatem etiam iu-
ucncs vitæ præripit , alios verb
propter eas qua: necefladis clades
futuræ funt per eos. Horum autem
mifertus , futuris ob inexpia-
bilia , calamitatibus eximit. Enim-
uerö Sc alibi rurfus ad hune mû- <
dum. Chryfippus autem c Soeta-
tis difeiplina , neque iis quæ fièrent
addendum putabat, Quis no-
uit i Sed , omninb, Hoc erat melius.
Si enim Dei adminiftratione
melior defignari nulla poteft , om-
iiino qua: fiunt exiftimandum eft
fuiffe melius ita effe, vti funt.
Nec enim tibi profe£lo,fi abs Re-
CQtSi
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epjaai itôfA.AXis, %v, pèp Si dJciCiat eit tioit
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partem humani impedi ali’
CklTt nu) iftyfA.^lçyyil ins TtoAmltxs \s7s vopuis
quant adminiftrandam accepiffes , - ~ ~ . i ,
SC l cimtatis commodo legibus D CW cvlut ilvo TtoAmw
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mam ciuitatem tueri , quàm fi ci-
u.mn alios alio traducere^ , alios
proferiberes, alios etiam interficeres,
neque omnibus vitam feruares, quia id
omnibus non expediret. Ac ei qui
.tantum mundum adminiftrat non
perntictemus , fua Vt fine repre-
henfione gubernet , cum rCtdlfi-
mè ab co regi vniuerfa probatum
fit, & p e t mortes eund,&: per mu-
tationcs, Sc per a ta rum nullum di-
ferimen, Accufabat igitur füos quo- ^
que doftores , qui nullum malum
facinus prorfus arcana: ptoui-
denti* reftoris omnium Dei tri-
■ butint, fed earn potius indifeuffam
relinqttentes pulchetrimo fuffragio
exornant. Nam fuprema: fciend:e
concçdunt , ficuti pulchrè perité-
que norit , vtque ipfi videatut
vni ac fo li, res noftras gubernare.
Neutiquam enim ab optimo & incul-
pato ttberrarit aut verbo, aut fado.