'A r*b fa 'trip lex .
S in * tentâti» dix
it Hr.
■Merx/slem.
Lex Uter4f tft k
monte S ine. „
Leoiff>iritt& de €«• lo.
H itru fslcm in fe r-
H ierufalem fitp er-
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p ItX^irxSe^ritm
C o m m e n t . D . M a,r t . L u t h . im E p e s t o Ea m
facris lireris fere Temper pro deferta Arabia accipitur. Nam Arabiafaelix,Saba fc
aliis nominibuspartialibus, A rabia Pet rea, Cedar, Amon, Moab, & multis notbl
nibusappellatur, ita,ucavaftkate Arabia, ficvideaturappellatajutfignificetft^
« l e r n ac d e fe rtam fy n a g o g am , feu legis'ju ftic iam c o r am D e o . C o n t r a , EcclefiaJ
fo e c u n d a cO ram D e o ,e tfi d e f e r ta e o r am h om in ib u s . S in a te n ta tio d ic itu r , D,
H ie ro n ym . te ile , id e ft, in q u ie tu d o & tu r b a tio p a c is, q u am ex leg e h ab em u s, per
le g em e n im c o g n itio p e e c a ti,id e© q ; & tu r b a tio co n fc ien tia t.H ie riffa lem vifio pa*
cis,quie s c o n f c ic n tis . P e r E v an g e lium e n im in Ecclefia v id em us rem ifllo fle pee.
fcatornm, qua: eft pax cordis.
I s m a E l au d im s D e i, feu a u d ie n s D e um , p o p u lu s e ft, q u i prsecedens. audivit
p o f tfe v e n tu rum C h r if tum , fed n o n v jd c n s a n te fa c iem ,& m a n ife fto . A u d iit Pro»
p h e ta s , le g it M o fe n : f e d tam e n n o n c o g n o v it p r a tfe n tem C h r if tum , Temper ha»
b e n s e um in d o rfo , Temper au d ien s & n u n q u am v id en s. I ta e ft om n is, q u i in leg t,
. ju ftific a tu r, a u d it ju ftic iam legis,& n o n vide t earn in C h r if to c f f e : a lio re fp ic it &
a lia a u d it, r e f p i c i t in e a , qua: fu n t a n te f e , & in fuas v ire s ,n o n in v ir tu te s Chrifti;
Temper tam e n -a u d itfe fe ad ju f tic iam p e r le g em co g i,ad q u am n u n q u am pervenit,
I s a a c r ifu s d ic itu r , h o c e n im eft g r a t i s , q u a :e x h ila ra tfa c jem h om in is o le o fuo,
C u i fletus c o n tr a riu s eft, h o c eft,culpae,qus.e ft ex lege* Q u a r e finguia n om in a ,
iuis c o n tr a riis co lla ta , p u lc h re d if fe re n tiam legis & E v an g e lii, p e c c a ti & g r a tia ,
fy n a g o g z & Ecclefiac, c a rn is & S p iritu s , v e tu fta tis & n o v ita tis o f te n d u n t.
‘Ill* <rutrm,qHt farfum esi Httrufitlem, liber*eft, q** cB muter tnintum noflrutn.
D i c e r c t,a lte f u ta te f tam e n tum 4 H ie ru f a lem , quae fu rfüm e f t, fe d interim»
a liam H ie ru fa lem in tu itu s , tn n ta v k d if tr ib u tio ttem , & a n a p o d o to n f e c it, alias ta»
m e n v e rb is fatisfaciens. Q u ia r e v c r a ,a lte rum te f tam e n tum co ep itinH ie ru fa lem ,
■mftTo S p irk u farnfto, d e coelo in m o n t em Z io n , u tE f a . i. d e Z io n e x ib it lex, &
v e rb um D om in i d e H ie ru fa lem . E t P fa l.n o . V irg am v i r tu t i s tu s em i t t e r Domi*
mis ex Z io n . V e rum , q u ia H ie ru fa lem te r r e n a , e r a t q n id em h s r e d ita s , in'Sina.,'
p r io r i te ftam e n to p röm iffa .N o b is a u tem alia p rom iffa in coelo: id e o & a liam Hie»
Tufalem h a b em u s , q u a :n o n f itc o n fin ism o n tiS in a , & fe rV itu tileg is p ro p in q u a J
a c c o g n a ta q u a td am . S e d& ilia d iffe re n tia eft , L e x l it e r s ,c f t a m o n te S in a d a ta ^
q u ib u s p rom iffa fu n t tem p o r a lia , fed Lex S p iritu s, n o n 4 H ie ru fa lem , imodecce*
lo d a ta e ftin d ie P e n te c o fteS jC u i p rom iffa fu n tco e le ftia -b o n a . ld e o ,f ic u tH ie ru -
fa lem eft m a te r om n ium , & m e tro p o lis e o r u m ,q u i in lege fu n t S inaica,filiiejus,
c iv eseju s. I ta H ie ru fa lem fu p e rn a m a te r om n ium e o r u m , q u i in ie g e fu n t grat
i s coeleftis, filii e jus, cives ejus. H i e n im f a p iu n t, q u a :fu rfum fu n t, n o n , quKfu-
p e r t e r r am , Q u i fp iritu trt h a b e n t p ig n u s & p rom iftio n is a tr am , ac p r im itia s futu-
r s h s r e d i t a t i s , c iv ita tis s te rn s>& n o v a e H ie ru fa lem .
Stent feriptum cB, L*i*reßerilit, qtt* ne»par is, trumpe & cUm*, qu* tie* part*-
rk. jQui* multi filti defertu, quam tmt, qu* haket virmm.
Efa. 54. baec f c r ip ta f u n t,m ir a q ; ä n tith e f i & a h tilo g ia fibi p u g n a n t, fterilis
& v id u a g a u d e tm u ltis f iliis : R u rfum , m a rita taA t foecunda c a r e t filiis. Q u is in-
te llig e th a te ? alleg o ricu s eft, & in f p i r i tu lo q u i tu r , fuflipta eX c a rn a li g eneratio-
n e P a rab o la , in q u a filii g e n e r a n tn r ,f em in a n tc v iro ex titu lie re . V ir ifte allegoricus,
q u i tü m m arita taS, tu r n viduas, tu m fte rile s ,tu fn föecundäs facit,LCx eft,quod
in gratco ( u t B. A uguiftinus a i t ) a p tiu s d i c i tu r : u b i N om o s m a fe u lin o g C f ie r c , di*
ci t u r , ficu t & T h a n a to s , q u e rn acque A p o fto lu s g e n e r e m a feu lin o | n'oviftimunu
in im ic um v o c a t. Lex ( in q u am ) Vir fynagogae, feu p o p u li cujuf<iue e x tr a gratiatn
D e i p o fiti, g e h e r a t q u id em , fed c um fuo d o lo r e filios m u l to s , Orpines a u tem pec-
c a to r e s , u t q u if a p ie n tia le g is , & ju ftic ia o p e ru n i legis f r e t i , i n leg e g ltiflen tu r,
q u o d ex leg e ta le s f a d i ( in t : & p a r e n ti fuo, id eft leg i, to ta faeid vitae fimiles,' curro
in tu s in fp iritu lin t lo n g e d iv e r f ii legis fo rm a : q u a n d o q u id em leg e p o tiü s auge-
f c itp e c c a tum ( u t d i x i ) q u E p e c c a tum o f te n d it,n o n a u f f e tt. Id q u o d R om . 7,k-
P A u t i AD 6ALATAS. 2 6 4
tius tracftat.C um effemus ( in q u i t ) in c a r n e , p a flio n e s p e c c a to rum ,q u a e p e r lc g em
grant, o p o r a b a n tu r in m em b r is n o f tr is .u t fru& ific a re n t m o r ti.
S em in a t ita q j v ir ille , in m u lie rem fu am , id e ft, d o c e t b o n a Sy n ag o g am : A t
ilia, d e fe rta fp iritu g ra tia c , n o n p a r i t nil! peC c a to re s, q u i ( im u la n t le g em ,m a g is
a u tem c o n tra le g em i r r i t a n tu r : ficu t Ju dæ i c o n tr a M o fen in d e f e r to , q u i fu it figura
legis & v ir ih u j us, S o lv itn r ab h o c v iro E cclefia, v cl q u ih b e t p o p u lu s p e r g ra -
tiam, q u a fie tn o r i tu r leg i, u t leg e jam u rg e n te a e e x ig e n te , n o n e g e a t, fed fponte,»
ac lib éré om n ia faciat, q u z legis fo n t, ac li lex n o n effet ; q u ia ju f to lex n o n e f tp o -
fica. I ta f i t , u t q uæ le g i fu b je d a e r a t , v e lu t u x o r foe cu n d a p ro ie p e c c a tric e , jam fit
vidua, & fine leg e , ac d e fe rta fte rilisq u e , f e d b o n a & foe lic i,tum v id u ita te ,tum lie -
rilita te , p e r h o c e n im fit a lte riu s v i r i, fe ilic e t g r a tia feu C h rifti. N am leg i g ra tia ,
M o fiC h riftu sfiîc c ed it. E q u o v i r o , alia foe e u n d ita te d o n a ta ,d ic it illu d Efa. 4 9 . Lt#&*#*, Mofi'
Q u is g e n u itm ih iif to s l e g o f t e r i l is ,& n o n p a r ie n s ,tr a n sm ig r a ta& c a p tiv a ,& i-
fto sq u ise n u triv it? e g o d e f titu ta & fo la ,& if tiu b iliic e r a n t? H s c d ic it D om in u s
Deus. E c c e le v a b o m a n um m e am a d g e n te s , & ad p o p u lo s e x a lta b o fig n um m e ü ,
■U a ffe ren t filios tu o s in u ln is , & filiastu as fu p e r h um e rum p o r ta b u n t. Haec i d e o ,
quia Ecclefiæ filii,n o n d o c e n te l i t e r a , fed ta n g e n te fp iritù D e i, e r u d iu n tu r . S icu t
Johan. 6 . d ic it: E ru n tom n e s d o c ib ile sD e i. Ubi e n im f p ir itu s n o n ta n g it, d o c c t
quidemlex, & p a r k m u ltk u d ô p o p u li: fed n o n n ili p e c c a to r e s , u t d ix i, fo lum m
opus h om in is ib i a g itu r : taies fa c iu n t, q u ales fo n t & ip fi ,N e u t r i v e ro b o n i. B o n i Bonifatfinc U
liunt fine le g e , fpla g r a tia S p iritu s. . , | d I /•!*&*•*&£
H u n ç a u tem P au li tr p p um a lle g o riç um , o p o r t e t h a b e r e fam iliä rem , n e p e » tm’
fegrina fenfus r a r i t a s , n o b is o ffu n d a t c a lig in em v e rb o rum P a u lin o rum . N am &
Auguft. c g r e g ie c ô n c u b itum filia rum L o th c um p a tr e lu o m o n f tr a t ,,h o c præ - B Au ^
l'ensnegocium (ignificare. L o th e ft ipfe N o in o s jle x fo ilic e t, q u em in e b r ia n t fili* flutmùik.
fu s ,id e f t,a b u t u n t u r leg e . N e c r e c l e e a r n in te llig u n tS y n a g o g æ p o p u lo riim , v ino
fenfps fui earn in e b r ia n t : co g e n te s h o c le g em effe & v id e ri,q u o d n o n eft : D e in -
de, ex le g e in h u n e m o d um in e b ria tæ in p r e g n a n tu r , d o c e n tu r , c o n c ip iu n t, a d
fcn tiu n t, & p a r iu n t M o ab ita s & A m m o n ita s , id e f t,h om in e s fu p e rf titio fo s , & fine
g ra tia S p iritu s, d e legis o p é r é p ra sfum e n te s, q u i ufqj in s t e r n u m n o n in g re*
[diuntur inE c c le fiam D ei. U n d e red te M o ab ex p â tr e A m m o n , p o p u lu s m oeroris
;in te rp re ta tu r, q u o d ju f tic ia r io rum & h y p o c r ita rum h æ c u n a fitja ! fta n tia ,f e e x le - ******
|geeffe,fecundumle g em v iy e r e ,S c rip tü r a s f ib i folis a r ro g a r e , ta n q u am f ilii legis MoÀb
[lirit le g itim i. U n d e & Mo ab ap u d E lic ro n . fu p e rb u s valde effe d ic itu r. I n té r im ta -
Smen n o n a d v e r tu n t, q u àm in q u le s fit e o rum c o n f c ie n tia ,& f in t p o p u lu s m oe ro -
ris : ç um fine g ra tia c o n f ta b ilie n te in o p e r ib ü s legis, q u ie ti effe n e q u e a n t, fruftra_>
[portantes p o n d u s d ie i & æftus.
M a jo r f a n e .f ilia ,im p u d e n tio rg lo ria tu r fe ex p â tr e filium h a b e r e M o ab ( i n - ■ L f
quit,)ex p â tre . H * c e f t fcn fu a lita s& c a ro , in q u a g lo r ià n tu r ju f tic ia rii, q u o d e x le -
|ge Tint. N am ad h om in em fu lg e n t o p e r a legis & ö p e r a to re s legis. M in o r v e to n o n Mimr
gloriatur, fe d in foe lic em p o p u lum ,(u um f ilium ap p e lla t. Hæc eft c o n f c ie n tia ,q u s pmitntu ,x tm
,cx lege & o p e rib u s ejus r e q u iem n o n h a b e t, fedm ag is in q u ie tu d in em & tu r b a - 1‘ e c?,rilu‘ >jm
tionem. . • : .;■ : '""r'jHÜ.
H æc fatis. D iç ite rg o Apoftolus,matremnoftramhaberemultosfilios,&fi - .
,Gt deferta , fte rilis, vid u a, fine, v iro , leg e , lip e filiis, ex leg e d a i t i s & fkiftis : id e o h o t
ipfolsetandum e i eft & e rum p e n d iim , & p r * g au d io c lam an d um , q u o d h o c m o d o
■fterilis f i t , & n e c p a r ia t, n e c p a r t u r i a t , c um u ite r im filii legis m in u a n tu r , & filfi
;gratiae m u ltip lic e n tu r . A d h a n c tc fti p ü lc h e tr im e v a le t f ig u ra , x. Reg. 1. d e A n n a ..
& P h en en n a : praefertim cum a d d ito c a n tic o A n n * , u t v id e ri p o f fit, Ifaiam ex e o
loco fuam p r o p h e tiam , q u am A p o fto lu s h ie p o n i t , haufifle , p h e fen tè & illum i-
nante e um e o d em S p ir itu . D o n e e fte rilis ( in q u it ) p e p e r it p lu rim o s , & quæ m ul*
to sh abebatfilios, in f irm a ta eft. Q u ia n o n in f o r titu d in e fua ro b o r a tu r v ir,& c .
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