p r x fum itu r m a lu s ?Q u is e n im n o s c c r to s fa c ie t ,in q u o n o n erra-
u c r in t P a tr e s ,q u o s fæ p ils im c tu ip fe e r ra ffe c o n fite r is , fi corum
a u to r it a s lâ t is e ft ,n e c lic e t e am fu p e r io re a u tom a t e d iu in i elo-
q u ii iu d ic a rc ? A t ipfi e lu c id au ê ru n t e ïo q u ia d iü in a ? Q u is &
h o c ita e fle p ro b a u it ?Q u id fi n o n m in u s c r rau e ru n t e lücidando
q u am v iu e n d o & d o c e n d o ?O m n ia n o ft r â à d h ü c h um an a Fâeis,
h a c r a t io n e ,v t c um C ic e ro n e t ib i dic c re p o is im : F irig eb à t h * c
H om e ru s h um a n a t r a r is fe r e n s à d D e d s y d iü ib a m a llem àd 'ftos.
I ta & tu ex h dm in ib u s D e o s h o b i s fa c is ,& v e rb o D e i v e rb a ho-
m in um c om p a ra s p e rn ie iö fifs im e ,
P r b in d e fe ia n t in ia n i S o p h iftie , in d o d i P o n t i f i c e s , impij
S a c e r d o fè s ,la c r ile g iM o n a c h i ,& to tu s P a p a cu'm fuis fquamis,
lu p a n a r ib u s ,lù c is ,c x c c lfîs v n iu e r fis ,n o s n o n elle b ap tila to s ncq;
c re d e n te s in d om in é A u g u f t in i, Bern ardin G r e g o r ij/n e c in no-
m in e P è tr ir te c P a u li,n e c in n om m e a lm a tP a cu n a tis T h e o lo g i*
P a r ifie n fis S 6 d o tnæ ,a u t L o u a n ie n fisG öm o r r a : cum fuis Sorbis,
fe d in n om in e fo liu s I e fu C h r if t i,q u em fo lum c o n fic em u r ,& M i
g i f t ru m n o f t r u m ,& p r o n o b is c ru c ifix um . S iq u id em P au lu s nec
fib ijp fi,n e c A n g e lo d e coe lo c rcd i v u lt ,n ifi C h r ift t is iri fipfo vixe- J
j f i t& lo c u tu s hierin.
S c im u s q u id P a t r e s ,q u id D c d r e t a , q u id v fu s , q u id viilgi
o p in io h a b e a n t ,N e c e ft opu s n o b is P a rifien fi M a g ifte r io noftra»
li f s im o ,q u o d n o s edita a liq u a m a g if t r a lils im a determinatione
d o c e a t & d ic a t :H * c P rd p o fit io e ft fc a h d a lo fa ,E ft c o n t r a almas
F a c u lta te s ,E ft c o n t r a p r in c ip ia fid e i ,& r e liq u a ,q u * p u e r i ifti &
e ff c em in a t i,im o t ru n c i& ft ip it e s iatftare fo la n o tfe ru n t.N o n au -
d im u s>B e rn a rd u $ fic v ix it & fc r ip fit,S ed B c r r ia rd u s lie v iuere &
ic r ib e re d e b u it,iu x ta S c r ip tu ra s , N o n quaeritur, v t S a n f t i vixe-
ru n t au t d ix e ru n t , q u o s fe im u s fe ru a to s efle p e r i llu d orationis
d om in ie s ,R em i t t i t e n o b i s d e b i t a n o f t r a .Iu x t a R e g u lam omni-
busSati«ftis c om m u n em ,P fa L ja .P r o h a c o ra b it ad it b rn n is S a n - J
dths in tem p o re o p o r tu n o , N e fo r te p ro v e rita tc & iu ftlc ia am '
p le iftam iir q u o d illi p e r o r a t io n em m e ru e ru n t ig n b fe if ib i v t cub
p am & e r rb r em .V t ra c iu n t P a p ifta r,d um iu x ta P fa . irruuht ?/1
in h o m in c ,& in te tfic iu t feipfoS vn iu e r fo s , fu p e r pariecc inclina*
tu & m a c e r icm e ic & a n i jc u m h u n c e lc u a r e c o g i t a h t , v t eie&io-
rtes ftatuant,affe<ftantes m e n d a c iu & c .v t E b r * u s habet* C um in
fo ld D e o n ite n d um efle tofcies id em P la lm u s ir ig em ih e t .N o n in *
quam,quarfitur Vt Sandti vixerintautdixerint,fedvtviuendum
Sc rip tu radi<fte t»Non defa<fto,fed d e iu r e q u a t f t io n o b is e ft , Sa«ft‘
e r ra re p o tu e ru n t d o c e n d o ,& p e c c a re v iu e n d o * S c r ip tu ra errare
n o po te ft d o c en d o ,n e c c red ens i lli p c c ca rc p o te ft v iu en d o . San-
«ftos a c cep tam u s ,led q u o ru g lo r ia n o e x h om in ib u s ,im o e x D eo
qu o s n o n P a p a c a n o n ila t & p ro b a t,fe d q u o s D e u s c om tn e n -
Jac.Ipfius en im tauri & a lt ilia o c c ifa p a ra ta lu n t ad n u p t ia sC h r i-
fti Filij fq i,h o c e ft ,q u o rum diifta 8c fa ifta & q u a ten u s n o b is d i-
uina S c r ip tu ra com tn en da fc ,v t fu n t P a t r ia r c h s ,P r o p h e t s & A - ,
p o fto li,q u ib u s lo lis f id e l i t c r& n it im u r fic fe ru am u r , •
PRIM A PARS»
c|p®£^Spif A p a in g re flu ru s luas D e c r e ta le s ,d ic it : Translate sacer- TrmUto' fm ?
| 1 B k I P into,nefeffe eft,vt & Legis translatiofiat.Quo verbo, it quis du-
m bitarct.iusilludmagnificum & fanftiflimum legum condcnj£|
arrog«t>& monftrar, qua fide & iynccrirate nullas
non tra&at Scriprurxautoritatcs, i avniteiftmir ille Dei. Vult
enim huiusdifti cum efle fenfum,quod Chnftus atcendensin
coelum ,tranftulcrit facerdocium funm inPctrum, Petrus dcinde in Papam,&
Papain iuum quifqucfucccfforcm.Hinc cum habeant iacetdotium in feie
ttanslatum & facerdotij fit legem docere.concludit,penes feeffc & ius dicen-
dileges.Talifdlicetexotdio dignusfuitifte Liber iftius Autoris, Hoc niti
fundamento debuiriftud iacetdotium & eius generis leges*
Cseterum fi fpeftesdiuinum confilium^quoiolet Balaamos StCaiphas
iftospotenter confundcre,intclligcs,hoc Prooemiocoaftum effe Satanam,vt
imprudenter proderet,quid effet faAutus pet Papam Sc leges eius in mundo.
Sicut enim Caiphasdta Sc Papa hie verifftmam veritatem locutuseft,led non PmVrophuC*,.
cx animo. Vetfc enim & facerdotium Chrifti & legem eius volebat transferredJmlu-
profecit deniq; Sc tranftulit & prorfus euacuauit,vt iam non Chriftus fit Sa-
cetdos,led Papa,nec lex Chrifti nos dirigat, fed leges Pap?, id eft.horrenda
peruerfitateabommatio ftat in loco fandfo,& pro Chtifto Rcgc veriratis regnat
fuper nosidolum mendaiij & operatio crroris.Prorfus abunde praftitit
Pap* abominatio,qu* hoc Procemio promifit. Atqs dcLcgis tranllatione fuo
loco vidcbimus.fimul vifuri principia ilia fidei Lupanarium illorum,qu* le
fcholas Chriftianas mentiuntur*De traflato faccrdotio,quando hoc ad infti*
tutum ptoxlnie pertinet.primum videamus,
CE r tu s e fto ,n e c v l la p e r fu a fio n e fa lli te fin a s ,q u ifq u is e fle v o - ^
les pure Chriftianus,nullum efle in nouo Tcftamento facerdotium vifi- ^ TrfammtU
bile & externum,nifi quod humanismendaeijseft perSatanam erc£tu,
Vnum vero& lolum eft nobis facerdotium Chrifti,,quo ipfe obtulit fefe pro
nobis & nos omncslecum.Dequo Petrus dicit,/. Pct.3. Chriftus femcl pro
peccitis noftriS mortuus cft,iuftu^ro iniuftis,vt nos offerret Deo, mortifica#
tusquidemcarne,viuificatusautem fpiritu. Et Ebrc io. Vna cnim Oblationc
confdmmquit in fempiternum fanaificatos.Hoc facerdotium fpirituale eft,
&omnihusChriftiamscornmune.Omnesenim eodem.quo Chriftus.faecr Chriftifaarhutm
dotio facctdotcs furnus,qui Chriftiani.id eft.fili) Chrifti fummi Saccrdotis^’“ ^ « * » ''
iumus, Neq! nobis vllo prorfus alio lacerdore & mediatore opus eft, pr?tcr C CJtWlUHC,
Chriftum. Cumomnisfaccrdosin hocaffumatur.tefte ApoftoloEbre.j.vt
pto populo oret,Sc populum doccat.AtChriftianusquifq; per feipfum orat
in Chriftojhabcns peripfum,vt iioai 5*dicit,acceffum ad Dcum. Sicut promifit
E(a,65.Eritq;,antequamclamentcgoexaudiam,adhuc illis loquentibusego
audiam. Sic & perfeipfos a Deodocenrur,promittente Efaix. 54.
E( dabo vniuerfosfiliosruosdoaos a Domino.Etlere.ji.Non docebic vnufquifqs
fratrem luum,& vnulquifq; proximum fuum dieens-Cognofcitc Do-
minum,Omncs enim feient me i! minore vfqs ad maximum,EtElai.u,dicit;
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