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fuje gloridm, contrd lucldntihws potefldtibus dducrfdrijs,
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Qudpropterfi idcm hcdie , rcuccld nobU Zudngelij idmpadcyufu ucniat, ut tmmtfts multiphciubdrcfeontdt* ty tmpcfturarum turbimbus , mcndacij duthor , qui dum atmfuitm hnmdflti tradttiombusfatis munitutranqml* U poffcdii , egit quictius ydum pellere rurfus mundo tUdtn tiequttcbfcur&retdwenddccccnctwr, utdpdixispUne dgnofti.a ncnnuttis nc uidert qutde pofiit,par eriijit mt* moresjlc bonam det uohmtdtem decreuiffc, ate^ qucfodd OmfriM picdurr.unied.ua modoqu^iditdtcmfttdturl, uttnde "c> r.b Jcij ttx/m ujrtm tim bonius fua chnor redddtur 3 bcni confiU ccre dcbctj tmpdtrisnoftrifupernof>ubi(£ qutefalutir.obtffintpro ^:od Ejc* f]?kientis,confukntw, ty exanimo^tuprchdcregrdti dKgdxn ASipfi ttgdmus • EtemmfireckrdtionemfubduxerimM, ncfiru v.x hdvApari^anmosnohrosconftrmab\ietihquodqudEuri\s crrcri angelij verititeprofitemur,princeps tencbrarum dd eun bus cppti* dem modu cxcipit, quo oltm ab ipfcfcrudtcre^em^ Apo gndiur - jiolispffdicatamexcepit'
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Vtautemobturbantib- uanjscrrorumfeflis , ammos ncquaquam defyondcre , fed ajfumcre potius dcbcmus, quod cum ita Domino uifumfit3oporteat , id non mtnus . ad promoucnda nollramfalute , quam ipfimglortam dlu ftrandaficere,quiprobatosfuos>interhuiufmcdi iurbi* Quostu* neStO-utilitcrcxercctiW magnificcprodityitaconucmt dio obuian nihilomwus ittis pro uiribusfyintus >cui<fc diutmtus domt du errdri- ti,obuiam irc,dare<fc opera,ut luce fcripturaru,figmcnta hui* rm human<e ratioms tcncbrasydifaettamusyquod nos qui Cbri&ifumus dcceat , haudquaquam mtnorefludio ,cum hoc noftro capite coUtgere , qua aducrftnus folcat diftcr gere*Cu/mfy ueteratoriRcycicontcmplationefolis duame bonitatis,undeomnis cwm iuslitiaytumfalusccrto gtgni- tur3 modis ommbus,adfuffiiciendum mhili , ac cuanidum humana* induftrie uirtutisqfflendorem , undc nihilm/i fiftidiofa bypocrifis, z? certa perntties indubitato nafci* tur,ammos mortaltum detorqucreconatur, nobis pra>a* pueinhocincumbendum eft7utfide Euangelij homtmbus oculicorroborentur,quouiuificcsfolisittis dtutn&benc-* uolenti£radios,riteperciperequcant'
Qucmadmodu/m enim Paulo bemgnitatem Deiomni \{ludio attottenti , Satana' fatcttitcs prjedicando circum- QufoarAafionem, Sabbatha ey idgenus extcrna, ad qux homi- tnis fupcrvnivm uirespoffuntpcrtingcrc, negoriumficcffebant,fic erib- hcculpcftea adfci"entibus candcm , fanclis Vci confeffor&us, lis cppu=- lcr libcrt clcclioni cim , bonitatiq; omnia acceptaferenti gnatafit jbuSyhoftisitteucritatis, fimilibusinftruclosarmisfuos uerit<$ • cbiccu9qm libcro arburiOtnoftrisisfy opcrtbus nihil non
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trihiterent- Donec TAahomclhfudfigmentd,operihut mixtd jegis , & noftrijua iuncld mfyeciem Euangehcis, orbi obtrufcrunt,eoi^ rem perduxcrunt,ut mhilftrefidu tt£ m honitdtcm Dei , omnis ucrofyesjn confifta ab ho* tmnibus opera , cique nuUamfrugcm proximis adftren* tia , cuiufmodi bona opera Deus requirit , Untum non ab uniuerfo mundo coUocarctur*
hodem confikojedduo dudu nobis EuangeliOyexquo idm orbis difccre incipit,nos naturafilios ir<e, v nihilbo ni a nobis uclcogitare poffe > D« dutem,qui ante conditu ^B'" "°s mundum nosfibi infilios elcgit , gratuita beneuolentidfti ccat EM4ft ritumUngmnc C H R I S T ipromeritum domn.quo de Z^loni ipjmbo^ate^ut bcncfrcramut, ita o-jiudio ipjius^dd hone$dfdnttdq$ rapimur , prtapue autem , utproximis commodm!i:,neq;dubitJinus,hdcuelutdrraobfign4tiw redempiioncny ohm nos Chrifti bcncficio,omnispeccati purcs , v dctcmtfilicitatis plcne compotes fire, falutis noftrleinimiw,rurfum excitdt,quidd exicrndoperd^ ca fy nonfolu infi-ugiftrd, fcd et noxid, afidutid bcnignitdtis diuin£ , dcriore,quauUidntea &udioyrcuocare Idbordnt*
Baptifmumfiquidem hi, imb rcbapttfmumfuprd qu<i dici queat,urgent,fcd quo tc abommbus,qui lUum rcijci* unt,qudmlibeifanclis Chrifii membris fepares , dtquc ne wagi&rdtuiyquem v negantpoffe Chnftidnwm efje, iu- rando3z?drmd prorepublicafumedoobtepdres,ddftrin Errom gds- Hi prtdefttndtionis cr eleftionis D ci ccrtitudincm quida, Cd* rident,zrinimplctionelegis ,fedddipforumintcrprc* tdbaptifU tationcmtfoepedbfurddm, ddquamuiresquoqueadeffe nm*
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pmnibut homimbus ddfcrucrdnt , fyemfigcre docent* Hinc bcncuokntU D ci pradtcationcmyhcc eft, Eud ngc- lion , cfficerc blijfbcmxnt , uthominesa bonis cpcnbus ceffentfalutem k mcrito Chriftifruftrd cxpeclantes, cum Umen , nuUwm prcrfus k nobis bcnum opmfieripofiity niftidfnfus dmorq^ bonttdtis Deigtgndt • Scdnonhic tdntum nobis ifti imptngunt, quod ipfipcccdnt * Vcccd* twmipfi fidfam o- cuanidam opinioncmfcciunt , quid nonjit crcdtura D E lcocfcoltmctidmprcrfmeudni* turwm>tumqucptluosfirc, ey tttmones cr impios uni- ucrfcs,quem hoc fgmentum , <{ui id receperitynon red* ddtfocordcm ,bonoruquc opcrwm ncgligcntemy cwm cti* dmimptofibi, dditumadbedtemuitdmfirs, wfipduta fmusputett
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iusltti* qu£ perfidem eft,fubdi nequeunt, ey indulgen*
tesfidentescfc ingenijsfidsyptpientes efic uolunu ideoplut
nimioftidttfiunt • Verwm dum infcknicm prtfcgraui
tdtem, rcrumquc uiu prtftntis contempl um , prdfcr-
timdpudcoSy quifirmcntumcortMinonduwrec<epc*
runtiprffcfcrunt , minimcpducti -quibus zelus dliquis
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fudrum tdmen ufu ut nutd eft impuritds , itd nutU indhfti ncnii.i cirum finttiUs , totum fcrc mundum dcmentd* runt&orro tttiftorwn impoftur<tfcrp*t,non pdruwm mo mentum<idfcrt,corumquiC H R I S T lcffeuo* lunt infirmitas nedicam 9<tnfocordid gr dcteftancklc* uius • Dum emmfimpliciores , nondumfcdicct dfeiritn intuifitis robordtiy uidcnt tam impdrem dodrm Eudn* geiic* wMr,idpudeos3qui thm profitentur,mimmo hego tio &b ijs\quifpccicm dhqudm cius pr£ fefcrunt, pcrfud* dcntur7non effe cam ucrc Eudngehcdm dottrindm, qudnt &ipr<tdicdnt • V<£igriurnobis3fibkft>hemdndidottri* ridmC H R 1 S T I, zroffcnfionkpufiHorwmoc cdfiencmdcdcrimus*
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Pdidus, cl$ j ut non pdruo intcrudMo , ulios facros fcriptorcs pofifc
rius ct co=rcliqucrit,pr<efcrtimfilucem, vcopidf^eclcs^optdn^
piofius B« dum efl , ut iUius Eptflote qukm fimduirifiim* Chri*
dgcliopr* flidnisomntbusrcdddntur • qui fdncedsrccletencret,
dicdiut- cum fibi twm dlijs , quoflbet jkctk cyyoyxs tucrtcret*
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'Equide igitur uthucfrdtribi^fcripturdruYUdiorib* (tcbutorcjjcm, quibusetV-Iab- Capitopdrdtisnupcrin ty. C^ytho HofedmhdudqudqudmuulgdribM comcntdrijs , & M* \f[ Ce lUsri i CeUdriM opcre , de Opcribus Dei in quo diutm bomtdS mgmficeprtdicdturiphrimuconfulueruntthpiftoldm ^PMA ^ ittusadEphefws, hifccdiebwscndrrdnddmmihidefwm- ^ Epbcf pfi • Vifumenimmihieftjofirinam Chrifii ,breui=iotm fe* ter iuxtd ey luculenter, atcfc copiofe ddeo coplexd cffcy ut PtUY£ co* his nomimbus,nuua, dlia ci pr<eftrendd cxiftime, totiusq; Pendum> fdcr<e fcienti<e,copendium rcclehdbcnduccnfedm-
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HdncergoqudmuclfoUmrfrccleintcUigdtur , fdtis effe puto, ey ddgrdtidm Chrifti comcnddnddm, v uitd qudm pientifiimc inftitucnddm,tum errores quofq^ con* Pr*itiie* uitKendos3uerti primwm, pdulo hberius>ne idwtifmi pdr rdtfacra li timEbr<ei, pdrtimpeculidriterVdulini , rudioribwsne* bcrtus utr buldmdiiqudmoffundercnt* Optdrimenimutdumcxtdt tcre*
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bp'M uer kfcrtdS m uertcndisfxcris ddhiberctur , quam fibifidi in
jdfitEpi* terpretespermittuntinpropkctniS' Quiemmdtcesinlm
' \ 'ol*f guam ahquam uerfum, quod in ea non dum propter altc*
riui hngua ex qux uerfmt cflidiotifmos> potefi tnteUigii
Scio rehgionemhdneintcrpretum, mdteftdtifcripturd*
ru/mtributdmyfcd ut dixi dutogrophd fpintus cxtdnt , dd
qusfemper potefl corrigt, ficubi intcrpretes dormitcntx
qudrc mthi przhdre uidctur , dum uerfionibus ijs con-
fuli debct, quifacras linguds Ebr<eam z? Qrecd-m igno-
rdnt^neq^facrorufaiptorufchemdus dfiuetifunt,ut qud
fkmiliarijUmc w pknifiimc ctiam facra trdnfferrentur.
id igitur pro me± tenuitite in hdc E piftold dcdi opcrdnu
quid dffccutwsfim dlij Uidkent • Si cut utdcar alicubi md*
%iSpi;dphrafteneg\f>e qudminterprctem , isfilibetitd
quofy me nominet , uidcor mihi tamc nihil d mente Pduli
dlicnumdffuifie • Adiccideindc ejr commcntariu.quo
finguld E pijloU huius pro uirilt explicdre ijsyqut in Vdu
hnisktcris nandum exercitifunty er quidem omnidfim*
Jnfiitutu pUciRimefum dnnifm , ut fucceffoit frdru ejlo iuditium •
imitdbilc Quicqutd hoc operis cftjibi clarifitme princcps dcdi
principis cdre decreuiyqui tdntdfeduhtdtc. regnum Cbrijlijynce*
Schlefto* flcfc ueritdtis cognitionem plantdrc dpud tuosjludcs,con
XUM* uocdtisundiqtuirispicdoftisjontemptozrnequdqudnt
uulgxri in quod tudm dignitdtem cr opes ddducis pcrtcu
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HacnoRramitdo^qudlemcunq^cperamcclfitudotux fibi mcupatam,eo animo excipidt, quo qucmlibet adpro mouenda Ckriftigloriam in quouisconatufolet, koc.eft, iucundo cr fiuenti,quodq; cceptt, poft doclrinam Chri* ftifynccram , O" nullis kumamsfigmentisfermcntatam, pcrgatcurare , utlinguas cralUfrugiartes, iuuentus In contcm eius doceatur, nefy audiat nontam rcgiltofos ut uidcri uo ptcres bo lunttqudmfiftidtofosquofddmyquih£cfanftdDadond mrim ai contonnut,aftiritu uoletes omnia difcere,cum quo hdud tiu m ejr pcrinde magndmfimilidritdtem habent?qui proficlo dfc Iwgudru*
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g«i cffentyut & uentrifuo cibum, itcm ab iUo per mirdctt lumcogerenturcxpeftdrcydonccdtfcercnt,nonminusdd fanftam erudttionem,no(lra opcram adhibcndam, quan quam omnia bona ucraq^ doceatfolusfptrttus D ci,quam utcorporipdrcnturalimcnta y quodey tpfumfolauir* tut Dei fuftentat ». Etcmmdumrcfttsiudicijsplurimi poUebunt, e? minut loci inuenict impofiura, er amplior in rcbutftngulis bonttatis Dei admiratio atque cogmtto , plurimtmadpietdtempromouebit-
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qucmq; die er noclc. Adhtc ncfua uideretur quxrere,
cumfuis,twmcorwmquif:cumerantnecefiucitibw> , fu<&
tpftm manus fuppedttaucrant • Dominu* qucq^fermo^
mm cius cwtnmtri$uirtutibmccnfirmauerat,nam eyfu
darijs eiut, ey fcmtcincli$,fupcr infirmos dclatis , tncrbi
reccdcbant,maliq;jlnritus cgredtebantur, twm inccmpa
Yabtlifoiritusfortttudinc rcddidcrat illuflrem, fupra mo
dum emm in bac urbc adflicliu fucrat,zr Dcmini tamett
ccnfolaiionefupericrfcmpcreuafcrat' ,
Cwm itafy eximie charos Ephcfio? haberet , ut apud
f qucs non uuigarifucceffu regnum Cbrifii infiituiffet, pri
QJHdm mwmTimothcu/m prticipuwm collegam remancre apud
fucrit pro COSo utxfeplantatarigarct,uoiuit, dcindeHtcrofolymd
Bphcfijs pcteit$,cwtnfcirct in cas regioncs fe non rcditurwm, cuo=
fouxUiH' ' catos cmletoEphefiorumprsjbyteros , perfanclemo*
nuit,utfibi, v cunclo grcgi att endercnt? ne quid incom*
modtafubingreffurislupis, qucs graue$futuros illis prt
dicebat, Ecclcfia eorwm pcrctperct-Hinc pcstremo et cx
uinculis, qutbiisRomtdetimbatur , hancEpiftolamad
eosfcripftt , quauelut in ccmpcndtwm,cmniChrtftia=
nifmi rationc contracla,cos tn inftttuto confirmarct,atq^
. prouchcrct- *
Vroindc mira zrluce cy hrcuitate dcfingults , qu<&
k ChriftianosfcircrcftrLjn eamonutt' Vtomnismortaliu
I tammftitia, quamfalusalibaaDciprdcdefttnatiouca4
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€kflioncpendedt}&pcrchriftum,perqi!emCmnidm j fiauranddfunt,in cdo er m tcrra > quiq;fuper omnid cx \ \ altdtus,omniumpoteftdtcpoUct, ineledisUmexGenti* >CdP' P™* husquamluda-isperpcidtur, ddhocutDcusinnobisglo]mUtm & uficetur • V* H<rtur4 pcrdrti uniuerfifumus, *quc ludjei \va&*4 dc Gcntes, yr gratuitdDcibcncuokntidferucmurr quoj- quotferudmur3rcconduifci[icetin Chnfto,dd bona cp& rd,cjui cx Addm ndtt^ tdntnmmSao^mpo^umusj Vt jfcmqi Chriftus mortefud legcmccrimoni4rum,ob qudm ludfigcntesaftcrndbantur^abrogarit , vdondtdsfui ccgmttoncgcntes, curnludtisinfe, inunumhomincm toagmentant , qui coitidic incrcmcntd pietatis dccipies, . in tcmplumfdndum Domino crefcerct-
Horummtris dffcttibut,zr mdgna perft>icuitdtc,per duo prwrd capitd ddmonuit, fimulo-gratiasproiUfc agit , prccarify fe pro ipfis mcmorauit , ut in cognitio* nc horum proficerent,quodgnofcercnt, dd qu&amfycm uocdti effent,quantafiigloria hnercditatts quam expeftd ret,quamq; prxceUens uirtus quanitcrentur^uduiicfc Cbriftm a mortuis e# excitatus, ctfupcr omnid ad dcxtc ram patns cucclus-In tcrtio Cdpitceadem iUisprecdtur, Cip* tcr* 0-ftmulmemimtmuncrjsfui, qmpcculUriterfueritad tium* 'Eudngehzandugentibusdelegdtus,utq;dperiret, quod myfleriii affculisetta tpfis Angehs dbfconduufucrcU* Vemq;horiatur , neobfudSdfjiicliones,qudsipfcrum tdufiaftratftdiigdntur9fedmdgis roboratointernohcs mincjbonitatcm Dti qtum amplifAmccognofcant'
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ARGVMENTVM. Cdp-qudf Dcindc quarto Capite, ey bona partc qutnti, ddftu* tum cr diumdikftionisueramq;ammoruunitatcm,tumcy-dc^ qmntum* pofitioncmuctcris bomims cum opcribus fuis , multis argumcntis hortatur,memorans , in hoc chnftum imtio rcgnifui ahos dcdiffc Apoftolos, alios Vrophetas &c-ut incognitwnc Chrtftifingultconfirmati, inunumhomi* ncmfumma dileftionecoalcfcercnt, dtfy abdicatis carnis opcnbus > in omniiuftitider fanftitdtc Dcumglortficd* Qip- fcx* rcnt-Pcr rehquam partem qutnti, cr bonamfcxti,de pe= culutnbus offtcijs quibufdam, uxorumfalicet,maritoru9 filiorum,parcntu/m,fcruorum er dominoru,fxnftapr& ccptdtradit> Voftrcmoarmateos contrauerfuttas c&le* fies,ncmpe potcftatcs malorumfrirituumyWddtnftan* ttmhortaturpretationem,cuwprofanftisomnibus , tu Vprofe ipfo , quo dignc Euangehco munere fungatur* ■- indeprccatus pacem ey bcneuolentidm Dei, c^ ipfis & omnibus ddigentibus ChriRum, Eptftolafinit. Que ucro hoc drgumc to de Ephefijs mcmorauijcgun tun-Cor-tf i'Cor'\* i.Timoth-t-Aft*
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Anlus ex uoluntate: Dei legatus IESV Chrifti , fanclis qui funtEphefi 3nempe fidehabentibus Chri ftoiESV^beneuolen* tiam uobis <S£ pace, Dei patris & Domi^ ninoftrilefu Chriftiprecor*
Gratiafit & laus Deo patri Domttii nb* ftri iesv Chrtfti3quiomninosgenerefpiri* talis beneficentia? , bonis nimirum cxlefti* bLis5afFecitper Chriftum, quemadmodum per illum nos ante conditum mitndum , iti nocelegit3utfimusfan&i* 8£ipfiusquoc£iu* ditioinculpati 5 dik&iotii fcilicet proximo* rumdediti.
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*• Quipr«deftinauitpridemnos,ut mfilios fib^per i E5V M Chriftu, exdignationeuo* lunratisfuceadoptaret , quogloria beneuo* lcntia? eius celebris in nobis effet,qua nos pro pter illum dileftum,dignatuseft.
*• Perquem,ratisfacientepronobisfangu[V
iffius neffias,habemus redemptionem,remiffio* nemnimirumpcccatorumldcjiexampliffu* mabeneuolentiaeius , quam ubertim nobis impartiuit, donatisomni fapientia cVpru* dentia , poftquauidelicetexfingularidigna* tionenotamfecitarcanamuoluntatefuam.
p Quapropofuerat,dumex certarerumo* mnium&temporumdifpefatione ,ftatutu huiustempns appetrjffer^inftaurare perillu, nempe Chriftum,uniuerfa, per hunc inqua tamquaein ctflofunt^quamquxin terra.
c# Per quem & in fortem fanftorum afciti fii
mus,pra?ordinattiuxtapropofitumcius,qui cunfta ubiqueefficit, & beneuolum arbitri* umeius, utcelebrisinnobis reddaturgloria eius , qui in Chriftum fpem noftram prio^ rcs collocauimus3inquem8£ ueftramcollo* caftis,poftquafermonem ueritatis, Euangc lion falutisueftra?,audiuiftis.
r Cuiutfidem habuiftis3obfigriati quoquc
eftisfpiritufanclo , quipromiffusnobisfue^ «kquteftarraboha^reditatisnoftra^quofre
ti redem*
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ti, redemprionem , qua continget certauira? pofiefTiOjindubitato expeciemus.Idcf utglo riaeiusin nobiscelebris reddatur.
Ea prop ter cii & ego audiuiffem , qna uos ** inDominum lefum fide, quac£ dile&ionein fanciosomneseftisprediti , nondefinogra? tiasprouobisagere , memorueftriin preci^ busmeis , utDeusDomininoftri lefuChri^ ftijpaterilleglonofus^afpiretuobisfapientia & reuelatione,ut ipfum cognofcatis, illnmi^ natisq? oculis mentis ueftra? fciatis , quidex uocatione ueftra uobis fper andum fit,'S£ qug opuletia fit g!oria?hxreditatis,quadonauic fancfcis , quedenique pra?ceilensutrtutiseius innosctedentesmagnitudo.
G-uce tii nobis declarabitur, fuxta efficack amfortis roboriseius , quam efficaciam in Chrifto exnibuit3 cum excitauit illum a mor^ tuis, Sc ad dexteram fuam collocauit in cx\e* ftibus,fuper omnem principatum 8t potefta tem^ckuirtutem^cfominationemjC^quic quid omnino eximium fiue in prsefenti^fiuet m ftituro fa:cu!o celebratur 5 fubiecitcf o* mniapedibuseius , ipfumcp deditcapurEc^ clefia? iiiper omnia3qua? eft corpus eius, SC lil qua cumulate exuberatembonitatem fuam decla rat5qui ilia perficit omnia in omnibus* C A P V T II*
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ft Etuos?cummortuieratis deliftis 6cpecca tis, inquibusui.viftis iuxtarationemuiuendi mundihuius5fecudum inftinftum piinapts acrcfi- poteftatisae^fpiritum^qui agit modo in* credulos , inter quos&nos omnesaliquan» do uerfabamur, indulgetes cupiditatibns na turae noftra?, & perficientes qax ferebat arbi trium carnis noftrap3& cogitationes y qui ni* mirumffqueacalij,naturairaeDei3obnoxij cramus. *• Deusautem diues mifericordia ? propter multam dileftionemquanosdilexit, etiami mortuos delidis3conuiuificauit5 una cu Chri fto (beneuolentiagratuitaferuatieftis) dCft* mul excitauir, atc^ fimul collocauit in carlefti* bus,infitos Chriftolefu. Vtoftederetfeculis futuris , excellente beneuolentise illius opu* lcntia,benignitateerga nos in Chriftolefu. J# Beheuolentia gratuita feruati eftis perfiV demjidcjjnbnexuobiXDeidonumeftjnon cxoperibusnequisglorietur.Ipfiusenimfu^ musfigmentum^conditiin Chriftolefu, ad bonaopera, qu#Deuspr#parauit , utineis uerfaremur. *• Memores igitur eftote, quod olim natura Gentes eratis, praeputio impuri uocati ab r)Sy qui circuncifi^circuncffionemanu fafta dice* bantur,quod3inquam3tum fine Chrifto era*
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ris ?8£abaltenatiaR- Pub. Ifraelis, atcpextra nei a fcederibus^promiffione in fe continett bus , uullamfpemhabentes , 8£ fineDeoac plane imprj habiti in mundo.
NuncueroinfitiChriftoIefu^quilogeera^ tis/attieftisprope , per fanguinem Chrifti. Ipfeenim author eft pacis noftras ? qui fecit ex utrifcp untim,fublatoper facrificium corpo* ris fui interftitio maceriae, inimicitia, abolita inde lege,mandata 3£ decreta cont inente, uc duos ftbrjpfi coderetin ununouuhomine, pacecp fada coglutinaret duos, in unum cor* pusDeoper crucem , extinfta in femetipfo inimicitia.
Etadueniens Euangelizauit pacemuobis quieratislonge , ut&ijs quiprope fuerunr. Per ipfum enim utrique adttum habemus adpatrem3afflatieodemfpiritu.
Proinde iam non eftis hofpites 8£ adiiene;, fed conciues fanftis,atque domeftici Dei, iti$ diftcati fundamento , quo & Apoftoli atque P rophetae ina?diflcati funt, exiftente fummo angularilapidelefu Chrifto,per quem omnc aediftciucoagmentatu,exurgitintempliifan ctumDomino , perquem&uos coaedifica* mini in domicilium Dei , agente in uobis fpiritu.
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HuiusgratiaegoPaulusuinclusfumChri fti Icfu3pro uobis geniibus- Audiftis fiquidem clifpcnfarioiiembeneuolentiaeDei, quxmi* hicommirTaefterga uos . Pcrreuelationem enimnotummihifecitarcanum , quemad= modum paucis ante fcnpfi,ex quib. cogno* fcerepoteftislegentes, cjuiddearcano Chri* ftiintelligam.
duod uticg alr) s fxcutts, non fuit homini* bus reteftum 9 uti nunc fan&is Apoftoliseius 6£ Prophetisper fpiritum reteclum eft,nem= pequodgenteslint cohaeredes , 8t eiufdem corporfSjatqueparticipes prdmififtonis eius, iti Chrifto exhibira? per Euange!ion5cuius fa* dus fum miniftcLyuxta donum beneuoletiae Pei5datu mihi ex effica ci uirtute eius.
Mihi inquam minori quolibct minimo omnium fanftqrum , hscbeneuolentia con tigit, ut intetgentes Euangelizaremvin perue ftigabilemopulentiam Chrifti. Etillatoiu* minemoftraremomnibus, qusefitcommu nio arcani a fa?culispenesDeum ,quiomnia per Iefum Chriftum creauit, abfconditi.
Vt nota modo fleret per Eccclefiam,pr in* cipatibusc^poteftatibusca?Ie{Tibus,muItifa* jiafapientia Dci 9 fecundum propofitum
^tetnum,
EPISTOLAi u
seternum3quamexhibuit, in Chrifto IefuDo minonoftro.
Per quem confidenter agimus,& adi tum * * habenuisex fiducia,quam fuppeditar, qua er ga ipfum fumusfides. duareprecor^nefran gan t uos adfli&iones mea?5 quas pro uobis fu ftinep, qtiandoquide harc ueftra glo ria eft.
Huius cauffa fleflo genua mea ad patrem ** Domini noftrilefu Chrifti,exquo omnis co* gnatioincaelis &in terraconftat , utdet uo= bis fecundum opulentam gloriam fuam, uir tutecorroborariperfpiritum, utbenehabe* at homo interior, et habitet Chriftus per flde in cordibus ueftris, fitcg in uobis confirmata, probecj? fundata dileftio.
Vt ualeatis cufandtis omnibus coprehede j» re5quaefitlatitudo5&longitudo , profundi* tas&celfitudo , nofcerecg praeeminenteco* gnitionidile&ioneChrifti . VcbonitateDei ad fummum repleamini.
Potenti uero facere cumulate,fecundu uir tutem in nobisefficacem , ultra omniaquae uel petimus,uel cognofcimus, illi fit gloria in Ecclefiaper Chriftum Iefum , in omnes x* tates faeculi faeculorum amen.
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Adhortor igituruosego uindus Domino, ut digne ambuletis uocatione , qua uocati eftis,cu omni fubmifTione 6£ manfuetudine, cu longanimitate , tolera" tes ubs inuicem per dile&ionem, ftudentes feruare unitatem fpi* ritus,uinculopacis.
%* Vnumcorpuseftis,unofpirituuiuitis,que
admoduunafpcseftuocationis ueftra? , qua, nocatieftis.Vnusdominus3unafides,unum baptifma,unusDeus &pateromnium , qui omnibuspraftdet , per omnia uirtutemfti- am exerit,in omnibus uobis agit,
V Vnicuic^ uero ueftru contigir bencuolcn»
tia3feciindu modum,quo illam Chriftus im- partit.duare ille dicit: Cum afcendiffct in al tum,deditdonahominibus . Hocuero,afce dit,quidindicat,nifiquoddefcenditprius,ui h^cinferiora, interrac duidefcendit,ipfc eft,qui 3C afcendit fuper omnes cados,ut pet* ficerecomnia.
4, Ethicdedithosquide Apoftolos,aliosue
ro P rophetas,alios uero Euageliftas,alias au tem Paftores 8C Dodores, acihocutfandti in ftaurentur,8£ opus minifterrj procedat, xdifi firiiimcf corporis Ghriftiincrementuaccipi at, donecuriiuerfioccurrerimus inuice eade fide & cognitione filrj Dci prcditi, fimiles uj
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xo iam aufti roboris , aflecuti modum mregrae. aeratis C H R I S T I, ut non fimus iam amplius pueri,quos uertat, &. circum ferat , quilibet doctrina? uentus , ex mipofturahominum3&uerfutia3quibuser .OLemobtrudunt.
Sincera agamus dileftione , & augefca mus, reiaturiperomniaeum, quicaputeft Cbriitum.Exquojomnecorpuscoagmenta* cum,8£ compa&um , per omnem commilTu ram,quafitfubnimiirratio3feaindumeffica tiam pro portione cuiufq? partis , incremen* rumaccipit , adinftaurationemfuiipfiusper: dilettionem-
Hocergo dico^ obteftorper dominum, nepoft hacconuerfemini, utreliqua?gentes conuerfantur , iuxta uanitatem mentis ea* rum , obtenebratifenfu , abalienaticg auita Dei,propter ignorantiam qua? in eis eft56£ cx citatemcordis eorum. dui poftquam ad in* dolentiam peruenerunt^tradiderunt femec= ipfoslafciuia?, utquamlibet immunditiam patrarentjfimul addidi auar itix.
Vos autemnonftc didiciftis Ghriftum . Si quidem audiuiftis eum , & dofti eftis , quem* admodum ueritas Iefuhabet, quodoporte^ atuos deponere iuxtapriorem conuerfatio*
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nem ueterem hominem , qui corrumpitur iuxtadefyderiaerroris, renouariautempec fpiritum menteueftra^ induerenouLimho minem ,quiconditusfitfeaindumD E V M, Ut iuftitia 8C folida fanftitate polieat.
Proindeablegantes mendacium, loqui* miniiieritatem , quifqueproximofuo,eo quodinuicemmembrafumus.
Irafcimini ut no peccetis , Sol , durante ira ueftra , non accidat , neque detis locum Diabolo.
dui furabatur , iam no furetur^magis uero laboretmanibus,utili honeftaecf arti incum bes, ut poffit impartire ei , qui opus habuerit.
Nullus fermo fpurcusexoreueftroprode at,fedfiquisfrugi (it, & idoneus quo utilitec alrjinftaurentur, utfrugemaudientibus ad- ferat,S£necontriftetis fpiriturn fanfrumdei, quo , utredemptionem olim confequami* niobfignatieftis.
Omnisamarulentia, S£commotio, 8C ira,8£ tumultuans uociferatio,8£ maledicen* tia reij ciatur a uobis , cum omni malitia.
Sitisauteminuicembenigni •, propenfo affedu , gratificantes inuicem uobis, quem^ admodum& D e v s uobisgratificatus
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eft,per chrutvm. c a p v t v-
EftoteigiturimitatoresD e r, utdile&i fi'lij3etconuerraminifecuiiduni4'iieftionem, quemadmodum&X H r i s T v sdile xit nos, tradiditc^ femetipfumpro nobis ho= ftiam & facrificium Deo , cuiusillenidore piurimum quoq; fuit obleftatus ♦
Scortatiouero8^omnisimmunditia,ailc auar itia,nihil loci apud uos habeat, f icut de= cet fanftos , fed neque turpitudo, & ftultilo* qUium,aut facetiae,quaeomnia nondecenr, fed magis gratiarum adio,
Hoc itquidem agnofcitis quod omnis fcor (ator,aut immundus, aut auarus, qui eft ido=» lorum cultor, non habet hafreditatemin res gno Chrifti c^Dei.Nemo uobis imponat in* anibusfermonibus , propterhaecenimquce dixi,uenit ultio Dei in incredulos •
Ne igitur participetis cum illis . Eratis ali= quando tenebra?,nuncautemlux , poftquam Domino confecratieftis , utfilij iucepraediti igitur conuerfamini.
Fru6tuseaimfpiritus,fituseft inomni
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bonitate, SC iuftitia 8£ ueritate , cum explora* cis quid Domino beneplaceat.
09 Etne communicetis infrugiferis tenebra
rum operibus , magis uero iila arguite. Quae namque in abfcondito ab illis fiunr, fcedumeftdicere . Omniaueroquaeargu- untur, ceu aluminemanifeftantur . duic* quid enim manifeftatur,iam luminis aliquid habet.CXuapropter ait : Expergifcereqm doc mis, 8£furgeamortuis, 8£illuminabitete Cbriftus.
7- Videteigitur quomodo circumfpefte con
uerfemini , non u t infipientes, fed ut fapien* tes, redimentes occafionem 3 quod dies mali fint. Proinde ne fitis imprudentes,fed intelli gentes quae fit uoluntas Domini.
* Et ne inebriemini nino , qudd uita reddi c
intemperantiorem3fed implem ini fpiritu,lo quentesuobisinuicem, Pfalmis 6£hymnis, atcj fpiritalibus cantilenis, canentes&pfal- lentes, in corde ueftro Domino , gratias agen t es pro omnibus,per Dominum noftrum Ie* fum Chriftum, Deo 8Z patri.
f , Subditi uiciffim aliusalrj eftotein timore
DeiVxoresproprijsuirisfubie^fint, utdo mino,quod uircaputfitmulieris3ficut Chri- ftus capnteft Ecdefis , 8C idem faluatorfui
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eorporis . Vt crgo Ecclefia fubdita Chrifto cft, ita uxores proprrjs uiris in omnibus.
Viridiligiteuxoresueftras , quemadmo* dumChriftus dilexit Ecclefiam, 8t tradidit femetipfum pro ea , ut illam fanclificaret, puc gatamlauactoaqua?peruerbum3utexhibeac fibrjpf!gloriofamEcclefiam,nonhabentem maculam autrugam , autquidhuiufmodi» fed ur fanfla 0t,& inculpata . Sic debent dili* gereuiri uxores fuas , utfuaipforumcorpo* ra ♦ Diligcns uxorem fuam,ieipfum dihgit. Nemo enim unquam carnem fuam odio ha buit,fednutrit&foueteam,ficutDominus Ecclefiam.
duoniam membra fumus corporiseius, u. cx carneeius 8£ oiTibuseius, proquorelin* quet homo patrem & matrem SC adha?rebic uxorifu?5eruntcpduo3utuiuantunumhomi nem.Hocarcanum magnum eft , ego autem dicoquoad CHRistvm, &Ecclefiam. Veruntamen 8c uos fingillatim , fuam quifcp uxoremdiligatperindeatquefeipfum , 8>£u? xor uoio ut reuereatur maritum.
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Filij morigeri eftcte parentibus ueftris , uc *
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dignum Domino. eft . Hoc enim iuftum efk Honorapatrem tuum,8£matrem, quodpri mum quidem prarcepriieft , habenspromif fioncm,hancnimirtmi,utbencribifit,£ifque longamusinterra.
Patres , ne prouocetis adiranV.filios ue* ftros > fed educate eos,inftitutione & correpti oneDomini.
Serui aufcultate dominis carnalibus, cum timore 8C tremore , in fimplicitate cordis uc ftri3tanquam CflKlM 0,nonadocu- lum feruientes, ticlut qui placere hominibus ftudent?fedutferuic H r I s T i.perfici* entcs uoluntatemD E i exanimo '8£bene- uole,feruientesuidelicet D o M I N oSC nonhominibuSjfcientes quod unufquifque, quod fecerit boni,id refcret a Domino repera fum ,fiue feruus fit ,fiue liber.
Et domini eadem racite erga tllos, remit* tentes minas,fcienres, quod 5£ uefter domi* nus eft in carlis, et perfonariim refpeiftus apud eum nullus.
duodreliquumeft^fratresmeijcorrobo^ ramini5perDominum, &roburforritudi* niseius,induiminitotamarmaturamb e J, ut polTitis ftare aduerfus infidias Diaboii.Ete nim non cft nobis lucla aduerfus fanguinem &C carnem3fed aduerfusprincipatus^potc-
ftates,
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tes,aduerfusDommosmundi,tenebrarum feculi huius.,aduerfus fpiritales uerfutias, quej funtinoeleftibus-
duapropter affumitetotam armaturam Dei,u t poffitis refiftere in die ma!o, & omni- bus peractisftare. State igitur circumcindis lumbis ueftris , ueritate, & induti thoracem iuftitise^ S£calceatipedes3promptitudtneati nunciandi Euangelij pacis • Super omnia afa fumentes fcutum fidei -9 quopoffitiscundfa iacula mali ilJius ignita extingucre,& galeam falutisaccipite, &gladiumipiritus,quodeft uerbum Dei.
Omnioratione&deprecatione^orantes in omni tempore, & fpiritu,in idipfum uigi* lantes, cumomni inftantia&deprecationc profanftisomnibus,&prome,utdeturmi* hifermo,dumosmeumaperiendumeft,a£ omnifidutia, adnotumfaciendumarcanii Euangelij, cuiuslegationefungor, conftri- ftuscatena,utconfidenterilludannjunciem, ficut oporrec meloqui.
Vt uero fciatis 8c uos,quomodo resmeaj babeant, quid agani , onniia uobis nota fa* ciet Tychicus diledus frater , &fidusinne* gotio D o m i N I minifter,quem m hoc ad uos mifi , uc cognofceretis de
rebus
D- PAVLI AD EPHESIOS
rcbus noftris , 8£ confolaretur , cordaueftra.
Pax fit fratribus,8£"dilecl:iocum fide aDeo
patre&Dominonoftio lefu Chrifto . Bene*
uolentiaDei , cumomnibusdiligeu=
tibusDominum noftrumlefum
Chriftum cnmintegritate.
Amen-
Miffafuit Roma per Tychicum*
Finis Epiftote D. Pauli ad Ephefios*
Vi BVCERI COMMENTAItlVS \i
Paulus*
be ratione nominis multis differere non eft confiliuM, tum quod ccrti bic mhil queat rcftm, tum quod qutcquid afferatur, haud magnum ad pictatem momcntum attu* lerit-lnAclis lt-fcrtbitLucdsiSdulusueroquietVduliis Denomi* plenutfyiritufancTo erc • Vndc conijcio binominemfu* ne Vduli* iffe, ludiis tdmenfere Sdulum appcUatum , nominefali* cet iUisfkmikari , Gentibus autem Faulum , quod nomen cbimpermm Komanorumdpud iUdsfrequenscjfccocpc Ydt • Quod igiturfibi ndto ciui Komdrio forfdn inditwh fuerdt, fcriberisgcntibus,libentetepiftolisfuispr£fixit9 utethnicishdcienusethnicusfieret&-dd Chnftu eospel liccret • Qttd exeplddocemur,utmed'tjsreb'ingrdtidho miriu\fiquuiinde commodiddiUos quedtredircjibenter utdmur , qudndoquide uere Cbri&idnifit, ftudereutpld tcdt dd bonum omnibus Rom-u -Prowcte quouis alio qu* quoPdulUsdftutjuit , feirituaguntur, quifuperftitiofe ddeo non rehgtofe i bonis Dci crcdturis plerifq;,eo qiioi iHis mali abutdntut,abborrcnt , nonfu&tncntes uclali- qudntifcer homimbus , c qutbusfvrtc Chri&oaliquos ufu iUarum lucrificerent,grdtificdril?*\£xy ,ideft,Schaui indubic, cum circumcidcrcturfuerdt Apoftolus htc dp* pcUdtus , hdftenus tdmen cthnicts ethnicusfieri uoluit,ut Romdnum nomen Ebneoin ommbus episxolis fuis pr& ferrct • Cum hodic uitto ,'er quidcm non leuiculo,ucrtdnt 6Mrt Andbdptifiis 3 <zr.dottores?fuoiudicio , egyeg^if
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_T IN EPISTOLAM AD EPHE^I^
quidd, quodcognomindfuddliquifrdtrum,duldtinefcri iuntyucl m Idtind lingudm dut gr<ecd ucrtut , ucl ad modu hdru inflcflunt -Adeo non mtnus rdrd qua, cximid res eft, rcflo dc rcbus iftis cxtcrnis iudicio cffc proeditum • ;
Ex uoluntateDeilegatus IefuChrifti;
Kpithctisfemper Pdulus ddinftitutumfuumfkcienti*
hus utifolct , dcfcribcre Ephefijs fmccriorcm rdtionem
Q&but chnftidnifmihdcEptftold uoluit,&fdlutcmperDomi*
Epuhetis numnoftrum lefum Qhriftwm pdrtdmpeflortb- corum
Vdulus «« penittus infcrere,feigiturlegdtum \efu Chriftildu<kt,uo
Wnr* Unsftgnificdrefc non dliud qukm ftktk ittorum ncgoci*
pm, cx mdnddto Serudtoris er uoluntdtepdtris dpud cos
hdc ^pifiold dtturum-Atq; itd ucl brcm hoc titulo Ephe-
fiorum dmmos bcneuolos zrdttentos ftbircddtdit- Qufc
tnim non cx dnimo uelit ey Rudiofe quidem dudtrc legd*
tum lefu Chriftiyidcft , Scrmtoris etunflircgis,quifuos
fyiritufdnflo donatos , w&os er bedtos reddit , eocfe non
piftfdlutdrid mdnddttAdidem fictt>quodfe ex decrcto p*
tris Dcihdcfdlutk legdtionefungt teftdtur*.
Docemurucrohtcprimum, uthisprtcipuenomini* husnosfrdtrtbuscommendemus , quxproximefcccrint ttdpromoucnddmdpudiUoSy utgloridmDeiyitdZptpfo* Vumfdlutem,hoccft, quibusiUisfimusufui^nonquibuiS admirdtioniymulto minus qutbus tcrrori • Dcindc.ut #= gndtionmcrgdnosDeiingemcjfttnobisfirmusfitt*
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M« BVCERI COMMEN* ARIVS* : i3
hompirdbiUs fiqadcm dignitds erdt effe legdtum I E S V
€fcn& , tf«j ex ueluhteUe Dei3eam tamen Vdulut qudmk
bct modeftas, nequaqudm difiimuL uit , [edin gioridm dei
C7 fratrumfdlutem3wgenueprofcjfuteft • Ccrtd funt do
t\d Dei, eo<$ ut ucrc ddcjfifentiuntur , iid debent indifii* O
rnuUnter, fcd in gloridm dondtoris dcfratrum fdlutcm*
profcrridtqucfuomodooftentdri-Voftrcmomonemur* . ■;
nemincmpoffclcgdtu Cbrtftieffe glorueq7ctuspreconh
tufi ex uoiuntdtc mifiiontcfc Det- Qupmodo enim prtdi*
cdbuntnifimittAMurffcribitApoftolutRomdmsiLegd*
iumndttq; Cbriftiisdgit, quidnnuncidt ipfivmunicuefk
fdludtore , idfy dgit quocuq^ dfairitu dei extrufutfucrtti
utquApiurimoshuicc^lcfti rcgi ddducdt-Huiufmcdidui
%d utl cogitdrc poffct exfcfc mortdlist Cot> Vdulfmbu\
ubi dc bdcfud legdtionc loqtur,nos hdudqudq idoncos cf±
%e >qui cx nobifipfis cogitemus %cqudm,tdnq ex nobtfipfis
eyc • Nemo crgo legdtum lefu Cbrifti dgct, boc eft, Ek*«
^elionfinceriterdnnuncidbit, nifiddhocoput?exuoiun*
idteDciextrufus*
Tdntum dbcfl db etf, ut tdnqul no mifiui , nonfitdudi cndus3qui Cbrifti doclritm purc quide trddiderit,no dutl fimui uitd exprcffcrit • Vtcunq^ w.td hdbet , quicuq; refti Quif thriM prjedicdtJs id cxfcfe cogitdre nopotuit , e 0% d Cbnfti Hco ddboc miffus cfl.dc u£ H\ q. qu£pr&d\cdtcotepfmU Apo/fo j mltuenimintcre8Mcrultrocurrcnte$)quifuddutdlid lui* . Yuftgmentdpr^dicdnty w quiipfiftimd CbnftiucritA* tmt quam nemo doc&itmfimpulfusmjfusfediutmtus- ■ »?. Q & ImpefU
IN EPISTOLAM AD EPHESldtf
Jmpcttiautcm mittiq; adprxdtcandwm hanc,poffunt etiS
qui non pcr omnid tttt uita rcjfyondcnt, neque purc glori*
am Dci,et nibilfui qua-runt. Chriftu emmjicet ex mak
occafwnc prcedicabant , ey humdna commcnta ncqua*
Qui cur* qudm,quorwmVaulusVhtlpp-x<mcminit, id tamcnfe*
rentes & rioApoftolusgaudebat,nequaquamgauifurusfthuma*
quimifii* nacommcnta pr&dicaffcnt, quta alicnoruin uoccm oucs
dudire nequaquamfuflinent, tam abcftut ad iUam gaude
rcnt * Hypocrtta? quoque ttti,quibus Dcminus Matth-7»
teftimonium pcrhtbct,quod in nomtnefuoprophetarunt,
utiq; idcxftiritu ciusatfy uoluntatcpatrisftcerunt-Hu*
mnwmnanque ingeniummhil taleuel comintfcipoteft"
fAtfii igttur diutnttus &- htfuerunt , er Chriftwm tpfwm
contcmpfit,quicuq;ittorucontempfitprophetiam • Vere
igttur ejrftplaneimpij adpr&dicandwm mifiifuerant,au
dicndiq; timenttbws Dewm erant , utcunquc uita tttorum
cum doclrina pugnaret*
Orandut tgitur deus utinmeffemfuamextrudat,qui non tam ucrbk quam uita doceant, er danda opcra eft,ut tales ad doccndi munui dcligantur • Atnequaquam con- temncnda intcrim eh, z? eorwm pr<edicatto,qui uitafunt infinceriore,de Chri&o tamcn ucra teftantur • Mifiio ita Qtdd mtf *im ^pr<edicandu Chrtftu, nihilfanealiudfucrit, quam rJ0, uoluntds pr<edicdndi,qudm nobis tttefalutemparauit,con
iunftdmhabens huiusfacultatem, quamutramquefolus Dcusfuppeditat, dc qua in Matthtwmdixiplura*
Sandis quifuntEpheiu
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W' BVCERI COMMENTARIVS. i*
Sdnftumfcripturd uocdt, quod c& Dco confecrdtwm9 toq; duguftius idm cr diuin£ quoddmmodo reuerentU „. pdrticcps-Sicpopuluslfrdd , prtapue fdcerdotes,tem= l% plum et inftrmncntumcius ,_ fxnclitdtis nomine pafiun in fcripturiscckbrdntur • ldmqui Ckriftouerdfidenomcn dcderunt,filijdeifunt,dc itdglorifdaconfecratidtq; de. diti,ut dd cdmftnt pemtus demum refirmdndi,futuri con formesimdginifilij Dei,pldneiusl:i er bedti • Vclfoliigi* tur hifunt,quifdnclUdtis nomine ucrc inftgmuntur,quip pe cum mhApolfituelcogitdriduguftiuszr diuinius,qiut cffcfiliumpeio' cohxredcm Chri&i, cuius potc&dsfit ommbusquiinnomineChrifticreduntlodn-i » Vndehic moxVdulfubijcitK&iTtisoiqfy ^tscp,quod reddidi, nempefidem habentibus erc- Ndm omnino h<tc interpre tdtio cft eius,quodprsmifttSdnfiis,eo quodfdnfti,idcft> Deo dediti , eo'q$ uere dugufti er diuini , nonfint nifi qut perfidem infortemfdiorum Dciddfatifunt-
Uocdutc msotc,lp jg; /5a>, uerti,fidcmhdbentibu4 fidelesin Chri3o> Ndmquodfcripturdfuoidiotifmodiatcrederc Chrifto» in dliquo ucldliquem, nos dicimus crederedlicui,fidmq; hdberc-lm^mq; Z&ofch- cap-n* legimus,0"uiditlfraet mdnwm Domim magna , qua conira Aegyptios exercuit9 Cr timuit populus dominu , er crcdidcrunt in dominim, Cr in lAofcheh feruum eius, quid hoc crediderunt er in Crcdere lAofchehferuu eiusfuit dhud, quauerbis Mofckeh habu in domwo- trunt fidem t ltem m eodem libro cap- 19 - dixit dominus 4d yiofcbeb ; Ecce ego aenio dd te in cdligine nubis, quo
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* TK EPIST- ADEPHESIO?-
dudidtpopulus uerbd med ddtc , er cto intecreddnt . v ff rpc^Mo» Hocfxne\w etiam crcdant in te,perindefuit^ atqifidixifictyUttibicrcdjint er uerbis tuis, agncfcentcSr. tccxmandatomeoloquufidcmhabeant- Sicergoo-crc* dcrc in Chrifto , pcrindc cji atquecrcdcre Chrifto, ucr- hysq^ ciusfidem habcre>
Hoc ucro exfc mox gignit fiducwn in cum , cfficit^ ut ipfumfufyicidmus &■ adoremutfcruatorem ♦ Nam de Vidutid ex fe pr£dicat,qutinfc crcdidcritycum <ctcrnam uitam habe pfc* rc,fufataridumq; afc m dic nouifiimo • Ha>c quiuera d%
gnofcit,quod ncmo mfiafyiritufanfio pcrfudfuspoterit, quonwdo non illico omnemfiduciamfuam in iilo coUocet, dtqucjvlicitatisfuf autorcm illum colat t Vaulo itaquefi* despropricperfuafioeft,quamensdcuerbisD OMI* K I n&ddddubitdtiperfuafafcdicetafpiritufanftoHinc Uquet, VaUdmiUuinimitabilcmuirum0nonlinguarutdn tim, fed er fcripturdrum D E I proprictdtem in hoc recle confiderdffe, qui , qudmgrjcci tS/j m sfy uocdnt, ixtinvs ccnfuitjperfudfionem probe dia-
CcrtcnMdliudfuitlauddta iUdAbrabtfides, ob qua
t&iuftusDeo htbitus, er crcdcnlis populipatcrfuitcon
fides ftitus- Deusfiquide lUipromifcratfiliwm, 0- pofteritdte
4&dh& innumcrdmjrjoc crcdidit cr mdc iuftus habitus eft> Scri*
ptura fuo idiotifmo habct&t crcdtdit in Domino,Hebrdi
^TVYJVO y^Xft^quodiifuidfuitdliud, quampro
mittcntifobo\cmDcOy hdbuitfidem , perfuafusutiqucd
ftiritu deimondlitcrfehdbet a-fldcs,qud ivfto^uiucre
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Hrf^k«kcccm^«N4wprowijJlo«fWffc//^o-4fiortrpoa: . puii (tf/c Vdf C5 prtmifit , f c&tf w pcrturbato er rfd/fcclo Iw/^ ** J* dnimofvre^uieifidemhdberenonfuftinercnt* Contri '&#"#•• dutemiuftum9fidefuduitturum, uieft.benehdbiturum* Rerfudfi enim dfrir.itu fxn&o elcflt , kberdtionem d md* lisommbuiper Chriftumccrtofuturdm , uthincbenedc uoluntdte Deifidunt}itd zyftx uiuunt , omnid boni confu lentes , utcunqueex pr<efcnticdlmitdtc uidedntur morti dddifii-
Vromdc<{udmApofto\uiT%pms\})>etMlgofidem QwWji ldtinedicunt,figermdndm uocis hutus3utcdFdulusufus <ta*. £&,ffgnificdntidm recipimus, pcrfuafioncm Euangclif perfciritum fkndm eleclis er uocdtis facldm,per eam inteUtgemus • Ed nonnunquam quidem profidutid in bo* nitdtem D E 1 dccipitur.fcdper Metdlcpfim • Exper* fUdfione enim depromifis Domini,fiduttdinbonitdtcn4 ciwgignitur»
e^odftnouiiUihoftcsfidci>uwtutti>c{u£omnispict& Cdutibm j tti vfdlutts umcum fundamentum cft , quiddm kndbd* Anabdpti pti&drmcognouifient,nonitdcontrdnosfremerent,qd! ftarwnv fidciiniu&ificdtioncprimds tribuimus, cr dgnofcerent friuolum effe , cjuod contra nos afferunt • Neminent cipoffefidcrcy quemnondnteddmduerit • Eoqucdmori D E lnonfideiyprimdstnbuendds* Etenimutnemo ftdutUm fudm in iUo fixamhdbcbit , qucm non ddext* rit , itd t$mineiniuif(jium Miget dc cwut uirtutc wl C 4 c-bonitAtc
JN EPISTOLAM AD EPHESlQSi
Cr bonitdtc, nonfuerit dntcd perfudfus • qu is ndmque dmct cum,quem bonus dn malus fityignordttVndc dutent dcum bonum ct nobis bonum,utdmdre cum , confidercq; ineumpofiimus3cognofcemustCertequ*D E lfunt, Cr de deofcnpturd pr&dicdt , homofccundwm dmmdm Mucns,nonpercipit*
Ergoddfldtufyiritusfdnclihicopus efl> quiEudnge* lioncordibus clcttorqmperfuddcdtyhoc dcmum pdtto uo cdntur, er 4 pdtrcddfihum pcrtrahuntur , quotquot dd Vndcfides tutdmprd-ordindtifunt • AtquchicduditusiUecftyUndc etdmor fidesprouenitRom-io-Adquemo-fimimfaetEudnge P cf* lij extcrnus pr&co , dttdmen quid pkntdns cr rigdns ni± hilfuntyincfficdx crit omnisprtdicdtio , doncccordi Eul gclion prdtdicduerit ct pcrfudferit fyiritusfdnttM-Apud quemucroed pcrfudfw obtinucrtt, isetidmfiexpdrte qudmbonusfitDeus cognofctf , ficritdmcnnonpotesl;, quin lUu O" nmct et reucrtyur , dc optimd qutquc de ipfo fibi poUicedtur,fidemfcilicet hdbens Budngelio , quodfic iUum pudicdt,qu<e et ccrto confcquetur 3cumf^cs in dcu non pudeficidt- ittque po& eleclionemfdnftorum, pro* ximumefl, utD E V Sfuorumfccordibuspcruer* bum, quodtdmcn fuofriritu lUis pcrfuddedt, infinuet,cx hdc mox perfudfione certdquefidc,qudm uerb\s eius idm hdbentyconfcquiturfiducidcm er dmor3propenfd<^dd grdtificdndum ipfi in ommbus uoluntds*
Tra ergo h<ccfides,ft>c$> chdritdsfunt, quibus pr&*
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M- BVCERI COMMENTARIVS, i%
fcnsfdnftorumuitdconfldt,ej-perdgitur • EideDcum fdtrcmfibi in omnibus proffiefturum dgnofcunt ,ff>eex peftdnt £c[udnimiter,dum dnimo er corporetdd imdgi- ^*lor ■** nem Cbriki reformcntur-Ddeftionc demum, qudmfide dl^iu)* diuinitdtis portionem perceperunt, ej-fye confunxmdn- ddm pr£fto\dntur,ddproximos trdnffundunt> Qudrcfi* dc eyfyehdnc mdiorem Pduluspronuncidt,qudndoqui- dem Idtiut pdtet,et bencfkcercdlijs, quod&udct dileftio, bedtim cji.qudmbeneficidrecipcre, quodfitfidceyfte* JXuUd quidem hdrum uirtufumfinedlijs cjfcpotcft, con* fummdtio tdmen hominis Dci,ddeftionis eft, qud tUe idm dlijsfe Deifilium,quod perfidcm efie cozpit,^ ffic per* feuerdt,rc ipfd cxhibet, mmirum bctteficwm in ommbut* H*ec defidei ndturd v cdditionc,cuius multd per Epi floldm hdnc,ut omncs Pdulinds,mentiofit,hic initio Epi- ftol£ diffcrerelibuit,quofynccriui, qu& de cd Vdul. infc <tuentibufpr<£dicdt,percipidntur'Ncq; emmtdntum ijs, quieuulgofuntChriftidnorum, quodignordrunt ,quid propriepcrfidci uocdbulumfcripturd intcUigcrct,cdu* fdm,utplcrdfyfcriptur&locddgcrmdno fcnfu detorque renttprtebuit-Vt ergoddVduli uerbd reuertdmur. Sdn= ftos Ephefinoe Ecc\efi&, xs-)sov<f \v\?t sw , ideft,fide* lesin Chn§houocduit,qui Chriftocrcdidcrdnt,Eudnge* lioqifidem hdbucrdnt* Vndemmirumfilij Dzifinfti, ct fidutid in D E V M dt<fc ddeftione ergd proximo$ frtditijudferdnt: ■ . _ "
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BeneuQlentiam uqbis &pacem DeJ patris SC Domini noftri IefuChriftu
UisuerbisfmoremDci cr Chri&iEphefijs precdtw,
eft y qucmgrdtit , pro qud bencuolentidm pofui , ma io*
Grdttd* rislucisgrdtidyO-pdcisnominibuicxprcfiit . AdTi*
moth^Titumddiecit^mifericordidmyUtic^ utuim}
diuimfiuioris mdgis explkdret . Sunc ubi infcripturis le*
gimuiinuemjfe dhquos grdtidm in ocuhs Dei, uclhomi*
nisdlicuiu^}nMdliudfigmfkdturqud Deu,ucleumho-
minem ittisfducreydtq; efiebeneuolumMofcheh Deusts
8dtuffuerdt inuemffe cwm grdtiam in Qculisfuisjmiusfi
dutid illeordbdt-ln quo tdndcm cognofcctur, quodinut*
nerimgrdtidm in oculis tuis, ego er populus tuust Nun*
quidfi dmbules nobifcum, et ddmirdbilcs^clifuerimus^
ego&populuituusprx ommbuspopulis ,incolcntibui
hunc orbemt z* Mofcheh}t-Q££ ordtiohuiufmodi fuit*
QupDeuspdUmjiet,quod nos dthgis,bencuolentidq> ct
fauoretuomc wpopulum tuumprofequeris, nifidedu*
ccns nos,CTddmirdndos pr& alijs popuiis xcddcns id de*
chres* Sic quod Ucobu legimus frdtri fuo Bp« munerd
mififfe , utinucniretgrdtidinoculiseiusi' Hiofchehw
ftidiotifmuw ebrxmx noftris uerbis explicdreuolueri*
uorent
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tteremdus , ftbicfcreddcrctbeneuolum v Qnodigittt^
fcriptunev^ dtcttur, er grtct fcrtptur£ interpretes, quos cr Pd«f«w fccutum fdtts liquct, ya^ip > Ldtini uero grtxtiam uulgo ttcrterunt , propnc nc&u bcneuclcn ti4m,cbdritatcm>fiuorcmq;figmficdt • Vnde cr bcneuo lentumpro eo qucd Vaulus y^d^ip dtxit ypcrEpifto* Umkanc , quo pUniuseffet qiudkacuoce _^jx^troz Apoftolus fibtuelu,pofui-Grdtia cnim Idtinis corum cj]c dtcttur3qutbusfiiuetur^noquifhuet, UdgrdtidUdlcre ctut cfficeredliqutd dicuntur,quifreti alioru fkuoribus , quid pcjfuntdutefftciunt-
Pdcisuero nomtne Apcftolfs prcfaeritdtem v re- rumfucccffumfignificdfieuidetur ■ Ommnocnimfcrh p^* pturdpxcisnomine fecundds resinteUigit • Sicquodlo* fephfrdtresfuos rogdbat , primo Mcfckckw nunqutd paxcftpdtriueftrotquiddhud erdtqudmfidtxiffel> nun quid benekdbct pdter uefter , ct* rerum fuccefiufrw* turt idemDduidpueros fuos prccari iufitt Ndbal , cum mberet xUi dicere-Tibi pax ey pdx domui tux, er pfic o- mntbus qu&habes • Vcrtnde enl koc crdtatqifidtxiffenl* Vrecdmur,ut rcftchdbc4sytu, dcmus tua, C7 qux pofii* des : VrowdcPdulusEpkefijs , ut tyalijs dumgrd- tiam erpdccmprecdtus e&tOptduit^ui benetiolcntU Dci Crfiuore,dc indeuerd profyeritdtcrerumcfcbedtcfuc? cefiufrucrentur\Acfidtxifflt:Dignetur ncs Dcuspater ttDommusnofter \ E S V S timftusjuddiletiient
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m EPISTOLAM AD EPHESIOS
Vf&uorCyO' donet, utfecundd uobisfint , er rcftc hd* bcdntomnti- Dominut Dominum dutcm nojlrum I E S V M Cbrijlum cum - i ^** pdtrc Deo comunxit , <{uod per cum omnis in nos Dci cr beneuolentiderbeneficcnttddcriuetur *vt cnimmeruit bdnc nobisfud mort c , iti pofuit cum pdtcrfuis cdput er principem,<[uifuo friritu etm quocfc pdrticipes , tUos red ddt- Conditdfuntpereumomnid-iohdn-i- ttdinjidurdrc quo<£ cunftd pcr ipfum pdtcr uoluit> dc <{uo infrd hoc c& pitefeftiunculdquintd*
Deum dutem pdtrem dppeUdt>quid eleclis^quorum ut fibiftiiritufuo rcndtorum,pdter cxifttt,fcribu- Chriftum fireDominumnoftrum uocdt><{uid iUuminprtfentire* %ndrepdtcruoluit > doncc hoftcs uniuerfi pcdtbws ciu* fubijcidntnr* i-Corin-is-Hdbent dutcm h& uoccsuimfi* mulfuddendifidem eorum <{U£ precdntur >fienim Deus pdter>&- IE S VS Chriftus,c{uiiuxtdnomenfuumfcr- udtor er bcdtor eshfuorum > Dominus nofter cxifttt,ccr tifumuSyUt beneuolentk eorum., itd er folid&fchcitdtis, qu<epdxiUdDei cr Chriftteft , nos compotcs & idm perfidem cfie , ®- oltm plcmRime per rcucldtdmfruitio* ncmfbre-lUudpcrfefdtispdtere puto • idcmcjfcbcneuo lcntidmo-pdcemDei > atquebeneuolentidm vpdccnt dDco>
Docemurdutcm hicf&ucrcm Dci rcbws omnibus dn* lefirrc^uoddb tpfofolo uenidt pdx,id cft, rerum omnh umfiUcitis um>cumjiuor hominum d ucro ct bonofe*
pifiims
M- BVCERI COMMENTARIVS» *i pifitme dctorqueat,ct mifcros plcrumcy , fcc liccs ntmqud . ^ rcdd*t-Amor fiquidcm amore cmitur, er beneuolis dtcfe «cmMtw fyuentwwsaducrfaridifficilccft > Vndefitydumbominc$ r,uor' jkuent^ut uoluntati cr cupiditatibus fuis 5 qu& nunquam tionadmalumpropendcntynosobnoxwsrcddant , grd^ tiacfc lamfua plus quam Deus ipfe apud nos ualcant, effi* ciantfyutnon raroy quoiUisgrattficemur3 vdicendot taccamus,c? tacenda dicamus>omittenda'cfc muluficid* niMiW ficiendd cmittamus.Hinceft iUudqucd VaulQA Idtisfcripfit* Siadhuchcmimbuspldcerem, Cbriftifcr* uus non effcm-Kcquirit fiquidcm Chriftus , ut cmnis glo YidtrdnfcribdturDco,homincsautem,quit<intumhcmi tiesfunt,fuam ipforumgloriam ubufc quterunt- Quocirm caqui Chnftofefe addixcritferuumjicminumfiuoreifli co excidct>quod lUefuis prtdixit, nempeforc eos cdio o* tnntbu*homimbus>Natth'iO'
Sicfe babet er ab bomimbus prcficldfpeticitds , ftre i &udw Deiexcludit^ ddindignddetcrquet, eccfc re* clius miferid quamfalicitds dicitur-At a patrc er cbri* ftoprofcflapdXyhcceft, cptimdrerum cmniumccndi* tw, iLcracfc profyentas in co (ita cft , ut renouatorifriri* tuffancli cuncla in ncbis obfecundent , er bomo tUe mter nws,qui quotidic adarcbetypum Chriftireftauraturjid* bcatquamcommcdiftime' Hoc iamgcrmanuconfummal t& bcatitudimsfyccimen cft,ey beatifiimum initium, cet tdfyut in hocfeculo babcripotcftfiliatds*
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IN EPISTOLAM AD EPHESlOi
Gratia fit & laus Deo*
Agrdtidrumdttione, ey commcmordtionc futpro ^phefijsprecdtionis^utrd^fitisprolixd , utquibut iotumprimumcdput EpiftoU huius implcucrit, exordi* tur^qutbusfimul totdm redemptionis noftr* rdtioncm ct btftommexpticdt3ommd doccnsjiuinebonitdti er clc* cltoni tribuendd • Ac itd bcneuolentidm er dt tentionem Ephefiortm , ftbicum endrrdttiro myftcrtd rcgni Chn= fatum monituro tUos officij, ut dignam Chnftidno nomi hc uitdm uiuerent,non tdm dextrc qul poienter pdrduif* tcncdi* VroeodutemquodPdul hdbet iuAo>«T0§ o JkoV clusDeus* rcftrensittudjnfcripturdfi-equcns kSfV* yra*^ ,Jui:Grdtidfit er Idus Dcojd cnim mihihoc : Benedidus Deui,fignificdrc uidetur- Deiliquidcmbenediccreergi ~nos,eft nobis bencf&ccre-At dwm illi nos benedicimus, cu Uuddmusetprodcceptisbcneficijsdgimusgxdtids • Erdf musnoninfcitcredderefolcthoc h^oynro^o foitfldu ddndusDcus, qudfidixiffetVdul Verenobislduddndui & cclcbrdndus Dcitseft.quicrc*
TAoncmurdutem hic , ut in grdtidrum dfiionem ergd>
Dcum erumpdmus3qucties de beneficijs eimfermo wa-
dcrit, dut quoties peculidris bcneficiorUm ipfius obtige*
ritfenfus • Sic Chriftusquotics pdnemin mdnutdccipic*
tcmper "bdt,grdtidsfolebdt dgere pdtri, quod ipfum dhcubi EudA
dgend<e gelifttebenedicereuocdrunt • Commemordtioncfiqui±
Deo grd* dcm beneficwrum Dci, dmor wfidcs in Dcum, tdntwni
tU* bencMorcm9 dcccnditur Pquibus hicuitd bedtd v con*
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U* BVCERI COfoMENT AKlVS' U
ftftitwpromouetur- QUdrefdncli omnesplurimifem* peringrdtidrumdcliombuifucreydpudnos^uodinfre^ . . ._ quenteshdbentur,ftupcntis<id Deibonitdtcmdnimi,dr* gumcntwncft.VdulufinomnibusfuisEpiftolis , pr&tet tds qu£ dd Gdldthds & Titumfcriptefunt, dgrdtidrum dftioncexordtumfccit • lndltcrdddCorinthics>eifdcm ctidm,a[uibw> hic ucrbis , quibus v Vetrusfudmduftite Meft, prioremiUdm , ({u£germdndVctrmd hdbetur* Quod dutcm dd Gdkthds db iUoru obturgdtione, eynott pro morefuo d grdt idrumdftione eXorditui eft, in dper* ' to csuffd efie uidctur-Eo enim reldpfierdnt, ut obiurgdtt di mdgis qudm pro eisgrdti£ dgend£ cjfcnt • In cd uero dd Titum ftuduiffe uidetur non pducd pr^ceptd qud bre* uifiimecomplcttt , qudfvrte cdujftnoluitin grdturum dclionco' commemordtione bcneficiorumDciimmom riypr^fertim dpud eum , dpud quem indubie iugis O" w* m bonitdtis diuin* memorid uigcbdt* , VdtrcmDomininoftrilESV chrifti, hicDeuuoedt, ^dter Dd quodnimirumDominusprimogcnitusfttyCTunicedile^ min* lc[u* dusfilius,cuiusomnidpdtriprobdntur,frlendorglori£, O-exprefid imdgofubftdnti£ eius-Hcb-t- p quem dcnick cotingit er nobisyut infiliospdtcrddoptet, in quibutfcis Itietipfiusetmeritoo-fpiritujmdginefudmrcditutt.
Qui omni nos genere Cpiw
tualisbeneiiccnti_e*
s Aduer*
1M EPISTOLAM AD EPHESlGtf
Aduerbum gr<eca habent- Qui benedixit nos in omni
. ft>iritualibenediclionc,incceleftibusCbrifto . lamfatis
ftcncdixit Conftat Det benedtcerc cjje benejkere, er benediclione
nos " cius beneficentiam • Sic benedixuprimis nojlris parenti*
bus indita uirtutegignendt prolis, coUataq, uirtutc ani*
mantibus alijs domxnadii- Mofcbeh s i* Quod ergo Vau
lusfcrlpfit - Quibenedixitnosomnibenedittioneej-c*
quoficiliusApoftolifenfu6peropcrctur,reddidi . Qui
omni nosgcncrefriritalts bencficcntiz , bonis nimirum
inctlcfti' c#lc3ibus,affecit'Namhoc,ln ccelcRtbus,adieclumpu-
frw** to,ad explicandum , quid bencdtclionemfriritualem uo*
caffet-Eadcmnanq; bonafuntcsleftia , qu<e zrflnritua*
tia,nimirum,quibusditatos ey Corinthios Apoftolus fcri
bens iUis,glonatur • Scrmofcilicet Dei, iuftaq; cogmtio
tnyfteriorum Dei,aliaq;fl)iritus ddna,quibusteftimoni=
umlESV Chrifticonfirmatur -Dtcutur autemidcocdc
..■ flia,quodnihileorumterrcnusAdamuelpercipit'Dicun
tur cr fl>iritualia,quia operatur ea in nobis fyiritusDci,
cum mhil tde pofitt caro nyfanguis •
lUudChrifto, pcrChriftumucrti ,quid hicfrtritits Chriffidonumeft , dcquoinfi-ai-fcclii' Siquis tamcn uelit hoc inteUigerc,quafiApo$lolusfigmficarit, nosfyi ritualtbws iUis bonis ChriRo ornari,ad cuius gloriamfan cli omnia refirunt,cum eo non pugnauero , quanquam prior fcnfus uidcatur germanior • fAonemuruerohtcut cogmtionem Dei,fvntcmomnium bonorumfriritualium cunftisrebusantcfiramui' Sinanq; quicquamaltudpra*
ftaUliHij
&. 6VCERI COMMENT ARIVS- tf
&dbiliM,homimbusfanftis cotingere poffet , ut eius Vdti Utt crfui nonfuiffcnt expertes,itd pro eo etidmgrdtidi cgifict- CharuMt igitur in primis uerbu Dci- Chdrd Budri ge/i/ trdcldtio, qmbus cogriitio D el in nobis er gigni er akfolct,efie nobtt debebit , c\uoti{uot de Deogloridmur*
Quemadmodum perillumndsante condicum mutidum &c*
Vt mox omnid dtuin£ bonitdti,cr mhil rtojlro merito E e< m* trtbucndwmdoccdt, commemordtbdncjfriritdlembene- dntecondi^ diclionem, er cdeiks opcs cognitionis Dei er uiU dtui tum mn' niorisinde nobis prouenire , quod dnte conduum muhdu ^m* ftos Deus pcr Chriftum in hoc degefit, utfimusfdncli, ct ipfius quocfuc iuditio inculpdti o-c- Solidd ndnfy fdntti* tds, utfuprdinfe&iuriculdm primdmdtximus,fidecon* fidt y cr uitd,etidmiudtce r> E Otcrimint udcdns^ dum per dilccliohcm mmirum omniuni commodis iti feruit , qud femel uniuerfd lcgts prtceptd petficiun* tur,bond HUf^iritudlid er cakfltafunt^uibusfuos De* us cx bcnigmtdtefud afftcit ,ulis bencdiccns>Cum htcigi turindefilijsDei contingunt , utdifiertchicVdulusdo* cet,c[uod in hoc ipfum nos Deut , priufqudm mundi idce* tenturfimddmentd.elegcrit, dnteqwtm omnino tffcmuA^ nihLprofeclofdnclitdtis,uit£c^probdt£Deo , humdnti Uifibut potefi tribui , fed liberae dc bentgng Dei elecltonl Acceptd omnk rcfhri oportet* ikontamenidfinemcdidtorc • Vtenimfdnguirtcfud
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IN EPISTOLAM AD EPHESIOS
rChriftmfdnftificdntemiUwmf^iritwmfiliorwmDci,qHi &- fideiUosDcoconfecrdt , zrper dtleftioncmproxi* rnis uiucrefhcit,promeruit , itd dnte utftd mmdifundd* ntentd,grdtiafdnguinis huius olimfundendt,fdnftiin aU bum fihorwm Dei infcriptifuere • Ndmfunt Deo omnti pr<efentid • Hoc ucro cft, quod Vdulws dit , \ \i \i f octo tt/jLoitfip farrm>id e&,dd ucrbwm,ckgit nos in tp(o,cg6 ucrti per ipfwm,quo dtluctdiut effet, Pdulwm Chrifti me* ritotribuerenofhrielcftionemNifiquisfirte, pcrhoc, (inipfo)inteUigdt,fdnftosinChrt&o,idc8, utmcmbrd cw,fimul cu ipfo,in uitamfdnftdm er bcdtdm fuiffc de* fiindtos,qui quidemfenfus , cu Pauli doftrina hdud mdlc quddrdt,fcd nec d priorc multu eudridt *ldcni c^fanftos D eusfimul cuChrifto,ut eius membrd, infortemfilwru fuorum clegit,utiq; mcritocdpitis Cbrifti, ipfts contigit* Et in Chrifto elcclwrn cffe,uitd(fcfdnftd er bcdtd donari* hduddliudcft,qua Chri8imerito er grdtidelcftisddnu meratwm efte ,facultdtemcfcfdnfte er hedte uiucndi , di* uinitmdcapere*
Animdducrtendwm hic , quod er per potioremlzpi-
floUpdrtemApoftolMinculcdt , diiberdDetelcftione9
Vcrfeuc* meritocfc chrifti,omnc nobps fanftimoniam,^ fthcitate
rdntk contingere,et nuUk noftris opertb- Boq^ qutuerc Deo fi
fidci* dit,hoc c&,perft>iritufanftwmpfuafus , ccrtafye expc*
fldt,dufc D eus tuftu er bcattl rcdddt, eu neccffe eft , ni*
hil minus timere, g ut ex albofiliorwm Dei dhqudndo ex*
pungdtur,fidecfc cxcidat-Sicut expungi tUu, atc^fide ex*
cidcre^dimpofiibilceft^qudutDcipropofituredddtur
M- BVGERI COMMENTARIVS* **
inituOuibmddturcredcre,ijfdemidmddtumefl , effk fiiijs Dwiohdn.i.idq; quodin hancforte deleclifintdntc conduuorhcm,uthicdoccmur- Qu<etdmpeccdtdy <etcr* mm Dei cledionem, v prfdcpmtioncm eluderent, er cxfilijs DeL,redderent filios Satdn*i Vroindcfimuldcru fidei, non fides fucrityubi dc xterna ergd nos Dei bemgni tdtedubudtur-Aliudeft^ejlcpliuQrh^redemDei, quH tnodo credcre, er posiea D cum negare -Sedde hisplurtt infcquentibm-
Alterum hic pfrpendcndu, qtwduocatio &fors filid rumDei cjl,utfanfti <& incuipati muant coram Deoyq£ uerti^ipfiusquoq; iudicioyutpUne hcc fignificdt'Sdnfti> hoc cftydiuimfumu$>ut diclum eft perfidem, qud mtur<& Dei rcddimur confortes, dddicli bontidti eiu$3cuius gu* jlufyiritu ciuspcepimus-incidpdtidutfumuscord Deo9 dutotosnoSy dd inferuicndtiproximorufdlutiimpendi* tnus.q, Lex er VrcphetiC unicehoccxigdnt , necfc pofcdi aliud mandatu Chri&i nouumyundedddidit Vdulus in dxlt ftioneymmiruprcximoru-H<ec cnim lydius Idpis cfty quo internofcuturfilij lucis9afilijs tencbraru- ISdm Ut omnid) dlid hypocrit<e fimulent , fyncera proximoru ddedione, qualisfciltcet a Paulci-Cor^i-defcribitur, fimuldre nori poffunt -Loquatur igitur Anabaptifi^cu Papiflis , occat catislud£is,Mdchcmetdnis, Sdrcoeudngelicis , dcomni gcnusfupjlitiofisjinguis hominu et Angelorftjcknt oix myfteria>cdatadhuc miracuU, profundantficultatcs uni uerfdSftrddatfud corpord^utcremetur, Ut uno uerbo di*
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IN EPISTOLAM AD EPHESIO?
imt habeant infe , femel admirdnddftupendaq; omni^ dumdbcftittisjongdmmitds, benignitas , neglcdusfm, ftudium iuftiti<e er ucrttdtis in omnesfummd tolerantia, fkcditdSy v candor3adeft uero inuidentia}procacttas , tu mor,faftidiumfrdtrum,dnimipr<efrdftio3iniquitds, difft cult4s,animutfufl)icdx er infidus3nihilfunt9 eoq> ncqud qudmfilijDei,etnihilminui quamfyiritu Chriftipr<t* ditUquicquidfimulent^dutjkcidntyduthdbednt'
Quiprgdeffinauitpridemnos, utin
Scdm* filiosfibi&c,
cuk j * yt mgis certdm Apoftolus eleflionem D ei, tu omnk
ab iUa pendere,perfuddcret,ddijcit Dewm,fanclos pr<ede
fimffc , zrpr<edcftinaffe , ut fibieostnfiliosadoptaret*
Quis ergo cafus pofiit obtingerc tdm grduis , qui repro*
1?osfAcerct,quosDcusmutarinefcM,ab<etcrnoprcede*
Hinauit, uit£V hcercditdtifdlutistScdnotdndusordo,
primumloctvmhabet Dctelecliofiuepr<edc&indtio,pro
ximtvm ddoptdtio infdtos,qu<e alds uocatio dicitur, dum
ttimirumfriritufuo donatos,adfcDominus trahit9 fuiq;
cognitione donat,quosab tterno dd hoc dcputauit- Tcr*
tiodemumlocofucccdituit<efanclimonidy er dilcclionis
e{ficiofitdS,quabondopcrdproftruntur , qu<euidcntes
homincs ipdtrcmctlcftcm , cuwbcneficioeaproueni*
unt?glortficant ■ Vt itd quartum infanclisfit,glom Dci,
cx iu8itti,qud iUos dignatio Dei ornatscfultanS'
Uec ucro tantafcelicitas in hullam aliam cauffam rc* freridn eftfintm dtgnatiotiem dium uoluntdtis, cr me
M- BVCERI COMMENTARIVSv ir ritum IES V Chrifli, propterqucmejfufeddeoftbiddc^ ftum>ut eius cdufid ddigdt &- nos,Deus infortem nosft* liorumfuorum elegit^prdedeftinduityUocduit, ddoptduit, iu&ificdt cr gbrificdt • M.onemur hicfinem omnis iufti* tti noftr& cfieyutglorid dxuim beneuolenti£ , cuius e#, quicquidinnobisbonieft,cclebrisinnobi$rcdddtur - yi+Am** de nobis cdni tUudpofiit- Mdgnus Dominus er Uude dm m no^ plifiimdprofcquendfuSyinciuitdtcDeinoftritmontefdn* ®eu* *c* doiUius f RegiopulchrdMiftcdnstotumorbcmgrc-''^ Vfil^-ltemiUud • Qudmdmdbdidfunt tdberndcuU tud Domine exercituum vrc- Vfdls*- Um quo dlioDe* us in nobisy <zr dgnofcdtur ccrtius, et glorificetur mdgni ficcntius,qudm ubi in n obis propenfd, & omnibus infer* uiensuigedtdiledio, qudboniinquoflibet , optimwmin omnidpdtremreftrimust Hinc drbori iuxtd riuosdqux rum trdnfekntdtae, er fuo teporefruftusfuosreddenti, femperuirentipdlm£,oliu<e quoq$ er uitifruclifir^hor to omne genus frucluum fcrdci, fdncli infcripturis dfii* m&tititur*
Pcr quem fatiffacfente*
Opus medUtorisfuftus explicdt-ln Chrifto inquit,h<t bcmusredemptionemperfdnguinemeius , remiftionem peccdtorum • Sdneexcoquodndturd nonpoffummnifi peccdrc.propendentedd mdlum d puero omni cordis hu= mdnicogitdtionex-TAofchehz-utnunddtifumuspeccd- to er morti' A qudferuitutc^imb mortc, folusfilius uerc
V * liberdt*
IN EPISTOLAM AD EPHESIQS
ttbcrdtlduerohicincipit3dum libcrtdtis fyiritum dondtt quiadhoncftd, uitdmq^DRO dtgmmreuocdt <&- itn* pcUtt.qudntumlibetintcrimrcpugnet , feuiensddhucin membris corpufculthuius pcccdto corrupii3uts Hld dd md lumprotrdbcns3quimlcgcmmembroru gr peccdti VdU \usdhbiuocdt- AtquchicfyirituStpignut certdcfc objignd tio cr <f<ppaiyi<f> unclto ey drrdbo cft plcmelibcrtdtis, quum tum demum confcqucntur clefti 3 dum mortdlu eo rum corpora,dd immoridkm uitdmfuerint immutdtd3re fufcitdtd fctlicct pcr Chrtftumjn die noutfiimo-
"Pequofyiritu Pdulus Kom- s • Vos uiuitis idm3 non ui tdm cdrnis v ndtur<e huius,fcdff>trttus3 qudndoquidcm bdbitdtinuobisfyiritusDei • Ndm qui ftiritumChrijli vqn hdbetynon eft eiut-Si uerq Chriftus in uobis ( hoc eft3 fifpiritus eius uobts contigit, cr in uobis dgtt) corpus qui ijLcm morti eft obnoxium3propterpeccdtum} er propen* fioncm dd mdld3 ufq; in illofurentem • Spirit us dutcm i#e, uitdeft3coquodddiuftittdmimpcUdt- Cumcfcttdfyiritus eius3qui I E S V M excitduitd mortuis 3 in uobts hdbitdt3 idem Deus 0:pdter3qui Chriftumdmortuiscxcttduit3ui uificdbitcrucftrdmortdlidcorpord , pcr tnhdbitdntem in uobisfriritumfuu/nt' H<£c Vdulus, cuim fcntenttdm dp pcndere 3 qudm numcrdreucrbd mdlui • Qutpduculis in tcricftit codem loco 3 huncftintum uocdt ddopttonis9 quodeoinfiliosnos fibiDcus ddoptet 3 fuiinnobisimd* gtncm reftituens3quo tum freti 3 pdtrcm ipfumfihdlijidu tid inuocdmM,quifymtus,nQftro quoq^intui , hoc cfty
mttti.
M- BVCERI C0MMENTARIV5- t*
tnenti nojlr£ tcfldturyquodfilij o* h&edes Deiy cohjere des'q$ Chriftifumusypdriterglonficdndi olim,fitamepri wcompdfiifucrimus-
Viend crgo noftri redemptio, er in libcrtdtem uindi* OBom(^ cdtw eriiycuperhuncjf)iritum Dci er Chrifliydmmo er doconjtct corporeyddimdginemprimogenitiyperficlerenoudtifuc norn re* rimusynontdntumliberipcccdto &- morteyfedfimul bo= demptto* nis omnibusbedti-Hunc autemjfnritum, quoDcum no= bis ddturyhic uel ex pdrte cognofcere er dmdrey certo du temfiperdreyo\mnos cogmturos er dmituros ittumy fi= cutcogniti cr dmdti db ipfofumus y indeqy uerdfthcitdtc fiuituroSydcdpite noftro Chnfto y pdter uoluit in mebrd ittius deriudrilpfe abfy menfurdynos dc plemtudine cius cum mefurd illum dccipimus omnes • Hinc redc dcfeprt diCduitynon nifiperfc dd pdtrcm poffeperucniri,ne<£ px trcm d quoqudm cognofciy nifife rcuekntc • Qudre qui unqudmdconduoorbeyDeumcognouerunt 3 dutpcrrb ccgno{centyK?iuflitUindepdrticipesfkdifuerey er ir% pojlcrumeruntfrirituhocdiuino y per Chr&umtter* mm uerbum Deiydondtiextiteruntycrdondbuntury qui folus hic timoredmorecfc Dei, er in proximosofflciofitd tcjmmortdlitdtem docet meditdri,frecfc huius olim plent CQnjequendje,erigere er confirmdrednimosfolet-
Atqui btc tdtd Dei benignitds, qud in bngefublimio rem dtcfc nobiliore locu refiituimur, qul erdt undc rccidi tnH^ueredmortc^rcdempti , uindicdti^pcrChrifiti
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Vobis^nonfinefdtiffdftionejtd exigentc Dci iuftittd>cotl twgcrepotuit, ed^fdngutnis^db omm pcccato pur\Vn* dctncarndriiUu , er in carne mnocctcm pro twccntibm, fdnftu mcripro \mpuxis oportuit , Qud etta cduffa.wfi uerumhomine,abf<^ tdmcn uirihfemine,cxadubratione ttirtutfa dltifiimiyZr opcrd friritut fancli , concipuUtmt Cr ndfcineceffcfuitSdnguis xtac^ Domim noftn i E S V $hrihi>ut Deomhilnonproefens cft,placatio zrfatisfa- ftio extititdb eo,quod homo cec\dtty er fempcr erit , ob quam Deus peccatis condondtis propitm, ijs, quos ad ui tdm ordmduitffiritu lUumfuum, de quo diffcrummy do ttdt,co'cfc ddfutura cr bcatje uit<e,cum mcditatwnem, tu} ftfemprouocdtcrdgit, dta^ inc&los fupcrmtn lerufd^ lem jtdbere \ntentum dnimum cfficit-
Wtcfynguinjs Cbrifti cxpidtio er fdtiffdftio, pcr ud
fid iUd %r frcc{uentid,fdcrijicid pdtru , lcgisq^ adumbrt
ftccefiitds ta fuit. Qutf €njm x>cwm afxcrct ctdcs pecudum* zr ni
fdnguinis $or aduftt cdrnist At omnk peccdti purum filium eiusp
<.brifti* uitdmfudm, zy omnid chara,ad tpfius mandatum, mor*
tcfummdc^ ignominid,dmmo prono comutdrc, id demtk
dclcftdre grdtumcfcipfieffcpotuit • Aliusfiqutdcmho*
nor Dco impendidb hominc non potcft, qum ut uoluntd
tcm eius,qud nihil cft mcltus, rebusfemel cmmbus pr<tfc
Xdt-Quod ps plcne demu potent% qui ob tUam ct\dm cedc
rcuitdmfuftincdtjdquodfcruatornofterftat * b\ori*
tnur quidem er nos,dt hdnc noftrdjio tdm uttd,qua uiU
(mbrd3qudobpeccdtu pndegdidimus, ingrdtidDeino
pommus^
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fonimws, fed cd meritis et inuitis eripitur • Cuius dcmfy dmore^miUe modis,uoluntdii Dei rcpugndmus • At Domi nus lefus dcckrauitfe pdtre uere dikgere,dd cuius m&nd& tum ultrofefc morti obtuht, cuiprorfus ntbil dcbebdt-
Hocddmirdndumdlud Dci conjihum fuper nosfuit* ctcogitdtiones,qu<eomne narrationefuperant, dequib* pfdlmus 4 o • cdmt:M.irdbdid tud Domine Dcus,multdfi- cisii,cogitdtioncs tutfuper nos , plurcs dpud tefunt, qui edrum pofiit ordo ftdtui , qudntumuis ndrrcm v loqudr de iUis,endrrm non poffunt . Sdcrificium O" obhxtioncm non probdfti , durcs perfvdifti mibi ( nimirum utperpe- tub domi tutferuircm , tu£ uoluntdti,qudntus qudntut fum dddielut,ficutferuisficbdt, quos iuuabdt heris fuis perpetuo ddb-trcrc-z-M.ofcheh w) holocdu&um v ho ftidmpropeccdtis nonpokuldfti • Tunc dixi, en ueniojn uolumine librifcriptum de mc e& , utfaciam bcnepUa* tum tuum Deus meus,idperpldcuit , er lex tud in intunis tneis(utfcilicctmhd£quelibcdt , dtq$ tu£ uoluntdtiftudc re ) Annunckui iu&itum tudm inconcione multd ero Hnec ucrounus quocfc Chri&ut potuit , cum omnium mor tdlw/m uoluntds tdntum dd mdum prondfit , neq$ pofitt in grdtidm Dei dmplecli,qu£fibijpficommodo effe dgno fcitytdm dbefl ut mortem kudio D afufciperet, ccdens tUi uitdm cr omnid- Solus ergo Dominu* nofter lefus Chri* ftus ho&td Mdfuit,qu£ pkcdre Deum humdnogencri potuit , c? quem uolumen libri , ommsfcdicetfcripturd fdcrdfub typo tdmmultiphciumfdcrificiorum,dcfignd* D s Mtconfum*
IN EPISTOLANIDA EPHESIOS
uit> confummdtifiimis legibusfuk requifiuit y <&• optdtii ftlutis udticinijs promifit-
. Hicillecfty dequoc^lcfchdidhcecinitn-quodlibuc yit Domino contercrc illum inftrmitdte , quifiponcret ttnimdmfudmyut hoftid effct pro pcccdtisymfurus effct po &eritdtcMyeruitturusperdiuyvrbcnepldcitu/m Domi* nipertumproflyerecurfurum • Amolcftid,grdtduifura
. tffettnimd eiusy o- boms fitundd, etfcientidfud ipfe iu* ftusfcruus dominiyiujlos cffcclurus multos y quorwm ini* quitdtcs ipfefirrct ( mortefcdicctfud illx cxpiiturusy
Ergo ubipecuitu ilkfdcriftcidypcccdtd cxpidrcno pof fcnt j (juare ct quotdnnk repetebdntur , dd comoneficiett duynonducdexpurgdtdyutcoUigitEpift'ddHeb- io- neq; cffct dUus cxftlijs Adim.qui ultrofcfc dci uoluntdti confc crdrcpojfctyOmnib -fcipfos pr<e deo dmdntibusy uenit Do
. minwi no&erycui exdnimolibuitypdtri offcrrc uitd cr o* mnid • Sictdndcpcrhtdttifuitpropcccdtis clecloru cr hu iwi hoftU grdtidybonus Deifpiritus elcftis dondtur y quo alij fccliy tyddDEi uoluntdtcm compofiti, poffunt zr ipfiyfefefjpiritdles hoftids diuin# uoluntdti confecrdrc, ni
. hdfuifed Dei tdntumgloridm in omnibus qu<erentes-
Porroutomniddiuintbonitdtidebercmuty ficut hdc unkdpropeccdtisnoflrispropitidtione nosinter vdeZ intercederc oportuit, itd et ipfttm , pdtris beneuolentid do ndri ncceffefait • Is ergofic mundu dilexityUtfiliufuu uni gcnitupronobistrdderetinmortem- lodn>y crRo-s. HuiUi uero mortis beneftcioftt pr<etcrcdyut quotquot
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ftigimur, qul ddfutura, glorupr£pdremur 9nectd mom ffiurjum uitd pnefenti dcfungimur^qudm d mortc trdn* fcdmus dd uiUm • St ndmque quod res c& fiieri uolu* mus, C H R I S T V M confitcbimur mortuwm pro nobis, ut nospknenon mortdmur9fcdficuttpfelodn-?-teftdtur, trxnfeamus de morte in uium • Ipfe cnim uitant ucrc hd* butt^dduolunutcmpdtris per omnidcompdrdtus9wU- berecummortc 9nosiricduffdiUdmcommuUuit9nos dute in rnortcm ndttfumus , Um udcui uxU , qudmftudio Dei» Vk uero nos pdtcrfilio fuo ddducit , femindrtum £ter* tt£ uit£ ilico ptrctpimus^iritumfiliorum Dci9quocerti reddimur , nos per tUufufctUndos dd immorUltUtc m dic nouiffimo9eo^^moricorporeutdemur9pcccdtoctmor ti ipftmorimur9utfdto corrupttbtli , refurgdt incorrutibi lc9 qu£ ncquaqudm mors , ftd trdnfitus <td uiU dici dcbet* Protndeutdd propofitum huius EpistoUlocwmrc* ucrUmur , dumdiutn£iuftiti£cmmnopropeccdtisno= firisfai ifftciendum cffet9 ncque poffet id quifqudmfilio- rum Adcimprioris, adunum perditi$omnibu$9mifitdlte rum er nouum decdopdterjs mortinihildcbcns9uium dd uolunute pdtris , pro noflris commiffis ultro9et propo fttofibigdudto ipcndit 'Huiu$fdnguinciUepldcdtu$,quos dd utUm elegtt,jf>iritufdnclo dondt , quo d ui SdUn£9ZT pcccdttcorrupteldiUosrcdimit , peccdtis repurgdns -Sic fdttffdcientcpronobisfangume Chrtfti 9redcmpttcncm9 qu£ peccdtorum cR ccndondtio,per Chrttium hdbernm? E£ td qdem per ftdem , qud ccrttfumus nos pcr. omnid, dd imdgml Chnfti reformdd&s infutuxo-lUcMtro oUfccun
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dudiuitds grdti£ Dei , hoc eft,cx dmpliffimd eius bencuo lcntttyUt equidcm ucrti- Quxm dbunddre in nos fecitydtq* ubertim nobis impertiuit , dondtisomnifdpientid er intct hgenttd-Hiscnimfiuorbeneuolentuq; Uaynobisfdngui nc Chriftipdrtdy percipitur , dwm dondti eiusft>iritu>iam cognofamusyddmtrdbdc <&- fxluifcuw ciusfupcr nos con fikumyqu£ fuprcmd noftrafdpicritLicftydrboruit£y qu£ cxfeDei dmoremy ktdmfyinomnibusfiduckmgignit, tum er prudentidm , perqudm in rebusy dd uitdm iftdm uttinentibusredoiudiciopraditi y probdmusquibus Dei gloridy V proximorumftlus promouetur, et refauimus9 quibusiUdremordtur , faenteshuc omnid commodum dtteperdrc-H£cno&rd e#,cj>$oW/s inteUigctidctpru dcntid , qudfrugi homimbus, ct deogrdtd uitdm uiuimus* Sdptcntid yi ucro explicdrct Apoftoluscuiufmodifit h#cfdpi* CT pru* entidfdnttortm>cx qud cr prudcnttd uerdy ut dixiy gtgni dentid* turyfubiecit • VoftqudmexfinguldrtdigndtionefudCfic uoluihocyK<LT&THp\v<PoKi<i.p fcuroi/, exprimere ) no* tdmfecit nobis drcdndm uoluntdte ful , quod pcrinde cft> dtq;ymyfterion uoluntdtis fut -Arcdnd ndmq$ h£c uolun* tdsyfiuc myftcriu uoluntdtis eius e& , quod itd nos in Chri fto <& pcr Chriftum , dnte idild mundifunddmentd clegit dtq; pr^deftinduit , utfilij ipfieffemus , dlij v nouifacli perjfriritumfdnfium , oltm per omnid bcdtifuturi , idq* nuUonoslroyfcdfolomeritofdnguinis Chri&i- ifthucqui perfyiritumfdnflum doftm pernoucrit , is uere Dcwn% cognofcit , tmit ergdfe bonitdtem ccrto dgnofatyncc pQ &$ non dmdrc wwbfflpkflicfc utpdtrem , cicfcfefe dcdc
M- BVCERI COMMENTARlVS- ti
Ye totum, aftutcfc eiusftiritu, adglortam ipftus attempe rarcfua omrria , in quofolida , tpfapicntia ey prudentt* fita eft,qutbut omnis cum pietasjwm iuftitia,utt£Cfc mo« dm.er ammifirtitudojotaq; uirtutis confummaito, con ttnetur- Kette igiturfcripfit Paulws hifcc Deum , cpulctt tiamber,euolenti£fu£ ubertim nobisimpcrtiutffe-Ztc* tum multi rcgcs z? Propheufucre , qui haudquaquam tamapcrtczrclare,i8a> utpojlpr^dicatwmregntm Chriflifanclmeuelatafuere^cgnoucrunt*
Iterum ergo hic docemur, omnem uirtutem tyfalu* tcm noftram, bonitati D ei , er Chrifit merito , acceptum ferre, ac nihil prorfus huirn no&ris uiribus trtbuere • T« autem Dei benefccntiam deftinatam nobis priufquam bic mundus crcaretursnobis eod)ihcri,meritoc^fanguinui Chrtjii nos perfrui>cum perftiritwmfanfiwmfapientut, qua diuinifitmwm boc redempticnk vfalutis noftr* ar* canum pernofcirnw, & prudentia, qua cmnm uitam no firam ad uoluntatem Dci comparamus, donamur, uber* timautcm amplifiimam hancfuam beneuolentim Dcum nobis impertire,dum omnifapientta &■ prudcnttajdeft, confummatiorc etfolidtore,quas nullus diuerfdc dottrinai ucntws qucat cbnubiUre,nos ornat • x^uando ergo diuin& Uter£ adhancuerc fpientiam eyprt',dentiam,quarum fundarwium pdese$T,erudiant>dum ubiq^ er quiddeus ueht cffe ncbis, ey quid efie nos Deo debcamw,dcccnt et moncnty ChrMianorumfucrtt, multcsin iUti cffe>iug\c£ UUsmediiaUcneuerfare^
Pofbremo
INEPISTOLAM AD EPHESIOS
Vo&rc mo docemur hic.cum deusfolus drcdndfudmfd
f>ernosuoluntdt€m,qmb- uultpdteficit}mhilfidctfdpien
tia^utprudentwuer^humdnispojfcuirib' parari -fcd
cmnid h*c dond effc bomtdtis crgd nos dei , qui nullam
•Alidm.quamfdngumisfilijfuifdtiffdclionem dgnofat- Sic
dhundcpdtet>quidetiuftiticeq; cognitioncm, pcccdtorum
Contrd ft« rcmifiione,€t noftrtredcmptione , dutdhqutdhorudltun
berum ar* ^ ^ l r0y fa beneuolehtid et fattffaclione Chrifti uet
bttriu/m* (pft pctunt,uclpctendu doccnt, cos ex diametro pugndrs
cu Eudngelio Pdult-Ydccffantigiturcu ueteribus,et noui
Uli Uberidrbitri^et ndturdlis lummis^quod dd diuind per
cipiendd pcrtingcre quedt fibrtcdtores>\n hccfttne conus
t\iunt>quotquot unqua errores pietdtis faenti<e dducrfati
funt^uthberudrbitriumyturcsc^ w cognofcendictdman
dt ueriy hominib- tribuercntJ)oc eih , hommcs dco tqud-
rcnt-ltdcertcludti, Saraceni, Fhilofophi,Pdpifta> er
tumc A nabdptijl<£ quiddm docent • Cum qui unqudmft*
nedocucrunt3cumdiuimsfcripturis,folibdnitdiiD B I
tribudt omnid,homtntb<ucro nthil nifipeccdtuetpnitiem^
Qjia propofueratiam olim dum iuftum huius tempus*
t) ceffe hic uoculi dliqud uidetur,Erdfmus dcfi o •&%<* (foro Vaulus fcnpfifict, quodpropofuerdtjcgtt3cqui= dem cum cxtftimem Pdulurn uoluiffc htc dicere, deum pro pofuiffc,ut cumfecundum di)fenfdtionemfudm,plemtu* do temporis , id eft P tushum dc praedcfinitum dfe ad hoc tcmpus aducmftfet , mftaurdrefummatim omnia per Qhr*
M- BVCERI COMMENTARIVS- j*
ftum.mdlolcgere: QUdpropofuerat&c-fcilicetfinga hri dignationefua, inftaurdre tandem dc uelut in unum rcdaclafummare , w ddpcrfettwnem cmnid ddducerc* Si quts tdmen h<ec legere ueht , tdnqudm diffepdrdtdm i prioribu4fentcntiam,quafiq; ctp ooutttoV oo^z/j pricris, Acfiinterieclum cffet,yctf)>uel f* m hunc modum-Pro* pofucrdt enim in ipfo , /5 haudquaquam abjurde,meo qui dem iudicio, ledionem ordinauerit- Vtcunqucdutem hac habeant, omninomihiuidetur, iflwdo>oUtt<}>c&ot/cS= «fao3$5 id cftjreupitulare ,inftaurare,uelfummatim per ficcrc, cum hoc^oi^iro consrruidum, qucdnimirum Vaulm uolueritfignipcdreDeum propofuiffeper Chrt* duminftaurarefummdtim omnia • Siccmmordouerbo* rum Vduli uidetur exigcre- Pro iUo aut em \p oiuTcp Eraf mutlegktvavTep, eoq^ucrtit.infcipfo' Cumautemin txcmpkribut Grtcis qut quidem nos habcmus , non lt* gamus \fj auTto > fed cturS? , malui uulgata excmpkrU fequendo,rcddereperttium,nempeChriftum, quodper* inde eft.dtc^ in ulo,uelin eo,ut Hieronynw legtt -Aduer bum igitur lcgitur i Grtcohtc fecliuncuhu ddhuncmos dum-Vrcpofucrdt in 1U0 , in diftenfationem plenitudwis temporumjccaptfukreomnta in Chri&o,®- qut in ct* fo,er qu<e in tcrra in ulo . Quibm uerbk cum non dubi* tcm Vaulum uo\uifiedicerc:Vropofuiffc~Dcwm,utique ex fingularid.gnatwnefud, ideft, KotT*TK/j*uJW«p icvTOvM dum tuxta dij}>enfdtionemjuam3 plemtudo tem f>orum>hcc cftiprtfdcfintfuddhoctempto aduemjfct,cun
fiaper
m epistolam ad ephesios
Hd per Chrtfiwm, uelut infummdm umm rcddcld perfirt rct , er qucefunt in cdo ey qu£ w terrd , reddidi e& , ut hucfcnfu/m ucldltqudtenus cxprimercnt • Expendct Gre Cd diUgcnslettor,phrdftmq; Pdultprobe pcrpenddt, er fcopumtotiushuiusordtionis , dmcntis conftdcrdtiont non dmittdt , er mirabor ft non dgnoucritjtos hdud lon= ge,ucrfionenoflrd,d fcopo ueniffe*
Trtddutemhic docemur , primum ,quodfingutisfiri
dpiculis Vdulus incukdt,omnidfdlutis noflr<e beneuolen*
ti£ Dci efic,qui ultro propofuttyd neminc prouocdtut, er
filiumfuum unigcmtum dondrc, cypcr cum omnid con*
fummdrc • Alterum quod tdm cnelcfiid , qukm terrcnd o -
mnidy qut nondum reftituto homine diffierfdfunt , er or
dineperfiftionecfcfudcdrentiper Chriftum re&ttuendd,
inftduundd, perftcienddq; funt, cocfc wAngclos d Do=
minonoftro ordinis er fvltcitdtis fuz confummdtwnetn
cxpcftdre • Etcnim nonfolum uifibiUs i&d crCdturd con*
gemtfcit , fimulcfc nobifcum pdrturit , fcd A ngeli^qui o-
mnesfunt ddminiftrdtorij frintus , emitti inminiflertu
foliti propter eos qui hoeredcs eruntfdlutis • Heb • t • quem
ddmodumgdudentfuperuno pcccdtorercfipifccntc, ttd
condolentindubic peccdto ddhucprcfiis , qudlesfuntin
hocfeculo elccli omncs , dtq; congemtfccntesnobis cxpe*
cldntjdq^ nonfine folicitudtne,ut rcdcmptio humdnige-
ncrticompledtur, pakmq-fidntftlij Dei*
D c ordimbus condittone, er confummutd idm hcdtitU iincf^iritmmcaleAim^multdThcologifecuUfupcri^
oris
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tris ddferuerut, qutcequc inccgnitdipfis}dt<fc nutlisfcri pturdrumfuffultd oracuUsfuere • Scrtpturdubicuncfc to± rum mcminit^ut mimftrorum Dci, ddfxlutem hominwm) deputdtortm mcminit,qudteplene bedti iHi cffc nequeuti nobisfuis ciuibus , quorumfdute pntcxpud opcrd procu rdnt,cumpeccdtoddkuc & mortednxteluftdntibto * DC indc Vdulus nomindtim fxnftos ddfcrit iudiccsfircdngc* toru i- Cor- <r- er inhdcEpiftoUcdp-y fcft^-ddfxrmdt tnuUifhridm fdpientidm Dcinotdmfieri principdtibus et poteftdtibu* ctlejlibui pcr tcclefidm • St ergo difcunt tUi adhuc, er iri cognitioncbonitdtisDei > qudm nouis cotti- dic mirdcults in Zcclefidm uident proftrri, prOmouent ,fi adhtcnosin Chri&o & propter Chriftumolimiudiccs* trprincipesfuos fufyefturi funt,facilcuidereeft7d Chri fto cos ddhuc pcrficicndos cffe*
Vo&remoam Vominus nofterlcfus Chriftuscotlocd tusfit fuper omnem prmcipdtum er potcftdtem in c<ele* ftibui&c-uthoccdpiteinjrdfctt-^Apoftolusteftdtur, ftt pr<etercdptimogcnitusuniuerftecrcdtur<e, quodpcr HUwm crcdtdfintomnidiCt qu<e in c<elisfunt9 er qu<e in tet tdyUifibilid er inuifibilid , fiue throni,fiue domindtioncs erc • Co/o/?. i- hdu dqudcjudm poteritin obfcuro effc,db bocprimogcnito effe expcftdndwm,utddfeomniwmcd* put&prmcipcm , uclut tecoUigdt,fuofy locoreftitudt, nonfblum homines,fcd er A ngclos • QUi utique kbcrdn teddhuccdpitcjn chdrifiimis membrisfuis,cxhominibut ikftiSj ncnpoffAntefttconfummdtdftlicitdtcbedtt,fcd
E folicitg
IN EPISTOLAM AD EPHESIOS folcitc expeftant penitiu perfici, quodfiet cwm reftaurd* tdfuertnt commembrd tUorwmer conciucs, eleclidd ut* tam homines • Tum uero er ipfd crcdturd tftd cxtcrnd 4 corruptionecuinunc , nondwm nobisplcnereftitutis > oh noxk cft y kberabiturjnferuiturafilijs dci,iam bcatts,Gr i malis omnibmltberis Kom s • Satana tamen, er repro bis, tn geenna poenas imptetatis fu£ uscfc daturis*
Anabaptift* quidam cx his Vault uerbis, qu£ er Co±
loft-x • Apoftolusfcripfit, coUigunt Satanam &- repro*
T>ogmd ffos quo<$ tandemfaluari-Vrgent enim quod Pauluifcrh
Anabapt* fat , omnia er qua* in caelis er qu<t in terra • Sedperpen*
omncs fat dendum illts erat, quod Apoftolus hic er dd CoUofi- tdn*
Uddosefic* twmdeeleclisdd uitam aeternam loquitur, quibuspofiit
contingcrCyUt cxpurgatio ab omnipeccato,ita & uera co
gnttio Dei, qu£ uita <etcrna e# ,mw dwm pcccatwm infei
Yitwmfanttwm,quopeccantDiabolus er angeli cius,cun
fiiq; rcprobi, necfc hic nctfc infuturo remtttitur, non potc
runt hi ad hanc rcnouationcm er confwmmationem per=
ucnirc,cwm tamen reliqua ifta cxterna creatura , uanitati
fubtecla, nonuolens,ficutperdito hominccorruptioniet
ipfa obnoxiafkfla eft , ita reRituto co rurfus Hbcradafit-
" Optarim equidemdarthicnobts ChriRopenitusnos
dedcrCy er ad regnt Dei h&rcditatem ipfe nos in rcgcnc*
rationcaduocabit , wfiis conteptortbus fuis faccffercin
ignemdUcrnum, paratum Diabolo er angclis eius • Non
dum, quam clcclis nobis Dcus bonitatem er cottidic exhi
bet,&
M- fcVCEIU COMMENTARIV^ U
iel^rinfuturum poUicetur , fdtis quifqudmdgnoutt* C7* fcilicet de bomtute exhibcndd olim Diabolo crrc* probis,foliatos effc dcccbittQuibus igitur libet curiofis, tvxgis qua pijs cffe,h£c rcltnquamus , cum Apofiolis er ommbus fxcris fcriptonbut, perpenfuri er prtdicdturi* qudm nobis bcnejicentixm optimus er indulgentifitmut pxter v impertit , dtqueporroimperturumfepromit* tit- inhocnamquc ffintumexD E Qdccepimusin* quitPxulus i'Corinth'Z' utfcidmusquzdondtdfintno* bisxC H R I S T O , nonquteSdtxntejrrepro* bis • Hxec O" loqutfe Apoftolus ibidem teftdtur,eddemh qudmur v-'nos. Bt infrx ccrte Sccli- s • non dlidm Ephe* fijs ftpientidm er reucktionem dD E O prccdtur* quam qux ipfum cognofcxm, er iUuminxti oculos men* tisfcixnt,quid ex uocdtione fud cisfyerdndumfit,eyqudt cpulcntid glorije hjercditdtis,qudm donduitfdndis &- c£ terd • Ex his fiquidem confidcrdtis reclique cognitk^ amorinnobisD E I, fiL&iditimque omniumqu£Deo dduerfxntur , cum alitur, tum augctur,cum lUd de Sdtdna gr rcprobis dij^utdtio, mhtl mfiindnifluxxcfc cogitntio* ne d propriedd ncs pertinentibus,differdt-
- Vorrb inftiurdtiQi&xfccapituhtiodtquefummdtiOi Cmmum ijtut tn aelisfunt er in tcrrd,hoc esl.omnmm ele clorum xd bcatdm uxtxmffvntuum,dc rcrum, qutftlici* (dtthorum dcbct infcruirc, in eo hiccjeptd cft pcr Donri* mmtduflyiritufovrprzdicationeEudngelijtfdiosdc^
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quierdntdifrerfi,coepitcongregdrcinunum,cduffdcu* iwi cr moriipfum oportuit, \ohdn- u-pcrficld dutcm crit qudndotrdditoregno ChriftiDcoo-pdtriyDeusfucrit t<tm omnk in ommbus • Cumfcilicet omnc cieclum pcccd- tum, cr pote&dSdduerfdrid , cum quibus nunc Chriftut, citrd inducids beUum gcnt , dcuicld profligdtdcfc pemtus fuerinty plenequeineleclis imdgodcircftitutd- Qu<e tumptnclorum repdrdtiofecum trdhet er c<elorumter= rtcfc innoudtioncm,ucre<fc tunc crunt cdi noui&r terrd noud , cuftdbit l erufchdkim iUd fupernd tripudkns, po* pulutcfc eius perpetuo gdudcns, I efchd-at •
Tertio hicdmmdduertendum e&quodfcribit Apofta
Omnid fu /w, propofuiffeDeu in difjjenfdtioncmplenitudinis tem-
um tepus poru,hoc cft, mxtd difjpenfdtionem copleto tcmpore, in-
hdbent* [fourdre omnidfummdtim per Chriftu • Stdtuit cni omni
hus rcbusDeus^Kcu^o^ >id cft,non tdm tcmpord,qudm
oportund tcmpord ,qu<e ccrto cr infdllibili ordine difrcn
fdtyut ncq; dnteuerti3neq; pr<eteriri quednt-Sic er dd Ga
Utds 4-fcnbit : At ubi ucnitplcmtudo tcmporis , emifit
"Dcusfilium fuum}hoc efi , dum completumfuit tempusy
Utiq; quod pdtcr dd hocpr<€dcfimcrdt*
Hocfipcrfudfum omnibm cffct,primwm pontifickru ceremonkrumftudiofi,hocfuum drgumentum- Quificri poffetyUt tot optimis pdtribus dbfconditd ucritds, nunc de tnumreucldrcturimiffumficercnti&dgnofccntcsomm hm reb> Deucertd tepor4pr<jefixiffe,qu<t et cuiufmodi cfi fent,$u<e Chriftinomine offcrutur,potius expedcrct • Cu
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■ ■ utify non minus modo rcuekre D eus pofiit, qu£ diu teftct
■ fuerunt, quam initio Ecclefi# Chriftifecit, quummyftc riumChriftifui , quod alijs fieculisbomtnesc<ekuerat, [anftis Apoftolis er Prophetisrctcxu > de quo infira cdp- tcrtiofefti-i-
Beinde maior ejfet dtq; offxwfior er dpud eosquift bi Chrijhm uidentur dgnofcere, dileftio , qud crgd et in- firmosfide , er ChriRi ddhuc in totum igndrosy mitiores dtque tolerdntioresfcfe exhiberent, dgnofcentcs quodft* cut pdtris folius eft,zrut infitosfilio palmites putet, fru fiumcfcftrrejncidt, er ut filio quos pridem elegit>dduocd tos inferdt,fic utrumq^frfturumfuo tempore , cuius mo* mentd cum a nobis iureignorcntur,no$brum cffe^ut <equi orednimo cxpeftemut ,dum pater er nos er alios perfi- mo f* ctat-Certcldtroni^ultimumuittetcmpusJnquoregno mcre *1 Vei ddduccretur^prefixumfuerdt, cum tdmen dnte w= cicn(lm* ft& mundifundamentd dd id cleftusfuiffet • Cuift quis ini quiorfuiffct , ctkmnum Idtrocinijsincumbenti , elefto nihdominusfilio Detjniquior extitijjet -itdfifcirentmul tiy quosfepefaftidircnt , ac etid iniurid dfficerent ,nempe filios zrhoercdes Dci , omniillosofficiorumgeneremd ientdemereri • Ncminem igiturtemcredbijcidmu$,nifi qucmddmortem tyinffnritum fdnftum peccdre cogno uerimus, fuftincdmutpotiusofficiofiinomncs , dum pdterfiliosfuos , zr frdtrcs nojlros > eradCHRU S T V M fuumpsrtrahdt , quiddbucHregnoeiusdlicni
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IN EPISTOLAM AD EPHESIOS
funt,-*? perfccidtquos tim dd eum pcrtraxit • Nos do* ccre moncrc er precdripoffumus , hktncumbamuidi* Ugenter, reliqudcur<e pdtris rchnqucndafunt 3 & no- bis intcrim excrccndd er inmdlos ddeftio , utpdtrem noftrum rcferdmusjmuflis ey ingrdtvsfolemfuum plu* utimxfc donantcm • Dcmqucfidnimus noftcr ,mcmorid fempertcncrety D E V M cmnidpcrccrtumtcmpo* rum decurfum ddmimftrdrc, ey crucis tolcrdntwres effc wm 5 pcrpendentes ultrd iuRum tempus pdtre noftrum, no$%ri redcmptionemhdudqudqudm dikturum'
Nc uero hoc pr<etcred ,forfm inteUigi h<ecfcfti- erftc poffetypropofuerdt rccdpitukrc ihoccft, fummdtim w= &durdreomnidddunureuocdtd,perCH R I ST VM, in difyenfdtionem ,id efl , d d hoc , utpr<edicdndo0itihuc tnyftcrium , uelut pecuhdrcs diuiti<efdnftorum , cibmc^ uit<e, difacnfdretur, idc^ in plcnitudine temporum , hoc tft ,imp\etvstim oportunis , ncmpc pridem dd id diuini- tws ordindtis tcmponbus • Certe infrk cdpite quintofefti* uncutd primd Apoftohtt memordt , th/j o/koi/o<u/'<x/j> id €&,difrenfdtionemgr<iti<e,fiucbcncuolenticeD E ifi bi ddtam efie,per qudm diftenfdtionem3munws Eudngeli ZdndiutifyinteUexit-
Per quem & in fortemfan&orimn
Kepctit alijsucrbis , qu<e er in prionbusfeftiunculfs mmorduityuolctupemtiusdnums tphefiorwmy dc ornni
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vm quih<edcgcrint Chrifttdnorum., infigerc, undciufti tix o-fitlut cxpcftdnddfit,a" quo pdfto 4 nobis pcrctpi* atur • Per Chnftum iam dixerdt , D eum uoiuiftc omnvx perficerejn unwm rcuocatd , quo ergo dmpiiorcm dgendi bomtdti cius grdtids,matcridm,0' fibi er tUis effepropo fttdm oftcnderet , fubiecit idm infe er illis opus iftuc w- ftdurdndi cr perficiendi omnid, pcr Cbriftum cceptum cfic-Scardiws ApoRolos priorclotoponito-T5?o)(\* TriKOTdiq , ideft,quiprioresfyerduertnt, uocdt,utdoce* retnulliprorfmdlidrdtionc , quaperftcmin Chriftum* fdlutempoffecontingere-HoccsT; quod ditfy w WXhjc* QHfxtp , td eft,in quo uelper qucmjfortiti fumus , id esl,m htereditdte, qu<e Q^fortedmidifoict^forsdiatur^affumpti fumus.hoc dutem idcm eft3dtqucinfortefdnftoruddiefti W ddfcitifumwi-Ex unmerfitdte enim mortdlium, quof* ddm D eus,ueiutpdrtcm et htrcdudtem , dc poffefttonem pccutidremftbideiegit,quorum typwm geftit, quo ddgcn tcs orbis rciiquds , populus lifrdcliticus, cp- quo dd huncy tribus Lcui • Siquidcm popuiolifrdeliticoficdixiffeMo fchchlegimus,quinti Mofchch feptimo: Populusfdnftus esDominoDcotuo ,tecicgit DominusD E V Stuutut fxsci populus pecuiidris , pr<c ommbus popuiis terr<t, idem et 14- in codemlibroiegimus-DeLeuitis quartifAo fchehdccimofexto er dlijs locis- Um ex P rophetis atquc Apoftoiorum doftrindfdtvs iiquet , cos demum uereftn* ilosD O-MIN-0 CT* de populoeiusefie^qui adidfue*
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crintelefiidmnituttdquocunquegenusfccundumcdr* nem ducant • Hi«c w omnes Chrijhdnosquddrdt , cjwod VetrusfecundocdpiteinprioreEpiftoldfudfcripfit : Vqs dutcm gcnus eleclum er c<eterd> id ergo0 exlibcrd D E I eledionc omnidfduUs prouenire, ut iterum dtque iterum rcpetens mdgis inculcdret a Apoftolus O" hicfubijctt: Prtordindti iuxtd propofitwm eius , qui omnid in nobis tfficitfTdmdiligcnter cduttne dliquidnobis drro%emus* Vnde qr hoc dddit : Et iuxtd bencuolum drbitrium,fiue confilium eius , id enim fignifcdt , jcovra Tf!fJ g>>faip Tpjyf OtXw^aoLTO^ outoJ*
VidequodinterfdndosD E I, qtufuntcifors,0'
, pccultdrispoffcfiio, inquibusin€xhduftdsbonitdtisfu<e cpes prtcipue oftentdt, locus nobis contigit ,D E I?»e- neficiucft, quutapropofuit, dtq; idnq dliundeddduclus,
, qudexcofilioctdrbitrio uolutdtisfuce- Udbonitdtieiusli buit,ex qudfold motu^nos cu ipfi oportunu eft,dttrdxit, <CT effecit^ut libcdt uicifiim dlijs rcbus ommbus udledice* fe,cr fuo regno nomen ddre- Efficitfiquidem in nobis omnidjdq; dd hoc, ut relucente in nobis tdm dmpliterfuii bonitdtetp-rddidnteluceiuftitiae fytdnosperfudit , ui* ientcs homines bond operd noRrdjpfum dui hore omni* um glorificent- Quippereftrre dcccptd dli omntd opor - tetjquocuncldproficifcuntur' idcmwfuprd yfeft-to tidem uerbisfcripfit3ddeocupiebdtnosdgnofccrc, dddei $oridm>omnk noftrd refcrenda effe3uidcfuprdplurd'
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FoYroJpescfidutidinChriftumcollocdtd, eddemn cft,qit(Lnos.d* eleftioncmfentimus, v bonitdtis eius crg4 nosguftumdiquempercipimus • Hdcenimccrtifumus, . nos olim omnibus mdhs hberdndos> er bonis umuerfis cu muldndos-Hdcfidutid uiuunthic iuftt,qu<e in nobisfimul dtcfc perftintumfimttum, ipfumfdludtorcm noftru cfife, pcrfuafifumus,gignitur*Vnde Vdulusfubiungit, in quc O" ueftrdm cdlocaftis, poftqudmftrmonem ueru, Eudn gehonfdlutis ueftr<e,dudiuiftis • vtiq; non duribus cdrnis tantum,fed cr mcntisitiuftrdtaftintu D«- Vndedgw- fcentes uerum Eudngelijfermoncm , non potuerunt non cmneminDominumfycmcotiocdre , quemEudngehon faludtorcmfuorum tdm mdgnifice, nec minut certo fr<t* dicdt?
Binc uideds,qudm mdloftiritu dgdntur , quipubUcu / Quipubli cxtcrntprtdicdtionis Eudngelij ufumcupwntfubmo=[cwmjierbi_ tum-Ephefijedduditd^crcdidcruntinChriftum, itdfere{ufum uo= dd itiwm perducutur clettiuniucrfi, qudmhbet incremen MJ^buer tum omneftiritus Dcifit-Qui igitur rettefentiunt, pr<e ttrc,mdlo dicdtoresEudngelij^coopcrdriosDciconfitentur , non Jfj^ quidcm.quifuisuerbis , ceuuchiculoft>iritum duditon- dgunt* bu4ddfcrdnt,quodquiddmfibifingunt , fedquostdmen * Deut, quodrftiorintereleftosdmicttiaconftdrct, fuam uoluitoperdm fimulddhibere , finefuofrtrituinefficd* cem itidm quidem,dttdmcn dum ipfiitd uifum e§l,w dd alcnddm fdnftoruminterdileftioncmfacit, ncqudqudm fuperudcdnedm>dutcontemnenddm>
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JSotd uero Budngelton dicitfalutis ue&r* • Nuntdn*
yid nuncutto cfl redempttonis pcr Chrtftu partje • Hoc Cbri
ChrijlM flus tpftproedicduit, wfuts pr&diurc manddutt , er qui
CrApo- dcm omni crcdturx, quare Chrijlo dduerfxn neccffe ejl,
&oh pr.t- grfalutcm hominum qudntum impfts cft,rcmordrt , qui
cipue pr<e contcnduntitludnon ommbus dnnuncidndum , fcdqut-
dictrunt' bufddm legem potius prjedicdnddm,cuius prtdtcdttonem
nufquam tdmen Cbriftus commiftt • Vt enim grdttd no*
bis p cum repdrdtd c#, itd hdnc potifiimuuoluit infuo no
minetnuulgdri • Kcfipifccntidm quidcm er uit<e innoud-
tionem, er ipfc dudttoribusfuis commendduit , ey com*
mcnddrc ilkm dlijs Apoflolosfuos tufiit , uerum qut ne-
mimnifipcripfiusfyiritum>eocfe o-credcntiipfi, pofiit
contingerc- Quod docere, eft pcenitentidm , hoc eft,mt<e
immutdtioncm tn nomine etus pr&dkdre ydcquo monuit
Z,uc£ult- Lcgemucroprxdicdreeft , prtccptdutMo*
fchchfecit trddcre , hoc facitojfthuc uttatolftis ut ddfoli
ddmpietdtcm mhtlproficitur , dd hypqcyiftn ucro pluri*
mum.fic.Chriliuj er Apoftoli nuUa trddiderunt, fcmper
dutcm Dei bonttdtcm fummoperc commcnddrunt, er dd
. pdcndum Hli hortdtifjmt , eo quod b<ec dnimis uerc perm
fudfdyeosprorfus immutet, errefirrefc cfficidt , utnc*
^fdtnonconfcqui , eyuit<e modut dcccntifiimus ,~&
amor proximorumofftcioftfimui*
Ndtnubi chriftus er ApoftoTubkntur pr&ccptx trddtdtffe,fiucrbd eorum rccle intuedris, uidebis eos nc- quiQjMM noM pr&veptd 7fed ueUntc traditorum ex*
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plicationes , qualescratio illaChrifti wmcnte habkd fotjnct, dut ccrtc monitioncs^quibu^fdnfti, ew qucdjbi ritudoftiidmprobetcnent , accupiuntctiampcrficcrc, mdmoneantur,ne ahb affcftibws carnisaftijn cfficio cef* fcntpropofuijfe- Etenim cum tota lcx> in hoc uno ucrbo, diliges proximum tuutn ficut tc ipfum impkatur - Gals> dtq^ideo ommfkria pietatis er iuftitw confummatiom codemcontincatur , quttandemprtccpia Chnstus ey Apoftoh ddrc potuiffcntt Uoc igitur cgcrunt docendo, ut elefti cxutifcipfisydiligereproximos poficnt7tivm diligcn tcrinomnibus^quiiedikcliopofceret , animdducrtcrcnt* Vtrunq^exfoldjide prouemt,quod nec abnegarcfemet ipfum,nec dmpkfti proximum quifqudm pofitt , nifi qui certmfit,fibiipfidntea cffe dbundeproft>cftum, cuius ij demum certi redduntur3qui pcr Chriftum Dcumpdtrcm fuu/mcffeagnouerint-
Hoc docct Eudngclion grdti£,quarein eopr£dicadoy Chriftus er Apoftoli totifuerunt , ddieftis (imulfuts lo= cis,quibusdcofficijsddeftionisinonuerunt • Hancenim uita magi&ram effe oportet , er extcrnd omnid attempc rdrejindemdnddtum er prtccptumfuum dc nouu.Vo^ minus hoc effe uoluit , ut ddigeremus nos mutuo • Qxo4 ipftvm hcetubiq; er Lcx er Vrophcu uel folum requi- runt,dum nouum tdmcn er propnum a Chrifto mdnda- tum,uit£cy iniftituturn,difapuli eius expeftarent , reftc ittis rejjwnditjjoc ipfum iUud nouwn,wfumipr£ccptu
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effc,ut mutud interfe chdritdte effent • Ndtn prseter hdnc
nibilDeuscxtgu,w edhominem Deitotumperficit, px
p . «- triqtfimilem reddit,eft demcfc uitd hominis noui- ,
j,ij. . Vrtceptumfimul uetm efi & nouwm , uctm quid db
imtioinommbuspr£cepti$fui$Dembdncprccctpuere=
qutfiuit, nouum,quidpcr Chnftumprimum,dboUtisft)i
ritufuoudrijsiUisdcrcbmexternisprjeceptis , ueru^r
efftcdx in pluribus reddttum efl- Certefi h£c defit, pr<ecc
ptis qudmlibet bonis O' fdnftishypocritdm ejftcks , bo=
num uirum non efftcies , ddeffe dutem ilk hdudqudqudm
potejl, non credenti,ut credcntinon pote§l decffcproin*
de in primis ed pr<edicdnddfunt, qutbm in D cwnfides gi
gndtur,qudefunt,qutbm Deiergd nos,in Cbrifloexhtbi-
td commenddtur bonilds • Sic uides Chnflum,infcrmone
cumNicodemo,cum $dmdntide,ddludd*o$ , dd qu<eren*
tesfe ut regemf&ccrent, tum er in pr<ecUrd iUd ordtione
<td dtfcipulos in nomfi.cdwd , in primis dd credendumfu
bi,inde dd dtleflionem prouocdffe , mtfiis pr<eccptis u\t&
dlijsquibufuis . Stc o> Apofiolos uidcmm ut Chrijlire*
demptionem commenddret in primi$fiuduiRe,tdm in con
eionibm^qudm^BpiflolisJicet in his , ut qudsfcripferunt
<td eos, qui uerttdtiidm dcceffirdnt, deofficijs ddeclionis
, Q&f monitionesfemper ddiecerint'
C njud-= Ydcef^dnt igitur noui tUi lib> drbitrij dffcrtores , qui
nk potiji- hotninesprceceptis mftosreddituros fepoUtccntur , &
inqtu* qujeruntur nos plmfttis Eudngeltj,minm ucro lcgis pr&
wn<k* dicdre, quiiubentdmmdduertere , cuiconfcicnttircpu*
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gnet,quidimpcret,ut iUudfugiant> hccfequantur, rcue* buntq; nobis illam Anslotclicorum Theologoruy &wtk ^nCnp • Veranamq$ repugnantia mali , er unpuifio adbonum.cpus eftftintusfihorum DeiGah-Ctterum cmnishumamccrdis ccgitatio i puero mala efti> Mo= fchch 2 • Ecq- in certam pcrmtiem dctrudut ifti, dm pro „ _ prijccrdis cogitaticnes fcquiiubent, multumq^aberrat, t f, quodommbushomimbuSyUerammalirepugnantiamyim r , pulftonemq-adbonuincffeputant' Quibusenimfemen *X * Deiabcft, quodfohs eleclis adeft , ijdicunt incordefuo non eslDeus, propcndetq; omnis ecru cogitatio cr fen* fus tantum ad malum i > Ucfcheh c? •
Nospotius audiamus Dominumyqui s • Mofceh <r(? n>mandauit> utqweipfepr&ccpitincorde , er dmmo continuo uerfemus, er «£/<£ nofc/$ o to reddamus , «e qw/deorwfwexc/c&rt • Jnhabitetinnobis ,quodPaulu* CoUofi-hortatus esjfermo Chriftiopulentc, cumommfa pientia,ut docearrm er moncamus nos inuicem ■ S/c er <|K/d Dominusfuoftiritu cordtbus noftris loquatur, ex- audiemus,probedi[cernente$ motu fyiritus S- ab affedu carni$,w utfilij Dci,fyiritu Dciagi nosfcntiemus , pr6 cul ab ea arrcgantia , ut ipfiagere nos mctipfos pr&fume remusTides exaudituuerbi Dei prouenit , nonquidem cxtcrnofolo,ateo, quicumcxtcrno fcripiur* ucrbone pilwm ktum difcrepet, ex eodem er alitur atfy augctur, tiemoignur adducifepatiatur 3utfcripturafcftidiat,eru dUnanq;adfaluU7hcminem%DeiPpictatcabfoluitz>Ti
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< IIT EPISTOXAM AD EPHESIOS.
nioth^Vndc?aulus}quodEphefijaudtcrant, Euangeti ! enfalulis coru uocat, & tcftatur co audito, illos in Chn^ &umft>cmcoUocafie , atq; ita uit£ £tcrn£ fikttos fuiffc partictpes -Nthtl ucro mcmimt , dc tUa interna uocc Dci, impulfuq; proprij dmmi,figmentofdne nocenttfitmo'
Cuiutfidemhabuiftis3obfignati quoqueeftis*
*e '7* ldemfairitut,quocorddperfuadcntur,utEuangclia
<?$%<x.yH jidcmhabeati<f<ppoiyt<f iUdcftyquaelccliobfignantur,
dcttQrii* Uj- ^ ipfifefiUos Dci cffc fciani , er agnofcantur tales
quoq; ah alijs • Rcddit cmmfeiritibut eorumjc&imoni-
timmdubitatum, quodfihj er htredes D ci fint • Rom • 8 .
tim ita ad tmagincm Dei rcfbrmat cos, ut afruclibus p, =
cile ey alij utdcant,plantulasfanclas DeiiUos efie,uafaq;
Arrabo grati£ etut ad £ternam gloriam de&tnatd • Hinc er arra
\)£redi- boh<eredttatisnoftr£lncft>iritusdicitur • Nameoccrti
tdtlS' fumus^promiffam nos , uit£ bcat£ h^rcditatcm dditu-
ros • Neqtemmdubitarcpofiuntiquihocfrirituprtditi
funt,fe Dco charos, ey ad imaginemfilij ciusjandem uif
ttttc tpfius refurmandos • Uoc Apoftolus uolutt hic indu-
hie dicerc,quare quod fcrtpfit, qui eft arrabo hwcditd*
tis noftr£,in rcdcmptionem acquifittonis, quo magis im-
telligcrctur,rcddidt, quic&arrabo h^rcditdtts noftr£y
quofrctircdcmptione, qua cotingetcertduitepoffefiio,
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(dehdccnim hquitur)indubitdto cxpeclemus < ldcnim fignificat 3 quod fcripfitftiritum cftc drrabonem h<erc= ditatts in redcmptioncm , nimirum quo eius htreditdtis errcdemptwniscertieffemus-
Hwn c uerof^trttum.cr promifiwnis uocdt, denotdns ^*** peculiantcr tUumfuifiefanclis promiffum • Pnc f cr cnww Pf^^F^ promtftionesprophetarum7aChriftoinfcrmonciUoi m* ctnd nouifi-hdbito,mu\tottts pronnffus crcdentibusfuit* Vnde er promtffum pdtns lUum , ua &c/c* petiturus uo enbdt,utLucasAcl*-memimt' Quanquamuerohocfti ritUy quotquot unquamDcoplacueruntpr<editifucrinty cpulcnmuamen, <&■ in omncs gcnus cjfundendus crat, Chrijio tam rcgnantc > De quo uaticimum lohelisPetrus Aft-z-ddduxit-Et apud lechczkeh^-dit Dominus- Dd* houobiscornouwm , er feiritumnouum dabo in inti* mumueftri , e? duferdmcorldpideum de carneucftrd, &-ddbouobisccrcdrncum • Et fttritum mewmdabo ia. intimum ue§tri , v ficiam ut in Hdtutis mcis dmbulctis,ey iufla mea cuftodixtis,dtq; fkcidtis eyc-Hoc frirituinanesfunt impij omncs, quia elecli eo obfignan* tur>o-abimp\]sfecernuntury quitamncqueuntDeoac cldmdrcpater,®- Chnfto^Dcminc.qukm uerueR quod in cordcfuo dicunt non cft Deus> ey Lhriftus e# anathe* md-Vnde dffeclus cdrnis pronifequuntur, cr impcrio Sd tctn^cdptiuiad eius uoluntdtem , in permticmfuim pd* rcnt3cumfdntti hoc Daffriritu dclt, nunquam no betlum cimcd.rneproprk&Sdtdntgerdntjc qudmhbetftepe
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tndlum quodfccundum mcntem nolunt,ficidnt,dbftrdfli fcilicetlcgemcmbrorum , nunqudmtdmen idnondetc- Hentur <zr deprccetur,fpeiuxtd indubidfuffulti ,fbre,ut climd corpore itd corrupto er peccdto obnoxio Ube^ rcntur-
tiicfpirituidlidsdiciturunclioDcidoce$omritd,quU Spmtrn ^ efl omnisueriperfudfio,itemfemcnDei,quod nofi= S- unctio Mi exciderefiudium Dei, cozptdmc^ in interiorchominc femen itndginem Dei-Vnde i ohdnnes negdt eum peccdre poffe, quicxDeondtusfit,ideft,eleflutdduitdm , eoquodfe= tnenDeiJbuncnempcfyirituminfehdbcdt • Addittcrtio A poftolus,ut celcbns redddtur in no bis glorid cius - Uuc enim periinent , qu^cunq; nobtfcwm Dem benignc dgit* utgloriofxm in nobisfudm bomtdtem oftentet-Dehis fu- prd in fefri>Kuc ufq; Apoftolus egit grdtids , pro re* demptwnedtqtfdluteper Chriftumpdrtd,eiusq; cduffai Cr rdtionemfimul cxplicduit,ut er hoc pdclo , Epheftjs Eudngeliongrdtioe rcfr[Cdret,fummdmq; eius cxponcns* altius illud eorum dnimk infigcrct*
£a propter cum &ego audi uifTem5quauosin Dominum*
Nwwc morefuo Ephcftjsmemordt qudntifictdt, quoA O' ipfi Chriftum cognoucrmt , ndm pro co indefincntcr grdttdSdgit,te&dturq;fcprecdri,utincdcogmti0neprO moucdnt.Ndmicogmttone Chrifth cr^udmnobispa^
rduit
M- BVCERI COMMENTARIVS. 4t
Yduitfdlutis y omniscumpietdsfynccra *pm bedtitudo foliddpcndet-Notandumergoquodomnemfalutem.fide f! +a inDominum IE SVM,erdileflioncinfanclosdefinit- 'l 4P IXeigiturnosddijcidmusdlid- Ccrtequihucperuenit,ut *i% Dominonoftro lESV fidemhabeat , isquofy frcmo* mnem in iUofixam hdbcbit , mhil dubitansfc olimper buiusfyiritum , driimo cr corpore , dd iu8am uiu cum puritdtcmtumfclicitdtcmperducendum • lnde firet quz cun% Deus immiferit3jequo dnimo^et qua officiofifi- erit in quoflibct^pricapucdutcmjn domefticosfidcijjoc eft, fanclos , qu£tumfyncerdcrofficwfd dilcclioiUumper cmnidconfummdt • QuidiUcfcicognitioneChrifti,& quamnobisreftituitfdlutis,omnidpendcnt , exfywcerd dileclione Vdulm egit, qui memor Ephefwrum inprcci- busfuisfucrit , precdtusiUisdDominofyiritumfapien- ti£dtcfe reuektioniSyhoc e&,uim &-facultdtem,quddo* ndtdperChriftumpenitus pernofcerent , ddquodpecu* liari uticy rcueUtione iUis opus erdt, coquod iftd cdro ej- fxnguis ncfuffiicdrx quidem pofiit-
Vide dut$m ut omniddondDctficidt* Fideerdntum BondoU, t?dileftioneEphefijpr£diti9 utcitrdintermifiione grd dond Dei* tids pro eiSdgeret,mhilominus impendio ordt^utfapicn^ tidm er reuektioncm as Dcus dfyiret 9 qud Chriftum co gnofcdntdtq;fcidnt,iUumindtioculosmentis,qu£fnfpes twcdtionisfu£,hoc eft,ut pkne intcUigdnt-dd qut fint uo cdtuquid hincdebeantfterare, qudmq^fitopulenta er redunddnsglomhiereditdtiSfqudmfintadituri, er md*
£ gmtudo
IN EPISTOLAM AD EPHESIOS
%nitudo uirtutisDei,qud dd edm uindicdntur • Aico ta* bilhorum cogitdre poteft cor humdnum3omnidfuntfti* ritus O" reueUtionis D«-
Diligcnter uerodnimiducrtendum , qu£ chdrifiimis fibi Ephefijs Vdulus quo nemo honorum certior £ftimd- torfucritypotifi- precetur, induhie qu£ dgnouit omniutn hiloptd optimd-Nihiligiturconftrendujufttcognitiom Chrifti, hlius co- £r dgnitioni bencuolenti£ D ei , qu£ in eo nobis exhibitd. gnitione cjl.quod infilios illi o* hceredes cooptdtifumus-lftd utiq; V: iti£ rcclepernouiffe ejficit , ut tdnqudftcrcord prz eis omnid t)H* mundicontemndmusjoticfcddimitdtionemDei, perdb- folutifiimdm in omnes bencficcntidmjdpidmur • QU£ de mcfc qui tenuitcr pernoucrit, in eo ey reliqud pietdtis o* mnidieiundcrunt- Grdtid vnde dperto dpertius efty eos db omnintionepietdtis
Deinimiu dlienosddhuceffe , qutbusqudmlibet copioft Eudngelij pYdidicdri prtdkdtio ,nondiconimid , feduelfdtis cffe uidetur* no poteft- Qmmdutiqimdld&perditdin nobiserunt , donecDei amorecordrferit , hocueroigniquisdemum drdcdt, fiD E I crgd fc bonitdtem , nondumfxtiscognitdm habedtf qu£ re= Notdndumftmul^cummultidemultdfdpientid, o° udationes reueldtionegloricntur 9 quxflt uere optdndd fdptetid ey probX' reueldtio3nimiru qud cognofcitur Chriftus,qud quutdftt farcditds nobispromtfft,dgnofcitur 3 hincfolurcclu de nbus cunftis iuditium , er dmmus honefli dmdns pro* uemt-Adhunc lydiumkpidem cxigdttur, qu^fubindc l
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pknfyreuchtiones heldntur , fihuc nihilcontulerintj inancs cr cvmmcntitus effe ncmo dubitet.
A it ucrc, w prxceUens uirtutis cius in nos Mdgnitu* . . do ■ Vt tquc incomparabdis er maximd in nos D «' uirtus lr . cffulfi^quicmodisommbus perditos , inftUos fibirefti* ™d&m™* tuit, o- cdptiuitdie Sdtanz uindicdtos , tn fo dta w immor *°" tdlitdtemumdicduit • QVzinccpotifi-dechratur ,dwnx robordtiftiritueius , mortemvdduerfdomnhmdgno (tnimo contemmmus, er pcccdtofuperiores cuddimus-
Vdtrem, Deum Domim ncftri I E S V Cfrnifr «oc<tf, ftcutfupra cr paf rcm nws , quitdmeesl V Deus er p* f tr eleclorum omnium • Se<i quiaficut ncmo dlms imdgi* ncm iUius exprcRius reftrt^ iU ethm nemo eum confum* mdtiorepietdtecolit , diciturpeculidritertdmDcusqu<z pdter Domini noftri I E S V, per qucm ommbus quoquc ekcliscontingit, utDeum epipfiuerciUumdgnofdnti patrcmcfehabednt-Vatrcm quoq;uocdtglorix>, quoddu thorfuisfitifolidtcum integritdtisjwm immortdiUtiSi tttqfftiicitdtis-Ed cnim ucrd demumglorh eft-
\n his dutcm Vauli exemplum.pro dliorumfdlute.pcr indedttyfudgrathscgentis , tumpro incrementoeius^ nonminus.dtqifugcrdntiSynequdqudmprttereundum' Sdncii Totii&ifancli diuin* glori<e addifii erdnt , igiturmhil multupra potuiteisobungercoptdtius , qudm fiiUd in homim- fratnbui busfeliciterilhslrdretur , ncquc effc quicquam ceque orarunt* cptdbik 3 qum ut hmus itluftrdtto incrementd cotti*
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iic acciperet • Hinc in precibus plurimi erlt , qutbus pic tatis progreffum tum infc ipfts tu in alijs orabant- Q«<e quodrdr<e hodtedfrdtribus o-frtgid<e hdbentur, drgu- tnentum cft,perparumgu8ajfe iUos,qudm bonus er dul cisDominusfit, qudntdfyfttfclkitdsipfum dgnoutffe»
Quaein uobis declarabitur, iuxta efficaciam*
Secl-9 * OptduitfcireEpheftos,qu<efttpr<eccUesuirtutis De*
in nos credetes mdgnitudo , qudftne expeccdtoribus per
petuoiufli,ex modis omnibus miferis,£ternum bcdti, cx
mortalibuspercnm er diuinduitdperfruetesreddtmur,
Virtus bancergo hdcfefliunculd,qudlisfit explicdt,fubtungens-
T*ei innos sccundumefficaciam,fvrtisroboriseiuserc*Vtplanior
declara- femo cffct,ddtecvQU£in nobisdcclarabitur- Inarche*
tur* typo enim nojlro Chrifto conftdcrandam hanc uirtutis
tnagnitudincApojloluspropofuitJnquotantaaparuiL,
ut ex mortuis in uitam immortalem er beatamftt reftitu
ttitjlGh hocfolum, fed er princcpsfimulconslitutus o=
tnnium,fubicclispedtbus eim, qutcquideximium&pr£
clarum ufyiam eftjam in c<elt$,qudm interra • Vt uero
docereternos huiusutrtutis frre parttcipes , mcmorat
cdputEcclefice , ipfum tnommbuseffe impofttum , er
hanc eius corput efie,fed er plcnitudtnem eius,hoc cfl,tn
quauirtutemfuamer bcneficentiam , prtcipue decla-'
rti • CmcnimQmm<ibond,inommbuseffici4t,hoce&,
omnti
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omnidinomnibus impledt , in hdncitdfudm bonitdtcm* Zrpotentidm bencfiaendi effundit , ut plcmtudoem, qu^qudmcumuldtifiimcbond unmerfd db ip[o habedt, uocetur-
Kecle igitur prccdtur Vdulus3ut Ephcfijs oculi illumi ncntur3quofcidnt3 quidfibi exuocdtionefudfierdndum fit3 cr qu<efit opulcntd glorid h£reditdtis3 dd qudm uoca tifunt3qu£ demq3 pr£cellens uirtutismdgnitudo, qud cx peccdtis er miferd mortdhtdte, dd iUdm immortdlem ZT bedtdm uitdmperducetur, fecundum cfficdtidm edndcm, qud Chnjlus e mortuis3dd dcxterdm pdtris^omniuprm* ceps3& fdncHoriicdput, dtq$ inftdurdtor eiufmodiconfti tutus cft>utfecundum cdndcm cfficdtidm, & lUosmem* brdfud,mdlis ommbus exemptos , bedtos in cdeflibutfit reddituroS'Q^ih£cfdneperfudftfucrint3ncpoterint9 Agnouiffe non omniftudio3dd hdnc immortdle bedtdmq; uitdm eni= benigndm ti3cddemq^ Dci cfficdcid3potcntifcilicetft>iritu eius>reuo Dcz m no* cdntecontinuoeoSy dpeccdti corruptionc , V durdntc Mtutcm illos,utcrucisregenerdtionem£qudmmiterftrdnt, im- finsejtpic peUenteq; v dccendente3ut Dei mgenium> omntbus be* tdils* neficiendo §tudiofc refirdnt*
Vidcdutemutmdgnifice pr^dicdrc hdncDeiuirtute ApoRolus condtusfit3non crdtfdtisiUi3dixiffepr£ceUen teminnos credentesuirtutismdgnitudine, efficdcidm dd iecit3o-quidcmfirtis roboris eius-lncffdbilemfiquidem fenfit hdncDcipotentid3dumq; dliter no poffet melius3m Domino noftro lcfu Chrifto,ueldUqudtenu$cognofcen=
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ddm tlkm cbiccit . Quod cmm in iUo,capitc nofiro prz* cefitt,innobismembris eiusccrtofequetur-Alioqut quo* rnodobcdtus ejfcpoffet Chri&us > kborcmtibut mifcrc membris ciust At cltdt uniuerfi.os fumus dc ofitbus eius, .,- cy-cdrodccdrncctus-DcquowinfrdCdp-S' Scfi.u* 5V QuiddUtemfitdddexterdm pdtrts ChriftumcoUoci
r/ &" ' tfl>ipfcAP0ft°lusfutiscxPucat>dum rtstu4 pcd<i,us emsfubicfid -Abco enim quod qui 1 dcxtris rcgi
■ } ls* bus proximtfedent , fccundd db ipfis pctcftdtcpoUeanty
mutudid hcec mctdphord eft.utfmbdnt Apcftoli Chriftu
<td dcxtcrdm pdtrts collocdtum,pro eo quod eftyproximd
4pdtrcpote&dtepr<editum • Dum dutem dddit tn c£lefti
hiiyideftyininuifibtltgloriiyrettcinde concluditur, cor
poreeumnon poffehkdhqmdpdti , dutprjefentemeffc>
QuodenimdppdruitStephdno^Pdulo, cyfirtcdlijs qui
bufddm3idmdgisddcoyciusdd dcxtcrdm pdtrisfcdentis,
idcft,diuind mdteftatc, ey proximd i pdtrepotcftdtefru
cntis,rcueldtiofuit,qudmdbttidglorix , ad tcrrendh^c
rurfumdcmigrdtio - VndccdMdtiterdtq; mcdopdtibiliy
tionpoffe modo illun: hic hdbcrtyrcclc hinc colligitur,
quod dd dexterdmpdtris rcgndty indegloricfus.dc omni
bus ccnfyicuus dd tuditium rediturus*
Porro quodmemordt Chriftufuperomnemprincipct
tum ey potcftdtcm eyc- conftttutum y fkcit dd com*
mcnddtionem crucisy k cuius humthtdtejn tdntdm digni*
idtcmDomtnus cueclus cft- Sietenimtpfi ddtdridmglo*
ridtn profutt , quodfefc dd mortc ufq; cr mortem crucis
humiliduit)
M- BVCERI COMMENT ARlVS- 4*
bumiluuit,Grnobisproderitddgloridm , dbnegdrcnos njenpfoSyWcrucemnoftrHcottidiedffumerc • Deindcfc citddhoc,utfcidmM,dbunoCbrijlopetendd omnid-Spi Angelos ritibus enim Angelicis, crronci quiddm multd tnbuebat, fJMU** P* eocfc quod lcx effct,difycnfdntib- ipfts ddtd, ut &■ Stcphd ™£<im nut Afi 7>o-VMlusGdh-tejldtifunt,legisceremomas facl€^* plus mmio urgebdt,quos Apojlolus et dd CoUofi-notduit, dumfcripfit- Nequisuobis pdlmdinteruertdt ddtdope- rdperhumilitdte,<cr fuperftitione Angeloru, inhisquz non uiditfiftuofusinccdens-Vt ergo Chriftidutoritdtcnt extoUerct&hucpotiuSyqudm omnes, qudhbet fublimes Angelos dudicndumfuadcret,pr£dicdt cum exaltdttlfup cmne principdtu^potcftdtc^uirtute^domindtione, dcfug omnenomen, quodinprtfenti ofuturofeculonominx tur, ego lucis grdtid reddidi,qukquid omnino eximium, fiucinpr£fenti,fiueiufuturofeculocclebrdtur • Vofitis cnim nominibut, qu£ nuUd dhisfcripturd hdbct, Ange- lorumordincm iUi diHinxcrdnt-Ad CoUoft- er Throrio* rumnomenponitur-
HocigiturVdulusfignificdreuoluit ♦ E&o,fintUdrij Angcloru ordines, fint qui prinapdtut rcfte uocetur, $ intcr dlios,dc etidfuper homines pnncipes dgdnt,fint po tesidtcs, quorUdufyicijs omnis potcftds er mdgijlrdtus in terris gcrdtur,fint uirtutes,quoru cperd , inter homi nesmirdpdnt-Sintdemq^ domindtiones, quorudufricio dlij dhjs dominentur, fint ctidm Throni , per quos udrid Dei iudiH txcrcedntur, nibdtem cximiu er pr^ccUens
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tjiytdtn in f<eculofairitdli> quod nobis futurum expecld* futurum mUs,quZ in corpordluftopr<efenti , utcumq; nommctury fxculwm.' cuinonfupcremincdtChnfiuSy quodnonfubteclufitpc dibus illM-Ud cnim bunc omnibus prinape patcr propo fuit,ut tdndem cius regno er imperio ceftfurumfit,qmc= quidpotcnti<e3dutpr<ecctlenti<eujj>idmeft , tdminc<ehs, qud in tcrris- Eius enim fyiritu oportebit impkri omnid, ut cr ipfctdndcmdbohtoommprincipdtUtpotcftdtc, dc uirtute,regnum trdddt Deowpdtri i- Cor-tf
Hinc notdndum Angclorum ordines, officid er nomi
]ncertd m^c qulbut jheologt ex Dionyfio difrutdrunt, ex Vdu
funt, qu<e lonequdqudmpoffeconfirmdri , quiiftis nomimbusin*
deAngclo uecliSdbdlijs,inboctdntwmufusfit, utpr<edicdrctChri
rumordi= ftUmfuperoUconftitutu3uifibdid fimuletinuifibdidy ut
mbus pro cuna^ e^ nommenturydtquc htnc prowcdrcty ad huncfo
didcrunt- im audtcndumyUtq; db ipfo cxpcdemus omnid- ldem uo
lens docerc dd Colloft- pnedtcdt omnid peripfumcoditd*
Locm Dd c<etcrwm in Ddnielc »o. legimus Angclum Prrnd-
nichs* pm Verfdrwm dduerfitum Angelo, curdm popuh lifrdc
litiagerentitO' Nlicdelcmunumeprimoribwsprinapi-
busafuiffcduxiho • HinccontccldtumeftyUtfingu*
Ushominibusjtd <zrfinguhs prouincijsdtquercgnisAn
gclospr<efeclos , quorumquihbet fuorum curdm ge-
Xdt • Equtdcm fitccor fuprd cdptum mcum h<ec cffe,
putoq^ bene mecum , dc cum quouis a uulgo Cknftidno*
rum dgi , fidgnofcerenobisdctur, C H R I $ T V M
ommbus
M- BVCERI COMMENTARIVS- 4f
cmmbutprincipemfup eminere3utunuaudire30' expe* ftarc ab ipfo omma hbcat , tum bcmgnum adco in nos De um , ut fanclos ffnritus fuos , mimflros conftituerit falutit nofbrje 3 utEpijlolaadEbra* &locw>Matth-\8* cum alijs non pduas fttis teftantur • Keliquareuelationi uclfuturifecuh^uelfubhmiorc hicfyiruu prjeditisjiben* tcr rehnquo3 x? rchnqucndd cenfeo ommbus 3quibus non contigerunt certiora, qudm ucl Dionyfius ille 3 uel mten- tes eius dutontdte Theologi^trddidcrunt-
Nc ucro hoc prccteream , fuerunttcfle Hicronymo9 quihofccprincipatu$3poteflatcs3uirtutes <& dominatio* ncs3quorumhtc3& ad Collofi-i-Faulus memimt, et Chri #«m fuper eos eucclum pr*dicat> reproborum Angelo^ rum tffe intcUexerunt'Equidem3utAngclo$,prinapatus er poteslatcs.quos negat Paulusfe a dilcclwne Dn/epc- raturos Romr s • item prinapes mundi quos expertesfa- pientiaDei3a" abolendos 'aff-.rmauit i« Cormth-z- Item prinapatum, potefiatcm er uirtutem, quos Chriflus in finc fieculiabohturutcfk i. Connth-'\s-quos dcniqueex* pohdtos o&entduit 3 CcUofien-z « Hosinquamut mdlos haudgrauatim tntcUigam3itd dc quibushic,ey CoUofi- 1» loquitur 3 mdlimintcUigerebonos • Quantuldenimglo* ria Chrifliycelfiorem faclumdaemonibus malis? Qupdue ro utHicronymus memimt , iUosiriOuet,quodfidcboni$ h£c inteUigamu$ Angehs 3fequerctur nos Angclis fuperi cres ficlos3quippc quibus fimul cum Chnftocelfiorelo* cofedere m celcsiibus datum f\t • id me non mouet,
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fed hbcntcr hominum dignitdtcm3 qum dngclorum pr&* fhtntioremdgnofco3 cum Chnftus nos non dngclosdffum pferit , fint $ bi ddmmiftrdtorijfpiritus , mifii mftlutcnt no&rdm-Hcb^
Vtinxm dutem perpendcrefdtis liceret3qudntdfit wo= flrdfeliatds3quod Chnftus nobis cdput3 er nos illw cor pus3et plcnitudojumus • Si enim dlecdput noflrum3 Ecclc (i£fu£3omnid cum ipfo comunk hdbebimus3neq; potcrit iUe3fine nobisfux filiatdte frui , eius pr&tcred erit3nos in ernmb- ducere er uiuific4rc3q mhilprorfusfineipfo po* tcrimws • Cumq; omnk in omnibus pcrficidt3ut per eum cmnid conditdfunt3nos tdme plcnitudo eim ideo recledici mur3 quod in nosfcihcet uirtute o- bcneficenttifudm cf* funditcumuldtifiime 3 fudmq; in nobis potifi- diuimtdtem cftentdt • Quph&c certdfidedgnofcdt , quinonipfi unifefedddicdt, erreb'dUjsudledi.cdt3obleftetq;fe inillo folo3mhilpr<£tered uelmetuens, uelff>erdns>
Qtput Ecclcfi* Vontificemfccerunt,cum ne tdntdlum quidem iUc uit<t dut uirtutts3Ecdefi£ inftucrc quedt3 neq; pofiitplufquam miniflrum Chrifti ey ccoperdtorem3quc ttdmodumo-dlijfdnfti) per minifteriumcxicrniuerbt, quodfinciUiusft>iritu tdmcnfcmperinefficdxcft3 dgerc* his fimilesfunt er cdput Cbrtfhii pdriter rcijciunt3 quot quot boni dliqd bomini , qd'tn fe hdb edt dttribuut • Quod cdputcorpori3hocnobis Cbrihuscft3 omnisuitd3motM, fenfus er dftus3db ipfo e& , nos nobfc reliclifumi^quod corputfinecdpite*
Cdput
M- BVCERI COMMENTARIVS- 4* CAPVT SECVNDVM-
Ec uos cum mortui eratis delicftis*
VT dgnofcercntEphefij , quid ex uocdtionc fudfibi fperdndum effet, quanUq, per Chnftum gratk contigiffet,monet cos Apojlclus^cum pcccdtis mor tuifutffcnt , ey hinc dfi milid D ci dlicni , cx mcrd grdtid, V bencuolentid Dei, Cbrisxicfc merito, in uitdm bedtdm, cy mumapdtumfdnftorum cffc djjcrtos • Cum mortui in ^ortui de quit,erdti$ deliftis er peccdtis^nuhiifcdicct uit£ pi<e,qu& •***?" fok uitd refte dicitur, ct pcrpctue durdt ,bdbentes -Vnde cxplicdnshdncmortemihcofubiccit: ln quibus dliquando tmbukslis, id cftjuxiflis , tropofcriptur£ uulgdn,iuxtd feculum mundihuM,quodquidp"o rdtioncmucndiqud Vwerc m uiuerehicmunduffolet, pofitumnondubito,ficquoquc xta feu* mdluireddcre- Voluitfvrte Vduluspcr o\mv<t.bicexpri= lum* mcrc quod Ebr<e- V^tt dicttur, O" tempus uit£ pr^efcn- tiifigmficdt,utcx Vfdlm-39-uerfu s-crlcfcbd-ts-uerf 1 1 • liquct , ut intcUexcrit pcr uiucrc fccunduw feculum mundi huM,uiuere pro cupiditdtc uit<e prffentis fiecult, cr temporis quo in boc mundo dgimus • QUdfdnc cupidi tdtc ,quifq;fudtdntwmqu£rit , cr ddcpc$,dignitdte$q; ct uoluptdtes eluftdtur, ftue idcum commodo, ftue incom modoproximifidt,(iuemodu$fcructur, fiucminus,imo tiunqudm dbfquc miurid proxmn , v cum modo decenti*
Vndc
IN EPISTOLAML AD EPHESIOS
Vndepojl pducuU Fxulus ipfc , hxnc uiuendi rxti&ncm k
tius cxplicxns,dit : Inter quos er nos omnes uerfxbxmur9
iuxtx concupifcentixscxrnis,uel,ut ucrti,natura> noftr<e,
ficicntcs huius uoluntxtem,id cft , qutfcrcbxt, nunquxm
non prxue noftr£ concupifcenti£-Proinde uiuerefecun*
dumfeculummundihutus , ehuiucrcprocxrnis noshr*,
hoc cft,nxtur£ dcprxuxU , arbitrio er cupidiute , cuius
ownis cogttdtio , er uolunus dd malum prona ejl x pue*
yo • idcmq; efh ey fccudum pnncipem derc£ potcftdtis,
Viucre iu hoceft,/j)iritusmxli, dgcntis retcclitios , qutdufcultxrc
xtd prtnci &eo nequeunt,uiucrejd cft,ficut uerti,femndum inftin*
pcmderlS' dumillius,qui maUfemperfuxdet-
His qudefo Chriftixni dntmwm xduertdmus , er pr£ci
piie ei,quod Bphefijs , ob peccdtd er dehcld mortuis,hoc
eft,omnt uirtute dcftitutis , er pro mdld dunUxdt cdrnis
cupiditdte , Sdtdntcfcfudfu uiucntibus, coq; in omnibu4
O-femperpeccdntibus, Pdulus 0"fc V fxnclos uniuer-
fos ( dit emm intcr quos, er nos omnes xliquando ucrfdbd
mur ) ddnumerdt • Si nxmq; mortuifumuspcr dehcld er
peccdtd,uttd,qu£ uere c#,er dicitur,priuxtifumus,coq;
nullum bonifcnfum xut motwm hxbere,fcd untum utnos
rdpiunt deprdudt<e nxtur£ xffeftus, er mxlifuafor Sxu*
nds impeUit,ftrripoffumus • Vbi Um nobis hberum drbt-
Nihil in ho triu/m} ubi m nobis bcncficiendifkcultxs , quisfcnfus rc-
minc boni, ftt f qum cftdbfq; omni fenfu er motu inuttlecxdxuer*
quU mor- qui mortuus corpore cft,um cshfinefcnfu er motu pietd
tuus- tis,mortuuspcrpcccxtd O" dcltftd,quxlcsfunt,quotquot
cxkdim
M- BVCERl COMMENTARIVS- 4* fXAdamgcniti,vefupcrnisnondumregenitifunt,do^
VMijfnrituuiuifcame,qui fcihcet cxAdamnati ,tamum animdm habent uitdcm,td cst, uimuiuendiuitdmammd* lem-Xdm&fiplifculum,qumbcjlijsalij$,ra.tionn,ho tmnibu< adieclum fu .idtmenuitxbrutak ,itaeft cbno* mmm,utaddiUindfcfeattcUcredutfuprducntriscMrm,
V mmmmmmmimmknominii ahquidfapcrc, prcrfus nequedi-Hincir^Deicbnoxijfumui quotquot ab Adam mmmdmmm, mbkVdmmnmmt, cridr:a:ura:quu dumnaturdnihilnifipcccarepcjk<n;u<.prcfcaor,a:ur£ dcbtmm , ut ird diumxfar.pzr 9 cuanium ad ncs atunct, cbsrrictitcnemur-
Vtmam ucro hrc Tduhfcmcntid effet ommJbm pt rfiut fd, quafe cr qucfiibetfanctcs akcsfitetur , ndmtd cfjefi liosir£,ncn minu< qum rchquuqumfcikludjeii.Sdrd Dcgma R cenis, Vdp&h GT Anabdp:if:is,dc cmmbui qui Ckriito arbi- crr.ni ferudtcri ncr, cmma tribuunt, nobifcuccnuenirct- Cmni fidfe do- bmndmo^quiunquam auero abcrrdrunt.dcgmahoc,dc firintco* libercarbuno impofuit , cffccitq; cum ipftakquidcffe mune c&< uei.au , viadccgnticr.em Z? parucipancnem benc* uolcnnx dnunx pcrucnrc haud poffent, cumq$flatuerc propnm v.-.fiuam Lbcrarent , EK&itirDd utVdtdm fUmfcripfa,fubijcinequirent-Preir,de ut dabeneuclen itm cr iuj:uiam,Ephefis cbdrdm Fdulu;rcdderet,ad* mcnuu,quid ex fe fucrint , mmirummortuicmnibcno%
V uiuentcs tdnttm ivalo, qucdneccnuuij locodccipe* rcm,autfefolos tales natos arbitrarentur , idcm defe ipfo
&fdtt*
IN EPISTOLAM Af> EPHESIOS
& fdnftis dlijsconftffuseft-Hockmperfudfis,grdtd & mdgm ejfc potuit,mifcricordid,vr dileftio Dci^qm mor* tuos itd per dchftd , fimul cum Chnfto conuiuificduitje quoinfeftiuncukfequenti, inquditcrbii pnmuponitur (Conuiuificduitnosyquodordtioncm dbfoiuit • Ndmdud bushis fcftiunculis 9 hoc Vdulut diccrcuokit • Etuos er nos peccdtis mortuos yconuiuificduitDcus diues miferi- cordk cwm Chrijlo > idq^ ex merdfud beneuolcntid, qucd in nobps nihil effet bom rcliquwm-
Sdtdndmuero Vdulus uocdtprincipcmpotcftdlisde*
rctjicut infrd cdp- <r- ucrfutids in ctlcftiqm dixit • Effc
Vnde $d= mn}quc m[os quofddm ftiritm , duihomincs conentur
tdnprin* ^dimpietdtem pcrtrdherc , erfi tdeisnon fucccddt,
teps dens • d\uis \C(Jicrc $os ftudednt , ex multk fcripturdru locis m&
nifeRum fit^ Quid enim dliud in Uobpetcbat , qm eum
exercebdt Sdtdn , item qui Dduidi duthor crdt.ut impe*
rdretpopulum numeuri t Vorrodcredm iftdm rcgic*
ncm, qudm infrk per aeleftid intetligit , [olus Vdulwjn*
dubie ex peculkri reuektione, mdlis i&is fpiritibus dttri*
buitjnter quos er principdtus , poteftdtes $ effc cum m-
fri jum CoUoffenfecundo i-Cor-if-erKomd- s- difcr
Vdrk no* tis ucrbUfiitetur' Xnfra prjetered mundi reftorcs er te*
mind impe ncbrdrumfeculi huius dtque fyirttdles uerfutks illos uo*
rij dkbo- cdt, u Corinth- z • principes mundi, qui abolcbuntur,hic
tertm* infinguldriprincipcm potefiatis dere^utique rcgni Di*
abokijdgcntem incrcdulos dppcttdt,ficut crfcre SdtJh^
idefti
M- BVCERI COMMENTARIVS* 43
idefttdduerpiriM , infinguldri pdfimperfcripturdm wcarifolct*
QU£ ergo infinguldri de Sdtdnd , Didbolo , principt mundt,fiuc aerea* potcftdtt$,dUt maltgno Jcgimu^toti il* li malorum rcgno 9 & pot cftati competcre dgnofcendum cfl-Kam omnino multtfuntfyirttut mdigni , in idem U- menfinguliprofuaportioncincWKbcntes, nimirum,ut A"9!w«« dutdd tmptetdtdtem bomines dcficiant, dut dducrfthic a^°l1 lnc% cmnid cxpcridntur • Cum ttaque hi mundo impercntjwc ™nt* eftjenebrisi&is^ncmpehcmintbuSi luccccgnitionisDei dcftitutts, non inccmcde tn dhe tslo, tUis incubdnt-Mudo Cur in ic* dutemtantum^hcceh, uthicinquitfdij$incbedicntice9 re fewo* qui pcrfudderi ucritdtem nonpcffimt^isiiimperdn^dltcs ncs* exercent tdntum • Vnde dit hic Pdulws , qui dgit infthjs thz Sc7r^9t/ct§ , id cft Ebrsofchemdte^incrcdulis, qui uerboDetfefcfubijccrenonfuftincnt'
Videturdutcm Vaulus hoc fchcmdterefirreucluiffe^ quod itfraelttk dum immorigcri domino erant , obieftum pafitm infcripturd legttur • Diccbatur dutem v^ n^ id cft , filij tmmorigeri ucl rebelles 4- Mofcheh w ltem **VTQ pjMd eft> populws rebellts-Vorro quididuitij fit, f • Uofch • 9 • putchre cxplicatur , ubi itdyiofchchpopulo hquitur : Cum mitteret ucs Dcminws d kadefch Bdrned, diccrctcfc , dfcendite cr h&reditdrto poftidcte rcgicnem qudm ucbis dedi, jv^ ^ FK ^TO > td cftjmmo fOij incbe rigcrifuifttioriDQmmiDeiuc&n(uetu$tmfldtiohd- dicntLe*
bet,con~
IN EPISTOLAMl AD EPHESIOS
het, contempfiftis impcrium Domini Daueftri ) er non credidiftis ci, er uocem eius non dudi&is . Hinc fane tfe quctsffcAyft qj; ^ *tt>idesl;,filio$uclpopulos rebellcs dut imorigeros , qui Domino non credunt crucr hum eius contemnunt • VndeiUud , «oue th§ cctt<J 8t/<x§ uerti,incredulos • AbcoemmquodDcononcrcditur,o- mnis inobedientia ct rehcUioproucnit • Quodfcclus deus fummcdeteftdtur , zyfimilehabctpcccatoarioldndicr idololdtri^utSchmuelSchauliteftabdtur' ldem,ncmpc reheUcs cofdcm effe,qui incredulifunt, & cx co,quod Do minus lefchdidh cdp-io- iufttt fcribere in tdhulam , cr U* hrwm exdrare , pdtcre poteft • id ucro efi : Vopulut hic *<yfo>id eft,immorigcrus cft,filijfaUentes, nolucrunt du dire doftrindm Domini • Vide quodDco menttuntur,0' doftrindm eius reijciunt, rebeUes %r tmmortgeri uocdn- tur-Htc de epitheto ifto reprohoru , Holrnq &7rflk/ct$, quo Pdulws er infird quinto cr CoUofi- v ufus cft , dific* rereltbuit*
id tdmen probenotdndumfolis reprobis uere hoc epi
Solos re* theton competere, qui erfilij perditionis dtcuntur,nimi-
probos d* rumperditiomirreuocabilttcr deftinati • Ndminhisfolis
git Sdtdn* SdtdndS&vi%y§,idcft,agitcrefficdxesT;,hdbensimpe~
riofuototostllosfubtcclos • EtenimquifilijDeifunt,hcs
dgitftiritusDeiRom- s- Ydccfittquidemvhisdduerft
rius negocium , co quodcorpuspcccdto obnoxium ddhuc
citcumftrunt , ucrum quonidm eius tyrdnmdc pcrCbri*
fiumumdicdtifutU7 excrccreiUospotcft, pcrdcrcnon
potcft,
M- feVCERI C0MMENTARI7S. 4*
pot c&,ut pknepcrdit cos,quosfdios inobcdienti* , P*w- \usuocdt,quireprobifunt,cr Deoodiohabtti, etimdH* tequam inhanc luccm cdantur-
lorte 0- hoc dnnotdndum , pro co quod Pdulus,con* cupifcentids , ueicupidiUtcs.itcm er uoluntdtes cdrnts nojlraefcnpfit , reddidi, nitur* no&xt • Ndm ommno Cdtf no~ quodnos naturdm diamus, Vdulusfcripturdrummorei &* quifa cdrncm uocdt , unde er ipfi homines , cdro uocdri[olent> Sic debent coniugcs effc,tn cdrnem undm , id eji , coale* fcercin unwm hommem > *S/c omniscdro feptfiimepro cmni hominc pomtur,ut cum dtcitur.Omnis cdrofctnum eft- Omnis caro uidebitfalutem D E bHinc opera car* nis dicuntur , queftrt tngenium humdnu 7 qualtd Galdtis s- dliquot enumerdntur-Multum enim d ucro aberrdrunt qui cdrms nomine , tdntum inftriorem homims portto* nem, qudm cum brutis com\nu\xem habemus , inteUexe* runt-Ccrtcidoloktridi^muldtionesetinuidid.op&dfuni primt in homine portionis, dttamcn operd cdrms i Fdu= lo uocdntur-Suntenim operd^qu&ftrt ndturtnoftrte in* gcmum^dd prdud tdntum pronum- Quare de corrupto um homine Dominus diccbdt primo Mofcheh &• Nori dgetinter homincm ufq- iudicem , fyiritusmeui , co quoi carofit,hoccjl,qutdnihilnifibeftidhomoe(feccepu.me tcomntq; rdtionCj dd corruptibdid vfozdd&d qmbus hcftijedelccldntur.conucrfd, noloutftintu mcopnediti frnfti , monitores intcr cos dgdnt • Cdptj enim brutali- ttUs uolUptdtibus , & dium omntd contemncntes in^
Q dugni
IN EPIST- AD EPHESIOS
indignifunt^qui ucrbum tneum , i Nodch uel dlijs ex feki tu mcoloquentibtts, dudidnt ■ Cdnibus obijccrefdnftum, &fuibttsjpdrgmmdrgdritdshdudqudqudtndccct-
Vdij ir<e , notumfchemd , pro obnoxijs ir£,ficutfilij gUdij^quidcuotigkdiofuntydtcutur' lAouere mt quepti pojbt^quodhic Vdulutfe erfdnftos dliosfrtetur, dliqudn dointerfilios incrcdulostterfdtos, cupiditdtibus cdrnis indulfifp:,dcfiderid^empfeciffe,pcrinde^ftliosir<e3dt quereliquosfuiffe * Alibi enimfegregdtumfedb utero nii tristcftdtur,Gdlt'inhdcEpiftokfupcriorecdpite,glori 4tur,fc cumfdnftts elcftum, dnte idftd mundifitnddmen* tdydd Vhilipp- $' pr<ttcredgloridturfe,iuxtd ut8itidm, qu£ejlinlege,faftumirreprchcnfibilcm » Siigiturcxelc ftisfuit, Wdb utero infortemfdnftorumfegregdtus,^r id ddco in eo effulfit , ut pr& co£tdneisfuis trdditionibttt pdtcrnisddeo Ruderct , ut in lcgc irreprehcnfibilis cudde ret,quomodouerumfuit9 o-ipfumintcrincredulosui* xijfc,concuptfcentijscdrnisindulfijfe,dtq; deftjderid ciui pficiffct Vrofefto qui non pcnitius h<ecconfiderdrct,uidc ri Hlipoffetyiiid Pdulumdegcntcfud , dntereccptdm Dci €Ognitioncm,nondefeipfo etidm fcnpfijfe- VtVtului . Sedquiconditionemeleftorum,refteperpenderit,uh Cr elefti debit pducoscleftorum ef]e , quos nonfimt pdtcr , cdrnis pcccdto, mifcridm, antequam cdeftis uttce delitids dcguftent pro* priufqud be experiri,utcumfenferint ndturd* ncftr* infcltcitdtent, gr*ti<eut= felickdtemrcdemptionis dignequednttflimdreSicnon tunt* dubitdrim Fdulum^qudmhbet eleftuim, er ab uterofegre
gdtum>
M* BVCER! COMMENTARIV* f*
gaium, dtq; tradittonum pdternarum , legiscfc Budiofm) adco , ut cffet irrcprchenfibilis dpudhamtnes , furorent cdrnis> id e& , natur& dcprdUdt<enon uulgdriter fitiffe ex pcrtum, dtfy defcipfb quoq^ ut ttia- Peccatum occdjionc a lege Acccptagenuit m mc omnem concupifcentia , itcm% Vtucbm finc lcgc quondam,itcm:At ego carnalisfum uc nundatusfuh pcccatum>item, Noui emm quodnon hdbi* tctin mc,hoc csh , incdrncmcd,bomm Kom-y-vta er iflei htctinter quos & nosomnesdliqudndoucrfdbdmur en> fcrtpjijfc • QU£ tame expert usftt nonqutdem cu iamfpi ritus in ipfo feri obttnutffct , domatac^ caro bona ex pat te effct,fed cu ut £tate,ttd etftiritu mtnor effety agcretcfc adhucfub peddgogid legts • Spintuftquide dei habebatjn dc lcgi quamlibet inutto animoftudebat, idq^ tam diligen* ter , u^coram homimbm trreprehenfibilts effet , ope* ra namcfc ciui hominu/m iuditiofanfta erant,rcgnabat au temnthilominus tn antmo lUiut , ut k 4>iA<*vt<<* , ita ft\i& huiutfratrum contemptut o-faHidtum , indulgentia uo* iuptatumy v nominisftudtum • H«f c prtmum malayut er alijs ufu ucmtjton animaducrtit , uiucbat emmahqudndo ftne legc>po&ed ubilegem rcftedgnouityfenfitq; er hxc mdlayuitdndac^cffe,ncquicqimiluftatusfuitcumfcipfoy emtcns adhoc ut fenttc , crammouiueret, quicorporc cTdtirreprekenfibdis ,quodcumnonfuccedcrcty excla* mtbit ■: btifcr cgo homo 9 quis me librabit ex hoc corporcmorti obnoxio t Scd tandcm fuperante inco ftiritH3diebdt: Viuo iamnonego.fedutuitinmeC HR i*
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Scftiun-t*
m EPISTOLAM AD EPHESIOS?
S T V S • Noh quod im nihil negotij iUi carofkccfct* rcty necfc tnim ddhuc apprehendcrat , qucdfcclabatur,, Vhilipptn-i * utrum quod caro twm po&criorcs habere €cepcrat3&ft>iritwspriorcs, imb caropropeinteritwm *dduftd>ftiritui uiftoridm ccdcbdt*
Brgo er Pdulwsficut ndturdfiliusir<eerdt3itdndtu* r£peccdtricisuitidquoqueexpcrtusfuit3cwmqyfinelcgc ndhuc uiuerct3pdrwm db incredulis , qudntwm adfuam ui tdm3differebdt3concupifcentijs cdrnis indulgebdt 3dcfide fid etws perficiebdt , dt <£ ut dd Titwm confitetur , ftultm, inobediens3errdns3tyc- crdt3fcd ncq; hk liber erat , cum ttidm lege cogmtd , fe quam maximc irrcprehenfibilem bominibws exhiberetAtpoftquam cognito Chrifto3ft)iri iu Dci opulcntiws donatws extitit , hoc tpfofyiritu, cdrnis fkftd mortificdrc , cdrncmq; cwm dffeftibut er cqncupi- fcentijscrucifigereccepit3dmbukns iamff>iritu3non car* nc-AiiterdUte euenitfvrtdfic lohdnni Baptiftt, qui a puc rofairitufanftorepletus extttit * At uu\garv> htcratio fanftis omnib* ufu uenit , ut dntedfilios ir&fc quagratia*, uiuendocarniexperiatur, quanquahocinteripfos, er re probos intcrfit3q,ft>irttus dci3malo in iUisfemp rcc\dmety tt ucl dliqudntuludd honeftd(ppeUet3cu hi infireni et nuUo remordmento in ma\a ruant3utcunque a Satand dftiy cr i proprid concupifcentidficerintiUefti*
Deus autem diues mifericordia&fc*
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W« BVCERI G0MMENTARIV5- fi
tum ct crcditufkiltd cd plerisq; dominut rcdderct « Htwc ucrofcnfum hdbcnt • Morttto* «05 dditfw, «* tdntupccca rc poffemutidcftituti ommfcnfu motucfc boni,Dcut nuUd redtd^qudmfudipfiui in nosmifertcordid ey dileftionc, ddduftws,conutuificduitunicu Chriflo^ide&ftcut Chri fttvm potenttfuofyiritu , in uitdm bcdtdm i mortc rcuocd tum> reftttuit,itd nos d morte peccdti, qud omni bonifairi tu cdrebdmusjn uttdmfxnftdm v perpctem, utipfofidc tcs,<equo dnimoplendm nofbri redcmptione expcftemus* interim proximis ddfdlutc inferuicntes , eodefriritufuo, wfdluificd uirtutc,dfferuit ypdrticipes^futur£fclicitd- tk3dd qudm Chrtftut cueftus,modogbriofut regndtjed didit>Ndm cu Chrtftum d mortuis excitdutt, t? in celc&i but dd dexterdmfudcoUocduit , ftmul utiaj excitdutt eto* mnid membrd iUiuty dtc^ in gloridm cdcftcm cu dlo pdri* tcr cuextt * \d tdmetfinondu innobis dpdrcdt , ccrtb td* men dpdriturum in nobis cxpcftdmut feiritu , quo h<ec credimut wfaerdmut 3 obftgndtt , eodcmq; uice drrdbo nis dpud nos depofito • Udnc dutcm tdntmfudm bonitd* tem,ut ex nuUd dlidcdujft mow, quafud in nosgrdtuitd beneuolcntidyfupcr nos cffudit , itd iUdm effundens mhii dltudfrcfiduiti qud ut hdnc cdndcmfudm in nobk bonitd tem,olim opulente oftentdret, confyicud idm bcnignitdtc, qud per Chriftum in nos ufut cft} ey utctur , dum peccd* tis purgdtos olim,fdnftos ctimmdculdtos>omni(fcft>ir.itdli orndtudccordtos,fibififtctinregnoc<elcfti-
l&tdndumdUtemquodfuturdfdnftis^utfcilicetcum Q $ Chrifto
- m epistolAm. ad ephesios
Chrifto conuiuificdti , in ccelcftibus ftmul fcdcdnt bedtu
fdctu Vdu Vauhisidmfhttdfcribit,utiprofcftoapuddcumidmfhcld
r rl: ' f cxiftunt ■ jof c.ipwf noftrum co eucxit , rt wofc/s drrdbone
quod jutu huiusftlicitdtis^iritumfuimdonduit-Vndce^fcrudtos
Tum c\i> um ms qU0(p d(ip.rit 5 qlH tdmcn djhuc cm mrils cdr*
nis noftrtdnxieluttdmur-Ccrto enimccrtius csl,nosdni mocycorporc, Chrifto fimdcs fvrc • Siidmcumjido expertoq^ er fdlutcm promittenti medico,fe egrotus com miferit , dicifolct, hicfcrudtus esl: , etidm curn ddhucmor busin totwmnon cejfent, qudnto reclius dc co, quife Chri&o,quifkUcre ncquit , fdlutem poUiccnti concrcdtde rit diceiur , hic modoftluus eft, uti cr conm D co im h<t bctur , qudntumuis incdrneddhucpeccdtorum reliquice hcrednttPdulusigiturcertitudinem eleclionis Dci,dmpli tudincmcj; mcritt Chriftidttenditjoq; rcclcfdluos idm di cit,quosfdludre Deus decrcuit , er Chnftus um cocpit* H.-ec utindm dttcndcrent ty ij , qui hodic opcrd no&rd re aehere condntcs , diunt : Clmfti rcdemptionem nobis in* utilem,niftcuueftigid eiusfecldmur- Hic Vdulusdicitnos cx diuitc mifericordid dtq^ ddcclione crgd nos D ziferud* tos,dntequdquicqboniuelcogitdrepofiemus • Btgrdtui* i<e bencuoleti£ da omncfilute noftrd tribuit,qudrc opcri bus noftris omnid ddimit,fed de his plurd infequenti Scft* Vcru iUud,ut oftenderetfuperunientibusfteculis CTC' bifkridm intcUigi poteft • Vrimu ut dc feculis rcgenerdtio tiis,&uit<epldnebedt<eyidinteUigdmM>ddquemfcnfum
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M- BVCERI COMMENTARIVS* 1%
itludendrrdui-TumcnimEcclcfiducregloriofderdbpf; „ . mdcuUerrugdrefulgebit, utquimcUrifiimeinilkex= Violtcn ccllens dminz beneuckntiiC cpulcntU, dppdnturdfiu rc WtfcP^* lucente mdgmficcntifiime benigmtdteiUdO-beneficcn* umcntl**m tid,<{ud per Chnjium noftri rcpcratorem, patrk wtdgo j*CM*w* plcne in nobis rcjhtutd timfucrix-
Alter dutemfenfwsfdrte cffc c[uedt , quod Dominus in Ephefios er dhos uliMpeculifdnftos , mdgnifice bonitd* tcmfudm o&endcrit,ut er pofterisfiecuUs, hinc opcs b*= neuotcntide fu<t o&entdret , ficut pknc ddmiranda er cxofcuUndafuitfdnflisinterimomnibut,miraitkD E I benignitas , \u& Vaulinofeculo inplurmtdsgentes cfful* fityO-hodiefdneydifeHlfisnonnMtotkhri&itenebris, hincprofecloplurimiprackrea-pictatedugcntur^^ Yoboratdfye^confoUntur*
Pnor tdmenfenfusgermdmorfirfan nonfincrdtto* nccxijlimdbttur^co quodficut in iflo fiituro & beatope* culo primwm dpparcbitjreueUto iam plcne Chriflo^uifi mmjta tum demwm quoque paUm ostendetur , v con* fyicud crit ,<[udDei benignitdte , per Cto&um exhibtta, dd diuin<e natune confertiu,fimus adducli • TAodo uitd no 8radbfconditae&cumG H R I S T OmDEO, O- nondum dpparuit , quod futurifumui,mdnififtatodu teplcne Chr'\fto3cwmifyg\oriofwdppdruerit> ttmcetnos cum 1U0 maniftftdbimur in ghrU cr fimdcseicrimus* Collofi-y ttv lohm-yTunccrgoetopulcntkdch innos
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fcnuokntifi er effuftfi-per Chriftumcxhibitabcnigni* tas,cr rccle agnofcetur , er tujia gratiarwm aftionc 4 fdnftis cclebrubitur-Vtindm dutem h<ec digncperpcndd* mus,D E V ^Acxfudfoldbomtdtcvpropterfolam illam magnifice declaranda , nos e mortc peccati ereptos, CdclcftircgnocumC H R I S T Odonare,nequid nobvs tribuamus , fedipfiomniatranfcribamus, inhoc totis uiribus \ncwmbcntcs > ut cius in nos bonitas confri* cuafidt ,dc quam plurimos adpietatcm aUicidt • In hoc cnimegregcbominwmpcrditorum, elcftifumus7utfilij Dcifimus , quoinnobisgloriofaipfiusbomtasdparedt, Cr ad dmpleftdndam ittdm,multiinuitcntur-
Beneuqlentiagratuita feruati
eftis &ct
SeflitM' j* Ordoiuftificdtionis er ftlutis nojirachic ,fanequam
breuifiimcfimul er luculcntifiimedcfcnptus eft • Nihii
huwnoftrwmcft>nibilnoftrisoperibusconfiatur. Qui
cunifc Ckriftp credimus,iamfcruaHfumus,membrd emm
Chnllicxijlimus , quibus uitaerglona Chnjlicomunis
efifeccepit-Scdundebfcfclicitasnobis f Ex bcncuolcntu
gratuita dei.qua prior nos, cu inimici eius effcmus, corn*
plcxus eft/vbiitta aparct.adhucnobis cupcccatis ctmeri
tishincmalis luftantibusiNondupUne ca in nobis,ut iam
Terfidem fuPr*diftumamfc&atdcft'PcrfideeniyqudEuagelioba
[eruati* temus, qu<e rcrujficradarufundamcntu 3 et coru que no
dparent^rgumentwm cft,ferudtifumus - Qudrc expcfta
mus,
M- BVCERI COMMENTARIVS- r*
tnw> , utficut in Eudngeho dominustpmifit%nos plcnefan ftificet,v innouifimodic , ad beatdm immortdlitdtcm rcfufcitct-Cuiut drrdbonem dedit fuwmff>iritum,quo itct futurum credimus,zrper ipfum, Dcum pdtrem certdfi dutiainuocamuss,£quoanimocxpcftdntcs , dumcorpus noftrum humilc trdnffiguret, v conforme reddat corpo rifuogloriofo-Philip-i*
Porro quodditftludtos nosperfidem, ncqudqudm in telhgcndumeft , qudfifidenosird, fdlutemmercdmur* er uelut nobis ipfis compdremus,fed quod ilk , ex libcrd Dei clcftioncdcftindtdm, er bcncuolctid eius cxhibitdmy amplecldmur-Hdc ndm% imtiumfalutis in nobisfit, hdc exturbdpcrditorum, ingregem elcftorum trdducimur* A ntcd cnim quam illd contigcnt , er ipfiperditifumws, ficuto-rcliqui^quiddbfy Deofumus- Verumfimuidtcfc pcrfudfidfyiritufdnfto, Euagchorcgmfidem habcmusy bcneuolctiam in 1U0 promiffam ampleftimur, uerecfc pat ticipcs cius rcddimur- Quod namq± credimus promitteH ti Deo,id nobis indubieprd>ftabit,nimirum db omni mdlo hbcrdtionem,v bonorum omnium poffefiioncm- Pcrjt dcm itdqiferudti fumus , quid hdc Dei ergx nos bonitdte agnouimus,certi<fcfumusfafti, plene olim tUdm nos pcr* cepturam,per omnid bedti>Sed reftc dddidit, idffc non ex uobis,Dcidonum eft,nonexopenbus, nequisglorictur* Nam cui ex bcncuolentidfudDcus, fyiritumfuum no m pcrtierit,is ut Eudngelio nunquam crediderit, itd diuin& beneuoknti£ wfdhitisexpersintternummdmbit • Nr=
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IN EPISTOLAM. AD EPHESIOS
bilcrgohuiuscxnobis3nibilnoftroruoperum,fedommd: d- clcttionis O" bencuolcntidcexiftunt, cx qud dondtofuo frtritUtmentenosrenouiityO-infiliosfuosddoptiLt, qutd natura noRrd,ftlij ine er perduiomsfumus-
Conftrmdthjec Apoftolus cumfubijat • lpfius enint
figmentum fumus , conditi in Chnsho iESV,dd bond
( opcrd - Vt ndmfyfiti ab Adamfumut , conditifumus ad
Conditi w^ 0perd , ut nljni prorp^ bom 0pcm pY£§idre pofti*
dd bom mm, Qy,x mm\ in gorMm ^i^ucm ignoramus, dut in
opera* commodum proximorum,qui nos ipfos tanium amamus,
ficercudlcmus • Ergodenuonosftngizrcondioportety
quodalibi Dominus rendfcentidm uocat , quodfttdomto
nobtsjpiritufantto , iUotum utfufyiccre Dcum, zjrdmd,
reproximumjtdo-bona opcrdripoffumus, quibutni*
mirum proximus iuuatur ,vrddD ci cognitionempro*
mouetur- Qge tdmcn ipftt dntea quoq} Dem prtpdrdue
Yit,ut in eis dmbuldrcmui, hoc cft , ucrforemur oportct*
Adeo nihil boni noftrum e& Ex nobis ipfis mah erdmus,
ncqjnifimald opcrdti udlcbamus , cumigitur ex mera
fua bonitdte rios rcftnxit D eut , neq^ noudm tdntum, fed
Q3* Pr* erbondmcrcdturdmcondidit , ida^in Chn&olESV,
parauit hoc cft > Chrifto I E S V infitos , eiusq; mmbrdptttos,
DeM* crjftritu cim pr<editos , ficut huticfuum bonumfriri*
tu/mimpertit unkuicfc fecundum mcnfurdm , quamipfe
dnteddpudfcdcftniuU,itdpkneconfcquenseft , utnuUd
tios bond opcrdperftcerepoftimus,nifi qutftflor nofter
dntcdpr^pirmt^m^tnobisddmenfurdrtt^utineis
ucrfan*
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M- BVCERI COMMENTARIVS. r4
ucrfdntesjpfuvnglorificemus • Siquidemex nobisipfisy nonfumusidonei)quibonidliquiduelcogitemus,ucilcO' cpcrdri,Deiefi • Qupdquidgnofcercnonfusimcnty ij profeftoe^-fcipfos,vD E V M penitus ignorant- Uincfunt uarti dk dond , <fc jM$ff4 Row • duodccimoy i- Cori/M*- cr wjr44' <J«<£ «f^«e m/?i/j nifi fkcuhates qutdamfunt , c<t opcra}dd qu£ D E V S qucmty dc putduit,perficiendt'
Notdndum dutcm hk iterum,quod Vdulut dit,fcrud= ti €&is}hoc eji,peccdtis hberdti, v uitd £ternd dondti- Si cnl h£c qui creduntja ucrc eonfecutifunt,nunqprofefto €xcidentnumerofdnftorum,nunqudmdmittent , qudm Sdnftt ddcpnfuntuitdm,quk&ternd cfi • YihjDeirenatifunt, twnqudm multo mum igitur rurfut infihcs Diaboh dcgenerare po excident* terunt,quam bcfhdfieri,qui ruttm homo efi- Nifinon fit potentior ftiritMDeifdnelui , quhnfit dnimaisidui^ tdm infrirdnshominis ■ EcquiopcnbM nofirisdmittere- mus , quodnofirisoperibusnon potuit pdrdrif Autqui miferrct offenfus peccdtisDcM , quodpcccdtisprorfut tnortuis, exfudfold bomtdte donauitf Saius nosird, opus efi beneuolentuDei, edpccmtudinis nefcid eji^Vtq; in €os fc eff.mdit3quos dd iddelegit , nondumnatos , itdin €pfdemperenniscrit, qutiD EV Sncqudqudmutho* momutatur-
Hisduteln neminidd uittiuu Hernitur , ut Antbd* ptifi^cdlumnidntur- Eteftis,er j]:mtuDcipr£ditis tjid Untupr£dicatur9dlij erii mmdies (unt9 er horum mhd .
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IN EPI5T0LAM AD EPHESIOS
percipiuntyitHdUtemy qudntodmpliorcmDeicrgdfeU
JGJ-V nteriMcmdgtu>[cuht9tdntomgis4ddni4ndm, colen*
dofidcybo dumcfciUumdccenduntur • Cumq;enim[eru4to$idm[e[c
ttd opera dgno[cuntyzrpcccdti$liberdtosyidejl,Deumomninojld
no impedi ttuficutpurgdtosfeomnibuspcccdtiStperpctuoo-foli*
unturyfed de.tumiufiostumbedtosredddt, qmpofientporropcc*
promo- cdndidnimumddmitterct imofi qudndo lcge mcmbro*
ucntur» rm impcncnte Uhunturyficiunt quod odiunty v peccdn
ticdrnifyiritus ufq; reckmdt • Conditi ndmq;funt dd bo
ttd operdydd ed internus homo propendet y qsfolis oble»
fidtur>h<ccproprij o- germdmeiusfruclus[unt' QUd*
re qui cdlumnidntur nos doccndo fidem, ceffdtionem bo*
norum operuminuehere, hdudqudqudmfdniusloquun*
tur yquamquidgricoUm ytrunco pomdingrdtifdporis,
dccrbd<fcferentiy in[erentem cdldmum pomorumgrdtifii
mi[dpori$y er mdxime mitiumferdccm y cdufdrctur duU
cium pomorwm remordri proucntumy er uinitorem dicc
retcopidmimpediredulcis uiniy quipro[yluejlribu$uiti
busytdntumldbru[cd$ferentibus ypttiuds o-prim&foz-
cunditdtis reponeret : quicfc crimindrctur cum pucru red
dielingucm , quifbrmdndus eloquentifiimo trdderctur
rhetori • Etcnimcuicontigerit^udngeliohdbcrefidem,
isidm Chrifloinfitus , cius foccunditdtis dd bond operd
pdrticcpsfdftuseft , & exftcrdidc emortuo lignodr*
boreudfityqu£ncqucdt y non reddere fuotcmporefru-
ftwm y ctlcfticfcmdgiflro dd omnempictdtem formdn*
dmdddicluseii , quifru&rdiJlwm docere hdudpotcrit-
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M- BVCERI COMMENTARIVS* #
Sedifti,fidcindturdmdcuim , ddhucprorfushdbentin* cognitdm*
Memoresigitureftote , quod olim natura Gentes*
InftdtincoApoftolus^quodccepittqucd&Mofcheh, OM* ue* cmnesprophete, Chriftuiipfc, dtq;Apo&oliinculcdre rx ***** pnecipuc&uduerunt- VergitfiquidemcftcndereEphe= pietdtem fijs,cxqudntismcdis, ddqudntdbondeosDcibenigmtds •W* trdnftulerit • Uisenimprobecogmtis,utfidutiddmcrc^ in Dcum & gignicur, er dhtur,tidfcmel umuerfd pietd* tisoffitid,ncntdfacile, qudmfelicitcr zrcumuldtimpro uenwnt-M.onuerdtinfuperioribus huw cdpitisfecliun* culis,mortuos per dclicld,ex Dci bcneuolentid, Chrifticj; merito,in uitdmfdnddm er bedtdm reftitutos effe, infe* quentibutmonet,dlienosfuijfcdpcpuloD E ], regnccfa Christii&per ChrifttWi auttdtc Dei dondtos, fandbcfc cffe ddiunftos- QU£ in hoc uticfc commemcrduit, ut dgno fcentesincompardbilem Deicrgdfebonitdtcm , totosfc iUi crcderent,dtcfc ex uoluntdte eius uiucreftuderent- Nc quc cnim d\k rauone , uiu ftnftimonid promoueri uer- hispoteft*
Multo mdximd dut dignitas Ebrtei populifuit,qd'eos E ignitas cxcun&isfubfolegcntibus,inpopu!umpecuharem , cui Ebr#crii'> fe Dcwm magnifiCentM,qudm toti rehquo hcmwumge= nerideckrarct , clegerdt, zrcircunafiencfccreuerdt, quodunflivmfutoneispotifi-prcmiferdt 3 ut ille diceret
Sircphcca
IN EPISTOLAM AD EPHESIOS
Syrophcenificfe no effc mtfium3nifi ad ouesyexlifrdelitk perdttds-Mdtth- isquoddiuiniMlegcsuiU, in optimark rempublicdmcodgment<tti,dcccperdnt9 quoddcnicfcto* ttesfoedus cumitttstccrdt,poUicitusfeipfis Deumfire, lUostfcut pcculteremfu.imhtreditatem cffecuraturum, Cr orndturum • Vndc elctti cx eisfaeptlui , fub dufritio Cr benignd eiws protcclione, dgebdnt qudm foelicifitmc'* Epkcfijdutemuto-Gcntes rehqu<t , prophdnifue* rdnt , er impuri d ludws arcunctfione in jnmihdm Dei cooptdtis, eoquodpr£putiumcorumnoncjfctrecifum, VtdigmtdS appeUdtiynihildeChriftofcrudtorcucldudierdnt, utfui Gcntium* repdrdtioncmftcrdrcnt Etidm in hocftculo iustis legi* bus dcjiitutiiUerd re pubiicd , qu<e uelfold dpudiifrdeli* tds inftitutd pcr Deum erdt,cdruerdnt,poftremo ut nuU lumcwm etsDeusfoeduspercufferdt, itdnuttispromiflib nibusjn ff>cm bondtn iUos erexerdt . AgcHt itd% tn mun do afinot, id cft, ut uerttJineD E O,o-pkneimpij- Quid dutcm idm deque miferu uclfingipofiit, qum effc fine Deoybonorwm omniwmfvnte er duthore, nuttdm h<t bcreftem uitje meltons y nulUm ctidm hicfynccrdm uitdt communioncm,nuttwm expecldreferudtorem > qutmdlii iftis eriperetyafdnclis dcnique eyDeo chdris, canwm lo co,ut impuri w dbominabilcs hdberif Rcclc tgitur hor- tdtur VdidusEphcfios , uthutmfu<e miferue memoreS finty quonimiru digncesltmet, er Dciergdfc digndti6 nem.qud eoscitrd uttum tpforum meritwm , cxtlU mifc*
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M- BVCERI COMMENTARIVS* f*
rid Itberdtosfummtfilicitdtis, cu/mfdndis omnibusptr ticipesrcddulit-
Gcniesaiticircuncifione,prdfUtiumuocdtds9 quod^°^e5 m idcm eft,ut uertijcircuncifis.praputidtosyuclpr^putio pftputo* fotdos cr impuros ■ Qgidcnimfigno drcuncifionisjt wticir* gcntihuodijsfecretiludceierant,opprobrijuicey Gcnti* Wncijio* bMpr£puiiumobijcicb<tnt,utimpuris , erindtgnisqui TDetpopulodccenfercntur • ScdquUdpudVEV Nl pdrtmddeoreftrebatcarnecircuncifos^O-fignofanclo rum infignitos effcjt ccr cffet inctrcunctfumyhoc eft,pro phdnum, quod Ebrtts lirmeiahs» Dominut opprobrd* bdt^cuiuscircuncifiof^iriiU,ncnmdnupcrficitur , ideo nomindttmddicatApoftolus %<[%o'&oiHTOV,ideft>m<u nufktta-QUipd &■ ipfum, dd deyctcndam in qud Ephcfij fuer&nttCGndiiionem, ficit,quodfcdicet prcphani er int fmhMifutrw^luddis 9 qucrumbona pdrstdntum mdmchtimafti&atyideft , fignumduntaxdtfdjiftitd* tis habebdnt * Q&mtwnltbet dutem ludti etufmodi, cticumfionistmtmc,nibik>puuB E 0}qumGcn tc$prob^::itur, mhilomnustdme iurepratftis Gentei impura, £? abominabiles halebantur, quibus ne hocqui dem coniigiffettUt tnter fdnclos ddtiiimerarentur , dtquc indc , ddummfdnttttdtmtdntofkctlioremaditwmbi* hcrcnt*
Forrbeircuncifioneitldmmdnuficldm, tequedcprsC Deucrd puttu nthilapud Dcuhaberi^Vdulus i« Cor •? er Gdlsdi arcunci* fertisucrbisteftdtur 'Dectrcuncifioncyquieffftritufit.et fionc*
cftuern
1N £PIST0LAM AD EPHESIOS
tft uerd fanftificdtio dnimorum , <tt<fc in populum Dci cooptdtio , Apoftolusdd Kom- 1* er Colofiz- memimt* Mofcbchucrot-Mofchchio-wso-lirmciahi-
C<etcrumcxco , quodgcntes Apo&olwsfcribitfuiffc
finc Chrifto,fignificdt Ebr<eos Chriftum hdbuific- Sem*
pcrcnimpopulmiUc , fidemhdbens prophctdrumudti*
cinijs,cxpeftduit,quife mdlts ommbut eximeret, ey tugi
filtcitdtc bcdtos redderctjioc eft, tVIP W* cft,unftum
Qyomo* £)n ^ rcgem , qui inftdurdrctfummdtim omnid , fidccfc
do prifci qUd \j£C expeftaxunt, iufti inter cos iuxtd Udticinium H<t
Chrihwm fokMk uixerunt, omnem cx Chrifti expeftdtione confo-
hdbuc- ktionem hdbctes, qud er dd pietdtis offitid excitabkur*
rint* h<<c dutcm expcddttonc Gentcs cdrebat, quarc er ui
td Dci deftituti,pcccdtis tdntum uiuerepotuctunt, exce*
ptis pduculis ijs,quos ctia exgentibws Dcus, Chriftifuifi
de O" expcftatione,per)^>iritwmfuwmdonduit-Vtndncj;
non lud<eorwmfolwm,fcd ey Gcntiwm Dews agnofcere*
tur,omnibu4f<eculis, eyingentibus , dliquotfuoffiiritu
QBJbuf- iUuftrduit' Qttdnqua in l chudd pr<tctpue notus, eyma-
ddm cx gnumnomeneiwsfuerityVfal7a>Gentiwmfidtm,Abimc
gcntibws Ucquitdmfanftccu Abraham cgit , lithro quiNiofchch
Chriftws con/ilium dabat, quod cr D cus dpprobdbdt , v plericfc
cognitus Sj quorwmfcriptura mcminit,fatis declardrunt- Hi tte*
fuit* ro ut dc Dco optimcftcrarunt , atcfc ut cx eius bonitate,
fxnftiws erfcliciws ohm hdbercnt,cxpeftdrunt, ita baud
quaquamabfq,- Chrtftofanftorum reperatorc fucrunt,
tmetfifirfan^udiUcrdtionceffetuentUYM , er omnid
inftdur**
fft. SV(?ERI COMMENTARIVS- si
knftdurdturui pdrum difttnflc noffcnt • Nm w Iudoeis hscraXto uulgohdudquciqudmnotdfuit,ddcoutferudto Rdtio re* wnoftrtdtfcipuli,totiesdcedddmonitt, inductdtunopo gni Chri* tucrtnt,utcrcderentpercrucemoporteredd$.ortd, &- fti pducii Cbri&wm ipfum,cr mcmbrdem umucrfdperucnire >Si cogniu necrucc,glortofum Cbrifttrcgnu,ftbiperpetuofomnid otiitit* bdntyquod er in prjefcntcm ufy tcmpe&dtemj d Cbrtftd Ebrtosdbdhendt • Tdm difficdc dgndfcitur, T>eo uiftitti> perftultdm mundo cructs prtdicdtioneyCleftosfdluos fh* cerc-Vndc non minut hodic,qudm YduUtemporc , pnedi cdtio Dontinino&rtl E S V Chriftiy&hwUtcrucifixii fcdnddltm eft ludtis, & ftulttttd Gentibui*
At Gcntes nuUd Vei cogmttont prxditi , qudles&
EphefijfucrdntjnihilprdrfusChriftihdbuerdnt , quiai
pcccdtis er mdlis reliquts cx Dei bonitdte,qucm ignord*
bdntJtbcrdtioncnuUdmcxpccldrdntiincleindmnegenwi
peccdtorumproniruebk^dbdhendtiauitd Dc/, utwfrj,
Cdp> 4- Sett>7. Vdulusdiffertt > QuodquolicentMsfice*
rent,nuUo uttionis diuinoe mctu cohtbttt , pcrfuddefc ftbi
ttdlijsplufimis, fedfruftrd, quoddiucrfum mentib>ipfd
rum tnfcriptu efiet diuinitus,conattfuere,nuUos efie De*
cs,mtUdm prouidcnti* numcn,miUufuturum iudttiu,fed
ut besliaru.omncuitdm homints,moriefiniri Qup uefo
Uideds,qumftt uanitds omnis bomo, quiftbi omniumfd
ptcntifi-ejf corddttfitmt utftfunt,boc condti fme-
blienospr<etercdfcribitfmffcEphcfto$yk K>pub> hf Tdilis^u^iUt (kxi,ucifok ucreK- publica dicipote£,qd*
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IN EPISTOLAM At> EPHESTOS
huUd unqudmfdnftioribus cr tquioribus lcgibut0ddtu* tdnddm rcrwm omniu/m communionem3 uit&c^ innocen* tidmo-dccoYcm,fucYitin3itutdfiYmdtd%-Qui$cnim R* .fj? !" Solon,qui$Pldto , quisomnino uelhcminum^uelettdm cd \ifue* Angelorumpoiuiffetmeltut-Rempub-conftituerjc , le* 'w* gtbufie commodioribusfulcire, D E O,folofdpiente er
cptimo! Vnde dolcndum , ^«orf Chrtftidnis non hbctjc* cundu/mhds D E I \ege$potiwsqudmhominum,fudsR* publicds gubcrndre ■• Sdne qu<e dd ueYdm Yeligioncm tuenddm,ddhominumintcrfccommertiddirigcndd , <to cmnem uiU dccentu cxorndndd dtttnentjtd lUis preefcri ptd et tYdditdfunt,ut nthtlpofiitfingidbfolutiM • QUdre cmmno mifeYU/m futt,et hodie cfl , extOYYem db hdc K* fublkd hdbcYi' Qupd er tilud extYdneum effe dfcederi* husDeifecwntYdhit • Cwmquibm cnim JDeutfcedui icit, tUisfefe exhibct Dcum.hoc c& , in omnibmfdhdto* yem, er tUi uicifiim tdlem ipfum dgnofcunt v uenerdn* tuYyUtcfcidmpopuluseiusfunt , itddduoluntdtemtpfiut compdYdYefcfeftudent • Sicuidemusfocdcri$yquodcum AbYdhdm Dcm* percufiit Ydtioncm co&ittffe i • Mofchch *7>non dlitcYO-fcedmnouumliYmc-ivdcfcYibituY- QUdpropter Yccle Vdulut dixit , JtaSwtS/j tS§ fcederd \Tff&.yyfoi<u>faderibuspromifiionfc • JSdturdfiqui* pYomif- demfocdcYum eft, ut qui cd intcrfe pdcifcuntUY , dltquid fionis* fibt tnuiccm promtttdnt,fic in omntfccdcre, qucdctmtfu is Deut unqudm icit9multd er mdgnd promifiu cmnium mtcm cdputeft , ^uodpoUicetUYtUisfeDeumforcy hoc
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tftfiludtorem ey bedtorcm- QUdcumgentespromiftio necdruerintycdfcquensfuit,utnibilhdbcret)f>ciycffentq; ciSiot inmundo3idcft,prorfu$impij- Quoqiudpotuij- fet mdgts mifcrum , v item damnofum illis contingerei QUdre mhil iccm optdbilim &■ bedtius ijfdem debuit ui- deriy qum cxpcrditifiimafllxconditionepcrCbriftum, regnociuitcttiet; Dei ddfcitos cffe , utidmChriftumDe- um3ey Ecclefidm,uerdm JifraelisK- pubhcdm3commu* nem cumfdnclis ommbus hdbcrcnt , faderis dimni pdr* ticipes,eypromifii$Dei,certdfpenitcntcs-
Twpft&bHKupfaderiiqudmteftamentorumucrte -
remdlui,q,proprie enim focderdfint , nonteftdmentdy •/(X^H" qu&DominuscumfdnclisfAisperfcripturdmiciffelcgt* Kct§ non tur ' TcftmentumfiquidcmeftydiffmitorevlpUno^/ tcf uoluntdtisnoftnewftdfvntentid, deco, quodpcftmor^' Cntti tem r.osTrdm ficri uolucrimus ■ Neque uero unitdn- &° ui^ tumfcripturtloco tencbras offudtt , quod nulgdrisin- tlint* terpres,tcftdmcntumrcdderefolitusfuit , ubiEbraic<c tP?ya eygr<ece S>i*%HKHfcriptueft-Satismmfeftum ueroeftyfiquislccdconfukt , inquibusDeusftciffefce- dus cumfuis memordtur-feedus eiufmodi, finnle effc itHs, qu£Vrincipcs3cumpcpulis , quosinfidemfuamrecipi* untpercuterefolent- VoUicentur cnim illipopulis fe iu&e cosgubermturos , eyprouinbus iui dcftnfuros 9 ui- afiim promktunt populi , principum iufta imperau fc ficluros,o- tributdperfoluturos • Adeundemmodum cumquibusD E V Sfccdu$fkit,cosinfidemfuamre*
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IN EPISTOLAM AD EPHESIOS
cipittO-EcumfefciUis exhibiturum,poUicctur, uicifiim recipiuntiUi , uitamfuamadciusuoluntatemfcaelurosy ^Deumfuwmyeumueneraturos • Legatcut hxcnon* dumplanccogmtafunt , qualiterlehofchuafocdusintcr D E V MiZrpopulMnlifraelrenouauityCdp-libri cius ult> cr uerci agnofcct • Graphicc etiam h<ecfcederis ratio i • Mofcheh 17. ut dixt, et lirmeiah ; 1 . defcripta eft- Vorro dc dignitatcpopuli ltfraelttici, quam hic Apo* flolusmemorauiti CT Mofchehlib^-cap-i-magnifice toquitur • Namqu£gensinquittamexceUens,quod . dcos haberct prxfentcs , ut Dominm D ewt noRer adeih ftobis , ipfuminuocantibust Etquxgcnstam exccUcnu qu* leges habcat, cr ludicandifvrmuks adeo iuiias , ft- tut eft omms tradttio^quam cgo hodtc uobis tradot eyc* InVfalmtsquocfc er Vrophetts , crcbro htcpopuli Det pr/ftantia celebratur • Verum ut ea , tn gentciUa cir* cuncifapeculiariter figuratafuit , ita nec ommbws eius ^entishomimbmcommunisfutt^neq^folts * Omnium nancfc er tantumfiiiorum Dci undecunq^fecundum car- nem natifint,ea propric cxiftitMs cmmfcedus cum Deo uerecontigit^undeChrislum , erlegesDeiuerchabcnt atq^fequunturyciuitate Dei donati*
Nunc uero cum fnfiti Chrifto Iefu,quilonge eratis*
Scft- ;» Ver quem v quo paclo3aUenis a Chrifto D E O, er
Ecclefia
M- BVCERI COMMENTARIVS* $9
Ecdcfidftnclorum, Ephefijsgcntihusq;dlijs , cumhis commumo contigcrit,nunc difierit • I mmicuid crdt intcr Ebr<eos circuncijionc,in Rcm- pub • Dci cooptdtos , cocfc DoMinopropeconftitutos3erGentesdbiUdR'pub-dlie QB* m* ndSiCOfyuclutlongecLDominodifiitas • Qupdndnc^ ter^Y£^ lujldjcgcsq; Dailliobferudrcnt , /745 dbomindhdntur, os & &™ qmbuailxdxtdnoncrdnt • Atq;h*clex,ueltrdditio, tesdlidsdi mdndxt d o- edittd continens, ccu interftitium quodddmy KrjUdS* Cr mdccrid erdt,difiungens dfc inuicem Ebr&os,vrc~ liqius Gcntes > Vcrdtdmen inter ludtos er ethnicos, inimicittdjioc eft,diuerfitds crdt , quod 1U1 uerumDcum colcrentjrij minimc • Scdqutdpcculidritcr dbEbr^is Dcnscoh uoluit , ceremonias quofy pcculidresiUisde* dit.qmbusdb ommbusgentibmfeccrnerentur' Umnccfc eglorid Dei,nccfr cfdiutcgcntiwmerdt, uttdmudrU V jmultce,ritus zrjldtutd omnid, genti Ebr&£ , trdditd,am plefterentur.
Ergo utunusex utfifq; Dei populws codgmcntdre* Vt elecli Mr,mortcfudC H R l S T V S tnterftitiumdi* omnesu* mouityZnnternumzrextcrnum . lnternum,tmpetrd nus effcnt to&-Gcntibusftiritufdnfto,quoD E V M cogw) * Chrifto* fcercnt er colercnt, cxternum , cerimonids iUds , er ud- dbrogdri riosritus,dbolcns,neobferudntesiUos ludxi^Gcntcsprt tegis ccri* fc contcmncrcnt,qui bus tum ne$ poRibde crdt nequefd* monks lutdre,eosritusomnesobfcrudre • Trdditi mncfcfue* oportuit* re, gcntiqu&in undntexterndmetidmRem-pubpotuit
H j congrc*
• IN EPISTOLAM AD EPHESTOS
congrcgdrijcrrdmq; Cdnddninhdbitdrct • Nequcpduci
cmm ritus ncccffdno inhdbitdtionem em tcrr<e pofce*
bdnt • QuiucifolivmhocGcnttbMobfcrudtupofiibi-
lcfuiffet, ut tcr in anno omncs marcs dd locum tdberndcu
li ucniffentf Vt igitur qu# extcrnd, dtq^ tdco cum pictdte
nonneccffariocomuncla , Ebr£opopulopr<eccptdfue-
Yc.gcnttbm uniuerjisycbfcrudiu nequdqudm utilia, ple*
Ydq; etidm impofiibilid crant, ita quo pcr omntd interfi-
UosDeiconuenirct,quicquidciufmodifuit , cumgentcs
Ebr<eis in Domino conglatindndt crdnt, oportuitdbro-
-gari • Siquidcm cx A clts Apoflolicis, dtque Vduhnis li
tcrisdbundeliquct, qudntum fdnclorumconcordidm tur
bdrit,quod cxtcrnd illa cffeabolitd , fcro quidam dgnofce
xcnt • Uminunum homincm , ©* in idemcorpusre*
digendi erdnt,filij Dei uniuerfi-
Ipfe pdx hoc cum morte <zr ftnguine fuo effccerit Dominut,
tioftrd* rcclcpdx noflrd,hoc cil , ut uerti , duthorpdcis nofirdC,
per quem Gentes <zr lud<ei unm D E Ofumus , dicitur,
cxtinxiffcfy in cdrncfua,hoc cR , fdcripcio corporisfui,
inimiatidm prtdicdtur • Hinc crgo hquet quid potifii*
'Quidcx wwnQ H R I S T V S incdrndtM,e?mortuus
Chnfliin orbipr<ejliterit,quopriusiUccdrucrit *Etcnimcrdii
varnatio - tequamhomoficret , ciwsmcritoffirkusfanflus elefiis
ne mun* ommbmcontigit,quo D E V M agnofcerent C? pic
dusperccc uiucrent,acceptapcccatorumcondonatione • Uoccrgo
ferfc homo faftty,moYtw,0' rurfus in uitam bedtdm,ey ad
minijlra:*
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Wwiftntfwwow regm D« exdltdtut , plufqudmdntepre fiitit j quodcjfufusfuitpoftqudm rcgnumfuumglorio* fus imuitfriritus Deifupcr omnem cdrnem , hoc ejl , o* mnegenushominum^congregm^ cceperunt, <&• quidi fyerfiin gentibus filij Deierant lohdn-n- Vel uthic Pdulus dit,quiprocul erant , id cft , nihdcognitionis Dei habebdnt-hndnq;ddduttifunt,utpropeeffentMcft,Dc umfimulcumEbrueisdmpluer cognitum , ftudiofifiimc colercnt.ut qudm Utc orbis pdtetjpfe imperdret,ddora* renfy cum omnes reges, omnestfc gentesferuircnt ci,ut $fd'7i'pr£dittumfuit-
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i-Mofchch 49- er qu£cunquc fierc Vrophett hdbent, Gcntcsx cihoctribuunty quodipfegentesdebucritddDeicogni- worte tionemcrpictdtemperducere • Hocigitur,utpropriCbriftiiIli4 timfuumbonum,quodmorteeius, mundonouumdffcr- sTrdnde ridebuit , im corporeemundoegreffurusordbdty \o- Euageua bdnnis dccimofcptimo,di-Non procisautem rogo tdn- crdtt* tum3fcd cr pro ijs , qukrcditurifunt perfermoncm eo= rum in me,ut omncs unumfint &c- Scmel quidem offcr* ri ipfum oportuit>cuius gratixjremiffd peccdtafunt,qui* bufcunquc unqudm remifidfuere , eocfctdndem infinc tcmporum3hominemipfumndfci,utimokrctur , opor* tuit • AtquodEudngelionomnicrcaturje , wquidem cumfruftupr<edicdtumeft, idbonum cjl , quodorbisi mortc ciusnouumdccccpit , quo dcckrdtus fcilicct fuit>
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IN EPISTOLAM AD EPH£5IO$
incomparabdismortiseiusfruc1us,quictl , ut\ohan<nt teftatur^cgngrcgari in unumfilios Dci difycrfos-
Vchcmcntcritaqifklluntur, quiChri&uminhcc, itt carncm uenijfeddfcucrdnt, ut perftclwrcm uiucndi fbr* mam, V kgjfrw pr£cipcretyw cxcmplo expnmerct-Sd Cpntra tisfuperty cnim pr<cccptorum erat , ut ddija mhd qucat, cos q :a ncquc dcerdnt exempla , qut quxdem homo pofiit in hac dicunt mtadjfcqui » Quidadijciasquxfoperftclwrisdoclri^ Chnmm n£ huicbreuiprtcepto, ddtges Dcum tuum cx toto cor* uemfic, ut dccrc' Wproximum tuumficut teipfum, autquidhis nouasle* c H R I S T V Sadiccit uel Apoftdif Certeo* gcscon- mnidinhocfummdtddocuerunt • Quidetiamdefidcs a)cnt: femM nosjn NLofcheh, Abrdhdmy Elidh , fanftiscfc alijs plurimist Quanquam ut cxtcrndfunt , cum pr&ccptx tumcxemplajta nihilnosmouerepofiint yfinonftrmet intuffriritWiD E I- qui fi ftrmdtor ddcft , ncquc prdeceptis,nequecxemphsiUiopusfuerit' Quippepro- funda D E I fcrutdtur , ejr cxemplum fumit fibi i Dcoipfo t Vtigiturfcmclpatripropeccatisnoftrisrc ipfdfatijfaccrct , dtqucmde parttfalutisftccimenedc* rct , ftarfafuicognitioneperuniuerfum orbem , lucu* lentiusq$ quam dntcdunqudmuirtuteflnritm fui cffufi iam in omncsgcntcs, cxcrtd.cum defimtum a patre tcm* pm impletum effet , homo ndfa uoluit , tndccfcccr poris fui fdcrtficio pcrafto , gloriofus tdttt in genti* \us , quato ludiis , prtcipuc autcm in £cntibus9
quod
&> BVCERI COMMENTARIVS- <ri
quodarcdtio&ciconfiliojtcitds ex pdrtclifraelidcade rit3regr.aturus-
Quia uero prtcipue uencrdt , ntundo dmplioran diui tl& bomtdtis cogmtionem attaturus , er tpfe dum in car- tte egn Euangclion huius prtdicduit , cr A poftolos qui identdnnuncLrentdelcgitydtq; in hocamandauit- Vt uc* rooftcnderet quam dbfolutdfuosfuofyiritueffetwftaix exornaturus,confummdtiorefcdicet multo, qum ex lege Vmfc qd* fibi Phdrtfei cy fcnbt pdrdrc unquam potmffcnt , de Chnftus perftftifimdfuidbncgdtioneyproximorwmq;ddcclione kges Dcj fepc mdgnifice differuit- D eniq; ut deckraret, fc ncqud- expofuit* qudmuemffeutlcgcmfolucrct, fcdpotiusut confumma* ret , td m rcddendo dlius prtcceptis gcrmdnwm fenfumy quam uirtutcmfuppeditdndo ed implendi, pleraquekgis prxceptd phdrifeorum commcntis obfcuratd, exponen- do eorum uim,rcpurgauit , futq; luci reftitmUuti mderc eftjnlongd i\k ordtioncdpudNidtth^wm-Vtigiturncq; Chnftus ipfe, neq; Apoftoh ncud prjeccptd dederunt,tt<i infdnumfigmentum efty eum ut nouds ctconfummdtiores lcgesftrrcty exemploq;fuo eds comprobdretjn cdrncm uemffc , perntiofius dutem quod diunt, mortuwm eum>ut ddgnduiter moriendwm nos animdret , qudfinon tydn* ted uel in Machdbtis xnuifti ftiritus exempld extitiffcnt* Vroinde mifiis iftis , quibus prch dolor Chriftus ucre nondum innotuit, prophetds potius , Cbriftumipfum, cr Apoftolosfequdmur, quipr£ter expktione peccdtoru, corwm ommwm,qui ad uitdm elefti funt, hoc mcdrndtioni
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, IN EPISTOLAM AD EPHESlOS
Chriftipr£cipuwmbonudcceptu refirunt, quodfjydrfa
"Budngcho grdtit per uniuerfwm orbejifcerfos deifihos
ddfc cdput o-fcrudtorcm fiLoru , fide coUegerit, cr colle
duritt/itydondtosutfuofeiritujtdfohddpietdtc-Sicccr*
tc lefchd- n • pr&dixit -Domino pldcuit percutcrc cu infir
mitdtCyficorpusfuwmyhojlimpropcccdtopofuerityUi-
debitpofheritdtem,etprolongdbit dies , er benepkcitwm
Dominipcripfwmprofrerecurret • DefunclusmoleRid
dnimuseiuSygratduidebitJdtur eritbonis, erpcrfcienti
. dmfudm , iujlos reddct ipfc iuftusferuus mews , multos,
nxminiciuitdtem corwm ipfe pertulit • Eddem Pfdlm>zz-
mdgnifice cdnit , fbre fcilicct d Chrifii glorificdtione , ut
conuertdntur dd Dominwm omnes fines terrae , cr genud
cordm eofleftdnt,uniucrfe Rirpcs gentiwm • Quonidm
Dominifit regnwm , zr domindturutftt ingcntibws erc
Vorrohocopusqudmmxgnifice temporc Apoftoh*
Tumcoeperdtycwmunws PdulutdHicrufdlem pcrcircui*
twm , ufck in lUyricwm omnid Eudngclio rcpleuerit Rom-
%s . tdm pdrce uifus eft iUudfkcere , pxce cxternd Ecclefijs
fub ConjUntinorcdditdyddeofeclis er £muUtionib-fan
Vt Udrid debdntur iU&, er peribdnt , penitws xutem intermittere,
rit opui co pofl Hcrddiwm impcrdtorem^uo tcmporeftmul er M*
uertcndi chomctdnd lues, er Komxni Ponjtificis tyrdnnit orbem in
%cntc$* mfcrunty ChriHicfc regnwm, reddiderunt quimdnguflif*
ftmwm • Nuncrurfws Eudngelij fuilucem refulgerefecit,
qu<e pknc non pducos itd iUujirditit , utpro confcfiione
€ius>mtdmmdgn4nimo^iritu?pofucrintidtficwmpr<eM
dicdtorwm
M- BVCERI COMMENTARIVS- tf*
dicdtorumeius , tumduditorum}plurimdminfirmitdtcm ffccdcs , qudntdq; ubiq^fefe ingcrat hypocrifis , nefcids quidDcminusfiidurusfit • Ceriepcr pducos nos Vdulos, Bdrndbds > Timotheos , er idgenus Apoftolos habemus, necfc plebcs oftentdrelicet, qu£ grducs adco,et diuturndS pcrfccutiones tdmconRdnter, ut dcprifcis Ecclcfijs legi* musftrant-Siftrtc Dei bonitas,cxhumih initio, pr£ck- Ydm rcgnifui gloridm rurfus inorbe uoluerit cxatdre, ^uiante mdgmfico imtio, illudmundo inucdum ,pau\o poft obfcurdri et in drdum contrdhi pdffus csl, tdnto plus crit , dc quo bonitdtidusgrdtidsdgdmus • Vroftdofi nos ipfos , er qui prtdicdmus , er qui dudimus Eudngelion tonfidcrducrimwt, nihil prtddrumnobis poUicebimur, 4tfimirdD E Jopcrd, qu£pdfiiminorbe£dit>0' fufyenfos dd qudnddm rcrum immutationem hominum dnimosperpenderimus^utcunq; noslrdhdbednt, ucrifi- tmkdppdrebity Dominum potentergloridmfudmorbi rurfus cftenfurumjdfkcidt' Amcn-
Atqui de dbrogdtionc legis , cum d multis,multd di- fputdtdfint, qudnquam pduciddhuc, idquodrcsefttc nednt, dtccndu/mdmchiccftcompendiofe, pr^fcrtim Cerimo* ■cwm in Fidtth^um fufefxtis de re hdc differuerim • Lcx ni£,no lex Dci, id eft, uit£ er pictdtis dodrind,qu£ ftrc ^vy^ W per Chri* fcnpturis uocdtur,nc^uaqudmdbrogdtd,fcdper Chri- ftudbrogd ftu,quifuis ct rcde inteUigendi cd, ctfinccriterpficicndi, td esl> ftmtum dondtyimpktd cft <&- confirmdtd-Vndchic Vau^
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IN EPISTOLANL AD EPHESIOS
tus non legem fimpUciter, fed rop vojxop tw/j \vto Aoa/J |y Soy/xajfi M cft , lcgem manditorum > in decretisfi^ Um , abrogatamfcnbit , mandata CT decreta bumfmodi inteUigens • ijiud cduntoyillud uttanlo , hjec tanguntoyiU<i retjciunto.bocdieoperantor^ ilbftriantory wfimilut-
QUire er ad CoUoficn- z-fcriht Cbriftum delcuiffe
quodaducrfus nos erat cbirograpbwmdntettxgitautem
leges Mofcbeh manufcriptas , cum uera Dci lex,j}>iritu
^°(?m^ fcribdtur in cordd eleclorum, er dcleri nequeat) o-fuftu
lofs-z- de UjfeiUud.quodcontrdrimii nobis crdtperdccretd, dffixu
defcto chi jy^ e0^ neminm dcbere nos iudicdre in ciboydutpotu,
r^>r4* aut in pdrte dieififti er c • Ex qua Vauli ittdtionefitis U*
£"°' quetydequochirogrdphoy o-qmbusdecrctisloqudtur*
CerteiUud diligcs Dewm tuwm ex toto corde erc- o* pro
xtmu tuwm ftcut te ipfwm yin quo lex et prophet<e pendety
nequaquam deletum} er e mcdiofubldtum cftyfed a glorifi
catione Chrifti,ddplurimosprimum Euangelij praedtca-
tionepropdgdtum , Deifyfriritu effufofupcr omnem car
nemyftabilitwmy quofalicetiamincorddy nonmdnuin
chdrtasuelmembranas fcriptumfuit • igiturquodper
Chrtftum deletwm chirograpbwm , er e mcdiofublatwm
Taulusfcribit , id ipfwm efty quod bic legem mandatorum
in decretis ( ego uerti legem manddtd , CT decretdconti-
nentem)uocauit'Et nc quis dmbigcrcty de quib. mandatis
CT decretis loqueretur , per qut Cbirographwm iUud no
bis contrarium cft,fubicat : Nc quis igitur iudicet uos irt
cibo
M- BVCERI COMMENTARm- cr#
tiho er potu,dutpartedieifcfti%rc-quofattifuperquc exphcduit, fcdcccrcmoniarum dccretislocutum,quod ddhuc clarius reddtdit, cum pdulo infrk codcm loci mimi* ticostUdpcrftringtt • Netctigeris,neguftdri$7necfcccn* t)'eddris,qu£omntdipfo percunt dbufu, wxtdpi*>ccpta er doftrtnas hominum • Homtnum cnim ct ncn Dc/, erdt Eudngclio idm corufcdnte,illorum eXdciiC'
Vcrc dutcm per dccrcta iftiufmodi , lex Mofchehfcri* ptd,contrdrid nobis futt , mdlisq^poteftdttbusobnoxics Ojicmo reddidit • DclendumfiquidemepopulofuoDcminusfld ^o Chiro* tucrdt, cwm ,cutm cdro prtput ij nonfutfjct recifd , feue* &raP"u> i" te cfc ddeo Sabbathi obfcruantiam excgtt i ut interfici iubc tft*** Mo ret,quiilkmutolaratQuid, ItbriMcfchehplenigrduifii fc™*7 W4c rnisminiscxi&unt, ccntraccremontdrumtrdnfgrcffo- wfriptA Ye$'EtteftePetrotameniugumhoc3nuUiunquam Ebr<ei c<Wdi?aj- fortarc potuerant * Ergomortuus incruccpro nobis, quid redtmerc nos > iuxtd prcphetdrum uaticintd uolutt {ibomnifcruitute, wfiontdncum,dt<fc Dcum wfairitu ipueritdte colentcm populumreddere,quemexgenti* husgrludtis coadunaffet, Chirographum,idcft,legem lAofchehfcriptam , quatcnus manddtd &• dccretd ccnti* tietyde externis iftis rebus , qu# abufu pcreunt , er pcrft ad pietatcm nihilfaciunt,dclcuit , affixumfy cruci e medio fuhultt , necuius confcicntuim rcligtonc perslringcret, quarc A poflolus,ut dtxi,tlico dc hbcrdtdtc h<ec inftrt; Ntf quis igitur uos tudtcet in cibo eyc'
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qutin
IN EPISTOLAM AD EPHESIOS
qu<e in legibm t&ofcheb dbrogdU funt,qu<e minus • Ndtrt
Mdledici* ^iccre dbfolute , legem abrogdtdm , noneh fecun-
tur lex dh dunt fcripturdtn loqui > multominws quodquiddmfcn-
rog<tf<x* buntyCtidm dccdlogt pr<eccptd dbrogdtd • A brogatd enwi
lcx ea dicitur,qudm obfcmtre non ejl neceffum- A mdlc-
diftolegisstiam dccdlogi diccre nos Itberdtos , mdgis cort
ueniebdt, itd enim zrfcripturd loquitur • Nosfiquidem
lcgi nunqudm bic fdttffdamus > id nc nos ddmnetyeffccit
mortefud C H R I S T V S , qui ewm nobis fi>iritum\<xn-
guincfuo compdrdidt , quo certbfyercmm , eorum qu<t
hic delinquimm condondtioncm3etfvre olim, ut dd lcgem
Detiotireformcmur-
Abrogdtds igitur dicdmus eds leges 3 quds obfcrudndi
QM^ 1&* nulldidm esh neccfiitds -E<e ucrofunt, quotquotpr<eapi*
ges dbro- untyquodcumfidcinDeitm^zrdileclioneinproximumi
gdt£ qtt£ quibut totd ptctds conhdt , non ejl neccffxno connexwm *
minui' sic tu Deum, ut pdtrem zrfummum bonum , uerc dmplc
fli er colere potes , etkmfi nulkm tllipecudcm mdttcs>
qux igitur preceptd funt dcficrtficijs extcrnis>dbrogdta
funt-AtuerecredercD E O,<zrnoncelebrdrenomcn
eiusnonpotes,quod igtturD E V Sinfdcrifitijspo*
tifiimum rcquifiuit , ncmpc utfidemfudm inD E I
bomtdtem , grdtumque dmmumiUis tcjldrentur,dbro-
gxtum non fuit-Multo minufjllud^ncdlienosDeos colds>
tdoldue ddores-
Sic uerd crgdproximum dtleftionc cffe potcs,ctidmfi, qu& feontc fcpteno mno prouencrint pdupenbm regi^
om
fll. BVCERI COMMENTARIVS- *4
cnis non relinquds,potes cnimita tttti dltas beneficere,ut bac bencficentta ncn habcant opuss at dcferere eorumino piam^quodprtapueD E V Sinhocmanddtofiefid uit , nonpotes • lUud ergode Sabbatho feptimi anni abrogatum cfb , ncnautcm ut pauperibus bencfkids* tnulto minu^ne cutfua fureris , autaliis civminiquitatc tufcras*
Adeundem mcdumftgcftes uc&em cx lana zplino contextam , quales noftri agrkote confiaunt er ge&ant, poterisnihilominmdcccntcreyfrugdltter ucftiri, ecq* mhiluckontrafidcm^ueldilcflicncmpeccare , atfitalem uanitatis t? luxusftudio tibi parares er gercres 9 quod prohtbcre Dcus ifto nwndatouoluit , certe gr contra D E V M,cuimdonisdbutereris,eyprcximum,cui iniuriuseffesjndmter perdendo,qu£ iUipcffent effe ufui* feccares • Abrogatum itaque eft pneccptum, de ncn ge= fiandaucjle, cxlanoeyltnocontcxta, quodautemai luxwm attinct, abrogatum non efl 3 multo minm alia^ qu& contrafcedas uoluptatcs pr^cepta cxiftunt-
Ncc ahtcrfe habcntlegcs polittc£>Si magiftratus adul tero wxta legcm Conslantim caputamputei.nequaquant contrafidem aut diktttonemfecit, quod non ut lex M o* fchch iubet,eum iapidari^atfttmpunc tUiddultcriwm effc ftnatyCcntraD E V M fane ey prcx:mumdchquit>> Quaproptcr ut lapidtbus adultcr cbruatur abrcgatum c&> atnequaqum utnonpuniatur*
Mhunc
!N EPISTOLAM AD EPHESIOS Adhuncmodumzpde pr&ceptis rehquis ficiendunt iudiaum eft, quicquid perfc ad pictatcm perunct ncqud* qum per Chrisium dbrogatum,fcd potiut confirmatwni cji,quia clcclis ommbm,benefiao eius,qua> aufmcdifunt in corda cr uifcera, hoc c#, in intimum mentps infcnbun tur- QUcquiddutcmficfehdbet,utfinceo,cydeDco cptimcfcntire, w proximwm finccrodmorcquisquedt compUtti i <xt <£ itd ddpictatem perfc non dttinet , cxt er- mtnq; er mundiclemcntwmhabetur,idomne, qualccun qucfit , abrogatum e& , quid mm hotd cft , ut ueri ddord toresddorcnt Dominum infairitu ey ueritatclohdn^ cy tcmput nouifocderis , quod ahud nobifcum D eus icit, quhn cwm patnbm, qudndo illos cx Acgypto eduxit,non cnim dd externd modo uult nos effcobligdtos , ut twm pa* tres obligduit ,fcdfuam legcm inftribit in cordd,ut ipfum cmncs cognofcdmm, ey libcrd fidc dtq; dilcclionc,attem peremus omnid , de quo Urmeiah $ i • Kcdua emm clcclos dd edm fimpliatdtem er hbertaiem,pcr Chriftum conue mt, qud primifancli Dco placucrunt, qui neq; circumci* fionis, ncq; quouis dlio,de rcbusperfe ddpietatcmnon nttincntibus prtccpto oneratifucre-
Siquidem cui ucrd fides adcft , ultro dnimus diuitidc glo ri£ in omnibus ftudet,fidileclio ftnccrd,mhilmali,fcd o= mnid bona proximo cxhibcntur-Htc fohdaputas cfh-Nc que esl dliquod prxccptu pcr Niofchch ddtum , in quo no fit hdcc uerdpictds fyeftata , uertifunt ftmuladnmcla cx* tcrnddliqud , qu£Utfineilldpr<eftdripojfunt,itafaudi
dded
M- BVCERI COMMENTARIVS- <tf
tdedminimc obligdntur* nequecdlegknomineproprit ccnfentur ,fcdfuerunt tempordrit duntdxdt uerorum prtceptorum cerimoni£ • Tempus dduenit de quo cwnt loelc, eyalij Vrophctepr<tdixcrunt> ineofdluumfire, quicuncfc inuocduerit nomcn Etomini, hoc e#> Beumfuu ucrcdgnouerity erlibercfueritconfvffus3 nuUdigitut prztera ccrimonidrum legis necefitds Chriftianos prea mere potefl • Ex his qui cd rcfte , cum indicdtisfc rtpturdt locis expcnderitypoterit de dhrogdtionelegis , zrfentirc uerius, & loqui , qukm <{uiddm mdgni ctidmjeligiofiui* Ctterum ne quvs co offeddtur 3 quod Chirogrdphum pcr Chrijlumdeletuminterpretdtusfwm, legesceremo* nidrtis, quod mdgni quiddm te&imonium contrd nos con Chirogrd facntucinterpretdntur, deccpttmmirumexeo, quodchi phu Col= rogxdpho cuiusifc irrcfrdgdbdecontrd eum,teftimonium lofi-z* non\ con&et,monuerimutpiusleftorprobecumftdtum oru* effeconfci tionisPdulin^tumuerbdincitdtolococxpenddtJndubie entit tcjli uidebit Apo&olum, non dete&imonio contrd nosccnfci- moniwm* tnti£, fedde ui legis cerimonidrum dgere, dtcfc prcbdre* CoUoffenfes qudmlibet cdrnepr&putium hdbentes,cum Chnflo tdmen,qui peccdtis dnted mortui erdnt conuiuifi* cdtos, ey hberdtos cffe morte eius db earum lcgum oncre, qu£ de externis rebus tidtuunt, ut c£leftem idm & libc* xm & elcmentis mundi Domino uttdm > uiudmuA*
Et adueniens Euangelfeaui pacemuobis o£c*
I Vrohti
In epist- £d tPfiEsros
, Vrobat Chriftwm per aducnttunfuum in carncm ,fu*
*e*Mfr*rftu\lffeinimkittim<{u£gcntesintwy
dcgiffcc^ utrofqueinunum, quutEuangeuzauit pacem,
id c/fc Dci beneuolenttam, indeifc ommfiridmfalutcm ci;
fchcitatem,<eque ijs,qui longe crantjdeft,rcmoii i ccgtti
tionc D« cthnicis, quam qui propc ,nempc lcgem Vcido
ctisludtis-Amdnddns emm difcipulosfuos ad prtdictn*
dtvmEudngelion,iufiitidpr£dic(treomMcredtur£ipct,
Chrtjtus uniucrfwm 0rbem> ddden$,faluumfvre, quicunq; cifidcm
"Buangeh* habuiffeuquacunc^ exgentcejjet, Euangclion autcm hcc
Xduitpa- fyi^ pn chri&um eleflis perumuerfum orbcm , campi
ccmi fYis bcncuolcnttdm pdrtam cffc , utfjxritu bono>eos effct
donaturus,quo er effent, weffefc non dubitarentjpfiu*
filioseyh<ercdes,quibusproj)terfdnguinemChrifti>o=
tnnid peccatd effet condondturus , v eos prorfus iuftos
C bcatost4ndem redditurus. Idcertefiiit, paccm Eudn*
%elizdreJ?oc cih3omncmfdlutem v fclicitdtem* Quam
cuvn cr Gcntibus procul aDeo, propter multipliccs v
Abomindnddsfuperftitioncs difiitas,dnnuncidre fuos iuf*
fitjpfc cofirmansfermonem coru,fcquctibusfignis,imo
ipfe , in eis fuofyvriiu iUdm annuncidns , recle hic a Vdulo
fcribitur, quodddueniensEudngclizdueritpdce,etgenti
bus qu<£ longe erdnt,et lud<£ts qui uidcbdntur effcprope*
Vertpfumcnim inquitdditum utriq;hdbemutddpd*
trcm eodcm dfjldtifairitu • Si ipfius igitur bcncficio con*
tigit , ut dd pdtrcmjpfi reconciltdti,dduum hdbcrcmus9
tffktiuno CQdemcfc fcmtu , quockmmusabbapatcr,
frojiclo
tA< BVCERI COMMENTARIVS- **
prcftdo per ipfumpdx ucra utrifqucdnnuncUtd zrdo* tut<textjlit,ucrc(fc propeficlifunt, quilongeerdnt.nc^ quicqudmcsl:,quogentes3qu<e C H R I S T O credunt* ludjeis inftriores exiftdnt • Uoc ndmque Vdulus hic egit* utEphefijsbcncuolentidmD E J^udcripfiregnoChri ftidddudifucrdnt^quimpotcftmdximd effe oftenderet^ quoftdutUdmorqueiHisinD E V Mcrefcerct ,cum omm tiudio innocenti* dtque dilcftionis, qutfcdicet tli* tcr promoueri ncqucunt»
VorrbiUud, EudngelizduitpdcemuobisquierdtU iongeeyc' mutudtum uidetur cx \efchdeidbty ubipo* puloiudtoconfcktionemD E l nominepromittithii ucrbis : Vidsciusuidi, O" fdndboeum^ deducdmeum^ confoktioncmq; reftitudm ei, er lugcntibus ew>Ego coti densfermonem , pdcem longinquo&-propinquo>dicit Dominus^o-fdndboeum-
Notdndum uero vr exhoc loco , quodpr&cipuwni Chrijliincdrndtikm v pro nobis immoUti.propterped cdtoru/m ncRroru expidtwncm>opUi extitit,euulgdtio iti uniucrfum orbl Eudngclij pdcis • Vukhrcdute conucnitp Ht qui pdcem cu pdtre nobisfuofxnguine rcftituitPfuo etii fyiritu, cdmdpcrtw QT mdgmficentius ubicfcficeretdn* nuncidri , utpdkmftcretddquid effcthomo fifiw, & quid nobis fud morie promeruiffet-
Proinde iam non eftis hofoites c^ , ixaaucnx,
i » Monwti
1N EPISTOLAM AD EPHESIOS
l&onuerdtfuprd in Scftiunw Ephefios, ut er Gcn*
tes dlids, impuros i ludceis, er quidcm iure hdbxtos , qui
tton tdntum cdrnis prceputiofadifuerdnt , fed et mentis,
fine Chrislo emm dtcfc ideo uercdlicndti i Republifrae*
iiSy ctfccdcribusfdnftis cxtrdncifuerdnt, dgenies in mutt
do>dbfy Dco3 pkneimpij , quofiftdm crgo iUvsgmidm
Wdgnifice eis commcndet > nunc monet Chrifti bencficio
fiftum , ut idm non modo dcficrint cffe dheni db Ecclefia
ftnftorum, fed etidm plufqudm hoftitcs & dduenct , qui
tdmenfummus in Kepub- ftnftorum locus erd^qucm^cx
Genttbusndtiypoterdntconfcqui, cudferint,nempcconcr
uesfdnftorumdcdomcftiaD E l,nonminus, quim
ttdti exAbrdhctfcmincfccundum cdrnem- iducro uttntu
tttPdulusexprccmifiis^nimirumyquodinfitiChriftojdm
ttonlongeiD E 0,fedDeopropefiiftiejJcnt,conditi
cum Bbrceis in unum hominem, vrunum corpus, quibus
percundcm Chriftum, in eodcmffiiritu,dditusddpdtreM
contigiffct , itdcddem figurdtc hicrcpetit , quomdgis
tduffdmosYederet, undetantd cthnicisftlicitdscotigerit,
Aitergo : lnccdificdtifunddmento , quo er Apoftoli CT Vrophetceincedificdtifuntjd Chri&us eft, quoutiquc wtunturfttnfti uniuerfi , prceter quoddliud poninon po- teft » * Corinth 3 • idcm dutcm er kpis lUe eft in Tzijon pro funddmento pofitus , qui &■ dngulum prcciofum confummdt,quem Vrophctdfunddtum, ut inteUigdsmo* ueri nefcium.prccdicdt . Adijcitdutcm ibidcm, quicredi* dcrit9nonfiftimbit * Hdmquicredideritficremhdbere,
diftc^
M- BVCERI COMMENTARIVS* *7
\des% iChri&umeffecuiu&merito > fknftitdtemo-ple* ndfdlutemexpeftdmus, dti^itdconititur >is ccrtusuit£ W»W* etcrn&, dnimoutiqueeritwdximefeddtowtrdnquillo, finfameii minimeft&inabit , utfibi bond fohcitm querdt , utifilij tHm% huiasfeculitumultudripcr omntdfolcnt , perpetuofdtd- gcntesy <&• tamen mhil dgentes ,fcmpcr currentesfiftini, er ubiqueimpingentes er cddentes- Cumfdnftirepofiti in Chriftum,certi de beneuolentid D E I , uclut in utrdm* ' uis durcm dormiunt,omniumfecuri , hoc unumfttdgen* tcSyUt innocentem, etproximisfrugiuitdmfudm degdnt* Tunddmentum ergo ApoftolorumctVrophctdrum, hoceft, quo ApoftolidcVrophete wfdr~.iquilibet>cu* iufcuncfcordmifitiifiierint^nituntur, Chriftuseftjnque omniumfcdicctfres recumbit, quofreticordd eorumfoli ddconfiftunt , longdnimiter prt&oldtcStdum liberdti tm Uspr<efentis exilij, ctle&em htreditdtempleneddednt* Idemfummus quoqucdnguldris Idpis exiftit > quifcilicet fuofriritu , totdm Dei sl;rufturdm continedt , duoscfcpd* ^gnlirU rietes0popu!um ludtum er Ethmcum, infepulchreiun* kpw* gdt3utitd is dgnofcdtur, pcr quem Dotnini tdxficiwm w= firnc o-fuperne conftet, er conferuetur,necfc confcrue- turtdntum^fed er incrementum^donecftetconfummd* tum> omne dccipidt • Vnde diiiVcr quem omne iedificium codgmcntdtum9 exurgitin templumfdnftum Domino* Kefte enim Domini templum ftnftum dicitur , in quo itte pr&fens efie , gloriimque o&entdre fudm digndtur , id dutim in Ecclefidfiutftorumfieit , tdm cumuktc , ut cdtn
I i plenitu*
IN EPISTOLAM AD EPHESI05
plcnitudine iplentis omnidinomnihVdulfuprduocdrit*
Sdneftnfti funtjn quibut olim deus omnid erit i- Cor •
, ,c tr **' tu/m crit ultinut mdnus , huicfmtto Dei templo impo*
Acdijtciu^ jitj ^ intcrtm cottidic dugctur , non tdm continuo dlijs er
dei nondu alijHiuisUpidibusfuperfunddmcntumChriftumrcpo^
cofummd fitisyqmm ijs qui repofitifunt, mdiordfubLtidcfymtu; in
\mn c#> 'cremcntn, iccipientibus 0 er <* peccdtis purgdtioribus rcd
chtis,ut qu<c cdrnisfunt v mimdi , continuo mugis dcmd
gkineisfdccffdnt.duftiorcs dutercddatur ,fidutixdmor
<£ d ei-Hinc Bphcfijspeculidriter dttiin quo et uoscotdi*
dificMinU in dcmicihum dci, dgentc in uobis ftiritu-Unt
\nfitiChnfto,etfupcr Cbriftu, cu ApoftolisProphctis ct
fxnftis quibuflibcteox>dificdti er4nt,fidc tUoper omnid ni
tentcs, at quix nondu omnid in lUis obtinebdt glorid dei,rc
&e dixitddhuc co<edificdri illos ^tdcft, continuo mdgis dc
tnxgis fundxmetofummoq; dnguldrikpidi Chrifto,cod*
ptdrupurgdtospcccdtis , erftudiodeidmphorcwfbrmai
ios,idq> dgcntefyintu-lsndmqi cucdrne^ddmdlumtdn^
tupropendenteycitrd, inducids dimicdt,edm'cfc cuaffeftib»
CT uiiijsfus mortiftcdt, utcottidte mdgis dcmagisftudi*
pm noftrwm in nobis cxolefcdt, er Deiftudium potentm
uigcdt * Siquidem dpud eumqui Dominifermonem obfer
uducrit,pdtcr cwm Domino mdnfionemfkitymdnififtum
fftydpudiUosDei mdnficnemcficpcrftftiorcm, wdo*
tiiicdiwm dmplius dtq; pr<eftdbilius ,quiin obfcruandofer
poncmChrifti}perjfeiritumfiftijuerintftudiofiorcs-Sic
tygoquimtdifictiiCbrfa
•• fictntur.
M> BVCERI COMMENTARIVS- cs
pcinturfioc ejljnpictdtecottidiepcrficiuntur*
C£terumpmftoscffc9 Dcitemplum,0' domicilium, in quibus pccuiiirker inbdbitet,T>dulus • » • Corintb- 1 -rt <r» a-ucw Cor-cr- rt Pcm«2- Epiftokprioris, prtdicant, idemdttejlante totd fcripturd-Neq^dliud^tdberndcu' lufcederis,et templu Salomomcum defigndrunU qudcon cionempnftoru > cuius cdujfd quoc^ Md domicilid dei di* tfafuffe- Deusfiquidefummdbomtdscft, qudreibipre fentius habitarc ucrc dicitur,ubi illd mdgnificendus relu* cct , rclucet dutem inptnftis, ut in nuUis dlijs crcdturis , ftim dngeliciSy mgnificentius*
Vorro quod tdm fludiofe Vdut- &qudt Gentcs ludtis, ejuib- cu affirmt eosy unum bomine et corpus coftituere, Qttdrege \n idemfunddmentu in£dificdtos,in quod Apoftoli ct Pro tes ludtis phet£, ptnftoru omniu prtfiltifiimu eodcm dgente in eis A poftolwi fpiritUypariter cu eis cojedificdri in domicdiu dcijn cduffd fludiofc fiicre ex ludsisfupcrciUofiores, etob ccrimomaslegis <e« ddeo £* quotumidiorcsquidd , quipdrein ChrislolocuEthnicis quet* piindciter negabdnt , proptcr quos et dbolitds ccrimonids tdm diligenter cu hicjumdkbi docuit • Eteni etfanftiores lud£oru,*greddmodu pdresfibiin domino Gcntesdgno ucruntyUt dbunde ucl ex contetione iUj liquet^de qud Ac7* ii* qudcu Pctrofiuicxcircucifionccrdnt, cotcndebant et cxpostulabat3quod dd uiros pr£putm hdbetes,fuiffct in* %reffus-$cd etdlid locd inAftis dtc^ Vdul Epiflolis,huiut crroris zrfallidij Gentiim, quomulti lud^orpm UborA ' idnt^bdudqud^Udm obfcurdsnotdscontinent*
l 4 CdpUt
IN EPISTOLAM AD EPHESIOS CAPVT TERTIVM-
quo Ephefios , dmplifiim£ Bei ergd ipfos bonitdtis, Zcftiun- v ^udmdiligcnti^imc commoneficerct , multisdeeodiffe* ruitquodpropbdmethnichdlicnid Chriftoy Dro, crfdit ftisfinc promifiis Dei,eyj}>ey Chrifto infitt, xqucdcfdtt ttifiimi <{uic\ue , codcmfy dfjldtifriritu , eundem , quem quicuncjue dlij dditu/m dd pdtrcm ndfti cficnt , in unwm ho tnincm er corpm , cwm eleftis ludxis codgmentdti , itt idemcfc domicilium D« cotdtficdti • idmquo hdncipfis faftdmgrdtidm , ddhucmdgischdrdm redderet , fcri* bitfehuiusgrdtiduinftwmeffel ESV C H R I S T !• f$dmmiffuiddcoMcrtenddsgcntc$,tdntddiligent\dmu* Cuius grd ncrifuoincubuertUtUtnonfolumprtommhusApoftolis tid uinftws xeli^uis.peiusdgentcludfid odiretur9fcddpud eos <jmo* faerit* quequiC H R I S T O cx cdgente crcdiderdnt, hinc mdlcduditbdt, quod cx cdpite uigcfimo primo Afto » dimodwm mdmfeftum cft > Hinc db Afianis l udxis , <jui qucmEudngehodpud Gentes fruftwmfecerdtnoucrdnt> in hunc modwm Hierofolymis dccujabdtur • Hic eft ho* nio iUe , c\ui dduerfus populwm er lcgcm , v locwm hunc cmnes ubvfue docet , infupcr cr Grtcos induxit in tcm- plwm Afto-n- QUddccufdtionetctdmauitdtemccmmo tdmfuifie Lucds fcribit, mdnusq; Vdulo inieftds- Vndc lu ce ckrius c^cdufftm uinculorwmy in quibus hdnc Ephc* fijsEpijloldmfcnpfitprtbuiffe, quod preciwmftnguinis Chrifli,etj)dxtieQ libertdtem,contrdfupcr8itiQne toru,
qiudb
M- BVCERI COMMENTARIVS. 99
quidb elementismundipcndebdnty ftudiofius docuerdt* Nam eifdem uinculis ddbuc tenebdtur , <{u& ei inieftd Hic rofolymi$fuerdnt,e?in<luibus , KomdmpoRdiutinm cdptimtdtemduftm fuerdt-
B.efte tgitur dit*HuM grdtid ? nimirum cjuod in hoc prceapueincubui, utetuosdlijfywcircuafe Ucetgetes* cocediftcdreminifupcr Cbriftum, cum Apoftohs er Pro phetisdcfanftisomnibus, inidcmdomiciliumDci , ego Vdului, doftoriUcgentiwm,<{uo nemo plus hborduit>um ftusfwmlESV Chrifti . Etenim Chriftigbrtid-quc, id intcrcrdt,dtque quoddnteliberprdcdicduerdt, twm m omnibuterdt eiwssuiuffoHmgloricefefe mdncipium dd* dixwdt- Vt uero mdgis exprimcret gentium cdufid, fe uitt cuk pcrfirrc, ddiecit pro uobis gentibus , cdufidmcfc uo= lens jimuloftenderc , fubiutmtmentionem munerisfibi iniunfti, er commiffe difrcnftitionisEudngelij ergd gen tes-Diftenfdtionem enim benenolenti<eDci,prcedicdti&z nem Eudngelij intettigit> Audiftisfiquidem difycnfdtionc inquit beneuoietU Dci , qu<e mihi commijfd eft crgd uos* E£ ut commiftione quofy hdnc illis ddfercrct diumitusfi* bififtdmfubiecit' Ver reueldtioncm enim notwm mihifi citdrcdnwm ero
DehdcreucldtionefcripfitGdldtisfufius- NotwmdU Rcueldti» tem uobisjnpitficiofrdtrcsj&udngc Uon quod pr&dicd Vdulo twm eft 4 me3non efiefecudwm hominem- Nec£ emim ego fkftd* dbhomincdccepiittud^nea^didici , fedpcrreueldtionem I E S V ChnfoEt pddopoh fcribit , fecwm Bcclcfidm
1.5 f crfequt^
1N EPISTOLAM AD EPHESFOS
perfcqueretur,uocdtum diuinitutut Chriftumintergctt tes dnnunctdret,idq; dicofcafie, ncminc morcakum con* fulto, efficdcem autem infc crgdgentes Dominumfuifie, nonminusyqu4mergxlud£osefficaxfueritinPetro-
M.yftcriwmdutcm&drcanum Chrifli, quodreueU*
tufibi Vdutwshicmemorxt, quod azrfupra cxpofuu, cjl,
Cbriftum cficcdput er prmcipemfxnclorum, pcr cuiut
fdnguinem,rcdemptioncm habemws, quotquot dd uiiam
cle&ifumui$uc ex gentibus,fiue ex lud&s , per ipfm
tnim perficiencUfunt omnid . Qyod myjlerion dwcx ab
fconditwm,dmorteCbn&i reuekrioportuit, tygcnti*
busquoq;dnnuncixri, qufUmtquc, aclu<Leichrijlot
imolud&iscopiofiMddduccndierxnt • Wlortenamcfcfudi
C H R I S T V S, quodintcrftitium ,inter gen*
tcs vrludtoscrat, tdmobignordntidmD E I,qu4
hbordbdntgcntcs , qua ohfidutidm cerimonidrum , qud
tumchint ludsufubmouit- Vmimcyfibicorptt, in quod
ipfe taput,cx*lejles opes cumulxtifiime effundcret, utrun
quepopulumcompegit , quifuoaftutjpiritu , continuo
pcccdtis mdgis xc mdgis purgxtur , O" pictdtc pleniui
imbuitur*
Qgid pct Sedquorpm commemorxt i&t hic Pdulust Vtfunc
h<tc Vdu* percbdrdm rcdderctnphcfijsEuagelijcommunioncm% ■
lus uoluc* qudmkcetpcrdittgcntesycwmfanttopopulo Dei, exfin
rit Ephc* guldri diuine hcneuolcntu dignationc erdnt confecuti*
fijs fux* Htcemmuoluiteisfigmficdre . Pcrpcndite Ephcfij,
dcrc- dignefy jejlmmc quim bcmgnc uobifcm Dcm cgcrit*
5«i
M- BVCERI COMMENTARIVS^ *m
quiethnicosuosimpUYOS , Chrifto fuoinfcruerit , pcr quem cotcUficcmini cum ommbusfdnclis , infdnclum da micilium Dei- Mihuerteh^cuobiscxhibitdDeibcnigni Us tdntifuit, ut nihitprim hdbuerim qudm cdm tum uo* bis,tum plurimisdlijs mdgnificecommcnddre,<{ud cduffit &modouinculdperfero,prouobisuti(fcgcritibus 9 quid, cbftudiumucftnefdlutiS' Scduinclus L ES V Chri* fiifumjn cuius fcilicct ncgotio ddigenter uerpinti uincu* Ucontigerunt , <{u£ etidm fuo mododd propdgdnddm gloridjn ipfiusfacient.ldfacde dgnofcctis uerum, <{udn* doquidcm dudiftis dift>cnfttioncm,id e^pr^dicdtionem d- beneuolentU inter uos gentcs,expeculidn C H R I S T I Yeuektioncmihicommiffdm-QgpdigituYDcQ tdntifuit,ut mihipeculiirircueldtioncmdnifeftdtum, uq bispr<edicdndwmcomitterct,& ego fic tftimduiy ut pr& dicdndo ei omnibus rebus pofthdbitis, totut incumbercm, ddeocfc ut modo hdc cdufid uinflusfimjde drcdni &■ uost quihinc cxpcrditisgcntibM, filij Deiptnfti w bcdtieud ftftiSydebctis mdximi hdberc, quogrdtifitis tdm benigno in uospdtri.audoq; in uobis lUiut dmore, incrementdji- mul dccipidt,c{uic<{uid ipfigrdtum dcceptu^fuerit-Equi dem pducis uobis pcrfcYipfi que dc Cbri&i myfterio re* ueldtdtenco,<{U£legent€S,pote8iscognofccrc , quiddc eo inteUigdm-IZt indubie qud eftis/friritut opulentid ditd* ti3cognofcetiscdnc<{ud<{udmuulgdrid , multominutin* certdefie • QU^itdQjucftricdu^dmihireueldtdfunt, V egouobistintoftudiopYitmmpYiedicdM, nunclite*
risqMocfc
•IN EPISTOLAM AD EPHESIOS
risquoq; fummdtim perfirinxi , obuijs dnimis excipite thcfdurum,<{ui £tcrnum bcdtos uos reddet*
Animdducrtdmws uero bic,drdcns Vdulifiudium , ut commifjb Budngelij pr<edicdndi gentibus munere , opti* Mdfidefungeretur, qudcduffi eruinftumfcgloridtur, nonquiritdtur'Notdndumcr<luodfeuinclum I E S V Chnfti idttdt progentibus • Chrifli emmfumus qui itli ui uimus^utcunq; res noflr& hdbcdnty flue corpore morid* mur,fiueuiudmut • Kom- 14* Tum dutem rctte nos lUi&p probduerimuSydum quifaj profud uocdtione,fdlutipro* ximorum,uf<p dduinculd,vr mortemftuduerit- Obfer* Udndum dcniq; o^hoCyquodcommij^iomsfibifkft^ me* ntinitymmftne cd mhdprorfus Etungelij dnnmcidre po tuijfet-Dequd refuprd*
Quod utiquealtjs fgculis non fuithominibus*
Et hoc ddextoUendum precium er diuinitdtem Eudit
Sccl'i* gclij^Bphefijs pr<edicdtifacit, quod myflerium hoc diui*
tt£ beneudentUgentibus quoaj exhibend£t fuperiori*
busfeculis uulgo incognitu m, nunc dutemfdnftis Apoflo
lis er Vrophetis Chrifli.per fpiritum reueldtumfuit- E<t
Wonfuit dcmfirevrCoUofi'i>Apoftolusfcripfit' Notdndum
dlijsfecu* dutemquodfcribitfilijshominum, idcjl,uulgobomini=
lisfilijsho buSydrcdnumbocnonfuiffcretettum, utinuncreteftum
minurt* eftfdnttisApojloliserc-NdmfelettisProphetisdliquot,
tcftm* O' kmfupewrum ttttuWjrcuddtumhoctrcdtwm ex*
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titit^uttesldntur abunde udticinia eorurn, quibMlucnlen tifiimepr<edittum legimus, ChrtMo Gcntes dcceffurdsfi rcqtfdlutis pcr ipfum pdrdnd^participes • Ne<£ enim uUa apertior dc Chrifto prophetid extdt , qut non prx* dixeritgentes Chriftiregnonomen ddtuus-Athtcam* phftimdhumdnigeneris reparatio &- falus , nonfolum ignordtd uulgofdijs hominum ethnicisfuit,fed cr ludt* is quamhbetd ?rophetispr£dida,crcditu tamen diffici* lis adeo extitit,ut v Chri&i difcipulijicct mandatu eiw, depraedicdndo Eudngclwcmni creatur&igncrarehdud qudquapcffent,admcdu£grefibicapfudderifuftineret* Quodcxu-Att' er dhjs nopaucislocisUteraruApcfto Ucarudpparet-Brgonequaquam utinprdefentifeculo, rcgnate Chrifto,myfteriuhoc notuantea homimbu^fuit» Videautem quot <& qudntis drgumcntis diuinut no* fleroratorVaulus , Euangelij maieftatem ccmmendeU JPcrfeuticfcincffabilisprecij , multccfc diuinifiimuEphc fijs,ft>irttM iuditw iam donatis, effe cportuit , contigiffe ipfisctmgetttibusalijspcr Euangelion effe cohtrcdes, eiufde corporis,atq^ participes prcmiffwnis Dci,in Chri fio exhibitte, qucdfahcetper Chriftim, effentuni cmt fanttis,quamhbeteximijs,pcrcmnid fanfttficandibean* Q&ibus di% - UdmDeumrejirreputo, fcu? ■> ide&twjnic argumen* pofitu/m'¥rcquenterfaneinfcripturis,\quo relawwn tis Hmn* eius,figmficant,adijafolct, ubiantcccdens excrdticnis gflij maie pnfuccfiigereoportet,neq;apertepra>miffumcsl; • Scd ftdteprx* tugethHMdmmitatem , tff$ adhucgrdtimreddit,quod dicdt*
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m EPISTOZ/AM AD EPHESIOS
ipfis rara ijla er tam incomparabilis fzlicitas, negata o* tnnibus retroficculis, Um magmfica luce affulferit- A dij citueroerhocpondusnonnullii, quodperfanclos Apa fiolos er Vropbctas Dei er Cbrtjlt , friritu fanclo dlu- {irdtoSy er ad pr<edtc<tndum b<ec impulfos perccepcrint^ tcftibm profcclo irrcfragabilisfidci , er prtconibus rci emnium maximcfdluUris , atcfc oput<e • Vo&rcmo ad* dit eyhoc aliquam commendationem , quod er ipfe Vau lustantopercgloriaturfcjmi^miniftrumfiiclum , idcfa iuxtadonum bsncuolcntit Dei , profcfto pneftantifii* mwn- Quia ut nemo plus eo la borauit, itd nemo potentio Tcquofyddcuulgdndxm Chriftigloridm^fpirttu prsdi* tusextitit . Vndeddiccit* Ddtummihiexcfficaciuirtutc cius- Certe res plufqudmfdluberrima , er diuinifiimafue rit,ncccffecjl , adquamprfdicandamUntumApoflolii fuum Dcus miferitjdntdfyiritus uirtute injlruclu-Vrofe {to fi quis animu aduertat, finguh ftre dpiculi argumetd babcnt,quibus Euangelij, rjrperceptefdlutisinejlimd* hileprecium,EphefijsddmirdndusbicD E I ordtor 4&ruit*
Kotandum dutem , quod dit per Eudngclion gentesfa ftds cobsrcdes erc- Nam ubi ddtum iUisfuit3miffo dd eds Euangclio hfxbercfidem, inJitichriftofucrunt,fifliqip cumfiltj o-htredcsDei , eoq;cumipfoeyfanclisuni* uerfis coh^rcdcs.concorporatt er pdrticipcs diuin<£ pro tmfiionis3qua ChriHascxhibuit,plencq; exhibcbit.quan doftflctnosDcopatrif^iritufuoitafanclificatos.utnuU
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tdmmdculdmrugimuefmushdbituri • VerEudngelion iguurfcdcreditum, ifidUntdgenttbusfilicitdsp' fxlus eontigit-
Mihiinquam minotiquolibet ** * minimo&c*
immor dturincommenddtione Ettdngelij^ quo Chri* flusEphefjstxhtbitusfucrdt , quo fcihcet mdgis grdti animt dffefttm in eis dccendcrct-tAore uerofuo,quo Dei dtgnattoneplus dttoUdt,fefe ddmodu dcijcit3nc quisfctli* cet dfud humihtdte,Eudgelton <efttmet. Mthi inqutt&\<& fctsoTipu copdrdtiuufingcns exfupldtiuo,qudft dixtf* jet,in[2Kiori,quodcupicnsexprimere,rcddtdi , rmnori qucltbet mtntmofdncloru- Multu enimfutffe M tndeijci endofeipfc,et dltd locd teRdntur • I n prtore enim ad Ccr * irfenontdntuw mtnimu Apoftoloruyfed er indignuni, qut Apcftclus uccctur,®- 1« Timoth>\- bldfffhemu/m^per fecutcrcm, ty utolcntum dppeUduit • I neft dut huicfermo cur itd /e tii tdctta pufumptio^nc quts cnim cbijcere itiipcffct, uei fe cxtenut "Euargelton cim non efic tdm cxtmium^qudndo tpfe inter r#* fdnclcspo8retf£not£haberefariuelquodfeipfumcom tnenddret,quifuum ddeo cucheretEudgelion,prd>uenit, ultro confitens,nonfolum dgnofcerefefc interfdnfios mi ntmuyfcd mtmmo adhuc minore , tdeo nihilmtnus dgerc\ cjul ut cxf tpfo dltquidfacidt, ueru utcunc^ ipfc exfe ni* bdftt , &wtcrfanclcstocopcftrcmiori,uifumtcmzit tffeDomino ? ficerc fifahwgrdtiam , uttntergcntcs
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IN EPISTOLAM AD EPHESIOS
EudngelizAret , inperuejlig<xbilcm opulentidm Chrifti, cr iUdto lumine omnibus monftrdrct, qu<efit communio myfterijo-C'
Sic er i. Cor- if* cumfe minimum Apoftolorum con*
feffm effety er indignum qui Apoftolus uocdretur,quod
perfccutus cfiet Ecclefidm,ddiccit ilico ♦ $ed grdttd Dei
fum, id qdfum, qudcfficdcequoq; infefuiffcddeofimul
pr<edicdt,utplus ommbus ldborduerit,ne uero uidcrctur
fibidliquiddrrogdrc,moxfubiccit,no tdmen cgo,fcdgrd
tid Dei,qu<e mibi dde<d utrunq; pulchre cduit, er ne
fuiipftuipreco uideretur ,%rnedb e'w mediocritdte9
Eudngelion te&imdtum^minoris <equo hdbcretur • Quis
tnm contemneret uit£ <etern<e legdtionem,qudmlibet hu
mihlegdto ddnuntidtdmt Aut quis indignum lcgdtione
eiufmodiexiftimct,qucmpotenterddeofuoinftinftuft>i*
ritu dd edm pdter miferit, ut neminem potentiore-
Vt Vdului Notd dutem itcrwm Vduh pr<erogdtiudm ,ermunus
ddgentes pcculidrejui h<ec grdtid non quidemfoli, fcd omnium Ur
peculidri- gw efficdtiusq; conttgit, ut intcr gcntes Eudngclizdrct,
ter legd= m perueftigdhdcm opulentid Chrifti,qudmfctlicet er w
tws fuit, gentes Deus uoluit effundere,td ddmirdndd krgitdtefuu
itd de coru iUis f^irituw imperticndo, er lucem inferreommbm , ut
fdlute ne= uiderent,qu<efitcommumomyftcrijafeculiSdbfcondi=
mo docuit tiynimirumutGcntcscomunemChriftam, zrperhunc
copiofiut* plcndm,& [dnftitdtcm w filicitdtem, cwmfdnclis omni
bus hdbercnt • Ad utrunq; ccrte Vdulus peculidriter pr<c
ommbMdlijs Apoftolis delegdtm diuinitmfuit, nemo
cnim
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tnim aliM,ucl pcr tot gentes , Eudngclio omnid replcuit^ uelgentibuspdremejfe , cum ludtis in Chrifto locum, cmnimodmcfc beneuolentu , donorumq; D E I com inumoncm tam luculenter ey forliter docuit . Id o* ntnes iftw Epiftok , er Acld Apojlolorwm tcftdntur* VorrodcpccuiimPduh legdttonedd Qcnteslegimmitt Att-dcumotcrtiO'
Obfcrudndum dutcm,quoddddithic Apofiolus, my± fteriumChrifti}dfeculiSdbfconditumfuificinDeo ,uel ..
penes Deurn, qui omnid pcrlESVM Chnftum condi* Myfteritt dU'NonenimitddbfconditudpudDeuwfuityquodnu!iis abfcondt* innotuiffet > cum tot tdmffc luculcntd dc eo cxtent Prophe ilVf^% tdrumudticimd,dbfcondituindutemfuit , quid nonfuit, tte dpud ludsos quidcm pdldm inuulgdtii, dpud quos pdti afiimifdnefuerc , qui redc qudle effct CHRISTI tcgnumfuturwmpcrnouiffmt* Dequo o-fuprdfecl-z* &cdp-x-fefr4*
Adiecit ucro,qui crcduit omnid per iES VM Cbriftu, $U6 ChriRi tetermtdtem ey diuinitdte pr<edtcdre uoluit, fimileq; eft cum t&o lohdn ln principio erdt ucrbum)0' Condidit cmnid per ipfwmfkcld [unt,crfine co,nihil eorum, qu£ omnid pef fkftdfunt,ficlumexi8it>Qudnqudm minimeprjetcreun lcfum* dwmftt,quodditpcr\ESVb\ Chriftu,nontdntum d?ri= fiumdutucrbum * Eondnq^uideturnonfolumdiuinitdti Chriftihdncgloridmtribuerc- Etenim er CoUoR-iho* tninem lefum primogcmtu uniuerft credtur&jkere ui- •ieturiquidcide hoetrtbuitt Mprimogcnitueffcemor-
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tuis ' Jc.tfl-n-cartiCyddfine mundo inclinatc, natu^fuerif^ cu tdme Deoprtfentidfunt , ct qutfifturus cftjnitio rc cle apud Deufutffedicitur^o-fafta pcr eu omnia>qui ut cdput Ecclcfix fanftorum effeypra-dcfinitusfuit • Caput certc eiufdcm nAtur<efit9 qud corpus oportct neq; mcm* brisfuispofterMcffepotcrit- Sanfti omncsosutiq^funt de ofiibut cius,cdro de cdrne eiusjnfrd r • cr Adam quo* quc Nodch,fdnftiq; omncs per ipfwm dfti> cr dd pdtrem duftifunt,medidtor<fc Morwn <eque dc noftcrfuit, igitur etfccundumhumdmtdtem , dnteomnesfanftosfuityquos pdtri rcconciliduit-Ad hncc Vdulut cum i -Timoth^ Chri ftummedidtorem&concilidtorcmD El zrhomintm prtdicdt^nomindtimdicit , homo C HRI-STVS I E S V $•
Scio uctercspcr comunicdtionem idiomdtwm dudrum tidturdru multd huiufmodi explicdffe, ucrum ncfcio quid ciuguftius,qudm uulgofitcognitum0de Chnftictidmhu* tndnitdte3mihiuidcdntur Vrophctcc z? Apo&bUprxdi- cdre- Qudntwn dd diuinitdtcm fiquidem, cddem eft Chri fli ndturd, idemcfc opwt cwm pdtre • Sicuiuero uideatur, hoc crcduit omntd periESVM. Chriftum ,Domino Jefu \)ominuno nifi per dllctofin poffe tribui ,quod diuirtitdti, tton humdnitdtipropriccrcdtiorcrum competdt,ncq; hu ntdnitdtidlitertribudtur, quam quiddiuimtdticoniunftd fit , refronderifirtepoffet , non dbfurdedicietidmper lefum hominemomnid conditd, etidmfiinitiocrcdturaru tontomcfathomondtussoquodconslctddipfum , <zr
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propteripfum,etiam hominem,omnia effecondita , prfe mogcmtufcilicctuniuerftcreatur^ezrfanftorucaputi p que cufta quofyfummatim oportet injlaurari , cui deni ^fubieftafunt omnia3qui<fc cueftus eftjuper omnts Art gclos3ommtmpotc8atcpottens-
Mystcria ha:cfunt,quare cquidcm nMdefiniero,Um\ abeft,utcum quoquadc hiscontendero.fed uidcotamen maiora uulgi cxifiimatione effe0 qus etuxm Chrifti humA nitati , VrophcU grApcftolitnbuunt • Certc diuihitai habitatincocorporaliter • Yatcor autem z? fkci\iws& €xpedttius,fiad allocofin confug\as,ad hunc grfimdes fo cos reftoderi-Diuimtatis cnimfunt omnia, quarcfiquA humanitatis ficultatem fuperareuidentur , dlitribuds> ttibilhaftenus quidem errabts, ucrum uelim,&-qu£ bu* tnanitatisfunt, pariter agncfci , mirc emm caftemno* fira erigunt,quifcimus corunde nosparticipesfbrc, qu& caputno&rutnpofiidet • Tandemautetradethicnofter, regnum Deo ey patrijum plen* erunt diuinitatcomnid* Vtinammoti hinc quibi^fpiritus D E I opulcntim ini partitus eft,inpcruefttgabtles dmtias myjlerij incartut* tic H R I S T I ahquantulumluculentiutnobti txplicent-
Vtnotumfieretper *
Ecclefiam Stc*
]fta,Hludinfuperiorefcftiuncuk, myfteriu Chriftii fecuhspcncs Veufuijfcabfconditu>comprobat * Etcnihi
m EPISTOLAM AD EPHESIOS
fa hoc drcdnwm dpudfc Dcus continuerdt , ut non modo uulgo hominum non innotucrit , fcd nc Angclis q.uidem, ut qmbus per Bcckfim demum lUud notufieri oportue- tit-Vknior uidetur kttio0fikgdtur ut cquidem uerti 3 ut notd fidt pcr Ecckfidm pnncipatibus, multifiridfdpicn- tid Dei,fcd idemfenfus refultdbit , ndm muhifiria hxc pt pientid3mhil dliud eft,quim myjlerium Chrifti, per que tdm ddmirdndd rdtione humdno generi tot modis perdi- to confuluityUnde rette hic Vdulus ddiccit, qudm cxhibuit in Chrijlo 1ESV Domino noftro, per qucmfcihcet rc- %encrdt , quos dnteidttd mundi funddmentd, dckgit, fpexperditifiimispeccdtoribus, morticfc dddittis , fiiios fibiwh&redescondit • Sicfdpieniidmfudm inperfcru* tdb'dem>inexhduftdmq> bonitdtemjn Ecckfid elettorum cftentdre ,fecudum oeternumerinfiiUibdepropofitum fuumdecreuerdt, qutfdnttisprincipdtibus wpote&dii busc#k&ibw> non tantum ddmirdtioni , fed O"fummo gdudio uoluptdticfe exiftunt- Vnde zrDominus dc lUis te fldtuseftygdudiumipfisefic , etidmfupcrunopeccdtorc pcenitentidmdgcnte*
. inducerendm<fcind>nimumnonpofium, uth<ecdcmx lignisprincipdtibus eypotcftdtibusinteUigdm • Quid tmm dd cxtoUenddm Deicrgdnos , in Chriftodemon- flrdtdmbenignitdtcm , idquodhicVdulutdgit , faccrct, ntdlisDdemonibusmyRcrium Chriftifuifie incognitum, nunc dutcm pcr Ecckfiamfieri noiumt Si quisdutem pu tet?perftringitdcitequicuriofiusquimuerius9 iU Ange
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lcisftiritibus nomina indidcrant, & eorum authoritdte adextoUcrMs lcgis cerimonids dbutebdntur,utddhunc fenfum htcfcriptdfint , multa quiddmdcprtncipdttbui etpoteftatibuscdefttbusdifrutdnt, qudlefcunq; tUtftnt* ddprmoctidm ipfis C H R I S T I mysteriumi peculis ncquaquam plane notumfuifie , fedfecundum £* tcrnum propofitum Dei ? iUud nunc primum per Ecclefi am tlliusfponfam difccre,quam mirifice ddeo reftituit o; ornat.utmultifarta er inexplicdbiUs Deifapientia3 in ca\ demumtUisquamhbetfublimibus principdtibus vpotc ftattbus innotcfcdt- Si quis inqudmftc ueUt i&d interpre* tdri,equidem mhilrepugnduero- Dehts nonmhil ej-fu* prdtncdp-ifcci-ult-
Per quem confidenteragimus, &aditumhabemus*
Trdnfit dd dcclardndumfruclum eius, quod diuindm crgd Ecclefidm tdm exgentibus , quam luddeis coUeclam benignitdtemimukifkridmifcfdpientidmtdntoprcprtdi Confiden* Cduit <zrextulit-Omniumdutemprimum,qucdexinteUe ter dgerc* clo Chriftidrcdno, notaq; Dei ergd nosfxludtriccfapien iid,nafct opcrtct , mdfculd eft animi in DeumfidutidyquA confidenter v intrcptdcagamus, bonitatcmcfc ipfiusani mofe , quantumuis repugnet mundus , cr prtnceps eius, praedicemus • Apoftolusfiqutdemfcripfitykp$i^o^ jxip tk/j TTotj PH(ftcip , id eft y tn quo hdbcmusfiduttam* luelaudaciam loqucndi . Nam uult oftendcrc unde ha*
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fadt, quodcontemptisomncgenuspericulis tdmconfi* dentercgeritinnegotioEudngehco, quoperfuddcdt er 'Bphefijsdnimidldcriidtem , ejrne obfud wncuhjran* %<tntW'
Adidemfkcit,quodfubijcit,erdditu hdbcmus, quod perindc mihi eft,dcfidixiffct , per quem dudemus rem i« pfdm,qudntumlibetpericulofdmdggredi, ejr prog}ori<t Chrijlifbrtiter agcre- Ci? emmfcrmo Eudngclicus,prin* etpemmundiimperio deturbct , ddtre certequjinittiut potcftdte dctinentur, er cofidcnter dgcrc de rcgno Chri 8i,cui lUe irrcconcihdbdis hoftis eft, magnifvrtisq; fciri tus res e&jQngetyfuprt uires humams • Rcfte crgo pcr Chrtftum huncfe dditwm habcre , cr dudacum loquendi gloridtur* Alius fvrte hunc dditum ddpatrem intelligdt, dequofuprdcdp'i'fecl'<sfcdquid (ddpdtrem) hicnon eftadteftum,eromninohicdccdfidutid d^dduu , loqui uidetur, undc jkttumfuerdt,utuinftus Komdm mitterc* tur,malo dditum hunc intclligere, dc dudcniiaggxcfiione f ChrifkoqudmplurimGslucrificicndi,Sdtdn$tyrdnnidc uindicdtos-
Mox uero mdgis explicdt,quomodo pcr Chriftum CF fidutidm loqucndi dc drcdno eius , er ddeundi Eudngclio Ex fidu* quojhbet ndftusfit,dumfubifcit' Exfidutu qudmfuppe V&\ ditdt,qudergdipfumfumus,fidc-Verti,ctidmpotcft' In
perfuafionc,qu<e eft perfidem eius • fidcs Chrifti,fidcs eftqudm habemm Euangclio eius ,hdc ccrto credimu$ ponfotimipfi noftu omnid cuweffe , eruigddrceum
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fupcr nosfed cr tterndm in ipfo , er pcr ipfmt nosui* tampofiidere-Sicpcrfidemdeipfofentientes , eamper* fuafionem, animiq; fiducidm hdbcmut, ut no dubitemut, mhil nos poffc dgere uelprotftdntius, uelmclioris frugis, quimutnomcneius, quanti$licetpr*conijsextoUdmtts> dtq;utipfinomendent,perfudderequamplurimisco* nemur-Hancfidutidmetpcrfudfionem.fidcsl ES v*™!*^ Chriftifuppeditatjnhdcuelcxhacdditwmbdbemus , ut pc&tdtfi* intrepide,quocuq; nos uocet Deus,negotiueiutdgdmu6, «Wflfc Cr habcamus 7r*| outficnp > id eji, loquendi de Domino piam'audcntiamy urtifidicet hinc no$ nonfolum nullum poffc damnum dccipere, etiam fl millics moriedum effet% fednuUoahopacloccrtiuSyUitambeatamaduuros • Sic quia credimuSyloquimur^fcienteSyquodquifufcitduit Do minum \ESWiAynosquoo^per lESVHfufcitabitz* Cor'4'Hinc^rgofkcilepatetyquomodQper Chriftu, con fidentiamloquendiw aditwm hdbcdmus , cxfidutkucl perfudfwne,qumfide$ in iUum,fuppeditdt*
Hucueroexemplumfuiw cordatioru Chriftianoru propones,ft>cftdutf?ut V Ephcfiosadfimilemfidutiant ammaret , cdueretq; neobfudsdffliftionesfrdngeren- tur,quodmoxeosordt,di- QUdreprccor , nefrdngdnt uosddfliftioncsmct, qudsprouobisfuftineo , qudndo* quidem hxc cft glorid ueftrd • Qu-d* Tdntd nobis per C H R I S T V M dondtdfunt , utgj.ormm eius hdudqud* quaftlere pofiimus , ddeft quoq; ipfius bcneficio eiufmo* di dnimusaqui hbercetfirtitcrprtdicdre no dufit tdntu,
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federmtrcgdudedt,fciensignomwam , qudmhtncco*. ram mundojirre oportet,foltddm gloriam , ejr mortem qu&tnde dccerfitur , <stcmdm uUdtn parere » Hinc Bphefij uincukmeu cu/mgaudioetUm pcrftro , inqu<e ncquaqudmtcmcrc, dutmeodltquo fkctnoreinctdi , fei dum tmpcUentefriritu, Domim metglortdm fvrttter dd~ fero , in ueftrdm & aliorum conjirmationem mihi d be* nignopatredijf)enfxtd,contigerunt • Orotgttur,ncc4 uo$frdngdnt,dutpufi'ddmmesredddnt • Etemmprouo* bk cdfufttneo,eo enim quod uejlram, <& altdru/m gcnf /* umfdlutcmftudiofc qu£ftut,ed mthi imecldfunt • Quo* rumuostdmnondebctpudcre, utglortamueftrdm , uti funt,iUdinterpretemtni • Aurumcnimqucdperignem probdtum,nthilpdffum dctrimenti eft , prfftdntiitf exi* fiit,ttddum dduerfts excrcitafides wftrdfirmdftetertt, probdttor quoq$o~gloriofioriurehdbcturf Glorutno- &rd utify eft,nbs Dco rffe chdros, td nuqudm lucukntim fleddrdtur,qudm cu pro nominc tpjiuA tn pertculu dddu* fliydgtmus firtitcr • Cum cntm nos ex nobts tpfis nthtl uel cogitdrebompofimwSytdtoutiq^ chrtorinnobts Detuir tut euddity qudnto exdcriqre pugnd utclores euafcrtmus» yt ergq Ephefijs glortofum erdt , habcrc Apoftolum qu£ tfl cydmijfrirttut^prjecipucq; uirtutis,nam drgumentum id Qlorid crdtjtnguldris Dei ergd eosfkuoris, itd et glorwfum crdt ucftrd* tUum pr<e dlijs(pbdri,ct hdudqudquam uulgdrc fe Detfyi rituexererc' Quidaltbrihdbet Isct/, ideft,crit,qudfidi cere£poftoluiUQluerit>uinculdfud <& ddflttfiones fvre
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Ephefijsgloridm Corinthijs ftnefcripftt cdp-i-BpiftoU priorts . Gloru uc$irdfumus,qucmddmodu ct uos noftrct in dieDomim • Ndm tum dcmu apparchit ey qudntu tUts Apoftolum, Dominus dotiduerit , er qucm hic in eis fru* clumftcent ,fic forte v hic , de dic Domini lcquipotuit» Per parum dutem refcrt utro modo legeris , hcc cntmfo* lum intcreft^quod in die Dommuqut modo tcttd eft,glo* ridftnclorum reueldbttur-
Vorrb cum gr<ece Pdulwsfcripfcrit > <T/ o &rrov,uaf , fXH iKKOnfy , id eft , QUdreprccor ■> non dcficcre, uci frdngi , Hieronymm putdi etidmfic poffe intcUigi , qudfi pctieri^neipfcdeficcretdutfrdngercturindfflicliombut fuis,fcdnonfolumfermonisfigurd,ucrum er mdgnitudo fytritus PduhnUerquodinfequcntifccliunculd robord* n lUos uirtute pcrfytritum precdtur, faciunt mihi uulgd* tdm leclionem,ut precdtusfit, nc Ephefij cbfuds dffltfti* ones deficercnt,probdbtliorem. Sdne CoUofienfibus,qui bus ex cifdem uinculis fcripfitjeftdtut cft, fc gdudcrefu* per dffliclionibusfuis pro iUis CcUofien-i*
}ftuc uero quodfcnbit fe pro Ephcfijs ddfticHonesftt reficutO-proCoUoficn' dtq;ddcototd D E IEcc/c//4 rdpuerunt qutftws ftudiofico , qudfi ddflicliontbus fuis Vdulus , preciwm rcdcmptwms E cdcfi<z duxent • Ndtn fdnclorum mcritd, Chnftimerittscomuncld,thcfdurum ftccrunt indu\gentidrum,cx quo Vontiftx, dcccptd pecu* iud,dislrihuereumcuiq; pofitt,undepeccdtd eius cxpien* tur-Nitunturautem potifimum eo, quod Colhftcn- Apo
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Contfd itt MiKf(xipfit,fupplco,quoddcerataffliftiommChrifti
dulgetias ' in cdrne me<typro corpore eius,quod ek Ecclefia ■ Sed tjli
ignorant folo Chrifti nos fanguineredemptos effc • Vcru
Locus Col ut cdput nojlrm chnflum, adfligi oportmt, ita v mcm
/o/?«i- cx* braeiusncccfJccfl,eaautemcumfibinonuiuant,fedEc*
plicatus* fafif 9 quicquidpatiuntur , in commodum fratrum pati*
untur, Atcfc ideo pro Eccle/ia • Non quidem ut eorwm cx-
picntpeccata, quodfanguine Cbriftiiamf&ftumc&,fc&
utglorkmDeiapudeospromoucant , dumfcilicetadfli*
guntur ideo, quod adiutores illis ad pictatem effc Rudent*
Sic Pauluspaffuspro Ecclcfia fuit , quia cauffa Eccle*
fije,cuiusfalutis cumfumme ftudiofus ejfct,diesqi er no *
&cs in hoc , ut tUa auftior cottidie pietatc redderetur, in*
cumberet , principem mundi , cum omnibus fateUitibus
ciusinfeprouocauit, cauffamcfcdedit > utadfligcrctur*
QH<£ tamen adftiftiones, Chri&i , cum ipfe eius cffct,qui
Mcrat,rettediccbantur-Viuebatfiquidcin co Qhnjlus,
crgo O" adfUgebatur in eo • Uinc e& , quodfcribitfuppk
yefe quodin camefua deerat affliftionwm Chnfli • Habc
hat enim o- Paulusfuam crucis portionem,winfua quo
<£ carne adfligi Chriflum oportuit , iam eorum, qu& in co
patt Chnflus dcbuit , adhuc dccrat aliquid , ittud tam tum
fupplebat y idifc pro Ecclefia , cui totus uiuebat, KJ cuius
gratia mundum adeo contrafc imtabat-
Sedfuaues ifti homines non animaduertcrunt>fietiam cbtinuiffent , Pauiumcta}iosfanftos,adfliftionibusfuis, preciumredemptiomsEcclcfiiefiuxiffc^quodtamenau^
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gpri non potuit , multum nthilominut dbeffe, utprobent, fibieiu^qucmfwgunt, theptun dijjpenfdtionemcommif* fam cffc • Bts dutcm infanwmfuit, quod ddftiftioncsfxn* clorumalijsfeccrunttam uttles, quttpfostamen, qutcas pertuleruntjuuareadco non potucrunt, ut nifiCHRl* S T ifanguinercdcmptifuiffenttinmorteperpctHb hdt- fiffent . Notandumpr£tereaconfidcnterD O M I N I nos negocium afturos ,fiuere crediderimus, er gloriam noftramefieyfiob Ckrfti nomen adfligamur , quiaeo finguUris Dci crga nosfiiuor declaratur ,quosfcdicetad iUuftrandum nomenfuum , primo ioco ccnftituit-
Huius caufla flecflo genua mea*
E* h£c,ad commendationem Eudngelij ficiunt,ct qua Seft-o* dam ddproftftwn pietatis adhortationcm infe contincnt* Charum utiq; er optdbilceffeEphefijs,fyiritu DElrfo tuttis ,oportuit, quod iUis tanto ardore , tam eximm Apo ftolusnon minusiUorumamans , quamuerorumbonoru gnaruH, a domino petebat-Eo enim quod ait ,flefto genud medftgnipcduitfcdrdcntcrpro cis orare-Cauffa uerout b£cpcteret,futt,qd'crucisgloriapducifiiminorunt,unde ditihuiwi cauffx, fcikcet ne dcficiatis in dffiiftionibus me= is- DceoquodDcu, patrcmDomininoftrilcfuChrifli, uocdt,diftumfuprd eftcapx- Seft-z-
Adiecit dnte, \%%\t &%<?& 7tcctj> / cJ , cx quo omnis co gnatioyuelfbmilid , in cdis ej-fuper tcrram nominatur, ego reddidi,confttf- N4m q- infrafcribit,fcortdtio,cr
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IN EPISTOLAM AD EPHESIOS
emnis immunditid,dut dudritid3nc nominctur quidcm in* ter uosy quod equtdcm non uideo dhter dcctpiendum , qul ft dtxijftt, nihil loci dpud uos bdbcdt- Ad bunc crgo mo- dum er tnpr<efenuloco,nomindri,pro effeinteUigo- Sic ucroJiocddicciffcyO-ddtnftitutumfaat • Vetebdtfiquh demEphcfijs , fccunduminternumhomtncmrobordri, babiUrccfc Chrifium incordibus corum o-c- uiudlcrcnt affequi cum omnibut fdnftis, qu<efitlatitudo crc- uoluit igtturddijcere , quodfi>cm eis erigcret , idfc illis nequd* qudmfrufirdpetcre^qudmlibetGcntibus, quiohma Re« pub' fitnftorum dlienifutffent , dtq$ ideo >ubi Dcum, pd- trem Domini noftn lefu, uocdffct, qui erfrdtrum Do= mim dtcfc mcmbroru pdter effc indubic digndtur ,quod ct ipfum tn bona ft>c tllos erigebdt , ddicctt:Ex quo omnis co gndtio7pdretcld,uclfamihd,incdo ct i terrd co&dt > quh fi dic*Dcum pdtrem dico domtni lefu Chrtsii , quod is pri mogenttusfit, ey imdgtncm cius plemfiimc rcferdt , fed confidite,omnis pr<etered cognatio &r fktmhd,tam in ct* lis qukm in terrd , ex eo con&dt ,unus omnium optfix c#, CT mbil corum qu<e condidit odit- Ettdmjumiltd* gcnttum cx ipfofunt, qudrc er iUisfudm bonitdtem impertire uo- lct,nonquidcmfingulis,fedquosexiUisfibidelegit,intcr quos er uoseftis,quibus Chrtftumfuum dcdttcognofcc* rco-ddordre * Nihiltgttur dddubitdtc ,qu<cuobisoroy ctidmexordbo-
Subiungithis , fecundumopulcntamgloridmfudm» 'Eqdcmperghridm, bonitdtc Deiintdligo • Siquideuerc
ghriofus,
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gloriofus , nemo efk qudmlibet fitpiens , diues dutpotcns, ttifi idem optimus , <& quam Uberdlifitmusfumt,itd er 'Deodmphfiimdfud bomtds,fumm<e &-pipicnti<e er po* tenti<etunfid,folid(im gloridmpdrit • Adb<?cdumbonit& tcmfuam eleflis impartit , efficit ut zripfd prtckre in iUv>?eluccdt , z? mdgnificc db eis pr<cdicetur , qu& tum uerd cft ipfiusglortd • Huius ergo glori<e,cum opu* lentdfit,ndm diuitus glorit dicit^ccmmemordtio^ipfii benc fterare Ephcfios faciebdt • At ucro qut Ephefijs Apojl olus petit ,funt, ut uirtute in internwm homincm, hoc cjiyfuut cr uerti, utintcrnushomo bcnehdbedt, per ffiiritum Dei corrobcrdrentur , zrhdhtdret Chnfius perpdcm in ccrdibus ipforum, effcntc^ radicdti erfundd ti in dikclionc , hoc ch , effet in ipfts confirmdtd ddeftio probcq;funddtd'OrduerdtEphcfws0nedeficcrcntindf- flicliombusfui$,bincoccdfiojuit , quonidm omnino pdti cu/m Chrifro, ej-bic probdri eleclos oportet, utfimul c um ipfo regnent glonficdti , ut peterct dDeo uirtute iUos co= robordripcrDeiffiiritwmtn internum homtnem, utiUc fcilicet fortitcr hdbcret,&- rcnoudretur in diesfingulos, dumextcrnusccrrumpituri' Cqrinth-^ Etenimnifiw* ternus homojwud illd dtuin<e dtgndtioniscrcdturd, mens fcilicctrecledcDeofentiens, uirtuteexdlto indudtur,&* corrcborctur , pcrjfiiritum Dci , iUitcftimoniumfemper perhibentcm , nos Dctfiltos v h<eredes effe,qudmHbct cruccexerccdmur,prcbdtioncmccrtecructsnemofirct' htemm extcrnm homojd efi,quicquid mtura e&,crucl,
qudcor*
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qud corrumpitur , quiftrdt f At dum inuittddduerfus $* mnem ddftittionem uirtutc muniti erimus, qudndo perfi* dcmhdbitaucrit in cordibus nodris Chri8ui,perfide in* qudm qud non dubitamus ey femper cogitamusipfum; cui patcr dedit omnia in manw , nunquam nobis abeffe, cttimacfcin falutem noftram difyenfarCj confimatafa* Ucct in nobvs , probequefundata diletttone , utiqucilla, k qua Pdulus Komd- ottauo glortaturfefeparari nonpcf fe,qut e&in Chrtfto lefu,quafctlicct deus nos,utdiiettos fibtfiltosfouct er ducit, doncc ceternu beatos rcddat,tum demufub cruce durarc, cr in offtcio pcrftftcrepojfumus, quantwmuis aduerftspulfati-
Inhaccertedei erga nos dilcttione g rettc radicatifu trint wfundati, hoc eft, in quibus ipfa radices probe ege rit, rcttcq^fundatdfuerit , iUos non modo nuUdtribulatio frdngct,fed gloriabuntur eiiam in tribuldtiombus , fcien- iesiUlsfcdurarivprobari , utftrmiusde Deofyercnt, qu& tumfyes , uitafanttorum cs% , er ncquaquam con± fundtt • St ita acciptamus qux hic Ephefijs Paulw preca* tw cfi,pulchre quadrabunt cr qua> fequuntur,quo uale* atis o-c- Quia ubicontraaduerfa probeduratwdmmw fncrit,z? dmpld diuince bomtatisftde,donatus,ut nihilad dubitet faluatorcm domifehabere , diligiq; femper fc k Deo,paratift- ey capaajsimwfane eft, ut qudm tatajon* ga.ccifa er profunda Dei bomtasjtt,agnofcat CT utundi <£ v confolari , v adgloriftcandu dewm cxcitari qucat*
Si tamen quis putct Pdulum Ephefijs hic pietdtis con*
fummatwmm
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fummdtionem precatwm cffc.ut internus homofecundum Vcum conditus auclior z? robuftior contrd cmnegenm } nialorum,etidm peccataredderetur, er Chri&us in cordi husitafidchaberctur prxfcns, utabtpfoomnia in&itue rentur, utdemq;indilettioneproximiradicaticrfirm<t ti effent , impulfifcilicet bono Chrifti in cordibus eoruhd htantis.fpiritu^cuhocnMcontendcro.quanqudmpricr fenfus mdeaturfequentibm conuenientior • Omnia etiam pietdtis hinc pcndent,utfatisfirmiter pcrfuaftfimus,nos T)eo in ommbus3qu<e immifcrit.ucre charos effe- Quan* topnecldrius ccrteanimut dc Dcofenferit3tantognautor crit9&in efficijsdikttionis,totiu<q; pictatis • Vtrumuis nutemfenfwn aecipias>nota qu<efo , ut ante omnut IPaulus intcriorem hominem rcflitutum cupiat , atcj; tn primU de fidc et dilefiwnefolicttusfit, externcruadmcdufecurus*
Qyo ualeatis cum fanftis omni bus comprehendere*
Hrfc ktitudo, lcnguudo, prcfimdttas, & cclfitu* Sc&m-t* do , quam cptat Apoftolus 'Ephefios ccmprehendcre, indubiebomtatis D E I eft, inomniafefceffunden* tiSiUt quccunq; ammwm ey oculosintendcrent, otmuk ut fui gratia conditdjtafu<tfdlutiferuiredgnofccrentydice= reqipoffcntcumVfalmogrdpho-.BenignitateDominiplc QuafitU tta efi terra • Uem , Eomine bcnignitas tua in ctlis, & titudoy lon fidestuaufquead nubcS'Etrurfus>t6agnaufqucadc<t= gitudo- ks benigmtas tua , v ufque ad nubesfides tud , eyfimi tti* AnwiUfnam$del) £ Qperfidemreftefcntiens,
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cbuiam babet bonitatem ew , quocunq^fc uertdt,hmcad mtrdtionc incxhauftje cius bemgnitdtis rcpletur , er a md rc ipftus itd accenditur, ut nihil prius.ducat, quaad ipfiui gnatiam uitamfuamcompardre, bonoq; dnimofit3quic± quid iUe immiferit-Proindc non db re Vdulm prccdtur3ut Hphefij quam Lte, er longc bonitds Deipdkdt , quhn ni bilfuprd ucl infrdfit , quod ilkm non perfentkt , com* prehenddnt*
Adidcmpertinct3quodoptdtiltosnofcepr<eemincn*
Vrjeemi* icm cognitioni ddeftionem chrifti, hoc eft, mdiorcm qua,
ncnscognt pcrnofiifdtispofitt * NihilemmbicdecoUationccogniti*
tiom dde* nis^etddcclionisinterfcdgituryne^uocdrifolet Cbrifii,
ftio* quce proximorwm cft dileftio -At qui dileftionem Chrifti
quidnimdm fudmpro nobis pofuit , reftepcmoucrit*
qu<e tdmcn,ut dixi, nunqudmfdtis pernofci potcft.utdet
qudnti Dcofit, neque unqudmfidutidmimpfwmponet*
Hoc dutemfvnte uit<e eyfdutisfaluo , nihil efl prcctcred
honoru^quodnon largcindepromdnet'Vndefubiccit,ut
implcdmini in omnem plcnitudincm Dei , quodequidem
reddidi, ut bomtdte Dci adfwmmwm repledmtni • ~Etenim
plenitudo Dci , dbunddntid c# bonitatis Dei , cum ergo
in hdnc Jdeft,ut hdnc confequdntur , optdt lUos tmplcri,
perindc c& , dcfidixijfct : Opto Dei crgd uos bonitdtcm,
dtq;inCbrisl;odemonftrdtdmdilcfticnem,itddgnofcdtis
Crfentiatis, utadfummum dc perfcfttfitmwm modwmyed
perfunddmim ey repleamini,ut intrd er cxtrd,perfufoSy
& ddobrutos uosilldfentidM' H<cc certcmtd<eternd e#,
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CT Urgifttmcmandns fvns omnis mnocentU V pietatis, quiafolida cogmtio D«. itcrum crgo cr ttcrwm monc* tnur,d dtuimft- hoc Apoftolo.quo nospaclo , uitdm Deo dignam «ffequipofiimus , er qutfit dcmu/m uerd wfdrt ftiUs ct ptetds • Vttna quifud opcra tantopere ddmiratur* ttltb- drb- fomnidnt , h^cpofiintpcrdifcere^ quaeffent, $U£ nunc mordicu* tucnturjua dogmatd dcteftdtun •
Potentf uero facere cumufate, fecundum uirtucerm
AffcfttbMomnidfljigrdnt,itd <& glori&Hcutyfan* ftorwmfalutti ftudiofm Pauluscrat • Infunttamcnprttt redhutcorationitrid argumentd > quibutadjjjerandunt Epheftj moueripotuetdn t s Vaukm exoraturiiquod ord bat-Primwmbeuspotes eft,utficiat,donet(fc plura,qu<i nonfolwm pctercfcduelcogncfcercpofiimus -lampater c&>tgituY ey uolct beneficerefilijs* A Iteru * lam efftcatia faludtrtcti utrtutis cim tn nobis agtt ,donatis fctlicctffiiri tu eius , quo ipfwm ante omnia et defideramus tyfufpta* M*>hoc igitur, quod coepit in uobis opus perficict, imagi ncmfyfuamrcsiituetsaptis adfcqaanticftisi manififtd tofcil ampltter fcipfo , fuaffc bomtatcoRenfa' TertiUm, Dcusftatuitglortdm fuam , in Ecckfia magnjice iliuftra rcyut infuperiortbus quocfe altquotics Apoftolus prtdica wtytdm cwm aliunde reftitut illa er adgloram Deuopard ri ncqueatyqua donata ei ampltorc diutnat bonitatis cognt tioncfyes ccrta effc Bphcfijs debuit, quando coepcrat itla
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tisoftcndereyfirCyUtplenecdmipfispdtcjiccret 3 dtqi itdfdncludtc &- pietdte dbfolueret*
Huiws uelutccrtuSyApoftolus grdtidrudftione,pro mo refuo,fermoncm dbfoluit<\Uifitinquitgloridin hcdefidy per Cbriftulefwm yCUMmeritonimirwm hxcomnidfdtt Siscontingunt-Porro quoddit }in omnesttdtesfecuhfe culoru9demonftrdtfcnftffc Apoftolu quod res eftfinclo* rum pcrfcuerdntid, quifcil Ecclcfidfunt , repbi enim dd edmmkil&ttihent, wficord hominib * ddmixti tSli bdbcdti tur<Hdflenus Vdul quid nobis cleclis infiitos dci dnte con dutmmundu diuimtusperchri&udondtumfity quodfit Chrtfti officiUynempe omnidpficcrey quod gctes quoq; rc gno eiut ddtungedi pcr Eudngclion fiicre , dttfc ideo lcgcs cerimonkrudbrogdndt, & cxomnib- populiSyUnMue* luthomo, •z?corputdominocompingcndu/m> quodde* niq; 4 cognitd dei tn nos bonitdte omnid bond pcndcdnt,et cumuLteprouenidnt,mdgnoft>iritUy er drdentibusdffe^ fiibut diffcruit,nunc infcquenttbus ,pdrdencfesfcribit V de uit£ ofjicijs monet , non minus dextre, quldrdentcr* C A P V T Q^ V A R T V M
Adhortor igitur uos ego uin* dusDomino*
Dileftioproximi,v legcimplet^whominedcicon* fummdt,dd hdnc crgo per hoc tot u cdput,multU, et quidc urgenttb- drgumetis ddhortdtur , ingcniucfr eiusfimul de cUrdt y idcfe mox db initio , fubmiffd nty iUd eft ct nequtq fflogdnsyquantiftibet dotibm cxxcUens, indign isfouire
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tog<Mr, mdnfuetd v minimc irrttdbilis qudubetiniurijs Ucefidtur , longammis v ncquaq impdtiens ,fi iurcfuo ~*~r defrdadetur3dut quod debetur, ultrd qua deccdt ,diffcrd* ^gcniu di tur,pfeuerat- Ed ergo ubi obtinet3tolcrdt tcfuis dnimisfc Mwtif* inuice bomines , quddopeccdtis nemocdret3condonddoq; €toffuij$pr£ueniedofludentfcrudreumtdteft)iritus3boc cfiymcnuSy^rquidedeiftudtofe^uinculopdciS' Vbienm ncmo fua qujcrit , ncmofuu tuspfequitur , & itd pdcificd funt oia, du cr dchdd inuicem condondnt ?fkde idemfci ritu$3cddemcfc nfcnsmtermukosferudtur^ Uuiufmodngi tur> cft mgemu Qhnftidn& ddcclionis , pcr quafidesfefc excrit er dcckrdt • Adhanc Apoftolatadhortdtur, nthd impcrat3monens uinculoru, qu^falutis ipforugrdtU pcr fcrcbdt,que mhil <*que cofoiari potutt3dtq; tUos dignefua doftrindi&ipforuuocdtioncteutusfimulddmonct uiue* re-Vocdti ndmfy crdnt utfdij dei effcnt , bonitdtc crgo pd trercferrc>inprimisftudcredcbebdnt,grdtosq;cdtteme bdt effc Apoftolofuo, uiucrc igitur dcbebdnt , ut confoldti oncm lUc indcperciperet»
Vnu corpus eftis uno fpiritu uiuiris*
QUdnta uide drgumentoru congcrteurgedt , ad tueft dam ammoru unititcm-Vnufumus corpus,ftnguh inuice mcmbra , quib- mhdcjl neq; intcrfeconiunclius, nec^ *d mutudsoperdsppefius, idca-godppdrcredebctetinno bis Eodmff>irituMitithcccorpus,nepe Cbri&Lfaccjfe* re igitur dcbet mcns carnisfuisjudiofa- Ad eandcmfyvm uocdtifumM/utD E V $filo\iininmbtiomnid3nc$Tfi
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igituramor ponendus, unus dominus 3 conucmrc crgo de
bctintcrfcruos , quorwmcommunc & foliiftudmmcfjc
dcbe^utdominoplaceantVnafideSyUitanofbra^idcmigi
Ad undni tUY ^ fcnfa, eademq; dcbct cffc omnibus uoluntas, utiq;
mitate con gratiftcandi ei , cuim bcneftcio nosfcruatos agnofumut'
gere argu ynim baptifma, quo gregi Chrifttmfcrtifumws , nimiru
mentoru utfratribm iam non nobis uiuamws , id crgo perdilcttio*
bortatur* nemftudendwm • Vnus Dcus er patcr ommwm,debemws
igttur nosconditiadid,ut nos mutuoamemus, wfrater*
nam inter nos beneuolcntiam dcdarcmus > huic pro uiri*
bwsimcwmbere- ?r<eftdetommbM3cxerit uirtutemfuam
pcromnid, agit tn ommbut > hunc igitur imitatijn omncs
& nos quoq; beneficifimws-
Vnicuicp uero ueftrum contigit beneuolentia Deu /
S€fliun*$ • Et a ratione donoruff)iritusfanfli,qudt fingulis in hoc conftruntur,ut utihtatis aliquid,c6mum corporiadftrat, ad unitatem ammorum , zrftudiwm ddeclionis hortatuf* Grdttamuclbeneuolcntiauocat,dona<zrficultatesft>iri* tales^qmbwsinRruimur^utadcomunem Ecdefi<e inftau rdtioncmyaliquidconftramus , quiaexgratuita deibenc- uolentiacontingut, umcuiq;fccundumodum , quem Chri £tusftatuit,refpondcntcutiq; cuiuftibetuocationi-Vrolo QU£ do- cocnim que qmfq; in Chrifti corporc obtinet, erjf>iritud mfiirtut' Hseificultdsdiftribuitur, quafu£uocationircff>ondcat- Aliud eft enimopws manuu quimpcdu^aunum qua oculo
rwm,
M- BVCERI COMMENTARIVS- 8*
rum , fudmergo quodltbctmembruficultdteuirtutemc]; dgendtfuuopus,hdbedtcportet- Siccwm in corpore Chri &i,dliusdhudmembru cxiftdt, etddalmdopusdeputdM fit,dlio item dono , C7* fairitdltficultdte tnftrudturneccf- fumeft-DchisdoaisfujlwsRomii-zri-Corinth-iZ'
Hjsc dute dond cdput Chriftus omnid dtfycnfdt , iuxtd iUud Pfdi.e s . Cum dfcendtffet in dltu dcdtt dond homini* bus-Ebrjedqmdehuncfenfumhdbent, fednoh^c uerbd* Afccndifti Itd emtnEbr-lcgitUY' Afccndiftitnd\tu,cepifticdptiuiU innltwnx^ te,dcccp:ftt dond tntcr homtnes3tnfup ct defiftores , ut hd bitct dominut deu* • Cccimt ueYO hoc Udtes , pYimwm dc hfrdelitis quos dcminus ubitndltudfcendit , hoc eft, potc ter uirtutcmfudm dcddYduit ,dbA cgyptijs Uberduerdt^ cdptiuitdtecoYum cdptiud duftd, dum Acgyptios qut iUcs cdptiuos detinueYdnt.perdidit' Twm certe dond intCY ho- minesdccepitypopulum Ufrd'el,quem pecuUdrcmfibipo* puluftat, his etidm deftftores exgenttbut , quipYidem i fe deo ucyo dcfecerdnt ,d\tquot iunxtt,ut inteY eos habitd* Yet Uh Deus ■ lam lifYdeltttcus populustypusfutt, populi eiecloYu, quem cx Iud<cti er Genttbus ,dclctd Sdtdn* c&= ptiuitdte,fibi dominws poHqudmin ChYiftofuoexdltdto in dliudfccndeYdt , dccUrdtd fua uirtute fdluatrtce , ccd* dunauit , uelut dondfibi ex hominibws reltquis delcftd,ut in eis perfidem hdbitdret- Vrotndc refttftime uerficulu* hic in Chrtftum cr Eccleftdm quddrdt , qudm cumfibi ex rcliquis hominibws,uelut dona qutddm t&e dclegitjuofi* ■ biftiritu ddduftos , refte dicitur dom ctdcctptffe,?? dc
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1N EPISTOLAM AD EPHESTOfr
itffe - Ccrte ut clefti Cbti&wm dgnofcdnt, er agncfcer* ahosfkcidntjpfiusdonumed; • Qudrccwmjibipopulum htc coUigcre uoluit,dom dtjir&ucre oportutt uaria^uib • bomncs ctcoiligcrcntur^collcclipficcrcnturHucjpe ftdmtPduiuSyWidco uulgdtdmfbrtdfieledionem3fic hibentem , cumueritdtt non aduerfdretur ^ctddinflttutu fuum bicfacerety citdrcfufimuit-
Vorrb cx co afcendifii in akum, dd Chrifiwm proprie hunc uerficulum aptat, ncq; pr<etcr rdtioncm • Cum cnim ttfccndere Dri,fit cumfuam interhominespotentidm de* ckrdrc,quodcumdlidlocd multdjumittud Pfalm-TExal tdre inier turbds iribukntiwm me-VJ , Vroptcr Hldrn in dl tum reuertere^dbundc tefiatur , dcfcendcrc ucro,potcn* Qyi dfccn tidmfudm inter homincs ad tcmpus occukre,mdxtmepra 4a idcmct pricdicitur afcendiffc, quando potentidm fuam , in Chri* fcfccndiU fio \ mortuis, dd dcxterdmfudm cxdltdto,deddrduit ,fi* cut cr uercdcfccndcrdt , cum in eodemfe,dd morte ufq$y <jr mortcmcrucishumiliaucrat , diuinitatk fu<e potentid tdntifycr,fitb cxtrcmd humihtatcabfcondiia* Vrobe igi* iur Vduhtscoftigit^fiafcenderit Chnftus,cum etiamante defcendifiejn hjec infiriora terr<£ , ubi uerwm hominem tptjnortemq; pertulit , e* fcpukhrofitit dcmdridam* Htnc crgo dbhvs inferis.tdefi mortuis,cxhi* inferioribus tcrr<e pdrtibut,id eftfepukhro, dfcendttfupcr omnes c<0 los3hoc cfi, m conditionem er lccwm omnum diuimfii* yuim , ut nimirwm perpccret cmmid , deditenim eipdter
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MvBVCERI COMMENTARIVS. 84
cnmia in mdnus, ut ed in unim coUecld, plene tdndcmcon fummdrct-Similemfermoncm dc Chrislo cr lohan- i-le* gimas -Ipfum cffc qui dfcendu in c^lum^qutdindednte^de fcenditiZ? fit in ctlo-Vere cnim ctidm humdnitdtis humi liUte tcduSyUt dilcftu* Dctfihusfuitjd in C£b , hoc eftx prjsfcntiore diuimtdtis perfruitione egit*
Ahj qmd^hoc implere omnid^eo refcrunt,quoddfccn densin c£\um> & inde mittensfpiritumfanftum, impk- uerii omnid defefcriptd ♦ Quod etfi uere dicitur , magti tamen drridetfenfusprior,nonminus uerus -Videtur enl bic Vdulus mdgis ddco, uoiuiffe hic prtdtcdrc, quid pr£- ditcrit hominibus, ej- qu£ dond dcderit , perficicns lUts omn\dyqudm quod ordculisfcripturarumfdttffecerit*
Not4 hic qudmfibi hbertdtem citdndi trddandi^fcri pturasVauluspermiferit , fictdmenut dfenfusueritdte non difceffcrit • Obferud etidm quomodo propriefcri* pturas de Chrifio , erEcclcfidinterpreterts • Omncs emmferexT detypistdm Chri8iyqudmEcclcfi£fondnt, fcd in ChriHo , er Ecclefid , plene dcmtm complentur* Vcquo dlio opcre fufius • ErusTrd ndmque er cum rifu lud£orumyinmultisdcC H R I S T Oudticimjs fuddtur,dum typis ea Chrifti ncgdre, er uni Chnfto dd* dpUre nequicqua condmur • Qutfitypis concederemm . et pcnitus mtrojf>ice remus, fkik conutnccrcmus, ed in ChriflodcmHuere^crnequdqudin typisimplctd-Nunc cum nM eerum typis ccncedimus,ficimus ,utctde Chrt Ho er Ecclefid, xobur miHdnt,fed de his dliis*
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IN EPIST AD EPHE5I05
Et hic dedit hos quidem Apo* S*3,4, ftolos, alios»
Dfxi, «tdond Cbrtfius interkomwcsdccipcrct,opor
tuiffc cwi dona darc ,hocefiy ftmtufuo injlrucrcalt*
quos,quialiosfibiadducercnt, er adduclospcrficcrcnt*
XonquodproptcrcdautplantdnstMugwah<{uidfit,
fcd quod bic ordo Vommoplacuit. yfa crgo diffolutd Sa*
tan£captiuitate,Ckriftutpopulmfibi}dondexhomiM=
bws, coadundrcpcruniucrfumorbcuoluitjeditpcrfuii
2f AP° frmtumfirmatosetimpulfos^UosAposlolos.quiEudn
I gjdiflcgdtioncadmultasgentcsctpopulosfungerentur*
Qgi Pro= AiiofProphetds , qm cx ajjldtufriritus , per reuclationt
? ' 1 rfotfi ? UcUfiam monorcnt dc ijs, qut in rem cim effcnt-
Qgi Eua AliQsEUdngelijldSiquidnnuncidndictprtcdicdndiEuan
gelijtt' gelijdcxtcritdtcpollercnt.utpr^comumChriflicufnfru
clu dctonarcnt-Apcflch iHiprimarij ut Paulut er alij no
nullibis dottbm ommbut intirudifucre • Namantmum
erfucccjfum habucrunt , ad multas gentes perferendi Eu
angclion , Cr e x reuelationeffiirttuf muita momtt, poftcd
V-cclcfias docuerut* Vdlueruntdeniq;fncuUdtc,pr^conm
Chrifti magnificcdnnuncidndi- Scdfuerunt in dubiealij,
quihoc,aut Vrophettje muncrcuclutroq; ualuerunt,nec
Vd$ore$< tamcnApoflolierdt • Sic er pdftores,quosdUbiEpifco*
pos uocdtosnon dubito, non nuUosfutjfcfacilecrcdidcro,
qutfimul er Propkte er BuangcU^fucrin^dltosaum
tem, tdrtuMreclegubcrnandiEcclcfiasfacultate prftfl*
M- BVCERl COMMENTARIVS- Sr tos^nonetiamyEudngehondextreprxdicandi^udVro phetdndi-Decloresfunt,quiftcultatem docendt,inftituen Do"ow# dicfc diuinitusacccpcrunt • Dtfferunt autc a Prcphetis,<£ hi exreuelattonecerta quHam difcunt,qua' poslca Ecde ftasdoceantjUiautcm doccnt,qu£ ey hcmtmm mmiste* no,citra pccuharem reuelattonc didkerintjum ncn ccr* tatamufedqutcunq; adpieuiucnduptinet- Ab Euange Uftisuerodifferunt,quoddoclorcs cfiepofimt, ey uitam ahorumpiefvrmare,quitamcnfacultat€,pr£ccniuChri P? m~ fti, pubhcitus annnunctandi & praedicandi nofintprxdi ****** 'jO U • Ad Ccr • er Ro« plurcs frirttales fkcultates enumerat* * JlL m *
\am ufu/mhorumdoceteu/mcfie,ut inftaurentur fan- cli,idcft, cotttdicpietatepcrficiantur , ey proccdattu opM minifterij,hcc cft,fint qui ad id inferuiant ,utuer* bumDominicurrat,atq;cum fruftu pcrapiatnr , dum ApoRohiUud ,adomncsgentespcrfcrunt , Vrophett deomnihus,qu£fcireinremEcclefi£fucrit , dlammo* wnt, Euangehftx chrifttgratiampubltcitus cr magni* ficedepra>dicant , Vaftoresfingulas Ecdefias nte guber mnt ey inftuuunt,ey Dodorcs Chriftiplebcsfancle for mant- Sic er tdificium corporis Chrtftiincrcmcntum jc cipit,dum continuogrcgi Chrtftt , ey noui adducuntury eyadduftiadomnemptetatcmerudtuntur' Hisitaq^ftn guliunufqutfqucprofua uocationc eydonodebent m* cwmbcre,donec unxuerfioccurramus alter altcri, ey pul chrcconueniamuseademfideeycognuioncfihjD E I prtditi, rciefio omni errorumfermcnto , ut uirwm his
L / re/t< 4*
IN EPISTOLAM AD EPHESlOS
refrrdmut,iuft<£ £tdtis &- firmitdtis , confecuti mcnfu*
^ *!? rmplcnc ddulu £tdtis Chrifti- Vtfalicet Chnftus in no
]h ^ umt>non VVW* uo puer,fcd utr pknc ddultus, quod
tie ianltd- m-f j(ftt w tpfi cognitione amorccfc Dci , qudntwmfteri pa
tcfty qukmfimitUmieudfcrtmus, nuHisnecfcerrorwmte*
chnis,necfc dffeftuum tyrdnntdt obnoxij •
lnGd&tisfdnc , quidd clcmcnta mundi defccerdnt*
Chriftutncinfhnsqutdcmerdt , fcdudhuc fvrmdbdtur*
Y . - VndefcribcbdtPdulus>Filiolimei,quositcrwnpdrturio>
dirijlus i donecfdmetur in uobis Chri&us* In Corintbijs cdrndk*
d$pM&» busddhuc,quodcontentiones&£muUtionesinterfeh<i
l dijsuir- bsrent,pucrerdtJdftetdntumucfcipotens>ltdhdhetfu*
QSrtdtumgrddusineledis • VrofcftoinApoftoUs>dntc
confirmdtioncmpdrdcleti , chriftutddmodum puerunt
agebdt-Virum autem iuftx xtdtis in ijs dgit , quifoliddnt
fidem,plcnmcfcddeotpfius, erbonkdtis Qeiinipfono*
his exhibiu cognUwnem confccutifunt, ut dtccre audc*
ttnt cvm Vdulo , quisfepdrubtt nos d dtleftione Dcitdum
frbritdlesiudic*ntomnid, crimpofturiserrorum , tina
Somniwm cum ui cr infidijs dffeftuum non cedunt,dldcri er offitia
Theolo* fddileflioneergdproximos uerftntur > in ommbus ey
gprum* Dagloridm,0' Morumfdlutempromouentes-Theologi
Sorbonici,exhoclococoUegcrunt, nosin edttdtercfur*
refturoscorporc , qudChriftuspdffusfit' QUdfihtcdc
torporis <etdte,&- non potiusflyiritus, Vdulus hqudtur*
Qgodtdmcuelexco quodilicofubiecit, dnimdduertere
potuipent>VtnQnfMMmwpliMpueri&C'Ndmut
pueri
M- BVCERI COMMENTARIVS- 8<y
pueri nonfunt confirmato iudttio, ita potcft cis pcrfuade riqutduts, cr in hordm corum dmmut mutdri cnaw&,
^cidcmcrgjoufuucnidt Cbriftuhis, fcrtbithicVdu* 4°cm* hii, Chrtftumfuos miniRrcs,nonfimphci doccndi er mo n£* nendifacultdtepr£dttosdarc,quiadhoccoopcrcntur9ut unam eaftdcmfy fidem V thrtfti ccgmtionc omnes cen* feq!:dntur,&"optdto fibt tnutcem occurrant3ut cocant itt unil corpus quam iunfttfttme, v id ccrpas cottidicincrc mentapietatiSdccipidt-Sicdefinetftnclipuerieffc^fcn- fibwfalicctfcdinuircseuddentjnqutbuschriftutple^ tid iam £Ute uiuat & dgdt-Stc quanttubct mx\efan£ do* ftrmauenti ingruant 3 quinunquam non obturbdnt , cx tdnte ueritdtis cogmtioncyafentetid pietatis mhil ittcs mo uebuntyficilecfc deprehendent3hominum tmpofturdm O" uerfutidm, qudfudfigmentafolcnt obtrudere3Cumpue* rifide,o-cognitione Chrtfli, hgcnequedntdniwdducr* tere,&cuiltbet doftrin£3drrogdntiuf propofiu,vfye cicdliqudpietdtisfucdtaeccdant, ucrtdntur er circunfc* tdntur , utquiinueritatiscogmtionc nondimfwtplene firmdti-
Ex hisdutem diligenter notdndum3quod tterum cdr* dinefdlutisPdulutficit , infidecognittonecfc Chnftieffe conjirmdtwm- Abdnimiemmiuditioommsreliquduitd Omniaa pendcty nonpoteftdutemMudreftwmcfic , quandonon fide <&co cpttmefentiturdeDcOy dequobcnefentirinemoquiue* gniiione rit, mfiquidgnofcdteumoptimumvidqucq;ftbi' ld Chri&i mtcmcogmtiQnefide^ Chriftihahetur,uereigiturh£c pendent*
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IN EPISTOLAM AD EPHESIOS
uitdtetcrndeftyZrcctputdcfvnstotiMpietdtts • Notgn*
Pum in jm pr<eterc<t , grddus in hdc cognitione cffe , quofdam
Domino, ctUmmi pueros efic , qut impofturis hommu adhucfunt
^t ^ *r °bnoxlj>ncmo l2>mr temere dbijcicndm, qui in errorcnt
abtjaeai' ^^ t q^ mm puer ^ chnfto e&,grdndcfccrc po*
tc§c,ut er in utrwm cudddt , qmmhbet modo dbfy luduij
uiribus,nihilnifipuerfit . Obferudndum quoq;inhoc
Vrobltur chriftumApoftolosfuosy?rophetdS,EudngeliftdSy pd*
extcrnm jiores ^ d0ftoreSy dc quicquid pr£tered eftfrinl udliim
ufm ucrbi fuhftionwm&munerwm Ecclefitfuie mittcrc , ut in ed
Dr'* finguli in D omino ddolcfcdnt , C7" incrcmentdtcognitio*
nisdttyfidei percipknt,impicigiturfentiunt, quiextcr*
num ucrbi Dci ufwm contcmnunUVidc ctidm Chrifti do*
ntmtyO' mifiionem cffe , ut quis recld docedtncl moncdt,
autdkqud tdificdndi Ecdefidm,fiicultdte prtditmfit*
Syncera agamus dileftione, cxaugeicamus*
Qoclufio* ConclufiQter<tuoddmmodocpiloguse&,corwmqui* but dd mutudm dilcclionem, er unitdtcm dnimorum tu* endim, hortdtuscft , aAH9tvW*scPt*/j a>a7r«* Erdfmut ucrttt , fed ueritdtemfecldntes in chdritdte, ut fupcriorireft>ondcdt,quo monuit,utd uerfutid er tmpo- fturd hominwm nobis cdueremus • Verum quid hortdtut cft nefimus pueri,quibus dliorum doli impondnt, cui hoc &Ah8 tvom$ non ddeo rcfyondere utdctur , mdlo cwm - HiffonymoerAmbrofioillHdfcqucntibMiungere^nem
pcut
M- BVCERI COMMENTARIVS- ty
pe utintcUtgam Vaulum monuiffe , utumfimusindile* fitone,hcc eft,utuerti , fynceradilecltcnecumprcximis Agamus >eradolefcamM relaturi pcromniaeum , qui caput cR Chrtftum , cui utiq,- mcmbra dcbcnt refyonde* re-lsautcmcaputncftrumeft , cxquocmne cwpusco* dgmcntatum V compadum, pcr omnem cornmiffuram, quafttfubmimftratio,fccundum cfftcatiam,pro portione cuiufypartis tncrcmcntum accipit&c- Nmutfinguti inuiccmmembrafumus, rcftc ncbis mutuo comittamus9 CT efficatiam iuuandi nos mutuo,quifq^ profiu porticnc babeamus,ut ita Ecclcfia proftaat, &■ ccntinuo inftaure tur3idq- pcr mutuam dilcclicr.cm,h£c omnia opus er do numfuntcapitis ncftrt- Hgs igitur <& nos mcmbrapro ui ribuAdebcmw* &udere,nemo quderere quodfuum eft,fin guhautem utalij Chrifto iungantur , iunftucfcin cmni pietateproficiant, omni&udtocurare, cauereq,- wfub= jnouercyquicquiduelmembralaxare, er ucladmucuam fubmimftrationem wftrmare ualeat , ut conftet inter nos fumma cotunclio , ardensq; inftaurandi ncs inuxemftu* dium-Notaautemiterum-Omma Chrifticapitiwpus ZT cfficactam ejfc,mhdncftrarwm utrium*
Hoc ergo dico & obteftor per Do* St&' minum,nepofi:hac
Mcnet iam de eo , quod charttatis cfficia , ad qu& ex* horUtitf cfl3pr*ctpue impedire - Iduero cft ingemum n4
turzno*
1N EPISTOLAM Afc EPHESlOS
r£no8r£,dcprauat#ddeo>utubiq$fudQ:udrat> v nuU lisin rebus modumferuet- Uuic in prtmts renuctare opot tet,fiptc uiuere hbeat-ld ergo utfdciamus obteftatur, fot tioftmulgcnltwm, pro natur£ ingcnio utuentiu, exemplo Gentcs robieclo,ut ab eo auocct- Eius crgo tanti Apoftoli tamfc* tgnd/rai ri0 prjecipicntis , V obteftantis authoritas , deindc er D «* gentium arbitratufuo uiucntium tanta prauitas deterrt rc, m Ephefios dcbucrat,tta cr nosdebet, ncnoftroiu* ditio cr pro uetcris hominis corfuptis non affccltbut tan tumyfcd w rationeatcfc mentc^uiuamus • Vbt namtyfti* ritiM Dct decftymcns uana eft,mhil ucri boni potens agnd fcerc , hincuamtatcmuatcs pronunciat omncmhomi* nem-Senfusobtenebrdtus eft, ut nihduera* uirtutis qu£± at peraperejnde neceffarioabalienatio a uita D cifequi* tur-Vbienimmensnihtl Dcipcrcipit , affeftus nihil tak cupit,manetcfc pietatis expers omvis uita-
Rctteergoin<{uit , proptcr ignoramkm c{u& in cit eft> 0* ctcitdtem cordis corum- H<ec enimfbns eft omms tndli,ficutfcienttaDet,ommsboni • Vndecumh<ecobti* mMdolentia confcquitur , ut nihil pcccatorum animwm pungatjecft cmmrediconfcKntidtdet&friritM, carni malefuadt rcpugnans • Nihd igitur tamfocdum tam tm- puru , cutfc mifcri no dcdant , omnisb^ uita eorim Ufa* M£,adpatrandmomncmimmunditumy fimulcraua* nti<eaddittd cst- Alij iftud, \p 7r^ovilia,cumlafciu;d iungunt,ut intclligas implcbih autdttate , ignarosDei h* bidinari • Scd luxurid*, duarittafemper comes ddbtrct,
quijp
M- BVCERI COMMBNTARIV*. 8»
quicfc multa pcr hbidincsprofundunt ,pcr audritiam &• tmquitdtcmmultaconquirdnt,oportet , quarcutrunqut maluyn hic notatwm cfte,mihincn eftdtfiimilcucro*
Vidc autcm htnc,qutd 1U1 doceant, qui iubent,utfuum cjuifque ammwm,de agcndis rcbut, er uitandis confulat* HtcPauluiteRatur,ccsquijpintuDci carent* cdccucot babcrcErgo ifti,in tencbras homincs k lucc ablegant*
VosautemnonficdidiciV -* ftisChrifttmn
Conucrfationigcntium mcdis cmmbus perdita>,pro* feftionem oppcmt Chnftianifmi • Ea eft,utueterem homi Veponere nem,hoc eftjflam naturam ncRram,quantdeft,qujc er- uetcrcm roneiiconcupifccntijspcrpetuoftrtur , femperfibino* hommem* xidexpetens,zpquibusadfuiipfiutcorruptumemfrfti* 1\et,qua\iaprofittofunt , quxcunfy hominesDcouacui concupifcunt,pr<ecipuc autcm qu& uoluptatis cduffa qut runt, dcponamus,hoc cft , abdicemm, cupiditatibus eiui nequaquam indulgentcs • Sic certc ueritas 1ESV habet,fic in ipfojjoc e& , ipfi infiti dcclifumws , ftc ipfwm audiui* mu\ er didicimut,nempe utabnegemut nos mettpfos,o* UoluntatiVei tam tauamus , hoc eft , rcnouemurfyiritu tncntisnoftrd*, utqmpraua c?fceddtantufeftabdmurt nunc donatiDctfymtu, w nouo.acfdnfio mctis iudithj fanfta diitaxatetDeogrataftudcamM, nouucfc hominB^ fccundwm Dcwm conduum , dc qua ccnduura fupra up**fe& 3 . qui wftitia cr folida fancluate , id c&>
fynccra
IN EPISTOLAM AD EPHESIOS
fynccrd proximi dileclione , er omnimodd uit£ puritdte poUedtjndudmuSyhoccftjnomnibusexhibcdmits « Efc* ntm Chriftum didictjfe ey dudifie, dottwmcfc eflcumtd* tcmlES V, hoc eftiperccepifie ucre,qu£ dlefuts no tam prjefcripfit.qudmdondt , cftferiumfiudiumutt<eddDci uoluntdtcm,cui dduerfntur omncs ndtur<e dffcclus, com pdrdndt,conccepific' idqucdinfdnttisommbusopcrd* turJpiritusDa-
sdf.* Proinde ablegantes mendacium, loquimfnf ueritatem*
, . Et hic ndtur<e morbus eft, ut fallereproximum iuuct,
j _ ctid m ubi nulld eftfycs lucri, itd udnum rcdditum cft ho-
. . " minisingenium.Sitgiturdbnegduinmnosmetipfo$><cr menddcium dbdicdre oportet, ut uerc er re dnimo , /?« c ^mco er dolo, cumproximodgdmus cmnid » Summenim inuicemmcmbrd , igiturutnosinuicemiuuemusftuderc conuenit,non utfaUdmus- Sic etkm exdnimoin omnibus cr Deigloridm , ey proximorum fdlutcm qu<ercrcnos dddccct,ut nuUdJit menticndi cduffd uel neccftitds*
&fo. Irafcimini & non peccetis,
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tperit* tnur Ufijmpotctes nos ipfos cchibcrc, dnbtmut tdmc opc
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IN EPISTOLAM AD EPHESltfS
lcnt , Ciccro ethnicus, longefdnftius dc his in Ubro offi* ciorumprimocenfuityquamplurimi Chnftianorum , er quidcmno uulgarcs-ldmfidefit ddcftio , quicquidadfity ttihilfumus^ hocutindmpcrfuddeatDominusfuopopu* lOyWuidcbimtoy qucmddmodumnuncomncstaborimd mum,fuos hbcrosftudetfubduccrc9 itd mdgisfubduftos cciojUtconfccrdrc*
&&-*• Nullus fermo fpurcus ex ore
ueftro prodeat,
lnfitume&naturtquam penitifiime o-hoc uitium,
ut mirc iuuet nibili , zrferefrurcosfcedosifcfcrmonesfc
rcrc, uicifiim O" audire,ita uanitasfumus- Vnde uix uttu
- interprofinosuidcasagitariconuiuium,quodfatishila=
Morbut re ducant,fineft>urcis er infanis fibuhs tranfaftum • Si
fy wanis ergoueteremhomincmdepofuimus , ablcgandusvhic
hw fibu* morbuseft.nonparumpeftilens^uteatantumloquamur^
lis oble* qu<e wftaurcnt bonos morcsaudientium- Alioquicontri*
fidri* sfabimusfi>iritumfanftum D ei,t wm in nobis, twn in au*
dicntibus habitantem . Studet cnim Me uniceglorit Dci,
Cr proximoru tdificationi, quare non potcft non dcijci,
ubi non inutilibus modo,fed er noxijsjibulis,eytewpus
teritur>w ammiaudientiuprofonantur • Certefenttunt
tftolcftiamfanfti, quoticsab huuifmodijubulisadfefere-
deunt-Obfignati emmfumus hocfi>iritu,ut redcmptwnc
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Omnis amaruletia et comotio ,et ira*
Et hoc uitij qw.bufdam adharet, ut cu non paru pro* penfiftnt ad bcneficenttamyneq;fkile tramapudfe con* fcnefccrcfuftwedntfint tamen animiadeo impotentis,ut ft quid accidat, quod non probent, continuo exaccrbcn^ turantdrifyfidnt,commouedntur,rrdconciti,tumultucn* tur^uociferentur^o-mdledicatiplanecfc infaniant • qu£ - t animi eorum intcmperies,elft breui,*c paruo negotio,rt 'fideat , pkirimumtamendedecetfanftos,quifuauitate er lcnitate Christum referrcdcbent- Hortaturc&go, ut '& h£creijuantur,cu omftimalitidjdeflftudiolfidendi'
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IN EPISTOLAM AD EPHE5IOS"
pietateodoYdtMfuit-ls-n-nidoYDominumdfftcit-Huiui dtttem quicquidin uUis unqudmfdcrtfiCdntibutfuit , a fjpi ntu CkrijlifuitMcunus tllecjlyquifcfe, uercpatriobtu iit) ey dnimdmfudm^qudm morti no debebdt, in mortcm pofuitJondtfyfuiSiUt v ipfifcfuaq; ex dntmo pdtris uo hntatt cofccrent-Scddchisfuprd- SutdtytdntcpcYcnos Chrifiasdilcxtty o-ddeclioncfudtdntopcrc nobiscom* modauit, dcbctftne id er nos dccendere , ut v nos eam dtlcflionem inler nos exhibedmus , qud pdYdtifimui pro frdtribus etidm mori> ne dam dhd in gcdtiam er ufum co rum3uclficcreuelpiti' Nthilfiquidem erit dliudquo p 4 tri erferudtcri noftrogrdtifcdrilicedt-
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kflionis,dquofdncKexternd omnidpcndcnt • Notdndum
4utem,quod nuttvs dlijs drgumcntis Hlud nobis perfudde*
rccondtu4c8,qu4m auflis dgrdtid v redemptioneno*
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tistdntm fti-NdmfijldeshuMdcefl ,ft>iritm filiorumDeidccfl7
tdd uerum eoq; & dures fdhtbriA dudicndt defunt , & pr<ecipue di*
ptetatis Uflio nuUwm locum ]?d\ct , ndturdfiquidem fibi rclifld,
ftudtum non potcfi nififud quxrere • Vbi autcmfidcs, dc T>ci ft>t*
dmmi ex* ritus^deft* nonpoteritccrte potcnttus dnimusdddtle*
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pM,crficetidsabejfchortdtur,codcmdrgumcnto , non} dccere iftd • Qui cmm dgnofctmus c% quantis mahs9m quantabondjDcidigmttonctrdnfldtifumus , nthilccrtc w fonarc aliud , qua m gratiarum aclioncm,hoc cft, quibui ®~dn } cffufamfupcr nos Det bomtatcm pr<ediccmus , alijsq; cq v cce* mcndcmus^ddccet-Dolcndwm proftclo eft, ty magnurn ■ "4nC5 1** fitritusftuppremindicat, ChriftianpsplerofytamparU ^. * " dnimaducrtere, quam dedeceant nos nug& <& inanesfk* /M4W' bulje,maximcautcmommumfermoncsturpcs- Sinamq; fermoncs dc D ci in nos bonitdtc, nos nihil afficerc, v rc bikrdrepoffunty argumentum eft^nos illam nondtmrc* {ie guftafft • Vidcmus amatorcs mundi undify occafio pes qu£r'cre,ut fcfuis bquantur amortbus, idemfaciunt , • ' diuitcSyUtfudsprfdicentopes&quihbetdeleflaturjde eo loqui^quodftbi cordi\eft,quarcftDeu nos recle noffe* muSyde eiusbenignitate zp- openbus, lcquifatisnunqud pofftmus,neq- ullifermones plus obkclarent*
Hoc jfiquidcm agnofcitis quod ${$.;* [ pmnisfcortatort
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pjodi carnit fiftd mortificdntc obfigndti funt , qutcfc ecdem ftiritudcliycdrnemfudm cwn uitijs zrccncupi fcentijs cruafigunt, nohtc igiturcum illis pdrticipdre,no titnntcmpcrdnti^ittorumcffcdffincs • Hdncdutemcon* clufionemjnfcqucnti Scdiuncuk ponit- Audritidmjnc er dd Gaktds cukwm uocdt idolorum , ut cnim idololdtns cpcrdddordtmdnuufudmm, itd etdUdri>nempepecuniA cr epes-Ncque enitt feruitpecunid Ms,fcd ipfiferuiunt potMpecunU*
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Uic uidcs ,fcortdtorcs, immundos ey dUdrosd Vduio uocdtosfilios huius fieculi , qui his uitijs toti deditifunt* Cum igitur ij cum Chri&o mhd commune hdbent , ut qui Qui uoc l uiuentesproingeniondtur£corrupt#9fyiritu Chrifltud tur fcorta cuifunt* dcbentcerteerChrifiidnidbhiswumuitifs* torcs*
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tffeqtumdlienifitmi- Tdntumenimintereffe,inteYnoi TtnelYfi* 0, fl0$ fatf ^ qmntwn imer lucem er tenebrds • Tene * *"***" hr& O" nos quidcm , hoc cfi,dbfy luce refti iudicij ,quod perfolumChri8t/f)iritumkdbctur , dliqudndoerdmus; <U nunc in Domino,hoc eft, Domino confecrdti , luxfu* mut,illu&rdti fcdicetjj>iritu Cbrifti , hk ergo hcem pra nobisjirrc oportet, uitje integritdtc ctfdnftwtonid, unde moxfequentiSeftiunculdutinteUigdsfyintuml) E I ignem iilum ef]c , unde nojlrd lux , id ch , rzftum iudi* cium,&' intcgrUdtisftudium^dccenfdcft, qutfintfruftut ftiritutexponit*
Fru&us cnim fpiritus fitus eft, m omni bonitate.
Seftiun* ;• Si Chriftifumui , ciMfairitudgdmur necefftm eft,ut
crgo huic qui lux dei cft , et non cupiditdtibus cdrnisyqujs.
tenebrtfunt, nosdgendosconccddmits,hortdturL Et nc
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ptant , monet fruftumffiiritui/itum cfft o- deckrdri itt
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teiney honehatcm pcrducat , uentas cunclafynceritcr dtq$ exanimogeri effictat • Quibm ftudcbimwi, cum di- ligcntcr cxphrahmus , quid Dco quahbct in rc , probe- tur-Etenim mhd bonu , iu§twnt> dut umifuent, mji quod flosuoletdgerc,Deusfolus bonus, tujlus cr ucrakr Lati tut cxempkrk habent fruclus cmm lucis crc- ej- hjcc /c* fito,fuperioribM mdgis quadrarct^quamim aduerba at tinct-VcruduiKfenfu nullajtt uariatioftcutusfum excm fkria GrtcdCttterum defruftikusff>iriiusfufM Qd?*
Etpecommunicctis infrugiferis operibus tenebrarum*
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&f$ pudorefunt , v ddmittunt qu<e etidmfcedimt eftdi * cerc • Bebent igituY d nobis, [\uiluxfumus Jftorwm operd argjuierinlucemprofirri , uteorumfaeditdSdppdredt, ZTcommittcntes cdypudorefuffunddnturydtq; eb eis refi Ikrit * N#w <fut drguuntur yceu d lumine mdnifcjldntur, : CT <f*<e mdmfeftdtdfunt, lumen funt , hoc c& , idmhtbW dliqmd luminis ,fic peccdtd drgutd er proditdypudorent incutiunt3fimodofdndbilis mcnse§i> O" ddrefiptften*' tidmprouocdnt • Hdflcnustenebris pcccdtorum,luxim ftrtur,dumdrguuntur* .
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xpergt* ge£mortui$> zrflumindbittcChriftus rnumentmquis
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gedmortuis- Sinimtycoddduriquispofiity utfentidt*
qu2m fadd&inuifdDco res , peccdtwmfity corde com*
punftus , uelut dfomno er morte cxpergcfit ®-furgit*
qui dnted totus, mdlisfcfe obUcldSydbfj; fcnfumotuq; pic
tdtiSy er uer<e uit<s,erdt • Peccdtorum enim ritc ddmonh
tuSyfibijpfiinctpit difrliccre , er querercqucmddmo*
dumiUiHicrofolymis , quorumPetrusordtionepeccdtd
uiudfhcerdty quidfaccre debedtyUt iUis Uberetur • Tum
pduperftiritu cih , ZT egregepcccdtorumy quorumfd*
udndorum cduffdydduenit.Chrtftus> Commodum itdcfc hic
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tan tufiitjta Ecdefi<e tpftus eos cooptdmuSyfequcnies uc
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qui 9011 ignorduerint nunc horam effe , ut infyiritu} .tr uentdtcynonexterni$ cerimonijsyV>cumpdtremcoU mu$y%rddetiioni ycxtcrnd omnid hberepermiffitynobis. ^onir4, bdptifmi infontium cduffit , hdud qudqudm imquior erit, Atfdfo* Certe eos qui tdntopere lUum cxecretntur, uidemus pdru MJW^ ChrtRtintcUigere ' , fed meditan nouum quenddmmo^ ndchifmum, quifuAproftfiione , legibus & cohcrtionc corihctjn quo tdmenyut multdfylendidcfimulcnturyfoU dileflto nullum locumhdbedt , fupercdium dutem phdri- fdicum erfupcrbum dliorumfaflidium regnet • id Deut cottidie mdmfcfiumfkcitydum hoc hominugenus , in mul tiplice$,eo$q;grduifiimos crrores inctdcrefinity in omni bus dutc dducrfus dileclwnis iurd dgercy erficiet dd huc tndmfe&ius * Oportet enim thriftum , non homincs regndre*
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jffficio coniugum diffcrcns in prxdicationem huiut myftc rij wadcritjttcmorctcfc nos carncm cfft decamc Chrifti, Csr ds dc ofiibus cm> ey tn nohis ucrc dcmu tmpleri, quod dc coniugum intcrfcaffcflu,difla,m eft,propter hoc re^ Unquct homo patrcm £r matrcm zrc- Hoc arcanum tnagnum cjfcinquit , fcdquoad Chnftum er Ecdcfiam* Vcrc non magnum tantufcd multo maximu cft , nos Chri sloitasutuxor uiro>ctiunftos cffcct amari- Hinc cnlfutu rum cH , utftliatatis ct glonx aus partiapcs rcddamur* Uinc auicm difccndumyqucmodo dc ChriBo &- Eccfc ftafcripturasintcUigamus, cuiutobitcrcrfupracapitc Cdmm cb 4 -Stft-i 'Wcmini' Qnp cnl Dcm non taucrbisyqua rcbm fcruar.dm ctiam,nos docerctycmniufere in Chriftomyftcriorwmyty w crpret* posdhquospr*mifityinquibusChri(ligrati4»ihaudcb= & fcripiu fcurc detiniauityutq; id intcUigeretur^craculitfuis augu= W ftuufhri de typis iUis , quam 1U1 apparucrinty locuM efty ut \ta pia mcnSy adrcmotiora er diuimora cogttanda prc uccareturjmpurt aute afacris arccrcntur- Vt cntm Chri ftt arcanwm ncuiffeyuitam tternam adftrt , imbe& uit* £tcrna,itafokstimentibus Dcum rcuelatur, ij momtif^i titUyiUud er in typis, er uerbis, qutbut dii , fupra quam in ijs apparuityeelcbrantur7faaleagnofcunt - Cu interim , impijyquiad htc myslcria ncquaqua admittendifuntfcnt fer habenty quodcbijciant , neueritati fubfcriber* cogantur- Vndc mirum non c& , qucd Chrufti regnum, ceruiccfis ludjcis nemo queaty cx Vrophctis ey Mofcheb approbarc-A Deo htc difcerc oportet,humana difyuta*
N s tioni*
. .INEPISTOLAM AD EPHESIOS
tionibil cfficiet , quU dnimdlis homo mhil horu potefi pcr cipere,hominis dut non c&,cx dmmdhffnritudlc rcddere* . Vt ucro , licct modo no udcet dc rc hdc Utiws dijfcrcre, uel unum excmplum , quo er prtfcns bcusclxrior redcU tur,ddducdm \n confeffo cji , promifiionem Deifittdm *d Dauid, qutlegiturfccudo Scbmuei 7- ett- Chronico» i7- (mm omnino eddem,promifiio ejl)item Pfdm- 87- et w-deChrifiofuiffc^UmfiuerbdperpenddSinequdqudm inficidripoteris v Schlomoh cdmquddrdre , quidigitur f , fkcics,concedestdminfigncmpropbctUmlud£}stAbfit- ^ r0f,°C^ Proinde cxcutcuerbd ddigentcr , ey uidebis omnino er de Orrtito dcschbmokpromifiionem edmfattdm,quod ucl illd uer* expucdtd' bdprobm- Qyifiiniquedliquidgeffertto-c.Rurfutui debk,qu£ qudmhbet mdgndm Schlomohfelicitdtemfupc rent-Vt hoc,Stdbi\idm ttironum regni eius ufy infempi* ternu, fgocro ei in pdtrem, et ipfc erit mihiin jilium ■ H*c nc qui<s dd Schlomoh torqueret, puidcntU dcif&ttu eft,ut iUefadcdntefinemMt&fu£UbercturiO'tdndemthro* nus etut, in totu dajceretur,utnibdfimde buic pronnfiio ni,populws eius kdberct , uti hodicfkttum uidemmAhus igitur Schbmoh cdefiis, in hoc fdio Dduidis dtfcedus efl, cum hic typusfuit,is Cbnflus eftjn hunc, qu<e ucre mi = gnificdfunt,quddrdnt,wpercum,qu£ uerefclicUype?* ficiuntur-Ad cundcm modum, v dc ahjs udticinijs Chm ftifif&cUs, er ccrtiord difces , er neminem offcndcsjdn qudmuiminfvrensfcripturis- " Sicprof^om^fcntibcoficiffc Pnuluuides • Legi \ .. " ntuscte.*
M-:BVCERI COMMENT-ARIVS-; *o*
rnw ctcnim Adm, ddduftdfibi uxore cxfe conditd, dixif
/c: Hoc tandem os dc ofdbus mcis , er ca.ro dc cdrne med-
ercprgtered relinquet quify pdtrcm fuum> er mdtrem
fudm.ey conglutimbitur ux orifu^cruntfy duo in umm
carnem>hcc c&,ut utuant unum hominem- Quisidmne-
get hdec , de ajfeftu tari erga uxore effe difta,quifcihcet
parcntumajfcftuardcntwr cfti Noj,- emm parentespro,
pter uxqre negligendifu nt,fed comugcs iam inter [c con-
glutinandi,quifcorfimanteadh£rcbatparentibus • Qui
fii igitur ut ca de chrifto et Ecclefia Paui interpretcturi
Quk coniugium typus esi, coniunftionk inter Chriftunt
er Ecclefiam>W affeftm uiri crga uxorem, dileclionem
Chriftiergd Ecclefidfigurdt • Deinde et uerbd deaugufti
ore comuftione cr amore loqufitur^qua int<r mru et uxo
rem appareat, inter quos em comugcsuntd dnimorucon
iunftiOyUtftnt in cdrne una,et unuprorfui homine utuati
Vcrfvftius igitur hic coniugium, qukm inter mortala
dgitur&typoeyucrbo defignatum e# , idPaulmin-
teUexit,eo(j;dixit: HocdrcanummagnumeR grc- Non
negat lccum hunc de coniugio icqui>dhcqui uim fcriptu*
Y£pcerct, undcilicofubiungit > uerunidmcn er uosfi:
gilldtimquifc^uxoremdiligdt , perinde dtquefeipfum,
er uxoruirumreueredtur , memor fcdicet fe conditam
inddiutoriumuirOyWpotefldticiusfubieftdmefie ,fcd
ueredemumimpletumeuminter Bcclcfidm ey Cbriftu
dffirmdt • Vm leftor , hdc rdtione er dlid fcnptur<e lcc4
tentet endrrdre&uidcbitomnkwpldniord, epcer*
tioufibifire' Equidcm
IN EPISTOLAM AD EPHESlOS
Equtdem non dubitdrim , hdud dlid rdtionc Chriftum
difcipultseuntibutEmduntcm, defefcriptd , exorfwml
Jftofcheh , zrommbusVrophctisfaiffeinterprctdttm,
ncc dlid rdtione er ipfis dcdiffeyfcrtpturds inteUtgere, cu
Qtpmo* p^fo p0ftdpcriret eis mcntem , utfcripturds intetlige*
a r~r rent * ^oquiubiini\ofchchhuiufmcdidU({uidkgis^
\M dc fc opoYfcbJt chriftum Dci unigenitum homincm ndfci* cr
fcriptd m m0riytumterttodierefurgeYCdmortuis^pT^drim
tcrprcta* nomittc eius pcenitentidmi dc remiftionempeccdtorum in
Mjit- omncsgentcs-At ibtdcmdpud Lucdm dixit ChriHus^fic
fcriptum cffe-Ergo non fineueldmine typortm , ut dixi*
lndubic cr fkftum londh.unusexhislocusfuertt. Atubi
intoto londhfcrtbitUTy Chriftusfiltus Dci mortetur , ZT
intcrtiwnufydicmcldudctur fepukhro , poftcdrcfur*
gettNtbilominus id ex eo Chriftus tpfs coUigit- Nthilo pU
musudticiniumdefxkte percruccm Chrifti pdrdnddm,
tyfcrpentis in defertofufj>cnfioyextitit'
Sed longius qudm in&ituerdm euehor , dUo enim loco htcfufim crconftrmdtiwstrdftdbuntur-Ad noflrtmitt flttutum^dulutquduisoccdfioneprtdtcdt , myfterium tncdrndtioms ChrisH , <[uid in co totdfres noslrdfitd eft» Tdftwscnimmdritusnofter Chriftus , nos cdrnem fum hdudqudqudmpoterit defcrere yfcdtddemfdnftificdtos bedhitddprobeexpcnddmiMyO-fidcMyOmncmqiintu)* bispietdtemdugcbit > Nthilettdmefficdcmmdrittsydddc ccndcnddm corum ergduxores ddeftionem,propompo*
tuitidi*
M- BVCERI COMMENTARIVS- i«5
tuit • Etfcarnusergocrhmc,quomodoexhortdtiones, fintin&ttuendt-
C A P V T VI-
Filfj morigeri eftote pareti $c&*
tibus ueftris*
M\ncribut£tate,utmmuifapiunt>itamhilfalubri t
m prtcipt poteft, quam ut prudenttoribus dido D e 4%j° audidnt Binc in patrta potefiate cfieltberos, non Wcror£« diutnatantwn , fedwnaturtlexdiflat -Impicigitur docuerunt,qut hberis v amplccli momchifmum , Cf ini reconnuhum , fineconfcnfu parentum licere afftrma- runtjentatacfc h*c,rata habenda defimerunt • Vaulus igi turdudiendusltberts Chrifltams,qui iubet cbedtreeospa rentib • in Domino,quod mtcUigo, qucmadmodu et ucrt'^ ficut dignu Bomtno e# , hoc eft, ut ex ammo et m omrnb • uoluntatiparentumfefeattcmpercnt • ldinquttiuftwm es%dimmtus enimftc mftitutu cft , ut quify quosgenutt, adfrugi uitam quofyinflituat , ijergoutmorigerifint cportet, er magm tUos habeant,id cft,honorent-
AdducttWci prxceptwm , monens primtm cffe> quod adiunclam prcmtfitoncm habeat,nempe banc,ut be ne tibifit &c< Rudwrcsanimiquales in £tate mtnori* Bcnis bc* ribus cficfcient, fic uolutt D cu\ aUiccrc , quanquam ty nc mmu§ idfuaprouidentiacQmpardtumfiti utquifquttatishi* mnmut*
denLor*
«M I]St EPlSTOtAM AD EPHESlOtf
. dent,ordimcfequemitte inrcbusinftttuit , fcfcdttar.pc* rant , comoddmjvrehicuitdmeius bcncuolentid &g$tit* Quod emfurfum cr deorfum idcldt , cx chdrisfun quof ddm, cr ferc omnium prceftantifiimosficit , ut mundi ua • v nitdtemmeliusnobisperfuddedt,ejrdddcfercndah£ccd ducd dnimet , c&tcrum uulgmfuum itdduat ,uthcet mundi bonis dd delittdS non dbundcnt, commodifime td* Chnjlidni menfbreuiidm fudmtranfigdnt- bic dgunt noj tdmen Chnfluhi , in quos fines ftcculorum dcue ■ inftlicim, nerunt,quid amphor nobis contigtt,qiu\m uctcribus,bo- ut mundo nitdtisDci in donisftiritualtbus pcrfrmtto, ut ommsiatd de futurd ncjird , ffiiritudlid corporahbus prgjhntiord cffh , 0- feltcitdtc futurd prtfcntibm tcjlctur , tempcralid rarim fccundd teftentur* hdbcmus,qudntum ddftnritwm dutcm agcntes tdntofvli- ciusSicVdulo ufuuemt > nemintftre plurdmaldinctde* ! rdnt corpordlidfednemo ctta , inft>irituahbus bonis bcx tiorfuit-Vtcuncfc aut dc extcrno uttce fucccfiuftt , cleclis fcmpfuccedit,quidiommb- bomtdtcDeicrgd fcfenttut* Vit<e dutem longjeuttds pr<ecipuis ftmclisftrc omni- busconttngit,etiam Vdub,quo ncmo uitz pcriculd plurd Succcffus ddijt, ddbondmfcneclutempcruenircddturnfuit • Qgi rerti md= emmft'Ugifunt,dccetutduijint' Chriftmtamcriipfe,& gispictdte exprtfcipuisfdnclis altqui, qualis ey Idcobutfuit , er (Jtu tmpie Stephdnus,intpfo £tatts florc htncrapti funt , utdifccre Hdicdrgu- mus,nosuitamexpccldremchorcm • Atnihilomwusta- it, fcd neu menutuitdipfd,itac?eiusdiuturmtds , donum Dctcft, trd certO' quemddmodwm-cs rcrum cxtcrnnrumfucccffus , nens
enim
M* BVCERl COMMENTARIVS*J i«4
tnim iftdfuispromifitlgitur w ordndafunt, mcdoddij cids,dtnonmed,fcdtuduoluntdsfidt , cumq^ eddccepc* ris, bond Det dond debes dgnofccre '* htfdnum igitur eft9 quod d rcrumfucccffii A nabdpti&<e,euinccre uolunt im* pietdtem,ut ij Chriftt non fint,qvi dliqud uit<e cotnmcdi* tdte frudntur- Ferfecutio quidcm nunqudm defuturd eft, uere Chnftum colcntibus , f dfoiet ctidm fuos lUe d perfc cutoribm,d\iqudndiutucri , nchbidiniipfcrumpermitz tdv.tur,W decctfane ut ouesT)ci,pafcui$ Dei , etidmcor pordlibMidhqudndocumpdceutdntur-Certcfiprcmiffk T>cift>cttd$v Mofcheh lG-eyi-cdp-zSdcdlibiy extcr* tiMrerumfucceffiit,magi$pi€tdtem 9 quamimpietdtcm '• ^ trguct,licct neutrdm certo-
Patres ne prouocetis ad iram filios* ^*vj
ChriftidnuspopulMfycntdncuteftiCcqiemnisdcftri :tJdWadmonitioitddttetrpcrdnddcftyutducdt,ncntrd* ■ * bdtjemter mcneat,non ui quaddm impcUat • TAonetigi- tur Apcftoluspdrentes > ntddvrdmhbercs fuosprouo* ccnt,hcceft,animcseoruexdcerbent-Kdmutintcmpefti Udfeueritdte,ddcffiaautcunc^ccegcrint, bcnostdmen, CT" qui ultro cff:ciufacidnt,nequdqud reddent-T.ducados Officium crgo iubet,in$litutwnc cr ccrreptwne'Domini,qu£ e$t, paremu' ut timcrcT)cminiante cmnia imbuantur , dtq$ inde tnori igenuis ajfcclib' dcceatur, ut fuftedti fcmp habeat,quic quid ipfcru animc arrifcrit,eoc^ hbetcr mcneri er ccrri - %ifefuftmeat^eqiemdduitddcodigndpiemripotefty .
wjidcm
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IN EPISTOLAM AD EPHESlOS
ttifidcpofitione eius,ad quam nattfumus • I» hanefentcfi tiamprouerbiaSchlomoh multa doccnt • Caputergoo' ntnumejl,ut Dcum doceatur tuucntuscxammo rcuerc* ri.eyubifyprtfentemcrcdere , dcmdcagnofcere, fuos omnes affcdus ad iniquitatemfcrri, neq^ bom ahqutd ra * tioncm no&ram pofieprjcfcribcrc, ut iegi Dei diligentcr intendant, cr moneri^caftigarityfc cum ab omnibus * tu maximeanatu grandtoribus , z? doftrina dtc^ pietatc prtftantioribuSylibcntcrfcrant'
Serui aufcultare dominfs carna iibus.cum timore&c»
Seruorumconditio dunor cfi , quidndtur* noftrtj
&urd uo= fcmpernon adlibertatcm tantum , fcd cr principatum
catio fer* fltettantiexdidmetrodduerfd , quare incadtffictliusctl
uitus- officiumfcruare-Et uidcbatur etiam uulgo, quando Chri
ftianifmutfummam intcr Clmfuanosddcciionem , rc*
rumcfccommumoncm exigttjndignum , ut qtas ■ •
Vugndre fcruiret,pr<efertimChriflidno,cuifi'dtcrcfict • Videtkt
cu hbertd ctiam quod er Paulitcmpefiatc non dcfuerint,qualcs er
tcfcruoru oltm apud ludsos zclou crant , er nuper inter agrico*
T>ci,homi lasfeditiofos, apudnos<3crmj.nos , pfcudccuangdifla4,
m fcruitu qui docucrint, dedccerc ut qui Deiferut cfient , homini-
tcm no no bus cogercntur obnoxij cffc- Nupcn iUi nojlratcs addidc
tium do* runt,caufiamredcmptioms ChrtHt , quafitUa carms U-
%ma,fcd Urtdtcm pcpertfict * Plunbus igitur Faulusferuos ad
filfum- cfficwm
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tfftciumfuum,cumhic , tumtdColofi-o-Timothcum, quodidcm & VetrMficit,hortdtur-
'Etcnim ut rcs humdn* habent,i ndturd indiftd uide* turquorunddmferuttus , quodfintquidam ijs ingenijs frtditiyUt mfifcrukntynihil bontfrugis humi.no gcncri idfinnt • Vndcapudomncsgcntesobtinuttutferuiant ^ndturd fcruiMemdhqui,quodo-Deusinlegefuddpprobauit> indtftd factiubcdtfuoseffetnfcruosmitiores,quamfmtdUj, v <lU0YUnd* domefticorKjideirdtionemhabcre • HorUmenimfcr* fcrutiM- uitMfcptemntofiniebdturz- lAofcheh «• Apwdgartcs «nro <</& domim$ po^/lrfs inferuosfuit,uite necisfyo* quodcuncfc pcrferuum dcquircbdtur9td Domino dcquire bdtur*Sedh£cpoteftdspoftcdperC<efaresnonnihiltem pcrdtdeft-Autorc Gdio, hb-primopendcftdruuirisciui USytitulodchisquifuntfuiucUlienituriS'
Forrbfiucquis Chrislidnum , ftue ethnicumherum fcruutndftusfit,cum h£ccondttioptetdtinonrepugnet, Qupmb* conditioniinferuiendumeft- UortdturergoVaulus , ut dofcrmcti quifcruiuocdtifint,dominisfuiscdrndlibMMceft, cx- dm* icrnis^dliis cnim unus Dominut Chriftus cft,fcdft>iritu<t lis , obtcmpcrcnt,idq> cwm timore cr tremorejd cftjum mdcircunftcftionc er diligentid , fimplicitatecfc cordis, ncquiddltudfcihcetfteftent, quamfynccrozruigilanti dmmo9grdtdmherisfcruitutemferutre • Quoucrohuc frouocct,dddit,tdnqudm Chrifto- Quis cmm tdnto Do- mino non ed dihgcntia inferuidt, ut contmuo in timore et it€morcucrfetur,fcthcct circunfeiciens v cduens , ni
O qrndi
IN EPISTOLAM AD EPHESIOS >
quidyquodmimftcrijfuifityOHrittdtt Um Chriftoitdfer* , uiuit y quihcrofuohdcfideerfedulitdteferuutcjfcftu*\ duerit' Simphatdtem ucro cordis ex cppofito mdgis dd* rm rcdditydum dit>non dd oculumferuicntes grc*
Etcnimeicui cogniw Cbriftuieft , debct curdr.eut itlifudomnidinprimisdpprobct, id% quodpkcerchomi nibus Hudetydcbct non dlk rdtioncftuderc,qudm quk id itd Chriftopkcet* Ncqudqudmigiturficgrdtkmhon,i* numdmbict , ut Chrihi pofthdbedt , quodfdneficiunt, . quidd oculim dominpsinfcruiuntyO' cis dbfentibuscffi* ciumnegli&mt-henim ChriftumE>ominum3uthdudqu<i ^umfkUcnt , itdgrdtkmeiwsnequdqudmmcrebuntur\ Quidutemfe,dumhominibut feruiunt , Chriftifcruoi dgnofcunt, er D ei uoluntdtemfrccre , dwm ittorum impe rdtd pcrficiunt3ccrte ex dnimo , ey bencuolc in ommbu* heris inferuient, fcicntcs rcpendendumfibi,quicquidbo nificcrint,qudmlibetferuifint*
Videdutem ut perftcldm ApoMus feruitutem rc* quirdt-Edm primo ddigcntidm pofcit,ut in timorc v tre^ tnore^ tdnqudm Chriftoomniumfuprcmoprincipiferui ant3dcindc edfimphcitdtcm, utmhilddoculuficidntfcd ficutfcrui Chri&i,in conftcclu Dei,fummd cunftdfedm (itdteperficidnt,denicfc edmpromptitudincmdnimi , er hcncuolentidm, qudm quiffy pius , in pcrfiaenda Dci uo luntdte pofiit prxftdrc • Sunt ndmq, qui tamctfi bomfi* de3ofticiumfuumfacknt\fubmorofuli tdmenfunt, mhit cum bencuolcntk cr grdtid pnftdntes*
Vtucro
M> BVCERI COMMENTARIVS* io<f
Vt uerofumma ita dikgentkfimplicitdte er bcncuo* kntiaferuiferuidnt,eopotifiimumiUosprouocdt , quod unicuityfiueferuofiueliberod Dominorepedctur- Quo tnonetlona Deoq; grdtd opcrd effe> et quxferui profua uocdttoiKidominisfuisficrant • Edemmoperd, merccs &ei optimdfequetur^non quidcm iliispro merita cr dd& quata,quid enimfkciai mifcr fcruulm , pro quo deberi ci pofiit, confummdtdfvlicitdst fed quidilldferuitutemfide ktcrfcruitdmfeqtutur0ucatur eius repcnfto er remune ratio-Hinc ucro uidcndwn,quantifit Paulo, fu£ uocdtio ."f *** ni,quamlibct humilis ilkfit , fidcliter unumquem<$ infer Xlnll FcU wrc-HincfdneOnc(imu3quein ChrifloDominofuoPhi um^cr'^ lemoni£quducrdt,hincherofuoremifit , cuwtdmeope ^\U£U0'_ Ydindiguiffet, neqdubitdbdt, quinidvhilcmomfuiffet c*tl°min* pergratu- Adeo cupiebat, unumqueq; Domino in ea con rmrc' ditione feruirejn qua ab ipfo cffet cokitutm- Ex hocaut manifc&um eftyquam non habuerit corum fpiritum, qui uolunt externa omnid tquata, prdefertim cum ad Timo- theumfcribensferuis pnecipiaty ftfideles habeant domi* noSyUt illis hoc nomine inferuiat tato Qudiofius, co quod fidclesfintacddecli , qutbeneficentifpdrticipesfunt*
Etdominieademfacite fc^
erga i!los<.
Qu<e cademf bona er <equa,remifiis minis , ablcgd* °iPclu & tafeuitia , utiu8amGrclementemferuitutcm dpudeos dom.no* fcruiferuiant-ldfkcdeimpetrabiturabijs, quiuercDeu rum * timent,noruni(fc non minusferuos iHicune cfieatqt Ubc*
IN EPISTOLAM AD EPHESIOS Yos,utdpudquemnonfitperfon£reftcttus-lluiu*igitur Ephefiosherosmonuit, utferuosmanumittcrcnt, non tuftit * Voteftigiturfynccradilcfitouigcrectiamintcr cos,qui i mta ifu externa, admodu difiimdcsfunt-
Quod reliquum eft , fratres mei cor* sda* roboramini&c.
YcditddmonendwnChri8ianosingenere,hortdturq;dd
conftantiam cr uigiutntiam , quafancfummaopusc&>
quando nobis nonfit pugnandmn , aducrfut fanguinem
Qwhut 0- camemjnoc eftjnommes* fedaduerfus principatut ct
cwmnbbU pote§iates0Aduerfusdominosmundiy crtcncbraruftecu
pugnan- lthutusyaduerfutft>irituales uerfutiasjioc efty cmncm mi
dum» titiam v uimymalignorumfiirituuy quiut nos excrceat,
mundumautem&tcncbrasfeculihumjd cft, rcpro*
bosy quos fupra uocat incrcdulos y pleno imperto regant,
m atrcafupcr nos regione nobis incubant*
Quodtamcnhaudfcio y ancxfuafentcntiaApofto* {uSyUcluulgitantumopinioncitajcripfcrit-vtcnimreli^ quafcripturaomninoaducrftirtepotcftatis, v maligno Yivmftirituwn meminitjta nufquamahem y er cttlcftU iUis afiignatyneq; tn certos princtpatu uni ct potcslatu or dines diftinguit-Sed ha>c curwftm excuffa mhil adpicta- temconfcrunt- Satisfitnouiftc eficmalignosfairitus,qui ttclentc ita T)eiprouidcntia>infidiantur cotinuo nobisyut adimpietatempertraclos perdant y dbutcntcs adidno* fira ipforum camcjwn uniuerfo mundo • Qgotquot cnt cu ChrtslononcoUiguntycuhis diffitrgut, er J«J C/?ri-
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