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COMMENTATIONES^ 

D V ^ 1 

ECGLESIASTIC^ POLEMIC^ 

Alteia 

Tr9 Sinitoriaceath Lirinenft \ & Sinao HlUrio ^reUtenft , 
& Mon.tP.erh Ltrtn* 

Altera 

ProSanaoAugi-.flino ,& Aurelio.Sc PatribHs 
Atncanis 

AVCTORE P. Fr: I 

F R A N C 1 S C O 

A SANCTO AVGVSTINO 

M A G E D O 

Lufitano Minoris Obfcruantiae 

Tublico TdtAHmo •> 

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R A N C I S C O 

- M A R 1 A. P H '^ B E O 

PR^LATO DOMESTICO 

Pomificio; vtiiiirqirc Signnturx Rcfcrcnchrio : Con- 
lulror; CongrcgationisConfiftorjalis , & Sacrae 
Vifitationis.SacrorntnRituum, Congicga- 
tionis fiiper flatu Rcgulariura,&fu- 
" }->cr Indulgcntijs, & Reliquijs, & 
Sandilsiijiar Vniucrfalis 
Inquifitionis ; 

£anonico Sanni VeM.^bbati SaniliSeueri: CommeniaUrio 
SinSi Sf -ritMS ; Anh>eptjcopo Turlenfi . 

Onferenti mllii facpe , 
ac dlu, Illuftri(Tjme,5c 
Ileuercncli(ruTie Phae- 
bei , prxclaras animi 
Tui dotcs cum Illuftri- 
bus Familiac Tuac He- 
roibus , illud videri fo- 
1cr,tintun>,aTe fplcndori s maiores Tuo s 

% 2 accc- 




laccepiife , qiiantuiii ij Tibi claritudinis 
I tribuerunc . Adeo ex aequo ccrtant virm- 
tes propriiE Tuae cuin Profapias ornamen- 
tis , vt ciim Jia;c meritis reddita eflj con- 
ftet.ttimillis haec debita videantur. Ita-j 
que necorhamcnta meliuscollocari, nec 
merita rublimiiis afcendere poruerunt . \ 
Illudmirabile effecifti , vt commune ef-J 
fatum : ^igcnut ha^tfuum,aUeni hudat , a verita- ! 
tedeficerer . Et^nimomnia nobilirsimx* 
ftirpis Tus lumina , quae fumma funt ,1 
Tuarum opera virtutum , propria leddi-' 
clifti,quscuque ii,(5craludati,ac Togatifo- 
ns , & domi priEcJarc gefserunt:ea omnia 
vnu tu Togarus in Romana Curia gra 
uifsmiis funcius muneribus partim reap- 
fe prx/lns.partimanimi maanimdine re- 
piaeilntns . - Ne<^ Maiorum Xancum , fcd 
•^fiam Fatriae , qua nulla cit vel ajniquior, 
vc.iHob.lior , vei ornatior , vel opulen- 
aor , KI cmium dignitate pr.-eftanrior . 
i:cq/H»iignoi;K ifhim vrbcm fiorcm ac 
gcinjmmcncJcaIiaf,Cereri5,<?< Baccfii , 



!Pomonar , 6c Amakhex domiciliiim , ob | 
cjcli dcliciasamabilemjob aeris tempe- 
riem .niubrcm j ob ingeniorum aciimi- 
na mirabiJem j armorum palasftram;; Do- 
(fbrinarum Lycacam 5 Amorem Princi- 
pum. qaitanquaniproci lionorarij eanu 
in fponAm totics petieruiit, dc pro ha- 
bcnda dicertariinti pracfidium Religio- 
'riis,acpropterea Romanx Sedi gratifsi- 
mam j in cuius dcmum clientclam fpon- 
te fua voluit deuenlre vt clauibus illis 
/ubijceremr.qux Coelo imperant j pro- 
pequod efse debuit , cam effet Europ» 
Paradifus.H.iius Tu,iIIuftrifsiracPhxbei, \ 
iiiiaoincm prae te ferrefolcsproptcrindo- j 
lis iLi.iuiratem,ingenijfa'jirilitatem, iu- . 
dicij maturitatem , benignitatem erga^ ! 
omnes, magnificcntiam , fplendarem- j 
quedignitatis, infignem litteraturam ,( 
prxlbntcm do(5lrinam, pcritiam fcriim 
facrarumjquibasTu dotibus de totaEc- 
clcfialhca R epublica optirae meruifti : 
Patriae ^xidimationcm auxilli , gcnti^ 



lium 



lium inhgnium 

quid ciarifsi macTatriae Tiix hatura Gomi- 
; gic , id Tii omne virtutelibera cJvpiem-. 

■ ili : qius illa amccnitates , & vtilitf tes |;e-| 
!nio fcracl protuli£,casTu fclici" in^cnip 
FreprxlTentafti , & ad faluterh puBlTcani" 
• contulifti , Bcata Patria , qiiae. te fui furii- 

lem g.cnuit : , T-u.fortanatus , qui , cum 
indanatus elTcs, qua/niitla cffprjeftan 
tipr^eiiu VQtjs,, ac cx|5cmtidni tefpon 
I d!ifti 'NeCcia , v tri ma gis glbriandum 
fir, Mafrji ne ,' quod talem Filium tulit , 
gucni pmncs ei ali« Ciiiical^s inuident l 
ajl^Blr^v /Ctii nemo noh alienus de Patria 
Vyatulajur ■? Fuer!^p t Qr^Ecj .He^ , quj 
Siiperis gratias agerent, <juod At/ienis 
nati cfrenr ,^ proptcr vrbis celebrjtatem . 
"ipnm Tu j>:j<^u$ cs patria-m , llluflrirsimcv 
Phocbei', .' v't piopterc.i Cecr 'a Te haben- 
dfElint gratix , quoa in ea nataJqs na- 
Inijeyi^... lAt.cjuos. na^alcs? jiomini Tuo 
copg.i;ucntesypJanc;Wi<5^b^^^^^ , 6cS(Dlares . 

■ ^ij^,P. eK>.f > inqp.m So- 



lares , non valgarcsiliic,ijdlli:|mos 
'.didiisimos ,tulgencirMinOs. Et qlfa; iltfTf}; | 
Ima genealogic;c lucis laus eft, antiquif- ^ 
Timos . Ul^) caiiobiJirsima Faijli& ^ ¥^ i 
obanriqultacem , fuoaofam liabeton'gi-j 
nem . Nobilitas magis fumo , quani fuce 
comendatur. Rucilat, cum fumta nut)e j 
inUoluitLtr, & duplicacSolem . Atque vt • 
hic & in OricnEc , 6c i nOccidcntc rutilatj ^ 
itaSol Nobilitatis Jux &: in orru, 6cin | 
occafu fplendcfcit . Sunt enlm , qui jn' 
Hifpania cunablila Gewis Tux ponanc. j 
Suntqui inlpHa: dijscnfione felici , qu«, 
dum ioca dtfiungitvtrLimque Solem con- 
iuUHit, Orientcm kalicum , (5cOcci- 
denrem Hiipanicuni . Vna ftirps. tua^ 
vtrum<]u«Solcm continet , (3v pcrpctLuinv' 
.igTt dicuX jl .oc q.ua patte obfciiritatem 
admrttat ;- lilud tamcn conftare vidctur.' 
S[irpciuTua'mclarifsimam adOricnccni j 
inkalia RcMncj natam , ad O-teidcntem 
li ^(iiitdx tommi.grafsCj.morcS )lari , qui 
,ih, Orru itV T>cc.i(t:im TCivdir : ohfiqLtol 

fane 



J&nr curfii^quafircniper ad orientem fe-] 
reuocetjiilLimque re/piciat. Et quidem i 
maiorum Tuorum radios Geneaioeica J 
»j,quamfubijcio,i]iftoria expJicabit . Tuos j 
.. operaepretium crrceoIligcre.Macte Foe- ' 
bci omnes dotes, tum quae narura iniunt , j 
tiim qu3E artc comparantur, collcgifti,' 
&verum Solcm germaniis Phocbus re-j 
piaefcntafti , vt congcminatis lunninibus \ 
folus Sol elTes . Er quidcm aJij Solcs (lir- [ 
pisTua: ficumalijs- comparcntur , Soles 
funt : tecum conferarrtur , folcs effe defi- 
nunt,6cftelix fiunt . Decorum tibi tft 
ita nafci , & ifa adolefcere , vt pofsis ob- 
ftruere illorum luminibus , qui Te pras^ 
ceffenmt.Luieiunt antc Te aIij,fedTe 
nato cluxerunt . Non modo obtudifti 
Maiorum radios fplendorc vbcrnmo, fcd 
\ etiam pr^cftrinxilli . Jispra;ditus < s vjrtu-| 
tibus, vt{iMaioresfplendidos non habe- 
res,quaIcsTu]liusnon habuit, ijspraclii- 
ccre pofses , vt a Te- fplendcfcercn t j cos 
t a m e n n a(fl us e s Mai^res , vt cum ipfi p^ r 

•fe^ 



le fplcndeanr , ijspat iter colliicere , 6: 
augcie Iiicem potuciis.iccldenclo iis cu- 
mulatc lumina .quxdonnrunt . Antecc- 
dunt illi Te annis , non mcritis , Maiorcs 
xtate , 6c gradu, fed minores virtutc , 
ac dignitatc . Vnus Tu plura honorum^ 
inlignia gcftas,quam olim fpolia Trium- 
I phatorcs , Ibrte meliori jcum hi fpoliarcnt 
! alienos , y t ie ornarent j tu mei ueris or- 
namcnta, quibusornarcsTuos , 6calie^ 
nos . Tua virtus Thxhcx fimilis radios 
vndcqiiaque diftUndir . Omnia figna 
virtutis prodic j & nunquam in illis va 
rljs, ac diuerfis occupationum motibus 
a linea honeftatis recedit . Hanc Tu 
Ecliptlcam tenes , at citra Eclipfim j 
defe<n:um non patcris,&ex intcgro micas, 
non luce , aur vicifsitudinaria , aut fc 
dentaria ,fcd pcrpetua , vigili, vaga,6c in 
omnem partem mobili, dum lucidumor 
bem circumfcrs, &:ilhiftrasOibefti.Hoc 
vnoSoli diflimilis , quod vicesOrtus , 
(Sc Qccafus ncfcis fcmpcr meridies 



95 



Tuus 



TuusiiquetL,nec vJiis obtendjiaii poteft' 
nubibus vcl inuidiiB, vei foitun^. Ko- 
in VibecapitcOibisa teneris cifulJi- 
fti,: Quinque.Pontificibus-acceptus , a 
<3uibus<juafiexconrcnripneornarus5Jio- 
noribusfcquentibusmcrita , gradatim ;]d 
culmeirarccndifti , exc]urafortuna:Toc; ' 

funt » vt quemquam aiium po0cnt| 
cbruere multirudine , ac pondcrc . Ai Tu ' 
omnium cipax fcrs , fuftines nume- 
rum, &.mol€m. Eosialibi commemo-! 
ro.nunc iilud fumoi ad eos.pr.xftandos' 
Qp.usforc ccncenis.ocuiij., centcms ma J 
nibiiSjTu tamen omnes vnointuitu ,pluf-i 
quam Argus, vn<i manu,plufquam G y ces, f 
compreliendis-, 6c.adminiftra$. Munus' 
j ip%neCommendararij variimi ,& muJ-j 
:^'tii^IeX;,.quonihiI.eftoccupatius., diffici-' 
I lH^s.,,mpeditius,tanta:faciIitatc, nc tcli-' 

c^tatc gcris , vclnteJligenria , qu;e C^Ium ' 
mcuct , d-se videaris- . Jbi Nolocom,«m , | 

ibi Xenodoch,um,;biOrphanocrophiiun, 
ib. Gyn;gceum,ibi Qrdo, ibi Goeno/.-.nm 

ibi 



ibiEcclefia jiblomnes Reipiiblic^ par-j 
tes continentiu . Ciinc^ba redre , nc iite, 
adminiftras, 6c ndmtniftrando auges, 6c 
iocuplctas . Auxifti redditus , amplificafti 
tabricam,beaftimireros,ornaftiReligio- 
fos, omnes.in officio continuifti j fatis eft 
hoc nmnus ad diftincndum virum , 6c 
prudcntem ,&:validum , Herculi facro 
parcm>. Sed pro Tua ampiitudine exi- 
guum,<5vieueapparct. Itaque aiia , 6c 
pene omnia racrarumCongregationum 
muniaobis^ccufingulis natus fucris j fa- 
<St\is adres Diuinas,ficris operaris , 6c 
pcnfa Ecclcfiafticaad D. Petri Religiose 
fbiuis , 6<piam mcntcm Canonicisfun- 
clrionibus excrccs . Vbiquc frequcns ,ac 
pracfcns impIcs.Curiam , 6c qiiafi in pluri- 
buslocis vnusipfcfis,in nullo vnquanL. 
defidcraris,fpccie quadam obiecla mira- 
C-ili, certc omnibus admirabilis. Valcs 
doclrinn , eruditione Sacrn , ProFana-, va- 
l ia . Libros pulclierrimos SacrarumDi- 
fcipUnarum refcrtos in luccm edis , qux 

" JTi 2 DoCtt 



tioctiopera/lilpiciunt , pii veneratiir.Lit- 
teras amas, 6c profiteris, quibusproficis 
Chriaianx Reipublica:. Docflrinam mo- 
rumcxemplisconfirmas. Viua lex re(5ti, 
iufti & ,ajqui norma , idea virtutis vide- 
ris. Infuper Te Mxcenatcmprobas, ac 
cxhibes , Do<5lorum hominum praefi- 
duuni , & decus ; vltra Mscenatem fa- 
piens,6cnobiIis. Solaris miferos, egen- 
tes fubleuas , oppreflbs rccreas , lapfos 
crigis , confternatos confirmas , affli- 
(^losprotegis , calamitofis fubuenis^in- 
feliccs beas. Ncc in oculto funt virtii- 
tcstuaff:emiii2ar, lucent^corufcant .6c 
Solcm te clTc teftantur . Omnes in te 
iumma5,ac infaftigio fummam cfficiunt 
cxomniumnumeriscollearam . Idmira- 
bile ,qu6dexceIIismodeftia quadamfin- 
gulari, qvLX reliquarum radios inte fplen- 
dentiam conatur obtundere vmbra. 
pudoris obdu(fta . Veriitn & hoc Solis 
eftvmbram rcddere 6c ex ea nofcitari . 
Lnudari,eifcrri, m^cui? : imo & vctas. 



Quod ego ipfc fum expeitns , qiii cum ' 
vcllem cffigicm tuam in ueftibulo huiu- 
fceoperis pr.xfigere, non modoeamde- 
negafti , fed etiam ftenima fubtraxifti,- 
iratus mihi quod id tentarim . Tan- 
ta eft nioderatio tua , vt timeam nc 
quod hanc Arborem tuam Genealo- 
gicam » quam cxtorfi a tuis , huic 
Epiftolae dedicatoria; attexucrim , 
mihi ftomacheris . Ncc vanus eft 
timor ; cum cx qiio id inaudifti , 
multis per tc , per que alios amicos 
egeris , vc a propofito defiftcrcm . 
. Vicit tamcn obftinatio mca modera- 
tioncm tuam } libcrtatc fiim vfus con- 
fueta . Scriho mco fcnfu,non alic- 
no. Multum mc tibi debere fateor j 
(ine me hoc fpecimcn grati animi 
exhibere . Etcnim fi mlnus , quam 
pro eo ac debco tc commcndauc- 
ro , ingratus cire vidcbor . Hacc 
eft mea & rnica, &: propria vir- 
tus . Praeterea calamus , qucm fblum 

oiihi 



>l-^ 

* 'jyiihi forcuna e tot naiifragijs relicjuit » 
iLirismei eft yti co pro meo arbitrio vo~ 
lo; cum pr^fertim in tc laudando ratio 
mihi habenda fi: po/lcritatis , qux Maio- 
rum nobilitate alitur , 6c Jleipublica; 
Chriftjana: ,quae rnagnofum virorum 
cxemplis ad virtutcm acccnditur. Vno 
vcrbo . Scribo aetcrnitati,non tibi . Lnpc- 
ra modeftix tux ne mi/ii homini grato 
noccat : n..m ego & officio , 6: obfequio 
mco nnperare nonpofsum quin fuas par- 
tes exequantur. Qaod actinctaddedica- 
tionemoperisnondubito,quin tibi con- 
gruat , tequc deccatcumin rebusfacris 
& .Ecclcllafticis vcrretur , quarum tu es 
peritifsimus , cum pr^rertim illud rem 
contmeat innocencix , fidci, &"Iori^ 
Sanarorum Lirincii/ium , tum cxiftima- 
tionis Auguftini 6c Patrum Africano- 
rum , .6c ^nuiolac^ Eccleri;^ ■Cacholic.-e 
communionis. Qax argamenca dian^^ 
funtfinoular, rua pictate, icligione ^ nc 
hdc ^npr^fertim hoci pfum pj,.,. p^o- 



batumantca fit Emincntlfliir.o^rc Kcue 
rendifsimo DcminoGaidinali Aibizzio, 
q ue m co p io fifs i m e ei i: d i 1 1! m ,&cfo\i diP 
fimedbdum , 5c acerrimum Scdis Apo- 
ilol icx vindiccni rouinius , cui niihi| 
etiam per Jitteras fignificauic pJacuiflc 
alijsinKe Ecclcfiaftica verratiflimis., qui 
j Roms vrranque jncmnl iitteiatura p-a 
ginamfaciuntA^iiis, quorum ego praeiu- 
dicijs fretus animos fumpfi ad Jioc tibi , 

Gpusdedicandumji^tuum.miJiipatroci^ 
! nium affirmandum 



Sfrims Obfi^iJfnti/simus 



S C H E M A 

GENEALOGICVM 

Stirpis Phoebeae Vrbeuetanac 

A V c T 0 R E 

Comiie lomne Ba^tijla Cajielmagio . 



/ M 3l H ■' > 

JOJAhmO 

5^. C. V.. 



VM de mAndato Olympia Mai^ 
dalchwa Pdmphiltit S. Marti'- 
nt Principijfa , Innaccntif X. 
Cognat£ y Eema Vrhcm vete^ 
rcm me contulijf cm^vt de no^ 
htlitate auia MaidalchtntCar^ 
dtnalts eiufdcm /amilt^ />4- 
trts , cui Maitenfem Cruccm 
Innocentius deliinauerat (erat ea Hortenfta Phccbea) 
diUgenter inquirerem^d^artophyUcif pubUct tnfru^- 
nteuta recognofcerem ^repertmulta htfloriarum mo^* 
numentit , tum Ctuitatis , tum Ciutum idoneis au* 
thortbus y Alphonfo CeccareUo ^ Cypriano Manenti^ 
Monaido Menaldenji y quat^uidem fauebant clarttu^ 
dtni fltrpis Phccbea ea ^ pro meo in te , lUuflrifsime 
Domtne , oJficto^duAt opera pretium exhtbcr^ . 

PR mus omnmmoccurritOdauianus , Pater 
Petri, AuusTh€OcIorici,a quo llabiliri,^ ^ 
ornari coep^ta Vrbcueteii Phc-ebea domas iampri- Storicdci^an- 
dem ibi conllituta,quam Manenti, A & Monal- "° 
denfif, B inter primarias enumerant , fecundtim ^ 
Micenelli vetuftillimam , & chrillimam , & commrnt.dd 
quamuis non antea nominetur a Manente, Cl^annonrj. 
&extra Confulares familias ponatur , nihil ci Mancn^uof. 
de nobiUtate detrahitur , cum hic Confularis Jib.i.pag.^*.' 
fyllabus confcctus fit multo ante quamTheo* ^ 
doncus, aut lacobusgermanus frater , Yrbeiu^ 

K a vetc- 




vctcreiit Romamlgrarent, annovideHcetii^o. 
quemadmoclum nec reperitur inter nobiles fa- 
Ceccanlt. '"'^'''^^ rufpeaaspopulo»& a magiftratibus ex- 
iFebriuijiV, clufas feptemvirorunidecreto, A quippequod 
•».p.4«. Vhzhea gens grata femper extititpopulo , & 
^ publicxadminiflrationisparticepsfuit. Habi- 
MonaiAcom-fa^^f Rom^Odlauianus,^ annoM.CC. ori- 
mentaii'anno undus , vt ferunt , ab Hifpania , fedfamaob- 
nti^r.?p.it.^cura eft , cum omnino compertum fit, Rom« 
cunabula pofuifle , Vbi eius antiqu» famili^e 
monimenta adhuc in Capitolio extant, nempe 
antiquo , incifbque fapide conffgnata memo- 
riaPh-cbei olim Sabinor^un Ducis, cui Callij in 

Senonica Vmbria Ciuitate originem ambiguam 
Conradum Aefinum, Anniumque Viterbienfem 
eonatos aftruere , Vghellius commemorat in_, 
Ital. facr. tom. 2. in Epifcopis Callienfibus . 
Et vnde Vrbemveteremtranslata familia. 

Petrus Odauiani Filius , Theodoricum Du- 
cem , & lacobui-n Poteftxitem (nomina funt Ho- 
neftatum ) procreauir , vt habetur in arbore Ge- 
neaIogicafamiIi.-c , delineata in cartapergame- 
na, exprelfis nominibus, quz. ibi leguntur , fui 
gientibusprapvetuftatelitteris, quemadmodum 
etiam perfpicue apparent Angeli , & Thom=e 
AngeIuz2inomina,qui vixere anno MCCCC. 
extatetiam defctipta ineadem chartahneami- 
norum ab Angelo vfquead Petrum,&Nicola- 
umPauIi iuniorisA«um,aquo huiufinodiarbo- 
xemaccepi . Yerumquoniamfamilixclaritudo 
maniteftius apparebit ex contradacum primo- 
• '7^^ Vrbeuetanis necellitudine ,&munerum. 
admimftratione ^ opoitere aibitror pr.Tmittere 

notitiam 



notitiamRep;iminis huius Vrbis, vt coiiftet qui 
pubJicosin eagefTerunt honores.eos clarilUmos ^^^^ 
cxtitifre,ciim pr.-cfcrtim fumma fuerit Ciuium -4 upicue "b.dtl 
ambitio, contendente f^pe cum nobilitate, ple- R>^orm.foi.ii 
be,&dignitatesadfetrahente, vS:ipfamet no-- Ij^o nnp; 
bihtate in fadiones diuifa ficuti inRomana^ 8i.iib.iopag. 
olim Ciuitate accidifie leaimus. lam inde ab an- If; 
no DCGCCLXX. fancitum, vt duo Confu^ ^n^TllJo'"" 
les liberam Ciuitatem tanquam capita Magi- ^^f-^"^^"'^ 
rtratus, fiue Baii.-e ( fic vocari placuit ) guber- MonaLioi^.l. 
^ narent: fed non diu tenuit e"^ forma Reipublic;^ , »• ^ i». 1037 
namcuminteruenifTet morsg;Ioriofa «PetriPa- ^'^'^' '^^* 
renzi Yrbis Redloris, & ChriftianrcFidei propu- 
gnatoris ,propterea occifi opera Theobaldi , & Cccard. i.i, 
Gotifredi , qui vico Ronciglioni prdserant , h.^- P 
xeamquefouebant,ftatutumfuitannoM. CL. 
XXXXiX. vt in locum Reftoris annui Magi- 
ftratus duo crearentur , vnus Poteftas , alter 
Capitaneus ex ordine nobiiium , penes quos ^ 
Reipubliceadminiftratio C eflet. Poftea anno Ceccax l.i. p 
M. CG. XX. vfque ad M. CCCoccupata vi , 
&:armis Monaldenfium Vrbe, abijfdem in di- 
uerfaspartesdiftradlis, non tameft adminiftra- 
ta, quam lacerata Refpublica , fe£lo quippe 1 jl* 
fa£liones populo , vtiquifquefuoPrincipi ad- 
ha^rebat, ita mutuis fe vulneribusconcidcbant 
quodmiferabiIiterdeploratZ)Cecarellus; nihil-ibiuif^p. 
ominus perfeuerabant Poteftas , & Capitaneus H. 
adominantibuselecli , additisfeptem Confuli- 
bus y qui eorumdeni arbitrio moderabantur 
Rempublicam. Donec tandcmexcuiro, Ponti- 
ticum opera , & pr.Tfidio, Monaldenfium iugo , 
annuus tuit magiftratus eledlus cum duplici 

mu- 



munere Poteftatrs , & Capltanei r is Bonifacius 
idtmfbid ^'^^^* Pontifex fuit , iiberata A Cluitate, ex- 
cJufis adminiftratione MonaWenfibas , isc alijs, 
qui violentius imperitabant, cxceptis tameju, 
Fetro MonaIdo, 6t Vanne MafTeOiVlonaldenfi- 
tib. luf.ser. ^."^ ^ ahjfque paris, & tranquilhtatis aman- 
Reftauf.uo7. tibus , ijiter quos fuere Phc-cbei e>: optiiinatibus, 
P.«*' quod faaionis , & tumultus expertes erant, 
^ his minime Populusintercedeb»t, immo fuff>a- 
Lib.Refor.de gati^tur,ifleoque C Confulcs creari , 6c honores 
Scr Keftaur. adipifci , & R empu Wicam gere e foliti . Itaque 
anno isi3.eleaifuntfex<{ecimfipientes,quatec 
ni pro regionibus Vrbis,vt in Senatum venirent, 
&in tebclles ferrent fentcntiam. HaudmuJto 
poft tamen Monaldenfes , ad RerapubJicain- 
P admiUi , cam moderate.ac mfte adminiftrarunt. 
Ccccareii, Auno deindei\l.CCC.XV.Z)fapientesfexaginta 
Aug p.}8 i9 conftituti , Itbr^ maioris appellati, pecuJij pu- 
bJici augendi caufa.Sed nouis exurgentibus tur- 
bisAnnoMCCCXX.l. habito, & optimatum, 
&popularium confilio, defignati quatuor ex 
nobihbus totidemex alijs, quorumpartes 
enenttranquilhtati,&quietipubhc?inuifriJare. 
^ ProcejJentedienobilesanimofiores£faai*;quod 
cecc.ij» p. popuJifuffragiaindeptieaent, pJer^que fami- 
4j. nobiJium funt .eiUtut.-c. Vcrum, ne promif- 

cue , tumuJtuose honorcs vindicarent, confi- 
humBalixderreuit , vtnobiJcs difcernerentur 
a pkbeis, & de illorumnobiJitate inquireretur 
cm fi quatuor teftimonia facerent fidem , ijs 
fuJfragiopopuJari adgubernandum opus non 
cITa; 'icqu.-sdamfamilia:exclu4«,qu.-cdamad- 
miir.c,ne oinnes.irruef ent,^Ciues opprimerent, 

quo 



quacirca pfncTentep fancitum Anno MCCX% ^ 
XXX.vt ConfuJatiii^adiiingcrentur quadra- c di/s.fcb^^^ 
ginta optimat^s , & quadraginta popularcs • n^*. ' 
Idplanetenuit^ vfq; ad Annum MCCCXXXI. 
quoErmanus Monaldenfis defenf«r , & caput 
ReipubJic^e inftitutus, i^n qua is ^^indc Anno Jl^j^^^g^^J^^^ 
l^^^^^-^XXXIIII. Principatum geliit arbitrio ' 
luo Magiltratus eligens, remcu^^nfque; eo fato . 
funfto Anno c MCCGXXXVII. penes Mo- p^';^'^' ^'^' 
fialdenfes Dominatio ftetit, non tamen apud 
eos, qni a Ceruara:, (quoruni Ermanus crat ) d 
cliCti, fedapudilios, qui Vipero? vocabantur . ^^cml.j.p.^r 
Hi,qu6d artu Ceruarenfes ab adminiftrationc 
Ciuitatis amouerant,MaIcorini;aIij Beffliti nun- 
cupati. AmiodemumMCCCXXXXIV. recu- 
perata Z> libertas , defignato tamen Vexijlifero 
Duceue(Confaloneriumvocant) Angelo Van- idcmi.j.f. 
Ho Montanaro e Monaldcnfibais , &ftatHto , y? 
regimen ^Ciuitatis , creatis feptcm Magiftra- 
tibus C Dominosdicebant), inftaurarstur . Bre- 
uiseadignitasfuit , Bcnediao Monaldenfi oc- 
cupante Principatum , &: prius dominiujn auer- 
tente, cuius Ule temeritatis paulopaft Mao-i- 
ftratudeieaus, & Vrbc expuifus , pcenas luit idem^i.a^p 6< 
Ajino MCCCXXXX VI. , F fufFcao ci Conra- 
do, quem populiis , per Annum , protc6lorcm, 
ac defenforem elegit ; quo breui mor tuo, ftibro- 
gatus Comc' Guido Soanenfis,(7 ac eo vix dccur- idrmifb.». 
^? '.^^^^^ dominium , ik rcginien Pcrufina: rag-^;/ * 
diclioni obnoxium efTccoepit, Anna videJicct 
MCCCXXXXV/ (I.Qiioniam veroeointerual- 
lo Optimates publicos vfurpauerant honores , 
decxwtumvt Ciiutasftatui populari rcftituere- 

tur , 



8 

tur , ac nc vllus deiiiceps Nobilium ; prluileglo 
populi gauclcret , ncue cuiquam illorum liceret 
Senatumingredi :additum , vtqui feptemMa- 
giftratus , fiue Domini dicebantur , frimdresob 
vitandam inuidiam nominis vocarentur : Con- 
ccw^i p <7 ^^^^"^^^ ^ autem Balirsex ducentis Ciuibuscoa- 
• lefceret pariaudoritate, acea, quaConfuIes, 
& Quadraginta Viri potiti fuerant . Vixerein 
fumma pac e Ciues , donec Anno MCCCLli 
B Optimates B violentia vfi , in Concilium fe in- 
idem 1.3 truferunt , eaque porta ad dominium patefaCla, 
BenediftusMonaldenfisde ViperaPrincipatum 
occupauit. Exinde coeperunt dici BefFati , Muf- 
fati;&: Malcorini,MeIcorini . Nec diuturna fuit 
idci/rjpit Benedidifelicitas, Annoquippe MCCCLII. 

vicinus Viciprrtfe£lus ei dominatum extorfit, 
ac deincepsa Populo DominusVrbis appella- 
tus, geifitRempublicam. H^c varietas Prin- 
cipum anfam dedit fi rmo , & conftanti Princi- 
patiii,Anno quippe MCCCLlV. Cardmalis 
Aegidius Albornozms Vicarius , &Legatus In- 
nocentij VI, Papaj Vrbem ei obnoxiam fecit , & 
volentem Populum in Pontificiam ditionein, 
tranllulit, ac dcmiim vnanimxconfenfu Ciuium 
InnocentiusDominus declaratus,& Cardinalis 
Aegidius,honoriscaufaeodem nominc appella- 
^ tus , 2) regimen obtinUit. Is optima adminiftra- 
Lib.r.f.fcfRe- ^ione Rcpublic? effecit.vt ca falubre confilium 
ftaur. 1+. lui. caperet dedcndi fe Suuimo Pontifici,ac in pote- 
'Jf*- ftateEcclefi.-tmanendi,idq; voto,&gratulatio- 
^ nepiibhca tcitaium . Itaque.illo mortuo, de eo 
ceccar.p.»!.! miiu ad Papam E Mariinum V. Legati. Per- 
u.p.tj i feuerauit tamen regimen feptem Dominorum 

vfque 



9 

vfqiie ad Annum MCCCLXX^X. nonnulJis in- 
terrurrentibus , velut in Mari recepf pra^ato , 
tutbinibus , donec eo ipfoanno ,tota Rcfpubli- 
caexintegro , Pont ficifefetradidit. A istiim ^^^^^^1 , 
erat Vrbanus VI. &quidem tranquilla, prout p §4. 
erat voluntatia , ea deditio forct , fi tempora^ idemp.8y, 
turbulenta peimitterent * Horum vicillitudo 
peiturbauit ilatum ^ Etenim Clemens VII. An- 
tipapa , vtiEcclefiam inuaferat , ita Ecclefiafti- 
camditionem diuiferat, cuius illuftns erat por- 
tio Vxbeuetana . igitur artibus , & opera B idcmlib. i 
Beraidi , & Ranaldi MonaJdenfium , quos con- p-fu 
fueta ^ mperij dulcedo inefcabat , & loann.-c Re- 
gin^ Ncapolitan^s Clementis VII. fautricis 
opes , & copi^ animabant , turbata qtiies , ipfos 
in Vibem immittente Cardinali a Pileo Rauen- 
nate Legato C^ementiano , & . n eofdem domi- 
nium transferente^ Veriira breui tempellasde- 
tonuit fecuta c^^de RanaMi Anno MCCCXC^ 
& deditione Arcis Comitis Montorij , eoquc-i' 
efteftum, vt rediret ad ver um Dominrm Roma- 
num Pontificem Bonifacium IX. cui publicum, 
ac xternum fidelitatis facramentum di€lum; 
annuentibus Luca, & Conrado Monaldenfibus, 
qui tunc adminiftrabant Rempublicam. Anno 
MCCCLXXXIX. habuit quaternosConfilia- 
rios binos faftionis Muflfata: , binos Mclcorinrc, 
& Gubcrnatorem Reipublica: Nobilejn quem- 
dam Perufinum. ^ 

IneunteAnnoMCCCC.quiC tunc prsrerat jacm lib. 
Vrbi loannes Tomacellus Vicarius, & Neposp.i^o/ 
Pontificis Bonifacij IX* coafto Concilio Ci- 
uium , creauit quatuor Conferuatores pro nu- 

B mcro 



mero regionum , qulbiis nomen inditum VexII-' 
hrij , vulgo ConfaJonerij , feu capitisregionis» 
&quia vnaearum infrequens erat , contra<Slus 

Cecilpio, eft numerus, A ik ad ternosredijt .,Hic rerum 
ftatus tranquiJie habuit fub Domino Bomfacio, 
donec Anno MCCCCXIll, a Ladislao Rege-. 
NeapoJitanoacerrimoPontincishofte turbatus 
s eft, qui yfiirpato pcr vim Vrbis Dominatu fper 

td.i.j.p.tij. ciemliberatis obtenderat . Verum B eo paulo 
p6ftmortuo,popuJusComiti Sforti.-c Principa- 
tum detuht , qui nimium breuisexftitit, quo- 
niam codem anrio CardinaJis a S.Euftachio Le- 
gatus , &C Vicarius J oannis Pap.-s XX fj. recupe- 
tauit dominium , & EccJefix reftituit , fuunu 
tamen tenititcurfum vetusadminiftratiavicilli- 
^ tudini rerum capitumque obnoxia . Etenim an- 

idemiib.ji no MCCCCXVi. Braccius c k Montone,Forte 

p..»i7.. brachiumdiaus,Ciuitatemarmisopprellit, & 
Priftcipatum vfurpauit:ab eo ejedi duoCon- 
feruatores Muffati, alij duo Melcorini , quo- 

lib.rifortn. ML.(^<...CA.X.. Z>,quo ad Ecclefiam rurfiim re- 
£loS'° ' ^'^^'^' ^'^ Martuius V. Pontifex, 

v.b daw/r. ^onferuatonbusmutatismoderatorem ^S^ 
Bi,4i6. Pr.-EtoremVrbisuiftituitAuguftinumf Colum- 
nam,ledpopulo tumultante ob difseufionem op 
cec |.b. 3. p. , & popuJarium munus conferuatorum 

ambientmm , fortibus ccmmiflJa eJeaio , ita vt 
nominaCandidatoruminvrnammittereitur & 
inde extrahsrentur : hac ratione , vt fi mimus 
cflct ^laflratus, lecundus MeJcorinus exifteret 
Qiiatcrnos fortiri pJacuit , quidies feptem vicifl 
ftm pr^cffent , quce fornia regiminis durjiuit ad 
"■^ Annum 



It 

aiiTiumvfqjMCCCCXXVr/^Tnterim Optima 
tes fubimi viigebanti&turbasin Vrbeexcita- ['uSan^McUhu 
bant,qu6d ^sgre ferrent illam a^qualitatem (con- "ci. An^gn.p, 
fufionem dicebant) Optimatum; & popuianum * ^^' 
fublato pJebis ; & riobiiitati5 difc^imine ; quare ^ 
anno MCGCCXXX. denuofancitum\ff vt in- CeccJi5.|.p« 
pofterum quatuorConferuatoreSjTortito elige- 
rentur ^duoprimi ex optimatibus duo leliqui 
ex popularibus , quorum nulla effct permixtio, 
fcd intra fuum quifque gradum contineretur , 
intra quem fenex iunioremprajcederet.Verunii 
pehac quidem ratione quies parta C , namfe- ,^ 
quens annus MCCCCXXXK nouis ' difienfio- idcmhb. i.i?. 
nibus , tk tumultibus perturbari c^pit , atque- >*4. 
adeo nouum gubernandi modum excogitari 
oportuit, videlicet addehdi alios quatuor Con- 
feruatoresex*fecundo gradu populaf ium ,qui ^^»^^*^* 
extrahendi erant ex vrna diuerfa omnino ab al- 
tera primi gradus opcimatum.Sed male coibant 
male farta ReipuBlicas viilnera . 'Recf udu^funt 
igitur anno MCCCCXXXVir. Eugeriio ]V> ^ 
Pontifice , cum 2) Gentilis Petri Antoni/Mo*- idemhb.^j^gt 
naldenfisfilius, antea didlusdella Sala,'vrbis re* t^f^ii^* 
gimen vfufpauit,ac vti pfoteclor fadlionisMel- 
corina^ Vrnam totam eius nominum 'impleiiit 
ineunteanno MCCCCXL. imminuto numero 
Conferuatorum ,'quos binos taiitiim effeiuilit, 
fed breue fuitdominium ,nam quarto poft anno> 
Ciuitas Ecclefia^, Nicolao V. Poritifice, occafio* 
ne cidis Henrici fratris Gehtilis ;dum hic Vrbe 
abefat reftituta , acpfoinde anno £ 'MCCCC"- idcm iib/4. 
LX.inftauratusMagiftratusfexCbnferuatorum pag.Mr»"^" 
cx auftoritate Pij n. , titnc priferitis confif mg- 

B ^ tus 



^us anno MCCCCLX V. decretum , vt feni op- 
... timates , totidcm A pop^ilares eiTejit , ea leg;e,vt 
^^l^^t »47, mutuo pjrscederent iuxta conditiones, & merita 
M»* ' familiatium^quasinitio fuerantin fortes conie- 
£1^ . Decretum primum vt llluftres conftitue- 
rentu.r , & inter eos infignesaliquot i uris Con- 
fulti ; fecun<ium, vt nobilesfine titulo , tandem 
Cjiues feiiiato gradu ,& antiquitate ttiipiuiiii 
admittcrentur. Id cosptum exercerimcnfe Sep- 
iricnfiib. 4^ tembri.&Otlobri eiusanni, -8 continuatumque 
p.i4j.Mi^ deinceps yfqu€ ad annum MGCCCLXXXil. 

cjUQ numerus fex ad quatiLor redadlus. Hinc 
noua; turbas exortre,C quod abundante numero 
idcmi.4.p. ^orum quierant in fecando gradu ntct^^imt 
148.151. * eosad tertium red'ucer€,proptereareditumad 
prifcum numerum fex conferuatorum D anno 
Lib.fcfor serJ^^CCCCLXXXVlIIJeruatograduumordine, 
latobimonei. idque obferuatum vfque ad annum MDLIV* 
c"*i ir ciim reda£lus eft numerus Conferuatorum ad 
^ecc, 1 p. qiiat^^uor Ac vt rcqualiter diiiiderentur , vt qui 
primi gradus efTent manerent in fecunda , & 
qui fecundi in tertio Anno MCCCCL V., quem 
modum fortiendi Paulus Raynutius , fedandi 
tumultuscauf4.demandato Pontiricis Vrbeue- 
teri CommifTarius inftitutus approbauit..Ve* 
nim non fiiftulit turba.s,imdmaiores excitauit: 
quarc anno poft MJJLVlI.. reformanda.vrna^ 
fiut,&proinde adcaput r^djjt fex Conferua- 
torum intra ordinem graduum , idque tjenuit ad 
annum MCCCCLXII.- ciim tentatum fuit re- 
ftituerenumerumquatuor, ita vt fingulidiui- 
derentur periegiones,fortitQtamen ealege—, 
?t finguii piascederent pej: quindegimdiesdu^ 

rante 



^3 



rante bimeltri magiHratu;fedeicarcerbatieo luat 
TituJarc.^, & NobUcs^qui apud Pontificemcon- 
queHi^eflreceruntvt Commiffuriusfuper co mit- 
terctur D. Lucius Saxeus poftea CardinaJis, qui 
fuftulit modum fortiendi nouum , reducens 
iJJum ad antiquum fex Conferuatorum,feruato 
ordiue , &diftin£tione graduum . Ita continua- 
tum-^vfque adfinemanni MDLXIV. quo im- 
petratum fuit raenfe Decembri diplomaa Pio ^^^^*^^^ 
IV. cuius vigore eledlus eft Magirtratus vnius 158.15/ 
VexilJarij:, feu Confalonerij ex numero Titula- 
-lium , & B Nobilium , & quatuor Conferuato- ^ 
res iuxtagradiLsFamiliarum, idque incfioatum pl^^JJ, ' 
anno MDLXV.. vtifcribit Monaldenfis infuis ' 
Commentarijs hifce verbis . /^J/i/ Pius f/firi/or-- 
tes fingu^lts luilris digi Confatonerihm ^ ^ Con- 
feruatores^quifrAcedcrent pro atate ^ ejfentque e 
Ciuthuj ^fic tAmtn vt Confalonertus pracederet Con^* 
feruatortbus , 4C eltgeretur ex numero tituUrium 
Comitum Doclorum Capitancorum , a/torum Op^ 
timatum. Quod quidcm pcjgit Monaldenfis 
commemorare , fed id nocuit potius , quam pro* 
fecit; oportuit quippe interdum eligiinCon- 
feraatorera vnum, ex familia nobili cum detri- 
mento dignitatis , & gradu5,velilIumpT^terire 
dignitate vacuum . (^oquo modo id fuerit , di- 
ploma.Pij IV. obferuatum fuit, ac etiam nunc 
©bferuatur ,qiiamquam anno MJDLXXill. re- 
m^uata vxna , quasftio mota eft inter Ciues , qui- 
bufdam contendentibus, vt inter Conferuatores 
non haberetur ratio fblius rctatis, fed etiam con- 
ditionis ,&gradus fajniliaruni , &qiii pares-ef- 
fejit , bi piajctdeicnt iuxta tempusictatis, nlhii- 

ominus 



H 

Mancn. n,,.^'"'""'^ tamcn -rf prxfcriptiim Pij Pdntificis re- 
i.t.p. »7. -ccptum eft ;VCiuitdte'fumma cum pace propter 
Monai. !.io,p..fiiauem adminilhationem Ecclefi^ quie tarito 
felicior fuit ;fub dominio . Pontificis , qwartto 
antea infelicior fuerat : fub illa^fucata hberta- 
te, qm^) viciliitudine rerum publicarum tur- 
bis , & tumultibus fe reddit obno.xiam, tk ambi- 
tioni Jitat. 

VJtraiiofce Magiftratus.fruebantur Opcima- 
tesCamerariatuReipubJice,ideftGazopliyJacio, 
fiue PrrBfedlur^i communis"jt;rarij , cui praeranc 
iam inde a tempore Maftini V. , qui Ciuitati 
t reftituit poteftacem fabricandi, tum quo ad mu- 
Mansn i.4.p.vnus publice«dificandi,tum quo aafpeciaJe Xe- 
Monal. I. i4.'"oaochij S. M&tix k SteJlanunCupati . Itaqut-. 
P..,e.^nni Anno MGCCCXXJ £ fanxit Confilium dele- 
gationem oneris annuivni nobiJicum admini- 
ftratione fabric?,qui Supiraftantis iiomine pr^- 
eflet & alteri praifeauram Xenodocliii cunu 
^ tituloRedtons , qua: duomunia in vfu fuefunt 
Geccatd.1. ». cumCiuitasproprioarbitrio regebatur. Siqui- 
p. ts^nm , aem mitio fabric? S. Mari§ anno MCCCLXI V. 

defignatus c fuit Pr^fe^us Monaldus Ciuis 
Beltrami Monaldenfis filius , &c«m iada funt 
tundamenta a Nicolao IV.eledus fuitPrefeftus 
Gonradus Ermanus eiufdem GiuisfiJius , & po- 
D '"ea alterr NobiJes Primates vrbis.,'interquos 
K ".^^^"^^'^^Plf "q"»^ a •riieodorico defcendentes.qua- 
i»4«. p. ui. "Ai" lenem commodum deducemus. 

■.^^^o^oikiis Z>h"Iius lacobi Poteftatis il Je nui4 

ix.4«.i>b.io,|5"s^niftoricuslaudatus a Manenti , &MonaIw 
p. „. a t. dertfi. fiqu^dem in iUaferie £ -anflorim «on"^!: 



merantur alij filij Pctri, &.Oaauiatii, quam Po^ 
teltas , w^s: Capitancus , ciun conllet Teodori- 
cum , & lacobum, eos honorcs i;cirifle , vti ha- 
betur.ex arborc GeneaJogica.: ex quaitcm li- 
quet eumdcm .Thcodoricum. iam turn Vrbem- 
ueterem habitafTe , & apparet in .vetufta in-^ 
lcriptione.Gothicislittcris vnrialibus exarata 
infronte perg;uK^.Eccklia^S. GeorgijMart^^ris 
infundo tamilic-^ turs.Phoebc^, quorum maior 
natu, idcft J o. Paulus Archipresbytcr iJ Jius Ca- 
thedralis eo. me vilendi gratia dcduxit, qua: in- 
fcriptio , &fi tempori^iniuria exefa fitextant 
in ea.tamcn hx liuca; . 1 hcodoricHJ f^tkeus ^ 
CenttUna MonAldenfis vxor j anno MCCIXJI^ , qua: 
quid.€mEcclefia ,ycl exintegra, vel maximam 
partem vidctur effe conftruda a Tlieodorico ^rf Ma 
fuprarudexa prifci templi vicini monaftciio S. rcgci7Ji Hhfu 
Gcorgij,cuiusv4 meminitS» Gregorius Magnus. ' «•»nd*j.tp. 
nec vei:6illa eft,vtvuJg6creditur ,quc^firaerat ^** 
intqrE.rclefiamSanQillimc^; Trinitatis , ikOci- b 
param S. Laurentij -^. apud S. Gorium fiue— Monaid.i, n. 
Georgium, fiquidemibi non fuit inftaurataEc- P*^«^*«**^^' 
clefia^Ck Monafterium S. Georgij, fcdS. Gre- 
firorij, qua: r^dificia erefta , fabricatafunt a 
Grcgoiio VlJ.Papa anno M.CLXXXIIJ.in^ ^ 
memoriam S. Gregorij , fui cognonnnis.Audo- Manrn. losij 

.Manenti,Ccuius h.Tc funt cVerba : Gregorius P* i^* 
yjl. . orrjAHtt yrbcmHttererr^^infigni Monafierio 
fni notntnts , idell .S. Cregor^ ^ fton autem Geor- ^ 
gif^ Conftat.vero c6 tempore vixifle Theodori-Bomfmg fo 
cum e^^.Poemate Z;. Romro edito anno MDO p^^"^ "^^-ifi f. 

XXVI. , opera hrsr^dum Zannetti , quod cft i^c^dhri.p. 
huiufmcdia , . . irui.il . u^. 



16 

Poi cIj hehbe Vrhano il fuffequente giorM 
Con parco ciho tl dehil fen placato , 

Santi pie » ^ol failo vfato tntorno 
S^atterra humtl l'altero Maeftrato 
Di fiortto drappet fuperho adorno , 
De ptti pregtatt del fouran Senato ^ 
Fra quat ptit d*altro, d'anni, e gradionufio 
Febeo si dtjfe tn hel femhtante auguJio . 
Ideft l&tin^e 

Proxtma tamcjue dies ntedium peruenerat crhem , 
Vrhano rnodtcoque ctho ypotuque refedlo , 
Mos vt eratj parco , cnm nohtle<:ermtur agmen 
Vndtque colleSlum properare , infgnthus Vrhis 
^cproprjsffilgens de more afferre parahat 
fjfcuia fanilapedum ^ ftant lumtna ctara Senatus^ 
AtqueMagtflratus opulenta invefie micantesz 
^os inter cants , honortbeis au£itor extat 
Fosheus fpecte augufta , facieque micanti • 
Vrbemtum veteremincolcbat Vrbanus iV.deJ 
quo canit Poeta , caufa miraculi San£liirim:B 
^ Eucharifti^ patriti ad S. Chriftin.-^ Vulfinij An- 
S.Anton hift. MCCLXlV^ , qiiod fuit origo celeberrim^ 
tit.4.c. i §1. annuas pcmp^, qu^ habetur die Corporis B 
cecc.11^4 Chrifti,vti traduntS.Antoninus,CeccareJJus,& 
RaynaUnnai. Raynaldus in annaJibus , vbi ponitur conftitu- 
^'^^•'^^'^^fi^^'^^'^d^^ocmundo,qxio kxmc tempo- 
repromota, non tamenabfoIutafabricaEccJe- 
Buiia^Rom, Dominici expenfis Monaldenfium, intcr 

tom. I vrb, quos Theodoxicus cenfebatur , in ea quippe^ 
K^ S: Sarcophagum fibi , & pofteris pofuit , & fron- 
Cccc.U4»8. ^^""^ " ^^^^^ tabr4caiut , c^rte oculum, fiue fene- 
ftram ocularemfumptibus fuis aperuit ,ab hinc 
aiiiusdeccm demolitum , quod ruinam minaba- 

tur 



')f7 

tur,quemadmodumgfailcs fenes , Religiofiqut 
mihiconnrmariint , allerentes extare in eafcne- 
ftra orbiculari ex marmorato candidillimo Stem 
ma Phoebeum , cum charafteribus eiufdem note 
ac illi qui inSarcophago funt incifi, idqueegp 
meis oculis vidi, cumeo me tranftulifrem,quod 
ipfum Stemma cum -^^/V^ Gothicis exprefTuiiij 
notis vifitur etiam in dextero latere eiufdemHc- 
lefiasS. Dominici . Quoquo modoifta fe habe- 
anc , conftat Theodoncum externus ciim cffet , 
non potuifTe non cffe Nobililiimum , quando 
cum Familia Monaldenli , & alijs primarijs 
-eius Vrbis afiinitatem contraxit. quamfangui- 
nis claritudinem in primis teftantur honorcs 
Capitanei, & Potcftatisquosgelfit idem ipft.. 
Thcodoricus , & lacobus A eiufdem frater, qui- ^^^^ ^ 
que , au£lore Manenti ,dccreto publiciconfilij, l.i.p. i^/^^* 
folis perfonisilluftribus tiimindigenis, tiimin^ Monai.i.io. 
quilinis conferri poterant. Addit Monaldenfis, P*^^*'^^>^* 
tanti eos Magiftratus fuifle, vt ambirentur a 
fPrincipibus totius Itali? Viris , qui fc ijs ornari 
exiftimabant: cuiufmodi fuerunt Tibaldus Pr§- 
fc6lus Vici, Pepo Farnefius , Pandulfus, & loan- 
nes SabelIi,NapoIeo, BertoIdus,GcntiIis, & Ca- 
rolus Vrfini, S. Bonauentura B iam Cardinalis, 
Vifcardus Vgolini a Prouincia , i>eposCaroIi 
Regis, loannes, lacobus , Stephanus Colum- " ' ^ 
nenfes , Comes Pandulphus Anguillara;, Adr- 
nolfus , & Petrus Caictani, &Duces Fafuccius, 
Cuido Ranierij , Robertus Mediccs , Comes Al- 
dobrundinus, Guiliclmus a S. Flora, Napolco:, 
Bertoldus,lvlath^usVrfini,RaynutiusFarncfius, 
iJ^Comesa Soanna,& lo.Sabelli . Inter hos igi- 
tur Principcs familia: numeratur PhQcbeus iam 

C tiim 



18 

tiim k Thcofiorico,& fratre ijs hoilt^nbus dbten- 
tis.Hic eft iJle Theodoricus, qui Capitaneus cx^ 
titit Vrbeuetan.T Reip.vti cDnftat eK traftatu 
GenealogicoAnniMCCLVI.miniisquippe fuit 
AnnoMCCLXI. publiconomine, cum turma 
equitum Dux SubfidiariusFlorentiniSj qui Gi- 
beJJinosvrbeexpulcranc, quemadmodum nar*- 
Patri^dcrub. Patritius dc Rubeis A iu lua de direptione 
Mt.de uircpti Vrbis Romrc hiftoria par*2, cui inTerit natrAtio^- 
^Jrc^''"'* nemdqviciltltudine regfminis Fiorent. Reipu- 
blic.-^, quamlbripferatFrancifcusPatritiusFr. 
Nicolai de Rubeis Cardinalis , vbi fic Ciues com^ 
mum notnim mifiruni legatos Vrbem vetefem pra 
fupfetijs.c^ in prtmis pctierunt dtios opti^nates^ alte* 
xumAn Poteflatem Ctuttatis , alterum in Duce>n bel- 
t%xi / ' ' miffvfunt centum cquttes cum Ermannd Monaldo 

. ' ^otefiate, cr PfjaheoNolth Z>//r^. liicinqiiam Phoe- 
beusfuit iheodoricus,aquuanno MCCLXlL 
^xdificaricc-cpitEcciefia S. Gcorgijprope Vrbettt, 
^aqupannoMCCLlV.,VrbanuslV. public6 
tiomine exccptus. Ab eodem ,quemadmodum 
» conftat ex libris^^quos vocantReformanze,& eX 
Lc/nVem^^^^ & publ?cis tabularij 

*a.i»i;.ii88 inftrumentisdefcenderunt duo Blafij, & duo la- 
cobi, nonenimfuit vnus tantum Blafius,^: vnus 
lacobus, vt exiftimat CafteJmagius, quoniaiTL- 
lacobi Poteftatis germanus pr. Theodoricus 
CapitaneusfiliusPetriabO£lauia,nogeniti Bla- 
fium genuit alter-ius Jacobi Parentcm , a quo 
Bartholomasus , & ftcundus Blafius procreati 
fuerunt; quem conftat ex vetufti* , ac publicis 
adminirtrationum tabulis anno uS^.fiiiflre Gen- 
tfiis Vrfmi NapotisNicoIai lll.SummiPontifi^ 
ciiiPoteftatis Vrbisveteris Aflf(rorem, & An^ 

no 



Tio 1288. ad Vrbcm oratopcm a Publlco Ciuiti- 
tis delegatum^quare genealogia ita a fummoad 
imum videtur deducenda . 
V-I Odlauianusexantiquagenealogica fami-» 
ViX arbore, atqucex Manenti > & Monaldenfi 
apparet Auus Thcodorici,& Iacobi,Patef Petri. 

-2 Petnis ex eorumdem Teftimonio fuit 
pttauianitilius Pater Theodorici, & lacobi • 

$ TheodoTicusgermanusFr* lacobi Pote- 
ftatis , iseft, quem C^apitaneum publici, Vrbif- 
ueteris ducem fubfidiarium Florentinoruni, & 
IvflagiftratusPrincipem Vrbano I V. Pontifice- 
pr.Tlib.iuimufi ex Gcntilina Monaldenfi Geni- 
toi Blafij . 

ij. Blafius Thecdorici filius ex antiqiia ar- 
bore , atque ex publicis adminiftrationibus ^rris 
publici#ftenditur Paterfccundi lacobi . 

5 lacoblisBlafijtilius ,Fr. Bartholom.^i , & 
fecnnxli Blafij Pater , ex prrtfatis teftimonijs 
cuincitur . 

6 BlafiusThcodorici Vxoremduxit Sul- 
pitiam Ncri e Gr.xca familia prifca, & prima- ^ 
ria Vrbis , ac de numero Confulariuni, atque.. l-'b.i(trom. 
adeo a regimiiic c^vclufaruHi in Concilio con- ^"'j^^^^^^^jjj 
grcgatodic8.Febr. anno MCCXXd. quin & 1 ,07. " 
Ncrisfuerat CapitaBC^sCiuitatis; exhoc i^^- ^q^^^jiJV^* 
trimonio BIaflj,<S: Salpitin:, nati Pctrus , & An- ann^*i8|! 
gelus dictus Anj^cluccius, & Tutius . nii. 

Pctrus Blafij fiJiusFr. An9;elucci;extat infer- 
tU5i in vetuftaarborciiGeaeatogicaconiux Binda; 
a Dafch; , PaiUus^ab cogcnjtusadijcitur i 

Paulics iilms Petfi duxit i5 Lauram Vgolini s 
fjomitis Montis martis . Tcftatur id inftrumen- 
tum dota!e. qucd extat apud lo. Baptiftainiti^un. 1^4* 

C Z Ma- 



.... 

Magrinl, cuhis exemp Jomexhibittimmifiifinif' 
abEquite He£torc Montis martis , ctfi in anti- 
qua arbore genealogica milJum eius rei indi- 
cium fit , ex ea tamen conftat Angelum , & 
Thomamdidum Thomafutiuinfuiffefilios An-' 
gelucij fratris Pe4:ri appellatos abAngeJuccio 
DominiBlafi) , fiue Tuccij aMeo jcuiusrei te- 
ftimoniumreddunt tabuL-sreformat^^ , & aliaii) 
A inftrumenta Caitophylacij publici. 
perslmeonfm 7 Angelusdidli Angeluccij, vel Tuccij a Meo 
C€cc.&fimiii Frat. Minoris Aui,cuius a Meo ipfeAngelus, & 
rogiperGafpa Thomas Ft. vti didlum eft , apparent fcripti he- 
annou^oeici redes, habuit -/4 vxoresduas, primatuit Vitto- 
ften.inArchiu. ria Domini lacobi a Leonardo , cuius agnatio 
vrbis vcicris. ^-^^^ ^^^^^ Mancini , poftea cognominata eft La- 
£lantij.; ex hac fufcepit Seraphinum, & Coron- 
nam, qu^nupfit Vgolino luftiaVarne Mafl!ei 
^ MonaIdi,quiAnnoMCGCCXXXII.geirit Ca- 
.'Art.Ser.cinai. pitaneatum inter Oimertes,fuitquevnus ex rele- 
riVVS?b! faaionisMuffat^ a Cardinale S. Eufta- 
inlirrfer lucio chij Vicario loannis XIII. , altera fuit C^cilia B 
iario7.Maij Bartholomxi Georgij a Bifenzo , qu:B ftirps 
oTccl.i.p. 10. prifca eft in Etruria, & inter primarias memora- 
lib.rif. ij7^ tur a Ceccarello, qua cum Monaldenfes necejLi- 
im 1407/^^' tudinem contraxerunt . Hic vero Angelus vnus 
Iib. rif. fuit e feptem Dominis pra?fidentibus , Magi- 
'/s^ i"'o?'' ^^^^^^ , &Camer^riusfabrrc^s S. Mari^^, & pri^ 
} 1J50. Conferuator, qua? proxima feptem Domi- 

nis dignitas erat . apparuit autem ex matuis pe- 
cunijs priuatis ab eodem acceptis Reipublic^s 
^ nomine fuiflTe eum copiofiflimum, & fplendidif- 
Lib.nf.1387- fimum Ciuem,fufcepit filium ex vxore Cecilia k 
?^'i'i4or^* Bifenzo Michaelem Angelum . Thomas C Fl 
til!iif.x4io. lacobi ex Patre Angelo fuit vniis ex numero 

feptem 



feptem Dominorum*', eamerarius. fabrica: S. 
Mari^: , p-.enitor Petri , qui iuramentum ficicliui- 
tis pt.Tftitit Pontifict IvUrtino V. Icicm Camcra- 
rius fuit fabric^ , Vxotcm Angclinam CataJani 
Pctri Monaldenfis filiam acccpit . Dccejrit nulia 
prole reliSa .-']:;. 

8 Seraphinus-Angeliciidlus -^Angeli Ange- ^ _. 
luciiifiueTutii k Meo Duci Braccio Montano ; n^po d^ ^n^ 
obnoxium fe, &Martino Papas V.fecit,vt com4 ij fcpt.M^i» 
pertum habetutformula hac .SerAfhinus Angetus 
de rb.tbtts. Hic colUtis B in Remfuhlicampecun^s i^^y^^^^ j^,^ 
flaruit , ^ hoKoris caufaffe6UhUts vir , infcribi lib. rif: uio.' 
in publicis tabulis folet ^ alias Patcr Patrir^ di- 
£lus. Duxitin Matrimonium Girondam Lam- M^aidxom- 
bcrtiPetriab VgoIino,quorummcntionemfacit mcmar.lib. 
Monaldenfis , hodieque appcllantur nobilcs , c Pt ' 
quorum ftirpe fuit Cardinalis huius nomini.s , & 
qui in viuiseft Marchio Vincentius.Ex ea fuftu- 
lit Angelum Oftauianum , Pctrum Paulum.. . 
Huius Seraphini Fratcr extitit ex patre tantiim 
AngeJus vocatus Angeli Tucci) a Meo , fiue Se- 
raphini fratris natu maioris , idque apparet ex ^ 
inftrumento celfionis fadla: Cherubinofilio iib inftr.fer; 
PatribusDominicanis , in quaexprefse habetur ^,^0^^^"^^°* 
Cheruhinus Michdelis Angeh Seraphini , Michael "* p^'*^^^ 
vero C Angelus Conferuatoris nomine , fabri- Lib.rif.1451. 
cam murorum 2) Vrbis curauit , & Comitatus, 
ConfaIoncrius,£ feu Vexillarius regionis Pofte- £ 
Tul^.Ex Vxdre-FFeliciana, nati funt ei libcri ^^^* "^-^^^** 
Cherubinus , Fclix , Dominicus . Cherubinus Librif-M^*. 
primusconferuator, C&Reftor fuit Nofoco- ^ 
mij. Riiis Coniux ^ :PariduIfa Clarauallenfis Libnf. i^tf. 
Tudertina, qua: familia intcr nobilillimas po- '^9S'^io%. 
nitwj a Ceccaiello, vtpotc quam Monaldenfesiib.rjf.Mo^. 

fibi 



?1 

fibi adfciiieriint . eo maf rimonlo habult Or- 
fellani , qnx niipfit Tradito Marabottino , 6C 
ccccari.,.p.4 g^y^j^QjQn^^um Confalonerium Regionis S. lu- 
tib.rif. ijjj. uenalis, & -5 Conferuatorem . Ex alteraCon- 
iuge C Lucretia loannis Francifci Benincafidj 
Iit-.^fiT4i. Nobilis^ & antiqUcT profnpinsex materno fan- 
guine Monaldenfis filiaFrancifci Monaldenfis 
fufcepit Petrumjconiugem 2) Septimiq Gieronix 
Marabottin^ , qua: ei peperit i3artholom?um^ 
Leandrum, &SuIpitiam nuptam Finauro Pa*» 
D latij,& Lauram Monachamin 3. Pauli,qua:fcri^. 
CeccarcU I.4 bitur hsjtes prrEdi<5lorum fratrum. Fu it alter Ft.. 

*E Cherubini filiusMichaelis Anr^eli ,niius Came- 
Lib rif. X48|. rarius E fabric^, fecundus Confcruator, F ac 
^^^^'j. huiusFelicis filius fuit fecundusThomas Con- 
Lib.rif.1478. feruator G fecundi loci ,quemIocum, & li 
amaioribus pro eodem haberetur ac prijnus » 
Lib nf.i;i8. nam ctiam tertius nobiliiim erat , tamen quia^ 
x;4i. primuserat proprius Dominorum , <S:titulato- 
rum > fecundus , & tertius nobiliqm ante tres 
alios Ciuium, eum fortitus, ceu inferiorem recu- 
fa.uit: quemadmodumfecit Felix eius filius, re- 
^ nunciando loco fecundo ; qui Felix genuit An* 
}too ilou^ Selum Diicem in Gallia aduetfus Vgonottos 
M07 fubfignis Vefpafiani Marabottini Polemarchi, . 

Y^cp^'i5Qu ^^^^ Angelo Aureli;^ Hieronymi Magalotti 
,;o7. ' filius fuit Matius ,.it|uL Vi^^oriam Baptift.^ Sara- 
L'b rV? Mar. ^^^^J^^^" matrimohHimduxit^ A ^uii-.ioifilr.o ) 
tij «;o7. Tertius nlius Mii:i\aelis Angeli A^7nuilicratu? 

•K l^ominicus Conferu^rt<i^ir primu5> & vnus nobir 

1S06 laimeleaorump^O(«^:fi5Ut;oj2€ £uUf Pomifirir^ 

V latcxfuper folutipn^Qftn^cr Apoftolic.t>', hkm 
rjV ilb ^Vf P^^-^-l^^usextuit Q^m-etf I>ttetis/ JuHfiStvMati? 
uoj. * • Fabnca^ CajTi(?wf.i^ ^ ^ |ip(Q$tiinij IIq&ot , K 4 

Duas 



Duas\ xorc^ habiiU.Ftinum FMncifcam Lac- 
tantij de Ladantij^,exqua lurccpit Fraiicifciim, ATnuTr.X* 
An9elum , Nicolaum, Gabriclem, alteriiii-L ^^''^'i 
Dominicam Si?,ifmundi , Nicolai lacobi Saraci- 
nelli, Francifcus primusfilius Dominici fun- cemb 
ell miinere Camcrari), £ Confcruatoris C j^-^ 
Matrim^niunicontraMit cumFrancifcaPaganini ' * 
Z) Marabottini,eKquafu4UiIit Dominicum, & Ub.initr. Ser, 
Vinccntiam coniugqm Hieronymi Magonij, l',''."^^^^^^^ 
Clariilimi IC* Compilatoris Decifionum Rot:^ £ 
Fiorentinc-E , C?^ Luccnfis. Dominico vero eius foJ;%"/Jn!* 
fratri nupfit GeneuraSimoncelli ,quct illum£ timci lo.iun, 
auxit , Fi^ancifco , Hicronymo , is: Fuluia , qun^ 
fuit Vxor Vincentij Phoebei, Liuia Equitis Cur- t\b rif. i^jo. 
tij Magalotti , Cintia Cixrtij Saracinelli uj^* 
Vxore. ; oi:uv| i j ), ^^^^^^^^ ^^^^^ 

Francifcuspi\i;didliD(>min5ci Vxorcm duxit ij*4 xjjo. 
Rofanam lulij Aduediiti, ex qua gcnuit Vido- '^^'^ 
riam , qun^fuitconii^c^Hkronymi Polydori . Lib.nt. ty. 
^-i-Primi Dominici Nlichaeli$-F Angelinatufc- 
cundus Angclusftliasfliit ,idermqucfabric.T3Ca- ''j ' ^^*^' 
merariuSi&fc^fundiiJS Conferufttor/7numcratus Lib.rif.n.Dc- 
iMcr eoS Nobiles , aui Romo^ ^ defenderunt ""^^-^'^i^- 
caufam communcm Ciuitatis in lite CaftelJo- Lib.inffr.Scr. 
rum montanorum , &'intef Conliliarios / depu- ^^'^^^^op^-u^f 
tatoscorreftioniStatutorumprofabricaS.Ma- * 
rl-^s.Habliit in matrimonio Hicronymam^Fran- HJ^* 'nftr.Scri 
cifchini Mariani Saracinelli , ex qua fufcepit j^mcM^Fcb^^ 
Petrum NicoIaumA", & Ikrnardinam^qu.-e nup- 1545. 
fit Pompcio Marij Albe rici , Fauft inam, Z» ^^^"Lib.mft. Scr« 
pamSaracinelli. Petrus Angeli duxit Vxorem Angeh Pagal 
IuIiamLemniMarabottini,que decellitfine pro- nc:iiii6<, 
le,& NicoIauseiusFr.coniugem liabuitLauram LiB.rit. 1;«; 
^ Gianotci SimoncIIi . Fuit Conferuator , N & 

YlKiS 



14 

vnus nobilium qiilnclcclm,qui eIeQ:i funtad redi 
librif fjo* g^i^^^^^^^ in ditionem Ciuitatis Vrbeuetan^ Ci- 
fol.x4^! * uitellam Agliani.ExLaura/f nati funt Angelus, 
. ^ . &Hortenria fecundaconiux Capitanei Sforzs; 
Dominic.^Fl- Marchionis Andre^) , Aui 
brinii9 J^tp- Cardinalis eius nominis , & C^Iia collocataw 
tcmb.^117». i^uranti Durantij nepoti Epifcopi Vrbeuetarti , 
Lib.inftr.ser. & poft eum Hedori Montis martis Comiti 
pominic Lucr Xitignani. B . 

i/g^, Angelus Nicolai Confaionerium Cegit: vxo* 

rem duxit Fauftinam D lacobi Phrebei, ex.qu 
lib Boflblus Hieronymum, qui Confalonerius item fuit, fi- 
Noilcm^ li^i^i'^ habuit, Huic nuplit Rofana £ Ludouici 
Micinelli, qurc peperit Angelum nunc viuen- 
BiVoLSanS • Quartus filius Dominici Michaelis Angeli 
17 lui. i6j7- fuit Gabriel , qui procreauit Paulum Petrum,& 
io. lul. Ui9* Siluium, qui duoCapitaneifuerunt.PauIus Pe- 
P trus, ex Angela Vrfina Vafchienfi coniuge fu- 
eccfJ.i.p.io. fcepit Cafiandram , qu:5 locata fuit Almonti 
loannisBernardini Atti eNobili ftirpeTu4erti 
inter primarias mimerata , cuius aliinitate-- > 
gauifi funtMonaldenfes,/* & Gabrielem,qui ge- 
nuit Catherinam Vxorem Sinibaldi Sinibaldi 
Mi t Nobilis Rdmani , ex qua itemftirpeexijtPe-- 
J5'Snt?n:trus Poteftas Ciuitatis Aimo MCCXXX., & 
iijo.p^iei. MCCXXXIX. C 3ii:/::c^in' :^ •p- 
i2i^.p*^ii., Siluiusitem Capitaneus, fuitdeftinatus Con- 
„ ' faIoneriusintereos,quosinftituitPiusIV. anno 
ijb. Boffoi.xi. MDLXill. & fortitus illud munus MDI.XVI. 
SVsiT l^"^5habuitVxores,^r primam Aureliam Chc- 
rubini Marabottini , ex qua fuft ulit Paulum Pe- 
trum;fecundam Calfurniam Particappam Nobir 
* IemRomanam,qu:5 Marij Materfuit. 

PaulusPetrus duxit turmain equituni expe- 

dito- 



dltornnT.cum Papa Clemens VIIT.Fcrratuun. 

Bo/Tol, 

poftliminioocctipanciamcontendit.Hocmiimvs 1^66 i;^^. 
Ducis Foris , Domi Confaloneriiim A egit . Ha- ^^^^'^ 
biiit coniuc;em Lauiniam lofephi Guidonij ex i.b.BoObi. 
lUuftri, &:^Prifca Profapia, qua^ ei Marium. i^4«.^i^y;. 
creauit ,poftca ornatum Coufalonerij ^digni- iib.nf 14/0. 
tate,quihodieinviuiseft.^ ^ nb.rj. m^., 

. 9. Petrus Paulus Seraphini, vltra C^mera- jj 
liatiC ofticium inRegione PofteruIcT, munus lib. ritH^o. 
geftit Pacieri, Dv?Cprimi Conferuatoris , cu- ^^^^^ 
ius Magiftratus, tanta id tcmporis claritas uy^. 
erat,vt au£lore MonaJdenfit; fortiti eumfuerint i,^^^^,^,, 
cxfamilia Monaldenfi i.aurentius da Pier, Vin- \ h 
csntius Canis Melontrc , Nicolaus Pompeij a '^^/J*^';^^^^ 
-Balneo, Lucas Gentiiis a Ceruara , C^^far Ne- 

Commcn, 

ronisCanis, Paiilus Petrus Bcrardi a Ceruara, ijyi. 
AntoniusdiPier, Vincentius Canis, Camillus ^ i 
Lucx, Tertius a Ccru^ira, Hc£lor Jo: Pauli^t ^cpr.1440! 
Lubriiino , & in inlcriptionc apparet H PetTUs foi.iK5.i77. 
paulus Nobilis vir , Petrus Paulus Seraphini 
defignauit eum Ciuitas inter cos Nobile.9 , quii jitf,^^^, 
busdemandataeft aira annon.T , cum Pitis II; l 
in Vrbemvenit • In Matrimonium duxit Aemi- Siob ^f^Vi 
Kam Vc^olini/ Bonuccij ex antiquo Principatu j^^,. * 
S rilliani, qu.-r illum auxit diiobus tiHjs Pe. >j 
tro r he^dorico, obiit Annn MCCCOLXir. "J^- 
- Fr.huiasPetriPauIi, ftitt OtSlauianusCamc- ioj nt.if. 
rarUisfabricT.iri>nnius(;onllIianus. iReaor lun.ifoii. ; 

Nofocomij piiblici , i/ a quo procreati funt ra- m, j,f . ,4». 
lianus , Pierai, Vincentius, & Pacifir*i.sC»ine- ^^^/-^^^^ 
rariusliabricxS. Marix, iVeidcmquePr-Ttcttns^ .^^^ 
&fecundus Conreruator..,0Reaor Nofocomif^ p 

& Poteilas ^Wtontis Faleri^ , qui, dum.ob;>' ,;o. .j.o. 
fctmunus , in.depopuiatioJie eiufdcm V»i)is, 



2<5 

quam Heluetij anno ME>III.diripucrunt,TcIt<Iui, 
filiura Ginefium . Vincentius vero Odauiani i 
primus Potcltas Ficullis , poft tranfadlionejn, 
faftam inter Statum Vtbeuetanum, & Ficul- 
lium cpere, ik fententia Cardinalis S. Marci 
Patnarchs Aquileix depofiti , pr opterea a Sifto 
IV. id Kgrc lerente. deaus; idem Vincentius 

iib.riff ,478. f"«^^iniera fius Ji fabric:c , primus , B &fecBn- 
i « B ousOoiiferuator,cOrator ad AlexandrumVia 

iib^if.,4?;. aimRex Gallorum Carolus Vlll.in Italianu 

*c .• veint,vnusitemeorum,quipro .O reformationc 
ibid. ■ Statutorum Jnunicipalium Vthis Veteris defi- 
ibid. H,y- Snatifuerunt.vtlegitur in proasmio libri Typis 
mandato , E Filios ha buit ex Biancifiore I annu- 
ib«i i45». zia,Vincentium,6eSeraphinum, Finumvoca- 
. tum,.Ca:farem, &061:a-uianum, Aftorem,Po-» 
liticam nuptamFabiano Aurelio , & Gironnani 
comugcm Akxandri Palati; , mox Guidonis 
•Guidonij . A Seraphino genitaBianciflora , a 
C«fare Aurelia,nupta poftea BonauentursVaf- 
^ dhienfi : ex Oaauiano,i^ lacomina Miflina vxo- 
iil». inftr. ^^^"^"s , qui de Lauinia Senfata genuit 

„06. Biancillorem, locatam Modelto Mancino . F 
Oaauianus alterum Vincentium fiiium ha.4 
G buit Confalonerium Regionis G S; Pacis fic ap- 
hb.rif. ,,„. pellaturcaputRegionis ante Diploma Pij IV. 
lib.Boflbi. »7. Pofti^ludConfalonerium egit,caput iVMaei- 
lan Itratus , & Re^orem publici Xenodochij . i h 

i.b.rif.,,,,. '^^.^^"«"agenuitLucianum, 6c Francifcum, 
if7^ quiex UatharinaPhoBbea, Vincentium procrea- 
uitpatreinFrancifci, coniugis Hyppolit.-e de_-' 
Albericzs, a qua nati funt PauUis Antonius, 
Oaauianus , Vincentius , &Hieronyma , 
10. ilxeodortcuiPetriPauIiSeraphini, Ca^ 

mera- 



«7 



mcranatum fabric» gcflit , -rf Confcruator B fc-» 
Ciindus* Exprimitur hoc modo Spe£labiJis Vir 
Theodoricus Phoebcu^ • Prasterea ConfiJiarius, 
&C Orator ad Pontificem Alexandrum VI. & 
Carolum VIII.Z)Regem Gallia: , & ad Csefa- 
icem E Borgiam Ducem Valentinum , Ecclefins 
Polemarchum , eiufdem Alexandri VI. filium . 
Duxic F in matrimonium Gentilefcam Ludouici 
Baldanfa:, Cqua: Familia cenfetur inter Nobi- 
lcs Vrbeuetanas . H Ha:c ei peperit Thomam , 
Ludouicum , Georgium , lacobam Vxorcm Pier 
Vincentij Palazzi , & Orfellam Vxorem lacobi 
Buccij Miilini , decellit 21. lulij anno MDI V. 

Huius Theodorici fr. fui^, qui vocari folet 
Petrus rheodoricimaior natu: egit Conferua- 
torem, / Pacierem , Oratorem ad Pontifi- 
ccm, tiim Clementem VII. inuenitur defcriptus 
inter Authores Sodalitatis S. Hieronymi .Vxo- 
lem duxit L Hieronymam Oddi ab Oddis ftirpis 
Nobilis Perulino^, c[\ix nupta fuit primum Fran-- 
eifco Raincri ex Dominis Bafchi , cx qua ei nati 
funt lo.Paulus , AppoIIonius ,6cLiuia Vxor 
Gapitanei Nencij Saracinelli . Apolionius 
Conleniator ex Angcla M Hieronymi Partialef- 
chi, Kabuit Vincentium , lanum, Pompilium. 
loannem Paulum , lacobum, 6^ Hyppolitam, 
qu.^ nupfit Seuerino Milfino Seniori . 

VincentiusApollonij, Camcrarius, N Con- 
falonerius, ex Hierony ma Bifenzi 0 fuftulit An- 
gelum , qui ex Fuluia Dominici Pha^bci crCauii 
stlterum Vincentium Confalonerium , P Came- 
rarium fabricx^Reaorcm Nofocomij,.5j^ q^io, 
^ ex Axtemia loiephi Micinelli , natuseft lo^ 
Baptifta Vinc^ntius, qvii mortiip Comite Calk^ 

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ijb 'BdT J^gi^ Auftore , Gonfiidnerij munus gelfit 

16(^7°/* lanus Apollonii, Contalonerius fuit,^rine> 
^ iiberis-^dcceJlit • :^ ' . T 

1/7?$°^^^^^^^ Ludouicus Theodorici habuit inmatrii 

monio DomiJiam Ceccarelli Cartari, exquO 
fufcepit Pha*beum, Stephanum , Francifcumy 
& Baldanzam , primi Conferuatoris munus gef-i 
fitaiTte Buliam Pij IV. &receiifitus inter Noblri 
c ks DepofitariosiVLontis Chrifti Phoebeo ob-t/ 
^^?*^ Camerariatus Dfabricas. Hius Coniux £• 

-*'x>. fitit Lucrctiii Vincentij Pillei a GuIieJmefchi,; 

lib rih i;9t, esiqita pTocTeavtiit Dominam breui extiii(3:am , 

Ub.rit^. i5<o .^^^P^^^^^^ Confalonerius--^ fuit , cui Argea^ 
'.f ' Schfati Senfati. peperit.Pompeium ^qui Barba- 

iJb.nf: 1^49. Gabriehs Phoebei Vxorem habuitr , ex qua.' 

gcnuit Stephanum celebrem lurisGonfultuni, & 
Phoebeum, quem Fuhiia Vincentij Plvbebei auxic 
fiJijsStephano, & Antonio,. qur hodieinfantes: 
ftmt. . i: : ^:. T 

- ^ 12 Francifcus Ludouici Vxor em habuit C^L 
ciiiam lo. PauJi Phcxrbci So^rOrem vterinaan Gio- 
tiui C^rtari Senatori.s Roma.ni , Patris Ca.roIi 
Aduocati Confirtorialis, ex qua fuftulit Baldanv 
zam , Theodoricum , Dominicum , quiPrcsby-^ 
tcr ell mortuus , Petrum PauJum , lofephjum , & 
- altcrum Baldanzam , qui acerba funt morte per- 
empti. Fraiicifcus, G^ccIeiw-is-Mofocomij Re- 
Ijb.;rif; dior extitit . .r .. 

iffi. - 13 PetrusPaurusFrancrfci, ConiTixfuitLu^ 
cretirelo.Baptift^ Longonisex illurtri Profa- 
pia Comenfi , qui diii habitanit Brixi:^ , & caufa 
p^trati homicidij , Petiliamim. inHctrurio. fti^ 
tranftuJit, cx eiMiati-funtei liberi lo.Pauhis^ 
< >aroUis , Fr^iicifcus Marijt, lo.. Baptilla , Dot 
^ mini- 



X 



niinicus, Catharhia, Sulpitia, & Virginia . Fuit 
Auditor Vcneralis Bononiae Cardinalis Legati 
Bwnariiini Spad:e, vnde RoTnam vocatus ab Vr- 
bano YtH; Pontifice tantum fui defideriumBo- 
iionia; reliqtiit , bb raras animi dotes, celfamin- 
dokrn /{K^ingeniiim ,matU5umque iudicium, 
& fclrccnr fni muneris rtdminiftrationem , vc 
Academicieius Vrbis,'omnium fcientiarum Ma- 
tfrs;\if omnium dofttinarum PaJajftrccdifceden- 
tem illtim , mukis fint Poematijs , ac EJogijs 
profequuti , quorum nonnuUa , hodieque tx- 
tant ,Typis mandata Bononia; a Bonaccio anno 
MDCXXIX. Eorum aliquodfpecimen operar- 
pretiumerit exliibere^. 

• * ' Trefj4 Fetjirtd tl f tdnto , 
CUa U tue giufte 'vdglie 
Fi4 pronto tl tuo Fehei ^ ti fi toglie ; 
Btn dd te fi dtlHngit^ 
Ma dtfua sfera a l'atio grado s*erge , 
K ^^nde d^alm fauori^ . - ^V. > 

^ tua Mapoyt , fiie caldi infhfffi ^ggiunga^ 
. Gia rauutuando i cuori ^ 
'Cbsttulfdi, ftu fuole 
• ^anto e fubttm^ ftit fcaidare H S$te • 
• ^ - Vanne pur nuouo Feho 
t - - M alhergar fra ptu feltci Mufe , 
Cl)0 fe fit Moma anttco 
Bi Mufk albergo^ e nel fito fen le Chiaui 
Meriib dh farnafo il Nume antico : 
Hor con felice forte 

J nttoMo^ e maggior Febo apre te porte , 
Taiche net fuo contento^ t nel fuo rifo 
Jion t PArnafo pim ^ mk Paradtfo . - 

Hoc 



y, :rj Hoc cft Latme 

! : JDtfint mar&rh pU Felfind ^ difwt fUtut \ \ 
j^itmijuam ettnim tkus itlt ^ tuis elece4it ^iboriM 
rhtsbeus , non ille tatnen te deferit% inim^ , J 
Altius euehitur > ntaiori luce teMt iiiUi xifi ^ri 
Seljind te , Ciuefqut tuos ^ tibi Urgius inde 
Dinidet influxus > ardoribus addet ^m^rem ^ 
Scis etenim Solem ferucntiut H)rere^ celfo (\ 
Cum xiet axe rotaSy radiofque immittat ab alt$4 
1 Phasbee , nouos fplendoribus adde nit^res y 
Inter ^ Vrbanos Sedem tibi quare fenates y ^ 
I,fl Eoma te digna domus , tibi carmina Mu/a -r 
farnafso mcliore canerit ^ quas Numen amicum 
Sedtbus exciutt Patrijs ^.meliufque iocauit 
hxpanfos vbi JRoma Jinus j aperta tenebat 
Sraciia , nunc eadcm Phetheo in corde recefto , 
Ceu Phcebo meltore hilaris ft Uciat ,e^ Aflris 
Par caput attoiit ^ Parnafsum irridet 3 dr 'vndas 
Cajlalias y Ijabttat medi4 ParAdifus in Vrie. 

EXhilarat Cali lampas eUriffima Mundum^ 
Pho^eumtjiue iubay gaudia mille refert : 
^od Ji forti fugit ^ gratijftma lumina condit , 

Hei mihi languefcunt mnia , m^ix/ia, iacent . 
ru Phc(kee tkitm^ dum fubtrahis ore ^it^em , 

Nofiro^ heu quas lachrymas JFetJt^a clarasacit . 
At Petre Paule^ Petrt^m magna fi poni^ in yrbe^ * 

Pac Paulus noflris hareat vfque plagis tsA > 
EtJS Romuleis perfifles corpjore Urris 
Mens tua Felfineu vtuat ^ ompte^folo . 

Petriis paulus ,4^f^aaa Yxore Liicxetia^ vit^^ 
inftitutv;)imurauit, &al>\rf baco vV/IJ. €ub^ 
cuJarius honoranus ,M Sauai^.OiScjj Jlijmani 



AtR?tbr:rfcremis fuit, pdftea p.pifcopus Bal- ^ 
ncoregi) confecratus. i? Obi}t 3* Augufti 
IvlDC L. , humatusin eaE:clcria Cathedraiim , ,f , , 
eodem ,quodlibi aperuerat ,cam m viuisellet, sacr. p 569. 
Sarcophago^ propeAram Maximam pro fe, & n.47. 
fuccenoribus Hpifcopis conlUtuto, creao iam ^;^,'^";,^^^^^^^^ 
antea in ea VrbcSeminario, fiue CoUcgioScho-! i6jj.* 
lafticorum,^\: Gyn.Tceo puellarum orbarum.Ex 
liberis , Sulpitia in Monafterio decellit , inquo deS.N/- 
cducationis caufa coUocata fuerat, quod a S* coi.annii^U» 
l.udouicodicitur . Catharina infans ereptaeft. inBappar. 

.Virginia nupfit Oclauiano Simoncelli Comiti boIToI 1. 
Caftelli S. Pctri,Pronepoti Pap^^lulij III. I0.Dcctmb.i645 
Paulus Archipresbyterum agit in eaEcclefia C 

'Cathedrali. Carolus gubcrnat Ciuitatem Pie- e 
uis, fuit prius Confalonerius . D Huic, exlu- ^^,"1^* p^^^^ 
dltta Ca;li natus ell lulius Thcodoriciis , & 16,7.'''^ 
GeorgiusI.aurentiuSjquie^xtinftuseft ininfan- i^^^^^x. 
tia. Haftenus Comes lo. Baptifta Caftelma- ^*^^ '['^, 
gius. Cuiegoauftarium hocadfcribo. &:aicx. vii. 

- Francifcus Maiia ab Vrbano VIII. Magifter ^"'•i 
Cercmoniar um E creatus , ac inter Correctores ' o 
Breuiarij, MiflTalis Pontiticalis,& Ceremonialis ^''^^1'^^^^^^ 
Romani numeratus, Confultor ,« & Vicefecre- l^^il^n. l^n. 
tariu^ CongregationisCeremonialisinftitutus, h 
ab Innocentio X. a Secretis Congregationis Ri- ["pifn^^^ 
tuun) renunciatus , & mortuo D. I ngolo F Se- innoccm x. 
cretlrio, eifubrogatus eft in oiiicio Congrega- J^j^^"'^"''^ 

f tionis Ceremonialis , Caaonicatu S. Petri i]L_, *j 
Vaticano Jonatus , litteri^ , quas yocant in for- 
Kia G bi^eiiis // ornatus Rbferendairiatu vnius, ^^^^'^^^ 
&alteriu5SigiTatura; , quo tamen / abftinuit , . . 
etfi pofteaiubente Akxandro VII, repetitislit- |.',";'Jo(r^dic 
tcris, acceptauit, hubitu Piarlati affumpto , <.dcc.i66». 

ab 



eodeiri Ptklatns domefticus , intimus j CoTii 
fultor Congregationis Confiftorialis , & Sacro; 
Vifitationis, & CommendatariusS. Spiritus, 
Confultor Congregationis Sacrorum Rituum , 
Iitt.inf-B.die & Archiepifcopus Tharfi , ^ & Alliftens inftitur 
• Ckmens IX. Bs. mem. eum' Pr^Jatum do- 
libBoflof ^"^^^^^""1 ^legit , Confultorem Congregatio- 
U6j.io.iun. i^iLi^.fuper ftatu Regularium , & fuperlndujf 
if^j. gentijs , &ReJiquijsSan£lillinL^ vniUerfulis In- 
quifitioniscreauit , nunc etinm a Sandifs. Cle- 
mente Papa X. Domino Noftro , auftus eft do- 
mcftica Pr.^latura , & infigni Abbatia lurifdir*. 
fticnali, olimfub inuocatione San£lifs. Salui;^ 
toris , nunc S. Seueri extra , & prope Vrbemuc- 
terem, poftobicum Cardinalis Antonij Barba- 
rini Commendatarij* 

lo- Baptifta eiusfrater Confaionerius extitit, 
& poft obita munera Auditoris gencralijs Leg«- 
ttonisRoman[a5,&Bononi;e, transiatus cft ad 
iliud Auditoris Legationis Hifpanic^ fub Cle- 
mente IX. in qua dignitate confirjnatus eft a 
Domino Noftro Clemente X. 

IuliusTheodoricus,fiI. vnicus Caroli viuens, 
defignatus Confalonerius anno MDCLXX. & 
eledus anno MDCLXXI. menfe Oaobri , & ad 
prarfens Gamerarius fabric^ S. Mari.-^ , habet in 
matrimonio Mariam Yirginiam Cartariajii^ , 
hliani Aduo:ati huiufce nominis, Confiftoria^ 
lis, nunc eius Collegij Decani, impetrata diP 
penfatione fup^r prppinquitate , ab Aiexandro 
Vlh Ex ea fihm hab$t Am>ain iudi-nham , Lu- 
. creuani Margarrtam, Paluzziuin , PeM.umPau- 
lujn , Gafparcm LudoAicum . ^ 



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P R .5: F A T I O 

AD LECTOREAl. 



Viiat nunc pixfail 
I lorjgiiis , tiim antca 
I cgcrim brcuius.Mo 
^ ucrt mc ^ Leclor , 
s mores , 6v tcmpora . 
I Seruicbant quon- 
dain^idlcorcs Oratoribus,Lec^orc$ Scri- 
I ptoribus : hodic Oratores Auditoribus , 
'■ ScriptoresLcdoribusfcruiunt. Tancum 
! quifquc vcl Oracor > vcl Scripcor valcc , 
quantum vuk vulgus Auditorum . Ad 
Imins fe nucum , Oratorcs , & Scrrpto- 
res fingunr. Vulgus aiitcni artem non 
nouitipiopterccifpernit : guftu ducltur, 
cui Hcatur a dodtis > vt plauiiim, 6: vtiHta- 
teni cnptcnt. Dicitiu:, fatbitur popula- 



ritcr . 



ritcr . Si quis condonator {peciofLis , vo- 
calis , comptus , yeniiftus fugge/lum 
?fcciidat,-.gcftumpcne mimicum agat , 
c^ccratbracliia j manus oftentct , corrigat 
digitos, corpusfrangat, numerosedicar, 
frequcntcrexclamer^pulpitumfcriat^ is 
fummus jfwbctur Si quis fcriptor locos, 
& tcftimonia vndecxinquc colligat,&: in- 
dudafarragine cumulum eificiat 5 hunc 
vulgus aid,ipiratur , 6c fufpicit . Linqua- 
musOratorcs j adScpipcores veniamus . 
Vaftam eruditionema£e(fl:aut, acer- 
iiatim Audoresponunt: numeri , 6c mo- 
Jisrationcmhabcnt jnonmerhodi, &:di- 
fpolitionis : fatis eft ijs ,{i m.ulta colli^ant,| 
^ in medium affer^nt ,- 6^x5(1 fint Hop«.' 
diflblut^^noncurant. Jn fiias;, ca^fifquc 
verf^ntvir .: dummodo anciquarios f<L 
oftendant ,fibifluisfaciuntj littcrarios , 
rudcrariospt^eftant ;Lajfomorum inftar 1 
xosdunt Japidicinas prifcorum jnonu- l 
iiicntorum , 6c eftcrunt Japidcs , & accr^ 
i uos ftixuiJir s quos cum vidct vul" us , ftu- 



pet in cLimuIo , ne<^ flfnehivatii rcqLiint . 
Aicna finc caicc . (>io ivllvii facUiu^ . 
Eccnim quidmagis obLiiiini , qium miie-- 
niieobie(fta , eaqnc apprelicndere, ^ ^ 
loco in lociimmiitare , & niliil ile fno po- 
ncre. Alienafiintiniicnta^roliLs labor il- 
lorLimefl . Baitilos ajzanr, non Audores^ 
in dorfo ftudium e(? , non in cercbro . At- 
lanteosluiraerosbabere fe probant. Por- 
tantorbes , fed non mouent fpli^pasnam 
hocintelligentiarum cft,iliud operar«m5 
&:tamcnpopLilLis mirarurnaftos , 6c v^Ii- 
doshumeros ,qiios videtVnegligit Intel- 
ligcntiarnm motus , qux illum latent ^ 
'Kob iles elTe fcriptores non inficior » imo 
&libenrerfateor,Nam vtinobilcs genus 
cum iadtant fLuim, aliena laudant , ira 
ij dum genus fcribendi produnt fuum^ , 
aliena promunt 5 vcnditant do<ftrinam 
aliunde accepram, non propriamr vox 
quidcm vox lacob cft , mantis autcm funt 
Efni . Scribunt penna propria voccs ali^-' 
' nas . Videas calamis exarantes httcrasj 



extanc pennrc, latent tamcn fub pcnnis 
m^nns eorum , argucntes raptum eflro , 
ouod cxaranc . Forma carcnc . Aduo- 
cancpigmcnca, 6: fucos inducunr 5 6c 
quia non polTunt inue(fba proporcionc 
parcium , &c fuaui colore addico pul- 
cram fcriptioncm reddcrc , eam induunt 
vcftibus cruditionis hinc inde adfcitis , 
6c mukis ornamcntis fuffarcinanc ; vt, 
quac pulcra cfTe nequic , opulenta vi- 
dcatur . Verum falluntur 5 dum 
cnittL, vnus , & altcr eruditionis pan- 
nus alTuitur , pannofa , dc mendica^ 
fcriptura , imo 6c emcndicata appa- 
rct. Currunt per omnes Ecclcfiaftici or- 
bis plagas , 6c fiunt plagiarij famofi . 
Nec in tanta vaftltate plagatum Zonas 
inucniunt , qux Mechodica fibuljL, 
ftringant ♦ 6«: ne^ftanc , quae fcribunc . 
Oderunt quippc ordincm , & ncxum . 
Hmc odium m Scholaflicos fcripco- 
rcs, qulbusobganniunc , 6: obfiftunt , 
quod feruant Methodum s quam pati 

non 



non poiTLint, Fluxi, laxi , dircin<5ti ,alijs 
prcXlis , dcnfis, alte cinc^lis liiccenrent. 
Horum vitupcratio , magna illorum 
occupatio cft . I^rnorantiam iis rerum 
Ecclcfiallicarum , impcritiam facro- 
lUfti Canonum obijciunt : nouitatcm 
in cxcogicandis , [liccntiam in agitan- 
dis , Icuitatcm [in probandis , libettatcm 
indccidcndis quciiionibus cxprobrant . 
Hcbus addi(lti feruiunc faiftis : hiftoria- 
rum fcquaces , cucntuum tcnaces , caufas 
ncgligunc, rationcs non curant 5 non iu- 
ris, fcd loci, 6: cemporis rationcm ha- 
bcnc . Incubant inuentis , partis fruun- 
tur. Ratiocinari fuper ijs, qux cucnerunt, 
piaculo tribuunc. Scripturas Sacras , ca- 
rura vcrlioncs , & fcnfus contcmnunt . 
Humaniores litteras auerfantur^ Rlie- 
toricos reos loquentiac , Poctas com- 
pertos fidionisputant: notitiam profa- 
nachiftoria: . vitiodant: ac ncSacrxqui- 
dcm ftudia placent , fola Ecclcliaftica 
conrcnti , c|u6d Sacra fcnfus admittit 

plu- 



j pluies- , &c cxigit interprcfationes , nd 

i quas&ingenio opus eft,& iudicio,cu- 
ius pretium in mora eft,quam ipfi tcm po- 
ris iaiftmiJm putant . lam vero- peririam j 
linguarum Babeliimputant 5 ynica La- 
tina ,ac caquidcm fncondita gaudent . 
ObIe(5tantur congcricrerum, onerantli- 
bros , vtinmolcmcrc/cant 5 ad quam le- 
uandam opus cft rubdu(3:arijs funibus , 
vel gruyi)us . Dirpofitio difpcndio vcr- 
I citur . Styio elumbi ttuntur 5 ncruis clifis, 
didionc depreffa , vciiuftatc cxtincla^ , 
pfirafi incompra , crcgantia neglccfla. ISTi- 
Jiirapudcos nitidum , nihil politum , ni- 
iiii' concinnum , nihil ornatum , niliil 
cornatum . Chaos mdrgeftum , & infor- 
me cxiftimcs , Ncrtijpi i; nudam matc^ 
I riamprafcbi^rit: $ehoIafl[icif6rmam indu- 
i cunt.-ab llis ranguis , 6<rcoIor . Hiani- 
mant,a>:peffiC"iunr. Ofla^ ilH exanguia'.,. 
j ^ficcacfittteruunt j Hifiingiiincirriganr, 
» I p eriiis robdra n t , & cn r nofa cff ici unt. A u- 
'ium iJh eiffdcliujic , 6c infc*5}:um promiinr^, 



Hi cffofliim faciunt , paliunt, & cudunt , 
6c,publica forma fignant, 6c in vfum Rei- 
puidicx vertunt. Inachuntur in Scholafti- 
cos ifti,qui fe VQcari volunt Pofitiuos , 
quod fucum faciant, aitcm adhibcndo , 
cxpolicndo ingcnio , cxprnando iudicio. 
Lenocinia , in^erprcraxiones appcUant: j 
pigmenta , expofitioncs .Co.rrumpi a 
Scholaflicis facb , dum ad lura redigun- 
turjnihil addi, nihil adijci opQrterc., 4^- 
.formari prirca,formando;pb|itera4;i jCr^- 
(fjtando . JEtquidem ij nihil afferunt ab 
ingenio : a dorfo multum, cum alio com- 
portant, qux inueneiunt.Ercontra quam 
iexi^^c Tulliuf , prj.ijdem runc daai/sfmi ^> 
<^ibaiHliydm':^m . Intcnti multitudini TC- ! 
rum , (5c fuffarcinationc turbati fac- 
pc immcmores fui a fc difcedunt nam 

dum prioraobliuifcuntur,profcrunccon- 
traria,&:interdum inucftigantcs prifca ,^ 
nouitates reperiunt^ingeruntque intcrdil ! 
vetufta, infoiira,& rancidi, quaeputenc. 
Necfe jltius introd anc licccris , nc dum 

mo- 



mof^ntur, paticiora colligant . Indices 
jamant. Exccrpunt iTinc indc , cjiut: op- 
Itant, ad fafccs fti-ticncfos . Sakiiatim lc- * 
jgciKloprocedLtnt ,6c tanqiKim canes e 
Nilojibanttqnas , non bibunt: fprcto 
aIuco,radunt ripasjcarpunclibros, non 
j vorant . Ecquis corum rntcgra Biblia , 
Patrem perpcmum Icgtt ad inftiturum 
fuum trahunt Icdta , & quat a«t paktum 
fapiunt,quasrunt. Non retraduntlibris, ' 
•fcdlibroslibcrcadfc trafiunt . Ia<flant fc 
; Yolatc legcftdo , fic fcgcre volando . Sa- 
i nc vti aucs quac practerudant s de qui- 
bus neqneas dicere, Q>*ijHntifli,quiytnHbetyoUnt ? 
- NcmjTC doarinis granida: , qutr in plu- 
uias^blutx fluuMi\?c terras rrrigant , vt 
frudus reddant . lam vcro i; mmium 
libi arrogam gratiam Principum , 
5c piaufum vulgi in audaciam vertunr : 
taxant , & rcprehcndunt fitmmos viros 
! acinterdum eos , a quibus mclioramci- 
\ tuantur, vt ijs videri po/Hnt doCtiorcs . 
' Comperies cos difs idcrea Patrc hiftonx j 

I " -Ec- 
■ ■ - I 




EcclcriafticiB Baiooiq iicumqLie fxpc fii- 
fcepto iludio rcfutare, ^ occafioncs ri- 
xandi cum co quactcrc , , qao fc ci uditos 
I probent j 6c cuai plurima ei dcbeant , diP 
jiimulant,ne furtuni prodant: parum in- 
( genui , cum pudc jt cos fateri , pcr quos 
• 1 prQfecerinr, vltra, tuaiorcm liuidi , & 
l vltra liuorem ingrati, ..(^(fimus, qux 
, Vlrorquclcgimus, quot^:^ iNo fontc ri>J 
: UQs dcducant , qups aueiuinc , obruto ' 
fontc vnde maJiant j im6(3c quas i>liun- 
deaquascorriuant, .earum indicia a Ba- 
ronio acceperuijt , & per indagata liu- 
ius vcftigia ftcu,tj.f^nt >v,enas , adquas 
demum perucncrunt,&.,i)ddideruntalueo 
fuo tjcnuitcr , malignc fluenti . His 
artibus exiilim^ionem ac- quirunf,<Sc £a- 
mam coraparant apud vulgus : liis gra- 
tiam Principum viroium concili^nr,4nfi~ 
nuantcsfe fcpcr rurpuratos, pcrBiblio- 
rhccarios,pcr iiximos, vtfui rationem lia- 
beantjcaetcros negligant. Aduocat 7'vpo- 
graphos, Bibliopol.is , & Librarios , varijs 



cos 





, I 

coscaptantes artibiis , vt Jibenter Jibros 
fuosaccipianr,& cudant, & recLidant , 
obicdra fpc nitmmi refulgcntis , quam 
foucnt promims JibcraJibus : arridente 
ijs fortuna» &voti$obfccQndantc . Ita- 
quc dominantuf in Rcpublica Jitteraria . I 
PJaccntPnncipibus,abijs cxpetuntar ; 
muitantur.foucntur , afuntur, ditantur, 
& vno tantum nominc vaft« cruditionis 
in prctio Jiabenturi&cum csEtcris', qu« 
fumma fimt, ingenia, fubtiJitatc; acu- 
mincponderc, cioquentia , difpo/rtionc, 
ordinc, nitorc , mctJiodo dcftltuantur , 
prarfldiis ,opibus,honoribus abundant . 
Itaqucrurgcrc, tumcrc, infoJcfccre , m- 
^ fupcrbircfumarc . Scd fios cgo ienobi- 
I Icsfumos faciJc difsip.rim . Non^r eos 
cIamorcs, fauorcy , pJaufus, honores , 
opcs digmtatcs non cx doarln^ fux 
abundantia, r^d ex aliorum fgnorantia. 
prouemrc q„,pp ^ ^^^.i^cicero , 

Nemolalidaci mCi quodfe aJTequi poffo 
fpu-ar. Speratnutemq ui/gue^^ fad- 

Jc 



Ic cft , obtincrc. Quid autcm facilius , 
quam multa iegcre , ^ colligcre , 5c in 
accruum conijcerc ? quod ij faciunt . 
; Quotufquifijuecftde vuljgo, <jui lioc af^ 
I fequirepoirenonfpcret ? Hos crgo Jau- 
datvulgus, atque adco qux vulg.^^ria^ . 
At Scripturas intelligcrc , caperc , intcr- 
prctari ^ carum verfioncs rcnerc , pcne- 
trare fctifiis , notitiam Jinguarum ha- 
bcrc,in Patrifeus Jiobkarc, Phiiofbphiac 
arcanaindagarc, Theologi» intimain- 
ueftigare,argumcntari acutc, aptcrcf- 
ponderc , orationes conjponere, hiftorias 
conderc^pocmata pangerc , & Hiftorias 
omnesfumfa.cras^ tum profanas cuoluc- 
re , iuris vtriufquc(cicnriamprofitcri,nu- 
mcros omncs Do(fbriflarum abfbluerc , 
Encyclopxdamprxfefcrrc, eiufque non 
femel fp^cimcm praebcrc » ccquis co» 
rum ,oui illa fcribunt j 6claudanr , alTequi 
fepoflefpcrct? Hinc igitur illiclamorcs, 
illi plaufus, illa pracconia , illxgratula- 
tiones. Abeantbonis auibus .^cTuailla 



por&icIc.tnt , cjtu in alijs liofpitcs riint . 
I Amo eos, qui vbique in orbe litterario 
iiabitanr, 6c nurcjuamliofpitcs fant^. fed 
ciues. Equidem quodadme atrinet,pluri9 
facio vnam. Homiliam Chryfoftomi , 
Vnam Orationeim Nazianzcni* vnam Epi^ 
ftolam Hieronymi, vnam lucubfatiojiem 
Auguftini,vnam quxftioncm San(fli Tho~ 
mac, vnam difl;in(5lionem Scoti, vnam 
^iontrouerljam Bellarmini, vnam perio- 
di>ra Baronij, quam iHci^ fiaagines crur 
djitionum . NecdubitaboJoGosTJieolo- 
gicosCaaij&iliasdecem rationesCam- 
pianipAruolibel]o,cGnrentas,multis co- 
runi.vol uminibus antelerrc . }ii uanmr i; 
|feljcitatc rua, cgoraca tfuarconfcientia- 
; Scias ,.mi Lecl;or , huiufmodi Ainiforibus 
. niliil e(rc inuidejidimi ^prxtcr fortunam . 
lia,alijK.iuhiJ 4f fidcrari, ptxter eamdcm vi 
ii]ud;nf,ki<i,mogisne fit , dolendam ,ai* 
mirandum ? Hos vmo. tantum vaftjE iftiiwi 
64inc<>ncUt^ eruditionisgcnerc prxi^an-* 
tcsi aadarj , cfem,. hmk,n , ^elcU ari ^ 

' " II - li» 



X 



coli , locuplecari , condtcoraf i abun- 
dird . lHo6 a ^cem omni j6ocl:tinaiuu> gc- 
|nerc excclleutes ckfpici , yexari, depii- 
mi>affligi,obiui ,rpoliari , &: qdodgra' 
uius efl , praeceriri , ac lelegari , 6c intcr- 
ctumcogi vna clim cxoculaco Beli/ario 
ioboium vnum , vnde alancur , emendica- 





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.a San^^lo Auguftino ' 
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la SantaFedcCattolica ,c parimcntc , per | 
atreftato dcl Sc^rccario noftro , niente 
controPrcncipi , cbuoni coftumi^con- 
ccdemolicenzaaAntonio Roftidi potcr- 
lo ftamparc , offcruando gli ordmi <Scc, 
Dat. 16. A^ofto I 674. 

{ ^idrtA Cont%r}ni Cau. Troc. Kef. 
( ^igcLoCorr^rtCM. 1»roc.l{ef, 
( B.iii'fi4 N4'ii Cau. Vroc. Sj.f. 

/ng<lo NicoIofiSccrft. 




Fr. Fcancifcus Maria Rhini a Politio to- 
tius Ord. Fratrum Minor. Seraph. 
P. N. S. Francifci Minirter 
Generalis, & Seruus . 

DileSo liobisptur'm»mChri$o 1{. T. rtatri F. ancifcoi S. ^«jn" 
flino7a4(edQTreu!nci4tnoftr4TQrtugalli* l^tgiUrit Obfer. 
uanti* jtLmno > Do£hri eximro , »mni virtutHm 
neret&fiifttiaruntornato.Silutemin 
l>omno,qu! ejivera falus, 

CVM tres cx Ordinc noftro Theolo- 
gi, quibuscommifimus,opusaTc 
compofituCommcnrationcs d uac rcuidc- 
rint , & iuxta noftras ,6c Apoftolicas San- 
(ftioncsapprobauerint: Tcnore pracfcn- 
tium ciim falutarisObcdicntiaimcritofa- 
cultatcm Tibi i^cimus, quatenu$,fc-ruat is 
cxreris de iure fcruandis , illud Typis 
mandarc yaleas. In cuiusrei tcftimonium 
has manu noilra fubfcriptaj, noftroqut* 
ma ior i Si g i H > unit a s da mus . E X Aracoc- 
'lideVrbs dic^y.Maij '674. 

f r. Vrmicfcits Tvt >■/'* Pyhmi de Volitio 
Minifle, Gene J:s, 

Dc \fan(!. Su« Pat.Rcufrc ndifj. 
F. 1'iHs i VLie. Ord. S cret • 



PRIMA 

COMMENTATIO 

DcFide, ntque Dodtina Sancfli Vinccntij 
Liiincnfis , 6c S. Hilarij Arelatcn- 
fis, 6: AlonnchoriimLin- 
nenflunL . 

Omncs , vno excepto FauHo , Aii!jufciniani , non 
Seniipclagiaiii , fuillc pcrhibciuur . 

P A R S r R I M A . 

Dc Smao Vinccnrio Lirinenfi . Is omni fufpiclonc 
ScinipcJagiani enoris libcratur . 
Dc quo 

Iiifula Leros j fiuc Sanda: Mar^arita:; 
AIT 

Inuenta >nt prrtiofa mtrjimta yenUJit omnix qu« h^uit , 
& emit eam . Scu redcm:t . M*:ch. i^. ' 

I Io/hU Lirim : f,ue S.viSi HONO\.ATI , 

CongratulM m,hi , ^uU inneni dtachmam , (Cxac ijcmmam. 
j Dcl Margan a.n ) ^,^,^ perd dcram . Luc. i j. 





CArVT L 

Caufa, 6c ratio Operls . StiiiJlum, 
&:Fmis Authoris. 

J^i VM P. Hcm icus Norls nobllis hiiiiis 
xin fcripcor Auguftinianiis Pacaiiij 
doindtici5i Pra:icctiis ftu Jjis ( Rcgcn- 
rcm vocant^Gyir.nafiarcham mallcm ) 
fcnbcrc Pclag anam Hiiloriam ag- 
grcdus clVct , quam modo fchcitcr cu- 
>2 ulgauir, pro veceri nolha ncccfsi- 
tudinc fui mc participauit ronfilij, & marcripm, & par- 
tcs opcris, quod ingcns, & mulciplcx molicbacur apc- 
rulc, ac cxpofuic» Inrcr alias crac Cacalogas Scmipcla- 
gianorum , in quo fcripciis Sandus Vinccncius Liri- 
ncnfis, & quidcm intcr Principcs iniusfctlx. Cohor- 
rui audico lanci nominc viri, cuiusmecangcbat rcligio, 
tum quod fcicbam cius mciTioriam cfse confccracam, 
tum quod noucram cxccilcnccm cfse lui Commcntarij 
aducrfus hajrefcs doitrinan . D >hji, quoJ Noris fini- 
ftram dc illo, vnde vndc, opinioncm conccpifsct. qucm 
nuUus fermc Cachohcus eius crroris pahim damnalscc, 
&cli nonnuHi Icuiccr ambigcrcnc: meumque cidolorcm 
fi^nificaui ; rogauiq ic, nc vellct cam noian homini 
confccrato, tamquc doclo, & fapicati inurcre. Ncgauit 




_4 ! 

fc fliduriim , affirniaiiit libi compcrtum cflc Vnxc ntium 
cius ciroris fuligii'C tirflrim fuillc . Non dcftiiuruma 
fuo propofito, licc ca in fe mihi,vcl amicifvimo>morcm 
gcftunim ;fpc(Sjrc i!lud ad reconditam crudirioi cm , . 
vcllc fc eo no luuc cotnmcnd.iri . Oppofui arguiricnrum 
qucftionis rouim roncfisC, dc qioantca iionnullidu- i 
bitarant,ac rominaui Suarcz,& Vasq^ic?:, quos in prompru 
fcmfcr audorcshabco , cum Bcironio^qucn diurna no- 
durn.tqiic nunu vcifarc foko ; qui rrcs Vu ccnr.uci v.vix 
cxiivcbaic. lUlpc ndirco fc acrius ftimulari, qi 6d nc- 
mohadcnusramccica illius erroris argumcnta mueniflct, 
caque cx ipfiu^^mer Vincentij Commonirorio dcprom pij} 
^hyrix libi haud mediocri fore t.mrx rci asjctorc n fo - 
haberi .Occuiri ncgando,qu6d fcircin nonnulios Hvrre- 
ticos, acin primis Gcrardum Vofsium id artc pra:fli- 
ti{rc,qaafe hos fc duces cius opinatjonis habauram. 
Eo volui Norim detcrrcre . At illc incitarior fadus re- 
pofuir,leantcquam vidcrct Vofsium , & mult6 ccrtiori- 
bu5 , quciin iliiiin argumcntis catn rcm compcrilsc . Ta- 
cui, vt cius duririem noui.Curaui tamen peramicosmo- 
ncrc. Nihil profcci: fupcriores Ordinis fui commonc- 
fcci vrriquc nmicifsimos : conrendi ab ijs per lircras 
Romam mifliiis , vt Norim fua auftoritarc a fenrcntia 
rcrocarci t . Nirimur in vcritum . ( >bf>inatior ficn 
& fidcntior, Maiorcsanrmos fumcre, radl:arc;Com mo- 
nirorium Vinccntij a fcditigcnnus , quam a csetcns le- 
(flum, accuranas cxpenfum; melius intclledum; in eo 
ceitifsima.Scmipelagianifmiti.noc&cuidcnriafigna con- 
tincri,q«a? ncmo anrcfcaliusdcprehcndihxt.HaxParauij» 
hxc Roma% qu6 fc impcnanda^ficulrarisedcndi opcris 
caufacoi.fulerat,ciiuifparfrl5Ct,&loco5 monnraftcr, pcrfu- 
afir, vcrum lc de Vinccnnj errorc fenrire. Fada libi 
potcfl^e libruin typis mandandi rcdijr Patairium, niCe | 



^ 5 

qi'cic nairaracocpir minus vcrcii . Non nictamcn d^-- 
t(rrnir. Ic.lHruoiura ; & lcn cl ad cum . Vcrua,inqua 
mi Noris , opir.io vcrahr, cui bono crir cam p.il.uii- 
faccic? non Vinccntio, qucni infamas ;iiOn C^.o * uio 
r.iioi.ccui ikrrahis , cuius fi fcopus crt impugnarc» 
ais, Autii ftu.i ciochinam, magnopcrc c.cuarur audlon- 
tas:i on hcc clix, cuiadimis Catholicum Dodorcm, & 
gtrmaiu.m Hiium :r.on AueLfbno, cuiingcntcm aducr 
iaritm cxtitas: non t bi, qui nuJlum irdc fru^Sum ca 
p.cs , ixc piccaris , cum vjtitm occulrum \lcugas. 
ncc gloria: cum HaMcricumhomincm fcquaris . Supcrc(^ 
vt id"bono rai tun! (ir aducrfarijs Auguftini tui(ficcni 
vocas)qui hoc dncc,&: tanto ducc ViiKcnrio anino 
fiorcs fas^ti hbcrius, ac vchcmcntiusoppugnabui r Au 
guftini dodnnam. An puras dcic(ituru:n tc, quod mo- 
liris, Augiiftii.ihodcs hoc ci hoftc conlbruro > Ncmi- 
ncm loco moucbis (.o , in qucm hunc ai doicm indu- 
xcns. Otfius magis caulx vno ci ad.;Cr(ario cxcitatn 
quam profics o Mu.b.ts aliis derurbans ; mulri in co, li 
hofhs cfl: ,& graucs infiir.t . Numcrabis vnum , fcd i 
vno plurimos pcndcs. Lcucs f.mr ahoium lcntcnrur pt.i 
huius pondcrc audoritatis . Cumquc illc his, & a i 
nihiiomagis moutrctur, quam si dur;i lilcx f^ncr, &Mai 
pcfiacautcs,cxarfi, & ra'j:cu:n Idc , ifinn.int^VUcr N r/5,/;o/ 
fcrxm', fcijs mc cont a triptHYum . Rilic,& ifl ifit Uiinas , rcnax 
fuo: fcntcntitC I quam vcnfsinunT clVc iactabat,qucmad 
modum apparct in hoc luo opcrcLibr. 2. dcHiIt Pc- 
lagian . c. 1 1. quod niCommonirono conccpcis \ crbis 
pcrlpicuctradaiur . Lxcufauit tamcn lcmpcr lcuricndi 
ingcnuc iibcrcatcm ,& ftudium vcritatis pronvcixla:, ac 
co fc clypco aducrfus mcas pcritioncs muiiicbat. Affc 
ramus locum lUius capit. ad Ann. 434, ^^^^ 

Ego 



6 



Ego qiiidem liOLrd /enteupam promam 9 nfi tiohis tnctipfis ocu- 
U>s eriuxmus ,paLhn ficiam hiinc rincentium cum HiUriQ ^reu* 
toifi , TAtiflo ^bbatc , alijfque Syicellitis Lirinenfthus contra 
sAtigifflim de fr^deflinatiOHe dc£irinam confpiraffe , idqu€ cx eiHS- 
dem vcrhis cuinca^n , qua miramur non modd nuperos fcripto- 
rcs 5 qni CommentarijfCommonitoriumillrflrarunt , non ohfcruafct 
vcrum etiam nec ipfum yoffium , qui non omnes illius mtuos no- 
^auit. Hoc vnum dccrat , vt Vinccntio adiungcrci Hi- 
larium . Nimis audct, cpinor, noftcrNoris, Intcrce- 
dam ; vindicabo ambos ; & hos Catholicos hcroas 
in cadris Ecclcfix rctincbo , a qua nunquam dcfccilTc 
mcnftr;ibo ; idquc cx corundcm vcrbis , vt par pari 
rcfcram Nori , ad quar prouocauit ; & Norim vador 
ad tnbunal Commonitorij . Talam ci fliciam in hoc 
fuo, contra quam putat , ir.cridic non liqucrc : diem 
dico , litcm intcndo , ncc folum fpondco me cfFc6lu- 
rum , vt caufa cadar , fed & praeuaricator apparcat : 
nam ipromct Nori audorc abfolucndi mihi funt ambo, 
quod mirctur , & dolcat . Raiioncs cius in cundcm re- 
gcram, & intorta ab cotcla rctorqucbo . Si vcra funt 
illius , quod tantoperc cxaf^gcrat, argumcnta , rccipio 
f\(fturum mc, vt quibus illc conatur conuinccrc crroris 
Vincentiuin , & Hilarium , ijfdcm prorfus ambos abfol 
ucndos cfTc apparcat . Vidcbitur hoc ci fortaflc ambi- 
tiofum , & faftu , ac fico plcnum , & ad pompam com 
pararum . Longc fccus ci\ . Suflincat iudicium , & 
cxpcdlct , dum hoc mcum Opufculum lcgit , qucm^ 
cum lcgcrit , ipfiudnct iuJicio ftare volo . Ingcnuus 
cft : car:didc pro mc fcntcnriam fcrct . Ncc vcro exi- 
flimcs, Lcdlor, mihi pcpcrci/Te Norim ; tacitc quippc , 
& cautc mc pungit codcmcapitc . In fine quippe lic . 
lidc fiifiks , iiiqnic , profecutus fum, quo nounulloruin 

qucrC' 



7 

ijucrelis fdcerem [uUs , qui grandi fiaculo adjlnhgi ptit ifit cnm , . 
i[ui ymccntium Lrinenfem eximi<x. criid:tioni$ , nc S^n£iit.itiS v.t- 
trem in 7\UffilieKfiumall,um rcfert . Agnofco me peri . Ego 
nimiriim fum audlor illarum qucrclarum , & quidcui 

\ iufliiTimarum; quibustamcn ille , ncc fatisfecit , vtcx;- 
ftimat , nec , opinor , vnquam fatisfaciet . Vicflor c- 

! nadet Vincentius, &hilaritcrtriumphabit Hilarius . 
Quod attinec lludiu. & finem . Nan dcfunt qui mirentur 

I curcanto lludio moliar dcfenfiouc Vincentij Lirinenfi<c, 

j & de co mecum Parcr Noris folcbat cxpoftularc . Tan- 
ri nc me c(l"c putare vnius hoininis calculum ? Non in 

1 co CiTc pofitas foitun;^s Augiiftini , ciufque dc Gratia.^ 
Dodrii.a , vt quid Vinccnruis fcntiret , cxpcitandum 
cfTct . Non multum intcrcffc ad caufam , qux pcr fc 
luta , & fpeciofa clTcr, vnius Monachi iudicium . Cui 

I finihil dctraxit CalTianus , Fauftus, & Gcnnadius, ne 
ci quidcm quidquam dctraL^urum Vincenrium . Longc 
aliccr, ac ij fci cio . Non habco rationcm in Vinccn- 
tio pcrfona? h..birufuc , aut inflituti ; fcd Sanditaris , 

' & Doflrino? . Fallis Ecclcfix adfcriprus ncquit in al- 
bum Semipclagianorum rcfciri . Kxpifngi oportct cx 
vno , vt in alio fcribatur. Non mihi critcolcndus, ne 

( dum adorandus , is qui initium mcriti in natura ponir, 

I qui gratiam mcritofidci naturalis rcddit, qui infamator 

^ cfl Auguflini , prcuaricaror Epiflolie Ca[:Ic(t ni, reira- 
ftarius Scdis Apoflolicje : non potefl in hbvo vita: 
lcnbi . qui fcriptus c(l in cacalogo Scmipcla.i^iano . 
Quxrat ci Noris aliquos Hlylios intcrMancs, vbi eum 
locct : cgo in Paradilo non rcponam . Mouet mc vc- 
hcmentcr illud opus Commonitorij , quod ciim fitno- 
biliffiinu ca impoflura Scmipclagiana famolum euatl^f » 
Pitct ; quia fi illius fcopusfuit dodlrii^im Auguftini Co- 

tholicam 



8 



thoficam , & Apoftolicam infringcrc , camq;ic iiouiu- 
ris hirrctic.T infamarc , ad idquc pcrfuadcndum omniuii; 
Hcrrcfiarcharum cxcmpla rcccnlcantur, quibus Augufti- 
!Uis a Vinccntio limilis cdc dicitur , nihil iniuriolius , 
nihil indignius co opcrc cxcogitari potcn: . Horribilc 
dktu , & auditu c(l : finein Commonitorij cflcnionftra- 
\\rivc Auguftmum noiuim, & pcriicrfam dogma inEc- 
clcdam induxilTc , prorfus exccrandum , &: in codcm 
quo Arii , rhotini, Sabcllii , Pclagn, Nciloriiquc ha:- 
icfcs loco poncndum ; hoc ncc lcgcndo oculi , ijcc au- 
dicndo aures mca: fcrre poffjnt . An hoc ncccaVirium , 
& vtilccritEcclc|]a: qualcputant omncs cffc ilkid opus 
Commonitoiii? Moriar,finonhoc maximc nocct Ecclc- 
iia: > & fi.ict hxrcticis . Nocct Ecclcfi.r , quia oppu- 
gnatur Catholica dodrina Catholicis armis , qux irL- 
ipfius vifccra conucrtuntur . Fanct hxrcticis , quia nc- 
mo cos conuincct rationibus , & cxcnplis Commoni 
rorii , qux adducuntur contra tutam fidcm, & Catho- 
licam vcritatcm. Nihil nos tcrrcnt , inquicnt , illa ar- 
gumcnta Vinccntii , cum caoppngncnt dodrinam fum- 
mi Dodoris , quo cum malumus tanquam Platonc crra- 
rc, quann cum aliis vcra fcnrirc . In cius loco fumus: 
vbi illc cft,confi(l:imus. Ncmo nosabopinionc dcmo 
ucbit iis argumcntis , quibus illius folidifsima do^tnn.i 
quafsatur. O nnia mcdia vitiola funt , (i finis c(t pcr 
i crfus . Finis Commonitorii cil improb.^tio A ugufliniana 
uodiina^; igicur improbabiUa crunt argumcnra » Equi- 
dcm fi vcrum hoc cfl , mallcm vt a fcribcndo abflinc- 
i.cicc Vinccntius . Occurrit tamcnNoris ; Contlg fft^ r^n 
cC'iUo idcm qi^^^d Chy-i^ic^ drtit pmfcjforibus , ^norum iwor cnw 
id .lurum conficiendt47n coUimxrct y licct tntcnto finc f iHdatif/nt ' 
I vtilia t.imcn mcdic irncnta repcrcrc , .zmo ipf^ lon^yc prctivfnra ' 
' Rcfcllo . Nam \\\ iuftr.m airi , & id( i tum rati( ri f:- 

rcm 





ncm proponunt , & rccflc ad fcopum, idcft Aurum , col 
limanr, quod naturanobiIiuscft,quam,quaradhibeur 
inftrumcnra . Pr^etcrca illc finis naturalis cft , qui cxclu 
dir culpam, ncc adniitir calumniani : at hic finis cft 
moraIis,culpabiIis,& iniuriofus. Infupcr qu^adcx 
cogitandum , &ctficitndum aurum app! icantur mc 
dia, ca funr apra , & congrua fini; quje aurcm ad fi 
ncm rnrpem moralcm adhibcntur , ca vfu ipfo cor- 
rumpuntur , & pcrucrtunrur. Tandcm cxartc Chy- 
micorum fcquipofunt vtiha , quar fupplcanr aurum . 
Atexcrrorc dodrinar fcqui non poflTunt.nifi abfurda, 
& monftra , ciim pra?(crtim homincs impcriti falli^ac 
dccipi lacile qucant, crcdcndo Vinccntiu n Auguftin. 
doarinam iurcimpugnaftc^atqiic adco Scmipclagiano 
rumJogmacflc probandu. Ccrtc Arminiani,& Rcmon- 
ftrantcs , qui hodic Scmipclagiani furr > in fua har 
rcficonfirmabunrur . Itaquc cxcmplum minus cft ac 
comodarum adcaufam Vinccnrij . lam vcroquantum 
fi-audiSj&doli malieft in illa cxtogitationc argumcn- 
ri aducrfus Auguftini dodrinam ? vr cam neuita^is 
fpccic obicda fimiUimam vctuftis hitrcfibus cfficiat, 
& omncs catholicas machinas , quas vctcrc^ Patrc? 
& antiqua Concilia conrra nouiratcs Hjrrcfiarcha- 
rum adhibucrunr in Auguftini nouitarcm conucrtat. 
N« ! Vinccnrius impoftoris ,ac lycophantar notam 
mcrcrur , fi hocille irrificio vfus cft ad Auguftinum 
impugnandum . Nihil a^lurius , nihil callidius , nihil 
vcrfurius , nihil fraudulcnrius co hominc cogirari 
poruir . Amo candorcm , Sc ingcnuirarcm . Nol- 
lcm,vrhocfc viriofiraudis,& mahriar Vincenriusinqui- 
narct. Hxc funr,prxrcr alia,quaf fupcrius commcmoraui 



w 



10 



> expo(luIandocuNon\qi»af mcmoucr.t atl hoc opufcu. [ 
' lum innocens tucndum , & a calumnia Iibcran(Ju.n . 

Capiit IL 



HAud procul Ant/poli NobiH N.uboncnfis 
Gallia? Vibe , duar Infular i.iccnr in vicino 
mari , ai^gufto a contincnti diuifcC frcto : 
vna Lcros, qua? Sandj?Marg:irira? , alrcra Ltrinjc , 
quar Sandi Honorari dicitjr , (iru planr, acrc filu- 
brcs, profpcdtu libcra? , vifu iuciirula? ; ram vicina? 
vt propinqua? ; tam fimilcs , vt gc nella* vidcantur . 
Amba? Margaritae Infularuat , fi lin^^ula? : fi coiifuiv 
dta? , vnioncs funt : prctii fui confciar non multuin 
rcccdunt a littorc , nc in mari a piratis infcfl^ ; ali- 
quantum m altum prouchunrur , nc a terra larroni- 
bus fint obnoxix . Ac vt tutar fint ab infiJiis , altera 
curtodit alrcrain . Hoc rimorc cxcirant dcfiJcriam 
fui . Namquc tora illa lirroralis ora l\ procaccin pro- 
icdum cffula illarumcomplcx jin amb t, ardciis amo- 
rc fugicntium , & , vt in an-jis frigcnrium ; c6 ma- 
gis calct tcrra , fcquc dcfcnt , vt cas infcquatur . 
Inicilu ifthmi, ccu manus, illas apprchendcrct , nifi 
ardorcm a:ftuantis tclluris intcrfufum pclagus cxtin- 
gucrct . Vcrum rcciproco contincnris , & maris a- 
morc acccnfar infulx» non ncgarcnt forrade ampfc- 
xum , nifi cryftallina illa brcuisfrcri diuorria cupidis 
ituricntium conaribus obfttiircnt . Olim infrcqucurcs, 
\ & incult^ fcrpcnrium rcccpracula fucrunt ; fcrarum 
quippc clcmcns loci ingcnium paticns non crat . Frc- 
qucntiam dcfcrr.T inful^c a folitariis acccpcrunt, Ho- 
j norarus Gallus c Grarcia,quQ parircr cum fiarrccon- 

ccfscrar , 1 




1 1 

ccfTcrat, ciiiii Caprafi) fcjic ini.;i(tr(), aTii.f) iauii 
frarrc, in parriam rc iicns dciidcrio folcudinisapid 
Lirincm , quam fui n )minis parcicipw n f;cic , iiifj 
lam a tuibis fcmotam co igruum fa > inflirutq fcccf 
fumelcgic . Eoambas ciuilcs primu n ,& urbanas ; 
dcindc Colonias fupcTu.n rcddidit • Et q lo iiam ib: 
mcliorcs nitcbant Solcs , poriorcs aif^aba ic aurjc, af 
fluxu cxlcftis roris , in fuis (inubjs diuinas concc- 
pcrcmargariras,quibus fcconchas cxhib jcrunr. CUu- 
fje cxreris , inuig negociolis Thcbaidcs rcprarfcnta- 
runt in GAllia, vbi a^ccrar , acpugiJcs facriadomnc 
fc virrurcm cxerccrcnc . Initio , vc fcrcur , fcparatx 
cellulx lingulos lcorfim conrincbant , Anachorcra 
rum morc degcntcs , quafi ncc intcr fc noti , ncc fa- 
miliarcs eflen': ; fuperis , quibiis aflrucuerant • quam 
mortalibus propiorcs , Gcftabant corpora tcnuia , 
& pcnc confumpta , fimilia fpirituum , fi pondus 
Ipeftarcs . Inrra humanum habicum hibiti inhu- 
manil, ob vita?afpcritatcm , quam trahcbant potius , 
quam duccbant . Vcrum Leros infrcquens fcmper 
fuit , & folitudinisfpccicm tcnuit, nifi q iod nonnuUi 
Monachi eo, v^t fccrctius a^crcnt , & hbcrius vaca- 
rcnt fupcris,e Monaft^rio Lirincnfi concedcba.it. Li- 
rina , vt manfuetior , & clc ncncior, & habirara frc- 
q lenrius , & culca rcligiofia?. MoiullcriunaSanil^ 
iiioraro cxardificaru n in mo!li ficu , finuq iz cxcc- 
pic . Exindc infciia propior A lcis , q li n A ] ji? cx- 
tirir. Coloniam codcdJKcrnc 3iu \x fiJ;ra ; inaiJ^ 
M.irgariris vjuis ; mjcarcnrq ic loj in nifi ca nat iri 
rix'ir.c . Pia iecis ccrcior c6 c irfjs tX:: , nifi crrab ri- 
di va^ari cogerencur . Scd non crac opus coli ab a- 
(Iris , (] 14? abjndabacluminib 15 fupcr aftra ituris . 
Caprnfij ; Honorari : Maximi.- Lupi : Euchcr?i. Vin- 

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ccnti : Hibiii : Salonii: Vcranii : Ciefarii ^ rotidcm 
Paulos , Antonios , Hilarioncs , Macarios , Pacho 
mios , Arfcnios , Pambos , Paphnutios rcpr^efcnta- 
runr . Nifi qaodhi viui priuati,ac fcmifcpulri Jaruc- 
runt ; illi penc omncs cum diu latnifrcnt abfconditi, 
poftca c latcbris cruri, fupcr candclabra Ecclefiarum 
lucernar lucidjflimar fulfcrL U; & qui antca cranc foli- 
tarij magnas ciuitares prarftirerunt. Iraqnc illud Mo- 
naftcrium fterilc, & infircundum ob folitudinem,Sc 
minarium Epifcoporum fuit . Id miraculum dixcris, 
quod S. Porcarius auxit Margaritas , cum madtatus 
ad Aram Chrifti cum quingencis frarribus martyrium 
fecit : nifi fi illi in Pyropos verfi candidas jntcr 
Margaritas fuo fanguine purpurarunt . Hic fanc Por- 
carius Aras meruit , Sc cum fuo martyrum cho- 
ro , ciim cffct Porcarius , ante omncs Mar^ari- 
tas poGtus fuit . Fclix Infula , fi Fauftum in grc- 
mium non accipcret c Cafsiani Maffilicnfis Maf 
fa compadum , & fcrmcnto crroris corruprum 
At non mdigenam tulir , inquilinum cx An^Iia 
accepit , ahtc infaufta ^birurum Rcjos , Rcum 
Semipclagianifmi . At vna Hirundo non facir vcr 
ncc vcrum Scmper Faufti ^uguftino aduerfi * 
Prjmum ipfc • hunc Profpcr confurauit . Mirum " 
Oppont Prorpcrum F.uft. . Intcr hos Ci; 
Vinccj.nus Ljnnenfis^ didus . djumus Lv 

rKcn qui Arionis inftar obftupcfccit vndas camu 
Comn^iutorn aducrfus nouit]tcs h^rcfu.n cT 
ti . «C Sircncn m frcto Gillicano rlrra Hcvcn 
Calucum a.jcis vcrborum rcrib.s t" . n 



lcm 

t',m 
rcprje 



n 

I ris militiM tHrbinibMs vcrfacus, ac volucus clau- . 
um ^grc quictis tcnuit , & ncgotiorum proccUis i 
agitacus hucilluc iadabacur , inccrcus quo pro- 
ram dirigcrct ; doncc adfpirantc /ccuudifsima Spi- 
ritus Sandi aura ad porcum Rcligionis appulit . 
Quodait ; ^(^p^fitis ^aniut but ac fupirbidflaf^b^^ J 
eum honores publicos gcfliflrc, Hinc quidanGal- 
liarum Prarfcdum Vinccntium illum fuiire dicuat 
quitcmponbus Sandi Martini , & Ambrofij vixit, 
& nobilem vmbram in corum conuiuiis cgit . Vc- 
rum iJ vix pacicur rctas Lirincnfis haiid pauloquam 
pro ca a?cate iunioris , nifi fi feculum vixit , Fau- 
fto Epifcopofimilis , qucm propccr longifsimam- 
ariaccm , & profperam valccudincm ncgabat vul- 
gus polTc fencfcerc . Qnoquo modo lc habcant 
tcmpora , illc fanc uarias 5: militarcs, & ciuiles pra!- 
fcdturas habuit , & quide:n fplcndidas . Ad casnon 
rudis,ncciUiceracusacccfsic ; Bonaram quippc arti- 
um ftudiis a pucro opcramdcdit,utidignum crat fra- 
trc Lnpo Trccenfi qu;e nobdium fcriptorum opinio 
cft. Inibuit mcnccm difciplinis liberalibjs ,& latinis: 
cruditionis , & cleganti;? compos cxticic . SacrarU'n 
do<flriuarum pericia excclluir . Poft geftos honorcs , , 
rxdcrecuiacarpiticrumhumanarum,&nobiIcmcfrcrc- \ 
difcfcalciusimpetumcapir • Sohcudn cm cogicans in • 
uiilularemora lccefsum qtia-fiuit , &Monachum egJt . i 
Cum faftu & habiru nomcn quoquc illc dcpohuc . ; 
Percgiinus uocari uoluit ! hoc fc nominc Comuu)- ' 
nitorij prodidic audtorcm . Siuc quod pcrcgiinator 
antca fucrat :fii;c quod dcinccpspci egnnari m muii- 
do uolc bat . {iue quod a fcn cciplo diffcrrc agi- 
tab.iC , (iuc qiiod percgrinitas quadam uututain^ 

iiifu(ii 



»4 



infula honini cum incolam cxU crar fadura . O- 
tium illud ncgotiofius omni ncgotio Kiit .Dcdifccrc pri- 
ftinasdclicias^cxucrcinoli^osanimo habitus; profanas 
curas abiiccrc;dccorros aflv(Sus corrigcrc;frcnarc gula ; 
iraccrarc corpus ; mcnrcm intcndcrc : prccari , piaU 
lcrc , conrcmplari . Vnum cx prarrcritis rcrincrc , cu- 
ram Rcipubhcx ; cui ftudcrc maluir criam priuatus 
miiraro in mchus arg imcnro , Igitur fcriberc dccre uir 
qua? Ecclcfiam iuuarcnr . Non cxafpcia icrar gladij 
capulus manum : bcnc rulir calamum. Armorum vfus 
non obrudcrat mcntcm acutam ad cxcrcitationcm Ht- 
rcrariam . Ha^rcfcs mulra?,qua? ia n vidcban^r cxrinclrf 
fuppofir*e cincri dolofocalcbahr adhuc, & fa. nab mr ; 
&quamquam in Concilijs opprclfje autoritatc Scri- 
pturarum , & Parrum rcfurgerc conabanrur nouitarc 
pcrniciah*: quam iacftjbant, vt placcrenr vulgo fcmpcr 
amanti nouiratis . Igitur Vmccntius vt cas prorfus cx- 
ringucrcr opus cft mcdirarus infcr^prum Comm-ynitorinm 

adticrfus profanas VHt^myfiKc hMrtfjtm ( variac qaippc lc^io) 
HoHititcs f in quo nomcn ipfum C > n a ojirorii uctu- 
ftatcm prifc^ Fidci innuit, qua rcfutar horrcfis nouitatc; 
rcducir quippc ia mcmoriam uctcrcm Ecclcfi^ do- 
^tiinam , quam praua opinionum nouitas incc(- 
fcbar ; ur ftudia hominum cxcjraicr . Qjod accu- 
ratc ac cruditc compofitum opporrunc cuulga- 
uit ; cxiguum , fi molem fpcCtcs 5 magnum- , 
fi rcrum pondus cxpcndas . Nihil co crudri.is , ni- 
hil fubtihus , mhil (ohdius . Mirum quairo fic p!au* 
fu cxccptum ; q icmadmodum cx fubicdi> prarco 
I iis apparcbir . Toiqucc Harrcfim funicuio triplici . 
Vniutrlicatc. Amiquirarc. Confcnfionc, Vndc noJus 
cxiftir plulquamGurdius nulla vcl artc , vcl vi fol- 

~ ucn* 




Ab Ano :ui Ncftoriu" 




j rni.ruuis nunicrar , & ft,iminat , fcd in hiincq ii' 
crnr rccci tior,praYrpu^ tonnt. Nullafn c;ipita!cmha?- * 
rcfmi impunc abirc pcnnifit . Vindcx Fidci AiTcrtor 
Kc.igionjs . Rubcntcm hanc dcxtcram cxtra Infulas 
Lcroicin, & Lirincm cxcruitintra villulam, inqua 
latitabat,ft.t.;rus poft fulmina lyriccn Linncnlis,hof- 
tjbus flaorant:bus cuni ipfb i n.rcrfus vndic rcmc. 
dium nc dcfiagnircnt indicabat . Pcrcgrini nomcn& 
anumpfit , & mlcrii^fir ; quod tranficns in Lirincm 
Vmccrtio proprio con-nu.rauit , ci:m iam vicilTcth?- 
^ rcticos, & viftriccm lyram ad Fpiniciiim Lirincnfis 
jncola prouocarct . Nondum Paufius harrctici ptr 
f«nam aflTumpfcraf , i ondum fimu!ata pictatc fucum 
Ecc'cfia: fcccrat, non dum ScTnipcIagiarum virus lo- 
mucrat , cum VinccnriiiS ;bi tyrocinium pofuit . An* 
tcquam Paufti conti.bcrnio vtcicfur Commoniro- 
rium fuufn fcnpfciat . hmoccnri adhuc n fcmipcla- 
g'ana labc Linnchfi pclago in Linna n trafnnfit.Traquil 
husibivixit fad.us. O.nncs /uasad Dcucurascon- ^ 
ucrtit. lilum ardcbat ; illum nnhcl^ibat , dopecca:Icf- \ 
lis patria^ dcfidcrioafftuans fcbri m contraxit , qii^ at- \ 
tcnuat-im icunijs , & vigiiijscorpi s txtinxit ; poftca 
funcratus cft ritu Monaftico , jbi fcpultus , vbi fc 
vjuus condidcrat . dio anno xutis , imo & fxculi 
mortuus fitlinccrtumdjfcrcpantcsfcriptorcs fccerunt. 
Rcdc ; neccnimputarirationcs tcmporum dcbuerunt 
ciu$ , in quo ratio crat a:ternitaris habcnda . Hac vna eft 
illc aeftimandus,&mctiendus. Conftat relatuminterfu- 
pcros fuiflc , Aramque cius nomini cre(5lam . Confccra 
tionis mcmoria fir ad ecclcfia nono idus lunias , Itaque 
dicsobirusccrtushabcrur,fecuIi,& a^raris ambiguus, 
Thcodofio , & Valentinianolmpcratoribus dcceffit . 



Caput III 



f(fi'moma honmfica fcriptorum grMwJfi^^rum deyincenti o Ll- 
rinet fi , q t^ pyga.vit cnm fententia Nons de Sem peUgia- 
nifmo eiujdem . Di£lim Noris affirmantis cotiflirc 
cx fcriptis yincentij eum cum Semipelagianis 
fcnftfft obieSi^t Frmcifci Su.xrij , au- 
Sms tefiimonio rcfntatur . 

IVuat, imb & drcct initio huius opufciili complu- 
rium , & diucrforum ,qiii idonei omncs fint , fcri- 
prorum tcftimonia protcrrc, qua? fidcra faciant m- 
noccntise Vinccntn Lirmciiis , & bonitati caufx a 
mc fufccptar , vt quam illc fucrit ab crroris , & cgo 
a contcntionis lufpicionc alicnus apparcat . lllo 
rum iudicia a mc produdla totidcm crunt dc mco 
pra?iudicia. Adqua:prouocare lubct, fime Patcr No- 
ris aut quisquam alius ci obnoxius vclit argiicrc , 
aut qiiod m^poiiunc mc ingcflcri n , aut quod con 
tcntiofccum amicomc ^cffcnm . Grauis cftcaufa, & 
communis,quar no patitur moram, & cxcufat contcntio- 
ncm pro Sando,talis cft quippc Vincctius,& pro cius li- 
bcUo vti vulgo fcriptorcs appcUant , aureo , lukcptam . 
Incipiamus ab irrcfragabili tcftimonio . 
Martyrologium Romanum ix kal. lun. 24. Maii . 

In Monafter io Lirlncnfi Sandli Vinccntii prcsbytcri 
Doftrina , & Sanditatc confpicui . 

Euchcrius in Epift. ad Salonium antc librum 
Qnxli. Vct & noui tcft. 



Eu- 



Euchcriiis Salonio filioialutcm.-S^ie/^r q.uytsi^c-^rgitim 
n^mqu; cjl qiucttnque cura mej mgcmum tuurn rcmunerari - q:^. 
y;.v dum dcccm futus r.^i ios crcmum ingrijfus inter iU-is fic<\:^ 
manus non fohm imbutus es , -p:rum ctuMi nutntns fub Hon^- 
rjto p itre ilb , pipre mdu^im pnmo lnfuUrum , f^fle^ ctlm 
Ecclcfi irum WJ^.firo: i:umle dlic Beatifsimi H.hrijtunclnfuU- 

tyronis , fcdiam mncSitrmm Tont fic:sd'Mrmu fjym tretfer 
omncs fpiritMiffm rcrnin d fciplinas : ad hjc tthim tc p ^fl^icon- 
fU7n7}!:i?ir:lfus fanRis -p:r\s Saluiano , atquc ymccntio dcq icn- 
t':a pJirltcr ^ fc entiaquc pntmincntibus . H/f :gtur totactaaous 
yfus magiflris &c. 

<icnnadius lib. ck IUuftr. Eccl. Scriptor. 
Cap. 64. 

VtnccKtiiis nationc G.illus apud Mon.ijhrium L.rinojfis InfuU 
presbytcr , y r in fcriptuiis fanii.s doClus , & notitia Ecclcf/.i- 
fl corum dogynatum fujficienter infiru.Sus compofuit ad ctiitanda 
h:treticor44fn colloqu a nitido jatis , apct to Jermone 'yaUdif- 
fmiam difput^itionem , quam abfc^nfo nornine fuo trituLiu:t Tc- 
yegrim adncrfus b^rcticos ; cu:us opcr:s qma fecundi Lhri rnaxi- 
mam in fchedults partem d qmbufdam fnratam perdidit reca- 
pitulatioriem paucis fermonibus fenfu priflino comp-g ty cir yno 
in libro cdidit : moritur Thcod jij cj- r.ilcnt-n^.viorc^nantibr.s. 
Ado in Chronicisanni ^i^.a^tatis fcxtx, 
yincentiiis ^fuoq te nafione Gillus ^pud Lirinenfem lofulam 
prcsbytcr faih i i dit nis fcriptujs erudi:us moiirur^ 
Honorius prcsbyrcr Augufliulonenfis de 
Ecclcfia^ luminanbus. 
rincentius uatiohc CaUus apud Mjnafltrium lirin^^np s Infulx 
rrCihyitr^yirmfcripturttfiniltsdj^us fcnpfit vafihfsimmt dif 
:u*atijnem. q um ibf.onf) im t fn xttitHiaait Vcregrim aducr 
:<m hsrcttcoSy I4) r^jjdjfu cljrji it , 

C Pctrus 



pctrus dc Naralibus^ 

btis Tbcodofih& Kalentiniam ^uiullorum cUruit.Hii t ir Ur.ai. 
tatt admirandus ,/« dmnisfcripturs cruditus ad i^nand^ hsrttito^ 
Yum colloquia validifsimam edidn dfpuutionem . quam c. lato no^ 
mmejuo Veregrini aduerfm Im eticos mutuiamt: cums opens par. 
tem^ quta in /t hMis po(ttamfurto perdiderat, recapituland^ fau^ 
cts f rmonibus fenfm in ynu libro compegit . ^ieuit Rom^ m 
Cbi t}o .KaL luntj. 

Trithcmius dc Scriptoribus Ecdcfiaflicis . 

rincentius rnonachus,& presbyter Monafterij Lirinenps infulr 
natione Caltus , vir in diumis fcrtpturis eruiitifnmus , & f cula. 
rium litterarnm non ign^rust yitai& monbns cla^us . Extat eiu^ 
infgne opns quod fubVeregrini nomine comp^^fuit d veteribus do£lO' 
ribus percelebre lau datude erroribus & collegifs htieretrcaykm fu 
^iendiscontraomncj hpeticos iib, i. ^Ua ciuocjue normnllsilcrt. 
pOIJe iegitur , qu£ ad notitiam meam non venerunt. CUi^U Thco^ 
dofio & yaieniiniano regnanttbus anni 425 . (ttatts Jexta ^ 

Sixtus Scncnfii lib. Biblioth.anot. 104; 

Sed qudm mi[eri infehces rfiifallunfurjuculentifstmidemcn^ 
trauitSan£lifiimus % atque inter Vatres > qui antemillc acducen- 
tosfcre annos flomerunt > d^ElilsimuSy ac difertifsimus rincentius 
Lvfine^^fis , edtto Ltbello vere aureo * quem omnes Catholkx pieta- 
tts i^matores ofstdua verfare mann ckberent , ceu enchirtdion» fiue 
mtiitarcm pugniiifjculunj aduerjum prophanas on*nium ha ejum no- 
uationcs. Jstgitur&c. 



Poffc- 



Poflcuinusin apparatu facro tom. 3* 

^''^^^ntiuslirinerjfisGall^^ /cripfitltbrum adnerfus I 

^^'^pfJ^n:tsofnnhmh:ttrfiimnouit^ IsautemJnquttGenMdius ^ 
^^^S^crmninlibdlononprocul h fine ref-rt Con^tliumEphrfi^ 
num anu trienium celebra:um futfje , qu^m ipfe iUui Opufculum 
^^^Jcriberet.ExtatiriBibUoth. ss. Vatrum BignAt, fed&fep:i 
ra im CoLoni^cditum , primo B iftle£ Ann^ 1518. v«i cumalijs 
contraHereticos . Dcmceps autem apui Mat.mum Cbotmum 
nu. is6i}. ann. i j ep. apud Hcrjltum . 

Cardinahs BcIIarminus ad ann. 400.' 

yinccntius A/onaflerit Unnenfs presbyterAqualts Caffixnifu- 
it.quippetjui paulopojlConcilium Eph^fin)irn{e fcripft]^ teiU tur 
iieflf trtbusmnispoftConctltHmcelebratum . Scripfttcpufculttm 
paruum m^le , fei virtute mtximum, deprophams pocum noui^ 
tattbus . Ubellus extat & ytili ff ml legitur . 

Pctrus Pitthoeus in Epi(l. Dcdicatoria SaU 
uiani ad Fabrum . 
Teflts Vincentius qui Veregiini nomine Commomfirit fcrip^ 
f^tt ^Ujus nihileo genercautmaioreiAiiciOi acutiorc flylo , 
confcripttm m^mtni. 

loanncs Haflellius doaor Louanicnfis in LibcUo 
dc Officio Pij viri : ^ 

yincenttus Urin^fs do£lifsimi^c Perffsimi tradit, quii Vitri 
bus hac Legecrededum e(l •Rurfam.F/^'- ^incentius diluctdi,^ ' 
"itque re[lifitmi traitt .Tdindcm . Do£ltfsimus iLLe rinccntius • 
Urtnenfis in vtUtfsim i pro CathMcdi fiiet 4ntiquitatey& verita- 
t" aiuerfiis prophanas omniu % hr-efeon nju:ition:s UbeUttvide- 
1 4> i »nifsm^.& foltdi pii vtri offiJwn m proctUis hjtrejeon dif 

r rh ^y^ . &C. 



Miutiniis Pcrcfius Ayala p. 2'. a/Tcir. 5:. \ 

yintefJtius etiam Linnenfis in aureo iUo aiuf^rfus prophAtiisA 
hcer^fcs libello , clarmibus rerbis h c idem atitc miU^ ^ ^/^' l 
tum annos loqucns^ de Ecclcfufiicis ConcilijseU ganter exprcjsit 

Ludouicus Carbo introd* lib. 4. c. i^.- 

De quibus legendus efi aureus , &• nunquam prodignitatc lau- 
datus ymccntij Lirinenfts libcUus - 

loanncs Cofterius Columba di(5ius: in pra:fatc 
adlc(5l> Commonit- Vinccn.. Lirin». 

Quoniam^ huncDiut rincentfliBrum , doBifsimi cuiufquf i «* 
dicio lon^^t'' optimum , eiufque lc^tienem non tantihn vtdem > 
fed et necef/arium quoque bac tempeflate cmnibns efje conflat : 
rjon folnm< TheologiiC candidatn y \ed Jurifpentis quoque , (2r 
Medicis , omni dcnique ^ conditioni ,cir atati , vtlum e(l 
hic CammeAtimolum quoddam adiuni^^ere * in eortm p^^fcrtim 
grati^m i qui in d.uinorum Ubro^um lpSli»ne mUtns exercitat^ 
funt i ^t in p-omptu babeanc , quo nodos omnes , fi qut tnter. 
Legendum fe fe offerant fdjfjolutre poffjnc a- 

Tlicophilus Ralnaudus dc malisac bon. libc 
parnto 2. Erotcm. ip, 

y^lncentius' Lmnenfn anreum- Cdmmx>rritdrium edidit nom ine - 
Teregrini, vt auHor cfl Ccnnadius tn f^mccntio . 

EiToncifcus Suarcz r . to:n. dc g^rat, Prolog*. 
5- 5- 

Vincentius Lirinenfis Catholicus fcriptor , e5r Cafsiano aqya--. 



us , 



2 r 



irs , ZT in Mjn.ijterio lafd^ Unncnlh infimis M ^n.ubns, ac | 
vdiiifsim i$ contra hjcrctic^s^difputator : nirfum rir rc \ 
ligiofljsimus. [utflc perhibetur'/^ d 3j lbri> {uo tdem [c a/- ' 
tendit » 

loanncs Baptifti Gonet: difp. 2. 5. j. 
De gratia . 

Vincentius: Itt: Opufculft conts-^pr-nphann vocrm^ouitates caf. 
y^ehementer ar^uir Tehiium , qudi necefsitatem ^ratu 
iiiuantts nos 1« Oniults aEiibus nej^aHerit , cap. rlt^ Epjfio- 
lam CaLeJiint Vapa aduerfus Setnij^eUgunos cum venerationere- 
cipit . Gcunadius^palidi^simum conua^ bxycticoi ^tlctam fuiffe 
memarat - 

Caidinalis Baronius tom. Annal. anrr. 
434. cdit. Rom. pag. ^47- 

yincentius Ltrin^nfrs cum aduerfus omnes h^reticos ytnm' 
prxcipue ad frp^^Lienias penitus recens emcrf.is Tela^ij , cxle, 
/fif y atque J^ffiorij hxrefes dtfertiffimum tlucubramt Commen- 
tarinm . Et iccrum ^ Cuius qniin fu nt wra crtiditio Libel" 
liis ipfius ofiendit » vt vix l-t rcpeure qtu paucioribus chartis 
maiofar C^jclicidritraSi^itu conclufcrit ijs tcmporibus admodum 
accommod.itus, & t'i EccLefia Catholica f mper firrts profuturfS,^ 
C1I72 n^tmfffrn d f-iHm fint nou.itores hsretici ^ad qunr prmrus 
ex^iodendos idematirlor/tmn/ai-.UuflnaUborautt^Kurfus cnna 
^fjr.pag. 188. altcrius eJirionis. Hdc rmcentiusUe E- 
fiJiUa Cxuiiin ,qunntauttpoiid >i^t'{]'docetytfattsfttad om* 

In-s hxri-fes eurrtend u ynoujs [etjtenti is in EccLefiam indticentet% 
qm potijfimo ar'?umento.tinm'PtL.v^iano* um » tum j/i >" um omn tH 
tf£r^ticnrum fnndamentor iifm au[ijr c^^nucUn opere iLLa conir<t I 
i Ixrcfs fcrfVto y c^rt^ jurrr. \ 

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Cardinalis Perroniiis inrcplica ad Rcgcm Angliae . 

Laudat farpifsimc Vinccncium Lirinenfcm , & prac- 
nominc SanSl cum fcmper afficit . 

Mclchior Canus in fuo egrcgio operc dc lo- 
cis Thcologicis hb* 7. c. 3* 
Dc audoritate Patrum. 

Hdc yincentiHs Linncnfis non THinHS pYndenter , quam y^^^ d^- 
cit.ltQnxm ibidcm n. 16. H^Henus Ephefi Concilihm ^ refcrtHT 
autemi yincentio Lirinenfi^ in libclUyeri auYeo aduerfumpro 
fvtas nouationes . & c, 4. init. f^t f^mcentiHs Lirinenfis re&i 
dicit. Et ibidcm paulo poft. yincentius Lirinenfis do£lifi' 
mi , elegantifsimique refpondjt. 

Hcnricus Spondanusanno 4^. n. 4. 
Houtemipfo anno Vmcentius nationc G uLus Monaflcrtf In^ 
fnU Lirinenfis prcfbyter cum aduerfus omnes Harettcos , tum pra. 
cipui ad fepeliend.u penitus reccns emerfis Tcla^tj , atciue NcPrij 
bxrcfes pro defcnfione antnjux Vrrtm fidet ftmmd hidu- 
ftria difcrtiffimum fub nomine Vtregi ini clucubrawt Comcntanum, 
histemporibus apprimi ftccomodMum y dr in Ecclcfia Catholica 
aducrfus quofcun^ue Nouatorcs fcmperprofuturHm y^ucm vna Ui 
aH^orelaudaHerHntolimGennadiusi & SarMus EuchcriHs. 
Vafqucz i. p. d. 91. c. 8. n.4j. 
Vinccntlum libcrat ab omni fufpicionr Scmlpclagia- 
ni crroris,cumquc obic^lioncs Vinccntianas cdidiilc 
mficiatur. 

Aluarcz.ArchiepifcopusTrancnfis,& Salpcnfis . 
Vnushiccprincipibu2>fua?a^tarisThcoIogus difp i.dc 
AuxiK Diu/n Grat. fubciliter de Scmipclagianis,& 
corum crroribjs diflercns lolos MaflTiHcnfes, & intcr 
eosCaffianum , &Fauftum profcrt, & d. 5. VincciitiU 
Lirincnfcmhonorificc appcllat. j 
D ionyfius Pc tauius . 

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, Inrat.tCinp.p. i Aih, 6. Tinno /^^. f^incentius Lirincnfs \ 
nurcplnni cd:d t Ithcllnm aduerfushjtrcjeos >* nmfc tcrth civno 
f fiEpb.fnLim Synodnm , rt ipfe tefl.uur . Pergit cic Calsi.1- 
no fcnbcrc , <k Semip elngianum appcllarc, Vinccntio 
libcro rclido . 
I PhiIippusLabbc2. tom.fua:c1i{rcrt.ckfcrip*EccIcs. j 
Card. Bcllar. Viiiccntium lumis laud.bus cfFcrt ,& cum | 
cbic(fiicnum Vinccnriarum audorcm tuifTcncgat, 

Hicronymus Bardi . 
In Martyr. Rom./« Mon.ifleri inquit comwmorntio n t- 
■ ulis S. Kiitcthtij preshyren yiri , & pictatc, d S.7>/4 tnfignis» 
I Gualtcrius in talibus Crono!. ad anr.u 400. ad 500- 
S.ih6l^iS ymcentiui Lirincnfis do^ ffvnus cloqncitt ffvnufqus H^- 
reticorum imfvgnator yVt flxnum efi cx cius n n minus fulcbro, 
quard brcai CoTnmonitorin , m.tXimd veroVcitg inorum. 

Gucznaius in fuo opcrc Frou: NUrsil. 
ViX t intLriLlvfi cs Sm £1 tate , d^Mrituquc 7^1 n^chi s yincen- 
tiu^ L rincvfis , de quo ^nnale^ Lirincnfes . & poftca ncgans 
cum obicdionum Vinccntianarum fuiflc Audorcm , 
7ilerito^'\nquittB.ironius,Su,irc:^iBcll^minus^&fcnio?nncs Stho* 

lafiici cum ymdicant ab hac ?iota . 

In Indjcc Librorum cxpurgandorum , & ccn- 
lira Bibliot. Patr. Tom. 4. 
S.viCiusyincentius appcllatur rctcnto titulo SAnCit , qui 
in nonnullis aliis dclctur , 
Vcrumquando placuit Parri NoriVoffii calculum 
poncrccoiitra Vinccntium mc quoquc iuuatnonnul- 1 
lospro codcmaliorumprofcrrc ; idquc in primisob- j 
Itruo : quicunqucillorumparui pcndunt San^ftos Fx- I 
clcfiae Patics ,cos quoquc Vinccntiumfpancrc :qui ; 
autcm eos magni faciunt , ab iis ctiam Vmccn- | 
tium plurimi licii > cuiufmodi lunt Gcorgius ' 



Califhis 



■ — -t^^^ r 



M ^ - 

Callilhis., Gcrardiis , Marcus Antonius dcDominis, 
Gcorgiiis CallaiKicr : vimm corum noaiinarifri a}>pcl!a- 
I xc volo, qiicm parcm Vofsio opponam . Hic ci\ Hiigo 
Grozzius ;cuius hcc vcrba funt in fu6 pro pacc Eccicfia- 
ftica VotO . T''^id'L.on s aiitem di^nofcendUregtdai c.u ax^iojco y 
qn,v .confignan.tyinccntiiis Ltrinenfis, approhanttjus Catbohc s ^ 
C-r T''otefljinrium multis. Enm Scmij?cla^i.vJf?ni acct^fire , fion nifi 
Scfqii M.vticheorim ejl . 

His graujfsimoru aucloru pra:conijs, quc totidcm fn- 
me funt prxiudicia, caufa Vinccntjj Lirincnfis jnuatur 
aducrfus fufpicioncs Patris Noris cum in iudicium 
vocantis, tamquam Scmipclagiani crroris compcrtum . 
His cgopr.rmifsisiudicandum propono Lccloribus , & 
abfolucndum . Taucos fibi Noris fuflPragatorcshabct. 1 
Ncc nifi Vofsiumadhibct homincm hctcrodoxum , ^ I 
Scmipchigianuni ,fcftatorcin Arminij, & dc grcgc Rc- 
monflrantium,quoscgocum in Angha cffcm noui,& 
intc<^ro hbro, qui T^lcnslnnocenti diuinitj4sinfprata infcri- 
birur, dcnunciato ijs primum bcllo rcfuraui . Hortcni 
pra^tcrca Auguftmi , quique in parribus vult habcrc 
Vinccntium Lirincnfcm , vt vcluti parcm opponat Au- 
ouQino , V^crum Tatcr Noris ncgar vHius fc auaoris 
patrocinio indigcrc • Ipfo vtirur patrono , & iuffraga- 
tore Vinccntio . Atfiru^at ipium lua do.^nna fc pro- 
dcrc , & fuomcr tcftimonio conuinci . Non opus cffc 
j ahjs argumcntis , qua:n iplis Vidccmij lcripns, qux 
, qi;ia audorcsoppolircc fcntcntix' cirn hbcranrcs , of- 
» cirantcr lcgcrunt, minus cum conlidcratc notx Scmi- 
' pch giani crroris cxcmiifa? : quan ci Noris ipfc dili- 
i^cm, & nttcnfus Icdor mcrito inufsir. Norim audia- 
nuis hb. 2 ' . I t p:^g- 243. Id tx ci.s v: h i cu ucam , 
fiiixmrr.tn/ftr >,<>ji W'!o nupcr .s 'cr :jt r's , q'i C J nmcntx^ij^ 

Com 



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fumyolfium, quinonomncs illiMLbri ndtm not.iwt . Qja ra- 
tionc necclsc cft, vt nc Gcniudiiis quidcm , qiii Vi;i- 
ccntium eius crroris non Accufat , cum diligcntcr 
lcgcric. Qno orgumcnto vtitur cruditusPatcr Goncr 
dilp. 2. s. y.traa.xic grac.qMi futfragatur Vinccntio. 
^ddo^ inquit, qnod Geunad.us b:Pic^i ni xunm non dfptng::. 
EquidcmBaronium,Spondanun\,SMarium,Vafquiuinp 
& Gonctmn no ofcitantcr Icgiab Vinccntij Comnio- 
nuoriu^nputo; d qu^busiamcn vidco cuni abfolui . 
Vnum horumqucmmagni£iccr£ fol^t , ncc iniuria, 
Nons,ciopponcrcvoloSuarium,qui rom. i.dc grac. 
pro!ogom.s.c.5. loqucnsde Vincccio: Hdic ctntc fitjpicio 
Lnprimis vulljimhabet inopnfculorinccntio lirlncnfis contrayro- 
f'inas>ocum noult^tct, quod fokm ex fcriptis ems hxhcmHs , 
fundamentum.Mu(:xUi\\xHoyi Suarius. At non cllcx 
i\s qui commcntantur : Noris autcm pcrfpicuc Commen' 
r4forcf fr/^rt-^r.Fucushic cft:tcncamus lcnfu. Signi- 
ficatNoris rcliquosanre fcfcriptorcsqui Vincentium 
libcrant a ScmipcJa^^ianifno , eos indiligcnter illius 
fcnptacuoluiffc, /ibiquc vni arrogac Icdionis accura- 
ta:laudcm,quamnc cuni VolTio quidcm patiturcflc 
communem. 

Rcm aggredior . Ego mc Nori aJueiflirlum exhi- 
beo, & ncgotium , opmor, facclfini. Concra : Fi- 
dcnrcraffcro nihil prorfus cfTw in lcriptis Vinccntij 
Lirincnfis, quod fapiat errorcm Semipclagianun ' 
& rccipio, cx ijs me , vt par piri refcram , Nori ^ 
pahim faaurum ab Auguflini do£lrina dc prxdclli- 
narionc,&gratiaminimercccIIiiV . NouitNorismci s 
iamiliaris , cum me c(fc, qui fumma cura 5c intcntionc 
audores Icgo , ac ijs mcinfcrrapacpcaitu>intr:>c'a. 



D ic, 



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re, & corum fcnfumdiligcntcrinuenigarc. ^ 

Iwquc multum oper^ pofui m lcgcndo, & intel- 
lic^cndo VinccntijCommonirorio; vcnasomnes cius 
fcTipti tcntaui: fibrasinfpcxi. O.nnia fubtilitcr rima- 
tuslumr.cquidprartcrirctc orum , qua? rcmcontinc- 
rent;ita iudiciu ipudmcformaai vt ialli > fallcrc vc 
' in fcrcda feniecia ncc vclim fi pofsim nec pofllm fi vc- 
lim.QjIdquid patcrNorisopponit diligcucrrccogno. 
ui,lenie examinauf,accuratccontulicum v'crbis Vui- 
ccntij : fcnfum ab eo elicitum , & in fiiis fL^ntibus hau- 
ftum accepi , expcndi , finc odio, finc amore , finc 
inuidia,finepertuibatione, &vbi deco conftitirrc- 
tuli comparanda ad eum fcnfum qucm Noris attrt- 
buerar vcrbis Vmcentij , & hunc coinperi omnino 
cfTc a vcra mcntc Vinccntii alicnum , mcum autcm 
iuftum,& Icgitimum, & cum audorumde quibiis 
ha<Scnu5 mentionem feei iudicio conueuire: httan- 
dem ftatui Vincentium a ScmipelagianisdilTcntiro , 
& Auguftino confcntirc : Id autcuT vtapparcat, ni- 
tide > ac cxplanate fi^ngula Noris argumenta propo- 
nam , caquc aptc, ac pcrfpicue rcfLitabo: rmo & 
plcraquc in cuiiidcm , quod mihi fclicitcr concigit , 
rctorqucbo: vt fi fccum cohaTcre vclJt . neccfsc eidcm 
fi^t fareri Vincentium Auguftino adhxfifsc . Res eft 
cxpcAationis plcna.- ca ercdos Icftorumanimos vi- 
dco ; adfint , luftincbo cxpc^tationcm , & coriuiL^ 
dcfiderio latisfaeiam. 




Caput IV 



Solutfur capitaU V^ris aducrfus yincentium m ^umentum^ du^ 

Clumcxvtrb^scinflcmy qiu non excluiunt grAtumy ad peten- 
dum, &pulfandum, ficuti excludebant Semipehgiam. ySen- 
Jum yincentij ef\e .Auiuflim ponentis gratiam antecedentem 
ai orandum, (CT pulfandum - ^in:entium impugusre altarji 
gratiam perfonalem , qujt tollebat omnem pror, us ne- 
ceffitatem oranii cnm grati.i , & fine grdti^ ^Qiem 
quo ^uguflinus mod) .idu-rf^sTetagtum . Mul^ 
ttm tnter fenfnm Fanflt , ^irxenti' inter 
cfle . ^dducitur iu fiuorem yincenttt 
Conctlium ^raufscanum . 

AChillcshiccft P. Noris, coqiic fc multis pcr- 
fuafifle dcL^is , & crudicis viris fuaai de cr- 
rorc Vinccntij fcntcnrf.^m mihi fcrio confir- 
mauit, ncc aho opus fuiflc; omncs auditoco confcn- 
fiffc . Igitur fic capitc 37. Commcntarij Vinccntius . 
^dent , inquit , folLicer' , & docerc , qubd in Eccleftx 
fua, , idefi , in commttnionis fus conuenticulo magnx perfonit' 
Us qiiddam ftt D:i gratia ; adeo yt fine vllo Labore , Ctne 
yllo fludi9 . ftne vlla induflria ; etiam ft nec pct.int ^ nec qux- 
rant , nec fulfent , quicunque ad numcYum fuum fertinent , 
rt A'^gelicis eucQi manibHt , idcfl AngcLica frottil.one feru t- 
ti > nuiiqnam foffint offaidere ad lapidem fedcm Juum , idcfl 
ntmquamfcandaLiT^ari. pc hoc loco ita dixcrat Noris . 
Widiamus iam f^incentium egrcgii his ( nimirum Caflia- 
no , & Faufto ) concincntcm , dum ttriUet affcrentes gra. 
tiam fpecialem , ferfonalem ^ fubinfcrcns dart petcntibus' 
fulfintibus , qu4rentibus • Etcnim in Commonitorio 
cap. 37. ait . Mdent . Putat vcro fe dc cp itfti-1 
monio prorfus contcci[{c . 



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E^o vcro ncgo , & cxarmo ifturn Achillcm . Adcf- i 
dum^qiii lcgis . Ncgo itcrum; ac pcrncgo Vincciv | 
tium dc ijs orationibus , & pctitionibus loqui , dc 
quibus CafTianos , & Fauftus : ac diftinguo rn hac 
nutcria pctcrdi , qua:rcndi , pulfandi trcs opinio- 
ncs fcriptorum cius tcmporis . Prima fuit rdagij 
nrgantis ucccflitatcm petcndi ,& orandi, & omni- 
no tollcrtis pctitioncs , Sc oratroncs , quod diccrct 
non rpus cffc pctcrc a Dco , quod in noftra tacul- 
tatc naturali pofitum- . Fruftra poftulari a Dco , 
quod nos viribus noftris faccrc po&mus , Hic cr- 
go prorfus orationcs , & prcccs aufcrcbat , qucm 
fccuti hancrici Pclagiani . Sccunda fUit Cafliani , 
x?c Faufti , & fcquacium Semipclagianortim , q.ui 
conrra Pclagiuai i^cccfsarium ciXc diccbant pc- 
tcrc , quxrere , p jlfare ; & ncccflTrratenT prccum , 
& oratioiium fitcbarnu- ; fcd cas tamen natura- 
les poncbant, & in noftra efle potcftatc difcrrc 
aflfirnubant , vt noftris viribus ciatum cfTct jtc- 
tcre , pulfaie , qUcTrcrc , orare , imo id oinnino 
cx natura R^ii oporterc , vt pcr hoc initiumL-. 
prccum , & orationum naturale primam gra- 
tiam mcrcrcmur , qunm dcbcbant anrccedcre ilki 
inicia naiuralis induftriar , qwx gratram,^ a 
l>to rmpctrarent • Tcitia fuit Carh<;Iicorum , 
& Auguftini adftriventium contr.t Pclagium^ 
nci.c(ricaccm oratix)n/s ad obtinendam gratiam , 
& negautium furhccre naturam ad falutcm eon- 
fcqucndam:-, ; prjetcrca a^fhimaiitium:^ aducrfus 
Calfianum y & Fauftum .nixcfliraccm gracix^ ad 
ilias pcikK)DCs & ora^iot^cs, antcecdcncer ad illas : 
ira vt non praxedticnt il\x prcccs naturalcs gra- 

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tiam Dci , fcd conrra gracia Dci illas prorcc- ' 
dcrct , nc vlliim in nuda natura mcriri initium 
poncrctur . Mcdij igitur cranc intcr Pclagia- 
nos , & Scmipclagianos Catholici . Illi ncga- 
bar.c omnino ncccllitatcm orandi , & pctcndi . 
Hi conccdcbant ncccflitatcm orandi , /cd dicc- 
bant faculta^cm orandi cfsc naturalcm , & cxi- 
gcbant orationcs naturalcs antcccdcntcr ad gra- 
tiam , tcuiquam mcriium iliius . Catholici ad- 
admittcbant ncccfsitatcm orandi per orationcs 
non mcrc naturalcs , fcd cx gracia antcccdcn- 
ti , vc nxritum illud inicialc a natura cxclu- 
dcrcnt , & gratia: a/signarcnt . Hxc conflant . 
Nunc irificior vcrum cllc , quod ait Noris , Vin- 
ccntium Lirmcnfcm dc iI!o fccundo gcncro , 
orandi , qu.xrcndi , pulfandi Cafsiani , & Fau 
rti locutum . Nam in tcxtu niljil inucnitur , 
quo id lignifitctur . \'bi cnim qua:fo dicic Vin- 
ccntius illud ftudium , & indudriam , & labo- 
rcm cfsc dcbcrc naturalciu , & illas prcccs , & 
Orationcs d nuda natura proficifci ? Nam illa vcr. 
ba /''^^ ^^^^ Ubjre • Jifie vili^ Jiiniu , fine vHa sndufina 
non rcftringunt fignificarum ad folas vitcs nanira: , 
;nr.6 videntur conip'c(iti ctiam laborcm , fiudium, 
& induftriam con Jtaiuc gratia , fic cnim fonat 
IJud 0 , pn- >iu . IJtft i nullo prorfus na- 

lura: , & gratia: ; vndc loqu cur fcnfu Ciirholico im- 
probans aufciciircs totDin id quod cft a natura , 
& graiia • Dcindc illa vciba : ^^'i-i^n ji nec pLtant , 
uec ij xrant , nic ^ui;eiu . TiOn circuRifcribuncur !i- 
mit.bus nauiix, fcd cxtcnduntur cciaui ad grat/am , 
& cxcluduht fcrcnrcs , & qiixrcntcs , & pul- 

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fantes fiinpliciter , & gencraliter , fiuc cx natura , i 
fiue ex gratia faciant . Cur crgo P.Noris has omnes I 
particulas gcncratim pofitas , & vtrumquc naturae , I 
& gratijc ftatum comprchendcntcs , ad vnum 
tantum natur^^e ftatum fingulariter rcftringit , lu- 
mens cas in fcnfu Scmipclagiano ? Ccdo mihi 
qugtfo vnam notam , qu^ addicat illa vcrba^ 
Vinccntij ad folam naturam , excludatque gr^- 
tiam ? Hoc autem oportuit ficri ad damnandum-. 
Vinccntium , qui fic loquitur , vt damnct eos , 
qui omncs aufcrunt orationcs , tum cx fola na- 
tura , tum cx natura , infpirantc , & adiuuan- 
tc gratia in quo eft manifcfta hcercfis con- 
tra do<Jtrinam Catholicorum affirmantium^ cde 
pctcndum , qua^rendum , pulfandum , non nc- 
gantium : quo cnim iurc damnarc potcrat af- 
firmantcs , qui folos ncgantes damnabat ? idcft 
ncc pctcntes , nec qua:rcntcs , ncc pulfantcs . 
Vbi , vbi hic cft illa claufula Semipelagiana cx 
natura fine gratia ? NuIIa illius mentio apud 
Vincentium . At dicet Noris Luis illud fignifi- 
cari pcr alias particulas , fmevlloUbore , finc viio (iu 
dio , finf vlLi tmUiJiria , qua» videntur cxcludcrc gra- 
tiam , & nudam naturam adftrucrc . Ncgo , nam 
gratia non aufcrt iaborcm , ncc ftudium , ncc in- 
diiftriam ; cxcitat , & prseucnit ad laborandum , 
ad opcrandum , & iuuat laborantcs , & opcrantcs . 
An Sanili quando mcrcntur , nihil ponunt dc 
fuo ? Ponunt , fcd cum gratia , non cx fola 
natiira . Iraquc illa: particula: omncm prorfiis 
laborcm , omnc ftudium , omnem induftriam^ 
) aufcrri , tum cx natura, tum cx gratia fignificant 

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' Refuto adhiic Norim manifcftius . Patct hic fcn. ; 
fus cx fcqucntibus, t.%men itt dhiinrns difpcnfeitur ^ ^ t , 
jingtliis eniiii 7ni>y.bu$ , idcfl ^igcl c t prokClione ferH^^^f - 
rhtnfiH^m p ffitit iffetidere acI Lip dem pe^emfHnmy idefl nWi' ^ 
cuarnfcandd ^iri FxpcndanuiS fingula : difpcnfati a ( 
Inborc , a Itudio, ab induftria , & oratione , &a < 
rcquifiiis ad falutcir . Angchcis euc(fti manibus : 
vidcn ? \ t omnis induftria • & labor , & ope- 
ratio ad Angclos rcducatur ; corum manibus com- 
mittitur ncgotium faluationis ; homincs niliil agcn- 
tcs, nihil opcrantcs j^roprijs manibi>*«>otiofi, ncgh- 
gcntcs, dormienrcs Angchcis manibus cuchuntur, 
rcc repunt,necambuUnr, I ec currunt, ncc Inborant, 
& tanrum laborant Angehiilosad fupe roseuthcntcs: 
ac ita,vt ne hbcrtatem quidcm excrccant,cum peccare 
non pofl[:nr,necdcuiarc,nec dccrrare a tvamitcfalutis. 
Uutiqnxm poffmtoffLndcre ad i^p^dcmp dcmfu m quia AngC- 
Jitotum regotiumpcragunr^finc vllohominum illo- 
rumlaboie, firc vllo (l:udio,fine vllainduflria -tan- 
ra funt a Dco diTpenfatione priuilegiari , ranta ab 
Argchs protcdione fcruari'. Numquam ha:cdocuir 
Augnflinus, nun-quam Carholici rradidcrunr. Non 
ergo cos impugrab.it hoc in loco Vincentius, ncc 
impugnarc hoc nomine porcrar, imo nc dc ijs qui- 
dem cogirarc. De qua illc cogirarct haTcfi, fuoin- 
fra locodcmonflrabimus.QncdautcmfubiungitNo- 
x\s' ^nrcrodifcrtius (uAmftnumiam poiu^rit exprimcre , rcl 
rc^pfi exprcfjcrit Fauflus certinon W^^o.MirOr id tautO viro 

excidilTe . Nam Fauftus , & Scmipclagiani fcmpcr 
cxprcfleruntnaturam , & excUiferunt vtianquc, aurc- 
ccdcntcm,&concomitamcm,fiuecxcirantcm, adiu- 
uantcm gratiam, vr patct cx vcrbis eiusdcra Fauili /u- 



: 

pra iclaris ab iplbmct P. Norislrb. 2.c. lo. fiixHirt:, 
Vch^.Hoc Jolum y inc[U\t\ noflrum cfl , ytqui pro fi'ng'lttatc 
idonei 7ion fumus j fdtem qnArcndiy & pulfandi imfortun tate 
placeamns. imo ipfemct Noris c. iS.propc fincm af 
firmatFauftum posuiffc initium Fidci cxviribus na- 
turx : quomodo crgo ait non cxprcfsifTe difcrtius 
quam Vincentium initialc illud mcritum in natura , 
cum hoc nunquam cxprcfserit Vinccntius ? lam vc- 
ro Semipclagiani quorum vnus c Principibus fiiir 
Fauftus , pcrfpicue dicunt npud Profpcrum in Epift 
ad Auguftinum . Ver na-itrxlemfacultdtempctendo , q:'^ren 
doypnlfando\ & apud Hilarium.in fua Epift. ad cun- 
dcm Auguft. necnegantgratiamy fiprxcedercdicatiiryolun' 
tasyqu^emedicumqifdrat. Hxc funt fane difcrta , & cx 
prcfla. Vbi in Vmccntiofimilia ? Quoiure igitur yii 
Doaiffimus ncgatfuamdifcrtiiisFauftum cxprefriffc, 
aut cxprimcrc potuifle fcntcntiam, cur\ Vinccntau 
nc illam quidcm fignificarit ? Mulfum valct ad iu- 
dicandum in vtranquc partcm pr.TOcupntus affcdi 
animus , cnm pri^iudicatuni afFcrat id, dcquoiudi- 
carcvult . Egonunquam fic de alijsiudicarcmcmc- 
mini,Hcc mihinimisarrogo , cum iioc fit candoris , 
&fiJci, noningenij, aut icicntix, qux fcntio in mc 
c(fe pcrcxigua:impcritia:,tarditatis, hcbctudinispo 
tcrit mc quifqiiam argucrc ; malcuolcntia: , inuidic pcr- 
ucrfitatis, calumniaMicmo mc , opinor , in ccnlcn- 
dis , ac rcprchcndcndis audloribus accufabit, 

Confirmo didtaco quod nunquam Auguftinus ta- 
Icm graciam pcrfonalem induxit , quac aufcrrct ncccf- 
fitatcmpctendi, qujcrcndi, pulfandi , qualis cft hcec, 

iquam impugnat hoc loco Vmccntius : immo contra 
ci-nngr;uia ina fpcciali coniunx/t nccefsitatcm pcti- 
cloni 



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j tionjs, orationif , piillationis, adco vt h^c maxi- , 
I iTc contra Pclo£'Mm argumcnto casprobct. Boni ,\ 
&mcTitanoftranoncnecx viribus folius natura^quod 
adbe: copcrandiim,c^^ mcrendum pctimus , &qua:- 
rimus^rScpulfamusperorationcs, & prcccs virtutcm, 
& facultatcm , qua: ll cnct puic naturalis , mini:re 
rai.to ftudio pctcrctur . Nihil cll ia Ar.guftini locis 
aducrfus Pclngianos frcqucntius . raanifcams, Cxpli- 
cnnus . Multanos ciufiucr tc[timonia protulimus in 
Ubro dc Cortina , & lib. dc Mcntc Innocentii X. & 
in fcrinio Auguftini : ac in piimis in Conccntj Eu- 
cholopco , qui hbcr totus cll contcxtus orationi- 
bus Ecclcfiar, & Augurtini, nonnulla pra^rcrca attu^ 
Jiuiusin i.rom.Collationnm S Thomc,& Scoti.Col- 
lat. 1 1. Diffcrcnt 4. Scho!. y. Docum <5. Noto brcui- 
tcrahquos. Epiil. lo/.hb. de nat. &grat. c. 18 Hbr. 
dc grat. & hbcr. arb.hbr. 5. rontra duas Epi^l. Pc- 
lagian . Atquc vt apparcat quam fit hac partc fiini- 
lis docflrina Auguftini , & Vinccntij inuito Lcftorcs 
adhbrum dc dono Perfcucrantiar, qui maiorcm par- 
tcm compofituscft adaffirmandam ncccfTitatcm Ora- 
jcionis ;idquc fxpc adftruit Auguftinui orc Cypriani, 
cui Jidiungit Ambrofium , ncc non Gregorium Na- 
xianzcnum . Quid? quod in hanc rcm c€)ncinnat tmdla- 
tum S. Cyprianidc Orat. Dominicaincipicndoacap. 
2 . dcduccndo fcricm vfquc ad 8 . cui fubiungit AmSro 
fium, atquc ambosfimullaudat c. ip. vbi addir Na- 
zianzcnum . lUa vcio pcrfonahs gratia crat Pcrfcuc- 
rantia , quatn in primis vult a Deo pofci , & hij cft 

ifcopus ciufdcm hbri . Qnomodo crgo potcft rcpro- 
ban a Vinccntio Augultjnus , qui ranta^^i ponit Oratio- j 
ni^nccr/Iiratem , &mcocum Vinccntiofcntit?iJi6& 

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author cfl prior cius necccflitatis ? Atur omninoaufc- 
raturdubitatio, aflfcrrc volo locum Auguflinico inli- 
bro, qui fit gcminushuic loco Vinccntij, vtqui am- 
bos confcrat , is cos comperiat mirificc con/cntirc. 
Cap, 23Jib.dc dono Pcrfcucr .inducit nccccffitatem, f 
& vtilitatcm Orationis tum publica? Matris Ecckfix, 
tum priuata? fingulorum fidclium , acpr^emiffo , Pcci- 
tioneshuiusmodi, & orationcs procedcre aDeigrn- 
tia >cuius ctiam funt dona,rcmouet hafrcfim Scmipc- 
lagianorum poncntium cascfTe merc naturalcs, & an. 
tcomncm gratiam, & ait. ^ttenim qu^mmodo f.jLlunti.r ^ 
qiiipHtant e[l'c anobisy^ion dari nobis y rt petamus ^ quxrawiis , 
pul/tfmits ; hocefif dictint quoi, gr^tia prscedat mcr ta noflra 
rtfcqu.itnr til.i , cum accipimns petentes , inuenimus q.u^y^ntes , 
aperiturque pulfantibus ; ncc volttnt intelttgce etiam h fc diuin, 
tnuKcns elje , Yt oremus , hoc efl petamus , qtiaramus , atque pulfe-i 
^^tis , qua? funt toridcm ^ cadcm vcrba Vinccnri; . Nec 
rurKim obijcias hunc loqtii dcorationibus naturalibus 
antc omncm graciam, cum iam anrcoccupauerim nc- 
gando ullum cflc eius /Tgnificationis indicium intcx- 
tu Vinccntij ; fufpicio cfl: ca hominis conrradrcentis . 
Nvnc dcnouo rctundo . Sidchis tantum naturahbus 
loqucrctur Vinccntius ^ non totum ncgotium fa- 
lutis Diuina! difpcnfarioni , & Angchca^ protcdio 
ni tribucrct . Qaid cnim opus crat quoquo mo- 
do pctcre , qua:rcrc , pulfarc finc graria , aut cx 
graria , fi finc vllo adminiculo ij Ekai in Cx 
lum cuchcndi , & bcandi crant ? cr^o 
dc fohs orationibus naturalibus , fcd ctiam hi- 
pcrnaturalibus Vinccntius loqucbatur , ncc dc Au- 
[guftmo nnpugnando cogirabat . Ccrtc fungus , 
j & truncus cnct Vinccntius , (i crcdcrct in oran 



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do , & pctciulo , & pulfaiido , & opcrando cx 
grananullum cfll- Kiborc n , ncc ftudiinn , ncc in. 
duftnam , & folu n hiboivirc , ac fludcrc , & fa- 
tigciri cos , qui cx folis narurse viribus orcnt , & 
opcrcnrur . Ejquis cnim non videc Sanctos ope- 
r^m , & ftudium , & induftriU Ti poncrc in oran- 
do , in pcrcpdo , & pulfando ? Macciant 
corpus ^flagcllant , afir.iguut criamcum graria Dci , 
leiunijs , vigilijs , & miris modis fe confi- 
ciunt y fariya. rur , fuJanc , geni;;: t, do-cnc , 
cruciantur , non cxpcvffanc dilpcnfur.oncs Dci , 
ncc prorcdioi cs Angclorum , imo lcgcs 
fibi diiras imponunr , & vlna Dci pra:ccpra , 
qna: oblcruanc , confiiu quoquc cxcquui.rur , 
vr lalutcm fuam opcrcnrur non manibus An- 
gclcrum ciichjnrur m alrum finc proprijs mc- 
nris otiofi , ac dchcari , iuio fofpc cu-n Dc- 
nionibus ccrc.(nt,& pugnant , ^ ab cis cc- 
dunrur , pcrcutiimtur , torqcntur, & ad Ma- 
ncs vcluri dcprimunrur , qncmadmodum con- 
cigiflc icgimus Anronijs , M.icanjs , Hdario- 
mbus, Pachomijs , & ahjs ciuUv.odi . O^n- 
ncs ciC(5ti ( dummodo finr adulri ) diccrc 

polTunc . '^^'^ mulcjs vibnlitijncs opovtet hjs in^ 
i Oirein Ti^^nttm D i • efi cmm vij , qi»^ dw 

cit ud titam . Innanc per anguftam Porram • 
^'t lms r^{tunt c<fium Laboranc , pccunc , quaTunr, 
pulfanc pra:ucnicntc illos grana , & comiran- 
rc . Immcnco igitur Noris condcnu7ar crroi is 
Vinccnriuui , cum is noii cxprimac parciculam 
stnt; -ratiu finc qua illc parcicula condcmnari nonpo- 
ccrac.Nam Concilmm Araulicanum 2. Can.6.fic ait 



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S': qiisrinegrAttaDely credentibns y vvlent bnf y defidetnntibus, . 
comf.tibus , Ubnrannbus , riiiUntibus .fludenttbus , petemibns ^ 
(juxrentSus , puifanubus, nobis mifericordiam dicit conferri d^- 
liinitus r nonau'em> rt credamus yVelimus , vrl h^c omrtijt pcfit 
ofort t af.^n 7 alcay>:us , per irfufionem , & infpiratione n S^n£ii 
Sfi i.usmtiobisfiericonfttetur,C7c.refflit ^poflQladcenti . Qjfd 
l :bes quodnon uc^piHi ? & g^a.ia Oei frm id qu-d um . Qften- J 
c^crc dcbuit Noris locimi \ hi ilh particula fme ^^tia j 
cxprc/Tvi cffct apud Vincciuium Lirincnfcm vt iufta 1 
cflct damn3tio> cum aurcm nufquam illa /it nulla: | 
itcm crit damnstio. ALfoIuit igitur Concilium Arau/i- 
canum Vinccntium > & notationcm nortram conEr. 
mauit dc pctcndo fine gratia quod cfl ScmipcLigia- 1 
rum > & de pcicnda cum graria quod cft Carhoh. j 
cum • Hac rationc cxarmatur , & cncruatii iPo ' 
Achillcs P. Noris ncgmdo Vinccntium Lirircnfcm^ 
dc labore tantum , & orationc naturali linc vlix 
1 ^ratia co in loco fuiiTc locatum p 

Caput V. 

IfCcm tocus rincentij d Tatre Tlort o^e£lus in eundem rcifciturt ' 
ai eo probatur tencri virum dolfifsmura ttixta \nam \iroprii 
merpretationern alto in toco addu6iam in fatwrrm Cen* 
nadij abfluere f^incetititim aberrore Stmipera* 
guino ' qucmaimodHWt abfoLuit Gcnnadium ► 

Mlrctur Icdor , fed non dubitct mc quod 
poIUccor cfrcAurum . Magna cft promif- 
lionis cxpcdAtia , cam tamcn iuftmcba • | 
Non putarcm iuuciKaLUiu mc eflTe iii crudita aduer. 
fario > qux pro mc faccicnt aducrfus cundem . Scd j 
repcri , & mihi fum gratuhuus, q uodrcpcri. Cum \ 

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T 

proximani refponlionem nixam illo difcrimine onv \ 
tiomvn per narurani nudam , & per qiMtiamcumna- 
tura cxcogicafTjin , & ad libcranj jm~a notaSemipe- 
lagianifini Vinccntium adhibuifscm,legi accuratequjc 
dc Gennadiofcripfitin hoc fuo hbr. 2. c. 16. P.Nlo- 
ns ,& mucni hunc, quemeodem ncc Noris teftetum 
ibi tuininappcndiccc.4. pag. 189. conftat Semipela- 
giana labe jnfcc^lu'!! , ab eo ipfo fuiflfc abfolutum 
eadcm proifjs rationc, qua Viajcntius fuerat dam- 
natus. Rcin narro, in eo loco pag. 295. ponit argii- 
fncntum conrra Gcnnadium lamptu.ncxijs , quacdo- 
cct hbr. dc Ecclef. dogmar. de initiali meritonatura', 
airqne proprcr illud coiidemnarum cum ab Ecclcfia 
Lugdunenfi Tom.9. liibhoth. Pirr. hocmodo. £v h s 
Ecclefri L^-gdkHo fi i^m :gcnti$ .t^in c Gcnntdium Tcl f 

g.^nod g n ticonfcn 'eutem x givt .:Uni:neynin^Hit abstjuc Libo' 
ris 'Hifl d o aJ Dcttm pcrucnirc non p^jfe y non efl Caiholxum , fcl 
Tcl.iga um .Inticnitur inl-ijcllo ,cm t.tidns rfl Dogm.itnm Eccle- 
fnjlicorhm quxdam tdls d ffin^tiOy cdomnino vt alia nonntditin 
codcm UWlh Tehgiam err-jiis cfl . Adducit itcm Noris 
lanfcnium npud Annatum codem criminc accufan- 
tem Gcnnadium. Eccegcrmanus locus Gcnnadijre- 
quircntis Jaborent prxcedcntcmauxilium gratia?limi- 
lcm proxiii oVinccntij. Quid tumNoris? ^i/^^/nquir, 
b^ru rj iudica non pro utntur ^^in primi^ m ninki TcLigianu.n efl 
afcrere h'jin ni a, fdiUcm obtinendam ncccfftrium cjfe laborem ^ 
filabornoncx juLs natura in us^fedex grifiAprAnoucntis -pir^ 
'j tutcprodeat . Eccc iiica fcntcntia n:xa codcni mtcllc<ilii 
I iaboris cum gratui diltingucndo iii V.nccntio hunc 
fcnlum Catholicu.n ab alio Scmipclacjiano cx iolis 
viribus naturce. rrobuc au^tcm luaui lilau) in fauorcm 
1 GciinaJjj cx polinoncm Nons Can- 25. Araulicuno, 

rcqui- 

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rcquiicnte laborcm cum gratf* , f v^ ^fl y fu. 
bdit Koris, ipla Ccmadii fententia , net^^ie inch Sem . 
f eUgi^fis VQCAYt potifl . J^am eti^m cum eli^imtis bo 
vtm > pr^paratnr vohntas a Domino , & laudat Au- 
guflinuin-. lib. de prardcft. Sanft. e. 6. cn^us 
entcnt^A , ait , Ccnnadius totns inh(Zret . Vcv<^\t 
cftcndcre Gcnnadiuni in hoc fcnfa Catholico , 
ron in. altcro Scmipclagiano locutum fjif' 
fe . Jraquc hbcrat hac ratione Gennachun , 
q'!X cgo Vinccntium^. hbcraui . N::nc ad 
inflitutum . Accipio folutioncm , & vcnio ad 
Virccntjum- Audlorc P. Noris . D\as , vir 
eruditirsimc , rutum circ ab errorc Gennadiu n 
ctiam dnto , qiiod dicat rcqiiiri lab^rcm^ ad 
flilutcm opcrandam , quia cx hoc noa fcqui- 
tur ncgare Gennadium auxilium gratiar : i^i- 
tur & dcbes diccrc tutum efle ab eriorc Vm- 
centium dicentcm rcqijirr laborem ad falutem.. 
opcraiidam cum ex co non fcquatur ncqa- 
re gratiam . Accjpc vfiainque eodcm vt par 
cft , modo^ : fi vnum iiberas y hbcra & 
altcrum : in-6 cx duobus tcnctur potuis No- 
ris libcrarc Vinccntium , quaoi Gcnnadiuin^ , ! 
quia Gcnnadius compcrtus cft ScmipcJa^naMil- 
mi ex aliis fcriptis y & arguracnds , qucmad- 
modi^m £uctur jpfcmct Notis initio capitis, vbi 
ex Sem^pebot^nort^ra , inquit , l^nde , ac Trofpen 
yeprehcnfione fmfje tllnm Semipelaoianum^ , nHhns iw^ 
inficiar tbn Addlt ah\is coiiicduras , & ftatuit 
Scmipclagiani^mo infcdum ; idquc rcpcrit in 
appe ndicc c. 4. pag. ig^. ^jun^ ^^^^^^^ \ 



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huiiismodi contra Vinccntium argtracnta ncc 
vlla alia indicia . Cur igitur dainjiariir a No. ; 
ris ? qiiid ? quod Noiis abfoluic Gcnnadiniruj 
damnatum ab inclyta Ecclcfia Lugduncnli ,i 
damnat nurcnL. \'jnccntiuin^ a nullo pr^tcr. 1 
quam a Vo/Go, & aUquo a!io praitcrca Hcrcrodo- 
xo damnatum ? ^quius crar cxponcrc lo- 
cum illum , Vinccnxy innocentis , {altcm^ 
amblgui ^ mirius , tumquc iii mclioi-cm^ 
partcm accipcrjc , quod non erat fiispcvSi au- 
^oris , quam illos locos Gcnnadii fufpccti , 
imn:6 & compcrti crroris . Mflior eft in du, 
hhj coniitio pofsidentis . Ac nc rcfpondcrc vn- 
q.iam pofsit Koris ( acutus cnim cft , & 
cautus ) excufando fe , quod tanriim loquatu^ 
dc hoc argumcnto addu^to ab Ecclcfia Lug- 
duncnfi , & lanfcnio quod fic dcpromprum ex 
illo libr. Dogm. Ecclcfiaft. vbi non potuit 
inucniri harrciis , quod erat ad GclafiLinv^ 
fcriptus , cuius reucrcntia contincbat ab crro- 
Gennadium , occupo dcffcnfioneni animad- 
uerrendo prinmm me non intcnderc damnarc 
Gcnnadium , fcd tantum oftcndcrc rationcm , 
qua vritnr Noris in co iibcrando pro Vinccn- 
tio militare , dcindc ncgando Gennadium ni- 
hil dixiflc crroncum in co libro , nam folcr 
ter , & aftutc mifcct venenum Scmipclagia- 
num > vt obfcruauit Ecclcfia Lugduncnfis , & 

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plcriquc alii ciim librum incufantcs, & cx Augufti- 
iii Catalogo , vbi crat infcrtus, cxpungcntcs . Hoc 
! autcm oftendo pondcrando locum, qucm Noris ipfe 
j laudar in dcfenlionem Gcnnadij , & in quo putar , 
I cuin Catholic^ omnino fcntiret , Auguftino confcn- f 
I tire • Isi^ttllumcredimus , ycrba funt Gennadij , ad fJ^ 
I temnifiDeo inuitamcrenire ; Jiullummuvatum , nifiDeoaw 
l xiliante operari. ^uUumn ftorantemauxilimpromeren .H?C 
particula fufpcaa cft , &oIet Scmipclagianum vcnc- 
num * 'H^^^m nifiGrantcrnauxiliumprumertri , £n oratio 
prxuia ex natura viribus antc auxilium gratia: . 

VOX CUCrtit , & pcrucrtit rcliqua • Dco inhitanteyauxi' 

liantc, ncmpe pra^ccdcnte inuitationem , & auxilium 
gratia? , illa naturali orationc , qua inuitatur Deus , 
Vt nos inuitct pcr gratiam prarucnicntcm , ita vt om- 
nia initium habeant ab illa naturali orationc. Vidcn , 
vt Dodrinse Catholjcas fubtiliter infuderit , & mi- 
fcucrit virus Scmipclagianum ?Nccillud cft pra?cerc- 
undum Norim a Vofsio non aucHi, tum damnando 
Vinccntium , tum liberando Gcnnadium . Vtrobi- 
que cum allcgat, & fuw^ vult habcrc audorem fcn-[ 
fcntise , quimuis de Gcnnadio dubium fcoftcndar,! 
quem Nons fidcntcr abfolucrc maluit hoc loco , | 
cum tamcn in alijs apcrtc damnafsct , quos fupra^ I 
notauimus , pra:cipuc in appcndicc, vbi caftigat re- 
ccmioresabfoluctcs Gen;iadium, quibusopponitduos 
Cardinalcs damnantcs , Baronium, & Bcllarminum , 
Dolco vicem Vincctii,qu6d innoccns cOdcmnctur ab 
lis, qui cum abfoluerc dcbuifscnt . Vcrum mc , fi \ 
quid iudicando valeo , audlore, minime ca ignomi- 
nia Scmjpclagianifmi alficictur . Illud mihi gratula- f 
n cicbct , qucid qucm lubuit fu;i: accuHitionis au-' 



4^ 

j, thorcm, & cundcfn mci opcr^inadlus cft Piironait!^ ' 
& dcfcnforcm . Dclcar igicur quaefo Patcr Norig c\\ix | 
fcribit iuvindicijs c, 8.pag. r 12. /^^» ncmpc Fauftu^l 

ntt. c. 57. fcHbnnt n>s pof^ noHris vir.k^s pctcrc , pulfare , 
qHKrcvc^ n D:i gratum obtincAmus . Hoc cnim fcpc fcri- 
bic Fauftus: nufquam vcro , & nunquim fcribit Viii- 
ccntius . Tcnctur igirur confcicntio: nomigc Noris fa- 
mzm Viuccntioictljcucrc ♦ 

Caput V L 

Exvcrbisaiir^is iyintTntio mjiHif-Ht coU^j^itiir eniHS crrorem 
rcpreh:nd t , cMm non poj]c cf: ^iiH^aun^ inf^cm i 
nulin mjj) qft:iirxre po/.4nt vcrbx I 
dU rincctttif • ' 

1Nfpiciamus;& cxamincmus qua? Vinccntius aic 
ab inirio tcftimonij . U^n -pero illis , qu^ fequun^ 
tur promijfiombiis mi o modo incautos Ujmines Htrctici\ 
dTCiperc cort/ueuerunt . ^udcnt enim poLUccri , docerc^^ 
auod in Ecclcfta fua Jdcfl in Communionis fu^ ConucnticuU 
mtj^na perfondis qi*£dm fit Dti iratu . Nc viuam , fi 

haec poflfunc in Auguftinum quadrarc . Nam hicj 
harrcrici dicunrur , & dcccptorcs , qui a Vaiccntio j. 
impetuncur . An i$ co no ninc Auguftinum alicc- 
rct , qucm nc no vnquam nc inimicui quidcm ca ; 
labc aipcrfic? Adcovt,Gcnnadiusquidiingcuio dicax, 
indolc proicitus , icdix fcmipcrl igiaaus , & A Jju- ^ 
ftino infcnfus , cum dc mulrilo |uij Auguft.n j n rc- [ 
prchcn dcrct , fic tufj'» ci crrorcin impingcrc ' 
f«i(rus nullam'iCL'cfi$ quifiioncm dcJiif': , Iranc 1 
vcro , qucm Innoccacius I, qi: n Z<>fy »>ms ,qucni 

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ffonifkcius, gucm Cae!crtinusRo:naniFjnrificcs infua 
fcmper conimunionc lubiicrunr,<}iic:n comincncl.ivunfr 
<)ueni4lilcxcrunf , quocuni fua dcjfrdc Carholica dc- 
crcta communicarimf , i$ H^fcticus a Vincentio dicc- 
rcfur ? A quo totus Oibis Chriftianus , & ipfrus Capuc 
Ponrifcx Ca:lcfHnu$,tcftc Profpcro,rcfponfa pctcbar,cu 
Lirinelis Monachus , vel anfc Monachatum Pcrcgrinus 
Deccptofcm appcilarct?At non noucrat homincm.Fu- 
cus cfgo crat , & truncus Vinccntius , non homo : opor- 
tcbat cu extra Orbcm viucrc , aut fi cflc r, in aliquo s^ur- 
guftio latitare . Mon jgHorabat ille Epi(tolam Cxlcfti- 
ni,eam lcgcrat laudes Auguftini,& approbarioriem 
Ciufdcm D0(5^rinie cognotjcrat : qucm Ca?!cftrnus in- 
tcr Magiftros EccIcfiatropTimos fcccnfucrar, cu n aiidc" 
fet Vinccntius Hafrcticum vocarc ? Certc /i fanus cfTcr, 
fi n^ertis compos fii:e VinccntiuSi co vocabu !o abftinu- 
iflct : cum pratfeiian homo cautiis,& piui,- & circxim- 
fpCiftu^ h::bcrctur / ac id Jpfuna cx ftylo Commonirorij 
dcprcficndif ur. Qoid quod Dcccptoris nomen alicnilfH 
it.u cft ab A uguftini ingcnio cadido,& fine fuco, & ma- 
xiir.cfincefCaiTclofis, quipcifpicur, &explana:c^ ac 
enuclcatc fcnfusfi)Oscxprin-.ebat , qui nc qiicm falle- 
fct,opciafuali.btilircr,&moro5e rccognouir, & qux 
fninus apcrta,& plana vidcSantur /Cxpofuit, ac fi qu* 
minus vcfo {imilia: vidcbantuf inodcftifsimc rccira- 
taiiit^ Vt eam Vmcentius talem qualcm dcfcribir cxi- 
fiiiT;afcr, {llefC dcbuifrcC ,& ab ignominia tcmpcrafe ; 
fiam cuf homini cclcbcrrimo fanram iniuriam irroga- 
fct , & fcrjpto publico infamaret ? Picftabat iudjciu 
calaimumquc iufpcndcfc , & cautius procedcrc , 
fcque conrincrc nc prjfapicarct fcntcnriaiii . Cun J 
j >fa!lcrtim Cxkihna pgp^ fc? cont fadiccrc opnmc 

nofTef , 







nofccc , cuius clogium de Auguftmo huiusmodi lcgc^' 
rac . ^niinliinkm janilx rec^rdationts vtrum pr$ p/u fH4»a(quc 
ineritis.m noflra commaniont femper habuimus , nec vnqum hnnc 
ftnillrdfiifpJci$nisrt4moraJpe>fH , iuem unte fcientid olimft^ff' 
memimmusy vt tnter Maiidros optmos etiam d meis iece§oribys 
hubereur, Hnnc f<x^iS^ yccorddtioms ptrum , vica , & mcri- 
cis clarum Ecclcfiar xoaiun(aifl3mum cxcra omncm 
fufpicioncm crroris Magidrum oprimum , Dcctpzo^ 
rcm Vinccr^ius rcfraftaria concumcJia appcllafrcc ? 

! illc dum ci h;is nocas inurcbat grauiorcs fiAi- 
bac cum Caflcftini liccras violarct, fcquc audoriuci 
Scdis Apoftolicse opponcrcc ; ncmo mihi perfuafcric 
a Vinccncio huius ccftimonii confciopotuiflc Au^^ufti- 
numincufarii&corra fcn;icncibus obijC]o,abcos igno. 
minia: noiani infigncm,dum ranto viro hascajumnias 
atcribuunc ,C«lcftino criam irrogari . 

I am vcro qux fubdit . /« Ecclcfia fua , Hefl vt fujt 
Communionis conHenticulovrdxuvCid ca poffunc Auguftino 
accommodari.In qucmlibct Do^^tiftamquadrarc pof- 
fc vidco, ac in Auguftinum Catholicum Epifcopum 
accrrimMm Donaciftarum hoftcm quommodo apcari 
poffint , non vidco : Nifi fi catn nouus crar in q:-- 
bc Carholico Vinccncius , vt Auguftinum Donafti 
tam pucarcc in aliqucm angulu m Africa? dccrufum 
3c indc tanquam cx aliquolacibul® in luccm mali 
gnam qutfi vcrccundanrcm,&contrcmifccnccmpro- 
dirc. £a/^y/4>tf,indicacfc(ftimauulfam acommunio- 
r.e fidclium, frparatama capitc , prorfus accphala n 
conuenticnlo paruulum coerum confpiranriiim aducr- 
fu$ Occumcnicam Ecclcfiam intra fuum ar«5l'i'n , 
& anguftumfcorbcm voIucntium,fcciniquc prarci- 
fo cum alijs comercio habitanrium , An tu quicum- 

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quc lcgis de Auguftino audc.is interprctari ? 
I (onumuulo ?illc qui fupra montcm ciaiws emincbat» 
qui fupra c.indc!abrumacccntt luccrna racliabar ? 
illc dc fcifiariorum numcro , qucm Carholici fc- 
dabantur , qui ftatim ab adolcfcenria poft bap^if- 
nmm cclcbrari ab Ambrorro,& Simplieiano Mcdio- 
l:mi ^aPaulinoin Campania,ab Orofio inHifpania, 
a Sixio Roma? coeptus cft . Illum iuucncm fcncx 
Hicrorymus in Oricnrc admirarus , Clariffimuin 
cUpcit ingcnium: cum co fcnfus dc fcriprura difficilcs, 
&abditos p3rticipauit , ac crus difpurationcs con- 
tra Pclagiun?) tami fccit, vt ci tucnda? grari^ , qDaoi 
prius lufccpcrat prouinciam impofuciit, & a profc- 
q,ucndo dcftitcrit , quod ab Auguftino occupjta ef- 
icnt nicliora . Qjis locus non plcnus fama nomrnis 
Aiiguftini ? Afncam, quanta cft, fua do^rina illa- 
ftrauit , tot in ca Concilijs habitis intcrfuit, omnium 
iDcns , lingua, & manus . Epifcopusantc jpratcm,& 
vhra atatcm doftus Afiam vidor hxicticorum noii 
palTibus , fcd pcnnis Scriptorum fuorum opcra pc- 
ragrauit 5 Ea^dcm Europam pcruagara vbiquc ho- 
phaa Chrifto Patris fapicntia? crcxcrur/t . QiiiJ; 
quod Roraani Pontificcs grauijfTxmas quafquc fidci 
^uxi^s vcl cum co communicarunc , vcl ci rrailan- 
das , & componendas dcmandarunt . Illc Manr- 
charos , il!e Donatianos ,illc Pcia^ianos dcbcllauit. 
Illc Iada?orum pcrfidiam ^ illc Arrianorum prouin- 
ciam ufutauit,. & corundcm rcliquias cxtirpauir . 
Prilcialiniaarutn trror illo refcllantc labcfadatus \ 
Eunr gratia? vindiecm ^ & propugnarorcm Roma^ia 
Ecclctia habuitjilhusopera Poruigccs pcftcin illam Pc- 
lagianam fcrpcnrem latc, & graflantcm , & baljrum 



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letificum vbiquc inhalantein abegcrunt . Innocen - 
uus I. in fms Epiftolis ad Africaiios Epifco. 
pus lupcr caufa grati* datis Auguftini doannam 
probauit , & comincndauic . hi Zofymiis Mauri. 
taniat Prouinciac luftranda? , & puraand? , & paci, 
ficanda; niunus iir.ponit . Ei Bonifacius Epiftolas 
rclagianorum crroribus , & calumniis refcrtas.re. 
lcllendas miflt . Eidem Carleftinus publicum , & 
fandtimonia? , & fapientia? pr;ecl.irum pcr litteras te. 
Itinioniumdedit , eiufquc de prKdeainatione , & 
gratia doilrinam mirificc coumendauit . & ho- 
noris,ac exiftimaticnis dcfundi ratioiic habita cius 
cekbic, & facrum nomcn ab inuidorum &ma!euo- 
lorum iniuriis vindicauit , & illoru-n in poftcrum 
pctulantiam refrafnaiiit , & ramen hic apud Vinccn- 
tium"»f delitefcehat . Apagcds , quicun- 
quc hoc tibi perfuafum habcs , & aliis conaris pcr- 
fuaderc . lilud palmarium , quod ipfofmct Romanos 
Pontificcs non fcme! .ib imp( fairis Svcophaiitarum , 
& calumniisHarrcticorurnvindicauit .' Zofymum ,qiiG 
lulianus impius Campanorum Epifcopus Ihlfo errons 
rumore infufcarat, reprefsa illius audacia ab omni fuf- 
picionc cxcmit . Sixtum antcquam Pontifcx eisct, 
( Tcttiumdicunt) ab eiufdcm inf.miix nota iibcia- 
uit, cumqucfuis,iVeft dodrinx Ca:holic.Tarmis ad- 
ucifus Pclagianos hcjftcs infJiuxit .Bonifacij fairum i 
quam luliaiuis obtcntu lchifnaris Euial ani dcni- 
grnic tentaucrat , ailcruit , & obie^iio fimili Da- 
mafi ab Viiiciro arpctiti cxemplo rcfurauit , ac 
piou^dit ne Sihifmatj pcraudacuin perditorum hom - 
nbmcxorta tlccliones Pont/ficum ii famar ent Hac ta- 
ta. ra viy.c g!oi ioia in roniiciitic ulo apud Vinceutium 



¥ : 

Anguftinus patrabat . Hms ccrtc crat (tolidus Viq 
ccntius,fiignorabat , nimis malcqoliis , fi diiriam. 
Isbat , lllud tamcn ignorarc non potuit ?uocatiiiT> 
cum a Theodofio Impcratore per litcras ad Con- 
cilium Fphcpnum , cuius ip(? Vinccntius hoc in 
fiio Commonitorio difcrte mcntioncm facit , CLuo 
nullum illuftriu$ dc Auguftini dodrina , & au- 
aoritatc habcri potcft tcftimon^um • Ipfimc? Sc- 
mipclagian^ M^ffiH^ » & ^lijs partibus Gal- 
lia; ;ipud Hilarium fatcbantur ; hoc yno cxccptp 
dc pra^dcftinationc antc omni^ mcrita Au^ufti- 
niano conftituto , Auguftinwm f^^^' ' f ^'^/^ 
omnibus Mdmirari • In tanta nibilominus cclcbntatc , in 
tanta lucc, intanta glori» vndccunquc colleda, & 
pcr totam Orbis vniucrfitatcm diffula vnus Vinccur 
tiutcapciuicbat , & Auguftinum ad rcmotum , & 
cxiguum Conucnticuhim red/|cbac^, Rcm indi- 
gnam , ac incrcdibiJcn^ • Mc c?rtc pu^ct , cum 
harc vcrba Vinccntij Icgo , & ad Auguftinqni cpn- 
ucrto , cQ,qucni vir do<aifl[imus Npris yult , fcnfu 
accipcrc . Cogor cnim. m^l prpponcr? ob oculos 
monftrofum quiddam & adyn^icon , ncmpc clarif- 
fimum poft Apoftolo^( Ef^lcha? lumcn Auguftin^in 
cx illo cxio^uo Con'4entt(;uh tanquain cx aliquo gujr- 
guftio prodirc invplutp capitc fordidatum » (][Up ni- 
hil i^no.iKiiniofus , nihil abfurdiiAS c5?cogitari potcft. 
Indignctur Vin^jcntius l^oq fibi imponi , & ficmait, 
& clamct, 

lion tam obtyf t Adeo geflamuspellora Calli % 
J{cc tan^ Akerftis cqnoi noflris Sol iunpt ab vnii^ ^ 



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Caput VII. 

Q^^itfcribit yincentiuscontTK VcUgium, & hnius Htrefm . /owje 
nbfkiffc cuyn iScmipelxgiano item etron, & ^agujlino cQn- 
fenftjfc ferfu.tdcnt . ){ftj:itkr fententiA^orisnegantisVelu 
p^mnou ffe t>lUm excitmeyngratiam interi$rtm . ^in* 
dicatur ah eius tiota Bdroniits . Eiujdem interprctatio dc 
nomine Albini , & Mcl miit refUtur ^uifuennt 
sAlbinus , Tini^nus, T^lchnid cxponitur • 

AKteqnam vtniam ad tcrtlam V. Norisconic- 
duram dtdua::iin ex intcipretntionc vcrbo- 
rnm Ca-Ic ftinijcui illc cum luoVoflfio (quando 
ci afkr.tiri nu!uit)icfr:igarur>nccc(re e/t qiuddcPc- 
higio , ac eiusha:rc(i VinCcntius lenfcnt> affcrrc^ ac 
cx^minarc ; rv.ulca n quippc coaduccc ad inrelligcn^ 
tiam mcnris Vinccntii tu'n circa crrorCiU Sc uipcla- 
gianorum ,tum circaintcrprctationeni Epifto!;^ Cxlc- 
ftini, qucmadn^.odum conflabit) cum ad rcfutandam 
cam > quap Voflii > & Kons cil acccdcmus . Pri- 
mum igirur de Pclagiana haTcfi fie ; Ccntra, inquit 
(l.itnant finnK quMdam s vyn.fhcs^ mujc^ mo^nurx : quults 
funt Vc Uxiani ^ Mox dc illorum Dogmatibus yorrco ii^ 
cerefunitafnfuperb4^rtmthinonmodoa§iimartt fcd netefcltt 
(fuidrfn fme altquo pimulo po^c "ptdeantur . Rurfum alibi • 
Q^is cnim>ncjuam antc pr$fanum itium Vcl^rgtum tantam virtH- 
tt m libtrtprdfumpfit arhitrij.rt jd hocinbonis rehuspcr m^us fm 
'fiulos adiuuandtAm nfi^f^rium non putarct . Attigit fcopum 
I Pelagiana: harrefis Vinccnrius, &cxprcflrir, ac cxpri- 
I n crdo ilocuit fe noii c/]'e Scmiprlagianum • Liquct 
I dan;nari ^b eo reiagii Aipcibum crrorcm i quod di- 
I xciirgijtiyaciiiitorii ni ncncflc ne ccflaruim . Ad fin. 

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gu!os adliis boros : igitiir ccritra,fcr.ticbat,nimiruai 
■ gutiam cfle iicccfl?ri.ini ad firgiilos sdus bonos i 
[ icd in his numcrantur pctitioncs,orationc$ , pulfa- 
) tioncs , & prcccs ad Dcum , crgo ;id cas conccde- 
^ bat Vinccntius adiutorium gratije : non crat igitur 
jScrftipclagianusrnam Scmipclagiani nondamnabant 
f Pdagium in co , quod ad fingiilos adusjbonos nc- 
gabat gratiam , cum ipfi cam ctiam ncgarcnt ad 
primo^ illos aftus pctcndi , quctrcndi , & pulfan- 
di , fcd quod ado nncs ctiam maiorcs, & vltcriorcs 
gratiamdcncgabat.Paitim itaqucfcnticbant cumPc- 
lagio ncgantcs adiutorium gratia? ad illos fingulos 
primos a^ftus , quos in faculcatc narur^ nuda ponc. 
bant : parttm diffcnticbant admittcntcs antccrdcn- 
tcm gratiam neccfl[*iriam ad rcliquos zdiis confc- 
qucntcs . Ex quo fit , vt Vinccnrius condcmn;ms 
Pclagium , quod ncgabat gratiam ad fingul )s aflus 
non crrarct cum Sanupclagianis , fcd cuin Augnfti- 
no , & Carholicis fcntirct . Pcrfpicuu n id ,^opi. 
nor , cft , & cuiquc Icgcnri obuium . Quid hic No- 
ris ? confugict ad fuum , qucm laudat , Ccnforcm 
Voflium , & fcrum ab co auxihum pofhilabic , & 
vtrunquc fuaf opinationispxnitcbir . Prartcrca odi- 
um Vmccnrij in Pclagiuni illo conuicio -^/^ix nr. 
m.r.. cxprcflnm mdicar cum Scmipclagianis minime 
adharfiflc, qui fanc Pclagio conniucbanc ; in cius 
quippc cirorcin rclabcb^ncur , dum naturam ir^r fc 
valcnrcm ad multos adus , ac intcr cos' ad pnmam 
Kicm adflrucbant, & granam rcddi mcricis affirma- 
,bant , mcricis,mquam,a nnda nncura profc.^is Hoc 
jautcm obfcruauu Prolpcr in fua ad Aug fl/uu"^ 



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ij$ viris fpiritui TeU^ianA impietAtis ilMjt . Ec itcriim 
circa fincm . Vnie quix in iftis Vela^iiftt p^Auitms rdi^ 
qiais non mediotris >irnlcttti£ fibrA nvtritHr, ft principltm fa 
iutis mili in homine collocetHr , ft Dimnx v$l*tniati impil po. 
Ikntas hununa pr^fcrtnr , t^t ideo qnts ddtuuetur • 
[uit , non ideo cjitia %ratij diiuuatur , velit . Ccrte hrC 

Pclagiana func dogn^ara ccmmunia cum Scmipcla- 
gianis,d quibus abhorrebat Vinccntius, dum fupcr- 
biam illorum dogmatum cxhorrcfccbat : Hjrreo dt- 
cercytam funt Jupcria . Hoc argumcntum cfficax cfsc 
vidcturadrefclfendasconicduras Vofsij • 8c Noris , 
eftquc manilcftum in textu , ad qucm ipfi prouo- 
cant , Vinccntij ; coquc rctundo iad:ar»tiam Noris 
aicntis . eiufdcmvcrbts euiucjm : cuai Oppoficum 

nos ex ijs cuincamus : nam quibus Vinccncius pro- 
fcribit hxrcfim Pcla^ii , ijfdcm Scmipclagianorum 
crrorcs profcribic,&fupcrbiam .vtrorunque dogma- 
tum condcmnat . 

Obiccr hicmihimoncnduseft P.Noris, quod mcn- 
tcm Pclagij dc adiucorio gratice non accigcrit, dum 
libro primo fua? Hillorix Pclagianac cap. 15. imcio 
caftigaC COS > qui putMnt Tclagtkm V€rant %rAttatn stfjiQ- 
ut^ey qu£ fpeciaU auxiiinm cj/et humanA voluntatt c^Utits do" 
natttfn > intufque eandem mouens , fed inie erralJe qmi ai fa- 
ctLus operandum irat\am tllam tantiim neceffjrim cQc wolHe- 
rit . In hoc cnim illc caftigandus vcnic ; cum con- 
ftct Pclagium crcs ftatus crrandi hab jiflc . In pri- 
mo nc^^auit omnc auxilium gracia? . In fccundo aJ- 
mific lcgcm , atquc dodrinam , coquc fucum fccic fim- 
plicibus, &: candidis hominibus . In tcrtio coccflfit gra- 
nam ordinariam cxcitantcm [dchaccnim loquimur] 
q wx tamc no cflcc omnino necciraria, fcd ca ii li n ad fu^ 

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cilius operandum . Hi autcm ftatus coguiti func ho. I 
imihjbus in .Aiiguftino vcrfatis, cofquc cgo diJucidc ' 
nmeis dz Augurtini do ilrina opcribus faepe propofui ; 
pra^fcrrim in Scrinio Auguftini jquos libros fi No- 
ris lcgiffct, fccuSdc erroribus Pclagij iudicaflct ; vc- 
vum hoc tft condonandum liomini Chronologi po- 
-tiuspcrfonam ,cfna[m Thcologi agcnti . Ac nc quid 
<?ubirct dc mca fidc , lcgat Epiflolam iO(5. Augulli- 
ni prope fincm yinucnicf cxprcfsum tcftimonium Pc- 
lagij agnofccnti^ gratjaminreriorcm excitantcm vl- 
rra lcgcm, ac dodrmam, rcquifitamfanrumad facilius 
operandum , quam itaibi proponit ,& rcfutaf Augu- 
flinus , vt rcfutando doccatgraciam illamad facihul 
opcrandum cfsc vCram grar]am,ncc cam ncgat po- 
fuifiC Pclagium; fed fantum negaf cam efse neccfsa- 
riamfolum adopci^fndumfacihus , ciim probct fim- 
pbcitcr cfsc nccefsafiam conrra cundcm; qucm locum 
.IfFcrt ct:amP. Vafquez inprim.part. Difput. 8?. c.4. 
num. 2 1. & i2. Mccam fentif de ifla gratia vJfra lc- 
gem,- & doifirinanl lanfcnius hb. 6. de HxvtCi Pcla- 
gian. c. i.&feqq. cjuamquam nimium dicat ; mch'us 
ienfit Gonctus Tom.9 dc grat. Di/put. i. Aiticul. 
funtalijin Auguftinoloci ; qui phifci vclif Jegat ii- 
brUm primum dc grnfiaChrifticap. 27.28. 29. tnuc- 
nict cxf>refsum adiuforium vcrx gratia: rcquififum 
folum ad facihusoperafidum r Et quidem ihud adiu- 
torium lcgi$ , ikc dodrina? non Cr.1r accommodafum 
rid facilius opcrandum , fi nulium aliud Vltcrius ofatiaf 
adiutoi ium Pclngiu^ adhibuifsct ; ciim lc^ , & dd- 
' I arina monfttent tantum quid agcndum lir , non iu- 
licnt autcm ad agcndum , imnVd difficultatcm prar^. 
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fiiie gratia iubcntis , & vcrantis fcctindum Piuli 

nam , quo nihilcflin Auguftinofrcqucmius . Igitur : 

cum Pclagius dc facilitatc ngcndi loqucbatur , caiu- 

qucad4utoriograti.Ttnbucbat,non dc lcgc. ac do- 

(flrina/cxldcvcrxgrati^ vlrra illas adiutorio loquc- 

batur . lliud vcrum cft- Pclagium gratiam cfficaccm 

nonagnouiilc , nccadinuiac, quod putarcteam noa 

poflc cum libercate conlificre . Altcramautem com. 

muncm & ordinariam gratiam cxcitanrcm agnouit 

tandcmin tcrtioilioftatu,& admifit ad faciliu<>ope. 

randum; itatamcn , vtomnino ncccflariam eflc ne- 

garcr, cum iinc ea poflir natura abrolutG,& fimpli. • 

cireropcrari . Vellem , vt P. N)ris vorabjIuu> il- 

lud fuum f^<^cule diixuium^ dum dc Pclagiana gratia! 

meminit,dcleuiflrct;nam ambiguum rcdjic fcnfum , j 

cum YOK fp^ctaleauxiiiam figuilicer ccrcaui quandam 1 

gratiam ^-/^wrw, qi?aui Pclagius dc icgabat ; q jo fcnfu } 

malc artnbuitur Pclagio ; pra;ltarcc dicere vcram' 

gratuim aliquam agnouiire, vt eo nomine communis, ( 

& orditiaria intcUigcrcrur , quam idem Pclagius adl 

.opcrandum facilius admirrcbat . Copiolius dc hac ' 

iiiarcria ir*fcholisdi/purabo: fcio enim nouirinos no- i 

niine Do(ilrincT comprchcdcrc Fidem, qui ccrcc dcbcc 

admittcre vcram inrcriorc.n gratiam, non folum cx 

partc intelleftus,fcd ctiam voluntatis cum inrcrucntat, 

imo antccedat pia affcftio^ ad q ian gratia vcra 

interior rcquiritur. Sedcccc vt mo:cftum hoc opus 

lcpore aliquo , & laporc condian , incido [n lo 

cum Noris , in quo dcfidcro Grarnmaricam . Ejc-^ 

pcndcns nomina eorum , quibjs Auga.^inus dedi- 1 

cac hbrum dc graria Chnili , qua; huiiifnodi fuiitl 

^v ntmc , McUnu improbat Cardinalcm Ba-* 
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roniuin , quod pro ^lbmcMbina fubflitiKrnduai efte | 
arbirracur( erai cnim Albina Pmiani focrus ^ nil^ , 
addit Baronius , pr^^ter ^lbmm mamm fHent ^/^'^ r^^- ^ 
bmuyfuius } neutcr modus placct Nori , ne vidcUcec 
ponatiir iocrus co nominc U^bw , quod mafcuUn:^ 
t(,rmi natIonis cft , nec ^^bme rctincatur , quodnoa 
conflct filium cfse Albinum . Equrdem injtio haud 
probabam nominc ^^bint fignificari filium Pmiani , 
& Mclania: , nc pra:poncrctur filius parcntibus . 
Plactbat aut mutari nomcn ^^^^«^ in ^*'^;'^'^ ' ^'[^ 
vult Baronius , vt fit ^lhina focrus , aut rctinen Al- 
binum pro foccro , aut auo vnius duorum Piniani , 
& Mc]aiii.T hoc arridcbat magis . Iraque retinc- 
bam ^lhme pro viro ncccfsario Piniani , & Mcla- 
nia: ? quicumque ilic demum cfsec , Audirc camcn 
Norim volui nouum hic acumcn GrammaHca: m- 
ucnit Icpidum fanc , ac iucundum , coque conatur 
rcfutaic fcntcntiam Baronij, & nodum folucrc.:hac 
ratione . Rctincndum cfsc nomen mafcuUn^ 
tcrminationis ^ coquc fignificari fomrnam focrum 
Pinianr , vclMcIanix: perindc cnim efsc ^lbine , ac 
^/t/;7^in Vocatiuo,ficut& Alb/nus & Albina inNo- 
minatiiio, AfTci-t rationcm fubtilcm zEaat^te ^m(\v\\iy 
[fAttih^ nia/culina nommis mfUxwiC a >irps do^lis nornina 
6ar,ttir t ifa irquit TattU filia non EttjioiA^ta , E^flo- 
ihium duthaiHr . Sanilns Vaidintts Epi^, 24^. apnd y.ugu^ 
(litium AJcIa-iiixm Mclanikinnuncupamt - Et iiieronymus Epifi* 
79. air-r ^lhinhs , pinianus , Aielania ftlulant vos . ^ibi 
A:igu(lniiis LpifL 124. & 12^ Mhinam dixic . Wac adno- 
, taui nc quis cttm lixronio Albmu.m flikm Aitiar.U fraircm 
\J^nevff fuiponerct . f^ira ccrte ratio exponcndi no" 
^ lia , & inccgnira nntiquis Prifcianis ,& Donaris? 



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& nupcris Dcfpauterijs ^ & Ncbriffis, quam nulla 
rcmpora tulcrunt , vtlibcra efsct nominum inflcxio. 
& promifcuc mafculina , & fa:minina dcclinarcntur ; 
arquc adco Albina pro Albino, & Mclanius pro Mc- 
lania poncrctur . Excmplum Euftochij ab rc cft , * 
cura Euftochium fucrit nomcn proprium Virginis | 
Paula? filix, quxEuftochia dici nonporuit.cumEu- " 
ftochiumdcbcrct , quemadmodum ncc Glyceriiim 
apud Tcrcnt.in AndriaGIyccria vocari poruit;erant 
quippc ccrta nomina rcrminara in vm qux tum vi- 
rorum , tum fxminarum propria craiit ; pura 
Dynacium , Pcgnium virorum ; Euftochium, Gly- 
ccrium fxminarum . Non crat igitur libcra , ncc i 
promifcua i!Ia dcchnatio , fcd nccclsaria Gramma- 
ticcs conftruCtio ; quemadmodum crant ctiam no- 
mina uirorum fvminino? tcrminationis , utFimbria, | 
Cxcinn;;i , Spurina , Catilina ^ qux noa quadra- 
b.int nifi in viros . Sic & latiniras, & ortas illa iu- 
bcbat . Iraque non liccbat Albina pro Albino > 
ncque Melania pro Mclanio ufiirp.irc , ficuri ncc li- . 
cuir , liccruc Carharinam , & Agarham pro mafcu- 1 
lisfumcic Erat illaccrrorumnominum not:o,qucm- 
admodum obfcruant Grammarici , a c|uibus No- 
ris difscnrit ab Orbilio cadigandus , ncc Baronio 
timcndus , qucm obircrpungcrc voluit , &cgouin 
dicarc. Scd mittamus hxc cxilia , quamquam non 
conrcmncnda, nc uidcamur in ticiu^hcio immorari . 
Eximinemus pcrionas , quibus opus illud fuum Au- 
guftinus ckd;cauit , & utcr noftrum meiius fcntiat , 
cxpcriamur . Infcriprio , cft ^lhmt; , Tmianc i ^jr Me- 
lavA' Baronius murat jil^'ne in ^ihmA ^ & nicn. 
I dum pntar , non ramcn improbat ^/tl^^mf pro- 

filiio 



H_ 

pVo filio Albinse , vt fit fcnfus ^lbine vir . Noris ^iit I 
^^//^//1^ rctincndum , coquc nomine fignificari f*umi- 
nam pro illius a:^tatis liccntia ob rationem proximc 
addu<^tam , Ego contr^ fcntio pmnino Icgcndum 
bm mafculini gcncris ,'ac id elicio cx vcrbis Au- 
guftini . Quippe ^MfmccnfsimifratreSy diU6li i Oeo jLlhi- 
ricy Tin'ane , &McUnia , quod nomcn ^^^^^^ fignifi- 
cat maiorcm partcm ma^culos cflfc , & Epithcta con- 
Rrmcimfmcer.fimi, DdcSii ; quocl fi du.T fj^^aiinx cffent 
minus npte diccrcntur . luuat ^unc fenfum Hicro- 
Tiymus Epiftol. 79. San^i filij commmcs ^lbinus , ^pl- 
n.anusy &MeUnia yos /a[ut.wp ; cftquc momcntum in 
Fpiftola.-qucfcribiturad Aljpium, & Auguftinum .^•^'^' 
ilos filios dicit , quo fignificat plurcs eflTe viros . Qnis 
aiitcm cfset illcAlbinus,Iacct , E§o tam.pn cxiftimo 
fui/fc aut patrcm , auf foccrum , aut Pacruum , 
aiit Auunculum Piniani , vt fit maior natu , & pro- 
ptcra^tarcir primas vcndicct. Addo AuguftinumEpift' 
227. fcribcre Ulbino ^ Timano , Tyuliano , qui vidcn- 
tur tflc ijdcm , quos nominauimus ^ nH] in MjHa- 
no mcndumCt , ac lcgcndum fi^ ^wUni^. Icaquc ini 
hi pcpepcrfuafumcrt Albinum cflJc recincndum , vt 
virum lignjficct . Pico pcni ^ quia icmoratur'me 
Epiftola ciufdcm Auguftini 2 2 j.inqua fcnbic 
b.n^ farniiU Dci , cuius filium diciC Pimanum ,& ibi 
Sardam Mdanian-u bis nominat , tanquanx^ 
ccrciam , c(t autcm Fpiftela fcripca fuper ordi- 
natiorc Pjmani ; nam ba: rrcs pcrfonc vidcntur cifc 

;ilKT , quibus librum illum dcdicauit*, cum onmi- 
no romjna conncniant . Vndc roboratur conieau- 

. (^ura Bavonii li;bftiti:cntis Jlbina loco Albini Vc- 
ium 1011 idcjrco dnuouc o y g m eg fcntcntia , & 

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ftatuo Albinuin cflfc rctincndum . Ac nt quis fcru- 
pulus rcmancat , cxamincmus id , quod ait Noris 
Paulinum Epift. jp^.intcr Epiftolas Auguftini Mc- 
lanium pro Mcldnia pofuiflc; quoille cxcmplo /uam 
dc pcrmixtionc nominuni cius a?tatis opinationcm 
confirmat . .Sic cnim loqucns dc plarldlu Mcla- 
nia: fupcr mortc filij , Cejfo , inquit , plnrd de memo' 
rid iam dileEii mihi ^ ^^tum deiioti chrijihwminis eriarrare: cum 
&...pxiftiniylittcri^Hotj pauc.a Jupcr ea cnarr-Ajfe mc rcpetarn > 
n hil pofjim dc beata huins filijmatre , 6- fanajrum patrc 
^adtce ramoium Mtlamo mdius , .lut fanClikf prfdicarc , quim 
SanR tas tua in cam prof^ri y difpntare dgnata efl . Exi* 
llimat ci uditiltimus Noris poni Mclanio pro McJa- 
nia . Fcfcllic illum > qu6d putauit illud ^ldanio Mc- 



lani^ crtc attiibucndum > & vnam hic tantum pcr- 
fonam Hgnificari > hoc cft Mutrcm Mclaniam , ad 
quam rcfcrcndum crat nomcn Tsiclanio , prstfcrtim 
CUm fcquatur \n Paulino , qutm fan^aas tua /« eam 
profuri , difpntare dignnta efl ^ Vcrum dua? hic pcr- 
fonar nomlnantur > Matcr , & filius > Mclania , 
& Mclanius . be bcaLt inquit w.zr/d- : cccc vna . Et 
J^inclorum patreradiceramorum ;cccc altcra» idcft Mcla- 
hius > quCm Pti*'^^^ dicit^^^o^^^wuiucntium sitaquc no 
fubftituitiir Mclaniie Mclanius > fcd cft nomcn ^ & 
pcrfona diftinfta . Nifi fl fortc Noris vclit > vc vox 
"Pd:re conucniat matri Mclariia:, ac fjcnti nomina , ita 
cciam fcxuscommiitcntur . Noh eo h;3ec dico> quod 
ucli n conuicium faccrc dofkidimo uiro > mihiquc 
amicifsiaio > fcd Ut ahquid dcm Icpori, & falibiis, 
quibus intcrdum fcripra molcfta , & infipida func 
condicnda . Mcus hic cft mos , & gcnio ducor ; 
ncc r cfuto, qug rr-poni poftunt; a udiam finc ftoma ^ 

cho> . 



$t : — ^ • 

I cho , qux fine aculco dico . Carterum hominem & 
colo , & veneror pro fua infigni litcratura . Lcuia 
funt ha:c , fatcor , & cxilia; vcrum aliquod momcn- 
tum habent ad pcrfuadendum , qui in his falli po- 
tuit Noris , cum in alijs falli etiam , in quibus eft 
hoc dc Vincentio iudicium , potuiflc . 

Caput VIIL 

Corjieffura Tatris Vorisfumpta ex vcrbisEpiJioUC^UjlimexpCH* 
ditur, rcfutatur^ retorfietur. jirtes ro/fif interpretantis 
etindem Epfflolam , ^uas Noris frobat &fc^ 
quitur, deteguntur. 

MAIoris crit hxc cum ftudii , tum molis 
difputatio,qu6d longius &accuratiushoc 
argumcntum moliuntur Voflfius & Noris 
ad fubrucndam Vinccntii fidem , & Semipelagia. 
num ci crrorcm affingcndum . Incidam in membra . 
quse in vaftam molcm Noris coagmcntauit.* vt pa- 
teant omnia lcgcntibus . Rcs cft magna? cxpcdatio- 
nis , tum quia omncs aljj antc Vofsium , & Noriin 
fcriptorcs hoc loco Vinccntij motf,finifti*am dc eius 
crrore fufpicioncm abolcucrunt : in quibus funt Ba- 
ronius , Vafquez , Suarczitum quia agitur dcintcr- 
pietatione Epiftolx rcntificia: , qua: i\ ca cft , quam 
Vinccntius affcrt, vt affirmani Voffius, & Noris, tur- 
harc multos potcrit , cum prcrfcrtim , & tanti aufto- 
ris fit , & hi duo fcriptorcs fic cam roborcnt, duno 
fuam in ca conicfturam fundant , vt videantur quo* 
dammodo apprc baic , & cum ipfomet Vinccntio 
fubtilitcr intciprctando anfam prabcrenicntcm Pon- 
I tifici.s dctoiqucndi ; quod fi cft vcrum vcro firnilc 

hcm 



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itcmcntCxIcftinum non cfle dcfcnforcm Ai,giiaini| 
& rrofpcn, fcd quodammodo prs:uaricatorcm . Qaai c 
plunbusagcndumncquidfufpcdiautfinirtri in Epi- 
1 olamSandiirimi 7ont;fici.fo aftu irrcpac. Prim^m 

dicamrcponcndo VofsioANori.Siattcvfus cft \'in- 
ccntius ad vcrb.-i Ca:]cni.ii dctorqircmia . maiori cos 
ai tc vfos f uillc ad eam intci pretationcm Vinccntio af- 
fingendam.Aci ludpaulum dcflcxum Platonisdidlum 
adDiogcncmirhusf.inum calcantc rc/cro ad Noiim, 
diim aienri, dctex^mem ^'«^..w/refpondeo.: •kte^m/cJ 
niMo >a,u. Hochzhcm fufpiciofi, vt qua fenel funt 
imbuti opinione , cun multis conie^iu-is iuucnt, fo- 
iicant , & muniant , vt fufcepto ftudio rcddant proba- 
bi]cm,nc tcmcie fufpicari vide^mtur . 

Coni}atCa.Mcftinum P.ipa.n defidcrio tucndi do- 
toamdcPrardcft,n.itione,& gratia Aucuftini , & 
rcffcnand. quonindam GaJlorum , qui eam calum- 
niari audcbant pctulantiam , litcras ad <os dcdilTe. 
inqu,bus& probar , & commcndat fanditatcm , & 
dodrinam Auguftini, quainnos Epiftolam in noftro 
co,iccntu Kuchologicorcprarfcntauimu$,&quj dcil- 

fcripferunt auaores.eos accurate rccenfuimus , 
& ,i.tcr eos pnmum Vincentium Lirinenftm nume- 
rauimus . Et quidem Photius in fua bibliothcca iurc 
dixit Cxleftinum fcripfiffc ad Ep.fcopos Gallix do 
fide Sa,.a, , ^jue,^ i„ doarina Tidei 

ageretur. Hancncmo non pntat teftimonium t/fc 
pro doarmaSanaiftimi Patris nrefragabilc ; adco vt 
qui argumenrando rationc s rrcpofi.crant dub^taridi 
dcmcnteV,nccntii,cakda dubitationem dcpofucrint: i 
acprorfus dccreucnntabomni /i-fpicionclibcrum cf- ] 
fe Vinccntium. ItaBaronius Anno 43 ,. Vaiquczto.i. | 
in 1 .p.& 9 1 .c.3.n.43.S uar. to . i .d c gr:. 1. 1 rologo 5 . c 5. f 



H Pio- 



5« 



rrodiico parciculas ciiis hpiftoJx^ . Igiuir cap. 2. f 

^vt^iAflirinm San^l^e rccordAtionn vn Hm pro v t>tfu.vMq^ic meii. 
tis in n^Hra commmioncfjmper bibmmus yHec i^n^juam h^^c fini- || 
ftra fpf^tcionis fAltcmrnmof afperfn , q^em t^nt^ fci^nti^ olim j 
I fa^dc menituimiis vt int^r mng ilros optimus eti vn antc *i ^eis d:- 
cc[jo>ibus hjberctur.E nc cr^^o de eo onnes in cdmfvw lef-runt i ti' 
qne , vl^iqne cm^t s ^ amfyri fuertt,{; hjnori . f^ndc rcp!Ja^ 
tur t iltbus quos mal crejcere vidcmus . Qji ucro crtcrtt hi tra. 
t diCOrcs dcclarat infra . ii^fi^ nm^mlli qi^iC iV^ ^^uonomr 
! nc^toriMitur in dawn^uis hx^eticoriirn jcnfb is , fcu p juitate, (ine 
impictate dcmorantes pijifmis difputatoribus obntare p^sfumunt . 
Et cnm C^leCiium atqne Telarium a*inb:maii7^are nm du 
bitent ^agiflros tam:n nojlros tanqfum neccff^^ ium modum ex- 
ccffcrim oijhqnuntkr . Hliius Epifcola? particulam Grc- 
goiir.s Papa VII. inDccrctis cap. 4. adducit . 

Ar.diamus ininc Patrcm Noriin. -^f>«w, irquit lib. 
2. dcHlfr. Pclag. C. l I. pag. 244. qnantaartc idvml^^iH' 
centius CxUliini iuterasadtierjus Scinipelagianos m fuioreVruf 
peri , ^ Hilarij datas contraeidndcrv Trofper/m , fociofque vana 
qmdt m fedargttt.iint€rpretatiBne detorqueat videamus - L^itirr 



pi.jkctrcafinf m^!brit qu6 vctuflatem femper prtfereniim o!ien 1 
dat y pofl StxiiTi/ entisdccrettimdecelfQris Calepint fc^ntentiam] 
profert . Sed & SarMus Tafa VapiZ Cclelitnus part modo , 
cadcmque Scntentta . ^it enim m Epijlola quam G illiarumSacer' 
dot ibns mtft argt4ens corum conniuentiaryix quod amiqitam fidcm 
filcntio defiitucntcsprcfmas nouitatescxuYgcYC pateretur. Meritoi 
inquitycaufanosrrfpicitfifilentiofoueamus crrorem : ergo corrt^ I 
pianthv huiujm' di: non fit bts libertm biibcre P^*^ voluntate Jcrmo^ 
wm. Hxc cfi iUa ceUbns Calefltni EpifioU qua San£tum^U' 
gufiintm mtfis praconijs cffcrt , v// pluribus di£itm cfi ad Anuum ♦ 
H^c ct:m ^ii^H^t Baroniiis tn notis ai dicm 24. Af^j/' 
fcripfit . uic ^on tantum non \mpttgnanit dcfcnfores Suu^il 
I ^ugftfuni » fcd magnopcrc la udjuic 4 l^am in itbro qaem fai^ 

^pftt^ 



ff 



59 



fnaaHerJush^rcfcs ^rcmenurcommendvutCdcfl^ 

dna^ .i Ep^copos GaUnrum ai.^rfus eos 7.. tam V.trts doBrnu 

i^^Ll^^S'^"^''- '-cfcrtptorcju.Faulum.A^jba, 
tem vulp. cuUm Un.t ,„M,s ad annum 4 /o. rtncemtj fub ... 
dcrn AUnachu >t volunt. artem non d.texir. Pcrgit Nons h . 
tcnfciaitio ex h,c Epirto!a!audata I Vmccnrio 

libcruin. cumaScaiipcLigiinillnocxiftiinaflc , &ad- 
dit . '^^^•^^/^^^•/''^«^'^^^//.-'^/iri^ 

, , , ia49,c.t , ^'^f ft^tm ftt ilUqftoshahere 

prohneat Ub^rum pro ^oLuntate fermonem.v:tuflatis pr^iicatores 
an nouitatis inu:ntores ? ipfc dicat.& dnbitationcm kgcntium ipi 
difsoluat . Hic Nor/s fuum acumen promit, & artefua ar 
tcm Vmccnnj dctegit , & cxponit menrcm Vmcenrij, vt 
flcfcniusCj?!cfl:(ni,hos qMlihc-um kab:ant pro voluntate 
f'rmon:m cfl*c Profperum,& Hilarium, nonautem iUos 
ScmipclagianosGalIorum,quorum conniucntiam con- 
traanriqnimfidcmcorripicb itCcIcftinus,& vcrtitre- 
prehenfioncm in Profpcrum, & Hilanum,qui cos apud 
Pontificemaccurabint. RurfumNoris . icaq'4: rmc-n 
tm vrjirt qui .umfint rli q:4)s CxbHmus iu'jct nc lijere loquantu-^ 
cx ip^o Cdefiino co^nofcendum . Scquitur enim : definat fi ita res 
efi, tdeflfuta eft , vtapud me quidam vrbcs , & prouinctas vejlras 
triminantur, quad eas ^ tmjdam n§uitatibus cdfentirc noxia ftmU" 
htione ficiatis. D^finat itaqucy fi tta res eji , inceffere nouitxi vctu- 
flitcm.^wnc^ons. f^ti s quom^ydoVofpcruntt & Uilarium 
defpicit. Inducit entm C£l:(linum diccntem de tllis.vt ipudme 
quidam crnninantur : cum tamen Calefitnus non vago quoiam no» 
niine, ftd proprio illoscum I vde app llcf.fjlif nifin p 'xfent:s P; o 
pcr^Ciir Hilarius.quorum circa eumtolicitulj laudAuda e/i at hos 
qu'}Si^{)ftif<fxiAuIatf^inccnti'4Svocttcriminatores. Indc dc- 
y diicirNoriseos duosclfc,quiauilore Vincentio prohi- 

H 2 bcntur 



6o 

lycmur^ibi rurn pro voluritJte hjhcrc [ermonem idcft crimina- 
rij&accurareSemrpclagianos • i>rog.re«.rar Non^.Troiper 
& Hihrius C4}sLinum . & fai^Jinm, ^ etiam f^mcc niiim , 
p.iucofqui' in/Hpcr aUos. C JHOs omnes fnj': presbyteros ex rto[lu ht. 
iloriA pjtet » qua ex trjhm jnijs t^c terufnidfApeinft^riumeft^ 
apudCMcilimmaccufanm, qno i Sanai ^(4gu[lini d^tir imrr% 
lunjs lacefferent . jiitdiatUr CiCl^ftirj^s . Fiiij nodn pr^ ntes Vrof 
per , & HiLinus , quoYum circa Dcnm nojlrum folicitudo iaudMidx 
e[i, tantnm nefclo quibus prcfbytens tUic liccre^qtii di(}cnfiym hccle^ 
furum iMeant Mtapnd nos pfofecuti , n indtfcipUnutas quxdia^ 
ues voeantes m medium pertinaciter eos dicant prxdkare adfirrfan • 
tiayieritati. ^tymcentiHsquoContraTrofpC'hintej!}-.t non vtodo 
urbesyfed & GalliaruM proutncia ftare erederenturfin^n lUum cr^. 
wi^atuwfuijje yfYbis &prouincias. Ita ne l^tnceuti (exclamat Na- 
ris ) nefcXQ ^uospresbyteros yrbes y & protiinci.if vocas ? Vrofper» 
C) Hila lus hiM Lj^ijtopos accularaat qudd GdUcan.is ptouinci^s 
quibiifiamnottitatibusconfcntire noxta ftmuUtione (Acerent % y^t 
pcrpn amfcribit ytntentius , quo duosiLlos Urtnenftfm , at Mafst- 
licnfium dc L itoresin Eptfcoporum tnmdiam trahat > fed ncfcio qim 
prefbyteros detukrunt . at ipftus CnLeftini jetentta futt Epi copis eos 
tumnltus imputandos . Sed veflra y wqmt , dJe^ioni iujhu^ imi->H- 
tamus.quandotlit\upra Tfoshab?nt coptam difputanis . LegiHus 
juprA magitlrumnon effedffc^pulftm^hoc ffi non [}bi debere quemqua 
ad miurtam doElorum vmitcxfe dofirina^yg . 

Paulo poft profeouicur Noils^ Kurfutn yincentium coHuftonis cum 
Eaufto fuo^Abbate aho arguntento rcum oflcKdoquodpojicadyvj- 
fio ridt ettam annotatim . Cur enim yincenti us tntra vnum » C^T al- 
terumvcrjum repjKtt fi itarvs efi.vtafud me quidam vrbcs.^pro^ 
uinctas rciiras crimmamuriqucd eas quibusdamnouiiatibtiS cenicn- 
tire noxia j^imuLiti^-nt faciatis . Frgt ndo tttttes illud . Si tta cjl f tL. 

' J. m It di hotarc Itgni fijatVroJpcn, Htla>ij drL.^ionrtrtyjeuTd. 

, til tcm Li!ta\is iL as!Ja nitj:(je inmx<:s ^unntm dvLattorntii^rum de 
cutus Vintnts huud dii^gcntiiis qitairerc vattper v lcns ida i. eyua in, 
fertiit yfi tta res tft, cjua- ^^nc toties Vro^pcro veLiHt lu facu m dLidit 

I rr aui'- aio-rm in (\vicfti ti decrrto feypcr^Wi gloriatum o{teiMt . 

J Tutid' 7f, ytucthtius [uis met veiutt itrmis Vn^fprro / ^/r tr/^_ 

m.it . 



6i 



tnat ; Ergo b^cfuit BeatiCxUjlinifententh non yetftihs cc[J'iyet 
obrum nouitatem: hoc r(2 non yt nos qui^cterem jetitcnti^ ALorum 
Tjtrum fe^uimur cef.irtmus obruerc nouitatem ^niuQmiin^ o u- 
monis , Id potius n^uitas defmeret inccijere vetuHatCi nem^e potiu^ 
noua Aujjiflmi»^ fca.itorumVrnjperi, & Uili^ii dcfmc. 
ret incefjerc >ctujUtem fententi£ CafsuniyFaujV,& ncfcio quorum 
prcsbytercrum . Condudit Noris . Quis aitllanonbxreat r n im 
co ipj^ locj pbi Birontus, f^dftjtt/^^^^.cT Su4re^ , & fere o^ncs puta- 
runtdrfendi ab dlo ^uguflintniand. doBrui^zfc^atores ,hos ipfjS 
crimin.itorcsvfbium3acprouinLia'^um^ocatyCs^itPintVontificis uer 
baarghta a^tc frxuertit , atqnc contr^ illos eiufdemfentenrum de. 
^orqtiet iu quvum fuuorem iMafutt . Hxc dc corronitorh ytncen. 
ti^noflra fcntfntiarft . 

Ncccflaiium duxi totaiii haac ratiocinationcni Noris 
cxbibcic, vt couftcrquanrafubtiliratc, &accurationc 
vtarur in Vinceuti j (critcntia ad fuum ai bitrium compo- 
rcnda : ccrrc muito pUircs & opcrofiorcs machinas ad- 
hibct adcam adflrucridam qudm Vinccntius adhibcre 
polkt ad formandam. Omnia (unt fubtiHtcrcxcogi- 
tata , & fufcepto ftudio compofita ad fufpicioncm affc- 
rciidam , utncqud Vinccntins clabi qr^cat, &omnino 
intra cafTcs tcncatur. Vidc, Lciior, qnos cucuitus, qiios 
mcTandiOsquosK/oyrirthosftruxitNoris, ut Vimcrius 
capcrctur,& cuptus,c^ ciaufusexirc non polTct . Sulpc- 
aa mihi uifatuitram ftudiofa, & afFcclatacompofitio . 
Nontrattartis moHbus , ncc machinis oppugnanda^ 
tam brcuis,taihqucpcrfpicuaVaKCnti)opinio. Vtcffcc 
Aixiila , noocrantadcamconcutlcnuain totarietcs» 
totcatapuitx , totmachinamcntaadm(n:cnda, inqui- 
busmultop:us cfropcris , qi am in ar. e illa prx Wlis 
tnohbuscx guj coiidcnda . Ii^in i cxplanabo rem,& 
icrba Vmccntijcar:d:('c , ac finc f.i« o>&fallacia fano I 
(cnhii rcddaaj,&on ncsillasfuip cioawimcuibas rcmo- 



Troponitnringcnucy & c^indide Vinccntij livincnfis de Ep'Jlo!a 
Cclvflini vcrmnyftnceriiynqiic Uid'ciurnrem ^nguflini conti- 
ticns f& aftllacijs ^ofi^ & artibusNons ri?idicatur. 

CApIrc qiiadragefimo tcrtio Vinccntius Lirincn- 
Gs poilquamnouitatcsHjercfuin , & nomina- 
tim Ncftorij condcmnauit , co fcmpcr no- 
minc , quod nouitatcs cllcnt , adducit d uorum Ponti- 
ficumSixtitum viucntis , & Cxlcftini pauJo antc dc- 
fundi fcntcntias in hunc modum . Qn.€omnialice{ cumur 
latcyabundcquefuff ce -ent ad p efanjis quafque nouitatcs obrncn' 
d^Syc^cxtingucnd,u , tamcn ncquid deejfetatita pJenitudini v'de- 
YCtur ^adpcflrcmum adiecimus gcminam Apo^^olic^ fcd:s an£lj» 
yitatem-.yn^jHfcilicet fir:£tiTap£ Sixti y qui nunc B^manam 
Eccl.ri.xmv-nerandusillufirat: alteram prxccjforis fui bcatamc 
mori^Vap^ C^tleflmi i quain hic quoq:r interponcrc nccejarium 
iudicauimiis . ^ t it.xqu VapaSixtns inEpifloLiy quam de caw 
Jx>^'flori',Antiochenomifit Epifcopo . Ergo , inqujt , quia ,fi ut 
ait UpcfloiHSyfidcs ynacfi , qua^ cuidcntcr cht/nuit di cnda cre- 
d.mus i& tuendacrcdatnas .Taudcm illa tcnenda , e> crcdcn- 
daprofequitur, & ait : NJxirltray inquit liccat Nouitatiy quu 
nihil addi conuenit v. tufl.iti : Tcrfpicua maiorum fldcs , & crcdit^ 
ntasy nidla cxni permixtionc tiirbctur , omnjno ^poflolci ; vt 
malorurn crcdubt^tempcrfpicnitxtii lumine orn ^rct , nouituis vc- 
yo prophi^'^'''atcs raii pcrmixtienc defcribcret . Tum pcrgit af- 
fcrrc Cx\c{i[\-\\\vx,Scdctlam ,inquit .SanRus Vapx C^lcflinus 
f . rimod^ caicmq^cfcntcntla . ^^'It cnint in Epiflola quani C dlo' 
rnm SaccrdMibusrnifit rrguens corum eoMniucntiam , quod ani- 
■qihi )! fdcmfilcntio dc'utvcntc: pr fhanas nonitMs cxurgere pa- 



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j ter ntuT . mrto^inqwt ^caufanot Yefp}c'tfifiIcvt ofmenmi!s cr 
rorctn.Ergocorrp antur buufmndi , nonftt ij^ l:ber,n Ltbcre \ 
provoluntate/crnionem. Hic M^fMsfrtafsc addubitct.qunurn 
fintn quos h.ibereproh:be.t Ubcru pro rol^ntate fermonem ye- 
tii ^tisprxdicatores.annomtati.adinucntores,^ ipfc di at 6- du^ 
i^^tationcmlcgcntium ipfe Cclcflinus dijf.luaf. fcquittir enim dcfi^ 
^^^inttnqu:t,fntares cjl vt apitd mc quid.im vrbcs & promncuis 
oiminantur quod cas qwbufdam uou tatibus confcntire n^xia 
^ fi^radAtioncfaciatisdcfinatir.qu^^^ ftitarcscfl iucrffcrc noiii' 
tas vctu"atcm ^ Ei&otxcfmt B 'ati Caieflim bcata fcntcntia, 
non rt vctuflts ccffirct obracrc now.tatcm y fcd potUit noui 
tas dcfinercti ccjfcrc vetufl.itcm. Qu hus ^pcfldic s , Cathol cif 
(jt cdccrctis qnif.juis rcfrc^Jtur irr/ atct primnm omnmo ne:efje 
fflmcmorht saniii Cjtiefin^y^iwjlatktt vtdefln^rct incejjcre nout- 
t 'S vetuP.atem . Oeinde tnideatdtfi itta Sjri[fi Sixtt , qui cenfuit 
nc vltra ^uidquam l cat nowta/' , qitianihil adH conucnit vctu- 
flati . rarcor n.c nul!nm hic arrcm, auc impofturam 
\'inccrtijini:criic. Cardidc Joq'i:rur , & cgo can 
didc accipio . Arrcndc Lcdor . Vinccntius habcr pro 
inftirnro vccuftarcm aflcrcrc, nouirarcm cxplodcrc . 
Aitcrgo ad inft.curum . Cxlcflinus pari modo , ca- 
dcmqucfcnrcnriacumSixro , qucm linc fiico lauda 
ucracvr idcm ambo fcnnanr ,ari;L:cnsconniucntiam 
faccrdoiun\ Gallia: in difl^mulandis piophanis, c]ua: 
cxurgcbai.c,idfcmporis , nouirarjbus , quas nominc 
(•noiis appcllar: qua^ aurcm nouitarcsillacflcnrpatcr, 
ncmpc Scmipclagianorum, &qui aducrfus Augullini 
doiftrinam inlurrcxcianr , dcquibusdixcrac c. 2.Epi- 
Itolx. yndcKfiflaturtal buiquosmalecr fccre vidcmus,€c''c> 
fl tius crcfccrc^d\:ii\:,c\:m dixiflcrircm (xurgcre. Hi crant 
ipfimcc Scmipclagianiqucs nocauiribi. c. 2. m d^tmna- 
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pUftmis d /putJtortbus obkiare prdfttmunt . Tcncmus crgo dc 
quibus nouitatibus loquatur Ca:leftinus , dcquibus 
cum intelligat Vinccncius .lijsrctcntispcrgit Vmccn- 
tius cum Carlcftino . cjrripiantur hiiiHfmodi^ , idcft Semi- 
pelagiani obuiantcs pijfTimo difputatori Auguftino , 
iK-liberum habeant fcnnonem contra dodrinam Au- 
guftini , nc ve ci obuicnt , aut obloquantur . Da- 
mnat in iis & filentiumin difTtmulandis erioribus , & 
rcprcheofionem ver^,ac vctuftie,quaferat Catholica , 
& Apoftohca, Auguftini doarina? , &quia non vide- 
batur hquercquinamtflcntoblocutores ; damnaue. 
rat quippc tacentes , & diflimulantcs , inquirit iurc 
Vinccntius,qui nam (int hi oblocutorcs , & affirmat 
eos efTe qui nouitates adinucncr<mt , idcft cofdem- 
mct Scmipelagianos , quos Celcftinus vituperabat, 
non autcm cos qui vctuftarcm praedicabant , hoc cft 
Auguftinum , & Difcipulos . Patcc quia Vinccntius 
rtmittit fcnfumad ipfum mct Ca^lcftinum /p/c^ . inquit, 
(t c t , (jr dubttutivn m l- i^tntiumtpfc d.ff Uuat : f^uutir cwm 
definat inqmtyfi itares ejU tdtfl ft ttai^fl ,vt apud me quidarn vrbcs ^ 
& prouincias veflras crtminantuY , qiwd eas q^ibuj-lm non,* xti- 
bus ccnlentire noxia diffimuimone fadatis , Definat inqmt ^fi it- 
reseflmrfsere nouitas VirtuRjt^m. NcccfsC hic cft vtlen- 
fum Ca^lcftini rctinent Vinccntius , & cumco loqua- 
tur .Hcrt.Uur Ca^lcftinus cosSaccrdotes,adquosfcri- 
bit , quos arguit, & n^onct rc iinant pcr ncgligen 
tiajfimulationcmue fcrperc illas nouiratcs,quasimpro- 
hauerar , nimirum SemipeJpgianas , quod nouun"u 
crimcn crat ; nam errarc ipfo<? pcr fe crat culpa pri- 
uara , at vcio fincre vt crnT fciperct , ac inficcret 1 
ahos , cruLcn erat grauius in Pafcoribus , ac proin- 
dcn inus facilc cicdcndutn , & acerbius punien-' 

dum : 



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iim,pi\T(crriin fi latc gvitflarctur pcr vrbcs,& ,pioiiin- 

cias,qiicinadmodiim Catboliciquidam rarrabanr, pa- 
fcorcsco nomine criminanccs , cum contra Chriftia- 
nam Rcmpublicam,quam corripi> & infici illa quafi 
pcfrilcntia crroris fincbanr,grai:i(siinc peccarent . Nun- 
quainmutatur fcnfus. Retincnturenim pcrfona:, i dcft 
Scmipclagiani,'^^'/'?^»? , inqiiitqin antca errabantno- 
liitatci fcdando & difsimulando vr fcrpcrent. Ncc 
illa conditio//'/*^^/^rcpctira , inucrtit,aut nnirat fcn- 
fum.- co cnim pcrtiixt , vt difficilcm rcddat nccu- 
farioncm , quo: crar dc nouo criminc cnm intVc^tio- 
nc aliorum , non autcm vt faciat tianfirc nouirarcm 
iti accufatoics . quomodo enim ij qui crin ina- 
bantur alios nouiratis , ciufdcmaccijfarcntur,qiiam 
virupcrabanrc^aut pcr qucm cir^uitum , aut gyrum 
ca nouitas paftorum negligcntium & fimulanru m^ 
ad accufatorcs redirct ? Ccrtcnihil cft quod id vc- 
rifimilitcr fuadcat . Conditio illa, fifued , cadit fu- 
pcr nouam criminationem , quam illi pij Catholi- 
ci intcndcbant ijfdcm pafroribus Semipclagianis , 
quos accufauerant erroris , acerbe cos criminantcs 
quod cogcbant populos fubditos cundem errorcm 
amplcdi. Quia vcro hoc nouum & grauius crimen 
crar , & crcditu difficilius proptcrca conditio inrcrpo- 
nitur ,nonautcm vt fenfus pcrucrtatur, & crimcn in 
accufantcs rctrahatur . Sempcr manct nouitas api d 
accufato5,qui vctantur &nouitatcsinducere,& pro- 
pngare ,& duplici nomine rcprchenduntur crrandi > & 
inficiendicrrorefubditos.Nota vcroLcclor voccm 

finat Houitas i»ce(]cre -pctupatem . Deftnat refCiCUI.aJ '^^''luin 

carptum , & , propagatum . Hoc aurem erat i.oniras 
Scmipclagianaiigitur dc cadcm intclligcnuuir tit 

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ia„7,adem nouitas inee!}en y>e,uptem . Curautcm vtitur J 
nuncifto vcrbo ,nce(}ere ,niCx quia fcrpcndo & graOando 
aliosinccfl-ebat vctuftatcm quod crimcn erat ncxum 
cmnpropagationc crroris, qui in comunc tranlibat, 
&popu!osinficiebat. Hiccftiuftus& gennanus fe.i- 
fus Caelcftini & Vinccntij qui non patitur fc a l<^'y- 
nofcparari. Hincillud a:"^"^'';'»'^''''"^. '^' 

cretis (]Mf^uis\ refragatur inlultet primum omnnm neccUe ejt 
memofuSanatCdekini, quiflatmt vt defineret incrffere noui 
tas vetufiatem . Adcs dum Icdor : quibus tu alijs vci bis 
aptius , & fignificantius poflcs cxprimcrc mentcm 
Ca'leftini,qudm his quibus cft vfus Vinccntms Li- 
riner.fis? Mihi ccrtc alia non occurrunt,qiiae ma- 
gis fint propria , & idonca . Rem igitur Ca:leftmi 
omnino continct ifta Vinccntij intcrprctatio . Ipfum 
fua verba cxplicant , & dcfcndunt . Quid ma- 
nifeftius pro candorc & innoccntia Vincentij? Vo- 
cat ^poHolica & Cetbolica decreta Cdefitni ? faiic pro 
dcfenfione vcrae & Catholicac doarinat . An lo- 
queretur de dccretis Cxleftini fadis in flmorcra 
Semipclagianorum > Putaret ne Vinccntius Ca?lcfti- j 
numciim maxime Auguftinum defendcbat , ciufque j 
docftrinam approbabat,contrariam Scmipelagianorum 
ftatuere , & confirmare ? ccrtc fi hoc fibi perfuafit 
Vinccntius,ftoIidus,&amcns fuit. Si autcmfuis arti- j 
busvfiisid nobis perfuadere voluit , impudcns fane 
&pctulansfuit. Abfic vtrumque a viro cordato , & 
modcfto , ac monacho . Caslcftini fcnfum fcquitur , 
cumcofcntit,&loquitur ; ncc aufus cft , ncc omnmo 
aufuruseflctdecrctumiilud Catholicum & Apoftoli- 
cum pcru^rtcre , ac corrumpere . Ciun priefcrtim illud 



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coniujigatcumdccrais ac dcfinitisaSaao Sixtoijadco 
Vt in rcm COncIudat. Deinie imdeat defimta SanRi Sixti.qHi 

Scenfuitne >ltra qmdqHam liceat nouitatiy qutani^iladdi conuenit 
vetHflati . Vtrunquc Pontificcm coniungit vtriufquc dc- 
crcta colit , & vcncratur; in vtrifquc codcm modo ac- 
cipit nouitatcm, &vctu(latcm. Mancat crgo in tuto 
candor Vinccntij,ciquc innoccntia? laus rcftituatur . 
Voflio, & Nori dodishominibus quid facic iujsf' Con- 
doIcbimus,qu6d fuisimbutifufpicionibus tantumcri- 
mcn Vinccnrio impofucrunt. At iUi fucrunt acuti in cr- 
rorc Vinccntioaffingcndo,tot tamquc fubtilibus cx- 
cogitatis coniccfturis , vt cum profcribcrcnt . Efto . 
Quodad mcattinct,malo clTc obtufus in alioruin cri- 
minibus non vidcndis, quam acutus in cxcogitandis . 
Vcrum hicacuminc opus noncft, fcdcandorc,&nitc- 
gritatc . Ita dc Vinccntio mccum , qui jngciiuc fcnrirc 
volct>iudicabit . 

Cnpiit XI. 

subtiles & captiofA T^cr/J ur^ruti^ , & \>eteratorije f^offii(lropbain 
dctorquenda mterpretuione f^mcentti praduntur » 
& confHtantur . 

V^Erum.zil Noris, qumta arte yincentius Cdhjlini 
Utterasifanaqmdem^ feiarguta mterpretattQnc de- 
torqueat.videamys. Artcm vocat , fcd maiori 
arrc . AftushiccftNorisargatus, &acutus, illacxco- 
gitatio fcnfus httcraru n Cnelcftini . Non pcrucitit 
Vinccntiuslignificationcm vcrborum Carlcftini, (cd 
Norisinrcrprctationcin VincCiitij,quamapud fe for- 
mauit fufpicando , & ita formitam impofuit Vinccntio 
^ nihiltalc fomnianti . Patct artificium.AdditdcBaro- 

nio • Ve^um erudttus hicfcriptor qui Faufi^m u4 '?hjtrm vuUy -cu^ 

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r>mad}iA.tcmK<>ndftexn . Non potuit aitcm C1C (._,cic 
qu.t; nulla crat ; nec Vinccnmis crat FaiiRi patc:!a? 
opcrcului-n . Eruditus fcriptor cruditos hab. t>.it ocu- 
los & inFaulto , & in Vinccntio . Vuiit FaijHiaitrs 
quod ir.crant , non vidit Viiicci.tij , quod abciant . 
Noucrat vbi cflVt vulpccula , qua? dcai-olircrur vi- 
ncam Chrifti : Pa .ftus ; ron nou t in oiic v. Ipccu- 
lam,qi;i.i Vinccntiusvoce npa.^)r;s Ch'-'ft:i.i .^agu- 
ftino,& Caleftinoaiidicbat.Norisfingitl biduas vul- 

pcs vbi crat vna , & duas inicdan voiuit , ied fru- 
ftra : nam vna cuanuit , quod vana , & conficta_ 
crat .Si biungit. v.^umf^tru^, & "Z^ 'Px '■"'"> '^"tc-nfu^ 
ex hacab eodcm hudata £0oU SemipeUgian Jmi fnfpicione 
abjoluckim . Praftarct ibi confiftcrc , ncc moucri . 
Si illud initium tutum crat , fims prxcipitium , non 
dcbtut ab co gradu Noris dcinoucri . Mcliorcs lunt 
qui in pnmo gradu firmi ftant ,quam qui co demo- 
ti cadunt . Eft vbi fit melius dimidium , quam to- 
tutn . .In arrorc • Si Noris amarct Vinccntium , & 
dimidium animac fua? duccrct ; non {ccumco inprx- 
ceps darct . Pcrgit irc Noris . itaqtx ymccntius vrget 

quinam fmtiUi c}i>os cxUflnm tubtt niliber^ loquaniur . Ex 
iploCalellmr.cognojcrndum . Corrigat Noris '.<]»tbus lub-t 
ncfitftribiiigo,autrepcnat: '^''''«on/f?»' . Piapropc- 
rc iftaconccpit, & cxarauit.propterca irrcpfit nicdum . 

ii qu ttU) etntf. (i ita e(l,tdcH fiita eH j >t apudme qutdam vrbi SiCT 
prouincias crmmantnr, qu od ea s quibujdum nounat bus conjentite 
noxia fimulaik^ne facatn . Kides quomodoFrofprrum,^ Hila. 
num dcipiut ^ Negodcfpiccre; non enim hicerat lo- 
cuslaudibus, aut rcprchenfioni . Kem agcbat fuam 

narrator . Narrationein inftituit, nonlaudationem . 
Curautemdcipicit?quia dicic quojdam , quos CxUjimus 

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propijo lu tnmc cwn ..lui^ appetiat . CxlcftinUS laud^ir, q iM 
tcfti.iioniacoruinlaiKlnbar,ac dcccbat laiuiaricosqui- 
buscicdcbot. Nonhoccrar Vinccntj otficij,narraiitis. 
f;i(ftu:n & propcrantis ad inftituru n^non fidcm habcn- 
tis,autfat icntisnarrantibus. Ad (cnbit t' '^'^' ' • 
f X hpd't y^ruf^ntius vjcat aimin rc> Eo inficias. Tan- 
tiim narrando ait cos argucrc vi biu-is & prouinciarum 
fociliratcm in cirorcadmirrcndo,qucm pruui-.^oCtorcs 
fcminaucrart, < '^" nj. cos dicir, idcit accularc . N")n 
rxhoc ipfum agcbanr ? planc accufabanr,& crimini 
\crt(bautfimulanoncm, cx qua i!Ia infc(ft:0 fcquc- 
batur. Fatctur hoc iplcmct Profpcr in fua EpUto- 
laad Auauftiniim . '^ v 7«/ inquit o fAu n h.; 7" 
atid^wit^vt urn^ti^rn tf/is qtu timir am di7,^tt ne c.'^tiit 
perii u^.ur.i, dum & mti^fos < u rcnt. i eorum ^iut tnvnh nUct n ' 
irfit o.aut iff ctri >^'i ditr^t ^ffru^u . Multos crgo trah( bant iH 
fui focictatc crrori*^ H'iius criminis argucba' «f ir a Pro- 
fpcro,& H.lario.Nonigitiiralicnumcltdiccrc cos 
nitn^n V'U ^ cr i^rnk:ncij\ At durius, & afpcnus ilUid vcr- 
bumeft"^'^'"^*' 'QiJ^fi ucro Vinccntius monachus & 
ic trufus in frxa^igulu ccliula' dcbucrit hanc al[)cr:ta- 
tclntini vcrbi,autagnofccrc,aut lcnirc . Vfusfujt vcrbo 
comuni & obuio,& uulgari . Non in ro pofitar fertun^'^ 
hiftorixjfihoc ucl illo vcrbo utcrctur. Pofuit ^ f 'r?i:nan- 
tkr proacufant;non tamcn idcuco-^ ''«'"J' r, T iuntuo^. 
candi; nam criminator (igmficat aiUictum cri'ninari,n5 
cumquilcn cl cnmmatur.At non dcbuitdiccrc Vincc. 
tius urbcs & prouincias , cu id minimc cxprclTcnt Prof. 
pcr,mininic lignificant Cclcftuuis in luis lcgitimis Epi- 
itoiis,quashabcmus.l xaggcratiocJt N^incfnj, utmui- 
dia onci arct Prolpcrum. Nc hoc cgoquidc t occifcriin 
Nam quorfum cxpcitant illa Profpcn.^-^ aua^nt.itcm 
li ifenttentiumnonjumus parcs'ncc facile /jmjtjua p^dtter pi''coS 
perfi flf.c ^ratiit mtrcp des am.itorcs tantis Jupcriorurn (iifpf^'^^^'^ 
Hibns atffus cji contra irc . Sj^^^ 



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Quid aliud conrincnt illa Ci.lcftini : /^^r/-^^^^^^^^ 

quod ipfamct infcriptio littcrarura Caflcftini hoc 
ipfum prxfc fcrt Dikaifrimt^fr^tr.busrcnerio , Manno , Ic- 
ontio , ^uxoni$ , McaMo. Silluci9 , fiue FtltMcio , Cr c^tens Gal^ 
liarhm rpifcopis, Non paucjeigitur vrbc5 , & proumci^e 
co malo corripicbantur , cum omnis pcne Gallia 
qua: populofiflima, & frequcntifruna cft,& tot pro- 
uincias, vrbesque vaftHTmio fuo finu comprehendit 
ea fene Epifcoporum propofita indicetur ? nam quid 
fibi vult illud cateris Epifcopn G^//^^» nifi vt tota Gal- 
lia obnoxia ene periculo fignificctur ; non quod ij Epif- 
copi eo errorc tcnerentur, qui non eius poftulaban- 
tur » fcd quod ij tcnercntur errori fcrpcnti pcr alios 
obuiare,invigiIando negralTarctur, qucm admodum^ 
poftcafuoloco dicemus .Moncbanturcrgoofiicij, non 
damnabantur crroris ? Quid hic Noris ? Norit vcia 
efle quse dicit Vincentius , & quce nos ad cum uin- 
dicandum affcrimus . Hac ipfii mfcriptionc refcllitur 
quod exprobantis , & infultantis morc profcrt No- 
ris , I$Ane>rmcennfrjefciociuospresbytero5VrbcSy & prou n- 

cUsvocas} Profper , & Hilarius non Epifcopos accu- 
farunt , fcd nefcio quos presbytcros . Imo & Epif- 
fcopos accufarunt. Audi Profpcrum in fua Epifrola 
ad Auguftinum , MuUum nos & vitni meritis anteceUimf,c2r - 
aUqui eorum adepto nuper fummo S^cerdoti bonore/uperemtnf nt 
Equidcm Epifcopos intclligo . Vcrum Epiftola non 
cratdataad Cscleftinum , fed ad Auguftinum . 
Fatcor , fcd qui apud Aupuftinum acculabat, pro- 
babilc cft cum apud CTlcltinum quoquc accufatu- 
rum * Ccrte quosibiaccu(;ibat Profpcr i hos fibi ac- 
cufandos dcftinauerat . Pcrncgat tamcn fignificari 

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ijs vcrbis Epifcopos . Qiiid rclponcicbic Cxlcltino 
j qui illam accufationcm ad Epifcopos cxtcndic ^ nam | 
cur ad cos fcrip/ir , cur monuit , cur incrcpuit ? I 
rcfpondct Noris 'pji^^ CMefttni fmentta fuit Epijcopis cos 
tumulttis t[[e tmputandos . Rcpono . lurc nc , an fccus 
|mpurauit ? non aufit ncgare Noris iurc . Igitur 
intcllcxit ad cos accufationcm pcrtincrc, & cum eo 
(cnfit Vinccntius . Hoc volo, vt nondiffcntiat a Ca?- 
lcftinos Vinccntius . Vr cunque fir dc mcntc Prof- 
pcri acciifanris , agimus dc confcnrionc Vincenrii 
& Cai-Icfiini . lam vcro quod fumir Noris C.rlcfti-» 
num nouos dodorcs Cafiianum , Fauftum, Vinccn- 
rium illum argucntcs reprchcndcrc illis vcrbis de(i- 
"^«Mnccflcrc vcrumclldc duobus,dc rcrrio Vincen- 
tio vcrum non eft . Ncc folum ii rcprehcnfi, fed 
alii quoqnc prcsbytcri , non monachi , ied fecu- 
larcs , qui mclius eo nominc presbyrcri indicanrur > 
quam ii qui monachi eranr , & minus in publico 
vcrlabantur.Non cfriilc errorad folos Lirinenfcs mo- 
' nachos refrringcndus r longius lariusqucmanarar. Ad 
Maflilicnfes propric ac pra^icipuc fpcdabar > Audiat 
HiIariumini:joEpirtoI;rad Augulhnum . Hac mm qujt 
Majsilia, >t l alijs etiam locis in Gallta vtntiLantnr . Idq uc c6. 
ftatexEpifcopisnominatisaCarleftino . ScdNorisdc 
folis Lirincnfibus cogitabat» quia in iis cxiftimabat cflc 
Vinccntium,qucmculparcdccrcuerac . Nonculpabit 
tauicn, meauetorc, vmdicc, acdcfcnforc. Cauf;iin 
iUius ago , quod multum in eo hon linc , & operc puro 
cisc in urrunquc parrcm momcnri . Malo cu w Carho- 1 
licumquamScmipclagianum; volojcdatorcm. noloj 
i infcdatorcm Augufrini. | 
/ Riirfum ob murmurat Noris cum Vofsio: Cur nucen \ 

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dototiesUlHdftusLen f^,ifamfe<i'"ot.rer.:in,licatT>ofperlcrm 
la:- y dci.uionem.Si Vinccntius dc fuo apponcrct hanc pai- 
ticulam fufpicioni locus effct . At Carleftinus eam po- 
luit & abco Vinccntuisacccpir:Q«'i"''^ait Cx.cfh- 

nus in fua Epiftola, ^o^ i e •«•l^''?'-'^ f f ' '"^^ 
tw, .^ui f, ,tA efi ^orum d'/: non luerunt.ltCXimidcm Cx- 
lcftinus def,nn.ftitaresfunt, ttccjTcre notatas ven,1.:tent .Ec- 
cc in Cxleftino particula qnam vfurpit Vinccntius: 
curcrimrnieidaturquodCarlcftinus dixit;an dicendo 

pcccauit^dixitquod C^Ieftinus. At non codcm fen- 
fu . Quarc ? fi idem dixit;idem & fenfit, non eft confc- 
ftancumdixit idcm. knCi: aliud , At tcr dixit quod 
bis dixcratCjeleftinus. Ergo in nuracro cuipa cft ; 
verumnumerusnonimmutatfenfum.imo conhrmat , 
Non funt ift* trinje negationcs Pctri , qua; complerunt 
culpam . Scis cur dixit Vinccntius tcr , quia in fin- 
gularinumerodixit. s,,ures eft, cum Ca?lcftinus fc. 
racldixcritin fingulariy7/f<i rwfy?, & itcrum plurah . 
Stitares/unt . ludicauit crgo Vincciitius numcrum^ 
iftumpIuraIem,femeIpofitum Vclpondcrc numcro du- 
plicato,atqucadeobisdixit. It-f^es ejl pvo ita rc: funt 
proindcquc nullum admiCt vitium dicendo tcr m 
iingulari ,quod femcl diaum crat in fingulari , & 
iterum inplurali. NectuhisLcclor fuccenfeas, quud 
pueriliafint.nampucriliscft argumcntatio a numcro 
tcrad bis , nec ineptum hoc mcum refpondcndi gc- 
nusvidcatur ; cum vbi Korisaitcollufifle Vinccntium 
cum Faufto , ibicgo cum Nori colludam . Scrio ta- 
nicnnionco Norim.CcElcftinum , vtier.ttprudens,& 
cautusillam conditioncm adpofuiftc , ne tcmcie crc- 

dcre 



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dcrc accufantibus , & rcpichciidcrc acculacos v'r 
dcrctur. Iiigcnio fuo fccit ; dubicauic , fuftinuit iu- 
dicium , nc prarcipicarcc fcntcntiam . Vidc quaui fit 
circumfpccliis; cu.nfupra dixiflct q^tbtts pnlbj- 
f^^/f, &hos nominc ccrtoappcllaflfct , paulo poftdi- 

xit Sciittt fc f fi txm:n ccnlcA»turprcs'jyteri dn^ninti . AdiUn- 

git conditionf m rci , dc qua antca non dabitau«- 
rat • Pitcr Saiiilillt.nc Cxlcftinc, (i prcsbyccros di- 
xcris , & prcsbytcros dixcrat Piofpcr , cur uoii 
cundcm modum loqucndi rciincs , Sc fiJcntcr po- 
nis, fcd quali inccrtus dubiufquc iatcrpoats: st ti- 
menc.^nfcMur freshyteri\ iiinitxt: } n[{\\'x\\\x\ q lia cautc 
ac prudcntcr voloagcrcuta fum co npiritus narura, 
vt ctmcrcnon crcdaiil dclatoribas.proptcrca fufpcn- 
doiudicium, nclabar, crrcmucrcpichenJcndo . Noii 
cft igicur tribucnda conditio , ac ciuldc n rcpctitio 
callidicati Vmccntij , fcdingcnuitatiC clcftini . Pio- 
ficiat hoc Lcvt^or , vt tcr notcs coaditioacn aJhi- 
buifsc ia fua Epillola C^lcftinum , nc vcl nu ncro 
ab co Vmccntius , quitcr vfurpauit difcrcpafse dc- 
prchcndatui'. Non tamcnco.itcnciofu:nfaac nrc nic- 
titNoris; pcrgicduccrc, ac intcndcrc , & Vmccntiuoi 
quafi miHcCm gloriofum indjcic rcic(flo Profpcrocjc- 
cla naincm : ^^19 f^^^ Cile^mt Bcatd fententu , mn 
n vctuHAs cefftret ^b.-uere nouitxtcm ' hn eH non yt uos ^ui 
yeterem fentc Hum :ili9rum TUru n[ei4im'4r ceffi-emus ob -ne, 
re HOHitJtt^m ./t^yulintAt^ opiniotis , fei potius nouiUj l*fin?r^t 
in:e(]ere >ftufiitem.l^?mpe potius noux A^iuflini , & ie^it jrftm 

Ipr9fpert,{r HtUrij ii^ in i i ftnerct incejefc T^etujlxte fcn^^nt < 
C^ffitnuFaufltiyincentij & atiorum pre fiy te ror uw ^Sic firgit 1 
' intcrprctantcm Noris Vinccntium . Stropha cft . Ira nc 
vcr6,mi Noris, fic intcrprctatur Vinc ctius Ca^^Icniiu m 

K con. 



contra quam ipfe haAcnus cxpofucrat ? fcrn^^uit ha- 
(i^cnus tcxtum &.fcnfum Crlcftini ntfribucndonoui. 
tatcmprcfhytcris,id cft Scmipclagia!iis , quos viru- 
pcrahat Ca:lcftinus, & modo rcfiht ah ilJo [cnfu,&: 
tran/it ad contrarium? Vndc nouitas ha:c? vndchic 
faltusdnouitate ad nouiratcm oppoiiram ? obrorro 
collorcftitantcm, rcluaantcm ,gcmcntcm trahis Viiw 
ccntium. Scquitur Ga:leftinum ; ru vi cu.n ab iI!.o 
aucllis, & alio irecompcllis . Trudis wiuirum . MaJIcr 
canthcrius cflc in feflfa , quam indc tam iinpudcnti 
faltu.cxirc . NeccfTc erat monftrarc viam, qua rccc/Iir 
a Cdeftwio. Nempc tueamfingis, ra commmifccnj, 
vt glorieris deaeumine, & nouitatc tuof opprnionis . 
Agc. PyrgopoJyniccm tc iad:i . Vinccnruis adho:. 
ret Ca:Jeftino , nec ab eo aucUi vu!r , gloriam non 
amat praruaricando , fcd pcifcucrando inconfortio 
Ca^Ieftini : quam illc laiidat vctuftarcuvGommGndat; ' 
quam vitupcrat nouiratcm,reprehcndit . 

Addoidoneam conicduram fumpraiii exeo quod 
Gclafius Papa vftis fuiteadcm phrafi Vmccntij Liri- 
ncnfis contra Pelagium , vidclicct -^^^^:^ Morinira ad- 
ucrfus rehquias Pclagij , & Scmipelagtanos , appcllan- 
i\o eos ^i^jca moruuras in Epift. 5 . ad vniucrf Epift. pcr 
Piccn.vtomnino qundrctfenlus in Scmipclagianos , 
qubs negat Patcr Noris miprobari a Vinccntio . Ncc 
opponat illam phrafim cflc kripturar SacrxEccIcna- 
ftici. Cj lo.acproindc non rcipexifle Gclaljum phra- 
fini Vinceriti;.' Oblcruo cnim Gcla/iunf cum Vin- 
ccntiodixiflc ^^^^1^'^^^ rnornu.as, cum vulgaraiC^aib fic 
Mu;i4!YHo?ieptes'^ quo innuicur .Gclalium tic Vinccntio 
cogitAfl'e,cum HSxit moutnras , ac codcm vocabulo Se- 
mipclagjjnos pra flringcrc voluuVc . 



Prorcquitiii i\^aiis iJhtnoH bjCiCAC ? Hxrcripfc 

& quidcm aqiui, vraiunr: nos fluimiis , & nauiiirtnius' 
fccur.ao fiaru in cadcm naui cum Baronio , cumSill-' 
rio, cum Va!quio ,ac fcre omnjhus , vt ipfcmct facc- 
rur , Sc rcific lcntimus. Illccum VofTio hominc Scmi> 
pcla^ano in falcbras inciclit.Pudcat eum huius focic- 
' ratis,cum Auguftinianus,&: oprimus Catiiolicus fir. ^^«^t 
f/?,ir»quir, noftrj Commontrorio Kmcenni ftntentKt^ Efto . Ea 
fruarur illc,nobisalia pLaccr,qu^au(f1:orc, &librulibc- 
ratafulpicioi ccrroriSjdcquaitcrOad calccmdicaa-: . 

Quoad uocabuia y^ctuftMtis.nouitAtii n Crrlcllino , & 
Vinccario ,iorics rqictita,vr omn s dubitario aiitcra-u. 
id fcfcllir Parrcn Norls» quod & nomni! lo.snoftratcs 
Thcologosfcfcllincnorauir docl:us,;ci;raui.sauLlor AI 
uarcz difp.j -dc Auxil.Diuin.grar. quod purarunr ciim 
\ Scmipclngianisdodrinii Auguftini clfc nouam , no an- 
riquam;& quodillilibiconrraAuguftinum vir.dicabar ^ 
id pcr inco^iranria iiidcm rribucrunt,cum conrra cxif- ) 
timafcdcbuifrcnt.^Nt'^/^»^'^ nominc nunq ia ucnirapud | 
Carholicos Augufrinidodrina,qiiarn*adirain lacrislit- 
tcri.^,ac in primjs in Paulo cxprcHa crat t qiKrmadmodu 
Augufrinuseuidcntcr ofrcnditiimo ucrultasappcllan- 
da crat ; nomtas aurcm opinarioScmipcIagianorum; & \ 
hoc nominc cam Ponr:ficcsaffcccrunr , & condcmha- i 
runt>quo itcm lcr.fu omncs Carholici accipcrcdcbuc- 1 
runr,iic quc Scm ipclagianis c6niucrc,aur aflcr tiri.Kcc j 
obftat unum aut altcrum Patrcni Giacum vidcrifa- / 
iiiirc Scmipclagianisjuri Origcncs ,& fortafsccxparrc \ 
Chryfoftomus; nam alii on.nts Patrtsn nri.Latini.tum ' 
Gracci dcdrinam Fuangclicam ,& Apoftolicamquam * 
I p(;ltca cxp icatius Auguftinuj pro|H>fuit,tradtdciut: 
J qualcs fucrunt Cypnanus, Ambrofius, Nazianzcnus ; 



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quosidc Augtiftinus pro^callcgauit, vtfupra dixifinis, 
in libris dc PrcTckft. Saud, & dc Don. pcrfcucr. Ac nc 
quis dc co ambigat: coiirmo in mcis aducrfcH i[s 1 uibcrc 
inc multa Vctcrum Patru tcftimonia collccta , qu.r do- 
ctrinam Auguftinianam perfpicuc tradunt, quo: fuo tc- 
porc vulgatu iri a mc fpcro. Itaquc nominc nuuitads Ec- 
clcfiaCatholicafcmpcrafFccit dogma Pclagianum , & 
Scmipclagianumj&apparct inCa^lcftinoiam ia idato, 
&inLconcprimoEpiIt.adNicct, & Gclafio Epilt. 3. 
ad Honoriu conrra Pclagianos» Stqtije aruiqunns , inquir, 
a nofirts waionbus cognita, dijcufja, refutalafunt, rcftiurafidi rHta . 
tnuYi hunne ipfi nos (cjuod ^ihfit) & quodnunqua Catholica patietti r 
Ecclcfia,aducrfarijs ^erltatisvniuerfis contra nos refur^cndi,propo' 
nintus exemplumr Fbi efl,quod [criptum cfi^Terminvs patrutv tuo- 
Yum r.on transgredieriSiiir tnterroga patres mos, ^ ar.rj!cubitnr ti 
bi: t9 ffHiores tuos.& dtccnt tibi t Quid ergotendimus >Itra difi- 
uit.i maicrum^ aut curnobis non fuffiat,fi tjuid ignorates difcerecu 
pimus.qualiterab Ortbodcxis pnfribks, & fenionbus fwguia (jux 
qne, vel vitanliprjeceptafunt: Vel <iptanda CathoUc^ vfrttaii- cur 
nonhispyobanturefedecreta} Subiungitquc Poti^CUm dc- 

crcta,quibus Pclagfana , & Scmipclagiana dogmata 
anathcmatizatur. Etin Epift. 5. ad vniucrs.Epifc. x>ev 
PiccnumrcklJcns triacapitaciufdcm hxr cGs. Mierony^ 
mum,atque yiu^ufimum In^.wa Afa,j(}rorum t.cclrfufltcorum at^ 
peUat. ralfum igitur crat quod adftrucbat Mafsilicnfcs 
imponctcs Auguainonouitatcm, &fibi arripicnrcs ve- 
tuftatcm, cum contraSacroSafti Pontificcs^ 
tatcm, fibi, & Augurhno vctuftatcm attributrcnt . Hoc 
fcnfa locutum fuiffc conflat Vincencium Lirincnfcm 

cUmvcruaarcmprobar,Scimprobatnouicaccm.Scqui.' 
rurcnim Pontihccs, non Scmipehgianos .Scd quia Pa- 
t.TNoris^^^^^^^ fi.x.rac PclagKuu. c. confcq.cntcr 
athnxit lcfumpropriu.n Sc inipcla^^Kinorum. vndc cius 



1J_ 

conicdlura:ruunr,quiafairanituntiir fondamcnto,ncc 
probarc tkbuit cx niodo Ioqucndi,& appcllandi noui 
tatcm VinccntiumScmipclagianri clTc: cumprobandu 
priusfuiflct cum Scmipdagianum fuifs.r.Qunrcciufdc 
ai gumcntatio,& intcrprctario Fpiftola^ Carlcftjui mini 
n.c rcm cotinct, ncc conficitquod \ olcbat. Nos qui cu 
Caiholiciim cfsc puramus cum Co^rlcftino mcrit6,& fc- 
ticntcm,& loqucntcm dc vctuftatc, & nouitatc induci- 
mus, & dodtifTimum Archirpifcopum Aluarcz auiloi c 
liabcmusdifp.illa 5,dcauxilijs lib. i. 

Cnpiit XII. 

dunt rtr. rx to loafuiflc ^ninliinum.r^cc fcfljtores apparct- 
y indicatitY ah Lic fnfpicione yinccntius. ^n^& qut quan- 
do , Yfid: TrAdLfltnat^.m lUrettci exutenvt^ 

Hlc cft cardorci. Huc vcrgic rotamolcscon- 
tcntionis, nam Ci liqucat cosquos vitupcrat, 
& damnnt Vinccnrius diucrfos c(Tc d dihripu 
Jis Auguftini,Iiquidc)conftabithbcrum piorfus cflc ab 
omniScniipclagianifmi crrorc Vinccntium . Igitut ij 
Ha^K ric i quos damnat Vinccnciusillis vcibis . A^-^iicni 
ctenhn pollicen & doct e , quod in Ecclcfi i [u>l . idcfl in commu 
iii^u:s fu4t coniiC>a';culo m^Tgn.i ^ fpe ial.s y ac fivic fcrfonAli^ 
q^t^>mfrtdcigYat:.iiadcoytfm>llQiib'j)c^ r Lo fiudio.ft 
w rlia indkftna yCtuim fi nec fettnt, nec qkXf ant^ ncc pul/c^itiqu;- 
cumqiic lUi ad numtn-.mfkum pcit.niJit , t.imcn ,tj d jnn.t s dif- 
fcnftntur,-pt angclicis eiufli rranibus, idejl angclu\i frottSionc 
I' riicti numquAm f(Jfint offendcrc ad iap.dem fcdtm fuum, idtft 
^ii^qiiam fcindaL^s^.irt Ui (dico ptr/piclic)^-^'^"^ ri'V<^^^^i- 
natianiPcIagianiscxtrcincoppofin', & Scmipclagianis 
itcm iontiai ij,quitotu prydcflinationisnrgotium pro- 
tc6ionidciall]gnabat,& nihilhominiprjcdcftinatorcll- 
qucbrir,fatahncccfsitarcinduda,& Iibcriarbitrij potc- 
iUtc fublataiquos ncc dcmcrita Ipcdicbat a falurc , ncc 

m crrra 



Jl 

mcriM qiiidqiiam iiiiubant . Ho.s dercftatur hoc loco 
VinccntinsL rincnris^qiiciiudmbdum cius vcrbadc- 
chrai^t - Fainc autc.n hoc gcnus H^rcticorum tra- 
duntProfpcrTyro adannum Ho.ionj 24. Sigcbcrrus 
adannum 41 5.' V i ildenfi.s T^.mh. i- ar. r c. 2 r San- 
dcrushb. 7. dc vifibilimonnrch.Luzcmburgo, & Ca- 
(ho Vndcvndcilla (uinpfcrit principium .Q;iod c6 
dicoquia mu!ti (iipparcni cam faciunt a?tati Auguftini 
occafionc fu-npta crrandi cx ilfius doflrina : ac ita 
cxiftimat Tyro , ciii hacin partc aflcntitur M:iris, & 
lanfcniuslib. 8. dc H-^rc(i Pclag. c. vltimo ,& Vircrius 
C^Uiinifti Hibcrnus . Ncc B.u onius ncgat , & Valqucz 
inclinat , qui in pri.na partcd. 99. c. i .ait cum ci rorcfn 
impofitumfuiffc A ignflino, idq ic vidcri conftarccx 
refponfionc Piofpcri ad capitula ( jallorum. Er quidcm 
Baroniusadannum^po. adflruit aud jriratc Sig bcrti 
hosPranleflinacianos,quositcm atfirmat Patcr Gonct 
Tom.p.d. i.a.i.citans Baronium diccntcm cam HcC- 
rclitticondc.mnatama Conciho Arclatcnfitriginta Pa- 
trum .Mcminit illiusHmcmarus.in Epiftola ad Nico- 
laum Papam ,& Gcnnadius VlafTilicnfis in Appcndicc 
adlibrumSandli AuguflinidcHa?rcfibus: vbi ad S9. 
ab Auguftinonumcratasrcccnlct, Pr^edcflinatiuam , 
Ncflorianam , Eutychianam , Timothcanam . Eain | 
fopcrioribusfcculisfufcitarunt ;vc a:t Vafqucz d, 99. 
c i.n.2 inHoIIandia, &Frigia nonnulli , a.iUiO Domiiii 
1 548. & damnatur intcr crrorcs Vuiclcffi , & loannis , 
HusinConcihoConftanticnfi fcf r j. & in Conciho j 
Tridcntino fcf 5.can. 1 7. ilquc cd proprius crror Cal- I 
uiniftarum . Mirorautcm vclic:ncntcr ncminc:n pro 
ifto crrorc adflrucndo laudafTc Vinccntium Lirincn- 
Ccm, hocinlocoCommonirorij,qui.mcA.L,dorevaJcc 

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ir.iilro pliis ad piohationcni illius , <]udm plcraquc^ 
aliorum rcAimonia . Suis illc colonbus dcpinxit ad 
viuum Prordc ftinarianos , adco vt mihi de illorum cr- 
roicdiibitarc non liccar ,qiicm ctiam dcfcribit Hinc- 
marusLb. dc prardcft. ca i.& habctur in Codicc Bi- 
bliothccscPaiilicnfisaudore Patrc Gonct d. 2.art. 2 
Habcmus cirorcm,quamquam dciHiusorigcnc ambi- 
gatur . Vulgo rcfcrturnd tcmpus Augultini rcccni 
mortui cxtrcir.a ilHus sctatc . Ego antiquiorcmdu- 
co,(S:cxipfomct Auguftinodcduco,qui lib.de dono 
pcr/c uran.c. 1 5 . n;jrrat qucndam /'^' '*^^>'^j '^^^ mon.u]mrr, 
t{H\ ccf> lOt^ntA)^^ '\/jtyibki Mf' ^ux Ltm tion fmcidj, faceret , rcj 
pond(bJt , 7«» /i/ um(iut nunt pnht.ilis cro, (jualrrr/,vjc Dtus fiUU' 
^uH eile prx auH qua^ vox gcrman.i Pi xdcftinationi Cal 
1 luniftic^rcft ; ncc dubito quinalij ciufdcm liiuilcs hic- 
rint; vndcparct anrc niortcm Auguftini iilam hjcic- 
fim vi^uiflc. Addoantiquiorcm c<rc,& in rcm nouum, 
&notatudjgnumloci:m affrra'>i : qucmrcpcn inlibro 
j VitasPatrum, quoniaximc dcIcJtor , & lc(ftori pio & 
I Ihidiofopropono :tcmp()rcSanai Pathomij antc Au- 

• gi.lHnum (fuit quippc aqualis Athanalij) cum crro- 
rcm jnualuilsc.Incius vita pag 95 ( ^^^^^ ^^^^^ 

* cumfit vctuftilfnnus numcro capitum) (ic habctui : 
t L>rntautcm hi tres rtit qutprmntus VAchomtuM c^^nuentrani 

! quoYumi^aim nQmmA.VfenthelJus Stirts.^^ Obfis i qusbu^ 
' DriverbiimVaLh miusfrequ^nter i^itnuans tnultum cos tuut- 
rat>Cy- ad J^muUtionem fpintujlis ofcns tncnabat . Q^i eti m 
contctnpLintes vitam fenis jpeculum cj^e y$rtutis nimts ad^iira- 
baniurducntts errauvdde^ qui putant homtncs tam tnde d nati- 
uitAteparentumquodAmp^ iiHegio br4tos cxtfterc^ vt arbitrtf 
bcrtas ad matur, C p C atores per pdmtcntiam n n poffitit rperam 

darc virtutibus Nota in u tramquc partcm iicecffitatcin 



taca 



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^ atalctn , & refer ilhm particulam. " omincs d 
Parentum tiKodcm frtwtijiG-beatos , &aliam jVfW&^ff 
tas aiimatur ad verba VinccntijLirinenfis, &confcr in- 
tcr lc, plarc compcrics confonarc , & conlcnrirc . 
Mancat igitur iamtiim cam fcdam cxtitiflc . Editio 
rcccns Hcribcrti Rofucydi habct cap. 20. 

AtopponcscumParrc Noris Vinccntium cum er- 
rorem Anguftinoimputarc , cumquc illiusinfimulaf- 
fe , & concemnalTc . lam fupcriusncgaui , & rcfutaui 
obicaionem:nuncanimaduertocam. voccm cottuentt- 
cuium luAcommHHiQnis piopriam effcPrajdcftinatorum , 
qui diccbantomncJ fuar (cdx effc Pra?dcftinatos , vti 
h odic dicunt Caluinifta? ; hoc autcm quadrarc non po- 
tcft inEcclcfiam Auguftini, nec in illius do(5trinam , 
quxCatholicaerat,& ab illo conucnticulo aliena • 
Vcrum adesdum ,Le(aor , & audi • Rem affcro ma- 
gncecxpeftationis, & inuidlum cx ca contra Patrem 
Norim pro Auguftino,& Vincentio argumcntum fu- 
mo. Eccc Vinccntius c. 1 1. Qj^od mihi qmdem y inquit , 
diiunrtus vtdctttr oromui^4tu*u efje iudtctum p optcr eorum m^^ 
ximi frawidentj^m.jui cum fub <tliTao nomtnehjercfim concinmre 
mxchm^ntur captant pte^u^iue v^teris viri fcnpta pauld inuo- 
lutiusedita , qusp^o ipfa fui ob/curitate dogmati fno quaH con. 
^ruant, vti^uin^fcto "juiitju^isHyhfU' profcrunt ^ncq^A'* priin:^ 
nfquefolifentirevideantur. Rem , acu opinor , tctigimus . 
Nam qai funt ifti , qiii fub alicno no n inc hxrcfim con- 
cinnarc michinantur , nifi Prxdcftinariani , qui fub 
nomine Auguflini vt vulgo traditur , & farctur Noris 
idtcmporisfuumerrorcn venditabant? Erquisquap, 
foeft illc vir vetuSi& fcncx c cuius fcriptis fuu:n iadant 
cruifsccrrorcm,nifi iplcmct Auguftmus? Ambigis . 

Audi QCn\XiUdL[nnotX,n Muldinuoluiius cditayqueprojtia ab- 



fcuniMc .Ipiumbic Nori>n tcftcm appcllo : nointillc 
hanc notam propnam,& gcnuinam Kabcri vulgodc 
fcriptis Augiiftint . Igitur hic cft illc vir c cuius tcri- 
prisciror illc crui dicebarur . Non crgo crat Au- 
giiftinus illc qui rcprchcndd^atur a Vinccntio , fcd 
ilhqui illius audoritarc ab vtcbantur dclufi fcripto- 
rum cius obfcuritarc, inquibus illc inuolutiiis &mi- 
nns cxphcitc loqui vidcbatur . Candidus cft , & in- 
gcnuus nifi ci!im pri^occupatur affcdu Noris , puto 
cum cum hoc lcgac mihi aflcnfurum , & fcntcnriam 
in melius rclarurum . Hquidcm ego proprcr hocar- 
guiBcntum ab ea , G in ca clTcm opinionc icccdc- 
rcm , & Vinccntium abfolucrcm , & Angtiftino rc- 
conciliarcm . Vnum tamcn morari qucn^quam po- 
teric vocari Auguftinum vetcrem rnum paulo antc 
moituum . Vcrum lciiuis hoc cft quam vt pofldt rc- 
tardarc qucmquam : nam vctus vir ponitur pro 
hommc lcnc , & qui diu cum vixiflct antccertcrat 
setatc prxfcntcs , qualis fuit Auguftinus Scptuagcna- 
rio maior, acprointk intcr vctcrcs cenfendus, fi cum 
ilhi xtatc currcntc confcrrctur . Itaquc non cft inc- 
pra-appellatio: ccrtc cam larinar aurcs fcrunc. Con- 
lulac chcfauros qui volct . Q^pd (i rcluactur Noris , 
dicat mihi qua?fo quis illc faeric v.r vaus , a quo 
Prordcftinariani cam dodrinam fumpfcnnt , cum ip- 
fcmetfateatur illam,fi tamcn fait , hxrefim cx praua 
intclligcntia fcriptorum Auguftini fluxifsc , &nc3Ct 
vllosantc Auguftinum cius fcdaf homincscxtitifsc . 
AutnominetaUum quifit illc virvetus qui inuolutc & 
I obfcurc fcribendo anfam prflebcrc potuic crra \\ Prjcdc- 
! ftinatianis . Q«iarc hic locus inaiiaus vidctur , & omnina 
Icgccibusperfuadcc Vinceatiu non p QCuifsc haiuiiuodi 



crrores A'ig'i'tj'io imp itjre . Miicac iraq.ic illos , 
quos tam accibc raxar Hxrcticos Vinccnrfns , non 
ciTc alio5jquam Frapdcftinarianos ,qiio5 vcrcHxrcci- 
cos potuir ^ & dcbuic appcllare ; non autem Au- 
guftinum,& Catholicos cum eo fenricnrcs t & qnos 
neir.o vel Semipelagianus illorum temperum audor 
eo romine afficcre aufus eft , quemadmodum^ 
Noris jpfe %nificat culpans Vmccnrium , quod 
eam brrrefeos notam do^arinse Auguftini 
rit 5 a quo vel iurariciflimi illius hoftcs abftinuif- 
fcnt. 

Atque hic opportunc animaduerto nullum cx hi$ 
qux adduxi , argumenfjm pro vindicando Vin- 
centio non cfTc abeius hocCommonicoriode prom- 
ptum , vt norit Noris mc attcnrc,& accurarc iflud 
opus vidiffe , & cxpendine : ncc mihi obiedarc fc 
porte quam nuperis fcripcoribus obijcic in co Ic- 
gendoofcitantiam ,qu;£: in ijs nulla fuic , fed fum- 
ma accuratio & diligcncia : nihil cnim cft in co au- 
reooperc,quod afana & rcda de gracia doarma 
1 dlcrepec , ncc ahud crcdcndum fuic de Baronio , 
j Suario, Vafquio^CIariflfinis aucfloribus quibus il- 
j lc negligenciam impingic . Verum Noris cum Vof- 
. fio aliud qua^rcbac in Vincenrio , n:euos fciliccc 
quos ei impingeret, quorum a fc pIuresefTc qudm^ 
a VolTio reper:os Noris gloriacur . Ego concri 
g.oaor uulium me re in co pulcbcrrimo opcrenjt. 

> !T''^^ ' "^'^' ^ uenuftaceuipcTcincnr, 
I & pulchricudinem au^enc , quos gelaHnos appcl. 
j iamus. . A!i, na^ui qui turpant, & deformant; hcm 
infunt , aifi .guntur Vmccntio : non funt ingeniti , 
\ ac narurales , fcd im pofiri & fucari . Dcfi^at ital 



«3 

quc diccrc vircrudlCuS Ej^oltberr frwtmtnfH proma*tt,& 
n'fi notfis metipfis oculos crusmtns p^Um facum V incen 
tium f^um HtUrio^fjifjlo & alijs lirtHrnftkHS contrd .SAnU^ 
ie prxie/l*nntione doSrtnam /^onfpirnffe ; nam ilOS 
libcre coarrariam prompfiriius » £c ocuhti ,iuio coci 
oculci coruicuin quodirarnodo garrularum Voffij 
& quorundam Hctcrodoxorum oculos confiximus , 
& Vinccntium ab omni Scmipclagianifmi fufpicionc 
libcrum pcrfpicuc , opinor , inonftraHimus . Locos 
Commoiiitorii omncs,q ai rcm contincnt vidimus, cx- 
cuflimus, cxpcndimus,prorulimus, ac iis collatis cum 
intcrprctationibus Vofsii, & Noris dcprchcndimus 
dodrinam Vincenrii nihil omnino ab Auguflini 
fcriptis, & Ca:lcft;ni littcri^ difcrcparc , ac id,.quod mi - 
rabilc cft , nouo argumcnto ab ipfomct Nori dcfum- 
pto palam facio ^ 

Hadcnus vfus fum armis Vincentii in Cuo arma- 
mcntario rcpcrtis , modo rclum nouum ab hoftc da- 
tum fumo ,& in condcmcontorquco . Patcr Noris fx- 
pc in hoc luo,qualcfanc cft,do<aiIsimo opcrcallirmar 
Lirincnfcs monachos aducrfarios Auguftinl , atquc 
adco Scmipclagi*ino$ fuiiTc ; idquc rcftatur illocapi^ 
tc i;.lib.2. Uit^tnde xt^qoififi^l^fs probiXum ftt Lfyincnjes i 
!>juao^t4,it4flino ,recffstj/c vt cx cc colligat, ciim vnus 
cx iisfucrit,.cifdcmconfcnfi(Tc. Qjimmo, ic in gra- 
tiam Faufti fcripfifsc iHud opas Vinccntium idcm 
.S'oris;iffirmat pag. 245. Vcru n contri tx codcm 
Nori fic argumcntor • Vinccnjcius non crat mona- 
ichusllcrincnfis quando fcriprit illudopus Commoni- 
|torium^ hrgoin vtroquc falhtur Nohs.mam ncquc 
fcrarLcrirwc*nhsmon;ichus,ncqjc/ubditus faufti Ab- 
J[>atis, qui aiUK) ^j^.crat Abbai; Monaftcrij,in quo non 



^ ^ • ■ ■ — — 

«4 

I crnr monachus Vinccntius. Atqiic biccgo ad Noritn 
ais euni noininc Lcnncnfisconrra AMgufHniiin ftnGl- 
fc, vtcum cacrcris fuis concellitis , iiwc vt nppcf- 
las rynccllmsconfcnrircc ,quoru:ii omnium crar ille 
fcnfus Scmipclagianus . At re auftore Vinccntius 
noncrac Conccllita/nequeSincellita Lirincnfiunr. non 
ergo cumipfis fcnticbat Conftat hoc didum cx co- 
dcm capite. 1 1. non longc a finc vbi /ic Noris . 
bis ccllijfimus ^^^^^^^"^^ anSorem Commonimij cnm hoc opus 
fcr]p[it nondum fkiffe Monachuw Itrincnjcrn . Hoc argumcn 
tum valc: contra Norim , vti apparct : quarc co au- 
dore conficio Vinccntium Scmipdagianum noa.-. 
fuifTe . Detur hoc glorise Patri Noris , quod inflar 
Achilh*s eft > cui Pclias hafta fuir , qua: & pcrcurtlim 
repcrcutiens f;^nabat . Eo qiio fcriebat Noris telo 
Vincentium, imponendo ci Scmipelagianifmum^ , 
quod crar monachus Lirincnfis , eo eundem Vin- 
ccntium hbcrat neganseum fuiife, cum fcripfit Com- 
monitorii m , monachum Lirincnfem , ac proinde 
Semipelagiarrum . Gratulor jtaque mihi,qu6d apud 
Norim cui vehementcr cupio , & quem fummopcre 
laudare foleo , & vulnus , & niedclam inucnc- 

I rim . Vulnus jntcntauir cum dixit Vincentium morc 

' ac inftiruto monachorum Lirincnfium, & in grariam 
Faufti abbatis knipCiisQ Commomtorium ; mcdi- 
catus cft idcm vulnu5,cum eft inficiarus,quo anno lcrip- 
fit Commonitorium , qui annus fuir 434. fuifsemo- 
nachumLirinenfcm, atque a deonequcfubditu Fau- 
fti Abbatis: quarc fanus cft Vinccntius, & immunif a 

' nota Uli inufta codcm^ auftorc Nori , & qui an- 
rca cum condcmnarat idem ab obic(5to crimino | 



abloluir . 



abfoluit . Hinc etiam ruit illacollufio quam indiicit 
Noris lib. 2. pag. 249. vbi fic ait: ytnmuum 
collufionis cum Fjiuflo fua Abbate alio ariumentoreum ofiendo . 

Dcludi fc hic paffiis eft Noris,(i quidcm ifta collufio 
nulla tuit, cum Vinctntius Fa iflum Abbatcm, cuius 
illcnon crat Monachus,coIluforcm habcrc non po- 
tuerit . 

Cnput XIII. 

ilU ^Au[lor obicOicnum yinccntiamrum apui Trefpcrum 
fit yincentius Urin-nfis ? '^uiius ts fuiffc oHenditur , 6* 
gUhs monfiratur fuifjc. tdoHca dc co tcfitmonia 
affLriimnr , 

DE hoc ita erudicifTinaus Pater Noris lib. fuo 
2. Hiftori» Pclagianx cap. ii. pag. 250. 
Hictdcm ytncentjus cont>a Trolpcriim atiofcfue ab- 
Jurdifsima quxdamcflertAfub^icauit^qu^iah^^lufliniams Ula 
cadctnde[€ndcrentur . Sunt autem fcxdccim obic(fta , 
quse habcntur inter opera Profperi cum rcfpon- 
fionibus fubicAis Sc in 7. tom. opcrum Auguftini ad 
calcen] ponuntur poft rciponfioncm Prolpcri ad ca 
pitala obieaionum Gallorum . Animaduertcndumc(t 
huiufmodi Vincentiana obieila m prilcis nonnuliis 
exemplaiibus , & noais ctiam cditionibus inucniri 
hacmfcriptionc ^d aruculus fAfofihi impofttos ^uiH^i 

ni rcfponjio . Oe opcrc lubet adfcriberc ludicium 
prgefixum Thcologorum Louanicnfium : Si*nt qui 

arhitrentur ytnccntt'4in lowtc UrmcHjcm illum fuiffc , cuiui 
extat op'4fi.ulum aduirjus profanas omnium h£':fcon n^wtz 
t certi hoc tempore in Galli-t floruit . Mihi pcrfua- 
! filTimum-^ eft Vmccntium-. Lirincnfcm^ huius . 

Commo- 



i 6 

Comtronirorij fcriprorcm carum obie(5^ionum auclo- . 
rcm con fuirte , ncc cnt potuiflc . Imo vnum ck } 
pbfurdis , inrcr ca quat obiccit abfurda hoc dc iWo 
viio iudicium cflt poncndum . Id vcro confe^fla- 
ncum , & confcntancum cft iis qux ha<5lenus dixi- 
nnis 3iluendo calumniam ci impofiram Scmipclngi;N ' 
nifmi ; a qua fi libcr fuir, nullo modo huic altcri 
poruir cfscobnoxius . LcJtorcm rogo vr lcgar jllas 
cbic(ftioncs ; horror ip(c conccpius Jcgcndo pcrfua- 
dcbit ab iis abhorruifsc Vinccntium , & fi quis 
alius fucritrhomincmcordarum,5(fan^c mcntis.Tam 
cas funt abfuid^c , & horribilcs, vt non audcam ca^ 
hic cxhibcrc , nc moucam camcrinam , & vomam , 
Confcr, qusefo, illud Commonitorium , & partcs cius, 
n^ACthodpm P & rationcm fcribcndi , ftyli ficicm , 
gcnus di(ftionis, modum difputandi cum iftis obic- 
ftis iHihil rcpcrics di^Tonantius , difcrepantjus , pu- 
gnantiui . IHe au£tor grauitcr , prudcntcr , caute , 
rcdtc , circumfpc^ae fcgcric ; hic lcuircr , tcmcre , 
proicdc , impudcntcr , pctulanrcr agit , agiturquc , 
Itquc prjtcipitcm dat , Omnia apud au^ilorcm Com- 
inonitorii funt confidcrata , librata , cxpcnAi , ror- 
nata , matura, concoaa: nihil in hocau(5^orc obie- 
aionum cft nifi proicctum, nifi turbidum, nifienor- 
mc , nifi incompofitum , nifi crudum , nifi mdige- 
fium , Gcrre ipfa ratio diccadi arguit & ingcnia 
djlfimilia , & pcrfonas omnino cfsc diucrfas . Vt 
crraucrit Vmccntius , vt aljos damnaucrit crroris , 
quam id fubtilifcr , & cautc , acprudcntcr mohtur? 
Vt vcl in accufando modum fcruct , & in rcprchcn- 
dcrdo bilcin coLtincat. At hic furipfus & prxccps 
jnin.anitcr , ijrLc ,truculcntcr agit , & iracundi^ tcl ' 




«7 



& mnlcuolcnria: virus cruc^iat, quafi velit pcftiicro 
obic^tionum haliui cofdcm , quos accufat , perimc- " 
rc . Lcgat qui volct . Mc pudcr ram abfurda dcli- 
na commcmorarc , quibus cgo ii Profpcr circm^ 
mmimc rcrpondcrc dignaitr : fcd ca fuamct pcfti 
!cnt!a (jiicrcm conun^pi,& euancfccrc . Sunc illa^ 
piorlus ab hominc cordaco, & menris comporc alic- 
na . Ac liC jfta pro mcp ingenio hibricata ciVc vi- 
dcantur , vt dcrcrrcndo homincs fjeditare,& ablur- 
ditarc obicaionum, nolim , aut non pofTim probarc 
cas obicdioncs Vinccnrij Lirincn/is noii cire, ac cxi- 
minari hac rarionc prohibeam , affero idoncain ad 
fuadcndum conic(fturam . Nihil in iis cft quod fa- 
piat rcprchcnfioncm illiiis , qnx vulgo CAiltimatur 
c(Tc Auguflini, doarina?, quamquc vitupcrallc dicitur 
in fuo Commonitorio Vjnccnruis , fcilicct prjedcfti. 
nationis graruira: , ac fir.c mcntorum pr.Tlidio co n- 
paranda: ,&aDco ita djfpofKj^, vi Bcatitudlnis fi- 
milis cflc vidcatur . Omnia hic fiuit ab co crroro 
alicna • Contia vcro quidquid afFcirur , & obiicitur 
pcrrinct ad fa?uiri.im,& crudclicarcm Dci ddtinantis 
homincs , ad mahnn pcccari, pxnx ,& mduratio- 
nis ad induccndam dcfpcrationcm, odium Dci , & 
incuticndum horrorcm faralcm , & cicndam bilcm 
Lc^Sorum , vt aducrfus docciiccs immania illa por- 
tcnta cxcandcfcant , in tofquc tanquam barbaros & 
inhumanos inuchantur : omnia func crroris i tcrro- 
ris , formidinis , dcfpcrationis plcna , & ab ingc- 
nio truci , cffcra quc indolc profcda , a qaa lon^c 
Vinccntius abcrat, homo acutus , mitis , cautus , 
& circumfpe(ftui. Alitcr hic accufarc vcllctaducr. 
i^nosjc gcfcrct, objjccrci mclliora , fubtiiiora , c 

pro- 



\ 





88 ^ 

probabiliora,arqiie adco crcdibilia , non ca, qua? 
fua abfiirdiratc& cnormitatc fidcm,quam faccrcmo- 
licbantiir , eiicrtcrcnt , & labcfactarcnt . Non crat 
ingcniofiis iilc Vinccnritis, fcd adipalis , non acii- 
tiis,fcd bardus , qnia ad argiicndum , & conuinccn- 
dum incrcdibilia profcrcbat . Pcrdcbat olcum , & j 
opcramqui omncm kiccm fidci cxtingucbat. Mon- 
ftra inucxit ifte Vinccntius , qua: nc Africa quidcm 
tulcrat,aut fcrre potcrat , pcr fumam iniuriam ea^ 
Africano homini Auguftino imponcbat • Nod erat 
Africa illorum monllrorum fcrax , imo ne capax 
quidcm.Portcntofioraerant quamillaquc apud infc- 
rosproueftibulo ftabant • Apage fis quicunquc ifta 
imponis Vinccntio . Nam hxc ipfa impoftura dc- 
clarat alicnam ci imponi perfonam . Non poflum^ 
non mirari , & quidcm vchementer , Patrem Norini 
amicum mcum , virum , mitem , fuauem , grauem , 
prudcnrem in hanc de Vinccntio Lirinenfi exiftima. 
tioncm deucnifle ; Cert^ nunquam fic Lirincnfis illa 
UiauifTima lyra deliiaflet . Addo: fi illa capitula funt 
Vinc^^ntij Lirinenfis tot efse peccata capitalia pro- 
pter calumnias irapofitasDo^aori fanclifsimo contra 
Epiftola dccretalem Ca:leftini. Quare non cft cre- ) 
dcndum homincm , qui intcr Sanilos rcfcrtur ea- i 
rum auclorem fuifsc , ac eas in libcllum famofum 
compcgifsc, illumque cuulgare voluiflc . 

Lcftorcs prouoco ad lcdtioncm , ac corum ftare 
, volo iudicio . Sola lcdio mihi facict fidcm , mcque 
' idoncum rcgantis lcnrcntia:au(florcm cfsc monftra 
bit , a qua ncmo,qui Icgat abfurda illa commcnta , 
opinor , dcinccps rccedct . i 
Supcicft fcirc , idquc amc cxpeti vidco quifnam ^ 

fucrit 



hicritillc Vincenrius aiKflorobicaionum? hoccnii\i 
pucant homincs ftudiofi nexum cfsc cum ea fcntcn- 
tin, qnx ncgat c]ucmquam fcriptorcm alicuius opc- 
ns cfsc , prodcrc ahum qui eius audor fucrit . 
Imo & folcnt illiid cxigcrc quafi pro mcrcfdc le- 
(ftionis . Equidcm longc aliter (eorio ; quin & ine- 
ptum puto hunc nexum : fcio hunc non fec^fsc , 
igitur fcio quis fccerit , Mon eft confcifl.mcufTL. : 
Quare mihi fari^ fucric monftrafse Vinccnrium Li- 
rincnfcm haruni obicdionum non fuifse au<5lorcm, 
& ncgo ad aliam mc quseftionem excirandam dc 
au dorc rcncri . Habcoquc eius rci grauem au.lo- 
rcm Suarcz tom. i. dc grat. Piolog. 5. c. 5. qui 
cum mecum dc Vinccncio Lirincnli Icnciar cum non 
cfse audlorcm obicdionum , ab ca quo-ftionc qux 
iniicitur , abftinct prudcntcr , ncc ca fc paticur im- 
plicari . Atque vt me vrbane , ac lepide hbcrcm 
narro hiftorian . Micarius illc Sanitus Antonij 
{ Sandlifsimi difcipulus , ciim incidcrcc in hommcm 
rcum fa<ftum homicidii , qui fe innocentcm cfTc cla- 
mabar , commiferatus eius viccm, cundem , vti erat 
comprchenfus a hdoribuf , ad fcpulchrum inrerfe- 
<fli pcrduxit ; & palam ad fcpulrutii , inquic , 
dic, anhicreuste tnurfeccrH ? Qj^i , rcm miram ! C fc- 
pulchro clara voce negauit fe ab rco occifum 
clsc.Proprerea dimifsus domum fuam repcrijt . Vix 
dum abfolurus cum turba rogarc Macarium car- 
pit , vt quxrerct ex mortuo quis nam cum in- 
tcrfccifsct ? cumquc vrgcrctur Micariu? rcfpon- 
dit ; faris fibi cfsc innocentem libcrafsc , non 
efsc olficij (ui prodcre homicidam , fcquc c tur- 



M ba 



90 ^ - 

• ba^co difto fiibdiixit . Hoc cgomcinct cxemp!o| 

IhbL-io • Vcnim tcnet me abcunccin Jiaronuis gja. 
uis^ , & illuftns annalium fcriptor , qai fiu mc i ^ 
aurhoriratc n^ouct ad inqnircnduin . Ecquis nan> I 
I fi!crit illc obic^ionum audor ? Sifto iraq ic . & f 
' parcotantoviro,ciqucfubfcribo;& qucm illcprodit 
i eundem cgo rucftorcm probo . Vinccntium ajium Gal- 
I hcanumprcsbytcrum>quicodcmfcculo in C:i\\u flo- 
' ruit. Dc quo'Gcnnadms fcribit. citar vcro cap. 80. 
l At opponitfc ni^bis patcr Noris fatahs quodamaio 

• dohoftis Vinccntij Lirincnfiscoinloco hili. Pchig. lib. 

l 2.c.ii.pag.2 50.excipiens,qu6d ille prcsbytcr Vin- l 
l centiusnuUamcius crrorisfufpicioncm pra:buit,cum 
1 omnia, qu.-e dicitur fcripfilfc opera > intcricrint : . 
Chm pra,erhw ,ait .^Hidenur confl^t eff- Lirtn?nf m , atqfi.' 
ai€o\ttfcrVACancuAlj opusimputxrc . Addit pr^ctcrca, ilUm . ■■ 
de quo fcribit GennadMy yincentium iuniorrm ef^ cti<rf r^nn^ 

xeyit Gcnnadio^qucmfcaudiuiflctcfbtur.Gennadium 
I autcmfloruiffc fcxaginta, &ampUusannis poft Galh- 

• canosillos dcgratia tumultus.viucnte Profpcrorcirca 
■ annum^i^.exciratos. Hisrcfpondco : primumifluni 
'. altcrum Vinccntium fufpcdlum crroris fieri proptcr 

famiharitatcm cum Gcnnadiohominc Auguftinianse 
dot^lrin^e infcnfifTuno , Scmipelagiani dogmatisftu- 
^ diofilsimo. Inucnit iraque Vmccntius in Gcnnadio 
/dignum patclla opcrculum . Hoc facit ne quarNo- 
\ ; ris de Vmccntio Lcrincnfi fcribit non modo noiv 
I cuidcnria , fcd ne vcrilimiha quidcm fint . Sccun- 
' dum: iuniorcm fuiffc iftum Vinccntium Profpcro 
! non cum tcmpore cxchidcrc ^ cum codcm fcculo 
vixeriDt , & idcm Vinccntius antiquior fucrit Gcn- 1 
nndio , qui cum fc audiuinb tcftatur , vidchcct > 

vti 

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O 1 



vti migiftrum anno 4S0. Pocuit crgo tuiic cllc lc" 
xigcnarius Vincentius ; ?rofpcr aiitem cum vixif- 
fct , codcm tcrtc Noris , vfquc ad annum 457. 
potuit cum f odcm concarrcrc , & anno fua? a?ta- 
tis trigcfiino ilU ohicfti conficcrc , & a Profpcro 
rcfutari co anno 450. viucntc , imo & antca ; qua 
rarionc vidcmus fcriptorcs alios iuucncs cum fcnt- 
b.is controucrfias ai^itaffc . Satis fit excmplo Au- 
gaftinus qui cum Hicronymo fcnc iuucnis difcc- 
I pr uiit . Ncc illi Scmipclagianorum , vt ai: Noris , 
I tumu'tas ramcito cedarunt ciim viuo Profpcro ,& 
Faafto qiii diutifsimc pofl vixit , tcniicrinr , nec ni- 
{] Arauficani Concjlij temporc clVc dcficrint ; cum 
crgo conicAura idonca fcit , & conrroucrfix pcr- 
durarint , ncc multum dicrcpct a?tas , luiic Vinccn- 
tio Gillo prcsbyrcro > non alrcri Vinccntio Mona- 
cho G.illo funt illac obicdiones tribucnd« . Hqui- 
dcm c6 libcntius huic fcntentiaf adh.rreo , quod vi- 
dco eam & Hcclefiafticis , & Scholafticis fcripto- 
ribiis placuifsc . Volo igitur opinioncm Noris con- 
ucilcrc , & meam confirmare . Ncmo Carholicus 
aufas cft afsercre Vinccntium Lirinenfcm carum^ 
obicdioaum aurhorem cfsc , Proponu:K q iidcm 
quxltionein , & aiunt nonnullos ambigcrc ; ncmine 
laudato : fed negant eas efsc Vinjcnnj . l uo ne 
Hxrctici quidcm , fi paucos excipias audaciorcs , 
ci Vmcentio afsignant . Et , quod mirere , non pc- 
nitus id affirmant , fcd timide, ac modefte , uno ex- 
ccpto Volsio , qui fidcntius loq uitur . Cji.is rcfc- 
rcndo fcntentia n Gcorgius CiUiftjs aic . ]s( '^w '^»- 
Ifj^iliter: fluxc o nnino , acpro rca?rcaria ergaVof- 
fium fi-igidc . AndrcisRiacttusdicacifsi nus,& pro- 

M 2 icdif' 



92 



ic^tifsimusin /uo Criticoc, 24. pag. 46^. Hotandu ^ 
{''nictuttutnfonecnndemfuilJ^yqHi Qme^ioncs ili^n propofmi 
qnn y incentuv^^^i appellat Trofper , e^pjf^fe rrfL itit , QuirLj | 
iir;6 Vorsiusipfcconftans aurhor illiiis (ent^aux lib.i 
r. dcHift. Pciag.c.p.pag. 45. ita fcnbic, Aloda om-^' 
ilionc- fi:ts fiut vc putMntis . Modcraciir dicto . A<.tdir 
autetn Calliftus quod rem meain coiuinct . ^^(■'^^^^'^ ^'^"^- 

ve'6Vont ficii lcrtpunes obte^tjnes ilL:3 ymCcfUi.nias f^^ncth- 
tto noflro ahlidicmt , & dteri cuulim ywcentio , cums uiemin i 
^emiadiui l'b. de S':nptor. EccicftaH- X x c. tnbmrc r/u!f^nt 
i^nusinfiaromntiim cflo Bironm^ ^c. Ootholica crgo cfl: 
illa fcntcncia ncgms Vincenriir n illarum eftc an- 
Jiorcm , vel bomine hc^rctico tcfle . lure igiciV 
Bariholomxus Pctrus Lintrcnfis in Annotar. ad 
Commonitorium ponic difscrtationem Apologct.- 
cam .> in qua mukis dcmonrtrac huius opinionis 
falliutem , quam mihi vidcrc non coiitigit r con- 
igit autcm vidcre in Epiftola ad me milsa Florcn- 
tia ab oraculo illo Uttcrario Ilhiftrifsmio^ Anronia 
Magiabccho , in Cortina Screnifsimi Magni Ducis 
cruditifsimam Sibyllam agence , locum B-iluz.!;i in 
nptis ad eundcm Hbrum , Commonitorium Vinc^'n- 
cij , vbi propofita opinione alfirmantc lic ait * 
' tmi ea opinio d f^iris celebenima explofa fity tum fff cia 
l' djf-rtatione fn em incHbiut Bxribolamt^ Vetras o i 
crnfis in Prxfatione ad Commonitoriitm rincpntvi . \^\ fcitc 
animaducrtit P. Labbcin fua difsert. Philolog. de 
fcriptor. Hccleliaft, BcIIarmini Hxreticos , qui nu- 
.c fenciunt dc Vincencio attribiiendo ei & errorcm 
Scmipclagianum , & obicdioncs Vrncentianas , c6 
:d faccrc , vt clcucnt iUius auchoricaccm , libi 



i.occat ; 




noceat ; & infir nar corinn rationcs , quibjs peiTja- 
vkre conanciir>Gini illaru.n obieitioiiinn auchorc^n 

c(se. Sed qtiibus ^ aic > , & / /m; LchMs , <jr qdm 

i utibus argumr nt^s } proptcrea P. Noris nuHum pror" 
sus atrulir : tantiVn fuinpii: quo.l probandam crat 
i!lo C. 2- p. 250. Hic tdem ,ait, f''*'ic^'^f^^s cttntya \*i'of | 

xh A^^n[{inianis ilU caUm d^fcnderentur . Abftinuit ab 
ornni argumcnto , i?n6 & nullo authorc dixit. Rc- 
lIc q 10.1 nullum Cithohcum inuenirc pocuit , ad- 
do ncc habcrc ccrtuni & coniKirircai . Ex Hxrc- 
cicis vnum & alccrum laudarc potuic,qui vci (unc San- 
^ -ftis PjcribusaJucrli, icacahj mnias iUis folcnt impo- 
ncrcadclcuandam coruai a:i:toritatc n,nc a Cacholi- 
j cis adJuvJiis corundem ccfti no; ijs conuincantur . A 
nobis aducrfus Norim Itanc noltri , & SchoUiftici 
Thcologi , & Ecclchaftici fcriptorcs Atfcra.nus 
a'iquot , & ab Ecclcfiafticcc H.rtoria: Patre Magno 
liaronio incipia.nus . Is in annorac. ad Martyrol. 
24, Maij 711. Vj^f^ c({ h c loco p xtcrmittendum errare 
j eos t qw ymjr' ri iis ( ftc entm ao ) 'llvi' ) obicCli^n^s il 
1 U$ aduerfus S. Vrofperum S- ^uiujit n fcripta d f^ndcn. 
j temf^inccnitj huius exiHimant jutjfe eo qu d ' tllts tempjnbf s 
! vixerit , Sri hniii r^t fAftiis ex b)c coit>fct pot^H 
\ qtfod hic non tantum njn tmpHimmt d^^feifores , fcd 
ma^noptr^ Uud^Uit ; nam eo Lb^-o . q^iem fi^iyfit ^duerfm 
hcreles CMp. 4^. vth.-mfhtir admodum comm^ndauit C^ie 
iiini Homani Vonttficts eptliolim tn defcnftone fcrtptorum "^. 
jiuiu[hni datam ad Eptfcopos Gallta>um aditfrjus cjs , 
:jui tanti TJtrii do^ tnam auft fuerunt tmfu^nare . Sed vt 
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fftas illas confcripfit obiellioHfs , fciendum efl eodem fcculo al- 
Urum y^iHcenttum ciaruifse in GMiz , de quo id m Gennadius 
fcribtt codem Ub. c. So. cui p^tnis opus illud trifju^nium pu- 
^arem • Quicqmd fit confljit qutihu lucubrationes tll is ejfe 
Velagiani homiOis , n.r dt fn.is qax tribuintur ymcenttJ Li- 
rinenft , qui auyeo pUni HU opnfulo Ftiem CatkoL'cam e^f^re 
^ii teflatJm rcliqm , quo cu n omnes hnrefes , tum mzxf- 
thi Telagianam cum authoribus fuis impu^n^t , '^t co^ifi U ex 

codcm libro i. i4 HctcBaronius . Suarcz tom. 
dc grat. Prologom. 5. c. 5. ita . M^qm Lxiji^fn^ unt 

hunt ejje rincen^ium lUum . chl Vrojper rejponic t in Inro ad 
obiediones ymcenttanas , ^ id' 6 vnum e(]f credtderunt cx 
his qui inr Gallta contra djUrinam Atigufltni cum MaffiUcnfibus 
dtjjeruerunt . Sed hxc fu ptcio nullum hab^t in opufculo ^in. 
cttitij Liftn^a^is contra pr fi ixs vj:n n muttates , quem fo- 
lum ex fcriptis ei'<s habimt^s, fundamentum . ^nrfus c. ult- 
Iterum in cum , idc[i Tc^U^ium , tnuehttur , ibique ma^na 
cum veneratione rectpit EpiflolAm CxUflim , coitr^ 
Semipelagianjs ^ & m dfcnfijfU^m ^iinHmi lcriptaedt 
vt pifica ridcbimus . Drinde libro Profoeri colligt nonpo- 
tcji qut fuertt lUe ^incenttus , i quo obic£ltones , qn^s rc 
futat yincentiana nominata funt . Cur crgo fufptcabtmur , j/. 
^t^tn ftiifjc infigmo^em (^incentium , qui co temporc vtxtt ? 
maxiuti cumVr.fper i; V^^f^tione dtcat eum confinxiflc qua, 
^undam blafphemtarum prodigiofa merrdacta, caqu: ^igufltno^ 
O Vrofpero ad inutdiam concit inia /t traiiiif]' ; qu)icertein 
(redtbile rd dc ^incentio Ltrinenfi 1 qui -pir reltgt^^fi fimus futf- 
f. perhtb tur^ & di6io libro f^o talem fc ofleridit . Et laU- i 

dato Baronio condudit . Va^um intercft indtcarr 
ti;e y mcenttus fuerit , dummodo grauiisim'* Scnpto i ant^-a » 
H£ret\cos talis iniurit nrtn tnferattir . Vifqucz ia i p. • 
d. 91. C. 8. n. 43. ' inquit, merud exifUmant jE 
,ctu^'m » ct*tus funt cbieSioncs f^incentlanx apud Vrojperum 

ton 



95 



n^nft4i[fc Lirn^n^^^n ''l s n nnincfrim . contra h.ireffs 'criorn 
fei almm y nccntium Vrrshyterum Gilfum i cwus mtm^nu 
G nnadius Ih dr rirts llMr^c So.njtmc e^ ie rinc^ntn Ijr tnmn 
m nti n^-m frcit . Ho^um Jtttd ^opinioncm confi-ntit vaUtiqind 
^incent us Linnenfis in illo Iuj Itb c vlt, dle^xt C^Himi hpi- 
fioLm, e.itnque fummopcr^ iiudut , (jmm lcnptAm efje cont^a 
Ca(ft wHm:t\f' tcz vid rbtmus . 

Co ^fenfiflre dc hoc inrer fe duos infi gne> Thc- 
ologos gcnio , mgcnioqiic djlcrepantcs , ir^uaicn 
tuni c(l ab aijitonrate iniiictj n contra N >ris opi 
nioTK*'ii » q n ni.ig;iificcrc lolcr Siiarcz : & q ii 
dcmiure;at poflctcciam codc:nnamcro habcrc Val- 
qucz . 

Adijcio nobilcm huius aeuti? Thcologum Do- 
minicanum , qui mc laudat aliq lando G Jacruiru 
dc grat. d. 2, f. 7. i^t-rc^nf un Ltnn-nfcm. ait , Cafst- 
an' contempjran -um $ & m CJin ^bij Lmncnfi monaJ^um , ali 
quipuimt eum cjfe , cu^ rcfpondet Vmfper inlib -i ai jhie^iones 
ytnccntimts ; aieoqui M^fstlttnfts faatonts h,ilttu tnfptratum 
futffe . 5ed intqua hxc fulpicto eH ; cum hic^^inccnt us tn opu! 
ciilo contra profanas voeuiu nouit.ttes c. 54. vehetnentir ar^uaf 
VrUyium » qudJ necefsitJtem^r atix itiuantis nos infiniulis afl. 
bus n^e'iAuerit , & c v/r. Epifiolam Cekfitni Vap^ adufrfus Sem 
pelaiianos cum veneratime recipiat . ^dh quji Gennddh^ 
hunc ei nxuum non appin^tt , f-d vitri IfimHm contra hx' 
ucos atUtam fwfje mtm^rat . rnd- Bxroniu^ ad annum 
n. vert traiit rmceutium . m qucm f'rtpftt Vrofper , 

fuifje alium etufdem nominis, 

Nc^ant Vinccntium auftorem efTc harum obic- 
aionum : Bartholomxus Parus Lmtrcnfis in fua^ 
diifcrt. Apologctica pro Vinccnt. Lirin. Bilucciws in 
iK^tis ad cundcm . Antonius Gcr uafms Bijon ii>s Cc^ 
— oma- 



nomancnfis in fuo rfadacu dcGratia.PhilippusLabbc* 
dc fcript. Ecclcf. Bcllarmini pag 48^. loanncs Ba- 
ptifta Gcfnay. in opcrc infcripro v^outnc^^MAfstlienfn , 
c reltqt4£ Thocenfts ^nnales annum Chrifti 43 2.Qiicm 
ramcn miror dc fcntcnria Vafquii dubira(rc,cLim ciuc 
uos tam luculcntum,& manileltum tcftimonium pro- 
duxcrimus . 



Caput XV. 

HiLiritis ^reUtenfis nota Semipela^ianifrui i Tatre V^ori im- 
paflj liberatur . l^^nnm tum > ac cundcrn curn auUore EpidoU 
tcc:o Trojpert eQe monftrdtur . ^relatenfts Epijcopt nomen irre, 
pfif :tn textum cum BAronio contra"b{ortm o/iendituru Locus L^* 
iherij benc tntelleSus d BAroniOy inuito Vo^t , fuflinetur . j 
Dr arjno qno fcnptafunc EptftoUTr fpert , (J» Hd^ ij ad ♦ 
jiu^ufiinum,C7 de ttmpore ret'45iitionts ope^ 
fHmS^^uiufiiniiu^A auSoris d p. T^oris 
dtflerifi} . Tandem A f^ttfiintjnts fcri* 
fionbus HtUriumfibi vmdtcaH" 
tibus^ eundem k Hpri adem* 
ptumiure pofl timtni^ 
^u&jr rcOjtuit , 

STudct cruditifsimus Patcr Norls Scmipclagia- 
norum numcrum augcrc , cgo minucrc 
dere Au^ufrino hofrcs , cgo a^di i^cic; vrcrmc- 
lus , lcdor ludicct . Non contcntus Vinccrtic 
Lirincnfi ; adiiccrc conatur Hilarium Aiclatcn- 
fcm , qucm non folum Sciripclnajnnnni 



- 9J 

fcd unumexiu prxcipiium facir Hflariu utcum Iib. 2. 
c. i^.pag. 273. Scmipelagianorum in Gallus Cory- 
pharumappcllat. NcfciocurScmipcIagianifmum cla- 
rareuulciurisclarifsimis infufcads . Tingit ergo Hi- 
anum tuligme Semipelagiani erroris in fua hiftori.i 
hb. 2 . c 2. ubi eum dicirp«a>««w habitum fuifse intcr 
Scmjpelagianos. Farctur qucibi/«ff4r,7f cum doaif- 
fimis fui mftiruti uiris qui.contra fentiunt , & Baro- 
njo confenciunt. Dcterrcrchocdebuit, nonincitarc . 
Nominat ucro .Mjiqucz , Herrcram , Crufeiiium , 
Staibanum , & amantiflimum fui , & de rcpiiblica 
Auguftiniana bcncmeritum Aloyfiiim Toitihim , a 
quibus tanra fideiuia rccedit , vt diccie audcat : 
^d^^o euiicnter A [i eorum lenicnitimrefefi , vt koi dubtet eos a 
fua^ &commnn, fcucntu recefjuios . Ego contra qui hos 
fcriptorcs , ac in primis Baroniuin icgcndo noui , & 
ToreIlumproptcreruditioncm,& fuauirarcm indolis, 
eximiafqucviitutes vehcmenter amo& colo.rccipio 
tneTcfurarurum omncs conic(fluras Noris , & palam 
fad urumHilariuin Areiarcnfcm lougc ab il!o crrorc 
ab fuifsc ; nec dubitarc mc quiu eatn prifcam fcn- 
tcnriam fim confirmaturus : & Norim , nifi rcfra- 
gari obftinatc vcntaci velic , dfua opmioac dcmo- 
turiis . 

Affcramus cius conicdluras , Primi fumitur ex 
Vcrbis Profpcri in Epift. ad Auguft. ^«^w eorum , 
Scmipclagianorum , pr^cipnx auaoru^tis & Jpmulium 
ftudiorum vtrum StnClHm Uilinum ^reUtenftm Epif^opum 
fcucbeaiUuiy tua ai^n rjtorem , / aito^cmj^r in omwbus 
tuA c(]e dSrinA, & dehoc quod in qu^reUm trahit umpri- 
dtm aoud {anSitatem tuam ftnfum fuumpcr Ittteras pcUe con- 
f errc (juia >tru hoc faClurus.aut guo fiae fit faElurus ,nccrtu 

N race- 



5P8 ^ . 

Fatctur ProfpcrHilanum cum omnia Auguffini dog- 
mara approb;irct , hoc tamcn vnum de prxdcfhnaiio- 
ncgracuira mimis probare, dcquc co qucn quah riO.- 
lct Auguftino affcutiri . I 

Scci:ndaprqmitin'exalrcra,qii:ie adfnngitur Epift.| 

Hilaril vbi Irc. ^V^'^^ ///^/i^ /^tW ;;o;z df:bco > q^iod fe dicant 
tmm fan^itatem , hoCcxcepto , tnfA[lis,aC df&is onmibus admt 

M^-r. Quce vtibaconrinenr eundemdc Hilario fcnfum 

C rrolpcro add udum Mmiratonm . I^aatoremq^^e m aftjs 
t(f£ e(je doilrinA , de hocquod tn qnerelam trahit , nifi quod 

Profper nominar Hilarium Arelarcnfcm,Hilanusau- 
rcm racer nomen , fed non difranuiac perfonam , & fi 
inrer plurcseam collocet. 

Terria ducirur ex verbis Auguftini lib. de dono pcr- 
fcucr. c. 2 1. yUcaut tamcri tj [ ricrnpe HdunuSy intcrpo- 
nit Noris , /ocijcjue ) quibiss am^ntibus m: in^ratus eQe 
'^on debeo , qui prjeter hoc quoi in quje/lioncm vcnit , omyiia 
mea fictit fcribitis Je profitentur amplcCli > riieant , incjuam* 
vtrnm itt primi libri pofterioribus partibus eorum duorum , 
quos mei Epifcop^^^us initio antequam TeUgtana H^refis ap- 
partret ad Simplicianum Epifcopum fcripfi. rcmanferit aliquid 
iw) vocetur in dubium gratum Dei non fectdniuni merita no* 
kra dari , & vtrum ibi non fatis egerim etim initiim fiici 
doftum Dei; & vtrum Vv ijs , qii£ibi dttla funt njn cott' 
fequenter eluceat y & ft non fit expre([um , eti^m vfque in 
n^m perfeUcrantlam nonmft ah eo dona t , ^ui nos prjtdeflim 
^autt in H^gnuin futm , & Gloriam , Er poftca • ^nde rcco^ 
lant aducrfus Uxrcftm Telagianam , M»« ^nte alKfuot annos % 
xU diSii e[fe -y titp(* eofilcripta , qujt nun^ iliis dilpUcere ^mt^ 
"inUrk'ctl' His cOnicifturis duLlus parer Noris con- 
.-!ud'it j Wlarium cu n Cafsiano contra Auguftinum 
onlpiriifc. Addiclcriptorcsillos , qui Hifarium de- 



n I j ■ • ^ "1- 0" 

99 j« 

fcndunt in co dcccptos ,qii6d duos Hilarios in vnutn \j 
cundcmquc mifcucrunt : Nam duos fuiffc conflare \ 
vnum Epifcopum Aiclatcnfcm i altcrum priuatum • 
ciuem fcriptorcm huius Epiftol^ ad Auguftmujn^ . ^ 
ciufquc Difcipulum ; ncgat quippc Hilarium Arda- ^ ^ 
tcnfcm in Africa (i\i{sQ , fubiungit Epiftolam coniun- 
aam Epiftola: Profpcri non cfsc Hilaiii Arclatenfisfcd \ 
akcrius huius Hilarii priuati eo a/gumcnto quod 
Profpcr in finc Epiftol^e /ic fcribit . i^m pndcm apudfan- 
t^uatem tutn^ fen'uyn fuum per iittcTAS velle conferre i /ci qu*a 
Ytrum hoc faSu 'idS,Jtut q uo f.^e {!: f iflurus iicrrtum efl &c..g^<o 
addit Noris, deHihyoindeftndeoU ^u^^lino O^e.Z^y ct4. 
iu5 infl^nttJi Ittterai ex.i''.itj5 rnx cum lUts sn ^fruan d'fe en ' 
das fciebit > tiullo paCio intelUf^t pojfunt .HaclcnuS JSIoris ^ 
cui nos ordinc rcfpondemus . 

rrinuVn ncgando afsuinptum , vidclicet .duos Hi- ^ 
lariosfuifse . Qjo tanquam iugulo pr.rcifocadit trfi- 
cusopinionis Noriluina?. NcgatNoris Hilarium Arc- 
latcnfcmin Africafuilsc. luucnisqnippc hic Arclatc 
ab Honorato Abbatc ad mcliorcm friigcm reduii^ us,& 
in Monafteriumacccptiis. Altcr autcm rcftatur fc in-> 
Afiica fuifsc Auguftini difcjpulum,quafi vcro hxc duo 
intcr fc pugncnt,cLi'n tamcn vnum alterumnoncxchi- 
dat. PotuitcnimHiIarius prius Adolcfcens erudiri ab 
Honoi ato in Gallia, & poftca luucnis m Africam irc , 
& ibi Auguftinum audire. Audiuilse autem pcrfuadco 
conic^turis. Prima quod Profpcr fatctur fc numq ua;n 
Auguftirum vidifsc, ncc ab co vifum ; patet cx illa 
pauiculaepiftolseProfpcri, initio; ^v^otns ubifacie c\\\o 
nidicaturHilariumtk facie Auguftinum agnouifse,fi 
quidcn^ dc eo tacuit , quafi A ugultmo illc innotuifscf . 
Secunda quod nominat Hilanum Epifcopufn Arila- 
tc^c inter tot aliosquos filctio pr^terit co fatis /i^i ificat 

N 2 cini 



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eum Aiigiifti no norurn efTe . Cur cnm cuni 1:0 mi. 
natim producit » nifi quoJ ille il!c inrer ca:tcros 
innotuerat AuguftinofTcrtia conftat Hilarium Arc- 
latenfcm fuifre Syracufis ex Epiflola ad Augufli-| 
num data , 8b\ quam non dubiio elTe Hilarij, ve-j 
nerat autem cx Africa , vt fignificat Auguflinus, qui[ 
ci rclpondens fiUum rocat , in finc Epillolx 89. Ar 
negat iterum Noris eum Arelatenfem fuiflc. Rcfcllo 
negan tcm , nam fi illc alter Gallus erar, & iu Afri- 
ca ciTc potuir , cur Arelatcnfis non potuit ? Gallum 
Autcni f um effe non audebit Noris inficiari , igitur 
'eneamus Hilarium Arelarcnfem . Quirta coniedu- 
a ftimitur cx Para:nctica Euchcrij ad Valcrianum-, 
bi de nortro Hilario , & Petronio ait cos ex ple- 
:IJima mmdanA Tot.fi.itis Scde a^certd!'e ad P^ligionis , 
Stccriorij dtgnit.ttem . Non^ igitur Adoiefccns 
•^cligionilc addixit , fcd diu libcr vixir , & ho- 
r-crcs gcflit, potuitquein Africam fe conferre , & in 
Sicilia negotiandi caufa morari ; ex quo illa conie- 
ciirra Parris Noris corruir, videlicer Laicum euinfuif- 
fe cum fecundamadAugufiinum cum Profpero Epifto- 
uim fcripfit ,qua?efl pra^liminaris ad librum de Prx- 



& dono perfeucranrias | 
nfis Laicus cire nonpoflcc ' 



•cflinarionc Sanc^orum 

quafi vcro Hilarius ArelatenfisLaicus elfe nonpofl.. 
:um ramcn ei diuin feculo viuerc contingere poru- I 
ffcr T Qjod apparebic infcrius cx cade.n Parjeneri- ; 
ca Euchcrij , vbi cum Bironio explicabimus verba'* 
qu:bus Euchciius dcfcribit ingrefsum Hilarij in Mo- ^ 
i aftcrium, & inaugurationemEpifcopalcm Pctronij, 

refutabimus intcrprctarioncm Noris & Baronij , 
t]ucm rcjjcir , approbabimus . 

Adijcio optimarn conieduram fu mptam ex Epi- 



lloia 



I O 1 



ftola HilarijArclarcnfisSyracufisfcripta cxSicilia ad 
Augnftinum , c\ux vcrfarur in matcria Haercfis Pcln- 
giana?, dc qua Hilarius iam tum crac folicitus , tan- 
quam dcfcnfor grari» , & hoftis illius crroris . Vn- 
de dcducitur cundcminfccunda Epiftolacontinuafsc 
ftudium pcifcqucndi Hxrcticos Semipclagianos , 
idert rc!iquias Scmipclagianorum , & iuuat modus 
loquendi in finc Epiftolx . Dc his ommbus rogo ijuantis 
y^^lcopreabusfanS tatem U4m , v inbc^tt nos .tpcrriis infirui : 
{juo nouerimus , quatenus Jentirc debeamug , Qvx fi confc- 
lantur cum ijs particulis, qua: funt in alia Epiftola 
fnitio , & finc ,limilia intcr fc,& germana vidcbun- 
rur . 

Qiiod attinet allunsa nobis fupcrius Noris conic- 
ifturas ca?faci!e rcfutanrur. Trima cx Epiftola Piof- 
peri , vbi dicitui Hilarium , quiin c;rtcris amplcCtc- 
batur dogmata Auguflini , vnum hoc in qucrelam 
trahcrc , quod dc gratuira pra:deftinatione tradide 
rat , rrfcllitur diccndo : verum quidcm cfsc initio 
dubitafsc H^larium , fcd fuum prudenrcr fuftinuifle 
I iudicium , dojiec pcr littciai Augullmum coniuluic 
Nam fi difscnfifsct non cxpcctafsct dum Auguftinus 
rcfcripfifset . Coi.tulit crgo cum co pcr hanc ipfam 
I Epiftolam fcnfum fuum , & clicuit Auguftini , ci 
I omnino afscnfurus ; imo , & cu.n fcripfit laui afscn- 
ferac , ciepofico dabio , & abiccti qiicrcla ; refpon 
fioncm camcn exigcbac ad fatisfacicndum ca?ccris , qui 
traditc dodlrina? minus acquicfcebant. Hincfoluirur 
fccunda conicdura , qu.r lcuior cfhcu n mulci ap- 
probaicnt vniucrfa Aug iftini dog na:a cxccpto vno 
Pi^edcftmarionis gratuita: ac libcr^ ancco nncm prx- 
aifioncrn miTicorum cx Dwi conilitato . A\ hos igi- 

^ tui' 



102 . 

tiir coniinccndos , qui indc /umcbant occafioncm^ 
crnndi oprabat Hilarius lirtcras Auguftini , vtijs ora 
obftrucrct , & dubitationcm aufcrrct . 

Tcrtia cx loco Auguftini fauctcaufa? Hilan;,quia 
Auguftinus ioquitur in plurali de ijs, qui fua^dodri- 
nx refiftcbant . Nulla fada Hilarij mcntionc, quem 
exprcfscrat nominatim Profpcr: quod ;irgumentocft 
Hilarium huius Epiftoia? cfse audlorem , ac in ca fc 
profitcri fcftatorcm Auguftini;(ienim fccus efset eum 
Auguftinus nominarct, qncmadmcdum fccerat Prof 
pcr , ac ei rccte rcfpondcrct {^(fia mentione Hi/anii 
qui cum tantus cfsct vir , & Epifcopus , ac folus a 
Profpero nominatus, non crat pr^ftern ittcndusabAu- 
guftino, fi in eo errore cfsc cognouifset . Siluit er- 
go de eo,qu6d ex littcris,ad fedatis nouitcQ fecum 
fcntire , Proptcrca tam familiaritcrcum illo cgit, vt 
omni obie(Sa fufpicione, quam ei littrrjt Profpcri mo- 
ucre potuerant tanquam cum difcipulo , & filio lo- 
quatur : Pile6lffsimf , inquiens , filtj l^rofper , ^ hIU- 
ri . Nihil cum difcerncns a profpero , quod com- 
pererat fimul cum co fibi aflentiri , ad'iionens tan- 
tum . & corripicns alios , q^i pritter boc quodm qiid^fi.o- 
7icmvcnit,omnia ftctit fcrbitis fcprofitentur amplclH.Hilavio 
pra:tcrmifso,qui onmemlufpicjonem abolcucrat jHis 
VClbis Noloautt m SanS astu.ificme arbitretnr b^c Jcr bere , 
qmfidehis quAnuncedidfi egoduhnem, Dubitafse autcm 
dc coProipcrumnibil obft.it, cuminitiocum ambioe. 
rem, &qucrcnremvidjfscr, ncfciisctaurcm di b tatlo- 
nempoftcadcpofuifsc,&qucrcIamabiccifse . Maais 
autcmcrcdcnuum crat Hilariode fcipfoaffiniiantino 
dubitaie , quamProfpcrodeillodubitanti,cumpi\T- 
fcit m ProlicrpriusicripfifsccquamHilariuscjuslit- 

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tcinsacctpifscr , quas ciim fiiispoflca fcriptis erat ii. 
Africamad Aiigiiftinimi mifsurus , qiicmadmoduni_. 
infcrius apparcbit . 

Vcnioadidquodfubrilitcropponit Nori^, Profpc- 
rum rogatum a Hilario vt fcribcrct his vcrbis: 
cuynyirotummortbus, tumeloquiot ^JT Huiijs clarotVt quanta 
1 poffet ceJlc^ld fuis itttens intimarct , pon bcnc coha:rcrc cum 
difto Profperi : mcertum rft vtYum hocfMurus fitf idcll fcri- 
bcvc y ai4t quofi le fit fa6iurus ^ Potuit Cnim Hilarius mo- ] 
raii dum dcponcbat dubium ,&inrcrinifcribcre Prof- 
pcrum, acKpiftoJamapudfcfcrnarc, doncc cflctoc- 
cafio mirrcndi ; qiix dcmum dblara cii , cum Hila- 
rius cundationc dcpofira iplum rrofpcrum horratus 
cft vtad Augultinum fcribcrct , qui fcriptas iara,& 
cxantc prxpararas littcras mifit Hilario , a quc ac- 
ccprse , & 111 vnum cum fuis fafciculum conicc^of ad 
Auguftinum funt mifsx q jcmadmodum tcftatur Hi- 
lariusinfinc Epiftolx ad Auguftinum : ^i* vt littens 
int rnar^t quas cont/4/i^4S his deftin.n e curam . Hac rdtionc 

conflatporuiflcprius, A: fua fponrc fcribcre Profpe- 
rum, & rogafum ab Hilurio id ncfcicnrc, vtfcnbc-' 
rct,mififlVadcuni lirtcras kriptas , & audas quibns 
acccprisfcripfiflc fuas Hilarium ,& vtrafque dacxif- 
lc . Ira diluULr conicdura Nons , & communis fentcw- 
' tiaconfirmatur. Addo aliameUdendi rationcm» vidc 
' kct HiUriUm lolitjni cfsc darc litteras ad Augufli- 
num , & dc cOPtroucr! js' gta:i.i^ iam fcnpliircanrca, 
vti fatctur ii;haccadcm ^piflola paulo antc fincm-. : 
^ecmircrts ,inquit, juoduitter, velaitqunn bu FptHola ai 
Jtd( ^ifujfnnitj, pnio , qt^Jt m fyoeriorenon dixeram . \\wo & ip- 
fcm crProfpcr mifcraralias Augufiino httcras, licuti 
appai cC initio Epi(toI:]C : '^'erSMiwi Fratrcmmeum Leon 



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UHmDiiCommmifiEpilloU^ , & acepi . Noucrar hoc Hi- j 
larius ; proptercimonuitProfperum . Dcinde aifirmp 
litccrasHilarij, & Profperi non potuiflc ad Augufti- 
nummittipoftquam Hilarius Arciatenfis fuit crcacus 
Epifcopus : atque adeo falli Norini , qui cam vult 
particulam .4rciatenfis Epifcopi in Epiftola Profperi con- 
tra Baronium , & communem fcntcntiam retinere . 
Nam coelitterse fcriptse funt viuo Auguftino , & ac- 
ccptsefuntabeo viuente,& ipfe viucns refpondit,& 
compofuit duos illos infijnes libros de Prxdcft. fand. 
& dc Don. pcrfcuer. Auguftinus autem mortuus cft 
anno 430 vti vuItNoris ,vel paulo antc . Non crgo 
anno quo fadus eft Hilarius Epifcopus fcribi illa! lirte- 
vx potucrunt .Irrcpit igituriliaparcicula in Epiftolam 
Profperi, erac quippc Hilarius omnino vir priuacus 
cum littera? fcript^e lunt . 

Tcrtium improboprauamNorlsdeBaronionota mi 

Cumait;^-*''^'^'^^'^''''''^'^'''^'^''''»''-** /'^^^''^ Trofpen a')ya(it 
ex prauaverherum mteUize^tia . Etoftcndo Baronium rC- 
ilcintcllexiflrc vcrbaEucherii , eaque Norim depra- 
ua(rc,& vindicovti par cft, infigncm virum. Locus 
Euchcriihuiufmodieft . Hdanusnupcr in halia nunc 
Antiftes VctfQn us aynbocx illapl ri^iim x , W aiunt t potrflatis 
hde vnus m Rtligion^s : alter in UcerdHii nomen afcendit . Scn- ' 
fus germanus cfr Baronii . Duo magni viri Hilarius , & 
Petroniusdimi(ri.s honoribusfa?culanbus, quos gere- 
bant,akerad Relig onishonorem ♦ altcr ad Epifco- || 
patumafccndit. Pctronins nunc ad Epifcopatum , & ! 
pauloarjtc,iJcItnupcr,Hi!ariusad Keligioncm. Non \ 
clt autem gcrmanus ille alius fcnfus , qiiem intrudlt 
Noris improbando Baronium , vtillud ««^^^?** cadat fu- | 
pcr Epifcopatum Hilarii , hoc eft ille ^'"p^'* Epiicopm 

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afccnditad Religioncm, qui fcnfus incptus cfset, vt 
Hilarius cx Epifcopatu afcendcrct ad Rcligioncin . 
EtquidcmEuchcriusIoquitur dc afccnfii amborunn^ 
a frculo ad Chriftum , cu.n ambo farculum rcU- 
qucrunt , & comparando cos ait ; vnus corum nu- 
pcr fc contulit ad Rcligioncm , altcri coUatus cft 
Epifcopatjs.Namillud refcrtur ad tcmpus quo 
Hiianus rcliquit fxculum , non autem ad tcmpus 
nquofuitEpifcopus ,vt fit fcnfns qnod '''wfccitPc- 
tronius tranfeundo de {xcl\Io nd Epifcopatum, id 
-upprfcck Hilarius tranfcundo de fxv uk) ad llcli- 
gioncm . Itaquc re<ftc , vt afsolct Baronius , crea- 
HS V^tronifii Ej'fcnpus BonoHienfts perfeuer.i tr Hi^ann inyi- 
r^m>ni!}ics. Jcl cgo pcrfpicuc dico . Ambo reliquc 
runt mundum ; Hilarius nupn- fufcipicndo h.tb tum 
moca.hi ; Pctronius nunc obtincndo Epifcopatum . 
Imracrito igitur Noris contia Baronuim ; , 

inquit , ,ac proprtttJS di'!tonis corrumpetetur , Abfic 

hoc aBaronlo viro accurarifsimo ,& a me qni cum 
fcquor, qucmquc ipfc Nons bcnc latinumappcllat. 
Aniinaduertat hic Noris : Si illud nuptr rcfcrtur a . 
Epifcopatum qiicm habcbat Hilarins , pcrit ratio 
comparationis vnius cum altcro qiiaiulo f.rculum 
rcliquit ; dc hoc cnim rranlitu agcbarur , cinn im- 
mcdiatc vnus ad monaUcrium , aitcr ad Epifco- 
patum vcnit , fcruata ucnuftatc , cx di- 
ucrfitatc tcrmini ad qucm ambo afccndcrunt , 
cx codcm gradu , in quo fimilcs crant • Quid 
quxris ? llla particula nuper poa bcne cohx- 
rct cum altcra particula a f ; nam ha:c fi- 
gnificat tcmpus prafcntis Epifcopntiis Pctronij . 

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pr^fcntcmcontinuationcm ftatiis: imo deftriut can^^ 
fiam qui dicit H^per Epifcopus videtur fi§"f ^ 
quod ?uit , non quod nunc cft, ac proindc conccdi h il^ 
(c,& uidctur ncgarccflc.Demum fi illud ^^P^^ at- 
figcretur Epifcopatui , dcbcrcc vindicarc fibi locum, 

idcft n^per m G^llu , vt rcfpondcrCC ntine in Italta^ ncquiS 

cxiftimarct Hilarium Icalia? Epifcopum cfTc . Ccrce hu- 
chcrius audor eft lacinus , & elcgans non commicccrcc , 
vt incongruc, & inncpte loqucrccur . 

Supereftrfcircquoanno fcript^efintHttcra: Prolpe- 
ri,&Hilarii, vtexeoappareat, an codcm ^""o Hi- 
lariusEpilcopus fuerit . Id autcm accuracc , & fubtiU- 
rcrinquircndum. Confcrcndi f^nt ioci Augufiinide 
rctraCtacione fuorum librorum , & dc cditione illorum, 
quiinterrctraaandum, & poft rctraclationem ab co 
funt compofiti . Qjpeftio cft fatis impcdita , & in qua 
csefpitauit Noris,qucm corrigerc oportebit, ncc illc 
grauabicur a mc moncri fenc , & familiari , & in operi- 
busSan(5li Auguftini,velipfo tcftc ,ua:fati(fimo. Igi- 
turnumcro cos, qui rcm condnent . Epiftolam prae- 
liminarcmlibri^^ y''^^^ ^«^^ «/» . Habecur autcm-. 
tom.6. inicio . cft q je Auguftini rcfponfio ad litccras 
eiufdcm Sj'^*' i'^^^ Diaconi . Librum fccundum rc- 
traftacionumcap. vIc.Librum de Pra^deft.Sanft. c- 5 
lib. dc D^n. perfcueran. c. 2 1 . & vica-n A uguftini fc ri- 
pcamaPoflldioEpifcopo Calamcnfi. Igiiur Epiftola 
Adqmi viiltDeHm aic; abloluifTc fcduo volumina rcria- 
dationum , retradlacis omnibus libris idcft. 232. rcfta - 
rcautcmEpiftolas , & tra(5tatus popularcs fcu homi- 
lias . Lib2.Rctra(a,c.vlt. opcra^}. in lib. 232.3 fc 
di(itaca,&rccognica aifirmac, inccrtus vtrum aliquoi 



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a dhuc diaariirus cflct , idqiic antc rctraaationem Epi - 
flolarum>& Homiliarum ,&duo eavolumma, l.cut 
Epiftola^^^^^^^^^^^c^frt^wcontinct, iam compoluilic . 
Lib. i.dcPra:dcft.San£l c.3. fateturcum acccpit lit- 
tcras Profpcri , & Hilarij iam tum duos libros rctrafta- 
tionumconfccilTc. Lib. de Don. pcrfcucr. c. 21. ait 

fe tnnc facrre UbrosretrAilJitionum . PofTldlUS in vita narrat- 
Unte proxirnummortisdtemlibrosdfe dia^os , & editos re- 
cenfutlse . d: etiam duo fcripftffe volumin^ , quorum eJltituUs 
ie reanftone lihrorum . Nihil dc anno , nifi fi quis vclit in- 
tclligcrc locum Pofsidij dc dic proximo mortis , vC 
vifumcrtlanfcnio, & fint ea vltimaopcra Auguflini . 
Vcrum hoc pnsnat cum ahjs quatuor locis Auguftini , 
vbi ait fc iam abfolui/Tc duo vohnnina rctraftationum, 
quo tcmporc fcribcbat Hbrum dc Harrcfibus , & hbros 
dc Prxdcil. San(ft.&dcDon. perfcucr. QuarcBaro- 
niusaccuratifsimus fcripcorexiilimat cos hbros non,^ 
fuifle vltimos. 

Mih\ omnino compcrtum cdhbros retraftationum 
duos,qui cxtant, quando Augnftinus fcribcbat opus 
dc Hjercfibus^^^ Q^od vutt :)r«w,& hbrum dc Prsedcfl. 
Sanci. & de Don. pcrfcucr. iam cfle abfbhitos: id cnim 
difertc tradit Auguftinus tpiftola ad Quod vult Dcum , 
&c. j.hb. dc Prardcft. fanft. Ncc obftant vcrba cap. 
2 I. dc Dono perlcucra. Vrcpterea nuncfaao libros in ^ui 
busopufculimectr^^traiividifuxepi . Loquiturcnim dcEpi- 
ftolis , & homilijs ♦ fiuc tradanbus , quos rctra^lare 
aggrelTus pcrduccrc ad vmbilicum non potuit. Et q Ji- 
demdehoc cu n Patre Nori conucnio . Difcrepo ta- 
mcn m rcfponlionc ad locum Pofsidij ,qui huic noftrx 
fcntentiar vidctur aducrfari . Ait quippc Pofsidius : 

4nte pi'o t 'lum iem obitus jkt recenfurj^ lihros fuo^ \%\V\\ 

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hi libri rctraftationum nouiffimi fuerunr . Rclpondcr 
Noris illud «nte proximum dietij non figniffcarc proxi- 
inam mortem , fcd locum darc fpatio tcmporis rriennij 
quod fecutum cft,& intercefsitinrcr rctra(flauoncm , 
&mortcm,vtfitfenfus;retraaauit antcquam morere 
turfadointcruallotricnnij dum irruptio b.«tbarorum 
m Africam tcnuit . ^At hxc barbarorum , inquit , irru 
■tioin Ufticam accidit anno 4^7. q,u cum tx To(fidio con 
iecutti fit fcriptionem duorum Itbrorum retralfaiionum , p» 
"■t iflos anno 417. ex eodem Tojsidio completos , & ad- 
ducit verba Po/sidij . rcum breui canjetjuenti ten.pore 
liutaa voluntate, & poteflate pr^uenit vt manus ingens di- 
'terfis telis armata , & belHs exercitata immanium hoftium 
t^andalorum , & Manorum cmm^xtam fe('m babrntes Cot 
ihnrum gentem . aliarumque dmerfirum ^entium perfonas ex 
H fpani<t partibiis trin(marinis nauibus ^fricg influxi(ftt , 0- 
rruifet. Atque ad cmollicndam intcrpretationein_ , 
qu^ dura vidcbatur, fcquitur verfionem vnam tex- 
tus ( variat quippe ) ante proxmum diem infirmitati- 
obitus fui , qujc lcdfo patitur ilkid fpatium tricnnij 
intcr cditionem librorum rctradationum , & mor- 
tem Auguftini , vt concludat anno 427. cam cfsc 
perfedlatn . Vcrum ccquis nonvidet hanc intcrpre- 
tationem cfse viokntam ? Quoniodo enim illa 
lcdtio , quae cft rarior , pra-fcrri poteft alte- 
ri , qua? habet '■ ^dnte p-oMmum dt m ob ins fui , Vt 
vt fit lcc^io : ncutra fan^ paritur tantum temporis 
idcft tricnnij , intcrualluni . Dcindc vt retineatur 
,1U ir.fi'»'^'''' rem Noris ca non continet . 
Nam illa mfirmitas fult vltima ; hxc autcm vti 
narrat Pofsidius c. 29. accidit tertio quam Ciui- 
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cvlmcontinucrk menfcs t4.& Auguftinusantevrbcm 
captamdcccfscnt .annifcrmc fpatio durauit , ^^ ?^^: 
inde tricniu;ii cxcludit , im6 pa^icos nicnfcs complcdti- 
tur.quiaPofsidiusinfrii cji.ccrta nota dcfignat hanc |j 
proximam obitus fui infirmitatem.Sicenim. ^i""* 
[ loquitur dc p^nitcntia facicnda antc obitum ] Wfectt 
rltimi qui iefntiQus ejl dj^ntuime. H«c nota indicat illam 
dcquahicagitinfirmitatcm^'«f/"-o^"»«"' 
titnobitus fut hoc cftin fiiic altcrius , quac cxpcrat tcrtio 
menfc poft obfidioncm.idcft paiilo ante illius obitum , 
quantum fii fatis ad rccoanitioncm librorum»quod fpa . 
tiumanteccfsit illos dcccmdics, quos AugulUnuslibi 
fcpofuit ad vacandum foli Dco,& vcrfusplalmoi Q T?- 
mtentialiu ruminados: quaredcfin.it Nons opmatioms 
fux Fefcllitcumtraaus pcriodi narrationis.quam con- 
iinuam,& cum fcqucnti conncxa cxiftimaiur; nam Pof- 
fidius no coniungit immcc-i tc iUavcrbafequctiasr^«i 
confenucnte tcmporec^m particula ^'«^ ^rox m.m diem obiius 
fui, vel infimitans^kd intcrponit alia.quae fpcftat ad opert 

imperjeai » & /''" "''P'"^ '""'^^ ^"'^^* 

compofuerat , & nominatim /p"»""* . Tuik autem 
,ub.ungitPofsidius:^'r«m brem ten.pore pcrg t .rru- 
piioncm illara Barbarorum,qui fcrro,& facc Afncana n 
nrouinciam olim Romani Impcrii ducc Annibalc 
icmulam deuaftarunt . & pulchcrrimam rcgionem a 
bidone Regina cultam . & fireqacntatam . & prxclaro 
diadcmate.idcft Ciuitatc Carthagine,corotwtam,co- 
nuead Capitolini utrticis altitudincm maicftate pan 
tduaam mit is cladibus dcformatam lugubri orationc 
dcfcnberc , & ad Auguftini Afiricani Sohs obitum 
Occidcntis accommodarc.ut ci illa commori uuleie- 
tur qucm Oricnt cm in cunis protulcrat , & mala 

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\ indcconleciitn narrarcconncdicndoifla non cuin il- 
! hpanicuh ^^'^ ^'^^i p^o'^f^'*'^ y fcd cum alia fcqucntr 
dc)ibriscompof]tis,ac difcrtc de fpeculo . Pra:tcrca 
/jrccenfuirJjbrosante morccm , quomodo ait Polsi- 
dius hicpauloinfcrius; Vnde etiamdua /cnpfit volnmma . 
Exquofcquitur lunc ^^te proximHm dient mortis eade nouo 
fcripfife . Id mihi vidctur indubiratum AuguflinumL. 
iam habuilTc fcripta , & abfoluta voliunina Rcrrada- 
tionum tunc cumeratinexrrcmis conftitutus: voluif- 
fctamen itcrumpauloante mortcm ca rccenfcrc , ac 
rccognofcere , & rata habere quse fcripfcrat , idque 
oculis rclcgendo, & vprbis approbando pra^ftitiHe ; 
quare Pofsidius non cft vfus eft vcrbo retradarc, fcd 
reccnfcre. necenfutt idcft numcrauit , luftrauit, reco- 
gnouit iara rctradata . 

Nunc veniamusadQuarftioncm capitalem. Com- 
pcrto Auguftinumillo anno 27. abfoluiflc libros rc- 
naftationum, quonam tc^nporcacccpcricIitrcrasPro- 
fpcri, & Hilarij? Ercnim Noris conrcndit eas acccpif- 
fc anno vltimo vita? fua? , faltem anno vi^efimo nono, 
cumiamcratEpifcopusArelarcnfis Hilarius, vteuin- 
car non eflb hunc auftorcm Epiftolie . Rcfpondeo pcr- 
fpicuciAuguftinumacccpiflc litrcras , & rcfpondiflc 
anrccumannum, nccporuiflc annoeo qucma/sianat 
Norisaccipcrc, & rcfpondcrc: atqucadco antcqSam 
Hilaruis cfl-ct Epifcopus , & acccpiflc ,& refpondifse . 
Quod rorundc ,opinor, probo . Anno 426. vdaudo. 
rc Nori pag^ 155. Auguftinus indioauit libros Rctra- 
(flationum &proximo 427. abfoluit ; & continuata 
opcra hpifto as & Homilias ca-pit rctractare, vt pa- 

tCt e.^C. 2 I. de Don pcrfeucr. Vro^terra nnnc inqmt f^c.o 

l'l-os: tuncantcm dictabat libros dc Prctdcft. ianct. & 

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dc Don pcrfeucr. igitur iam cunc acccpcrat litrcras 
Profpcri,& Hilarij, idcft triennio antc morrcm . At 
occurrcrNorisco tcmporc Auguftinumopcram darc 
alijs ftudijs , C: componcrc illum librum dc Harrcfibus 
ad Qnod vult Dcum ; non nutcm libros dc quibiis agi- 
mus. RcijcioduobusmodiScPrimo potuifsc vtrofque 
paritcrcomponcrcdiucrCs horis, ficuti& cgo nunc, 
rrcsdiucrfostraccatusfcribo horis diucrfis, ad fingu- 
losdtftinatis. Secundo filirtgulosfcriplit ,& folitarios, 
prius comoofuifsc hbros dc Prardeftinationc fando- 
rum ,&dc Dono pcrfcucrantia: ,quam librum dc Hx- 
rcfibuSjCum illacontroucrfia maioris cfsct momcnti, 
& ineaiuguIumGratixpcterctur: alius vero hbcrcf- 
fct Catalcgus Harrcricorum, quipofsetfine pcriculo 
cliifcrri ,&aliundc ,puta,c:: Epiphanio, & Philaftrio 
habcri . Auijcio tcncri Auguftinum nominc officij 
priushominibuscxtcris ,& grauibus, & longiuspofi- 
tis rcfpcnderc , quam hommi A fricr.no , Cc vicino . Scd 
rurfumobijcictNoris.' non conftarc tam cito rcfpon- 
difse.Occurrotidfuadcricxeo qucd fi diftulifsctrcf- 
ponfumincidifsct in tcmpora calamitofifli na inuafio- 
nisbarbarorum,quotempore vix pofsct rcfpondcre. 
Qlia^ratioeft idonea,& mco iudicio vcrofimillima: 
cumingruenteilla Birbararum gcntium colluuic , & 
pcr totam fc Afi^icam cffandcntc magna rcrum turbatio 
futuracfset, & Auguftini animus pms , ac tcncr, aJ 
commifcrationempotiusquamad co nmcntationcm^ 
vertcrctur . Qiicmadinodu n legimus accidifse ; ncc 
cnimoccupatusdolorcpotuit Epifttilas, & H ) nihas 
rctractarc,ncc Apologiamcontra luliana n pcrfioere ; 
quam quia non Molmt ^mp^rfiS^ n tp^a appcliamus . 
Vndccolligolibros de Pr«dcftinationc Sanctorum-», 



&dcDonopcncLicrantia: ame iliaiTi Barbarorum ir- 
ruprionem cdidifsc ; idqnc mihi confirmar coriim fty- 
liisconcinnus, accurarus, crudiriis ; qui fancciuhnodi 
cfsc norfpofsct anxio A jguflino , & malis patrix.ac 
Ecclcfix indolcnrc , circumftrcpcncibus armis , cu'- 
cuT.foDantibus rubis,circumgcmcntibusturbis, Afri- 
catota rucntc , Ijpfantc, ciulante, tumultuanrc. Id- 
que fi^nificar Pofsidins commcmorans calamirarcs , & 
mircrrasiniustcmporis, quas poaquam egir dc libii: 
Augiiftiniitacxaggcrat^vruidcatur innucrc uix Au- 
gi ftino quidquam fcribcrc licuifse : cum prxfertin. 
ad eum u icini Epifcopi fuis pulfi Ecclefiis confugifscnt. 
Hincoptima,op:nor,conieclura ducirur illosduosdc 
?rxdcftinationeSan(aorum,& dc Dono perfcucran^ 
tix hbios antc illam irruptioncm confcnpros fuifse. 
Nam poftcam difficilc ,& accipcrentur, & darentur 
littcrx,& libri mittercntur prcpter intcrccptos com- 
meatus . Llud faltcm cuincitur contra Norim;intra ob- 
fidionis tcmpus ,quod quacuordccim menfium fuit , 
non pvjtuifse littcras mitti , ixc rcddi, ciim ea ardifsi- 
ma fuifse narretur . Cadit aurcm annus inquo dcbuic 
ordlnari Epifcopus H.lariusintra tcmpus aut iam car- 
pta? 9 ant faltcm immirentis oiidionis , ne qua pofsit 
fuperefsc Nori uia clabcndi, meque rcfutandi . Ad- 
do fi Auguftinus eo arrumnofo , & calamitofo tcmpo- 
re fciipfilsetaliquamdc co mcntioncm fadlurum , uti 
aliasIcuioribusdcca.;fisficcre folct . Quod id tacuic 
indiciutn cft cum anrc ea ii catamitatc m fcripfifse. Ma- 
ncat itaque aducrfns Norim Hiiarium unumtai:tam , 
^ &eundcm;idcft Arclatenfcm, fuifsc; hunc& Augu- 
ftauimcognouifsc >& ab co didicilse , huius t^ic tpi- 
ftolam prieliminarcm ad librum dc Praedcftinatione 

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Sandorum . eamquc antc anninn 429. ^ 

non dum Epifcopo fcriptam eflfc , illain parriculam 
^reUtenfem Efilcopiim in lextum Piofpcri fiuc pcr in- 
curiam , fiue pcr iniuriamirrepfiirc , vtapparcat Hi- 
larijinnoccntia,& omnis ei affiaa Scmipclagiani cr- 
roriscaiumnia cuancfcat, cum illc cx Augurtjni cii- 
fcipulis,&dcfenforibus vnus ac piinccps extircrit : 
qux omnia capiralis qua^ftio poftulabat. Hac ctiam 
ratione conftat co nmunis fcntentia Baronjj , Spon- 
dam,Pofseuini,BaraIIii,& Parrum A';guftinianorum , 
qaibus cgolibcTam , &cxpcditam rclinquo viam ad 
fuam , qua: vcrifimilis cft , de inftituto Monacbo 
i rumLirincijfium abHilario iis fccundum Auguftini 
I rcgulamfiuc tradiro ,fiuc audo fcnrentiam fuftincn- 
I dani! qua in rc Torcllus ijifignis Thcologus , pr;c- 
' clarus concjonator , accuratiisimushiftonais» lumen 
& ornamcntum Auguftiniani ordinis magnam , & 
vtilcm opcram poluic . Gratum iis futurum puto , 
quod mc locium luar opjnionis habituri 
lunt , hominein fi minus erudicum, 
ccrte diligentem. Saltem folatio 
critdeficiente Nori, inpar- 
tibus haberc Macc- 
dum,& Augu- 
. ftini 

©bfcruantifsimum , & Ordinis 
amanc^^^inium « 



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Cnpiit X V lo. 



mquereUm trahns ^JfU^iim de Pr£drftlnatinne dMnnam 
eo nnmine Scmip 'l^^ ^"«^ f^'f Id ex^uguHint di- 
ffi' Vrobatun tmo ex verhn 7^o[p^ri in eademmet 
Epi(l)la dcducittv.l<lullum in Hilarw Scmt- 
p l iiianilmt indictum apparet . Hoc ar- 
gu-n^ntn "No i^ t^r^f^tur ; qui ev 
indiiHs G -nnadium dmnat,, 
quj^. in Hitario noi% 
extantt,. 



OVoquo modo hadcniis A\(kx fc habcant, 
etiamfilargiamurNori Hiliiriu rijclc quo di- 
fcrcptamus, iJlum ^ifse ArelatcnlGm Epif- 
^ :opum diucrfum ab Hilariaauthorc Fpiftolse ad Au- 
guftinum , negandum nihilbminus eft eum Semipela- 
gianum fuifsc . Idqucfic rariocinando demonftro . 
Proptcrca illc huius crroriy arguitur , quod Profpcr 
fcribitab co in qucrclam trahi Auguftini dc gratuita 
■Prardcftinatione fcntcntiam • Hoc autcm fatis non 
•cftadcum crroris- damnandum .Nam trahcrcin quc 
rclampotcft ficri fincpcriculo erroris; videlicctcon 
fcrcndo qucrclam in difficultarcm ,& obfcuritatem, & 
afpcritatcmdo(arinse,qua? non cfsct equlgaijda,nc- 
quc patetacicnda pdpulispropter fcandaIum,quod cx 
co oriri potcratr dcfideranda prudcntiam , non cx 
probando errorcm . Qya ratione lcgimus Paulum^ 
qucftum cfse de PctroGaIat.2. quod fc a gcntilibas 
iubtraxifsct > & fcgrcgafset, non quod Pctruscrrafscr 
; vn aliquo dogmatc, fcd quod fcandalo anfam prsebuil 
j :ct,uti nos dc communi Theologorum cum Augufri- 



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no confcnfutomo dcCIaiiibiisPetrodcmonftrauimu^ 
■ Id vcro fignificauitHilarius ia Epiftola ( /^mmam f.t 
^t^atti omntbtisnobu adH frofecutio eorum , vel poiins quf^rcli 
[vidc c^UCXQldim^^conueYtiturt confentietitibus ^tiam hts 
hanc dcfinitiottemitrtprobrre non auitntyVt dicdnt^ quid opusfuit 
huiufm§dijlifpufaftonts incerto tot minus tnfllfj^^nttum cords tttr . 
hjrti> EcccCathoIici homincs admittcntcs doftrinam 
Auguftinidcconftitnto.&dcfinitionc Prxdcftinatio- 
" nis gratuitap.qucrcbantur-dc ipfomct Auguftino, quod 
camrradidifrct,vulgafrctqucdp(flrinam ,<qua: quamuis 
vcra,&Catholicacfrct,tamcn proptcr difficultatcm , 
& profunditatcm , addc, fi placcr , afpcritarcm impc- 
rirorum animos perrurbabat. Srarc igtrur potcft hu- 
lufmodi qucrcla cum allcnfionc, & fidc rcda myftcrij, 
linchiercfi, ac crrorc • Cur igirur imponitur a Nori 
hxrcfis , ac crror Hilario proptcr qucrclam ? poruit 
itaqucin qucrcla trahcrc Hilarius publicarioncm do- 
drinjtabdilficultatcm, & obfcuritarcm ilUus , quafi 
noncffcrtcmpcftiua & opportuna, minimc improba- 
ti dodrina. Q^od fi plcriquc fidclcs , & fcdarorcs 
* ' Auguftini,qui ci confcnticbant , & adharrcbant qucri 
dcpLblicationc ciusdogmatJsintra Fidcm , cxrra cr- 
rorcm potucrunt, cur vnus corum Hilarius cflc non 
poruir? Vrgco Norim . Si fola qucrcla fufficir ad appcl- 
landumcrrori$Hilarium,muluhodic Carholici funt , 
: qui Auguftini dodrinam proprcr difficulratcm , & vt 
quidamaiunt,duriticm,&afpcriratcm in qucrclam- 
vocant. Anproptcrcafuntaccufandi Scmipclagianif- 
Dii?Ncc Auguftinus ipfcnon vjditlua^fcnteatia^rditfi 
culratcm,fidurius &afpcruis,quam par crat propo- 
( ncrctur: ac proindc vt fatisfactrct qucrimonis fidc- 
' lium , quos fuos [ NoftrosJ dicit iib. dc Don. Pcrfcucr. 

i P 2 c.ao. 



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c.^o.appcllac ,conatuscft Cvimemoliirc, & fnauibu^v 
modis fuadcTC,rcied:is afpcris , & accrbis , ncquis 
fcnndalum patcretur . Lcgat Nohs cap. 22. 2 j. 24 
ciufdcmlibtidc Don.pcrfcucr. Af^cro vcrba palma- 
ria cap. 22. '^^^ t mtn nrn tta p /^ulis prAdicanda cji , vt ap» i 
mpfiiutm, vel tardinns intellr<y^rnti.^ muUiti^dinnn redan^fn 
fHodummodo ipfa fua pr^dcatwm vidtatur . Proponit au- 
tcm modos afpcriorcs, qu/bus indurari potcrat , & 
opponit modos fuauiorcs , quibus dcbcbat cmolli- 
ri . Fatctur crgo fun^ dirficultatem fcncentia? , & 
qucritur dc modis , quibus ca durius pr^dicabatur , 
ab alijs . An id circo improbabat doclrinam ? Mi 
nimc quidcm , fcd modu n in qacrclam vocabat. 
Ita & Hilarius retinerc potuit dovflrinaai , & mo- 
dum publicandi in qucrclam trahcrc . Alioquin^ 
ctiam Augulhnusfatcndo diificultatcra, & qucrcndo 
dcmodo durius eam prardicandi , cx illa querimonia 
in errorcm traheretur . Cerre 11 fola qucrcla dc mo- 
do tradendi fufficit ad probandam crrorcm in Hila- 
rio , fufficit ctiam ad imputandum crrorcm Augu- 
ftino : dum agnofcit poffe prjedicari Pra:dcftinatio 
ncm modo duriorc , quem ipfc in querclam trahit. 
Premo rurfum Norim . Auguftinus iftos qucrulos, 
luos , ideft Catholicos , appeHac . Igititr non pu- 
tat cflc proptcrca Semipclagiaitos . Audiamus cum 
c. 20. de Don. pcrfeuer. §i2^d eft quoi tnut£i4 eonclufi 
Vtolentta vevitatis reilb Je ijti noflri diccre exiflimant , & 
fi verum cfi qttoi dtcitur de Tr^dedinauone b^nefict^rHni 
Dei > non efl tamen populis pr£dicandum . Viden vt illos 
io[ir9f appcllet intra vciitatcin conclufos, conuidof 
quc , qucrcntes tamen de prardicatione ciufdeiTL. 
v^critaris . Intra Fidcm crg o crat qucrcla , & intu. 

hos 




\17_ 

hoz oucrulos crat Hilnrius. Igltiir non Scmipclagia- 
nusicd Carholicus Auguniniaiuis . Manct igi- 
tur qiicrclaui ci mdo^lrinas alUnfj conliiicic , quem- 
aJ noJa ii ftabat cum lana doflrina durior > & 
afpcrior ratio cxponcndi . Hxc igitur cxcludcba- [j 
tur >illa rctincbarur . Id circo Auguftiniis ijs in lo- 
cis conabatur cmo!!irc dunticm vcrborum ,vtquc- 
rclas aufcrrct , qux in vcrbis vcrfabantur . vScue- 
riiis imo , & accibiiis quaui oporruit c\x \\ Hilario 
fc gcflit Noris , cum folaiu qucrclam in crrorcio-. 
traxit . Alijs opus erat argumentis ad tantum Epi- 
fcopum damnandu n . Pcrindc cfl dc qucrcla , ac 
dc nihilo damnarc Hilarium . Arquc hic vrar ra- 
tionc Noris contra Norim , quod mihi fcmpcr bcl- 
lc cadit . Njllum cx ijs indicijs Scmipelagiani er- 
roris, qiix ad illum alijs tribuendum Noris affcrrc 
folct , apparct in Hilario . Igitur notar cximcndus 
eft • Duo funt apud Norim lib. 2. Hift. Pclag. c. 
i5. q:ia? producit , vt conuincat Gcnnadiuin-. . 
Laus Scmipelagianorum , & Vitupcratio Augufti- 
ni , & difcipulorum . Quarc dc Gcnnadio; ^^ndc , 
inqilit, Semtpela^nnoruin laude » ac Volperi rcprebcnfto' 
ne j'4i{Je Semir^^.V^'^^'^ ttHUns t'i<e inficus ibit . Nomi- 

narat autcm initio capitis Pclagium » qucm lauda- 
ucrat Gcanadius , & Auguftiiiam , qucin vitupcra- 
ucrat . Et rarfum narrat cundem Gcnnadium Au* 
guftino dctraxiffe • Vbi , vbi funt ifta in Hilario 
indicia ? nufquam . NuIIa ptorfus extant . Cur Sc- 
mipclagianilmi infimuIatur?Quo iurc dc HilarioNo- 

Ibhb. 2.C. 13. tuifyini\\\\l^HiUittiStPt<atVrofptr.vnus co 
rum.nui Sjntii ^ iiufttnt inuentta degrntuita Vrddcfltnationc ai 

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Wfw acriter i^pu^narunf [yhi^ quMco qulhus in fcriptis ? 
hoceftcnimrertiuiTiindicium> vcriiis argumcntum ad 
probandamScmipelagianam alicuius ha?rcfim, iiimi- 
rum vt inlibriseiusquidamnarur appareat. Qna ra- 
tioncNorisnegatGciinadium damnari poflTc Scniipc-j| 
lagianifmicxfcriptisinhbrode Ecclefi. dogmat. quia ' 
ibinihilcontinetur quod fapiat cum erroreni , & in_. 
ilijs nonnullislibcrandis vtitur co argumcnto qucd 
aut nihil fcripferiHit, aut fi qua icripferuntin ijs nihil 
fufpedumrcpcriatur. Igitur cum paiiciffima fcripfc- 
rit Hilarius.&^use fcripfitnihil in ijscxretquod fapiat 
ScmipcIagianilmum,nullo potcrit iurc damnari . Hxc 
auftore ipfomct P. Noris argumcnta pro innoccntia 
Hilarij profero • Sunt alia Uimpta cx quod ilJc 
infignis PcIagiana?hafrcfcos hoftis fuir, imo &Scmi- 
pclagiana: ; nam & ob illam dclcndam in Gailicana 
Synodo cum alijs Epifcopis Lcgatos dcftinauit ger- 
manum Epifcopum Antifiodorcnfem,& LupumTrc- 
<:cnfcmin Angliam ;ob iftamp/ofligandam cumPro- 
fpcro Romam ad Cajlcftinum Papan) fc contulis , 
qucmadmodum fcribit magnqs audor Baronius , 
Spondanus, & Binius . landcm pro Hilarioinuide 
I argumcnror contra Norim . lllc in co loco Epiftola? 
Prolpcri, vbi dicitur qucri dc Auguftini fentcntia,tra- 
diturnon atKrmanc cirorcm > ncc Augurfino contra 
dixiflc ,fcdiolumcundem dc co confulcrc vokiilse . 
SufpcndiC crgo prudcnter iudiciuni , dum fcnfum-. 
fuum, vtaitProfpcr,pcrIitterascum Auguftino con- 
fcrcbat . Igitur non crrauit difstnticndo . Quo crgo iu- 
rc accu(atur?Cum co lc maxin c Auguftini dilcipu- 
lumcfsc nonftraitt , qui in multis, & magnis , qux 
oricbantur , i cc iatis p;'ttbant , quarflionibus , iudi- 



cium 



ciiHncontincrcfoIcbar fiuim, nc tcmerc quidqnani.. 
dcfinirct , proprcrcaquc a graui> & doclo Viro. Mal- 
donataappcllatur^^'»"^^' >e p^^ui nh/t m liiiinend-^ fuiicio , 
Errarc ccrtenor^ potuit , mc authorc, Rilarius cum 
Aui^Liflinuminiitabatnr nidicium.fuftincndo . Dcdnit 
trgo infcdari Noris Hilarium , nc infccftando filium 
Parrem quoquc impioK^rc vidcarur . Dclcat qua?fo 
notani ScmipclagianiK fuligiins inuftam Hilario. Dif- 
finngarcum aCafliano, & Fa.ilto q nb is adiungit . 
PjdcatilliusdiL^ilib. i. dc Hiit. Pclag. c. 14. quod 
mihi liorrorcm affciT:^/'^ . -rrelu nO^ s mip l ii morum 
n Giltjs Co^-yph^nsfuu Vcita' hocad Cafljanum . Vcrtat 
adFauflum.rnHilanum :Ilud quadrarc non potcft . 
Ccdo inihi,qnx(o P. Noris fcriptorcm alic]ucm bo- 
num ,malu n qji H larium ArcKucnfcm Scmipclagia- 
nifmiappcllct. cgO' nulium ha(^tcnus potui inueni- 
rc . Scio^cum proptcrarrogantiam & faftum a Leonc 
Magno Pontificc rcprchcnlu n , a quo tamcn vitio ip- 
fcpoftcarcfipuic: fcd ha^rcfos infimulatum fuii- 
fcnunqua.nv'cllcgi,vclaudiui. Non funt 
canti dodloris , & AntiftitisSandtiflimi 
Mancs hac rurpitudine inc^ui- 
nandi . Non patiar cqui- 
dcm, me viuo , cia- 
nlsimuin poll 
illuni al- 
tc- 

rutn magiium Hilarium Galliaf 
lumcn Scmipclagiana in- 
fiifa caliginc ob^ 
(curari , 



Capiit X VII 



Excufationem SemipiUgianifmi excogitata a V. Vort ad Ihr 
randos d nota ^inccntium , & Hilariim inept^m » & inanem f([e . 
Honpotkifsecuni erTore fanSlnjttem^ nec apotheofim confificre . 
'h^imcrantur in Velagiaws tlli, de quibus Trofper agit Scmi- 
pe!ai'ani • Etvfmodi fi erant Fincentius , & Hila- 
riiis coli eos no poff. l quod t x ^t^gullinus prohatur . 
Itno ex alio loco Islorts euincttur non pom 
twjfd eos ^rrantfs , mft correRt fuijjent 
fau£in ad fcri^i, Itaque auBore P. 
l^ort, veltj funt df Cata logo 
SemtpelagtanoYH deleudi> 
Vel cx albo fanCiorum 
expungendt . 



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Onfcienri a ftimulatus Noris , vti cft pius, & rc- 
liogiofus vir, non potuit non uiderc iniuriam a 
fc fieri , & Hilario , & Vincentio hac impo- 
ftura Semipelagianifuii .Conaturigiturdeponerccon- 
(cicntiamexcogitatarationcad utrunquc liberandum. 
Equidc.m fateor iuftc commotum , non enim icrupulo 
carctmfamare homincsopinione fanairatis claros , & 
fandorum Faftis adfcripros . CUsefiuit ergo modum 
quoeorum fama:, &publica: religfoni conlulcret. Ait 

C- 1 1 . nUlJam aic rt.su.tay^ ,mur,am ftHe fudttioni.jitie vir 
mi Fmcent„L,rmcrf,s , dc CO quippc agit, dum CUm Sc- 

mipclagianum facit , ncccuan ifti eranc id tcmporis 
h«rctici, fcduiri dodilTmii , ac fanaiffimi , quos S. 

AlJgUftinUs fratres *c diUilores\M, pioipcr UCro Ucct 
aliaseorum hof^.s , fanaos hononhus , & wcubs cUros, & 
(gregtosm Ln.n„-tn-i>mktutH Jiud.o viros honorit canfa appcU» 
t^^"t ■■ c^im cxcufatioi tm fypcadhibct. Kominatau- 



tcm intcr eosHilnriuni Arclatenfcra , loanncir, crtl-.ia- 
num, & f aiiftum Rcicn/cm ^ qiios vt San(5>os in. Gal- j 
lucohaffirmat . AdJiicitrationcm , qiiia tunc fascrat 
rcccdcre ab Auguflino incontroucrfia dc rraxlcftina- 
tione ad rulem , ac ca dc rc in vtraiiquc partcm difpu- 
tarct.um CanoiicsSypodi Arauficana: conditi non_. 
crant • Satis cflctuncrcfl-llcrcPclagium, qucm Caf- 
lianus , & Fauftus , & Gcrmadnis. A'incentius.&:Tl;la- 
nusrcfutabant:& proiato Vafquij fummi Thcologi 
tcttimoniocofemunit,.^: concIuditpai.ci/TImos tunc 
Auguftmi fcctatorcs ruifse , & pnngit ilbs, qui fc- 
cuni c.vpoft<iLil5ant , qi;od Vinccntio caai notair!^ 
mufdfsct, quaft g.andi lc piacnlo cam hnircnclo ob- 
ftrinxiisct , cum cotcmporcliccrctcum Mafsilienfi- 
bus Scmipclagi.uiis fcntirc , qui viri cfscnt furra 
cartcros m Galliis dodlirsimi , ac far^ifsimi . Ita 
lc purgat Nonsdumtui-jw aIios,mcqi;c obitcr in- 
tcr jllospungit : qui cum co non femc-1 cxpoftula- 
ui. ^ 

Vcrum pace P.NorisIia'C ratio cxcufandi, 3c luf- 
pc(fracft,&minimccum doifliina ipfiufmct P. Noris 
cohxrct.Hocpro.vimum primum dcmonftio. Lc^^at 
qui volct qua: aducrfusCafsianum difputatin Appcn- 
clicc c. 2. & contra Fauftum c. j. & in Gcnnadium c. 4 
vbi impugnat Sirmondum, & alios quofdam auiho- 
rcs Socictatislcsu cos trcs ab ha-rcfi Scmipela"ia- 
na vindicantes , & comperict diucrfum a fcmctip- 
fo abircNorim . Nam ftudio rcfcllendi illos audo 
rcs, qui cxcufabant Cafsianum .Fauftum , & Gcn- 
nadium nuJlum lis effugium permittit minus mcmor 
coi um.qua? dixcra t loco a nobis addudo iib.a dcHift 



\ Vch^. c. I i.^cfeo vt r.e patiarur qiiidem ({tChimParr^^ 
\ Arriagxconiminiiincibilem ignoranridm cxcui^mns : 
I qiioccircnomincnonincptcpotcrantab errorls notal 
1 vincfrcari.Nirllam prorfus n^enrioncm fecir earum. 
quaspiiiisattiilcrac , & nos prornIima« rarionnm li* 
bcrandi cofdcm , quos non vulr iiirca Icfiiiris Patri-^ 
. buslibcrari .Patcc igirur fibi non cohxrcrc^qaod crar 
. proximura.Veiiioadalrerum. Si ca Noris fcnrnuia 

I vcra eft, magnum oftium apcritur ad cffngium om- 
nium Haerericorum r podunr quippc fuas h^ercfcsob- 

"[rcgere fpecic ignoranria? propria? , & conniucnrix 
ialicna?,acvirrurisfimulati^^ Sempcr miht arma prx- 
berNoris quibusaducrfus eundcm pugnem. Vcrram 
in cum quodillc iacir in Sirmondum rclum ; Cap. j. 

II Appcndicispauloanrcfincm pag. i^^S.Cau^^ndnm mqmt, 
ne vnd ciim FauJIo f^Jlmi eiiam Hsn sui cxcujentur . Traho in 
rcm mcam.Cauendum nccum SemipcIagianisSemia- 
riani quoque ,& alij fimilcs cxcufcntur . Quod aurem 

I air;Semipclagianosmagnoshomines fuiftejrefuro cum 
' h\Vil\{{inOj{onfecerunth£rcicsyiiCf^^ At fuc- 

runr do(5lifsimi , cerrc nihil ij. Ariani conccfTerunr . Ar • 
guira mulritudine . Mulro plurcs Ariani fucrunc. Ve- 
rum non fuerunr , quando llc placcr Nori appcllari , 
fcUi^flifsimi. Nego Scmipclagianos fmL^ifsimos fuif- 
j fe. Namquibusdcerar verafides,&nulla inerar gra- 
I tia,fandicfsenonporcranc ,nc dum fandifsimi.Rur- 
fuminfurgirNoris ^^^"^^ appcllanrur d Profpero » Fa- 
leor. Vocabulum^*?'^t7/ eatcmpcflatc communecrar, 
& officiofum . Pafsim in Ecclcfufticis Epiftolis , ac im- 
prim.is Auguflinioccurrunt exempla,dquo irem me- 
mini Pclagium Santlum appellari . Qiiem ficpe ac mul^ 
I rum comir.cndar: quamqudm poftea doluircommea^ 



da fse 



123 



daflc lib. 2, rctrad. c, 33. Scd vt aliquando fucrint 
obinuincibilcm[vtTIicologicc dicam ] ignorantiam 
inculpaci, faU(5loscaim horrco diccrc , acquceo no- 
niincexcufcntur, ijdc m ccric auftorc Nori mortuo 
AuguftinOjciLifqucdodrina a Carlcftino approbata 
cxcLifarinon poirunc . AudianLis Morim mihi contra 
fcfiiucnccm illo cap. j.lib. 2. dcHift. Pclag. ^or. 
tuo , inquit,-^^'?''^^? ^ ciu/f]ue itbris d C£leflsn9 approbAtis 
cum vtderet f rofper Muc Ca(fimumt WUriumtalicfque pertr 
naciterjin^o Do^ort refra^^anleuerjoribus dt5lis eofUm cxccptt; 
namCdlHmntatores , Lupos occultos .Hipocrytcs iLlos i%nomints 
caufjiappelUuit tnop:re contraColUtorcm , Jta nc VCI O mi 
Noris hofcc tu milii proponis adorandos in altari- 
bus?fumus ncin jEgypto, vbiadonibantur Lupi cuni 
Anubi ,& Api ? Tc au(5lorcm appcUo. Minus dixit Pa- 
ftor Mantuanus 

Liquidisimmifi fontibus Apros 
Diccre dcbuit 

Sandlisimmifi altaribus Apros. 

siuc ; 

Quin Santfla Lupis altaria turpo J 
Mifccsimafummisdum Scmipclagianos jn C5I0 po- 
nis . Supcrisiic Tartara mifccs . 
Qrjos nominas Caflfianus , Fauftus , Hilarius , Vin- 
ccntius ij tc auflore poft Auguftinum,(S: Ca?Icftini ht 
tcraspertinacitcrrcfragati lunt fando dO(5lori, & Ca- 
Iummatorcs,& Lupi,& Hypocrita? cxtitcrunt: igirur 
fandticflc nonpotiicrunt. Lloscgo lupos non altari- 
bus adigam , fcd abigam . Tangc ru horum Aras , cgo 
frangani. Aut ijcxpungendi fu.it ex albo Scmipcla 
gianorum,autdvIcndidc hbro fanclorum . Coniung; 
ncqucunt m Aracu>n Au^uftiuo a djcrfarij Aagufti- 

2 ni . 



ni. AEquius cflfet dicere rcfipuiflc illos , & dainnaris cr- 
roribus in Sanclorum Faftos rclatos fuifTc: qucmad- 
nodum de FauHo- kribit Trithcmiuis , quem fc- 
cutus Ludouicus ab Angclis Auguftinian us Lufita- 
nusDodiorinfignis Conimbricenfis in vira Aiiguflini 
C.15. qua dcmumratione cum Arisreflituam cum fua 
Ecdelia>quxcumco]it. \^crihTi Norij- non vulrjlluir 
correi5lum,fedcrrantGmin Altari collocari, vtifcribit 
c.i6.1ib.2.Hift.Pclag.Egoid Adynaton puto.Non jdo 
rabocrrantem. Autnoncrrantem vnqnam, aut corrc- 
ibimaliquandoadorabo. Qnarcqui fanftos aflerunt 
Calfianum,& Fauftum conantur cos ab hcercfi vindica- 
ic.-qualiscft Guikiusannotat.in Caffianum . Giicfnaius 
n t-\o SanvaoGaflianoiliuftrato.Mariana lib.de morrc, 
&'i nmortalif.c.d.quilibcrantCafl?tanu.Dricdotra(5l.2. 
dc captu. & Rcdcmpt.gcneris humani.cap. 2.^.4. S»r- 
mondus inHift.Pra?ckft.c.3.& Ccllotius in Hift. Got- 
tcfcha'cl,qui Fauftum vcndicant.Imo DoftifsimiThco 
iogi, & iucriro non patiuntur vllam notam Ghrijfofto- 
juoatfiugi proptcr cximiam viri fanditatem , & dodri- 

iam; iccoriTm multi in P. Gabriclan Vafqucz ;icntci 
uuKh»aiuur,quodciillamopinationcm attribuat i, p 
difp. C.2.& 3 & difp 9i.c.9,& lo.quiramcaChry- 
foftomiwnijrtccxcufat,co nominequod Auguftinum, 
&Ca:!cft{nii fi anceceffcrit.Qjid? quod ipftmet Pcla- 
<jLmtfcufcrc Scmipclagianuiu dogma non pofle cum 
lana;iloclrina& vira? fa:7t5litateco iliftcrc . Qui ergo , 

nalum,P. Morls vrraqucconncditiccu pofsmtlibico 
hxrcrc. Gii n pr%v(crttm mhil diftinguat intcr mollcs 

I K)ldam, &aiK;s^tHjrosScmipclagianos, qucmidino 
' inm-fnbrilitrr diftinguit Vafqucz i. p dilp. 89. c. 5. 
, k diip 91 ^c,5;& 1 1 :& nos i;i mentclnaoccncii, & vScn - 



nioAuguftini, & fxpcalibi fccundiim Ausuftinum-. 
hb-de PnTdefl.Sana.c i.frd contusc pioicdat>& 
inuoluat errorciTVxlcinitiofidci cxnatuia, qui omui- 
no eft capiialis , & I^cU.gianus , qiicm ibv tantopci c dc- 
tcftatur Auguftmus dolcns in co (c aliquando^cum 
minus cfsct do^tus, fuifsc Qji crror ad Pclaijianam 
hxrcfnn pcrtinct . Konrcetfdtiu' , inquit > Augudinusc 
l.ab ca ItntenUA, ^« T> U^ius ipfr m LJHopAti m iu lo 
nxre compulftts e/l . Ccrtc hi Scmipclagiani Pclagiams 
annumcrandi. ncc co nominccxcufai i pofsunt. quod 
a Pclagianifmadiftabar.t , qucmaaino<.iAim exitlimat 
Noris. Vador hunc ad tnbun.il Auguaim , niequc 
iW pariicr cu n illo hti^aturus iifto , Stcn\u> Augu 
(tini fcnrentia . Audiaiiuis eumhb.dc Pr^delt. lanct 
c I. loq icntcai dehis Scmipclagiani?, qui imtiuin- 
! fidci iiT natura poncbant , q.ios pioximc duros di- 
\ xi, q ia!es vult Noris fuifsc Oifsianum , l-aulla.n , 
^& Hi;ari jm , Ip/W w /^rr^»- ia»ciion Hi^'i nolirx ex "'P 
exipfoeji f e)itsautemdtCiiteHm» ^Jm r£vt crfdcre. ab ill^ 
inqu^mcrtd Utmhtlmerert^ ^nd^fitvtCi iam mzrenti c£t^rA 
itcwur addi rctribiiticnc d^uint , ac p r hoc ^:atiam 0<t 
lecundum merita ajflra da^i . Q:*oJ obieaum f^n VcLtvu^ 
n' dimnajet'4r ip// dvnn.iuit . ii^itiir hAiic d^mna 

biUm vAt ex omii parce v.tue fcnt^ntum v-fr" ^nf^L 
ligjf . Eccc crror dc i^itio fidci Scmipcla ^ianorum 
proprius itcm Pclagianorum erat . ^^»^" 
rib c. 3. cii ncnorcmfuumpnftiULim tautur, & 
appciLaKuim.cundcin c. 9. appcllat . Pr.^ 

tcrca c. II- adducens vciba Scniipc a-ianorum rc 
lat.i ab Hilaiio in fua EpifloLi . c duiu. /1 cre 
iil //i fd^{'4S eris : vnam hontm exinfur ; aherum 



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^ffertur %qHQd exigitur in hominis iquod offcrtnr tn Dei e(i dqw 
^^^^ ' Refpondct/'*^ ^truncjue in Dei efl , <:r quod iidbctur, 
^^od offertur / & mttl , ^H^^ placeat pirticipibHS Cf 

^efenforibus ^rati^ . VeUgianorum eH error ifle dammhilts ? 
Qi^idmanifeftius?Rurfuin c. 14. digrediens hinc ad 
alioserrorcsScmipelagianorum cum ifto connc>:os^- 

COniva nouumleTelagianornm errorem pugnarc ait Et in- 
frdinrcm noftram diftingucns inccr Scmipclagianos 
moUcs , & duros , & fcccrnens aliquos , qui damnabanc 
crrorcs Pclagianos, vcfua dcfendcrcnr opinionem ait: 

T^on debent fratresnodn quinob fum pro Catholica Fiieperni' 
ciem Velagiani erroris impuinxnt buic Veiaoiand in tantum 
fauere optntoni , Hic diftinguic molics Scmipclagianos , 
quifortepotcranccxcufari,quia inicium fidei nonpo 
ncb4ncinnacura,fed cancum minimumquid mcrici pcr 
modum congruicacis prarexigcbinc in hominc, non 
tamen cos omnino excufar,qu6d faucrcnc opinioni Pc- 
lagiana?. Semper aucem culpar Auguftinus alios duros 
5 SeinipcIagianos,qui &faculcarcm pcrendi , & oran- 
di , & inirialcm fidcn in naruracoUocabant . Huc 
pcrrincrdodrina libri dePra:dcftinarione San(5lorum, 
&deDonopcrfcucranria?,quod Donum criam Scmi- 
pclagiani fubriUtcr aufcrcbai-ir^ & alijs fuis crroribus 
adiungcbanr .Huncaurcmcrrorcm Pclagianis adnu- 
mcrar Auguftinuscxprcfsis vcrbis c- 12.& ij. Bicui 
dico;quoquo modo ponacur iniriu n grarix in naru- 
:a , id placitum Pclagianu n ciTc dijobus in ijs iibris 
AuguftinuS,8^ccnfcc, & probar . N^uic iampridcm 
P.Norisomniamc inrima, & abdira Auguftini fcnfa 
pcrpcruOj&indcfclToftudio acccdcnce bcncficio lon- 
gje,qua? mihi contigit, a^tatis pcnctralfc . Prouocat 
tamen ad Profpcrum Noris. Ego vcro , & hunc ap- 



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pcUo. IsqiiippeinicioEpidoIxruieirafcribir. ^!'^ 

^l iris ytam^ue eiregijs in omnium %iriUium (iudio vn is fpir^^i^^ 

VcUgiansiniqiiitaus tlludat . Et itcriim circa hiicin : ^»-^^ 
^i'ia tn iflis Velari^nje tmpietatis non medtocns virulenti^ fi^^ '^ 
w/ifn;wK. AivcftarProfpcr: ncc dubiuai , quin AugU- 
llinoconlbnriafDcccdarigiturafuafcntcntia Noris , 
noritquc Scmipclagianos cum Pclagio , & hoftibus 
gratijcnon cum Auguflino,& difcipalishabitarc .-ar- 
quc acko Aris cxcludi , qaibus ijs omnino cft pro- 
ptcr focicrarcm, &confortJum Jurrcfcosintcrdidum 
Procul o , Pi ocul cftc profani 
Conclamac Profpcr, totoqucabfiftitc Cclo. 
Scd quid cxclamo;"' Quidcu n P. Nori vnoflcxibi- 
li ,&ccrcocxpoftulo . Illc ipfc in lua icutcnria nut.it ^ 
& ad mcam dcclinar in Vindicijs Auguftinianis cap 8. 
p. 2 I l.^^o i viJeo , inc^wlt ^qii-iratione Faujins Hf^iorum , in- 
centim Lirinenfis t HtUnus AreUtenfis Fpifcopus ft tn fcntenti^ 
perHitere,acalii GiiltarnmEMfcopi ab hxrefi excufari poffmt , 
atnu" intrrDiuos ere^is ^ris cnnytumerart . Loquor nc Cgo 
anNoris? pcrindccft. Cratulor mihi quod Norini_^ 
confcnticntcm mihi rum dc crrorc Scmipclagiano cos 
ab Ariscxcludcntc,tumde corrcdionc,& rclipifcn- 
tiancccfTviria adculrum rccipicndum inucncriai.Quo 
modofccumcoha!rear ipfc vidcric, cgo mccum tan- 
dcm video cohjefjife. 

Ac ncquis nobis obijciar ,quam proxime fignifica-i 
uimusaduerfusHilarjumLconis rcprchcnlioncm af- 
fcircoportcrgrauillimum Cardinahs licllarmini iudi- 
ciuai librodcfcnptoribusEcclcfiaft,-'^ Eptjcjpa:i4 otf nu 
miam fHpe,bi m vcprthcnditur a S. Leon^ ^apt tn EpifJoU ad 
Epifcopos p^r ytcnnenfjm proHinciam conflitutos Voflca tamen re 
fip'4it &mtiltts ifirtt4tih'4S cUrus fan5lj fiiequieuit Qucmad- 



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128 

ttiodum Roinanum Maityrologiumtcftitur, quod cA 
OTcfrngnbilctcftimonium. Hocplane confirmant illius 
aftain viraabHonoratoEpifcopo Maflilicnfi fcripta . 
Ei Gcmiadinsaccr,& vchcmcns librorum » &morum 
ccnfor rilluflrc chariratis , & pictatis,imo & humilitatis, 
vt omncm notam lupcrbia: dclcrct, tcfUmonium dc- 
dit. Coi*onidcmimponant Baroniustantus audtortiim 
in Martyro!og!o,tum in Annalibus , & Spondanus ad 
annum 445. n. 6 vbi cum dc i!Io flillu, & nimia am- 
bitionccommcmoranetficait. idemnmcn poiih^c^edens^ 
rtfcYibn ar^B^r vn^ etus ntijjis iegationtbus tof^ fc ad pU- 
CiUidunjaninifm f.vi&i Leonis incimata himtluM conuntens eo 
peruenttfanElitAiistVtoreornnimnmeruerU commendari ; qtiem 
qutdem > vt omittamus tju.e de laioribus eius aduerfus VeXagian.m 
hcrefm dtSafms [uperms , S Ewshcrins in pr^chra ad illum fcri- 
fta lucubratione, & 5. Trofper in Chronico Xonflantius item in "pi- 
taS.Gcrmani ^nttfioiorenfis y Cennadius in Ijhro de Scriptort' 
bus Ecclcfiaflicis , ac demum ipfjt tabuU Ecclefiafiicie, m quus 
nomen eius anniuerfana memoria lebrandum reUtum 
cfti Uudtbus extulerunt ob cgre^ias ipftus rirtHi 
tes, & lpe£l:nifsimam m^rum faniinudinevts 
Ec infra . Haud de iUo exctiat quoi 
(jeunadius tradit 9 sdeo piuperz 
tatis a^iatorem > & erga 
inopum proHtfionem 
nonf$lum mentis 
pietate , /.d 
& tor'* 

f %rU \ui Uborefoli atum fui]se ^vtpro reficlcn} 
dispanpenhus etiam ruflnationem 
€Ontra ri es fuat homo genf* 
re cUrus excr» 
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Capiir XVIII. 



mmxchilYmenfes immer/:o Semipchgimi errorh appelUntur, 
jib coprorfusliknfuijjc monftrantur ; plerifqne tum tefttmonijs , 
tfmrid:cifs , tum ^gumcntis . f^nus F.tufius errauit . yna Hi^ 
r:mdo.^i:dumfu:t Lrinx bxrefim.non prodidit, ncc cerrupit 
^ucmq:4.tm:/rnonec potuit cornmpere . Conieflur^ Noris' 
fumt^tM ex Dbris C^ifjix^:: , cir dedicttis , ^ Urtii eli^ 
duntifr. Dfcipul/ ^uptftini exflim.mdi . Irifi^ 
gnes eius TAonajitrij inco^d recenfentur^ 
^ commcndantur ipftus Mona^ 
fterij prxconia in etus iaudem 
concepta fcriptj^prodn* 
CHiitur: ijs Colophm 
0pufculo im- 
fonitur. 

Slmallcm cumTiillia,qudinai^Ti Auguftino latl- 
neloqui.-Fdtalcm hoftcm Lirinenfium Mona- 
chorum Norimdiccrem. Vbiquc eos Scmipcla- 
gianos facit,Auguftiniaduerfariosfingir, Cafsiani Di- 
fcipuIosappellaf&Faufti ConccHiras,vcI SinceUitas, 
ac imcvk cic Scmipelagianif no conrcncicntes indu- 
cit^Pcrfuafum omnino fibi habcc, & nobis vultpcffua- 
dereillud vcncrabilc Cjenobium Scminarium Semi- 
pclagianorum fuiflc . Id cxprefltim inucnics Lccflor 
mulcisin locis lib.i.HiftorijcPclagiana: , Aliqiiosno- 
tabo, vt fidcm tibi faciam c. 2. in citulo . Lenaenfes mj . 
nxchiCa(ftAno contra San^lum^^uiu^mo adhxrrnt. c. ro. pa^^ 

2 38.Ioquens dcPfofpcro confutancc Cafsianuin. Tn 

frxfuione^ inquit, SemspelxiUnos Lermenfes . c^- Mufsitienfes 
Monachos Gafsunt dcfcribit. C. f f .pag. 246. Cum alitinde n obis 
fatis probatum [it Lennenfcs d S.Augufttno de prjedeflmxtionc 
ad fiicm receft!].- . Et ibidcm proximc . Valam faciem 



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hnnc Fiucentiurn cum HiU^fO ./ircUtcnfi^FaHflp ^bbjte, altjjcjnr 
lyuccllttis Lerinevfibtts contya S. ^u^ji^uftini dj Tr^dcllinAtione 
(entem.iam confp\ra(j'e X . 13. png. 268.;/^^ anno, ^i6. ex 
Cafstani Ljbris Lerincnfes prauis dt- Dmina ^ratia 0; g ^ionibns m 
je^los acccpimNS.c, i^.pag. ly^.Fanfiiis veteri fuorim Con 
cellitarum.LerinenJiim , ac Cafsizni Maiifiri opinivni. inb^rcns 
./fugrtfiinifententiam de cfficaci elcRortnn P<xdefiinatione impu. 
gnauit.Sc infvX pag. 2 jj.Tr^terea Fauflns totns in co efl , V( 
fuorum Lerinenfium opmiones recoqmt . HxC fint iatis . Vc- 
riuiiquicl hoc homincfacicmus ! qui Scmipclagianos 
non modo non dcprimir , fcd cflFcrt > & cxroUit rarquc 
addedinandam, vt air^inuidiam'^'^»^^^'^ appellat-, ac 
multis ornamcntis afficitc, io, & fa-pc alib] ; vt opta- 
bile vidcaturrcddercidquod crat cxitiabilc, de qiio 
fupcrius nos multa in rcm diximus . Vcrum vt ci hanc 
cxcufandi yiam praxludamus ^ animaducrtimus cos 
ctiam illo inuito crrafse:,cum?Profper cos^^^po^ ap- 
pellarit. Praterea,fi illt Monachi.Semipelagiani- cx- 
titerunt,non diii innocenrcs f ucrunr ipfo ctiam No- 
ris Auflore : Nam cumijex Cafsiano didicerint, & 
hic luas Collationcsfcripferit anno42 6. quemadmo- 
dumtraditNoris hb.s.c. 5:. Huc vt mauult lanfenius 
& VGfsiusanno42p.veIanno43o.& Ccelcftinus epi- 
ftolam pro Auguftino Apologcticam anno 432. vcl 
tclte Noris L 2 ,c. I o.edidcric eoru intaocctia.intra feptcn 
liiumfcctit. N-irttpofc euulgatas Cxleftini licteras ex- 
culaanon polsunrrita dilcurrente eodcm Patrc No. 
nsmVindicijsAuguftinianis c. S.pag. 312. his vcr- 

t UjiAm . igttur cxcujationem concinnuuimus pro Ht 
.^■^no , pro Faufto , pro f^incentio^ , pr^ reliquis Gallis pra 
^jmbus , qui ante Urauficanam fynodum , Maffiltenfitim 
-<^p mones vfordicusJii(itnebant.^ A,ii[U fotte Cdefitni Ittte^ 
k 

ras 





y^s prorjiis iiKQra'Sc dicentur ? tlU Ittttrx da:]^ 

trant ad Epijcopos , tion ALicedonix i at4t Bithynix , j 

fcd ad Epifcopos callix . Scio Norim hxc dicere im- , 
pugnando coriim fcntcmiam , qui capira illaanne- ( 
xa Epiftola? Ca^Ic/lini • cius eflc exiftimant , ac j 
promdc non^Ioqui dc litreris gcrmanis C^elcftini , j 
quasiiliscapitibuscarcrc affirmar,quare a mc pcrpe- j 
ram adduci in teftimonium hxrcfis Semipclagian:r . 
Verumidcircocumlaudaui.quia illa capiravulgocf- . 
fc Ca-Jcftini crcdunrur; & quia Noris alio in loco, ideft 
c.j.Lihri 3. Hift. Pclag. cxiftimar cumProfpcro fa- 
ris fuillc iJlas Iir:craS''Cceleftini adcondemnandos Sc- < 
mipclagianos: vcl igirurNoris rnnc purabar capirula 
inijs conrincri; vcl faris cas pcr fc /iwc capirulis effc 
ad damnarioncm crroris Scmipelagiani . Audiamus 

Norimpag. ^^/.^/(^''^ttc^^W/// Un^itjiiuo, eiufque libris d 
CxlcfJmoap^rodJtiS ,cumi^iderct Prof^cr Jihnc CalJi.7n/4m t Hi- 
lanim ialiofcju.^ pcrttnacttey San^o DoBjri rcfra^.trt jcurriori' 
busdt[lts eoidcm cxcepit. J^tm calN nniatoreSyLtipos, occtiltos 
Hypocritas ignomin\x caufaappelUuit . Vrcumquc ftt Auflo- 
rcP^NorisLirincnfcs poft lirrcras Ca.'lcftini, fi Semi- 
pelagianicxrircrunc ,& Cafliano corifcnfcrunt , Ca- 
lumniarores, Lupi, Hypocriro: deuencrunc . Primuin 
^ cum affirmct Noris , neccflc cft & alrcrum affirmare . 
MiferosLcrinenfes, firamciroafua illa fclicicarc ce- ' 
cidcrunr ? quibus vero fgam fcntentiam de illorum er- 
roreprobcrNoris oportec vidcre. Nam & mulca,& 

Iidonea efse dcbucrunc adillumcrrorem ijs arcribucn- 
dum.ldveroillcnulloalioargumento aftruir, quain I 
quod Cafsianuslibrosparrim corum rogatu compo- ' 
fuic , parrim ijs dcdicauir • & compoficos ad illos milic; j 
quodquam fluxumfic&futileccquis non videt ? An I 

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periudccft rogarcquemquam vt fcribat , aca/rcnriri 
, (cribcnri ? & in codem numero ponendus ille • cui- 
■ opiis dcdicarur , quo illc , qui dcdicat ? Num Icgc- 
. rc libros alicnos , eft alicnam df>^irii^am probarc ? 
•j Nifi forrc Norisputet libriim Cafsiani Pcftilcnrix in- 
rtar cflc,jquae tangcntcm iufccit, aut Pandora: Pyxi- 
dcm v.qua^ apcrta , mala fcminauit'. Tiitioi*- crar -& 
firmior iu Eidc Honoratus quam vt oWaro fibi 
Carsiani operc nutarct . Purior , quam vt ro- 
gando Cafsiaaum v.t fcribcrct ,. cius fcrjpris tur- 
parctur, An illc noucrat Gafsianum praua kriptU'' 
rum?Erat magnus Vir Cafsianus , muJta recla fcri- 
pfit ' ca optabat.Eucberius , dc alijs non cogitabat. 
lam vcro qyi Monaehi cius.opcra lcgebant coruni- 
nonnulli fimplicrores vcncnwnr non noucrant ; alij< 
ctfi noucr;^nt , ah illo abftincbant . An qgod Apcs. 
J^iaciAmt in Pratum , vbi funt htrbo! noxi^e , & vi- 
rulentx , non cas a flonbus feccrnunt , & his fclc- 
ais illas prxtercunt, & fugiunt f Propono aprum 

1& domefticum exemphim .^Parcr lacobus Montc. 
.rius Vir Snniaifsimus Nbuirioi*iim in Socictatc Ic- 
fu.multos annos MagifVcr : vrcbiitur Cafsiano , ac- 
in ciuslcaione erarcxcrcirarifsimusme fubLCO fclici- 
tcr njcrcntc , quo nomine folco gloriari ; farpc No- 
uitijsCafsani Coltationes cxponcbat. ac cx ijsido- 
ncam , & vtilcm dbdrinam cliciens. , ad omniuni^ 
vututum excmpl.^ formabat : & quod' crat infigni- 
tcr.piu5 , & cgrcgic dodus , prxtcribar ca qusc fu- 
fpceia crant , & noc^rc potcrant & intcidum ani- 
maducrtclxit nonnulla m co cflt a rcdVo ficfci lcnfu 
aucna . Mcmmi.me multum ijv docun^cntis profi- 



ccrc 





ccrc , nec dubito quin & alij. proficercnt fine vl- 
lopcriculo crrandi .Equidem dc illo affinnarc pof' 
fum , ac dcbco cxccllcntem co in muncfc cxtitiiTc ? 
& Cngularcm dodrinam, vita* fandtimonia coniun- 
xiflc iiHus cgrcgium de Ipccimen dcdir in ronmil- 
lis dc rationc mcditandi Diuina,qua? prxciaraLdi- 
dit opufculis • fcripta autem pluracxtant fummorum 
Virorura , qui cum agnoucrurt tcflimonia intcr 
quos cgominimusiudicoeum dignum cffcqui facris 
faftis inferatur . Scmo adhuc mu!t:i cx ijs , qua» 
illo acccpi documcnta virtutis , & illius , quse 
npud mc pcrpctua viuit,mcmoria:n in partc gtoriar 
^ pono . Forucrunt igitnr illi Abb.irrs , & Mona- 
' chi Viri prudcntifTrni ,& Sandtifltmi , Cadiani fcri- 
pra , & pic , &r tuto imo & vtrlitcr legcrc citra 
pcriculum , atque adco (inc fufpicionc crroris, in 
quam ncn dcbuitcosNoris vocarc,fInc magnis , & 
Muilis ranonibus ; fumpfk fibi quod probandum_, 
crar , vidclicct illam CafTiani Icctioncm nocuilTc . 
Dc hoc qua?ritur , vtrum nocucrir?Qai affirmat ? 
ncgandtim potius crat;ncc temcicdc homimbus piis, 
'& Dco dcditts fufpicandum . Q^d ? quod multi 
fortafle Cafl^ani opcra., non lcgcrunt . Q^od Ci Ic- j 
gcnint , Icgcrunt ctiam Auguliini , in qujbus crat 
antidorum contra illud vcncnum , Dcbuit ne vc- 
' ncnum.antidoro cflc pra:fcntius ? Piutis cgo facio 
Aiiguftimim, quam vt ci timendum a Cafliano cxi- 
itiuic-m .R ope crat Profpcr qui rcfutarct , Atnon 
lcgcbantProipcruui , &. loIumCafsianum legcbant J 
',[! ca(Tu:n aflirmcr , qui Fauflum audicbant aufcul- 
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Eauftum,&Pfofperum , nifi quodFauftus infauftus' I 
.ProfpcrfeIixcuafir,quod Auguftinianuscrat. A quo ! 
Fauftus hic Scmipclagianus pof: illum Manicha:uin-. ' 
ahcnus. 

. Vcriim cnim vcro duo funtargumcnta idonca, quar • 
confirmanc innoccntiam Monachorum . Vnum quod 
nulla huius infcituti hominumffac mcntio .a Prolpero, | 
..&Hilarioinfuis httcris, vchcirc Nori , qui vulc Sc- 
mipclagianosfuifscchirifsimos, idquc Profpcr figni- 
ficaccum dicit mcricis,& honoribu^ claros.Et Hilarius, 
Sunt cx parrctalcs pcrforuie, vt his confuctudine Ec- 
clcfiafcica hiicos fummamrcuercntiam ncccfsc fit cx- 
hibcre. Altcrum Profperum difcrtc dicere inirio Epi- 
frohT.cos Scmipelagianos in Mafsilicnfi Vrbcconfifcc- 
rc. MuIti,inquit,fcruorum Ghrifti , qui in Mafsihcnfi 
Vrbe confifcunt, Mafsilienfes igicur erant , non Liri- 
nenfcsSemipcIagiani, vti vulgo Thcologi fcribunt , 
Cur ergoLirinenfcs infamantur^' Adijcio contra No- 
rim;huiufmodiMonachosnihil fcripfifsccontra dodri- 
nam Auguftini -vbiautcmfcriprajiulla funt, nullum 
extac argumentum crroris : quo indicio ipfcmct Noris, 
&quidemiure,defendicLupumTreccnfcm ab crrorc 

Scmipelagiano , 

Tam proculablumabopinacionc Noris , vt cxirci- 
memi^Iium prxccr Faufcum Lirincnfium Monacho- 
rumSemipcIagianum fuific . Equidcm diligcnccr in- 
fpeda , &accurace cxaminara fcric Abbatum Liii- 
nenfium , vnum inucnio Fauftum compcrcum illius 
errorisrqucm jdcuxo haud illepide Bm'alius Saukm 

^ /«m"Prop^fwappcllarc folct. Lcgat Barrahum, qui 
volet .Egobrcuiccrmeexpcdio .'Honoratus Primus 

, Abbas,fuic Sandus , & Miraculis clarus . Maximus 



c- 





fiicccnbr Honoraci cxpers ciiis crroris fuic , codemmet 
Mori Aiiaore.Nazariusquem quidam Maximofuc- 
cc(rineafirmant,a ncmincculpatur.Fotiftus, qiii in- 
dubitatusMaximi habctur SucccfTor , hic ipfc Hxre- 
ticus clT: . Eudo Maximi optimus Difcipulus Magi- 
ftrum fccurus expers illius labis cxtitit . Ammonius 
nihil cum ca gcnte communc habuit A qua ctianL. 
Ioanncs,Siffi-cdus,Vincentiusalccr ab illo Commo- 
nitorij Auaorc , & qui cum cxccpit Amandus, longif- 
kaicabfucrunt.Iam vcro , qui extra hunc numcmm 
(mt Caprafius , Euchcrius ,Lupus , & Thcodorus ,Iu- 
(his, SaUiianus,Salonius , Vcranins, Cr£irius , Ana- 
rolius, Apollinaris, Lim funt abca coatagionc alic- 
ni,vcnul!umcorum , qui nonmillos cxprcllc hbcrat 
Noris,aufus ipfc lit cius fc^x nominc appellare^ . 
Qjos autcm appellat Vinccntium,&,Hilarmm cos nos 
duosvindicauimus. Manctitaque vnusrau(his,Saul 
intcr.Prophctas .Hirundo.inter Lufcinias, Nodua in- 
icr Aquilas . Eum folum illa Infula fcrpcntcm habuit , 
vt fcPAradilumprobarct ,quo ca nominc Euchcrius 
dc laudc EremiafFccit. Obfcruo autcm in Epiftola Eu- 
chcrijad HiIariumapudBan*a!iuminqua plurcs Viri 
fanulitateinfignes Lirincn/is Iniula^ no.ninantur , nul- 
lammcntioncmheridcFauflo; Acncin Hymno qui- 
dem , qui appcllacur Profa in iaudcm Br Honoraci j 
cumpcnconaesilluftrcsilli monachi reccnlcantur , 
vUafit Faurticommemoratio.Hilirij vcr6 fi: h onori- 
fica incoHymno. At.multo honorificcntior cft ill^^ 
cxprcfsiociuslauguiis ,qua: apparct in MiHali ant; 
quo Lirincnii , vbi quatuor cxtam Effigies exclufx Ar- 
gcnte^?! vidclicctin prima faciaSaniti Honorati, S, 
Maxiini,S. H(iarij,S.Caprafijfubfcripto Difticho 

— ■■ — ■.11 « wm I— ^jt— iw— 11 ■ 

Lirina? 



L t^ 6 _____———.«_— 

LirinxFratrcs hic vcftros ccrnitc Patrcs . 
Ifti bis bini funt FIos , & Gemma Lirini . 
Tn fecunda vifuntur alixquatuor, nimiru:n S. Ma- 
' riarS.Ioannis.S. Cxfarii, S.Porcarii jnnfquam Fau- 
llus.IUc folus cxtra Choru.n . Ac nc quis Cmii\'\,m 
'quidpiamfufpiccturdc Vincentio, quodmtcr hos mi- 
Inimc nominetur.fciatisnomcnillius cxprimi abEu- 
«chcrioin cpift. dclaudc. Ercmi ad Hilarium . H^rr, 
lnqmtJ>^'jit'treH(rendi nomms L»pum . fo nobis tHum cx 
Tril)u Lttpttm rctulit - «'«c h tbuit germjnum eius f^mcenttim 
■ interno gemmm \plendore conJpicHim . Efsc autcm hic no- 
; ftruraLirincnfcmAu(5h)rcmCommonitorii Norisip- 
fcinfeftus illiauaorflitctur iib, 2. H;ft. Pelag. c. 11. 
pag. 2 5i.Hisita&compertis,5:demonftratis, fupc- 
relt miraritarapium,&do<flum Virum Auguftiniani 
inftituti, fanaifsimum illud Monaftcriura, quodalii 
' ciufdcm Profefsionis fcriptores Auguftinianum f uifsc 
contcndunt,Semipelagiani crroris fuligine inficcre vo- 
liiifsc • Cuius rei vt cfscnt magna ,& idonca argumen- 
ta,dcbuifsctilIcpro fuo ingenio, ac conditione cona- 
; ricadilucrff , & illuddedecusrcmouere .Cum autem 
nuUaeiuscrrorisindiciacfscnt.nec ille vllaprodide- 
rit,doIendumeftcumtam de illis Monachis tcmcre 
[vtmeomorc, idcft ingcmio, & libero dicam] lu- 
dicafsc .Agocaufam&piam.& iuftam. & Augufti- 
manam,atqueadcomca;n: ncgo q-iippe mc qucm- 
quamcfse Auguftini amantiorem , & obferuantiorcm . 
Volo Monafterium S. Honorati honoratum fcru ire . 
Inhonoratumefscno.ipatiar. SentiocumTorclIo Vi- 
! ro cruditifsimo ,mihiquc carifsimo , ad eum accedo , a 
i quoNoris difccdit.RcftituoCxnobiumillud Augu- 
'j| ftlno/ cuiusilludcfsenon potuit , fi Sc nipcla gianu^ 



'X 



fuit . Potiiit.fi .ib corum crroic cx pcrs, yt opiiior mon- 
ftrafsc cnc , pcnitus abhorriut . Qaod ti Infulam 
Scrpcntcs Scmipelagiaiii frcqucntarunt., prarllarct fa 
nc intcrScrpentcs , <iui indc funt , cum fundatum cft 
abHTnoratocxpulfi ,manfifsc, quam illosalios Scmi- 
pclagianos multo fsuiorcs.ac turpiorcsadmififse.Agi- 
tur dc n«a itcm "Rcligionc , nam cum cgo cas Infulas 
luarafscm ,& Monaftcrium illud pictatis caufainuifif- 
fcir.Sc Hpfaiu SS ciufdcm,ac impiimisYinccntij coluif- 
fcin,quod dc iTic Noris fihi rcfcrcmc comnicmoratlib. 
2.C.I i.adfincm pag.syi.nifiopinioncnvciiifdcracon- 
futarcm , fupcrftitiofus fuifsc vidercr ,qutl.d rcliquias 
Semipelagianorum, qui Pcl.!gianorum rcliqu ix appcl- 
lari folCBt , coluifscm; quod a mc cft alicmlsimum^quo 
nuUam tu acriorcm tcctariorum hoftcminucnics : a 
quibu« Pitriae ingcaio , & proprio gcnio , caufa Fi- 
dei vchcmcnter abhorrco . Sum quippc I.ufitanus , 
quos nulU vmqvwn hxrcfis Infufc*uit , intcr quoJ 
pura ,& immacalata Rcligio viuit , vigctquc . & fi 
o lis forte [ homincs quippc fumus ] contra ipfam 
delinn-icrc compcritur , accrbifsime plcaitur . Illud 
ccrtcconftat .nufquatncertiora, & -rauiora cfse fup- 
pliciaconfcituta . 1 • o, 

Equidcm rccolcns . & qux apud fcriptorcs kgi , & 
aajeipfcmct.cum illactranfiuiincomonaftcriomonu- 
menta vidi , tura doftrinx . tum morum ; non poi- 
fum adduci .VI crcdam . illudScmipcIagianorumrc- 
ccptaculumfuifsc. imo Palarfrram vinutis , Lyccum 
Fidci^ ftadium fucrarum cxcrcitationum, fcholam mc- 
ditatioDum ^ Paradifum caelcftium dclicia; u n , E n- 
norium mcrciura fpirltualium jn confi.uo Cxli tcr- 
fjpqiic p ofitum; Angclorum, hominumqu^ commcr- 
^ ~" S <ium. 



ciiim.Infiilam Iionoratam; vltra Fortiinacas fc-liccm, 
cxtrafcopu]oicrrorum,& ryrtcs Ha-rcfiim conftitii- 
J um . Idque .-nihi per/uafcrunt, oux a mc ibi dili^cnter 
lunt inciagata Doarina: ac fandimonia^ vefti-fa , in 
;qua:cuminaderem,mirc afficicbar ad vircutem , & 
cxaicanisanimimcimotibus Joci fanditatcm aftima- 
i>am,ciuilar.cvchemcntestunc fucrunr, & mccum 
.i. onimrccordor ,ctiam num ad iiiitutem haud me- 
diocntcr accendunt. Vcrum alTciamus al-quor eius 
cmporis Scriptoi um tcftimonia. Eft i.r.pri.nis clegan- 
imum,&iua.,i/simumil]tid S. Euchcri; , qui Mo- 
..aacT.u.n i lud Si, cn Gxlcftisincoluit , & ibi diuinitus 
cca„,r. tJogium audiamus. hh. delaudc Ercmi ad 
Hi,ai-ium . l^i».dcm cunRn nnm loas , ^ux^i:num ,llumman 

l>afp.ruus viiorc , & vhUus hZZ r f 
f'^lP'-^ns..J,n,iUere.^^ 

c.n...m 'n'crr.o,L.n,JpUnd"r^^^^^^ 
dcryer,erMm!,r.u.iuu C.pref.Z. Veurts ZSnl 
lUcn.ou h.h.f.:aosfenes iUoi , Lu^^X'"" ' 

• li^'^ ^ -^*"^^' "^H^cdinc 

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. 

«':i&4,?r.t/7^^r.iif4^J/,/p/ri64' pafsimoiorviu interims bminis 
f^cmn extcnoris habitu p''£fereb.int ,cort/lri£li chxritAtc , humi' 
litate deieSi . f»o!Iifsimi piet-zte yfirmifsimi in fpe , incrffu mode - 
fti , obeiientiicin y occwfn taciti , y^ultu fereni , prorfus ipfix pro- 
tinus contempUtione ^n^elicx ^uxctis agmen ofl-ndmt , ntbil 
conctipifcHHt y nibildefiderjnt, nifi eum f^lum , ^v.-w dcfiderantes 
concupifcimt . Dum beat.m qtixrnnt >itam ,bMam arttnt , eam' 
que & dum adhiic ambiunt % tam confequHntur . itaque optant d 
peccatcrtbus fe^re^arn iam fe^regati fmt. C^fim pofsiiere vitam 
volunifpofsideut -Omne in DeiUudibus tempns h^ibnt ^mbiHnt: 
habcnt. Defidtrjint g^udere [anSorum c^tibus ; ^aud^nt Xhriflo 
fnn cupiunt : fpiritufruuntuf . ^ itam Eremi adipijct gelitnnt : cor- 
dcadipifcuntur. Uaqtefer Urgifsimam gratiamConfu multaex 
his , quji in futurum cxoptant , in protfentiarum merentur . Hem 
pgrro ip\ im cuptunt , dHtn fpcm f:qukntur . Hihent eiiam in Ubo' 
rc iffo prAmifiml jboris y ejniapenb iam in fpcrecfl quod merces 
erit. Horumtu,micarifsimeHiUri, rcdJit$is,tnfertufiuf confor- 
tioplurimum tibi .plurimum eiim ilHs contuUfli, qui nuuc pro 
rcditu ttio alacri exuitatione l^et.intur . 

NontUi'Ti FaiiflLis Domiciliutn Lirinx pofuerat . 
InfauftusIncola.Ncucro quisexiftimct ab co corru- 
ptam , & infedam infulam , animaducrco , cu n uti gc- 
nio'fao,&fuxgcntis in^caio tciaiim,& cautum non 
aufurum virus occultum prodcrc, nc pcrdcrct opinio • 
ncm virtutis , & fpcm gra Jus, qucm atfcAabat . Itaquc 
poftcum fcripn: Cxfarius fcqucnria Euchcrij laudi- 
bas cOVihvi^inZi^i. BcncdiciTius Djminum D^'im nj^lrum , qui 
fanSarnuiflituttonemi CT admiTahilem confuetudmcm hxh^tan 
tittyn in InfuU Lirtnenft iu^iter crefcere , C2r m tiori dintatttr glo- 

' rt£CHmftlo fMimare. Cl't£ iampeni ita yirtutum mentis profctit » 
vt altius ublin/%ri non poff^tiO Felix , <^ bsata hMtatio In^ 

\ [uU Lirinenfts , yfbi tamfan^is t & tam fp'rituaH§us lucris gloria. 

1 • Domini S^lHatonsauictur taHT tantts dxmnts D^abolt neqmtia mi^ 




nora- 



nirMHi .BeaUinquxmy&fellxTnfuU tcwievfis y tum par- 
«/*'^, (^-^plin.i cffcvidcatitriinUrris^ innumcyahilcs uimcHTrton" 
Ccs ad C^lnm m fifje cognofcitur • mtc dl yqujt eximi^^r numtM r' 
nachcr ,& prajlvjtijfiffios per omHcs Eccl&f:as^ €ro^it Saccrdotts > 
^ qnos accip:t filios ,rcdlitV:ttrcs y& ftos KUtrit-pa^^nuloi', rcd' 
ditmagnot.qnos velut Tyrannos excipit r I^^eges ficir . Namom- 
ncs quofcumqHC Jilix y& beat.rMtatio^ iUafufceperit charit^tis^ 
fjcmtis^ td excclfa virtutuin culmina^ Chrijlo fublim trc eonfutuit 
Cum enim p.iruikitcm meanrhstfvi^^i Inful.i T»elut fp-^c/M a ma^" 
tcry & yfiict y ac fmiularis bonofum omniuni nutrix hrachij^ 
quondampietatis exceperity &non p truo fpttio cdbcerfy vcl nn- 
trire contenderity Hcet rcliqu9s ad virtutum culmina euererit : d 
rne tameny quia cordis mea duritiacontradixityQmncs negligentiai 

IauferrcnonpotMit. In/igni5 itcm la«s cft eiufdGin liifulas 
vox illa Sancli AntG^Mj Cyri c patria foliriidinc ad 
lani roigranris apiid Ikncdi^um Goncnum Burgen- 
J fcm Monachum Cselcftinumlib. i. in eius vita cx ma- 
oiio^ Felice Ennodio dcccrptxSan^ionim igitur petamus 
^xcrcttum > & iUam Urincnfis mjuU cohortem irri^wi inquira - 

musardore . Gui Goncinit audtor virac ibidem . Z'* l^^c igi, 
tur nutrice San^orum lafnla i cum prxJlaJCt mcritis , tamcn om- 
nium humittimut apparebAt \ 

lurc igirurdciflx) Monafteri^D-fibi vindicando tan- 
quamfuo, contcnduntduonobililTimi ordiacs San<ai 
Auguftini,&SanifliBencdiifli , vtin corum Cfironi-^ 
cis apparet ; vrrifque ad/c rrahenribus illud infigne 
Monaftcrium Lirincnfc , quod nifi effet Sandlorum fc- 
minarium , fcd Semipclagianorum latibulum, minimc 
dc illo fibi afiTumendo dcGcrtvircnr* 

Plcraquc huius L:f(iIa?ciK:omia per diucrfos Hbroj 

Iiparfa ,ccuG4-mma5 , fiuc Margaritas hinc indecolle 
>tj£&propc cftlnllila S. Marga ntcT] iii v num Thc- 



faurum vcre dixcris coniecit Barralis initio fni pul- 
cherrimi opcris,cuius hoc cft fchcma . Fons fiuenubusvi- 
f4Wrf/fri»4W;AcicsinftruaapraeliiS'AdmirabiIis confuc- 
tudo : Alucariummellis* Ara facrificjj .Beatalufula . 
BenediC^a Terra.Confccrata habitatio. Ccmmcnda- 
ta congregatio .Comprobatainftitutio. Caminus hu- 
miIiationis,&agonis.Caftra Dci . Cellulani Mcna- 
chi.Cclcbranda tcllus , Cohors fanflorum . Dcfcr- 
I tum Lirincnfe.Dukislocus.Dulccfolamen-Domiis 
Dei, dccorata , dedicata . Eremus Lirinenfis , Mari- 
num Infularum . Exercitus Sanaorum , Fons giatia- 
rum, fctcunda , f;tlix, t^licior , fxlicifTima manfio . 
FincsGallicani. Gloriofa Ciuitas. Habitntio iam ve- 
ncnatorum animaliumvacansiinaccefla olim ,hoirida- 
que,nuncHicrufalcmfupcrna. HoiTCum vitx. Infu- 
I laLirincnfis marina , facra, facrata , plana , parua , 
Ixtans , pollcns, illuaris , locuplcs , vtilis . Ignotum 
cxilium ,interior vmbra , Domus , inimica aducr- 
iario, latcbra fanaorum , latibulum illuminarum^ , 
menfa Chrifti , mons Lirincnlis , manfio in Chrifto vi- 
ueiuium,nutrix fandorum , Nauis Lirinenfis , ouilc 
Dommicum,porta C^li, palarftra Ercmitidiscongre- 
gationis, Paradifusterrcftris , quics piorum , rcligio- 
nis exemplar , fecrctum opportunum , fchola Chrifti , 
facer locus Deo dicatus , ftadium Infularum , lolitu- 
do, kdcsrcmota , fpeculum fandimonia^, fimus tran- 
quilliffimus,rcmplum fanchun , mitabilc mfulanum, 
lacrum Monaftcnum , Vmbraculum Monachorum, 
fimiiis Mari , quod viuos rctmet, & mortuos foras 
;cjjcit ,Monafterium fundatum ab illo Patrepra^nie- 
m :;racoHonor.';toprimoIn(ularum,poftca rc(itorc Ec- 
i.cfiari m . 



Rcm 



Reni maximeconrinct Hymnus illc cclcbcminus ,& 
fua vctuftatc commcndabilis , cuius infcriptio apud 
Baruliumcft- 

Pfolii In B. Honorati laudem ,& aliorum 
Sanclorurn Sacra: Infula: 
Lcrincnfis. 

L^etus Chorus Lcrincnfis 

Agat laudibus immcnfls 

Ecftacum rripudio • 
Martyrum & ConfclTorum 

Qios a(rumpf]t RcxCjelorum 

De Lcrini grcmio. 
frimus fuit Honoratus 

Sanclrtatc dccoratus 

Horum Pater Omnium J 
Q;ii Lirinum illuttrauit 

Dum Lirincnfe fundauit 

Sacrum Monaftcrium . 
Caprafius ducens vitam 

Terrcnam fempcr oblitam 

Sanclus efle meruit. 
Maximus Prorlul Reiccnfis 

Abbas primo Lirincnlis' 

Miris fignis claruit . 
Hilarius Vir prxclarus 

Caefarius Chrifto caruS 

Arelati Prarfulcs- 
In omnibus Dco grati 

Fuerunt Viri Bcati 

Carnis adlu cxulcs. 



Vin- 



Vinccntius fiilfit viiicns 
Omncsharrcfcs conuinccns 
In Commonicorio. 

Abbas fuit Monachorum 
Sandtus Amandus muItoruH) 
Simul Lirincnfium . 

Eudo prius Vir Bcatus 
Efta Chriflo fubhmatus 
Ad C^elcftc gaudium • 

loanncs qui mcntc pura 
Dcrclida prclatura 
Ha?fit Lirincnfibus • 

Euchcrins collauilauic 

Et Liriwum commcnJauic 
In fuis traflatibus . 

Vinccntius Sandoncnfis 
Lupus ctiam Trcccnfis 
Acquc luftus Lugduncnfo 
Fucrunt Antiftitcs, 

Infigncm itcm Vaicrium 
Chrifti lcruum cgrrgium 
Miris fignis cximiuin 
Collaudant fupcrft itcs^ 

Vir Sirtridus Vcndaccnfis. 
EtLambcitus Vcnoicnfis 
Pracfulcs quidcm immcnfis 
Fulicrc miraculis . 

Vir Gcrmanus Scruus Chrifli 
Mundo hbcratus trifti 
Cum palma mcruit fifts 
Chiillo finc niacuhs - 



>44 

Porcarius & quingcnti 

Fratrcs palnna cum ingcnti 

Martyrcs Dci fulgcnti 

Pcrfruuntur gloria . 
Axguftus cius conforrcs 

Paflionc Yiri forrcs 

In C«Ic(li Curia . 
Martyrcs & Confcfrofcs 

Quondam Lirinf culcorcs 

Prcccmur vt protedorcs 

Noftrifintpcr omnia. 

A M E N. 

EftoCoronisillaOratio pofitaa Barralio pag. ip. 
quaehuiufmodiell . 

Deus qui prcfcntem Infulam Lirincnfcm 
martyribas , Pontificibusv Confefsoribus , 
atquelnnoccntibus, vt eorum patcfccic 
vita gloriofa , multicucUnc copiofa 
dccorafti , conccdcnobiscorum auxiliuai 
deuote pctcntibus ad fuprcmi Rcgzs 
confortium pcrucnirc . Pcr Chriltuin 
Dominum noftrura . 




H5 



Capiit X X. 

T/iter T^OYts mrtu r»e temmtAUs A''%ueretut,quo:i jolusex Cm- 
tholicis S,yincentium Lirinenlem SemipeUiunifmi condcm- 
najctyfubfidi^itifn nduocxuit P. chrjfianum Lupum 
Cfuhtum virum fui tnflituti: nonus hic hojlis 
yinccntioaduenit . Serum tMfneny& in^nc 
4kxiHum tulit^sAfferuntur eius yerbA 
Cr acCHrjiit & folide rejutJtntur. 
I^ris i!t Luvus iH hjc ar» 
morum fjcift^tte /<?»• 
fhbui puyunt. 

REIIglone tadus &mcru pauidus P. Konsnc 
cumfolo Vofsio^qucm allcgaucrat,vidcrc- 
cur fcntirc,Socium Chriftianum& Carho- 
licumfucccncunarilibicurauit fidum amicum , & ^l- 
tcrumAcharcmP.Lupunv.acnc vcrum cfllc 

Lupi hd£rim pidere priores 

QuocKluporlsindiciumerat, poftcrlorcm Lupum vi- 
dcrcNorisvoluic.Itaquc rogiiuit,& amicc,& cnixc, 
vt fibi fubfidio clfc vcllct , nc folus in arcna mccum 
tat au<ftoribus ftipato pugnarct , Ncc illc rcpugna- 
uit,& mcmor ilhus Virgiliani Carminis . quod mi- 
rumcftin liominc crudito , fcd amufo 

Fratrem ne defcre frater 

fuppctias illi propcrantcr tulic . Ncquls vcro putet 
hanc vanam fufpicioncm cflc , tcmpus , & occafio- 

4.0 wmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm^m 

l ncm 



1^6 



nem obfcriict ; &: vcram rcm effc com^cricr .Jgirur Lii- 
pus quarta pnrte Noraiiim in'ConciJia png. 757. & 

7*5 Gc fcribit . Sanlli ^nguflim de diuma: graiijc ac prade 
^ tl inationis e fficai h dcarinam Sulpitius SrueruSy Lcrmcnfis Fincen 
///5 , nlijqtie ohm Gallorum Clerict^ Monjuhi oderant pefsin: ii ■ 
, adcv:]ue i?ifamab^nt, rt mak diccndi fludio femetipjos apud omfnm 
^poficritatem rcddtderint pmofos , ^poflo/icjm , qua doflnnam 
"^li^jm dccUratiit authcnticam laudatus C^icfimus^ J£ptflolam non 
mi/ius odcraTit ' yerumcjuid} Scdis lUius dogmatictimiudUium 
■■impugnare , aut dcuoca)'e in dubitm CalttJt tum ignorabat ^jt 
rcum.iUud incentij pro fidci Catholtca ^anttquipate c^mrnonite^ 
Yium, ad irtfi^ir CMonum^^mtocUnorum y efl maU radtcis non 
fmalus per omwfiu^ixy^ OjUndere conatur ^non o^Jtgupmi jje^t 
mruz^hdtforaata ege auiia ,idcd^%ich^cy non ifla per CaUfltnum 
, ltiil]c cor/iprpba^ta..£pffloUm r^uddtmpu^n0i Psonpnptf itapt^ 
J cunMtoyqueri . in.paflrcmo Cummomior^ gapite 'hdc exfeijmtur 
^ ri:r^HJiyh^d,Qpaoido, 'Ptfc y tnccmium lcnbtre aufusnon fuc^ 
%'if v\t d vendcrc qur.fi^efcio qucm Teregrinum.. Hac intcrm -^te' 
^ jon foiimfkos jotariy ir u^imaimGallijiplcbem detudtre, (ed& 
' }i^ium tertium Tonaficm y<^^ VeiaiUni dogi^ils amiciti^ olim 
[^fpe6}i4-':^^ti f^tauuad ^nttcefjom fui Dccrctun^ua mHrpretan^ 
dam Lh cumfinbere .Et .Unc trtapoflemra fui xontn CotLaorem 
Libn capiti nonMuerlits Callaiorem -fiiaduey 1 hUnc Vtregrb 
: numomninhflripfit S^inaus^ Vrafper , ^ co^tcluftt ; €ovfiiimuT 
; ^ Domim prmtUone pr^Undum . nt qnbd operatus cfl in mocen- 
i ^^io ^Z^T^yrno^BQnifafio^CaLcflirm^ opere^ur c5r. in ^ixtQ, &. in 
^fu[iodi:iJ)omtni€isgTr^ish^cfnfw huhreferuM^ Pajic^ 

''^ f^-uJfJcutilliUpofahegi^^mdntfejlot.. ita bit dcpdlat occultoi 
In ^pofljjlQ^rtro ^dumeius fiicm ab 6mm \apfi, ^ahtiruit T>Mt 
f^s . 4trmatfuiqe non kune.aut4n^yH*^^^^^ otnnina Hctna 

' ■^osVmfices , ideo^Rtp^ omitiM:yt'Mgr^atiii^m i Cathci>a ^v* 
' xiiim ufcurrat dat^nati.^ '^tifqteammru^^ :tamci^', fed foium fem- 



Miram dci prouuicntiamlqui confalcre voliiit inno- 
<cntia: S.A^inccncii LirincnfisiHaclcnnsproceffera n, 
& (cribcndoj&cudcndo Initiifmodi opufculum , cuin 
opportunead manus mcaspcrucmt , hic in domo II- 
i luftriflimi EpifcoprScbaftiant Pifani, viri vndcquaque 
:clariflimi,hbcrP..Lupi, qucmanrca non videram,cx 
quoproximam parriculam dcccrpfi, vt eam rcfatarem, 
nccquidcffcr tjuod dcfidcrarctur in defenfionc Vin- 
ccnni. Eamriggrcdior^S: cxpendo Lupi verba , fpcrans 
mc fadluruin vt Chriftianus Lupus non Tit Nori Co- 
mt^fncc yi^itpavxmi^^om9hominsD.^s, {td contra ; 
-hcmo homiv . Singula Lupi didla cxamino . i^^- 
^nHini dc 'dt4fn4 ^^atije 4C Vf^cli(imutonn effic4cra doFlyin^im 
SulfnttHs StuTrus iLtrtHTnfts f^incentiust alnitfu^ ^li*^' Gd^o^m 
Clerici . & MTntcht od^rantfejsim^ . 'Miror in COgitantiam 
Lupi ortamcx odio concepto in^ Vinccntium . Omittit 
Pclagiano^ ccrtos,& manifcftos ,& nominat inccrtos , 
&nuiIos. VbiCafsianus ? Vbi Fauftus ? Vbi Gcnna- 
dius-^quosipfcNorisaffirmat Scmipclagianos fuifTc ? 
".hos prirrcrit'Lupus;;&nominat SuIpitiumScucrumlc-» 
i uiter,&in/cncdurctinaum fuligincScmipclagiana - 
quamtamen ciro abmfic , in m^^liorem frugcm rcdal 
' dlus,&.i3j^'ideCKhoIica , vtidcccbar Bcati Martins 
difcrpiilAi;n , mortuus . N un vt illc in tcr Millcnario 
fuei it , auftore Hicrory no , & intcr Sc mipclagianos , : 
audorc Gcnuidio , & quidem fufpcdo , vtranquc, 
j hxrcfi n abinr.iuir . Vmccntius vero Lirinenfis vtomni 
fafpicionccirerctmilfiaurcn )s, & nosp )ft ipfos d i- 

J fpjtandocffccimus. Incoiifi.leratcigirur Lupus,imo , 
&maligncC:ifsiani4m, & F.uiitum , & GLMnadium^ 
prxccriuit; & Su!pitium ,& Vinccntiu n incufauit 

T 2 Quod 



148 _ _^ 

Quod addit^^^ ^tf^/^rwwf Clerici^ €r Monjcht (/der^ntpejfinf^; 

non larisfacir.nam dcbuerar adijccre fP(/W quorum 
aJiquoreakibc infcdos conrtar cx Epirtola Profperi. 
ad Auguftinum, quamnon vidcfur vidifTcLupus ro- 
tusinhiansin Vinccncium; nimirum illa Epilkolanoa 
cratintraCanonc5)quosrranfiIirc non aiidcc Lupiis. 
Monachos vnde nouir SemJpcJagiaaos fuiflfe ? Dc 
prcsbytcris loquunrur Profpcr , & Hilarius . I>c 
Monachis taccnt i fcd Lupus «^tincludcrec Vincca- 
tium Monachos nominauit r & in co a Nori fiio 
dirccfsir,qui negat Vincentium cum fcripfic , fuifsc 
Monachum Lirincnfem • 

Pcrgit Lupns ^^pofloireamfijw do5l^'inam ijlam declara^ 
nit autenticam Lakdavts cxUHitius Kpi(l(Aamnon mintts aderjnt. 
In qua p.irtc hiftoriarum hoc rcpcrit P. Lupiis $ 
^ Olefiini Epillola rccepca fuit bcncuole , non ho- 
S ftilitcr impugnara , nam qua? i Nopi & Vofsio 
fingitur dcpiauatio impiignario. non eft fcd dc- 
torfio : profcrac Lupus iHius hoftes r itd nulios in- 
trafuos CanoncsinucRicc.Etcnim quse funt extraCa- 
noncs parumcurac. Progredirur* 

yc rnm q^ttid hjfd is aitsts. do^maiicnm. i^dtcikm impygnttre , aut 
ienocarein4MbiurK G^llii tum ignoraktt . Jgirur non odcrac 

pcfsimc GalTia Fpiftolam Ca^Icftini. r imo amabac 
& rccipicbat ! fic]xndciTv impiignarc,& vocare indu' 
biusn Jlius auaoricarcnii ncfcicbar , Qiii ;iurcm ncc 
Jubitac , nec impugnar confcnrit auaoncatr . Lino- 
ccns ei ga aillia trar apud cam in loca au^lori 
rausEpjflola Caclcftim con(5ftcbat , imniou & im 
marau . Hoc iplw» Hgnificoc- iRud vcibiiiLi \euucare 
ndubum , nam deuocau loc^ dcduccirc - oaarc 

qui non dcuocac , & ignorat dcuocutc: , fimt r cm 

^ irv 



H9 

in fuo loco c(!c,cx cjv.o fcquitur Galliam iriir:n:e' 
t^e iudicio dcgn.auio Cakfljm dubiiallc t Pio-> 
ccdo. " ' I 

^krckm iUkdFinantii pro Fidei Catholi(dn9ti^fiitatiCm- 
monitorihm ad infar C^nonum ^nticdcnoriim eft m$lM radids 
nonmalus per cn.nia frnShs > ]n rcgf O fuo tft Li pus : 
! rcmpc intra CaKoncs 3 cgo tjn cn dcf:dcro ur cx- 
primat qui Canoncs iitilucrint , Sc cuius Corcili;, 
ncc cnim u tm tantum fuit Artxch.cnum Corci- 
lium. Scio cim Jcqui dc illo Ccrcilio Anricchcr.o 
faito conrra Athnrafium ai ro Chrifli 341. luhj an- 
no qi inro,au^iorc Confranrio , fcu potius Concihabu- 
io . hi prcbo iJIani particulam ^^U r.J,(is n§n n^alus per 
rmnsa jin£lks i uitlctur cnim difibnarc a uocc Chrjiti 

non ponfl arlor bcva males J)il!us fjfcre , ncc a)Lcr mAlalihi^ 
fru^usfacerc . Dcindc non cspio illud P^r crr^nia ; r am 
fi malum cxquocurque t^cK<au , ron rcquirirur n.a- 
lumcxomni pnrtc , ttn-aluni ft . Tardcm Canoucs 
illi Anricchcni uicltrr*ir a Li.po .nppiobari tat:quam 
boni ,cumtamcn rcicvii fi.crirt ;ib Ecclcfia tcfrc Ba- 
ronio ,& Spopdaro , qua cfc rc audiat cprimum au 
(ftorem>antc fc norasfcribci tcmin (^anoncs Conci- 
horum,ScucrjnumBiniimi. /i'>'«/« njonutU taftfimam or- 

if>odo,XJtti-^^9 <^ i>^nts n^crbui b EciUfta receft s cohrrajilex 
p/c(f^//r«^T.onigirurdcbuirLupu$ confusc loqui admff^r 
Canomm ^atiocbeoo^um poccft taii.cn cxcufan quod cfi- • 
xic per</mnfi . Vcruni , fi Yinccuriiis fcripflc Commoni- 
taTiuin conrra dodrinam A.tuiftini confirmaram 3 
r.vIcfcivio^p:aIum profcdto liuiJ opus fuit , Dccpof- 
iiucxrcta ii' co contentacxjulari : nam cum firiis pcr- 
crlus cft,pcructtuuctr ctiam qujc.ad cum ordinariitur. 
Addir. 



' Olenierc conMur non^ ig^^nt fcdfnorum dogmJta ejje auitA: 
fU:'oque hxcnonfjia pcr CMeftnum-fuille .compr^^ - Hoc an- 
( te ^dixerat Noris, & .non probarat hxc cx de- 
fumpfitJLupus.nccprobsit. Aliud agcbat Vinecntius I 
iquaai id quod ciimponit Lupus ,&aliud agcbat "Lu- \ 
IpuscuniVinccntioiftaimponcbaraninusquijipexonfi- ; 
! dcratc fcribcbac:nihilciiau.tunc dc Auguftino Vin- 
; ccntius cogitabat , fcd totus ad iitTpugnandas nouitatcs 
h^ercfurnincumbeb^t/^'''^'^ ^^^^^ & antiqua funt 
Auguftini dc PrardcllinKiopc , gratiaquc fcntcnti.-e , j 
qucmadmodamfupraoftcndimus , Scnunc mauifcfto . 
huiufmodiari^imcntoprobamus . Antc Auguftinum 
cratha^rcfisPra^dcftinatorum ,vci cxvitis Pacrumau- 
dorc Eruditiffimo cIc|antifsimo liofuucydo fupc- 
rius probauimus ,ha!C auicm lia^rcfis orta fuit cx do- 
dlrinadcPrafdcftiuacionc , & gracia Jiberali Dci , ci- 
^tra , & ancc o a le mericu n nacur^ ; igitur anciquior ^ 
prat (jua^ llle error vigcbat crgo in Ecclcda mulco 
ahte Aii2uftipu nUladOi5lrina; tfaquc auica ,&prifca | 
^rjg^caCfrifto,^^^ & acccpta, & tra I 

ditii , vndc lion potcrat tanquam noua a Vinceocio im- 1. 
ptobari,fcdcontrariaScmipclagiana,qja2 pvoft illam* 
j citicrfcrac,& noaa exurrciccrat , acque aJco condcm- 
inabacuraCarlcftinoPoncifice noulcsias, qiijcum Vin- | 
iccxitinsqui nouicaces infcclabacur pcnicas confencie- I 
;J?ac .Hurfum. j 
\ Eptd^Um iju^i irnyfd rrt tri non poffct ita oUcwt detorqueri . \ 

Perindcppinor,eft dccorquerc . ac impugnarc : jmo ! 
4ccerius aliquancoi.lludexiftimo.Nan qui impugnat 
faltern.fidcl*?*»^ f^ufij n rccinet auf^Kis , cui opponit 
' /uu\ipriuatum,q u'faliipoce[} , n^c no:et piiblico, 
I ^tquidctorquctpcrucrtic fenfum publicun, & iner- 

lorcm 



^ ^51 ; 

ToicnTcci^^ pcirlclcfusl ' 

Vcium rcqic V >r ttmii;$ (^tciCt , ttc iri p grruit , 
retiruit fcrUirXac!tfliri,c*c^i:c cciiMi ; c.ttirr^di- 
ir.oduni fi rcrius n orfltauifris , ccrira quim Vcft 
llus ,& f^oiiscxiftinraiint.^ccjuitur; 

Jfjpcfliinio Ccnimopfitoiif capite Uc cx€qnHur\ Pmm 
deo fautdo^rtjt V i%(ittiin> lotboe iPjps ficn ftftnt yfedtcn- 
dere quafi nefcio^ucm fetegfifipfii . Irro quia iri frc harc 
doftrinam traditlit prcptcrca magis ccirri:frc'auir; 
rnm quje pcftrea^a dicuntur vcluti tt flatrcrito man- 

'dantui ,& altiusimprimurtur;flylum pauiduiri dicit, 
quipauiduseffc nonpotcfl, fcda pauido pioflwjici . 

'Ncc vcro pauidi:scvat Vinccrtiuscumiliafcriffitjfcd 
animofus q.i( d ducium Pontificum auflcrirarc nifc- 
batur >&fupra pttram fctkbat quidcm /^pofloli- 

.cam , vbi ncmo pauidus c(fc potcft,ciifirmus& immo- 
bilis confiftat' lam vtroilhid; ^'/yr finctntipmfinhrf 

^jufus nonfuern Jed vendere qujfi uefcio qutm 'perefrinkm^if C' 

.prum prorfus cft cum Vincentius abijcichdi fc fc^sc dc^ 
jpicicndi& occultandi caufa fVccrir, ne popuuiftm^ 
auram cx pulcherrimi opcris conrp*cftjonc capiarct; 
iraqucfe pcrcgrinum appclIarcmaluir.S inbui.cicn- 
■fum intei prctantur iufliai:Sorc$ ,qi:osimit3r]dtbujc 
Lupu$,fcdillc mafuic vtf dctorfcrar mcntcri^ ;ntcrprc-' 
Aandi Epift<>l^i^ > Vinccrtijanimuft^ c^rCrqucrc • j; 
Non vcndit fc pcrcgiinum,fcdfvibcoriOtT> jjtc fcoccul- j 
r:it Vincciitiuj , nc fubfKpcret Ul:> gfono/a , <|Kairu ' 
fugicbat . Pcrcg^inui dkivoIcifjtjiTia noo c^' 'V' - 
:monalVcrioI,crincnfiin^lttA'.3,i?;niO^>ii'S ir 
^i cgrini verfaSiitur.Nifi rorce Dtlii piouic* 
-:i.binoriicn«np<kicrccj?ro^>^^^ - 

^quiar^ya^^ppJ-fgii^^^^^^^Fv. '■u- > - 

** . . . ■_- -- — - — ^ — — — . ^..^^^ ^ . ^ 



^5^ 

cixm i!Iud fcripfir peregrinabatur a fenfibas in Su- 
pcriscogitandohabitabat. Vndc quia vidcbatur di- 
uinumc/rcopiis non humanum , peregrinum in tcrris 
vidcbatur .DifcatP. Lupi mclius & fanftius dc vjio 
fanaiffimo cxiftimire • Scd illc dc Vinccnrio vti Scnu- 
pclagiano cogitabat , immcmor fandum cfTc^ in Ec- 
clcp.x faftos rclatum . Subiungit . 

Hac interim arte non folum fuo4 foiari , & op ti%um G atlix ple- 
ffem deludere.fei & Sixtumsertium Vontificem de TeUp tni dog 
tnatis dmicitia oLm fujpeilum tentakit ad ^ntece[Jorts f%i dcc^e- 
tum itainterprctandumarcunfcribtre . Miror tanto viro ifia 
cxcidiffc. Turhato , vt vtarpbraficiufdcmLupi in ccf- 
fentisS.BafiIium,or«/o/7<c^fcnbcbat Lupus,adconc vcr- 
baquidcmconftanr .Quorfumcnim ilJud de TeU^um 
do^matis micitiaCim^^uVicitn pcrfonarum fit # non ic- 
rum •mallcm dc TeU^ianorum amiciua olim jufpeSum ^ Scd 
hocleuiuscft. Illud gvmius .OptimamG^nU pirbem delu 
dere. Koccinc fcrcndum , vt Vinccntius quiinftirucbar 
Catholicos,rrudicbat fidclcs , Hjcreticos conf utabat 
vcritarisfidci caufam agch^tdiluderepUbTm Callicam 
dicatur^abfurdum hoc a dccoro alicnu ii . Q lid 
cum plcbc ViDcentio Lirincnfi? Cum prcsbyccris, & 
Epifcopisrcserar,plcbs nccmultum curabat,rcc fa- 
tisinrclligcbat qua:ftioncm, ncc Commonicoriumil- 
lud plcbeijs auribus congrucbat . Pcrfcquor ; Sed & six- 
tum teYtiumTnHificemolim\ufpetlum , Jslon dcbuit fufpc 
dum diccrc: ncc enim Sixtus vnquam fufpcd^us fuii 
Scmipcljgianilmi,vtpotcbcncCatholicus ,fcd aPc- 
lagianis in fufpicioncm vocatus , qui fraudc & aftu vfi 
camilli calumniam impofucrunt , vti mos crat illius 
fcda?. Vafricnimhomincs& aftuti, vt hacrcfimfuam 
otcultarcnt,imo& condccorarcnt camalijs viris fan- 



<fliffi- 



ftifsKTiis arti ibiicbant . .pjiixcriint itaquc Sixcurnaiirc^ 
quaincrscrPontifcx^Pclai:;irinis afscnffri, CMmqucla-* 
fpc(aiimfraudulchterfccc^unr: vndcjion fcquit^^ 
lurpcaunTfurfsc, fcd falso hanc ci fufpicipncm aifi- 
Jaai fuifse. Summa igitur imuria Lupus cum.fulpc- 
^um dicit . AfFcro ri^fhmonHjm.cruditi viri Hcnrici 
Spondani,inguo eriam Joquitur Baronius , co quo 
didum^lLcupi rcfclloranno 418. n; 3. 7«' pnmMs 
adHcrfus TcUgiinos HjtrcUcDS paLm tncUmduif an^tbema fm^ 
Sixtns nomsnw Presbyt^ qui p'(^tA Tonnfcx G^Uflmo fuc- 
ccfsitquoi Sanaf4S ^^-MfiinHS in Ep^floU ci ip fum ycidiu fa 
de c^uCb faBnm €0 docH , ^t dilueret cdunuiiAm . qutm iidcm 
morr Ju9 mcntientes fpnrftfjcnt quod tlle.ipfis jaH-rrt . -Nota 
mennentes. Igfrur male Lupus rujpeEum^ diKiX y non^ 
criim crar fulpc^iu^ , fcd Catholicus qui auccm cum 
fufpc(flum rcdd(?bant mcnticbanrur , Coirigcndum 
cft hoc in Lupo,qui nihil diflingucns intcr fufpcaum, 
^fal^ofufpciftum rcddirum^confirmauitcumPcJa^^ia- 
nis^ velindulfifse,velfauifsc. Opoitcl>.T: .iifccrnerc 
fufpicionemaffidama vera/ufplcionc.nam (i fatiscf- 
fct afficla fuljpicio ad cfficicndum fufpcdum ?ctiam 
Zofimus j & Cl^rus cura eo Romanus , imo & ipfc 
Auguflinus Pclagianis conniucrcnt,vel .confciitirci^ 
AudiatLupus eundem auiflorem ia eodem \oca,M ci 
LunmtA^ cofjcmnjndas fiylttn ex^cuerunt^ py^jHutq ie :d in pH- 
mts d:diMus Efifcopvs CJpusinus , tfui 4nter atia , de qmbus di' 
Srtur anno \equenti cum ^jfimum., Hom^numcjue Clerum • um 
^^iufltnum fr^uArtcAtionis »cufxre non eruhuU t ipft 
olim , cum Teli^io fenfi(\ent , ae pojlea Jententiam mHtAjJcHt : 
cuiusitnpudent»am e^re^ie^anBi4S jtuguflmus retUdtf ^ VofsCm 

equidcm, me audwc , hdc idem probare proiuAis 
Auguaini,& luliani Jocis, /td malui alieno orc, vt 



154 

nuior cfTer niicloriras, Lupi di(flum rcfutare . Dclcat 
lliam parriculam Sijirum Voniijicem de TelAgiant dtgmatts 
mttntia olim ffif/cSum . fcribat olim falfo a Pclagianis fu- 
fpeftum rcddirum. ncqujs piitct tnntum virum cum 
Pclagianisaliquando fcnfilTc. Mancc adhuc hacllla 

p^xncuhtcntaffitad^tjecrforisfiiidecyetiim ita tnterpretan n 
'Vm circumfcrihere . Qjio nihil dici potuit abfurdius. Quo- 
modoenim potuittcnrarc Vinccntiusrcduccrc dccre- 
rum Sixti admcntcm Antcccrtbris fui Cxlcftini • S* 
cnim Sixrus priufquam Carleftinus allcgatur a Vin- 
ccntio,&Ca»Icflinuspoftcriu5, vtipatct in tcxtu Vin- 
cvriij -quomodopotcratrcduci ad fcnfumCielcflini? 
•moCxlcftinuscrarrcduccndu^ad fcnfumSixti t Vc- 
rum opjK>ncr Lupus fc non vti ucrbo ^eductre fed circutU' 
\otbcrti , Rcfpondco me fcnfum & menrcm Lupi non 
ucrbumattcndcrc .Scnfus & mcns illius cft Sixtum 
eodcmraodointclligendura. ac Carlcftinumrhocau- 
tcmficri non potcft , quia Cselcftinus loqucbaturdc 
hxrefi Semipelagiana , Sixtus autcm de Ncftoriana, & 
uterquc Pontifcx nouitatis cam condemnabat ; fi ergo 
Vincentius circunfcripfit fcnfum Sixti intra fcnfufli^ 
Cxlcftini , dixit eodcm fenfu locutum fuifsc Sixtum 
dc hacrcfi Ncftoriana , ac Cafleftinum de Scmipclagia- 
na;undc fcquitur Vincentium contra fe fcripfifse ; nam 
uoluit nouiratem Carlcftini attribuere dodrino? Augu- 
^ ftiniana?;&eo nominc illam damnare probando Se- 
^ mipclagianamnomine uetuftatis,& fimihtcr Sixtum 
nouitatcm attribucrefcntcntiar Catholicorum & uctu- 
narcmcrrori Ncftoriano,quafi Sixtus appiobarct uc- 
tu(tatcminNcftorio,&nouitatemin Cyrillo , & Ca- 
tholicis . Wx(r cft manifcfta confircutio . Lupus uuU 
circumfcribcrc fcnfum Sixti. ad interprctationcm 



quam 



»5J 



quimadhibctfcnfuiC«lcfrini\C«le&ni fcnfw intcr 
prete Vinccntio approbat uctuftaicm Scmipclagi»- 
num,& improbst noultatcm Auguftinianam . igttur 
confcqucntcr iudicat Sixtum approbarc uctiifiScm 
Ncironanam. & «mprobarc nouitatcmCyriHianara. 
Enquodeucnitratiofinatio P.Lupi dutn circunfcribit 
ucrba bixtiad intcrprctationem ucrborumCarlcftini. 
Ablurdumcftcrimcrcdcrc Vincentium Lirinenfem 
holtcm acemmum hjercns Neftorian^ uellc illam ap- 
probar c mtcrpretando ucrba Sixti ficuti- iam probauc- 
rat hxrclim S^-m.pelagianam dctorqucndo vcrbaCac- 
lcaim. Nimis feftinantcr fcripfit Lupus ,& audio 
cclcritatis corrupit intcrpretationcm gcrmanaou 
vtnufque tum Ca:lcaini , tum Sixti . \'cra intcr- 
pretatio cft ca quara nos attulimus , & Vinccntius 
affcrt: vidchcct vtrunquc Pontificcm finccie iudi- 
caflTc vtranquc harrefim , & Ncftorianam . 2c Scmi- 
pelag.anam non cflc vctuftam. icd nouam . & no- 
uitatis noaiine condemqandam . Supcrlunt illa vcr- 
ba_ 



Et bine trU foflniora fui contra Coltatorem lihri ctpita non 
diucrlusCollatorfm.fedadHerfus hnu Teregrinun omnmo fcri- 
pfits.vrofpcr, Harc rcm vcritatis non coiitincnt, cum 
Profpcr fatis dcclarct ipfo titulo fc fcribere contra 
Caffianum , quem Collatorcm appcllac , alioqui 
incptc fuftinuit titulum libri vfquc ad fincm ; fi 
enira tribus illis capitibus mutauit perfonam , mu- 
tarct item dcbuit illius nomcn , & cxprimere . Tcre- 
grinum conrra qucm fcribcrc conabarur . Pra:tcrca 
illa tria capita alicna funt ab infticuto Vinccntij Li- 
rinenfis , fed ad eundem Calfianum pcrtinent . Lc- 
gat cui vacat , & me vid ebit . Indicium autcm- 

V 2 quod 



- --^ < v^-- ^-^ : 

quGil aifcrr Lupus cx vcrbis fcqucntibus Eiofpcri 

mdcentid \''^^ Sor^ifa^o , Cd^^no op>eretur & p 

ti fiXt^^^yt flcHt ille lupos abegere mamfetUs t //^ bic de , 
peiUt occuitv^: fallit in co quod purnt Eupum occuU 
rum} cife . yiucentiuni qum hi tupi fiierintL^.alij" 
Scmipclagiahi , aiii. Cafllano^ diice EcclcGam di- 
ucxabanr , adiicrfus quem. Ga^fianum a^mo- 2. Six- |j[ 
xi Profpcr fcripfo qijcniadmodum obfcruut Ba- 
roniu$ ,. & Spondanus* ad annum 4.33. quo tcm- ^ 
ppre PtTcgrinus^ adhuc Gommonitorium^ fuuiiL- 
noa- fciipfsrat ^ vti conftat ex codcm Comnio- 
nitcrio ,. & Euerur E. Noris lib. 2^4 cap. 1. & Iib.- 
I 2. ca-p^- ^p..,, Cafsianus .quippe fcriphV AiHio 418-- 
luas Ccllationcs : cafque peniuis abfoluir anno 
•429. Ptofpcr vcra conrra Gafsianum Gollato- 
rcm fi,ribons opus confccit Anno. 431; Vinccntius^ 
aiVt^m AWo vii^ poft fuum. CoiiQmonitorium. fcri- 
*pfi: Wlff Anno 434' Qi^iii^ Lupus iu hoc Pcregri- 
■no pcnitus pcrt^j^riaacur & valens caufana Noris 
fodaiis fui dcfcJDdcre pr.orfus pracuaricatur ; Tanta 
vis vcritatis cil , vt qui> eam impugnare velit in- 
cafsum lahor^r:^ OccuId.iUi Lugi funt Gaisianus J 
Fauftus , imO"& lutianus-, Capuanus- Epifcopus de; 
quo S. Pxofpcr in^ Quonico. lixc ait ; Hac iempelia» | 
^te Juiunus uHellAnef fTi taS^JuutfJp^wts* Velagtam crrwris 
^eixtor , tjittm dudum am/fi EptfcopMlMt itxteTnpfrnm c^pid& 
exa^^Uabat » muUi moda artt fAiU^ii cofreilmis (pem ftrd^ 
fxferens' 3, moHtus- tn Gommumomm zccltft^ me^ere^^ ; jei 
ifsi ifi[idijs SiiKiHS Dhconk Le<mt Jkgrtatw yigtlanter 



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QCCHYTens , nuUum aduum pef feris (onaiibus patcre permv^ 
fit j & ita omnes Cathduos dcfeRicme fMluis 6*- 
Ai^ gaHdere feat » ^nafs tunc prmHm /ii^ 
perbiffimam Iweftm gU^ 
diHs apoflollcHs dcz 
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S E C V N D A. 

Dc Ordinatione S. Auguftini Epifcopi in 
cadcm Ecclcfia Hipponcnfi viuo 
Valcrio EpiTcopo praeter Ni^ 
ccnum Canoncm im 
culpata . 

fbc prcbabilitatc fentcnti» ciufdem S. Auguftini nc- 
gantisConciliuroSardiccnfc quod vulgo Gcnc* 
ralc dicitiir Catholicorum , & affim^antis 
Hxrcticorum fuiflc. 

Dcftatu qu#ftiom$,dc /ppcllationibus iutta Canoncs Ni* 
ccnj,&SardiccnfisConciJij, jn quo ftatuitur Caiionca 
gwi habcntur Sardiccnfcs , Niccnos prorfus 
fiiifsc, non Sardiccnfcs • 

Dc fonfcnfionc Ecclcfiar Africana? temporc Aogvfti- 
ri, & Patrum Scxti Concilij Africani fi.pcr lu- 
rc AppcIlandicumEcckfia Romanali.bia- 
Uprorfus oninidi(rcnfione>quan> Hc; 
icrodoxi foniniarunt , quibv4| 
Ccnnulli Oithodoxi in- 
corifiJcratc conni- 
ucnc* 




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PROOEMIVM 

Agna crat luiius li- 
% bri P. Chrifttani Lu- 
pl apud omnes do- 
dVos expctflcitio , 6c 
quidcm iurc proptcr 
0<^f^^ famamviri, &: pro- 
ptcr nobiliratcm argumenti ; me quoquc 
in fpcm crcxcrat fruendi crudirionc rc- 
condita , folidaquc doclrinj.cuius qui- 
dcm fpecimcn alias au(flor prosciarum de- 
dcrat. Iraquc vixdum inluccm cxicrat, 
cum cgo illum mihi comparaui , & aui- 
difbime in manus rumptum Icgcrc cxpi 
animodeuorandi torum, ad idquc&in- 
Hituti fimilitudo , 6c vetns cum nuclore 
familiaritas incitabat: auxerat ftudium 
amor iii Augtiftinum , quem rpcrabam 
ab crudito , 5v pio filio veheaicnrer com- 
J mendatum iri . Vcrum vt incidi incius 
prologum, hxfiinliminc, (5vrcliliui , 
, quod conipcri ybco Auguftinum vitupc- 



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rari ^errorifque , 6c impcririx , &C igno- 
rantia^ CanGriim 6c Niceni, 6c Sardiccnfis 
Concilij infimulari : traducimr quippo 
inco Auguftinus tanquam ignarus Car 
nonum , & fluxiu, ac iufirmus Dofiatifta-^ 
rum- impugnator , & cum Africanii Scxti 
CocilijCartIiaginenfisratribusdetrad:or 
Apoflolicae fedis au<5toritatis , & aucT:or 
mifcrabiiis fnper iurc appcllandi ad Rbmamm 
fcdcm."'»^"''*"" ftatuitur., 6: Hoc ipfum- 
in fronte operis , quod oninium- ocu- 
loscum offendercr , tum auertcrct . Tan- 
ti.eftinutranque partBmmomcnti aditus 
opcrum , quos propterea grauiftimi vir 
iudicij Marcus Tullius- illuftrcs , &: niri- 
doseft c-volebat . Rcfrixic igirur ardor lc- 
gcndi :tuibari.cxpi,&:.dolcre,quod tam 
m,ale'ab aucftoreaccipcreair x^uguftinus , 
prcercrdnia fiIio,a quo non erat tiincn • 
dum conuicium 3 f^-^d fpcrandum prxco- 
nium : ncc mihi potui moxlerari, quin fu- 
fcepto ftudioab Ulis impofturis innocen- 
tem liberarem , 6c.calaninias ei impoficas 
abolercm . Notus cftmeus in Augufti^ 



11 .1111 





numamor, quemmihi apucro, 6c co- 
lendum , 6c obferuandum , 6cj vindican- 
dum propofui : cuius toi funt tcftimonia 
quotfunt in mcis opcribus orgumcnta . 
Stimulauitcurrcntemrcliqua pars prolo- 
gi, in qua punguntur Patrcs , carpuntur 
do(n:orcs Sciiolaftici j fugillantur £uan- 
gclici concionatorcs quafi ncglexcrint 
Canoncs , 6c do(n:rinam corruperint,6c 
anfam dcdcrint Hcterodoxis fanam, &c 
Catholicam docftrinam calumniandi . 
Hjsc omnia animum mcum cxulccra- 
runt , &c ad refellcndas huiufmodi calum- 
nias a veritnte alicnas impulcrunt . Ec- 
quis enini credat Patres fancbifsimos,- 
contcmpfifTc Canoncs,6: ex coriim Igno- 
rantia lapfos cffe? Dod:orcs Scholafticos 
eofdcm defpexilTe 6c minus reuerentcr 
tracfbaffe ? An veroS. Bafilius , S. Grego- 
rius Nazianzcnus, S. Hdarius, 6c alij prx- 
clarx fanclicatis viri contra Canones 
qaid ]uam dcliqnerint ?Diuus ne Tho- 
masDoftor .\ngrlicus , S. Bonaucntura^ 
S;;raphicus,Ioanncs Duns Scorus Sabci- ' 



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\ IlsCanonesncsIcxerunt & rcpudiarunc? 
' Num Alcxandcr Alcnfis-, Alberrus Ma- 
: onus ^..^Ei^idlus Columnn, Baconiiy,Gre. 
i oorius Canonum ignoranTi^ a vcriCviro 
( deuiarunt ? Scripremnrne quidciuam ad- 
[ uerfus Canones Melchior Canns , Domi- 
'nicas Bancz , Bidacns Alnares , Feuar- 
.dcntiu^ .Alphonfus Caftrins,FranciRixs 
Lychetus, Caiecanus , Valentia, Suarez ^ 
' : Vafqucz & afij grauiffimi Tiieologi- per- 
|! fuaann mihi cft P.Lupun^ ?ut cos non vi- 
f diflc ,.aut aliaK res agere cum legiflcc^. 
' EqiiidemnonycKBor dicere pmres; ciTe 
laprusinhircenscis T. Lupi atf Canoncy 
quam llncin fciipiis Sciiorartlcamm^ ho- 
nTinuni,idqu.e ceaimonio velamicilVimi 
fui P. Henrici Noris ccili monio proPjcm : 
ciii incrudico iUo ruo opc rc de Hiftoria 
rcla2ia.fia pIuTimosIapius i*. Lupi addii- 
J cit , maculasindc contraaas dcregic ^ 
\5dqEicmIec^toresrcmitlo.Ego vnuai can- 
I (i .U-ierajqLio-HuUu tu graaior eniiit Scho- 
5 l^llicis dO':toribus rnuenias , li iih canicn , 
1 oiicdii:6cic>vvtnCan6nil->userrarntrc, 



■ 

Capitc piimo, Tom. r . fuper Canones 
ConcilijConftantinopolitani fic fcribic: 

Qi;tfi.o(fl anaJoloTheodfpoaugtfiottnicli.m » Damafo Ton- 
tifice fHcrit conuocaU Syncdus ) 'Qq q^iq cUm COm- 

munis Cat/iolicorum fcntcntia fic non 
a Iblo Thcodofio , fcd a Damnfo etiam 
Papa conuocatani fuifse , idquc Lnpi 
eo in loco non ncget , conira tamcn 

0]-> i n a tUr . K^ffndeo ^ i n qU i t , ^ /<'■<> Thendo. 
fio cotigngitant , ^ addic : N"''' le^atio , nul 4 

EpifioU ^pofloUca adfiiit fme quibus fieri nequit toliut Ec- 

citfu synodns gencraiit.^Q q^-i fcntcntia audia- 
musScuerinum Binium infuis notis ad 

iftud Concilium vbi ficj Nemiiitwr n fiper. 
tinax Hitreticut afteueret boc Concilium ab Imper.itorc fien- . 
t jfimo , & S.t a uim Conlifuti nwn ^feruantiffimo indi- , 
aum fwffe , Quf^d aic Thcodoretut l'h. S- »fl ^*"'" 
aiitntopolitanma pr muni Tbeodofium feniorem f^^i'/" * ^ 
'ndxfse , expUcaHdiim cfi illud prauio Ui^rxtum ^ofiU. 
K^wn ^^idAto nutr.iffe , ^idc B.tr,.,. .vmo pr*di£ly nu. 
I 17, zo. nclLy, Lb. 5. dc Conc. cap. ij. Hxc B{- 1 

niiis - E^o in graciam Thcoloi^ottuu j 
obl'. riicrconcradicfcionc m in did;;sLupi* j 



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Air enini fuilTc conuocatam Synodum il- 
lamgcneralem a folo Thcodofio,eamque 
tarctur cffc legitimam 5 &: fubiungit : 

ni4Uenm UgitiotnulU Ep fioU ^poflifJca adfmtfiite quibus 
fierinejuittotius Ecclc/iit Synodus generdis'- qnjE duofl- 

bicontradicunt 5 nam quomodo potuit 
clTeSynodus gcncralis illa Conftantino- 
politanaii a folo Theodofio M viu legatione 

^ftneylU Ep:floUAp»flolicac«nuocatafuit) IgJtUr fi VC- 

rum eft fine iftis fieri non pofTe Synodum 
gcncralcm fequitur Synodum Conftanti» 
nopolitanam a folo Theodofio conuoca- 
tumnonfuifsegencralem . Certe illafine 
freno libertas quam Lupus Docloribus 
Scholafticis affingitnontam eos in tranf- j 
ucrfum cgit,Tti Lupum fua fidentiajtur- 
piuseft cnim lapfus , quam illi labi po- 
tucrunt- ycrumiIIosPatres,& lios Theo- 
(ogosalijvindicabunt . Ego mihi libc 
rnndum fumo Auguftinum 5 ha: mesc par- 
res funt 5 refcllam calumni?s P. Lupi ^ 
monftraboci Auguftinum erroris cxpcr- 
tcmefre,6cnihil contra Niccnos,6c Sar- 
:iicenfes Canoncs deliquiire , ^ ijlam no- 



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tam ignorantlx delcba . Palam faciam 
nec ipfum , nec Patrcs Africanos quid- 
quam iuri appcllandi detraxiffe , ncc cius 
Concilij Scxti miferabilem contcntio- 
ncm aduerfus Pontificem Romanum^fcd 
mirabilemconfcnfioncmfuifsc j imoin 
coquod cxiftimat Lupus omnino aber- 
rafse Auguftinnm .nimiru inficfaodoSar- 
dicenfc CathoHcorum Concilium,proba- 
bilitcr,&: inculpatc fcnfifTe . Vno vcrbo 
vbi fir Aaguftinus.ibi 6: veritatem , 6: Se- 
dis ApoftolicjE audoritatcm confiftcic 
dcmonftrabo.Iufta cft caufa^pugno pro 
Auguftino ,,aducrfus homincm Augufti- 
nianunTprofefTjone, 6c inftitutOj6c pcr- 
fuafurum me fpcro Icgctuibus nemincm 
me aniniOjdodtrina, ftudio Auguftmo ef- 
fcpropiorcm. Acvt legcntibus. inftimti 
nicirationcmprobcm jPirologum Patris 
Lupi oculis cxliibcbo,. qui huiufmcdi 
eft. 



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P R O L O G V S 

r. CHRISTIANI Lvn 
In I . p. Ononiim SynoJoriirau 
XECTORE M. 



f^anti ftt MntiquoYum Cano- 
num pcritia, dc re^us intd 
teSlus $ docet San^us ^ugu 
(linHS $ qai Eoifcopo /n^ 
P^alerio adfieyfns oCiauum 
"J^jcJtnum Canoncm [uper, 
ordm^tus Co.Epifcopus ? 
\>eYbo poflTHodHrn & fcn . 

pto errorem improhafiit , 

quod flhi }a6lHm efjc doltfif alijs fieri -poluit . rnde ctiam fa- 
^^i'f>^f Concilijsflatueretur Bp^]coporum, ab Ordtnatoribus dc' 
oeri Oriinandis pel Ordinatis omnium fiatuia Sacerdotum in noti^ 
'^^^ntefedeftrendA .\Okm item ^pifiopus S^i dicenfcm Synodum 
^^^*^*Ppopolitan$ Conuentifulo diflinpere nefciit > mfciit\ % 
^num t palmaYibus Don tttflarum pi o luo\fchiliy?ate fuud>^nehth 
d [uhdHm exkaurire . Ex Saxdfcenfium Canonum io^imnniia nop 
f dus ^.^^i^/i^/^je^ij/rc/drciiTwjp/^/ij ^fricana Syiodo Carthj. 
Omenftum ^rihieptjcopus ^ureUus incurrit quin ti X/c<c«/ deu:^ 
um intelleBi^m i l^ngamqke ilUm^tir rniferabilem dr 11 n^^tnts 
.'pptilattof ibuf' ctque Luocationtbus contentionent] , ikb Zofimo 
Ponnficecsptawy ir p)ius jub Bonifado fecundo extinti am, ^U s 
juo lue <'riCA> ' O^mvi lci Uf ^ Tntrcs cq^ data hijce rekus non plena 

ofera 




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pp?r t nou-mfi^ non p^rum Upffs . Uicam de Dy£ior tbus^ScbO' 1 ^ 
U^iCis} F liimlicct n^ili^i illis :itinquf^s Canones ^ ^ raros 
hincinU ipro'ti'n Ufpfitittomb^s injertos no» pro dt^no & y^cro 
friff^'*/ . G^ tcorwn Sch^fm^ icorum capitalis in nos Latinos cxlHm- 
niii Canonurnpr^a iricatio , ex tjHt infli^um pcr tflos ipfos C a- 
nonrs prjmirtcitoribnf anathemttncuyrcrtiHus Upft extra ortho- 
.d)xam com^nunionem ^verjiijide chri(ltantta:is forma fit ai ip\os 
j/oii5Ci)«^^j3i£?f^//i ^ cdumnU',f:u^ra txmenexciuo 
\ cntiquorum Caionum > & tnteliigendorHm % & obferumdorum , 
cunapHdn^iscxpittepefcere , irrepere in Schohs c^tpit JnhtiUter 
dtfpKtindit&probabtliier cpinandt licenctofa cum pmngine & 
ftnefAnoltbertas. 

AniiTuducrfio Aufloris^ 



AnimaducrtetLector acerbitarc flyli ,aciilcosdi(fVk)ms, 
f utiitioncs v<:rboiu.AgicLupfiOUrilbanus Lupuscum 
^gnu Chriftianu agerc debuiircr. Vcruiii dum comiicia'- 
.iurali^srcprchenfionem iacurrit, & dum cnorcs alijs 
4mpingit.,ipfcincidit in ciTorem . Qnorfus cnim abit 
dcimita fcribit wjVratx/<ftw*'^^w ic apfeU^ttonibns conttntto- 
nemluyZofi no Tontifice cjtftm , pnusfub Sonifacio fecnnio 

PTfiwS^w? Nou ordincm prn^poftcrum tum pcrfona- 
rum, tum tcmporis:quomodo ca:pta,& priuscxtinda, 
i Mtur prius cxtirwfta, quam cxpta . Dcindc Bonifaciu5 
lccundas fuit multo poft Zofimukn,qai prior fuu Boni- ' 
facio pninoquifucccflitZofimo .Pra:tcrca ilU coi^tcn- 
x\o wn fuitcxtindafubBonifaciofccundo , quo Poi>- 
rificcmUilcadc rc aaitatum. Infupn- Bonifacius fc- 
cundus annuus Pontifcx fuit , & contra Caix)ncs 
fiicccfforcm fibi Vigilium Oiaconuai clcgit ad id 
Synodo coa<aa,qiiam & fi poflca rcfcidcrit murata in 

' mclius fcntcutia , acciba moitc pr;ercptus pcruciii 
iudicij pcnnas dcdit , audorc Baronio , & rcii- 

! quis Hcc.cfufticae Hiftori^ kriptoribus . Abcrram ^. 

• liiicur 



17© ^ 

I ■ " ■ » ■ ■ W I I I I . , „ 

igiturab QftioLnpiis& in<]Uo limiiic crror^cf; jtnpt^gES 
>Auguftino ipfc in confultc ac tcmerc lapius eft DiuiiK) 
.fiumine ab ipfo pcnas v.iolariparentis expe.tciuc 

propofitio argumcntl, & Scopus Audoris ^ 

Triafunt,quic doaiffimiis p.Lupus;itjtribuit crra- 
ta imp.critip? Canonum . Primum jnaugurcitio Au- 
guftini pra^poftcra, &conrra Canoncm bVNiccnum^ 
cuiuscundempoftca Auguftinum p?nitHmt. Sccun^ 
dumomiflio ynius palmarijs aducrfus Don.oti- 
ftarum S,c<aam argijmcntis , q ux rcprchcrjnonc carc- 
rc non potcft / Tcrtium dcuiatio a rcftb fcnfu 
Concilij Niceni ^ ,& cx ca orta miferabilis dc ap- 
pcllationibus contpntio . Ha?c vt vcra cflcnt , non 
debuifTcnt Auguftinijmpcritiae,& ignorantiar tribui ^ 
/ed cxcufari , faltcm accufarc molia'is , non autcni-» 
'itcrato vcrbo '>(^/<^">, quod ignommiofum cft , 
fxaggcrari j cum prarfcrtim ignominia in^ 
yniiicrfam AfricanamSynodum rc- 
iluRdarct . Mca? partcs crunt 
fxaminarefingula , & 
notam omncm 
ignominiije 
Abolc- 



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Gapiit L 

CovjtCYatw ^uguflim i^imnte TpHccpo fuo FAlerio anfke- 
rit coma Canonem ^.conaOj l<ljccnh& vtrum in 
lAcyrur intouenerit^ 

AFfcramus- primiim hiaorlam Confccrationis 
&proponamiisfaclum, dcirklciiue nc an^ 
/ccus,conrra , vcl prarrer Concilium fucnt 
expendcmus . Igirur Auguftmus dc ca fic tpift. ad 
Pau!ini;ni,& Thcrafiam 34. ^eiira c/^iritas opon.t uuen- 
dat , qujd Bcatijjimus Vuter l/uUrius , qui no^ vobffcum quan^ 
tum (AlHtet.quuHtum fitiJit> aN^.ii::tn ex Fratribus, nec preibyterutu 
me ej.-fuum p 'Jf is e;i\ n^ftmuorem rmhi Cyepifcof^Musf.v cmAm 
impQneret . k.*'^d, qoiidem , quta' tantx eiui cbAritate y tantoque 
popuU (iudto Dominnm 'd velie crcdids , nonnullts- lam excmplis 
p/xced^ntibus. qu^busmihi omnfsexctfjtio claudc batur vrbvmrn. 
tertim it excuUre . Ein Jcm rc ii narrac Utius Poffidius in 
Vira Auguftini c. 8. >^^'»^-'^'^'^^^'*^^ [ Valcrius ] /t'^^^^ 

cr carppn-, CT xtMe tnfi 'mt(s'.m'4^ egU'fcociis iMteris apui 
V im.item.EptfcopjrumCarthaii^irufcm all.gans \mbcctlutatem 
Corpnisfii.dtatifluegramtJivm.CT oblecrans > vt H poonuili 
E^cl^ft^Odinaretur Epicopus. qut ^u^CathedrS non tum lucce^ 
dlret fed. co^ficerdos ai,idcrei\Au<ju!^^'»us.O ^iu^ opt.uU ytT 
r.,2u t:refcr.pt^ mpctraun. Tollquum pettti.r.m ud vi[ttua 
Zt^i^^niertteaizcci.itum tUppon.n[cm ,ur.cV. ^.nat. K^.st^ 
di^ M^^tbocaiarrn-nri Eptic.pr & t-aUrtus ^ m^^^^^ 
nui forUtuncader^c ,^ Clcr.a^ o.^n.bus Hipp m^nitb.'4s , o 
UtLrfjtpUUi tnnpfr^atam cur^cltslu^m iniinuai tuuc voturUMtm^ 
omntbujqueauditntibus, gyatut inctbus ,acque ti fie^t J.-fi r 
qus ingtnti d fidertfxclamanttbus ffrcnpjtum ju^ctptre lii/.c^ f'*"-- 



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m EccUfiajiio Viucnce Eptfcopo Vrabyter reculaht' Dumque 
fisri jolere ab vmnihHs fiuderetiiv t atqne ii ignaro tranfma.r 
nis , (2r ^fricanis Ecclefu exempUs probxretur , eompulfus atque 
^^'^iius jitccubtiit , & Epifcopatus cJiram^ & Maioris loci-or. 
^inationemfufcepit . filiod in^ fe poflta fini non^ dvbmfje' , vt ri 
t^ofyo Epi{copo ordinnvetur , & dtxit,& fcripfit ^ropter Con^ 
cilti rniuerjalis -P^titum y quod iam ordmatus diduit , nec 
<\iiod ftbi f^flum e^dcLm ..aUjs fim.vohit^. f^hde etiam 
fj^tf^it vt in ConcilijS conduueretuf Spifcoporum- , ab' ordi 
natoribus deberi ord^nandk^y yfel ofdinatis omnium flatutaSit 
ccrdotMm in notitia^-deferenda . 

Pioducanius Canoncm Concilij. Niccni : Is cff 

odauuS' . si qu; y^oluerm vemre ad kclcfimXMlwUcam 
ex "Houatiams , placuit San6ld ConcUio , vt. BrdihenfMP 
fic maneant in Clcro . ^nic.omrJz aatem bane babeant ab 
ipfn- Coi^^Qlonem y qum ptr fcripturam ex^gi oporiet , rt 
fateantkrfe cumomm conftnjuEcclefu^ catholicje flatuta obfer- 
uaUiros i Jdefl, commmviauircs fe & his , qui fort^ fectendas 
nuptias €Xperti Junt , vd his qm t^erfccutionis tempire lapfi 
funt , quibus tamen lapfii posniteniu modus > tempus ad* 
fcriptum cfl'f rt in omnibHs fequantur ea y quft in Ecciefia 
CatMcacb\eyitanUir^ &. ficubi ijdem ipfi fuerint anuenti , fi- 
ueint^icist fiueiu yrbibns Ctericiordinattd CathoUcis, fic eti- 
in CLero^perfiflan^ .yVnu/^uifffue tamers in fuo ordine • 
^ <L vercr^ Erifcapus. , yeLTresbyier EaUf:^ CatiioUcx. fueru 
i^d ^fucsa aU:fni ex his accvdunt certum efl cjuod Epifcopus 
^,x-^Um .Ca:hoUcus^ fuwt habcst dignuatem . SmiUttr auum 
-ptcsbyteri &. DiacQm habeant* Hivero ^ que de ifiis venmnt . 
fi jy^ tc Efifcopits fucrit JubeatSacerdotis dif^nuaum^ nifif^nl 
pUceat CatboUci Epi.copj concedere ctetum Ep.Jcjpalu fiomi^ 



nis 



'Tij 

nts hjnonm.^i vcro non pLicucn/ , mucnuit ci iocMm > Pt fit m 
TiYocbuCh^reptfcopus , aut m CJ^yro Prcsbyter, W in Cimtate 
^nanonvideantur eQe duo Epifcopi tUc omnmo in Cleroper- 
manercifideatur. Hxc nouiffiina particula rcm conti- 
net, qwamaltcra vcrfiomagis dcclarat fic. Vrouidibit 

<^t aut Qhorep f.opatus , aut Vnsbytcrij Locum > Pt tn Clcro 
proffus c[}e t idt^attir, ne tnvnA Ciuitate dno EptfiOpi probcntur 
exifiere . 

Conftat cx addutSis de pra?cepfo Concili; ve- 
tantis , ne duo ciVcnt limul in vna Ciuitaro i 
fiuc Dicccfi , & dc iinpcriria Auguflini igiio- 
raotis prafceptum , quoii fi noflet , confccrari 
rccularct , qucmad iioiium poftca tccir , cuni^ 
nouit ; & mauct iulla dc vtroque P, Lupi fcntcn- 
tia. 

PrinM^im , dico Fclix imperitja , qua? talem- 
mcr.iit hjbcrc Coadiutorem ; »tc eo fclicior , q.ia 
ii noccnrier : nee cniin cu'px argui potcfl , qua? 
fuir iiirciria r fiuc mera ignoranria , quam appcl- 
lant Thcologi , iouincibilcm . Ncc iinpucari hxc 
Apgi ftiHO , potuit iuacni , cuius non cruc £ue , 
fcd p^ircre . Paucs ex erant Valeiij', & Mcgalij^ 

; & catcrorum eum confccraic cupicntitmi , quibus / 
ni(i Auguftinus parercc , prxfcrrim vrgente ,• & i 
p^audcnrc p';pul<> pcccaret ,idquc lilc iignific.uiiry j 
cum dixic m Epill. proxi.nc ad Pauiiiiunv rciaca^ . j 

\ Ftihemcntvr :imui cxittjve . Obcdicndum erac fiibdKO,. 

I- ;non doccndunr . Ar intcrucnic impcncKi Cai.onis; ' 

I ;&pcr impcnriam i\nt ordwuicuy . Nei;o podc di«.i j 
impcr tiam yc^\x omnino vacabatcul|>*j^ &rcprchcn- j 
liOi'c carcbat.Namilli- Cai;oa^'oncilij Nuoiu i.o crac ; 



^7^' 

Dogmaticus . fed Ecclcfiafticus ,& ad raores ,. non ad 
dotoampcrtincbat ,acproindcnon tcncbantur ad 
iUum , vel nofccndum . vcl accipicndum Proumcix il; 
Ix, qux fuisiam lcgibus , & ritibus vtcbantur. ab ini- 
tio Ecclcfiae rcceptis,&coniuctudineroboratis,qua- 
lcscrantAfricanx. Pata exemplo Goncilij Tndcn- 
tini : cuius cum omncs Canoiics dc fide & qui propne 
funtDogmat!ciinVniucrf:rEcc]cfia rcccpti fuermt ; 
nonnulli cxEcclefiafticis, & ad rcfbrmartoncm perti- 
ncntcsiaccitis quibufdamErouincijs, «n quibus cgo 
iUactranficns fut nonfuerunt aclmifli . Imo addo ; & 
fi illc Canoncfl.ct vbique; reccptus , etiam in part.biis 
Africanis , potuifle tunc non rccipi ,ac fccus qu;un iJle 
prxcipicbat ficiijvidcIicctpcrEpijchiam proptcrne- 
ccflitatcm.iuftam, & rationabjlem , quam Epilcopus 
J Valcnusexpofuit , & roflldnis narrando rcprxfcnta- 
uit.Rc(n:a illa cflet intcrprctatio Lcgis.qua intcrccden- 
tc. siluiflcr, Vifiini fuit oUmaltcri Valerio Ca?laraMgu- 
ftano F.p3fcopac.re ehrifti.aua praedicandi ofliciunx^ , 
qiiod impcditioris crac iingur»: iuucni- Vinccntb Mai- 
tyri iir.poricre. . Vifum etiam fuir ppftca. huic Valcricy 
Epi/Gopo Hipponenfi , quod artate grauis, & inficmi- 
tfltcarauatus crnt , ncc niunia Hpiicopatus rcdc , ac 
riteobit.cpotcrat,Angtiftiiiuin fibi fiibftitucre.. Vtri- 
qu6 faue iure obpubl;eanv nectflitatcmr quar quam- 
Uis maior cflctin primo Valcno , ac iuiUor, ncn ta- 
mcn pioptcrca non crat magna, &; iufta in fccur.do 
Valetio. AtqiichxG ftprima rcfppnfio . Altcra tv.c- 
lior cft ,opinor,& ficiliori Cauon Concilij non vc. 
tuitin omni eucntuduos Epifcoposcligi ,, ae in cadcm 
Ciuitatc pxiftcic; ac proindc-licuif per cuui Augulli- 
num couiccraiJ. . E.xpcndamus vaba Canonis , & 

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eruamus mcntctn ciufJem .Hxc funt , quxTcm con 
tincnt: ncin vna Ciuitatc<iao Epifcopi vidcantur^xi- 
ftcre . Vctat igitnr neiaittiuodiftinai , diucrliquc, ia - 
ter quos apparcit oppofitio ; qua vnitas tollatur » 
auttollividwtur ; Mcns eft.ne Altarcconrra Alta- 
rccrigatur, & Capnt comraOput collocaur , At fe- 
cusrcshabuit incleaionc&confecratione An§uftm^i. 
! nam ille lubftituebatur Valerio Coadiutor ^ & quali 
■ Vicarius cum eadcm potcftate , & iurifdiftionc , qua- 
liscftinVicario ,qai vni, &cadcm cum fuo Epifco- 
noperfonahabetur,nondiuerfa , ncc oppofira , fcd 
cumcadem, & fubordinata potcftatc . Ex quo nihil 
contranum, nihil diffonum in Ecclcfia pxiftcbat .Qnod 
iiatcrahiVicari)Epii"copictiam ordinati cffcnt', nihil 
obftabatquommuspolTciit eo funsiofficio: namordo 
nonopponrturordiui^ fcdtantum iurildiaio lurifdi- 
aioni:quemadmodum apparct in cxemplo Chore- 
pifcoporum , qaos mnlti & graues Au^ores putant 
Epifcopos fuiirc , nec idcirco tamen rcmoucbantur ab 
adminiftrationc EcciefiartimEpifcopaUum. & fi vcro 
pleriqucncaentcos vmqua-n Epifcopos iuiiTc , mqm- 
b,sc^ocfrc''.iulaitom.dcClauib..s PemUb. 
di^nit,&po-eft.Papxc. 3. Tamcn id alftr iuirt Rc!- 

larmmusdc Cler. Ub. i.c. i7-& l'l>-^'^ f 
trusB )Ilo?conon;claf. 3 Laurcnr. Beierlcnch verb. 
Chorepif.&aUj.quoscrudrtosVuos Vafqucz appel- 
l.it.dilp 238. c. 7. & rcccns Laurxa m Epift, vcrb. 
Corcpif.&probitarcxCanouc lo.Conalij Antioch., 

Vblficdicrtur. A/.««r i«»,/;./.TV« Ep^jcopn Mc.p^r. " . 

•0 loi quidcft, nifi ordmari Ep fcopos? & manitc-ftj as, 
^p„vi<^'.t Idcm confirmaturtcftinoni<> 
I gpifi. Di nafi. vbi afirnat cos Choicp!foo:>os a 



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Pluribus Epifcopis manus impofirioncm accepin^o . 
Hjccaiitem eft germana nora con/ecrationis Epifco- 
palis .Suarfcturh^ecexpofitio vehcmenrius exemplo 
Eecle/i^Roinani;e, & quidem ab ipfo Perro dcfum- 
pro ; qui Linum , 8c Clerum creatos Epifcopos Roma- 
nos Coadiutores habuir: & quidem dc Lino idrra- 
dirNicephorus Calliftus lib.z.c. j^.ira dnm adbuc vi- 
ueretPetrnSfdeditLmoClatirs Ecctefia HomJna- Qnod ora- 
nino docueratDamafiis, fiue Auv5lor Virarum Ponri- 
ficum , quibus afsentltur Baronius an Chrifti 68. & Sc- 
uerinus Binius in notis ad viram , & Epift. loannis IIL 
ScMargarinus dela Bignein j.rom Bibliot. Patr^ q«a^ 
fcntenria antiquiorem adhuc Auitorcm habct Iia'- 
neumlib. 3.C. 3. vbiajt.»^^^ vip^floiis Vetra , & Vauio 
fni[fe faliHm Ept/copum . Idcm diccndum de Clcto Au- 
doribus ijfdem pcne omnibus , ac BcIIarmino,<k Ciac- 
conio. Nec dc Clcmente dubirandum quin eodcm^ 
j modo fit ordinatus Epifcopus, & afsumptus in focium, 
I &Coadiutorem Pontificatus . Sunt vero duo infignes 
j locirem eontinentes. Vnus )ib.^. Confiif Apoft.c. 
8. vbi fic Pctrus loquens inducitur : Mecumfi-t B ^mahas , 
ercler^em RomtnHs i^>^A«/;«x . Altcr Tertulliani iib. 4. dc 

pra:fcripr.C. ^Z.SiCutSrnym^orwA Ecclefia habens Volycar- 
nm collocAtnm rcfat Jic n.^manorum, Clementem . C^^^^^ co iv 
munisfcntei-tiaeft, nimirum Clementcm uiuo Pctro 
Epi copacumgcfifse.Iralocum Tcrtulliani intellexit 
Bcilarmmus Jib. i.dc Rom. Pont. c.6. Baronlus an. 
C.tiri(ti44.& 575.Spondanusibi .Biniusin notis ad 
uitam CJciTient.s . Vafqucz tom. 3. in 3. part. difp. 241. 

5.nAn ^"Sfinus dcBcilisinfuoApologctico - 
Leo Allatiuslib. i.dc confen PrrU r ^ 1 
l..kotlr.c. 7. Pamcl ^'^'^- 5- & apud cum 



adlocumTcrtulliani, qui cxi- 



ftini 



at 



ftimatoinncs hostrcs , I.iniim , Clctum , C!c;ncii:c.;;^ 
Pctrico viucntc Adiurorcs fniflc . Qaod ii Ecckii.i^ 
■Romanaadmifichos Epifcopos confccmtos c^iadiuto- 
rcs,& futuros fucccflorcs ,qualcs hi trcs fucrunr, ar- 
gumentum inde inuivaum fumitur non id vcruJdb Con- 
• cilitim Nica?num co modo quo i!Ia pcrmifit , idcft 
. ■ cumiurifdidioncfubordinatacoadiuroris ad Epifco- 
pum inftar Vicarij ,fed alio modo , qucna diximus , 
diuifainter vtruuquepari iurifdidioiic, qrjafi cx ad- 
ucrfoalccraaltcri rcfpondenrc ,vc altarc co.itra altarc 
crigi vidcrctur.Qjarationc ficri non porcracvt iii^ 
Eccleiia Romana, quxfum nc vna cft , plurcs Epif- 
copi pr.\:fidcrcnt,cunni(i vnusclTcnonpailc: , ac co 
nosnomincPaulumcxclufiuus, ciVn illa.n cclcbrcm 
qunedioncm dc Ponrihcatu Pauli cum Pctro pcrtra- 
ilauimushb. i.dc clau. Pccri. Diatriba vnica ()cr tria 
capita,quxmirumcfl:quantum Roinain*s placucrit , 
ac idcirco cam tantopcrc doclus vir , & cxiinius Thco- 
logus Hifpanus Dominicanus P. Fcrrc in tra^^atu do 
Fidecommcndac^ 

Adijciohic qua:in cotomocdito,ac probato Ro- 

nmohlcrVUUlhiSVCthlS.^rtG.tlia^juM rrli^ioftjfir,u ejl 5^. 

cr£vcti4^atiscttilos,itjfienjolrt.Q^^cm fDorcm Africana^ 
Ecclcfia tcnuit , ijfquc cxcmplis commori Epifcopi 
Mcgalius, & Valcriuscum rcliquis Anguftinum con- 
fccrarunt,& coadiutorcm fuo Epifcopo dcdcrunt ; 
Q^in js crudiciflfunusaudoT qui lcnbit quncnioncm,^ 
quodlibccdcOriginc Auguftincnfium vult Aurchurn, 
* Gcncthliocui fucccfilr coadmtorcm, & Epilcopuin- 
datumfuifle. Ncc in Gallia(5<: in Africa ]olum, fcd 
j c^tiam mltaliafolcnncillud tcnuiflc multis & jliuftri- 
:j buscxcmphsopusFerdinandi VguclH itaLiai>acr4 dccb- 

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rar . \'crum qiiidcm t /i hos Epifcopos qiiali Vicarios 
fiuc Aniuilarcs , vti vulg6dicunriir,habcre titulos in^ 
tranfmarinisEcclcfijs.nop incadem ciuit.ttc vbi viccs 
cxcrccnt.iieduo in vnaxiuitatc efie vidcantur ; fed 
hocnihil officitcauf^.qucc vcrfarur in iurifdidionciij 
^raucm Piocccfi.imo durius yidctur Epifcopuin alieni 
tituli cxcrcere iurifdidioncm in codcm Epifcopatu 
cum aliojquid cnim valct titulus fine rc> Ego vero ' 
addointcrduinpcrmitti , v: in cadcin vrbc lint duo 
fupcriorcs curn iurifdi<ftione asquali , & diucrfa, amil- 
fa vnapartcabalia.ExempIum efto in Portu gallia.- 
Conimbricx,qusmca patria cft Rcgia olim Ciuita- 
te,vbicftAcadcmia,4ue Vniucrfitas cclcbcrrima . 
In hacigiturEpifcopusiurifdiiftioncm.ita cxerccc , vc 
tamcn vna Parochia cxcmpta fit, & / ub poteftate Prio- 
risMonaftcrijS;Crucis,quod cft Canonicprum Rc- 
gulariumS.Auguftiniconftitura . Hoc cft illiid fcljx 
monaftcrium quod ab Rege Alphonfo Henricio rPor- 
tugallix Primo, iUiustcmporis Hcroepr^larilfimo ,• 
magnisfumptibus2edificatpm, &rcditibus locupleta- 
lumfuit: ,& fumraa fanper rcligionis laude floruit : 
exquo S. Antonius Lufiranus[.Patauinuiu vuJgo <)\- 
cunt ] inflammatus martyri; defidcrio cxiuit , & ad 
noftrmn JVIinorum Ordincm tranfiuit , cum infcrri 

milludRchquiasquinqucMartyrum Marrochiorum , 
quxjbi diljgcntilsimc fcruantur & religioilfsime co- 
luntur jnfpcxiffct.Nec vcratam infolcnsfuit cxcm 
plum duorummvna vrbc Epifcoporum quam putat 
uulgus,cum Antiochia: in Scdc Patvjarchali limul fcdc 
nnt Paulmus, & Mcletius etjam poft Nicenum Conci- 
uim.&ambo fucrint diu toIcratifaucntibusOncma- 
hbus MelctJO .Occidcntalibus Pauhno 



Ex liis npparct non cfse viuipcraiuiaiii illam clcdio- 
nem Anguiimi^necnur :I!iim , & Valcriiim , & Mcya- 
lium ignor^ntia: appellandos , ciim nihil in ca ele^ 
dliorx dignum rcprchcnfioncadmirrfrm ,imonefccu- 
> tumquidcm tuerit^acproindcfavftum excufandum_. , 
roncxprobrandum . Vnum obftat : vidclicct Augu- 
ftinumipfum tatcri ignorafsc Canoncm ,&improbaf- 
fe tn<ftum,&fecusacnos dodrinam nccepiise . Cui 
rcipondeo Auf;uninum nintis rcligiofum tuifsc , 
quod dclicatx confcicnrirt^ei at vmbram culpx timuii- 
fc y ac ne abulus aliquis pcr illud cxcmplum obrcpcrct 

• prudcntcr cauifse. Qncmadmodum cgit in fuis libris 
Rcnnclationum , improbando multa qux alij fanr pro- 
barcnt , qux ipfc cumlcgomrrarifolco tanto viroea 
difpliccrcpotuifsc. Veru»n fumma religio faciebar , 
vt culpam ibi cfse putarct , vbi culpa non crat . Nouc- 
ratiilcnihilpcccatumnecafe , ncc a fuis ordinatori- 
bus proprcr caulas a ncbii commcmoratas : vcrum 

[ non qmcuit.quod vidcrct rem efsc pcriculofam, & ob- 
rw^^xian-i fcdirioniI)us , li facile admittci*ecur : cum 

• praffcrrim poftca pro tcmpore, & otficio fuo rcfcilsct 
. uctittim illud fuilse a Concilio Niccno , quod antea 

non cognouerat,quoniamad fc non pertmcbac, & 

iiuucncm, &fubdiium P.plfcopi . Vtcunquc fir norL- 
dcbuu AugulbiiUs vllo mo<io inlimulan , auc impcri- 
tiac,aucnrgligcniiar,fcdomnino vtriulqui: notae cxi- 
mi , qucmaumodum , vti proximc monui , nec 
quod lua opcra rccognouic , & rcc \ ac^auit proptcrca m 
i)s qux corrcxit cufpandLS,cum muica corum fuftincri 
poltcnr ,qiixt*nH'nille fuof}ylocc[)(oric> voluit con- 
/figcreproptci nmiium ftudiun» icligioiui, & commu- 
i'^nivdoctru;a:,cuiprolpicicbat,mctuens nc qucm tni 

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nusperitum tiirbarct , ucl nimis audaccm "■cirjutt . 
Sciasautcm.Lcdorcrrarc uulgus cxiaimans illos U- 
bios Hctradationumcirc plcnos'crrorum,qr.os Augu- 
ftinuscorrcxcriricumfccusfit.MUm ij libn ucnus di- 
ccndi(nnt libri rccognitionum, &rcccnfionum ope- 
rum Auguftini , quo uocabuloufus fuit prudcntcr 1 ol- 
fldius in eius uita.in quibus AuguOinus rcccnk-t,& re - 
cognofcit,& numcrat opcra fua cxprimens tcmpus , & 
matcriam,& caufamfcnbcndi.& traftaudr, itcrmnde 
iliisrcbusiamtraaitis,quod cft propric •'"raaare - 
Obitcr quidcmcmcndat nonnulla , qua? fib» cxcidc- 
runt minus opportunc, & cautc pronunciata , qua- tna- 
iorcm partcm inuocabnlis ucrfar.tur ,quorum crat rc- 
li"iofiffimus V. G.F«f«'. Fonunx, Mr<].trum . &,fimiluim 
qu.xilla xtatcftipcrftitiofum quiddam refonarc apud 
imporitt)s uidcbantuc. Cxtcrum in rcbus uix cft quod 
poflis corrigerc,cxccproilla,queir. cxplodit ,c. 24. lib. 
T.Rctrad crrorcde initio fidci cx natura antc omncm 
crntiam.in quo fuit initio fua: conucrfionis cum mi- 
nus eiictcruditus , qucmquc poftca dodtior agnouic , 
& damnauit , vti perfpicue ac luculcntcr tradit Iib. dc 
Prxdcrt. fand. .t c. 2 • ad p. 

Hoc cft primum quod mihi pofsctdo(5iiflimus P,Lu- 
.pusobijccrcicui, ojTLinor, fatiifcci. Altcrum cfto. Mc 
in eo loco de Clau. Petri docuiHc contrariutn, & a mc 
nuncprorfusdiflcntire. cum ibi admittam Cmoncm^ 
8. Coucilj Njccniex.prcfsc-amcprodudtum militaicj 
Gontracledtionem Auguftini^eumquc l;oc iplumf.;!- 
fum.fuifnc, atqucadeoiueadem omnino P. Lupicflc 
(c^vciuia.. 

FAtcormc co in loco ad fJncm c. 3; amc Parcrgon 
def hoiTPileopis ira iudicafse; vcriVn adicri nic tu- 



tiorcmfcqui fcntcntjain. coqiic dcclaraui altcraiii , 
quam nunc propono , cfsc probabilcm ; & addidi , 
Ttitmstmencfl df ommbus acciperc quo longiusa penculo er- 
rant/i fmtfs , cum prxfertim alin Vtu ttttd ac expcdtti inccdcrc 
vo[Jenit4s . TandcnTi nolo vidcri a me difscnfifsc . Di- 
co igitur mcum inftiturum in eo loco dc Clau. Pc- 
tri fuilsc fcnfum gcrmanum , & genuinum aflcrro 
qucm nunc fequor. Canonem Concilij Niccni vniuer- 
fim loquidc omnibus Epifcopis , omnino, & ita Au- 
guflinum intcllcxi/fc . Nunc vcro mcas partcs cfso 
cxcogirare modos probabilcs hbcrandi Auguftinum 
a rcprchcnfionc ,& iynpoftura crroris , quem illi af- 
fingirP. Lupi, quosqui tcncrc vclit probabilircr opi- 
nabitur>& AuguIlinLuii cxcufabic - Vtciumqiiis re- 
prchcnfionc carcar fufficit probabilcin fui- iudicij 
caufam aftl-rrc ; non cnim rcncmur probabiliorcm 
fequiopinioncm, fcdfatiscft cum probabili confor- 
mari, qucmadmodum rradit in Scholis communior 
Theologorumfcntcnria. Mancarigjfureasrationcsex« 
I poncndi mcrcm CanonisNiccni,& Augndini fatis cf- 
: fcad uitandam nupi i'cprchcijoncin,cu linr idonca:, 
. &probabiIc5,&cxpcdit*r. Equidcjra pra^rcroiliapri- 
mamcifcmenriihuicfccundx quatcnus ucricaus ra- 
tio liabcacur,n6 ai.Cc ur in Jc (cc]Uirur improbario fccii- 
i da: ad icmo^icncicaluinniicxcogi acsc .Fatcor prraia 
I cffc mciioi:c,& tuaorc, noatamcii ncgo fccundam clsc 
I curam,& utioiimilc: fecludocrrorcip.ignomitiiam dc- 
1 pciio,itolo ur fitintutofjma^&cxifiunariosumi Do- 
jdoris Augufnni.qua i uqnam pat/ara q-.ioq UiiJadi, 
I ii:t u.olaiiunoncuquc P.LupuH),ucdclcac ilia^u i f>ra»n 
j tuorisquaminuritparcnci fuo Augufcmo ,&tOi, )iic 
{ dciiiccps cum aucicar lacchcic , uci £ira.iciiigcrc. 

FTu ii:f<e 

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Hwiufcc.rci ciacuaicntanv pra^bmt Lupns qiu 
diuu corrigic Aiiguftinum crrat corrigcndo . Nain ille 
iii ora^aioiKrquo^lliLcf^dc Orig. Auguftincnlium rra- 
•Mc Aurcluim a Gcactlio uiucntc ordinatum hufso 
Coadiutorcm fucccfsorcm, qua ratione f uit poflca 

Au^^ufljnu^?.b;Aurclioinfocictarcm Epifcopalis mu- 
ncr:s :.iamiptus . Quod cft o.mnino falfum . Suc- 
ccilit quippe Aurcluis mormo OcnctliQ , vti dc- 
monftranc crudite Patrcs Garncrius Ic(uita,&No- 
ris Auguftinianus . FcfcUit Lupum quod in Con- 
cilio Carthaginienfi vulgb Sccundo afifidcnt tan- 
quam Collcg.T Gcnctlius , & Aurclius finc vHa^ 
diftin<ftioncScdium,pcrindc ac ambo Carthaginicn- 
fcsFpifcopi,&Primatcseffent , atquc cx co dcduxit 
Lupu$Aurel:amfr.bft'itntum cflc a Gcnctlio,& fimul 
cumco pr^fidcrc.Fahb quidcm-.namin eo Concilio 
non interfuit Aurclius vtiPrimas,fcd vti fuffragancus 
Primatis. Quod autem fcdcs Aurelij prxtcrmirtatur 
non cft nouumiuCatalogis Conciliorum .Imo in hoc 
eodcmConcihoprarteritur Scdcs Fortunati Epifcopi 
poft Aurchumpofiti. Vt cumquc fit conftat Lupum^ 
cxiftimafleanteAuguftinum fuifl*e Aurelium viuentc 
(^jcnctlioPrimatcm Carthaginicnfem^nec proptcrea.. 
tamcncosPatrcs a Lupo rcprehcnfos . Curcrgovi- 
tio vertit Auguftino , & AureUo eam ordinationcm-* 
qua: iam fenicl anteafucrat vfurpata ? Cur non clama- 
uit ilhun primam fuiflc contra Canonem Concih j Ni- 
ccni? Dcbaiflct ccrte vehemcntius improbarc prio- 
rcmillam elcdiQncm Aurchj , quam poftcriorem Au- 
guftini , aut de, vrraquc filere ; non autem prodcro 
Augufnwanam , & fugillare jnoluit tamcn dc Augu- 
!ftino tactrc,qucmmaluicreprchenderc,qu;tm cxcu- 



farc • Trido cu m crttig.mctcnn ho.niiii tiTi" rcffy|on . * s 
&quidcinfainiliariP. HcnricoNoris lib: r. fJ;(L Vl ■ 
lag.c. 17. vbircfutac Lupum . Obfcruo r.utem illud 
Conciliuma MarianoScoto coniedum fuifTc in.Con- 
fulatum Valcntinianiquartum , & TheodoL 15. & d 
Baronio in confulatuni Thcodofii vndccimu^J; fcd ac- 
curatius rcn\ cxpcndit Noris i quamquam minus ci 
^ affcntior in coquodait ,fals6in co poni nomen Au- 
relij j ncccflc cfl: cnim cxplcri numcrum Epiia)po- 
rum , qui in ca Synodo inccrfuiffc memorar.tur . 
Scd dc his hadlcnus • Illud opera? prctium forc pu- 
to fi oftcndam hbros Rctraftationum libcros clTo 
ab crroribus, quibus vulgus exiftimat abundarc pro- 
ptcr vulgarem fignificationcm vocabuli Knr^aAti^- 
Mum quod fumitur in fcnfu Corre<flionum . Sic 
cnim patebit me iuftam agere caufam , dum Augu- 
ftiaum ab omni macula Crroris hberum volo pra:- 
ftare , 

Igiiur veriflimum cft quod dixi Kctranaiioncs Au- 
guflini in eo fcnfu fumi,quo latinc diciLiir n -tra^tattQ 
yli TepctttA trafiAtto C\\xt recognitio i/brorum'; non autcm 
'^orrf3to errorm qui in ijs iibris contineanrur . Non; 
nego tamcn obitcr nonHuila quse Auguftino minus' 
placcbant ab eo .corrigi , & emcndan , rjua: tamen 
/uerunt pauciflima , & in fignificationcpotiusquam 
in fcnfu & rc corrigcnda . Patct id ex mulris li-^' 
'bris Auguftini ibi pofitis finc vlla prorfus nc uoca- 
buli quidcm corredlionc . Qupd ego diligentiflTimc 
I obferuaui . Igitur in primo Rctradtationum libro. 
c* 1- 6. II. 14. 18. 2#. 27. nihil omnino corrigi- 
: tur . In lccundo libro Rctradiationum c. 2. $, 9. 
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38. 39. 40. 41. 44. 45. 45. 47. 48. 49- 50. 51. 
52. 53. 55. 57 58. 59. ^o. 61. 63. -64. (5^. ^7. . 
niiUa cll cmcndatio , ia alijs ucro corrigun- 
tur , ca in ucrbarum fignificatione ucriaiuur, nu!- 
la fcnfus prauitatc • lllud palmarium cfl , & no- 
tabile : nihil corum qux x:onira Pclagianos, & Sc- 
mipcJagianos fc-ripfic fuifsc ab Auguflino ne uerbo 
quidcm tenus cmcndatum , ucl corrcdum • Error 
autcm de initio fidci finc grati^ unus cmendatur, 
qui iam pridcm in alijs libris ab codcm Auguflino . 
corrcdus fucrat . Definac igitur uulgus 
fua^ opinacionis,nec cxiftimec 
libros Rctradacio- 

nura cfse 
libros corrc(5lio; 
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^^crtur prima trjncMU Erroris a V. lupo im^aad i4^^^uflin$ . 
Sumpta rv iinorauonc ConciUj Ssiydiccnfis . T^dt-rAtfirfailum ; rr - 
pendituriusy rationtbnSf ^xcmpUs , conis^iuris 9flcniitMr libcr 
emni fii(picione crroris jiu^upinus , ctuus fentcntia proba- 
bilisreddilti'' , i^itteri^^ab.u dtfltnni^nem concilij €ar- 
diccnfis a conucnticulo ThdippopAitsno , ea- 
que auSorisate ftiUctur , & ar^umentis 
Confi^-matHr. Bafilius obi'cr d 
lumnta Lupiana ym- 
dicatar . 



HJEc cfl multo graujor , & afpcriorlbus cx- 
prcfsa verbis hoc modo . -Di^wi ncm ^uguflmus 
Zfijcopus S*rdicetifemSyHodum d Thdippopolitano con 
uenticulo d'fiinguere nclctit , Kefciit & rnum e palmartbtis Dona- 
tilisrum pro fko fcbifmate fundnmentis ad fundum exh^urtre . 
Vthocvcrumcfsecmolliuscfsct accipicndus San^flus 
Doaor ,non autcm illo vcibo, quo nuUum cftgra- 
uius , ncc jgnominiofius J\efcHtincfcijt ^ijpy^lhuOiXxs . 
Contrcmui,& obrigui cuminillud incidi . Efficiam, 
vt Parcr Lupi quod cmifit vcrbum omnino rcuocatum 
vclit . Ac illudaffirmo Auguftinum cum toto Africa- 
noConciiio,in quodrcdundat conuicium , illud Sar- 
diccnfc Concilium probablliccr ncgafsc Catholico- 
rum fuifscncc aliam cius nominis Synodum prxtcr 
unamSardiccnfcmturbu1cntam,& cx ha?reticis con- 
flatam,cxclufo ifto Philippopolitaiio conucnticulo,ad- 
ftruxifsc . Nouum hoc uidcbicur Patri Lupo , &: uulgo 
{criptorum . Pcto tamcn , ut mc paticntcr audiant , & 

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I obfcri:entmodumIoqucndimGum . Promirto menr- 
gumcntandoeffcaurum, ut uidcarur probabhc ncn^ 
fuifseduoConcilia ,unum Sardiccnlc Catholicum , 
altcrumPhilippopolitanii hxicticQ , fcd unum tantum 
Sardiccnfcturbidum , & fcdiciolum , ut harcticorum 
f uifse uerifimihtcr iudicari poflir . Itacpe ftatuo proba* 
bilitatcmfcntentia^Auguflini,& Ecclc(i.T Africancu, 
ron cuerto communcin fcntcntiam , cui adh^reo . 
Verifimihtudinem tantuminquiro , & induco * 

Primo ab audoritate incipio , & infolentiam , & ^ 
tcmeritatcmrcmoueo,qua?maxime auAoritate tolli- 
tur . Cardmahs Bcllarminus tom. i . in 4. Controu.Ge- 
ner.de ConciL &Ecclef.hb. i.c.y.in tir. par^ 
timcovfirmata ,partim reprobata..Trin2t{m ^inquit , general^ , 
partim confirmatum , partim reprobatum , cfl Sardicenjc c^ncilinm 
celebrdtTi Anno Domini cccti. tempore CaHantii , & Itdij : ex qHt- ; 
bns ccc. Epifcopi Occidentales Fidem CatboUcam confirmarunt , 
tjiumexponit Hilarius inlib-de Synod. reli(jtn Ixxvr Epifcopi 
Oi-ientalesFidem^Arianamfcripfertmt. Dcinde ponit Con- 
ciliumSyrmienfe . Vnum igitiir Concilium Sardiccn- 
fe ,idcmquecxomnibus Epifcopis Orientis, & Occi- 
dentiscoliecftum, iufto nunicro 37<^. conftans , non 
duoalterumPhi!ippopoli,:iltcrum Sardicx admittit , 
ncc feparat Catholicosab ha:rcticis,quafiex vtrifquc 
conflarum fucrin. Quod autemait ; P^'^^^ confirmatum , 
pr//wrfproi^a^/<wnonin duo ,fedin vnum tantum qua- 

IdratConcilium . Animaduerto infupcr,quibus vtitur 
\^\h'\sCor^fiimarunt , & Scripfermt ea fignificarc Catho- 
licosnon fcripfitfe ,H.rrcticos autcm lcripfiifc fuam-, 
piofclfionem ,vtapparcat ,quod atfirmat Augullinus 
ftatim laudandus , videhcet nor^ c(& crcdcnduni-,. 
excmplis ihius Concilij,qua: proponcbantur ab Hxxq- 



ticis 



ticisDonariftis, quod illa crnnt Hxrcticoram, noiL. f 
CathoIicoriim,quaii ab his nihil fcnptiim cflfct ad con- 
firmandamlidfmiampridcm f-uis in Concilio Nicx- 
no dcfinicam, fcd tantum vcrbis rcucrcntcr fummo 
confcnfu oinnium confirmaram : qucmadmodum po- 
ftca diccmus,&BclIarminus vir do^fti/Timus obfcrua- 
uit, vtporcquilcgiOct Arhanafiumncgarc quidquam 
in coConcilioadconfirmandam, vclaugcndam con- 
fcflioncm ric^ciNicamxfcriptis mandatumfuinc, vn- 

dc TabdUs 9 inquit^^ uas non nullt iaff wt ejnjfi in Sardtccnfi 
Synodo dc Fidf cofcnptasnc leiie^tndsm fcmcltautprofcrri finatts . 
Ira ad Ecclcfiam Antiochcnam Arhanafius : idquc dc. 
crcto Concilij fancitum: addit Jieqfiid de F,de rltenus fi ri * 
hcrctur , quimfuerat in Vj^csno ConcUio defi^iUum , ^^d hjcc 

fuolocofufiiisprofcqucmur . 

Sccundo. Suffragaruraufloritasciufdcm Concilij 

1 Sa rdiccnfis in Epiftola Synodali pofita poft fufcriptio- 
ncs Epifcoporum ,qux narrat Epifcopos Orientalcs 
Arianos Sardicae tcmporc Concilij vcrfatos cffe , & 
millc modis , & artibus conatos fuiffc impcdirc con- 
ucntus Epifcoporum , nc quid congrcgati dcccrnc- 
rcnt . \'crba funt . 1(1 f nanque^^ hoc cil quos nommat 
ibi PrincipCS Arianorum ] y^enientes in Sardicam conciUabu^ 
la apud ffmi-tip^os p^r loca fingulafaciebant , aEia tjttidem cum 
terroribus concinnabant ^vt n;hd penitus ad iudicitm pcrueniret * 
ad Jant nequefanSum podemtis cekhrare Concilium . Jixc omnia \ 
oinofcerepotuimusdConSacerdo^ibusniiJlris M2Carto Pal fi:no, 
& ^fierio ^rabix ,qni cttm etsvenerant y & ab eorum pc^fidia 
reccfj^^^-^^^^' namque ad SanElum Concilimn venientcs violcn- 

\ tiam qJ4^ni paffi junt narrauerunt , dicentcs , nihd apud eos agt rc 
[lum y inluperadijcientcs qttodcum effent re[l£ fid.i prohibitt futf- 
fent f^^^^ ^ocaventre, & propter inrerminattoncm vix ab ijs \ 



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domccJaim.r.fcr.nt , uec,„e hrcu, tcmporea [c recedcre p.- 
tientcs. Qiii tantum audcbant , & potcrantSardiaT, 
quomcdo poftca fuga-uut rhilippopolim , cuuis hic 
nulla prorfus mcntio fit . fed Sardicar vbi cnnt, vbi 
oranabantur, & ConciUum perturbabant . Ncquc op - 
poncsfac^lafuifse decreta de innoccntia Arhanaftj , 
Marccni,& Afclepa^& aliorum afuis Ecclcfijs cxpul. 
lorum.Rcfpondco cnim proptcrca Ananos miolen- 
tius fc gcfllfscquod fc inconfultis iUud ludicuim kau 
efset,aimdeeo confulidcbuifscnctanqua ludiccs m 
caufa communi,ac eo nominc ad Concilium vocari ef- 
fcnt.Vnde acccpta incusadi Catholicos anfa audacius , 




ucnce. Et quamquam fcribatdcSyrmicnfiabfolutio. 
ncfaxisindicatnonfibipLicuifse prius dccretumSar- 
diccnfis ConcUij abfolucntis . Fauct Sandus Bjfiluis 
Epift. lo.ad Nazianzcuum vbi improbat decretum 
dc vcnia Marccllo Sardicx data.Etquidcm cAufa Mar- 
ceiliambiguafatiscft,& implcxa in Ecclefiailica hi- 
fioria.Quarcimmcrii6reprchcnditur Sanflus Bafilius 
a Parrc Lupi c. 6. Scholiorum in Canoncs Concilij Sar- 
dictniis , quodfccus dc illo cenfucrit: cum ipfcmct 
Lupic, ^.^•^.^^''^^"""'«■''coadus fit fatcri Marcellum 
ambiguis luis vocibus Patrcs,& lulium Papam delufif- 
fc. AudiamusvcrbaLupi.£v</Ji<<r vtdeltcet p^fl damnaco- 
tiem Liberit omnis Ecclefii ^e Marceilo fenflt , tanquant qui Sj- 
Rodum SxrdKenfem-, & lnliunt Vontificem nquiuoeis , aut pdtm 
mendacibns pro^efihnibns circtimfcripfjffet . Vbi obitcr ain- 
maduato Patrcm, Lupi fua? in Bafilium accrbitatis 



penas 



iS9 



pctus dcdifse , ciun in candcm penc fentcntiam , 
qiiaai ci quafi iibfurdam cxpiobrat , mcKlcnt . U ku- 
mcnto : SaiK^tos Patrcs reiicrcntius efsc habeiKlos.C^a 
cgolU'licionctcncor,teneborque, dum vi^eit). i^^- 
dct n\e illorum Lupi vcrboruiu dc Bafilio . <"?"' 
oculo /J-r irum ti.rbato . irm frcqutnti wumioJltulcrUfm - 
re , pronior li^ilius- . Etpoilca. C»lp.:ndus mnino ejl Santti^i 

Malicm vt hisabrtiJiaetvirdoclus, & pius >oi 
mihi famiharis ,&carus..Scdqui eum iAuguftinopa- 
rcntccgit accrbe,dcconon erat fpcrandum , vt cum 
Bafilio mitius agcrct . Vcrum de liocc um illo ahas cx- 
poftuiab;mus.IVlagnuseftB:ifiiius,& maior quam vt 
his minutis petitiuncuhsLupi vulnciccur. Ad inthtiv- 
tum .Sardic.vao,-iPhiIippopoh,Ariani dcgcbant, CSi 
ascbant haiulmodi turbas , &tumu:tus , & Concilmm 

pcrturbabaiir . . 

Tertio.Synodus ipfi Arlanoru.quam vohmt coadta 
Ph:hppopoh,tcflatur,&clamatSardica:,non Phiiippo- 
poli co Jd.im fuifsc . Sic fcribitur in Epiaola ad omncs 
orbis Epiicoposmam in titulocxprclsc ponitur c,- 
utu..-mS.t^i'c.t'nc'.ng-tgit,Conc,Uumcdcbrv,>mt,s ■ E; rur.um. 

yUiHit lobif de S.v jicj jcribere , Sc itafempcr loqucndo lc 

aerunr. vt Sardicx congrcgatos fc eCsc aflirmcncnon 
autcmcxtra Sard.cam.a»»^! c^rtc non ficerent . vti 
ncc icribcrcnt m Epiftola Synoda!i,& Synodidecretis, 
fiahbi conercgarcntur . Facile cnim conuincerentur 
mcndacij,& (ibiabrogarcnt fidcm, nccquifquam coru 
docmatibus fidem habcret.qui tam impudcntcr mcn- 
tirltur.Ncc erat caufa fugicdi hominibus audacibus,& 
pcrditis,qiM vi potius,quamiureagcbat,&inarausfpc 
rcponcbat.Ccrtcipfcmet Athanafiu&mHpi.adSoIitar. 
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& Hejycbum Caflreiifem qiAorum Opera/e qUibHS volebant terrt- 
biles oflendebant , & inftdias quAas libitum erat inneUcbant • 
Et diTcrtc ^rbitrati % ait , nos mnJtme occurfttros , Vbi obfcr- 
iKiEpifcopos Arianos priorcs Sardicam vidcri vcHif- 
fc, atqiicadcotiitiorcscffccumpritpi Jocum occupa- 
fcnt .Ouodliflillit conic(aura , faltcm id habcmus , 
plcnoscosanimorum fuillc, & paratos cum aducrfa- 
riusconccrtarcConftat multum eos potuiffc , quod 
Macarius, & Aftcrius, &qni Catholici corum in iti- 
ncrc Comitcs fucrant corumdcm vafriciem, iudicium- 
quc mcrucbant , vti habetur in Epift. j.Synodali . Ti- 
morcm probauit cuentus,cum ij non audcrent Sardicx 
nb illorum contubernio reccdcre , fcd in vna /imiil 
cumcisdomohabitaiecogcrcntur , At crant in Ciui- 
tatcConftantisrfatcor , lcd non erant in potcftato 
Conftantis ,copra:fcrrimabfcnte,ncc aducrfahos vl- 
la ni armorum coerccntc . Accedit quod in palatiuni^ 
conccircrant , vbi domicilium habcbant , vt fcrib:t 
AthanafiusillaEpift. ad Solitar. quod argumcntuni^ 
cft potcftatis.Timcrent ne Conftanccm, qm' Conftan- 
tio tum harreticoacpropugnatorchxrcfcos Ariano: fi 
dcbanr , qui olim Conft intino prxfcntc apci ta vi onf 
fatiinCarhoIicostortuibas ,& rumultus excitarunt? 
Vcrumfccushabctnarrano Athanafli in cadem Ep/ 
(iola, vbieosficinducitloquciucs; t/.^/v/y ejl defu^^icru 
bcjcne , qum coriu\aos de Syc o^uuntia dannrm . Si fn-rcrmu^ 

terirnusMtquornodoA^refimpropurrriayc.r irrr^^ .V.w, 
•r • i-i r r ^ ita jcribi In 

.}s l.r:cr>s ,fcdcgo fufpcda^n cxift.no hunc paiticu - 
lan, . Ar. uadc cai.fa fua loqncrcntur ^--p^fccni 1 h . 

c sy. pbmi. d,mnar.; cn;bcfccrcnr,aut crubcfccntix 
._aul...n .s..ofccrcnt quK(rro:,tcsc.-.a.& attr.^opi 



2or 

dore omnia fiifdcquc mifccbant .Illi diflidcrcnr cau- 
fx,quamiullam,&turam , & muniram argumcncis,& 
armis efsc piitabanr ? Illi fugam meditarenrur qui fpc- 
rabant Catholicos in fugam cfse compulfuros > Qui 
Titanummoreoppijgnabant fuperos , mortalcs horre- , 
vc:^ non tugcrent p!anc ipli , fcd ahos fugarcnt. Erubc- 
fcerent (i fugcrcnr, non quia erubcfccbant tugam ca- 
pefserent . lihiditem fufpcdum ca.S^^irnconit.aosde sy^ 
cophafuiadainnan^Uoc defe dicercnt ilh Epifcopi fidcn- 
tes, audaccs, animofi qui putabant alios crrare , fo 
fcopum vcrirarisartingcre, & Sycophanri.rcrimcn a ^ 
fcabiicere, &inCarhohcosrciiccre conabanrur > Sy- 
cophanrasfc efsc tatcrentur,qui fe Hicrophanras cfsc 
iadabanr?Iani vcroquar fequuntur . Si fuyerLnius pote- 
rimui dlif^o nwUo hxrtfim propugmre ; alicna funtab corum 
defeopinionc .Necenimhi putabanthxreticos fc cf- 
fe,nec harrefim propugnare.Quoruscnim quifquc hx- 
reticus cfl qui veUr hxrcticum lc cfsc,& v/dcri. Abfur- 
da funt hxc , ncc Arianis conucnientia ,hominibus fu- 
perbis v&obftinatis,qui errorem fuum Catholicum^ 
dogmaputabant , & locos fcnpturarum affcrcbanr , 
quibusprobabile illud rctldere conabantur. Hoc io- 
nant vcrbaillaEpift.Synod. ConcihSardi. in z. par- 
te ^f^aUns , ^rjutius du£ f^iperd ex ^fptde ^rtan^ pro^l/effi 
[unt , qtii glorfantwr> & non duhmnt /e prrfiteri Chrtflianos . 
Quare illam particulam Epiftolx non admifcrim . Mi- 
hi pcrfuafum cft illos Epifcopos Arianos permanfifsc 
Sardicx , necdefuga quidquam cogirafse, arquc ibi 
toto Concihircmpore fuifsc , ibi Synodiim ccUbrafse, 
ca que Sardiccnfc Concilium faltcm pcrrurbafsc , & 
air;biguum,&confufumrcddklifsc , & fnihi confen- 
ncnrcmhabeo grauil^imum Scriptorcm Caidinaicin 



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Bcllarminum Iib.2,deConciI.&EccId.c. 8. vbi rcf- 
pondcnsHcrmanno Hamelmano ficait ,co«c///«w sar- 
diceafemox in dHaspartcsdiuifumfHUi&quidemvna pars qn^ 
^ratOcciicntaltum ccc, tfifcofQrHm cum qiubns crant lcgati luU) 
Tap^ pro fidc Catholica* & Athxnafio Ycfittuendo fuit , vt patct 
ex HiUrio lib. de Synod. & cx Mht^nAfto ^foii* Mt^ue hanc p^r- 
tem cofjfirmatiic Leo . ^ltera pars fuit Orientalium Ixx. Epijcopo^ 
rum , quifeorfim conuenkntcs fidcm Catholicm i & Mhanafium 
damnaucYutit & de hoc loquitur Au^uftinus qui nlam non pide • 
turlegifsealiudcxConcilio Sxrdicenfu qtiim idquod OrtSntalcs 
mi[erant ad ^fricamvt vnircnt fioi Donatiflas. Ita Bcllarmi- 
nus.Exhis fumocafolum qux ad mcum inftitutum 
faciunt ,videlicet Concilium iftud Sardiccnfc totum 
ac intcgrum tum cx Occidencalibus , tum cx Oricnta- 
libus conflatum Patribusintra Vrbcm Sardicam cclc- 
bratumfuiflc . ut cxcludam PhilippopoIitanu.Cctcra 
inmcdio relinquo fuo locoexaminanda. 

Quano. Communis opinioDonatiftarum in Afri- 
caexirtimantiumfc in Sardiccnfi Concilio fuifle ad- 
mi/Tos ad Communionem Catholicam , ac exhiben- 
tiumlitrcras , qu.Trormata: dici foJitir,ad Donarum 
corumPnmatemaPatribus Sardicen/ibus, tanquam 
adhommemCatholic.fcommunionis datas ; dc quo 
ccncnon gloriarcntur Donatifla: fi ilia Synodus Aria- 
norum Phjioppopolirana , non Sardiccnfis cxtitilfct . 
Confl:atniircm'4cijs lirtcris ronr.atis c:< voiumino 
prohuoaFortunioiipifcopo Tuburfico Donati(hi, qui 
co !c nominc ]aftakit,& Angufiino pcrfiiadcrc volc- 
bar.carumargumcntohttcrarutn, partcm Donati cHc 
Ouholicam ,qucmadmodum contincrur in Epifl S 
A--.ibiptaEJcufio,G]orio,& Fcliobus ,qua:c(l nu- 
ro i6^&cxhb. ^ conrraCrcfconiumcap 3^ & 



Au: 
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lib. 4. comra cundcm cap. 44. vbi candcm oh cr.ii- 
fam exnltanti Crefconio rclpondct Auguftinuj , 11- ; 
liid Conciliiim Arianoriim fuifsc. Et quidem Dona- 
tift« fempcrSardiccnfeilludConcilium appcllarunr, 
ncc illud aliud Philippopolitanum agnouerunt. At- 
que hinc idoneum fumitur argumentum illud Con- 
cilium Sardiccnfe Hxreticorum cxiftimatum , & 
nuncupatumrnam Concilianomcn accipiebanr a lo- 
cis, vbi congregabantur, idque tam cft folemne vt 
ctiam priuatas Ecclcfus & Palatia in cuibus habe- 
bantur defignarcnt, qualc fixkSaijQx Euph mi^, Laur^- 
ncnfe Sc fimilia,hinc ctiim TrnlUntim ^ loco appcl- 
latum . Non ^udcrcnt crgo Ariani fi congrega- 
rentur Philippopoli mutare nomcn ciuitatis , & 
Sardiccnfc Conciliura coaominc infcribcre,5c cuul- 
garc . 

Quinto [ eftquc Achillcum argumentum ] fcnten- 
tia Auguftmi de ifto Concilio . Is cum dubitafsct 
aliquando an efsct Catholicorum , an Hc^reticorum? ( 
namquamdubitauit fuifse Sardiccnfc, &ibi congrc- 
gatum . Patct hoc ex hiftoria ab co narrata Epift. 
16 y de fua cum rortunio Epifcopo TuburficoDo- 
nanfta difputationc fupcr communioncm catholjcam 
proximx commcmorata . Prolato cnim a Fortimio 
Commcntario Concilij quafi Sardiccnfis Catholi- 
ci , Auguftmus 5 vti crat candidus ^ & ingcnuus, 
crcdidit cflfe Catholicum^ id prdrferti n Fortunio at- 
' firmantc * Et ne conuinceretur a Fortunio co cxhi- 
bito contcjndente partem Donari cfTc Catholican3,qua- 
doquidem Concilium Carholicorum cum ca commu- 
nicauerat,negauit illu ad quc mifsu fucrat volumc^efsc 

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Donatiftam. QL^amuiscnimis Dcnarus diceietnr , 
non ex eo ft qui cfsc illum Donatunr) Primatem Dona- 
tiflam, cnmppfsttcfsealius Donatus ciufdem ron^i- 
njsCatlioIicus, fiuc Afcr ,.fiuc alterius nationis ; id- 
quc.corfirmauit conicdura', quod ad alios Africae 
Dcratiitas Epifcrpos cx Iirrer;e mif^a non efscnt . 
rrxtcrcaillud vo!umen*,quod..inonftraba'' Fortunius 
fufpedtum videri ,qti6dnecanmi5„ ncc-ConfuI in eo 
norarc tun VemcD aun ftatinx ci ia mentcm vcnifTcnt 
artC5,& fraudcs Arianoruui in adlcifccndis f.hi focijs 
Dorariftis inmanteain Nica^no Concilio id ttntan-' 
tirm ,acinfuperdeeamGnitus efscc: ab/Alipio , po- 
ftuIatacodiccfegirinrus> contentav ac comperit in-» 
eo dat^nari Athjnafium , &.rulium Papam ,ac proin- 
def bi pcrfuafir, quod omnino Arianorunr^rat illud 
ScirdiccnfcGoncilium,aceo noniinato dixit in Sar- 
tiiccnfi Gonciho vrrumquefuifsereprob;jtam .Dubi- 
tauirpriino jdeirdc crediditillud Concilium Hxrcti- 
corum fuifse,& Sardicenfe fuifse. Sai»e qui noiit in- 
gcnium AupiifHnicircunfpedtum, prudcns, & cau- 
tum cxiftimabit cnm , haud temere crcdidifsc illnd 
Corcrhtim Sardicje^non a!ibi celcbratum . Ponct 
cnim facilius negare. GcncifiunT cfsc Sardicenfe , & 
aiibi congrcgarum dicere-, quamquamdc Philippo- 
poli taccrcc . Verunr quia duxiri^nprobahile fingi 
Concilijlocum ,qu()d id maxinieimolens , & impu- 
dcns mendacium cfset , noiuit nr dubium rcuocare. 
Ncn- piogredior vltcfius in mertc Ari^uffjni iiiqui* 
rcpda ,.quia ahj locixiariorcs lunr, . vbi affrrmauic 
CenGilrt.m Sardiccnle. l^a.retieorumfuifsc..quos po-^ 
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lixc quinquc argiiaicnta , ni cgo fallor , vcnli- 
railcin rcduiKcani lcatcnrianiquac ncgat iftud Con- 
cilium Philippopoli cclcbratam,& affinnat Sardicac 
lubita.n faiffc . lcaque ficmocrit quia fibi pcrfuadcat 
nihil cfTcrimcndumci ,*qui vclitcum Auguftino , & 

tPatribus Afncanis fcntuc , quamquam vidcarur i 
com;nunifcn:cnuarcccdcrc;a qua nostamen nolu- 
' musdikrcparc,camciumrccipimus,'& fuftincmiis , 
vti fxpc monum*mus , & dcnuo moncmus proptcr Au- 
guflini,&aIiorumPa:rum Africanoram reucr^niia.^ 
voluilTcpartcmncgantcm probabilc nrcdderc,ncquis 
crfct q jiaudcrct maculai^ vllam vcl crroris, vcUgao- 
rantiarfapienrtflimoDoilori, & graaiflTimo Concilio 
impingcrc. Miramur vcro P. Lnpun tim facilc rcni 
iftamlibipcrfuafifsc, & tam acihcr & accrbc parcn- 
tciufuumAagaftmumrcprchcndilsc : nos coa- 
tra cum conatilumus vindicarc, idquc prx- 
ftabimus dcinccps, ncc crit qui no* 
his viucntibus iiudcat impuai 
tantum Dodlorcnt imo do- 
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netenta cmmuni fententia de Sardkfnfi rniuerfali CathoUcerum 
i cnal o reri>rmi l^s tmen effe contraria au£l$ritate ^ugu^mh CT 
Tatrum jifricanorum r^tionibtiS,& conuilurn du£lis ^tem- 

Ipore y d loco Concilpj y anumero Evifcoporum ^ a VrA- 
hde*^fc^f^y^f^^ttt , d wethodo , ab abfurdis 
^ftetiditHr: ybi multa recondita erudttioniSt 
iJr do[{rtna pleva afferuutuYitJ^ exi 
fiattantur . Augufiini cxii 
Himatio fufli* 
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EO libcnrius hanc qra:fiioncm fufcipio ; quod 
vidco paflim Angnftino , & Patribus Africa- 
nis obijc-i ignorationcm huius Goncilij , & in 
rcprehcnfioncm-vcrti iqucmadmodum apparct inPa- 
:rcLiipihpclGCO, qui & id miratur & exprobat cum^ 
lurgio Auguftino,& in Patrc Nori lib. primo Hift. 
Pelag. c. lyipropc fincm vbi citra reprehcnfionenu, 
mrraturid Auguftino vifum, vt omittarn alios cura fit 
iatis duos Auguftinianos , & quidem infignes cru- 
Jitione viros nominarc. , Ego qui ncmini in lcgen- 
do,& colcndo Auguftino,vcl maximc Auguftmia- 
r*occdo,conabor promeo virili oftcndercvcrofimile 
cffe hoc Concilium Sardicsr celcbratum h^erciico- 
:um, non Catholicorum fuiise,/icc quod hoc Augu- 
rtinus affirmaucrit quidquauiincopcccaft*c,& Patrcs 
Afticanos mcrico illud Concilium, qtiod vulgo Ca- 
iholicGiuui hahctur ignoraflc . Dico autcm mc ve- 
lofimiic id clTc ,non- ccitum fcidlmum ncc eniai^ 
communifcntcntix audco conrradiccrc.Rccjpio Coii- 



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alium Catholiciim . Tai.tum pcrfiuulco qiii il!rdrc-. 
gec non proprcrea eum cfsc notaiulum aur tcmcritati^, ♦ 
aut ncfciec!ar>cum fic vcrifimile,& probabilc ron fuiffc. ; 

Acprimum verifimilitudinis argumcntum cft ipfa- 
mct profupdn ignorario Parrum Canhaginerfii itl.,' 
quaefanefupina, & vccorscfser fi id Sardicenfc Con- 
cilium extitifset . Nam cum in eo Grarus CarthagiKcn- 
fis Primas , 2c cum iilo rriginra quinquc Patrcs , vti 
vulgo credituf , Afiicani in co fuilscnr , & recens 
eiset mcmoria Concilij , & parua efset temporis 
diftantia , & infi-a fcculum intcr illos Patres Con- 
cilijSardiccnfis,& hos Patres Sexri Concilij Afiica- 
ni , non potcrat ignorari ab his Patribus , qui illis 
fupparcs crant,adeo vt pofsent nonnulli alijs qui 
in Concilio Sardicenfi fucranr prope fucccderc-^ .1 
Nam cinn illud Concilium Sardicenfc cdcbrarum-^ I 
fic atmo. 347. quod vohint plurcs , & intcr Gra- 1 
tum , & Aurclium duo tanrum Primatcs, rcc Ton- 
ga? uirar interccfscrint,Rcftiriitus ,& Gcncthlius , po- 
tuitcerrc Auielius ab aliqiio coriim dcillo Concilia 
aliquidaiuiirc .Fuit quippc Aurclius crcatus Primas 
anno 39i.Diaconus ueroanno 388. qui vttumagcret 
annos 25, propc abcrat ab iplomet Grato , a quofi 
minus , ccrte ab Rcft ituto djfccrc potuit. Dcmdc fi , ut 
tradiuitaudorcs, ilhusConcilij dccrcta fcripta funt , 
&ad Ecclefias vd mifla , vcl dcrara , qnomodo ca^ 
non mnorucruritPatribus Afi-ica«is,cum pra^fcrtin tot 
Fpilcopi AiVicaniintcrfuiircnra quibusca fcnpta de- 
^fcrriin Africam dcbuifscntJ=* Prasrcrea fi Aruni cum 
tam paucf, vt aiunr, c/Tcnr» & nullum fccum cx Atn- 
ca Epifcopum habcrent potuc;nint fcripcai cfogmata^ 
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vtapparetiiiEpiitolacoru n Synodali:(ic enim infcn- 
bicur ad:.Oonatii n Carchaginienfem , &in locis Au- 
guftini ftatimcitandis, cur idaut omiferuntCatholici 
Africaniredcunt:cs,aiitSardicx remanentes ncglcxc- 
runt? Gertcquihxcattenteconfidcretnon imprudcn- 
teriudicabit ,aut non potuiflfe ignorare ConciHum , 
fi fuiact, aut contra fi ignotum fuit, non cxtitiffc , 

Nonminus verofimilis cfl: Auguftini definita fen- j 
tentia,negantisilludeae Catholicorum ,&affirman- \ 
tis cflc Hxreticorum . Naiii qui diuini illius viri norit 
ingcuium,plane comperiet nihil co effe coiifidcratius , 
circumfpc(ftius, cautius, atqne prudc^itius , vt nihii ^ 
alfirmccnifiquod habcatpcrJpeajmacexpIoratum ; j 
Siquid fccus habeat,deeo fcmper fuftincat iudicium : | 
quaproptereumMaldonatusinfignis audlor Socicta- | 
tis vocare folct homincmin fuftinendo iudicio mirsc ; 
prudcntisc. Is crgo & idem Auguftinus affirmando ' 
illud Concilium Sardiccnfe effe Hjercticorum pro- 
babilcm eficit fentcntiam , qux affirmat Catholico- 
rumnullumfuifse, Audiamus Auguftinamlib,^. con- 
traCrefconiumc. 34. vbi.cuinco difputans profcrcn- 
tc Synodalem illam Epiftolara Conciiij Sardiccnfis 
quamproxime laudabimiis Gc air : v^f^vis prmci^ium Epi 
lioU Conctlij Sardicenfis, vbi D mMt hp/.^pi v^ftn nom?n intifn t- 
tur Ad^cnptum . Qj49l licQ f^3im ptiUs , & ^ffim is, q^txi vidc- 
iicit Orientdibus qui de Confilio fpojcriptJi Uiifcrunt fucinu* di. 
[plicutrit traditorum , & ab corum fe communionL' retraxerinty & 
prgptera Donato peflro C9mmHnicab.m . Dtfce ergo qnod nrfds - 
^ardtcenf^Concitium ^yi unorumft4i[fe,^uyd notum tam din ryf , 
vtbabemus inmanthus.contraaum maxime eonti A ^thamftum 
Eptfcopum Mexandrinunt Cath^licum , qui eorum erroicm ex ip^ 
U ciuitateortumpr^ cxteris acritcr ar^ucbat , & rcfAlebi t . T^on 



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igittirmirum» ft Ult h^htici Don.tttmfibi adfcifcerc tentaucrunt, 
quos fer totum orbcm C ub^hcA damnabAt Ecclefia .qumqum 
^ ^osftne citdtatumnomintbus Epifc^pos ad quos b^littcr^ dat^ 
lunth.ib':jmus. Aut erffo aliquis Donatms fmtnon in Africa,cui 
nomen Cml^go i y?eflrtj efi addita , aut vt dixi ^fricanam hxre 
firnOrientaltsbxrefi fuitcntauic adi/m^ere, qudd tuui maxme 
cndtbile efty quod a{ CartU^ginis Eptfcopum Homanv praternjifso, 
fiMiquamOrtentitl.s EccUftafcribertt y -pbt faitem reflerfcribt dc 
bmt^qurmioletis Homampakcisveflrtsmittere ex^fica. Scd 
DcagiTattdS.quod nec vaiuicft tamcncapn tfi dla confpiratio 
rertcorum Orientaltum cum ^pbris HMrettcis pr^ualere. S imilia 
habct lib. 4: contra. eundcm Crcfconium cap. 44 
qucm qMocIgcninuscft locus pra:rermitro; tantum. 
adiuiigo illam paiticulam ,quar rcm continct ii<od qm- 
demConctitumne te Uteat ^rianorum cft. "Ql^ ^rg^ Auonfti- 

nus, &quidcmfcrio.5cgrauftcrdifputandocu'r. Crcf- 
conio, hominCjCtliGramniatico, non nicrudico,ncquc 
adipai; Concilium Sardiccnfc , quod illc crcdcb.it 
Ca:hjlicum>Ha?rcrKumccnciliabuhim cfscaffirmauif 
Anhocdiccrct Auguftiijnsrcmcrc ? Expcndo locum 
proximc addud um , in quo aic . il^od n ^tum tum diu ^rt , 
(^habrmus tn rHuntbHSyComraclum , max^mt (ontta\Athanafumi 
Idquc c6 dixjt, qnia initio minus id habncrat cxplora- 
tum : qucmadnu>d'j'n i.airat tpiR. 16^. Clorio, & 
Elcufio ,nan'. cun^ Cyt :ham pi rgcrct , 1 uburfico cnu- 
rate tranfirns incidir. in Forri^iiium cius Ep/fiopi.ni_, 
D<»itariftam,qu! cfidcnrarguH.ertum propoluit ad- 
ftiucndam Donacift.irum cuin Ecclefia C arholica^ 
comjuunior cmpro!j:o volumirc S.^rdiccn/is Conci- 
!ij ,.incai;:6 FpiHola.^yrcdah Doraci Caith.iginjcnfe 
l:',>M€crpf rou encrar.. Eniraurcni illud. volwtrcn , & 
, <^;iwd.r«,. co cccDQctacutCoaciIuim»^cou4«m & mcu- 

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gnirum Auguftino,quicum primum cxiftimafTct Ca- 
diolicorum cflc refpondit, co non probari fcopum- 
Donatiftarum , cum Donati nomen poflet cfsc alicuius 
EpircopiCatholicieiufdcm nominis, non autcmillius 
DonatiftaeCaithaginicnfis Epifcopi: poftea ramcn vt 
erat acutus , & cautus fufpicari c«pit illud Concilium 
exhibitum a Fortunio Ha?reticorum fuifse , atque adeo 
fu'fpeaum , tum ex defedu anni , & Confuhs, tum ex 
ingcnio Arianorum fraudulcnto,qui alids ca artc yfi 
fuifsent? acinfuper de coitem monitus ab Ah'pio id- 
ipiuminaurem fuggerente fibi perfuafitillud Conci- 
lIumHa:rcticorumfuifse:quod tandcm certum efs^ 
compcritaccepto, & ledto voUimine, in quo inuenit ♦ 
lulium Papam , & Athanafium improbatos; inde obla- 
ta eft occafio Auguftino inquircndi poftcd de eo Con- 
cilio diligcntiffimc, quod tunc non potuit pra:ftaro 
propcransalio caufa ordinandi Epifcopi Cirthenfis . 
Id argumcnto eft ab eo poftea pcr otium effcdum ^ vti 
ex duobus locis contra Crefconium apparet . Hinc 
manifcftc deducitur Auguftinum non leuitcr, ac temc- 
rcillud Concilium Sardicenfe Catholicum ncgafsc , 
&foIumSardiccnfe Ha^rcticum aflirmafse , Icd planc 
vcrifimilitcr,namfiilludcfsct tam vicinum temporc, 
&tam obuium,& vulgatumd tot Epifcopis paulo a^- 
tatc fupcrioribus , & in tanta voluminum copia,qux 

Ifccumcxportarc dcbucrant facilc admodum inuentu 
efsct ,nccpofsctd fubtili homine, & dihgcntifsimo 
rcm cxaminantc pra?reriri;cumigiturnihil Augiiftino 
inmcntcm vcncritdcConcilio illo Catholico, & fo- 
lum HaTCtici mcminerit^fignum eft ad minus probabi- 
Icillud Hirrcricis adicribcndum. Sanc fi fccus cfsct 
, nunimcidaffirmatcdiccrct homo candidus , & ingc- 




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nio ramcscratcaiuc acpriKlcnter . Scnttam aiu 

Hunti.acincohabitanti. & intus Ji;; ^^^^^^ 

vidctur eumnonaliuminucnircpotuiflc Conciuum^ 

Sardiccnfe pr.Ttcr iUud Hxrcticorum ' ?<^.;:f^^^^Xc 
ita fcnfcrit, ciai ci confcntiunt co$ vcrilim.hter icnt c 
Tantum momcnti in co viro cfsc puto ud hdcn u 
bcndam, & facicndam non lolum ^^^.^ '.'^.^^^'^ 
quacunquc aUa controucrha ^^1''^ f /"^- 
tur, & in qua.icunq.c partcn dchmatur -^'^^ 
quodciuscaufamaijo, qucm nunquam dt.ciuu c m 
^uc fcmpcr adh.xfi^pk.fquam iuracus . q-q- 
nui cius non modo admiratorcm mc . lcd ctiain , 
P nimium .•.onnulU cHc putant . -^oratoK.u cxh. 
bco rcm .tlan^ ftudiosc,& accurarc cxaiiimai c volo^ 
SckrcpU.r,busarsumcnns,&comccW.a^^^^^^^ 
tcntiam Auguftin^ vltra ipfius auaontatcm.qux tnc 
conuincit.omninocfTcprobab.lcm . ^ 

Vcrfamur in rc tafti . Ac pr.mun.;rcmporis Conc 
lii &rtumcri Ep.fcoporum magna vanctas cft . h.nc 
d u^eyHtunt conic.Vur^ . Prima fumitur a rcmpor.s 
d fcrlS c . Nam cum omncs concordcnt anno ,o. 
i P >^^"ortcm ConlUnt.ni magn. cclcbratum 
rri rJnclium SulpiciustamcnScucrusco v.uo 

ft Vi u conftatco .norruo efsc haUtum . Do 
Co.ifuT bus camni ambigitur . In.t.o Sy.iod. edu.o- 
rinnl Pctri Crabx Machiri.Knfis lcg.tur Lcon- 
•o & Sft- confuhbus.C..i coafcnt.t ed.t.o Su- 
H 'fccundum quas cr.t annus ^44^ hxc tamcn. 
opinio vulso -Mr^-'""- • Con>:nan.s fcntcnt.a^ 
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|! tradit Ruffino,& Eufcbio Synodum congrcgaram,iik-ft 
|ann0 347. ita Baronius, Spondanus , Binius, Lupi, 
& Nons , & qui melius fcntire vidcntur . Sccus tamca 
exiftimat Bcllarminus grauis au(5ior,qui aflTgnar an- 
num 351. italib. i Concil. c. 7. Scd hxc diucrfitatis 
rcmponsleuiuscftconicftura. Grauior cft alrera 
numcro Epifcoporum * Arhanafius qiiem fcquuntur 
Socrates,Sozomcnus,& vulgus fcriptorum variac : 
naminEpift.adSolitar. ait 300 plus minus , omnes 
rum Carholicos , tum Arianos eos fuifse . In fecunda^ 
Apologia initio numerat Catholicos plufquam 300. 
fub finem recens & 344. Theodoretus ponit 250. 
Socrates circitcr 300. Sozomenus Occidcntales ait 
fuifse^co. Orientalcs^^.Grarianusdift. r^-c- 3-1. nu- 
merumimminuit,&reducitad 60. Bellarminus Iib. i. 
. Goncil. c.y. cenfet 300. Catholicos OccidentaIes,& 
yd.Orientales Arianos .Baronius ad annum 347. ex 
Athanafiodcducitplufquam. 344. fi omncs nunicren- 
tur nuIIafaL^la detracftione . Exemplum Concilij Sar- 
-dicenfisParifienfeRegium habetin titulo 376, Idem 
rtatuitSeucrinusBiniusinnotis. Numerum 300. con- 
firmat Zacharias Mctropolita Cbtlcedonenfis ad oda- 
uam Synodum . Confentit Hincmarus Rhemenfis 
Epift. 33. Res eft fatis implexa, idque Pater Lupi fa- 
tcruraicnsfenollclatiusquxrerc&non inucnirc. 
Ambiguuseftitemnumerus Hxreticorum,quos ii di^ 
cuntPhilippopoIicongregatos , minus tamcn illc ef- 
fet ambiguus mfi Orientalium nomen analogiam creaf- 
fct- Igituriiin Concilio Florentino dicuntur efle 7« 
abAndrcaRhodio.ASocrare& Sozomcno. 76 Fx 
Epiftola Synoduli §. fws itaque cdit Paris.go. fuilsc con. 
ftat: quamquam in Catalogo numercntur foh 77 Vc- 



.runulcfunrnonnulli,qui additinumcrKra iuftum. 80. 
clliciunt. Hincmanjsnumcrat^5.Bcllamiinu3 rcccn- 
fctyd.lib. I.C.7. Itaque numCrus Arianorum ctiam 
vari.it , fcd minus cfse vidctur inccrtus . 

Ycriiin obijcictaliquis: nihil binc argumcnti fumi 
pofscadinfirmandam vcritatcm Concilij Sardicenfis 
ncc cnimquicquam ck diucrfitatc numcri con.cliidi- 
tur. Refpondcocxhocidoneam.promiconicauram : 
quam ita fuadco . Proptcrca numcrus inccrtus eft . 
quiainukinumcrantnmul Arianos cum Catholicis , 
quod mixti erant, & ineadcm congrcgabanturSyno- 
do. Itaquc omncs qui fupra treccntos congrcgatos 
numcrant,opin;u-ividenturomnes idcm Concilium^ 
conflanc , & ita variant numcrando, quod minus effcnt 
co^niti Hxrctki, alioqui ccrtus fempcr numcruscflct, 
niuli CathoIiciconuenifrcnt.QlLam quis negct cffo 
probabilem coniefturam ? 

Tcrtia pctitur a fubfcriptionibus , vndc apparctam- 
biguumillud fuiffc Concilium. Nam in cdit . Paris. 
ponuntur lola nomina fine locis , quod ficri non folet , 
quemadmodum fupra noraucrat Auguftinus . Accrua- 
tjm m prouincias conijciuntur finc vllo vcl dcletft j,vcl 
ordinc»vcl rcfpc^u . Et quamquam in alio Syllabo 
Parilicnfi, & vno prifcatr cditionis noiinuUi cum fuis 
Ecclcfijsponufltur.eospaucos cCfe pro iufto numcro 
compcu.nus . DeindeOricntalcscuinOccidcntalibus 
mifccntur ;Gra:ci quippc Occidentales appcllantur , 
cumGrxcaEcclcfia Oricntalis , & habita , & difla^ 
fucrit , tum rationc fitus rcfpcdu Latinje , tuai Patriar- 
chatus. Qnp crgoiure ad OccidcDtcm rcducuiirqr ? 
Vidcmushicin ipfis Epiftolis Synodi poni Achaia:, 
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labo AIcxandria:,Thc(raloniCcT , Nicopoks , Thcba- 
nim,& vicinariim, qucTCCrtcproiiincia: ad Oncntcm 
fpc(ftanr,.5: in alis Concihjs c6 rcfcnincur. ^ 

PrwTtcrca cx Africa aduocantur 35. Epiicopi cum 
GratoPrimateCarthaginenfi,quoc nunquam in ahjs 
Concih'js Occumcnicis fucrunt, imo raro tu cos^nu- 
mcrum in cundoinucnics . Excmplo fit magnum Con- 
cilium Nicenum , vbi folus Cxcilianus inucnitur . In 
Ephcfino nullus ccnfcrur . Vndc crgo iftamulcitndo 
EpifcoporumAfrorum in hanc fynodum incubuit ? 
Honoridatur Auguftinovocaricx Africa a Thcodo- 
fio iunioriadConcih'um Ephcfinum, quod nouum-> 
crat Africanosadcflctum proptcr affiduas Donatifia- 
rumturbas , tum pioptcr hxqucntcs Barbarorum ir- 
ruptioncs,qua: libcros illiscommcatus impcdicbant. 
Mihi ncmoperfuafcrit cos tot numcro vcnifsc, ciiin 
pra^lcrtim uidcam eius Concilij , vt fupra animad- 
uciti,nullam in Ecclcfia Afiicana notitiam habitam 
• fuifsc, r.cc Patres vllos eius SyKodi Canoncs agno- 
uif^e.Qjjod vcrum planc non cfsct, G tot Epilcopi 
conucnilscnr • Firmo rem conicx^lura. Nulluscxhis 
3^. nominatur in Syliabis antiquarum cditioniiirL-. , 
tum Crabrcnfis , tum Panficnfis, qui fi tanto numc- 
roadfuifscnt , corum aliquis rc ccnicridcb.iifsct, imo 
nc Gratum quidcm intcrfuifsc puro proptcr cafdcm 
rationcs.Ncc tcmcrc dico;nam cur ci,fi adfuit,Ncfsus 
p: a'ponitLir,minor Primarc Carthagin:enfi?pra:por.i 
:C paicr cx Adis Cocilij.Ccitc hoc fcna Afri , iir.o 
ncalii quidealiarfiprouinciarum Epifcopi rolcrarcnt . 

Ai apponct nducrfarius non pofsc ncgari <>;atum 
incaSynodofuifsccumipfcmcr in Cocilio Carthagi- 
nicnfiprimo,n)Ox fccuto in Africa Cau.^.coHrmct di- 



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(flinnPriunriEpircopidccrcto ConciliiSardicenfis vbi 
fc adfiiifTc fignmcaT^aitqiiippc.A/t'rw/«/i«54?;(^//r/w(?Co«. 
j cilioSa dicenft^amum .Qiiod tcftimoniumhaiid dubiani 
fidc facit.Rcrpodco mc fufpicari illud cffc gIofscma,& 
ab aliquo ftudiofo'Cx3ciIii Sardicc/is immifsTi.Moucor 
coquod in amiquiscxcpIaribusConciiioru, qualc cft 
Crabcn{c,hocC6cilifiCarthagin;cnfc'poniturfubPa- 
pa Sy!i:cftro,aut Marco anrc Iuliu,& Sardiccsc Syno- 
dQ,&: in PfxfationchabcturnonKn Coftantini .(>K)d 
fi vciLicftjfalfumcft itcmillud aftumcntum^ c-um ncc 
Gratus incoloqui potucrit. Vnum mc tamcn turbat» 
vidclicctiiicodcni vctcricxcmplari Crabcnfi inucni- 
rica vcrbaGratidc ConcihoSardiccnfi . Vcrum ficri 
potuit,vt pcr impriidcmiam collcciorisitla irrcpfcrinc . 
Nam mihi perfuafum habco, illa vcrba Grari non cfsc, 
ncc in Concilio illo primo Carthaginicnii podra fuifsc. 
Scircntcnim cx ijs Africani Parrcs ,& Auguftinusillud 
Concilium Catholicorum fuifsc,ncc id cos latcrcr qui 
non longo intcruallo temporis ab co diftarent . Efscnt- 
quc vitupcfandiduplici nominc. alrcro quod ignora- 
rcnt Syncdum Sardiccnfcm, akcix) quod fua? nationis 
priinii Conciliuuon agnofccrcnt,c(rctque'?««'/7/w«ycr. 
ror peiorprtorc Prxtcrca,fi vcrus cfsct ilLc Canon quin- 
' tus nonfugcrctHa^rcticosDonatiftas , eoque vtcrcn- 
tur ad probandam fuam cum patnbus cius Concihj 
communioiicm.Aiidaccsco fadi intrudcrent lcfc, & 
inculcarcnt Canoncm ,oc'Grati tcftimonio ram apcr- 
ro,tamqi:c pcrfpiciK) Auguftinum,& Epifcopos Catho- 
licos ncgutcs ca Synodu fuifscCarholicoru,pcnitas co- 
uinccrcnt.Qiiarc nunquam in CocilijsCarrhagincnfibus 
Africanifuc vlla n.ctioSardiccnfis Concilii rcpcritur. 

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ratione : qui fciat fcopum dcftinatum fibi a Coucilio , 
& cum co confcrat adla , qux feruntur Concilij, com- 
i pcrietminimecocollimaircConcilium. Igitur trcs fi- 
' ncscommcmorantur propofiti P.ftribus Sardiccnfibus 
inEpiftoIaluninari ad lulium Papam . Tna inquiunt 
fucrunt qux tr^£lAnda erant ante omnia .Trimus dc re^ia fide , & 
int^^gyitate ventatis ., Sccundus de perf mis quas dicebant e[le 
deie£las deiniquo iudtcio . Tcrtius dc quaeftionc qubigraues 
& acerbas inturi.is Ecclcftis fcccrunt . Imitari ncmpc voluc- 

runc Patrcs Concilij Niceni , qui trcs item fincs fibi 
. propofucrunt; DcFideCathoIicacontra Arium. De 
! tollcndo Schifmate contra Mcletium . Dc temporo 
j Pafcharisconftituendo aduerfus ludaizantcs . Patet 
lcxEpifto^a Synodica Concilij Niccni ad Ecclefias 
jEgypti,LibycT,&PentapoIis.VeiumNicenum Con- 
cihumomniaprapftitit ,qu2e promiferat. Sardicenfo 
I omnino nihil . Totu-n confumitur in iubendis legibus 
I & Canonibus £cclefiafticis,nulla fafta mentioncdc 
Fidc , ncquc de abfolutione Athanafii, nequc de dani.. 
' nationc Arianorum.NulIahic cft profcffiofidci, nul- 
l^formaabfolutionislnnocentium , nulla profcriprio 
Noccncium . Qaorfum illc Scopus triplcx I fi ab co 
prorfus abcrratur,&foIumcollimaturad Ecclcfiafti- 
cam adminirtrationcm . At non adcrant Epifcopi Aria- 
ni.Fugcrant. Vc vcrqmcfrct ,non id circo dcbucrat 
Concilium omittcrc illa tria quc^ propofucrat , faltem 
addocumcntum Catholicorum , & tcrrore^n Harrcn- 
corum.Secus adlum in Concilio Conftantinopolita 
■ noprimo.Fadla eft fidci pi ofcfsio, & anathema di. 
I dum Anomianis , Arianis , Eudoxianis , & Maccdo^ 
i njanis.ibfciit.bus:ifque fuitprinjtis Canon. Ncc op- 
jponasvctirumtuifscncfidcs dc nouo confirmarctur ; 



_Ji7_ 

namf^cis cratdicerc vti in coJcm Conftanrinopoliu- 
no Canonc primo F^dcm non violandam Vjtnm qi*/ 
apnd 77; rhy;i\t c viucncrirjf , (cd mmere e.im flrmjm.& 
^^bilcm Uoc dccuit ficri;ncc dcbiiit, potiiifuc prohi- 
bcri.Liciiititcmanathematizarc contra fenticntcs,& 
abfoUicrc innoccntcs . Eadcm ratio fcriiata fuit iru 
ConciHoEphcfipo, vt apparct Canonc primo , qui 
omnino fimilis ert Conflantinopolitano , in quo ha- 
bcturfidci profelTio, & quidcm rcpctira , & cxicv^ 
conformiaNiccno, & ConftantinopoHtano .InoNi- 
cenmn Symbolum amplificatum cxhibctur . Itaquc 
non oportcbatexpcdare Flxrcricos, ncceospra^fentcs 
habcre ; fed qux fui erant orficij pr;tflare , & in abfcn- 
tcs fulminare : ficuti fecifsc lcgimus Concilium Tri- 
dentinum , aquo Ha^retici vocati fuerunt^&quoniam 
vcnirenolucrunt jincosabfentcs fulminatum. Nihilo 
itcm minus dcbuitomitti profeflio fidci ; cuius rci cla- 
rifsimumcxcmplumcftin Coiiftantinopolitano prin-:o 
gencrali Concilio , in quo Thcodofij Magni iufsu , & 
Damafi Papx confenlucelebratoconucncrant tnginta 
fcxMncedonianiEpifcopi, Ducc Elcuthcrio Cyzice- 
noqui timcnrcs nc cogercntur admirrerc Homoufion 
eConcih'orccefserunt,nccproptcrca tamcn nonfue- 
runtprofcripti, &infupcr Homoufion confirmatuux-. 
manfit, quemadmodumin prxfauone Panfinavidere 
cft , I^itur apparat nihil cx propofitis fibi fiiiibus pra?- 
ftitilTc PatresSardicenfcs. Nam necprofeirioncm fux 
fidcicmifcrc :q.ii cratp:imus;ncc ablolucrunt inno- 
ccntcs, quierat fecundus . ncc damnarunt rcos » qui 
crat tcitius . Quoifum crgo cranc congrcga- 
li ? 

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, ^ ...•Mhrp mU ffckm Nrcenotn omnino 
'''"^^'iSlI^ ^^ vctitum ne quici de 

S:rproK.^um;id,«eHc,ucj.^.^ 

SL"oml:nno347.eamon.^ 

Biniumin notis.FaciUs iraquc foluoo elt- <JJf""" 

aliud eam recognofccre ,&cxaminare , & confirmare . 

Hoc f"c;ndum"non licuit,.qu6.1 innuebat dubitatio- 
nem Prim<nH&licuit,&expediuit. fatcM 
& eftabatur auaoritarcm . Quo fcnfu Bcllarmmus cU- 
% yL rdcCoiKil.C. 7.rrec.«^^r./c.p^^cai.«r./«F,. 

(iacramus,quarSymboli,&.tefrcr^ inftar cflet Ca- 
iholic-e commwnonis , &hunc primum ex propofias 
futuroGonciliofimbusefseaffirmamus. 

Quinradcduciturcx ipfomet tcrtu Synodi.Totus 
hic^niicrtiturad conaitutiones Eccleualticas , &iir 
iis fcrciTdis-confumitur ; quod ccrte ahaium erat ma- 
ximc abinaituta.Namqucencce(rttastunc cratiaut- 
quaropportunitasdifccptandidc iurifdiaiombus, de 
iudicij^rde.ippcllationibus ,dc rcformationibus,qujf 
ics Granr.moralcs , & ad aliud tcmpus cpicrum, & tran- 
qiiillum fpcaantcs ?Flucftuab:it Ecclcfia vclut in pio- 
ccUofo mari; fxui tempcltasincubucratilabant vca- 

ri 



ti adufrfi , incerta& pcriculofa tiauigatio crat .nau- 
clcd intctircndo,& modciandoclarolaborabant m- 
t<rn>pc-(Uiia crat illa t.iaaatio , qua: Ti minus ot.uin , 
ccrtc fccundam naui^ationcm poaulabat . 
diatio propria ftationis, & p^vxuscrat . 
HaTcticisbcIlum, & PatrcsCatholiciot.ofiagcbant 
dc nace , & circunfonam.bus tubis , & c.rcunftrc- 
pc^itibus armis, c6m dc arccndis hoft.bus . & iufci- 
picnda dcfcnfionc agcndara cnVt. iifcdcntcs dcdo- 
mefticis ncgotijsaguabnnt . Rca&in Ulam fynodum 
quadraict lUud Vlrgilii Acncid. i « . 

Cogitc ConciUtiin , & paccm laudatc frcqucn tci 

lili armis i.i rcgna ruunt . 
Bt iUud aliud Horatii 

Scd nunc iion erat 4iis locus - 

Cupfcflum fcis fiinularc . • 
Mihi Iportuna fcpcr vifacft, & Incogrua illi traaaiio^ 
Sccus cgcrunt alij Ariani, fuas opinationcs co »- 
firimrunt, aducrfarios profcripfcrunt , & fua lcita» 
&dccrcM diflfcminarunt , vt fanc prudcntius lc gcl- 
i fiis c vidcfcntur.Ncc mirum cu>n filii huius fxculi m- 
tcrdum fi.K , Euangclio tcftc . fiUii lucis prudc.mo- 
rcs . AtEpifcopiCatholici ftatiicbaat uis appcUandi 
ad^cdc uApolloHcan : importjnc quidc.n , nc.npc 
cu n Anani can Jc.n dciiccrc lc rtncbi it. 3c Papa ii lu- 
lium condcm..abant . L.bcianda ca tunc cr« ab in- 
cursu iFrucr,tium,fuftineiida, tucnda . propugnaida , 
& lul us p.mtifcxaCfcrcndas, & vi.Uicandns , & re. 
pulfis hoftibjs cxiltandiis . Atjpcllatiaiiu n lU^ 
nihiladH-crccicos attincbat, qai 51Ua> potciVircn 
& a.iil.)»itatcin infringerc c vrijutar » t<cj>cl_ 
Jcnda i^'ti»r vi s crir morc miltcAf t, non iusadftfuen ^ 

D d dum 



dum, operafcdentaria ,dc quo iure inter Catholicos 
prorfus conftalxir, ncc Canonibus indigcbar , cniru. 
Chrirti atiftoritate nitcrctur ,-queinadmodum poftca ^ 
niultis argumentis dcmonftrabimus ... 

Sexta,&me audore , vah*da & folida eft ipfamet: 
ftru<ftura,&forma.Condhj,fineaditu, fine veftibulo 
(ineordinc,fincdifpofitioneifinemcthodo: abrupta, 
ino.rdinara, pra?propera,fIuxa , implexa , dilTif^ata . 
Ex!ex prorius videtur quod maxime lege conftare dc- 
bc t/G6ncilium \ . Vbi Zitifis..?* vbi Buh^ ? vbi Doxa ? 
vbi Agchinia ? vbi Euftochia ^ nedum Eubuha : & Sy^ 
ncfis^nibilconfultatur, nihil dchberatur , tiihil affcr- 
rurin mediumo Solus OfiustanquaPythagoras Epha, 
' & tanquamrApolIo Delphicus ve Gorrina yve! Deus e^. 
machiDaredditoraaila^editrcfppnfa^Muflant Patres 

' Gaudentius, lanuarius, Aerius apudOionyfiumr ad- 
ditur Alipitfe a Mercatore . Gaetcri filent muti magis^ 
quam pifces , imo quam fchapha? . Nihil ibi Athana- 
fiu^>qiuvel prruatos in Niceno Concilio fonucrat . Ni- 
hiFMaxirmis-^Hfcrofolymitanus: nihil Spiridion San- 
diffimus , qui interfuerat Concilio Niccno . Nihil 
ProthafiusMedibK-mcnfis , nihil Seuerus Kauennas , 
Nihil Lucilhis Vcroiienfis . Nihil Fortunatianus Aqui- 
leicnfis . NihilMaximinusTrcuirenfis; Nihil Maiti- 
nus Mogtintiacus'.>Jihi! Euphratcs Agrippinenfis .- Et^ 
quodarapiiiiseftnihil ArchidamuSv& PhijoxenusLe- 
gati Apoftoi-ici prohunciarunt ; Omnesi itaque- 0(Tj Pe- 
danci Scnaro! cs Kicrunt . Crcdat qui volct : cgo ad - 
diici nanpoaCi vtcrcda.Deindc vefbfi T/jc.-r elt rota 
i pen^fuir.nra iudic*^^ & vcIutiPlacentaduIcis omnibus 
^ gufhantib r> placct ; Inrerdum r^oiVnurS^ctatur; dicema- 

j ^tHT, vbi :»&quaiy6,&quoinodO'noni:apparet; Multa 

I ibi> 




ibi ponuntur frigida , lcuia , & niinus:apta ; cuiufuioui 
;CftiUu4Can. i. qu6di:ici\|oRpi(copusaclhuc iiiUcniri . 
potuit,quia maiofi ciuirarc.ia.u:iiuoi*cm. ^ranfirc (lu- 
ducrit/& i.nprobitas appcllarur; lludiu afccndcdi ad 
maiorcmCarhcdram .&aliud'Can/5.Procurarc dc- 
bcnt in ijs vrbibus conflirucrc -Ep:fcopos, vbi. ctiani-. 
priusEpifcopi fucrunr ; quod vid^rur incptum -, quid 
enim dc primis diccndum ? nam primus non porcft in- 
uenirc>aliu nantcfeconIlicarum . Can. 9. Jiabcrur vr 
quiRomani cunijic:crasquas .dcfcruiu dcbcnc lulio 
.Papxprarbcrcvt iscasLCxamincr.SiCanon erar futu- 
rus ^cneraiis & pcrpcruus pro oimvbus Ponrificibus 
cur IoUjs iulii mcncioncin^icic? Can. 7. dc Canalio 
non implc: aurcs mcas.: namporri fpcojiacorcs , ad rc- 
cocrnofccndos Eptfcoposcuntcs & rcdeunrcs vidccur 
incfccorum .Pia^tcrcaficilc porcrant Epifcopi cxrra^ 
CanaUuminccdcrc& viamillampublicam virare^ . 
Aquahsercr ifcc CaiuliuSj, vcl,Canalis. Mitro,alia . 
Tanru^i animaducrto . Pocnas in rionn^llis Canonibus 
pro.culpis impofiras^non cflc congrucnrcs cu n fint 
multoquamcriminagcapiorc^. Arquc vr aliquulccr- 
tuin affcram. in. .. i . Can. ambicns .maiorcm Epifcopa- 
tampnuirur priuarionCiCtia:n laicar.com nuinoms.qjje 
[ cci cc grauiflima pxna crat , &>mulip pccrbior q'>dm-- 
, prp ilUambiaoQC. Ecquisjcni.i,! cit qui.AU uoi c.n Epif- 
' copac ' 1 u non ambia: l ^ defidcrct; idqucminimc d ra- 
tioncaHcnumvidctur^caqucexcu(anduai]>u:iusq idin 
punicndum. ^,'' 

; V.tima pccitur aPrkfideinccrto &dubIq:.iguocl an-- 
|cepsetiam,& dubiiiawcddit.Concilium , QiiMi quis 
^prxfcs fuericambigimr. Baroniusanno.3yj.7.cx Aclia- 
nafi.)ai:fui(reduoVLcgacosScdis Apoiioiic^ Ai*clii- 



Dd 



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tli ^ 

damnm , & rhiloxeniim . Dc OiTo nihil dcJrbcrai * 
in mcdio rcKnquit : Patronum ramcn Synodi ipfum 
appcllat , quod pcrinde eft ac Prafidcm diccrc . 
Scucrinus Binius Archidamo , & PhiJoxcno id im> 
nus afsignat , au^aore Athanafio , qucm Jaudar 4 
Olio tamen demandaras ftirfsc par^cs Patroniaffir- 
mat'. Idem ferme quod Baronius tradit , fcd minus 
ahquanto quam Baronius Ofio trjbuk . Parcr Lupi 
in notis c. i.non dubitar Ofium Lcgatum ftarucrc 
cum Archidamo , & Philoxcno ptcsbyfcris, & Le- 
' onc diacono , Vcriim ex anriquis Htncmarus Epjfl:. 
jj. c. 24 contra Hincnrarum Laudunenfcm Epifco-- 
pum adtungit Vincentium Capuanum, & Calcpodi- 
um Neapolitanum . Grarianus cr i r. d. jS-* omifsis j 
Archidamo , & Philoxeno ponir Ofium , Vincen- \ 
tium Capuanum ,I'inuanum Beneiientanum , & Ca- | 
lepOcHum NcapoHranum ! Qucm ab^id rcprchcndit \ 
Bvironius ; & Binius proximc nominatus . Glofya in '■ 
illum Canoncm Grariani affiimat Anfclmum afscn- | 
tiri Gratiano; ipfe vcro cxcluditlanuarium . quia^ ^ 
non nominatur Epifcoptis m Codicc.Cmonum ad- ; 
mittit Vinccntium Capiianum , & Calepodiuui- . ^ 
Omnia in ifto Concilio turbantur, &farbaac lcijcn- \ 
tcs . Scd dc hi5 haiknus ' ^ 
h.inc ratiocinationem lentS' , ac m-aturc ex- 
pendcU his moiucntis au^loritatis, argumenris, con, 
jcftiuis mtiaitam , non dubito quitr ctcufct Augu- 
ftinum , & pjtrcs Africauos iuficiantcs hanc Syno- 
duni Sardiccnfem vniucrfalcm Catholicoru n , cum i 
prxfcrrim co tcmporc udu cflct rccepta , ikc ccle- 
brara , nec a Concili js, ncc i fujiimis Pbnrificibjs , ' 
ncc a Patribus , nec a Scriptoribus Ecclcliafticis ; 

qiiCmad - 



qucin.\dinoduin Jcciit-Ai tc.iipoiis cuctv.c . Ulquo 
mihi i\us cft ir.onarafic . vc Aug\iftinum libcrarcm, 
ciulquc rtdcm adftrucrcm . Vcriim quoiuam con- 
fcqucns cl\ cx illius fcntcnria affirmantis vnum lo- 
lum ac Hxrcticorum fui/se Concilium ncgarc Sar- 
diccnfcm illam Synodum Catholicorum , i,c hoc 
quidcm vcrcbor diccrc , vcii(imilcm clTe cffcttam 
mcis argumcnrationibus hanc fcntcntiam -/^^" J"?^'^ 
cgo cam amplcftur , qui communcm probo , cc le- 
quor , fcd quod altcra non car cat prc babihtarc , 
qux non ai.fcrtiir pcr illa:n conlcnfioricvu 
fcriptorum , cui opponuntur ca c\ux 
adduximus fuhxlamcnta . Acnc 
icrgiucrfari vidcamur affc- 
ramus communis 
fcntcntia? fta- 
tucntis 
Sar- 

diccnfcm Citholicorum gcncralc Conci- 
lium argumcnta , & vidcamus an ijs 
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Capiit rv* 

Ajferuntnra -gfimentay ^u^t oppuz^ant prohbilitatm fententiA 
\4uzu[linrab aHUorltate Vontificum iConctlwum * 
irum > /.riptorum, &xommHni confenfu drprompta. 
Sviuuntur . Oflenditur nihi^- ejfe timendum 
fententia S. ^uj^uflmi - cuius 
probabiiitas robo- 
ratur ^ 

PRimiiin multa Concilia generalia <I^onciliurrL* 
jiocSardicenfcagnofcunt,& fatcntur . 
ConftantinopoJJtanum primum, dc quo id 
^ -arfirmar Florentinum . Chalccdonenfe ad .finem in^ 
)| allocutione ad Martianum Imperatorem in editiono 
Biniana pag. t ^^Misvcthls J^^i ^uidem^ui ap'id Sirdica 
cbucnerkt contra reliquias ^runoru OriBialibus direxawit jui con - 

ptutaindicii . 0&.in;k Synod\A^ in qua Zacharias Epif- 
copus C^halcedonenfis [crac Metrophancs Smyincnfis] 
aftirmat MarccIIum. fiiirfe abfokuu^n , & reccptuma 
luIioPapa, & Synodo Sardiccn/1 3co.Epilcoporum. 
Florcntinum. fcl. 7. ixig. 427. ciufdcia cduionis . 
Con:icntum etiam Surdeftfem Occidcntalem po/h'a numupatum 
Conflmim tmporibus celehratumSynodus fecurid^^ i^Mpit . 
qu. m cnm-jo. V^frcs Otient^lis Eccl fi^ xvnucmifsrnt , 1« ip:um 
^rnrarenoLuaranticjA^idVatresOccid^ntalei i& ^tLv 

n.fium cxclu.Jcrenn!^e^unt, qin quidemV itrcs V^iccn.t tum Sy 
nod^^cJ,4.h nnrnhu,<^hnf}iamcaii dtberr decrcucrunt. Ouod 
^juidc^n d,,rejum ficunda demic synodas fnic vHa controZrfa 
confn-miuH,. * 

H.rc CoaciIia pnu^nKniri,(^ou funt lesirima. 



& vniucrlalia , & cLmv capitc fummoPontifice con 
iufidta.. 

Vcnionuncad Pontifices Romanos. luliiis pritnns^ 
confirmauicada Sardiccnlis Concilijrconftat cx ipfa^ 
mct Fpiflola pnma , qoar babctUrin cdicione Parifien" 
fipag, 4.& Athanafioplcrifquc in locis. Socratc lib* 
2. c. 1 6.Sozomcno lib- 3. & Niccphoro, ahjsquc com- 
pluribus. Ahi Dbcrius apudThcodorctii in colIoqQio 
cumConftantiov Lcoquartusd 20.Can.de hbelhs, 
Epiftola ad Epikopos Bntanniar . Nicolaus primus 
Epi(l.4.in caufa Rotardi,.& in Epiftola ad clcruni^ 
Conftantinopohtanuin . 

DccrctumfacrorumCanonum idem habetc.ii.d- 
i6.&c.9.d.65.&c. I. d. yi^quibi^s duobusia locis 
ponuntur Canoncs OlianiSard?cenfes. 

luftmianus Imperator in Edido de tribus capituhs 
vbi anathcmatizati funt a Damafo ;ib vniucrfali Sar- 
dicenfi Synodo > pro vt teftatur S. Aihanafius - 

Ex Conciliis Prouinciahbus ConcituimCartbag^ 
ginenfe primum Can. 5. inquc>GratnsCarthag.men^ 
fis Primas allrgat Dccrctum Conc»lij.Sardiccmis . 
Ex Patribus Athanafiusin ApoIogfAlccunda, &Epi- 
ftola ad Sohtarios > ex: Epiftoh ad Eccics. Antioch. 
Hilarius in Synodorum fragmenris'. Bafihusacl Na- 
zianzcnum Epift« 10. & .ad Atdanaimm Epilt. Si. 
Epiphaniurharrefi.ji: Vigilius^ Tri4cn?imis^ Iib;. 
atluuTgo loanncHi Sco afticucn Pa-Tiarc 11.101- Coiitfaii- 
ropolotanum dcfceto Eatychio fuffcil^Uim m fiut O^ilc- 
<5tionc Car^onum 

Ex Scriptoiibus Ecclefiaftici penc CTine.s.Socr*- 
tes^lib. 2: 16. eir kquentibiislhcolau€:iu.sbb. 
c, 2: Sozomaius lib. c ic &:>ig<j[iicntr Knce- 



"5 2t5 

phorus,B.ironiiJS ad ann. 547. Spondanus ibi,& rc- 
liqui co'npiIaro:*cs B ironii. B'nius iu notis, & Cra- 
bc in fuis annorationibus , & o nncs fermc chrono- 
logi ad cuui annmn fiuc 348. vri quifquc de tcni- 
porcopinatur • Mirro crudicos Viros Lupum , &c No- 
rim , Sc alios rcccnrioris mcmorix, qui plurimi rc- 
ccnfcnrur. 

Rcfpondco mc fatcri communcm haiic crtcau^lo- 
ram fcntcnria;n, & rcccotam . Prim6 ii^itur anima- 
I ducrto qUwTftioncm ii hiAo vcrlari, & quidc ii puro, 
non autcm cu n iurc & do£lrina mirco ; fci o ^nim 
clTc qjxilioiics nonnuIUs de f:x£tOyqi\x vcl dc fidc- 
fant , vcl cuii fiJc coniui>5lje, q:ia dc rc olimfcri- 
pfi niis l\o\^x m qjalificatione S. Oiticii dcManda- 
ro E niiKnrlfsi noru n P.irru;n accuratifsimu n rradta- 
^ tu n , cuiusa irogiuph rn intcriir ; cft autcm antigra- 
phum apud Emincntilfimum Cardinalcm (Jrhobo- 
num vcru ri , & viuumEccIcfiaftic» do^rina Oracu- 
j lu;n , in quo diftinximus cria gencra , fa^i ; Fidci , 
I mixri cum Fidc , & fadi p iri , adduflis cxcmplis , 
1 Nam Hiftoriccfacr.c in B bliis conrcarar vcrfantiu' in 
fadlo , Sc o nues fuar de Fidc: q ias negarc impium 
crir . D.'indc tradirioncs Ecclcli e fiinr dc /aclo, fcd 
coniundr cum FJc,vri Epifco^^.irus Pccri Ro:n.^; in- 
. (litUiio cXiadragc;] , & (i niha . Tandcm luiv 
j alia fa(5la pura , vri Donario Conftmt^ii , & Bapri 
fnus cuifdc.ii in prhicipio vuo: , vcl in finc . J-jirur 
dc hoc gciKvc qiix:lionum, qn.r confiftnnt in puro 
Utio Ix.rutn cll cirra pcnculu n fi lci difputare. Eiuf- 
mod' dsc hancqium orciramus dcSarJiccnfi Con- 
iiiio piicr; c| jKi congrcgatum clfc hoc c<>nohiim . 
i vcl n-)!) cl.c coi^rco jru ,> ; Cuholicoru.n fui/fc . 



117 



vcl non f hdi puri rfs cft . Nam nunum my- 
ftcitum fidei in co iiuioluitur , licuti in Conci- 
lio Niccno , & alijs Concilijs g cncralibus , quar 
finc fidci pcricuioncgaiinon ponunt. Vndc S.Grc- 
goriin Papa quatuor illapriinaConcilia Niccnum, 
Conftantinopolitanum , Ephcfinum , & Clialcc- 
doncnfc quatuor Euangdia appellabit ; in ijs 
quippc fucrunt dcclarata multa royftciia Fidci , «Sc 
Capitalcs Hacrcfiarchar condcmniti : cum in Con- 
cilio Sardiccnfi nnlla fidci dcfinitto , vcl pro- 
fcfijo faaa focrit audore Pxtre Lupi , quo cum 
litigamus . Ncc oppona« ncgari Canoncf fpc- 
(Santcs *d ius appcllacionis , quia lii Canones 
mintme ncgantur , imo nobiliorcs cfse dicuntur , 
vt potc qui lint tNiceni , vti luo loco probabi- 
mus . Prartcrca ius appcllandi ad Scdcm Rorna- 
«am non fundatur in Canonibuf , fiuc Niccnis , 
fiuc Sardiccnfibus , fcd in altioribus principijj 
flcmpc iurts diuini , & ftatuti a Chrifto Domi- 
no . Sc conncxi cum Cl*uibus Petri . Icaquo 
nihil cft pcriculi in Canonibus, fiuc mutcntttr, fi 
quidcm rautantur in mcUuf ; fiuc praetcreantur , 
fi quidctn melius fundajncntum m Clauibus af- 
fcnmus ad ius appcllandi inftitucndum , Sc con- 
firmandura . Haic fumitur pritna rcfponfio , Sc 
fi ncgarctur iftud Concilium , & cius Cano- 
ncs aufcrrcntur , nihil pcriculofum in fidc lu- 
curri , quoniam vcrfacur quatftio iu puro faSo. 
Spccialitcr vtcro contra Patrcm Lupum arguracntor , 
& in eum obieaioncm iftam rctorquco . II lo 
vt fupra dixi , af fuTinat Theodofiunu. Mjiorcm-. 

Ee fin<* 



finc intccimnru Damafi PApa? conuocanTc Concilium , 
& tamen ifta fcntcntia noiia cft, & contra commu- 
ncni doftiinani Pontificum,Concilioriim ,& Pafrum 
3xlco^vt,quemadmodum fupra diximus,cam norarit 
grauiflimcScucrinusBmiusjCuius vcrba produximus 
Sicf go illaiua opinatio fuftinctur, potcrit etia ftarcifta 
{ctcnrianegans Concilium Sardiccnfc,vndc nihil fc- 
quitur contra Otholicamrcligionem , &-nequit vlla 
ratione improbari . 

Scconda,refponfi6 fit:inobis non ncgarl ncquc 
Concilium Sardicenfc,.n(*que CaiTones ilfius , fcd 
tantum affivmari probabilcm cffc oppofitam fcnccn- 
tiam , quam luadent argumenta, & conicdurac pro- 
ximo capite addudlae ; nequc dcftituittiraudloribus j 
cum-Auguftinus , & P^tres Coiicilij Africnni Scxti 
inca fucrint . Qiioad Canoncs vero-, non eflfe illos 
Sardiccxifcs , fcd Nicenos raulti Romani Poncificcs 
tradidcrunt . Innoccntius primus Zozimus , Boni^ 
facius, Casleftinus , & Leo Magnus , & alii , qui 
Canone^ iUos,vulgo Sard:ccnfc5,appc!lant Niccnos . 
Idque nos poftciVin fpcciali capitulo adid inftituto 
dcmonftrabimus 

Tcrtia rcfponljo cfto cx conicclura fumpta ex Si- 
lentio Patrum Afiicanorum , & Ilu(fini qui pcrfe- 
qucns hiftoriam Eulebii lib. lo.oullam mctionauta- 
cit huius Concilij Sardiccnlis ^qua? quamq^ram m- 
latur argumcto ncg.uiuo5nun nihil pondcris habcrc vi- 
dcturadconicduram formandam pro partc ncgatiua, 
Qnaita refponlio - fit non ncgari prorfus iftud 
Concilium , (cd diftingui inter illud. congreaatum , 
(3c confc(5ium . Fatcmur quidem:Congrcgacum fuilVc 
ji-tud Concilium Sardiccc Patrcs tiuu Occidciita- 

^ !c~ 



lcs , rum Oncntalcs > tum OthoHcos ,!tum Harreti" 
cos in Go conucmlle . Kcgamus ramcn.cos^onfen- 
f]{Tc , &canspirafrc:inrcrfe concordirer , it:a vt Co[\^ 
cilium -conficcrctur .i nam id ficri non licuit proptcr 
turbas , & feditioncs motas , & conciracasab Epif- 
copis Arianis potcnrifsimis , & ir^folcntiflimis , qui 
fe fe oppofuemnt Epifcopis Carholicis , & Sanais 
corum conatibus Tribunitio morc- intcrccffcrunr , 
q^cmadmodum fupcrius Bcllarminus iudicauit , d- 
^^njfyffsevnum Conciliun) partim npprobatu,parrim 
rcp robatibq^ii^ f ^'^t)u!cntLi,& fcdiriolum,Vnde fa<aum 
vtCacholici nihil ftatucrint circa ca,qu« fibi agcn- 
^a propofuGiant, vti (upra monftrauimus , Schx- 
retici audaciorcs , & impudcntioies dccrcta fua dc- 
tulantcr condidcrint , & fcriptis mandaucrint , & cuul- 
eaucrint , quoe cum in Africam pcriicniflcnt turba- 
runt cim Ecclcfiam , & Donatidas auimorum , & 
fpci i nplerunt abvtcntes iis dccrctis tanqua^n^ 
Concilii Catholici: quibus ncccflfc fuic obuiarc Au- 
cruftioum , & Parres Africanos . 
^ Vltima rcfponfio huiufmodi cft:meas partcs cfsc 
libcrare Auguliinum a calumnia, qjod qiiidem fa- 
cile obrinco ; diccndo A'iguftin'im co tcmporc aoa 
hibuifse contra fe auaoncatem coru.n Poutificum , 
& Co.Kiliorura , & Patrum quos antca commemo- 
rauimus ; itaqucnon difcrcpabat a communiconfen- 
fu do(ftorum , ac proinde innoccnrcr fe fc habe- 
bat , i & pnidcnter iudicabat , quod quide.a 
fatis cft ad mca i^ fcntcntiam fuftincndam , & Augu- 
ftinu n abomiu marula , & nota igaominix vindi* 
candum . Kxc omnia fi diligenter attendanrur , & 
marurc confidcrcnrur , nihil crit quod mipediat q lo 

Y:c 2 n ii.ns 



minus libcrc cuirat probabilit^is fcntcntia! ncgantis 
Sardiccnfc Cathobcorum ConciHum , & Canoacs 
in co hdos 9 vulgo di(ftos Saidiccnfcs . 



Caput V.. 



BeletHr mnculaaT^. lupo affiB.xMgu!iino y & TatribUi \Afri. 
canis dc dtffenfione ab Ecclefu I{omana fnper appelUtionibHs^ 
Ojienditur >fus apprltandi anVquiffimus Ufricand EccleftX 
ad l\nmanam multrs tejtimonif^ Cyprianiydr Uuguflini^eu- 
que fuiffe cantinuitim tempore jtuguflini dein- 
ccpsaOfs eiufdcmteflimonffsmoftrantur. E.xftditnr 
Ciinon<:onvilif l\i!icwtamy (y- nihilobt-ffebmc 
dofin?iJO de conjnetudine appclUndi- 
f^Lvn fit 



H AC dcrc P. Lnpi Epiftola ad Ledorcm 
Ex SardicerfiumCanonum ignorantia non fnlus S. 
^4^<gufitnus > fid-idr cum plena jif icana Synodo 
CaythjgiueHfw.m Archicp^JcopAs jLnydius incwrit quinti Nice- 
iii^dciiium iutgllcaiim , long^vnfie tlUmy^ miferabdem de 
i^^jymanis jlppeUationiUfs ^atque Euocationibus contentioncm 
' Jnbzfirn^ Tont fice ccpptam , & prius fub Bon.facLQ fecun- 
'^'d^ txtii'£l'im . Tna hic mibi funt agcndx . Pnmnm 
l/.ftcndcrc n.ullan% r-c dum .m-ifcrabilcm ,coBtcntio. 
4ie;n Afiicai ortun P^itrum cum Romana .Hcclc- 
ila dc inrc Appcllandi ad Scdcm Apoftolicain fuif. 
ic.Secundummonftrarc, nihil prorfus in co Con- 
cilio pcccalsc Patrcs Africanos > lcd innoccntcr 
~ - — 



ac prudcnrcr fc gc(rulc,imo fi quid miniis coiuic- 
nicns ztium fiiit id porius a Roiuanis Lcgacis qiuim 
a Patribus Africanis proucnilTc . Tcrtium pro- 
barc illos Canonci prolatos a' Lcgacis Komanis 
Niccnos, non Sardiccnfcs cflc , qucmadmodum^ 
affirmaucrant, &poftca atfirmaiunt Pontificcs Ro- 
mani . Accuratc funt ifta traaanda- r qui^ Lupi 
fcntcntia yidctur rcdolcrc ncfclo quid miuus Or- 
thodoxum , & faucrc aliquo modo Hctcrodoxis 
in vfum fuum vcrtentibus afta huius eoncilij : 
cx quibiis^ Marcus Antonius dc Dominis lib. 4. 
dc Rcpu. Ecclcr c. 8. n. 28. ^ricana inquit , Ec. 
defu I{pmano T.ip^Uni vchcmfrjter rcfl:U ttmpore ^nj^ufii- 
ni eturn ipfo cumrcliquit aduerfus Tapdtum recLvn.tn' 

te ; qiin? mcra impoftiira cft • Quam pcr fum- 
mam impudcntiam Hctcrodoxi Aug»ftjno , & 
Africanis rarnbus impingunt . Egimus nos aliis 
dc ifta connouerfia pcrfpicuc , & iatc in noftro 
tomo Aflertor Romanus , fnic Mcdulla Hift. Ec- 
clcf. verum pro rc pauca hic funt diccnda . Pri- 
mum miror P. Lupi , fc aliqucs antc ipfum Ca. 
tholicos audorcs arbitrari ho c m Concilio fexto 
Carthaginenii dc Iiirc Appcllandi fuilse dikc- 
piatum . Turbarunt hunc ibntcm Harrctici , vn- 
dc noftri aqua hsrfcrunt , & in fakbras incidc- 
runt nx"cu ncquid laccret fufpicionis. Adco verum? 
Eft pcior bcllo tmior ipfe bclli ; Et vt facratius ci- 
cam! Ticpidauerunt timorc, vbi non crat timor .Ni- 
hil crat tnncndum, vbvomniatutaera:. Vcrum amor 
Scdis Apoftoliccexcufandus. Amorrcscftp cnatimo 
ris ,.& fibi fxpc rtjigit pcricula prxaffcctu ncquid maii 



5 31 



cucidarrcl an\itcr;qiiadrat in hunclocum, tmor qu,m 
:!rr?eb^m eucmt mihi . Nihil mt timcndum Catho- 
licis prt^tcr timorcm ; oinnia xvu timucruut . Dico 
pcrfpicueuuilU hic dubitatio fuit cic lurc App^ U^^n- 
cU aci Scdcm Apoftolicam, nec cflc potuit apud ho- 
rrines cordatos, cum lus Appcllandi fit narurale, & 
^iuinum ad tucndum lus proprium^ & .ad iniudani 
repellend*im:ac pi'oprerca Canones Ecclefiaftici , & 
leges ciuiles de Appcllationibus i.d omnjno dcfini- 
unc . Spcciatim vero Ins Pourificium multo clarius 
de rc hac ftatuit, cum nitatur,& fuiidetur in Primatu 
Scclis ApoftoIic;^,qucmadmodura Jios in co iibro 
oftendimus , qiix dodldna vfu antiquiflfimo proba- 
tur . Qai Icgac Dccrctum fecunda partc caufa 
quseft* 6. reperiet hanc doarina intcr Canones Ana- 
clcti , Sixci , Vidoris , Zephyrini , Marcelli , & 
Aliorum ancc Zofimum,quo Poncificc c^tpca eft agi- 
cari huiufmodi caufa .appellacionis Patrum Africa- 
norum , quam vix quifquam corum qui illud Con- 
cilium notis illuftrarunt, auimaduercic non fuifse dc 
lure Appellandi, fed de modo appellandi dubio , 
an cfscc iuftus , & licicus , quar difccptacio fcmper 
I cxtitit , & hodic cxcrcerur inccr Canonicos, & Ci- 
uilcs dodtores . Conftut enim apad omnes fi iufta 
fic appcllandi caufa i liccrc omnmo appellarc , fe- ' 
cus fi iniufta . De caufarum itaque iuftuia .dubita- 
ur: non dc I^irc App^^Uandi . Ac mulci de hac 
tcontroucrfia Canoncs iTitin eo locoDccrcti anobis 
proximc laudato. Lcgatqui volec cumtitulum.: abu- 
d abic c:<emp!is . C^norum non pauca eiufdein^ 
Ecclcfi?e AfHcana: aflferrc opcra? prctium duco , ea- 
quc cx Ici-iptis Cypriani,qucm nobisaducTiari blatc^ 



ranr 



1 anf HcTrctici , vt corum oculcs config^^iTi . 

Omifso Concilio Romano in caufa Cxciiiar«:, nuo J 

j cacommifsa fuit a Conlhnrino quaniquam inuiro a 
DonatiOis intcrpcllato P.)pa:Mc!chiadi,&alijs. Epif- 
*copis>dcquo Optarus Milcuitaniis iib i. Con. Par- 
men.&Augu(i:.Epift. 152.& i62.&alijs partimanti- 
qtjioribus , partuii rcccnrioribus cucnr.is :. vcnioad 
Cyprianum , Is in Epiflola ad Cornermm Papam , qux 
habcturin i.tom.Concil.Crabe ,& Binij(nanUii funt 
apud mcaucflorcs) 2. & 8, inrcr alias ad Cornclium , 
fitic 55. in nouacdiLiiarratcidcm Cornclio, accepifsc 
fe ab colirtcras dc cxpuKionG nb Ecclcfia Romana_^ 
Fcliciflrmi,qi;i condcn.natiis Cai thaginc ab Epifcopo- 
rum Africanorum Concilio cnmquinquc focijs con- 
gcrat Romam , quos ibi nom inat Cy prianus , & mo- 
rcm ilUnn appcllandi ad Romanam Scdcm commcmo 
ratadduclo cxcmplo Hxrcticorum- ^udefn ad Vetri 
CAihrdram aujut EcdcfiAm Orwcw.iUm vnde vuitas Sacerdotalis 
exortzedd Schifmattis ^ p^-of^ms tittrras f:rre\nec cofitMre 

j eos e[fe H m:irtos * cjnorurh fides ^i ncfihlo tcfie luudata e fi ndnnos 

^ perfidhKopotf^hahere ac.cr[lt4. Hic Cyprianus fiitctur Pri- 
matum& aufloritatcm^nccinficiatur ius.Tantum vi- 
tupcrar caulam , Sc modum , & audaciam appcllan- 
tium^&improbarauclorcs ciusappcllarionis,q.ucrant 
Sclufmarici ,&piofani ,.(i'/^i?«f^*w,.i::qujr,/^''/*^^"'^'*' 

\di , C/ Tlendi) Bpfkoporim' contra^ Fp/^ >poS' lailum nun- 
ctandi^ In<-'«^'mofnentiim eft , non in tirulo & lurc-» 
Appcllandi. Si cnim hoc nullum cf<^cr m PtMuifico 
facilc fc Cyprianus ab.cj. controuer/ia. cxn!ic.;rct,nc- 
gandoiiccrea^lituin ad Ponrificeni Rb nai u.n . Coa- 
firmarur hxc dovihina vlriiuis eiufdcm HpHlolaM V- 
noua edit. vcrbis . st cnmprecibus , fy^ ^auifitl > . ' 

_ -- - - M 



^''■.v^r audi^cuny , P malediau & min.u inieYunt rcfpuAntur 
(^dniaiiifcftius? EnCyprianus ius Appcllanai Ro- 
niamagnouic^caufam tamcnfiac prsetcxcum iniultum 
iciccirr&decoqucricur improbans audaciam & im- 
pudcntiam Fclicifsimi,tum fugicntis iudicia Synoda- 
iia , tumcaRomaeiuculantis ,tum falfis criminationi- 
bus&impofturis Romani Pontificis aures oaerxintis, 
vt habetur.in eadem Epiftola ; quemadmodum etiam 
qucritur de Nouatohomincfadliofo, turbulcnto, fa- 
cinorofoEpift. 6.adcuademCorneIium, quxcft 44- 
in cdit. Pamelij Roma: atrocia,& dicentem , & patran- 
tcm,qu3c eft inlcrta in Concilijstcmporc Cornclij: rur- 
fura coaftac exEpiftola lo.fiue^i.nouacdit.adeun- 
dem Cornelium afta fupcr Fcliciffimo mifsa fuifso 
RoraamaColIegisEpifcopis, quodquid cft nififaceri 
furamamiudicij poceftatcm apud Romanum Poncifi- 
ccmcfle? Verba Cypriani {muQ^i^ntum ycro hic ai 
prcsbycerofum (juv'und2rH y & FeLiLiJimi cauftmpertinct , quid 
hic al^uW fit [('^■r- pofj^-'^ iitteras a te Colleg£ no^ri nmnu fua 
uhfcriptismiu-runt . Qiio iurc nifi appcllationis , quod 
cxiijebarnotitiam caufje ad videndum iurc ne , oa-» 
iniuria appcllacuin ? Adijcio aliud tcftimonium Cy- 
priani Epift. 8. lib^^.Epift* liue 45. apud Pamcl. ibi 
coaicntu:n,excmplum iudiciarix poccftaxis fuprcmac 

CXprcfsum, Lrgi lutcrAS tu^ qui'jHs te cowperi moturn ,qHod' 
cum dc Udrumcti na Colonia Voyjwroi novii icad t: littcr^ iirige 1 
Ycntuy,po(ica (judni nos, & Libcr^lis in cimdcmlocum vcnijjcmus 
Citpii^cnt iltuc ad preshytcros C di^conos itterx dirigi . q,^Q^ 
fcirc te rolMhus proccno eredcrc n^Ua leuitate , aut contn, 
mcliaf^i[Iitm. Scd cum [iatui(fnnus qujrri plurcs ^ rjndd in vnum 
conucncramus , rt lt^.n:s ad ros Cocpifccpis noflns C0iydonio^& 
ronunM m s fsis oMinia intcrim m tegrg /.ifpendcrcniur , doficc ah 

^ _ ijfdern 



^35 

;if m CoUfgx noji -i rebus iliic aut a i p.icem red:iUis , ^int pro vc • 
Titafe campcrtss r^d.rcnt . HdCC VCm proi fus COl^.tir.Cnt . 

lusdicitin Africa Corncliiis ^ qiiciitm quod fc cau- 
fom iufcjpicntc Epifcopi fc iutcrponanr . Rcddit racio- 
ncm Cyprianuscxculaiido Uomanam lcgationcm y & 
afHnnando n)lu! aut lcuitcr , ant contumciiosc laclum : 
nihil dccrctum , fed taiitum fufpcnfaiu dclibcratio- 
ncm doncc ccrriora Roma aftlrrciitur . Quin ipfc- 
mct Cyprianus,quod ahas i:orauimus , tam fuit ob- 
fciiians hujus audoritatis Apoftolica:, vt antca va- 
cantefcdcper mortcm Fabiini Cfcro Romana in^ 
cius locum fubftituto rationcm rcddidcrit tanquam 
! infcrior, quod diliticnrcr norandum . Sic igitur Cy- 
j prianirsEpifto!aadClcrumRomanum,qua: in volu- 
; mincquo vtorantiquocft j.lib. 3. & inucnitur incol- 
. lciftionc Bmij Q>4ontam comuert f) aircs i€ ifumi n i'U*s (im- 
I plhittr.cr uh^hS ii^liter vohis renunctari quj^ bic a nohis gejla 
junt ^& ^e-t uutw^ ine€ 'p.irikni duxi hjs ai vos htteras facerc » 
I ^imbus ^Bn^ nofl i & difcipl^na dili^enti^ ratio reddcretHr * 
' An non hoc cft fubiefti & infcrioris ad fuperiorem, 
imo & li diccm ? Ica inrcllexit Clcrus Romanus ad- 
m ratus modtftiam Cypriani aim ei ita refpondit : 
Ctm nstifunt Uude condi^nt qui «•v/ ccnlctenttam lujm jdjnt 
' foli D*o dx berefe tulet , j^t^s tam nfuQs dcitderant <T ab ipfi^ 
^ fr.uribus cjmprob^ri. Ouod te F''ater Cy^ri me fjcrre non wtnsm 
efl^qut pro tuz verecunita & tnrentta tndt^ina confitio.rMm tuo- 
fum nys non tim ludtces vohttfi' . qudm participes triHevm ' 
Dcorecando modcftc ticulum iudicum figmficant 
nicn:cm Cypnani cos iudiccs habcre volenrjs . Std 
q-joniam hi loci Cypriani ditficilcs efTc vidcntur , 
nec fatis conuincunt ebftinationcm aducrlaiiorum 

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producam vnumAnguftini manifcftum pro ifti vctu- 
ftaconfuctudinrappellandiin Ecclcfia Africana antc 
iftamcontroucrfiamfcxtiConcilij. Igirur Augultinus 
Epift.2tf2.aitloqucn3 incaufa appcllationis Antonij 
Fufralcnfis Epifropi . Exiflatexewph .ipfa Sede ^pofiolica 
tudtcant:, >cl aliorumiudlcatafirmme. quofdmpro culpts qut^ 
bufdtm 'aecEpifcopattlpolutos honore . nec reUaos om^modis 
im^.HTHtos. Qj^^vtdnoflri, temporibus remotrgima non requi^ 
I r4W , recentta memorabo . Hxc vcr ba pcrfpicuc , contmcnt 
antiquum morem iudicandi caufiis Afncanorum Epif- 
' coporum a Scdc Apoftolica . Pondcrentur illa vcrba • 
Extf}atexemplo,S:ilh vtAnodris temponbus remotiffma non 
requtram ; ergo erant recentia memorabo quae COntincnt Ctiani 
antiquiffimacxcmplapotuiffe commemorari • Qucm 
e^o locum inuiftum cxiftimo . Brcuior hic fum quod 
iinfra hoc tcftimonium Auguftini lcntius pondcrabo. 
Quid hic Hctcrodoxi quid Orthodoxi , qui de Cypria- 
no ambigunr , & dc iurc appellandi intcr Africanos 
Patres minuscompcrto queruntur f Norint vtrique 
inconcuflum & indubitatumfuiffein Ecclcfia Africa- 
na ius appcllandi ad Scdcm Apoliolicam Roman am , 
necautab iHis quidquam turbandum , nec abhis ti- 
mcndum. SuffrageturCorneliusCypriano Epifcopo 
cius nimirum sequali, Isigitur Epiftola 2. ad RufTum^ 
Cocpifcopum Oricntalein poHraintcr Concilia-^tt/- 
lus Sacerdotum CfH*fam fuam alienocommittat iudtcio > «i/i adSc 
dem jlpof{)Ucam fuexit appellatum. 

Idoneumargumentum huiufcc iuris appellandi fu- 
miturexipfifmctHacrcticis & Schifmacicis cx Africa.^ | 
Romam appeliancibus : nam ipfi rccognofcebant 
Romano Pontificc fupremam audoritacem , quema d- 
modum hadenus oftendimus , & poftca mpnftrauir 



^ ^37 

CTlcftiiis , qui ciitn vidifTct lc in duobus Africanis 
Concihjs Orthaginicnll, & Milcuitino condcmna- 
tumRo;n.imappdlauit,c6qucfecontuh't,vtInnoccn. 
tio mortuo ad Zodmum prouocarct: qucm ncmo Epif- 
coporum vctuit c6 dcfcrrc caufam, imo &c publico no- 
mmeaducrfuscumPauIinumDiaconum mifcrunt tc- 
ftc Auguflinohb.i.dcPccc.Orig.c. y.qui latam fen- 
tcntiam /udincrct: qua dc rc itcrum S. Augultinus 
Epift. 92. 94. & hb. 2. ad Bonifacium contra duas 
Epiflolas Pdag. c. 3. & 4. luuat cxemplum Pclagij 
qui ad Innoccntiu n pcr litccras ctiam appcllauit, tcftc 
Auguftinohb. a.dcPccc.Orig, c. i. & 2 r. 

Intcr c«cras appcliationcs famofa fuit Zofimo 
Pontificcappcllano ApiariJ, qui cum prcsbytcr cflct 
Ecclcfi^ Sicccnfis,cuius Epikopus erat Vrbanus ob 
atrociaqux commiferatfiagitia cxcommunicari,&rc- 
lcgari mcrucrat . Hic crgo vidcns fccoiamuni Patrum 
fcnrcntia condcmnatUinRomam ad Z jfimum Pontifi- 
ccm appcllauit, co fucccfTa , vt compos voti fa^us 
fucrit; obtinuic ^ jippc vt Z )fymus mittcrct Lcgitos 
cu(nmandatis,&httcrisadPa:rcs Africanos, q lidc 
rcinq jircrcnt&a^larccognofcercnt, & rccoj uraai 
fcrcferrcnt. Qjodilii pra?ftiterunt,& cumRomam-. 
redifTcnc mortuo Zofimo Pjntificc ^ fucccifori gefto- 
rumrationcmrcdJiJerunt;aq jjitcra nrc nifli inAfri- 
cam cum Co nmonitorio, in quocrantquarurir man- 
data . ^"«^ iippeiUtionibus E^tjopyrum a.{ liym^nje Ecchfix 
SAcerdotcm . Sccnniumn^ itiComuunm Epifcophmp4rtunc nx- 
uiicut, Tertium^^ traajndisprcsbytcrorum , & Dtaconorum 
cxups jpud fi^tifvios l^ifcop >s . Qfiarcum de yrbano cxcommU' 
niCMiio ,>clctt.tmK^mm euacan io y ni(i cjt (ffit vi icbiniur cor. 
Ti^eni t , ro>- ircret . H J^c funt in E piftola Concilij Africa 

rf 2 ni 



^^8 ^ 

m ad lioiiifjciuni primum kiipta ponitiu- poft illiid 
Corcilium apud Binium pag ^44. Lcgati ra;tcm ci ant 
trcsFaiilhnusl-piicopusrotcntinus , & Phi!ippus,& 
AicIUis Picsbytf ii:ca pioptcrcoadum fuit Ajricanum 
CorciliumquodlcxtumCarthaginicnfe vulgo habe- 
tiiranr.o 419. 
Prxtcrca n-. 

r.cs Romam ;q;ia5 Augnftinrs (ignificat Hpift. 262, 
Trtja yFi^ons siawentij .qiu\s ohitcr comivcmorat oc- 
cafionc acccpcacclcbciimccippcllationis Anronij Fiif- 
faicnfis Epikopi quondam Ai'guftini monachi ,qrcm 
multorumcriminumaccufatuin,& conuid:um,& mu- 
ncrc Epifcopali priuatu^n inccffit libido Romam ap- 
pclIandiadBonifacium Pontificcm bona cu-n vcnia^ 
Tatrum, cu:ncum Prima.s ipfc Prouincix refcrento 
Auguftino Bonifacio Papx commenciaflict CV ^ iccm 
cauladcfunaoBonifacio ad Cxleftinumfuccclforem 
deuenit,quemadmodum narrnt Auguftinusin eadem 
Epift. ^d^^.Solemneautemftiiflc appcUari ab Africa- 
015 Romam conftatcx Augudino ibidcm^^^i^^^^inquit, 

cxcmplo tp a S^de ^po[hltc.{ .u itcjnrr , r. / alto^Ufn tu ia ai ^ fi''- 
mante qmliam prv culpis quibn datu tiec tptftocpl f^o flulos hQ- 
nore tiecrcliclos omnmoiis mpnnttos . iij^x vt j n;) rt< tt mport' 
l)us remottjjima non rfqtnr^im recen 1 1 mt m^)yaho Mcmorat au- 

tcm Prifci Prouinci^ Ca:iaricnfis Epifcopi , Vi.toi 
Laurcnt;) f pifcop<)rnm ; i jcirco vcro lixc adduxit 
cxcmplai vthortctur Caclcltmum, cui lcr.bit ad «nan- 
fuetudu;em,& lenitarjcm.Hrquidcm in h ic appcI!atio. 
nc Antoni; FulTaleniis Ep»fcopi magntjm cfl mom^en- 
tum ad probandiim ulciu^d lumifT us dc vfu appcllan- 
dim Ecckfia Afncana ac Foi t.ficcm Ron anum. Ita- 
qrcjiJius n cn orianila p usicliicabin i»$ , 



/ — 




^ 

Hjcc omnino pcrfuadcnr Ecclcfiam Africanam non 
folum agnouifJcnrsappcliaucj ad Uomanum Pontifi- 
ccm ,fcd ctiam vlu iliudapprobafTc, cumtorics nd il- 
lamappcllanr. Et quamquain vijcbarur obflarc Ca- 
non 2 2- Concilij Milcuitam , qui iam fucrar conditus a 
Synodo Carrhaginicp.fi , c ftquc 1 7. &: Iiabcrur in c.vU. 
ct4ic, 2.q. s. vbi poniruriii ticwIocxCoiKilioMileuira- 
noc. 22. &ad Margincm<V Afiicanic.92.( qucmnu- 
mcrum mendofum puro ) nil tamcn obltar noflra? do- 
^lrincT,quiaillc Canof) rai.rLKnloquirur dc Clcricis \n- 
fcrionbcis Epifcopis , non aurem dc Epilcopis , quibus 
fcinpcr lici:itR<)»namappcl!arc,queinad:nodum col- |l 
ligitur cx Auguflino Epnt. 162.dc Cxcilian. & ipfius 
Collegis:'\' ^ mquir ^autdeprcshytens , aut dijconn i 
a4t inftfioTii ordiHit Clernii , frd dc Colleg^f a^eb^tur , qHipol- 
fent JiliorumCollieirHm iuduio ,prxfertim ^joflulicortm Fale- 
ftartrn canfam fti.m mtf^ram rcftruare ; vbi Auguflinus 

agnofcir Canonem laudarum Concilij Miicuirani: 
qaod accurarcobfcruandu nell vr rcrundantur obic- 
diones Hxrcricorum cx fadlo Apiarij argu-ncn- 
tanrium non IicuifTe Epfcopis AtVicanx Ec- 
clcfixad Scdem Apoltolicam appcl- 
laic,ciiincx di<Stisapparcarfcia- 
j^ii mca Ecclcfia viguifsc 
lUam confactudi- 
licmappcl- 



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Caput V L 



jiuzu^tnu&VittYesjtfrkanesnunquMmduhitafli de iure appeU 
Undt , ffd de caufis , & modis appetlationum - Di/lmuitur 
interius, rfum , & abu um appellandi. Trobatur 
Mccleftam .yifricanam mnino cum rrliqua 
clefta Catholtca con:enfi(je . Troferuntur 
cxcvtpla tyhunalium n & religi num 
quibus n9n licet m multn cucnti'* 
busad Si dcm ^pnfloli' 
cam appella» 
fc . 

NVnc ad inftitutum . Controuerfije quaf onx 
lunt fupcr appe.lationibus non fucrunt 
dc lurc , ncc de vfu , fed dc modo , 
&rationeappcllandi ,inquo nihil nouumintroduxc- 
runtPatres Africani :nam ctiam in rcliqua Ecclefia^ 
non liccr in omni cucntu, & quomodolibct ad Sedcm^ 
Apoftolicamappellarc; ridclicctfi caufa non fubcft 
appclLmdi , & ficft iniufta appcUatio , a quocunquo 
dcmumfiat,vti contineturin titulo de Appellatioin- 
bus. Vtrum obijciet quifpiam Afncana:n illum Ca- 
noncmproximeaddudtumConcilij Mileuitani. Rcf- 
pondtt Grarianus inc. Placuit 2.q 6. cxponendo ]y 
^di ranfniarina yii^iUX non comprchcndat Sedcm Apo- 
ftolicam. Vjftfone ,inquit, ^o^wj^ij^w Srdtm appeUiue 
rtnt -Nec improbabilitcr , Clim Tran^martnaiudiciaad Im- 
peratorcs & Comitatum fieri a Donatiftis folcrcnt . 
Verum non vidctur iufta hxc Gratiani cxccptio 
NamCanonloquiturvniucrfimdc omni appcllationc 
4rf iraii/iwijriw--.qu3e vox comprchcndit Scdem Kom^. 

nam. 



24 ^ 

nam . Pv^firini ifli Thcologi qui fji ragincs Iocoi uitl-, 
nffcriint aj oAcntationcn. cniditionis , nofqiic Sihola- 
j fticos contcmniint , nihil hic dicunt infra cancdlos 
j Canonum,&: faifliconclufi, non ciudcntcs aci caufas 
I &iura prodirc, &in aciccum Harrcticis dimicarc, qui- 
bus tasftorum& Canonum narrario, & pofitio arridcr, 
& ius , & ratio argumcnrandi dtfplicct . Vtriquo 
cucntis rcm pcndunt,ncc caufas inquirunr ,.quas no- 
ftriScholaftici diligcnrcr inucfiigant vtfoluant diffi- 
cultarcs occurrcnrcs quibusicum cgo lcntio . Aioucnt 
quippe w^r wj^/x vt ^ipicntcr ai': Tullius ad ArticuirL- 

Laufxeuentonm . qnjm tpfa cuentA . Actcndcnda igitur cft , 
ficuti in Icgibus mcns Lcgislatorum ,ira& in Canoni- 
busmcnsPatrum, non vox ,quando hsec ambigua.. 
cft ! vtifccitGratianus, quam viscamminuibcnc in- 
tcllcxcrit, & minus aprc intcrprctatus fucrit faltfni 
viditdifficulrarcm,& conatus cft tollcrc . At poficiui 
ifti contcnribaiularc Canoncs noncurant cxponcrc 
Hxrcnt inflnflo Apiari),ficutPolypi faxo, nccfaxum 
abijciunt ,vt cnatcnt . Nos vcro rcfpondcmus. Pri- 
mum Canoncmillum clfc intclligcndum nifi intcruc- 
niat iufta caufa , qua? raro contigcrc potcrat in Clericis 
cum tothabcrcnt fupcriores in Ordinarijs, & Mctropo- 
litanis adquos rccurrcndum crat . Nam finis tcxtus 
fuitaufcrrcfrcqucntcs,&lcucs ,& tcmcrarias appcl- 
lationcs , quibus datur occafio aditu facilis & apcrto ad 
appcllandum Romam. Haccnim porta patcfada ,& 
dara omnibus , vcluti vcnti impetu fad^o ruercnt , & 
' tempcftatcsinEcclcfiacxcirarcnt . At fi iuicrat&ne- 
! ccfficasappcllaRdinonprohibcbat Canon appcllatio- 
'nemcu n iuftacaufa intcrucnirct ,qua? ad ius naturale 
' appcUandi pertincbat : quare illc Canon nihil dcrogat 

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ratur ncquisillii.svfu.mn abufam v^' " ' ,,,^,0- 
hicThcologosmoralcs.quosetum ifliFoiini 

^;amus,qu6afintdodifsa.i. & confac..t.^^^^^^^^^^^^^ 

habcant. Laudo vnun,haud .Trunum^ 
uos meliorcm , Thomam Sanchcz fama cclebcnmum 
Hichb.d.c.8. intom. z.fummxitafcrlbit. 

gionum prmlegijs , extant enim vma de hac re. 8^^'^"^' " ' 
ftatuitnonlicerefratribus Francifcanisi rorreEfionibus T^alatO' 
rme.ufdem ordmis aliqHAtenus appdkre , vt refert Sorbus in: 
CompendiopriuilegiorumMendicantium . vcrbo appeUare. num. 
,.&Sixtus ly.concefsitUugu^inianis.&Carmelitams , vt 
Generaits eortm pofsitfuum munus obire, reie£ta quauis appella 
t ione ab eius praceptis,monit>onibus , ordinationibus , & nianda- 
tis , acdecrctis . rt refer.iiemSorius ibi.yerbo.G neralis num. : . ^ 
&iu &1UI.HS U.prolnbmtfubpmna excommun.cattonn fram- 
bm,& Sorori&usordimsTrxdicatorum appelUre dmanJatis , & 
orlin^itiombusTr^atorumdraiordtnis , n refert Sorbus lUid- 
verb. tppdlare ntm. ^.&TaHlus 111. concefsit Societati le\u , vt 
nonliceat dcorre&ione reguU fecundum oriinationes eiusfa^^e 
appellare , m-cpojf^per qtKmuisiudicem appeHationem admitti , 

vt habetnr incompen4io priHilegiorum Socretatis lefu , verbo ap. 
peliuiio,^. i'^ 'bi S' ^.kabetur ,per priHilegitm conce[}un> C«- 
nonict,SanmSaiuMoris jwdlos es^cietace lcj^ po(je appellare ad 
qticmcumquc , etiam ai Pontificem, nift dejpeciali eius liceiitn ab 
nijlitutis fOrdimtiombus ,c/)rre£lionibrts , & maniatisCongrega. 

tionis 





tionis Gcneralis , aut TrapofttiGenerAlis, aut dlorumjupertcrum^ 
& appeUationesyCindc [cquutaforc irntA & eodem 5. 2. re- 
ferturperFnuilegiumOflcrcfenfibusconcejjKm nan Ucere appci- 
lare tn Societatc lefu fub excommimicationeUta ipfi Vontifici rc- 
feruxta , a refmnadonibns 1 jeucorre^ionibus Tr^pofiu GcnerM^ l 
lis , aut rifitatorum quos ipfc dcputMicrh , nifi d Generali Coft- 
gregatione i& in cafu dencgat£ iufiitix , aut pro notoria ininria s 
& Sorbuseoverb. appcllareiiufuisannotationibus circa^. r. re- 
fer^GregoritunXIIL tuquodam motu proprio anno 1575« Q^o^ 
oiam noflro paflorsli , Inter dixig": fub cxcommunicationc Tontifi' 
ci referuats , & alifs pasnis y fratribus Francijcanis de obferumi i y 
adfeculariatnbHnaUaappellare i conceffifjc tamen eis appelhtio- 
neit?adGeneralcm ,vel Vroteiiorem i vel Tontijicem . ^tque 
fm\liter refctt > Congregationem Cardinalium edidiffe decretum 
anno i ^ 8 7. appellatiohoc ordine interponatur ^ d Guardiano ad 
Trouincialem % a Prouinciali ad Gencralem , A Generali ai Tote- 
5oremy& ab hac ad Cardinaltum CongYegati$nemi& eti^m refert 
banc appcllationem c(Jc permijfam asixto V. in motuproprio anno 
i^y^i. ad Romanum jpeClat Toattticem .'PCTgit autCm grauif- 
fimusaudor diccre^qua? maximc rem continent. Sc 
ad incelleftum Canonis Concilij Milcuicanj mirificc 
vidcntur facere . 

Qu£ qutdem priutlegia meritd, ac inre optimo religionibtts con- 
cejja funt » ac ah eis appcUandi vfns exulauit , maxime ad exlernos 
Trxlatos , vt ad V^ncium , & Tonttficemt vt optime inter cxte- 
ros docuit Sotus lib. 5. detufl. q. 6. art. 3. colum.penult. ^erj.^t 
vtr$s ctfcitarts quem fequuntur Cordu6. ^^.praOtc. c. i;. num. 
verf. 8. ^ragon. 2.2- e^.art.T^, coL attepenutt. tT ibt Salon. 
dub.z.Sayr^ clauts reguUb. 12. c c7.wttw.4r. & 41. M^nuel dc 
ordtneiMdiciali.c. i^.ntim. vlt.& ^^.regularium tom, g.q. 2^. 
drt. i.ralent.x.i.dtfput. $.9 13- p^nilo i^fin.&Bunne- 
\iHS art. 5. £t ratio ejl ob bonum , c/ tranqutllttatem , 



H4 

honoremYeli^ionum » t!**^ *nfmplici quadam ohedientia confr 
flfintt nec modicum hac dctrimentum Oatiunturt quando religiofo- 
rumcjufaextra priuatos p/trietes tradantur, ad ludicrfcjue exter- 
msdrferuntur; nec creditu facile efl fore tVt omnes fuperiorcs re- 
liliofi :ta iniqu' \ftnt » "Pt ^rauamen alicui ilUtum non auferant, i& 
fi aitquando , qindraytjjime conting^t id accideret , damno huic \ 
priuato praponderat psx yac commune totitis relt^ionis bonum y 
quod religiofi pr9prioprtuxto anteponere dcbent t ficut quilibetci* 
uisf&fiad vitam xdcdpcrft ^lam ac rcligtoftnon tcneatur» dc^ 
bet pYiuatum fuum bonum communi Rcipubltca pofiponere . 

Huiufmodidoftdnaquandamquafi animam infpi- 
ratilliCanoni Milcuitano, vtcainfufa viuat,& profi- 
ciatadinftitutumdc iurc,&modoappcllandi. Obfcr- 
uandum autcmcftRomanos Pontificcs ncc qucri,ncc 
poflcqucri de illa rationc, & modo proccdcndi tradito 
a Sanchcz : nam illc nihil dcrrahit iuri fuprcmo appcl- 
landi. lu^ue vfupriuarifcpatiuntur , eumquc a iure 
diftinguunt,&adalios fupcriorcsproprios rcgularium 
rcmitcunt . Qninimo,quod maximc animad ucrrcndum 
cft,citra priuilcgium , ipfa rafio didtat intcrdum cclTarc 
vfumappcllandi, SunrjCnimqui dicant , & quidcirL. 
idonci M(5lorcs,non pofsc qucmquam ad Papjm- 
omifso»ncdioappcllarc ; cuiufmodi funt PuarJus in 
Expofit,BuIlaCcnxIib. 2X.f q. 37. n. 8. Spararius in 
praxitradt, lo.p.^.c. i.n.3. Pcirinus dc rclig. fubd. 
tom I. q.r.c.2o. Ec loanncs dcS.Maria in tribun.rc- 
lig.traft.^.c. io.§. i.n.^.infinc&aiijapudcofdcm. 
Nt^mo tamcn hos audtores rcprchcndit , Cur cr^^o 
Auguftinus, & Patrcs Africani Concilij rcpichendun- 

; tur? cum nihil dctraxcrint dc iurc appcllandi , fcd tan- 
; tum n.odum ,& larioncm ,& caufas appcllandi cxcgc- 

f rint , & facilitatcm , & Icuitatcm in appcllando rcprcf- 

r fcrint^ i 



ferint . Qucaiadmodum infra manifeftius cxponc- 
mus. 

Hjr-c vcro rC(fla cft ratlo Hxrcticos rcfutandi , qua 
mallcm vrcrctur amicus noftcr P.Noris, vir planc eru- 
ditusinrcfcllcndo Marco Antonio dc Dominis: cui 
tamcnillc voluit morc pofitiuorcfpondcre . Inlibro 
eniiufuo. 2. dcHift.Pelag.c. 17. vcrfans hunc ipfum 
cucntum Apiarij inducic hunc apoflatam fic argucn- 
lCmi^frican ?^ inquk , ^cclrfij Rotvjno Tap4tutvchemenur 
rcjli ttt tempore^N^ufhni . ^u^^udtm ettant tpfo cum YeUquis . 
uerfusTipattimrccUytianre , Cui ita rcfpondct foucndo 
argumcntUm Aficdnis cnim (iah.u anti^MiJsimJ confue- 
tudOy quj nuHus.Vrcsbyter^Dijconus t aui inferioris oriinis Clt" 
ricus a-iTranfmjrina indicj vnqu m prouocoi-et : c/u£ etiam Ca- ^ 
nonesrnodal'conHrm.itAfuer4ti ij^no^.ibint item Afmani Cano- 
nes Sardiccnfes , & cxtcra c\\\x ilias profcqucmur , & 
concludit ^^^^^^'-'^/^ ^'/T'''^/^^* Itaquc & conHrmat 
faa imconfuctudinc, &Canonc,& ad nittit, tatctur- 
I quedin*cnrioncin,&conniucrevidecur Marco Anto- 
i niocx co faao argucnri fchifma, quamquam poftca 
homrncmcgrcgicrcfiitct,& \ tarurcxcmplo Clcri Si- 
culi c priuilcgio Romam non |appcllanris ; quo cnani^ 
vtitur P.Lupivir pariscrudicionis .Proboiftafcqucn- 
cia.lUapriora non probo dc confuctiidiiic anciquif- 
fima non appcllandi rcfutando cimi cxcmplo Rli- 
cifTiiui , & aliorum,qnos fupra nominaui tcmporo 
Cypriani & InnoccnCij Apoftolicam Scdcm appcl- 
laiKiuni ; ncc facciida cft illa Canonis Africaiu cam 
libcralis largitio , & nulro miiuis adiiocanda igno- 
rancia Canonum Sardiccniium ,q'ia: foucnr caufam 
Apoilata:,lcd ftatuci.dam ius appcllationis , & im- 
pr<)b:inc1is nbiiliiS illius pcr canlam iniulfa.n , prr 

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246 ^ 

modum incptum, per condirioncm violentam . P. 
Noris adftipnlari voluit fodali fuo P. Lupo,qui an- 
tc ipfum eandcm fcntentiam fccutus fuerat , quam- 
quam illam muho afpcrius proponat , quani No- 
ris , qui modefte , & rcucrcntcr crga Patrcs Afri^ 
canos , & Auguftinuni fc gcrit . Audiamus P. Lu- 
pi in Notis ad Concilium Sardlcenfc cap. 6. Enu- 
merans ;emuIos , & hoftes,fic appelIat,Synodi , 
& Canonum Sardiccnfium : , inquit 
YiHs fiut ^itrelins , & Synodus ^frkand , in quci fnit 
gu^intts . Et mox Erat confiietndo rationabilis . Prseit fa- 
cem Nori , Hanc ego proximc cxtinxi allatis tc- 
ftimonijs Cypriani , & aliorum , quibus cucrtitur 
confuetudo . Verum placet mihi vox rationMt ia 
jLupo, (|uam illc confirmat excmplo Cleri Siculi ,. 
qui priuilegium obtinuit ab Adriano quarto , & 
Innocentio tertio * Quod item affert Noris . Di- 
fplicet tamcn confccutip . Nam fi confuctudo ra- 
tionabilis crat , iufta crat di/Tcnfio Aurclij , & Con- 
cilij a Scdc Romana t igitur non miferabiiis , qucm 
, admodum dicit Lupus, fed rationabiUs , Videric is 
' quomodo & fecum , & cum Romana Ecclefia co- 
, ha?reat ? qux non poterat qucri de Ecclefia Afiica- 
na fi ea rationabili confiicrudinc nitebatur . E^o 
: in rem mcam addo a!ia cxempla:nimirum Tribuifa- 
; lium Sandi Oificij in Hifpania , a quorum fupre- 
j mis miniftris moris non cft appellari , quemadmo- 
i dum Simancas in Cath. inftir. tit. 6. num. 2. Ro- 
: xas fing. 19. num. i. & fcqucnt. Paramus de Orig. 
♦Inquilit. hb. 3. q. 41. num. 58. Decianus in tra- 
(ftat. crimin. lib. 5. c. 20. num. 26. Farinac. dc Hx- 
j rci: q. 185. §> i5.num. ^-y.Tanta mhilominuseft 

vis. 



n7 

[vis uins Appcllandi, vt Hxrcciciis ctiam li nonpof- 
ifit appcilarc ;i fcntcntia dcfinitiua , polTit tamcn a 
grauaminc libi illato antc illam , & fic ab intcr lo- 
cutoria , Ita Paramus lib. 5. q. 4. Carrcr. dc Hxrct, 
num. 129. Roxas finga 179. num. 2. Pcgna in Di. 
red. Inquif. p. 3. commcnt. 51. Zanch contra Hce- 
rcr. c. 20. num, 26. Animaducrto autcm h«c 
cxcmpla tum Clcri Siculi,tum Inquifitio* 
nis minus clTc quam pro rc idonca. 
Nam ca funt priuilcgiaconccf- 
fa a Romano Pontificc iuri 
fuo ccdcntc : nos 
autcm agimus 
abflra- 
hcn- 

do a ccfTionc Pontificia/pcdlata rationc^ 
& arquitatc naturaij , qucmadm^ 
dum proccditur in Ca- 
noncAfri' 
cano, 




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348 



Capuc VII. 



! 



ItiS app^llandi ai Tapamcutnfit iHs dmnumiur adCMnonesVJ 
cenosrelatum? VMres ^fricanos non (ropofwfjc Canones 
fei Romanos Lt>iatos qui anfjm qutflioni drderunt . 
Mamfut(jenonde lureappellandi , fed de tfu(T 
tnodotxeqkendt appellationes . Exfendnur 
Canon %Mtas iJe appellationtbus.Tro^ 
ponuntur modi inin^e AppelUnii > 
tn (\utbus ytrfari tnnocenr 
ier potuit rf»- 
fcepta* 



N 



Ihil magis mirari folco in hac caufa , quam id 
quod video tnirari , imo ne obferuarc qui- 
dem , nemincm . VideHcet quomodo Pon- 
tificcs Romani , quornm potcftas eft immcdiatc a 
Chrifto , cuius pars magna eft ius ad fc rcuocandi 
caufas infcriorum intcrccdentc iufta appcllationcj 
camnon protuleruncin mediumjcd ad Ononcs Ec- 
clcfiafticos contulcrunt ? Vidcbantur cnim cam fu- 
bijccre Ecclcfiafticoiuri, quodcrat inferius iurc diui- 
no,a quo manaucrat .Vndcnon cft mirnmfiPatrcs 
Afiicanidc co qua^ftioncm inftitucrunt, & Canoncs 
produaoscxaminarunt. Jn quo ccrt5 non funtcul- 
I pandi , quando ipfimet Ponrificcs vifi funt ijs occafio- 
^ncm dubitandi darc . Qnarc non folco rcpi c hcndcrc \ 
1 Africanosillos Patics fancliffimos, & doaiffimos^ , & ' 
I omnium Coryphanim Auguftinum de mora in co 
Concilioquaeihone . Nam ij eam non excitarunt , 



i fcdcxcitandi 



anfam datam a l^omanis Lc^acis 



pucrimt rnonquidcm vC aitNoris lib, i. c. 17. adfi 
UCi-n .<i^fiderio i,irjjuaextrndcndt ^ quo^ minimc dc i]S 
crcdcndum y fcd ftiidio vcriratis inquircnda!, & tucii- 
dar ,vt apparuic cx dclibcrationc fada dc ConfiUo 
Auguftini ,& Alipij, ncmpc obfciuandi Romanum-* 
dccrecunt,dum mquircbatur dc vcritatc Canonum^ 
proIatorum,in quibusLcgatifuumius fundarc vidc- 
bancur . Sccuscquidem faAuros fuiflc arbitrQrJi Lc- 
gati Romtnar Scdis audloritatcm Pontificiam n Chriflo 
acccptam alltgalTcnt , & ad potcftatcm elauium ius 
j illud appellandi ,quod cxigebant, rctulifscnt . Scho- 
larumifta propriaconttoucrfia efl, aqua ifti pofitiui 
fcriptorcscruditionum baiuli funtalicni, cumtamcn 
cxciusdccifionc pcndeatcontcntionis fcnfus ,id circo 
minus intcllcftus ab hominibus addiftis nuda: fxAi 
narrationi . Diu cftquod hanc rcm agirabamanimo, 
vtdiflTcnfioncsortastumintcr Romaios Pontificcs,& 
Patrcs Atricanosolim , & intcr noftros Orthodoxos 
3cHctcrodoxosfcriptorcspo(lc:inaras omnino tollc- 
rcm . Primumigiturquarrcndum eftjquid concinca* 
turincopriuj Cinonc: inhoc cnim prjecipae labo- 
racur,q i6dincofitorigo,5cfonscontcntionis . Is cft 
CanO:i 5. in f . vcrfionc&apudLupum.Scptimusvcro 
ind i ib Jsahjs D.onyfij Evcigui» & IfiJori Mcrcatoril , 
q liCiii'^.! hjiufmodicfl ipaJBiniun. C^s. 5. VLacmt 
pcfi I i:s Rvfc^p is d 'LttH% t'fi rit , dT ctnir^-sut hfiint regionis 
E ),\ p'. ^unt yjj/i rn OH^rmt » CJ^ i^^/wfi apy^UMns ei nfuyerit 
M.\itifsimtmx^*nintn EufjiOin ,dr ^^lie tpfnnatdi ire in- 
lium eJe^xijltmAnent ^eiHS rei exfflimutonfnf^ reuocati t coepif" 
copisfcnbjre diiii^f^t^'^''^'*^ lt**9t fropinq^i ^rowncitt yffpfi d U' 
g nter, .ya:ci4 ui^ ft*iiiU?sf-fi^'^t:nt'4r, ex p^ritatis prr!usfiO. 
ne i: refe t:enUx'A fen it . Si q * s jidtem )9lul\t fuum Megotium 

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furjus af4d<n, &ud juam fupplicationem Hom^norum Epi/copura 
iudic.:revifumfuerit%ndproprio latere presbyteros mittatiVt 
fit in poteflate Epijcopi > quod reUl habere probauerlt , & flatue- 
rit tOportere eos mitti qui cum Ipifcopis fint iudicaturi habentes 
aumritatem eius d ^uo mijffuHt , & hoc ponendtm efl . Si au- 
tem fnffime putauerit ad re^ coinitionem, & Epfcopifcntentia m, 
faciet quod prudentifsimo eius Confilio redi habere videbitur . 
Rejpondrrunt Epifcofi : Qjf^ ditlafunt Tiacuerunt . 

Canon fupponic iiis appcllandi ad Romanum Ponti- 
ficcm, & tcftaturquodcftdc iure diuino, nccdc eo 
dubitaripotcft • Dcindc proccdit adiuftimm caufa:: 
ait cnim 0 tttflum putauerit , quod cadit fupcr dccrctum-, 
Pap3e:pcrtinetcnlmad cxccutioncm illius,& conti- 
nctmodumcovrcndi.Qui modus multiplex cft. Pri- 
mus vt cxaminatio caufar Epifcopi proximis prouin- 
cijsdcmandcturzvtipfi fingula pcrfcrutcntur , & cx 
vcritatisfidc fcrant fcntentiam.Sccundus fi co modo 
non fucccdat abfolutio, &is qui non fucrit abfolutus 
vclit,rurfusaudiri,pofsit RomanusPontifcx Lcgatos a 
latcremittcrec6,vbiiudicatusfuitreus, qui caufaiTL, 
cxamincntpcrfc, &iudiccnt. Tcrtiusvtij Lcgaticon 
iundi cum Epifcopis fimulrcm tranfigant. Q^artum 
cftdifficilcintcllcdu in Canone 5. fcd cxponicur In^ 
Canonc 7. vtipfimctEpifcopi Coprouincialcs tcrmi- 
nentcaulam. Videamus nunc vtrum hic conrincatur 
ali^uid dequodubitarifine dctrimcnto Pontefic.Tau- 
aoritatispoTsir. Verfamurcnim in quxftione dcmo- 
do, qucm opcrtctcflciuftum^/ ludum fjfecxtfiimaucnt . 
Qu^od iudicmm deiuftomanet apud Pontificcm, qui 
quod iuftum putafit,id pra?fcrib**r. Et quidcinfempcr 
luflitiarcqniritur Jcd ca iudicio Papa? commicrirur 
vt quo d iilc iuftnm foro deccrnat , id prorfus ii^ ' 





Qiiod (i c]im\ inrcFCurrat iniuftiim in vfii mandan 
iulti , id plane non cft cxcqucndum , cum (ic pvar- 
tcr Papx intcntioncm iiiflum prxfcribvMitis . Potc- 
rat autcm hiiuffum interucniic in omnibus hilco 
modis . In primo: fi Fpifcopi proximx Prouincix 
non poflfcnt integram habcrc notitiam rci iuflx > & 
vcllent minus benc pcrfpccta caufa iudicarc , tinic 
cclTabar obligatio parcndi mandato Papx fuppo- 
nenris iufhmi modum! quo dcficicntc nuilum crat 
mardatum.Potcrat iii fccundo, fi Lcgati a latcrc to- 
tum libi arbitrium iudicandi aflTumcicnr rcicclocon- 
lilio Epifcoporum , & violcntcr fc gcrcrcnr, turba^ 
ratcllitum comitati , & manu armara icroccs, quod 
crat prorfus inuiftum , & ab Ecclefiaftica profcf- 
(ione alienum . Potcfat in tcrtio:fi Lcgati obllrc- 
pentibus armis dctcrrcrci;C Epifcopos a fcrcnd:i.. 
pro libcrtate fcntcnria , vt cos ad fuas partcs tra- 
hcrent . Porcrat in quarto-' fi Epifcopi cbflinatc in 
primam fcrrcntiam irrnc , ncc vcllcnc iudicium.. 
fuum fcmcl d..tum rctracf^aic . Periculum autciru 
crat abufus delcgarionis Ponrificc abfente Romsc , 
' cuius prxfcntia po Jct , ac dcbcrct continerc mini- 
ftros dclcgatos in otficio . Hxc autcm omnia fpc- 
dtabant a"d ii^s Ecclcfiafiicum , non ad Dmi- 
num, vndc n^anabant : ad^. o vt (i qiiod cllet , 
ini. ftum,riLi5 id, non fontibus c(fct imputandum . 
hs autcm modis vitiaris vitiabantijr itcfn appella- 
.ones , & proptcr huiufmoili vtia cunClabinrur 
(imitrcre has appelhirioncs Patres Afncam» qua.Mp- 
mct Romani Pontificcs nouerantjpoflfe ii^tcrcurrcre, 
V neaccidcrcnrprouidcbant . Qucmadmodum fccic 

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Papa B6nifaciiis*npud Augnftinum Epift. 2^2. lo- 
qucnsdc appcllationc Antonij Fu(TaIcnfis Epifcopi 

\Talloral'vigilique cautela Bcatifjimus Vapa hmtfactus Vt Epi- 
\flolafu.ipofuit de ^ntonio loquem Epifcooo, & ait ft ordinem re- 
Yum nobs fidcliter itidicauit ' Et Carlcftinus in fuaEpift.2. 
ad Fpifcopos Gailiae-circaaccufationcm faftam a Pro- 
fpcro, & Hiiario dc quorundan Scmipclagianifmo 
f/ na res eft tfiitaresfum itcrata conditionc- quod Africa- 
num hocConcilium fcribcnsad Caelcftinumanimad- 

I ucrtit. 'N^' ^ J-'** T*''^^'"^''^ ^^'""^'''^'^''^ fu^penpf vel feRinAtb, 
, yel p)Apr peri » zcl indebni videantur C rnmuniom reflitui . 
. Etrurfum ; Qj^omodoTranfmarinum iuduium ratum erit , ad 
I quod tefliumrjecelJana perfonx , relpropter fexus , vel p^opter 
\fenetlutis infirmnatem yvelmultti alijs intercurrentibus impcdi- 
^ mentisadducinonpvteruntf Vcriim illud prscclpuc in ifto 
Canoncnouum ,& durum vifum cft Patnbus, quod 
mittcrcntiir Lcgatialatcrc ab Vrbc Roma ad cogno- 
fccnda , & recognofccnda iudicia Epifcoponim- • 
Quodquidcm fatis grauitcr , & dolcnrcr fignificauit 
Concilium in cadcmEpiftola.^N^w w aliqui tanauamd 
tua (afiHitatis latere mittautur nuU^ trjuenimus Tatrum Synodg 
tonnuutum i & allcgant Canoncm illum non fuifle rc 
pcrtum incxcmplaribusAlexandrinis , & Conftanti- 
nopolitanis Cynllo, & AtricoPatriarchis. Cumprse- 
fcrtimipficumfiftu^&pompa , & armis^armatiiquc 
venircnt,dequo Auguftinus Epift. 262. fcribcns ad = 
eundcm Cxleiiinum de appcllatione Antonij FufTa- 
lcnlis,qria?iterumin ftylum vcnict.Turbabat vcro eos 
hicmcdus,tumquia crat infolitus, tum quia vidcba- 
; tur detrahcre ludicjbus, perindc ac ij miufte iudicaf- 
; fent;& forent jj iudicandia Lcgatis, tum quia homi- 
ncs noui aducnubant, minus cxpcrti,qui difficultcr 



pof 



»5? 



poflTent , tainbrcui,tcnipore dc rc inqiiirere, & coizr.o- 
fcerc : tum qnia arma,& armati fatellitcs violentiaTfpc- 
cicm pra;fcfcrcbant. Q-ia hic cftquod detrahat iuri 
ycl dignitati.velaudtoritati Pontificiar? Omniavcr- 
fantunn modo.quiaducnit iuri.non imbibitur in iplo 
lure. IdemprofcdofcntamtPatresArrjcani cum ip- 
fifmet PontificibLis, & facris Canonibus : ncc id aut 
exprobrando .autcalumniando dicunt, fed prccan- 
do , & proponendo, ccu infcriores fupcriori , niliil 
dubitantesdciurc&potcftatcfed dc vfu & modo , 
qui intcrucnire potcrat iiicongruus in exercitio potc- 
ftacis, & in abufum verti . Ac id obfcruaadum cft 
maximc .quoJ etiam poft iflam quxaioncm dc Cano- 
Hibus Niccnis Patrcs Africani- fcmpcr obcdicrunt , 
Papis.& incorum potcllate /ucrunt, & appcllationes 
nonceaarunr.ctiam <i arma adhibcrentur, quemad- 
modumconftatexillaceleberima Antoni; Fufralcnfis 
appcliationcinquadiicrtc Auguftinus artnata: illius 
potcntiicmenrjoncm facit,&tantu^ihumilliin& rogat 
C:Eleftinum , nc vcli r ciuwfum permittere. Epift. z Iz . 
Su'j:ieni himm.bui. , [ncmk , opem tujtm inChnfli tntfencorhx 
multojutd.uiqitamide poaentibus 4 cuiut intfuietudine drfide- 
tmt hbtrari . UiHit quippe lUit , &puhlicat pueHates , & mt. 
linres impetus tanqnam executores ^poflclicx Sedis fententiam 
fimipfe.fnterumores crebetrimicotHm.nantur , m>f^ri iomi 
nes Chrijlnni CathAin -^Auioraformident d Catholicts Epfott ' 
qudm cum effent nuenci d Catholtcorum mperatoruni leklLs 

. Vcruscrgo , & mftus crat jHe timor Purrum 
Coacih; . Sed noi. idco deft.teru.n fubd.trab i-,,,ci 

laado.necfupcuoresimpcdieruntappcUatioics A.i 
dia;nus itcrum in eadem Ep.aola Augu.tin.. n huln.li"- 
t cr . tmo & aoicae fupphca iucm ^C- ivus ifix^.n obi.cro 

Hh 2 pet 



I n/.tnor:m prxpofitos fopnlorum monutt ne riolentrr dommentur 
' in:ci'fr2tres . Mirabilis cft hic lociis ad probandum nihil 
incoConciiio dccrcaim,aut ftatutum contra.ius ap- 
' pcllandi ad Scdcm Apoftolicamifi quidcm Auguftinus 
quiincofucrat,poft illud appcllationcs admidc, &rrc- 
cognouit>& tantum dc modo & abufu qucftus cft fub- 
mifscpoftulando, vt vis rcmouerctur , & moderatJo 
fcruaretur . Quio iure igitur accufantur ij Patrcs de mi- 
fcrabiii contcntione cum Romanis Pontificibus , cum 
canonfueritcontcntio,fcd confenfio dc iurc appel- 
landi , & ncccfsaria animaducrfio dc abufu in cxcrcitio 
iurisj&potcftatis? 

Eft & alius in Auguftino locus geminiis huic proxi - 
mo,quiprobat Auguftinumappeliarioncs ctiam Cle- 
ricorum Romam mifias agnofccrc, & approbarc . Nam 
inEpift.i69.fcribens Eufcbio Epifcopo , vt hortctur 
Proculianum itcm Epifcopum ad corripicndum Pri- 
nuim Subdiaconum Spanienfcm con-itptas moribus ,& 
pcrdita fide hominem,a fidc Catholica dcficicntcm,in- 
tcrminatur,fi nolit fibi morigerari,miflurum lc Romam, 
&codiccspublicos indc miflos impctraturum, vndo 
conftctcum incoiudicio Tranfmarino fuifsc accufa- 
tum,& fortc damnatum, Aufculrcmus Auguftinuin-» 
Si • inquit ^per tmm hemuQUntim corrigend*i 

curarcdetnenullusqucratur , fi h.^eciHi perfene in uotitiamper 
tcjii spublicos fecero^qui mihi neiari,vt arbiiror.i^i R )man.i cii4u 

■tatenoupoUunt. Rem continct hic locus. Conftat Roma! 
cfsclibcllo^- ac<u{;itoriosPrimi haud dubictanquani.. 
ad fuprcmumiudiciuminifsos.Conftateumfuifse ac- 
cufaruHi ,&fortafiedamnatum . Conftat id fuifsc fi- 
t.aumfiriC intcrccisioncvcl obnuntiatiQnc Epifcopo- 



runj 



i um Atncanorum , Conftat Auguainum iUikI faaiun ' 
npprobarc proiliitcndo lc impctratuiumi quod ^moiu, 
promittcrccfiillicitailli^^^Ji^i^^^^ contincrcnt. Qucmcgo 
locum inuidum cxiftimo ad dcmonftrandum vfum rc- 
cur.cndi, & appcllai^di ad iudicia Tranlnurina, & / 
nommarim Komanam Scdcm ab ipfomcc Augu(tino,& 
a Patiibus Africanis qui in fcxto Coucilio inccrfucrant 
probatum,& obfcruatumfuifsc,atc]uc adcofaiso qucri 
fcriptores minus accnratos dc illa difscnfionc , & con- 
tcntionc AfricanxEcclcIix cum Romana.quam ii com- 
minifcuntur. Hunc locum Auguftini, qucm diu vcr- 
faui,ficintcrprctor .Sciocum alitcr intcUigi a Loua- 
nicnlibus:qui in Epiftolo: infcriptionc dc appcllationo 
mitrenda Romam ab Auguftino intclligunt . Vtcunq;fit 
mcnsint^gracft jcaque vtrouis modo acccptaius& 
vfns Romam appellandi contirmatur . 

Exdidismanifcflicdcdacitur Paxrcs Africanosii-Li 
hoc Concilio 6.CarthagincnIi minime difccptafsc de 
iure appel landi , quod eft dtuinum , fcd co fuppofico , 
acretcnto,dc vfu,& modo; qui ad ius Ecclciiafticuai 
pcrtinet,quxftionem mouifse i qucmadiUJJan iiu, 
omniEcclcl!aticrifoIcc,& patcc iu ritulis appcUacio- 
num,vbi varixqujeftioncs ponuncur, qux tu na iuris 
Canonici prudcncibus ,cumi Thcologis difpucancur. 
Propccrea Canones funccxhibici a Lcgacis Ro.nanis, 
quia quxftio nulla erac dc iurc diamo , nec de pocefca- 
tc Clauium, fcddc iure Ecclcriaftico ad vfum,& fa^tum 
perciacncc , 



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Capiit VIU. 

Cdumni^TJjjpi Auiuflino ^&^fricanls Vntrihus impopta rfr- 
lctur.^uilQris de ^HiHflini d^Clnna de Gratia expnfita ifl 
fuis libris fententt^ propter [ Hxuem expUcandi modum 
TAYisiis laudata.TiihU m 6Xoncilio Carthviinien» 
fi ietraSlum auH mtati Tont ficix, imd addi- 
tum . Lei^ti Rofnani nihil c^nqueruntur . 
r/um iir modum tniufum, CT ineptum 
appelUfidt Tatres improbarunt;non 
tamcn refiflendoffcd frecando reue 
renterTonttficem ne ijs vtiper* 
mitteret,idque ex idugufti^ " 
ni Eptflolismon'^ 
fimur . 

ETprxclarame.TdcP.Liipicxiftjmntio, & vetus 
ciimillonccefntudofacic,vt dolcam in enm il- 
lum venific fententiam ,qu^minus tanti aufto- 
ri$pietatirefpondeat,& quamipfe ita dicendo cxaf- 
pe let , vt vidcatur prabcrc anfam Hcterodoxis fumen- 
di maiorcsammosad clcuandam , quod fempcr mo^ 
lumtur,Scdis Apoftolic^ audoritatcm . VtrunqueL. 
improbo,& di(ftroncm, & fcnfum . Mallem vt fecus 
kmirct;nol|ein vtjta diccict . Quorfum enim illud ? 
Cinonum Sardicenfitm ignorantiiinon{u,Lus ^u^iu/iihksjcd 
; C'tr»pl^ni ^fricanaSynodo ^unlius Epifcopus inturr t V, • 
Cpit C^nums diuitm mvlleUim^longanque iLlam , & miferabilcm 
! *f Komanis appdUtionibtis.atque euocationtbtis contcntiGnr^rn ftb 
^ i4m.:p.r;/./r.c.pr.r.in pra:far.ad LcaoKm-& itcriim 

p.r.^v C.rrf^r.fs Jpfcopi futMr^,nta /L^..^.. 





ntcntjf.x^ion s EHjchun: d^mnAntts lultumVontifcem in notis 
ad Conciliiim Snrdiccnfc luper Canonc Y. fKic 7 

Tcrtiuai Alter Synjdi boftis cr Cviomm S^-.ikenfinnf ad verfa 
YiHS fkit ji^irelius , omnis ^fnc^tna fynodu^ in quo & S» Jlitgu^i'- 

nus . DifscrN fijpr. Conci. Sardic. cap. 6. vbi ^ 
expopit ad\a Sardiccnfi.s Syr.odi. Tandcm u1 quod j 
cft grauiusinijfdcmnotis in Ganon, V. SardiGcnfcm 
affirnut dcclaraflc Concilium Africanum non poflo 
P.ipam Rbmamadfuum tiibiinal appclbtam caufam> 
& appcllantcsperfonascuocarc; &dcco cumRoma- 
naEcclcfiacontcndiffc.CLicT vtconftarct vcra cfTc , 
dLbuinct illc non cxa(pcr.irc , fcd cmoUirc . Ma^ni 
enim rcfcrt his vcl illis vcrbis vti in rcidcndisalioium 
fcntcntijs . In rcm puto fiicrit narrar^ , qnod mihi ac- 
cidit Panfujs lanfcnianis tcmporibus . Scripfi cgo ro- 
gacus a plunUiS hominibus doJtiflTmiis fumniam do- 
1 dtrin.T Auguftinian^ dc Prafdcftinationc& gratia , <Sc 
inccntumconclufioneseamconiecijin hbro , qucm^ 
\ Gortinamappcllaui,& condufioncs Auguftini Oia- 
culanuncupaui,quaeilliusgcrmana dogmatacontinc- 
bai.t Ac mcmini cum hbcr meus typis mandatiis 
vulgatus iam cfTct , congratulari mihi magnopcrc Epi- 
fcopumMonlis Albani, virum infigncm , fummum-. 
Thcologum , Egrcgium Corcionatorcm ,<juod miv- 
nus obibat cofamRcginaChijftianiffima.qui tumcrat 
Parifus in Cxnobio Parrum Auguftmianorwm, qui Rc- 
formandlcuntur,q^i6dtamfuauircr illa , vt aicbat , 
afpcra cxilUmata Auguftini dogmata cxpi c ffilfem^om- 
u\ piorfusafpentatc<lctcrfa, & tam duicia ,&anubi- 
lia icddidiflcm,vtncmoea dcinceps tanquam dura , v?< 
Uifficilia poffctrcpudiare . Farcn lcdoarinam inCor- 
tuu contcniam pnram p.atauK]uc AugulhmelTe, dutci- 

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tcrtamcn,& fuauitcr propoficam , & quodam quafi 
faccharo conditam> arque adco ncmini non placitu- 
ram,coquemihinominegratias.agcrc .Macic ^ irquit, 
Maccdo ns tn rcnjgratam & v^tdnn TbeoLo^is & Keipublicx Ut- 
terarisfectfli qtiod pY^termoremalioyum exxfperantitm ^u^u- 
flini d' Ely njm lic eam pm llifli vt Oinnihus dulcist^ tucundan 
ieatur Cuiiis gratulationis poftca Roma? fi ucflum vidi: 
ram Sar fti Oificij Qiialificatom munus fingubri bcnc 
ficio PurpuratorumilliusCongregationis Patrum ob- 
tirui. Tanaimmomentieft inexponcnda hoc, vclillo 
rrodo dodtrina . Simihs igitur mci ero , & in pari caufa 
itanre gcram vt omnem fufpicionem diffidij intcrSy 
nodum Carthaginienfem , & Sedem Apoftohcam- 
aufcram.Sakcm illud confcqunr ,vtncmoilIam Syno- 
dum horrcat , imo amct, & vcnerctur cum in ca fuerit 
Auguftinus,quidetrahi quiccjuam Scdi ApoftoHccB 
minjmepaterctur. Adijcioamedcmonftrarum irinon 
rrodo nonfuifse iniuriofamRomanis Pontificibus,im6 
multum ijs , & gloriac , & auftoritatis addidifse. 

Occafione Apiarij proxime commcmorara orta fuc- 
rat dcmodoappellandi fupcrius addudo controuer- 
fia.Fauftinus,&duorchquiRomani Pontificis Lega- 
tivolcbanihosquatuormodos defendere ac aieri au- 
dtoritarc Canonum Nicenonim, quafi* ab eaSynodo 
fuifsctapprobarim ParribusAfricanis fic vniucrfiapro- 
pofitidifficilcsoblcru^iitu vidcbaiitur proprcr rationes 
cOii;mcmGratas,nonqu6d negarcnt ius appcllandi 
fed quod inciusexcrcitio abulum rimcbanr, & quod 
illcfccundus, &tcrriusmodu5mittcndi Lcgarosalate 
renoiii,&inIohriapparcbanc . Rccitato igitur Cano 
ne, qui ad appcllationcm Epifcopi pertincbar, dixit 
Alipius fibi omnino videri fcruanduiu clse> quod ciat 

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aNiccno Concilioconftirutiim Vcrumck hoc con-» 
flituto non conftarc . Qikiic infpicicndosQinontscf- 
fc^quierantincxcmplis Orienralibus, v.ick illi pcri 
dcbcbanc intcriin ComMu:>nicoiiuni Romani Pon- 
tificis fciuandum cflc . Qua? ccrtc Alipij fcntvntia^ 
prudcPiS fuit dubirando dc vcnraic Canonnm , qui 
nulli crant in AfriCvX cxcmplaribus , cum Niccnidi- 
ccrcntur , & ij Niccnum cxcmplum babcrcnr (ino 
illis Canonjbiis , njhil dctrahcncio iuri ;idcircoadcii- 
dit , vt intcrim fcruarcnrur dccrcra ront.Hcis Roma- 
ni quod ci gloriofiiin crac . Adeo vt ij^fcmct Fau- 
(tinus Epifcopus Lcgarus dixcrat 'Hyc v fi^a fanau^i 
{rxiudicat Ecciclut homun^ fiue dt tns » fiu? alijs , quiA 
diccre dtgnAms cfl frater nop.cr , cocpijcopus ^lipius dn- 
bifMffc Cjnones cic^ixc confcnfit dc Canotuim Inqui- 
fltionc , dc qua omncs conucncrunt tum Romam 
Lcgari , tum Patrcs Afiicani , vc habctur in tex- 
tu i yn^ueylum Covcihitm dixit p/Jiet . Pcrgit dcindc 
Synodus rccognofccrc alrcrum Canoncm Kiccnunv 
dc iudicijs & appcllationjbus Clcricorum ; in quo' 
Danicle norario lc^cnrc fancicum? Vt prcsbytcris , 
& Diaconis ab Epifcopo fuo malc acccpns , & 

' timcntibns grauiora liccat ad finitimos appcUarc > 
paricntcr in co fc habcnrc Epifcopo proprio , 
dumdc iare anc iniuftitia cognofcicur & dclibc- 

, racur . Refpoodcr Auguftmus diuinicus cum vniucr- 
fa ilta Africana Synodo & nominacitn poftca^ 

fi,c nos leru.Uu^os profitemrtr fal.n diU^fminrt Jnnwfitir 

ne conciRf T^fceni . £t hoc placuic 4 Et au(ftorica^ 
Niccni Concili) a Sccundo Epifcopo Ecckfi.r St.fk^ 
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Arquc. hic Fauftinus Romanus Lf garus afscnfum .pr«- 
buit fuum Auguftifli laudata fentcntia , & confirma- 
uit (ibivplaccrc fupcrfcdcndum efsc , & moncndum 
Pontificem^Romanum .^Padlum intcr omncs » vt fi 
quiCanoncs Orientalis Ecclefi;» rcfpondcrenti Roma- 
nisifirmarcotur omnino hi duo>Canoncs quafi lcgitimi, 
quamuis Aft-icant allati a Carciliano,qui .intcrfucrat 
ConcilioNiccno ,&cxempIum indc attulcrat difcre- 
parcnt., nam i n hoc^minime rcpcricbantur . ' Sin fccus: 
nouam^Synodum de rc inllitui oportcre. Itaxlifcefsum 
fine vIla<|uerimonia Legatorum Romanorum . Itaque 
placitatConcilij Apoftolica; audloritaci fauerunt ? 
tum quia oblatosiCanones Romanos fuis Africanis 
antepqfucrunt : tum/quia interim nihil pr^tctPoncificis 
Rbmani fcntcntiam facerc voluerunt : tum quia^Pa- 
pauvco.ufulcndum decrcucrunt : qux tria rem Sedis 
ApQftoHcJEKiontincbant. Quid crgo muginantur ad- 
ucrfarij£c<:lcfiaf tvd.Africanap, vcl Romana?,cumin^ 
his nuilaintercas xontcntio ,fed fumma ,confcnfio in- 
ucniatur ? Quarc reprcheridunt.hanc^Synodum do 
qua^nc qucri quidcm potuitRomanus Legacus Faufti- 
nus? quem dolor pungeret Sc ftimularet aduerfos il- 
los PatrcSjilquid cfsct , vel didlum , vcl failum, quo 
vclleuitcr,Romana?Sedis auaoritas hc<jcrctur . Cur 
ijmagis moucntur,qDam;funtmoci ipfiinc6Legati,quo- 
rum part^ cTant Romanam.digniratera tucri ? Tamcn 
ob»jacntiia(5tcnusrei2e codfultum , & dclibcratum 
Vci um poftca .quam .vencrunt cxempla Nicenorum 
Canonum ex iOricntc,& nuninieexpcaationrRomancE 
rcfpondcrunt,nonrcpcrtisillisCam)nibus, quos dcfi- 
clcmbani , lcci;s d KitribiisjiidjcatunL, &Poiitifici lio. 
luano .CQnn'adi<itum:qucmadmodum apparctcxdua.' 

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biis Epiflolis Sy nodalibus , vna ad Bbnifaciunr, altcia 
;ad Carlcftinnm mifsis^quce in ronTO Concilionn-n ha- 
bcntur.K;iciir fuit diiTJdiumintcr-vtranque Ecclefiam 
nolcntc Atricana parcrc dccrctis Rbaunx circa for- 
mam & vfum appcllandi. Id aurcui p.^tcrinfccunda 

Epiftola in qua flC- Dfcret.i tnfcnoris ^yA4:is Cle- 

^ icos yfiue ipfos Epifcoprts fnis cCropolttavrs apttifpnc commifc- 
>'unt * Tiudrnttfjuncenim y nrflflfn/tfque prokidc'un! r ^uxcun 
<]'4c n^gotrA tn fuis locis ybt oyfa funt friiemij .Jc,: }pM\\'o^o{\, 
^^ymodoTranfmArinumiMdicitm ratkm crtt ad tfuod tefliur// ric- 
c-lfurtje perfontiVcl propttr fcxus , vcl propur fcntStUts tnfi, t/ji 
taScH y veimultts alifs intercurrctittbtts impcdintentis aidduc n jri 
potcyuit} Rurfum^^ia^w vtahquid rrui jJLnUitatc mittantur , 
nuUa inyttnimnrTAlrtfin Synodo con^nutum . PhopCCrca P 

i LupicrrorcmapptUathanc fcntcntiam in notis ad 5 
1 CanoncnvConcilij Sardiccnfis, & rlhus f\!ndamen:a^ 
UiuimcntafaR^onii hufebtanx vocat,4lih»l enim tunc do 
Au?nftino,qiri in co crat Concrlro, cogirab.it . 

/Rclp«)ndeoigitur pcvfpicuc ad tollcndam difficul- 
tatcmj&quidcm vrpunga-nolwcr Luptim, & VoUu - 
uos hitiuffnodi-Scrjptorcs niore Scholaftjco . Priai6 
fic- Pattcs Africanos diftinxifTc intcr potcjitiam , & 
adtum,fiue^ intcr potcftatcm,& vfum,& nunqpam nc- 
ga(t po:ci tiam^ncc porcftatcmui) Poiitificc Rb^iu;v>, 
fcd carcrc^tadc a<ftu & vfu^diibiraffc . qux crat qua?- 
{ho dc tatftov'?c adcomicnicntiim pcrrmcbar; vtriim 
fcitKctcxpcJirtcilIcvfuspotcft.icis , ^ tUc jc^luS^po- 
tcittijc cuui uircapp.cllandi ; qnnd pcrindccracac ch- 
QtxQ polfc Pipam ; lcd d jb/Mrc, an l'cof cr ? quo pa- 
^Cta^ htologi farcntur mulia p ^lfc Pv)nrificcm dcpo- 
*rcnriaablo!uta,^ tla^eintei-dlLaaKinJiccnc, hvc c^pc- 
diunt * ■ ' . . 

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Scciindoqua^iiionemillain \/erfari intra Cinoncs , 
qiros prodijccbint Lcgati Rotnani diccnres illiim.^ 
vlum potcflatis in Canonib.is contincri , nihil difpu- 
tantcs dc iiirc, Sc poceftatc abroliita fumrai Pontifi- 
cis , qiix crat cxtra Canoncs » & altius habcbat 
principium, nimirum in iurc diuino , & Clauibus 
Pccri: vndc tota controucrfia intra Canoncs verla- 
batur . 

Tcrtio quia quoquomodo rcs fc habcat Patrcs Afri- 
cani non reftiteruiit dccrctis Papar , fcd pcticrunt 
ncvellet co modovtiin cxcrcendii poteftate : oran- 
do , non contradicendo, pcr modum fupplicum- , 
non iudicum ; non cum auiloritate re(i(tcndo , fcd 
cumhumilitacedcprecando , Patct cx verbis Epifto- | 
'la?Synodalis, tum prima?, tum fecund^:. In pnma^ 
•cnimadBomTacium fic/)' P^jff:/^»'^^/^'»^ ^'^^; & itc- | 
* rum ; obf^cramus quQ ad Inquifitionem Canonum . Qno | 
ad cxccurionem vcro paulo poJl aiunt ; credunHs \ 
mifericordu noflri , qudd tuj fan^luaie EccleCid Homanx. 
Tr^tfideHte non fumus i^nt tflum t]iphum pajfm , ^ (cYnabun- 
tur crga nos ea , qu^ nobis ctiann non difjerenribus Chflodiri 
icbeant fum fraterria charitate , qu^ fecundufn fapicnvam 
atque iuflttim > qu.wi tibi donauit ^ltiffimus etiam ip[e pro- 
fpicis edcfenunda : fifortc aliterfehabe.xnt Canoncs Corjrilij J^j. 
ccai . Qnddmaximcobfcruandumcft. Cum cnim di- 
xilfthp fc clTc fcruaruros dccrcta Canonum Niccno- 
vum.fi qu;]eimpcrabanturica in illis conuncrcntur , 
nuncantcquanafcirentnon contincri , prccanturno 
cxcciitionimandentur . An crathoc Canonibus dcrg- 
garc? autijs nolIe,parcrr ? nequaquam , Igitur ncquo 
clumjnontbintPapam , &piccabantur nc ficret illa^ 
cxccuciOjdcrogaKantpontificia: porcft;iti . In fecund^ 



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vcro Epidola ad Celcftiiium pcilpicue poft rccei>:4 
iamcxciuplaria Canoiuim OriLnialium Vy^f^ito^ (]c 

hmcepsai aurcs v.%\uir.nr vfnhntes non fdctlms aimiitAttf ], 

Vidcn vrdcprccentiir? Vidcn fupponiuit ^'Ciuuros 
nc inipcdiant? Vidcn v: non ncgancadmitccndos^lcd 
rantnm improb;inr facilit.ircin in'ad<uittendo ? 'Hpn 
faciliiis adrrmu^is ^ Vidcn Vt addunr J^^-t; d njbis excom- 

tv:{ntcatos in commtinioucm i^ltro >cliiis exciperc P vo- 
lunratcm Papx fc rcmittunr oilhuc prohuis Ca- | 
nonibus Niccni Concilij i \ quib.is non cranc il- 
li duo in quibus iinpcraCvi non coacincbancur . 

Poftci 'K^ ^ ^^-^ {xfiSliUte vcrfcfltniie , vd prxpro> 
pcrt % vel inlcbit^ yfidc^ntur CommNnioni reflittd 

Agunt dc abufii , Qon dc vfu . Ciuenc nc qua 
vobrcpanc vicia ; non vccanc nc hoc Hac cicra vi- 

jdum' . Adi/ciaiH i VresbjccroYu^tt q4)qnT , & fcqucn- 
nnm ClencjrH^ imp^oba r^fn^.ftsutt d-rnfitu ci nc aimit. 
tuf:inltt:ts iu^ . KjCa if^tproia, probi : illa cx- 
cludunr ' ifti non cxcludjnc . Ec qaoi mixi- 
mc rcm concinct , cun neg iflT^nc vlluin cflTe Pa* 
mm dccrctuoi dc miccen Jis Lcijacis a laccrc ^ 
aiunt propc fincn:i Epift^la? . E\:cci*t2res Chncos pc. 
flios qnibuJiite potcntib.ts njCitf mittere ; nslite conceiere 
ne fnTt^ifHm typhum fjtcuH in E:cl*fitn Cbriftt , q^ijc Uccrm 
fimplicitatis , & bumdit^tis di?m Dits^n yrdere cnpientib^s 
! hrafcrt, vidcamur indtccre . ECCC qaod flCgarant COn^ 

tincri vlla in Synodo , idcft micci Legatos a larerc , 



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admittunt,& tantumpctunt remittantiir potentibus, 
infolcnrcragant, & turbent pnccm EccIcfi.T: dun 
cnimhos excipiuiit.ca^rcros non impediunt , & vtun- 
turvcrbo 'Holne hocipium reuocantcs^adarbitrium-, 
Pontificis.Fateor, mi'Lc(aor,.cum ifta lcgo magno 
pietatis fenfu commoueri confidcrans Africanorum.. 
Patrum modcrationem , fuauitatem, (ubmiflTioncm ci 
ga Roit»anum P6ntifrcem^& ftomachorillis qui ^ cos 
iudicant fuifsc refradarios, & contentiofos , cuin tam 
officiosfe , & obfequentcrt:rga Pontificem fe gefferint 
&quiaintcreoserat Auguftinus vir San(5lt(limus,Sa- 
picntiflimus,&fuauiffimus fufpicorhanc Epiftolam^ 
ab co fuifle didlatam..Ncc de nihilo idvfufpicor; cft 
vCnim confbrmis alteri Epiftola? de appellatione Anto- 
nij Fuffalcnfis,de qua fupra commcmoraui : confe 
icnsenim vtranqucinuenio cfTe gcrmanas . Accipo 
iliamEpiftoIara 262. &legehcec verba qua?funtfub 
BvxnrSuouenihominibus (ad cundem C^lcftiimm fcribit) 
opemfuarninChnfli fhijhicordiafo/ieniibns . li^Uiit & pu-jttcas^ 
poteflates y & mHjttrei mpettts tanqitam excctitu -os ^pofioH 
camfentcntiam ^ ^^o^i finas tfl i fier i oblec^o t^ per 'Chnfli hn^ui- 
nemper^pjiloli Prtti memy,inAw; Sccxtcta qijjc aSan^ftif- 

fima illaiiKinu diui nitus didata exarantur; & .hic mihi 
e;upujnrlacrym^c,oita?e)r pia commotioncanimi agno- 
fccmis-in Auguftino , & PafrrtxiS A'fricanis titnra li ^ in 
Scdcm A poftolicam oWeruant m\\ , & fubFiMlsionem ; 
^jcum alij. i1ct(>iqucnde vcrba ,ji ndcanc aii(ftoritatcin 
:Ap6flolica: lcd4S,& imponant calumniam Sandifsi- 
^ irfis Pdtiibus ,Tura cft Apoftoi,ica:.Scais auaontas v bi' 
^ AugiifrirmonfWit; Vcrto rgitni .Kicrymaiadccnim 
vdimpeirtiani, vcl maicuoieiita n acpioranda n . 

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Caput I X. 

yfns appellanJi in Ecclefia jifricana pojl illudConctlim centi* 
ntiatus cx ^u^uQhityLcom Vip.t,GHasij,HomifdJt,TcUgij litteris 
oJicHdttHr. Eo puctnvicjkdm fuijfc d; turc appsllandi dubt* 
tatMin. Canones lSlicenos duobas, tribtifke rxccptis mn 
t^norarunt^P^trcs ^fric^ni , L4udstur Biranius . 
£pi(l lifBonifactt Sccundi rrprob intis Ului 
Condlium i V- Lupi non improbata» 
commentitta cjjc oflcndttur au- 
tloritdte Bjronij • & com* 
pititium au£^0' 
rum. 

V TrVBoximar rcfponfioncs aufcrunt omncs difficul- 
titcs. quas aducrfarij conantur opponcro . 
JL Supcr cft ad ucritatcm noftrae fcntcnti« confir- 
mandam validum , & itioncum irgumcntum.ab cucn- 
ttt,& vfufccutopoftillain, quatcunquc tandcm fic , 
controucrfiam ; Conftat cx hiftorijs Ecclcfiafcicis con- 
tinuatum fuifscappcllandi ad ScdcmRomanam vfttm 
ab illo rc nporc -Concilij Scxti:Africani Compcrtum 
cfc apud Auguftinum , qui in co Concilio fccundum 
Aurclium prxcipua :pars fuit , ifcitts contiauatioais 
^tcftinionium in appcllarione Aiitonij FulTjilcnfis tocics 
a nobislaudica inEpiftola-262. ciuldsrm Auguftini , 
in qua^fitmc irio illius modi» qucmraaximc vififuntil- 
li Parrcs abli orrcrc ,mictcndi Lcgatos a latcrc; q ai cx- 
primitur.ab Auguftino,cum potcfratc armata , & turba 
militart , quam.& fi Auguftinuscxcludit, cxcludcndo 
figaifijatjcuadcm Roiiuium Pontificcn C.dcftinufa 
a fua confuerudinc nog rcccffifc , quc.iudmodum tc- 



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ftimoniaanrc acfduAa cJcmonftrant , qurnon opoitcc 
rcpctcrc. Illudautcmcift obferuanduni , quod idcm 
Pontifex, quo cum fufccptamaiunt aducrlarij contcn- 
tioncm , quam mtfcrabiUm voeant ctiam poft littcras 
Synodalcs ,quasappcllantrcfra(5larias , nihilominus , 
quam ficoncordia,&confcnfio cfsct, fuum ius , & 
morem rctinuiflc , & Patrcs Africanos agnouiac . Vn- 
de? Nifiqaia noniam Canonum priuilcgio , fcd po- 
tcftate Claiiium vtebatur >cui rcfragari ncino Catho- 
licusaufusfuiflct . Namnullamdcmccps fupcrcono- 
uamSynodum habitam fuiiTe legiifius , ac promd<o 
cxcrcuit fu^ iurifdidtionis gladium Romanus Ponti- 
fcxrco quc difficultatcm nodos Alcxandra^o morc 

prXClditDuiinOOraCulo vfus nbi ciiucs rcgni 

Paulopoft Lco Magnu^ caufam Lupicini Epifcopi 
adfcappcllantisfufccpit ,iubcnsinAfricadc manda- 
to fuo audirf, & tcrminari • qucmadmodum tcftatur 
ad Epikopos ^4frrcitn^s pcr Maiintaa am cxfcn-enfcm confiitntos . 
9 f . fiuc 87. apnd ^inhl-TXjCauJam qHoqwc Lupicht Epifcopi il- 
luiubsmus au fni ,(i4t multum japms ponulanti communiO' 
n^m 5 hac ratioi^ rcddidimi^Sj qnoniam cum ai noflrum iudtcium 
pvoiioc^ct imnurito eum pcndcnte ncgotio i communione t^ideba- 
muifuigejupenftm. Similia cxcmplafuppcditant inEpi- 
fto!a Gclas/j. i i^^ido^rd^nos dignifsima . Hor- 
niifda? ad luftinianum Augaftum 15. & Pclagij 2n 
Epift. i,i^iitribusTmueyfisEpt\Lopis .c^i\x omnino rcm^ 
contincnt. Lcgcndum itC'n Coiumonitorium Gclalij 
7x\ Fauftum Magiftrum . 

Atquckisconliitantur fcript^ aducrfariorum • tum 
Hcicrodoxorum , qui malignc hanc Synodum oppo 
nunt Scdi Apoftolicae tum Orthodoxoruni , qui in^ 

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canrciilisntTcnriiinrnr, in quibus cft PaluCupi , 4^u; f 
nondcbuir pro fua Im^uhin' & RcliiJtioix,, &: cruui- ' 
none tam facilc (ibi pcr(u:ulc;rc Vdttcl Af. icano.s a Ro. 
mano Pontihcc difRn/in'c • 'Hpn itcm pr.obo^ uiodu^u 
lociucndi Patris Nbris lib.^:i. Hi^^. rd^^^x^/ij. iii 

Hnc du^n ait ^/'''''f /v»j fxttm Lrc lOiiaKwtur , quodcft 
indinnum fanc^is Pamb-js, qui^ non/amU:r;onis 
cupidirarc ,fcdpacis fhidio duccbaucur.lnquorciam 
illud improbo, qLiod dic:u ^ifncvios nm juiiwi 

^jrdiccnjcs • vernm c:u^)r tpld'}n:t ^iccn^s Cmon i diu iim- 
'^O^* Cu\r\ rn hoc Contirio Texro Conha^inicr^] Pa. 
trcs diccim nuni. 9. c\'cmpUn.i fi.i , vjr [i^uiu ^iant 
^ynodi , q-^x 4J nojrum Ccnciltum pcr Bc.tt^ rccordjtiouU 
otim pr,Hcccf]orrm tu.n YanRitatts ( loquuntur CUm Aurc- 
lio ) 7^" interfnit .C^tcih.vimn Zptfcopum alUta fnut , Er^mr 
cr^o Niccna flaruta , (liic Canoncs nori Parribus 
Africanis . Qi!od au:cm ob:;cir Norjs iguorum vnum 
Canoncni fuilVc dc nou ordinandis diiobus Epifcopis 
iti cadcm Ecclc(ia accipimus , & rcfpondcmus po- 
tuiflc ficri , vr inrcr alios iflc ignoiarcrur ; ni/i forrc 
i;jnoranria iliius , & ;iiiorum fuir priiiara Valcrij, & 
Mcgalij , non aurem oiimium Parrum Africanorum : 
qucmadmodum criam fignificarur in co loco Con* 
cilij , & Epift. Synodali 4 Ncino fane cordatus 
cxiftimaric illos Parrcs,quos icceperant a Ca?ciJia. 
Do Epifcopo Codiccs Nicenoruiii Canonum, eos 
non lcgiifc . Nifi foitc hic Canon eos laruir , quod 
noncrar fcriptus in excmplis Africanis : nam diucr- 
fa fuilfc illius Concilijcxemplaria,quorumaliaplures, 
aliapauciorcsCanonesconrincbanr ,poftea oftendc. 
mus.rrxrcrcdjllc Caiio cratdcrc qua^raro cotingcre 



poterat jacproindeminus ad Ecclefiafticam admini- 
ftrationcm neccnarius . 

Palmarium illud cflc volo in hac mca refponfionc , 
quod exea deduciturius appellandi non fundari ia-. 
ullis Canonibus , fcd fortioriniti fundamento, vidc- 
licctiurediuinocum ClauibusPetro Apoftolo tradi- 
co ; vnde ii, quales, qnales funt, Cancnes emanarunt , 
cum Patres Africani ctiam cltra audoritatem Cano- 
num iusjimo&vfumappellandi, ratum habuerint & 
feruauerint. Falluntur crgo auflorcs qui putantap- 
pellationes:fa(aasin EccIefjahisCanonibus Sardicen- 
tibus fulciri,minusenim dig:ie fentiunt defonte, & 
origine illius iuris, & vfus. Sciant non tantum momcn- 
tiefleinijsCanonibus , quantum ij incflcarbitrantur . 
Dcfinant ita Ioqui,vt vidcantur fcntire illis rcmotis 
cradcre totum ccd ificium appcllationis , & propterea rc- 
prchcndiint Patrcs Africanos dw ignorantia lllorum- 
Canonum ,quafi ius &vfum appellandi ignorarent . 
Coiiftatex didis , Sandifflnos illos Patres cum Au- 
guftinoa!riu5fpcftarse,& cerrius vidifle ius illudap- 
pcllationis fupcr Canoncs cfse . Q^od fi de Canonibus 
tractarunt , c6 feccrunt , quod Lcgati Romani eos Ca- 
noncs obculcnintjquos ego fane miror tantamviin-. 
fccifle in iis Canonibus , cum tamcn pofsent fupra 
Canones ire ,&refpiciendo'iusClauium ad illud con- 
troucrfiaai rcucKarc . Vcrurti ne hos quidcm cgo re- 
prchci-ido, qiiia dcmodo tantum appcliandi agcba 
tur.quod hic anrc me obfcfuarunt Baronius, Spoii- 
danus ,& Binius ,c|ui mccum penitus fcntiunt, & nui- 
hmdirtcnfioncm , nc dmn contenrioncm cum Scdc 
ApoftolicainhocConcilio Hn cncrunt .Delcat croo 
P.Lupus illaravocem ^^'l^abiicn, contcncionew, Mi{crcv^ 



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ciumporiiiscfthominicrudito, quiab fcopo vericaris 
abcrraiiit. 

Aniinaducrto, ncquis fcrupulus fupcrfit ; illas dirS- 
cultatcs» quas in fuis Epiftolis Synodalibus Afncani 
Patrcs Romano Pontifici proponu u, nc pcrgat illos ' 
modosq li vidcnrur al.'cni, & violcnri fcdarrin ap- 
pcllationibuscxt qucnJis , A: alias quas rcprcTfcnrant 
cx partc tcfliu :i,qui vcl non poffint Romam fc confcr- 
rc,& vcl rcftimoniaaptc & coucnicnrcr diccrcnihil 
huicdoitrin»Toblhrc ;omncscnim fumuncurcx partc 
obicdi , non autcm cx partc potcntix, vt fcholadico I 
morcdicam,vndcapparcccos nunquam dubitafsc dc 
potcntia , & iurc Ro.nani Poncificis , fcd dc obic- 
dliSj&aLl^busifliuspotcnti^ >& iuris, in quibus po- 
•\ tcrant difficultates & abvfus inucniri ; quod quidcm 

Ipcrtinct ad modum , non vcro ad ius appcUaadi ; 
q jod ctiam cgrcgicad notauit BaroniuSv &Sponda- 
nusadannum ^ip.nu. 12. Binius tom. i. in not. ad 
hoc VI. Carthag. Concilium pag. fi^p.quidiftinguunt 
intcrius ,&modum , &affinnantiftain controucrfiam 
demodotanturafuifTc. Veruin quidctn c(l ab iis hu- 
iufmodiqurftioncmminuscfse latc tradlatam,qaa 11 
cllanoDis,quiconati fumus omncm prorfus dubica- 
tionem tollcre , & vtranquc inter fc Ecclefiam coiici- 
harc , vt Auguftini honori confuIcrcmus,cuniqac i 
macula ci a P. Lupo afififli vindicarcmus; reddimus ta- 
mcn dcbitamgloriamBaronio, & focijs, ncquem fua 
laudc fraudcmus ; in quo certc P, Lupus , & Nforis ali- 
quando pcccant,Baro.iium , vcl prxccreundo , vel dc- 
(crendo , vcl rcprchcndendo. 

Ojijcies textu n Epiftolac Bonificij Sccundi Papjc 
adEulalium Antifticcm Alcxandrinum; ^«rf/.Tif, in- 



270 I 

qim, prafauCarthazinienfis Ecclefi^e olim Ep jcopus cwn C)U 
1 juis infiiimte Diabolo,[upcyhire temporibus pr^Jcce^i» 
^ffm tuoru7H U^ntftci^ ,afque Cteleflim com^i Ko^v^nm Eccle' 
Ciamcxpit. Cixa Fpi(>oIa niciinfiir H.rrcrici ad indii- 
ccntiam diilcn/ionera Afrrcan^r Ecclcfia? a Rom.ina, 
& ij qui ex QcilhoWcis ^'[(-'rjibiUrn contemionrm inf>c- 
runt : inrcr quos cft P. Lupi qui vidcrur hancE^pi- 
llalam probarc dum ait in prologo eam contentio- 
nem tempore Bonifacij ficundi extin£lAm luiffe ; c\\\od qui- 

dem mifcrandum eft in homine tam pjo , & crudi- 
to. Refpondeo igiturhanc Epiftolam efle fuppofi- 
tam , & prorfus com^nentitiam , quemad nod^um 
oftcndit Baronius tuin in Noris ad M irtyrologium--. 
Romanum, 16. Oiaobris, tum in Annalibjs ad ann. 
419. & Spondanus ibi. nu n. 14. & Scuei inusBi- 
nius in Noris tomo r.pag. 6r^.&tomo 2>idquepag. 
396. mulris argirncnris probatur tum ab ijs , tum k 
p. Noris lib. r. Hift. Felag. cap. 17. nec a mequid- 
quam nddi oj^ortcr, ciVn omnia /int. ab his aufto- 
nbus occapara . TahtiVn dico non forc locuin^ 
[ quod impudenter dicitepiftola,) i^^t fuJte ^iabjlo ^ 
jco Concilio , vbi erant duo Aurdij prorfus aurci- 
' Carthaginienfls , & Hipponcnfis , Crcdant fabula: 
pllin.bca ingcnia,digna quje plimibatis cjedantur . 
Nniil ibi nili Angclicum vbi Chcrutinns Auguftinus- 
adcr;ic, qui Aagclum difcipulum D.Thoni;tmha^ 
^huk.&^^Ki^^^^^^fil^ ^ appcllan potuit . Hic 
piopc mctam proffreor me in hac tota dc appclUi- 
tionibus tradatione iron ta;n gencratim. , quam^ 
fpcciatim dc Africat>is Jotur;;m , qux mcx partes 
crar.t . Qiii, gcncralein noticiam cupit cam qu^erac 
n pud rjiis Cano:iici Paiacntcs j^irguc vt aliqucin^ 

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^ ^ ^^^^ 

nominanm profcraiii ; a^ic dc co ju..ilci;c;iri nc 
I. coin iux luris prudcnrix Sacri ,& HcclcfKifticaN 
quod opus propcdicm luccm vidcb-c , IlludriirMUis 
ac Rcucrcnduninus DoininmD. AlVoas Antonius 
Puuiucius Pjrauina^Vniucrilraris Lcdor Priaiarius ; 
nunc Audicor Roca: Romaua: a Sauftifluno Domi- 
no noftro Papa Cicincivc X. crcacus ; vireru- 
ditione fuinma , doilnna fingulari , mo- 
ribus probariiTiinis , c\ui eximijs fuis 
Viic.itibus, prxcJarifquc mcritis 
eam diijnitarcm obrinuir> 
ad maioiCs , vci * 
fpcrandum 
cft,cx 
co 

gradu dcinccps 
afccnfu- 
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Caput X. 

Canones Hli duo de appellatiovibus , "^-f^lzi di5lt Sardscenfes, VJcc^ 
nifnfit; tdque idoneis argumentis of^enditur . Etufque rei Innocen- 
tius orimus. Zofimus, Bmifactus.C(ele(iinuSt Lcopnmus : GeLifius 
Au^lores funt^^HulU Sardicenftum Canonum tncntio inantiq^itS 
VonttficHrn EptfloUi vfque ai Grcj^orium ma^num , Conctiij 
flormini idmconfirmat au^oritas. Jiitem Conciltj 
Cdnones ^fiue fncrint viiintiy ftuc plures, hos duos 
Canines de ^ppellattonibus omnind exprej- 
fcTu^t . Vt oponitur Vatrts Lupi aduerfa 
f^agno auUori Bxronio {enten- 
tia.sAc eiufdem Baronij do£irf* 
na de numero Canonum 
j^^icenorum 
frofcr^ 
tur. 

ET fi minus iam de his Canonibus aflcrcndis la- 
borandumfit a nobis prxfcrtim , qui altius re- 
pctiuimus originem appellationum , cum eam 
Euangelicac veritati aflSgnauimus , non idco tamen^ 
omittcndaquxftio j.quceadinftitutam dirputanoncin^ 
facicdc vcrifimilitudmc fcntenti^encgantiscum Angu- 
ftino Sardicenfc Catholicorum vniuerfaleConciliiim, 
Equidcm fatcorcommune placitu n audlorum cfleiU 
losCanones Sardicenfes in Nicena fynodo conditos 
' non fuiflc , fcd & pro Niccnishabcri, quod Concilium 
•Sardi.ccnfe, 3c Niccnu;n pro vno, & codcm habeantur, 
;&ada amborum in vnum corpus in Vaticana biblio- 
thcca conicdla& vna coniQila inueniri-Itaque &men- 
tcmvnaminfcntiendo , & vnum corpus in fcribcndo 
fui(fc,atqucadeoambo vna,& cadcin anima, vho& 

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codcmcorpoicconltare. Agnolconinop.cm, & acci- 
pio: vcrumct omnino aqiucfccrc non finunt huiuf- 
ir.odirationcs , 

Primaquiarina rtrpon/io nor> fatisflicir, cum ma- 
gna fit diucrfitas vtriufqnc Concil;; : nam in Niccno cft 
SymbolumquodnuIIum cfiin Sardiccnfi. In Niccno 
aliair quxftioncs propofirac fucrunr dc Homoufio ,dc 
SchifmatcMclaiiano, dctcmporc rafchans ,quarum 
mcntio nulla in Sardicenfi . In Niccno damnatus 
Arius,&fcquaccs./n Sjrdiccnfidc ijsaltum fiL-ntium. 
Tandcm Canoncsfunt diucifi: inqnibus conhftirani- 
maConciliorui^i ; non cft igituranima vna. Qiiodat- 
tincccorpus minimeperfuadcr, Qi'id cnim rcfcrt efio 
coniun^fla volumina,cumctiamin facrisB blijsfintlibri 
Canonici cum apocryphis coniun(fli,& in H.c ronymo, 
& Auguftiao,&alij Pairjbus multa opufcula i.oiha& 
adultcrinacompag;ncntur ? 

Sccunda ,ipfimct PontificcsRomani,qui cos Cano- 
rcs produ?^craat,& tanquam rcm fuam conrincntcsin 
Africammifcrant'^"'^''^^ cosappellarunt ,& hoc no- 
mincLcgari Apofiolicicoram Synodo Afncana pro- 
tulcrupc&corumaudorirarc , qua:fummacrar in Ec- 
clcfia,ius i & vfum appcllandi fuum roborarunr . Quod 
minime facerenr (I Sardicenfes cfsenc i cum prxlci :im 
eosnonlarercr ,Par: il)us An ira.iis ignocum efsc Sar- 
dicenfcConciIium ,imo,& Hxrc:it.um abijs habcri. 
PuraruntcrgotosCanoncscfsc Nicc;io:> , hon Sardi- 
ccnfcs. Vnw^clormodilcma vclZolimus, Bonifacius, 
&CxIcfiinusnouerunr cos Canoncs else Niccnos , 
vd non ? fi noucrunr,N:ccni cranr . Si fccus : im,)ofi'C- 
rnnc Patnbus Afiicanis obrrudcndo Sardiccnks pro 
NKcn'S, ac pctindc cos ipfi habibanc .Hoc camcr no^^ 



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Tatis ciataclHclcin t fcichant quippc ijs non cietkT(L> l I 
Afiicnnos, &rch)taturosf] fcirciu efle Sardiccnfcs . 
I^itur fi pro Niccnis mifcrunr, ncc]uc fidei , ncquc cxi- 
ftimationi confuliicrunt . 

Tcrria : nifi cflcnt crcditi Roma: Niccni , idquc fibi 
Lcc^^^i pcrfuadercnt , non pcrmittcrent vt hcrct inqui- j 
iitio dc illis Canonibus in Ecclcfia Orienralis, ianc im- 
prudcntcsfuilTc videntur dum pcrmik-iunt inquiridc 
ijstanquam Niccnis . Et vcro fiduci.i qua inqiii- 
fitionc acccptarunt, monflrar crcdidiflc cos Canoncs 
^crmanos Nicc nos efsc , nam fi al itcr cxiflim arcnt,non 
Tc cxponcrcnt pcriculo prodcndifalfitatcm . 

Qliarta; quia oportcbat cuin prinnim compcriflcnt 
cos Canoncs non inu^^niri in cxemplaribus Oricntis 
purgarcfe cxcufanda Concilium Sardiccnfc , & oc- 
cupando Rorria? illud habcri pro Niccno . Q;^arc_^ 
nihil mirum videri dcberc , quod Canoncs Sardiccnfcs 
proNiccnis itcm Romce habercntur; nc in dubium 
vocaieturRomanickcmplaris fiA^s. Equidcm quem- 
piam prudcntem Lcgatun^ fta fuiflc fa(itnrum cxiftimo, 
vtfidemdidispraftavcc&cgoitafaccrcmfi Lcgatus 
i fuilTcm . Vci un^ qiiidcm cft inc|uibufdam cditionibus 
jcap. Concilij Scxti Africam poni Canoncm<^/' cx 
,i SaidiccnfiConcilioquiefl 17. in Sardicenfi. \'crum 
illud glofscmmaefUnaminrcliquiscapinbus, vnocx- 
ccpto,femperfitmcntio Nicciu ConcHij: nuUa vero 
dcSardiccnfi . Vndcpatet illam particulam cfsc fup- 
,po!:t.itn- 

Qn:nta ; (inccritas , & fidcs , & candor Romana: Ec- 
.dcfur nonfcrcbar illam fpccicm , & fucum offcrcndi 

I Canoncs Sardiccnfcs pro Niccnis . Id quc tandin fufli- 
ncri fi-.bZofim.oJrb Bonifacio , fub C.vkftir;0; prac- 
b crc- 



beretur quippe anfa querclse Patribus AfricaBis ; 
qui cAndidc , & ingenuc crcdeb^inr Canoncs , qui 

affciebamur clTc Niccnos , ac idcirco eos funt vc- 
ncrati , & ob corum iciKTCnriaux fupcrfcdcrunt ab 
omni c<)h^.rrouciiia inrerim dmu inqaiicbantiir . No- 
ta cft fides EvXlchcT Ro vianx in kruaodis lcdri- 
n is cxemplis ^ & Ciiartis , qi:as virgii:cs Ici uabanr 
in Cliartopl>y!ac*js ntc corruii^pi iL^icbiUU , contra' 
qua-n ficri CQnfucruai in Ecclcfia iGrarca, iti qu;L> 
: cuJ.ces faliabantiT ; quod loanucs a Montc Nigro 
Prouincialis Doaunicarai^ in Coiicilio Floren- 
tino MarcoEpherio cbiccic fcf.. lo» initio ; nsquc id 
aufos cft i-jficiar* Marcus Hphdius cius anragonifla , 
qui afl*ei*iuscft hi^ vcrbis ; ''^^«^ .inquit , Irutas I 
Ct l ces vi4i;us in (n-rjs njllris ab Hjtr:ticis {xpr^jita': c:irritptos \ 
fmjf. Non dcccbat crgo in re tam graai vri tcftimO' 
nio CUnonum Sard'.ciifium pro Nicenis , fcd oai- 
uino fiktcn cos Cai.oncs raagnjg au^^ioncaris cflo , 
quaiDuis Niccni non Circm : qaa rattoi^e llomanus 
m ciraBdo Candor int^-gcr pcrauacbat . Hi^tcaus do 
rarionibus. 

Nunc dc rao.ncnrijau(florltatl£ • lis dudus affir- 
mo hos duos Canonc«, qui Sardiecnfc^' d!cuntur,cf- 
fc prorfus Niccnos gcnnanos , noni i^irdiccnfcf . 
Rem majnam ordior, fcii noa dcfpcr ^ i ae pcrfe- 
(ftum iri ^ Pri nu n ja;n daJuin ob^craxraai iii E?i- 
ftoUs Pontificijscms Ir^ali ; <3e Icqucatis njlU n fic- 
ri mcntioncm Caao.iucn Sardiccuiiuia, cii n taoicfi 
I ca plcna fucrinr eucntibus cjoc4cijTjmiap;)cIIario- 
nu:n,damnarion j.n,abiolutionutn, Ecclcfi ifticara 
rnaiu Pontiliv:isautontate& of crag cftarri.Lcgit qj j 




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VOlct.EpiftolasInnoccntij primi,& fcqnenttum vfque 
adGrccorium Magnum:altamin ijs eft dc Canoni- 
busSardiccnfibusfilentium .Niccnifoli nominantur 
hi foli producuntur , & origo corum ad Claues refcr- 
tur ,quemadraodumfupcrius animaducrti ,quod cgo 
accuratifsitneJcaisomnibusEpiftolis obfcruaui ;cum 
tamcn ijs tcmporibusmulta occurrerint exerapla vfus 
huiusauaoritati$,&poteftatis cunv Batriarchis Oricn- 
talibus, acin primisConftantinopolitanis Anatolio - 
Acatio,Timotheo,I6anne„Epiphanio , Anthano 
Eutychio,& taufe multipliccs agerentur maxunain- 
partcm controucrfiofx. , ad quas-dccidendas oporte- 
batpraefidia canonumaduocare . Coramemorare m- 
uataliquot cxcmpla,vt noftram fentcntiam aditrua- 
mus , & roborcmus. ^ 

InnoccntiusprimusEpift. i: ad Viaricium Rotho 
magenfem Epilcopumdiferte exprimit Canoncs iftos 
duos.quos Sardicenfes vocant, efse Niccnos , atquc a 
NicenaSynodo ftatutos.DcZofimo,Bonifacio , Cae- , 
lcftino non opus eft diccre , cum ab ijs miiTi fuerint 1 
Canoncsconomine, quod Niccni. cfsent , ad Patrcs i 
Africanos. Ecce quatuorPontificCS cius rei audores j 
funt. Adftipulatui Leoprimus Epift. ad Theodof. 9. j 
& 26.&27rFauecEpirt. 56. ad Anatolium , & 58. j 
ad Piilchcriaii Augultam , & Epift. 88. ad Anafta- | 
fiiim Epifcopum Theisaloniccnfcm . Necnon Fclix, > 
& Gclafiusin Commonitorioad Fauftura ante Epift. | 
9. cirldem: quamuis cnim non exprimatnomcn.Ca- 
i,one.<: tamenNiccnosfignificat.Acobitcr idobfcruo; 
cum fxpc de quatuor Concilijs vniutrlabbus mcntio 
fiac iii his Epiltolis , inio & aliorum Pontificum nil 
; prorfjs dc Sardiccnfi Synodo commemorai i . A tquc 

vt. 



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vtaliqiiid certi aflFer/imus vetbis cxprefTis . Innocen- 
tius I. Epift. i.ad Viclnciamific.^''/^* '^«^^w caaf^.vel 
contenttomsinurClericos tam fupcrioris Ordtnist<jUMn ethmin- 
ferioris'fi4-rint exorta.vt fecnniHm Synodum^Xjcenm conr^e^a* 
tis eiufd,^mfrouincl£ Epi[cooisiur/iunitcrminetur , n^c alicui li- 
ce^tfine prtRiuiicio tmen Fiom^nje £ccl:fj£ , cuius in amnibus 
caufis dzbn reuermi^cuflftdiriyrcUSis Sacerdotibus » fjui in 
1 eadcm Vr^uincu Dtt EccL fi im nutu diuino gubernant ad alias con- 
uoUre prouincus. Quod fi quis fortepr tfumpffrityis ab officio Cle- 
ricUus fubmotus,tr miuiiarum raus ab ommbus iudicetur . St 
autem m^iiorcs cauf^ in medium f^ennt douolutA ad Scdcm ^po- \ 
ftoHcjm ficutSynoiusflatMttt&beatACo^ilueMij exi^it pojl iu\ 
dicium Epijcopale referantur . 

Xeo primus Epifl.9-ad Thcodof. Auguflum: ^md 
autem , inquit , m Confl^n injpoittana E:clefu pcrturbutonts ac • 
cidcrit yquod ttaf^^itres & Coepifcopum mojlrum jUuianum pQ- 
turrit commouTreiPt Eutychium presbyterum communiont prtua - 
ret , non dum potu.m^s euidenter cogno{cere . Quamuis enim 
prx it^lHS p^esbyten i Sedm ^JoHiUam per ItbeUum doloris jui 
quenmontam miftritbreuiter altqux pr^Ubauit a(Jerens fe1{ice- 
n^tSynoiico.^jlituta feruintem fruHra infiiei diuerfttate culpa- 
tum. 

Gclafij Cotnmonitorium ad TauTluoi Magiflrum 
thefauruscll humlcc do^rinjB:cxcerpo gcmmam ,^ 

Qjkrj tam::n a(t ijSiitidictumquid pr^tendunt y ifbi n4m pofjit 451, 
ti i : an apui ^p\os , vt ij ism fnt inimici • & tedes 1 tudtces p 
^^dtaUiui^cnnechum^mdTb:ntcjmm'tti neiottg, ne dum di- 
uinMleiisintejritas. Si<ltiMtumii reUgionem pertinet hom ntfi 
^o)i)tic£ ski inxta Canones dcb tur fumnt iudiciitotiusy fi 
q ii itum xi fjt:i4UpoteflMemtUi i Ton ificibus , & pr^ciou? d 
Q^MiVetrtVican^debtt c^iuofcere qut ituinafunt » no^ eaJfm 
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men Chnflfanus efl vmdicarepr^jumit mf! rdtiv^mm fo ytafTeper' 
fequcns • ifjxt^t Cvfcnes Niccnos fignificarc vidc- 
tur.Hociplumccpioriiis& validius confirmat Gcla- 
fius Epift. 1 3.ad EpifcoposDardaniap. ^ i 

/. (cdit ai:(SorifftsCcnciljjF]ortncir.i fcfl". 20. vbi • 
tuuiGiacci jtumLatiniCanoncs illosNiccnoj cflctc- 1 
UaLiur. Primi m Marcus Ephcfius id tanquam cer- 1 
tum , & indLbiratum ponit hisr y crbis? «^» j 
non igfiorAre exiflmo , qi^£ Zoftmi funjmi Tot^i-ficis tewpore 
aEla fuerunt^^qnicmfctiiartUgintenfe Conciliim fcripfsi[[et , 
^icenaque Synodt decretum mifrjr?t Komanum Tontificcm Oe^ 
cumenicum appelLmdum i C&nciLi^m Vlud refpondit , fe prius 
rclle ipfius Synodi afj^i.qu^ vel ^lexandrid apui Cynllum y 
Vel ConflcinrirjopottapHd Trocttitm rfflsrtt 1 d b^entfr infpicere , 
quandoqMdem apud afl^ ipftus mtceni Concdtj decrctum non 
extubat &c. er ti^nio vocat Tslicenftm . Cui lotinncs ThcO- 

lo<^us in hac narrationc h^i , 9c nominc Canonum | 
Nicenorurn ccnfcnfit , cum ealumniam connpti 
textus a Zofia.o,qiiam cidcm Marrus intcndcrct , 
icfutaifct , aflcicns vcios fuiflc Canoncs Niccni 
Corcjhj,qMos Zcfimus ad Concihummiferat . Affero 
locum,qui tcm oir.nmo conrinct . Dcbrbcis^ irquir, 
loanncs ad Marcnm , y^^t^fi»!sii»as ac humaniisimas Ulij , 
tibcwque lummonr^j/i Pom^cum i*tttrits hene tkcmori^ tenere y 
quas hfiiamts priefla^tifstm/is SanS^ Sahint Caydindis ttohi^ 
cfendit I qjtbus putet ^thiinaftuvn , cum ub ^fntiocheno 
Co^i^iiio dmnaitis fietit » ac cundifu Co*uiim>n tpfum Yehe* 
menter pc feqnsretur 5 ^cf Feiiicm , Marcum , luitHm , Li- 
. berium fcripAje y ac eofdem ohfecrafjis » vt aSl t Synodt T^i. 
cen^y quA pfrfc^ta % & non mendofd T[om<z fn bidltothcca 
ext^irent ad tp/um witteret , quindoquldem omnia qttdt in 



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OrientaliEccUftaextabantab.ytrunis conuptafnerdft .Cu> qut' 
dem UthMaCto fummi Tjntificcs ifft iijfonderi4Ht,jc <t^i 
q<i.tGrMe Luinequefcripta, ipfirumque met Tatnm mmbui 
Jubfcript.t , & eorandem ft^iWi obfignata d fumtnis\ Voutifictbus 
fumnra vciieratione leruarcutur noUe miitere » tamen tpft 
^thanafiononnutlosexfcriptos CanMesduturos ,qniad ciusrem 
facerevidtremur . Deindv curn .4tbancftus "b ipfo ^ntiochcn» ^ 
Concilio .:dHom.tnjm Sedem p' 'il''' lUrericis ijfdem obr\ 
aentibus id nm mre ficri p9i-/e , Ltberius ipfe ad AthMafiHm\ 
Vjcfnumdei.retum deprouocanio ai Romtnam Eccltfiam exfcriA 
ptum m:ftt , quo deinceps ^ibanift.u*cerrimi fe contra mreticos i 
ditftlit . Et laudato liili j teftimonio alrcrius dccrcti Ni- 1 
ceni vetaiuis io conlLilro Pontifice cogi Conci!iura-.j 
concludit.c."^' ''?'»^'/'""***"""'^'"'' tpfum.td cari!'x. 

\n,wnle Conalturn [dfam Tit^^nx Synodi Canmem m.Clt ? 
\ NuUa hiccft;ncntioCiaiionisSardicenris,fcdforius Ni- 
i ceni N«n mc fail>rP:i:rf n Lupvmi (xpcncgarc h.is 
•■ Epillolas gc nu.u is cflc . S.io lU tdam atiinu^rr TJ.i- 
I lonium , Be!larminiiin , Spfrdanmn & Buu- -i- 
Verutn vu.i)ntiiit ''t dc vcntarc Epiftolaru.n, latis 
mihicft quod m < '.of.cU^V oivr.vw ^ixu> (T.>ri..cntio| 
lUarumEpiftol*!""'" nnlta (it Copcilii Sarcl;. inlisaed' 
tanruin Niceni , & in <o conucn.rc Maicii.a Hphe- ■ 
I ivvn , & loanncm Theoloijnrn , qiiibus haud lcio 
^-•'f.'crint doftiores tn co Conciiio . Uaq;.:o 
nrt i "muUn n intcivll vrrum illx EpiffoU verio fint 
' n f il:'a? ? Saiiscfl: nuod iiveo CoiicJio vniuct/ali| 
ceni GanO'ics no ^f nc^t ir . Non omucaui ia;nc:i^ 
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cUios anragoniflas ncc foliun eos, fcd & lulianum 
Carc]inaIcm,im6c2etcros in Concilio afsiftentes ;ma- 
ior ccrtc cft apud mc tacita vniucrfalis Concilij con- 
fcnfio dum audiendo diila vifum efl ea probare , qudm 
contradicentium, velloquacifsima argumenta . Nec 
vcro Baronius,Bellarminus,& fcguaccsomnesillas Epi- 
ftolasnegant, vtifacit P. Lupuscjuieas omnes ftrami- 
neas appeilare folct . De qna mihi.cum coquondam 
Roma? acris,ac vehcmcs publica difputario fuit in Col- 
legio de Propagandafide , mc illas Epiftolas cum FIo- 
icntinoConcilio fuftincntc,&Lupoimpugnante , & 
ftramineas cfsc clamante . Cui cgo non inepte , 
opinor , rcpofui;nos Rom^p cfsc , vbi ftraminca Ro- 
^ muli Rcgia ,fuit , dc qua Virgilius lib.-S. 

'^9muleoque recens horrcbat llegia culmo . 

Vbipaftorescrant, ftraminainucnirj,quibuscumipfi, 
tumoi^es inciibarent. MalJc mc crederc Concilio , 
quam Hincmaro amari ct oris &animi viro.Scriba t i lle 
ad caput8.,difscrL fupcr Concilio Sardiccnfi EpiHoUs 
lUas tamftiam fuppofitjs iam.d do£ljs pijrim ^-i^i^if ego nonreij- 
cio, & indodum me farcar,qiii 'fcio intcr Canones 
etiam Paleas cccipi , & grarjofa^ Gratiano vidcri . Rur- 
um fcribat idem i upus cap.,6.n^tfHL Marcum Evhefium , 
ticque l$^nnem Theo\o9NmfundHm hkius rei vid![re , ^ d Mcr^ 
c^toredeceptos -Jd minus probo -naFn non ij tantum eas 
EpiftoIas, fcdetiamarij in co ConciJio recepcrunt 5 
necopuscftvidere fundum , fed tenere ,& Imcrc in- 
fimdo, quivcritatislocus cft .Magnum fundaracntum 
cft incafentcntia,cui Concilium Floicnrinum fundus 
fuit,Mercatorilleoptimumi;s lundunitradidit,&QU]- 

cie>m 




28l 



dcm cum fxnoic , necfcfcllic fidcm . Malo ei qiKiin Lu- 
po crcdcre : Noii ignoro quantum ^'^cnt s^aLufmi, . 
Conabortamcncumiim prope Timauum,Laneutii_., 
fiue lanatum reddcrc.Ccrtc Tlicodorctus lib. 1 1 . c. 4. 
tradit lulium primum Pontificcm Athanafium, eiufquc 
iudiccs iurcNiccni Concilij Romam cuocalTc prarte- 
rito Sardicenfi : Quoquo t.imcnmodo fic^-ncmo anti- 
quorum vfquead Gregoiium Papan^ ,ncmo rcccntio- 
rum in FlorcntinoConcilio Sardiccnfcs illos Canones 
dixif.fedNictnos. 

ObijcittandemLupus hac rationeaugcri Canones 
Nicenos.quosconftatefsc (olosviginti. LMh hacdc 
re&copiose difputatinNotisad NiccnumConcihum; 
& antelllumnoscodcm Lupo prxfenteannos abhmc 
lcimc duodccim difputauimus , & poftea accurate 
fcnpfimus inSyntagmatc de Concilijs manufcripto, 
& propcdicm in lucem cdendo adhaercntcs lcntcn- 
tix quaratfi/mat pliirc? efse Canoncs quam viginti , 
ibi ue laudauimusIfidorumEpifcopuni Hifpalenlcm, 
B uonium, Spondanum , fjc!'armlnu,n , Bmium , qui 
contraLupum fcntiunt,& vfifiii^nus auaoritateCon- 
ciliiFIorcntini.qnam ctiam adhibuit BcUarminus lib, 
' i.deRonianoPontificc cap. 25. Exclufimus tanien^ 
Canoncs Arabicos, dc quo longa fuic nobis cunv Abra- 
hamoEcchcIcnfi fupcr eo difputatio: qm eos-mordt- 
cusfuftincbnt.Vcrum non cft opus hant quxftioncm 
excitarc Vtcunqucfit, hiCanoncsinciudunturuialj-s 
vieinti , qui crant au^orcs , & ab Hincticis funtrmati- 
htl & apparcrin Canonc 6. qufcfttAcephalus in 
eo 'tcxtu Niceni Gv.Kilii . Incipiccnim fic ^»^^'7«- 
..«^^«'''•W/cuius tauicn capuc tuienitiuv in t.naicc- 
loncn fi Concilio cx Codicc Romanoja. t_pomcur 
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* 282 

Qj4'td llri'^ zna Eidefiafemprr bibwt Vrimattm > & hoc ipfiim 
. iignificwinic Marcns Epac^iiis in illis vcrbis fiipcri'.'s al- 
! lcgacis.Similitcrdico addcndvOscdchos diios Cano- ' 
nes, qiu vulgodicuntur Sardicen/cs ,alijsCanoaibus 
j Niccnis vidcliccr 5 . & 7. qui ccrtc vidcntur mncilati ; 
j ncc ciiimcrcdcndu.n cft rem tantam , tatii ncccirariam, 
jtamvtiicm qaaliscrat motcria appclkuionuia ncg»e- 
dlamfuiisc a Concilio Niccno., co pricrcrci Ti tcmpo- 
rcquo ArianiCacholicos Paftorcs Calumnijs &in;a- 
rijs paftim afficicbant ,i quibus ncccire crat ad fupcrio- 
resappcllare . Credcndum vcro Msereticos vtranque 
partcmam putalrc ,accaputCanojui^. & partcs Ca- 
noriis & 7. qiii contmcbant dodrinam Primatus 
llomanis &ap^^eJli?tionum ad PomjficemRonianum. I 
Itaque rcac Gioffa dccrctorum in c. tmum , fic 
haliCt; "iafdiccnfis p.^ra cmohhU fnnt ;!X J^tcena Synoio accept^ . 
luuatCratianus: viz^^iti fiwr/r;/ Jpqait , capitnU liiceos 
Synodi in SanHa ^o^i^anaEdchfi^ bAbci^ .i . Sed quo negledtiaha 
\ dcfeceruntan.htguum eH : qux vcrba manifcftc fupponunt 
I vltrailla viginti capicula, ytihodic funt , & olim in I 
lillis cxcmplaribus Qricncalibus fucruat, ahqua capi- » 
(tula fuifse . Suinuia etfam rcteiicis viijmci Ca- j 
; nonibus Niccnis,vti vulc P, Lupus , ftarc noftra:n^ | 
fcntcnciain qux tcnct Canoncs appcllatioaum , qui | 
5.W/rrnA-x,inpn.nis&caftigads exc^iipUribMs fuiisc', ' 
vel faItemci$cpotMHsc,nvadc^mqu:dcionefr* rcdi- i 
gamur; vtrumlucrintpIures,aurpaucioics quam vi- ^ 
' p>ti,dcqttotamen voIoBarorujIcnccuclam adicnbc- 
rc , ea qucP Lupi fidcnciam rifucare . 



83 



Baronius Anno 3 25 - Cliiifti pag. 
501. & 302. tom. 8- 
cdit. Rom, 

CEtfrum Nicicnos Canoncs aliquot paflb^effc 
naufragium , tabul« qkwe hinc indc difpcrf^e rc- 
pcriuncur , manifcftc lignificant • Quis ncget , 
immo quis au<ftoritite Sandli Hicrony mi noa afifirmct, 
atquc tutoconfirmct,iacadcm Magna. Synodo dc Di- 
ttinis fcripcurtf authcnticis cditu^n cfsc canoncm ? ipfc 
cnim Cic prarFatur in ludich. Apud Hcbrxos libcr ludith 
imcr Hagiographalcgitur; cuius auifloritis ad rofao- 
randailla, qux in contcntioncm vcniunt, minus ido- 
ncaiudicatur;Chaldj20 autcm fcrmoncconfcriptus , 
intcrhiftoriascomputatur.Scd quia hunclibrum Sy- 
eodusNic«nainnumcro Sanclarum fcripturarum lc- 
gi^ur computalTc ; acquicui poftulationi vcilrnf . Ncmo 
igitor inficiasirc potcrit,ciufmodiCinoneni,quo hbri 

%auv^iii«« ru%m^r^9t ^rant C nrfr io qUO Cafu ) pCUltUS CX * 

CKlifse • 

" Rurfumvcrodcbigamisnonordlnandis Nicacnam 
Canoncn;icitat Sanclus Anr.brofiuf,quiparitcr defiJc- 
ratur;?itcnim; Scd priuscognofcamus , non folu n hoc 
Apjftolum dc Epifcopo,& prcsbytcro ftatuifsc,fcd 
ctumParrcsinConcihoNicseno traftatus addidifso : 
nequcClcricumqucmquamdcbere cfsc , qui fecun- 
da coniucia forcitus fitJHxc ipfc . At quis , rogo, 
um pctUidx frontis hono tot ttotolquc Patrcs 
^ ' ■ — ■ ■ 



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184 



mcndacij adco impudentcr rcdarsuent , & affirma« 
rc aufit eos cflc mcntitos., quod hi 4ki(> c^np^s 
cxtra numerum illorum viginti pofiti 'vidcantur ? 
Qua paritcr ratione falfarius haud-dieert^us cft fan- 
aillimus illc Zofimus Papa , quod ciraucrit Nicac- 
numcanonem dc appellationcad Apoftolicamfcdcm, 
qui tamcn intcr viginti illos ncquaquam numeratus 
habctur, ncquc apudGrapcosinucniiur .ficutrci^uO 
alijlupcrius rcccnfiti ; cum tamen Thcodorctusilium 
ipfum digito fignct ,dum fcribit Athanafium Arittno- 
rum caiumnijs circumucntum , & illorum iudicijs exa- 
gitatum in Occidcntcm vcniflc , & Arianos littcris con- 
tracundcmcaufamprofcquutos cflcjquando, inouJt, 
dc lulio ; Illc LccleGx caxioacoi fcquutus , & cos iuffit 
Romam vcnirc,& diuini^m Athanafium , quo pro fe 
iniudiciQipfcrcfpQndcffCC vocauic, Scd quinanriflc 
Bcckfiit Canon ? wn cerfc Sardicenfis Concilij, cJU • 
[ vtiJvCmdemonftrataiiitor fequcmi capitcJnoH d^tii r 
fucratcelcbratum. Compellcris crgo ^ccri , pef ^ii6»|; 
clcfia? canoncrononaliumfignificatum cfsc, quam<i*^ 
tat um Nicasni Conc ili j <»noncm dc appcllando id RO' 
n.atB Pomi6ccm,q,ucm Athanofiusr (Vt fuft inr^ j^i»* 
i ibus dcclarabimus ; aduerfus Arianorum iudicijoooii 
ira fc lata lcgitimc /fppeUaucra^.^ Cuni'iVcro; ^oni(lc:l 
lofige grauiori cx Ar;rna ha:rcfi tcmpcflacc adat;»mL. * 
cfl*c Orientalcm , quaip Occidcnt^cca tccicljian. , hnuJ | 
mirum fit ,Hier6nyiimn), Ambrofium & ZOunL^^j 
Papam , ex Roman.x Ecclcfi;^ archiuis , atquc alnxnaal 
pcutos,practcr viginti illo;^ nouilfc Nica:no.scnno 
cuodintcIligcnicsPatrts Cathu!ici,qui S.ofjican adj 
O ccumenicum C o ncihuo i ccoiucftcrc , compiuits $A 

i ^ ' ■ mm mmmmmmmm 1 * ■ „ , ,^ 



cinombasNiciSJciaMiijao ConciliocJitis, tiaquam 
ia rcccntiori thcca rccoadcnccs , d^crctis Sardi- 
ccnlibas > additis qaibjfda-n alijs $ intcxucrc; . 
Hurfus autcn Epifcopi ipfi Africani in tcrtio Goq- 
ilio Carthagincnfi fub Siricio Papi , qao l confti* 
tucrunt Canonc vigCii;n3 nono, vt nonnili i ieuno 
facrificiu n oflfcratur , in Nic«no Concilio ftatu- 
tuin fuufc » jnferius Canonc quaiJragcfi no o^aup 
profitcnturu cuixi in fiac ficaiunc; fidc cnim Ni* > 
c«aa trailitus aadiuicnus .^ycruin & dc facrificijs 
inhibendis poll pra^idiuai^vt a iciunis ,ficut digiium 
c(l,off^ratur,&tunc»5c nunc confinnatuoi cft •H«c 
ibi Baronius^ 

Supcr cflt vnum fcrupuluin rcmoucrc; vicklicct 
laudaias a mc clTc Epiftolas quorundam PoRtifi- 
cum , quac vulgo apocryphj; cxiftimantur , quod 
mihi poffctLupusobijccrc . Rcfpondco; proptcrca id 
a mc faiftum ,qu6d vidi ab codcm P. Lupo viro cru- 
ditilfi noadhibcriEpiftolamBonifacij fccundi adEu-^ 
lalium prorfus commcntitiam.Itaquc non porcrit mihi 
opponcrcquod ipfc commifit . Vnum animaducrto mc 
in vtilitatc(n RomanJB Ecclcfiae illas Epiftolas pro- 
tulifsccum illc fccus fcccric produ^la itla Epiftolaj 
Bonifacij,qua induAa Hctci-odoxi fchifma^ illud 
Africanum introducunt;quibus crrandi occafioladi- 
mcnda cft , quemadmodum magnus illc parcns 
Hiftori« Ecclcfufticac Boronius fccifsc compcri- 
tur. 

Tandcm monco>mc in tribus, quai hocarinocum 
tribusdoAiffi-nis.&cruditilTimis virisdc Traditiono 
Azvmi^dc redladodrinaSandorum Lirincnfium, dc 



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confcnfionc Africanae Ecclcfia? cum Romana contcn 
tionibus fufcepi, rcmScdis Apoftolicse cgiffc^&omnc 
mrum ftudium , induftriam , dbiftrinam ad Sandlap 
E:dcfTX Romanx vtilitatem & gloriam contuiif- 
fc. 

Equidcm>ni mcmea fallit opinio fpero fbrcvt hi 
duonobiUflimi nudtorcs Lupus, & Noris Icdis meis 
bifcecomnTcntaiiikiilHiS j quarillorum ingcnuitasefl^ 
cbg^^ita dodrifia? huiuS vcritarca» luia fentcntia rccc- 
dant ,& ad mcam' accc^danr,' ac , pro fua eruditionc , 
noua fundamcnta inueftigent , qiubuseidem hadc 
nus a nobis tradira dodrina eonfirmctur : qucmad- 
modum mihi feiiciter contigit in prima de Azymo 
corftcnficne • quamcum aWbluifsem , rogaui fupli- 
citcr Emmcntiif$/mc;m Cardinilem Boham , vti ha- 
hctur iri n^ro^ Commcntario in fine capitis quinti yVt 
pro fuav/ligione , & pictatc, Patrcs alios prxtcr cos , 
quosipfc collcgcraci in Vaticana BibliGthcca,in qua 
cruditcbabirarindagarct ^quorum tcftimonrjs traditiQ 
Azymi fttibilirctur , Quod illc ftudio^^ , ac felicif 
tcrprxftirif.inucnitquippeopufcuhim maniLi fcripcura 
Sanfti Ildcphonfi Epilcopi Tolctani , qui fcptimo 
fitculo floruit , quod rem Azymi continebat , & 
doftrinam a mc traditam firmabut . Quod illc^ 
tamcn , cum mihi pofset homini Hifpano , quod cf- 
fetKifpanl Scriptoris, tribiicrc , maluit tamcn homi- 
ni fui iuftituti^ GaJlo afsignarc , Forte- quod in Gal- 
lia facilior eft ,& frcqucntior vfus cdcndi libros^ 
& publicaiidi . Illud autcm nos propcdicm expedta- 
mus • quod idcirco tninudncrtiinus, vt homincsdo- 
<ai noiint unto virq illuj Ildephonfi tcftjmopium.. 



dcberi. & non dubitem, quin auftor, quicunquc 
iUc dennim fic , ErainentifsijnumCardinalemBonan-r 
honorificeappcllct , & ipfc illonominato candideia- 
tcatur per qucm profcccrit . 

In calcc opcris mei fatisfacerc opcrae prctiuni- 
crit P. Hcnrico Noris mihi , vt . aiunt , lubirato 
quod aducrfus ilhim fcripferim , nam cum egoprius 
monucram , nec inopinantcm lacelTiui : ac cius mc 
quidcm cxcmplodcfcndam .Siquidcm illcP.Ioanncm 
Garncrium viium dodrina cximia cruditionc muUi- 
pHci , ac rccondira cloqucnria fumma r virtute fin- 
gulari,dc rcpublica Ecclcfiaftica bcncmcritum ,lene- 
dlute vcncrabilcm , quicre & aliud agcntcm in Gal- 
lia , audaftcr prouocauic ,& aculeatis diftcriis accr- 
bc impctiuic, tanta fiducki vt cjiftimct cum a fc pror- 
fus-cffc conuidtum . Quod tair.cn fccus cil; idquc 
cgo multis argumcncis palam facerc poflcm^fi otio 
abundarcm , & illc ahquo alio pra?tcr fc dcfcnforc 
indigerct i ac ne tcmcic loqui vidcar fpccimen ali- 
quod huius mci iudici} aficrrc volo . Initiax)pu£culi 
fui aducrfus Raronium,& GarncriumaffirmatS. Am- 
brofium fuiffe in viuisrcum Augultmus cxpcditio- 
nem Cirtcnfcm inaugurandi Epifcopi caufa fufcc- 
pit , quod c(l omniao i vcritatc alicnum • cuius 
c^o rci cundcm Baronium audorcm habfO . Fcfcl- 
lit cuivillaparticulaEpifloIa: Auguftini id^. vbidicit 
^uxfikiab eo ,vtrkm tuflkm , 6* ibriflunum ruta>ct Medtola 
^rnfis EccUfid Epifcopum Aml^n fium Scc quafi vcro dc viU( 
Ambrofiofcrmofitcum dc iI!o morttio lUa vcrba pof- 
ilnr, debcantque intclligi ,quod mihi in Auguaino 
habicanti compcrtuni tll . Nout P. Koris cum a 

— ""pTuT", 





principe Ecde/uftic« hi^Kia; rcced/t^a vcro 
rcct^dcre , & cx hjc r!rgu:n:ntc> 
difcar, quae fcribit cc;utra. 
Garncriam J ea noa 
tam cfsc 
indu- 

bitata,vtrefutarinori 
poisint 



F I N I s. 



I N D E X 



R E R V M. 



A ^^ppclIatioadRomarAWPo- 

A6l)atcs Litincnfe re- nticoni fempcr fiiit rccc- 
ceafc;)tur LaiicUrr-^' pta , fir continuata i patri- 
nir.' r34'^35*; * bus Africanis . '^5^ 
AloyfiiiV Torcllus Al]-*^ AriaiMHcrTLici Ttrum- Conci- 
giiftinia:\ui> M'iiloncu$. Lau- Uum Saidiccn f^i fioiul cum 



datur . 



CathoIiciic:lcbrari:ir,-i8>). 
an T^hilippopoli ibid. 6c 
fcqiicn. 
Arianl fupcrbi 5c frandnlchti 
loi-iio. Fa iofiz29 



Amor rcs p^cna rhnof is 231 
A i.^thorciarimi Lirineifium 
cJ^>gium T 1 . 2 

S. AntoniniI ificant1^trarili:ad 

OrJiii-jti tiinonim :78 Aniuiiiani,^ RcmorJlraUcs 
A 1:0 lius Pau/ucins PrimariiiT noui Pvlagiani . 9. 
«'-fCaioi»i?r»n 'Parain'; Lrft^r Aiiau hni Iaudcs44.205.2p8 
- -crcatnt' Arrditor Korsc Ro- ii 
• '* ma IX . ro.tnv nd^tur. 271. 
Aironiui Ma^habccus Bibljo- 
tfi^caritnSc^rcniflrimi Ma^ ii 
D -^cis E ruriarliudarnr. 9 . 
Ap.xl andi uw ad Sctfcn» R )- 
"mavuincft diui.ii uL is 277. 
App:lU:io tamofa Apjarn 

237- 

Appcififio Aroiii Fn/?Alcn/i« 
Epifcopi cclcbcrwma 
238. 



Anju.^ii'^'»^ a p'. Lupi malc ac* 
ci|)Kur: defcnditur ac /(^ 
a >rc i6ii 165. '70 
Au JuiHiuis quanri ^;t^ ab A^u- 

kot^ ib\ 161. 163. 17 o 

2^'^ H^- '^+ i ^ 

Aui;UTlini c*bn (cCrAiio pra^cr 
Conciluin N;cenum Iicica 
&v:ilis 175. aCcq 

A uijuftini humilitai CJc modc- 
ffia 179. 21 j 



ArppclUnoTisconrcnrioii fcx* Augurtini libri dc PrafJdt. 

Iro Alricano Concilio noiu San<3. Si Doii. Pcrfcucr. 
faic dc lurc , fcd dc modo ib, qua ido fcrip^i. io6.ac! 1 12 



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Augiirtiiius ;i).]ibris Rctracta- ..gir.artfp.-ifcfcicJft niakta* 

tionum cOntr* opiiiionem ^i&iiiTnij|.i 
vulgi nx qui.Jquam «no- EuisiEpilloIacommentitia 
meati retradauir. 80. 1 8 j. Avl Eulilmin.zji 
vidc . R^traclittoiium _ _ ^ 

libri-&c. r 4 f| 

Auguftiiius jcdiS MportoIicjT' '^*' 
\ lludiofiinmus. 1 6-j. 1 54. Jd^ ^fanus laudat Lirincii 

laiidiad Sedyni ApoitolL, "ani , # 

caiu Yempcr agaouic , «c CanpiicsSardicciifcs djApfcI. 
frcquciitauic , «jS, 145^;/ l«f«JV^"Sj; .e;taii*ai>oir 

, , Icfcjue Uce probarur au- 
B ^ ^dore27a.3;fequcac. f,A 

Canoiies Coixalu Niccai an 

BArbaroriim irruptio in finc plures qnam visio/i 
Africam ip8, deuaftanc 282 ac feqiient: 
iliain proiiiaciain " 109, Cafsia 11 opinig Hatretica 
fl5ar6Yu) Andor fiudiofus 28 *| 
L 105. 2Si.& feq, * ^ , . .CartU lus cojinv: Vli Sanclus^ 
feir-^nius Ecc efialticiHi^Iona: ; inGallia 121. fcd vri cor-r 
Pater &Panccps: 'pj.2^} . redus, non vti ^cmjpclJi* 
* Barralii elogium dc nrfula Li^ gianus. ibi 
) *riheafi^ ' / 146 CafsianusquotcmporcCoIIii^' 

Bafirius rci^rehcnrus i ' ratre tioncs (cripfic 130 
Lupi 1 89, Lau4atui;, at> Au-. c^tholici n;iedii inrer Pelagia- 
dore . / ' ' " nos , ^ ^cmipclagiaaos 

5.11arTninus fiuct(entcntia Air-' 29 .r : » ' 
\ ' guflinicicConcilioSardiccft- Catajoms ASbatum It San* 
P fi 1 86. & 2 1 2. Aarum Lirinenfium 

Bcncdidi ii Monachi contcn-» 154 
i - dunt Lirincnfc Monafterium cauillatio Noris in Viuccn- 
f iuumeifc.. 147 ti'4m Lirincnfcm 71 

B^nifacius ^cni .dus contraL, Capletlius Romam appcllat • 
1 ( novs fucccfsorcm fibi cli- a j 7 



CjcIc 



;(^.e{hai Epilt dccorqjctur " rfonib;is NiccrKf^ exiffi- 

i ; aP. Njris& vafsio 55. & ,mduir. 378. & lcqucnc 

*"^'^^^^7-A^cqwciu. " C^6itd]iu('ii ^ Sardicenfc 

ftrlcihni Epi-ao ^'''adKt^ircopoi ^ vul^o diftu n Cathol.cp- 

Galh^ proponicur;i;' cx/K>: ruin,mul:icuin Au-uflino 

ni:urrcdw'ab au.i .rc. 62- Hxrccicorum cffe puta- 

ad (57- r^ ic. vtruin probabiliccr 

nirvloitonuis v::uiij uucat Sc- lo ^ &requcnt. 

I nnpjlagianis? 75 dorciha Auijuftini liber edi- 

l Chyancorum cxe:iip?u n a tus at^aud ^rc ranfiisi J7 

NoriaductuinrcfcIIitcir . 8 * prubacaibi. 
rhbrepifcopi EpifopoiTi Vica- 

: rii\^ ifucrinrvcr^ EpifcopiPib D 
i Cbadjurorcs Epifcopis viuc iri- 

bus darr fohri • 175 Efcriptio amarna Infu- 



^Cpadiator Valcrii foic Au^u- LJ Iaruin Lcri,& Lirina: 
? ili i isibkl. • io.D:fcripcioMjila!lcrij 
^roadiutorcs hubuit Pccrus . Lirincniis • 1 40 

17^- ' . D fp ra!^.di,& opinandi Ji 

j Commonicoriunv Vincentii t»- centia lchoh/licorum 
rinenfis opus nobilrfsimuin rcpr^he iditnr i P. Lupo 
•7. editur fub' noniine Pcre- • 162 6i fcqucnt. iurc uc 
• griii 13 air edini^n a Vii- ' aniniuria ? cxaminacur.' 
centD? 13. laudarur abati- Donatifta: frauiuicnti fin- 
fi >rc ibid. Commonirorij gu it fc athohcos 202. 
laudcs co i^cft^ ab eodem DjnatiHar qnid fenfcnnt 
ibid ai 25.91.adp5 impc- cJe CoacUio 54rdicwMU ? 
tiruri Nori:^7. ibid. 
ConcibiNiccnr Canoics vani 

citantur. 172. 275. NVc^cni . E 
Canoncscie appcliacionibas 

prbpon.i irur, 2 7j. ad-282. Tn Cdcfia Oricntalis quar, 5c 
Nicchos Canoicsno i ig.io- Jj, quos Epifcopos habuc- 
' rariin:Pa:rcs AVica ii. 1(^7. ^ ri ?2 1 3. Ecclc/i i A^r.ca ia 
V luvtannim liioru II cos 1 unq um a.iuif.i fuic a 

ui: .i biJ. Conciliuin Florc i- Ronu la. 2 j fcmpcr iJ 
tinum Ca iones dc appjila- Sjdcm K juu.um appcj 

S 2 latio- 



l<ldoncspenni.1c. ib. Sf lc- 
quciic. 

EccicfiaRoaiaiU iafcruandis 



fcripcursfiddifsitpa. 27 j t;? ^^"f^"^ Scmipclaguaus! 
Ecclcaa Grxca palsa clt Auguftiuo aducrfus 1 1. 
corruprioaes fcriptiQuuin Trxii {uit Aiiglus ibid. 
fuarum ibid. Ep.f ^opus Reienfis. ibi tx 

Epiichiarvfuslicitus i74 principibas ^emipclagia. 
Epifcopus Moiuis ^ Iba-u aorum 3 1 Fauliu$ vulpecu 
parnaslaudarur ^J7-com- ladicjcura Barouio 67 
nji!j4^t doariium audor noa fuic Ab.bas Viucciuij 
ns dcSiuaj ^uguftmo /jriiKafis, 8^84, colitur 
ib, ytfauctusit? aallia,fed vcj 

Epifcopi Coacilii SJirdiceafis cotreda^ 1 24. 
uumcraiuur 21 1. Epifcopi Faufliaus z:cgatus pontificis 
Coacijij Sardiccafi s'aa fuc- Roma^M i'^ f^^^^o Coacilio 
riat cathoJic/, vcj Harretici Carthaginicnfi 259 
aij. aa fucrint mixri ex nou cjiicrit^r p.itnbus 
OricatalibusiOccideiUa- ^fricanis qui^ nihil vi- 
Jibusibid Epifcopi dtio ia dic diireucijrc Eccicfia^ 
c;ideaiciuicacc vtrum ftle- Romanaib, 
riatpcrmi($i 176. 17$- F.ldcipoafcfsjoia faaafuerit 
EoiftQlarM.irc\ Papap, Juli) , ia Coaeijio Sardipeaiiii:? 
'scLibai; aii li ic Apocryr fid^s Coacijii Niccai aa 
pl>x' i79,:8o.lipiftoU 3o- fueric appfobira ia Coa- 
mfacjj fecu idi coini^enti^ cilioSArdicpali? 216: u S. 
^ ?7o. Vi^y^^ CoaciU>NiCCi)i cnplcx , 

Pacfieriu5 au .lo5r'*Iatinus ele- &ri|ualis 1 \6^hius Coacilu 
^aas I od.cius ccftiiubaium Sardicjrifisq^ii^ ;.<jualiS 
dc Lifiacp.fi lafula pCctcla- ibid^ 
ruai 138. fuit MonacJuis Form^ Cortcii;i Saidiccnfis 
liriaeafis ibid, 3 7 quxnani fueri: 2 1<5. 2 1 8 - «Sc 

Eiichjlogicus libcr cdicusab feqi^cat. Fornu Coaciii; 
iuctore, 57 Niceai.qu^lis ibi, foraiatx 

Ijttersqux loz. foimatas 
licteras hn«'aaL Doaatillse 



Oi.lO^. 



lor 



b^ortuttius Epiicopiis Douzci- 
lla lop. difpurac cuai Au- 
guftiiio, & coauiuciPii 
ibi. 



^fliaa.i iiifcdaScmipc- 
kj lagiAiiifiiioyo 
GJ laUuditLr 177 
P.GarJcriusS..!. i8i 
Gcr^irdus V(>rsiui.HetcrodQxus 
p. j.. Intcifus V iuccutio. ib. 
Gcanadias 5cmipclagiauus.i7. 
i;)am ucus fuit ab Ecclciia 
iugduuenfi. ^p.Geanadfus 
qualisiudole, inacuio 441 
Giodcma Concilij Sardiccalis. 

2l5- 

Gonccus Dominicaiuis Com- 
mcndatur. p;. flac pro Viu- 
centio ib, 
Gratiaiuis cxpenditur,commcn- 
dacur,ar-uitur. 24 ^ 

pratus Pnmas Carthagiaicn- 
fis . 2 i4- An intcr fucnc Con- 
cilioSardiccnG:: 214. 2 is 
(Srot/uslaudic Vmccntium p. 

GrUoriu8 P. vocat Euangclia 
^COiiCiliaynucrfalU »27 



H 



Scni.pcIag1anornm.34 
Prflrd.ftHUtiauurum. 77- 
Hxi cfcou Parcnccs Magni Ho- 

121 

mincs. 

H^rcn inuirifccrrarcputaar 

Hirctici rtuntur cxcmplo Bo- 

S.dcm. »70. EpiftoU ilU 
conunenntia. 
HiUrius a PJVoris ScmipcU 
eianifmi iafimuUmr . o. 
Hiliriuslaudaturafxlcrtuio 

60. ./< Nori arguitur sc- 

mipcU^iainfmi py-S^fnTf- 
lagiaiiorriCoryphatufrzdicat.ib. 

Hllarius vucusaflenturAb Au- 
dorc coiitra Norim p. qq. 
Dcfcaditur a nota Scmipc- 

lagianifmi ii4' "^* 
Miftoriaconfccratlonw Augu- 

ftini. ^ '7' 

H omoufi 011 connrmatura 

»17- 

HonotamsGaUus Litinen pri- 
mui incolit p. lo, pnmut 
j^bbatum Lirinenfium. 

HymouiioS. Honoratum, 8c 
Sauaos Lirinwfcs. t^t 




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Luiicanus Magiftcr Nouitio- 
rum . rrarlcgit Collationcs 
C*rsia:ii N )uitiis . - ' i6 

laftaaciaP. Noris. p. 4' ^ ^ ' 

/mpcricia Auguftini tclix . 
17 . ^ 

Inauguratio prarpoflera Au- 
guftiniex V. Lupo. 170 

|us appclla idi ad Scdem Ro- 
manam. 227 

juris Diuini crt.ib. Conte itio 
nulla fuit dc iurc appcnan» 
di itKcr Epifcopos Africa- 
no3 2iR.Sedcm if^ iji. 
Co ire.irio fuit de mo lo ap- 
pellaidi, no;i dc iurc. 252. 
Excrcetur 6c hodie inter 
Canaiiflas, & Legispcri- 
tos. ib. lus appeJliindi ad 
R. Sedcni probarur c^ Cy- 
priatio «2j^.ex Augullino 
236. 



LAbbc Soc. T. proVinccn- 
tio. 

leg^iConcil ii Sarrflc: a , , . 

micteba uur cn nporc ria 

annara 2 ^5 .a liquando a Sc- 
HcRomana' 2 5;.27|:^<^ 

^•ros,ScZ;irinei i^il*. » r 



X-cros.S. Margarita :iirinx > 
S Honoratus hadiic dici- 
t'ir.p.10. Earum d^fcri- 
ptjo.ib.iefos , & oa ne 
GalliarumThcbaidcs. 1 
Ambapfljpcruin coloniar • 
P IX. 

bcili accufatori; Trltni 
Zibcr vitarum Tatrum nilis 

^"ciUus Vcronenfis intcrfuit 
ConciI.5ardicenfi. 220 
Lupus Noris ^mi illimus. 
145. malc fcntitdeVjn- 
ccntio Lirin. 145. Notas 
cdiditin Concihu. ib. Ac- 
cufat Sulpirium , & Vin- 
ccnrium Seimpclag. 147. 
^rguirur fimulrarjs in Vin- 
ccntiuTTi. 1 48.il.a le zpjpro^ 
bar Canoncs^ntioch^ nos. 
149 Lnmcrro infiniufat 
Scm/pelagtaiiirmi Sjx:um 
Papam. 151. ^rguitur In- 
confiderantiap . ..^c cufatur 
Japfuxniultipjjcjs . 16^. 
T-rpcram fcntit de Conuo- 
cationcConcjIii Conftanti- 
nop. 1^55. fibi coiiiradicit 
ibid. IVmcjc impcritiar 
arguit ^jguflinum. 168 
Schojafticos rcprehcndit . 
1 6p. Tria pomt i rrata im- 
pcritia? Canonum . 170 
Impudcntcr appillar ^u- 
gulhnum ncfcjcnum. Cou- 



tra 



traP. ^upnm dc Thcc^do- 
fio /ir;p:nit. 227 Fauct 
Hctcrodoxis 2,1. 
Rciicit Kpidolas faucntct 
Ecclcfia! quor.uiidaaj poii-- 
tihcumiSo. rccipirvium. 
Bo ufacii fwxuudi ta.'u-iit-e. 

Hxrccicis ibid ucga: 
coiirra Baronium cauoncs 

Nicenoscirc plufquamvi- 

giati 281. &lcq. 

M 

M^carij infignefadum 

,>l:j"cus ^.uoiiius dc Domi* 
nis. 2j<.fouccfclufau Ec- 
clefir^tricancfcd falfo • 
ibid^ci £iuct ^upi,.^cNo- 
ris . ibid. fcd nunus.N.orjs . 
ib. MDnachi Lirincnfcs cx 
NorisSemipciasiani 129. 
Dcfenduntur ab impoftura 

MaOiliwafcs. noa .tipinenfes 
- Semlp<f1^i3ni " ^t?^ 
I MarcyroIo|ium dc Vinccatio 

lariacnLp. i^. 
iMifitanortraaon cx vlribus 

foliusnarurse. 
Imoh fterium ^trincnfc fcmi- 
narium Epifcoporum it. 
Ex Nori Scminarium Sc 
mipclagiaaorum lap.^u- 
gudiuianu crcdicum aqui- 
bufdam. 13 5, Excollitur 



fumnnslauiibus. 'i 7 
MonaLcru n inliijucS. frucis 
coniiabnca:» 17^ 



N 



^^.i<:c:ii Cpncilij 

T. Nv>ri3: fcr>bit HiUoria Pc- 
lasjana np. ^ 
.tmicus fu:t^ris ibid. 
.PointViacenciumia <:'a:a. ^ 
1 »go ScmipeUgja.iorum . j 
ib.Nods ladancia. 4 j 
, Tcm.^rj la Vinccatium j 
fcrjbic. 14. 16^ ^ccufac I 
S^mipclagianifmi Vinccn. 
nuai , Hilariuai ,Cxccrof. 
quc. 129» Lirincufps 
Moaachos. 131. ^rjjuityr 
confciifio lis cua^ Vofsio 
Hcccrdduxo homiac 24. 
40. Pcrpcram iatclligit 
Yincciitium.ji.Noris U- 
,uet ^udon 3<^. flc fccjq. 
Incpcc producit ViiKcn- 
tiunj in ,^u^uf.i"um ^r. 
Noris noa arcigiC mcatcm 
7^cUgi; dc ^diutorio Gra- 
tix . Imperitix C^anunati- 
cx arguittf. 5 i. Immcrico 
d-torquct Viaccarium .n^ 
r^rlefliauiH. j8. N>r:s iu- 
/qifus mmi$ Viuccnrio ib. 
^rgnicur iccrum Vouianar 
confenfionis.75.Nugatur. 
romaionitoj:iUin fcrip^un. 



in gratiam Faufti. 85 • Eius fiirdar. il 
CoiKraciiaio niani'clta J4. jndigii^rdponfionc. 
Imnierito iacit Vii^ccntiwiij 

Aiiaorcin obicaionum. 8j- Opiiiioacstrcsdepeteudo. 

orando 5cc. 28. PoJagij , 
t a<liaiH , >,cinip)^lagia 
noruni,& AucjUKmicun 
Cinholicis^ ib. 
Op niononi probabiliorcu 
neino fequi tcncrur 
18-1. 



&fe(jq. 

4 N >n$/tudiofus au^cndi imrrtc- 
rum Sw-mipwlagian, 5^6.- 
Nuris Coniedura in Hilarium . 
py.H larios geminos cfldit . 
^p.Rcfutatur fcqq. 1'^- 
tirma ratione Scmipclayiam^- 
miHilariuiwaccufar. p- ii5^ Opimoncsvari^' dc mimc 
Modclkrcprchenditur. uy ro Patrum coi^CiJii Sar 
Perniciose excufat Scrnipcla- diccnfis. ' 312 
gianosab Hafrcfi. 122. Incau- Orationis neccfsicas .p.ap. 
tus prxbcr arma contra fc ip- 3^ 
fum.^2i..57lm loratopem Ongcies fauet Scmipcla- 
Lupi. 1^51 Frurtra.ib, fii-fcq. gia-nts- 
Malcfcntitdc Patnbu^ ^fri- OlitisinCond/ioSardicci 

• canis Fiuxc irnpugrjat Mar* ii' 220 

• tum.' Antonijii?cicDo.TOiiis^ O^tobonus rardinalis com 

AcrKcr inpetit Garncrinm . 

Noris laudarur.i .39 5^.84 
Niccni Coactii; Canones . vidc 

Canoner. 
Nonatus Harrteicus fadiofus 
»34 



lucndatur • 



226 



Andor^ Pyxis. 



266 



o 



o 



Bicfkioncs' Vincentianx 

non funt Viriccirtii 1 jri- 
r 



Patrcs Africani 
quamSchifmatici 
«uiiquam negirunc lus 
^ppcllandi ad Scdeni 
Ronianam 26^. & fc- 
qli"i\ Noii rcllitcrunr 
P*ip e r^od fuppUcauiiu. 
267. 



feqq guam ab- Pro fpcrconfirar Fauflum 
p. 1 2 




p. Ti.Laudamri C»Iclli:io. 

60. 

P^alaciiis PatauinuS Lcdor . 
2 7i.fic:Ro:ar Roiiuix ^4^- 
dicor. ib. E.lirurus cfi opus 
iucis PrudcMcia: lacrar , 6c 
EcckCix. ib. com ncadaiur. 

J^^Iagius negic ncceflir:ireni 
ora i ii, vinbus natucajibos 
attribjc.is. 28. Tres Ihtus 
habuit errandi . .49. Nju./ 
agiouit gr4tiaai clfi jacein . 

7clagiu$ Mufca Moritura di- 
f aus. 74 
Pcregrmus cur vocatus Vinccu- 
tius. P 13.151. 

Petr>>nius Epifcopus Bjuo- 
nicifis. pioj. 
Petru> Coadiutores habaic Li- 
nurn, 8c Cletum. 175 
Piqilippolicanum Concilimn f> 

ftuoiaP Lupi i8p 5cc. 
Probitur ralidiifiin*. 20^ 
Poenae congruerc dcbent dch- 

221 

Pvx-carius Martyr Liriaenfis p. 
12. 

PoSciui Theologi reprehen- 
da 1 :ur. 2 4 1 . Baiuli cruditio- 
nun- 249 
prxJciHaatiani i Viiccntio 
dam lari. 77 
Eoru n Hrrefis . ib. quarido 
f.orucnuc. 78. cxcitacur in 



HolIan3ia,& Frifia . Eft 
propriaCalumniAaruni . 
78. 



Q 



Varflio acs de (i£t ^)^ 
Ljiix.iandeffde-. M.^- 
ti . i 16. rl\ic dc -Re Pra- 
ftarum edidit Auct-jr. 
ib. 



REinonnrantes , & Ar- 
miiiiaui Scmipclagia- 
nifmip. 
Rctraaationcs>/agnflini ip- 
fum arguu^c dchcatas 
coufcicutia:. lyP- Errorcs 
nou contiuc:it Recogno- 
fcuutpocius v]urdam 180. 
Rctra^aac rocabula Fati 
F ^rtunar . MuCarum . ib. 
Rw-tradacioncs Augufli- 
niaua: quo feufu accipicn. 
dx. i^j.Nihjl Ajguftiuus 
rccradat ^orum quar fcri- 
pfitaduerfusPclagiauos . 
1 84. 

Reflicutus prinus Carthag. 
207. 

RiaetusCaluinianus audacif. 
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Rofuucydus ^iftor clcgaiv SecuidusEpifcopusSuftvCula:. 

tifsimus. ^5^ ^ Mi^- . . . 

Scniipclagiani cxcludunt gra- 

tiam aiKeCvdenccm , con 

coiiira itcni iScc. j i . Ti quo 

fcntircnt cuni Pclagio 48. 

^nai vocabuIum,&vfHs. S.mipclagu.i .nukar n.o- 

5ana.i«.u . rctici iion cra it cxNons . 

Laboian: jadiiantur oran^a i^/- Semipelag:aai Sanft. 
^**'' ° elTenon porerau:. 1^2 

SaS^cnfc Concilium quale Q.na.a ,s aUcruncvendi- 
fucriti85.ad22^commu- ca nt ab H xrefi. 14 
n" rr b.ibc:urpr:, dathoh- ScmipcUg.aui dcfcnd» no.. 
co&vmnerfali224. & (cq. polsu u abcrrorc poft ht- 
hiic feitciit.am fcqnitur tcrasCxi-lt.iU. p. .23 
auaor^o6 2 07.nrumfitSc.nipcIag.aY™«"^ "P^.' 
prabab:le .llad U..(Tc Hxrc- gcid. cx albo Scm.pcUg.a. 
t,corum,..iuxclt ^uguftini norum.aut delendi dc Ji 
{cnrc,it/a zoS. ad 23. bro Sa.idorum ib 

f .cr.nt dilhndnm i Conci- Sixtus Ponc.tc.K "0^1 fu.t Senn- 
UaPhilipp3Polita>ao 185 pclagian.fm. fu^pcctus, vt 
- adios/ vultP z:upus.iSi. 

jardiccnfei Canones dc ap- Sufpiciolorum natura. 57 
pelUii'> i/bus tu.Tunt vcrc Suircspro Vi.ice.itio. 
Niceni, idquc accuratc pro- 2 S -94 
batur 272. fic fcquen. Nicc- Sulpituis Seuerus P. lupo ac- 
uosipfiponcirtccs &Patrc$ cufaturScmipcagiiUifmi . 
amiqiuappelUrunt a7S.& H7? 
f-q. 

Scii jUftici contincndantur,in 

7rol.& i4''. -.' * . 
Scbalttanus / •ifanns^pifcopiiS 
VcnMicnfi» au«iaturab Au- 



Tefli 




T 



Fafto, dcF dc, Mixiis Scc 
editusab Aiidore . 126 
Tridcnti ium ( oiiciliu'n vbi- 
qiic quoad Doijnu recc- 
Eftinionia honoriflca dc r^'""i = 'lo" '«c quf d ad Ec 
Viiccatiop. i6. Mar- clcfiailicam dilciplinanj . 
• tyrolo^ij Rima ii i5. £u- »74- 
chcrij. 17. Goiinadjj ibid. 
.-•fdo.iis. ib. H >:iorijl'r;;sb. V 
ib. "crri de Nicahbu? 1 8. 

Tnthemii ib. SixTi S.-iicnf. X 7 Alerius Epifcopus Hip- 
ib. PoilVuini Z9. B-IUrmi- V ponenfis fibi (ubftituit J 
ni. ib.rcthici. ib.Hair--nij ^^uguftmum I7f-i74 
ib.Pcrcfiiizo.Carbo usi . Vafquis , & Suaris Itudioius 
CoUerii 26. Rauiavdi. ibi. Audtorp.^, 
Suaris ib. G xieti z 5. Biro- Vafquczpro Vmccntio . 
nii ib. Pcro-uirard. 22. fa- [^'«'t cum auclorc ontra 
iu.ib.Sjo.idaniib.Vafqais. Normi. 56 
ib. Alioru.n fcqj. H-t.ro- Vicarii l.pifcoporum olim 
doxi quoqiic ralhltus,G.-- Hpdcopi ordi.iati. 178 
rardus,&: ahilauJa it- 2j ^^i^i uis 1 ndenriiuis • 218 

nn-odofi>is inaior non con- ^ "iccntius fi S.>mjpclagiaiu:s 

" uocauit Co.icihum Con- non colcndus, rt Sauttis. 
lUntii)opoli:ann.iiI'riinum '°- . . . ^ > x, • 
fiKMntcruc.itu rapar. 2.8 Vincc.u.us imncnfis a Nons 

i he -!32i pofitiui taxantur . interScn.ipdagiaius rc!.v 
,1 tus p. ?. H jrct iver Liri- 

rhcolo?i moralcs perperain ncnics . 2. G.is.t v.^rias c- 

rcpr -hc.ifi . ^ ^^'^^V '[ ^?''" 

.1,0 las .^quinas commc,- ituras. p. 3. Ht Monaca:is. 

darus 27I Doarina ^a- ib. rcrcgrinuscurvociru;. 

.H,'linia.ius. ib. ib.tdit( omua,..or.u...,& 

h .inasSaKhczCommcnda- cur. 14. nior. ur • 5. /ntcr 

^,^ (ai(5t<>srclatu«;. ib. D-Ccl>»- 

• )7jl'.s .vide Aloyfius. ' Th.-odofio..^ V..l-.,rinia u. 



''.X 



x.s 




xis damnatur. jp. ^ibcra- 
rur ipfoN^ris Tz:v^.\o,^\ 
Vifice:icias dj Ep.ftola CxIq- 
ftini. Mo;UQhii5 nD:i erlc 
cumCommoriicorium fcri- 
pfic. 83. ^ofoluicur Pela- 
gianifmoab ipfo N )ris 8 f. 
No:i cft Aufl^r oSicftio- 
.num Vincenciaiiaru n. 8). 
Viiicei\tius alius a Z.irineiUi 
qui obieaiones fcripfit 8j. 
& feqq. 90. quo tempore 
florueric Vir^ccntins iftc . 



Yofsim Hctcradrmis falui, 
nianus. 24 HjHis ^ugulti- 
ni. ib.Falt^ur de ^jdorc 
obiev5tio:ium Vincentiana- 
rn u. pi .pjx N >riscontra. 
Vincentium Lirinetifem^. 
55. opponicur ci Groctiusj 

24- 



Acharias Mctropolita 
Chalccdoncnfe . aix 




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