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elsewhere_o mention_v of_o the_o follow_a treatise_n 8._o of_o the_o resurrection_n 9_o of_o continence_n 10._o of_o marriage_n of_o these_o three_o he_o himself_o speak_v in_o his_o book_n of_o strome_n and_o particular_o of_o the_o last_o in_o his_o paedagogus_fw-la lib._n 3._o cap._n 8._o where_o we_o have_v a_o summary_n of_o the_o content_n of_o it_o viz._n how_o the_o wife_n ought_v to_o live_v with_o her_o husband_n of_o the_o administration_n of_o the_o government_n of_o the_o family_n the_o use_n of_o servant_n and_o what_o thing_n ought_v to_o be_v do_v by_o she_o apart_o of_o the_o time_n of_o marriage_n and_o of_o those_o thing_n which_o appertain_v to_o woman_n 11._o sozomen_n say_v that_o he_o compile_v a_o history_n 1._o and_o indeed_o suidas_n make_v mention_n of_o one_o clemens_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o historian_n who_o write_v of_o the_o roman_a king_n and_o emperor_n but_o baronius_n suppose_v they_o mean_v not_o this_o but_o another_o clement_n and_o the_o truth_n be_v they_o both_o speak_v of_o a_o clement_n indefinite_o without_o any_o addition_n of_o the_o alexandrian_a or_o otherwise_o 12._o many_o epistle_n 12._o 13._o he_o also_o promise_v a_o commentary_n upon_o genesis_n which_o according_o he_o clear_o and_o entire_o perform_v upon_o the_o whole_a book_n as_o some_o do_v affirm_v who_o herein_o say_v sixtus_n senensis_n i_o will_v neither_o give_v credit_n unto_o â—_o nor_o gainsay_v of_o the_o second_o sort_n of_o his_o book_n viz._n those_o remain_v and_o common_o receive_v at_o this_o day_n be_v only_o the_o three_o follow_v 1._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d his_o admonition_n or_o exhortation_n unto_o the_o gentile_n cate-log_n adversus_fw-la gentes_fw-la libre_fw-la unus_fw-la say_v jerom._n 2._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d his_o schoolmaster_n comprise_v in_o three_o book_n 3._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d eight_o book_n of_o strome_n a_o work_n various_o weave_v after_o the_o manner_n of_o tapestry_n mix_v with_o testimony_n take_v out_o of_o the_o sacred_a scripture_n as_o also_o poet_n philosopher_n and_o historian_n 33._o whence_o he_o get_v the_o name_n of_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d contextor_fw-la or_o the_o weaver_n he_o himself_o give_v the_o reason_n of_o the_o name_n and_o why_o these_o book_n be_v so_o entitle_v by_o he_o 4._o est_fw-la in_o exiguo_fw-la quidem_fw-la spacio_fw-la inquit_fw-la multa_fw-la genitalis_fw-la copia_fw-la semine_fw-la eorum_fw-la dogmotum_fw-la quae_fw-la comprehenduntur_fw-la in_o hoc_fw-la opere_fw-la tanquam_fw-la agre_z omnibus_fw-la herbis_fw-la plenus_fw-la vnde_fw-la etiam_fw-la propriam_fw-la habent_fw-la inscriptionem_fw-la stromata_fw-la commentariorum_fw-la etc._n etc._n again_o permixtim_fw-la nobis_fw-la instar_fw-la prati_fw-la variata_fw-la est_fw-la stromatum_fw-la descriptio_fw-la 6._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d of_o its_o proper_a and_o primitive_a signification_n the_o most_o learned_a casaubon_n give_v we_o this_o account_n 4._o solitos_fw-la veteres_fw-la stragulam_fw-la vestem_fw-la pellibus_fw-la involvere_fw-la &_o loris_fw-la constringere_fw-la etiam_fw-la jurisconsulti_fw-la testes_fw-la sunt_fw-la constat_fw-la autem_fw-la ex-veterum_a lectione_n &_o stragula_fw-la superiora_fw-la &_o involucrum_fw-la istud_fw-la quod_fw-la antiquiores_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d recentiores_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d vocarunt_fw-la varâ—â—s_fw-la coloribus_fw-la distincta_fw-la ferè_fw-la fuisse_fw-la ind_n translatae_fw-la eae_fw-la dictiones_fw-la ad_fw-la res_fw-la significandas_fw-la varietate_fw-la ensign_fw-la cujusmodi_fw-la fuit_fw-la piscis_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d dictus_fw-la ob_fw-la coloris_fw-la aurei_fw-la virgas_fw-la per_fw-la totum_fw-la illius_fw-la corpus_fw-la productas_fw-la inquit_fw-la athenaeus_n lib._n 7._o similiter_fw-la &_o viri_fw-la docti_fw-la excerpta_fw-la sua_fw-la ex_fw-la variis_fw-la auctoribus_fw-la aut_fw-la propria_fw-la etiam_fw-la scripta_fw-la sed_fw-la veterum_fw-la referta_fw-la testimoniis_fw-la soliti_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d well_fw-mi 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d appellare_fw-la ut_fw-la clemens_n alexandrinus_n etc._n etc._n those_o book_n and_o commentary_n say_v martianus_n victorinus_n man_n call_v stromata_n 65._o
himself_o give_v of_o his_o end_n in_o compile_v these_o book_n his_o word_n be_v as_o render_v in_o the_o parisian_a edition_n non_fw-la est_fw-la hoc_fw-la opus_fw-la scriptura_fw-la artificiosè_fw-la comparata_fw-la ad_fw-la ostentationem_fw-la 1._o sed_fw-la mihi_fw-la ad_fw-la senectutem_fw-la reconduntur_fw-la monimenta_fw-la oblivionis_fw-la medicamentum_fw-la verè_fw-la image_n &_o adumbratio_fw-la evidentium_fw-la &_o animâ—tarum_fw-la illarum_fw-la orationum_fw-la quas_fw-la dignus_fw-la hahitus_fw-la sum_fw-la qui_fw-la audirem_fw-la &_o virorum_fw-la beatorum_fw-la quique_fw-la reverà _fw-la erant_fw-la maximi_fw-la precii_fw-la &_o aestimationis_fw-la 2._o the_o eight_o book_n of_o stromes_n be_v different_a from_o the_o rest_n 1._o in_o the_o bulk_n of_o it_o annotat_fw-la be_v short_a than_o the_o foregoing_a whence_o it_o appear_v not_o to_o be_v a_o entire_a book_n 2._o in_o the_o inscription_n thereof_o foâ—_n in_o some_o copy_n it_o have_v this_o title_n biblioth_n say_v photius_n quis_fw-la dive_v salveter_fw-la of_o which_o before_o and_o begin_v with_o these_o word_n qui_fw-la laudatorias_fw-la or_o ationes_fw-la in_o other_o copy_n it_o be_v thus_o inscribe_v stromatâ—n_n octavus_n as_o the_o other_o seven_o and_o begin_v with_o the_o same_o word_n which_o the_o now_o extant_a eight_o book_n do_v sed_fw-la neque_fw-la antiquissimi_fw-la philosophi_fw-la 3._o in_o the_o subject_n thereof_o or_o matter_n contain_v and_o handle_v in_o it_o for_o the_o seven_o precede_a book_n be_v altogether_o theological_a but_o this_o whole_o logical_a medul_n nihil_fw-la continet_fw-la inquit_fw-la scultetus_n theologicum_fw-la sed_fw-la de_fw-la syllogismis_fw-la argumentisque_fw-la logicis_fw-la quasdam_fw-la praeceptiunculas_fw-la wherein_o there_o be_v some_o thing_n unsound_a though_o not_o so_o many_o as_o in_o his_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o institution_n annotat._n so_o far_o photius_n heinsius_n suppose_v that_o this_o may_v be_v a_o 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contumelious_o call_v the_o orthodox_n medul_n account_v those_o to_o be_v carnal_a who_o reject_v the_o pprophecy_n of_o montanus_n and_o those_o only_a spiritual_a allude_v unto_o 1_o cor._n 2._o who_o receive_v and_o embrace_v it_o herein_o he_o defend_v the_o set_a fast_n and_o station_n observe_v by_o the_o montanist_n of_o the_o name_n psychicus_n baronius_n give_v we_o this_o account_n ignominiae_fw-la causâ—_n orthodoxos_fw-la psychicos_fw-la nominare_fw-la fuit_fw-la ut_fw-la author_n est_fw-la irenaeus_n lib._n 1._o cap._n 1._o valentini_n haeresiarchae_fw-la inventum_fw-la 14._o qui_fw-la psychicos_fw-la nominabat_fw-la homines_fw-la qui_fw-la non_fw-la essent_fw-la sicut_fw-la ipse_fw-la ut_fw-la aiebat_fw-la spirituales_fw-la transiit_fw-la vox_fw-la eadem_fw-la ad_fw-la cataphrygas_fw-la qui_fw-la aequè_fw-la omnes_fw-la non_fw-la suscipientes_fw-la paracletum_fw-la psychicos_fw-la appellabant_fw-la 29._o of_o prayer_n medul_n which_o hilary_n call_v volumen_fw-la aptissimum_fw-la wherein_o he_o commend_v and_o comment_v upon_o the_o lord_n prayer_n add_v somewhat_o of_o the_o adjunct_n of_o prayer_n the_o title_n and_o subject_a hereof_o seem_v to_o intimate_v that_o it_o be_v a_o mistake_n in_o sixtus_n senensis_fw-la to_o imagine_v that_o he_o write_v two_o book_n upon_o this_o subject_n 4._o one_o whereof_o he_o entitle_v in_o orationem_fw-la dominicam_fw-la the_o other_o de_fw-fr oratione_fw-la 30._o a_o apology_n against_o the_o gentile_n in_o the_o behalf_n of_o the_o christian_n greek_a wherein_o he_o notable_o and_o at_o large_a defend_v their_o innocency_n clear_v they_o of_o the_o crime_n false_o charge_v upon_o they_o and_o full_o evince_v the_o groundlesness_n of_o the_o adversary_n hatred_n to_o and_o unjust_a proceed_n against_o they_o imitate_v herein_o justin_n and_o aristides_n who_o have_v undertake_v the_o same_o task_n before_o he_o who_o yet_o he_o far_o transcend_v both_o in_o sharpness_n of_o wit_n and_o soundness_n of_o 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hereof_o prateolus_n thus_o speak_v proculdubiò_fw-la 18._o inquit_fw-la verum_fw-la est_fw-la quum_fw-la acris_fw-la &_o arden_n ingenii_fw-la non_fw-la ferens_fw-la gentilium_fw-la insolentiam_fw-la atque_fw-la saevitiam_fw-la quâ_fw-la in_o christianos_n ferebantur_fw-la omnes_fw-la ingenii_fw-la svi_fw-la nervos_fw-la in_o borum_fw-la defensionem_fw-la intendit_fw-la incomparabiles_fw-la interim_n eruditionis_fw-la &_o eloquentiae_fw-la suae_fw-la opes_fw-la isthic_n oftentans_fw-la 31._o ad_fw-la nationes_fw-la nationes_fw-la libri_fw-la duo_fw-la set_v forth_o and_o publish_v single_o by_o jacobus_n cothofrâ—dus_n i.c._n which_o by_o divers_a argument_n he_o will_v prove_v to_o be_v tertullia_n also_o that_o they_o be_v write_v before_o his_o apologetic_n as_o a_o prodrome_n or_o preparatory_a to_o it_o as_o his_o book_n de_fw-fr testimonio_fw-la animâ—_n follow_v after_o and_o be_v add_v as_o a_o three_o way_n whereby_o he_o attempt_v the_o gentile_n viz._n by_o testimony_n 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follow_a it_o be_v doubt_v whether_o they_o be_v his_o or_o no._n 1._o a_o epistle_n concern_v judaical_a meat_n wherein_o he_o show_v that_o the_o difference_n between_o clean_a and_o unclean_a meat_n enjoin_v unto_o the_o jew_n be_v take_v away_o and_o abolish_v under_o the_o gospel_n tertull._n pamelius_n think_v this_o epistle_n to_o be_v none_o of_o he_o but_o rather_o novatian_n who_o name_n therefore_o he_o prefix_v to_o it_o thus_o novatiani_n romanae_fw-la ecclesiae_fw-la presbyteri_fw-la de_fw-la cibis_fw-la judâ—icis_fw-la epistola_fw-la script_n it_o seem_v say_v bellarmine_n to_o have_v be_v send_v by_o some_o bishop_n unto_o his_o own_o people_n but_o tertullian_n be_v no_o bishop_n yet_o i_o determine_v nothing_o sac._n both_o the_o style_n say_v rivet_n and_o the_o text_n of_o scripture_n otherwise_o translate_v then_o in_o tertullian_n as_o also_o that_o the_o author_n remember_v his_o withdraw_n in_o the_o time_n of_o persecution_n which_o tertullian_n be_v every_o where_o against_o plain_o show_v it_o to_o be_v none_o of_o he_o 2._o of_o the_o trinity_n 4._o concern_v which_o ruffian_n and_o other_o do_v report_v that_o certain_a of_o the_o macedonian_a heretic_n who_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d find_v somewhat_o in_o tertullia_n book_n of_o the_o trinity_n which_o be_v for_o their_o advantage_n insert_v it_o among_o the_o epistle_n of_o cyprian_a cause_v they_o to_o be_v disperse_v about_o constantinople_n and_o sell_v at_o a_o low_a rate_n that_o so_o be_v the_o more_o buy_v up_o and_o read_v what_o be_v unsound_a therein_o may_v be_v the_o soon_o embrace_v for_o the_o authority_n of_o so_o great_a a_o author_n by_o which_o mean_n as_o they_o suppose_v their_o cause_n will_v be_v credit_v and_o promote_v but_o say_v jerom_o there_o be_v no_o such_o matter_n ruff._n for_o that_o book_n of_o the_o trinity_n be_v neither_o tertullia_n nor_o cyprian_n but_o novatian_o as_o both_o by_o the_o title_n and_o propriety_n of_o the_o stile_n do_v evident_o appear_v characterem_fw-la alium_fw-la &_o genus_fw-la dieendi_fw-la nitidius_fw-la in_o eo_fw-la notat_fw-la laurentius_n hence_o jerom_n speak_v of_o novatian_n 10._o he_o write_v say_v he_o grande_fw-fr volumen_fw-la a_o great_a volume_n of_o the_o trinity_n make_v as_o it_o be_v a_o epitome_n of_o tertullia_n work_n upon_o this_o subject_n which_o many_o ignorant_o think_v to_o be_v cyprian_n this_o piece_n of_o novatian_o exceed_v in_o bulk_n that_o of_o tertullia_n now_o extant_a tertul._n it_o must_v needs_o refer_v unto_o some_o book_n of_o he_o on_o that_o subject_n now_o want_v unless_o we_o will_v make_v which_o be_v absurd_a the_o epitome_n to_o be_v large_a than_o the_o book_n itself_o who_o compend_v it_o be_v bellarmine_n suppose_v it_o to_o be_v beyond_o all_o doubt_n 10._o that_o this_o book_n be_v none_o of_o tertullia_n because_o the_o heresy_n of_o sabellius_n which_o begin_v almost_o a_o hundred_o year_n after_o tertullia_n time_n be_v therein_o by_o name_n refute_v argument_n with_o who_o pamelius_n accord_v add_v this_o as_o another_o reason_n of_o his_o confidence_n that_o the_o author_n in_o the_o six_o chapter_n deny_v corporeal_a lineament_n in_o god_n which_o tertullian_n more_o than_o once_o affirm_v how_o ever_o it_o be_v it_o be_v a_o learned_a and_o elegant_a book_n 10._o though_o yet_o there_o be_v some_o thing_n to_o be_v find_v in_o it_o medul_n not_o agreeable_a to_o the_o christian_a faith_n and_o i_o conclude_v say_v sculteius_n that_o whoever_o be_v the_o author_n it_o be_v write_v according_a to_o the_o genius_n of_o tertullian_n and_o therefore_o deserve_o set_v forth_o under_o his_o name_n see_v it_o agree_v so_o well_o with_o that_o noble_a work_n of_o he_o against_o praxea_n 19_o baronius_n tell_v we_o that_o those_o of_o the_o eastern_a church_n do_v receive_v it_o as_o the_o legitimate_a writing_n of_o tertullian_n 3._o of_o repentance_n argument_n wherein_o he_o discourse_v of_o the_o excellency_n and_o 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they_o shall_v have_v be_v to_o abstain_v from_o it_o est_fw-la autem_fw-la hic_fw-la commentarius_fw-la ejusmodi_fw-la ibid._n ut_fw-la theologi_fw-la eum_fw-la debeant_fw-la ad_fw-la unguem_fw-la ediscere_fw-la nam_fw-la egregium_fw-la monumentum_fw-la est_fw-la antiquitatis_fw-la tam_fw-la sanctè_fw-la docet_fw-la tam_fw-la piè_fw-la suadet_fw-la tam_fw-la instanter_fw-la urget_fw-la rem_fw-la ecclesiasticae_fw-la disciplinae_fw-la summopere_fw-la necessariam_fw-la medulla_n in_o the_o argument_n of_o this_o book_n rhenanuâ—_n that_o expert_a antiquary_n &_o solertissâ—nus_fw-la tertulliani_n interpres_fw-la have_v speak_v so_o much_o and_o so_o free_o against_o the_o auricular_a confession_n of_o the_o romish_a synagogue_n junium_fw-la crudelis_fw-la illa_fw-la conscientiarum_fw-la carnificina_fw-la that_o cruel_a rack_n of_o conscience_n that_o the_o council_n or_o rather_o that_o politic_a and_o pack_v conventicle_n of_o trent_n take_v order_n that_o the_o most_o part_n of_o it_o 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paenitentiâ_fw-la have_v be_v 3._o if_o not_o the_o very_a same_o yet_o at_o least_o not_o much_o unlike_a that_o of_o the_o trinity_n though_o pamelius_n and_o baronius_n be_v of_o another_o mind_n 18._o and_o will_v fain_o it_o shall_v be_v he_o 4._o his_o poem_n which_o be_v diverse_a according_a to_o pamelius_n 4._o viz._n 1._o against_o martion_n 5._o book_n 2._o of_o the_o judgement_n of_o the_o lord_n 3._o genesis_n 4._o sodom_n 5._o his_o poem_n to_o a_o senator_n that_o turn_v from_o the_o christian_a religion_n to_o the_o service_n of_o idol_n but_o shall_v we_o reject_v they_o all_o as_o apocryphal_a see_v neither_o jerom_n nor_o eusebius_n make_v any_o mention_n of_o they_o together_o with_o iuret_n 8._o jonab_n and_o nineveh_n notwithstanding_o the_o authority_n of_o his_o old_a manuscript_n i_o suppose_v that_o neither_o our_o author_n nor_o the_o commonwealth_n of_o learning_n will_v at_o all_o be_v injure_v hereby_o 4._o pamelius_n tell_v we_o that_o in_o his_o edition_n of_o cyprian_n work_n he_o have_v entitle_v they_o unto_o he_o as_o the_o composer_n of_o they_o but_o think_v it_o not_o amiss_o to_o follow_v the_o censure_n of_o sixtus_n senensis_n who_o ascribe_v the_o poem_n of_o sodom_n unto_o tertullian_n induce_v hereunto_o by_o the_o fidelity_n as_o he_o suppose_v of_o some_o manuscript_n and_o because_o the_o stile_n be_v the_o same_o with_o that_o of_o the_o other_o he_o conclude_v that_o all_o three_o be_v his_o viz._n genesis_n sodoma_n &_o ad_fw-la senatorem_fw-la a_o weak_a ground_n for_o he_o to_o change_v his_o mind_n and_o build_v such_o confident_a conclusion_n upon_o as_o well_o may_v we_o deny_v they_o to_o be_v either_o tertullia_n or_o cyprian_n and_o so_o leave_v he_o to_o seek_v a_o father_n for_o they_o §_o 4._o for_o his_o stile_n and_o manner_n of_o writing_n he_o have_v a_o peculiar_a way_n of_o his_o own_o sâ—us_fw-la quidam_fw-la est_fw-la character_n say_v erasmus_n sufficient_o elegant_a 4._o ejus_fw-la opuscula_fw-la eloquentissimè_fw-la scripta_fw-la inquit_fw-la augustinus_n eloquentiâ_fw-la admodum_fw-la pollens_fw-la est_fw-la full_a of_o gravity_n and_o become_v a_o learned_a man_n creber_n est_fw-fr in_o sententiis_fw-la sed_fw-la difficilis_fw-la in_o loquendo_fw-la very_o sententious_a and_o of_o much_o strength_n and_o vehemency_n but_o hard_o difficult_a and_o too_o elaborate_a ter._n varius_fw-la est_fw-la inquit_fw-la rhenanus_fw-la in_fw-la phrasi_fw-la in_fw-la disputationibus_fw-la dilucidior_fw-la &_o simplicior_fw-la in_fw-la locis_fw-la communibus_fw-la velut_fw-la de_fw-la pallio_fw-la 1._o etc._n etc._n est_fw-la durior_fw-la &_o affectatior_fw-la not_o so_o smooth_a and_o fluent_a as_o many_o other_o and_o therefore_o not_o in_o so_o much_o esteem_v as_o otherwise_o he_o may_v have_v be_v 28._o his_o expression_n say_v calvin_n be_v somewhat_o rough_a and_o thorny_a and_o therefore_o dark_a and_o obscure_a apologetic_n certè_fw-la magis_fw-la stridet_fw-la quam_fw-la loquor_fw-la idem_fw-la in_o epist._n 339._o phraseos_n character_n inquit_fw-la zephyrus_n minùs_fw-la semper_fw-la câ—mptus_fw-la multùmque_fw-la brevis_fw-la &_o obscurus_fw-la fuisse_fw-la videtur_fw-la commata_fw-la enim_fw-la potiùs_fw-la habet_fw-la qùam_fw-la â—olâ—_n &_o frequentes_fw-la periodos_fw-la qualia_fw-la decent_a gravi_fw-la vehementique_fw-la stilo_fw-it quo_fw-la semper_fw-la ipse_fw-la usus_fw-la est_fw-la feâ—rea_fw-la so_o that_o durè_fw-la &_o tertullianicè_fw-la loqui_fw-la to_o speak_v harsh_o and_o like_o tertullian_n be_v equivalent_a phrase_n and_o the_o cause_n whence_o this_o proceed_v may_v be_v chief_o these_o four_o 1._o his_o country_n be_v a_o african_a of_o the_o city_n of_o carthage_n which_o be_v a_o province_n of_o the_o roman_a empire_n now_o those_o that_o be_v provincial_n hilar._n scarce_o any_o of_o they_o can_v attain_v unto_o the_o purity_n of_o the_o latin_a tongue_n except_o such_o only_a as_o be_v bring_v up_o at_o rome_n from_o their_o childhood_n as_o be_v terence_n our_o author_n countryman_n romam_fw-la perductus_fw-la cum_fw-la in_o tenerâ_fw-la aetate_fw-la foret_fw-la comoedias_fw-la sex_n composuit_fw-la easque_fw-la ab_fw-la apollodoro_n &_o menandro_n poetis_fw-la graecis_fw-la in_o sermonem_fw-la latinum_fw-la convertit_fw-la lat._n tantâ_fw-la sermonis_fw-la elegantiâ_fw-la &_o proprietate_fw-la ut_fw-la eruditorum_fw-la judicio_fw-la nihil_fw-la perfectiùs_fw-la aut_fw-la absolutiùs_fw-la in_o eo_fw-la scribendi_fw-la genere_fw-la habitum_fw-la sit_fw-la apud_fw-la latimos_fw-la cicero_n in_o epist._n ad_fw-la aâ—â—icum_fw-la refert_fw-la terentium_n esse_fw-la optimum_fw-la autorem_fw-la latinitatis_fw-la 3._o the_o same_o author_n elsewhere_o speak_v of_o the_o difference_n in_o this_o language_n among_o those_o live_n in_o several_a country_n thus_o observe_v romani_fw-la omnes_fw-la inquit_fw-la in_fw-la svo_fw-la genere_fw-la pressi_fw-la elegantes_fw-la &_o proprii_fw-la hispani_fw-la autem_fw-la florentes_fw-la acuti_fw-la &_o qui_fw-la ad_fw-la peregrinum_fw-la inclinent_fw-la punici_fw-la &_o carthagivenses_fw-la duri_fw-la audaces_fw-la improbi_fw-la palam_fw-la aberrantes_fw-la vitium_fw-la virtuti_fw-la praetulerunt_fw-la ut_fw-la tertullianus_n apuleius_n &_o cyprianus_n it_o be_v also_o the_o observation_n of_o joy_n le_fw-fr roy_fw-fr 2._o in_o his_o discourse_n of_o the_o variety_n of_o thing_n every_o thing_n say_v he_o by_o how_o much_o the_o far_o it_o be_v from_o its_o original_a spring_n be_v the_o less_o pure_a as_o the_o gaul_n spaniard_n and_o african_n do_v not_o speak_v latin_a so_o pure_o as_o the_o roman_n for_o although_o their_o word_n be_v latin_a yet_o they_o retain_v the_o phrase_n of_o their_o own_o country_n insomuch_o that_o speak_v latin_a they_o be_v always_o know_v for_o stranger_n discip_n perturbatissime_fw-la loquor_fw-la tertullianus_n inquit_fw-la ludovicus_n vives_n ut_fw-la afer_n hilar._n and_o in_o the_o decree_n of_o the_o african_n many_o whereof_o augustin_n relate_v you_o may_v perceive_v say_v erasmus_n a_o anxious_a affectation_n of_o eloquence_n heâ—iodor_n yet_o so_o as_o that_o you_o may_v know_v they_o to_o be_v african_n it_o be_v no_o wonder_n then_o jerom_n shall_v say_v 4._o that_o the_o stile_n of_o tertulâ—ian_n and_o also_o of_o other_o african_n be_v easy_o discern_v by_o nepotian_n and_o it_o appear_v by_o augustin_n in_o sundry_a place_n that_o the_o roman_a tongue_n be_v imperfect_a among_o the_o african_n even_o in_o the_o colony_n 2._o his_o calling_n and_o profession_n 1._o for_o before_o his_o conversion_n he_o have_v study_v and_o practise_v the_o law_n wherein_o he_o be_v very_o skilful_a hence_o it_o come_v to_o pass_v 8â—_n that_o use_v many_o law_n term_n &_o juris_fw-la verborum_fw-la erat_fw-la retinentissimus_fw-la and_o phrase_n borrow_v from_o thence_o his_o language_n come_v to_o be_v more_o perplex_a and_o obscure_a it_o be_v apparent_a say_v danaeus_n from_o his_o continual_a stile_n and_o manner_n of_o speak_v that_o he_o be_v a_o most_o expert_a lawyer_n and_o by_o reason_n of_o the_o unusual_a novelty_n of_o his_o word_n 4._o his_o stile_n be_v very_o obscure_a say_v sixtus_n senesis_n 3._o his_o constitution_n and_o natural_a temper_n hilar._n for_o word_n be_v the_o mind_n interpreter_n and_o the_o clothing_n of_o its_o conception_n wherein_o they_o go_v abroad_o which_o therefore_o be_v in_o a_o great_a measure_n fashion_v by_o it_o and_o receive_v a_o tincture_n from_o it_o hence_o
〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o he_o will_v scarce_o afford_v he_o sufficient_a time_n to_o eat_v cate-log_n sleep_n or_o walk_v for_o his_o recreation_n or_o to_o read_v and_o review_v what_o the_o notary_n have_v write_v as_o himself_o complain_v in_o a_o certain_a epistle_n to_o his_o friend_n â—0_n about_o this_o time_n the_o church_n of_o achaia_n be_v much_o pester_v and_o vex_v with_o divers_a heresy_n cate-log_n origen_n be_v send_v thither_o with_o letter_n testimonial_a for_o the_o suppress_n of_o they_o who_o be_v now_o in_o his_o middle_a age_n or_o about_o forty_o and_o three_o year_n old_a 7._o as_o baronius_n conjecture_n he_o suppose_v that_o the_o cause_n of_o his_o go_v into_o greece_n be_v his_o great_a desire_n to_o get_v the_o six_o edition_n of_o the_o bible_n which_o be_v this_o year_n find_v at_o nicopolis_n that_o he_o may_v adjoyn_v it_o unto_o the_o other_o five_o version_n which_o with_o unwearied_a pain_n and_o diligence_n he_o have_v former_o find_v out_o and_o so_o 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foul_a and_o absurd_a fact_n of_o he_o though_o when_o he_o first_o come_v to_o the_o knowledge_n thereof_o 10._o he_o have_v admire_v and_o praise_v he_o for_o it_o encourage_v he_o still_o to_o go_v on_o in_o the_o office_n of_o catechise_n origen_n therefore_o perceive_v how_o much_o the_o mind_n of_o demetrius_n be_v alienate_v from_o and_o in_o censed_a against_o he_o forbear_v to_o make_v use_n of_o any_o bitterness_n against_o his_o detractor_n choose_v rather_o to_o pass_v by_o the_o injury_n in_o silence_n origen_n and_o to_o give_v place_n to_o their_o passion_n than_o further_a to_o exasperate_v they_o he_o therefore_o after_o his_o return_n and_o abode_n there_o for_o some_o small_a time_n lest_o alexandria_n 29._o have_v commit_v the_o office_n of_o a_o catechist_n there_o unto_o heraclas_n former_o his_o assistant_n in_o that_o work_n and_o go_v again_o into_o palestine_n remain_v at_o caesarea_n where_o he_o apply_v himself_o unto_o the_o preach_n of_o the_o word_n many_o not_o only_o of_o that_o country_n but_o also_o stranger_n from_o other_o place_n resort_v thither_o and_o attend_v upon_o his_o ministry_n among_o who_o be_v divers_a eminent_a man_n and_o of_o special_a note_n viz._n firmilian_a bishop_n of_o caesarea_n in_o cappadocia_n 26._o who_o one_o while_n invite_v he_o into_o his_o province_n to_o edify_v or_o reform_v the_o church_n there_o another_o while_n under_o pretence_n of_o visit_v the_o holy_a place_n he_o make_v a_o voyage_n into_o palestine_n and_o for_o a_o good_a space_n continue_v there_o that_o by_o origen_n he_o may_v be_v bring_v to_o the_o further_a understanding_n of_o the_o scripture_n also_o theodorus_n cate-log_n call_v afterward_o gregorius_n bishop_n of_o neocaesarea_n in_o pontus_n a_o man_n most_o renown_a and_o for_o the_o miracle_n which_o he_o wrought_v 23._o surname_v thaumaturgus_n together_o with_o his_o brother_n athenodorus_n who_o continue_v with_o he_o about_o the_o space_n of_o five_o year_n he_o convert_v from_o heathenism_n to_o christianity_n for_o which_o cause_n this_o theodorus_n a_o while_n after_o pen_v a_o panegyric_n or_o encoâ—miastick_a oration_n in_o the_o praise_n of_o origen_n to_o testify_v his_o thankfulness_n for_o what_o he_o have_v receive_v from_o he_o after_o this_o 32._o beril_n bishop_n of_o bostra_n in_o arabia_n fall_v into_o heresy_n and_o maintain_v that_o christ_n before_o his_o incarnation_n have_v no_o be_v con._n he_o be_v deal_v and_o dispute_v with_o by_o divers_a bishop_n assemble_v together_o origen_n also_o be_v send_v for_o who_o by_o strength_n of_o argument_n so_o convince_v he_o of_o his_o error_n that_o he_o restore_v he_o again_o to_o his_o former_a sound_a opinion_n for_o which_o he_o return_v he_o solemn_a thanks_o in_o divers_a letter_n write_v unto_o he_o also_o certain_a other_o arise_v in_o arabia_n 36._o who_o broach_v this_o pernicious_a doctrine_n that_o the_o soul_n die_v and_o perish_v together_o with_o the_o body_n and_o that_o in_o the_o general_a resurrection_n they_o arise_v together_o and_o be_v restore_v unto_o life_n again_o these_o heretic_n be_v by_o augustine_n call_v arabiei_fw-la loc_n by_o damaseen_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d animimortales_fw-la about_o which_o a_o great_a synod_n be_v assemble_v wherein_o origen_n so_o discourse_v of_o this_o matter_n that_o the_o erroneous_a do_v soon_o renounce_v their_o absurd_a opinion_n and_o be_v reduce_v to_o a_o better_a judgement_n he_o also_o suppress_v the_o heresy_n of_o the_o helcesait_n 37._o which_o spring_v up_o about_o the_o same_o time_n call_v of_o epiphanius_n sampsaei_fw-la in_o the_o region_n of_o perâ—â—_n who_o first_o author_n be_v one_o elxaeus_n who_o reject_v part_n of_o the_o old_a testament_n 53._o deny_v the_o apostle_n paul_n whole_o count_v it_o a_o indifferent_a thing_n to_o deny_v or_o not_o to_o deny_v with_o the_o mouth_n in_o time_n of_o persecution_n so_o that_o thou_o persist_v faithful_a in_o thy_o heart_n and_o 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the_o most_o happy_a wit_n scarce_o ever_o breed_v the_o like_a cate-log_n immortal_a inge_n nium_fw-la so_o comprehensive_a as_o not_o to_o be_v bound_v within_o the_o limit_n of_o ordinary_a capacity_n there_o be_v nothing_o within_o the_o encyclopedy_n of_o art_n that_o can_v escape_v his_o knowledge_n for_o he_o exact_o peruse_v all_o kind_n of_o author_n wherein_o he_o have_v this_o advantage_n above_o many_o other_o orig._n that_o he_o lose_v no_o time_n ei_fw-la inquit_fw-la erasmus_fw-la nulla_fw-la pars_fw-la aetatis_fw-la periit_fw-la à _fw-la studiis_fw-la his_o tender_a year_n be_v improve_v this_o way_n by_o his_o pious_a and_o careful_a father_n by_o which_o mean_n the_o fair_a field_n of_o his_o great_a ability_n be_v so_o well_o culture_v and_o manure_v orig._n begin_v in_o his_o very_a spring_n to_o flourish_v and_o abound_v with_o the_o fruit_n of_o excellent_a skill_n in_o all_o the_o liberal_a science_n whereof_o he_o give_v a_o large_a proof_n and_o testimony_n 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with_o two_o book_n upon_o the_o thirty_o chapter_n 11._o a_o huge_a number_n of_o homily_n upon_o jeremy_n 31._o the_o most_o whereof_o be_v lose_v 12._o upon_o the_o lamentation_n nine_o tome_n 23._o of_o which_o say_v eusebius_n we_o have_v see_v five_o 13._o upon_o ezekiel_n twenty_o and_o five_o tome_n 31._o the_o which_o he_o write_v be_v at_o athens_n 4._o beside_o many_o homily_n 14._o upon_o the_o twelve_o minor_a prophet_n many_o tract_n 35._o whereof_o say_v eusebius_n we_o have_v find_v twenty_o and_o five_o in_o the_o whole_a pamphilus_n which_o jerom_n say_v he_o find_v copy_v out_o by_o pamphilius_n among_o these_o be_v one_o upon_o hosea_n of_o which_o jerom_o thus_o osee._n origenes_n parvum_fw-la de_fw-la hoc_fw-la prophetâ_fw-la scripsit_fw-la libellum_fw-la cui_fw-la hunc_fw-la titulum_fw-la imposuit_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d i.e._n quare_fw-la in_o osee_n appellatur_fw-la ephraim_n volens_fw-la ostendere_fw-la quaecunque_fw-la contra_fw-la eum_fw-la dicuntur_fw-la ad_fw-la haereticorum_fw-la referenda_fw-la personam_fw-la etc._n etc._n ii_o upon_o the_o new_a testament_n 1._o upon_o matthew_n 4._o one_o book_n contain_v his_o scholia_fw-la or_o brief_a annotation_n upon_o obscure_a place_n also_o twenty_o five_o homily_n upon_o divers_a place_n of_o the_o gospel_n eccles._n six_o and_o twenty_o 19_o say_v trithemius_n and_o nicephorus_n speak_v of_o five_o book_n of_o his_o upon_o matthew_n 2._o upon_o luke_n five_o tome_n 4._o and_o many_o homily_n 3._o upon_o the_o epistle_n to_o the_o galatian_n five_o tome_n ibid._n also_o one_o book_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o of_o choice_a passage_n beside_o not_o a_o few_o homlly_n 4._o upon_o the_o epistle_n to_o the_o ephesian_n three_o volume_n or_o commentary_n ephes._n of_o which_o jerom_n make_v mention_n in_o these_o word_n illud_fw-la quoque_fw-la 〈◊〉_d praefatione_fw-la commoneo_fw-la ut_fw-la sciatis_fw-la origenem_fw-la tria_fw-la â—â—lumina_fw-la in_o hanc_fw-la 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unto_o who_o many_o book_n have_v be_v ascribe_v which_o be_v not_o they_o but_o to_o none_o more_o than_o unto_o athanasius_n ut_fw-la inquit_fw-la nannius_n fertilissimis_fw-la agris_fw-la multa_fw-la zizania_fw-la una_fw-la cum_fw-la optimis_fw-la frugibus_fw-la nascuntur_fw-la athanas._n ita_fw-la optimb_n cuique_fw-la autori_fw-la plurimi_fw-la falsi_fw-la &_o notbi_fw-la libri_fw-la adscribuntur_fw-la nulli_fw-la auâ—em_fw-la plures_fw-la quam_fw-la athanasio_fw-la indeed_o as_o they_o be_v now_o extant_a scarce_o the_o one_o half_a do_v belong_v unto_o he_o which_o erasmus_n meet_v with_o he_o cast_v they_o away_o with_o indignation_n and_o be_v full_a of_o they_o 10._o cry_v out_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d have_v his_o fill_n and_o unwilling_a to_o meddle_v more_o with_o such_o stuff_n among_o other_o that_o offer_v he_o this_o wrong_n be_v the_o nestorian_a and_o entychian_a heretic_n say_v evagrius_n who_o set_v forth_o divers_a book_n of_o apollinarius_n 31._o under_o 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heretical_a refute_v of_o this_o bellarmine_n make_v question_n whether_o it_o be_v his_o or_o no._n 4._o his_o answer_n unto_o a_o epistle_n of_o liberius_n bishop_n of_o rome_n ib._n be_v a_o confession_n of_o the_o faith_n prob_fw-la but_o express_v in_o word_n very_o improper_a it_o be_v also_o foolish_a in_o the_o allegation_n of_o scripture_n and_o therefore_o not_o to_o be_v attribute_v unto_o he_o 5._o a_o epistle_n unto_o the_o emperor_n jovianus_n 3_o yet_o write_v not_o by_o he_o alone_o but_o by_o the_o synod_n then_o assemble_v at_o alexandria_n 6._o his_o disputation_n against_o arius_n in_o the_o council_n of_o nice_a which_o plain_o appear_v to_o be_v supposititious_a by_o the_o very_a inscription_n make_v it_o to_o be_v hold_v medulla_n ann._n 310._o whereas_o that_o council_n be_v celebrate_v ann._n three_o hundred_o twenty_o five_o also_o the_o disputation_n itself_o say_v that_o it_o be_v hold_v not_o against_o arius_n but_o against_o a_o arian_n again_o it_o be_v say_v in_o the_o lose_v of_o the_o disputation_n that_o arius_n be_v hereby_o convert_v of_o he_o in_o
hold_v at_o ariminum_n in_o italy_n and_o seleucia_n in_o isauria_n wherein_o be_v set_v forth_o the_o levity_n and_o inconstancy_n of_o the_o arian_n there_o present_a in_o the_o matter_n of_o the_o faith_n eccles._n this_o bellarmine_n suppose_v may_v well_o be_v take_v for_o his_o book_n against_o valens_n and_o vrsatius_n mention_v by_o jerom_n two_o arian_n bishop_n cate-log_n who_o say_v marianus_n deceive_v the_o father_n in_o those_o synod_n feign_v themselves_o orthodox_n a_o epistle_n of_o athanasius_n and_o ninety_o bishop_n of_o egypt_n and_o lybia_n unto_o the_o bishop_n in_o africa_n against_o the_o arian_n wherein_o the_o decree_n of_o the_o council_n of_o nice_a be_v defend_v and_o the_o synod_n of_o ariminum_n be_v show_v to_o be_v superfluous_a that_o of_o nice_n be_v sufficient_a 37._o a_o epistle_n unto_o all_o the_o orthodox_n wherever_o when_o persecution_n be_v by_o the_o arian_n raise_v against_o they_o 38._o a_o epistle_n unto_o john_n and_o antiochus_n two_o presbyter_n also_o another_o unto_o palladius_n medulla_n nihil_fw-la continent_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 39_o a_o epistle_n unto_o dracontius_n who_o fly_v away_o ibid._n he_o by_o divers_a argument_n persuade_v to_o return_v unto_o the_o church_n of_o alexandria_n whereof_o he_o be_v bishop_n elect_v and_o that_o he_o will_v not_o hearken_v unto_o those_o that_o will_v deter_v he_o from_o so_o do_v 4._o it_o be_v say_v espencaeus_fw-la a_o learned_a epistle_n 40._o a_o epistle_n unto_o marcellinus_n concern_v the_o interpretation_n of_o the_o psalm_n eccl._n which_o seem_v to_o be_v the_o same_o that_o jerom_n call_v of_o the_o title_n of_o the_o psalm_n style_v by_o sixtus_n senensis_n thus_o 4._o in_o psalterium_fw-la davidis_fw-la ad_fw-la marcellinum_n de_fw-la titulis_fw-la et_fw-la vi_fw-la psalmorum_fw-la isagogicus_fw-la libellus_fw-la of_o which_o cassiodorus_n thus_o testis_fw-la est_fw-la inquit_fw-la athanasii_fw-la episcopi_fw-la sermo_fw-la magnificus_fw-la qui_fw-la virtutes_fw-la psalmorum_fw-la indagabili_fw-la veritate_fw-la discutiens_fw-la omne_fw-la illic_fw-la esse_fw-la probat_fw-la quaecunque_fw-la sanctae_fw-la scripturae_fw-la ambitu_fw-la continentur_fw-la it_o be_v by_o mr._n perkins_n put_v among_o the_o suspect_a work_n problem_n 41_o a_o treatise_n of_o the_o sabbath_n and_o circumcision_n in_o the_o latin_a parisian_a edition_n anno_fw-la 1581._o it_o be_v join_v as_o his_o enarration_n upon_o those_o word_n matth._n 11._o 27._o all_o thing_n be_v deliver_v unto_o i_o of_o my_o father_n etc._n etc._n be_v the_o seven_o in_o this_o catalogue_n unto_o which_o be_v add_v in_o the_o same_o latin_a edition_n a_o compendium_n of_o what_o have_v be_v former_o write_v against_o those_o who_o affirm_v the_o holy_a ghost_n to_o be_v a_o creature_n 42._o upon_o those_o word_n matth._n 12._o 32._o whosoever_o speak_v against_o the_o son_n of_o man_n etc._n etc._n suspect_v cens_fw-la 43._o a_o sermon_n upon_o the_o passion_n and_o cross_n of_o the_o lord_n the_o phrase_n say_v erasmus_n savour_v not_o of_o athanasius_n medulla_n also_o it_o altogether_o forbid_v oath_n which_o athanasius_n do_v not_o it_o be_v therefore_o supposititious_a problem_n herein_o also_o the_o question_n unto_o antiochus_n be_v cite_v which_o be_v not_o of_o this_o author_n beside_o the_o author_n foolish_o make_v christ_n to_o feign_v word_n of_o humane_a frailty_n sac_fw-la when_o hang_v upon_o the_o cross_n he_o so_o cry_v out_o eli_n eli_n lama_n sabachthani_fw-la which_o yet_o the_o true_a athanasius_n say_v be_v true_o speak_v of_o he_o according_a to_o his_o humane_a nature_n sixtus_n senensis_n call_v it_o eloquentissimam_fw-la concionem_fw-la 4._o 44._o a_o sermon_n upon_o matth._n 21._o 2._o go_v into_o the_o village_n over_o against_o you_o etc._n etc._n it_o seem_v to_o be_v a_o fragment_n take_v out_o of_o some_o other_o work_n or_o commentary_n medulla_n wherein_o the_o author_n as_o play_v with_o they_o wrest_v the_o scripture_n say_v erasmus_n censur_fw-fr it_o be_v forge_v 45._o a_o sermon_n of_o the_o most_o holy_a virgin_n the_o mother_n of_o god_n or_o of_o the_o annunciation_n it_o be_v evident_o spurious_a sac_fw-la for_o the_o author_n be_v large_a in_o refute_v the_o error_n of_o nestorius_n and_o press_v the_o monothelite_n both_o which_o error_n be_v unknown_a as_o not_o spring_v up_o in_o the_o time_n of_o athanasius_n the_o author_n also_o light_o and_o almost_o childish_o derive_v the_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d from_o the_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o moreover_o say_v that_o the_o attribute_n of_o god_n be_v not_o the_o very_a substance_n of_o god_n sed_fw-la circa_fw-la substantiam_fw-la versari_fw-la which_o be_v discrepant_a from_o the_o manner_n of_o athanasius_n who_o be_v wont_a to_o speak_v very_o considerate_o it_o appear_v by_o many_o passage_n that_o the_o author_n hereof_o live_v after_o the_o six_o general_a council_n 46._o of_o virginity_n problem_n a_o sermon_n or_o meditation_n it_o be_v dubious_a medulla_n if_o it_o be_v of_o athanasius_n pen_n he_o do_v say_v erasmus_n strange_o let_v fall_v his_o stile_n and_o i_o may_v add_v say_v seultetus_fw-la that_o he_o also_o lay_v aside_o his_o theological_a gravity_n if_o he_o prescribe_v those_o childish_a rule_n unto_o a_o virgin_n which_o say_v the_o author_n whoso_o observe_v shall_v be_v find_v among_o the_o three_o order_n of_o angel_n and_o also_o teach_v that_o no_o man_n can_v be_v assure_v of_o his_o salvation_n before_o his_o death_n 47._o a_o homily_n of_o the_o sour_a medulla_n it_o be_v suspect_v as_o be_v find_v only_o in_o a_o english_a book_n 48._o a_o sermon_n against_o all_o heresy_n sac._n it_o be_v none_o of_o he_o but_o some_o dote_a fellow_n est_fw-la vilis_fw-la et_fw-la confusus_fw-la ut_fw-la plurimum_fw-la 49._o a_o oration_n of_o the_o ascension_n of_o christ_n which_o because_o of_o the_o flourish_a stile_n thereof_o scultetus_n be_v scrupulous_a to_o ascribe_v it_o unto_o athanasiusâ—_n medulla_n 50._o a_o oration_n or_o history_n of_o melchisedech_n ibid._n in_o the_o end_n whereof_o the_o author_n speak_v of_o the_o father_n of_o the_o nicene_n council_n as_o dead_z long_o before_o it_o be_v therefore_o spurious_a 51._o a_o brief_a oration_n against_o the_o arian_n i_o find_v no_o where_o mention_v but_o in_o the_o parisian_a edition_n by_o nannius_n 52._o the_o declaration_n of_o leviticus_n problem_n it_o be_v suspect_v 53._o short_a colloquy_n between_o jovianus_n and_o certain_a arian_n against_o athanasius_n also_o 54._o of_o the_o incarnation_n of_o the_o word_n of_o god_n both_o which_o be_v no_o where_o to_o be_v find_v medulla_n but_o in_o the_o last_o parisian_a edition_n 55._o the_o symbol_n or_o creed_n of_o athanasius_n by_o scultetus_n judge_v to_o be_v dubious_a he_o have_v meet_v with_o it_o in_o no_o book_n among_o the_o work_n of_o athanasius_n only_o in_o one_o it_o be_v read_v without_o the_o name_n of_o the_o author_n it_o have_v be_v a_o great_a dispute_n among_o the_o learned_a say_v pelargus_n who_o it_o shall_v be_v some_o ascribe_v it_o unto_o athanasius_n theol._n and_o other_o unto_o some_o late_a author_n as_o yet_o unknown_a 56._o a_o epistle_n of_o jovianus_n the_o emperor_n unto_o athanasius_n and_o athanasius_n his_o answer_n thereunto_o 57_o a_o epistle_n unto_o ammun_n a_o monk_n it_o be_v dubious_a 58._o a_o fragment_n of_o a_o festival_n epistle_n contain_v a_o catalogue_n of_o the_o canonical_a book_n of_o the_o old_a and_o new_a testament_n medulla_n it_o be_v dubious_a i_o believe_v it_o say_v scultetus_n to_o have_v be_v take_v out_o of_o his_o synopsis_n ibid._n 59_o a_o epistle_n unto_o ruffinianus_n 60._o theological_a definition_n say_v to_o be_v collect_v by_o clement_n and_o other_o holy_a man_n 10._o it_o be_v supposititious_a and_o by_o scultetus_n rank_v among_o those_o which_o seem_v to_o be_v write_v with_o no_o judgement_n eccl._n it_o seem_v not_o to_o have_v be_v of_o athanasius_n his_o writing_n because_o therein_o gregory_n nyssene_n be_v cite_v who_o in_o all_o likelihood_n have_v not_o begin_v to_o write_v till_o after_o the_o death_n of_o athanasius_n beside_o the_o author_n speak_v so_o distinct_o of_o the_o two_o nature_n of_o christ_n in_o one_o hypostasis_fw-la that_o it_o seem_v to_o be_v altogether_o of_o a_o late_a date_n than_o the_o council_n of_o chalcedon_n 61._o a_o brief_a synopsis_fw-la or_o compendium_n of_o the_o scripture_n of_o the_o old_a and_o new_a testament_n wherein_o first_o he_o set_v down_o a_o catalogue_n of_o the_o canonical_a and_o non-canonical_a book_n medul_n second_o he_o show_v by_o who_o each_o be_v write_v whence_o it_o have_v its_o name_n and_o what_o it_o do_v contain_v three_o he_o name_v the_o book_n of_o both_o testament_n that_o be_v contradict_v or_o account_v apocryphal_a 62._o five_o dialogue_n of_o the_o trinity_n also_o 63._o twenty_o sermon_n against_o divers_a hesy_n medul_n which_o be_v pious_a and_o learned_a and_o therefore_o most_o worthy_a to_o be_v read_v the_o phrase_n show_v they_o to_o
have_v be_v both_o write_v by_o the_o same_o author_n not_o athanasius_n but_o one_o maximus_n a_o very_a learned_a man_n many_o year_n after_o the_o death_n of_o athanasius_n scultetus_n tell_v we_o that_o he_o have_v see_v the_o name_n of_o maximus_n upon_o a_o certain_a old_a parchment_n sac._n in_o which_o these_o dialogue_n be_v wrap_v up_o this_o maximus_n be_v a_o constantinopolitan_a monk_n who_o live_v in_o the_o time_n of_o pope_n honorius_n a_o monothelite_n and_o die_v ann._n six_o hundred_o fifty_o seven_o the_o catalogue_n of_o who_o book_n mention_v by_o photius_n or_o which_o be_v in_o the_o vatican_n library_n contain_v divers_a that_o have_v the_o very_a same_o title_n with_o those_o which_o be_v insert_v among_o the_o work_n of_o athanasius_n 64._o a_o book_n of_o divers_a question_n of_o the_o sacred_a scripture_n unto_o king_n antiochus_n which_o appear_v to_o be_v supposititious_a eccles._n because_o first_o athanasius_n himself_o be_v therein_o cite_v quaest_n 23._o and_o that_o under_o the_o name_n of_o athanasius_n the_o great_a which_o will_v have_v argue_v too_o much_o arrogance_n second_o many_o thing_n be_v to_o be_v find_v therein_o which_o be_v dissonant_n from_o the_o judgement_n of_o athanasius_n 10._o three_o the_o mystical_a theology_n of_o dionysius_n areopagita_n be_v allege_v therein_o which_o i_o suppose_v say_v sixtus_n senensis_n be_v altogether_o unknown_a in_o the_o time_n of_o athanasius_n 4._o he_o conjecture_n it_o to_o have_v be_v collect_v out_o of_o the_o write_n of_o the_o father_n by_o some_o studious_a man_n apparat_fw-la four_o the_o question_n be_v various_o reckon_v in_o some_o copy_n there_o be_v only_o forty_o and_o six_o in_o other_o one_o hundred_o sixty_o and_o two_o five_o gregory_n nazianzen_n be_v twice_o name_v in_o it_o also_o there_o be_v cite_v gregory_n nyssen_n and_o epiphanius_n as_o ancient_a author_n yet_o be_v athanasius_n before_o they_o also_o chrysostom_n scala_n johannis_n maximus_n nicephorus_n etc._n etc._n all_o of_o they_o junior_n unto_o athanasius_n six_o yea_o quaest_n 108._o the_o roman_n be_v say_v to_o be_v a_o kind_n of_o frank_n eccles._n whence_o he_o evident_o appear_v to_o be_v a_o late_a author_n for_o all_o those_o of_o the_o west_n be_v call_v frank_n in_o the_o turk_n dominion_n luce_n ergò_fw-la clarius_fw-la est_fw-la inquit_fw-la cocus_fw-la libellum_fw-la hunc_fw-la filium_fw-la esse_fw-la populi_fw-la censur_n nec_fw-la novisse_fw-la parentem_fw-la suum_fw-la yet_o be_v the_o authority_n hereof_o urge_v by_o many_o of_o the_o romanist_n to_o prove_v that_o there_o be_v nine_o order_n of_o angel_n that_o the_o saint_n depart_v do_v know_v all_o thing_n father_n image_n lawful_a distinction_n of_o sin_n order_n of_o monk_n necessity_n of_o baptism_n sacrament_n of_o penance_n prayer_n for_o the_o dead_a antichrist_n to_o be_v a_o certain_a person_n the_o sacrifice_n of_o the_o altar_n etc._n etc._n 65._o question_n of_o the_o word_n and_o interpretation_n of_o the_o evangelical_n parable_n they_o be_v supposititious_a sac._n for_o they_o be_v gather_v out_o of_o chrysostom_n cyril_n of_o alexandria_n and_o gregory_n nyssen_n their_o very_a name_n be_v express_v 66._o certain_a other_o anonymous_n question_n which_o appear_v to_o be_v spurious_a ibid._n in_o all_o likelihood_n the_o work_n of_o some_o late_a greek_a for_o in_o they_o the_o procession_n of_o the_o holy_a ghost_n from_o the_o son_n be_v deny_v 67._o the_o life_n of_o antony_n the_o monk_n catalogue_n that_o such_o a_o narration_n be_v write_v by_o athanasius_n both_o nazianzen_n and_o jerome_n do_v affirm_v but_o that_o this_o now_o extant_a shall_v be_v the_o same_o believe_v it_o who_o will_v medulla_n i_o doubt_v not_o sai_z scultelus_fw-la but_o that_o it_o be_v the_o figment_n of_o some_o foolish_a man_n for_o endeavour_v to_o show_v how_o in_o the_o whole_a course_n of_o his_o life_n antony_n imitate_v christ_n he_o talk_v childish_o and_o 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