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# Title: [Qua Divi Thomae Vera mens de singulis vitae humanae & Christianae officiis inter rigidas & laxiores opiniones media defenditur] Qva Divi Thomæ Vera mens de singulis vitæ humanæ & Christianæ officiis inter rigidas & laxiores opiniones media defenditur (shelfmark Leibn. Marg. 210:2)
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DEFENSTO CASTITATIS.
eris e pessimis, ad ingenii exercitationem, de ostentarion
nem eloquentix:
Ouis explicare possit, hinc quae porrenca errorum de vi
riorum deducac, genus illud Sophilmacum. Argumen-
cum quod retert ex Vasquez, desidero in cdirione Ancuer-
Piensi qua veor, hiuc id numquam scriplerie, sive pudor
coegerit eradere: nec tamen puduie Amadaeum propu-
gnare e jactare Frrorum vero ex scclerum quae inde
nalcantur monstra, ex infiniris haec pauca accipe. AEgu
menci in axiomate Philolophorum insinvato, ris polica
est; qua superioris lunc ordinis, rel illi aduerlantur, me-
liora ese, aut deceriora, iis quae intra jacent: Si id rniver-
fim admietamus, nulla adhibica limicarione, re ridetur
concendere Amadaus; quid recar quin aliquis Sophista
aut Probabilista, concludat grauius peccari occisa rna
mulca, quam caelo cerraque in cinerem redactis: F0
enim grauior est ruina cuiulque rei, quo nobiliorem sra
dum occupar: Atqui mulca riuic, ac proinde toro orbe
a spectabili, co discrimine praestat, quo animata et le mo-
vencia sensu, rita e moru a se carentibus: quidni inde
conticias, peccatum ruum quid. perfectius esse torius or-
bis compasine, quia pertinet ad ordinem rerum inCOE
Porearum, quarum relminima pars eminet Cuprares om
ReS COTPOTCAS :
Sed ne ridear cum Amadxeo ludere aue insanire; serio
e proprius ad rem. Si vera sierniuertim, nec rila distin-
ctione limitanda propolirio; non porest quod praeuidie
relum, quamlibet nicatur, declinare; peccatum etiam re
male aduerlum superiori rirturi, majus esse DeCCATO OF
tali ordinis inferioris: hic enim regee, minimum maxi
miquale est reniale contra iustiriam, esse majus maximo
minimi, quale est DecCatum Contra remperanciam.
Si dicas provolitionem Prictius interprecandam; cux
ealdem mecascuo non praetiois argumento; ne in orbem
corruprelas, e libidines inducar, quibus expiandis opus
tuic aguarum diluvio, ee incendio Aammarum e AEqueve
EOEmala, QUA INdE PFOTUIPUNE, AVCTFANEUE; RespOn-
deo primo ad argumentum: licer guacumque bona lu-
perioris ordinis, de illis aduer(a mala, si Physice expen-
dancur, superent qua sunc inferioris stadus, incerdum
enmen iuxca moralem astimationem sune lonse Postpa