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We grant the paritie of both Doctrines, in regard of fal∣shood: and as there is no Merit of Condignitie, but in Christ [ E] Iesus alone, so likewise of Satisfaction.
But whereas you say, that many dislike the same without vnderstanding, what they impugne: this insolent censure is fre∣quent
with you; yet we freely grant, that by mixing Theolo∣gie, [ A] and Sophistrie, you 〈◊〉〈◊〉 laboured to make your new Do∣ctrine 〈◊〉〈◊〉 and 〈◊〉〈◊〉 a, and you are oftentimes so ob∣scure and vncertaine in this and many 〈◊〉〈◊〉 points, that you vn∣derstand not your selues. And of our selues we may affirme without arrogancie, that for ought you are able to demon∣strate to the contrarie, God almightie, both by Nature, Art, and Grace, hath affoorded vs no lesse sufficient meanes to vn∣derstand truth than your selues.
Cornel. 〈◊〉〈◊〉. sup. Rom. 6. pag. 279. Vigebat spi∣nosa & molesta nescio quae Theo∣logia, de instanti∣bus, relationibus, de quidditatibus, de formalitatibus, itemquè baec om∣nia Sillogismis ar∣te contortis, & humanis duntaxtat argutijs, quae proculdubio, qua authoritate recipiuntur, refelli possunt [ B] 〈◊〉〈◊〉 tota 〈◊〉〈◊〉 in hominum decretis, quae inter se pugnantia semper nullo tempore reconci∣lianda, alunt perpetuam per secula litem, &c. Is sublimis Theologus habebatur, qui maiora por∣tenta pro suis 〈◊〉〈◊〉 effingere sciat, praetijque pars erat gloriolae inanis non intelligi, grandia il∣la verba 〈◊〉〈◊〉 alto 〈◊〉〈◊〉 inter 〈◊〉〈◊〉 de sacris Philosophantes trutinabant. Iurauerunt vniuersi in 〈◊〉〈◊〉 verba. Hinc 〈◊〉〈◊〉 sectae, Thomistae, Scotistae, Occhamistae, Albertistae, Egidiani, 〈◊◊〉〈◊◊〉, posthabebantur Euangeliae, Epistolae, Christiana Sapientia delitescebat, a paucissimis trade∣batur, sed frigidè, non dicam in sincerè. Ecce nunc in hoc seculo bonarum literarum 〈◊〉〈◊〉 occasione ac∣cepta ab impijssima hac Haereticorum secta, diuina gratia, emergit Christus, Moses, Paulus, Petrus, quot hominum pigritiam excussit Deus, quot spiritus suscitauit, vt occurrat lupis his, qui 〈◊〉〈◊〉 Dominicae oues mactare venerunt, quot abdita Scripturarum loca, enucleauit labor eorum assiduus?