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cínium protulerat : Oriuur fl~/1, ~x Ja ..
eob , & 1111/cuur in mt'rlio l{ratl Domina.
ror ( Numu. cap. rv.) 1 1ui ptrcMiu p,;.
morrs Monb , & dtflrurt ormm filior Suh.
Ac ne eorurn quidem numcna innotefcir,
qUos ad tres nonnulh redieunt o!, tria mu–
nerum genera, qu.:r obrulerunt j n~rc cer·
ta (unr nomina, qua! iis ttibnunuu , &
funr, Gafpnr 1 iWelchior , & Blllthtfffar ••*·.
Muhz quoque opinione~ funt fuper fitii.E
natura 1 qu~: Magis apt>atuit; quarum ve ro
fimillima ea efi , ea-m Oellam pha:nome–
non aliquod in allri formarn fuiffe , quoiJ
cu~ IVl_Jgi non fin~ prodigiofis & inufi–
tatiS <ldJunélis animadvenifTenr, rati funt
eam Oellam efTeo, qu(IIO Balaam pnzdixe–
rat , q_uamque ipfi proindl! fequi Aarue–
runr1 ut Regern qu::ertret)t , cujus adven–
turn ipfa nuntiabat , Magos fe
cieGa. felices duxir , r:~mc¡uam
Erhmcorum primitiat., quos Deus :.
lorum R~gnum per Filii fui miffionem vo–
carurus etJt.
,.. M11gorum no"m1 iis ortmi!ms tribut:4m
fuit, qu1 nr/ Phtlofol>himn , nd Mathrfim1
mi ffj1rorJomiam11nimum nppli&a~arJt ; r¡:((mt•
o~ri!'nl ~ttgi nom~n id~uJ trat , <1C Sapien.
t 1s 1 Ph,lo(ophi 1 .Afiro11omi 1 M:uhemati.
d · Mttgi ii t¡«or¡M di8i , qui j'urura tx
hominum nativit4tt divint~ho~11t , nunwp11ri
promde )'Ui9~,~x ,·, & Ho:o(copi ; ii9ue
dmmm 'ornrur '· r¡t1i ftfUl'{lllio[.u artn fié/a.
¡,,,1111r Przfligiaroru "ftptllu:i , O¿amvir
amm1 Mn~i , IJffi ad ador:md,, C J;rift'i in.
tr:n~~~~~.'" fe tOI'Itultrum 1 v:.lgo primi grne
w j~Hff~ , fiilittt Afironomi, é" Philo(o.
phi r_rhi6ta1'Jtror ; ftrirroru t11mm m•g>~i
-nommu, ut S. lullinus Manyr ir1 Dia/o.
go tum T ryphone, 11'ertullianus th• /r/1!/s.
latri7 .' & Orir,enes ronH11 Crlfum t'Jl f •·
ptrflurofor 1 & vm~tos {uijfo wlummt •
!!.!.•orttm ji opiniormn rtcipimus 1 Clm'jli in
t:mn6t,lis glori" lo"!.' m11jor atudrt' • Qf1o
~~im (er1~flíor {t.t~it Mt~gorM'!, ars , to m11•
gu tmuhit Om11irori'lui" Dti grarirr 1 qu1
tomm a11imos /uptrjlitioni , & idolol,mi.e
maximt addi8os pittatt 1
& illigt'one (U·
mulfl'Vuir,
] am wro dt Magis his ¡ r¡ui ad Divi–
frn;at~rrm ador1111dtm1vtnau•n 1 qu~.
rttM ¡rimo loto 1 undmam venaint 1 !jrJir¡u~
tor#m p:urin fimit , Non mim vidtri non
MA s
pottfl hae ¡., re Patrum 1 lntcrprtrumr¡ur ¿;.
fcor'dia , Cum S. Mauh,r:u di:urit 1 M ttgos
nó...,Orimu vmi{fo: Ecce Mági ab O ríee–
te venerunt : Oritntis vot116ulum octafionrm
pr.ebuit 1 ur tos aJii tx Chald~a 1 alii ex
Mt{opotamia 1 alii eX Ptrfid~1 alii ex Ara~
bi~ dcduttrtnt ; att¡ut 11dto mm dt{un t 1 qui
t:t o~mib:d· ttTTiiTt<m parti!mr eoftltm r~pcr
terMt1 qutmtJdmodum,ip{or txhi6utrum 1 &
adht1t txhi6tnt Piflrms nofhi, quorum 11lii
Europam ort ,d6o, E:4rop.ei{t¡ut veflihur , alii
Af ricam niJlTD vulw 1 ll{ritano irJdUmcn.
ID , alii lljiam pi/Jido vul:u 1 & OrimM–
Ii vr{lt, alii tit>~it¡ut Amtritam l11dit6 ha.
hi:u ah iir repr.efomatllr volutnmt • At quo
dtmUitl ptrvtntttt awlati11 , & littmia Pi-
8ortwl 1 i"g>~ornt ntmo ; ae proindt in rxpt,_.
dmdO''paradoxo non immOTil1JI!IT) tui r. M at.
rh.rus 11ptrte rrpugnat 1 quitos omnts ex rma
tlldtmt¡lft rtgio>Jc 1 fo!4 mtmdi pttrtt 1 ftilitu
ex 0rieñlc vmiffe "'.JUit .
Opinioms ergo 1 IJM pa!Jim obtinmt 1
quib:.~fq:4~ prohabiliraris {tmdamtuta füppe~
tum 1 prrprndamus . Eorum opinio 1 qui M a~
gos tx Ch.1ld.~a 'tlo/zmr, M ftimti4 nitilur ,
qu.e in tu Rrgiont jlou/Jttt 1 in qua Aflro/o .
g͕l {ummo in pmio h11btbt11ur . Daniel hor
Mag01 , fou di.vimu Chald~ot in daffis tri•
bult o~mit~o tru 1 ejufquc Nttrionis hijlort~l
l11cultnttr ojlt'l4ir1 quam h:.ic fludio dtdhi
Chald~i elfrnt, lltt¡ut h-tc q~quc Rtgio vr.
nit in [llcris Lititrú Orimtis nomine, Job
Idum~~ Oritnrnlis incoltl tllm'fullm im~r Q.
rimralts1 ntmpt Syror,. Ara9as , & Chal~
el.cor potm tij{mms 1 diti!JinJ/If.Jut defcrihiwr.
Prophtt.e Jttpt innunt , Htbr~os caprivos in
Jud.,am parriam [u11m tx Orirnu 1 fcilica
rn¡;ilfo . Prttttret~ 1.10/unr Ma~os
Chrifli 11dorarow e;(. Abrt~ham tkj2mdi.J!o! 1
'fl<i ~r Ur Ch<~ld.ttt: in Chana>~¡am sranjiir .
Verum opinio h~c 11001 omnes prob4bilitlltis
grad11s hab~t ; wm quiu Chttld~tl Ji eumju.
dtta nmftratur 1 Aquilonaris tfl, 110>1 Orim.
t11lis ; & f•mt Prophn .e J ud~ir pudiuhmu
fort , 1-1 .ormus tortnn calamitaus t X J11ui~
lo>1~ 1 rx Cha/dJt:a ntmpt , protlirml ; tum
qui,1 dontt qu.e l\'lag1 obtul'mmt 1 in Ch11/...
d1..1 non exifltmt.
Ali.'1 opinio tDJ r:t Mr{o¡-.ot11.mia rtpnit 1
& f Ofltrot vult Prophtttt S(llannl 1 qui
( Numer. u 1v. ) propofito 11:1/.c fymbolo1
~]/iRm u [nmili11 J.qcob naft{turr¡m pr;di.
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