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DE CHRISTIANA RELIC. r7
& qttod inflr1num efl Dei, fortius cft hominibus. Ac~ alibi £lrcnuus hie Chtifli mites
iu hmtC modllm cl3mac; Arma rniliri~ nofh<£ non camalia funt, fed po enWs Dto.,ad
defhucndli muniriones & c6fl1ia, & omntrn alticudmem cxtollcntc fcaducrfo~ Dd
fciencia,infuper ad redigcndum in captauicarern quemlibec mcellcdum in obfcquiu111
Chrifh.arq; ad omnem inobed1cnt1a prom pea us ulcifrendarn. Meri co igicur hac arma
mlgnus H~b r~arum dodor,qu:rndo confuluit, nc lefu difciplmarn
en!m ex Dco cffec, impcdira non p~ffe,f1 non cffcc ex _!)co. firnc Cf"'
figm~nca,qu ~ i111s ccmponbus conc1geranr,brnll ccmpore durarura.Ttmmc quo
que illa diuinus illc PJocinu~ placonicorum pdnceps inretprcmm,Numenius lambli.
ch us~ Amdius .qui Chrifhanam Theo I g1am no reprobare, frd ;rmulari poc1us flu ...
duernnc.Timuicijfd~m frrme ccmporibus, & mulco magis ilia At nohius Aphricanus
rh~tor clarifli _nuc;,qui cum adhue idolarra a j crcduliratcm Chnfiianam fomnqs com–
pelleremr, ncq; rib cp1fcopofid m 1mpcrrarct,quam fem per 1mpugnaunH ducubra ...
uic aduerfus prifltnam rcl1gronem, ur Hieronymus ait, luculcnc11Timos 11bros,ac can...
dem ucluci q .ubufdam p1ccacis obfid1bus impcrrauic.
Clmfii authorit.,; ap•'d MJh.lmethtnl"cf. Citp. XI r.
M Ahumcchenfcs Chrifiiani quodamodo effe uidencur,quamuis hfr~tici Ar
rianorum,l\1anich. orumtj; fectarores,confitctur ccrce rcx eorum fv1ahume
rhes,Tefum Chraltum De1 uirc Hem,fapienriam,animam, Alcum,fpiricu,ucr
bumc:V afflaru quod.rn1 dtuino ex Maria uirgin~ perpctua nacum, iukiratfc
m~rtu()s,altJtj; miracula plunm t pr~ cxteris dlUinicm t ffcciffe,fuiffe ciic'lis Hebra:o–
m:n prot)hem fublim1orcm, n"1ilumtjJ H~br~os po ft Icfum habicuros prophetam,di
tiis quidem uiris cum anreponir,Marum omnibus mulieribus. Addie corpus lefu in..
corrupmm in c~lu :n ar\,·end11r~,Chrtfttd00S Iongo inceruallo I ud~is antepontr,luda!.c
o~ ajmoJum deceflatur.H~cin la bro eius Alcorano omnia. V nde feet acores illtUs Iu ..
d~osfui.; facris no prius inicianc,quam facramenra Chri!tianorum aniiqua, uera,& bo•
na e!lecoflceanrur.Ecqu1 MJhumechis fepulchrum uifunr, nit1 criam Chril1:1 fepukhtii
uiferinc,nondum facis purificaci exifbmanrur. Q_u1 Clrnfli uel Mari~ nomen concume·
Hose co1ninemorac,,1b e1s feuere punicur. Rdt germ lubenc altud Hel1r,almd
10ann1 Blptil1x,aliud & td qutdem pr~cipm1m hnfto dicacum. Cdebran cPro•
pheras,&: Euangdia,d1d1cerunc en1m aMahumeche in Alcorano, Alcoranum dfe He..
braicorum Prophecarum,Euangel1ici1 affirmattoncm arq; d~clarationern. Legirur rbi•
dem,ncmine,n toreperfedu,niti ceft4menco ucceri,nouoq, parut.>rir,& AkorJno mfu...
per,quod Ge congreg.n10 & declarat10 ucriufCF·~ori ens Guan gel1 ·rm nom:na r,quod
facic r~pe,wciens proprio cognornenco ltbrum appcllat luddurn,aJiquando Ctla Euart
gelium add1tcffclumen cdtamrnci, cafiigationem redam~ uiam cimrnubm, o~um.
l11ducic pr~cerea in Alcorano Deum ica loquentem:Cum Prophctas altos alrJs pr~fece
rimus,eoscV allocuu fuerimus,Chrifio Mari~ fllio animam nofiram p• opri~ conferen•
tes,uim acq; uircutem pr~ c~ceris pr~buimus Duo autem pr~cipui Mahumechts erro
res dfe uidenrur:Alcer quod quamuis in Chrifto diutnitacem quanda ponat,!onge ma
iorem quam in cundis hominibus, ud pr ~fenr1bus, uet prztericis, uel f, mms,mdecur
tamen alicubi uellediuinicacem tllam effe aDd fummi fubfianri.t d1fiinctam acq;min~
rem,quod quide ab Arrianis accepit, fed in hoc fecum ipfe pugn::t c, epicheca enim,quz
Chdfio amibuir,diuinicarem eiu! eandem effe,acq; furn mi D . i fl gniflcac.Alcer Mahu.–
mechis error,& quidem manifd1ior efl,quod quando farellices illi facerdotii,qui contj.;
c-ere ma nus in lefum conabancur,crciderunc" Deus, ur M humeches purar.repenrc,8t
clam lefum in cC£1um rapuir.flli cum furrexiffenr,alium quendam lefu flmilcm compre
hen.:lenres uerberauerunr,~ crud affixcrunr,hoc aM.rnichtri~ accepdfe uidecur.Nih1l
opus efi,urerrores huiufmodi confure01,quicunCF enim Arrhnam 1& Manich~am h~
refhn confu cauerum>Mahumethem quoq, c-onfucaffeltidencur.C6dudere ~ . offumus,
Chrill:ianam lcgcm apud omnes reaas Gencifium, lud~orum, MahunH~lherGum,re
uer.a omni um excellenciflimam effe conccdi.~Iif~ enim iftorum, quamuis affectione
quadamnatur~1 confuecudinis<}, fidionis propria h"rdim c~teris prderar, Cht i-•
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