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molr?,qu/:i ecrrinffeft,ipfum eflefimphcem,incoi [>oreum,& ;tb omni materia feerctum,ft<i
quantitate pcr/itfiontf.ptoptCTca vocatur in dubnim>an Deus infinitus,hoc cft infinitavi;
ullL’ pw -iKUSto'Ojii!iifcrandumf«uixt6cft|Cilmdeprimi mororis infinitatedilfcrirauj.ir.
t^mdernu finientem ipfamduo pot:i?imumfignificircpofle:aur enim eius fubftantianMtquc njturcm
wdicipftt. indrc.ir.ai.t eiusm accudo virtutem,& facultatem. Duo har>mmi*um mfiniin virtus, & in­
finita fubftancirtjfcfc ir.utud confequunrur^nam infinira virtus indicium cfl infinita? fubf:5
tiXjA: ab infintra fubftantia non pot nifi infinira virtus proficua. Qud fir,vtde infinita Dei
vir:urcdifpurantcs,de fius quoque infinita. |ubftantia d ic e re reneanrunprarripua ratne di
fputarionofhacrircc infinitate virtuns. Obfcruandum cft tertio, infiniram virtutcmdu-
I^icEtct*accipi JppflerVclfecundumcxrcnfioncm.quia/cilicerperennislila /it , net:vllum v;i-
nrm jceip r, quam finemha&imra:vcl fccuftdtiin intenmmemi quia fcilioet addiramentum nullum rcci-
iorVfiwiern" l>m i'0^*
innmtatc v ii tutis,fecundunTCXt£fioncm,nuJla prorfus apud phi!ofoplxs dif
’ ficulras cft:conror$cfr enim omnium opinio, pr;mi mororis virtutem perpetuum ac rtpus
quacratui ifit nc Deus in fua fubftantia, atque virtute adeo pc
ipio perfectius ciTc,ncc cogitari poflitran potius,ea folum ratione,perferus efsedicatur.cuo
niamcuiufcunqtic rei pcircfliojicni excedat,ciim ramen ipfc quoque finrta virtute,aro; per
fe&jone pollear. Alia? plures infiniti fignificationcsabali^saffem /olent,fed eas, quas attui
mus,ad fenium propofira' quxfl ior.is aperiendum,taris cfse arbitramur.
S id ti (AfhoUctvetitHS dccUraittr
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Cap. I t / .
pH tufqu im in vafnfiimum Phtlolophia*pelagum nos ingurgitemus,opportunu dux.nus
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fidei catholica: veritatem paucis explicarcrvbi enim illam :ntelle£his fetnel apprehende-*
rit,& quandam cum ea qua ii affinirarem,arque ncccfl)rudincmcon:raxcii:jidcmpoftca,d-.
Sdit«(SSe[ travllum difcrimen.huc,illuc peruagan fa c ili poterit. Veritas igitur catholica- fidei ca eft;
SacrrScrip* Deum,vt fubftantta, arque naturajita v iru irc,
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robnreinfihitemeffe. Id Reijius Vates
m»* suion- p|a)mo r44.diluddepa;cfedttvbj,diuinim cxcclfenriam,arque virtutem extol&s, ceclairi
Det inacnitudincm limitibus non eocrccrr»per magnitudinem aurem,non quantitatem qui
SicioruCv demmolis; fcd dunraxat pcrfeftionis.intelicxir. Prxrerea habetur extra dc fiunma Trmira-
pooym. . ^c,& fidc.catholica cap.finmctr, Deum inmienlumjincifabiJcmjincomprchcnfibilcm, &om
pipotentem cflercuaftjcidemattributa infinitam Dei fubftamiam^tqiie vinutem indicare
£nfcM , ■. vidcnrur.Diuus crinm An iVimusm Monologion,c.2.air,Deum c/Tequoddain optimum,
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maximum,& fjmmumvi!riJJTKimiiium,qua: funtmon dixit autemmaximam, coquia fpa-
aum maximu occupct{ficcnim corpus cftct;fed quia eft infinita? perfeflionis: quantocn.m
(S001* i art)maius,tantimclius,acdignimeft. Theologi etiam omnes idem tcftiturlib.
■ i .Sentenr.dift.<j 3. vbi affirmant,diuinam potentiam nulia mcnfiita definiri pofTejfcd i^ime
/am.infiniramqucefle.CTterumcvim plurcs/inr rationes,Theolouids fundamentis fubni-
xa\quibus j)a/Iim Dei infinitas conprobctur; duas tantum hic atferam» quas va)idi(
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efte arb::ror,alteram cx rerum creationr.altcram cx corporum i-efurrcftiooc depromptam.
Thecb^ci prior iiaconfid poteft,fatencur Theologi, Deum in temjxiris mirio Caelum ,^ :c rraT ,s :-
«in°Dc?vi!r" <lucQ(^ vniurtiuiti ipfum,exninilopen;:us contiuliflcinulla autem finita virtus, quann *i-
tu:rm often libet perfciflajrepcriru^qua; ex nulla penitus fub£c£ta mareiia quicijuam procreare poffin fi
dem .
cmm daretur huiufmodi virtus,tunc illam quoque Philo/ophicognoLi/Tentj&ahqaid cx ni
hilo confici po/le aperuffim^ pronunciaflcnt.Quare fi agchtia omnia^quse> dum quippiam
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edunt,matenam aliquam ncccfiari6depofcunr,hnita virtute praedita funr,apcrtifti*ma cett^
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confecurionc ieauctuisi^linj aaens,quoti m remm procreatione,nullam produs materia exi
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.git,infinita virtute,atqueper/c^ione pollcrcihumfmocli autem cft Deus,ergo Dcus,& ratio
1ne qua creator eft,infinira virtute prseditus efle dicirur»cum creatio euidentilTimum fi; infi-
Aj«^» »vj^.niranj argumentu. Poftcrior ratio ficconftruirur,legimus in diuinisiitrcris,diuina virtute
• multos a mortuis /ur.rcxiilc:&fide etiam ccncmus^osomncsfqui morruifunt, in die genera
iis ludici; rediuiuos fore.Iam.vcr6 null^i d lfiu ita virtus,qux id,qtiod fetncl intenjt, idc nu-
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