. Philothei Symbola christiana : quibus idea hominis christiani exprimitur . ad, ut externa fronte imponat hominibus,& fucatam fibi circumponat gloriam • ad ex-tremum tamen comminuit earn atqye externo cultu ambis famam , frti-ftra flmulata amicitia cupis haberi probusrmm ille , qui intimos noftrx mentis fenfusinfpicit, nihil patitur efle abfeonditum, faf-iiifque externa ilia difplicutffe fibi 3 ultrice poe-na in te animadvertit. Sed nee (labile illud aciinnum, quod pia fimpliciqiie mente pra?fi-diutri ornamentumque in externis rebus po-nis; quum & ipfa earli ,


. Philothei Symbola christiana : quibus idea hominis christiani exprimitur . ad, ut externa fronte imponat hominibus,& fucatam fibi circumponat gloriam • ad ex-tremum tamen comminuit earn atqye externo cultu ambis famam , frti-ftra flmulata amicitia cupis haberi probusrmm ille , qui intimos noftrx mentis fenfusinfpicit, nihil patitur efle abfeonditum, faf-iiifque externa ilia difplicutffe fibi 3 ultrice poe-na in te animadvertit. Sed nee (labile illud aciinnum, quod pia fimpliciqiie mente pra?fi-diutri ornamentumque in externis rebus po-nis; quum & ipfa earli , autfurore hoftili, aut temporis vetuftate confu-roantur, & tot magnificis ceremoniarum or-namentis polita altariarrangantur. Nimirumaion in externis iilis parietibus , aut rituumimiltitudine, fed in humanis pecloribus cul-tum futim sedificat divinus Spiritns, illumquefanctitate & obfequio fervientium fuftinet, ut«eque per acerbiflima tempora,- neque o-mnium tempeftamra cafus ev er tatur At ex- teriora.: G H R I ST I A IT A. 229 Si X. M m Q, L U, M LXXVL. teriora ilia rutint, ficoticollabivideasanticjnapalatini & excelfa delubra, qux veluti feniofuo rracta in ruinas fubfidunt; plane ut nee fa?^pe locum, ubi fleterant, pofteritatis \x 11II6 veftigio refer vent. Itaque non ftrua-jnus talla monumenw, quibus fuprema incurn--K#7 bere. 1JO S Y M B O L A bere dies poteft, utfunditus intereant, fuis-que obruta ruderibus trifte rcrum humanarunifpedaculum pra&eant : fed condamus ea inpe&oribus noftris templa, qua? Spiritus San-iu& , prttor > heic video gelidi ludibria mortis ,, G)u& , flrtpitumpaffunonfaciente^, venit <■Cenfyicio frttBtiA fat*y dominant e columnas r Ccnjpicio vacuo rudera Jfiarfa externa ruunt. Injuria temporis aufert, Et rapit, humanut quod tulit ante labor,At tu , qu&facros Vietcu molir


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