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Gerſon cōtra tertiāal̓e Aylbroich

UIplicandas non ſufficit homo ſitdeuotus et ſit adeptus illam contemplationis ſpeciem ſanctiſſimāProrſus et optimam que verſaturin affectione feruore charitatisquando ſcilicet homo tranſit inaffectū cordis ad virtutes Hancenim ſpeciem ꝯtemplationis adipiſci condeſcendere fas habentetiaꝫ ip̄e muliercule et ydiote ſinelr̄is p̄ſuppoſita fide ſimplici et plerūqꝫ facilius qͣꝫ viri magno ingenio et lr̄is ſacris prediti qui in altera cōtemplationis ſpecie longep̄cellunt. Hec aūt ſpēs altera ꝯtēplationis verſari ponit̉ in perſcrutatione diuinaꝝ virtutū per quasfides faluberrima ſicut ait Augꝰ.gignitur. nutrit̉. defendit̉. roboratur enī ſecari poſſint ab inuicēhe ꝯtemplatiōis ſpecies exꝑientia doctrix eſt et hugo ſignificatdicēs. ſepe amor intrat vbi cognitio foris ſtat Nullus tn̄ ꝓprio vocabulo dici debet. cōtemplatiuusvel ſapiens ꝑfectus theologusqui pͥma ꝯtemplationis ſpecie caruerit Ault ergo aliquis eſſe diti vere ſapiens habeat vtrāqꝫtemplatiōis ſpeciē. illā videlꝫ affectus que ſapore dat. et illā intellectus que ſcīe luminoſitatē preſtatvt cōſtituat̉ ſapiētia id eſt ſapidāſciētia ſi altera carendum eſſeteligibilius iudicaret̉ cōicare inma qͣꝫ in ſcd̓a ſicut optabilius eſthabere piū affectum humilē deuotū ad deū qͣꝫ intellectū frigidū

ꝑtē Riſolo ſtudio illuminatum Scientiaquippe inflat intellige ſi ſola ē. charitas edificat Nihilominꝰ vbi deveritate fidei querit̉ tradita in ſacris ſcpͥturis magis interrogādicōſulendiqꝫ ſūt theologi vigētesin ꝯtemplatione ſecūdā qͣꝫ idiotepollentes in prima. ſecluſo in eispatenti reuelatiōis miraculo niſiforte manifeſta eſſet in huiuſmoditheologis deprauatio intellectuset intolerabilis morū peruerſitasque etiam mentiri quādoqꝫ facitnon tantūmodo circa fidem ſꝫ circa morū principia vt apoſtolusAriſtotꝭ. cuꝫ experientia teſtanturAddo adhuc ſicut ex carentiapij affectus magis ex infectioneeius per vicia errant nōnunqͣꝫ peritiſſimi in ſacris ſcripturis. excecauit enim eos malicia eorum etdati ſunt in reprobum ſenſum. itaex paruo lumine intellectus parua logica prolabuntur quādoꝙin erroe̓s periculoſiſſimos illi quimagnorū ſunt erga virtutes affectuum. quales apoſtolus notauithabere zelum ſed non ẜm ſcientiāadeo vt ſi non humiliter ſapiant.et niſi ſeſe contrahāt intra metasſue cognitionis nulli pertinaciusinueniunt̉ neqꝫ abſurdius erroēsconfingere Propterea leuiterſcribere debet vel docere. ſed necabſque cautela magna adherendum eſt eis non preuia diſcuſſione diligenti et doctorum examinatione. In talibus quippe plurima