LATORVM LVMBRICORVM. Cap. xir. $6^ 

 „dum cxigcrec homo, ciapulnm, aliaquc vidum inordinatum fe- 

 „ quemia mala, cx quibus putris ille humor vermium ova fufci- 

 „ lans, cosve nutricns, conficitur, fentirc non debuir. Fruftraquc 

 „ ctiam Divinara prxfcicntiam, quafeilicet peccatutum homincm 

 „ prxvidcrit Deus, quis huc acccrfati fiquidcm peccatum pocna 

 „prxverti nuliatcnus potuic. Diflicile quoquc cxponi poccrir qua 

 „ rationc vcrmis iftcMulicris ovarium foccundarc potuerir, & qu£ 

 „ fadum fit ut vcrmis idcm fic in omnibus Adami corporis parti- 

 „bus ova fua difTcminaric uc vel cofta illa, ex qua primii noftra 

 „ Materformara cft, ipfis particcps fucric i ctcnim ab utero ma- 

 „tcrnofcEda hxc animah'a, hiTcditario vcluti jure ncccffario acci- 

 „ piunt infantcs , (ccundum Vaiiifneiii Hypothcfim. &c. Si vcro, cx 

 „altera partc , poft Adami naturam, a pcccato lapfim , &:inpc- 

 „jusmutatam, vcrmcs in ipfius intcrancis , a Dco formatos eftc 

 „ dixcrimus major fic etiam eracrget difficultas; hincenim fcquc- 

 „tur novam tum a Dco vermium creationem fadam effe; quod Sa- 

 „ crx Scripturse contrarium cft ; fi quidem ea docemur Dcum , an- 

 ,,cequam hominemcondcrct , cetera quzecunque animalia, ne in- 

 „ fcciis quidem cxccptis, prius creafte. Ergo ncc ante peccatum; 

 „necpoft pcccatum , in Adami corporc vcrmcs crcari potuerunc. 



„ RcJpo?idet VMilijnerim „ ante hominem quidem cctera animah'a, 

 „plantas, & qua^cunquc oculis noftris vcl {ubjacent vel non fubja- 

 „ ccnt, creata abOmnipoientc, liomlncmquc tandcm e luto condi- 

 „tumfui{Te* Cum autem in hoc luto qui paulo ante creati fuc- 

 „rant vcrmes infixi eficnt, corum partcm , quos fciiicet voluic 

 „ Deus homini, dum in prima fua perfeverarcc innoccntia , uii- 

 „ics cfie , ipfiufvc corpus pcrfcdius reddcrc , &: fi in pofterum 

 „pcccarcr, pocnx loco cidem cire,eorum, inquam, partcra cor- 

 ,, poris Adami fibricam ingrcdi potuific. Ncc mirum videridcbc- 

 „rc (\ ad perfcdroncm &: utilitatcm corporis humani , hoc rc- 

 „ rum omnium initio, vermcs aliquid contulific dicantur. 



,, Qub cnim qua^piam e machinis quas Autom^ta appcllani com- 

 „pofitior cft, velciiam plurcs machinulas, quarum ftupcnda itcm 

 „ficftruclura , intrafc condit , cb pcrfcdior & admirabillor, hxc 

 ,jhabctur. Pcrfcctus quoquc, vcl co nominc , dicitur Mundus, 



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