Jean-Baptiste Guesnay : S. Ioannes Cassianus illustratus

4c Monaflt. a/J eo Majfili~ contl;ti. Lib.I. 4J gercrent, tantam reucrentia1n ohferuantia1nque adhibebat, vt ne Ab-. . batcm qnide1n ipfwn maiori coleret. Q:onia111 non eutn , _cui oh~die­ bat, fed cuius vicc1n gererec fpeé.tabat : tancoque lucnlenttus c1n1ne:re -id genus fubmiffionis arbitrabatur, quo minus in ea humanus fcnfos dominaret ur, paucioraque e!lènt in eo q ui i1npera1~ec ornamenta , q1.1~ -0bfeqllentis animam ad fe co11ue11:ere & rapere poilent. -Dolebar nux1- mè imm.intttam ûbi obediendi 1nateria.m & bcaram , q ·.tam in obfequij .linu repcriebat mentis cr.inq11illita.te1n , li quid ad fumn commodum aut libitmn fponte mouercr licui!fe aliql1ando, tutn li ad fubeunda1n ali– quam prouinciatn quicquam occurreret tail1 grnue ac diffi cile, vc ad eam minimè idoneus [e proficeretur: tamen in Chrifi:i nomine & obe– dientÎ<E virtute fpem & fiduciatn collocabat, & quid faél:o opus el1èt, prius agendo quàm inquirendo, intentoque ponns digito quàm vtilitate nutnq ne pr~fèabat. ~are nihil inir,mn fi ta.m con.\ métus per fuos pr:efides euro prrepotenc:e Dco, inde vires ducens & apcè inonmi exci– piens , ranto fttc(effu quidquid aggredcretur,effcétutn d:.iret. . 3. Sed inuat ex ipftus antogropho h is attexere guredam feniornm gefl;a, quibus per hanc enituere vin:utem, qu~ & ipfe iaq1 fcnior lite- ·ris confignauit, & de profeél:u ex l\Otitia & colloquiis fanétiffin1ormn e:ufinodi Parrum Aigyptiorum narrationem cxponit, in quibus Dei vica– riis, diuinam ipfam maicfl:atem reuerehatur. 4. Cupieba t autetn flagrantiffimè ft1as fibi c.ulpas publicè :i.p acri aliquo reprehcnfore exprobari ac feuer!l caft:igacionc puniri , eofqne fibi libenter adiungebat focios , qui hoc officio charicatis diftriéH , cenfo– rum inltar perperuo in illum intenti commonefacerent, fi quid vitij ohferualfent. · 5. ~are de modo & vfu inter Monachos fui temporis recepto .\iucrfarmn id genus correptionu1n ita fcribit libro 4. Infritutionmn capite I 6. Si qt~i! ;(i.tur .(iUonem, q11em bat$Ctdtm nu 1cup11nt, a.ut hv .uf mndi ttliud cafl1 aliquo fre.1.erit 11ut perditlerit , mm alite>' nc;J~~enrit1m fi-t-tm 'JH~rn p11blic;i dilitet pœnittmi11: cunElifeue ;,, fj>naxi f1at -,ibiu conJ_reg 11tù> tandiH proflr4tHJ in terr11m 'tleni4m pof1i.labit , donec or.'ltionum folemnittU ,.,rrfummefHY t impetrKtUYIU e.tm' cùm iuff~ fue'fÎt Abbatû i1d itio a~ folo/ùr- gert. Eo.Jem modo fa1iif11ci41, tpû(quy aJ opsu i1lùJ11od Acce!fitm vcl ad con· g'":,~lttionem (oli tttm t.lrdiU4 occurrerit ; 4Ht fi decttm4nl f ~bni:m 'Zltl mndio11n titubtrutrit ; firniliter fi r;,~. e'!'f aè , fi du"!';~,,, ,.fi cnntum11ciiu ·reJponderit , fi nt~lif.tntiz.u obfequiA i •1iNf'!Ef,1 rompleue:·it , fi vtl l utirc r murmurAutrit, Ji le– Elionem tJpt :·i vel obe·~ 1 ienti~ prttfertn!, officia /111ttua ftgnùu futri.t tXtCt1tiu, fi dirni({a f;n11xi 111m C~'1cit1u ad ce/Lam recur,,ere fef1ina11er1t , ft cr'm 11lit:uJ 'Zltl Ad mcdicum fl1bfliuri1 , vel fi "d pun[fom te"mpfJrÛ ·v/pi4m /iceJferh , fi alteri~ tenuerit mamrm , fi 01m i/la qoi ce!hû~ {11~ coh.-zbittitor nrm f(I , couf4.. bulari o/''!f..,•uft1mcumque prte(11mpftrit , fi ora.~erfr r.um i/l, , qtû t fl ort!~irme fa(pen.f·u , fi parentum quern pi4m fJcl amicfJrum _fecularium vi.:ler-it, vel c111lo• c1tt1U tù jit?e {uo fuerit {eniore ,fi epiflolam cHi/ll(cumque fu/cifere ,fi refl-4- bere fine .Abb11t1 teill'1U4er.it: h11cufq11e & in huhtfmodi ac fimilibU4 11àmi/fl1 I F i. Li~. 4 . ! ofüt. c~p. i. ;_ & fe~ C]!?c:o;:ibus qua: lc-ges ap.id ilpum li allubet. e-Médiathèque | Histoire Provence | YM_118