As VII. quaest. I. omnis qui. & XXXIIII. quaest. I. cum
beatissimus. IX. quaest. II. Lugdunensis. XII. quaest. I. expedit.
XXVIII. quaest. I. sic enim. XXXI distinct, omnino. John.
(_f_) For example, as to the Incarnation, that passage in Virgil[AD]:
"Jam nova progenies caelo demittitur ab alto."
(_g_) As that passage from Ovid[AE], "Odero si potero: si non, invitus
amabo."
[The notes on the remaining paragraphs of the text are here omitted
owing to their length.]
...or philosophers, are said to have foretold any truth, it
certainly has weight in overcoming the vanity of the pagans; not,
however, in leading to the acceptance of their authority. For as
great as is the difference between the prediction of the coming
of Christ by the angels and the confession of the devils, so
great a difference is there between the authority of the prophets
and the curiosity of the sacrilegious.
Likewise Pope Clement:
=For the understanding of Sacred Scriptures knowledge of profane
writings is shown to be necessary.=
It has been reported to us that certain ones dwelling in your
parts are opposed to the sacred teaching, and seem to teach just
as it seems best to them, not according to the tradition of the
fathers, but after their own understanding; for, as we have
heard, certain ingenious men of your parts draw many analogies of
the truth from the books they read.
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