Theological Theses · §1492

Exterior acts mostly shared—except sacrifice, temples, altars, and priests reserved to latria

Outwardly almost every cult-sign is shared between dulia and latria.

They reserve sacrifice—and temples, altars, priests tied to it—to latria alone.

No one may offer sacrifice or dedicate those things except to God.

Latin

XII. Sed quantum ad actus exteriores dicunt non esse facile distinguere Duliam a Latria. Quoniam omnes fere actus exteriores quibus uterque cultus exhibetur communes sunt tam Duliae quam Latriae. Excipiunt tamen Sacrificium, & quae ad illud referuntur, templa, altaria, sacerdotes, quae ad solum Latriae cultum pertinere existimant. Nec enim licere cuiquam sacrificium offerre quam Deo, & templa, altaria, Sacerdotes, dicare.

About this text

Louis Le Blanc de Beaulieu, Sedan Theses, newly rendered from Latin: from theology proper through the Roman theses I–77 and the Reformed theses of Part Two. The theses only — not the collected works.

English follows locked Pitt Latin through Imaginum CLOSED + Sanctorum Cultu Romana CLOSED + Pars Secunda Reformata I-XL. 1675 PDF ~384-390 (book ~370-376); Vision OCR + pdftotext + tess. No modern English. This slice densifies Sanctorum Pars Secunda I-XL. Next: Pars Secunda XLI–fin (~CI). Claim stays claimed (book densify not done).

Catalogue & scope

ESTC R17887; Wing L802. IA bub_gb_eOkHAW4G0-wC (+ EEBO 1675 for gap leaves). Densify through Sanctorum Cultu Romana I-LXXVII + Pars Secunda Reformata I-XL (Pars Secunda not closed; not whole folio).

Witnesses

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