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On the Imputation of Adam's First Sin · §63

Cap. VII: French ἐφ᾽ ᾧ as "because" vindicated — no changed tack

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Thus the French version used by our churches is vindicated. But as for what Doctor Garissoles subjoins — that it had been fiercely disputed, and so on, but that from that time the heat cooled, that in later writings the tack was changed, and so on (§ XIX, p. 239) — he is vehemently mistaken. For Placeus's judgment was the same throughout, and the words ἐφ᾽ ᾧ are better rendered "because" than "in whom." And yet not even this version harms his position, for those reasons which he had inserted in his theses published some years before that earlier manuscript was made. He had not seen that manuscript when he made that piece of his which Doctor Garissoles calls later, nor was there any cause why he should change tack, as the learned man speaks. For no one had then objected anything to him by which the received version of the little words ἐφ᾽ ᾧ, which he follows, could be attacked. As for our confession, over which Doctor Garissoles triumphs beyond reason in this place, it is plain from what was said at page 73 of this book. And yet if there had been any, it could not hurt Placeus, since it would have been made without his knowledge or consent. But of that version perhaps already more than enough.

Latin

Sic vindicata est versio Gallica, qua utuntur Ecclesiae nostrae. Quod autem subjungit D. G. Sic acriter disputatum fuisse, &c, sed ab eo tempore deferbuisse impetum, in posterioribus scriptis mutata esse velificationem &c, Fallitur vehementer. Eadem enim perpetuo Placei sententia fuit, & melius verti voces ἐφ᾽ ᾧ eo quod, quam in quo. Et tamen ne hanc quidem versionem obesse sententiae suae, ob eas rationes, quas thesibus suis aliquot annis, priusquam Manuscriptum illud prius fieret, editis, inseruerat. Non viderat illud manuscriptum, cum suum istud fecit quod D. G. posterius appellat, nec cur mutaret, ut loquitur vir Doctus, velificationem causa ulla erat. Nemo enim ei tum quicquam objecerat, quo recepta, quam sequitur, vocularum ἐφ᾽ ᾧ versio impugnaretur. De nostra confessione, quam praeter rationem triumphet hoc loco D. G. patet ex dictis pag. hujus lib. 73. Quae tamen si ulla fuisset, Placeo obesse non posset, quo inscio nec consentiente facta fuisset. Sed de illa versione jam fortasse plus satis.

About this text

Josue de la Place (Placeus) — Capita I–XIV partial of De imputatione primi peccati Adami from the 1661 Saumur Latin, through Man. Post. Caput X (GAR.1–3 Rom. 5.13 tip) / before PLAC on reatus-only. Honest partial; Cap. X Rom. 5:14+ / ~494 pp Disputatio remain.

English follows the locked 1661 Saumur Latin of Capita I–XIV partial through Man. Post. Caput IX (eph-ho / eph-ho pantes) before eph-ho / eph-ho pantes, reconstructed from IA PDF page images with Vision OCR and pdftotext as check. No modern English was copied. Cap. IX deepen+ remain.

Catalogue & scope

IA deimputationepri00lapl. Densify: Capita I–XII + Caput XIV + Man. Post. Cap. II–VI through Cap. X Rom. 5:14 tip. Not whole Disputatio; Cap. X Rom. 5:14+ / ~494 pp Disputatio remain.

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