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Figura, colores, odores,sapores, nonne in-finitis modis propemodum variant, meri-to scribit doctissimus Cardinalis Robert,BELLARMiNUS in elegantiffima sca-la adseensionis mentis in Deum, Gradu2. Cap. j.p. m, 34. Sed & haec difficul-tas potest superari. De virtute autemherbarum res altioris est indaginis. Anmedico fatis esi novijfe herbarum figu-ras, colores, lineamenta , vim [cire nati-vam ml refert ? merito qvaeric eximiumillud decus Germanice ("uti audit Rerrn.Vultejo diss, de perfectione hominis phi-losophica p. m. 80 Philippus ME-LANCHTHON in Hypotypos.Theol. p, m. A. 4. Hinc nihil tam ad-mirata est veneranda antiqvitas, qvam_,herbarum vires stupendus saepe & per-utiles, judice PLINIO H. N. XXV. 2,& Joh. MATTHAÜO in dedic. Hortu-li med. p. m. A. j. a. Qvibus certo mo-do accedit Joh, Bapt* E G N A T l USEpist, LXX1V. ad Pirckheimeium f m.Zio. inqviens: Htinammortales, qvan-