Jesus Nazaraeus, sive explicatio loci in sancto D.N. Jesu Christi Evangelio secundum Matthaeum cap. 2. v. 23. Nazaraeus vocabitur

I do not teach with much display original: "οὐ μετὰ πολλῆς φαντασίας", yet I do so sincerely and faithfully: piously indeed, and in the fear of God, and with reverence and trembling before such great mysteries. I am well aware before God and the holy Angels that I have aimed at the correct method of building faith and have discussed sacred matters strictly and accurately. I do not do the former, not only because, however much I might wish, I cannot: but because it is certainly not fitting, and even if I were able, I would not want to, since it is neither permitted nor expedient. For if a solid, moderate, calm, and sober action is praised in the professors, doctors, and masters of other sciences: it is certainly far less to be endured that such ostentation should be sought by the interpreters of the oracles of God themselves: and I consider it a kind of sacrilege for it to be sought and affected by them. When I speak of a solid and sober method of teaching, I do not approve of one that is hollow, languid, dry, or rugged: but I require one that breathes the Spirit of God himself, tastes only of Christ, and looks simply and ingenuously to the salvation of souls. For someone has well said that it is the role of the theologian not to chatter