The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-10-22

Of the world that they could not snswer
Bruno's deposltions Ia reply to the lntorrooa<
tories put to him touching these charges oon-
tain, nrst, sketch OF his life aud adventures.
az already set forth, and, next, a summary state-
ment Of bis opinions. 1t was evidently taken
down by a clerk who did not quite CON prehend
II, and Is therefore rather obscure.
hold, In brief TO an innnite universe.
that is, All effect of infinite divine power be-
cause 1 esteemed II a tnine unworthy OF divine
goodness aud power, that bcini able TO produce
besides this world another and initiate others,
declared that there are IN lnte particular worlds
similar to this OF the eartb, which, with Pytb-
aeor.s, understand 10 be star similar iu
nature with the moon, the other planets, and
the other stars which are Infinite; AMI that alb
those bodies are worlds aud without NUMBER,
In an INFINITE space and this Ia called the Infinite
universe, In wnicn are innumerable worlds, so
that there Is a double Kind OF infinite greatness
In the universe, aud OF d multitude of worlds.
Indirectly, this may be understood to DO repu9-
nant to the truth according to the true faith
Moreover, 1 place in this universe a universal
providence, b. virtue Of which everything lives,
vegetables, and moves, ana stands In Its periec-
ton, and 1 understand II In two ways; one In
the mode In which the whole soul IL present ia
the whole and every part of tbs body. ADD this
"; the other, the ineifable mode IN which God.
bv essence, presence, and power. 10 in all and
above oil, not as part not as soul. but In mode
inexplicable.
Moreover, 1 understand all the attributes In di.
vinity 20 be one and the same thing. Together
with the theoiOgians and great philosopher, I
app obend three attributes, power, wisdom, md
goodness, Or rather, mind, intellect, love. with
next, ordered and distinct beng, through the
intellect; and third. concord and symmetry
through love. Thus 1 understand being In all
add over al, as there is nothing without p.rtici-
patton In being, aud there Is no being without
essence, Just as nothing Is beautiful wiihout
beauty being present; thus nothing n be free
from the divine presence, and thus by way OF
reason, and not by way Of subst initial truth, do
understood distinction IN divinity.
Assuming then the world caused and produced,
understand that. according to oil Its being, IL
Is dependept upon the fret cause, SO that II did
not reject the name Of creation, whicn UNDER
stand that Aristotle also has expressed, saying,
"God IL that upon whom the world and al ma
turs depends, SO that according to the eapia-
nation VI st. Thorn g, whether " be eternal or
In time, It is, according TO all lts being, depen-
den on the nrst cause, and nothing In II ~ indo-
pendent.
Next, in regard to what belongs TO the true
faith, not speaking pnil1sophically, to come TO
Individuality ABOUT the divine persons, the Wis
dom aud the son OF the mind called by philoso-
phers iutellect. aud by theologiaus the word,
watch ought to be believed to have taken on
human flesh. But 1, abiding In the phrases OK
DOUBTED and held It with inconstant faith, NOS
that remember to nave shown marks OF It IN
other things something Of 1t may be cat hered az
by way OF ingenuity and profession Ia reg ird TO
what may be proved by reason aud concluded
from natural liRht. Thus, in regard TO the Holy
Spirit IN third person, have not been able TO
comprehend. as ought to 90 believed, but, &C.
cording to the Pytnagoric manner, in conform.
ity to the manner shown 10y solomon. 1 have
understood IL US the soul OF universe,
adJoinei to tue universe according to tue cay
Ing OF the wisdom Of Solomon 4" The spirit Of
God allied all the earth, aud that which contains
AL Things" all winch conforms equally 10 the
Pythagoric doctrine explained Dy Virgi IN the
text Of the Eneid
Lueensemaue xioSum Iaasei Rtsso Tsu "sit.
sprtus intus ait. tOtamque iuinsa per artus
Mens agitat moleln
and the lines following.
From this spirit, then, which 10 called the Ito
of the universe, understand in my pbilosophy
ICeeua life soul ma
lie aud soul. which moreover. understand 10
De immortal, as also 10 bodies which, as to
their subs tance, are all i'm al there being no
other death than division and congregation,
which doctrine seems expressed In Bcciesi As,es,
where IL Is SAID that " there IL noLnIu1 new
under the sun that which Is ID tnat which
-" aud 80 on.
Bruno then, I'm answer TO further questioning,
repeats bis inability to comprehend the doc
trine Of three persons In the Godhead, aud
quotes a saying OF st. Augustine, that the term
person was still new in his time. He also adj
mits his doubts OF the incarnation Of God In
Jesus Christ but avers his belief In miracles, in
the traDsubstantiation of tho broad In tho
mass. and In the chastity Of tho Virgin Mary.
tn general, he declares himse ELF good .iholic,
and the record Of his answers concludes With .
recantation on his knees. as follows:
humbly ask pardon OF G cd and OF your most
illustrous lordships for all the errors I have
committed, and am here ready to do whatever
shall DE elaborated ana judged by your prudence
you give me rather a punishment exceeding in
severity than one winch by Its publicity NAV
rebound 10 tue dishonor OF the sacred dress OF
religion which wear; and II, by the mercy OF
GOu aud OF your most illustrlous lOrdsh Us, lie
Is spared me- promise to make ssch notable
reform OF my life a. shall recOmpense the scam
DIAL have gwen by equal edin alton.
The Investigation OF the case at Venice ap-
pears to have ended July 80. On the nth OF
September we have the order from headquar-
tiers at Rome to send Bruno thither. On tho
- a -. l..t.E
before the Council of Ten. and action upon 1t
suspended. On OCTOBER 2 there is All entry
saying that the Venetian Ambassador at Rome
was directed to tell the Papal authorities that,
IN the opinion Of the Venetian Government,
Bruno's case ought TO be finished where II was
begun. On December the Pope's nuncio IL
represented a appearing IN person before tho
Council and arguing Tor Brunos exrraditiOn,
one OF his points being that he was "a public
hercsarch not In respect of trifng poipts hut
In respect OF the Incarnation OF our Saviour and
of the Holy Trinity" On January :, lJos thu
Procurator Of the Republic, to whom the mat,
ter had been referred for his opinion, makes a
report In favor oil granting the extradit on, for
the reason that the process had been, in effect,
begun, not at Venice but elsewhere, and that
tho accused WIS "a N0apOlitan, aud therefore nOt
entitled to protection like Venetian subject.
On the 10TH OF tho same month the Venetian
Ambassador at Rome writes "A letter to the
Doge conveying tho thinks OF the Pope for
complying with his request.
With this Last document the series printed ny
Prof. Berti ends. IL Is 10 be regretted that we
have not the text OF the sentence OF the lnaul-
sition at Rome, but taxing together Mooeniso's
deaunciation, Bruno's own deposition, ani
Schopp's imperfect account OF the execution,
IL would appear that Bruno WIS condemned
mainly on account OF his persistlng in his Iere-y
in regard to the divinity Of Jesus Chrl- Just as
Seryetus had been condemned at Geneva hlif a
century before. His DOUBTS on the subject
were, however, the Ia 'itnate fruits Of bs philo-
sophical system, Ind not OF any theological
specuitio so that he mast be regarded asa
M rtyr neither Of religion nor VI science, Bat of
philosophy alone.
Bruno's industry as an author WIS indcfitlga-
| BILE. Wherever he stopped long enough In hli
wanderings. no produced hook or a pamphlet,
| and, as his biographer, Bertl, says, they fllrlG
| sprang up IN his footseps. Tue titles OF Ia, most
| important works have already been given, hut
! there were many Others besides, tho whole nuns