Where can I find this Papal document?

[MarcoPolo]

From the Catholic Encyclopedia article on Aegidius of Viterbo:When urged by Clement VII to publish his works, he is said, by the Augustinian Thomas de Herrera, to have replied that he feared to contradict famous and holy men by his exposition of Scripture. The Pope replied that human respect should not deter him; it was quite permissible to preach and write what was contrary to the opinions of others, provided one did not depart from the truth and from the common tradition of the Church (Nat. Alex. Hist. Eccl., saec. XV, 1,5,16; XVII, 354).Where can I find “Nat. Alex. Hist. Eccl., saec. XV, 1,5,16; XVII, 354”??? What are those abbreviations??

 

[AJV]

It stands for “Natalis Alexandri, Historia ecclesiastica (Veteris Novique Testamenti )”. The numbers are the period volume and paragraph numbers

 

[jj2011]

From the Catholic Encyclopedia article on Aegidius of Viterbo:When urged by Clement VII to publish his works, he is said, by the Augustinian Thomas de Herrera, to have replied that he feared to contradict famous and holy men by his exposition of Scripture. The Pope replied that human respect should not deter him; it was quite permissible to preach and write what was contrary to the opinions of others, provided one did not depart from the truth and from the common tradition of the Church (Nat. Alex. Hist. Eccl., saec. XV, 1,5,16; XVII, 354).Where can I find “Nat. Alex. Hist. Eccl., saec. XV, 1,5,16; XVII, 354”??? What are those abbreviations??

I’ll take a stab at this one, but caveat lector.

Nat. Alex. = Alexander Natalis

Hist. Eccl. = History of the Church

saec. XV = 15th century saec. XVII = 17th century

newadvent.org/cathen/01296c.htm