Nemo adeo ferus est, ut non mitescere possit,
Si modo culturae patientem commodet aurem.
That is to say. No man is so cruel / but may wax meek / So that he give a willing ear to discipline. All though thou canst not come to so far acknowledge in the scripture / as other that be learned / by reason thou art unlearned / or else thy vocation will not suffer the / all days of thy ⟨p. CCXXXIII⟩lief to be a student / yet mayst thou know / and •po• pain of damnation art bound to know the articles of thy faith / to know god in christ / and the holy catholic church by the word of God written. The ten commandments to know what works thou shouldest do / and what to leave undonne. The pater noster Christes praier / which is a bridgment / epitome / or compendious collection of all the psalms / and prayers written in the hole scripture. In the which thou prayest for the remission of sin as well for thy self / affor all other / desirest the grace of the holy ghost to preserve the in virtue / and all other / yeuyst thanks for the goodness of god to wards thee / and all other. He that knoweth less than this / can not be saved / and he that knoweth no more than this / if he follow his knowledge cannot be damned. Jo. 17. There be too commune verses that all men in manner knoweth / and doubtless worthy / that telly the us to know christ / though we know nomor• / is sufficient:
Hoc est nescire, sine Christo plurima scire:
Si Christum benescis, satis est si caerera nescis.
That is to say / to be ignorant / is to know many things without Christ. If thou know Christ well / it is sufficient though thou be ignorant of all other things. Thus I have said in the ten holy precepts of almighty God / according unto the scripture. And where as thou ⟨p. CCXXXIIII⟩shalt find in any word a letter to much […] to little / or perchance one for an other / or […] thographie not observed. The sentence […] well at all times / and aright pointed / […] lack of putting on of ink / or slack drawing of the press / the letters not plainly expressed / Remember. I pray the that it is not in manner possible to print in a known tongue a hole work / with out faults. how much more impossibl• where as the Setters of the print / understandeth not one word of our speech / and wanteth also such as knoweth the art of true correcting.
Nemo adeo ferus est, ut non mitescere possit,
Si modo culturae patientem commodet aurem.
That is to say. Noman is so cruell / but may waxe meke / So that he yeue a willing eare to discipline. All thowghe thow canst not comme to so farre acknolege in the scripture / as other that be lernyd / by reason thow art vnlernyd / or else thy vocation will not suffre the / all daies of thy ⟨p. CCXXXIII⟩lieffe to be a student / yet mayst thow know / and •po• paine of damnatiō art bound to know the articles of thy faithe / to know god in christ / and the holie catholicke churche by the word of God wrotē. The tenne commaundementes to know what workes thow shuldest doo / and what to leaue vndonne. The pater noster Christes praier / whiche is a bridgment / epitome / or cōpendious collectiō of all the psalmes / and praiers wrotē in the hole scripture. In the whiche thow praist for the remission of sinne as well for thy selfe / affor all other / desyrist the grace of the holie gost to preserue the in vertew / and all other / yeuyst thankes for the goddenis of god to wardes the / and all other. He that knowithe lesse thē this / cā not be sauyd / and he that knowithe no more thē this / if he folow his knolege can̄ot be dānid. Io. 17. There be too commune verses that all men in maner knowith / and doutlis worthy / that telly the vs to know christ / thowghe we know nomor• / is sufficient:
Hoc est nescire, sine Christo plurima scire:
Si Christum benescis, satis est si caerera nescis.
That is to say / to be ignorant / is to know many thinges without Christ. If thow know Chryst well / it is sufficiēt thowghe thow beinguoraūt of all other thinges. Thus I haue saide in the tenne holie preceptes of allmightie God / according vnto the scripeure. And where as thow ⟨p. CCXXXIIII⟩shalt fynd in ony word a letter to mouche 〈…〉 to litle / or perchaunce one for an other / or 〈…〉 thographie not obseruyd. The sentence 〈…〉 well at all tymes / and aright poyntyd / 〈…〉 lacke of puttyng on of ynke / or slacke drawyng of the presse / the letters not playnely expressyd / Remēbre. I pray the that it is not in maner possible to prynt in a knowen tonge a hole worke / with out faultes. how mouche more impossibl• where as the Setters of the prynt / vndrestandithe not one word of oure speche / and wantythe also souche as knowithe the art of trew correctyng.
