A15875:13
Certain precepts, gatheredCerteyne preceptes, gathered
Certain precepts, gathered by Hulrichus Zuinglius, declaring how the ingenious youth ought to be instructed and brought unto Christ. Translated out of latin into English by master Richard Argentine Doctor in PhysicCerteyne preceptes, gathered by Hulrichus Zuinglius, declaring how the ingenious youth ought to be instructed and brought vnto Christ. Translated out of latin into Inglish by master Richard Argentyne Doctour in Physyck
Ippeswich: printed by Anthony Scoloker. dwelling, 1548Ippeswich: printed by Anthony Scoloker. dwellyng, 1548
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Before all things / seeing it lieth not in the power of man to draw the heart of any one unto the faith of one god although any man should pass in persuading Pericles / but it lieth only in god the heavenly father / who doth draw us unto him. And yet notwithstanding / according unto the saying of the Apostle / faith is by hearing (so that the hearing be the word of God) not truly that the preaching of the word is of so great force / except the spirit working in us / g ue us advertisement unto the same. And therefore faith must be instilled with most pure words / and most used to proceed from the mouth of God / And prayers joined ⟨image 6⟩unto the same must be made unto him / who only doth make the faithful / that whom we teach with word / he may illuminate the same with his spirit.
BEfore all thinges / seing it lyeth not in the power of man to drawe the harte of any one vnto the faith of one god although any mā shulde passe in persuading Pericies / but it lyeth only in god the heauenly father / who doth drawe vs vnto him. And yet nothwythstandyng / according vnto the saying of the Apostle / faith is by hearing (so that the hearing be the worde of God) not truly that the preaching of the worde is of so great force / except the spirite working in vs / g ue vs aduertisement vnto the same. And therfore faith must be instilled with moost pure wordes / and moost vsed to procede from the mouth of God / And prayers ioyned ⟨image 6⟩vnto the same must be made vnto hym / who onely doth make the faithfull / that whome we teache with worde / he maie illuminate the same with his spirit.
And perchance it shall not be alienate from the purpose of Christ / if we bring the same into the knowledge of God / yea / by things that are visible. As if we call before our eyes / the ingent of the universal world / declaring or showing with our finger / that all things are subject unto alteration / but it is necessary that he be immutable / and not moved / the which hath conciled all things / (seeing they be so diverse) in so firm and marvellous a concord. And again it ought not to be suspected that he that hath disposed all things with so great a providence / will he after neglect his own handy work / for as much as amongest mortal men / it is imputed as a vice or blame / if any man be not diligent or careful in the thing that appertaineth unto his house.