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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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The Aphorisms of the second precepts.The Aphorismes of the seconde preceptes.
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
Who soever cometh with an humble and thirsty mind / with these armours / he may break into this heavenly wisdom unto whom no wisdom of man may ⟨image 12⟩be compared / nor yet of right matched.
Who soeuer commeth with an humble and thursty minde / with these armours / he maye breake into this heauenly wisdome vnto whome no wisdome of mā maye ⟨image 12⟩be compared / nor yet of right matched.
Unto the which / when he hath broken in / he shall find all kinds of forms to live well / that is to wit Christ him self the most absolute example of all virtue / whom / when by word and deed he shall assuredly or plainly know / he shall so embrace / that in every act or counsel / he shall endeavour to express some part of his virtues / as much as by right the tenuity or weakness of man will suffer to be done.
Vnto the which / when he hath broken in / he shall finde all kindes of formes to liue well / that is to witte Christ him selfe the moost absolute exemple of all vertue / whome / when by worde and dede he shall assuredly or plainly knowe / he shal so embrace / that in euery acte or counsell / he shal endeuour to expresse some parte of his vertues / as moch as by right the tenuyté or weakenes of man wyll suffre to be done.
He shall learn of him as the opportunity of time shall require both to speak and to hold his peace. It shall be a shame for him to timely to speak of those things which require none but such as are come to a perfect ripeness / because he may see Christ to have laid up this scantly at the length in the thirtieth year of his age. Albeit that he did give some experiment of him self unto the doctors of the law also when he was twelve years old. By the which example we are not so much taught to come forth in time / as we are to endeavour even from our tender age things