Regulæ morum ostensivæ, & obligativæ sunt lumine naturali cognoscibiles. Coldwell, William, 1623 or 4-1702. 1651 Approx. 5 KB of XML-encoded text transcribed from 1 1-bit group-IV TIFF page image. Text Creation Partnership, Ann Arbor, MI ; Oxford (UK) : 2008-09 (EEBO-TCP Phase 1). A80065 Wing C5019 Thomason 669.f.16[10] ESTC R211290 99870019 99870019 163167

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 Early English books online. (EEBO-TCP ; phase 1, no. A80065) Transcribed from: (Early English Books Online ; image set 163167) Images scanned from microfilm: (Thomason Tracts ; 246:669f16[10]) Regulæ morum ostensivæ, & obligativæ sunt lumine naturali cognoscibiles. Coldwell, William, 1623 or 4-1702. University of Cambridge. Act verses. 1 sheet ([1] p.) s.n., [Cambridge : 1651] Dated and signed at end: Jul. 1. 1651. In die Comitiorum. Resp. Mro Coldwell Coll. Regina. Soc. Imprint from Wing. In two parallel columns; column b has caption title that reads: Anima hominis non est abrasa tabula. Reproduction of the original in the British Library.

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Regulae morum oſtenſivae, & obligativae ſunt lumine naturali cognoſcibiles. TE, Mens, ingredere; & te, Mens mea, conſule; ſacra Digeſta quae ſunt pande conſcientiae; Hic codex. Quiſquis coeli motúsque domósque Ductore ſenſu, ſed ſui malè negligens Scrutatur, coelo ut longis ambagibus alto Vitae reducat regulam, cluit ſuae Is libertatis mango. Non provida parcâ Natura dote, largâ ſed Mentem manu Prodiga ditavit: ſacra haec Pandora beatis Imbuta donis, ſtirps beata Numinis; Naturae artificis facies, propriâque coruſcans Coaeva luce, vividâ foeta indole, Eſt ſibi 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉 , nativâ lampada plenam Perennis ignis lucidi flammâ gerens. Deſine quid Clarii cortina, aut corniger Ammon, Anhela Phoebas quid reponat quaerere. Claude ſubobſcuras Pſyche formoſa feneſtras, Nullae pateſcant ſenſuum infidae fores. Splendeat interior mentis domus, excute lumen, Nôris teipſum, luce te tuâ vide. Epropriis cunis, Animi gremióque recline En veritatis fulget internum jubar. Emicat ut roſeae Cyclops Auriga diei, Cujus videtur luce & ipſe, & omnia. Hoc veri rectique index, exemplar honeſti Certiſſimum, morum ſupremus arbiter. Ecce triumphantem, veris hinc concolor error (Ad recta Mentem deſtinatam degravans) Captivus ſequitur Rationem: oracula cujus Impunè nemo deſpicit, ſe vindice. Impia fax Animum, ſi non pia teda, laceſſet: Quâ quas merentur ſontici poenas luent. Ipſa ſibi eſt Nemeſis Mens conſcia, triſtis Alaſtor, Faciat timens ut quiſque quae pati timet. Ipſa ſibi eſt lictor trux, & ſe Conſule virgâ, Suiſque propriis feritur faſcibus. Fare igitur, Ratio, quid turpe, quid utile, quid non, Et dia nobis explica noemata: Te ſignante viam, nos gens ſecura ſequemur; Et te negante, inauſpicatum tramitem Linquemus, ſolam noſtra inclinata recumbit In te domus, cuſtos coerce provida Affectus, conceſſa Animo nec fraena recuſent, Hîc tota mentis cùm ſita eſt felicitas. Haeſitat in bifido ſine te Mens Sceptica colle, Acûs ad inſtar pendulae magneticae. Praeſtò adſint igitur tua directricia fila. Ratione peccans omnis eſt Apoſtata.
Anima hominis non eſt abraſa tabula. NUnc demum quoties Phoebus duodena reviſit Signa, ex quo primùm praelorum inoleverit uſus Tempore, quaerenti dabimus reſponſa, quot anni Fluxere à prima naſcentis origine mundi, Si nobis dicas, illud quod quaeris habebis. Tunc etenim coepere typis mandarier almis Libri, cùm primùm divinae particula aurae Carcere corporeo immerſa eſt, variata figuris Coelitùs inſculptis. Sic, ſic Natura creatrix, Certet uterque licèt populus, victricia lauri Tempora praecingis vittâ, laetósque triumphos Praeclarè ducis, téque ambitioſa magiſtram Ars ſequitur; nam cùm duxit primordia naſcens, Prima characteres mentis ſacrata tabella Impreſſos habuit; queis nomen Stoica turba Igniculis fecit: ſummus Deus, ille Prometheus Verior, his coelo decerptis corpora inepto Ficta luto adjungit: coeleſtis flammula noſtros Artus intus agit pollens virtute coaevâ. Corporeas moles agitat mens, vivida ſemper, Quaeque ſuas ſpecies inducit (vocibus utar Artis) connatas: neque enim dicamus inertem Has transire animas vitam, quo tempore foetus Nondum perfectos primùm intravere, nec illas Quas ſimul una dies junxit, disjunxit & una Corporibus: Sed finis adeſt, ſit ſera coronis Quaeſtio; Mens hominis non eſt abraſa tabella. Jul. 1. 1651.In die Comitiorum. Reſp. Mro Coldwell Coll. Regin. Soc.