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R E G V L ^. 



I, Technologia tradit l^abitudinait & fedeJ difciplinx* 

 rnm.QMt duo nectjfario fmt pracognofcenda 



ITa euim fit , vt ad pcnitiotem cogrjitioncm nacurz alicuius 

 difciplinx ptJrucniamus.Dciiide incredibilc tliclu cftjtjuantum 

 hoc adiuuct mcmoriam, fi,(juando rem aliquam lccis,3U(iis,vcI 

 vidcsjlatun ttcum cogites,ad quam pcrtineat difcipiinam.Huc 

 acccdit.cjuod faciiiLis di/ci potcildirciplma.fi tcneaturipfiuslc- 

 <3es in Encyciopidi* rcgno.adeoquc conuenientiacumaliis di- 

 fciplinis, & diffcrentia ab lildem. Denique fi diflcrcndum fit dc 

 aliciuo thematc, valdc prodeft percurrerc fcricm difciplinaruni, 

 &diipiccrc quid cx quaque difciplina poflit adferri in racdium 

 de iiio tJicmjtc. 



1 1, Proprietates difcipli>rarum fum ipfcmet leges con- 

 flitHcndi & examinandi dtfciplina^philofophicat. 



Slcut enim proprictates hominis conftitutioncm hominis ex 

 matcria &: torrai fui arguunt,& funt vcluti Lydius Lapis , ad 

 quem potcll ac dcbct natura iiominis cxaminarr.fic ctiam pro- 

 prie-tatcs difciplinarum funt conditiooes dTcntiales in difcipli- 

 nis conftitucndis rcquifitx , ac proinde in iildcm cxaininandis 

 adhibcnda^Rc(ftc itaquc dicitur,eafdcm clTc regulas conftitucn- 

 di i: exaininandidifciplinas. 

 1 11. ^dibet dtfciplina ceytH»t,propriHm,& ad- 

 dijuatum habeat finem. 



PRinclfio qu^libct difciplina debct habete fincm-: quii iiulll 

 difciplina temerc,& fruilii fuit inuaita.fed omnis alicuius 

 boni gratii fiiit conititata. Vnde rcae dicicur , DEvs,natura,5: 

 ars nihil faciunt fruflra. Deinde finis debct dfc proprius. Sicut 

 enim qu.rlibct difciplina propriam h.ibct cflcntiam : ita& pro- 

 prium finem. Proprius autem illc finis dcbct commcnfurari ad 

 geiicralcm , qui cft pcrfedio altqui hominis , & ad iubicdum 

 cuiufquc difciplinx. Nam quia ca cft hominis impcrlcdio , vt 

 non poflit hoc vcl illud fcibilc accuratc cognofccic , ncctirum 

 cd , vtpcculiaris difciplina pcculiarcmnuurardcfctlum tollat. 

 Sic v.g.hom onon potcft pcrfcfli^ cognofccrecorporisnaturam. 

 NcccUc igiturcft;,vt /it_aliquadifcipli«a,qux huic dcfcdiui pc- 

 deatur. Hinc philofohia confcrturcumpharnucopolio.in quo 

 raria funt medicamcnta , variis motbis oppofita. Et ideci folet 

 dici,totc(re partcs philofophia:,quot moclis homo vthomo ell 

 zdificabilis. Teitli fois difciplinarum dcbct cfle adxquatus,ita 

 fcilicct.vt non iit latior,neque anguftior. Si enim fit iatior.non 

 cft proprius:!! angullior,noncft perfcAus.Pcy^rirno finis illcde» 

 bct clTc poflibil is, id eft,talis perfci5tio hominis,qua: i dilcipli- 

 |ia ccno pofllt prxftari , ad explendum in eo natutx defciliini; 

 hcmrelatio aliqua ad thcologiam,iurifprude»tiam,& mcdici- 

 nam.rotcft autem dais cuiufquc difciplmx priflaii, li fpciften- 

 tur intentiojvfus, & mcdia non impcdita. Nam ratione ciccu- 

 tionis non fempei poteft prxftari finis : Sc abufus mcdiorum, 

 itcmnegleftus ipjbmm,&alii caufa; cxternx corrumpcntcsvcl 

 impcdicntes pofluiit prohibere , quo minusfinis alicui dikipli- 

 tue propofitus obtincatur ab illo.qui difcipUnamdidicit. Quo 

 ctiam pcrtinct Jiftiniitio difciplinarum in kne/t^oHi accunttn^.ic 

 ««^n'tf>( conieduraUs. Nam ab lUis femper prxftatur tinis, ab 

 his noaitcm : vt ab ane mcdici non femper prxftatur fanitai; 

 nec ab Oratoria pcrfuaflD. 1'otcft ctiam hic adhibcri diftini.^io 

 inttt fincm intemum &: externum.IUe femper prsftatur ab arti- 

 ficcihic non femper. Sic fiuis intcrnus Oratona: cft tradcrc iii- 

 fltumenta perfuaforia:cxtcmus,pcifuadere.Illum lempcr obtinet 

 oratorihunc non itcm. 



l V. Q^(tiibet dtfcipUna debet perfeSle tr.tdcre media 

 fufficientia adfcopum confecjueiidurn. 



NOn /atis eft pr.Tmonftrarc fincni,nili dcmonftrcnturnie- 

 dia,quxnos perducant adfincm.Ncccirc icitureft,vc oni- 

 nis difciplina fuppcditet mcdia,qua:nos poflintadoptatampi.T- 

 ducerc mctam : & quidcm perfedlt-. Intclligc hic pctfcdtioncm 

 partium.vt vocant,non^raduum. 



V, Omnis difciplina habeat fubie&um , cuim 

 cognttio fit vtilis & necejfari.i. 



QVilibct difciplina dcbct habcrcccrtum fubicdlum jquia 

 neccfTc cft,vt aliquid doceat.IUud autcm fubicrtum dcbct 

 ellc pra;llabilc,id eft.ita comparatum,vt ipfius cognitio lic infi- 

 gnitcr vtilis,& ncccflariaiquia res vulgarcs cxtta dilciplniarum 

 fyftcmata poflunt addifciircs autcminutilcs nondcbcnt addilci. 

 Subicdlum autem difciplina: habct duaspancs: icin conlidcia- 

 tam,& modum confidcrandi,fcu,matenalc & formalc.IIUal po- 

 tcft tradi in inultis difciplinis fiinul , hoc in vna tantum. Idco 

 vulgatum illud : §iiifid in ■vna arte efl homogeiieninjn alterd eft 

 hettregentum ; vciuni tft dc modo confidcrationis. 



V I. Prdceptoium m ejuacun(]uc dijcipluik 

 feptem debent ejfe proprictates. 



PR/»(-//>/» prjeccpta dcbcnt crtc vcia , quia Encyclopa'dia non 

 cft fophiftca.ncquc.vt itadicain,$»uAi)»»iJi/«& falligiaphi.., 

 fcd cft philofophia , lattacccpto lioc vocabulo. Deinde dcbcnt 

 Tom. l. - 



cfTe pcrfpioia s qui* fi obfcura fmt , ars non alTcquetur fiiiem 

 fuum , qui cft ntc petlicerc homincm , non autcm molefte du- 

 Cerc. Tertio dcbent cflc facilia , candem ob caulam.Et vero ea 

 cfl veritatis natura.vt & clara fit & facilis. gttwo ccbcnt eflc 

 vtilia jquia quod perficere dcbet homincm,id eft vtilc. &uin(i 

 dcbent elfe neceflana,nonquidcm fimplicitcr & fummeTTta vt 

 fint recipioea , fed taincn ita, vt pariant fcicntiam,id eft,talcra 

 cognitionem, qua: non fiutftuct. Vndc porro fequitur,intcrdmn 

 ptarccpta poflc circ & negata, & fingularia,fi nempc res ipfa flt 

 ncgationis nccefTaria: , & naturar fingularis. Se.vti requiritur,vt 

 pricepta fint homogenca,cum collineare dcbeant ad idem fub- 

 ie(flum , & cundem fincm,tanquam ad centrum. Taraetfi crgo 

 '^V '■"^'^*"'' dilciplina: differant fpecic , v.g.homo & bcftiam 

 Phyficis : pr^cepca tamcn rerum fpccic diftcrentium polfuut 

 fpecie conuciiire. v. g. priccpta Phvficx. Sufficientia d.-ni^juf 

 eruntiquia rcquiritur cognitio pcrfc-aa, non ingradu.fed in c{- 

 fentia cmufque rci vtilis & vcra:.Ex hispatec.fophifticationem, 

 garrulitatem,&: imperfe(5tionem inprirais aducrfari difciplim>. 



V n. pifcipiinx theoretic^ tradantur methodojjnthe- 

 tica , praElica & poetica. analytica .- & in vtraaMe 

 conjlituantur dtut partes cuiufque difciplintt , vna 

 g eneraUs,aIteraJpeeial(i. 



Mt.thodui fynthetica abfoluitur cognitionc fubie£ti,princi- 

 piorum , & affcclionum fiuc proprictatum in a;enere , & 

 in Ipecic tradlatione partium fubicifti. Hic meminetis tcgul* 

 iftius : SubieBum dijcipjink cotifiderntur in recio ^ obiiquo c»- 

 fu. c.g. corpus naturalc cft fubic(Sum Phyfices in Nominatiuo, 

 id eft,qui tale,& inCcnitiuo,ideft,corporisptincipia ■, propric- 

 tatcs,& f^ecics.Methodia analytica abloluitur cognitione nnis, 

 fubicitli , & mediorum in gcncie,& in fpccie applicatione mc- 

 dioium .td ccrtum fubicdVum. Prior illa doccndi difccndique 

 vja conuenit fcientiisiquia ibi dcmonftratur proprietas dc fub- 

 JCi^to per caufas proximas: poftcrior prudcntiis & anibus,quia 

 ibi quarritur finis pet ccrca media in lubieitum iutroducendus. 

 Porrt) quia vriobique cft tracTtatio gencialis &fpecialis , rccle 

 ftatuuntur diii partes cuiufquc difciplina: , vna gcncralis fcu 

 communis ; altcra fpecialis liuc propria. Scd ha:c patebunt cx 

 cuiufquc difciplinx fpcciali tractatione. 



V 1 1 1. Difctpltna qudquefit timula natHr£,reEle 

 fctltcetje habentts. 



Hjtc cft communisvox omnium philofophantium,defumta 

 ex Ariftotele,qui i.P/jy/c.x.ait,» tixv»! fHfm^ '^ 0uci>, 

 j4rs imitatur ««f«/-ii»w,fcjl.quatcnus natuta rcdte lc nabct.Imi- 

 tatur autem naturam in iis, in quibus potcft,fiue illa fmt tfjftl- 

 ^»5' 1 liuc Jitfitfiti'^ i non autcm in iis.qua: lunt «fi/^v^t. Sic 

 natura producit fubftantiam , quod ars non poteft : natura eft 

 principium intemum,ars non itcm. In his autem prarcipuc con- 

 iirtit illa imitatio. i. Ars nihil facit fruftra,fcd omnia certa ra- 

 tionc , ccrtique boni gratii. i. Sempcr facit id,quod cft opti- 

 nium. j. 'Non tradit lupetuacanea , ncc dtficit in iis,quz lunt 

 ncccfTaria. ^.Tacit omnia ciincenoordinc. 



1 X. Dijctplina quac^ue Jit dux certior ijuam 

 natura,fcilicet deficicris. 



NAtura confidcratur duobus modis. Primo quatenus re(ftc 

 fe habct,ctiam poft lapfum.Ita tnim natura cft Dci filia. 

 Dcmde quatcnus eft corrupta pcr laplum: & ita natuiam,filiam 

 illam Dei,veftis fordidata concaminat.Prioti modo ars dt a:mu- 

 la natura::poftcriori eft dux ccrtioi quam lu-tuta : quia conatui 

 lupplcre defe(ftum natura:. 

 X. Subalternatto in diuinis datur triplex;ratione 

 fubieSii,princtj/iorum, & fints. 



SVbaltcrnatio cft , qua inferior difciplina pcndct a fupcriori, 

 vcl latioiie fubicfti & principiorum , vel racionc finis. llla 

 darur in cKcorcticis,ha'c inpraifticis. Subitltern.itio ratitne fub- 

 ieHi cft , quando fuliicctum vnius dilciplinx pcndct a fubicifto 

 zhmwi.Subaltematio rarione frincifiorum cftic|U3ndo principia 

 vnms dilciplinipcndcnc a principiis alccrius. Vtraqucilla lub- 

 ordinatio eft vclgcneralij.vcl fpccialis. GcncraUscft,quaoninc* 

 difciplina: fubordinanturMct.iphylica- ^^uippe a cuius lubicclo 

 &principiis pendcnt ipfatum fubictta & piiucipia. Ita Ethicor 

 fubordiiuturOtconomica.itcmque Politica , &P(3litica;Iuxil- 

 prudcntiJ, rationc fcil.fubic^ti principiorum. Vctiim ha;c fub- 

 altcrnatiotjntiuam mmisrcmota non attcnditur a philolophis. 

 Spccialis cft.cum dilciplina fubaltcrnata.ilubaltcrnantcaccipit 

 fHUicauni,& ptincipiJ,& jftcaioncs.Et h.rcdicitur fubaltcrna- 

 tiopropriiflima,qu.i:inMachclicaiitiimhibctlocum. Quo pa- 

 ao Arichmcticx Mufica , & (Aonictii.r Optica fubaltcmatur. 

 N.im Mulicacx Arithnutica , & Optica cx Cicomctnaliunit 

 fubicftum,piinclpia& affci^ioncs.Ec hxc fubj|ccrn.icio tantuin 

 habct locum in Irientiis: quiaibl llint ifta tcia,liibicdlum,prin- 

 cipia.&affcctiones. Quod attinct ii Jiibxlrrniatlonem ratloiie 

 finn . illa t.intum cft in^d^fcipUnis ptadicis , vbi iUa (lilciplina 

 dicitur lubaltcrnata ratione finis , cuiusfinis clt luS finclubal- 

 tcmantis , ica fcil. vt fubakttnans dirig.u praAicc lubaltcrna- 

 tam,ciquc ptxcipiat,vt ad lupcripccm fincm luasatkioncsdiri» 



Qua ire- 

 thodo lini 

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Qiiom(»<fo 



di(c.'plinc 

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Cuomoiio 



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Subalrcr- 

 naiin in 

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