A tracte containing the artes of curious paintinge, caruinge & buildinge . (^?•Is cJlJl*> eJ^t? ffJ^ls fJ*tt» ej^^ks ct-4s> eJ1. THE PREFACE TO THE WORKE, WHEREIN IS HANDLED THE E X- CELLE NC IE, ORIGINAL, AND Vrogrejfe of Vaulting. • M o n g s t al the ineftimable giftes of God moft boun-tifully conferred vppon mankinde, queftionlefle thatfaculty of the minde which wee call Vnderftanding,is the chiefe and moft excellent. For this is the prin-cipal meane and inftrument whereby our life is main-tayned, teaching vs to vnderftand, and confequent-ly to defire our laft and chiefe ende. Which
A tracte containing the artes of curious paintinge, caruinge & buildinge . (^?•Is cJlJl*> eJ^t? ffJ^ls fJ*tt» ej^^ks ct-4s> eJ1. THE PREFACE TO THE WORKE, WHEREIN IS HANDLED THE E X- CELLE NC IE, ORIGINAL, AND Vrogrejfe of Vaulting. • M o n g s t al the ineftimable giftes of God moft boun-tifully conferred vppon mankinde, queftionlefle thatfaculty of the minde which wee call Vnderftanding,is the chiefe and moft excellent. For this is the prin-cipal meane and inftrument whereby our life is main-tayned, teaching vs to vnderftand, and confequent-ly to defire our laft and chiefe ende. Which aflerti-on is moft eafie to be prooved, infomuch as noe manwill deme, but that by this faculty of Vnderftanding, men did firft appre-hend andfinde out the neceflities of Nature, and wherein the decay andfinal overthrow therof confiftcd. Whcrupo they provided all fuch meanesas were behooucfhll for the mayntenancc and prcfervation of the fame*And hence it is,that when our vnderftading had obferved, that vnleflethatradicall & inborne moyfturcofours,whichisdayly confumed and waftedbyournaturallheatewete fbme way repayred, the
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