The Vestibule of Comenius

Others will
praise;
You yourselves will
rejoice.
If the beginning
is difficult,

The middle will be
easy,
The end
pleasant.

CHAPTER I.

CONCERNING THE

ACCIDENTS of things. In 17th-century logic, "accidents" (Latin: accidentia) refer to the non-essential properties of a thing—such as its color, size, or location—which can change without changing the core essence of the thing itself.

1 Eternal GOD,
2 is one in
essence,
3 Threefold in
persons:
4 The Father, Cre-
ator;
5 The Son, Re-
deemer;
6 The Holy
Spirit,

Others praise:

You yourselves will
rejoice.
If the beginning
is difficult (it is),

Then will the
middle be
easy,
The end joyful.

The First Chapter.

Concerning the Accidents

of things.

The eternal God

Is one in es-
sence,

Threefold in
persons:
The Father,
the Creator;
The Son,
the Redeemer;
The Holy Spirit,

Others will ex-
tol;
You yourselves will
rejoice.
If the beginning
is difficult,

The middle will be
easy,
The end plea-
sant (and graceful).

CHAPTER I.

CONCERNING THE ACCI-

dents of Things.

Eternal GOD,

One in essence,

Threefold in per-
sons:
Father, Cre-
ator;
Son, Redeemer;
Holy Spirit,

original vocab: theologia (theology), trinitas (trinity), creator (creator), redemptor (redeemer), spiritus sanctus (holy spirit), accidentia (accidents/attributes)