A Sketch of Universal Wisdom (1645) - Page 8

...who desires that the Model Modulum: A scale model or prototype used by architects to demonstrate the proportions of a building before construction begins. should lack any exquisite artifice: that is, it should not be polished, disguised with colors, or decorated with paintings, but rather remain naked and simple—so that the Work itself might be judged more sincerely for what it is.

You, O God, who alone have found all paths of intelligence original: "intelligentiae." Here referring to the divine faculty of understanding. and the reasons for all things, who alone know them, and who alone can reveal them to anyone: have mercy on us. Grant that this task we undertake for Your glory may be such that the future builders original: "aedificatores." of Your Temple of Wisdom original: "Sapientiae Templi." This is Comenius's central concept: a "Pansophic" structure where all human knowledge is organized to reflect divine order. may believe that what You once said to Your Moses was also spoken to them:

Look and make it according to the PATTERN original: "EXEMPLAR." In the Latin Vulgate, this refers to the heavenly "blueprint" or "type" shown to Moses on Mount Sinai. shown to you.

Exodus 25:40