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54 Thomas More’s Life of John Picus Runneth about seeking whom he may devour; 1 Wherefore continually upon thy tower, Lest he thee unpurveyed° and unready catch, 2 Thou must with the prophet stand and keep watch. 3 The Seventh Rule. Enforce thyself not only for to stand Unvanquishèd against the devil’s might,¦ But over that take valiantly on hand To vanquish him and put him unto flight: And that is when of the same deed, thought or sight 4 By which he would have thee with sin contract, 5 Thou takest occasion of some good ⌐ virtuous ¬ act. 6 Sometime he secretly casteth in thy mind 7 Some laudable deed to stir thee to pride, As vainglory maketh many a man blind. But let humility be thy sure guide, Thy good work to God let it be applied, Think it not thine but a gift of His Of Whose grace undoubtedly all goodness is. 3 unpurveyed unprepared ¦ 9 More omits quum te tentat, “when he tempts you” (CW 1:374, 375). 1. For as . . . devour: More’s expansion of the Latin quia Diabolus semper circuit quem devoret, “since the devil always prowls after someone to devour” (CW 1:374, 375). The allusion is to 1 Peter 5:8. 2. upon thy tower . . . catch: In place of the Latin servire in timore &, “serve with fear and” (CW 1:374, 375). 3. with the prophet . . . watch: More alters the Latin, dicere cum propheta “Super custodiam meam stabo”, “say with the prophet, ‘I will stand on my guard’” (CW 1:374, 375). Cf. Habakkuk 2:1. 4. deed, thought or sight: More’s clarification of ex ea re, “from the point on which” the devil has tempted you (CW 1:374, 375). 5. with sin contract: More uses “contract” in the sense of “become infected with something noxious, as disease [or] blame”; this usage antedates the earliest found in OED (s.v. contract v. 5). 6. some good virtuous act: More’s rendering of alicuius boni, “something good” (CW 1:374, 375). 7. he secretly casteth in thy mind: The Latin is simply tibi offert, “he presents to you” (CW 1:374, 375). As Edwards notes, “More’s use of [‘cast’] in a transitive sense antedates the earliest recorded in OED (s.v. cast v. 42b)” (CW 1:245). 5 10 15 20
5 10 15 20 25 The Eighth Rule. Twelve Rules of Spiritual Battle In time of battle so put thyself in preace° As though thou shouldest after that victory Enjoy for ever a perpetual peace: For God of His goodness and liberal mercy 1 May grant the gift, and eke thy proud enemy, Confounded and ⌐ rebukèd ¬ by thy battle, Shall thee no more haply for very shame assail. 2 But when thou mayèst once the triumph obtain Prepare thyself and trim thee° in thy gear 3 As thou shouldèst incontinent° fight again, ⌐ For if thou be ready the devil will thee fear: ¬ Wherefore in any wise so even thou thee bear That thou remember and have ever in memory In victory battle, in battle victory. The Ninth Rule. If thou think thyself well fenced° and sure ⌐ Against every subtle suggestiòn of vice, Consider frail glass may no distress endure, And great adventurers oft curse the dice: Jeopard° not too far therefore an° ye be wise, ¬ But evermore eschew the occasiòns of sin, For¦ he that loveth peril shall perish therein. 4 3 in preace “into the thick of the fight” (OED s.v. press sb. I.1c in press) / 12 trim thee dress yourself / 13 incontinent immediately, at once / 21 fenced armed, protected / 25 Jeopard Wager (OED s.v. jeopard v. 2) / an if ¦ 27 More omits ut dicit sapiens, “as the wise man says” (CW 1:374, 375). 1. of His goodness and liberal mercy: More’s expansion of the Latin ex gratia sua, “by his grace” (CW 1:374, 375). 2. Shall thee . . . assail: More’s rendering of amplius non redibit, “will not come back any more” (CW 1:374, 375). 3. trim thee in thy gear: As Edwards points out, “OED does not record a reflexive sense of the verb, and More’s usage in the sense of ‘dress’ antedates the earliest recorded there (s.v. trim v. 7)” (CW 1:245). 4. he that . . . therein: Ecclesiasticus 3:26b. According to Edwards, “the saying had become proverbial in Middle English” (CW 1:245). 55 [107]
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