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Attributed to Jean d’Espagnet

The Summary of Physics Restored

A Fresh English Translation from the Complete 1653 Latin Enchiridion

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Latin

Diuinus Amor seipso contineri non potuit, quin totus extra se in creatione, quasi seipsum multiplicans migrauerit; totum se etiam in conseruatione creaturarum suarum se effundat. Lux quæ proximum diuinitatis exemplar est, diuinum etiam amorem imitatur; corpore enim suo luminoso cohiberi non valet, sed per immensam radiorum multiplicationem in commodum alienum longè latèque diffunditur, ac non tam sibi quàm alijs nata, velut diuinæ charitatis symbolum, quibus potest se communicans in loca etiam remotissima se protendit, nisi à denso corpore intercipiatur.

English

Divine Love could not be contained within itself, but passed wholly beyond itself in Creation, as though multiplying itself. It likewise pours itself out entirely in preserving its creatures. Light, the closest likeness of divinity, also imitates divine love. It cannot be confined within its luminous body, but through the immense multiplication of rays spreads far and wide for the benefit of others. Born less for itself than for others, as a symbol of divine charity, it communicates itself to whatever it can and extends even to the most distant places, unless a dense body intercepts it.

About This Reading Edition

The complete 1653 Enchiridion physicae restitutae, conventionally attributed to Jean d’Espagnet, with Latin and a fresh English translation, all 245 canons, the title and maxim, address to students, epigram, original marginalia, 140 modern annotations and the complete supplied Diotimos study apparatus.

Historical Text and Translation

Anonymous, Enchiridion physicae restitutae. Geneva: Jean-Antoine and Samuel de Tournes, 1653. ETH-Bibliothek Zürich, Rar 4790; digitised by e-rara, doi:10.3931/e-rara-21407. Conventionally attributed to Jean d’Espagnet; the original title page is anonymous.

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The historical Latin text is a public-domain work. The supplied 2026 fresh English translation, readable Latin transcription and Diotimos editorial material are published with the site owner’s authorization.