3. Now can _certaintie_ being so great a bewtifier both to publik _schooles_, and priuate houses, be but very necessary to enter the Church with children vpon _holydaies_? to haue all the young ones of the Parish, by order of the Parish set in some one place of the Church? with some good ouer looking, that they be all there, and none suffred to raunge abroad about the streates, vpon any pretence? that they may be in eye of parentes and parishioners? that they may be attentiue to the Diuine seruice, and be time learne to reuerence that, wherby they must after liue? I do but set downe the consideration, which they will execute, who shall allow of it, and deuise it best, vpon sight of the circunstance. How other men will thinke herof I know not, but sure methinke, both publikly and priuately, that _certaintie_ in _direction_ where it may be well compassed, is a merueilous profitable kinde of regiment, and best beseeming children, about whose bettering my trauell is employed. In the very executing it sheweth present pleasure, and afterward many singular profites: and is in very deede the right meane to direct in _vncertainties_, as a stayed yearde to measure flexible stuff. _Bladders_ and _bullrushes_ helpe _swimming_: the _nurses_ hand the _infantes going_: the _teachers line_ the _scholers writing_, the _Musicians tune_, his _learners timing_: what to do? by following _certaintie_ at first to direct _libertie_ at last. And he that is acquainted with _certaintie_ of _discipline_ in his young yeares will thinke himselfe in exile, if he finde it not in age, and by plaine comparisons, will reclaime misorders, which he likes not, to such orders as he sees not. Who so markes and moanes the varietie in _schooling_, the disorder in _families_, the dissolutenesse in _Church_, will thinke I saye somwhat.
3. The third part of my diuision was _constancie_. For what auaileth it to _conferre_ about the best, and to set it in _certaine_, where _mutabilitie_ of mindes vpon euery infirmitie either of iudgement, or other circunstance, is seeking to retire, and to leaue that rouling, which was so well rewled. In this point of _constancie_ there be but two considerations to be had, the one of knowledge in the thing, the other of discretion in the vse. For he that is resolued in the goodnesse and pith of the thing, will neuer reuolt, but like a valiant general building vpon his owne knowledge, is certaine to conquere, what difficultie so euer would seeme to dasle his eyes, or to dash his conceit. It is weake _ignorance_ that yeildes still, as being neuer well setled: it is _pusillanimitie_ that faintes still, not belieuing where he sees not. Assured _knowledge_ will resemble the great _Emperour_ of all, which is still the same and neuer changeth, which set a lawe, that yet remaines in force euen from the first, among all his best and most obedient thinges. The _sunnes_ course is _certaine_, and _constantly_ kept. The _moone_ hath her mouing without _alteration_, and that so _certaine_, as how many yeares be their eclypses foretold? A good thing such as wise _conference_ is most like to bring forth, would be _certainly_ knowen, and being so knowen would be _constantly_ kept. The fairest _bud_ will bring forth no frute, if it fall in the prime, but being well fostered by seasonable weather, it will surely proue well. The greatest thinges haue a feeble footing, though their perfitnesse be strong, but if their meane be not _constant_, that first feeblenesse will neuer recouer that last strength. I medle not with change of states, nor yet with any braunches, whose particular change, quite altereth the surface, of any best setled state, but with the training of children, and the change therin: which being once certaine would in no case be altered before the state it selfe vpon some generall change do command alteration, whervnto all our schooling must be still applyed, to plant that in young ones, which must please in old ones. As now our teaching consisteth in toungues, if some other thing one daye seeme fitter for the state, that fitter must be fitted, and fetcht in with procession. But yet in changes this rule would be kept, to alter by degrees, and not to rush downe at once. Howbeit the nature of men is such, as they will sooner gather a number of illes at once to corrupt: then pare any one ill by litle and litle with minde to amend.