THE PREATEXTUM = The many scriptural references to any certain text.
e.g. PRE - CREATION - it's Pretextum = Ps. 90:2; Pro. 8:22, 23, & 26; John 17:5 & 24; 1st Cor. 2:7; 2nd Tim. 1:9.
of these, the one that is the best, most explicit and clearly stated exactly =
THE PRAECEPTUM e.g. Pro. 8:26.
THE PEAECOGNITUM = the excerpt part of the PRAECEPTUM that states the explicit precept under consideration = the something that should/must be known and understood in order to understand something else.
THE PRAECIPE = the key element of note.
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