Help with Latin

[Don Kistler]

Can someone please help me with this Latin phrase by way of translation?

praeclara bravia acceperet


Thanks in advance.

 

[CharlieJ]

Well, I think the last word is misspelled. It should be: praeclara bravia acciperet

It means something along the lines of, "he should receive a splendid prize." More context would clarify more.

 

[Don Kistler]

Here's the whole sentence:

he exulted in the severest punishments as if praeclara bravia acceperet.


And your translation fits perfectly. Thank you for the help.

Here's another one if you care to tackle it:

As opposition of sin in the wicked improves their sin, so opposition of grace in the godly improves their grace. Luther made reproaches his food, he was nourished by them: virtutem intelligo animosam et excelsam quam incitat quicquid infestat,

 

[CharlieJ]

I understand virtue [to be something] courageous and noble, that is aroused [by] whatever troubles.

 

[Don Kistler]

Thanks much for your help. This particular chapter has an inordinate amount of Latin in it that is not immediately translated by the author into English. Can I keep bothering you as I go through it?

 

[CharlieJ]

Sure. I may not get to it for a while, but I'll check in.

 

[janimar]

Don, I have used this online site when I come across Latin in books that I can't figure out. Sometimes I break a long sentence up and I get the idea.

Latin Phrase Translation - Latin Online Translation

Don, an aside note. I appreciate your work with Soli Deo Gloria Ministries, especially loving your Christopher Love book and Why Read the Puritans. Keep up the great work.

 

[Don Kistler]

Janice, thanks for the Latin translation site, and thanks also for the kind words.
I haven't been with Soli Deo Gloria since 2006, but I'm proud of what was accomplished up until that time.

 

[Ask Mr. Religion]

Google Translate will help you with many of the phrases, too.

AMR