Rules For Students of Harvard Univ. 1643
Let every student be plainly instructed, and earnestly pressed to consider well, the maine end of his life and studies, is to know God and Jesus Christ which is eternal life, Joh. 17.3. and therefore to lay Christ in the bottome, as the only foundation of all sound knowledge and learning. And seeing the Lord only giveth wisedome, Let everyone seriously set himselfe by prayer in secret to seeke it of him Prov.2.3.
Every one shall so exercise himselfe in the Scriptures twice a day, that he shall be ready to give such an account of his proficiency therein, both in Theoretticall observations of the Language, and Logick, and in Practicall and spirituall truths, as his Tutor shall require, according to his ability; seeing the entrance of the word giveth light, it giveth understanding to the simple, Psalm 119.130.
That they eshewing all profanation of God's Name, Attributes, Word, Ordinances and times of Worship, doe studie with good conscience, carefully to retaine God, and the love of his truth in their mindes, else let them know, that (notwithstanding their Learning) God may give them up to strong delusions, and in the end to a reprobate minde, 2 Thes. 2.11,12. Rom. I.28.
If an Schollar shall be found to transgresse any of the Lawes of God, or the Schoole, after twice Admonition, he shall be lyable, if not adultus, to correction, if adultus, his name shall be given up to the Overseers of the Coiledge, that he may bee admonished at the publick monethly Act.