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1501 3, 29 | the place to teach them to the illiterate, lest it 1502 3, 29 | these tropes which are said to be learnt as a matter of 1503 3, 29 | grammar, but are content to use the vulgar idiom. For 1504 3, 29 | It would be tedious to go over all the rest in 1505 3, 29 | voice the meaning we desire to convey; as when we say to 1506 3, 29 | to convey; as when we say to a man who is behaving badly, " 1507 3, 29 | that we make an antiphrasis to indicate the opposite of 1508 3, 29 | light; or it is customary to use a certain form of expression, 1509 3, 29 | meaning, we ought forthwith to inquire whether they may 1510 3, 30 | disposition, that he was unwilling to give them up altogether), 1511 3, 30 | which are, as it were, keys to open the secrets of Scripture. 1512 3, 30 | rules, the first relates to the Lord and His body, the 1513 3, 30 | and His body, the second to the twofold division of 1514 3, 30 | the Lord's body, the third to the promises and the law, 1515 3, 30 | and the law, the fourth to species and genus, the fifth 1516 3, 30 | species and genus, the fifth to times, the sixth to recapitulation, 1517 3, 30 | fifth to times, the sixth to recapitulation, the seventh 1518 3, 30 | recapitulation, the seventh to the devil and his body. 1519 3, 30 | the passage of the kind to which his rules apply. As, 1520 3, 30 | he inquires what we are to understand in the Apocalypse 1521 3, 30 | seven angels of the churches to whom John is commanded to 1522 3, 30 | to whom John is commanded to write; and after much and 1523 3, 30 | tedious and troublesome to collect all the passages 1524 3, 30 | attributes so much value to them that it would appear 1525 3, 30 | applied, we should be able to interpret all the obscure 1526 3, 30 | all the things that occur to me, I consider none so necessary 1527 3, 30 | consider none so necessary as to write a little book of rules, 1528 3, 30 | rules, and, as it were, to make keys for, and put windows 1529 3, 30 | rules which hold the key to the secret recesses of the 1530 3, 30 | treasures of truth that are to many invisible. And if this 1531 3, 30 | rules which hold the key to some of the secrets of the 1532 3, 30 | even "which hold the key to the great secrets of the 1533 3, 30 | is warranted by the facts to his very elaborate and useful 1534 3, 30 | I have thought it right to say thus much, in order 1535 3, 31 | are sometimes indicated to us under one person (for 1536 3, 31 | in vain that it is said to believers, "Ye then are 1537 3, 31 | transition is made from the head to the body or from the body 1538 3, 31 | the body or from the body to the head, and yet no change 1539 3, 31 | which of these two refers to the head and which to the 1540 3, 31 | refers to the head and which to the body, that is, which 1541 3, 31 | the body, that is, which to Christ and which to the 1542 3, 31 | which to Christ and which to the Church. ~ 1543 3, 32 | eternity. We ought, therefore, to say that the rule is about 1544 3, 32 | such name; because, not to speak of eternity, hypocrites 1545 3, 32 | cannot even now be said to be in Him, although they 1546 3, 32 | Him, although they seem to be in His Church. And hence 1547 3, 32 | rule requires the reader to be on his guard when Scripture, 1548 3, 32 | although it has now come to address or speak of a different 1549 3, 32 | different set of persons, seems to be addressing or speaking 1550 3, 32 | The Church declares itself to be at present both; and 1551 3, 32 | the tents of Cedar pertain to Ishmael, who "shall not 1552 3, 32 | immediately adds in regard to the other part, the bad 1553 3, 32 | Now these words refer to a set of persons altogether 1554 3, 33 | The third rule relates to the promises and the law, 1555 3, 33 | other terms as relating to the spirit and the letter, 1556 3, 33 | law. This, however, seems to me to be a great question 1557 3, 33 | This, however, seems to me to be a great question in itself, 1558 3, 33 | itself, rather than a rule to be applied to the solution 1559 3, 33 | than a rule to be applied to the solution of other questions. 1560 3, 33 | the efforts of Tichonius to clear up this point were 1561 3, 33 | own that it did not come to us from God; not keeping 1562 3, 33 | of the apostle: "Peace be to the brethren, and love with 1563 3, 33 | Christ and which (according to the saying of the apostle, " 1564 3, 33 | more watchful and diligent to discover in Scripture what 1565 3, 33 | Tichonius, who, having no enemy to guard against, was less 1566 3, 33 | gift of Him who "has dealt to every man the measure of 1567 3, 33 | faith." Whence it is said to certain believers: "Unto 1568 3, 33 | behalf of Christ, not only to believe on Him, but also 1569 3, 33 | believe on Him, but also to suffer for His sake." Who, 1570 3, 34 | anything of the kind referred to is found in Scripture, not 1571 3, 34 | Scripture, not in regard to a single city, but in regard 1572 3, 34 | single city, but in regard to a single province, or tribe, 1573 3, 34 | more suitable when applied to all nations; but in regard 1574 3, 34 | all nations; but in regard to Judea also, and Egypt, and 1575 3, 34 | other nation you choose to take which contains numerous 1576 3, 34 | country, and apply more fitly to the whole of which this 1577 3, 34 | as our author terms it, to the genus of which this 1578 3, 34 | hence these words have come to be commonly known, so that 1579 3, 34 | understood when applied to Christ and His Church, of 1580 3, 34 | kind as evidently apply to it also, or perhaps even 1581 3, 34 | it also, or perhaps even to it exclusively. But when 1582 3, 34 | when Scripture, having up to a certain point been speaking 1583 3, 34 | that point from the species to the genus, the reader must 1584 3, 34 | the countries: according to their way, and according 1585 3, 34 | their way, and according to their doings, I judged them." 1586 3, 34 | judged them." Now it is easy to understand that this applies 1587 3, 34 | understand that this applies to that house of Israel of 1588 3, 34 | all that is here referred to. What immediately follows, 1589 3, 34 | be understood as applying to the same peep]e. But when 1590 3, 34 | when the prophet begins to say, "And I will sanctify 1591 3, 34 | reader ought now carefully to observe the way in which 1592 3, 34 | taken in. For he goes on to say: "And I shall be sanctified 1593 3, 34 | within you, and cause you to walk in my statutes, and 1594 3, 34 | in the land that I gave to your fathers; and ye shall 1595 3, 34 | prophecy of the New Testament, to which pertain not only the 1596 3, 34 | nations which were promised to their fathers and our fathers; 1597 3, 34 | we see, is now imparted to all nations, no one who 1598 3, 34 | has an evident reference to this place where the prophet 1599 3, 34 | drawn, the prophet intended to point out as distinguished 1600 3, 34 | nations which were promised to the fathers in their seed, 1601 3, 34 | indicating the transition, to speak of the spiritual, 1602 3, 34 | speaking of the latter, seems to be still speaking of the 1603 3, 34 | And therefore we ought to take this saying "And I 1604 3, 34 | in the land that I gave to your fathers," not literally, 1605 3, 34 | literally, as if they referred to Israel after the flesh but 1606 3, 34 | spiritually, as referring to the spiritual Israel. For 1607 3, 34 | all nations, and destined to reign forever with Christ, 1608 3, 34 | of the living; and we are to understand that this was 1609 3, 34 | understand that this was given to the fathers when it was 1610 3, 34 | fathers when it was promised to them in the sure and immutable 1611 3, 34 | given in its own time was to them, on account of the 1612 3, 34 | as the apostle, writing to Timothy, speaks of the grace 1613 3, 34 | the grace which is given to the saints: "Not according 1614 3, 34 | the saints: "Not according to our works, but according 1615 3, 34 | our works, but according to His own purpose and grace, 1616 3, 34 | given at a time when those to whom it was to be given 1617 3, 34 | when those to whom it was to be given were not yet in 1618 3, 34 | purpose of God, which was to take place in its own time, 1619 3, 34 | that these words may refer to the land of the age to come, 1620 3, 34 | refer to the land of the age to come, when there will be 1621 3, 34 | unrighteous shall be unable to dwell. And so it is truly 1622 3, 34 | And so it is truly said to the righteous, that the 1623 3, 34 | part of which will belong to the unrighteous; because 1624 3, 35 | applies in two ways: either to the figure of speech called 1625 3, 35 | speech called synecdoche, or to legitimate numbers. The 1626 3, 35 | for example, in reference to the time when, in the presence 1627 3, 35 | resurrection of Christ. For unless to the latter part of the day 1628 3, 35 | count it as a whole day, and to the latter part of the night 1629 3, 35 | of Scripture soon comes to know. Now numbers of this 1630 3, 35 | is used in the Apocalypse to signify the whole body of 1631 3, 35 | questions about times that are to be settled by these numbers, 1632 3, 35 | application, and extends to many subjects. That number 1633 3, 35 | above, has not reference to times, but to men. ~ 1634 3, 35 | reference to times, but to men. ~ 1635 3, 36 | that the narrative appears to be following the order of 1636 3, 36 | back without mentioning it to previous occurrences, which 1637 3, 36 | ground made the Lord God to grow every tree that is 1638 3, 36 | every tree that is pleasant to the sight, and good for 1639 3, 36 | food." Now here it seems to be indicated that the events 1640 3, 36 | by way of recapitulation, to tell what had before been 1641 3, 36 | out of the ground God made to grow every tree that is 1642 3, 36 | every tree that is pleasant to the sight, and good for 1643 3, 36 | and all this has reference to the arrangements of the 1644 3, 36 | statement might be thought to imply, did we not accurately 1645 3, 36 | which the narrative reverts to what had previously been 1646 3, 36 | it is added in reference to them all: "These are the 1647 3, 36 | and of one speech," seems to indicate that at the time 1648 3, 36 | nation could not be said to have its own language if 1649 3, 36 | without indicating the change, to tell how it was, that from 1650 3, 36 | over the earth according to their tongues. ~ 1651 3, 36 | house, let him not come down to take it away; and he that 1652 3, 36 | been revealed that men are to give heed to these sayings, 1653 3, 36 | that men are to give heed to these sayings, and not to 1654 3, 36 | to these sayings, and not to look behind them, that is, 1655 3, 36 | behind them, that is, not to long after the past life 1656 3, 36 | present rather the time to give heed to them, that 1657 3, 36 | rather the time to give heed to them, that when the Lord 1658 3, 36 | receive his reward according to the things he has given 1659 3, 36 | things he has given heed to or despised? And yet because 1660 3, 36 | the time for giving heed to these sayings, unless the 1661 3, 36 | watchful and intelligent so as to understand the recapitulation, 1662 3, 36 | the gospel is preached, up to the time that the Lord shall 1663 3, 36 | the day in which men ought to give heed to these sayings: 1664 3, 36 | which men ought to give heed to these sayings: for to the 1665 3, 36 | heed to these sayings: for to the same day, which shall 1666 3, 36 | which shall be brought to a close by a day of judgment, 1667 3, 37 | sense his body, and destined to go with him into the punishment 1668 3, 37 | which is His body, destined to be with Him in His eternal 1669 3, 37 | one and the same person, to take pains to understand 1670 3, 37 | same person, to take pains to understand which part of 1671 3, 37 | of the statement applies to the head and which to the 1672 3, 37 | applies to the head and which to the body; so this last rule 1673 3, 37 | not so evident in regard to himself as in regard to 1674 3, 37 | to himself as in regard to his body; and his body is 1675 3, 37 | though they really belong to him, are for a time mixed 1676 3, 37 | same person, are of course to be understood of the devil; 1677 3, 37 | on the earth, who sendeth to all nations," does not altogether 1678 3, 37 | not altogether fitly apply to the head himself. For, although 1679 3, 37 | the devil sends his angels to all nations, yet it is his 1680 3, 37 | the law, make one meaning to be understood where another 1681 3, 37 | kind of diction, it seems to me, is too widely spread 1682 3, 37 | me, is too widely spread to be comprehended in its full 1683 3, 37 | name of the trope is not to be found in the art of rhetoric. 1684 3, 37 | occurs where it is customary to find it, there is no trouble 1685 3, 37 | customary, it costs labour to understand it, from some 1686 3, 37 | or as they have access to more or fewer external helps. 1687 3, 37 | and in which things are to be understood just as they 1688 3, 37 | expressed and another is to be understood, and which 1689 3, 37 | venerable documents ought to be counselled not only to 1690 3, 37 | to be counselled not only to make themselves acquainted 1691 3, 37 | ordinarily used in Scripture, to observe them carefully, 1692 3, 37 | observe them carefully, and to remember them accurately, 1693 3, 37 | before all things necessary, to pray that they may understand 1694 3, 37 | knowledge, if it is wedded to piety. But about signs, 1695 3, 37 | signs, so far as relates to words, I have now said enough. 1696 3, 37 | said enough. It remains to discuss, in the following 1697 3, 37 | communicating our thoughts to others. ~ 1698 4, arg | Passing to the second part of his work, 1699 4, arg | no part of his intention to write a treatise on the 1700 4, arg | elsewhere, and ought not to be neglected, being indeed 1701 4, arg | teacher, whom it behoves to excel in eloquence and power 1702 4, arg | quality of style, and ought to be cultivated with especial 1703 4, arg | hearer. All these gifts are to be sought in earnest prayer 1704 4, arg | from God, though we are not to forget to be zealous and 1705 4, arg | though we are not to forget to be zealous and diligent 1706 4, arg | have the same end in view, to bring home the truth to 1707 4, arg | to bring home the truth to the hearer, so that he may 1708 4, arg | of the office he holds, to lead a life in harmony with 1709 4, arg | with his own teaching, and to show a good example to all. ~ 1710 4, arg | and to show a good example to all. ~ 1711 4, 1 | anticipation those who were likely to take exception to the work, 1712 4, 1 | likely to take exception to the work, I said, "There 1713 4, 1 | and have given three books to this one part of the subject, 1714 4, 1 | meaning, in order if possible to bring them all within the 1715 4, 1 | I wish by this preamble to put a stop to the expectations 1716 4, 1 | this preamble to put a stop to the expectations of readers 1717 4, 1 | may think that I am about to lay down rules of rhetoric 1718 4, 1 | the secular schools, and to warn them that they need 1719 4, 1 | whatever use they have is to be learnt elsewhere; and 1720 4, 1 | any good man should happen to have leisure for learning 1721 4, 1 | learning them, he is not to ask me to teach them either 1722 4, 1 | them, he is not to ask me to teach them either in this 1723 4, 2 | for a Christian teacher to use the art of rhetoric~ 1724 4, 2 | falsehood, who will dare to say that truth in the person 1725 4, 2 | person of its defenders is to take its stand unarmed against 1726 4, 2 | that those who are trying to persuade men of what is 1727 4, 2 | men of what is false are to know how to introduce their 1728 4, 2 | is false are to know how to introduce their subject, 1729 4, 2 | introduce their subject, so as to put the hearer into a friendly, 1730 4, 2 | art? That the former are to tell their falsehoods briefly, 1731 4, 2 | a way that it is tedious to listen to, hard to understand, 1732 4, 2 | it is tedious to listen to, hard to understand, and, 1733 4, 2 | tedious to listen to, hard to understand, and, in fine, 1734 4, 2 | and, in fine, not easy to believe it? That the former 1735 4, 2 | it? That the former are to oppose the truth and defend 1736 4, 2 | latter shall be unable either to defend what is true, or 1737 4, 2 | defend what is true, or to refute what is false? That 1738 4, 2 | by their power of speech to awe, to melt, to enliven, 1739 4, 2 | power of speech to awe, to melt, to enliven, and to 1740 4, 2 | speech to awe, to melt, to enliven, and to rouse them, 1741 4, 2 | to melt, to enliven, and to rouse them, while the latter 1742 4, 2 | somnolent? Who is such a fool as to think this wisdom? Since, 1743 4, 2 | why do not good men study to engage it on the side of 1744 4, 2 | truth, when bad men use it to obtain the triumph of wicked 1745 4, 2 | and worthless causes, and to further injustice and error? ~ 1746 4, 3 | and rules on this subject (to which, when you add a tongue 1747 4, 3 | of so much importance as to wish men who have arrived 1748 4, 3 | have arrived at mature age to spend time in learning it. 1749 4, 3 | boys should give attention to it; and even of these, not 1750 4, 3 | of these, not all who are to be fitted for usefulness 1751 4, 3 | or which ought evidently to take precedence of it. For 1752 4, 3 | temperament find it easier to become eloquent by reading 1753 4, 3 | by reading and listening to eloquent speakers than by 1754 4, 3 | outside the canon, which to our great advantage is fixed 1755 4, 3 | enforcing them, they come to be in some small measure 1756 4, 3 | they are speaking so as to speak in accordance with 1757 4, 3 | speak well, and, in order to do this, think of the rules 1758 4, 3 | careful that what we have got to say does not escape us whilst 1759 4, 3 | about saying it according to the rules of art. Nevertheless, 1760 4, 3 | did not think of as aids to eloquence at the time when 1761 4, 3 | that they use them in order to be eloquent. ~ 1762 4, 3 | as infants cannot learn to speak except by learning 1763 4, 3 | the examples themselves to be the case in this respect? 1764 4, 3 | having read and listened to the speeches and debates 1765 4, 3 | will, from being accustomed to correct speech, lay hold 1766 4, 3 | speech of any one they listen to, and avoid it; just as citybred 1767 4, 4 | opponent of error, both to teach what is right and 1768 4, 4 | teach what is right and to refute what is wrong, and 1769 4, 4 | performance of this task to conciliate the hostile, 1770 4, 4 | conciliate the hostile, to rouse the careless, and 1771 4, 4 | rouse the careless, and to tell the ignorant both what 1772 4, 4 | friendly, attentive, and ready to learn, whether he has found 1773 4, 4 | the remaining objects are to be carried out in whatever 1774 4, 4 | narrative. On the other hand, to clear up points that are 1775 4, 4 | however, the hearers require to be roused rather than instructed, 1776 4, 4 | that they may be diligent to do what they already know, 1777 4, 4 | what they already know, and to bring their feelings into 1778 4, 5 | importance than eloquence to the Christian teacher~ 1779 4, 5 | that I am speaking of ought to be undertaken by one who 1780 4, 5 | eloquence, and with profit to his hearers, even though 1781 4, 5 | what is not worth listening to, and thinks that because 1782 4, 5 | eloquence is of little service to states, yet eloquence without 1783 4, 5 | have been forced by truth to confess this in the very 1784 4, 5 | how much more ought we to feel it who are the sons 1785 4, 5 | much and committing them to memory, but by understanding 1786 4, 5 | neglect them; they read to remember the words, but 1787 4, 5 | for the man who is bound to speak wisely, even though 1788 4, 5 | cannot speak eloquently, to retain in memory the words 1789 4, 5 | speech, the more he ought to draw on the riches of Scripture, 1790 4, 5 | speech. But if a man desire to speak not only with wisdom, 1791 4, 5 | I would rather send him to read, and listen to, and 1792 4, 5 | him to read, and listen to, and exercise himself in 1793 4, 5 | eloquent men, than advise him to spend time with the teachers 1794 4, 5 | men he reads and listens to are justly praised as having 1795 4, 5 | or as being accustomed to speak, not only with eloquence, 1796 4, 5 | For the sweeter we try to make such things, the easier 1797 4, 5 | things, the easier it is to make their wholesomeness 1798 4, 5 | studious and at leisure to exhaust them. ~ 1799 4, 6 | wholesome authority, are to be considered wise only, 1800 4, 6 | as well. A question which to me, and to those who think 1801 4, 6 | question which to me, and to those who think with me, 1802 4, 6 | these writers, it seems to me not only that nothing 1803 4, 6 | eloquent. And I venture to affirm that all who truly 1804 4, 6 | eloquence if it be not suitable to the person of the speaker, 1805 4, 6 | solid merit) as it seems to fall below them. Where, 1806 4, 6 | a kind that was designed to profit our understandings, 1807 4, 6 | of language as superior to that of our authors (not 1808 4, 6 | they make their boast, are to be found in the sacred writings 1809 4, 6 | His goodness has provided to mould our characters, and 1810 4, 6 | mould our characters, and to guide us from this world 1811 4, 6 | this world of wickedness to the blessed world above. 1812 4, 6 | did not become them either to condemn it or to make an 1813 4, 6 | either to condemn it or to make an ostentatious display 1814 4, 6 | they might have appeared to be doing the latter. And 1815 4, 6 | are put seem not so much to be sought out by the speaker 1816 4, 6 | speaker as spontaneously to suggest themselves; as if 1817 4, 7 | see what the apostle meant to say, and how wisely he has 1818 4, 7 | may use the expression) to contend that the apostle 1819 4, 7 | gradatio, for they do not care to call it scala (a ladder), 1820 4, 7 | In the Second Epistle to the Corinthians, again, 1821 4, 7 | Jews, and had been trying to injure his character; and 1822 4, 7 | character; and being compelled to speak of himself though 1823 4, 7 | he ascribes this as folly to himself how wisely and how 1824 4, 7 | whole form and features (so to speak) of that diction by 1825 4, 7 | place where I commenced to quote, the passage consists 1826 4, 7 | given as answers, three to three: "Are they Hebrews? 1827 4, 7 | the Jews five times" is to be marked off as constituting 1828 4, 7 | constituting one member, to which is joined the second, " 1829 4, 7 | save one." Then he returns to sections, and three are 1830 4, 7 | of all the churches." And to this he adds two clauses 1831 4, 7 | narrative. For he goes on to say: "The God and Father 1832 4, 7 | It would be tedious to pursue the matter further, 1833 4, 7 | pursue the matter further, or to point out the same facts 1834 4, 7 | the same facts in regard to other passages of Holy Scripture. 1835 4, 7 | trouble, at least in regard to the passages I have quoted 1836 4, 7 | the apostle's writings, to point out figures of speech 1837 4, 7 | was necessary, however, to reply to the ill-taught 1838 4, 7 | necessary, however, to reply to the ill-taught men who think 1839 4, 7 | in knowledge," he seems to speak as if granting so 1840 4, 7 | speak as if granting so much to his detractors, not as confessing 1841 4, 7 | did not hesitate plainly to assert his knowledge, because 1842 4, 7 | contemptible, confessed to be weighty and powerful. ~ 1843 4, 7 | greater pleasure when brought to light. In this place, however, 1844 4, 7 | however, it is my duty to select a passage of such 1845 4, 7 | I shall not be compelled to explain the matter, but 1846 4, 7 | explain the matter, but only to commend the style. And I 1847 4, 7 | that occupation, and sent to prophesy to the people of 1848 4, 7 | occupation, and sent to prophesy to the people of God. I shall 1849 4, 7 | their translation, seem to have altered some passages 1850 4, 7 | attention more particularly to the investigation of the 1851 4, 7 | called aloud, saying: "Woe to you who are at ease in Zion, 1852 4, 7 | see; and from thence go ye to Hamath the great; then go 1853 4, 7 | the great; then go down to Gath of the Philistines, 1854 4, 7 | of the Philistines, and to all the best kingdoms of 1855 4, 7 | evil, and that come near to the seat of oppression; 1856 4, 7 | of the herd; that chant to the sound of the viol. They 1857 4, 7 | those men who, assuming to be themselves learned and 1858 4, 7 | speech, had been obliged to deliver a message like this, 1859 4, 7 | a message like this, and to men such as these, would 1860 4, 7 | would they have chosen to express themselves in any 1861 4, 7 | itself upon the drowsy senses to startle them into wakefulness: " 1862 4, 7 | them into wakefulness: "Woe to you who are at ease in Zion, 1863 4, 7 | upon them ample territory, to show their ingratitude in 1864 4, 7 | ingratitude in trusting to the mountain of Samaria, 1865 4, 7 | see, and from thence go ye to Hamath the great; then go 1866 4, 7 | the great; then go down to Gath of the Philistines, 1867 4, 7 | of the Philistines, and to all the best kingdoms of 1868 4, 7 | Then the words joined to these places are most appropriately 1869 4, 7 | day of evil, and come near to the seat of oppression." 1870 4, 7 | day of evil, who come near to the seat of oppression, 1871 4, 7 | sentences, one referring to the prophecy of the captivity: " 1872 4, 7 | oppression;" the second to lasciviousness: "ye that 1873 4, 7 | upon couches;" the third to gluttony: "who eat the lamb 1874 4, 7 | and by joining the second to the first, the fourth to 1875 4, 7 | to the first, the fourth to the third, and the sixth 1876 4, 7 | the third, and the sixth to the fifth, make three most 1877 4, 7 | had said, "Ye who chant to the sound of the viol," 1878 4, 7 | invective, and not now speaking to, but of, these men, and 1879 4, 7 | but of, these men, and to show us that we must distinguish 1880 4, 7 | does not say, "Ye who chant to the sound of the viol, and 1881 4, 7 | but he first addresses to themselves what it is right 1882 4, 7 | should hear, "Ye who chant to the sound of the viol;" 1883 4, 7 | viol;" and then, turning to others, he intimates that 1884 4, 7 | of the period, and comes to a pause on the third. ~ 1885 4, 7 | But now as to the sentence which follows 1886 4, 7 | affliction of Joseph," so as to make a period of two members; 1887 4, 7 | of marvelous beauty not to say, "and they were not 1888 4, 7 | affliction of their brother;" but to put Joseph for brother, 1889 4, 7 | Joseph for brother, so as to indicate brothers in general 1890 4, 7 | brethren, both in regard to the injuries he suffered 1891 4, 7 | which I learnt and used to teach. But how beautiful 1892 4, 7 | is, and how it comes home to the intelligent reader, 1893 4, 7 | intelligent reader, it is useless to tell any one who does not 1894 4, 7 | and noted, and reduced to system, if they had not 1895 4, 7 | with an eloquence suited to a character and position 1896 4, 8 | compatible with eloquence, not to be imitated by Christian 1897 4, 8 | we are not by any means to suppose that it is our duty 1898 4, 8 | suppose that it is our duty to imitate them in those passages 1899 4, 8 | passages where, with a view to exercise and train the minds 1900 4, 8 | minds of their readers, and to break in upon the satiety 1901 4, 8 | of those who are willing to learn, and with a view also 1902 4, 8 | learn, and with a view also to throw a veil over the minds 1903 4, 8 | that they may be converted to piety or shut out from a 1904 4, 8 | esteem, not indeed equal to that with which they are 1905 4, 8 | regarded, but coming next to it. The expositors of these 1906 4, 8 | writers, then, ought not to express themselves in the 1907 4, 8 | in all their deliverances to make it their first and 1908 4, 8 | their first and chief aim to be understood, using as 1909 4, 8 | the matter they are trying to explain. ~ 1910 4, 9 | difficult passages are to be discussed~ 1911 4, 9 | if understood, they, so to speak, draw their own readers, 1912 4, 9 | understood, give no trouble to those who do not care to 1913 4, 9 | to those who do not care to read them, and in private 1914 4, 9 | however difficult it may be to understand it, and whatever 1915 4, 9 | Only two conditions are to be insisted upon, that our 1916 4, 9 | should have an earnest desire to learn the truth, and should 1917 4, 9 | should have capacity of mind to receive it in whatever form 1918 4, 10 | clearness sometimes leads to neglect of the more polished 1919 4, 10 | teachers have, or ought to have, so great an anxiety 1920 4, 10 | which when used according to the vulgar idiom is neither 1921 4, 10 | important for the sense to put a word here in the plural 1922 4, 10 | speech which does not lead to understanding in the hearer, 1923 4, 10 | do not at the time occur to him, he will use words that 1924 4, 10 | insisted on as necessary to our being understood, not 1925 4, 10 | nor decorous for a person to ask a question about what 1926 4, 10 | account the speaker ought to be especially careful to 1927 4, 10 | to be especially careful to give assistance to those 1928 4, 10 | careful to give assistance to those who cannot ask it. 1929 4, 10 | subject discussed ought to be turned over and over, 1930 4, 10 | beforehand and committed to memory. As soon, however, 1931 4, 10 | understood, he ought either to bring his address to a close, 1932 4, 10 | either to bring his address to a close, or pass on to another 1933 4, 10 | address to a close, or pass on to another point. For if a 1934 4, 10 | attention be directed not to the things themselves, but 1935 4, 10 | the things themselves, but to the way in which they are 1936 4, 10 | known, if it be pleasing to the hearers, it is almost 1937 4, 10 | in which men who desire to learn ought to be taught. 1938 4, 10 | who desire to learn ought to be taught. And the best 1939 4, 10 | some trouble may be taken to enforce it so as to bring 1940 4, 10 | taken to enforce it so as to bring it home to the heart. 1941 4, 10 | it so as to bring it home to the heart. If it appear 1942 4, 10 | heart. If it appear right to do this, it ought to be 1943 4, 10 | right to do this, it ought to be done so moderately as 1944 4, 10 | done so moderately as not to lead to weariness and impatience. ~ 1945 4, 10 | moderately as not to lead to weariness and impatience. ~ 1946 4, 11 | students who are anxious to know whatever is to be learnt, 1947 4, 11 | anxious to know whatever is to be learnt, however rude 1948 4, 11 | features of good intellects not to love words, but the truth 1949 4, 11 | cannot open what we want it to open? Or what objection 1950 4, 11 | what objection is there to a wooden one if it can, 1951 4, 11 | one if it can, seeing that to open what is shut is all 1952 4, 11 | without which it is impossible to live must be flavoured to 1953 4, 11 | to live must be flavoured to meet the tastes of the majority. ~ 1954 4, 12 | of the orator, according to Cicero, is to teach, to 1955 4, 12 | according to Cicero, is to teach, to delight, and to 1956 4, 12 | to Cicero, is to teach, to delight, and to move. Of 1957 4, 12 | to teach, to delight, and to move. Of these, teaching 1958 4, 12 | eloquent man must speak so as to teach, to delight, and to 1959 4, 12 | must speak so as to teach, to delight, and to persuade." 1960 4, 12 | to teach, to delight, and to persuade." Then he adds: " 1961 4, 12 | persuade." Then he adds: "To teach is a necessity, to 1962 4, 12 | To teach is a necessity, to delight is a beauty, to 1963 4, 12 | to delight is a beauty, to persuade is a triumph." 1964 4, 12 | he has said what he has to say as long as he is not 1965 4, 12 | has said be intelligible to himself, it is not said 1966 4, 12 | himself, it is not said at all to the man who does not understand 1967 4, 12 | saying it. But if he wishes to delight or persuade his 1968 4, 12 | must be pleased in order to secure his attention, so 1969 4, 12 | must be persuaded in order to move him to action. And 1970 4, 12 | persuaded in order to move him to action. And as he is pleased 1971 4, 12 | pity those whom you present to him as objects of pity, 1972 4, 12 | you set before him as men to be feared and shunned. I 1973 4, 12 | done by powerful eloquence to move the minds of the hearers, 1974 4, 12 | telling them what they ought to do, but urging them to do 1975 4, 12 | ought to do, but urging them to do what they already know 1976 4, 12 | they already know ought to be done. ~ 1977 4, 12 | that there will be no need to move them with greater strength 1978 4, 12 | this is needful, it ought to be done. And it is needful 1979 4, 12 | knowing what they ought to do, do it not. Therefore, 1980 4, 12 | do, do it not. Therefore, to teach is a necessity. For 1981 4, 12 | in their own hands either to do or not to do. But who 1982 4, 12 | hands either to do or not to do. But who would say that 1983 4, 12 | say that it is their duty to do what they do not know? 1984 4, 12 | On the same principle, to persuade is not a necessity: 1985 4, 12 | hearer yields his assent to one who simply teaches or 1986 4, 12 | pleasure. For this reason also to persuade is a triumph, because 1987 4, 12 | Neither is it a necessity to give pleasure; for when, 1988 4, 12 | pleasure when they are brought to light and exposed. It is 1989 4, 12 | speech which shows this to be true gives pleasure. ~ 1990 4, 13 | been assigned in eloquence to the art of pleasing. And 1991 4, 13 | gives careful attention to what he says? If the truths 1992 4, 13 | truths taught are such that to believe or to know them 1993 4, 13 | such that to believe or to know them is enough, to 1994 4, 13 | to know them is enough, to give one's assent implies 1995 4, 13 | implies nothing more than to confess that they are true. 1996 4, 13 | practiced, it is useless to be persuaded of the truth 1997 4, 13 | what is said, it is useless to be pleased with the manner 1998 4, 13 | if it be not so learnt as to be practiced. The eloquent 1999 4, 13 | must not only teach so as to give instruction, and please 2000 4, 13 | instruction, and please so as to keep up the attention, but