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2001 4, 13 | also sway the mind so as to subdue the will. For if 2002 4, 13 | though it is demonstrated to his own confession, and 2003 4, 13 | style, nothing remains but to subdue him by the power 2004 4, 14 | chap. 14. Beauty of diction to be in keeping with the matter~ 2005 4, 14 | only is it not our duty to do, but it is our duty to 2006 4, 14 | to do, but it is our duty to shun and abhor, many and 2007 4, 14 | recommended, not with a view to gaining assent, but merely 2008 4, 14 | hands; and my people love to have it so: and what will 2009 4, 14 | the rock in pieces." For to this God Himself has by 2010 4, 14 | God's people should love to have it so. God forbid, 2011 4, 14 | iniquitous, be listened to with pleasure. But this, 2012 4, 14 | or dignified even if used to adorn great and fundamental 2013 4, 14 | language, and confined him to a more dignified and modest 2014 4, 14 | here; but it is too florid to be pleasing to serious minds. 2015 4, 14 | too florid to be pleasing to serious minds. But people 2016 4, 14 | fond of this style are apt to think that men who do not 2017 4, 14 | their judgment teaches them to avoid it. Wherefore this 2018 4, 15 | good (and he ought never to say anything else), does 2019 4, 15 | anything else), does all he can to be heard with intelligence, 2020 4, 15 | oratory; and so he ought to pray for himself, and for 2021 4, 15 | and for those he is about to address, before he attempts 2022 4, 15 | address, before he attempts to speak. And when the hour 2023 4, 15 | before he opens his mouth, to lift up his thirsty soul 2024 4, 15 | lift up his thirsty soul to God, to drink in what he 2025 4, 15 | his thirsty soul to God, to drink in what he is about 2026 4, 15 | drink in what he is about to pour forth, and to be himself 2027 4, 15 | about to pour forth, and to be himself filled with what 2028 4, 15 | filled with what he is about to distribute. For, as in regard 2029 4, 15 | distribute. For, as in regard to every matter of faith and 2030 4, 15 | at a given moment for us to say, or to be heard saying, 2031 4, 15 | moment for us to say, or to be heard saying, except 2032 4, 15 | he who is anxious both to know and to teach should 2033 4, 15 | anxious both to know and to teach should learn all that 2034 4, 15 | should learn all that is to be taught, and acquire such 2035 4, 15 | Lord's, as better suited to the wants of a pious mind: " 2036 4, 15 | Christ's sake are delivered to the persecutors; why not 2037 4, 15 | deliver Christ's message to those who are willing to 2038 4, 15 | to those who are willing to learn? ~ 2039 4, 16 | 16. Human directions not to be despised though God makes 2040 4, 16 | not have given directions to Timothy and Titus as to 2041 4, 16 | to Timothy and Titus as to how or what they should 2042 4, 16 | apostolic epistles ought to be constantly before the 2043 4, 16 | Church. In the First Epistle to Timothy do we not read: " 2044 4, 16 | he not there told: "Study to show thyself approved unto 2045 4, 16 | workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing 2046 4, 16 | And so in the Epistle to Titus, does he not say that 2047 4, 16 | say that a bishop ought to "hold fast the faithful 2048 4, 16 | able by sound doctrine both to exhort and to convince the 2049 4, 16 | doctrine both to exhort and to convince the gainsayers?" 2050 4, 16 | despise thee. Put them in mind to be subject to principalities 2051 4, 16 | them in mind to be subject to principalities and powers," 2052 4, 16 | so on. What then are we to think? Does the apostle 2053 4, 16 | should teach? Or are we to understand, that though 2054 4, 16 | that though the duty of men to teach even the teachers 2055 4, 16 | the things that pertain to life with God, until God 2056 4, 16 | until God makes him ready to learn from Himself, that 2057 4, 16 | in the psalm: "Teach me to do Thy will; for Thou art 2058 4, 16 | so the same apostle says to Timothy himself, speaking, 2059 4, 16 | speaking, of course, as teacher to disciple: "But continue 2060 4, 16 | medicines which men apply to the bodies of their fellow-men 2061 4, 16 | of man, are of advantage to the soul only when God works 2062 4, 16 | soul only when God works to make them of advantage, 2063 4, 16 | who could give the gospel to man even without the help 2064 4, 17 | those three objects, either to teach, or to give pleasure, 2065 4, 17 | objects, either to teach, or to give pleasure, or to move, 2066 4, 17 | or to give pleasure, or to move, and should pray and 2067 4, 17 | as we have said above, to be heard with intelligence, 2068 4, 17 | eloquence himself seems to have intended that the following 2069 4, 17 | subdued style, in order to give instruction, moderate 2070 4, 17 | temperate style, in order to give pleasure, and great 2071 4, 17 | majestic style, in order to sway the mind." ~ 2072 4, 18 | down by himself, in regard to legal questions: he could 2073 4, 18 | have done so in regard to ecclesiastical questions, 2074 4, 18 | an address such as I wish to give shape to is concerned 2075 4, 18 | as I wish to give shape to is concerned with. For of 2076 4, 18 | small which have reference to pecuniary transactions; 2077 4, 18 | where a matter relating to man's life or liberty comes 2078 4, 18 | Cases, again, which have to do with neither of these, 2079 4, 18 | where the intention is not to get the hearer to do, or 2080 4, 18 | is not to get the hearer to do, or to pronounce judgment 2081 4, 18 | get the hearer to do, or to pronounce judgment upon 2082 4, 18 | upon anything, but only to give him pleasure, occupy 2083 4, 18 | use of the word moderate, to put it for little. In questions 2084 4, 18 | especially those addressed to the people from the place 2085 4, 18 | place of authority, ought to have reference to men's 2086 4, 18 | ought to have reference to men's salvation, and that 2087 4, 18 | and where also the thing to be guarded against is eternal 2088 4, 18 | whether it have reference to loss or gain, whether the 2089 4, 18 | justice ought assuredly to be observed, even in small 2090 4, 18 | then, is very little; but to be faithful in that which 2091 4, 18 | lines drawn from the centre to the circumference are equal, 2092 4, 18 | lessened, though the matters to which justice is applied 2093 4, 18 | spoke about trials in regard to secular affairs (and what 2094 4, 18 | matter against another, go to law before the unjust, and 2095 4, 18 | by you, are ye unworthy to judge the smallest matters? 2096 4, 18 | more things that pertain to this life? If, then, ye 2097 4, 18 | judgments of things pertaining to this life, set them to judge 2098 4, 18 | pertaining to this life, set them to judge who are least esteemed 2099 4, 18 | esteemed in the Church. I speak to your shame. Is it so, that 2100 4, 18 | not one that shall be able to judge between his brethren? 2101 4, 18 | brethren? But brother goes to law with brother, and that 2102 4, 18 | among you, because ye go to law one with another: why 2103 4, 18 | rather suffer yourselves to be defrauded? Nay, ye do 2104 4, 18 | frequent and so abrupt, testify to the depth of his emotion? 2105 4, 18 | great, even when applied to matters the very least. ~ 2106 4, 18 | were giving men advice as to how they ought to conduct 2107 4, 18 | advice as to how they ought to conduct secular cases, either 2108 4, 18 | would rightly advise them to conduct them quietly as 2109 4, 18 | speech of the man who is to be a teacher of the truths 2110 4, 18 | eternal misery and bring us to eternal happiness; and wherever 2111 4, 18 | public or private, whether to one or many, whether to 2112 4, 18 | to one or many, whether to friends or enemies, whether 2113 4, 18 | Unless indeed we are prepared to say that, because a cup 2114 4, 18 | gives a cup of cold water to one of His disciples shall 2115 4, 18 | case that when we happen to speak on this subject to 2116 4, 18 | to speak on this subject to the people, and the presence 2117 4, 19 | while our teacher ought to speak of great matters, 2118 4, 19 | matters, he ought not always to be speaking of them in a 2119 4, 19 | When, however, something is to be done, and we are speaking 2120 4, 19 | done, and we are speaking to those who ought, but are 2121 4, 19 | ought, but are not willing, to do it, then great matters 2122 4, 19 | and in a manner calculated to sway the mind. And sometimes 2123 4, 19 | forcing a mind that is averse to the truth to turn and embrace 2124 4, 19 | that is averse to the truth to turn and embrace it. For 2125 4, 19 | Himself? Is nothing, then, to be learnt about Him? Or 2126 4, 19 | teaching the Trinity in unity to speak of it otherwise than 2127 4, 19 | discussion, so that in regard to a subject which it is not 2128 4, 19 | subject which it is not easy to comprehend, we may understand 2129 4, 19 | as much as it is given us to understand? Are we in this 2130 4, 19 | understand? Are we in this case to seek out ornaments instead 2131 4, 19 | proofs? Or is the hearer to be moved to do something 2132 4, 19 | is the hearer to be moved to do something instead of 2133 4, 19 | something? But when we come to praise God, either in Himself, 2134 4, 19 | who can task his powers to the utmost in praising Him 2135 4, 19 | with Him or in preference to Him, then we ought to speak 2136 4, 19 | preference to Him, then we ought to speak out with power and 2137 4, 19 | wickedness this is, and urge men to flee from it. ~ 2138 4, 20 | But now to come to something more definite. 2139 4, 20 | But now to come to something more definite. 2140 4, 20 | Tell me, ye that desire to be under the law, do ye 2141 4, 20 | Mount Sinai, which gendereth to bondage, which is Hagar. 2142 4, 20 | in Arabia, and answereth to Jerusalem which now is, 2143 4, 20 | or addeth thereto. Now to Abraham and his seed were 2144 4, 20 | made. He saith not, And to seeds, as of many; but as 2145 4, 20 | many; but as of one, And to thy seed, which is Christ. 2146 4, 20 | promise: but God gave it to Abraham by promise." And 2147 4, 20 | it might possibly occur to the hearer to ask, If there 2148 4, 20 | possibly occur to the hearer to ask, If there is no inheritance 2149 4, 20 | till the seed should come to whom the promise was made; 2150 4, 20 | Jesus Christ might be given to them that believe." It is 2151 4, 20 | of the teacher not only to interpret what is obscure, 2152 4, 20 | interpret what is obscure, and to unravel the difficulties 2153 4, 20 | also, while doing this, to meet other questions which 2154 4, 20 | questions which may chance to suggest themselves, lest 2155 4, 20 | themselves arise, it is useless to disturb what we cannot remove. 2156 4, 20 | the reasoning is extended to such a length, that unless 2157 4, 20 | reasoner finds it impossible to return to the original question 2158 4, 20 | it impossible to return to the original question from 2159 4, 20 | desirable that whatever occurs to the mind as an objection 2160 4, 20 | when no one will be present to answer it, or lest, if it 2161 4, 20 | lest, if it should occur to a man who is present but 2162 4, 20 | due, things that belong to each other are gracefully 2163 4, 20 | gifts, differing according to the grace that is given 2164 4, 20 | the grace that is given to us, whether prophecy, let 2165 4, 20 | let us prophesy according to the proportion of faith; 2166 4, 20 | that which is evil, cleave to that which is good. Be kindly 2167 4, 20 | Be kindly affectioned one to another with brotherly love; 2168 4, 20 | in prayer; distributing to the necessity of saints; 2169 4, 20 | necessity of saints; given to hospitality. Bless them 2170 4, 20 | gracefully all this is brought to a close in a period of two 2171 4, 20 | high things, but condescend to men of low estate!" And 2172 4, 20 | afterwards: "Render therefore to all their dues: tribute 2173 4, 20 | all their dues: tribute to whom tribute is due; custom 2174 4, 20 | whom tribute is due; custom to whom custom; fear to whom 2175 4, 20 | custom to whom custom; fear to whom fear; honour to whom 2176 4, 20 | fear to whom fear; honour to whom honour." And these 2177 4, 20 | Owe no man anything, but to love one another." And a 2178 4, 20 | provision for the flesh, to fulfill the lusts thereof." 2179 4, 20 | more strictness, preferred to retain even the order of 2180 4, 20 | what has been translated to us in the same order of 2181 4, 20 | whether, as I am more inclined to believe, the authors designedly 2182 4, 20 | and arrange them according to the law of harmony (which 2183 4, 20 | grammarians and rhetoricians to consider of importance; 2184 4, 20 | least; though, in order to give an accurate rendering 2185 4, 20 | translation. I, however (to speak of my own feeling, 2186 4, 20 | feeling, which is better known to me than it is to others, 2187 4, 20 | better known to me than it is to others, and than that of 2188 4, 20 | and than that of others is to me), while I do not in my 2189 4, 20 | am just as well pleased to find them in the sacred 2190 4, 20 | but if they do not happen to be at hand, it does not 2191 4, 20 | on; it would be tedious to go through it all. ~ 2192 4, 20 | in the same way, writing to the Romans, he urges that 2193 4, 20 | things work together for good to them that love God, to them 2194 4, 20 | good to them that love God, to them who are the called 2195 4, 20 | are the called according to His purpose. For whom He 2196 4, 20 | He also did predestinate to be conformed to the image 2197 4, 20 | predestinate to be conformed to the image of His Son, that 2198 4, 20 | What shall we then say to these things? If God be 2199 4, 20 | Who shall lay any thing to the charge of Gods elect? 2200 4, 20 | things present, nor things to come, nor height, nor depth, 2201 4, 20 | creature, shall be able to separate us from the love 2202 4, 20 | Again, in writing to the Galatians, although 2203 4, 20 | eyes, and have given them to me. Am I therefore become 2204 4, 20 | affect them. But it is good to be zealously affected always 2205 4, 20 | formed in you, I desire to be present with you now, 2206 4, 20 | present with you now, and to change my voice; for I stand 2207 4, 20 | of words rising gradually to a climax, or of sonorous 2208 4, 21 | acquaintance, but desires to know them thoroughly, must 2209 4, 21 | Scriptures, have attained to the knowledge of divine 2210 4, 21 | and have ministered it to the Church. Cyprian of blessed 2211 4, 21 | the cup of the Lord ought to contain water only, or water 2212 4, 21 | introduction, he proceeds to the discussion of the point 2213 4, 21 | in presenting the cup, to maintain the custom handed 2214 4, 21 | maintain the custom handed down to us from the Lord, and to 2215 4, 21 | to us from the Lord, and to do nothing that our Lord 2216 4, 21 | and the cup cannot appear to contain His blood by which 2217 4, 21 | very circumstance in regard to the sacrament is foreshadowed, 2218 4, 21 | sons. It is not necessary to mention the other circumstances 2219 4, 21 | as it is only necessary to observe this point, that 2220 4, 21 | Melchizedek the priest, according to the testimony of the Holy 2221 4, 21 | Accordingly, in the introduction to his work, we find the following 2222 4, 21 | offering. Now this sign seems to indicate that the rock was 2223 4, 21 | of course, referring not to Christ's divine nature, 2224 4, 21 | Christ's divine nature, but to His flesh, whose ever-flowing 2225 4, 21 | For the kid's flesh refers to the guilt of the outward 2226 4, 21 | the outward act, the broth to the allurement of lust within, 2227 4, 21 | Who shall give us flesh to eat?' When the angel, then, 2228 4, 21 | the Lord says, 'I am come to send fire on the earth.'" 2229 4, 21 | devoting himself chiefly to proving and enforcing his 2230 4, 21 | discourse addresses itself to the virgins, who, as they 2231 4, 21 | the image of God answering to the holiness of the Lord, 2232 4, 21 | as bright virginity adds to her numbers, in the same 2233 4, 21 | endurance of injury, ready to pity, of one mind and of 2234 4, 21 | ought ye, holy virgins, to obscene, to cherish, and 2235 4, 21 | holy virgins, to obscene, to cherish, and fulfill, who 2236 4, 21 | lead and point the way to the Lord, to whom you have 2237 4, 21 | point the way to the Lord, to whom you have pledged your 2238 4, 21 | exhortations; provoke one another to glory by emulous examples 2239 4, 21 | your virginity shall begin to reap its reward of honour." ~ 2240 4, 21 | reverent in word; accustomed to look to God, not man, as 2241 4, 21 | word; accustomed to look to God, not man, as the guide 2242 4, 21 | injuring no one, wishing well to all; dutiful to her elders, 2243 4, 21 | wishing well to all; dutiful to her elders, not envious 2244 4, 21 | indigent? She is accustomed to visit only those haunts 2245 4, 21 | For a good house ought to be known for such at the 2246 4, 21 | support life, but not minister to appetite." Now I have cited 2247 4, 21 | because their purpose is not to induce those who have not 2248 4, 21 | not yet devoted themselves to take the vows of virginity, 2249 4, 21 | the vows of virginity, but to show of what character those 2250 4, 21 | who have taken vows ought to be. To prevail on any one 2251 4, 21 | taken vows ought to be. To prevail on any one to take 2252 4, 21 | be. To prevail on any one to take a step of such a nature 2253 4, 21 | great bishop urges them to their duty even in these 2254 4, 21 | his hand over it, as if to improve by his superior 2255 4, 21 | wickedness, such an insult to God the great artifices? 2256 4, 21 | violation of truth. Listen to the warning voice of the 2257 4, 21 | sincerity and truth continue to exist when what is sincere 2258 4, 21 | black;' and dost thou wish to have greater power so as 2259 4, 21 | have greater power so as to bring to nought the words 2260 4, 21 | greater power so as to bring to nought the words of thy 2261 4, 21 | that, with a prophetic look to the future, thou shouldst 2262 4, 21 | flame." It would be too long to quote all that follows. ~ 2263 4, 21 | Hence arise these incentives to vice, that women, in their 2264 4, 21 | may not prove attractive to men, paint their faces with 2265 4, 21 | on their features go on to stains on their chastity. 2266 4, 21 | chastity. What folly it is to change the features of nature 2267 4, 21 | their husband's disapproval, to proclaim openly that they 2268 4, 21 | For the woman who desires to alter her natural appearance 2269 4, 21 | and her eager endeavours to please another prove that 2270 4, 21 | has first been displeasing to herself. And what testimony 2271 4, 21 | herself. And what testimony to thine ugliness can we find, 2272 4, 21 | own, when thou art afraid to show thyself? If thou art 2273 4, 21 | test thou lyingly pretend to be beautiful, when thou 2274 4, 21 | another woman, thou desires to please another man; and 2275 4, 21 | passionately upon women to avoid tampering with their 2276 4, 21 | appearance by deceitful arts, and to cultivate modesty and fear. 2277 4, 22 | But we are not to suppose that it is against 2278 4, 22 | that it is against rule to mingle these various styles: 2279 4, 22 | when we keep monotonously to one style, we fail to retain 2280 4, 22 | monotonously to one style, we fail to retain the hearer's attention; 2281 4, 22 | when we pass from one style to another, the discourse goes 2282 4, 22 | gracefully, even though it extend to greater length. Each separate 2283 4, 22 | emotion which it is necessary to stir up in order to carry 2284 4, 22 | necessary to stir up in order to carry the hearer's feelings 2285 4, 22 | excited, the higher the pitch to which it is raised, can 2286 4, 22 | guard, lest, in striving to carry to a higher point 2287 4, 22 | lest, in striving to carry to a higher point the emotion 2288 4, 22 | interposition of matter that we have to treat in a quieter style, 2289 4, 22 | return with good effect to that which must be treated 2290 4, 22 | making the tide of eloquence to ebb and flow like the sea. 2291 4, 22 | majestic style, if it is to be long continued, ought 2292 4, 22 | long continued, ought not to be unvaried, but should 2293 4, 22 | however, being referred to that style which is the 2294 4, 23 | is a matter of importance to determine what style should 2295 4, 23 | has it in his discretion to use the subdued style even 2296 4, 23 | whenever praise or blame is to be given without any ulterior 2297 4, 23 | without any ulterior reference to the condemnation or acquittal 2298 4, 23 | acquittal of any one, or to obtaining the concurrence 2299 4, 23 | knotty question comes up to be settled, or when some 2300 4, 23 | the quiet style, in order to give greater effect to certain 2301 4, 23 | order to give greater effect to certain exuberances (as 2302 4, 23 | majestic; for its object is to gratify, never to excite, 2303 4, 23 | object is to gratify, never to excite, the mind. ~ 2304 4, 24 | follows a speaker, we are not to suppose on that account 2305 4, 24 | speech that I could command to root out and drive from 2306 4, 24 | which had been handed down to them from their fathers 2307 4, 24 | them with heart and voice to give praise and thanks to 2308 4, 24 | to give praise and thanks to God. And, lo, with the blessing 2309 4, 24 | change in many; but it was to teach them what they were 2310 4, 24 | they were ignorant of, or to persuade them of what they 2311 4, 24 | thought incredible, not to make them do what they knew 2312 4, 24 | what they knew they ought to do but were unwilling to 2313 4, 24 | to do but were unwilling to do. To break down hardness 2314 4, 24 | but were unwilling to do. To break down hardness of this 2315 4, 24 | this sort, speech needs to be vehement. Praise and 2316 4, 24 | and censures, but are led to live so as themselves to 2317 4, 24 | to live so as themselves to deserve praise, and to avoid 2318 4, 24 | themselves to deserve praise, and to avoid living so as to incur 2319 4, 24 | and to avoid living so as to incur blame. But no one 2320 4, 25 | How the temperate style is to be used~ 2321 4, 25 | essential for those who aspire to speak with wisdom and eloquence 2322 4, 25 | with wisdom and eloquence to secure. On the other hand, 2323 4, 25 | properly aims at, viz., to please by beauty of expressions, 2324 4, 25 | end; but when what we have to say is good and useful, 2325 4, 25 | is not necessary either to instruct or persuade them, 2326 4, 25 | or in making them adhere to it more tenaciously. For 2327 4, 25 | forms it may assume, is to speak persuasively, and 2328 4, 25 | persuasively, and its object is to persuade, an eloquent man 2329 4, 25 | style, he persuades them to do what they are aware they 2330 4, 25 | they are aware they ought to do, but do not; in the temperate 2331 4, 25 | where the object is not to instruct the hearer, or 2332 4, 25 | instruct the hearer, or to persuade him to any course 2333 4, 25 | hearer, or to persuade him to any course of action, but 2334 4, 25 | course of action, but merely to give him pleasure. We, however, 2335 4, 25 | pleasure. We, however, ought to make that end subordinate 2336 4, 25 | make that end subordinate to another, viz., the effecting 2337 4, 25 | this style persuade men to cultivate good habits and 2338 4, 25 | they are not so hardened as to need the vehement style; 2339 4, 25 | course, we may induce them to pursue it more zealously, 2340 4, 25 | pursue it more zealously, and to persevere in it with constancy. 2341 4, 25 | hearer, but rather seeking to aid him in the pursuit of 2342 4, 26 | Now in regard to the three conditions I laid 2343 4, 26 | little while ago as necessary to be fulfilled by any one 2344 4, 26 | fulfilled by any one who wishes to speak with wisdom and eloquence, 2345 4, 26 | persuasive power, we are not to understand that these three 2346 4, 26 | themselves respectively to the three several styles 2347 4, 26 | several styles of speech, one to each, so that perspicuity 2348 4, 26 | perspicuity is a merit peculiar to the subdued style, beauty 2349 4, 26 | the subdued style, beauty to the temperate, and persuasive 2350 4, 26 | temperate, and persuasive power to the majestic. On the contrary, 2351 4, 26 | style, ought constantly to aim at, and as far as possible 2352 4, 26 | and as far as possible to display, all these three 2353 4, 26 | say in the subdued style to pall upon the hearer; and 2354 4, 26 | therefore we would be listened to, not with intelligence merely, 2355 4, 26 | testimony, except that we wish to carry the hearer with us, 2356 4, 26 | hearer with us, that is, to compel his assert by calling 2357 4, 26 | style, what does he wish but to be believed? But who will 2358 4, 26 | believed? But who will listen to him if he do not arrest 2359 4, 26 | it worms out and brings to light some very acute observations 2360 4, 26 | seemed at its first statement to be unassailable; especially 2361 4, 26 | obtruded, but seems rather to be called forth by the nature 2362 4, 26 | one can hardly believe it to be the subdued style. For 2363 4, 26 | uses the subdued style, to endeavour not only to be 2364 4, 26 | style, to endeavour not only to be clear and intelligible, 2365 4, 26 | clear and intelligible, but to give pleasure and to bring 2366 4, 26 | but to give pleasure and to bring home conviction to 2367 4, 26 | to bring home conviction to the hearer. ~ 2368 4, 26 | unsuitably adorned, nor is it to make the giving of pleasure 2369 4, 26 | which is all it professes to accomplish in the hands 2370 4, 26 | aim at inducing the hearer to strive after or hold more 2371 4, 26 | by what it praises, and to avoid or renounce what it 2372 4, 26 | and persuasiveness, are to be sought in this style 2373 4, 26 | when it becomes necessary to stir and sway the hearer' 2374 4, 26 | agreeable, and yet is unwilling to act accordingly), you must, 2375 4, 26 | said? And who will stay to listen if he receives no 2376 4, 26 | when an obdurate heart is to be persuaded to obedience, 2377 4, 26 | heart is to be persuaded to obedience, you must speak 2378 4, 26 | obedience, you must speak so as to be both intelligible and 2379 4, 27 | instruct many who are anxious to learn; though, as it is 2380 4, 27 | written, he "is unprofitable to himself." Wherefore, also, 2381 4, 27 | objects, they do not dare to teach their own doctrines, 2382 4, 27 | but Moses', compelled them to say what was good, though 2383 4, 27 | occupied, which belonged to another, from preaching 2384 4, 27 | Now these men do good to many by preaching what they 2385 4, 27 | but they would do good to very many more if they lived 2386 4, 27 | do? And thus they cease to listen with submission to 2387 4, 27 | to listen with submission to a man who does not listen 2388 4, 27 | man who does not listen to himself, and in despising 2389 4, 27 | the preacher they learn to despise the word that is 2390 4, 27 | Wherefore the apostle, writing to Timothy, after telling him, " 2391 4, 28 | as is here described may, to secure compliance, speak 2392 4, 28 | upright life, he takes care to maintain a good reputation 2393 4, 28 | very speech even he prefers to please by matter rather 2394 4, 28 | be made of none effect." To the same effect also is 2395 4, 28 | effect also is what he says to Timothy: "Charging them 2396 4, 28 | they strive not about words to no profit, but to the subverting 2397 4, 28 | words to no profit, but to the subverting of the hearers." 2398 4, 28 | oppose the truth, we are to say nothing in defense of 2399 4, 28 | sort of man a bishop ought to be: "that he may be able 2400 4, 28 | able by sound doctrine both to exhort and convince the 2401 4, 28 | convince the gainsayers?" To strive about words is not 2402 4, 28 | strive about words is not to be careful about the way 2403 4, 28 | be careful about the way to overcome error by truth, 2404 4, 28 | overcome error by truth, but to be anxious that your mode 2405 4, 28 | expression should be preferred to that of another. The man 2406 4, 28 | with no other purpose than to make the truth plain, pleasing 2407 4, 28 | pitiable if they happen to be eloquent in speech. To 2408 4, 28 | to be eloquent in speech. To speak eloquently, then, 2409 4, 28 | wisely as well, is just to express truths which it 2410 4, 28 | truths which it is expedient to teach in fit and proper 2411 4, 29 | permissible for a preacher to deliver to the people what 2412 4, 29 | for a preacher to deliver to the people what has been 2413 4, 29 | himself, but afford an example to others; and let his manner 2414 4, 29 | cannot compose anything to deliver. Now, if such men 2415 4, 29 | by others, and commit it to memory, and deliver it to 2416 4, 29 | to memory, and deliver it to the people, they cannot 2417 4, 29 | be blamed, supposing them to do it without deception. 2418 4, 29 | among them. Nor are such men to be alarmed by the words 2419 4, 29 | take what does not belong to them, but the word of God 2420 4, 29 | the word of God belongs to all who obey it; and it 2421 4, 29 | takes the words that belong to another. For the good things 2422 4, 29 | good things he says seem to be the result of his own 2423 4, 29 | after their works; "that is to say, what ye hear from their 2424 4, 29 | which the truth is set forth to be delivered by a good man 2425 4, 29 | himself what does not belong to him, and the latter receives 2426 4, 29 | another what really belongs to himself. But when true believers 2427 4, 29 | believers render this service to true believers, both parties 2428 4, 29 | own, for God is theirs, to whom belongs all that they 2429 4, 30 | his discourse with prayer to God~ 2430 4, 30 | But whether a man is going to address the people or to 2431 4, 30 | to address the people or to dictate what others will 2432 4, 30 | others will deliver or read to the people, he ought to 2433 4, 30 | to the people, he ought to pray God to put into his 2434 4, 30 | people, he ought to pray God to put into his mouth a suitable 2435 4, 30 | prayed, when she was about to speak to the king touching 2436 4, 30 | when she was about to speak to the king touching the temporal 2437 4, 30 | how much more ought he to pray for the same blessing 2438 4, 30 | men? Those, again, who are to deliver what others compose 2439 4, 30 | receive their discourse, to pray for those who are preparing 2440 4, 30 | received it, they ought to pray both that they themselves 2441 4, 30 | it well, and that those to whom they address it may 2442 4, 30 | happy issue, they ought to render thanks to Him from 2443 4, 30 | they ought to render thanks to Him from whom they know 2444 4, 31 | This book has extended to a greater length than I 2445 4, 31 | it long, but is anxious to know its contents, may read 2446 4, 31 | parts. He who does not care to be acquainted with it need 2447 4, 31 | I, however, give thanks to God that with what little 2448 4, 31 | these four books striven to depict, not the sort of 2449 4, 31 | the sort of man he ought to be who desires to labour 2450 4, 31 | ought to be who desires to labour in sound, that is,