and_o of_o these_o thou_o also_o confusion_n of_o word_n be_v thus_o it_o be_v a_o hard_a case_n for_o this_o man_n to_o strike_v this_o man_n for_o it_o be_v not_o clear_v which_o be_v the_o person_n that_o strike_v how_o the_o article_n be_v to_o be_v proper_o place_v from_o hence_o observe_v this_o man_n this_o man_n injure_v this_o be_v clear_a in_o the_o greek_a where_o there_o be_v a_o distinction_n of_o nominative_a and_o accusative_a but_o not_o in_o english_a where_o the_o verb_n must_v come_v between_o sometime_o one_o word_n have_v two_o signification_n but_o that_o signification_n be_v to_o be_v applve_v which_o be_v most_o proper_a to_o the_o senseâ—_n and_o which_o the_o series_n of_o the_o discourse_n require_v chap._n xxvii_o of_o antitheta_fw-la aequates_n antitheta_fw-la be_v those_o thing_n which_o both_o in_o name_n and_o efficacy_n be_v contrary_a to_o their_o opposite_n or_o either_o the_o one_o orthe_a other_o contrary_a both_o in_o name_n and_o word_n thus_o 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refutation_n where_o he_o intend_v to_o handle_v other_o thing_n that_o be_v intermix_v must_v promise_v in_o the_o progress_n of_o his_o oration_n to_o make_v they_o out_o to_o be_v true_a pretend_v first_o to_o make_v out_o other_o thing_n more_o difficult_a which_o be_v do_v there_o be_v no_o question_n but_o they_o will_v believe_v the_o rest_n which_o be_v the_o way_n to_o cure_v the_o incredulity_n of_o the_o hearer_n chap._n xxxii_o a_o no_o w_n we_o shall_v order_v these_o narration_n manifestation_n and_o prediction_n after_o a_o threefold_a manner_n for_o if_o the_o action_n of_o which_o we_o discourse_v be_v few_o and_o notorious_a to_o the_o hearer_n we_o must_v join_v the_o relation_n to_o the_o exordium_n lest_o that_o part_n be_v place_v separately_z shall_v seem_v too_o short_a but_o when_o the_o affair_n be_v very_o many_o and_o unknown_a it_o be_v requesite_a that_o relation_n be_v join_v to_o every_o one_o and_o that_o we_o make_v they_o out_o to_o be_v just_a profitable_a and_o honest_a by_o which_o mean_n we_o may_v not_o only_o make_v a_o bare_a relation_n without_o any_o variety_n but_o take_v the_o ear_n of_o the_o hearer_n but_o if_o they_o be_v action_n but_o of_o a_o middle_a concernment_n than_o the_o relation_n or_o the_o manifestation_n or_o the_o prediction_n must_v be_v place_v in_o the_o exordium_n as_o part_v of_o the_o body_n of_o it_o which_o may_v be_v do_v if_o we_o prosecute_v the_o relation_n from_o the_o begin_n of_o it_o without_o intermission_n not_o take_v in_o any_o thing_n but_o bare_o and_o naked_o relate_v the_o thing_n themselves_o chap._n xxxiii_o of_o confirmation_n of_o necessity_n confirmation_n must_v follow_v next_o to_o confirm_v the_o relation_n forego_v by_o just_a and_o profitable_a proof_n asâ—_n we_o promise_v before_o to_o do_v see_v then_o we_o be_v to_o make_v our_o relation_n