from_o the_o beginning_n and_o the_o author_n and_o father_n of_o all_o deceit_n john_n 8.44_o yet_o man_n have_v power_n to_o have_v resist_v he_o if_o he_o will_v which_o he_o not_o do_v become_v the_o true_a and_o proper_a efficient_a cause_n of_o corrupt_v himself_o and_o all_o his_o posterity_n who_o likewise_o by_o mean_n of_o the_o poison_n derive_v from_o his_o loin_n become_v also_o the_o proper_a and_o immediate_a cause_n oâ—_n their_o own_o sin_n mark_v well_o then_o o_o my_o soul_n the_o root_n of_o this_o evil_a and_o furthrr_o consider_v what_o unsavoury_a and_o curse_a fruit_n it_o bring_v forth_o sure_o even_o such_o as_o itself_o be_v for_o such_o as_o the_o tree_n be_v such_o be_v the_o fruit_n as_o be_v the_o root_n so_o be_v the_o branch_n a_o poison_a fountain_n cast_v forth_o no_o wholesome_a stream_n james_n 3_o and_o who_o can_v bring_v as_o the_o wiseman_n say_v a_o clean_a thing_n out_o of_o filthiness_n sure_o there_o be_v not_o one_o but_o only_o he_o who_o 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make_v he_o loathsome_a and_o contemptible_a the_o fear_n of_o god_n say_v solomon_n make_v the_o face_n of_o a_o man_n to_o shine_v and_o be_v beautiful_a but_o impiety_n and_o profaneness_n do_v deface_v and_o disfigure_v the_o image_n of_o god_n in_o he_o and_o cause_n both_o god_n and_o all_o good_a man_n to_o loath_a &_o detest_v he_o as_o a_o pollute_a andâ—_n filthy_a thing_n favour_n say_v the_o same_o wiseman_n be_v deceitful_a and_o beauty_n be_v vanity_n but_o the_o woman_n that_o fear_v â—he_v lord_n she_o shall_v be_v praise_v prov._n 31.39_o a_o vile_a person_n be_v contemn_v that_o be_v a_o profane_a man_n and_o base_o esteem_v how_o great_a soever_o he_o be_v in_o the_o world_n in_o the_o eye_n of_o he_o that_o fear_v god_n psal._n 15.4_o and_o piety_n be_v the_o only_a beauty_n that_o the_o lord_n himself_o be_v delight_v with_o 1_o pet._n 3.4_o therefore_o it_o be_v clear_a in_o the_o contrary_a part_n that_o he_o loathe_v and_o abhor_v impiety_n and_o sin_n and_o 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matter_n to_o furnish_v thy_o meditation_n so_o cum_fw-la paucis_fw-la sapientibus_fw-la i_o commit_v my_o labour_n to_o thy_o discreet_a and_o favourable_a construction_n and_o with_o equal_a respect_n to_o all_o indifferent_o rest_n r._n f._n junior_a peter_z ramus_n to_o the_o reader_n archymedes_n o_o reader_n will_v have_v the_o reâ—â—â—â—_n of_o the_o sphere_n and_o clidaste_n in_o which_o invention_n he_o have_v more_o vehement_o labour_v engrave_v upon_o his_o sepulchre_n and_o true_o shall_v thou_o ask_v i_o of_o my_o vigil_n and_o study_n i_o desire_v a_o pillar_n to_o be_v raise_v upon_o my_o grave_n from_o the_o instruction_n of_o the_o art_n of_o logic_n touch_v the_o cause_n of_o the_o wish_n they_o answer_v first_o to_o the_o accurateness_n of_o the_o art_n the_o book_n of_o invention_n of_o argument_n and_o their_o disposition_n to_o be_v judge_v not_o only_o from_o aristotle_n organical_a rhetorical_a physical_a but_o from_o cicero_n and_o quintilian_n and_o so_o 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orator_n must_v show_v that_o he_o who_o he_o praise_v do_v what_o he_o praise_v unconstrain_o and_o willing_o and_o he_o do_v so_o who_o do_v the_o same_o often_o praise_v be_v speech_n declare_v the_o magnitude_n of_o a_o virtue_n action_n or_o work_n but_o to_o praise_v the_o work_n from_o the_o virtue_n of_o the_o worker_n be_v a_o circular_a proof_n to_o magnify_v and_o to_o praise_n differ_v in_o themselves_o as_o felicity_n and_o virtue_n for_o praise_n declare_v a_o man_n virtue_n and_o magnify_v declare_v his_o felicity_n praise_n be_v a_o kind_n of_o invert_v precept_n for_o to_o say_v do_v it_o because_o it_o be_v good_a be_v a_o precept_n but_o to_o say_v he_o be_v good_a because_o he_o do_v it_o be_v praise_n a_o orator_n in_o praise_v must_v also_o use_v the_o form_n of_o amplification_n such_o as_o these_o he_o be_v the_o first_o that_o do_v it_o the_o only_a man_n that_o do_v it_o the_o special_a man_n that_o do_v it_o he_o do_v it_o with_o disadvantage_n of_o time_n he_o do_v it_o with_o little_a help_n he_o be_v the_o cause_n that_o the_o law_n ordain_v reward_n and_o honour_n for_o such_o action_n further_o he_o that_o will_v praise_v a_o man_n must_v compare_v he_o with_o other_o and_o his_o action_n with_o the_o action_n of_o other_o especial_o with_o such_o as_o be_v renown_v and_o amplification_n be_v more_o proper_a to_o a_o demonstrative_a oration_n then_o to_o any_o other_o for_o here_o the_o action_n be_v confess_v and_o the_o orator_n part_n be_v only_o this_o to_o contribute_v unto_o they_o magnitude_n and_o luster_n chap._n 10._o of_o accusation_n and_o defence_n with_o the_o definition_n of_o injury_n in_o a_o judicial_a oration_n which_o consist_v in_o accusation_n and_o defence_n the_o thing_n to_o be_v prove_v be_v that_o injury_n have_v be_v do_v and_o the_o head_n from_o whence_o the_o proof_n be_v to_o be_v draw_v be_v these_o three_o 1._o the_o cause_n that_o move_v to_o injury_n 2._o the_o person_n apt_a to_o do_v injury_n 3._o the_o person_n obnoxious_a or_o apt_a to_o suffer_v injury_n a_o injury_n be_v a_o voluntary_a offend_v of_o another_o man_n contrary_a to_o the_o law_n voluntary_a be_v that_o which_o a_o man_n do_v with_o knowledge_n and_o without_o compulsion_n the_o cause_n of_o voluntary_a action_n be_v intemperance_n and_o a_o vicious_a disposition_n concern_v thing_n desirable_a aâ—_n the_o covetous_a man_n do_v against_o â—he_n law_n out_o of_o a_o intemperate_a desire_n of_o money_n all_o action_n proceed_v either_o from_o the_o doer_n disposition_n or_o not_o those_o that_o proceed_v not_o from_o the_o doer_n disposition_n be_v such_o as_o he_o do_v by_o chance_n by_o compulsion_n or_o by_o natural_a necessity_n those_o that_o proceed_v from_o the_o doer_n disposition_n be_v such_o as_o he_o do_v by_o custom_n or_o upon_o premeditation_n or_o in_o anger_n or_o out_o of_o intemperance_n by_o chance_n be_v say_v to_o be_v do_v those_o thing_n whereof_o neither_o the_o cause_n nor_o the_o 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