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heart_n	body_n	spirit_n	vital_a	3,629	5	10.6721	5	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A91003	Sacred eloquence: or, the art of rhetorick, as it is layd down in Scripture. By the right Reverend Father John Prideaux late Lord Bishop of VVorcester.	Prideaux, John, 1578-1650.	1659 (1659)	Wing P3433; Thomason E1790_2; ESTC R209683	60,135	136

the Paps with a Golden girdle intimating his priest-hood 2. The colour of his Head and haire white like Wool as white as Snow shewing his eternity 3. The flaming of his eyes expressing his omnisciency 4. His feet like fine brasse in a furnace leading to his revenge against his enemies 5. Seven stars in his right hand assuring the protection of his Church against all opposers 6. A sharp two-edged sword from his mouth to cut down all impediments 7. His countenance as the Sun shining in his strength with a voyce of the sound of many waters to the daunting and terrifying of all those that have neglected him X. A good Bishop should have 1. Good education as Moses learned in all the wisdome of the Egyptians Act. 7.22 The children of the Prophets under Samuel and Elisha St. Paul at the feet of Gamaliel Act. 22.3 Which society our Saviour graced in sitting in the midst of the Doctours Luk. 2.36 hearing them and asking them questions 2. He is advanced to his chair not ambitiously sought after Be not ye called Rabbi Masters Matth. 23. but humble your selves that ye may be exalted 3. He must be free from busying himselfe in impertinencies and intangling himselfe with many worldly businesses 1 Pet. 4.15 4. He is to Ordain and settle Priests in every Parish Tit. 1.5 and neither suddenly 1 Tim. 5.22.1.3 or without due examination to lay his hands on any 5. He is especially to convince Innovators and wrangling Sophisters Act. 20.28 and to chase away Wolves and Foxes from the Flock of Christ 6. Against an Elder he is not to receive an accusation but under two or three witnesses But those that sin scandalously rebuke them before all that others may also fear 1 Tim. 5.19 1 Tim. 5.17 Honouring them with double honour that labour in the Word and Doctrine 7. He is discreetly to withdraw himselfe from proud and peremptory Fellowes knowing nothing but doting about questions and strife of words whereof cometh strife railings and evill surmises perverse disputings of men of corrupt minds and destitute of truth supposing that gain is godliness 1 Tim. 6. XI A virtuous woman is of price far above Rubies because 1. The heart of her Hous-band may safely trust in her so that he shall have no need of spoil 2. She will do him good and not evill all the dayes of her life 3. She seeketh Wooll and Flax and worketh willingly with her Hands 4. She is like the Merchant's ship that bringeth food from afar 5. She riseth when it is yet night and giveth meat to her household and a portion to her Maidens 6. She considereth a Field and buyeth it with the fruit of her hands she planteth a vineyard 7. She girdeth her loines with strength and strengthneth her armes 8. She perceiveth her Merchandise is good Her candle goeth not out by night 9. She layeth her Hands to the Spindle and her Hands hold the Distaffe 10. She stretcheth out her armes to the poor yea she reacheth her hands to the needy 11. She is not afraid of the snow for her household for all her household are clothed with scarlet 12. She maketh her selfe covering of tapestry her clothing is silke and purple 13. Her Housband is known in the gate when he sitteth among the Elders of the land 14. She maketh fine linnen and selleth it and delivereth girdles to the merchant 15. Strength and honour are her cloathing and she shall rejoyce in time to come 16. She openeth her mouth with wisdome and in her tongue is the law of kindness 17. She looketh well to the wayes of her houshold and eateth not the bread of idlenesse 18. Her children rise up and call her blessed her housband also and he praiseth her 19. Many daughters have done virtuously but thou excellest them all 20. Favour is deceitfull and beauty is vain but a woman that feareth the Lord she shall be praysed 21. Give her of the fruits of her hands and let her owne workes prayse her in the gates Pro. 31. XII The picture of old age Eccles 12. to which the sun the light the moon and stars yield little comfort by reason of one weaknes tumbling upon another as clouds returning after raine one storme seconding another 2. For in it 1. the keepers of the house shal tremble that is the arms and hands the readiest defenders of the body weakned by palsies and other infirmities 2 the strong men bow themselves thighs and legs through Sciatica aches defluxions 3. the grinders cease because they are few the teeth most lost they left rotten 4. and those that look out by the windows be darknes which must be meant of the eyes 5. and the doores shall be shut in the streets the lips or chaps little imployed when the sound of the grinding is low when the teeth have little to do 6. and he shall rise up at the voyce of the bird awake early in the morning at cock-crowing or bird's singing in regard old men through infirmity sleep little 7. And the daughters of musick shall be brought low the wind-pipes to utter or ears to hear or delight in songs as old Barzillai acknowledged 2 Sam. 19.35 Also they shall be asraid of that which is high and fear shal be in the way old men dread to climbe and hazzard themselves in dangerous wayes by reason of the imbecillity of their limbs Now though these are sufficient remembrancers yet nearer symptoms come with new memento's 1. the hoariness or baldnesse of the head as white as the blossoms of an almond tree 2. the belly or legs loaden with dropsies or gouts puffing him up and making him lazy and mishapen as a locust where grashopper denotes a grashopper's unweildy devouring to no purpose 3. the thought of his long home approaching and sight of mourners dishearten him from all worldly pleasure and cloud him with sadnesse 4. especially when he stooping in the back shewes that the silver chord of spina medulla is loosed which was wont to trusse him up more upright 5. the golden bowle the pia mater which conteins the brain is crack'd 6. the pitcher the miseraïc cava and portaveines are stopped or broken that they bring not as formerly good blood from the fountaine of the liver to chear up the whole body 7. And last when the wheel of the lungs which compasse and preserve the cistern of the heart from whence the vitall spirits are dispersed by the arteries through the whole body to hold as we say life and soul together then that must of force be thought upon that Dust shall return to the earth as it was and the spirit shall return to God that gave it XIII Necessaries for a Preacher Eccles 12.9 1. assiduity in teaching others Because the preacher was wise he still taught the people knowledg 2. choice of matters of moment well studied He gave good heed and sought out and set in order many proverbs 4 Rhetoricall expressions The

Psal 22.1 O God my heart is ready my heart is ready I will sing and give praise with the best member that I have Psal 18.1 2. A complaint studded with such sparkling gems we have Psal 69. 3. Quick speeches called by the Preacher goads and nails fastned by the masters of the assemblies Eccles 12.11 come under this reckoning As Our Saviour turned water into wine to supply the new married's wants but we turn wine into water out of luxurious wantonnesse If St. Peter's successor were stinted to his founder's allowance Silver and gold have I none he would quickly be weary of the Chair which hath so scant a cushion Both sorts of those fanaticks are to blame as well those that will have no set prayers as those that will have no prayers but set God makes Protestants but the Papists make god Religion makes us but they make religion and this made-religion they maintain that this maintained may maintain them We should as well apply our selves to Christs merits that so his merits might be rather a stay to our infirmities then a stale to our enormities We must therefore couple faithfulnesse with faith that we may do as well as believe and that because we do believe We must take heed that whilst we hunt after neat expressions 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Col. 2.4 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 1 Cor. 1.19 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Ib c. 7.4 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 unde 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Ephes 5.6 we let not slip the thing that should be chiefly pressed and expressed Divers aim to shew how much they can say on a Text with no regard at all how little their auditors can bear away as though they came into a Pulpit to open onely their store not to feed their flocks and to beg applause of their Congregation that they are ready Preachers not to so lead them that they may be profitable hearers Such sounding brasse is not fit metal to make vessels for the Temple and such tinckling cymballs without solidity and charity make fit musick for a May-pole These sycophanticall sermonings angling for gain more then souls and applause more then the proficiency of the hearers the Apostle calls God to witness was far from his manner of teaching 1 Thess 2.4 5. CHAP. IV. * Called 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 quia affectus seu motus animi istas Sententiarum figuras praecipué sequuntur Differt Sententiae figura à figura Dictionis quòd illa sententias illuminet in figuris autem dictionis aptè jucundè inter se resonent deinde quòd sententiarum conformationes mutatis verbis confistere possunt Figurae autem dictionis non item quia mutatis sedibus perit resonantia quâ fit color Of Schemes TO teach to delight and throughly to perswade are the scopes of Oratory After teaching-Tropes therefore and delighting-Figures convincing and perswading Schemes may be well enquired after These come under the titles of 1. Ecphonesis 2. Epanorthosis 3. Apostrophe 4. Prosopopoea 5. Aporia 6. Anacoinosis 7. Synchoresis * Exclamatio because in the pronountiation there is required a straining and elevation of the voice the signe of which is either some Adverb or Interjection Ecce quàm bonum quàm jucundum habitare fratres in unum Psal 133. O prosundas divitias tum sapientiae tum cognitionis Dei quàm inscrutabilia sunt ejus judicia ejus viae impervestigabiles Rom. 11.35 Ecphonesis Ecphonesis or exclamations are raised upon so various occasions that they can hardly be confined most fall within compasse of these limits 1. Of Admiring How is the faithfull city become an harlot It was full of judgment righteousnesse lodged in it but now murderers Thy silver is become drosse Isa 1.21 thy wine mixt with water 2. Wishing O that they Gods people were wise that they understood this that they would consider their latter end Deut. 32.29 O that my people would have hearkened unto me If Israel had walked in my waies I should have soon put down their enemies and turned my hand against their adversaries The haters of the Lord should have been found lyers Also with the finest wheat-flower and with hony out of the stony-rock should I have satisfied thee Psal 14.15 16. O that thou wouldest rend the heavens that thou wouldest come down that the mountains might flow down at thy presence as when the fire of melting burneth Isa 64. the fire that causeth the waters to boil to make thy name known to thine adversaries 3. Complaining O Lord what shall I say when Israel turn their backs before their enemies for the Canaanites and all the inhabitants of the land shall hear of it and shall environ us round and cut off our name from the earth and what wilt thou do unto thy great name Josh 7.8 O God wherefore art thou absent from us so long why is thy wrath so hot against the sheep of thy pasture O think upon thy congregation whom thou hast purchased and redeemed of old Think upon the tribe of thine inheritance and mount Sion wherein thou hast dwelt Lift up thy feet that thou maist utterly destroy every enemy which hath done evill in thy sanctuary Psal 74. O wretched man that I am Rom. 7.24 who shall deliver me from this body of death 4. Indignation O generation of Vipers who hath warned you to flee from the wrath to come Matth. 3.7 O faithlesse and perverse generation how long shall I be with you how long shall I suffer you Matth. 17.17 O fools and slow of heart to believe all that the Prophets have spoken Luk. 24.25 Ye stiff-necked and uncircumcised in hearts and ears ye do alwaies resist the holy Ghost as your fathers did so do ye Act. 7.51 O full of subtlety and all mischief thou child of the devill Act. 13.10 thou enemy of all righteousnesse wilt you not cease to pervert the wayes of the Lord 5. Exsultation Behold how good and joyfull a thing it is for brethren to dwell together in unity Psal 133.1 What reward shall I give unto the Lord Psal 116.11 for all the benefits he hath done unto me 6. Insultation How art thou fallen from heaven O Lucifer son of the morning How art thou cast down to the ground which didst weaken the nations Isa 14.12 O thou enemy destructions are come to a perpetuall end Psal 9.6 even of the Cityes which thou hast destroyed their memorial is perished with them 7. Commiseration Ah Lord God! wilt thou destroy all the residue of Israell in pouring out of thy fury upon Jerusalem Ezek. 9.8 Behold O Lord and consider to whom thou hast done this shall the women eat their fruit and children of a span long shall the Priest and the Prophet be slaine in the Sanctuary of the Lord Lam. 2.20 To this Exclamation may be referred an * Rei narratae vel probatae summa acclamatio Quint. ut Tantae molis erat Romanam condere