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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

from me my Children are desolate because the Enemy prevailed Lament 1.16 So O earth earth earth hear the vvord of the Lord Jeremiah 22.29 A sword a sword is sharpned and also furbished it is sharpned to make a sore slaughter it is furbished that it may glitter should vve then make mirth It contemneth the rod of my Son as every tree Ezek. 21.9 10. I vvill overturne overturne overturne it and it shall be no more untill he come vvhose right it is and I vvill give it him Ezek. 21.27 In the same straine are these of our Saviour Martha Martha thou art carefull and troubled about many things but one thing is necessary Luk. 10.41 42. O Jerusalem Jerusalem thou that killest the Prophets and stonest them that are sent unto thee how often would I have gathered thy Children together as a Hen gathereth her Chickens under her wings but ye would not Matth. 23 37. Luk. 13.34 Multitudes multitudes in the valley of decision for the day of the Lord is neer in the valley of decision Joel 3.14 Sometime a Parenthesis is interposed as They seemed to be somewhat vvhatsoever they vvere it maketh no matter to me God accepteth no mans person for they who seemed to be somewhat in conference added nothing to me Gal. 2.6 To this Epizeuxis may be referred * Reduplicatie called by Plutarch 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Verbi ejusdem repetitio à 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 dicere quia idem sonus iteratur Anadiplosis which is when the same word that ends one sentence begins the other and Climax a climbing by a repetition of the words before to make as it were a foot-step to ascend higher as both words give it I was glad when they said unto me We will go into the house of the Lord our feet shall stand within thy gates O Jerusalem Jerusalem is built as a City that is at unity in it selfe Ps 122.1.2 I will laugh at your calamity and I will mock when your feare cometh when your feare cometh as desolation and your destruction cometh as a whirl-wind when distress and anguish cometh upon you Pro. 1.26.27 And it shall come to passe when they shall say unto thee Whither shall we go forth then thou shalt tell them Thus saith the Lord Such as are for Death to death and such as are for the Sword to the sword and such as are for Famine to the famine and such as are for Captivity to the captivity Jer. 15.2 So Zach. 11.9 That which Dyeth let it dye and that that is Cut off let it be cut off and let the rest cut every one the flesh of another Of * 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 scala gradus 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 because in this figure we do proceed as it were by certain steps or rounds in a ladder whence it is named Gradatio repetit quae dictasunt priusquam ad aliud descendat in prioribus resistit Quintil. L. 9. c. 3. Climax these notable concatenations we have in the New Testament Whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved How then shal they call on him in whom they have not believed and how shal they believe in him of whom they have not heard and how shall they heare without a Preacher and how shall they Preach except they be sent Rom. 10.13 14 15. Whom he did foreknow he also did praedestinate to be conformed to the image of his Son that he might be the first born among many brethren Moreover whom he did praedestinate them he also called whom he called them he also justified and whom he justified he also glorified Rom. 8.29 We glory in tribulation knowing that tribulation worketh patience and patience experience and experience hope and hope maketh not ashamed because the love of God is shed abroad in our hearts by the Holy Ghost which is given unto us Rom. 5.3.4 5. Giving all diligence add to your faith virtue and to virtue Knowledge and to knowledge Temperance and to temperance Patience and to patience Godlinesse and to godlinesse Brotherly kindnesse and to brotherly kindnesse Charity 2 Pet. 1.5 6 7. In which kind is that saying Learn to know know to doe doe to dye dye to live live to laud. So as by Higgaions Selahs Hosannahs we may attaine at length to coelestiall Halleluichs * By Plutarch called 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 and by him taken notice of to be very powerfull to work upon the affections as well as to delight the care 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 quare videtur esse adhibenda ad exornandam augendam orationem Auth. ad Heren Anaphora In Anaphora the same word is re-assum'd to begin divers sentences So blessings and cursings are Anaphorically propounded If ye walke in my statutes and keep my Commandements and do them I will give you raine in due season I will give peace in the land I will have respect unto you I will set my Tabernacle amongst you But if ye will not hearken unto me but walke contrary to me then will I walke also contrary to you in fury and I even I will hastise you 7 times for your sins Lev. 26.3.27 28. In like manner Deut. 28. Blessed blessed blessed and Cursed cursed cursed are re-assumed by Anaphora as the 8 Beatitudes and so many Woes are pronounced and denounced to the Happy and Hypocrites Mat. 5. ch 23. In the same figure Charity is displayed Charity suffereth long and is kind Charity envieth not Charity vaunteth not her selfe 1 Cor. 13.4 The abhominations of the bloody City of Jerusalem in which the Princes of Israel were in their power to shed blood are heavily taxed In thee have they set light by Father and Mother in the midst of thee have they dealt by oppressions with the stranger in thee have they vexed the fatherless and the widow Thou hast despised my holy things and profaned my Sabbaths in thee are men that carry tales to shed blood in thee they that eat upon the mountaines in the midst of thee they commit lewdnesse in thee have they discovered their fathers nakednesse in thee have they humbled her that was set a part for pollution and one hath committed abhomination with his neighbours wife and another hath lewdly defiled his daughter in law and another in thee hath humbled his Sister his Fathers daughter in thee have they taken gifts to shed blood thou hast taken usury and encrease and thou hast greedily gained of thy neighbour by extortion and hast forgotten me saith the Lord God Ezek. 22.7 The devastations of Jerusalem are lamented by the Prophet Mine eyes fail with teares My bowels are troubled My liver is poured upon the earth for the destruction of the daughter of my people What thing shall I take to witnesse for thee what thing shall I liken to thee O daughter of Jerusalem what shall I equall to thee that I may comfort thee O virgin daughter of Sion for thy breach is great like the Sea

preachersought out to find acceptable words 5. warrantable doctrine by its owne grounds and confirmation of the masters of the assembly that which was written was upright even words of truth The words of the wise are as goads and nails fastned by the masters of the assemblies 6. derived from the Word which is given by the hand of one shepheard Christ our Saviour 7. Abstaining from distracting studies which wearie the flesh in making many books when his owne bible would give content if it be rightly used that we need especially for matters of salvation no other Directory XIIII The arms of a Christian Souldier against 1. principalities 2. powers 3. rulers of the darknes of this world 4. spirituall wickednesses in high places 1. the girdle of truth for the loyns 2. for the breast the brest-plate of righteousness 3. for the feet the preparation of the Gospel of peace 4. for the left hand next the heart the shield of faith to quench the fiery darts of the Divel 5. for the right hand the sword of the spirit which is the word of God 6. for the head the helmet of salvation 7. for the accomplishing of all prayer and supplications in the Spirit with watching and all perseverance Eph. 6.12 CHAP. VII Of Antitheses I. IT is written that Abraham had two sons the one by a bondmaid the other by a free-woman but he that was of the bond-woman was born after the flesh but he of the free woman was by promise Which things are an Allegory For these are the two covenants the one from mount Sinai which gendereth to bondage which is Hagar for this Hagar is mount Sinai in Arabia and answereth to Jerusalem that now is and is in bondage with her children but Jerusalem which is above is free and is the mother of us all Gal. 4. Where may be noted correspondencies and antitheses between 1. Hagar a bond-woman and Sarah free 2. 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Ismael Hagar's son after the flesh and Isaac Sarah's according to promise 3. Sinai in Arabia the desert and Jerusalem in the land of promise 4. Sinai called by the Arabians Hagar allegorizing the Law Jerusalem the mother of us all the covenant of the gospell thence proclaimed 5. dependers of the Law for justification Hagarens born to bondage adherents to faith the sons of Sarah born to freedom 6. fleshly Ismaelites persecutors spirituall sons of Sarah for a time under the crosse 7. the censure upon the persecuting juststiciaries Cast out the bond-woman and her son on the other side The freewoman's children shall be heyrs II. Antithesis between Christ and Adam Rom. 5. 1 Not as the offence so is the free gift that by justice extended this by grace abounded 2. That included the venome of one offence or propagated but one offence originall this quits from originall and infinite actualls 3. That by one brought in the tyranny of death this by one the gift of Righteousnesse and reign in Life 4. That the root of just Condemnation this of the free gift of Justification 5. That made all men sinners this made many righteous 6. The horridness of that is manifested by the Law the abounding of grace is more illustrious by the Gospell 7. That was attended by reigning sin unto Death this by Grace to Righteousnesse and Eternall Life III. Antithesis between the flesh and the Spirit Rom. 7. where 1. The flesh brings forth fruit unto death the Spirit contendeth to serve in newnesse of Life 2. The flesh holds by the old letter the spirit by a new tenure 3. The flesh worketh death by that which is good that sin might become exceeding sinfull the Spirit clears it selfe by pleading a pardon 4. By the flesh we are sold unto sin by the Spirit we attaine redemption 5. In the flesh to will may be present with us but deeds follow not but the spirit urgeth to performe 6. The inward man delighteth in the Law of God but the Law of the members carry the intents against the Law of the Mind 7. The flesh makes up the body of sin the Spirit obtaineth deliverance by Christ IV. Antithesis between the Body before and after the Resurrection 1 Cor. 15.1 It is sowen in Corruption it is raised in incorruption 2. It is sowen in Honour it is raised in Glory 3. It it sowen in weaknesse it is raised againe in power 4. It is sowen a naturall body it is raised a spirituall body 5. It is sowen as the first Adams issue having onely a living soul it is raised as the second Adams purchase made a quickning spirit 6. The first is of the Earth earthly the second from the Lord of Heaven heavenly 7. The first carrying the image or stamp of earth from which he was taken the second the badg of Heaven to which he is advanced V. Antithesis between true pastors and impostors or scorners 1 Cor. 5. We are made a spectacle to the World and to Angells and to Men. 1. We are fools for Christs sake but ye are wise in Christ 2. We are weak but ye are strong 3. Ye are honoured but we are despised as it appeareth because at this present hour we both hunger and thirst and are naked and are buffetted and have no certain dwelling place and labour working with our owne hands 4. Being reviled we blesse 5. Being persecuted we suffer it 6. Being defamed we entreate 7. We are made the filth of the world and are the off-scouring of all things unto this day VI. Gods Ministers to be approved 1. In much patience 2. In afflictions 3. In necessities 4. In distresses 5. In stripes 6. In imprisonment 7. In tumults 8. In labours 9. In watchings 10. In fastings By 1. Purenesse 2. By knowledge 3. By long-suffering 4. By kindnesse 5. By the Holy Ghost 6. By love unfained 7. By the word of truth 8. By the power of God 9. By the armour of Righteousnesse 10. On the right hand and on the left 11. By honour and dishonour 12. By evill report and good report As 1. Deceivers and yet true 2. As unknown and yet well known 3. As dying yet behold we live 4. As chastned and not killed 5. As sorrowfull yet alwayes rejoycing 6. As poor and yet making many rich 7. As having nothing and yet possessing all things 2 Cor. 6. VII The chast Matrone and the whore of Babylon are thus differenced 1. The Matron is cloathed with the Sun from Heaven Rev. 12.1 The great whore with Scarlet and Gold and Pearls from the earth 2. The Matron hath the Moon and spotted-changes under her Feet the Whore sitteth on many waters which will at length fail her 3. The Matron hath a Crown of 12 Stars upon her Head the Whore appeares with a frontlet of blasphemies Mystery Babylon the great Rev. 17.5.12.2 Mother of harlots and abhominations of the earth 4. The Matron is fruitfull and travelling to bring forth Children the Whore is drunk with the blood of Saints and Martyrs and