who can heal thee Lament 2.11.13 Howsoever Gods people may be worried and vilified as trampled drosse yet God professeth He will make them his battle-axe and weapons of War Jer. 51.20 21 22. For with thee saith he will I break in pieces the Nations and with thee will I destroy Kingdomes and with thee will I break in pieces the horse and his rider and with thee will I break in pieces the Chariot and his rider with thee also will I break in pieces man and woman and with thee will I break in pieces old and young and with thee will I break in pieces the young Man and the Maid I will also break in pieces with thee the Shepheard and his flock and with thee will I break in pieces the husbandman and his yoak of oxen and with thee will I break in pieces Captains and Rulers Jer. 51.20 What went ye out into the wildernesse to see three times assumed Mat. 11.7 The 11th Chapter to the Hebrews is a continued Anaphora by resuming the word By Faith * Rutilius calleth it 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Hermogenes 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Plutarch 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Cicero Conversio quid ad postremum continenter revertimur Auth. ad Heren Epistrophe That elegancy which Anaphora acquires by repeating the same words in the beginning Epistrophe equalls by doing the like in the conclusion which follow one the other Ye house of Israel put your trust in the Lord He is their succour and defender Ye house of Aaron put your trust in the Lord He is their succour and defender Psal 115. So His mercy endureth for ever Psal 136. twenty and seven times repeated To which Figure may be referred that of our Saviour This is the Father's will which hath sent me that of all which he hath given me I should lose nothing but should raise it up again at the last day And this is the will of him that sent me that every one which seeth and believeth in him may have everlasting life and I will raise him up at the last day No man can come to me except the Father which hath sent me draw him and I will raise him up at the last day Joh. 6. Likewise that If thy hand offend thee cut it off it is better for thee to enter into life maimed then having two hands to go into hell into the fire that never shall be quenched And if thy foot offend thee cut it off for it is better for thee to enter in halt into life then having two feet to be cast into hell into the fire that never shall be quenched where the worm dyeth not and the fire is not quenched And if thy eye offend thee pluck it out it is better for thee to enter into the kingdom of God with one eye than having two eyes to be cast into hell fire where the worm dyeth not and the fire is not quenched Mar. 9. So of mysticall Babylon's ruine it is said The voice of harpers and musitians and pipers and trumpeters shall be heard no more at all in thee And no craftsman of whatsoever craft shall be found any more at all in thee and the sound of the mill-stone shall be heard no more at all in thee and the light of a candle shall shine no more at all in thee and the voice of the bride-groom shall be heard no more at all in thee Rev. 18.22 Under Epistrophe may be compriled * Commoratio quia in loco firmissimo que tota causa continetur monetur diutiùs eodem saepiùs reditur nam commoratio in una re permultùm movet Cicer. de orat Epimone est Tropus in theologiâ quando dictio repetitur ad majorem certitudinem vel defiderii expressionem ut Amen amen dico-vobis Alâ—iâ—i unt quod sit quando dictio non tota repetitur sed principium finis variatur ut Expectando expectavi Vetus Vocabularius Epimone When a sentence as it were the burden of a song is often repeated as that Turn us again thou God of hosts shew us the light of thy countenance and we shall be whole thrice repeated Psal 80. So Why art thou so vexed O my soul and why art thou so disquieted within me O put thy trust in God Psal 42.11 So that passage O that men would therefore praise the Lord for his goodnesse and declare the wonders that he doth for the children of men Psal 107. four times repeated As that For all that his anger is not turned away but his hand is stretched out still Isa 9. So that of our Saviour to his Disciples He that loveth father or mother more then me is not worthy of me thrice repeated Matth. 10.37 And so receive a reward Ib. 41. In the same strain is that Charity beareth all things believeth all things hopeth all things endureth all things 1 Cor. 13.7 From Anaphora and Epistrophe joyned together ariseth * Complicatio because both the former Figures are folded and wrapt in this Cum repetitio fit in principiis clausulis Symploce as O give thanks unto the Lord for he is gratious because his mercy endureth for ever Let Israel now confesse that he is gratious and that his mercy endureth for ever Let the house of Aaron now confesse that his mercy endureth for ever Yea let all them that fear the Lord confesse that his mercy endureth for ever Psal 118.2 3 4. No man of us liveth to himself and no man dyeth to himself for whether we live we live to the Lord or whether we die we die to the Lord Whether we live therefore or die we are the Lords Rom. 14.7 8. We know in part we prophesy in part but when that which is perfect is come then that which is in part shall be done away When I was a child I spake as a child I understood as a child I thought as a child but when I became a man I put away childish things 1 Cor. 13.9 10.11 A stupendious Symploce is that Ezek. 32. Ashur is there and all her company his graves are about him all of them slain fallen by the sword whose graves are set in the side of the pit and her company is round about her grave all of them slain fallen by the sword There is Elam and her multitude round about her grave all of them slain fallen by the sword which are gone down uncircumcised unto the neather parts of the earth which caused their terrour in the land of the living yet have they born their shame with them that go down into the pit So There is Mesech Tubal Edom the Princes of the north and all the Sidonians in the same posture More punctuall is that of Obadiah Obad. 1.13 Thou shouldst not have entred into the gate of my people in the day of their calamity nor laid hands on their substance in the day of their calamity To this may be referred that strain of our Saviour If ye love
them that love you what thanks have ye for sinners also love those that love them And if ye do good to them which do good to you what thanks have ye for sinners also do even the same And if ye lend to them of whom ye hope to receive what thanks have ye for sinners also lend to sinners and to receive as much again Luk. 6. So Luk. 17.34 Two the one shall be taken and the other left thrice repeated * Resumptio quando primis respondent ultima Quintilian Author ad Heren vocat Conduplicationem cùm ratione amplificationis aut commiserationis cjusdem unius aut plurium verborum fit iteratio Epanalepsis Epanalepsis ends with the same word it begins For we are saved by hope but hope that is seen is not hope Rom. 8.24 Rejoyce in the Lord and again I say Rejoyce Phil. 4.4 So Psalm the 8th beginneth with O Lord our governour how excellent is thy name in all the world and ends with the same words Likewise Psal 103. hath this beginning Praise the Lord all my soul and endeth in the same words termed The Orators round As we said before so say I now again If any man preach any other gospell unto you then ye have received let him be accursed Inferred upon the saying before Though we or an Angel from heaven preach any other gospel unto you than ye have received let him be accursed Gal. 1.8 9. * Regressio sen Reditio in viam 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Plutarch Quando duas res nomina proponens aliquis sensu nondum finito redit ad utrumque nominum ut compleat sententiae defectum ut Divellimur inde Iphitus Pelias mecum quorum Iphitus aevo Jam gravior Epanados Epanados resumes that which was spoken and dismisseth it with an explication ringing as it were the same Bells in changes The ungodly have drawn out the sword and bent the bow to cast down the poor and needy and to slay such as be of a right conversation Their sword shall God throw through their own heart and their bowe shall be broken Psal 37.14 15. Woe unto thee that spoilest and wast not spoyled and dealest treacherously and they dealt not treacherously with thee When thou shalt cease to spoil thou shalt be spoiled and when thou shalt make an end to deal treacherously they shall deal treacherously with thee Esay 33.1 When the holy Ghost commeth he shall reprove the world of sin of righteousnesse and of judgment Of sin because they believe not on me of righteousnesse because I go to the Father and ye see me no more of judgment because the prince of this world is judged John 16.8 9 10 11. The Jewes require a signe and the Greeks seek after wisdom but we preach Christ crucified to the Jewes a stumbling-block and unto the Greeks foolishnesse but unto them which are called both Jewes and Greeks Christ the power of God and the wisdom of God Because the foolishnesse of God is wiser then men and the weaknesse of God is stronger then men 1 Cor. 1. * Agnominatio allusio Vocis ad vocem quae fit per literae adjectionâ—m detractiunem trâ—â—spositionem vel immutationemnt Amantes sunt amentes Raras das mihi literas charas tamen Paronomasia Paronomasia seasonably used delights the hearers helps the memory and shewes in propinquity of words the difference of things Behold I have taken upon me to speak unto the Lord which am but apher and epher dust and ashes Gen. 18.27 As for the gods of the heathens they be but idols their Elohim are elilim Psal 96.5 Diis noddys their idols addle idle in English expression In the mountain of the Church the Lord of hostes shall make unto all people mishteh shemanim a feast of fat things mishteh shemarim feasts of wine in the lees Esa 25.6 wherein shall be the complement of marrow-dishes and brisk pure wine which shall satisfie the utmost spiritual appetite So 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 and 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 envy and murder 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 and 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 fornication and wickednesse 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 without understanding covenant-breakers Rom. 1.29.31 have a colour of Paronomasia which will savour of pedantism to be too often used In the eighth of Amos vers 1 2. Kaits ushereth in Keets plenty destruction * 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 multum 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 caâ—o quasi dicas Casuum carietatem cùm ejusdem nominis casus sapiùs commuâ—antur Cicer. ad Brut. Variatur haec casihus generibus iâ—â—… under 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 noâ—… Quint lib. 9. Conâ—… 〈◊〉 variorum casuum â—â—…dem fâ—nte deductorum ut Oâ—â—d Metamorph. lib. 5. Heu quantum scelus est in viscere viscera condi Congestoque avidum pinguescere corpore corpus Alteriusque animantem animantis vivere lethol Called by the Author ad Heren Traductio by others Me 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Polyptoton Polyptoton inculcates vehemently in divers cases and expressions what we would have notice to be taken especially of Jeshurun waxed fat and kicked Thou art waxen fat thou art thick thou art covered with fatnesse Then he forsook God which made him and lightly esteemed the rock of his salvation Deut. 32.15 Hath he smitten him as he smote those that smote him or is he flain according to the slaughter of them which are slain by him Esa 27.7 No in measure God will deal more favourably with his then his enemies When it shouteth forth he will debate with it and stay his rough wind in the day of his east wind 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Matth. 15.14 Blessed be God the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ the Father of mercies and God of all comfort who comforteth us in all our tribulation that we may be able to comfort them which are in any trouble by the comfort wherewith we our selves are comforted of God 2 Cor. 1.4 The sabbath was made for man not man for the sabbath therefore the Son of man is Lord also of the sabbath Mar. 2.27 28. For he hath made him to be sin for us who knew no sin that we might be made the righteousnesse of God in him 2 Cor. 5.21 The combining of these Figures together with the former Tropes carry with them a delightfull and winning grace especially in 1 petitions 2 complaints 3 quick reproofs or encitements So 1 that of the Apostle O the depth of the riches both of the wisdom and knowledge of God I how unsearchable are his judgments and his waies past finding out For who hath known the minde of the Lord or who hath been his counsellor or who hath first given to him and it shall be recompenced to him again For in him and through him and to him are all things to whom be glory for ever Rom. 11. My God my God look upon me Why hast thou forsaken me and art so far from my health and from the word of my complaint
gentem Ad ditur ad finem fine exclamationis notâ Epiphonema or sententious closure relating to premises of consequence Thus they provoked him to anger with their owne inventions and the plague was great amongst them Psal 106.29 Thus were they stain'd with their owne works and went a whoring after their own inventions ib. 38. Thus they turned the glory of God into the similitude of a calfe that eateth hey Ib. 20. Thus Joash the King remembred not the kindnesse which Jehojada his father had done unto him but slew his son and vvhen he died he said The Lord look upon it and require it 2 Chron. 24.22 * Quasi 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Libertas loquendi Parrhesia an assumed freedom of speech vvhich is commonly ushered in vvith an excusing praeface Men and brethren let me freely speak unto you of the patriarch David that he is both dead and buried and his sepulcher vvith us this day Act. 2.29 We cannot but speak the things vvhich vve have both seen and heard Ib. 4.20 the King knoweth of these things before whom I speak 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 freely For I am perswaded that none of these things are hidden from him for this thing was not done in a corner Act. 26.26 * Correctio quae tollit id quod dictum est pro eo id quod magis idoneum videtur reponit Author ad Heren Called by the Greeks likewise 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Epanorthosis Epanorthosis doth in some sort qualifie that which hath as we make it slipped from us or drowneth somewhat which we would have understood though not uttered Can a woman forget her sucking child that she should not have compassion on the son of her womb Yea they may forget yet will not I forget thee Esa 49.15 Father save me from this hour but for this cause came I into the world Joh. 12.27 I laboured more abundantly then they all yet not I but the grace of God which was with me 1 Cor. 15.10 I marvell that you are so soon removed from him that called you into the grace of Christ unto another Gospell which is not another But there be some that trouble you and would pervert the gospell of Christ Gal. 1.6 7. Attendant to this is * Reticentia Cicer. Obticentia Celsus Called by others Interruptio because the thred of discourse is broken off Virgil. Quos ego sed motos praestat componere fluctus Used 1. To expresse anger Quem quidem ego si sensero sed quid opus est verbis Plaut 2. Fear Virgil. Neque vincere certo Quanquam O sed superent quibus hoe Neptune dedisti 3. An high passion of grief Tu autem Jehova quousque Psal 6.4 Aposiopesis when somewhat is left to be gathered by a breaking off abruptly Oh this people have sinned a great sin and made them gods of gold yet now if thou wilt forgive them their sin It is too much for me to ask but thy infinite mercy may afford it if not blot me out I pray thee of the book which thou hast written Exod. 32. To whom I sware in my wrath if they should enter into my rest left to be understood Let not me be trusted any more upon oath If thou hadst known even at least in this thy day the things which belong unto thy peace thou wouldst have taken better courses or the like but now they are hid from thine eyes Luk. 19.42 * Aversio sermo aversus because the scene of speech is changed and directed to another Apostrophe Apostrophe in a continuate speech turns from the hearers or matter present and bespeaks a thing or person absent or present by the By. So David in lamenting the death of Saul and Jonathan le ts fly an imprecation upon the place where they were slain Ye mountains of Gilboa let there be no dew nor let there be rain upon you nor fields of offerings for there the shield of the Mighty is vilely cast away the shield of Saul as though he had not been annointed with oyle 2 Sam. 1.21 So in declaring Israel's exodus from Egypt he bespeaks the sea and Jordan with the mountains and earth it self What aileth thee O thou sea that thou fleddest c. Psal 114.5 So Isaiah makes the heavens and earth his auditors Hear O heaven and give ear O earth for the Lord hath spoken I have nourished and brought up children and they have rebelled against me Isa 1.2 Baldnesse is come upon Gaza Askalon is cut off with the remnant of their valley how long wilt thou cut thy self O thou sword of the Lord how long will it be ere thou be quiet Put up thy self into thy scabbard rest and be still Jer. 47.6 In the 24th Psalm upon profession that although The earth be the Lords with all the fulnesse and inhabitants of the world yet because all have not that share in it as the Israelites God's favourites Deut. 10.14 15 the Prophet breaks out by an high Apostrophe to the Gates for enlarging themselves to entertain the Ark of God Lift up your heads O ye gates and be ye lift up ye everlasting doors and the King of glory shall come in Twice repeated that the compellation of the senslesse gates might make the deeper impression for opening to Christ knocking at the door of our hearts And this sort of Apostrophe to senssesse creatures is often met with in other Authors But two other besides the one to God the other to our own souls are peculiar in a manner to Scripture-Rhetorick Apostrophe to God 1. by Petition 2. Complaint 3. Praises 4. Thanksgiving 5. Detestation of opposites 6. Stirring up our selves 7. Inciting others and inviting Thus upon a narration of Gods wonderfull conducting the Israelites out of Egypt the Prophet raiseth a most patheticall Apostrophe Look down from heaven and behold from the habitation of thy holinesse and of thy glory Where is thy zeal and thy strength the sounding of thy bowells and thy mercies towards me are they restrained Doubtlesse thou art our Father O Lord why hast thou made us to erre from thy waies and hardened our hearts from thy fear by leaving us to putrifie in our own corruptions O that thou wouldest rend the heavens Behold thou art wroth for we have sinned Isa 63. Such are those of blessed King Charles worthy of all imitation Apostrophe to our own selves are termed Soliloquies seldom found out of Scripture So The river of Kishon swept them away that antient river the river of Kishon O my soul thou hast trodden down strength Judg. 5.21 In such a Soliloquy David cheareth up himself Why art thou so vexed O my soul and why art thou so disquieted in me O put thy trust in God for I will yet thank him which is the help of my countenance and my God Psal 42.14 So Praise the Lord O my soul and all that is within me praise his holy name Psal 103. So 104.