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Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
scripture_n	authority_n	divine_a	infallible_a	2,602	5	9.2547	5	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A16218	The arte of logick Plainely taught in the English tongue, according to the best approued authors. Very necessary for all students in any profession, how to defend any argument against all subtill sophisters, and cauelling schismatikes, and how to confute their false syllogismes, and captious arguments. By M. Blundevile.; Art of logike.	Blundeville, Thomas, fl. 1561.	1617 (1617)	STC 3143; ESTC S115613	123,114	214

the denying of the other if it consist but of two or to the denying of all the rest if it consist of many Of two parts let this bee your example Of sensible bodies some bee whole some sicke but this sensible body is whole Ergo he is not sicke Of many parts thus of propositions one is vniuersall another particular one indefinite another singular but this proposition Plato disputeth is singular Ergo it is neither vniuersall particular nor indefinite What is the Maxim of this way of reasoning Whatsoeuer agreeth with one of the parts must needs disagree with all the rest for euery good diuision would be made of parts meere repugnant or at the least diuers in kinde one from another for it is a principall condition requisite to diuision whereupon the second way of reasoning is grounded euen as the first way is grounded vpon another good condition belonging also to diuision which is that the thing diuided may not containe more or lesse then his proper parts Of inartisiciall places HAuing sufficiently spoken of places inward outward and meane which as I said before are places artificiall it is meet now that we speake of the places inartificiall which according to Quintilian be these sixe Foreiudgements Rumors Torture Writings or Euidences Oath and Witnesses All which are briefly and plainely set forth in the Table of Authoritie here following because they are all contained vnder the place of Authority Of Authoritie HOw is Authority here to be taken Authoritie is here to be taken for any testimony worthy of credite How may we reason from this place Affirmatiuely thus the learned Philosophers say that there bee foure elements whereof all other things are mixt and compounded Ergo it is true Christ saith that whosoeuer is baptized and beleeueth in him shall be saued Ergo it is true What be the Maxims of this place Whatsoeuer is allowed by the most part of the wise and learned is to bee beleeued as a thing probable neither ought we rashly to discent from their opinion and iudgement Againe euery man is to be beleeued in his owne Art but for so much as Authority is two-fold that is to say diuine and humane and that all arguments fetched from this place be not of like value for some be true and infallible some probable and some Sophisticall this Table therefore here following shall plainely set foorth euery kinde by it selfe whereby you shall easily discerne the one from the other The Table of Authority here following Authoritie is two-fold Diuine which is twofold Written Of the written which we cal holy Scriptures sound arguments are made so long as the words are truly expounded according to the meaning if the holy Ghost But they be weake and càptious if the authority be corrupted either by addition subtraction or alteration of any word sillable or letter or by wresling the senseotherwise then the holy Ghost meant it or vnwritten tradition As for tradition or vnwritten verity of what value it is what credit it hath I leaue to the iudgement of the learned Diuines amongst whom is no small strife and contention in these dayes for the same The Painims were wont to referre to diuine Authority the Oracles and answeres of their false Gods Priests Prophets and Southsayers which true Christians ought vtterly to reiect and to abhorre notwithstanding Lactantius letteth not to proue the birth death and passion of Christ against the Painims by Sybils prophesies because he knew they would giue more credit to them then to the holy Scriptures or Humane which is three-fold Writings as Histories Lawes Statutes Decrees Iudgements ruled Cases Maxim●… Prouerbs generall Rules Patents Warrants Lycenses Commissions from the Prince Charters Deedes 〈◊〉 Court-Rolles Extents Accounts Obligations Indent●…es Wills and Testaments and such like Things vttered by mouth If it be by mouth it is either free and voluntary as voluntary Confession or Testimony Rumor Opinion and the speach of the Wise. Or else forced by Oath or Torture And the third kinde of Humane Authority is that which is allewed by vse and custome of the people As for such Arguments as are fetched from humane Authoritie the lawes doe teach 〈◊〉 large which bee sound and which bee weake notwithstanding for so much as Quintilian affirmeth that the inartificial places are the six places aboue-mentioned I haue thought good to set downe according to Valerius the definition of euery place and briefly to shew how euery such place may be confirmed or impugned And first of Fore-iudgements or Ruled Cases VVHat call you Fore-iudgements or Ruled Cases They be Iudgments or sentences heretofore pronounced whereby Iudges take example to giue like iudgement in like Cases How may a man confirme or impugne Fore-iudgements You shall confirme them by aggrauating the authoritie of those that first pronounced them and by the likenesse of the Cases but you shal impugne or confute them by extenuating or diminishing the authority of the first pronouncers and by the vnlikenes of the Cases Of Rumor and Fame VVHat difference is betwixt Rumor and Fame Rumor is a particular assertion or affirmation proceeding of some suspition without any certaine Author But Fame is a common affirmation hauing some certaine Author either of which whosoeuer will impugne must call it an vncertaine brute or clamor taking his beginning first of malice and his increase through credulitie and lightnesse of beleefe and that the same may chance to the most innocent man that is through the Fraud of his enemies publishing abroad false surmises against him Contrarily he that will defend Fame or Rumor must say that it riseth not of nought nor is spred abroad without some iust cause and that it is accounted as a publike Testimony according to the old Prouerbe which saith vox populi vex Dei the voyce of the people is the voice of God Of Torture VVHat is Torture Torture is a painefull kind of punishment inuented for the inquisition of trueth and violently to wrest or wring the same out of such as would not otherwise confesse it How is this place to be confirmed or impugned It is to be confirmed by aggrauating the necessary vse of torture for the finding out of the truth but whoso will impugne it must say that such Torture causeth many times more lies then true tales to be told for those that be strong and able to endure paine and of a resolute minde will neuer yeeld for any torment to say otherwise then they list themselues Againe if they be weake and not able to suffer paine it maketh them to say whatsoeuer you will haue them be it neuer so false Of Writings and Euidences VVHat is meant by Writings Deedes Indentures Releases Obligations and such like other Euidences before rehearsed How is this place to be impugned You may impugne Euidences or Writings if ye can prooue them to be vnperfect any maner of way as to be forged to bee made by some collusion or fraude or to bee extorted by force from some