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assertion_n or_o principle_n of_o doctrine_n even_o so_o in_o the_o kind_n epanorthotick_a or_o corrective_a be_v reprove_v &_o correct_v whatsoever_o be_v find_v vicious_a and_o offensive_a either_o in_o manner_n or_o rite_n therefore_o to_o this_o kind_n pertain_v all_o sermon_n and_o oration_n ordain_v to_o reclaim_v man_n to_o a_o better_a trade_n of_o life_n or_o to_o suppress_v unjust_a deal_n or_o to_o condemn_v vice_n which_o be_v rife_o use_v whither_o they_o do_v consist_v in_o persuasion_n or_o dissuasion_n either_o in_o dehortation_n or_o rebukement_n for_o all_o these_o form_n must_v we_o use_v when_o we_o take_v in_o hand_n to_o correct_v the_o manner_n and_o condition_n of_o man_n for_o why_o we_o persuade_v and_o exhort_v that_o man_n leave_v vice_n will_v embrace_v virtue_n we_o dissuade_v and_o dehort_v from_o those_o thing_n that_o be_v just_o to_o be_v reprove_v moreover_o we_o
preacher_n and_o what_o i_o learning_n vltera_fw-la crepidare_fw-la be_v a_o word_n take_v proverbial_o whwere_fw-mi a_o man_n will_v take_v upon_o he_o further_o than_o his_o knowledge_n will_v serve_v luck_n 4._o 1._o timoth_n 3_n tit._n 1._o phellipp_n 1._o 1._o timoth_n 5._o iii_o power_n in_o teach_a math._n 7._o marc._n 1._o luke_n 4._o jeremy_n 1._o 2._o timoth._n 1_n spirit_n or_o power_n in_o teach_a whence_o it_o come_v and_o how_o it_o be_v increase_v that_o god_n give_v the_o spirit_n in_o teach_v joan._n 16._o math._n 10._o 2._o cor._n 30._o that_o the_o increasement_n of_o the_o spirit_n be_v obtain_v of_o god_n with_o 〈◊〉_d prayer_n ephe._n 6._o that_o the_o godly_a and_o earnest_a teacher_n shall_v have_v good_a &_o happy_a success_n in_o their_o doctrine_n isaiah_n 55_o luke_n 8_o 1._o timoth_n 4._o the_o study_n &_o affection_n of_o a_o true_a preacher_n by_o the_o description_n of_o saint_n pauleâ—_n the_o effect_n of_o s._n paul_n sermon_n act._n _o conclusioâ—â—_n the_o cause_n of_o the_o premise_n hitherto_o touch_v those_o thing_n that_o be_v necessary_a to_o a_o preacher_n jeremy_n 2d_o â—_o timo._n 5._o in_o what_o thing_n the_o preacher_n ought_v to_o bestow_v his_o labour_n the_o gospel_n what_o â—_o cor._n 5._o the_o end_n limit_v to_o a_o preacher_n â—_o timo._n 3._o the_o mark_n of_o a_o true_a preacher_n that_o many_o thing_n be_v common_a to_o the_o preacher_n with_o the_o orator_n &_o what_o i_o ii_o iii_o four_o rhetoric_n 〈…〉_o that_o the_o rhetorical_a precept_n of_o pronounciation_n pertain_v not_o to_o a_o preacher_n that_o the_o preacher_n differ_v in_o many_o thing_n from_o the_o orator_n and_o that_o chief_o in_o invention_n math._n 13._o 1._o cor._n 4._o what_o matter_n the_o preacher_n shall_v choose_v i_o profitable_a of_o matter_n profitable_a three_o special_a place_n and_o which_o 2._o place_n of_o love._n 3._o place_n of_o hope_n ii_o easy_n why_o one_o easi_fw-la matter_n ought_v to_o be_v choose_v 1._o timon_n 1.6_o 2._o timon_n 2.3_o tit._n 1.3_o trip._n histor_n lib._n 7._o cap._n 1â—_o occupation_n how_o a_o hard_a place_n be_v to_o be_v expound_v 2._o thessaly_n 2._o a_o place_n of_o paul_n touch_v the_o last_o come_n of_o christ_n an_o other_o place_n of_o the_o same_o touch_v the_o reicetion_n of_o the_o jew_n &_o call_n of_o the_o gentile_n iii_o necessary_a tit._n 3._o necessary_a matter_n what_o divine_a place_n though_o profitable_a yet_o not_o all_o fit_a for_o every_o place_n &_o time_n isaiah_n 56._o the_o preacher_n must_v sometime_o vary_v his_o oration_n the_o order_n &_o manner_n of_o the_o ancient_a doctor_n of_o the_o church_n in_o their_o tech_n the_o pastor_n with_o the_o other_o minister_v aught_o to_o consult_v as_o touch_v the_o matter_n of_o the_o sermon_n accord_v to_o the_o manner_n and_o condition_n of_o the_o time_n one_o and_o the_o same_o matter_n diverse_a time_n handle_v of_o all_o the_o minister_n to_o the_o people_n what_o father_n expound_v to_o the_o people_n 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〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o unto_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d philipp_n 1._o coloss_n 1_o the_o seedplot_n of_o these_o five_o chapter_n that_o the_o rhetorical_a kind_n of_o case_n also_o be_v contain_v under_o these_o five_o order_n of_o sermon_n but_o not_o contrariwise_o he_o pass_v to_o the_o explication_n of_o the_o kind_n of_o sermon_n the_o name_n of_o the_o kind_n 1._o didascalick_n 2._o redargutive_a 3._o instructive_a iiii_o corrective_a v_o comfortative_a 2._o timoth_n 3_n rom._n 15._o preoccupation_n a_o other_o partition_n of_o the_o â—â—des_n vi_fw-la mix_v kind_n transition_n state_n uhat_o that_o the_o title_n of_o sermon_n do_v oftentimes_o contain_v the_o â—â—ate_n theme_n what_o and_o how_o manifold_a that_o sermon_n of_o every_o kind_n be_v to_o be_v divide_v into_o part_n the_o part_n of_o a_o sermon_n i_o read_n the_o manner_n of_o read_v in_o the_o old_a church_n that_o read_v sometime_o go_v not_o before_o the_o sermon_n what_o bookâ—_n ought_v to_o be_v read_v that_o 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