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among_o the_o star_n of_o the_o first_o honour_n but_o their_o irregular_a motion_n prove_v they_o very_o much_o depress_v and_o in_o stead_n of_o the_o vigorous_a splendour_n of_o truth_n you_o can_v perceive_v nothing_o but_o a_o long_a tail_n project_v from_o a_o dishevel_a blaze_n how_o great_a thing_n so_o ever_o they_o boast_v of_o yet_o that_o their_o performance_n be_v a_o shame_n to_o their_o pretence_n be_v sufficient_o know_v see_v then_o the_o qualification_n requisite_a to_o the_o understanding_n and_o dispensation_n of_o the_o gospel_n be_v not_o now_o bestow_v on_o a_o sudden_a they_o must_v either_o be_v attain_v by_o little_a and_o little_a or_o not_o at_o all_o by_o the_o ordinary_a assistance_n of_o the_o spirit_n in_o the_o way_n of_o a_o industrious_a diligence_n and_o artificial_a improvement_n by_o advise_v with_o the_o tongue_n about_o the_o word_n with_o grammar_n and_o rhetoric_n about_o the_o sense_n with_o logic_n about_o the_o argument_n of_o scripture_n with_o history_n about_o custom_n and_o with_o the_o several_a science_n about_o those_o thing_n which_o be_v of_o philosophical_a consideration_n concern_v which_o i_o shall_v say_v nothing_o have_v already_o slip_v into_o too_o great_a a_o prolixity_n but_o shall_v conclude_v with_o this_o vote_n that_o since_o learning_n be_v now_o grow_v into_o credit_n again_o those_o that_o own_o it_o will_v not_o suffer_v any_o stain_n and_o disreputation_n to_o be_v cast_v upon_o it_o by_o the_o neighbourhood_n of_o a_o vicious_a practice_n nor_o maintain_v a_o separation_n between_o knowledge_n and_o piety_n but_o present_v they_o to_o the_o world_n embrace_v each_o other_o in_o the_o fast_o closure_n and_o discover_v the_o light_n of_o their_o mind_n in_o the_o lustre_n of_o their_o life_n it_o be_v to_o do_v a_o great_a disservice_n to_o god_n and_o a_o real_a pleasure_n to_o the_o envious_a one_o to_o set_v two_o excellent_a daughter_n of_o the_o same_o father_n at_o variance_n in_o put_v on_o learning_n to_o deride_v grace_n or_o grace_n to_o despise_v learning_n it_o be_v no_o offence_n for_o humane_a knowledge_n to_o clear_v the_o way_n where_o divine_a obedience_n be_v to_o walk_v that_o may_v be_v allow_v to_o hold_v the_o candle_n while_o this_o do_v its_o work_n it_o be_v a_o most_o amiable_a sight_n to_o behold_v the_o greet_v of_o science_n and_o innocence_n the_o art_n and_o virtue_n mingle_v their_o splendour_n in_o a_o happy_a conjunction_n to_o see_v a_o mind_n no_o less_o fraught_v with_o excellent_a quality_n then_o rare_a notion_n and_o as_o eminent_a for_o a_o gracious_a disposition_n as_o a_o pierce_a conceit_n to_o observe_v a_o well_o order_v demeanour_n attend_v upon_o a_o well_o furnish_v understanding_n and_o the_o fruit_n of_o righteousness_n ripen_v by_o the_o bright_a beam_n of_o ingenuous_a literature_n which_o sight_n that_o it_o may_v be_v as_o ordinary_a as_o it_o be_v excellent_a be_v the_o earnest_a wish_n of_o a_o honourer_n of_o true_a goodness_n and_o good_a learning_n j._n reyner_n a_o table_n of_o the_o chapter_n &_o section_n in_o the_o follow_a treatise_n chap._n i._n that_o the_o knowledge_n of_o the_o language_n be_v of_o great_a use_n to_o a_o minister_n of_o the_o gospel_n page_n 1._o sect._n 1_o of_o the_o language_n in_o general_n ibid._n sect._n 2._o of_o the_o hebrew_n and_o greek_a in_o common_a page_n 3_o sect._n 3_o of_o the_o hebrew_n page_n 14_o sect._n 4._o of_o the_o greek_a tongue_n page_n 22_o sect._n 5._o of_o the_o latin_a page_n 24_o sect._n 6._o of_o the_o chaldee_n and_o syriac_n how_o they_o differ_v page_n 25_o sect._n 7._o the_o usefulness_n of_o the_o chaldee_n page_n 29_o sect._n 8._o of_o the_o syriac_a page_n 31_o sect._n 9_o 〈…〉_o page_n 35_o a_o appendix_n concern_v the_o usefulness_n of_o the_o arabic_a add_v by_o another_o hand_n page_n 36_o chap._n ii_o of_o the_o usefulness_n of_o rhetoric_n page_n 50_o sect._n 1._o of_o rhetoric_n in_o general_n ibid._n sect._n 2._o of_o trope_n page_n 60_o sect._n 3_o of_o figure_n page_n 72_o chap._n iii_o of_o the_o usefulness_n of_o logic._n page_n 81_o chap._n iu_o of_o the_o usefulness_n of_o natural_a philosophy_n page_n 90_o sect._n 1._o usefulness_n of_o natural_a philosophy_n declare_v and_o prove_v ibid._n sect._n 2._o objection_n refute_v page_n 100_o chap._n v._n of_o the_o usefulness_n of_o moral_a philosophy_n or_o ethic_n page_n 108_o chap._n vi_o of_o the_o usefulness_n of_o history_n page_n 110_o sect._n 1._o of_o history_n in_o general_n as_o useful_a to_o understand_v scripture_n ibid._n sect._n 2._o of_o jewish_a history_n page_n 113_o sect._n 3_o the_o history_n of_o other_o eastern_a nation_n page_n 115_o 4._o of_o egyptian_a history_n page_n 120_o 5._o of_o grecian_a history_n page_n 123_o 6._o of_o roman_a history_n page_n 126_o 7._o of_o christian_a or_o church-history_n under_o the_o gospel_n page_n 127_o 8._o of_o history_n as_o useful_a to_o know_v god_n work_n page_n 129_o 9_o of_o history_n as_o useful_a to_o know_v the_o example_n of_o men._n page_n 131_o chap._n vii_o of_o the_o usefulness_n of_o chronology_n page_n 132_o chap._n viii_o of_o the_o usefulness_n of_o arithmetic_n page_n 141_o chap._n ix_o of_o the_o usefulness_n of_o geometry_n page_n 147_o chap._n x._o of_o the_o usefulness_n of_o astronomy_n page_n 151_o chap._n xi_o of_o the_o usefulness_n of_o geography_n page_n 158_o chap._n xii_o of_o the_o argument_n which_o prove_v the_o usefulness_n of_o learning_n page_n 163_o sect._n 1._o seven_o argument_n propound_v pag._n 163_o sect._n 2._o of_o god_n afford_v mean_n of_o learning_n as_o school_n etc._n etc._n pag._n 164_o sect._n 3_o of_o religion_n flourish_v when_o learning_n abound_v pag._n 179_o sect._n 4._o learn_v qualify_v for_o all_o public_a employment_n pag._n 185_o sect._n 5._o satan_n make_v use_v of_o learning_n to_o oppose_v the_o truth_n pag._n 186_o sect._n 6._o satan_n seek_v by_o obstruct_v learning_n to_o undermine_v religion_n pag._n 190_o sect._n 7._o testimony_n concern_v learning_n pag._n 194_o sect._n 8._o of_o the_o learning_n of_o the_o ancient_a father_n pag._n 201_o sect._n 9_o of_o the_o learning_n of_o the_o first_o reformer_n pag._n 216_o sect._n 10._o the_o after-promoter_n of_o reformation_n be_v learned_a pag._n 227_o chap._n xiii_o objection_n against_o learning_n answer_v pag._n 234_o sect._n 1._o that_o the_o people_n may_v be_v the_o better_a for_o the_o learning_n of_o their_o minister_n ibid._n sect._n 2._o that_o the_o prophet_n christ_n and_o his_o apostle_n be_v learn_v pag._n 236_o sect._n 3_o that_o joel_n 2.28_o and_o 1_o john_n 2.27_o make_v not_o at_o all_o against_o the_o need_n of_o learning_n pag._n 244_o sect._n 4._o a_o objection_n draw_v from_o the_o ill_a effect_n of_o learning_n answer_v and_o it_o show_v to_o be_v good_a in_o itself_o pag._n 252_o sect._n 5._o a_o objection_n against_o rhetoric_n from_o 1_o cor._n 1.17_o answer_v pag._n 256_o sect._n 6._o of_o paul_n be_v desire_v to_o know_v nothing_o but_o christ_n pag._n 258_o a_o determination_n of_o this_o question_n whether_o grace_n be_v essential_a to_o a_o minister_n of_o the_o gospel_n by_o the_o same_o author_n pag._n 259_o objection_n 1._o from_o tit._n 1.8_o answer_v pag._n 289_o objection_n 2._o from_o psal_n 50.16_o 17._o answer_v pag._n 294_o objection_n 3._o from_o dan._n 12.3_o answer_v pag._n 304_o the_o usefulness_n of_o the_o language_n chap._n i._o that_o the_o knowledge_n of_o the_o language_n be_v of_o great_a use_n to_o a_o minister_n of_o the_o gospel_n sect_n i._o of_o the_o language_n in_o general_n the_o tongue_n or_o language_n be_v the_o box_n or_o cabinet_n wherein_o all_o science_n or_o sort_n of_o knowledge_n the_o jewel_n of_o all_o truth_n both_o divine_a and_o humane_a theological_a moral_a and_o natural_a be_v lay_v up_o skill_n in_o the_o language_n be_v a_o key_n that_o unlock_v and_o open_v all_o these_o and_o let_v a_o man_n into_o the_o knowledge_n of_o they_o all_o it_o be_v as_o one_o say_v that_o to_o a_o minister_n which_o the_o sea_n be_v to_o a_o haven-town_n to_o bring_v in_o all_o sort_n of_o provision_n from_o foreign_a part_n to_o replenish_v and_o enrich_v the_o same_o every_o tongue_n have_v a_o peculiar_a idiom_n or_o form_n of_o speech_n or_o innate_a emphasis_n elegancy_n and_o perspicuity_n which_o can_v be_v so_o fit_o and_o full_o express_v in_o a_o translation_n without_o some_o circumlocution_n diminution_n or_o alteration_n hence_o it_o be_v that_o every_o book_n be_v best_a in_o its_o own_o tongue_n wherein_o it_o be_v original_o write_v by_o the_o author_n thereof_o that_o be_v the_o sound_a and_o the_o clear_a the_o knowledge_n of_o hebrew_n greek_a and_o latin_a be_v requisite_a because_o the_o superscription_n of_o our_o savior_n title_n on_o the_o cross_n be_v in_o these_o three_o language_n luk._n 23.38_o for_o three_o reason_n 1._o that_o
of_o language_n as_o the_o spirit_n give_v they_o utterance_n act_v 2.4_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d to_o speak_v apophthegm_n wise_a and_o weighty_a grave_a and_o gracious_a sentence_n the_o spirit_n now_o teach_v we_o art_n and_o tongue_n as_o well_o as_o the_o way_n of_o preach_v not_o by_o revelation_n or_o immediate_o as_o former_o but_o by_o mean_n as_o school_n university_n and_o humane_a teach_v hence_o i_o infer_v that_o the_o teach_v of_o god_n spirit_n as_o the_o principal_a cause_n do_v not_o exclude_v the_o gift_n of_o the_o spirit_n and_o in_o particular_a of_o art_n and_o tongue_n from_o be_v instrument_n which_o the_o spirit_n use_v to_o teach_v we_o and_o to_o make_v we_o more_o fit_a to_o teach_v other_o consider_v the_o spirit_n of_o god_n be_v the_o author_n of_o they_o all_o and_o he_o bestow_v they_o on_o we_o may_v employ_v they_o or_o work_v by_o they_o as_o subservient_fw-fr to_o himself_o as_o he_o please_v as_o the_o inward_a teach_n of_o the_o spirit_n do_v not_o exclude_v the_o outward_a teach_n by_o the_o ministry_n of_o the_o word_n for_o these_o be_v subordinates_n not_o opposite_n consistent_n yea_o inclusive_a the_o one_o of_o the_o other_o not_o repugnant_n christ_n that_o promise_v to_o teach_v his_o people_n by_o his_o spirit_n promise_v also_o to_o give_v they_o pastor_n and_o teacher_n thorough_o furnish_v with_o all_o ability_n requisite_a for_o the_o work_n of_o the_o ministry_n 12._o ephes_n 4.11_o 12._o the_o perfect_a of_o the_o saint_n and_o for_o the_o edify_n of_o the_o body_n of_o christ_n hence_o it_o be_v that_o as_o some_o have_v observe_v the_o perfection_n of_o humane_a art_n both_o liberal_a and_o mechanic_n be_v to_o be_v find_v in_o the_o church_n because_o god_n ordinary_o pour_v his_o spirit_n and_o all_o the_o gift_n of_o it_o both_o special_a and_o common_a upon_o it_o most_o plentiful_o sect_n iv_o a_o objection_n draw_v from_o the_o ill_a effect_n of_o learning_n answer_v and_o it_o show_v to_o be_v good_a in_o itself_o obj._n 4._o what_o be_v humane_a learning_n but_o the_o wisdom_n of_o this_o world_n which_o carnal_a man_n yea_o heathen_n affect_v and_o seek_v most_o after_o which_o god_n will_v bring_v to_o nothing_o 1_o cor._n 1.18_o etc._n etc._n which_o stand_v in_o opposition_n to_o christ_n and_o his_o gospel_n and_o cross_n the_o wisdom_n of_o god_n and_o by_o which_o both_o jew_n and_o gentile_n slight_v christ_n refuse_v he_o and_o account_v the_o preach_n of_o christ_n foolishness_n verse_n 23_o 24._o and_o mock_v at_o it_o act_n 2.11_o 13._o and_o the_o minister_n of_o it_o act._n 17.18_o be_v not_o learn_v the_o wisdom_n of_o the_o flesh_n which_o be_v enmity_n against_o god_n rom._n 8.7_o and_o upon_o these_o account_v a_o great_a obstruction_n to_o man_n salvation_n further_o do_v not_o humane_a learning_n puff_n man_n up_o and_o make_v man_n proud_a and_o qualify_v man_n as_o subtlety_n do_v the_o serpent_n gen._n 3.1_o to_o be_v fit_a instrument_n for_o satan_n to_o work_v by_o in_o oppugn_v truth_n and_o holiness_n and_o the_o kingdom_n of_o christ_n to_o devise_v and_o defend_v error_n heresy_n blasphemy_n wickedness_n and_o also_o malicious_a mischievous_a design_n answ_n first_o these_o be_v not_o the_o genuine_a or_o proper_a effect_n of_o learning_n in_o itself_o but_o as_o it_o be_v in_o man_n by_o reason_n of_o their_o corruption_n and_o of_o satan_n tentation_n so_o that_o all_o these_o be_v vitia_n personae_fw-la non_fw-la rei_fw-la the_o fault_n of_o the_o person_n that_o be_v learned_a not_o of_o the_o thing_n or_o of_o learn_v itself_o or_o these_o be_v the_o effect_n of_o learn_v abuse_v to_o the_o pervert_n of_o the_o simplicity_n of_o the_o gospel_n to_o the_o put_v false_a gloss_n upon_o the_o scripture_n or_o to_o the_o maintain_n of_o evil_a in_o opinion_n or_o practice_n and_o to_o the_o service_n of_o satan_n against_o christ_n or_o these_o be_v the_o effect_n of_o learning_n pride_v and_o glory_v in_o or_o overvalue_v 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orientis_fw-la christiani_n sermone_fw-la hoc_fw-la ipsis_fw-la vernaculo_fw-la multa_fw-la condiderunt_fw-la quae_fw-la ad_fw-la varias_fw-la ecclesiae_fw-la vice_n casusque_fw-la dignoscendos_fw-la &_o sacram_fw-la historiam_fw-la splendidam_fw-la universis_fw-la facem_fw-la accendant_fw-la mr._n greaves_n in_o orat._n de_fw-fr ling._n arab._n p._n 17._o see_v hotting_n analect_n dissert_n 6._o p._n 257._o 292._o and_o his_o histor_n orient_n l._n 2._o c._n 2._o and_o other_o which_o declare_v the_o rise_n and_o success_n of_o mahometism_n its_o principle_n and_o constitution_n acquaintance_n with_o which_o may_v have_v no_o small_a influence_n upon_o the_o right_a explication_n of_o daniel_n prophecy_n and_o of_o the_o revelation_n and_o give_v this_o further_a advantage_n as_o the_o same_o author_n 54._o author_n smegm_n orient_n l._n 1._o c._n 3._o p._n 54._o take_v notice_n of_o discern_v what_o doctrine_n and_o rite_n creep_v into_o the_o church_n after_o the_o obtain_n of_o that_o religion_n in_o the_o world_n as_o the_o worship_v of_o angel_n the_o invocation_n of_o saint_n the_o superstitious_a consecration_n of_o creature_n the_o mass_n with_o many_o other_o diligent_o observe_v from_o the_o mahometan_n so_o much_o may_v suffice_v to_o evince_v the_o utility_n of_o this_o tongue_n which_o do_v not_o more_o urge_v than_o its_o facility_n invite_v to_o the_o study_n of_o it_o for_o erpenius_n 19_o erpenius_n cite_v in_o proleg_n bibl._n polygl_n see_v m._n greave_n orat._n de_fw-la ling._n arab._n p._n 19_o who_o well_o know_v it_o as_o be_v the_o great_a restorer_n of_o it_o in_o these_o western_a part_n commend_v it_o as_o much_o easy_a than_o greek_a or_o latin_a yea_o or_o hebrew_n be_v almost_o unacquainted_a with_o its_o difficulty_n anomaly_n and_o mutation_n of_o point_n so_o that_o there_o be_v scarce_o so_o many_o irregular_a word_n in_o all_o this_o language_n as_o be_v in_o one_o only_a book_n of_o the_o old_a testament_n i_o shall_v 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