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and_o to_o be_v excellent_a in_o this_o art_n they_o attribute_v to_o themselves_o the_o glory_n and_o success_n of_o their_o persuasion_n when_o they_o have_v do_v no_o more_o than_o what_o be_v effect_v by_o the_o impression_n of_o the_o voice_n and_o the_o exterior_a part_n of_o speech_n upon_o the_o heart_n our_o religion_n teach_v we_o that_o it_o be_v the_o holy_a spirit_n alone_o which_o do_v the_o rest_n §._o 19_o another_o cause_n of_o the_o ill_a success_n in_o preach_v be_v the_o preacher_n be_v too_o much_o abandon_v to_o himself_o without_o ever_o think_v to_o implore_v the_o assistance_n and_o succour_n of_o heaven_n whereby_o he_o be_v drive_v to_o mix_v his_o own_o imagination_n and_o weakness_n with_o the_o grandeur_n and_o sanctity_n of_o our_o mystery_n like_o that_o impertinent_a preacher_n who_o preach_v one_o day_n very_o miserable_o before_o a_o reverend_a bishop_n make_v this_o compliment_n after_o sermon_n that_o he_o be_v force_v to_o abandon_v himself_o to_o the_o holy_a spirit_n because_o he_o have_v be_v allow_v but_o a_o little_a time_n for_o preparation_n add_v that_o hereafter_o he_o hope_v to_o acquit_v himself_o better_a there_o be_v something_o so_o great_a and_o elevate_v which_o i_o know_v not_o how_o to_o name_v in_o our_o mystery_n that_o it_o suffice_v to_o expose_v they_o simple_o and_o without_o art_n to_o the_o people_n to_o merit_v all_o the_o glory_n that_o can_v be_v hope_v from_o eloquence_n be_v it_o honest_a to_o preach_v for_o reputation_n §._o 20._o he_o treat_v unworthy_o the_o word_n of_o god_n who_o debase_v himself_o to_o the_o childish_a amplification_n of_o petty_a subject_n and_o to_o mere_a trifle_n among_o the_o great_a number_n of_o important_a matter_n which_o furnish_v our_o religion_n follow_v the_o example_n of_o those_o trifle_a preacher_n who_o spend_v their_o zeal_n against_o painting_n garniture_n dress_n and_o other_o vanity_n of_o woman_n a_o good_a man_n begin_v by_o throw_v a_o terror_n into_o our_o soul_n by_o a_o remembrance_n of_o the_o judgement_n of_o god_n and_o make_v we_o tremble_v by_o proclaim_v the_o dreadful_a consequence_n of_o our_o sin_n this_o be_v the_o most_o powerful_a mean_n to_o extirpate_v luxury_n and_o the_o most_o capable_a to_o introduce_v modesty_n in_o our_o habit_n and_o behaviour_n he_o do_v but_o trifle_n that_o think_v to_o effect_v it_o any_o other_o way_n and_o in_o truth_n in_o so_o great_a and_o rich_a abundance_n of_o great_a matter_n which_o the_o gospel_n afford_v he_o must_v have_v a_o very_a low_a spirit_n who_o can_v stay_v and_o busy_v himself_o about_o such_o trivial_a subject_n i_o know_v not_o by_o what_o unhappiness_n our_o preacher_n become_v so_o nugatory_a in_o the_o great_a subject_n they_o have_v to_o treat_v when_o the_o ancient_a pagan_n be_v even_o great_a and_o elevate_v in_o the_o least_o thing_n that_o they_o have_v to_o say_v i_o be_o ashamed_a when_o i_o read_v the_o oration_n of_o eschines_n against_o ctesiphon_n where_o that_o orator_n make_v shine_v with_o so_o much_o art_n the_o power_n of_o a_o pagan_a eloquence_n in_o these_o trifle_n we_o say_v he_o be_v come_v to_o the_o feast_n of_o corbeil_n the_o victim_n be_v upon_o the_o altar_n the_o sacrifice_n be_v ready_a and_o you_o be_v all_o prepare_v to_o beg_v of_o the_o god_n what_o be_v necessary_a for_o the_o state_n but_o consider_v before_o with_o what_o voice_n with_o what_o spirit_n and_o with_o what_o assurance_n you_o can_v present_v your_o vow_n if_o you_o leave_v the_o impiety_n of_o those_o who_o have_v violate_v their_o mystery_n unpunished_a see_v how_o much_o spirit_n and_o how_o much_o greatness_n there_o be_v in_o solittle_o a_o subject_n in_o comparison_n of_o that_o languor_n and_o weakness_n of_o most_o part_n of_o our_o preacher_n who_o instead_o of_o be_v elevate_v by_o the_o majesty_n and_o greatness_n of_o our_o mystery_n amuse_v themselves_o in_o little_a thing_n because_o they_o have_v not_o that_o force_n of_o spirit_n to_o fasten_v upon_o the_o great_a the_o grave_n and_o serious_a kind_n be_v the_o character_n most_o essential_a to_o the_o pulpit_n which_o admit_v of_o nothing_o that_o be_v low_a cold_a trivial_a or_o childish_a to_o obtain_v this_o he_o must_v imitate_v the_o apostle_n who_o in_o lieu_n of_o busy_v himself_o in_o the_o search_n of_o profane_a ornament_n make_v all_o his_o art_n and_o all_o his_o eloquence_n out_o of_o the_o continual_a meditation_n of_o the_o greatness_n of_o jesus_n christ_n non_fw-la doctas_fw-la fabulas_fw-la seculi_fw-la notam_fw-la fecimus_fw-la nobis_fw-la jesus_n christi_fw-la virtutem_fw-la speculatores_fw-la facti_fw-la illius_fw-la magnitudinis_fw-la §._o 21._o the_o most_o refine_a and_o sublime_a matter_n be_v not_o the_o most_o proper_a for_o preach_v but_o on_o the_o contrary_a those_o that_o be_v the_o most_o edify_a and_o simple_a for_o these_o reason_n we_o ought_v to_o blame_v that_o extravagancy_n of_o wit_n which_o reign_v in_o this_o age_n and_o labour_n after_o curious_a design_n and_o ingenious_a distribution_n and_o division_n of_o discourse_n which_o gain_v so_o much_o approbation_n from_o the_o lady_n such_o be_v that_o division_n of_o the_o preacher_n who_o preach_v on_o the_o suffering_n of_o our_o saviour_n think_v he_o have_v acquit_v himself_o very_o dexterous_o when_o he_o have_v show_v in_o two_o part_n of_o his_o discourse_n the_o pleasure_n in_o suffering_n and_o the_o suffering_n in_o pleasure_n this_o affectation_n in_o discourse_n appear_v so_o childish_a smell_v so_o much_o of_o the_o scholar_n and_o declamator_n and_o so_o little_a of_o the_o gravity_n of_o the_o pulpit_n that_o it_o be_v pity_v by_o every_o one_o who_o have_v the_o least_o use_n of_o their_o reason_n for_o in_o those_o study_a opposition_n there_o be_v seldom_o any_o thing_n that_o be_v solid_a though_o sometime_o possible_o they_o may_v be_v witty_a yet_o the_o part_n be_v oftentimes_o comprehend_v the_o one_o in_o the_o other_o when_o they_o be_v exact_o discuss_v and_o this_o contain_v but_o one_o and_o the_o same_o thing_n in_o effect_n though_o they_o be_v two_o in_o appearance_n beside_o they_o often_o weaken_v the_o subject_a by_o this_o too_o curious_a care_n to_o give_v it_o a_o agreeable_a variety_n which_o will_v be_v more_o strong_a if_o it_o be_v more_o natural_a it_o be_v for_o the_o most_o part_n the_o young_a preacher_n who_o seek_v after_o this_o fineness_n in_o the_o division_n of_o their_o discourse_n it_o be_v not_o the_o manner_n of_o st._n chrysostome_n nor_o those_o great_a man_n of_o the_o church_n they_o find_v the_o most_o common_a distribution_n as_o be_v most_o natural_a always_o the_o best_a they_o have_v a_o noble_a contempt_n of_o the_o reputation_n of_o be_v witty_a in_o these_o kind_n of_o thing_n which_o only_o can_v succeed_v by_o be_v natural_a by_o their_o simplicity_n and_o by_o the_o strength_n of_o the_o reason_n that_o recommend_v they_o §._o 22._o nothing_o so_o much_o contribute_v to_o the_o great_a success_n the_o apostle_n have_v in_o preach_v the_o gospel_n than_o their_o own_o practice_n of_o it_o their_o example_n be_v the_o best_a instruction_n and_o their_o preach_n be_v render_v more_o powerful_a by_o their_o humility_n by_o their_o mortification_n and_o by_o their_o poverty_n than_o by_o their_o reason_n or_o discourse_n and_o indeed_o the_o most_o effectual_a way_n of_o persuasion_n to_o christianity_n be_v by_o the_o life_n and_o manner_n of_o those_o that_o preach_v it_o be_v the_o eloquence_n of_o jesus_n christ_n first_o to_o practice_v himself_o what_o he_o teach_v he_o that_o preach_v a_o severe_a morality_n with_o a_o cheerful_a and_o vermilion_a countenance_n will_v not_o easy_o persuade_v to_o what_o he_o exhort_v for_o he_o give_v cause_n to_o believe_v that_o he_o practice_v not_o what_o he_o teach_v and_o his_o visage_n destroy_v his_o reason_n all_o the_o world_n have_v see_v the_o little_a success_n of_o some_o who_o can_v not_o by_o all_o the_o emotion_n of_o their_o zeal_n make_v the_o least_o impression_n because_o the_o rigour_n of_o their_o morality_n have_v diminish_v nothing_o from_o their_o thrive_a carcase_n for_o the_o auditor_n oftentimes_o regard_v more_o his_o countenance_n than_o his_o reason_n the_o countenance_n of_o the_o preacher_n give_v not_o a_o little_a consolation_n to_o those_o who_o can_v accommodate_v themselves_o to_o that_o severity_n which_o these_o sanguine_a complexion_n dispense_v with_o so_o much_o zeal_n i_o do_v not_o say_v but_o that_o the_o people_n who_o understanding_n be_v dull_a may_v be_v impose_v upon_o but_o the_o exterior_a part_n can_v do_v it_o for_o they_o judge_v according_a to_o appearance_n and_o though_o the_o preacher_n may_v speak_v never_o so_o great_a a_o truth_n if_o his_o manner_n be_v suspect_v his_o reason_n will_v be_v so_o also_o it_o be_v sometime_o necessary_a to_o speak_v little_a to_o persuade_v much_o for_o all_o appear_v false_a
that_o a_o preacher_n say_v if_o he_o have_v once_o the_o reputation_n of_o one_o that_o will_v amplify_v §._o 23._o brut._n imposumus_fw-la populo_fw-la oratores_fw-la visi_fw-la sumus_fw-la cic._n in_o brut._n every_o one_o be_v very_o well_o persuade_v of_o the_o reflection_n that_o i_o come_v to_o make_v that_o the_o most_o ordinary_a artifice_n of_o preacher_n be_v to_o impose_v on_o their_o auditor_n and_o to_o make_v themselves_o appear_v what_o they_o be_v not_o the_o morality_n that_o they_o practise_v be_v so_o much_o the_o more_o severe_a as_o that_o which_o they_o practise_v be_v sweet_a and_o commodious_a and_o because_o in_o preach_v the_o gospel_n he_o must_v necessary_o edify_v his_o auditor_n to_o maintain_v the_o dignity_n of_o his_o ministry_n he_o be_v constrain_v to_o take_v upon_o he_o at_o least_o the_o appearance_n of_o severity_n whilst_o the_o sweetness_n of_o the_o life_n he_o lead_v convince_v we_o of_o the_o little_a disposition_n he_o have_v to_o a_o real_a mortification_n but_o of_o all_o these_o pretend_a zelots_n who_o will_v be_v distinguish_v by_o the_o severity_n of_o the_o moral_n they_o deliver_v the_o most_o dangerous_a sort_n be_v those_o shallow_a and_o presumptuous_a devot_n who_o preach_v to_o the_o people_n chimerical_a devotion_n and_o their_o own_o fantastic_a vision_n who_o without_o distinguish_v what_o be_v essential_a from_o what_o be_v not_o they_o bring_v all_o thing_n to_o the_o last_o extremity_n i_o know_v some_o that_o have_v this_o art_n to_o impose_v without_o understand_v any_o thing_n of_o fineness_n or_o subtlety_n by_o a_o strong_a natural_a imagination_n which_o be_v feed_v by_o the_o little_a light_n they_o receive_v from_o the_o read_n of_o the_o gospel_n so_o that_o it_o be_v not_o the_o spirit_n that_o be_v always_o master_n it_o resign_v itself_o up_o to_o the_o conduct_n of_o the_o imagination_n and_o as_o oft_o as_o that_o be_v transport_v all_o that_o the_o spirit_n say_v by_o its_o impression_n be_v so_o also_o a_o preacher_n must_v avoid_v this_o with_o a_o particular_a care_n or_o else_o he_o will_v make_v very_o strange_a disorder_n among_o the_o people_n but_o especial_o among_o the_o woman_n who_o be_v natural_o feeble_a and_o ignorant_a for_o the_o more_o extravagant_a a_o preacher_n be_v and_o the_o more_o extraordinary_a his_o conduct_n by_o so_o much_o he_o be_v render_v more_o capable_a to_o make_v the_o great_a disturbance_n this_o disorder_n be_v but_o too_o frequent_a in_o this_o age_n as_o well_o as_o in_o that_o of_o the_o false_a devot_n who_o virtue_n be_v all_o counterfeit_n which_o have_v give_v occasion_n to_o decry_v so_o very_a much_o that_o devotion_n whereby_o they_o have_v make_v at_o present_a in_o the_o world_n a_o species_n of_o intrigue_n and_o a_o manner_n of_o profession_n to_o be_v distinguish_v from_o other_o but_o they_o can_v be_v very_o devout_a who_o seek_v only_o to_o distinguish_v themselves_o by_o a_o bare_a profession_n that_o they_o make_v to_o be_v so_o §._o 24._o how_o many_o preacher_n be_v there_o who_o by_o the_o vehemence_n of_o their_o discourse_n seem_v to_o throw_v stone_n at_o the_o head_n of_o their_o auditor_n to_o compel_v they_o to_o amend_v their_o fault_n and_o scarce_o ever_o think_v of_o preach_v those_o to_o which_o themselves_o be_v subject_a they_o study_v the_o father_n divinity_n and_o rhetoric_n and_o all_o thing_n else_o that_o may_v contribute_v to_o render_v they_o renown_v in_o fine_a they_o study_v all_o thing_n but_o the_o knowledge_n of_o themselves_o their_o ill_a pronunciation_n their_o mind_n their_o grimace_n their_o action_n their_o gesture_n so_o little_o conformable_a to_o a_o true_a decorum_n and_o whatsoever_o else_o that_o be_v violent_a in_o their_o person_n and_o outward_a behaviour_n to_o suffer_v to_o stick_v to_o they_o they_o without_o any_o care_n of_o reformation_n by_o this_o negligence_n of_o their_o person_n they_o corrupt_v oftentimes_o their_o best_a natural_a quality_n which_o possible_o may_v contribute_v to_o render_v they_o more_o successful_a and_o profitable_a if_o they_o will_v give_v themselves_o the_o trouble_n to_o think_v on_o it_o for_o how_o can_v they_o so_o much_o neglect_v this_o without_o make_v it_o believe_v that_o they_o yet_o more_o neglect_v their_o auditor_n what_o respect_n can_v we_o have_v for_o what_o they_o say_v when_o we_o have_v no_o difference_n for_o their_o person_n we_o have_v see_v not_o long_o ago_o a_o preacher_n of_o this_o kind_n who_o can_v not_o put_v off_o his_o air_n of_o the_o village_n whereby_o he_o corrupe_v his_o other_o talent_n because_o he_o will_v not_o take_v the_o pain_n to_o amend_v it_o §._o 25._o a_o christian_a preacher_n ought_v to_o shun_v nothing_o so_o careful_o as_o that_o which_o be_v too_o glister_a either_o in_o word_n or_o thought_n he_o must_v know_v how_o to_o speak_v in_o a_o stile_n polish_a without_o affectation_n all_o that_o be_v studide_v and_o artificial_a be_v false_a and_o little_a agreeable_a to_o the_o eloquence_n of_o the_o pulpit_n his_o discourse_n ought_v to_o be_v simple_a reasonable_a and_o natural_a to_o which_o the_o commerce_n with_o the_o italilian_a and_o spanish_a simonist_n be_v very_o contrary_a this_o read_n of_o the_o modern_n do_v but_o amuse_v he_o because_o he_o know_v not_o the_o ancient_n and_o he_o frame_v to_o himself_o a_o false_a idea_n of_o that_o eloquence_n who_o true_a character_n be_v very_o much_o oppose_v to_o what_o be_v study_v dazzle_v and_o witty_a the_o true_a eloquence_n of_o the_o pulpit_n ought_v not_o to_o endeavour_v to_o sustain_v itself_o but_o by_o the_o greatness_n of_o the_o subject_n of_o which_o it_o treat_v by_o its_o simplicity_n and_o by_o its_o reason_n he_o do_v but_o weaken_v it_o who_o pretend_v to_o adorn_v it_o with_o the_o riches_n of_o the_o pagan_n the_o preacher_n ought_v to_o banish_v from_o the_o pulpit_n all_o citation_n of_o profane_a author_n all_o reflection_n upon_o their_o maxim_n and_o all_o their_o story_n as_o unworthy_a of_o so_o sacred_a a_o subject_n the_o holy_a scripture_n be_v rich_a enough_o to_o furnish_v he_o with_o ornament_n of_o all_o kind_n which_o be_v of_o use_n to_o this_o eloquence_n when_o he_o have_v well_o meditate_a it_o he_o will_v find_v plenty_n of_o reason_n and_o example_n to_o strengthen_v and_o establish_v his_o discourse_n all_o other_o authority_n ought_v to_o have_v no_o place_n in_o the_o pulpit_n as_o too_o estrange_v and_o too_o little_a conformable_a to_o the_o sanctity_n of_o his_o character_n a_o preacher_n which_o ought_v not_o to_o put_v in_o usuage_v any_o thing_n but_o what_o be_v holy_a aught_o to_o be_v extreme_o scrupulous_a in_o serve_v himself_o with_o any_o thing_n that_o be_v not_o so_o he_o must_v also_o fly_v the_o affectation_n of_o make_v the_o entrance_n of_o his_o discourse_n too_o glister_v who_o fair_a thought_n surprise_v and_o dazzle_v the_o spirit_n of_o their_o auditor_n but_o be_v very_o far_o from_o have_v that_o junction_n which_o accompany_v the_o word_n of_o god_n reduce_v it_o to_o a_o dryness_n which_o render_v it_o sterile_a and_o unfruitful_a §._o 26._o final_o the_o most_o essential_a character_n of_o this_o eloquence_n which_o we_o likewise_o so_o miserable_o neglect_v be_v the_o art_n to_o allot_v divers_a day_n to_o the_o same_o thought_n which_o be_v do_v by_o vary_v they_o after_o different_a manner_n for_o that_o the_o common_a people_n which_o usual_o make_v the_o great_a number_n whereof_o every_o audience_n be_v composs_v want_v prompt_a and_o easy_a conception_n so_o that_o it_o be_v to_o great_a purpose_n if_o the_o preacher_n will_v have_v they_o reap_v any_o fruit_n or_o profit_n that_o he_o propose_v the_o truth_n of_o the_o gospel_n in_o such_o a_o manner_n as_o may_v insinuate_v little_a by_o little_a into_o their_o spirit_n and_o to_o dispose_v in_o order_n their_o impression_n upon_o their_o heart_n and_o 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