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object_n of_o that_o sense_n and_o thereof_o it_o be_v that_o the_o special_a part_n of_o 3._o oratory_n be_v say_v to_o be_v pronunciation_n and_o beside_o that_o 1â—_n vox_fw-la est_fw-la ictus_fw-la animi_fw-la passing_a through_o the_o ear_n and_o brain_n and_o blood_n it_o smite_v as_o it_o be_v and_o give_v a_o stroke_n upon_o the_o very_a soul_n and_o so_o with_o a_o kind_n of_o violence_n do_v deep_o affect_v it_o therefore_o it_o be_v call_v viva_fw-la vox_fw-la as_o that_o which_o have_v in_o it_o a_o special_a kind_n of_o liveliness_n hierome_n be_v absent_a turn_v over_o macclinus_n to_o austen_n that_o be_v present_a 27._o qui_fw-la viva_fw-la ut_fw-la aiunt_fw-la voce_fw-la docere_fw-la te_fw-la poterit_fw-la who_o say_v s._n hierome_n may_v teach_v thou_o thereby_o the_o lively_a voice_n better_a than_o i_o can_v by_o a_o epistle_n but_o yet_o further_o beside_o all_o the_o work_n of_o nature_n there_o be_v in_o preach_v a_o special_a gift_n of_o grace_n which_o enable_v a_o man_n to_o speak_v with_o such_o evidence_n of_o the_o spirit_n &_o with_o such_o power_n to_o the_o conscience_n as_o no_o pen_n of_o man_n by_o writing_n can_v express_v whereof_o preach_v be_v the_o most_o lively_a and_o effectual_a instrument_n of_o salvation_n and_o so_o to_o be_v respect_v 2._o second_o i_o must_v crave_v pardon_n that_o all_o thing_n be_v not_o here_o exact_o set_v down_o in_o that_o order_n and_o form_n in_o which_o they_o be_v deliver_v write_v nothing_o at_o large_a nor_o carry_v with_o i_o any_o help_n of_o my_o note_n into_o the_o pulpit_n some_o thing_n may_v easy_o be_v forget_v which_o i_o premeditate_a some_o thing_n may_v be_v add_v which_o i_o premeditate_a not_o some_o thing_n may_v miss_v their_o due_a place_n and_o some_o thing_n their_o due_a poise_n some_o thing_n may_v be_v enlarge_v platâ—_n some_o thing_n may_v be_v contract_v more_o than_o i_o purpose_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d it_o be_v not_o possible_a diâ—nis_fw-la but_o thing_n write_v will_v slip_v out_o of_o memory_n i_o