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Thirdly, inasmuch as the holy Ghost here and else-where useth so much Rhetoric, Divines may learn where the fountain of Christian eloquence is; namely, in the Scriptures of the old and new Testament. Which being compiled by the wisdom of God, we are to assure our selves, ⟨p. 266⟩they contain in them true wisdom of all sorts. Precepts of Rhetoric▪ I confess, are to be learned out of other books, which purposely do •each them; but the practice of those rules in examples, can be no where better, than in Moses, the Prophets, and the Evangelists. And this must needs follow upon that, that hath already been granted. For if we yield, that Rhetoric is good, and lawful, and practiced in the scripture; then it must needs follow, that it is there practiced in the best manner: for shall the Divinity there taught be the soundest? the History there reported, the truest? the conclusions of Philosophy, Astronomy, Geometry, Arithmetic, Cosmography, and Physic, there delivered, the surest? the Music there practiced, the exactest? the Logic there practiced, the sharpest? the Laws there enacted, the justest? and shall not the Rhetoric there practiced, be the purest? Surely, if Moses had written a book of his own, as he was a mere man, and as he was Moses brought up in Egypt: or Paul writ a book, as he was a Pharisee, and Doctor of the Law; they would both have been full of all excellent learning: for Paul was brought up, at the foot of Gamaliel, Acts 22.3. And Moses was exceedingly learned in all the learning of the Egyptians, and mighty in word and deed, Acts 7.22.

Thirdly, inasmuch as the holy Ghost here and else-where vseth so much Rhetoricke, Diuines may learne where the fountaine of Christian eloquence is; namely, in the Scriptures of the olde and new Testament. Which being compi•ed by the wisdome of God, wee are to assure our selues, ⟨p. 266⟩they containe in them true wisdome of all sorts. Precepts of Rhetorick▪ I confesse, are to be learned out of other books, which purposely doe each them; but the practice of those rules in examples, can be no where better, than in Moses, the Prophets, and the Euangelists. And this must needes follow vpon that, that hath already beene granted. For if we yield, that Rhetoricke is good, and lawfull, and practiced in the scripture; then it must needs followe, that it is there practiced in the best manner: for shall the Diuinitie there taught be the soundest? the Historie there reported, the truest? the conclusions of Philosophie, Astronomy, Geometrie, Arithmeticke, Cosmographie, and Physicke, there deliuered, the surest? the Musicke there practiced, the exactest? the Logycke there practiced, the sharpest? the Lawes there enacted, the iustest? and shall not the Rhetoricke there practiced, bee the purest? Surely, if Moses had written a booke of his owne, as he was a meere man, and as he was Moses brought vp in Egypt: or Paul writ a booke, as hee was a Pharisie, and Doctor of the Law; they would both haue beene full of all excellent learning: for Paul was brought vp, at the foote of Gamaliel,