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Riches of mercy to men in misery, or, Certain excellent treatises concerning the dignity…
Riches of mercy to men in misery, or, Certain excellent treatises concerning the dignity and duty of Gods children by the late Reverend and Faithful Minister of Jesus Christ, John Preston ...Riches of mercy to men in misery, or, Certain excellent treatises concerning the dignity and duty of Gods children by the late Reverend and Faithfull Minister of Jesus Christ, John Preston ...
London: printed by J.T., 1658
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
1. Let the virtue exhorted be commended to the people, and set forth in the beauty of it, that so they may be stirred up to love and like it. 2. Let it be showed how defective men are in practise of it; for men are as ready to arrogate in that, as to derogate in other things, to think they have it when they have it not. And this is done two ways; First, by bringing down that duty to particulars; more motes are seen in a little of the Sun-shine, then in the whole shade. Secondly, by describing the particular speeches and actions of men, showing the difference between them; and this discovereth the disagreement in the minds of men.
1. Let the vertue exhorted be commended to the people, and set forth in the beauty of it, that so they may be stirred up to love and like it. 2. Let it be shewed how defective men are in practise of it; for men are as ready to arrogate in that, as to derogate in other things, to think they have it when they have it not. And this is done two ways; First, by bringing down that duty to particulars; more motes are seen in a little of the Sun-shine, then in the whole shade. Secondly, by describing the particular speeches and actions of men, shewing the difference between them; and this discovereth the disagreement in the minds of men.
3. Let exhortations be renewed not simply, but with motives to stir up to embrace the virtues, and to this it is needful that we use a cloud of arguments, let the speech be framed with such figures as becomes it. So that, First, it be with gravity: secondly, with concealing of art.
3. Let exhortations be renewed not simply, but with motives to stir up to embrace the vertues, and to this it is needful that we use a cloud of arguments, let the speech be framed with such figures as becomes it. So that, First, it be with gravity: secondly, with concealing of art.