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Grammar, the best method for compofing it

189

Greek writers, the most antient, to be imitated 51, 136, 137
Gymnaftic art, how used by the antients

H.

Hands, when to be used in action

Haranguers, who

intolerable to people of sense

Hearers, how to be gained

their ignorance generally great

their capacity should be confulted

See Sermons: Impressions: Discourse.

HERODOTUS, a character of his history
Hiftory (facred) useful in fermons

a treatise on history wanted

rules for compofing it

Hiftorian, the qualifications of a good one

a character of the antient historians

HOMER'S character

43

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269,271,272,

273,274

278

Homily preaching cenfured

148, 149

75, 76, 288, 293

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Homilies in the antient way, the best method of inftruction

HORACE his artful moving descriptions

his character of a good poem

his defects

I.

JEREMIAH's lamentations inimitably tender
JEROM's stile

his advice to Nepotian about preaching
Iliad, its defign and moral

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Impression on hearers how best made
Inftruction, proper for common people

2, 90, 91, 100, 101
122, 123

how to be given 100, 146, 147, 148, 149, 156,

the right method neglected

See Hearers: Preachers: Scripture.

ISAIAH very lofty and fublime
ISOCRATES' ftile

his vain delicacy and false wit

his low notions of eloquence

K.

Knowledge, what fort necessary to an orator
chiefly wanting in public speakers

157, 158, 159

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102

99, 102

IIO

Marks of an eloquent difcourfe

Memory, how far neceffary to an orator

not to be burden'd with every word
best helped by the natural order of things

Method; fee Order.

Mind and body how to be improved
Moderns compared with antients

- ought not to despise, but imitate them
MOLIERE's comedies, remarks on them
Monotony a common fault, and shocking

MOSES' fong very

fublime

Movements in eloquence what

18, 42

281-301

283, 284

266, 267, 268

83, 87, 88

137

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Moving the paffions, one chief end of oratory

Mufic, how used by the antients
Myftical interpretations of fcripture, whence
ufed frequently by the fathers

20, 21, 22, 23, 211, 215

176, 177

176, 177

177

and by many moderns injudiciously
N.

NAH UM's prophecy, lofty and poetical
Nature to be followed in defcriptions
NAZIANZEN (Gregory's) ftile
Negligence, the appearance of it useful

0.

Odysey its defign and moral
Orator ought to be difinterested
inflexibly virtuous

ought to be above want

his other qualifications

he must be moved himself

Order, without divifions beft

141, 142

119, 120

172

65, 98

32

33, 34, 35

35, 36, 219

36

52, 211, 212, 213

90, 91, 100

105, 106

-general one to be strictly observed 107, 108, 109, 110
Ornaments of difcourfe, which true 65, 66, 74, 75, 211, 214

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Origin and institution of things to be explained in fermons

Painting in oratory, what

P.

Panegyric, the defign and rules of it

122, 123, 158, 159

66, 67, 68, 117, 118, 119

19, 30, 178, 179

general and exceffive praifes to be avoided 117
Parochial clergy, why fittest to preach 148, 149, 150, 159
Paftor, the character of a compleat one 44, 148, 149, 154, 155
S. PAUL did not disclaim all kind of eloquence 125-136
Perfection in compofures, the idea of it neceffary to an author

281, 282

Periods chiming, to be avoided
Perfpicuity, the first thing to be confidered in a discourse

112

231

Perfuafion, the chief end of eloquence

the proper way of it best learn'd from scripture

Philofophy neceffary to an orator

PLATO's character

16, 60, 61, 94

148, 149

48, 49, 50, 55

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Politeness in language, a false kind of it

40, 41

30, 289
223

71, 72
222

20, 21, 222, 223

71, 72, 73

222

222, 223

118

Preachers, their qualifications 102, 103, 122, 123, 135, 136,

211, 219

vain-glorious ones cenfured 143, 147, 148, 149,

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Preaching in the antient way of homily most useful 160, 161,

formerly confin'd to bishops

162

150

- preaching by heart, word for word, not a right way

See Inftruction: Perfuafion: Difcourfe.

Preparation for fpeaking in public

for preaching without notes

93, 94, 100, 101

54, 55, 214
94, 95, 96, 97

99, 100

advantages of this way of preaching

preparing every word, inconveniences of it 100, 101

not used by the antients

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Rhetoric, why most cultivated by the antients

their oratory at the bar

the modern rhetoric of the bar

Rhime hinders the improvement of poetry

tirefome to the ear

40, 41, 43, 44

196, 197

206, 207

198

225

ib.

227

206, 260, 261, 262

206

more difficult than all the antient rules of poetry

Romans (antient) their character

their cloquence

Rules of Rhetoric, too many, dry, and useless ones 12, 13, 48

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an inexhaustible fource of noble thoughts 177

Scripture excells all other books in fublimity, grandeur, and
natural representations

99, 137, 138

a character of its feveral parts 137- -143, 222
its connection wonderful
it should be fully explained in a connected plan of

147

inftruction 122, 123, 147, 148, 149, 158, 159, 160

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