ART1c LE II. How Youth may prepare them-

selves for pleading, PAG E 102

Demosthemes, ibid.

Cicero, * * * * * 106

Reflections upon what has been said on this

Subject, 114

ARTIcLE III. Of the Lawyer's Morals, 1 10

I. Probity, ibid.

II. Disinterestedness, - 190

III. Delicacy in the Choice of Causes, 192

IV. Prudence and Moderation in Pleading, 123

V. Wise Emulation remote from mean and

low Jealousy, - 125

SECT. IV. -

OF THE EI.oqu EN cF of THE PULP IT, 128

PART I.

Of the Manner in which a Preacher ought to
deliver himself, ibid.

I. Duty of a Preacher, so 129

To instruct, and for that End to speak clearly, ib.

The Necessity of Perspicuity in Catechists, 131

II. Duty of a Preacher, 135

To please, and for that End, to speak in a

florid and polite Manner, ibid.

FIRST DEFECT. -

Taking too much Pains about the Ornaments, 139

- - SECOND FAULT.

The being too negligent of the Ornaments of

Speech, . . . 141

III. Duty of a Preacher, 148

To affect and move the Passions of his Audi-

tors by the Strength of his Discourse," ibid.

Evtract from St. Austin, 151

Ertract from St. Cyprian, 153

Ettracts from St. J. Chrysostom against Oaths, 154

Frtract of St. Chrysostom's Discourse on

Eutropius's Disgrace, 157

Fatract from the first Book of the Priesthood, 162

PART

- PART II.

The Learning requisite in a Christian Ora-

tor, - PAGE

Of the Study of the Scriptures,

The Study of the Fathers,

SECT. V.

OF THE Eloquence of the sacred wri-

TINGS,

I. Simplicity of the Mysterious horitings,

II. Simplicity and Grandeur,

III. The Beauty of the Scriptures does not arise

from the JP'ords, but the Things,

IV. Description,

W. Figures, . . . .

1. The Metaphor and Simile,

2. Repetition,

3. Apostrophe, Prosopopaeia,

VI. Sublime Passages,

VII. Tender and affecting Passages,

VIII. Characters,

The Song of Moses after his Passage

through the Red Sea,

The Song of Moses explained according to

the Rules of Rhetoric, -

Occasion and Subject of the Song,
Eaylication of the Song,

BOOK IV.

O F H IS TO R Y.

THE INTRO Duc T1 on,

PART I.

OF THE TASTE for so LID G LoRY AND REAL

GREATN ESS,

Sect. I. Riches. Poverty,

II. Buildings,

III. Furniture. Dress. Equipage,

165

166

171

173

176
178

182

184,

189

ibid.

ibid.

IV. Of Lurury in Eating and Drinking, 254

W. Honours. Dignities,

265

SEcT.

SEct. VI. Victories. Nobility of Blood. Abilities.

R}| PAGE 268

'ictories, ibid.

Mobility of Birth, 272

Talents of the Mind, 277

Reputation, 280

I. To bear Praise with Pain, and to

speak of one's self with Modesty, 283

II. Heartily to contribute to the Re-

putation of others, - 284

III. To sacrifice one's own Reputa-

tion for the Good of the Public, 287

SEcT.VII. Joherein solid Glory and real

Greatness consist, 288

PART II.

OF SACRED HIstory, 301

CHAP. I.

Necessary Principles for the understanding

Sacred History, - 302

ARTICLE I. The proper and peculiar Charac-
ters of Sacred History, ibid.
ART1c LE II. Useful Observations for the

- Study of Sacred History, 3.13

- CHAP. II.

The Application of the foregoing Principles to

some Examples, - 327

ART1c LE I. The Story of Joseph, ibid.

I. Joseph sold by his Brethren, carried into

Egypt, brought into Potiphar’s House,

and thrown into Prison, 328

Reflections, 330

II. Joseph’s Advancement. The first De-

scent of his Brethren into Egypt, 334

Reflections, - 336

III. The second Descent of Jacob's Chil-

dren into Egypt. Joseph made known .
Particulars of Agreement between Jesus

Christ and Joseph, PAGE 344

ARTICLE II. The miraculous Deliverance of

Jerusalem under Hezekiah, 347

Reflections. I. Sennacherib the Instrument

of God's JVrath, 351

II. The great Men apply to the Kings of

Ethiopia and Egypt, 352

III. The impious Speeches, and blaspheming

Letter of Sennacherib, ibid.

IV. The Defeat of the King of Ethiopia, 353

W. The Army of the Assyrians cut off by
the destroying Angel, ibid.

WI. Reasons of God's Patience in bearing

with Sennacherib, and his Slowness in

the Deliverance of Jerusalem, 355

VII. Trust in God the prevailing Character

of Hezekiah, 356

VIII. The Deliverance of Jerusalem the

Figure of the Church, 357

ARTICLE IV. Prophecies, 358

The Prophecy of Daniel, occasioned by the

Statue of different Metals, 359

Reflection upon the Prophecies, - 363

PART III.

OF PROFANE H1stoRY, 365

CHAP. I.

Rules and Principles for the Study of profane

History, ibid.

Sect. I. Order and Method necessary for the

studying History to Advantage, 366 .

II. To observe what relates to the Laws,

Manners, and Customs of Countries, 368

III. Principally to enquire after Truth, ibid.

IV. To endeavour to find out the Causes

SEcT. W. To study the Character of the People

and great Men mentioned in His-

tory, PAGE 376

VI. To observe in History what relates

to Morality and the Conduct of Life, 380

VII. Carefully to observe every Thing

that relates to Religion, 382

CHAP. II.

The Application of the foregoing Rules to some

particular Facts in History, 383

ART1cie I. Of the History of the Persians

and Greeks, ibid.

THE FIRST PIEcE TAKEN FROM THE HIs-

to R Y of the PERSIANs, ibid.

Cy Rus, 284

I. The Education of Cyrus, ibid.

Reflections, 389

II. The first Eapeditions and Conquests

of Cyrus, 390

Reflections, 398

III. The Continuation of the J/ar, the

taking of Babylon. New Conquests.

The Death of Cyrus, 400

Reflections, 406

THE SEco N D P1 EcE TAKEN FROM THE HIs-

- To R Y of THE GREEks, 413

Of the Grandeur and Empire of Athens, ibid.

Reflections, 431

I. Characters of Themistocles, Aristides,
Cimon, and Pericles, ibid.

II. Of Ostracism, 44 l

III. Emulation in Arts and Sciences, 445

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