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The rule of reason, conteinyng the arte of logique, set forth in Englishe, by Thomas Vuilson
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- The rule of reason, conteinyng the arte of logique, set forth in Englishe, by Thomas Vuilson
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- Wilson, Thomas, 1525?-1581.
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- An. M.D.LI. [1551]
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hūter, yet he liued like a wretche in great miserie.
Laban also liued wretchedly,
Pharao was sore plaged,
Amalech, Madian, Abimelech,
Herode, with other ware scourged greuously for their wickednes, neither is their any example to the contrary,
Therfore the ende of wicked men is wretched.
This kynde of Argument is called Inductio, because that shewing diuer∣se propre names, it enduceth at length, and moueth the mind to make a gene∣rall conclusion. Therfore necessary it is, that in such Argumentes al the ex∣amples which are induced be like, for if any be found contrary, the Argument is of no force, as thus,
Athanasius liued vnmaried,
Ambrosius liued vnmaried,
Basilius had no wife & a great many mo.
Ergo all Bishoppes heretofore were vnmaried.
The Argument is not Lawful, for∣asmuche
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as diuerse haue been maried in the Primatiue Churche, as Spiri∣dion, Hermes, Hilarius, Policrates, Tertullianus, and diuers other. for it was the maner in ye primatiue church that honeste maried men were chosen to be Bishoppes, and had the charge of christes flocke. The Apostles also (as Egnatius wittenesseth) had wiues aswel as other men, and as I think v∣sed them, as other mē do their wiues, or elles asked their leaue, and consent to forbeare them.