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
Author
Wilson, Thomas, 1525?-1581.
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[Imprinted at London :: By Richard Grafton, printer to the Kynges Maiestie],
An. M.D.LI. [1551]
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Logic -- Early works to 1800.
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"The rule of reason, conteinyng the arte of logique, set forth in Englishe, by Thomas Vuilson." In the digital collection Early English Books Online. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/A15542.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed June 14, 2024.

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¶The generall rule.

From the naturall workyng cause, the effecte must nedes folowe, as thus. If the Sonne shine, the daie muste ne∣des be, whiche is the effecte, or worke∣manship of the Sunne. Suche a man hath eaten Hemlock: Ergo he is poy∣soned, and in daunger of death. Fire is in the Chimney, or in the toppe of the house, therefore it muste nedes burne. Take away the cause, and theffect can not be at al: for if there be no fire, there can bee no flame, nor burnyng neither.

The seconde workyng cause, is whē thynges are dooen by aduisement, and by choyse, not by any necessitie at all, for thynges maie aswell not bee doen, as be doen, as if there be a Shomaker, there maie be shone made, and contra∣ry, if there be no Shomaker, there can

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be no shone at all.

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