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 April 30, 2024.

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¶The generall rule.

When the substance is at hand, the workmanship maie folowe, and the ef∣fecte maie appere: But when the sub∣stance is taken awaie, there can be no∣thyng made at al. As if a man lacke sil∣uer, how can he make an Image of sil∣uer? There is no stone, wood, nor plai∣ster:

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Ergo there is no house. But if I reason thus by the substance, that chā∣geth into another nature, and cānot be thesame, that it was before: I reason then amisse, as thus. Ther is no meale or flower, ergo there is no bread: but I should saie rather, there was no meale nor flower, ergo there is no bread.

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