The arte of logick Plainely taught in the English tongue, according to the best approued authors. Very necessary for all students in any profession, how to defend any argument against all subtill sophisters, and cauelling schismatikes, and how to confute their false syllogismes, and captious arguments. By M. Blundevile.

Of the place of Generation, and of the thing engendred.

WHat is Generation?

It is the first being or springing of any thing.

How are arguments to be fetched from Generation to the thing engendred?

Affirmatiuely thus: It was good that Christ was borne: Er∣go Christ was good; It was euill for Rome that Catiline was borne: Ergo, Catiline was euill to Rome.

What be the Maxims of this place?

Those things whose generation is good, must needs bee good, and those things whose generation is euill, must needes be euill.

How may we reason from the thing engendred to the Generation?

Affirmatiuely thus: Catiline was euill to Rome: Ergo, the birth of Catiline was euill to Rome.

What be the maxims of this place?

If the thing engendred be either good or euill, the generati∣on thereof must needes be also either good or euill.