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.

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Title: 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.
Author: Blundeville, Thomas, fl. 1561.
Publication: London :: Printed by William Stansby, and are to be sold by Matthew Lownes,; 1617.
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Subject terms: Logic -- Early works to 1800.
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Of Vse.

WHat is vse?

Vse is the apt applying of euery thing to his proper ende, as the vse of wine to comfort the stomack, and to reioyce the heart of man.

How may we reason from this place?

Affirmatiuely thus: the vse of wine is good: Ergo, wine is good: the vse of art Magick is euill: Ergo, the art it selfe is euill.

What be the maxims of this place?

That thing is good or euill, whereof the vse is good or euill.

What is to be obserued in this kind of reasoning?

Two things: first, that the thing whereof wee speake, haue some good or euill vse of it selfe absolutely, and not by acci∣dent: secondly, that we take not the abuse in stead of the right vse, as to say, Wine will make men drunke: Ergo, wine is not good.

Whereto serue most chiefly these three places last mentioned (that is to say) the place of Generation, of Corruption, and of Use?

They chiefly serue to proue the naturall goodnesse or euil∣nesse of any thing.