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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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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Blundeville, Thomas, fl. 1561.
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London :: Printed by William Stansby, and are to be sold by Matthew Lownes,
1617.
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Logic -- Early works to 1800.
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"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." In the digital collection Early English Books Online. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/A16218.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed June 7, 2024.

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Page 129

From the corruption of the Subiect.

THe destruction of Vertue is the cause of most grieuous euils, for the light of Vertue being extinct, the minde is immediately wrapped in such darkenesse, as it cannot see nor discerne what is honest, what is profitable, or what is hurtfull, by meanes whereof man falleth into most filthie vices, which doe so infect and corrupt the life of man, as it becommeth most detestable both to God and Man: whereby it plainely appea∣reth how noble a thing Vertue is, and with what loue and dili∣gence it ought to be embraced of all men.

Logically thus:

The destruction of Vertue is euill: therefore Vertue is good and worthy to be beloued.

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