The mysterie of rhetorique unveil'd wherein above 130 the tropes and figures are severally derived from the Greek into English : together with lively definitions and variety of Latin, English, scriptural, examples, pertinent to each of them apart. Conducing very much to the right understanding of the sense of the letter of the scripture, (the want whereof occasions many dangerous errors this day). Eminently delightful and profitable for young scholars, and others of all sorts, enabling them to discern and imitate the elegancy in any author they read, &c. / by John Smith.

EPIPHONEMA, 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉, Acclamatio, Ac∣clamation, or a shooting out of the voyce: derived from 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉, [epiphoneo] acclamo, to cry out or shoot forth the voice.

It is an applause of a thing approved, or a sententio••s ••lause of a discourse, and serves for Amplification, when, after a great crime, or de∣sert, exclaimed upon or extolled, it gives a mo∣ral note, worthy of credit and observation.

Acclamation is a figure, when after a thing is done or declared, a clause or pa••t of a sen∣tence is added, briefly purporting some Empha∣sis, and the speakers censure of the thing so done or declared.

Narratae subit & rei Epiphonema probatae.

Acclamation is brought in with these words, viz. Sic ita, adeo ut, quippe, tantus, quantus, ta∣lis, qualis, ecce, videamus ergo, &c. ut,

Tant molis erat Romanam condere gentem.

Quam ut adipiscantur, omnes optant: eandem ac∣cusant adepti—Tanta est stultitia et perversitas. Cic. de Senect.

Tantum religio potuit suadere malorum. Lucr. 1.

Adeo à te teneris assuescere multum est.

Jam indicant tot hominum fletus, quam sis charus tuis, adeo ut omnes videant, quam misere insani∣unt, qui opes virtuti praeferunt.

English Examples of Acclamation.

Thus after the relation of Scipio Affricanus's course, who having been Generalissimo of the greatest Armies in the world; having for a long time had Kings s••itors for his favour, and to the day of his death, Nations kept in aw of 〈◊〉〈◊〉 name; yet in 56 years neither bought nor sold goods nor lands, nor built any house or Castle of his own, left not above 46 l. in gold, and 6 l. in silver behind him at his death.

It may be folded up in this Acclamati∣on;

So little need hath he to stoop to private cares, that thrives upon publique victories; and so small leisure has he to be desirous of riches, that hath been so long possest and satisfied with honour, which our Ancestors reputed the im∣mortal end of mortal actions.

So inconstant is the favour of Princes.

Thus dangerous is the satisfaction of a sensu∣al appetite.

So hard is it to escape the force of temptati∣ons.

So weighty a matter it was to set up the Ro∣man Nation.

Scriptural Examples of Acclamation.

Thus in Matth. 22. in the beginning of the Chapter, after the relation of the Para∣ble of the Kings sons marriage, and of the man, who (for that he had nor on a wedding garment) was cast into outer darkness, &c. you finde this acclamation elegantly ad∣ded at the end of that discourse: as,

In the 14 verse, For many are called, but few are chosen.

So the Psalmograph having in the former part of the 2. Psalm spoken of the terrors of Gods indignation when his wrath is kind∣led against his Adversaries, we find this ac∣clamation,

In the last verse; Blessed are all they that put their trust in him.

Thus also he having in the 72. Psalm highly set forth the glorious excellency of the name of God; shuts up his praise with this Acclamation,

In the last verse; Blessed be his glorious name for ever, and let the whole earth be filled with his glory.

Luk. 10.30. see Act. 19, 20. Matth. 19.27. Mark. 7.37.

Notes

• It is a kind of Exclama∣tion.,
• Farnaby.