Monitio logica, or, An abstract and translation of Burgersdicius his logick by a gentleman.

COMMENTARY.

1. §. Which much assists our Minds in the Search after the Knowledge of Things: For whilst you see (says the Learned Isiodore) from whence the Word is derived, you the sooner understand the Force of that thing which you wou'd look into.

Ax. 3. Etymologies are taken either from the Causes, Effects, Proprieties, Objects, and other Ad∣juncts, and Effect an Understanding of these.

1. §. So 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉, Letter is said from 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉, that is, write: Because Letters are made by Writing: And Man in the Hebrew, Adam, from the Verb Adam; that is, look red, from whence also Adamah, that is, red Earth, of which Colour the Earth uses to be when till'd; because Man was created out of the Earth. So Consul from consulendo, that is, Counselling: An∣gelus ab 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉, that is, Nuncio, or declare are so cal∣led; because the End and Effect of the one is to consult the Republick, and of the other to declare the Commands of God to Men. So 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉, Temperance, says Aristotle, Book 1. of the Eth. Cap. 5. is so said, as tho' 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉, that is, it

preserved Prudence. For it is the Property of that Virtue, so to moderate the Mind both in Grief and Pleasure, as that the Judgment may not be depraved about Practical Things. Arithmetick is so call'd from Number; because it is conversant about Numbers, &c.

Ax. 4. Conjugates are those which joyned in Affi∣nity of Word and Signification, differ yet in Termina∣tion.

1. §. As Justice, just, justly, &c. Those that dif∣fer not in Termination; as Grammatica, the Art of Grammar, and Grammatica, a Woman, are not Conju∣gates, but Homonyms: And these are perfect Conjugates. There are also others, which convene in Word and not Signification; as Ebrius, Ebriosus, Somnus, Somno∣lentus, &c. For neither is every one a Drunkard that is drunken; nor is he at all times Drunken that is a Drunkard. These, with Grammarians may be Con∣jugates; but by Logicians they are rejected. O∣thers, lastly, there are which agree in Signification, not Word; as, Virtue and Honesty, &c. which altho' properly, they are not Conjugates; yet in Logick they have the Force of Conjugates, &c.

Ax. 3. Conjugation consists in a Primitive Paro∣nymous, or Denominated Word and Case.

Ax. 6. A Primitive is an Abstracted Word not Denominated from any other.

1. §. In Discerning of the Primitive or the Abstra∣cted from the Derivative Word, the Paucity or Mul∣titude of Syllables, is not in this Place to be regarded as by Grammarians, but only the Nature of things. For Example: Justice is by Grammarians deriv'd from Just; Because this is a Dissyllable, that a Monosyllable. But by Logicians Just is deriv'd from Justice; because that is a Concrete, this an Abstract Word, and there∣fore the more simple.

Ax. 7. A Paronymous is a Concrete Word, and so deriv'd from the Primitive, as that it differs only from it in Termination.

1. §. Hitherto belong all Concrete Words; not only those derived from Accidents, as, Quan∣tus, Quantity, Good from Goodness, White, White∣ness, &c. But also those which are deriv'd from Substances; as, Clothed, Cloth, Armed, Arms, &c. And these, says the Philosopher, Cap. 5. of the Categories, are predicated of the Subject Pa∣ronymously, that is, as to Name only, not Definiti∣on: Those which according to Name and De∣finition, are by Aristotle in the same Place, said to be Synonymously predicated. And so we come to define Cases.

Ax. 8. Viz. thus, That they are Adverbs which are deduc'd from a Noun, or Verb of their own Conjugation.

1. §. As Benè from Bonus, that is, well from Good; Wisely from sapio or sapere, that is, to be wise, &c. And in this Acceptation Aristotle takes the Word when he treats of Conjugates, Book 1. Top, Cap. 15. lib. 2. Cap. 9. lib. 6. Cap. 10. Otherwise Case with Aristotle, signifies a Certain Inflection or Termination of a Word different from its Original, as Musa, from Musae, &c. and so he takes it Cap. 2. of the Interp. as well as elsewhere.