Oratoria^ Sedl. I Cap. I V. 



K.r^atrmoraconorumvnmcrfum nob.s ponunt ob oculos. 

 j^Tvanctasa.l qua.uor capua.fiuc cladcs.hoc modo potcll 

 cuocati. ^^««'"'''^'^'"^■'■''^'•habcntomn^umdiiciplsnatum 

 fputationcs, narrationcs , commcmorationcs , interprcta- 

 ioQCS , & cxplicationes. Themnra demonjlnniu» funt com- 

 icndationcs , encomia .gtatuLntiones, giatiatum ad^ones, 

 cdicationes.lamcntationes, paicntalia, Saiyra:. &c. Thema- 

 id::ibertniH» funt cxliortationcs & dehortationcs , pctitio- 

 cs dcprecationes.coofolationcs. commmationcs, admoni- 

 ioncs, confiha, mandata , promiHa, kc. Th.mM* tud.ti^lii* 

 intcipoQulationcs, obiurgationcs ,exptobrationes ,inuc- 

 tiuz.apologis, ciculationes, fuppiicationcs, &c. Hoc loco 

 on fuctitahcnum a pcopofito nonroindicarc authorcs.qoi 

 ^t vcl illa thcmata accuratiiis ttaitaucrint. Orationes ita- 

 ueencomiathcxpctfcnarum facrari.m, vidclicet Abral.a- 

 li , Dauidis , Pauli , occurrunt apud Grcgorium Naz.anzc- 

 um.Chtytbllomum, Bafilium. Dcfciiptioncs rcrum natu- 

 ilium.vtfuntciconia.columba.ouis.occutruiitapudGdnc- 

 um. Df fadis , perfonij , rcbus. Jc locis conlulamur h;fto- 

 ici, quorum catalogum propofuimus in Hirtotici. Inpii- 

 lii hic lc^cndi Plutarchus . Diogcnes Laertius , & Valctius 

 laximusrAahortatroucs, ddiottationcs, locos communes, 

 lationcs comparatiuas, hypotypofes, pioucrbia, chrias, fa- 

 ulas, apologia, lamenrat:oncs , & fimilcs matcriasvidc in 

 [ibustomis orationum hil^oricatum Melchioris lunij , iu 

 lematibusoratoiiisMatthiiTympij . in Collcsio oratio- 

 am Kcchcrmanni,in Polyanthca Lansij, MyrhologiaNata- 

 s Comitis, Chiliadib .s Eralmi, & Infra in philolophu pia- 

 ticajquam idco voluimus cire ptoliiiorem.vt otaioii^e hcii- 

 liis ftudiofo pofTct infct«iic. Hic aIiquid.moncndnm eft dc 

 lamis.ielciiptionitun, & oiatioiiibus coniparatiuis yiBu- 

 it m oiatoiia ficultate non tantum vocamus illas , quibus 

 crfonxdepin;;uiitur,vtc(lpidjra Chrillophoii velGcoigij: 

 :detwm icoocs lcu iraagincs vittiitum & vi:iotum_, vt clt 

 [lUgopaticntix^auaiitix.iupcibii.Scc.y.f/rrr/tMnaluntcon- 

 laiiiorationcsveterum oiat onihu', oppolits , dc quibus 

 luinnli»niu W.i6 f.i.tcllatur.qnordam cxciccnJi flyli cau- 

 1 lolitos fuilfc icfciibcic vcteubus oiationibiu:idq'.u fccilfe 

 3ter C*tcroS ait Scitium quci).l.iin,qui fcnplit contra aiftio- 

 cm Ciccioiiishabitampto Miljuc. (^ua dcicvMeTheo- 

 j^um Hypenj. Orii/ion<Jfow/)<ir.ir;«t (unt duum gcnerum. 

 n quibu(damenimin(\ituitut collatio fimilium ,putaElix 

 cIohaanisBaptirtx,theologi*&mcdicini,hominis&mun- 

 i.Chrifti & Samfonis, priccnoiis & impciatoris, vittutum, 

 ltiorum,locorum,tcmporum,animaIium.Dcindcinquibuf- 

 am efl conicntio fcu collatio Jifrim;lium,puta boni pafto- 

 is & mciccnati|,Ecclcfi* Vct, & Nou.Tcftam. Adamiptimi 

 cfccundi, lcgis & euaii;4c!ij , carnis & fpititus, fummi boni 

 hilofophotum & thcoiogoium,Saulis& Dauidis,Chrifti & 

 .ntichtilti. Atquchjcc c(t vatietas thematum otatoriorum, 

 uam alij ita pioponunt.vtdicant ihcma oiatorium clfc fub- 

 lantiam vcl accidcns:quam diuifioncm dcducunt pci prxJi. 

 amcnta. AIi) ciiam diuidunt ihcmatJ oracotia la^one dilci- 

 linarum.ua vc fint ph) fica,politica,lhcologica,&c.i^a in rc 

 uilibctlibciumclt luditium. 



J, In themaie fuo rite corflitHendo hhnc ordinem 

 [eruahit orator: 



rHcma primo fit diflinflum , non confufum aut implica- 

 tum deinde, orationc dignum , proindc.'|Uc honcftum iii 

 tiictium ita comparatnni, vt aujitoi cius lit capax:dcniquc 

 alc.vi qui dicit fit tiadaiido.l^lutininm vcro licum cll in rc- 

 !la thcmatis coiiflituti()nc:quia .id ihcma.taiiquam ad capijc 

 ■niucifacollim.ircdtbct oiatio. iJuiiditur autcm thcma jb 

 iratotibus,qu6d fit qu i ftioiiis inlinita: vel infiniix-, SjHiflio 

 i)^fl<'4cft ihcina gcnctale , fine ciicuniffantia propolitum, 

 ^usfiio fini'.:t cfl iKcina dc le fingulaii, cumquc cucumflan 

 !.£ adicdlioac.llia dicitur iUcfiona:c,hypoihcfis. 



C A P V T IV. 



Dc inuentione drgiimentorttm ingmere , c/ ^o- 

 ctntiurn tn fpeci-'- 



P R it C E -' T A. 



W"^. Niientioargumentrtum oratoriorumcft , qua 

 pjy colliguntur argu'ncnta,quibus tlicmaotatorium 

 .ra(iletur,vtparcft. 

 Eacoiilic1crant.ir in genercvd in fpccie. , 

 Atgumcnta otatoria in gencre funt docentia fiuc 

 Tom. I. 



471 



logica,dcle6tantt3 feu cthica, vcl moucntia feu pathe- 

 tica. Graci eleganter vocant rsi-^a^n^t,, li, -naA^: Et vtd- 

 go docent inuentionem oratoriam efTe hdei & motus- 

 vbifuh motucontinetur dele^iatio. 



Argumcnta docentia fant fubftantialia, vel acccf. 

 foria. Illa funt explicantia,vel probantiaihxc, ampli- 

 Hcantia. 



R E 



G V l. JE. 



I. Tres fmt clajfes argitrneKtorum oratoriorum in 

 genere. 



I)Rima eft f A«'j.»,rationc caufz:fccunda,J fl^s(5,ratione ota- 

 toiis^iertia.Ja-aCifs.ratioiie auditoris. Illa ad doccndum, 

 iltaaddelcctandum fcu conciliandum , hac admouendum 

 fcu cotiCitanduinfacit.Niiniium tiia funt otatoiis oflicia.fcu 

 trcs fincs. Itaquc totidcm gcucia aigumcntorum inucdigati 

 opottct.Dcindc.audiiorum conditio tcquirit hanc aigumea- 

 toium trip^iiitam rationcm.Opottet cnmi audicoiem indo- 

 itum vcl iion fatis do,flum doccie , uon beneuolum aut non 

 attcntum conciliarc ac dclcinaic,& torpcntcm lluc langucn- 

 tcm cicitaie. Piiinumcltncccflitatis ; fccundum, fuauitatisi 

 tertium,vi(Stoiii.H£ itaque lunt tics daflcs argumcntotuia 

 otaionotum in gcncic:pistcr quasdantur alixquacuor fpe- 

 cialcs,dc quibus niox caf.-j. 



1 1. Lntcntio aYgumentorum in genere apud oratores 

 pcificitur hifce regitlts; 



i- ■VlOtacfrcoporcetravbKj^o&.ideft.natUram&propric-i 

 iNiatcsrci,dcquadiccnduni cfl. i. Thcma tcfcratur ad 

 ccrtum gcnus & dilcipliua.vt inde,tanquam c promptuaiio, 

 petantui argumcnta icalia.j.Inquiiatur^quidahj iiifi-jnes at- 

 tificcs in finiili causa attulcrint.4. Inlpiciantui loci commu- 

 ncs ift ius facultatis & ditciplincE, ad quani pcriinet nolirum 

 thcma y.Orator vcluti oltiatim pulfct i X i l.loca inuentio- 

 nis Logica-.&poflcahabcatargumentoium dclcdtum.Ncquc 

 enim aigumcntotum numeto , fcd pondcrc cft certaodum. 

 Polfunt autcm oinnis gcncris argumcnca, hoc elt, doccntia, 

 dclc(2autia,& moucniia,fumi ci locis inuentionis. 6. Atgu- 

 mcnta non fintfalla,non incpta.non inflituto contrarianoQ 

 communia,non fuperuacanca : fcd vcra,& qui fcopum con- 

 tingant,& aJ rcni faciant.^.Non omnia.quae habeii pollunt, 

 accumulentur ; (cd ca (eligantur , qua: lunt clcgantiflima & 

 ncruofiflima.S.No lam piclse&angufte.quam in Logicis di- 

 fpuiationibus ticii folcc,res e(l peiltringcnda,(cd tum cipla- 

 natiu<,tum vbctius,& adcommune iudicium,popularcmquc 

 inteliiy;eniiaro accommodatiuscdiircrcndj.9. G aucs,& ma- 

 gni momcnti rcs lunt ciaggciand.v:Icuicul.v, & qu)bus nihil 

 pondciis lube(t,taiitum amugenJaE luni, 1 o.Moics.quam ta- 

 tioncs diccntis plus pctfuadcni. 1 1. Nunc iildcm cum audito- 

 re vcniis vtcndum.nuuc vclilicaiioncin contrarium flcdcn- 

 dum.ii. Etlicalfimcdiccs, fi tanquam in icm prx(cnttm au- 

 duorcri) ducas , ciufquc imaginem quaiidam otatione cxpri- 

 mas.ij.Omnis curaJiccniis ni hoc contcrcnda eil,vt mai^ni- 

 tujuicm icbuspcr (c grauibus addat,&gradaiim pcr omnia, 

 qui' potclt.incicincnta attoUat. 



III. jirgmnenta docentia orator hoc fnodo 

 iniieniet: 



I. A Rgiimcnt» doccntia diflinguantur in fubfi.intialia & 

 l\.A^ccl]otn.SHljl.intialia (unt, 111 quibus clt iple neruus 

 rcr.cuiufniodi (untargumcnta Jcclaiantia & probatia..4f<'e/^ 

 fitia funt, quibus oiaiio ampliticatui , vc plus pctlpicuitatis, 

 dignitatis,& motushabcat.i. fn tiavtationc thcmatis fimpli- 

 cisotilo ad luiiimumaigumcnta dcclaiantia ; in tia^ftationc 

 thcmatiscompoliti fciad lummuaigumenta dcmonftrantia, 

 cx locis inaciitionis Logic.c fumaiitur. ;. Ad otatonc cn'h- 

 canduin inpiimis faciunt cauf*cxteina:,c(fc(fla, (ubicita.an- 

 tecedcntia.conncia, con(equcntia,fimilia, ddciiptio, & dcfi- 

 nitio 4.AJ otatoric piobandum imprimis faciunt caaf,e cx- 

 lcina:,ctKcdl.i,adiunc'ta,conti2ria,paiia,& tcftnionium.j. Ad 

 oratori^amplilicandum inpiimisfaciunt aiuithclis,(ynciifis, 

 congloiiatio, & tfltimonium, quatcnu* iisadjuntut infigiiia 

 didla.fimilia, & cxcmpla. 6. Amplificaiio elt vcl cxtenfio vd 

 exaggciatio.IIIa etiani dicitut dilatio.vV cipu rernm, qu.x ( vc 

 & cxaggeiatioyabuiiJe luppctit cx locis inuciitionis.hoc ino- 

 do.txcaujis ^' anlccedotlibut fit dilataiio.qu.iiido altiuscau- 

 fasab ip(o capite iiCi:A\iWuii.xeJil.Hii,iitiiiindt4,iy cohfquen- 

 tibiis quafi ti luniphai oiatio li plui u cumiil.itni congerniuur. 

 Ey^i/ij-^V.-^dilatatut oiatio . (\ locus & obicitu viuis colonbus 

 dcpingaiitur. .^ntitieejis valdcfacit al copiain, fi paria paiibus, 

 Sc crcbv.i crcbris i,-lpondcant : fi,inquam, intci fc coafl gant 

 cau('x,cfFcit\a,fubictta, adiuu(Aa,fpccics, & patccsconciatix. 



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