Sacred Rhetoric

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Whilst the greatest effort has been made to ensure the quality of this text, due to the historical nature of this content, in some rare cases there may be minor issues with legibility. A priest should for every reason be an educated man; and, bound as he is by his Ministry to teach and preach, Rhetoric forms an essential part of his educa tion. As in the Old Law, so also in the New, The lips of the Priest shall keep knowledge, and they shall seek the law at his month, because he is the Angel of the Lord of Hosts (mal. Ii. Like other arts, Rhetoric aims at perfection within its own sphere, but, like them too, it adapts itself to the capacity of the learner, and the use he may have to make of it. Hence, in learning Rhetoric the student is to take account of his own capacity in the first place, and then keep constantly in view the occasions he may have for exercising, and displaying, the proficiency he will have attained.