a fast and an acceptable day unto the Lord ?-Is not thìs* the fast that I have chosen? to loose the bands of wìckedness, to undo the heavy bùrdens, and to let the oppressed go frèe, and that ye break every yòke? Is it not to deal thy bread to the hùngry, and that thou bring the poor that are cast out to thy house? when thou seest the naked, that thou còver him; and that thou hide not thyself from thine own flèsh? Vivid or Earnest Inflection. Argumentation. Discussion. [High ascent of Rising Inflection, or Upward Slide.]t Know ye not, brethren, (for I speak to them that know the law,) how that the law hath dominion over a man as long as he liveth? 'What then? shall we sín, because we are not under the law, but under grace? God forbid. Know ye not, that to whom ye yield yourselves servants to obey, his servants ye are to whóm ye obey; whether of sin unto death, or of obedience unto righteousness?' Exclamation. [Low descent of Falling Inflection, or Downward Slide.]+ 'Oh! the depth of the riches both of the wisdom and knowledge of Gòd! how unsearchable are his judgments, and his ways past finding out! For who hath known the mind of the Lord, or who hath been his counsellor? Or who hath first given to him, and it shall be recompensed unto him again? For of him, and thròugh him, and tò him are all things to whom be glory for èver. Amèn!' * Interrogation, in the form of remonstrance or expostulation, adopts the downward slide, as do all other emphatic forms of language. tUpward Concrete' of a 'Fifth,'-in the nomenclature of Dr. Rush. 'Downward Concrete' of a 'Fifth.' Hortatory Injunction or Command. Earnest and Authoritative Address. [Inflection as in the preceding examples.] If it be possible, as much as lieth ìn you, live peaceably with all men. Dearly beloved, avènge not yourselves, but rather give plàce unto wrath: for it is written, Vengeance is mìne: 'I will repay, saith the Lord. Therefore, if thine enemy hunger, fèed him; if he thirst, give him drink for in so doing thou shalt heap coals of fìre on his head. — Let every soul be subject unto the higher powers. For there is no power but of God: the powers that be are ordained of God.' Assurance. Emphatic Assertion. [Inflection as before.] "I am persuaded that neither death nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor pòwers, nor things present, nor things to còme, nor height nor depth, nor any other creature, shall be able to separate us from the love of God which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.' Exclamation.-Gratitude. 'Father of mercies, in thy word What endless glory shìnes! 'Here may the wretched sons of want Riches beyond what earth can grant, Exclamation.-Exultation. [Inflection as before.] Sing, O ye heavens; for the Lord hath dòne it: shòut, ye lower parts of the earth: break forth into sìnging, ye mountains, O fòrest, and every tree therein: for the Lord hath redeemed Jacob, and glòrified himself in Israel !' Scorn. Extract from Isaiah XLIV. V. 9. They that make a graven image are all of them vànity; and their delectable things shall not pròfit; and they are their own witnesses; they see not, nor know, that they may be ashamed. 10. Who hath formed a gòd, or molten a graven ìmage, that is profitable for nothing? 11. Behold, all his fellows shall be ashamed: and the workmen, they are of mèn let them all be gathered together, let them stand ùp; yet they shall fear, and they shall be ashamed together. 12. The smith with the tongs both worketh in the coals, and fashioneth it with hàmmers, and worketh it with the strength of his arms: yea, he is hùngry, and his strength fàileth: he drinketh no water, and is fàint. 13. The carpenter stretcheth out his rùle: he marketh it out with a lìne; he fitteth it out with planes, and he marketh it out with the còmpass, and maketh it after the figure of a màn, according to the beauty of a man; that it may remain in the house. 14. He heweth him down cèdars, and taketh the cypress and the òak, which he strengtheneth for himself among the trees of the forest: he planteth an òak, and the rain doth nourish it. 15. Then shall it be for a man to bùrn: for he will take thereof, and wàrm himself; yea, he kìndleth it, and baketh bread; yea, he maketh a gòd, and worshippeth it; he maketh it a graven ìmage, and falleth down thereto. 16. He burneth part thereof in the fìre; with part thereof he eateth flèsh; he roasteth roast, and is satisfied; yea, he wàrmeth himself, and saith, Ahà! I am wàrm, I have seen the fìre: 17. And the residue thereof he maketh a gòd, even his graven ìmage: he falleth down unto it, and worshippeth it, and prayeth unto it, and saith, Delìver me, for thou art my gòd. 18. They have not known nor understood: for he hath shut their eyes that they cannot see; and their hearts, that they cannot understand. 19. And none con sidereth in his heart, neither is there knowledge nor understànding to say, I have bùrned part of it in the fìre; yea, also, I have baked bread upon the còals thereof; I have roasted flesh, and eaten it: and shall I make the residue thereof an abomination? shall I fall down to the stock of a trée ? 20. He feedeth on àshes: a deceived heart hath turned him asìde, that he cannot deliver his soul, nor say, Is there not a lìe* in my right hand?' Contrasted Interrogations. [Inflections exemplifying both Slides.] 'And thinkest thou this, O man, that judgest them which do such things, and doest the same, that thou shalt escape the judgment of Gód? Or despisest thou the riches of his goodness, and forbearance, and long-suffering; not knowing that the goodness of God leadeth thee to repentance?' Moderate Inflection.† [Rising Inflection, or Upward Slide.] Unimpassioned or Unemphatic Interrogation. 'Have ye understood all these things?' 'Knów ye what I have done to you?" Is it well with thée? Is it well with thy húsband? Is it well with the child?' Suspended, or Incomplete sense. 'And if some of the branches be broken off, and thou, being a wild olive-tree, wert graffed in among them, and with them partakest of the root and fatness of the olive-tree; boast not against the branches.' 'Inconstant service we repay, And treacherous vóws renew; As false as morning's scattering cloud, * Downward slide of emphatic expression. † Upward or Downward Concrete,' or slide, of a 'Third.' [Falling Inflection, or Downward Slide.] All things are lawful unto me; but all things are not expedient: all things are lawful for me; but I will not be brought under the domìnion of any.' 'Render therefore to all their dùes: tribute to whom trìbute is due; custom to whom cùstom; fear to whom fear; honour to whom honour. 'Having, then, gifts, differing according to the grace that is given to us, whether prophecy, let us prophesy according to the proportion of faith; or ministry, let us wait on our mìnistering; or he that teacheth, on teaching; or he that exhorteth, on exhortation; he that giveth, let him do it with simplicity; he that ruleth, with dìligence; he that sheweth mercy, with cheerfulness.' "Great God, thy penetrating eye Pervades my inmost powers: With awe profound my wondering soul [Inflections exemplifying both Slides.] Correspondence and Contrast. 'Professing themselves to be wise, they became fòols.* 'Now if we be dead with Christ, we believe that we shall also live with him.' 'For if we have been planted together in the likeness of his déath, we shall be also in the likeness of his resurrection.' To be carnally minded is déath; but to be spiritually minded is life and peace.' 'We are fools for Christ's sake, but ye are wìse in Christ; we are weak, but ye are stròng; ye are hónourable, but we are despised.' 'Now to him that worketh, is the reward not reckoned of gráce, but of debt. But to him that worketh not, but believeth on him that justifieth the ungodly, his faith is counted for righteousness.' * The common error, in contrasts, is that of a double slide, or circumflex, instead of the single upward or downward transit. |