PSOTHERAPIA
PSOTHERAPIA
PSOTHERAPIA is, if we preface our words by intimating in general our sincere and kindly feeling towards our readers or hearers: or if, when about to speak words of a kind whereby moderation, modesty, and gentleness might seem to be injured, we guard ourselves from being misunderstood by some previous mitigation; and so effect that a more ready access is afforded to the minds of our readers or hearers: e.g.-Mat 8:9, The Centurion being about to say, [by which words modesty might seem to be injured], employs a Protherapia: .-Act 2:29, PETER, when he had to say something less favourable of David, premises a Protherapa, , [] – – Rom 3:2, PAUL, intending from the privileges of the Jews to reprove them [which intention seemed likely to do violence to gentleness], premises a Protherapia, Rom 3:1, etc. See also the Gnom. on 1Co 14:18. Also the Ep. of Jud 1:1, note, ; and the passages quoted in Index III. of the Gnom.-Comp. the Title EPITHERAPIA.