by dogma. That is why the Scriptures were not to proceed by way of definition, analysis, and synthesis in order to prove the properties of some subject matter, as do the other sciences;11 they were to make use of their own modes, adapting themselves to the different mental states that make souls respond differently. For instance, were a man to remain unmoved by a command or a prohibition, he might perhaps be moved by a concrete example; were this to fail, he might be moved by the favors shown him;