Price chooses his language very carefully within the Discourse, which highlights the careful deliberation used to effectively convey his opinions to the audience. As we deconstruct his writing the rhetoric becomes increasingly evident in each of the paragraphs, and one comes to see the strengths of the Discourse and the crescendo effect ultimately achieved through its arrangement.

Price has a strong command over what he writes, and his understanding of rhetoric language devices are

The rhythm of the Discourse escalates as the piece progresses. Upon introducing his ideas Price uses a noticeably longer sentence structure with more clauses, conjunctions and larger more elaborate terms. The marginal sideline thoughts within the Ellipses develop into shorter and more concise sentences containing authoritative language and imperative thoughts indicated by the multitude of exclamation marks that riddle the closing paragraphs. The treatment of new beginnings follows on with this scheme, as they are first intricate and detailed until reasoning and time truly depict their worth and significance.

New beginnings are treated with the utmost gratitude from Price. It is apparent that the composer’s background as a Unitarian minister has influenced the presentation of the Discourse, and also how it was so widely received. As many of Prices ministry contemporaries and their faithful parishioners had “met to thank god” Price was no exception. The spiritual imagery and continual references to god and our need to be thankful for his actions assist the Discourse in its argument. The use of a bible quotation adds further validity to the Discourse through a proclamation of the composer’s own thankfulness:

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