Of the advancement and proficiencie of learning; or, The partitions of sciences, nine booksWritten in Latin by the most eminent, illustrious and famous Lord Bacon . te the Apocalypfe,and true viflon of the impreffions and fignets of the Crea-tor, upon the Creature ! Wherefore thou , 0 Father, rvho hajl conferred vifihleLights as the Primitias<?» the Creature, and breathed intothe face of Man IntelleSinal Light, as the accomplifhment ofthy JVorkj ; proteSi and conduB. this IVorh^, xvhich ijfuingfrom thy Goodnefs, returns to thy Glory ! Thou, after thouhadji fur<veyedthe workj thy hands ha


Of the advancement and proficiencie of learning; or, The partitions of sciences, nine booksWritten in Latin by the most eminent, illustrious and famous Lord Bacon . te the Apocalypfe,and true viflon of the impreffions and fignets of the Crea-tor, upon the Creature ! Wherefore thou , 0 Father, rvho hajl conferred vifihleLights as the Primitias<?» the Creature, and breathed intothe face of Man IntelleSinal Light, as the accomplifhment ofthy JVorkj ; proteSi and conduB. this IVorh^, xvhich ijfuingfrom thy Goodnefs, returns to thy Glory ! Thou, after thouhadji fur<veyedthe workj thy hands had wrought, fatv thatallvpas exceeding Good, andhajirejied : but Manfurveyingthe worlds hts hands had tprought, fan? that all was vanityand vexation of Spirit, and found no Keji : Wherefore ifwe labour with diligence , and vigilance in Thy worlds 5thou wilt make us Participants of thy Vifion, and of thySabbath. We humbly fupplicate , that we may be of thisrefolution,and infpired with this mind; and that thou wouldjlbe pleafed to endow humane Race,with new Donatives by ourhands j and the hands of others^ in whom thou/halt implantthe fame Spirit. [Ha] THE 7 29. THE GENERAL ARGUMENT Of the Nine Books. LIB. 1. Is Proemial to the Inftauration of Sciences. § Reportsthe DISCEIEDITS of LEARNING. § The DIGNITY ofLEARNING. TIB. II. Declares the ADVANCEMENT of LEARNING. § In-, ftrumental. § Eflential , in the Partition of Sciences, intoHISTORY. § POESY. § PHILOS. § Partit. of HIST.§ POESY. LIB. III. Partitions of PHILOSOPHY , into § SUMMARY.§ SPECIAL, into DIVINE. § NATURAL. § HUMANE.§ Partitions of NATURAL PHILOSOPHY. T IB. IV. Partitions of HUMANE PHILOSOPHY into § PHI-1^ LOSOPHY of HUMANITY. § CIVIL. § Partitions ofthe PHILOSOPHY of HUMANITY. LIB. V. Partitions of SCIENCES, from the Ufe and Objefts ofof the MIND, into § LOGICK, § ETHICK. § Of LO-GICK into INVENTION. § JUDGEMENT. § MEMORY.§ TRADITION. LIB. VI. Partitions of TRADITION or ELOCUTION into theORGAN of S


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