. The works of Francis Bacon, Baron of Verulam, Viscount St. Alban, Lord High Chancellor of England ... With several additional pieces, never before printed in any edition of his works. To which is prefixed, a new life of the author, by Mr. Mallet. f knowledge orlearning, 1 did in the beginning feparate divine teftimony from human, whichmethod I have purfued, and lb llandled them both apart. Never THELKSS I do not pretend, and I know it will be impofTiblefor me by any pleading of mine to rcverfe the judgment, cither of yIEfopscock that preferred the barley-corn before the gem j or o( Af/das, t
. The works of Francis Bacon, Baron of Verulam, Viscount St. Alban, Lord High Chancellor of England ... With several additional pieces, never before printed in any edition of his works. To which is prefixed, a new life of the author, by Mr. Mallet. f knowledge orlearning, 1 did in the beginning feparate divine teftimony from human, whichmethod I have purfued, and lb llandled them both apart. Never THELKSS I do not pretend, and I know it will be impofTiblefor me by any pleading of mine to rcverfe the judgment, cither of yIEfopscock that preferred the barley-corn before the gem j or o( Af/das, that beingchofen judge between Apollo prcfident of the mufes, and T^an god of the flocks,judged for plenty; or oiParis, that judged for beauty and love againfk wil-domand power; or oi Agrippina, Occidat matrem, modo imperet-, that pre-ferred empire with any condition never fo deteftable 5 or of tllyjfes, ^11 ve-tulam praetulit irmnortalitati, being a figure of thofe which prefer cuftomand habit before all excellency, or of a number of the like popular judg-ments. For thcle things muft continue as they have been : but lb will thatalfo continue, whereupon learning hath ever relied, and which faileth not:Juftijicata eji fapientia a filiis Vol. II. hll THE 45^ :J no ^i ^DMAVaA, HHT -nia \d nmoDv: THE -&1 / SECOND BOOK O F FRANCIS BACONv O F T H E >} «cc: Proficience and Advancement^ -i OF L EAR N I N G, ? DIVINE and HUMAN. To the K I N G. iOJli. IT might feem to have more convenience, though it come often other-wife to pafs, (excellent king) that thole which are fruitful in their ge-nerations, and have in themfelves the forcftght of immortality in theirdefcendants, fhould likewife be more careful of the good cftate of fu-ture times, unto which they know they muft tranfmit and commendover their dcarcft pledges. Queen Elizabeth was a fojourncr in the world,in refpcd of her unmarried Hfe, and was a blcfling to her own times i andyet fo as the impreflion of her good governmen
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