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A42822	Plus ultra, or, The progress and advancement of knowledge since the days of Aristotle in an account of some of the most remarkable late improvements of practical, useful learning, to encourage philosophical endeavours : occasioned by a conference with one of the notional way / by Jos. Glanvill.	Glanvill, Joseph, 1636-1680.	1668 (1668)	Wing G820; ESTC R14223	65,458	192

give here and more I have to say in another place And now I had ended your trouble but that upon the cast of my thoughts back I have considered that my main business being the Recommendation and Advancement of the Modern Vseful Knowledge I need make an Apology to the generous Friends of that way and particularly the ROYAL SOCIETY for my Discourse of Them and those their great Designs in a Treatise that contains matter of difference and contest which are so fundamentally contrary to their Spirit and Endeavours and it may perhaps be feared that some will take occasion hence to look on the Neoterick Philosophers as but a new sort of Disputers To which I say That for my publick appearance in a Controversie I have already given such an Account as may I hope satisfie the Candid and Ingenious of the necessity that inforced it and for the apprehension of raising mean and injurious thoughts of the Practical Philosophers by defending them in a Book of Difference I hope it is causeless since I have from first to last represented their Aims and Designs as things very different yea perfectly opposite to that Spirit and Genius and I shall now for a close assure you again That there is nothing tends more to the undermining and supplanting the humour of Disputing than the Experimental and Free Philosophy For this inlargeth the Mind and gives it a prospect of the vastness of things and the imperfections of our Knowledge the Difficulties that are to be incountred in the search of Truth and our liableness to deception the stumbles of Confidence the prejudices of Education the shortness of our Senses the precipitancy of our Vnderstandings and the malign influence of our Affections I say the Free and Real Philosophy makes men deeply sensible of the infirmities of humane Intellect and our manifold hazards of mistaking and so renders them wary and modest diffident of the certainty of their Conceptions and averse to the boldness of peremptory asserting So that the Philosopher thinks much and examines many things separates the Certainties from the Plausibilities that which is presumed from that which is prov'd the Images of Sense Phansie and Education from the Dictates of genuine and impartial Reason Thus he doth before he Assents or Denies and then he takes with him also a Sense of his own Fallibility and Defects and never concludes but upon resolution to alter his mind upon contrary evidence Thus he conceives warily and he speaks with as much caution and reserve in the humble Forms of So I think and In my opinion and Perhaps 't is so with great difference to opposite Perswasion candour to dissenters and calmness in contradictions with readiness and desire to learn and great delight in the Discoveries of Truth and Detections of his own Mistakes When he argues he gives his Reasons without passion and shines without flaming discourses without wrangling and differs without dividing He catcheth not at the Infirmities of his Opposite but lays hold of his Strength and weighs the substance without blowing the dust in his eyes He entertains what he finds reasonable and suspends his judgment when he doth not clearly understand This is the Spirit with which men are inspired by the Philosophy I recommend It makes them so just as to allow that liberty of judgment to others which themselves desire and so prevents all imperious Dictates and Imposings all captious Quarrels and Notional Wars And that this is the Philosophick Genius may be shewn in a grand Instance the ROYAL SOCIETY which is the Great Body of Practical Philosophers In this Assembly though it be made up of all kinds of Dispositions Professions and Opinions yet hath Philosophy so rarely temper'd the Constitution that those that attend there never see the least inclination to any unhandsom opposition or uncivil reflexion no bold obtrusions or confident sayings The forbearing such Rudenesses is indeed a Law of that Society and their Designs and Methods of Inquiry naturally form men into the modest temper and secure them from the danger of the quarrelsome Genius This is palpable evidence of the sweet humour and ingenious Tendencies of the Free Philosophy and I believe 't will be hard to shew such another Example in any so great a Body of differing Inclinations and Apprehensions Thus the Experimental Learning rectifies the grand abuse which the Notional Knowledge hath so long foster'd and promoted to the hinderance of Science the disturbance of the World and the prejudice of the Christian Faith And there is no doubt but as it hath altered and reformed the Genius in matters of natural Research and Inquiry so it will in its progress dispose mens Spirits to more calmness and modesty charity and prudence in the Differences of Religion and even silence Disputes there For the free sensible Knowledge tends to the altering the Crasis of mens minds and so cures the Disease at the root and true Philosophy is a Specifick against Disputes and Divisions Thus I might run out into a large Discourse on this Subject but I have said enough for my present purpose and I doubt too much for your patience and therefore I shut up with the assurance of my being SIR Your faithful Friend and Servant JOS. GLANV●ILL ERRATA PAge 26. line 6. for Philophy read Philosophy p. 30. l. 11. for Elipsis r. Ellipsis Id. l. 19. p. 33. l. 18. for adserted r. affected p. 39. l. 5. r. Anaximenes p. 43. l. 16. r. one Id. l. 24. r. Christophorus p. 65. l. 26. r. Vegetables p. 133. l. 24. r. 2 Cor. xii THE CONTENTS CHAP. I. The INTRODUCTION page 1. CHAP. II. The ways of Improving Vseful Knowledge proposed The Advantages this Age hath from the great Advancements of Chymistry and Anatomy p. 9. CHAP. III. Another great Advantage of late Times from the Improvements of Mathematicks particularly of Arithmetick Algebra and Geometry discourst by Instances p. 19. CHAP. IV. Improvements in Geometry by Des Cartes Vieta and Dr. Wallis p. 31. CHAP. V. The late Improvements of Astronomy p. 38. CHAP. VI. Improvements of Opticks and Geography p. 46. CHAP. VII That Useful Knowledge is to be aided by Instruments Modern Instances of such Of the Telescope Microscope and Thermometer p. 51. CHAP. VIII Of the Barometer and Air-Pump and what Advantages we have and may further expect from these Instruments p. 59. CHAP. IX The Credit of Optick-Glasses vindicated against a Disputing Man who is afraid to believe his Eyes against Aristotle p. 65. CHAP. X. Our Advantages for Knowledge from Modern Improvements of Natural History p. 71. CHAP. XI The Advantages of late Ages for spreading and communicating Knowledge Three great Instances of it in Printing the Compass and the Royal Society p. 75. CHAP. XII Of the ROYAL SOCIETY The Reasons of the Institution and their Designs An Answer to the Question What have they done p. 83. CHAP. XIII An Account of what hath beeen done by the Illustrious Mr. Boyle for the promotion of Useful Knowledge p. 92. CHAP. XIV A further Account of what that Gentleman of Honour hath by him not yet publish'd for the Advantage and Improvement of Real Knowledge The Reasons we have to hope great Things from the Royal Society p. 102. CHAP. XV. The Absurdity of making Comparison between the Advantages Aristotle had for Knowledge and those of later Ages p. 110. CHAP. XVI The Reasons of some Mens Superstitious Adherence to the Notional way and of the Disputer that gave occasion to this Discourse p. 115. CHAP. XVII Of the Peripatick Philosophy and Aristotle as he concerns the Universities p. 122. CHAP. XVIII Some things else debated by the Author with the Disputer about the Prophets and the Scriptures The Imagination was ordinarily the immediate Subject of Prophetick Influx p. 128. The CONCLUSION Containing Observations about the Censure of Atheism applied to Philosophical Men and the Author's Apology to the ROYAL SOCIETY and other generous Philosophers p. 137. Books newly Printed for James Collins at the Kings-Head in Westminster Hall ABlow at Modern Sadducism in some Philosophical Considerations about witchcraft To which is added The Relation of the Fam'd Disturbance by the Drummer in the House of Mr. Iohn Mompesson With some Reflections on Drollery and Atheism By a Member of the Royal Society 8 o. A Loyal Tear drop'd on the Vault of our late Martyr'd Sovereign in an Anniversary Sermon on the Day of his Murther 4 o. Two Discourses of Toleration By Dr. Perrinchief In Answer to two Discourses of Mr. Corbet's 4 o. A Discourse of Subterraneal Treasure 12 o. The Practice of Serious Godliness Affectionately recommended and directed in some Religious Counsels of a Pious Mother to her dear Daughter 12 o. The Triumphs of Rome over Despised Protestancy 8 o. A Sermon preached before the Peers in the Abby-Church at Westminster Octob. 10. 1666. being the Fast-day for the late Fire By Seth Lord Bishop of Exon. 4 o. Ex Aed Lamb. Maii 2. 1668.