Selected quad for the lemma: truth_n

Word A Word B Word C Word D Occurrence Frequency Band MI MI Band Prominent
truth_n apostle_n church_n see_v 2,779 5 3.7252 3 true
View all documents for the selected quad

Text snippets containing the quad

ID Title Author Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication) STC Words Pages
A01516 The tvvoo bookes of Francis Bacon. Of the proficience and aduancement of learning, diuine and humane To the King.; Of the proficience and advancement of learning Bacon, Francis, 1561-1626. 1605 (1605) STC 1164; ESTC S100507 164,580 339

There are 7 snippets containing the selected quad. | View original text

ordinance_n as_o in_o the_o law_n of_o the_o leprosy_n where_o it_o be_v say_v if_o the_o whiteness_n hau●…_n over_o spread_v the_o fl●…sh_n the_o patient_n may_v pass_v abroad_o for_o clean_a but_o if_o there_o be_v any_o whole_a fl●…sh_n remain_v he_o be_v to_o be_v shut_v up_o for_o unclean_a one_o of_o they_o note_v a_o principle_n of_o nature_n that_o putrefaction_n be_v more_o contagious_a before_o maturity_n than_o after_o and_o another_o note_v a_o position_n of_o moral_a philosophy_n that_o man_n abandon_v to_o vice_n do_v not_o so_o much_o corrupt_v manner_n as_o those_o that_o be_v half_a good_a and_o half_a evil_n so_o in_o this_o and_o very_o many_o other_o place_n in_o that_o law_n there_o be_v to_o be_v find_v beside_o the_o theological_a sense_n much_o aspersion_n of_o philosophy_n so_o likewise_o in_o that_o excellent_a book_n of_o job_n if_o it_o be_v re●…olued_v with_o diligence_n it_o will_v be_v find_v pregnant_a and_o swell_v with_o natural_a philosophy_n as_o for_o example_n cosmographie_n and_o the_o roundness_n of_o the_o world_n qui_fw-la extendit_fw-la aquilonem_fw-la super_fw-la vacuum_fw-la &_o appendit_fw-la terram_fw-la super_fw-la nihilum_fw-la wherein_o the_o pensilenesse_n of_o the_o earth_n the_o pole_n of_o the_o north_n and_o the_o finitenesse_n or_o convexitie_n of_o heaven_n be_v manifest_o touch_v so_o again_o matter_n of_o astronomy_n spiritus_fw-la eius_fw-la ornavit_fw-la coelos_fw-la &_o obstetricante_fw-la manu_fw-la eius_fw-la eductus_fw-la est_fw-la coluber_fw-la tortuosus_fw-la and_o in_o another_o place_n nunquid_fw-la coniungere_fw-la valebis_fw-la micantes_fw-la stellds_fw-mi pleyada_n aut_fw-la gyrum_fw-la arcturi_fw-la poteris_fw-la dissipare_fw-la where_o the_o fix_v of_o the_o star_n ever_o stand_v at_o equal_a distance_n be_v with_o great_a elegancy_n note_v and_o in_o another_o place_n qui_fw-la fa●…arcturum_fw-la &_o ●…ona_n &_o hyada_n &_o interiora_fw-la austri_fw-la where_o again_o he_o take_v knowledge_n of_o the_o depression_n of_o the_o southern_a pole_n call_v it_o the_o secret_n of_o the_o south_n because_o the_o southern_a star_n be_v in_o that_o climate_n unseen_a matter_n of_o generation_n anon_o si_fw-la ut_fw-la lac_fw-la mulsisti_fw-la i_o &_o sicut_fw-la caseum_fw-la coagulasti_fw-la i_o etc._n etc._n matter_n of_o mineral_n habet_fw-la argentum_fw-la venarum_fw-la suarum_fw-la principia_fw-la &_o aurolocus_fw-la est_fw-la in_o quo_fw-la con●…latur_fw-la ferr●…m_fw-la de_fw-la t●…rra_fw-la tollitur_fw-la &_o lapis_fw-la solutus_fw-la calore_fw-la in_o 〈◊〉_d verti●…r_n and_o so_o forward_o in_o that_o chapter_n so_o likewise_o in_o the_o person_n of_o solomon_n the_o king_n we_o see_v the_o gift_n or_o endowment_n of_o wisdom_n and_o learning_n both_o in_o salomon_n petition_n and_o in_o god_n assent_n thereunto_o prefer_v before_o all_o other_o terrene_a and_o temporal_a felicity_n by_o virtue_n of_o which_o grant_n or_o donative_n of_o god_n solomon_n become_v enable_v not_o only_o to_o write_v those_o excellent_a parable_n or_o aphorism_n concern_v divine_a and_o moral_a philosophy_n but_o also_o to_o compile_v a_o natural_a history_n of_o all_o verdor_n from_o the_o cedar_n upon_o the_o mountain_n to_o the_o moss_n upon_o the_o wall_n which_o be_v but_o a_o rudiment_n between_o putrefaction_n and_o a_o herb_n and_o also_o of_o all_o thing_n that_o breath_n or_o moon_n nay_o the_o same_o solomon_n the_o king_n although_o he_o excel_v in_o the_o glory_n of_o treasure_n and_o magnificent_a building_n of_o ship_v and_o navigation_n of_o service_n and_o attendance_n of_o same_o and_o renown_n and_o the_o like_a yet_o he_o make_v no_o claim_n to_o any_o of_o those_o glory_n but_o only_o to_o the_o glory_n of_o inquisition_n of_o truth_n for_o so_o he_o say_v express_o the_o glory_n of_o god_n be_v to_o conceal_v a_o thing_n but_o the_o glory_n of_o the_o king_n be_v to_o find_v it_o out_o as_o if_o according_a to_o the_o innocent_a play_n of_o child_n the_o divine_a majesty_n take_v delight_n to_o hide_v his_o work_n to_o the_o end_n to_o have_v they_o sound_v out_o and_o as_o if_o king_n can_v not_o obtain_v a_o great_a honour_n than_o to_o be_v god_n playfellow_n in_o that_o game_n consider_v the_o great_a commandment_n of_o wit_n and_o mean_n whereby_o nothing_o need_v to_o be_v hide_v from_o they_o neither_o do_v the_o dispensation_n of_o god_n vary_v in_o the_o time_n after_o our_o saviour_n come_v into_o the_o world_n for_o our_o saviour_n himself_o do_v first_o show_v his_o power_n to_o subdue_v ignorance_n by_o his_o conference_n with_o the_o priest_n and_o doctor_n of_o the_o law_n before_o he_o show_v his_o power_n to_o subdue_v nature_n by_o his_o miracle_n and_o the_o come_n of_o the_o holy_a spirit_n be_v chief_o figure_v and_o express_v in_o the_o similitude_n and_o gift_n of_o tongue_n which_o be_v but_o vehicula_fw-la scientiae_fw-la so_o in_o the_o election_n of_o those_o instrument_n which_o it_o please_v god_n to_o use_v for_o the_o plantation_n of_o the_o faith_n notwithstanding_o that_o at_o the_o first_o hedid_v employ_v person_n altogether_o unlearned_a otherwise_o than_o by_o inspiration_n more_o evident_o to_o declare_v his_o immediate_a work_n and_o to_o abbase_v all_o humane_a wisdom_n or_o knowledge_n yet_o nevertheless_o that_o counsel_n of_o his_o be_v no_o soon_o perform_v but_o in_o the_o next_o vicissitude_n and_o succession_n he_o do_v send_v his_o divine_a truth_n into_o the_o world_n wait_v on_o with_o other_o learning_n as_o with_o servant_n or_o handmaid_n for_o so_o we_o see_v saint_n paul_n who_o be_v only_o learn_v among_o the_o apostle_n have_v his_o pen_n most_o use_v in_o the_o scripture_n of_o the_o new_a testament_n so_o again_o we_o find_v that_o many_o of_o the_o ancient_a bishop_n and_o father_n of_o the_o church_n be_v excellent_o read_v &_o study_v in_o all_o the_o learning_n of_o the_o heathen_a insomuch_o that_o the_o edict_n of_o the_o emperor_n julianus_n whereby_o it_o be_v interdict_v unto_o christian_n to_o be_v admit_v into_o school_n lecture_n or_o exercise_n of_o learning_n be_v esteem_v and_o account_v a_o more_o pernicious_a engine_n and_o machination_n against_o the_o christian_a faith_n than_o be_v all_o the_o sanguinarie_a prosecution_n of_o his_o predecessor_n neither_o can_v the_o emulation_n and_o jealousy_n of_o gregory_n the_o first_o of_o that_o name_n bishop_n of_o rome_n ever_o obtain_v the_o opinion_n of_o piety_n or_o devotion_n but_o contrariwise_o receive_v the_o censure_n of_o humour_n malignity_n and_o pusillanimity_n even_o among_o holy_a man_n in_o that_o he_o design_v to_o obliterate_v and_o extinguish_v the_o memory_n of_o heathen_a antiquity_n and_o author_n but_o contrarewise_o it_o be_v the_o christian_a church_n which_o amid_o the_o inundation_n of_o the_o scythian_n on_o the_o one_o side_n from_o the_o northwest_o and_o the_o saracen_n from_o the_o east_n do_v preserve_v in_o the_o sacred_a lap_n and_o bosom_n thereof_o the_o precious_a relic_n even_o of_o heathen_a learning_n which_o otherwise_o have_v be_v extinguish_v as_o if_o no_o such_o thing_n have_v ever_o be_v and_o we_o see_v before_o our_o eye_n that_o in_o the_o age_n of_o ourselves_o and_o our_o father_n when_o it_o please_v god_n to_o call_v the_o church_n of_o rome_n to_o account_v for_o their_o degenerate_a manner_n and_o ceremony_n and_o sundry_a doctrine_n obnoxious_a and_o frame_v to_o uphold_v the_o same_o abuse_n at_o one_o and_o the_o same_o time_n it_o be_v ordain_v by_o the_o divine_a providence_n that_o there_o shall_v attend_v withal_o a_o renovation_n and_o new_a spring_n of_o all_o other_o knowledge_n and_o on_o the_o other_o side_n we_o see_v the_o jesuit_n who_o partly_o in_o themselves_o and_o partly_o by_o the_o emulation_n and_o provocation_n of_o their_o example_n have_v much_o quicken_v and_o strengthen_v the_o state_n of_o learning_n we_o see_v isaiah_n what_o notable_a service_n and_o reparation_n they_o have_v do_v to_o the_o roman_a sea_n wherefore_o to_o conclude_v this_o part_n let_v it_o be_v observe_v that_o there_o be_v two_o principal_a duty_n and_o service_n beside_o ornament_n &_o illustration_n which_o philosophy_n and_o humane_a learning_n do_v perform_v to_o faith_n and_o religion_n the_o one_o because_o they_o be_v a_o effectual_a inducement_n to_o the_o exaltation_n of_o the_o glory_n of_o god_n for_o as_o the_o psalm_n and_o other_o scripture_n do_v often_o invite_v we_o to_o consider_v and_o magnify_v the_o great_a and_o wonderful_a work_n of_o god_n so_o if_o we_o shall_v rest_v only_o in_o the_o contemplation_n of_o the_o exterior_a of_o they_o as_o they_o first_o offer_v themselves_o to_o our_o sense_n we_o shall_v do_v a_o like_a injury_n unto_o the_o majesty_n of_o god_n as_o if_o we_o shall_v judge_v or_o construe_v of_o the_o store_n of_o some_o excellent_a jeweller_n by_o that_o only_a which_o be_v set_v out_o towards_o the_o street_n in_o his_o shop_n the_o other_o because_o they_o minister_v a_o singular_a help_n and_o preservative_n against_o
of_o spirit_n but_o no_o soundness_n of_o matter_n or_o goodness_n of_o quality_n this_o kind_n of_o degenerate_a learning_n do_v chief_o reign_v among_o the_o schoolman_n who_o have_v sharp_a and_o strong_a wit_n and_o abundance_n of_o leisure_n and_o small_a variety_n of_o read_v but_o their_o wit_n be_v shut_v up_o in_o the_o cell_n of_o a_o few_o author_n chief_o aristotle_n their_o dictator_n as_o their_o person_n be_v shut_v up_o in_o the_o cell_n of_o monastery_n and_o college_n and_o know_v little_a history_n either_o of_o nature_n or_o time_n do_v out_o of_o no_o great_a quantity_n of_o matter_n and_o infinite_a agitation_n of_o wit_n spin_v out_o unto_o we_o those_o laboriouswebbe_n of_o learning_n which_o be_v extant_a i●…_n their_o book_n for_o the_o wit_n and_o mind_n of_o man_n if_o it_o work_v upon_o matter_n which_o be_v the_o contemplation_n of_o the_o creature_n of_o god_n work_v according_a to_o the_o stuff_n and_o be_v limit_v thereby_o but_o if_o it_o work_v upon_o itself_o as_o the_o spider_n work_v his_o web_n than_o it_o be_v endless_a 〈◊〉_d and_o bring_v forth_o indeed_o cobweb_n of_o learning_n admirable_a for_o the_o finesse_n of_o thread_n and_o work_v but_o of_o no_o substance_n or_o profit_n this_o same_o unprofitable_a subtility_n or_o curiosity_n be_v of_o two_o sort_n either_o in_o the_o subject_n itself_o that_o they_o handle_v when_o it_o be_v a_o fruitless_a speculation_n or_o controversy_n whereof_o there_o be_v no_o small_a number_n both_o in_o divinity_n &_o philosophy_n or_o in_o the_o manner_n or_o method_n of_o handle_v of_o a_o knowledge_n which_o among_o they_o be_v this_o upon_o every_o particular_a position_n or_o assertion_n to_o frame_v objection_n and_o to_o those_o obiectious_a solution_n which_o solution_n be_v for_o the_o most_o part_v not_o confutation_n but_o distinction_n whereas_o indeed_o the_o strength_n of_o all_o science_n be_v as_o the_o strength_n of_o the_o old_a man_n faggot_n in_o the_o bond_n for_o the_o harmony_n of_o a_o science_n support_v each_o part_n the_o other_o be_v and_o aught_o to_o be_v the_o true_a and_o brief_a confutation_n and_o suppression_n of_o all_o the_o small_a sort_n of_o objection_n but_o on_o the_o other_o side_n if_o you_o take_v out_o every_o axiom_n as_o the_o stick_v of_o the_o faggot_n one_o by_o one_o you_o may_v quarrel_v with_o they_o and_o bend_v they_o and_o break_v they_o at_o your_o pleasure_n so_o that_o as_o be_v say_v of_o seneca_n verborum_fw-la minutijs_fw-la rerum_fw-la frangit_fw-la pondera_fw-la so_o a_o man_n may_v true_o say_v of_o the_o school_n man_n quaestionum_fw-la minutijs_fw-la scien●…arum_fw-la frangunt_fw-la sodilitatem_fw-la for_o be_v it_o not_o better_o for_o a_o man_n in_o a_o fair_a room_n to_o set_v up_o one_o great_a light_n or_o braunch_v candlestick_n of_o light_n than_o to_o go_v about_o with_o a_o small_a watch_n candle_n into_o every_o corner_n and_o such_o be_v their_o method_n that_o rest_v not_o so_o much_o upon_o evidence_n of_o truth_n prove_v by_o argument_n authority_n similitude_n example_n as_o upon_o particular_a confutation_n and_o solution_n of_o every_o scruple_n cavillation_n &_o objection_n breed_v for_o the_o most_o part_n one_o question_n as_o fast_o as_o it_o solve_v another_o even_o as_o in_o the_o former_a resemblance_n when_o you_o carry_v the_o light_n into_o one_o corner_n you_o darken_v the_o rest_n so_o that_o the_o fable_n and_o fiction_n of_o scylla_n seem_v to_o be_v a_o lively_a image_n of_o this_o kind_n of_o philosophy_n or_o knowledge_n which_o be_v transform_v into_o a_o comely_a virgin_n for_o the_o upper_a part_n but_o then_o candida_fw-la succinctam_fw-la latran●…ibus_fw-la inguina_fw-la monstris_fw-la so_o the_o generality_n of_o the_o schoolman_n be_v for_o a_o while_o good_a and_o proportionable_a but_o then_o when_o you_o descend_v into_o their_o distinction_n and_o decision_n in_o stead_n of_o a_o fruitful_a womb_n for_o the_o use_n and_o benefit_n of_o man_n life_n they_o end_v in_o monstrous_a altercation_n and_o bark_a question_n so_o as_o it_o be_v not_o possible_a but_o this_o quality_n of_o knowledge_n must_v fall_v under_o popular_a contempt_n the_o people_n be_v apt_a to_o contemn_v truth_n upon_o occasion_n of_o controversy_n &_o altercation_n and_o to_o think_v they_o be_v all_o out_o of_o their_o way_n which_o never_o meet_v and_o when_o they_o see_v such_o digladiation_n about_o subtlety_n and_o matter_n of_o no_o use_n nor_o moment_n they_o easy_o fall_v upon_o that_o judgement_n of_o dionysius_n of_o siracusa_n verba_fw-la ista_fw-la sunt_fw-la senum_fw-la ctiosorum_fw-la notwithstanding_o certain_a it_o be_v that_o if_o those_o school_n man_n to_o their_o great_a thirst_n of_o truth_n and_o unwearied_a travail_n of_o wit_n have_v join_v variety_n and_o universality_n of_o read_v and_o contemplation_n they_o have_v prove_v excellent_a light_n to_o the_o great_a advancement_n of_o all_o learning_n and_o knowledge_n but_o as_o they_o be_v they_o be_v great_a undertaker_n indeed_o and_o fierce_a with_o dark_a keep_n but_o as_o in_o the_o inquiry_n of_o the_o divine_a truth_n their_o pride_n incline_v to_o leave_v the_o oracle_n of_o god_n word_n and_o to_o vanish_v in_o the_o mixture_n of_o their_o own_o invention_n so_o in_o the_o inquisition_n of_o nature_n they_o ever_o leave_v the_o oracle_n of_o god_n work_n and_o adore_v the_o deceive_a and_o deform_a image_n which_o the_o unequal_a mirror_n of_o their_o own_o mind_n or_o a_o few_o receive_a author_n or_o principle_n do_v represent_v unto_o they_o and_o thus_o much_o for_o the_o second_o disease_n of_o learning_n for_o the_o three_o vice_n or_o disease_n of_o learning_n which_o concern_v deceit_n or_o untruth_n it_o be_v of_o all_o the_o rest_n the_o foul_a as_o that_o which_o do_v destroy_v the_o essential_a form_n of_o knowledge_n which_o be_v nothing_o but_o a_o representation_n of_o truth_n for_o the_o truth_n of_o be_v and_o the_o truth_n of_o know_v be_v one_o differ_v no_o more_o than_o the_o direct_a beam_n and_o the_o beam_n reflect_v this_o vice_n therefore_o braunch_v itself_o into_o two_o sort_n delight_n in_o deceive_v and_o aptness_n to_o be_v deceive_v imposture_n and_o credulity_n which_o although_o they_o appear_v to_o be_v of_o a_o diverse_a nature_n the_o one_o seem_v to_o proceed_v of_o cunning_a and_o the_o other_o of_o simplicity_n yet_o certain_o they_o do_v for_o the_o most_o part_n concur_v for_o as_o the_o verse_n note_v percontatorem_fw-la fugito_fw-la nam_fw-la garrulus_fw-la idem_fw-la est_fw-la a_o inquisiti●…e_a man_n be_v a_o prattler_n so_o upon_o the_o like_a reason_n a_o credulous_a man_n be_v a_o deceiver_n as_o we_o see_v it_o in_o same_o that_o he_o that_o will_v easy_o believe_v rumour_n will_v as_o easy_o augment_v rumour_n and_o add_v somewhat_o to_o they_o of_o his_o own_o which_o tacitus_n wise_o note_v when_o he_o say_v fingunt_fw-la simul_fw-la creduntque_fw-la so_o great_a a_o affinity_n have_v fiction_n and_o belief_n this_o facility_n of_o credit_n and_o accept_v or_o admit_v thing_n weak_o authorize_v or_o warrant_v be_v of_o two_o kind_n according_a to_o the_o subject_n for_o it_o be_v either_o a_o belief_n of_o history_n as_o the_o lawyer_n speak_v matter_n of_o fact_n or_o else_o of_o matter_n of_o art_n and_o opinion_n as_o to_o the_o former_a we_o see_v the_o experience_n and_o inconvenience_n of_o this_o error_n in_o ecclesiastical_a history_n which_o have_v too_o easy_o receive_v and_o register_v report_n and_o narration_n of_o miracle_n wrought_v by_o martyr_n hermit_n or_o monk_n of_o the_o desert_n and_o other_o holyman_n and_o there_o relic_n shrine_n chapel_n and_o image_n which_o though_o they_o have_v a_o passage_n for_o time_n by_o the_o ignorance_n of_o the_o people_n the_o superstitious_a simplicity_n of_o some_o and_o the_o politic_a toleration_n of_o other_o hold_v they_o but_o as_o divine_a poesy_n yet_o after_o a_o period_n of_o time_n when_o the_o mist_n begin_v to_o clear_v up_o they_o grow_v to_o be_v esteem_v but_o as_o old_a wife_n fable_n imposture_n of_o the_o clergy_n illusion_n of_o spirit_n and_o badge_n of_o antichrist_n to_o the_o great_a scandal_n and_o detriment_n of_o religion_n so_o in_o natural_a history_n we_o see_v there_o have_v not_o be_v that_o choice_n and_o judgement_n use_v as_o aught_o to_o have_v be_v as_o may_v appear_v in_o the_o write_n of_o plinius_n cardanus_n albertus_n and_o diverse_a of_o the_o arabian_n be_v fraught_v with_o much_o fabulous_a matter_n a_o great_a part_n not_o only_o untried_a but_o notorious_o untrue_a to_o the_o great_a derogation_n of_o the_o credit_n of_o natural_a philosophy_n with_o the_o grave_n and_o sober_a kind_n of_o wit_n wherein_o the_o wisdom_n and_o integrity_n of_o aristotle_n be_v worthy_a to_o be_v observe_v that_o have_v make_v so_o diligent_a and_o exquisite_a a_o history_n of_o live_a creature_n have_v mingle_v it_o spare_o
shall_v deliver_v up_o their_o arm_n and_o submit_v themselves_o to_o the_o king_n mercy_n to_o which_o message_n before_o answer_n be_v make_v diverse_a of_o the_o army_n confer_v familiar_o with_o falinus_n and_o among_o the_o rest_n xenophon_n happen_v to_o say_v why_o falinus_n we_o have_v now_o but_o these_o two_o thing_n leave_v our_o arm_n and_o our_o virtue_n and_o if_o we_o yield_v up_o our_o arm_n how_o shall_v we_o make_v use_n of_o our_o virtue_n whereto_o falinus_n smile_v on_o he_o say_v if_o i_o be_v not_o deceive_v young_a gentleman_n you_o be_v a_o athenian_a and_o i_o believe_v you_o study_n philosophy_n and_o it_o be_v pretty_a that_o you_o say_v but_o you_o be_v much_o abuse_v if_o you_o think_v your_o virtue_n can_v withstand_v the_o king_n power_n here_o be_v the_o scorn_n the_o wonder_n follow_v which_o be_v that_o this_o young_a scholar_n or_o philosopher_n after_o all_o the_o captain_n be_v murder_v in_o parlye_v by_o treason_n conduct_v those_o ten_o thousand_o foot_n through_o the_o heart_n of_o all_o the_o king_n high_a country_n from_o babylon_n to_o grecia_n in_o safety_n in_o despite_n of_o all_o the_o king_n force_n to_o the_o astonishment_n of_o the_o world_n and_o the_o encouragement_n of_o the_o grecian_n in_o time_n succeed_v to_o make_v invasion_n upon_o the_o king_n of_o persia_n as_o be_v after_o purpose_v by_o jason_n the_o thessalian_a attempt_v by_o agesi●…aus_n the_o spartan_a and_o achieve_v by_o alexander_n the_o macedonian_a all_o upon_o the_o ground_n of_o the_o act_n of_o that_o young_a scholar_n to_o proceed_v now_o from_o imperial_a and_o military_a virtue_n to_o moral_a and_o private_a virtue_n first_o it_o be_v a_o assure_a truth_n which_o be_v contain_v in_o the_o verse_n scilicet_fw-la ingenuas_fw-la didicisse_fw-la fideliter_fw-la art_n emollit_fw-la mores_fw-la nec_fw-la sinit_fw-la esse_fw-la feros_fw-la it_o take_v away_o the_o wildness_n and_o barbarism_n and_o fierceness_n of_o man_n mind_n but_o indeed_o the_o accent_n have_v need_n be_v upon_o fideliter_fw-la for_o a_o little_a superficial_a learning_n do_v rather_o work_v a_o contrary_a effect_n it_o take_v away_o all_o levity_n temeritie_n and_o insolency_n by_o copious_a suggestion_n of_o all_o doubt_n and_o difficulty_n and_o acquaint_v the_o mind_n to_o balance_v reason_n on_o both_o side_n and_o to_o turn_v back_o the_o first_o offer_n and_o conceit_n of_o the_o mind_n and_o to_o accept_v of_o nothing_o but_o examine_v and_o try_v it_o take_v away_o vain_a admiration_n of_o any_o thing_n which_o be_v the_o root_n of_o all_o weakness_n for_o all_o thing_n be_v admire_v either_o because_o they_o be_v new_a or_o because_o they_o be_v great_a for_o novelty_n no_o man_n that_o wade_v in_o learning_n or_o contemplation_n thorough_o but_o will_v find_v that_o print_v in_o his_o heart_n nil_fw-la novi_fw-la super_fw-la terram_fw-la neither_o can_v any_o man_n marvel_v at_o the_o play_n of_o puppet_n that_o go_v behind_o the_o curtain_n and_o advise_v well_o of_o the_o motion_n and_o for_o magnitude_n as_o alexander_n the_o great_a after_o that_o he_o be_v use_v to_o great_a army_n and_o the_o great_a conquest_n of_o the_o spacious_a province_n in_o asia_n when_o he_o receive_v letter_n out_o of_o greece_n of_o some_o fight_n and_o service_n there_o which_o be_v common_o for_o a_o passage_n or_o a_o fort_n or_o some_o wall_a town_n at_o the_o most_o he_o say_v it_o seem_v to_o he_o that_o he_o be_v advertise_v of_o the_o battle_n of_o the_o frog_n and_o the_o mouse_n that_o the_o old_a tale_n go_v of_o so_o cettaine_o if_o a_o man_n meditate_v much_o upon_o the_o universal_a frame_n of_o nature_n the_o earth_n with_o man_n upon_o it_o the_o divinesse_n of_o soul_n except_o will_v not_o seem_v much_o other_o than_o a_o ant-hill_n whereas_o some_o ant_n carry_v corn_n and_o some_o carry_v their_o young_a and_o some_o go_v empty_a and_o all_o too_o and_o fro_o a_o little_a heap_n of_o dust_n it_o take_v away_o or_o mitigate_v fear_n of_o death_n or_o adverse_a fortune_n which_o be_v one_o of_o the_o great_a impediment_n of_o virtue_n and_o imperfection_n of_o manner_n for_o if_o a_o man_n mind_n be_v deep_o season_v with_o the_o consideration_n of_o the_o mortality_n and_o corruptible_a nature_n of_o thing_n he_o will_v easy_o concur_v with_o epictetus_n who_o go_v forth_o one_o day_n and_o see_v a_o woman_n weep_v for_o her_o pitcher_n of_o earth_n that_o be_v break_v and_o go_v forth_o the_o next_o day_n and_o see_v a_o woman_n weep_v for_o her_o son_n that_o be_v dead_a and_o thereupon_o say_v heri_fw-la vidi_fw-la fragilem_fw-la frangi_fw-la hodiè_fw-la vidi_fw-la mortalem_fw-la mori_fw-la and_o therefore_o virgil_n do_v excellent_o and_o profound_o couple_v the_o knowledge_n of_o cause_n and_o the_o conquest_n of_o all_o fear_n together_o as_o concomitantia_fw-la foelix_fw-la qui_fw-la potuit_fw-la rerum_fw-la cognoscere_fw-la causas_fw-la quique_fw-la metus_fw-la omnes_fw-la &_o inexorabile_fw-la fatum_fw-la subiecit_fw-la pedibus_fw-la strepitumque_fw-la acherontis_fw-la avari_fw-la it_o be_v too_o long_o to_o go_v over_o the_o particular_a remedy_n which_o learning_n do_v minister_v to_o all_o the_o disease_n of_o the_o mind_n sometime_o purge_v the_o ill_a humour_n sometime_o open_v the_o obstruction_n sometime_o help_v digestion_n sometime_o increase_a appetite_n sometime_o heal_v the_o wound_n and_o exulceration_n thereof_o and_o the_o like_a and_o therefore_o i_o will_v conclude_v with_o that_o which_o have_v rationem_fw-la totius_fw-la which_o be_v that_o it_o dispose_v the_o constitution_n of_o the_o mind_n not_o to_o be_v fix_v or_o settle_v in_o the_o defect_n thereof_o but_o still_o to_o be_v capable_a and_o susceptible_a of_o growth_n and_o reformation_n for_o the_o unlearned_a man_n know_v not_o what_o it_o be_v to_o descend_v into_o himself_o or_o to_o call_v himself_o to_o account_n nor_o the_o pleasure_n of_o that_o suavissima_fw-la vita_fw-la indy_n sentire_fw-la se_fw-la fieri_fw-la meliorem_fw-la the_o good_a part_n he_o have_v he_o will_v learn_v to_o show_v to_o the_o full_a and_o use_v they_o dexterous_o but_o not_o much_o to_o increase_v they_o the_o fault_n he_o have_v he_o will_v learn_v how_o to_o hide_v and_o colour_v they_o but_o not_o much_o to_o amend_v they_o like_o a_o ill_a mower_n that_o mow_v on_o still_o and_o never_o whet_v his_o since_o whereas_o with_o the_o learned_a man_n it_o fare_v otherwise_o that_o he_o do_v ever_o intermix_v the_o correction_n and_o amendment_n of_o his_o mind_n with_o the_o use_n and_o employment_n thereof_o nay_o further_o in_o general_a and_o in_o sum_n certain_a it_o be_v that_o veritas_fw-la and_o bonitas_fw-la differ_v but_o as_o the_o seal_n and_o the_o print_n for_o truth_n print_v goodness_n and_o they_o be_v the_o cloud_n of_o error_n which_o descend_v in_o the_o storm_n of_o passion_n and_o perturbation_n from_o moral_a virtue_n let_v we_o pass_v on_o to_o matter_n of_o power_n and_o commandment_n and_o consider_v whether_o in_o right_a reason_n there_o be_v any_o comparable_a with_o that_o wherewith_o knowledge_n invest_v and_o crown_v man_n nature_n we_o see_v the_o dignity_n of_o the_o commandment_n be_v according_a to_o the_o dignity_n of_o the_o command_v to_o have_v commandment_n over_o beast_n as_o herdsman_n have_v be_v a_o thing_n contemptible_a to_o have_v commandment_n over_o child_n as_o schoolmaster_n have_v be_v a_o matter_n of_o small_a honour_n to_o have_v commandment_n over_o galleyslave_n be_v a_o disparagement_n rather_o than_o a_o honour_n neither_o be_v the_o commandment_n of_o tyrant_n much_o better_o over_o people_n which_o have_v put_v off_o the_o generosity_n of_o their_o mind_n and_o therefore_o it_o be_v ever_o hold_v that_o honour_n in_o free_a monarchy_n and_o commonwealth_n have_v a_o sweetness_n more_o than_o in_o tyranny_n because_o the_o commandment_n extend_v more_o over_o the_o will_n of_o man_n and_o not_o only_o over_o their_o deed_n and_o service_n and_o therefore_o when_o virgil_n put_v himself_o forth_o to_o attribute_v to_o augustus_n caesar_n the_o best_a of_o humane_a honour_n he_o do_v it_o in_o these_o word_n victorque_fw-la volentes_fw-la per_fw-la populos_fw-la that_fw-mi iura_fw-la viamque_fw-la affectat_fw-la olympo_fw-la but_o yet_o the_o commandment_n of_o knowledge_n be_v yet_o high_o than_o the_o commandment_n over_o the_o will_n for_o it_o be_v a_o commandment_n over_o the_o reason_n belief_n and_o understand_v of_o man_n which_o be_v the_o high_a part_n of_o the_o mind_n and_o give_v law_n to_o the_o will_n itself_o for_o there_o be_v no_o power_n on_o earth_n which_o set_v up_o a_o throne_n or_o chair_n of_o estate_n in_o the_o spirit_n and_o soul_n of_o man_n and_o in_o their_o cogitation_n imagination_n opinion_n and_o belief_n but_o knowledge_n and_o learning_n and_o therefore_o we_o see_v the_o detestable_a and_o extreme_a pleasure_n that_o arch-heretique_n and_o false_a prophet_n and_o impostor_n be_v transport_v
upon_o common_a and_o familiar_a example_n the_o other_o because_o from_o the_o wonder_n of_o nature_n be_v the_o near_a intelligence_n and_o passage_n towards_o the_o wonder_n of_o art_n for_o it_o be_v no_o more_o but_o by_o follow_v and_o as_o it_o be_v hound_v nature_n in_o her_o wander_n to_o be_v able_a to_o lead_v she_o afterwards_o to_o the_o same_o place_n again_o neither_o be_o i_o of_o opinion_n in_o this_o history_n of_o marvaile_n that_o superstitious_a narration_n of_o sorcery_n witchecrafte_n dream_n divination_n and_o the_o like_a where_o there_o be_v a_o assurance_n and_o clear_a evidence_n of_o the_o fact_n be_v altogether_o exclude_v for_o it_o be_v not_o yet_o know_v in_o what_o case_n and_o how_o far_o effect_n attribute_v to_o superstition_n do_v participate_v of_o natural_a cause_n and_o therefore_o how-soev_a the_o practice_n of_o such_o thing_n be_v to_o be_v condemn_v yet_o from_o the_o speculation_n and_o sideration_n of_o they_o light_n may_v be_v take_v not_o only_o for_o the_o discern_a of_o the_o offence_n but_o for_o the_o further_o disclose_v of_o nature_n neither_o ought_v a_o man_n to_o make_v scruple_n of_o enter_v into_o these_o thing_n for_o inquisition_n of_o truth_n as_o your_o majesty_n have_v show_v in_o your_o own_o example_n who_o with_o the_o two_o clear_a eye_n of_o religion_n and_o natural_a philosophy_n have_v look_v deep_o and_o wise_o into_o these_o shadow_n and_o yet_o prove_v yourself_o to_o be_v of_o the_o nature_n of_o the_o sun_n which_o pass_v through_o pollution_n and_o itself_o remain_v as_o pure_a as_o before_o but_o this_o i_o hold_v fit_a that_o these_o narration_n which_o have_v mixture_n with_o superstition_n be_v sort_v by_o themselves_o and_o not_o to_o be_v mingle_v with_o the_o narration_n which_o be_v mere_o and_o sincere_o natural_a but_o as_o for_o the_o narration_n touch_v the_o prodigy_n and_o miracle_n of_o religion_n they_o be_v either_o not_o true_a or_o not_o natural_a and_o therefore_o impertinent_a for_o the_o story_n of_o nature_n for_o history_n of_o nature_n mechanica_fw-la wrought_v or_o mechanical_a i_o find_v some_o collection_n make_v of_o agriculture_n and_o likewise_o of_o manual_a art_n but_o common_o with_o a_o rejection_n of_o experiment_n familiar_a and_o vulgar_a for_o it_o be_v esteem_v a_o kind_n of_o dishonour_n unto_o learning_n to_o descend_v to_o enquiry_n or_o meditation_n upon_o matter_n mechanical_a except_o they_o be_v such_o as_o may_v be_v think_v secret_n rarity_n and_o special_a subtlety_n which_o humour_n of_o vain_a and_o supercilious_a arrogancy_n be_v just_o deride_v in_o plato_n where_o he_o bring_v in_o hippias_n a_o vaunt_a sophist_n dispute_v with_o socrates_n a_o true_a and_o unfeigned_a inquisitor_n of_o truth_n where_o the_o subject_n be_v touch_v beauty_n socrates_n after_o his_o wander_a manner_n of_o induction_n put_v first_o a_o example_n of_o a_o fair_a virgin_n and_o then_o of_o a_o fair_a horse_n and_o then_o of_o a_o fair_a pot_n well_o glaze_v whereat_o hippias_n be_v offend_v and_o say_v more_o than_o for_o courtesy_n sake_n he_o do_v think_v much_o to_o dispute_v with_o any_o that_o do_v allege_v such_o base_a and_o sordid_a instance_n whereunto_o socrates_n answer_v you_o have_v reason_n and_o it_o become_v you_o well_o be_v a_o man_n so_o trim_a in_o your_o ves●…ments_n etc._n etc._n and_o so_o go_v on_o in_o a_o irony_n but_o the_o truth_n be_v they_o be_v not_o the_o high_a instance_n that_o give_v the_o secure_a information_n as_o may_v be_v well_o express_v in_o the_o tale_n so_o common_a of_o the_o philosopher_n that_o while_o he_o gaze_v upwardes_o to_o the_o star_n fall_v into_o the_o water_n for_o if_o he_o have_v look_v down_o he_o may_v have_v see_v the_o star_n in_o the_o water_n but_o look_v aloft_o he_o can_v not_o see_v the_o water_n in_o the_o star_n so_o it_o come_v often_o to_o pass_v that_o mean_v and_o small_a thing_n discover_v great_a better_a than_o great_a can_v discover_v the_o small_a and_o therefore_o aristotle_n note_v well_o that_o the_o nature_n of_o every_o thing_n be_v best_a see_v in_o his_o small_a portion_n and_o for_o that_o cause_n he_o enquire_v the_o nature_n of_o a_o commonwealth_n first_o in_o a_o family_n and_o the_o simple_a coniugation_n of_o man_n and_o wife_n parent_n and_o child_n master_n and_o servant_n which_o be_v in_o every_o cottage_n even_o so_o likewise_o the_o nature_n of_o this_o great_a city_n of_o the_o world_n and_o the_o policy_n thereof_o must_v be_v first_o seek_v in_o mean_a concordance_n and_o small_a portion_n so_o we_o see_v how_o that_o secret_a of_o nature_n of_o the_o turn_n of_o iron_n touch_v with_o the_o loadestone_n towards_o the_o north_n be_v find_v out_o in_o needle_n of_o iron_n not_o in_o bar_n of_o iron_n but_o if_o my_o judgement_n be_v of_o any_o weight_n the_o use_n of_o historiemechanical_a be_v of_o all_o other_o the_o most_o radical_a and_o fundamental_a towards_o natural_a philosophy_n such_o natural_a philosophy_n as_o shall_v not_o vanish_v in_o the_o fume_n of_o subtle_a sublime_a or_o delectable_a speculation_n but_o such_o as_o shall_v be_v operative_a to_o the_o endowment_n and_o benefit_n of_o man_n life_n for_o it_o will_v not_o only_o minister_v and_o suggest_v for_o the_o present_a many_o ingenious_a practice_n in_o all_o trade_n by_o a_o connexion_n and_o transfer_v of_o the_o observation_n of_o one_o art_n to_o the_o use_n of_o another_o when_o the_o experience_n of_o several_a mystery_n shall_v fall_v under_o the_o consideration_n of_o one_o man_n mind_n but_o surde_a it_o will_v give_v a_o more_o true_a and_o real_a illumination_n concern_v cause_n and_o axiom_n then_o be_v hitherto_o attain_v for_o like_a as_o a_o man_n disposition_n be_v never_o well_o know_v till_o he_o be_v cross_v nor_o proteus_n ever_o change_a shape_n till_o he_o be_v straighten_v and_o hold_v fast_o so_o the_o passage_n and_o variation_n of_o nature_n can_v appear_v so_o full_o in_o the_o liberty_n of_o nature_n as_o in_o the_o trial_n and_o vexation_n of_o art_n for_o civil_a history_n it_o be_v of_o three_o kind_n not_o unfit_o to_o be_v compare_v with_o the_o three_o kind_n of_o picture_n or_o image_n for_o of_o picture_n or_o image_n we_o see_v some_o be_v unfinished_a some_o be_v perfect_a and_o some_o be_v deface_v so_o of_o history_n we_o may_v find_v three_o kind_n memorial_n perfect_a history_n and_o antiqvity_n for_o memorial_n be_v history_n unfinished_a or_o the_o first_o or_o rough_a draught_n of_o history_n and_o antiqvity_n be_v history_n deface_v or_o some_o remnant_n of_o history_n which_o have_v casual_o escape_v the_o shipwreck_n of_o time_n memorial_n or_o preparatory_a history_n be_v of_o two_o sort_n whereof_o the_o on_o may_v be_v term_v commentary_n &_o the_o other_o register_n commentary_n be_v they_o which_o set_v down_o a_o continuance_n of_o the_o naked_a event_n &_o action_n without_o the_o motive_n or_o design_n the_o counsel_n the_o speech_n the_o pretext_n the_o occasion_n and_o other_o passage_n of_o action_n for_o this_o be_v the_o true_a nature_n of_o a_o commentary_n though_o caesar_n in_o modesty_n mix_v with_o greatness_n do_v for_o his_o pleasure_n apply_v the_o name_n of_o a_o commentary_n to_o the_o best_a history_n of_o the_o world_n register_n be_v collection_n of_o public_a act_n as_o decree_n of_o counsel_n judicial_a proceed_n declaration_n and_o letter_n of_o estate_n oration_n and_o the_o like_a without_o a_o perfect_a continuance_n or_o contexture_n of_o the_o thread_n of_o the_o narration_n antiqvity_n or_o remnant_n of_o history_n be_v as_o be_v say_v tanquam_fw-la tabula_fw-la naufragij_fw-la when_o industrious_a person_n by_o a_o exact_a and_o scrupulous_a diligence_n and_o observation_n out_o of_o monument_n name_n word_n proverbe_n tradition_n private_a record_n and_o evidence_n fragment_n of_o story_n passage_n of_o book_n that_o concern_v not_o story_n and_o the_o like_a do_v save_v and_o recover_v somewhat_o from_o the_o deluge_n of_o time_n in_o these_o kind_n of_o unperfect_a history_n i_o do_v assign_v no_o deficience_n for_o they_o be_v tanquam_fw-la imperfectè_fw-la mista_fw-la and_o therefore_o any_o deficience_n in_o they_o be_v but_o their_o nature_n as_o for_o the_o corruption_n and_o moth_n of_o history_n which_o be_v epitome_n the_o use_n of_o they_o deserve_v to_o be_v banish_v as_o all_o man_n of_o sound_a judgement_n have_v confess_v as_o those_o that_o have_v fret_v and_o corrode_v the_o sound_a body_n of_o many_o excellent_a history_n and_o wrought_v they_o into_o base_a and_o unprofitable_a dregs_n history_n which_o may_v be_v call_v just_a and_o perfect_a history_n be_v of_o three_o kind_n according_a to_o the_o object_n which_o it_o propound_v or_o pretend_v to_o represent_v for_o it_o either_o represent_v a_o time_n or_o a_o person_n or_o a_o action_n the_o first_o we_o call_v chronicle_n
draw_v use_n of_o knowledge_n insomuch_o as_o that_o which_o if_o doubt_v have_v not_o precede_v a_o man_n shall_v never_o have_v advise_v but_o pass_v it_o over_o without_o note_n by_o the_o suggestion_n and_o solicitation_n of_o doubt_n be_v make_v to_o be_v attend_v and_o apply_v but_o both_o these_o commodity_n do_v scarce_o countervail_v a_o inconvenience_n which_o will_v intrude_v itself_o if_o it_o be_v not_o debar_v which_o be_v that_o when_o a_o doubt_n be_v once_o receive_v man_n labour_v rather_o how_o to_o keep_v it_o a_o doubt_n still_o then_o how_o to_o solve_v it_o and_o according_o bend_v their_o wit_n of_o this_o we_o see_v the_o familiar_a example_n in_o lawyer_n and_o scholar_n both_o which_o if_o they_o have_v once_o admit_v a_o doubt_n it_o go_v ever_o after_o authorize_v for_o a_o doubt_n but_o that_o use_n of_o wit_n and_o knowledge_n be_v to_o be_v allow_v which_o labour_v to_o make_v doubtful_a thing_n certain_a and_o not_o those_o which_o labour_n to_o make_v certain_a thing_n doubtful_a therefore_o these_o calendar_n of_o doubt_n i_o commend_v as_o excellent_a thing_n so_o that_o there_o be_v this_o caution_n use_v that_o when_o they_o be_v thorough_o sift_v &_o bring_v to_o resolution_n they_o be_v from_o thence_o forth_o omit_v discard_v and_o not_o continue_v to_o cherish_v and_o encourage_v man_n in_o doubt_v naturae_fw-la to_o which_o calendar_n of_o doubt_n or_o problem_n i_o advise_v be_v annex_v another_o calendar_n as_o much_o or_o more_o material_a which_o be_v a_o calendar_n of_o popular_a error_n i_o mean_v chief_o in_o natural_a history_n such_o as_o pass_v in_o speech_n &_o conceit_n and_o be_v nevertheless_o apparent_o detect_v &_o convict_v of_o untruth_n that_o man_n knowledge_n be_v not_o weaken_v nor_o embase_v by_o such_o dross_n and_o vanity_n as_o for_o the_o doubt_n or_o nonliquet_n general_a or_o in_o totall_n i_o understand_v those_o difference_n of_o opinion_n touch_v the_o principle_n of_o nature_n and_o the_o fundamental_a point_n of_o the_o same_o which_o have_v cause_v the_o diversity_n of_o sect_n school_n and_o philosophy_n as_o that_o of_o empedocles_n pythagoras_n democritus_n parmenides_n and_o the_o rest_n for_o although_o aristotle_n as_o though_o he_o have_v be_v of_o the_o race_n of_o the_o ottoman_n think_v he_o can_v not_o reign_v except_o the_o first_o thing_n he_o do_v he_o kill_v all_o his_o brethren_n yet_o to_o those_o that_o seek_v truth_n and_o not_o magistralitie_n it_o can_v but_o seem_v a_o matter_n of_o great_a profit_n to_o see_v before_o they_o the_o several_a opinion_n touch_v the_o foundation_n of_o nature_n not_o for_o any_o exact_a truth_n that_o can_v be_v expect_v in_o those_o theory_n for_o as_o the_o same_o phenomena_n in_o astronomy_n be_v satisfy_v by_o the_o receive_a astronomy_n of_o the_o diurnal_a motion_n and_o the_o proper_a motion_n of_o the_o planet_n with_o their_o eccentriques_n and_o epicicle_n and_o likewise_o by_o the_o theory_n of_o copernicus_n who_o suppose_v the_o ●…arth_n to_o move_v &_o the_o calculation_n be_v indifferent_o agreeable_a to_o both_o so_o the_o ordinary_a face_n and_o view_v of_o experience_n be_v many_o time_n satisfy_v by_o several_a theory_n &_o philosophy_n whereas_o to_o find_v the_o real_a truth_n require_v another_o manner_n of_o severity_n &_o attention_n for_o as_o aristotle_n say_v that_o child_n at_o the_o first_o will_v call_v every_o woman_n mother_n but_o afterward_o they_o come_v to_o distinguish_v according_a to_o truth_n so_o experience_n if_o it_o be_v in_o childhood_n will_v call_v every_o philosophy_n mother_n but_o when_o it_o come_v to_o ripeness_n it_o will_v discern_v the_o true_a mother_n so_o as_o in_o the_o mean_a time_n it_o be_v good_a to_o see_v the_o several_a gloss_n and_o opinion_n upon_o nature_n whereof_o philosophijs_fw-la it_o may_v be_v every_o one_o in_o some_o one_o point_n have_v see_v clear_a than_o his_o fellow_n therefore_o i_o wish_v some_o collection_n to_o be_v make_v painful_o and_o understand_o the_o antiquis_fw-la philosophijs_fw-la out_o of_o all_o the_o possible_a light_n which_o remain_v to_o we_o of_o they_o which_o kind_n of_o work_n i_o find_v deficient_a but_o here_o i_o must_v give_v warning_n that_o it_o be_v do_v distinct_o and_o severe_o the_o philosophy_n of_o every_o one_o throughout_o by_o themselves_o and_o not_o by_o title_n pack_v and_o fagot_v up_o together_o as_o have_v be_v do_v by_o plutarch_n for_o it_o be_v the_o harmony_n of_o a_o philosophy_n in_o itself_o which_o give_v it_o light_a and_o credence_n whereas_o if_o it_o be_v single_v and_o break_v it_o will_v seem_v more_o foreign_a and_o dissonant_n for_o as_o when_o i_o read_v in_o tacitus_n the_o action_n of_o nero_n or_o claudius_n with_o circumstance_n of_o time_n inducement_n and_o occasion_n i_o find_v they_o not_o so_o strange_a but_o when_o i_o read_v they_o in_o suetonius_n tranquillus_n gather_v into_o title_n and_o bundle_n and_o not_o in_o order_n of_o time_n they_o seem_v more_o monstrous_a and_o incredible_a so_o be_v it_o of_o any_o philosophy_n report_v entire_a and_o dismember_v by_o article_n neither_o do_v i_o exclude_v opinion_n of_o latter_a time_n to_o be_v likewise_o represent_v in_o this_o calendar_n of_o sect_n of_o philosophy_n as_o that_o of_o theophrastus_n paracelsus_n eloquent_o reduce_v into_o a_o harmony_n by_o the_o pen_n of_o severinus_n the_o dane_n and_o that_o of_o tylesius_fw-la and_o his_o scholar_n donius_n be_v as_o a_o pastoral_n philosophy_n full_a of_o sense_n but_o of_o no_o great_a depth_n and_o that_o of_o fracastorius_fw-la who_o though_o he_o pretend_v not_o to_o make_v any_o new_a philosophy_n yet_o do_v use_v the_o absoluteness_n of_o his_o own_o sense_n upon_o the_o old_a and_o that_o of_o gilbertus_n our_o countryman_n who_o reviue_v with_o some_o alteration_n and_o demonstration_n the_o opinion_n of_o xenophanes_n and_o any_o other_o worthy_a to_o be_v admit_v thus_o have_v we_o now_o deal_v with_o two_o of_o the_o three_o beam_n of_o man_n knowledge_n that_o be_v radius_fw-la directus_fw-la which_o be_v refer_v to_o nature_n radius_fw-la refractus_fw-la which_o be_v refer_v to_o god_n and_o can_v report_v true_o because_o of_o the_o inequality_n of_o the_o medium_fw-la there_o rest_v radius_fw-la reflexus_fw-la whereby_o man_n behold_v and_o contemplate_v himself_o we_o come_v therefore_o now_o to_o that_o knowledge_n whereunto_o the_o ancient_a oracle_n direct_v we_o which_o be_v the_o knowledge_n of_o ourselves_o which_o deserve_v the_o more_o accurate_a handle_n by_o how_o much_o it_o touch_v we_o more_o near_o this_o knowledge_n as_o it_o be_v the_o end_n and_o term_n of_o natural_a philosophy_n in_o the_o intention_n of_o man_n so_o notwithstanding_o it_o be_v but_o a_o portion_n of_o natural_a philosophy_n in_o the_o continent_n of_o nature_n and_o general_o let_v this_o be_v a_o rule_n that_o all_o partition_n of_o knowledge_n be_v accept_v rather_o for_o line_n &_o vein_n then_o for_o section_n and_o separation_n and_o that_o the_o continuance_n and_o entirenes_n of_o knowledge_n be_v preserve_v for_o the_o contrary_a here_o of_o have_v make_v particular_a science_n to_o become_v barren_a shallow_a &_o erroneous_a while_o they_o have_v not_o be_v n●…urished_v and_o maintain_v from_o the_o common_a fountain_n sow_n see_v cicero_n the_o orator_n complain_v of_o socrates_n and_o his_o school_n that_o he_o be_v the_o first_o that_o separate_a philosophy_n and_o rhetoric_n whereupon_o rhetoric_n become_v a_o empty_a &_o verbal_a art_n so_o we_o may_v see_v that_o the_o opinion_n of_o copernicus_n touch_v the_o rotation_n of_o the_o earth_n which_o astronomy_n itself_o can_v correct_v because_o it_o be_v not_o repugnant_a to_o any_o of_o the_o phainomena_n yet_o natural_a philosophy_n may_v correct_v so_o we_o see_v also_o that_o the_o science_n of_o medicine_n if_o it_o be_v destitute_v &_o forsake_v by_o natural_a philosophy_n it_o be_v not_o much_o better_a than_o a_o empeirical_a practice_n with_o this_o reservation_n therefore_o we_o proceed_v to_o humane_a philosophy_n or_o humanity_n which_o have_v two_o part_n the_o one_o consider_v man_n segregate_v or_o distributive_o the_o other_o congregate_v or_o in_o society_n so_o as_o humane_a philosophy_n be_v either_o simple_z and_o particular_a or_o coniugate_v and_o civil_a humanity_n particular_a consist_v of_o the_o same_o part_n whereof_o man_n consist_v that_o be_v of_o knowledge_n which_o respect_v the_o body_n &_o of_o knowledge_n that_o respect_v the_o mind_n but_o before_o we_o distribute_v so_o far_o it_o be_v good_a to_o constitute_v for_o i_o do_v take_v the_o consideration_n in_o general_a and_o at_o large_a of_o humane_a nature_n to_o be_v fit_a to_o be_v emancipate_v &_o make_v a_o knowledge_n by_o itself_o not_o so_o much_o in_o regard_n of_o those_o delightful_a and_o elegant_a discourse_n which_o have_v be_v make_v of_o the_o dignity_n of_o man_n of_o his_o
as_o solomon_n say_v he_o that_o come_v to_o seek_v after_o knowledge_n with_o a_o mind_n to_o scorn_v and_o censure_n shall_v be_v sure_a to_o find_v matter_n for_o his_o humour_n but_o no_o matter_n for_o his_o instruction_n quaerenti_fw-la derisori_fw-la scientiam_fw-la ipsa_fw-la se_fw-la abscondit_fw-la sed_fw-la studioso_fw-la sit_fw-la obuiam_fw-la but_o the_o manage_n of_o this_o argument_n with_o integrity_n &_o truth_n which_o i_o note_v as_o deficient_a seem_v to_o i_o to_o be_v one_o of_o the_o best_a fortification_n for_o honesty_n and_o virtue_n that_o can_v be_v plant_v for_o as_o the_o fable_n go_v of_o the_o basilisk_n that_o if_o he_o see_v you_o first_o you_o die_v for_o it_o but_o if_o you_o see_v he_o first_o he_o die_v so_o be_v it_o with_o deceit_n and_o evil_a art_n which_o if_o they_o be_v first_o espy_v they_o lose_v their_o life_n but_o if_o they_o prevent_v they_o endanger_v so_o that_o we_o be_v much_o behold_v to_o macciavell_n &_o other_o that_o write_v what_o man_n do_v and_o not_o what_o they_o ought_v to_o do_v for_o it_o be_v not_o possible_a to_o join_v serpentine_a wisdom_n with_o the_o columbine_n innocency_n except_o man_n know_v exact_o all_o the_o condition_n of_o the_o serpent_n his_o baseness_n and_o go_v upon_o his_o belly_n his_o volubility_n and_o lubrioity_n his_o envy_n and_o sting_n and_o the_o rest_n that_o be_v all_o form_z and_o nature_n of_o evil_a for_o without_o this_o virtue_n lie_v open_a and_o unfenced_a nay_o a_o honest_a man_n can_v do_v no_o good_a upon_o those_o that_o be_v wicked_a to_o reclaim_v they_o without_o the_o help_n of_o the_o knowledge_n of_o evil_n for_o man_n of_o corrupt_a mind_n presuppose_v that_o honesty_n grow_v out_o of_o simplicity_n of_o manner_n and_o beleve_v of_o preacher_n schoolmaster_n and_o man_n exterior_a language_n so_o as_o except_o you_o can_v make_v they_o perceive_v that_o you_o know_v the_o ut_fw-la most_o reach_v of_o they_o be_v own_o corrupt_a opinion_n they_o despise_v all_o moralitye_n non_fw-la recipit_fw-la stultus_fw-la verba_fw-la prudentiae_fw-la nisi_fw-la ca_fw-mi dixeris_fw-la quae_fw-la versantur_fw-la in_o cord_n eius_fw-la unto_o this_o part_n touch_v respective_a duty_n do_v also_o appertain_v the_o duty_n between_o husband_n and_o wife_n parent_n and_o child_n master_n and_o servant_n so_o likewise_o the_o law_n of_o friendship_n and_o gratitude_n the_o civil_a bond_n of_o company_n college_n and_o politic_a body_n of_o neighbourhood_n and_o all_o other_o proportionate_a duty_n not_o as_o they_o be_v part_n of_o government_n and_o society_n but_o as_o to_o the_o frame_n of_o the_o mind_n of_o particular_a person_n the_o knowledge_n concern_v good_a respect_v society_n do_v handle_v it_o also_o not_o simple_o alone_o but_o comparative_o whereunto_o belong_v the_o weigh_v of_o duty_n between_o person_n and_o person_n case_n and_o case_n particular_a &_o public_a as_o we_o see_v in_o the_o proceed_n of_o lucius_n brutus_n against_o his_o own_o son_n which_o be_v so_o much_o extol_v yet_o what_o be_v say_v inf●…lix_fw-la ut_fw-la cunque_fw-la serent_fw-la easata_fw-la minores_fw-la so_o the_o case_n be_v doubtful_a and_o have_v opinion_n on_o both_o side_n again_o we_o see_v when_o m._n brutus_n and_o cassius_n invite_v to_o a_o supper_n certain_a who_o opinion_n they_o mean_v to_o feel_v whether_o they_o be_v fit_a to_o be_v make_v their_o associate_n and_o cast_v forth_o the_o question_n touch_v the_o kill_v of_o a_o tyrant_n be_v a_o usurper_n they_o be_v divide_v in_o opinion_n some_o hold_v that_o servitude_n be_v the_o extreme_a of_o evil_n and_o other_o that_o tyranny_n be_v better_a than_o a_o civil_a war_n and_o a_o number_n of_o the_o like_a case_n there_o be_v of_o comparative_a duty_n among_o which_o that_o of_o all_o other_o be_v the_o most_o frequent_a where_o the_o question_n be_v of_o a_o great_a deal_n of_o good_a to_o ensue_v of_o a_o small_a injustice_n which_o jason_n of_o thessalia_n determine_v against_o the_o truth_n aliqua_fw-la sunt_fw-la iniustè_fw-fr sacienda_fw-la ut_fw-la multa_fw-la just_a fieri_fw-la possint_fw-la but_o the_o reply_n be_v good_a authorem_fw-la praesentis_fw-la justititiae_fw-la habes_fw-la sponsorem_fw-la futurae_fw-la non_fw-la habes_fw-la man_n must_v pursue_v thing_n which_o be_v just_a in_o present_n and_o leave_v the_o future_a to_o the_o divine_a providence_n so_o than_o we_o pass_v on_o from_o this_o general_a part_n touch_v the_o exemplar_n and_o description_n of_o good_n now_o therefore_o that_o we_o have_v speak_v of_o this_o fruit_n of_o life_n it_o remain_v to_o speak_v of_o the_o husbandry_n that_o belong_v thereunto_o without_o which_o part_n the_o former_a animi_fw-la seem_v to_o be_v no_o better_o than_o a_o fair_a image_n or_o statue_n which_o be_v beautiful_a to_o contemplate_v but_o be_v without_o life_n and_o motion_n whereunto_o aristotle_n himself_o subscribe_v in_o these_o word_n necesse_fw-la est_fw-la scilicet_fw-la de_fw-fr virtute_fw-la dicere_fw-la &_o quid_fw-la sit_fw-la &_o ex_fw-la quibus_fw-la gignatur_fw-la inutile_fw-la enim_fw-la sere_a suerit_fw-la virtutem_fw-la quidem_fw-la nosse_fw-la acquirendae_fw-la autem_fw-la eius_fw-la modos_fw-la &_o vias_fw-la ignorare_fw-la non_fw-la enim_fw-la de_fw-fr virtute_fw-la tantum_fw-la qua_fw-la specie_fw-la sit_fw-la quaerendum_fw-la est_fw-la sed_fw-la &_o quomodo_fw-la svi_fw-la copiam_fw-la faciat_fw-la utrunque_fw-la enim_fw-la volumus_fw-la et_fw-la rem_fw-la ipsam_fw-la nosse_fw-la &_o eius_fw-la compotes_fw-la fieri_fw-la hoc_fw-la autem_fw-la ex_fw-la voto_fw-la non_fw-la succedet_fw-la nisi_fw-la sciamus_fw-la &_o ex_fw-la quibus_fw-la &_o quo_fw-la modo_fw-la in_o such_o full_a word_n and_o with_o such_o iteration_n do_v he_o inculcate_v this_o part_n so_o say_v cicero_n in_o great_a commendation_n of_o cato_n the_o second_o that_o he_o he_o have_v apply_v himself_o to_o philosophy_n non_fw-la ita_fw-la disputandi_fw-la causa_fw-la sed_fw-la ita_fw-la vivendi_fw-la and_o although_o the_o neglect_n of_o our_o time_n wherein_o few_o man_n do_v hold_n any_o consultation_n touch_v the_o reformation_n of_o their_o life_n as_o seneca_n excellent_o say_v departibus_fw-la aquavitae_fw-la cuique_fw-la deliberate_a de_fw-fr summa_fw-la nemo_fw-la may_v make_v this_o part_n seem_v superfluous_a yet_o i_o must_v conclude_v with_o that_o aphorism_n of_o hypocrates_n qui_fw-la gravi_fw-la morbo_fw-la correpti_fw-la dolores_fw-la non_fw-la sentiunt_fw-la ijs_fw-la mens_fw-la aegrotat_fw-la they_o need_v medicine_n not_o only_o to_o assuage_v the_o disease_n but_o to_o awake_v the_o sense_n and_o if_o it_o be_v say_v that_o the_o cure_n of_o man_n mind_n belong_v to_o sacred_a divinity_n it_o be_v most_o true_a but_o yet_o moral_a philosophy_n may_v be_v prefer_v unto_o she_o as_o a_o wise_a servant_n and_o humble_a handmaid_n for_o as_o the_o psalm_n say_v that_o the_o eye_n of_o the_o bandmayde_n look_v perpetual_o towards_o the_o mistress_n and_o yet_o no_o doubt_n many_o thing_n be_v leave_v to_o the_o discretion_n of_o the_o handmaid_n to_o discern_v of_o the_o mistress_n will_v so_o ought_v moral_a philosophy_n to_o give_v a_o constant_a attention_n to_o the_o doctrine_n of_o divinity_n and_o yet_o so_o as_o it_o may_v yield_v of_o herself_o within_o due_a limit_n many_o sound_n and_o profitable_a direction_n this_o part_n therefore_o because_o of_o the_o excellency_n thereof_o i_o can_v but_o find_v exceed_o strange_a that_o it_o be_v not_o reduce_v to_o write_a enquiry_n the_o rather_o because_o it_o consist_v of_o much_o matter_n wherein_o both_o speech_n and_o action_n be_v often_o conversant_a and_o such_o wherein_o the_o common_a talk_n of_o man_n which_o be_v rare_a but_o yet_o come_v sometime_o to_o pass_v be_v wise_a than_o their_o book_n it_o be_v reasonable_a therefore_o that_o we_o propound_v it_o in_o the_o more_o particularity_n both_o for_o the_o worthiness_n and_o because_o we_o may_v acquit_v ourselves_o for_o report_v it_o deficient_a which_o seem_v almost_o incredible_a and_o be_v otherwise_o conceive_a and_o presuppose_v by_o those_o themselves_o that_o have_v write_v we_o will_v therefore_o enumerate_v some_o head_n or_o point_n thereof_o that_o it_o may_v appear_v the_o better_a what_o it_o be_v and_o whether_o it_o be_v extant_a first_o therefore_o in_o this_o as_o in_o all_o thing_n which_o be_v practical_a we_o ought_v to_o cast_v up_o our_o account_n what_o be_v in_o our_o power_n and_o what_o not_o for_o the_o one_o may_v be_v deal_v with_o by_o way_n of_o alteration_n but_o the_o other_o by_o way_n of_o application_n only_o the_o husbandman_n can_v command_v neither_o the_o nature_n of_o the_o earth_n nor_o the_o season_n of_o the_o weather_n no_o more_o can_v the_o physician_n the_o constitution_n of_o the_o patiente_a nor_o the_o variety_n of_o accident_n so_o in_o the_o culture_n and_o cure_n of_o the_o mind_n of_o man_n two_o thing_n be_v without_o our_o command_n point_n of_o nature_n and_o point_n of_o fortune_n for_o to_o the_o basis_n of_o the_o one_o and_o the_o condition_n of_o the_o other_o our_o work_n be_v limit_v and_o
nature_n &_o poison_n be_v that_o which_o work_v whole_o upon_o nature_n without_o that_o that_o nature_n can_v in_o any_o part_n work_n upon_o it_o so_o in_o the_o mind_n whatsoever_o knowledge_n reason_n can_v at_o all_o work_n upon_o &_o convert_v be_v a_o mere_a intoxication_n and_o indanger_v a_o dissolution_n of_o the_o mind_n &_o understanding_n but_o for_o the_o latter_a it_o have_v be_v extreme_o set_v on_o foot_n of_o late_a time_n by_o the_o school_n of_o paracelsus_n and_o some_o other_o that_o have_v pretend_v to_o find_v the_o truth_n of_o all_o natural_a philosophy_n in_o the_o scripture_n scandalize_a and_o traduce_v all_o other_o philosophy_n as_o heathenish_a and_o profane_a but_o there_o be_v no_o such_o enmity_n between_o god_n word_n and_o his_o work_n neither_o do_v they_o give_v honour_n to_o the_o scripture_n as_o they_o suppose_v but_o much_o embase_v they_o for_o to_o seek_v heaven_n and_o earth_n in_o the_o word_n of_o god_n whereof_o it_o be_v say_v heaven_n and_o earth_n shall_v pass_v but_o my_o word_n shall_v not_o pass_v be_v to_o seek_v temporary_a thing_n among_o eternal_a and_o as_o to_o seek_v divinity_n in_o philosophy_n be_v to_o seek_v the_o live_n among_o the_o dead_a so_o to_o seek_v philosophy_n in_o divinity_n be_v to_o seek_v the_o dead_a among_o the_o live_n neither_o be_v the_o pot_n or_o laver_v who_o place_n be_v in_o the_o outward_a part_n of_o the_o temple_n to_o be_v seek_v in_o the_o holy_a place_n of_o all_o where_o the_o ark_n of_o the_o testimony_n be_v seat_v and_o again_o the_o scope_n or_o purpose_n of_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n be_v not_o to_o express_v matter_n of_o nature_n in_o the_o scripture_n otherwise_o then_o in_o passage_n and_o for_o application_n to_o man_n capacity_n and_o to_o matter_n moral_a or_o divine_a and_o it_o be_v a_o true_a rule_n authoris_fw-la aliud_fw-la agentis_fw-la parua_fw-la authoritas_fw-la for_o it_o be_v a_o strange_a conclusion_n if_o a_o man_n shall_v use_v a_o similitude_n for_o ornament_n or_o illustration_n sake_n borrow_v from_o nature_n or_o history_n according_a to_o vulgar_a conceit_n as_o of_o a_o basilisk_n a_o unicorn_n a_o centaur_n a_o briareus_n a_o hydra_n or_o the_o like_a that_o therefore_o he_o must_v needs_o be_v think_v to_o affirm_v the_o matter_n thereof_o positive_o to_o be_v true_a to_o conclude_v therefore_o these_o two_o interpretation_n the_o one_o by_o reduction_n or_o enigmatical_a the_o other_o philosophical_a or_o physical_a which_o have_v be_v receive_v and_o pursue_v in_o imitation_n of_o the_o rabbin_n and_o cabalist_n be_v to_o be_v confine_v with_o a_o noli_fw-la altum_fw-la sapere_fw-la sed_fw-la time_n but_o the_o two_o late_a point_n know_v to_o god_n and_o unknown_a to_o man_n touch_v the_o secret_n of_o the_o heart_n and_o the_o succession_n of_o time_n do_v make_v a_o just_a and_o sound_a difference_n between_o the_o manner_n of_o the_o exposition_n of_o the_o scripture_n and_o all_o other_o book_n for_o it_o be_v a_o excellent_a observation_n which_o have_v be_v make_v upon_o the_o answer_n of_o our_o saviour_n christ_n to_o many_o of_o the_o question_n which_o be_v propound_v to_o he_o how_o that_o they_o be_v impertinent_a to_o the_o state_n of_o the_o question_n demand_v the_o reason_n whereof_o be_v because_o not_o be_v like_o man_n which_o know_v man_n thought_n by_o his_o word_n but_o know_v man_n thought_n immediate_o he_o never_o answer_v their_o word_n but_o their_o thought_n much_o in_o the_o like_a manner_n it_o be_v with_o the_o scripture_n which_o be_v write_v to_o the_o thought_n of_o man_n and_o to_o the_o succession_n of_o all_o age_n with_o a_o foresight_n of_o all_o heresy_n coatradiction_n differ_v estate_n of_o the_o church_n yea_o and_o particular_o of_o the_o elect_a be_v not_o to_o be_v interpret_v only_o according_a to_o the_o latitude_n of_o the_o proper_a sense_n of_o the_o place_n and_o respective_o towards_o that_o present_a occasion_n whereupon_o the_o word_n be_v utter_v or_o in_o precise_a congruity_n or_o contexture_n with_o the_o word_n before_o or_o after_o or_o in_o contemplation_n of_o the_o principal_a scope_n of_o the_o place_n but_o have_v in_o themselves_o not_o only_o total_o or_o collective_o but_o distributive_o in_o clause_n and_o word_n infinite_a spring_n and_o stream_n of_o doctrine_n to_o water_v the_o church_n in_o every_o part_n and_o therefore_o as_o the_o literal_a sense_n be_v as_o it_o be_v the_o main_a stream_n or_o river_n so_o the_o moral_a sense_n chief_o and_o sometime_o the_o allegorical_a or_o typical_a be_v they_o whereof_o the_o church_n have_v most_o use_n not_o that_o i_o wish_v man_n to_o be_v bold_a in_o allegory_n or_o indulgent_a or_o light_a in_o allusion_n but_o that_o i_o do_v much_o condemn_v that_o interpretation_n of_o the_o scripture_n which_o be_v only_o after_o the_o manner_n as_o man_n use_v to_o interpret_v a_o profane_a book_n in_o this_o part_n touch_v the_o exposition_n of_o the_o scripture_n i_o can_v report_v no_o deficience_n but_o by_o way_n of_o remembrance_n this_o i_o will_v add_v in_o peruse_v book_n of_o divinity_n i_o find_v many_o book_n of_o controversy_n and_o many_o of_o common_a place_n and_o treatise_n a_o mass_n of_o positive_a divinity_n as_o it_o be_v make_v a_o art_n a_o number_n of_o sermon_n and_o lecture_n and_o many_o prolix_a commentary_n upon_o the_o scripture_n with_o harmony_n and_o concordance_n but_o that_o form_n of_o write_v in_o divinity_n which_o in_o my_o judgement_n be_v of_o all_o other_o most_o rich_a and_o precious_a be_v positive_a divinity_n collect_v upon_o particular_a text_n of_o scripture_n in_o brief_a observation_n not_o dilate_v into_o common_a place_n not_o chase_v after_o controversy_n not_o reduce_v into_o method_n of_o art_n a_o thing_n abound_v in_o sermon_n which_o will_v vanish_v but_o defective_a in_o book_n which_o will_v remain_v and_o a_o thing_n wherein_o this_o age_n excel_v for_o i_o be_o persuade_v and_o i_o may_v speak_v it_o with_o a_o absit_fw-la inuidia_fw-la verbo_fw-la and_o no_o way_n in_o derogation_n of_o antiquity_n but_o as_o in_o a_o good_a emulation_n between_o the_o vine_n and_o the_o olive_n that_o if_o the_o choice_n and_o best_a of_o those_o observation_n upon_o text_n of_o scriptu●…es_n which_o have_v be_v make_v dispersedly_z in_o sermon_n within_o this_o your_o positivas_fw-la majesty_n land_n of_o brittany_n by_o the_o space_n of_o these_o forty_o year_n and_o more_o leave_v out_o the_o largeness_n of_o exhortation_n and_o application_n thereupon_o have_v be_v set_v down_o in_o a_o continuance_n it_o have_v be_v the_o best_a work_n in_o divinity_n which_o have_v be_v write_v since_o the_o apostle_n time_n the_o matter_n inform_v by_o divinity_n be_v of_o two_o kind_n matter_n of_o belief_n and_o truth_n of_o opinion_n and_o matter_n of_o service_n and_o adoration_n which_o be_v also_o judge_v and_o direct_v by_o the_o former_a the_o one_o be_v as_o the_o internal_a soul_n of_o religion_n &_o the_o other_o as_o the_o external_a body_n thereof_o &_o therefore_o the_o heathen_a religion_n be_v not_o only_o a_o worship_n of_o idol_n but_o the_o whole_a religion_n be_v a_o idol_n in_o itself_o for_o it_o have_v no_o soul_n that_o be_v no_o certainty_n of_o belief_n or_o confession_n as_o a_o man_n may_v well_o think_v consider_v the_o chief_a doctor_n of_o their_o church_n be_v the_o poet_n and_o the_o reason_n be_v because_o the_o heathen_a god_n be_v no_o jealous_a god_n but_o be_v glad_a to_o be_v admit_v into_o part_n as_o they_o have_v reason_n neither_o do_v they_o respect_v the_o pureness_n of_o hart_n so_o they_o may_v have_v external_a honour_n and_o rite_n but_o out_o of_o these_o two_o do_v result_n and_o issue_v four_o main_a branch_n of_o divinity_n faith_n manner_n lyturgie_n and_o government_n faith_n contain_v the_o doctrine_n of_o the_o nature_n of_o god_n of_o the_o attribute_n of_o god_n and_o of_o the_o work_n of_o god_n the_o nature_n of_o god_n consist_v of_o three_o person_n in_o unity_n of_o godhead_n the_o attribute_n of_o god_n be_v either_o common_a to_o the_o deity_n or_o respective_a to_o the_o person_n the_o work_n of_o god_n summarie_n be_v two_o that_o of_o the_o creation_n and_o that_o of_o the_o redemption_n and_o both_o these_o work_n as_o in_o totall_n they_o appertain_v to_o the_o unity_n of_o the_o godhead_n so_o in_o their_o part_n they_o refer_v to_o the_o three_o person_n that_o of_o the_o creation_n in_o the_o mass_n of_o the_o matter_n to_o the_o father_n in_o the_o disposition_n of_o the_o form_n to_o the_o son_n and_o in_o the_o continuance_n and_o conservation_n of_o the_o be_v to_o the_o holy_a spirit_n so_o that_o of_o the_o redemption_n in_o the_o election_n and_o counsel_n to_o the_o father_n in_o the_o whole_a act_n and_o consummation_n to_o the_o