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A81930 A seasonable discourse written by Mr. Iohn Dury upon the earnest requests of many, briefly shewing these particulars 1. What the grounds and method of our reformation ought to be in religion and learning. 2. How even in these times of distraction, the worke may be advanced. By the knowledge of Orientall tongues and Jewish mysteries. By an agency for advancement of universall learning. Published by Samuel Hartlib. Aprill 24. 1649. Imprimatur Joseph Caryl. Dury, John, 1596-1680. 1649 (1649) Wing D2886; Thomason E579_7; ESTC R15607 21,406 29

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the charges of Printing to buy in Manuscripts and procure a Library of Orientall Bookes and to send Agents abroad that they may trade in a Religious way with them If I say such an allowance were made for such enployments and Fee-offies appointed it is very evident that the glory of God thereby be very much advanced the honour of this Nation greatly upheld and the reall intentions of Parliament to propagate Religion and Learning manifested to their praise in this and after Ages If such a foundation were laid and by the Countenance of Authority the work owned then all those that have been hitherto so forward and well wishers to this designe here would be encouraged to enlarge themselves when they should see that the enterprize would come to some perfection Others from abroad will be drawn to a concurrence and communication in those endeavours the work might be carried on by a Correspondencie and the Honour of the whole successe would be due to those that shall lay the Foundation whereupon others may add to the building The diligence and zeale of the Romish Condare in their Colledge de Propaganda Fidem should stirre us up to emulation to doe our dutie in a better cause for their Colledge is contrived only to maintain and educate Seminaries to disturb the peace of the reformed Churches and propagate their own Superstition but this should be to advance unto all the meanes of Pietie and Learning which are concealed and to uphold the fundamentalls of Christianity which are to be set up above humane Interests and particular Controversies wherein the designe will be so much the more subservient unto Piety by how much it will aime onely at the propagation and confirmation of things Necessarie and indifferently profitable unto all which in the passionate fits of particular disputes are for the most part laid aside and disregarded to the great prejudice of the truth of Christianity and the overthrow of Common edification Therefore if by the prosecution of those things which may convict the Jewes of the truth of Christianity Christians themselves might get occasion to consider their common Interest and therein be drawn to professe a nearer Union then hitherto they have thought upon this would be a collaterall happinesse which may possibly flow from this undertaking additionally And we may promise to our selves some such accidentall successe because in good workes of a publique nature which have an universall influence upon the whole substance of Religion Revel 22.2 all the advantages cannot be overseen at once They are like the trees of Paradice which beare twelve manner of fruits and yeeld their fruit differently every moneth Of an Agencie for Advancement of Universall Learning BY Universall Learning is meant a generall insight and observation of all the Objects and Faculties of Reason and of the Wayes to bring the same to perfection by helping all mens Reasonings as they are communicable and teachable unto others By an Agency to advance this kinde of Learning is meant an Employment amongst men whereof the Scope and Aime should be to discover to the Publike and propose in particular to every one as occasion shall be offered all the advantages which are found and can be imparted unto all or any for the improvement both of Reason it self and of particular Mens gifts towards a Common Good This Agency is properly a Negotiation with the Society and Nature of Man to take notice thereof in Reference to that Good which may be found therein in a Publike or Private way that Addresses may be had from one to another to the end that the Defects of the one being supply'd by the other The Rationall ways of Humane Communications may redound as to the mutuall content of Particulars so to the Common Good of all Mankind That such an Agency may be set afoot and ought to be intended for a Publike Good is evident because there is nothing more sutable unto the Nature of Humane Society to make it compleat then such a kind of employment about those Objects which are properly Humane We see that in all kinds of Societies there be severall Agencies relating thereunto and no Common-wealth can subsist without some of them but these are all for particular Interests which seldom are attein'd without some particular prejudice unto others if not to the Generall disadvantage of all For from thence all our strife in the world is begotten between States and States and between one Corporation and another in the same State Now if we believe that there is any such thing as the Nature of Man wherein hee differs from beasts or that there should be any Society between Man and Man upon the Grounds of a Common Interest or that the ways of Reason and the Communication thereof may be usefull unto a Society of Men and are worth the looking after then it cannot be possibly doubted off by any which is Rationall that is a Man whether any such Agency may be set afoot and ought to be intended amongst Men for the Publike Good of their Society The wilde beasts of the Forest and fishes of the Sea every one preys for himself and the strongest devoures the weakest so are the brutish men of the world to be counted worse then they who having forgotten the true Interest of Humanity make none other use of their neernesse to others of others sociable inclinations towards them and of their own wit and strength but to prey upon their Neighbours to domineer over them and devoure them for their private ends The tamer and more docile Creatures made to serve man joyn in herds and flocks where all are as one and one is as all in respect of that which is usefull unto them To teach Man who is the Leader and made to rule all Creatures in all their Societies to lead and rule himself by the sociablenesse of his disposition to finde the contentment of all his desires advantages rather in a Common then in a particular way The wise State of Venice the most Ancient and best setled republican Society of the World hath amongst many other excellent Constitutions this for one that whosoever doth shew unto that State any thing that may advance the Publike Good shall receive a reward answerable to that which he doth offer by this means the Aime of a Common Good is upheld in the spirits of men and Industry for the publike as it is a vertue is encouraged and rewarded as it ought to be by the Publike it self Whether there be any where else in any Kingdom or State such like Constitutions I know not sure I am in this place hitherto Universall endevours and the thoughts of a publike Good free from partiality have been lookt upon by many and those also in publike places rather as ridiculous whimsies projects then matters worth any encouragement but seeing we are now about a Reformation of our Ways and necessitated to think upon the publike Good even for our preservation from utter