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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A28370	The remaines of the Right Honorable Francis, Lord Verulam, Viscount of St. Albanes, sometimes Lord Chancellour of England being essayes and severall letters to severall great personages, and other pieces of various and high concernment not heretofore published : a table whereof for the readers more ease is adjoyned.	Bacon, Francis, 1561-1626.; Bodley, Thomas, Sir, 1545-1613.; Palmer, Herbert, 1601-1647. Characteristicks of a believing Christian.	1648 (1648)	Wing B318; ESTC R17427	72,058	110

times thinks himselfe to have no grace at all and yet how poor and afflicted soever he be besides he would not change conditions with the most prosperous man under Heaven that is a manifest Worldling XXVI He thinkes sometimes that the Ordinance of God doe him no good yet he would rather part with his life then be deprived of them XXVII He was born dead yet so that it had been Murther in any to have taken his life away After he began to live he was ever dying XXVIII And though hee hath an eternall life begun in him yet hee makes account he hath a death to passe through XXIX He counts self murther a hainour sinne yet is ever busied in crucifying the flesh and in putting to death his earthly Members not doubting but there will come a time of glory where he shall be esteemed precious in the sight of the great God of Heaven and Earth appearing with boldnesse at his Throne and asking any thing he needs being endued with humility by acknowledging his great crimes and offences and that he deserveth nothing but severe punishment XXX He believes his soul and body shall be as full of glory as them that have more and no more full then theirs that have lesse XXXI He lives invisible to those that see him and those that know him best do but guesse at him yet those many times judge more truly of hm then he doth of himself XXXII The world will sometimes account him a Saint when GOD accounted him a hypocrite and afterwards when the World branded him for an Hypocrite then God owned him for a Saint XXXIII His death makes not an end of him His soule which was put into his body is not to be perfected without his body yet his soul is more happy when it is separated from his body then when it was joyned unto it And his body though torn in pieces burnt in ashes ground to powder turned to rottennesse shall be no loser XXXIV His Advocate his Surety shall be his Judge his mortall part shall become immortall and what was sowne in cor●…ption shall be raised in incorruption and glory and a finite Creature shall possesse an infinite happinesse A Confession of the Faith Written by Sir Francis Bacon Knight Viscount of St. Alban about the time he was Sollicitour Generall to our late Soverign Lord King James I Believe That nothing is without beginning but GOD nor Nature no Matter no Spirit but one only and the same GOD That GOD as he is Eternall Almighty only wise only God in his Nature so he is eternally Father Sonne and holy Spirit in Persons I believe That God is so holy pure realous that it is impossible for him to be pleased in any Creature though the work of his own hand so that neither Angel Man nor World could stand or can stand one moment in his eyes without beholding the same in the face of a Mediator And therefore that before him with whom all things are present The Lambe of God was slain before all Worlds without which Eternal Councel of his it was impossible for him to have descended to any work of Creation but should have enjoyed the blessed and individuall Society of three Persons in God head only for ever but that out of his eternall and infinite goodnesse and love purposing to become a Creator and to communicate with his Creatures he ordained in his Eternall Councell That one Person of the God head should in time be united to one Nature and to one particular of his Creatures That so in the person of the Mediator the true sadder might be fixed whereby God might descend to his Creatures and the Creatures might ascend to God So that by the reconciliation of the Mediatour turning his Countenance towards his Creatures though not in the same degree made way unto the disposition of his most holy and sacred will whereby some of his Creatures might stand and keep their State others might fall and be restored into their state but yet remaine in Being though under wrath and corruption all in the vertue of the Mediator which is the great Mystery and perfect Centry of all Gods ways with his Creatures unto which all his other works and wonders do but serve and refer That he chose according to his good pleasure Man to be that Creature to whose Nature the Eternal Son of God should be united and among the Generations of men elected a small flock to whom the participation of himself he purposed to expresse the riches of his glory All the ministration of Angels damnation of Divels and Reprobats and universall administration of all Creatures and dispensation of all times have no other end but as the wayes and Ambages of God to be furthet glorified of his Saints who are one with the Mediator who is one with God That by vertue of his Eternall Councel touching a Mediator he descendeth at his own good pleasure and according to times seasons to himself known to become a Creator and by his Eternall Word created all things and by his Eternall Spirit doth comfort and preserve them That he made all things in their first estate good and removed from himself the begining of all evill and vanity unto the liberty of the Creature but reserved in himself the begining of all restistitution and the liberty of his grace using neverthelesse and turning the falling and desention of the Creature which to his Presciens was eternally known to make way to his Eternall Councell touching a Mediator and the Work he purposed to accomplish in him That God created Spirits whereof some kept their standing and others fell He created Heaven and Earth and all their Armies and Generations and gave unto them constant and everlasting Laws which we call Nature which is nothing else but the Laws of Creation which Laws neverthelesse have had three changes or times and are to have a fourth and last 1. The first When the matter of Heaven and Earth was created without formes 2. The second The interim of every dayes work 3. The third By the Curse which notwithstanding was no new Creation but a Privation of part of the first Creature And the last end of the world the manner where of is not yet revealed So as the lawes of Nature which now remaine and govern Inviolably till the end of the world begin to be in force when God first rested from his works and ceased to create But received a revocation in part by the curse since which timey the changed not That notwithstanding God hath rested and ceased from creating since the first Sabboth yet neverthelesse he doth accomplish and fullfill his divine will in all things great and small singular and generall as fully and exactly by providence as he would by miracle new creation though his worke be not immediate direct but by compasse not violating Nature which is his owne law upon his Creatures That as at the first the Soule of Man was

quod non dictum factum prius I have further for my warrant that famous complaint of Solomon to his Son against the infinite making of Books in his time of which in all congruity it must needs be understood that a great part were observations and instructions in all kind of literature and of those there is not so much as one petty Pamphlet only some parts of the Bible excepted remainig to Posterity As then there was not in like manner any footing to be found of millions of Authors that were long before Solomon and yet wee must give credit to that which he affirmed that whatsoever was then or had been before it could never be truly pronounced of it Behold this is new Whereupon I must for my conclusion infer seeing all the endeavours study and knowledge of Mankind in whatsoever Art or Science have ever bin the same as there are at this paesent though full of mutabilities according to the changes and accidentall occasions of Ages and Countries and Clerks dispositions which can never be but subject to intention and commission both in their devices and in their practises of their knowledge if now we should accord in opinion with you First to condemn our present knowledge of doubts and incertitudes which you confirm but by averment without other force of argument and then to disclaim all our Aximes and Maximes and generall assertions that are left by tradition from our Elders to us which for so it is to be intended have passed all probations of the sharpest wits that ever were And lastly to devise being now become again as it were Abecodarii by the frequent spelling of particulars to come to the notice of the true generals and so afresh to create new principles of Sciences the end of all would be that when we shallbe dispossessed of the learning which we have and our consequent travails will butly he as in a Circle to conduct us to the place from whence we set forward and bring us to the happinesse to be restored in integrum which will require as many Ages as have marched before us to be perfectly atchieved And this I wri●e with no dislike of increasing our knowledge with new found devises which is undoubtably a practise of high commendation in regard of the Benefit they will yeeld for the present that the world hath ever been and will assuredly continue very full of such devisours whose industry that way hath beene very obstinate and eminent that way and hath produced strange effects above the reach and the hope of mens common capasi●ie and yet our Notions and theorems have alwaies kept in grace both with them and with the rarest that ever were named among the learned by this you see to what boidnesse I am brought by your kindnesse that if I seem to be too sawcy in this contradiction it is the opinion that I hold of your Nobld disposition and of the freedome in these cases that you will afford your speciall friend that hath induced me to do it and though I my self like a Carriers horse cannot bank the beaten way in which I have be●e trained yet such is my Censure of your Cogitata that I must tell you to be plaine you have very much wronged your self and the world to smother such a treasure so long in your Coffer for though I stand well assured for the tenour and Subject of your maine discourse you are not able to impannell a substantiall Jury in any university that will give upp a verdict to acquite you of errour yet it cannot be gainsaid but all your treatise ever doth abound with choice conceipts of the present state of learning and with so worthy contemplations of the meanes to procure it as may perswade with any student to looke more narrowly to his Businesse not onely by aspiring to the greatest perfection of that which is now a dayes divulged in the sciences but by diving yet deeper into as it were the bowel●s and secrets of nature and by enforcing of the powers of his judgement and witt to learn of St. Paule consectari meliora dona which course would to God to whisper so in your ear you had followed at the first when you fell into the Study of such a Study as was not worthy such a student Neverthelesse being so as it is that you are therein setled and your Country soundly served I cannot but wish with all my heart as I do very often that you may gain a fit reward to the fu●l of your deserts which I hope will come with heapes of happinesse and honour From Fulham Feb. 19. 1607. T. B. POST SCRIPT SIR ONe kind of boldnesse doth draw on another insomuch as me thinks I should offend not to signifie that before the transcript of your Book be fitted for the Presse it will be requisite for you to cast your eye upon the stile which in the framing of some periods and in divers words and phrases will hardly go current if the Copy brought to me be just the same that you would publish Sir Clouds of misery darkens so much such as are not in the Sun-shine of prosperity as they prevaile with many good Natures furnished with commendable judgment to give wrong Censures of them I am one of those that cannot justifie my self so far as not to be liable to reproof yet I am of that rank that cannot stoop to the stroke of every malicious tongue But in you I have found such abundance of favour who never knew me but in my tyde of Ebbe that I must needs leave this with you as Record to witnesse my shame and reproach if I be ingratefull for it so far as either abilities of body or goods of fortune may extend to perform And hereunto he sets his hand that resolves to live and dye Your faithfull friend to serve you A. B. THE CHARACTERS OF A Believing Christian in Paradoxes and seeming Contradictions I. AChristian is one that believes things his reason 〈◊〉 comprehend he hopes for things which neither be no●…y man alive ever saw he labours for that which he know●… he can never obtain yet in the issue his beliefe appeares not to be false his hope makes him not ashamed his labour is not in vain II. He believes three to be one and one to be three a Father not to be elder then his Son a Son to be equall with his Father and one proceeding from both to be equall with both he believes three ersons in one nature and two Natures in one Person III. He beleeves a Virgin to be a Mother of a Sonne and that very Sonne of hers to be her maker He beleeves him to have been shut up in a narrow room whom Heaven and Earth could never contain He beleeves kim to have been born in time who was and is from Everlasting He beleeves him to have been a weak Child carried in Arms who is the Almighty and him once to have dyed who onely hath life and immortality

your Lordship to consider that time groweth precious with me and that a married man is seven yeares elder in his thoughts the first day and therefore what a discomfortable thing it is for me to be unsettled still for surely were it not that I think my self born to do my Soveraign service and therefore in that station I will live and dy otherwise for my own private comfort it were better for me that the King did blot me out of his Book or that I should turne to endeavour to serve him in some other kind then for me to stand thus at a stop and to have that little reputation which by my industry I gather to be scattered and taken away by continuall disgraces every new man comming above me and sure I am J shall never have fair promises and hope from all your Lordships For J know not what service saving that your Lordships all told me were good and J would believe you in a much greater matter and if it were nothing else J hope the modesty of my suit deserveth somewhat For J know well the Sollicitours place is not as your Lordship lest it time working alteration somewhat in the profession much more in that speciall place and were it not to satisfie my wives friends and to get my self out of being a Common gaze and a speech J protest before God I would never speak word for it But to conclude as my honourable Lady was a mean to make me to change the name of another So if it please you to help me as you said to change my owne name I cannot be but more and more bounden to you and I am much deceived if your Lordship find not the King well inclined as for my Lord of Salisbury forward and affectionate A Letter to the King touching the Sollicitours place It may please your excellent Majesty HOw honestly ready I have beene most gratious Soveraign to do your Majesty humble service to the best of my power and in manner beyond my power as I now stand I am not so unfortunate but your Majesty knoweth for both in the Commission of union the labour whereof for men of my profession rested most upon my hands and this last Parliament in the Bill of the Subsidie both Body and preamble in the Bill of Attaindors both Tresham and the rest in the matter of purveiance in the Ecclesiasticall petitions in the grievances and the like as I was ever carefull and not without good successe sometimes to put forward that which was good sometimes to keep back that which was good sometimes to keep back that which was worse So your Majesty was pleased kindly to accept of my service and to say to me such conflicts were the wars of Peace and such victories the victories of Peace and therefore such servants that obtained them were by Kings that raign in peace no lesse to be esteemed the conquerours in the Wars in all which neverthelesse I can challenge to my selfe our sufliciency but that I was diligent and reasonable happy to execute those directions which I received either immediatly from your royall mouth or from my Lord of Salisbury at that time it pleased your Majesty also to assure me that upon the remove of the then Attourney I should not be forgotten but be brought into ordinary place and this was after confirmed nuto me by many of my Lords and towards the end of the last term the mannet also in perticular ●poken of that is That Mr. Sollicitour should be made your Maiesties Sergeant and I Sollicitour For so it was thought best to sort with both our gifts and faculties for the good of our service and of this resolution both Courtand Coun●ry tooke knowledge Neither was this my invention or project of mine own but moved from my Lord I think first from my Lord Chancellour whereupon resting your Majesty well knoweth I never opened my mouth for the greater place although I am sure I had two circumstances that Mr. Attourney that now is could not all adge the one nine years service of the Crown the other being couzen Germain to the Lord of Salisbury for of my Fathers service I will not speak but for the lesse place I conceive c. But after this Mr. Attorney Habbard was placed I heard no more o● my preferment but it seemed to be at a stop to my great disgrace and discontentment For Gracious Soveraign if still when the matters are stirred another shall put in before me your Majesty had need to work a miracle or else I shall be a ●ame man to do you services And therefore my most humble suit unto your Majesty is That this which seemed to me intended may speedily be performed and I hope my former service shall be but as beginnings to better when I am better strengthened For sure I am no mans heart is suller I say not but many may have greater hearts but I say not fuller of love and duty towards your Majesty and your children as I hope time will manifest against envie and detraction if any be To conclude I humbly c●ave pardon for my boldnesse A Letter to the Earl of Salisbury of courtesie upon a New-yeers guift It may please your good Lordship HAving no guift to present you within my degree proportionable to my mind I desire neverthelesse to take the advantage of a Ceremony to expresse my self to your Lordship it being the first time I could make the like acknowledgment out of the person of a Suitor wherefore I most humbly pray your Lordship to think of me that now it hath pleased you by many effectuall and great benefits to add the assurance and comfort of your love and savour to the precedent disposition which was in me to admire your vertue and merit I do esteem whatsoever I have or may have in this world but as trash in comparison of having the honour and happinesse to be a neer and well accepted Kinsman to so rare and wor●hy a Councellour Governour and Patriot For having been a studious is not a curious observer as well of Antiquity of Vertue as of late Peace I forbeare to say to your Lordship what I find and conceive but to another I would thinke to make my self believed But not to be tedious in that which may have the shew of a complement I can but wish your Lordship many happy yeares many more then your Father had but even so many more as we may need you more So I remain Yours c. A second Letter to the Chancellour May it please your Lordship HAving finished an argument touching the advancement of learning which I have formerly dedicated to his Majesty I humbly presume once more to present one of them Books to your Lordship not only as a Chancellour of the University but as one that was excellently bred in all learning which I have ever noted to shine in all your speeches and behaviour and therefore your Lordship will yeeld a gratious aspect to your first