The works of Francis Bacon, lord chancellor of England.

CENT. X. NATURAL HISTORY. 137
Exper iment solitary touching the general sympathy men came forth out of one divine limbus; else
of men's spirits. why should men be so much affected with that
1000. The delight which men have in popular- which others think or say? The best temper of
ity, fanme, honour, submission, and subjection of minds desireth good name and true honour: the
other men's minds, wills, or affections, although lighter, popularity and applause: the more dethese things may be desired for other ends, seem- praved, subjection and tyranny; as is seen in
eth to be a thing in itself without contemplation great conquerors and troublers of the world: and
of consequence, grateful and agreeable to the na- yet more in arch-heretics; for the introduction of
ture of man. This thing, surely, is not without new doctrines is likewise an affectation of tyranny
some signification, as if all spirits and souls of over the understandings and beliefs of men.
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