The works of Francis Bacon, lord chancellor of England.

LETTERS FROM THE BACONIANA. 67
Consider whether this be a rule universal, that serving you upon all occasions, and in performthe commands and prohibitions of God are the ing towards you all offices, either of friendship or
rules of good and evil: for, as St. Austin saith, observance.
many things are prohibita quia mala, [for that I will, to the utmost of my power, take care to
reason forbidden because they are evil,] as those publish the [remaining] labours of that illustrisins which the schools call specifical. ous hero, the Lord Verulam, esteeming it my
In page 7, lines the 23d and 24th,* are these greatest happiness to have formerly served him,
words: and still to do so. And that I may avoid all sus-,,The three heavenly unities exceed all natural picion of being worse than my word, I will
unities; that is to say, the unity of the three perform my promise with all convenient speed.
Persons in Godhead; the unity of God and man I desire that this friendship and mutual inwardin Christ, and the unity of Christ and the church, ness begun betwixt us may always continue,
the Holy Ghost being the worker of both these and, if you please, live and flourish by letters,
latter unities; for, by the Holy Ghost was Christ the badges and nourishers of it, even when you
incarnate, and quickened in flesh; and by the are at Paris; a place which, if ever I be so hapHoly Ghost is man regenerate, and quickened in py, I will see for your sake, as well as for other
spirit." reasons. Pray think not that I am free of my
Here two of the unities are ascribed to the words and frugal of my deeds, but rather that my
Holy Ghost. The first seems excluded; yet thick and very troublesome. occasions, whilst I
divines say, that "c Spiritus Sanctus est amor, et was in the city, would not suffer me to kiss your
vinculumn Patris et Filii;" [the Holy Ghost is hands. It remains that I heartily honour you,
the love and the bond of the Father and the and retaliate your love, and wish you all the
Son.] good in the world, as being,
In page 3, line the 13th,t are these words: Sir,
" Christ accomplished the whole work of the Your most faithful servant,
redemption and restitution of man, to a state and constant friend,
superior to the angels." WILLIAM RAWLEY.e
This [superior] seems to hit upon that place, March the 9th, 1632.
tCy?,aoc40, which argues but equality. Suarez
(De Angelis, lib. 1, cap. 1) saith, that angels
are superior to men, " Quod gradum intellectuaem, et quoad immediatam habitationem ad TRANSLATION OF A LETTER WRITTEN BY MONDeum," [both in respect of the degree of their SIEUR JELIUS DEODATE, TO DR. RAWLEY, IN ANintellectual nature, and of the nearness of their SWER TO HIS OF MARCH TIlE 9th, 1632, TOUCIIINU
habitation to God.] Yet, St. Austin affirmeth, HIS PUBLISHING THE LORD BACON'S WORKS.
"6 Naturam humanam in Christo perfectiorem esse To the reverend his most honoured friend, WIangelich," [that the human nature in Christ isawley, Doctor of Divinity, and Chaplain
D~ E r,. _ n *liam Rawley, Doctor of Divinity, and Chaplain
more perfect than the angelical.] Consider of
ZnO~~~ ~to the King's Majesty.
this. And thus far, not as a critic or corrector,
but as a learner; for, REVEREND AND MOST DEAR SiR,
A few days ago, I received your most accept"Corrigere, res est tant6 magis ardua, quant desired letter, in which, to fort
Magnus, Aristarcho, major Homerus erat." able and most desired letter, in which, to comfort
In haste, me for the loss of your most agreeable company,
Your servant, (of which I was deprived by your sudden leavillg
ROGER MAYNWARING. the town,) you make me a new promise of a near
and lasting friendship. Nothing could have happened to me more pleasing than this kindness,
(which I shall diligently endeavour, to the utmost
of my power, by all ways of love and observance,
TRANSLATION OF A LETTER WRITTEN BY DR. to deserve;) so much I value your own worth and
RAWLEY, TO MONSIEUR DEODATE, CONCERNING HIS PUBLISIIING OF THE LORD BACON'S the ever estimable memory of our most illustri )us
WORKS. hero, a portion of whose spirit resides in i our
breast.
MOST NOBLE AND DEAR SIR, I so greedily expect the speedy edition of hli
I am now at last in the country, the sprino and works, which you have promised, that I have
Lent coming on. I am sorry that I had not the already almost devoured the whole of it in my
opportunity of waiting on you before I left the hopes. Suffer not, I beseech you, any delay by
town; but I am sure I shall never be wanting in any means to obstruct this my earnest desire:
seeing, especially, it much concerns yourself, a.
* That is, in Resuscitatio, p. 120,1. 40, 41, &c.
That is, ibid, p. 121, lines 8 & 9. you confess, upon many accounts, to proi;lots it
f Lute xx. 36. with all expedition.