PHILOSOPHICAL WRITINGS OF LORD BACON. 393 
importance of Bacon’s Philosophy, should have been led to 
predict the speedy downfal of that of the Schools. “ Sir Henry 
“ Worron,” says Dr Beate, in a letter to Mr Boy gz, written 
about forty years after this period, “ would often please him- 
“ self in lashing the Schoolmen; and would often declare it 
“ as a serious prediction, that in ¢his age their reputation 
** would yield to more solid philosophy.” Dr Beare adds, 
that he had himself been weaned.from the errors of the Schools, 
by the early perusal of Bacon’s philosophical writings *. 
In a letter to King James, written about the period of 
the publication of the Novum Organum, Bacon states, that 
the Advancement of Learning, had been very favourably 
received in the Universities; and he thence draws the con- 
clusion, that the Novum Organum would also be acceptable 
to them; because, says he, “ it is only the same argument 
“ sunk deeper f.”. In an address presented to him by the 
University of Oxford, in the year 1623, he is represent- 
ed.as a “mighty Hercures, who had by his own hand 
“ greatly advanced those pillars in the learned world, which, 
“by the rest of the world, were supposed immoveable + ;” 
and this piece of homage, it is to be observed, was offer- 
ed at a time when all motives to interested adulation had 
been done away by his lamentable fall. These facts seem to 
evince, that Bacon’s writings had earlymade a strong impression, 
even in quarters where favourable effects were not likely to 
be speedily produced; and accordingly, we are informed by 
. Vox. VIII. P, I. Satven BD ‘ Bishop 
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* Boyue’s Works, vol. vi. p. 355. : 
+ Bacon’s Works, vol. iii. p. 584. 
+ Tennison’s Baconiana, or certain Genuine Remains of Sir Francis Bacon, 
p- 206. 
