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PHILOSOPHICAL WRITINGS OF LORD BACON. 423 
eulogy of Lasyirz issexcessive ; but it is remarkable, as show- 
ing, that the’ scope and objects of Bacon’s Philosophy were 
known and approved, at this early period, in Germany. We have 
another illustration of the early diffusion of his views in that 
country, in»CommeEntus’s Synopsis Physice ad lumen divinum 
reformate, published in) 1643; in which work, the author 
speaks of the Novum Organum in the highest terms of praise ; 
and warns his readers, that it was not his wish to interfere with 
the'great plan of discovery which it proposes; but to make a 
trial, whether the lights of Scripture might not assist in the 
interpretation of nature *. 
Among the German writers of the Jater half of the seven- 
teenth century, who either professedly or incidentally treat of 
the history of philosophy, there are various references to be 
found to the writings of Bacon, coupled with the strongest ac- 
knowledyments of their beneficial influence.. Some of them 
ascribe merits to his works which have been pointedly disclaim- 
ed by the more discriminating of his English admirers, Thus 
Moruor, besides the other praises which he lavishes, upon him, 
etal oy Mr eteyay ‘s affirms 
ee Ego quia ia lumine Dei lumen videre visus sum, temperare mihi non 
potui,.quin, adyocato in auxilium Deo, novas naturalium hypotheses in novam 
methodum redigere,, discipulisque Schole hujus dictare, tentarim. Non quod 
magni Vevsamn ‘consilio (qui ab axiomatibus, antequam de omnibus et singulis: 
plenee’ per universam Naturam inductiones exstent, abstinendum esse censet) ad- 
oh ire vellem; sed ad: capiendum interea experimentum, numnam ratione ; 
hac | lus. luminis, ad\ Nature arcana’ facilius observandum, inferri, possit | menti- 
bus. ”—-COMMENII, Physice ad lumen divinum reformate Synopsisy (Pref. 
In this. work, also, Campaneuca is mentioned in conjunction with Bacon, for 
reasons which render the passage deserving of notice here... * Videat autem qui 
volet CamPanELLAM et Verunamium (hos: enim Hercunes, qui debellandis mon- 
stris expurgandisque Augie stabulis, feliciter admoverunt manus commonstrasse ; 
et illis, quos Aristotelicee vané turgid Philosophiz dementatos tenet authoritas,. 
opposuisse, sufficiat) ; et. quam sepé A vero aberrent. Aristotelice assertiones, pal- 
pare poterit.”—Preef. 
