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nent in future ages. As to the Instauration, your 

 so full approbation thereof I read with much com 

 fort, by how much more my heart is upon it ; and by 

 how much less I expected consent and concurrence 

 in a matter so obscure. Of this I can assure you, 

 that though many things of great hope decay with 

 youth, and multitude of civil businesses is wont to 

 diminish the price, though not the delight of con 

 templations, yet the proceeding in that work doth 

 gain with me upon my affection and desire, both by 

 years and businesses. And therefore I hope, even by 

 this, that it is well pleasing to God, from whom, and 

 to whom, all good moves. To him I most heartily 

 commend you. 



And in his address written in the year 1622, to 

 &quot;An Advertisement touching an Holy War, To the 

 Right Reverend Father in God, Lancelot Andrews, 

 Lord Bishop of Winchester, and Counsellor of 

 Estate, to his Majesty.&quot; After mentioning the 

 instances of Demosthenes Cicero and Seneca, &quot; All 

 three persons that had held chief place of authority 

 in their countries ; all three ruined, not by war, or 

 by any other disaster, but by justice and sentence, as 

 delinquents and criminals,&quot; he says, 



&quot; These examples confirmed me much in a reso 

 lution, whereunto I was otherwise inclined, to spend 

 my time wholly in writing ; and to put forth that 

 poor talent, or half talent, or what it is, that God 

 hath given me, not as heretofore to particular ex 

 changes, but to banks or mounts of perpetuity, 

 which will not break. Therefore having not long 



