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sending it unto us ;&quot; and the conditions of entities (r) 

 in the Baconiana, thus concludes : This is the Form and 

 Rule of our Alphabet. May God, the Creator, Pre 

 server, and Renewer of the Universe, protect and 

 govern this work, both in its ascent to his glory, 

 and in its descent to the good of mankind, for the 

 sake of his mercy and good will to men, through his 

 only Son [Immanuel] God-with-us&quot; 



These sentiments are not confined to the minor 

 productions of Lord Bacon but pervade all his works. 

 They may be seen in his tract,&quot; De principiis 

 atque originibus secundum fabulas Cupidinis et 

 Coali : sive Parmenidis et Telesii, et praecipue Demo- 

 criti philosophia, tractata in fabula.&quot; The intro 

 duction to his &quot; Historia naturalis et Experimental, 

 Quae est Instaurationis magiKZ pars tertia,&quot; con 

 cludes thus : &quot; Deus Universi Conditor, conservator, 

 Instaurator, hoc opus, et in ascensione ad Gloriam 

 suam, et in descensione ad bonum humanum, pro 

 sua erga Homines, Benevolentia, et Misericordid, 

 protegat et regat, per Filium suum unicum, Nobis- 

 cum Deum.&quot;Cs) And in the conclusion of the Preface 

 to the Instauration he says, &quot; Neque enim hoc siverit 

 Deus, ut phantasies nostrae somnium pro exemplar! 



(r) Baconiana, 91. 



(s) May God the Creator, Preserver, and Restorer of the 

 universe, out of his kindness and compassion towards man 

 kind, protect and govern this work, both when ascending 

 towards his glory, and descending to the improvement of man, 

 through his only son,* God with us. 



* Translation of Immanuel. 



