LIB. I. 6769. 53 



neant. Verum, quod a principle diximus, et perpetuo 

 agimns, sensui et intellectui hnmano, eorumque infir- 

 mitati, auctoritas non est deroganda, sed auxilia pra&amp;gt; 

 benda. 



LXVIII. 26 



Atque de idolorum singulis generibus, eorumque 

 apparatu, jam diximus ; quae omnia constanti et soleimi 

 decreto sunt abneganda et renuncianda, et intellectus 

 ab iis omnino liberandus est et expurgandus ; ut non 

 alius fere sit aditus ad regnum hominis, quod fundatur 

 in scientiis, quam ad regnum coelorum, in quod, nisi sub 

 persona infantis, intrare non datur 27 . 



LXIX. 28 



At pravae demonstrationes, idolorum veluti munitio- 

 nes quondam sunt et prresidia ; eceque, quas in dialec- 

 ticis liabemus, id fere agunt, ut mundum plane cogita- 

 tionibus humanis, cogitationes autem verbis addicant 

 et mancipent. Demonstrationes vero potentia quad am 

 philosophise ips sunt et scientia). Quales enim ea3 

 sunt, ac prout rite aut male institute, tales sequuntur 

 philosophise et contemplationes. Fallunt autem, et 

 incompetentes sunt ese, quibus utimur in universe illo 

 processu, qui a sensu et rebus ducit ad axiomata et 

 conclusiones. Qui quidem processus quadruplex est, 

 et vitia ejus totidem. Primo, impressiones sensus 29 



26 Is this Aphorism quite in its not only faulty and useless Ancient 

 right place ? Deduction (for which see supr. I. 



27 Cf. D. Stewart s remarks on n 12. and Appendix B.), but also 

 Education with a view to this cleans- Ancient Induction. For this and 

 ing out of errors. Phil, of the Hu- for Bacon s own Induction see App. 

 man Mind, Introd. II. i. D. and infra I. 104, 105. 



&quot; Sub persona infantis&quot; refers to 29 &quot; Impressiones sensus vitio- 



Matth. xviii. 3. sae.&quot; In an exaggerated sense this 



28 In this Aphorism we go on to was the basis of the Eleatic and 

 consider the &quot; perversse leges de- Sceptical dogmas. In its correct 

 monstrationum&quot; the second divi- sense a necessary caution. See Bp. 

 sion of Idola Theatri. These are Berkeley s Siris. 



