86 NOVUM ORGANUM. 



conditione, pcrmisccntcs. At in bujusmodi misturis 

 theologitr cum pbilosopbia, oa tantum, qua? mine in 

 philosophic rcccpta sunt, comprebenduntur ; sed nova, 

 licet in mclius inutata, tantum non summovcntur ct 

 exterminantur. 



Doniquc invenias, ex quonmdam tbeologorum impe- 

 ritia, aditum alicni philosophic quanivis cmcndata?, 

 pene interclusum esse. Alii siquidem simplicius sub- 

 vcrentur, ne forte altior in naturam inquisitio ultra 

 concessum sobrietatis term i mini penetret ; traduccn- 

 tes et perperam tonpientes ea, qua* do divinis mystcrns 

 in Scripturis sacris adversus rimantes sccreta divina 

 dicuntur, ad occulta natimr, qu;r nullo interdicto pro- 

 liibentur 1 7 . Alii eallidius conjiciunt et animo versant, 

 si media ignoivntnr, singula ad manum ct virgulam 

 divinam (quod religionis, ut putant, inaxiinc intersit) 

 faeilius posse referri : quod nibil aliud est, quam Den 

 per mcndac unn &amp;lt;jr&amp;lt;tt ificar^ velle. Alii ab cxemplo 

 metuunt, ne motus et mutationes circa pbilosopbiam 

 in religionem incurrant, ac desinant. Alii deniqne 

 solliciti videntur, ne in nature inquisitione aliquid in- 

 veniri possit, quod religionem (pncsertim apud indoc- 

 tos) subvcrtat, ant saltern labet actet. At isti duo 

 posteriorcs metus nobis videntur omnino sapientiam 

 animalem sapere i)lj ; ac si bomincs in mentis sure reces- 

 sibus, et secretis cogitationibus, de iirmitudinc religio- 



97 Like those who in our day &quot; Will ye speak wickedly for 



have been suffering from a foolish and talk deceitfully for him r 



fear lest Geology should subvert Bacon makes a similar quotation in 



the Faith. &quot; Rimantes secreta di- the Advancement of Learning (p. 



vina&quot; is perhaps an allusion to 13). &quot; It is good to ask the que- 



Coloss.ii.i8. &quot;Intruding with stion which Job asked of his friends: 



those things which he hath not Will you lie for God, as one man 



seen&amp;lt; will do for another to gratify 



9S This, without being an exact him ? &quot; 

 quotation, is taken from Job xiii. 7. Cf. Adv. of Learning, p. 63. 



