x PREFACE 



Latin under the title De Dignitate et Augmentis 

 Scientiarum, which he published in 1623 (aet. 63) ; 

 and he took advantage of this edition in Latin to 

 amplify the Second Book into eight, as well as to 

 make important alterations. History was now doubly 

 divided into natural and civil, of which literary and 

 ecclesiastical became subdivisions 1 . Natural philo 

 sophy was not only enlarged, but also its operative part 

 was differently subdivided into Mechanica, depending 

 on Physica, and Magia, depending on Metaphysica*. 

 The voluptuary arts received the welcome addition 

 of painting and music 3 . The soul, again, in the 

 Advancement had been regarded simply as inspired 

 from God ; but in the De Augmentis, in accordance 

 with the views of Lucretius and Telesio, a sensible 

 soul is introduced, common to animals and derived 

 from matter, as distinct from the rational soul, 

 inspired into man from heaven 4 . Finally, Bacon took 

 care that his work, in passing from English into 

 the universal language , should become as general, 

 and as generally acceptable, as possible. Hence, 

 under History he curtailed his particular treatment 

 of English history ; and in translating Divinity into 

 Theologia Inspirata, he prefaced his remarks by 

 a warning that he should say as little as possible 

 about details 5 . For that wise reason, and not from 

 any change in his attitude to Christianity, of which 

 there is no evidence, he abridged his treatment of 

 Christian dogmas so as to avoid controversy. Indeed, 

 the De Augmentis throughout exhibits the curious 

 point that its Protestant author purposely omitted 

 the translation of anything in the Advancement which 

 might be thought likely to offend Roman Catholics. In 

 his letter written to King James on sending the Latin 

 edition, he says : I have been also mine own Index 

 Expurgatorius, that it may be read in all places. For 



1 De Augmentis, Lib. II. a Ib., Lib. III. 



1 Ib., Lib. IV, cap. 2. 4 Ib., Lib. IV, cap. 3. 



5 Ib., Lib. IX. 



