1^4 ^f ^^^^ Advancement of Learning, L i b . I V. 



handled, and that Fhyfically, as they are connatural with the Soul, 

 and adhere to it : Only their w/c/ and objects aredefigned toother Arts. 

 And in this pare (in our opinion) there hath been no extraordinary per- 

 formance hitherto ^ although we do not report it 2ii Deficient. 



II This Part touching the faculties of the <S"(5»/hath troo Appendices^ 

 which as they have been handled have rather prefented us with fmoak, 

 than any lucid flames of truth j one of thefe is the Knowledge o^Natu- 

 ral D:vin.ttion 5 the other of Fa'cination. 



§ Divination hath been anciently and fitly divided into two Parts , 

 Artificial and Natural. Artificial by arguing from the Indication of 

 figns, collects a FrediSion : N<j^«rd/ from the internal Divination of 

 the mind without the affiftance of fignSj makesa Prefage. Artificial i-s 

 of trvo forts ; one argueth from Caujes , the other from Experiments on- 

 ly, by a blind way of Authority ; which later is for themofb partfu- 

 perftitious, ftich as was the Heathen Difcipline upon the infpe&ion of 

 the Inirals of Eeajis-f the Flight of Birds j and the like: Sothefbleratl 

 Aftrology of the Chaldeans was little better. Both the kinds of Arti- 

 ficial Divination are diftributed amongft divers Sciences. The Art ro- 

 ioger hath his Predictions from the (ituation of the ftarsi the Phyfici- 

 an hath his rre^/(?7^»/, of the approach of Death; of Recovery; of 

 enfuing Symptomesof Difeafes; frpm Urines; PuKes; afpeft ofPati- 

 8ali;ft. in ents, and the like. The Politick hath his rr£<^/ff/<>»/; O urbemvana' 

 J'.igurth. lemd'^ cito perituratn^ (i emptorem invenerit. The truth of which Pro- 

 phefie ftaid not long, being firft accomplifht in Sj/l/a, after in C<efar, 

 Wherefore Predictions of this Nature are not pertinent to theprefent 

 purpofe, but are to be referred over to their proper Arts. But the 

 Divination Natural, which fpringeth from the internal Power of the 

 Soul, is that which we now fpeak of. This is of two forts, the one Na- 

 tive ; the other by Influxion. Native is grounded upon this fuppofition, 

 that the mind when jt is withdrawn and coUe&edinto itfelf, and not dif- 

 fufed into Organs of the Body, kath from the natural Tower of its own Ef- 

 fence, fome Prenotion of things future. And this appears raoft in fleep; 

 Extafies ; Propinquity of Death , more rare, in waking, or when the 

 Body is healthful and ftrong. And this ftate ofthe mind is commonly 

 procured and furthered by abftinencies, and thofe obfervances which 

 do moft of all retire the Mind unto it felf from the praCtick functions of 

 the Body : that thus redeem'd from the incumbrances of exterior ingage- 

 ments, it may poflefs and enjoy its own Nature. But Divination by In- 

 fiuxion is grounded upon another fuppofition, That the Mind as a Mir- 

 ror or Glafsf/jouldtake afecondary kj^d, of illumination from the fore-know- 

 ledge of God and Spirits'^ unto which the fame at ate and Regiment ofthe 

 Body which was to thefirji, doth likewife conduce. For the fame feque- 

 ftration ofthe mind caufeth it more feverely to employ its own Eflencc 5 

 and makes it more fufceprive oi Divine Influxions : fave that the foul, 

 in Divinations by tnflu&ion is rapt With a kind of fervency and irapati- 

 ency, as it were ofthe Deity, wherewith it is pofleft (which the An- 

 cients noted by the name offacred Fury ; but in Native Divination, the 

 mind is enfranchis'd and neerer to a repofe rather, and an immunity 

 from labour. • 



^ FajcinatioM is the Power and intenfive A^ of the Imagination upon 

 the Body of another^ (for ofthe Power ofthe Imagination upon the Body 



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