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THE 



Seventh Book 



O F 



FRANCIS L, V E RV L A M 

 VicourtS'- ALBAN, 



OF THE 



Dignity and Advancement 



LEARNING. 



To the KING. 



Chap. I 



I. The Paitmon of Aloral Kftowledge, into the Dottrwe of i-xetftplar, 

 or Pfatform ^ and into the Georgickj or Culture of the Mind. §. The 

 DiviGon of the Platform of Good , into Good Simple, and Good 

 compar'd. II. The Divijion of Good Simple^ into individual Good^ 

 and Good of Cotiimnnton. 



VE are now come (Excellent K/wg) nnto Moral Knotpledge^ 

 Tphich refpeSeth and handleth the will of Man : Right 

 Re afon governs the Will, Good Apparent feduceth it j the In' 

 centives of the Will are the Affe^ioni, the Organs and vo- 

 luntary Motions are her Minivers ^ of this faculty Salomon 

 taith, Above all keepings, keep thy Heart 5 for out of it ijjue fto^,^^ 

 the affeUiotis of life. In handling of this Science, thofe which have 

 written thereof^ feem to me to have done, as if a man that profeffed 

 the Art of writing, (houW only exhibit fair Copies oi Alphabets and 

 Letters joyned, without giving any precepts for the carriage of the 

 hand, and framing of the Charafters : fo have they propounded unto 

 «? good and fair examples and draughts, or accurate protraitures of 



Ee 2 Good 



