2 22 Of the Advancent of Learning. 



^'^nour^ Truth fufferrepulfe. And now I call to mind an Anfwer Tiem- 

 ''"Jiocies made, whOjWhen an Arabaflador in a fet fpeech had boafted 

 "great matters of a fmall Village, takes him up thus , Friendy ^tmr 

 "tpords TPould require a City, Surely I (uppole it may be juftjy ob- 

 ** je&ed to me, that my words require an Age^ a whole Age perchance 

 ^'^ to prove them,and many Ages to perfed them, iVotwithftanding 

 " feeing the greateft matters are owing unto their Principles, it is 

 "^'enoughtorae that I have Sowen unto Pojierit}. snd the immcrtal 

 " Gi)d^ whole divine Majefty I humbly implore through his Son and 

 "^■^our Saviour, that he would vouchfafe gracioufly to accept thefe 

 "and foch likefacrificet of Humme underjianding feafoned voitb Reli- 

 gion as vpith Jalt, and incenfed to bis Glorj. 



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