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- contrariwile,the fcope, which bis Lord{hipintendeth, ts to write 
| fuch a Natural Hiftory , asmay befundamental to the 
| eretting and building of atrue Philofophy : For the illumi-| 
| nation of the Underflanding ; the extragling of «Axioms, | 
| and the producing 0 f many noble Works.and Effects. Forhe 
| bapeth by this means, to acquit himJelf, of that, for whichhe 
taketh himfelf ina fortkound , and that i, the advancement \ 
| of Learning and Sciences. . For having,in the prefent Work, 
| collected the materials for the Building s andinhu.N ova 
| Organum (of which his Lardhip set to publifha Second | 
| Part) fet down the Infiruments and Direttions. for the 
| VV orks Men [hall now he wanting to themfelves, tf they 
raile not knowledge tothat perfection, whereof the NCature of| 
Mortal Menis capable. eAnd in this bebalf, I have beard 
| bis Lordhip [peak complainingly, That bis Lordhip (who) 
| thinketh, that he deferveth tobe an eA rchitett in this Build- 
| zag) /hould be forced to bea V- Vorkman, and a Laborer ; and | 
to diy the Clay, and burn the Brick , and more then that,|| 
(according to the hard condition of the Mraelites, atthelag=| 
ter end) to gather the Straw and Stubble, aver all the Pields,; 
| soburnthe Bucks withal, For he knoweth, thatexcept bedo| — 
| gt, nothing will bedone , Men are fofet tadefpife the means) 
f their omn good, . And as for. the bafenefS of many of the) 
Experiments, as long as they be Gods VVorks,. they are) 
| honorable enough : And for the vulgarne fs of them, tne! — 
| Axioms muft bedrawn from plain experience, andnot from) — 
doubtful, and bis Lordlhips courfesstomake VV onders plains, — 
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