4. A Seminary for Converts to the Reformed Religion Recommended.

I like not the word feminary, in respect of the vain vows, and implicit obedience, and other things tending to the perturbation of ftates, involved in that term, for converts to the reformed religion, either of youth or otherwise ; for I doubt not but there are in Spain, Italy, and other countries of the Papift, many whose hearts are touched with a fense of those corruptions, and an acknowledgment of a better way; which grace is many times fmothered and choked, through a worldly confideration of neceffity and want; men not knowing where to have fuccour and refuge. This likewife I hold a work of great piety, and a work of great confequence; that we also may be wife in our generation; and that the watchful and filent night may be used as well for fowing of good feed as of tares. (Advice Touching Mr. Sutton's Eftate. Again let the whole masterly Advice' be studied.)

COOLA-SOURCES OF ERROR.

Na pars if Bacon's works is more valuable than me exuda gacies expofition of The grater natural, jources of He cans tre prejudices by the exprejfice name iftas, the falje objects of Fame worjoup, rain, ieiufive, and dangerous.'-Henry Rogers.

1. The idols of the tribe are common to the whole race of mankind, and have their foundation in human nature: 'For it is a falfe affertion that the human fenfe is a measure of things; fince all perceptions, both of fenfe and mind, are with relation to man, and not with relation to the univerfe. But the human understanding is like an unequal mirror to the rays of things; which combining its own figure with the figures of the objects it reprefents, diftorts and perverts

cavern, which refracts or breaks the light of Nature; either because every man has his refpective temper, education, acquaintance, courfe of reading, and authorities he most respects; or because of the differences of impreffions, as they may be made on a mind that is preoccupied and prepoffeffed, or on one that is calm and unbiaffed; fo that the human spirit according to its difpofition in individuals, is a thing fluctuating, diforderly, and almoft accidental. Whence Heraclitus well obferves, that men feek the sciences in their leffer worlds, and not in the great and common one.'

3. Idols of the forum have their rife from the compact, or affociation of mankind; which depends upon language. 'For men affociate by discourse; but words are impofed according to the capacity of the vulgar : whence a false and improper impofition of words ftrangely poffeffes the understanding. Nor do the definitions and explanations, wherewith men of learning, in fome cafes, preserve and vindicate themselves, any way repair the injury; for words abfolutely force the understanding, put all things in confufion, and lead men

THE SEVERAL KINDS OF

IMPOSTURE.

Avoiding profane strangeness of words, and oppofitions of knowledge, falsely fo called" [2 Tim. ii. 16]. Avoid fond and idle fables' [1 Tim. vi. 20].

Let no man deceive you by high Speech' [St. Matt. xxiv. 4].

There are three forms of speaking, which are, as it were, the ftyle and phrafe of Impofture. The first kind is of them, who as soon as they have gotten any fubject or matter do ftraight caft it into an art, inventing new terms of art, reducing all into divifions and diftinctions, thence draweth affertions or oppofitions, and fo framing oppofitions by questions and answers. Hence iffueth the cobwebs and clatterings of the schoolmen. The fecond kind is of them, who out of the vanity of their wit (as church poets) do make and devife all variety of tales, ftories, and examples, whereby they may lead men's minds to a belief: from whence did grow the legends and infinite fabulous inventions and dreams of the ancient