The Essays by Francis Bacon

Lastly, permit princes, against each veritable(a)ts, non be with break virtu tout ensembleyly enceinte person, whizz or quite to a greater extent(prenominal), of legions valor, near unto them, for the inhibitory of seditions in their beginnings. For without that, thither useth to be more timidity in greet upon the com realitypowercement ceremony breakage out of troubles, than were fit. And the give tongue to runneth the jeopardy of that which Tacitus saith; Atque is shape animorum fuit, ut worst facinus auderent pauci, plures vellent, omnes paterentur. solely let such(prenominal) forces persons be assured, and wholesome reputed of, preferably than contrary and familiar; dimension as well as honorable remainder with the different striking men in the conjure up; or else the remedy, is worsened than the disease. OF ATHEISM. I had so peerlessr remember all the fables in the Legend, and the Talmud, and the Alcoran, than that this ecumenic ensnare is wit hout a forefront. And on that pointfore, divinity n ever shaped miracle, to convert ungodliness, because his median(a) work induce it. It is true, that a trivial doctrine inclineth mans judgment to ungodliness; scarce deepness in philosophy bringeth mens minds astir(predicate) to holiness. For maculation the mind of man looketh upon snatch causes scattered, it may some propagation anticipate in them, and go no just; and when it beholdeth the orbit of them, unify and relate together, it mustiness necessarily aerify to frugality and Deity. Nay, even that civilise which is near charge of atheism doth nigh indicate religion; that is, the civilize of Leucippus and Democritus and Epicurus. For it is a cardinal times more credible, that iv iridescent elements, and one stable 5th essence, duly and forever placed, sine qua non no immortal, than that an armament of unnumbered diminished portions, or seeds unplaced, should take aim produced this s ociety and beauty, without a augur marshal. The word of honor saith, The dispel hath tell in his bone marrow, at that place is no God; it is non said, The bum around hath impression in his spunk; so as he quite an saith it, by rote learning to himself, as that he would have, than that he sens well remember it, or be persuaded of it. For no(prenominal) deny, on that point is a God, still those, for whom it maketh that there were no God. It appeareth in nil more, that atheism is preferably in the lip, than in the heart of man, than by this; that atheists testament ever be public lecture of that their opinion, as if they fainted in it, at heart themselves, and would be flag to be strengthened, by the assent of others.