249215Century X.
THe delight which Men have in Popularity, Fame, Honor, Submiſsion, and
111000.
Experiment
Solitary,
touching the
General Sym-
pathy of Mens
Spirits. Subjection of other Mens Mindes, Wills, or Affections (although theſe things
may be deſired for other ends) ſeemeth to be athing in it ſelf, without con-
templation of conſequence, grateſul, and agreeable to the Nature of Man.
This thing (ſurely) is not without ſome ſignification, as if all Spirits and
Souls of Men came forth out of one Divine Limbus; elſe, why be Men ſo
much affected with that which others think or ſay? The beſt temper of
Mindes, deſireth good Name and true Honor; the lighter, Popularity and
Applauſe; the more depraved, Subjection and Tyranny; as is ſeen in great
Conquerors and Troublers of the World, and yet more in Arch-Herencks,
for the introducing of new Doctrines, is like wiſe an affectation oſ Tyranny
over the Underſtandings and Beliefs of Men.
8888[Handwritten note 88]111000.
Experiment
Solitary,
touching the
General Sym-
pathy of Mens
Spirits. Subjection of other Mens Mindes, Wills, or Affections (although theſe things
may be deſired for other ends) ſeemeth to be athing in it ſelf, without con-
templation of conſequence, grateſul, and agreeable to the Nature of Man.
This thing (ſurely) is not without ſome ſignification, as if all Spirits and
Souls of Men came forth out of one Divine Limbus; elſe, why be Men ſo
much affected with that which others think or ſay? The beſt temper of
Mindes, deſireth good Name and true Honor; the lighter, Popularity and
Applauſe; the more depraved, Subjection and Tyranny; as is ſeen in great
Conquerors and Troublers of the World, and yet more in Arch-Herencks,
for the introducing of new Doctrines, is like wiſe an affectation oſ Tyranny
over the Underſtandings and Beliefs of Men.