Book, Chapter

 1    Int       |            allowed for payment from three years to six; it was, in
 2      1, I    |           for these limitations are three: the first, “That we do
 3      1, IV   |          There be therefore chiefly three vanities in studies, whereby
 4      1, IV   |          there fall out to be these three distempers (as I may term
 5      1, IV   |           than with his reason, are three in number: astrology, natural
 6      1, IV   |         Thus have I gone over these three diseases of learning; besides
 7      1, VII  |             notably appear in these three particulars: first, in the
 8      1, VII  |          whereof I will only recite three, not so delectable for elegancy,
 9      2, Int  |       learning are conversant about three objects—the places of learning,
10      2, I    |      learning have reference to the three parts of man’s understanding,
11      2, I    |         literary; whereof the first three I allow as extant, the fourth
12      2, I    |             History of Nature is of three sorts; of Nature in course,
13      2, II   |             civil history, it is of three kinds; not unfitly to be
14      2, II   |             to be compared with the three kinds of pictures or images.
15      2, II   |            of histories we may find three kinds: memorials, perfect
16      2, II   |          and perfect history, is of three kinds, according to the
17      2, III  |         only, which likewise are of three sorts—orations, letters,
18      2, III  |          been happy. But upon these three kinds of writings I do not
19      2, V    |            inquiries there do arise three knowledges—divine philosophy,
20      2, VI   |          former distribution of the three philosophies—divine, natural,
21      2, VII  |             the matter. Physic hath three parts, whereof two respect
22      2, VII  |           natural history. Of these three I cannot report any as deficient.
23      2, VII  |           attain unto it. But these three be the true stages of knowledge,
24      2, VII  |             of God, they are as the three acclamations, Sante, sancte,
25      2, VIII |              we will divide it into three parts—experimental, philosophical,
26      2, VIII |   philosophical, and magical; which three parts active have a correspondence
27      2, VIII | correspondence and analogy with the three parts speculative, natural
28      2, VIII |           now dealt with two of the three beams of man’s knowledge;
29      2, XIV  |           or cautions against these three false appearances I find
30      2, XVI  |            delivery. Tradition hath three parts: the first concerning
31      2, XVI  |            are to be preferred, are three; that they be not laborious
32      2, XIX  |            the parts of fifteen are three and five; the parts of twenty
33      2, XXII |           all duties of life. These three, as in the body, so in the
34      2, XXII |           them meet, and rarely all three. As for pleasure, we have
35      2, XXIII|              2) This knowledge hath three parts, according to the
36      2, XXIII|             parts, according to the three summary actions of society;
37      2, XXIII|             protection; and they be three wisdoms of divers natures
38      2, XXIII|     learning and wisdom. For of the three wisdoms which we have set
39      2, XXIII|          compendious way resteth in three things; the first, to have
40      2, XXIII|             price, which is done in three manners—by offering and
41      2, XXIII|             may be done likewise in three manners— by caution, by
42      2, XXIII|         might at first have had all three for the simple. But from
43      2, XXIII|             won by any of the other three, much more by all, than
44      2, XXIII|              2) This knowledge hath three parts, according to the
45      2, XXIII|             parts, according to the three summary actions of society;
46      2, XXIII|             protection; and they be three wisdoms of divers natures
47      2, XXIII|     learning and wisdom. For of the three wisdoms which we have set
48      2, XXIII|          compendious way resteth in three things; the first, to have
49      2, XXIII|             price, which is done in three manners—by offering and
50      2, XXIII|             may be done likewise in three manners— by caution, by
51      2, XXIII|         might at first have had all three for the simple. But from
52      2, XXIII|             won by any of the other three, much more by all, than
53      2, XXV  |           information consisteth of three branches: the limits of
54      2, XXV  |             In this men have sought three things, a summary brevity,
55      2, XXV  |           For in the body there are three degrees of that we receive
56      2, XXV  |         nature of God consisteth of three persons in unity of Godhead.
57      2, XXV  |             parts they refer to the three persons: that of the creation,
58      2, XXV  |         thereof it referreth to the three persons in Deity: sins of
59      2, XXV  |           the branches thereof, are three—heresies, idolatry, and