"Of Adversity" by Francis Bacon Essay Number 5

1. Adversity

1.1. doth best discover virtue

1.2. its good things are to be admired

1.3. teaches self-control

1.4. the path to greatness

1.4.1. the fraility of a man

1.4.2. the security of a God

1.5. illustrated by

1.5.1. Hercules unbinding Prometheus

1.5.2. Christian resolution

1.5.2.1. frail bark- carnal body- through the waves of the world

1.6. its virtue

1.6.1. fortitude

1.7. a New Testament blessing

1.7.1. a greater benediction

1.8. is not without comforts and hopes

2. Prosperity

2.1. doth best discover vice

2.2. a good to to be wished for

2.3. its virtue is temperance

2.4. an Old Testament blessing

2.5. is not without many fears

3. Francis Bacon