"Of Adversity" by Francis Bacon Essay Number 5

1. Prosperity

1.1. doth best discover vice

1.2. a good to to be wished for

1.3. its virtue is temperance

1.4. an Old Testament blessing

1.5. is not without many fears

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3. Adversity

3.1. doth best discover virtue

3.2. its good things are to be admired

3.3. teaches self-control

3.4. the path to greatness

3.4.1. the fraility of a man

3.4.2. the security of a God

3.5. illustrated by

3.5.1. Hercules unbinding Prometheus

3.5.2. Christian resolution

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

3.6. its virtue

3.6.1. fortitude

3.7. a New Testament blessing

3.7.1. a greater benediction

3.8. is not without comforts and hopes