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Some of these works, such as the Panegersia and Panaugia, were afterwards published at Amsterdam ; others were destroyed by the fire at Lissa. The first complete philosophical work of Komensky, the Physica, was published during his stay at Lissa. The work has now no interest, and indeed, token of Komenskys superficiality and credulity as regards matters of natural history. Statements concerning this subject are by Komensky constantly proved by texts from the Bible in manner irritating to the modern reader. One of the early "pansophic" works also the Via Lucis, written principally during Komensk;^'s stay in London. The pansophic plans, such as the foundation of universal language and universal academy, the mystic use of the word light, occur in this as in all the short account of the Via Lucis will pansophic works. be my only attempt to elucidate the mysteries of " panArid and unattractive as the subject must sophy." necessarily appear to the modern intellect, no account " that altogether ignored " pansophy could claim to give truthful representation of Komensky-. The writer begins his book by naming, in his mystical " to say, three systems manner, the three " books (that of educating humanity) which God has estabhshed they are instruction by means of the world, by means of man, and by means of universal "light" (or enlightenment). Education by means of the world has failed, as worldly wisdom, atheism, and epicureanism, introduced by Satan, Instruction from man by have crazed men's minds. means of laws and punishment, and the endeavours of philosophers and founders of sects, has also resulted in failure all attempts to amend humanity by human a
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