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joints in the general fphere, of which Man alone 

 occupies the centre, and apprehends the immen- 

 fity. 



From a fenfe of the general order, two other 

 fentiments obvioufly refult ; the one which throws 

 us imperceptibly into the bofom of the Deity, 

 and the other, which recals us to the perception of 

 our wants ; the one which exhibits to us, as the 

 original caufe, a Being infinitely intelligent, with- 

 out us, and the other, as the ultimate end, a very 

 limited being, in our own perfon. Thefe two fen- 

 timents charaderize the two powers of which Man 

 is conftituted, the fpiritual and the corporeal. 

 This is not the place to unfold thefe : it is fuffi- 

 cient for my purpofe to remark, that thefe two 

 natural fentiments are the general fources of the 

 pleafure which we derive from the order of Nature, 

 Animals are afFeded only by the fécond, and that 

 in a very limited degree. 



A bee has a fentiment of the order of her hive ; 

 but (lie knows nothing beyond that. She is to- 

 tally ignorant of the order which regulates the 

 ants in their neft, though fhe may have frequently 

 feen them profecuting their labours. To no pur- 

 pofe would file refort, in the event of her hive's 

 being deftroyed, to feek refuge, as a republican, 

 in the midft of their Republic. To no purpofe, 



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