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of their understanding; from which must necessarily follow 

 an improvement of their estate, and an increase of their 

 power over nature. For man, by the fall, lost at once his 

 state of innocence, and his empire over creation, both of 

 which can be partially recovered even in this life, the first 

 by religion and faith, the second by the arts and sciences. 

 For creation did not become entirely and utterly rebellious 

 by the curse, but in consequence of the Divine decree, &quot;in 

 the sweat of thy brow shalt thou eat bread,&quot; she is com 

 pelled by our labors (not assuredly by our disputes or 

 magical ceremonies), at length, to afford mankind in some 

 degree his bread, that is to say, to supply man s daily wants. 



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