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and contrary to what would be their judgment if the temptation 

 were removed, then they are only weak, or intemperate : But if, up- 

 on cool deliberation, the determination of their judgment is, that it is 

 bed: for them to ad: fo, then are they truly vicious and wicked, not 

 weak: Yet do they a£t as rational creatures; but, for that very reafon, 

 are ib much the worfe, becaufe the corruption of the leading principle 

 of the animal makes him the word of his kind : And if, to this cor- 

 ruption, courage and refjlution, with great abilities, are joined, he is 

 the moft mifchievous and mofl dangerous animal in this lower world *. 



From what is here faid, the fyllogifm mentioned by Ariftotle may 

 eafily be formed. It proceeds in this way : 



M^hat is good ought to be done. 



This particular a^ion is good. 



Therefore^ this particular a^ion ought to be done. 



Here the mrjor propofition is general, the jfiinor particular ; and the 

 conclufion, as muH: neceffarily be, according to the rules of fyllogifm, 

 likewife particular. And thus much for the pradical intelle^. 



As to the fpeculative^ it is wholly converfant with the proper ob- 

 jedt of inieiledl, ideas^ and theorems ; for, though it may foinetimes 

 defcend to particular i-d0.s and obfervations, it is only with a view to 

 theorems and /peculations which it may from thence raife. Nor has 

 it any thing ro do with pra^ ice-, or a^ion of any kind. And, as the 

 fnnl lauje. or end pre pofed by the other mtelle^, is what is good^ fo 

 the end ot this is iruth. 



The 



* See vh?t Arifl^otle has falcl upon this fubje£l in the 7th book of his morals, 

 wh'='re he h ^s V'rrv .tcuran-Iy aiitiniiuifhcd betwixt MKfxs-ix anJ «xo>i«c,a o; xxy-ix, and 

 e-«>v «c->.»)i -nid ty.'.gccTHUy with many other diftinitiuns, Avhich are not the iefs fohd for 

 their not being obvious. 



