204 ANTIENT METAPHYSICS. Book IV. 



afliftance of Gods, or Superior Intelligences, inventing Arts for them, 

 was neceflary to carry them on. 



This progrefs of the Species is an important article in the hiftory 

 and philofophy of Man ; and I (hall make much ufe of it in the fe- 

 quel. 



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