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things are conducive to the being or well being of the Animal : But, 

 on the contrary, it would be wonderful if faculties fuperior to ours 

 were not required to carry on the bufmefs of Nature. 



It may be fald that an Inftind, fuch as that of the Dog 

 and Serpent above mentioned, is not neceflary, either for the pre- 

 fervation of the Individual, or the continuation of the Kind. But 

 Nature is fo benevolent, as to intend, not only the prefervation of 

 Animals, but their pleafure and happinefs. Now, it is well known 

 what delight the tame and domefticated Animals have, both in the 

 Men and the other Animals with whom they are brought up, and 

 what a fondnefs they contradt for their houfe and home : And Na- 

 ture has been fo kind as to furnifh them with an Inftinft, which en- 

 ables them to gratify that inclination ; and which not only gives 

 pleafure and fatisfadtion to ihem*, hut is of great advantage to us; for 

 without it the animals we have tamed would be of little advantage to 

 lis, and could hardly be kept by us. It is an inclination fo natural 

 to the whole animal race, that I think thofe men who have not an 

 attachment to their natale folum^ their country, family, and friends, 

 are deficient, even in the animal part of their nature, and ought to 

 be accounted imperfedt animals, as well as worthlefs intelledlual crea- 

 tures.. 



' And here we may perceive that the fame diftindlion, which I have 

 made betwixt Man and Brute, is to be made betwixt Man and Na- 

 ture ; for Nature is that which ads without Intelligence, Confciouf- 

 nefs, or knowing what it is doing, whether in Brute, Vegetable, or 

 Unorganized Bodies ; being a Principle, which the great Author of 

 Nature has bellowed upon them, in order to make them fulfil the 

 purpofes of Nature : Whereas Man has Intelligence, Confcioufnefs, 

 knows what he does, propofes certain ends, and devifes means to 

 accomplish thofe ends. 



The 

 • See p. 103. where I have fpokcn of this pleafure which the Brutes *njoy, and 



which, I fay, is a pleafure of Mind, and not of Bod^. 



