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lumes, that Mind is not only what moves every Body, but that 

 which conflitutes the efTence of every animal, vegetable and unor- 

 ganized Body *, it muft follow of necefTary confequence that it is 

 Mind which makes the difference among men as well as among o- 

 ther animals. And that, therefore, thofe who fay that climate, foil, 

 air and water, are the caufes of thofe differences, miftake concomi- 

 tant circumftances for caufes ; for the fad: truly is, that Providence 

 has been pleafed to place different animals in different portions of this 

 globe, v«rithout any regard, as appears, to any of the circumftances 

 above mentioned. And further, it may be obferved, that there have 

 been fuch changes of inhabitants upon this earth, and particularly 

 of men, that it is not eafy to fay, of what country any race of mea 

 is indigenous. 



* See Vol. ii. Book il. Chap. ii. p. 72. 



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