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mofl certain of all knowledge, being founded upon confcioufnefs, 

 but the mod comprehenfivc, leading us to the knowledge of many 

 kiences, fuch as logic, morals, politics, and even theology ; for, 

 without the knowledge of our own intelligence, we could have no 

 idea of Supreme intelligence. Upon this fubjcd: I have faid a good 

 deal in a preceeding part of this book * ; and 1 will only add here, 

 that, as we are made after the image of God, and as therefore intelli- 

 gence is the governing principle in our little world, as well as in the. 

 great, the goodnefs of God has been fuch, that he has furniflied us 

 materials in our own mind, by which we may very much improve 

 our intelligence f . 



From this ftudy of ourfelves, we may learn, not only that our in- 

 tellcdual mind governs in our little world, as well as Supreme In- 

 telligence does in the great world, but that, in one refpedt, it 

 governs in the lame way ; for it does not move our bodies by it- 

 felf, any more than God moves the bodies in the great world, 

 but employs an inferior minifter to do that work, I mean our ani- 

 mal mind; which, therefore, is the immediate caufe of ail our mo- 

 tions, and of all the adions we perform. And this (hows how necefla- 

 ry it is in our little world, that our animal mind fliould be in per- 

 fed fubjedion to our intelligence. If that be fo, What muft we 

 think of thofe, who, inftead of making their animal mind, and their 

 whole body, fubfervient to their intelledual mind, employ their intel- 

 ligence in deviling means to gratify the appetites and defires of 

 the animal life ; fo that, in thofe men, the animal life, which, 

 by nature, is no more than an inftrument, that the intelledual 

 mind employs for any purpofe it thinks proper, becomes the go- 

 verning principle in our lyftem. Such a government, fo contrary 



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* Page 174. t See what I have further faid upon this fubjeft, p. 108. and 109. 



