6 NORTHERN MEMOIRS. 



den things and manifest ideas, with the conse- 

 quent of production of their various species. So 

 that, under submission, I may as rationally con- 

 clude, that the creatures in the creation have 

 now, as then, a natural right to bend their sub- 

 missions to man's princely soveraignty. 



Theopk. I very much doubt it ; for no sooner 

 Adam lost his prerogative, but he felt a trepe- 

 dation invade all his vitals, and his soul began 

 to blush within him, because afrighted with the 

 aspect of sin, that at a distance presented him 

 the picture of death : now the same death that 

 strangled him, strangles all his posterity. Thus 

 it was when Adam lost his government, and 

 thus it is with us when governing imprudent- 

 ly ; for, till then, the creation was unacquainted 

 with disguise ; nor, till then, did the creature re- 

 linquish his authority, till he relinquished his 

 primitive simplicity. 



Am. What happened then ? 



Theoph. There happened a change in all the 

 creatures, because they perceived a change in 

 their conduct ; where note, ever since that gene- 

 ral revolt, the creatures have been cautious to 

 repose a trust under mortal protection, because 

 destitute of power to govern himself. 



Am. Will you deny man a soveraign power 

 and divine right, to intitle himself universal 

 monarch ? 



