22 NATURAL SCIENCE. 



ral kingdom, however, the distance must be almost immeasura- 

 bly great. Passive motion or change, is the peculiar attribute 

 of inorganic matter: it can neither enjoy life, nor be subject 

 to death : but life and organization are inseparable, to this 

 combination, birth and death, are the necessary and invaria- 

 ble terms of existence. 



