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tion and majority of their understanding ; from wliicli must 

 necessarily follow an improvement of their estate, and an increase 

 of their power over nature. For man, by the fall, lost at once 

 his state of innocence, and his empire over creation, both of 

 which can be partially recovered even in this life, the first by 

 religion and faith, the second by the arts and sciences. For 

 creation did not become entirely and utterly rebellious by the 

 curse, but in consequence of the Divine decree, " in the sweat of 

 thy brow shalt thou eat bread," she is compelled by our labours 

 (not assuredly by our disputes or magical ceremonies), at length, 

 to afiord mankind in some degree his bread, that is to say, to 

 gupply man's daily wants. 



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