162 REASON; 



Dr. B. What he wants in physical power to consti- 

 tute him " lord of the creation," is amply made up by 

 this instrument, by means of which the inferior animals 

 are deprived of their natural independence, and made 

 subservient to his changing wishes. The brute is not 

 taught by it the offices of kindness, nor impressed with 

 a single desire to advance the welfare of his species. 

 Man alone " feels for man," relieves his distresses, and 

 rejoices in his prosperity. Give to the reason of the in- 

 ferior animals as high a character as you please, it still 

 remains the highest and noblest prerogative of man ; 

 the faculty that removes him to an immeasurable dis- 

 tance from every other being in the wide creation, and 

 points him to the Divinity for fellowship. 



