222 T/je Wisdom of GOD Part 11. 



qua/i fpedtatores fup^rariim reriim atque ccelejiium^ 

 quaruni fpeBaculum ad nullum aliiid genus ani- 

 mantium pertinet. 



Man being the only Creature in this fublunary 

 World made to contemplate Heaven, it was con- 

 venient that he ihould have fuch a Figure, or 

 Situs of the Parts of his Body, that he might 

 conveniently look upwards. But to fay the 

 Truth in this refpedt, of contemplating the Hea- 

 vens, or looking upwards, I do not fee what 

 Advantage a Man hath by this Eredion above 

 other Animals, the Faces of moft of them being 

 more fupine than ours, which are only perpen- 

 dicular to the Horizon^ v>rhereas fome of theirs 

 ftand reclining 5 but yet two or three other Ad- 

 vantages we have of this Ercftion, which I fhall 

 here mention. 



Firjl^ It is more commodious for the fuftain- 

 ing of the Flead, which being full of Brains, and 

 very heavy (the Brain in Man being far larger, in 

 proportion to the Bulk of his Body, than in any 

 other Animal) would have been very painful and 

 wearifom to carry, if the Neck had lain parallel 

 or inclining to the Horizon. 



Seccndhy This Figure is moft convenient for 

 Profped]:, and looking about one; a Man may 

 fee further before him, which is no fmall Advan- 

 tage for avoiding Danger, and difcovering what- 

 ever he fearches after, 



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