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# Title: The Questions Concerning Liberty, Necessity, And Chance (shelfmark Leibn. Marg. 163)
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phen he thintes it conducible to his proservation: Aud jet
it seemes he bas not anderstood it.
Fe takes it ill that Lcompare the murcherinq ot men wich
che llauxheerins oE bruce Bea(s; as also alittle before, he
sares my opinion reffects eoomueh uxon che honour ot mar-
kind. The Elemenis (sairh he) are FOr ehe PlIBES, CHC DLAHES
Forthe bruce BealS, and ehebrure Bealts ForMan. Lpray,
when a Lyoneats a Man, and a Man eais an Oxe; rhy is
the Oxe more made for the Man, than the PLanfor the Lion E
res besaith, Cod sare man liberey (Gen. 9. 3.) 10 eae che
AechoFche Creatures tor his sultenance. True. But the Li-
on badthe libertyto eat the Aess ot man lons hefore. Dut he
vill Cay no; pretendine that no man of any Nation, or at a-
nytime, contd lafully eat Rest. unle (s he had this licence of
holus Scripture, Whichit mas impossible for most men to have.
But ho mould hehave been offended, is Lhad said of man as
Pliny doth. 9u0 nullum est animal neque milerius, neque su-
Perbiuse Thetruthis, thatmanis a C reature ot creater po-
ver, than otber livins Creatures are; but his advantages
do consist especially in truo things, whereof ove is thense of
(peech by which men commanicate one mith anotber, and joine
their forces tocether, and by which alsothey Register their
thouches, that theyperist not, but be reserved, and ascermards
joined mith other thonches, to produce reneral Rules for the di-
rection of their actions. There be Beasts that see berter, others
rhat hear better; and others that exceed mantind in other
senses. Man excelleth beasts onely in maline of Rules tohim-
sels, that is tosay in remembrine, and in reasonine ariche up-
on that Whichhe remembreih. They whichdo so, deserve an
honour above bruce beasts. But they mbich mistalins the use
ofvords, deceive themselves and others, introducinq errour-
and (educine men fromthetruth, are se much le ssto be bonon-
red thanbruce beasts, as error is more vile thanienor anse. So
that it isnot meerly the nature of man, that males him mor-
thier thanother livine Creatures, but thelenomledee that he
acquires by mediration, and by tbe riche use of reason in ma-
hine coodrules of his future actions. Fhe other advantace a
manhath, is chense of hishands for the matine of those chines
rhich.