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The reasons of the Christian religion the first part, of godliness, proving by natural…
The reasons of the Christian religion the first part, of godliness, proving by natural evidence the being of God ... : the second part, of Christianity, proving by evidence supernatural and natural, the certain truth of the Christian belief ... / by Richard Baxter ... ; also an appendix defending the soul's immortality against the Somatists or Epicureans and other pseudo-philosophers.
London: printed by R. White for Fran. Titon, 1667
Part 1 › Chapter 2: Of Man as Related to the things below him.
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
Which is not by proper moral Government, by Laws and Judgement; but such an Image of it, as is suitable to their several kinds. This is in order to their own preservation; but especially for our use and ends: He that denieth this, must not Rule his Dog, his Horse, or Ox, or Sheep; but leave them every one to themselves.
Which is not by proper moral Government, by Laws and Judgement; but such an Image of it, as is suitable to their several kinds. This is in order to their own preservation; but especially for our use and ends: He that denyeth this, must not Rule his Dog, his Horse, or Oxe, or Sheep; but leave them every one to themselves.
§. 4. Man is also (subordinately) their Benefactor, and their End: and they are more for Him than for themselves.
He is their End as he is better than they, and hath the foresaid Propriety in them; The cause will further appear anon. The beauty and sweetness of my Flowers, is more for me than for themselves: and I do more enjoy them. My trees and herbs, and fruits, and metals; my Horse and Ox that labour for me; and all the creatures on whom I feed, I find are for my use; even their life and labour: Mankind accuseth not himself as wronging them, when for his own advantage he maketh use of both. And his care is necessary to their preservation; planting, dressing, watering, feeding, defending, providing for them: without which the usefullest would perish.
He is their End as he is better than they, and hath the foresaid Propriety in them; The cause will further appear anon. The beauty and sweetness of my Flowers, is more for me than for themselves: and I do more enjoy them. My trees and herbs, and fruits, and mettals; my Horse and Oxe that labour for me; and all the creatures on whom I feed, I finde are for my use; even their life and labour: Mankinde accuseth not himself as wronging them, when for his own advantage he maketh use of both. And his care is necessary to their preservation; planting, dressing, watering, feeding, defending, providing for them: without which the usefullest would perish.