The angel of Bethesda, visiting the invalids of a miserable world [Seven lines of…

XIII. THE Nishmath-Chajim is much like the Soul which animates the Brutal World; Even that spirit of the Beast, which goeth downward unto the Earth; but is by the Hand of the Glorious Creator impregnated with a Capacity, and Inclination, for those Actions, which are necessary for the Preservation of themselves, & the Propagation of their Species. The Nidification of Birds, the Mollification of Bees, and a Thousand such Things, how surprising Works done in the Brutal World, without any Rational Projection for them! And hence, there are also many Actions done by us, that have a Tendency to our Safety & Welfare, which are not the Effects of any Rational Projection; but such as we do by what we call, A mere Instinct of Nature, fall into. The Sucking Infant, yea, and the Nursing Mother too, do very Needful and Proper Things, without Consulting of Reason for the doing of them.

XIII. THE Nishmath-Chajim is much like the Soul which animates the Brutal World; Even that spirit of the Beast, which goeth downward unto the Earth; but is by the Hand of the Glorious Creator impregnated with a Capacity, and Inclination, for those Actions, which are necessary for the Preservation of themselves, & the Propagation of their Species. The Nidification of Birds, the Mollification of Bees, and a Thousand such Things, how surprizing Works done in the Brutal World, without any Rational Projection for them! And hence, there are also many Actions done by us, that have a Tendency to our Safety & Welfare, which are not the Effects of any Rational Projection; but such as we do by what we call, A meer Instinct of Nature, fall into. The Sucking Infant, yea, and the Nursing Mother too, do very Needful and Proper Things, without Consulting of Reason for the doing of them.

XIV. HAVING at some time or other felt a Considerable Smart, or been Considerably Sick, from something that we have met withal, we have an Abiding Horror for that thing perhaps all our Days. Tho' we Certainly ⟨p. 9⟩Know that the Thing will now do us No Hart, but rather do us Much Good, yet no Conviction of Reason will Overcome our Abiding Horror, We cannot Swallow the Pill, or take the Meat or the Drink, & do an hundred Things, which we have heretofore been horribly frighted at. Our Nishmath-Chajim has an lncurable Aversion for them.