Epist. 3, v. 79 etc. and 109 etc.

 

13 f. There is an universal ORDER and GRADATION thro' the whole visible world, of the sensible and mental Faculties which causes the Subordination of Creature to Creature, and of all Creatures to Man, whose Reason alone countervails all the other Faculties.

The Extent, Limits, and Use of Human Reason and Science, the Author design'd as the subject of his next Book of Ethic Epistles.

 

14 The manner of the Lions hunting their Prey in the Deserts of Africa is this: At their first going out in the night-time they set up a loud Roar, and then listen to the Noise made by the Beasts in their Flight, pursuing them by the Ear, and not by the Nostril. It is probable, the story of the Jackal's hunting for the Lion was occasioned by observation of this Defect of Scent in that terrible Animal.

15 f. How much farther this Gradation and Subordination may extend: were any part of which broken, the whole connected Creation must be destroy'd.

 

16 The Extravagance, Impiety, and Pride of such a Desire.

 

17 See the Prosecution and application of this in Ep. 4. v. 162.

 

18 f. The Consequence of all, the absolute Submission due to Providence, both as to our present and future State.

 

19 f. The business of Man not to pry into God, but to study himself. His Middle Nature, his Powers, Frailties, and the Limits of his Capacity.

 

20 f. The TWO PRINCIPLES of MAN, SELF-LOVE and REASON, both necessary, 59. Self-love the stronger, and why? 67. their End the same, 81.

 

21 f. The PASSIONS, and their Use.

 

22 f. The PREDOMINANT PASSION and its Force. The Use of this doctrine, as apply'd to the Knowledge of mankind, is one of the subjects of the second book.

 

23 f. Its Necessity, in directing men to different purposes. The particular application of this to the several Pursuits of Men, and the General Good resulting thence, falls also into the succeeding books.

 

24 f. Its providential Use, in fixing our PRINCIPLE, and ascertaining our VIRTUE.

 

25 f. VIRTUE and VICE join'd in our Mixt Nature; the Limits near, yet the things separate, and evident. The Office of Reason.

 

26 f. VICE odious in itself, and how we deceive ourselves into it.

 

27 f. The ENDS of PROVIDENCE and General Good answer'd in our Passions and Imperfections. How usefully these are distributed to all Orders of men.

 

28 f. How useful these are to SOCIETY in General, and to INDIVIDUALS in particular, in every STATE, 261, and ev'ry AGE of Life, 271.

 

29 f. See farther, of the Use of this Principle in Man. Epist.