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, that Man, having Teeth and Intetines like thoe of frugivorous Animals, hould naturally be ranked in that Clas; and not only anatomical Obervations confirm this Opinion, but the Monuments of Antiquity greatly favour it. "Dicearchus, ays St. Jerom, relates in his Books of Grecian Antiquities, that under the Reign of Saturn, when the Earth was till fertile of itelf, no one eat Fleh, but all lived upon Fruits and other Vegetables, which the Earth naturally produced." (Lib. 2. Adv. Jovinian.) By this it will appear, that I give up a great many Advantages of which I might avail myelf. For their Prey being almot the only Subject of Quarrel between carnivorous Animals, and the frugivorous living together in perpetual Peace and Harmony, were Men of this lat kind, it is evident they would find it much more eay to ubit in a State of Nature, and have much fewer Calls and Occaions to leave it.

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(6.) All thoe Branches of Knowledge, that require Reflection, are not to be attained but by a