Does Continuity and Connexion create Sympathy and Relation , in the Parts of the Body ? Why Resemblance, and as one may say , Consanguinity of Nature, does the same thing among Rational Beings ; For tho' they are not tack'd together by Extension, and Union of Place ; They seem all made to cooperate with each other. This Thought will be more Intelligible and Affecting, if you frequently consider your self as a Member of the Rational System ; But if you reckon your self only a Part, this Relation will prove too weak for a Principle of Action. This Remoter Notion won't Cherish good Nature enough, nor carry it to a Just Improvement. You won't love Mankind so heartily as you should do : Under this Perswasion; a generous Action will ne're Delight and Regale you ; you'l do a good Office meerly for Fashion and Decency , but not as if was really a kindness to your self.