If you have observ'd a Hand, or a Foot, cut off, and removed from the Body, just such a thing is that Man to his Power, who is either a Malecontent, or Over-selfish ; who struggles against Fate, or breaks off from the Interest of Mankind. ¹³ This untoward behaviour amounts to Amputation, and destroys the Union of Nature. But here lies the Good-luck of the Case ; 'Tis in your power to retrieve the Maim, and set the Limb on again: This favour is allow'd to no other part of the Creation. Consider then the particular Bounty of God Almighty to Man in this privilege. He has set him above the Necessity of breaking off from Nature, and Providence at all; But supposing his Miscarriage; 'Tis in his power to rejoin the Body, and grow together again, and recover the advantage of being the same Member he was at first.