Thismustmeanoneoftwothings: eitherthatthelivinginstrumentwasmadeandperfectedunder (whichisthesamethingasby) anintelligentFirstCause, , thentheismisasserted; andastothemodeofoperation, howdoweknow, andwhymustwebelieve, that, fittingprecedentformsbeinginexistence, alivinginstrument (sodifferentfromalifelessmanufacture) wouldbeoriginatedandperfectedinanyotherway, orthatthisisnotthefittingway? Ifitmeansthatitwasnot, ifhesomisuseswordsthatbytheCreatorheintendsanunintelligentpower, undirectedforce, ornecessity, —whichisabsurdenough—butbetteradjustedandmoreperfectinstrumentsormachinesthanintellect (thatis, humanintellect) cancontriveandhumanskillexecute—whichnosanepersonwillbelieve.
