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363 STATE OF <strong>THE</strong> OFFSPRING Q. fox. ARt. 2<br />

state, as explained above regarding the use of their limbs<br />

(Q. XCIX., A. ,).<br />

Reply Obj. i. The corruptiblebody is a load upon the<br />

sou],because it hinders the use of reason even in those<br />

matterswhich belong to man at allages.<br />

Reply Obj. 2. Even otheranimals have not at birthsuch<br />

a perfectuse of theirnaturalpowers as they have lateron.<br />

This isclearfrom the factthatbirds teachtheiryoung to<br />

fly;and the likemay be observed in otheranimals. Moreover<br />

a specialimpediment existsin man from the humidity<br />

of thebrain,as we have saidabove (Q. XCIX., A. i).

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