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All created things have now received blessing, life, and growth from GOD, and as already stated, everything that grows eventually dies and is born anew, formed by Nature into something new once again;
Man, however, has received a much greater blessing from GOD, which Nature cannot give or bestow upon him; for he first received this blessing: namely, that he was made in the image of GOD, endowed with a rational soul rational soul; original: vernünftigen Seele; in historical philosophy, this refers to the highest part of the soul, unique to humans, which allows for reason, logic, and the knowledge of God and spirit, and in addition, received the Will. Whoever considers all this within themselves can do nothing else but praise, thank, and glorify GOD for it;
for as soon as a man thinks, the five senses are already willing to carry out what he thinks; the eyes look toward it, hands and feet grasp and go there, satisfying the Will; the sense of hearing pays attention; is this not a particularly great grace and blessing from GOD? All of this, Nature cannot give to man. For man's benefit, and for his service, there are The text ends here, with the catchword "Sonn," indicating the next page likely begins with a description of the Sun and celestial bodies created to serve humanity.