Excerpt from The Works of Thomas Reid, D.D, Vol. 2: Now Fully Collected, With Selections From His Unpublished Letters It is evidently the intention of our Ma ker, that man should be an active and not merely a speculative being. For this pur pose, certain active powers have been given him, limited indeed in many respects, but suited to his rank and place in the crea tion. Our business is to manage these powers, by proposing to ourselves the best ends, planning the most proper system of con duct that is in our power, and executing it with industry and zeal. This is true wis dom; this is the very intention of our being. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.