Sentence:  they laid before them how unbecoming it was the Dignity of such sublime Creatures to be sollicitous about gratifying those Appetites, which they had in common with <WSD>Brutes</WSD>, and at the same time unmindful of those higher qualities that gave them the preeminence over all visible Beings. 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  An animal seen as being without human reason; a senseless beast. (from 17th c.)