Either fate rules everything — and that fate is either fixed and unavoidable, or it's a Providence that can be moved by prayer. Or maybe everything is just random chaos with no order at all. If fate is fixed and unavoidable, why fight it? If Providence can be moved, make yourself worthy of divine help. If everything is just chaos with no one in charge, then you should congratulate yourself. In all this confusion, you have been given reason. You can use it to govern your own life and actions.
Either fate, (and that either an absolute necessity, and unavoidable decree; or a placable and flexible Providence) or all is a mere casual confusion, void of all order and government. If an absolute and unavoidable necessity, why doest thou resist? If a placable and exorable Providence, make thyself worthy of the divine help and assistance. If all be a mere confusion without any moderator, or governor, then hast thou reason to congratulate thyself; that in such a general flood of confusion thou thyself hast obtained a reasonable faculty, whereby thou mayest govern thine own life and actions.