An essay towards the improvement of physick. In twelve proposals. By which the lives of many thousands of the rich, as well as of the poor, may be saved yearly. With an essay for imploying the able poor ... / [John Bellers].

John Bellers

Date:: 1714

Credit: An essay towards the improvement of physick. In twelve proposals. By which the lives of many thousands of the rich, as well as of the poor, may be saved yearly. With an essay for imploying the able poor ... / [John Bellers]. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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$3i. Snch as are bred in our Unfverfities and Travel af¬ terwards; lofe much time, and with Pels advantage than if they had the, opportunity at Horne, of fuch variety of Hofpitals $ with all the other Informations, which I propofe fhould be provided from Abroad, 5th. Objedf. To take away or Cure Difeafes, before Men forfake their Sins, is to make fome Men more Vicious than they are, whilft they have abandoned them]elves to all manner of Lcwdnefs, except what Inability makes them uncap able of, Anfw, I place the Lewd and Vicious among the In* curable, for tho3 Heaven may give fome fuch Perfons time and fpace to Repent, it will not laft always, for if Juftice hath Leaden Feet, it hath Iron Hands when it ftrikes, and fuch who may have the longer Day of Vifitation and re- je£t it, will find their ruin the more Ir reft{table when it comes * for where the long forbearance of God doth not bring to Repentance, they are treafuring up to themfelves Wrath againft the Day of Wrath, and the Revelation of the Righteous Judgments of God, that will unavoidably overtake the Impenitent, 6th. Objedh This is not a time cf Day to be offering Pro- pofals for a general good, becaufe the more univerfal the Ad¬ vantage, the lefs it will be efleemed \ whilft the Party-Men are fo much on Fire, one againft another, that no other Propofal Jeems fo valuable to either fide, (that doth not Efpoufe one, or Reproach the other,) as to deferve to be Read, much lefs put into Practice. Anfw. ifl. He that doth not Write whilft he is alive, can't Speak when he is Dead. And if a Man fhall not be heard in the Age, and Country he lives in, if what he Writes is for the general good of Mankind, he may be more minded in other Countries, or in fucceeding Generations. cd. Poffibly when they fhall confider the Confequence of their Animofities, as well as what formidable Difeafes are ready to Invade all Parties, which require their united En¬ deavours, to make a fuitable and feafonable ftand againft their Inroads, H 2 ' In$