Mr. Maitland's account of inoculating the small pox ... : To which is added, a postscript confirming the success of this practice, from Mr. Massey the apothecary's pamphlet on the subject. And a word to the Reverend Mr. Massey on his vindication of his sermon.

  • Charles Maitland
Date:
1723
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Credit: Mr. Maitland's account of inoculating the small pox ... : To which is added, a postscript confirming the success of this practice, from Mr. Massey the apothecary's pamphlet on the subject. And a word to the Reverend Mr. Massey on his vindication of his sermon. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Mutilation of their Body, I fuppofe he will allow to be common. Is not that inflifting a Difcafe with a Witnefs > And are there not many Executions perform'd by Poifon, which is inflifting an Internal mortal Difeafe > And here his own Argument turns upon him 5 for if^ifeafes are Jmt for the Tamfhment of our SinSy then it would feem to follow, that the Magiftrate, who has a Power from God to punifh our Crimes, has likewife a Power to inflift Difeafes, for .Sins that are manifefi to him and all the World. The greater Power of infliding Death, certainly includes the let Per in the Choice of the Means: If, for Ex- rniple, there fhould be a Law made to pu- ailh the Inoculators with the Inoculation of Pome Difcafe, I fancy this Reverend Divine ivould not think it linful or unreafonable. Page 16.] He fpends a long Paragraph, to prove what no Body ever deny'd 5 That a Man cannot lawfully do all that is in his Po¬ wer to do; And another as evident. That the Means, as well as the Intention, muft be law¬ ful 5 but thefe are only general Proportions: The Subfumption, that inflifting Difeafes fot a good Purpofe is unlawful, is only fupposM, not prov'd. Page 18.] Wt doubts whether the Life of Man be a Good or not. If the Life of Man is no Good, then, indeed^ to aft for the Pre- fervation of it, is not to aft for any good End ; and confcquently, not only this Pra- C 2 fticc.
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