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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    [46 ] avoid a much greater. The Calc put it as difadvantagioufly as pollible, more refem- bles that of a Perfon who leaps out of a Win¬ dow for fear of Fire-, and furely that can ne¬ ver be reckon'd a Miftruft of Providence > | even if he did it before he was much in Dan¬ ger for no body can fay that God Almighty may notfave a Man from Fire in the ordi¬ nary Courfe (l^lkjijProvidence 5 And if a Per- fon, who fior^ted by his too early Tears had taken,liiisXourle, and loft his Life by the Falls no body will arraign him of Self’fnurder: I^e miglit have done an impru-^ dent, but not a fmful Ajftion. The Parents who fuffer their Children to converfe with fheir infefted Rclations-s which differs in no. Moral Point from the Cafe of Inoculationy woidd think it very harj^^to be treated as Ho- rn^eides or Murderers ofatheir Children,when the very Adion proccecls from, the contrary Principle, extreme Tendernefs. Pag. 22.] In the fiDrmcr Page, it was a pre- fumptuous Truft s in this, it is an intire Mif¬ truft of Providence. He is furc to have the Xnoculators fomeway or other. > Pag. 23.] They cannot pray for aBkfling upon their Endeavoui^s becaufe Prayer fup- ppfes the Ufe of lawful M cans, f I believe the contrary is true, for as a Perfon, who is Inoculatedy puts himfetfmore inipipdiately into the Hands of God, if he k|Si, any. 5cnfe of Religion, eaaiiot avoid ft-/,. praying'
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