A discourse, before the Humane Society, in Boston : delivered on the second Tuesday of June, 1787 / by John Lathrop, D.D.

  • John Lathrop
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1787
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Credit: A discourse, before the Humane Society, in Boston : delivered on the second Tuesday of June, 1787 / by John Lathrop, D.D. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    [ «5 ] mental exercifes muft ceafe, until he who fiift gave us exiftence (hill reftore us from the ruins of nature, and bring ns for- ward to refume the tifk, and complete the work which we left unfinished.* IF it be true, that every conceiva- ble enjoyment on this fide Heaven, de- pends on the continuance of life, we (hall endeavour to protract our own ex- iftence, and we (hall endeavour to ref- cue from the gate of death, fuch as are in danger of going down to the grave, before their proper time. The value of human life will ftill rife in view, as we confider the fervices which the children of men are capable of rendering each other, in the feveral con- nexions and relations which they fufhin. Such are our connexions, that our happinefs greatly depends on one ano- ther.—• • Dr. Hartley's Outeiv»uon« on Mas.
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