A sermon preached at St. Margaret's Church, Westminster, on Thursday, April 4, 1754. On occasion of the anniversary meeting of the trustees of the Public Infirmary in James-street, Westminster / By John Butler.

  • John Butler
Date:
1754
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Credit: A sermon preached at St. Margaret's Church, Westminster, on Thursday, April 4, 1754. On occasion of the anniversary meeting of the trustees of the Public Infirmary in James-street, Westminster / By John Butler. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    f l? ] the Recovery of the Patient, and eherifhed by the Comforts and kind Sollicitude of t-hofe whom Affection or Intereft engage to reftore him y what is this, in comparifon with an affliction of the fame kind in a Family, where the whole Family is diftreffed by the Infirmity of one of its mem¬ bers, where every poffible Inconvenience concurs to heighten the Affliction r Very few that live in Affluence can have a perfect Idea of this Mifery. They may know in general, that Sicknefs and Poverty are very great Evils, and have a juft Claim to the Attention, of Chriftians. But they cannot feel all the Force of this Claim, without admitting into their minds an Image of the helplefs Situation of thofe, who languilh under a Bifeafe without Friends, or Attendance, or Me¬ dicine, or Food, or even that common Right o£ All men, a Pure Air. These Wants, preffing as they are, are con¬ cealed from the knowlege of their Superiors by fiich of the Poor, as beft deferve to have them relieved ; and when their Mifery extorts a Com¬ plaint, it is ftifled by the Number of clamorous. Impoftures, which embarrals and difcourage a charitable Bifpofition. Both thefe Obftruftions to Charity are obviated by Public Infirmaries,. They exhibit to us all the Miferies of the Poor