[Several tracts. IV] A letter ... to one of his sons, after his recovery from the smallpox / [John Hales].

  • Hales, John, 1584-1656
Date:
1684
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Credit: [Several tracts. IV] A letter ... to one of his sons, after his recovery from the smallpox / [John Hales]. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    lofS of your wits. but, in your health re- and practice what you, then promifed: Re- member he. is. the. wifeft.man that provides for his latter end: Deut. 32. 29. | Seventhly, Remember by your former ficknefs, how pitiful an inconfiderable thing the Body of man is ; how foon ts the ftrength of it turned to faintnefs, and, weaknels, the beauty of it to uglinefs and deformity, the confiftency of it to.putrefa&tion and rotten- thing it is, to be proud of fuch a Carcafs, to {pend all, or the greateft, part of our time in triming and adorning it, in ftudying new Fafhions, and new. Poftures, and new De- vices to fet it out: In {pending our time and provifions in pampering it, in pleafing the Appetite ; and yer this is the chief bui- hefs of mof young men of this Age: Learn therefore Humility and Lowlinefs, learn to furnifh thy Noble and Immortal part, thy Soul, with Religion, Grace, Knowledge, to eternity: How miferable is that mans Condition , that whiles ficknefs hath made his Body a deformed, weak, loathfom thing, fin hath made his Soul as ugly, and deformed; The Grave will heal or cover the gate Bs 0 . = _ <q Hh, ow Be - in De. Ana ate goes Hs eae 5 ss APRA TET tee LN item ce learn Thee act ee fez SPAR MOE aaa fel =