A brief account of Mr. Valentine Greatrak's : and divers of the strange cures by him lately performed / written by himself in a letter addressed to the honourable Robert Boyle. Whereunto are annexed, the testimonials of Robert Boyle, Bishop Wilkins, Bishop Patrick, Dr. Cudworth, Dr. Whichcot, and many other persons of distinction; concerning the chief matters of fact therein related.

  • Valentine Greatrakes
Date:
1723
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Credit: A brief account of Mr. Valentine Greatrak's : and divers of the strange cures by him lately performed / written by himself in a letter addressed to the honourable Robert Boyle. Whereunto are annexed, the testimonials of Robert Boyle, Bishop Wilkins, Bishop Patrick, Dr. Cudworth, Dr. Whichcot, and many other persons of distinction; concerning the chief matters of fact therein related. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    ( *5 ) fck, probably could reach; which caufed him cheerfully (that he might not be found an un-? faithful Steward) to call: all his worldly Plea- fures and Delights behind his Back, to run him-? felf into the midft of all Difeafes, to make his Houfe an Hofpital, and forfake his own la¬ te re ft and Advantages; to labour Day and Night* and oftentimes run the Hazard of his Liber¬ ty and Life by the Crowds, Preflings, Steams and Stinks of the Multitudes and Ulcerous Per- ions, (which you can well witnefs few Men can brook or undergo); and what is worfe than all this, the fcandalous and falfe Reports of lying Tongues ; which have caufed him, who never had the Ambition to publifh himfelf to the World farther than by his Deeds, to writs this Vindication, in Anfwer to a Pamphlet, cal¬ led by the Title of [}Vonders no Miracles,] wherein the Author, a certain obfcure Perfon, one that never faw me, nor knew any thing of me, very confidently takes upon him to be nay Herald and Confelibr, and to reprefent me in fuch black Characters, as if 1 were fo hor¬ rid a Monfter, that my very Name fhould af¬ fright the Reader. Sir, I never injured this Gentleman in Word or Deed in all my Life, and yet he who pre¬ tends himfelf to be a Minifter of the Gofpel* is fo extremely (beyond the Rules of Charity) invedive againft me. But (you know, Sir,) if to be accufed only be fufficient, who can be found innocent ? I have enough of Provocations given me to refled, but God be praifed I have learn’d a better Leflon, and fhall return him Good for Evil, if it lies in my Power. I befeech God, l may never fuffer as a Mur- therer, or as a Thief, or as an Evil-doer, or as a Bufle-man in other Mens Matters; but if I fuffer for doing Good to Perfons in Mifery fre^ / lyi