A letter to the Right Reverend Samuel, Lord Bishop of St. David's : occasioned by his sermon on the principle of vitality in man, &c. preached on Sunday, March 22, 1789, for the benefit of the Humane Society.

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1789
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Credit: A letter to the Right Reverend Samuel, Lord Bishop of St. David's : occasioned by his sermon on the principle of vitality in man, &c. preached on Sunday, March 22, 1789, for the benefit of the Humane Society. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    t l [ 20 ] ** 47, The fir ft man is of the earth, earthy “ ...... Ecclef, iii. 21, Who knoweth the (C fpirit of man that goeth upward ; and the fpirit of the beaft that goeth downward to “ the earth ? 1. Who knows the difference between them ? Anfw. No body* For u ver. 19.—that which befalleth the fons of ** men, befalleth beafts; even one thing be-. *( falleth them ; as the one dieth, fo dieth the u other; yea, they have all one breath, Ver* * ■ 2Q. All go unto one place, all are of the duft, and all turn to dnft again. Or 2, If the two foregoing verfes be the objection of an Atheift ■■■■ ■ ■-■.-then-*—^thefe words con-. “ tain the anfwer, and imply. Who knows this ? How can any man be Jure of that ? “ It is evident, the fpirit of man is of tend-* ing upwards (is fitted for, and has a ten-, dency towards things which are above the earth ; and therefore muft be defigned by its Creator for things fuperior to the mere €€ animal life) but the fpirit of a beaf is de ** fcending down wards ; namely, to the earth ; (grovels upon the earth, and is wholly confined to the low, animal fenfitive life;) it cc