The immortality of the human soul, demonstrated by the light of Nature. In two dialogues / [Walter Charleton].

  • Charleton, Walter, 1620-1707.
Date:
1657
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Credit: The immortality of the human soul, demonstrated by the light of Nature. In two dialogues / [Walter Charleton]. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    *• h * > portion to my talent) I had pfopofed to my felf to enterprile: Otherwife, I hope, you will not en¬ vy me, the Peace I aim at , in being henceforth blent, and employing all my Collections, Qb« fervations,and Speculations PhilofephicaM, only to the furnifhing the little Cabinet of my own brain. 1 have now at length learned, that $ avert domiy to endeavour the acquificion of Science in private 3 ought to be the principal! fcope of a- Wife man: Nor [hall 1 eafily luffer my fell to be diverted from the refolution I have taken , con* ftantiy to put that excellent Leffon in practice. And as for Leifure and Quiet ( without both which, you well know, no man can compile a work ol any folidity and accurateneffe 3 in any part of Learning whatfoever) I have been fo farre from enjoying cither of them, that on the contrary, from tine time I firft publifhed that Phyiioiogy you mentioned , even to this very day, Lhave been embroiled in as many troubles and diflractions3 as malice , perfecution 5 and fharp adverfity could accumulate upon me. I have been driven from my Country, Houfe5 Fa¬ mily, Books?Friends, and Acquaintances and wholly depriv’d of all the chief endearments of life, mfonuich that I am a perfect ftranger to a-1 ny fuch thing as comfort, but what I lometimes form to my felf out of the affurance of my Inno¬ cence, and the hope of that compenfation that is ordained for Patience in unjuft fufferings. In a word, Lucre tins ^ ( for as it fharpneth the fenfe of my afflictions in my felf, for me to recount tftem^ fo I know it cannot be 3 but very unpleaiant to C 2 \ .. you,