History of the plague in London in 1665; with suitable reflections.

Date:
[1795?]
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Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: History of the plague in London in 1665; with suitable reflections. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    r ■ ( 6 ) enough to pierce the ftouteft heart. Tears and lamentations were perceived in a insult every houfe, efpeciaUy in the fir ft part of the vifitation; for towards the latter end, people did-not fo much concern themlelves for the lofsof their friends, expecting that they thern- felves would be fummoned the next hour. It was a time of very unhappy'breaches among us, in matters of religion; but this dreadful vifitation reconciled the different parties, and took away all manner of preju¬ dice from the people. Yet after the ficknefs was over, that fpirit of charity was loft, and things returned to their old bad channel. Here we may obferve, that a nearer view of death would foon reconcile men of good principles to one another; and that it is chiefly owing to our eafy fttuations.in life, and our putting thefe things far from us, that occafions fuch a want of chriftian charity. A clofe view and converfe with death, or with difeafes that threaten death, would feum off the gall of our tempers, remove our ha¬ tred, and bring us to fee with different eyes. On the other fide of the grave, we fhali all be brethren again. The inns of court were now all flout pu 3 there were but few lawyers to be ken in