Enoch's translation: a funeral sermon upon the sudden death of Dr. Nehemiah Grew, Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians, who died March 25th, 1712, preach'd at Old Jewry / By John Shower.

  • John Shower
Date:
1712
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Credit: Enoch's translation: a funeral sermon upon the sudden death of Dr. Nehemiah Grew, Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians, who died March 25th, 1712, preach'd at Old Jewry / By John Shower. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    He had this Evidence that he walked with God, that he endeavour’d to live in his Fear all the day long ; and therefore did not trifle away his Time* but employ'd every Hour to fome valuable Purpofe. They who knew him beft, have often faid, that they believ’d he has the leaf! mifpent Time to an¬ swer for, of any they ever obferved : The Fruit of which Diligence was very confiderable, in his Im¬ provement and Proficiency in all Sorts of Learn¬ ing. He advanc’d and enlarg’d the Powers and Capa¬ cities of his Soul, by his Growth in Knowledge and Virtue, raifing them to the Nobleft Obje&s, with Generous Views, and Defigns of being ufeful to Mankind ; that the World might be the better and wifer , eafier and happier for his Endeavours, both now and hereafter. By which Attempts, he has deferv’d very highly of the Age wherein he liv’d, which he both improv’d and adorn’d. With the Knowledge of the Hiftory of Paft: Times, he made many Obfervations on Art and Nature. He was no Stranger to the feverer Studies; as the more laborious and lefs pleafant one of Lan¬ guages ; that he might know the Senfe of former Ages, and efpecially the true Meaning of the Holy Scriptures, in their Original Languages, he follow¬ ed the Study of the Hebrew with fo much Care, and to fo good Purpofe, that few Divines have ever made fuch Proficiency in the Knowledge of the Sacred Scripture-Language. Lie was alfo acquainted with the Theories of the Heavenly Bodies, skill’d in Mechanicks, and Ma- thematicks, the Proportions of Lines and Numbers; and the Compofition and Mixture of Bodies, par¬ ticularly of the Human Body. To his Skill in Ana¬ tomy and Medicine, 1 might add the Knovvledge of D Plants
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