A sermon preach'd before ... the Lord Mayor, the Alderman, and Governors of the several hospitals in the City of London, in the Parish-Church of St. Bridget, on Easter Monday, 1751 / [John Conybeare].

  • Conybeare, John, 1692-1755
Date:
1751
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Credit: A sermon preach'd before ... the Lord Mayor, the Alderman, and Governors of the several hospitals in the City of London, in the Parish-Church of St. Bridget, on Easter Monday, 1751 / [John Conybeare]. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Such may be the Reflections of the merely fpeculative Man, unacquainted with the real Conftitution of Things: But, in fa<ft, the Happinefs, which might be expected, is not attain’d; and the Mifery, which might not be apprehended, prevails: Whence therefore thefe untoward Appearances ? r • The true Anfwer muff be drawn from the Nature of Man, and the Conftitution of the World; tho’ both of them, on God’s Part, moft wifely fram’d, and pointed to the nobleft Ends. i In reference to Man, if we confider him as an intelligent and free Creature, in the one refpefl: he muft be fallible, and in the other peccable : Whilft fallible> he may miftake his own Happinefs; and as peccable, he may break in upon that of others: And thus may we account for Mifery in fome Sort, either as fooliftily felf-created, or malicioufly produced in others. t . To this may be added, That the Syftem of Things about us, being govern’d by general Laws, can be fubfervient only to a general End ; I mean, the common Good^ or, if you pleafe, the greateft Quantity of Good, upon the Whole, which can be produced under a wife Conftitution. But in this cafe, it is plain, what the general Good requires may prove unfriendly