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Article ON SUICIDE AND MADNESS. ← Page 3 of 3 Article TO THE EDITOR OF THE SCIENTIFIC MAGAZINE. Page 1 of 5 →
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On Suicide And Madness.
other than an outward relation to us , that leaves men uncured of all their natural disorders and corruptions : for a God m & rely outward can do no more good to the soul , than an excellent medicine , which ' though known to exist , is yet never inwardly applied , can do to the ' body . , Nowwhat a wretched condition must that intelli gent creature be in
, , who feels himself in the state of incessant misery ab . ive described , and has no God that stands in a nearer relation to him than this outward good ! And yet this is the only God which the systems of modern infidelity , and nominal Christianity , set before us . it is true , they both represent Him as a being of infinite perfection , and require us to have magnificent conceptions of himbut when these two truths esta
; are - blished , all the essential relations , as he is our Redeemer , Purifier , and inward Holiness , ( which are the most , important to his creatures ) are left out of the question ; and then , when these hi gh ideal conceptions fail a man , and he feels that his own natural stock of integrity and goodness is not of itself sufficient to sustain him in the hour of
homefelt distress , he has recourse to suicide , or else is driven into madness . " and all this is no fault of nature : for it unavoidably follows from its * working in a state of blindness , void of God ; in which state , with all its dreadful consequences , in a greater or less degree , Nature must always work , till it is united to the sovereign Good , who can alone satisfy the boundless desires of the heart of man . But this cannot be done ideal of God
by any conceptions , however great andjust , but by simply turning the working will and desires of our souls to him : for these are the strong powers in man , which can alone unite with the Deity , and by their , magnetic virtue draw the divine nature in ' o our souls . And when , according to the beloved Apostle , he dwells in us , and vye in him , then all the restless working properties of our naturewhich drive to suicide and
, us on murder , will be appeased , and blessed with a fulness of peace aud satisfaction : so that a man can truly say to himself , ' I think there breathes not on earth a man more happy than myself . ' And , as a consequence of this happiness ; his heart continually rises into hi gher degrees of love and gratitude to God , and the most diffusive benevolence to every creature in the universe . I am , & c . O . S . T .
To The Editor Of The Scientific Magazine.
TO THE EDITOR OF THE SCIENTIFIC MAGAZINE .
SIR , HPHE following singularrelation of an imposture , practised in the last _ - " ¦ century , is extracted from Plot ' s History of Oxfordshire . Ami as it may prove entertaining to many of your readers , I beg your insertion of it in your valuable Miscellany . 'Soon after the murder of king Charles I . a commission was appointed to survey the king ' s house at Woodstock , with the manor , park , woods , and other demesnes to that manor belonging ; and one Collins ,
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On Suicide And Madness.
other than an outward relation to us , that leaves men uncured of all their natural disorders and corruptions : for a God m & rely outward can do no more good to the soul , than an excellent medicine , which ' though known to exist , is yet never inwardly applied , can do to the ' body . , Nowwhat a wretched condition must that intelli gent creature be in
, , who feels himself in the state of incessant misery ab . ive described , and has no God that stands in a nearer relation to him than this outward good ! And yet this is the only God which the systems of modern infidelity , and nominal Christianity , set before us . it is true , they both represent Him as a being of infinite perfection , and require us to have magnificent conceptions of himbut when these two truths esta
; are - blished , all the essential relations , as he is our Redeemer , Purifier , and inward Holiness , ( which are the most , important to his creatures ) are left out of the question ; and then , when these hi gh ideal conceptions fail a man , and he feels that his own natural stock of integrity and goodness is not of itself sufficient to sustain him in the hour of
homefelt distress , he has recourse to suicide , or else is driven into madness . " and all this is no fault of nature : for it unavoidably follows from its * working in a state of blindness , void of God ; in which state , with all its dreadful consequences , in a greater or less degree , Nature must always work , till it is united to the sovereign Good , who can alone satisfy the boundless desires of the heart of man . But this cannot be done ideal of God
by any conceptions , however great andjust , but by simply turning the working will and desires of our souls to him : for these are the strong powers in man , which can alone unite with the Deity , and by their , magnetic virtue draw the divine nature in ' o our souls . And when , according to the beloved Apostle , he dwells in us , and vye in him , then all the restless working properties of our naturewhich drive to suicide and
, us on murder , will be appeased , and blessed with a fulness of peace aud satisfaction : so that a man can truly say to himself , ' I think there breathes not on earth a man more happy than myself . ' And , as a consequence of this happiness ; his heart continually rises into hi gher degrees of love and gratitude to God , and the most diffusive benevolence to every creature in the universe . I am , & c . O . S . T .
To The Editor Of The Scientific Magazine.
TO THE EDITOR OF THE SCIENTIFIC MAGAZINE .
SIR , HPHE following singularrelation of an imposture , practised in the last _ - " ¦ century , is extracted from Plot ' s History of Oxfordshire . Ami as it may prove entertaining to many of your readers , I beg your insertion of it in your valuable Miscellany . 'Soon after the murder of king Charles I . a commission was appointed to survey the king ' s house at Woodstock , with the manor , park , woods , and other demesnes to that manor belonging ; and one Collins ,