A sermon preached before His Grace Charles Duke of Richmond, Lenox and Aubigny, President and the Governors of the London Hospital, or Infirmary : for the relief of sick and diseased persons, especially manufacturers, and seamen in merchant-service, &c. at the Parish-Church of St. Lawrence-Jewry, on Friday, April 6, 1750 / By Matthias Lord Bishop of Chichester.

  • Mawson, Matthias, 1683-1770.
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[1750]
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Credit: A sermon preached before His Grace Charles Duke of Richmond, Lenox and Aubigny, President and the Governors of the London Hospital, or Infirmary : for the relief of sick and diseased persons, especially manufacturers, and seamen in merchant-service, &c. at the Parish-Church of St. Lawrence-Jewry, on Friday, April 6, 1750 / By Matthias Lord Bishop of Chichester. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Every Man is a Friend to him that giveth Gifts. ESIDES the many ftrong Arguments made ufe of in Scripture to enforce Charity, and Adis of Humanity and Beneficence, there are prudential Motives, which, though of a lower kind, deferve likewife our Confideration, viz. that they procure the Efteem and Friendfhip of the World ; and in fome degree, as the Apoftle fays of Godlinefi, have the Promife of the Life that now is, as well as of that which is to come. I do not mean, that they do this by any natural Necefiity (as one Body attracts another) for then there could be no fuch thing as Ingratitude, and the greateft Kindnefles, would always be attended with the moft grateful Acknowledgments. Whereas we find by Experience, that fometimes the moft important Services, meet with no other Re¬ quital, but that of Enmity and Hatred: And B our