Faith-healing and Christian Science / by Alice Feilding.

  • Feilding, Alice.
Date:
1899
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Credit: Faith-healing and Christian Science / by Alice Feilding. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    in the Cromwellian army from the beginning of the Irish campaign till the year 1656, when the forces were disbanded. Taking then to county work, Greatrakes became a magistrate, registrar for transportations, etc.; but at the Restoration in 1660 he was deprived of all his offices, and devoted himself henceforth to a life of goodness and sincere mortification. Two years later a conviction was borne in upon him that he possessed the gift of healing the c King’s evil.’ At first he was ridiculed for this notion, but after a few successful trials of his power he gained such a reputation that people came to him from all parts of the country for the curative ministrations, for which he accepted no remuneration. Three days in every week he set aside for the exercise of his humane practice. His procedure was purely apostolic, and, ac- cording to Dean Rust, resembled a religious ceremony. Laying his hands on the diseased parts, he said: ‘ God Almighty heal thee for His mercy’s sake ’ ; and when the patients professed themselves benefited by this simple treatment, the healer devoutly bade them give God the praise.