Dr. Cheyne's own account of himself and his writings / faithfully extracted from his various works.

  • Cheyne, George, 1671 or 1672-1743
Date:
1743
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Credit: Dr. Cheyne's own account of himself and his writings / faithfully extracted from his various works. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    \ fes, and, by GOD^s will do more than any other which has yvt been fo ftrongly and clearly en¬ forced and explained, or is commonly ufed. I may be deceiv’d myfelf, but, if I know my own Heart, have not a fingle temptation to deceive others. My Age is little fhort of Icventy Years, at which Time m Life, a thought of adding to my Reputation^ or to my Purfe^ would be extreme Folly : The firfi is now at the Difpofal of the Public^ the latter will foon be in the Hands of my Executors. But after all, though I fhould convince the World, I muft not expe6l to convert it: Leflbns of Ahftinence and Self denial loofe their Weight., when offered to ftrong Pajfions., and high Spirits \ and the greateft Part of my Difciples will probably always be fuch, as have labour’d through the tedious Courfes of Phyftc with¬ out Succefs, whofe Sufferings have foured the falfe Pleafures refulting from fe'nfual Appetites^ and who are at length willing to renounce Luxury., in order to lef- fen Mifery. To thefe I ferioujly affirm, that this Me¬ thod., ftridtly and for Time fufficient purfued, will af¬ ford all the Eafe which human Art can give, or hu¬ man Nature receive ; and as.the time is hourly fteal- ing on, when Art can do no more, an Obfervance of thefe Rules will be the calmeff and eafieft Way of ly¬ ing down in Death. Let this Tingle Confideration then recommend the Syjiem propofed, viz. That it has a nececffary Ten¬ dency to alleviat the Pains of Life^ and to foften the terrors of Death. thus far the Dodlor’s own ACCOLFNT of His Labours in Medicin, hitherto publifDd:. We/hall mm