A practical synopsis of cutaneous diseases : according to the arrangement of Dr. Willan / exhibiting a concise view of the diagnostic symptoms and the method of treatment, edited by Anthony Todd Thomson.

  • Bateman, Thomas, 1778-1821.
Date:
1829
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Credit: A practical synopsis of cutaneous diseases : according to the arrangement of Dr. Willan / exhibiting a concise view of the diagnostic symptoms and the method of treatment, edited by Anthony Todd Thomson. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    State of conviction to which weaker understand- ings would be slower in arriving. One leading truth once admitted, the great fabric of religious belief would soon be reared. Still there are many drawbacks to the certainty of a satisfactoiy conviction; and the variations of his persuasion and of his hopes kept the mind of Dr. Bateman in a state of great anxiety for a considerable time. Sometimes, security and peace, he longed to depart before this happy confidence could sub- side. Then, in an agony of doubt concerning the miracles of our Saviour, he dreaded lest the hour of dissolution should find him in this dismal and heart-rending uncertainty. Unhappily, his well-intentioned but ill-judging friends directed his attention too much to points of doctrine, which have been stumbling-blocks even to the pious, and of which the great God of Nature has given us only intimations, not proofs. Perplexed by dread, arid agitated by spiritual conflicts, the situation of Dr. Bateman presents an awful lesson to those who put by the work of religious reflection till the shadow of death approaches, and a weakened and trembling mind can offer but an imperfect tribute of belief and praise to its Creator. At last, however, the fitful fever of Dr. Bateman's agitated spirit subsided. A temporary gleam of restored health mercifully lent its aid. His hopes became settled; his belief firm ; and he was enabled even to bless the bodily afflictions which had brought him to a proper sense of religion.- Patience, resignation,