A clergyman's defence of himself, for refusing to use the Office for the burial of the dead over one who destroyed himself, notwithstanding the coroner's verdict of mental derangement [a sermon]. |
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THE Clergyman , in this case , having attended the Coroner ' s Inquest , and
heard all the evidence , and being satisfied in his own mind that there was no
ground for believing the wretched man , who was of drunken and blasphemous
habits ...
THE Clergyman , in this case , having attended the Coroner ' s Inquest , and
heard all the evidence , and being satisfied in his own mind that there was no
ground for believing the wretched man , who was of drunken and blasphemous
habits ...
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The Clergyman , in this case , having attended the Coroner ' s Inquest , and
heard all the evidence , and being satisfied in his own mind that there was no
ground for believing the wretched man , who was of drunken and blasphemous
habits ...
The Clergyman , in this case , having attended the Coroner ' s Inquest , and
heard all the evidence , and being satisfied in his own mind that there was no
ground for believing the wretched man , who was of drunken and blasphemous
habits ...
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And now , because many persons find a difficulty in understanding the nature of
coroners ' inquests , I will endeavour to explain that . There are in this country two
sets of laws ; one for the Church ; another for the State . The clergyman is the ...
And now , because many persons find a difficulty in understanding the nature of
coroners ' inquests , I will endeavour to explain that . There are in this country two
sets of laws ; one for the Church ; another for the State . The clergyman is the ...
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Well , when a person is found dead , and the cause is not certainly known , it is
forbidden , by the laws of the State , to bury him before an inquest has been held
upon him : and if he destroyed himself , knowing what he did , both the laws of
the ...
Well , when a person is found dead , and the cause is not certainly known , it is
forbidden , by the laws of the State , to bury him before an inquest has been held
upon him : and if he destroyed himself , knowing what he did , both the laws of
the ...
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All the vexatious proceedings which were had recourse to were the result of
advice given by the individual who , first , presided at the inquest in his capacity
of coroner , and , then , fomented and assisted litigation ( arising out of the
business of ...
All the vexatious proceedings which were had recourse to were the result of
advice given by the individual who , first , presided at the inquest in his capacity
of coroner , and , then , fomented and assisted litigation ( arising out of the
business of ...
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Page 10 - We yield thee hearty thanks, most merciful Father, that it hath pleased thee to regenerate this infant with thy Holy Spirit, to receive him for thine own child by adoption, and to incorporate him into thy Holy Church.
Page 15 - It is not every melancholy or hypochondriacal distemper that denominates a man non compos, for there are few who commit this offence, but are under such infirmities, but it must be such an alienation of mind that renders them to be madmen, or frantic, or destitute of the use of reason : a lunatic killing himself in the fit of lunacy is not felo de se ; otherwise it is, if it be at another time.
Page 2 - For our exhortation is not of error, nor of uncleanness, nor in guile : but even as we have been approved of God to be intrusted with the gospel, so we speak ; not as pleasing men, but God which proveth our hearts.
Page 5 - Here it is to be noted, that the Office ensuing is not to be used for any that die unbaptized or excommunicate, or have laid violent hands upon themselves...
Page 15 - ... may be a moral madness, ie a misapplication of the understanding, in all self-murderers : but this sort of madness does not come under the cognizance of a Jury ; the question with them being, not whether the understanding was misapplied, but whether there was any understanding at all. In short, the best rule for a Jury to guide themselves by in such a case, is to judge whether the signs of madness, that are now pretended, would avail to acquit the same person of murdering another man : if not,...
Page 8 - shall render to every man according to his works. We shall all appear before the judgment seat of Christ, that every one may receive the things done in the body, according to that he hath done, whether it be good or bad.
Page 10 - Father, raise us from the death of sin unto the life of righteousness, that when we shall depart this life we may rest in thee, as, our hope is, this our brother doth.
Page 12 - ... perhaps which would not lie against the common view. It may be asked whether the spirit can exist separate from the soul, as the soul from the body. It may be said that our Saviour spoke of the soul rather than of the spirit, asking what a man should give in exchange for his soul, and warning us to fear Him who can destroy both soul and body in hell.
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| Title | A clergyman's defence of himself, for refusing to use the Office for the burial of the dead over one who destroyed himself, notwithstanding the coroner's verdict of mental derangement [a sermon]. |
| Author | Arthur Philip Perceval |
| Publisher | J. G. & F. Rivington, 1833 |
| Original from | Oxford University |
| Digitized | 5 Apr 2006 |
| Length | 17 pages |
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