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The Christian Examiner and Theological Review
The Christian Examiner and Theological Review Author:John Gorham Palfrey Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: God, as God is his glory. Any of these notions is enough to any roan ; but God is all these, and all else, that all souls can think to every man.' Dr. Donne's Se... more »rmons. Dr. Aiken. [The following extract from the Memoirs of Dr. Aiken, by his daughter, relates to an interesting period of his life, and is probably no unfaithful representation of the trials of many professional men, in being compelled to adopt, as the seme of their labours, places remote from the objects of their domestick attachments, and of their fondest associations.] ' After some months spent in inquiries, he received information of a vacancy about to occur, by the departure of one of the two physicians, who divided the practice of the town of Yarmouth, in Norfolk; and this intelligence was accompanied with such assurances of support from some of the inhabitants, as determined him to settle there. Notwithstanding the circumstances, which had rendered him dissatisfied with his professional situation at Warrington, his feelings on the near prospect of departure, made him sensible, that in the way of social and friendly enjoyment, he had many sacrifices to make in quilting that county, which had extended so affectionate an adoption to his parents, his sister, and himself; which was the scene of all the dearest recolleciions of his youth, and the birth-place of his children.—He had enjoyed opportunities of forming many acquaintances among the inhabitants of Liverpool, which he justly regarded as equally agreeable and advantageous. Towards Dr. James Currie, that accomplished, enlightened, and eminently excellent person, he found himself so strongly attracted by a similarity of tastes and pursuits, that a very little more opportunity was alone wanting to mature what was already social intimacy into perfect frien...« less