Excerpt from Half-Hours With the Best Authors, Including Biographical and Critical Notices, Vol. 4 of 4
[Dr Thomas Sherlock, one of the most eminent divines of the last century, was born in 1678; died in 1761. His father, Dr William Sherlock, was Master of the Temple, his writings were very numerous, and amongst them that entitled "A Practical Discourse concerning Death" was long a popular work. During this long life he was an indefatigable preacher and defender of Christianity. He was successively Master of the Temple, Bishop of Bangor, of Salisbury, and of London.]
Had it not been for philosophy, there had remained perhaps no footsteps of any unbelievers in this great article; for the sense of nature would have directed all right; but philosophy misguided many. For those who denied immortality, did not deny the common sense of nature, which they felt as well as others; but they rejected the notice and thought it false, because they could not find physical causes to support the belief, or thought that they found physical causes effectually to overthrow it.
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