COULDweenteruponaparticularviewofallthosemaladiesanddisorderswhichinfestanddestroythesoulsofmen，itwereeasytoshew，thatasteadfastbeliefofreligionis，intruth，themostnaturalandthebestantidoteorremedyforeachofthem。Itisobvious，orleast，thattheclearandfullmanifestation，whichthegospelhasgivenofthecharacterofGod，andthelawsofhismoralgovernment，andofthetermsofsalvationthroughfaithinthereligionofhisson，areallfinelycalculatedtorootouttheprinciplesofsuperstition，andallfalsenotions，destructivetothevirtueandhappinessofmankind，andtoplantintheirroomwhateverhasanaturalanddirecttendencytopromoteourvirtue，ourperfection，ourfelicity。
（2）CLEOMENES，kingofSparta，whensufferingundermisfortune，wasadvisedtokillhimselfbyTharyceon。
\"Thinkestthou，wickedman，（saidhe）toshewthyfortitudebyrushingupondeath，anexpedientalwaysathand，thedastardlyresourceofthe{43}basestminds？Betterthanwe，bythefortuneofarms，oroverpoweredbynumbers，haveleftthefieldofbattletotheirenemies；buthewho，toavoidpain，orcalamity，orcensuresofmen，givesupthecontest，wearetoseekdeath，thatdeathoughttobeinaction。Itisbasetoliveordieonlyforourselves。Allwegainbysuicideistogetourownreputation，ordoingtheleastservicetoourcountry。Inhopes，then，wemayyetbeofsomeusetoothers，bothmethinksareboundtopreservelifeaslongaswecan。Wheneverthesehopesshallhavealtogetherabandonedus，death，ifsoughtfor，willreadilybefound。
（3）OFalltherefinescobwebs，towhichsophistryhasgivenbirth，thisseemsatoncethemostelaborateandthemostflimsy。Itseemsoneofthefirstandmostindisputablemaximsinallfoundreasoning，thatnoideaswhatevershouldhaveaplaceinthepremises，whichdonotcommunicateasensibleenergytotheconclusion。Butwhereistheconnectionbetweenthebeginningandendofthiswire-drawnargument。
Whathavethevariousbeautifulfacts，thuselegantlystated，todowithaman’stakingawayhisown{44}life？