A good man making a good end. The life and death, of the Reverend Mr. John Baily [i.e., Bailey], comprised and expressed in a sermon, on the day of... (English Edition) [Kindle-editie] beoordelingen het boek quotes

"WE are not so Wise, as the Miserable Papists! Among Them, a Person of Merit, shall, at his Death, be Celebrated and Canonized, by all men agreeing in i as in their Common Interest, for to applaud Life. Among s, Let there be Dues paid unto the Memory of the most Meritrious Person, after his Decease; many of the Survivers are Offended, I had almost said, Enraged at it: They seem to take it as a Reproach unto themselves, (& it may be, so it is!) That so much Good should be told of any man, and that all the Litle Fraitis and Errors of that man, (and whereof no meer man was ever free!) be not also told with all the Unjust Aggravations that Envy might put upon them This