A Full Inquiry Into the Subject of Suicide

С НА Р. VIII.

The hiftory of Suicide begun through modern times, or fince the introduction
of the Christian Religion: containing fome account of its practice in the
first ages of the Church: together with opinions of Fathers, decrees of
Councils, and other cuftoms concerning it.-Its prefent ftate in fome foreign
countries; and a full account of all that concerns its practice in England..

CHA P. I.

Principles on which fuicide was practifed by fome Chriftians, as an act of religion in

the early ages.-Opinions of Fathers and decrees of Councils.-The general mode

of its punishment in Chriftian nations.
Page 286-305

CHA P. II.

Of the canons, laws, and cuftoms respecting fuicide in England, with a variety of

obfervations on the fame.
Page 305-322

CHA P. III.

Reasons of the evafions of the laws against fuicide; and reflections on the fame.—

The question of a fuppofed necessary madness in fuicide fully stated.—Strictures on

the prefent laws against fuicide.-Alterations proposed.
Page 322-341

CHA P. IV.

The particular imputation of fuicide on England confidered, and its practice com-

pared with that of France and Geneva.
Page 341-360

Particular causes tending to fuicide in England enumerated, with reflections on the
fame.

Page 360-to the end.

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TABLE OF GENERAL CONTENTS.

VOL. II.

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VI.

The History of modern Suicide continued; containing a review of certain

writings in its favour.

CHA P. I.

The work of John Donne, D. D. (who died Dean of St. Paul's in 1631) calleà

"Biathanatos" examined.

CHA P.. II.

Strictures on Hume's Effay on Suicide:—alfo on a paffage in Gibbon's Roman Hiftory

on the fame fubject.

CHA P. III.

An account of fome mifcellaneous writings in which the fubject of fuicide is intro

duced, and its practice either wholly or partially approved or condemned.

PART VII.

Containing a review of certain publications on the fubject, in which our com-

paffion is arrested in oppofition to our judgment.

CHA P. I.

Large frictures on the evil tendency of the book entitled "Sorrows of Werter:"
and obfervations on a volume called "Love and Madness." The question an-

fwered, “May I not kill myself, to avoid the evil effects of my outrageous paffions

on others ?"

CHAP.

CHA P. II.

Examples of cool and deliberate fuicide in Richard Smith and his family (1732);

in Von Arenfwald the German (1781).—Their stories, and reflections upon them.

-The question discussed—whether coolness and deliberation in fuicide can be pleaded

in behalf of its innocence?—The necessary fecrefy of fuicide a proof of its being

unwarrantable.

Containing a recapitulation of the former Parts; and a proposal of certain

Prefervatives against a temptation to the commiffion of Suicide.

CHA P. I.

Brief recapitulation of what has been proved in the former Parts.

Some precautions or preservatives propofed against falling under a temptation to

the commiffion of fuicide.

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TREATISE ON DUELLIN G.

CHA P. I.

Brief account of the rife of the ancient Duel; its progress and variations.

СНА Р. II.

Laws against Duelling, ana their effects.

CHA P. III.

The nature and grounds of the modern Duel opened.-Caufes of its reprehenfion.

The cafe of thofe confidered, who, though they abhor the principle, yet deem it ne-
ceffary to comply with the practice.-Addrefs to the Gentlemen of the Army in
particular, in whose power it is to substitute a lefs bloody, illegal and unchristian
mode of fatisfying the claims of Honour.

Some general obfervations on the nature of Play, and its evil confequences: in par-

ticular as productive of fo much fuicide.

CHA P. II. -

Hiftorical proofs of Gaming being an univerfal paffion.-Equally the pursuit of

barbarous and enlightened nations; and the foible or vice alike of great and little