THE HISTORY OF LIFE AND DEATH. INTRODUCTION. THAT" Life is short and Art long" is an old prover':) and complaint, It appears therefol'e to fonow naturallJ that I who am ea.rnestly labouring for the perfection of. arts sllould take thought also, by the grace and favour or the An thor of Life and l'rutll, abou t the means of prolonging the life of man. For though tIle life of man is only a mass and accumulation of sins and SOITO"~, and tiley who aspirc to eternity set little yalue oil life; yet c"cn wc Christians should not despise the continuance of works of chnrity. Besides, the beloved disciple snr"lvcd tJC rest, and many of thc Fathers, especially holy monks and hermits, were long-lived; so that this blessing (so often repeated in the old law) appears to have been less ""ithdr';nVll after the timc of our· Saviour than other earthly blessings, . But to regard this as th~ gr~atest blessing is natural; how to secure it is a difficult inquiry; and theAbout the Publisher Forgotten Books is a publisher of historical writings, such as: Philosophy, Classics, Science, Religion, History, Folklore and Mythology.Forgotten Books' Classic Reprint Series utilizes the latest technology to regenerate facsimiles of historically important writings. Careful attention has been made to accurately preserve the original format of each page whilst digitally enhancing the difficult to read text. Read books online for free at http://www.forgottenbooks.org