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of  the  man  tvho  should  knowingly  and  deliberately  sell  death;
and  io  such  quantity  as  to  double  the  tenants  of  the  grave^yard  ?
iVhat  ought  to  be  thought  of  hira  ?  And  is  it  not  as  really  wicked
for  men  to  sell  the  known  cause  of  death ;  and  when  survivohi
Tdise,  in  loud  and  solemn  tone,  the  note  of  remonstrance,  are  they
to  be  put  off,  with  the  supremely  contemptible  reply. If  we  should
not  sell  this,  we  could  not  sell  so  many  other  things  ?**-or,  we  must
change  our  business ?-*-orj  we  could  not  support  our  families? — or^
if  we  do  not  do  it,  somebody  else  will  ?  Suppose  somebody  would
import  plague,  if  you  should  not ;  and  in  that  case  could  sell  more  of
some  kinds  of  goods,  which  he  had  on  hand,  than  if  he  die'  not ;  and
should  give  this  as  the  reason  why  he  mtist  do  it;  would  that  screen
you  from  the  indignation  of  a  suffering  community,  or  the  retributions
of  a  righteous  God,  if  for  a  similar  reason  you  should  do  it  ?  What
would  be  thought  of  an  apothecary  who  should  import  pestilence,  or
wake  up  fever,  because  if  he  did  not  do  it,  he  could  not  sell  so  ma^
ny medicines,  and  perhaps  must  change  his  business?  What  would
be  thought  of  the  merchant  who  should  do  this  in  order  to  seU  a
greater  quantity  of  mourning  apparel. 