A

PORTRAITURE

OF

QUAKERISM,

AS TAKEN FROM

A VIEW OF THE

MORAL EDUCATION, DISCIPLINE, PECULIAR

CUSTOMS, RELIGIOUS PRINCIPLES,

POLITICAL AND CIVIL ECONOMY,

AND CHARACTER,

OF THE

SOCIETY OF FRIENDS.

BY

THOMAS CLARKSON, Μ.Α.

AUTHOR OF SEVERAL ESSAYS ON THE SUBJECT OF

THE SLAVE-TRADE.

IN THREE VOLUMES,

VOL. III.

London:

PRINTED BY R. TAYLOR AND CO., SHOE-LANE,

FOR LONGMAN, HURST, REES, AND ORME,
PATERNOSTER-ROW.

1806.

02 27-33

CIVIL Government-governors have no right to inter

fere in matters of religion-nor are the go-

verned bound to obey, where their consciences

are oppressed by doing it but they are to be

willing to suffer the penalties annexed to

their disobedience-and they are on no ac-

count to resist them by force of arms .. p. 3

CHAP. II.

Oaths-Christians are not to take Civil oaths-reasons of

the Quakers for their disuse of them 12

CHAP. 111.

SECT. 1. War-unlawful for Christians to fight-scrip.

tural passages in support of this tenet-an-

swers to these, and replies

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25

SECT. 2. These passages supported by the opinions and

practice of the early Christians

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39

SECT. 3. Objection to the motive assigned for this prac-

tice-reply to this objection-motive con-

SECT. 4. Conduct of the early Christians further exa-

mined-while Christianity continued pure,

they held it unlawful to fight as it became

less pure, their scruples against it declined-

as it became corrupt, they ceased

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64

SECT: 5. Reflections of the Author on the foregoing sub-

ject-supposed conversation with a superior

being in another region-new arguments from

SECT. 6. Subject further considered-erroneous concep-

tions of those who argue in favour of the ne-

cessity of wars-these necessary only where

the policy of the world is pursued-nature of

this policy-but not necessary, where men

act on the policy of the Gospel

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87

SECT. 7. This doctrine confirmed by historical cases 98

SECT. 8. Final examination of the subject

CHAP. IV.

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SECT. 1. Maintenance of a Gospel-ministry-Quakers

hold it unlawful to pay their own ministers,

or those of any other denomination, for their

Gospel labours-scriptural passages and hi-

storical facts relative to this doctrine 115

SECT. 2. Additional reasons against the payment of those

of another denomination, as collected from a

SECT. 3. A more particular statement of these rea-

CHARACTER.

CHAP. I.

Character of the Quakers-difficulties in the proper esti-
mation of character-these removable in the

150

Character general or particular-general, is that of a

155

CHAP. III.

SECT. 1. Character particular-first of the particular

traits is benevolence to man in his temporal

161

SECT. 2. Second, is benevolence to man in his religious

173

SECT. 3. Third, is benevolence or a tender feeling for the

179

Fourth, is complacency of mind and manners

CHAP. V.

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182

Fifth is, that they do not sacrifice their consciences, as a

body of Christians, where they believe a com-

pliance with amy law or custom to be wrong

CHAP. VI.

186

Sixth is, that in political affairs they reason upon prin-

ciple, and not upon consequences