OF

QUAKERIS M,

AS TAKEN FROM

A VIEW OF THE

MORAL EDUCATION, DISCIPLINE, PECULIAR
CUSTOMS, RELIGIOUS PRINCIPLES,
POLITICAL AND CIVIL ECONOMY,

AND CHARACTER,

OF TIE

SOCIETY OF FRIEJYDS.

BY

THOMAS CLARKSON, M. A.

AUTHOR OF SEVERAL ESSAYS ON THE SUBJECT OP

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,

1

Civil Government-governors have no right to intera

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

CIAP. II.

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

the Quakers for their disuse of them 12

CHAP. III.

25

Sect. 1. War-unlawful for Christians to fight-wscrip-

tural passages in support of this tenet-an-

swers to these, and replies

Sect. 2. These passages supported by the opinions and in

practice of the early Christians

39

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

tice-reply to this objection -- motive con-

firmed

Sect,

51

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

mined—while Christianity continued pure,
they held it unlawful to fight-as it became

less pire, their scruples against it declined

as it l'ecame corrupt, tly ceased .... 64

Sect:5. Reflections of the Author on the foregoing suli-

ject--supposed conversation with a superior

being in another region-new arguments from

thence .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 76

SECT. 6. Sulject 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—naiure of

this policy-but not necessary, where men

act on the policy of the Gospel .. .. 87

Sect. 7. This doctrine confirmed ly historical cases .98

SECT. 8. Pinal examination of the sulject .. '.. 107

CHAP. IV.

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

History of Tithes .. .. .. .. 129

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

SONS .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 141

CHA-

CHARACTER.

CII AP. I.

Character of the Quakers—difficulties in the proper esti-

mation of character these removable in the

present case

150

CHAP. II.

155

Character general or particular-general, is that of a

moral people 1.

CILAP. III.

Sect., 1. Character particular--first of the particular

traits is benevolence to man in his temporal

capacity

161

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

capacity

173

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

Irute-creation

179

CILAP. IV.

Fourth, is complacency of mind and manners

182

CHAP. V.

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

body of Christians, where they believe a com-

pliance with any law or custom to be wrong

186

CII A P. } .

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

ciple, and not upon consequences

199

CAP.