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ve one another as he has loved them; then will Chrisnity appear in its true light; the havoc and horrors war will be banished; and Christendom will be no nger a vast slaughter-house for human butchery. But some say, if these pacific principles prevail, our es will be in danger; our liberties and civil rights will = torn from us, and we shall become a prey to every inder. Surely not, unless the Lord hath forsaken the arth and forgotten his people." Whoso putteth his ust in the Lord shall be safe," saith the Psalmist. Not a sparrow is forgotten before God. But even the ery hairs of your head are all numbered. Fear not erefore; ye are of more value than many sparrows." his is the encouraging language of the Messiah. When e ways of a nation are such as to please the Lord, he an without recourse to miracles, so order events that even eir enemies shall be at peace with them. The promise o the Jews verifies this- "Thrice in the year shall our males appear before the Lord, (in Jerusalem,) neiner shall any man desire your land, when ye shall go up o appear before the Lord your God thrice in the year." A striking instance of the effects of a reliance on Proviential protection, instead of warlike measures, is exmplified in the settlement of Pennsylvania. Its first European inhabitants were principled against fighting. They accordingly did not provide themselves with any weapons of defence, though surrounded by nations of warlike Indians; among whom they lived in peace and armony, during the time they had the reins of government in their hands, which was about seventy years.While the neighbouring Provinces on each side of them, who armed and fortified, were involved in almost continal warfare with the natives.

But whatever may be our situation in life, in no case can it be justifiable to sin, to avoid calamity; or to do evil, that good may come. To those therefore who profess allegiance to the Prince of Peace, I would here address some serious questions. Do you not perceive that the doctrine of peace and nonresistance is taught, in the

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plainest manner, by the Saviour of the worl roborated by his example ?"Do good to hate you!-Father, forgive them, for they what they do!"-What Christian can evade these sentiments?-What sophistry can rec to the principles of war ?-Shall we then, my uphold this murderous custom, which makes of man? And do we not, by so doing, that we have mistaken the hope of our have not fixed our eye steadfastly upon th ance which fadeth not away? Do we not the to the world, that we have not the spirit of that we have no confidence in the God of our Can we not safely confide the keeping of our who "giveth to all, life, and breath, and Are we afraid to risk the consequences of o his injunctions? And shall we plead the cus world which lieth in wickedness, against t God from Heaven! Must Christians lean upo and trust in the arm of flesh, till all dispositio their rights shall cease? Must Christians spirit of vengeance till offences shall be don so, when, or how shall wars cease to the end o Must Christians renounce all trust in God, part of bloody men, lest they perish by bloo If this be the path of duty and safety, let us r gospel, and become consistent in profession a that we may not be continually publishing dictment. But if we wish to retain the pro hope of Christians, let us become Christians in truth, in temper and in practice-by ren and violence, and by following the Prince "For this is thankworthy, if a man for co ward God endure grief, suffering wrongfully ye do well, and suffer for it, ye take it patie acceptable with God For oven hereunt

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How me. For whosoever will save his life, shall lose but whosoever will lose his life for my sake, the same all save it." "And fear not them who kill the body, I are not able to kill the soul; but rather fear him o is able to destroy both soul and body in hell-yea, ay unto you, fear him."

May the reader, whose feelings revolt at taking the e of his fellow man, and at the wickedness attendant war, cherish those tender feelings; lest they become rdened, and the avenues to the heart become closed ainst the voice of conviction and calls of love, and he left so to act as finally to have the sad reflection, that has stained his hands with human blood.-Let him reember, that if war is an evil, every step towards it, is so an evil. Hence, the necessity of attending to the #ostolic injunction, " Abstain from every appearance of -il.”

And may he not be contented in barely abstaining om war himself; but use his exertions in favour of eace, in order to prevent his fellow men from giving puntenance to this horrid custom; remembering that any bad customs, unjust laws, and inhuman practices, hich were once popular have been gradually abolished, f which, in latter times, that abominable commerce, e slave trade, is one. But their abolition has not een effected by a series of miracles. The great Conroller of human concerns has done all these things; yet he events were produced by the instrumentality of enghtened and faithful men. And we have no right to exect that the abolition of war will be effected but by sim

ar means.

And those who cordially engage in the cause of peace, nd carefully cherish the spirit of the gospel, will become more and more assimilated to the temper of the Prince of eace, and be the better prepared to enjoy the blessedess which he has promised to peace-makers.

THE END.

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FROM

THE ADVICE

OF

WILLIAM PENN,

TO HIS CHILDREN,

&c.

NO. 7.

SECOND EDITION.

NEW-YORK:

PRINTED BY MAHLON DAY,

No. 372, PEARL-STREET.

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