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* growth ia the holy fear and love of God ; but be watchful even aver your own thoughts : for thought h the spring of action . Out of the heart , as was observed by our blessed Lord , proceed
those evil practices which defile the man . And if you should , as yet , be startled a * the supposition of defilement , let us say , in consonant language , that in the heart are conceived those evil propensities , which , if unrestrained , will mar the work of sanetification . Above all , do
not forget or neglect to let your souls arise ia frequent supplication to the Preserver of raeti : who hears the prayers 4 > f the humble , and is well pleased with the dedication of youth *—the sacrifice of tike beginning of your strength . A part © f the object of the advice which we have mentioned as having been the late concern of this Meeting
to give to parents , was to train « p their families in plainness—a comprehensive word . At this time , on reviewing the subject * a fear has prevailed among us , that not a few elder friends , arid even some who take part in our discipline ,
have not been sufficiently exemplary ; particularly in the furniture of their houses . It seems , therefore , right to caution all against giving way , in this respect , to the varying , aad often costly fashions of the age . Though it is a weakness which does not seem to savour
so much of persona ! pride , as does vain attire ; yet it bespeaks a mind engaged with trifles , and a fondness for shew which is inconsistent with the Christian character ; and it disqualifies for duly advising such as may lush into further degrees of
extravagance-The amount of the sufferings of Friend ^ of wh ich an account has been this year brought to the Meeting , fioni Great Britain an 4 Ireland > i $ upwards of thirteen thousand pounds . , They are principally for tithes , priests * demands , an 4 those called church-rates , and a considerable part for military demands . A few young men have suffered a
temporary imprisonment under the militia laws . We retain an unabated concern that Friends may be strengthened to support , on principle , our testimony against a ministry not depending on the fresh opening of the S piri * off Christ ia « w heart , and supported by pecuniary Wi « aas . We believe also , that this testimony to tjhe purity of > genuine and * cce gospel miii ^ rys &tr « Migly ; evince * that the formation of bur Society was
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ttot an effort of human wisdom : neither is there any- thing more calculated to sap our foundation , and render us a degenerate church , than a general departure froni this principle . We are inclined alw > , dear friends , to draw yott |* attention to the root of our testimony against war . It is no other than Christian love , and that righteousness which ' produces peace , quietness ,
and perpetual assurance , as its natural fruit . This draws the mind aw , ay froni those passions and desires , in which are laid the foundations of contest . l * et tig then frequently examine our hearts , ; yea , let us prove our own selves , and see now far the seed of contention withers , and a resignation to suffer is cherished there . And since , as we have mentioned ,-some
of our young men hatjs suffered , and more may probably suffer imprisonment , we are . deeply desirous that they may walk consistently with their testimony in every , respect ; shewing by their conduct , that they truly follow a Mas _ ter wHo was holy , harmless , undefiled , and separate from Erasers .
At this meeting , as at former ones , we have received epistles from our brethren in the several Yearly Meetings ^ n North America , and one from that of Ire * land . On the continent these meetings appear generally attentive to the important concerns of religious society ; a care
to sympathize with the oppressed objects of slavery remainsJ arid we believe will remain as long as the evil exists ; and the more recent « . ngagement of some of these Yearly Meetings , to diffuse the benefits of civilization among the native Indian tribes of America , subsists in
unabated vigour . The account from : Ire * land is encouraging , aiid induces an animating hope , not only that the Yearly Meeting there is favoured with zeal and discernment , but that many individuals are under a preparation of heart to become advocates of our Christian testi ? monies a « d principles .
In the silent lapse of tune , several of those who have long been endeavouring to support the cause of Truth , and divers who have been wont to meet with u * for that purpose in this annual assembly , have attained the limit o £ their allotted probation , and we humbly trust are safely arrived beyond the reach' of sorrow ! Of such events we have again ,
at this Meeting , received some impressive accounts . We perceive the apparent chasm which ibe 4 r flfcmpvai 6 ccu ~
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Iktdtisence . —Qt *( tic&s * Yearly Btihtle . * & 7
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Monthly Repository (1806-1838) and Unitarian Chronicle (1832-1833), Aug. 2, 1809, page 457, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/mruc/issues/vm2-ncseproduct1739/page/43/
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