The Quakers assisting, to preserve the lives of the Indians, in the barracks, vindicated: shewing wherein, the author of the Quaker unmask'd, hath... (English Edition) [Kindle-editie] beoordelingen het boek quotes

"AS I have undertook ro Vindicate the Conduct of our worthy Citizens, I think there remains something more to advance, to Incomomise their Actions; and to shew to the World the darefull Consequences of the others Conduct. We must all allow, that we are Subordinate to England; our Laws receive their Essence, i.e. Their very Life and Being from the English Laws; therefore I say, while we are thus situated, it is impossible to form Laws here Contrary to those Laws: And where our Legislative body to agree together, form an Edict, and publish it as such, it could have no more Weight or Force here, then a single Blank; because there is nothing to support it; yet we derive from the Essence of the English Laws, a Privelege to make such Acts, as may serve our Necessities or Occasions; but when they come upon Compotion with the Royal Laws, they must all nuckle into Subordination. I look upon this nearly a simelar Case with the Quakers and their Society Rules: Notwithstanding they are satyriz'd by a set of mean envious Lowliv'd Scriblers, I have Transcribed in the first Place a Law; that was made in Heaven, and given to Moses, by GOD himself; a Law that is binding (as I there observed) to all Nations of People; a Law that it is impossible for Man to be exempt from; he must either submit in mercy, or in Judgment: I say,..." This is an edition of a classical book first published in the eighteenth century.