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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1769. Excerpt:... CHAP. VI. Containing Five several Exhortations: First, general, reminding this People of their primitive Integrity and Simplicity. Secondly, in particular, to the Ministry. Thirdly, to the Young Convinced. Fourthly, to the Children of Friends. Fifthly, to those that are yet Strangers to this People and Way, to whom this Book, and that it was Preface to in its former Edition, may come. All the several Exhortations accommodated to their several States and Conditions; that all may answer the End of God's Glory, and their own Salvation. AN D now, Friends, you that profess to walk in the Way that this blessed Man was sent of God to turn us into, suffer, I beseech you, the Word of Exhortation, as well Fathers as Children, and Elders as young Men. The Glory of the this Day, and Foundation of the Hope that has not made us ashamed since we were a People, you know, is that blessed Principle of Light and Life of Christ which we profess, and direct all People to, as the great and divine Instrument and Agent of Man's Conversion to God. It was by this that we were first touched, and effectually enlightned, as to our inward State; which put us upon the Consideration of our latter End,. causing us to set the Lord before our Eyes, and to number our Days, that we might apply our Hearts to Wisdom.. In that Day we judged not after the Sight of the Eye, or after the Hearing of the Ear, but according to the Light and Sen/e this bleffed Prmciple gave us, so we jadged and acted in Reference to Things and Persons, ourselves and others; yea, towards God our Maker. For being quick'ned by it in our inward Man, we could easily discern the Difference of Things, and feel what was right and what was wrong, and what was fit and what not, both in Reference to Religion and Civil Concerns....