world-and goes on in the same manner pro-

gressively to maturity

CHAP. VIII.

144

SECT. 1. Possibility of redemption to all ́denied by the

favourers of "Election and Reprobation".

Quaker-refutation of the latter doctrine 152

SECT. 2. Quaker-refutation continued

CHAP. IX.

157

Recapitulation of all the doctrines advanced-objection

that the Quakers make every thing of the Spi-

rit, and but little of Jesus Christ—attempt to

show that Christians often differ without a

just cause—or that there is no material dif-

ference between the creed of the Quakers and

that of the objectors on this subject -

CHAP. X.

168

SECT. 1. Ministers of the Gospel-Quakers conceive that

the Spirit of God alone can qualify for the

ministry-women equally qualified with men.

177

SECT. 2. -way in which ministers are called and ac-

knowledged among the Quakers-Quaker-mi-

nisters, when acknowledged, engage in family

visits-nature of these-and sometimes in

missions through England-and sometimes in

foreign parts

CHAP. XI.

189

Elders their origin and their office-these are not to

meddle with the discipline of the Church 194

CHAP. XII.

SECT. 1. Worship-is usually made to consist of prayer

and preaching-but neither of these is consi-

dered by the Quakers to be effectual without

the aid of the Spirit-hence no liturgy or stu-

died form of words among the Quakers—re-

puted manner and character of Quaker-preach-

ing-observations upon these

p. 198

SECT. 2. Silent worship-manner of it-worship not ne-

cessarily connected with words-advantages

of this mode of worship

210

SECT. 3. Quakers discard every thing formal and super-

stitious from their worship—no consecrated

ground-no priests' garments-no psalmody

no one day esteemed by them holier than ano-

ther reasons for these singularities

CHAP. XIII.

218

Miscellaneous peculiarities. ·Quakers seldom use the

words "Original Sin," or "Trinity,” and

never" the Word of God" for the Scriptures

-believe in the manhood and divinity of

Christ in the resurrection-their ideas on

Sanctification and Justification

CHAP. XIV.

225

Quakers reject Baptism and the Lord's Supper-indul-

gence solicited for them on account of the dif-

ficulties connected with these subjects-these

difficulties explained

CHAP. XV.

232

SECT. 1. Two baptisms, that of John, and of Christ-

that of John was by water and a Jewish

ordinance John the last prophet under the

Law

247

SECT. 2. Baptism of Christ was by the Spirit—this the

baptism of the Gospel-authorities on which

this distinction between the two is founded 250

SECT. 3. Quakers conceive it was not the baptism of John

which Jesus included in the great commission

when he ordered his Disciples to go into all

nations and to teach them, baptizing in the

name of the Father, and of the Son, and of

the Holy Ghost-this shown from expressions
taken from St. Peter and St. Paul-and from
the object and nature of this baptism

254

SECT. 4. —but that it was the baptism of Christ—this

shown from a critical examination of the words

in the commission itself and from the com-

mission, as explained by St. Mark, St. Luke,

and St. Paul

259

SECT. 5. Practice of Jesus and the Apostles a confirma-

tion of this opinion.

CHAP. XVI.

267

SECT. 1. Two Suppers, the one instituted by Moses, the

other by Jesus Christ-the first called the

Passover ancient and modern manner of its

celebration

277

SECT. 2. Second, enjoined by Jesus at Capernaum-this

wholly of a spiritual nature-way in which

this may be enjoyed

285

SECT. 3. Quakers say that Jesus instituted no new Sup-

her distinct from that of the Passover, and

which was to render null and void that en-

joined at Capernaum, as a rite of the Chris-

tian Church-no such institution to be col-

lected from St. Matthew, St. Mark, or St.

John

291

SECT. 4. -nor from St. Luke-St. Luke only says,

that all future Passover-suppers of the Dis-

ciples with Christ were to be spiritual-but

if, as Jews, they could not all at once abdicate

the Passover to which they had been educat-

ed, they were to celebrate it with a new mean-

ing but no acknowledged permission of it to

others

295

SECT. 5. nor from St. Paul-St. Paul only says that

the Passover, as spiritualized by Jesus, was

allowed to his Disciples, or to the Jervish
converts who could not all at once lay aside
their prejudices concerning it, but that it was
to last only for a time-different opinions
about this time-that of the Quakers concern-
ing it

301

SECT. 6. Had a new Supper, distinct from that of the
Passover, been intended as a ceremonial of the
Christian Church, it would have been com
manded to others besides the Disciples, and its
duration would not have been limited-reasons
from St. Paul, to show that he himself did not
probably consider it as a Christian ordinance

whereas the Supper, enjoined at Capernaum,

was to be eternal and universal-and an es-

sential with all Christians.
307

PECULIAR CUSTOMS

OF THE

QUAKERS.

(CONTINUED.)

CHAPTER I.

SECTION 1.

Marriage-Quakers differ in many respects from others on the subject of marriage-George Fox introduced regulations concerning it-protested against the usual manner of the celebration of it -gave an example of what he recommended present regulations of the Society on this subject.

IN the continuation of the customs of the Quakers, a subject which I propose to resume in the present volume, I shall begin with that of Marriage.

The members of this society differ from others in many of their regulations concerning this custom. They differ also in the manner of the celebration of it. And as they differ in these respects, so they experience generally a different result. As a married, they may be said to be, a happy people. Hence the detailers of scandal have rarely had it in