The Life of William Penn: With Selections from His Correspondence and AutobiographyFriends' Book Association, 1882 - 571 pages |
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affairs Algernon Sidney answer appears assembly believe blessed called charge charter Christ Christian church civil Clarkson colony concerned conscience council court dear Delaware desire dissenters Divine Duke Duke of York duty East Jersey endeavour England faith father favour George Fox give governor hand hath heart Hist honour hope Indians interest Ireland Isaac Norris JAMES LOGAN John jury justice king king's land laws letter liberty live London Lord Baltimore Macaulay meeting ment mind month never oaths Parliament peace PENN TO JAMES Penn's Pennsbury Manor Pennsylvania persecution persons Philadelphia pray Prince of Orange principles prison proprietary Protestant province province of Pennsylvania Quakers quitrents reason religion religious sent Sir William Penn soul speak spirit suffer thee things Thomas Lloyd thou thought tion truth William Penn
Popular passages
Page 166 - ... distance from New Castle, northward and westward unto the beginning of the fortieth degree of northern latitude, and then by a straight line westward to the limits of longitude above mentioned.
Page 120 - The concessions and agreements of the proprietors, freeholders and inhabitants of the province of West New Jersey in America.
Page 44 - We have also a more sure word of prophecy; whereunto ye do well that ye take heed, as unto a light that shineth in a dark place, until the day dawn, and the day star arise in your hearts : knowing this first, that no prophecy of the scripture is of any private interpretation.
Page 221 - Almighty God being the only Lord of Conscience, Father of Lights and Spirits; and the Author as well as Object of all divine Knowledge, Faith and Worship, who only doth enlighten the Minds, and persuade and convince the Understandings of People, I do hereby grant and declare.
Page 221 - That all persons living in this province who confess and acknowledge the one almighty and eternal God to be the creator, upholder, and ruler of the world...
Page 50 - Then said he unto them, But now, he that hath a purse, let him take it, and likewise his scrip: and he that hath no sword, let him sell his garment, and buy one.
Page 203 - Let justice have its impartial course, and the law free passage. Though to your loss, protect no man against it, for you are not above the law, but the law above you. Live therefore the lives yourselves you would have the people live; and then you have right and boldness to punish the transgressor. Keep upon the square, for God sees you; therefore do your duty; and be sure you see with your own eyes, and hear with your own ears. Entertain no lurchers; cherish no informers for gain or revenge; use...
Page 260 - My soul prays to God for thee, that thou mayest stand in the day of trial, that thy children may be blessed of the Lord, and thy people saved by his power.
Page 576 - If you thus behave yourselves, and so become a terror to evil doers and a praise to them that do well...
Page 399 - For in all things he acquitted himself like a man, yea, a strong man, a new and heavenly-minded man, a divine and a naturalist, and all of God Almighty's making. I have been surprised at his questions and answers in natural things; that whilst he was ignorant of useless and sophistical science, he had in him the grounds of useful and commendable knowledge, and cherished it everywhere...