WORKS O F JOHN WOOLMAN. PART the SE CON D. Containing his LAST EPISTLE and other WRITINGS. LONDON: PRINTED FOR AND SOLD BY T. LETCHWORTH, AT No. 33, TOOLEY-STREET, SOUTHWARK. M.DCC.LXXV. The wisdom, that is from above, is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, and eafy to be intreated,. full of mercy and good fruits, without partiality and without bypocrify. INTRODUCTIO N. Mr mind bath often been affected with forrow, on account of the prevailing of that Spirit, which leads from an humble waiting on the inward teaching of Chrifi, to purfue ways of living, attended with unneceffary labour, and which draws forth the minds of many peo P 2 ple ple to feek after outward power, and to frive for riches, which frequently introduce oppreffion, and bring forth wars and grievous calamities. It is with reverence that I acknowledge the mercies of our beavenly Father, who, in infinite love, did vifit me in my youth, and wrought a belief in me, that through true obedience a state of inward purity may be known in this life, in which we may love mankind in the fame love with which our Redeemer loveth us, and therein learn refignation to endure hardships for the real good of others. rr "While the eye is fingle, the whole body is full of light," Mat. vi. 22. but, for want of this, felfish defires, and an imaginary fuperiority, darken the mind; bence injuftice frequently proceeds; and, where this is the cafe, to convince the judgement is the most effectual remedy. Where violent measures are pursued in oppofing injustice, the paffions and refentments of the injured frequently operate in the profecution of their defigns; and, after conflicts productive of very great calamities, the minds of contending parties often remain as little acquainted with the pure principle of divine love, as they were before; but where people walk in that pure light in which all their " works are wrought "in God," John iii. 21, and under oppreffion perfevere in the meek Spirit, and abide firm in the cause of truth, without actively complying with oppreffive demands, through these the Lord bath often manifefted his power, in opening the understandings of others, to the promoting righteoufnefs in the earth. A time, |