They consider them, in the second place, as giving birth to vanity and pride.

They consider them, again, as powerful in the excitement of some of the malevolent passions.

Hence they believe them to be injurious to the religious interests of man; for, by depriving him of complacency of mind, and by increasing the growth of his bad feelings, they become impediments in the way of his improvement as a moral being.
SECT.

II.
_Arguments of the Quakers examined--three cases made out for the determination of a moral philosopher--case the first--case the second--case the third._ I purpose to look into these arguments of the Quakers, and to see how far they can be supported.

I will suppose therefore a few cases to be made out, and to be handed, one by one, to some moral philosopher for his decision.