And as the Quakers consider these to be forbidden to themselves, they feel themselves obliged to forbid them to others.

And, in these parcticular prohibitions, they consider themselves as sanctioned both by the writings and the practice of the early christians.
In looking at the objections, which have been made with a view of replying to them, they would observe first, that these objections do not seem to apply to them as a society, because they presuppose circumstances concerning them, which are not true.

They presuppose first, that their moral education is founded on prohibitions solely, whereas they endeavour both by the communication of positive precepts, and by their example, to fill the minds of their children with a love of virtue.

They presuppose again, that they are to mix with the world, and to follow the fashions of the world, in which case a moderate knowledge of the latter, with suitable advice when they are followed, is considered as enabling them to pass through life with less danger than the prohibition of the same, whereas they mix but little with others of other denominations.

They abjure the world, that they may not imbibe its spirit.