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I .-- _Music forbidden--instrumental innocent in itself, but greatly abused--the use of it almost inseparable from its abuse at the present day_.
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II .-- _Quakers cannot learn instrumental on the usual motives of the world--nor consider it as a source of moral improvement, or of solid comfort to the mind--but are fearful that, if indulged in, it would interfere with the Christian duty of religious retirement_.
SECT III .-- _Quakers cannot learn vocal, because, on account of its articulative powers, it is capable of becoming detrimental to morals--its tendency to this, as discoverable by an analysis of different classes of songs_.
SECT IV .-- _The preceding the arguments of the early Quaker--but the new state of music has produced others--these explained_.
SECT V .-- _An objection stated to the different arguments of the Quakers on this subject--their reply_..