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The Quakers Assisting to Preserve the Lives of the Indians - 12 (No. II)

like to all other religious Societies, thought far better than themselves; or how can it be otherwise? Don’t we see every Week almost a fresh brand, spew’d out of the Mouth of old Crocus, on purpose to scourge the Quakers? But alaas! for them, they are whipping their own Backsides; nay not contented without striping to the very Buff, and then lay on, Jehu like, by guess: I remember hearing People say, when I was a Boy, that guess work is best; when it hits right; then this must be right, and agreeable to Scripture Doctrine, where it is said, he that diggeth a Pit for another, shall fall into it himself.

The true Born PENNSYLVANIAN

From my Farm-House this 26th Day of May, 1764, Between the Capes of Delaware and the Allaghania Mountains.

NUMBER II. to be continued of Occasion: The Reader is desired to Correct some Errors in the first Part.

FINIS.

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