The Quakers Assisting to Preserve the Lives of the Indians - 2 (No. II)
AS I have undertook to Vindicate the Conduct of our worthy Citizens, I think there remains something more to advance, to Incomomise their Actions; and to shew to the World the dareful Consequences of the others Conduct. We must all allow, that we are Subordinate to England; our Laws receive their Essence, i.e. Their very Life and Being from the English Laws; therefore I say, while we are thus situated, it is impossible to from Laws here Contrary to those Laws: And where our Legislative body to agree together, form an Edict, and publish it as such, it could have no more Weight or Force here, then a single Blank; because there is nothing to support it; yet we derive from the Essence of the English Laws, a Privilege to make such Acts, as may serve our Necessities or Occasions; but when they come upon Compotion with the Royal Laws, they must all nuckle into Subordination. I look upon this nearly a simelar Case with the Quakers and their Society Rules: Notwithstanding they are satyriz’d by a set of mean envious Lowliv’d Scriblers, I have transcribed, in the first Place a Law; that was made in Heaven, and given to Moses, by GOD himself; a Law that is binding (as I there observed) to all Nations of People; a Law that is impossible
