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How mighty, as to the outward, is that Power by which they are borne down, and oppressed!
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How mighty, as to the outward, is that Power by which they are borne down, and oppressed!
Running in this Road I found many like myself; and we associated in that which is the reverse of true Friendship.
Now to keep faithful to the pure Counsellor, and under trying Circumstances suffer Adversity for Righteousness Sake, in this there is a Reward.
In this the Endowments of Men are so employed, that the Friend and the Governor are united in one, and oppressive Customs come to an End.
Have none of my Fellow Creatures an equitable Right to any Part which is called mine?
Deep-rooted Customs, though wrong, are not easily altered; but it is the Duty of every one to be firm in that which they certainly know is right for them.
While I silently ponder on that Change wrought in me, I find no Language equal to it, nor any Means to convey to another a clear Idea of it.
There was a Care on my Mind so to pass my Time, that nothing might hinder me from the most steady Attention to the Voice of the true Shepherd.
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