Excerpt from A Collection of the Works of William Penn, Vol. 2 of 2: To Which Is Prefixed a Journal of His Life; With Many Original Letters and Papers Not Before Published Ihave the longer infilied on this Particular, becaufe molt material, as well to dereei his Weaknel's and grand Inability to the Work he forwardly has underta ken, as from his own Expreflions to elucidate and maintain the Qcakere Principles to be Orthodox Although it was againll them he mainly did deftgn his Book; but with what Succefs the End will manifeli. I (hall jult hint upon his three Branches, into which he has fplit the firli A61 of his Eleflion. (1) He advifes to take a particular View of the Principal Doflriner and Myflcrie: of Faith, and Da ty of Godlinefs taught in the Scriptures; but doth not tell us by what infallible Expofitor we ought to erufe them, that might unfold thole Mylleries he fpeaks of (which imply a dubious, intricate and obfcure Senfe) does he mean the In liine} beforementioned I fear he is fcarce lo Orthodox, or will he have us give our own Conllruetions as Things prefent themfelves to our.natural Underfianding or mull we walk by the Crutches of fome Commentators For if he will at Mt (end all to the Scriptures, or can pr0pofe no better Expedient to reconcile thefe Breache es, and heal thole Religious, Jars, than that which through Men's Blindnefs (and for want of the infallible Spirit which guides all in the Truth that receive it, and are (ubjeeied thereunto) has been the very Rife and Grouud of them, the World will belittle beholding to this Guide. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

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