Project Gutenberg 2005-03-09 Public domain in the USA. 122 Clarkson, Thomas 1760 1846 Clarkson, T. (Thomas) A Portraiture of Quakerism, Volume 3 Taken from a View of the Education and Discipline, Social Manners, Civil and Political Economy, Religious Principles and Character, of the Society of Friends Produced by Carlo Traverso, Graeme Mackreth and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team. This file was produced from images generously made available by the Bibliothèque nationale de France (BnF/Gallica) at http://gallica.bnf.fr "A Portraiture of Quakerism, Volume 3" by Thomas Clarkson is a historical account likely written in the early 19th century. The work examines the beliefs, practices, and social dynamics of the Society of Friends, commonly known as Quakers, detailing their education, discipline, and approaches to civil and political engagement, along with their religious principles. Clarkson aims to present the moral character and tenets of the Quakers in the context of their historical impact and values. The opening of the volume introduces the Quaker beliefs, highlighting their distinct approach to civil government, war, and oaths. It starts with the assertion that civil authorities have no right to interfere in religious matters, emphasizing the importance of personal conscience over legislative power. Quakers maintain that they must suffer the consequences of their beliefs rather than engage in conflict, which is consistent with their teachings on non-violence and moral integrity. The text further elaborates on their refusal to swear oaths, underlining the belief that truth should be paramount without the need for solemn pledges, thereby setting the stage for deeper exploration of Quaker principles throughout the volume. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 61.1 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Society of Friends BX Text Category: History - Religious Category: Religion/Spirituality 529684 2025-07-06T13:17:58.855165 text/html 529505 2025-01-14T21:52:55.759029 text/html 269718 2025-07-06T13:18:06.540070 application/epub+zip 276130 2025-07-06T13:18:01.974133 application/epub+zip 255466 2025-07-06T13:18:00.842107 application/epub+zip 521588 2025-07-06T13:18:10.296084 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 483201 2025-07-06T13:18:05.785136 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 335860 2022-09-07T21:03:56.560021 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 501097 2025-07-06T13:17:58.489111 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 501019 2020-12-14T06:56:33 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 501013 2020-12-14T06:56:33 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 20258 2025-07-06T13:18:10.440060 application/rdf+xml 16765 2025-07-06T13:18:01.321103 image/jpeg 3853 2025-07-06T13:18:01.081113 image/jpeg 170508 2020-12-14T06:56:33 application/octet-stream application/zip 170478 2020-12-14T06:56:33 application/octet-stream application/zip 266089 2025-07-06T13:17:58.893135 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia