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If kind parents love their children and delight in their happiness, then he who is perfect goodness in sending abroad mortal contagions doth assuredly direct their use.

If kind parents love their children and delight in their happiness, then he who is perfect goodness in sending abroad mortal contagions doth assuredly direct their use.

John Woolman
Love, Happiness, Children
Benjamin Franklin, John Woolman (2010). “The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin, the Journal of John Woolman, Fruits of Solitude by William Penn”, p.207, Cosimo, Inc.

All this time I lived with my parents, and wrought on the plantation; and having had schooling pretty well for a planter, I used to improve myself in winter evenings, and other leisure times.

John Woolman
Time, Winter, Parent
John Woolman (1847). “A journal of the life, gospel labours, and Christian experiences of ... John Woolman ...: To which are added his last epistle, and other writings ...”, p.8

From the steady opposition which faithful Friends in early times made to wrong things then approved, they were hated and persecuted by men living in the spirit of this world, and suffering with firmness, they were made a blessing to the Church, and the work prospered.

John Woolman
Men, Blessing, Faithful
John Woolman (1837). “A Journal of the Life, Gospel Labours, and Christian Experiences, of that Faithful Minister of Jesus Christ, John Woolman”, p.72

The Lord had been very gracious, and spoke peace to me in the time of my distress, and I now most ungratefully turned again to folly; at times I felt sharp reproof, but I did not get low enough to cry for help.

John Woolman
Peace, Helping, Cry
John Woolman (1800). “The Works of J. Woolman”, p.22

My own will and desires were now very much broken, and my heart was with much earnestness turned to the Lord, to whom alone I looked for help in the dangers before me.

John Woolman
Broken Heart, Desire, Helping
John Woolman (2013). “journal”, p.91, Lulu.com

I then wrought at my trade as a tailor; carefully attended meetings for worship and discipline; and found an enlargement of gospel love in my mind, and therein a concern to visit Friends in some of the back settlements of Pennsylvania and Virginia.

John Woolman
Friends, Virginia, Discipline
John WOOLMAN (1840). “A Journal of the Life, Gospel labours, and christian experiences of ---”, p.15

About the twenty-third year of my age, I had many fresh and heavenly openings, in respect to the care and providence of the Almighty over his creatures in general, and over man as the most noble amongst those which are visible.

John Woolman
Respect, Men, Years
John Woolman (2013). “journal”, p.33, Lulu.com

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