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and Catesby's books ; and Dr. Dillenius will send thee his 

 History of Mosses." 



It is but just that we should say, John Bartram's views dif- 

 fered in many respects from those of his friend Collinson, both 

 in his religious and political creed, and this is perhaps the 

 proper place to refer to it. 



When Bartram acknowledged the receipt of the last letter 

 and its accompaniments, he concludes thus : 



" I am greatly obliged to thee for thy present of a suit of 

 clothes, which just came in the right time ; and Barclay's 

 Apology I shall take care of for thy sake. It answers thy 

 advice much better than if thee had sent me one of Natural 

 History, or Botany, which I should have spent ten times the 

 hours in reading of, while I have laboured for the maintenance 

 of my family. Indeed, I have little respect to apologies and 

 disputes about the ceremonial parts of religion, which often 

 introduce animosities, confusion, and disorders of the mind 

 and sometimes body too : but, dear Peter, let us worship the 

 One Almighty Power, in sincerity of heart, with resignation to 

 his divine will, doing to others as we would have them do to us, 

 if we were in their circumstances. Living in love and inno- 

 cency, we may die in hope." 



There are many other passages throughout the correspon- 

 dence, which indicate that the germ of those seeds which have 

 since rent the society in twain, was cherished by these friends 

 respectively, in opposition to each other, a century past. 



John Bartram also seems to have agreed with Logan* as to 

 the necessity of defensive war, while Peter Collinson adhered 

 to strict views of Friends on this subject. 



It still remains a study for the casuists, and is worthy of the 

 best thoughts and most profound consideration of the wisest 

 men, whether William Penn's great idea of founding a State, 

 upon the principle of "love to God, and good will to man;" 

 without recourse, under any conceivable circumstances to defen- 



* See " A letter from James Logan to the Society of Friends, on the 

 subject of their opposition in the Legislature to all means for the defence 

 of the colony, September 22d, 1741." Article V. of the Collections of the 

 Historical Society of Penmylvania, Vol. I, No. 1, May, 1851. 

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