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has rendered indifpeniable to all? The confequence is evident. la 

 order, thereforCj that tliis fed may quietly enjoy their religious 

 feruples, but at the farjie time make then) inofFenfive to the public 

 weal, every Moravian proprietor ought to compound for the per- 

 fonal fervice of himfelf, his lubftitutes, and fervants, who arc 

 mennbers of the fame church, by being fubjefled to a double de- 

 ficiency-tax; which is the only fair compenfation, becaufe it 

 leaves them the alternative of providing an equal number of fer- 

 vants who will 6ght, in the room of thofc whofe hands are tied 

 up by confcience. Nor is this repugnant to their principles; for 

 although they refufe carrying arms, yet they profefs willingncfs 

 to contribute towards the pecuniary charge of war; which the 

 quakers refufe. Of the two fe£ls the Moravians are therefore the 

 better citizens, .fince nothing can be more hateful in the prefent 

 flate of the world than the pufillanimous doftrine of non-refiilance 

 againft an invading enemy. 



The Moravians poflefs a large tratR: of land in the province of 

 Philadelphia, W'here they have a fettlement called Bethlem, and 

 are very zealous in converting the Indians. They publifh no creed, 

 nor confeffion of faith; ufe mufical inftruments in their worfhipj 

 and preach in an enthufiaftical drain. The ftyle of their hymns 

 has fuch a pruriency and wantonnefs in it, as can fcarcely be recon- 

 ciled with the chafte fervour of a truly pious mind. They are faid 

 to encourage marriage among their young people, but in a ftrange 

 way; for they are obliged to caft lots, in order to preferve ati 

 equality among themfelves. Whether their doctrines are ftriftly 

 confident with good morality, or not, w^e are not particularly in- 

 formed. Kalm mentions, that at Philadelphia, where they have 

 a large meeting-houfe, they ufed to perform fervice, not only twice 

 or three times every Sunday, but likewife every night after it grew 

 dark, till they were interrupted by fome wicked young fellow?, 

 who accompanied every line and ftanza of their hymns with the 

 fymphony of an inftrument which founded like the note of a 

 cuckoo. And, upon repeated ferenadings of this kind, they dif- 

 contlnucd their no^fturnal conventions. We are to fuppofe, that 

 nothing pafled among thefe godly people in the dark but what was 

 extremely decent and proper; yet the convenience which this veil 



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