William Penn. (1644–1718). Fruits of Solitude.
The Harvard Classics. 1909–14.
A Party
432. And yet, where Right or Religion gives a Call, a Neuter must be a Coward or an Hypocrite.
433. In such Cases we should never be backward: nor yet mistaken.
434. When our Right or Religion is in question, then is the fittest time to assert it.
435. Nor must we always be Neutral where our Neighbors are concerned: For tho’ Medling is a Fault, Helping is a Duty.
436. We have a Call to do good, as often as we have the Power and Occasion.
437. If Heathens could say, We are not born for our selves; surely Christians should practise it.
438. They are taught so by his Example, as well as Doctrine, from whom they have borrowed their Name.