Quotation by

John Woolman

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

Happiness

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John Woolman suggests that if loving parents care deeply about their children's well-being, then the natural occurrences of diseases must be part of a purposeful plan by a perfectly good force. This means that even harmful events like illnesses have a reason and are guided with intention, rather than being random or purely negative.

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