The Injustice And Impolicy Of The Slave Trade And Of The Slavery Of The Africans

Author : Jonathan Edwards
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ISBN 13 : 9781330488553
Total Pages : 30 pages
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Download or read book The Injustice and Impolicy of the Slave Trade, and of the Slavery of the Africans written by Jonathan Edwards and published by . This book was released on 2015-06-29 with total page 30 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Injustice and Impolicy of the Slave Trade, and of the Slavery of the Africans: Illustrated in a Sermon Preached Before the Connecticut Society for the Promotion of Freedom, and for the Relief of Persons Unlawfully Holden in Bondage, at Their Annual Meeting in New-Haven, Sept; 15, 1791 The author of this sermon was possessed of an intellect of the highest order. As a logician, he was probably inferiour to no individual of the age in which he lived. Capable alike of the profoundest and most acute investigations, he brought the richest treasures from, the deepest mines of truth, and exhibited them in a light which left no doubt of their character. In this discourse, his mighty powers arc exerted for the relief of oppressed and bleeding humanity. His arguments to prove slavery inconsistent with the principles of Christianity, appear to us irresistible. The writer is not reluctant to acknowledge his desire, that the sentiments of this discourse may obtain a universal prevalence in our country. For Christians at the south, he entertains the sincerest respect. On the subject of slavery, many individuals among them, he doubts not, maintain opinions entirely correct; others he believes are in error. Slavery, say they, is an evil which admits of no remedy - it must be endured. They fortify themselves in their conclusion, by the recollection, that servants were born in the house of Abram, and that One sinus was restored by Paul to his master. The writer hopes that these persons will peruse this sermon with attention and candour. Let them not be offended with the plainness and severity of some of the remarks, but recollecting the time and place in which they were originally made, may they receive them in the spirit of Christian love. The editor, has taken the liberty to exchange a few of the author's obsolete words, for more modern phraseology; also to omit a few sentences at the conclusion of the appendix. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.