Some historical account of Guinea; With an inquiry into the rise and progress of the slave trade - Softcover
Synopsis
This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1788 edition. Excerpt: ...and zeal which ftirred There is a principle which is pure, placed in the human. mind, which in different places or ages hath had different names; it is, however, pure, and proceeds from God.--It is deep and inward, confined to no forms of religion, nor excluded from any, v/here the heart flands in perfect fincerity. In whomfoever this takes root and grows, of what nation foever, they become brethren in the beft fenfe of the expreffion. Ufmg ourfelves to take ways which appear moft eafy to us, when inconfiftent with that purity which is without beginning, we thereby fet up a government of our own, and ftlrred up the good Bifhop of Capia to plead with fo much energy the kindred caufe of the? Indiani and deny obedience to Him whofe fervice is true liberty; He that has a fervant, made fo wrongfully, and knows it to be fo, when he treats him otherwife than a free man, when he reaps the benefit of his labour, without paying him fuch wages as are reafoaably due to free men for the like fervice; thefe things, though done in calmnefs, without any mew of diforder, do yet deprave the mind, in like manner, and with as great certainty, as prevailing cold congeals water. Thefe fteps taken by mafters, and their condudl ftriking the minds of their children, whillt young, leave lefs room for that which is good to work upon them. The cuftoms of their parents, their neighbours, and the people with whom they converfe, working upon their minds, and they from thence conceiving wrong ideas of things, and modes of conduft, the entrance into their hearts becomes in a great meafure Ihut up againft the gentle movings of uncreated purity. From one age to another the gloom grows thicker and darker, till error gets eftabliihed by general opinion; but whoever attends to...
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1713-1784
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