Excerpt from Examination of the Rev. Mr. Harris's Scriptural Researches on the Licitness of the Slave-Trade
The Jews were intended to communicate to the world the knowledge of the true rel1gion He who brings good out of evil made ufe of the flavery, in practice, to extend this knowledge to perfons, whom it could not at that time have otherwife reached. But nothing in the bible countenances a trade in flaves. Even the tranf ferring them in ordinary cafes is checked as in that of wives and concubines, (exod. Xxi. Their ill treatment was guarded againft, by that law which gave them freedom if their mailer had {truck out a lingle tooth.
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Paperback. Zustand: New. Print on Demand. This book is an examination of the morality and legality of the Atlantic slave trade by scrutinizing religious scripture. The author contends that the trade is not condoned and, in fact, is condemned by the tenets of Christianity. Other topics explored in the book include: - The author's belief that the slave trade is a crime against humanity, and that it is the duty of all Christians to oppose it. - An examination of the arguments of those who defend the slave trade, and a refutation of those arguments. -The author's reflections on his own experiences as a witness to the horrors of the slave trade, and his call for action to end this inhumane practice. This book is an important contribution to the debate over the slave trade, and it is a must-read for anyone who is interested in the history of slavery, the abolition movement, or the role of religion in social justice. This book is a reproduction of an important historical work, digitally reconstructed using state-of-the-art technology to preserve the original format. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in the book. print-on-demand item. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 9781332979547_0
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