The Selected Writings of Benjamin RushPhilosophical Library, 1947 - 433 pages |
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... Christianity will never be propagated by any other methods than those em- ployed by Christ and his apostles . Slavery is an engine as little fitted for that purpose as fire or the sword . A Christian slave is a contradiction in terms ...
... Christianity will never be propagated by any other methods than those em- ployed by Christ and his apostles . Slavery is an engine as little fitted for that purpose as fire or the sword . A Christian slave is a contradiction in terms ...
Page 88
... Christian revelation . My only business is to declare , that all its doctrines and precepts are calculated to promote the happiness of society , and the safety and well being of civil government . A Christian cannot fail of being a ...
... Christian revelation . My only business is to declare , that all its doctrines and precepts are calculated to promote the happiness of society , and the safety and well being of civil government . A Christian cannot fail of being a ...
Page 88
... Christian revelation . My only business is to declare , that all its doctrines and precepts are calculated to promote the happiness of society , and the safety and well being of civil government . A Christian cannot fail of being a ...
... Christian revelation . My only business is to declare , that all its doctrines and precepts are calculated to promote the happiness of society , and the safety and well being of civil government . A Christian cannot fail of being a ...
Contents
ON SLAVEKEEPING 1773 | 3 |
A PLAN OF A PEACEOFFICE FOR THE UNITED STATES | 19 |
SYLVANIA 1777 | 54 |
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