The Just Limitation of Slavery; In the Laws of God, Compared with the Unbounded Claims of the African Traders and British American Slaveholders. with

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. 1776. Excerpt: ... ( N. i. ) An E S S A Y on SLAVERY, Proving from Scripture its Inconsistency with Humanity and Religion; By GRANVILLE SHARP. ' With an introductory Preface," (by a Gentleman of the Law, in West Jersey) " containing the Sentiments of the Monthly Reviewers on a Tract, by the Rev. T. Thompson, in Favour of the Slave Trade," The Lord also ivill le a Refuge for the Oppressed--a Refuge in Time of Trouble, Psalm. ix-9. BURLINGTON: West Jersey, Printed, M.dcc.lxxiii. LONDON: reprinted, 1776. Preface by the American Editor. HE following Essay, though wrote, ' as the Author signifies, in haste, is thought to have such merit as to deserve a publication.--The copy was sent to one of the Writer's particular ' friends, whether for his own peculiar la tisfaction, or the press, is uncertain; but as the subject is Liberty, so it is expected ' the Freedom which is here taken, cannot justly give him offence, or be unaccepta' ble to the public/ It was designed to confute a piece wrote ' by Thomas Thompson, M. A. some time ' fellow of C. C. C. entitled,' " The Afri" can trade for Negro Slaves (hewn to be " consistent with principles of humanity, " and with the laws of revealed religion." Printed at Canterbury.' In order to shew that the Essay Writer ' has not misrepresented the text, nor is ' single in his observations upon it, the sen' timents of the Monthly Reviewers on that ' pamphlet in May, 1772, are here inscrt' ed.' " We must acknowledge," fay they, " that " the branch of trade here under considera " tion, " tion is a species of traffic which we have " never been able to reconcile with the dic4' tates of humanity, and much less with " those of-religtdn.. The principal argu" ment in its behalf seems to be, the necesil.Jity of such a reseource, in order to carry...