But he that doeth wrong shall
receive for the wrong which he hath done; and there is no respect of
persons. Masters, give unto your servants that which is just and equal;
knowing that ye also have a Master in heaven."
"'Where, in this, is there a word that countenances the wrongfulness of
being a slave, or of holding men as slaves? He directs all his
exhortations to the duties which are to be performed in the relation,
and he leaves the relation as he finds it. He does not enjoin slavery;
he treats it as something which belongs to society, to government, and
he leaves Christianity to regulate it as circumstances shall make it
proper. If any one says that the Apostle was afraid to meddle with it, I
reply, that there was never anything yet that Paul was afraid to meddle
with, if it was right to do so. He "meddled" with Diana of the Ephesians
and her craftsmen; he "meddled" with the "beasts" there; he "meddled"
with idolatry on Mars Hill at Athens, I being witness; he has been
beaten, stoned, imprisoned, and is now the second time before Nero for
his life. Afraid to "meddle" with slavery! I am ashamed of the man who
makes the suggestion. He who thinks it, has never yet understood him.
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