The Massachusetts spy. [volume] (Boston [Mass.]) 1770-1772, 1771-06-27

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Sg.E NR9 of Gatetmen, philosophers
EMN a A@M and divines, one ofthe mott
sS7z5SRg intereGing and important to
SGNOYSg0 mankind, isieldom touched
upon, and very little attended to. Such IS
the darknefs of human minds, they often fol-
low the fhadow, and leave the iubitance or
contrary TO the dictates Of reafon and con-
fcience, lei by huff or ambition, puiiue things
dilhonourable to God, and destructive TO
men. A mind that is in any degree en-
ligh;ened, and refined by benevolence, can
not but view with pity a great part OF the
human race, and feel frong leniations OF
iorow ON beholding the innumerable Gala
mites which multtudes daily fuffer from the
hands of men. But no objees ftrike US
more, or equally alarms the sympathetic
paiiions in a benehcent mind, than human
kind in chains Man who is far hyperion TO
all other creatures in this world, and origi-
nalIy made in the Usage Of God, degraded
to rank with brutes bought and fold like
periAling animals By bis equal !---by his
brother.k When we fee the ignorant favsge
nations captivating and enilaving each other,
VIC condemn their folly, and are thockeo at
their barbari,y-- but when Turks or other
in6deis take ChriRians and confne them to
perpetual bondage and lavery, we melt into
compafiion for the unhappy victims, and
burn with indignation againf their inhdel
matters. What then lhould be our aacnith-
ment where bounded our julf indignation,
if in Chrihcudom we find men groanlng un-
der the CALLING yoke of flavery If among
nations who profefs TO be followers OF him
whole government is calculated TO promote
univeIal bappinels, whole law is liberty and
love---if among hch people, we hould
find men deprived of the fweetef cordial OF
life, the molt precious gift of heaven hat
anathema's would be too fevere---what exc
crations uniuit Should we carry our views
farther, and in Britain, that heaven favoured
lie, where the gofpel's brighteif beams have
ihone for ages where liberty has long erec-
ted her ffandard, and under the imiles of
providence, bid defiance to all the tyrants of
the earth ;---where befings of every kind in
one ceafeeis fhower have been poured down
from the bountiful hand of God, to fweeten
life and I'll the cup of plealure FULL here
we meet with naughty lords rolling in fuper-
Auous wealth, earned by Aares who deprived
of all thar gives worth to life, toll and burn
beneath India funs- what tongue can name
the guilt What mind can form an idea
equal to the enormous crime Can any
thing lhock us more than what we have ieen
IN Britain---aFe any crimes equally enor-
rhous---any people par,akers of the like guilt,
and under the fame condemnation ! Yes,
Il blulh to fPeak t) New England is famed
with the horrid guilt of Aavery Thefe
peaceful regions, this our native land Of free
dom is darkened with the black crime
Here our eyes have been tortured with the
fight, and our ears wounded with the groans
of lavss
No people under heaven have been better
inRruasd than the inhabitants of Ibis coun.
try; We have lived under the meridian fplen-
dor of the gofpeI, and been taught all know
lege political and divine, yet contrary to the
dictates of reafon and confidence, and the
express commands Of HIM who will judge