Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1820-02-15

But in The written Instructions that we
,exi transcribe, the phrase " under Me
y0he fixes the nature of the Involuntary
service.
1. !" Let as many servants as are unoJ.r Me
a" yoke, count their own masters worthy
:" IF all honor, that the name Of God and
" ms doctrine be NOT biasphemed.
,. And they that hare beiiecing masters.
" let them not despiSe them because tkey arc
:" brethren, bit rather do them Selcice because
" they are fruitful and beiooed paatahe,s o,
Z" the 6e"eht. These things teach.''
In these words the Apostle designaies
two classes of christian slaves. i>t. The
slaves belonging To i4fdeis. Oily. The
slaves belonging TO believers. And hav-
lug regard 10 their peculiar situation,
with such different proprieto,.s, the first
class are 10 be taught Ia count their own
masters, though infdeis, worthy of all
honour: that Is in other wortts. 10 such
command ocer Item as property az tie pey
SON Of a mental cOufi1s And such imiiinc-
ton Is by the Apostle enforced by "a mo
tive, cogent with Jealous prosely;es,
"nmeiy, fest he new doctrfne shouM BE- bias-
pdemed, thai Is lest inlidel masters tini-
my iii"lr christian slaves disobedient aud
ascriblug such reb .lion 10 the gospel
doctrn', should recde that doctrine.
lie second cla's :, belonging TO 6eiiecerS.
a.e exhoried, not only not 10 be less ODE
dent To Their christian masters, be ause
servant and master are Joint members
OF the same faith, bmt rather on this us,y
account (because they are Joint members, }
To be more obcdient TO their christian
masters. Not deemns themselves upon
a footi"s' Of earthly egaatty with men
whose slaves they are, although AT the
same time, by the benefit of Tie Cos.
pei admitted hereafter 10 AN heaceaig
equality
II such be a faithful exposition Of The
meaning Of these texts, (ol which we can
moi doubO 81. Paul moi only admiis that
the tenure OF involuntary service ia com-
pahb C with christianity but in The con
teNtproceeding tot The Soufce ofhiS authority,
Tor such instruction 10 Tiia0ih1 dee iarcs
That he derives IL from the Redecmer Of
mainland =" ii any man (saVs Tins great
ApoSiIe;) teach otherwise and consent
moi 10 wholesome words even tie
tco'fis 81 our Lord Jesus Christ, and 10
The doctflne which Is according To- g0dii-
ness lie is proud knowing uihfug, III
doing about questions aud strifes Of
" words"
Submitting such proofs, from The SCRIP
ture @l the Nvw Testament: that stare.
hofdi"g as authorized by tie gospel diSpea,
saiiOn. as ircttas by tie primal Meocyacy and
tie noSdic tar, We shall conclude, our scrip
inral researches by plain concise state
ment OF certain propositions that we ore
sumo few faithful believers will coutro-
vert
That lie volume of sacred writings
commonly called Tie bible, comprehend
ing Tie old and new Trslamenrs, contains
The uncrrlng decisions OF The word of
God.
That these decisions are ofequal aufho.
rlty III both ieSIameniS, and that this au-
'horiy II The essential veracily of God,
who is truth Itself.
III.
That since there can be no prescrip
ION against The authority of Cot, what
ever is declared IN any Dari OF the holy
bible TO be iaujm or Illicit. must Le rs
Sentaaly so III ITS own nature however re-
pugna nj snch declaration NAV be 10 The
current opinions OF men during any peri
cd Of time.
Nv.
That as the supreme lawgiver and
Judge OF man, is infinitely just aud wise
IN all his decisions, aud is essentially ire
spcnsiblr for the reasons of his conduc,
III The moral government of The world
so II is culpabls audacious in us, 10 ones.
lion The reciliude Of any one of those
dccisions-mercy because we 10 not ap-
prehend the inscruiable principles of
such wisdom and justice.
Y.
That 1t one, or more decisions of The
wrltien word of God, sanction The recti-
Jude OF any human acquisition, for in
stance, The acquisition of servant by
Inheritance or chase, whoever believes
that The written word of God is cefitv
hseD, must cons quenly believe in the
absolute recii1ude of slavp-hoidiDg.
An Iaquisitipe Siaue- Holder.
Stafford, February 3rd, 1920.