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law was given, and what else can be un-
derstood than a reference to class of
duties that slave owners felt themselves
above STOPPING to notice or perform, but
which, nevertheless, it was the duty of
the righteous man to discharge; for, what
ever proud and wicked men might think
of a poor servant that stood In psestate,
on an equality with bruses. ys.saA = sb.
he that made me made them, and If des-
pise their reasonable causes of complaint,
for injuries which they have made to suf-
fer, and for the redress of which / only
can be appealed to, then what shall 1 do,
and how shall l fare, when I carry my
causes of complaint to him who is my mas
ter, and to whom only can go for relief?
When he yisiteth me for despising their
cause, what shall answer him for despi-
sing mine! He means that he would feel
self-condemned, and would be forced to
admit the justice of the retaliation. But
on the supposition that allusion is had to
hired servants, who were voluntarily work.
ing for wages agreed upon, and who were
the subjects of rights, for the protection of
which their appeal would be to 'the judges
in the gate,'' as much as any other class
of men, then there is no point in the state
ment. For doing that which can be de-
manded as legal right, gives us no claim
TO tI,., Oh, cto Of ,,,oro;ful
Job himself was great STAKEHOLDER, and
like Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, won no
small portion Of his claims to character
with God and men from the manner in
which he discharged his duty to his slaves.
Once more: the conduct of Joseph in
Egypt, as Pharaohs counsellor, under all
the circumstances, proves him a friend to
absolute slavery, as a form of government
better adapted to the state of the world at
that time, than the one which existed in
Egypt; for certain it is, that he peaceably
effected change in the fundamental law,
by which state, condition, or relation, be-
tween Pharaoh and the Egyptians was es-
tablished, which answers to the one now
denounced as sinful in the sight Of God
Being warned of God, he gathered up all
the surplus grain in the years of plenty,
and sold it out in the years of famine. un-
til he gathered up all the money; and when
money failed, the Egyptians came and
said, "Give us bread;" and Joseph said,
"Give your cattle, and I will give for your
cattle, if money fail" When that year
was ended, they came unto him the second
year, and said, 'There is not ought left in
sight of my Lord, but our bodies and our
lands. Buy us and our lands for bread"
And Joseph bought all the land of Egypt
for Pharaoh.
So the land became Pharaoh's, and as
for the people. he removed them TO cities
from one end of the borders of Egypt,
even TO the other end thereof. Then Jo-
seph said unto the people, 'Behold! have
bought you this day, and your land for
Pharaoh;" and they said Eve will be Pha-
raoh's servants See Gen. Xvii. IA, Is,
10, 90, 81, %, 25 Having thus changed
the fundamental law, and created state
of entire dependence, and hereditary bon
dage, he enacted in his sovereign pleasure,
that they should give Pharaoh one part,
and take the other four parts Of the pro-
ductions Of the earth to themselves. How
far the hand of God was in this overthrow
of liberty, l will not decide; but from the
fact that he has singled out the greatest
Shareholders of that age, as the objects of
his special favor, it would seem that the in
stitution was one furnishing great opportu-
mites to exercise grace and glorass God,
as it still does, where its duties are faith
fully discharged.
| To be Continued.