All slave-keepers that keep the innocent in bondage, apostates pretending to lay claim to the pure & holy Christian religion
Subtitle: of what congregation so ever; but especially in their ministers, by whose example the filthy leprosy and apostacy is spread far and near; it is a notorious sin, which many of the true Friends of Christ, and his pure truth, called Quakers, has been for many years, and still are concern'd to write and bear testimony against; as a practice so gross & hurtful to religion, and destructive to government, beyond what words can set forth, or can be declared of by men or angels, and yet lived in by ministers and magistrates in America. The leaders of the people cause them to err.
By: Written for a general service, by him that truly and sincerely desires the present and eternal welfare and happiness of all mankind, all the world over, of all colours, and nations, as his own soul; Benjamin Lay
Series: Early American imprints -- no. 4149
Publisher: Printed [by Benjamin Franklin] for the author.
Published: 1738
Place of publication: Philadelphia
Language: eng
Format: Electronic resource
Number of pages: 271
Subjects: Slavery and the church -- Society of Friends; Slavery -- United States -- Controversial literature
Notes: Dated on p. 253: Abington, the 29th of the 3d mo. 1738

Ascribed to the press of Benjamin Franklin by Miller

Errata statement, p. [278]

Evans 4149

Hildeburn, C.R.  Pennsylvania, 556

Miller, C.W.  Franklin, 134

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