. Negro slavery in the northern colonies. ism by denying it to those who belong to them:that it would be of advantage to their affairs, to have slaveswho should obey in all things their masters according to the flesh,not with eye-servi le as men-pleasers, but in singleness of heart,as fearing God: that gospel liberty consists with temporal servitude;and that their slaves would only become better slaves by being Chris-tian . Ibid,246. From a sermon preached by Bishop Berkeley, February18, 1731. The negroes in the government of Rhode-Island are about halfas many more than the Indians: and both t
. Negro slavery in the northern colonies. ism by denying it to those who belong to them:that it would be of advantage to their affairs, to have slaveswho should obey in all things their masters according to the flesh,not with eye-servi le as men-pleasers, but in singleness of heart,as fearing God: that gospel liberty consists with temporal servitude;and that their slaves would only become better slaves by being Chris-tian . Ibid,246. From a sermon preached by Bishop Berkeley, February18, 1731. The negroes in the government of Rhode-Island are about halfas many more than the Indians: and both together scarce amount toa seventh part of the whole colony. ^ -¥r-% Some few are bap- tised; several frequent the different assemblies: and far the greaterpart none at all. X~ ^fcr^% An irrational contempt of the blacks,as creatures of another species, who had no right to be instructed or admitted to the sacraments, have proved the main obstacle to the 1 __ _=—_=_ —J conversion of these poor people. To this may be added an erroneous. notion, that the being baptized is inconsistent with a state of sla-very . Berkeleys Forks III, 214.
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