Bought and Sold without contracting the guilt of the Agressors; for which we have the example of Abraham before quoted; but if we must stay while both parties Warring are in the right, there would be no lawful Captives at all to be Bought; which seems to be rediculous to imagine, and contrary to the tenour of Scripture, and all Humane Histories on that subject.

“Obj. 4. Abraham had Servants bought with his Money, and born in his House.  Gen. 14. 14. To which our worthy Author answers, until the Circumstances of Abraham’s purchase be recorded, no Argument can be drawn from it.

“Ans. To which we Reply, this is also Dogmatical, and proves nothing.  He farther adds, In the mean time Charity Obliges us to conclude, that he knew it was lawful and good.  Here the gentleman yields the case; for if we are in Charity bound to believe Abrahams practice, in buying and keeping Slaves in his house to be lawful and good:  then it follows, that our Imitation of him in this his Moral Action, is as warrantable as that of his Faith; who is the Father of all them that believe.  Rom. 4. 16.

“In the close all, Our Author Quotes two more places of Scripture, viz., Levit. 25. 46, and Jer. 34. from the 8. to the 22. v.  To prove that the people of Israel were strictly forbidden the Buying and Selling one another for Slaves:  who questions that? and what is that to the case in hand?  What a strange piece of Logick is this?  ’Tis unlawful for Christians to Buy and Sell one another for slaves. Ergo, It is unlawful to Buy and Sell Negroes that are lawful Captiv’d Heathens.

“And after a Serious Exhortation to us all to Love one another according to the Command of Christ Math. 5, 43, 44.  This worthy Gentleman concludes with this Assertion, That these Ethiopians as Black as they are, seeing they are the Sons and Daughters of the first Adam; the Brethren and Sisters of the Second Adam, and the Offspring of God; we ought to treat them with a respect agreeable.

“Ans. We grant it for a certain and undeniable verity, That all Mankind are the Sons and Daughters of Adam, and the Creatures of God:  But it doth not therefore follow that we are bound to love and respect all men alike; this under favour we must take leave to deny, we ought in charity, if we see our Neighbour in want, to relieve them in a regular way, but we are not bound to give them so much of our Estates, as to make them equal with ourselves, because they are our Brethren, the Sons of Adam, no, not our own natural Kinsmen:  We are Exhorted to do good unto all, but especially to them who are of the Household of Faith, Gal. 6. 10.  And we are to love, honour and respect all men according to the gift of God that is in them.  I may love my Servant well, but my Son better; Charity begins