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nor prep^iration of the for the seed of the Gospel. He said not to bitD' self. Let us CLvilize them first, ibcn CbristiaoiM them: ho foresaw no leveling eou^cc)ucaces fi the prea£:hiog of the Gospel among the aIatcs. claim of equal rights witli ihdr masterR, no ias rections if they were refused, no sangtiinary wars ; nutiv of these fatal coosequenoos many modems see attendant upon the rush pro- mulgation of the Gospel among slaves and sab' ject nations, did the Apo«tlti foresee; but, wilhcMl pn.-paralion of circumstiiiiccs, or premeditatio* of dangerous issues, he did, with as much raib* ness ae 'an ipioraot mtssjonary/ preach onto thsm Chris4> the ^Saviour of all that believe, both slaves and masters, irom an equal darknu&s of uDdcf* staoding, and an e<]tiaL degradation of theioaL. 1 L VJ THK CUH«K AS TO AODILT tABOUB. I07fl Not tbat the Apostle waB igoonuii of the ri|;^t« of freemen, which ofuiiues he a^scned, nor dU- pcwed to footer tynuit humours io the higher, iwr ftlavi»h humoura in the lower, orders of life ; for, ho knew the good of equitable law», and the wrong of op|ireflsioUr And wsis a man every way formed lor iiu hie enter prizo^ and ptitieiUendur^uce iu be- half of civil liberty. But because he knew that to embroil hiiufteir with civil quef»tion» would hare cut short bi& career* auid Jtct society m arms agniDflt iUcll, and so perpetuated the mtaerable eontlitiouA which Chriit came into the world to comfort uud cun*, lie knew that if he could fiod entrance for tlie Gosipel into the bosoms of ni^u. their hearts would Aoftcu, their pride bo amooihed down, and their charity be enlarged, and by do- nees there would come about to ilII cla^^c^ that amelioration which could not be brought about by argument or arms. The weapons of hia warfare were not earnal hut &ptritual, yet powerful to lliu pulling down of slrc;ii|j''huldi4. Tlieieiore tic no more waited for knowledge and maDUfDission, be- fore preaching to the slaves, thaa bo did for kiod- nc&3 and mercy, before preaching to the masters; or humility, before preaclimg to Uic learned; or good morals, before preaching to all cJasws of tlie heathen : but he went to work with the iiMtrument of the Go!;pel bestowed by Hoaveo fordoing every good odice unto men, well kiiewing that ia a&hort spece it woukl work out gontlcne^ and kiDdnesa between superiors and inferiors, liberal policy and )\Mhl laws betvret-n guveruors ^ind {governed, alTcc*- tiun between husband and wife, and pure moraU over all ;-^that tho Uospel waited for nothing but, baiDan being