Remarks And a Discourse On Slavery
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Both the Greeks and Romans had the power of life and death over their slaves : and the punishments to which they were subjected under cruel masters, were fav more severe than any which prevail in this country. Their masters often extorted confession from them by torture. " Whips and thongs were not the most dreadful instruments of punishment. Burn- ing alive, is mentioned as a punishment in the pan- dects and elsewhere. " " The noses, ears, teeth, or even eyes, were in great danger from an enra...ged master. Crucifixion was frequently made the fate of a wretched slave for trifling misconduct, or for mere caprice. " — (See Slavery among the Greeks and J\o- mans, in BiblicaL Eejmsitori/, Vol vi. , j). 421, 422; Vok v. , p. 149, 150. ) Now if, notwithstanding all this, the inspired apostles of Christ, (however they would have con- demned and exterminated all such cruelties as these, ) nevertheless so far recognised the relation of master and slave, as to direct and exhort them how to behave in a Christian manner to one another, who will be SO presmnptuoiis as to say, that tlic rdatiui\of l>ond, .
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To quickly assess the difficulty of the text, read a short excerpt:
Both the Greeks and Romans had the power of life and death over their slaves : and the punishments to which they were subjected under cruel masters, were fav more severe than any which prevail in this country. Their masters often extorted confession from them by torture. " Whips and thongs were not the most dreadful instruments of punishment. Burn- ing alive, is mentioned as a punishment in the pan- dects and elsewhere. " " The noses, ears, teeth, or even eyes, were in great danger from an enra...ged master. Crucifixion was frequently made the fate of a wretched slave for trifling misconduct, or for mere caprice. " — (See Slavery among the Greeks and J\o- mans, in BiblicaL Eejmsitori/, Vol vi. , j). 421, 422; Vok v. , p. 149, 150. ) Now if, notwithstanding all this, the inspired apostles of Christ, (however they would have con- demned and exterminated all such cruelties as these, ) nevertheless so far recognised the relation of master and slave, as to direct and exhort them how to behave in a Christian manner to one another, who will be SO presmnptuoiis as to say, that tlic rdatiui\of l>ond, .
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