The Private Letters of St. Paul And St. John
The Private Letters of St. Paul And St. John
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Paul could not but see that there was something fatally wrong in this social relation ; that, whatever leni- tives and palliatives might be applied to it, it could only, being itself an evil, bring forth evil fruit. Yet how apply the only sovereign and complete remedy ?
Slavery was an established institution of the time ; it was interwoven with all the relations and interests — domestic, civic, political — of society. To pluck it suddenly out would be to imperil the whole fabric — probably, to ...destroy it. To command every master to manumit his slaves, and urge every slave to strike a blow for freedom, would virtually be to proclaim a servile war, which would breed new horrors, and which must end either in embittering the bitter condition of the slaves, or, should they achieve an almost impossible victory, in the extcr- Digitized by Google 44 ST. PAUL mination or bondage of their masters. Now St.
Paul was of a statesmanlike sagacity as well as of an Apostolic fervour : and therefore he hated the wasteful " falsehood of extremes." In his public Epistles he endeavoured to mitigate the evil which as yet — and because it entangled in its embraces much that was good — it would not be safe to destroy.
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To quickly assess the difficulty of the text, read a short excerpt:
Paul could not but see that there was something fatally wrong in this social relation ; that, whatever leni- tives and palliatives might be applied to it, it could only, being itself an evil, bring forth evil fruit. Yet how apply the only sovereign and complete remedy ?
Slavery was an established institution of the time ; it was interwoven with all the relations and interests — domestic, civic, political — of society. To pluck it suddenly out would be to imperil the whole fabric — probably, to ...destroy it. To command every master to manumit his slaves, and urge every slave to strike a blow for freedom, would virtually be to proclaim a servile war, which would breed new horrors, and which must end either in embittering the bitter condition of the slaves, or, should they achieve an almost impossible victory, in the extcr- Digitized by Google 44 ST. PAUL mination or bondage of their masters. Now St.
Paul was of a statesmanlike sagacity as well as of an Apostolic fervour : and therefore he hated the wasteful " falsehood of extremes." In his public Epistles he endeavoured to mitigate the evil which as yet — and because it entangled in its embraces much that was good — it would not be safe to destroy.
What to read after The Private Letters of St. Paul And St. John?
You can find similar books in the "Read Also" column, or choose other free books by Cox, Samuel, 1826-1893 to read onlineMoreLess
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