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BY slavery I mean domestic slavery, or that of a servant to a master. A late ingenious writer well observes, "The variety of forms in which slavery appears, makes it almost impossible to convey a just notion of it, by way of definition.
John Wesley. Published in the year 1774. source: http://gbgm-umc.org/umw/wesley/thoughtsuponslavery.stm. The Bible and Slavery. I. 1. By slavery, I mean domestic slavery, or that of a servant to a master.
The Works of John Wesley: Thoughts, Addresses, Prayers, Letters. ThouGHTS UPON SLAVERY. 50. shelter jackdaws and crows. Might not good part of a million more be saved in this very article? But will this ever be done? I fear not : At least, we have. no reason to hope for it shortly; for what good can we expect.
John Wesley was by no means the leading voice calling for the abolition of the transatlantic slave trade in the 18th century, but he made an important contribution to the campaign. From his time in America in the 1730s, he witnessed, along with his brother Charles, the cruelties of slavery.
SLAVERY, T.HE FOURTH EDITION. By JOHN WESLET, A.M.-- - d u b i 1 fr3 Printed for W.Whitestone, No.33, tier-Row, 1775. THOUGHTS UPON SLAVERY. /«r)8(5g("5B( Y Slavery I mean, Domestic Slavery, _ Vtf or that of a Servant to a Master. A ° ^a^, late ingenious Writer well observes, "Thevariety ofsormsin whichSlavery appears, makes it almost ...
"Thoughts upon Slavery" by John Wesley is a polemic essay written in the late 18th century. This work examines the moral and ethical implications of slavery, particularly focusing on the African slave trade and the conditions faced by enslaved individuals.
Wesley had spoken out forcibly against slavery, repeatedly referring to the slave trade as the “execrable sum of all villainies”. In 1774 he wrote the influential Thoughts Upon Slavery.
Thoughts upon slavery by Wesley, John, 1703-1791. Publication date 1774 Topics Slavery Publisher [Philadelphia] : London printed: Re-printed in Philadelphia, with notes, and sold by Joseph Crukshank Collection docsouth; unclibraries; americana Contributor University Library, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
1 online resource (53 pages) A manuscript note on the t.p. of the Goldsmiths' Library copy reads "pirated from Anthy Benezet," and there are page references to Benezet throughout in the same hand. Reproduction of original from Goldsmiths' Library, University of London. Goldsmiths'-Kress no. 11204.
Wesley's pamphlet Thoughts upon Slavery opens with a definition of slavery. His first note of condemnation appears when he shows that slavery first originated in \"barbarous\" times and died out with the rise of Christianity in Europe.