CONTENTS.
PAGE
Introduction—Design of the work |
1—3 |
Section I.
The Nature of Slavery—Slavery defined—Distinguished—from the subjections of childhood—apprenticeship—Imprisonment |
4—9 |
Section II.
The Origin of Slavery—Slavery not founded in nature—nor by Divine command—nor by the constitution of society—but by human depravity |
10—12 |
Section III.
Slavery acknowledged in Scripture—Slavery recognized and regulated, but not sanctioned—The moral law the rule of human duty—The judicial law takes things as they are, not as they ought to be—The apostolic exhortations to slaves do not imply approbation of the state |
12—17 |
Section IV.
Moral Effects of Slavery—Slavery injurious both to the master and slave |
17—20 |
Section V.
Sources of Slavery—Crime—War—Debt—Treachery—Parentage |
20, 21 |
