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Excerpt from An Historical Memoir of the Pennsylvania Society: For Promoting the Abolition of Slavery; The Relief of Free Negroes Unlawfully Held in Bondage, and for Improving the Condition of the Africa Race
The pages of history, from the earliest period of time, present a sorrowful picture of the depravity of human nature. In the holy and peaceful vale of Eden, wherein our primeval parents are represented to have been first located by the Creator of the world, a state of probation seems to have been allotted, and the choice of good or evil set before them. The unalterable fiat of Omnipotence was fully made known, and the perfect law of liberty revealed unto man. Obedience to the Divine command was the condition on which his state of peace, tranquillity and true happiness was made to depend whereas, on the other hand, he was fully assured, that disobedience would bring death to all these sources of pure enjoyment the evil passions of his animal nature would obtain the aseen deney, and we and misery be the inevitable consequence. The alternative was a fearful one - yet man in the exercise of his own free will chose to act contrary to the com mands of his Creator, and in so doing incurred all the heavy responsibility of wilful disobedience. The dire effects of this were soon visible amongst his posterity; one of whom, in the like self-willed disposition as had been evinced by his sire, carried away by the evil passions of his nature, soon found occasion of quarrel with his weak and defenceless bro ther, and with rage and malice in his heart, wreaked his ven geance upon him by taking his life. This was the first scene of war and bloodshed recorded in history.
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The pages of history, from the earliest period of time, present a sorrowful picture of the depravity of human nature. In the holy and peaceful vale of Eden, wherein our primeval parents are represented to have been first located by the Creator of the world, a state of probation seems to have been allotted, and the choice of good or evil set before them. The unalterable fiat of Omnipotence was fully made known, and the perfect law of liberty revealed unto man. Obedience to the Divine command was the condition on which his state of peace, tranquillity and true happiness was made to depend whereas, on the other hand, he was fully assured, that disobedience would bring death to all these sources of pure enjoyment the evil passions of his animal nature would obtain the aseen deney, and we and misery be the inevitable consequence. The alternative was a fearful one - yet man in the exercise of his own free will chose to act contrary to the com mands of his Creator, and in so doing incurred all the heavy responsibility of wilful disobedience. The dire effects of this were soon visible amongst his posterity; one of whom, in the like self-willed disposition as had been evinced by his sire, carried away by the evil passions of his nature, soon found occasion of quarrel with his weak and defenceless bro ther, and with rage and malice in his heart, wreaked his ven geance upon him by taking his life. This was the first scene of war and bloodshed recorded in history.
About the Publisher
Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com
This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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Edward Needles
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Page Count - 118
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Edward Needles
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