be Low and Despicable; some to be Monarchs, Kings, Princes
and Governours, Masters and Commanders, others to be
Subjects, and to be Commanded; Servants of sundry sorts and
degrees, bound to obey; yea, some to be born Slaves, and so
to remain during their lives, as hath been proved. Otherwise
there would be a meer parity among men, contrary to that of
the Apostle, I. _Cor. 12 from the 13 to the 26 verse_, where
he sets forth (by way of comparison) the different sorts and
offices of the Members of the Body, indigitating that they
are all of use, but not equal, and of Like dignity. So God
hath set different Orders and Degrees of Men in the World,
both in Church and Common weal. Now, if this Position of
parity should be true, it would then follow that the
ordinary Course of Divine Providence of God in the World
should be wrong, and unjust, (which we must not dare to
think, much less to affirm) and all the sacred Rules,
Precepts and Commands of the Almighty which he hath given
the Sons of Men to observe and keep in their respective
Places, Orders and Degrees, would be to no purpose; which
unaccountably derogate from the Divine Wisdom of the most
High, who hath made nothing in vain, but hath Holy Ends in
all his Dispensations to the Children of men.

"In the next place, this worthy Gentleman makes a large
Discourse concerning the Utility and Conveniency to keep the
one, and inconveniency of the other; respecting white and
black Servants, which conduceth most to the welfare and
benefit of this Province: which he concludes to be white
men, who are in many respects to be preferred before Blacks;
who doubts that? doth it therefore follow, that it is
altogether unlawful for Christians to buy and keep Negro
Servants (for this is the thesis) but that those that have
them ought in Conscience to set them free, and so lose all
the money they cost (for we must not live in any known sin)
this seems to be his opinion; but it is a Question whether
it ever was the Gentleman's practice? But if he could
perswade the General Assembly to make an Act, That all that
have Negroes, and do set them free, shall be Reimbursed out
of the Publick Treasury, and that there shall be no more
Negroes brought into the country; 'tis probable there would
be more of h