"The spirit of the Gospel 'proclaims liberty to the captive, and the opening of the prison to them that are bound:' but these men rivet the chains of slavery; 'the iron enters into the Negro's soul,' while while his mind is left in all the darkness of ignorance, without one ray of those comforts which Christianity affords, to strengthen with patience, and to animate with hope, them that endure affliction, suffering wrongfully."
The Abolition of the Slave Trade Considered in a Religious Point of View: A Sermon
William Agutter, <u>The Abolition of the Slave Trade Considered in a Religious Point of View: A Sermon</u> (London: printed for J. F. and C. Rivington, 1788). &lt;<a href="http://find.galegroup.com/ecco/infomark.do?&contentSet=ECCOArticles&type=multipage&tabID=T001&prodId=ECCO&docId=CB127536436&source=gale&userGroupName=viva_uva&version=1.0&docLevel=FASCIMILE">Link to ECCO</a>&t;&lt;<a href="http://books.google.com/books?id=wdxbAAAAQAAJ">Link to Google Books</a>&gt;
