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 and they hould be taken, and fold for laves into Turkey. Now, what is this better done, than Turks do? Yea, rather it is wore for them, which ay they are Chriftians; for we hear that the mot part of uch negers are brought hither againt their will and conent, and that many of them are tolen. Now, though they are black, we cannot conceive there is more liberty to have them laves, as [than] it is to have other white ones. There is a aying, that we hould do to all men like as we will be done ourelves; making no difference of what generation, decent, or colour they are. And thoe who teal or rob men, and thoe who buy or purchae them, are they not all alike? Here is liberty of concience, which is right and reaonable; here ought to be likewie liberty of the body, except of evil-doers, which is another cae. But to bring men hither, or to rob and ell them againt their will, we tand againt. In Europe, there are many oppreed for concience-ake; and here there are thoe oppreed which are of a black colour. And we who know that men mut not commit adultery—ome do commit adultery in others, eparating wives from their hubands, and giving them to others: and ome ell the children of thee poor creatures to other men. Ah! do conider well this thing, you who do it, if you would be done at this manner—and if it is done according to Chritianity! You urpas Holland and Germany in this thing. This makes an ill report in all thoe countries of Europe, where they hear of [it,] that the Quakers do here handel men as they handel there the cattle. And for that reaon ome have no mind or inclination to come hither.