Project Gutenberg 2022-05-21 Public domain in the USA. 222 Wesley, John 1703 1791 Wesley, John (John Benjamin) Wesley, Rev. John Wesley, John (Rev.) Thoughts upon slavery $aUnited Kingdom :$bG. Paramore,$c1792. Thomas Frost and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "Thoughts upon Slavery" by John Wesley is a polemic essay written in the late 18th century. This work examines the moral and ethical implications of slavery, particularly focusing on the African slave trade and the conditions faced by enslaved individuals. Wesley, a prominent theologian and founder of Methodism, uses his platform to advocate against the dehumanizing practices associated with slavery. In this work, Wesley argues that slavery is a violation of natural justice and moral decency, criticizing the systems of procurement and treatment of enslaved Africans. He details the forceful capture of individuals during wars and the brutal conditions they endure during transportation and in the plantations of America. Citing historical context, Wesley highlights the flourishing societies native to Africa before the arrival of Europeans who brutalized and exploited them. He vehemently rejects the notion that any form of servitude can be justified, stating that both Biblical and human laws cannot condone the ownership of fellow human beings. Ultimately, Wesley's impassioned plea is a call to conscience, urging his contemporaries to recognize the inherent rights of all humans and to act with compassion and justice toward those who are oppressed. (This is an automatically generated summary.) 20220212173554wesley 1792 GB Reading ease score: 68.8 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Slavery -- Early works to 1800 HT Text Category: Essays, Letters & Speeches Category: History - Modern (1750+) Category: Philosophy & Ethics Category: Religion/Spirituality 86644 2025-07-27T06:05:06.469990 text/html 63047 2024-10-18T22:07:13 text/html 334669 2025-07-27T06:05:09.575020 application/epub+zip 334005 2025-07-27T06:05:07.539966 application/epub+zip 134552 2025-07-27T06:05:06.966993 application/epub+zip 373240 2025-07-27T06:05:11.240974 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 359945 2025-07-27T06:05:09.199941 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 292970 2022-09-30T17:07:53.246527 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 71859 2025-07-27T06:05:06.205037 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 51931 2024-10-18T22:07:13 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17155 2025-07-27T06:05:11.414997 application/rdf+xml 13493 2025-07-27T06:05:07.215950 image/jpeg 2515 2025-07-27T06:05:07.094957 image/jpeg 298269 2025-07-27T06:05:06.534953 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia