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Excerpt from The Origin of the Guyanian Indians Ascertained; Or the Aborigines of America, Especially of the and the East Indian Coolie Immigrants Compared
I. A certain philosopher, on being asked which was the best member of the body? Replied, The tongue on being asked a second time which was the worst he replied, The tongue; if good, the only trumpet of God's glory; if bad, a very firebrand of hell. So, if it were asked in our day which creature of God were the best P the answer would be, Man in honour before his fall; and what the worst creature P Man in his fall, who hath not understanding, but is compared to beasts that perish.
God made man upright, but they have sought out many inventions. The noblest of God's creatures, though redeemed with the precious blood of the Son of God man, in his natural state, is only vile, no matter to what country or colour he belongs.
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