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Peter and John might just as well have said, we will not preach the gospel, for if we do, we shall be taken up and put in prison, therefore there will be no use in our preaching.
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Angelina Emily Grimké
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gutenberg.orgAngelina Emily Grimké: “Peter and John might just as well have said, we will not preach the gospel, for if we do, we shall be taken up and put…”
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Grimké compares the fear of preaching the gospel to the fear of freeing slaves, emphasizing the need for courage.
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Perhaps you have feared the consequences of immediate Emancipation, and been frightened by all those dreadful prophecies of rebellion, bloodshed and murder, which have been uttered.
He is telling them of the munificent rewards offered by slaveholders, for the heads of the most distinguished advocates for freedom in this country.
There is nothing to fear from immediate Emancipation, but every thing from the continuance of slavery.
I can prove the safety of immediate Emancipation by history.