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as to be enlightened by his especial grace 
in preference to the rest of the world. 
They have sagacity sufficient to discover 
that men of every country, colour, and 
description, are his children, and, of course, 
must be alike objects of his care. To 
press, therefore, on their minds a doctrine 
which precludes reason and substitutes 
faith would not only be ineffectual but 
dangerous, as it might weaken their opinion 
as to our superior understanding, and of 
course lead them to despise what they 
should reverence. 
But there is another reason that fully 
elucidates my opinion on this important 
subject. If the savage countries in Africa, 
which I have before described, be colo- 
nised from England, it is certain that people 
of different religious persuasions will visit 
and settle there. What then must be the 
evident consequence ? plainly this, that 
what they hear on one day delivered as 
sacred truths they will find contradicted 
on the next. The poor savages, however 
ignorant, will soon perceive, that notwith- 
standing our boasted learning and informa- 
tion, we have not been able to agree 
