Still pursuing, that GOD will be revenged on those that punish wrongfully such poor Negroes, I shall insert what the above mentioned Mr. _George Whitefield_ says in a letter to the inhabitants of _Virginia_, &c. “We have,” says he, “a remarkable instance of GOD’s taking cognizance of, and avenging the quarrel of poor Slaves, 2 _Sam._ xxi. 1. There was a famine in the days of _David_, three years, year after year, and _David_ enquired of the LORD, and the LORD answered, it is for _Saul_, and his bloody house, because he slew the _Gibeonites_. Two things are here very remarkable, 1st. These _Gibeonites_ were only hewers of wood and drawers of water; or in other words, Slaves like yours. 2d. That this plague was sent by GOD _many years after the injury_ (the cause of the plague) was committed. And for what end were this and such like examples recorded in holy Scripture? Without doubt for our learning. For GOD is the same to-day as he was yesterday, and will continue the same for ever. He does not reject the prayer of the poor and destitute, nor disregard the cry of the meanest Negro.” When speaking of the oppression and unchristian usage these poor Negroes meet with from the Ship-masters in their passage, and from the Masters they are sold to in the south parts of _America_ and the _West-Indies_, he adds, “The blood of the Negroes spilt for these many years in your respective Provinces will rise up to Heaven against you,” together with that lost in _Africa_, occasioned by the Traders that go thither. It may not be improper to observe here, that this plague was sent by GOD on _Saul_ and his bloody house _many years after the slaughter of the_ Gibeonites; so may these men reasonably expect, that have occasioned and still continue to be the cause of spilling so much innocent blood in _Africa_ and the different Provinces, to have a plague or curse come upon them, _many years after the perpetrating these wicked deeds_. I will insert a few questions, for which I am indebted to Mr. _Postlethwayt_, by way of argument or persuasion to give up this enslaving of Men to those people who will be ready to defend this scandalous Trade to _Africa_, and of keeping these people in ignorance, who are brought into a country where the gospel is preached on all sides of them. 1st. “Whether the people of this country notwithstanding their colour, are not capable of being civilized and brought into the Christian religion, as well as great numbers of the _Indians_ of _America_ and _Asia_ have been; and whether the primitive inhabitants of all countries so far as we have been able to trace them were not once as savage and inhuman as the people in _Africa_, and whether the ancient _Britons_ themselves of our country were not once upon a level with the _Africans_?