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Excerpt from A History of the West Indies, Vol. 1 of 3: Containing the Natural, Civil, and Ecclesiastical History of Each Island; With an Account of the Missions Instituted in Those Islands, From the Commencement of Their Civilization
But for the unerring page of moral Hirimy, we should have known nothing Of the conduct Of God towards the human race; all his dispensations would have been alike concealed and, where we now behold redemption, and the amazing displays Of infinite love, we should have seen nothing but a dreary blank, and must have contemplated futurity with horror. The origin Of justice and Of law would have been alike unknown; and our moral and intellectual condition would have been somewhat similar to that Of the swarthy inhabitants Of those islands which we are about to explore. To the sacred records we are indebted for the intelligence which we possess, for that light which we have to guide us in our inquiries into futurity, and through which we are enabled to discriminate between those actions which lead to rewards Or punishments beyond the grave. It is sacred history that gives rationality to our faith, and energy to our hopes; that, under divine grace, teaches us how to pass through time with tranquil lity, and to expect felicity in a future state.
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