Owing No One Anything A Sermon Extract Warns Against Debt
A sermon fragment by Dr. Charters, as transmitted by T.S. Swaze, urges that being debt free is a path to happiness. It argues debt corrupts judgment, distorts virtues, harms relations, and leads to deception to hide poverty, with independence only by bounding desires and avoiding owing others.
Wretched Condition of Slaves in Roman Law
W. Suanr notes the enslaved in Rome endured a harsh common lot under laws and customs. A late learned writer provides a delineation of their plight, urging readers to prize liberty and consider the slaves’ miserable situation as described for inclusion in the Methodist Magazine.
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