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Remember my chains. Grace be with you. Amen. Written to the Colossians from Rome by Tychicus and Onesimus. PAUL, and Silvanus, and Timothy, to the church of the Thessalonians in God the Father, and in the Lord Jesus Christ: grace unto you, and peace from God our Father, and the Lord Jesus Christ.
And yet I call Philemon 'our dearly beloved and fellow-laborer, I tell him that I send to him again Onesimus, who had been unprofitable to him in time past; but now, being a Christian, he would be profitable. Dost thou know, Albert Barnes, what I mean by that word, in the flesh?
It is worthy of remark, that Paul's message to Philemon, shows, not only that he himself was not in favor of slaveholding, but, that he believed the gospel had wrought such an entire change on this subject, in the heart of Philemon, that Onesimus would find on his return to him, the tyrant and the slaveholder sunk in the brother and the Christian.
Onesimus was the servant of Philemon; under a relation which it is difficult with accuracy and certainty to define. The basis of all pecuniary obligations lies in some "value received." How can "an article of merchandise" stand on this basis and sustain commercial relations to its owner? There is no person to offer or promise. Personality is swallowed up in American slavery!
I entreat thee for my son, whom I have begotten during my bonds, Onesimus: who in time past hath been an unprofitable servant to thee, but now very profitable to thee and to me: whom I have sent back; thou therefore receive him, even as my own bowels: whom I wished to detain about myself, that in thy stead he might have waited upon me during my bonds for the gospel: but without thy consent would I do nothing; that this good deed of thine might not be as of necessity, but from thy own choice.
"Farewell, tomb of Melite; the best of women lies here, who loved her loving husband, Onesimus; thou wert most excellent, wherefore he longs for thee after thy death, for thou wert the best of wives. Farewell, thou too, dearest husband, only love my children."
He would, therefore, publicly disclaim his allegiance to the teachings of the Apostle Paul, if, upon reflection, Paul should insist that he was right in remanding Onesimus to be Philemon's property 'forever; it was well enough that he should be sent back to restore what he had taken by theft, provided Philemon would immediately release him; otherwise, to steal from Philemon was doing no more than Philemon had done to him, in taking away that liberty which is the birthright of every human being; and Onesimus probably stole merely to assist his escape.
"Leaning on the arm of Onesimus, Philemon returned to bless his household. "Thus far," said I, "you have my Night Thoughts." I asked Mr. North if he accepted the present New Testament Canon as correct? He said that he did. I then inquired if he regarded the Scriptures as the only and sufficient rule of faith and practice. To this he also agreed.
That is all I have to tell now and remain dutifully yours.... Isn't that delightful? Quite a good report!" Instructions followed to Onesimus not to bring any further news to Pensham, but to take his next instalment to the Towers. These things occurred on the Friday, the day after the visit to Chorlton. Certainly that letter of Widow Thrale's justified Lady Gwendolen in feeling at ease about Mrs.
He was ready, at whatever expense, to help his young disciple in carrying it into full effect. Of this he assured Philemon, in language the most explicit and emphatic. Here we find one reason for the conduct of Paul in sending Onesimus to Philemon. If a fugitive slave of the Rev. Mr.
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