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Show 7. . Propofitz'om' concerning the Title of the [\mg: of Spam to America. who is full of Kindnefs, Grace and Love. 'Tis to follow the method which Mahomer and the Romans before him us'd to fpoil and conquer the World: and the Turks and Moor: to this day take the fame on the contrary, the Kings of Spain have often on this account renew'd their Orders to obviate the fill-glues and Outrages that were committed on the n rm. I46 courfe, but 'tis unjufl, tyrannical, infamous, and unworthy of Chriftians: lt would be the occalion of many blafphemous Refieélions on the Name of Chrill, and the Chril‘tian Religion, as we have been taught by fad Experience, lince the Spaniards have exercis‘d fo many Cruelties on the Indians; for they believe that the God we worfhip is the molt uniult, unmetciful and cruel of all Gods: Therefore the way of Violence and Severity would be an invincible Obitu- cle to the Converfion of the Indians. XXIV Propofition. 'Tis to be expected that lnfidels will alway uppofe fuch as attempt to invade their Country, in order to take polfefflon of it by the Title of Conqueft', f0 that to go about to fubdue 'em as the proper way to convert 'em, is to lofe time, and ruin fo holy an Enterprize. XXV Propofition. 147 "' X XVI P'fopofirion, Seeing the Spaniards have not been fu ' ‘ [her by the Authority of their Prince,.oIr)p2i)ri}t reiia :vi: ful reafon to make W'ar agrainlt the Indium who liv'd peaceably in their own Country, and had done the Spaniards no wrong: All fuch Conque lls that have been, or may hereafter be made in the Indie: are to be accounted unjult, tyrannical, and null being condemned by all the Laws of God and Men' For the proof of this Propolition one need only ; prod uce the Proceedings againfl: thefe Tyrants which are yet to be feen in the Archives of the Royai Council 5 .or thofe Pro-fecutions that might {till be made agamfl: 'em every moment. For bot h Heaven and 7Earth cry aloud againlt the Violence the y have olferd the poor Americans, I " XXVH Propofirion. iio,'1d"l1€=1{1ngs of Spain are by the Law of God ob; his go eftablllh f0 good'a Government in the From the time when Chriflopher Columbus difco- ire, y cauhng thofe Indian Laws and Cultoms In.that: vcr'd the India, the Kings of Spain have alwal'S whiEEOd to be obferv'd, andby abolilhing the bad, exprefly forbidden their Subjects to make War 111‘ thinc are lefs numerous than the othe r, on the Indians : {0 that the Spaniards can lhew n0 dvugpcigntrary to good Manners and the that noRules of Authority or Permilfion m the .new World: or if they can {hew any {Mill PC. among thofe People, by which means both . . Qommillions, they are forged, or have bin furreptl' i 6 King's Interefl; and {h t f h troully obtain'd by falfe Informations, invented to Provided for effectually. a o t e Imam m" b" obtain a power of taking away the Riches of}he Emma or 0f making them Slaves with impungl; 2:; 3 XXX/III Pia-3 - 2'1.» 5-5.3". that was ever given "em bl M to my maybe tolerated. And the melt likely, the King of Spain to commit any Act of Hofiilitl Col i) fucceed 1n fuch a delign is to publ ifll the. |