That ineffable condescension of a God made man, shedding his blood for the redemption of all men, was the most powerful motive that induced the Church to take such a zealous interest in the manumission of slaves.
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Manumission
/mænjʊˈmɪʃən/
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The manumission of the slaves in New York has been gradual.
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The most important law of Augustus, was the lex oelia sentia, deserving of all praise, which related to the manumission of slaves.
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In the west, and especially in Cornwall, the names of the serfs were mainly Celtic,—Griffith, Modred, Riol, and so forth,—as may be seen from the list of manumissions preserved in a mass-book at St. Petroc's, or Padstow.
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