As expressed by Lincoln, what are two central ideas in this sentence from this
paragraph?
"If we shall suppose that American slavery is one of those offenses which, in the
providence
of God, must needs come, but which, having continued through His
appointed time,
He now wills to remove, and that He gives to both North and South
this terrible war as
the woe due to those by whom the offense came, shall we
discern therein any
departure from those divine attributes which the believers in a
living God always ascribe
to Him?"
a) War is the natural consequence of the immoral behavior by the South, and
the North is awarded excellently
in its pursuit of God's will.
b) Slavery is ended solely by the will of God, and those that participate in
slavery must continue to honor God's
will.
○ c)
d)
War is a necessary evil that is determined by God's will, and the war of the
North and the South
is unavoidable.
Slavery is an inevitability continued or discontinued at God's will, and God's
power must be
honored even when punishment causes suffering.