Agreed.
My only point was Jefferson clearly understood the Biblical problem of inciting “rebellion” against authority.
Because he knew it could appear they were instigating a Biblically sinful rebellion, Jefferson’s entire raison d’être for writing a declaration of the Colonies’ independence was to establish a justifiable moral separation from Tyranny.
How Jefferson morally justified being a slaveowner etc., in latter years was a problem Lincoln knew he had to deal with.
That’s true. The Declaration not only lays out our reasons for separating from Britain, but warns that such a course is not to be taken lightly.