A Treatise on Slavery: In which is Shown Forth the Evil of Slave Holding, Both from the Light of Nature and Divine RevelationAmerican Anti-Slavery Society, 1840 - 136 pages |
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... Independence . ) That all men are by nature free and independent ; so that it is impossible to vindicate the practice of slavery without condemning the political government of our nation , nor without vindicating every species and every ...
... Independence . ) That all men are by nature free and independent ; so that it is impossible to vindicate the practice of slavery without condemning the political government of our nation , nor without vindicating every species and every ...
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... from the commencement of American independence , slaves , by hearing the conver- sations of their masters upon civil liberty , are better ac- quainted with the rights of man than they could have 54 HURTFUL TO MASTERS AND SLAVES .
... from the commencement of American independence , slaves , by hearing the conver- sations of their masters upon civil liberty , are better ac- quainted with the rights of man than they could have 54 HURTFUL TO MASTERS AND SLAVES .
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... independence and authority over their degraded vassals , than to make proficiency in book learning . * * It is nothing uncommon for a young lady , when passing her leisure hours with insignificant ease in a parlor , whose brain is as ...
... independence and authority over their degraded vassals , than to make proficiency in book learning . * * It is nothing uncommon for a young lady , when passing her leisure hours with insignificant ease in a parlor , whose brain is as ...
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... independence than his own . Thou dost never demand a tribute of humble service from any of thy subjects without a reward . But I can demand implicit obedience by the supremacy of my power , and the vengeance of my rod , without the ...
... independence than his own . Thou dost never demand a tribute of humble service from any of thy subjects without a reward . But I can demand implicit obedience by the supremacy of my power , and the vengeance of my rod , without the ...
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... Independence , page 1st . ) " We hold these truths to be self evident , that all men are cre- ated equal , that they are endowed by their Creator with certain inalienable rights , that amongst these are life , liberty , and the pursuit ...
... Independence , page 1st . ) " We hold these truths to be self evident , that all men are cre- ated equal , that they are endowed by their Creator with certain inalienable rights , that amongst these are life , liberty , and the pursuit ...
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Page 60 - Moreover if thy brother shall trespass against thee, go and tell him his fault between thee and him alone ; if he shall hear thee, thou hast gained thy brother. But if he will not hear thee, then take with thee one or two more, that in the mouth of two or three witnesses every word may be established. And if he shall neglect to hear them, tell it unto the church : but if he neglect to hear the church, let him be unto thee as an heathen man and a publican.
Page 76 - To what purpose is the multitude of your sacrifices unto me?" Saith the Lord : "I am full of the burnt offerings of rams, and the fat of fed beasts; and I delight not in the blood of bullocks, or of lambs or of he goats.
Page 98 - Servants, obey in all things your masters according to the flesh ; not with eyeservice, as menpleasers ; but in singleness of heart, fearing God : and whatsoever ye do, do it heartily, as to the Lord, and not unto men ; knowing that of the Lord ye shall receive the reward of the inheritance: for ye serve the Lord Christ.
Page 77 - Come now, and let us reason together, saith the LORD : though your sins be as scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they be red like crimson, they shall be as wool. 19 If ye be willing and obedient, ye shall eat the good of the land...
Page 16 - This is my covenant, which ye shall keep, between me and you and thy seed after thee ; Every man child among you shall be circumcised.
Page 36 - And thou shalt teach them diligently unto thy children, and shalt talk of them when thou sittest in thine house, and when thou walkest by the way, and when thou liest down, and when thou risest up. 8 And thou shalt bind them for a sign upon thine hand, and they shall be as frontlets between thine eyes.
Page 20 - Thou shalt not deliver unto his master the servant which is escaped from his master unto thee: he shall dwell with thee, even among you, in that place which he shall choose in one of thy gates, where it liketh him best : thou shalt not oppress him.
Page 19 - And if a man smite the eye of his servant, or the eye of his maid, that it perish ; he shall let him go free for his eye's sake. 27 And if he smite out his manservant's tooth, or his maidservant's tooth; he shall let him go free for his tooth's sake.
Page 91 - Go to now, ye rich men, weep and howl for your miseries that shall come upon you. Your riches are corrupted, and your garments are motheaten. Your gold and silver is cankered; and the rust of them shall be a witness against you, and shall eat your flesh as it were fire. Ye have heaped treasure together for the last days.
Page 90 - For it pleased the Father that in him should all fulness dwell ; and, having made peace through the blood of his cross, by him to reconcile all things unto himself; by him, I say, whether they be things in earth, or things in heaven.