The Testimony of God Against SlaveryAmerican anti-slavery society, 1839 - 126 pages |
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... the pulling down of strong holds ; casting down imaginations , and every high thing that exalteth itself against the knowledge of God SEPTEMBER 4 , 1836 . TESTIMONY OF GOD AGAINST SLAVERY . CHAPTER I. WHAT IS iv PREFACE .
... the pulling down of strong holds ; casting down imaginations , and every high thing that exalteth itself against the knowledge of God SEPTEMBER 4 , 1836 . TESTIMONY OF GOD AGAINST SLAVERY . CHAPTER I. WHAT IS iv PREFACE .
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... holds and treats the human species as property . It does not allow to the slave the rights of his own reason and conscience . It annihilates the family state ; prevents the pa- * Stroud . rents from obeying the command of God , with re ...
... holds and treats the human species as property . It does not allow to the slave the rights of his own reason and conscience . It annihilates the family state ; prevents the pa- * Stroud . rents from obeying the command of God , with re ...
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... holds all the religious privileges of the slave at the mere mercy of his master , whether that master be infidel , papist , or protestant . It prevents the slaves from obeying that com- mand of God which makes it the duty of all men to ...
... holds all the religious privileges of the slave at the mere mercy of his master , whether that master be infidel , papist , or protestant . It prevents the slaves from obeying that com- mand of God which makes it the duty of all men to ...
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... hold as slaves . But there is no truth in this . They had an express law respecting the Canaanites . It is given in Deut . xx , 16-18 . " But of the cities of these people , which the Lord thy God giveth thee for an inheri- tance , thou ...
... hold as slaves . But there is no truth in this . They had an express law respecting the Canaanites . It is given in Deut . xx , 16-18 . " But of the cities of these people , which the Lord thy God giveth thee for an inheri- tance , thou ...
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... hold them forever . But I find it difficult to see how this can be done at any rate , without robbery . Suppose a man goes to the slave - market , and buys a slave - can he buy any better title than the seller sells ? The transfer is in ...
... hold them forever . But I find it difficult to see how this can be done at any rate , without robbery . Suppose a man goes to the slave - market , and buys a slave - can he buy any better title than the seller sells ? The transfer is in ...
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Page 38 - If thou forbear to deliver them that are drawn unto death, and those that are ready to be slain ; if thou sayest, Behold, we knew it not ; doth not he that pondereth the heart consider it? and he that keepeth thy soul, doth not he know it? and shall not he render to every man according to his works...
Page 31 - The LORD will preserve him, and keep him alive; and he shall be blessed upon the earth: and thou wilt not deliver him unto the will of his enemies. 3 . The LORD will strengthen him upon the bed of languishing: thou wilt make all his bed in his sickness.
Page 14 - For the LORD your God is God of gods, and Lord of lords, a great God, a mighty, and a terrible, which regardeth not persons, nor taketh reward...
Page 33 - For he shall deliver the needy when he crieth ; The poor also, and him that hath no helper. He shall spare the poor and needy, And shall save the souls of the needy. He shall redeem their soul from deceit and violence : And precious shall their blood be in his sight.
Page 18 - At his day thou shalt give him his hire, neither shall the sun go down upon it; for he is poor, and setteth his heart upon it: lest he cry against thee unto the LORD, and it be sin unto thee.
Page 10 - And it came to pass in process of time, that the king of Egypt died : and the children of Israel sighed by reason of the bondage, and they cried, and their cry came up unto God by reason of the bondage...
Page 64 - Raca,' shall be in danger of the council ; but whosoever shall say ; ' Thou fool,' shall be in danger of hell fire. Therefore, if thou bring thy gift to the altar, and there rememberest that thy brother hath aught against thee ; leave there thy gift before the altar, and go thy way, first be reconciled to thy brother, and then come and offer thy gift.
Page 44 - He that walketh righteously, and speaketh uprightly; he that despiseth the gain of oppressions, that shaketh his hands from holding of bribes, that stoppeth his ears from hearing of blood, and shutteth his eyes from seeing evil; He shall dwell on high: his place of defence shall be the munitions of rocks: bread shall be given him; his waters shall be sure.
Page 32 - But unto the wicked God saith, "What hast thou to do to declare my statutes, or that thou shouldest take my covenant in thy mouth? "Seeing thou hatest instruction, and easiest my words behind thee.
Page 35 - Which executeth judgment for the oppressed : Which giveth food to the hungry. The Lord looseth the prisoners : The Lord openeth the eyes of the blind : The Lord raiseth them that are bowed down : The Lord loveth the righteous : The Lord preserveth the strangers ; He relieveth the fatherless and widow : But the way of the wicked he turneth upside down.