If there was no Bible, it would be no matter whether you could read or not. Reading other books would do you no good.
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But this will not do, God will certainly punish you for stealing and for being unfaithful.Jupiter Hammon
Riches and honours which drown the greater part of mankind, who have the gospel, in perdition, can be little or no temptations to us.
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When I was at Hartford in Connecticut, where I lived during the war, I published several pieces which were well received, not only by those of my own colour, but by a number of the white people, who thought they might do good among their servants.
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That liberty is a great thing we may know from our own feelings, and we may likewise judge so from the conduct of the white-people, in the late war.
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I suppose I have had more advantages and privileges than most of you, who are slaves have ever known, and I believe more than many white people have enjoyed, for which I desire to bless God, and pray that he may bless those who have given them to me.
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