It is very wicked for you not to take care of your masters goods, but how much worse is it to pilfer and steal from them, whenever you think you shall not be found out.
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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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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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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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