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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Now the Bible tells us that we are all by nature, sinners, that we are slaves to sin and Satan, and that unless we are converted, or born again, we must be miserable forever.Jupiter Hammon
But this will not do, God will certainly punish you for stealing and for being unfaithful.
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Good servants frequently make good masters.
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The next thing I would mention, and warn you against, is profaneness. This you know is forbidden by God.
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Besides all this, if you are idle, and take to bad courses, you will hurt those of your brethren who are slaves, and do all in your power to prevent their being free.
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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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