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Page ii
... sanction from such a relation , but imposes upon it the most fearful condemnation . He proves also , that there is no word in the sacred writings that is equivalent to " slave " or " slavery . " I hope that Bro . Brisbane will print ...
... sanction from such a relation , but imposes upon it the most fearful condemnation . He proves also , that there is no word in the sacred writings that is equivalent to " slave " or " slavery . " I hope that Bro . Brisbane will print ...
Page iv
... sanction the abominable system of enslaving the bo- dies and souls of men . Yours truly , GEO . B. IDE . PHILADELPHIA , Sept. 6 , 1847 . My Dear Sir : -I have looked over the proof - sheets of your forth - coming work , " Slavery ...
... sanction the abominable system of enslaving the bo- dies and souls of men . Yours truly , GEO . B. IDE . PHILADELPHIA , Sept. 6 , 1847 . My Dear Sir : -I have looked over the proof - sheets of your forth - coming work , " Slavery ...
Page v
... sanctioned by the Bible that I have ever seen , and in my judgment , it is well adapted on account of its spirit arrangement and style to enlighten and convince all classes of mind that American Slavery is directly opposed to the ...
... sanctioned by the Bible that I have ever seen , and in my judgment , it is well adapted on account of its spirit arrangement and style to enlighten and convince all classes of mind that American Slavery is directly opposed to the ...
Page ix
... sanctions , justifies , tolerates , or merely on account of the peculiar condi- tion of the world suffers the relation of the despot and subject , the master and ser- vant , I am not disposed to meddle with in these pages . But to the ...
... sanctions , justifies , tolerates , or merely on account of the peculiar condi- tion of the world suffers the relation of the despot and subject , the master and ser- vant , I am not disposed to meddle with in these pages . But to the ...
Page 16
... sanctions slave- ry . So also as to the words bondmen and bondmaids , even a Northerner is liable to be wrongly biased in his construction , in consequence of his habit of thinking of the Southern slaves as bondmen and bond- maids ...
... sanctions slave- ry . So also as to the words bondmen and bondmaids , even a Northerner is liable to be wrongly biased in his construction , in consequence of his habit of thinking of the Southern slaves as bondmen and bond- maids ...
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Abraham apostle authority Baptist church Bible bond bondage bondmen bondmen and bondmaids bought brethren called Canaan captives children of Israel Chris Christian claim compelled to serve Deut Egypt enslaved evidence Exodus xxi father favour fear fear and tremble fellow five talents give hath heart heathen Hebrew hired servant Holy Holy Bible imply inference Israel Japheth Jesus Christ Jews jubilee king labourers land of Egypt law of Moses Leviticus liberty Luke maid servant master Matthew means of redress mind minister Mosaic law nation Noah Old Testament Onesimus oppres oppressed condition passage Paul Philemon poor precept punishment receive redeemed redress when wronged sanction say unto sell sent shew signify sion slaveholders sold unto sons stranger suffer suppose Testament things thou hast thou shalt tion translation unto thee vant woman word servant word slave xxii yoke
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Page 104 - Who then is that faithful and wise steward, whom his lord shall make ruler over his household, to give them their portion of meat in due season? Blessed is that servant whom his lord when he cometh shall find so doing.
Page 187 - And he that stealeth a man, and selleth him, or if he be found in his hand, he shall surely be put to death.
Page 96 - But forasmuch as he had not to pay, his lord commanded him to be sold, and his wife, and children, and all that he had, and payment to be made.
Page 101 - The kingdom of Heaven is like unto a certain king, which made a marriage for his son, and sent forth his servants to call them that were bidden to the wedding: and they would not come.
Page 113 - But his citizens hated him, and sent a message after him, saying, "We will not have this man to reign over us.
Page 103 - So that servant came, and shewed his lord these things. "Then the master of the house being angry said to his servant, 'Go out quickly into the streets and lanes of the city, and bring in hither the poor, and the maimed, and the halt, and the blind.' And the servant said, 'Lord, it is done as thou hast .commanded and yet there is room.
Page 99 - Hear another parable: There was a certain householder, which planted a vineyard, and hedged it round about, and digged a wine-press in it, and built a tower, and let it out to husbandmen, and went into a far country...
Page 105 - My lord delayeth his coming ; and shall begin to beat the men-servants and maidens, and to eat and drink, and to be drunken ; '• the lord of that servant will come in a day when he looketh not for him, and at an hour when he is not aware, and will cut him in sunder, and will appoint him his portion with the unbelievers. *' And that servant, which knew his lord's will, and prepared not himself, neither did according to his will, shall be beaten with many stripes.
Page 102 - And when the king came in to see the guests, he saw there a man which had not on a wedding garment; and he saith unto him, Friend, how earnest thou in hither not having a wedding garment?
Page 119 - And it came to pass, as we went to prayer, a certain damsel possessed with a spirit of divination met us, which brought her masters much gain by soothsaying : the same followed Paul and us, and cried, saying, These men are the servants of the most high God, which show unto us the way of salvation.