Jupiter Hammon

But this will not do, God will certainly punish you for stealing and for being unfaithful. ↗

— Jupiter Hammon

#certainly #god #punish #stealing #unfaithful

The Bible is a revelation of the mind and will of God to men. Therein we may learn, what God is. ↗

— Jupiter Hammon

#god #learn #may #men #mind

We cannot certainly, have any excuse either for taking any thing that belongs to our masters without their leave, or for being unfaithful in their business. ↗

— Jupiter Hammon

#being #belongs #business #cannot #certainly

All the time spent idly, is spent wickedly, and is unfaithfulness to our masters. ↗

— Jupiter Hammon

#masters #our #spent #time #unfaithfulness

As we depend upon our masters, for what we eat and drink and wear, and for all our comfortable things in this world, we cannot be happy, unless we please them. ↗

— Jupiter Hammon

#cannot #comfortable #depend #drink #eat

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. ↗

— Jupiter Hammon

#being #besides #brethren #courses #free

Good servants frequently make good masters. ↗

— Jupiter Hammon

#good #make #masters #servants

He will bring us all, rich and poor, white and black, to his judgment seat. ↗

— Jupiter Hammon

#bring #his #judgment #poor #rich

If a servant strives to please his master and studies and takes pains to do it, I believe there are but few masters who would use such a servant cruelly. ↗

— Jupiter Hammon

#cruelly #few #his #i #i believe

If there was no Bible, it would be no matter whether you could read or not. Reading other books would do you no good. ↗

— Jupiter Hammon

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