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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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

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