Jupiter Hammon Professions : Poet Born : October 17, 1711 Died : 1806 Browse All Authors Top 25 quotes by Jupiter Hammon Those of you who can read I must beg you to read the Bible, and whenever you can get time, study the Bible, and if you can get no other time, spare some of your time from sleep, and learn what the mind and will of God is. Jupiter Hammon study mind sleep 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 reading would-be book Let all the time you can get be spent in trying to learn to read. Jupiter Hammon trying The Bible is a revelation of the mind and will of God to men. Therein we may learn, what God is. Jupiter Hammon god mind men If we should ever get to Heaven, we shall find nobody to reproach us for being black, or for being slaves. Jupiter Hammon slave black heaven We live so little time in this world that it is no matter how wretched and miserable we are, if it prepares us for heaven. Jupiter Hammon littles heaven world The next thing I would mention, and warn you against, is profaneness. This you know is forbidden by God. Jupiter Hammon forbidden you-again next If you see most people neglect the Bible, and many that can read never look into it, let it not harden you and make you think lightly of it, and that it is a book of no worth. Jupiter Hammon book people thinking But this will not do, God will certainly punish you for stealing and for being unfaithful. Jupiter Hammon stealing-cars unfaithful stealing 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. Jupiter Hammon white believe people 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. Jupiter Hammon wicked care thinking You have discovered so much kindness and good will to those you thought were oppressed, and had no helper, that I am sure you will not despise what I have wrote, if you judge it will be of any service to them. Jupiter Hammon despise judging kindness Good servants frequently make good masters. Jupiter Hammon servant masters There are but two places where all go after death, white and black, rich and poor; those places are Heaven and Hell. Heaven is a place made for those, who are born again, and who love God, and it is a place where they will be happy for ever. Jupiter Hammon white heaven two 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 satan sin forever 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 unfaithful excuse masters You know that murder is wicked. If you saw your master kill a man, do you suppose this would be any excuse for you, if you should commit the same crime? Jupiter Hammon wicked saws men He will bring us all, rich and poor, white and black, to his judgment seat. Jupiter Hammon judgment black white It is our duty to be faithful, not with eye service as men pleasers. Jupiter Hammon faithful eye men 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 pain use believe Similar Authors Abdellatif Laabi poet Ihara Saikaku poet Abram Joseph Ryan poet Ingeborg Bachmann poet Izumi Shikibu poet Bion of Smyrna poet All Authors
