14 Jupiter Hammon Quotes for You to Enjoy

Jupiter Hammon

American Poet

Born: 1711

Died: 1806

Being Bible God Time Will You

Related authors: Edgar Allan Poe Emily Dickinson Henry Wadsworth Longfellow Maya Angelou Ralph Waldo Emerson Robert Frost T. S. Eliot Walt Whitman

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

God You Will Punish Stealing Unfaithful Being Certainly

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

Nature Bible Satan Miserable Unless Must Tells Born Born-Again Sin Sinners Forever Again Converted Us Now Slaves

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

You Hurt Will Free Power Those Bad Besides Prevent Take Courses Idle Being Brethren Your Who Slaves

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

God Me You People White Believe Those Given More Had He Advantages Suppose Bless Most Known Pray Privileges Than May Which Them Who Many Ever Enjoyed Desire Slaves

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

Let all the time you can get be spent in trying to learn to read. Jupiter Hammon

Time You Spent Learn Read Get Trying

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

Love Death God Be Happy Happy Will Black Made Rich White Hell Those Born Born-Again Go Heaven Where After Place Again Places Poor Who Ever Two

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

Jupiter Hammon Quotes

No more Jupiter Hammon quotes