 | Charles Stuart - Enslaved persons - 1833 - 68 pages
...which is just and equal, and the part which God chooses is, "to let loose the bands of wickedness, to undo the heavy burdens, and to let the oppressed go free." JVo* regard for the laws of our country, — for, as quoted in page 20, the negroes being by birth... | |
 | Elizur Wright - African Americans - 1833 - 102 pages
...regard to this very thing. " Is not this the fast that I have chosen ? To loose the bands of wickedness, to undo the heavy burdens, and to let the oppressed go free, and that ye break every yoke?"—Isa. Iviii. 6. "Masters, give unto your servants that which is just... | |
 | Amos Augustus Phelps - Slavery - 1834 - 296 pages
...all involuntary servitude. Wherever it comes, it comes to 'preach deliverance to the captives' — 'to undo the heavy burdens and to let the oppressed go free.' Whenever it shall have breathed its sanctifying influence into all the family of man, then the day... | |
 | William Parr Greswell - 1834 - 250 pages
...acceptable day to the Lord ? /* not this the " fast that I have chosen ? to loose the bands of " wickedness, to undo the heavy burdens, and to " let the oppressed go free, and that ye break " every yoke ? /* it not to deal thy bread to the " hungry, and that thou bring the... | |
 | Simon Clough - Abolitionists - 1834 - 58 pages
...refer, reads as follows:—" fs not this the fast that I have chosen ? to loose the bands of wickedness, to undo the heavy burdens, and to let the oppressed go free; and that ye break every yoke." (Isaiah I. viii. 6.) It is not absolutely certain that the Prophet had... | |
 | Hermas - Christian literature, Early - 1836 - 518 pages
...he saith on this wise : "Is not this the fast that I have chosen, to loose the bands of wickedness, to undo the heavy burdens, and to let the oppressed go free ; and that ye break every yoke ? /v«*e7. 17 /Is it not to deal thy bread to the hungry, and that thou... | |
 | Heman Humphrey - American essays - 1834 - 434 pages
...prayer. ' Is not this the fast, saith the Lord, that I have chosen, to loose the bands of wickedness, to undo the heavy burdens, and to let the oppressed go free, and that ye brake every yoke ? Is it not to deal thy bread to the. hungry, and that thou bring the... | |
 | Shipley Wells Willson - Antislavery movements - 1835 - 54 pages
...again in another place : Is not this the fast that I have chosen ? to loose the bands of wickedness, to undo the heavy burdens, and to let the oppressed GO FREE, and that ye break every yoke ? Isa. Iviii. (i ; and eee also the whole of this chapter. The slaves... | |
 | Samuel Mcpherson Janney - Christian life - 1835 - 158 pages
...afforded. "Is not this the fast which I have chosen," saith the Lord, "to loose the bands of wickedness, to undo the heavy burdens, and to let the oppressed go free, and that ye break every yoke? Is it not, to deal thy bread to the hungr)', and that thou bring the... | |
 | Christian biography - 1835 - 434 pages
...as well as feasting. " Is not this the fast that I have chosen — to loose the bonds of wickedness, to undo the heavy burdens, and to let the oppressed go free, and that ye break every yoke 1 Is it not to deal thy bread to the hungry, and that thou bring the poor... | |
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Is it not to deal thy bread to the hungry, and that thou bring the poor that are cast out to thy house ? when thou seest the naked, that thou cover him ; and that thou hide not thyself from thine own flesh? 
