 | John Cleaves Henderson - Biography & Autobiography - 1890 - 408 pages
...assistance in wringing their bread from the sweat of other men's faces, but let us judge not, that we be not judged. The prayer of both could not be answered....whom the offence cometh ! If we shall suppose that African slavery is one of these offences which, in the providence of God, must needs come,. but which... | |
 | John George Nicolay, John Hay - United States - 1890 - 554 pages
...bread from the sweat of other men's faces ; but let us judge not, that we be not judged. The prayers of both could not be answered — that of neither...his own purposes. " Woe unto the world because of offenses ! for it must needs be that offenses come; but woe to that man by whom the offense cometh."... | |
 | Abraham Lincoln - Slavery - 1890 - 500 pages
...bread from the sweat of other men's faces ; but let us judge not, that we be not judged. The prayers of both could not be answered. That of neither has...has His own purposes. "Woe unto the world because of offenses, for it must needs be that offenses come: but woe to that man by whom the offense cometh."... | |
 | John George Nicolay, John Hay - Presidents - 1890 - 568 pages
...bread from the sweat of other men's faces ; but let us judge not, that we be not judged. The prayers of both could not be answered — that of neither...Almighty has his own purposes. "Woe unto the world beeause of offenses! for it must nceds be that offenses eome ; but woe to that man by whom the offense... | |
 | Charles Wallace French - Presidents - 1891 - 416 pages
...assistance in wringing the bread from the sweat of other men's faces. But let us judge not, that we be not judged. The prayer of both could not be answered....His own purposes. ' Woe unto the world because of offenses, for it must needs be that offenses come, but woe to that man by whom the offense cometh.'... | |
 | Blanche Wilder Bellamy, Maud Wilder Goodwin - Readers - 1891 - 408 pages
...sweat of other men's faces. But let us judge not, that we be not judged. The prayer of both should not be answered. That of neither has been answered...Woe unto the world because of offences, for it must be that offences come ; but woe unto that . man by whom the offence cometh." If we shall suppose that... | |
 | charles carleton coffin - 1892 - 654 pages
...bread from the sweat of other men's faces; but let us judge not, that we be not judged. The prayers of both could not be answered — that of neither...If we shall suppose that American slavery is one of those offences which, in the providence of God, must needs come, but which, having continued through... | |
 | Robert R. Mathisen - History - 2001 - 674 pages
...bread from the sweat of other men's faces; but let us j udge not that we be not j udged The prayers of both could not be answered; that of neither has...If we shall suppose that American Slavery is one of those offences which, in the providence of God, must needs come, but which, having continued through... | |
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Both read the same Bible, and pray to the same God; and each invokes His aid against the other. It may seem strange that any men should dare to ask a just God's assistance in wringing their bread from the sweat of other men's faces; but let us judge not... 
