Select parts of the holy Bible, for the use of the negro slaves, in the British West-India islandsLaw and Gilbert, 1807 The bible itself is an edited edition of the King James Bible - there is no extra material in the Bible, just redacted passages. This version of the Bible excludes 90 percent of the Old Testament as well as 50 percent of the New Testament. Absent are all of the Psalms, that talk about hope for God's liberation from oppression, as well as the entire Book of Revelation. |
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... PREACHER . CHAP . I. The Preacher sheweth that all human courses are vain ; 4 because the creatures are restless in their courses ; 9 they bring forth nothing new , and all old things are forgotten ; 12 and because they have found it so ...
... PREACHER . CHAP . I. The Preacher sheweth that all human courses are vain ; 4 because the creatures are restless in their courses ; 9 they bring forth nothing new , and all old things are forgotten ; 12 and because they have found it so ...
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... Preacher was king over Israel in Jerusalem ; 13 And I gave my heart to seek and search out by wisdom concerning all things that are done under heaven : this sore travail hath God given to the sons of man to be exercised therewith . 14 I ...
... Preacher was king over Israel in Jerusalem ; 13 And I gave my heart to seek and search out by wisdom concerning all things that are done under heaven : this sore travail hath God given to the sons of man to be exercised therewith . 14 I ...
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... Preacher , ) count- ing one by one to find out the account : 28 Which yet my soul seeketh , but I find not : one man among a thousand have I found ; but a woman among all those have I not found . 29 Lo , this only have I found , that ...
... Preacher , ) count- ing one by one to find out the account : 28 Which yet my soul seeketh , but I find not : one man among a thousand have I found ; but a woman among all those have I not found . 29 Lo , this only have I found , that ...
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... Preacher's care to edify . 13 The fear of God is the chief antidote of vanity . Remember now thy Creator in the days of thy youth , while the evil days come not , nor the years draw nigh when thou shalt say , I have no pleasure in them ...
... Preacher's care to edify . 13 The fear of God is the chief antidote of vanity . Remember now thy Creator in the days of thy youth , while the evil days come not , nor the years draw nigh when thou shalt say , I have no pleasure in them ...
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... Preacher ; all is vanity . 9 And moreover , because the Preacher was wise , he still taught the people knowledge ; yea , he gave good heed , and sought out , and set in order niany proverbs . 10 The Preacher sought to find out ...
... Preacher ; all is vanity . 9 And moreover , because the Preacher was wise , he still taught the people knowledge ; yea , he gave good heed , and sought out , and set in order niany proverbs . 10 The Preacher sought to find out ...
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