 | James Stephen - Antislavery movements - 1807 - 76 pages
...call this a fast, and an acceptable day to the Lord ? ", 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 you break. " every yoke?" Not less clear to the same effect, are the exhortations of the prophet... | |
 | Thomas Clarkson - Society of Friends - 1807 - 482 pages
...a different nature from that required. " Is not this the fast," says Isaiah*, " that I have chosen, to loose the bands of wickedness, to undo the heavy burdens, and * Isaiah Iviii. 6, 7. to to let the oppressed go free, and that ye break every vote ? Is it not to... | |
 | James Hare - God - 1809 - 412 pages
...approves and requires from them, he thus expresses himself; " Is not this the fast I have chosen ? to " loose the bands of wickedness, to undo the " heavy burdens, and to let the oppressed go free? " Is it not to deal thy bread to the hungry, and " that thou bring the poor that are cast out to "... | |
 | Thomas Scott - Sermons, English - 1810 - 594 pages
...ordinances of justice, " they take delight in approaching to GOD. Is not this " the fast that 1 have chosen? to loose the bands of " wickedness, to undo the heavy...let " the oppressed go free; and that ye break every " yoke?"f " Think not to say within yourselves, " We have Abraham to our Father. Now is the axe * Isai.... | |
 | William Wake - Apostolic Fathers - 1810 - 418 pages
...not this the fast that I have chosen, to loose the bands of wickedness, to undo the heavy burthens, and to let the oppressed go free ; and that ye break every yoke ? Is it not to deal thy bread to the hungry, and that thou bring the poor that are cast out, to thy... | |
 | John Wesley - Methodism - 1811 - 450 pages
...4. And this God himself expressly and largely declares, " Is not this the fast that I have chosen ? To loose the bands of wickedness, to undo the heavy...the oppressed go free, and that ye break every yoke ? Is it not to deal thy bread to the hungry, and that thou bring the poor that are cast out, to thy... | |
 | Francis Gastrell - Bible - 1812 - 378 pages
...thou call this a fa1t, and an acceptable day to the Lord ? Is it not this the fast that I have chostn, to loose the bands of wickedness, to undo the heavy burdens, and to let the oppressed 90 free, and that ye break every yoke ? Is it rot to deal thy bread to the hungry, and that thou bring... | |
 | Missions - 1805 - 672 pages
...fast or pray, while our hands are full of blood; and we neglect to " loose the bands of wickednc««, to undo the heavy burdens, and to let the oppressed go free !" Isa. Iviii. 6. Dr. R. Pearson has lately published " Outlines of a Flan calculated to put a Stop... | |
 | John Murray - Sermons, American - 1813 - 438 pages
...sackcloth and ashes under him ? wilt thou call this a fast ? Is not this the fast that I have chosen ? to loose the bands of wickedness, to undo the heavy...the oppressed go free, and that ye break every yoke ? Is it not to deal thy bread to the hungry, and that thou bring the poor that arc cast out to thy... | |
 | Missions - 1833 - 638 pages
...their life-time subject to bondage."— Heb. ii. 15. 11. " Is not this the fast that I have chosen ? to loose the bands of wickedness, to undo the heavy...oppressed go free, and that ye break every yoke?" — Isa. Iviii. 6. " Why dost thou set at nought thy brother ? for we shall all stand before the judgment-seat... | |
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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? 
