 | Mungo Park - Africa, West - 1799 - 520 pages
...calamity than slavery ; but the poor Negro, when fainting with hunger, thinks like ESAU of old ; " behold I am at the point to die, and what *' profit shall this hirthright do to me ?" There are many instances of free men voluntarily surrendering up their liberty... | |
 | Sarah Trimmer - 1835 - 276 pages
...therefore was his name called Edom. And Jacob said, Sell me this day thy birth-right. And Esau said, Behold, I am at the point to die ; and what profit shall this birth-right do to me ? And Jacob said, Swear to me this day : and he sware unto him : and he sold his birth-right... | |
 | William Fordyce Mavor - Chronology, Historical - 1804 - 416 pages
...state. When a person of free condition has the means of cultivating a greater quantity of ground than he is possessed of, he applies to the chief man of the...die, and what profit shall this birth-right do me ?"' VOL. XIV. U Many freemen have been known voluntarily to surrender their liberty that they might... | |
 | William Fordyce Mavor - World history - 1804 - 412 pages
...most numerous. The latter are usually such as have been reduced to that wretched state by cafitivity, famine, insolvency, or crimes. By the customs of this...die, and what profit shall this birth-right do me ?" VOL. XIV. U Many freemen have been known voluntarily to surrender their liberty that they might... | |
 | William Fordyce Mavor - World history - 1804 - 410 pages
...his claim to liberty, and with his freedom purchases his life. The second cause of slavery is fymine. When the poor negro is almost fainting with hunger,...die, and what profit shall this birth-right do me :" VOL. XIV. U Many freemen have been known voluntarily to surrender their liberty that they might... | |
 | Bryan Edwards - Bahamas - 1806 - 452 pages
...calamity than slavery: but the poor negro, when fainting with hunger, exclaims, like Esau of old, Behold 1 am at the point to die, and •what profit shall this birthright do to me? These are dreadful evils; ordained, without doubt, for wise -ml good purposes, but, concerning... | |
 | Mungo Park - Africa - 1807 - 594 pages
...greater calamity than slavery; but the poor Negro, when fainting with hunger, thinks like ESAU of old ; " behold I " am at the point to die, and what profit " shall this birthright do to me ?" There are many instances of free men voluntarily surrendering up their liberty to save their... | |
 | John Newton - 1808 - 624 pages
...if you die in your sins. Then you will see a propriety in Esau's words to your own case, " Be" hold, I am at the point to die, and what profit shall " this birth-right do to meJ?" As the w orld is the good of the unconverted, so a covenant God in Christ is the good and... | |
 | Eaton Stannard Barrett - 1809 - 458 pages
...was his name called Edom. — — And Jacob said : Sell me this day ,thy birthright. And Esau said : Behold, I am at the point to die ; and what profit shall this birthright do to me ? And Jacob said : Swear to me ; and he sware unto him ; and he sold his birthright unto Jacob.... | |
 | 1809 - 1150 pages
...therefore was his name called Edam. 31 And Jacob said, Sell me this day thy birth-right. 32 And Esau said. s Pharaoh. 19 My lord asked his servants, saying. Have 5re a Urth-right do to me ? 33 And Jacob said, Swear to me this da? ; and he sware unto him : and he sold... | |
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And Esau said, Behold, I am at the point to die: and what profit shall this birthright do to me? 
