 | Mungo Park - 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 unto Jacob.... | |
 | William Fordyce Mavor - 1804 - 410 pages
...slavery is fymine. When the poor negro is almost fainting with hunger, he may well say with Esau, " Behold I am at the point to 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 - 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 the... | |
 | Mungo Park - 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 lives.... | |
 | 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 portion... | |
 | William Fordyce Mavor - 1808 - 402 pages
...slavery is famine. • When the poor negro is almost fainting with hunger, he may well say with Esau, " Behold I am at the point to die, and what profit shall this birth-right do me ?" -*" U2 ' MarMany freemen have been known voluntarily to surrender their liberty, that they might... | |
 | 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. Then... | |
 | 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... | |
 | Charles Simeon - 1810 - 518 pages
...which, by primogeniture, he was entitled. To justify his conduct he offered this vain and false apology, Behold, I am at the point to die; and what profit shall this birth-right do to me? But the fact is, as the historian informs us, he " despised his birth-right." Let us then consider... | |
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And Esau said, Behold, I am at the point to die: and what profit shall this birthright do to me? 
