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Emancipation - what is meant by it? Simply that the slaves shall cease to be held as property and shall henceforth be held and treated as human beings. Simply, that we should take our feet from off their necks.

~Elijah Parish Lovejoy

Topics: Beings Cease Emancipation Feet Held Henceforth Human Human Beings Meant Necks Off Our Property Shall Should Simply Slaves Take Treated

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Fortune has, in the main, hitherto looked unfavourably upon me since I left home, but I begin to hope for better things. Still, in all my past distresses, one thought has consoled me - I have learned to appreciate a parent's love.

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Topics: Appreciate Begin Better Better Things Fortune Hitherto Home Hope Learned Left Looked Love Main Me Parent Past Since Still Things Thought I Have Learned

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It seems to me scarcely possible that one who has so long lived in sin, who has resisted so much light and has so often grieved away the Holy Spirit, as I have, should again be visited with its heavenly influences. But I hope it is so.

~Elijah Parish Lovejoy

Topics: Again Away Heavenly Holy Holy Spirit Hope Influences Light Lived Long Me Much Often Possible Resisted Scarcely Seems Should Sin Spirit Visited Who

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I was, by divine grace, enabled to bring all my sins and all my sorrows and lay them at the feet of Jesus, and to receive the blessed assurance that He had accepted me, all sinful and polluted as I was.

~Elijah Parish Lovejoy

Topics: Accepted Assurance Blessed Bring Divine Feet Grace Had He Jesus Lay Me Polluted Receive Sinful Sins Sorrows Them

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It is the easiest thing in the world to become a Christian - ten thousand times easier than it is to hold out unrepenting against the motives which God presents to the mind, to induce it to forsake its evil thoughts and turn unto Him.

~Elijah Parish Lovejoy

Topics: Against Become Christian Easier Easiest Easiest Thing Evil Forsake God Him Hold Induce Mind Motives Out Presents Ten Than Thing Thoughts Thousand Thousand Times Times Turn Unto Which World

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I am sure I ought not to be, but I have great reason to tremble lest Satan and my own wicked heart get the better of me. It is no easy matter to fight such enemies as these, but with Christ strengthening me, I know I shall come off more than a conquerer.

~Elijah Parish Lovejoy

Topics: Am Better Christ Come Easy Enemies Fight Get Great Heart Know Lest Matter Me More My Own Off Ought Own Reason Satan Shall Strengthening Sure Than Tremble Wicked I Am

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Is he not a God that showeth mercy and keepeth covenant? Of all sins, it seems to me that the sin of unbelief is the most dishonouring to God.

~Elijah Parish Lovejoy

Topics: Covenant God He Me Mercy Most Seems Sin Sins Unbelief

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I cannot surrender my principles, though the whole world besides should vote them down - I can make no compromise between truth and error, even though my life be the alternative.

~Elijah Parish Lovejoy

Topics: Alternative Besides Between Cannot Compromise Down Error Even Life Make My Life Principles Should Surrender Them Though Truth Vote Whole World I Can

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I have sworn eternal opposition to slavery, and by the blessing of God, I will never go back.

~Elijah Parish Lovejoy

Topics: Back Blessing Eternal Go God Never Opposition Slavery Sworn Will

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If I am not safe in Alton, I shall not be safe anywhere.

~Elijah Parish Lovejoy

Topics: Am Anywhere Safe Shall I Am

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Clergyman

Born: November 9th, 1802

Died: November 7th, 1837

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