... that are referred to in this passage are not necessarily physical in nature; however, they are the punishments that God will give to the sinners who disobey his will and testament in the Bible. Consequently Douglass can, therefore, see that Auld is the sinner because he is not behaving in an obedient manner that God wants his children to behave. He ... more concerned about reprimanding the slaves when the slaves did wrong as opposed to whenever they felt that the Lord professed a beating. Douglass comments that: "Another advantage I gained in my new master was, he made no pretensions to...

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