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By describing imagined scenes
The effect of this phrase is that the hunters were trying to hunt down the runaway slaves as if they were animals - four-footed prey that had to be hunted down with guns and dogs. The phrase shows the degrading position the fugitives were in, as well as their masters' cynical, inhumane hatred. The author further explains that the hunters, when they didn't hunt, were in their homes, spending time with their wives and children and saying their prayers. This hypocrisy is especially striking.
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Explanation:
Try this: Romans 12:9-21
I'd quote it for you, but I use an odd Bible which I like very much but the wording can be quite different. It might not be as poetic as the King James either and the Beatitudes are really quite beautiful, and you shouldn't miss the poetry.
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You might have meant Christ's Beatitudes
Matthew 5:3–12
