Life and Death of Mr. Badman Part 27

{107f} Deut. 25. 13, 14, 15, 16.

{108a} The Old and New Law commands all men to be honest and upright in their weights and measures.

{108b} Luke 6. 88.

{108c} Pat Scriptures for our purpose.

{109a} Where false weights and measures are to be found.

 

{109b} 1. With evil doers.

{109c} Mic. 6. 10.

{109d} 2. With the merciless and Oppressors.

{109e} Hos. 12. 7.

{109f} 3. With such as would swallow up the poor.

{109g} Amos 8. 4, 5, 6, 7.

{110a} 4. With impure ones.

{110b} Mic. 6. 11.

{110c} Dan. 5. 27.

{111a} How Mr. Badman did cheat, and hide his cheating.

{111b} Good Weights and a bad Ballance a deep piece of Knavery.

{112a} Mat. 23.

{112b} A cloak of Religion to blind Mr. Cheats Knavery.

{112c} Some plead Custom to cheat.

{112d} Deut. 16. 20.

{113a} They get nothing that cozen and cheat.

{113b} Mar. 9.

{113c} Prov. 10. 3. Jer. 15. 13. Chap. 17. 3.

{113d} Job 27. 17.

{113e} Pro. 13. 22.

{114a} More of Mr. Badmans Bad tricks.

{114b} Amos 8.

{114c} Another art to cheat withall.

{115a} Zeph. 1. 9.

{115b} Servants observe these words.

{115c} Of Extortion.

{115d} 1 Cor. 6. 9, 10.

{116a} Who are Extortioners.

{116b} Hucksters.

{116c} Pro. 22. 16, 22.

{117a} Deut. 23. 19.

{118a} Whether it be lawful for a man to make the best of his own.

Proved in negative by 8 reasons.

{118b} Good conscience must be used in selling.

{118c} We must not make a prey of our neighbours Ignorance.

{118d} Nor of his Neighbours Necessity.

{119a} Nor of his Fondness of our commodity.

{119b} We must use good conscience in buying.

{119c} Gen. 23. 8, 9.

{119d} 1 Chron. 21, 22. 24.

{119e} Levit. 25. 14.

{120a} Charity must be used in our dealings.

{120b} 1 Cor. 16. 14.

{120c} 1 Cor. 13.

{120d} Ephes. 4. 25.