in his hand, he loveth to oppress. {109e} He is given to
oppression and cruelty, therefore he useth such wicked things in
his calling. Yea he is a very cheat, and as was hinted before,
concerning Mr. Badmans breaking, so I say now, concerning his using
these deceitful weights and measures, it is as bad, as base, as to
take a purse, or pick a pocket; for it is a plain robbery, it takes
away from a man that which is his own, even the price of his money.

3. The deceitful Weights and Measures are not to be found in the
house of such as relieve the belly, and that cover the loyns of the
poor, but of such as indeed would swallow them up. {109f} Hear ye
this, ye that swallow up the needy, and that make the poor of the
land to fail, saying, When will the new Moon be gone that we may
sell corn, and the Sabbath that we may set forth Wheat, making the
Ephah small and the Sheckle great, (making the Measure small, and
the Price great) and falsifying the Ballances by deceit, that ye
may buy the poor for silver, and the needy for a pair of shooes,
and sell the refuse of the Wheat. The Lord hath sworn by the
excellencie of Jacob, surely I will not forget any of their works.
{109g} So detestable and vile a thing is this in the sight of God.

4. God abominates the thoughts of calling of those that use false
weights and measures, by any other term than, that they be Impure
ones {110a} or the like: Shall I count them pure (saith he) with
the bag of deceitful weights? {110b} no by no means, they are
impure ones, their hands are defiled, deceitful gain is in their
houses, they have gotten what they have by coveting an evil
Covetousness, and therefore must and shall be counted among the
impure, among the wicked of the world.