Life and Death of Mr. Badman by John Bunyan
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forbidden, 1 Thess. 4. 6.) Therefore he that will sell his
commodity, as afore, as dear, or for as much as he can, must of necessity lay aside good conscience. 2. He that will sell his commodity always as dear as he can, must needs, sometimes make a prey of his neighbours necessity; {118d} but that he cannot doe with a good conscience, (for that is to goe beyond and defraud his neighbour, contrary to 1 Thess. 4. 6.) Therefore he that will sell his commodity, as afore, as dear, or for as much as he can, must needs cast off and lay aside a good conscience. 3. He that will (as afore) sell his commodity as dear, or for as much as he can, must, if need be, make a prey of his neighbours fondness; but that a man cannot doe with a good conscience, {119a} (for that is still a going beyond him, contrary to 1 Thess. 4. 6.) Therefore, he that will sell his commodity as dear, or for as much as he can, must needs cast off, and lay aside good conscience. The same also may be said for buying; no man may always buy as cheap as he can, but must also use good conscience in buying; {119b} The which he can by no means use and keep, if he buyes always as cheap as he can, and that for the reasons urged before. For such will make a prey of the ignorance, necessity, and fondness of their chapman, the which they cannot doe with a good consceince. When Abraham would buy a Burying-place of the Sons of Heth, thus he said unto them. Intreat for me to Ephron the son of Zohar, that he may give me the cave of Machpelah, which he hath, in the end his field. For as much as it is worth shall he give it me. Gen. 23. |
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