Life and Death of Mr. Badman by John Bunyan
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was the Seller a Buyer, he would not that he of whom he buyes,
should sell him always as dear as he can; therefore he should not sell so himself, when it is his lot to sell, and others to buy of him. Fifthly, He that selleth, as afore, as dear as he can, makes use of that instruction, that God hath not given to others, but sealed up in his hand, {121c} to abuse his Law, and to wrong his neighbour withall: which indeed is contrary to God. {121d} God hath given thee more skill, more knowledge and understanding in thy commodity than he hath given to him that would buy of thee. But what! canst thou think, that God has given thee this, that thou mightest thereby make a prey of thy neighbour? that thou mightest thereby goe beyond and beguile thy neighbour? No, verily; but he hath given thee it, for his help; that thou mightest in this, be eyes to the blind, and save thy neighbour from that dammage, that his ignorance, or necessity, or fondness would betray him into the hands of. Sixthly, In all that a man does, he should have an eye to the glory of God, {121f} but that he cannot have that sells his commodity always for as much as he can, for the reasons urged before. Seventhly, All that a man does, he should doe in the Name of the Lord Jesus Christ; {121g} that is, as being commanded, and authorized to doe it by him: but he that selleth always as dear as he can, cannot so much as pretend to this, without horrid blaspheming of that Name, because commanded by him to doe otherwise. |
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