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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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