A01956:1769
The happiness of the church, or, A description of those spiritual prerogatives wherewith Christ…The happines of the church, or, A description of those spirituall prerogatiues vvherewith Christ…
The happiness of the church, or, A description of those spiritual prerogatives wherewith Christ hath endowed her considered in some contemplations upon part of the 12. chapter of the Hebrews : together with certain other meditations and discourses upon other portions of Holy Scriptures, the titles whereof immediately precede the book : being the sum of diverse sermons preached in S. Gregory's London / by Thomas Adams ...The happines of the church, or, A description of those spirituall prerogatiues vvherewith Christ hath endowed her considered in some contemplations vpon part of the 12. chapter of the Hebrewes : together with certain other meditations and discourses vpon other portions of Holy Scriptures, the titles wherof immediately precede the booke : being the summe of diuerse sermons preached in S. Gregories London / by Thomas Adams ...
London: printed by G.P. for John Grismand, 1619London: printed by G.P. for Iohn Grismand, 1619
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Their rule for themselves is Vincat utilitas; for others Caveat emptor. Either they will show you one thing, & sell you another: and this cozenage hath longer arms then all other tricks, and over reaches them. ⟨p. 265⟩Or they will conceal the insufficiency of the wares; and for this cause they darken their shops, lest the light should reveal their works of darkness. rThey love darkness more then light: let them take heed, least it be unto them according to their desires: least as they have brought hell into their shops, so their shops send them into hell.
Their rule for themselues is Vincat vtilitas; for others Caueat emptor. Either they will shew you one thing, & sell you another: and this cosenage hath longer armes then all other trickes, and ouer reaches them. ⟨p. 265⟩Or they will conceale the insufficiencie of the wares; and for this cause they darken their shops, lest the light should reueale their workes of darkenesse. rThey loue darkenesse more then light: let them take heed, least it be vnto them according to their desires: least as they haue brought hell into their shops, so their shops send them into hell.
Or if the commodity be discerned bad, you must have that or none. If your necessity forceth you to buy, it shall force you to buy such base stuff. This is a grievous sin in all professions, especially amongst Apothecaries: because with their injustice may be also mixed a spice of murder. But you will say, we compel none to buy our commodities: we but show them, and make the price. But it is craft tender plagas, etsi agitaturus non sis: to lay snares, though you drive not men into them. Or be it what it will, yet rather then refuse your money, they will protest to give you the buying. Yea rather then fail, they will sell it you cheaper, then before they swore it cost them.