An expositio[n] upon the two epistles of the apostle S. Paul to the Thessalonians…An expositio[n] vpon the two epistles of the apostle S. Paul to the Thessalonians…

Defraud not thy brother: he is thy brother, whether he be rich or poor: he is thy brother, and the Son of God. Wilt thou do wrong to thy brother? wilt thou oppress the son of God, and yea even in the sight of god? God is his father, he will not leave it unpunished in thee. If he be simple and unskilful, abuse not his simplicity. God is the God of righteousness. Deal justly, ⟨p. 112⟩that thine own conscience accuse thee not. Teach not thy sons nor thy servants to deceive others, and to gain by wickedness. After they have learned of thee to deceive others, they will deceive thee also. Job prayed daily for his children. Be thou also careful that thy children and servants deceive no man, nor hurt any. Their sins shall be laid to thy charge. Why askest thou of God, that he will feed thee & give thee thy daily bread, & waitest not upon his will, but seedest upon the bread of iniquity? This meat will not nourish thee, this wealth will not stand by thee, for God will not prosper it. The wise man saith, The bread of ¹deceit is sweet to a man, but afterward his mouth shall be filled with gravel. I gotten goods have an il end. God hath said by the prophet Haggai, Ye have sown much, but you ²have brought in little: Ye brought it home, & I did blow upon it. We have examples hereof daily. We have seen great heaps of wealth suddenly blown away, and consumed to nothing: great houses decayed, and the hope of the wicked quite overtone.

Defraud not thy brother: he is thy brother, whether he be rich or poore: he is thy brother, and the sonne of God. Wilt thou do wrong to thy brother? wilt thou oppresse the son of God, and ye euen in ye sight of god? God is his father, he wil not leaue it vnpunished in thée. If he be simple and vnskilful, abuse not his simplicitie. God is the God of righteousnes. Deale iustly, ⟨p. 112⟩that thine owne conscience accuse thée not. Teach not thy sonnes nor thy seruauntes to deceiue others, and to gaine by wickednesse. After they haue learned of thée to deceiue others, they wil deceiue thée also. Iob prayed daily for his children. Be thou also careful that thy children and seruauntes deceiue no man, nor hurt any. Their sinnes shal be layd to thy charge. Why askest thou of God, that hée wil féede thée & giue thée thy daily bread, & waitest not vpon his wil, but séedest vpō the bread of iniquitie? This meate wil not nourish thée, this wealth wil not stande by thée, for God wil not prosper it. The wise man saith, The bread of