Seven treatises containing such direction as is gathered out of the Holy Scriptures, leading…Seuen treatises containing such direction as is gathered out of the Holie Scriptures, leading…

Now for other companies in which we meet about our earthly affairs, God hath taught us virtues fit to uphold and carry us through them, as all other parts of our life, in peace and in good sort: whereas without them, full dangerous hurts might easily take hold of us therein, by such means as we little suspect. Therefore to speak particularly of our bargainings and other covenants,¹ they ought to be without hollowness, deceit, undermining and such other unconscionable dealing; that so we may be simple and our meaning good,² our words plain, our agreements reasonable, our promises kept, our covenants performed, except consent on both sides to the contrary: but where the advantage should fall out against the poor and needy, there mercy §Kand compassion would be required.

Now for other companies in which we meet about our earthly affaires, God hath taught vs vertues fit to vphold and carrie vs through them, as all other parts of our life, in peace and in good sort: whereas without them, full daungerous hurts might easily take hold of vs therein, by such meanes as we litle suspect. Therefore to speake particularly of our bargainings and other couenants,¹ they ought to be without hollownesse, deceipt, vndermining and such other vnconscionable dealing; that so we may be simple and our meaning good,² our words plaine, our agreements reasonable, our promises kept, our couenants performed, except consent on both sides to the contrarie: but where the aduauntage should fal out against the poore and needy, there mercie §Kand compassion would be required.

1. 1In bargaining, how we should behave our selves.In bargaining, how we should behaue our selues.
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