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The hand-maid of repentance. Or, A short treatise of restitution. Written by Arth
The hand-maid of repentance. Or, A short treatise of restitution. Written by Arth: Dent, Minister of Gods word at Southshoobery in Essex. As a necessary appendix to his Sermon of Repentance
London: printed by G. Eld for Thomas Thorp, 1614
A TREATISE OF RESTITUTION. › Uncertain goods.A TREATISE OF RESTITVTION. › Vncertaine goods.
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
Uncertain goods.
Vncertaine goods.
If the goods to be restored be uncertain: then godly counsel and honest advise must direct, evermore provided, that men, in great distress pitied, be not by sufferance emboldened to bad attempts.
If the goods to be restored be vncertain: then godly counsaile and honest aduise must direct, euermore prouided, that men, in great distresse pitied, bee not by sufferance emboldened to bad attemps.
Secret things.
Things secretly taken to use, ought carefully to be restored, that the parties honest reputation and good name be not hurt: but public usury ought publicly to be restored, for by restitution a good name is recovered.
Things secretly taken to vse, ought carefully to bee restored, that the parties honest reputation and good name be not hurt: but publike vsurie ought publikely to be restored, for by restitution a good name is recouered.