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THE weight and balance of judgement] Just, even, and equal measures, and all upright and faithful dealing in every respect, [are of the Lord] commanded and appointed by him, according as it is said in the Law, Thou shalt have a right and ¹just weight: a perfect and a just measure shalt thou have, that thy days may be lengthened in the land which the Lord thy God giveth thee. For all that do unrighteously are abomination to the Lord ⟨p. 69⟩thy God. [all the weights] the great and the small, and of the middle size [of the bag] which men use to put into the bag for the better and safer keeping of them, [are his work] his ordinance, found out and invented by his special providence and direction, and warranted by his word for the benefit of humane society, and the preservation of equity in the traffic of one man with another. Herein is a secret admonition contained by consequence, that no man pervert them to fraud and deceit, because that man is not only thereby damnified, but Gods own ordinance is thereby violated. See Chap. 11. verse 1.

THE weight and ballance of iudgement] Iust, euen, and equal measures, and all vpright and faithfull dealing in euerie respect, [are of the Lord] commanded and appointed by him, according as it is said in the Law, Thou shalt haue a right and