A practical exposition of the X. Commandments with a resolution of several momentous questions…A practical exposition of the X. Commandements with a resolution of several momentous questions…

as suppose one knew such wares or merchandise would shortly grow cheaper or dearer, and therefore he either selleth or buyeth purposely to put the loss on his neighbour, or at least to make gain to himself, without any regard to his neighbours loss. 5. There would be ingenuity in buying and selling, that which ye call prigging or cheapening, ⟨p. 418⟩is not good; both buyer and seller should put a just value upon wares, and hold there; there is much juggling and falsehood and lying when it is otherwise, see Ephes. 4.25. Prov. 20.14. 6. There are ought to be no taking advantage of another's necessity, ignorance, and simplicity. 7. In a word, we would sell and buy and do to others as we would have them do to us, and so we would keep up no fault we know, of the things we sell, give good measure and good money, &c. All these things come in under trading and merchandizing, and thus one just price should be kept, so far as may be.

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