A39662:1804
An exposition of the assemblies catechism with practical inferences from each question as it…
An exposition of the assemblies catechism with practical inferences from each question as it was carried on in the Lords Days exercises in Dartmouth, in the first year of liberty, 1688 / by John Flavell.
London: printed for Tho. Cockerill, 1692
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.
A It requires restitution of all Goods unjustly gotten, or taken from others, Levit. 6.4. Then it shall be because he hath sinned and is guilty, that he shall restore that which he took violently away, or the thing which he hath deceitfully gotten, &c. And the restoring of Pawns and Pledges, when it's due, Ezek. 18.7. And hath not oppressed any, but hath restored to the debtor his pledge, &c. Or things lost, if we can discover the true Owners.
Q. 6. What's the first Sin forbidden in this Command?
A. It forbids all cozening and cheating of others in our dealings and civil commerce with them, 1 Thess. 4.6. That no man go beyond and defraud his brother in any matter, &c. Prov. 26.28. A lying tongue hateth those that are afflicted by it, and a flattering mouth worketh ruin.
A. It forbids all couzening and cheating of others in our dealings and civil commerce with them, 1 Thess. 4.6. That no man go beyond and defraud his brother in any matter, &c. Prov. 26.28. A lying tongue hateth those that are afflicted by it, and a flattering mouth worketh ruin.