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The young man's guide through the wilderness of this world to the heavenly Canaan…
The young man's guide through the wilderness of this world to the heavenly Canaan showing him how to carry himself Christian-like in the whole course of his life / by Tho. Gouge ...The young man's guide through the wilderness of this world to the heavenly Canaan shewing him how to carry himself Christian-like in the whole course of his life / by Tho. Gouge ...
London: printed by S. and B.G. for Nevil Simmons, 1676
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.
7. How many do make a gain by promise breaking, who will readily promise to pay at a day, but make no Conscience of keeping their word, or their time; not regarding how much their neighbour suffers by being disappointed at his day. Christians should be men of their words; should consider before they promise, and then make Conscience of punctual performance.
7. How many do make a gain by promise breaking, who will readily promise to pay ata day, but make no Conscience of keeping their word, or their time; not regarding how much their neighbour suffers by being disappointed at his day. Christians should be men of their words; should consider before they promise, and then make Conscience of punctual performance.
8. How many seek to put off all the bad money they can, though thy know it to be bad, even for good Wares?
Haply you will say, you took it for good money. Though you did, yet except you can return it to the parties from whom you received it, it is a branch of deceit. Better it is to suffer wrong, than to do wrong in any kind. Because one hath wronged thee, will that be thy warrant to wrong another? whatever palliations or pretences men may have, yet the thing is palpably injurious: Justice requires that there be an equal and true value betwixt the price, and the commodity. When thou knowest the commodity thou buyest ⟨p. 66⟩to be good, and the money thou payest for it to be naught, where is thy justice?