The husbandmans calling showing the excellencies, temptations, graces, duties &c. of the Christian husbandmanThe husbandmans calling shewing the excellencies, temptations, graces, duties &c. of the Christian husbandman

And is not here sufficient ground to move ¹you in the point of Restitution. If injurious or deceitful gain, in the judgement of God; and experience of men, and in your own observation do no man good, but much hurt; and inevitably entail a curse upon the man and all his estate, whiles he keep it; Is it not Wisdom and Conscience to restore what you have thus gotten? Would you keep a suit that has the Pestilence in it? will you hold that which God bids you restore, and will damn you in hell, if you keep it? whereas it will do you no good: what, run a plain hazard of losing your honest gain, by keeping some little which is dishonest? and venture ⟨p. 127⟩hell fire, rather than part with some of that estate, when as if God say the word to night, thou must part with it all before morning? Is it not better to bring it back, and be saved, than have it fetched, and you be lost?

And is not here sufficient ground to move ¹you in the point of Restitution. If injurious or deceitful gain, in the judgement of God; and experience of men, and in your own observation do no man good, but much hurt; and inevitably entail a curse upon the man and all his estate, whiles he keep it; Is it not Wisdome and Conscience to restore what you have thus gotten? Would you keep a sute that has the Pestilence in it? will you hold that which God bids you restore, and will damn you in hell, if you keep it? whereas it will do you no good: what, run a plain hazzard of losing your honest gain, by keeping some little which is dishonest? and venture ⟨p. 127⟩hell fire, rather than part with some of that estate, when as if God say the word to night, thou must part with it all before morning? Is it not better to bring it back, and be saved, than have it fetch't, and you be lost?

1. 1A discourse about Restitution.