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But there remains one other Offence against Justice, which is most inexcusable, which is, Breaking upon Design. And that is, when a Tradesman conceals an Estate, and counterfeits a Failure, compounds with his Creditors, induces them to accept a part of their due Debt for the whole, and enriches himself with their Spoils; How false and base a course is this? How many damning Sins dost thou wilfully commit, for the compassing a little momentary Gain? Here's Lying, here's Stealing, here's notorious Hypocrisy and Dissembling, Distrust in God, and Injury to Man. How canst thou hope to escape the Curse of God upon thy Soul? Nay, upon this thy fraudulent Estate? is not this the defrauding thy Brother? and is not the Lord the Avenger of all such? 1 Thess. 4. 6. These Men can have no Refuge, but direct Atheism; or else that Conscience must be in a deep Lethargy, that is not affrighted with such Threatenings of the Almighty. But let all such Men know, that their Iniquity will find them out, sooner or latter. The Prisons they take, cannot keep out either Sickness, Terrors, or Death. And that's a poor Relief, that only reaches the Body, and that also but for a few moments.

But there remains one other Offence against Justice, which is most inexcusable, which is, Breaking upon Design. And that is, when a Tradesman conceals an Estate, and counterfeits a Failure, compounds with his Creditors, induces them to accept a part of their due Debt for the whole, and inriches himself with their Spoils; How false and base a course is this? How many damning Sins dost thou wilfully commit, for the compassing a little momentary Gain? Here's Lying, here's Stealing, here's notorious Hypocrisy and Dissembling, Distrust in God, and Injury to Man. How canst thou hope to escape the Curse of God upon thy Soul? Nay, upon this thy fraudulent Estate? is not this the defrauding thy Brother? and is not the Lord the Avenger of all such? 1 Thess. 4. 6. These Men can have no Refuge, but direct Atheism; or else that Conscience must be in a deep Lethargy, that is not affrighted with such Threatnings of the Almighty. But let all such Men know, that their Iniquity will find them out, sooner or latter. The Prisons they take, cannot keep out either Sickness, Terrors, or Death. And that's a poor Relief, that only reaches the Body, and that also but for a few moments.