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A Body of Practical Divinity
A body of practical divinity consisting of above one hundred seventy six sermons on the lesser catechism composed by the reverend assembly of divines at Westminster : with a supplement of some sermons on several texts of Scripture / by Thomas Watson ...
London: printed for Thomas Parkurst, 1692
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(4.) The Church-Thief, or Plura•st, who holds several Benefices, but seldom or never preacheth to the People: He gets the Golden Fleece, but lets his Flock starve. Ezek. 34.2. Woe be to the Shepherds of Israel. Ver. 8. They feed themselves, and feed not my Flock. These Ministers will be indited for Thieves at God's Bar.
(4.) The Church-Thief, or Plura•st, who holds several Benifices, but seldom or never preacheth to the People: He gets the Golden Fleece, but lets his Flock starve. Ezek. 34.2. Wo be to the Shepherds of Israel. Ver. 8. They feed themselves, and feed not my Flock. These Ministers will be indited for Thieves at God's Bar.
(5.) The Shop-Thief, he steals in selling, (1.) Who useth False Weights and Measures, and so steals from others what is their due. Amos 5.8. Who make the Ephah small. The Ephah was a Measure the Jews used in Selling; they made the Ephah small, gave scant measure, which was plain stealing. Hos. 12.7. The Balances of Deceit are in his Hand. Men by making their Weights lighter, make their Accounts heavier. (2.) He steals in selling, who puts excessive Prices on his Commodities. He takes thrice as much for a Commodity as it cost him, or as it is worth. To over-reach others in selling, is to steal Mens Money from them. Lev. 19.13. Thou shalt not defraud thy Neighbour, neither rob him. To defraud him is to rob him. This over-reaching others in selling, (which is a cunning way of stealing) is both against Law and Gospel. 1. It is against the Law of God.