Christian religion

First, from the Hebrew phrase of eating and drinking, which being uttered in the present time, noteth a continuance of eating and drinking. Secondly, from S. Lukes manner of utterance of them, without any copulative conjoining of them, on this manner: They ate, they drank, they bought, they sold, they planted, they builded; that is to say, they were excessively, above measure, given over unto these things. Thirdly, from a metaphor borrowed from the manner of beasts, that eat all the day, and some part of the night.

First, from the Hebrew phrase of eating and drinking, which being vttered in the present time, noteth a continuance of eating and drinking. Secondlie, from S. Lukes manner of vtterance of them, without any copulatiue conioyning of them, on this maner: They ate, they dranke, they bought, they sold, they planted, they builded; that is to say, they were excessiuelie, aboue measure, giuen ouer vnto these things. Thirdlie, from a metaphore borrowed from the manner of beasts, that eate all the day, and some part of the night.

Wherein is the abuse of buying and selling?

When men do employ themselves so much in buying and selling,¹ that they cannot attend to the service of God.

When men doe imploy themselues so much in buying and selling,¹ that they cannot attend to the seruice of God.

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