A69234:1022
Lectures upon the four first chapters of the prophecy of Hosea Wherein the text…Lectures vpon the foure first chapters of the prophecie of Hosea Wherein the text…
Lectures upon the four first chapters of the prophecy of Hosea Wherein the text is expounded and cleared, and such profitable instructions observed, and applied, as naturally arise out of this holy Scripture, and are fit for these times. By John Downame Bachelor in Divinity, and preacher of Gods word.Lectures vpon the foure first chapters of the prophecie of Hosea Wherein the text is exponded and cleered, and such profitable instructions obserued, and applied, as naturally arise out of this holie Scripture, and are fit for these times. By Iohn Dovvname Bacheler in Diuinitie, and preacher of Gods word.
London: printed by Felix Kyngston and T. East for William Welby, 1608
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.
And these with many other kinds of theft are committed 1usually in this land in ordinary dealing out of contract, besides which, there are innumerable kinds of theft committed in contracts; as that legal theft of Usury, under colour of lending, which now (especially in this city) is grown into such a common trade, that if there were a Corporation made of those who chiefly live by this profession, it would exceed in number the greatest Company in the City. The like theft is usually committed in buying and selling; for what innumerable deceits are used in our times by men of this profession? what false lights? what unequal measures, and deceitful weights? what corrupt and bad wares? what deceit in over-prizing them above their double value? what facing, lying, swearing, forswearing and over-reaching? in which respects these professions, may well keep their old names of Crafts and Mysteries, seeing almost every shop is now become a School of deceit and falsehood, in which there are so many hidden subtleties, so many unknown secrecies, and subtle turnings and windings, that in their dealings there is not only fraud, but even a Mystery of deceit.
And these with many other kindes of theft are committed 1vsually in this land in ordinary dealing out of contract, besides which, there are innumerable kindes of theft committed in contracts; as that legall theft of Vsury, vnder coulour of lending, which now (especially in this citie) is growne into such a common trade, that if there were a Corporation made of those who chiefly liue by this profession, it would exceed in number the greatest Company in the City. The like theft is vsually committed in buying and selling; for what innumerable deceipts are vsed in our times by men of this profession? what false lights? what vnequall measures, and deceiptfull waights? what corrupt and bad wares? what deceipt in ouer-prizing them aboue their double value? what facing, lying, swearing, forswearing and ouer-reaching? in which respects these professions, may well keepe their old names of Crafts and Mysteryes, seeing almost euery shop is now become a Schoole of deceipt and falshood, in which there are so many hidden subtilties, so many vnknowne secrecies, and subtle turnings and windings, that in their dealings there is not onely fraude, but euen a Mysterie of deceipt.