Scripture rules to be observed in buying and selling. By Mr Christopher Love, late…

1. IF you would not transgress Scripture rules in buying: then first take heed that you do not discommend those Commodities that are very good, which you are about to buy, that so you may bring down the price of the Commodity, and get it for less then it is worth: there is a known place of Scripture for this in Prov. 20. 14. It is naught, it is naught, saith the buyer; but when he is gone his way, then he boasteth. People in Solomons time they were so wicked, that when they came to market to buy any thing, the buyer he would discommend the Commodity, & say, it was naught, though it were very good and saleable; but when the seller was gone, then he would boast of what a good pennyworth he had bought, and the like.

1. IF you would not transgress Scripture rules in buying: then first take heed that you do not discommend those Commodities that are very good, which you are about to buy, that so you may bring down the price of the Commodity, and get it for less then it is worth: there is a known place of Scripture for this in Prov. 20. 14. It is naught, it is naught, saith the buyer; but when he is gone his way, then he boasteth. People in Solomons time they were so wicked, that when they came to market to buy any thing, the buyer he would discommend the Commodity, & say, it was naught, though it were very good and saleable; but when the seller was gone, then he would boast of what a good penyworth he had bought, and the like.