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Scripture rules to be observed in buying and selling. By Mr. Christopher Love, late…
Scripture rules to be observed in buying and selling. By Mr. Christopher Love, late minister at Lawrence-Jewry, London.
London, : s.n., 1652
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SCRIPTURE-RULES to be observed in Buying and Selling. › Rules Concerning Selling Commodities.
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4. You are to make conscience in selling a Commodity, not only that you do not speak falsely, but also that you do not speak in an equivocating manner: It is an observation that Luther hath upon these words, Let no man defraud his Brother, saith he, there are many Shop-keepers, that will not lye, but they will equivocate, very much: you shall have a Tradesman, to sell off a Commodity he will get a partner with him, and he shall offer him so much for a Commodity, and then he will tell the next man that comes for that Commodity, that there was one offered him so much for it but even now; and then they will say likewise, it cost me so much, when it may be they had other things with it of a greater value and price, and it may be they had a great deal of time given them to pay for it, Whereas the buyer pays ready money; and many other equivocating words they use, which is as bad as lying.
4. You are to make conscience in selling a Commodity, not only that you do not speak falsly, but also that you do not speak in an equivocating manner: It is an observation that Luther hath upon these words, Let no man defraud his Brother, saith he, there are many Shop-keepers, that will not lye, but they will equivocat, very much: you shall have a Tradsman, to sell off a Commodity he will get a partner with him, and he shall offer him so much for a Commodity, and then he will tell the next man that comes for that Commodity, that there was one offered him so much for it but even now; and then they will say likewise, it cost me so much, when it may be they had other things with it of a greater value and price, and it may be they had a great deal of time given them to pay for it, Whereas the buyer payes ready money; and many other equivocating words they use, which is as bad as lying.
5. In selling a Commodity, do not work upon the ignorance or simplicity of the man that comes to buy the Commodity; but if you discern him to be unskilful, rather use him the better, than the worse; in Zepha. 1.9. says God there, In the same day also will I punish all those young men, that leap on the threshold, which fill their masters houses with violence and deceit? and so in