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

2. Do not make vows and protestations, that you will give no more for a Commodity, than what you have first offered, when afterwards you will give more. This is a very common thing with Trades-men: You shall have a man come to a shop, and cheapen a Commodity, and the buyer he will say, He will not give a farthing more, and the seller will say, He will not take a farthing less, and yet both the buyer […] ••ller takes […]. Now, this is no other than a palpable and downright lye.

2. Do not make vows and protestations, that you will give no more for a Commodity, than what you have first offered, when afterwards you will give more. This is a very commoun thing with Trades-men: You shall have a man come to a shop, and cheapen a Commodity, and the buyer he will say, He will not give a farthing more, and the seller will say, He will not take a farthing less, and yet both the buyer 〈…〉 ••ller takes 〈…〉. Now, this is no other than a palpable and downright lye.

3. Do not give counterfeit, money for those Commodities you buy; this you have an example of in Abraham, when he was to buy the field in Machpelah of Ephron the Hittite, for a burying Place, in Gen. 23.16. saith Abraham, I will give thee four hundred shekels of silver, currant money with the merchant; And therefore you transgress Scripture rules, if you know you have brass money, or counterfeit gold about you, and yet pay it away for commodities, you sin in doing so, though you your self took it for Commodities.

3. Do not give counterfeit, money for those Commodities you buy; this you have an example of in Abraham, when he was to buy the field in Machpelah of Ephron the Hittite, for a burying Place, in