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Theopolis Americana. An essay on the golden street of the holy city: publishing, a…
Theopolis Americana. An essay on the golden street of the holy city: publishing, a testimony against the corruptions of the market-place. With some good hopes of better things to be yet seen in the American world. In a sermon, to the General Assembly of the Massachusett-Province in New-England. 3 d. 9 m. 1709. : [Five lines of quotation in Latin]
Boston: printed by B. Green, 1710
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.
For men to put off Adulterated or Counterfeited Wares; or, for men to work up their Wares Deceitfully; When the Fi•• is naught; the Car has undue mixtures; there is Dirt & Stone instead of Turpentine; there are thick La••s of Salt instead of other things that should be there; the C••ese is not made as tis affirmed to be; the Liquor is not for Quantity or Quality such as was agreed for▪ the Wood is not of the Dimensions that are promised unto the Purchaser; or perhaps, there was a Trespass in the place of Cutting it; the Hay does no• hold out Weight by abundance; the Lumber has a false Number upon it▪ or, the Bundles are not as Good Within as they are Without; Tis •n Abomination!
For men to put off Adulterated or Co•nterfei•ed Wares; or, for men to work up their Wares Deceitfully; When the Fi•• is naught; the Car has undu• mixtures; there is Dirt & Stone instead of Turpentine; there are thick La••s of Salt instead of other things that should be there; the C••ese is not made as tis affirm'd to be; the Liquor is not for Quantity or Quality such as was agreed for▪ the Wood is not of the Dimensions that are promised unto the Purchaser; or perhaps, there was a Trespass in the place of Cutting it; the Hay does no• hold out Weight by abundance; the Lum•er has a false Number upon it▪ or, the Bundles are not as Good Wit•in as they are Without; Tis •n Abomination!