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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 Over-r•ach others, because they ••nd them Ignorant, or Screw grievously upon them, only because they are Poor and Low, and in great Necessities; to keep up the Necessaries of H•mane Life, (I say, the Necessaries ▪ ⟨p. 20⟩which I always distinguish from the S•perfluities,) at an Immoderate Pri••, merely because other People want them, when we can more easily spare them; Tis an Abomination!
For men to Over-r•ach others, bec••se they ••nd them Ignorant, or Scrue grievously upon them, only because they are Poor and Low, and in great Ne•essiti•s; to keep up the Necessaries of H•mane Life, (I say, the Necessaries ▪ ⟨p. 20⟩which I always distinguish from the S•perfluities,) at an I•m•derate Pri••, meerly because other People want them, when we can more easily spare them; Tis an Abomination!
For men to Employ others, and not Reward them according to Contract; [A Crime, not at all the less, because the Minister is not seldom the Sufferer from it!] Or, to with-hold from the Labourer his Wages, till his Cry reach up to Heaven; or break their Faith with their Creditors, and keep them out o their Dues! Tis an Abomination!