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pro_fw-la pretijs_fw-la rerum_fw-la mentitur_fw-la &_o peierat_fw-la in_o his_o loss_n will_v blaspheme_v and_o lie_v swear_v and_o forswear_v in_o the_o price_n of_o ware_n there_o be_v now_o also_o for_o the_o most_o part_n no_o great_a difference_n between_o a_o den_n of_o thief_n and_o a_o house_n of_o merchandise_n now_o as_o our_o saviour_n apply_v that_o which_o jeremie_n speak_v of_o thief_n and_o forswearer_n etc._n etc._n to_o buyer_n and_o seller_n and_o merchandizer_n because_o there_o use_v to_o be_v some_o likeness_n and_o affinity_n between_o they_o so_o the_o ancient_a father_n to_o this_o imitation_n have_v apply_v this_o say_n of_o our_o saviour_n christ_n to_o many_o other_o sort_n of_o man_n which_o buy_v and_o sell_v rob_v and_o steal_v in_o the_o house_n of_o god_n or_o buy_v and_o sell_v rob_z and_o steal_v from_o the_o house_n of_o god_n saint_n chrysost_n say_v that_o they_o make_v the_o house_n of_o god_n a_o den_n of_o thief_n which_o talk_v and_o discourse_n 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