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by_o do_v worldly_a work_n that_o be_v not_o of_o present_a necessity_n by_o journey_v about_o worldly_a affair_n idle_a rest_v or_o absent_v ourselves_o from_o the_o public_a duty_n of_o god_n worship_n second_o by_o forgetfulness_n of_o the_o sabbath_n upon_o the_o six_o day_n by_o which_o we_o often_o bring_v upon_o ourselves_o a_o necessity_n of_o profane_v the_o same_o three_o when_o be_v parent_n or_o governor_n we_o leave_v our_o child_n pupil_n or_o servant_n to_o their_o own_o liberty_n upon_o this_o day_n 291_o quest_n what_o be_v the_o reason_n of_o this_o commandment_n answ_n they_o be_v partly_o enfold_v in_o the_o commandment_n and_o partly_o express_v in_o these_o word_n for_o in_o six_o day_n the_o lord_n make_v heaven_n and_o earth_n etc._n etc._n 295_o quest_n what_o be_v the_o reason_n enfold_v in_o this_o commandment_n answ_n three_o first_o because_o the_o law_n of_o the_o sabbath_n be_v ancient_a and_o be_v in_o force_n in_o paradise_n before_o man_n fall_n 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sell_v land_n or_o good_n not_o give_v to_o the_o worth_n for_o they_o against_o this_o as_o a_o before_o oppression_n the_o god_n of_o israel_n give_v a_o law_n to_o his_o people_n say_v 25.14_o leâ—it_fw-la 25.14_o if_o thou_o selâ—est_v aught_o unto_o thy_o neighbour_n or_o buy_v of_o he_o thou_o shall_v not_o oppress_v but_o according_a to_o the_o number_n of_o the_o year_n from_o the_o jubileâ—_n thou_o shall_v buy_v of_o thy_o neighbour_n if_o there_o be_v many_o year_n increase_v the_o price_n etc._n etc._n but_o this_o law_n or_o the_o equity_n hereof_o be_v little_o regard_v now_o adays_o even_o among_o such_o as_o take_v themselves_o to_o be_v god_n people_n every_o man_n almost_o every_o where_o be_v only_o for_o himself_o kâ—nde_n 5_o kâ—nde_n 5._o in_o judge_n and_o justicer_n or_o any_o other_o minister_n of_o justice_n or_o subordinates_n under_o they_o which_o have_v their_o hand_n open_a to_o receive_v bribe_n and_o then_o they_o be_v ready_a to_o work_v on_o any_o side_n 24._o esa_fw-la 1.23_o verse_n 24._o their_o prâ—ices_n be_v rebellious_a say_v the_o lord_n and_o the_o companion_n of_o thief_n every_o one_o love_v gift_n and_o follow_v after_o reward_n therefore_o i_o will_v ease_v i_o of_o my_o adversary_n and_o avenge_v i_o of_o my_o enemy_n i_o will_v to_o god_n that_o this_o be_v ever_o before_o the_o eye_n of_o every_o corrupt_a judge_n and_o justicer_n and_o of_o every_o gripe_a unconscionable_a lawyer_n and_o pill_a officer_n in_o every_o court_n that_o such_o be_v companion_n of_o thief_n and_o god_n grievous_a enemy_n kind_a 6_o kind_a in_o such_o as_o towards_o dear_a season_n hoard_v up_o their_o corn_n and_o the_o like_a in_o forestalling_a of_o market_n regratour_n and_o engrosser_n which_o be_v so_o set_v upon_o their_o own_o private_a gain_n as_o that_o they_o endeavour_v by_o all_o these_o mean_n to_o enhance_v the_o price_n to_o the_o utter_a undo_n of_o the_o poor_a these_o be_v thief_n of_o the_o commonwealth_n also_o they_o be_v accurse_v 2d_o prou._n 11_o 2d_o he_o â—hat_n withdraw_v the_o corn_n the_o people_n will_v curse_v he_o but_o blessing_n shall_v be_v upon_o the_o head_n of_o he_o that_o sell_v corn_n many_o bitter_a cry_n be_v daily_o send_v up_o against_o such_o cormorant_n by_o the_o lord_n poor_a people_n &_o curse_n utter_v which_o shall_v not_o be_v in_o vain_a 7._o in_o such_o as_o take_v pledge_n of_o the_o poor_a kind_a 7_o kind_a which_o they_o can_v spare_v but_o to_o their_o great_a hindrance_n and_o hurt_n and_o such_o as_o restore_v not_o the_o pledge_n for_o the_o lord_n have_v forbid_v to_o take_v thy_o neighbour_n garment_n to_o pledge_v when_o he_o have_v no_o more_o or_o at_o the_o least_o 24.6_o exod._n 12_o 2d_o deut._n 24.6_o to_o restore_v it_o you_z the_o evening_n when_o it_o serve_v to_o cover_v he_o also_o no_o man_n shall_v take_v the_o upper_a or_o the_o neither_o millstone_n to_o pledge_v and_o for_o restore_v any_o pledge_n take_v it_o be_v a_o property_n of_o he_o that_o shall_v live_v and_o not_o die_v 18.7_o ezech._n 18.7_o he_o have_v restore_v the_o pledge_n to_o his_o debtor_n whereas_o he_o that_o have_v not_o restore_v shall_v die_v a_o fearful_a doom_n against_o many_o miser_n in_o these_o time_n that_o without_o all_o conscience_n take_v advantage_n against_o poor_a man_n when_o land_n be_v lay_v to_o pledge_v by_o mortgage_n be_v forfeit_v the_o poor_a man_n not_o be_v able_a to_o redeem_v it_o for_o in_o this_o case_n thou_o must_v give_v the_o full_a price_n as_o it_o be_v wortb_v otherwise_o look_v how_o many_o pledge_n thou_o keep_v so_o many_o witness_n do_v thou_o keep_v to_o testify_v thy_o oppression_n against_o thou_o at_o the_o latter_a day_n 8._o in_o such_o as_o let_v land_n or_o money_n land_n 8_o kind_a oppression_n in_o let_v land_n set_v they_o upon_o the_o rack_n and_o not_o so_o as_o the_o hire_a by_o god_n ordinary_a blessing_n may_v be_v save_v harmless_a do_v his_o best_a endeavour_n this_o be_v call_v a_o bite_a and_o devour_v of_o our_o neighbour_n for_o these_o let_n be_v both_o so_o alike_o as_o i_o take_v it_o as_o that_o they_o may_v well_o be_v ion_v together_o according_a to_o that_o law_n which_o if_o it_o be_v right_o apply_v belong_v equal_o to_o they_o both_o 18._o deut_n 23_o 18._o thou_o shall_v not_o give_v to_o bit_v to_o thy_o brother_n either_o money_n meat_n or_o any_o thing_n that_o be_v put_v to_o usury_n or_o bite_v so_o that_o if_o there_o be_v any_o way_n that_o the_o wicked_a heart_n of_o man_n have_v devise_v to_o oppress_v by_o in_o let_v any_o thing_n it_o be_v a_o breach_n of_o this_o law_n and_o a_o devour_a oppression_n wherefore_o let_v both_o the_o caterpiller-like_a usurer_n and_o the_o