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mercy_n	grace_n	let_v	lord_n	8,516	5	3.9516	3	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
B02151	The Christian's daily practice of piety: or, Holy walking with God. As also, Scripture rules to be observed in buying and selling. Very useful for all sort of people that desires to make conscience of their ways here, and to fit themselves for their great account hereafter.	R. A. (Richard Alleine), 1611-1681.	1698 (1698)	Wing C3954A; ESTC R173846	11,097	27

renewed sins and keep open the flood-gates of Repentance which must run dayly as thou sinnest daily be perswaded that thy work is never done till thy Life be done also be frequently leaning on Christ and drawing strength from him and help in every undertaking making him thy All in the point of Accession with the Father and assistance in all thy lawful works and duties 15 If thou fail into the sin of a deep dye lye not long in it but apply thy self to Christ for help and though thou must go with shame to God by Christ for forgiveness yet go speedily and lye at the Throne of Grace till thou hast got some sence of God's favour and made up the breach which thy sins made till thy strangeness to God by reason of that sin be removed from thy spirit when thou art wounded it 's not good to lye long from the Physitian 16. Above all take heed lest thou fall into a custom of sinning if one act or two may stand after Illumination of Grace do not think too many will betimes get out of the way of sinning the more thou yieldest the more sad thy case and hard thy cure is 17. Be doing or receiving good in all thy places God shall call thee if thou art among thy Superiours in Grace and Knowledge learn if among those that are weaker teach them suffer not sin to pass by unreproved but be a faithful yet a wise Monitor of those about thee and take reproofs thy self kindly 18. In the Evening of the day perform thy Evening Sacrifice of private and secret prayer and praises for thy special graces mercies and love tokens received that day then give up thy self to God and his protection kiss his Son and let him lye between thy Arms all night meditate on him in the night watches and take thy rest sweetly in the Lord. Nullus Dies sine linea SCRIPTURE RULES To be Observed in Buying and Selling. Rules concerning Buying Commodities 1. IF you would not transgress Scripture Rules in Buying then first take heed that you do not discommend those Commodities that are very good which you are about to buy that so you may not bring down the price of the Commodity and get it for less than it is worth there is a known place of Scripture for this in Prov. 20.14 It is nought saith the buyer but when he gone his way then he boastet● People in Solomon's time they were wicked when they came to the Market to buy any thing the Buyer he would discommend the Commodity and say it was nought though it were very good and saleable but when the seller was gone then he would boast of what a good penny-worth he had bought and the like 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 Tradesmen 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 gives more and the Sell●● takes less now this is no other than a palpabl● and downright Lie 3. Do not give counterfeit money for those Commodities you buy This you have an Example o● in Abraham when he was to buy the field in Mack●pelah of Ephron the Hittite for a Burying-place in Gen. 23.16 saith Abraham I will give thee fou● hundred Shekles of Silver current Money with th● Merchant and therefore you transgress Scripture Rules If you know you have brass Money o● Counterfeit Gold about you and yet pay it away for Commodities you sin in doing so though you your self took it for Commodities 4. Do not give for a Commodities less than in your Conscience you think it is worth it is an oppression in buying when you seek to bring a Commodity under its due value and worth Abraham when he was to buy the Cave in Mackpelah of Ephron saith he I will give thee the worth of it in Money and so Davi● when he was to buy the Threshing-floor of Araunah the Jebusite 2 Sam. 24.24 saith he I will buy it of thee at the full value of it 5. Do not long defer the paying of these Commodities which you have bought when thou hast by thee wherewithal to pay it There is an Excellent place for this in Prov. 3.27 28. Withhold not good from them to whom it is due when it is in the power of thine hand to give it Say not unto thy Neighbour go and come again and tomorrow I will give when thou hast it by thee This Text is referred to works of Mercy but hath relation to Buying and Selling and Trading in the World ●f you owe a Man Money for a Commodity you ●ought to pay him and not to let him come day ●ter day for it and go without it when you have 〈◊〉 by you 2 Kings 4.7 It is the Badge of a wicked man in Scripture not to pay his Debts in Psal 31.20 The wicked borroweth and payeth not again 6. Do not engross a Commodity that is do not buy all of a Commodity into your own hands alone that by that means you may sell the Commodity at your own price This is a meer oppression destructive to a Common-wealth and to all Trading The Scripture condemnes this in Prov. 11.6 It is spoken there of Corn-Mongers saith the Text He that withholdeth Corn the People shal cu●se him but blessing shall be upon the head of him that selleth i● In Solomon's time there were Corn-Mongers that when Corn was cheap would go and buy up all the Corn in the Country and would keep it up and sell none till Corn was very dear now saith the Text He that doth thus the People shall curse him for it but blessing shall be upon the head of him that selleth it Now it is no sin in it self to engross a Commodity thereby to sell it the cheaper but for a Man to engross a Commodity meerly thereby to advance the price of it this is such an oppression that the People shall curse him for it 7. Do not in your buying of Commodity take any advantage of the mistake or oversight of the Seller as suppose you should come to a Shop and buy so many Yards of Cloth or the like and he should give you more than is thy due o● take less money of thee than is his due you should take no advantage of him in such a Case but restore it again for if you take any more from hi● than you bought of him it is theft or if you give any less for the Commodity than you bargained for It is Their. There is an excellent place for this in Gen. 43 12. Jacob when there was a Famine in the Land he sent his Sons down into Egypt to buy Corn and Joseph he knowing his B●ethren filled their Sacks