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," befond and defrilud his ,brother il;l ,any matter; becaufe
cl th;t the LORD is the avenger' of aH.fuch; aswe a1fo have
~, fo;ewarned Y0!l, and teflified ....: Lev. xix. I I, 13, 35, 36•
" Ye_ .:all not !leal, nenher deal falny, neither lie one to
",'another. -Thou {halt not defraud thy neighbour, -heither
I~~ rob, him:' the wages of him that is hired; fhaH notabid"e
"~with thee all night until the morning. Ye jhll'do no
," unrighteoufn~fsin judgment) in,mete-y,ard, .,in' X"'~ight, and
" in meafure. -Juil balarices, ju!l weights, a jufi: (,ph-ah,
" and a ju!l hin {hall ye have:: I am the L'ORD your GOD,
" who brought yOll'otij: ofl-he-land ofEgypt:'
Theft is fi:riCl:ly defined to be, "the taking away of that
,~ which is another's, he !lot knowing it, and that to his
" hurt;" but more generally, _" an inordin~te q,elir,e after
" riche~,.eitht'!r .by wronging. aur neighbour- -or- prpfiting
" ..ourfelves."
" The dpties required in the.Eighth Comman~ment, are
truth, faithfulnefs, and j ufi:ice in contraCts and commerce
between man anp man, rendriIlg ro, ~veJi on,e his' oue';
.refi:itution~fgoods unlawfully detaineCl from the tight ~wners
thereof, giving :ind lending fre~!y acco'rding to our abilities
~and the ne'cdIi~ies of others; moderation of our judgments,
wills ~nd affections concerning wo:ldly' goods:- a provident
care to get,' keep, ufe and difpofe of thofe things which are
neceflary and convenient for the fufrentation o(our nature,
and fuitable to our condition; a lawful· calling, and'diligen~e
in it;' frugality; avoiding unneceffary h;w-fu'its', ana·
fureti!11ips, and other like engagements; and ail endeavour,
'by, all jnft and lawful means, to pr~cJlre... preterve, and
further the w~alth and 'outward efrate .of others as well as our
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" The fins forbidden in th~ Eighth:Commandment, befide
the neglett of the du~ies re,quired, are thefr, robbery,
man-ftealing, and receiving any thing that is fi:olen, fraudu­
'lent dealing,. falfe, weights and meafures, removing land-, ,
marks, injufi:ice and unf~ithfulnefs in contraCts between man
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