Christian ethics -- Fiction; Christian fiction; Conduct of life -- Fiction
{94c} What Mr. Badman propounds to his Creditors.
{94d} They at last agree, and Mr. Badman gains by breaking.
{95} There is no plea for his dishonesty.
{96a} An answer to two questions.
{96b} 1. Q[u]estion.
{96c} Levit. 19. 13.
{96d} The hainousness of this sin.
{96e} 1 Thess. 4. 6.
{96f} fair warning.
{97a} Colos. 3. 25.
{97b} Fair warning again.
{97c} He that designedly commits this sin is like the Devil.
{97d} 2. Question.
{98a} How those that are Banckrupts should deal with their consciences.
{98b} Good advice.
{98c} Rom. 12. 11.
{98d} 1 Tim. 5. 8.
{98e} Pro. 18. 9.
{98f} Good counsel again.
{99a} How to find that thy decay came by the Judgment of God, or by thy
miscarriage.
{99b} Another question.
{99c} Pro. 10. 3. 1 Pet. 5. 6.
{99d} Lam. 3. 33.
{100a} Good advice again. Deut. 32. 15.
{100b} James 1. 9, 10.
{100c} Consider four things.
{100d} Job 1. 21. Chap. 2. 8.
{100e} Psal. 49. 6.
{100f} Jam. 2. 5.
{101a} Honest dealing with Creditors.
{101b} Pro. 16. 33.
{102a} Jer. 15. 10, 11. Pro. 16. 7.
{102b} A heavy blot upon Religion.
{103a} If Knaves will make profession their cloak to be vile, who can
help it?
{103b} 1 Cor. 6. 8, 9, 10. 2 Tim. 3. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5.
{103c} Matt. 18. 6, 7, 8.
{103d} Let such be disowned of all good men.
{103e} Jer. 17. 11.
{104a} Ezek. 20. 38, 39.
{104b} 2 Cor. 7. 2.
{104c} Mar. 10. 19.
{104d} 1 Sam. 12. 3.
{104e} Ver. 4.
{105a} A question.
{105b} An answer.
{105c} 2 King. 4. 1, 2.
{105d} Hag. 1. 9.
{105e} God does sometimes blow upon his own people. How they should doe
at that time.
{105f} Philip. 4. 12.
{106} More of Mr. Badmans fraudulent dealing. He used deceitful weights
and scales.
{107a} Levit. 19. 35, 36.
{107b} Of Just weights and measures.
{107c} Ezek. 45. 10.
{107d} Pro. 20. 23. Chap. 11. 1.
{107e} The evil of deceitful Balances, Weights and Measures.
{107f} Deut. 25. 13, 14, 15, 16.
{108a} The Old and New Law commands all men to be honest and upright in
their weights and measures.
{108b} Luke 6. 88.
{108c} Pat Scriptures for our purpose.
{109a} Where false weights and measures are to be found.
{109b} 1. With evil doers.
{109c} Mic. 6. 10.
{109d} 2. With the merciless and Oppressors.
{109e} Hos. 12. 7.
{109f} 3. With such as would swallow up the poor.
{109g} Amos 8. 4, 5, 6, 7.
{110a} 4. With impure ones.
{110b} Mic. 6. 11.
{110c} Dan. 5. 27.
{111a} How Mr. Badman did cheat, and hide his cheating.
{111b} Good Weights and a bad Ballance a deep piece of Knavery.
{112a} Mat. 23.
{112b} A cloak of Religion to blind Mr. Cheats Knavery.
{112c} Some plead Custom to cheat.
{112d} Deut. 16. 20.
{113a} They get nothing that cozen and cheat.
{113b} Mar. 9.
{113c} Prov. 10. 3. Jer. 15. 13. Chap. 17. 3.
{113d} Job 27. 17.
{113e} Pro. 13. 22.
{114a} More of Mr. Badmans Bad tricks.
{114b} Amos 8.
{114c} Another art to cheat withall.
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