3. Farther, there may be companies made of the natives, and strangers, (where they are more acquainted) or else Factors. All which, if I be not deceived, will amount to the profit of the natives. For which, many reasons may be brought, though I cannot comprehend them, having alwayes lived a sedentary life, applying my self to my studies, which are farre remote from things of that nature. 4. Nor can it be justly objected against our Nation, that they are deceivers; because the generality cannot in any rationall way, be condemned for some particulars. I cannot excuse them all, nor do I think, but there may be some deceivers amongst them, as well as amongst all other nations and people, because poverty bringeth basenesse along with it. 5. But if we look to that which we ought by our Religion, the morall precept of the Decalogue, _Thou shalt not steal_, it belongs in common to all _Iewes_, towards all _Gentiles_. As may be seen in Rab. _Moses_ of _Egypt_, Tract, _Geneba_, cap. 1. and _Gazela_, cap. 1. _It is a sinne_, (saith he) _to rob any man, though he be a Gentile_. Nor can that be alledged out of the sacred History, concerning the jewells and houshold stuff, of which the _Israelites_ spoiled the _Egyptians_, as I have heard it sometimes alledged by some, to some men; because that was a particular dispensation, and a divine precept for that time. So it is recorded in the _Talmud_, in the _Tract of the Sanhedrim_, cap. 11. that in the time of _Alexander_ the great, those of _Alexandria_ accused the _Iewes_ for being thieves, and they demanded restitution of their goods. But _Guebia Ben Pesria_ answered them, our Fathers went down into _Egypt_ but seventy souls, there they grew a numerous nation, above 60000. and served them in base offices, for the space of 210 yeares, according to this, pay us for our labour, and make the accounts even, and you shall see you are yet much in our debt. The reason satisfied _Alexander_, and he acquitted them. 6. By consequence, the _Iewes_ are bound not to defraud, nor abuse in their accounts, negotiation, or reckonings, any man whatsoever, as it may be seen expresly in R. _Moses_ of _Egypt_, and R. _Moseh de Kosi_ in _Samag._ 7. Yea, they farther say, that by restitutions, there is a result to the praise of God, and the sacred Law, whence that holy, and wise man, R. _Simeon Ben Satah_, having bought an asse of a Gentile, the head stall whereof was a jewell of great value, which the owner knew not of, afterwards he found it, and freely, and for nothing, he restored it to the seller, that knew not of it, saying, I bought the asse, but not the jewell. Whence there did accrue honour to God, and his Law, and to the nation of the _Iewes_, as _Midras Raba_ reports in _Parasot Hekel_.