Chap. 3 5. e4nExpofitien upon the Boob of Jo a, - -Verf. 9. 59 the balances ofdeceit are in his hand, he loved) to opprefs, He doh not opprefs by violence, with a fword in hishand, but by craft with balances in his hand; heoppreffeth while he over- reacheth in dealing and trading. Thisfort of opp.reffìon runs up and down every where ; and though this kind of oppreßïon make not a great cry, yet it is a great fin, a crying fin. There is alío a fecret op- pretlìon under colour ofLaw; many two the very Rules ofJuflice into rods of opprefiion : And this is by fo much the worfe, by howmuch it bath the better cover. Secondly, there is an open oppreflïon, the Nimrodsof the world , the mighty Hunters rare and vex and trouble all they can, and would make all tremble be- fore them, or run from them, as the Hare and Hart from their merry, butmercilefs purfuers. Now if both fecret and open op- preflions are focommonly pra6ifed, oppreflion may juflly beare the title ofa common fin. Secondly, Note. Opprefòn 'ts A verycrying fn, That cannot but be a crying fin, which makes fo many cry. Oppre(fion then is a crying fin. Firfl, as to the nature of it: Se- condly, as to the circa of ir. Oppreflion cr'yeth, and it makes thofe cry who are oppreffed. Solomon faith, (Ecclef. 7. 7. ) Op- preffon mak,eth a wife man mad. That which puts .aman evenout of his wits, or befides the right ufe of his reafon, will put him much to the ufe of his - tongue; caufing him to complain, cry our, and clamour.But who are they that are mofl given to,and deepeft drencht in this fin of oppreffion ? The Text anfwers, They cry out by reafonof the arme ofthe mohty, Hence note , Thirdly. Tower is commonly abtrfed to opprefon. We read indeed of a poor manopprefiirgthepoor, ( Pro. 28. 3.)And Solomon tells us,that fuch a mans oppreflioir is the foareff opprefíion ; for he compares it (in the fame verfe) to a(weeping raine, which leaveth pro food. They who have nothing, will take all when they can comeby it, and get ir. If all menin power fhou d.be as hard to their inferiors, .as force are who have little or, yt9,ppwer, therewere no - living in the world.. Neceffity may drive the poor to be more oppreflive, than Ability draws the I 2 rich,
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