Q. What does God forbid in the eighth commandment?
A. God forbids not only those thefts,^a and robberies,^b which are punishable by the magistrate; but he comprehends under the name of theft all wicked tricks and devices, whereby we design to appropriate to ourselves the goods which belong to our neighbour:^c whether it be by force, or under the appearance of right, as by unjust weights, ells, measures, fraudulent merchandise,^d false coins, usury,^e or by any other way forbidden by God; as also all covetousness,^f all abuse and waste of his gifts.^g