As listed in an address published in 1803, the Society's particular concerns were : " profanation of the Lord's Day and profane swearing; publication of blasphemous, licentious and obscene books and prints; selling by false weights and measures; keeping of disorderly public houses, brothels and gaming houses; procuring; illegal lotteries; cruelty to animals ".
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For in discussing the case of forbidden relatives, uses the Hebrew word, " eil ", for the word " these, " whereas in the case of false weights or measures, uses the Hebrew word, " eileh ", for the word " these " ( and the additional, " eh " at the end of the word implies additional punishment . ) The Gemara taught that one can derive that, " eil ", implies rigorous punishment from which says, " And the mighty (, " eilei " ) of the land he took away . " The Gemara explained that the punishments for giving false measures are greater than those for having relations with forbidden relatives because for forbidden relatives, repentance is possible ( as long as there have not been children ), but with false measure, repentance is impossible ( as one cannot remedy the sin of robbery by mere repentance; the return of the things robbed must precede it, and in the case of false measures, it is practically impossible to find out all the members of the public who have been defrauded ).
