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A54076
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Usury stated being a reply to Mr. Jelinger's Usurer cast whereto are adjoyned, some animadversions on Mr. Bolton's and Mr. Capel's discourses, concerning the same subject / written by T.P.
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T. P.
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1679
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Wing P122; ESTC R39078
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and_o grotius_n himself_o say_v 2._o de_fw-fr jure_fw-la etc._n etc._n l._n 2._o c._n 10._o §._o 2._o concern_v thing_n not_o extant_a it_o have_v please_v mankind_n that_o if_o thou_o be_v make_v the_o rich_a by_o my_o good_n which_o i_o have_v not_o in_o possession_n thou_o be_v so_o far_o oblige_v as_o thou_o be_v make_v rich_a for_o how_o much_o the_o more_o thou_o have_v gain_v by_o my_o good_n so_o much_o thou_o have_v and_o i_o have_v so_o much_o the_o less_o etc._n etc._n what_o be_v here_o and_o elsewhere_o bring_v by_o mr._n j._n against_o usury_n both_o from_o the_o father_n and_o heathen_n respect_v the_o practice_n of_o it_o as_o it_o be_v in_o their_o time_n which_o i_o believe_v be_v bad_a enough_o be_v attend_v with_o rapine_n rigid_a exaction_n overreach_v etc._n etc._n thus_o say_v grotius_n thus_o rivet_n decalogo_fw-la idem_fw-la p._n 235._o rivet_n de_fw-fr decalogo_fw-la what_o be_v cite_v out_o of_o aristotle_n cicero_n plutarch_n etc._n etc._n against_o usury_n respect_v not_o so_o much_o what_o be_v intrinsical_v as_o what_o be_v accidental_a and_o common_o attend_v it_o the_o like_a may_v be_v say_v of_o the_o expression_n of_o the_o father_n which_o be_v very_o bitter_a against_o usury_n for_o they_o have_v respect_n to_o that_o usury_n which_o prevail_v too_o much_o in_o all_o age_n against_o equity_n honesty_n charity_n and_o faithfulness_n as_o chrysostome_n upon_o matthew_n say_v there_o be_v nothing_o more_o cruel_a nothing_o more_o shameful_a than_o the_o usury_n of_o his_o time_n but_o it_o follow_v not_o that_o they_o understand_v it_o of_o all_o usury_n etc._n etc._n as_o for_o the_o say_n of_o the_o heathen_n that_o be_v so_o rigid_a i_o find_v in_o seneca_n a_o general_a rule_n for_o the_o right_a understanding_n of_o such_o like_a passage_n some_o thing_n say_v he_o be_v command_v beyond_o measure_n 22._o de_fw-fr benef_fw-fr l._n 8._o c._n 22._o that_o they_o may_v return_v to_o their_o proper_a and_o right_a measure_n as_o when_o we_o say_v a_o good_a turn_n ought_v not_o to_o be_v remember_v by_o the_o doer_n we_o mean_v this_o it_o ought_v not_o to_o be_v publish_v or_o boast_v of_o 23._o c._n 23._o again_o as_o often_o as_o there_o be_v little_a confidence_n in_o those_o thing_n thou_o require_v more_o must_v be_v enjoin_v than_o be_v sufficient_a that_o what_o be_v sufficient_a may_v be_v perform_v in_o this_o every_o hyperbole_n exceed_v that_o we_o may_v come_v to_o the_o truth_n by_o a_o lie_n mr._n j._n 2._o it_o be_v a_o most_o dangerous_a thing_n reply_n not_o so_o where_o no_o rule_n of_o charity_n equity_n honesty_n or_o fidelity_n be_v break_v as_o there_o be_v not_o in_o the_o thing_n debate_v while_o keep_v within_o due_a bound_n and_o limit_n say_v famous_a rivet_n 288._o in_o decal_n p._n 288._o as_o far_o as_o any_o contract_n of_o loan_n do_v contradict_v charity_n and_o hurt_v our_o brother_n we_o judge_v it_o to_o be_v forbid_v by_o the_o law_n but_o not_o so_o where_o equity_n be_v observe_v and_o our_o brother_n not_o wrong_v by_o the_o loan_n there_o it_o be_v neither_o repugnant_a to_o charity_n nor_o to_o the_o law_n who_o end_n be_v charity_n what_o be_v by_o mr._n j._n produce_v out_o of_o neh._n 5._o may_v be_v hereafter_o consider_v only_o this_o i_o shall_v say_v whereas_o they_o have_v promise_v to_o leave_v usury_n and_o restore_v i_o wish_v you_o say_v he_o to_o promise_v so_o too_o a_o good_a rule_n and_o necessary_a to_o be_v practise_v where_o it_o be_v right_o apply_v but_o i_o perceive_v we_o must_v be_v content_a with_o this_o expedient_a till_o he_o be_v at_o leisure_n to_o communicate_v that_o better_a one_o in_o the_o point_n of_o restitution_n by_o he_o intend_v to_o make_v the_o work_n more_o facile_a and_o easy_a deed_n epist_n deed_n and_o to_o keep_v from_o dispondency_n mr._n j._n 3_o it_o be_v a_o most_o infamous_a thing_n so_o as_o that_o whereas_o other_o in_o writing_n underwrite_v themselves_o either_o husbandman_n etc._n etc._n from_o their_o calling_n the_o usurer_n be_v ashamed_a to_o call_v himself_o a_o usurer_n reply_n this_o and_o it_o may_v be_v the_o rest_n of_o his_o description_n concern_v only_o such_o as_o make_v a_o trade_n of_o usury_n and_o have_v no_o other_o call_v or_o employment_n to_o lay_v out_o their_o time_n &_o thought_n on_o such_o be_v they_o who_o austin_n call_v scab_v through_o idleness_n and_o chrysostome_n liken_n to_o ass_n let_v rivet_n answer_v he_o but_o such_o as_o lend_v to_o the_o wealthy_a 283._o p._n 283._o if_o they_o lend_v only_o out_o of_o a_o idle_a or_o lazy_a humour_n because_o they_o will_v not_o employ_v themselves_o in_o a_o call_v nor_o exercise_v any_o honest_a function_n they_o be_v unexcusable_a because_o they_o propose_v to_o themselves_o a_o evil_a end_n and_o contrary_a to_o the_o divine_a will_n but_o such_o as_o out_o of_o a_o inability_n for_o trade_v or_o necessity_n as_o widow_n orphan_n age_a student_n and_o the_o like_a who_o be_v otherwise_o employ_v and_o take_v up_o with_o other_o function_n if_o they_o enter_v such_o compact_n they_o offend_v not_o for_o in_o that_o they_o themselves_o can_v trade_n whatsoever_o substance_n they_o be_v owner_n of_o will_v be_v soon_o consume_v if_o they_o live_v upon_o the_o stock_n and_o take_v thence_o for_o the_o supply_n of_o all_o their_o need_n and_o not_o put_v it_o out_o with_o such_o as_o on_o just_a account_n may_v gain_v thereby_o and_o call_v they_o in_o to_o be_v partaker_n of_o the_o gain_n mr._n j._n 4._o a_o most_o monstrous_o increase_v thing_n it_o be_v reply_n some_o of_o these_o monster_n he_o mention_n which_o we_o be_v nothing_o concern_v in_o such_o as_o the_o take_v weekly_o 20_o pound_n for_o a_o hundred_o or_o more_o yet_o he_o that_o take_v the_o least_o mite_n for_o a_o thousand_o pound_n incur_v as_o severe_a a_o censure_n from_o he_o as_o adjudge_v to_o the_o same_o condemnation_n mr._n j._n 5._o a_o most_o cruel_a thing_n it_o be_v for_o it_o be_v always_o bite_a both_o day_n and_o night_n winter_n and_o summer_n and_o make_v no_o difference_n between_o lord_n day_n and_o week_n day_n reply_n such_o kind_n of_o reason_v mind_v i_o of_o a_o certain_a commander_n mention_v by_o cicero_n who_o have_v make_v a_o truce_n for_o certain_a day_n be_v wont_a to_o ravage_v by_o night_n 15._o de_fw-fr off._n l._n 1._o p._n 15._o pretend_v that_o night_n be_v not_o include_v in_o the_o truce_n be_v it_o not_o pity_v our_o author_n have_v be_v by_o to_o have_v prompt_v the_o parliament_n when_o they_o be_v make_v the_o act_n concern_v usury_n that_o borrower_n may_v have_v be_v discharge_v from_o pay_v use_n at_o least_o for_o the_o night_n and_o sabbath_n day_n throughout_o the_o year_n but_o do_v not_o the_o adventurer_n gain_v go_v on_o at_o the_o same_o rate_n and_o when_o the_o farmer_n make_v up_o his_o rent_n for_o a_o year_n do_v not_o night_n and_o lord_n day_n come_v into_o account_n and_o alike_o fill_v up_o the_o time_n with_o the_o rest_n but_o this_o reason_n as_o the_o forego_n be_v not_o his_o own_o he_o free_o borrow_v and_o never_o tell_v the_o world_n to_o who_o he_o be_v behold_v the_o next_o chapter_n begin_v with_o a_o inquiry_n 4._o chap._n 4._o how_o usury_n differ_v from_o other_o contract_n and_o deal_n as_o intervsury_n interest_n shiploan_n etc._n etc._n which_o indeed_o be_v but_o usury_n under_o other_o name_n or_o notion_n invent_v to_o palliate_v man_n conscience_n that_o they_o have_v no_o hand_n in_o usury_n when_o they_o real_o practise_v it_o not_o that_o i_o assert_v either_o of_o they_o unlawful_a but_o that_o usury_n regulate_v as_o its_o requisite_a the_o other_o shall_v be_v too_o have_v the_o same_o plea_n from_o reason_n that_o either_o of_o they_o have_v seneca_n seneca_n ita_fw-la sublato_fw-la altè_fw-la supercilio_fw-la in_fw-la eadem_fw-la quae_fw-la caeteri_fw-la descenditis_fw-la mutatis_fw-la rerum_fw-la nominibus_fw-la thus_o some_o man_n can_v look_v alost_a and_o yet_o stoop_v to_o the_o same_o practice_n they_o condemn_v in_o other_o only_o change_v the_o name_n thereof_o review_n the_o three_o definition_n of_o usury_n mention_v by_o he_o whatsoever_o say_v ambrose_n be_v more_o than_o the_o principal_n be_v usury_n say_v the_o council_n of_o agatha_n where_o more_o be_v require_v than_o be_v give_v and_o all_o that_o a_o man_n take_v over_o and_o above_o the_o money_n lend_v which_o he_o make_v general_a take_v either_o of_o these_o three_o definition_n without_o supplement_n and_o postil_v and_o examine_v interusury_n interest_n and_o shiploan_n by_o they_o and_o they_o will_v appear_v to_o be_v usury_n each_o of_o these_o be_v somewhat_o above_o the_o principal_a etc._n etc._n concern_v those_o exactor_n mention_v neh._n 5._o i_o have_v a_o desire_n to_o know_v see_v they_o