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show_n a_o gain_n what_o kind_n of_o love_n be_v it_o not_o to_o pleasure_v thy_o neighbour_n frank_o without_o gain_n because_o thereby_o he_o reap_v some_o commodity_n when_o certain_o thou_o ought_v to_o help_v thy_o neighbour_n not_o thereby_o to_o augment_v but_o to_o assuage_v his_o misery_n 6._o objection_n those_o thing_n which_o god_n have_v not_o forbid_v we_o may_v mayor_n self_o do_v without_o hurt_n of_o conscience_n to_o take_v usury_n of_o rich_a man_n god_n have_v not_o forbid_v minor._n therefore_o of_o they_o lawful_o without_o hurt_n of_o conscience_n conclusion_n we_o may_v exact_v usury_n for_o our_o lend_n the_o answer_n i_o denic_n the_o minor_a for_o it_o be_v plain_o say_v luke_n 6._o lend_v look_v for_o nothing_o thereby_o if_o they_o be_v rich_a
vsâ—rers_n be_v to_o be_v account_v obstinate_a heretic_n luther_n tom._n 7._o gen._n pag._n 388._o fac_fw-la 1._o 9_o 4._o &_o fac_fw-la 2._o 9_o 1._o math._n 6._o ephes._n 5._o august_n in_o psal._n 132._o 8._o the_o diverse_a name_n ascribe_v to_o usurer_n luther_n tom._n 7._o gen._n 7._o pag._n 389._o fac_fw-la 2._o gen._n 2._o brigil_n revel_v lib._n 7._o cap._n 36._o temporal_a thing_n in_o comparison_n but_o filth_n 1._o timoth._n 6._o the_o danger_n which_o the_o rich_a be_v subject_a unto_o the_o conclusion_n with_o a_o repetition_n of_o the_o fore_n mention_v cause_n where_o fault_n be_v wink_v at_o horrible_a sin_n be_v account_v virtue_n what_o this_o word_n usury_n signify_v the_o knowledge_n of_o tongue_n necessary_a the_o word_n of_o god_n write_v in_o greek_a and_o hebrew_n usury_n what_o according_a to_o the_o hebrew_n word_n neschech_v usury_n proper_a similitude_n apply_v to_o usury_n usurer_n like_a poison_a serpent_n mad_a dog_n greedy_a mouse_n lyra_n in_o 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christian_n be_v bind_v to_o lend_v to_o the_o needy_a the_o mayor_n the_o minor._n the_o conclusion_n the_o mayor_n the_o minor._n the_o conclusion_n pomeraâ—us_o in_o comment_n svo_fw-la id_fw-la deuteron_n the_o mayor_n the_o minor._n the_o conclusion_n the_o mayor_n the_o minor._n the_o conclusion_n the_o mayor_n the_o minor._n the_o conclusion_n poliphemus_n luther_n a_o rule_n concern_v promise_n or_o vow_n thing_n unlawful_a be_v neither_o to_o be_v promise_v nor_o perform_v a_o oath_n may_v not_o be_v the_o bond_n of_o wickedness_n how_o we_o aught_v to_o promise_v the_o mayor_n the_o minor._n the_o conclusion_n the_o mayor_n the_o minor._n the_o conclusion_n rom._n 3._o a_o exhortation_n to_o magistrate_n and_o governor_n 1._o the_o duty_n of_o a_o civil_a magistrate_n â—_o nehemias_n 2._o esdras_n 5._o constantinus_n theodofius_fw-la valerius_n publicola_n marcus_n rutilius_n gemnitius_n hortensius_n cicero_n solon_n cato_n lib._n de_fw-la re_fw-la â—ustica_fw-la admonition_n 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