Selected quad for the lemma: book_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
book_n	witness_n	word_n	write_v	489	4	5.1967	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A16337	A short and priuate discourse betweene Mr. Bolton and one M.S. concerning vsury. Published by E.B. by Mr. Boltons owne coppy	Bolton, Robert, 1572-1631.; Bagshaw, Edward, d. 1662.	1637 (1637)	STC 3249; ESTC S106474	41,120	88

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gainer_n 3._o and_o therefore_o i_o have_v forbear_v it_o to_o my_o hindrance_n and_o by_o consequent_a deserve_v recompense_n even_o for_o the_o time_n of_o lend_v before_o delay_n rep._n i_o answer_v in_o order_n to_o the_o three_o branch_n of_o this_o exception_n to_o the_o first_o by_o no_o mean_n for_o by_o the_o ordinance_n of_o god_n and_o law_n of_o nature_n lend_v be_v free_a and_o charitable_a intend_v the_o good_a of_o the_o borrower_n and_o not_o of_o the_o lender_n and_o therefore_o ought_v not_o at_o all_o to_o become_v saleable_a and_o mercenary_a a_o act_n of_o charity_n shall_v not_o be_v buy_v and_o sold._n see_v before_o in_o divers_a page_n and_o luke_n 6._o 34_o 35._o where_o lend_v be_v command_v without_o provide_v for_o indemnity_n in_o receive_v the_o principal_a if_o so_o their_o brother_n need_v true_o require_v much_o more_o without_o require_v a_o overplus_n above_o the_o principal_a which_o christ_n say_v in_o the_o same_o place_n even_o sinner_n will_v 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require_v no_o recompense_n of_o he_o who_o have_v not_o be_v the_o effectual_a cause_n thereof_o 4._o be_v the_o party_n a_o honest_a man_n and_o have_v need_n to_o borrow_v then_o if_o the_o lord_n have_v want_n enable_v thou_o to_o lend_v thou_o be_v bind_v to_o lend_v though_o thou_o shall_v sustain_v some_o hindrance_n yea_o sometime_o though_o thou_o shall_v hazard_v the_o principal_a thou_o must_v willing_o free_o yield_v unto_o both_o as_o impose_v of_o the_o lord_n neither_o must_v thou_o seek_v gain_v out_o of_o his_o need_n but_o lend_v free_o for_o the_o lord_n sake_n who_o require_v this_o duty_n at_o thy_o hand_n see_v deut._n 15._o 8._o psalm_n 112._o 5._o matth._n 5._o 42._o luke_n 6._o 35._o but_o before_o i_o pass_v out_o of_o this_o point_n let_v i_o acquaint_v you_o with_o a_o hypocritical_a trick_n of_o some_o cunning_a usurer_n who_o if_o they_o hear_v a_o man_n preach_v or_o argue_v against_o usury_n and_o feel_v themselves_o touch_v they_o present_o labour_v to_o daub_v and_o divert_v by_o ask_v whether_o he_o mean_v all_o usury_n and_o they_o hope_v all_o usury_n in_o general_n be_v not_o to_o be_v dislike_v etc._n etc._n be_v there_o not_o some_o usury_n allow_v by_o some_o divine_n as_o liberal_a usury_n recompense_v usury_n etc._n etc._n whereas_o they_o can_v but_o know_v in_o their_o own_o conscience_n except_o they_o wilful_o blind_v themselves_o that_o this_o be_v nothing_o to_o the_o purpose_n that_o they_o meddle_v not_o these_o way_n that_o hence_o they_o get_v no_o patronage_n or_o defence_n at_o all_o for_o their_o wretched_a trade_n and_o practice_v of_o usury_n true_o so_o call_v poison_v by_o the_o covenant_n for_o certain_a gain_n where_o it_o be_v uncertain_a whether_o the_o borrower_n shall_v gain_v at_o all_o or_o loose_v which_o differ_v formaliter_fw-la as_o they_o say_v from_o these_o now_o mention_v for_o they_o be_v only_o call_v so_o improper_o and_o equivocal_o as_o we_o speak_v in_o the_o school_n usury_n as_o a_o dead_a man_n be_v call_v a_o man_n i_o say_v the_o 〈◊〉_d which_o be_v not_o to_o be_v find_v in_o liberal_a or_o recompense_a usury_n empoison_v for_o it_o be_v say_v exod._n 22._o 25._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d non_fw-la imponet_fw-la be_v super_fw-la cum_fw-la usuram_fw-la you_o shall_v not_o impose_v or_o lay_v upon_o he_o usury_n and_o work_v of_o mercy_n bounty_n or_o favour_n as_o give_v and_o lend_v be_v in_o their_o own_o nature_n not_o any_o way_n capable_a of_o bargain_n and_o sale_n see_v before_o many_o reason_n to_o this_o purpose_n scatter_v here_o and_o there_o as_o occasion_n be_v offer_v but_o lest_o any_o mistake_n and_o deceive_v themselves_o and_o other_o consider_v the_o latitude_n which_o divine_v give_v to_o this_o term_n of_o covenant_n in_o the_o definition_n of_o usury_n true_o so_o call_v it_o may_v be_v either_o 1._o real_a by_o pawn_n lay_v in_o both_o for_o principal_n and_o use_v 2._o or_o literal_a by_o write_v without_o pawn_n as_o by_o bill_n 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