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nam_fw-la whether_o every_o one_o be_v bind_v to_o lend_v to_o every_o one_o that_o ask_v his_o answer_n be_v respect_n be_v to_o be_v have_v of_o thy_o ability_n and_o of_o his_o necessity_n and_o also_o if_o it_o be_v not_o a_o case_n of_o urgent_a and_o present_a necessity_n of_o his_o honesty_n if_o his_o necessity_n urge_v he_o to_o borrow_v and_o thy_o estate_n enable_v thou_o to_o lend_v thou_o be_v bind_v to_o lend_v unto_o he_o especial_o if_o his_o honesty_n deserve_v to_o be_v respect_v lect._n on_o the_o 15._o psalm_n pag._n 224._o why_o may_v not_o the_o same_o respect_n be_v observe_v in_o the_o interpretation_n of_o all_o text_n against_o usury_n second_o he_o cite_v luke_n 6._o 35_o lend_v look_v for_o nothing_o thence_o last_o both_o he_o and_o dr._n fenton_n do_v apply_v all_o text_n that_o do_v mention_n lend_v free_o or_o charitableness_n to_o the_o poor_a or_o mercifulness_n to_o our_o neighbour_n as_o heap_n of_o so_o many_o place_n against_o usury_n although_o 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his_o diciple_n to_o carry_v gold_n or_o silver_n or_o any_o manner_n of_o coin_n in_o their_o purse_n i_o do_v not_o think_v that_o dr._n fenton_n and_o other_o have_v follow_v the_o letter_n of_o this_o law_n but_o i_o trust_v they_o will_v grant_v a_o interpretation_n over_o and_o beside_o the_o bare_a letter_n there_o be_v divers_a such_o text_n as_o if_o thy_o eye_n offend_v thou_o pull_v it_o out_o pray_v continual_o if_o any_o sue_v thou_o for_o thy_o coat_n let_v he_o have_v thy_o cloak_n also_o all_o which_o if_o they_o be_v not_o otherwise_o understand_v than_o the_o bare_a word_n do_v bear_v will_v bring_v great_a confusion_n with_o they_o and_o such_o inconvenience_n as_o no_o reason_n nor_o law_n can_v or_o may_v allow_v in_o any_o case_n the_o light_n of_o nature_n must_v help_v to_o guide_v we_o in_o the_o interpretation_n of_o many_o text_n it_o be_v dr._n fentons_n own_o confession_n p._n 34._o that_o usury_n be_v a_o question_n of_o that_o nature_n as_o be_v not_o only_o determinable_a by_o the_o law_n of_o god_n in_o scripture_n but_o also_o by_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n those_o maxim_n and_o principle_n of_o common_a equity_n which_o be_v write_v in_o the_o heart_n of_o man_n by_o the_o finger_n of_o god_n which_o point_n have_v need_n be_v well_o consider_v because_o as_o mr._n hooker_n say_v a_o number_n there_o be_v who_o think_v they_o can_v admire_v as_o they_o ought_v the_o power_n and_o authority_n of_o the_o word_n of_o god_n if_o in_o thing_n divine_a they_o shall_v attribute_v any_o force_n to_o man_n reason_n for_o which_o cause_n they_o never_o use_v reason_n so_o willing_o as_o to_o disgrace_v reason_n p._n 97._o nor_o let_v any_o man_n think_v say_v he_o that_o follow_v the_o judgement_n of_o natural_a discretion_n we_o can_v have_v no_o assurance_n to_o please_v god_n for_o to_o the_o author_n and_o god_n of_o nature_n how_o shall_v any_o operation_n proceed_v in_o natural_a sort_n be_v in_o that_o respect_n unacceptable_a the_o nature_n which_o himself_o have_v give_v to_o work_v by_o he_o can_v but_o be_v delight_v with_o when_o we_o exercise_v the_o same_o any_o way_n without_o commandment_n of_o he_o to_o the_o contrary_a p._n 60._o now_o if_o any_o place_n in_o the_o bible_n may_v receive_v a_o interpretation_n from_o the_o rule_n and_o principle_n of_o natural_a reason_n why_o may_v not_o the_o text_n of_o usury_n since_o it_o be_v conversant_a altogether_o about_o covenant_n and_o contract_n which_o be_v ground_v only_o upon_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n and_o nation_n and_o many_o case_n there_o be_v which_o be_v confess_v by_o all_o to_o be_v no_o apparent_a breach_n of_o charity_n nor_o any_o injustice_n find_v in_o they_o insomuch_o that_o dr._n downam_n be_v bring_v thereby_o to_o such_o a_o straight_a as_o he_o be_v force_v to_o maintain_v that_o there_o be_v other_o respect_n which_o make_v usury_n unlawful_a beside_o the_o hurt_n of_o our_o neighbour_n p._n 44._o and_o 125._o but_o if_o 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