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The speculation of vsurie; Speculation of usurie.
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Bell, Thomas, fl. 1593-1610.
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STC 1828; ESTC S113212
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to_o punish_v malefactor_n the_o second_o reason_n prodigality_n be_v a_o great_a sin_n reason_n condemn_v aswell_o in_o philosoph_n 〈…〉_o it_o neither_o will_v nor_o can_v be_v deny_v it_o be_v the_o 〈◊〉_d extreme_a of_o the_o vertu_fw-fr liberality_n this_o notwithstanding_o all_o christian_n king_n as_o far_o as_o i_o can_v learn_v have_v ever_o tolerate_v y_o e_o same_o unpunished_a at_o least_o in_o some_o degree_n neither_o be_v they_o for_o such_o toleration_n reprove_v at_o any_o time_n by_o any_o ancient_a approve_a writer_n or_o learned_a father_n whosoever_o which_o doubtless_o be_v and_o aught_o to_o be_v so_o depute_v a_o argumental_a no_o small_a importance_n for_o although_o emperor_n king_n 〈…〉_o do_v sin_n aswell_o as_o other_o of_o mean_a call_n yet_o neither_o have_v they_o neither_o ever_o can_v they_o live_v unreprooved_a if_o at_o any_o 〈◊〉_d they_o 〈…〉_o either_o by_o stablish_v 〈…〉_o law_n public_o or_o by_o suffer_v their_o 〈◊〉_d to_o 〈…〉_o of_o god_n law_n dissolute_o 9_o for_o god_n 〈…〉_o of_o stone_n to_o abraham_n and_o neither_o be_v he_o nor_o ever_o 〈◊〉_d he_o be_v destitute_a of_o faithful_a courageous_a servant_n who_o will_v constant_o and_o without_o all_o lere_n 6._o reprove_v all_o such_o as_o 〈◊〉_d his_o holy_a lawâ—_n he_o have_v watch_v man_n on_o the_o wall_n of_o his_o jerusalem_n who_o will_v reprove_v sin_o 〈…〉_o he_o be_v not_o without_o his_o elias_n 18._o that_o will_v stout_o reproove_v at_o wicked_a achabs_n he_o have_v in_o store_n a_o danie_n 〈…〉_o all_o naughty_a judge_n 61._o and_o to_o acquit_v his_o faithful_a susanne_n he_o will_v find_v a_o propheâ—â—â—_n 〈…〉_o out_o against_o â—ool_n any_o and_o to_o teach_v every_o jeroboâ—n_n his_o due_o he_o can_v and_o will_v provide_v another_o john_n baptist_n 4._o to_o speak_v bold_o to_o all_o bloody_a herod_n and_o yet_o in_o so_o many_o hundred_o year_n such_o tolleration_n have_v not_o be_v reprove_v to_o my_o knowledge_n by_o any_o learned_a writer_n the_o three_o reason_n it_o be_v a_o general_a axiom_n reason_n receive_v not_o only_a indivinitie_n but_o in_o philosophy_n also_o ex_fw-la 〈◊〉_d maliâ—_n mique_fw-la eligendâ—m_fw-la of_o 〈…〉_o the_o lesser_a be_v to_o be_v choose_v and_o to_o speaâ—â—â—_n more_o plaindey_a that_o which_o be_v often_o sin_n point_n if_o it_o be_v absolute_o consider_v the_o same_o do_v respectful_o will_v be_v no_o sin_n at_o al._n for_o example_n sake_n murder_n be_v against_o the_o law_n divine_a and_o yet_o to_o kill_v one_o neighbour_n in_o our_o own_o defence_n both_o be_v and_o ever_o be_v repute_v lawful_a sâ—t_a for_o a_o man_n to_o cut_v off_o his_o arm_n or_o leg_n lest_o the_o whole_a body_n putâ—â—efie_v or_o perish_v be_v a_o very_a lawful_a thing_n which_o thing_n all_o 〈◊〉_d king_n seem_v to_o respect_n when_o they_o in_o sundry_a case_n tolerate_v 〈◊〉_d unpunished_a for_o they_o think_v that_o 〈…〉_o their_o realm_n by_o punish_v than_o by_o 〈…〉_o in_o such_o case_n yea_o if_o king_n shall_v at_o all_o time_n punish_v all_o malefactor_n the_o church_n of_o god_n shall_v often_o thereby_o want_v many_o most_o excellent_a and_o profitable_a member_n for_o which_o respect_n our_o savour_n himself_o tell_v we_o that_o when_o the_o â—ares_n can_v not_o be_v sever_z 〈◊〉_d the_o good_a corn_n unless_o both_o be_v pull_v up_o together_o then_o may_v they_o tolerate_v the_o tare_n or_o weed_n with_o the_o good_a corn_n even_o 〈◊〉_d the_o harvest_n 30._o as_o if_o he_o have_v say_v when_o the_o wicked_a can_v not_o be_v punish_v but_o with_o great_a damage_n to_o the_o good_a then_o may_v the_o magistrate_n tolerate_v such_o malefactor_n unpunished_a and_o not_o thereby_o sin_n at_o all_o the_o four_o reason_n which_o be_v insoluble_a and_o irrefringible_a the_o bless_a man_n moses_n so_o high_o renown_v in_o holy_a writ_n reason_n and_o so_o great_a in_o the_o favour_n of_o god_n pardon_v great_a malefactor_n in_o the_o heinous_a crime_n of_o divorce_n and_o this_o he_o do_v to_o avoid_v a_o great_a evil_n that_o be_v lest_o they_o upon_o every_o light_a cause_n shall_v poison_v those_o wife_n who_o they_o do_v not_o love_n for_o that_o such_o light_a divorcement_n be_v only_o permit_v but_o neither_o by_o god_n nor_o moses_n approove_v i_o will_v demonstrate_v by_o these_o important_a reason_n first_o because_o these_o be_v christ_n own_o word_n moses_n because_o of_o the_o hardness_n of_o your_o heart_n 8._o suffer_v you_o to_o put_v away_o your_o wife_n but_o from_o the_o beginning_n it_o be_v not_o so_o second_o because_o the_o marriage_n after_o such_o light_a divorce_n be_v indeed_o unlawful_a by_o the_o law_n 3._o for_o thus_o write_v s._n paul_n know_v you_o not_o brethren_n for_o i_o speak_v to_o they_o that_o know_v the_o law_n that_o the_o law_n have_v dominion_n over_o the_o man_n as_o long_o as_o he_o live_v for_o y_fw-es â—_o woman_n which_o be_v in_o subjection_n to_o a_o man_n be_v bind_v by_o the_o law_n to_o the_o man_n while_o he_o live_v but_o if_o the_o man_n be_v dead_a she_o be_v deliver_v from_o the_o law_n of_o the_o man_n so_o then_o if_o while_o the_o man_n live_v she_o take_v another_o man_n she_o be_v call_v a_o adultress_n out_o of_o these_o word_n i_o note_v first_o that_o marriage_n can_v be_v dissolve_v â—â—ring_v the_o life_n of_o the_o former_a husband_n i_o note_v second_o that_o 〈◊〉_d be_v so_o even_o in_o moses_n law_n because_o s._n paul_n say_v he_o speasath_v to_o they_o that_o know_v the_o law_n i_o note_v three_o that_o to_o be_v maâ—â—d_v after_o divorce_n for_o a_o light_a cause_n during_o y_fw-es â—_o life_n of_o the_o former_a husband_n be_v 〈◊〉_d and_o flat_a adultery_n i_o therefore_o conclude_v that_o at_o idlerate_v sin_n unpunished_a upon_o good_a cause_n be_v 〈◊〉_d at_o all_o 〈◊〉_d this_o my_o assertion_n of_o divorce_n be_v not_o only_o ground_v upon_o the_o scripture_n but_o also_o confirm_v by_o the_o best_a approve_a father_n and_o eke_o by_o the_o late_a writer_n of_o this_o our_o age_n the_o five_o reason_n we_o have_v many_o example_n in_o the_o holy_a scripture_n reason_n of_o bless_a king_n who_o have_v often_o pardon_v malefactor_n and_o to_o this_o day_n be_v never_o reprove_v for_o the_o same_o king_n david_n a_o man_n full_a of_o the_o holy_a ghost_n pardon_v wicked_a nabal_n at_o the_o petition_n of_o his_o virtuous_a wife_n abigail_n 35._o the_o same_o king_n david_n pardon_v abner_n who_o rebel_v against_o he_o for_o the_o house_n of_o saul_n the_o same_o king_n david_n tolerate_v joab_n in_o his_o naughty_a deal_n 22._o albeit_o be_v be_v more_o than_o a_o little_a offend_v with_o his_o manner_n the_o same_o king_n david_n tolerate_v curse_v shemei_n 3._o though_o he_o command_v his_o son_n solomon_n do_v executian_n on_o they_o both_o 9_o after_o that_o himself_o be_v dead_a the_o six_o reason_n out_o of_o saint_n austen_n saint_n austen_n say_v plain_o reason_n that_o the_o church_n do_v tolerate_v many_o evil_n 119._o which_o she_o do_v not_o approve_v and_o the_o same_o sane_a austen_n in_o his_o epistle_n to_o macedonius_n prove_v by_o the_o ensample_n of_o christ_n that_o not_o only_o secular_a magistrate_n may_v give_v pardon_n to_o offender_n but_o also_o that_o clergy_n man_n may_v require_v the_o same_o at_o their_o hand_n 11._o our_o lord_n say_v he_o make_v suit_n that_o the_o woman_n take_v in_o adultery_n shall_v not_o be_v stone_v and_o by_o that_o fact_n commend_v to_o we_o the_o office_n of_o intercession_n yea_o saint_n austen_n be_v great_o offend_v with_o the_o magistrate_n of_o africa_n if_o at_o any_o time_n they_o deny_v his_o request_n therein_o the_o difference_n be_v only_o in_o this_o that_o we_o must_v do_v that_o by_o prayer_n which_o he_o do_v by_o terrourr_n for_o he_o be_v the_o lord_n &_o we_o be_v his_o servant_n this_o and_o many_o other_o reason_n s._n austen_n use_v which_o whoso_o list_v may_v read_v at_o large_a in_o that_o learned_a epistle_n which_o he_o write_v to_o macedonius_n hereunto_o agree_v s._n paul_n intercession_n unto_o philemon_n philemonem_fw-la for_o onesimus_n his_o servant_n the_o seven_o reason_n out_o of_o s._n joseph_n his_o holy_a fact_n the_o bless_a virgin_n marie_n reason_n be_v find_v to_o be_v with_o child_n bâ—t_v the_o holy_a ghost_n before_o joseph_n &_o she_o come_v together_o wherefore_o joseph_n because_o he_o be_v a_o just_a man_n &_o will_v not_o put_v she_o to_o opeâ—_n shame_n 19_o be_v mind_v to_o put_v she_o away_o privy_o thus_o record_v 〈◊〉_d holy_a scripture_n out_o of_o the_o which_o word_n i_o note_v first_o that_o joseph_n know_v the_o holy_a virgin_n to_o be_v with_o child_n i_o note_v second_o that_o he_o know_v himself_o not_o to_o be_v the_o father_n of_o the_o child_n i_o note_v three_o that_o joseph_n know_v no_o other_o but_o that_o mary_n his_o wife_n be_v
man_n come_v to_o his_o rich_a neighbour_n misery_n to_o buy_v such_o thing_n as_o he_o have_v present_a need_n to_o use_v here_o the_o rich_a sort_n special_o the_o merchant_n take_v great_a pleasure_n in_o oppress_v the_o poor_a in_o their_o most_o pitiful_a need_n will_v you_o buy_v of_o i_o say_v the_o rich_a man_n for_o present_a money_n or_o to_o a_o certain_a day_n and_o when_o the_o poor_a man_n answer_v that_o he_o must_v needs_o have_v it_o till_o a_o day_n then_o the_o rich_a man_n valu_v his_o ware_n at_o such_o a_o high_a price_n as_o he_o extort_v most_o grievous_a usury_n for_o the_o loan_n for_o the_o forhearance_n of_o the_o money_n be_v the_o sole_a cause_n of_o the_o surplusage_n in_o the_o price_n the_o first_o objection_n if_o two_o rich_a man_n have_v this_o year_n diverse_a opinion_n concern_v the_o price_n of_o corn_n and_o he_o that_o think_v it_o will_v be_v dear_a the_o next_o year_n shall_v give_v to_o he_o that_o think_v it_o will_v be_v cheap_a xx_o pound_n present_o for_o 〈◊〉_d much_o corn_n to_o be_v deliver_v then_o as_o he_o run_v now_o buy_v for_o 〈…〉_o that_o kind_n of_o deal_n be_v no_o usury_n at_o all_o albeit_o the_o corn_n nay_o then_o perhaps_o be_v sell_v for_o thirty_o pound_n therefore_o it_o seem_v lawful_a to_o sell_v corn_n at_o a_o lesser_a price_n for_o the_o payment_n of_o money_n before_o hand_n the_o answer_n 1_o i_o say_v first_o that_o usury_n be_v never_o commit_v as_o be_v already_o prove_v save_v then_o only_o when_o overplus_n be_v exact_v for_o the_o loan_n 2_o i_o say_v second_o that_o in_o the_o case_n proper_a â—â—ded_v in_o the_o objection_n there_o be_v no_o loan_n of_o money_n at_o 〈◊〉_d neither_o express_v nor_o yet_o palliate_v the_o reason_n be_v this_o because_o as_o well_o the_o buyer_n as_o the_o seller_n expose_v himself_o to_o a_o mere_a â—â—â—uall_a event_n for_o whether_o corn_n will_v then_o be_v cheap_a or_o dear_a neither_o of_o they_o twain_o can_v tell_v 3_o i_o say_v three_o that_o if_o he_o who_o receive_v the_o money_n be_v in_o present_a necessity_n and_o yield_v to_o sell_v the_o corn_n only_o or_o principal_o for_o the_o use_n of_o the_o money_n the_o buyer_n 〈◊〉_d the_o same_o at_o his_o hand_n than_o be_v that_o kind_n of_o deal_v usury_n indeed_o contract_n howshever_o the_o event_n shall_v afterward_o fall_v out_o but_o when_o neither_o the_o seller_n respect_v the_o use_n of_o the_o money_n nor_o the_o buier_n extort_v any_o thing_n for_o the_o loan_n of_o the_o same_o as_o in_o this_o casual_a bargain_n but_o both_o the_o party_n stand_v upon_o their_o providence_n â—niectures_n &_o politic_a divination_n then_o doubtless_o the_o formal_a reason_n of_o usury_n cease_v and_o the_o buy_n with_o the_o sale_n become_v a_o lawful_a contract_n the_o second_o objection_n it_o be_v good_a reason_n it_o can_v be_v deny_v that_o if_o my_o neighbour_n can_v gain_v five_o pound_n by_o the_o use_n of_o my_o twenty_o pound_n then_o that_o he_o shall_v give_v i_o three_o pound_n for_o the_o loan_n thereof_o for_o the_o delay_n and_o nonpayment_n of_o my_o money_n be_v the_o only_a and_o sole_a cause_n of_o his_o gain_n the_o answer_n i_o say_v first_o that_o howsoever_o the_o gain_n fall_v out_o yet_o may_v nothing_o be_v exact_v for_o the_o loan_n because_o god_n himself_o have_v so_o appoint_v 2_o i_o say_v second_o that_o the_o great_a part_n of_o people_n be_v so_o far_o from_o gain_v thereby_o as_o they_o be_v utter_o impoverish_v by_o the_o same_o 3_o i_o say_v three_o that_o by_o the_o loan_n of_o money_n the_o property_n thereof_o be_v alter_v and_o the_o dominion_n translate_v to_o the_o borrower_n and_o consequent_o that_o when_o the_o leâ—der_n extort_v any_o thing_n for_o the_o use_n thereof_o theolog_fw-la ipso_fw-la facto_fw-la he_o rob_v the_o borrower_n and_o despoyl_v he_o of_o his_o lawful_a good_n this_o among_o the_o latter_a writer_n have_v melancthon_n well_o observe_v to_o his_o immortal_a fame_n 4_o i_o say_v four_o that_o money_n be_v a_o thing_n so_o barren_a and_o unfruitful_a of_o it_o own_o nature_n as_o be_v can_v yield_v any_o commodity_n without_o the_o industry_n of_o man_n itself_o and_o consequent_o since_o the_o whole_a fruit_n thereof_o precee_v from_o man_n laborious_a travail_n to_o exact_v anything_o for_o the_o use_n thereof_o must_v needs_o be_v flat_a extortion_n the_o three_o objection_n many_o 〈◊〉_d able_a 〈◊〉_d be_v often_o great_o damnify_v by_o lend_v their_o money_n and_o therefore_o it_o be_v good_a reason_n that_o they_o shall_v have_v some_o consideration_n for_o the_o same_o the_o answer_n i_o answer_v that_o no_o consideration_n can_v just_o be_v exact_v loan_n for_o or_o in_o respect_n of_o the_o loan_n nevertheless_o in_o certain_a case_n â—â—â—â—plus_n may_v very_o lawful_o both_o be_v give_v and_o require_v which_o case_n be_v make_v manifest_a in_o the_o next_o chapter_n follow_v of_o the_o gain_n cease_v and_o loss_n ensue_a by_o the_o loan_n of_o money_n chap._n 6._o there_o be_v two_o thing_n to_o wit_n the_o gain_n that_o cease_v and_o the_o damage_n or_o loss_n that_o ensue_v to_o the_o londer_n by_o reason_n of_o either_o of_o which_o â—â—aine_n surplusage_n may_v be_v require_v and_o that_o without_o any_o usury_n at_o all_o the_o reason_n hereof_o be_v evident_a because_o gain_v cease_v &_o loss_n ensue_a for_o the_o loan_n of_o money_n be_v thing_n essentia_o and_o real_o distinguish_v from_o the_o loan_n of_o the_o same_o the_o example_n of_o the_o former_a cessans_fw-la i_o have_v in_o ready_a money_n a_o hundred_o pound_n which_o i_o purpose_v present_o to_o bestow_v in_o corn_n for_o honest_a and_o lawful_a gain_n now_o it_o so_o fall_v out_o that_o my_o neighbour_n be_v very_o urgent_a to_o borrow_v this_o hundred_o pound_n of_o i_o to_o who_o i_o condescend_v to_o lend_v it_o with_o my_o own_o hindrance_n yet_o upon_o this_o condition_n that_o he_o give_v i_o so_o much_o overplus_n as_o will_v be_v the_o just_a gain_n that_o cease_v by_o reason_n of_o the_o loan_n this_o kind_n of_o overplus_n be_v no_o usury_n because_o it_o be_v not_o exact_v for_o the_o loan_n but_o for_o the_o gain_n that_o cease_v thereupon_o yet_o in_o this_o case_n two_o thing_n must_v be_v require_v first_o that_o i_o intend_v in_o true_a meaning_n to_o bestow_v my_o money_n as_o be_v already_o say_v and_o thereby_o to_o seek_v honest_a &_o lawful_a gain_n second_o that_o i_o exact_v no_o more_o overplus_n then_o that_o that_o be_v true_o deem_v according_o to_o be_v my_o surcease_n gain_v the_o value_n of_o which_o gain_n ought_v to_o be_v esteem_v by_o indifferent_a man_n which_o be_v expert_a in_o that_o kind_n of_o trade_n for_o if_o i_o either_o exact_v more_o than_o the_o gain_n cease_v or_o in_o truth_n intend_v not_o to_o expose_v my_o money_n for_o lawful_a gain_n in_o way_n of_o honest_a bargain_v then_o be_v the_o exact_v of_o such_o surplusage_n become_v palliate_v usury_n indeed_o by_o reason_n of_o this_o surcease_n gain_v thing_n merchant_n man_n and_o other_o honest_a bargainer_n may_v sundry_a time_n exact_v a_o great_a price_n when_o they_o sell_v their_o merchandise_n or_o good_n to_o a_o certain_a day_n but_o here_o i_o must_v require_v all_o merchant_n and_o other_o especial_o the_o rich_a sort_n to_o mark_v well_o what_o i_o say_v for_o although_o the_o seller_n may_v ever_o exact_a overplus_n for_o his_o true_o surcease_o gain_v yet_o may_v he_o not_o ever_o extort_v overplus_n when_o he_o sell_v to_o a_o day_n the_o reason_n hereof_o be_v evident_a because_o to_o sell_v to_o a_o day_n do_v not_o ever_o prejudice_n or_o hinder_v his_o lawful_a gain_n and_o so_o the_o formal_a reason_n of_o exact_v overplus_n in_o this_o case_n lie_v dead_a for_o if_o the_o buier_n bring_v the_o money_n so_o soon_o as_o the_o seller_n can_v and_o mean_v to_o bestow_v the_o same_o for_o honest_a gain_n then_o to_o exact_v any_o high_a price_n for_o the_o day_n be_v palliate_v usury_n indeed_o the_o example_n of_o the_o latter_a i_o have_v a_o sum_n of_o money_n which_o i_o be_o to_o bestow_v in_o the_o necessary_a reparation_n of_o my_o house_n and_o that_o now_o in_o the_o summer_n season_n for_o if_o i_o shall_v let_v my_o house_n stay_v till_o the_o winter_n season_n emergens_fw-la it_o will_v not_o only_o be_v hurtful_a but_o also_o 〈◊〉_d chargeable_a to_o i_o â—_o in_o the_o mean_a time_n my_o distress_a neighbour_n come_v to_o i_o and_o in_o pitiful_a manner_n desire_v to_o borrow_v my_o money_n who_o need_n i_o can_v relieve_v but_o with_o my_o own_o loss_n indifferent_a as_o be_v already_o say_a in_o this_o case_n to_o exact_v so_o much_o as_o amount_v to_o my_o loss_n be_v no_o usury_n at_o all_o for_o the_o overplus_n be_v not_o extort_a