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[The examination of vsury in two sermons.]
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Smith, Henry, 1550?-1591.
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STC 22660; ESTC S107786
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but_o to_o require_v more_o them_z we_o lend_v some_o do_v think_v that_o as_o god_n do_v use_v the_o ambition_n of_o absalon_n and_o the_o malice_n of_o pharaoh_n and_o the_o treachery_n of_o judas_n unto_o good_a so_o man_n may_v use_v the_o covetousness_n of_o usurer_n unto_o good_a that_o be_v to_o help_v at_o a_o need_n when_o a_o man_n be_v like_a to_o be_v undo_v &_o his_o child_n cast_v away_o &_o his_o lease_n forfeit_v &_o many_o inconvenience_n beside_o like_a to_o ensue_v which_o you_o know_v better_o than_o i_o unless_o he_o have_v present_a money_n at_o sometime_o to_o prevent_v a_o mischief_n for_o example_n hereof_o i_o may_v allege_v how_o jacob_n do_v use_v the_o sin_n of_o laban_n 53._o laban_n do_v evil_a in_o swear_v by_o idol_n but_o jacob_n do_v not_o evil_a in_o receive_v such_o a_o oath_n of_o he_o though_o it_o be_v a_o unlawful_a oath_n so_o though_o the_o usurer_n do_v evil_a in_o take_v usury_n yet_o a_o man_n do_v not_o evil_a in_o give_v usury_n beside_o i_o may_v allege_v the_o example_n of_o abraham_n &_o abimilech_n 31._o abraham_n make_v a_o covenant_n with_o abimilech_n to_o confirm_v this_o covenant_n abraham_n swear_v and_o abimilech_n swear_v abraham_n swear_v by_o the_o true_a god_n but_o abimelech_n swear_v by_o his_o false_a god_n and_o yet_o abraham_n do_v receive_v this_o oath_n and_o sin_v not_o so_o if_o her_o majesty_n and_o the_o turk_n shall_v make_v a_o covenant_n the_o turk_n will_v not_o swear_v as_o the_o queen_n will_v swear_v for_o the_o queen_n will_v swear_v by_o the_o lord_n but_o the_o turk_n will_v swear_v by_o mahomet_n if_o it_o be_v lawful_a then_o to_o receive_v such_o a_o oath_n though_o it_o be_v a_o unlawful_a oath_n why_o may_v it_o not_o be_v lawful_a for_o i_o to_o give_v more_o than_o i_o borrow_v though_o it_o be_v unlawful_a for_o the_o usurer_n to_o take_v more_o than_o he_o lend_v beside_o a_o prince_n may_v not_o pardon_v a_o wilful_a murderer_n yet_o i_o think_v that_o no_o man_n will_v say_v in_o haste_n that_o he_o which_o have_v commit_v murder_n may_v not_o take_v a_o pardon_n as_o this_o unlawful_a give_n do_v not_o make_v the_o take_v unlawful_a so_o the_o other_o unlawful_a take_n do_v not_o make_v the_o give_v unlawful_a beside_o it_o be_v lawful_a to_o suffer_v injury_n though_o it_o be_v unlawful_a to_o offer_v injury_n it_o be_v lawful_a to_o suffer_v injury_n as_o christ_n pay_v tribute_n 17._o which_o be_v injury_n but_o it_o be_v not_o lawful_a to_o offer_v injury_n because_o there_o be_v six_o commandment_n against_o it_o now_o to_o take_v usury_n be_v as_o it_o be_v to_o offer_v injury_n but_o to_o give_v usury_n be_v as_o it_o be_v to_o suffer_v injury_n therefore_o though_o i_o may_v not_o take_v more_o than_o i_o borrow_v yet_o i_o may_v give_v more_o than_o i_o borrow_v moreover_o i_o may_v compare_v give_v of_o usury_n to_o swear_v if_o a_o man_n swear_v without_o cause_n he_o sin_v but_o if_o he_o swear_v as_o the_o word_n teach_v he_o to_o swear_v he_o sin_v not_o so_o if_o a_o man_n borrow_v upon_o usury_n and_o borrow_v without_o cause_n he_o sin_v because_o he_o feed_v the_o usurer_n but_o else_o as_o a_o man_n may_v swear_v in_o some_o case_n so_o in_o some_o case_n a_o man_n may_v borrow_v upon_o usury_n that_o be_v in_o case_n of_o necessity_n when_o a_o man_n must_v needs_o borrow_v and_o can_v borrow_v of_o none_o but_o of_o usurer_n last_o i_o may_v allege_v that_o usury_n and_o usurer_n be_v never_o read_v in_o the_o scripture_n but_o they_o signify_v he_o that_o take_v usury_n not_o he_o which_o give_v usury_n and_o therefore_o the_o scripture_n seem_v to_o forbid_v take_v but_o not_o give_v many_o reason_n more_o be_v allege_v which_o i_o can_v refute_v &_o therefore_o i_o will_v not_o contradict_v they_o yet_o i_o mean_v not_o to_o decide_v the_o question_n because_o i_o will_v not_o bemistaken_v but_o if_o some_o shall_v come_v unto_o i_o in_o that_o necessity_n &_o extremity_n which_o i_o can_v imagine_v &_o ask_v may_v i_o borrow_v money_n of_o these_o usurer_n to_o save_v my_o life_n or_o my_o credit_n or_o my_o live_n see_v no_o man_n will_v lend_v i_o free_o i_o will_v answer_v he_o as_o the_o prophet_n answer_v naaman_n neither_o do_v nor_o do_v not_o but_o go_v in_o peace_n i_o will_v not_o forbid_v thou_o nor_o i_o will_v not_o condenne_v thou_o but_o if_o thy_o conscience_n condenne_v thou_o not_o i_o think_v thy_o sin_n one_o of_o the_o least_o sin_n and_o as_o naaman_n pray_v 18._o lord_n be_v merciful_a unto_o i_o in_o this_o so_o i_o think_v the_o lord_n will_v be_v merciful_a unto_o thou_o in_o this_o but_o if_o thy_o conscience_n go_v against_o it_o then_o do_v it_o not_o for_o it_o be_v sin_n to_o thou_o though_o it_o be_v free_a for_o another_o because_o whatsoever_o be_v not_o do_v of_o faith_n be_v sin_n 23._o i_o charge_v you_o in_o the_o fear_n of_o god_n that_o you_o do_v not_o mistake_v that_o which_o be_v say_v for_o i_o know_v no_o learned_a preacher_n nor_o 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therefore_o they_o will_v employ_v all_o the_o money_n which_o they_o can_v borrow_v think_v to_o get_v more_o by_o the_o use_n of_o it_o them_z the_o usury_n of_o it_o do_v come_v to_o this_o make_v they_o sell_v their_o ware_n so_o dear_a because_o they_o must_v not_o only_o gain_v the_o price_n but_o the_o interest_n beside_o &_o more_o than_o the_o interest_n to_o or_o else_o they_o gain_v nothing_o these_o borrower_n be_v in_o another_o predicament_n than_o those_o which_o borrow_v for_o necessity_n &_o therefore_o if_o they_o be_v not_o old_a enough_o to_o answer_v for_o themselves_o i_o be_o to_o young_a to_o answer_v for_o they_o there_o be_v other_o borrower_n as_o i_o have_v hear_v which_o for_o some_o secret_a cause_n will_v seem_v bare_a &_o needy_a than_o they_o be_v either_o because_o they_o will_v not_o be_v charge_v deep_o with_o subsidy_n or_o else_o because_o they_o will_v compound_v with_o their_o creditor_n for_o a_o little_a therefore_o they_o will_v have_v 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