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duty_n of_o lend_v be_v against_o nature_n for_o it_o do_v manifest_o bring_v inequality_n final_o see_v that_o the_o civil_a society_n be_v especial_o according_a to_o nature_n trulye_o it_o must_v be_v that_o usury_n be_v a_o enemy_n to_o nature_n inasmuch_o as_o it_o do_v appayre_v and_o diminish_v humane_a society_n the_o second_o prohibition_n be_v divine_a for_o moses_n god_n the_o prophet_n and_o the_o psalm_n do_v forbid_v and_o condemn_v usury_n the_o cause_n of_o this_o forbid_v be_v express_o add_v in_o many_o place_n to_o wit_n that_o our_o neighbour_n be_v not_o oppress_v with_o usury_n exod._n 22._o if_o thou_o lend_v money_n to_o my_o people_n 25._o that_o be_v to_o the_o poor_a with_o thou_o thou_o shall_v not_o be_v as_o a_o usurer_n unto_o he_o thou_o shall_v not_o oppress_v he_o with_o usury_n levit._fw-la 25._o 37._o thou_o shall_v not_o give_v he_o thy_o money_n to_o usury_n nor_o lend_v he_o thy_o vittayle_n for_o increase_v the_o cause_n of_o the_o precept_n go_v before_o that_o thy_o brother_n may_v live_v with_o thou_o to_o wit_n not_o oppress_v with_o usury_n 19.20_o deut._n 23._o thou_o shall_v not_o give_v to_o usury_n to_o thy_o brother_n as_o usury_n of_o money_n usury_n of_o meat_n usury_n of_o any_o thing_n that_o be_v put_v to_o usury_n unto_o a_o stranger_n thou_o may_v lend_v upon_o usury_n but_o thou_o shall_v not_o lend_v upon_o usury_n unto_o thy_o brother_n that_o the_o lord_n thy_o god_n may_v bless_v thou_o in_o all_o that_o thou_o set_v thy_o hand_n to_o moses_n speak_v here_o also_o of_o the_o usury_n that_o oppress_v our_o neighbour_n for_o out_o of_o the_o hebrew_n text_n it_o may_v thus_o be_v translate_v thou_o may_v bite_v a_o stranger_n with_o usury_n 8._o but_o thy_o brother_n thou_o shall_v not_o bite_v ezech._n 18._o he_o that_o have_v not_o give_v forth_o upon_o usury_n neither_o have_v take_v any_o increase_n be_v just_a and_o shall_v sure_o live_v hereupon_o it_o follow_v in_o the_o contrary_a sense_n that_o he_o be_v unjust_a and_o shall_v die_v which_o have_v give_v upon_o usury_n and_o take_v increase_n in_o the_o 15._o psalm_n it_o be_v say_v that_o he_o shall_v dwell_v in_o the_o tabernacle_n of_o the_o lord_n which_o give_v not_o his_o money_n upon_o usury_n and_o that_o this_o psalm_n also_o speak_v of_o usury_n which_o bit_v and_o oppress_v our_o neighbour_n it_o be_v manifest_a for_o the_o psalmist_n use_v the_o word_n nesec_n which_o have_v it_o name_n of_o bite_a again_o there_o be_v no_o doubt_n but_o that_o usury_n be_v here_o prohibit_v which_o before_o be_v forbid_v in_o moses_n to_o wit_n that_o which_o bit_v and_o oppress_v our_o neighbour_n for_o the_o prophet_n bring_v no_o new_a doctrine_n but_o only_o be_v interpreter_n of_o moses_n weal_n the_o third_o prohibition_n be_v politic_a or_o civil_a for_o among_o the_o most_o ancient_a roman_n there_o be_v no_o manner_n no_o permission_n of_o usury_n but_o public_a curse_v and_o punish_v thereof_o but_o in_o process_n of_o 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be_v condemn_v the_o nicene_n synod_n in_o which_o be_v 318._o father_n do_v also_o condemn_v usury_n usury_n and_o gratianus_n against_o the_o usury_n of_o clergy_n man_n do_v add_v these_o word_n out_o of_o the_o decree_n of_o the_o nicene_n council_n because_o many_o of_o the_o clergy_n for_o covetousness_n sake_n seek_v after_o filthy_a lucre_n 15.5_o have_v forget_v the_o divine_a precept_n wherein_o it_o be_v say_v he_o that_o give_v not_o his_o money_n upon_o usury_n this_o holy_a council_n have_v decree_v that_o if_o any_o be_v find_v after_o this_o decree_n to_o take_v usury_n or_o by_o any_o such_o trade_n to_o seek_v after_o filthy_a lucre_n etc._n etc._n he_o be_v throw_v out_o of_o the_o clergy_n and_o count_v void_a of_o all_o ecclesiastical_a decree_n or_o office_n usury_n hierome_n say_v to_o seek_v usury_n or_o to_o defraud_v or_o to_o take_v violent_o do_v nothing_o differ_v lend_v to_o thy_o brother_n and_o take_v that_o that_o thou_o have_v lend_v and_o seek_v for_o 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