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be_v a_o reason_n against_o usuâ—…y_n of_o money_n this_o be_v no_o reason_n against_o â—…sury_n of_o corn_n which_o be_v equal_o forâ—…id_v for_o it_o be_v natural_a for_o corn_n to_o proâ—…agate_v its_o kind_n and_o multiply_v itself_o â—…nd_v yet_o the_o usury_n of_o all_o victual_n be_v â—…s_n much_o forbid_v as_o the_o usury_n of_o moâ—…ey_n 23._o deut._n 19_o now_o if_o usury_n be_v â—…ot_v moral_o evil_a it_o can_v be_v unlawful_a 〈◊〉_d none_o but_o those_o to_o who_o god_n have_v â—…rbid_v it_o and_o there_o be_v no_o prohibiâ—…on_n of_o it_o in_o the_o new_a testament_n which_o 〈◊〉_d the_o law_n of_o the_o christian_a church_n it_o â—…annot_v be_v unlawful_a to_o christian_n â—…hatever_n it_o be_v to_o the_o jew_n 2._o and_o yet_o the_o jew_n themselves_o be_v â—…ot_v express_o forbid_v however_o they_o â—…ight_v understand_v it_o to_o lend_v their_o money_n upon_o usury_n to_o all_o their_o own_o â—…rethren_n but_o only_o to_o the_o poor_a so_o â—…hat_o have_v any_o rich_a 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fear_v god_n that_o thy_o brother_n may_v live_v well_o with_o thou_o thou_o shall_v not_o give_v he_o thy_o money_n upon_o usury_n nor_o lend_v he_o thy_o victual_n for_o increase_v it_o be_v true_a in_o the_o repetition_n of_o this_o law_n 23._o deut._n 19_o 20._o it_o be_v only_o say_v thou_o shall_v not_o lend_v upon_o usury_n to_o thy_o brother_n usury_n of_o money_n usury_n of_o victual_n usury_n of_o any_o thing_n that_o be_v lend_v upon_o usury_n unto_o a_o stranger_n thou_o may_v lend_v upon_o usury_n but_o unto_o thy_o brother_n thou_o shall_v not_o lend_v upon_o usury_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 unto_o in_o the_o land_n whither_o thou_o go_v to_o possess_v this_o seem_v to_o forbid_v lend_v upon_o usury_n to_o any_o jew_n whether_o rich_a or_o poor_a but_o this_o be_v only_o a_o repetition_n of_o those_o law_n in_o exodus_fw-la and_o leviticus_n in_o all_o reason_n must_v be_v expound_v by_o they_o and_o 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