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A07908
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The speculation of vsurie; Speculation of usurie.
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Bell, Thomas, fl. 1593-1610.
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brother_n i_o note_v three_o that_o it_o be_v not_o only_o unlawful_a to_o take_v or_o require_v usury_n but_o also_o to_o wish_v or_o desire_v usury_n in_o our_o heart_n i_o note_v four_o that_o usurer_n can_v dwell_v in_o god_n house_n but_o that_o their_o blood_n must_v be_v upon_o they_o and_o they_o perish_v everlasting_o these_o annotation_n be_v effectual_o contain_v in_o the_o text_n of_o sacred_a scripture_n already_o rehearse_v whosoever_o will_v peruse_v they_o serious_o can_v but_o conceive_v it_o to_o be_v so_o the_o second_o distinction_n of_o the_o testimony_n of_o ancient_a council_n the_o ancient_a council_n elebeâ—tine_n of_o some_o call_v granado_n decree_v against_o usury_n above_o one_o thousand_o two_o hundred_o and_o sixty_o year_n sithence_o in_o the_o year_n of_o our_o lord_n god_n 325._o the_o word_n be_v these_o 20._o si_fw-la quis_fw-la clericorum_fw-la detectus_fw-la fuerit_fw-la vsuras_fw-la accipere_fw-la placuit_fw-la degradari_fw-la &_o abstinere_fw-la 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these_o word_n of_o this_o holy_a and_o ancient_a councilâ—_n we_o may_v see_v evident_o people_n that_o usury_n be_v a_o grievous_a sin_n in_o all_o sort_n of_o people_n and_o that_o lie_v person_n who_o will_v not_o surcease_v from_o take_v usury_n be_v punish_v with_o excommunication_n the_o most_o terrible_a and_o fearful_a punishment_n that_o can_v in_o this_o life_n happen_v â—nto_o man_n the_o famous_a council_n of_o nice_a which_o be_v hold_v in_o the_o year_n of_o our_o lord_n god_n 327._o utter_o condemn_v usury_n as_o a_o thing_n prohibit_v by_o the_o express_a word_n of_o god_n these_o be_v the_o word_n quoniam_fw-la multi_fw-la clerici_fw-la avaririae_fw-la causa_fw-la tâ—rpia_fw-la lucra_fw-la sectantes_fw-la 18._o obliti_fw-la sunt_fw-la divini_fw-la praecepti_fw-la quo_fw-la dictum_fw-la est_fw-la qui_fw-la pecuntam_fw-la svam_fw-la non_fw-la dedit_fw-la ad_fw-la usuram_fw-la foenerante_v centesimas_fw-la exigunt_fw-la statuit_fw-la hoc_fw-la sanctum_fw-la 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father_n have_v in_o large_a manner_n discover_v that_o filthy_a lucre_n of_o which_o number_n i_o will_v now_o content_v myself_o with_o a_o few_o lactantius_n firmianus_n of_o this_o matter_n write_v in_o this_o manner_n 18._o pecuniae_fw-la si_fw-la quam_fw-la crediderit_fw-la non_fw-la accipiet_fw-la usuram_fw-la ut_fw-la &_o beneficium_fw-la sit_fw-la incolume_fw-la quod_fw-la succurrit_fw-la necessitati_fw-la &_o abstineat_fw-la se_fw-la prorsus_fw-la alieno_fw-la in_o hoc_fw-la enim_fw-la genere_fw-la officij_fw-la debet_fw-la svo_fw-la esse_fw-la contentus_fw-la quem_fw-la oportet_fw-la ne_fw-la proprio_fw-la quidem_fw-la parcere_fw-la ut_fw-la bonum_fw-la faciat_fw-la plus_fw-la autem_fw-la accipere_fw-la quam_fw-la dederit_fw-la iniustum_fw-la est_fw-la quod_fw-la qui_fw-la facit_fw-la insidiatur_fw-la quodammodo_fw-la ut_fw-la ex_fw-la alterius_fw-la necessitate_v praedetur_fw-la if_o a_o man_n lend_v any_o money_n he_o must_v not_o take_v usury_n for_o the_o same_o aswell_o to_o make_v the_o benefit_n safe_a and_o sound_a which_o relieve_v necessity_n as_o to_o keep_v himself_o free_a from_o another_o man_n good_n for_o in_o this_o kind_n of_o service_n he_o must_v be_v content_a with_o his_o own_o who_o be_v bind_v not_o to_o spare_v his_o own_o that_o so_o he_o may_v do_v good_a but_o to_o take_v more_o than_o he_o give_v â—â—toâ—â—ion_n be_v a_o thing_n unjust_a which_o who_o so_o do_v work_v by_o deceit_n that_o so_o he_o may_v make_v a_o pray_v of_o another_o man_n necessity_n out_o of_o these_o golden_a word_n of_o this_o ancient_a writer_n who_o live_v above_o 1200._o year_n ago_o i_o note_v first_o that_o whosoever_o take_v usury_n take_v another_o man_n right_a from_o he_o i_o note_v second_o that_o to_o receive_v more_o than_o be_v give_v be_v usury_n and_o injustice_n and_o consequent_o that_o all_o surplusage_n which_o we_o take_v for_o the_o loan_n be_v another_o man_n and_o not_o our_o own_o i_o note_v three_o that_o all_o usurer_n deal_n 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