Selected quad for the lemma: heart_n
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A31198
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The case of usury further debated, in a letter to the author of usury stated.
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T. P.
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1684
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Wing C1192; ESTC R213538
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covenant_v for_o gain_n upon_o the_o account_n of_o loan_n which_o covenant_n may_v be_v either_o express_v or_o imply_v and_o this_o latter_a way_n of_o covenant_v may_v help_v you_o to_o the_o meaning_n of_o those_o word_n expect_a or_o intend_a which_o you_o say_v you_o understand_v not_o pag._n 11._o as_o also_o the_o take_v what_o be_v not_o exact_v but_o only_o expect_v whereat_o you_o seem_v great_o amuse_v pag._n 137._o when_o it_o be_v well_o know_v and_o take_v for_o grant_v by_o both_o party_n that_o something_o over_o and_o above_o the_o money_n lend_v be_v expect_v or_o intend_v in_o consideration_n of_o the_o loan_n though_o it_o be_v not_o actual_o express_v this_o be_v a_o implicit_a covenant_n mr._n fenton_n express_v this_o distinction_n thus_o there_o be_v mental_a and_o actual_a usury_n the_o first_o consist_v only_o in_o the_o intention_n of_o the_o heart_n for_o he_o that_o do_v not_o indent_n either_o by_o word_n or_o deed_n yet_o if_o any_o hope_n or_o 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pag._n 133._o when_o mr._n j._n plead_v that_o the_o take_n of_o a_o gift_n for_o loan_n be_v usury_n if_o the_o gift_n be_v intend_v or_o expect_v you_o reply_v let_v reason_n judge_n where_o it_o be_v sinful_a to_o expect_v a_o gift_n be_v it_o not_o sinful_a also_o to_o receive_v it_o i_o do_v not_o see_v how_o it_o be_v at_o all_o contrary_a to_o reason_n that_o a_o man_n may_v warrantable_o receive_v what_o he_o ought_v not_o to_o expect_v i_o lend_v my_o money_n free_o as_o a_o pure_a act_n of_o love_n and_o kindness_n expect_v nothing_o for_o the_o loan_n if_o he_o that_o have_v borrow_a it_o will_v of_o his_o own_o ingenuity_n and_o gratitude_n put_v i_o upon_o receive_v some_o gift_n from_o he_o which_o i_o do_v not_o look_v for_o the_o case_n be_v different_a from_o what_o it_o will_v have_v be_v if_o i_o have_v look_v for_o it_o and_o from_o the_o hope_n thereof_o have_v be_v influence_v to_o lend_v he_o this_o money_n and_o to_o this_o purpose_n i_o shall_v observe_v to_o 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it_o be_v not_o free_a from_o all_o casualty_n if_o he_o do_v choose_v to_o keep_v it_o in_o his_o own_o you_o say_v further_o pag._n 17._o or_o rather_o quote_v rivet_n for_o it_o that_o what_o be_v cite_v out_o of_o aristotle_n cicero_n plutarch_n etc._n etc._n against_o usury_n respect_v not_o so_o much_o what_o be_v intrinsical_v as_o what_o be_v accidental_a and_o common_o attend_v it_o the_o like_a may_v be_v say_v of_o the_o expression_n of_o the_o father_n which_o be_v very_o bitter_a against_o usury_n they_o have_v respect_n to_o that_o usury_n which_o prevail_v too_o much_o in_o all_o age_n against_o equity_n honesty_n charity_n and_o faithfulness_n as_o chrysostom_n upon_o matthew_n say_v there_o be_v nothing_o more_o cruel_a nothing_o more_o shameful_a than_o the_o usury_n of_o his_o time_n but_o it_o follow_v not_o that_o they_o understand_v it_o of_o all_o usury_n etc._n etc._n do_v those_o learned_a man_n and_o father_n there_o be_v themselves_o make_v any_o distinction_n and_o say_v they_o mean_v what_o they_o speak_v